Ray Moore - The Bog Eyed Jog 

as I remember, when he was doing the early morning bog eyed jogs, he did not seem as sparky as he usually did on his shows… it was later that it hit the newspapers that he was seriously ill. I still to this day have his book “tomorrow is too late”… lovely man

Hard to believe that it's nearly 30 years since we lost Ray Moore to cancer. He was a great Gentle man.

I remember being about 10 when this was used on Radio 2 for children in need by Terry Wogan. I'm 46 now

Ahhh it was worth getting up at 3 in the morning and going to work driving me truck, to be able to listen to Ray.. I still call Gatwick, Gatport Airwick as he did.

I’ve had this song in my head for 10 years and have spent days trying to find it. Finally, it isn’t a figment of my imagination, thank you.

i always woke to Ray moore in the morning on my alarm clock radio great presenter with ikky the fire bobby and gatport airwick

i have also a signed photo of Ray Moore when he was on radio 2 early mornings

Memories of radio 2 when it was worth listening to.

Radio 2 never been the same in the mornings to me personally, wonderful memoriies lovely man. god bless.,books good to.

I’m 33 now. Used to listen this in my child hood days on the 45 :)

PLEASE - never forget Ray Moore. One of many considered a personal friend by radio 2 listeners.

Along with My Father Had a Rabbit and Wogan, I loved waking up on weekday mornings - even if it was to go to school!

It must be getting on for thirty years since I last heard this. A wonderful bit of nostalgia. Thank you!

Never forgotten, always made me smile in the mornings. I still call my wife Management and still think of a mixed gorilla. RIP. PS. My father bought a rabbit but he thought it was a duck....

Thanks ray your one of the reasons I joined hospital radio thanks pal

thanks ray for singing this i used to listen to you every morning rest in peace my friend i will always remember you roger

Thanks for Ray Moore and this song.

Love this song. Heard it last year for the first time when Alan Carr played it on Radio 2

Of course, the song IS nonsense, but if you'd followed Ray Moore on his early morning show on Radio 2 back in the 80s you'd know what it was all about.

Awwww Ray! Loved the humour of this song, just like the show! 💓

How I miss Ray Moore

thanks for putting these on,Big Alma and the family enjoyed them very much. it was great to hear Ray's dulcet tones after all these years. love from Management!

He was a great BBC One Announcer!

Love this, great memories, a truly great DJ who made the mornings so much more enjoyable!

omg, i used to love this... and still do! brilliant!

Remember I lived worked in Dunstable when this was in the charts October 1987...Wow time flies.

Ray Moore was one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet. It's very sad that he was taken away from us so soon. I've just posted a BBC1 trail with Ray on OOV. I have miles of videotape to go though and expect I'll find a few more. Love to Alma & Family XX

Thanks for your kind comments. Its nice to know I've made someone happy!

When you're twelve years old you still find things like hysterically funny. When you're thirty-eight they're...mildly amusing. (And yes I have heard "Springtime In The Rockies" as well!)

With the exception of Ken Bruce and Tony Blackburn, Johnny Walker Radio 2 is a mess, with its current presenters getting mega bucks, Ray wiped the floor with them, fortunately we still have Fran Godfrey and Alan Dedlicote at Mellow Magic and Charles Nove and Simon Mayo on Scala but RIP Ray, Sir Terry, Alan Dell, David Jacobs, Ed Stewart, Jimmy Young, Desmond Carrington

naiodailec - ditto I don't think my life has ever recovered as I was convinced he was a personal friend although I never met him! XX

Ray was a legend!

remember hearing this as a young apprentice way back in 1986 on the steve wright's afternoon show.

Never knew he had worked on BBC radio 2 or sang songs like these two that I have seen on youtube. I remember listening to his voice overs as a kid and loved hearing what programmes were on in his great style!

nice to hear this again today on radio 2 this children in need day.Quality broadcaster i remember from the 80s.Take note the likes of Ross and Radio 2 management-this was a decent guy who knew what broadcasting was about.

i love this lol, there were a few songs in this era that were jokey, never seen a farmer on a bike was another, & of course Wogans floral dance

Classic song! Cheers!

Superb stuff.

Genius

Kudos if your here at its 2023

Hi. I'm just about to upload 'Farmer on a bike'. Sung by John Crisp. No video, I'm afraid, just a scrolling text to accompany the song. Should appear in my list of videos shortly, or by the time you read this it might already be there!

BBC CHILDREN IN NEED THE BOG EYED JOG

Although it's utter crap, it's still unbelievably catchy!

i was in this singing so emarassing lol

It’s a bit black over bills mothers this morning.

the kids in the song were from my school :)

there used to be a song he played (never seen a farmer on a bike) that i cant find anywhere, any help on here?

I go marlborough too :) what year u in?

this is EASILY the third greatest song ever recorded.

Yeah go marlborough school :)

Parklife!

I think Ray died of Cancer of the Tongue

Cringingly bad. Ouch! How embarassing!!

What a bloody AWFUL song. WTF is the Bog Eyed Jog? A shame I couldn't have donated in REVERSE for inflicting that rubbish on me!