Gerry & The Pacemakers
Gerry & the Pacemakers was an English beat group from Liverpool that was pr… Read Full Bio ↴Gerry & the Pacemakers was an English beat group from Liverpool that was prominent in the 1960s Merseybeat scene. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with their first three single releases: "How Do You Do It?", "I Like It" and "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Gerry Marsden (1942-2021) formed Gerry & The Pacemakers in the late 1950s with his brother, Fred Marsden (died 2006), Les Chadwick (1943-2019) and Arthur Mack. They rivalled The Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany, and Liverpool, England, and being from Liverpool, managed by Brian Epstein, and recorded by George Martin. Mack was replaced on piano by Les Maguire ()born 1941) around 1961. They are known to have rehearsed at Camell Laird shipping yard at Birkenhead.
They began recording in early 1963 with "How Do You Do It?", a Mitch Murray written song that both Adam Faith and The Beatles had turned down (in the latter case because they wanted to record their own material, specifically "Please Please Me"). The song became a number one hit, until being replaced at the top by The Beatles' third single, "From Me to You".
Gerry & the Pacemakers next two singles, Murray's "I Like It" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone", both also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Never before had the first three singles by a performer all reached the top spot (the feat would not be duplicated until Frankie Goes to Hollywood did it in the 1980s).
Despite this early success, Gerry & the Pacemakers never had another number one single in the U.S. Gerry Marsden began writing most of their own songs, including "It's All Right", "I'm the One", and "Ferry Cross the Mersey", as well as their first and biggest U.S. hit, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying". All of these represented the band's light, poppy, enjoyable sound. They also starred in a moderately successful early 1965 film called Ferry Cross the Mersey, for which Marsden wrote much of the soundtrack.
By later in 1965, though, their popularity was rapidly declining on both sides of the Atlantic. They lacked the innovation of the Beatles and did not have the rawer musical and visual edge of some of the other British Invasion groups, and they soon seemed un-hip. They disbanded in October 1966 with much of their latter recorded material never released in the UK.
Gerry Marsden became a popular cabaret and children's TV entertainer. He reformed the band in 1972 with prominent Liverpool musicians Jose McLaughlin, Billy Kinsley and Pete Clarke. In April 1973, this second version of the group became the only Merseybeat band to ever record for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio. The tracks from that show have now been included on the album Gerry & the Pacemakers Live at the BBC, released on Parlophone Records in October 2018. Subsequently, Marsden occasionally toured with various line-ups of the band on the oldies circuit. Gerry Marsden announced his retirement on 29 November 2018.
The band is probably best remembered for their version of "You'll Never Walk Alone," which has become the anthem for Liverpool Football Club in England. Liverpool's fans sing the song before every match at Anfield, their home stadium.
Gerry Marsden (1942-2021) formed Gerry & The Pacemakers in the late 1950s with his brother, Fred Marsden (died 2006), Les Chadwick (1943-2019) and Arthur Mack. They rivalled The Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany, and Liverpool, England, and being from Liverpool, managed by Brian Epstein, and recorded by George Martin. Mack was replaced on piano by Les Maguire ()born 1941) around 1961. They are known to have rehearsed at Camell Laird shipping yard at Birkenhead.
They began recording in early 1963 with "How Do You Do It?", a Mitch Murray written song that both Adam Faith and The Beatles had turned down (in the latter case because they wanted to record their own material, specifically "Please Please Me"). The song became a number one hit, until being replaced at the top by The Beatles' third single, "From Me to You".
Gerry & the Pacemakers next two singles, Murray's "I Like It" and Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone", both also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Never before had the first three singles by a performer all reached the top spot (the feat would not be duplicated until Frankie Goes to Hollywood did it in the 1980s).
Despite this early success, Gerry & the Pacemakers never had another number one single in the U.S. Gerry Marsden began writing most of their own songs, including "It's All Right", "I'm the One", and "Ferry Cross the Mersey", as well as their first and biggest U.S. hit, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying". All of these represented the band's light, poppy, enjoyable sound. They also starred in a moderately successful early 1965 film called Ferry Cross the Mersey, for which Marsden wrote much of the soundtrack.
