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"And he's such an elegant fellow
And he does whatever's in line
And he says, to people concernin'
That it's just a matter of time
And he's such an elegant fellow
And he does whatever's in line..."
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So here, we have a capture from "The Great Escape!" Bert has become the world famous magician Tromboni's apprentice en route to hopefully achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a magician. (How many lifelong dreams does Bert have?!) As he's setting up Tromboni's props, he starts fantasizing about what it might be like if he actually were a magician, prompting this fantasy sequence (to the tune of "Can't Trust Myself") in which he is living his dream. Here, he's bowing before a crowd of admiring fans. His dream of becoming a magician reminds me of this really obscure song by the Sweet (that's the band that did the "Ballroom Blitz", in case you didn't know), "Mr. McGallagher," a B-side of one of that band's earliest singles. It's a song about just such an aspiring young magician named McGallagher who has the same dreams Bert has and feels it's just a matter of time before he is a superstar. I love listening to really obscure musical gems...Of course, moments after this Bert almost accidentally kills himself in Tromboni's water trap...

Description
"And he's such an elegant fellow
And he does whatever's in line
And he says, to people concernin'
That it's just a matter of time
And he's such an elegant fellow
And he does whatever's in line..."
[link]

So here, we have a capture from "The Great Escape!" Bert has become the world famous magician Tromboni's apprentice en route to hopefully achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a magician. (How many lifelong dreams does Bert have?!) As he's setting up Tromboni's props, he starts fantasizing about what it might be like if he actually were a magician, prompting this fantasy sequence (to the tune of "Can't Trust Myself") in which he is living his dream. Here, he's bowing before a crowd of admiring fans. His dream of becoming a magician reminds me of this really obscure song by the Sweet (that's the band that did the "Ballroom Blitz", in case you didn't know), "Mr. McGallagher," a B-side of one of that band's earliest singles. It's a song about just such an aspiring young magician named McGallagher who has the same dreams Bert has and feels it's just a matter of time before he is a superstar. I love listening to really obscure musical gems...Of course, moments after this Bert almost accidentally kills himself in Tromboni's water trap...