The Independent - London, October 18th, 2007
Singer with Middle of the Road
Every year, there is a record that is so annoyingly catchy that everybody plays it constantly. Then, within a few months, they never want to hear it again. The breed includes "Y Viva Espaa", "Agadoo", "The Birdie Song", "Sugar Sugar" and, naturally, Middle of the Road's 1971 chart-topper, "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep", on which Eric McCredie sang and played the bass guitar.
McCredie and his brother, Ian, came from Partick, Glasgow, where Eric started out as a salesman and Ian a trainee surveyor. They played beat music in local dance halls as part of the Electrons...
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