Fun Music Information -> Barclay James Harvest
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Band Name Origins:
- Back in 1967 the band was playing rhythm and blues, and was called The Blues Keepers. As they began to write songs and develop an original style, they decided that they needed a name change, and that they wanted something flowery, like the West Coast psychedelic bands they admired, e.g. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane etc. Each of them wrote single words on pieces of paper which were drawn out of the hat one by one, and all were rejected until only three were left: James, a guy who used to sign with the band, Harvest because they were living in a farmhouse, and Barclay after the bank, because they aspired to make money! These were then rearranged to get the best-sounding name - Barclay James Harvest. [Source: http://www.bjharvest.co.uk (see FAQ)] Submitted by: amfonda
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Brother Thrush | Canesten Once cream | pickle* |
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Poor Man's Moody Blues"
Barclay James Harvest was always criticized by being a Poor Man's Moody Blues. So they made a song that's a style-parody of "Nights in Whits Satin".
Submitted by: Paul Warren
