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"Go Now"
Go Now - Bessie Banks.jpg
Single past Bessie Banks
B-side "Information technology Sounds Like My Infant"
Released 1964
Length ii:40
Characterization
  • Tiger
  • Blue Cat
Songwriter(s)
  • Larry Banks
  • Milton Bennett
Producer(s) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Bessie Banks singles chronology
"Do It Now"
(1963) 		"Get At present"
(1964) 		"I Can't Make Information technology (Without You Infant)"
(1967)

"Go Now" is a song equanimous by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett and first recorded by Bessie Banks, released every bit a single in January 1964. The best known version was recorded by The Moody Blues and released the same yr.

Bessie Banks version [edit]

The song was first recorded past Larry Banks'southward former married woman, Bessie Banks. A 1962 demo recording by Bessie of the song was heard by songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who re-recorded information technology in late 1963, with arrangement by Gary Sherman and bankroll vocals from Dee Dee Warwick and Cissy Houston.[1] [2] The single was commencement released in early 1964 on their Tiger label, and subsequently reissued on the Bluish Cat label, the R&B/soul imprint of Red Bird.[3] [4] Her version reached No. xl on the Cashbox R&B singles chart.[5]

Bessie Banks later commented:

I remember 1963 Kennedy was assassinated; it was appear over the radio. At the time, I was rehearsing in the office of Leiber and Stoller. Nosotros called information technology a day. Everyone was in tears. "Come dorsum side by side calendar week and we volition exist gear up to record 'Become At present'"; and we did so. I was happy and excited that maybe this fourth dimension I'll make it. 'Get At present' was released in January 1964, and correct away information technology was chosen Pick Hit of the Week on W.I.N.S. Radio. That means your record is played for seven days. Four days went past, I was and so thrilled. On twenty-four hours five, when I heard the starting time line, I thought it was me, but of a sudden, I realized it wasn't. At the end of the song information technology was announced, "The Moody Blues singing 'Get At present'." I was too out-done. This was the time of the English Invasion and the end of Bessie Banks' career, so I thought. America's DJs had stopped promoting American artists.[3]

Banks' recollections are questionable, because her single was released in the US in January 1964, and The Moody Blues' version was not released until November 1964 (in the Great britain) and Jan 1965 in the The states.

The Moody Blues version [edit]

"Become Now"
Gonow2.jpg
Single by The Moody Blues
from the anthology The Magnificent Moodies
B-side
  • "It's Easy Child" (Uk)
  • "Lose Your Money" (United states)
Released xiii November 1964 (1964-11-13)
Length iii:00
Label
  • Decca (UK)
  • London (Us)
Songwriter(s)
  • Larry Banks
  • Milton Bennett
Producer(s) Denny Cordell
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"Steal Your Heart Away"
(1964) 		"Go At present"
(1964) 		"I Don't Want to Continue Without You"
(1965)

"Become Now!" (adding an exclamation mark) was made pop internationally later in 1964 when an English beat group from Birmingham named The Moody Blues recorded information technology, with Denny Laine on guitar and lead vocals. When Laine first heard Bessie Banks'due south version, he immediately told the rest of the band that they needed to record the vocal.

Promotion and chart success [edit]

At the time the single was released, it was being promoted on television with one of the first purpose-made promotional films in the pop era, produced and directed past their co-manager Alex Wharton (the begetter of DJ Sonny Wharton). The song reached No. i in the Great britain Singles Chart in tardily January 1965.[6] In the US, "Become Now!" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 until mid-February 1965; it peaked at No. 10[7] and No. 2 in Canada.[8] Billboard described the song as having a "rare beat out" and "interesting gospel-like piano support."[9] The side by side nautical chart successes for The Moody Blues were "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon" in 1968.

