The Casuals - Jesamine 1968

[@vordman]

The quality of the pop/rock coming out of the UK in the 60s was just bloody mental. Never to be repeated times.

[@kevinmurphy8857]

What a great song. One of my favourites songs from the 1960s

[@teviottilehurst]

The year my mum died. Only 39; I was 6. Hearing this reminds me of her even after 54 years.

[@nickprica3127]

god bless you

[@YoungPike]

My dad died in 1968. He was 49.

[@jaywalker2872]

Wonderful words. I hope the song brings you good feelings.

[@69Phuket]

Love ❤

[@thomasquigley3686]

That's heartbreaking mate x

[@bazhowell1123]

We'll never hear music as good as this again ...... it's a brilliant song.

[@ethelbooth84]

Always brings back memories of being a child in this era

[@roniron1358]

My childhood years blessed with beautiful songs❤

[@rondeneef]

uk made. thanks fo passin

[@neilwood7132]

1967 the year before i left school, how the world has changed, & sadly not all for the better.

[@navy7988]

How rich we all are to have all these great hits forever !!!

[@rondeneef]

neva goes

[@Funeral_Tango]

In 2002 when I was 13 I was in a Foster home in St. Austell in Cornwall, I hit it off with the foster carer as we both loved this song, she had this on vinyl, I remember in the 1990s this song was in a best of the 1960s compilation with Bobby Charlton holding the World Cup. I'm sure Verona Mayhew passed away years ago but through the turbulent times I dearly thank her for being a great foster carer.

[@robharding5345]

I loved this song, the minute I heard it.Back in 68, and i'm 65 and still listening to it.Mind you, it beats most of the crap on the radio these days.

[@keithrenie5468]

The 60s, such a great decade to spend your teens in. Great music, so many great groups, and fashions, never to be again.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Keith it was a complete utter pleasure being part of the 60s era ,, we had to look beautiful at all times ,, being noticed on the dance floor was our aim ,,,,,,you can look but dont touch ,, the music was to die for jane x

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Keith i agree with your comment , What a great time we had in every aspect , im so happy to have been their xxxx long live the 60s era Jane x🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@ianmorgan9291]

Amen to that. Lived every minute. ❤

[@geomac]

My dad was born in 1946 and this was my most listened to tune in the family car that I can remember whilst being a kid and growing up. I googled it again last year and i’m hooked on it now. Fantastic song

[@davidfrodsham4822]

Gorgeous words and sounds. Takes me back to a great time not to ever forgot.

[@cbnrmalone]

love the posh British accent... i always wanted to sing like that

[@suziekg77]

My dad adored this song, lost him january just gone. Got the lyrics “butterfly child so free and so wild” tattooed on my shoulder as a tribute xx

[@williambarnett1789]

Was just starting work 1968 when this song came out still love it

[@cliveskelton9574]

"A butterfly child so free and so wild and so full of living"

[@brianquick3773]

I was at City School, Lincoln with John. Seated together with Geoff Sams (who has recently passed away). Around 1961 when we were all 15/16 we went to John's house one afternoon (across from school sports field), John lifted piano lid & played Nut Rocker very professionally. Geoff & I were mesmerised to say the least. It was around the time John bought a Fender Stratocaster which was £155 from his earnings around local pubs at weekends with fellow Casuals Howard Newcombe & Don Fortune (original drummer). Almost lost touch after we left school but then re-connected when I started apprenticeship at Ruston Bucyrus with Howard & Don. Howard's dad was also there & he was their roadie, running them round the pubs in his Transit van. After school John worked in Telephone Managers Office in Lincoln until going professional. Last time I saw John in person was when he got me ticket for a pop concert at Nottingham in 1963. John was one of the most unassuming & laid back people I have ever met. RIP John.

[@literaturix]

Thank you for sharing that!

[@eddie12454]

Great piece of pop. Brings back good old memories.

[@robertlangley1664]

Good god this brings back happy memories of the 1960s

[@waynedunn1108]

What a btilliant song im 60 and this is one of my all time favourites takes me back to my child hood this is what good music sounds like kids todayd youth dont know what they missed glad to be a baby boomer

[@roberttimu8558]

Your the same age as me and yes it takes me back to a wonderful era in time and certainly music

[@gobiner1960]

Certainly makes you think of the past and how things were so much more simple.

[@sunshine-qk8qe]

@ A Gobiner : Spot on 100%. We were the lucky ones who lived back then in a simpler way of life . Those memories can never be erased .

[@skygazer6898]

Apparently, this is one of Paul Weller's all-time favourite songs. It still sounds as good now as it did all those years ago.

