FIRST TIME HEARING Del Shannon

FIRST TIME HEARING Del Shannon - Runaway REACTION

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FIRST TIME HEARING Del Shannon - Runaway REACTION
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@redsmoker37 Жыл бұрын

This was released in 61, a little before the major British invasion which really took hold in 63/64. Del Shannon's falsetto was amazing though

@Wordsmyth8 Жыл бұрын

Jay, this came out before the British Invasion. And American and British rock were not mutually exclusive. While the radio stations played British rock, they were playing American bands and singers at the same time. They coexisted and influenced each other.

@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын

I have heard this song many times in the last 10 years

@anthonyrobertson2011 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same. To me this is still very late 50s rock. The very early 60s was still in that vain to an extent. You didn't truly pull out of 50s like rock until '63, especially '64, when the Bristish invasion truly took off.

@tomlemery8490 Жыл бұрын

There's a few songs that have that falsetto. Lighting Strikes Me by Lou Christie, The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens, Big Girls Don't Cry by Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons, Diana by Paul Anka Little Richard was the 50's and a little 60's

@elizabethmcmurray968 Жыл бұрын

@@tomlemery8490 then there is later stuff in the same style, like Billy Joel River of Dreams. I love Joel's use of falsetto and how he updates 50s styles.

@bartjones6180 Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: This was the first song to hit the top 40 to feature an electronic synthesizer for a solo instrument.

@skrozar2000 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I was wondering if anyone else knew that!

@gaetanoschristmaschannel Жыл бұрын

Was that synthesizer solo used in the Lost in Space theme. They sound a lot alike.

@gaetanoschristmaschannel Жыл бұрын

@@TSM-908 Thanks, I just listened to it on youtube. Now I remember. It sounds a bit like the runaway melody at times.

@janethernandez724 Жыл бұрын

Oh that was an electronic synthesizer! Great sound for that song too!

@lavenderbluemama953 Жыл бұрын

@@TSM-908 So cool! Thanks for the info! I am not a musician & I guess I always assumed it was some sort of seldom used, "not-for-church" setting on the Hammond organ! Lol!😅

@domenicdurante966 Жыл бұрын

"Hats Off To Larry" is another oldie but goodie by Del Shannon.

@niccoarcadia4179 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon was the bridge that took us from Doo-Wop and soda pop shop music to modern rock music.

@shizueleighhicks6174 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully put. I’m 70. Del Shannon was the BEST Musitron?

@DM-kc5du Жыл бұрын

Incidentally, Tom Petty mentions this song specifically in his song "Runnin Down a Dream." There was also a lot of speculation that Del Shannon would be the logical choice to join the traveling Wilburys to replace Roy Orbison after his death--but Del committed suicide shortly before they reconvened to record their 2nd album.

@bradsullivan2495 Жыл бұрын

First verse of Runnin' Down a Dream: "Had the radio on, I was drivin' Trees went by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway I was flyin'"

@paulcochran1721 Жыл бұрын

The Wilburys also recorded "Runaway" as a bonus track on volume 3. It's great, of course.

@jen_alanfromchicago53 Жыл бұрын

Recently heard another song on a deep tracks station that also mentions Del, but I can't remember, its gonna drive me bonkers😡

@kentonkruger8333 Жыл бұрын

I had always heard Dave Stewart was the top consideration to replace Roy.

@wnsafford1854 Жыл бұрын

There's a 1990 interview with George Harrison, on Countdown. Of Roy's death, the interviewer said; "I understand there was some talk about replacement." George replied; "It was talk in the newspapers, mainly." "We never talked about it, because you can't replace him."

@nancywengert7301 Жыл бұрын

This came out years before the British invasion, Jay. It was pure American rock and roll from the early 60's. I remember dancing to it in seventh grade at the Friday night teen recreation night held in my neighborhood. Such good times and good memories.

@ToddSauve Жыл бұрын

A far more sensible time. I was born in 1958. I think "Runaway" was selling something like 80,000 copies a day or a week in 1961!

@famlinx 2 ай бұрын

He sort of reminds me of Jay and The Americans as well...

@easyrolling Жыл бұрын

Charles Westover (AKA Del Shannon) was anything but a rival of The British Invasion of the 60s, He was an influencer. From Michigan, he was one of the first American singer - songwriter/ guitarist of the early 60s; pre- Beatles. One of rock and rolls' rock legends. He actually covered a Beatles song before they hit big in America and headlined a tour in Great Britain while the Beatles were getting famous, pre 1964. One of the most iconic songs of the early 60s....thanks for a super reaction.

@happyolddude Жыл бұрын

His full name was Charles Weedon Westover and he was born in 1934 not 1939 as the PR people said.

@patriciamillin1977 Жыл бұрын

Beatles fame in the UK began in 1962, they were already huge by 1963, but didn’t really hit it big in the US until 1964. Del Shannon’s song definitely pre-dated that, and you are absolutely correct, he was an influencer.

