Clint Holmes
Clint Holmes (born 9 May 1946) is a singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer. He was born in Bournemouth, England, the son of an African-American jazz musician and an English opera singer. He was raised in Farnham, New York, a small village southwest of Buffalo, as a child.
Holmes is perhaps best known for his #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart "Playground In My Mind" in 1973. The nursery rhyme-styled song features Holmes duetting with producer Paul Vance's son Philip (d. 13 December 2009) on the chorus. "Playground In My Mind" was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, released in the U.S. in July 1972 but did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 until 24 March 1973, where it stayed for 23 weeks. It was granted gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. on July 3, 1973. The single went one better in Canada, topping the RPM 100 national singles charts there for three consecutive weeks in the same year (June 23 - July 7).
This account is given in the autobiography, Johnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock:
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My Mind
All I wanted was you
All I need was for you to look up and see the man I was trying to be
I bought you a diamond ring
Roses and all of your favourite things
But he just to stay and you thought my heart and soul
Was locked away
I listened to James Blunt
I listened to Daniel Powter
I listened to Jet
I listend to Maroon 5
But never could I find what I found in you
Cos your on my mind
Everyday like chasing my run down the cliff
I'll jump Mt.Everest just to get you
All I wanted was you
All I wanted to do was love you
Give you everything you want to make you happy
I married you and had a child
It wasn't mine but you said it was and you lied
But I forgave you and then you ran away and hide
Cos your on my mind
Everyday like chasing my run down the cliff
I'll jump Mt.Everest just to get you
Cos your on my mind
Everyday like chasing my run down the cliff