There's a Juke Box Jury, or similar, programme that featured GH. He'd have been the youngest on the panel and younger than most, if not all, of the artistes. But he stands, speaks, and sounds almost infinitely older, deeper, wiser, more aware of the zeitgeist than all other people in the show
Love how George references the original versions or influences. He was so clued up on all the contemporary artists and musicians. I guess at the time he had to be!
George was obviously a soul fan as he made a point of getting some soul records when he visited the USA in mid 1963. The Beatles had actually toured with Mary Wells so he was spot on about the cover
I thought it was funny when he said "I hate this type of british group sound" 'cause it was really the Beatles that invented that sort of '1964 British group sound".
Suh Synched , that avatar of yours, its a still from Hard Days Night, John Lennon snorting a bottle of Coke. Cute. But not funny. Carbonated liquid can explode the sinus cavity and cause serious brain damage. Play it safe with powdered coke, the way the lord intended. Namaste.
This is the second Blind Date you featured by George Harrison. Like so many Blind Dates, he had a mostly duff selection to review, so he had to slam nearly every one of them, like with so many celebrity reviewers then. By late 1964, the British Invasion that he was part of had completely taken over the scene, out-fashioning almost everything before it, making most of it's successful predecessors virtually redundant. But there was little in these new releases here to resemble it. He rightly implied throughout that a lot of these acts who had new releases then were just copying The Beatles' sound, and most of these acts just came and went, and quite deservedly, only releasing a few singles each. But I think there were just three standouts, two of them of American origin. Firstly, the James Brown single he reviewed was a UK reissue, this time on the Sue label, but George didn't seem to know that. It first came out over here on Parlophone over two years earlier, months after it was originally issued in the States on the King label, but sounded mighty advanced for 1962, but he was in those days literally decades ahead of his time. The Betty Everett track was a great Northern Soul number, but George didn't seem to know who it was by. It was written by Van McCoy, who in those days worked as a songwriter and occasional producer, years before he became famous for The Hustle. But the rest were nearly all by artists who like so many others, didn't stand a chance of cracking it, and could not survive more than a few singles each, as in those days, the only records that charted in general were the ones that stood out from the crowd, and the only artists who cracked it were the ones who stood out from the crowd. Whereas most of these artists were just a few of millions, nothing distinctive about them at all. But as for the Pat Wayne single here, George Harrison said he thought he had heard better versions of that song previously, but could not seem to think where, as he thought the song sounded familiar. It was in fact written in the States by Gerry Goffin/Carole King, and originally a U.S. only hit for Richard Wylie over a year earlier. Richard had previously been a brief recording artist and songwriter for Motown, long before that label took off, of which by then he had for long left. But the Pat Wayne version here was just plain ordinary. But I think there was a cherry in the cake here. George was wrong to slam the single by The Pathfinders, as that was quite a good strong single with a good distinctive melody, even though their overall sound may not have been very distinctive. They only released two singles on two labels. Their second was different, as that seemed to aim for the small British Soul market. That was easily passable, but maybe not quite as good as this one. The Little Richard and Rick Nelson ones here were passable, but they were by then deemed as being past their sell-by dates, due to this ever changing music world of the sixties that had already begun by then. But the rest here were just disposable.
"I imagine it's quite nice if you're stoned out of your head" "She hasn't got any soul" "You can take it off" And people tend to say Lennon was the shady one 🤣😂 Lovely outro as per usual, YP 😘❤
Given George was just 21, his assessment with regard to these songs being potential Hits, was astute and absolutely correct. It’s often difficult to gauge a song on first listen but I thought he got some shockers! Looking at the charts, it’s incredible to know the glut of timeless acts that was about to explode onto the music scene! Terrific video as always YP and your outro is exceptional!
5:22 George about christmas tunes. He didn t like it. But....... 10 years later he made a very good one himself ( Ding dong ) He recognised a lot of the stuff btw
Did he say "Stoned out of your head..."?! Ha ha. Would have been retrospectively funny if in one of these he had been reviewing The Chiffons' He's So Fine. Karol Keyes became Luan Peters who was the Australian guest in an episode of Fawlty Towers with whom Basil had a rather embarrassing moment with whilst reaching for a light switch.
George Harrison never held back when giving his critique of a song, which I respect. And he's also right with his barbed responses to the majority of singles on offer that week in December.
