WOW! This is me at age 16. I will be 82 in March 2023. We made this in February 1958. It's amazing that all these years later people still remember it, it's still being played, and even young kids know it.
Dear Diane. I used to teach high school and one day the female assistant principal came around and got on some of the girls for their "short shorts." After she left I showed the students this video on youtube. THEY LOVED IT. The girls especially. They related to it and I think you even inspired them. Take care and trust me, your memory and this song will last for centuries!!!!
That's Bob Gaudio on piano, who co-wrote this song with the rest of the members. He went on to being a founding member of The Four Seasons after he met Frankie Valli. From there he wrote most all of their hits like Sherry, Rag Doll, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, Who Loves You, Oh What A Night & more. He later wrote or produced for Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Roberta Flack, Frank Sinatra and others. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Not a bad run after starting out with this groovy & catchy confection!
It was originally supposed to be only an instrumental, titled "Short Shorts". At the recording session, the producer insisted, that The Royal Teens write some lyrics for it, so during a break, they quickly put some words to it. The title, "Short Shorts" popped into one of their heads, when they were cruising along and saw a couple of girls walking out of a candy store wearing rather short, for the 1950's, cut off blue jeans.
@@trippyman7997 Short Shorts is the theme song of a popular Japanese late night television show, which is why you might see Japanese comments on videos of this song.
This under-rated group actually recorded FIVE memorable songs in one year, '57-'58: Short Shorts, Big Name Button, Harvey's Got A Girlfriend, Leotards, and Believe Me. Fine legacy for them to be proud of.
I was in High School in the Washington DC area, and this song was never banned from being played in my High School!, the one record I do remember that was banned, was 'Work With Me Annie', by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, along with 'Annie had a baby'.
Robert Last Yes, they were, however, they are now only memories, of a time gone by, never to be seen again. Yep, it took me a few years to truly understand the old phrase..............'You can never go home again'. Now, I finally know.........you can't. So sad. These songs do bring back those memories, and you once again, no matter how fleeting it is, are transformed to a far away time and place.
@@rem-so1ly Maybe not now, but back then, they all did. Regional accents have averaged together over time due to mass media, travel & immigration from other states & countries, so sadly, they are dissappearing.
Oh Wow this is you singing this awesome song I still have this song on a CD of the great Golden Oldies I love the 1950s Rock and Roll songs They are such happy and special songs Been listening to them since I was a teenager in the 1970s I was born 1960 Never got tired listening to the Golden Oldies My Mom was a teenager in the 1950s She listened to this music She loved Dancing the Jitterbug She will be 85 years old April 9th 2023 OH Wow thank you for sharing your story and comment
Fun Fact: In Japan, this song is known for being the opening theme song for long running late night variety tv show Tamori Club which has been airing on TV Asahi and ANN Affiliate stations since 1982. This explains why you see Japanese comments on short shorts videos.
One of my fave's back when I was a kid. The rhythm of The Royal Teens is great here and makes this a fine song to dance to, as it was when it came out.
I remember this song from hearing older kids playing it when I was 10 or 11 I also remember "short shorts" which were the subject of the song Living about 15 miles north of NY I remember the mayor of our small suburban city of Ossinng of about 20,000 banning the wearing of them in the downtown business district This seemed like a tempest in a teapot but many older people took it quite seriously
Really, I wouldn't doubt it from some rigid things of the '50's I've heard about. Then I think "Daisy Dukes" would've given them all a major stroke! LOL!
I seen this movie, and absolutely loved the song, I truly, truly stayed to re-watch it again so I could hear this song. It's from a movie back in '58, a movie called, "Let's Rock," it starred Julius La Rosa, there's some absolute radio history behind this man, go google it. Anyway the movie is about a singer who needed to get into the rock n' roll era if he wanted to stay relevant in the industry. As Julius was a 40's early 50's type singer at the time and needed to get hep.
My dad just told me he went to school with the tall one (I forgot his name).. he said he used to annoy him because he was his older brother's friend. He was always at their house. lol. Good 'ole Jersey boys!
I love this version. Better than that watered-down Dick Clark version. This was really rock and roll, dirty, lowdown, sleazy. Short shorts indeed. Hot babe too. Great sax, and love that electric guitar.
OMG…is that Bob Gaudio on the keys in the back? I’m a youngin’ who just saw Jersey Boys the musical and learned of the entire Four Seasons story. The “short shorts” segment was so funny.
