What was the number one song in the UK on 9th January 1971?
British actor, Clive Dunn hit the top spot for 3 weeks with Grandad.
Clive Dunn was the grand old age of 50 when he recorded Grandad. As I remember watching him in the children’s TV programme of the same name in the early 80s, I can’t quite get over the fact he was only 50 when he did this song and only 59 when he started the TV show. Anyway, this is a simple, sweet song that pays homage to all lovely grandads everywhere. It spent an impressive 27 weeks in the charts and I think that’s reflective of how much we love grandads.
Lyrics
I’ve been sitting here all day thinking
Same old thing ten years away thinking
Now my days are gone, memories linger on
Thoughts of when I was boy
Penny farthings on the street riding
Motorcars were funny things, frightning
Bow and hoops and spinning tops
Penny dreadfuls, lollipops
Comic cuts, all different things
Grandad, grandad you’re lovely
That’s what we all think of you
Grandad, grandad you’re lovely
That’s what we all think of you
Grandad grandad
Aeroplanes tied up with string flying
Telephones and talking things sighing
A radio and phonograph, Charlie Chaplin made us laugh
Silently falling about
Familiar things I keep around, near me
Memories of my younger days, clearly
Come into my mind
Everyday I find, thoughts of when I was boy
Grandad, grandad you’re lovely
That’s what we all think of you
Grandad, grandad you’re lovely
That’s what we all think of you
Grandad, grandad
Grandad, grandad
Grandad, grandad
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