Song 783: This week the playlist recognizes Can't You Hear My Heartbeat by Herman’s Hermits, written by John Carter and Ken Lewis, and you can find a YouTube video of it by clicking on the title. Not long after the Beatles rocked my world in February of 1964, their fellow British Invaders began catching my ears as well, and I soon started hearing from a reclusive quintet about someone's inability to pick up the nearby sound of someone else's pulsation. It didn't take long to learn the melody for the song title and the spots where it appeared, so I could then sing along with the Herman five whenever their question mark rose out of the transistor radio. At the time, I had an obsession with a young woman my age, but rarely did I see her lookin' my way. I don't think she ever did move up closer to me, so I would bet that she never did hear the pounding of my heartbeat.
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