Georgy Girl The Seekers. A single release of the song (with somewhat different lyrics) topped the singles chart in Australia, and was a top-ten hit in both the UK and the US (#2 for two weeks). It was the 56th biggest British hit of 1967, and the 57th biggest American hit of 1967. It became a gold record, and was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song from a Motion Picture category. The film was the basis for an unsuccessful musical stage adaptation called simply "Georgy". It was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 2013 by Rhiannon Tise.
Georgy Girl Georgy a mother. As the newlyweds are chauffeured away from their wedding, Georgy ignores her new husband, focusing on Sara. The film was successful at the box office. By 1967 it had earned an estimated $7 million in the United States and $6 million in other countries. By the end of 1967 it had earned $7,330,000 in rentals in North America according to rentals accruing to the distributors. Several scenes were filmed in Little Venice, notably outside a canal-side house on Maida Avenue. The title song, "Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield and Jim Dale, was recorded by Australian band