It's My Party
"It's My Party" is a song famously sung by Lesley Gore. It hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in June 1963 but peaked only at #9 in UK.
The song was written by Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr and Herb Weiner. And it was the first hit single for producer Quincy Jones.
The song had a sequel called "Judy's Turn To Cry". It was not as popular as "It's My Party" but still managed to chart at #5 at the Billboard charts in the summer of 1963.
Lyrics:
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone,
but Judy left the same time.
Why was he holding her hand,
when he's supposed to be mine?
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too if it happened to you.
Play all my records, keep dancing all night,
but leave me alone for a while,
'til Johnny's dancing with me,
I've got no reason to smile.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too if it happened to you.
Judy and Johnny just walked thru' the door,
like a queen with her king.
Oh, what a birthday surprise,
Judy's wearing his ring.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too if it happened to you.
Thursday 29 April 2010
1963 - If You Wanna Be Happy (Jimmy Soul)
If You Wanna Be Happy
"If You Wanna Be Happy" is a catchy little tune sung by Jimmy Soul and a Billboard Hot 100 #1 single for 2 weeks in May 1963.
The song was based on a 1933 calypso song "Ugly Woman" by The Roaring Lion.
"If You Wanna Be Happy" is a catchy little tune sung by Jimmy Soul and a Billboard Hot 100 #1 single for 2 weeks in May 1963.
The song was based on a 1933 calypso song "Ugly Woman" by The Roaring Lion.
Friday 23 April 2010
1963 - From Me To You (The Beatles)
From Me To You
"From Me To You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This is The Beatles's second # 1 single. It topped the UK charts for 5 weeks (April - May 1963).
John Lennon: Rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocal
Paul McCartney: Bass and lead vocal
George Harrison: Lead guitar and harmony vocal
Ringo Starr: Drums
Lyrics:
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I've got everything that you want,
Like a heart that is oh, so true.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
From me, to you.
From me. To You.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
To you, to you, to you.
"From Me To You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. This is The Beatles's second # 1 single. It topped the UK charts for 5 weeks (April - May 1963).
John Lennon: Rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocal
Paul McCartney: Bass and lead vocal
George Harrison: Lead guitar and harmony vocal
Ringo Starr: Drums
Lyrics:
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I've got everything that you want,
Like a heart that is oh, so true.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
From me, to you.
From me. To You.
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
I got arms that long to hold you
And keep you by my side.
I got lips that long to kiss you
And keep you satisfied, oooh.
If there's anything that you want,
If there's anything I can do,
Just call on me and I'll send it along
With love from me to you.
To you, to you, to you.
1963 - I Will Follow Him (Little Peggy March)
I Will Follow Him
"I Will Follow Him" is a song recorded by Little Peggy March in 1963 when she was only 15. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks (April - May 1963) making the youngest female artiste to have a chart topper then.
The music was written by Frank Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). It was adapted by Arthur Altman. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel. The song is a translation of the French language tune "Chariot" recorded a year earlier by Petula Clark, which hit #1 in France.
Lyrics:
Love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away
I must follow him, ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be.
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny.
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever.
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep.
A mountain so high it can keep, keep me away
Away from my love.
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep, keep me away
Away from my love...
Do-do do-do-do do-do-do and where he goes
I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
I know I'll always love him
"I Will Follow Him" is a song recorded by Little Peggy March in 1963 when she was only 15. The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks (April - May 1963) making the youngest female artiste to have a chart topper then.
The music was written by Frank Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). It was adapted by Arthur Altman. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel. The song is a translation of the French language tune "Chariot" recorded a year earlier by Petula Clark, which hit #1 in France.
Lyrics:
Love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away
I must follow him, ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be.
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny.
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever.
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep.
A mountain so high it can keep, keep me away
Away from my love.
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
I will follow him, follow him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep, keep me away
Away from my love...
Do-do do-do-do do-do-do and where he goes
I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
I know I'll always love him
Saturday 17 April 2010
1963 - How Do You Do It (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
How Do You Do It
"How Do You Do It?" was the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry & the Pacemakers. The song was #1 in the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks in April 1963.
The song was written by Mitch Murray. The song was offered to and turned down by both Adam Faith and The Beatles.
The record later entered the US chart in July, 1964, eventually reaching #9.
Lyrics:
How do you do what you do to me, I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me, I'd do it to you
How do you do what you do to me, I'm feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me, but I haven't a clue
You give me a feeling in my heart, like an arrow passin' through it
'spose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it
How do you do what you do to me, if I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me like I fell for you
You give me a feeling in my heart like an arrow passin' through it
'spose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it
How do you do what you do to me, if I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me like I fell for you
When I do it to you.
"How Do You Do It?" was the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry & the Pacemakers. The song was #1 in the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks in April 1963.
The song was written by Mitch Murray. The song was offered to and turned down by both Adam Faith and The Beatles.
The record later entered the US chart in July, 1964, eventually reaching #9.
Lyrics:
How do you do what you do to me, I wish I knew
If I knew how you do it to me, I'd do it to you
How do you do what you do to me, I'm feeling blue
Wish I knew how you do it to me, but I haven't a clue
You give me a feeling in my heart, like an arrow passin' through it
'spose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it
How do you do what you do to me, if I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me like I fell for you
You give me a feeling in my heart like an arrow passin' through it
'spose that you think you're very smart
But won't you tell me how do you do it
How do you do what you do to me, if I only knew
Then perhaps you'd fall for me like I fell for you
When I do it to you.
1963 - He's So Fine (The Chiffons)
He's So Fine
"He's So Fine", written by Ronald Mack, is a recording by the Chiffons which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks (March - April 1963).
