Sha-La-La-La-Lee: различия между версиями

После того, как предыдущий сингл группы "[[I've Got Mine]]", написанный Марриоттом/Лейном провалился в чартах, менеджер {{нп3|Арден, Дон|Дон Арден|en|Don Arden}} решил привлечь известных авторов песен {{нп3|Линч, Кенни|Кенни Линча|en|Kenny Lynch}} и [[Шуман, Морт|Морта Шумана]] с целью убедиться, чтобы следущий сингл Small Faces поимел успех и группа не стала «однохитовой»<ref>[http://www.makingtime.co.uk/rfr/shala.htm Small Faces Sha La La La Lee- Room for Ravers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

 

 

The song was seen by some as the beginning of the end for the Small Faces; it was following the release of this song that the group became often viewed in the music press as just another [[teenybopper]] band, who should not be taken as seriously as some of their contemporaries, such as [[The Who]] and [[Rolling Stones]]. Whereas previously their fans tended to be music-mad [[Mod (subculture)|mods]], their following now included young teenage girls who were more interested in the good looks of the young male musicians than in their music. At most of their concerts, like many of their contemporaries, the band could not even be heard above the girl fans' loud and constant screaming.<ref>[[Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful]] ISBN 1-900924-44-7 p.110</ref> This situation would ultimately end in Marriott becoming so disenchanted that he would finally leave The Small Faces in a bid to be seen as a serious musician and form his next group, the heavier rock and blues-sounding [[Humble Pie (band)|Humble Pie]].<ref>''Small Faces the young mods' forgotten story'' (Paulo Hewitt) ISBN 0-9523935-0-6 p.53-56</ref>