William Bedloe Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, revealed nothing of importance. Bedloe wrote a "Narrative and impartial discovery of the horrid Popish Plot" (1679), but all his statements are extremely untrustworthy. Lady Worcester, whose husband was an indirect target of Bedloe's accusations called him "a man whose whole life has been pageantry and villainy and whose word would not have been taken at sixpence". At Oates's trial for perjury, some years after Bedloe's death, Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys, who had condemned innocent men on Bedloe's accusations, called him "infamous Bedloe". William Bedloe William Bedloe (20 April 1650 – 20 August 1680)
Listen to What the Man Said and music are wedded together. Authors Roy Carr and Tony Tyler note about the song that "artful and sensitive production elevate what was originally a piece of inconsequential whimsy into what can only be described as High Pop", also describing the song as "likeable" and "hummable". Author Chris Ingham described the song as "superior pop". The song was also included on the numerous greatest hits compilations, including 1987's "All the Best!" and 2001's "". However, it was not included on the 1978 Wings compilation, "Wings Greatest". Listen to What the Man Said "Listen to What the Man Said" is a