The Music Goes 'Round My Head
{{Short description|1967 song performed by The Easybeats}}
{{Infobox song
| name = The Music Goes 'Round My Head
| cover = music goes round my head the easybeats.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = German single cover
| type = single
| artist = The Easybeats
| album = Vigil
| B-side = Come In You'll Get Pneumonia
| released = December 1967
| recorded = 1967
| studio = Pye Studios, London, UK
| genre = Rock
| length =
| label = Parlophone (Australia), United Artists Records
| writer = Harry Vanda and George Young
| producer = Produced for Albert Productions by The Easybeats and Mike Vaughan
| chronology = Australian/U.K.
| prev_title = Heaven and Hell
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = Hello, How Are You
| next_year = 1968
}}
"The Music Goes 'Round My Head" is a 1967 song and single by Australian rock group The Easybeats, which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda.
Background and releases
On returning from their U.S. tour, The Easybeats began work on the group's next single at Pye Studios in London. The song was influenced by the Jamaican ska music that was currently popular among London's mod scene.{{Cite book | title = Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory | last1 = Tait | first1 = John | publisher = University of New South Wales Press | date = 2010 | location = Australia | isbn = 978-1-74223-217-1 }} Much in the same way The Beatles song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" would be the following year.
The single was released in the U.K., Australia, Brazil and New Zealand. Various versions of the song have been released. In Spain, a faster version released as the B-side to the "Hello, How Are You" single.
Although it received positive reviews from the U.K. music press, it failed to make an impact commercially.
Track listing
Australia - Parlophone A-8277
U.K. - United Artists UP 1201
- "The Music Goes Round My Head" (Harry Vanda, George Young)
- "Come In You'll Get Pneumonia" (Harry Vanda, George Young)
Personnel
=Musicians=
- Dick Diamonde – bass guitar
- Tony Cahill – drums
- Harry Vanda – lead guitar
- Stevie Wright – lead vocals
- George Young – rhythm guitar
=Technical=
- Harry Vanda – producer
- George Young – producer
- Mike Vaughan – producer
The Saints version
{{Infobox song
| name = The Music Goes 'Round My Head
| cover = music_goes_round_my_head_the_saints.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Australian single cover
| type = single
| artist = The Saints
| album = Prodigal Son
| released = February 1989
| recorded =
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| genre = Rock
| length =
| label = Mushroom Records
| writer = Harry Vanda and George Young
| producer = Chris Bailey, Brian McGee, Harry Vanda and George Young
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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}}
The Saints covered the song for their 1988 album, Prodigal Son, which reached the Top 50. The line-up was Chris Bailey, Barry Francis, Arturo Larizza, Iain Shedden and Joe Chiofalo on organ. It was produced by Bailey, Brian McGee and Vanda & Young. A single of the cover was released in February 1989, it was an Australian Top 40 and reached No. 19 on the US Alternative Songs chart. It also featured in on the soundtrack of the 1988 film, Young Einstein
=Personnel=
Musicians
- Arturo LaRizza – bass guitar
- Iain Shedden – drums
- Barry Francis – guitar
- Chris Bailey – lead vocals
- Joe Chiofalo – organ
Technical
- Harry Vanda – producer
- George Young – producer
- Chris Bailey – producer
- Brian McGee – producer
=Charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for "The Music Goes Round My Head" by the Saints !Chart (1989) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|39|artist=The Saints|song=The Music Goes Round My Head|rowheader=true|access-date=14 September 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|19|artist=The Saints|rowheader=true|access-date=14 September 2022}} |
References
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{{Cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20031220055727/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/saints.html | url-status = usurped | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/s/saints.html | title = The Saints | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | publisher = Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) | archivedate = 20 December 2003 | accessdate = 12 February 2014 }}
{{Cite book | title = Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 | last1 = Kent | first1 = David | authorlink1 = David Kent (historian) | publisher = Australian Chart Book Ltd | location = St Ives, NSW | year = 1993 | isbn = 0-646-11917-6 }} Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
{{Cite magazine | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the saints|chart=all}} | title = The Saints Album & Song Chart History | magazine = Billboard | publisher = Prometheus Global Media (Nielsen Company) | accessdate = 22 April 2011 }}
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{{The Easybeats}}
{{The Saints}}
Category:Songs written by George Young (rock musician)
Category:Songs written by Harry Vanda
Category:Mushroom Records singles
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