THIS WAS FIRE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Dion

THIS WAS FIRE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Dion - Runaround Sue REACTION

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THIS WAS FIRE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Dion - Runaround Sue REACTION
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@peterzimmer9140 2 жыл бұрын

Dion DiMucci is 82 years old and is still recording and pumping out albums. He’s released seven new albums since 2000. His two most recent were in 2020 and 2021.

@sheilameyers152 2 жыл бұрын

When I babysat back in the 60’s me and the kids use to do the twist to this song….good fun!

@dwanpyrtle3134 2 жыл бұрын

As many do later on in their career, he turned to the blues.

@brianherrington7226 2 жыл бұрын

And they are damn good recordings too with first rate artist with him.

@edditor 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Abraham Martin and John by Dion

@bluesman3232 2 жыл бұрын

Going strong!

@BillGraper 2 жыл бұрын

They had 21 top 40 hits from 1958 to 1968, and several of them went top 5. "Runaround Sue" was the only one to make it all the way to #1. As great as this song is, I like 1959's "A Teenager In Love" a little more. "The Wanderer" is another classic! I just gave you your next TWO Dion songs. 😉

@andreaschmall5560 2 жыл бұрын

Ruby Baby

@tonyfontinel272 2 жыл бұрын

Donna The Prima Donna

@twenty3enigma 2 жыл бұрын

The Wanderer! Yes! 👍

@rossadams1405 2 жыл бұрын

Each time i ask the stars without fail, why must i be an teenager in jail hahahahah just kidding

@boblozaintherealworld3577 2 жыл бұрын

Was that Dion and the Belmonts? Such classy names back then.

@irenebarkhouse41 5 ай бұрын

I loved Dion when I was a kid, I’m 75 and I still love him!

@sherrystuller2697 Жыл бұрын

The reason why the audience is still cuz this is from the movie "twist around the clock" i believe. No live audience could ever sit still to this song! One of my favs 😍

@gl2996 5 ай бұрын

This was early sixties. In regular society, it was considered impolite to react before the end. As you said, this was also a movie, not a real audience. Finally, for this crowd, the song would have been seen as edgy, at that time, both because it trashes a girl, and because it's the kind of rock n' roll a parent wouldn't want their kids listening to.

@reeanimationgaming1034 4 ай бұрын

@@gl2996 Spot on!

@ewrekzz7360 2 жыл бұрын

Dion was a huge artist of the late 50s and early 60s. "The Wanderer" is epic level. Also "A Teenager in Love", and the perfect song for our current day in history; "Abraham, Martin and John".

@4508bluesky 2 жыл бұрын

What about “Donna, Donna, oh prima donna….” ❤️

@boblozaintherealworld3577 2 жыл бұрын

YES. Was just gonna mention "Abraham Martin and John". This was a huge turnaround for him, similar to Bobby Darin in the 70's, right. But yeah Dion was a crooner.

@1allstarman 2 жыл бұрын

@@boblozaintherealworld3577 Dions new music sounds good too !

@boblozaintherealworld3577 2 жыл бұрын

@@1allstarman Yes it does. I try to stay hip.

@MrTimothybee 2 жыл бұрын

Abraham Martin and John has no doubt been mentioned many times. You must listen -a song for its time and , sadly, still for ours. The surnames m: Lincoln, Luther King and Kennedy. The more people who hear this song the better the world will be. Just do it.

@elizabethfranco1284 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a musical out about him called The Wanderer. In 2020 he released an album called Blues with Friends including Bruce Springsteen,Paul Simon Jeff Beck Brian Setzer etc. Dion influenced back in his day and still does.He has been married to Susan since 1963. I had requested that you do Abraham,Martin and John on Martin Luther King’s birthday. It’s a simple but powerful song he wrote. Not so much telling what happened to them we all know that but the feelings that each loss invoked.

@jamesseiler5340 2 жыл бұрын

I love his song for Sam Cooke.

@jco207 2 жыл бұрын

Lol did Dion marry Sue in the end?

@bigboy21123 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he did not stay away from “Sue”san.

