One Fine Day: The Chiffons
Gerry Goffin, who collaborated with Carole King to write some of the biggest hits of the 1960s, songs that endured through generations and became classics, died on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 75.
Together they composed a catalog of pop standards so diverse and irresistible that they were recorded by performers as unalike as the Drifters, Steve Lawrence, Aretha Franklin and the Beatles. They were inducted together into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2004 the Recording Academy presented them jointly with a Trustees Award for lifetime achievement.
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June 20, 2014 at 12:01 pm
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June 20, 2014 at 1:26 pm
Our chorus sang this song years ago, a vast number of bah-ba-da-ba-daps and shoo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-be-doo-waht-wahts. It was fun to sing and a challenge to sing it fast.
June 20, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Birgit,
I sang along with it a couple of times. It is such a great song!
June 21, 2014 at 12:19 am
Diverse is right! Goffin-King also wrote hits for the Shirelles (“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”), Monkees (“Pleasant Valley Sunday”), Herman’s Hermits (“Something Good”), Skeeter Davis (“Can’t Stay Mad At You”), Byrds (“Wasn’t Born to Follow”), etc…. Wow! Talented man/great team with Carole.
Props for getting the original Chiffons’ “One Fine Day”. They did so many re-records, it’s hard to find original recordings.
June 21, 2014 at 10:45 am
Jay Bird,
I hunted for a while to find The Chiffons!
All of the songs you mentioned are part of my psyche, ingrained lyrics I’ll remember long after I’ve forgotten most everything else.
June 22, 2014 at 12:37 am
Great song and of course, the memories it evokes just make it greater.
Seems like the great ones are leaving us. Nice tribute, Kat, and thanks
Carl
June 22, 2014 at 9:44 am
Carl,
The girl groups are amazing. There were so many wonderful ones singing great songs.