in the UK singles charts in 1996. A punk rock version was recorded by alternative band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes in 1999 for their second studio album, Are a Drag. Angus Cargill, author of Hang the DJ: An alternative book of music lists was shocked by the complete revamp of the song as punk rock, saying that "there's a dark appeal in here, like the thought of taking a cattle prod to your grandma's". It is covered by Lloyd Webber's younger brother and cellist Julian on the 2001 album, Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber. Another version was recorded in 2010 by TV series Glees actors Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, as the characters Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel respectively. It was sung as a duet with each singer taking a different stanza and performing before a different audience in a split-scene. Their solo versions were also in Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Two and reached number 67 in the United Kingdom and number 97 in US. Multinational quartet Il Divo recorded it on their 2011 album, Wicked Game, and performed it live on tours. The group's voice was considered suitable for musical numbers like "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", by Ben Walsh from The Independent. Nicole Scherzinger performed the song live at the Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years tribute show. Louis Virtel from The Backlot complimented her vocals, saying that the performance "has to be seen to be believed, as Scherzinger’s crystal-clear vocal soars like a glittery javelin". See also Julie Covington version List of Top 25 singles for 1977 in Australia List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1977 List of number-one singles of 1977 (Ireland) List of number-one singles in 1977 (New Zealand) List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s Madonna version List of Top 25 singles for 1997 in Australia List of European number-one hits of 1997 List of number-one singles of 1997 (France) List of number-one singles of 1997 (Spain) List of number-one dance singles of 1997 (U.S.) References Bibliography External links 1976 songs 1976 singles 1996 singles The Carpenters songs Censorship of music Dutch Top 40 number-one singles European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles MCA Records singles Madonna songs The Mike Flowers Pops songs Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in Belgium Number-one singles in the Czech Republic Number-one singles in Hungary