DEL SHANNON - Runaway | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

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[@procopiusaugustus6231]

This is a great example of rock and roll music prior to every thing changing with the Beatles.

[@luvutons411]

Definitely true...👍

[@sixbladeknife44]

Great observation.

[@johnniekight1879]

Del was the man. He influence the early Beatles. (Please Please Me, From Me To You, Thank You Girl) Del was also the first American artist to record and release a Beatle song (From Me To You, summer' '63. They toured together in the UK. I saw him way back when. He also had a hit with the Stones "Under My Thumb". Before his suicide Tom Petty produced him as well as Mike Campbell. Neil Young used the chords of this to write"Like A Hurricane". Del's "Hats Off To Larry" was a big follow-up hit.

[@netzahuacoyotl]

Tbf, the chord changes are a staple of Spanish music and predate rock by centuries. The chord sequence is known as the Andalusian Cadence.

[@clifton8929]

61 years ago, this was always on heavy rotation on the radio and an International hit, too. The Rolling Stone magazine has it in its top 500 songs list. A real blast from the past.

[@jvsmith7888]

Del Shannon was big in the early 60's. The song "Runaway" is often used in movies and TV shows and has been a hit on the charts more than once. He had several hits which include "Keep Searchin' (Follow the Sun)", "Little Town Flirt", "Hat's Off to Larry", and "Handy Man."

[@billyoliver4000]

I highly recommend you watch the movie "American Graffiti". It contains a long list of great 50s/early 60s music (including this one) and a long list of future stars (Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Richard Drefuss, Cindy Williams, Bo Hopkins, Wolfman Jack, Suzanne Somers, MacKenzie Phillips...).

[@jimmyaye4204]

One of the greatest rock'n'roll songs ever! Del Shannon was terrific! Also check out "Hats Off to Larry".

[@WMalven]

This is one of candidates for the very first song to feature an electronic keyboard (pre-Moog synthesizer, pre-Mellotron).

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

That keyboard solo is epic. I have loved this since I first heard it as a 10 year old. The falsetto is wonderful. BUT, it's too short!

[@827dusty]

Now this is Rock and Roll!

[@jimhook9225]

Shawn, this reaction is proof why you're one of the best on youtube. You went into this with no expectations and, in no time, recognized a great song even though it's from generations gone by. But others have recognized it's greatness too - Tom Petty, in Runnin Down A Dream (one of my favorites from him and one you should react to if you don't know it), sang "me and Del were singing, Little Runaway". Tom was also included in a group of artist that tried to help Del revive his career later in life. There's some songs that transcend time and genres to be all-time greats, Little Runaway is on that list. BTW, completely unrelated, you should take a listen to Welcome To The Boomtown by David and David.

[@luvutons411]

Yes...couldn't agree more...👍

[@CharCanuck14]

....or David & David's "Swallowed By the Cracks"!

[@denisetinto1828]

Ditto 😂 cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@rubbersole79]

"Runnin' down a Dream" is a song by Tom Petty that features Del Shannon. Years later, despondent over his lagging career, Del sadly committed suicide. The very night before Tom attempted calling him to invite him into his friend Georges new group, "The Traveling Wilburys". Remember kids, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

[@debjorgo]

And the Wilburys did a version of Runaway with Jeff Lynne singing lead.

[@chitownlee]

Came our on 1961, I was 11 and really starting to get onto Rock & Roll.

[@tomh1754]

a big influence in the early 60's music scene

[@peterstilla8733]

This is to many of us of a certain age the greatest pre-Beatles rock and roll song ever.

[@kevinchester0533]

Love this song, Runaround Sue by Dion is well with listening to as well

[@KJ-4321]

Yes! Definitely!

[@davidlionheart2438]

There is no other voice like Del Shannon's, no other "sound" like Del Shannon's. I highly recommend his "Hat's Off To Larry". For another incredible artist in the same vein I suggest the great Lou Christie, especially his "Lightning Strikes" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine".

