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Released in 1986, The Chicken Song spent three weeks in the UK number one slot, despite it being one of the most irritating novelty songs ever written. To be fair though, being irritating was always the point of the song as it was intended to be a parody of songs such as Agadoo and Superman, and any of the rest of cringe worthy group Black Lace’s records.
The song was penned by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the creators of sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, when they were writers for the satirical adult puppet show Spitting Image, which featured rubber charicatures of famous people of the day, the majority of whom were political in nature, although anybody famous was a possible target. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and US President Ronald Reagan were two particularly memorable puppets from the show. The song featured in the show initially, but eventually was released as a single where it found success amongst young and old alike.
