"Mecca" is a 1963 song which was a hit for Gene Pitney. It was the first release and greatest hit from his LP, Gene Pitney Sings Just for You.
Lyrics The song starts with "I live on the west side, she lives on the east side of the street."The New Yorker Volume 41, Part 1 - Page 78 "Then, a few years later (in a kind of pulsating weeper click with Casbah undertones), the urban East-West axis came under consideration, with Gene Pitney's “Mecca”: I live on the West side, She lives on the East side of the street." "Mecca," a city that most of the world is forbidden to visit, symbolizes her side of the street, as the girl's parents forbid the pair to become romantically involved because of their young age.
Charts In the U.S., "Mecca" peaked at #12 on the pop chart and #4 Easy Listening. It was a bigger hit in Australia, where it peaked at #7, and in Canada where it reached #2. The B-side, "Teardrop by Teardrop," charted at #130 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.
Chart history Chart (1963)PeakpositionAustralia - Music Maker7Canada - CHUM2U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 12U.S. Billboard - Middle-Road Singles4U.S. Cash Box Top 10013
References
External links Lyrics of this song