Merry Gentle Pops

"Merry Gentle Pops"
Single by the Barron Knights with Duke D'Mond
B-side"Merry Gentle Pops" (Part 2)
Released26 November 1965 (1965-11-26)
Genre
Length3:04
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
The Barron Knights with Duke D'Mond singles chronology
"It Was a Very Good Year"
(1965)		 "Merry Gentle Pops"
(1965)		 "Round the World Rhythm and Blues"
(1966)

"Merry Gentle Pops" is a song by British humorous group the Barron Knights. It was released as a single in November 1965 and became a top-ten hit in the UK.

Background and release

"Merry Gentle Pops" is a Christmas-themed song and is the third medley by the Barron Knights after "Call Up the Groups" and "Pop Go the Workers". Part one is a medley of the Barron Knights' "Pop Stars Party", "Catch the Wind" by Donovan, "This Little Bird", which had recently been a hit for Marianne Faithful, and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. Part two is a medley of "Look Through Any Window" by the Hollies, "Tossing and Turning" by the Ivy League, and "Goodbyeee" by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

It was released as a single in November 1965 and became the group's third top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the Record Retailer chart. It became their last top-ten hit until their resurgence in 1977 with "Live in Trouble".

Track listing

7": Columbia / DB 7780

  1. "Merry Gentle Pops" (Part 1) – 3:04
  2. "Merry Gentle Pops" (Part 2) – 2:11

Charts

Chart (1965–1966) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 79
UK Disc Top 30 6
UK Melody Maker Pop 50 6
UK New Musical Express Top 30 10
UK Record Retailer Top 50 9

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BARRON KNIGHTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Merry Gentle Pops (liner notes). Columbia. 1965. DB 7780.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  4. ↑ "Top 30". Disc. 8 January 1966.
  5. ↑ "National Chart". Melody Maker. 8 January 1966. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "NME Top Thirty" (PDF). New Musical Express. 31 December 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 3 January 2023.