Artist: Monkees
Author: Neil Diamond
Label: Colgems
Year: 1966
N°1 US, UK, NL & B. Guitar riff by Glen Campbell.
Covers:
Sextans [as Ils aiment la vie]
Neil Diamond [on second Bang album Just For You; released as a single in '71]
Erick Saint-Laurent [as J'ai cru à mon rêve]
Caterina Caselli [as Sono Bugiarda; hit It.]
Robert Wyatt [hit UK]
EMF & Bob Mortimer & Vic Reeves [n°1 UK]
Gunther Levi [as Ik Ben Weg Van Jou]
Eddie Murphy [in film Shrek]
Smashmouth [idem; top 30 US]
An & Jan [as Aanbidder]
Neil Diamond also wrote A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You for The Monkees. See also: Red Red Wine, The Boat That I Row and Kentucky Woman.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)