in my opinion, this is one of the greatest performances in live muisc history. the shirelles only agrred to record this song in the studio if there was a full string accompaniment, because the felt the song was too raw and exposed without it. The fact that this live (all music and vocals are live - no tapes) version exists, is truly amazing. really shows off the vocal talents of the group. the first time the backup vocals come in, perfectly in pitch, melts my ears.

Gerry Goffin passed away today. Gerry and Carole King wrote this, the Shirelles made the world feel it. Thank you Gerry and Carole, and thank you to the Shirelles for making this incredible work of musical art heard around the world.

Its hard to believe this tape is 50 yrs old now, It really needs to be well preserved This is a great piece of history.

this live version gives the Shirrelles classic a whole different sound different but just as good!

beautiful song the lead singer is absolutely gorgeous.

The lead singer melts my butter. The camera man in this video obviously was interested in more than these lady's faces.

Shirley is so GORGEOUS!!!!

This is so nice to see them all so young, so pretty singing their hearts out. Thank you for posting this of the Shirelles.

It's interesting that today's artistes with all the latest voice enhancing technology and expensive choreography still can't hold a candle to this. So evocative, so natural, so timeless. Wonderful song, wonderful performance.

Unforgettable. 51 years have passed and I remember every word. The Shirelles personified music of this great era. An era where lyrics were simple, classic and genuine, and you needed talent to sing. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this song. What impact it had. The lyrics are timeless and universal. 13 or 50--it's natural to question...Music of this era was created from the soul, sung from the soul, and touched your soul. Timeless. Incomparable. Not possible today.

Wow! Those of us who lived and loved in the 60's cannot possibly make today's mixed up lot understand what a fantastic era that was.

That lead singer is so beautiful and she has such a natural delivery. Great song.

I just absolutely love this version of their classic hit along with their bright personalities and huge talent.

Thank you for posting the actual live performance. All the others seem to be dubbed. This is priceless.

WOW! Truly a classic from four of the most beautiful Jersey girls ever.

I think I was born in those days and probably my mother would sing this song many times. This is the reason why I love so much. Thanks Doris and Micki, wherever you are ... in heaven. Beverly thanks for making the flame of the Shirelles continue living. And thanks Shirley, I am still in love with you

Shirley is so Beautiful.... What a Gorgeous young lady she was back then. And a great Voice to match.... One of my favorite Girl Groups from the 60s

Just read that Shirley was one of Dusty Springfield's favorite Motown singers. I can see why. The Shirelles were so great!

I like this live version the best because of the guitar.

Absolutely fabulous! One of the best Girl Groups of the 60's.

The Shirelles influence cannot be overstated to early pop. The Beatles loved them and in fact covered a few of their songs.

This is so awesome, what makes it even more appealing is the lo-fi quality and the very very basic backing music which all puts so much more emphasis on their voices and how beautiful they are.

Shes drop dead stunning, what a beautiful woman

Shirley is absolutely beautiful. Those eyes knock me out.

I was 16 years old when that song came out. I loved it then and, now 53 years later, I still think it was one of the best Rock "n"Roll love songs ever made.

Fantastic girl group. Fantastic song.

Loved the studio version with violins but liked this livelier live version too. They looked like they were having fun. Thanks for posting.

good to hear it stripped down without the strings.those girls were real good

Shirley Reeves could kick it. This was real music. I remember riding in the back of a team bus on an out of town trip in 1960 singing this song. I really feel sorry for the kids now with Miley Cyrus and those other minimal talents when I grew up with Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee, The Shirells, the Drifters and Rick Nelson. As the Who would say now, "It's a Teenage Wasteland."

Shirley was the prettiest out of all the girl groups back then

Since this record was made there has been tens of thousands of unforgettable rubbish, yet this song by the Shirelles sounds as good if not better than it did nearly a half century ago. If it has lasted so well over such a long period then it will go on forever, perhaps THE golden oldie of all time. They don't get any better

What a good song and the singers voices are very well suited to it. Very nice to hear and to remember so many things of over 50 years ago.

I loved Shirley's little ad libs at the end!

GORGEOUS and sounding beautiful Shirley x

One of the greatest girl groups of them all.

