Herman's Hermits: Henry the 8th

"I'm Henry the VIII, I Am" (Murray and Weston) 1:50

Released June 1965? Reaches US#1 the week of 7 August 1965.

Herman's Hermits: Karl Green (bass guitar, vocals), Keith Hopwood (guitar, vocals), "Lek" Leckenby (guitar, vocals), Peter Noone (vocals & keyboards), and "Bean" Whitwam (drums).

NB: Session musicians probably include Jimmy Page, Jim Sullivan, and/or Vic Flick (guitars), Eric Ford (bass), and Andy White (drums). Noone and the others would have provided the vocals.

Produced by Mickey Most.

Herman's Hermits. 1995. Original Hits [3]. Hoom, the Netherlands: Disky Communications Europe B.V. [Disky BA 860062]

Composed in 1911 as a music hall song (see Bronson 1985: 180). Joe Brown had a modest hit with it in 1961 and the Herman's Hermits version closely follows that recording.

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
	intro	0:00	10	drums > ensemble	—
A	verse	0:	36	vocal solo with choral response	a
A	verse	:	36	as above	a
A	verse	:	36	guitar solo	—
A	verse	:	32	as in vocal verses above	a
	coda	:	20	repeat hook	b

Text
I'm 'enery the 8^th I am, 'enery the 8^th I am, I am. I got married to the widow next door, She's been married seven times before and every one was an 'enery, She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam. I'm 'er 8^th old man, I'm 'enery, 'enery the 8^th, I am, I am, 'enery the 8^th, I am.	a
H-E-N-R-Y, 'enery, 'enery, 'enery the 8^th, I am, I am, 'enery the 8^th, I am.	b

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