Here's another Joe Meek production for your ears. This one is called Lucky Johnny and it's by an Everly Brothers-type duo called the Dowlands, brothers David and Gordon, from the southern coastal town of Bournemouth, England. It is taken from the Joe Meek compilation, Portrait of a Genius: The RGM Legacy.
It has that classic Meek reverb on the lead guitar, rockabilly slapback echo on the vocals, very 50s in style. The lyrics are about a guy who envies Lucky Johnny because he's going steady with Lucy, the girl of his dreams. He thinks he'd be better for Lucy than Johnny, but he knows it's unlikely that she will go for him. He hopes that someday he'll find a girl like Lucy.
Lucky Johnny is 2:10 in length. For those of you keeping score at home, we won't reach the 3:00 mark until May 6th, forty-two songs from today.
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