This is as great an uptempo '50s classic doo-wop song as you can find from 1953-59! And, you get to see some wonderful snippets of the outstanding '50s-recreating film "American Graffiti" (1973), with well-known, and upcoming tv-movie stars! The cars (hot rods) and their street racing, the girls' poodle-skirts, the dancing, the flavor and mores of that now 60-year-old era comes back to life, and a "bitchin' fight" at 2:13! This movie is not to be missed, if you have never seen it by now, 46 years ago! --Nov. 2019
Back in those better days, a fight was either fists only, or maybe a knife was brought out if between gangs or a real violent criminal. No guns were seen, and I don't know what caused that change, although mental illness with the psychotic-inducing "anti-depressants" have made previous quietly depressed, but not-violent people into raging angry violent people! Big Pharma is to blame for its pushing drugs that have no business getting into peoples bodies, especially young teens whose brains are not fully developed (until 25), purely for money, with doctors also pushing these dangerous (frequently un-tested for long-term use) drugs putting their money desire over their clients well-being.
Haha, 1 Jousting Beaver fan down vote? 👀😳😄😆 The Del Vikings who sing this song were USAF members. They met while in the service and used to sing on the bases. I believe after they left the service they recorded this song and it blew straight to NUMBER 1. 💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾 They were one of the first and few integrated truck groups.
vetb882, no it never hit #1. It peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Best Sellers chart; prior to the present Hot 100 chart, that started on Aug. 4, 1958. It also reached #2 on the R&B chart after its Jan. 1957 release.
From the 1973 movie American Graffiti-this movie shows the 1960's like it really was.The band playing at the dance is Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids.I went to a place in Boulder,Co.in 1969 and they were playing there.At one point in one of their songs,one of the guys would put a football helmet on and the drummer would play Wipe Out on it!!At 1:24,the Volkswagen had a headlight out-we called it a Popeye and when you saw one, you could give your girlfriend a kiss.When George Lucas made this movie,he was so broke he would bring donuts to the set but the actors could only have one-now he's worth 6.5 billion dollars.Ah,the '60's.
It was in real life, a synopsis of the mid-late 1950s, continuing the same, conservative, but exciting culture into the early-1960s (set in 1962), but the songs were definitely more '50-ish then set only two years into the 1960s. "Come Go With Me" (#4, 1957) was only one of many, typical, up-tempo, exciting songs portrayed in the movie typifying that marvelous, peak-America era of real money (silver coins, dollar convertible into gold), that shockingly ended on a late-November afternoon in 1963. America was headed downhill, with deadly and extremely expensive, never-ending war-after-war-after-war that is destroying the economy via inflating the paper "money" by the illegal central bank (Federal Reserve bank cartel) to pay for it, causing the increases in the overall price level.
@@freeguy77 Well, John does make the quip about about the Beach Boys and how music had been going down hill ever since Buddy Holly died. In 2 and half years the Beatles would make it big in America (they were already together in '62 in Britain and touring in Europe). I wasn't around then, but I'd have to believe, even with a feverish top-40 fad music and dance scene, songs from the previous 8 years of formative Rock n' Roll would be played on the radio all the time. I can't believe 'Classic Rock' stations today are basically playing a core set list of music that is the same as 45 years ago when I was in HS. ALmost don't know whether to be depressed that was from 45 years ago, or happy it still lives (in a kind of sprayed with preservative way). Sorry to the younger crowd but with notable exceptions Rock music has been dead since 2000.
@@brandonlau3893 I was too young to remember any but the last two years (1958-59) with the Hula Hoop craze in mid-1958 being one of my fondest early memories of that fabulous era! I remember getting up very early (pre-6am) to see the Indian test pattern change to the station going back on the air (and cartoons), after its 12 midnight sign off! Those were far better days than now (Dec. 2022)!
A tribute to the late Cindy Williams ("Laurie Henderson", Curt's sister), at 0:01-0:02 (dancing with Ron Howard, 'Steve Bolander"), 0:18-0:21, 0:55-0:56, 1:19-1:21, 2:23-2:26, and again dancing close with Ron Howard (2:29-2:33). She was the first main actor in the film (excl. Wolfman Jack) to leave us. We will never forget you! Cynthia Jane Williams, 75 (Aug. 22, 1947 Van Nuys, CA - Jan. 25, 2023 Los Angeles, CA).
Also BO Hopkins the leader of the Pharaohs passed a couple of years ago and the small pharoah played by Nelson Padilla junior who also starred in happy days and as jai in Tarzan with Ron Ely passed in the early 2000s love Anthony Fed ex lol
The Movie takes place in 1962, but just like any era, has music identified with the late 1950s. Same as if you made a movie about 1992, that had late 80s music in it and a few early 90s.
I WAS 1950'S AND AT 87 TODAY I'D STILL GO BACK. AMAZING TIMES..
