Wednesday, February 2, 2011

People - I Love You

People! was a one hit wonder rock band that was formed in San Jose, CA in 1965. They started out playing "Top 40" music like most artists but ended up releasing three albums of mostly original material. Their greatest chart success came with their summer hit single I Love You, a song recorded by The Zombies that never charted in the United States. The People! version of "I Love You", on the other hand, rose to number one in Japan (twice), Israel, Australia, Italy, South Africa, and the Philippines, and peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in June 1968. They were also the first rock band to present a dramatic rock opera onstage with the creation of "The Epic".


You have to admit, it is memorable, to say the least.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Far out, like psycedelic Monkees. They even have a Peter Tork lookalike. But isn't this the version by The Zombies? It sounds exactly the same.

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  2. Oddball OldiesFebruary 3, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    It's not the same version. Believe me. the Zombies sang it less avant garde.

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