So saw Eddie live in Detroit, decent show but he was boo'd off the stage. His error. He was opening for The Who. Sandwiched in the middle was The Clashed and they sucked live. I think they were either too drunk or just not very good. At the Pontiac Silverdome, in front of 60k people.
Well I guess you have to to "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes soon. The song is from 1963. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was obsessed with this song due the the production values of Phil Spector. He would play it over and over again. Wilson use some of Phil Spector's production techniques on the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album (1966). Ronnie Spector was an awesome singer. The live versions of "Be My Baby" are the best.
@@BillGraper You beat me to it! Was just gonna say this. That's why Eddie's singing "Just Like Ronnie sang..." referencing the chorus of the Ronette's song "Be my baby" - th-cam.com/video/5KH6e_6O_dE/w-d-xo.html She's also Phil Spector's ex.
Ronnie said in an interview that she was literally cleaning her toilet when Eddie called her and said If your not too busy I'd like .....she laughed no not busy Eddie I'd love it.
@@TeslaDRay Maybe, it's been over thirty years ago so there is a good chance my memory has failed since. But I adored Ronnie when I saw her on a late night show so I thought I remembered the interview correctly. But memories have a way of becoming misty.
@@tammieg4788 got that from wiki when i was looking for fun facts on the song. it came out in 86' when i was 5 but remembered hearing it on the car radio that year for the first time. loved it ever since. i'm an 80's nut.
After he passed away, she talked about doing this song with him. Originally he was just going to sample her from the song Be My Baby, but after they met and talked about it, she insisted on singing with him in the studio instead. I thought that was cool.
@@mikefannon6994 And "Walking in the Rain," and "I Can Hear Music," and "Baby, I Love You," and "Do I Love You," and "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" among others.
Ronnie Spector had a great tribute to Eddie when he passed. She said how nice he was and praised him for featuring her when the music industry had passed her over.
@@KingNothing22 she really didn’t have contact with him the divorced back in the 70s besides phill specter was a murderer he was serving 19 years to life for second degree murder
Technically, in sales and chart success "Take Me Home Tonight" was by far his biggest. "...Tickets..." only made #22. "Take..." was Eddie's sole top 5 hit, reaching #4, and he had 7 other singles (8 including "Take" ) chart higher than Tickets and one other "Maybe I'm A Fool" matched the #22 peak. I'll agree that "Two Tickets To Paradise" is definitely a memorable pop gem though!
The woman is Ronnie Spector (one of the queens of 60's female singing groups). The lyric "Be My Baby" is a shout out to her iconic song th-cam.com/video/jrVbawRPO7I/w-d-xo.html You should check out the girl groups of the 60's. The Ronettes (Ronnie Spector) - no mistaking that voice.
This was the first appearance Ronnie had made, after finally getting free from her husband Phil Spector. He was a bad bad guy. Her group was Ronnie and the Ronette's and her song was Be my, Be my Baby... she had a very rough life after marrying Phil
@@grannyLynnsCreations Yeah, a genius musically, but a real bad guy. John Lennon gave an interview during Double Fantasy and told the story that Phil chased him down a corridor with a gun. Then he called Lennon and told him the studio burnt down and the master tapes for his album "Rock & Roll" were destroyed. A few days later, Lennon realized the studio had not burnt down and Spector had run off with the tapes. Then, of course, he murdered a woman and went to prison.
When Eddy sings “just like Ronni says” he is talking about Ronni Spectre, lead singer for a girl group called the Ronnettes! That had a hit song called “Be My Baby!” (Be my little baby)
Eddie Money was the embodiment of cool, yet he never took himself too seriously. I saw him in concert once and he was introducing the next song (sorry, I don't remember which one it was right now). He said, with a smile, "you know this next song made me a million dollars, yeah that's true." Then, with an even bigger smile, he says "Unfortunately, I seem to have misplaced it somewhere."
The Ronettes did that famous 60s #1 song " Be my Baby". Great way to weave those lyrics into a new song, and having that lead sing those lines in it. Nothing cooler!
His last name is Mahoney, Irish -American, ex cop,, woman is Ronnie Spector of The Ronnettes from the 1960s, abused wife of Phil spector the record producer
I still remember the bad joke about him growing up: Eddie Money - the cop who looked like a rock singer; Huey Lewis - the rock singer who looked like a cop.
Eddie Money is a DEEP rabbit hole to go down! "Life For The Taking" "Rock and Roll the Place" "Maybe I'm A Fool" "Trinidad" "Gambling Man" "Gimme Some Water" "The Wish" " Love The Way You Love Me" "You Really Got a Hold On Me" "I Think I'm In Love" "Shakin'" "Endless Nights" "Heaven In The Backseat" "Big Crash" "Club Michelle" "Another Nice Day In LA" "I'll Get By" "Walk On Water" "Peace In Our Time" " Learn To Love Again".... and many more! I'm a huge fan.
