"Right Said Fred" was recorded as a single by
Bernard Cribbins and released by
Parlophone in 1962. It reached number 10 on the
UK singles chart. Cribbins recorded it at the
Abbey Road Studios with musical accompaniment, directed by
Johnnie Spence.
Sound effects were added by the producer
George Martin, who would later become famous for his work with
the Beatles. A short animated film based on the song was produced in the early 1960s. Made in black and white for television using
stop motion animation, it depicts the three workmen as puppets (modified from commercially available Bendy toys manufactured by Newfeld Ltd.), animated by
Bura and Hardwick. The
B-side is the comedy love song "Quietly Bonkers", another Dicks-Rudge composition. The song was also recorded in 1966 by
Tommy Quickly. That version was produced by
Brian Epstein and backed by
Ian Whitcomb,
Jimmy Page, and the
Blue Flames. ''
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' actress
Judy Carne also recorded a version of the song as the B-side of her single "Sock It to Me", which was released on
Reprise Records in May 1969. ==References==