She Wears Red Feathers

"She Wears Red Feathers"

Single by Guy Mitchell

Released

1953

Recorded

1952

Length

3:06

Writer(s)

Bob Merrill

Guy Mitchell singles chronology

"'Cause I Love You, That's a Why"
(1952)

"She Wears Red Feathers"
(1953)

"Tell Us Where the Good Times Are"
(1953)

"She Wears Red Feathers" (also erroneously known as "She Wears Red Feathers and a Huly-Huly Skirt" after the opening lyrics) is a popular song, which was written by Bob Merrill in 1952.

The best-known recording of the song was made by Guy Mitchell in 1952 and was a No. 1 single in the UK Singles Chart in March 1953 for four weeks.^[1]^[2] It was only the sixth single to reach the top spot in the UK.^[1]

Alberto Semprini, on pianoforte with rhythm accompaniment, recorded it in London as the first song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 20) - Hit medley of quick-steps" along with "Wild Roses" and "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes". The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10457.

The band Mud also released a cover of this song.^[3] Another cover performed in a cabaret club, featured in the opening scene of the 1989 film, Scandal.

References

1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 15–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
↑ "The Story of Mud - Mud | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

Preceded by "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" by Perry Como	UK Singles Chart number one single Guy Mitchell March 13, 1953 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Broken Wings" by The Stargazers

Guy Mitchell

Singles	"My Heart Cries for You" "The Roving Kind" "You're Just in Love" "Sparrow in the Treetop" "Christopher Columbus" "Unless" "My Truly, Truly Fair" "Belle Belle My Liberty Belle" "Sweetheart of Yesterday" "There's Always Room At Our House" "I Can't Help It" "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" "Day of Jubilo" "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)" "'Cause I Love You, That's a Why" "She Wears Red Feathers" "Tell Us Where the Good Times Are" "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie" "Look at That Girl" "Chicka Boom" "Cloud Lucky Seven" "The Cuff of My Shirt" "I Dime and a Dollar" "Ninety Nine Years" "Singing the Blues" "Crazy With Love" "Knee Deep in the Blues" "Take Me Back Baby" "Rock-a-Billy" "In the Middle of a Dark Dark Night" "Sweet Stuff" "Call Rosie On the Phone" "Heartaches by the Number" "The Same Old Me" "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" "Your Goodnight Kiss" "(I'd Like to Be In) Charlie's Shoes" "Go Tiger Go" "Traveling Shoes" "Alabam" "Frisco Lane"

Songs	"Allegheny Moon" "Charlie Brown" "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" "Everybody Loves a Lover" "Everybody Loves Somebody" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" "Music! Music! Music!" "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" "O mein Papa" "Pennies from Heaven" "Side by Side" "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"

Television	The Guy Mitchell Show Whispering Smith

Related acts	Rosemary Clooney Mindy Carson

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