Flying Pickets - Porterhouse Blue (Original TV theme) video free download
This is the full-length version of the original TV theme song to the channel 4 TV series Porterhouse blue, performed by the Flying Pickets. The Series was set in a Cambridge College and starred Ian Richardson, David Jason and John Sessions.
Lyrics and English translation (from Wiki answers)
Bene edamus! Bene bibamus!
Saecula semper concelebramus
Quod imperat Regina
Ne faveat Doctrina
Se choro sonoro
Dives in omnia
Sed choro sonoro
Dives in omnia
Collegium, Collegium acclamus
Porterhouse, Porterhouse
To live and die in Porterhouse!
Dives in omnia!
In English (it should be noted that this isn't real latin!)
We eat well! We drink well!
We celebrate throughout our whole lives!
As commanded by the queen,
Against the regilious doctrine,
We sing together,
"Wealth in everything."
We sing together,
"Wealth in everything."
We praise the college!
Porterhouse, Porterhouse
To live and die in Porterhouse!
"Wealth in everything."
Comments
6 years ago
N1611n
We need this back in school curriculums.7 years ago
George Anderson
'Lord Wooford,now he Was a Gentleman'7 years ago
cult of ravenhill
a classic theme, remember it well...the young lads in this clip though are impostors and pathetic.7 years ago
Andy Alder
Dives In Omnium7 years ago
Clive Moss
Fantastic tune !!!7 years ago
dunebasher1971
A workable translation of the first verse is easily found online, but I've yet to find one for the four lines of the second verse that are different to the first. So I had a go myself!I have no knowledge of Latin, but by making best guesses at the spelling of the lyrics that are being sung and testing them in an online Latin dictionary, I came up with this:Chosen to be debauchersAlways striving to abound in (something)Three years (something)Delighting in great (something)7 years ago
Arthur Throovest
Brilliant series. Great music. Jason at his best... Richardson, too8 years ago
Christian Blake
Reminds me of public school! We had to sing in Latin I hated that place!!!!9 years ago
Martin White
Black Beauty was my guess too, it certainly was a haunting song.9 years ago
Martin White
There were no Russian spies at Porterhouse because no one seemed to know where Russia was! I'm watching it right now on "catch up" Yes Boris Johnson would've been a perfect candidate.10 years ago
Gareth Glitter
Not so quick Mr Zipser! No so quickkkkkk!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!!!10 years ago
Marnanel Thurman
This brings back happy memories of:1) watching the original series in black and white at the age of twelve2) some thirty years later discovering I remembered most of the lyrics when someone started singing them after a CUHaGS feast at Caius11 years ago
Matthew Leonard
To say Porterhouse Blue is thinly disguised is a bit of an understatement given the name of Cambridge's oldest college. It was a pity that Channel Four didn't show this wonderful comedy again in the Spring as a tribute to the late Tom Sharpe who wrote the novel. Even though the book is close to forty years old the satire is still relevant today - just look at the educational background of the political class at Westminster, although most tend to go to Oxford rather than Cambridge. One can just imagine Cameron, Johnson et al at Porterhouse, especially Boris.....11 years ago
Nick Werner-Matavka
In fact it's set in a "parallel world version" of one specific Cambridge College...11 years ago
Richard Hamlin
I think Porterhouse Blue is a play on meanings and words...A blue is a champion at sport and also refers to a cerebral hemorage...or a "Stroke"...if you like rowing.11 years ago
Bronith Watkins
It was called 'Porterhouse Blues' about university life in the 1970s. So cool!11 years ago
TheCountryjoe69
was it "on white horses"? "on white horses let me ride away......"11 years ago
Paul Docherty
The best theme tune in television history.11 years ago
