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My late mother used to sing "Bimbo" to me when I was a tot. I never knew it was one of Jim's. I'm off to YouTube!
ReplyDeleteIt was his first hit, I believe. I always wondered if the D.C. Thomson comic of the same name was inspired by Jim's song. I must confess to preferring his later, smoother and more polished ballads to his early C&W tracks.
ReplyDeleteAnd when my younger brother used to get that very comic ( featuring Baby Crocket of Beezer fame! ) she rereleased her rendition of the song to him, so there IS a connection of sorts!
ReplyDeleteBack in the '60s and early '70s, I used to have a neighbour around the same age as myself by the name of Robert Baird. His nickname was Bimbo (as in Bimbo Baird) - probably named after the song, I would imagine.
ReplyDeletealways been rather partial to There's A Heartache Following Me, meself. . .
ReplyDeleteThe '78 overdub is particularly good. Thanks for the idea, Joe.
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