@mama.rocks.13: 47yrs ago on this day in music... Smokie (single release) Aug 12 1976 Living Next Door to Alice" co-written by  Nicky Chinn& Mike Chapman. Originally released by Australian pop band New World in 1972,the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie Later versions of the song insert an interjection during a pause in the chorus (from the audience during live performances or from a guest separate from the lead singer): "Alice! Who the fu(c)k is Alice?" (guests will sometimes say "heII" or "heck"). These performances may also change a line in the chorus so that the singer's affections are as much se×@uI. #smokieband #smokie #coversong #officialmusicvideo #memories #60s70s80smusic #musicvideo #ifonlyfor59seconds