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@byranwonderly538 4 ай бұрын

Britt, there are only two types of music you need to worry about: good and bad. This is good.

@brittreacts 4 ай бұрын

Fair enough!!

@rowanmayfair9249 4 ай бұрын

Amen!!

@thomastimlin1724 4 ай бұрын

That's a paraphrase of something Louis Armstrong once said! Louis Armstrong, when asked to describe different music genres: "There ain't but two things in music: Good and bad. If it sounds good, you don't worry what it is. Just go and enjoy it."

@JET1970 4 ай бұрын

This is the perfect comment when it comes to music and artist

@musicaficionado2974 4 ай бұрын

You are so right! But if she absolutely has to pigeonhole it, R&B, perhaps?

@redcreektex316 4 ай бұрын

Love me some Ronettes! The only girl group to open for The Beatles! Simply the BEST!

@foofghtr 4 ай бұрын

They all hung out in NYC Feb of 64 before the Sullivan Show.

@bishlap 4 ай бұрын

They OPENED for The Beatles in more ways than one... Know what I'm sayin'? Beatles took them to POUND TOWN.

@FlamesCagney 4 ай бұрын

And loved by the Rolling Stones

@artiewithers6980 4 ай бұрын

@@bishlapShea Stadium, Queens New York August 23, 1966. I was lucky enough and old enough to have been there.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

The first female group, but not the first female. That would be Brenda Holloway (Tamla Records) who opened for the boys in 1965.

@rickpetersen1745 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie was so good the producer married her and she became Ronnie Spector, wife of Phil Spector. Her part in Eddie Money's song Take me home tonight, helped push it up the charts.

@Eyes-of-Horus 4 ай бұрын

Sadly, Phil Spector was an abusive husband who eventually ended up in prison for murder.

@cptight88 4 ай бұрын

She secretly dated Keith Richards during the very early Stones years.

@arsbadmojo 4 ай бұрын

You gotta check out Eddie Money's "Take Me Home Tonight". The song was really written as a tribute to this era. He approached several female singers to do the duet, Martha Davis of 'The Motels' urged him to try to get Ronnie to do it. She had retired and wasn't sure, but that song ended up being a YUGE hit. I think it sounds dated due to some of the production choices, but it's got such good bones, and Ronnie just kills it.

@randegelo3506 4 ай бұрын

You also can check out her version of "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" with the E Street Band. I like it better than Bruce Springsteen's original.

@_Subaru_2024 4 ай бұрын

This song was in Patrick Swayze's movie, "Dirty Dancing". You also have to check out Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby. Eddie and Ronnie sing, "..Listen, honey , just like Ronnie sang, Be my little baby..."

@wgdavis5353 4 ай бұрын

I knew instantly that the female singing on the Mr. Eddie Money song was Ms. Ronnie, it is Great, I Love it.. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acd6qax3sJ-RqJ8.html Yes the lyrics are Just like Ronnie sang.. Sadly we have lost Ms. Ronnie, R.I.P. Ms. Ronnie.. ♠Mr.G..

@rowanmayfair9249 4 ай бұрын

The videos are, God, decades apart, and Ronnie looked freaking amazing. I was younger-ish when the Eddie Money song came out, and I had no clue how old she was. The ONLY thing I thought was that woman is beauty goals. She was sooooo teensy. Nothing but legs for miles and miles.

@thomastimlin1724 4 ай бұрын

But this song of course, and group and style were prominent WITHOUT the help of "Dirty Dancing," long before the movie, even though the movie takes place in that time era. As was "I'm a Believer" with Monkees before "Shrek" and "Unchained Medley" by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers in "Ghost."

@waynejohanson1083 4 ай бұрын

Also Andy Kim did a hit version of this song.

@garethharding1 4 ай бұрын

A song I love and always associate with Dirty Dancing being only 65 myself. What really caught me is how well Britt can sing and how relaxed and intelligent she is. Deserving of a wider audience! Keep it up Britt❤

@Dianchi 4 ай бұрын

Old man here . Love the reactions of young people to the songs I grew up with.

