DECEMBER'S CHILDREN-SOMETHIN' FRESH

COURTESY OF SOFTSOUNDPOP FOR TURNING ME ON TO THIS INCREDIBLY FUZZTASTIC POP TUNE.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A 16 YR OLD WOMAN, THEY'RE TEENAGE GIRLS AT THAT AGE.. IF IT WAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RHYMING I DIDN'T HEAR IT. UNLESS IT WAS A 60 YR OLD WOMAN THEY'RE SINGING ABOUT. BUT HOW FRESH CAN A WOMAN BE AT THAT AGE. I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T BE FULL OF LIFE BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE A LITTLE WEAR AND TEAR. SOMETHIN FRESH IS THE FLIP OF MITCH'S HIGH. RELEASED IN '68

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• DECEMBER'S
• CHILDREN

[popsoundsoft]

what a song. softsoundpop is the best guy ever

[MultiStats]

There were at least 3 groups from the late 1960's with this name.

The first group was based in the Washington, DC area, or in the Southeast, most likely DC. This is the group that worked with Ray Whitley and did that wonderful song, "Backwards and Forwards". The label was World Pacific. Some other songs of theirs posted on Youtube are not on the World Pacific label, but Ray Whitley always was involved.

Ray Whitley produced and arranged for this group and wrote "Backwards and Forwards.

[MultiStats]

Whoops! I answered my own question--It's a good idea to read the introduction by the person that posted the song. "Mitch's High" is the flip side.

Thanks, again! This is a real fun song!

[MultiStats]

Wow! I love this song! Never heard it before until today. I've been crazy about "Backwards and Forwards" and gave this a try.

The backing vocals and guitar sound is very nice. I even like the tinny mono-recording sound. The line towards the end about wanting a "16-year old woman" is a real surprise--oh well, it was probably done 20-year olds for 18-year olds to listen to. What a sound, but why does the record in the picture have a song title, "Mitch's High"?

[rslitman]

The Cherry People were originally the English Setters, not December's Children. Before becoming the Cherry People, the English Setters had one single played on local radio very briefly, "Wake Up".

[rslitman]

Oh, I just read your description, and I see that the flip side is something else, not "Backwards & Forwards". Also, this group may have been the forerunner of the Cherry People, who had a national hit called "And Suddenly". I know they were a DC-area band who had a few records out under another name before becoming the Cherry People. But I don't recall if the earlier name was December's Children or something else.

[rslitman]

If this is the same December's Children group I knew of, they were from the Washington, DC, area. But like a lot of DC-area combos, they had trouble getting airplay even in their hometown! I remember that another song by this group, "Backwards & Forwards", did get some local airplay. The instrumental backing of this one reminds me of that one, which makes me think it could be the same group. If the other side of this one turns out to be "Backwards & Forwards", can you please upload it, too?

[billraglowjr]

Cool tune, I never heard B4.  Playin' this one again! Ragman

[MichaelJordan060627]

This should have been huge.

[hollies65]

Top shelf!