<P> The show 's catchy theme song , `` Whatever Happened to You '' , was written by Mike Hugg ( of Manfred Mann ) and La Frenais and performed by Hugg 's session band , featuring session singer Tony Rivers supplying the lead vocals . A group named Highly Likely subsequently appeared on Top of the Pops to promote the song , and participated in a short UK tour as a result , but Rivers was not involved in these appearances . The song made the lower reaches of the UK Top 40 in 1973 . Mike Hugg also wrote the theme tune to the spin - off 1976 feature film , entitled `` Remember When '' . </P>
<P> The show 's catchy theme song , `` Whatever Happened to You '' , was written by Mike Hugg ( of Manfred Mann ) and La Frenais and performed by Hugg 's session band , featuring session singer Tony Rivers supplying the lead vocals . A group named Highly Likely subsequently appeared on Top of the Pops to promote the song , and participated in a short UK tour as a result , but Rivers was not involved in these appearances . The song made the lower reaches of the UK Top 40 in 1973 . Mike Hugg also wrote the theme tune to the spin - off 1976 feature film , entitled `` Remember When '' . </P>
who sang the theme tune to the likely lads
who sang the theme tune to the likely lads
Tony Rivers
Tony Rivers