Eddie was one of the most real, down to Earth cats in rock. There aren’t many of his peers that didn’t like or respect him. Lots of hits. And despite the cancer, he toured up until 2 months before his death. There is a clip titled last concert or show, something similar. Technically it was 2nd to last but the last recorded. His last couple years his daughter Jessie did a lot of helping with the vocals, but he stuck to it, professional and loving his fans till the end.
The lady is Ronnie Spector, who was in the 60’s girl-group The Ronettes. One of their hits was Be My Baby. She was also married to Phil Spector, a well-known record producer in the ‘60s.
@@AJ17_ Well know murderer who kept Ronni imprisoned without shoes in his home. She had to escape barefoot in the night while he stalked the house with a gun... .yeeeeesh. Glad she got away.
I said it earlier and it's worth repeating. In this time of Covid, when you can't see your best friends, it's nice to have an imaginary best friend like you.
Eddie Money is Edward Joseph Mahoney, who passed on September 13, 2019. The woman is Ronnie Spector who had hits in the '60s with the Ronettes. "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "The Best Part of Breakin' Up", "Do I Love You?", and "Walking in the Rain". She was once married to Phil Spector, the music producer.
Saw him in the early 90s at Six Flags over Georgia, well after his heyday. He and his band did his entire set unplugged and his hits reggae style. The whole place was just dancing and amazed at the re-interpretation of his songs. Still can picture where we sat and how much fun we had. He was a great performer and had the entire audience captivated.
There's a cd, from that time, called "Unplug it In" where Eddie is doing several hits in acoustic. All of his songs sounded amazing & some like Trinidad are the best versions i've ever heard.
Eddie has always been one of my favorite singers!! The sound of his voice is unmatched! I would love to see you react to “Shakin”!! That’s my favorite song of his!!!!
Saw this man live 1989. I was 6. I was front row dancing my ass off. Had all the ladies watching me. Best day ever!!! Also the part where you think its a lady singing. Its actually the guitar player
The woman in the song is Ronnie Spector. She sang with the Ronettes and was married to Phil Spector (who recently died) at one time. With that question you just opened the door to listening to girl groups from the 60's. So much good music there! You may have heard Be My baby or one of the Ronettes Christmas songs (Frosty the Snowman). Look up the Wall of Sound.
The 50's and early Motown in general just makes you feel good. Shorter songs, and only about 10 different words, but real catchy. "Stand By Me" wouldn't have been as great without the soundtrack.
The lyric "Just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby" He was referring to the music producer, Phil Spector's ex-wife, Ronnie Specter of "The Ronnettes" and their song "Be My Baby"(which you should definitely check that song out also) And in case you're wondering, yes that is Ronnie Specter in the video
Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes. The lyrics are referencing their 60s song "Be My Baby." When the drumbeat switches up at 4:55, it's actually mimicking the drumbeat from that song. Also check out "Baby Hold on to Me," Eddie Money's first hit in the 70s
My friend you haven't reached back in time far enough yet. That woman was the one, the only, RONNIE SPECTRE. Ronnie of Ronnie and the Ronetts. One of the very first walkin wet dreams that came out of Motown. When this first came out I about freaked out. 20 years of hearing little or nothing then BOOM, here she is.
"Two Tickets To Paradise" is a super catchy fun song to sing. 🎵 Corey Hart always follows next with "I Wear My Sunglasses At Night." 🕶 It's literally now a pop culture statement.
Eddie Money was Ed Mahoney, from a long family line of Law Enforcement. He was a cop for a short time, but left it all to follow his passion. " I Want To Go Back" and "Two Tickets To Paradise"
"Just like Ronnie sang:", Ronnie Spector is the name of the woman singing on the song. I had to look it up and it never dawned on me that lyric where Eddie just tells us.
Phil Spector's ex-wife Ronnie Spector singing the "Be my little baby" in the background. She was in a girl group called The Ronnett's' from the 60's. I still have this vinyl LP.
Eddie was a New York police officer before becoming a singer. As others have said- that's Ronnie Spector- lead singer of the Ronettes. They had a song Be My Baby, which they are playing off of with her lyrics. Two Tickets to Paradise, Shakin, Baby Hold On, Think I'm in Love
2019 I had the privilege of getting to photograph Eddie Money and his beautiful daughter Jessica when they performed in The Villages, Florida. During the meet and greet, he was extremely cordial to all of his fans. He really liked his fans. He patiently listened to them about their experiences with him, etc. Throughout the concert, he had so many wonderful stories to tell about songs, people he had traveled with, his parents, his family... he was truly one of the good guys. I am so thankful I got to photograph this beautiful soul. RIP Eddie.
@FiatDuster So did Brian Wilson and he wrote Don't Worry Baby for her. Phil rejected it and the rest became history. Later in the 90s Ronnie finally sang it for Brian.
