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"Like, Long Hair" is a 1961 top-40 hit song by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. An instrumental composed by the group and arranged by Gary Paxton, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 38.[1] In Canada it reached number 24.[2]
| "Like, Long Hair" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | ||||
| B-side | "Sharon" | |||
| Released | December 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, garage rock | |||
| Label | Gardena | |||
| Composer(s) | Paul Revere & the Raiders | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Paxton | |||
| Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology | ||||
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A piano-based twelve bar blues with a "twist" beat and an electric guitar break, it opens and closes with crashing concerto-like chords, the "long hair" of the title; "Like" was a beatnik-era particle with no particular meaning.
References
edit- ^ Hot 100 - Paul Revere and the Raiders Like, Long Hair Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - May 22, 1961".
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