| "Terry" | ||||
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| Single by Twinkle | ||||
| A-side | "Terry" | |||
| B-side | "The Boy of My Dreams" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Twinkle | |||
| Producer(s) | Tommy Scott | |||
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"Terry" is the debut single by British singer Lynn Ripley, who performed under the name Twinkle. It reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1964, spending a total of fifteen weeks on the charts.[1] The track also reached number 5 on the Canadian charts, spending four weeks in the top 40 in February 1965, and number 2 on the Hong Kong charts in March 1965.[2]
The song is about the death of a young man named Terry, killed in a motorcycle accident. It was banned by both the BBC, and by ITV's Ready Steady Go! on grounds of taste (the last line, "Please wait at the gates of heaven for me, Terry" indicated the intention of suicide), but despite (or possibly because of) this, it shot up the charts. It was Twinkle's only top 10 hit, although her follow-up, "Golden Lights" (later covered by the Smiths), reached number 21 in the UK.[1]
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 570. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, March, 1965". Billboard. 27 March 1965.