Des O'Connor, who has just died, always came across as a very pleasant, self deprecating man, and was certainly up for making fun of himself with Morecombe and Wise, a staple from many peoples childhoods. Although he had a extremely long career, partaking in many forms of showbiz, he released many, many records, some of which (such as 'I Pretend') l don't actually mind (although l would never dream of buying any of them). However, my favourite ones of his were the listing of celebrities, of which he had a few versions. This was very clever indeed, and what a memory, even in his dotage. If he only had the one version it would be impressive enough, but changing it over the years is even more so. If l was wearing a hat l would raise it to him.
Here's one version
Toodle pip
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