@patmason460 2 жыл бұрын

You need to listen to Abraham John and Martin if you liked this you will love it

@savsmiles3042 2 жыл бұрын

I was just to comment about his musical. My mom is a huge fan and was watching his interview about it.

@pmccachren 10 ай бұрын

Dion was/is such a smooth singer. Audience was ask to stay sitting so the TV cameras would not be blocked.

@stevemore3206 3 ай бұрын

Ya, but they could boot it in their seats. I agree that there is no way some part of my body is not moving

@SweetThing 2 жыл бұрын

Dion does a famous song called: "Abraham, Marting and John" about Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and John Kennedy. It still brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Thank you to Dick Holler for writing it and Dion for singing it & bringing it to life.

@jackgilchrist 2 жыл бұрын

Dion DiMucci. One of my absolute favorites in this style of oldies. The Wanderer is another classic of his, and this time he's the one running around. 🙂

@genedoss664 2 жыл бұрын

The Wanderer is sort of the counterpoint to Runaround Sue. In that one, he's the one who runs around.

@Cuffsmaster 2 жыл бұрын

Wanderer - great song

@bobbiewallace4008 2 ай бұрын

Also Abraham Martin and John is great by Dion

@mikec3853 2 жыл бұрын

Dion had a great string of doo-wop based hits-"Donna The Prima Donna", "Lovers Who Wander", "The Wanderer"" in the early 60's and then in the late 60's with "Abraham, Martin and John" a tribute to assassinated leaders-Abraham Lincoln, JFK, MLK and RFK. The co-writer of Dion's hits, Ernie Maresca, also had a hit with the Dionesque "Shout, Shout, (Knock Yourself Out)" which is a high energy number but with that title what else could it be? Also in this camp. I'd put Gary "U.S." Bonds with "Quarter To Three" another rave-up!

@dixiechatty958 2 жыл бұрын

Quarter to Three!! Garage rock meets R & B. The best!!!!

@ddiamondr1 2 жыл бұрын

Mike, thanks for mentioning Abraham, Martin and John. That's what I was going to mention.

@dorothychancey5972 9 ай бұрын

Just now found ya’ll….70 yrs old & I have always loved the golden oldies 50’s/ 60’s….it’s the BEST….❤️

@DJRICKYG 12 күн бұрын

DION has continued to perform well into his 80s and he has put out Blues Albums in last few years that are award winning albums.

@rmac8008 2 жыл бұрын

His song Abraham Martin and John is a must listen

@tonyleach9805 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@mrright3277 2 жыл бұрын

Dion told the story that he was almost on a seat on the ill-fated Buddy Holly flight. Dion turned down the offer because the cost for his share of the flight was the same as a month's rent for his parents' place. Another early 60's song worth checking out...Del Shannon's 'Runaway'.

@stevebrien1041 2 жыл бұрын

Runaway is GREAT

@tahliasgoddaddy 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Del Shannon, Runaway and Teen Angel.

@Dreyno 2 жыл бұрын

“Runaway” is a classic.

@sexysadie2901 2 жыл бұрын

Runaway is his best one.

@leonardshevlin7260 2 жыл бұрын

Almost no one believes Dion's version of that tragedy.

@suemiller2522 4 ай бұрын

Fun story: when I was in high school, I was one of two girls in the traditionally-all-boys chorus because they needed tenors. We sang this song in class a few times, but when we got to the concert - unbeknownst to me - we sang Runaround Sue and every single boy on that stage turned and pointed at me when "Keep away from Runaround Sue" came up. One of the boys' mom came up to me after and apologized to me on their behalf but I actually thought it was funny. I'm 45 now and still periodically think about that and shake my head and laugh.

@reeanimationgaming1034 4 ай бұрын

😃😃

@bookwoman53 2 ай бұрын

Here’s to the lady tenors! There have been a couple in each group that I’ve sung in. Now I am in the church choir and the senior ladies in question are Mikelina “Mickey” and Theresa.

