Underneath the Arches (song)
- Underneath the Arches (song)
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"Underneath the Arches" is a popular song written by Reg Connelly and Bud Flanagan in 1931. Fact|date=April 2007
It was one of the most famous songs of the duo Flanagan and Allen, and was also later performed by Primo Scala, The Andrews Sisters, and Andy Russell in the United States. A well-known version in the United Kingdom was done by Max Bygraves.
According to a television programme broadcast in 1957, Bud Flanagan said that he wrote the song in Derby in 1927, and first performed it a week later at the Pier Pavilion, Southport. [" [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/472914?view=synopsis Together Again] ", TV Programme broadcast 19 April 1957] It refers to the arches of Friar Gate railway bridge.
The Primo Scala recording, with The Keynotes, was released by London Records as catalog number 238. The record first reached the "Billboard" charts on 6 August 1948 in music|1948] and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. [cite book]
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ] The Andrews Sisters' recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24490 (the flip side of their recording of "1948 and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. The Andy Russell recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15183. The record first reached the 1948 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #21. The song is used in the television mini-series "A Perfect Spy", based on the John le Carré novel, while father and son (the key figures) are running under arches near a British beach. It was also the signature tune for the Radio London Underneath the Arches programme.
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*Flanagan and Allen
*Pub song
*Underneath the Arches (documentary)
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