Lies (The Knickerbockers song)

"Lies" is a song written by Beau Charles and Buddy Randell and performed by The Knickerbockers. It reached #20 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965.[1] It was featured on their 1966 album Lies.[2] It is famous for often being mistaken for a Beatles track due to its similarities to their style and harmonies.[3]

"Lies"
Single by The Knickerbockers
from the album Lies
B-side"The Coming Generation"
ReleasedNovember 1965 (1965-11)
GenreGarage rock
Length2:40
LabelChallenge
Songwriter(s)Beau Charles, Buddy Randell
Producer(s)Jerry Fuller
The Knickerbockers singles chronology
"Jerk Town"
(1965)		 "Lies"
(1965)		 "One Track Mind"
(1966)

The single was produced by Jerry Fuller.

The song does not feature any guitar solo that has the similar sound to George Harrison's style of playing.

The song is about rejected love relationships, stating that the lies that the girl is saying to them are breaking their hearts, and warning the girl that they will be lonely when the man breaks up their love relationship on account of her endless lies.

Here is what original Knickerbockers member Beau Charles said on the song recalling the behind the scenes story behind it:

"We desperately tried to write something that sounded like the British Invasion'. We wrote 'Lies' in less than one half hour. We demo-ed it in New York." After a Jerry Fuller inspired re-arrangement, the track was recorded at Sunset Sound in West Hollywood with Bruce Botnick as the Engineer. Things were not quite right, so the multi-track master was taken to Leon Russell's house in Hollywood Hills. Jerry Fuller knew Leon and "Leon had this great little studio - just a four track". The band recorded the vocals there and overdubbed a new guitar part that was recorded from a beat up old Fender guitar amp that gave the guitar sound a meaty, edgy feel".[4]

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See also

References
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  2. "The Knickerbockers, Lies". Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "Old music: The Knickerbockers – One Track Mind". The Guardian.
  4. Retrieved June 4th,2019
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