80s videos often border on cheesy, as seen today, but videos were a very new medium, and everyone was exploring and pushing boundaries. Many had that 80s postmodern feel. The video makers and artists just felt total freedom to create while also referencing past imagery from films. A great time to watch MTV 24 hours a day, as we did!
Real Money was the name of his reality show. His entire family was in it.(wife and 5 kids). 2 of his sons, Desmond and Julian, and his daughter ,Jessica ,were in his band.
She was married to Phil Specter the biggest producer perhaps ever. The Ronnettes had 2 huge hits in the 60's. Be my Baby and Baby I love you. Money patterned this song in the style of the Ronnettes.
IMO, best part of this song is Ronnie Spector singing. That voice! There's a whole huge rabbit hole with girl groups and the Phil Spector 'wall of sound' era.
“Just like Ronnie said…” The legendary Ronnie Spector of the 60’s group, The Ronettes”. Her biggest hit was a song called “Be My Baby”. A lot of 80’s artists did songs that featured their musical influences and heroes. A good example (and one to react to) is “What Have I Done to Deserve This” by the Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield.
I met Eddie Money in Hollywood at a 7-11 in 1978. He was driving a big black Cadillac. We had coffee at Denny's. At his next concert before he sang one of his songs, he said, "This is for all the people I've met at 7-11". I almost fainted. He was a really nice guy and he died too soon. I still have a crush on him.
There's a small casino in the city I live in with a small indoor concert venue that showcases free concerts every week. I saw Eddie Money there about a year before he passed away. He was an incredible performer and super cool. Even in his old age he was dancing around and having a great time. He played the sax on a couple songs and his voice still sounded amazing. He stuck around after the show for at least an hour signing autographs, taking pictures, and engaging with his fans. He was selling his merchandise with all the proceeds going to his charity for police officers. He was cool, humble, and just an all around great guy. RIP 🙏
Eddie Money was often referred to as the working man’s rocker. He came up in the early 70s in the Bay Area, San Fransisco, at the same time Santana, Kenny Loggins etc. This was about the time the LA scene included Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles and Jackson Brown. I recall him spending time in Myrtle Beach, playing local clubs. Many of my friends hung out with Eddie. Like some rockers, that long time smoking and drinking habit ages you quickly. He passed in 2019, at 70. Thanks for the iconic songs that made my generation stand up and sing along! RIP Eddie!!! Cheesy? Hold on now! Music is an evolution. Without the 80s, today’s music would lack the luster. That’s Ronnie Spector. She had a hit in the 60s. Be My Little Baby! The ladder is for building concert set!
That was the legendary Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. The line in the song, "just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby "Was a reference to The Ronettes hit 'Be My Baby" produced by Ronnie spector's husband, the legendary producer Phil Spector (who recently passed..) It was one of the things that made this particular song so special, that she was actually singing that line That was referring to her. Quik personal story. When this song came out, the major rock station in New York was wnew-fm . Eddie Money was the featured performer at the annual New Year's Eve concert . I had tickets. I remember Saying to my wife as we drove there, "I wonder if Ronnie Spector is going to show up?". Because she was a friend of that station , and that hit was airing On the radio at that time And don't you know ? She absolutely did! And it was freaking awesome!. BTW, Eddie's first album was one of the first records I ever bought.
By the way, as you look at the 60's music, you will see some references to The Wrecking Crew. They were an amazing group of highly regarded studio musicians. There is a great documentary about them.
how strange the timing since Ronnie Spector ex-husband passed away in prison reacently and no so long ago I think it was 2019 that Eddie Money passed away as well.
Poor Ronnie had to sneak out of their home with no shoes and just the dress she was wearing to escape his controlling nature. He fired guns in his recording studio (John Lennon said Shoot me, Phil, but watch my ears!) And then there's the murder of Lana Clarkson. Scary guy. Thanks for the music, Phil, but good riddance!
@@tanisdevelopment he may have been a great producer but boy, was he a nasty piece of work. the gun in the studio bit I heard was a rumors about an incident that he forced the Ramones at gun point to agree to have strings on their album or some crazy spit.
The line "be my little baby" is actually a very creative songwriting and arranging device called a quote where one song quotes a part of another song. Ronnie Spector and the Ronetts made a huge hit in the '60s called "Be My Baby" and when Eddie Money made Take Me Home Tonight he got Ronnie Spector to reprise her famous hook for this record and video nearly 30 years after she recorded the classic. This is an '80s classic that pays homage to the '60s. They don't make records like this anymore! RIP Ronnie and Eddie...
I love Eddie Money. There's a back story to the song...I can't remember it exactly but this song has something to do with the people around him trying to keep him off drugs. May he rest in peace.
Loved his 80s songs. Also check out "I Wanna Go back" and "I'll get by" The first one came out when I was 11, & as I was singing the lyrics my Dad says, "where in life could you wanna go back to? you're only 11" 🤣🤣
Eddie was the shit. My all time favorite rocker. He had no ego whatsoever and adored his fans. He barely ever had security around at his shows he loved to interact with the people.
