The Zombies

Group / 1961 - present / United Kingdom

British band

baroque pop psychedelic pop beat music british rhythm & blues pop rock art pop pop rock

Biography

The Zombies were an English rock band formed in St Albans in 1962. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Rod Argent and lead vocalist Colin Blunstone, the group had their first British and American hit in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the US, two further singles—"Tell Her No" in 1965 and "Time of the Season" in 1968—were also successful.

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Analysed songs (2)

She's Not There

The Zombies

A minor-key pop song built on a contradiction: the narrator lavishes sensory detail on a woman while insisting, flatly, that she…

romantic disillusionment denial unreliable narration

Tell Her No

The Zombies

A minor-key plea in which the narrator warns a friend against a woman he already suspects is unfaithful. The song's tension…

jealousy and insecurity preemptive heartbreak possessiveness disguised as love