George really knew his music and I'm glad he didn't pull any punches when the songs were terrible - and he was right each time. I enjoyed the instrumental of Brian Wilson's When I Grow Up to Be a Man at the end. Very timely.
Those seemed like fair assessments of the songs he was given and turned out to be accurate as I remember things. There were several memorable songs and albums on the charts that week. Downtown from Petula Clark I remember with particular fondness. My family had moved from the country to the city where there was actually a Downtown to go to, and it really was sort of a big deal.
" DOWNTOWN" was huge in America. Pet Clark was kind of a fluke pop star being over thirty. But, like thirty two year old David MaCCallum, she rode the Brit wave to ststdom
George starts out diplomatic up to 75%. Towards the end, he's run out of mercy if he doesn't like it. But that's what we love about him- his honesty! I liked that Hammond organ arrangement of the Beach Boys' When I Grow Up (To Be A Man). Beautiful melody and if you hear the song as a kid, those lyrics will be easy to relate to.
@@YesterdaysPapers Coincidentally enough I had your mix of Girl from the North Country randomly stuck in my head today- thanks again for all that you do.
If Paul had paid attention to George’s insight regarding bad Christmas songs, the whole planet could have been spared a whole lot of pain and suffering.
Intersting background about "Message to Martha," written by Bert Bacharach & Hal David and first recorded as an albun track by Jerry Butler. Then American singer Lou Johnson recorded it but failed to make the Hot 100 chart. The Johnson disc was released in the UK but was quickly overshadowed by the Adam Faith version that made it to # 12. A year later Dionne Warwick wanted to record the song with a female perspective.but Bacharach and David were against the idea. Using her gut feeling, Dionne went ahead and recorded "Message to Michael," reaching # 8 in the US, and # 55 in the UK.
I like Françoise Hardy. What made her unique amongst her contemporaries is that she wrote many of her songs. Some critics called her the ‘Queen of melancholy.’ Her song subjects were on the sad side. She reminded me of Marianne Faithfull and Claudine Longet, being their styles were more wistful and kittenish.
@@YesterdaysPapers I wasn’t even acquainted with her and her French recordings during the 60s. I grew up in the LA area and never once heard her on local radio. It was while in high school during the early part of the 70s, in French class, that my instructor played her LPs and other French artists. I was hooked once I heard it.
@@YesterdaysPapers I wasn’t acquainted with her during the 60s. I grew up in the LA area and never once heard her on local radio. I do remember her in the 1966 film Grand Prix starring James Garner. It was in high school during the early part of the 70s, in French class, that my instructor played her LPs and other French artists. I was hooked once I heard her voice.
Luan Peters (Karol Keyes) appeared in two Hammer horror movies Lust for a Vampire and Twins of Evil, as well as Pete Walker's The Flesh and Blood Show. She was also in the pilot for an unaired TV series called Go Girl (1972) which has a great theme tune & can be found on yt.
All right - nice trick! I had to wait till #45 on the list to be sure what the backing music was ("When I Grow Up"). This is getting to be a fun game! Anyway, asking George to identify Little Richard's voice is like asking him to identify his mother's voice. I did feel his pain though with a lot of the other singles. He was close with Dean Martin instead of Al Martin(o).
Whoever is doing the music for these, (the person who's channel this is?) I definitely hear it. I mean I hear the sounds, the tones, the rhythm, the feel of it. How it simultaneously pays homage to an older sound and style, yet also does it in an original way too! Just listen to the drum beat at the beginning of the top 50 chart. It sounds like Specter but there's also a different twist on it .
Wow! What precision analysis both of the music and the sales potential. He knows that what he likes or dislikes is not the same as enough of general record buyers making something a hit. He gives clear reasons for his comments
Take a second to appreciate that he know who Ricky Nelson's guitar player was. Yes, it sounds exactly like "You Beat Me To The Punch". All good insights, including crapping on Al Martino. YP: "And Then She Kissed Me" or the Beach Boys?
What a genius is Brian Wilson. The instrumental outro of this video, well done! 'I know that....which song it is?' If you realize which song it is by the melody, it's beause it is well written.
