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The Firm is a British music act, formed by guitarist, session musician and music producer John O'Connor, which had hits in the 1980s with novelty songs. =="Arthur Daley E's Alright"== John O'Connor, primarily an acoustic guitarist, ran his own recording studio (Bark Studios in Walthamstow, London) specialising in songwriters' demos, for some ten years. In the early 1980s he decided to concentrate more on playing and writing music, working as a session musician with artists in a variety of genres, from Maddy Prior and Isla St Clair to the more commercial pop of Bucks Fizz. In 1982 he and fellow guitarist Grahame Lister wrote a novelty song, "Arthur Daley 'E's Alright",〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Discogs )〕 based on the Arthur Daley character from the British TV series ''Minder'', and including many catchphrases from the show. Unable to find an artist willing to release the song, O'Connor & Lister did it themselves, under the name of 'The Firm'. It spent seven weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at No. 14,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = Chart Stats )〕 and was performed on TV chart show ''Top of the Pops'' on 29 July 1982 featuring former Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe on lead vocals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = The unofficial fans of Minder website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Firm (novelty band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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