Earlier this month, in my "What Were You Doing December 27, 1969? entries, i mentioned the songs "Early in the Morning" by Vanity Fare and "Venus" by Shocking Blue.
I did some more research, compliments of Wiki, on these two groups.
VANITY FARE-- I had a hard time bringing this one up...and I found out why. I have always misspelled the name Vanity Fair. Wikipedia said that was a common mistake. I looked back to January 7th and sure enough, I had spelled it Fair.
They were a British group formed in 1969 best remembered here in the US for 1970's "Hitching a Ride." Their first hit in the UK was a cover of the Sunray's "I Live for the Sun." Their biggest British hit was "Early in the Morning" which went to #8 in August 1969 It went to #12 here in early 1970. "Hitching a Ride" sold over a million copies and went to #5 in the US and #16 in the UK.
They are still performing in the UK and are taking part in Solid Silver 60s Show from this March to May along with members from the Searchers, Swinging Blue Jeans and Troggs.
SHOCKING BLUE-- A Dutch rock band from The Hague. Their one really bug hit was "Venus" which went to #1 in February 1970. By 1973, the group had sold 13.5 million songs before they disbanded in 1974 after lead singer Mariska Veres left to pursue a solo career. That was her singing you heard on "Venus." She died in 2006.
So, Now We Have the Spelling Figured Out, But Still Think Mariska was Singing Some Different Words. --RoadDog
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