| Sweet Pea
Recorded By: Tommy Roe 1966 I went to a dance just the other night, I met a girl there she was out of sight..... I asked a friend of mine who she could be? He said that her friends just call her Sweet Pea. (chorus) Oh Sweet Pea, Come on and dance with me... Come on come on come on and dance with me... Oh Sweet Pea, Come on and be my girl... Come on come on come on and be my girl.... I walked on over and asked her to dance Thinkin' maybe later of makin' romance... But every guy there was thinkin'; like me I had to stand in line to get a dance with Sweet Pea.... (chorus repeat) I finally got to whisper sweet words in her ear Convinced that we oughta get away from there We took a little walk I held her close to me And underneath the stars I said to Sweet Pea, Oh Sweet Pea I love you can't you see Love you love you love you can't you see Oh Sweet Pea come on and be my girl..... Come on come on come on and be my girl.... |
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| Biography
Tommy Roe Widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late '60s, Tommy Roe cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career -- many displaying some pretty prominent Buddy Holly roots. In fact, Roe's initial pop smash, 1962's chart-topping "Sheila," was quite reminiscent of Holly's "Peggy Sue," utilizing a very similar throbbing drum beat and Roe's hiccuping vocal. The singer had previously cut the song for the smaller Judd label before remaking it in superior form for ABC-Paramount. The infectious "Everybody" -- another hot item the next year -- was waxed in Muscle Shoals at Rick Hall's Fame studios, normally an R&B-oriented facility (it's not widely known that Roe wrote songs for the Tams, a raw-edged soul group from his Atlanta hometown). Once Roe veered off on his squeaky-clean bubblegum tangent, he stuck with it for the rest of the decade. His lighthearted "Sweet Pea" and "Hooray for Hazel" burned up the charts in 1966, and he was still at it three years later when he waxed his biggest hit, "Dizzy," and "Jam Up Jelly Tight." ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide |
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