the byrds sang the theme tune for only fools and horses.
who sings theme tune for only fools and horses?
the byrds
note: in the original series 1 broadcasts of only fools and horses, there was a major difference to the theme tune. ronnie hazlehurst's theme tune was a jazzy type of instrumental tune that played over the start and end credits. this theme tune was replaced in series 2 with the more familiar john sullivan sung theme tune. and after series 1 completed its first run, all future re-runs of series 1 dropped hazlehurst's theme tune and replaced it with the standard john sullivan version to match all the other series theme tunes. the vhs/dvd versions all contain john sullivan's version of the theme tune which means hazlehurst's theme is of an extreme rarity.
the second time around (only fools and horses)
the theme tune to "neighbours" was composed by tony hatch whose then wife, jackie trent, wrote the lyrics. since 1985, there have been eight versions of the theme tune. barry crocker performed the song until 1992. the song has been voted the world's most recognised television theme song and the lyrics were quoted by john smith, then british shadow chancellor, in a house of commons debate on government economic policy. from 2007, the theme tune to "neighbours" was sung by sandra de jong. in february 2013, network ten and fremantlemedia announced that they were searching across australia and the united kingdom for a singer to record a new version of the theme tune. the competition resulted in a tie and the new theme was sung as a duet by daniel boys and stephanie angelini. that version of the theme tune began airing from 15 april 2013. a new retro-inspired theme tune sung by garth ploog debuted on 5 january 2015 as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations.
neighbours