Young at Heart (Bananarama song)


"Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group The Bluebells, whose version peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993.

Bananarama version

Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of The Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.

The Bluebells version

The song was reworked in 1984 by The Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on The Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.
The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-ten chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after The Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number-one hit for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, on which they sent up the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.

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Europe 8

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