BIG WHAT!?..Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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Nice tribute to Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper). He was only 28 when he tragically died with Buddy (22) & Ritchie (17). "Chantilly Lace" was his biggest hit but he also wrote "White Lightning" which launched George Jones career in 1959 & also wrote "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston in the same year.
JP and George Jones sang the background vocals on "Running Bear." Because of Jp's death, the release of "Running Bear" was delayed.
It's so hard to think of the impact these guys made on music in their short lives without also considering how much we lost when they died. They were just getting started.
Really?! All these years and I never knew that! Thanks for teaching me something today, friend!
Such young, talented people. It really was a tragic day, the day the music died.
I sang Running Bear at camp!
This is one of the people Don McLean sang about in American pie. The plane crash killed the big bopper Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens
Today is the anniversary of the plane crash. That's why they are doing those artists today.
JP Richardson, AKA The Big Bopper was a DJ and his on air name was the Big Bopper. He wrote White Lightning which was the first number 1 hit for George Jones and Running Bear which became a hit for Johnny Preston
Sonny James, aka The Southern Gentleman, also had a huge hit with Running Bear nine years later.
I love the shot gun wedding song!
Thanks didn’t know that.
He was multi talented, but this was his only hit song.
@@RobertSmith-iw2kb yes because he wasnt primarily a musician. He was a DJ and song writer
I'm 52, and my grandpa, who, if he was still with us, would have been 95 and this was 'our song'. One of my earliest memories, I couldn't have been more than four, was him standing me up on the counter of a local diner, putting a dime in the jukebox, and playing 'our song'. I of course, sang it at the top of my lungs and got applause when it was over. He was my rock and I miss him so. Thanks for the misty eyed memories. 💙
It's the soundtrack of our lives and it's magical they way some songs instantly connect us to a memory as if no time has passed at all.
@@drdr76 With some people, it's smell, but overwhelmingly, with me, it's music. ( I do travel back in time when I smell homemade bread baking) My childhood has a soundtrack, lol. My family constantly had music playing. I was going to marry Mac Davis when I was five. (He had porkchop sideburns like my dad)
@@MsDemeanorsMusings Mac Davis was big in his time. I took a girlfriend to Vegas to see him in concert. I wasn't disappointed.
I don't know if it was a song or a line from a song but I'll never forget when he sang "happiness is Lubic, Texas in my rearview mirror."
That's wonderful
Bless you my friend. My Grandpa was my hero also. He died in 1960 when I was 10. They phone rang at 6AM in our house and my dad got up to go in the kitchen to get it. Before he got there I said to him, "Grandpa is dead." Grandma said grandpa's last words were, " I wonder if little Buck could help." That was the nickname he had given me. Those were the songs of my youth also.
Sometimes overlooked trivia. Waylon Jennings was on that tour and gave up his seat to the Big Bopper because the Bopper was sick and didn't want to ride in a cold bus to the next gig. It is said Jennings and Holly joked with each other, with Holly saying, "I hope your bus freezez up." To which Jennings replied, "I hope your plane crashes." That statement lived with Waylon the rest of his life. Waylon Jennings went on to become a pioneer in the "Outlaw" Country movement with Willie Nelson and others. You should check him out as well.
True story. And yes you need to do some outlaw country from the 70s. Waylon Jennings was one of the Pioneers of this type of music. Wliie and Wayon had some classic songs during this time.
Mama's don't let your babies grow up.
Loved the Willie and Waylon songs when I was a kid. Willie and Merle too, like Pancho and Lefty.
That's facts
I don't know which singer gave up thejr seat but it was Ritchie Valens who got the seat and was the one who was sick also he was scared to death of flying.
A Big Bopper tune that I particularly love is "Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor", however as it's essentially a reaction song to two other songs, you'd need to hear Sheb Wolley's "Purple People Eater" and the Chipmunks' "Witch Doctor" first in order to fully understand it. But I'm thrilled that you guys are getting into late 50's 'novelty songs'! It's a very fun sub-genre. And you could argue that since he spends half of this song talking over music, you weren't all that far off by thinking he would be a rapper!
My sister and I would walk around singing Purple People Eater all the time when we were kids. It is such a fun song as is Witch Doctor.
