The strange thing about this pairing (and something featured in the show) was that Estelle was actually a very fine tenor; Davies was in no way a singer, restricting his participation on the recording to spoken sections and miming to the bass notes during performances. There's no doubt that the sight of the short, rotund Estelle wearing circular glasses, enormously wide shorts and a pith helmet of similar scale, contrasted bizarrely and very effectively with his powerfully controlled voice and straight, sincere delivery, whereas Davies got to add a couple of minor references to the recording that constitute the only actual humorous changes to the original song. They recorded the single at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Sandy Denny also covered the song, as did Ringo Starr, but somehow it is the thought of Lofty Sugden and BSM Williams that endures, so much so that Estelle sadly never escaped the character and struggled to achieve further successes as a singer.

It's a lovely tune to strum, best done with a steady rhythm and moderate tempo.

https://youtu.be/10dmK7O-KSY

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