Joe Fagin

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Not to be confused with Joe Fagan or Joe Fagin (baseball).

Joe Fagin
Born	January 1940 (1940-01) (age 74)
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1960s–present
Website	Official site

Joe Fagin (born January 1940) is a British pop singer-songwriter.

Biography

He was musical director for Jim Davidson, including his 1983 Falklands tour.

In 1983 he recorded the theme songs to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The single, featuring "Breaking Away" and "That's Living Alright", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1984.^[1] The single was re-released when the programme was repeated on Channel 4 in 1996. He also sang the two songs for the show's second series, "Get it Right" and "Back With the Boys Again". They were also released as a single; but performed less successfully, reaching only number 53 in 1986.^[1]

He also sang the title song "As Time Goes By" for the situation comedy As Time Goes By.

In 1985 he was part of The Crowd, which reached number one with the charity single "You'll Never Walk Alone" for the Bradford City stadium fire.^[2]^[3]

Fagin released a greatest hits album in 1996,^[4] which included a cover of the song She's Leaving Home.

A reworked version of "That's Living Alright" was released on 5 June 2006 for the World Cup. However, "That's England Alright" was an unofficial song, since Embrace were chosen to record the official song, "World at Your Feet".^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
↑ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 405. CN 5585.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 128. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
↑ amazon site
↑ "TV theme reworked for World Cup". BBC News. 5 April 2006.

External links

v t e Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Writers	Ian La Frenais Dick Clement

Principal actors	Christopher Fairbank (Albert Arthur Moxey) Tim Healy (Dennis Patterson) Gary Holton (Wayne) Jimmy Nail (Leonard "Oz" Osborne) Pat Roach (Brian "Bomber" Busbridge) Timothy Spall (Barry Taylor) Kevin Whately (Neville Hope)

Music	Joe Fagin David Mackay "Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright"

List of episodes

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Name	Fagin, Joe
Alternative names
Short description	British singer-songwriter
Date of birth	1940
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Date of death
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