The Easybeats were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney, Australi… Read Full Bio ↴The Easybeats were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney, Australia, in late 1964, and disbanded at the end of 1969. They were the antipodean echo to the style and sound of the Beatles in Britain, and the first rock and roll act from Australia to score an international pop hit with the 1966 single, "Friday on My Mind".
All five founding members were from families that had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Fleet were from England; rhythm guitarist George Young was from Scotland; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from the Netherlands.
The band formed at the former Villawood Migrant Hostel, later renamed the Villawood Detention Centre. The families of the band members spent their first years in Australia housed at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in the early and mid-sixties.
The Easybeats began their career in late 1964 at the little-known teen hangout, Beatle Village, located in the basement of a pub at Taylor Square on Oxford Street, in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The band was inspired by the "British Invasion" spearheaded by the Beatles. The Easybeats quickly rose to become one of the most popular groups in the city.[who?] Real estate agent turned pop music entrepreneur Mike Vaughan took over as their manager. Through his efforts, they were signed to a contract with Albert Productions, one of Australia's first independent record production companies. The company was established by Ted Albert whose family owned J. Albert & Sons, a prominent music publishing company. Albert signed the band to a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone label. The group recorded a number of songs at the abandoned 2UW Theatre, owned by the parent company of Albert Productions, J. Albert and Son. They chose the bluesy "For My Woman" as their first single. It was picked up by local radio Sydney radio and proved to be a minor hit, reaching #33 on the charts.
Although "For My Woman" gained them some attention, the band felt they needed a more uptempo song to break through commercially. Their next single, "She's So Fine", gave them that commercial success, reaching #3 on the Australian charts, and launching them to national stardom. Their concerts and public appearances were regularly marked by intense fan hysteria similar to 'Beatlemania, soon dubbed by the Australian press as 'Easyfever'.
The band's follow-up single, the high-energy "Wedding Ring," released on 26 August, was also a hit, reaching #7. On 23 September 1965, the group released their first album Easy. It was one of the earliest albums of all original material that was written by an Australia rock group.[who?] Most of the songs were written by the group's already established songwriters, vocalist Stevie Wright and guitarist George Young.
For the next single, "Sad and Lonely and Blue", the band returned to the blues based feel of "For My Woman". However, like "For My Woman", it failed to make the top 10, only reaching #21. Both "Wedding Ring" and "Sad and Lonely and Blue" were included on the group's second album, It's 2 Easy, released 24 March 1966. The lead singles from that album, "Women (Make You Fell Alright)" and "Come and See Her", put the group back in the top 10, reaching #4 and #3 respectively on the Australian charts. The Wright-Young song-writing team also wrote songs for other artists, including "Step Back", which became a #1 hit for Johnny Young (no relation) in 1966.
In early 1966, while the group were still touring Australia, their manager, Mike Vaughan, flew to New York City to attempt to secure an American recording contract for the band. Despite an initial lack of interest, Vaughan was able to convince United Artists Records to sign the band. Just before relocating to London in 1966, they recorded a farewell TV special for the Seven Network, titled The Easybeats, more commonly known as The Coca-Cola Special), one of the few surviving appearances from the band's career during this period. The group left for the UK on 10 July 1966.
In August 1966, Albert Productions released an E.P. of material recorded before the group left Australia. Titled Easyfever, it reach #1 on the Australian singles charts. Albert Productions then released an entire album of material titled Volume 3 on 3 November 1966. This too was a commercial success and its lead single "Sorry" topped the Australian charts.
After arriving in London the band recorded a number of songs with Ted Albert at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, but these were deemed unsuitable by United Artists Records and Albert was removed as producer. The band was then teamed with freelance producer Shel Talmy, who had achieved great success with his production for The Who and The Kinks. United Artists also felt that the band's song writing was too "unsophisticated" for the competitive UK market. The label had already released the Wright/Young composed "Come And See Her" as a single in the UK on 15 July and it had performed commercially poor. With Dutch-born Vanda now having a stronger grasp of English, he replaced Wright as Young's song writing partner from this point on.
After auditioning several titles for Talmy, it was a "Friday On My Mind" that caught the producer's ear as their next single. The band recorded the song with Talmy at IBC Studios, London in September. "Friday On My Mind" was released in the UK on 14 October 1966. It reached #6 on the UK Charts making it the group's first big international hit as it charted in multiple countries: #1 in Australia, #13 in Canada, #16 in the US, and the Top 10 in Germany, the Netherlands, France. The song sold over one million copies worldwide and was awarded a gold disc.
On 17 March 1967, United Artists released the follow-up single to "Friday On My Mind"; "Who'll Be The One". The single was a commercial failure and did not make the UK charts (although it was #14 in Australia). The band was against releasing the single to begin with, as they felt it was not a strong enough track to follow "Friday On My Mind". Later that month, they toured Europe in support of The Rolling Stones.
During this period, the band would be filmed by Australian director Peter Clifton for a proposed documentary for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Filmed under the title Between Heaven and Hell (which was later changed to Easy Come, Easy Go), the documentary was lost for nearly 42 years. It was restored, reedited and shown at film festivals in 2012.
In May, their first album for United Artists was released; Good Friday (re titled Friday On My Mind in the US). That same month, they returned to Australia for a nationwide tour. After the tour, drummer Snowy Fleet decided to quit the band. Fleet was unhappy at the amount of time he had to spend away from his wife and young children. Returning to the UK without a drummer, the group began several recordings with a session drummer, Glaswegian Freddie Smith (who had played with George Young's older brother Alex Young aka George Alexander of Grapefruit fame in Bobby Patrick & The Big Six).
During this period, the band recorded their next single. "Heaven and Hell" marked a turning point for the group, with its sophisticated song-writing and arrangements. Vanda and Young were influenced by the current psychedelic pop, popular in the UK and US. The single was produced by Glyn Johns, who had worked as an engineer on the Shel Talmy sessions. The band also began work on a new album with Johns, most of which was recorded and prepared for issue but was never released because of the band's complicated financial and contractual problems.
"Heaven and Hell" was released in June and, like the previous single, it also failed to make a mark on the UK charts. This was due, in part, to the song being banned by the BBC. The single also ran into problems in the US, where a censored version titled "Heaven", replaced the offensive lyric "Discovering someone else in your bed" with "discovering that her love has gone dead". In Australia the single did much better; reaching #8.
After extensive auditions in London a replacement drummer was found in Tony Cahill (born 20 December 1941) who formerly played with the Purple Hearts. With Cahill, the band toured the US in August, supporting Gene Pitney. During their US visit, they recorded their next single, "Falling Off The Edge Of The World", in New York. The single received moderate airplay in the US, but did not chart.
The band returned to London and continued to work in the studio. Their next single, "The Music Goes 'Round My Head", was Vanda and Young's first foray into the emerging UK Rocksteady/Ska scene. In late 1967, Vanda and Young began writing for other artists. Two of their songs, "Bring a Little Lovin'" and "Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia", were covered by Los Bravos (and later by Ricky Martin as "Dime Que me Quieres") and Paul Revere and the Raiders, respectively. Still trying to get back into the UK charts, the band moved to a more pop friendly sound and released the soft rock, ballad "Hello, How Are You" on 8 March 1968. The plan worked and the song reached #20 in the UK charts. However, in retrospect, the band have cited the change in sound as a mistake, stating it alienated its long term fans.
