Songwriters: David Hess & Camille Monte
This one came out in 1963 and woulda set back the woman's lib movement back by about a hundred years if it woulda been a hit. Luckily, it wasn't and Lesley Gore came along just after this with "You Don't Own Me". All I know about Ginny is that she also sang as a duo with Gene Pitney under the name Jamie & Jane. Ginny followed "Dumb Head" with the equally daft "I Wish I Knew What Dress To Wear".
And what is the instrument that plays the solo? Some say kazoo. Some say fuzz guitar. Sounds to me like a fuzz kazoo. You be the judge.
Joe Meek made the U.K. version with The Sharades. The Sharades went on to change their name to The Ladybirds (of Benny Hill fame).
1 comments:
Ginny's version is very, very catchy. And funny. I like it. The solo is clearly a kazoo.
The Sharades version really sucks. The melody is still catchy but the execution is terrible. The vocals are bad. What's with the background singers recorded in a barrel? The solo on this one seems to be made with a a keyboard.
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