In 1978, A&M Records released Tim Curry's debut solo album. Entitled Read My Lips, the album featured an eclectic range of songs (mostly covers) performed in diverse genre. Highlights of the album are a reggae version of the Beatles song "I Will", a rendition of "Wake Nicodemus" with full bagpipe backing, and an original bar-room ballad, "Alan".
The following year, Curry's second and most successful album was released. Titled Fearless, the LP was more rock-oriented than Read My Lips and mostly featured original songs rather than cover versions. The record included Tim Curry's only US charting songs: "I Do the Rock" and "Paradise Garage".
Curry's third and final album, Simplicity, was released in 1981, again by A&M Records. This record did not sell as well as the previous offerings, due in part to a less appealing, more maudlin sound. This record combined both original songs and cover versions, and is commonly held to be the weakest of the three albums.
In 1989, A&M released The Best of Tim Curry on CD and cassette, featuring songs from his albums (including a live version of "Alan") and a previously-unreleased song, a live cover version of "Simple Twist of Fate".
Curry toured America with his band through the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s.
Curry's first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968. Here he first met Richard O'Brien, who went on to create his next full-time and perhaps still most famous role, that of Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Show.
Originally Curry rehearsed the character with a German accent and peroxide blonde hair, but the character evolved into the sly, very upper-class English (He says 'dine' instead of down, 'brine' instead of brown etc) drag-wearing mad scientist incarnation that carried over to the movie version and made Curry both a star and a cult figure. He continued to play the character in London, Los Angeles and New York until 1975.
For many years, Curry was reluctant to talk about Rocky Horror, feeling that it was a trend that had gone too far and had distracted attention away from his later roles. However, in recent years he has been much more open about discussing the show and now recognises it as a "rite of passage" for many young people.
Zucchini Song
Tim Curry Lyrics
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He grew a big zucchini for the local flower show
And when the story got around they came from far and wide,
And when then saw what he had grown, everybody cried.....
Ooooh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, it must be two foot long or even more.
And it's such a lovely color, so big, and round, and fat,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before.
He was leaning on the garden gate the other day,
And beckoned to a lady who lives just across the way,
He took her down the garden path and showed it to her with pride,
And when she saw the size of it, the little lady sighed..
Ooooh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, it must be two foot long or even more.
And it's such a lovely color, so big, and round, and fat,
I've never seen a zucchini grow quite as big as that,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before.
Third verse, worse than the first!
And then the flower show was held and everybody went,
To see this huge zucchini, lying there inside the tent.
Soon the judges came along to give the prizes out,
And they only took one look at it and they began to shout,
Now what did they shout??? "
Oooooh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, it must be two foot long or even more.
And it's such a lovely color, so big, and round, and fat,
I've never seen a zucchini grow quite as big as that,
Oh Oh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before
The song "Zucchini Song" by Tim Curry tells the story of a man who grows a remarkably large zucchini for a local flower show. The first verse sets the stage by introducing the man and his impressive crop. As word spreads about the zucchini, people come from all around to see it. The chorus repeats throughout the song, with people marveling at the zucchini's size, color, and shape. In the second verse, the man proudly shows off the zucchini to his neighbor, who responds with awe. Finally, the third verse describes the flower show, where the judges are equally impressed by the zucchini's enormity.
While the lyrics of "Zucchini Song" are simple and humorous, the song can also be interpreted as a celebration of the joys of gardening and self-sufficiency. The man's ability to grow such an impressive zucchini is a source of pride and admiration, and his success inspires others to come and see for themselves. The song also highlights the way that one person's accomplishment can bring a community together, as people from all over come to appreciate the zucchini and share in the man's triumph.
Line by Line Meaning
Now down the road there lives a man I'd like you all to know
I want to tell you about a man who lives nearby.
He grew a big zucchini for the local flower show
He grew a very large zucchini to display at a competition.
And when the story got around they came from far and wide
When word spread, people came from distant places to see it.
And when then saw what he had grown, everybody cried.....
When people saw the zucchini, they were amazed and exclaimed in excitement.
Ooooh! What a beauty, I've never seen one as big as that before,
Wow! It's amazing! I've never seen a zucchini that large.
Oh Oh! What a beauty, it must be two foot long or even more.
It's so big, it could be two feet long, or even more.
And it's such a lovely color, so big, and round, and fat,
It's a very attractive zucchini, with a large, round shape and a pleasing color.
I've never seen a zucchini grow quite as big as that,
I've never seen a zucchini that large before.
He was leaning on the garden gate the other day,
Recently, he was standing by the gate to his garden.
And beckoned to a lady who lives just across the way,
He motioned for a lady who lives nearby to come see something.
He took her down the garden path and showed it to her with pride,
He escorted her along the garden path and showed her the zucchini with a sense of accomplishment.
And when she saw the size of it, the little lady sighed..
When she saw how large the zucchini was, the lady expressed amazement.
And then the flower show was held and everybody went,
Later, there was a flower show and everyone attended.
To see this huge zucchini, lying there inside the tent.
They went to see the large zucchini displayed under a tent.
Soon the judges came along to give the prizes out,
Eventually, the judges arrived to award prizes.
And they only took one look at it and they began to shout,
When they saw the large zucchini, the judges exclaimed in excitement.
Now what did they shout??? "
What did the judges shout? Let's find out!
Contributed by Jeremiah N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
AwfulWaffleWalker
I'll never be able to eat Zucchini again with out laughing.
PiggyInAMinecart 123
12 years later… I remind you of this masterpiece
Ace_Of_Spade
AwfulWaffleWalker same😂😂😂😂😂
山下オリバー
I once found a zucchini about two ft long or more alongside the road. I started singing this song and I got some strange looks but it was worth it.
山下オリバー
@king catnip two years late reply but I live in an area that's almost like a little rural pocket on the outskirts of a city. Main roads that run from here to actual city, but side roads that lead to small patches of privately owned acreage. Alongside one of the main roads near my little neighborhood is a stretch of homes facing the road but behind them, acreage with goats and horse and the like. One of them had zucchini growing in their front yard and one patch was practically on the edge of the road, the dirt met gravel that met road. The gravel is where pedestrians can walk. I wish I had taken a photo of it, looking back now. It was a very impressive courgette.
Sheri McDANIEL
You are a brave boy, you are! Tim would be so proud and delighted that you remembered his little ditty! (only the ditty is “little” here, my friends!)
king catnip
are you serious ? what was it doing there ?
orange
山下オリバー, YOU MADE MY DAY.
Andy Davies
Tim Curry is Love, Tim Curry is Life!
Lioness •
I'm glad this exists in the world.