Man, that takes me back living in a trailer park for a few months and all we listened to was 98.7 KLUV in Texas that played hits like this. Lol
That was actually the B side of "Chantilly Lace."
Witch Doctor would be under the name David Seville (not the Chipmunks).
@@Fool3SufferingFools I was debating that while writing it, but I didn't have time to check at that moment. Thanks!
That was American Bandstand back in the day hosted by Dick Clark. Cool to see.
I'm soooooo glad you played this. It's brilliant. I've heard this all my life. ❤🖤💙🎤🎶🎼🕺💃
Chantilly lace is still used in lingerie today. This was on “American Bandstand”, hosted by Dick Clark, which predates “Soul Train”, hosted by Don Cornelius.
By at least 20-25 years
I would sing this song to my youngest son at bedtime. He is 24 now, and still loves this song. I would sing Splish Splash by Bobby Darin to my oldest son. He is 29 now and still loves that song. You two make me very happy that you are introducing all kinds of music to your children.
When my kids were little, they liked for me to sing to them and they would dance around the room. This was one of the songs I would sing to them. To this day (I'm 71) I know it by heart. I could sing you Peggy Sue as well. Helllo Baaaby!
This brotha. Was Also a D.J. BACK THEN, ALONG WITH " THE WOLF MAN" ,," WOLF MAN JACK". ,Radio was the shit back then ,and these brought it LIFE.. MISS IT....
These the grandfathers of Rock & Roll I thank my parents for introducing me to classic music as a kid. They grew up in the 50s with this music my mom saw Elvis in the 50 in Toronto she talked about it till they day she died. See back then you got 4 or 5 bands that played the same show not like today you get a opening act then the headliner.
"Talked about it until the day she died." That is so sweet.❤️
You need to listen to some Waylon Jennings. He almost was on that plane. He gave up his seat because the Big Bopper had a cold and didn't want to ride in a bus with no heater.
So glad you're doing these songs on the anniversary date of their passing. Such a good song!
P.S. love your Cincinnati Bengals shirt!
I've heard this song so many times, but never saw this performance - so fun!
Ohhhhhh, baby!
Amber always talks about music she used to listen to with her mom. Well my mom had "Chantilly Lace" on a 45 single, and I used to listen to it all the time when I was a kid. BTW, the B-side of the single was an equally memorable tune called "The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor".
Until I read the comments I didn't know he also wrote "White Lightening" and "Running Bear".
"Running Bear" is a tragic love song I loved growing up.
Hittin the late 50s pretty hard today, BIG Bopper and Buddy Holly both in one day. Yoohoo.
I know this video is a year old, but insight for you - JP Richardson (The Big Bopper) is one of the first people to have made a music video. History will say that it was down to someone else but he was the first massive influential icon to make it the norm. And if you're checking out Buddy Holly in the process - The Beatles tried to adopt his singing/production style because it was so unique, and it's why Paul McCartney owns the rights to Buddy Holly's music now ☺️
I'm so glad y'all listened to this 'coz I KNEW you'd love it! "The Big Bopper" was his DJ handle, his real name was Jiles Perry (JP) Richarson. In the 50's, the DJs were as famous as the musicians whose records they played & you had to have a BIG personality to be one. JP Richardson definitely fit that bill. The only other song of his that was well known was "White Lightening", which was later covered by country singer, George Jones.
Big Bopper is a historic legend in the beginning of Rock and Roll.
This seems like the time to bring up the fun 50's rock and roll of Larry Williams-"Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "Bonie Maroney" and what I think is one of his best "Short Fat Fannie" which namechecks dozens of contemporary 50's hits. High Energy all the way made to make you move.
"Oooo baby. You KNOOOWW what I like!!" He is called the Big Bopper is because this type of music is called Be-Bop.
Something about Meatloaf that shocked me was that while most people only knew him as a singer, he actually appeared in fifty movies. Unbelievable.
He will always be Eddie to me.
@@knowledge-girl what a guy.....
always enjoyed meat loaf"s acting. he will always ride shotgun when I drive. he is missed
Thanks for honouring the day the music died,🙏🙏🙏, February 3rd 1959.
