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"Mouldy Old Dough"
Stavely Makepeace
Lieutenant Pigeon singles chronology
"Mouldy Old Dough"
(1972) 		"Desperate Dan"
(1972)

"Mouldy Old Dough" is a primarily instrumental song by Lieutenant Pigeon. It reached the number one spot in 1972 on charts in Belgium, the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.

Written by Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward and first produced by them under the name of their other band,

semi-detached house in Coventry, and featured his mother Hilda Woodward on piano,[4] in a boogie-woogie, honky-tonk, ragtime style. The only lyrics, 'sung' by Fletcher, are the growled title "Mouldy Old Dough" and "Dirty Old Man". When asked by Fletcher what those words meant, their author, Woodward, said he had no idea.[5]

It is the only British

number one single to feature a mother and son.[4]

Originally released in early

UK Singles Chart in October 1972,[6]selling 790,000 copies. In New Zealand, the song was number one for five weeks.[7]
The song also reached number one in Ireland and reached the Top 10 in Canada and Australia, but did not chart in the United States.

"Mouldy Old Dough" (the title being an adaptation of the 1920s

bagpipe version of "Amazing Grace
".

As of April 2019, Hilda Woodward's piano is an exhibit at Coventry Music Museum,[8] where other artefacts belonging to the band are also on display.

Chart history

In popular culture

It was one of the choices of Jarvis Cocker when he appeared on the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme, Desert Island Discs.

In a 1990 interview, Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim) revealed it was the first record he ever bought.[24]

Since 1972, the track has played over the

second Division
.

The song was covered by British group Shades of Green, and featured on their first album Rockin' Poppin' Ravin', released in 1973 by Windmill Records, London (WMD 164 stereo).

The song is widely regarded as the 'theme song' for the sport of Banger racing, where it is played at the start of races during the 'rolling lap'.[25][26]

It also became popular in

Instant Kiwi scratchcards
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mouldy Old Dough (Lieutenant Pigeon)". Jon Kutner. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ewing, Tom (3 June 2007). "Lieutenant Pigeon – "Mouldy Old Dough"". Freaky Trigger. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-250-7
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  4. ^
    ISBN 0-85156-156-X
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  5. ISBN 978-1-84607-327-4
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  6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
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  7. ^ a b "Flavour of New Zealand, 5 February 1973". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ "From the home of Lieutenant Pigeon ... MOULDY OLD DOUGH". Coventry Music Museum. n.d. (exhibit item description). Archived from the original on 23 October 2022.
  9. ^
    ISBN 9780646119175
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  10. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "Item Display — Page image: RPM Weekly, p. 28 of 3 February 1973 issue; 'Adult Contemporary 100'". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Item Display — Page image: RPM Weekly, p. 15 of 27 January issue; 'Singles 100'". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Library and Archives Canada. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mouldy Old Dough". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lieutenant Pigeon" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  18. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough". VG-lista.
  19. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  22. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - Hits 1972". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  23. ^ 1972 in British music#Best-selling singles
  24. ^ McCready, John. "Beats International are a Pop Group of Their Time (interview in The Face, November 1990)". Rock's Back Pages. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  25. ^ "How Mouldy Old Dough was big hit. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  26. ^ danielmoorey (8 December 2020). "BANGER RACING I Foxhall Stadium. Ipswich, Suffolk, England". The Coracle. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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