Question: who sings theme tune only fools and horses

title: Only Fools and Horses
text: Only Fools and Horses has separate theme songs for the opening and closing credits , `` Only Fools and Horses '' and `` Hooky Street '' , respectively . The original theme tune was produced by Ronnie Hazlehurst and recorded on 6 August 1981 at Lime Grove Studios . Alf Bigden , Paul Westwood , Don Hunt , John Dean , Judd Proctor , Eddie Mordue , and Rex Morris were hired to play the music . The tune was changed after the first series , and the new one was written by John Sullivan ( he disliked the tune for the first series , and his new one explained the show 's title ) , and Hazlehurst conducted it . It was recorded at Lime Grove on 11 May 1982 , with musicians John Horler , Dave Richmond , Bigden , and Proctor . Sullivan wanted the band Chas & Dave singing , but this was not possible due to their single Ai n't No Pleasing You being successful in the charts . Sullivan had intended for Chas & Dave to sing it because they had enjoyed success with the `` Rockney '' style , a mixture of rock n ' roll and traditional Cockney music . Sullivan was persuaded to do it himself by Ray Butt . Despite the creation of a new theme tune , the original one remained in occasional use . Chas & Dave did later contribute to the show , performing the closing credits song for the 1989 episode `` The Jolly Boys ' Outing '' . Both songs are performed by Sullivan himself , and not -- as is sometimes thought -- by Nicholas Lyndhurst . 

Answer: answer: John Sullivan was persuaded to do singing himself by Ray Butt .