@erniesteele3164 4 ай бұрын

me too

@martinm3474 4 ай бұрын

I have found the music old people like is the music I grew up with.

@free..to..air.. 4 ай бұрын

Agreed...today popular music..with exceptions..is anodyne..tuneless c...p It doesn't resonate like the 60's stuff did

@jeffreywillis9932 4 ай бұрын

Same here my friend

@EaRebel 3 ай бұрын

I’m 40 and this is one of my favorite songs..

@diannthomas5653 4 ай бұрын

Every girl in the early 60s sang this into a hairbrush and danced around the room. Fabulous!

@jeh58 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie, the lead singer on one of the Ronnettes was her sister. The other was he cousin. Ronnie's (Veronica Yvette Bennett) mother was half black & half native American, and father was white. Born & raised in Manhattan.

@rich1223 4 ай бұрын

Harlem!

@jeh58 4 ай бұрын

@@rich1223 My bad, born in Harlem & grew up in Manhattan.

@jillk368 4 ай бұрын

@@rich1223Harlem is a neighborhood in Manhattan. You're both right.

@meyerhave 4 ай бұрын

@@jeh58 @rich 1223 : born Veronica Yvette Bennett in East Harlem, New York City, and grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan.[7][8] She was the daughter of Beatrice and Louis Bennett, a subway worker.[9] Her mother was African American and Cherokee, and her father was Irish.[10] Bennett and her sister Estelle Bennett (1941-2009) were encouraged to sing by their large family, as was their cousin Nedra Talley (born 1946).

@meyerhave 4 ай бұрын

@@rich1223 born Veronica Yvette Bennett in East Harlem, New York City, and grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan.[7][8] She was the daughter of Beatrice and Louis Bennett, a subway worker.[9] Her mother was African American and Cherokee, and her father was Irish.[10] Bennett and her sister Estelle Bennett (1941-2009) were encouraged to sing by their large family, as was their cousin Nedra Talley (born 1946).

@MarkKahn-wd3mb 4 ай бұрын

Eddie Money did a great song “ Take me home tonight “ where Ronnie Specter sang “ be my baby” as part of the song….. you should check it out.

@doubler8684 4 ай бұрын

Dang, you beat me to requesting this! Saw Eddie with Santana and Gamma (Ronnie Montrose) in Phoenix in the early eighties. Eddie could really put on a show, he was all in for sure.

@PaintedCavern 4 ай бұрын

FYI in case you missed it, she just did the Eddie Money reaction, clueless about who that girl singing with him was. 😊

@gsparkman 4 ай бұрын

The song was short because radio stations of that day wouldn’t play songs over 3 minutes. Phil Spector was famous for creating “the wall of sound” with myriad instrumentation that filled the background behind the singers. This was an era of great girl groups like The Ronettes , The Shirrells, and The Supremes. Music and lyrics were produced by others, but girls got the glory in the spotlight and brought this great music to the airwaves for young people like me to groove to. I too wish they were longer because I can’t get enough of it.

@Eyes-of-Horus 4 ай бұрын

The "Wall of Sound" included 2 grand pianos and drum set ups.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

This isn't the 45 RPM version, this one is a shorten version due to time restraints of the TV show they were on.

@christophermcallister8312 4 ай бұрын

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was so obsessed with this song that he responded with the song "Don't Worry Baby" another masterpiece.

@Caprizonica 4 ай бұрын

Right. He actually wrote it for then, but their producer rejected it and The Beach boys recorded it making it a hit. She recorded it decades later and Brian Wilson was delighted. She obviously sounds amazing. Another great song both bands concurred was I can hear music.

@harmonys2102 4 ай бұрын

Love this; thanks for sharing. Always loved that song more than the typical Beach Boys stuff.

@kevinvernon5851 4 ай бұрын

She was so special and so darn cute! so sad we lost her.

@robertspino521 4 ай бұрын

it was a space in between doh wop era (which ended in late 1959). it lasted from 1960 to 63. the songs were safe and happy and light. but then the Beatles came in January 1964 and the British invasion came with it, which would change music forever little by little to the present day.

