THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,204) M.G. & The Escorts – “A Someday Fool”
This ‘67 A-side is a garage classic, a “killer track . . . [with] raw, savage power” (johnprestigiacomo2134, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGglguGM1eE), “fiery garage rock, lifted by a blazing fuzz guitar riff and a powerfully simple rhythm” (Michael Panontin, https://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=80), “one of the best punk/fuzz to c[o]me out in Montreal”. (CanadianCultClassics, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clLCNs-PPNg) Chris Bishop calls it “staggering, a template for what garage bands have been trying to do ever since” and says “[t]he unstoppable drum beat and the mesmerizing guitar really give this song its hooks, and they catch you fast.” (https://garagehangover.com/m-g-and-the-escorts-a-someday-fool/)
As to the band, Michael Panontin tells us:
From suburban Pointe-Claire, on Montreal’s west island, M.G. and the Escorts saw some chart action at local radio station CFCF with their 1966 debut seven-incher, the rather lame merseybeat of ‘Please Don’t Ever Change’. The boys, at the time still sporting matching Carnaby Street suits and spiffy Beatle boots, were kept busy on the Ottawa valley circuit, playing high school dances around Ottawa, Kingston and Brockville. By early 1967 though, after losing their Beatlemania fetters, M.G. and the Escorts had really hit their stride with their third release for the Reo label, a brilliant double-sider that reached number nine locally.
“Fool” “entered the RPM Top 100 Singles chart at number 84 on February 18th 1967 and peaked at number 53 on April 1st 1967.” (twerptwo, https://www.45cat.com/record/8975x)
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