Worked with Brian in panto in Sunderland in '72 when I was 16.. I got sacked for snogging with my chorus girl girlfriend, in the wings.. Bryan led the cast in telling the stage manager that if "Mick is sacked then we're not going on tonight" I kept my job as a stagehand. Nice feller. Courteous and kind.
Bit of Trivia: Bryan Johnson is the younger brother of Teddy Johnson, who was the UK entry for Eurovision just the year before, together with his wife Pearl Carr. The duo sang a pretty similar song to this one called "Sing, Little Birdie". Both Bryan and Teddy/Pearl came into second place in the end results.
I saw him in a summer show on Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight in 1975. I was surprised at how short he was. Sadly, neither Bryan nor Shanklin Pier are around now.
The best song song song Of the year year year Should have won won won Over France France France I still love love love This beautiful song What a crime crime crime That it didn't win
I was about 7 at the time this came out - the embassing thing is that I can remember all the words. Anyone remember Childrens Favourites at 9am on Saturdays.??
Yes Uncle Mac played Petula Clark songs like The Little Shoemaker and Christopher robin at Buckingham Palace every week that started my lifelong love of her .
Not sure if it's me, but I find there to be something particularly haunting about this performance. Maybe it's just the low quality of the video or the overall retro vibe of the song, but if someone slowed down this song or distorted it, it would fit neatly in someone's analogue horror ARG
Far better than the high-pitched stuff from Mr Wicked..Sam Ryder. All hair and teeth. That Essex accent doesn't help either It's wicked being here..it's a wicked atmosphere
@4bawbees Ha ha! Maybe. Actually I must confess I quite like it. At least it doesn't have rhymes you can feel coming a mile off, and then they're even worse than you thought when they finally arrive. That's what I feel like with this song. Urgh.
At the time I knew it wouldn’t win. It was a jaunty but a very old fashioned song that was entirely inappropriate for the time. Britain pop fans were listening to rock and roll - this song harked back to wartime!
This must surely be one of the most annoying songs ever to grace the Eurovision stage. In fact I can't think of a more annoying one before very recent years... this is so terrible it's quite funny. I'm sort of ashamed and proud to be British in equal measure.