Still hoping to see you react to “The Living Years” by Mike and the Mechanics. You’re in the ballpark timeframe with this one. It’s really a one of a kind song from the 80s. th-cam.com/video/5hr64MxYpgk/w-d-xo.html
Absolute classic to this day 86. Rip Eddie. Great singer who had tons of hits. The woman is Ronnie Spector of the ronettes. She had a big hit. ‘Be my baby’. What he’s saying just like Ronnie said.
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This song refers to The Ronettes original "Be My Baby" & Ronnie Spector was the lead singer. You should do the Ronette's song some time.
"Shaking" is another great song by EM
Check out Gimme Some Water by Eddie Money, it's his best song IMHO. 👍🤘✌️
So saw Eddie live in Detroit, decent show but he was boo'd off the stage. His error. He was opening for The Who. Sandwiched in the middle was The Clashed and they sucked live. I think they were either too drunk or just not very good. At the Pontiac Silverdome, in front of 60k people.
Well I guess you have to to "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes soon. The song is from 1963. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was obsessed with this song due the the production values of Phil Spector. He would play it over and over again. Wilson use some of Phil Spector's production techniques on the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album (1966). Ronnie Spector was an awesome singer. The live versions of "Be My Baby" are the best.
The girl is the legendary Ronnie Spector from the Ronettes.
Yep, and she's singing part of the Ronettes' 60's hit "Be My Baby" & sounding just as great as she did in the 60's. 🙂👍
The greatest voice of Ronnie Spector!
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and her ex phil spector just died few weeks ago
@@BillGraper You beat me to it! Was just gonna say this. That's why Eddie's singing "Just Like Ronnie sang..." referencing the chorus of the Ronette's song "Be my baby" - th-cam.com/video/5KH6e_6O_dE/w-d-xo.html
She's also Phil Spector's ex.
Ronnie said in an interview that she was literally cleaning her toilet when Eddie called her and said If your not too busy I'd like .....she laughed no not busy Eddie I'd love it.
Love it!
I think she was doing her dishes.
@@TeslaDRay Maybe, it's been over thirty years ago so there is a good chance my memory has failed since. But I adored Ronnie when I saw her on a late night show so I thought I remembered the interview correctly. But memories have a way of becoming misty.
@@tammieg4788
got that from wiki when i was looking for fun facts on the song. it came out in 86' when i was 5 but remembered hearing it on the car radio that year for the first time. loved it ever since. i'm an 80's nut.
@@TeslaDRay maybe buy toilet story sounds better
Did you know that Eddie Money was a police officer before he became a singer? Cool fun fact.
Back when he was Eddie Mahoney
NYC
@@talesofanasphaltjockey Still call him that instead of *Money
@@talesofanasphaltjockey indeed.
yes, I knew that
After he passed away, she talked about doing this song with him. Originally he was just going to sample her from the song Be My Baby, but after they met and talked about it, she insisted on singing with him in the studio instead. I thought that was cool.
So much cooler than just sampling
I thought he insisted and she ended up agreeing ?
@@sammienelson8404 the article I read said she insisted on singing with him
She wanted to get out of the house too, she really wasn’t performing at that point
Sad she passed too, rip Ronnie
That was Ronnie Spector. She was in the Ronnettes.
And still HOT!!
With records produced by the legendary Phil Spector, who at one point, married Veronica ("Ronnie").
And the Ronettes had a hit song called "Be My Baby"
@@mikefannon6994 And "Walking in the Rain," and "I Can Hear Music," and "Baby, I Love You," and "Do I Love You," and "Is This What I Get for Loving You?" among others.
I always knew he was talking about the Ronnettes in the song but I never saw the video and didn't know it really was Ronnie!
Ronnie Spector had a great tribute to Eddie when he passed. She said how nice he was and praised him for featuring her when the music industry had passed her over.
The woman singing is Ronnie Spector. Phil Spector's wife and lead singer of the Ronnettes.
Ex wife
@@joestueckrath5275 Widow
@@KingNothing22 she really didn’t have contact with him the divorced back in the 70s besides phill specter was a murderer he was serving 19 years to life for second degree murder
and Be My Baby was one of the Ronettes biggest hits! :)
@@hootyr13 Now Jamel has to go listen to "Be My Little Baby" by the Ronettes so he'll get the context of Eddie Money's throwback.
"Two Tickets to Paradise", his biggest hit.
This is top 3 Rip Ronnie be my baby
Technically, in sales and chart success "Take Me Home Tonight" was by far his biggest. "...Tickets..." only made #22. "Take..." was Eddie's sole top 5 hit, reaching #4, and he had 7 other singles (8 including "Take" ) chart higher than Tickets and one other "Maybe I'm A Fool" matched the #22 peak. I'll agree that "Two Tickets To Paradise" is definitely a memorable pop gem though!
