A completely mainstream pop music response to the far more significant changes in society that were occurring in the late 1960s. Instead of hard drugs and promiscuity and antiwar violence, this song instead makes it all just kooky and upbeat and lighthearted - "throw convention away", "try something you've never done", etc. Whee! Which makes this a very interesting relic of its time.
I've never heard of Paula Wayne before. This is the first time I've ever seen her. I would like to know more about her. I'm not having much luck with Google or Wikipedia so far. Can anyone point me to web page that has detailed info on her? This is a strange video, her going on about how it's a happening world, but she appears to be physically isolated. I guess she's singing to all the shut-ins out there, bringing her message to them from a peopleless setting that they can better relate to.
I thought this was a "cover" version of the Tokens' second Warner Bros. single (Paula Wayne recorded for Colgems, who had the Monkees). I was only 5 years old when both versions were released in 1967. It's too bad Ms. Wayne's version of this song *didn't* chart; it seemed *much* peppier than the Tokens' original and at the same time Ms. Wayne reminded me somewhat of Petula Clark in her delivery. Why didn't RCA, who distributed Colgems, give Ms. Wayne's version a little harder "push?"
I LOVE HER!! SHE COMES IN MY SALON WHEN SHE'S IN TOWN!! SHE FABULOUS!!!
I have the Lesley Gore 1968 version. It's on her 5 CD box set of all of her Mercury recordings in the 1960s.
Well thanks to Boing Boing, these scopitones are all new to me. This is fantastic.
A completely mainstream pop music response to the far more significant changes in society that were occurring in the late 1960s. Instead of hard drugs and promiscuity and antiwar violence, this song instead makes it all just kooky and upbeat and lighthearted - "throw convention away", "try something you've never done", etc. Whee!
Which makes this a very interesting relic of its time.
I've never heard of Paula Wayne before. This is the first time I've ever seen her. I would like to know more about her. I'm not having much luck with Google or Wikipedia so far. Can anyone point me to web page that has detailed info on her?
This is a strange video, her going on about how it's a happening world, but she appears to be physically isolated. I guess she's singing to all the shut-ins out there, bringing her message to them from a peopleless setting that they can better relate to.
Lovely!!!
I can totally see Leslie Knope doing this...
where is everyone.
Thanks for posting! I really wished she had jumped in the fountain. Splash!
I thought this was a "cover" version of the Tokens' second Warner Bros. single (Paula Wayne recorded for Colgems, who had the Monkees). I was only 5 years old when both versions were released in 1967.
It's too bad Ms. Wayne's version of this song *didn't* chart; it seemed *much* peppier than the Tokens' original and at the same time Ms. Wayne reminded me somewhat of Petula Clark in her delivery.
Why didn't RCA, who distributed Colgems, give Ms. Wayne's version a little harder "push?"
You are as young as you wanna be.