#Who sings fill me up buttercup song movie#

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#Who sings fill me up buttercup song movie#

Interest in Build Me Up Buttercup surged when the song was used in the 1999 movie THER'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY.At the jukebox in the Diner, Sally chooses this song which was Pam's favourite. This song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in 1968. Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby Thanks to NoName for correcting these lyrics. It probably didn't help that they turned down an opportunity to open for THE TEMPTATIONS at the Copacabana Club which had just opened. Listening to this song you might wonder why THE FOUNDATIONS did not blow up and have one chart-topping hit after another but it is reported that management problems and band members leaving were the downfalls of the group. Dag Rune Simensen Build Me Up Buttercup // The Foundations (Song Cover). The background music is indeed similar to the sounds of early MOTOWN music and perhaps that is part of the appeal. Build Me Up Buttercup Mike dAbo / Tony Macaulay / The Foundations Cover by DRS. 'So Build me up (build me up) Buttercup don't break my heart'īuttercup has one of those catchy tunes that makes you feel happy and desire to sing along. (Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy I went to the door, I can't take any more 'I'll be over at ten', you told me time and againīut you're late, I wait around and then (bah-dah-dah) Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 16th 1969, Build Me Up Buttercup by the Foundations peaked at 3 (for 3 weeks) on Billboards Hot Top 100 chart it had. Mike Elliott, was the oldest membe at age 38 and Tim Harris was the youngest at 18. In addition to having a diverse ethnic mix in the group, there was also diversity in musical backgrouns and ages of the band members. The FOUNDATIONS have the distinction of being the first multi-racial group to have a number one hit in the UK in the 1960s. 'Build Me Up Buttercup' reached number two in the UK and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The first hit for the group was in 1967 with their debut single 'Baby Now That I've Found You.' It reached number 11 in the US and number one in the UK and Canada.

The group's background was West Indians, Sri Lankan, and White British and they were one of the few British musical acts to successfully imitate what became known as the Motown Sound. 'Build me up Buttercup' was the third single by and a 1968 hit for THE FOUNDATIONS a British soul band who were only around from 1967-1970.

The commercials aer very popular and even as I am typing the motorcycle ad with Buttercup came on and naturally I sang along. There is always a man driving along on his bike singing this tune until he is brought back to reality and realizes he was only daydreaming. Perhaps found yourself singing along with the catchy tune of 'Build me up Buttercup' as you have viewed a variety of television commercials for GEICO motorcycle insurance. You may have these words come to you easily in recent months because you hear them often without even realizing it. So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart' I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin' When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me aroundĪnd then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby 'Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby