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'''"Grandad"''' is a song written by [[Herbie Flowers]] and [[Kenny Pickett (musician)|Kenny Pickett]], and recorded by [[Clive Dunn]]. |
'''"Grandad"''' is a song written by [[Herbie Flowers]] and [[Kenny Pickett (musician)|Kenny Pickett]], and recorded by [[Clive Dunn]]. |
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While starring in the long-running [[BBC]] [[situation comedy]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'', Dunn met bassist Herbie Flowers (later of [[Sky (English/Australian band)|Sky]]) at a party and on learning he was a [[songwriter]] challenged him to write a song for him. Flowers wrote "Grandad" with [[The Creation (band)|Creation]] vocalist Kenny Pickett.<ref name="Songfacts">{{cite web |title=Grandad by Clive Dunn |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=14778 |publisher=Songfacts.com |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref>{{ |
While starring in the long-running [[BBC]] [[situation comedy]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'', Dunn met bassist Herbie Flowers (later of [[Sky (English/Australian band)|Sky]]) at a party and on learning he was a [[songwriter]] challenged him to write a song for him. Flowers wrote "Grandad" with [[The Creation (band)|Creation]] vocalist Kenny Pickett.<ref name="Songfacts">{{cite web |title=Grandad by Clive Dunn |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=14778 |publisher=Songfacts.com |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Discogs">{{cite web |title=Clive Dunn – Grandad |url= https://www.discogs.com/release/1734320-Clive-Dunn-Grandad|publisher=discogs.com |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> |
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The song was released as a single in November 1970,<ref name="timeline">{{cite episode |title=Timeline |series=1 |number=7 |airdate=17 July 2014 |network=Challenge}}</ref> and, aided by promotion such as appearing on children's shows such as ''[[Basil Brush]]'' and [[Disc jockey|DJ]] [[Tony Blackburn]] claiming it as his favourite record, in January 1971 reached No. 1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for three weeks,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |edition=19th |year=2006 |page=172 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1971 The Number One Albums |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1971/ |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113135158/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1971 |archive-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> during which time Dunn celebrated his 51st birthday, and went on to spend a total of 27 weeks on the chart.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Dunn never had another hit single, but he did release an album that featured "Grandad" and its B-side "I Play the Spoons", titled ''Permission to Sing Sir!'' |
The song was released as a single in November 1970,<ref name="timeline">{{cite episode |title=Timeline |series=1 |number=7 |airdate=17 July 2014 |network=Challenge}}</ref> and, aided by promotion such as appearing on children's shows such as ''[[Basil Brush]]'' and [[Disc jockey|DJ]] [[Tony Blackburn]] claiming it as his favourite record, in January 1971 reached No. 1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for three weeks,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |edition=19th |year=2006 |page=172 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1971 The Number One Albums |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1971/ |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113135158/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all-the-number-ones-singles-list/_/1971 |archive-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> during which time Dunn celebrated his 51st birthday, and went on to spend a total of 27 weeks on the chart.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Dunn never had another hit single, but he did release an album that featured "Grandad" and its B-side "I Play the Spoons", titled ''Permission to Sing Sir!'' |
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Latest revision as of 12:34, 11 December 2024
| "Grandad" | |
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| Single by Clive Dunn | |
| B-side | "I Play the Spoons" |
| Released | 10 November 1970 |
| Genre | Novelty, children’s music |
| Label | EMI Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Herbie Flowers, Kenny Pickett |
| Producer(s) | Peter Dulay, Ray Cameron |
"Grandad" is a song written by Herbie Flowers and Kenny Pickett, and recorded by Clive Dunn.
While starring in the long-running BBC situation comedy Dad's Army, Dunn met bassist Herbie Flowers (later of Sky) at a party and on learning he was a songwriter challenged him to write a song for him. Flowers wrote "Grandad" with Creation vocalist Kenny Pickett.[1][2]
The song was released as a single in November 1970,[3] and, aided by promotion such as appearing on children's shows such as Basil Brush and DJ Tony Blackburn claiming it as his favourite record, in January 1971 reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks,[4][5] during which time Dunn celebrated his 51st birthday, and went on to spend a total of 27 weeks on the chart.[4] Dunn never had another hit single, but he did release an album that featured "Grandad" and its B-side "I Play the Spoons", titled Permission to Sing Sir!
From 1979 to 1984, Dunn starred as Charlie "Grandad" Quick in a children's television show titled Grandad,[6] although the series did not use the song as the theme tune.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grandad by Clive Dunn". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Clive Dunn – Grandad". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Timeline". 1. Episode 7. 17 July 2014. Challenge.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 172. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "1971 The Number One Albums". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ Grandad (TV series 1979-1984) at IMDb
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