Peak
1
Weeks
15
Score
3,769
Chart Year
1966
The New Vaudeville Band is the creation of the British songwriter and record producer Geoff Stephens, who arranged this to sound like Rudy Vallee's vaudeville hits in the 1930s. Stephens sang it through a megaphone to help create the sound. The song became a surprise novelty hit - Stephens' only chart entry in the US, but one of four to crack the UK Top 40. Winchester Cathedral is in Hampshire, England, and is one of the largest cathedrals in the world. >> Artists to cover this song include Petula Clark, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Conniff, Frank Sinatra and Lawrence Welk. Stephens was inspired to write this song after staring at a picture of Winchester Cathedral on his calendar. This won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Rock & Roll Recording.
Winchester Cathedral You're bringing me down You stood and you watched as My baby left town You could have done something But you didn't try You didn't do nothing You let her walk by Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal She wouldn't have gone far away If only you'd started ringing your bell Winchester Cathedral You're bringing me down You stood and you watched as My baby left town Oh-bo-de-o-do Oh-bo-de-o-do Oh-bo-de-o-do de-do-duh
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 29, 1966 | 66 | 60 |
| 2 | Nov 5, 1966 | 24 | 102 |
| 3 | Nov 12, 1966 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | Nov 19, 1966 | 3 | 123 |
| 5 | Nov 26, 1966 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Dec 3, 1966 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Dec 10, 1966 | 3 | 123 |
| 8 | Dec 17, 1966 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Dec 24, 1966 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Dec 31, 1966 | 3 | 123 |
| 11 | Jan 7, 1967 | 4 | 122 |
| 12 | Jan 14, 1967 | 8 | 118 |
| 13 | Jan 21, 1967 | 12 | 114 |
| 14 | Jan 28, 1967 | 22 | 104 |
| 15 | Feb 4, 1967 | 44 | 82 |