BREAKROOM # 16 Mary Weiss & the Shangri-las

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Күн бұрын

Marty looks back on the brief career of a great 60's girl group

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@Daisnap 4 ай бұрын

Remember - Walkin’ in the Sand - one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Mary Weiss sang it years later on a telethon here on KZfaq and does it beautifully. A huge talented group in the 60’s - worthy of a tribute. Thank you!

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I remember hearing "walking" at a young age and it was so different and cool and scary at the same time...does that make sense?

@Daisnap 4 ай бұрын

@@thebreakroom4658 Yes, makes total sense! It was all of those this to me, too. Very atmospheric, intimate, sensual...then when the loud chords hit and her volume rises to passionately sing "Whatever Happened To...", etc. it becomes scary high drama! This song has everything!

@Johnnycdrums Ай бұрын

"Out In The Streets"

@jimmynew-man6882 Ай бұрын

Give the Shangri-las credit: their voices, especially Mary's, were incredible!; but, give Morton his credit. He took them where no other producer, including Phil Spector, was going with girl groups...into the darker, more dramatic aspects of the youth culture of those years. She was in and out of several marriages and, who knows how many, other relationships. I really hope Mary found genuine love and peace before she left us💘💔.

@JohnSteech 4 ай бұрын

Rest in peace. Mary Weiss Love the shangri las.❤❤❤❤🎉

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I agree brother....what great group.

@atlasking6110 4 ай бұрын

So sad to learn of her passing, and just after I had discovered her outstanding album Dangerous Game. The Shangri-La's influence in glam, punk, new-wave and hard rock was insane for a 60a girl group. The New York Dolls, Aerosmith, The Ramones (Mary said she was proud that Joey Ramone told her at CBGBs that she was a huge influence on him), Blondie, The B-52s, The Grease Soundtrack ("tell me more") The Patti Smith Group, The Damned, Joe Jackson, Johnny Thunders, Twisted Sister, The Donnas...the list of bands who were influenced by and/or covered the Shangs is just insane. RIP Mary!

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

Icon is not enough this time.

@steppenwolf53 5 ай бұрын

Mary also did radio spots that were advice for teen girls, probably before the make up ads. Betty didn’t perform with the group while she was pregnant, possibly because they wanted to hide it, she wasn’t married. One of the biggest reasons they fell apart had to do with all of the bad contracts Mary and Betty’s mother signed.

@davidjackson7281 3 ай бұрын

Hearing the Revlon ad was precious. Love Mary's voice. Afraid that wonderful classic accent disappears further with each new demographic generation. Never heard that ad before. Thanks for sharing. l took a Shangri-Las deep dive four years ago. l thought oh good Mary Weiss is only 71. Very sad to hear of her passing. Your video was a good obituary.

@suzannelawson9215 13 күн бұрын

Mary Weiss, man what a wonderful powerful voice she had. Her voice was so unusual. She had this voice when she was only 15 or 16. Just incredible was her talent. I love all their songs. I remember being about 11 & 12 and I thought Betty had this beautiful baby face. I wanted to look like her when I grew up. The whole group could really, really sing.

@thebreakroom4658 12 күн бұрын

Yes an incredible voice, only 15. Wow....

@freyatilly 22 күн бұрын

RIP Mary Weiss, Marge & MaryAnn Ganser. Long live love and the Shangri-Las.

@davidjackson7281 3 ай бұрын

Mary Weiss 12.28.48 -- 1.19.24. She passed away three weeks after turning 75.

@jimmyjames6267 4 ай бұрын

Love the Shangri-las, I got a couple autographs from mary 2 years ago, then the page was gone when I wanted to purchase a 45 record, I figured something had happened to her, so sad, she smoked all her life since about 15, she passed away from COPD sadly 😢

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

That's tuff, great voice I agree so sad.

@nigeldelrocket 18 күн бұрын

I've always marveled at "Sweet Sounds Of Summer" being ahead of it's time with a jungle beat and a freak out middle.

@thebreakroom4658 17 күн бұрын

I agree about the jungle beat. Dig some of the bands on your site. Thanks for watching

@davezink7944 7 күн бұрын

Really interesting video -they were awesome! Mary Weiss smokin' hot- thanks for showing it!! even Tik Tok used it 55 yrs.later

@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731 2 ай бұрын

so sorry to hear about Mary - and that's called: sad.

