Ronald Frankau is remembered today for his series of somewhat risqué songs which he performed with his accompanist Monte Crick. His style has been described as being a cross between Max Miller and Noel Coward, with a hint of Harry Fragson. The CD starts with a satirical “Introduction” from Ronald Frankau where he considers the lapses of taste and morality in the Entertainment world.

The songs, some considered somewhat shocking at the time, now give a fascinating and amusing insight into the mores of a certain class of society in the 1930s. 24 Tracks, electrically recorded between 1929 and 1940.

A Protest, In a Perfectly Lovely Park, Nothing Ever Happens to Some Girls, They Have a Much Better Time When They’re Naughty, I’d like to Have a Honeymoon with Her, She Doesn’t Only Get You With Her Beauty, You’ve Got To Pay For Everything You Get, Let’s Keep The Party Clean, She Hit Him On The Head With A Hammer, Don’t Pretend To Be Innocent, The Preparatory School, the Public School & the Varsity, Everyone’s Got Sex Appeal For Someone, What Every Girl Ought To Know, My Intentions Were Absolutely Pure, I’d Rather Be A Savage, Remember The Cyclists of Britain, Lady Be Bad, Freddie’s Got A Lot To Learn, It’s An Over-Rated Pastime , Dolara, The Daughter Of Bo-Bo The Great, And They Lived Unhappily Ever After, Upper Class Love, Every Evening’s Nothing Like The Last, Through A Momentary Loss Of Self Control - more track info . . .

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