"The Winker's Song (Misprint)", also known as "The Wanker's Song" and "I'm a Wanker", is a 1978 British comedy single. It was written and performed by Doc Cox, under the pseudonym of "Ivor Biggun and the Red Nosed Burglars" and produced by Beggars Banquet Records. The song was released on 2 September 1978. It reached number 22 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

despite not being aired on the radio owing to obscenities pertaining to

masturbation Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of one's own genitals for sexual arousal or other sexual pleasure, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation may involve hands, fingers, everyday objects, sex toys such as vibrators, or combinatio ...

within the song.

History

Founded in 1974, Beggars Banquet Records was known for the left of centre acts signed to it, with Doc Cox being signed to them in 1978. "The Winker's Song" was released in 1978; the original title was "The Wanker's Song", but it was edited to "The Winker's Song" because of fears that shops would not stock it. The song did not receive airplay on national radio stations owing to the content referring to masturbation and was banned from being broadcast by the

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

for being sexually explicit. However, "The Winker's Song" received attention after Johnny Rotten as a guest editor of ''New Musical Express'' endorsed it as a "definite buy". The song started in the UK Singles Chart at number 68 and remained in the charts for 12 weeks. It reached its highest position of 22 on 1 October 1978, bringing Beggars Banquet Records their first

UK Top 40 The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

hit. It was later released on Cox's first album, which was named after the song, ''The Winker's Album (Misprint)''. The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor in

Ibiza Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its l ...

and

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

Analysis

"The Winker's Song" has been compared to the style of George Formby, owing to its use of ukuleles.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winker's Song 1978 singles Comedy songs Obscenity controversies in music Masturbation in fiction 1978 songs Beggars Banquet Records singles