Lmfao !!! The performances on shows like this , Dick Clark and even some of the Performances on Ed Sullivan the few times they had a crowd being filmed dancing while the guest musician performed. ( Usually Sullivan showcased the guest musician performing rather than kids dancing around the musicians ) ... Anyway ... It was a pretty common thing in the 50’s and 60’s to film people dancing to the newest songs of the hottest groups of the time. More often than not ( and almost exclusively white folks ) the kids in the dance showcase COULD NOT DANCE FOR SHIT !!! ) lmfao 🤣... I don’t know if the Television shows just happened to get the worst dancers or if they went out of their way to locate the Whitest , rigid , suburban , absolutely most horrible dancers they could find 🤣😂🤣😂 If you come across any other TV shows featuring kids dancing to the big hits of their day , It’s almost certain that the dancing will be horrible. If it was an all white dancing showcase , it was almost always terrible ... If it was an integrated cast of dancers ( Black , Hispanic, White ) , Whenever the camera held long enough for you to watch one of the non-white dancers , you could be certain that the non-white dancers were killing it while the white folks looked on and sometimes attempted to mimic the non-white dancers !!! LMFAO ... Then we reached the 70’ and shows like “ Soul Train “ and “ Midnight Special “ had a format that generally showcased black folks dancing styles and capabilities. It is not racist nor is it wrong to say that black folks are for the most part superior dancers who contain much better rhythm and control than white folks have. That’s not to say that there wasn’t or to this day isn’t white folks who can dance extremely well , however ... It almost a guaranteed assumption that when white folks can dance extremely well , their biggest dance influences are going to be black folks. It’s definitely a stereotype to say that generally speaking , Black folks are almost always better dancers than white folks ... However, I’m of the opinion that saying that “ Black folks are generally better dancers than most other folks “ is a Stereotype that Black folks should be proud of having the stereotype bestowed upon them. These old broadcasts of these musical performances on all of the hugely popular shows to the lesser known shows are definitive proof of my statement and opinion !!! Lol
@@richardgray7447 You have a inferiority complex there, sunshine. It’s 2022 and Black kids are killing it better than ever to the latest hits. It all comes from the mind so don’t think for a second that our dancing generates from anything other than our genetic supremacy.
AH COME ON MAN ! IM ONLY 83 yrs., & I CAN STILL CUT A RUG BABY !! C O O L M A N C O O L !! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !! 😄🙃😃🥳🤠🤓😎❤🤍💙👌🤏🤟🤘🤙👍👍👍👍👍🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mark 1941 ~~ 12/26/2024
They were told to dance during live performances. Looks weird to see them dance to this. This tune was NEVER danced to...when on the radio, at home with an LP.
OMG. I remember my mom seeing his show at the Apollo. I love the fact that she is so flexible, Bingo which the entire world loves, and taking time out of her busy schedule to catch a show.
I know this comment is old now, but it’s sad we as a country can’t progress and unite as one, even on this beautiful song/video we have people victimizing themselves over something they weren’t even alive to experience. We can not overcome racism and for lack of better words “bury the hatchet” if both sides continue to reignite hate. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
You are under some incredible delusion.. During the early 60's things were very Progressive and I'd say a large percentage of white people were not racist, nor did they not like black people. For white people, during the 40s and 50's, it was more culture shock than anything for most white people moreso than racism. Like with ANY people or any color, people dont really take well to change. THe Amount of people I personally saw that were racist and hated black people were minority even then in the 60's. And its funny, most of the people commenting about this hatred of black people during these times were not even alive. And as someone born in the 50's as a mixed child, I can assure you, I have some rare perspective of BOTH sides during those times.