In May, the band finally released their second album for United Artists; Vigil (or Falling off the Edge of the World in the US). The album was a mixture of current singles, new recordings and out-takes from the scrapped 1967 album. Two of those songs recorded for the abandoned LP; "Land of Make Believe" and "Good Times" were released as singles. The baroque pop ballad "Land of Make Believe" was released in the UK on 5 July and in Australia on the 18 July. Failing to chart in the UK, it did reach #18 on the Australian Charts. The B-side to the Australian single was the next UK single; "Good Times". Released 13 September, "Good Times" again failed to chart in the UK. An often told story about the song; is when the track was broadcast on BBC radio, it was reputedly heard by Paul McCartney on his car radio; McCartney apparently rang the station immediately to request a repeat playing.[2] The song featured Steve Marriott of the Small Faces on backing vocals and Nicky Hopkins on piano. In November, Albert Productions released the UK B-side to "Good Times", the instrumental track "Lay Me Down and Die", as a single in Australia. The single was slammed by critics and would only climb as high as #59 on the Australian Charts; their lowest charting single to date.
Through late 1968, the formerly tight-knit band began to drift apart. Drugs were a factor, but the growing independence of the Vanda and Young team as a creative unit was also a major catalyst. By this time the duo were working substantially on their own and between them they could now play almost any instrument needed for recordings and had become skilled in engineering and producing their own recordings. They wrote prolifically, but many of their songs from this period remained unreleased for many years. They were also reluctant to do more than a few gigs per month, and so the band only came together for occasional performances or for 'demo' sessions at Central Sound Studios in Denmark Street.
In 1969, the band had parted ways with United Artists and their production company Albert Productions to sign with Polydor Records. In April, the group returned to Olympic Studios to record their first single for Polydor. They teamed up with producer Ray Singer, a former member of UK band Nirvana, who had made a name for himself as a producer with Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)". "St. Louis" was released 27 June 1969, but failed to chart in the UK, but reached #21 on the Go-Set charts in Australia. In July 1969, it was announced that the working relationship between manager Vaughan and the group would come to an end.
To continue their work as songwriters for hire, Vanda and Young took over a flat on Moscow Road in London, which had previously been used as a jingle studio for pirate radio stations. With modifications, it became a 4-track home studio and Vanda and Young began producing demos, working mostly on their own. As with their Central Sound records, Vanda and Young would play most of the instruments on their recordings with the other Easybeats members occasionally contributing. Nine of these demo recordings (with single "St. Louis" and "Can’t Find Love") would eventually be released by Polydor as an album under The Easybeats name as Friends. This album would be released after their break-up.
In September, the band undertook a short European tour and then reluctantly accepted the offer of a five-week Australian tour. The tour was reported as a last-ditch attempt to bail the group out of its mounting pool of debts.
A number of factors made the Australian tour less than successful. Rather than playing larger venues as they did on the 1967 tour, the band were booked to play mainly smaller clubs and dance halls. Having reverted to 'no frills' hard rock, while the Australian pop scene was preoccupied with progressive rock, soul, and bubblegum pop.
The situation was further complicated by Albert Productions’ unwelcome release (against the band's wishes) several lo-fi demo recordings on The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2. The recordings were songwriter demos sent to Albert Productions in 1967 and 1968 for other artists to record. "Peculiar Hole in the Sky" from that album was released as a single, it was originally recorded by Australian band the Valentines.
In October the band made a valedictory TV appearance in the ATN-7 Easybeats Special (which would be broadcast after the tour on 2 November). After their performance at Caesar's Place Disco, Sydney on 25 October, a wedding was held for Diamonde and actress Charlene Collins. The following day, The Easybeats travelled to the rural town of Orange, New South Wales. There they made a television appearance at CBN-TV studios and performed a show at the Amoco Centre. However, the show was interrupted by hostile audience members and was cancelled after only 20 minutes. This would be The Easybeats final performance. After the tour, the band would go their separate ways.
Vanda and Young remained in the UK for three years, working to pay off debts incurred during the Easybeats years (and recording under various names like Paintbox, Band of Hope, Grapefruit, Haffy's Whisky Sour and Marcus Hook Roll Band). They returned to Australia in 1973 and reunited with Ted Albert and became the house producers for his new Albert Productions record label, writing for and/or producing many chart-topping acts including Stevie Wright, Rose Tattoo, Cheetah, and the Angels.
They wrote and produced several major hits for John Paul Young including "Love Is in the Air" and "Yesterday's Hero", which was also a hit for Bay City Rollers, and produced the first six albums for AC/DC (which featured George's younger brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young).
Vanda and Young also recorded several Australian hit singles under the pseudonym Flash and the Pan, including "Hey St. Peter" and "Down Among the Dead Men". They had even more success in Europe with hits such as "Waiting for a Train", "Midnight Man", "Early Morning Wake Up Call", and "Ayla", from the number 1 albums Early Morning Wake Up Call, Headlines, and Nights in France. Singer-model-actress Grace Jones also recorded a successful cover version of their song "Walking in the Rain".
Stevie Wright went on to become a cast member of the original Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1972–73) and then launched a successful but short-lived solo career with the hit single "Evie" and the album Hard Road in 1974, which reunited him with Vanda and Young, who produced the records and wrote many of the songs, including "Evie", an ambitious three-part suite split over two sides of a single.
In later years Wright suffered debilitating drug and alcohol problems which were further exacerbated by his self-admission to the notorious Chelmsford Private Hospital in Sydney. Its director, Dr Harry Bailey, administered a highly controversial treatment known as "deep sleep therapy" which allegedly cured drug addiction with a combination of drug-induced coma and electroshock.[4][page needed] Many patients, including Wright, suffered brain damage and lifelong after-effects, while others died as a result of the treatments.
Original drummer Snowy Fleet became a successful builder in Perth, Western Australia, and now runs a rehearsal studio based in Jandakot, Western Australia. His replacement, Tony Cahill, remained in the UK for a time, briefly joining the final studio lineup of Python Lee Jackson as a bassist, before moving to the United States.
Dick Diamonde moved to the New South Wales North Coast and retired from performing, after some years of singing and playing in local pubs.
In 1980, Flash and the Pan released their second album Lights in the Night. Their next album, Headlines was released in August 1982. This featured the singles "Waiting for a Train" which reached #7 on the UK Charts and "Where Were You". The music video for "Where Were You" featured Stevie Wright as a futuristic rock star miming to George Young's vocals. Wright would also provide vocals for the album. That same year there was talk of an Easybeats' reunion. Wright told Juke Magazine in 1983 "we had our lawyers working out the deal" because there was a venue interested in having them "but at the last minute they tried to change the venue and we just said 'forget it'."
In 1983, there was a talk of a solo album with work done again with Vanda and Young. Wright said the album would best be described as "classy rock 'n' roll" and the songs were about "a wide spectrum of all the experiences I've been through". He said the love songs he had were optimistic. This interview gives a good idea as to how Wright worked in the studio with Vanda and Young:
"Well, it's a three way thing. They'll sit down and say 'we've got this sort of song' and we'll discuss how we'll approach it. Obviously after this long we do have a very strong bond. I've written a couple of songs but since they're far better at it than I am, I'll let them handle that."
According to the Juke Magazine article it was "due for release later that year" however, this never happened.
In January 1984, Wright was charged with attempted housebreaking days after attending Westmount drug rehabilitation centre. He was arrested for heroin use later that month. He had been using heroin since about 1973,[5] and, according to Wright, he remained an addict for 20 years. Also that year, Flash and the Pan's next album, Early Morning Wake Up Call.