@DouglasGross6022 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@johnplaysgames3120 2 жыл бұрын

Another Dion song that you should check out is "The Wanderer." And a song with a similar vibe to Dion that I think you'll really enjoy is Del Shannon's "Runaway." I first found that song when digging through my mom's old records as a kid and it very quickly became one of my favorites.

@penderyn8794 2 жыл бұрын

Its a hilarious double standard those two songs lol

@johnplaysgames3120 2 жыл бұрын

@@penderyn8794 Ikr? Apparently, there was a LOT of runnin' around in the late 50s/early 60s. And Dion's covering ALL the demographics!

@paulleach3612 2 жыл бұрын

Chuffed to say it's my team's theme song. (Seeing as we're Bolton Wanderers.) Always gets a warm reception at our home games.

@sbanta22 Жыл бұрын

yes yes, all good songs.

@charlescraw2927 Жыл бұрын

@@johnplaysgames3120 Abraham Martin and John was my favorite Dion song

@deonneparrish9850 2 жыл бұрын

I love Dion. Love this song. He was a big teen idol back in the 60's. He was part of the group Dion and the Belmonts who are singing with him in this song. "The Wander", "A Teenager in Love", " I Wonder Why" are good songs too.

@merlball8520 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot "I Wonder Why" when I made my suggested list. How could I forget when I know the words well enough to sing along? A great toe tapping, fast-dance song.

@Amadeus1066 2 жыл бұрын

I also highly recommend Dion's 1968 monster hit "Abraham, Martin and John." A song still very relevant today! You won't be sorry for reviewing it!

@larryfisher5796 10 ай бұрын

I'm 79 I remember driving up an down the main street in town with the Radio turn up as loud as in would go.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@mrsouthjersey4956 2 жыл бұрын

Even with all the hits Dion has given us, he is still 1 of most underrated artists ever. He is now 82 years old, still cool as hell and still putting out some fantastic music.

@davidcoleman1861 2 жыл бұрын

Heard this song for the first time when I was like 9 (1989ish)….saw the video for the first time in like 2015 and am still in shock! Can we finally stop with the “color BS”?!?! Talent is Talent! 🙏🏾💯

@markfadness9204 2 жыл бұрын

"Runaround Sue" was Dion's biggest hit, peaking @ #1 for 2 weeks in 1961. Between 1958 - 1989, Dion charted 33 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, 11 in the Top 10 and one #1.

@bradsullivan2495 2 жыл бұрын

I also agree that your next Dion reaction should be his poignant 1968 song, "Abraham, Martin and John"--Lincoln, MLK and JFK. It came out after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (two months after MLK) and sadly, was updated to include RFK's name in it. It's still painful to listen to for anyone who lived through that brutal time and has a haunting tone to it. The 54th anniversary of RFK's death is June 6.

@pulsarlights2825 2 жыл бұрын

Why cry over the Kennedys? You still have The Clintons...

@alanmusicman3385 2 жыл бұрын

Dion's version is great, but I think Marvin Gaye really nailed that song.

@JCourts2k23 Жыл бұрын

I am 42, and I love this music

@AJCrochet Жыл бұрын

This brings tears, my mom and dad used to jive to this in our living room and taught me as well. I lost my mom when I was 20, and these memories are so precious. They grew up doing this, and the love and joy they had in each other was evident. They were so happy, she was so happy. I can see her smile and see them dancing. Thank you!

@BS-ns8hb Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss, but glad you have such happy memories to comfort you

@Itsme-fb8ob 2 жыл бұрын

Alright, here's an all time classic oldie - El Paso by Marty Robbins. Tells a story in the song.

@george217 2 жыл бұрын

Part of a trilogy of songs. All of them are good...

@george217 2 жыл бұрын

@Maya Nightwolf It was kind of. Check out "Ballad of a gunfighter" starring Marty Robbins.

@merlball8520 2 жыл бұрын

@@george217 "El Paso" and "Big Iron" are the two I know. I've always heard/read references to them being part of a group of songs, but never found out what the others were. You said it was a trio? What was the third song (if you don't mind my asking)?

@peterc2426 2 жыл бұрын

@@merlball8520 The songs are El Paso, Feleena and El Paso City.

