Originally done by Bob Dylan this was a big hit for the Byrds who were together in the mid 60's and early 70's.

After several line-up changes (with lead singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn as the only consistent member), they broke up in 1973.

Their trademark songs include pop covers of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger’s "Turn! Turn! Turn!", and the originals "I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better", and "Eight Miles High".

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and several band members have launched successful solo careers after leaving the group. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them 45 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

This was always a record that appealed yet apparertly it took the group some time to break through.

It's actually from their second album after they had two years of initial commercial failure. But this compilation became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic, with the title track being especially popular.

Iit remains one of Eurythmics' most recognizable songs and with good reason - excellent pop song.

When most of the lads were into the Shadows I preferred the Piltdown Men! Says a lot you probably all think.

In fact they made two or three good records - Goodnight Mrs Flintstone I remember, McDonald's Cave and Brontosaurus Stomp.

Wikipedia tells us that the Piltdown Men were a rock'n'roll instrumental group from Hollywood, California, featuring two lead saxophones. They were the brainchild of Ed Cobb and pianist Lincoln Mayorga, and their records were issued on the Capitol label.

They were most successful in Britain, where their hits were, beginning in 1960, "Macdonald's Cave" (based on "Old McDonald Had a Farm"), "Piltdown Rides Again" (based on Rossini's "William Tell Overture"), "Chas Has Done His Bootlaces" (based on "Ian Harold Brown" by Charlie Chiro), and (in celebration of the coincidental start of The Flintstones cartoon series on television) "Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone" (based on "Good Night Ladies" by E. P. Christy).

Also in 1960, the tune "Brontosaurus Stomp" reached #75 on the Billboard Hot 100. A CD compilation album was released in 1998, entitled The Piltdown Men Ride Again.

Their name was inspired by the Piltdown Man hoax.

Well after yesterday's clip the natural follow-up was Sonny and Cher singing in their own right.

It's from the same year, 1965 and this one was their first smash record. They later split, both professionally and matrimonially, and rather sadly Sonny was killed in a skiiong accident after creating a career for himself in politics.

Cher of course went on to become one of the industry's biggest and brightest stars.

Didn't Cilla Black do this one as well? Never any doubt as to the best version because this one by Bill and Bobby has gone on to be one of the great pop songs of all time. Apparently it remains the most played song in radio history, estimated to have been broadcast over 8 million times to date

It was of course a Phil Spector produced record urilising his Wall of Sound technique and I bet you didn't know that Sonny and Cher were in the backing singers. Neither did I til I read it opn YouTube.

Having sneaked Rick Nelson in for a third time yesterday I suppose it's time to include my all-time favourite again - the top man and still performing, Dion. Brought out a great blues album last Christmas Son of Skip James to prove again that he's a master of most types of music - rock, blues, pop,soul, folk, gospel. The one and only - Dion Di Mucci.

Congratulations to Ricky Nelson - first artist to have three recordings featured on Clip of the Day. Strange really, because he's not one of my all-time top of the tree favourites, although I used to like his style. Easy listening, good voice, tuneful - what pop music is about really.

Here's one from a singer who made some decent records in the 1960's, of which this is probably the one most familiar to people. Her Rpyal Majesty was the other, but we'll save that for some other time.

 Interestying character, now 72, Darren began his career as a teen idol, but had roles in films, most notably  as Moondoggie in Gidget in 1959, as well as a string of pop hits of which this one went to number three in the USA charts.

Darren's role in the gritty 1961 film The Guns of Navarone was an attempt to break out of his teen image. He then achieved success co-starring as impulsive scientist and adventurer Tony Newman in the science fiction television series, The Time Tunnel.

Later, Darren had a regular role as Officer James Corrigan on the television police drama T J Hooker from 1983–1986. Subsequently he worked as a director on many action-based television series, including Hubnter, The A Team and Nowhere Man as well as dramas such as Beverley Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place.

In 1998 he achieved renewed popularity as a singer through his appearances on Star Trek - Deep Space Nine in the role of  advice-giver Vic Fontaine; many of his performances on the show were recorded for the album This One's From the Heart (1999). The album showed Darren, a close friend of Frank Sinatra, comfortably singing in the Sinatra style; the 2001 follow-up Because of You showed similar inspiration from Tony Bennett.

Some animation fans may know him as the singing voice of Yogi Bear in the 1964 animated film, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear, on the song "Ven-e, Ven-o, Ven-a". Prior to that, he was the singing and speaking voice of "Jimmy Darrock" on an episode of The Flintstones.

I defy anyone to say that this isn't a pop classic - absolutely outstanding record from 1967. I think it again proves most emphatically that in most cases it isn't the words that count, it's the tune. I mean these are the lyrics (well I am asuured they are).

We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray And so it was that later As the miller told his tale That her face, at first just ghostly, Turned a whiter shade of pale She said, there is no reason And the truth is plain to see. But I wandered through my playing cards And would not let her be One of sixteen vestal virgins Who were leaving for the coast And although my eyes were open They might have just as wellve been closed She said, Im home on shore leave, Though in truth we were at sea So I took her by the looking glass And forced her to agree Saying, you must be the mermaid Who took neptune for a ride. But she smiled at me so sadly That my anger straightway died If music be the food of love Then laughter is its queen And likewise if behind is in front Then dirt in truth is clean My mouth by then like cardboard Seemed to slip straight through my head So we crash-dived straightway quickly And attacked the ocean bed

Definitely the tune - it has to be!

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I've always liked this one,which dates from 1968. They were one of the original bubblegum groups and apparently "Mony Mony" got its title from the Mutual Of New York bank (MONY), which James was looking at as the band rehearsed the song.

He's had several attempts at a solo career but at 61 years of age is back on the road with a new version of the Shondells.