[@bobdelp2023]

HEY SHAWN! 😊SO ( TOM PETTY ) MENTIONS DELL IN HIS GREAT SONG : RUNNIN DOWN A DREAM 👍THEY WERE FRIENDS EVEN THOUGH DELL WANTED TO STEAL ONE OF TOM'S HEARTBREAKERS 😮 THERE YA GO!

[@tomh1754]

one of my fav Petty songs

[@coffee-xg6my]

Del Shannon was one of the greats!!! I've personally always thought of Del in the similar musical vein of Dion, though Dion had more grit in his delivery ("Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer"). Shawn, I KNOW you'd really enjoy hearing some Dion (His full name was Dion DiMucci but he just went professionally by Dion). You also should react to Gene Vincent ("Be-Bop-a-Lula" and "Lotta Lovin'") if you haven't already! A true legend in early rock and roll.

[@jordan390a]

Dion and The Belmonts are well worth a look too....

[@LouieLouie3]

Yess. "I Wonder Why"

[@jvsmith7888]

That instrument is a Musitron, which was modeled after the Clavioline, which was an early version of an analog synthesizer.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

My favorite song in 6th grade!👍👏👏👏💙

[@scottrbloom]

Before special effect pedals came about it was all about the clean distortion that came naturally from the guitar and amp, so those that could get a unique sound were pretty revered. But this was big when I was a kid in grade school.

[@rhphotocdn]

I discovered this song in the eighties as I wasn't born yet when t was introduced in 1961.. I always LOVED this Song!!!

[@Noelle0026]

Del toured with Buddy Holly and Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. He gave his seat on the plane to Richie Valens who died in the plane crash on “The Day The Music Died”. Very interesting guy.

[@sharonpate5481]

Bonnie Raitt does an awesome cover of this song! 💙👵🏼✌🏼

[@sixbladeknife44]

I remember her version was used in the 80’s movie Christine.

[@sharonpate5481]

@@sixbladeknife44 I remember the theme song “Bad To The Bone” by George Thorogood and The Destroyers

[@sixbladeknife44]

@@sharonpate5481 The whole soundtrack is filled with great songs, I still have it on vinyl.

[@Cheryl-t7b]

I'm not sure if you've ever heard Tom Petty's song "Running Down A Dream", but there's a line in that song that goes "me and Del were singing 'Little Runaway." This is the Del he was referring to. He had other songs, but none were as big as this one. Loved your reaction to this amazing oldie.

[@intothesunset3]

Love this song...fantastic reaction♥

[@KimSimful]

I love this! Reminds me of the movie American Graffiti every time I hear it!

[@tinapatterson5022]

This Del's Music Brings Me Happyness!!!🥰

[@swampfizz]

Tom Petty gives kudos to Del and this song in Running Down a Dream....triv

[@maryg9215]

Great reaction. I loved this song when I was a kid.

[@Wordsmyth8]

He was kind of before my time. But I will say this: Bonnie Raitt does a killer remake of this song.

[@Colton-q7p]

Del has many more hits. Hats off to Larry, keep searchin’, so long baby, that’s the way love is. Glad you’re getting into 50’s early 60’s music. It’s the best! Check out Dion!! Runaround sue, the wanderer, drip drop, Donna the prima donna

[@TheRokjok]

Shawn super reaction. Del Shannon was way ahead of his time. Del spent lots of time in the UK especially with John Lennon, Del was the first artist to cover a McCartney/Lennon tune and have it charted on Billboard's Hot 100 singles charts, before any Beatles single. Keith Richards also hung out with Del as well as Gene Pitney. Del had several big hits in the 1960's. In 1981 Del sought out Tom Petty to produce Del's lp "Drop Down And Get Me" which included a cover of the 1959 Phil Phillips hit "Sea Of Love".