Been listening to this song since I was a child and loved it. RIP Big Bopper, Richie Valens, & Buddy Hollie
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Waylon Jennings was Buddy Hollys bass player at the time. They were doing a show and Waylon let the Big Bopper have his seat on the plane,, while they were loading the plane they said Waylon told him he hoped the plane crashed. The Bopper told Waylon he hoped he froze to death on the bus. They were both just kidding but it haunted Waylon the rest of his days
No, matter how I am feeling this is the song that ALWAYS makes me feel better and puts me in a good mood!
Thank you!
You guys are my favorites🤫
THANKS❣️❣️My Daddy would sing this song A LOT when I was a little girl. ❤ the song!! ❤ the memories❣️❣️🥰🥰
His real name was Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., born in Sabine Pass, Texas. His voice was very mature, but he was only 28 when he died in that fateful plane crash. I honestly couldn't name another hit song that he sung himself, but he did compose "White Lightning" for country legend George Jones.
J.P. Richardson was a disk jockey here in Beaumont. Husky boy, he was nicknamed the Big Bopper. He had written White Lightning for George Jones and Running Bear for Johnny Preston, and wasn't really interested in being a rock star himself. He was a little older than the guys he was touring with, and a real family man. He wanted to come home and write songs. He's buried about a mile from here.
I’m sure your knowledgeable RSR subscribers have informed you that the phrase from American Pie “The day the music died” refers to when the world tragically lost (way before their time) 3 iconic singers/musicians. I hope you react to my favourite Ritchie Valens song “Donna”
he was so much fun. can you imagine what he would have brought the world music wise had he never passed away so young? I love him.
The Big Bopper was a disc jockey who managed to unexpectedly hit it big with this track. It was something of a fun, novelty song. He was older (28) than his fellow, ill-fated touring partners Buddy Holly (22) and Ritchie Valens (17).
The Big Bopper was only 28? He looks about 40 here.
@@DaughterofDarkness: Yeah, everybody looked older, back in the day!! I have an old pic of my mother, when she was 17, and she looks like she's 40!
@@DaughterofDarkness clothing was more uniform before the 1960s. At this time you either looked like a child, a teenager or an adult. There really wasn’t a variety of adult clothing styles like there is today
@@thewiseoldherper7047 for me it's not the clothes, but his face that makes him look old.
@@DaughterofDarkness Most people born in 1930 didn't have extended adolescence like starting with the boomers.
That's why I said ," BEING HERE WITH GUYS, I'M RELIVING IT,, LOVE YOU GUYS, THANK YOU..
Brought a Tear to my eye as I remember watching this on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
J.P. Richardson AKA The Big Bopper had one more smaller hit called "The Big Bopper's Wedding". He also wrote "White Lightning" that was a Country hit for George Jones.
Back in the day they would call this a “novelty” song. Two of my favorite novelty songs are “Beep Beep” and “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”.
Holy crap, I haven’t heard Beep Beep in ages! Too bad I don’t still have my Goofy Greats record from the 70s.
@@jackmandu I was just about to comment the same thing! I also had a similar record as a kid in the 70s that was called Funky Favorites. It had some great tunes on it, including Beep Beep & Itsy Bitsy..., along with Snoopy vs the Red Baron, My Ding-A-Ling & many others. Great songs!
@@jbeannie90 - They were probably both from K-Tel. Mine was from 1974 and one of my favorites was Mule Skinner Blues. Of course, for the last couple of hours now I’ve had Beep Beep running through head. 😂
In 1998 I was teaching English in Latvia. In a class conversation I said, "itsy bitsy" and a student chimed in, "teeny weeny polka dot bakini". I burst out laughing. I said that no teenager in America (in 1998) would know that song or even the words! The radio stations in Eastern Europe played everything from 50s to 90s, not such a narrow format like it became in the US. And about 10% of the songs played on the radio were Spanish for some reason.
I actually have both of those songs as well as "Chantilly Lace" on a mix cassette my dad made for me when I was nine.
my grandmother who grew up on big band and classical music loved this song,
You think you were shocked? What do you think we felt when this song came out. One of a kind.
An absolute rock n Roll Classic!
He’s not talking about sex . He means kissing and hugging. This was the fifties after all.
