eric idle sang the theme tune to one foot in the grave.
eric idle sang the theme tune to one foot in the grave.
who sings the theme tune to one foot in the grave?
eric idle
the "one foot in the grave" theme song was written, composed and sung by eric idle. a longer version was produced for the special "one foot in the algarve", released as a single with five remixes and a karaoke version in november 1994. idle included a live version of the song on his album "eric idle sings monty python". it is preluded by a similar adaptation of "bread of heaven" to that used in the episode "the beast in the cage" by disgruntled car mechanics.
one foot in the grave
note: in the original series 1 broadcasts of only fools and horses, there was a major difference to the theme tune. ronnie hazlehurst's theme tune was a jazzy type of instrumental tune that played over the start and end credits. this theme tune was replaced in series 2 with the more familiar john sullivan sung theme tune. and after series 1 completed its first run, all future re-runs of series 1 dropped hazlehurst's theme tune and replaced it with the standard john sullivan version to match all the other series theme tunes. the vhs/dvd versions all contain john sullivan's version of the theme tune which means hazlehurst's theme is of an extreme rarity.
the second time around (only fools and horses)