<P> Dicks said that he was inspired to write the song by incidents that took place when he employed men to move a grand piano he had bought . The British band Right Said Fred is named after the song . </P> <P> "Right Said Fred" was famously recorded as a single by Bernard Cribbins and released by Parlophone in 1962 . It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart . Cribbins recorded it at the Abbey Road Studios with musical accompaniment directed by Johnnie Spence . Sound effects were added by the producer George Martin, who would later become famous for his work with the Beatles . The B - side was the comedy love song "Quietly Bonkers", another Dicks - Rudge composition . </P> <P> The song was also recorded in 1966 by Tommy Quickly . This version was produced by Brian Epstein and backed by Ian Whitcomb, Jimmy Page and the Blue Flames . </P>

Right said fred lets have a cup of tea