A Groovy Kind of Love
A Groovy Kind of Love is a pop song, the beginning of the 1960s, by Carole Bayer Sager for the Screen Gems music publishing company was written. The song she composed during her studies at the New York City High School of Music and Art, she supported was supported by Toni Wine. The melody of the song is the 3rd movement "Rondo" the Sonatina Op 36 No 5 ( 1797) by Muzio Clementi ( 1752-1832 ) borrowed.
History
The song should be first taken up by the friendly singer Lesley Gore. Their management demanded that the word groovy removed from the title as it is a slang expression. Bayer Sager did not agree, so the Mindbenders recordings the song and published in the spring of 1965 as a single. The single reached # 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK # 2 on the UK Top 40
In 1988 Phil Collins on a version of the title, which is part of the soundtrack for the film Buster, whose main character Buster Edwards Phil Collins was played. Originally Collins wanted to record another song for the film, but decided on a Groovy Kind of Love, after he heard a demo recording of the piece. The 1960 -Tunes the composition fit in his opinion, better for the plot of the film, which is also set in the 1960s. The single reached # 1 on the singles charts in the U.S., UK, Switzerland, Ireland and Italy. In the charts, the single listed at # 3 in Austria in 6th place
Musical structure
The compositional structure of the song based on a progression in which each chord, a clock is used. The tune hits the bass line at the end of the bar at each tenth grade, followed by a suspension, and then decrease with every third and fourth clock the pitch. This progression is as follows:
" ... When you're close to [IV ] me, I can feel your [ IIIm ] heartbeat I can hear you [ IIm ] breathing near my [V ] ear. would not you a [ I] gree ... "
This melody was not widespread at the time of the creation of the song.
Further use
The song is included on numerous compilations and has been covered by numerous artists, including:
- Petula Clark on her 1966 album I Could not Live Without Your Love
- Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles on their 1966 album Over the Rainbow
- Sonny & Cher on her 1967 album In Case You're in Love
- Boris Gardiner ( Rocksteady Version) on 1968 reviews ( Bronco )
- Gene Pitney in 1970
- Neil Diamond on his 1993's album Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a classical adaptation
- Richard Clayderman as a piano version
- Edward Simoni in a panpipe adaptation
Furthermore, the song was part of the soundtrack of the movie Wedding Planner - love, engaged, scheduled, and the television series Friends.