A lovely bunch of coconuts and all thatThe humble coconut (ma prow) has been in the news lately following allegations of abuse of Thai monkeys used in harvesting the fruit. We were hungry and thirsty and looking up saw a bunch of coconuts sitting seductively in a tree above us. The song I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts could be regularly heard on BBC Radio in the 1950s, especially in the Billy Cotton Band Show. Winning tuneYou don't hear that Coconuts song very often these days as it sounds rather old fashioned, but it can still be heard in the unlikeliest of settings -- Cambridge United Football Club. There was a small pile of records on his desk and he picked out the Coconuts song by Billy Cotton.

Source: Bangkok Post July 18, 2020 21:32 UTC