@jeffreymosher6334 Жыл бұрын

Influencer. His hits were this in 1961 and he charted fairly regularly into 1964. He kept releasing songs through the rest of the 60s but he IS the definition of the early 60s artists that were left behind by the British Invasion. I highly credit him as one of the artists that brought rock back in - in 1961 after it had been in a shamed lull from 1958-1961. While the big songs of those years are classics. Most of the Rock memories from those down years were sanitized Pop, not the Rock n Roll heritage and force of the mid 1954 to early 1958 material. Del kept putting out songs through 70s but those didn’t chart, and he had “Sea of Love” hit the top 40 in the early 80s. Wonderful artist, thanks for playing, oh, And “Tutti Frutti” - 1957. Original rock era.

@elliothagen9874 Жыл бұрын

He was from Coopersville to be exact. There's a Del Shannon museum there

@senryu93 10 ай бұрын

He played with Hank Williams before going solo, hence his unique sound and perfect falsetto. Del also gave Bob Seger his start. Total local hero who died tragically.

@sylviafarese8837 Жыл бұрын

When still young and married, this was one of the songs my husband and his band mates played. I can still see my firstborn at 15 months, dancing. She turns 47 in December. Good memories.

@batmanforpresident9655 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the greatest songs of the rock era. Other hits by him include: "Hats Off To Larry,c", "Little Town Flirt". Interesting Del Shannon story: After Roy Orbison died, Shannon was chosen to replace him in the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. Then soon after, Shannon passed away. The group then disbanded for fear of some sort of curse.

@BGNOLA Жыл бұрын

Little Town Flirt was definitely an influence on the Beatles

@DM-kc5du Жыл бұрын

Shannon committed suicide in Feb 1990. The Wilburys reconvened for the 2nd album in March 1990. Though his death may have hit some of them hard (especially Tom Petty) there was no curse fear, they just went back to their own careers at that point.

@DougRayPhillips Жыл бұрын

Agree with checking out Hats Off to Larry, and Little Town Flirt.

@sheilaholmes8455 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this.😮

@PalisadesParketeer Жыл бұрын

Also the song Keep Searchin'. Another great one by him.

@willowthegood9035 Жыл бұрын

It would be great if you covered the girl groups of the 60's. (The Shirelles "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" - The Dixies "Chapel of Love" - The Shangri Las - "Walking in the Sand" and "Leader of the Pack" - The Angels "My Boyfriends Back" - The Chiffons “One Fine Day,” “He’s So Fine,” “Sweet-Talking Guy and of course, The Supremes). During the 60's we had the British Invasion, Girl Groups, Motown and Rock (like CCR). Our radios were on all the time.

@JerisEve Жыл бұрын

They're already done quite a few of these, Willowthegood.

@adriannecote5319 Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions ❤

@tomfields3682 20 күн бұрын

Shirrels pre dated the British Invasion.

@Eric4471066 Жыл бұрын

This song was Del Shannon's biggest hit song ever!!! The song went all the way to hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and stay there for 4 weeks in a row during the early summer of 1961. This song was used as the opening theme for the 1980s crime drama series, Crime Story. The star of that series was the late, great Dennis Farina. This song is a banger indeed!!!

@dphalanx7465 Жыл бұрын

It's re-appearance on "Crime Story" was a huge comeback boost to Shannon's career. Saw him on David Letterman as the show was taking off. He seemed to be having a blast playing live.

@c.renkenney3215 Жыл бұрын

Ah Crime Story. One of the greatest short run, 2 seasons, TV show EVER. Was on mostly Tue nights, moved to Fri for a while then back to Tue for 2nd season. Back then Tue night was a "off night" no practice anywhere for the sport I was in. AND not a party night. So we got hooked on Crime Story. One of the best assemblies of emerging Manly Man actors ever. Everyone has to watch this with NO SPOLIERS. You have to watch it cold as the final episode comes close to the announcement by Radar of death of Henry Blake. I can't watch promos anymore as they all show you the most important things in a show or move. If you know Crime Story, you can imagine 5 20something guys watching the final scene, WITH OUT ANY pre knowledge!!!!!!! WOW we still talk about it 40 years later.

@sabrinahays1568 3 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Dexter

@wadsworthaaron Жыл бұрын

For Rob's question (What was happening in the States while the British Invasion was beginning?), there were 4 primary popular music sounds: (a) folk becoming folk-rock (Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Joan Baez, Mamas and the Papas, etc.); (b) surf music (Jan and Dean, the Beach Boys, the Ventures, Dick Dale, etc.); (c) the Motown sound evolving out of 1950s African-American groups (Martha and the Vandellas, the Supremes, and so many more); and (d) the rediscovered blues sounds of Texas, Memphis, Chicago, the Delta (Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson, B.B. King, and so many more). The British Invasion was fueled by the spirit of 1950s rock 'n roll rebels and the blues.

