I'm 71 years old and remember seeing this show on TV! I was 10 at the time, and really admired Sylvia for not just singing, but actually playing that guitar.
@@cailanmurray4430because it was! This song was a HUGE influence on Jimi when he was still just strumming a one-string Ukulele in ’56. He for sure incorporates these sounds in his later years.
SYLVIA WAS ONE SEXY,SENUOUS,AND TALENTED WOMAN. THIS SONG WAS VERY RISQUE FOR THE 1950'S. THIS WAS A BOLD MOVE ON STEVE ALLEN'S PART. HE FEATURED A BEAUTIFUL SENSUOUS BLACK WOMAN ON NETWORK TELEVISION. THIS WAS UNHEARD OF BACK THEN. I GLAD STEVE HAD THE NERVE TO LOOK PAST COLOR AND FOCUS ON TALENT.
@michaelfischer84 I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, I Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if you're interested. As you know, TH-cam does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off). [ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ] 1957 ❗❕❗ Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES. David Letterman was an Echo of Allen, but Steve did it in a crew cut world dominated by McCarthyism at the time. Steve Allen so far ahead of his time he must have been an extraterrestrial. Still think of him every once in awhile 60 some years later.
@charlesbatts3676 I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, 👁 Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if interested. As you know, TH-cam does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off). [ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ] 1957 ❗❕❗ Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES David Letterman is as close As It Gets but one must always remember that Steverino did his act in 55 in the age of McCarthy. And I don't mean Melissa McCarthy.
@dharlesbatts3676: I was only six at this time so I have no memory of when Steve hosted The Tonight Show but I was also amazed that, given the times then, that he wd. feature (and NBC wd. allow) black performers on his show, even in late night. Now I’m gonna search uTube to see if any of the great r&b/doo wop groups were on his show.
@@Smedley1947 I worked at Colonnade Hotel in Boston late 70s to early 80s. Steve, I met him enough where he not only remembered me, but played a joke or 2 on me on later visits. He was sophisticated, yet down to earth. I met quite a few celebrities. Steve was "normal"! He, Cheech, Phil Rizzuto and Martin Mull were ALL regular, but very talented people.I Could name quite a few who were not nice.
@Logan And by the way, I know the definition of Racism. You obviously don't since you can't even spell it correctly, so let me paste you the deffinition..... rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit noun prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race. Prejudice is probably too big of a word for you so let me give you that definition too.... prej·u·dice /ˈprejədəs/Submit noun 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. " Your assumption that Eminem was black because he had a deep voice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason since plenty of people from other races also have deep voices, and there is no way of knowing. So yes, that is in fact the definition of Racist. The fact that you will probably try to argue with the 100 percent facts I've given to you just proves to me that you will never admit your comment was racist even though it is. You're pride wont allow you to admit it, so I'm done arguing with a brick wall. Have a good day!
@@GreenyZay I'm not saying she's a bad person in any way, but only that the comment was a racist one. Let's look at the definition of racist, shall we. rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit noun prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Lets also look at the definition of prejudice.... prej·u·dice /ˈprejədəs/Submit noun 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. " The fact that she had a preconceived opinion based only on the sound of their voice is by definition, racism. This was further proven when she saw the video and saw they were actually black. Hopefully she learned from this, and wont go assuming someone is a certain color just because they sound a certain way. Even if she doesn't I guess our brains are just wired that way. Guess the brain is just going to form a picture in her head. In this case the picture was not correct.
Fritospie you obviously are stupid (coming FROM A BLACK GIRL) I thought they were white singers too since most black singers DO SOUND SOULFUL AND HAVE DEEPER TONES get over it
Hosanna in the highest. I was nine when I saw this and I would have to say that despite being only nine she moved me. I already liked the song but to see her moving like that stirred something. I was still a full 2 years away from puberty so it tells me that there are things actually going on in the brain long before the hormones begin their rage.
Hard to believe they weren't even in a relationship let alone lovers. Mickey was a music teacher in New Jersey and Sylvia was his student. The song Love is strange sold over 1 millions copies and was covered several times. Sylvia Robinson now after she married started her solo career in the early 70's with the classic R&B song Pillow Talk. She also was one of the founding members of rap by Signing The Sugar Hill Gang to her record label. Sugar Hill recorded the first ever rap song Rappers Delight, she died in 2011 of heart failure at 76.
