Their first hit, "I'm Into Something Good", was produced by Mickie Most, reaching #1 in the UK (1963) and #13 in the US (1964). Other hits followed such as "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1965) and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am". The last was said at the time to be "the fastest-selling song in history". The band played on these singles but many of their subsequent singles employed session musicians, including Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, with contributions from the band. The band's singles were written by top songwriters of the day. Regardless of how the records were made, the guitar player, Lek Leckenby, was a gifted guitarist. Indeed, all the other members were capable players and Peter Noone was a charismatic front man. The band was nominated for two Grammy awards in 1965, both for "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter". Noone and the band deliberately emphasized their Manchester accents on the record, which was never intended to be a single.
Born in Manchester, England, Noone was a child TV star in Coronation Street and in other TV work. He was still only 15 when he achieved international fame as teenage heart-throb as leader of the Hermits.
Herman's Hermits, whilst hugely successful in the mid-1960s, never topped the British charts again after their first hit, "I'm Into Something Good". However, they had two US No. 1's with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry the Eighth, I Am". The band disliked both songs, and never released them as singles in Britain. They appeared in several movies, including When The Boys Meet The Girls (1965) and Hold On! (1966). They also appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show and The Jackie Gleason Show.
They enjoyed consistent success in Britain throughout the rest of the decade but they were even more popular in America for a while. Their hits continued until 1967's "No Milk Today". Soon, however, the Monkees had replaced Herman's Hermits as the simple pop rock act, and the Hermits' career declined. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" engendered a revival, but the Hermits never again cracked the top 10 in the U.S. This song was, however, successfully covered by The Carpenters in their album "A Kind of Hush", released in 1976. The band continued releasing records throughout the 1970s with little success. In the end, Herman's Hermits were a band which were both blessed and cursed by the 'niche' in which originally they found success.
(Adapted from Wikipedia)
My Sentimental Friend
Herman's Hermits Lyrics
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Moving close together
But there over low in the corner
There's the girl I once knew
Who broke me in two
So won't you please play a song
A sentimental song
For my sentimental friend over there
We've been so long apart
Make it go right to the heart
Of my sentimental friend over there
Bring the tears to her eyes
Help to make her realize
The love we had was just beyond compare
And if the time is right
Maybe I'll hold her tight
My sentimental friend over there
I recall the way she used to feel
When we heard a sad song
The teardrops would fall
And she'd hold me
And tell me, she'd be for ever with me
So won't you please play a song
A sentimental song
For my sentimental friend over there
We've been so long apart
Make it go right to the heart
Of my sentimental friend over there
Bring the tears to her eyes
Help to make her realize
The love we had was just beyond compare
And if the time is right
Maybe I'll hold her tight
My sentimental friend over there
Oh won't you please play a song
A sentimental song
For my sentimental friend over there
We've been so long apart
Make it go right to the heart
Of my sentimental friend over there
Bring the tears to her eyes
Help to make her realize
The love we had was just beyond compare
And if the time is right
Maybe I'll hold her tight
My sentimental friend over there
So won't you please play a song
A sentimental song
For my sentimental friend over there
The lyrics to Herman's Hermits' song "My Sentimental Friend" present a nostalgic sentiment of a man who is in a nightclub with dancing people around him. He notices a girl he once knew who broke his heart, standing alone in a corner. He asks the DJ to play a sentimental song for her, hoping that it would reach her heart and bring back the memories of their love, which was once "beyond compare." The song's melancholic lyrics emphasize the man's yearning for his lost love and his desire to hold her close once again.
The song captures the emotions of a love that was special but ended due to unknown reasons. The lyrics describe the man's emotional pain of being separated from his sentimental friend and the hope of rekindling their love. He wants to remind her of the happy times they had together, and he hopes that she still feels the same way he does.
Line by Line Meaning
On the floor, the people dancing round
The singer observes a group of people dancing on the floor
Moving close together
The dancers are physically close to one another
But there over low in the corner
The singer notices a particular girl in the corner
There's the girl I once knew
The singer recognizes this girl from his past
Who broke me in two
This girl hurt the singer emotionally at some point
So won't you please play a song
The singer requests a song to be played
A sentimental song
The singer desires a song that is emotional and nostalgic
For my sentimental friend over there
The song is meant for the girl in the corner, whom the singer refers to as his 'sentimental friend'
We've been so long apart
The singer and the girl haven't seen each other in a long time
Make it go right to the heart
The singer wants the song to evoke strong emotions in the girl
Bring the tears to her eyes
The singer wants the girl to cry when she hears the song
Help to make her realize
The singer hopes the song will trigger memories and remind the girl of the love they once shared
The love we had was just beyond compare
The singer expresses that the love between him and the girl was very special
And if the time is right
If the circumstances allow for it
Maybe I'll hold her tight
The singer wishes to embrace the girl tight, possibly rekindling their love
Oh won't you please play a song
The singer repeats his request for a sentimental song to be played
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: GEOFF STEPHENS, JOHN CARTER
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@delroygriffith7430
If you're here congratulations you have great taste in music 🎶
@heather6668
Ah yes. People who could sing without cursing and stripping. Who knew that was possible LOL. I love this song - always have since it came out.
@marcneedham8522
Yeah
@TheLifeEvents
I often remember this track, I am now 67, but it is like just yesterday. xx
@TheLifeEvents
Thanks , brilliant
@lastgenplaya1969
22 years old loving everybit of life i can ❤
@lorrainebarry7184
in memory of my dear mother this song came over the radio just as go the new she had passed away a few years ago may you rest in peace mum i love you xxx
@trentaccid2177
GOD BLESS YOUR MOM
@Sharif-nl6lk
Today's Music and Song don't have the same Soul
@chrisgaunt2926
This was one of my mums favourite songs, she lost her battle with cancer last January ,turn it up Ma miss u always 💔