@middle-agedMan 4 ай бұрын

Facts 🎉

@grievousangelic Жыл бұрын

This song is on the soundtrack of the 1973 George Lucas movie "American Graffiti," which I HIGHLY recommend for one of your movie nights. You'll see future stars including Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, and Richard Dreyfuss. Definite must watch. This is one of my favorite songs on the soundtrack. Love the reaction. Peace!

@jen_alanfromchicago53 Жыл бұрын

Susanna Somers in the T-Bird and Wolfman Jack on the radio

@Pauba1946 Жыл бұрын

I have been recommending “American Graffiti” since they started their movie channel. I hope they get around to it soon.

@sctboss95 Жыл бұрын

I just watched American Graffiti two nights ago. I'm not sure how many times I've seen it over the years, it is a awesome throwback to a Great era in American music and in American life. The casting is awesome.

@KimSimful Жыл бұрын

Please watch American Graffiti!!!

@pauljohm Жыл бұрын

Yes! American Graffiti is a must see!!!

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

Jay & Amber, "Hats Off To Larry" and ""Little Town Flirt" were also hits. Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down A Dream" mentions Del and "Little Runaway"

@scottstevens7639 Жыл бұрын

That “W-w-w-wah” in the chorus is what is colloquially known as a ‘hook’ in the music biz. A strong hook is what makes a song memorable. And that along with the synth melody are two of the catchiest hooks in the history of pop music.

@DandyLion662a 8 ай бұрын

Nailed it.

@chetcarman3530 Жыл бұрын

Del was hit as hard as the other American acts when The Beatles stormed the shores. Ironically, he was the first to have a Beatles song, From Me To You, in the charts, even before The Beatles hit American radio.

@wacknroll Жыл бұрын

He recorded ”Under my thumb” too, great songs..!

@lindaadcox8274 Жыл бұрын

The next oldie you should listen to is Neil Diamond’s “Solitary Man”. So smooth. Little Richards music was late 50s

@portalofwisdom8858 Жыл бұрын

Have the done Neil Diamonds Sweet Caroline yet?

@elegantgypsyrose5328 Жыл бұрын

Both Sweet Caroline and Solitary Man are great. So is Cracklin Rosie

@lindaadcox8274 Жыл бұрын

I just researched and found they have NOT reacted to Sweet Caroline. I’m shocked!

@danielvolk237 Жыл бұрын

The British Invasion was inspired 100% by early American rock n roll. Del Shannon wrote a great song that Peter and Gordon made a big hit , it was titled "I go to Pieces". Most of the British Invasion groups covered many many early American rock and roll hits. Great reaction. 👍🙃🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧

@John_Locke_108 Жыл бұрын

Pete and Gordon. Huge connection to The Beatles.

@HardCold-Alquan Жыл бұрын

There was only one kind of American music, and those people got hated on.

@pluggy86 Жыл бұрын

A simple song, but one of the greatest in Rock and Roll History. The protagonist's pain is palpable in Del's amazing vocal. For some reason, a lot of my favorite songs are sad, and this is a powerful reminder of what might have been in our lives.

@marxlover100 Жыл бұрын

The instrument with the high-pitched sound was called a "musitron", an electric keyboard that Del Shannon used in a number of his songs. His falsetto voice was a staple of his songs. Try "Hats Off to Larry", "Little Town Flirt", "His Latest Flame" (the Elvis hit), "Keep Searching", "Handy Man". There were just so many songs by Del. He was awesome at covering other people's hits. A later, underrated song of his was "Sea of Love", the classic Phil Phillips song that Del made in 1981. I was 11 years old when "Runaway" hit the airwaves. What a great, different sound it was at that time.

@robrobertson4619 Жыл бұрын

Bonnie Raitt did a cover of this song on The Midnight Special back in the 70’s. It is fantastic! Bonnie kills it and there is a great harmonica solo too!! Gotta check it out!

@notdoneyet7785 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@tomlfc8590 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon is/was a legend, I'm so glad I followed my dad's taste in music.

@hollydeitch1977 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1977 but grew up listening to 50s and 60s music with my dad. This brings back great memories ❤

@luckylady7542 Жыл бұрын

Another early 60s heart throb was Lou Christi, who had a 4 octave range. Incredible voice. I loved Del Shannon. Great reaction.😊❤

@csw0551 Жыл бұрын

Yes Lou Christy!!!

@wacknroll Жыл бұрын

Love both Del and Lou.. amazing singers!

