Back in 1965, this song was a sort of throw away hit for the boy band-ish group The Walker Brothers. Long before I ever knew who Scott Walker was, I knew this song and didn't really think too much of it other than that it was fairly catchy.
Today more than anything, Scott Walker has a reputation among the indie-scene (as broad as that sounds) for his more recent avant-garde albums Drift and Tilt which are admirable for his continued emphasis on music growth and experimentation, but lack any kind of major impression other than that he just doesn't give a fuck about what anyone wants out of him. But, that's what those crazy indie-kids like, right?
Long before his first five solo masterpieces Scott 1, 2, 3, 4 and Til' the band comes in Scott was the enigmatic frontman of The Walker Brothers who from most accounts back in that time could have rivaled The Beatles in popularity if only they had played the game right and broke out more in the States.
Even in this 1965 video of The sun ain't gonna shine anymore you can see that Scott Walker had a sort of darker carisma at work and a voice that that shames any of those big-time crooners of the era.
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