Dammit, how can you mend a broken heart? That's a good fuckin question. The BeeGees wanted answers, and that's why they wrote this song. But it's doubtful that this mysterious juvenile group (supposedly from Germany??) knows anything about broken hearts, though this kid tries pretty hard to convince "the grownups" that he feels the sting of love just as badly as them. Even at such a young age, they pull off a nice rendition, up there with the Reverend Al Green's version. The flip side is a more energetic bouncer that could easily be mistaken for a Jackson 5 song. Good stuff here, though not very original.
There is very little information out there about this group, no pictures or backstory, they only released one other song (also on Stang)... I'm guessing that they probably went back to school after the summer was over and never heard from Sylvia and Joe Robinson of NJ's Stang Records ever again.
Try not to look at the awful video for the A side.
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