A few days ago, I heard "Silhouette" by Herman's Hermits.
This song was originally recorded back in the late 1950s by The Rays, a "doo wop" group.
Herman's Hermits released it during the days of the so-called British Invasion of the US pop charts, or 1964-66.
Herman's Hermits was very popular in our home. In fact, my sister's pet canary was named Herman, a.k.a. Peter Noone!
My sister had Herman posters all over her room, along with Paul McCartney, Barry Gibb, Davy Jones and a few others!
"Silhouette" is one of two songs that I can recall about watching "a girl" in the window.
The other is "From a window" recorded by Billy J Kramer in 1964, or in the middle of Beatlemania & The British Invasion mentioned above. It was written by Lennon-McCartney but never released by The Beatles.
Here is "Silhouette" and Lennon-McCartney's "From a window".
The first song is about catching your girl with another guy at the window. Angry guy but it turns out to be the wrong house! She is not your girl....you are in the wrong block!
The second one is about "love at first sight" and "that light from the window".
Wasn't teen love fun? Click and listen:
"Took a walk and passed your house late last night
All the shades were pulled and drawn way down tight
From within, the dim light cast two silhouettes on the shade
Oh what a lovely couple they made
Put his arms around your waist, held you tight
Kisses I could almost taste in the night
Wondered why I'm not the guy who's silhouette's on the shade
I couldn't hide the tears in my eyes
Lost control and rang your bell, I was sore
Let me in or else I'll beat down your door
When two strangers who have been two silhouettes on the shade
Said to my shock "you're on the wrong block"
Rushed out to your house with wings on my feet
Loved you like I'd never loved you my sweet
Vowed that you and I would be two silhouettes on the shade
All of our days, two silhouettes on the shade..."
"Late yesterday night, I saw a light shine from a window,
and as I looked again, your face came into sight.
I couldn't walk on until you'd gone from your window.
I had to make you mine, I knew you were the one.
Oh, I would be glad just to have a love like that,
oh, I would be true and I'd live my life for you.
So meet me tonight, just where the light shines from a window,
and as I take your hand, say that you'll be mine tonight.
Oh, I would be glad just to have a love like that,
oh, I would be true and I'd live my life for you.
So meet me tonight, just where the light shines from a window,
and as I take your hand, say that you'll be mine tonight....."
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