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Joe Fagin (born January 1940) is a British pop singer-songwriter. He is best known for the 1984 chart hit "
Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright
"Breakin' Away" / "That's Livin' Alright" is a double A-side Single (music), single by English singer Joe Fagin. The songs were Record producer, produced and Arrangement, arranged by David Mackay (producer), David Mackay.
Mackay co-wrote "Breakin' ...
", and for singing a version of "
As Time Goes By" for the 1990s
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comedy series
of the same name starring
Judi Dench
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and
Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer may refer to:
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*Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1655–1732), English politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire
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.
Biography
Fagin was musical director for
Jim Davidson
James Cameron Davidson (born 13 December 1953) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows ''Big Break'' and ''The Generation Game''. He also developed two adult pantomime shows such as ''Bo ...
, including his 1983
Falklands
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tour. "Breakin' Away" / "That's Livin' Alright", the opening and closing
theme song
Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...
s to the first series of the
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
''
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' () is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in ...
'', which as a
double A-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
reached number 3 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in January 1984.
In 1982, he had his only U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming ...
charting single, "Younger Days". It peaked as high as No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was released as a single in the States on Millennium Records.
In 1985 he was part of
The Crowd, which reached number one with the
charity single
A charity record or charity single is a song released by musicians with most or all proceeds raised going to a dedicated foundation or charity.
George Harrison's " Bangla Desh" single in 1971 is commonly acknowledged as the first ever purpose-mad ...
"
You'll Never Walk Alone
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''Carousel''. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and enco ...
" for the
Bradford City stadium fire
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.
"Get it Right" and "Back With the Boys Again", the two songs for the second series of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', were also released as a single, reaching number 53 in 1986.
He also sang the version of "
As Time Goes By" used as the theme of
the sitcom of the same name.
Fagin released a
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
album in 1996, which included a cover of the
Beatles
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song "
She's Leaving Home
"She's Leaving Home" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and released on their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. Paul McCartney wrote and sang the verse and John Lennon ...
".
"Breakin' Away" / "That's Livin' Alright" was re-released when ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' was repeated on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
in 1996.
A reworked version of "That's Living Alright" was released on 5 June 2006 for the
World Cup
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. However, "That's England Alright" was an unofficial song, since
Embrace
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* A hug, a form of physical intimacy
* Acceptance
Music Bands
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* Embrace (English band), a post-Britpop band from West Yorkshire
* Embrace (duo), a Dan ...
were chosen to record the official song, "
World at Your Feet
"World at Your Feet" is a song by English rock band Embrace from the re-released version of their fifth studio album, ''This New Day'' (2006). It was the official song of the England World Cup squad in the 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign, and was ...
".
References
External links
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1940 births
Living people
English male singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters