Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is an album released by Monty Python in 1983, in conjunction with the film Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The album mainly consists of sketches from the film, with a few links performed by Michael Palin. A CD version was later released.

A few pieces of dialogue are on this album that didn’t make it into the final cut of the film. These include the brief introduction to “The Adventures of Martin Luther”. The waiter’s line at the end of “The Dungeon Restaurant” (”Well, it’s uh… kind of a link.”) is also not in the film.

The 2006 Special Edition includes new material which was in neither the film nor the original album.

Contents


Track listing


Side one

  1. Introduction/Fish Introduction/Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life – 3:01
  2. Birth/Frying Eggs – 4:03
  3. Every Sperm Is Sacred/Protestant Couple/Adventures Of Martin Luther – 9:26
  4. Sex Education – 4:40
  5. Trench Warfare/The Great Tea of 1914-18/Fish – 4:11


Side two

  1. Terry Gilliam’s Intro/Accountancy Shanty/Zulu Wars – 8:53
  2. The Dungeon Restaurant/Live Organ Transplants/The Galaxy Song – 5:59
  3. The Not Noël Coward (Penis) Song/Mr. Creosote – 4:36
  4. The Grim Reaper/Christmas In Heaven – 7:12
  5. Dedication (To Fish) – 1:16


2006 Bonus Tracks

  1. Intro Title Song Demo Meaning Of Life (Piano Version)
  2. Alternate Intro Title Song Meaning Of Life (Band Version)
  3. Fat Song (Deleted Intro To Mr Creosote Sketch)
  4. Alternate Christmas In Heaven Song
  5. Radio Ad - Philisophers Corner
  6. Radio Ad - Officer
  7. Radio Ad - German Translation
  8. Greasy Hair
  9. Dino Viccotti
  10. Stretch The Script
  11. Grand Prix
  12. Hard Of Thinking

References