Hi Ho Silver Lining
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| "Hi Ho Silver Lining" | |
|---|---|
 Danish release picture sleeve | |
| Single by the Attack | |
| B-side | "Any More Than I Do" |
| Released | March 1967 |
| Label | Decca: F 12578 |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Mark Wildey |
"Hi Ho Silver Lining" is a rock song, written by American songwriters Scott English and Larry Weiss and first released as a single in March 1967 by English band the Attack, then a few days later by Jeff Beck.[1] The Attack's version failed to chart, while Beck's recording reached the top 20 of the singles chart in his native Britain in both 1967 and 1972, becoming his biggest solo hit. Beck's single failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, however.
The song is popular with fans of numerous football clubs in the United Kingdom, including Aston Villa, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Wolverhampton Wanderers, where it is often chanted by spectators. During the chorus, the words 'silver lining' are usually replaced with the name of the football club in question.[2][3]
Songwriters English and Weiss started writing a song together, with a chorus of "Hi ho silver lining", but no verses. When producer Mickie Most heard their early version, he suggested that it would be a hit and persuaded English to complete the lyrics. According to writer and musician Bob Stanley, English wanted to record a finished version of the song himself, so decided to deter Most by writing "the most unusable, stupid lyric he could think up, about flies in pea soup and beach umbrellas". To English's chagrin, Most liked the song, and had Jeff Beck record it.[4]
