THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,679) The Second Movement — “Fairyland (Why, Oh Why)”
“Rare Australian psychedelic pop/freakbeat” (urbanpharaoh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3UozBJZNKU) with a Spanish classical guitar feel. Unique and mesmerizing.
Kimbo tells us:
The Second Movement played in and around Canberra in the late 60’s and early 70’s and were resident band at the Civic Hotel Lounge. The group became resident band at the Deakin Inn when it opened in 1969. The band played at the Deakin Inn up to six nights a week for four years until the band retired in 1974. In 1967 the band signed a recording contract with EMI and recorded two singles, ”The Big Top”/”Fairyland (Why, Why, Why)” and “It’s Love/Gabrielle” which were released nationally. . . . The singles had moderate success and made it into a few top 40 charts.
https://historyofaussiemusic.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-second-movement.html
Discogs adds:
Originally called The Diplomats, in early 1968 the band changed its name to The Second Movement and recorded 8 original songs (written by lead vocalist Arthur Laing) at EMI in Sydney . . . . From that six hour session emerged [the band’s two] singles . . . . The band mainly played commercial pop music and wore flashy suits. . . . The band ceased around mid 1974, with Arthur Laing the only remaining original member.
Finally, “the band included well-known Canberra musicians Peter Dodson, Alan Cook and Steve Maughan, who would later form the progressive rock band The Ritz”. (urbanpharaoh, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3UozBJZNKU)
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