Although somewhat under appreciated, at least as compared to some of their contemporaries, DDDBMT (as they were sometimes known as) had a run of charting singles in the mid-to-late sixties and were reportedly one of the better live acts in the UK at the time. Their 'Greatest Hits' album was one of the tapes in constant rotation in my dad's car when I was growing up and my mum could never get their name right - she would begin 'Dave Dee, Dozy, Bozy...' and then would dissolve into fits of giggles!
Anyway, I always liked this bit of nonsense. Fun Fact: Dave Dee (David Harman) was a policeman prior to becoming a musician and was on the scene at the car crash that claimed the life of Eddie Cochran.
Bonus clips: The Germans have never met a novelty song they didn't like. Here is a cover version by The Saragossa Band from 1979...
...and to clear your ears from that, here's Hold Tight. This was recently featured to great effect in Tarantino's 'Death Proof', where one of the character's claimed that Pete Townshend contemplated leaving The Who to join DDDBMT (mind you, she also constantly called the band 'Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mitch & Titch). This song is almost 45 years old but still rawks!!!