In November 1986, the original line-up reunited for an Australian tour. The tour would be warmly received by critics and fans. Wright would reform the Stevie Wright Band and relaunch is live career, gigging around Australia in hotels and clubs between 1986–88. In 1987, Flash and the Pan would release their fifth album, Nights in France.
Vanda and Young would return to producing AC/DC on their 1988 album Blow Up Your Video.
In 1992 Flash and the Pan would release their final album Burning up the Night.
Wright's substance abuse problems spiralled out of control in the 1980s and 1990s and he came close to death on several occasions, but was pulled back from the brink by his current partner, Faye.
In 1999 journalist Jack Marx published a much-anticipated book about Wright, entitled Sorry - The Wretched Tale of Little Stevie Wright. It was critically applauded by some reviewers - Australian music historian Clinton Walker calling it "gonzo journalism at its best", while The Bulletin later referred to Sorry as "one of the most harrowing rock books ever written". Nevertheless, Sorry earned the disdain of its subject, Wright's many fans and other critics. Internet reviewer Ken Grady (Luna Cafe, 1999) described Marx as "a self serving hypocrite" and concluded his review by observing: "The only thing that Marx has achieved is to depict himself as a very unlikeable, morally bankrupt leech."
The 2000s saw a band calling itself "The Easybeats" tour and make TV appearances around Europe. No members were in any line-up of the Australian band or played on any of the records, despite the lead singer using a similar name.
In 2000, George Young would produce AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip album. It was the first time he would work with the group without Harry Vanda co-producing.
Due to his health, Wright would only perform a small number of shows in the 2000s. 2002, Wright was well enough to perform as part of the all-star Long Way To The Top national concert tour. His autobiography, Hard Road, was published in 2004. In 2007, Stevie Wright performed at the Gathering Festival in Yandina, Sunshine Coast. On 31 January 2009, Wright closed the Legends of Rock festival in Byron Bay, Australia.
On 14 July 2005, The Easybeats would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Wright, Vanda and Snowy Fleet would attend the ceremony.
Cahill died in Sydney on 13 August 2014, as the result of a brain tumour.
After falling ill on Boxing Day 2015, Wright was admitted to hospital on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He didn't recover and died on the evening of 27 December 2015.
George Young passed away on 22 October 2017.
In 1973 David Bowie covered "Friday On My Mind" on his Pin Ups album, and in 1977 the punk band London introduced the song to a new generation on a four-track EP for MCA Records; the London version, produced by Simon Napier-Bell, was recorded in the same studio (IBC Studios in Portland Place) in which the Easybeats had cut the original.
A cover version of "Good Times" by INXS and Jimmy Barnes became a #47 hit in USA after being featured on the soundtrack of the film The Lost Boys in 1987 and a #2 in Australia as well the previous year, becoming the biggest selling single on Mushroom Records.
In 1998 Australia Post issued a special edition set of twelve stamps celebrating the early years of Australian Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring Australian hit songs of the late '50s, the '60s and the early '70s. "Each of them said something about us, and told the rest of the world this is what popular culture sounds like, and it has an Australian accent." One of the stamps featured was the 'She's So Fine' stamp.
Australian Rock duo Divinyls recorded a cover of "I'll Make You Happy" on the B-side of the single "Science Fiction" in 1982 which later appeared on the album Desperate. However, since the vocalist was a female, the lyrics "If you don't think I'm your man, Find somebody if you can, And ask them to hold your hand, Not me." were changed to "If you don't wanna be my man, Pass the bottle and the empty cans, I just want to hold your hand, Just me."
In 1982, Los Angeles California's the Three O'Clock released a version of "Sorry" on their Baroque Hoedown EP on Frontier Records.
In 1993, New Jersey mod/power poppers the Insomniacs released a version of "Goin' Out Of My Mind" on their German only four song EP for Outer Limits Records.
In 2011, punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes released a version of "Friday On My Mind" on their Australian-themed 7", Go Down Under.
In 2014, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band covered "Friday On My Mind" on their tour of Australia.
In 2015, San Diego mod/power pop quintet Manual Scan released a version of "She's So Fine" on their 10" EP, The Pyles Sessions, released in Spain.
Squeeze covered "Friday On My Mind" during their 2016 British and U.S. tours.
Discography
Studio albums
Easy (1965)
It's 2 Easy (1966)
Volume 3 (1966)
Good Friday / Friday On My Mind (1967) (not released in Australia)
Vigil / Falling Off The Edge of the World (1968)
Friends (1969)
Members
Stevie Wright (vocals) (1964-1969, 1986)
George Young (guitar) (1964-1969, 1986)
Harry Vanda (guitar) (1964-1969, 1986)
Dick Diamonde (bass) (1964-1969, 1986)
Snowy Fleet (drums) (1964-1967, 1986)
Tony Cahill (drums) (1967-1969)
TV series
Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama mini series first screened on ABC in 2017, based on the lives of the band members.
All five founding members were from families that had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Fleet were from England; rhythm guitarist George Young was from Scotland; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from the Netherlands.
The band formed at the former Villawood Migrant Hostel, later renamed the Villawood Detention Centre. The families of the band members spent their first years in Australia housed at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in the early and mid-sixties.
The Easybeats began their career in late 1964 at the little-known teen hangout, Beatle Village, located in the basement of a pub at Taylor Square on Oxford Street, in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The band was inspired by the "British Invasion" spearheaded by the Beatles. The Easybeats quickly rose to become one of the most popular groups in the city.[who?] Real estate agent turned pop music entrepreneur Mike Vaughan took over as their manager. Through his efforts, they were signed to a contract with Albert Productions, one of Australia's first independent record production companies. The company was established by Ted Albert whose family owned J. Albert & Sons, a prominent music publishing company. Albert signed the band to a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone label. The group recorded a number of songs at the abandoned 2UW Theatre, owned by the parent company of Albert Productions, J. Albert and Son. They chose the bluesy "For My Woman" as their first single. It was picked up by local radio Sydney radio and proved to be a minor hit, reaching #33 on the charts.
Although "For My Woman" gained them some attention, the band felt they needed a more uptempo song to break through commercially. Their next single, "She's So Fine", gave them that commercial success, reaching #3 on the Australian charts, and launching them to national stardom. Their concerts and public appearances were regularly marked by intense fan hysteria similar to 'Beatlemania, soon dubbed by the Australian press as 'Easyfever'.
The band's follow-up single, the high-energy "Wedding Ring," released on 26 August, was also a hit, reaching #7. On 23 September 1965, the group released their first album Easy. It was one of the earliest albums of all original material that was written by an Australia rock group.[who?] Most of the songs were written by the group's already established songwriters, vocalist Stevie Wright and guitarist George Young.
For the next single, "Sad and Lonely and Blue", the band returned to the blues based feel of "For My Woman". However, like "For My Woman", it failed to make the top 10, only reaching #21. Both "Wedding Ring" and "Sad and Lonely and Blue" were included on the group's second album, It's 2 Easy, released 24 March 1966. The lead singles from that album, "Women (Make You Fell Alright)" and "Come and See Her", put the group back in the top 10, reaching #4 and #3 respectively on the Australian charts. The Wright-Young song-writing team also wrote songs for other artists, including "Step Back", which became a #1 hit for Johnny Young (no relation) in 1966.
