60s Music Journey (Part 3) Dion - Runaround Sue

In this video we continue our 60s music journey with Dion - Runaround Sue
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[@reshaud81]

Love this song. Dion is 82 years old and still performing to this day!

[@kimbermorgan1971]

Wow I didn't know that! I swear I thought he passed many years ago. I'll have to check older Dion out! ✌❤

[@marieneu264]

I heard he recently released a new album. I’m about to google it to see if that’s true, but how cool if so?!?!

[@jeffstevens4262]

Yes indeed he is...here he is 61 years later...kzbin.info/www/bejne/paWthKBoacmHbs0

[@waukivorycopse2402]

He's still rockin', his recent song about his time spent with Sam Cooke is stunning.

[@davey3884]

This was edgy for the day, the Wanderer is also a great song by Dion. 🙂

[@sentenced03]

ironically, that song is about the same thing he's criticizing sue for 😄

[@anthonycuozzo4842]

He sounds as good today at 82!!!

[@jackgilchrist]

@@sentenced03 Yep, the Wanderer, aka Runaround Dion. 🙂

[@savsmiles3042]

@@jackgilchrist true but he’s said that the point of that song was that he had a lonely, sad life because he was wanderer

[@flickdasher1775]

and the best version of 'teenager in love'

[@SoloGuitar1000]

This was a clip from a Rock 'n' Roll movie. I think it was "Twist Around The Clock (1961)". The nightclub audience are all actors, as are the guys playing the instruments behind him. And yes, it was a reserved time. Audiences were there to pay attention to the performer, not to indulge themselves.

[@deannasisson5751]

Either that or the audience was just a short clip they filmed at another time and spliced it in a few times to make it look like he was singing to them.

[@raymondloya175]

I was going to say the same thing thanks for the info 👍🏼

[@patticrichton1135]

PLUS this whole audience is ALL ADULTS, adults didn't care for rock and roll. This was NOT a teenage audience.

[@TexasRose50]

@ Patti Crichton, just for your information, back then and even later, there were nice clubs where people went to have drinks and experience some awesome entertainment. These clubs were NOT bars. And since alcohol was served, teenagers were not allowed. The most famous group I saw were the Commodores. But even back then they hadn’t hit it big yet. Glad I got to see them when I did.

[@marieneu264]

@@TexasRose50 My grandparents said it was common a LONG time ago to go to dance and dinner clubs or halls with their parents. My grandpa was in the army and stationed here in Louisville, KY. My grandma was in the nunnery (convent) about to become a nun, but went to a dance hall one night with her parents and siblings. She saw my grandpa there in his army uniform and they met and fell in love. ❤️ She obviously left the nunnery after that, married my grandpa and had 8 kids, 24 grandkids, and 4p great grandchildren!!! She passed when she was 92, but she sure created a wonderful family and legacy. So grateful for dance halls and clubs that were family friendly back in the day, otherwise my “soon to be nun” grandmother never would have attended and met my grandpa!!! ❤️

[@patticrichton1135]

DANCE AWAY, TASHA!! This is a clip from a movie, and this is an ALL ADULT audience, NOT teenagers. Adults didn't like rock and roll, my parents didn't either. They were teenagers in the late '30s and early '40s, so this was NOT their music. They weren't necessarily bored, just not loving the music. Lol! "Runaround Sue" came out in 1961 and went to #1 on the charts. I was 14 then and every time I hear this song, I think of my lunch hour when I was in 8th grade. Our high school (which was grades 7-12) had just built a new cafeteria addition on to the school. Outside the cafeteria they had a very wide hall way, and they would play music out there during lunchtime. We used to do this dance in a big circle when "Runaround Sue" came on. SO, that is the memory that sticks in my head to this day, for this song! You should listen to Dion's follow up song "THE WANDERER" where HE is now a male version of "Runaround Sue." ! It's another great rocker.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Thank you for this. Comments like this gives us insight into the times.

[@1perfectpitch]

This was the answer to Dion's "The Wanderer". You must hear it.

