Explorers - Don't Be A Fool - Incredible New York Doo Wop Ballad

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  • This has everything you could possibly want out of a doo wop song.. If I were to chose one song to exemplify the doo wop sound for someone, this song would definitely come to mind. One of the few songs issued by The Explorers.. They may have lacked in volume, but they issued 6 great songs on Coral.

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  • @jeanholzer2403
    @jeanholzer2403 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Great Doo Wop...Best time to be a teenager was when we had dances and wore clothes without holes.......The bands had class, dress, and all.

    • @georgeyoung92
      @georgeyoung92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At the sock hops on Friday evenings, there may have been some holes in the socks; usually could not wear shoes in the gyms.

  • @russhamilton1611
    @russhamilton1611 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now this is Doo Wop.... Our young lives were all about the memories and this song takes me back.

  • @23sluggo
    @23sluggo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    The best time in human history to be young.

    • @seglaahouansou62
      @seglaahouansou62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Somehow you're right but ain't so true unfortunately most of those genious singer as they were black

    • @internetuser777
      @internetuser777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      what ???

    • @davehunt9441
      @davehunt9441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well if that’s the case lets all be forever young

    • @shaungarratt9941
      @shaungarratt9941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @railwalker1
      @railwalker1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@seglaahouansou62 ???

  • @musicforfun5350
    @musicforfun5350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Just found this. What a great song. The lead singer slides into his falsetto so effortlessly. Love it.

  • @magiceye3
    @magiceye3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    My mind just free-falls when i hear songs like this. A Golden Era of Music.

  • @sheriorr2261
    @sheriorr2261 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These were the best of days. Now thanks to ytube we can relive these days or wish we had lived and loved back then.

  • @charliegalbo5401
    @charliegalbo5401 11 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    never heard this , but fantastic sound fantastic group

  • @miltonkanfer4229
    @miltonkanfer4229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great slow dancing, low lights, basement party Do-Wop tune.
    Next stop, the couch for some
    Smoochie-Smoochie! Great times were they.

  • @samayaperran4133
    @samayaperran4133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This music will always be the heart and soul of R&B. Best music ever.!

  • @freddiebarrett556
    @freddiebarrett556 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    NY doowop.If you have ever heard it,you never forget.It is slightly more fantastic than most.Great tune.

  • @seanmarkey6991
    @seanmarkey6991 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was only 15 and playing with my homies the Mello Kings I was already losing my voice but I was blessed I could play the drums I played for these awesome guys has a sit-in have one of the doo-wop concerts a million years ago. it was an awesome awesome song

    • @ghostlucas7
      @ghostlucas7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re an original member of the mellow kings? If so that’s incredible. How’d y’all meet if you don’t mind me asking

  • @jaikieperry-sloan5712
    @jaikieperry-sloan5712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This has to be one of the best doo wop songs. The vocals are fantastic.

  • @PauloRossanezi
    @PauloRossanezi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    A song more beautiful than the other ... I'm in love with the Doo Woop style.

  • @lenachavez1456
    @lenachavez1456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful song!

  • @carolyns.hoskins4794
    @carolyns.hoskins4794 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This song has sweet music and loving words, the music arrangement is great.

  • @dirkbecker7666
    @dirkbecker7666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wonderful song, Doo Wop at it´s finest !!! DJ Wildgoner

  • @patsawyer777
    @patsawyer777 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great sound...🎶 ❤ 🎶

  • @nicky0016dd
    @nicky0016dd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is doo wop!
    Beautiful ballad! ❤

  • @tbirdtim
    @tbirdtim 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's so much doowop out there, both good and bad. This definitely falls into that category of good. It's honest and heartfelt, oh and performed very, very well.

  • @czar14617
    @czar14617 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    one of the best do-wop ever !!!!!!!!

  • @Daluche1
    @Daluche1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Heard it first in 1971 on Roy Adams doo wop show which was on from Midnight until I think 2am Monday mornings in NYC.

  • @lakewoodil
    @lakewoodil 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent group and tune. Another song by them, 'Vision of Love' is another that defines doo wop at it's best. Thanks.

  • @veronicakane5561
    @veronicakane5561 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This is certainly a perfect doo-wop song with a beautiful melodic progression. Dennis, your voice is great, and full of the feeling that is so lacking in much of today's music.

  • @helenroth
    @helenroth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fantastic Balada!!!

  • @schglerg7260
    @schglerg7260 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    How could this NOT sell?! --- It has everything embodied by Doo Wop: nice melody, great harmony, occasional falsetto, good beat, solid refrain, and excellent mixing. What more could you ask for? Payola, maybe?...! Dennis: I posted this comment on Facebook 2 Aug 2016. GREAT JOB on the recording --- it's beautiful, and has everything. BTW, did it sell? Hope you made something! Best, Bill S., Oceanside, CA.

    • @kylermalachi9644
      @kylermalachi9644 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      a tip: you can watch movies at Flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

    • @vihaanlandry4699
      @vihaanlandry4699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Kyler Malachi Yup, have been using flixzone for years myself :)

    • @dannovack1364
      @dannovack1364 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Payola! Definitely!