Another comment, that last single George Harrison reviewed by The Baby Dolls, their version may not have been listenable. But it was co-written in the States by Burt Bacharach, and originally recorded there by Paul Evans two years earlier. Not long before this UK version here, it was covered by Bobby Vinton. In following years, it was covered by Herb Alpert, Bobby Helms, and Burt Bacharach himself. But he never pitched it to his main client Dionne Warwick. The song itself was quite pleasant.
2:19 I never knew Betty Everett did a version of "Getting Mighty Crowded", though I was familiar with Van McCoy's and Elvis Costello's versions. Maybe this was the version Costello heard first.
I think grumpy ol George was just staying on script of what would be a hit in England, i'm not sure if Night Train was a hit over there but it was a kick ass song by James Mr. Funk Brown!!
He didn't like the Ricky Nelson record but they later became friends and I guess neighbors--George had a house in LA on the same street from what I've read
Wondered how Jim Reeves ended up with 4 LP's in the Top 20, but this was a bit after the plane crash, so I assume that is why charted so much this month.
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"She's singing a soul song but she hasn't gotten any soul". Just flat out brutal!
"Night Train"? That's a classic. Wrong call, George.
Not by James Brown it's not
Its not about classic or whether its great but rather will it be a hit in the charts in England.
Beatles REALLY saved the music in 1964
George was a grizzled veteran at 21. Very astute.
There's a Juke Box Jury, or similar, programme that featured GH. He'd have been the youngest on the panel and younger than most, if not all, of the artistes. But he stands, speaks, and sounds almost infinitely older, deeper, wiser, more aware of the zeitgeist than all other people in the show
Love how George references the original versions or influences. He was so clued up on all the contemporary artists and musicians. I guess at the time he had to be!
Plus he clearly changed his mind about Spector!
George was obviously a soul fan as he made a point of getting some soul records when he visited the USA in mid 1963. The Beatles had actually toured with Mary Wells so he was spot on about the cover
Yeah, until he forgot about He's So Fine.
@@scottjackson1420 😂
Both George Harrison and Keith Richards both singled out James Burton as the highlight of the Ricky Nelson records. That says a lot about James Burton
Great guitar player.
Big influence on Harrison
James Burton didn't need George or Keith's high praise because anyone with a pair of ears can hear how great he is.
James Burton is from a small town near Shreveport, Louisiana- my neck of the woods in my home state!! He is a H U G E STAR there🎇
Oddly enough James Burton had a band called The Shadows at the time.
even by late '64 george recognized just how many artists were replicating not just the sound of his band but even a specific song of theirs.
I thought it was funny when he said "I hate this type of british group sound" 'cause it was really the Beatles that invented that sort of '1964 British group sound".
@@YesterdaysPapers george could be pretty self-effacing sometimes. maybe a sly swipe at lennon - mccartney? good observation lol
Suh Synched , that avatar of yours, its a still from Hard Days Night, John Lennon snorting a bottle of Coke. Cute. But not funny. Carbonated liquid can explode the sinus cavity and cause serious brain damage. Play it safe with powdered coke, the way the lord intended. Namaste.
@@ndogg20 hallo grandfather
This is the second Blind Date you featured by George Harrison. Like so many Blind Dates, he had a mostly duff selection to review, so he had to slam nearly every one of them, like with so many celebrity reviewers then. By late 1964, the British Invasion that he was part of had completely taken over the scene, out-fashioning almost everything before it, making most of it's successful predecessors virtually redundant. But there was little in these new releases here to resemble it. He rightly implied throughout that a lot of these acts who had new releases then were just copying The Beatles' sound, and most of these acts just came and went, and quite deservedly, only releasing a few singles each.
But I think there were just three standouts, two of them of American origin.
Firstly, the James Brown single he reviewed was a UK reissue, this time on the Sue label, but George didn't seem to know that. It first came out over here on Parlophone over two years earlier, months after it was originally issued in the States on the King label, but sounded mighty advanced for 1962, but he was in those days literally decades ahead of his time.
The Betty Everett track was a great Northern Soul number, but George didn't seem to know who it was by. It was written by Van McCoy, who in those days worked as a songwriter and occasional producer, years before he became famous for The Hustle.