[@pamagnolia]

Dion was fantastic!!! What a voice! Always enjoyed this song!! 😃

[@keyrat1753]

Another great song by Dion is ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN. The song is about Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and also Robert (“Bobby”) Kennedy.

[@MrNormaltoo]

am surprised i didn't hear this this week... requesting this song please.

[@cheapthrilll6323]

He (Dion) has so many greats.

[@TexasRose50]

@ KeyRat, yes! It’s been so long since I’ve heard that. A song that’s not easy to forget. At least for some. Thanks for mentioning it!

[@williamcabell142]

Dion has an amazing life story! He is still preforming, and producing albums.

[@danielfardella1622]

Also, rock was new then. Dion was from the Bronx where I grew up and him, Frankie Vali and other stars were neighborhood Italian kids who used to harmonize in the hallways and corners and then went on to cut records.

[@zacm9747]

Dion Dimucci was more doo wop/r&b then straight up rock.

[@rickdavis7005]

This was actually a clip taken from a movie called "Twist Around the Clock" from 1961 when this song came out. The "audience" was actually extras who were told to keep quiet so the movie audiences could hear Dion singing..

[@LadyGator1983]

Absolutely LOVE y’all’s reaction to this awesome song!!! It was the times, especially if on TV. Especially girls had to remain prim and proper. What y’all are witnessing is how it really was. Everyone’s generation is different. Back then, things were just starting to heat up so to speak. Back then, this kind of music was not acceptable across-the-board. Back in the day, when Elvis Presley was on TV and shaking his hips, parents didn’t want their daughters flaunting all over Elvis. Y’all still have lots to learn but y’all are learning it! Love ya

[@dlwolfer1]

Definitely have to follow this up with The Wanderer!

[@georgemyers6518]

I’m 61. It’s great to see you both enjoying music from the 60’s and 70’s. I still listen to it everyday and I enjoy it as much as I did the first time I ever heard it

[@One_Proud_Papa]

I love the gruffness of Dion's voice. But Tasha is right on it just being the video. This wasn't an actual live performance. It's like the Animals' Eric Burdon singing "House of the Rising Sun." You can't tell me he was that stoic when performing that song.

[@SoloGuitar1000]

He (Eric Burdon) was pretty much that way on Ed Sullivan, other than bending over to sing into the mic and looking up at the audience.

[@One_Proud_Papa]

@SoloGuitar1000 Is there video of that performance? Everything I've seen, he's pretty animated. Maybe he was told to do it that way by the producers.

[@SoloGuitar1000]

@@One_Proud_Papa Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nVq2NmjbiCd9E

[@One_Proud_Papa]

@SoloGuitar1000 Thanks for this. He was still more animated, and you can definitely tell he was really singing instead of just pantomiming. You could see more of the emotion and energy from him.

[@jimearnest4342]

The animals did that in protest of the producers and suits who made them lipsinc their songs.

[@jrshelton3398]

Is voice is butter man. No auto-tune. Amazing

[@amandabispo2949]

I love this freaking song! Makes me dance everytime!

[@lisaray9944]

Oh this takes me back my momma loved Dion … she always had 50’s and 60’s rock going on in the house . My daddy would put 40’s 50’s 60’s country . Go to my aunts houses Motown and R&B and as 60’s the flower children rock . Thank you for taking me back to a good memory with my mom we just lost her thanksgiving week

[@t.r.1708]

Thx! These are actors in the audience! Hollywood never gets it right! Guarantee they were tapping their feet!

[@gregory6592]

Loving your 60s reactions. Great stuff.

[@slimofbonar1978]

44 Yr old British guy. Heard this in my youth and thought nothing of it, but now at the age I am now I appreciate what's going on, musically, lyrically, and with the theme of the song, 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@BeHappy-cp4fv]

I have six sisters. One of my sisters is very promiscuous and loose. Her name is Sharon but about 40 years ago we had nicknamed her Lucy (Loosey) and still call her that now today. This is what this song reminds me of.

[@indiatastic]

😐😐😐

[@bexanne99]

How can the crowd stay so still?! This song is so fun to dance to.

[@blitztim6416]

Dion's a legend. He still sounds the same now.

