Chiffons - I Have A Boyfriend w/LYRICS

[@mbabbino]

This song was huge in New York !... We had completely different charts in the city on the radio stations.... We never went by Billboard or Cashbox.

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

but it was depressing in dallas. one radio station played this song on november 22, 1963--the day jfk died tragically.

[@mitchellbaker9434]

Crazy to remember, but this was the song that was playing on KLIF AM radio in Dallas when the first bulletin broke in to report that shots had been fired at President Kennedy's motorcade.

[@beatlejim64]

This song was being played on station KLIF in Dallas on November 22, 1963 when a news bulletin came on saying that shots had been fired at JFK's motorcade...

[@ristobenjie]

+Jim Cushman That's what brought me here.

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

LOL! Me too!

[@montauk6]

It's almost impossible to listen without instinctively hearing that weird ear-piercing siren interrupting with "This KLIF bulletin... from Dallas three shots were fired...."

[@wilwad]

That's where I heard it too

[@hebneh]

The news bulletin didn't actually say that JFK had been shot; that wasn't authoritatively known yet. All that was known was that shots had been fired. With no other facts to report, the station went right back into its regular programming, allowing the song to finish ("You've voted this number 36 in the instant Top 40!") followed by a Robert Hall clothing store commercial ("We're doing our Christmas shopping - at Robert Hall this year...") This type of thing would continue for minutes before KLIF finally went into non-stop reporting.

[@risteardwest3384]

The chiffons The best of the Bronx NY Just Love them ❤️ all great sounds

[@Liftruc2]

This song came out when I bought my 63 Ford Galaxie, such a great song and such great memories, love to re live that year.

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

This song is a perfect fit for the radio of a 63 Galaxie.

[@danielsilagi9005]

I would to, especially if I made a trip to Dallas around Nov. 20th.

[@gorgonique]

I've loved this song so much since I was a young child, and what I've leaned about it being in the soundtrack of the 1963 nightmare in Dallas, there's something that just thrills the imagination every time I hear it.

[@tbiz8459]

Yeah the KLIF radio station broke into this song with a weird siren like sound then announced Kennedy had been shot.

[@juliereminiec4937]

@@tbiz8459 The Assaination of JFK was the only time that Walter Cronkite cried during a news report

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

Right in the middle of the song, KLIF interrupted with a quick bulletin "shots have been fired at President Kennedy's motorcade"

[@derekklever3110]

An innocent time right? I have a boyfriend. Like that’s what was cool during that time and then they kill Kennedy the way they killed him the whole thing is very fucked up. The late 50’s early 60’s very innocent time.

[@WiseGuyGene]

Such a perfect song. Sweet but BADASS vocals and band, fired-up production.

[@Rodin99]

I've listened a couple to times to the two recordings. Chiffons has the edge for me....great voices.

[@jackware1797]

One of the best girl band songs of the sixties. The vocal are great and music paired perfectly. Great production on this. Should have been a #1 hit.

[@RaxOldies]

Produced by the Tokens...such a great tune !!

[@coffeeicecream1]

So very true, this song really rules!!!

[@juliereminiec4937]

Girl groups. Voices only ..girl band = instruments& voices

[@juliereminiec4937]

Does anyone know the name of the Australian singer who recorded a cover of this song ?

[@wiseguy2013]

Love that out of the gate opening followed by the snare drum hit!!

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

One of the Chiffons best!!! Thanks for the post!!

[@VincentTPackhorse]

"I have a boyfriend / Met him a week ago / He's mine forever / Last night he told me so" Absolute poetry!

[@margaridabaldini]

😂😂

[@tonymarzocco8962]

#4 WMCA NYC 12-4-1963,

[@sharonluongo3192]

this song is so good. love the chiffons-in your face snoop dogg-this was music

[@tubesocksbrigade3031]

While you're right about that. Unfortunately, this song carries a tragic footnote in November of 1963

[@risteardwest3384]

The best from The Bronx,ny great music from the 1960s.

[@boopkid]

This is the Chiffon's most "Spectoresque" song, and very underrated indeed...it should have reached the top 10! Many emerging songs at the time met with less popularity and radio play due to the shroud of sadness that fell over our nation due to Kennedy's assassination. Another one was "Dumbhead" by Ginny Arnell.

[@mbabbino]

This may have reached only number 36 on the charts , however in New York it was huge like all of the Ronettes songs, Not just Be My Baby!

[@juliereminiec4937]

Early Phil Spector ?

[@juliereminiec4937]

At least. I Have a Boyfriend was in the top 40

[@hertstraveller]

The Chiffons were great and under-rated - I hadnt heard this track before.

[@risteardwest3384]

This song I Have A Boyfriend by Chiffons 1963 in my Red 1960 Olds car when it came out

[@Annbosguy]

Great post. Don’t know why I thought of it, but I’m glad I found it

[@isaareanisd3]

Chiffons were from The Bronx NY featuring Judy Craig

[@clareons]

Beautiful tune, one of their best. I tried to upload this about 8 years ago, but it got blocked.