[@geomac]

He named his daughter after this song

[@robharding5345]

Yeah, but that applies to all great songs, and this is one of them,

[@karencrookshank4971]

Saw these when I was still a child, at a FAB 208 show at Empire Pool Wembley. Beautiful.

[@titienbanianti_5969]

1968 .. I am still in elementary school (in fiveth level) ... I remembered that my all relatives is very fave this song

[@suerichardson2067]

This was and is such a beautiful song. John Tebb has a lovely voice and is a good looking man. Still listening to this in 2021, as I see others are. I forgot to say that it is in my record collection!

[@skygazer6898]

John died in 2018 at the age of 72. He may be gone but this beautiful song will ensure John is never forgotten

[@suerichardson2067]

@@skygazer6898 OMG!! I did not know John had passed and am so sorry to learn this. Thank you for your comment and as you say this beautiful song ensures he will be remembered.

[@colindant3410]

He looks a bit like one of the Walker Brothers.

[@marksandsmith6778]

Written by Mari wild who also wrote" Cambodia" for his daughter !!!

[@colingeddes2172]

To think i was only 2 years old when this song came out!! A great timeless tune from the 60s.

[@christinegale7434]

Thank you copilunio for posting this. Thanks also to the Casuals, to John Tebb and to all the lovely contributors below for their comments.

[@literaturix]

Unforgotten: John, "Her Majesty`s Bloody Old Tabasco Bastard"... Great times... also in Germany (Sinsheim) and in Munich 1982 (Palais Lenbach - and in my living room, with the guys from the band "Rock`N` Roll Circus") Big crowds of music, laughter, beer and... tabasco... Oh Mr. Tebb, rest in peace!

[@nancydurham5859]

Absolutely LOVE this song. The minute it comes on the radio, the sound is ramped right up and I sing like a wee lintie. Magic. So many memories x

[@Del-yv1qy]

Know the feeling,such happy times they were.

[@SimoSimo-gt7nc]

I was 13 when this song came out and it reminds me of this girl I was in love with. I will never forget this girl even though our relationship was very innocent! She went on summer vacation to Italy with her parents and died in a car accident on the way back.

[@martinlee5604]

A wee lintie? Is that a bird found in Scotland?

[@nancydurham5859]

@@martinlee5604 It's Scots for a Linnet, which is native to the UK.

[@martinlee5604]

@@nancydurham5859 Thank you. I had a feeling it might be!

[@dradia1983]

Wooow .. hadnt heard this song for almost 50 years .. suddenly im back to my early teenage years.. memories.. 😪

[@Del-yv1qy]

I'm there too,where did time go.

[@afterlate8866]

A beautiful song with fine lyrics. What more can be said except that the bright child returns to the elderly adult.

[@patmacist]

this song was bugging me for ages. i remembered the chorus from childhood and stumbled across it from one of those 60's compilations. i absolutely love it. what a great voice

[@steveyoung5920]

one of my favorite songs of all time....brilliant!

[@geoffcorker6882]

Lots of great records in the 60's - but this is my all time favourite. Never tire of hearing this song.....so uplifting and uncomplicated. So glad to have been around at the time - a decade like no other.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Steve , i like your comment , i feel the same , this classic will still be played in eternity lol Jane xx

[@eugeneleroux1842]

What a great reminder of that year in the late 60's.

[@michaeljosephgallagher4406]

So true and simply a beautiful song ; sixties and seventies were the best.

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

The 1960s had countless beautiful pop songs but Jesamine by The Casuals may be the most beautiful of them all!

[@markgrandconroyshawcross5408]

I agree. Stunning song 👌

[@deb9622]

I love it!

[@deb9622]

Thomas, have you heard of Chicory Tip? Oh my, they are right up there with the Tremeloes, Badfinger and Marmalade, awesome band.

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

@@deb9622 Oh yes Chicory Tip is a marvellous band. I have their complete output on a 2 CD collection. Marianne and Take Your Time Caroline are my two favourite CT songs. Son of my Father reached number one in Britain and is one of the first "synth pop" songs. Good Grief Christina is a banger!

[@deb9622]

@@thomasmarthinussen8978 I love Son Of My Father, Funny How Love Can Be and What's Your Name. Funny How Love Can Be is such a beautiful song.

[@clongownian1]

The first single I ever bought. Still love it all these years later.

[@vincentyeo88]

Excellent!

[@faysmith7569]

Beautiful song. Play it often still.

[@alfrednoakes8113]

Was in the UK charts in September 1968 when my good lady and I first became an item.

[@jokergame]

Only kept off the No 1 spot by Hey Jude if I remember correctly

[@a.tanner8524]

One of, if not my favourite song ever.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

mine too , i still adore these stunning posh blokes whos classic still gives me chills lol xx

[@kkaiis2479]

Def one of my all time fave , this one is the classic best

[@nancydurham5859]

I have many favourites from that era but this is right at the top x

[@pwatts8846]

I was quite captivated by this song at the age of 13.