@yelnek4548 2 жыл бұрын

Marty Robbins is a classic country story teller. 'El Paso' and 'Big Iron' are two of his best.

@darrinlindsey 2 жыл бұрын

Dion was another artist that was on The Winter Dance Party Tour, when Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper died in the plane crash.

@Theomys 2 жыл бұрын

There is a video on KZfaq where Dion tells his side of the story about the Plane Crash and dispells some of the myths about the event. Worth a watch.

@darrinlindsey 2 жыл бұрын

@@Theomys I've seen it.

@ohmama1870 2 жыл бұрын

This old lady remembers when this came out. As far as the crowd not showing emotion, it was a different era. You were thought disrespectful of the artist if you didn't just sit and listen to the music. Sometimes clapping to the beat was ok. Normally people did smile when they liked a song. Don't know why this group didn't smile much, maybe told not to show to much emotion since they were "filming" this. Like your reaction. Keep up the good work.

@iamfishmonger.9548 Жыл бұрын

I like hearing how different perspectives were, The filming sounds right

@jamessuto7040 2 жыл бұрын

Dion and the Belmonts did an incredible rendition of the Disney classic "When You Wish Upon a Star". The harmonies and falsettos are mind boggling and guaranteed to give you chills. I highly recommend you react to it.

@seanscanlon9067 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel does a decent version too.

@Lakeshore14 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you both for the reaction to Dion. All the teenage girls swooned over Dion. One of my favourites though was his socially conscious message Abraham, Martin and John. 😊👏

@avidrdr5640 2 жыл бұрын

He definitely went from great teeny bopper dance music to a beautiful, sad and deeply serious song with "Abraham, Martin and John".

@tomsdotter3228 2 жыл бұрын

Love Dion! You'll like A Teenager In Love from 1959 and Abraham, Martin and John from 1968. Or anything else he sang ☺️.

@subwaygoddess1 2 жыл бұрын

Dion has quite a catalogue of great songs. Try out “I Wonder Why,” “The Wanderer,” “Why Must I Be a Teenager In Love,” and “Abraham Martin and John,” which is a real tear-jerker. It was written as a tribute to honor of those 3 great men, so beautiful

@Mr.56Goldtop Жыл бұрын

My dad was from the same neighborhood as Dion, Arthur Avenue and 187th St, Little Italy in the Bronx. My dad sang Doo Wop with Dion and the guys back before he was famous. My dad lived on what is now 187th St and Dion DiMucci Ave, right on the corner of Mount Carmel church.

@jangle4246 2 жыл бұрын

I was a teenager when I bought the 45 RPM record of “Runaround Sue.” Around that time, I was also listening to “Everlovin” by Ricky Nelson, “Smokey Places” by the Corsairs, and “Run to Him” by Bobby Vee, among others.

@Triskster 2 жыл бұрын

My biggest request is "Went to a Garden Party."

@Johnny_Socko 2 жыл бұрын

@@Triskster Well of course you would request that one! 😄

@violetjm 2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnny_Socko- good one!

@pttp5509 2 жыл бұрын

It’s worth adding The Wanderer, Ruby Baby, Dream Lover and Donna The Prima Donna to your list of Dion hits. The 50s/early 60s were full of songs about teenage angst

@ptournas 2 жыл бұрын

Dream Lover was a Bobby Darin song.

@dawndance1 2 жыл бұрын

DION was in my opinion one of the KINGS of TEENAGE LOVE SONGS!!💜💜💜✨✨✨🤩🤩🤩

@TheBooey1650 2 жыл бұрын

This was HUGE when I was a teenager. Dion's songs were all hits. Great reactions from you guys, as usual. Glad you like our "'old" music.

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 how are you doing??

