Bear in mind that we had so many pianos in the UK that in the 50s and 60's you'd regularly get piano smashing parties. I shudder at the thought, but it was no

Bear in mind that we had so many pianos in the UK that in the 50s and 60's you'd regularly get piano smashing parties. I shudder at the thought, but it was no surprise that a large swathe of the populous could either play or sing along.