Georgy Girl (song)

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Georgy girl
The Seekers
publication October 10, 1966
length 2:21
Genre (s) pop music
text Jim Dale
music Tom Springfield
Label Columbia Records
album Come the day

Georgy Girl is a song from the movie Georgy Girl . It was written by Tom Springfield (music) and Jim Dale (text). The song was interpreted by the Australian group The Seekers .

Content and use in the film

The song was written especially for the film. It is played in the opening credits, where it asks the question why Georgy is still alone. She should be a little more positive, dress better and do something with her hairstyle too. It is also played in the credits, where she is confirmed that she did everything right because she is now married to a millionaire. The version published on record corresponds to the version from the opening credits, but has been changed slightly.

reception

Charts

Georgie Girls entered the UK charts on March 1, 1967 and stayed in it for 11 weeks, reaching number 3. In December 1994 they came there for another two weeks but only came in 79th place. In the US , they got on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 3, 1966 and stayed for 16 weeks. They came up to number 2. In Cashbox , a magazine that was in competition with Billboard , Georgy Girl even reached first place. In Australia , the home country of the Seekers, Georgie Girl came first, as well as in New Zealand and Canada .

Awards

Georgy Girl was at the Oscars 1967 in the category Best Song nominee, subject to there but towards the Born Free from Born Free - Queen of the wilderness . In the same year the song was also nominated for a Golden Globe in the same category , but the award went to Strangers in the Night from Willkommen, Mister B. The song was also nominated for the Laurel Award in 1967, the award went to A Time for Love of murder second hand .

The song is planned for 2002 in the list of Top 500 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time of Rolling Stone have been out on place 36th However, it cannot be found in the list updated in 2004.

Applicable in Australia

Georgy Girl was the first song by an Australian group to reach top positions in the US charts. When The Seekers returned to their hometown Melbourne in March 1967 after their international success and gave a concert there in the Sidney Myer Music Bowl , an open-air stage designed for 13,000 visitors, they were welcomed by an estimated 200,000 visitors. This is still (2019) the most popular concert in the southern hemisphere. In the same year, The Seekers were named Australian of the Year ; they are the only group to have received this honor so far.

A musical about the history of the Seekers that premiered in 2015 is called Georgy Girl .

Cover versions

The Seekers were invited to the 1967 Academy Awards to perform their song. But they already had another engagement for that evening. So management decided to keep the deal - much to the disappointment of the group. Therefore, Georgy Girl was presented at the Mitzi Gaynor awards ceremony . This received an enormous amount of applause.

On April 29, 1967, the Baja Marimba Band came with a version of Georgy Girl for a week at number 98 on the US charts.

Other cover versions were sung by the composer's sister, Dusty Springfield , the lyricist Jim Dale , or the New Seekers , the successor to the Seekers. Artists such as Chet Atkins , Carol Burnett , Charlie Byrd , Ray Conniff , Percy Faith , The Lettermen , Liberace , Matt Monro , Wayne Newton , Olivia Newton-John , Nelson Riddle , The Ventures and Bobby Vinton published cover versions of Georgy Girl .

A German version of Georgy Girl with a text by Kurt Hertha was released as a single by the Cornely Singers , but was also sung by Cornelia Froboess .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georgy Girl (1966) - (Movie Clip) Opening, Hey There! In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Nick Thomas: Tinseltown Talks: Judith Durham looks back at The Seekers. In: The Spectrum. November 16, 2017, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Sally O'Rourke: It Was 50 Years Ago Today: The Seekers Hit # 1 With “Georgy Girl”. In: Rebeatmag. February 21, 2017, accessed on February 24, 2019 (English, see the video from the performance at the Sidney Myers Music Bowl).
  4. ↑ Official Singles Chart Results Matching: Georgy Girl. In: Official Charts. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  5. ^ The Hot 100. In: Billboard.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  6. ^ The Hot 100. In: Billboard.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Georgy Girl Song from The Seekers. In: Chartsurfer. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 February 18th, 1967 . In: Cashbox . tape  28 , no. February 31 , 18, 1967 ( online at Archive.org [accessed February 21, 2019]).
  9. ↑ April 5, 1967 Singles. In: poparchives. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ NZ Listener chart statistics for Georgie Girl. In: Flavor of New Zealand. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Image: RPM Weekly. In: Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Laurel Awards. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  13. ^ Claire Armitstead: Margaret Forster, award-winning author, dies at 77 . In: The Guardian . February 8, 2016 ( online at TheGuardian.com [accessed February 24, 2019]).
  14. ^ How Jim Dale Turned His 60+ Years in Show Business Into 90 Minutes of Broadway Magic. In: Huffpost . December 6, 2017, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b Georgy Girl: Steyn's Song of the Week. In: Steyn Online . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  16. ↑ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. (No longer available online.) In: Rolling Stone . December 9, 2004, archived from the original on April 20, 2009 ; accessed on February 24, 2019 .
  17. ↑ a b Suzanne Carbone: Seekers musical Georgy Girl to have world premiere in Melbourne . In: The Age . August 24, 2015 ( online at TheAge.com [accessed February 24, 2019]).
  18. ↑ a b c Georgy Girl The Seekers Musical. (PDF) Crown Theater Perth, March 21, 2016, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  19. ↑ a b Happy Anniversary, Sidney Myer Music Bowl! We Look Back At 60 Years Of The Melb Landmark. In: oztix. February 12, 2019, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Linda Hall: Hey there, Georgy Girl . In: The New Zealand Herald . April 6, 2016 (English, online at NZHerald [accessed February 24, 2019]).
  21. ↑ About Mitzi. In: MissMitzigaynor.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  22. ^ Scott Feinberg: TCM Classic Film Fest: Mitzi Gaynor on Marilyn, Sinatra and The Beatles (video). In: The Hollywood Reporter . April 26, 2013, accessed February 24, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Georgy Girl Baja Marimba Band. In: Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  24. ↑ Dusty Springfield - Heart & Soul. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Jim Dale - Meet Jim Dale. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  26. ↑ The New Seekers - The History Of The New Seekers Recorded Live At The Royal Albert Hall. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Chet Atkins - Solo Flights. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  28. ↑ Carol Burnett - Carol Burnett Sings. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  29. ↑ Charlie Byrd - Hollywood Byrd. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Ray Conniff And The Singers - This Is My Song And Other Great Hits. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  31. ↑ Percy Faith - Plays The Academy Award Winner Born Free And Other Great Movie Themes. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  32. ↑ The Lettermen - Spring! In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  33. ↑ Liberace - Liberace's Greatest Hits. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  34. ↑ Matt Monro - Born Free (Invitation To The Movies). In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  35. Jump up ↑ Wayne Newton - Song Of The Year - Wayne Newton Style. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  36. ↑ Olivia Newton-John / The Wedding Band - A Few Best Men (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack And Remixes). In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  37. ↑ Nelson Riddle - Conducts The Bright & The Beautiful. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  38. ^ The Ventures - $ 1,000,000.00 Weekend. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  39. ^ Bobby Vinton - To Each His Own. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  40. ↑ The Cornely Singers * - Georgy Girl / Rock'n Roll'n Riding (Morningtown Ride). In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
  41. ↑ Various - Schlagerernte '67. In: Discogs. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .