This sold 10 million copies worldwide, but none in the USA - in America it was a #20 hit for the brother and sister duo Mac And Katie Kissoon.
"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" was originally recorded by it's composer, Liverpudlian Lally Scott. It was a minor hit for him in Italy, Australia and America. A Scottish foursome, Los Caracas, who played Latin-American music and had tasted some success in Europe, were recommended the song and they recorded it under the name of Middle of the Road. Their version became a hit on continental Europe, and then, with support from BBC Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn, it soared up the UK charts.
When Middle of the Road were originally offered this Bubblegum song their initial response was they would only record it if drunk. Their follow-up single "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum," a song about two feuding Scottish clans which peaked at #2 in the UK, was also written by Lally Scott.
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