This clip was from the 1958 film, "Let's Rock". The kids were off beat & out of time clapping, because they were filmed at a different time, possibly listening to a different song, if listening to anything at all, and an editor just spliced them in, so it's the film editor's fault.
Great group used to listen to them at high school dances after getting out of the navy got part time job driving cab in Bergenfield nj took bob gourdio to the airport when he was part of the four seasons great guy didn’t know how famous the four seasons would be good memories
These guys were playing when I was in high school as the royal teens bob gourido was then with the Royal Teens went over to the Four Seasons mid sixties
Very sloppy editing. ...The story goes, that the audience was filmed on a different day and was clapping in time to a different song, perhaps even a different band. To go along with the narrative of the story, the editors spliced in the film of that audience, figuring, that it was just a drive in "B" movie, so they weren't going to spend the extra time and money to film an audience clapping in time to the song. It was a throw away, low production value movie for teenagers, featuring music which at the time, was seen by the adult producers as a passing fad. The forlorn loking guy standing behind the audience, is supposed to be an old school, pre-Rock & Roll crooner type singer watching himself displaced by the latest music trend.
@@sparky6086 But the lips of the kids match the lyrics of the song. At 1:02 the best example is the girl of the low right. I bet there was some person or teacher (with lack of good rhythm) guiding the the clapping of the kids.
@@monkmchorningI would say yes. Al looks 14 as he was, holding the Gibson. Just saw him talk about this time -the 'Green Room with Jimmy Vivino' on TH-cam, 2023.
Who said the 1950s were asexual? They were sexy as hell, as this classic 1958 #3 smash hit demonstrates! One of the truly memorable and fun '50s songs! I love short shorts!
The sax player on the record was Billy Crandall who was 14 at the time. His parents wouldn't let him go out on tour so they got a different guy for live appearances. I don't know which one this guy is. Nice sax solo though.
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WOW! This is me at age 16. I will be 82 in March 2023. We made this in February 1958. It's amazing that all these years later people still remember it, it's still being played, and even young kids know it.
Dear Diane. I used to teach high school and one day the female assistant principal came around and got on some of the girls for their "short shorts." After she left I showed the students this video on youtube. THEY LOVED IT. The girls especially. They related to it and I think you even inspired them. Take care and trust me, your memory and this song will last for centuries!!!!
I have always wondered who's the beautiful girl in short shorts! thank you very much DIane!
Diane those extra long compared to what the girls wear now. I was 12 +5 months when you made this.
Wow can’t believe you are the pretty lady in the short shorts!
82?
You rule!!!
That's Bob Gaudio on piano, who co-wrote this song with the rest of the members. He went on to being a founding member of The Four Seasons after he met Frankie Valli. From there he wrote most all of their hits like Sherry, Rag Doll, Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You, Who Loves You, Oh What A Night & more. He later wrote or produced for Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Roberta Flack, Frank Sinatra and others. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Not a bad run after starting out with this groovy & catchy confection!
bob wrote the song with tom austin his friend in the group...toms on facebook
I was born in 1958 and I just love this song
Thanks!
Wow, thank you for sharing this info.
Original members included Billy Crandell (aka Buddy Randall) on sax--from Teaneck. Great musician. Charlie Leahy
My 75 year old heart still loves this song from my ancient teen years.
The mommies were hot back then too.
@@TheTRAINOR11 Alright grandpa thats enough for today
Lol😂
Same here! Great music without all this digital stuff
75 isn't old. My grandma is 92 LOL
Not much for lyrics, but it just had that incredible sound and sax solo! A TRUE classic!
It was originally supposed to be only an instrumental, titled "Short Shorts". At the recording session, the producer insisted, that The Royal Teens write some lyrics for it, so during a break, they quickly put some words to it.
The title, "Short Shorts" popped into one of their heads, when they were cruising along and saw a couple of girls walking out of a candy store wearing rather short, for the 1950's, cut off blue jeans.
Also written by Buddy Randell who played a mean sax who later had a big hit singing lead and Sax with the Knickerbockers song Lies!
The Nair commercial had more lyrics than the original song!!
タモリ倶楽部のOPってこの曲なんだね
まさか彼らも自分たちの楽曲が日本のバラエティ番組で40年半も使用されるとは思わなかったでしょうね
I loved that song when I was a kid. I'm 75 now and got a real kick out of it. The guys and the girl looked really cool.
