dbminter Posted May 17, 2019 Posted May 17, 2019 Came across this on YouTube Being American, I only ever saw 1 Spitting Image special that was made especially for the United States market around 1985, but I absolutely loved it. Even taped it on Betamax. Plus the same puppeteers did their work on that Genesis video that I got to see here in the States. I still miss Spitting Image, even though I only ever saw those little bits. The above video is satire that escapes a lot of me, of course, not being British or aware of 1987 British politics, but I do believe that's Margaret Thatcher at the end. Which would make perfect sense to end with her in a song quoting Tomorrow Belongs To Me. I get the feeling I'm missing a fantastic joke about "Still think you can control them, Neil?" I know that's referencing a Michael York line from the Cabaret movie that is inserted into the song number. But, I think it's making fun of something else that would go over my head.
dbminter Posted May 19, 2019 Author Posted May 19, 2019 Ah, an explanation of the Neil reference: https://spittingimage.fandom.com/wiki/Tomorrow_Belongs_To_Me I get it now that it's blatantly explained to a foreigner.
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