The Zimmers

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For the Canadian comedy Band, see Zimmers Hole.


A selection of band members
Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	2007–present
Website	The Zimmers Online
Members
Around 40 People

Cover from The Zimmers' single 'My Generation'

The Zimmers are a British band, and thought to have the oldest members in the world:^[1] the lead singer, Alf, is 90, and the oldest member, Buster, is 101. They take their name from the Zimmer frame (the British name for a walking frame).

The band was created as a feature in a BBC Television documentary, which was first broadcast on 28 May 2007.^[2] The feature of forming the band and recording a single was intended to give a voice to the feelings of isolation and imprisonment suffered by the elderly.

The Zimmers' logo is a parody of The Beatles' logo, as is the image of them walking across Abbey Road.

1 Discography
2 BBC documentary
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

The Zimmers have released one single, a cover of The Who's "My Generation", reaching #26 in the UK Singles Chart, on 28 May 2007. The song was produced by Mike Hedges, the video shot by Geoff Wonfor, and it was recorded in the Beatles Studio 2 at Abbey Road.^[3]

On 13 July 2007, during the Richard & Judy show, The Zimmers announced their next single, a cover of the Prodigy's "Firestarter".

[edit] BBC documentary

Documentary-maker Tim Samuels travelled Britain, investigating the feelings of isolation and imprisonment suffered by the country's elderly, as part of the BBC's "Power to the People" series.^[4] Samuels recruits pensioners otherwise stuck in institutions and towerblocks, and they air their grievances, culminating in the recording of the group's first single, where the group "sticks it back to the society that has cast them aside".^[2]