I absolutley love this I have had it on repeat for an hour they were without doubt the greatest of all the girl groups of the 60's, pioneers of all that followed. Sung with feeling and a slight shyness, but they knew what it was all about its in the happiness of their voices, terrible guitar. Simply beatiful a captured moment in time RIP Micki and Doris you left a lasting legacy

I was a 12 years old boy in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at the time. Hazel (a real knockout) wanted to ask me a question, but was too shy(?). So her friend Norma Jeane did it for her. It was the question in this title, a recoding of which Hazel was holding. I stupidly said "no", because I didn't want to look like a chump in front of my guy friends. In a rage, Hazel broke the record into pieces with her bare hands, and flung them at me. I was a chump.

Still a great song to this day & they were awesome.

Wonderful live version.

To my dear friend Shirley Alston Reeves you are the best. Keep on doing what you do best. Singing and serving the Lord. Love your old friend.........Shirl

WOW!!! I remember these Jersey girls.From Passaic,NJ,they were truly class acts.Not like the crap we have today.Thses babes truly rocked.Thank you for bringing back the memories.

Saw them live in 72. It was the perfect date.

Shirley is spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And so are the other girls!!!! I love this vid. It's everything that we don't have now in the music and entertainment industries.

wow look at Doris always smiling i love the shirelles RIP Doris and Micki

Listening to this music for 50 years and it just gets better.

I've always loved Micki's voice. She is sorely missed by those who love her. I was living in Atlanta when she passed away, would pass by the hotel where she had the heart attack, and remember her every time. (Wikipedia says "onstage"; at the time, everyone said at the time, in the lobby of said hotel, on the way to perform.

What a wonderful old video. A great live performance.

Interesting version. In just four years since the original, you can hear the evolution of soul music (specifically, in the guitar playing)

I'm 75, and really miss those days!!!

I am 20 and i wish i could be at your age (12-13) or at least be part of that generation when that great song came out.. really hard to find quality music these days...

nice to hear this old favorite which brings me back in time

A very fine song from Goffin and King, that never seems to date. The lyrics are simple and straightforward, but the moment is deep and timeless, universal. Great songwriting, good 60's video with the Shirelles.

Four beautiful, charming, talented ladies--I could listen to this and watch this video over and over and over.

!!! Beautiful heart and eyes !!! ... brave women at that time expresing their thoughts when times were abused by the color of the skin ... Can't take enough of this AWESOME video !!! Thank you !!!

Over 60 years old, this has to be one of the true golden oldies. Deades away in the future when I am long gone, this song by the Shirelles, will still be rated as one of the all time greats. Can any body tell what the chart toppers were last week ?

Why there is not groups like this anymore! this was so great, very simple but just awesome, I just love this music! remind me a lot of my aunts and uncles who lived in this period of music.

This post is great. Pure un-spoiled AMERICAN music. Beautiful!

so rare to hear a true, live performance of these great old tracks! Most of the TV shows had the recording paling while the groups sang into dead mics. This was awesome! Thanks for posting!

All my love forever to Shirley and the Shirelles, hope your life is only good - from another girl from Passaic, NJ.

The Shirells.. You must be from thoses days( 1964) in order to appreciate songs like this.Now thats singing you can love...

I've always loved this song, and others by this group, I'm 64.

Fantastic sound from a great era for music. We were spoilt.

Makes me cy to see the world the way it is today, back then when this song was made what an AWESOME time that was..58 Chevy, top down, radio blasting, what an innocent time..

I. Love me some oldies.

Wonderful. A perfect example of just how good the girl groups from the early 60s USA were. Much appreciated by somebody from that era and the UK

I am glad I was born when I was..we had great times in the 60's dancing to songs like this, we had great times, dancing with the chaps that asked us for a dance..we used to have a drink, but not till we dropped..my friend and I never took a drug, although I can remember being offered a "purple heart" which was the drug I believe in the 60's. We had fantastic times..without being off our heads, those days will never come back..

Oh, the innocence of the time! I miss it. There were many girls then who honestly believed this was about love, not sex.

Makes me cry, so good!

