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The Strangeloves
The Strangeloves were a band created in 1964 by a New York-based American songwriting production team who pretended to be from Australia.
History.
Consisting of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer, The Strangeloves' most successful singles were "I Want Candy," "Cara-Lin", and "Night Time". 
Before the invention of The Strangeloves, the three-member team ‒ often going by FGG Productions ‒ had already scored hits for other artists including 1963's "
members were Don Bradley, Carl Fisher, Dave Govan, James Johnson, and Ricky Owens. The song then became a local hit in the Pacific Northwest in a cover version by James Henry & The Olympics (Jerden Records), but it was quickly eclipsed in August when the Indiana pop group The McCoys released their iconic retitled version. "Hang On Sloopy" went to #1 in the United States in October 1965.
The Vibrations' original version Origin of the McCoys version.
In early 1965, The Strangeloves,