Welcome dear listeners to another episode of your favorite songwriting

podcast. Our guest today has at one time or another been a Bonzo, a ruttle, an

honorary python and more recently an idea bastard he's the quite

splendid nearliness but before we introduce nail properly sigh have you got any

so-de-jerk related news to impart to the good people?

Well, we've got a few things in the pipeline.

Some of our songs are going to be on the soundtrack

of a forthcoming British horror film.

Should be a cultish grind house style affair.

We'll talk more about that in the summer probably.

But keep an eye on our blog at blog. sodajaker.com and that's where we'll post all of the news as it happens.

So moving swiftly back to our guest, Neal in his colourful career is taken in music, comedy, television and film.

He began his musical journey in the early 60s while studying at our college

as a member of the Bonzo Dog-Doodard Band, soon emerging as one of their main creative forces

and writing their biggest hit. 1968, Ivan Novello Award winning I'm the Urban Space Man, which was produced by one Paul McCartney. Upon the Bonzo's Dissolution in 1970,

Neil formed his second band, The World,

recording one long player entitled Lucky Planet

before going on to work with the legs of Roger McGough,

Brian Patton, and John Gorman, in the comedy, music McGough, Brian Patton and John Gorman in the comedy music poetry

troop Grims and in 1973 Neil released his first solo album which was called How Sweet to

Be an Idiot the wonderfully melancholic title track proving one of his most enduring songs.

Certainly endured for Noel Gallagher.

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