Bessie Banks' version of this song is featured in the 1995 film of the same name. The show's theme song, "Action", became a hit single for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, peaking on the charts (#13) in September 1965. was performed by Denny Laine with The Fab Faux on December 11, 2010, at Terminal 5 in New York City and February 26, 2011 at the State Theatre in Easton, Pennsylvania. 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. Typically, the show featured two or three performers lip-synching their recent hits with a bunch of teenagers clapping and swaying in the background, and a dance segment featuring the Action dancers. The short film clip used to promote the single predates Queen's similar "Bohemian Rhapsody" video by a decade. Laine continued to perform the song in concert during his years in Wings. Most of these black-and-white telecasts were taped at various locales in Southern California. Later, Boyce co-wrote songs for The Monkees. "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" describes a time in Rufus Wainwright's life when he found himself hungover and pounding chocolate milk to feel better. On June 21–23, 1976, at The Forum in Inglewood, CA, Laine performed "Go Now!" A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. The song reached No. Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez. When Denny Laine first heard Bessie Banks's version, he immediately told the rest of the band that they needed to record the song. "James Brown - Please Please Please 1964", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-dGaL4Img, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Where_the_Action_Is&oldid=979008526, American Broadcasting Company original programming, Black-and-white American television shows, Television series by Dick Clark Productions, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 18 September 2020, at 06:36. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in late January 1965. America's DJs had stopped promoting American artists.[3]. Denny Laine recalled to Gibson.com how the band came to cover this song: "It came in one of these suitcases full of records from America. I was too out-done. 10. View (or listen) to the best hits from the '60s here! [8], The Moody Blues had little success with singles after "Go Now!" 40 on the Cashbox R&B singles chart. This guy, James Hamilton, he was a friend of B. Mitchel Reed, who was a DJ, and he would send this stuff across. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon. Score To obtain something valuable or necessary; (Let's go score some pizza. "Come back next week and we will be ready to record 'Go Now'"; and we did so. ); Also to go all the way with a girl. A few episodes featured only one performer, such as Herman's Hermits or James Brown. "Go Now" was also released on the subsequent Moody Blues two-disc compilation album Anthology.[11]. So I picked that one out especially because Mike Pinder was a piano player. When the group departed the show in 1966, they were replaced by The Robbs and The Hard Times. I was happy and excited that maybe this time I’ll make it. The first US Top 10 hit with the word "hell" in the title was "Gives You Hell" by The All-American Rejects in 2008. Tina Mason was a regular singer being promoted by Dick Clark on the show. It also predates what The Beatles did with promotional films of their singles "Rain" and "Paperback Writer", both released in 1966, although The Beatles had done promotional films in 1964 and 1965. As reported in The Independent, a 21-year-old Denny Cordell, who was working for an artist management company, placed this song with The Moody Blues, who were a new group looking for their first hit.Cordell convinced the band to sign an unusual business agreement that earned him £36,000 when the song became a hit. The weekday program was cancelled on March 31, 1967, with the network giving its local affiliates the time slot. [1][2] The single was first released in early 1964 on their Tiger label, and later reissued on the Blue Cat label, the R&B/soul imprint of Red Bird. 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 UK) and January 1965 in the US. That means your record is played for seven days. "Head Over Heels" by The Go-Go's is a metaphor for how things were getting out of control for the band; they broke up a year later. [2] Ms. Scott had a few hit singles as a teenager in the early 1960s; she was only 20 when "Action" premiered. He later joined forces with Paul McCartney in Wings. Richie talks about producing the first two Kiss albums, recording "Brother Louie," and the newfound appreciation of his rock band, Dust. On day five, when I heard the first line, I thought it was me, but all of a sudden, I realized it wasn’t. In January 1997, "Go Now" (without an exclamation mark) was released on The Very Best of the Moody Blues;[10] its release on this album was the first time it had been released on a Moody Blues compilation album. Bassist Clint Warwick had already departed the band at this time. There would occasionally be an interview segment. The song was first recorded by Larry Banks's former wife, Bessie Banks. for a short time, up until they began writing their own material. However, members of the program's mainstay band Paul Revere and the Raiders (with lead vocalist Mark Lindsay) hosted very similar follow-up shows; both Revere and Lindsay hosted Happening '68, a Saturday afternoon follow-up to American Bandstand, and a weekday version of the same show, It's Happening, from 1968 to 1969. Their next few releases did not fare as well and the lead singer on this track, Denny Laine, whose pained vocals added so much to the single, left the band to set up his own Electric String Band in 1966. It didn't work, so he smoked a cigarette, which is when he realized his addictive personality could be a problem. Easily identified by their Revolutionary War costumes, the band had several Top 40 hits in the '60s thanks in part to the exposure they received on "Where The Action Is". (chuckles) We'd always get the gig where the piano would be out of tune and we'd get the slow handclap because they were waiting to tune the piano… (laughs) Anyway, we did 'Go Now' because it was a song with a piano in it.". (adding an exclamation mark) was made popular internationally later in 1964 when an English beat group from Birmingham named The Moody Blues recorded it, with Denny Laine on guitar and lead vocals. We called it a day. In contrast to other songs from their debut album The Magnificent Moodies, "Go Now!" She met and later married Phil Volk, the bass player for Paul Revere and the Raiders, whom she met on the "Action" set. Example: "Jim is really scheming on Jill" Thanks to Lillian McDonald Parra HHS63 for this one. Created by Dick Clark as a spin-off of American Bandstand, Where the Action Is premiered on June 27, 1965. "Go Now!" [7] The next chart successes for The Moody Blues were "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon" in 1968. The program had its own stable of performers, most notably Paul Revere & the Raiders, who served as the de facto house band. Her name is Helo Pinheiro, and she would walk "Like a samba" past the bar the songwriters frequented, providing the inspiration. (premiered in the fall of 1964, also on ABC) and Hullabaloo (premiered January 1965 on NBC). When Denny Laine first heard Bessie Banks's version, he immediately told the rest of the band that they needed to record the song. in the mid-1960s, which led to Laine's departure from the band, later being replaced by Justin Hayward. The song used in introductions by the Chicago Bulls and many other sports teams is "Sirius" by The Alan Parsons project, the opening track on the Eye In The Sky album. They married on the second anniversary of the show's premiere, June 27, 1967. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller produced her recording, and it was written by her husband Larry Banks. (adding an exclamation mark) was made popular internationally later in 1964 when an English beat group from Birmingham named The Moody Blues recorded it, with Denny Laine on guitar and lead vocals. The theme song was written by Steve Venet and Tommy Boyce. At the end of the song it was announced, "The Moody Blues singing 'Go Now'." Thanks Sandy Scheming When someone is really interested in the opposite sex. Where the Action Is is a music-based television variety show that aired in the United States from 1965 to 1967. It was first recorded in January 1964 by Bessie Banks, and later became associated with The Moody Blues. More songs that are also the names of movies, More hit songs originally recorded by other artists. did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 until mid-February 1965; it peaked at No. Other regular performers on Action included the dance troupe Pete Menefee and the Action Kids.