[@gillysmusic]

You can see the guy on the second step is the drummer, he just can't help himself ;) x

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

Vocally, The Casuals was a vehicle for John Tebbs stellar pipes but unlike say Honeybus and The Bee Gees they weren't exactly a Harmony Pop band. Some members offered additional vocals on some of their tracks but mostly it was Tebb surrounded by strings, oboes, harpsichords and other Baroque Pop laden instruments. Jesamine is one of THE finest songs of the entire 60s. Written by Manston and Gellar( Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott) it reached no.2 in the UK in late 1968, held off from pole position by Mary Hopkins Those Were The Days.

[@harryl5536]

a classic to stay with us forever..dreams of yesteryear

[@oughtonoughton2634]

harry i agree with you lol x

[@user-ko2gm4bq6r]

Brilliant brings back at lot memories great record

[@mre7550]

I like it a lot, takes me back to a good time of life

[@roberttimu8558]

This song one of my all time favourites

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Robert i agree with your comment , This adorable looms large in my top ten singles of the 60s era , what a diverse choice of music we had .Those were the days xx

[@jeffreyokeefe3694]

Thats Love's trouble, winning the losing, but so good you had that moment in time.

[@willowbrooke1215]

2024 NZ. Last concert 2005 SOAD, yet loved this forever. I was 3 when it come out!

[@oughtonoughton2634]

These lovely well spoken guys were the tops , This divine love song , brings out the very best harmonies ,,,, long live the 60s era , it was a pleasure living and loving in a beautiful time lol Jane xx🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

[@sandraglasgow3476]

Simply a brilliant song 💗

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

Criminally underrated, The Casuals late 60s song catalogue is filled with Baroque Pop gems. A complete recordings CD box set is waaay overdue. Cherry Red is Records is just the right Reissue label to get that project in motion!

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Thomas i like your comment , you sound in the know , i adored the 60s era , what a diverse choice of music we had ,, it was a great pleasure belonging to a time of musical charms xx jane xx This Casuals song was a delightful hit xx

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

@@oughtonoughton2634 Thanks for your kind words. I was born in 1980, so for obvious reasons I wasn't around to witness the great 60s and 70s music first hand! I'm a serious student of classic Pop music between 1964 and 1976 and my favourite genres are Sunshine Pop, Popsike and Harmony Pop in general. I'm also into 70s singer songwriters like Peter Skellern, Emitt Rhodes and my all time favourite artist, the wonderful Gilbert OSullivan! My father introduced me to the superb music when I was 12 years old in 1992 and started collecting CDs in the mid 90s. I've got a vast and varied collection including 15 000 CDs. I drive my family insane with the amount of CDs in our house but what can I say? I'm a dedicated CD collector! I really hope The Casuals get a reappraisal and a most deserved CD box set including all their recordings issued between 1967 and 1973. I'm Norwegian and there's only one CD store left here in Oslo and that's a crying shame. Thank God for Amazon and the Internet! I'm able to find everything I could ever want there.

[@rachelmorley2641]

Beautiful love song. What a talent Marty Wilde had and a great performance by the Casuals. Love the simplicity of this presentation and the sincerity of the words and the singing. Great 60's fashion and hairstyles too!

[@carollawrence3033]

This is the first 45 I bought X so many memories of youth club and my teenage years X

[@leighvanzyl7045]

Aaaah - the memories. Last dance of the evening at our local sessions with the boy of our dreams.

[@colindale3027]

LOVIN IT - The Casuals Rock - on RADIO SUTCH 1964 -

[@lionelbartlett5388]

I was 11yrs old back than great song always will be great memory's

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

First recorded and released by Welsh combo The Bystanders in early 1968. It was a flop so The Casuals picked it up and released THEIR version in late 1968 to massive success. A UK no.2 hit, stalling behind Mary Hopkins Those Were The Days.

[@kampusbagus]

when I was in junior high school, this song had become oldies, but I felt new at that time, I knew this song in 80', and I really love this. now my daughter with the same name is 19 y.o.

[@iankettle3637]

you cannot get much better than this its great from the best music era

[@sandraoyns-wilson6098]

Superb and he's so good looking.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

One hit wonders, but what a song!

[@josephcottone8776]

We Can Never Bring Back The Good Music, Cars, Guitars, (ETC) But We Must Keep The Great Memories Alive For The Future Generations To Look Back On And See What They Are Missing. Keep On Rockin In America And Beyond.