This is the difference in how previous generations thought over the last two or three.
I think somewhere in heaven, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly are smiling that their legacies still live to this day and forever.
I'm a punk rock guy, but old enough to know that these guys opened the door, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens
Now you’ve reacted to The Big Bobber, Janis Joplin and George Jones. You need to add Johnny and Edgar Winter to the list. All lived less than 25 miles apart in SouthEast Texas.
I remember my cousin, when she was little, used to sing this song like when she was 4 (so cute 🥰). This song makes me think of her 💜
JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson was a radio DJ from Texas. Like most DJs who broke into the Top-40, he was a so-called "one-hit wonder". It is unfortunate he lost his life in that plane crash, otherwise he very well could have evolved into one of the greatest radio DJs of all time, right up there with Charlie Tuna, Wolfman Jack, and Rick Dees. His son, JP Richardson Jr, has toured in tribute of the father he never knew.
You should check out his song “White Lightning” a song that was recorded by the GREAT GEORGE JONES.
We all loved this song when it first came out.
We were just all bopping around with the Big Bopper.
The song just popped in my head today.
It's one of my favorites.
Oh you have the Dick Clark show with the Big Bopper.
We would hear it on the radio and sing it all day long.
It wasn't risque!
You kids are way off.
They were all so young when they died. May they continue to Sleep In Paradise.
"Bop" aka "bebop" was a 1940s form of jazz. There was also a specific dance called the bop and by the late '50s "to bop" or "bopping" came to mean dancing in general to any form of pop music ('Bop til you drop"). Teen slang in the '50s was sometimes referred to a "bop talk".
"Life" magazine [Sept. 29, 1952] listed examples of bop talk: crazy "new, wonderful, wildly exciting;" gone (adj.) "the tops-superlative of crazy;" cool (adj.) "tasty, pretty;" goof "to blow a wrong note or make a mistake;" hipster "modern version of hepcat;" dig "to understand, appreciate the subtleties of;" stoned "drunk, captivated, ecstatic, sent out of this world;" flip (v.) "to react enthusiastically."
After today's videos you should try to watch La Bamba and The Buddy Holly Story. It will give you a lot more information about these guys, and they're great movies as well.
This song is so great, it's beyond novelty.
Big Bopper wrote a few songs for others... one that is great and amusing like this one is "White Lightning"... he wrote it for George Jones.
I had an 80s band/song pop into my head today that I hadn't thought about in a long time. They only put out two albums before they broke up but they had a great smooth sound. They had a beautiful love song called "Hands to Heaven". The band is an English band called Breathe. Please consider trying them. Thank you.
Songs back then were purposely kept short. They liked them under 3 minutes so they could fit more on the radio. They started getting little longer in 60 and 70s. When Queen created Bohemian Rhapsody that was one of the record execs big gripes "No Radio station is going to play a 6 minute long song."
Oh I forgot about Breathe…..
@@pishposhreselling I thought Amber would like the Sax in the song... oops... I forgot to tell them about the sax. 🎷The song has sax! 🎷
There... now they know. 😁
I believe "Hey Jude" (Beatles) was a very long 7 minutes & I think many radio stations were reluctant to play it (most songs then were 3 minutes or less)
@@rebeccasimantov5476 I remember two DJs talking once about how bad it was to have dead air on a radio station and they commented on the song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. One of them said they always put that song on when they needed to run to the bathroom because it was 17 min long... LOL
There was a dance called the bop popular in the 50's. It is where Elvis got a lot of his leg moves. The big Bopper. Yup.
I got to know his son Jay after interviewing him a few times on a radio show. He was born not long after his father died and it never left his mind and heart. He performed as Big Bopper Jr. Some of his music is on here. He looked and sounded VERY much like his dad. He oaased from a heart attack in 2013. RIP Jay. I miss you.
Unfortunately, dont think there were many more,but if u can find em.would like to hear also. 😢
You mean to tell me yall don't know about the Big Bopper?I can't believe it I knew about him before I was born he took several nursery rhymes and mad some great songs before his death in the plane crash back in February 59!
