American Bandstand 1964 - Songs of ’63 - Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton

[@GM8101PHX]

This was my Dad's favorite song, he danced with Mom many times in the living room to this song!!!

[@debifitz67]

Love this , what a wonderful time to be a teenager . The guy singing as he danced is such a great dancer he and hi partner just glide around the room. So great !

[@richardelliott9731]

Yes many of us are, I was on the show in 63 and I'm 78. I still love to dance to 50-60's tunes.

[@alexe.8224]

It was such a beautiful time. Can you be nostalgic for a time that you never existed in?? 😢😪😪

[@annlouisescheuer1979]

Love this song,and love watching how nice slow dancing was back then. The guy who is singing along is a great dancer.Him and his partner look like they are floating around the floor

[@dlmullins9054]

I was eleven when this came out and my two older sisters loved it. Those were great times.

[@kathycleek7217]

Thank you! Everyone stay safe and healthy.

[@edmundpower1250]

You too Kathy

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I was 17 in 1963 when this was filmed. I often wonder how many of those teens are still around today. They'd be around my age (76). It was a great time to be alive. However, it was that same year that JFK was assassinated, and the following year the Vietnam War started ramping up. I wish I had a time machine and could go back to 1963 and relive those days of innocence.

[@harrodsfan]

Well said. We all want a time machine to take us back.

[@humbertomoreno141]

I was 16, not in USA but in Lima Peru, I remember this song by Bobby Vinton, it was the most successful recording of "Blue Velvet". It's true, how we could turn back time. Greetings.

[@queenmicale9686]

Love this song and love bobby vinton. Had all his records!!. One of t he best yeen singers of all time. Bravo. 😊😊😊❤❤

[@davidfrehlini5430]

October 23Rd 1956 my 11Th Birthday my Daddy gave me the original 45 of this song by The Clovers a group from my Home Town of Washington D.C. And I still have the record today. Oh by the way. I had to miss this one because I had to work that day. Thank you for this video and God Bless.

[@38yofrmut]

This song is so romantic and magical! I picture driving at night and seeing googie style signs lit up and active (Holiday Inn, drive-in movies, KFC bucket spinning with neon signage on the side of the building, etc.), calligraphy signage on the front of a building with turquoise painted stucco, vintage Sambo’s and Denny’s, etc.!

[@daleharteneck7882]

We were very fortunate to see him in the blue velvet theater in Branson Missouri and our boy that was with us was introduced to his daughter on the same evening

[@mrob75]

Blue velvet...A true fashion fashion statement of days gone by. Fast forward: 2020... aside from maybe the corner of Hollywood and Vine, we'd be hard pressed to find one dressed in blue velvet :---) This was the show that featured Shirley Ellis doing "The Nitty Gritty"" and the Trashmen wailing out the "Surfin' Bird". A few ironic connections here: Bobby Vinton's remake of "There! I've Said It Again" would be knocked out of the #1 spot by the Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" just a few weeks later. And you're right, AARON, about Johnny Tillotson being one of the last Philly Day performers before the California move. With the last of the Philly dancers seen here, tensions / moods were running amok on the set as the end was slowly creeping in. Johnny would appropriately lip-sinc to "Worried Guy" (a song written by Paul "Seven Little Girls (Sitting In the Backseat)" Evans) And the flip side of "Worried Guy" was "Please Don't Go Away" Thanks for this post, AARON! (My prayers to everyone that this plague be lifted...Be safe!)

[@rickytickykatz9599]

Great post!

[@Wolfsky9]

To Mr Bobby Vinton : thank-you for the wonderful music of my youth.

[@belvinsweat7742]

Great music.

[@williamschlenger1518]

One of my favorites that year. ❤

[@Grundig305]

My favorite Bobby Vinton song.

[@RandyR]

Remember it very well. Was 10 years old and living in Madrid, Spain. Came from a military family.

[@jimklipper6022]

My Dad’s favorite song.

[@theresalutz6713]

Love this song

[@robyn3349]

Thank you! Still gives me chills!

[@mistery-ed7900]

Bobby Vinton at his best. The Clovers rendition is xlnt as well.

[@dancerdon9175]

Bobby Vinton's cover of "Blue Velvet" -- so hauntingly beautiful in its day -- still evocative all these years later as I wipe a tear from the eyes. Thanks YouCanDanceToit! for the upload.

[@bufb]

It gets to me too Don.

[@csmelen]

Great midweek post Aaron. Stay healthy everyone.

[@ladyanne8139]

Bobby Vintons voice was smooth... love inducing. ❣️

[@stevieg7672]

Thanks for keeping the morale up Aaron!

[@brianherrington7226]

The transistion period of a country in grief to the ray of sunshine the Beatles would usher in. 64 was a transitional year.

[@philipcollins408]

Yes, the innocence is remarkable. The beehive hair-do as well. Dick sure used a lot of Brylcreme back then!

