Peter Noone Herman's Hermits ~ 2022 July 22 ~ Barnstable County Fair, E. Falmouth, MA
Set List
I'm Into Something Good - (What A) Wonderful World - Love Potion #9 - Dandy - She's a Must To Avoid - Ring Of Fire - Sea Cruise - Daydream Believer - Glad All Over - All My Loving - Ferry Cross to Buzzards Bay {parody of Ferry Cross the Mersey} - Doo Wah Diddy Diddy - Just a Little Bit Better - Silhouette on the Shade - Everybody's Got To Love Somebody Sometime - Leaning on the Lamp Post - {Peter borrows a fan's LP, wanders through the crowd, gives CDs to children} - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Can't You Hear My Heart Beat - Travelin' Light {"I'm at the Barnstable County Fair"} - No Milk Today - The End of the World - Hold On - Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Henry The VIII, I Am - There's a Kind of Hush
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Dandy
Ferry Cross the Mersey (parody) / Do Wah Diddy Diddy
The End of the World
There's A Kind Of Hush"
Review
Was that a great show, or what? Peter Noone pranced about the stage, told funny stories, sang beautifully, picked up a guitar for a couple of songs. His band, consisting of two guitarists, a drummer, and a keyboard player, was fabulous. The audience loved every minute! There were many audience members who heard the Hermits' hits on their transistor radios when the songs were brand new, some of them with their grandchildren, but there were plenty of other fairgoers simply looking for an evening of music, and they were in for a treat!
Early in the show Peter announced that they'd be playing songs recorded by Herman's Hermits back in the day, and that they'd be playing other songs from that same era. You could call this show The 1960s British Invasion Featuring Herman's Hermits. It was a great format, since besides the beloved hits by Herman's Hermits, everyone in the crowd got to hear other songs they loved from that era, by a wide range of bands.
Peter was very funny, telling a couple of silly stories about band members. Two parodies were laugh-out-loud funny. In one he changed the lyrics of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" to "Ferry Cross to Buzzards Bay" (which is the body of water to the west of Falmouth, the location of the County Fair). In the other parody "Travelin' Light" was located at the the Barnstable County Fair. He also said that when he was a youngster growing up in England, he always dreamed that someday he would play the Barnstable County Fair! (Don't let anybody tell you that county fairs only have music by over-the-hill losers; these songs are nothing but great, and Peter's attitude was nothing but grateful to still be doing this thing that he loves.)
He did some great imitations, especially Johnny Cash in "Ring of Fire." During the Stones number, "Jumpin' Jack Flash," he whipped off his jacket in a suggestive kind of way, and did some Jagger-like prancing. He also sang a few slow and very sad ballads; "The End of the World" was just beautiful. Other band members contributed with their musicianship and backing vocals, and the lead guitarist took a few punk-rock-worthy leaps around the stage during "Little Bit Better."
Peter saw that a fan had brought a copy of a Hermits LP from the '60s; in exchange for a CD Peter borrowed it for a few minutes. He made his way through the crowd, giving away Hermits CDs to children.
The show ended with a flurry of the band's best loved songs. "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was nothing but fun. "Henry The VIII, I Am" turned into the world's biggest singalong, with Peter "teaching" the crowd the lyrics and how to spell the name pronounced as ENNERY. The closing number, a joyfully energetic "There's a Kind of Hush" ended, the band left the stage, and the sound system ended the evening of music with a prerecording of the British patriotic song, "Land of Hope and Glory."