578 - Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry the 8th - cover by 44George
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Channel: George Possley · 2011 · Music
SOTD for Thursday, December 8, 2011. "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henery" owing to the Cockney pronunciation normally used to sing it) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston. It was a signature song of music hall star Harry Champion and became the fastest-selling song in history to that point when revived in 1965 by Herman's Hermits,[1] becoming the group's second number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The lead solo on the Hermits' version was played by the group's lead guitarist Derek "Lek" Leckenby. - Wikipedia
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