Pretty Flamingo

Infobox Single
Name = Pretty Flamingo


Caption =HMV POP 1523 picture sleeve
Artist =Manfred Mann
B-side = "You're Standing By"
Released = 15 April 1966 (UK)
Format = 7"
Recorded = 1966
Genre = Pop music
Length = 2:31
Label = HMV POP 1523 (UK)
United Artists
Writer = Mark Barkan
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =

#1 (UK)

#29 (U.S. Pop)

Last single = If You Gotta Go, Go Now
(1965)
This single = Pretty Flamingo
(1966)
Next single = You Gave Me Somebody to Love
(1966)

"Pretty Flamingo" is a song written by Mark Barkan, which became a hit in 1966 when Manfred Mann's recording of it was released as a single. The single reached number one in the UK singles chart on May 5, 1966. [No.1 in UK charts, the band's second number one. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 Official UK Chart Website retrieved 08/07/07]

ong profile

The speaker describes a woman—whom "all of the guys call [...] 'Flamingo', 'cause her hair glows like the sun and her eyes can light the skies"—for whom the singer has fallen, and his plans to win her affection.

The recording features future Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who briefly joined the band in 1965.

The song has been covered by such notable artists as Bruce Springsteen, The Everly Brothers, Rod Stewart, Rolf Harris, Elbow, Dave Gregory of XTC, Broken Dolls, Les McCann and Paul Weller.

References

External links

* [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=2 Official UK Chart Website]
* [http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/ Official Manfred Mann Website]