Talk:Jake Thackray/@comment-146.90.136.117-20180619145001

Jake Thackray's work is unlikely to be surpassed for wit, intelligence and originality. Aspiring word-and-tunesmiths need to study the depth of this man's talent before foisting themselves on a paying public. His talent for addressing the ludicrous and taboo aspects of human sexuality owes much to a deep understanding of his native language and how to use it to comical (not smutty) effect; of course it may also have a good deal to do with his popularity.

The comic song is all but dead, alas. It is some compensation that Jake Thackray gave us such a rich gift in his work and that it was possible to record him at his very best. I seldom laugh out loud at modern comedy but Jake will do it for me at every hearing of his superb songs.