Five Rounds Rapid
Alex
May 26, 2018Nicholas Courtney at his finest
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Five Rounds, Rapid! | The Daemons | Doctor Who
This time the Master has pulled out all the stops and summoned an ancient and all-powerful demon. He hopes the demon will give him his powers, but the Doctor can’t allow this to happen. Can he persuade the demon round to his way of thinking or will the Master get his way? Tense clip from The Daemons, first shown in 1971.
Nicholas nailed this role! I LOVE the Brigadier and miss him terribly!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigadier_Lethbridge-Stewart
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Courtney
Haha! I just found this…
Five Rounds Rapid (The Brigadier’s Song) Doctor Who Trock Ukulele and Harmonica
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Mar 17, 2011ALL DOCTOR WHO FOOTAGE BELONGS TO THE BBC.
I wasn’t planning on writing a song about the Brigadier – yet – but then heard of Nicholas Courtney’s passing. I met him on a couple of occasions – even shared a pint with him once (although I think he had gin!). Mr. Courtney was a kind and gentle man. He fully owned the role of Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge Stewart.
Learn more about his role here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas…
I wasn’t planning on writing a song about the Brigadier – yet – but then heard of Nicholas Courtney’s passing. I met him on a couple of occasions – even shared a pint with him once (although I think he had gin!). Mr. Courtney was a kind and gentle man. He fully owned the role of Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge Stewart.
Learn more about his role here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas…
LYRICS
[G]Dear Doctor you know you can’t [C]do it alone
[G]Besides this is Earth and [D]Earth is my home[Dsus]-[D]
[G]But even though this planet’s [C]your favorite place
It’s [G]my job to [F]fight [F+C]for the human [G]raceI knew you before but you’ve changed once again
What’s different about you this time, my friend?
As head of UNIT may I remind you
I give the orders here Not youCHORUS
For it’s “five rounds rapid – a rapid five rounds!”
When Daleks and Autons and Yeti abound.
(When Ogrons and Daemons and Zygons are found)
We’re armed to the teeth and we fight to the death
It’s not til the battle is won (Now that the battle is won)
(that) this UNIT soldier’s day’s done.When renegade Time Lords do battle with you
We’re stuck in the middle, but know what to do
UNIT is seasoned – a real steady crew
Leave the rest to us
We’ll know what to doWe fought the Silurians we fought Cybermen
We vanquished the lot and we’ll do it again
the next time a giant robot should appear
You can count on us – We’ll be hereYou seem to bring trouble wherever you go
When will this mess end I’ll never know
But I’ll stand by your side , Doctor, through thick and thin
I’ll ne’er give up the fight till I meet my end.
Wonderful!
More!
THE BRIGADIER’S DRINKING SONG (FIVE ROUNDS RAPID)
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Jun 16, 2011Inspired by The Daemons and the Doctor Who theme. Why does the Brig get drunk so quickly? Cos he asks for five rounds rapid. While not up to the standards of the brig cant help you now he’s in geneva, this is classy nonsense. Is that a squirrel with a bazooka or sergeant benton? it’s hard to tell the difference.
down in one and down in one and down in one and down in one again
we have made it through the heat shield
daemons getting really big
we can beat this thing with logic
five rounds rapid says the brigfive rounds rapid
came the order
five rounds rapid
loud and clear
charge your rifles
charge your glasses
have one for the brigadiertheres some trouble in the village
people kicking up a fuss
breaking gargoyles burning churches
someone stop them oh its usfifteen unit men stand ready
automatics in their hands
have some trouble keeping steady
five rounds rapid he commandswe are firing at a gargoyle
no effect that i can see
the brigadier shouts five rounds rapid
carry on men, they’re for methe master sticks to bumpers of brandy
says it is his masterplan
miss grant’s splayed out on the altar
off her face on babychamthe doctors swigging pink champagne
and swinging from a chandelier
captain yates is downing shandy
my bazookas filled with beerthe brigadier is sinking whisky
with a pint of hog and frog
the doctors sipping pink champagne
and tries to hypnotise a dogthe doctors found a pair of panties
propped himself up by the bar
the masters singing old sea shanties
drinking cider from the jarthe doctors swaying slightly sideways
licking champers off the floor
with a groan there goes the tardis
driven by a labradorout we step into the sunlight
get our rifles from the wall
the brigadier shouts five rounds rapid
back we troop inside once morethough I dont know quite what happened
started off with five rounds rapid
Five Rounds Rapid – Remembering the Brigadier
Nicholas Courtney has sadly died yesterday. Here is a small tribute I made to him, detailing his time on Doctor Who. The Music is “The Dream of a Normal Death” by Murray Gold. It was used twice on the new series of Doctor Who, on “The Family of Blood” and “Journey’s End”.
God Bless You, Nicholas Courtney.
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