Fact #82288
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The Regents release a new single, Barbara Ann, on Gee Records in the USA. It will peak at No13 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart but, in 1965, The Beach Boys will be inspired to record an almost identical cover version, which will peak at No2. The Who will record a version in 1966, and the tune will be given a further lease of life in the early 1990s when it is pressed into service [with altered lyrics] as an advertising jingle for Babybel cheese.
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