These girls knew how to sing, they wore their hair in beehives as tall as standing kittens, and performed in matching outfits so sparkly and good that Beyoncé’s mom better be taking notes, and if she isn’t, I’ll send her mine.
Friday Playlist: Do Wah Diddy
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no Shangri-La’s ?!?!?!
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Aw, not this time, but they’re great, aren’t they?
Log in to replythis is the first playlist i’ve actually listened to! i really like jazzy stuff
Log in to replyPlease tell me you aren’t going to ignore the Shangri-Las all month!
Log in to replyMarie reviewed them here: http://rookiemag.com/2011/09/september-songs/
Log in to replyI think the song come-a come-a is kinda funny because the Bobettes voices have that agressive raspiness when they sing at the come-a part. I like the song I just thought that one part was funny. :)
Log in to replyThis is great because I’ve been really into the 50′s/60′s music this fall, and I only know about 5 of these, so now I have some new ones! Awesome!
Log in to replyOh my goodness! I love this stuff…I grew up listening to music on one of those “oldies” stations. Favorites? Mr. Postman and My Boyfriend’s Back.
Log in to replyIs it just me or did almost every ’60s girl group sing songs that have even the slightest references to domestic violence? The Crystals even put out “He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss), which is kinda a disturbing title for a love song. Hole does a really awesome cover of it on their “Unplugged” album, though. AND it was written by the legendary Carole King.
Log in to replyFrom Wikipedia:
Log in to reply“Goffin and King wrote the song after discovering that singer Little Eva was being regularly beaten by her boyfriend.[1] When they inquired why she tolerated such treatment, Eva replied, with complete sincerity, that her boyfriend’s actions were motivated by his love for her.”
Some people say it’s satire but Phil Spector produced it, and he was AWFUL to Ronnie Spector of the Ronettes, and he was her husband and producer (and a number of other women have had similarly bad experiences with him.)
Anyway, yes, seriously disturbing. I recommend the Grizzly Bear cover, too.
I also am a fan of the Hole version of “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss”. I also find that song quite a bit disturbing due to the lyrics. I feel sorry for all the women who suffer from domestic violence; I find it ironic that Phil Spector produced it and was SO CRUEL to women (including Ronnie Spector).
Thankfully, Phil Spector is in jail for his heinous crimes. Phew.
Log in to replyhow do i get music to my blog??could anyone help me here?
Log in to replyYou can’t download music from 8tracks (the service that we use to post this stuff), unfortunately. But you can repost our playlist by hitting the EMBED tag here: http://8tracks.com/rookiemag/do-wah-diddy
Log in to replyTHIS IS INCREDIBLE
Log in to replyThis is great! I am in a beauty shop quartet at my high school, and we’ve sung a couple of doo wop songs. Unfortunately, my hair is too short for a beehive and we don’t have matching outfits….yet
Log in to replyI love it!
Log in to replythis is just what i needed.
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This is right up my street, perfect x
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