Friday 9 April 2021

unit 4 + 2

Topping the UK charts this week in 1965 with the single “Concrete and Clay” by band members Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker. The ballad extolls the indestructible nature of the singer’s love and appealed to listeners with its rather unique Latin beat and acoustic guitar, and as with other successful songs at the time, four international cover version, Finnish, French, Swedish and German, were produced as well. With numerous other renditions, it was also featured on a British toothpaste jingle and a Dutch chocolate commercial.