Thank you, Hans.

I wasn't aware of a Dutch version, but I'm not surprised because the song seems to have universal appeal.
It appears to have been covered by quite a lot of artists, but I must confess that I'd not heard it until last year when I witnessed June Tabor sing it live. She sang the parody version acapella style, and I laughed so much that it inspired me to have a go at recording it myself. In introducing it, she said that it was a tribute to her friend Les Barker who sadly died in January 2023 (he wrote the parody version).

In answer to your question: No, it wasn't me who did the 'ouch' yell at the point where the rosewood chair smashed into his skull. I must have auditioned around 20 online audio yells until I found the one that I was satisfied with, and by that time my wife was becoming concerned at the amount of yelling that was coming from the spare bedroom where I have my home studio. lol.

Cheers,
Andy

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