Yes! What he just said. Her swaying hips are SO gorgeous....and if that isn't enough her little purrs and growls slay me. Very mersmerizing, in a very good way, is right!
Sylvia brought Hip Hop music to the mainstream in 1979 by creating the Sugar-Hill Gang and Rapper's Delight under her label. She saw the mainstream potential in Hip Hop before anyone else. Not too surprising when you watch this and realize how original and savvy she carried herself. Talk about an American icon.
@@IAmMrQ and that's SAD that a bunch of thugged, drugged, non musical reality tv stars are at the top of the music charts today. Can't even perform their shit in the studio (auto-tune), far less live and will lip-sync and/or shake their ass and then call it a concert. And the public BUYS that. SMH. #isaidwhatisaid
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Such a wonderful performance. She changed the lyrics to say his name, the chemistry is undeniable. Also interested they decided to perform for TV, yet we are privileged enough to watch this in 2024. If only they knew how many people would see this amazing performance.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Fabian Miguez They we’re playing and Mickey Baker was one of the finest jazz guitarists ever. Read his book Jazz Guitar and learn something before u opine.
@@NorthSouthEast I still have it. That book was the Bible for guitar players back then, still loaded with useful stuff and a solid foundation. He was a NY studio guy, that's him on "The Wanderer" by Dion & The Belmonts. I use that little rhythm guitar part he did all the time. And by the way, this was Buddy Holley's favorite record.
~ 1956 and still fresh in 2018!! R.I.P. The great Sylvia Robinson. I certainly hope when Warner Bros makes her movie, they do not ignore her hits and great business accomplishments in music from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s!! She thrived and existed way way before Sugar Hll Records. See the history of All Platinum Records and associated labels!! Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
Sylvia went onto record up to the 1970s she had a big hit in 1973 with a tune called "Pillow Talk" and then went onto form one of the first rap/hip hop record companies in the late 70s Sugar Hill records she produced the fist rap song "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill gang in 1979 -Mickey was famous in his own right as he was labeled as one of the best guitar players of his time. Mickey passed away at the age of 89 in 2012 and Sylvia died at the age of 76 in 2011.
Ya'll do know that this is Sylvia who made Pillow Talk... Who was the lady boss of the first hip hop group....it slipped my mind really quick.... & these are two beautiful Black folks...we just gorgeous n exotic pple!!! We come in sooo many varieties...😉💏😙
RIP Mickey and Sylvia. I think right now, they are playing this song for everyone in heaven. I also think that she liked him and he liked her but they never told each other
no, they were never married to each other, Mickey Baker may have been already married at that time, in fact, he has said that there were were times he couldn't wait to get away from her....Sylvia wanted to be a star, Mickey just wanted to play his guitar and be left alone
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Mickey was a major studio player for a lot of the greats and published a jazz guitar instruction book in `55 that everybody of my generation had a copy of. "Love Is Strange" was Buddy Holly`s favorite record.
@FedUpSouthernGirl Was only 9 years old when I saw her move like that, watching the Steve Allen Show with my parents and a couple of my 5 older siblings. My *parents looked at each other with a look of mild concern but apparently not enough to send me to my room. Now, I was not **physically precocious developmentally, it would be 2 years more before puberty's hormonal deluge even began so I can only surmise that there is far, far more to "desire" than hormones, just as even infants prefer symmetrical beautiful features to the alternatives. So it was like reverse deja vu when I stumbled onto this video a few years ago and I instantly remembered her sensuous slithering••••• * my 47-year-old mom, in one year, would become infatuated with Elvis ** mentally yes, physically no
This was a time when you needed talent for singing and playing. They sound just as good live as they did in the studio recordings. Are there many performers today who can claim that? Very few!
I'm 62 and I can't remember a time when I wasn't aware of this song, as my mom would let me play her records as soon as I was old enough to put needle to disk and yet I only just now learned Mickey and Sylvia are black and that Sylvia went on to sing "Pillow Talk" sixteen years later. What heterosexual man could resist her call? "Come here lover boy!"
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
In 1956 I was 10 years old and litening to this, my favorite rock tune, on my little tube radio. I'm pretty sure things were a little more sane back then. No lip syncing here.
Me too--I'm 71 now and this song still rocks me. I'm finally learning the licks on my Teisco "Audition" guitar from online lessons--great to see Sylvia's rhythm playing and hear the percussion/bongos, etc. in this live footage as well as watching the stage "bits" between the two of them (another team to watch online is Louis Prima and Keeley Smith). Can't beat the old stuff (me included).
