Noel Harrison Lyrics

Noel Harrison (born 29 January 1934, in London; died October 2013 in Devon) was an English singer, actor and Olympic athlete. He was the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison. In 1968 he recorded "The Windmills of Your Mind", the theme tune from the film The Thomas Crown Affair, which won that year's Academy Award for Best Original Song. In June 2011, Harrison played Glastonbury Festival's "Spirit of '71" stage, marking 40 years since his appearance at the second staging of the then new festival. As a teenager Harrison joined the Ipswich repertory theatre group and taught himself guitar, but his main interest was sport and most of his spare time was spent skiing in Switzerland. At an early age he wa... read more