THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,383) Jon Gunn — “I Just Made Up My Mind”
’67 UK A-side has a “thundering beat” and “startling arrangement comprising beefy brass, dancing strings and fugal [not fungal!] influences”. (Derek Johnson, New Music Express, https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/New-Musical-Express/1967/NME-1967-07-01.pdf) It’s almost anthemic, has a hint of Billy Nicholls [see #2, 64, 144, 428, 757, 964, 1,085, 1,205] and must have been a great dance floor number. William says:
[“Made Up My Mind” is] a perfect slice of archetype ’67 Deram pop/soul from it’s phlanged piano intro to sharp horns, sweeping soulful strings and it’s uptempo danceability . . . and Jon Gunn’s strong vocals that fall somewhere between Frankie Valli and Chris Farlowe [see #473, 1,083, 1,279]. [It] gained some brief popularity on the Northern soul scene no doubt thanks to its uptempo beat and strings.
Oh, I guess I was right!
As to Jon Gunn, Davidelse writes:
Jon Gunn (RN John Hodgkinson) had quite a long career using various names. He started out as Johnny Hocky with the Beat Boys, then as Johnny Goode he toured with Larry Parnes (1960 – 61). As Tony Allen he recorded for Philips (61 – 66). Under the same name, he was vocalist for Jimmy Nicol’s Shubdubs (64) and second vocalist with Ronnie Jones’ Blue Jays (65) before becoming Jon Gunn in 67. Finally he reverted to his real name as JW Hodgkinson with IF, Darryl Way’s Wolf and Rogue.
Here are Germany’s Rivets with a cool harder rocking version:
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