True Facts About Cliff Richard

[Drago]

Cliff had his first number 1 hitting 1938, when the self-penned, "Peace in Our Time" shot to the top of the charts.

Cliff keeps his young looks by at night applying a poultice made from lithium grease, hundreds and thousands, and toilet paper.

Cliff used to buy his wigs off-the-shelf from the George Clooney range at Woolworths, but now has them made from hairs harvested from the bum cracks of kidnapped hobos.

 

[PeteXXX]

Cilla Black was actually Cliff on a Friday night out 😉

 

[Webbo2]

Cliff doesn’t live on a Caribbean Island he has permanent residency in Accy’s spare wardrobe.

 

[raleighnut]

The Sham 69 song 'Urry Up Arry' was written about waiting for Cliff.

 

[Ian H]

There's some Cliff-edgy humour here.

 

[Drago]

Cliff Richard has a deep love of helicopters, and is a keen TV licence over-payer.

 

[PeteXXX]

Cliffology, contrary to popular belief, is not a geological OU course.

 

[Webbo2]

Cliff got the part in Summer Holiday due to his previous career as a Bus conductor.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

He idolised Rik (in 'The Young Ones')

 

[Drago]

Since Cliff (tm) trademarked his name the White Cliffs of Dover are known as the Kent Sea Wall.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

In Sri Lanka, he's known as 'Three Creatures'

(I think that admission by him, was in Bob Geldofs autobiography)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Did his 'Devil Woman' wear Prada??

Or look like like Elizabeth Hurley ('Bedazzled' film)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

He taught Bob Holness to play Saxaphone. who later played the solo on 'Baker Street'


Fun Fact; Stuart Maconie (the author/6 music DJ) started the 'Holness' story, when he worked for the NME
(think it's revealed in his book 'Cider With Roadies')

 

[Drago]

Every year Lord Accy St.John-Smythe dutifully buys the topless Cliff calendar and hangs it in his hallway to deter burglars.

 

[stephec]

Cliff died 35 years ago, the current clone is the third one since then.

Eventually it's hoped that AI will be so advanced that it can actually make him sound half decent without giving the game away.