Entertainers seem to be a natural talent for some people. Sir Tom is undeniably one of them; his performances are sure to put a grin on your face since his genuine enthusiasm for sharing music with an audience radiates from him. The audience was going wild, but judge Meghan Trainor was giddy with delight as she gazed up at Sir Tom like a giddy schoolgirl.
Olly Murs’s interview with Sir Tom, which offered some intriguing facts about the success of “It’s Not Unusual,” was another noteworthy aspect of the episode. “I recorded ‘It’s Not Unusual’ when I was 24, and it went to number one,” the Welsh icon informed his fellow judge. It wasn’t terrible for the debut single of the unknown singer. The 1968 live performance of “Delilah” by young Sir Tom on The Ed Sullivan Show proved that he had a formidable presence.
Sir Tom elaborated to Murs that he recorded “It’s Not Unusual” around the end of 1964 and it was released in early 1965 in response to his further questions. While he did record a demo for Sandie Shaw, he later admitted that she was the intended recipient of the song. God bless Sandie Shaw, since she proclaimed, “Whoever’s singing this, that’s his song” after hearing it played. According to Sir Tom, he re-recorded the song before releasing it, but he was already confident in its success when he did the demo.
