With a Girl Like You
| "With a Girl Like You" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "I Want You" |
"With a Girl Like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK singles chart on August 4, 1966 where it remained for two weeks.[1]
Song profile
The song is featured, uncut, in a school dance scene from the 1991 Nicole Kidman, Noah Taylor movie Flirting.
The Osiris Shoes video "Feed the Need" also features the "With a Girl Like You" (James Brockman's section)
Cover versions
Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio recorded a cover version of With a Girl Like You for the 2009 Red Hot compilation Dark Was The Night.
In 1986 Italo disco singer Chriss recorded a cover version entitled "With a Boy Like You". Although it has a typical dance tune, this version also has guitars, making it sound more like a pop-rock song. That makes it a rarity among the Italo disco genre.
Alex Chilton recorded a cover version of With a Girl Like You which is included in the 1991 Rhino compilation 19 Years: A Collection of Alex Chilton.
Yo La Tengo recorded a cover version of With a Girl Like You on their covers album Fakebook.
References
- ^ "With a Girl Like You" No. 1 hit in UK http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 Retrieved 08/27/07
External links
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