[@mikefetterman6782]

Del toured for a couple decades and in the early 80s, Tom Petty borrowed and ended up stealing his bassist, Howie.

[@savannah65]

I remember listening to this song in a 1951 Ford blasting on its one speaker radio.

[@RegenaCox-yy1rl]

Love the oldies, since i'm one myself. Ha Ha I also have this 45 record, as well as many many others. A collection of many 45's & LP's.

[@PaulRoehl-fi1iw]

One of my all-time favorite tracks; never tire of it.

[@luvutons411]

Loved, and still do, the music from this decade. That high "sound" is from a keyboard called a Musitron. It was taken over by the great Moog keyboard later. Del Shannon was one of the best there could be...👍🎤🎸

[@fredjones7675]

the opening riff has a Duane Eddy feel to it ....

[@jackiefloyd8003]

Yes it does.❤

[@gdouglas999]

Del Shannon was one of the most productive singers of the '60s and has influenced tons of later artists you probably know well including the Beatles, Tom Petty, the Bee Gees and hundreds of others. He was a member of the '80s group, The Traveling Wilburys. He has many classic songs including "Keep Searchin'", "Stranger in Town," "Little Town Flirt," and "So Long Baby." The "strange" instrument was a Mellotron, the first time that instrument was ever used in a rock song.

[@kathystearns2491]

One of my all-time favorites!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Fabulous early rock song. The keys are just flat-out killer. If you don't love that solo, you don't like synths.

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

OMG! l loved this song pre high school. Made my mom wait to pull into the gas pump so I could listen to it on the radio. She was a cool mom, so she listened with me. Ah memories. Great reaction, great song. Blessings all.

[@dagmar.6954]

"Runaway" is Del Shannon's biggest hit from 1961 but he had a lot more great songs such as "Hats Off To Larry", "Little Town Flirt", "From Me To You", "Two Kinds Of Teardrops", "Keep Searchin'", "Stranger In Town" etc.

[@waltw4537]

Gives some meat to that Tom Petty line from Running Down A Dream:"Me and Del were singing 'Runaway'. I was sublime."!! Glad you dug it. Guitar sounds a little like a tale of woe is coming. Great reaction. Thanks.

[@FrankUli]

I’m not sure if Runaway or Whittier Blvd was my most favorite song to listen to on a Saturday night out cruising? Great song and another great choice by Shawn.

[@michaelsommers5503]

Always a pleasure to watch you groove to a great song, Shawn!

[@brotherbob3569]

Check out Bonnie Rait performing Runaway on The Midnight Special 1977. Outstanding.

[@TangoEliott]

From my childhood, I loved it when I was in single digits. Still do.

[@budmangt2]

Great reaction, Summertime, amusement park song I'll always remember hearing as a kid some 60 years ago!

[@mikematusek4233]

Was brought back in the mid 80's as the theme son for NBC's Crime Story, hitting the top ten again. I believe he also did Abraham, Martin and John.

[@robertlerman7892]

Mike , Abraham , Martin & John Was recorded by Dion . That song 🎵 always makes me cry .❤️🙏😢

[@mikematusek4233]

@@robertlerman7892 My Error, con pormiso.

[@lisar6510]

Awesome reaction❤

[@joelliebler5690]

One of those songs that once you listen to it one could never forget it! A total classic!

[@secretyankee7921]

Shawn - two of Del’s best songs you should definitely check out, and two more big hits for him, are “Little Town Flirt” and “Keep Searching(We’ll Follow The Sun). Both are classics.

[@KJ-4321]

Another super fun reaction to a great song! Thanks! 😀

[@JohnLunt-g4f]

How did you like the organ in this song?

[@davidwalsh7128]

Double S your on to something today man. Del !!!!!!!!

[@ronrobbins6585]

"Hats Off To Larry" is another Del Shannon hit, but nothing hit quite like "Runaway."

[@markpollmann7635]

The traveling wilburys cover this in honor of Del!

