“Something About Suburbia” by Tim a.k.a. Chris Andrews: 55th Anniversary Video Edition!

In May 1968, this was the B-side of a single that disc jockeys favored over the A-side—perhaps because they all wanted to live in the ‘burbs! Written by Rod Thomas, this sing-along-song pairs British music hall with mod pop. Rod wrote it as “a young man working in a steel works in Cardiff while living some eight miles away in a quiet village.” On a cosmic jukebox it would play next to Herman’s Hermits, The Kinks, and The Monkees. The recording session (at Abbey Road) brought Tim (a.k.a.) Chris Andrews together with the talented Paul Korda, who’d become Tim’s musical partner for the next couple years. Paul produced this track with orchestration by Cy Payne (Brotherhood of Man, Idle Race). The song also became the masthead for the 2013 Cherry Red compilation CD that celebrated the music of Chris/Tim and Fleur de Lys. This 55th anniversary video includes cameos by Danny DeVito and Jake Gyllenhaal.

If this is your introduction to Chris Andrews, he’s a British singer-songwriter and recording artist whose songs have been covered by Roger Daltrey, David Essex, and Davy Jones (Monkees)—with whom Chris worked with for years (Davy could’ve sung this song). Under the name Tim Andrews, Chris was a champion of late 60s psychedelic pop and (later), as Kris Ryder, he released New Wave synthpop sides in the 80s. Chris was also part of the seminal freakbeat band Fleur de Lys. Thanks for watching (please subscribe to this Youtube channel)—and check out Chris's webpages:

bandcamp https://timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musictimchrisandrews

Personnel:
Chris Andrews: lead vocals
Paul Korda: production & harmony vocals
Cy Payne: orchestration
Unknown: bass, drums, piano, etc.
Johnny J. Blair: video-making (2023)

Song copyright 1968 Essex International

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Видео “Something About Suburbia” by Tim a.k.a. Chris Andrews: 55th Anniversary Video Edition! канала Johnny J. Blair Singer at Large