And you have to go ahead and bring up racism. What a great way to kill the mood. Why can't people just enjoy music and talk racism to their grandad after all he would know what it's all about
HES THA COOLEST CAT IN TOWN , LAYING DOWN THA COOLEST SOUND FROM ALL AROUND, FOR ALL THA COOL CATS KITTENS DOLLS LOVERS & TRUE LOVERS TWO !! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah C O O L !! 👍👍👍👍🙏⭐⭐⭐ 🤣🙃😆🥳😎👌🤟🤘✌🤙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🙏 Mark 1941 ~~ 12/26/2024
It lasted less than 3 years.. But he actually wasnt a bad Comedian at all. He was hamstrung by the networks at the time. He was a different person at the comedy clubs. But if you didnt know, he was making a joke about the instrument in the song(which I sadly played in high school lol) the "guiro".. They used it in cartoons for sound effects a lot and used it during fight scenes in cartoons. Hence the joke.. Probably tough to understand for you young folk. How old were you in 65?
To the comments below about race : A. Who the hell is Lloyd what ever his name is? B. Stand by me is possibly one of the best songs ever written performed and recorded !!! So the jokes on Lloyd dbag; cause he’s forgotten Ben e king will always be remembered. So the last laughs on Lloyd dbag
This video just sucks because of the times...I am a white as white can be Irish man from Brooklyn New York...I am not saying those youngsters on the stage did not love or enjoy the song but segregation was just fucking awful...the discomfort so many artist felt in those days...its insane. However with that said Ben E King is an amazing artist and this is one of the best songs that transcends time
Yeah! No black audience/dancers cause THAT was FORBIDDEN at the time. Imagine how humilitating it was at the time to be the entertainment for all these Karens
It's funny how four years ago it was the Spanish guy singing this song so I was singing along with it mind you I was at work and this Mexican guy named Eric ask me what do I know about that Mexican song I could not help but laugh and tell him that song is older than me at that time I was 42 and I had to school him no my friend will I said amigo that song was sung by a guy named Ben E King to his amazement he was very shocked😅🤦
0:26 that guy was about to beat the "colored" man if he wasn't Ben E King shittiest host ever...treat to hear his voice ever more so his calm expression
What I the hell did he do during those 4 mins that was racist?? Ide say he made Ben feel as welcome as he was able to, especially when considering the racial tension of the time.... give it up
a lot of u in the comments seem to not know that during the 60s that was the style of dancing lmao it was called freestyle, look it up! its a wholesome read
Gosh that mans swagger is just off the charts, everything he does you can tell how much soul he puts into his music. It’s amazing
Does anyone want to go back to the 60s to listen this song stand by me by Ben e King
HELL YEA MAN !! HE'S COOL !!!!
Legend.
I'm not the greatest dancer in the world, but these kids are painful to watch
Lmfao !!! The performances on shows like this , Dick Clark and even some of the Performances on Ed Sullivan the few times they had a crowd being filmed dancing while the guest musician performed. ( Usually Sullivan showcased the guest musician performing rather than kids dancing around the musicians ) ... Anyway ... It was a pretty common thing in the 50’s and 60’s to film people dancing to the newest songs of the hottest groups of the time. More often than not ( and almost exclusively white folks ) the kids in the dance showcase COULD NOT DANCE FOR SHIT !!! ) lmfao 🤣... I don’t know if the Television shows just happened to get the worst dancers or if they went out of their way to locate the Whitest , rigid , suburban , absolutely most horrible dancers they could find 🤣😂🤣😂 If you come across any other TV shows featuring kids dancing to the big hits of their day , It’s almost certain that the dancing will be horrible. If it was an all white dancing showcase , it was almost always terrible ... If it was an integrated cast of dancers ( Black , Hispanic, White ) , Whenever the camera held long enough for you to watch one of the non-white dancers , you could be certain that the non-white dancers were killing it while the white folks looked on and sometimes attempted to mimic the non-white dancers !!! LMFAO ... Then we reached the 70’ and shows like “ Soul Train “ and “ Midnight Special “ had a format that generally showcased black folks dancing styles and capabilities. It is not racist nor is it wrong to say that black folks are for the most part superior dancers who contain much better rhythm and control than white folks have. That’s not to say that there wasn’t or to this day isn’t white folks who can dance extremely well , however ... It almost a guaranteed assumption that when white folks can dance extremely well , their biggest dance influences are going to be black folks. It’s definitely a stereotype to say that generally speaking , Black folks are almost always better dancers than white folks ... However, I’m of the opinion that saying that “ Black folks are generally better dancers than most other folks “ is a Stereotype that Black folks should be proud of having the stereotype bestowed upon them. These old broadcasts of these musical performances on all of the hugely popular shows to the lesser
known shows are definitive proof of my statement and opinion !!! Lol
@@richardgray7447
You have a inferiority complex there, sunshine. It’s 2022 and Black kids are killing it better than ever to the latest hits. It all comes from the mind so don’t think for a second that our dancing generates from anything other than our genetic supremacy.
AH COME ON MAN ! IM ONLY 83 yrs., & I CAN STILL CUT A RUG BABY !! C O O L M A N C O O L !! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !! 😄🙃😃🥳🤠🤓😎❤🤍💙👌🤏🤟🤘🤙👍👍👍👍👍🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mark 1941 ~~ 12/26/2024
REMEMBERING BENJAMIN "BEN E." KING (SEPTEMBER 28, 1938 - APRIL 30, 2015) [09/28/2017]
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS YOU HEAR
A song that say so much and give so a good feeling
and ill say it again. Only Ben E King can look smooth AF singing while everyone around him are having seizures...... 02:09
You wiiiild. lol
They were told to dance during live performances. Looks weird to see them dance to this. This tune was NEVER danced to...when on the radio, at home with an LP.
Música maravilhosa. Magnífico cantor, a garota de azul é linda.
@@SpeegBJ 🤡
@@SpeegBJ /whooosh
One of, if not the greatest written and composed songs of all time
How can this music not touch your soul man?
it does touch my soul
@@sreyasdesai4865 mine too
Nothing but love here .... i mean what a time to be alive.
This is my favourite song
Daaaamn them back up dancers!!! Can’t get them out of my head !!🤣😂🤣😂
Damn I like the girl dancing in left of Ben .E King in 1:05.
Damn I was too very late and I'm not even alive back then.
sexy mom
Me too.
🎉an ever green song
OMG. I remember my mom seeing his show at the Apollo. I love the fact that she is so flexible, Bingo which the entire world loves, and taking time out of her busy schedule to catch a show.
We finally get to see the Gurfnurf!! I always thought it was a lot bigger and looked more like Cousin Itt.
I was 11 years old when I saw this and fell in love with the man. He still does it for me. Ben E King !
This is STUNNING Song especially in Stereo!!
C'est clair..mais quel bonheur d'écouter cette chanson même avec nos parents 😅😅😅😂😂
The Wonderful Ben E King! I love you.
Mad a road 2019 who still a Listen
True voices from back in the days
Show de mais tempos que nunca mais voltam 😢😢😢
Legend.
Sweet memories!!!❤❤❤
Magnífico cantor, bela música.
Love this song so much
So beautiful
Wonder how many of those poor kids ended up in Vietnam,
Don't troll any of those dancing around him, They might be your parents by now
*grand parents
Edward Kenway or served our country in nam
Grandparents or Great Grandparents
Edward Kenway only your parents can dance like that you douche
😆
My favorite song and movie
The Great Ben E King!
Legend.
I'm not the greatest dancer in the world, but these kids are painful to watch
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS YOU HEAR
I'm not the greatest dancer in the world, but these kids YIKES
alltime gr8 !!!!!
Beautifull
Wow what a voice
Who’s still listening in 2019?
I am and will be :)
I'll do
Me
el mas grande que hermosura de cancion
REMEMBERING BENJAMIN "BEN E." KING (SEPTEMBER 28, 1938 - APRIL 30, 2015) [09/28/2017]
Who’s still listening in 2019?
Cuando se sentía la verdadera música ❤
They didn't like us because we were balck but wanted us to sing for them an dance to our music then made a mockery of it how foolish of them
Hayes B and couldn’t dannnnnce for shit
that would depend on who but most yes
I know this comment is old now, but it’s sad we as a country can’t progress and unite as one, even on this beautiful song/video we have people victimizing themselves over something they weren’t even alive to experience. We can not overcome racism and for lack of better words “bury the hatchet” if both sides continue to reignite hate. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
You are under some incredible delusion.. During the early 60's things were very Progressive and I'd say a large percentage of white people were not racist, nor did they not like black people. For white people, during the 40s and 50's, it was more culture shock than anything for most white people moreso than racism. Like with ANY people or any color, people dont really take well to change. THe Amount of people I personally saw that were racist and hated black people were minority even then in the 60's. And its funny, most of the people commenting about this hatred of black people during these times were not even alive. And as someone born in the 50's as a mixed child, I can assure you, I have some rare perspective of BOTH sides during those times.
