The DJ on the radio is talking about 1972.
"1972," says Sam, taking a break from his Blaze & The Monster Machines comic. "That's a long time ago."
"Daddy was born in 1972," I remind him.
"I was born in 2013," he reminds me. "You must have seen a lot more olden day things than me, daddy."
True enough, son. Here's an olden day thing you keep asking me to play again though, from the year before daddy was born...
3.1: Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Written and originally recorded by Lancashire born Larry Stott (who had a hit with it in Europe and Australia), this was also released by Mac & Katie Kissoon (who took it into the US Top 40) and this Scottish folk-pop band led by Sally Carr... who took it to the top in the UK and sold over 10 million copies in the process. It's an irresistible pop song with a nursery rhyme call-and-response hook... and I loved it when I was 4 years old too.
Still do.
"If you don't like this, you don't like music..."