But the rest were nearly all by artists who like so many others, didn't stand a chance of cracking it, and could not survive more than a few singles each, as in those days, the only records that charted in general were the ones that stood out from the crowd, and the only artists who cracked it were the ones who stood out from the crowd. Whereas most of these artists were just a few of millions, nothing distinctive about them at all. But as for the Pat Wayne single here, George Harrison said he thought he had heard better versions of that song previously, but could not seem to think where, as he thought the song sounded familiar. It was in fact written in the States by Gerry Goffin/Carole King, and originally a U.S. only hit for Richard Wylie over a year earlier. Richard had previously been a brief recording artist and songwriter for Motown, long before that label took off, of which by then he had for long left. But the Pat Wayne version here was just plain ordinary.
But I think there was a cherry in the cake here. George was wrong to slam the single by The Pathfinders, as that was quite a good strong single with a good distinctive melody, even though their overall sound may not have been very distinctive. They only released two singles on two labels. Their second was different, as that seemed to aim for the small British Soul market. That was easily passable, but maybe not quite as good as this one.
The Little Richard and Rick Nelson ones here were passable, but they were by then deemed as being past their sell-by dates, due to this ever changing music world of the sixties that had already begun by then. But the rest here were just disposable.
Great comment Paul and I strongly agree.
I knackered reading that!!!
Get a life.
"I imagine it's quite nice if you're stoned out of your head"
"She hasn't got any soul"
"You can take it off"
And people tend to say Lennon was the shady one 🤣😂
Lovely outro as per usual, YP 😘❤
Thanks, Sophie! George was definitely honest. And the coolest Beatle as well, in my opinion.
@@YesterdaysPapers ❤🧡💛
To be fair, stoned then could just as easily have meant drunk. It he might have been cheekily referring to the other definition.
Shady ?
@@maxcuthbert100 Only one thing to do about "the shady".
Alert a constable.
Given George was just 21, his assessment with regard to these songs being potential Hits, was astute and absolutely correct. It’s often difficult to gauge a song on first listen but I thought he got some shockers! Looking at the charts, it’s incredible to know the glut of timeless acts that was about to explode onto the music scene! Terrific video as always YP and your outro is exceptional!
Thanks, Linda!
@@YesterdaysPapers …..I find your outros musically interesting and I’ve noticed other listeners are enjoying your arrangements too. Nice work!
@@lindadote Thank you, Linda! I have a lot of fun recording these instrumentals so it's great to know they're appreciated. Cheers!
@@YesterdaysPapers …..I’m glad you enjoy making them, as we certainly enjoy hearing them.
This George guy must be good at music or something 😂
Françoise Hardy has always been one of my favourite 60s singers... beautiful voice, great lyrics, and wondrous instrumentals.
Jimmy Page did some session work with her in his early days.
Francoise Hardy was a 10 on a 1-10 scale ⚖️ ! 😍
Great comments from George. He knew his music and knew what he liked and didn't like. Loved it!
"I don't know who it is, but it isn't Mick Jagger"
Paul said that George was always one to voice his opinions straight up.
5:22 George about christmas tunes. He didn t like it. But....... 10 years later he made a very good one himself ( Ding dong )
He recognised a lot of the stuff btw
'She is singing a soul song, but she has no soul'😂. Some excellent comments from George. '64 is when all the good music started
1962* with Love Me Do
Massively intelligent and perceptive comments from George. He knows his stuff.
George could been a rock writer for Creem Magazine or Circus in the 1970s.
He had a keen ear for music and good insights.
Did he say "Stoned out of your head..."?! Ha ha.
Would have been retrospectively funny if in one of these he had been reviewing The Chiffons' He's So Fine.
Karol Keyes became Luan Peters who was the Australian guest in an episode of Fawlty Towers with whom Basil had a rather embarrassing moment with whilst reaching for a light switch.
Straight talk from the so-called quiet Beatle
Damn, my man didn’t pull punches.
George Harrison was the best singer and guitarist in the world.
George Harrison never held back when giving his critique of a song, which I respect. And he's also right with his barbed responses to the majority of singles on offer that week in December.
From records that were on his jukebox in 1966 and other evidence.it us clear George was fond of Motown and Soul as shown here
Yes, he was a big soul fan.
George is my favorite 😍
He got a bit of a mixed bag, here, didn't he?
George rated being brutally honest judging these songs, being the musical prodigy he was. Like he said, they were copied by many artists/wannabes.