@melissagerber7231 Жыл бұрын

He can still hit the high notes

@janiceduke1205 Жыл бұрын

This is about a guy whose girl leaves him, and he is left to wonder what went wrong. A lot of Shannon's songs were about broken relationships. He once said he wrote the words to this about himself because he was forever running away from relationships. Queen and Paul Rodgers produced a version during The Cosmos Rocks sessions, with Brian May playing the musitron ,an early synthesizer, bridge solo section on guitar in his distinctive style.

@oreally8605 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information!

@cjpew Жыл бұрын

I love the Queen & Paul Rodgers version, almost as much as the original.

@marcjacobscontinued9411 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNWbmbKFksWRlX0.html For the most modern one..........

@jeffreyflint6286 Жыл бұрын

Shades of a young man digging rock and roll back then. A top song from then. Thank you man!

@johnpressey5900 Жыл бұрын

The Beatles, and most of the other British bands, were emulating the American Rock and Roll sound. They loved it, and wanted to make it! They were making Rock and Roll, the way they knew how, with their own additional influences!

@terrywarner1390 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon's guitar riffs for this song was different than other songs in this time era, plus the lyrics very deep, plus the synthesizer solo is killer in this

@terrywarner1390 Жыл бұрын

Check out Louis Cardenas cover video of this song the original singer is at the end of the video playing a cop

@coachtomas Жыл бұрын

This is the stuff crossed the Atlantic and inspired British bands. Classic tune.

@magneto7930 Жыл бұрын

Written by Del Shannon and Max Crook. Max is the one who invented the Musitron, the keyboard sound that you're hearing on this song. This song came out in 1961 and the British Invasion started mostly at the very beginning of 1964. Tutti Frutti was 1955.

@neptune9 Жыл бұрын

To clarify, Max Crook's Musitron was a highly modified Clavioline....an early form of synthesizer.

@BensSoZen Жыл бұрын

Ahh, i knew had to be a keyboard but then i'm like was it too early to be one.

@magneto7930 Жыл бұрын

@@neptune9 correct. I probably should have put that in the detail but I didn't want to leave an essay. Thanks for the addendum.

@kentclark6420 Жыл бұрын

Does it have anything to do with the mellotron, like the Moody Blues had?

@billythealiensmiller Жыл бұрын

@@kentclark6420 no

@darrenbaker9630 Жыл бұрын

My parents had this on 7” Single. Alongside Elvis, Dave Clarke 5, The Honeycombs. It came to life for me and my friends when we were on a school trip to Paris and a busker sang this for us when he noticed English kids on the metro. Magical

@jeannieschmidt2217 Жыл бұрын

Yes! One of my all time favourites! Del is fantastic. Little Town Flirt next please.! Total banger. And Bonnie Raitt does a KILLER cover of THIS song. Well worth checking out.

@craigoxford5611 Жыл бұрын

This song charted on Billboard Hot 100 on March 6, 1961 and it went all the way to number 1 for 4 weeks and it was his first chart single and he had 25 hit singles and he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound on February 8, 1990.

@lindaadcox8274 Жыл бұрын

He suffered terribly from depression

@portalofwisdom8858 Жыл бұрын

Great song. You also need to do Tommy James and the Shondells- Crimson and Clover

@nationaltrails9585 Жыл бұрын

Back in the 60's, in grade school there was an older student that had a band and played Runaway to a "T". He had the electric guitar, pure talent, and his band mates (older boys) had the equipment. He was there only a year, but seeing and hearing him changed things, even some other boys started a band. Runaway is as iconic a Pre-British Invasion American Rock and Roll song as there could be. It was on the radio all the time, and everyone liked hearing it. Say it again, a Great American Rock and Roll song. :)

@krazikofiman Жыл бұрын

Runaway is a favorite of mine. Few months ago this song was revived in Dexter: New Blood. It's not the first time Del Shannon's Runaway has been used in a series. Crime Story starring Dennis Farina featured Runaway as well. I know there are other shows that have used the song so I expect we will be hearing Del Shannon's Runaway for years to come.

@58ccl Жыл бұрын

I know you don't like short songs but the Box Tops THE LETTER is a great short #1 song to introduce this great group from the 60's. I love KEEP SEARCHING by Del Shannon as well. Brings back teen years memories.

@elegantgypsyrose5328 Жыл бұрын

Yep! ❤️

@audreyross5580 Жыл бұрын

A must listen!! One of my favorite all-time song!!

@TangoEliott Жыл бұрын

I was like 9 years old and I freaking loved this song. Such memories. This was before British invasion. This is a rock song.

@thomasvest7111 Жыл бұрын

This song is a perfect example of early sixties pop music, and a number one hit for Del. This song is well known internationally as well. You would love "Keep Searchin" - killer falsetto on that one.

@coyotej4895 Жыл бұрын

I was born in the summer of love (67) but I remember my uncles and aunts talking about this subject. From there prospective it went like this. Every few generations you have 4 or 5 greats to take you to the next set of greats and if you will all think back to the winter of 59 we lost three in one horrible night. To them it was inevitable that our rock culture was going to take time to recover and the brits where able to step up and take the rains while our new stars where in the wings warming up.