@reallymysterious4520 2 жыл бұрын

Of the tens of thousands of "oldies" songs my 2 favorites are both by Dion - Runaround Sue and The Wanderer. Even though it was from 1961 it really does have that late 50's rock sound

@Jillyconjem 2 жыл бұрын

I love Dion! My favorite of his will always be “Ruby Baby”. He is truly fantastic. Such a talent and still going. 💜💜💜

@brenthenshaw3585 Жыл бұрын

Dion DiMucci is his full name. He started out doing doo-wop with The Belmonts, had big hits with I Wonder Why, and A Teenager In Love. Then went solo and did Runaround Sue, The Wanderer, and Lovers That Wander. By the late '60s he went folk, and later on turned to blues. He did an album during the pandemic that had Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck, Peter Frampton, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and a lot of others. He's 83, and still making really good music.

@bogbel1 2 жыл бұрын

The way you two moved to this music, the smiles on your faces... it made the video even more enjoyable to me. I hadn't heard this in years. I was in my late teens when this came out...huge hit. Every teen in America used to sing this.

@jeffdetmer4681 2 жыл бұрын

Dion really got started in the 50s with Dion and the Belmonts. He left the group and went solo with this backing band. Originally part of the Doo Wop genre, Dion went on to be a popular guy in pop Music. Dion's last name is DiMucci. Dion is 82 now and still married to the girl he married in (I think 1963) He is in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. You should check out a song he recorded called Abraham (Lincoln), Martin (Luther King Jr) and John (Kennedy).

@ronnix23 2 жыл бұрын

John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band covered this song in the movie Eddie & the Cruisers. I think you would really like "On The Dark Side" by them.

@marknapiello8055 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been requesting John Cafferty for months. No luck yet

@alicesmith7020 2 жыл бұрын

After watching Eddie and the Cruisers for the first time, I went out and bought the soundtrack the next day. Loved the movie and the music.

@alicesmith7020 2 жыл бұрын

@@TANTRUMGASM John cafferty and the Beaver Brown band.

@teresajarrell452 2 жыл бұрын

YES !! 👍😃❣️

@richardbailey1295 2 жыл бұрын

EARLY 60's........almost 50's....this is Rock and Roll

@arnoldpainal5885 3 ай бұрын

This was the first song my wife ;loved when she was a young girl back in the 50s/60s.

@mav2knight 2 жыл бұрын

I was 4 years old when this came out and honestly, I remember my parents listening to radio and putting this on the stereo...... Dion Francis DiMucci was his full name...

@Laniefj 2 жыл бұрын

Taking it WAY BACK!!

@NEALPUCCISWEDEN 2 ай бұрын

love this song never get old a classic love dion music

@maureencollins5177 2 жыл бұрын

Dion DiMucci was originally part of Dion and the Belmonts, so when he went solo he stuck with just being Dion. He still performs and records in his 80s. He had other doo-wop and pop hits like "The Wanderer", "Lovers Who Wander", and "Teenager in Love". But what you should really listen to is Dion's song from late 1968, "Abraham, Martin, and John".

@docbearmb 2 жыл бұрын

A. He was featured in a group called Dion & the Belmonts. When he went solo, he just kept the Dion part. B. Certainly they were influenced and grew up singing Doo-wop. C. Yes, every girl with the name Sue got to hear this from their friends.

@aussiebloke609 2 жыл бұрын

Here's some more songs in this genre I think you'll enjoy - "Wake Up, Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers, and "At The Hop" by Danny And The Juniors.

@alanmusicman3385 2 жыл бұрын

"At the Hop" is my favourite record of that whole genre and would always figure in my all-time top 5.

@poet7158 2 жыл бұрын

"teenager in love" is an aswesome ballad by Dion and the belmionts

@Mrvinn19 10 ай бұрын

I often sang this song & " I Wonder Why" to my multiple handicapped son Vincent; who passed away this past July 7th. He was my GREATEST fan. If everyone were like him, I'd be a star.

@thewiseoldherper7047 2 жыл бұрын

You have to listen to his massive hit ‘The Wanderer’. It’s kind of the opposite of this song. It’s basically run around Dion! 😂

@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын

An ode to paternity suits 😁

@jasonmcewen436 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute classic. Another great reaction to another great track. Cheers! This also prompts me to recommend 2 things: 1. The Wanderer, another classic from Dion Dimucci, and 2. The movie The Wanderers (1979)...

