Johnny Dankworth - Life is a Wheel - Theme from "Scruggs" (1965) sung by Cleo Laine

[@auntbarbara5696]

Gorgeous, fabulous

[@budsmith65]

This is just exquisite, isn't it. I 'discovered' the track a few years ago via the excellent double CD comp 'Let's Slip Away' - I can highly recommend. It's a comp of Dankworth's film & tv material put together by Bob Stanley. Should still be available. I tracked down the song on vinyl - it was released on Fontana c. 1966 as the B-side of Cleo Laine's 'There is Nothing Left to Say'. It also appears on a later Cleo album, 'A Beautiful Thing'. Plenty are available via Discogs. Thank you for posting it on KZbin.

[@godfreyih]

Have been searching for this much-loved song for thirty-plus years! THANK YOU for posting!

[@SteveTheMovieGuy1]

My pleasure, it really is a terrific song and deserves wider recognition.

[@peteyule5503]

This is just great

[@olorunmedia3741]

Thanks Apollo Brown

[@kcunning]

I wish there were a photo of Cleo Laine.

[@SteveTheMovieGuy1]

@airborn101st, As far as I know it was an original song by Dankworth. It's possible it wasn't originally written for Scruggs, which was a short film, but to my ear, it sounds like a Dankworth composition. It may have itself been covered later on, that I don't know unfortunately.

[@60march]

I think you have a good ear. Sounds very Dankworthian to me too.

[@copernicusbarnhouse]

Thank you Apollo Brown

[@walkabou5]

Gorgeous song. Thanks for this one, Steve.

[@raposofan]

This was and is his wife singing. Like Carol, singing husband Jerry Goldsmith's songs.

[@SteveTheMovieGuy1]

@airborn101st However, I did just find a rather odd cover just now from someone called Apollo Brown Apollo Brown Life Is a Wheel

[@mikeperth1136]

This song was written by John Worth

[@LukaLiciousPro]

TETRIS!

[@grzesieknowak1663]

fly or fly!

[@airborn101st]

I will forever be in your debt if you can answer this question for me. Was this song a cover of another song? Ive been searching for this other song, that may have been a cover of this or visa versa.

[@micharutana6889]

Fly or Fly