Hits Based on '60s Garage Songs

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This is a thread to call out hits of the post-60s garage era, which have 'borrowed' from garage songs. A prime example is the Hilltop Hoods - 'Cosby sweater', which samples Wimple Winch - 'Save my soul'. Today I was listening to Talking Heads - And she was. I'm very sure it's a reworking of an American '60s garage song I've heard, but I can't place it. Anyone?
 
This is a thread to call out hits of the post-60s garage era, which have 'borrowed' from garage songs. A prime example is the Hilltop Hoods - 'Cosby sweater', which samples Wimple Winch - 'Save my soul'. Today I was listening to Talking Heads - And she was. I'm very sure it's a reworking of an American '60s garage song I've heard, but I can't place it. Anyone?
Well it's kind of "Little Latin Lupe Lu" regurgitated together with "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You". Obvious Neil Diamond influences. And the main riff has some similarities to the Romantics "What I Like About You", (including the opening "Hey"!) which came out 6 years earlier.

It's also interesting to note that the 7 seconds of silence at the beginning of the track is by far the "most replayed" part.
 
I've never really listened to Neil Diamond before, thinking that he was all bad, and now I've found a song by him that I like!

It's actually the chorus (44 - 58 seconds etc) on And She Was which sounds pretty much identical to the song I'm trying to recall.
 
I've never really listened to Neil Diamond before, thinking that he was all bad, and now I've found a song by him that I like!

It's actually the chorus (44 - 58 seconds etc) on And She Was which sounds pretty much identical to the song I'm trying to recall.

His Bang era from 1966-1967 is prime stuff! Andrew Sandoval made me a fan of his early stuff. He went MOR soon after

 
Well it's kind of "Little Latin Lupe Lu" regurgitated together with "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You". Obvious Neil Diamond influences. And the main riff has some similarities to the Romantics "What I Like About You", (including the opening "Hey"!) which came out 6 years earlier.

It's also interesting to note that the 7 seconds of silence at the beginning of the track is by far the "most replayed" part.
"What I Like About You" by The Romantics, as the legend goes, was inspired by the late Greg Shaw when that band was signed to BOMP Records in the late 70s. They asked Greg for some songwriting ideas, and he and played them The Gentlemen's "It's A Crying Shame" 45 for inspiration.
 
I'm 98% sure this is a well known '60s garage song, but I can't for the life of me place it! If so, Mr Waterhouse appears to take credit for it himself. Not exactly a hit, but I didn't think it was worthy of a new thread, so I placed it here.

 
I'm 98% sure this is a well known '60s garage song, but I can't for the life of me place it! If so, Mr Waterhouse appears to take credit for it himself. Not exactly a hit, but I didn't think it was worthy of a new thread, so I placed it here.

You're probably thinking of Every Night" by the Human Expression or "I Saw You Walking" by the By Fives. Or maybe " Or both!

 
Very close Mark, particularly 'Every Night"; in fact, that was just the clue I needed to find the actual song: 'Readin' your will'!
I really like the Nick Waterhouse track. It's great, though derivative but so what?

The song is definitely influenced by the Human Expression. The (two) chords are straight from "Every Night", but the lyrics are influenced by "Readin' Your Will". Check the lyrics (and tune) :

Readin Your Will - "And you're sick, and it's wrong" (around 1:16)
Nick Waterhouse - "Are you sick, is it wrong" (around 1:39)

Case closed. No points deducted for killer influences.
 
Points deductible for lack of attribution perhaps? I still prefer the original(s), maybe because of an inherent bias I have against retroism. Great detective work on your part though!
 
I also wonder why the Lemon Drops photo is featured in the above video of the Human Expression "Every Night"?

Perhaps there's something inherently ubiquitous about the band. I'll never forget the anomalous inclusion of 'I Live in the Springtime' in Sydney's Kinokuniya Bookshop's piped music playlist some 10 years ago.
 
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