Escrita por
Mark Barkan, foi gravada pelo Manfred Mann no Abbey Road Studios, em
Londres, no início de 1966 e lançada em 15 de abril de 1966 num
compacto que tinha You're standing by no Lado B. Chegou ao número 1
nos charts britânico logo em 5 de maio de 1966.
Nos charts
pop americanos, só chegou ao número 29, e 6 de agosto de 1966. Na
Irlanda, chegou ao número 1, colocando Paint it black dos Stones em
segundo. Chegou ao número 2 no Canadá, número 12 na Alemanha,
número 15 Holanda, número 3 na Noruega e número 6 na Suécia.
O
alto-falante descreve uma mulher, que todos os homens chamam de
flamingo, porque o cabelo dela brilha como o sol e seus olhos podem
iluminar o céu. Essa mulher, fez o cantor se apaixonar por la e os
planos dele são ganhar o afeto dela.
A gravação
conta com o baixista do Cream, Jack Bruce, que por pouco tempo esteve
na banda em 1965.
A letra:
On our block
all of the guys call her flamingo
'Cause her hair glows like the sun
And her eyes can light the skies
When she moves she walks so fine like a flamingo
Crimson dress that clings so tight
She's out of reach and out of sight
When she walks by, she brightens up the neighborhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could
If she just would
'Cause her hair glows like the sun
And her eyes can light the skies
When she moves she walks so fine like a flamingo
Crimson dress that clings so tight
She's out of reach and out of sight
When she walks by, she brightens up the neighborhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could
If she just would
Some sweet day, I'll make
her mine, pretty flamingo
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be
Then every guy will envy me
'Cause paradise is where I'll be
Pretty flamingo
Pretty flamingo
When she walks by she brightens up the neighborhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could, ha
If she just would
Pretty flamingo
When she walks by she brightens up the neighborhood
Oh, every guy would make her his if he just could, ha
If she just would
Some sweet…
Sha, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, pretty flamingo
Some day, I'll make her mine (sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, pretty flamingo)
Yes I will, yes I will, I'll make her mine (sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, pretty flamingo)
Some day, I'll make her mine (sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, pretty flamingo)
Yes I will, yes I will, I'll make her mine (sha, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, pretty flamingo)
A versão de
Manfred Mann:
A versão de
Shapes:
A versão de
Rod Stewart:
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