@chrisjamieson3452 4 ай бұрын

What this is. is early Phil Spector (Her husband) wall of sound. Probably the best pop song of 1963. Beatles were not on the radio here yet. Genre is Girl Group.

@KenBlair-jp5nz 4 ай бұрын

Be My Baby" is a song by American girl group the Ronettes that was released as a single on Philles Records in August 1963. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, the song was the Ronettes' biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the U.S. and number 4 in the UK. It is often ranked as among the best songs of the 1960s, and it is regarded by some as one of the greatest songs of all time.

@waynejohanson1083 4 ай бұрын

This was Brian Wilson's favorite song. He went crazy over it.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u 4 ай бұрын

Yes Mr Wiki

@BlastfromthePastCentury 4 ай бұрын

this could be a mighty rich rabbit hole for you to dive into, Britt. Girl groups of the mid-60s....There's the Dixie Cups/"Chapel of Love," the Shangri-La's/"Leader of the Pack", or the Shirelle's/"Will You Love Me Tomorrow.....and just girl singers, like Dusty Springfield or May Wells......it would be so much fun to see you react to "Bobby's Girl by Marcie Blaine or "Navy Blue" by Diane Reney....It is your next deep dive!

@thomastimlin1724 4 ай бұрын

oops, "Mary" Wells. My typing is the worst, so no swett...uh, sweat......I would love to see her explore the gikrl singers and groups too...

@chrism6989 Ай бұрын

Ronny Spector had that wooo oh oh oh oh on point. R.I.P. she had a beautiful voice

@cheyennehunt9954 4 ай бұрын

It was the West Coast's answer to Motown sound. With Phil Spector. And the Wall of Sound. And Sonny and Cher. Among other.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

Motown's slogan was "The Sound of Young America". There was no distinct "Motown sound". In 1963, Spector would not have been concerned with Motown.

@tiegra9336 4 ай бұрын

The infamous wall of sound, courtesy of Phil Spector.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

The Wall of Sound was famous, Spector decades later became infamous, let's not attempt to re-write history.

@GinMae 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for doing the Ronettes! (This is the "sixties girl group era".. OMG, the whole Phil Specter thing.. look it up!) - I had the incredible pleasure to see Ronnie in a club in Boston in the 90's.. there was a huge snowstorm, and by the time her band arrived it was after "bar closing".. but nobody left b/c we were told she would get there... her performance was amazing, and I got to meet her briefly.. (b/c I told her manager, who arrived earlier, that I was a "stringer" for a local newspaper.. small lie...) anyway, when I DID see her after the show, she was so charming and effusive.. I told her I was a fan, and she jumped up & hugged me.. she's tiny & I'm 5-8... so it was awkward, but she also posed for pictures, and was so lovely.. I'll never forget it!.. Another note: Amy Winehouse was a fan who "copied" her style.. and after we lost Amy too soon... Ronnie actually covered Amy's song "Back to Black"... really appreciate your listen...

@mperezmcfinn2511 4 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great story! Ronnie had such a cool, unique voice. Phil Spector was a genius and all, but I feel like Ronnie's voice is underappreciated in the grand scheme of rock history.

@theappalachianambassador8284 4 ай бұрын

Just like Ronnie said, "Be my little baby!"

@Critical-Thinker895 4 ай бұрын

It WAS a group. I grew up with this music. Around 1963. Pop Rhythm and Blues.

@thomastimlin1724 4 ай бұрын

Good way to describe it, it's a mix of both.

@Critical-Thinker895 4 ай бұрын

@@thomastimlin1724 R&B it's a thing.

@fjiminy 4 ай бұрын

Genre? Pure rock n roll.

@mrgee4592 4 ай бұрын

...with Phil Spector's Wall of Sound.

@Eyes-of-Horus 4 ай бұрын

@@mrgee4592 Which makes it Motown.

@An_Cat_Dubh 4 ай бұрын

@@Eyes-of-Horus Spector wasn't Motown, he was just Spector (and his Philles Records label). But he was listening to lots of R&B.

@davisworth5114 4 ай бұрын

This is NOT rock&roll, it's a pop ballad, like Motown.

