Sounds Of The 60s Rewound Part 18 Quiz

Answer: Spanky & Our Gang

The Mamas and Papas and Left Banke turned down "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" before it ended up with Spanky & Our Gang. The song made number nine in the Hot 100 in 1967.

They were to have two more US top 20 hits in 1967 and 1968.

Answer: Marianne Faithfull

"This Little Bird" was another hit from the pen of John D. Loudermilk. It reached number 36 on the Hot 100 in 1968 It reached number six in Ireland and number 11 in Australia.

In 1992, Annie Lennox had a UK number ten with the song.

Marianne Faithful had a problem with the song: "The trouble with having a record called 'This Little Bird' is that I don't like birds," Faithfull told 'Record Mirror'. "I'm being involved in publicity situations where I have to pose with birds - I've just come from the London Zoo where I've been photographed with a dove. But I can't stand even a dove."

Answer: Henry Mancini & His Orchestra

Go on, admit it: the tune is now inside your head!

The 1963 movie "The Pink Panther featured a cartoon panther in the opening credits. That was enough to spawn an animated series.

Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt created the cartoon character for the movie's director Blake Edwards. Henry Mancini composed the music.

The music reached number 32 in the Hot 100 in 1964.

Answer: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell had a string of hits but "You're All I Need To Get By" was one of the last songs they recorded together. Terrell died of a brain tumour three years later.

The song made number 19 in the UK and number seven in the USA.

Answer: The Beatles

"All My Loving" was never released as a single, but was the first song the group played on their first 'Ed Sullivan Show 'appearance on February 9, 1964.

It appeared on the band's second UK album "With The Beatles". Paul McCartney wrote the lyrics about his girlfriend Jane Asher and sang lead.

McCartney later said in an interview: "It was the first song I'd ever written the words first. I never wrote words first, it was always some kind of accompaniment, I've hardly ever done it since either. "

Answer: Little Eva

"The Loco-Motion" was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and has the distinction of hitting the US top three in three decades.

Little Eva had the first hit in 1962; Grand Funk Railroad in 1974; and Aussie Kylie Minogue in 1988. The first two of those were US chart toppers.

Eva was a babysitter to Louise, the daughter of King and Goffin. Eva was just aged 17 at the time and King and Goffin not much older. King composed the music and Goffin wrote the lyrics.

King later said she was inspired to write the music when she saw Eva dancing with Louise.

(Little Eva's birth name was Eva Narcissus Boyd).

Answer: Donovan

In 1968, Donovan took "Hurdy Gurdy Man" to number four in the UK and number five in the US.

(A hurdy gurdy is an organ-like instrument played by turning a handle.)

Answer: Billy Furey

Tony Orlando was first to release the Goffin/King song "Halfway to Paradise", but it made little impression in the USA.

In 1961 in the UK, though, Billy Furey had a number three hit with the song.

Orlando had not wanted to sing "Halfway to Paradise", his preference was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", but was flatly told that would not be good sung by a man. The Shirelles got the song and made it a hit.

Answer: Jay and the Techniques

The Techniques were an unusual band for their time: four male singers, two black and two white.

Several other outfits passed on the song and even Jerry Proctor, lead singer with the Techniques, was not that fond of it initially.

"...I didn't like 'Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie.' I'm a very soulful singer, and there wasn't any soul in that song at all. I didn't want to sing about no damn fruit!", he later said.

Indeed, Proctor was the only one of the group to sing on the the recording; he was joined in the studio by Melba Moore, Nick Ashford, and Valerie Simpson.

The song reached number eight on the charts in 1967.

Answer: The Byrds

So, was "Eight Miles High" about drugs? The Byrds denied it at the time.
Gene Clarke wrote the song while the Byrds were flying to the United kingdom in 1965.

Roger McGuinn later said: "We started it as 'Six Miles High', because that's the approximate altitude that commercial airlines fly. Forty-two thousand feet - or about eight miles high - is the altitude reserved for military aircraft. But Gene said eight miles sounds better than six, and it did sound more poetic. It was also around the time of [The Beatles'] 'Eight Days A Week', so that was another hook."

On its release, word spread that it was about drugs and the song was banned by several radio stations.

Chris Hillman the bass player maintained: "It was never about that. Everybody was getting crazy about marijuana use, so we were immediately branded. It was heading up the charts in the States until that tip sheet. I think the word 'high' did it. I think the inclusion of that word set the unenlightened going."

The song also blew the The Byrds off course. Gene Clarke quit, followed by David Crosby. Hillman said "If The Byrds had stuck together - the five original guys - after 'Eight Miles High,' who knows what we would have done?"

[Source of quotes, an article by Henry Yates for 'Classic Rock' in 2022.

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

Lee Hazelwood wrote "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for himself, but the record label got him working with Nancy Sinatra and this turned out to be a hit - topping the charts in both the UK and USA in 1966.

Hazelwood later said the song was inspired by a line Frank Sinatra said in the comedy western, "4 for Texas", in 1963: "They tell me them boots ain't built for walkin'."

In his view, the song was intended for a male singer, but Nancy Sinatra talked him out of it. She told him: 'Coming from a guy, it was harsh and abusive, but was perfect for a little girl to sing'."

The song was recorded in Hollywood, California, with the backing music from The Wrecking Crew.

By the way, the name "The Wrecking Crew" was not known to those multi-talented musicians at the time. When they later became aware of it, some were said to hate the name.

Answer: The Foundations

"Build Me Up Buttercup" topped out at number three in the USA in 1968 but made number two in the UK.

Mike D'Abo, lead singer with Manfred Mann, wrote the song along with Tony Macauley.

The song was initially offered to David Essex, who turned it down because he did not like the title. The Paper Dolls also passed on a chance to record it.

Despite the fact it was a massive seller, the songwriters made no money from it. D'Abo later said: "I didn't get paid one penny from the eight million sales and, nor did Macaulay... Jobete, the Motown publishers, claimed it was infringing a Four Tops song called 'I'll Turn to Stone'."

Answer: Marmalade

"Lovin' Things" was the 1968 debut song from Glasgow group Marmalade (aka The Marmalade) and it made number six in the UK.

The song was a cover of a release by The Grass Roots.

Marmalade had eight top ten UK singles between 1968 and 1976. They were also the first Scottish band to have a UK number one single.

Answer: Sonny & Cher

In 1967, Sonny & Cher took "The Beat Goes On" to number six in the USA and number 29 in the UK.

During the recording session, Carol Kaye, an oft-times member of The Wrecking Crew, played bass.

Sony Bono wrote the song and it was carved onto his gravestone. Cher continued to sing it at concerts for many years, duetting with Sonny's recorded voice.

Answer: Vikki Carr

Mack David, brother of Hal, wrote the English lyrics for "It Must Be Him". It was based on the French song "Seul Sur Son Étoile," by Gilbert Bécaud and Maurice Vidalin.

In 1967, Vikki Carr took it to number three on the.Billboard Hot 100. It was a number two in the UK and topped the charts in Australia.

This was the breakthrough song for Carr (born Florencia Bisenta de Casillas-Martinez Cardona in El Paso, Texas, in 1941).