@wolver73 Жыл бұрын

Sounded great on my transistor radio.

@oldmovieman7550 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon is great. "Little Town Flirt", "Hats Off To Larry" and "I Go To Pieces" are songs you should hit by him.

@helenmarshall7785 Жыл бұрын

Always loved this song by Del Shannon, never tire of hearing it. Other great songs include Hats Off To Larry, I Go To Pieces, Little Town Flirt and the lesser known You Never Talked About Me!

@nitwitt50 11 ай бұрын

YES, my fav was Hats off to Larry, but ALL of his songs were great.

@no2all Жыл бұрын

This song was the opening theme song for a 1986 television drama produced by Michael Mann called "Crime Story". It starred the late, great Dennis Farina. Mann gave us "Miami Vice" but the programmers at NBC put this show up against Bruce Willis' "Moonlighting", which was an immensely popular show. Consequently, "Crime Story" only lasted two seasons. But the opening with "Runaway" was just awesome.

@AgentJamesLee Жыл бұрын

I was SO MAD at NBC for choosing one more season of Miami Vice over Crime Story back then.

@robertstephens4037 Жыл бұрын

Definitely check out the version from Crime Story, the keyboard solo gets replaced with a rocking guitar solo, and I couldn’t get enough of it.

@stevejoshua9536 Жыл бұрын

You took my comment right out of my mouth. Sadly, "Crime Story"(or at least the first season before it kinda began losing its' way), was possibly the greatest cop show ever. Dennis Farina was actually a real-life Chicago Police Detective for 18 years, but when the starring role of "Crime Story" was offered to him, he left that job and never went back. The success of Dennis Farina's acting career was in part because he was able to bring that genuine Chicago Cop grittiness to his roles.

@AgentJamesLee Жыл бұрын

@@robertstephens4037 I used to crank up the song each week at the beginning of the show.

@kathyperantie5160 Жыл бұрын

I used to watch Crime Story with my dad when I was probably too young. Loved that show! And the theme song!

@ahmedmahmoudmohamedel-saie9408 Жыл бұрын

A classic. Also this was the soundtrack for the crime drama series Crime Story, set in 50s which had a lot of big TV/Film stars in some of their earlier roles 😎

@jhrapsky2255 Жыл бұрын

I lived through this era (yeah, I'm old! 😊), and the older American music referred to is the 50s street corner sound of groups like the Franklin Valli & 4 Seasons.

@Pauba1946 Жыл бұрын

A high school friend of my brother. Next try “Hat’s off to Larry”.

@tombeyerlein3813 Жыл бұрын

In terms of musical eras, the decades often have had some overlap, I would contend. The late '50s and early '60s were a period of what Amber calls the soda shop rock and roll. What people usually think of as The Sixties began in '64 with the Beatles and lasted through the early '70s when disco took over. Runaway was still in that soda pop era, for sure. Great song! Thanks for sharing your reaction.

@rsherman5993 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction! Thank you! RUNAWAY WAS CLASSIC! The old rock and roll music was so amazing. Please react to the legendary Bobby Rydell .. he came out in the fifties. Singer, dancer, comedian, actor, drummer, a performer of excellence, Bobby is iconic! His voice was golden. After more than a 5-decade long career, he sadly just passed a few months ago. He was known for kindness too. Basic hits : VOLARE, SWAY, FORGET HIM, ITTY BITTY GIRL, I'VE GOT BONNIE, THE CHA CHA , THE BEST MAN CRIED, I'LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN, WILDWOOD DAYS , ONE GIRL, THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC and countless covers ....much of his music taught us about love.

@MS-ro9dm Жыл бұрын

Awesome guys. There was a 70's band called Paper Lace. They have a few great "story" songs you might be interested in checking out. Billy Don't be a Hero and The Night Chicago Died were all over the radio for a lot of years.

@bradsullivan2495 Жыл бұрын

In 1986, there was a TV show (which lasted two seasons), "Crime Story," that was set in the 60s and used this as its theme song.

@TripletDad3 Жыл бұрын

Always loved the opening credits of that show because of ow they used this song.

@riksplace Жыл бұрын

@@TripletDad3 Absolutely....I always think of "Crime Story" with Dennis Farina when I hear this song....really good show....but I'm old enough I remember this song from the 60's.......

@MaggieValera Жыл бұрын

This song is the definition of classic... classic singing, classic keyboards. I don't think there's anyone who doesn't recognize this song after hearing it, it never fades in the mind.

@dougstevens6257 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon was huge in the '60's! You might want to also check out: "Little Town Flirt", "Keep Searchin' (Follow the Sun)" and "Stranger in Town". Talk about someone who could sing falsetto....Del was completely amazing!