@sukie584 4 ай бұрын

@@Eyes-of-Horusthis is not Motown. That’s Berry Gordy & that was pure Detroit. This is a California produced, NYC written song & performers.

@psadoug 4 ай бұрын

what a legend after all she went thru and eddie money loved her and did the great song take me home tonight

@Davtheimpaler 4 ай бұрын

Can never go wrong with the classics.

@mervinmerencio6861 10 күн бұрын

OMG, lol, you are killing me. It feels like it’s very back in the day. Because it is ha ha ha.

@stevenlilelogistics6673 4 ай бұрын

Wow some old school classics. Love them. God Bless

@ProdigyBowlersTour 4 ай бұрын

This is after doo-wop. This is pop R&B from the early '60s. Produced by Phil Spector, who became known for his "Wall of Sound" production technique, which saturated the tape with an army of musicians and instruments, often packed into the studio to the point where there was very little room for anyone to move around the room. Spector gave us artists like the Righteous Brothers, the Ronnettes, the Dixie Cups, the Crystals, Darlene Love, Ike and Tina Turner, and even some late Beatles. Yes,, they are girls of color.

@nicolehanson8139 Ай бұрын

Great reaction! Just subscribed. My parents were born in '48/'50 and grew up on mid-60s music. I was born in '85 and grew up on 90s/early 2000s music. The 60s was indeed one of the best eras for music. As a metal head myself, nothing beats a good doo whop song.

@JesseOaks-ef9xn 2 ай бұрын

I was blessed to have been born in 1951. There were a lot of groups like this with sweet music. I think the girls were cuter back then. I love this song and I also loved the Toys and Lover's Concerto.

@aucourant9998 4 ай бұрын

The Ronettes, the greatest girl group ever, and the sexiest.

@realcoolbreeze 4 ай бұрын

Ronny was very very big. Huge in fact. Popular until she recently left us. Couple years ago. She could and was still performing until the end. Her voice remained as fantastic as her happy personality. She and the Ronettes were sock hop music, early 60 s rock n roll - whatever. Everyone, everywhere in the world loved them and their music. Her crazy husband was Phil Specter - a big time record producer of rhythm and blues and pop music. Thankfully, they divorced and he spent his final years and death in prison for murder.

@bjmyers5033 4 ай бұрын

I was watching your older videos and apparently fell into your newest. Again, you seem like a beautiful person!

@Heartstrings_Skyla 4 ай бұрын

She is and high energy. She is one of my favorite reaction channels.

@jimcochran1128 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely loved this song. I had a crush on Ronnie! Her sister Estelle and cousin Nedra are the background singers. The Bennett sisters were black and Cherokee. Loved them.

@johncondon4081 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie is such a rock star!!!!! Motown with the Spector sound 🎤🧍🏿‍♀️ 🎶

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

This has nothing to do with Motown Records Corporation, nothing what so ever.

@johncagnettajr344 4 ай бұрын

This is New York. City R&B / Doo-wop. This is not the Motown sound. This was know as “the wall of sound” produced by Phil Spector

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

This song is in no way Doo-wop. They are a NYC group who recorded in L. A.

@michaelandrew4488 15 күн бұрын

Apparently when the Ronnettes toured with the Rolling Stones on a UK tour , the guys from the Stones fell in love with these ladies .

@davidgreen330 3 ай бұрын

I'm 70 years old and remember this well. Always remember every era rocked... Time, shakes loose those songs who stood the test of time. We have forgotten John Philip Sousa from the 1890's, The Andrews sisters from the 1940s, and Donna Summers disco era. Who will emerge as the centuries Mozart?

@justcallmesuzzie 4 ай бұрын

I love that you reacted to this song. I was an internet DJ for 7 years and loved playing what I called "Sock Hop" music from the 50's and 60's. The songs in that time period were shorter.

@dagmar.6954 4 ай бұрын

This is another one of the fabulous girl groups from the early 60's. Phil Spector produced this group. He later married the lead singer Ronnie. They had some great hits including "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" & "Walking In The Rain". Sadly we just lost Ronnie but she left a great legacy of her music.

