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"'''D.I.V.O.R.C.E.'''" is a 1975 UK number-one single by Scottish folk singer and [[comedian]] [[Billy Connolly]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
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| page= 320}}</ref> A comedy song, it reached No. 1 for one week in November 1975,<ref name=charts>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=Official Charts Company |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone.


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The song is a cover of [[Sheb Wooley]]'s<ref name=book>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW-HCgAAQBAJ&dq=ben+colder+billy+connolly&pg=PA119 |title=Bobby Braddock: A Life on Nashville's Music Row |isbn=9780826520845 |accessdate=2022-07-04|last1=Braddock |first1=Bobby |date=6 October 2015 }}</ref> [[parody]] of the [[Tammy Wynette]] song "[[D-I-V-O-R-C-E]]",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/100bestscottishalbums/Rock-and-roll-years-the.2470393.jp|title=Rock and roll years: the 1970s|date=2003-10-16|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> and Connolly's version to date has been his only No. 1 UK single,<ref name=charts/> though in the late 1970s he had a further two UK hits which parodied contemporary songs. He later dropped musical performances from his act.
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'''"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."''' is a 1975 UK number-one single by [[Scotland|Scottish]] folk singer and [[comedian]] [[Billy Connolly]]. A comedy song, it reached #1 for one week in November 1975<ref name=charts>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2623 |title=UK charts archive |publisher=chartstats.com |accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone.


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"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." has a similar theme to Wynette's original in that the events in the song lead to a couple divorcing, however in the parody, the words are spelled out to withhold the truth from a dog rather than a child as in Wynette's version, and the divorce is sparked by a riotous visit to a [[veterinarian]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/the-story-of-billy-connolly-in-11-and-a-half-chapters-1.921179|title=The story of Billy Connolly in 11 and a half chapters|author=Brian Beacom|date=2009-09-21|newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> that results in the husband being bitten by both the dog and his wife.
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The song is a [[parody]] of the [[Tammy Wynette]] song "[[D-I-V-O-R-C-E]]",<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/100bestscottishalbums/Rock-and-roll-years-the.2470393.jp|title=Rock and roll years: the 1970s|date=2003-10-16|publisher=''[[The Scotsman]]''|accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> and Connolly's version to date has been his only #1 UK single,<ref name=charts/> though in the late 1970s he had a further two UK hits which parodied contemporary songs. He later dropped musical performances from his act.


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Some versions of the song, such as the live performance included on the album ''Get Right Intae Him!'' which was released as the single, are censored, with the letters "[[f]]'ing [[c]]" being [[Bleep censor|bleeped]].
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"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." has a similar theme to Wynette's original in that the events in the song lead to a couple divorcing, however in Connolly's song the words are spelled out for the benefit of a dog rather than for a child as in Wynette's version, and the divorce is sparked by a riotous visit to a [[veterinarian]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/the-story-of-billy-connolly-in-11-and-a-half-chapters-1.921179|title=The story of Billy Connolly in 11 and a half chapters|author=Brian Beacom|date=2009-09-21|publisher=''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]''|accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref> that results in the husband being bitten by both the dog and his wife.


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==References==
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Some versions of the song, such as the live performance included on the album ''Get Right Intae Him!'', are censored, with the words "f-ing C" being [[Bleep censor|bleeped]].
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| before = "[[Space Oddity (song)|Space Oddity]]" by [[David Bowie]]
| title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]]
| years = November 22, 1975 for one week
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Revision as of 01:12, 20 July 2023

For other uses, see Divorce (disambiguation).
"D.I.V.O.R.C.E."
Single by Billy Connolly
B-side"Cuckoo"[1]
Released1975[1]
GenreNovelty
LabelPolydor Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Sheb Wooley Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman
Producer(s)Phil Coulter[1]

"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." is a 1975 UK number-one single by Scottish folk singer and comedian Billy Connolly.[2] A comedy song, it reached No. 1 for one week in November 1975,[3] and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone.

The song is a cover of Sheb Wooley's[4] parody of the Tammy Wynette song "D-I-V-O-R-C-E",[5] and Connolly's version to date has been his only No. 1 UK single,[3] though in the late 1970s he had a further two UK hits which parodied contemporary songs. He later dropped musical performances from his act.

"D.I.V.O.R.C.E." has a similar theme to Wynette's original in that the events in the song lead to a couple divorcing, however in the parody, the words are spelled out to withhold the truth from a dog rather than a child as in Wynette's version, and the divorce is sparked by a riotous visit to a veterinarian[6] that results in the husband being bitten by both the dog and his wife.

Some versions of the song, such as the live performance included on the album Get Right Intae Him! which was released as the single, are censored, with the letters "f'ing c" being bleeped.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Billy Connolly - D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 320. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ a b "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  4. ^ Braddock, Bobby (6 October 2015). Bobby Braddock: A Life on Nashville's Music Row. ISBN 9780826520845. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. ^ "Rock and roll years: the 1970s". The Scotsman. 2003-10-16. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  6. ^ Brian Beacom (2009-09-21). "The story of Billy Connolly in 11 and a half chapters". The Herald. Retrieved 2010-03-08.


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