[@robharding4028]

Indeed ! I was only 10 when this was in the charts, But there were so many great songs from that decade, Its impossible to pick out any bad ones,

[@komangmahayana7400]

❤️ this song, cause was popular when I born 1968

[@bronwenhabberley5985]

2021 & this is on my playlist a timeless classic

[@robharding4028]

This song is a classic. It may not be today,But in time, it will be a monster of a classic.

[@YoungPike]

I was ten in 1968 and this song takes me right back!

[@BarneyKing-wn2gp]

Seen the casuals live at the sands club Whitley bay Newcastle upon Tyne in the 70s what a band ❤

[@jiggsborah7041]

❤ this brings up memories of fishing with a stick and line as a 5/6 year old and the smell of rice harvest and orange blossoms..somnolent summers by the river and the smell of the classroom in grade one. Happy memories of my childhood days ❤❤❤❤

[@jerrymick5290]

I had this 45 when I was a child. Loved it. Still think about it from time to time! Thank you

[@jamielogan5057]

i love this song ive played it hundreds of times first time ive seen this video version

[@ajdoubleu4218]

I was born the year this song came out but this song 🎶 is one of my favourites. Gets a lot of air play on Gold Radio station ❤️ beautiful track.

[@user-dl3uf7wv2m]

Tune of its day ❤❤

[@chriss665]

A lovely song with great words I remember it well because one of my ex-girlfriend's her name was Jesamine

[@robharding4028]

Such a beautiful song, for a beautiful decade of beautiful songs., Wouldn't mind popping back,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and maybe staying there as long as I can.

[@bryanpalmer9660]

A favorite of mine for over 50yrs

[@andrewgaskell1487]

This was a one hit wonder. One of the best

[@karaokemanify]

Not in the uk Andrew they had another minor hit🎶

[@andrewgaskell1487]

@@karaokemanify This was definitely a one hit wonder. Their only top 20 hit. A one hit wonder is when a band, duet or singer have had 1 top 20 UK hit single. Two of my Facebook friends were DJ's. So they should know what a one hit wonder is.

[@bodiam66]

I named my daughter Jesamine after this song.

[@dilksbrian]

saw them live at mr georges coventry sang this great

[@castiger1000]

Love this song

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

Would have LOVED to hear The Bee Gees cover this in the late 60s with their trademark three part harmonies. They were too busy composing their own masterpieces, I reckon! Just a beautiful song by the highly underrated The Casuals.

[@evamwtruthwilltriumph4715]

How I Love This Heart Touching Song ........... My Heart Sings Whenever I Hear It Played ........... And I Start Lovingly Listening To It ........... It Touches The Innermost Strings Of My Heart 💞 Cyberly Yours : Eva

[@UEFAEURO-lx2yh]

I Love this song.. This song released 1967 (my father era)

[@gitpickergeorge9]

great song, exemplifies the mid to late 60's Brit sound. Some Fab Four & Bee Gees tucked in there. Great bass line by the way.

[@CrankCase08]

A pity about the crap video though!

[@williamrichardsully8828]

Brilliant tune this one of the best from the 60s

[@josephinerandall456]

My first love played this to me in the summer of '76... so beautiful.. so uncomplicated.

[@robertsimms8174]

This song takes me back years to times when life was so much better .

[@royzee28]

I was 6! Wow, what an era!

[@mariaduffy8689]

Lovely song . for an old song still know most of the Lyrics.

[@user-lf4qf2db8t]

❤ love this , I was about 15 in Windsor Girls School Hamm

[@BCashion1962]

AHHH... How beautiful this song is. I was too small to remember it from when it first came out, but came to know and love it from a various artist CD comp back in the late 1990s. Always brings a tear or two and a lump in the ol' throat for me now - but in a "good way", of course :-) ~

[@1954labrador]

So glad i was born in 1954 enough said !!!!!!!

[@bobby3847er]

I remember this song because it was difficult to dance to.

[@carolmarr6607]

Very 60's lovely lyrics.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Caroli think the 60s era gave us the most lovely songs and bands we were so lucky to have such a great choice ,, until eternity i say lol xx

[@grimupnorth]

If you were born in the 50's, and this song doesn't bring a tear to your eyes (yes, even men), then might I ask 'What does?'

[@gillnash2119]

Happy days ..... 😊

[@juantooth3622]

Best song in the world ever. Beautiful

[@christianebonnaves5783]

Love tisroup1967 wonderful

[@johnlamon3397]

Beautiful, takes me back to the day's of radio when people listened and sang, whistled along to these songs to pass the day at home and at work.

[@roberttimu8558]

The lyrics alone are amazing from an era sadly are gone but immortalized in time

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Robert i really like your comment i agree with you on all counts lol Janex 🌹