Which song provided a hit in 1958 for both English comedian Charlie Drake and US singer Bobby Darin?
Charlie Drake theme song himself, using an old music hall number. The series was briefly revived by London Weekend Television in 1978 as a series of short sketches on "Bruce Forsyth's Big Night", with Drake and McGee reprising their roles. Drake made a number of records, most of them produced by George Martin for the Parlophone label. The first, "Splish Splash", a cover version of a rock and roll song originally recorded by Bobby Darin, got into the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 7 in 1958. An edited version of "My Boomerang Won't Come Back", became a mid-chart
Things (Bobby Darin song) Things (Bobby Darin song) "Things" is a song which was written and recorded by Bobby Darin in 1962. Released as a single, it reached No.3 in the U.S., No.2 in the U.K., and No.3 in the first-ever official Irish Singles Chart, published by RTÉ in October 1962. In 1962, Darin began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including "Things". It was the final Darin single released on the Atco Records unit of Atlantic Records before he began recording for Capitol Records. While vault material would continue to be issued on Atco, Darin would later return to Atlantic