THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,167) The Daughters of Eve — “Help Me Boy”
This song twice charted in ‘66 — Cleveland’s Outsiders reached #37 and Eric Burdon’s Animals reached #29 (#14 in the UK), both in October. But the best version was issued a year later (with the genders reversed) as a B-side by Chicago’s all-girl Daughters of Eve.
Lookhere65 writes:
Chicago group Daughters Of Eve actually played their own instruments instead of drafting in session players – a rarity at the time. ‘Help Me Boy’ is the kind of haunted, evocative time-warp golf that Quentin Tarantino would dry-hump halfway into soundtrack notoriety given half the chance.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZiD6OTk34&pp=ygUgVGhlIGRhdWdodGVycyBvZiB3dmUgaGVscCBtZSBib3k%3D
Bess Korey adds:
[T]heir breathtaking cover of the Animals’ “Help Me Girl”, . . was gender-bended and re-titled, “Help Me Boy”[.] The dreamy, otherworldly sound of the music, and the enchanting vocals, entices the listener, and makes their version stand out dramatically from the original Animals’ track.
https://spectropop.com/DaughtersOfEve/index.htm?page_id=1335
As to the Daughters, Jason Ankeny tells us:
Chicago garage band the Daughters of Eve was formed in late 1965 by manager Carl Bonafede — already the mastermind behind local favorites the Buckinghams . . . , Bonafede now looked to assemble an all-girl group, first recruiting singer/guitarists Judy Johnson and Marsha Tomal. Bassist Andee Levin and drummer Debi Pomeroy rounded out the original lineup, which recorded its debut single, “Hey Lover,” for the USA label in 1966. Bassist Marilou Davison replaced Levin in time for the 1967 follow-up, “Symphony of My Soul,” and was herself replaced by Lori Wax on “Don’t Waste My Time,” the Daughters of Eve’s third single and their first for the Spectra Sound label. The group signed to Cadet for 1968’s “Social Tragedy,” but dissolved later that year when both Johnson and Tomal wed.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/daughters-of-eve-mn0001989762#biography
And L. Wechsler tells us:
[T]he first ever all-girl rock-and-roll band in the Midwest[, t]heir ages ranged from 14 to 16 . . . . [T]hey played local high school dances and . . . . [then] one-nighters in clubs around the Midwest . . . . Their sound was a fabric of youthful energy, clear sweet vocals and teenage innocence . . . .
https://sometimeworld.com/the-daughters-of-eve/
Here are the Outsiders:
Here are the Animals:
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