[@sorrystaunton]

Hats Off To Larry…big hit…follow-up to Runaway…Del committed suicide.

[@jameslapham3274]

There's nothing about this I don't like! Just makes me smile!

[@nj1639]

Del Shannon and Tommy Roe, two for the time. "Sweet Little Sheila" is right there with "Runaway" and "Hats Off to Larry".

[@davidsalaski9095]

Another great Del Shannon song is "Keep Searching".

[@miconis123]

Tom Petty references this song in his song "runnin down a dream"

[@wpollock1]

When George Lucas used this in the scene in American Graffiti - 1950's/1960's cars cruising - it raises the hairs on your arms.....so beautiful.

[@susanworkman529]

Check out Del Shannon's "Hats Off To Larry" Check out Frankie Hallo and The Four Seasons......"Sherry" Del Shannon was one of the "heart throbs" from the 60's Great reaction!

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

Your reaction make’s my whole day ! ❤️ very emotional for me ! ( memories)

[@aaronhaupert3015]

One of Bob Dylan's favorites.

[@safariloverinnc5156]

Del was one of the greatest...enjoy your reactions!

[@tomroit739]

Just awesome! He has plenty more. Hats Off To Larry is another great one. You're doing a great job!

[@LouieLouie3]

The songs been used in shows and movies that's probably why you recognize the intro of the song.

[@chulavista5239]

Anybody who loves this song should check out his appearance 26 years later on Letterman. The Paul Shaffer keyboard solo is epic, oozing with respect for the original. Best video quality on the Letterman channel, I believe.

[@ToddSauve]

I believe that is what is called an arpeggio on the guitar opening Shawn. I remember this song from the 1960s when I was a kid. Very cool song. Del shot himself, sadly.

[@jamesvomsaal]

Tom Petty refers to Del and this song in his Running Down A Dream song

[@pattymckitrick7436]

It's 6:15 Thursday morning. I just sat out on my porch with my coffee ☕. This is the first reaction I watch for the day. Enjoyed it !

[@skevich1]

Del Shannon's real name was Charles Westover, from Coopersville Michigan. He was thought to have been taking Roy Orbison's place in the Traveling Wilburys, but sadly he took his own life in 1990.

[@marksilverman4537]

If you like this sixties sound, you should also react to Lou Christie. Two of his most popular songs are Two Faces Have I and Lightnin' Strikes. Both are 60's classics.

[@meyerhave]

Shawn Salvadori: That is NOT a normal and as usually heard keyboard, be it 1961 or any other year. Max Crook had invented his own clavioline-based electric keyboard called a Musitron, and that is what he is playing, and as featured and heard forevermore since 1961 on the Del Shannon-Max Crook classic "RUNAWAY".

[@carlgibbons5777]

Early Rush is great and all, but are you guys EVER going to react to the second half of Rush's catalog? There is tons of incredible stuff post 1982. Not sure you guys have ever done a song post 1982. So many bangers like Big Money, Middletown Dreams, Between The Wheels, Red Sector A, Mission, Show Don't Tell, Dreamline, Animate, Test For Echo, Earthshine, Far Cry, Main Monkey Business, Caravan, Headlong Flight, The Garden. On and On. Please do something post 1982.

[@jerrypost9651]

Great reaction, Shawn! 😁 "Hats off to Larry" would be a fun follow-up for you.

[@debjorgo]

One of the classic Rock 'n' Roll songs. It's sad no one here recommended it. I personally, only recommend songs by the artist on the post you are listening to. Unless, like Del Shannon, I don't know any other songs by them. Classic R 'n' R songs in this vein, Runaround Sue or the Wanderer by Dion, Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers, Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets, Wipeout by the Safaris, Pipeline by the Chantays.... And let me take this opportunity to recommend anything by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, early Elvis....

[@bryanCJC2105]

The beginning of the song sounds like something I heard in a Quentin Tarantino movie.

