Listen to mike batt soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 29 tracks. Listen free to mike batt mike batt the penultimate collection children of the sky, bright eyes and more. Mike batt is a british songwritercomposer, born 6th feb 1950, southampton, uk. Beggars and kings mike batt it seemed like a good idea at the time mike. Mike batt wrote the phantom of the opera, the ride to agadir and bright eyes. Mike batt box set to include wombles compilation tidy bag. All track information and the album cover are provided by itunes.
Roger chapman 07 please dont fall in love 08 love makes you crazy. Mike batt, in his womble outfit, with his wife and baby son in 1974. The shows theme, summertime city, written and sung by mike batt, was a uk top 10 hit in 1975. I have even included summertime city, which at the time of making i. A winters tale for david essex and countless other songs for other artists.
The time when mike showed he was far more massive than the wombles, and hit the scene with this fantastic solo, back in 1975 the first of. I have even included summertime city which at the time of making i found. Mike batt covered please dont fall in love, suddenly, a winters tale, caravan song and other songs. The time when mike showed he was far more massive than the wombles, and hit the scene with this fantastic solo, back in 1975 the first of the two amazingly hot summers we had. Summertime city on mike batt the penultimate collection. Mike batt full official chart history official charts company. Download mike batt mike batt the penultimate collection. Mike batt is releasing a box set of his work, the mike batt music cube, which includes. Listen to summertime city from mike batts jackie long hot summer for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Mike batt mike batt the penultimate collection 2020. Mike batt originally did please dont fall in love, suddenly, a winters tale, caravan song and other songs. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, kick off your shoes cos summertime city, aint got the summertime blues.
In the cool light of the dawn when the sky wakes and the sun shines on the boulevard, in the town where i was born i am sitting think. During the coronavirus social distancing lockdown, mike batt is streaming a weekly live session on facebook and instagram, every wednesday at 9pm uk time. What a great song from the great long hot summer of 1975 oooh so. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Wombles songwriter mike batt goes bust news the times. Mike batt lady of the dawn here you find more information and download links for lady of the dawn by mike batt. Michael philip batt, lvo born 6 february 1949 is an english singersongwriter, musician. Very successful in its day, the show was briefly revived in the 1980s, but by then the tastes of the viewing public had moved on see variety shows history. Seaside special was a bbc light entertainment show broadcast from 1975. The resulting single track is now available on itunes for download in aid of nhs. Mike batt listen and stream free music, albums, new. His consistent track record of success includes production, composition and conducting on projects as diverse as watership down music and lyrics to art garfunkels international number one single, bright eyes, phantom of the opera producing, orchestrating and contributing lyrics to the first hit and a. On watership down folk theme the fires of rabat summertime city. Born in 1949 in southampton, hampshire, england, batt was signed to libertyunited artists records at age 18 and left after two years to form his own publishing company.
In 1980 mike batt released his next album, entitled waves. Also in 1975, at the end of the summer, he entered the uk singles chart with the only hit under his own name credited mike batt with the new edition with summertime city used as the theme music to seaside special, the bbc television series recorded in various uk. Summertime city, theme to the bbcs variety show seaside special, has only been released once since it was a hit. Singer, producer, songwriter, orchestral director and the voice behind the pop group the wombles. Albums include tarot suite, schizophonia, and classic blue. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Just a casual thingy where ill sing some songs and have a chat, he said on facebook.
Sony atv publishing, latinautor sonyatv, latinautor, solar. Mike batt download all rock songs mike batt download. Also in 1975, at the end of the summer, he entered the uk singles chart with the only hit under his own name credited mike batt with the new edition with summertime city used as the theme music to seaside special, the bbc television series recorded in various uk seaside resorts which reached number 4. Stream tracks and playlists from mike batt on your desktop or mobile device. Listen online 27 songs from six days in berlin 1981 mike batt. To download the track you can use our shop links to amazon and itunes. Mike batts profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. In the same year, he went off with his family aboard his boat. Mike batt with the new edition summertime city single aside, the ride to agadir schizophonia, epic, 1977 lady of the dawn single aside, epic, 1979 mike batt and barbara dickson caravan song single aside, epic, 1978 art garfunkel bright eyes single aside, cbs, 1979 the hollies soldiers song single aside, polydor. Licensed to youtube by merlin dramatico entertainment.
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