@gazoontight 4 ай бұрын

Veronica Bennett (Ronnie Spector), Elizabeth Bennett, Nedra Talley. Two sisters and a cousin. Ancestry includes Black, Puerto Rican, Native American, Irish, and Chinese. VERY popular group. 1960s.

@jaybennett236 Ай бұрын

You have probably heard the Ronettes version of "Sleigh Ride" many times around Christmas. Classic!

@Percept2024 4 ай бұрын

I was born in 1957 , ( I am a White male ) . I love the Ronettes !! This style of music is callled " Wall of Sound " .

@user-yt9iu3rw9p 4 ай бұрын

Ms. Britt... My dad told me to tell you that the back up Ronnettes were to her right her sister Estelle. Their mother was African American and Cherokee mix and their father was Irish American. The Ronette to Ronnies left was their cousin Nedra who was African-American, Cherokee and Puerto Rican. I am only 10 but my step dad grew up during this time and has shared so much of his music growing up. I love the 60s and 70s music the best. oh and my dad tells me that the reason the songs were so short in the 60s was because AM radio relied on commercials to keep the station running. A lot of commercials in between songs. FM radio did not become a thing until the early 70s and thats when songs became longer. Thanks for all you do sharing your reactions. It is really cool. Love what you do.

@stevenjohnson8552 4 ай бұрын

Britt: You have an amazing ability to imitate whatever sound you hear. Awesome talent you have.

@harmonys2102 4 ай бұрын

I’ve noticed that too but not yet commented on it. I wondered if she realizes what a talent that is; surely folks around her have noticed and mentioned it.

@ronjones1077 4 ай бұрын

It’s called Motown. Phil Specter created “ The Wall of Sound” with multiple doubling of instruments. He also married Ronnie and kept her a virtual prisoner in his home for years. Ronnie eventually got free of him and her most famous latter recording was “Take Me Home Tonight” where she sings “Be my little baby”. Ronnie passed away only a month or so ago. Phil went to jail for murdering a woman in his home and had been dead for years.

@mellenbecker56 4 ай бұрын

A month? Really ?

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

Ronjones1077 - The Ronettes, Phil Specter nor The Wall of Sound, have nothing to do with Motown Records. The ladies were from NYC, they recorded in Los Angeles, CA. Motown is a record label based at that time in Detroit, Mi., nicknamed the "Motor City", hence the "motor town" from where we get the name "Motown".

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

@@mellenbecker56 She died January 12, 2022.

@yvonnelashford2969 2 ай бұрын

This has been voted as the best pop song ever.

@gabrielbasanese7964 2 ай бұрын

I love the way you review all songs . Hall and Oats, Player, Ronnettes you should be on tv. Your good.

@rickandersen2284 4 ай бұрын

Ooooohhh I love this one. Veronica had a great voice. And Nedra was so pretty.

@79tazman 17 күн бұрын

This is from the early 1960's Eddie Money did a song called Take Me Home Tonight and this is the song he is referencing in his song and the girl that is singing Be My Baby is Ronnie Spector the lead singer of the Ronettes

@markmccullum8638 4 ай бұрын

Congrats. You spoke over the most defining drum riff of all time, not once but twice.

@user-wb1nv2iz7w 4 ай бұрын

She was so adorable and married weasel Phil Spector who produced her music and the Righteous Brothers music for a year. Yes, she was a classy lady of color who sounded as good live as she did on a recording. This was on Shindig where the Righteous Brothers were regulars. All the guys fell in love with her. Most songs back then had to be about 2 minutes long.

@lindamorrison9755 4 ай бұрын

Wow, Music that was my teenage years. A real oldie (1963) ) and I'm 75 but it's still wondrful music. We used to dnce the Cha-cha sometimes with the slide to this song.

@toyman9642 4 ай бұрын

Enjoying your videos. Your smile is beautiful. Regards, Bob in Canada

@ddfelix4829 4 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite voices!!! Love the Ronettes. Now you MUST listen to Eddie Money's 1986 hit "Take Me Home Tonight" featuring Ronnie Spector doing the same "Woh, oh, oh, oh" twenty-three years later. Also, if you like early sixties girl groups, then you should watch the movie "Little Shop of Horrors."

