2:30
single, 1966
Written by Mark Barkan
Rock's oldest story: a guy sees a girl and is smitten, vows one day to capture her heart. "Crimson dress that clings so tight / She's out of reach and out of sight." Why Flamingo? "On our block all of the guys call her Flamingo / 'Cause her hair glows like the sun." Ah. Right. Well, that part doesn't make much sense, then. Carry on. Flute, acoustic guitar, and Paul Jones' soft vocal make it a pop gem, more suited to the Monkees, frankly, than Manfred Mann's usual, more shouty rock-blues output.
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