Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)

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"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band.jpg
Single by John Fred & His Playboy Band
from the album Agnes English
B-side"Out of Left Field"
ReleasedOctober 1967
GenrePop rock
Length2:55
LabelPaula Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Fred Gourrier
  • Andrew Bernard

"Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is a song that was a hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred & His Playboy Band in late 1967. It was jointly composed by Fred and bandmate Andrew Bernard.

Arrangements and content[edit]

The song features strings, brass, a sitar, piano, bass, guitar, drums, breathing sounds, and dissonant string sounds. Its title is a play on, and a mondegreen of, the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". (Fred thought the lyrics were "Lucy in disguise with diamonds" when he first heard that song.)[1][2]

The other members of the Playboy Band did not like the unusual slow abrupt ending with Fred intoning the final line, "I guess I'll just take your glasses."[3]

Chart performance[edit]

In January 1968, the song reached #1 in the US and became a gold record. It also hit #1 in Germany,[4] Switzerland,[5] and Australia,[6] and #3 in both Canada[7] and the United Kingdom.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kasser, Tom (July 2013). Lucy in the Mind of Lennon. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-974760-3.
  2. ^ "Seven things you didn't know about "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"". blog.oup.com. Oxford University Press. July 9, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Bronson, Fred (1997). Billboard Book of Number One Songs. ISBN 9780823076413.
  4. ^ a b "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. ^ a b "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. ^ a b "GGo-Set National Top 40 - 20 March 1968". www.poparchives.com.au.
  7. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 100165." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  8. ^ a b "John Fred and the Playboy Band: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1968". www.top100singles.net.
  10. ^ "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ^ "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ^ "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ^ Timo (August 13, 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit JEA - JOP". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par F" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "John FRED & HisPLAYBOY Band" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  15. ^ "Indice per Interprete: F" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Judy in Disguise With Diamonds". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  17. ^ "All Japan Pop 20 charts 1967-1970". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – John Fred & His Playboy Band" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  19. ^ "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  21. ^ "John Fred & His Playboy Band – Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)". VG-lista.
  22. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  23. ^ "Listas de superventas: 1968". July 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  25. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 1/27/68". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  26. ^ "AMR Top Singles of 1968". www.top100singles.net.
  27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1968". Ultratop. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  28. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  29. ^ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1968". Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1968 - swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  31. ^ "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week of the Sixties".
  32. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  33. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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