Song 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 sky"—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. On their Top Of The Pops appearance Paul Jones performed whilst standing on one leg.
The song has been covered by such notable artists as Gene Pitney, Bruce Springsteen, The Everly Brothers, Rod Stewart, Elvis Costello with Glenn Tilbrook, Chris Difford and Nick Lowe, Rolf Harris, Elbow, Dave Gregory of XTC, Broken Dolls, The Queers, Les McCann and Paul Weller. The original demo of the song was recorded by noted New York City vocalist Jimmy Radcliffe.
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