(19th May 1962)
Roll over Tchaikovsky! Hokey, straightforward and highly effective dance number: one of a stream of jolly, uptempo, slightly goofy hits that swarmed the British charts in ‘62/’63. Some were harmless, some annoying - this splicing of rock and roll drums and piano corn is one of the good ones. 6
Written by Tom on Tuesday, October 19th, 2004 | 1,943 views |
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Joe Williams on August 29th, 2005
I used to play this on the piano, it was always really fun to do, but now I can’t remember how and I don’t have the sheet music any more. I suppose I could try to work it out from the record but it’s quite complicated if I remember rightly. Maybe one day…I’ll just buy the sheet music again.
C# on June 22nd, 2007
where the bloody hell can I get it from??? Me and mi twin bro do a double act and want to put it in but we cant find it!! HELP!!!
Cary Dougherty on September 4th, 2007
Were can I locate the sheet music?
Please advise
Cary
ed on September 13th, 2007
http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/details.php?ref=1241
R.S> Harris on May 16th, 2008
“Sheetmusic warehouse says it is out of print. Anyone got a “copiable” copy??
rosie on June 14th, 2008
Whisper it not in Marcello’s hearing (or be prepared for the fallout*), but there’s a rather good live version of this tagged on to the end of ELP’s Pictures at an Exhibition album.
*No, I don’t mean the album by grunge band Default, several tracks of which fell into my collection when I accidentally hooked a teenager’s iPod to my computer a couple of years ago.
A Number of Names on November 20th, 2008
One of Kim Fowley’s biggest hits, which is pretty weird considering how much more interesting work he’s had his hand in over the years. “The Trip” is genius.