By later in 1965, though, their popularity was rapidly declining on both sides of the Atlantic. They lacked the innovation of the Beatles and did not have the rawer musical and visual edge of some of the other British Invasion groups, and they soon seemed un-hip. They disbanded in October 1966 with much of their latter recorded material never released in the UK.
Gerry Marsden became a popular cabaret and children's TV entertainer. He reformed the band in 1972 with prominent Liverpool musicians Jose McLaughlin, Billy Kinsley and Pete Clarke. In April 1973, this second version of the group became the only Merseybeat band to ever record for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio. The tracks from that show have now been included on the album Gerry & the Pacemakers Live at the BBC, released on Parlophone Records in October 2018. Subsequently, Marsden occasionally toured with various line-ups of the band on the oldies circuit. Gerry Marsden announced his retirement on 29 November 2018.
The band is probably best remembered for their version of "You'll Never Walk Alone," which has become the anthem for Liverpool Football Club in England. Liverpool's fans sing the song before every match at Anfield, their home stadium.
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Gerry & The Pacemakers Lyrics
09 I'll Wait for You The news is out all over town That you've been…
A Fool To Myself To think that you were mine, I never thought you'd…
A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues lets have a little bit of rhythm and a little bit…
Ain't No Sunshine The world is going crazy There's no doubt in my mind. People…
All I Want For Christmas I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one…
Away From You When I'm away from you No wonder I feel blue Without your…
Baby Come Back In the midnight moonlight hour Keep walking a long and lonel…
Baby You're So Good to Me Every time I hold you close to me I don’t mind…
Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine Do people have a tendency to dump on you? Does your…
Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm, Hold your head…
Chills chilly, chilly, wah-wah-wah-wah) (chilly, chilly, wah-wah-wa…
Come Back To Me I find a way to make you mine again Without you…
Do You Love Me? Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
Don t Let The Sun Catch Your Crying Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's the…
Don't Ever Stray Don't you ever take your love from me Don't you ever…
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's the…
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying* Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's the time…
Don't You Ever Don't you ever take your love from me Don't you ever…
don’t let the sun catch you crying Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's the time…
Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's the…
Dreams Now dreams can be such funny things, they also can…
Fall In Love Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do Maybe I am…
Ferry Life goes on day after day Hearts torn in every way So…
Fool To Myself To think that you were mine, I never thought you'd…
Girl On A Swing I stand out of sight And watch as the light from…
Give All Your Love To Me Love me till the end of time Till the seas run…
Groovy Kind Of Love When I'm feelin' blue, all I have to do is…
Hallelujah I Love Her So Let me tell you 'bout a boy (girl) I know. He(She)…
Hello Little Girl Hello little girl Hello little girl Hello little girl When …
Here Comes The Sun In the midnight moonlight hour Keep walking a long and lonel…
Hippy Hippy Shake For goodness sakes I got the hippy hippy shake I got the…
Hold Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
How Do You Do It How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
How Do You Do It? (Mono) How do you do what you do to me, I wish…
How Do You Do It?* How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
I Count The Tears Na, na, na, na, na, na late at night Na, na,…
I Like It I LIKE IT Gerry And The Pace Makers (Murray) I like it, I…
I Like It - 2002 Remastered Version I like it, I like it I like the way you…
I ll Wait For You The news is out all over town That you've been…
I'LL BE HOME Walk hand in hand with me Through all eternity Have…
I'll Be There I'll be there when all your dreams are broken …
I'll Wait For You I'll wait for you through rain or shine I'll wait…
I'Ll Wait For You Auto Dj The news is out all over town That you've been…
I'm The One I'm the one who cares about you I'm the one who'll…
I?ll Wait For You The news is out all over town That you've been…
Ill Be There I'll be there when all your dreams are broken …
Imagine Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
Is It Love It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It You got a way of telling me I'm wrong You got…
It'll Be Me Well if you see somebody knocking on your door If you…
It's All Right It's all right when you say that you're my girl…
It's Alright It's gonna be all right, all right, all right …
It's For You How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
It's Gonna Be All Right It's gonna be all right, all right, all right It's gonna…
