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"Young Girl" is a RIAA million-selling Gold-certified single that was written, composed, and produced by Jerry Fuller and performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap with instrumental backing by members of "The Wrecking Crew". [3] It was released in 1968.
"Messy" is a song by English singer Lola Young, released on 30 May 2024 as the sixth single from her second studio album This Wasn't Meant for You Anyway (2024). It went viral on the video sharing app TikTok and became her first charting song, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart .
The song was written by Jerry Chesnut. [1] The song was the title track to his 1971 album and became one of his best-known hits. It was also a major smash in the UK, somewhat rare for a country song, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1972, [1] as well as charting in the Top Ten (#9) in Australia, during late August 1972.
Jerrell Lee Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 19, 1938, to a musical family. [1] [2] He and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and began writing his own material.
The song is an appeal for peace and brotherhood, presenting the polarity of love versus fear, and the choice to be made between them. It is best remembered for the impassioned plea in the lines of its refrain ("Come on people now/Smile on your brother/Everybody get together/Try to love one another right now"), which is repeated several times in succession to bring the song to its conclusion.
Jerry Fuller, a songwriter and producer whose No. 1 hits included Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man,” Gary Puckett & the Union Gap’s “Young Girl,” Al Wilson’s “Show and Tell” and ...
Joanie Leeds is a mom and Grammy-nominated children's musician. Here are her fave songs for girls. Courtesy. We all know women's progress took a hit in 2020, but there's one thing we can do: We ...
In "Motor City" Young addresses the malaise era of automobile manufacturing in Detroit, and the recent success of Toyota and Datsun in the American market. Young would continue to play the song throughout the early 1980s, and, like "Southern Pacific," feature the song in his country setlists during the Old Ways era.