The LuLac Edition #5, 797, October 17th, 2026

 

RED  RUBBER BALL 

 

"Red Rubber Ball" is a song by the American rock band the Cyrkle. Written by Bruce Woodley of The Seekers and Paul Simon, the song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.It also reached number two in South Africa and New Zealand and it topped the charts in Canada. According to Cyrkle guitarist Tom Dawes, Simon offered "Red Rubber Ball" to the band when they were opening for Simon and Garfunkel on tour.[6][7] The song's tracks were recorded in stereo, with the bass, lead guitar, and percussion on the right track, acoustic guitar and electric organ on left, and the vocals on both.

The Seekers also recorded "Red Rubber Ball" for their 1966 album Come the Day (called Georgy Girl in the USA). It also appears on the CD box set The Seekers Complete.

In an interview on The Colbert Report, Paul Simon said he wrote "Red Rubber Ball" while living in England to get a £100 advance from The Seekers. This came in response to Colbert's request for Simon to name a song that was "on the cusp" when it came to being included in his songbook Lyrics 1964–2008

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

 

Dion Jackson’s  first single was his own "You Said You Love Me", followed by "Come Back Home"; both were regional hits in his native Michigan. 

Jackson toured heavily on the local club circuit before releasing his next record, 1965's "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" on Carla Records.The tune became a major pop hit, and an album was released subsequently on Atco Records. Jackson had two more successful singles and recorded until the end of the decade, but then faded from view, living and performing in the Chicago area.[2] He is often referred to as a "one hit wonder". However, in the UK he is well known and respected on the Northern soul scene, where his records and unissued recordings are still played to this day. UK artist Kiki Dee had a minor US hit in 1971 with her cover of "Love Makes the World Go Round."

 

YEAH YEH YEH

 

Yeh, Yeh" is a Latin soul song originally written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick, and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his album Watermelon Man! in 1963. Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocalese group, Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan and this version appeared on their 1963 album At Newport '63.

The vocal version of the song was recorded by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames (b/w Preach and Teach, Columbia DB 7428) and released on December 4, 1964. UK demonstration records were titled "Yeah, Yeh, Yeh" and this eventually led to some countries: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and South Africa releasing the single using "Yeah, Yeh, Yeh" and Greece using the title, "Yeah, Yeh". Furthermore, some UK initial issues were also incorrectly titled as "Yeah, Yeah" 

It was this version which rose to the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1965, breaking the Beatles' five week hold on the number one spot with "I Feel Fine", and a month later appeared on the US Billboard pop singles chart to peak at #21.[ n Canada it first appeared in February and peaked at #1 March 1, 1965. The saxophone solo was by Peter Coe, It  edited out for the US single release and the rest was history.