This Door Swings Both Ways
Herman's Hermits
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Everyone's life is bittersweet It's a door that opens wide And no man can call himself complete Till he's seen it from both sides This door swings both ways It's marked 'in' and 'out' Some days you'll want to cry And some days you will shout This door swings both ways It goes back and forth In comes a southern breeze Or a cold wind from the north This door swings both ways Lets in joy and pain In comes the morning sun And then the evening rain This door swings both ways Lets in dark and light Every day you make the choice To let in wrong or right When shadows fall You must prepare yourself for sunshine For everything there is an end And so my friend you must be brave This door swings both ways Which one will it be Will we live in happiness or dwell in misery This door swings both ways Lets in earth and sky Make the most of livin' if you're not prepared to die Make the most of livin' if you're not prepared to die (This door swings both ways)
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Written by: DON E THOMAS, ESTELLE LEVITT
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10 facts about this song
Era"This Door Swings Both Ways" was released in 1966 during the peak of the British Invasion of the United States pop music scene.
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BandHerman's Hermits was an incredibly popular band during the mid-1960s, known for their clean-cut image and catchy pop songs.
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ChartsThe song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S.
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Album"This Door Swings Both Ways" was featured on the band album titled "Both Sides of Herman's Hermits," which showcased a more mature sound for the group.
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LyricsThe song uses the metaphor of a door that swings both ways to express the positive and negative sides to every situation.
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Lead Singer Peter NooneHe was only 19 years old when the song was released.
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Co-songwritersThe song was co-written by Estelle Levitt and Don Thomas, who were well-known songwriters during the 1960s.
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Covers VersionsMany other artists have since covered the song, including the pop band Spanky & Our Gang in their 1967 album.
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Pluto RecordsThe single was released on the Pluto Record label.
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ContextThe song can be seen as part of a transitional phase for the Hermits as they moved away from their earlier bubblegum pop sound toward more sophisticated and thematic material.
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