sing something simple debuted on the radio in 1959.
sing something simple debuted on the radio in 1959.
when did sing something simple debut on the radio?
1959
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sing something simple was a half-hour radio programme, which featured cliff adams and the cliff adams singers, with jack emblow on accordion. the programme ran for 42 years from 1959 until 2001, initially on the light programme and later on bbc radio 2, and earning itself the title of the longest-running continuous music programme in the world.









































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the lyrics to its main theme began as follows:









































"sing something simple"









































"as cares go by"









































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"just you and i"
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when "sing something simple" was broadcast by radio 2, this song would be followed by an announcer (in latter years, alan dedicoat) who would say:









































""we invite you to sing something simple, a collection of favourite songs, old and new, sung by the cliff adams singers, accompanied by jack emblow.""









































and alternately 'we invite you to sing something simple, not only listening, but joining in we hope, with all these songs you know so well'.









































the pianist, semprini, introduced his own show with "old ones, new ones, loved ones, neglected ones" but the effect was similar on "sing something simple".
sing something simple