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Once upon a time in Birmingham, England, there was a close harmony trio known as The Clifftones. Consisting of Rod Allen, Glen Dale, and Barry Pritchard, they began their musical journey in 1962. The group’s melodic tunes and captivating performances soon caught the attention of music lovers. In 1964, their second single, ““Caroline,““ became the signature tune for the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. Despite the exposure, the song failed to become a hit. However, their fortunes were about to change when renowned songwriters Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook took them under their wings in 1965. Under the guidance of Greenaway and Cook, The Clifftones, now known as The Fortunes, achieved their breakthrough with the single ““You’ve Got Your Troubles.““ The song was later covered by Neil Daimond, The drifters, Brenda Lee and others. The Fortunes signed with United Artists in 1967, but it wasn’t until 1969 that they scored another hit with ““Seasons in the Sun,““ a translation of Jacques Brel’s ““Le moribond““ by Rod McKuen. In 1971, The Fortunes experienced a revival with a series of three hits: ““Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,““ ““Freedom Come Freedom Go,““ and ““Storm in a Teacup.““ However, after this resurgence, the band gradually transformed into an oldies act, undergoing numerous lineup changes. This recording for Toppop is from June 21, 1974 Dutch TV programm ‘Vlieg er eens uit”. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
