The band's energy shines through, right from their early Bayswater days in London, when they lived in and ran the Butterfly Club, playing, cooking and cleaning from dusk to dawn.Īs with all greta Motown songs, the style is uplifting, even though their is heartbreak behind it, and like the life of the buttercup, love is fleeting. The Foundations, a whole decade before The Specials, were that admirable cosmopolitan rich mix of British culture, featuring players of West Indian, white British and Sri Lankan origin, and a range of ages from 18-year-old London-born drummer Tim Harris, to 38-year-old Jamaican saxophonist Mike Elliott. Here we have two of their biggest of four hits, written by Tony Macaulay with Mike d'Abo (Buttercup, 1968), with later lead vocalist Colin Young, and their earlier hit in 1967 written by Macaulay and John MacLeod, fronted by Clem Curtis, who left before Young replaced him. Official Charts.After yesterday's Les Fleur by Minnie Riperton, we turned to another uplifting flower song by the British ethnic-mix Motown-style band who were active between 19.
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