@ProCaddie 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest dance songs of the R&R era...Dion is one of the best of all time. Check out another of his hits..Donna the prima donna......

@dougamundson6836 5 ай бұрын

Damn! I LOVE these two young people. They sure SEEM to enjoy the music.

@heretogo9474 2 жыл бұрын

Even in the '80s we danced to this tune at parties. This is timeless. Thanks for exploring all the grooves y'all!

@debrabeck9630 2 жыл бұрын

When this song came on the radio, everyone started bopping in the car! I don’t know how anyone could stay still. Great song.

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

@tamiramos5873 2 жыл бұрын

Its so awesome when I see young people enjoy older music. And its so important to have visuals when reacting so I also happy you chose a video that displays Dion singing and not just listening to the audio track.

@terryeverson7302 11 ай бұрын

True story. Dion is my favorite. Runaround sue is top shelf. At my daughters wedding 17 years ago we danced to Ben E. King’s Stand By Me. After a long and tearful hug my daughter queued up Runaround Sue. We tore up the dance floor. I recommend Donna, the Prima Donna and my latest Dion favorite, This Little Girl. My sleeper is a song from Simon and Garfunkel, keep the Customer Satisfied. Brass to die for. Cheers.

@patswanson2870 2 жыл бұрын

Frankie Valle and the 4 Seasons have some early 60's songs. You would probably like Sherry, & Walk Like A Man.

@wallyllama2926 2 жыл бұрын

My Little Runaway by Del Shannon is a good one to check out

@aarongoldstein7614 2 жыл бұрын

Just listened to that song about half an hour ago.

@wallyllama2926 2 жыл бұрын

@@aarongoldstein7614 such a good one

@danvanlandingham3854 Жыл бұрын

I remember when that record came out back in 1961.Dion had been the lead singer of "The Belmonts" and had a big hit with "I Wonder Why" with them.He ended up leaving them and went solo.He was backed by a group called "The Del Satins"."Runaround Sue" was written by Ernie Maresca who wrote the tune around another 1961 hit called "Quarter to Three" which was a hit for singer Gary "U.S." Bonds who cut the song for the Legrand label.It was a horribly recorded live performance.I had the record.Dion's recording of "The Wanderer" was written around the 1960 hit "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.Maresca had a few hits on the Laurie label of his own.Laurie was the label Dion recorded for until he signed with Columbia records by 1963.By the time 1968 rolled around,he was back at Laurie and cut the record "Abraham,Martin and John".That song was inspired by the 1968 deaths of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy who was assassinated on 5 Jun 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. after winning California in the 1968 presidential election.Martin Luther King was assassinated on 4 April at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis by James Earl Ray.Robert F. Kennedy's assassin was one Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.

@dorothychancey5972 9 ай бұрын

Brings back memories of when I was very young & watching American Bandstand..😊👍💞

@malalaz66 2 жыл бұрын

My absolute all-time favorite songs. You just can’t help but move to it dance, tap your toes, sing along. Love me some runaround Sue and I’m so happy you reacted to it and loved it. Thank you for the reaction!

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

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@flutesong5527 2 жыл бұрын

Performed in front of a live audience, singing within 6 feet of them and all his band and backup in their neat fancy clothes and bow ties. Just a great snapshot of an era.

@BlueEyedJerkFace6 8 ай бұрын

Except for the fact that this wasn’t his band, this was filmed for a movie and his actual band is a group of unbelievably talented black musicians that are on the recording you’re listening to. They were told due to the ignorance of the era that if they used his actual band then the southern theaters would not show the film…facts

@beachbumsailordude Жыл бұрын

Dion IS, WAS and will always BE the King of the New York Streets. He's a legend. He is one of those artists who defines cool! He's also one of those artists from that time who later on CAME BACK! Another thing to know about Dion. As you may know there was a terrible tragedy in 1959 where a plane crashed that was carrying Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. It's referred to as "The Day the Music Died" and was featured in Don McLain's song "American Pie". Dion was supposed to be on that plane.