The woman is Ronnie Spector (one of the queens of 60's female singing groups). The lyric "Be My Baby" is a shout out to her iconic song th-cam.com/video/jrVbawRPO7I/w-d-xo.html You should check out the girl groups of the 60's. The Ronettes (Ronnie Spector) - no mistaking that voice.
YES ,Eddie had a couple songs with Ronnie !! This one is GREAT !! 💜👍🎶🎶
Ronnie was Phil Spector wife
This was the first appearance Ronnie had made, after finally getting free from her husband Phil Spector. He was a bad bad guy. Her group was Ronnie and the Ronette's and her song was Be my, Be my Baby... she had a very rough life after marrying Phil
@@caroljordan6130 I remember when the song first came out and when you heard that voice - time travel to the 60's
@@grannyLynnsCreations Yeah, a genius musically, but a real bad guy. John Lennon gave an interview during Double Fantasy and told the story that Phil chased him down a corridor with a gun. Then he called Lennon and told him the studio burnt down and the master tapes for his album "Rock & Roll" were destroyed. A few days later, Lennon realized the studio had not burnt down and Spector had run off with the tapes. Then, of course, he murdered a woman and went to prison.
When Eddy sings “just like Ronni says” he is talking about Ronni Spectre, lead singer for a girl group called the Ronnettes! That had a hit song called “Be My Baby!” (Be my little baby)
I always thought it was 'Just like Ronni sang'.
"just like Ronnie sang..."
Yeah, she's singing part of the chorus throughout. Clever way they did this duet.
@@cbh440 I didn't know what he was saying!...lol
I love that song by the Ronnettes
@4:08 - Not only does Jamel respect guitar solos, he also respects the sax solos. Major props !!
I laughed out loud so hard when that made him change his mind about pausing the video. 😊
Eddie Money was the embodiment of cool, yet he never took himself too seriously. I saw him in concert once and he was introducing the next song (sorry, I don't remember which one it was right now). He said, with a smile, "you know this next song made me a million dollars, yeah that's true." Then, with an even bigger smile, he says "Unfortunately, I seem to have misplaced it somewhere."
Eddie Mahoney: started out to be NYPD and went to music. He was THE MAN. Rest in Peace.
My favorite EM song is "Shakin", no matter how many years go by, that song still gets me up and dancing. Cheesy and cool perfectly describes him.
I love that one and "I Wanna Go Back" ... cos man, do I ever!
Yes, shakin is great
Shakin' is still my all-time fave EM song too.
That's one of my favorite songs ever. Shakin!
O'YA! Shakin! Great song. Video kicked ass.
Her name is Ronnie Spector. She was part a an old group called The Ronettes.
The Ronettes did that famous 60s #1 song " Be my Baby". Great way to weave those lyrics into a new song, and having that lead sing those lines in it. Nothing cooler!
@@mikehenson819 And she comes out proving hips didn't lie in 1960s either.
The 80's was an absolute great decade! I'm 55 yrs old and I would go back to the 80's in a heartbeat if it was possible!
His last name is Mahoney, Irish -American, ex cop,, woman is Ronnie Spector of The Ronnettes from the 1960s, abused wife of Phil spector the record producer
Ronnie Spector, of the Ronnettes, a legend in her own right.
I still remember the bad joke about him growing up: Eddie Money - the cop who looked like a rock singer; Huey Lewis - the rock singer who looked like a cop.
Eddie Money is a DEEP rabbit hole to go down! "Life For The Taking" "Rock and Roll the Place" "Maybe I'm A Fool" "Trinidad" "Gambling Man" "Gimme Some Water" "The Wish" " Love The Way You Love Me" "You Really Got a Hold On Me" "I Think I'm In Love" "Shakin'" "Endless Nights" "Heaven In The Backseat" "Big Crash" "Club Michelle" "Another Nice Day In LA" "I'll Get By" "Walk On Water" "Peace In Our Time" " Learn To Love Again".... and many more! I'm a huge fan.
I THINK I’M IN LOVE yes, yes, yes
🏖️ Eddie 💸's hit "Two Tickets to "PARADISE" is one of my favorites of ALL Time 💯🏖️ Thanx for the GREAT Reaction my Brother 👊
Eddie was one of the most real, down to Earth cats in rock. There aren’t many of his peers that didn’t like or respect him. Lots of hits. And despite the cancer, he toured up until 2 months before his death.
There is a clip titled last concert or show, something similar. Technically it was 2nd to last but the last recorded. His last couple years his daughter Jessie did a lot of helping with the vocals, but he stuck to it, professional and loving his fans till the end.
The lady is Ronnie Spector, who was in the 60’s girl-group The Ronettes. One of their hits was Be My Baby. She was also married to Phil Spector, a well-known record producer in the ‘60s.
Phil Spector was also a convicted murderer & he died a week or 2 ago.
