You Were on My Mind" is a popular song written by Sylvia Fricker in 1962 in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. She wrote it in the bathroom because "it was the only place ... the cockroaches would not go". In 1965 the song was covered in an up-tempo version, with slightly altered lyrics and melody by the California pop quintet We Five. The performance by We Five is noteworthy for the gradual buildup in intensity, starting off somewhat flowing and gentle, increasing in intensity in the third stanza and remaining so through the fourth stanza. The fifth and final stanza starts off gently and concludes very intensely, ending with a series of guitar chords.
Here's (invidio.us) Fred Astaire introducing them on Hollywood Place. Love the go-go boots.
I listened to the original '62 version and didn't care for it. I enjoy the We Five version much more.
I agree, this is more listenable.
BTW, who's the lead singer for We Five? No biggie, just thought you might know.
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