Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio, March 8, 1948, Lansdale, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American pop singer. She is primarily remembered for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him".[2]
The song "I Will Follow Him" has a very interesting history:
"I Will Follow Him", first recorded by Paola Neri, is also a song recorded by Little Peggy March. The music was written by Franck Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). It was adapted by Arthur Altman. The English lyrics were translated by Norman Gimbel.[1]
The song is a translation of the French language tune "Chariot" (lyrics by Jacques Plante) recorded a year earlier by Petula Clark, which hit #1 in France and #8 in Belgium and earned Clark a gold record (Clark's Italian ("Sul Mio Carro"; #4) and German ("Cheerio"; #6) recordings of the song were also major hits). Her English version, released by Pye in the UK and by Laurie in the USA was no success.
In Italy three versions of the song were in the charts (translated/adapted by Vito Pallavicini and Bruno Pallesi): One recorded by Betty Curtis (highest position: #3), another version by Petula Clark (#4) and the Franck Pourcel version (#5)[2]
In 1994, the Spanish singer Raphael released a Spanish version of the song titled "La Tierra" (meaning 'The Earth'). Raphael performed the song in his tours with remarkable success until 1999.
[edit]Song history
The song was recorded in 1961 by Franck Pourcel and began as an instrumental piece appearing on the 1961 European LP release: "Amour, Danse, Et Violons. No.17." At the same time, it appeared on the EP release: "La Voix de son Maître." Pourcel co-wrote the song with his friend and fellow French bandleader Paul Mauriat. The other French bandleader Raymond Lefèvre has been credited for arrangements. Franck Pourcel's original recording was popular on MOR, or "easy listening," stations. Mauriat later recorded an instrumental version in 1976 with a disco beat, using Moog synthesizer.
The English version by March, backed with "Wind Up Doll," was released by RCA Victor and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 27, 1963, making 15-year-old March the youngest female artist to have a U.S. chart-topping single. Her version also made it to #1 on the soul singles chart.[3]
In 1982 the Dutch singer José Hoebee (former member of the girl band Luv') made a hit cover of the song.
The song is featured at the end of the 1992 film Sister Act, where it was performed by the nuns' chorus for the Pope.
The song's chorus was parodied in the Eminem/Dr. Dre song "Guilty Conscience", as "these voices, these voices, I hear them, and where they go I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow".
The song's bassline was used extensively by Japanese psychedelic rock band Les Rallizes Dénudés in their song 'Night of the Assassins' [4]
Kathy Young is an American musician; she was a teen pop singer during early 1960s, whose rendition, at age 15, of "A Thousand Stars", rose to No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100.
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Don't know these guys, but they match Kathy's stars.
The one doing the repetitive beat on Kathy's Thousand Stars was not a musician and was taught to do that as they went in the recording studio.
I remember The Rivieras, but not that song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww181bzE7Fg
Another Star song
On the day that's in it, here's Peggy Lee singing ''I'm a Woman'', followed by John Lennon singing ''Woman'' and Bob Marley singing ''No Woman No Cry''.
thanks for helping me remember the good times we had in texas in 1979 .
arriving from a VERY cold ontario in Austin at the end of February was
certainly a novel experience - NO more wintercoats !
one of the very enjoyable trips we made ( twice - actually ) was to San Antonio .
sitting by the riverwalk , drinking sangria and eating nachos was a new
experience for us !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClDsiqzOIfU
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( if i remember correctly , the winter of 1978/79 was the winter when the mississippi river froze over - so it was certainly coooold ! )
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certainly wouldn't mind sitting there right now !
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Fri 8 Mar, 2013 07:17 pm
The Texas Tornados playing the " San Antonio National Anthem " :
hbg, I'm glad that I bought by good memories. The Antonio Dances by that fabulous orchestra was excellent as was Texas Tornados doing the national anthem.
I also remember "the rose of old San Antone"
Going to say goodnight with two songs. First to celebrate the end of Woman's Day, Helen Reddy.
msletty , ed and all other listeners to WA2K Radio !
it's time for me to say " G' Night , all ! " - but before i leave , i'll walk back -
way back - on the memory trail :
The Ray Noble Band with Al Bowlly and Nat Gonella in Holland 1933
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The Ray Noble Band (formerly led by Lew Stone) with Nat Gonella, Lew Davis, Harry Berly, Tiny Winters, Bill Harty, Lew Stone, Alfie Noakes, Freddy Gardner and Al Bowlly at the Kurhaus Hotel in Scheveningen, Holland in the summer of 1933.
A wonderfully stiff-upper-lip-British Ray Noble
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thanks the "Dutch people whom hitherto we have only met on record" and then the band plays "What A Perfect Combination" and "Good Night Sweetheart" with vocal by Al Bowlly.
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Fri 8 Mar, 2013 10:16 pm
Ray Noble provided music for many radio shows, back in the Golden Age.
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edgarblythe
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Fri 8 Mar, 2013 10:17 pm
I am Woman, Stardust and deepinaharta - all good ones, letty.
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