Amazing performance! :)

Oh wow, what a magical performance, a brilliant version of this song. You can still see the wonder and excitement in Doris Coley's (RIP) face in the backing group. Thanks for sharing this. Edit, the show is from the UK, a TV station called Granada and the show was called Don't Knock The Rock. It also featured Little Richard singing Houndog which can be found on youtube with the Shirelles jiving in the background. The backing band was called Sounds Incorporated.

this is in my top three all time favs prob no1 but my jury is still out. never a finer line in any song 'can i believe the magic of your sighs' cant be beat in my humble opinion. this song always, always without fail gives me goosebumps, the magic line just about kills me off, can i say anymore 'cept one of the finest songs ever written. i absolutely love it.

Great video.I had the honor of promoting a couple of shows for Shirley in the late 90's. Truly a class act.

So raw and great...bring this stye back kids of today....it takes REAL talent

Stunning girl group....WOW I love The Shirelles............Talent at its best!

Great music and a great group, one had to be part of this era to know what it meant, this music will never die, if the music and the groups of today can last as long as this timeless magic then they can class themselves as great, but they never will. This was indeed magic and the groups like the Shirelles were class acts never to be surpassed.

Shirley is LEGENDARY. Queen of the 60's Girl Groups FULL STOP. "Baby It's You" XXX

Beautiful song. Now we have Born again star Leslie Grace from the Bornx. She sing this song so beautiful just like Amy Winehouse may she rest in peace. Nice to see a new generation to bring back memory from the oldies. I was just 10 year old at the time went this song from The Shirelies!

John Lennon called the Shirelles one of his favorites

I liked this song a lot and since I could never get the record I asked the radio station by phone, to play it for me. A very good song and one that brings me happy memories. Good to hear and enjoy.

I've always loved the timbre of Shirley's voice. And she's stunningly beautiful. What a great vid!!! Where's my time machine!!??

Beautiful ladies, beautiful song. Their eloquence is timeless.

lOVE THIS !! 64 WAS MY SENIOR YR IN HS !!! THOSE WERE THE YEARS !!! fROM A NOW 65 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER, KEEP THE GOOD DO WOP MUSIC GOING ~

Another fine song of my youth I had not listened to in a lot of years. It is good to hear it fifty years later. I recall my freshman year in the University. Good times and this song brings to me so many remembrances of a time gone by.

Terrific rare video & audio of the live Shirelles. I always liked 'em but I was taken with the shortest of the Shirelles, Beverly, who did much of the vocals on their very first hit, "I Met Him on a Sunday" back in the 1950's!

Their performance in live is great. Beautiful romantic song!

Thanks for existing, Shirley

This will always be one of my favorite songs, words that actually mean something in music.

Absolutely pure heavenly magic!!!!! Shirley is angelic, enchanting, and beautiful. Wow, watching this vid made my night. This was one of the first 45s I bought way back in the day.

It was a privilege to be young then.

Beautiful beautiful ladies singing their perfectly classic song in an infinitely graceful way.

Great LIVE version. Pure music.

As Steve Tyrelle said...the 'cry' is Shirleys voice is just the BEST man!

Even though I am very young, I have always love classic oldies like this because of the lyrics:"... is this a lasting treasure or just a moment pleasure...will you still love me tomorrow"

i wish i was alive in this era

So many great sounds and so many talented acts from this era. Glad i was part of it.

What a great video of one of the best songs ever. Shirley is so damn cute. Wow, I fell in love with this song when I was just a kid and has so many great memories for me. Love it.

And, it's live. The "Rap" heads don't know what their missing, for this is what music is all about. It's still Doo-Wop, the greatest sounding music to one's ear.

Great music my wife and I are both big fans of Motown as well all other doo Wop music thanks for having these great rare vidios for all to enjoy

Around 1972 I went to an "Oldies" show which featured 3 of the original Shirelles, Gary U.S. Bonds, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, and the headliner act, Bill Haley and the Comets. It was fantastic. About 5 years later I was at the very last show, ever, at the famous El Monte Legion Stadium. The headliners were the Shirelles. 3 19-year-old girls ran out on the stage. I instantly knew it was a rip-off, but I think that I was the only one who knew that. "Buick '59" was FANTASTIC.

amazing voices... love this song!