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Don Juan (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich song)

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"Don Juan"
Cover of the single released in Germany
Single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
from the album Together
B-side"Margareta Lidman"
Released21 February 1969 (1969-02-21)
Recorded27 and 30 January 1969[1]
StudioLansdowne Studios, London
GenrePop rock
Length3:03
LabelFontana
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Rowland
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich singles chronology
"Run Colorado"
(1969) 		"Don Juan"
(1969) 		"Snake in the Grass"
(1969)

"Don Juan'" is a song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released as a single in February 1969. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Inspiration and reception

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The song takes its inspiration from Spanish bullfighting and from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. The introduction is taken from Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass' "The Lonely Bull".[1]

Reviewing for Melody Maker, Chris Welch explained the lyrics of the song: "Not so obvious is the story line, which they always try to make interesting and something of a documentary nature. This time the theme is of a matador hero who is betrayed in love and meets a gory end".[3] For New Musical Express, Derek Johnson described "Don Juan" as a "raving up-beat saga" and that "no effort has been spared to simulate the atmosphere of the Corrida – exultant shouts of "Olé", fanfare trumpets, rippling Spanish guitars and an exotic rhythm that varies between flamenco and fandango".[4] Peter Jones for Record Mirror described the song as "a sure-fire hit for Dave Dee, that well-known raver on the scene whose affinity with Don Juan is becoming more and more known. This is essentially a Spanish contribution to the team’s tour of the world, musically – a jolly, hard-hitting, brass-augmented sound which comes off immediately".[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Don Juan" – 3:03
  2. "Margareta Lidman" – 2:17

Charts

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[6] 13
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 9
Germany (GfK)[11] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 3
New Zealand (Listener)[14] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 23

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich – January 1969". 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick Tich: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Pop Singles" (PDF). Melody Maker. 22 February 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "An extravaganza of a Dave Dee smash" (PDF). New Musical Express. 22 February 1969. p. 8. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich – February 1969". 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 31 May 1969". gosetcharts.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  8. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Don Juan" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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