Editing Desperate Dan (section)

==Notes==
As with many well-known characters, the name and image of Desperate Dan have been borrowed in many contexts. A limited selection is mentioned here.

# A 1972 single "Desperate Dan" by [[Lieutenant Pigeon]] reached number 17 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 321}}</ref>
# A well-known winning racehorse.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport|title=Sport &#124; The Scotsman|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref>
# An episode of the [[BBC Television]] sitcom, ''[[Happiness (British TV series)|Happiness]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0596124|title=Desperate Dan|date=10 April 2001|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>
# A reference in [[Ray Davies]]' song "[[Village Green Preservation Society]]" on the 1968 [[The Kinks|Kinks]] album, ''[[The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/jfmq/ | title = The Kinks...Are The Village Green Preservation Society|website=Bbc.co.uk | access-date = 4 May 2008}}</ref>
# [[The Bonzo Dog Band]] song "Joke Shop Man" from the album, ''[[Keynsham (album)|Keynsham]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/joke-shop-man-mt0002425062|title=Joke Shop Man by The Bonzo Dog Band - Track Info|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>