Georgy Girl (song)
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"Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield
(music) and Jim Dale
(lyrics), is the title song performed by The Seekers
for the the film of the same name
. Across late 1966 and early 1967, the song became a #1 Australian hit and a #3 UK hit. In the United States, it proved to be the Seekers' highest charting single, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
, prompting the Seekers' UK album Come the Day to be retitled Georgy Girl for its American release.
The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film, with markedly different lyrics (and with different lyrics again to those in the commercially released version). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song
.
In 1970, the film was adapted for a short-lived Broadway musical of the same name
.
Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield is the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene...
(music) and Jim Dale
Jim Dale
Jim Dale, MBE is an English actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. He is best known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances in the Carry On series of films and in the US for narrating the Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards, and the ABC series Pushing...
(lyrics), is the title song performed by The Seekers
The Seekers
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
for the the film of the same name
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl is a 1966 British film based on a novel by Margaret Forster. The film was directed by Silvio Narizzano and starred Lynn Redgrave as Georgy, Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling and Bill Owen....
. Across late 1966 and early 1967, the song became a #1 Australian hit and a #3 UK hit. In the United States, it proved to be the Seekers' highest charting single, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, prompting the Seekers' UK album Come the Day to be retitled Georgy Girl for its American release.
The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film, with markedly different lyrics (and with different lyrics again to those in the commercially released version). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
.
In 1970, the film was adapted for a short-lived Broadway musical of the same name
Georgy
Georgy is a musical with a book by Tom Mankiewicz, lyrics by Carole Bayer, and music by George Fischoff.Based on the Margaret Forster novel Georgy Girl and the subsequent 1966 film adaptation, it tells the story of awkward, overweight, dowdy music teacher Georgy; her beautiful, self-centered...
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