Friday Music

Composed in 1964 by British songwriters John Carter and Ken Lewis (writers for the Ivy League and Herman’s Hermits) this song was originally recorded by The Little Darlings from Coventry England.   In the US the song was popularized by an Ohio band - The Music Explosion - whose version rose to first place on the Record World 100 Top Pops chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.  The single was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million copies. 

Little Bit O' Soul has been covered by any number of bands including The Ramones, Dodging Susan and 2 Live Crew.  If you like garage band music Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers produced a nice version.....