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Harpers Bizarre was a short-lived sunshine pop band with close-knit harmonies and airy baroque pop instrumental arrangements that became famous during the late 1960s. They are best known for their breezy Top 20 cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (1967). Written by Paul Simon, this folk rock classic was originally released on Simon & Garfunkel's 1966 album, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme."

Formed in 1967 in Santa Cruz, California and originally known as the Tikis, the classic hitmaking lineup consisted of Ted Templeman (vocals, drums, guitar), Dick Scoppettone (vocals, guitar, bass), Eddie James (guitar), Dick Yount (bass, vocals), and John Petersen (drums, percussion, vocals), with some personnel changes. Before disbanding in 1969, Harpers Bizarre had another Top 40 hit with "Come To The Sunshine" (1967) and also had hits with their remakes of the Cole Porter-penned "Anything Goes" (1967), the Jimmy Driftwood-penned "Battle Of New Orleans" (1968) as made famous by Johnny Horton, and the Mack Gordon/Harry Warren-penned "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1967), the latter of which topped the Adult Contemporary chart. The group reunited in 1976 (without Templeman) to record an album, "As Time Goes By."

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