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.
Once On a Sunday Morning
The Tremeloes Lyrics
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I can't explain just the way I feel
Strange as it may seems
But in my mind she was very real
Once on a Sunday morning
Before the sunlight was in the air
Once on a Sunday morning
Reaching for my hand
She smiled at me, we walked away
Tried to understand
How I could see to sunny day
Once on a Sunday morning
Before the sunlight was in the air
Once on a Sunday morning
Before my eyes, she was standing there
Saturday was done
I went to bed, but I couldn't sleep
Sunday came along
The memory, I will always keep
Once on a Sunday morning
Before the sunlight was in the air
Once on a Sunday morning
Before my eyes, she was standing there
On a Sunday morning
On a Sunday morning
On a Sunday morning
The Tremeloes's song Once On a Sunday Morning is a beautiful ballad that tells the story of a dream that is almost too real. The song opens with the singer talking about a dream he had where he met a woman. He can't quite explain how he feels about her, but he knows that she was very real in his mind. As the song continues, he describes how this woman reached out for his hand with a smile and together they walked away. He was trying to understand how he could see such a sunny day, all while knowing that it was just a dream.
Set against a background of a Sunday morning, the singer reminisces about the beautiful dream. He talks about how he went to bed on Saturday night, but couldn't sleep because of how realistic the dream was. The singer ultimately knows that it was just a dream, but the memory of it still lingers in his mind. The dream is so vivid that it's almost as if the woman was standing right in front of him on a Sunday morning.
The song is all about longing for something that isn't quite possible, which is both sad and beautiful at the same time. The music composition has a gentle melody and soothing rhythm, which adds to the feeling of wistfulness and nostalgia.
Line by Line Meaning
She was just a dream
The woman he saw was not real, only a figment of his imagination
I can't explain just the way I feel
He is unable to accurately express how he feels about the memory of the woman he saw
Strange as it may seems
Although it may seem unusual, the memory of the woman feels very real to him
But in my mind she was very real
Even though she may not have been real, the image of the woman exists vividly in his thoughts
Once on a Sunday morning
There was a specific instance where he saw the woman
Before the sunlight was in the air
It was early in the morning
Before my eyes, she was standing there
He saw the woman physically present in front of him
Reaching for my hand
She made a physical gesture towards him
She smiled at me, we walked away
They interacted and had a connection
Tried to understand
He attempted to comprehend why he saw her
How I could see to sunny day
He questioned how he could have a positive emotional experience despite experiencing darkness/loneliness
Saturday was done
The day before was over
I went to bed, but I couldn't sleep
He struggled with insomnia, likely due to his experience seeing the woman
Sunday came along
The next day arrived
The memory, I will always keep
The memory of the woman will forever stay with him
On a Sunday morning
The same scene reoccurs again in his memory
On a Sunday morning
The memory is so strong that it replays vividly again and again
On a Sunday morning
The repetition of the phrase emphasizes the importance/significance of the memory
Contributed by Gianna S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lorgio Caballero
This a beautifull song. I am sure this song has a Spanish language version called "Cuando salí de Cuba".
ruud mulder
Even more than spanish one version. Thanks for your comment.