Spread a Little Happiness
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In 1982, the song was sung in a revival of Mr Cinders at the King's Head Theatre, London and later at the Fortune Theatre after the show was transferred there. In this revised version the song was sung by Jim Lancaster, the male lead, rather than by Jill.[1]
The song was used as the theme tune for a 2009 BBC Radio 4 comedy series of the same title, written by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire sandwich bar.[5]
Sting version
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Charts
Weekly charts
Template:SinglechartTemplate:Singlechart| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 80 |
Other usage
Comic book series The Sandman, published by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo, includes a piece of the song in issue #6 24 hours (1989), written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Mike Dringenberg and Malcolm Jones III[8]
References
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- ↑ a b Gänzl and Lamb, pp. 131–132
- ↑ "Adelphi Theatre", The Times, 12 February 1929, pg. 12
- ↑ Gordon and Jubin, p. 179
- ↑ Columbia black & gold no. 5334; matrix A8686
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- ↑ The Sandman #6 (1989)
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Sources
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