The Cougars were a short-lived band, formed in Bristol, England, in 1961. They specialised in rock music, mostly instrumental versions of pop and classical pieces.[1]
Their single "Saturday Nite at the Duck-Pond" used music from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.[4] The song achieved some notoriety for being banned by the BBC,[5] despite which it spent eight weeks in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 33.[6] The reason for the ban was reported in the musical press, saying Saturday Nite at the Duck Pond was "a travesty of a major classical work".[4]
