meek's associate, songwriter geoff goddard (whose only previous recorded composition was the flee-rekkers' "lone rider") was hurriedly drafted in to write a song for leyton to perform on the programme. the hastily written result was the now-classic "johnny remember me", an echo-drenched melodrama in the form of a lover's plea from beyond the grave. the song was featured three times during the course of leyton's appearance in the series and record shops were soon deluged with orders.