A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
I wrote about the original by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers here https://am-records.com/2020/03/17/frankie-lymon-the-teenagers-why-do-fools-fall-in-love/ but I did not know about this version by the Beach Boys which was the B-side of their 1964 … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
This was her third single and second chart-topper. It was recorded when she was still only 14, though she was 15 when it went to No 1. It was written … Continue readingHelen Shapiro: Walkin’ Back to Happiness
In honour of Lloyd Price, who has died at 88, here is his second-biggest UK hit which reached No 9 in 1959. (The biggest was Stagger Lee, No 7 in 1958). … Continue readingLloyd Price: Personality
This was written by the group’s leader Ray Davies and released in 1968. It reached No 12 in the UK but did not make the US charts. In 1989 Kirsty … Continue readingThe Kinks: Days
I HAVE always been fond of slugs (and snails, but I will do them in another blog). I believe I have the world’s largest and finest collection of ornamental slugs. … Continue readingHow to get along with slugs
This was written by Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations in 1968 as their fourth single. It made No 1 in America and No 2 in … Continue readingThe Foundations: Build Me Up Buttercup
WALKING beside the Ribble last week I found myself amidst a swarm of fast-flying sand martins. I had never seen so many at once so I had a go at … Continue readingSurrounded by sand martins
This was Shannon’s fourth single, written by him and released in 1961. It was not a massive success in America, reaching No 38, but it got to No 2 in … Continue readingDel Shannon: Hey! Little Girl
This was written by husband and wife team Red Surrey and Jean Dinning, and released in 1959 by her brother Mark. Radio stations in the US and the BBC banned … Continue readingMark Dinning: Teen Angel
Written by the group’s founder John Sebastian, this was their third single. It reached No 2 in both America and Britain in 1966. This is a ‘live’ performance but since … Continue readingLovin’ Spoonful: Daydream