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"One Song to the Tune of Another" was the first game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' and is still almost always played every other episode. It consists of panellists singing the lyrics of one song to the tune of another song, accompanied on the piano. The four original panellists were adept at this game, and each took an individual turn. Since the death of Willie Rushton guest panellists have appeared, and the two team members occasionally sing together, presumably to compensate for the unsteadiness of a guest's voice. Guest panellists sometimes exhibit little or no musical talent, most notably Jeremy Hardy, whose dreadful attempts at singing are greatly anticipated by audiences, and this itself often makes for effective comedy. The panellists also sometimes impersonate a singer associated with one of the songs (usually the tune). In several episodes, Graeme Garden was given a song with a tune by Bob Dylan and not only impersonated him, but broke off into a harmonica solo. Notably "How much is that Doggy in the Window", to "Blowin' in the Wind". The game has been played in several Christmas specials (requiring "One Carol to the Tune of Something Else" — in particular, singing "Silent Night" to the tune of "Tequila"), and a variant was played in the 2007 special ''Humph In Wonderland'', in which panellists sang a Lewis Carroll poem to the tune of a song. Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden sang "Jabberwocky" to the tune of "Jerusalem", and Andy Hamilton and Rob Brydon sang "You Are Old, Father William" to the tune of "I Know Him So Well". Occasionally, some of the panellists imitate backing singers for the panellist actually singing when there is a suitable gap in the song, such as one of the 2009 episodes hosted by Jack Dee, where Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden backed Tim Brooke-Taylor. Some of the humour derives from the incongruity caused by differences between the songs involved. They may differ wildly in genre, structure, tempo, and time signature, but unlikely combinations have sometimes worked surprisingly well. Having the same metre helps. Examples include: *Willie Rushton singing "My Old Man's a Dustman" to the tune of "The Girl from Ipanema",〔(''ISIHAC'' series 22 episode 1, broadcast 3 November 1993 )〕 and "Mairzy Doats" to the tune of "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 20 episode 4, broadcast 13 June 1992 )〕 *Barry Cryer singing "Love Me Tender" to the theme tune from ''The Archers''〔(''ISIHAC'' series 21 episode 1, broadcast 14 November 1992 )〕 *Barry Cryer singing "My Old Man's a Dustman" to the tune of "Heartbreak Hotel"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 31 episode 3, broadcast 11 May 1998 )〕 *Barry Cryer singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" to the tune of "One" from ''A Chorus Line''〔(''ISIHAC'' series 23 episode 3, broadcast 11 June 1994 )〕 *Graeme Garden singing "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" to the tune of "'O Sole Mio"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 24 episode 5, broadcast 3 December 1994 )〕 *Tim Brooke-Taylor singing "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" to the "Dance of the Hours" from ''La Gioconda'' by Amilcare Ponchielli〔 *Tim Brooke-Taylor singing "What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?" to the tune of "Tea For Two"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 5 episode 6, broadcast 10 April 1977 )〕 *Tim Brooke-Taylor singing "On Mother Kelly's Doorstep" to the tune of "Hernando's Hideaway"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 25 episode 3, broadcast 10 June 1995 )〕 *Tim Brooke-Taylor singing "Rehab" to the tune of "When I'm Sixty-Four"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 53 episode 1, broadcast 21 June 2010 )〕 *Graeme Garden singing "Ain't Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman" to the tune of Jerusalem〔(''ISIHAC'' series 34 episode 3, broadcast 22 November 1999 )〕 *Willie Rushton singing "The Laughing Policeman" to the tune of "As Time Goes By"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 23 episode 1, broadcast 28 May 1994 )〕 *Barry Cryer singing "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" to the tune of the Can-Can〔(''ISIHAC'' series 30 episode 5, broadcast 6 December 1997 )〕 *Graeme Garden singing "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" to the tune of "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 47 episode 3, broadcast 5 June 2006 )〕 *Graeme Garden singing "Kung Fu Fighting" to the tune of "Greensleeves"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 32 episode 3, broadcast 14 December 1998 )〕 *Graeme Garden singing "Blame It on the Boogie" to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic〔(''ISIHAC'' series 31 episode 5, broadcast Mon 25 May 1998 )〕 *Rob Brydon singing "Anarchy in the UK" to the tune of "Just When I Needed You Most" by Randy VanWarmer〔(''ISIHAC'' series 49 episode 3, broadcast 18 June 2007 )〕 and singing "Killing Me Softly" to the tune of "The Bare Necessities" *Jack Dee singing "Purple Haze" to the tune of Brahms' Lullaby〔(''ISIHAC'' series 50 episode 5, broadcast 10 December 2007 )〕 *Stephen Fry singing "Knees Up Mother Brown" to the tune of "The Skye Boat Song"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 13 episode 9, broadcast 20 September 1986 )〕 *Andy Hamilton singing "So Macho" to the tune of "La Marseillaise",〔(''ISIHAC'' series 44 episode 3, broadcast 