毎度おなじみ流浪の番組タモリ倶楽部でございます
日本においては、流浪の番組のテーマのイメージ一択。
Waaaaat
ですねえ
@@trippyman7997 Short Shorts is the theme song of a popular Japanese late night television show, which is why you might see Japanese comments on videos of this song.
This under-rated group actually recorded FIVE memorable songs in one year, '57-'58: Short Shorts, Big Name Button, Harvey's Got A Girlfriend, Leotards, and Believe Me. Fine legacy for them to be proud of.
Did Bob like writing music about girl's clothing - lol.
What a great novelty record. I bought the 45 after hearing it. I am 78 years old and still enjoy this one hit wonder.
I remember when the girls used to sing this song when it first came out.The school forbid the playing of this song. What an era it was...
I was in High School in the Washington DC area, and this song was never banned from being played in my High School!, the one record I do remember that was banned, was 'Work With Me Annie', by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, along with 'Annie had a baby'.
sugarfoot59 Those were the days. Peace...
Robert Last
Yes, they were, however, they are now only memories, of a time gone by, never to be seen again. Yep, it took me a few years to truly understand the old phrase..............'You can never go home again'. Now, I finally know.........you can't. So sad. These songs do bring back those memories, and you once again, no matter how fleeting it is, are transformed to a far away time and place.
Copy that!
Don't you just wish that life was that simple once again?(Although I must say that at the time it just didn't seem that simple.)
Never got tired of this song!!! I wore short shorts!
When music really meant something and dealt with important social issues.
LOL! That's when rock and roll was fun. Not preachy like in the sixties.;
Lol
Nothing more important and socially relevant than chasing chicks I always say.
@@toddholmes4480 Sixties music was great.
😂
Love that genuine "Joysey Girl" accent!
"Shawt shawts"!
Nobody from NJ pronounces it Joisey
@@rem-so1ly Maybe not now, but back then, they all did. Regional accents have averaged together over time due to mass media, travel & immigration from other states & countries, so sadly, they are dissappearing.
@@sparky6086 Neither My father, grand parents, or anyone older I ever knew did. That's a Brooklyn accent not NJ
@@rem-so1lyIn those days, many who settled in NJ, began in Brooklyn. Maybe the rural, Garden State, areas of NJ are more like Pennsylvania.
I grew up on the same street as Bob Gaudio in Bergenfield New Jersey Love this song and love the four seasons.
Their East Coast accents in the song always crack me up.
jersey accent
Oh Wow this is you singing this awesome song I still have this song on a CD of the great Golden Oldies I love the 1950s Rock and Roll songs They are such happy and special songs Been listening to them since I was a teenager in the 1970s I was born 1960 Never got tired listening to the Golden Oldies My Mom was a teenager in the 1950s She listened to this music She loved Dancing the Jitterbug She will be 85 years old April 9th 2023 OH Wow thank you for sharing your story and comment
Heard this in a Wawa today and hadn't heard this in years! So awesome! Classic!
the saxophone has to be the most underrated instrument in the music world , the most recent was Lily was her
Still love it over 50 years later !!! This was Wild Then and now also
How old is this music? How old are you? Who are you?
This song is so catchy, and the sax player is so handsome aswell!!
That was some pretty racy dancing, Damn kids and their rock and roll.
In those days that WAS considered rather "sexy".
how is this rock and roll?
How is it not
And tell them to stop rollerskating in the street!
@@johnvines4875 what's your age? that will determine your comment.
Really wish I'd been young back then. Love, love, the music of that era.
Compared to today, this looks so innocent and sweet. Short shorts definitely aren't above the waist by today's standards.
I remember the Nair commercial in the 80s that introduced this song to me as a teen. I still love the sax solos
It has lyrics that you'll never forget.
Fun Fact: In Japan, this song is known for being the opening theme song for long running late night variety tv show Tamori Club which has been airing on TV Asahi and ANN Affiliate stations since 1982.
This explains why you see Japanese comments on short shorts videos.
Sadly, the long-running TV show will close 41-year airing on March, the TV station says.
it's also on a jav video, but i don't know the title
これをタモリ倶楽部のＯＰにするとはセンスありますな。あとケルヒャーのCMソングも最高です。
One of my fave's back when I was a kid. The rhythm of The Royal Teens is great here and makes this a fine song to dance to, as it was when it came out.
