Beach Music
The song was written by Don Smith and Cyril Vetter. Dick Holler & The Holidays recorded it originally. The Swingin’ Medallions released their cover of it in 1966, and it went to #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Some radio stations at the time banned the song because of references to loving so long and hard and drinking. The song has also been covered by The Residents and Joe Stampley and The Cockroaches.
The Swingin’ Medallions are a Beach Music group from Greenwood, South Carolina. The lineup for The Swingin’ Medallions has changed numerous times over the years, but the original members were John McElrather (vocals and keyboards), Joe Morris (vocals and drums), Jimmy Perkins (vocals and bass), Hack Bartley (vocals and sax), Grainger Hines (vocals and sax), Brent Fortson (vocals and sax), Carroll Bledsoe (vocals and trumpet), Jim Doares (vocals and guitar), Freddie Pugh (vocals and sax), and Perrin Gleaton (vocals and guitar).