@richardfeldkamp1707 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie Spector wrote a book called Be My Baby, an autobiography. A great read about her life, her husband Phil Spector, Sonny and Cher with a dab of Ramones.

@Markyajv 4 ай бұрын

Title misspelling. "Be My Baby" not "by". Ronnie Spector also used this song on Eddie Money's song "Take Me Home Tonight" In 1986, Ronnie Spector enjoyed a resurgence of popular radio airplay as the featured vocalist on Eddie Money's Top 5 hit, "Take Me Home Tonight", in which she answers Money's chorus lyric, "just like Ronnie sang", with, "be my little baby".

@brittreacts 4 ай бұрын

Fixed! Thanks!!

@thomastimlin1724 4 ай бұрын

@@brittreacts A quote from the old "Get Smart" TV show of the 1960's: "Sorry about that chief." lol. If you're not a boomer, you won't get it lol.

@marleneobstnash5517 4 ай бұрын

Britt, you said that it sounds like "Hairspray." It's the other way around. The Ronettes and this sound came first. John Waters was inspired by his teenage music in Baltimore in the late 50s to early 60s to write the musical "Hairspray." Those years were filled with great music 🎵 That's why they call that period of music the 'Golden Oldies!"

@francistobin7263 4 ай бұрын

Fabulous , we loved them as kids . I still do .

@ericfredenburgh4577 4 ай бұрын

This is Phil Spectres wall of sound , the beginning of the girl groups. Early Rock and Roll , the musicians on this record were part of the wrecking crew this was probably 1963 or so. It was probably recorded in mono and most likely 4 track recording which is why your getting that retro feel

@ArlynMeylan-jo7hq 4 ай бұрын

What a voice way better music with feeling good job Britt ❤😊

@hadjiptstudios 3 ай бұрын

Great React....She was great!!! Phil Spector Wall of Sound, Great voices, and the best musicians! You probably know 100 songs that were/are hits that Phil Spector produced! There's a Documentary on youtube called "The Wrecking Crew" about the musicians behind all those hits and how they influenced the music and the songs!

@fredneecher1746 4 ай бұрын

This was one of a genre of music that was big in the early 1960s. It was created by Phil Spectre (whom Ronnie of the Ronnettes married). Spector designed the sound in mono with transistor radios in mind because that is what everyone was listening to. It was known as the 'Wall of Sound'. This particular track inspired Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys to write Don't Worry Baby. The Ronnettes were fabulous, as were the Shirelles, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Incidentally, Amy Winehouse did a brilliant version of that song.

@EconAdviser 3 ай бұрын

Wall of Sound song. That was the in sound then. She was so very young. The new style of dancing was just coming in, like the twist, frug, swim, etc. for the first Disco wave of clubs (then called Discotheques)

@jaquettajones 4 ай бұрын

This song is HUGE Classic. Captures a time and place perfectly. I always think it belongs in a time capsule in space to be discovered by alien life form :-D Ronnie Specter is Everything!

@jonjayryzner 4 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head with your reference to “Hairspray” because this came out in 1963, very close to the time “Hairspray” was set in (1962). Also, the producer, Phil Spector, made sure all his recordings would have a sound that would go over well on AM radio which couldn’t broadcast stereo, so again your perception was right on the money. And even your confusion about the ethnicity of the girls was well-founded: The group was 2 sisters, Ronnie (lead) and Estelle Bennet, and a cousin, Nedra Talley. The Bennetts' mother was African-American and Cherokee; their father was Irish-American. Their cousin, Talley, is African-American, Cherokee and Puerto Rican. Sadly, Nedra is the last surviving member. This song is considered to be an American pop classic. Thanks for your reaction.

@louieflash7190 4 ай бұрын

The lead singer Ronnie was such a beautiful soul who was mental abused by her husband. As a result it ruined her career. God bless her and may she RIP.

@richmorlang1854 Ай бұрын

I was born in 82 but ive always like this song since my mother introduced me to it

@gwydion56 4 ай бұрын

Love this song, love your reactions!