In early 1966, while the group were still touring Australia, their manager, Mike Vaughan, flew to New York City to attempt to secure an American recording contract for the band. Despite an initial lack of interest, Vaughan was able to convince United Artists Records to sign the band. Just before relocating to London in 1966, they recorded a farewell TV special for the Seven Network, titled The Easybeats, more commonly known as The Coca-Cola Special), one of the few surviving appearances from the band's career during this period. The group left for the UK on 10 July 1966.
In August 1966, Albert Productions released an E.P. of material recorded before the group left Australia. Titled Easyfever, it reach #1 on the Australian singles charts. Albert Productions then released an entire album of material titled Volume 3 on 3 November 1966. This too was a commercial success and its lead single "Sorry" topped the Australian charts.
After arriving in London the band recorded a number of songs with Ted Albert at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, but these were deemed unsuitable by United Artists Records and Albert was removed as producer. The band was then teamed with freelance producer Shel Talmy, who had achieved great success with his production for The Who and The Kinks. United Artists also felt that the band's song writing was too "unsophisticated" for the competitive UK market. The label had already released the Wright/Young composed "Come And See Her" as a single in the UK on 15 July and it had performed commercially poor. With Dutch-born Vanda now having a stronger grasp of English, he replaced Wright as Young's song writing partner from this point on.
After auditioning several titles for Talmy, it was a "Friday On My Mind" that caught the producer's ear as their next single. The band recorded the song with Talmy at IBC Studios, London in September. "Friday On My Mind" was released in the UK on 14 October 1966. It reached #6 on the UK Charts making it the group's first big international hit as it charted in multiple countries: #1 in Australia, #13 in Canada, #16 in the US, and the Top 10 in Germany, the Netherlands, France. The song sold over one million copies worldwide and was awarded a gold disc.
On 17 March 1967, United Artists released the follow-up single to "Friday On My Mind"; "Who'll Be The One". The single was a commercial failure and did not make the UK charts (although it was #14 in Australia). The band was against releasing the single to begin with, as they felt it was not a strong enough track to follow "Friday On My Mind". Later that month, they toured Europe in support of The Rolling Stones.
During this period, the band would be filmed by Australian director Peter Clifton for a proposed documentary for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Filmed under the title Between Heaven and Hell (which was later changed to Easy Come, Easy Go), the documentary was lost for nearly 42 years. It was restored, reedited and shown at film festivals in 2012.
In May, their first album for United Artists was released; Good Friday (re titled Friday On My Mind in the US). That same month, they returned to Australia for a nationwide tour. After the tour, drummer Snowy Fleet decided to quit the band. Fleet was unhappy at the amount of time he had to spend away from his wife and young children. Returning to the UK without a drummer, the group began several recordings with a session drummer, Glaswegian Freddie Smith (who had played with George Young's older brother Alex Young aka George Alexander of Grapefruit fame in Bobby Patrick & The Big Six).
During this period, the band recorded their next single. "Heaven and Hell" marked a turning point for the group, with its sophisticated song-writing and arrangements. Vanda and Young were influenced by the current psychedelic pop, popular in the UK and US. The single was produced by Glyn Johns, who had worked as an engineer on the Shel Talmy sessions. The band also began work on a new album with Johns, most of which was recorded and prepared for issue but was never released because of the band's complicated financial and contractual problems.
"Heaven and Hell" was released in June and, like the previous single, it also failed to make a mark on the UK charts. This was due, in part, to the song being banned by the BBC. The single also ran into problems in the US, where a censored version titled "Heaven", replaced the offensive lyric "Discovering someone else in your bed" with "discovering that her love has gone dead". In Australia the single did much better; reaching #8.
After extensive auditions in London a replacement drummer was found in Tony Cahill (born 20 December 1941) who formerly played with the Purple Hearts. With Cahill, the band toured the US in August, supporting Gene Pitney. During their US visit, they recorded their next single, "Falling Off The Edge Of The World", in New York. The single received moderate airplay in the US, but did not chart.
The band returned to London and continued to work in the studio. Their next single, "The Music Goes 'Round My Head", was Vanda and Young's first foray into the emerging UK Rocksteady/Ska scene. In late 1967, Vanda and Young began writing for other artists. Two of their songs, "Bring a Little Lovin'" and "Come In, You'll Get Pneumonia", were covered by Los Bravos (and later by Ricky Martin as "Dime Que me Quieres") and Paul Revere and the Raiders, respectively. Still trying to get back into the UK charts, the band moved to a more pop friendly sound and released the soft rock, ballad "Hello, How Are You" on 8 March 1968. The plan worked and the song reached #20 in the UK charts. However, in retrospect, the band have cited the change in sound as a mistake, stating it alienated its long term fans.
In May, the band finally released their second album for United Artists; Vigil (or Falling off the Edge of the World in the US). The album was a mixture of current singles, new recordings and out-takes from the scrapped 1967 album. Two of those songs recorded for the abandoned LP; "Land of Make Believe" and "Good Times" were released as singles. The baroque pop ballad "Land of Make Believe" was released in the UK on 5 July and in Australia on the 18 July. Failing to chart in the UK, it did reach #18 on the Australian Charts. The B-side to the Australian single was the next UK single; "Good Times". Released 13 September, "Good Times" again failed to chart in the UK. An often told story about the song; is when the track was broadcast on BBC radio, it was reputedly heard by Paul McCartney on his car radio; McCartney apparently rang the station immediately to request a repeat playing.[2] The song featured Steve Marriott of the Small Faces on backing vocals and Nicky Hopkins on piano. In November, Albert Productions released the UK B-side to "Good Times", the instrumental track "Lay Me Down and Die", as a single in Australia. The single was slammed by critics and would only climb as high as #59 on the Australian Charts; their lowest charting single to date.
Through late 1968, the formerly tight-knit band began to drift apart. Drugs were a factor, but the growing independence of the Vanda and Young team as a creative unit was also a major catalyst. By this time the duo were working substantially on their own and between them they could now play almost any instrument needed for recordings and had become skilled in engineering and producing their own recordings. They wrote prolifically, but many of their songs from this period remained unreleased for many years. They were also reluctant to do more than a few gigs per month, and so the band only came together for occasional performances or for 'demo' sessions at Central Sound Studios in Denmark Street.
In 1969, the band had parted ways with United Artists and their production company Albert Productions to sign with Polydor Records. In April, the group returned to Olympic Studios to record their first single for Polydor. They teamed up with producer Ray Singer, a former member of UK band Nirvana, who had made a name for himself as a producer with Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)". "St. Louis" was released 27 June 1969, but failed to chart in the UK, but reached #21 on the Go-Set charts in Australia. In July 1969, it was announced that the working relationship between manager Vaughan and the group would come to an end.
To continue their work as songwriters for hire, Vanda and Young took over a flat on Moscow Road in London, which had previously been used as a jingle studio for pirate radio stations. With modifications, it became a 4-track home studio and Vanda and Young began producing demos, working mostly on their own. As with their Central Sound records, Vanda and Young would play most of the instruments on their recordings with the other Easybeats members occasionally contributing. Nine of these demo recordings (with single "St. Louis" and "Can’t Find Love") would eventually be released by Polydor as an album under The Easybeats name as Friends. This album would be released after their break-up.
In September, the band undertook a short European tour and then reluctantly accepted the offer of a five-week Australian tour. The tour was reported as a last-ditch attempt to bail the group out of its mounting pool of debts.
