Brummie pop heroes the Move had a spectacular run on the UK singles chart despite fall-outs, controversy and a lawsuit from the prime minister. From their formation in 1965 to their split in 1972, only two of their twelve original singles flopped. The first and most ignominious of those failures was "Wild Tiger Woman", a rollicking, hysterical tune that troubled radio stations due to its sexual lyrical content. Its failure could also be attributed to how ahead of schedule it sounds. It's full of itself. It's fast, it's fey, it's novel (the "WILD WILD WILD" vocal in choruses) and it pounds with a throwback chug. Despite lines like "tied to the bed / she's waiting to be fed", this is no burly boogie. The interplay between straight-man lead vocalist Carl Wayne and the coy, shrieking Roy Wood ("I'll nevah find another girl!") is identical to the schtick Brian Connolly and Steve Priest used on all the biggest Sweet hits and just as camp. Within a few years, the painfully shy Wood would grow out his hair and bury his face in startlingly colourful makeup. By the time he was fronting Wizzard, he looked like a carnival dragon - KISS have admitted they took notes. Next time someone dismisses Wood as a parodic Johnny-glam-lately, send them this Beat-Club clip where Wood can be seen shredding in a sparkly black jacket and velvet trousers in 1968. From: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the-move/wild-tiger-woman-omnibus/
"Blackberry Way" is often cited as an "answer song" to the Beatles' "Penny Lane." It has similarity with "Penny Lane," only with much darker lyrics and a melancholy mood. The bridge is lifted from the intro of Harry Nilsson's "Good Old Desk." When it was put to him in an interview, Roy Wood admitted the influence of "Penny Lane" on this song. He said: "I suppose it could have been. We were all very influenced by what The Beatles were doing because they were the best songwriters around." From: https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-move/blackberry-way
