Not Friday on my Mind 64: Night of Fear
Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 12:00 on 19 March 2021
The first big hit on the Deram label (DM 109, see my previous post here) was this song by The Move, which reached no. 2 in the UK. The song’s writer Roy Wood borrowed extensively from his musical hero Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture for this. While normal lead singer Carl Wayne takes the verses, the song features Ace Kefford singing the “chorus” with Roy Wood and Trevor Burton adding their voices to the harmonies. Wood first contributed a lead singer role in the bridge of the follow-up single I Can Hear the Grass Grow on which Kefford also sang the middle eight.
The Move: Night of Fear
Tags: 1812 Overture, Ace Kefford, Carl Wayne, Deram, Friday On My Mind, I Can Hear the Grass Grow, Night of Fear, Not Friday On My Mind, Roy Wood, Tchaikovsky, The Move