@karicastanza5216 Жыл бұрын

Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" was out in 1956! Had to check that out myself! Great reactions, as always!

@kellypedersen6590 Жыл бұрын

This was actually a big influence on a lot of British Invasion groups that came out right after; in fact, the UK band Small Faces did a somewhat more heavy-handed cover of this a couple years after this came out. And the solo in the middle of the song is a keyboard, possibly a Farfisa organ (they were popular with a lot of bands in the early-mid 60s).

@marybaillie8907 Жыл бұрын

Run Around Sue I Go to Pieces Hats off to Larry Little Town Flirt Keep Searchin' My oh my. Pre British Invasion, American singer. Love this song, takes me right back to a great time in my life. The beautiful orchestra backing him, absolutely accentuates his wonderful vocals. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

@stevedahlberg8680 Жыл бұрын

That was an absolutely delightful reaction. You guys are always so fun. That look on Amber's face when it shifted from the minor key verse into the major key and he put a bit more grit in his voice and then it led into that turn around with the falsetto and just the sheer look of joy. This just gets to me too. I mean this came out before I was born but only slightly and by the time I was able to listen to music you still heard it quite a bit but you could tell it was older. But not quite old enough to be my parents' generation. But anyway I forgot how cool this was man I haven't listened to this in forever. And if you chance to listen to it again, check out that stand up bass. I mean in general music of this period had the vocal riding way out on top of the rest of the band in the mix, so it takes a bit to kind of adjust to that, but that was true of almost all music at that time whether it was Roy Orbison or Elvis Presley or whatever just everything. Wasn't really until almost early '70s where they were buried a little bit into the mix and although the Beatles kind of led the way on that and I'm sure some others but suffice it to say, every time I hear these mixes back when they still used acoustic bases, and a lot of the early Presley stuff is like that any of the Little Richard stuff you've checked out is like that and really it was all across the board because electric bases at least in anything but extremely rare applications didn't really exist that much in the 1950s and before. And they were still used heavily throughout the sixties. But that pretty much stopped in the late sixties if not the mid 60s

@andreim.5324 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear this beautiful song, I think about by grandfather. He used to love it, as do I. Thank you so much for reacting to this, it brought a tear to my eye.

@sheilameyers152 Жыл бұрын

I loved this song…..use to sing it all the time along with a little dance! “ Why she ran away “ wh wh wh wonder why! Loved it!

@Plastikdoom Жыл бұрын

Killer song, glad you finally got to it. Definitely remember listening to it, growing up as a kid.

@michaelreinsma6189 Жыл бұрын

This song is being credited now as the forerunner of Synth Pop. The sound in the instrumental was made on one of the first synthesizers.

@maryanngarrimone1153 Жыл бұрын

Love Del Shannon's music. I grew up listening to the awesome 60's music. Graduated in 1965. I still have his vinyl records in my collection. I still play them on my stereo system. ❤

@jimmypadgett1106 Жыл бұрын

You guys are a blessing too us by playing our music from 60's and up.

@G30949545Z Жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: about another great song→ "I Go to Pieces" is a song written by Del Shannon which became a Top Ten hit for Peter and Gordon in 1965.

@don64 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon is a legend!

@geraldinemallon1043 Жыл бұрын

This takes me back to my childhood. My Dad loved rock & roll and Del Shannon was one of his favourites, along with Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers. He passed away two years ago and I miss him dreadfully. I’m going to listen to all his favourites today and remember him with joy. Thank you. X

@mangrove 8 ай бұрын

Your dad sounds like mine with musical tastes! He loves The Big O, and saw him in '86, an dhe was actually in the Marines with the Everlys, even serving them chow in the canteen. He said one of them asked for an extra portion, and my dad refused (regulations). He actually pulled the "Do you know who I am?" with my dad, who just shrugged and said "It'll be my ass, not yours." He still liked them, though.

@stlmopoet Жыл бұрын

Tutti Fruitti was 50s. Little Richard. Runaway definitely still sounds like 50s rock. The British Invasion absorbed a lot of 50s rock & roll then just sang it back to us in English accents. But the Beatles were so popular, they felt they could experiment with sounds and the public would follow them. Their experimentation freed up a lot of artists to try all kinds of different sounds.

@VicMikesvideodiary Жыл бұрын

Another brilliant song! Keep em coming, thanks! 🥰

@MrKittenmitts Жыл бұрын

That instrument was one of the first synthesizers and it was built/invented by Dels keyboard player. Totally unique sound

@CamoJan Жыл бұрын

You want 60's? There are plenty of BeeGee songs from the 60's that you have to check out! "Massachusetts", "I Started A Joke", To Love Somebody", "I Gotta Get A Message To You" & "First of May" are some gooduns.