It's Gonna Be Allright It's gonna be all right, all right, all right …
It's Gonna Be Alright Some-times I will, then again I think I won't. Some-times I…
It's Happened To Me People tell you that you can't find love Or you'll…
It's Just Because Do you ever stop & think why I love you?…
It's Still Rock & Roll To Me What's the matter with the Clothes I'm wearing? Can't you te…
Its Gone Be All Right It's gonna be all right, all right, all right It's gonna…
Its Just Because Do you ever stop & think why I love you?…
It`ll Be Me Well if you see somebody knocking on your door If you…
It’s Gonna Be Alright It's gonna be all right, all right, all right …
I`ll Be There Walk hand in hand with me Through all eternity Have…
I`ll Wait For You The news is out all over town That you've been…
I’m The One I'm the one who cares about you I'm the one who'll…
Jambalaya Come on, Joe, we gotta go, me oh my oh. We…
La La La Now I'm gonna try & find a girl Who will…
Looking for My Life Twenty, July 69, Houston is Calling Woodstock was coming soo…
Maybellene Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh Maybellene, why can't …
My Love Forever One .Two ,three I Give you all my time for free I Give…
Now I'm Alone Every time I'm away I think about you I wish that…
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Now I'm gonna try & find a girl Who will…
Only You Here she comes again looking like a princess in my…
Pretend Pretend you're happy when you're blue It isn't very hard to…
Rip It Up Well it's Saturday night and I just got paid A fool…
Rock Me Gently What's the matter with the Clothes I'm wearing? Can't you te…
Run For Home I'm driving home for Christmas Oh, I can't wait to see…
See You In September Jangan jangan Kau simpan cintamu Dibalik awan yang hitam Kar…
She's the Only Girl for Me When you left me I felt sad and blue ′Cause I've…
Show Me That You Care Please, please be mine all of the time & try…
Skinny Minnie My skinny Minnie is a crazy chick Six foot high and…
Slow Down Well, come on pretty baby won't you walk with me Come…
Strangers in the Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Summertime Summertime, And the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' And t…
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine Do people have a tendency to dump on you? Does your…
The Way to Your Heart Some things I don't understand I don't know what you see…
Today I'm In Love Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do Maybe I am…
Tomorrow Tonight I hold to nothing but the feelings in my…
Walk Hand in Hand Walk hand in hand with me Through all eternity Have faith, b…
What I'd Say Your smile can make the darkness turn to light Your eyes…
When Oh When Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do Maybe I am…
Where Have You Been Til we kissed I never knew that thrills that could…
Who Can I Turn to How can I turn you How can I turn you…
Why Oh Why Time and time again I think I have it figured out…
Without You What makes me love you this way? Oh what makes…
You Can't Fool Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
You ll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…
You Win Again I couldn't figure why You couldn't give me what everybody n…
You You You How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
You'll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…
You'll Never Walk Alone - Mono;1997 Digital Remaster When you walk through a storm, Hold your head up high, And…
You'll Never Walk Alone With Lyrics When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…
You're The Reason Honey, you're the reason i don't sleep at night. A-justa wal…
You've Got What I Like Your smile can make the darkness turn to light Your eyes…
you’ll never walk alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…
Young Girl Watchin' All The Young Girls Dance Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo, Woo…
YouxE2x80x99ll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Gerry:
23 Down the Line You know I need your love You've got that hold over…
Dear grab me by my collar dear and tell me, tell…
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying Don't let the sun catch you cryin' The night's…
Feeling Whitney Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,…
Ferry Cross The Mersey Life goes on day after day Hearts torn in every way So…
How Do You Do It How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
How Do You Do It? How do you do what you do to me? I wish…
I There was a girl, I loved her so. There comes…
I Like It I like it, I like it I like…
I LIKE IT&allowupdate=1 I like it, I like it I like…
I'll Be There Walk hand in hand with me Through all eternity Have…
I'm The One Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
Im the one Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
Imagine Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
It's Still Rock & Roll To Me What's the matter with the Clothes I'm wearing? Can't you te…
Solo a ti Se que nada ha sido fácil de verdad Entiendo lo que…
Sophie from Church Met a girl name Sophie at church Makeup on a black…
You Belong To Me Can you see me? Can you see me from up there? Can…
You'll Never Walk Alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And…