The La's and the Left Banke

Timeless melody, Renée

So the Left Banke found me via this 10 Overlooked 60s bands post, and my immediate thought was that I knew the melody, at least until the end of the first line. 




Knowing that I didn't know the band, it took me a while to trace. But if you look, in your mind, do you know what you will find...? 



Timeless melody, indeed.

Cast - the band John Power formed after the La's disbanded - later released a song called Walkaway. No great melody in that one, but perhaps a loose connection.









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