Yes, well-known murderer
@@AJ17_ Well know murderer who kept Ronni imprisoned without shoes in his home. She had to escape barefoot in the night while he stalked the house with a gun... .yeeeeesh. Glad she got away.
Yes- 2 tickets to paradise” and “Baby hold on” are favs of mine-💜✌️
“Walk on Water” and “I Want to Go Back” as well
That's rit "Baby Hold On"! ! 💙
Good choice..! "I Think I'm In Love" is another good one.
And the video!
@@klskin Mini movie....lol
I said it earlier and it's worth repeating. In this time of Covid, when you can't see your best friends, it's nice to have an imaginary best friend like you.
It was a shock when he passed. RIP to a very Cool Cat.
Eddie Money is Edward Joseph Mahoney, who passed on September 13, 2019. The woman is Ronnie Spector who had hits in the '60s with the Ronettes. "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "The Best Part of Breakin' Up", "Do I Love You?", and "Walking in the Rain". She was once married to Phil Spector, the music producer.
One of the nicest guys in the business. Rest in peace Money-man.
Saw him in the early 90s at Six Flags over Georgia, well after his heyday. He and his band did his entire set unplugged and his hits reggae style. The whole place was just dancing and amazed at the re-interpretation of his songs. Still can picture where we sat and how much fun we had. He was a great performer and had the entire audience captivated.
He played in a ball field in The Bronx about 2 years ago, I think he's from The Bronx,,, sorry I missed it, really am
Where the Scream Machine is (Sixflags)
That sounds amazing.
There's a cd, from that time, called "Unplug it In" where Eddie is doing several hits in acoustic. All of his songs sounded amazing & some like Trinidad are the best versions i've ever heard.
@@coolcat6303 thank you for pointing out that album. Didn’t know it existed and just added it to my Spotify.
Eddie has always been one of my favorite singers!! The sound of his voice is unmatched! I would love to see you react to “Shakin”!! That’s my favorite song of his!!!!
Oh yeah. Forgot about Shakin.' Good one. 👍
Saw this man live 1989. I was 6. I was front row dancing my ass off. Had all the ladies watching me. Best day ever!!! Also the part where you think its a lady singing. Its actually the guitar player
The woman in the song is Ronnie Spector. She sang with the Ronettes and was married to Phil Spector (who recently died) at one time. With that question you just opened the door to listening to girl groups from the 60's. So much good music there! You may have heard Be My baby or one of the Ronettes Christmas songs (Frosty the Snowman). Look up the Wall of Sound.
The 50's and early Motown in general just makes you feel good. Shorter songs, and only about 10 different words, but real catchy. "Stand By Me" wouldn't have been as great without the soundtrack.
The lyric "Just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby"
He was referring to the music producer, Phil Spector's ex-wife, Ronnie Specter of "The Ronnettes" and their song "Be My Baby"(which you should definitely check that song out also)
And in case you're wondering, yes that is Ronnie Specter in the video
An 80s classic! Despite being born in 2000, I’m still a retro music geek!🙏🏻😇
This song is still the cut...always makes my 80’s playlist...Ronnie is just so cool!
That's Ronnie Spector , from the 60's band , ' The Ronettes ' ...
Eddie has many real good songs. I really like “Walk on Water” and “ I Wanna Go Back”
Yes!
My favorite is "Trindad."
I am partial to "Give Me Some Water"
@@rickwilliamson9248 Great song. Checkout his "Unplug it In" concert from the mid 90's . He did "Trindad" in acoustic & it sounded fantastic.
@@snowman333- Great song. Checkout his "Unplug it In" concert from the mid 90's . He did "Give Me Some Water" in acoustic & it sounded fantastic.
Eddie Money
So underrated
Great "regular guy"
Great singer with so many great songs
Please more Eddie!! Baby Hold On,Two Tickets To Paradise,I Think I`m In Love,Shakin`, Walk On Water and one of my faves I Wanna Go Back!
Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes. The lyrics are referencing their 60s song "Be My Baby." When the drumbeat switches up at 4:55, it's actually mimicking the drumbeat from that song. Also check out "Baby Hold on to Me," Eddie Money's first hit in the 70s
My friend you haven't reached back in time far enough yet.
That woman was the one, the only, RONNIE SPECTRE.
Ronnie of Ronnie and the Ronetts. One of the very first walkin wet dreams that came out of Motown.
When this first came out I about freaked out. 20 years of hearing little or nothing then BOOM, here she is.
*Spector. SPECTRE was the evil organization that James Bond was up against.
"Two Tickets To Paradise" is a super catchy fun song to sing. 🎵
Corey Hart always follows next with "I Wear My Sunglasses At Night." 🕶 It's literally now a pop culture statement.
Eddie Money was Ed Mahoney, from a long family line of Law Enforcement. He was a cop for a short time, but left it all to follow his passion. " I Want To Go Back" and "Two Tickets To Paradise"
"Just like Ronnie sang:", Ronnie Spector is the name of the woman singing on the song. I had to look it up and it never dawned on me that lyric where Eddie just tells us.
