Sir Cliff's song is world's second most popular

LONDON, UK (BBC World Service) - Sir Cliff Richard has emerged ahead of The Beatles, Queen and John Lennon in a poll to find the world's most popular song.
His 1979 hit We Don't Talk Any More is currently second in a poll compiled by the BBC World Service, ahead of such classics as The Beatles' Yesterday and John Lennon's Imagine.

Top of the list is the Tamil song Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu, taken from the Indian film Thalapathi - reflecting the fact that India has submitted the most votes.
But Sir Cliff, 62, is running a close second with the song that marked his return to the top of the charts in 1979 after an 11-year wait.

Cher's 1998 hit Believe is at number three, followed by Imagine, while Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody makes it to number six.

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin is eighth, Yesterday is ninth and The Eagles' Hotel California sneaks in at number 10.

The two other places in the poll are taken up by Indian hits - Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatarji, said to be the country's national song, and Chaiyya Chaiyya by Sukhvinder, taken from the 1998 Bollywood movie Dil Se.
Listeners in 112 countries have cast their votes so far since the poll opened two weeks ago.