THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,725) Pasha/The Searchers — “Pussy Willow Dream”/”Pussy Willow Dragon”
This dreamy, ethereal B-side written by Kenny Young (who wrote “Under the Boardwalk” with Art Resnick) is one of the Searchers’ (see #352, 394, 636, 1,278) great songs from the latter half of the 60’s. They recorded it under the name Pasha, “named after the producer’s dog”. (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited) It was “[e]rroneously credited as ‘Pussy Willow Dragon’ on the label. (Popsike.com, https://www.popsike.com/PASHA-SEARCHERS-Somebody-Shot-The-Lollypop-Man-Pussy-Willow-Dragon/351328292922.html)
Popsike remarks snarkely that “There are two possibilities for choosing a pseudonym: Either the Searchers wanted to try it with another name, thinking that Searchers was totally out of date or they found both songs so bad that they didn’t want to use their own good name.” (Popsike.com,https://www.popsike.com/PASHA-SEARCHERS-Somebody-Shot-The-Lollypop-Man-Pussy-Willow-Dragon/351328292922.html) Moondog writes:
This record is atrocious and little wonder that The Searchers did not want their name on the label so picked another one. You can’t even tell it’s The Searchers although the B-side has a slightly more Searchers sound to it. I sold my copy to a Searchers completist and he was very welcome to it.
I don’t get the hate — this song is great!
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