Anton Bouchette :I,m 71,and remember them well, great vocalists,but watching the guitar work is a real treat!! So creative and stylish! He is a really good guitarist,and so is Sylvia,well ahead of their time.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
I learned a lot from the Mickey Baker's yellow and black Jazz Guitar book that I bought in 1964. I had read that he had played with such musicians as Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins. . . Sylvia Robinson was one of Mickey's guitar students. In 2003, he was listed at #53 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
I'm so glad they get to be immortalised through this, it's a damn shame fan girls and boys of my generation could not give them the screams and look of wonder and awe they deserve😊😊😊😊😊😊 Sylvia is so cute, my heart feels all fuzzy.
OMG... Sylvia had the sex appeal more so in 1957 long before 1973's 'Pillow Talk'! Mickey's playing always had a hold on me before I've even knew who he was and it wasn't until the mid-80s when I became aware of him by way of a 1959 Atlantic instrumental album 'The Wildest Guitar' that simply blew my mind... R.I.P. to both.
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If you're still playing this in 2024 you have superior taste in music.
one of my favorites, for sure.
...or you just watched Casino _(1995)_ recently.
Hi broo
It's so stupid. Just enjoy, cabaço!
Dirty dancing 😉. Mickey Baker is the teacher for many guitarists.
I'm 71 years old and remember seeing this show on TV! I was 10 at the time, and really admired Sylvia for not just singing, but actually playing that guitar.
That's Really awesome to hear about, thanks for sharing your experience, Holly.
Nice to hear that
Dude what omg
Damn 71!!! How was it like back then?
@@pyjamapro234 fuck i mean i hope you don't fuck i messed up
Omg she's so cute and flirty just all around perfect.
Cyndie-Anjell Vernet .........your not too bad yourself..............Erik
BluesBoy 1955 😊 thanks
Timeless music fantastic
She was*
Yes she isHOT
This song was so ahead of its time. The harmony is sublime.
Seriously!! So surprised to hear it and see just how old school this is.
Other way around😂😂
It sounds 10 years ahead of its time it’s something u would hear in like 67’ compared to 57’
@@cailanmurray4430because it was! This song was a HUGE influence on Jimi when he was still just strumming a one-string Ukulele in ’56. He for sure incorporates these sounds in his later years.
Are you saying sublime got some of the inspiration for their songs from this song? Okay, I guess maybe I could buy that?
SYLVIA WAS ONE SEXY,SENUOUS,AND TALENTED WOMAN. THIS SONG WAS VERY RISQUE FOR THE 1950'S. THIS WAS A BOLD MOVE ON STEVE ALLEN'S PART. HE FEATURED A BEAUTIFUL SENSUOUS BLACK WOMAN ON NETWORK TELEVISION. THIS WAS UNHEARD OF BACK THEN. I GLAD STEVE HAD THE NERVE TO LOOK PAST COLOR AND FOCUS ON TALENT.
Steve Allen was awesome
@michaelfischer84
I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, I Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if you're interested. As you know, TH-cam does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off).
[ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ]
1957 ❗❕❗
Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES.
David Letterman was an Echo of Allen, but Steve did it in a crew cut world dominated by McCarthyism at the time. Steve Allen so far ahead of his time he must have been an extraterrestrial. Still think of him every once in awhile 60 some years later.
@charlesbatts3676
I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, 👁 Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if interested. As you know, TH-cam does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off).
[ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ]
1957 ❗❕❗
Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES
David Letterman is as close As It Gets but one must always remember that Steverino did his act in 55 in the age of McCarthy. And I don't mean Melissa McCarthy.
@dharlesbatts3676: I was only six at this time so I have no memory of when Steve hosted The Tonight Show but I was also amazed that, given the times then, that he wd. feature (and NBC wd. allow) black performers on his show, even in late night. Now I’m gonna search uTube to see if any of the great r&b/doo wop groups were on his show.
@@Smedley1947 I worked at Colonnade Hotel in Boston late 70s to early 80s. Steve, I met him enough where he not only remembered me, but played a joke or 2 on me on later visits. He was sophisticated, yet down to earth. I met quite a few celebrities. Steve was "normal"! He, Cheech, Phil Rizzuto and Martin Mull were ALL regular, but very talented people.I Could name quite a few who were not nice.
