- Joe Fagin
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Name = Joe Fagin
Background = solo_singer
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Born = Birth year and age|1940|01|
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Occupation =Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1960s—
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URL = [http://www.ThatsEnglandAlright.com Joe Fagin's web page]Joe Fagin (born January 1940) is a British singer.
He was
musical director for Jim Davidson, including his 1983 Falklands tour.In 1983 he recorded the
theme song s 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. The single was re-released when the programme was repeated onChannel 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.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 theBradford City disaster .Fagin released a
greatest hits album in 1996. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000024HSQ amazon site] ]A reworked version of "That's Living Alright" was released on 5 June 2006 for the World Cup. "That's England Alright" is an unofficial song, since Embrace were chosen to record the official song, "
World at Your Feet ". [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4878970.stm|publisher=BBC News|title= TV theme reworked for World Cup|date=5 April 2006|]References
External links
*imdb name|id=0265118|name=Joe Fagin
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.mccarty/JFmain.html Unofficial site]
* [http://www.ThatsEnglandAlright.com "That's England Alright"] Official website, with full lyrics and sound and video clips
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