I don't often read the Money section of the Sunday Times but noticed that there was an interview with Ray Dorset the Mungo Jerry front-man. This was a band I recall from the early seventies and In The Summertime was their biggest hit.
Being more sensible than a lot of his peers Ray soon realised he was living above his means and decided to be sensible with his income which derives from this song in particular (plus the rest of his back catalogue) which besides being at Number One in 1970 for seven weeks was also a hit all over Europe and sold millions of copies.
The band had another number one with Baby Jump and a hit with Alright Alright Alight which I particularly liked. The days of the 45rpm single are sadly gone though vinyl is making a limited comeback.
The song took just 10 minutes to write! Ray still performs at the grand age of 72. Good luck to him I say.
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