THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

709-Cliff Richard and the Drifters-Move It.

1958-Number 2 single.

Best Bit-At 1.16.John Lennon said,’Before Cliff and The Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music.’As you probably know, he didn’t live long enough to hear ‘The Millennium Prayer.

‘Sir Cliff Richard OBE, was born Harry Roger Webb, October 14th, 1940, in Lucknow, British India. In 1948 following Indian independence, he emigrated to Carshalton, South London, England, with his parents, and three sisters. His stage name Cliff was chosen as it sounds like ‘cliff face,’ suggesting ‘Rock,’ and ‘Richard’ is in tribute to Webb’s musical hero, Little Richard.In the UK, only the Beatles, and Elvis Presley have sold more records, he has achieved 14 UK Number 1 singles, and is the only artist to have had Number 1 songs in five consecutive decades.

‘Move It’ was written by Ian Samwell, (1937-2003) who also played rhythm guitar on the track, Samwell only wrote one verse, so on the song Cliff sings the first verse twice. Finally in 1995 Samwell wrote a second verse, which appears on the Album ‘Hank Plays Cliff.’ Samwell’s other notable work includes co-writing the Small Faces 1965 song ‘Whatcha Gonna Do About It,’ and producing the debut Album by the band ‘America,’ which included ‘A Horse With No Name,’ in 1971.

Cliff Richard has re-recorded the song on several occasions throughout his career, notably in 2006, as part of a ‘double ‘A’ side’ with ’21st Century Christmas’, with Brian May of Queen, and Brian Bennett of The Shadows, the song reached Number 2 in the UK again.

‘The rhythm that gets into your heart and soul, well let me tell you baby, it’s called ‘Rock N’ Roll.’