A number of factors made the Australian tour less than successful. Rather than playing larger venues as they did on the 1967 tour, the band were booked to play mainly smaller clubs and dance halls. Having reverted to 'no frills' hard rock, while the Australian pop scene was preoccupied with progressive rock, soul, and bubblegum pop.
The situation was further complicated by Albert Productions’ unwelcome release (against the band's wishes) several lo-fi demo recordings on The Best of The Easybeats Volume 2. The recordings were songwriter demos sent to Albert Productions in 1967 and 1968 for other artists to record. "Peculiar Hole in the Sky" from that album was released as a single, it was originally recorded by Australian band the Valentines.
In October the band made a valedictory TV appearance in the ATN-7 Easybeats Special (which would be broadcast after the tour on 2 November). After their performance at Caesar's Place Disco, Sydney on 25 October, a wedding was held for Diamonde and actress Charlene Collins. The following day, The Easybeats travelled to the rural town of Orange, New South Wales. There they made a television appearance at CBN-TV studios and performed a show at the Amoco Centre. However, the show was interrupted by hostile audience members and was cancelled after only 20 minutes. This would be The Easybeats final performance. After the tour, the band would go their separate ways.
Vanda and Young remained in the UK for three years, working to pay off debts incurred during the Easybeats years (and recording under various names like Paintbox, Band of Hope, Grapefruit, Haffy's Whisky Sour and Marcus Hook Roll Band). They returned to Australia in 1973 and reunited with Ted Albert and became the house producers for his new Albert Productions record label, writing for and/or producing many chart-topping acts including Stevie Wright, Rose Tattoo, Cheetah, and the Angels.
They wrote and produced several major hits for John Paul Young including "Love Is in the Air" and "Yesterday's Hero", which was also a hit for Bay City Rollers, and produced the first six albums for AC/DC (which featured George's younger brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young).
Vanda and Young also recorded several Australian hit singles under the pseudonym Flash and the Pan, including "Hey St. Peter" and "Down Among the Dead Men". They had even more success in Europe with hits such as "Waiting for a Train", "Midnight Man", "Early Morning Wake Up Call", and "Ayla", from the number 1 albums Early Morning Wake Up Call, Headlines, and Nights in France. Singer-model-actress Grace Jones also recorded a successful cover version of their song "Walking in the Rain".
Stevie Wright went on to become a cast member of the original Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1972–73) and then launched a successful but short-lived solo career with the hit single "Evie" and the album Hard Road in 1974, which reunited him with Vanda and Young, who produced the records and wrote many of the songs, including "Evie", an ambitious three-part suite split over two sides of a single.
In later years Wright suffered debilitating drug and alcohol problems which were further exacerbated by his self-admission to the notorious Chelmsford Private Hospital in Sydney. Its director, Dr Harry Bailey, administered a highly controversial treatment known as "deep sleep therapy" which allegedly cured drug addiction with a combination of drug-induced coma and electroshock.[4][page needed] Many patients, including Wright, suffered brain damage and lifelong after-effects, while others died as a result of the treatments.
Original drummer Snowy Fleet became a successful builder in Perth, Western Australia, and now runs a rehearsal studio based in Jandakot, Western Australia. His replacement, Tony Cahill, remained in the UK for a time, briefly joining the final studio lineup of Python Lee Jackson as a bassist, before moving to the United States.
Dick Diamonde moved to the New South Wales North Coast and retired from performing, after some years of singing and playing in local pubs.
In 1980, Flash and the Pan released their second album Lights in the Night. Their next album, Headlines was released in August 1982. This featured the singles "Waiting for a Train" which reached #7 on the UK Charts and "Where Were You". The music video for "Where Were You" featured Stevie Wright as a futuristic rock star miming to George Young's vocals. Wright would also provide vocals for the album. That same year there was talk of an Easybeats' reunion. Wright told Juke Magazine in 1983 "we had our lawyers working out the deal" because there was a venue interested in having them "but at the last minute they tried to change the venue and we just said 'forget it'."
In 1983, there was a talk of a solo album with work done again with Vanda and Young. Wright said the album would best be described as "classy rock 'n' roll" and the songs were about "a wide spectrum of all the experiences I've been through". He said the love songs he had were optimistic. This interview gives a good idea as to how Wright worked in the studio with Vanda and Young:
"Well, it's a three way thing. They'll sit down and say 'we've got this sort of song' and we'll discuss how we'll approach it. Obviously after this long we do have a very strong bond. I've written a couple of songs but since they're far better at it than I am, I'll let them handle that."
According to the Juke Magazine article it was "due for release later that year" however, this never happened.
In January 1984, Wright was charged with attempted housebreaking days after attending Westmount drug rehabilitation centre. He was arrested for heroin use later that month. He had been using heroin since about 1973,[5] and, according to Wright, he remained an addict for 20 years. Also that year, Flash and the Pan's next album, Early Morning Wake Up Call.
In November 1986, the original line-up reunited for an Australian tour. The tour would be warmly received by critics and fans. Wright would reform the Stevie Wright Band and relaunch is live career, gigging around Australia in hotels and clubs between 1986–88. In 1987, Flash and the Pan would release their fifth album, Nights in France.
Vanda and Young would return to producing AC/DC on their 1988 album Blow Up Your Video.
In 1992 Flash and the Pan would release their final album Burning up the Night.
Wright's substance abuse problems spiralled out of control in the 1980s and 1990s and he came close to death on several occasions, but was pulled back from the brink by his current partner, Faye.
In 1999 journalist Jack Marx published a much-anticipated book about Wright, entitled Sorry - The Wretched Tale of Little Stevie Wright. It was critically applauded by some reviewers - Australian music historian Clinton Walker calling it "gonzo journalism at its best", while The Bulletin later referred to Sorry as "one of the most harrowing rock books ever written". Nevertheless, Sorry earned the disdain of its subject, Wright's many fans and other critics. Internet reviewer Ken Grady (Luna Cafe, 1999) described Marx as "a self serving hypocrite" and concluded his review by observing: "The only thing that Marx has achieved is to depict himself as a very unlikeable, morally bankrupt leech."
The 2000s saw a band calling itself "The Easybeats" tour and make TV appearances around Europe. No members were in any line-up of the Australian band or played on any of the records, despite the lead singer using a similar name.
In 2000, George Young would produce AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip album. It was the first time he would work with the group without Harry Vanda co-producing.
Due to his health, Wright would only perform a small number of shows in the 2000s. 2002, Wright was well enough to perform as part of the all-star Long Way To The Top national concert tour. His autobiography, Hard Road, was published in 2004. In 2007, Stevie Wright performed at the Gathering Festival in Yandina, Sunshine Coast. On 31 January 2009, Wright closed the Legends of Rock festival in Byron Bay, Australia.
On 14 July 2005, The Easybeats would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Wright, Vanda and Snowy Fleet would attend the ceremony.
Cahill died in Sydney on 13 August 2014, as the result of a brain tumour.
After falling ill on Boxing Day 2015, Wright was admitted to hospital on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He didn't recover and died on the evening of 27 December 2015.
George Young passed away on 22 October 2017.
In 1973 David Bowie covered "Friday On My Mind" on his Pin Ups album, and in 1977 the punk band London introduced the song to a new generation on a four-track EP for MCA Records; the London version, produced by Simon Napier-Bell, was recorded in the same studio (IBC Studios in Portland Place) in which the Easybeats had cut the original.