I remember doo wop quite well growing up in the 60’s being born in august 1955 😊
This is as great an uptempo '50s classic doo-wop song as you can find from 1953-59! And, you get to see some wonderful snippets of the outstanding '50s-recreating film "American Graffiti" (1973), with well-known, and upcoming tv-movie stars! The cars (hot rods) and their street racing, the girls' poodle-skirts, the dancing, the flavor and mores of that now 60-year-old era comes back to life, and a "bitchin' fight" at 2:13! This movie is not to be missed, if you have never seen it by now, 46 years ago! --Nov. 2019
Back in those better days, a fight was either fists only, or maybe a knife was brought out if between gangs or a real violent criminal. No guns were seen, and I don't know what caused that change, although mental illness with the psychotic-inducing "anti-depressants" have made previous quietly depressed, but not-violent people into raging angry violent people! Big Pharma is to blame for its pushing drugs that have no business getting into peoples bodies, especially young teens whose brains are not fully developed (until 25), purely for money, with doctors also pushing these dangerous (frequently un-tested for long-term use) drugs putting their money desire over their clients well-being.
60-е годы в США, это рай небесный, мы в России и даже в СССР, обожали Американский рок ❤
For me I consider this song & A lovers Concerto as the best Doo-wop songs which is saying something since most Doo-wop is excellent.
I have both these 45s still. Del Vikings is tops. I have never considered either of these classics as Doo Wop.
Haha, 1 Jousting Beaver fan down vote? 👀😳😄😆
The Del Vikings who sing this song were USAF members. They met while in the service and used to sing on the bases. I believe after they left the service they recorded this song and it blew straight to NUMBER 1. 💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾💪🏻💪🏾 They were one of the first and few integrated truck groups.
vetb882, no it never hit #1. It peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Best Sellers chart; prior to the present Hot 100 chart, that started on Aug. 4, 1958. It also reached #2 on the R&B chart after its Jan. 1957 release.
From the 1973 movie American Graffiti-this movie shows the 1960's like it really was.The band playing at the dance is Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids.I went to a place in Boulder,Co.in 1969 and they were playing there.At one point in one of their songs,one of the guys would put a football helmet on and the drummer would play Wipe Out on it!!At 1:24,the Volkswagen had a headlight out-we called it a Popeye and when you saw one, you could give your girlfriend a kiss.When George Lucas made this movie,he was so broke he would bring donuts to the set but the actors could only have one-now he's worth 6.5 billion dollars.Ah,the '60's.
It was in real life, a synopsis of the mid-late 1950s, continuing the same, conservative, but exciting culture into the early-1960s (set in 1962), but the songs were definitely more '50-ish then set only two years into the 1960s. "Come Go With Me" (#4, 1957) was only one of many, typical, up-tempo, exciting songs portrayed in the movie typifying that marvelous, peak-America era of real money (silver coins, dollar convertible into gold), that shockingly ended on a late-November afternoon in 1963. America was headed downhill, with deadly and extremely expensive, never-ending war-after-war-after-war that is destroying the economy via inflating the paper "money" by the illegal central bank (Federal Reserve bank cartel) to pay for it, causing the increases in the overall price level.
@@freeguy77 Well, John does make the quip about about the Beach Boys and how music had been going down hill ever since Buddy Holly died. In 2 and half years the Beatles would make it big in America (they were already together in '62 in Britain and touring in Europe). I wasn't around then, but I'd have to believe, even with a feverish top-40 fad music and dance scene, songs from the previous 8 years of formative Rock n' Roll would be played on the radio all the time. I can't believe 'Classic Rock' stations today are basically playing a core set list of music that is the same as 45 years ago when I was in HS. ALmost don't know whether to be depressed that was from 45 years ago, or happy it still lives (in a kind of sprayed with preservative way). Sorry to the younger crowd but with notable exceptions Rock music has been dead since 2000.
I'm 39 and feel like should be been in 50s best music
I'm 43 and feel the same, born in the wrong time.
@@brandonlau3893 I was too young to remember any but the last two years (1958-59) with the Hula Hoop craze in mid-1958 being one of my fondest early memories of that fabulous era! I remember getting up very early (pre-6am) to see the Indian test pattern change to the station going back on the air (and cartoons), after its 12 midnight sign off! Those were far better days than now (Dec. 2022)!
A tribute to the late Cindy Williams ("Laurie Henderson", Curt's sister), at 0:01-0:02 (dancing with Ron Howard, 'Steve Bolander"), 0:18-0:21, 0:55-0:56, 1:19-1:21, 2:23-2:26, and again dancing close with Ron Howard (2:29-2:33). She was the first main actor in the film (excl. Wolfman Jack) to leave us.
We will never forget you!
Cynthia Jane Williams, 75 (Aug. 22, 1947 Van Nuys, CA - Jan. 25, 2023 Los Angeles, CA).
Also BO Hopkins the leader of the Pharaohs passed a couple of years ago and the small pharoah played by Nelson Padilla junior who also starred in happy days and as jai in Tarzan with Ron Ely passed in the early 2000s love Anthony Fed ex lol
thanks
The Movie takes place in 1962, but just like any era, has music identified with the late 1950s. Same as if you made a movie about 1992, that had late 80s music in it and a few early 90s.
This song and the other Doo-Wop music was aired while I was in the first grade.
Está bom!
Classic!
Ritchie and Shirl tagetha' Ah Laverne? They got "the look"
The same song, with some of the late-1950s images that were the best representation of that marvelous era! th-cam.com/video/psOHQ-gfZ3I/w-d-xo.html
I was born in the wrong era
I'M GONNA DIE IN IT...