For literally decades, I thought that Nair commercial dreamed up this song.
Este tema es de mi época...hoy con 143 años, lo sigo disfrutando
Who ever plays that saxophone it so talented and amazing both of his solos were phenomenal
This is like an episode of Happy Days. Potsie playing guitar, Richie on sax, Ralph Mamph on piano and Bags playing drums.
And Joanie dancing.
I thought Chachi was on drums
A parody called Short Skirts is a great song to do replacing the whistling with "Ooooh la la, would you look at her legs."
I remember this song from hearing older kids playing it when I was 10 or 11 I also remember "short shorts" which were the subject of the song Living about 15 miles north of NY I remember the mayor of our small suburban city of Ossinng of about 20,000 banning the wearing of them in the downtown business district This seemed like a tempest in a teapot but many older people took it quite seriously
Really, I wouldn't doubt it from some rigid things of the '50's I've heard about. Then I think "Daisy Dukes" would've given them all a major stroke! LOL!
Is it too late to impeach him?
If this doesn't make you smile you're dead inside
Loved the shot of handsome singer Julius LaRosa watching them perform. He had a big hit with " Eh Compare".
I seen this movie, and absolutely loved the song, I truly, truly stayed to re-watch it again so I could hear this song. It's from a movie back in '58, a movie called, "Let's Rock," it starred Julius La Rosa, there's some absolute radio history behind this man, go google it. Anyway the movie is about a singer who needed to get into the rock n' roll era if he wanted to stay relevant in the industry. As Julius was a 40's early 50's type singer at the time and needed to get hep.
Arthur Godfrey treated Julius LaRosa unfairly by report
My dad just told me he went to school with the tall one (I forgot his name).. he said he used to annoy him because he was his older brother's friend. He was always at their house. lol. Good 'ole Jersey boys!
The Simpsons brought me here :D
Jagir Rao me too
Saaaame
Homer looking for his soul mate, which according to him would be Marge. And in deed she is.
just saw it and had to come here.
Me too
Awesome Rock n Roll tune from the 50s. Dig that Sax
I love this version. Better than that watered-down Dick Clark version. This was really rock and roll, dirty, lowdown, sleazy. Short shorts indeed. Hot babe too. Great sax, and love that electric guitar.
Tom Austin is the drummer known his family all my life good people
but i remember this tune on the radio back then,just like it was yesterday…i still have the old family radio from 58
Talented band, sax and guitar player sound great. How'd they do that, the instrumental composition? They make it look easy.
Great song then, great song now. Thank you James Birkett!
Being from Texas I always liked how they pronounce the word "shorts" with their New York/New Jersey accent (especially the girls) WE WEH SHOT SHOTS!
OMG…is that Bob Gaudio on the keys in the back? I’m a youngin’ who just saw Jersey Boys the musical and learned of the entire Four Seasons story. The “short shorts” segment was so funny.
Sounds like thier saying ''shoyts '' love this accent
Cause they're from New Joisey.
Julien Grix or Da Bronx
@@TinyHunt82 True dat, but I was curious and looked it up - Jersey.
日本人の方が耳に覚えがありそうw
Bob Guccione, later with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is on the piano.
Robert Bonter guccion??? lmao "gaudio"
Robert Bonter
The Royal Teens. Tha's classic, right there....Thanks for the upload. Blessings
Wow, Gibson Les Paul with soapbar pickups...that'd be worth a pretty penny today.
That Jersey accent - love it!
Me too!
Can't notice it if you're from there
Greetings from Australia.I love this record. I was 9 in 1958. I now have grandies older than that.
I love her short shorts!
No soy el unico que le gustan estas rolitas de ves en cuando escucharlas :'3
Best quality version of this song ! Thanks for posting !
Wow, I love the way this group and the girl sing that song.
without these guys, motorhead would never have existed
You're thinking about Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis , mate. These fellows are, to put it kindly, inessential.
Nor would Nickelback
Just another Great song By The Royal Teens Called Short Shorts as this single came Out about 1958 and it a Very Good Quality sound of this song
Love this since I was 12 years old
Got to love Good old classic rock and roll
Well God bless you. THIS SONG WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS INCLUDING YOU SINGING!
1:02 - You have to love all those rhythmless Jersey guineas clapping on the downbeat.... ROFLMAO.