OMG All of these years I thought they were white singers!! I’ve loved this song since the first time I heard it!!! Simply awesome!!!
Rhonda Paul you can’t judge a book by looking at its cover Bo Didley.
Btw Bo Didley claimed he wrote this song.
meetoo lol
@Logan And by the way, I know the definition of Racism. You obviously don't since you can't even spell it correctly, so let me paste you the deffinition.....
rac·ism
/ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit
noun
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race.
Prejudice is probably too big of a word for you so let me give you that definition too....
prej·u·dice
/ˈprejədəs/Submit
noun
1.
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
"
Your assumption that Eminem was black because he had a deep voice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason since plenty of people from other races also have deep voices, and there is no way of knowing. So yes, that is in fact the definition of Racist. The fact that you will probably try to argue with the 100 percent facts I've given to you just proves to me that you will never admit your comment was racist even though it is. You're pride wont allow you to admit it, so I'm done arguing with a brick wall. Have a good day!
@@GreenyZay I'm not saying she's a bad person in any way, but only that the comment was a racist one. Let's look at the definition of racist, shall we.
rac·ism
/ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit
noun
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Lets also look at the definition of prejudice....
prej·u·dice
/ˈprejədəs/Submit
noun
1.
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
"
The fact that she had a preconceived opinion based only on the sound of their voice is by definition, racism. This was further proven when she saw the video and saw they were actually black. Hopefully she learned from this, and wont go assuming someone is a certain color just because they sound a certain way. Even if she doesn't I guess our brains are just wired that way. Guess the brain is just going to form a picture in her head. In this case the picture was not correct.
Fritospie you obviously are stupid (coming FROM A BLACK GIRL) I thought they were white singers too since most black singers DO SOUND SOULFUL AND HAVE DEEPER TONES get over it
Hosanna to whoever possessed the foresight to preserve this gem of television and popular-music history!
Hosanna in the highest. I was nine when I saw this and I would have to say that despite being only nine she moved me. I already liked the song but to see her moving like that stirred something. I was still a full 2 years away from puberty so it tells me that there are things actually going on in the brain long before the hormones begin their rage.
What a scintillating and titillating woman - whatever that means. But I know she has it.
Sylvia was so seductive even before pillow talk
Yes She was
Honestly
Nobodys fool either, had her own Record label.
So nice to See the real mickey and sylvia sing this song i really love this song thanks
Wow she did pillow talk. I knew she looked familiar. She was the person who put hip hop on the map. She financed the Sugar Hill Gang.
Hard to believe they weren't even in a relationship let alone lovers. Mickey was a music teacher in New Jersey and Sylvia was his student. The song Love is strange sold over 1 millions copies and was covered several times. Sylvia Robinson now after she married started her solo career in the early 70's with the classic R&B song Pillow Talk. She also was one of the founding members of rap by Signing The Sugar Hill Gang to her record label. Sugar Hill recorded the first ever rap song Rappers Delight, she died in 2011 of heart failure at 76.
Sylvia and Major Lance had a daughter who is now the mayor of Atlanta, Ga.
Wow, Sylvia must be among the first chicks to play electric guitar on record. And in a sequin gown, no less. What a legend!
lulugu3 Rosetta Tharpe
It
@@patp2690 Or Lady Bo
Have I got news for you.
- MARY FORD is better than your favourite guitarist.
- CAROL KAYE is your favourite guitarist's favourite bass player.
isn´t the first. listen to rosetta tharpe
Yeah that, and what the hell were a Black couple doing on the rockabilly circuit? It was all too much.
I'm 74 now. What a wonderful experience for those of us who can appreciate it. Thank you so much.
I'm not into chicks, but her hips were mesmerizing! 😂😂😂
'only once' Nice!
Yes! What he just said. Her swaying hips are SO gorgeous....and if that isn't enough her little purrs and growls slay me. Very mersmerizing, in a very good way, is right!
yep i see what you mean
Hips don't lie.
I thought her name was Sylvia Robinson?
Sylvia brought Hip Hop music to the mainstream in 1979 by creating the Sugar-Hill Gang and Rapper's Delight under her label. She saw the mainstream potential in Hip Hop before anyone else. Not too surprising when you watch this and realize how original and savvy she carried herself. Talk about an American icon.
That's sad. She was a full on musician but brought that 💩 to the forefront
@@kurtfelix1412 That "💩" has become more popular than rock and roll music, as of 2017 😉
@@IAmMrQhip hop is not rap, I repeat, hip hop is not rap.
