tzman wrote:Got 'em. Friday on My Mind was originally by an Aussie band, the Easybeats, that really wasn't Australian and has been covered by almost everyone at some time. A couple members (including the writer) were Dutch and the rest were from England and Scotland.
Good job. Aw shit, there go visions of Phoebe climbing out of the pool again.
Next.
excuse me but
The Easybeats were a rock and roll band from Australia. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and split at the end of 1969. They are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their classic 1966 single "Friday on My Mind" (the folk-pop group, The Seekers, had international hits in 1965). Their manager was former Sydney real estate agent, Mike Vaughan.
The band's line-up exemplified the influence of post-war migration on Australian society. All five founding members were from families who had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Henry Fleet were from England; rhythm guitarist George Young was from Scotland; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from The Netherlands.
"Friday" was co-written by Harry Vanda and George Young. With Dutch Vanda now having mastered English, he replaced the increasingly erratic Wright as Young's songwriting partner from this point on