Friday on my Mind 164: When You Walk in the Room
Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Lyrics, Music at 12:00 on 6 April 2018
Another song which has the word nonchalant in its lyric, When You Walk in the Room was written and performed by Jackie DeShannon but is more familiar to Britons via the cover version recorded by The Searchers which got to number 3 in the UK 1964. The song’s title is never actually sung in its entirety during its course; only its last four words.
The Searchers: When You Walk in the Room
Here also is Jackie DeShannon with the song on US TV:-
Jackie DeShannon: When You Walk in the Room
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