Talk:Goodness Gracious Me
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A question was raised by User:Zuytdorp Survivor, and I wonder if anyone can give an authoritative answer. Did the song (which of course came from a film) simply reflect existing Anglo-Indian usage of the phrase "Goodness Gracious Me", or did it start a new trend in the impersonation of Indian speech? (Either way, the song needs to be mentioned, but perhaps I am wrong to say that it was the sone that inspired the title of the series.) Deb 17:54, 30 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I've just listened to the Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren song "Goodness Gracious Me" from The Millionairess and was intrigued to discover that it forms the basis of the sketch show's theme tune, so I guess the connection is pretty blatant. As to whether the "goodness gracious me" was a stock phrase of indian-imitators before Sellars, I still have no idea.
(In the original song chorus, Sophia sings "my heart goes boom-boody-boom-boody boom-boody-boom-boody boom-boody-boom-boody boo-boo-boo-boom ..." (x2) to which "indian" Sellars exclaims "Goodness Gracious Me!")
Zuytdorp Survivor 02:15, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)