Name the song the line is from Part II

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Alright then, what’s this?

Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert hall

On of the best - I still play it
Beatles - A Day in the Life


**********NEW************* An oldie, featured in a movie -

What will you lend on an old golden rule

Tonyrob


Edited to add clue -
It was a hit in England and in the USA - but with different female singers.
The English singer sung it in the movie.

Edited for another clue
The Brit Hit was 1966
The US hit was 1967

Another clue
Written by Burt Bacharach/Hal David
Bacharach flew to England for the recording, and played piano.He also introduced a 48 piece orcherstra. It was recorded at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios under the supervision of George Martin. Depending on whose version you believe, it took between 18 and 27 takes before George Martin was satisfied.

More clues

The first line of the song asks a question about life

In addition to the singers who had hits with this song, Cher recorded it on one of her albums,

Cher recorded it on one of her albums

More lyrics -

Are we meant to take more than we give,
Or are we meant to be kind?

Tonyrob

From the hints, that's gotta be Alfie (for example, the first line asks a question about life, as in: What's it all about, Alfie?).

Dionne Warwick had the big hit with it in the US, but I don't know who had the hit in England.



OK, this English singer's real name was Robin Peter Smith, but he recorded and performed under a different one. In 1966, he had a hit (#4 US, #5 UK) with this:

You
With your masquerading
And you
Always contemplating what to do

Looks like we're still working on my song here, so I''ll add some lyrics and a hint.


You
With your masquerading
And you
Always contemplating
What to do
In case heaven has found you
Can't you see
That it's all around you
So follow me


There's a hint about the title of the song in that last line of lyrics: So follow me.

In medieval folklore, who did the children follow?

The Pied Piper? I'm just answering your clue -- I've never heard of a song with that name, LOL.

I guess that clue made it too easy, lol.

The song was indeed The Pied Piper, a #4 hit by Crispian St. Peters in 1966.


You can post lyrics if you'd like, Sue. If not, I'll dream up something else.

An easy one --

"the heart afraid of breaking"