Black Veils of Melancholy
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Black Veils Of Melancholy is a Francis Rossi
composition which became Status Quo's second single. The record's failure to achieve any real success saw the band then being thought of as just 'one hit wonders'. The song itself was universally criticised for being a carbon copy of "Pictures Of Matchstick Men
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Although "Black Veils Of Melancholy" was included on the band's first album, the flipside track - the Roy Lynes
composition "To Be Free" - was not featured on any of the band's albums until the release of the budget-priced compilation Status Quo-tations, in November 1969.
Francis Rossi
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar.- Career :...
composition which became Status Quo's second single. The record's failure to achieve any real success saw the band then being thought of as just 'one hit wonders'. The song itself was universally criticised for being a carbon copy of "Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Pictures of Matchstick Men
"Pictures of Matchstick Men" is the first hit single by Status Quo, released in November 1967. It reached number seven in the British charts, number eight in Canada, and number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their only hit single in the United States...
".
Although "Black Veils Of Melancholy" was included on the band's first album, the flipside track - the Roy Lynes
Roy Lynes
Roy Alan Lynes was the keyboardist and occasional singer with Status Quo...
composition "To Be Free" - was not featured on any of the band's albums until the release of the budget-priced compilation Status Quo-tations, in November 1969.