13. What was the #10 song for the year 1969?
"Ah, now I don't hardly know her,
But I think I could love her,
Crimson and clover.
Ah when she comes walking over,
Now I've been waitin' to show her,
Crimson and clover, over and over."
From Quiz BRI's Top Ten Hits for 1969
Answer:
Crimson and Clover
School boy Tommy James put together a group called the Shondelles when he was only 12 years old. The boys made a vanity recording of the song "Hanky Panky" while in high school, and shortly thereafter split up. Now this is where the story gets really interesting. A DJ from Pittsburgh somehow got hold of the record and started playing it, attracting the attention of a recording house who acquired the rights, and before long it was a number one hit.
Tommy James quickly formed a second band, calling this one Tommy James and the Shondelles. "Crimson and Clover" was their second number one hit.