[@billgreen6263]

Legend yes. Sounds the same? No

[@chainedmindsasylum]

This song has stood the test of time. Still love it to this very day ❤️👍 Great job reacting you guys 👌

[@michaellynch5254]

The people at the table watching Dion we're just there to be entertained by a performer. They weren't sitting there being offended by what he was singing about.

[@Jules-eo5rc]

Dion wrote this song about his wife named Susan. At the time they weren't married. They met the day before Dion wrote this song. At 14 (I'm not really sure how old she was) her family moved to the Bronx from outside of New York City. Dion noticed the new girl in the neighborhood and began to talk with her. As Dion tells this, back then on the streets in the Bronx if you talked to a girl, she became your girl. Not being from the Bronx, she didn't know about this unwritten rule of the streets. The next day Dion See's her talking to another gie out on the sidewalk at the bus stop. She broke his heart. He went home and wrote this song. As Sue tells it, she was getting directions from a passerby to the Bronx Zoo. She didn't know who he was and never saw him again. Two years later they were married. I heard all this on the Oprah Show. She did a show about women who had number one hit songs written about them.

[@757optim]

Looks like a movie cut. His audience would be younger at the time. If you ever watch "Peggy Sue Got Married", the teenager "Charlie" (played by Nicholas Cage) idolizes Dion and aspires to be a singer.

[@user-sm2ql7nq4l]

This song was from a movie. I think was called "Rock Around The Twist" The did a lot of Rock N' Roll films in the early 60s. That's why the audience was the way they were. Not a real live performance.

[@thebravesoul]

BRILLIANT reaction 💜

[@stevenpoe640]

I love when you guys laugh. It brings me joy.

[@rachellesommerfeld6575]

A remark that you made reminded me of a funny story. We adults were helping a group of teenagers prepare a church dinner. We adults started to talk about what we did as teenagers back in the 1960s. Their reaction, "You did THAT?" Yes, we did THAT.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Dion had tons of rocking hits, but his masterpiece is "Abraham (Lincoln), Martin (Luther King) and John (Kennedy)."

[@pamagnolia]

Love your dancing Tasha. Keep it up!!! 💃🏿

[@justkim5719]

Dion is now 82 and still putting out new music. It has a much different sound , still pretty good though.

[@colleensavage4536]

My older sister loved Dion! This brings back memories! Thanks for playing 'Oldies'

[@bruceroberts2407]

I remember when Elvis went on the popular Ed Sullivan show and broke the TV! All that hip shaken rock-a-billy blues stuff was over the top! They even edited the film so they only showed the top of his body; but we all knew there was a party going on down below! You guys are great. You need your own TV show!

[@brookebond2390]

you cannot watch/'listen to this without smiling, says more than words can about the power of music

[@PK1971PK]

As someone else pointed out, this is a scene from a movie. So you would have to watch it to get the full context of the audience reaction. I haven't seen it, but knowing what life was like back then, it probably is showing how the "squares" reacted to rock and roll. Squares was sixties parlance for the prim and proper people that followed all the rules--similar to how being called a boy scout is a put down. If you were a wild and crazy rock and roller, you were cool--if you were a square you weren't. And, yeah, squares would be shocked at even the mention of a runaround Sue. But the cool people in the sixties would be up dancing the night away. This goes back even further--some people danced; Charleston in the twenties, jitterbug in the forties, etc., and some didn't and would rather listen to opera and classical music.

[@terrybaby4vr]

Sue sure did get around didn’t she? 🤪LOL! Great reaction you two!

[@arizrich]

2 years late, but it was the times. People would listen politely and then clap at the end. It was just about to change though, rock and roll was still a baby and was about to come a rowdy teenager. This was from a movie though, so not quite real life. Peace.

[@parsifal40002]

I gtrew up with 60s music and it did make you want to get out your seat and DANCE! Great music. Much much better than current pop music.

[@danielfardella]

Dion DiLucci is still around! Nice Italian boy who got hoodwinked! He was from the Bronx like me, so he KNEW those runaround girls first hand - lol....haha...and those folks who sat still were before the late 60's - they were too quiet to have fun - then all hell busted loose when I was in high school and the hippie thing was king. Dion was from Belmont avenue hence "dion & the bellmonts"...

