by Mark Nobes, chief editor
It's very rare that you hear a good old fashioned novelty song on the radio these days, but back in the 80s, hardly a month passed by without some kind of humorous record playing on Radio 1. The cockney pop/rock duo Chas and Dave could usually be relied upon to craft a pretty decent pub singalong tune, although, of course, their music is certainly not to everyone's taste.
It's somewhat ironic that the 1986 snooker Championship was later won by a player that never featured on the record and that hardly anyone had heard of at the time, Joe Johnson.
The single was released on the Rockney record label and the B-side featured the track "Wallop (Snookered)", which I actually prefer to the A-side thanks to some nifty honky tonk piano playing.