@@IAmMrQ and that's SAD that a bunch of thugged, drugged, non musical reality tv stars are at the top of the music charts today. Can't even perform their shit in the studio (auto-tune), far less live and will lip-sync and/or shake their ass and then call it a concert. And the public BUYS that. SMH. #isaidwhatisaid
@@kurtfelix1412 Most popular music genre in America since 2017.
Singing dancing and playing guitar
What a lady ❤
She later became the mother of hip-hop. Amazing.
That part toward the end when Silvia sings baby, oh oh Baby. Omg! Hands down the sexiest part in a song ever.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Such a wonderful performance. She changed the lyrics to say his name, the chemistry is undeniable. Also interested they decided to perform for TV, yet we are privileged enough to watch this in 2024. If only they knew how many people would see this amazing performance.
I'm 44 and lv this era of music ,silva s voice is just 😍
you think this is something. You should hear her solo hit "Pillow Talk"
THAT is one very VERY V E R Y stunning woman.
Absolutely!!
They sound so good together. It's a crime against art and humanity that they didn't record more songs together.
Do you mean more songs than this? Or more songs in general? They did record two albums. I love the song "Love Will Make You Fail at School".
The best song from Dirty Dancing lol :)
Richard Alan Savage I know right
Tied with "Do You Love Me?" for me
And Hungry Eyes
Jim Jones OMG I love Do you love me😂
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Once upon a time, music was beautiful, made by truly talented people who could play real instruments. ❤️
They're not really playing here though ?
@@framgz6467
Actually, they are. I don't know who was playing the bongo drums, though. They've got it good. Sweetness!
Fabian Miguez They we’re playing and Mickey Baker was one of the finest jazz guitarists ever. Read his book Jazz Guitar and learn something before u opine.
@@NorthSouthEast I still have it. That book was the Bible for guitar players back then, still loaded with useful stuff and a solid foundation. He was a NY studio guy, that's him on "The Wanderer" by Dion & The Belmonts. I use that little rhythm guitar part he did all the time. And by the way, this was Buddy Holley's favorite record.
It still is if you stop listening to your radio app of choice and start going to local gigs
~ 1956 and still fresh in 2018!! R.I.P. The great Sylvia Robinson. I certainly hope when Warner Bros makes her movie, they do not ignore her hits and great business accomplishments in music from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s!! She thrived and existed way way before Sugar Hll Records. See the history of All Platinum Records and associated labels!! Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
I ❤️ the part "Baby..My sweet Baby..You're the one!" 😍
2021 i always love this song from 1956
Yo momma
I agree. That’s the actual hook.
What a treasure! ... and they weren't lip syncing which was so common back then. They actually did it live and seamlessly.
This is the very first time I have ever seen Mickey & Sylvia "live" footage...FANTASTIC! to see them interact. Thanks so much.
and that's not the record-- so maybe they are actually singing live too
D Perry, I thought they were white all this time.
Here's the first time you've seen Tom Jobim and Elis Regina...th-cam.com/video/srfP2JlH6ls/w-d-xo.html
D Perry, me two, strange...
D Perry, All this time I thought they were a white couple.
Sylvia went onto record up to the 1970s she had a big hit in 1973 with a tune called "Pillow Talk" and then went onto form one of the first rap/hip hop record companies in the late 70s Sugar Hill records she produced the fist rap song "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill gang in 1979 -Mickey was famous in his own right as he was labeled as one of the best guitar players of his time. Mickey passed away at the age of 89 in 2012 and Sylvia died at the age of 76 in 2011.
I love when Rock and Roll was a baby like this..it has it all..R&B, Calypso, a little Country twang...
I didn't realize until now that Mickey is the great jazz guitarist, Mickey Baker
Sylvia would have a hit hit in 1973, Pillow Talk...one of the sexiest songs ever, befitting such a lovely and talented woman
Ya'll do know that this is Sylvia who made Pillow Talk... Who was the lady boss of the first hip hop group....it slipped my mind really quick.... & these are two beautiful Black folks...we just gorgeous n exotic pple!!! We come in sooo many varieties...😉💏😙
I think her name was Sylvia Robinson...
Black people r the same as any race.. really? U must be an IDIOT
damn Laura who knew and Pillow talk is also a timless classic i ws in kindergarten when this was blowing Up KUDL herein KsCty XO2U
She was Sylvia Vanderpool then before she met Joe Robinson..
