Jay and the Americans were a pretty big deal back in the 1960s, due in no small part to their choice of material from some of the top songwriters of the day. Case in point is today’s classic song of the day, the perfectly named for an early spring Sunday, “Sunday and Me.”
“Sunday and Me” was written by none other than Neil Diamond. In fact, it was Mr. Diamond’s first successful tune as a songwriter; he’d go on to write tunes for the Monkees (“I’m a Believer,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”), Lulu, Glen Campbell, and, of course, himself. (He wrote a lot of tunes for himself.)
Jay and the Americans released “Sunday and Me” as a single in November of 1965. It went all the way to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the Cash Box Top 100.
In “Sunday and Me,” Sunday isn’t a day, but rather the name of a girl. The song starts with a flamenco-styled guitar then breaks into a driving rock beat, complete with appealing harmonies behind lead singer Jay Black’s dynamic vocals. It’s a nice piece of mid-60s pop.
And here’s your daily bonus video for today, Jay and the Americans lip synching “Sunday and Me” on some television program in late 1965. Love the sweaters.
