Which band wrote the song that was kept at #2 behind Mark Barkan's 1966 #1 hit?
Paint It Black "Paint It Black" (originally released as "Paint It, Black") is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, written by the songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and first released as a single on 6 May 1966. It was later included as the opening track to the US version of their 1966 album, "Aftermath".
Mr. Soft "Mr. Soft" is a song by the British rock band Cockney Rebel, fronted by Steve Harley. It was released in 1974 as the second single from their second studio album "The Psychomodo". In the UK, the song became the band's second hit, following the Top 5 success of "Judy Teen". "Mr. Soft" was written by Harley, and produced by Harley and Alan Parsons.