@uncledavesbrigade7106 4 ай бұрын

Songs were short back then because radio stations wanted to pack in the comercials in between each song. Shorter songs, more commercials.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

You are 100% correct.

@dhamblin65 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie Spector sang all the parts on the recording, produced by “husband” Phil Spector, crazy man, murderer, but producer extraordinaire - the wall of sound.

@2GunRock 4 ай бұрын

Britt, the dance they are doing is called "The Cha-Cha" ... It's a nice 'couples dance' too. I was so impressed by this dance that I made my mother teach it to me.

@russelldye3751 4 ай бұрын

That was her in the Eddy Money song you just did a while back! Take me home tonight just like Ronnie says be my baby!

@michaelavila9963 4 ай бұрын

Lead singer-Ronnie Bennett(Spector), and the other two ladies-Estelle Bennett, and Nedra Talley were related. They are from Spanish Harlem, NY.

@joscofe Ай бұрын

Its classified as "Girl Group" music... this is 1963. But with this band it's ALL about the production of the record, produced by the Infamous Phil Spector... he recorded in a way known as "the wall of sound" listen to the record to get the full effect.

@ProdigyBowlersTour 4 ай бұрын

Britt, the reason this song (and most all songs) were so short back in the '50s and '60s is becasue radio stations demanded that they be under 3 minutes. Stations usually carried as many as 18 minutes of commercials each hour, so the songs needed to be short enough so that stations could play a certain number of them along with all the cmmercials). That''s why when the righteous brothers first released "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," they weren't sure it would get played because it was well over 3 minutes (almost 4). But stations (and their audiences) found it so irresistable, stations HAD to play it. (I spent about 35 years working in top 40 radio, so I'm well-versed in the history of this stuff).

@robertmillar8246 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie Spector the lead vocalist of this group had a long career, she appeared in later years on David Letterman shows. A suggestion for you is her 1986 appearance on Dave's show where she performs with Eddie Money where they perform the hit song "Take Me Home Tonight" a fantastic duo.

@bigbadm1 4 ай бұрын

Estelle went with George Harrison before he met Patti during filming of the movie "A Hard Day's Night". It's sad that she became homeless due to her fondness for drugs. The other girl, Nedra Talley, did the best version of "In the Garden" I've ever heard. She became a part of "700 Club". I like their performance filmed in 1965 and Bo Diddley performed at the same concert is fantastic.

@radiocity80 4 ай бұрын

Britt, just a little trivia - Jimi Hendrix was the Ronnettes guitar player on the road for a period of time before he made it. If you decide to go down the Ronettes rabbithole, check out Baby I Love You and I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine.

@garybrockie6327 4 ай бұрын

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson’s mind was blown out by this song, his personal favorite. He plays this on his piano daily since then. He wrote a follow up song for the Ronettes called Don’t Worry Baby. Her producer was jealous of Wilson and would not allow her to record it. So The Beach Boys recorded the song which was a #5 hit on the Billboard Chart. You should give Don’t Worry Baby a listen.

@MisterApol 3 ай бұрын

The style was called "Wall of Sound" because of the dense orchestration and vocals.

@williambill5172 4 ай бұрын

Ah, early 60s girl rock...can't beat it. What beauties they were! And so are you!

@lethasatterfield9615 4 ай бұрын

These are woman of color. They are awesome! Nostalgia gut punch!

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

They were Black Americans. Black people stopped being "colored" and "negros" in the 1960s.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

This song is from 1963, the ladies are Negros.

@thewizard6077 4 ай бұрын

You can hear that signature Phil Specter sound in so many of the artists that he produced, whether it's George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, All of the John Lennon solo albums that he worked on, or the Beatles Let it Be album. Peace

@dennisflury6942 4 ай бұрын

My Music 60's! 2 sisters and a cousin! And for me, MUSIC is color. You shud try this one at Karaoke night (with wine).

