We know David Bowie sang about the Norfolk Broads in Life on Mars, but what other Norfolk songs are there? Here’s our pop-tastic top twenty. Start singing Wroxham to the tune of The Police’s Roxanne and we think it’ll become a real earworm for you.
Wroxham – The Police
Sweet dreams are made of Diss – Eurhythmics
Watton Earth (Will You Do For Heaven’s Sake) – Johnny Cash
I am a Syderstone Drinker – The Wurzels
Reedham and Weep – Meat Loaf again!
The King’s Lynner Takes It All – Abba
Bacton Black – Amy Winehouse
Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop – popular nursery rhyme song
My Ding-a-Lyng – Chuck Berry
(Sittin’ on the) Docking of the Bay – Otis Redding
Wells, Did You Evah! – Cole Porter
What’s The Story (Horning Glory) – Oasis
Salle Man – Sam and Dave (it’s pronounced Saul)
(Thurne Baby Thurne) Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Rolling in the Deopham – Adele (it’s pronounced Deep’m)
(Diss’ll be) The Last Time – Rolling Stones
I Shotesham the Sheriff – Eric Clapton (it’s pronounced Shots’m)
(Like a) Bat out of Wells – Meat Loaf
And, depending on how you pronounce it…
Oh Happy Cley – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Born to Cley – Lana Del Ray
