The Move's 'Flowers in the Rain': The Song That Sparked a Legal Storm

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"Flowers in the Rain" by The Move became notable not only for its musical success but also for the controversy it sparked. In 1967, the band's manager, Tony Secunda, used a promotional postcard featuring a caricature of then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson in a compromising and unflattering light, which led to a libel case. Wilson won the case, and the High Court ordered that all royalties from the song be donated to charities of his choice, including the Spastics Society and Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This song also holds the distinction of being the first single played on BBC Radio 1 upon its launch.
September 30th marks the birthday of BBC Radio 1. In 2017, Inside Out West Midlands, with the help of Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton, and Roy Wood, looked back at the controversy surrounding the song. Hosted by Nick Owen, it was first broadcast on 2nd October 2017 under the title "Remembering Flowers in the Rain."
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@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx 2 дня назад

I can understand why the band was, and still is, furious at what their manager did without asking them.

@shauneden4229 2 дня назад

I believe history proved Tony wasn't far off the mark.

@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx 2 дня назад

Wilson lied to Parliament about funding the Biafran genocide. Little has changed, it seems. Labour governments love war.

@ChilliCheezdog 2 дня назад

I liked their music after Jeff joined the band: 'Tonight,' 'California Man,' 'Words of Aaron.' I'm a Brummie, just like my heroes. One of the biggest shocks of my life, when I was a teenager, was discovering that ELO, the band I idolised, and who could have come from anywhere on the planet, actually came from Birmingham. I walked past Bev in the street, in 1984. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't say to him: "Excuse me. Weren't you the drummer with... Troy Satan and the Hellcats?" 🤣🤣🤣 Just to see the look on his face when this young kid of 17 mentioned a band Bev was in before he joined The Move.

@TheMacasso День назад

New move book coming soon FLOWERS IN THE RAIN: the Untold Story of The Move. Forward by Paul Weller.....

@kennethnorman8079 2 дня назад

Putting paid to the horseshit that every PR firm quotes as "There's no such thing as bad publicity". Ask Puff Daddy if there's such a thing as bad press. Criminal how unheralded The Move are in the U.S. Been trying to find one of those "Harold Wilson-Flowers in the Rain" postcards for decades. Harder than you would think.

@clovislyme6195 2 дня назад

I was listening.

@chrisst8922 2 дня назад

Here's yer best trvia question. Know this and you'll always be asked to join quiz teams. What was the first music played on Radio 1? It was Theme 1 by The George Martin Orchestra just before Flowers in the Rain.

@MrGabb61 2 дня назад

Correct but before Flowers in the Rain ,Johnny Dankworth's Beefeaters ( Tony Blackburns signature tune) was played .

@highpath4776 День назад

@@MrGabb61 but wasnt the joint R1/R2 early show first at 6am?

@highpath4776 День назад

Oddly what was alluded to actually has been admitted has happening recently. (not sure if pre or post the postcard publication) therefore the judgement should be set aside)