The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex,… Read Full Bio ↴The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, England, and still active today. The group began as Brian Poole & the Tremoloes, the name soon being changed to Brian Poole & the Tremeloes thanks to the spelling mistake of a local newspaper. They were initially cast in the Buddy Holly & the Crickets mould. Decca notoriously chose them over The Beatles, whom they had auditioned on the same day. They first charted with a version of “Twist and Shout” (1963), which owed much to the Beatles' version, followed by a chart topping cover of The Contours' U.S. million-seller “Do You Love Me” in the same year. Before they parted company with Brian Poole in 1966, their covers of Roy Orbison's B-side, "Candy Man" and The Crickets' B-side ballad, "Someone Someone" (both 1964) entered the UK singles chart Top Ten, with the latter peaking at number two.

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.

Round And Round
The Tremeloes Lyrics

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I remember how she used to
Dance and dance all day
She will never give it up
No matter what I say

How I wish I could stop
These visions in my mind
Take my coat down from the rack

And Leave m cares behind

Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Round, round

All the time I loved her
She lived just across the street
And I'm hoping that one day
If we should chance to meet

I can ask her for a date
And start our love once more
But I sit impatiently
Just listening for her door

Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Round, round

Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Round, round

The other day a friend told me
That she was back in town
But it brought me down
Because she never came around

I ran to the window
Looking up and down the street
Hoping by some chance
That I could hear her dancing feet

Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round
Round, round, round

Up, down, round and round

Up, down, round and round
Up, down, round and round...

Overall Meaning

The Tremeloes's song "Round and Round" is a wistful ballad about lost love and an unrequited longing for a former flame. The song's lyrics describe a woman who used to dance all day long and refuses to quit despite what the singer tells her. The singer recalls how he loved her and how she lived just across the street; he hopes that, one day, he can ask her out and rekindle their love.

The singer's persistent references to the woman's dancing highlight the sense of movement and transience that pervades the song – her eternal movement contrasts with the singer's static waiting. The chorus, which repeats the phrase "up, down, round and round," underscores the endless cycle of heartache and anticipation that the singer experiences.

In the final verse, we learn that the woman has returned to town, but she never comes to see him. He runs to the window to see if he can catch a glimpse of her dancing feet but is left disappointed once again. The song's bittersweet conclusion underscores the futility of the singer's hopes and the fleeting nature of love.

Overall, "Round and Round" is a poignant portrayal of love and loss, capturing the restless energy and persistent yearning that dominate a broken heart.

Line by Line Meaning

I remember how she used to
I have memories of the times when she used to

Dance and dance all day
She used to dance non-stop all day

She will never give it up
No matter what I say, she won't stop dancing

No matter what I say
Even if I try persuading her, she won't listen

How I wish I could stop
I really wish I could erase these memories

These visions in my mind
These dance scenes in my mind

Take my coat down from the rack
I want to leave my house

And Leave m cares behind
And forget all my worries

All the time I loved her
I had been in love with her all this while

She lived just across the street
And she lived very near to me

If we should chance to meet
If fate will bring us together

I can ask her for a date
I will finally ask her out for a date

And start our love once more
And rekindle our past romance

But I sit impatiently
I am just waiting anxiously

Just listening for her door
Hoping to hear her footsteps

The other day a friend told me
Recently, a friend informed me

That she was back in town
That she had returned to the city

But it brought me down
It made me feel sad

Because she never came around
As she didn't come to see me

I ran to the window
I hurried to the window

Looking up and down the street
To check if I could see her on the street

Hoping by some chance
Expecting by chance

That I could hear her dancing feet
To hear the sound of her footwork

Up, down, round and round
This situation is making me feel dizzy

Round, round, round
It's like I am going in circles

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FEFE DOBSON, JEFF HALAVACS, KEVIN RUDOLF, JACOB KASHER HINDLIN, ANDREW BOLOOKI

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