David Dundas

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Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas (born June 2, 1945 in Oxford , England ) is a British composer , pop musician and actor .

Life

David Dundas was born the second son of Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland . As the son of a marquess , he has been using the courtesy address "Lord" since 1961 . In his youth he trained as an actor and was briefly a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company . Between 1968 and 1975 he had guest roles in various British television series as well as in two feature films , including The Pill Was To Blame For Everything, starring David Niven and Deborah Kerr . In the mid-1970s, Dundas began composing jingles for television commercials . His title Jeans On for the Brutus Jeans brand became an unexpected global hit, leading the charts in Germany in December 1976 . The single also reached the top ten in other European countries , and in January 1977 it entered the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States .

His next single, Another Funny Honeymoon , was in the top ten in Germany and Austria , but could not repeat the success of its predecessor. As a result, Dundas worked as a composer of films and television series, 1986, he said, one of the roles in the animated film When the Wind Blows (When the Wind Blows) . In 1993 Die Kassierer published an interpretation of Jeans On under the title Dr. Martens . In 1999 Fatboy Slim used a sample from Jeans On for his track Sho Nuff , in 2002 Keith Urban recorded a cover version .

Dundas divorced his first wife in 1995 after 24 years and has been married for the second time since 1997, he has a total of three children.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
David Dundas
  DE 41 06/01/1977 (4 weeks)
Singles
Jeans On
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
09/20/1976 (28 weeks)
  AT 3 10/15/1976 (24 weeks)
  CH 3 05/11/1976 (16 weeks)
  UK 3 
silver
silver
07/24/1976 (9 weeks)
  US 17th 09.10.1976 (21 weeks)
Another funny honeymoon
  DE 6th 02/28/1977 (21 weeks)
  AT 3 04/15/1977 (16 weeks)
  UK 29 04/09/1977 (5 weeks)

Albums

  • 1977: David Dundas
  • 1978: Vertical Hold
  • 1989: How to Get Ahead in Advertising / Withnail and I (Soundtrack) (with Rick Wentworth)

Singles

  • 1976: Jeans On
  • 1977: Another Funny Honeymoon
  • 1977: Where Were You Today
  • 1977: Fly Baby Fly
  • 1977: Stick On Your Lollipop
  • 1978: Guy the Gorilla
  • 1978: When I Saw You Today

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As a composer

  • 1971: Private Road
  • 1987: Withnail & I
  • 1989: head to head
  • 1991: Sleepers
  • 1992: Freddie, the super frog

swell

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtAlYprhrCA
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum databases: DE UK

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personal data
SURNAME Dundas, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dundas, David Paul Nicholas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer, pop musician and actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Oxford , England, UK