I never knew they wrote it! (1 Viewer)

[GO]

I for one never knew Mike Batt wrote Bright Eyes ..mind blown

 

[therealjohnny]

Well now

 

[Cormcolash]

Battshit crazy

 

[therealjohnny]

Probably common knowledge but in the spirit of keeping the thread going (and nothing else is coming to mind at the moment..)


Jim Dale from the Carry On movies

wrote this

 

[Unicron]

The same lad who wrote The fields of Athenry wrote in the rare auld times.

 

[hiadudiad?]

Unfortunately all of that lad's songs are shite

 

[Unicron]

Well, I didn't like to say, but yes.

 

[GO]

Jim Dale!

Aww man I love when you see the name of some familiar unknown like that!

Heres a website dedicated to them

David Simeon

David Simeon: The sandy-haired and usually horn-rimmed Mr Simeon was once a solid regular of British TV, turning up in an assortment ...

familiar-unknown.blogspot.com

 

[Anthony]

Who is Mike Batt?

 

[hiadudiad?]

www.mikebatt.com. Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, conductor and former Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.

 

[hiadudiad?]

I thought James Taylor wrote You've Got A Friend and that Carole King covered his song. Someone on the Sean O'Rourke show this morning did a cover of it and introduced it as a Carole King song and I turned it off dismissively.

 

[pete]

Who is Mike Batt?

THE WOMBLES

 

[therealjohnny]

Jim Dale!

Aww man I love when you see the name of some familiar unknown like that!

Heres a website dedicated to them

David Simeon

David Simeon: The sandy-haired and usually horn-rimmed Mr Simeon was once a solid regular of British TV, turning up in an assortment ...

familiar-unknown.blogspot.com

Oh, great site.

 

[egg_]

Lionel Bart, the guy who wrote Oliver the musical, also wrote the Cliff Richard hit Livin' Doll

 

[GO]

Lionel Bart, the guy who wrote Oliver the musical, also wrote the Cliff Richard hit Livin' Doll

And was famous for having trays of cocaine at his parties in London in the late 50's early 60s

 

[ann post]

Unfortunately all of that lad's songs are shite

I dunno. He wrote a sporting anthem for mutlitple teams and an anthem of dublin pubs / trad sessions. He's in a venn diagram with freddy mercury there.

*note - I literally i live in teh fields of athenry

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

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