"WHEN I'M CLEANING WINDOWS"
George Formby's song gives this impression:
Window cleaners, a storied profession,
Can get prurient views
Anytime that they choose.
As he tells it, that happens each session.
Dr G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, 2022
Authors' Note: Perhaps the best-known song by British singer, actor, comedian and consummate ukulele artist George Formby, Jr. (1904–1961) was "When I'm Cleaning Windows." The song appeared in the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please; initially banned by the BBC, the song was later revealed to be a favorite of the royal family.
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| online photo as displayed in "Ukulele Magazine" |
In his films, Formby portrayed a good-natured but incompetent little man from rural county Lancaster, with songs interspersed throughout in which Formby, his character "laced with shy ordinariness", sings while accompanying himself adroitly on ukulele or banjo. Apparently, the Beatles, particularly George Harrison, were among the musicians influenced by Formby's performances.
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