The life of a song: I’m a Believer




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Summary: David Cheal explores the origins of I’m a Believer hit popularised recently by 2001 Shrek movie: from Neil Diamond’s initial rendition of the song for The Monkees in 1966 to Robert Wyatt’s cover and Diamond’s own repossession of the song in his 2008 Dreams album. Credits: Colgems, Virgin, Interscope, Sony Music