Top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Songs

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Our Top 10 Top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Songs list looks at an English band with multiple number-one singles in the 1960s. Not many bands in classic rock history had a name like Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. The group’s name represented the musicians David John Harman, Trevor Leonard Ward-Davies, John Dymond, and Michael Wilson. The group released six studio albums between the years 1966 and 1970. The group was incredibly popular in the United Kingdom and in many other countries in Europe. They sold millions of records and were constantly on the music charts outside of the US where they were not as successful as on the eastern side of the Atlantic.

# 10 – You Make It Move

We open up our list of the top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs with the rocking song entitled “You Make It Move.” It’s fitting to open this list with the song “You Make It Move” because it was the band’s first single to break onto the music charts. Listen to that fuzzy guitar sound. It sounds like Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds. The song was released on the album entitled If Music Be the Food of Love… Prepare for Indigestion It was the third single released from the album. The album was released in 1966. The song was a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number twenty-three.

# 9 – Okay!

Continuing with our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list, we listen to the daunting song “Okay!” There are some interesting ethnic tonalities attached to this one. The song “Okay!” was released as a stand-alone single in 1967. It was a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. It was also a top 10 hit in multiple countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Germany.

# 8 – Last Night in Soho

In the number eight spot on our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list, we present the killer song entitled “Last Night in Soho.” This one has a bit of a Phil Spector meets James Bond feel. The song was released as a non-album single. The song “Last Night in Soho” was released in 1968. “Last Night in Soho” was a hit on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number eight.

# 7 – Mathew And Son

In the number seven position on our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list is the song entitled “Matthew And Son.” Over twenty years after the band had first appeared, the group was still releasing music in the 1980s. This single, entitled “Matthew And Son,” was released in 1986. It stands as the band’s last released single. This is a cover of the 1968 Cat Stevens song before he became the Cat Stevens that everyone fell in love with in the early 1970s.

# 6 – Hideaway

Crashing into the number six spot on our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list we present the guitar-driven song “Hideaway.” The song “Hideaway” was released on the album entitled If Music Be the Food of Love… The album was released in 1965. “Hideaway” was the second single released from the album. The song was a hit on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number ten. The song “Hideaway” was a bigger hit on the German GfK Entertainment charts reaching up to number three.

# 5 – Zabadak!

At the halfway point on our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list is the song entitled “Zabadak!” It’s amazing how different the band’s hit singles sounded from each other. There are some Beach Boys sounding harmonies on this one. The song “Zabadak!” was issued on the ” If No-One Sang ” album. The album was released in 1967. The song “Zabadak!” was the number one song for the group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, and it hit number one in the European country of Germany on the German GfK Entertainment charts. The song was also a huge hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. This would be the band’s biggest hit in the United States, hitting number fifty-three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

# 4 – Save Me

At the number four spot on our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list we present the rhythmic driving Latin-infused song entitled “Save Me,” Listen to how the bass line fuels this great rocker that was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. The song “Save Me,” was released as a non-album track single. The song was released in December of 1966. The song “Save Me,” was a hit on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number three. The song also was a hit on the German GfK Entertainment charts reaching all the way up to number two.

# 3 – Bend It!

Loving this one, we move on to the number three spot on this top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list showcasing the rhythmic song entitled “Bend It!” They sound like The Rolling Stones on this one. The song was released on the album entitled If Music Be the Food of Love… The album was released in 1966. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the UK Singles Chart peaking at number two. However, it would become the group’s biggest single they ever released in Germany where it hit number one on the German GfK Entertainment charts.

# 2 – Hold Tight

Just off the top spot on our list of top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs, we present the pulsating song entitled “Hold Tight.” The song was released on the Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich album. The album was released in 1966. The song was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. “Hold Tight” was the first and only single released from the album. The song hit the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four. The song also hit number four on the German GfK Entertainment charts. The song was featured in the Quentin Tarantino motion picture Death Proof, which was released in 2007. Some songs just live on forever. Listen to that electrifying guitar riff. Yeah, Baby!

# 1 – The Legend of Xanadu

We close out our top 10 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich songs list with the cinematic upbeat song entitled “The Legend of Xanadu” This great track was composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. “The Legend of Xanadu” was a big one in the United Kingdom. The song seems to borrow a lick from the title theme to the 1960 motion picture The Magnificent Seven. The song “The Legend of Xanadu” was released on the album entitled If No-One Sang. The album was released in 1968

“The Legend of Xanadu” was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the UK Singles Chart 100 peaking at number one. “The Legend of Xanadu” also hit number one in Ireland, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Japan and Singapore. The song “The Legend of Xanadu” also was a hit on the German GfK Entertainment charts reaching all the way up to number five.

Updated August 14, 2024

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