Once Poole had left, and after a couple of near misses, rhythm guitarist and keyboard player Alan Blakely took over leadership of the group, and Len 'Chip' Hawkes (father of 1990s hitmaker Chesney Hawkes) replaced bassist Alan Howard. They started an even more successful hit run in 1967 with Cat Stevens' “Here Comes My Baby”; “Suddenly You Love Me”, “Hello World”, and “My Little Lady”, and their number-one recording of an old Four Seasons' B-side “Silence Is Golden”. Both this last single and “Here Comes My Baby” also entered the U.S. Top Twenty. All members shared vocals, though most of the songs featured either Hawkes or drummer Dave Munden as the lead singer. Guitarist Ricky West sang lead vocal on "Silence Is Golden". Their regular hits were accompanied by frequent appearances on BBC's Top of the Pops television programme. Their songs were popular with younger music fans and parents rather than rock music fans. Altogether, without Poole the group had nine UK Top Twenty hits.
“Me and My Life” was a hit in 1970, but the group did themselves no favours when an interview in the weekly paper Melody Maker quoted them as calling the fans who had bought their earlier singles 'silly suckers'. Their album Master failed to sell well, and they had no British hits after "Hello Buddy" in 1971.
After the hits
Their music is still available on CD, and they quite often play concerts and are part of the pop-revival shows that constantly tour the UK. Their line-up changed several times from 1972 onwards, with Munden remaining the only constant member. Hawkes pursued a solo career for a while, and Blakely produced records for other acts, including the Rubettes and Mungo Jerry. In 1983 the original quartet reformed and narrowly missed the charts with their cover version of the Europop hit "Words".
As a soloist, Poole failed to chart with subsequent records, but pursued a successful cabaret career. In 1996 his daughters Karen and Shellie hit the charts as post-Alanis Morissette popsters Alisha's Attic. Blakely died from cancer in June 1996, leaving Munden and West to continue in concert with newer recruits Dave Fryar (bass) and Joe Gillingham (keyboards). In 2005 Fryar was replaced by Jeff Brown.
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The Class Of 64
In April 2004, at the request of The Animals who were about to do their 40th anniversary tour, Hawkes was asked to form a band to tour with The Animals. This he did, bringing together a true supergroup also including Mick Avory (ex-The Kinks), Eric Haydock (ex-The Hollies), who have teamed up to perform as The Class of 64, also featuring guitarists, Telecaster Ted Tomlin and Graham Pollock. The band have toured around the world, recorded an album of past band hits and a new single.
I You Know
The Tremeloes Lyrics
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Baby, now that I've found you
I can't let you go
I'll build my world around you
I need you so
Baby, even though you don't need me
You don't need me.
[Chorus]
Baby, baby, since first we met (doot-doot)
I knew in this heart of mine (I want to tell you, doot-doot)
The love we had could not be bad (doot-doot)
Play it right and bide my time
Spent a lifetime looking for somebody
To give me love like you
Now you've told me that you want to leave me
Darling, I just can't let you.
[Chorus: x2]
Spent a lifetime looking for somebody
To give me love like you
Now you've told me that you want to leave me
Darling, I just can't let you.
[Repeat Chorus]
The Tremeloes's song "I You Know" is a classic love song with a simple yet beautiful melody that has been popular since its release in 1967. The chorus of the song speaks to the obsession and dedication of the singer to the one they love. They have found the person they've been searching for forever, and they will do anything to keep them in their life. They'll build their world around the person they love, as they cannot let them go. However, in the next line, there's a hint of doubt: "even though you don't need me." It's this fear of not being enough that drives the singer's need to build a world around the other person. These lines speak to the complexity of love, where your heart wants to keep someone close, but you know that it's not always possible.
The verses speak more about the backstory of the relationship. The singer talks about knowing that their love could not be bad from the moment they met, indicating that it was love at first sight. However, they also reveal that they've had to bide their time to get here. This suggests that perhaps the other person wasn't interested at first, and that's why the singer has to work so hard to keep them in their life. The second verse seems to confirm this idea because the singer says they spent a lifetime looking for someone who could give them love like this. This reflects the idea that love is not something that comes easily, and people often have to work hard to find a connection with someone else.
Overall, "I You Know" is a classic love song that speaks to the intense and sometimes complicated emotions of love. The song holds up today, over 50 years after its release, because it captures the timeless feeling of falling head over heels for someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, now that I've found you
Now that I have found you, I cannot imagine life without you.
I can't let you go
I cannot imagine living without you and I do not want to let you out of my life.
I'll build my world around you
I am going to build my life around you and make sure that you are happy and comfortable.
I need you so
I cannot function without you and I need you to be a part of my life forever.
Baby, even though you don't need me
Even though you may not have the same level of need for me that I have for you, I am still committed to you.
You don't need me.
You do not need me as much as I need you, but I am still committed to making you happy.
Baby, baby, since first we met (doot-doot)
Since the first moment we met, I knew that we were meant for each other.
I knew in this heart of mine (I want to tell you, doot-doot)
My heart told me that we were meant to be together.
The love we had could not be bad (doot-doot)
Our love is too strong to be anything but good and enduring.
Play it right and bide my time
I will be patient and do everything right to make sure that we stay together.
Spent a lifetime looking for somebody
I have spent my entire life looking for someone like you.
Now you've told me that you want to leave me
I am devastated that you are thinking of leaving me.
Darling, I just can't let you.
I love you too much to let you go and I am not willing to give up on our relationship.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN ANDREW MACLEOD, TONY MACAULAY
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