2000 Great Songs #1463: My What A Lovely Day It's Been
British songwriter & producer Mark Wirtz has come up a few times previously, most notably as the producer for 60s psych act Tomorrow . He's been behind a lot of interesting work over the decades, including various 60s pop-psych works with various short-lived bands and some great hidden gems as a solo artist. 1970's Philwit & Pegasus (credited to a one-off studio project of the same name) was a semi-concept album written by Wirtz; it's mostly rather bland, pretty enough sunshine pop but not exactly memorable (which I guess defines most sunshine pop--a genre I rather enjoy, whether despite or because of its pleasant blandness). "My What A Lovely Day It's Been," however, stands out just a bit from the rest of the LP. It's got more of a psychedelic flavor, from the gentle title refrain to the bluesier interludes, building to an orchestral crescendo; it's a little reminiscent of the psych-era work of the Pretty Things . (The track is sung by John...
