<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Solo, EMI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Tommy Ellis, Bob Barratt </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Combine Harvester" is a novelty song which was a number - one hit for Brendan Grace in Ireland in 1975 and then The Wurzels in the UK in 1976 . The song is a parody of Melanie Safka's 1971 hit, Brand New Key, with rustic lyrics replacing the original theme of roller - skating . </P> <P> In the UK, the song was released by The Wurzels, an act from Somerset with a rustic West Country style which they called "Scrumpy and Western". It reached number one on 12 June 1976 and stayed there for two weeks . </P>

Who sang i got a brand new combine harvester