I Taped The Wrong Side
A song about video recorders
Video by Mike Fordham
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It was late in the evening
I was flicking through the TV guide
When I stumbled on a programme
A documentary ’bout Venetian blinds
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Well I programmed up my video
And I went to bed
But when I woke up in the mornin
I done shook my head
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Cos I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
Yes I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
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Well the very next day I bought a new machine
It had video plus written up the side
The man in the shop said it’s as easy as pie
And that a baby could do it if it only tried
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I tried to tape the Krypton Factor
Using all the numbers
But when I played it back
It was a film about cucumbers
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Cos I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
Yes I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
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Let me tell you about it right here and now people
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I taped songs of praise when it should have been snooker
I got half of Rocky but only by fluke-a
I got episode 3 of 24 season 2
And I can’t figure out just who is who
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Cos I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
Yes I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
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Well I phoned up my son in law and asked for his advice
And he got in his car and came around
Just like that
He unplugged all my A.V. leads and changed them to a scart
Now I have to turn on my hifi to get sound
I don’t know why
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He wrote out some instructions and said nothing could go wrong
So I sat down in my comfy chair and tried to watch King Kong
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But I, ooo, I,
I taped the wrong side
Yes I, ooo, I
I taped the wrong side
Words & Music by Elliot Mason