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This week in 1975, the Leo Sayer single “Moonlighting” dropped from its #2 peak to #3 on the UK Singles Chart (September 27)

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"Moonlighting" was written by Sayer and former Supertramp bass player, and inaugural musical director of the first Rocky Horror Show, Frank Farrell.

It was inspired by one of Leo’s roadies who fell in love with the daughter of a chief of police in the late 1960s.

The chief of police was not pleased about this and would not agree for them to get married, so the couple decided to run off and elope to Gretna Green in Scotland, where this would be possible.

However, they never made it to Gretna Green, as they were stopped by Carlisle police who had been made aware by Worthing police of the couple's intentions.

For the song though, Sayer wanted the story to end happily, finishing the last verse with the lyrics “we're only ten miles to Gretna, they're three hundred behind".

The first single from his third album “Another Year” became his fourth Top 10 hit in the UK, also peaking at #1 in Ireland, #3 in Rhodesia, #6 in Norway, #7 in Sweden, #12 in South Africa, #13 in Australia, and #14 in New Zealand.

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