THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,017) The High — “Begger Man Dan”
Here is a boisterous, high-spirited ’69 UK B-side about Beggar Man Dan. This is no “Streets of London”! As to the High, Vernon Joynson writes that “[t]his long forgotten pop combo produced a cheery sound on their 45.” (The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) “The combo consisted of Dave ‘Buster’ Meikle (of Unit 4+2) and Billy Moeller (aka Coby Wells). Moeller, brother of Tommy (Unit 4+2) was more of a TV personality than pop star, who accidentally scored a huge worldwide [wholly whistling!] hit with ‘I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman’ as Whistling Jack Smith.” (liner notes to the CD comp Piccadilly Sunshine, Volumes 1-10: A Compendium of Rare Pop Curios from the British Psychedelic Era) The song included “probable backing by Tommy Moeller (Unit 4+2) and Russ Ballard (Unit 4+2 and Argent). They also released a ’70 single as High Society and a slew of singles from ’70-’74 (including “Hold on to What You’ve Got”, which reached #25 in the Netherlands) as Bill & Buster.
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