"Tap Turns on the Water" is a song and
single
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* Single (music), a song release
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by British band,
C.C.S. Written by band leader
Alexis Korner
Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major in ...
and
John Cameron, it was first released in the UK in 1971.
Background and chart success
The song was the third chart success by C.C.S. and their most successful. It reached number five in the
UK Singles Chart
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in September 1971 and remained in the chart for 15 weeks.
The song was choreographed for BBC dance troupe
Pan's People
Pan's People were a British all-female dance troupe most commonly associated with the BBC TV music chart show ''Top of the Pops'', from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. They appeared on many other TV shows in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, and al ...
at
Kempton Park pumping station.
The lyrics for the song were also adapted to be used as a
football
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song by the supporters of
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
.
References
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1971 songs
1971 singles
Association football songs and chants
Song recordings produced by Mickie Most
RAK Records singles
Songs written by Alexis Korner
Songs written by John Cameron (musician)