Andy Capp by Reg Smythe for June 26, 2022

What, not Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock”?

I wonder what’s the charge this time. Drying out the canal maybe!?

Andy is caged, like an animal!

@Ling Today’s strip IS funny, the way the warden chooses my avatar again is a picture of Rowan Atkinson grinning because he’s in a good mood like I am , come passerai la vostra Domenicha mio piu meno vecchio amico? our Sunday should be calm , no early morning drive shopping to do or or errands to run we both are in a good mood but worried about my eldest son we will just stay inside the house and keep hydrated till 9.30 when we will watch the Holy mass celebrated by our Archbishop on television, keep safe and a bientot pal

San Quentin, I hate every piece of you…

I shall be released.

Just perfect to annoy Andy (ha, ha!!)

You asked for it, Andy.

If I was the Sargent, and wanted to be annoying to Andy, I’d put on that song from “The Sound of Music” — My Favorite Things. Just to annoy Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G6dd7ikrXs

Who recorded that song?

I have a vague memory of Nancy Sinatra doing “Gotta Get Out of this Town” (lousy, IMHO).

All of a sudden, I hear ‘Chain Gang’ in the background.

Tsk! Tsk! No sleeping on duty!!!! I hope the inspector will not catch you red handed! Still the music will keep the sarge awake!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sI6eFarFE

Good song, especially the version done by the Animals! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PclhNB8BiwI

“She stole my car and left me a nail to drive”

Band on the run!

Too many Andy can listen to. If England had chain gangs, the choices would be exponentially larger.

It doubled as the theme song of our graduating class…

“You can go sleep at home tonight if you can get up and walk away.”Given that choice, Andy would stay down.

The Bad Boys song from the show COPS.

Heard on AFTN a few times in the early 70’s until some starched shirt REM* pulled it,.

Next on the playlist: Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash, though I wonder if JC was as popular across the pond.

Better than “I got to get a message to you” by the BeeGees.

I remember dancing to this when I was in High School.

Steve Goodman’s perfect lyrics for a Country Western song …

“Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison

And I went to pick her up in the rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6taItuJqwcA

The best use of the Animals song (and yes, I was stationed there) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARtSx6kPQ8A

When I was in convent boarding school, that was our favorite song!

Next up, Folsom Prison Blues, followed by Chain Gang.

Had to look it up. The Animals were popular south of the Rio Grande in the 60’s but that particular song never made it to the local charts. I understand its popularity in the US had to do with the armed forces during the Vietnam war.

He fought the law, and the law won… :)

Bak when We Gotta Get Out of This Place, was playing on radio, it was the theme song for our night crew at Big Boy.

No Eldo or RJM classics?

Andy fought the law and the law won…

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley …

Rubbing salt into the wounds.

“Tonight there’s gonna be a breakout …”

Poor Andy – looking sober on a Sunday morning… another scrap?

Great Song.