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The Beatles - Salgshitlisterne Top 20". Danske Hitlister. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013 . Retrieved 2 August 2022. Andy Williams covered the song on his 1966 album The Shadow of Your Smile. That same year, "Michelle" was one of Louis Andriessen's "Satirical Arrangements" of Beatles songs for singer Cathy Berberian. American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan also covered the song, while Matt Monro recorded it in 1973 with a string quartet. Instrumental versions were released by the Ventures, using a clavinet over the solo; Booker T. & the M.G.'s; and French bandleader Paul Mauriat, whose interpretation author John Kruth describes as "the most elegant Muzak version" of the song. [49] Paul Russell - first drummer of band, joined same time as Terry Widlake, was drummer for approx a year, leaving in January 1966. I asked Paul, who now lives in Rugby, the obvious question: Did the Beatles ever comment on their version? The mark has been missed over the years by many a thinking man’s artist, not afraid to add a touch of Integrity to the mix.

Michelle" was also covered by David and Jonathan, whose version was produced by Martin. [41] This recording went to number 1 in Canada [42] [43] and number 18 in the US, [44] and was also a top 20 hit in Britain. [45] Author Jon Savage writes that both the Overlanders' and David and Jonathan's versions were "mainstream pop songs, accentuating the very Beatles balladry that put off many hardcore fans"; he says this added to a perception that the Beatles had become "part of the Establishment" after receiving their MBEs from Queen Elizabeth II in October 1965. [46] [nb 3] I moved to London”, reveals Paul. “In the day we all had temporary jobs like selling sheet music. At night we would rehearse for hours.” Although they released twelve singles on the Pye record label between 1963 and 1966, the Overlanders' only British hit was a cover version of the Beatles' " Michelle". [2] It reached number 1 on the Record Retailer chart (subsequently the UK Singles Chart) in January 1966 and beat off a rival recording by David and Jonathan, whose version was produced by George Martin and featured arrangements by Tony Hatch. [3] Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p.53. ISBN 919727125X. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1sted.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.A collection of complete recordings, titled Michelle: The Pye Anthology, was released on CD by Castle Records in 2001. [1] Personnel [ edit ] Savage, Jon (2015). 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-27763-6. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen& Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005) Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash& Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009) I foolishly said that it was very nice, but it slowed down a bit towards the end. I wasn’t criticising, just being honest.

The Beatles Single-Chartverfolgung (in German)". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013 . Retrieved 27 June 2018. At the 1967 Ivor Novello Awards, "Michelle" won in the category of "the Most Performed Work" of 1966, ahead of "Yesterday". [22] "Michelle" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1967, [23] against competition from " Born Free", " The Impossible Dream", " Somewhere My Love" and " Strangers in the Night". [24] In 1999, BMI named "Michelle" as the 42nd most performed song of the 20th century. [25] [26] Critical reception [ edit ] Miles, Barry (2001). The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-8308-9. Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 & 4. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5448-0. Hertsgaard, Mark (1996). A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-33891-9.Find sources: "The Overlanders"band– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. ISBN 0-615-11724-4. The man in question was Harry Hammond, a famous photographer for the New Musical Express, who had branched out in to management.