Gerry and The Pacemakers - Girl On A Swing (RARE HD footage '66!)
From 'CHANNELLING THE BEAT! (The Ultimate Guide to UK '60s Pop on TV)': 00-11-66 – ‘London Line’ (UK): Girl On A Swing (Taped in the UK for Canadian broadcast, this rare colour footage sees Gerry singing live without his guitar while the others mime around him, though the only concession to changing fashions is Gerry’s red shirt under his suit. The final UK single by the original band, this again failed at home, and just scraped into the top 30 in the USA and Australia. However, in Canada it was another huge hit, getting to No. 3. Following this, there was one more US only single, a great version of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine’, though few people noticed, and shortly after this they disbanded). For more info on Gerry and The Pacemakers (including details of over 140 TV performances), see my book 'CHANNELLING THE BEAT! (The Ultimate Guide to UK '60s Pop on TV)'. http://peterchecksfield.com/
About Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American musical duo comprising the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling musical acts of the 1960s. Their recordings include three U.S. number-one singles—"The Sound of Silence" and the two Record of the Year Grammy winners "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge over Troubled Water"—as well as "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "America", "The Boxer" and "Cecilia".
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