JP had some great songs outside of the novelty genre including "Crazy Blues" "Someone Watching Over You" and "Walking Through My Dreams "
I have not known about The Bopper for years but couldn't have mentioned another song he sang. He wrote a couple great songs, but he was known as a Disc Jockey and show emcee.
Bop doesn't just mean to punch or hit. In the 1950s, it also referred to a style of dancing.
Yes, where the term "teeny-bopper" came from.
People also say a good song is a bop.
It means.......many things.
Back then in Brooklyn, there was a local gang called the Halsey (Street) Bops. So, yes, lots of meanings and uses for the word. Chantilly lace was one of the first 45s I started out with, so it got alot of play back then.
Another branch of this story is that of Waylon Jennings. He was scheduled on that flight but gave up his seat to Richie Valens (or was it Buddy Holley?) who was very sick and needed to get home.
Buddy Holly and now the Big Bopper, do we get to hear some Ritchie Valens next?
Do people not listen to what they say?
The story of his exhumation, The Autopsy of the Big Bopper, is on here. It tells the story of his son, Jp Jr, laying eyes on his father for the first time as he was born after his dad's death.
I actually touched his former casket. It was on display at the Texas Musicians Museum before it was destroyed.
I enjoy that but the best part was seeing Dick Clark introduce him. He was so young and he stayed young looking throughout his career. In case you just arrived on this planet Dick Clark was a legend who hosted the American Bandstand for over 30 years
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He was definitely one of the early larger than life radio DJs of the Rock era. Then he started writing hit songs. I think he set a record for continuously broadcasting for several days straight. It may be apocryphal, but I have heard that the Bif Tannen character in the Back to the Future films was based on J.P. Richardson aka The Big Bopper, but i don't know for certain. Cheers.
His son never got to see him so decades later he actually had him dug up and sat there in a room with an open casket and had a conversation with his deceased dad. The weird thing is that they said his corpse was amazingly in good shape several decades later almost like the day he died. And his son was looking at his father that was at a younger state than him.
The first Ritchie Valens reaction you did was not Ritchie Valens. It was from a scene in the movie, "La Bamba", sung by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and lip synced by the actor, Lou Diamond Phillips, filmed years after the plane crash. So tonight will be your first reaction to Ritchie Valens, as well.
Don Mclean wrote Bye Bye American pie with a line in the song referencing the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in an airplane crash. “The day the music died” So sad🙁
I think part of the reason in "American Pie" that the plane crash was, "the day the music died" is that this includes the American loss of innocence of the 50s when the life jarring 60s and 70s came to be. Don McClean said that he set out to write a "big song about America", and he certainly did.
Back to the beginning of rock n roll.
"Bop" is a dance. The Bopper in this context means "rocker" Certainly nothing to do with "bopping" anybody. I have no proof, this is my best guess. The "Big" part could refer to personality, voice. talent, or physical size. Any or all the the above.
He was a big bopper with big bops.
For female Friday, y'all gotta do Khia.
"My neck, my back." LOL
I listened to it again and I guess I love its boldness, but I'm just thinking the future of the singer, you gonna go out into your elderly years singing this shit?
Well, I guess if she looks good I would probably still like it. LOL
J P Richardson (the big bopper)
Was a DJ from Texas
He wrote songs and performed a few
His name is J.P. Richardson. He really didn't have many songs, he's better known as a dj and song writer. He wrote White Lightin for George Jones and that's a great song really recommend at least listening to it, I'm sure everyone would love a reaction. It's from late 50s. Chantilly Lace is a great song and if you really want to hear/see a real rockin version Jerry Lee Lewis! Live from the 80s would be the best choice. I GUARANTEE you'll love it and subscribers will love it. Trust me it's incredible.
Thank you
See.....we knew you'd like this. What makes this song great, is that he doesn't say anything risky, we fill in the blanks with our own ideas. How many of us had "Hello Baby" on our answering machines?
Right! Each of us gets to fill in what she is saying to him that he likes.
My parents had 5 girls and 1 boy. All us girls learned the hully gully (a dance) from my mom, to this song. We did it at every wedding or outing where they play this song...to this day! 🤣🤣
Of the 3 who died in that 1959 plane crash (Buddy Holly, Richie Vallens are the other ) ,The Big Bopper a.k.a. J.P. Richardson Jr. is the only one who had kids. His daughter was 4 when he died, and his son was born 2 months AFTER his death.