[@rorywynhoff1549]

That was the most hilarious reaction to that song I've heard! And yes, the audience is reserved and quiet so the track can go straight to vinyl record back then.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Dion DiMucci is still going. Buddy Holly invited him onto the rented airplane that crashed on February 3, 1959, The Day The Music Died, but the ticket was $36, which was exactly what the family’s rent was on their apartment when he was growing up, his dad had told him “Never spend your rent money!”, and so he turned down Buddy Holly’s offer. So did Waylon Jennings. This song is a classic example of the Brooklyn doo-wop style from the 1950s.

[@joepowell7025]

You go ahead and dance and clap your hands and do whatever you want ... I LOVE your reactions.

[@mikegarcia6935]

They tell you not to react during a reaction video? Haha! Ok

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

hahahahahhaha

[@romanhardware]

I was born with an old soul so I appreciate/enjoy the music and things that came before like the beat and hope those who listen to the song including music video show it to kids and watch them dance to it, parents or grandparents to make them feel nostalgic and tell stories of what they did when first hearing the song. Example "I remember the first time I saw your grandma when that song came on, I was nervous to ask her to dance but she said I do, years later at our wedding we both said I do."

[@barbarabisson2551]

This was absolutely a new type of music, and the lyrics pushed boundaries. Infidelity was taboo, even in dating, which was also not too far removed from parental "arrangements". So many new customs and technology that was breaking tradition, that it messed with stability of families, schools, churches, etc. Hard for many of the proper to be flexible and break with being "respectable". To do so meant a bad reputation that could also get one fired as well as ostracized. Hence some parents felt they had to "disown" their "wayward" children. It birthed rebellion among many kids. My own father would say that Rock and Roll would ruin society, and indeed, it opened the door to many negatives.

[@robynmeyer8413]

This was from a movie. He was performing for a group of older people who weren’t rock and roll fans. Of course at the end of the movie they approved of the music. The typical plot of most of the rock and roll movies of the era, winning over the older generation.

[@wrightchix]

Dion and The Belmonts became the lead act on the Winter Dance Tour 1959 by default the day the music died.

[@wlg2367]

I listened to this song when it was popular; but I have never enjoyed it as much, by watching your reaction. You have made this song so much fun.

[@MrRizzo1961]

Dion Dimucci is still performing. He has concerts scheduled for 2022. You wouldn't believe what he looks like today 😂🤣✌️♥️

[@arnoldpainal5885]

The song clip is from a film in the era where adults didn't show reactions as they thought that was considered inappropriate. The same adults' tried to stop kids from dancing, Elvis being a good example.

[@LaptopLarry330]

In the 1961 film, “Twist Around The Clock”, there were musical segments, that were supposed to be performed in a nightclub full of people over 30, who were fans of Big Band and Jazz Pop music. There were other music artists in the film that had Rock dance segments to them. This was the third in a series of Rock dance films, that debuted with “Rock Around The Clock” in 1956, that starred Bill Haley And His Comets, and The Platters.

[@TheWESTSIDE1967]

Listening to just one type of music is like just eating food from one country, there are many that offer great delicious food that are completely different, experience them all or your missing out

[@charlesf2804]

That was the studio version of the song and the performer synced to it. I never saw the movie, but audiences in general were reserved because that was the times, pre-British Invasion. During the Righteous Brothers' rendition of "Unchained Melody" on the Andy Williams Show (1965), for example, the audience was admonished to be reserved, because the attention was to be on the performers and being able to hear the performance.

[@BelleDede01]

Just read that Dion and his wife Susan 'Sue' - married on March 25, 1963 and still married 58 years later (2021)! He is now 82 years old and both alive still.

