Which patriotic show tune occupied the UK Singles Chart for 17 weeks in 1967?
Vince Hill Vince Hill (born Vincent Hill, 16 April 1934)) is an English traditional pop music singer and songwriter who is best known for his recording of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967) which reached No.2 on the UK Singles Chart (staying on the chart for 17 weeks). Along with a successful recording career in the 1960s, Hill hosted several hit TV shows during the seventies and eighties, including "They Sold a Million" (BBC), "Musical Time Machine" (BBC) and his own chat show "Gas Street" (ITV).
Rose of England "Rose of England" is a patriotic song written by Welsh composer Ivor Novello in 1937 for his musical "Crest of the Wave". Contrary to some reports, it was not popularised by Vera Lynn during the war years. The only recording which she made of the song was on the long-playing album "More Hits of the Blitz" released in 1966 and which has been included on several Compact Disc releases. This was the choice of her producer, the (then) recently hired David Gooch, who also produced the final album recorded by Alma Cogan. John Cleese used the music for his comic song "I've got a ferret sticking up my nose" on I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.