Hi Jack.
Yep, wrote it, played it, sung it and danced it on Top of The Pops, complete with fake beard (I was quite young at that time). It was originally hoped that Mungo Jerry would do it, but they had just completed recording some other stuff at about that time, so we "sessioned" it. Everything was sessioned, as I was tied to a particular recording contract that meant I couldn't use my own name without breaking the contract. (Like Eric Clapton with Derek and the Dominoes)
We got in a session drummer since I didn't have a set I could transport to the studios. After spending an hour or so lugging in a complete set of drums, he actually ended up just playing a rhythm pole while we stamped our feet.
Last year I was working with an old friend of mine (actually we were drinking Port in our hotel bar in Miami) and we found that his cousin is married to my cousin. We've only known each other for 25 years without being aware of that. We carried on chatting and got onto our teenage years. Guess what, he was that drummer!
It turns out that he and I worked together at a number of locations. Small world! Since then, we've also found out that two of our mutual Clients also worked with us at various stages...
It's a warm day,
the sun is shining
Someone said
"let's go to Brighton"
So we all jumped on board our friends car.
Hold on tight, 'cos we're doing 90 miles per hour.
