}} On March 8, 2009, Welsh celebrities
Ruth Jones and
Rob Brydon, in character as Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West from the hit BBC sitcom
Gavin & Stacey, released a version of the song as a single for
Comic Relief.
Sir Tom Jones also features on the song, performing the final verse and chorus, whilst
Robin Gibb appears on the single as a backing vocalist. Re-titled "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", in reference to the
Barry Island setting of
Gavin & Stacey, it entered at the top of the
UK Singles Chart on March 15, 2009. This meant the Gibb Brothers had achieved number one songs in five successive decades, the first songwriters to achieve this feat. It also made
Tom Jones, at the age of 68, the oldest person to have a UK number one song, until the record was taken in 2020 by
Captain Tom Moore for his involvement in "
You'll Never Walk Alone" at the age of 99. The video was filmed in
Barry Island,
Las Vegas and the
Nevada desert, with both Gibb and Jones appearing in the video alongside Jones and Brydon.
Nigel Lythgoe also makes a cameo appearance as a talent competition judge.
Track listing •
CD single • "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" – 3:56 • "Wisemen" – 3:14 • "Somethin' Stupid" – 2:48 • "Islands in the Stream" (music video) – 4:21 •
DVD single • "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" (full-length video) – 8:56 • "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" (making of the video) – 14:30
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