The band was for… Read Full Bio ↴The Cyrkle was a 1960s American rock and roll band.
The band was formed by guitarists Don Dannemann and Tom Dawes, while studying at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The band's drummer was Marty Fried. They were originally a "frat rock" band called The Rhondells; but were later discovered and managed by Brian Epstein, who was better known as manager of The Beatles, with John Lennon providing the unique spelling of their new name. They were produced by John Simon.
In the summer of 1966 they opened on fourteen dates for the Beatles during their U.S. tour.
The Cyrkle is best known for their 1966 song "Red Rubber Ball", which went to #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it was co-written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers. It was released on the Columbia record label. The band had one more Top 20 hit, "Turn-Down Day" later in 1966. After the release of the debut album, Red Rubber Ball, they recorded a second album, Neon, in late 1966 and a movie soundtrack, The Minx in 1967. They followed that with various singles, then disbanded in late 1967.
Dawes later wrote the famous "plop plop fizz fizz" jingle for Alka-Seltzer. Both Dawes and Danneman became professional jingle writers following the demise of The Cyrkle. Fried is a bankruptcy attorney in metropolitan Detroit.
Where Are You Going
The Cyrkle Lyrics
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Where are you going
Where are you going
Pickin' flowers is no fun
When you're the only one
Where are you going (where are you going)
Can I go with you
[?When you creep up near the daisies?]
No-one can catch you
Where you runnin' to
Some might think that you are crazy
I don't think it's true
Can I go with you
Can I go with you
Where are you going (where are you going)
Where are you going (where are you going)
Pickin' flowers is no fun
When you're the only one
Where are you going (where are you going)
Can I go with you
Oooh ooh ooh
Where are you going (where are you going)
Oooh ooh ooh (where are you going)
Where are you going (where are you going)
Oooh ooh ooh (where are you going)
Where are you going (where are you going)
Oooh ooh ooh (where are you going)
Where are you going
Where are you going (where are you going)
Where are you going (where are you going)
I want to know where you are going
Let me come along
I understand where we'll be going
I can't say you're wrong
Where are you going (where are you going)
Where are you going (where are you going)
Where are you going
Where are you going
Where are you going
Where are you going
Where are you go-ing
La la la la la la la la la
[mabye you should listen to that]
[I think that was ok]
The Cyrkle's song "Where Are You Going" is a romantic tune that revolves around the singer expressing his desire to join someone he loves on their journey. In the song, the lyrics pickin' flowers is no fun when you're the only one indicate that the person he loves usually goes out and does things alone, leaving the singer behind. He then pleads to go with this person and asks where they are going, repeating the line multiple times.
The lyrics also imply that the person he loves may be unpredictable or deemed crazy by others, but the singer doesn't think so. The repetition of the lines, "where are you going" and "can I go with you," gives the impression of a desperate longing to join the person, possibly to keep them from leaving forever.
The song's overall theme is about companionship and wanting to be with someone. The message conveyed through the lyrics is that it is better to be with somebody than do things alone. The song has a romantic and nostalgic undertone, taking the listener back to the innocent and carefree days of youth.
Line by Line Meaning
Can I go with you
Asking to accompany someone
Where are you going
Questioning the destination
Where are you going
Repeating the question
Pickin' flowers is no fun
Flower-picking alone is boring
When you're the only one
No one to enjoy the experience with
Where are you going (where are you going)
Reiterating the question
Can I go with you
Asking once again to accompany someone
No-one can catch you
Being able to escape and run free
Where you runnin' to
Curiosity about the direction of the run
Some might think that you are crazy
Possible judgment from others
I don't think it's true
Believing it's not crazy
Can I go with you
Repeating the request to accompany someone
Where are you going (where are you going)
Reiterating the question
Where are you going (where are you going)
Repeating the question again
Pickin' flowers is no fun
Reiterating boredom of flower picking alone
When you're the only one
Emphasizing lack of company
Where are you going (where are you going)
Repeating the question
Can I go with you
Asking one last time to accompany someone
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Oooh ooh ooh
Vocalization
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Oooh ooh ooh
Vocalization
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Oooh ooh ooh
Vocalization
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Oooh ooh ooh
Vocalization
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Where are you going (where are you going)
Repeating the question
Where are you going (where are you going)
Repeating the question again
I want to know where you are going
Expressing desire to know destination
Let me come along
Requesting to join
I understand where we'll be going
Accepting the destination
I can't say you're wrong
Acknowledging the choice
Where are you going (where are you going)
Reiterating the question
Where are you going (where are you going)
Asking repeatedly
Where are you going
Questioning one last time
Where are you going
Asking once again
Where are you going
Final question
La la la la la la la la la
Vocalization
[Maybe you should listen to that]
Unknown speaker aside
[I think that was ok]
Unknown speaker aside
Contributed by Austin K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.