Buddy's wife was pregnant, but when the crash happened the stress and pain made her lose the baby.
I met his son. He called my office and we talked on the phone about an hour. He was just wonderful. Told me fascinating stories. I was so sad when he died at only 54.
It was so sad to have lost these artist at such a young age in the start of their careers.
My favorite was "The Big Bopper's Wedding"
this was the roots of rock n roll where it started with these three men
Thank you guys. Your reaction keeps this music alive. ❤️
From American Bandstand, obviously.There's a wall mural in Pacoima,CA, that has Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on it.
Loving the theme today guys.
What’s not to like about this song? It makes me smile.
Thanks soo soo much for this great tribute about the day the music truly died. Rest In Peace to all who were lost that ill-fated night.
The first time I heard this it was the mid- late 70s. I bought the 45 at a yard sale for the B side. Purple People Eater. I thought it was the one eyed, one horned version. It wasn't. I ended up loving both sides. At age 8ish. Still have the 45. And still two of my favorite songs.
Red Riding Hood and White Lightning are worth listening to. Records in those days had to be less than 3 minutes in duration as it was thought that the audience would be bored with longer songs. When Queen wrote Bohemian Rhapsody their then record label refused to record it.
The Beatles "Hey Jude" was over 7 minutes... it predates Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody" by more than 5 years (for breaking that particular mold). When told that DJs would never play a 7-minute song, John Lennon said, "They will for us."
Of course dancing in the 50's and early 60's was very energetic and songs much longer were very tiring for some. Also couples touched, even if only their hands, so of course, that had to be limited. Many sock hops and other school dances only allowed one or two slow songs for the whole evening.
Huge huge huge hit! BTW the design behind him is Chantilly Lace
Glad you enjoyed this video! Great reaction! Love seeing you guys have fun with the music!
Thank you for honoring this day and these three artists. You kids are just so dear.
My parents turned me on to their 50s and early 60s music from the time I was born just about, and I remember listening to this song constantly as a toddler. I listened to a lot of doo wop but this, along with Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry, were my favorites.
Then I got me a transistor radio and started listening to the then-current 70s pop and soft rock. After a while I discovered stuff like Zeppelin, Steppenwolf (first record I bought with my own money), Peter Frampton (which my dad actually introduced me to when he brought home the Frampton Comes Alive album), etc.
So I grew up listening to a wide range of music, from the originators of rock and roll, early Motown, R&B, Country, on up to all kinds of 70s music, and beyond. That's why I have such a vast taste in, and appreciation for music today, and I have my parents to thank for introducing me to their music from the start.
Transistor radio..brings back memories, holding it up to our ears to hear better. I don't think mine even had an earphone jack.
@@drdr76 Yep, the Walkmans of the 60s/70s. That and a little record player was how I consumed all my music as a child. Good times.
That was him on American band stand.
His son the one his wife was pregnant with when his dad died got to meet to meet Waylon Jennings who was on the bus instead of the airplane during the Winter Dance Party Tour
Just to add a tad; Waylon was then Buddy Holly's bassist. He voluntarily gave his seat on the plane to the Big Bopper, who was sick (flu or cold, I think), because the bus was not well heated & would take much longer (to get to the next gig/hotel). He was trying to do him a favor. So sad.
Oh my … this is one song I never forgot the words! 💜
Died too young! Definitely has a DJ voice! Rob- thanks for repping the Bengals sweatshirt- us here in Cincinnati love our team!
Good luck from a lifelong (since ‘65) Rams fan!!
I’m 53 and I know every word. This was way before my time.
My daddy sang this to me every morning while driving me to the babysitter! This song brings back so many memories of him!
Note that in the 1950s there was a transition from the 78 record to the 45. A 45 maxed at 5 minutes per side with low quality sound especially when you got closer to the center of the record. So a lot of songs at that time stayed to no more than 3 minutes. 33 s were arround but it was not a popular format, mostly used in studios.
Typically dance songs need to be quicker because people only have so much endurance to be jumping arround and dancing,
Even today typical POP songs don't go more than 3 minutes.