96 TEARS

Created on 19/11/2005
Latest update on 05/12/2019

Artist: Question Mark & The Mysterians
Author: Rudy Martinez
Label: Pa-Go-Go
Year: 1966

Mexicans born in Michigan. Also in Spanish. N°1 US following national distribution on Cameo Records.

Covers:

1966:

Music Machine

1967:

Music Explosion

1967:

Big Maybelle [hit R&B]

1967:

Aretha Franklin

1969:

Mothers Of Invention [as Tiny Sick Tears on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]

1969:

Jimmy Ruffin

1975:

Martin Circus [as Mais qu'est ce que t'as?]

1976:

Eddie & The Hot Rods

1978:

Gladys Pink

1978:

Suicide

1981:

Garland Jeffreys

1981:

Thelma Houston

1988:

Inspiral Carpets

1990:

Stranglers [top 20 UK]

1995:

Iggy Pop

1998:

Modern Lovers

2001:

Dogs

2009:

Primal Scream

2010:

Texas Tornados

2013:

Fuzztones

Started as a poem by Rudy Martinez (Question Mark) with a melody by his Mysterians; original title: Too Many Teardrops ('62). Reason enough for their manager Lilly Gonzales to start up her own label (Pa-Go-Go).

Contact


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