  • @marilyndantonio9502
    @marilyndantonio9502 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorite of all the released records by Dennis & the Explorers, and that is not to say that the others, including B sides, were any less stellar than this one ... but this one resonates with me just as it did when I first heard it on a Murray the K 'best of 5 new releases' that evening or week! I ran off to Pete the Greek's record shop on St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights to buy it as I knew Pete would have at least one copy awaiting me.

    • @PauloRossanezi
      @PauloRossanezi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like to read the comments here on TH-cam, they are a true Journey in Time ...

  • @arizonadoowopper148
    @arizonadoowopper148 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Total Doo Wop Heaven!

    • @dennisparnell2396
      @dennisparnell2396 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks - glad you enjoyed it - you can purchase our CD on iTunes
      Visions of Love -The Explorers featuring Dennis Lowell

    • @vonwitzy3730
      @vonwitzy3730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep yep and yep

  • @ochsenhaut
    @ochsenhaut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This and Every Road are two of the best tracks ever...thank you...

  • @pinolozano516
    @pinolozano516 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a lovely sound...too all the wonderful moments in our lives..Don't be a fool.

  • @barbaracurtis97
    @barbaracurtis97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    God bless doowop!

  • @jimmig8542
    @jimmig8542 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this super ballad was recorded in 1960 by PETE MORROW-DENNIS LOWELL-LARRY ALPERT-NICK RUDD AND TITO CARBALLO.

  • @rcaveman55
    @rcaveman55 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That is just flawless perfection! Love it!

  • @mikepearce8209
    @mikepearce8209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for posting this gem. Now my current favourite track. I agree - sums up all that is best about doo-wop.

  • @cadlagh1
    @cadlagh1 15 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wonderful song and the info you provide is most welcome,
    Bill.

  • @garylandrum9036
    @garylandrum9036 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great song,I love DOO wop music,I was there in the fifties whe it became so popular and now the young high school kids now love this sound

  • @memom010605
    @memom010605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I sure love the Doo Wops!!!!!

  • @alanchalkley565
    @alanchalkley565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks to PJ Doowop and TH-cam, myself and no doubt many others in the UK would never have been able to listen to this great music, as so few of these classics were released in the 50s and 60's here.at that time. I don't know why but I'm grateful that I am able to now! Thanks again!!

  • @Daluche1
    @Daluche1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another one I haven't heard in dozens of years!! Thanks PJ! I forgot all about this real GEM!

  • @cruisercliff8195
    @cruisercliff8195 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So smooth....

  • @davidGomez-vc8ck
    @davidGomez-vc8ck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Fabulous Doo Wop! Thanks, will definitely request this with my final music at my funeral."
    Dave Kansas 2021

  • @martinwebb5588
    @martinwebb5588 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great doo-wop sound ....... magic.

  • @erastuserazade9785
    @erastuserazade9785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another wonderful, full filling Doo Wop TREAT that you treat us with. Thanks much !

  • @evelyntenny3587
    @evelyntenny3587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What afantastic slow dance or a backseat song the shit music today is awash of ear space,

  • @billkrutzsch6496
    @billkrutzsch6496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chills baby chills😎

  • @gecko36a
    @gecko36a 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    JUST BEAUTIFUL! !

  • @geraldneils9594
    @geraldneils9594 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Very,Very Nice Dennis. I really enjoyed it. Thank You.

  • @georgedonaldson1419
    @georgedonaldson1419 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    reminds me when i grew up in brooklyn

  • @Madminute1968
    @Madminute1968 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nice, also outstanding back-up session studio musicians.

  • @stevedigangi2146
    @stevedigangi2146 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Solid doo wop

  • @gerardhaubert8210
    @gerardhaubert8210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never heard this, but it should have been a hit

  • @leefrancis808
    @leefrancis808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome song

  • @billarroo1
    @billarroo1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great TUNE I like it, Thanks

  • @gregcoates4305
    @gregcoates4305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful song. Hits me right in my heart.

  • @michaelshusterman4361
    @michaelshusterman4361 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you

  • @paulireson7729
    @paulireson7729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant sound🎶🎶🎶

  • @jello.records
    @jello.records 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Don't be a fool
    When I kiss you good night
    Don't be a fool
    When I hold you tight
    You know I love you
    So don't be a fool
    Don't be a fool
    By playing your games
    For if you do
    My love will then change
    But if you love me
    Don't be a fool
    You tell me you love me
    You tell me you care
    Then when I said the same
    Your love you don't want to share
    You run around be with other guys
    When I'm not there
    Tell me darling
    Why am I suppose to care
    Don't be a fool
    By playing your games
    For if you do
    My love will then change
    But if you love me
    don't be a fool

  • @marilyndantonio9502
    @marilyndantonio9502 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Of course it is. In similar vein, I had the very first Ravens lp with a small label on it indicating that it came from a Ted Steele collection at his radio station.

  • @dwpete100
    @dwpete100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great harmony!!!!

