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Australian singles chart:
Pretty Flamingo entered the Australian singles chart* on 14 May 1966 and peaked at #3. It was #54 on the Top 100 of 1966.
Songwriter:
Mark Barkan
Producer:
John Burgess
Record label of Australian release:
HMV
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS SONG BELOW: Pretty Flamingo by Rod Stewart
Songfacts:
The recording features future Cream bassist Jack Bruce, who briefly joined the band in 1965.
This song was written by Mark Barkan from a short-lived psychedelic band called The Deep. Barkan also wrote songs for many other artists including The Archies and The Monkees, and was a musical director for the television show The Banana Splits.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/manfred-mann/pretty-flamingo
Lyrics:
On our block all of the guys call her flamingo
‘Cause her hair glows like the sun
And her eyes can light the skies
When she moves she walks so fine like a flamingo
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BONUS SONG
Pretty Flamingo by Rod Stewart was released on his album A Night on the Town which entered the Australian albums chart* on 28 June 1976 and peaked at #1.
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