Here Come the Nice

Single infobox
Name = Here Come the Nice


Artist = The Small Faces
B-side = "Talk to You" (Marriott/Lane)
Released = June 2, 1967
Format = 7"
Recorded = Olympic Studios, London, 1967 flagicon|England
Genre = R&B
Psychedelia
Length = 3:06
Label = Immediate 050
Writer = Marriott/Lane
Producer = Marriott/Lane
Certification =
Reviews =
Chart position = United Kingdom #12
Last single = "Patterns" (unofficial)
(1967)
This single = "Here Come the Nice"
(1967)
Next single = "Itchycoo Park"
(1967)"Here Come the Nice" is a song released by English rhythm and blues group Small Faces. It peaked at number 12 in the UK singles chart in 1967. It was their first release on new label Immediate after moving from Decca.

ong profile

The song "Here Come the Nice" is a psychedelic/beat song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. For reasons unknown the single escaped censorship, despite the fact that the song makes overt drug references and mentions the taking of "speed" (an amphetamine) a popular drug in the sixties, especially with mods - "He makes me feel like no-one else could/He knows what I want/He's got what I need/He's always there/If I need some speed". [small faces the young mod's forgotten story p.94] Under the stricter Don Arden the single would never have seen the light of day, however Andrew Loog Oldham at Immediate had no problems with the song's release.

The song title has often been mis-quoted as "Here Comes the Nice" after a record sleeve misprint.

The title of the song comes from the comedian Lord Buckley monologue, 'Here Comes Da Nazz' which was popular with the group. [Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful p.149]

The single's B-side "Talk To You" is a more straight-forward punchy R&B song; the song's subject matter is said to be about Marriott's romantic relationship with Chrissie, super model Jean Shrimpton's younger sister. [Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful pg.149]

Other versions

The Rich Kids featuring Midge Ure and Glen Matlock (ex Sex Pistols) made a version of "Here Come the Nice" on the B-side of their single "Marching Men" in 1978, both were fans of Small Faces music. [ cite book
last = Twelker
first = Uli
last2 = Schmitt
first2 = Roland
title = The Small Faces & Other Stores
publisher = Sanctuary Publishing
isbn = 1-86074-392-7
pages = pp.20 ]

References/Notes

Notes:References:
*Paolo Hewitt John Hellier (2004). "Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful...". Helter Skelter Publishing ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
*Paolo Hewitt/Kenney Jones (1995) "small faces the young mods' forgotten story" - Acid Jazz ISBN 0 9523935 0 6

External links

* [http://www.thesmallfaces.com/ The Small Faces Official Site]