[@StuartBiliack]

One of the true classics of pre-Beatles rock'n'roll. For a really interesting cover, see if you can find Esteban's flamenco-inspired instrumental version. There was also an '80's cover but I can't remember who did it.

[@andrewcormier529]

Del Shannon was incredibly popular his music was always about love lost starting with runaway and then there's little town flirt and then there's hats off to Larry we're probably his three biggest that I can remember he committed suicide in 1990 I believe severe depression I guess you can imagine from going top of the list and then all of a sudden you're kind of irrelevant in a way but I love Dell and I love this era that you're doing take a deeper dive into Dell I think you'll enjoy his other two songs very typical 60s the song takes me to 1963 keep spreading the music around🎉 great reaction brother love your spirit

[@sharonsnail2954]

Shawn: Ace Records in the UK released a series of 16 CDs in the 1990s entitled "The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll". The series concentrated on American records released between 1954 and 1963 i.e. the period before the "British Invasion". It is an incomplete collection as it doesn't contain artists from major labels (e.g. Elvis Presley, RCA). But what it does show is the energy and diversity of these "smaller" labels. I believe the CDs have been out of print for a long while but if you enter "The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll" in YT, Discogs or 45Worlds you will get a list of hundreds of tracks worth your attention. Most of the tracks will be on YT. 😄

[@aaronhaupert3015]

It sounds like two desperado's going to a duel.

[@vt5533]

Great reaction! One of my favorite early '60s songs from my early youth, the pre-Beatles era. Such a cool sound, and always fun to sing.... 💖🎇✨ P.S. You might like the song Telstar, which also was such a cool instrumental song, sort of like this one. I always thought it was because of the coming space age race that these instruments were used. So futuristic sounding.

[@Mediawatcher2023]

you never heard of del shannon everyone knows this singer

[@tuffymoon3702]

The Musitron is an electronic keyboard that was used in this song, predating the moog synthesizer by 3 yrs. What a great song with a great sound and though I don't know you, I knew you would love this song! 😊

[@sixbladeknife44]

Oh man, what an absolute classic…one of the first songs I learned on guitar many years ago.

[@donnacushman7024]

MASSIVE #1 hit in 1961...

[@kowindsurf1590]

love del shannon "searchin" by mr. s.

[@alanFconrad]

I always loved this great Oldie

[@acehays]

I fell in love with this song when quite young and over the years noticed several of my favorites artists singing their own version of runaway so here is a little playlist of the song Runaway (there are actually more but these are my favorites) so enjoy Bonnie doing a cover but all the rest are original and three of them are actually Blondes with Guitars (my wife thinks that is my thing, my defense is I just like great music) Ohh and full disclosure the last only has runaway in the title but since she is the greatest female singer on the planet I had to add her. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYS6fn2ul92dbcU

[@robertyoung4523]

this is the best we had before the beatles honestly.

[@robdan4528]

Del was an extension of the 50's into the 60's.

[@Buddha-of8fk]

Awesome cruzin song.

[@peterfields4801]

Great to hear this again,a real blast from the past!

[@debsandz]

I first heard this song in the movie "American Grafitti" which had an amazing soundtrack and introduced me to some of the great music that came out about a decade or so earlier than I was used to hearing. The songs in the movie were so good that I went out and bought the soundtrack album. My dad who wanted absolutely nothing to do with any of the music I was into at the time i.e. (Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, etc) surprised me one day when he knocked on the door of my room. This song was playing on the stereo in my room and instead of him asking me to turn the music down as was the norm, he asked me if I could play the song again. I remember he loved the wah, wah, wah, wah, wah part and after that requested I play it from time to time. It made me so happy that we both liked the same song. When I was very young, my dad and I both shared an appreciation of songs we heard on the radio. during my teen years, that rarely happened anymore, this was an exception and this song has an extra special meaning for me. I think of my dad smiling, every time that I hear it. Thanks for your reaction to this sweet song!💜