For the love of rock
Vol III, Issue 22 – Do ya (15 Nov 2018)
www.intheloveofrock.com
Name of song– Do ya
Band – The Move
Writer– Jeff Lynne
Album- Message from the Country
Release year– 1971
Reissued year– 2005
Peak chart position
# 93 – US Billboard Hot 100 (1971)
Do ya
Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha
“The Move” was an English band who was at the zenith during the late sixties. Formed by Chris Kefford, Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton and Roy Wood in 1965 in Birmingham, “The Move” were named thus as all the members had moved out from different groups at the same time. They were a band with strong pop, rock and rock ‘n’ roll basis with wonderful songs to their name, however they were more famous for their stage antics, publicity stunts and extravagant lifestyle just like their contemporary “The Who”. They even had to pay life-long royalty from their hit song “Flowers in the rain”, when they lost the lawsuit to the British Prime Minister then over the case when their manager portrayed a cartoon postcard of him with his secretary in bed during their publicity stunts. This came down heavily for the band – directly or indirectly affecting the groups’ long term direction and future. During their short lived career, they had numerous line-up changes and with finally addition of Jeff Lynne in 1970, it led their transition with 3 members into “Electric Light Orchestra” (ELO).
