the mindbenders sang groovy kind of love in 1965, with a female backing chorus.
the mindbenders sang groovy kind of love in 1965, with a female backing chorus.
who sang groovy kind of love in 1965, with a female backing chorus?
the mindbenders
jack mcgraw, who ran the screen gems offices in london, thought the wine and bayer sager song was a perfect match for the new group the mindbenders (previously the backing group for wayne fontana, who had recently left the band) and especially their guitarist, who now became their new lead vocalist, eric stewart. the band recorded their version of "a groovy kind of love" in 1965. they liked the result so much that they included the song on their first album without fontana, "the mindbenders" (us title "a groovy kind of love") and released the song to radio as their debut single. it reached number two in the uk the week of january 19–26, 1966, and it also reached number two in the united states on the "billboard" hot 100 for two weeks in late may and early june 1966. "when a man loves a woman" by percy sledge kept the song from number one. the song features a female backing chorus, and they sing the words "you and me" and the repeated title towards the end of each verse of the song. eric stewart went on to co-found the british art pop band, 10cc.
a groovy kind of love
the song title was an early use of the slang word "groovy", and both women were interested in using the word because they recognized it as a new, "happening" word. wine said, "carole came up with 'groovy kinda… groovy kinda… groovy…' and we're all just saying, 'kinda groovy, kinda groovy, kinda…' and i don't exactly know who came up with "love", but it was 'groovy kind of love'. and we did it. we wrote it in 20 minutes. it was amazing. just flew out of our mouths, and at the piano, it was a real quick and easy song to write."
a groovy kind of love