@joeperson4792 2 ай бұрын

NPR said Mary recorded some new material just a few years back. Sad to hear she's now gone.

@gogoyubari366 3 ай бұрын

Mary was so pretty!

@alfx5432 7 күн бұрын

She sure was

@JamokaJoe 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate this, thank you!

@jimmyjames6267 4 ай бұрын

Right now and not later, Is my favorite song by them

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I like it too, tried to find room for it on this.

@CVenza 3 ай бұрын

Hairstyles were fun and lovely. RIP girls

@georgegunzerath489 2 ай бұрын

In the summer of 69,I was 14 and discovered the shangri-las my friend's young uncle had an old shangri-las album we loved wanted them to make new stuff we loved that music

@Catz0502 Ай бұрын

I wish there was a book written about them.

@thebreakroom4658 Ай бұрын

I always thought a film should be made. Thanks for watching.

@Johnnycdrums Ай бұрын

LOL "He's good bad, but, he's not evil" "Tell me more,... tell me more" "Big brocade sweaters,.. to match his eyes." "Dirty fingernails" "Oh, boy what a prize"

@thebreakroom4658 Ай бұрын

Mr Drums I like your site, good variety of performers. Keep going brother.

@Johnnycdrums Ай бұрын

@@thebreakroom4658; Thanks. Me and my old man would be in the basement listening to jazz records while my two older sisters were way up in their room listening to the latest R&R and Pop records. Mother was a fan of all idioms I was obviously influenced by both. Just lucky I guess.

@thebreakroom4658 Ай бұрын

@@Johnnycdrums I am the youngest of 6, and I too was influenced by many styles. Wouldn't have it any other way

@garywilloughby6893 2 ай бұрын

Thank you this was great I really enjoyed it.

@fastsetinthewest 2 ай бұрын

NEW SUBSCRIBER. Great insight on Mary. Raised in that early era 50s & 60s working on a 1400 acre Michigan farm. Listened via my 9 volt battery transistor AM radio on earphone. Batteries were expensive too.

@thebreakroom4658 2 ай бұрын

I'm originally from Owosso, do you know it?

@guygrip9634 4 ай бұрын

What nice tribute MARY ANN GAZER the first one that past way. Was tuff looken.i had freind who one ride on roller coaster in 65. With them down rocky point. What memory wow. I have question what was theme song on the end of show. Very heart felt

@user-it2vw6fo7w 3 ай бұрын

I can't find any later pictures of Mary Weiss before death. Only 2010.

@kirkstephens1441 5 ай бұрын

Great story, Marty. FYI, Goulet forgot the lyrics to the National Anthem before the Muhammad Ali - Sonny Liston fight, 25 May 1965. He joked he was Canadian, so he could be forgiven.

@thebreakroom4658 5 ай бұрын

yes that sounds right...

@ViperJon 4 ай бұрын

Mary got the lions share of attention but Betty was STUNNING.

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

Ditto on that.....she was beautiful.

@rapman5791 4 ай бұрын

The Shangri-las , a group of Irish girls from Queens made good. 🇮🇱 😊

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

They were really good, weren't they....so sad.

@flamencoprof 4 ай бұрын

Since when has Weiss been an Irish surname?

@davidjackson7281 3 ай бұрын

German Catholic mostly.

@georgegunzerath489 2 ай бұрын

They,were Jewish

@davidjackson7281 2 ай бұрын

@@georgegunzerath489 You can not prove your false assumption. The Weiss and Ganser sisters went to Catholic grammar school before Andrew Jackson High. The great songwriters tended to be Jewish but not necessarily the girl group singers. Not that it matters anyway.

@Zedman3333 4 ай бұрын

good stories, everythuing seemed to go so fast and ended no so great..,,

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I have noticed that a large majority of acts have around a three year shelf life...

@panhead58ful 4 ай бұрын

this guy talks way too much

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I agree

@thebreakroom4658 4 ай бұрын

I don't even watch me

@AdoptADog-lf6ve 2 ай бұрын

@@thebreakroom4658 The commenter probably meant that your talking while a song is playing is distracting, especially for someone (like me) who hasn't heard all of these songs before. I want to hear the songs, but I also want to hear what you're saying.

@thebreakroom4658 2 ай бұрын

@@AdoptADog-lf6ve I have finally figured that out....only took me 3 months. thanks