Home Sweet Hume
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
22 November 1964
Track ID
58014
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.147.A7
Original Tape ID
Summary
A song poking fun at the confusion caused by the unusual pronunciation of Lord Home's name, pronounced as 'Lord Hume'.
The song was composed by Bob Bertram in 1963, not as a political song, but rather to reflect the confusion the English language can sometimes provoke.
Item Notes
5 verses and choruses of 4 lines. Composed by Bob Bertram in 1963. Sir Alexander Douglas-Home (1903–1995) became Prime Minister following the resignation of Harold MacMillan (1894–1986) in October 1963 in the aftermath of the political scandal known as 'The Profumo Affair'.
Item Subject/Person
Douglas-Home, Alexander [Home, Lord]
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good