Fact #171054
When:
Short story:
Ready For The World reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Oh Sheila.
Full article:
Melvin Riley (songwriter) : Sheila isn’t anybody. I made her up.
I’m flattered that we’re compared to a great artist like Prince, but we didn’t try to sound like him. I sound like me, not Prince. I can’t worry about what these negative people are saying.
Tommy Roe (60s pop star) : I was in Minneapolis. Bobby Vee and I were doing a tour. We were driving along in Bobby’s van, and this song comes on, Oh Sheila, and I thought, ‘My goodness, it sounds like my record.’ I got my guitar out and started playing along with it and, sure enough, it’s almost the same chord progression as Sheila. Of course, the melody’s completely different. It’s a great record - that’s two number ones for the girl named Sheila. She should be pleased.
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I’m flattered that we’re compared to a great artist like Prince, but we didn’t try to sound like him. I sound like me, not Prince. I can’t worry about what these negative people are saying.
Tommy Roe (60s pop star) : I was in Minneapolis. Bobby Vee and I were doing a tour. We were driving along in Bobby’s van, and this song comes on, Oh Sheila, and I thought, ‘My goodness, it sounds like my record.’ I got my guitar out and started playing along with it and, sure enough, it’s almost the same chord progression as Sheila. Of course, the melody’s completely different. It’s a great record - that’s two number ones for the girl named Sheila. She should be pleased.
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