Herman's Hermits with Noone exaggerating his Mancunian accent. In the US, their records were released on the MGM label, a company which often featured musical performers signed to record deals in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films. The Hermits appeared in several MGM movies, including "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (1965) and "Hold On!" (1966). They also starred in the film "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" (1968) and appeared in the 1965 anthology film "Pop Gear". Herman's Hermits had four Top 3 hits in the US in 1965, with the aforementioned No. 1 hits, "Listen People" (US No. 3), and "Can't You Hear
I've Got a Tiger By the Tail had gotten together to write songs, but things were going slowly. Then, Owens saw an Esso gas station sign with the company's slogan at the time, "Put a tiger in your tank" ... and got an idea. Released in December 1964 (just weeks after he had recorded it), "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" was Owens' and the Buckaroos sixth No. 1 hit on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart in February 1965. The song is Owens' and the Buckaroos biggest hit (and only top-40 hit) on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 25, although