[@brianherrington7226]

Philip Collins I posted a comment on another video of You Can Dance To It how also in February 3 years later there would be another transition from February 64 into the psychedelic era starting also in February 67 with the Fab Four leading in again. There were multiple layers of eras in the 1960s.

[@harrodsfan]

Well said and true. For only one decade the year 1960 was very different to year 1970. A complete changeover on everything, fashion, lifestyle, morals etc etc.

[@thruthealcove]

Yes, another Philly clip! This is one of those classics that never dies, such a great song! I wish we still danced like this. If only these "kids" here knew that twerking was coming more than 50 years later... This was a nice one for a time like this Aaron, thx & stay safe buddy!

[@edmundpower1250]

Only realised that the song and the singer had identical initials BV

[@suzannerebro245]

Lots of Gary Stapleford in this one, great dancer. A lot of guys are singing the words while dancing, nice.

[@mariethompson6421]

Which one is he?

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

I LOVE this stuff! Blue Velvet. Such a great song to have a slow dance with your partner. This style of dance is something I truly appreciated about the Philly years. In LA, even if the music was slow-tempo, you didn't often see this very rhythmic up close partnering of the early Bandstand years. Gently placing your cheek next to your dance partner, arm extended, the girl's hand gently cradled. Oh....you guys, that was so special. It's a shame it all but disappeared on Bandstand when they left Philly. Hey So.Cali kids....what was up with that??!!😀 Did anyone notice the guy at :41 who was whispering the lyrics? There was a couple at 1:12 who seemed to be having a heated discussion about being on camera. Hahaha!! Thank you Aaron for this sweet, calm moment in time. We needed this today. Everyone stay well! Big HUG to everyone!

[@onlyonemgpatch9612]

Love how everyone dances around the dance floor. Jean, you capture exactly that wonderful feeling I think they felt dancing to this song. I used to love dancing this way as a teenager, cheek to cheek. Gives me goose bumps.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@onlyonemgpatch9612 oh I know!!! Most of them used to just hang all over each other and rock back and forth! Not dancing!!!!

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

As much as I always liked a good slow dance, their was always that unintended consequence

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

@@AmericanBandstandAgain ....well maybe. Depends on if the dancers were more than "dance" partners!! 😎

[@lawrencehess2880]

@@thefirstMrsLankton f

[@samanello3382]

How music would change in about a month after this telecast.

[@dariowiter3078]

"Oh yeah, I tell you somethin' I think you'll understand When I say that somethin' 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'" 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵 😁😁😁😁😁

[@barrymorgan5206]

"Ladies and gentlemen..."The Beatles!!!"...🌠❤️

[@TonyGPizza]

Indeed, Bobby would hit with "There I Said It Again" a week before the Beatles hit #1.

[@wheninrome345]

And don't forget Motown. The Supremes rattled the cages too..

[@douglasj.arcuri1370]

The Cosmic Event that was to be a complete change of music.This Bandstand episode could have been shown in 1958. The Beatles are coming!

[@ladyanne8139]

I can see in my minds eye The. CORRAL.. GREAT DANCE PLACE.. The wonderful times passed..😥

[@michaellazzeri9439]

I've entered this on other YT entries, but I must do it here again : it is ALMOST -------almost---------worth it to be old now, just to have been young , back then. I was a 17 y/o, 2nd semester senior in Denver, at South High School, & all of life, was ahead. I watched EVERY AB I could, from 6th grade -------'57 /'58 --------on, up to the 80's when it ended. --------and yes, girls were so much prettier back then, compared to the hard---cynical , phone-addicted giorls of today, it makes me sad. ------------MJL

[@gabrielatimoteo219]

I like Very Much!!!

[@catnip410]

We had so much!

[@ricardorodriguez9587]

Qué lindo saber que muchos de esos jovencitos son ahora señores ya mayores con nietos .

[@eandsm4620]

NICE!

[@ronnicodemus1421]

2. MY LOV. OCT. 08. 22. GRACELAND, ALLWAYS. VIP TOUR, BEST DAY EVER❤

[@AmericanBandstandAgain]

Everyone knows this song. Great for slow dancing. I wonder why 1964 eps got preserved over other years of the early 60s

[@lesliedixon9225]

Take me back please!

[@louisramosLEFTYLOUIE]

At .15 the sweet girl dancing with the boy in the vest ! what a cutie ! how strange i was in kindergarten when this aired !im 62 wonder how old she is now ?oh well thats life 😞

[@keithidota]

Contrary to what a couple of people here said, Bobby Vinton's recording career continued to flourish after the Beatles and the British took over. In December of that year he scored his 4th #1 single with what I think was his best work, "Mr. Lonely". He recorded it in 1962 (the same session as "Roses Are Red"), but the record label, using the same instrumental track, released Buddy Greco's version as a single. Greco's version is so bland and emotionless and clearly he did not have the vocal range that Vinton had. But at the end Bobby Vinton got the last laugh.

