The Hangmen - The Girl Who Faded Away (1965) .*****📌 lyrics

The Hangmen formed at Montgomery Junior College, and included bassist Mike West and rhythm guitarist George Daly. They were joined by fellow students Tom Guernsey and Bob Berberich, whose previous group the Reekers, dispersed when other members went away to college.

Looking for a vocalist, George Daly called the British Embassy asking for someone who was British and could sing! The person he talked to referred him to a girl who could sing, who in turn recommended Dave Ottley, a hairdresser for Vincent Hair Stylists who had been in the U.S. for two years at that time. Variously reported in articles about the Hangmen as being from Liverpool or London, Ottley was actually from Glasgow, Scotland.In early summer of ’65, the band’s managers Larry Sealfon and Mike Klavens played “What a Girl Can’t Do” for Fred Foster of Monument Records. Lillian Claiborne graciously released Tom from his contract with her and Foster signed him – only Tom as he was the songwriter and leader of the Reekers.Since Joe Triplett and Mike Henley were committed to college, Tom decided, against his own preferences, to work with the Hangmen as his band. Monument then released the Reekers’ recordings of “What a Girl Can’t Do” and “The Girl Who Faded Away” under the Hangmen’s name, even though only Tom and Bob Berberich had played on them.                                Well, I had a dream last night

And you seemed ever so near

I dreamt that I was holding you tight

And whispering sweet things in your ear

But now the night is through

And I find myself still thinking of you

It was a vision of your loveliness

Of your sweet face and wondering eyes

You'll never come back to me I guess

But my dreams keep telling me lies

Now when the night is day and you're the girl who faded away

My love for you is so real

But you'll never know the way that I feel

My love for you is so real

But you'll never know the way that I feel

Well, the night is day and you're the girl who faded away

I said the night is day and you're the girl who faded away

You know the night is day and you're the girl who faded away.   (Konstantinos).