Petula Clark was living in London with her family and had a successful European career . When she got the song ` ` ' , '' she decided she wanted to sing it . That ' 60s song shot her to fame in the United States , where it reached No . 1 . The Beach Boys , The Mamas and the Papas and more . Other hits followed ; she calls American audiences the most generous in the world .
Petula Clark was living in London with her family and had a successful European career . When she got the song ` ` ' , '' she decided she wanted to sing it . That ' 60s song shot her to fame in the United States , where it reached No . 1 . Other hits followed ; she calls American audiences the most generous in the world .