@leeanne7169 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you love the music that we had growing up in the 60s!! Dion has a plethora of songs that you can react to!! So please do more!!

@dsusan17 2 жыл бұрын

What a fun song! Great reaction!

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

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@clydeb7713 2 жыл бұрын

Dion DEFINED COOL CAT! He actually toured as a young star with Buddy Holly,Richie Valens, and Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (Big Booper) on that fateful final winter tour. He declined his seat on the plane saying that was more than a months rent. Amazing career and still recording amazing songs

@michelleveronneau5046 Жыл бұрын

I still love listening to his music!!! I'm going back to my teenage years!

@LisaR._ 2 жыл бұрын

I just found you guys I'm in my late 40's and just watching you two being young appreciate good music is really golden .

@hherrer5 2 жыл бұрын

You guys would love “The Wanderer” he’s slick

@kimcutts6153 2 жыл бұрын

You are so right with this one. It's 🔥🔥🔥🎵🎙❤

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

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@jonathangeraldrobinson720 2 жыл бұрын

Dion's full name is Dion Dimucci. He started out with the doo-wop group Dion and the Belmonts. Check out "Teenager in Love" and his later folkier hit "Abraham, Martin, and John." In 1989, he also released a classic album titled "Yo Frankie." It's one of those can't miss albums, where every song is a great one.

@willl84 2 жыл бұрын

I've always loved his voice. So smooth and rock steady with the perfect amount of rasp. So good

@jackie_jrml 2 жыл бұрын

Grew up in the 80’s with my parents listening to their “oldies“ station and this was always on. I probably got sick of it then but really the real oldies have great songs!! 🎶 👍🏼👌🏼

@merlball8520 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I was lucky enough to inherit a bunch of unwanted albums too. I'll always be grateful to my family for helping me to learn to appreciate music that came before my time.

@brt5273 2 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible voice and impossible not to bop to this tune.

@vaportrails7943 Жыл бұрын

This is legitimately one of my favorite songs of all time.

@berniceanne4959 2 жыл бұрын

Awwww guys TY ❤ I'm an 80s girl but my mum listened to Dion all the time when I was growing up. Along with many artists from the 60s they showed us what pure talent sounds like. Loved it! 💕

@joecrone9862 2 жыл бұрын

The Grassroots were the 60's. Check out their song "Temptation Eyes ". Gotta do the live version .

@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын

and The Grass Roots "Sooner Or Later", "Two Divided By Love", "Midnight Confessions".

@exeterpeg4809 11 ай бұрын

Julia Robert's movie Sleeping with the Enemy has this in a great dance scene. Gotta love Dion❤

@maryflorio8450 10 ай бұрын

In 1974 i was stationed in upstate NY (Griffiss AFB, in Rome New York ) and me and my fellow enlisted women would go to the Military club on DJ night. We would request Runaround Sue. The people in this video are like petrified zombies - they look really bored and forget being into this song! Anyway, back to the club - our group would take all the different parts to this song and belt it out at the top of our lungs while dancing/moving to the music. It was great fun. BTW we never had to buy our drinks because the men would buy them for a seat at our table and to dance with us. I'm 68 now and retired from the US Air Force - i miss it every day! Just some thoughts for you - i really enjoy your reactions and am one of your biggest fans.

@Barb5001 2 жыл бұрын

Dion DiMucci was always considered a real talent....unlike many singing recording stars of that era. If you haven't yet check out when he was with the "Belmont,s" perfoming "I wonder Why". Their name taken from the street where they live...on Belmont Ave in the Bronx, NY City kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqeAeMmVz9y4oXk.html The beginning vocals and though the song are meant to imitate horns as t they had a favorite horn band BTW, "Doo Wop" was started by groups of friends singing on street corners. They had no instruments so the had to vocalize them..

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

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@centuryrox 2 жыл бұрын

You really can't go wrong with any song from the do-wop late 50s/early 60s era of music. Rock was in its early years, and these songs had such an innocence about them, yet still pushed the envelope for the times. Plus, you had to be really talented back then to get recognized. Hard to believe this song is now 61 years old!

