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but the BJ Thomas country original, not my popped up, Ooga Chagga version, probably because mine was in 1971 which isn't in the Sixties (oh, yeah?). Tony wisely avoided any mention for any subsequent, bigger selling renditions. After all, we wouldn't want to annoy Lord Hall Hall, far too busy justify his policy of replacing all men with women at the BBC. I expect he's on the phone to Blackburn right now demanding why he didn't play a version by a female singer. Tony will probably be sacked again.