Neighbours theme song creators' lives - bitter divorce, sad death and song secret

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Neighbours track have lived through a series of ups and downs that would rival even some of the soap’s most dramatic storylines.Written by married couple Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, the pair’s downfall led to a bitter divorce, a nasty legal battle and even seeing Jackie’s ex-husband Tony banned from her funeral after she passed away from cancer.READ MORE:Neighbours fans devastated as beloved icon is not returning for the finaleAs for the song’s famous voice, legendary crooner Barry Crocker is still soaring on the success of his famous track.As fans bid a fond farewell to the soap, we take a look at the lives of the people behind the song.Despite penning a song about good neighbours and good friends, the co-writers of the hit theme tune, Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, ended up as bitter enemies.The pair, dubbed Mr and Mrs Music, were married for more than three decades and composed hit tracks for artists including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley Bassey.Jackie later claimed her ex-husband walked out on her at her 55th birthday party in 1995 after declaring his love for a mutual friend – like a plot from the show.Trent said: “It was shocking.“I asked him why he was showing [this woman] so much attention and he said, ‘Well, I have been in love with her ever since I met her’, which was 17 years earlier."He said she was the love of his life and that he was leaving me for her.“He wasn’t just walking out on our marriage, he was walking out on our professional partnership too.”Following their bitter divorce, Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch become embroiled in a bitter legal dispute over work they did together during their 30-year marriage.Trent wanted to set the record straight and have Hatch acknowledge her as lyricist on four.