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Martin Dwyer, alias Lt. Col. Kojak Slaphead III (Bald Brummies Against The Big-Footed Conspiracy Party) David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p.10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2. Alan went on to appear in two series of the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, following his life after both his marriage and TV career come to an end, though the latter was subsequently revived. It was generally well received by fans and critics, and was nominated for a BAFTA and a British Comedy Award. Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge – the comedy chat show first broadcast in 1994 – is perhaps best remembered for Alan’s “A-ha!” catchphrase (indeed, it’s dogged both Partridge and alter-ego Steve Coogan ever since: see Coogan shouting “A-ha!” into the northern wilderness in The Trip). I love seeing Alan in all his glory,” says Marber, “but beneath it there’s a terrible desperation – that it might not go to a second series, that it might be a disaster but no one’s telling him. But I guess that played into how we were all feeling. There was truth in it. Suddenly we had the keys to this little kingdom. You immediately fear that you’ll have a flop and the circus will leave town.”
Right Said Fred covered the song on the German album ABBA Mania, which was a tie-in to a TV special in Germany. ABBA the World - Kenya". Billboard. 8 November 1979. p.ABBA-18. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 3 November 2020. But it was Alan’s other catchphrase which best surmised the show. “And on that bombshell,” Alan would always say in the closing moments, exuding Clarkson-esque vigour, as the show befell some new disaster of Alan’s own making.Norwegian Charts > ABBA" (in Norwegian). norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien . Retrieved 3 November 2020. American power pop band Wondermints included a cover of the song on their 1996 album Wonderful World of the Wondermints. Much like its parent show, Knowing Me, Knowing Yule was a chat show with a roster of guests. Unlike Knowing Me, Knowing You, this special episode also included additional segments, such as the VT section and the impromptu "breakfast bar chat", as well as additional locations in the studio, such as the kitchen and the drawing room seen in the Gordon and Liz Heron interview.
The show’s still going well, and I believe that,” says Partridge amid the chaos, failing to convince even himself, never mind Tony Hayers. Interviewing both Tony Hayers and Mary the bell-ringer on the sofa, Alan displays the full gamut of his personality foibles, from cringe-inducing brown-nosery to condescending contempt. But Alan’s comedic reflexes are as fast as ever, and his barbs just as pointed. When puritan Mary protests about the “pornographic” BBC and its apparent depiction of masturbation, Alan asks: “Look luv, what’s your problem with it?” “I don’t like it.” “Well don’t do it.” I didn’t laugh once, which is rather spectacular. Not even a slight smile. There was no bite or edge to the comedy; there wasn’t much comedy at all. The jokes were very safe. It seemed to steer away from all controversy and danger. Especially when you compare it to similar parody stuff like Brass Eye and Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe (and others), it just wasn’t in the least bit funny.Alan's first serious chat was with Chief Commissioning Editor of BBC TV, Tony Hayers. Try as he might, Alan could not coax Tony on whether there would be a second series of KMKYWAP. Putting all such things aside, Alan shared with his guests a kind and charitable visit he'd made to the children's hospital in Norwich, a trip he'd made in this new Rover Vitesse. In the UK, "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was one of the biggest singles of 1977. [5] It also began a second run of three consecutive #1 singles for ABBA (followed by " The Name of the Game" and " Take a Chance on Me"), the group having had three consecutive #1 hit singles in 1976. As of September 2021, it is the group's third-biggest song in the country with 1.02 million chart sales, made up of pure sales and streams. [6]
ABBA fenomen ili fenomenalna ABBA". Džuboks. No.33. April 1977. p.5 . Retrieved 3 November 2020– via Popboks.As a Partridge fan of many, many years who can probably still quote far too much of the really obscure stuff, like when he was on the radio doing KMKYWAP (smelling salts anyone?) I really enjoyed it. Sure – it wasn’t as good as ‘vintage’ Partridge – character high point for me, Jed Maxwell – but it’s unfair to expect those heights every time. jimstinks ‘Too clean and realistic’ Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 8 January 2022– via Imgur.com. Czech singer Věra Špinarová recorded a Czech version, Slunečné pobřeží (meaning Sunny Beach in Bulgaria), in 1977. South Africa". Home.zipworld.com.au. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015 . Retrieved 27 March 2014.
A version by Swedish heavy metal band Tad Morose was included on the ABBA tribute compilation ABBAMetal (also released as A Tribute to ABBA). Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016 . Retrieved 12 October 2016. The Austin Chronicle called it "one of the most hilarious satirical comedies in recent memory". [1] Episodes [ edit ] Knowing Me, Knowing You" continues to be regarded as one of ABBA's finest songs. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song number four on their list of the 15 greatest ABBA songs, [11] and in 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the song number two on their list of the 25 greatest ABBA songs. [12] Music video [ edit ]
In 2016, former The Mission-guitarist Mark Thwaite released a cover of the song, featuring Ville Valo, lead singer of HIM. The song is performed in the musical Mamma Mia! by the character of Sam. In the context of the musical, the song is used as Sam's description of his failed marriage. Knowing Me, Knowing You drew inspiration from what David Schneider calls “comfy cardigan chat” – a burgeoning trend in the early Nineties. “Just as The Day Today was preying on news, Knowing Me, Knowing You was preying on chat shows and morning TV,” says Schneider. “It was contemporary in that way – morning TV was really just exploding. I think that was Steve’s great talent – to swallow all these different people, whether it was Alan Titchmarsh or Richard Madeley or John Motson, and come up with this amalgam that you immediately recognised.” It is featured in the film adaptation's sequel, performed by younger versions of Sam ( Jeremy Irvine) and Donna ( Lily James), as well as the present-day Sam ( Pierce Brosnan) and Sophie ( Amanda Seyfried).
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