This song reminds me of being in the Christmas Pantomime ‘Mother Goose’ back in 1985 at the town hall in Loughborough.
At the time I was still doing amateur productions in Leicester but was invited to play a part in the show for which I would be paid! The show was put on Leicester Dancing Teacher Janet DuPont (a.k.a Janet Wilson) and I had a good comedy role and a few songs to sing!
The girl playing the princess – Rita Proctor (who went on to become a choreographer in later life) and the principal boy had a duet in the show but the actual song chosen wasn’t quite right so Mick Lowe suggested we use this one. Mick was the Musical Director on the show as well as the man that ran the Western Park Youth Theatre, where I was a member, and there wasn’t anything he couldn’t play on the piano. He just sat down and played it straight off! The girls sang it and it fitted into the show brilliantly!
I had a wonderful time doing that show every night for six weeks and matinees on Saturdays. Some of my friends like Cathy Bell and Louise were in the show and I made lots of new friends among the dancers and singers. The sets were marvellous and the costumes supplied by Bermans and Nathans. Whenever I hear this song it reminds me of the show and the happy times I spent on it…
Now listen to the song…..
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