Schoolboy Crush

“Move It” was an original song by bandmember Ian “Sammy” Samwell and was first released as the “B” side, with the “A” side being a cover of a song by American artist Bobby Helms called “Schoolboy Crush”.  “Move It” went to #2 on the UK charts in 1958 and is widely regarded as the first authentic British rock and roll song.  John Lennon has been quoted as saying (from Wikipedia):  “Before Cliff [Richard] and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music.”  Cliff Richard is the third top-selling singles artist in British history, behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley. 

(November 2014)