She Wears Red Feathers
| "She Wears Red Feathers" | ||||
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| Single by Guy Mitchell | ||||
| Released | 1953 | |||
| Recorded | 1952 | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Merrill | |||
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"She Wears Red Feathers" (also erroneously known as "She Wears Red Feathers and a Huly-Huly Skirt" after the opening lyrics) is a popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1952.
The best-known recording of the song was made by Guy Mitchell in 1952 and was a #1 single in the UK Singles Chart in 1953.[1] It was only the sixth single to reach #1 in the UK.[1]
Alberto Semprini, on pianoforte with rhythm accompaniment, recorded it in London as the first song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 20) - Hit medley of quick-steps" along with "Wild Roses" "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes. The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10457.
The band Mud also released a cover of this song.[2]
"She Wears Red Feathers" was a bizarre tale of an English banker's love for a hula-hula girl.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Mud, The Story of Mud
| Preceded by "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" by Perry Como |
UK Singles Chart number one single Guy Mitchell March 13, 1953 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Broken Wings" by The Stargazers |
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