Two songs for the price of one today, as we had a look back to the 60s and a couple of songs that were big hits in England, but not, it seems, in the USA. Todays songs were The Four Pennies – Juliet, and Keith West – Excerpt from a Teenage Opera


Dave The Face


Welcome to Mystery Lyrics 60s Extravaganza
with Dave the Face
and we’re going back in time to the Swinging Sixties today, to celebrate the way of life when we (at least some of us were) were young and some were even younger…

To celebrate this decade, I am going to present you with two songs that were both hits in the UK in the Sixties, but how did they fare in the USA? The music you are (hopefully) currently listening to by the way, has nothing to do with todays clues, it  just adds to the atmosphere.

So, and what about you then?

In the sixties I was ....

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

And its a 60s style “Many Happy Returns” to Mary (NCharge) today. Hope you have a party!!!!!

Todays first tune was the first favorite song I can remember having. It was released in 1964 when I was a mere youngster of 6 years, and spent 15 weeks in the UK charts. This song has the distinction of being the only 1964 number 1 in England that failed to chart at all in the USA. Written by band members Lionel Morton, Fritz Fryer and Mike Wilsh, and produced by Johnny Franz, the song was the the band’s second hit single. The ballad was originally intended to be released as a b-side (b/w “Tell Me Girl”). The song proved to be the group’s only Top 10 hit. They reached the Top 20 three more times after this, but never had another really successful single. They folded in the autumn of 1966, after their last single release, written by the ex-Springfields member Tom Springfield – “No More Sad Songs For Me” – failed to chart.

Lyric No. 1

Don’t you, no don’t you let our love go astray in this way

The second choice for today was meant to be part of something much larger, and this concept allegedly inspired Pete Townsend to write Tommy. The song was a number 2 hit in England during the Summer of Love 1967 and was only denied the no. 1 spot by Engelbert Humperdinck’s Last Waltz. Its success was helped largely by being played on the pirate radio stations (Radio Caroline), and it was featured on BBC Radio 1′s first broadcast on 30 September 1967.

Features of the song were the guitar overdubbing by Steve Howe, the childrens choir, and the “true stereo” recording, a rarity in those days. The track was recorded incidentally At Abbey Road Studios.

On a side note: A youtube viewer said of this song: “As a 4 year old, this song gave me nightmares…”

Lyric No. 2

The little children dressed in black don’t know what’s happened to old Jack


Click the banner to go to the new Mystery Lyrics Community


Still the optimist I always was, I have set up a new community for Mystery Lyrics. It works somewhat like MySpace, but is just for us. This is my own work, it is not made by a third party. Why not click on the banner above to be taken to the Community and have a look round :-)

The 4 Pennies – Juliet Keith West – Excerpt from a Teenage Opera

WTG:

Cdragonlady6864
Aquara1997
theonebuff
MysteryLyricfest
Lyletoad
Shar Kurash
MagisterPhiz

The Legals:

If you would like to subscribe or unsubscribe to Mystery Lyrics
write Sev at MysteryLyricfest@aol.com

Mystery Lyrics has always been a forum in which members are invited to
express their personal opinions about music and musicians, songwriters,
producers, agents, etc., associated therewith. These are, however, merely
the opinions and comments of the respondents and not necessarily shared
by the Mystery Lyrics hosts or other list members.

Mystery Lyrics is about the Music and is not a forum for Political or Religious Debates.

While we recognize that everyone has a life outside of Mystery Lyrics, please let us know when you
are planning to travel away from your mailboxes – this will eliminate “full mailbox” and “unable to send” messages for our hosts. Simply notify MysteryLyricfest@aol.com

Failing to do so may result in removal from the list after receiving
two full mailbox notices in the hosts trying to send out the lyrics.