[@user-rh2hf3gv2u]

I first heard this song when I was 9-years-old. That was in 1961. My friend had 200 45rpm plastic records (before vynil came out) in his collection and he let me play them. RUNAROUND SUE was one of the first songs I played and I was crazy about it---I still am!. I played the other side of it (RUNAWAY GIRL) and love it too just as much. Not long after that, Dion released LOVERS WHO WANDER which sounds so much like Runaround Sue. Then he released LITTLE DIANE. That's an even livelier song. BORN TO CRY was on the other side. Then he came out with THE MAJESTIC, LONELY TEENAGER and numerous other big hits.

[@roygvee]

I caught y'all's video of Dion singing Runaround Sue. That wasn't a typical audience for a singer like Dion. Doowop was fun music to listen to and dance to. I still listen to this music which is still being covered because it is so good. An example of that is Last Kiss, originally recorded by one-hit wonder J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers and covered later by Pearl Jam. Like Runaround Sue, it's worth a listen.

[@franktrujillo3376]

The voice is freakin outstanding

[@forgottenstreets]

Fun fact Dion was Italian from the Bronx. My grandparents were his neighbor growing up

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Should listen to the sort of flip side to this song; Dion's "The Wanderer"

[@Nana_Reads]

You guys are too funny ….. make my day!💕

[@normanwarner2844]

WOW!! What a channel I love you guys. Some of us that were lucky enough to dance to this music in the 60s 70s 80s an 90s are still dancing now at our grandchildren's weddings

[@miahsee8492]

I find you two to be the most enduring people that I watch on youtube. Thank you for your content. I apprecieate you both.

[@beastmanreview009]

I love oldies❤ My Parents played it a lot all of my child hood❤

[@jannaversheck7121]

Never stop dancing!! 🥰

[@stevedem76]

Yeah, we had some down and dirty folks back then. The difference is, today they would make a song telling Sue how proud and empowering her running around is.

[@MrSpeedyholm]

They sit there like rocks while Dion just nails this song 😅

[@bobbycorrigan7969]

Dion, he is great, good times back in the day. Them good ol' days are gone. Great job guys, love from Maine. God Bless.

[@johnbauer5298]

My wife and me love your reaction videos! We grew up singing and dancing to the music from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and when we see you dancing in your chairs I wonder why you don’t get up and bust a move to these great classics! Keep up the great fun….we love you guys.

[@roguealien]

I burst out laughing at the same point you both did, when you both saw the uptight white women. Such a different time.

[@Lothnar5070]

Different from uptight black women eh?

[@coreyrees840]

Yup, people used to be able to be civil. Also this is from a movie lol

[@freestaterider2657]

Indeed times were different. Suggestives werent used much as were any "curse" words. FCC would pull licenses from Stations etc People "felt inside" like people feel today but laws did not allow that expression. Perhaps evolution has taken us to far the other way?

[@mysonandme8424]

​@@freestaterider2657 perhaps? For sure a lot of society has gotten far far too loose.

[@m.n.d5949]

Maybe one of them was named sue!

[@softshoes]

The 60s was a hell of a decade. You watch this and then move on to Abraham Martin and John only a few years later. Same Dion.

[@markpotter3963]

Excellent comments and reaction. The crown was older and it was obviously a dinner/show venue. They waited till the end of the sun to respond

[@maryellengabler802]

Love you guys! I've known this song my whole life but never smiled all the way through...and, laughed with you!

[@chrisdutton2975]

Who's telling you not to dance? That's my favorite part of your reactions! Keep it up!

[@lelandcross9092]

Like your dancing! Have fun! You get up and dance together!

[@bgcyrus]

Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of a movie called Little Big League from the 90s. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it. The lyrics of the song don't fit what's happening in the movie, but it's fun musically, so it does fit in that regard. But overall, a great song that is relatable to this day!

[@nuclearreactions4u]

Your wife is a crack up...I've watched your reaction 5 times

[@backgroundmusik]

LMAO you'd think he was singing this at Sue's wedding reception

[@JohnHazelwood58]

As already mentionend in the other commets: Do "The Wanderer" ;) Fun fact: My mother was in her teens when this kind of "evil" music came out and was not (!) allowed to hear it!!! But she did, when the parents weren't home - she kept those records hidden in her room, under her bed! If her parents would have discovered it, she would have gotten in serious trouble ... XD

[@savsmiles3042]

So your mom’s parents never danced to music from their generation? What about big band and swing?