[@JimmyBoi2]

I always like to believe that the backing vocal chant is actually "Fon chif-fon, fon-chif-fon..." : ) Jimmy

[@dan4lau]

haha Well as I'm somewhat hard of hearing, I actually thought it was till I saw the lyrics here. And Fon! Chiffon! would be so much more appropriate too.

[@eugenebdotson7363]

I'm happy as hell I saved my vinyl collection mega $$$$$$$$ going to my daughter !

[@samjtwinn]

Love The Chiffons and all those great songs by the girl groups of the 50's and 60's. thanks for doing what your doing.

[@5BGVO4]

Kalki, that is correct. I have an aircheck of the noon to l pm hour from KLIF in Dallas Nov.22 l963. it was about l2:33 pm and indeed this song was playing when the "shots fired at Kennedy motorcade" bulletin interrupted it.

[@montauk6]

Bit o' Trivia: This great, underrated Chiffon classic brushed up against history as it was the song that was playing on KLIF-AM in Dallas on around lunch time on 11/22/63 when a fateful news bulletin interrupted.

[@philipanninos4864]

My Girlfriend used to sing this to me when I was 16. I often wonder what ever happened to her. She dumped me while I was serving with the Marines in Viet Nam

[@davidforman6790]

This is a perfect song. I love it so much

[@SamuelGriffin-zt1ze]

What a great time machine from the early 60s

[@mbabbino]

My all time fave girl group song!

[@stevemuvjele789]

RIP JFK

[@Gwhitebeard]

Much more popular in NYC metro area... The summer of '63.

[@johnandlat]

The music was so great back then, I wish I were living back in those days

[@breznev64]

great great great, and from 1.06 even more great

[@jjs490]

This is a great number by the Chiffons written by Ellie Greenwich.. this lead singer is so good, wow.

[@Rodin99]

I don't remember ever hearing this song but discovered in on a compilation of girl groups. I love it.

[@Yvon101]

I know it's not the original song, because there was a women in 1959 who performed that song. I know the videoclip is somewhere on KZbin, but I can't find it.

[@sharonluongo3192]

think you mean darlene love

[@catchersmitt0]

Appreciate the Star Of David at 0:31... thanks.

[@lindawright3061]

Love the song it was also done by Reperata and the Dwleons

[@updownturnaround]

yeah, this song just reminds me of that sad day. such a tragedy

[@sampepper3332]

This is Phil spector's Echo chamber recording studio you can just tell by hearing the song

[@justinevilofficial]

Rip president Kennedy

[@elamite66]

LOVED THIS from the first time I heard it on NY radio back when I was 13 or 14 I was still waiting till I had a real girlfriend to know in the Biblical sense just before my 16th birthday

[@greghawkins1025]

Swing those shoulders & snap those fingers. Have you noticed that people don't snap their fingers anymore? Those were the days. Black & white T.V. & orange, glowing radio tubes. There were no cell phones nor computers.

[@blankstkk]

hello I'm hoping that maybe one of you can help me. So there's a song that I used to listen to and it was all girls group I think. it was it slower kind of song kind of like Donna by Richie. I just cannot think the name of the song or who sang it but this is the only lyrics I remember. "i have a boyfriend, he says he loves me" in the song she drags out the song like this. iiiii haveeee a boyfriendddd, he says he loveeeesss me.

[@isaareanisd3]

Today's New York City groups aren't around anymore sad isn't it

[@winrx]

Speaking of Spector, it looks like the Ronettes stole some of their thunder in the period after 1963.

[@TheZeevik]

lovely

[@xwsftassell]

Very ace.

[@juanesperanza2791]

Ross Ewage Can you make me a copy of the aircheck please

[@Littlewolf13]

WHERE are the lyrics?

[@BOBGARDNER-nd2ll]

This song was on the Dallas top,40 station when JFK was shot.

[@cmf1965]

That should be: "Bomp-sha-bomp..."

[@andrastereminiec7599]

Oldies, would I have a boyfriend make a great doo wop song?

[@sploshsploosh]

cchris chan

[@juliereminiec4937]

This sounds like early Phil Spector

[@charliebattis8004]

great music then came the brits blitz

[@dan4lau]

Er... you asserting the 'Brits blitz' spoiled it? I beg to differ haha.

[@MelodyMeanFace]

I DON'T! That's right, make me feel bad!

[@Annbosguy]

Funny.👌

[@jordimarfa4263]

Son mujeresserpientes,vampiras

[@deonrodden1124]

Love these girls aborigine native Australians. They beat to become famous aborigine people native Australians bar downcast and outcasts in Australian Society because of the Prejudice there be sure to watch their movie be sure to watch the movie One Fine Day movie I wonderful success story and how they became famous even for the short.

[@pamsimth8018]

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