'Forty years ago, Sunderland band Toy Dolls took a quirky children's song, Nellie the Elephant, and transformed it into a punk rock anthem that quickly became a fan favourite.'

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The Sunderland band that nearly topped the Christmas charts

Toy Dolls' ex-bass player remembers how their Nellie the Elephant cover became a smash hit in 1984.

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