Couldn't disagree more with Beatle George about "Have I the Right." It's such a catchy and likeable song.
I love that song, too. I like many songs by the Honeycombs, good band.
@@YesterdaysPapers Yes, they were!
I think George was suggesting you can't judge a song by the first listen. I think he was saying he made a bad snap judgement on "Have I The Right".
Joe Meek seemed to have the touch when it come to hit makers, like "Have I the Right."
Ouch! I really like The Honeycombs "Have I the Right?" The Phil Spector Christmas Album, too. Sorry, George!
George really knew his music and I'm glad he didn't pull any punches when the songs were terrible - and he was right each time. I enjoyed the instrumental of Brian Wilson's When I Grow Up to Be a Man at the end. Very timely.
Those seemed like fair assessments of the songs he was given and turned out to be accurate as I remember things. There were several memorable songs and albums on the charts that week. Downtown from Petula Clark I remember with particular fondness. My family had moved from the country to the city where there was actually a Downtown to go to, and it really was sort of a big deal.
Yes it’s somewhat archaic now but even into the 70s when I was growing up it had some meaning. Not now.
" DOWNTOWN" was huge in America.
Pet Clark was kind of a fluke pop star being over thirty. But, like thirty two year old David MaCCallum, she rode the Brit wave to ststdom
George starts out diplomatic up to 75%. Towards the end, he's run out of mercy if he doesn't like it. But that's what we love about him- his honesty!
I liked that Hammond organ arrangement of the Beach Boys' When I Grow Up (To Be A Man). Beautiful melody and if you hear the song as a kid, those lyrics will be easy to relate to.
Karol Keyes ( Luan Peters) went on to appear in Fawlty Towers.
as the Australian tourist with a hand print on her blouse
He only came in to check the walls.
When I Grow Up to be a Man! Great work on the outro as always!
Thanks! Glad you dug it. Cheers, Tim!
@@YesterdaysPapers Coincidentally enough I had your mix of Girl from the North Country randomly stuck in my head today- thanks again for all that you do.
@@MonotoneTim Oh, cool! Thank you very much, Tim. I really appreciate it. I always have a lot of fun recording these little instrumentals.
If Paul had paid attention to George’s insight regarding bad Christmas songs, the whole planet could have been spared a whole lot of pain and suffering.
Yes, all that “war is over” crap.
He should have taken his own advice. Ding dong, ding dong!
The time is right
@@annoyingbstard9407 I liked and disliked your comment. Just had to clarify it here 😋
Yep if he had just tried to be like george, Paul wouldve had less hits, that is very true.
This is one of the best channels on RUclips
Coincidentally, Mike Leander arranged the strings on the Beatles' She's Leaving Home while George Martin was on holiday
George was honest but brutal in his opinions
Phew. Thank goodness 1965 got better. Alot better.
Intersting background about "Message to Martha," written by Bert Bacharach & Hal David and first recorded as an albun track by Jerry Butler. Then American singer Lou Johnson recorded it but failed to make the Hot 100 chart. The Johnson disc was released in the UK but was quickly overshadowed by the Adam Faith version that made it to # 12.
A year later Dionne Warwick wanted to record the song with a female perspective.but Bacharach and David were against the idea. Using her gut feeling, Dionne went ahead and recorded "Message to Michael," reaching # 8 in the US, and # 55 in the UK.
I like Françoise Hardy. What made her unique amongst her contemporaries is that she wrote many of her songs. Some critics called her the ‘Queen of melancholy.’ Her song subjects were on the sad side. She reminded me of Marianne Faithfull and Claudine Longet, being their styles were more wistful and kittenish.
I like Françoise Hardy a lot as well. I have many of her french EPs from the 60s. Great stuff.
@@YesterdaysPapers I wasn’t even acquainted with her and her French recordings during the 60s. I grew up in the LA area and never once heard her on local radio. It was while in high school during the early part of the 70s, in French class, that my instructor played her LPs and other French artists. I was hooked once I heard it.
@@YesterdaysPapers I wasn’t acquainted with her during the 60s. I grew up in the LA area and never once heard her on local radio. I do remember her in the 1966 film Grand Prix starring James Garner. It was in high school during the early part of the 70s, in French class, that my instructor played her LPs and other French artists. I was hooked once I heard her voice.
