despite not being a uk hit single for springfield, "wishin' and hopin was strongly identified with her in the uk public consciousness: she performed the song with the merseybeats on the 8 august 1964 episode of "ready steady go!" – actually both acts lip-synched to a track spliced together from their respective versions – and on that show's "sound of motown" edition broadcast 28 april 1965 which springfield hosted, the only one of her own songs she performed was "wishin' and hopin with the vocal accompaniment of martha reeves and the vandellas.