20 December 2004 )〕 also performed by Jeremy Hardy〔(''ISIHAC'' series 51 episode 3, broadcast 29 June 2009 )〕 *Jeremy Hardy singing "Teenage Kicks" to the tune of "Jerusalem"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 46 episode 1, broadcast 14 November 2005 )〕 *Tony Hawks singing "Girlfriend in a Coma" to the tune of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 45 episode 3, broadcast 13 June 2005 )〕 *Tony Hawks singing "The Major-General's Song" to the tune of "Mad World"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 58 episode 1, broadcast 12 November 2012 )〕 *Phill Jupitus singing "Feelings" to the tune of the Colonel Bogey March〔(''ISIHAC'' series 38 episode 3, broadcast 26 November 2001 )〕 *Paul Merton singing "Stand By Me" to the tune of the William Tell Overture〔(''ISIHAC'' series 24 episode 1, broadcast 5 November 1994 )〕 *David Mitchell singing "A Whiter Shade of Pale" to the tune of the theme from ''The Muppet Show''〔(''ISIHAC'' series 52 episode 3, broadcast 30 November 2009 )〕 and vice versa sung by Tony Hawks〔(''ISIHAC'' series 43 episode 1, broadcast 31 May 2004 )〕 *Ross Noble singing "Sometimes When We Touch" to the tune of "Scotland the Brave"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 45 Edinburgh special, broadcast 1 September 2005 )〕 *Linda Smith singing "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads to the tune of "Save Your Love" by Renée and Renato〔(''ISIHAC'' series 44 episode 1, broadcast 6 December 2004 )〕 *Sandi Toksvig singing "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers to the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"〔(''ISIHAC'' series 46 episode 5, broadcast 19 December 2005 )〕 *Victoria Wood singing "Roxanne" by The Police to the tune of the theme from ''Neighbours''〔(''ISIHAC'' series 58 episode 5, broadcast 10 December 2012 )〕 *Singing The Wurzels' "I am a Cider Drinker" to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. *Jeremy Hardy singing Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" to the tune of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Memory" from Cats. *Graeme Garden singing Paul Anka's "My Way" to the tune of The Liberty Bell March, better known in the UK as the theme song from Monty Python. *Harry Hill singing Old MacDonald Had a Farm to the tune of The Eagles' Hotel California. *Andy Hamilton singing Because I Got High by Afroman to the tune of Frosty the Snowman. *Rob Brydon Singing the words of ''Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?'' (the theme from Dad's Army) to the tune of The Carpenters' Yesterday Once More. A contribution to the effectiveness of the rendition is made by the pianist (usually Colin Sell) who, given the uneven rhythm of the vocalists, often has a much more difficult task than is usually required from an accompanist. ==Introduction== Additional humour is derived from the manner in which the host introduces and explains the game. The concept is actually simple, and well described by the game's title, but the chairman claims it to be complex and proceeds to give a long-winded and complicated "simple" explanation, which differs each time the game is played. For example: : "The game works like this. The teams have in front of them the words but not the music of a song which is different from another song of which they have neither the music nor the words. The tune of this second song, which is quite unlike the first song both in words and music, will be played but without the words to which the teams will substitute the other words they have from the first song which obviously will have no tune because that's made way for the tune from the other song without its words. : : "This might be hard to explain, so perhaps this alternative definition will help. Despite the title, each contestant will be allocated two songs, or words sung to music, but from one he will concentrate only on the lyrics while trying to disregard the tune, and from the other he will focus on the music while ignoring the words. : : "I know what you are thinking, which one is which? Well the first, or one song, is the set of words sung to music which no longer has the tune, and the second, or another as we know it, is the tune to some words without the lyrics but retaining the music. All you have to do is put them together, in other words — literally — one song to the tune of another." In later episodes of ''ISIHAC'', these monologues generally took the form of contorted analogies, ending with an extremely contrived and obvious joke at Colin Sell's expense. For example, from June 2006: : "A song is rather like a microscope. The vertical tube represents the tune, which carries the lenses, or words. These are assembled with precision to enable us to see the object, or hear the song. However, a song can be broken down into its component parts by separating the words from the tune, just as a microscope can have its lenses prised from the tube with pliers. :Now, I know what you're thinking, teams: wouldn't that be a case of wanton vandalism inflicted on a delicate instrument? ''(pause)'' At the piano, Colin Sell!"〔 Internet-based fans have taken the silliness a step further, in true ISIHAC style, by playing the game in text-based media, such as USENET and email. Liberal use of punctuation can give readers a hint of how the metre is being applied to the lyrics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One Song to the Tune of Another」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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