  • @indrajitadvani3742
    @indrajitadvani3742 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful wonderful group harmony sound

  • @mitzvy
    @mitzvy 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was played Friday (November 30) on Roots of Rock the local weekly show KBOO 90.7 FM 3-4PM Fridays. This was my first time hearing it and it got my attention instantly. A great one for sure and thanks for sharing it on You Tube for the world to enjoy. You're AWESOME P.J.

  • @georgehamilton775
    @georgehamilton775 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    good song never heard it before

  • @JIMMYAD46
    @JIMMYAD46 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT GROUP GREAT SONG THE CORAL LABEL HAD QUITE A FEW GEMS .

  • @marilynlesjinks1724
    @marilynlesjinks1724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! So good.

  • @nildaferrer185
    @nildaferrer185 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love it.

  • @stanich054
    @stanich054 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flat out killer melody here . Lead is over the top

  • @carolyns.hoskins4794
    @carolyns.hoskins4794 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great doo wop, thanks for posting all of them.

  • @engine-5419
    @engine-5419 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi Dennis, many greetings from France and many thanks for all good sounds! Still fresh and hard to find harmony that built modern music, you can be glad to be a pioneer!

    • @dennisparnell2396
      @dennisparnell2396 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks - glad you enjoyed it - you can purchase our CD on iTunes
      Visions of Love -The Explorers featuring Dennis Lowell

  • @redcreektex316
    @redcreektex316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fabulous!

  • @lenord227
    @lenord227 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This does have everything you could ask for in a doo wop song!! Nice!!!

  • @southernoregoncatmom6519
    @southernoregoncatmom6519 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great song!

  • @desoto1961
    @desoto1961 15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Terrific !!

  • @tbirdtim
    @tbirdtim 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just noticed the great Dick Jacobs directed the orchestra. He of course is the guy who arranged the four Buddy Holly records just a couple months before Buddy died. I heard nothing but nice things about Dick. Sad to say he was a victim of a supposedly random mugging/murder in NY.

  • @denisburgess2966
    @denisburgess2966 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am listening to this in South London England it's the first time I've heard it great Doo Wop number

  • @melcoulson8815
    @melcoulson8815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant doowop

  • @Jazzzydon
    @Jazzzydon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Phil, Long time no talk. I liked this oldie so much, I bought myself a copy. Mine is on the orange colored Coral label. Would I be correct in assuming mine would be worth much less than your copy? I paid $8.00 for mine in near mint condition :-)

  • @JOHNPITCHOK
    @JOHNPITCHOK 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This music will live forever!!

    • @myroncoleman9825
      @myroncoleman9825 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree this music will live forever I love this music

  • @Lorenzo1950
    @Lorenzo1950 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great, great song.

  • @vonwitzyschannel7083
    @vonwitzyschannel7083 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So sweet

  • @PJDooWop
    @PJDooWop  15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yeah man.. it's one of my favorites

  • @artguerrero9952
    @artguerrero9952 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of fool's, lost out on such a beautiful set.

  • @unitels2
    @unitels2 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    vison of love is the flip side***great group

  • @paulconcadora9395
    @paulconcadora9395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More great stuff from you, thanks

  • @vonwitzyschannel7083
    @vonwitzyschannel7083 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Slow Drag; Dennis !

  • @mikepearce7997
    @mikepearce7997 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have to agree PJ, no track better portrays the magic of doo-wop

  • @doowop-
    @doowop- 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is great record...do you sing anymore? I really like this sound, great voice.

  • @jellohead122000
    @jellohead122000 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent!!!!

  • @foxrivers
    @foxrivers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lots of passion in that voice and such a lovely song. Thanks for the upload

  • @MrDoowop1969
    @MrDoowop1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent best version!

  • @lenord227
    @lenord227 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Very nice indeed, love the sound! If you have any other tunes by Dennis and the Explorers I would love to hear them!!

  • @angied8919
    @angied8919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME 👌

  • @platoon108
    @platoon108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PJ--this group is unique cool. The X's probably represent which side for the DJ to play. I worked on a job at a radio show telecast place in Delaware years ago as a young Carpenter and I was offerred some boxes of old 45 records that had stick on notes saying 'play this side only', usually A sides I guess. Turns out that the B sides were sometimes better than the A sides.

  • @vonwitzyschannel7083
    @vonwitzyschannel7083 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Its Just So Bad ,love it.

  • @jonathanwhitfield2864
    @jonathanwhitfield2864 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such great vocals, who was the lead singer?

  • @martinemery5357
    @martinemery5357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't be a fool !.
    Press the like button.

  • @howardgoodman3536
    @howardgoodman3536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What would we true aficionados of beautiful group harmony do without PJDOOWOP?

  • @robertfaillaci6501
    @robertfaillaci6501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bob Faillaci, sorry to say that I never heard this song when it was recorded. But hearing it now is a great song!

  • @lc5932
    @lc5932 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great, but I fell in love with and to the other side---On a clear night. Take care!

  • @Trentonpage
    @Trentonpage ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tune!
    Any chart success?

  • @macreal65
    @macreal65 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A must save!

  • @MadEagleUSA
    @MadEagleUSA 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Doo Wop song!!