Discover the story of the song > Flash Bang Wallop – Tommy Steele

The song is about the history of photography and how people always want to take pictures of important moments in their lives. The protagonist talks about how even Adam and Eve's wedding was captured on camera and how King Henry VIII had an album with pictures of all his wives. The chorus repeats the phrase "hold it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture" which means to take a picture that captures a special moment.