Curly (song)
1969 single by The Move
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"Curly" is a song by the English rock group The Move. It was written and produced by Roy Wood and released in July 1969 (with the B-side "This Time Tomorrow"). In the 19 July 1969 edition of Melody Maker, Chris Welch said the song was "an obvious success for The Move".[2] Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered versions of Looking On (in 1998) and Shazam in (2007).
| "Curly" | ||||
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 Spanish release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by The Move | ||||
| B-side | "This Time Tomorrow" | |||
| Released | July 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Regal Zonophone (UK) A&M (US) | |||
| Songwriter | Roy Wood | |||
| Producer | Roy Wood | |||
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The song peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and was the last single by the band to feature Carl Wayne before his departure, as well as the first with Rick Price replacing Trevor Burton on bass guitar.[4] The instrumentation is mainly acoustic, and Roy Wood was featured on multi-tracked recorder as well as acoustic guitar and short a cappella harmonies, with a mellotron appearing briefly.[5]
Wood disliked the song, describing it as "really corny" and saying that he was unhappy with the record label's decision to release it as a single over other songs that he preferred.[6] The song was also disliked by the band's drummer Bev Bevan, who thought it was too pop and sugary.[7]