And you have to go ahead and bring up racism. What a great way to kill the mood. Why can't people just enjoy music and talk racism to their grandad after all he would know what it's all about
Magnifique voix 👍👍👏👏❤️❤️
Stand bay me ,sua versão original foi gravado pelo mesmo cantor ,em 1961( que relíquia)
This was a time when racism ran wild. 3:05 you can tell he didn't hug him cause he was black. He also continued to mock his music out of stupid gags.
yeah and you can see how uncomfortable Ben was, he was only 23 here, I can´t imagine how humiliated he felt.
Lodbrok
Not to mention the dancing was atrocious
Ben E King handled it like a boss, though. He took the spotlight and I'll bet that stung
Could you please stop making everything about black and white and just enjoy the music?
@@DimShamrock we didn't. The host did with his lame behaviour.
Very good.
Good song 🎶
Look at his effortless lil glide compared to everyone else wearing clothes that are too small
What glide? You mean him dancing to the rhythm 😅
Amazing how they didnt need mics
It's either he's doing Sing Along or he's doing Lip Sync.
Woooww
Can u see those dance steps
its nice to watch this beautiful performance and unplug from all the racial tension going on. Just to see a man in the middle of his mesmorizing art.
The host was racist the whole time thou 🤷🏾♂️
Really died on my birthday😞
Appropriate music 🎵
Beautfull music
No cursing 🤬, no nudity, no twerking, and no tattoos and body piercings
" A M E N " ! THANKS !!
O cara botou todo mundo pra dançar
❤❤❤❤❤
Lenda
HES THA COOLEST CAT IN TOWN , LAYING DOWN THA COOLEST SOUND FROM ALL AROUND, FOR ALL THA COOL CATS KITTENS DOLLS LOVERS & TRUE LOVERS TWO !! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah C O O L !! 👍👍👍👍🙏⭐⭐⭐ 🤣🙃😆🥳😎👌🤟🤘✌🤙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🙏 Mark 1941 ~~ 12/26/2024
Good thing ben didnt knew ,and probably never knew what was happening behind him ,while he was singing
0:26 that guy was about to beat the "colored" man if he wasn't Ben E King
Just noticed that. He was so surprised it was a black guy
Ben E King must be thinking wtf did I just get myself Into. They look like they’re in a cult w those dance moves
Hahaha that’s a great description. Spot on.
Lloyd Thaxton wasn’t even funny back in 1965.
RIP Ben E. King
Who’s still listening in 2019?
It lasted less than 3 years.. But he actually wasnt a bad Comedian at all. He was hamstrung by the networks at the time. He was a different person at the comedy clubs. But if you didnt know, he was making a joke about the instrument in the song(which I sadly played in high school lol) the "guiro".. They used it in cartoons for sound effects a lot and used it during fight scenes in cartoons. Hence the joke.. Probably tough to understand for you young folk. How old were you in 65?
RIP 🪦 River Phoenix
Pop singers have been lip singing for a long time, I thought they actually did it old school back then and actually sung there songs
Only on TV shows they would lip sing. Nothing new.
Some shows made them lyp sync and others didn't.
For example, the Supreme did not lip sync on this clip, but on some shows they did or were made too. th-cam.com/video/NPBkiBbO4_4/w-d-xo.html
THIS CAT AIN'T NOTHIN BUT RIGHT MAN !! C O O L D A D D Y O !!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH , Y E A !! 😀🙃😍❤🤍💙👍👍👍👍👍👌🤘✌🤏🤟🤙🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🥳🤓🤠😎🤣
To the comments below about race :
A. Who the hell is Lloyd what ever his name is?
B. Stand by me is possibly one of the best songs ever written performed and recorded !!!
So the jokes on Lloyd dbag; cause he’s forgotten
Ben e king will always be remembered.
