Until yesterday morning, I did not notice that there are actually 2 versions of The Smoke's recording. They have different lyrics except the "My friend Jack eats sugar lumps" part in the chorus.
The first version has a chorus that goes "Oh, what beautiful things he sees/Oh, what beautiful things he sees", this one has been banned because of an allusion to LSD.
The second version has a chorus that goes "Sugarman hasn't got a care/He's been travelling everywhere" and that one was released in the UK after the BBC banned it.
While listening to the 2015 compilation "Beach Party" (compiled by Georges Lang, RTL), on the CD 4, it's the second version that appears on it, whereas in Georges' radio shows "Beach Party" and "La Collection", it's the first version that he airs. I found it odd...
Until yesterday morning, I did not notice that there are actually 2 versions of The Smoke's recording. They have different lyrics except the "My friend Jack eats sugar lumps" part in the chorus.
While listening to the 2015 compilation "Beach Party" (compiled by Georges Lang, RTL), on the CD 4, it's the second version that appears on it, whereas in Georges' radio shows "Beach Party" and "La Collection", it's the first version that he airs. I found it odd...