Young at Heart (1984 song)

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"Young at Heart"
Single by The Bluebells (1993)
Released 1984, 1993
Format 45 rpm single (1984); CD single (1993)
Genre Pop
Length 5:28
Writer Robert Hodgens
Siobhan Fahey
Bobby Valentino

"Young at Heart" is the title of a popular song recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and later covered by the Scottish pop group The Bluebells.

Co-written in 1984 by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) and his then-girlfriend Siobhan Fahey, it was first recorded by Fahey with the girl group Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving. The Bluebells cover version was later a UK top 10 chart success on two occasions, first reaching number 8 in the UK Singles Chart on its original release.

Almost a decade later, after The Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number one hit for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, when they sent up the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.

In 2002 session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.[1]

  1. ^ http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article182591.ece
Preceded by
"Oh Carolina" by Shaggy		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
(The Bluebells version)
March 28, 1993 - April 24, 1993		 Succeeded by
"Five Live (EP)" by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield
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