[@ladyanne8139]

Exactly. This lovely music faded as The Beatles arrived. I have to admit .. I was not happy. ....

[@allisonditmer6063]

I wrote a letter BobVinton and his mom mailed me a form letter and signed 8x10.

[@michaellazzeri2069]

As much as I do love Mr Tony Bennett, i have to say, this song really does belong to Bobby Vinton, & the perfect arrangement, background singers, & orchestration. It all came together for him, in those last minutes of innocence for my generation. How could we possibly know 11/22 was just ahead , & how everything seemed to change ? ------------------MJL, 76 y/o

[@michaellazzeri2069]

In '63, I " discovered her " , my #1 crush girl on AB. Here, she's dancing with the guy wearing the sweater with his sport coat, & letting his hair fall just like " The Beatles " would, when they invaded us on 2/7/64. I imagine she's Italian / Sicilian, but regardless, she's it for me ! -------------MJL, 76 y/o

[@youngyhasard3219]

Ils étaient trop mignon

[@paulroman3402]

The Polish Prince

[@harrodsfan]

Is he Polish ?

[@michaelcunninghamherrera7923]

"This song makes me cry." Charlene Darling

[@freeguy77]

I love it when Charlene says that funny line to Briscoe! But Briscoe Darling also said it a few times. Charlene once said it to Briscoe about the song about to be sung, makes HIM cry: "But that makes you cry, pa!". He says a very funny retort to her, "I'll fight it!" Then she sings the best song in the entire 8 seasons of The Andy Griffith Show." "There Is A Time" on the episode "The Darling Baby" aired on Dec. 7, 1964. It is on YT. Go hear and see her song it! A magnificent piece of gorgeous lyrics and song!

[@michaelcunninghamherrera7923]

@@freeguy77 I’ve seen and heard it already. Where do you think I got the idea? But this does make me cry.

[@howardthrongard640]

I remember buying his album after buying my “hi-fi” when I was a teenybopper back in Minnesnowta. Now 75 years old here in the Philippines. Time goes by. One thing I really liked about Dick Clark and American Bandstand. He insisted on making sure there was no racial segregation at his shows.

[@michaellazzeri2069]

Girls just WERE prettier back then. Prettier, sweeter, & far more feminine than today's hard, cynical teen girls. ------------MJL< 75 y/o

[@victoriabelveduto3279]

Just great!! 3:03

[@mr.pastry8077]

funny with the beatles,bobby vinton had is best year in 1964 , chuck berry also 3 desent hits , roy orbison had big hits 2 ,

[@Wolfsky9]

My " Crush Girl " --------------i see her now, & remember back then, i would hope to just see her, at all. she's the one dancing with the guy who's wearing the sweater with his sport coat, & has his hair in Beatle -style..-------She's italian / Sicilian----------just has to be ; from the 1st time i saw her, she was one of my biggest TV ' crushes ". -------------I wonder if she's still here on 3/2/2021. -----------------------but ohhhh my, she was a knock-out for sure . -----------------------WolfSky9, 74 y/o

[@bonniegarcia8399]

She is Aiylene Silverman. She was pretty.

[@rickytickykatz9599]

Anyone know the name of the girl at 1:46? I’ve seen her in a couple of other clips.

[@sandywilliams6818]

Were two of those young guys with dark hair brothers? One is dancing with Barbara.

[@mariethompson6421]

The couple at 1:18-1:19. I've seen them in a lot of the videos from 1963-64. Anyone know anything about them?

[@lindarodriguez2853]

I think you are talking about Barbara Warchol & Bruce Richard

[@gerrilee5557]

Did Barb and her boy friend get married. The girl with her hair with perfect flip.

[@gladyshernandez2389]

No.

[@lilchopstixz2161]

0:18 does anyone know who she is???

[@harrodsfan]

Fab song. Teenage girls looking like grannies lol. Boys were daper.

[@michaellazzeri9439]

Ohhhhhhh, my " crush girl " ! She's daning with the guy wearing a sweater, with his sport coat, hair on his forehead-----------I'm thinking now, as i did then------------she's either Italian or maybe, Jewish ? Dark hair, to her shoulders in a flip ? i always looked for her, when " AB " was in Philly -----------and she was always my " girl i dreamed of dancing with " ----------wonder, whatever, happened to her ? -----What a time it was, to be young. ----------------------MJL< 74 y/o

[@rogerborroel4707]

Hey! WHAT? None of the girls have rings on their noses and ears?

[@berealsupportive2744]

Hi EVERYONE I am younger and would love to tell you to check out the absolute best female cover of Blue Velvet. Lana Del Rey Blue Velvet. She has the sexiest darkest feminine voice and perfects this song :) Check it out you won't be disappointed

[@ЮрийБакиев-д7ж]

💞🌿💞🍀💞☘️💞✌️😂

[@randyinghram5550]

5 weeks after the JFK assassination.....:(

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[@EBLLC]

Good song, but those kids look ridiculous! 😄