@maryellengabler802 Жыл бұрын

The solo instrument is a Musitron...early version of a synthesizer (keyboard). Del had a very haunting falsetto. Try "Searching", "Little Town Flirt".

@elizabethfranco1284 Жыл бұрын

Song is timeless and is loved by so many including many artists.

@SaxyLament Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere it was said that Del Shannon had a teardrop in his voice. On songs like this one and "Little Town Flirt" his voice sounds haunting to me.

@jonnoring7225 Жыл бұрын

This may have been mentioned already, but this recording is historical for being the first *major* pop hit to use an early synthesizer. The "flute" sound is really electronic, and this of course influenced the direction of electronic music through the 60s.

@dannysalamon5731 Жыл бұрын

50s and early 60s American Rock- Buddy Holly, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Ray Charles, and many many more. I’d love to see you react tO Little Richard- Tutti Frutti or Ray Charles- What I’d Say

@kennethsonia5350 Жыл бұрын

Great Song!!!!

@joankisloski6972 Жыл бұрын

I love this song. It also gives me the "WILLIES" after they used the song in the TV show "DEXTER" for the character Kurt Caldwell-"The Runaway Killer" He was a serial killer of runaway teenage girls.

@tubularguynine Жыл бұрын

Great! The guy who played the sax used to be in a band that played in the same club every weekend, here in Mobile for years, and they played Runaway every time they took the stage. Even years after the hit, he still played it flawlessly. Good times!

@kathyjam2482 Жыл бұрын

I love this song ❤️

@johnniekight1879 Жыл бұрын

Max Crook played the "musitron". Got to see Del back in the day. I bought all his records. First American artist to record a Beatles track, From Me To You, June '63.

@Fool3SufferingFools Жыл бұрын

And didn’t Crook actually invent that instrument?

@GNXXRAY Жыл бұрын

This was a huge hit in the 60’s. I have custom cars and I have heard this played for 35+ years at the Classic Car shows. This is a Legendary song in history

@hookalakah Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon was one of the most important pre-Beatle American pop auteurs. His music was part of the rugged Detroit continuum, but he was a singer-songwriter before the term was used. He had a number of Top Ten hits, and they stood out for their singularity (now go listen to "Hats Off to Larry"). Long after he stopped charting, Del produced younger artists.

@jamesj.navagh222 Жыл бұрын

I love this song. The Traveling Wilburys did a version. So did the Beach Boys, Queen (with Paul Rodgers) and Dion. Tom Petty was a huge Del Shannon fan and produced a record for him. This song is one of many great early 60s and late 50s songs featured in the movie American Graffiti. You should check that out on your movie channel!

@TheOriginalRick 11 ай бұрын

The Traveling Wilburys was ready to offer Shannon a place in the group, but sadly before they could he committed suicide because he thought he had been a failure in life. So sad.

@db4982 Жыл бұрын

A lot of the British Invasion artists were influenced by American Rock n Roll. So, in some ways, they were giving us a taste of our own medicine but adding their own special sauce. My suggestions for more 60s music by British Invasion artists are: 'Tobacco Road' by The Nashville Teens and 'Pied Piper' by Crispian St. Peters. Both are one hit wonders (at least in the U.S.).

@ptournas Жыл бұрын

I loved Pied Piper. One of two songs I always played on the jukebox in the coffee shop were we used to hang out. The other one was Tom Rush's cover of Urge for Going. One day the owner said to me "I don't understand why you like that song so much, it's just one guy and a guitar.". I said "Yup, that's why!"

@PaulWilliams-ko5fu Жыл бұрын

Ah Crispian St Peters, the bloke who apparently claimed in interviews he was better than The Beatles.

@db4982 Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWilliams-ko5fu I didn't know that! I liked his song but, wow, quite the delusion of grandeur there.

@ptournas Жыл бұрын

@@PaulWilliams-ko5fu I really liked the song, never knew about that either. Didn't even know he lasted long enough to do an interview :)

@levvellene570 Жыл бұрын

This was a truly ancient song to me, and it was amazing to me that something so old was still remembered that I could discover it on radio in the early 80's! The single was from 1961, and I was born in '67... Even The Beatles were ancient to me when I discovered them in the mid-70's! I wasn't even in my teens! Today, how many think of "classic" pop music by any artist/group that got famous during the MTV-era (80's+), and then got still more rotated other places, as being truly old? So many artists keep sampling them, that they never fade. I mean, Prince's "Purple Rain" was released in 1984, 38 years ago! Queen, Michael Jackson's early songs, Beastie Boys, early hip-hop singles! None have aged nearly as much to the new generations as the 60's music initially did to me back then, who was actually born in 1967! You guys truly live in a blessed time, as such, when all music from whatever decade is so easily available! :)

@RoGueNavy Жыл бұрын

Del rewrote and rerecorded this song for use as a TV show theme song in '86, called "Crime Story"

@Uatu-the-Watcher Жыл бұрын

Female Friday suggestion: Bonnie Raitt’s cover of this song. Sublime.

