"Funny How a Love Can Be" (John Carter and Ken Lewis, Southern Music) [2:07] |
Recorded at Regent Sound Studios, Denmark Street, January 1965. |
Released as Piccadilly 7N 35222 on 29 January 1965. UK #8. |
Terry Kennedy (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Bill Farley (balance engineer). |
Charts 4 February 1965; UK #8 |
The Ivy League: John Carter, Ken Lewis, and Perry Ford (vocals) with Dave Winter (bass), Mike O'Neill (keyboards), Micky Keene (guitar), Clem Cattini (drums) and other studio musicians, including Big Jim Sullivan (guitar). |
Various. 1988. The British Invasion: The History of British Rock [1:9]. Santa Monica: Rhino Records Inc. [Rhino R2 70319]. |
Notes and Quotes |
Section | Time | Meas. | Description | Text | |
Intro | 0:00 | 4 | Imitation of classical sonorities: Baroque suspended thirds, passing notes, and V-I timpani cadences. | — | |
A | Verse | 0: | 12 | combination of unison and harmony in voices (u > h) | a |
Refrain | : | 8 | refrain repeats at end of each verse | b | |
A | Verse | : | 12 | As in verse above. | c |
Refrain | : | 8 | As in refrain above. | b | |
B | Chorus | : | 16 | harmonies build towards suspended fourth at end | d |
A | Verse | : | 12 | As in verses above. | e |
Refrain | : | 8 | As in Refrains above. | b | |
Coda | : | 16 | Repeat hook and fade | b |
Text | |
There
she goes with her nose in the air, funny how love can be; Wonder why she pretends I'm not there, funny how love can be, girl, |
a |
Funny how love can be. | b |
There
she is with that look in her eye, hasn't got time for me; Does she know how it's makin' me cry; Funny how a love can be, girl, |
c |
What
a thing to happen. Life without a friend. What a thing to happen. Funny how true love can end. |
d |
I
can tell that she just doesn't care, how can I make her see. I'm in love and it just isn't fair, Funny how love can be, girl, |
e |
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