Have I the Right? Beats me?!

Have I the Right to Hold You?

What a great question.   This is the title of a 1964 song by The Honeycombs, an English group formerly known as The Sheratons.  The group was founded by Martin Murray, who played the rhythm guitar.  Murray was a hair stylist and he brought into the group his assistant, Honey Lantree, who played the drums.   Honey never had lessons and was pioneer in her field at the time.  There were very few female drummers.  It was her name (Honey) and profession (salon assistant) that led to the  inspiration for the group's name, as in, "HONEY COMBS" hair for a living.  Get it

Conspicuous in "Have I the Right?" is the prominence of the drums, whose effect was enhanced by members of the group stamping their feet on the wooden stairs to the studio. Meek recorded the effect with five microphones he had fixed to the banisters with bicycle clips. For the finishing touch someone beat a tambourine directly onto a microphone. The recording was also somewhat sped up.

 
Take a listen and let me know what you think.

Until next time, keep singing.

Kimmie