Manfred Mann is 70 today. His band was popular from 1964 to 1969 and he went on to lead Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 1970's and is still performing with it 40 years later.
Manfred :
* started The 'Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers' with Mike Hugg in 1962.
* was close to the British blues boom which was sweeping London's clubs and also spawned 'The 'Rolling Stones', 'The Moody Blues' and 'The Yardbirds'.
* had Paul Jones fronting as lead vocalist and harmonicist and changed the band name to 'Manfred Mann & The Manfreds'.
* was asked to provide a new theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme 'Ready Steady Go!'and responded with '5-4-3-2-1'.
* moved their sound away from the blues to a pop hybrid.
* replaced Paul Jones with Mike d'Abo from 1966 to '69.
* saw the group split in 1969, while their final hit, 'Ragamuffin Man', was in the Top 10.
1964 : Do Wah Diddy Diddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30p0PJrHrgE
1964 : 5-4-3-2-1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9CAPrEG5sM
1966 : Semi-detched suburban Mr James
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x36jf4_manfred-mann-semi-detached-suburban_music
1966 : Pretty Flamingo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvtqmqBiiM&feature=related
1966 : Just like a Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yk-LsIaj_M
1967 : Ha! Ha! Said the clown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfmY9z64vg4&feature=related
1968 : The Mighty Quinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIQLIx2Onw
1968 : My name is Jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pbuWH3Qzx4&feature=related
Lyrics of this quirky song :
My name is Jack and I live in the back of the Greta Garbo home
With friends I will remember, wherever I may roam.
And my name is Jack and I live in the back,
Of the Greta Garbo home for wayward boys and girls.
We all love Jack, we live in the back,
Of the Greta Garbo home for wayward boys and girls.
There goes Fred with his hands on his head cause he thinks he's heard the bomb.
And here comes Superman who really puts it on.
There's lots of fun and I love to run up and down the stairs,
I make as much noise as I want and no one ever cares.
And my name is Jack and I live in the back
Of the Greta Garbo home for wayward boys and girls.
We all love Jack ,we live in the back,
Of the Greta Garbo home for wayward boys and girls.
There's Carl over there with his funny old hair and he's never sad at all.
And when he I grow up I want to run as fast as my friend Paul.
There's the prettiest girl in the whole wide world and her name is Melody Mend.
And here comes Ma with Brother Tom, who's probably my best friend.
Well, Tom is my best friend, my best friend, well, Tom is my best friend.
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