Sunshine pop from Goffin and King – and whether their pen-portrait of dating etiquette seemed quaint at the time or not, Peter Noone sings it with a perfect innocence. Hands clap, the backbeat rolls gently along, the Beach Boys harmonies complete a very pretty picture. If I hadn’t been sixteen myself, I could almost believe that Noone really doesn’t know what “something good” might be.
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Oh, I bloody love Dakota. And yes, I am one of those “it’s their only good single” people. But my…
RIP Roberta Flack, aged 88 after a few years of illness.
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Another fascinating Haloscan comment lost – not by me, can’t remember who.
The Stones’ It’s All Over Now probably wasn’t Blues as T-Bone Walker or Robert Johnson might recognise it, but for all its jauntiness this one is. It’s the first twelve-bar blues to top the British chart and its opening words are “Woke up this morning”. Now beat that!
“Woke up this morning…”, good call, Rosie. And breathy Earl Jean’s original had a blue (for want of a more musicological term) chord change on “last night I met a new boy…” which leaves you in no doubt about the Something Good she’s cooing about. Hermits’ producer Mickie Most shrugged it off, ironed out the rude creases, stuck a goofy boy in front of the mike, and scored the bigger hit on both sides of the ocean. No snobbery intended, I like both, and think HH are possibly THE most underrated UK 60s pop act.
TOTPWatch. Herman’s Hermits thrice performed ‘I’m Into Something Good’ on Top Of The Pops.
2 September 1964. Also in the studio that week were; Dave Berry, Marianne Faithfull, The Honeycombs and The Kinks. David Jacobs was the host.
16 September 1964. Also in the studio that week were; Julie Rogers, Marianne Faithfull and PJ Proby. Jimmy Saville was the host.
24 December 1964. Also in the studio that week were; Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, Manfred Mann, Sandie Shaw, The Animals, The Beatles, The Four Pennies, The Honeycombs, The Kinks and The Searchers. Jimmy saville, Alan Freeman, Pete Murray & David Jacobs were the hosts.
None of the editions have survived.
And the fine #2 behind this: http://musicsoundsbetterwithtwo.blogspot.com/2011/07/raggedy-ann-four-seasons-rag-doll.html Merci beaucoup tout le monde!
The NME behind this introduces The Girls: http://musicsoundsbetterwithtwo.blogspot.com/2011/07/all-by-myself-supremes-where-did-our.html
Herman’s Hermits were a bigger deal in the US where they had a couple of number 1s – including this one:
http://nohardchords.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/134-hermans-hermits-mrs-brown-youve-got-a-lovely-daughter/
And it’s goodbye Gerry Goffin.
another stomper, although more lightweight melodically than its predecessors. I enjoy this in small doses but compared to the directness of ‘You really got me’ it seems a little prim and proper.
Pleasant enough stuff from Peter Noone and co., in my opinion. In the middle here, so 5/10 for me.