Starting out as Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders (Game of Love (1965) (hooktube.com)), Fontana left the group for a solo career in 1966. This was the first hit as just The Mindbenders.
This was written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager and was released first by Diane & Annita (hooktube.com) in 1965. The song title was an early use of the then-new slang word "groovy". Wine, who was 17 years old when she wrote the song, said, "Carole came up with "Groovy kinda… groovy kinda… groovy…" and we're all just saying, 'Kinda groovy, kinda groovy, kinda…' and I don't exactly know who came up with "Love", but it was 'Groovy kind of love'. And we did it. We wrote it in 20 minutes. It was amazing. Just flew out of our mouths, and at the piano, it was a real quick and easy song to write."
The song was recorded and covered by other bands and artists such as The Turtles (hooktube.com) and Phil Collins (hooktube.com).
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