Absolute Radio - Song of the Decade

According to the (Is This The Way To) Amarillo Songfacts, Yorkshire born Tony Christie was a successful singer of dramatic big-voiced pop ballads in the early 1970s. He achieved five top 40 hits in the UK in that period, including this song, which peaked at #18. In 2005 the decision was made to re-release it to raise money for the Comic Relief charity. British comedian Peter Kay filmed a new video for the song which featured him miming to the track whilst a string of celebrities appeared Read more...

Tony Christie

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richard_powell

@ 12:06am on 11 November 2009

It wouldn't surprise me if this was the biggest-selling song of the decade??????