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
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Just like that
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He unplugged all my A.V. leads and changed them to a scart
Now I have to turn on my hifi to get sound
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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
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Words & Music by Elliot Mason
File under: A funny song about video recorders





