You're Living Above Your Head - Jay And The Americans - 1966

Love This Little Unknown Gem From 1966. Jay And The Americans Great Great Lead Singer Jay Black.All Of Their Songs Are Good.They Sort Of Have A Four Seasons Standard,They Won't Do A Song Unless It's Good.I Like That. A Lot Of Good Songs Turn Out That Way. Don't Just Sing Filler.Great Group. I Love All Of Their Songs.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 60s
• Hit;s
• Jay
• And
• The
• Americans
• Come
• Little
• Bit
• Closer

[Tinsby]

Great to hear this one again, I thought I was the only one who knew it! :))

[Uburosco]

Jay and the Americans - it get no better !

[seannalon]

Being that it only hit #79 on the charts, it hardly counts as a 'hit' per say. But still a great song.

As a side note, my father was the drummer on this song.

[mofoca22]

why is this called an unknown gem i mean cripes ia hit back in the 60's otherwise it wouldnt have been on the greatest hits album

[beefoneeto]

@arcturusaf52

Yep heard it a lot on WMCA.This was one of five songs I bought at Keyboard Korner on Ave X/Haring Street in Brooklyn.All had picture sleeves too.

[captainsoul1953]

First heard this by the Waker Brothers..but i like this better.....zero airplay in the UK....i had to tune in to Radio New York Worldwide on the shortwave band to hear all the American hits thar never got airplay here.....so glad i did

Jim

[smitheree]

@UnionjackatHWP

True enough but I knew it back in '66 so it wasnt really unknown. I cant understand why it wasnt a bigger hit for them

[arcturusaf52]

This wasn't a real big hit in 1966, but it was a montha re I graduated HS, and spent allot of time at the NJ shore, and the Good Guys from WMCA played the heck out of this song. Whenever I hear it, I think of a special summer romance.

[TheWerewolf64]

My Favorite Tune By These Guys, Thanks.

[UnionjackatHWP]

@smitheree Why wouldnt it be on Youtube?? Thats the problem. All these Djs putting white labels on stuff 'theyve discovered' so it pushes the prices up. Yeah ok Ive been guilty of it 2 times but I learned it wasnt good for the scene. And what with all these 50 year old fat geezers who used to goto wigan once in a blue moon and now have a few quid behind them paying well over the odds for tracks they couldnt afford back in their 'Glory Days' its fucking Northern Scene up once more. A real shame!

[68023W]

One of my all-time faves. Everything just works - great pop song that should have got wider expore. Wonderful harmonies, soaring vocals, great orchestration, fabulous complex strings ... and, of course, amazing Jay Black vocals.