"Winchester Cathedral" #1 12/3/1966

One of the most unusual one-hit wonders ever on the Billboard pop chart, this song was the brainchild of Geoff Stephens and was issued under the name of the New Vaudeville Band. It definitely has an American vaudeville/British music hall vibe, and is one of the few pop records to prominently feature a bassoon. It purposely had a Rudy Vallee 1920's style vocal delivery. Rudy later recorded this himself. Geoff got the idea while looking at a picture of the real Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, England.