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In 1968 Cilla Black unexpectedly recorded an amazing track written by Earl Okin. quite unlike any of her other material. It was called "Abyssinian Secret" and it's long been a guilty pleasure of mine. When I decided to try creating a video for the track I searched around the internet for some appropriate footage - Arab bazaars, snake charmers, belly dancers etc. Quite by chance I stumbled across this clip from, I think, a South American TV show. I was astounded to find that the footage didn't need ANY editing whatsoever. The choreography synched perfectly to the track. God! - who would ever have thought you could belly dance to a Cilla Black song!!! All credit to the production skills of George Martin who obviously got the musical arrangement spot on. Camp? Yes, Cheesey? Yes, but a real classic piece of acid trip, opium den inspired, 60's pop, in it's own right. It was hidden away as an EP track and, I think, is still available on a compilation CD called "The Abbey Road Decade" I've actually had some really positive feedback to this vid from the composer, Earl Okin, who loved the video - and that's a real buzz... Thanks Earl! Forget "You're My World" and "Anyone Who Had A Heart" - this was Cilla when the Sixties were REALLY swinging... Enjoy :)

Channel: Music
Uploaded: August 26, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Author: gav002

Length: 0:02:24
Rating: 4.47
Views: 30,643

Tags: cilla black abyssinian secret psychedelic belly dance arabesque liverpool merseybeat 60s pop LSD

Video Comments:

Spats47 (Thursday 25th of December 2008 01:42:15 PM)

Hi! This is a song that I wrote to the lyrics of Simone Avadis and has nothing to do with Psychedelia at all. I've always liked this arrangement, however! It was issued on an EP called 'Time For Cilla' together with another of our songs 'Trees & Loneliness', just as EPs were being phased out. I wonder who made this video? More importantly, why wasn't I invited!!!? I think that I'd rather like to meet these two ladies! ;-) Earl Okin.

sleepypie (Tuesday 9th of December 2008 02:48:40 PM)

I love exotica music and this song is great. I don't know why so many people hate Cilla Black. Must be a British thing. If all she had recorded was "It's For You" that would have been enough to make me a fan.

richpat (Wednesday 26th of November 2008 05:33:21 PM)

this is great,,, Never heard this one.. thanks

richardc0077 (Thursday 20th of November 2008 05:46:44 AM)

I approve of this video! Thanks for posting it gav002.

daisysaint (Sunday 9th of November 2008 01:51:20 PM)

Earl Okin is a genius!! In the Jake Thackery line! Britain's answer to Leon Redbone! I have one of his albums here and watched him a few times at the Edinburgh festival..usually for free in a tent!

fannycraddock99 (Tuesday 21st of October 2008 01:46:51 AM)

One of my guilty pleasures too. Thanks.

ninyae (Saturday 18th of October 2008 03:57:37 AM)

Cool digs. I'd like to live in a tent like that.

walrus1a (Wednesday 15th of October 2008 03:16:34 AM)

My Mum, Simone Avadis co-wrote this track with Earl Okin. They were only teenagers at the time!

gav002 (Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 11:16:09 AM)

Wow, what a thrill to hear from you. Hope your Mum would approve of the video. Thanks, Gav

daisysaint (Sunday 9th of November 2008 01:53:24 PM)

Earl Okin is a genius!! In the Jake Thackery line! Britain's answer to Leon Redbone! I have one of his albums here and watched him a few times at the Edinburgh festival..usually for free in a tent!

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