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The Poo Song — a funny Scottish ditty promoting bowel cancer awareness

Date
9 April 2013

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I don’t know what’s better about this song, the fact that it’s a song about poo sung by a funny Scottish man for the NHS, or the YouTube comments, some of which include: “This is a shite for sore eyes” and “Let’s get it on Top Of The Poops.” In this very simple yet effective video, the NHS is encouraging older men and women to regularly check their poo for signs of bowel cancer, an increasingly big problem in Scotland. Featuring funny paper pictures and lyrics such as: “Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your second uncle Vlad” this is definitely worth watching and, if you’re of a certain age, taking note of.

An illustration of a cartoon toilet with eyes, looking upwards. Above it, a hand-drawn sign reads “TEST YOUR POO”.
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The Poo Song

Four people point to and arrange a series of small sketches and wireframes on a white table. The sketches show simple layouts for a digital interface.
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The Poo Song

A person’s hands arrange hand-drawn illustrations on a white surface. A banner above the figures reads “DON’T BE SNOBBY, TEST YOUR JOBBY.”
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The Poo Song

Two hands hold a small paper sketch of a cassette player against a plain white background. The drawing features a cassette tape with the word “TOK” and a row of playback buttons.
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The Poo Song

An illustration of six simple line drawings of people’s faces arranged in a circle. In the centre of the group is a line drawing of a toilet with two small eyes.
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The Poo Song

A line drawing on a white background features a central toilet with eyes. Surrounding it are several framed portraits of people, connected by a web of colourful strings. A banner at the top reads “TEST YOUR POO!” and a jagged speech bubble says “WELL EASY!”.
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The Poo Song

An illustration of a health campaign featuring hand-drawn signs on a white background. A central box reads “TEST YOUR POO”, flanked by a jagged bubble saying “TAKE THE TEST” and a large arrow. A banner above reads “TELL YOUR MUM, TELL YOUR DAD, TELL YOUR SECOND UNCLE VLAD.” Logos for Nhs Scotland and Healthier Scotland appear at the bottom alongside the website “WWW.BOWELSCREENINGTEST.ORG”.
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The Poo Song

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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