Saturday musical nostalgia spot: Barron's fun 40, and "The Masochistic and Sadistic Hospital Song"

The Barron Knights were a band who specialised in musical parodies - think of them as a British 1970's to 90's version of Weird Al.

Here is their version of a "Top of the pops" rundown followed by their parody version of the theme from the medical comedy "MASH" with lyrics on a subject which most people in Britain wouldn't dare take the mick about then or now - the NHS.

Fascinating to see which of the jokes have, and which have not, dated since the 1980's.

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