We get to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 1, 1966, before reaching a song I haven’t covered (or have plans to cover) on the site. And that song is Herman’s Hermits’ ‘Dandy.’
This was the band’s sixth top five hit in a 4-year period. And while it was a continuation of their success, it was also the tail end of it. They would have only one more top ten hit before falling off the charts for the rest of their career.
‘Dandy’ was written by Ray Davies for The Kinks and released on the 1966 album Face to Face. It wasn’t released as a single in the UK but gave The Kinks a top five hit in several other European countries. Davies’ vocals make The Kinks’ version the superior recording, at least in my view.
Herman’s Hermits covered the song while The Kinks were still rolling it out in Europe and cornered the North American market, going to #1 in Canada and #5 in the U.S.
Old songs. Great memories.
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Dandy, Dandy
Where you gonna go now?
Who you gonna run to?
All your little life
You’re chasin’ all the girls
They can’t resist your smile
Uh-hmm, they long for
[Verse 2]
Dandy, Dandy
Chattin’ up the ladies
Ticklin’ their fancy
Pourin’ out your charms
To meet your own demands
And you turn it off at will
Huh-oh, they long for
[Verse 3]
Dandy, Dandy
Knockin’ on the back door
Climbin’ through the window
Hubby’s gone away
And while the cat’s away
The mice are gonna play
Uh-hmm, you low-down
Dandy, Dandy, Dandy
[Bridge]
Dandy, you know you’re moving much too fast
And Dandy, you know you can’t escape the past
Look around you and see the people settle down
And when you’re old and grey
You will remember what they said
That two girls are too many
Three’s a crowd and four you’re dead
[Verse 4]
Oh Dandy, Dandy
When you gonna give up?
Are you feelin’ old now?
You always will be free
And you need no sympathy
A bachelor you will stay
And Dandy you’re all right
[Outro]
You’re all right
You’re all right
You’re all right
You’re all right