A cover version of "Good Times" by INXS and Jimmy Barnes became a #47 hit in USA after being featured on the soundtrack of the film The Lost Boys in 1987 and a #2 in Australia as well the previous year, becoming the biggest selling single on Mushroom Records.
In 1998 Australia Post issued a special edition set of twelve stamps celebrating the early years of Australian Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring Australian hit songs of the late '50s, the '60s and the early '70s. "Each of them said something about us, and told the rest of the world this is what popular culture sounds like, and it has an Australian accent." One of the stamps featured was the 'She's So Fine' stamp.
Australian Rock duo Divinyls recorded a cover of "I'll Make You Happy" on the B-side of the single "Science Fiction" in 1982 which later appeared on the album Desperate. However, since the vocalist was a female, the lyrics "If you don't think I'm your man, Find somebody if you can, And ask them to hold your hand, Not me." were changed to "If you don't wanna be my man, Pass the bottle and the empty cans, I just want to hold your hand, Just me."
In 1982, Los Angeles California's the Three O'Clock released a version of "Sorry" on their Baroque Hoedown EP on Frontier Records.
In 1993, New Jersey mod/power poppers the Insomniacs released a version of "Goin' Out Of My Mind" on their German only four song EP for Outer Limits Records.
In 2011, punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes released a version of "Friday On My Mind" on their Australian-themed 7", Go Down Under.
In 2014, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band covered "Friday On My Mind" on their tour of Australia.
In 2015, San Diego mod/power pop quintet Manual Scan released a version of "She's So Fine" on their 10" EP, The Pyles Sessions, released in Spain.
Squeeze covered "Friday On My Mind" during their 2016 British and U.S. tours.
Discography
Studio albums
Easy (1965)
It's 2 Easy (1966)
Volume 3 (1966)
Good Friday / Friday On My Mind (1967) (not released in Australia)
Vigil / Falling Off The Edge of the World (1968)
Friends (1969)
Members
Stevie Wright (vocals) (1964-1969, 1986)
George Young (guitar) (1964-1969, 1986)
Harry Vanda (guitar) (1964-1969, 1986)
Dick Diamonde (bass) (1964-1969, 1986)
Snowy Fleet (drums) (1964-1967, 1986)
Tony Cahill (drums) (1967-1969)
TV series
Friday On My Mind is an Australian television drama mini series first screened on ABC in 2017, based on the lives of the band members.
Hey Girl
The Easybeats Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Hey Girl' by these artists:
1 1 I know this one girl I've never met before, in…
92 Hey girl, can you hear me? Are you holding out your…
ABK I'm in love! Have you ever been in love? Have you…
Adam & His Nuclear Rockets I would walk a million miles to see ya I'd drive…
Addy Khayal Aku masih menulis Dalam keadaan khayal Banyak nakal penulisa…
Aidonia Hey girl, Hey girl, Hey girl, Go girl, Go…
Andrew Nelson Dalkomhan geudaeraneun mabeop sarange ppajin naegen jungdok …
Ani-K my lover's got humour he's the giggle at a funeral knows…
Anna Pest Hey girl I heard about that thing you're doing Being who you…
Asia Monet Hey girl Don't you know that you were born a queen? In…
Authentix Hey girl I don't care what you say I know I'll…
Averman Hey Girl, get in my car and we can live…
Ayesha Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
B-Mac Hey Girl Ehda mudke naa tu jaa Ik vaari piche vi takk…
B.CH.S Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
B.I.G(비아이지) Hey Girl Ehda mudke naa tu jaa Ik vaari piche vi takk…
B.J. Thomas Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
B1A4 U~ yayaya~ yayaya~ yayaya~ swit~ a~ Na jebal han beon manna…
Backbeat Soundsystem I wanna talk to you. Tell me all the things…
Bad Sauna Hey girl, olen menettänyt kieleni En osaa enää puhua, mut ko…
Billy Currington Hey, girl, what's your name, girl I've been looking at you, …
Billy Forrest Hey girl What you thinking about? I said, hey girl What you …
Billy Joel hey girl! i want you to know i'm gonna miss you…
Bobby Vee Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Bobby Wilson Instrumental Hey girl Tell me have you made your mind up T…
boy pablo Hey girl, it's the first time I've looked at somebody like…
Boy/friend Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Buffalo Killers I open my eyes today So many songs to sing What would…
Busy Signal [Intro:] Di gyal dem a go mad [Chours:] Hey girl a long…
C-RO Hey girl, hey girl What's your name? I'd like to get to…
Calaisa Hey Girl, you cant take the blame get in my car…
Calvin Crabtree Has are time together torn us apart? I thought…
Carole King Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Cassidy Ft. R. Kelly I took this girl out last night and we left…
CDB How long must I wait, To make you see Girl when I'm…
Charles_Ray Hey girl, I want you to know I'm gonna miss you…
Colby O'Donis The plane goes up, up, Here we go again, single life…
Colors She’s starring down the doorway I look up she looks my…
Commoners and Kings Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Cornell Dupree Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
CRAY-G Every day we make decisions Everybody needs somebody Really …
Cro Ey wärst du Kellerin dann wär ich nur in Bars Und…
Cullen Omori She's certain she ain't nobodies girlfriend, eighteen and so…
D.J.B Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
D.Masta Wow! Shake-shake it bitch, keep shakin’ Show me…
d.p. Hey girl Can I walk you home Can I walk you home I'm…
Damian Hey girl! The way you make me feel I know your love…
Dashboard Hey girl, you've got a smart way about you That makes…
Dashboard Confessional Hey girl, you've got a smart way about you That makes…
Delays Hey girl Where in the world did you come from Hey girl Where…
DIGITAL FEVER Hey girl don´t stay at home alone You´re loosing sleep over …
Digital Fever feat. IAN Hey girl, don´t stay at home alone You´re loosing sleep over…
Digital Fever Ft Ian Hey girl, girl, girl, girl Hey girl All night I've been se…
Dj/ Prince Of J-ville Hey girl how you doin? Como te va? Dime si conmigo un…
Donny Hathaway Hey girl I've been watching you The rapid beat of my heart M…
Donny Osmond Hey, girl! I want you to know I'm gonna miss you…
Duffy Power Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Ear Dis Save me, come on girl and find me I'll just sit…
Eddie Meduza Now once again you've left me all alone I'm spending hours…
Elva Hsiao (蕭亞軒) hey girl 噢噢噢 1.2.3 star你好拽 hey boy 看谁厉害 转身看时钟 ooh ooh hey gi…
Estelle Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
Estelle (feat. John Legend) Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
estelle and john legend Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
Estelle feat. John Legend Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
Estelle Ft John Legend Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
f.u.r. I took this girl out last night and we left…
Faderhead City lights, spirit's high Dressing to the sound A little …
Fair Warning A quarter to three - as the wind's rattling down…
Fam-Lee Baby, I just want you to know I don't wanna lie…
Figurines Hey girl, on your toe You were right so now let's…
Fiji Kuo malu 'aki ai 'a e po Ta'ahine pea ongo mai…