@kathimoore6527 Жыл бұрын

The Best. I recommended it to them as well. I hope they will give it a listen.

@Wordsmyth8 Жыл бұрын

Bonnie Raitt did a rocking cover of this.

@christopherphillips8027 Жыл бұрын

Jay and Amber. Love you guys. Music history. Del Shannon was before the British Invasion. The British Invasion started with the Beatles in 1964. This was 1961 which was about three years before. The British Invasion really didn’t take over American rock and roll. It helped to move it along and produced new artists.

@stevezeidman7224 Жыл бұрын

I’m an old grandfather and I think you two are great. You both have great insights and are a joy to watch. My wife and I watch you daily.

@mr.pickle3650 Жыл бұрын

Do hats off to Larry by Del Shannon

@HelynnHeels Жыл бұрын

Tom Petty's "Running Down a Dream" has a line: "It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin' Trees went by, me and Del were singin' little Runaway I was flyin' " Also...the unique sound is from a clavioline-based electric keyboard called a Musitron. I was fortunate to see Del perform in person, shortly before he left this mortal world.

@melissagerber7231 Жыл бұрын

He was producing Del's album,at the time, I think.

@melissagerber7231 Жыл бұрын

We saw Del Shannon at a. Rock'n'roll nostalgia show at the Iowa State Fair.

@talkingdonkey1817 Жыл бұрын

History of Rock: America invented Rock & Roll in the 50s and made it great, Britain perfected it and brought it back to America in the 60s, the 70s was all British and American rocking, which leads us to the 80s and the man himself: Prince! 😎

@kirklandraab1999 Жыл бұрын

I just now looked this up to confirm my suspicion: This song was released in Feb 1961, which was 3 years before the Beatles landed in America, and before the Beatles gained wide popularity in Europe. You can hear the holdover of the 1950"s sound in this song; rock was then trying hard to evolve from the 50s sound and made great progress before the British Invasion began (think Dusty Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons, etc.)

@gpxo11 Жыл бұрын

Actually this song is from 1961-pre British Invasion(1964)-I think they are confusing Del Shannon with Lou christie who had a few hits beginning in 1966 (Lightnin' Strikes, Rhapsody In the Rain and later I"m gonna Make You Mine). Little Richard began in the 50s.

@superneilcomics8196 Жыл бұрын

This is a very good song🙂

@johnfraser5614 Жыл бұрын

Del Shannon followed this hit with similar tune 'Hats off to Larry'. Who broke his ex's heart. "Now it's your turn to cry, cry, cry" The cry sung I the same falsetto.

@ainsleyperry5192 Жыл бұрын

Rob Squad, This song from 1961. Some say the Beatles played a version of this song when they were in Hamburg playing 8 hrs. a night. Every year we had a travelling fair come to our town for a weekend then move on to the next town. On a Saturday night in 1961 at the fair ground records were being played and they even played requests. Del Shannon's Runaway had so many requests it was the only song played all night. When ever I hear it I still can remember that evening like it was yesterday. Thank you for this. Cheers, Chris Perry.

@superneilcomics8196 Жыл бұрын

This is most well known of his music🙂

@Pauba1946 Жыл бұрын

Back in the 60’s songs had to be 3 minutes or less to be played on the radio.

@benjaminwilson4875 Жыл бұрын

When this song hit Del Shannon was still working his day job -- as a salesman/truck driver at a "Carpeteria" in Grand Rapids, Michigan, IIRC. He took his band to New York in January of 1961 to record this song, and returned to Grand Rapids and . . . continued his day job. The music company, "Bigtop Records" released the song the next month, and a few weeks after that the company realized they had a hit on their hands. Now this was before the days of internet and cable tv, but they wanted to let Charles know how well the record was doing, so they called the day number he had given them, and it was answered "Grand Rapids Carpeteria, how may I help you?" on the line. I think it was the Vice-President of the record company that was calling, and he was a bit perplexed, and said "I may have the wrong number, but I'm trying to get ahold of Charles Westover, is he there?" The person answering said, Oh, sure, and yelled out "Charlie!! You've got a phone call!" Whereupon Charles Westover aka Del Shannon came to the phone, and the record company executive introduced himself and said something along the lines of "Charles, I wanted to let you know how "Runaway" is doing; we're selling about 100,000 copies of it a day, which means it's on it's way to being a million seller and going number 1 in the nation!" After Del Shannon caught his breath, the record company exec told him. . ."And oh yeah. . . you're in a good place to quit your day job if you want to!"

@charlesharris9692 Жыл бұрын

Del modified the lyrics and re-recorded "Runaway" as the theme song for the TV show "Crime Story" set mostly in Las Vegas. Now whenever I hear "Runaway" I think of Vegas in the early 60's.