Graham Bonney - Super Girl (1967)

Graham Bonney (born Graham Arthur Ernest George Bradly, 2 June 1943) is a British pop singer and songwriter who has mainly lived and worked in Germany. Although he only had one UK chart hit, "Super Girl" in 1966, his success has continued in Europe.
He was born in Basildon, Essex, and worked as a child actor before forming his first group when at school. In 1961 he joined the Espresso Five, followed in 1962 by The Ambers, with whom he performed at the Star-Club in Hamburg. In 1964 he became lead singer with The Riot Squad, a band put together by manager Larry Page.
After three unsuccessful singles for Pye Records in 1965, Bonney left the band for a solo career. He started writing songs with Barry Mason, and his second solo single "Super Girl", issued on the Columbia label, reached no.19 on the UK singles chart in 1966. It proved more popular in Europe, reaching number 1 in some German charts and remaining in the top 10 there for several months, reportedly selling over 1 million copies.
Follow-up records in Britain were less successful, but Bonney established a lasting career in Germany, where 14 of his singles reached the top fifty between 1966 and 1973. His German hits included "Das Girl mit dem La-La-La", "Wähle 333", "Du bist viel zu schön", and "Brandy". He won Bravo Otto awards as top singer in 1967 and 1968. He appeared regularly on German television, toured with The Beach Boys and others, and had his own TV show, Hits a Go Go. He returned to Britain in 1969 to co-host early editions of the TV show Lift Off with Ayshea.
He continued to be a popular entertainer in Germany through the 1970s and 1980s, his British citizenship allowing him to perform in East as well as West Germany. He also made TV appearances in the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, and has continued to perform and release records in Germany.
He married a Lufthansa stewardess in 1984 and lives near Cologne.

[@haraldssongs264]

Eine schöne Zeitreise in meine Lehrzeit , Danke Graham Bonney !

[@marieannkamp1924]

Hello everybody from 🇩🇪. This song 💕 💕 💕 is my youth and I am enjoying hearing it today. Think I was 12 years young 👍👌😀 Also I fell in love with #GrahamBonney in my mind. #Backtothe60ties ❤️ with #Musicwelove❤️

[@mabecat9581]

Did 12 year-old girls play "girls catch boys" in school at that time as we did 10 years later?😀

[@chairmanphil]

my all time faviorate record best ever 60s pop song i could play it 100 times over and not get sick of it typifies the 60s when britain was great!

[@suecondon1685]

The Basildon boy done good... Great song.

[@robertkiraly4451]

This is a stunning song.

[@robertkiraly4451]

Thank you very much!

[@thedolphin5428]

Yeah, stunningly bad.

[@robertkiraly4451]

@@thedolphin5428 why? Because it's a little light melody?

[@thedolphin5428]

@@robertkiraly4451 My long form answer is that (as a 70 year old) I come across such clips of 60s pop songs and cringe at the atrociously banal lyrics, mediocre singing, "square" clothing that people (WE TEENAGERS of the time) used to think were great. I cringe that we used to be so superficial and sucked in to a mechanistic pop production machine, churning out mindless musical content for our pocket money ... just the same as it is today for kids ... like the Beiber phenomena, et al. I think anyone who today likes such shit is either deeply trapped in their childhood memories of "the good old days" or else such a poor judge of musical talent as to also be a fan of today's rubbishy pop.

[@john111257]

sure is

[@playmusicnet7347]

This Song was on the British charts for this TV show. The producer was trying to simulate Beach Boy background vocals outside that the song what's good for its time!

[@geokrpan7527]

He toured with the Beach Boys.

[@hippie1968ang]

wir waren soooooo jung ----- und jeder hatte sein SUPERGIRL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mashmakhanzpua]

SUPER MUSIC FOR PLEASURE

[@SilvioBenchimol]

In the begining of vídeo, The Troggs!!!

[@karinan6686]

Stimmt.

[@geokrpan7527]

Now 78 years old.

[@williamdolyniuk7804]

Ahh he alive.

[@Selvikus]

0:01 The Troggs! Yay!

[@luisgall2448]

For some reason they were cut out. They played "with a girl like you", "I can´t control myself" and "you can´t beat it". All three songs were played before Graham Bonneys crap but for some reason Beat Club just didn´t uplod them.

[@Selvikus]

@@luisgall2448 Rights issues maybe? Perhaps something involving a synchronization license?

[@tomc642]

II am sure, they will be posted in the future, one performer at a time. In fact, the Troggs segment was already posted by others on you tube.

[@tomc642]

@@luisgall2448 Maybe crap to you, some actually liked Graham. He sold a lot of records, ya know.

[@tomc642]

Before going solo, Graham Bonney was lead singer of the Riot Squad.

[@williamdolyniuk7804]

Is he alive or dead. L.o.l.

[@ElvarMasson]

Google it

[@luisgall2448]

why did they cut the troggs performance?

[@blackpilledchad1927]

Because they ended their bit and it was Graham Bonney's turn to sing

[@trevorford9432]

Does anyone know if this was a northern soul hit?? (it's got such a great beat) its the first time I've heard it tonight and what a great song 😊😊😊

[@blackpilledchad1927]

Those girls were uncomfortable as hell LOL He was not as famous as he thought he was nor handsome either

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Leave their hair alone! 😅

[@johnpastore7685]

The women are very uncomfortable in the audience.

[@williamdolyniuk7804]

Yes yes because .........

[@wolfganghuss3352]

sorry no ...die axt im walde ...is very uncomfortable ...

[@andrewhlevy3264]

The real super girl was Lois.

[@reesespeanutbuttercups7584]

lmfao German crowd and a singer from Essex

[@wolfganghuss3352]

sorry no ...die axt im walde ...is very uncomfortable ...

[@pressureworks]

All that unwelcome touching, grabbing, hair pulling, is grounds for sexual assault charges.

[@johnpastore7685]

The women with glasses was pissed.

[@geokrpan7527]

Nowadays, but things are totally screwed up nowadays.

[@blackpilledchad1927]

@@geokrpan7527 Nah, even in the 60s this was awkward

[@onelove101unity]

@@geokrpan7527 Yeah, not groping people is totally screwed up. Think before you type.

[@machinegunkristin]

haha I always thought this guy was such a creep! hahahha

[@wolfganghuss3352]

sorry no ...die axt im walde ...is very uncomfortable ...

[@Herve1955]

C'est pas bon du tout