"He's So Fine" is also renowned as the plaintiff song in a famous plagiarism case against George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord".
Lyrics:
(Do-lang, do-lang, do-lang)
(Do-lang, do-lang)
He's so fine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Wish he were mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
That handsome boy overthere
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
The one with the wavy hair
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
I don't know how I'm gonna do it
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
But I'm gonna make him mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
He's the envy of all the girls
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
It's just a matter of time
(Do-lang-do-lang)
He's a soft [Spoken] guy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Also seems kinda shy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Makes me wonder if I
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Should even give him a try
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
But then I know he can't shy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
He can't shy away forever
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
And I'm gonna make him mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
If it takes me forever
(Do-lang-do-lang)
He's so fine
(Oh yeah)
Gotta be mine
(Oh yeah)
Sooner or later
(Oh yeah)
I hope it's not later
(Oh yeah)
We gotta get together
(Oh yeah)
The sooner the better
(Oh yeah)
I just can't wait, I just can't wait
To be held in his arms
If I were a queen
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
And he asked me to leave my throne
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
I'll do anything that he asked
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Anything to make him my own
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
For he's so fine
(So fine) so fine
(So fine) he's so fine
(So fine) so fine
(So fine) he's so fine
[Fades]
(So fine) oh yeah
(He's so fine) he's so fine
(So fine) uh-huh
(He's so fine)
He's so fine.....
"He's So Fine", written by Ronald Mack, is a recording by the Chiffons which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks (March - April 1963).
"He's So Fine" is also renowned as the plaintiff song in a famous plagiarism case against George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord".
Lyrics:
(Do-lang, do-lang, do-lang)
(Do-lang, do-lang)
He's so fine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Wish he were mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
That handsome boy overthere
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
The one with the wavy hair
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
I don't know how I'm gonna do it
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
But I'm gonna make him mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
He's the envy of all the girls
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
It's just a matter of time
(Do-lang-do-lang)
He's a soft [Spoken] guy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Also seems kinda shy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Makes me wonder if I
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Should even give him a try
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
But then I know he can't shy
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
He can't shy away forever
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
And I'm gonna make him mine
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
If it takes me forever
(Do-lang-do-lang)
He's so fine
(Oh yeah)
Gotta be mine
(Oh yeah)
Sooner or later
(Oh yeah)
I hope it's not later
(Oh yeah)
We gotta get together
(Oh yeah)
The sooner the better
(Oh yeah)
I just can't wait, I just can't wait
To be held in his arms
If I were a queen
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
And he asked me to leave my throne
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
I'll do anything that he asked
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
Anything to make him my own
(Do-lang-do-lang-do-lang)
For he's so fine
(So fine) so fine
(So fine) he's so fine
(So fine) so fine
(So fine) he's so fine
[Fades]
(So fine) oh yeah
(He's so fine) he's so fine
(So fine) uh-huh
(He's so fine)
He's so fine.....
Friday 9 April 2010
1963 - Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard)
Summer Holiday
"Summer Holiday", written by Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett (from The Shadows), is a song by Cliff Richard. It went to #1 in the UK chart for 3 weeks in March 1963.
It is taken from the film of the same name and is one of Richard's best known titles.
"Summer Holiday", written by Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett (from The Shadows), is a song by Cliff Richard. It went to #1 in the UK chart for 3 weeks in March 1963.
It is taken from the film of the same name and is one of Richard's best known titles.
1963 - Please Please Me (The Beatles)
Please Please Me
1963 will go down in history as the year of The Beatles, surely the biggest musical phenomenon the world has ever seen, or is ever to likely to see.
"Please Please Me", written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney, is the Beatles first #1 UK hit, following the success of their first single "Love Me Do", which reached only #17 on the chart.
"Please Please Me" (the song) only stayed at the top spot for 1 week in March 1963 but the "Please Please Me" (the band's first studio) album stayed at the top album chart, beginning from May 1963, for a record 29 weeks then.
John Lennon: rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocal
Paul McCartney: bass guitar and harmony vocal
George Harrison: lead guitar and harmony vocal
Ringo Starr: drums
Lyrics:
Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me. oh yeah like I please you
You don't need me to show the way love
Why do I always have to say love?
Come on, come on. come on. come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me, oh yeah like I please you
I don't want to sound complaining
But you know there's always rain in my heart
I do all the pleasin' with you
It's so hard to reason with you
Oh yeah why do you make me blue
Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me. oh yeah like I please you
Oh yeah like I please you
Oh yeah like I please you
1963 will go down in history as the year of The Beatles, surely the biggest musical phenomenon the world has ever seen, or is ever to likely to see.
"Please Please Me", written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney, is the Beatles first #1 UK hit, following the success of their first single "Love Me Do", which reached only #17 on the chart.
"Please Please Me" (the song) only stayed at the top spot for 1 week in March 1963 but the "Please Please Me" (the band's first studio) album stayed at the top album chart, beginning from May 1963, for a record 29 weeks then.
John Lennon: rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocal
Paul McCartney: bass guitar and harmony vocal
George Harrison: lead guitar and harmony vocal
Ringo Starr: drums
Lyrics:
Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me. oh yeah like I please you
You don't need me to show the way love
Why do I always have to say love?
Come on, come on. come on. come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me, oh yeah like I please you
I don't want to sound complaining
But you know there's always rain in my heart
I do all the pleasin' with you
It's so hard to reason with you
Oh yeah why do you make me blue
Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on. come on
Please please me. oh yeah like I please you
Oh yeah like I please you
Oh yeah like I please you
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