Peak
10
Weeks
15
Score
2,475
Chart Year
1970
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This dramatic ballad from the Age of Aquarius finds the singer describing a very bleak outlook on life and the times. The song was sort of a hippie version of the blues. >> The Marmalade were a Scottish pop group who enjoyed several hits in the UK between 1968 and 1976. Originally a band called Dean Ford & The Gaylords, they changed their name to Marmalade in 1967. They are best remembered in Britain for their cover of the Beatles song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" which topped the UK charts around Christmas 1968. In 1969, they signed to Decca Records, and their contract gave them complete freedom to write and produce their own records. The fruits of this arrangement was the recording of this song with its distinctive backwards guitar break, which was their only American hit. This song was written by vocalist Dean Ford and the band's main songwriter, keyboardist Junior Campbell. Campbell went on to pen the theme from the British TV series Thomas The Tank Engine, which was narrated in its first two seasons by Ringo Starr.
The changing of sunlight to moonlight Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes The greetings of people in trouble Reflections of my life Oh, how they fill my eyes Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home Oh, my crying (oh, my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home I'm changing, arranging I'm changing I'm changing everything Everything around me The world is A bad place A bad place A terrible place to live Oh, but I don't want to die Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home Oh, my crying (oh, my crying) Feel I'm dying, dying Take me back to my own home Oh, my sorrows Sad tomorrows Take me back to my own home
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 14, 1970 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Mar 21, 1970 | 60 | 66 |
| 3 | Mar 28, 1970 | 51 | 75 |
| 4 | Apr 4, 1970 | 31 | 95 |
| 5 | Apr 11, 1970 | 30 | 96 |
| 6 | Apr 18, 1970 | 18 | 108 |
| 7 | Apr 25, 1970 | 14 | 112 |
| 8 | May 2, 1970 | 13 | 113 |
| 9 | May 9, 1970 | 10 | 116 |
| 10 | May 16, 1970 | 10 | 116 |
| 11 | May 23, 1970 | 10 | 116 |
| 12 | May 30, 1970 | 13 | 113 |
| 13 | Jun 6, 1970 | 14 | 112 |
| 14 | Jun 13, 1970 | 25 | 101 |
| 15 | Jun 20, 1970 | 41 | 85 |