Fiji (Raggae/Ska) Kuo malu 'aki ai 'a e po Ta'ahine pea ongo mai…
Fiji feat. Siaosi HEY GIRL-FIJI Ku amalu aki mai ai e po. Ta'ahine pea ongo…
Florence Welch Hey girl, can you hear me? Are you holding out your…
Florence Welch Lady Gaga Hey girl, can you hear me? Are you holding out your…
Freddie Scott Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Furious Monkey House Hey girl your eyes are full of big fire that voice is…
Fused Gangsta Rock! Birju. Tu aai gava bitwaa. Lala, meri maa ke k…
Garrison Starr What makes you think you gotta hold The world on your…
George Benson Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Global Deejays Hey girl shake it shake it I wanna see you naked They…
Grossraum Indie Fresse Hey lass mal was machen Und hol mal deine Sachen Ne ich…
Gruppo Sportivo She said: "Sorry, but it's over You can't stay with me…
Hardline Hey girl what are you tryin' to do You've been staring…
HIRO a.k.a. HiRoSima Sign何かが始まる予感 連れ出すGALmidnightダウンタウン 耳元で感じたら胸がざわついて みながうらやむ高嶺の…
Hot Boogie Chillun Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Husalah Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl)…
Husalah Jacka Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl) He…
Hyori 이효리 Baby I just want u to know I don't wanna lie…
IAMDYNAMITE Anywhere we go They'll be pumpin' it through the radio And…
Ian late Hey girl, girl, girl, girl Hey girl All night I've been sear…
II Big Hey Girl Your Ma Sunshine Hey Girl cheoeum bon sungan neukki…
Imran Khan Hey hosh na sochi re, ainwi na tu na lainwi…
Imran Khan - PagalWorld.com Hey ਹੋਸ਼ ਨਾ ਸੋਚੀ ਰੇ, ਐਵੀ ਨਾ ਤੂ ਨਾ ਲਾਵੀ…
Indische Party Hey girl, i wanna get with you and have a…
Ingram Hill Miss popularity keeps turning her head around But I ain't lo…
iQlover Hey girl Perdone que yo me acerque a hablarle Hay un par…
Isaac Hayes Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
J. Bieber Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
J.J.'s Mansion Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Jacka Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl) He…
Jay & The Americans Primeiro vou te levar pra dentro da minha cidade Uma visão…
Jeffrey Osborne Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Jerzy Hey girl, what's your number? We can chill out on the…
Joe Goldmark Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
John Legend & Estelle Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
John Legend feat. Estelle Hey girl I Love you so and It's so sad that…
Johnny Tillotson Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Jon & Robin Hey girl, What does he make you feel? Hey girl, Don't…
Jr. Gong & Stephen Marley Hey girl! The way you make me feel I know your love…
Justin Bieber Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Smoking on the beat,…
K/92 Sign何かが始まる予感 連れ出すGALmidnightダウンタウン 耳元で感じたら胸がざわついて みながうらやむ高嶺の…
Katchafire Hey girl where's yo drink we gon' all get real drunk…
Keri Hilson Feat. T-Pain & Lil Wayne Hey girl where?s yo drank we gone all get real…
Keri Hilson ft. T-Pain & Lil Я просто не хочу этого делать Ну давай Я шучу Записывайся …
Keri Hilson Ft. T-Pain & Lil' Jon Hey girl where?s yo drank we gone all get real…
Kyle Zagado Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Nakukumpleto lang…
Lady Gaga Hey girl, can you hear me? Are you holding out your…
Lamont Johnson Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Last Day Before Holiday Hey girl tonight Don't be afraid Because the season's call…
Lee & Wee Baby I just want u to know I don't wanna lie…
Lee Hyo-Ri Baby I just want you to know I don't wanna…
Lem. I can't just sleep and forget Every morning I wake with…
Leo Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Lewis Evans Money doesn't matter we can open up Maybe a shop at…
LidoLido I know we did it all before, but I'm like Hey,…
Lily Stockwell Started off just like you had planned A gentleman just holdi…
London | www.Marvin-Vibez.in Hey there girl close your eyes I know you've been fighting…
Lucky Twice Hey girl, make your move Hey girl, make your move Now every…
M. Pokora I can't just sleep and forget Every morning I wake with…
Majozi Hey, girl let's go out for dinner 'Cause I've been thinkin'…
Marley Damian Hey girl! The way you make me feel I know your love…
Marvel.J Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Mel's Hey girl Dis moi Tu n'sais plus ou tu vas Tu cours toujours …
Michael McDonald Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
MiChi Get a lil' closer Long time no speakなGirls talk Speak a li…
Michi. Get a lil' closer Long time no speakなGirls talk Speak a litt…
Micky Dolenz Hey, girl, I want you to know I'm gonna miss you…
Mr. Brian Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Mr. Sancho Hey girl!! I'm helping people understand Why you're my la…
N.C.C.U Sign何かが始まる予感 連れ出すGALmidnightダウンタウン 耳元で感じたら胸がざわついて みながうらやむ高嶺の…
N.C.C.U. Hey girl, hey girl What's your name? I'd like to get to…
N.C.C.U. (North Carolina Central University) Sign何かが始まる予感 連れ出すGALmidnightダウンタウン 耳元で感じたら胸がざわついて みながうらやむ高嶺の…
Naryan Hey girl I love you Your days had just begun I was…
Nathan-Paul & The Admirables I was jamming in a party, when I saw your…
Norma Tanega Hey girl Hey girl Don't you lie to me Tell me where did…
O.A.R Live I took this girl out last night and we left…
Oliver Hey girl Onde está você Vem cá Outra vez vem me ver Quero s…
Osmond Boys Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
P.S.D. Keak Da Sneak & Messy Marv Hey girl Can I walk you home Can I walk you home I'm…
P.S.D. Tha Drivah Keak Da Sneak & Messy Marv Hey girl Onde está você Vem cá Outra vez vem me ver Quero s…
Paul Cherry Hey Girl Come wander in the cool breeze And hey world Give i…
Pitbull Ha ha ha Yo its that left field Thinkin' out the…
Pretty Pink Hey girl, girl, girl, girl Hey girl All night I've been sear…
Pretty Pink feat. Ian Late Hey girl Hey girl Hey girl All night I've been searching f…
Pretty Pink ft. Ian Late Hey girl, girl, girl, girl Hey girl All night I've been sear…
Pretty Pink Ian Late Hey girl, girl, girl, girl Hey girl All night I've been se…
PropaneLV Yeah, i just need somebody there for me I swear to…
R.W. Roldan I took this girl out last night and we left…
Raiomond Mirza feat. Vivienne Pocha Hey girl, Welcome to my world Tell me what you see Tell me…
Ray Charles Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Rebecca Lavelle Hey girl you got a new life A long time coming And…
Rec Jay Primeiro vou te levar pra dentro da minha cidade Uma visão…
Renton Hey girl, come closer I wanna drink stories from your lips,…
Room 5 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Walkin' on the beach,…
Ru AREYOU You're too too tough to talk about it Ohh, sassy girl Ohh,…
SCOTT FREDDIE Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Shane-o I took this girl out last night and we left…
SHU-I I know this one girl I've never met before, in…
Small Faces Girl, hold my hand (hand) Girl, I know you'll understand (st…
stephen & damian marley ft buju banton Hey girl! The way you make me feel I know your love…
Stephen Sanchez Hey, girl, with your head in the clouds? I wanna love…
Steve Medea Hey Girl You’ve been driving me a little crazy I don’t…
Steve Michaels Hey Girl Written By Carole King and Gerry Goffin Hey…
SWE Yeah Swé - Palé ba yo Ah ah ah ah ah. Nhom…
