This was, 'pop-pickers', believe it or not, a No.1 hit in the UK, Belgium and New Zealand!
Written (?) by Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward, recorded in Woodward's front room, with his mother Hilda on piano.
Released in 1972, posted here as evidence of how bloody hopeless the 70s sometimes were.
It bombed here, but was picked up in Belgium and used on a current affairs programme (?), becoming a hit, reaching No.1 in the Belgian singles chart. Re-released in the UK and, backed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Noel Edmonds, it became a hit and was No.1 for four weeks. In New Zealand, the song was No.1 for five weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in Ireland, and the Top 10 in Canada and Australia, but – curiously – did not chart in the United States.
Lyrics:
Mouldy old dough
Mouldy old dough
Mouldy old dough
Mouldy old dough
Deep stuff. 'mouldy old dough' is supposedly an adaptation of the 1920s jazz phrase, 'vo-de-o-do'.
... go figure ...