(26th September 1964)
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. 6
Written by Tom on Tuesday, January 18th, 2005 | 1,306 views |
The UK's 1000+ Number One Hits since 1952, reviewed, in order, irregularly, for as long as I can bear to keep doing it. A history of pop in the shape of a chart.
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rosie on June 14th, 2008
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!