The Ventures/Days of Doo Wop

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Lost Summer Songs - 50s/60s/70s

Summer Wind:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZrPPN7EkL8


Summer Song:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfvL2oLeBYs


Summer Nights:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4


Summer in the City:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bUmx-hk-c


Summer Wine:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQiDs9tKZv4


Lazy Crazy Days of Summer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoLogdbVS3U


Wonderful Summer:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D81H041f8Yk


Theme From a Summer Place:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt7SPm7N6D8


Summer Rain:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjK2rlKyc4U


Sealed With a Kiss:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcS8CJwHfqI

 
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This has to be one of the most valuable threads on NYCFIRE.NET.  Deepest thanks to all who post such wonderful memories.
 
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Personally, I'm very grateful that I was around during this time to be able to appreciate this "Time of Great Music".

Listening to the tunes on the AM radio while riding around was great then. Sometimes even getting carried away and singing out a few notes along the ride.

What a GREAT time it was. Things were so different then too. I think it's fair to say that most of us who were around then would gladly trade in these days for those old Doo Wop Days.

Things have changed but my interest in this kind of music hasn't. The music went from our AM radios in our cars, to music tape cassettes, to 8 track tape players, to today, those CD players and hook ups using that Doo Wop Music tuned into our cell phones.

But what hasn't changed is that sometimes I find myself riding along, playing a couple of CDs, and "still" trying to sing those songs that were once so popular that were played on the radio 5 or 6 "decades" ago.

During that time, most of us "Baby Boomers" really didn't know how lucky we were to be a part of this Doo Wop Music. Or that we'd still be listening or singing to this music 50 or 60 years later. 
 
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Remember all the car songs of the 1950s and 1960s? Did any of them make any sense?


Little Old Lady From Pasadina 1964:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxPgFUjDpA

Maybellene 1955:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v124f0i0Xh4

Mustang Sally 1960s:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u6w0cjjrU

Beep Beep 1958:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTJtVzHOLs

Dead Man's Curve 1964:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDrhUAVGG-c

Little GTO 1960s:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

Teen Angel 1960:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_VIcoiCFA

409  1962:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtVqCZub-0

Little Duece Coup  1963:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwgGuadsqyo

Drag City  1963:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2GwDGjiV4k

Speedway (Elvis) 1960s:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm00qs4iHJ0

Hot Rod Lincoln 1960:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e58NJU5B3v8

Route 66 Theme 1960s:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw1tiNGQ4wI
 
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  I don't know if this would actually qualify under the Great Doo Wop Music Era, but if you grew up during those days, I'm sure you'll remember these two ladies. These two songs were very popular at one time.

Actually, in my younger days, I kinda had a thing for each one of them :). So I invited them to join me at my favorite Micky Ds on Webster Ave near Clairmont Park in the Bronx. I invited them to join me for a Big Mac and some fries and I told them it's a good spot to hang out if you want to see some work.

Anyway, I told them when I'd be there, but they just never showed up.

These are the two ladies I'm talking about, singing their famous hits back then. Maybe you remember them too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07-yKnKRMQ 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sotRQXqfz9Y
 
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Mary O'Brien, aka, Dusty Springfield put out a record or two with her brother before she went solo. Of course, they recorded as "The Springfields." Rest In Peace Mary and thanks for the music and the memories.
 
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RE:  "I told them it's a good spot to hang out if you want to see some work. "

Willy, after that story, I'd have to agree - you are some piece of work!
 
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That is some offer to turn down for any lady - a Big Mac in a Bronx McDonalds and then buffing jobs with Willy D.
 
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68jk09 said:
JOEY & DOREEN ARMINIO & THE FAMILY....  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=88fkjhbmtqs
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This music video made just last year, proves quite well that there is "still" a strong interest in the Days of Doo Wop Music some 40 - 50 years later. Live shows such as this still entertain the crowds. Most of us can sing along too as we all remember the words to these songs. (plus all the other songs that have been posted here).

Some of us might forget our own names these days, but we didn't forget the words to all those songs.

And then there was a famous song that I think was written about a few of the guys right here from this web site. These guys were a very Special Breed and only "they" can fully relate to what this song was all about. The rest of us just wish that we had what it took.

So Do You Remember this One ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6zmm5S91Co
 
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https://biggeekdad.com/2015/08/us-navy-jersey-boys/#.W23K9fVac8Q.mailto

U.S. Navy Jersey Boys - The United States Navy Band performs Jersey Boys
 
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manhattan said:
https://biggeekdad.com/2015/08/us-navy-jersey-boys/#.W23K9fVac8Q.mailto

U.S. Navy Jersey Boys - The United States Navy Band performs Jersey Boys
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Thanks "manhattan", "these guys were good".

Back in the day, myself, my two brothers, and my sister used to do our best to sing these songs like these guys. I remember one Fourth of July Family Picnic when we brought out the record player and put a show on for the relatives. I don't know how good we were but it was fun anyway.
 
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You've Lost That Loving Feeling:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlAr6SX7Lzg
 
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^^^^ OK ... i think this was filmed awhile back but ! ..... if today i would say... "go 10-8 & hit a local Barber Shop for some high & tights maybe" ....& "then go for some singing lessons" ...JMHO. :)
 
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Yes Frank, "fdce54", some have said there is some resemblance. I don't know if that's so, BUT, I sure wish I could sing like him. "There sure ain't no resemblance there".
 
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