There's a new documentary about the '60s British band The Zombies. It's called 'Hung Up on a Dream' and it's streaming on Amazon Prime. We're listening back to Terry's 1998 interview with lead singer of The Zombies, Colin Blunstone. The band had a reputation for being clean cut and well mannered. "People want rascals and rogues and naughty boys. So in a way, I think that it went against us a bit," he said.Also, we remember actor/director James Foley. He directed Glengarry Glen Ross.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Now here's a group which has only experienced moderate success here in Britain, but which has had several big hits in the States. Singing for you, we present The Zombies. You're my lover, I do my thing with you.
Americans were right about the zombies, whose first record, the still spooky She's Not There, made it all the way to number two on the Billboard pop chart in 1964. In England, the same single topped out at number 12. Five years later, by the time the group scored its biggest hit with She's Not There, the zombies already had broken up. But they left their mark.
The zombies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, and they're now the subject of a new documentary titled Hung Up on a Dream, directed by Robert Schwartzman. Terry Gross spoke with the lead singer of the zombies, Colin Blundstone, in 1998, when a box set, also titled Hung Up on a Dream, had just been released.
It contains singles, rare and unreleased tracks, and appearances on BBC Radio. Here's the zombies' first single.
Well, no one told me about her The way she lied Well, no one told me about her How many people cried
but it's too late to say you're sorry how would i know why should i care please don't bother trying to find her she's not there well let me tell you about the way she looked the way she had tanned the color of her hair her voice was soft and cool her eyes were clear and bright but she's not
Please don't bother trying to find her. She's not there.
Colin Blenstone, welcome to Fresh Air. Terry, thank you very much.
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