Ross D Wyllie - Funny Man 

im now 62 in 2023 i will never get sick of hearing his songs especially this one

I never missed this show growing up in the 70's every Saturday morning 🎵🎸🔥🇦🇺🎤

a great man i loved him as a kid im 59 now and still love his songs

The great Ross D Wylie

Great . . . 👍

He was my first love, I wrote him a letter in Grade 6 telling him how beautiful his wife was when TV week ran a photo of her and their baby Christian. I didn't sent it, I wasn't brave enough.

Still brings on a tear. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for posting, a forgotten Australian gem!

Go Ross, always been sensational.

Just loved this song as a kid and still do

Brings back long distant memories of Uptight, the late 60's Saturday pop music program on Chasnnel 10 that Ross D Wyllie hosted. I watched it religiously. Thank you for the clip.

I loved Ross on Uptight and Happening 70

Such A Very Lovely Song & Very Heartfelt!!! 5*s I Love To Hear Ross Sing! Thankyou...Anita..

loved this song.Many thanks for posting it!

Tops another Ausie Great thanks for the post.

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Great song to bad I can't get it on Spotify 😢

i remember ross as a kid in his music store in bayswater, I was around 10 and it was 1974, i used to buy my drum sticks from him, he allways had time to talk to this kid who is now 44 and still playin, such happy times and such lovely lyrics, what is he doing know ?

A Happy Birthday today to Ross D. Wyllie (born Nov 21 1948)

ANother fantastic Aussie song by a great fellow and performer. He had one leg shorter than the other.

Nice song . . .

i'm a big Ray Stevens fan. Ray wrote this song in 1963 and I learned a few minutes ago that this pop singer had a Top-20 hit with it in Australia in 1969.

2017 There was a benefit for Ross,to raise money for a new ? chair. (Polio has returned.)

for tracey xoxo

@oldbag699 he was, look at him. I am in my 50s but when I see him like this I am again pre-teen and think he is gorgeous. Don't be embarassed, I totally agree. :)

@time4sleeping it would be fantastic to see him and i loved jeff st john he came to our school when i was about 123 oops i mean 12 - 13 not 123 thats how i feel today lol lol lol - he was great too - i dont know why they just seem to fade into oblivion - if anyone knows what happened to ross can u maybe post it

@5micky2 was it called uptight or go set was go set the magazine - oh i loved ross on that show

Ross answer us please!!!!!

I thought he had polio as a child? I have a few of his records, just love him. What is he doing now? I remember he had a son Christian around 1970/71 and another boy? after. Saw him at a market once and recognised his voice but too shy to say hello. Been looking for ages what is he doing these days? Any photos we can see and please tell him he is still thought of by people who loved him when they were 8 yrs old, now in my late 40's. XX

I used to go to that store in Bayswater. Is it still there? Is Ross still in Melbourne? Great days!!

@oldbag699 His neice and nephew put some clips up of him but they didn't say what he was doing now. I'll see if I can find them.

@time4sleeping thanks time that would be really good ty

Ray Stevens wrote it - but this version is way better!

@time4sleeping its funny eh when u look back and see they look so strnage now - but he was gorgouedo u know what has happened to him i never see anything about him - i used to love to watch Go Set - i think thats what is was called -

As much as I love many of Ray Stevens songs, both his comedy and "serious" songs, I far prefer this version of Funny Man from Ross D. Wylie, over Ray's version.

Good on you. It was considerably shorter, like several inches, and he walked with a pronounced limp.

@smacker57 I laughed at that too. Nothing wrong with being gay funny man, we still love the song and wish Ross would join up with other singers for the RSL tour for us 'oldies' to enjoy.

every human has one leg shorter than the other

i used to think he was beautiful ( ha ha ha )

Nice cover but it lacks the sincerity of Ray Stevens original.