An entire decade before St. Winifred's School Choir could be found singing about Grandma, Clive Dunn could be found singing about Grandads. It spent 27 weeks in the charts, but missed out on the Christmas number #1 that year because of a strike by power workers, which meant that EMI couldn't press enough records to sell in the shops! It reached the top spot instead in January 1971...
Have to admit i was never really that keen on the song at the time but hearing it now brings back some good memories. Best known and remembered by a nation of loyal fans for his role as corporal Jones in Dads army i never grow tired of watching it even now, sadly no longer with us Clive was taken at a ripe old age after entertaining us for many years with his comical antics.Dads Army fans all over the world felt the loss when you were taken we loved you and we miss you rest in peace old friend.
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Have to admit i was never really that keen on the song at the time but hearing it now brings back some good memories. Best known and remembered by a nation of loyal fans for his role as corporal Jones in Dads army i never grow tired of watching it even now, sadly no longer with us Clive was taken at a ripe old age after entertaining us for many years with his comical antics.Dads Army fans all over the world felt the loss when you were taken we loved you and we miss you rest in peace old friend.
17th Dec 2012