Those of us of a certain age will have fond memories (well,
memories at least) of the Dilly Sisters, the Mariachi moppets who regularly
turned up on the Banana Splits Show to sing Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay or somesuch. Well, in 1968 the pair of little
darlings released a one-off 45, coupling the classic Cu Cu Rru Cu Cu
Paloma with a nutso cover of the Standells
song Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White - a top 50 US hit for them on September 1966. Written by Ed 'Tainted Love' Cobb, the song was also later covered by US hardcore band
Minor Threat.
Legend has it that only 500 copies of this brilliant 45 were
pressed by Mexican music specialist Gordo Enterprises (tagline: ‘Chicanos are
Happening!'), part of Eddie Davis’s Rampart Records company. Certainly it’s a
rare thing, and copies usually fetch in the $60-$100 region. After their brief
brush with televisual fame the Dilly Sisters vanished: sadly there’s nothing
else I can add (don’t get confused by the existence of another 60s girl group
called the Dilly Sisters from Washington). If any one has an mp3 rip of the
a-side do let me know!
Enjoy!
I went and listened to the Standells original, and I prefer this cover version!
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