On a coach touring Italy, the driver, noting that his bus was full of British folk, decided to play for them some music that they would like.

In the expectation of receiving a grateful 'tip' from his satisfied customers, we had to endure 3 hours of Sing-A-Long -A-Max . Which are tapes of endless medleys of good old sing-along songs, like 'Roll Out The Barrel' and 'The White Cliffs Of Dover' with an inane Karoke style backing, sung by Max Bygraves (a well-loved UK family entertainer).

You have been warned. If you are planning such a trip, be sure to take your own (Beethoven) tapes.