john sullivan sang the theme to only fools and horses.
who sang the theme to only fools and horses?
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"only fools and horses" has separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits, "only fools and horses" and "hooky street", respectively. the original theme tune was produced by ronnie hazlehurst and recorded on 6 august 1981 at lime grove studios. alf bigden, paul westwood, don hunt, john dean, judd proctor, eddie mordue, and rex morris were hired to play the music. the tune was changed after the first series, and the new one was written by john sullivan (he disliked the tune for the first series, and his new one explained the show's title), and hazlehurst conducted it. it was recorded at lime grove on 11 may 1982, with musicians john horler, dave richmond, bigden, and proctor. sullivan had intended chas & dave to sing it because they had enjoyed success with the "rockney" style, a mixture of rock n' roll and traditional cockney music. sullivan was persuaded to do it himself by ray butt. despite the creation of a new theme tune, the original one remained in occasional use. chas & dave did later contribute to the show, performing the closing credits song for the 1989 episode "the jolly boys' outing". both songs are performed by sullivan himself, and not – as is sometimes thought – by nicholas lyndhurst.
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in addition to its mainstream popularity, "only fools and horses" has developed a cult following. the only fools and horses appreciation society, established in 1993, has a membership of around 7,000, publishes a quarterly newsletter, "hookie street", and organises annual conventions of fans, usually attended by cast members. the society has also organised an "only fools and horses" museum, containing props from the series, including del's camel-hair coat and the trotters' ford capri. it was named one of the top 20 cult television programmes of all-time by tv critic jeff evans. evans spoke of:
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