This clip was from the 1958 film, "Let's Rock". The kids were off beat & out of time clapping, because they were filmed at a different time, possibly listening to a different song, if listening to anything at all, and an editor just spliced them in, so it's the film editor's fault.
This is almost 30 years before I was born but I can definitely see how this was a hit!!!
Head movement of the sax guy is epic. Good music!
タモリ倶楽部！A japanese famous TV program！
T.V. used this song for a leg hair removal commercial in the 70s NAIR
Jersey Boys the movie brought me here. A fascinating story.
I love this song 😍😘😋
Steven Watt this is my family
She's very pretty.
THAT'S THE ROYAL TEENS DOING A MEDLEY OF THEIR HIT.
Shawt shawts? Keyboardist went on to join "The Four Seasons."
タモリ倶楽部から来ました
I really really REALLY like short shorts
Love this, ❤❤❤Born 18 years later ❤️❤️❤️
Simple lyrics , great music
Happy birthday for this year short shorts super Grover' loves this one cool that's where I first heard it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍🏼😎
Great group used to listen to them at high school dances after getting out of the navy got part time job driving cab in Bergenfield nj took bob gourdio to the airport when he was part of the four seasons great guy didn’t know how famous the four seasons would be good memories
What were you doing at a high school dance? You said you just got out of the navy, you would have been a little old to be at one of those dances
These guys were playing when I was in high school as the royal teens bob gourido was then with the Royal Teens went over to the Four Seasons mid sixties
This song will always be a hit!
My uncle was born September 1958. Says you are gorgeous,Loves you!
I remember this. Great sax.😄
Anyone else laughing at how the kids in the audience are not clapping in time?
Very sloppy editing. ...The story goes, that the audience was filmed on a different day and was clapping in time to a different song, perhaps even a different band. To go along with the narrative of the story, the editors spliced in the film of that audience, figuring, that it was just a drive in "B" movie, so they weren't going to spend the extra time and money to film an audience clapping in time to the song. It was a throw away, low production value movie for teenagers, featuring music which at the time, was seen by the adult producers as a passing fad.
The forlorn loking guy standing behind the audience, is supposed to be an old school, pre-Rock & Roll crooner type singer watching himself displaced by the latest music trend.
@@sparky6086 But the lips of the kids match the lyrics of the song. At 1:02 the best example is the girl of the low right. I bet there was some person or teacher (with lack of good rhythm) guiding the the clapping of the kids.
The Manville Colts Pop Warner team in NJ played this at halftime every game at home in the early 70's.
This was my introduction to rock n roll when I was about four years old.
Okay... good... finally... now I know once and for all that the song Purple People Eater didn't inspire the Nair commercial or vice versa.
At age 14, AL Kooper was a member of The Royal Teens - and toured with them during "Who ?Wears Short Shorts' fame
Do you know if this is Al in the video?
@@monkmchorningI would say yes. Al looks 14 as he was, holding the Gibson. Just saw him talk about this time -the 'Green Room with Jimmy Vivino' on TH-cam, 2023.
This 🎶 is 😃 😊
Who said the 1950s were asexual? They were sexy as hell, as this classic 1958 #3 smash hit demonstrates! One of the truly memorable and fun '50s songs! I love short shorts!
sure were!
And itsty bitsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka dot bikinis.
@@kentclark6420 yellow polka dot bikini was a bus song by one of the Hall brothers.....long ago and far away.
Listening to this song is the only way I can get an erection anymore.
The sax player on the record was Billy Crandall who was 14 at the time. His parents wouldn't let him go out on tour so they got a different guy for live appearances. I don't know which one this guy is. Nice sax solo though.
Growing up in the 1950's brought me here.
Those shorts look tiny and tight even now in 2020. If I saw that in the 50's my eyeballs would be popping out of my head
Jajajajaja 👍🏼
Thanks. Now I know what Lurch ( from the TV Addams Family ) did as a teenager. He played sax on a fifties rock band. Cool!
i keep seeing that damn one youtube ad with this song
Same
Thank you for uploading this song.
I don't know why, but I have heard this song many times.
Must have taken all of 30 seconds to write the lyrics.. It still sticks in my mind though.. You're now immortal thanks to video Diane..
Ah the Royal Teens. Back in the day when teens were 33 years old
this is why i loved the 50
Okay but the guys were so much more cuter back then 😩💖