2 Quotes & Sayings By Frederick George Scott

Frederick George Scott (born Frederick Scott; 5 April 1922 – 3 December 2009) was a British writer, songwriter and broadcaster. He is best known for his hit songs such as "See Me Feel Me" (1958), "Is It Love?" (1962), "What's That You're Doing?" (1963), and "Maybe I'm Amazed" (1965). His eponymous debut album, released in 1966, was certified gold in the UK and reached number forty-three on the UK Albums Chart. As one half of The Scaffold, Scott had a string of hits between 1969 and 1974, the best-known being "The Scaffold", which peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart. He later became a successful music-publishing executive. Scott was born in Hampstead, London in 1922, the son of a doctor Read more

In his youth he attended Eton College and Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. He served with the Royal Air Force during World War II. After being demobbed in 1946 he worked as a journalist for a variety of publications including the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Mirror before becoming a BBC radio announcer in 1957.

From 1958 to 1962 he wrote and performed under the pseudonym Bob Scott, recording several singles for Pye Records under the name Bob Scott & The Police Band. In addition to his own material, he also co-wrote several songs with Elton John ("The Bitch Is Back" from The Madman's Ball) and David Bowie ("Queen Bitch" from Space Oddity). Scott also provided backing vocals on Bowie's album Let's Dance. In 1963, Scott had a UK Top 10 hit with "Maybe I'm Amazed", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney along with Harry Robinson and recorded by Shirley Bassey that reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart.

He also had two more Top 40 hits with "See Me Feel Me" (No. 8) and "What's That You're Doing?" (No. 12). A re-release of "Shower of Gold" charted on both sides of the Atlantic reaching No. 32 on Cash Box magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1970; it also climbed to No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade chart that same year followed by appearances on both sides of the Atlantic reaching No. 57 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart that year as