THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
969-R. Dean Taylor-There’s a Ghost in My House.
1967- Did not chart in the UK until 1974, when reaching Number 3.
Best Bit-At 1.30.The term ‘Northern Soul’ was invented by the record store owner, and musical journalist Dave Godin (1936-2004,) who had noticed Northern football fans who were in London to follow their team, coming into his store to buy records, but they weren’t interested in the latest Soul music, it was the obscure Soul of the mid 1960’s they were after. Godin said,’I devised the name as a shorthand term,it was just to say,if you’ve got customers from the North, don’t waste time playing them records currently in the U.S. black chart, just play them what they like,-‘Northern Soul.”
Richard Dean Taylor was born on May 11th, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he is one of a select few White artists to have had a hit single on Tamla Motown records. Taylor was originally hired by Motown records subsidiary label ‘V.I.P.’ in 1964 as a songwriter, alongside this song, his other biggest successes for the label were co-writing ‘Love Child,’ and I’m Living in Shame’ (see also best songs 411,) both top 10 hits on Billboard for Diana Ross & the Supremes.
‘There’s a Ghost in My House’ was co-written by Taylor, with the legendary Motown writing team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland (see also best songs 823-650-553-411-212 and 148.) In 1987 a cover version by the Alternative Rock band The Fall, gave them their highest UK chart placing when reaching Number 30.
‘Lookin’ down in my coffee cup, I think I see your face lookin’ up.’
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