"I'm Gonna Love You Too" #56 1/2/1965

Our featured group today wasn't named for the 60's TV show which premiered this week in 1965, but for their hometown of Hull in the UK. They remade this Buddy Holly tune, which Terry Jacks also did and achieved a Top 10 record in Canada immediately before "Seasons In The Sun." It was also done by Blondie, and the single bombed. The next 45 from "Parallel Lines" fared much better - "Hanging On The Telephone."

The Hullaballoos - I'm Gonna Love You Too

"The 81" #51 1/2/1965

One of the best pop music band names ever - Candy and the Kisses. This was a song about a Philly dance, recorded by a girl group from Staten Island, who tried to sound like Motown's Martha and the Vandellas singing "Heat Wave" or "Quicksand."

Candy And The Kisses - The 81

"My Love (Roses Are Red)" #43 1/2/1965

Not to be confused with the similarly titled Bobby Vinton song - the lawyers at Bobby's label made sure of that. This was a "let's make the public think it's a famous act under an assumed name" record, right down to the fake British accents and publicity photo of the band in masks and capes. Even the Four Seasons and the Guess Who went down this route, but much more successfully.

"You Know Who" - My Love (Roses Are Red)

"Oh No Not My Baby" #24 1/2/1965

Another Gerry Goffin/Carole King composition originally recorded by the Shirelles. It was later re-done by many others, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt and Cher among those.

Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby

"My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)" #16 1/2/1965

In my youth, I really didn't appreciate Robert Goulet and his impressive set of pipes. Now I can truly appreciate those things. Geared more to the Michael Corleone crowd than the rock and roll crowd, but this still did quite nicely on the pop charts.

Robert Goulet - My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)

"The Wedding" #10 1/2/1965

Admittedly, I don't remember this one from back in the day, even though it was a Top 10 record in the US and Top 5 in England. According to Wikipedia, some Catholics were offended by a Protestant female using the phrase "Ave Maria." Go figure.

Julie Rogers - The Wedding

"You're The Only World I Know" Bonus

This eventually reached #1 on the country side of Billboard in January 1965. A few years later, Sonny James would have 16 consecutive #1 records on that chart, which I believe was surpassed by Alabama in the 80's (it depends of whether "Christmas In Dixie" counts). Not even the Beatles, the Supremes or Elvis had that kind of a run.

Sonny James - You're The Only World I Know