Phil Spector's ex-wife Ronnie Spector singing the "Be my little baby" in the background. She was in a girl group called The Ronnett's' from the 60's. I still have this vinyl LP.
She's Ronnie Specter from the Ronnettes that sang Be My Baby in the 60's.
God rest Eddie Money, Soundtrack to many of us!
You gotta do Peace In Our Time! That's a song by him that trounces every one of his hits, and surprisingly, not many people know about it.
For an ex NYPD officer 👮 Eddie was a hell of a singer, song writer, performer and human being. RIP. 😎
“Be My Baby” by the Ronettes. Ronnie Spector is the female singer on this, Eddie was paying homage to her. Just a great song.
Eddie was a New York police officer before becoming a singer. As others have said- that's Ronnie Spector- lead singer of the Ronettes. They had a song Be My Baby, which they are playing off of with her lyrics. Two Tickets to Paradise, Shakin, Baby Hold On, Think I'm in Love
Sadly the world lost Ms Ronnie today. A unique voice that you can listen to over and over again.
2019 I had the privilege of getting to photograph Eddie Money and his beautiful daughter Jessica when they performed in The Villages, Florida. During the meet and greet, he was extremely cordial to all of his fans. He really liked his fans. He patiently listened to them about their experiences with him, etc. Throughout the concert, he had so many wonderful stories to tell about songs, people he had traveled with, his parents, his family... he was truly one of the good guys. I am so thankful I got to photograph this beautiful soul. RIP Eddie.
Ronnie Spector, she sang with the Ronettes in the 50/60s. Songs like: Be My Baby ( in the movie Dirty Dancing),
@FiatDuster So did Brian Wilson and he wrote Don't Worry Baby for her. Phil rejected it and the rest became history. Later in the 90s Ronnie finally sang it for Brian.
80s videos often border on cheesy, as seen today, but videos were a very new medium, and everyone was exploring and pushing boundaries. Many had that 80s postmodern feel. The video makers and artists just felt total freedom to create while also referencing past imagery from films. A great time to watch MTV 24 hours a day, as we did!
Real Money was the name of his reality show. His entire family was in it.(wife and 5 kids).
2 of his sons, Desmond and Julian, and his daughter ,Jessica ,were in his band.
He was a genuine, good person. He had such charisma. Learning of his passing was a shock. I've listened to him all my life! RIP Eddie!
The woman is Ronnie Spector, who the song is about.
His debut album is still one of the classics of all time .... RIP Edward Mahoney
"You know you cool when you're wearing your sunglasses indoors." You should react to the song I Wear My Sunglasses at Night by Gary Hart.
I meant Corey Hart.
She was married to Phil Specter the biggest producer perhaps ever.
The Ronnettes had 2 huge hits in the 60's. Be my Baby and Baby I love you. Money patterned this song in the style of the Ronnettes.
IMO, best part of this song is Ronnie Spector singing. That voice!
There's a whole huge rabbit hole with girl groups and the Phil Spector 'wall of sound' era.
Eddie Money - "Two tickets to paradise". BANGER 🔥
Also The Ronnettes (Ronnie Spector) -"Be my baby". 🔥
More Eddie "Money" Mahony: Two Tickets to Paradise
Damn I miss the 80’s. So much better music and freedom. No one got offended by ANYTHING. So happy I grew up in the 80’s. Awesome teen years
“Just like Ronnie said…” The legendary Ronnie Spector of the 60’s group, The Ronettes”. Her biggest hit was a song called “Be My Baby”. A lot of 80’s artists did songs that featured their musical influences and heroes. A good example (and one to react to) is “What Have I Done to Deserve This” by the Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield.
"just like Ronnie SANG..."
I met Eddie Money in Hollywood at a 7-11 in 1978. He was driving a big black Cadillac. We had coffee at Denny's. At his next concert before he sang one of his songs, he said, "This is for all the people I've met at 7-11". I almost fainted. He was a really nice guy and he died too soon. I still have a crush on him.
This is the song he refers to, and the woman who is singing backing vocals.
The Ronettes
- Be My Baby
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We have lost so many of our greatest musical idols from our generation in the last 5-10 years.
"Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere and the Raiders
There's a small casino in the city I live in with a small indoor concert venue that showcases free concerts every week. I saw Eddie Money there about a year before he passed away. He was an incredible performer and super cool. Even in his old age he was dancing around and having a great time. He played the sax on a couple songs and his voice still sounded amazing. He stuck around after the show for at least an hour signing autographs, taking pictures, and engaging with his fans. He was selling his merchandise with all the proceeds going to his charity for police officers. He was cool, humble, and just an all around great guy. RIP 🙏
Now you need to pull up some early Bryan Adams. "Cuts Like A Knife" or "Run To You."
“Somebody” also. ✌🏽
Please!!!!