She was amazing. Way ahead of her time.
This is such an original and classic song. Their personalities shine...Love it.
RIP Mickey and Sylvia. I think right now, they are playing this song for everyone in heaven. I also think that she liked him and he liked her but they never told each other
TheAmericanGunfighter 1916 I bet they told each other.. Got married and stayed married until death parted them.. If i had to guess
No booty shaking in heaven. Stay nasty my friend.
no, they were never married to each other, Mickey Baker may have been already married at that time, in fact, he has said that there were were times he couldn't wait to get away from her....Sylvia wanted to be a star, Mickey just wanted to play his guitar and be left alone
Darrian Mitchell I believe they were married to each other. If you search Sylvia Robinson, Mickey would come up as one of her spouses.
@@breeanaii7233 you can't believe everything you read on the internet for all you know she was just his late night booty call lol XD
Sounds very tropical--drinking my rum punch and feeling the noon day sun rising and swaying to Love is Strange. Thank you.
Yes indeed !!!!!!!
This song makes me cry. My true love is gone and I roam Montana high country now.
The Mother of Rap/Hip Hop! The Sugar Hill Gang! I remember Sylvia's hit record, "Pillow Talk" from the 70's.
This song was way ahead of its time!
Doesn't get much sexier than this, and that guitar solo still sends many guitarists to the woodshed.
Very cool, released in 1956. Stands the test of time well. Maybe even ahead of its time.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Mickey was a major studio player for a lot of the greats and published a jazz guitar instruction book in `55 that everybody of my generation had a copy of. "Love Is Strange" was Buddy Holly`s favorite record.
Thankful for TH-cam, where we can still have access to gems like this. 💎
Sylvia’s hips tell you all you need to know about why love is strange, and why a man can be altered indefinitely by a woman.
@FedUpSouthernGirl
Was only 9 years old when I saw her move like that, watching the Steve Allen Show with my parents and a couple of my 5 older siblings. My *parents looked at each other with a look of mild concern but apparently not enough to send me to my room. Now, I was not **physically precocious developmentally, it would be 2 years more before puberty's hormonal deluge even began so I can only surmise that there is far, far more to "desire" than hormones, just as even infants prefer symmetrical beautiful features to the alternatives. So it was like reverse deja vu when I stumbled onto this video a few years ago and I instantly remembered her sensuous slithering•••••
* my 47-year-old mom, in one year, would become infatuated with Elvis
** mentally yes, physically no
This was a time when you needed talent for singing and playing. They sound just as good live as they did in the studio recordings. Are there many performers today who can claim that? Very few!
🙃I bet those who were old when this was popular, were just as appalled!
This song was one of the best songs on the radio back in the days. It's still a magnificent song in 2020 and it will be forever.
now this is what l call...... slaying
omg Sylvia looks so cool and badass with her sparkling gown and guitar i want to BE Her
My thoughts exactly!
Earrings are cookin'!!!
Yeah she always had that look about her no matter what. I never understood why she wasn't a lot more famous.
Sylvia was all that n then some. Talented, shrewd n ambitious; her impact on the music industry is impressive n worth researching.
makes up for the fact the couldn't play the guitar , Mickey Baker played both tracks on the single .
I'm 62 and I can't remember a time when I wasn't aware of this song, as my mom would let me play her records as soon as I was old enough to put needle to disk and yet I only just now learned Mickey and Sylvia are black and that Sylvia went on to sing "Pillow Talk" sixteen years later. What heterosexual man could resist her call? "Come here lover boy!"
IT sure was great. And so was "Pillow Talk".
wow, are they ahead of their time
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
This is the first time I have seen this performance
This is Kathleen Kehoe here. This song came out when I was in third grade and I knew then that it was WAY ahead of its time. Still love it!
In 1956 I was 10 years old and litening to this, my favorite rock tune, on my little tube radio. I'm pretty sure things were a little more sane back then. No lip syncing here.
Me too--I'm 71 now and this song still rocks me. I'm finally learning the licks on my Teisco "Audition" guitar from online lessons--great to see Sylvia's rhythm playing and hear the percussion/bongos, etc. in this live footage as well as watching the stage "bits" between the two of them (another team to watch online is Louis Prima and Keeley Smith). Can't beat the old stuff (me included).
