Thanks guys.

Tony, you beat me to it. I would have thought the original was quite familiar to most here, but apparently that was not the case.The version by the Searchers was quite popular here in Western Europe, certainly in the UK and Holland. They had a massive string of hits ( "Sweets for my sweets ", etc) and continued for a very long time. I saw them perform in London in 1980 when they had re-united with virtually all of the original members. But as late as 2009 they were still performing live with, to the best of my knowledge, two of the original gang.

As regards my version on the Ketron SD7, kudos also to my good friend Carlo who lives quite some distance apart and to whom I always send by material for perusal and for "mastering " .....
It would sound definitely less impressive without his touch of magic.....

Gerry,
I know it can get very hot in your neck of the woods which would be hard for me to stomach, but on the other hand these Dutch "winters " ( no longer freezing cold, but incessant wind and rains) get on my nerves. The only positive to come out of it is that you feel less inclined to go for a walk on the beach
(only 2 kms from where I live) , stay home and make music

regards,
John