August 1972 – a song popular in this month – Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass
The four members of Looking Glass are alumni of Rutgers University, and the Spring 2009 Rutgers alumni magazine carried an article about this song and the band itself.
Interesting facts about Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) & Looking Glass
Released as the B-side of ‘Don’t It Make You Feel Good,’ the song was overlooked, as was the A-side, for that matter, until Harv Moore, a Washington DC disc jockey took it up as a personal cause.
The band, appearing on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and at Carnegie Hall, never came close to matching ‘Brandy’s’ success.
There was a song called “Brandy” by an artist named Scott English that was popular around the same time in the UK. When Barry Manilow recorded it, he changed the title to “Mandy” to avoid confusion with this song.
“The band recorded the song seven times before they got it right. ‘Brandy’ – based on the name of (lead singer) Elliot Lurie’s high school sweetheart ‘Randy’ – tells the story of a musician torn between his love for a life at sea and his love for a barmaid.
‘Brandy’ was part of the sound track for the film Charlie’s Angels, for which band members and Peter Sweval’s estate each received a royalty check of $30K.
This information was provided by Songfacts.com
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Always loved this song. Hope you are well my friend.
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Yes, I agree – always one of my favorites. Resting and recovering is taking place – Happy Sunday! 🙂
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Remember this well. Hope you are recovering well xx
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Thank you Lynn, glad you enjoyed it and yes recovery is going well. Happy Sunday. 🙂
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xxxxxxx
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I love this song – I always stop when I hear it on the radio. I *may* be guilty of singing along to it when I hear it in a store or somewhere. Apparently, I am that person you see at the store.
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Sarah, I am certainly guilty of singing along! Happy Sunday!
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I’m glad I’m not alone!
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I must have been sleeping during this time, but today is the first time I have heard this (or the brain is not functioning…and that always is a possibility LOL)
I enjoy listening to the words of songs, and finding the story behind the song. Nice song by the way.
Happy resting with Roxy my friend. 🙂 x
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Well, I am certainly glad to bring some new music to your life Lynne – glad you enjoyed it. The recovering and resting is taking place and we are all having a happy day! 🙂
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loving all these 60,s and 70,s songs
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Thank you, very glad you and enjoying them. 1970s are my favorite decade of music. Happy Monday! 🙂
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I totally remember hearing this song on the radio growing up. I hope you are resting well Terry!
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Glad you have some memories of this song – it is a favorite of mine. Lots of resting taking place – thank you Kathryn. 🙂
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It’s one of my favorite songs.
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Me too – thanks for stopping by Rick. Have a great day. 🙂
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Good song but of course any song called Mandy wins hands down. 😂 Just kidding, I say that because my nickname is Mandy.
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LOL, aw I see, the truth is revealed. Thanks Mandy – Happy Monday! 🙂
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lol
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Terry – you’re a fine – you’re a fine man……….. 🙂
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You are very kind – thank you dear! 🙂
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Yes, I always liked this song. Glad to see you getting back in the swing of things.
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Thank you Eugenia, very glad you like this song – one of my favorites. Happy Monday! 🙂
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Ya…this song was my fave!!
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This is a great song, one of my favorites also. Thank you for stopping to visit and comment. I hope you have a happy day. 🙂
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