Roger Whittaker's Last farewell - Odd fact

Subject: Roger W's Last farewell - Odd fact
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Dec 19 - 12:00 PM

The usual sidetracks and blind alleys on an an internet search for something entirely different led me to this.

Roger Whittaker's "The Last Farewell" went to number 2 in the UK charts in 1971. It was held off the top slot by Rod Stewart's "Sailing". At the date of reporting, the Wiki article states that this is the only time the top two slots in the charts were held by nautically themed songs!

Follow that with your sea lions...

Subject: RE: Roger W's Last farewell - Odd fact
From: beachcomber
Date: 13 Dec 19 - 06:02 AM

Sounds quite a coincidence, I was never a "Charts" follower but I did love both of those songs, Whuittaker's "Last Farewell" in particular, I always thought that the orchestration of it was fabulous? Have there been many nautically themed songs in the Charts over the years ?

Subject: RE: Roger W's Last farewell - Odd fact
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Dec 19 - 06:45 AM

One that sprang to mind when you asked was "In the Navy". More recently Bellowhead had some success with "Yarmouth Town". I'm sure the Muscat collective will find many more :-)

Subject: RE: Roger W's Last farewell - Odd fact
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Dec 19 - 07:19 AM

Apologies. It was the re-release that got to number 2 behind Sailing in September 1975, not 1971. The same chart had Funky Moped by Jasper Carrot in it. Eeeee, folk music ain't what it used to be ;-)

Subject: RE: Roger Whittaker's Last farewell - Odd fact
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 13 Dec 19 - 10:59 AM

Somewhere around the time Tie Me Kangaroo Down. Jimmy Jones had Good Timing in the top ten.

Thats a kangaroo and a demented chipmunk.