Only fools

[krisduke]

Who sang the theme song of only fools and horses?

[jimmyb01]

The writer of the series, John Sullivan.

[Philtaz]

It sounds very much as though Nicholas Lindsay(Rodney) sang it.

[Mattk]

john sullivan sang & wrote it. someone else originally recorded a song - possibly used on the 1st episode ???? but he didnt like it so wrote his own song which better explained the title

[Kay]

So Im not the only one who thinks it sounds like Nic Lyndhurst singing the song!

[MrsCheeks]

It was Chas and Dave who sang the original theme song - writtn by John Sullivan - and it went to the top of the charts when released!! John Sullivan did however end up having to sing a revised version of the original. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/ 09_september/03/onlyfools_firstepisode.shtml

[jenstar]

MrsCheeks has misunderstood the press release she linked to. Here's the straight answer: Ronnie Hazlehurst wrote the original theme (in fact, two themes, an opening theme and a closing theme, both instrumental). The original theme was used for the entire first series. Then John Sullivan managed to persude the BBC to change it. He wrote and performed the new opening and closing themes. He wanted Chas and Dave to do it, but they were busy as their career had just taken off thanks to "Rabbit" and all those other highly memorable tunes that I can't remember anymore, hence he sang them himself. Later on, the BBC replaced the original themes on the first series with the new themes, EXCEPT for the first episode, "Big Brother", which for some reason they never bothered re-editing and which still gets repeated with the original, and frankly rubbish, Ronnie Hazlehurst themes.

[MrsCheeks]

Thanks for that Jenstar ... what a stupid press release!!! Did sound from the way it was written that Chas n Dave had sung it lol. xxxx

[hopalong]

It was Ronnie Hazlehurst (Spelling)