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| “Georgy Girl” | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Seekers | |
| from the album Come the Day | |
| B-side | “The Last Thing on My Mind” (Europe) “When The Stars Begin To Fall” (non-Europe) |
| Released | 10 October 1966 |
| Genre | Pop rock, folk |
| Length | 2:21 |
| Label | EMI Columbia (DB 8134) (UK) EMI Capitol (5756) (US) |
| Composer(s) | Tom Springfield |
| Lyricist(s) | Jim Dale |
| The Seekers singles chronology | |
| “Morningtown Ride“ (1966)”Georgy Girl“ (1966)”When Will the Good Apples Fall” (1966) | |
“Georgy Girl” is a song by the Australian pop/folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 film of the same title. Tom Springfield, who had written “I’ll Never Find Another You”, composed the music and Jim Dale supplied the lyrics. The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film, with markedly different lyrics (and with different lyrics again from those in the commercially released version). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The song became a hit in late 1966 and early 1967, reaching number one in Australia and number three in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was the Seekers’ highest charting single, reaching number one on the Cash Box Top 100. “Georgy Girl” reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100; “I’m a Believer” by The Monkees, kept the song from number one. The song’s US success prompted the Seekers’ British album Come the Day to be retitled Georgy Girl for its American release.
Cover versions
In 1967, an instrumental version by the Baja Marimba Band reached number 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 14 on the easy listening chart.
The New Seekers, a reorganized group from 1969 with guitarist Keith Potger, released a version of the song on the UK version of the album We’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.
The “Georgy Girl” song and melody appear in a reworked version with new lyrics, in the early 1980’s Barbie doll commercials such as Beauty Secrets Barbie and Angel Face Barbie, among others.
Georgy Girl – Boston Pops – Arthur Fiedler
Las Mejores Orquestas del Mundo
Charlie Byrd with Orchestra & Chorus
| Georgy Girl | |
|---|---|
| Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Silvio Narizzano |
| Produced by | Robert A. Goldston Otto Plaschkes George Pitcher (assoc. producer) |
| Written by | Margaret Forster Peter Nichols |
| Based on | Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster |
| Starring | James Mason Alan Bates Lynn Redgrave Charlotte Rampling |
| Music by | Tom Springfield Alexander Faris |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Higgins |
| Edited by | John Bloom |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Production company | Everglades Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 17 October 1966 (USA)21 October 1966 (UK) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000 |
| Box office | $16,873,162 |
Georgy Girl is a 1966 British comedy-drama romance film based on the 1965 novel by Margaret Forster. The film was directed by Silvio Narizzano and starred Lynn Redgrave (as Georgy), Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, and James Mason. The film features the title song “Georgy Girl” as performed by the Seekers.
The plot follows the story of a virginal young woman in 1960s Swinging London who is faced with a dilemma when she is pursued by her father’s older employer and the young lover of her promiscuous, pregnant flatmate.
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.
Locations
Several scenes were filmed in north London, in Belsize Park and Little Venice, notably outside a canalside house on Maida Avenue.
Awards and nominations
Adaptation
In 1970, the film was the basis for an unsuccessful Broadway musical titled Georgy.
It was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 2013 by Rhiannon Tise.
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