He might have liked it more if they had played her English version of the same song, "However Much" (Et Meme)
George and Ringo's YP music reviews were exactly the same:
100% Correct and 100% Brutal 🙁
I isn't mick jagger ha ha George was a witty one indeed thanks YP cheers !
Luan Peters (Karol Keyes) appeared in two Hammer horror movies Lust for a Vampire and Twins of Evil, as well as Pete Walker's The Flesh and Blood Show. She was also in the pilot for an unaired TV series called Go Girl (1972) which has a great theme tune & can be found on yt.
I love Hammer films.
Those movies are not age apropriate for you, little child.
I love these Singles of the day! Keep them coming!
Funny how blunt George and Ringo were in doing their reviews. John was much more diplomatic on his turn.
All right - nice trick! I had to wait till #45 on the list to be sure what the backing music was ("When I Grow Up"). This is getting to be a fun game! Anyway, asking George to identify Little Richard's voice is like asking him to identify his mother's voice. I did feel his pain though with a lot of the other singles. He was close with Dean Martin instead of Al Martin(o).
Whoever is doing the music for these, (the person who's channel this is?) I definitely hear it. I mean I hear the sounds, the tones, the rhythm, the feel of it. How it simultaneously pays homage to an older sound and style, yet also does it in an original way too! Just listen to the drum beat at the beginning of the top 50 chart. It sounds like Specter but there's also a different twist on it .
Thanks, glad you like them. I record all these instrumentals myself. Cheers!
@@YesterdaysPapers Someone should start a RUclips channel reviewing all your closing numbers.
@@Tobacc0 Hahaha! "No, I can't see this being a hit. It won't mean a thing in the charts".
@@YesterdaysPapersI love your channel man. Brilliant.
@@yeadogthazmyboi Thanks!
Love how he keeps saying Thank you
Sounds like Simon Cowell during the freak show auditions on Idol.
George was a surly bastard, love it.
This is a 21 year old man with a very old soul🙂
a bit more savage than I expected from GH - he doesn't mess around or hand out freebies.
"I suppose people may buy this for their babies to smash at parties." Best Review Ever!
George was biting his tongue on that Pat Wayne song. You know he wanted to call it “rubbish” or “bollocks” 😂
Come on, George. Al Martino and ‘We Could’ is the bomb 😍
To be fair, Harrison was a lot more tolerant than I was at 21
Wow! What precision analysis both of the music and the sales potential. He knows that what he likes or dislikes is not the same as enough of general record buyers making something a hit. He gives clear reasons for his comments
Interesting to hear him comment on a Mike Leander track just over 2 years before Mike was involved in a Beatles track on Pepper
Seven "British Invasion" hits on the American Top Twenty. Not bad!
Well, that's a British chart.
@@scottjackson1420 There's also an American Top Twenty after the UK Singles and Album chart at the end of the video.
@@scottjackson1420 How is the American Top Twenty a British chart?
eight....bet you didnt see the dave clark 5
@@thewkovacs316 Yes, I counted the Dave Clark 5. Still 7 😀
George is spot on
I'm with George on cheap Christmas cash grabs. Even when Ray Davies did a cynical take, he knew it would sell.
Take a second to appreciate that he know who Ricky Nelson's guitar player was. Yes, it sounds exactly like "You Beat Me To The Punch". All good insights, including crapping on Al Martino. YP: "And Then She Kissed Me" or the Beach Boys?
I think James Burton had a great reputation even then. When did Elvis steal him away?
"When I Grow Up..." by the Beach Boys but there's a bit of "And Then He Kissed Me" now that you mention it!
Burton to Elvis for LasVegas shows, 1969 I believe
for the "quiet beatle" he sure had a lot to say
bit shocked that he didnt like the phil spector xmas album....it's a classic
Way to go Georgie!
Lets go George, one the goat
Damn that was a rough selection
The Nashville Teens single on the chart "Google Eye" is misspelled as "Goggle Eye". Great post!
"I suppose people might buy this for babies to smash at parties" - man, that is COLD lol
What a genius is Brian Wilson. The instrumental outro of this video, well done! 'I know that....which song it is?' If you realize which song it is by the melody, it's beause it is well written.
It is "When I Grow Up (to be a Man)" It is from "Beach Boys Today," an album which you will love.
George was pretty blunt, but then the records were not very good.
