Re: Guilty Pleasures--Name One

BlackMonk writes:

>> > >>"Winchester Cathederal"
>> > "Turn Down Day"
>> > "Aquarias/Let The Sun Shine In"
>> > BG<<
>> >
>> > >All great tunes.
>> >
>> > One of which even has a Beatles connection, AND a Simon and
>> > Garfunkle Connection.
>> >
>> > "Turn Down Day" was by The Cyrkle, who were named by John Lennon.
>> > Paul 
> Simon
>> > co-wrote their other hit (which I prefer), "Red Rubber Ball."
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I don't think Simon had a co-writer on "Red Rubber Ball"
>>
> 
> There's a B. Woodley credited on the single I have.
> 
>> Never heard that Lennon named them. Not sure how that would have
>> occurred...
>>
> 
> They were signed to Nems for something. Management or publishing, I
> guess. 

Here's the closest I can come: Philip Noman's "Shout" says:

"With his [Brian Epstein's] lawyer friend, Nat Weiss, he had formed a 
separate company, Nemperor Artists, to represent NEMS people in New York. 
Weiss had himself gone over to artist-management, handling groups like 
Cyrkle, whose song, 'Red Rubber Ball,' Brian had correctly judged a 
million-selling U.S. single." (p. 287)

I believe they also opened for the Beatles on the 66 tour. 

So there's definitely a Beatles-connection. Whether or not JL actually 
christened them, I can't confirm, but I know I read it *somewhere*!

-Ehtue