Spread a Little Happiness
"Spread a Little Happiness" is a song by English musical comedy composer Vivian Ellis and writer Clifford Grey from their 1929 musical Mr. Cinders. Ellis was suffering from a fever of 103 °F (39 °C) when he wrote the song.[1] In the original production it was sung by Bobby Howes as Jim, but Binnie Hale was the singer on the 78 RPM record that was released. [2]
English musician Sting covered the song for the soundtrack of the film Brimstone and Treacle. In 1982 it reached #16 on the UK Pop chart.[3]
The song was used as the theme tune for a 2009 BBC Radio 4 comedy series of the same title, written by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire sandwich bar.[4]
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