t.o.d. I took this girl out last night and we left…
Tacocat Hey man I like your style, tell a girl that…
Tanek Montgomery You got the body of a goddess, uh you're the…
Thaitanium Hey girl แค่อยากจะ luv ya เท่านั้นเอง ไม่ต้องกลัวว่าดูไม่ดี …
The D. Light Hey Little Girl, where you going to? Don't you know it's…
The Dust You say it’s time to change your life for real Me……
The Fam-Lee Hey, little girl whatcha been thinking Has your heart been o…
The Fevers Hey girl, que vou fazer Não sei viver longe de você Sem…
The Ghost of Paul Revere Hey, hey, hey x 3 Girl. Hey, hey, hey x 3 Girl. And I…
The Jacka Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl) He…
The Jacka featuring Kazi Young Uzi Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl)…
The Jacka Husalah Hey girl, what's ya name Hey girl, what's ya name (Girl) He…
The Jazz Crusaders Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
The Jompson Brothers Hey, Girl! I want you to know I'm gonna miss you…
The Mamas & the Papas Hey, girl, I know he's put you down For every new…
The Melodians Hey girl, don't ask me for it's a long time…
The Nylons Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
The Phantoms Well, let me tell you I have seen A monster age…
The Righteous Brothers Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
The Secret Handshake I don't wanna be a lover If your don't wanna be…
The Small Faces Girl, hold my hand Girl, I know you'll understand That I'v…
The Supremes & The Temptations Hey girl, tell me what's your name? (what's your name?) I,…
The Tams Go away come back another day Don't bother me I heard about…
The Temptations Hey girl, tell me what's your name? (what's your name?) I,…
The Tremeloes Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
The Van Let's go walking where the boats go by And watch them…
The Van-Dogs Let's go walking where the boats go by And watch them…
Tribal King A l'aise ouais Quand elle me dévoile tous ses charmes Bala…
Turbotronic Hey hey girl Hey hey girl Hey hey girl I love you wonderful…
Tvxq Sexy lover 그대 곁에 있을 땐 난 눈을 뗄 수가 없어 그저…
U.T.G Every day we make decisions Everybody needs somebody Really …
Underline the Sky It was a Monday I hate the weekdays There′s nothing More I c…
Van Morrison Let's go walking where the boats go by And watch them…
Warren Zanes If there are demons at your Door you shouldn't feed them…
Will Downing Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Wiz Khalifa Hey girl whats your name Im very very glad you came Your…
Wyclef Jean Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Z.A.M I can't just sleep and forget Every morning I wake with…
Zooey Deschanel Don't let the sunshine fall from the sky; Just find the…
Zornik Save me, come on girl and find me I'll just sit…
¾G¿Ä Every day we make decisions Everybody needs somebody Really …
戴佩妮 有些激动 当你说到他的时候 眼前一切渐渐闪烁 我想我懂 所以不再保持沉默 好想为你多做些什么 逗你笑 不让你哭 说些平凡…
萧亚轩 Elva Hsiao hey girl 噢噢噢 1.2.3 star你好拽 hey boy 看谁厉害 转身看时钟 ooh ooh hey gi…
郭力行 Hey Girl(国语) 歌手:郭力行 | 作曲:郭力行 填词:郭力行 | 编曲:梁翘柏 Hey Girl 你现在还好吗…
鄭融 Hey Girl(粤) Hey Girl 在半睡半醒亲我面庞 知道时候已到 甜蜜够便要起床 Hey Girl 在发闷发…
黑Girl 夏天就要过去 没什麽关系 吹吹晚风 谈一谈心 还好 有你一起 快乐没有道理 总会有惊喜 就让我们 继续淘气 年轻 不懂得…
스토리 Hey girl 왜 그리 삐졌나요 Hey girl 내게 뭐라고 말…
이효리 Baby I just want u to know I don't wanna lie…
장혁(T.J) Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Lady Gaga Hey girl, can you hear me? Are you holding out your…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Easybeats:
Amanda Storey Ahh ahh ahh Dear Amanda Storey Ahh ahh ahh Were you maybe…
Bring a Little Lovin' I know that it's ten And you're stayin' in (La…
Can't Find Love Once I had a feel for lovin' Had the world at…
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Crewe-Gaudio You're just too good to be true Can't take my …
Can't Take My Eyes Off You You're just too good to be true Can't take my eyes…
Come And See Her come and see her the easybeats doctor, doctor, my babys sick…
Come In You'll Get Pneumonia My, my, look who's at the door Standing in the rain It's…
Do You Have a Soul With all my friends we hang around The back streets here…
Down To The Last 500 The trees and fields rushing by Familiar sights to my eye …
Falling Off The Edge Of The World The love that was in your smile When I married you…
Fancy Seeing You Here Fancy seeing you here Boy it's great to see you again, Fan…
Friday on My Mind Monday mornin' feels so bad Ev'rybody seems to nag me Comin'…
Gonna Have A Good Time Everybody shake Everybody groove Everybody shake Mary, …
Good Times Everybody shake Everybody groove Everybody shake Mary, Mary…
Happy Is The Man Everybody says I'm bad For what I've done and what I've…
Heaven And Hell (Hell) Is knowing that your face has gone red Discovering s…
Hello How Are You EASYBEATS - HELLO, HOW ARE YOU (H. Vanda; G. Young) United A…
Historeasy Monday mornin' feels so bad Everybody seems to nag me Comin'…
Hit The Road Jack Charles (Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no…
Hound Dog You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You…
I'll Make You Happy I I give I give you I give you love Give you lovin' al…
I'm On Fire I'm on fire Feeling I'm beat Neglecting to eat And sleep …
In My Book Tried so hard to be a man, a man, a…
It's So Easy You make it seem so easy all the time You amaze…
Land Of Make Believe In the land of make believe you are all mine In…
Made My Bed Tried so hard to be a man, a man, a…
Me Or You There was an old man Who lived by the sea Who said:…
My My My Monday mornin' feels so bad Ev'rybody seems to nag me Comin'…
Peculiar Hole In The Sky I recall the day of the clay I shaped it to…
Peter (Peter) where are you? (Peter) where are you? Mother sit…
Pretty Girl …
Remember Sam Remember Sam You took his hand You took his hand instead o…
River Deep Mountain High When I was a little boy I had a rag doll The…
River Deep, Mountain High When I was a little girl I had a rag doll Only…
Rock And Roll Boogie Listen rockerfella and I'll make you smile 'Cause the rock'…
Saturday Night And as I stood there on the corner of the…
Say That You're Mine CHORUS Please say that you're mine And that any time I'll…
See Line Woman See-line woman (see-line) She bring coffee (see-line) She br…
She I woke up bright and early this mornin' My little girl…
Somethin Wrong I've done something wrong And I know that she can see I've…
Somethin' Wrong I've done something wrong And I know that she can see I've…
Sorry Mailman came this moring Brought a message by Said it was fr…
St. Louis Whoa, yeah Countrymen, friends, lend me your ears I'll t…
The Music Goes Round My Head All my life I've worked upon the reason for us…
Too Much I think I'm too much Too much in love You know I'm…
Wedding Ring I could buy you dresses (yeah yeah) Dancing shoes (yeah yea…
What In The World One lonely guy, who lost the way Among the dreams, of…
Women Mmmm women, all around the place Come and see me Face to…
You Are The Light The world lost in darkness Dying to see the sunrise…
You Can You're just too good to be true I can't take my…
You Me We Love There was an old man Who lived by the sea Who said:…
You Me, We Love There was an old man who lived by the sea Who…
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Lloyd Jones
we love this song
Lindsay Kelly
These songs were written in the back of a car or station wagon while travelling between gigs