[@johnkowal7148]

love your reaction to the ppl in the crowd - so happy i was born in 70'. i grew up with 40's- 50s & 60s. my fav decades for music was 70s 80s & 90s.

[@WeenedOnGin]

First off, watching you two discover, enjoy and laugh to the music I grew up with is a positivly delightful!...BUT...the students beome the master when you taught me how funny those women's reactions were. When I was a kid, that's the kind of ladies I grew up with! I never gave the "proper ladies" a senond thought, but your reactions opened my eyes to this unnoticed (to me) hilarity. I simply cannot relay how luckey we were to live in that sweet time and space (mostly 60s, 70s and 80s). Thanks, love your vibes! Glad to see ROCK'nROLL being rediscoverd - or carried on...or whatever you're doing with it, lol. PS. RECOMMENDED NEXT "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" Bad Company Do you have a tip type page?

[@nuclearreactions4u]

I could watch this a 100 times, your wife's statement is so funny

[@barrycohen311]

Wifey is always right. :-) They were told "not to act out." They were volunteers and perhaps some were even paid. But they are like hired Actors in the audience.

[@travismiller1553]

FYI the man sitting at the table smoking is an actor who played in Maverick with James Garner who played Bret and this played his brother Bart

[@j.whisper2379]

This music would go better today than when it debuted!

[@sylviafarese8837]

There were certain venues that for whatever reasons would have folks just sit. Yeah, it sounds weird to us. For instance TOBACCO ROAD Live with Edgar and Johnny Winter, you see people just sitting and listening. It was a time of new music being made available to us and yes it was referred to as the devil’s music. Glad you’re visiting the 60’s!

[@DG2244]

Good music will live forever!

[@maryanngarrimone1153]

Loved Dion's music and voice!!! Grew up in the 60's and loved our baby boomer music!!! We had such good music and artist!

[@tangomike3681]

Subbing, your attitudes are beautiful. Infectious laughter. Can't wait to explore your channel more.

[@tombruner9634]

Yes, I guess the secret's out and the truth can be told. We did all the same stuff, without smartphones of course. Human nature doesn't change, just the ways we dress it up.

[@axiomist4488]

This is a clip from a movie. There were many acts on it. He's playing at that club, IN THE MOVIE; it's not a live performance . Notice that the audience are all adults, there are no teenagers in it, who were his real fans. When this came out, I was in high school . Listen to him do "The Wanderer". It's the other side of the coin !

[@caseybates4889]

I knew you were gonna put your cup down with that line! Lol!

[@frankp9324]

Speaking of dancing, the very first mega hit song of the sixties was Chubby Checker's "The Twist" which became a dance craze and let to the follow up 1961 hit single, "Let's Twist Again"

[@carolhayar3037]

don't forget the "Peppermint Twist" Joey Dee & the Starlighters -- house band for the Peppermint Lounge

[@amandathibodeau4996]

Great song and performance! Thank you for reacting. Definitely not the right crowd!😂

[@t24lmj6]

I always figured what older generations mean when they say “we didn’t do that stuff”, they really just meant “we had no social media and didn’t advertise it” lol

[@carolhayar3037]

The '60's was a strange time in history - a mixture of assassinations, Vietnam war, Woodstock, free love, mini-skirts, the Twist, & some amazing bouncy music alongside the love songs. I was a dancer at a famous nightclub in NY (the Peppermint Lounge) & Dion & The Belmonts appeared at the club a couple of times. But you have to realize that older folks, our parents, came from the '40's & '50's which was a more sedate, staid & serious time, & when Elvis appeared in '54 they wanted to ban his records & filmed him from the waist up on TV - so as the 60's came w-all the changes, parents were shocked at our "behavior." It was not bad behavior in the least, certainly not anything like what goes on now, but to older people then we were a bit outrageous. Thank you.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Another trip down memory lane 🎶😊

[@annabinksy1694]

Heartthrob Leif Garret redid this song in the 70's!! His mug was one of the many posted ion my wall!!! On another note, I think back then it was frowned upon to be getting in the groove