After a tour of America and some more unsuccessful singles, Fontana abruptly left the band in the middle of a concert in 1965. Guitarist Eric Stewart suddenly became the lead singer of the band, which immediately dropped "Wayne Fontana" from its name.
The Mindbenders' first single without Fontana was the hit "Groovy Kind of Love" (a Carole Bayer Sager / Toni Wine composition). The song reached number two in the U.S., and was successfully revived by Phil Collins in the 1980s. The album of the same name, however, was a failure, as were their other singles and later albums. Although they appeared in the Sidney Poitier movie To Sir, with Love, the band broke up in 1968.
For Wayne Fontana himself, still under contract to Fontana Records, he soldiered on alone. His most successful solo single release was "Pamela, Pamela", which reached Number 11 in the UK singles chart early in 1967. Conversely, it was also his last hit.
Eric Stewart went on to form Hotlegs and, much more significantly the band 10cc, with hit songwriter Graham Gouldman.
Bob Lang later joined another rock music outfit, called Racing Cars. They had one hit single, "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" which reached Number 14 in the UK chart in 1977, before seemingly disappearing forever, thus condemning them to the unwanted one hit wonder tag.
One Fine Day
The Mindbenders Lyrics
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And you will know our love was, meant to be
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
The arms I long for, will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me, right by your side
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
Though I know you're the kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
You'll come to me when you want to settle down,
Oh!
One fine day, we'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
These lyrics express a sense of hope and patience in waiting for love to come to fruition. The singer has unrequited love for someone who seems to only want to play the field and not settle down. The repetition of "one fine day" suggests that the singer believes that someday this person will come to their senses and realize that they truly want to be with her.
The singer is confident in their love and believes that it was "meant to be." The use of the phrase "the arms I long for" creates a longing image and shows the depth of the singer's feelings. The lyrics are also somewhat empowering as the singer expresses the belief that the person who once didn't want her will eventually want her and be "proud to have me, right by your side."
Overall, "One Fine Day" is a song about perseverance in love and believing that love will eventually conquer all obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
One fine day, you'll look at me
Someday in the future, you will gaze at me
And you will know our love was, meant to be
And at that moment, you will comprehend that our romance is destined
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
On a particular day, you will desire me to be your companion
The arms I long for, will open wide
The embrace that I yearn for will be waiting for me
And you'll be proud to have me, right by your side
And you will feel pleased to have me as your partner
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
Once again, on a specific day, you will want me to be your significant other
Though I know you're the kind of boy
Despite the fact that I am aware that you are the type of guy
Who only wants to run around
Who prefers to wander and not settle down
I'll keep waiting, and, someday darling
I will wait patiently, and one day my love
You'll come to me when you want to settle down,
You will come to me when you are prepared to commit,
Oh!
Oh!
One fine day, we'll meet once more
On a certain day, we will see each other again
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
At that point, you will regret the love that you abandoned in the past
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
On a specific day, you will desire me to be your companion once again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: CAROLE KING, GERRY GOFFIN
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