Flower Pot Men
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The Flower Pot Men were a British band formed in 1967, and concentrated primarily around a trio of singers.
History
The collective was formerly known as The Ivy League, and consisted primarily of studio session musicians and vocalists.The name was clearly derived from the children's show The Flowerpot Men, with the obvious psychedelic-era puns on flower power and "pot" (cannabis).
The band's most popular song was "Let's Go To San Francisco." Some listeners assumed that the song was a parody of Scott McKenzie's "If You're Going To San Francisco," but the band have denied this. The single reached Number 4 in the UK singles chart in 1967. It was their only appearance in that chart, earning them the unenviable title of one-hit wonder.
Burrows and Shaw later surfaced in First Class, whose sole Top 20 hit "Beach Baby" sounded similar; a harmony phrase shortly before the fadeout of this record references "Let's Go To San Francisco".
Personnel
The complete line-up of The Flower Pot Men And Their Garden, as they were sometimes billed, was loosely based around the following:- Tony Burrows: vocals
- Neil Landon : vocals (born Patrick Cahill, 26 July, 1941 in Kirdford, Sussex)
- Robin Shaw: vocals
- Pete Nelson: vocals
- Ged Stone: guitar
- Carol Little: drums
- Nick Simper: bass
- Jon Lord: organ
Trivia
In 1968, Nick Simper and Jon Lord became founding members of the heavy metal rock band, Deep Purple.
The Flowerpot Men (1980s)
An unrelated electronic group called "The Flowerpot Men" surfaced in the UK in the 1980s. This group featured electronic musician Ben Watkins and cellist Adam Peters, and produced several LPs, including Alligator Bait, Jo's So Mean, and Walk on Gilded Splinters. Their most successful and well-known song "Beat City" was featured in the 1986 film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.The group later became known as Sunsonic.
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