As soon as I heard the choc ice song I thought of savoy truffle 😆
I thought the Love Again promo was going to have the theme song from Two Doors Down at first!
I knew George Harrison would be a hoot. “It’s s good when you’re stoned”, on Francoise, ha.
Gerry must've been pissed off, he was No1 the week before with that river boat song
The only version of “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle” I’m familiar with is Herb Alpert.
Elvis Costello and the Attractions have a great version of "Getting Mighty Crowded "
It's a great song.
Elvis' version of 'Getting Mighty Crowded' is superb. Reminds me of the mod band The Action.
@@NewFalconerRecords You just turned me on to the Action!
Another comment, that last single George Harrison reviewed by The Baby Dolls, their version may not have been listenable. But it was co-written in the States by Burt Bacharach, and originally recorded there by Paul Evans two years earlier. Not long before this UK version here, it was covered by Bobby Vinton. In following years, it was covered by Herb Alpert, Bobby Helms, and Burt Bacharach himself. But he never pitched it to his main client Dionne Warwick. The song itself was quite pleasant.
1:41 Just a few months after Bob Dylan introduced the Beatles to weed, and he's already making comments about being stoned 😄
Karol Keyes/Luan Peters, who later appeared as Raelene in Fawlty Towers!
Funny listening to George’s comments on singles that were released the month I was born. He certainly didn’t sugarcoat his opinions. lol
2:19 I never knew Betty Everett did a version of "Getting Mighty Crowded", though I was familiar with Van McCoy's and Elvis Costello's versions. Maybe this was the version Costello heard first.
Yes, this was the original version.
In at 16 in the charts are the Kinks with the best song in the entire chart by a mile! :0)
Look at the Top Ten that week - 7:55 - what a great list! Too bad Harrison had to listen to the Bottom 10
The song "Ringo" by Lorne Green was #4 - would that song have charted in 1963?
I'm straight up with George on these. Mostly sorry records, a couple of good singers... Even a couple of the American records sound like imitations!
He missed the mark on "Night Train" ...IMHO
He was a big James Brown fan so surprised. He said on more than one occasion that his favourite version of 'Something' was by James Brown
I think grumpy ol George was just staying on script of what would be a hit in England, i'm not sure if Night Train was a hit over there but it was a kick ass song by James Mr. Funk Brown!!
This was a good one!! Beach Boys outtro? When I Grow Up?
Yep.
3:52 ironic coming from the guy who wrote ‘Savoy Truffle’…
Love the comment about people being made to record things they don't like. Can't imagine what made him think that.....
Pretty nice When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) musical pastiche at the end. As always
Thanks!
He didn't like the Ricky Nelson record but they later became friends and I guess neighbors--George had a house in LA on the same street from what I've read
wasnt it at george's home where the garden party was held?
@@thewkovacs316 No. The "garden party" was an oldies concert Nelson participated in at Madison Square Garden.
@@marilena7848 ty.
The bell that couldn't jingle is a great Bacharach song, it's better to hear it in the Anita Kerr Singers or Sergio Mendes version tho
Yeah! Petula again near the top of the charts
French pop music was a pale imitation of US and English pop. Not many French singers made it past the language barrier. My fave is Annie Phillipe.
Wondered how Jim Reeves ended up with 4 LP's in the Top 20, but this was a bit after the plane crash, so I assume that is why charted so much this month.
Yes, there's even a song in the chart called "Tribute to Jim Reeves".
I thought I saw 5 albums in that album chart by Jim Reeves. It makes sense if he just passed.
Ringo had a hit called Lorne Green? 😉
George Harrison had a quirky taste, which I can appreciate! Thanks as well for your very nice outro music!
Cheers, Edwin.
That Francoise Hardy single is better in English IMO as 'However Much', odd they didn't give him that one to review instead.
It was probably adapted to english a few months later.
Anyone notice a similarity between "Choc Ice" and "Savoy Truffle"?
Yep
Ironic comment considering he wrote ‘Savoy Truffle’, plus that band had an ex-bandmate of George’s.
Definitely not a coincidence
Funny he made a reference to being "stoned out of your head" in 1964.
Is the outro a “Pet Sounds-ization” of “When I Grow Up To Be A Man”? 😂
I guess it could be a good way to describe it!