Brian Song

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"Brian"
Single by Monty Python
from the album Monty Python's Life of Brian
A-side"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (double A-side)
Released16 November 1979
Genre
LabelWarner Bros.
Composer(s)
  • Andre Jacquemin
  • Dave Howman
Lyricist(s)Michael Palin
Producer(s)
  • Andre Jacquemin
  • Dave Howman
Monty Python singles chronology
"Python On Song"
(1976)
"Brian" / "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
(1979)
"I Like Chinese"
(1980)

"Brian Song" is the title song from the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian.[1] It was released as a single in the UK on 16 November 1979 as a Double A side with "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". The song, which charts the growth of the Brian character to manhood, was composed by Andre Jacquemin and Dave Howman with lyrics by

CD Monty Python Sings.[3] In 2013 Martin Chilton, the culture editor for The Telegraph website, listed it as one of the five best Monty Python songs.[1]

In 2009, Jones re-recorded the song for the opening credits of the six-part documentary series Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut), with altered lyrics referring to "Python" rather than "Brian". Five different versions were used for the first five episodes, with Jones sounding increasingly fed up with performing the song. On the sixth and final episode she was replaced by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson.

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