@Christopher-Baltimore 4 ай бұрын

This is just great music. It goes right to your heart. That’s what great music does. There’s many stories behind this song, some interesting, some tragic. For the song itself, it will always be a favorite of mine for its chord progression in the chorus. It’s so dramatic and dark almost. That’s kind of the foreshadow of the fact that Phil Spector wrote this about Ronnie, and he turned out to be a madman. Sometimes great music comes from weird places that don’t make sense in real life, but the music makes perfect sense to us. We got a legendary song sung by a tragic figure, conceived by a madman.

@nosredna2 2 ай бұрын

You have a great voice! You could play Ronnie in a documentary about the Ronettes!

@jbear3562 4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure when this was recorded but the single was released in 1963. The blue tint is due to the studio cameras were recording in color but this broadcast is probably being viewed on a Black & white reciever. Ronnie and the Ronnetts helped define the sixties. Whatever else may be said of their producer, Phil Spector, this and all the other songs he produced put American Rock & Roll back on the map.

@starababa1985 4 ай бұрын

My dear, I wish you could have had the experience of cruising to this music on a Saturday night, with the streets full of vintage cars playing these tunes.

@Hartlor_Tayley 4 ай бұрын

Really should check the studio versions of these old songs as well as the live. Short enough to fit both versions in the same amount of time. Love the ronettes

@mikeconway9849 4 ай бұрын

Great reaction, Britt! I think of this as the motown sound. It brings to mind all the girl groups of the 60s.

@Nomad-vv1gk 4 ай бұрын

The Ronettes were Black Americans and had nothing to do with Motown. They were from NYC and recorded in L. A. Motown is short for motor town, which is Detroit, MI. Motown is a record label and was never a "sound". No group that recorded on any of the 12 labels of the Motown Record Corporation sounded like any other artist at the company.

@hildamarmolejo1568 4 ай бұрын

Linda Ronstadt sang a lullaby version of this song. Check it out.

@tonydagostino6158 4 ай бұрын

This is early '60's "girl group" rock produced by "wall of sound" master Phil Spector. Doo-wop is the acapella style done by Dion and the Belmonts and similar vocal groups

@shezarae8827 4 ай бұрын

No wigs! They are teenagers. Two are sisters and the third is a cozen and that is why they look alike. I think they were some blend of African American and indigenous Cherokee, and that is where the beautiful hair and eyes come from.

@bobknightfolk 4 ай бұрын

Early 1960's pop records were usually about two and a half or three minutes long. Otherwise the radio DJ's wouldn't play them. The Ronettes were one of Phil Spector's "stable" of artists. He was famous for his "wall of sound" productions. Other artists he recorded included Ike and Tina Turner. Check out "River Deep, Mountain High." They were "women of colour," as you put it, like The Supremes, Dixie Cups, Shirelles, etc, etc. but nobody gave a damn. It was just great music.

@dsfddsgh 4 ай бұрын

If you want the longer version sticking with the studio versions is the way to go besides the fact that live is usually not as good.

@peb3676 3 ай бұрын

This is a perfect example of Phil Specter’s “wall of sound” and it blew Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys mind

@neophytealpha 4 ай бұрын

Ronnie Specter. She also reprised the tag line in Take me home tonight in the 80s.

@JimAtkins-kt4ko 4 ай бұрын

Your so cute Britt 😊 love your videos, Keep singing along with the videos, you need to get on America got talent, you can do it , I'm a fan ❤

@jedworthy 4 ай бұрын

Yes they were black and a great group. I loved our music back in the 50s 60s and 70s. We were so lucky.

@cjinasia9266 4 ай бұрын

Actually mixed from Puerto Rico.

@user-fq6bj4cd5m 4 ай бұрын

one girl was Puerto Rican

@cjinasia9266 4 ай бұрын

@@user-fq6bj4cd5m Except they are cousins.

@Nomad-vv1gk 3 ай бұрын

@@cjinasia9266 They are not from Puerto Rico. They were born in Harlem neighborhood NYC and raised in Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC, also, that's their hair, they never wore wigs.

@cjinasia9266 3 ай бұрын

@@Nomad-vv1gk Their family was from Puerto Rico.

@roydivo6189 4 ай бұрын

Hey Britt now that you heard this, please check out Eddie Money “Take Me Home Tonight” that chorus is reprized 20 years later in this song. I think you will enjoy it.