Anton Bouchette :I,m 71,and remember them well, great vocalists,but watching the guitar work is a real treat!! So creative and stylish! He is a really good guitarist,and so is Sylvia,well ahead of their time.
some times I wish I was born in your generation
@@blanket231 no you don't their generation was shit
Me two. I had a saxophone and would find places where I could play the same time as them
OMG makes dirty dancing so much better!!! LOVE this!!!
The best music I've ever heard!!!
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Too Cute!!!
We are such a Beautiful people!! ♡
What a great job doing it live! And that Sylvia could make this lover boy "come here" anytime!
She's mesmerizing ❤
They're both so hypnotizing! I can't get enough!
The absolute best...love you SYLVIA ROBINSON
I think I first heard this song in Lipstick on Your Collar. Never saw them until now. Cool that they both are guitarists!
Sylvia is so beautiful and her voice 😍
Well, I had the 45 back in the day, but never seen this before and it is an absolute knockout! Keep the faith!
Pure gold !
I love her voice ❤️
But me too I over love her voice too
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
It's so refreshing to hear and see the essence of such beautiful melodies!
2020 one of my fav songs now!!! so in love lol
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
This is a rare gem.
TANK YOU , WARREN , FROM BRAZIL,,,BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
A beautiful song, raw talent ,original,from a time when there was still hope in the world ,blessed to have witnessed this🙏
I was 12 years old when this came out. I wish I still was.
This is The Real Mickey & Sylvia. A+ from The retired College Professor California
2019!
I concur. I’m still in love with this song. It’s heartfelt. A miracle that deserves due recognition! When Music was Music!
I actually wish they had recorded the song at this exact Tempo and Cozy-ness style his guitar work was awesome and Sylvia hips were absolute FIRE !!!!
Quite an attractive duo. Loved Sylvia Robinson's 1973 hit, "Pillow Talk". Many consider it to be the first Disco hit.
Truly one of the most mesmerizing women in the history of the music business. Her voice... and those hips man??? Ha! They could topple empires 🖤
Right?!
I’m in my 70’s, this song was the start of my love for rock and blues-what great creative guitar licks,still haunting in 2018!!
Such a gem of a video. So raw and such an infectious energy from them... Goodness. Can't beat this kinda classic!
Live! It is the real thing!
This definitely has an early 60's feel more than 50's.
Loooove this 💛 thanks to Dirty Dancing for first introducing me to it
I learned a lot from the Mickey Baker's yellow and black Jazz Guitar book that I bought in 1964. I had read that he had played with such musicians as Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins. . .
Sylvia Robinson was one of Mickey's guitar students.
In 2003, he was listed at #53 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
I simply do love this song since the frist time i hearded it in Dirty Dancing. I just cannot stop listening to this beauty song!
Heard*****
Omg this sounds like the audio version. Love the fact that this is so real and there’s no auto tune! Very different from today
That harmony is fire.
I'm so glad they get to be immortalised through this, it's a damn shame fan girls and boys of my generation could not give them the screams and look of wonder and awe they deserve😊😊😊😊😊😊
Sylvia is so cute, my heart feels all fuzzy.
Timeless GREAT SONG
man she is fine. reminds me of a neighborhood I had growing up and I would hear her singing when her bedroom window was open.
OMG... Sylvia had the sex appeal more so in 1957 long before 1973's 'Pillow Talk'! Mickey's playing always had a hold on me before I've even knew who he was and it wasn't until the mid-80s when I became aware of him by way of a 1959 Atlantic instrumental album 'The Wildest Guitar' that simply blew my mind... R.I.P. to both.
Wow . . . great to see Sylvia and "Guitar" live after all these years. Very cool.
Beautiful.. and Those guitars!!
Back when women had CLASS. Beauty & REAL talent...POW!
Michael McLoughlin
This song is a classic-I was just a kid but could never forget it.
Thanks for uploading this piece of footage
simply brilliant
FINALLLY!! Musicians playing LIVE, not using a recorded overdub. Kudos to Mickey and Sylvia. Lovin' the way Sylvia moves with her guitar......:)
My favorite song from days ago!
Hit song with staying power!
OMG I love her so much. I have loved this song since Dirty Dancing, and never knew they were black singers.
Fucking sublime guitar playing-i should know,took me months to learn some of the awesome shit in this song
Interesting to know it’s hard. Definitely a good guitar melody.
This is the most perfect song,duo,lyrics everything