Eddie Money was often referred to as the working man’s rocker. He came up in the early 70s in the Bay Area, San Fransisco, at the same time Santana, Kenny Loggins etc. This was about the time the LA scene included Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles and Jackson Brown. I recall him spending time in Myrtle Beach, playing local clubs. Many of my friends hung out with Eddie. Like some rockers, that long time smoking and drinking habit ages you quickly. He passed in 2019, at 70. Thanks for the iconic songs that made my generation stand up and sing along! RIP Eddie!!!
Cheesy? Hold on now! Music is an evolution. Without the 80s, today’s music would lack the luster.
That’s Ronnie Spector. She had a hit in the 60s. Be My Little Baby! The ladder is for building concert set!
"Give me some water" a great song
That was the legendary Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. The line in the song, "just like Ronnie sang, be my little baby "Was a reference to The Ronettes hit 'Be My Baby" produced by Ronnie spector's husband, the legendary producer Phil Spector (who recently passed..) It was one of the things that made this particular song so special, that she was actually singing that line That was referring to her.
Quik personal story. When this song came out, the major rock station in New York was wnew-fm . Eddie Money was the featured performer at the annual New Year's Eve concert . I had tickets. I remember Saying to my wife as we drove there, "I wonder if Ronnie Spector is going to show up?". Because she was a friend of that station , and that hit was airing On the radio at that time And don't you know ? She absolutely did! And it was freaking awesome!.
BTW, Eddie's first album was one of the first records I ever bought.
By the way, as you look at the 60's music, you will see some references to The Wrecking Crew. They were an amazing group of highly regarded studio musicians. There is a great documentary about them.
Love this song! It's on my 80s playlist. Love my 80s 🎶
You gotta do "Shakin" by Eddie Money.
So many great sax solos in the 80's.
I think thats the famous Ronnie Spector, sining female vocals,
Correct.
RIP Ronnie. i always loved your voice in this song.
how strange the timing since Ronnie Spector ex-husband passed away in prison reacently and no so long ago I think it was 2019 that Eddie Money passed away as well.
Poor Ronnie had to sneak out of their home with no shoes and just the dress she was wearing to escape his controlling nature. He fired guns in his recording studio (John Lennon said Shoot me, Phil, but watch my ears!) And then there's the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Scary guy. Thanks for the music, Phil, but good riddance!
@@tanisdevelopment he may have been a great producer but boy, was he a nasty piece of work. the gun in the studio bit I heard was a rumors about an incident that he forced the Ramones at gun point to agree to have strings on their album or some crazy spit.
One of my Top 5 80’s songs of all-time. I Love Me Some Money 💵, Eddie Money.
Check out Eddie Money's song "I Want To Go Back." Its my personal favorite song of his.
I wanna go back and do it all over! Can I?
The line "be my little baby" is actually a very creative songwriting and arranging device called a quote where one song quotes a part of another song.
Ronnie Spector and the Ronetts made a huge hit in the '60s called "Be My Baby" and when Eddie Money made Take Me Home Tonight he got Ronnie Spector to reprise her famous hook for this record and video nearly 30 years after she recorded the classic. This is an '80s classic that pays homage to the '60s. They don't make records like this anymore! RIP Ronnie and Eddie...
I Wanna Go Back, Walk on Water - great tunes from E. Money
“Who gave Eddie Money and Johnny Cash?”
Johnny Paycheck, probably. Or Gary U.S. Bonds.
@@soapytiger brilliant answer!
The MUSIC...MAN..
They had no cents!
It had to have come from the Tom Petty cash fund!!!!!
In 1979, when I had my senior prom, Eddie Money's Two Tickets to Paradise was the theme. I've always loved his work.
The woman is Ronnie Spector. Just like Ronnie sang...
I love Eddie Money. There's a back story to the song...I can't remember it exactly but this song has something to do with the people around him trying to keep him off drugs. May he rest in peace.
Ronnie Spector, you know of her even if you don't think so.
Loved his 80s songs. Also check out "I Wanna Go back" and "I'll get by"
The first one came out when I was 11, & as I was singing the lyrics my Dad says, "where in life could you wanna go back to? you're only 11" 🤣🤣
The woman is Ronnie Spector, Phil Spector's ex.
Eddie was the shit. My all time favorite rocker. He had no ego whatsoever and adored his fans. He barely ever had security around at his shows he loved to interact with the people.
I'm surprise you didn't a say anything about Eddie playing the sax
Only in the 80's and 90's..........what i would give to go back to those two decades and stay there forever
Still hoping to see you react to “The Living Years” by Mike and the Mechanics. You’re in the ballpark timeframe with this one. It’s really a one of a kind song from the 80s.
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Absolute classic to this day 86. Rip Eddie. Great singer who had tons of hits. The woman is Ronnie Spector of the ronettes. She had a big hit. ‘Be my baby’. What he’s saying just like Ronnie said.