In a 2018 interview with author Robert Rodriguez on the podcast "Something Almost the Beatles", White Album engineer Chris Thomas recalled that George Harrison asked him to add together a pianoforte role to the Beatles song "Long Long Long" in the way of the Moody Blues' version of "Go Now".[10]

Later performances [edit]

The Moody Dejection had picayune success with singles after "Go Now!" in the mid-1960s, which led to Laine's deviation from the ring, later beingness replaced by Justin Hayward. Bassist Clint Warwick had already departed the ring at this time. Rodney Clark had replaced him for a while earlier they recruited John Order. With the new lineup, The Moody Dejection connected to perform "Get Now!" for a brusque time, up until they began writing their ain material. Hayward sang the song during his outset year with the band, and Ray Thomas attempted to sing it a couple of times.[eleven]

Laine continued to perform the vocal in concert during his years in Wings. On June 21–23, 1976, at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, Laine performed "Go At present!" with the band Wings, accompanying himself on piano, along with Paul McCartney on bass and vocals, Linda McCartney on vocals, Jimmy McCulloch on lead guitar, and Joe English on drums. This version of "Go Now" appears on the Wings Over America live anthology. He also sang the song at the Birmingham Center Beat Charity Concert 1986 raising coin for the local children's hospital.

In Jan 1997, "Go Now" (without an exclamation mark) was released on The Very All-time of the Moody Dejection;[12] its release on this anthology was the showtime time it had been released on a Moody Blues compilation album. "Go Now" was also released on the subsequent Moody Blues two-disc compilation anthology Album.[13]

Laine later covered "Go Now" in 2007 on his album Performs the Hits of Wings.[fourteen] "Go At present!" was performed past Denny Laine with The Fab Imitation on December xi, 2010, at Concluding v in New York City and February 26, 2011 at the State Theatre in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Charts [edit]

Credits [edit]

  • Denny Laine: guitar, pb vocal
  • Clint Warwick: bass guitar, backing vocal
  • Mike Pinder: piano, backing vocal
  • Ray Thomas: backing vocal
  • Graeme Border: drums, backing vocal

Song in popular culture [edit]

  • The original Bessie Banks version of "Go At present" was included on the soundtrack to the moving picture Stonewall.
  • The Moody Dejection version is played over the credits after the final anniversary dance scene with Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay in the film 45 Years.
  • The version past The Moody Blues was used on the satirical British television show Spitting Image in a scene concerning then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.[xx]

See also [edit]

  • List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Patience, Stephen. "Get Now : Bessie Banks (1964)".
  2. ^ "Bessie Banks: The Original "Go At present" Girl (1959-1976)". Northernsoultrain.co.britain.
  3. ^ a b "SoundClick artist: Larry and Jaibi - Classic Soul/R&B, from my parents, Larry Banks and Jaibi(Joan) C. Banks". Soundclick.com. 1992-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-05 .
  4. ^ Warner, Jay (30 April 2007). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today . Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 204. ISBN978-0634099786.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Acme R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 45.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hitting Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 174. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "The Moody Blues Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05 .
  8. ^ "RPM Top forty Singles - March 22, 1965" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 23, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-04-02 .
  10. ^ Something About The Beatles (25 December 2018). "Chris Thomas interview". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  11. ^ Moody Blues: Archetype Artists (2006) (Directed by Jon Brewer)
  12. ^ "Moody Dejection | The Very Best of The Moody Blues". Moodybluestoday.com (Official Fan Site). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  13. ^ "Moody Blues | Anthology". Moodybluestoday.com (Official Fan Site). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  14. ^ "Performs the Hits of Wings". Allmusic . Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Peak RPM Singles: Issue 5672." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Go Now". Irish Singles Nautical chart.
  17. ^ "The Moody Blues – Get Now!" (in Dutch). Single Pinnacle 100.
  18. ^ "Moody Dejection: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "The Moody Blues Nautical chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  20. ^ Walters, Ben (2011-02-10). "How will Meryl Streep'southward Margaret Thatcher compare to past portrayals of the Iron Lady? | Motion picture". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05 .

External links [edit]

  • The Moody Blues: Go Now! at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Review of "Go Now"

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Now

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