Single:
Stop Stop Stop entered the Australian singles chart* on 22 October 1966 and peaked at #11. The song was #76 on the Top 100 of 1966.
Songwriters:
Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash
Producer:
Ron Richards
Record label of Australian release:
Parlophone
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Stop Stop Stop by British pop group The Hollies was written by group members Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash, and was a rewrite of an earlier song by the group.
It is notable for being one of the few recordings by the group to feature Tony Hicks playing the banjo.
The banjo was played through tape delay so that it sounds like a balalaika, while the tempo was similarly influenced by Middle Eastern and Greek music.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Stop_Stop
Lyrics:
See the girl with cymbals on her fingers
Entering through the door
Ruby glistening from her navel
Shimmering around the floor
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