So the last laughs on Lloyd dbag
0:10 story telling maybe alex doing this dance to this song in the outro
They even mouthed their songs back then? Sweet dance moves behind him. Edit: Ben E Harvey
Na watch any time he songs, or just generally looks his lips singing on any video look at and pick and how has expressive nlips or maybe idk active
This video just sucks because of the times...I am a white as white can be Irish man from Brooklyn New York...I am not saying those youngsters on the stage did not love or enjoy the song but segregation was just fucking awful...the discomfort so many artist felt in those days...its insane. However with that said Ben E King is an amazing artist and this is one of the best songs that transcends time
What are you talking about ?
I was thinking the same thing!!
Yeah! No black audience/dancers cause THAT was FORBIDDEN at the time. Imagine how humilitating it was at the time to be the entertainment for all these Karens
It's funny how four years ago it was the Spanish guy singing this song so I was singing along with it mind you I was at work and this Mexican guy named Eric ask me what do I know about that Mexican song I could not help but laugh and tell him that song is older than me at that time I was 42 and I had to school him no my friend will I said amigo that song was sung by a guy named Ben E King to his amazement he was very shocked😅🤦
OK, what is going on here? I recognize that girl in the background with the white bow in her hair from Ben E, King's Dick Clark Show?
Apparently, what I thought was American Bandstand (Dick Clark) was in fact this show--Lloyd Thaxton.
at 0:16 that might be one of my ancestors with tourrets.
What dancing show is this day of the EPTILIPTICS
Me agrada pero creo ni ahora podría bailar esa canción jajaja. I think I can´t dance that song only listen to it.
What’s blue dresses @?
Don't troll any of those dancing around him, They might be your parents by now
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS YOU HEAR
My favorite song and movie
Wild why black music has become. From sole to gangster shit.
2020 e eu aqui perdido no meio de uma pá de gringo kkk
Mad mad a Road
0:26 that guy was about to beat the "colored" man if he wasn't Ben E King
shittiest host ever...treat to hear his voice ever more so his calm expression
They never sang live back then
Dude was a racist and none of those kids can dance
Only a true racist would bring race into this.
And those "kids" are our grandparents.
I think you are a racist
What I the hell did he do during those 4 mins that was racist?? Ide say he made Ben feel as welcome as he was able to, especially when considering the racial tension of the time.... give it up
JM Studios You clearly don’t know the definition of a racist.
a lot of u in the comments seem to not know that during the 60s that was the style of dancing lmao it was called freestyle, look it up! its a wholesome read
Stop it plz ....your showing your true white ness... whites can't dance .simple jees....why is it so hard for y'all to accept
Great song, but pretty sure this is lip synced
Bad lip sink :'( At the end, Ben didn't sing "by me".
My favorite song and movie
The white man called this song the “Fighting song” just because he couldn’t catch the rhythm to the dance. 😂
🤡
ayyy you do look like Quavo tho 😂
U racist
Bet you couldn’t do any better
I agree . He couldn't dance so he had to mock it. Lol
The girl in the back stole the show
Which one?
@@stoprightnow12 the one that throws her arms about dancing 💃
The back ground people cannot I repeat can not dance
Ben E. King didn’t get it from Sean Kingston, Sean Kingston got it from Ben E. King learn your music 🎵
This video would of been better without the Host
Bad lip sink :'( At the end, Ben didn't sing "by me".
Lloyd Thaxton wasn’t even funny back in 1965.
RIP Ben E. King
Nadie abla español 😟
This is James brown without the dancing
Bad lip sink :'( At the end, Ben didn't sing "by me".
Legend.
shittiest host ever...treat to hear his voice ever more so his calm expression
Talking over the 1st verse guy!😣😣 haaaaa!
That joke only got worse w time, wow lol
So Lloyd Thaxton was an utter bonehead. Right. More King, less Thaxton.
This Host was Racist the whole show towards ben and Ben seemed like the nicest guy in the room how can you be racist too such a nice soul 🤦🏾♂️
I would have slow danced