@Diva369 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! How about *Little Darlin'* by the Diamonds (1959)?

@matthewwisner2153 2 жыл бұрын

I am a swing dancer and this is one of my favorite songs to dance to. ❤️

@ridgemanron Жыл бұрын

This was after he left The Belmonts and his background singers were a studio group called The Dell Satins, who later on formed The Brooklyn Bridge with Johnnie Maestro, the former lead of The Crests, and were a dynamite group to see in person.

@jeffstevens4262 2 жыл бұрын

Even more proof if it were ever needed that great music is completely timeless.

@greggary7217 2 жыл бұрын

One of the all time classics - cool you got to it! Dion was one of the first rock guys that I recall to start using even a slight vocal fry, you can hear it in this one. Was unusual at the time. Btw - in case ppl are interested - Dion is *still making great music- collabs with Joe Bonamassa, Mark Knopfler, Peter Frampton & others. Check his KZfaq channel ;-)

@debismith6239 6 ай бұрын

This song's beat just lifts my spirit, still. You should see professional dancers jive to this.❤

@kathyrizzi8754 10 ай бұрын

1962, Dion was great…” Run Around Sue! “👍👏👏👏🎵🥁🎸🎷🎺🎶♥️♥️

@technomikelyons 2 жыл бұрын

This song was written in part by Ernie Maresca, who had a hit with "Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)" that I think you would really enjoy (the lyrics even make reference to "Runaround Sue").

@alanmusicman3385 2 жыл бұрын

Shout Shout is a great fun track!

@micheleb.5989 2 жыл бұрын

The audience was just shocked, this was outrageous at the time.

@_joestop5 2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe Sue was in the audience 🤔

@petercourtien4581 2 жыл бұрын

They had never heard anything like this before.🤣 So funny! And they certainly didn’t know how to dance to it.

@woahblackbettybamalam 2 жыл бұрын

Audiences used to have class back then and stayed quiet and not wooo or scream until the song ended

@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, it depended on the venue and setting. Even on American Bandstand or The Midnight Special, the audience was pretty reserved, unlike a dance or concert "event" where the environment was more loose.

@teerat8451 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of these shows had requirements that the audience needed to sit zombie style until the band was done performing. I'm not sure if it waz time constraints or audio issuex.

@tonybarruk2 2 жыл бұрын

Great record, great reaction - thanks! Worth mentioning that Dion DiMucci is one of the last of the original rock & roller stars to still be with us (he'll be 83 in July) - respect!!

@bobbimc13 2 жыл бұрын

I was in high school when this song came out. I still remember when I first heard it. My best friend’s brother played it for us because it described his girlfriend. I think of them every time I hear it. I was dating a guy a whole lot older and so was my friend. Wow, what a time! Try “Born Too Late” by The Ponytails. My Mom threatened to break the 45 because I played it so much!! Love you guys so much and watching your appreciation for our music.

@David_Robert 2 жыл бұрын

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@jimhammill3584 2 жыл бұрын

At your service :-) Full name: Dion DiMucci. Backup group: The Belmonts, named after the Belmont Ave. (Bronx) NY neighborhood where they all grew up together. Next up: "The Wanderer" (same era as Sue) and "Abraham, Martin, and John" his comeback hit from 1968. These 3 songs highlight his versatility. If you have a chance to see the musical "The Wanderer," coming to Broadway in Sept, see it. It's his life and music - a great story, a terrific show packed with great music. Thanks for the great reaction videos!

@michaelsekich5974 Жыл бұрын

I saw him in 1987. Dion Dimucci. He went thru all his songs and he was doo wop. When he did Abraham , Martin , John and Bobby, i wept

@carolyncappitelli1460 2 жыл бұрын

Please, if you want more 60s, do Hermans Hermits!!! I'm Into Something Good, or just about anything else. They are amazing.

@scottvanhille5688 2 жыл бұрын

"I Wonder Why" is another good song from them. This is a classic from my parents' time. I'd feel sorry for all the "Peggy Sue" named girls out there during this time too haha.