A video with a bit of a nod to the Futurists and the Dadaists, and to Alfred Jarry of course. Overstatement and bombast go hand in hand. Kurt Schwitters was a master at incorporating old and worn typography in his many works. Locating this material with a camera is King-sized fun! Let's not forget Will Shakespeare. Slim Harpo (James Moore) composed 'I'm A King Bee', recording it in 1957. Our intention was to use excerpts of that wonderful performance in this video, but we were unable to get permission to do so from the company which re-released the song on CD in 1989. The recording of a band playing the Polish national anthem is courtesy of Miasto Dzwiekow, via a Creative Commons Attribution License. Miasto is an ethnologist and journalist with the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and recorded the band as part of festivities at the annual fair in the village of Strzalkowo in 2010.
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