The Vernons Girls - Lover Please

A bit more of a pop song this time, with an uptempo girlie cover of the Clyde McPhatter classic. The Vernons Girls started as a choir in the 1950s and went through many changes, ending up as a trio and featuring the famous horn-rimmed glasses of Maggie Stredder. Issued in the UK on Decca in 1962.

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• boy!
• 60s
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• groups

[damoil]

These girls were cool in their day.

Margaret Stredder was the one that the lads honed in on. She was the one who wore the large glasses. The old saying that :

Boys don't nmake passes

At girls with glasses

was proven wrong with Margaret

[LaVerne37]

EXCELLENT! many thanks for posting!

[chrissiequiverfan]

@RachieLooLovesYou

Fran was my tap teacher for many years. She was such fun and a great dancer! Good times :)

[1959oldies]

Kim Wilde´s mother was one of Vernons Girls, who appeared with the likes of Cliff Richard, and made own records and performances, too;

[CenaTv2]

i personally prefer the version on "around the beatles" which mixes in this with Long John Baldrys "movin on"

[CenaTv2]

@damoil She also went onto join The Ladybirds who are best remembered as the backing singers on The Benny Hill Show. They also did backing vocals on Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies to name a few.

[TheKenfig]

@anya933 How did you know anya ?. It IS true though ; I just finished the LENNON the life biography written by Philip Norman. Brilliant book, 800 pages but difficult to put down once you start it

[anya933]

@TheKenfig Charming turn of phrase you have. You must charm all the girls with your eloquence and wit.

[TheKenfig]

@Shteve67 Lennon was banging the lead singer

[deltablues2]

Thanks for this! Does anybody have the Vernons Girls version of Loco-Motion ?

[Shteve67]

First time I heard this, I loved it immediately. The Vernons Girls are awesome!!!!

[RachieLooLovesYou]

francis lee is my great auntie! so proud of her!!