"Lady Godiva" is a popular song originally recorded and released in 1966 as a single by British pop duo Peter and Gordon. Though it only made it to No. 16 in the UK, it became one of the duo's greatest successes in the United States, rising to No. 6 in December 1966.
Lady Godiva (song)
Peter and Gordon were a British pop duo, composed of Peter Asher and Gordon Waller (1945–2009), who achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, the million-selling single "A World Without Love". The duo had several subsequent hits in America in the British Invasion era including "I Go to Pieces", "Lady Godiva", "Woman", "True Love Ways" and "Nobody I Know".
Peter and Gordon publicity photo, 1965
Cashbox advertisement, May 2, 1964
Peter and Gordon performing in 2005