The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby (1967)

Here's a song where the early 1960s met the early 1970s. 

In 1962, Decca Records in Great Britain had a choice. They wanted to sign a rock act. Two bands auditioned for that contract. Brian Poole and the Tremoloes and the Beatles. 

The first band got the contract. The Beatles went on to, well you know. 

However, Brian Poole and Tremoloes, largely forgotten today, did have some UK hits. And in 1967, after some lineup changes, including Poole departing, the Tremoloes had their biggest American hit, "Here Comes My Baby," a song where the British Invasion met Motown. 

So, what about the 1970s? 

Well, the man who wrote that song was Cat Stevens.

Had the Beatles won out over Brian Poole and Tremoloes, they never would have been signed by Parlophone and met their producer, George Martin, who had an enormous influence and their work.