DUANE EDDY - Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar (1975) UK TV Top Of The Pops Performance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~

[@PiaggioCenter]

That chorus is a brilliant lyric, and the slightly trashy sounding Rebellettes sing it perfectly! This is a truly great track in every way.

[@philipbradshaw4050]

What a privilege to have been on the same stage as this guitar icon. We will never see his like again.

[@knockshinnoch1950]

One of those forgotten hits of yesteryear. Oldies radio seem to focus on playing the same core "classics" to death while ignoring dozens of other golden oldies

[@marksweeney2151]

Never a truer word spoken.Thank the Lord for youtube.

[@markbudgen3663]

Just played this on Boom Radio (if you like proper old sounds, check out the app) and had to listen to it again on here! Talented guy most certainly

[@leachfield]

… so true and has been for decades .

[@myoldmate]

Same here. I'm in the UK, and Heart Radio has a station dedicated to 70s music, and they play the same tunes over and over and gave it up after a week.

[@jimduffy1967]

Yes I've noticed that in the UK greatest hits has 3 decades to choose from but seems to have a core of old classics that they just repeat over and over, pretty shite tbh,candi statton 3 times in a week.

[@dw69ful]

This is live performing, what you see and hear is what you get. Absolutely brilliant !! Beats miming. lype synching or whatever any day of the week A throwback to a different era.

[@camdentownjohn]

Most bands mimed on Top Of The Pops in the 1970s. Live vocals were made compulusory on the programme for a few years in the 1990s.

[@rolandpratt403]

Never get sick of hearing it. A superb single.

[@wayneconn1079]

The good old days . I remember seeing this in Awe . God bless you Duane 83 and still still Rockin !! So glad i met you buddy . A lifes dream for me 😃

[@joehart7260]

Sad news tonight, thanks for everything Duane and good luck on the journey.

[@22Marsha221]

Loved this song and it gives me great memories of my youth.

[@petertraynor440]

I was 14 when this was a hit

[@Dumaguetenonputi]

I was ten to eleven years old when this was popular. It reminds me of the time I would read all my comics on Saturday mornings before going out to play in the woods and climbing trees with friends. I didn't know what the singers looked like, neither did I care; I just enjoyed it in the background while I did everything else. Although now, it seems unusual to have back up singers, yet no lead singer. I think it would sound better on a 12 string... Oh yes; the girl on the left looks stunning...

[@markdoherty2142]

First single I ever bought.. So glad there were no videos, the images in my mind were so much better. Great days in the 70s.

[@josephinerimmer6888]

Went to see him play in Manchester, England in 2019. The man may be 80 years old but he sure can still play. AND he’s still got those dimples. An unforgettable night and a dream come true.

[@garygritter5701]

My dad went to see him in Manchester in 1993, it was the day that Steve Marriott had died, they offered him and Albert Lee a ride to their hotel in my dad's 1978 Mk2 Escort.

[@rickylock5609]

What a forgotten classic !!!! I used to think of because they're young as my personal favourite but this such a lovely uplifting happy tune 😇just love this so much ..what a talent this man is ! xx god bless and please dont forget to b kind to one another

[@keithpotger1271]

Tony Macaulay and I wrote this song originally as San Fernando Line in 1974 but it seemed to need a guitar orientated feel. Enter Duane Eddy when we had changed the whole lyric to PLAY ME LIKE YOU PLAY YOUR GUITAR. The original backing singers were Sue and Sunny, who were the "go to" singers in London at that time and had been on many hits. I was not at the BBC TV Top Of The Pops session so I cannot give you the names of the trio on camera. They were not miming in this clip. The balance between the guitar and orchestra is not the same as in the single. Duane and I are still in touch with each other and he is still going strong!

[@johntate5722]

Keith thank u so much for this great info!! Its great to hear how a song was crafted, its roots etc! Yes I remember Sue and Sunny; I think Sunny had a solo hit with Doctors Orders and she was in the original Brotherhood of Man. The Rebelettes were fantastic here they did a great job with real enthusiasm, whoever they were!!! All the best Keith. To me this song is so 1975. What I mean by that is that its pure pop, no edge or anything just a fantastic pop song, and that to me was what 1975 was all about.

[@kenmortimer7958]

Ah this is very interesting. I always assumed the vocals were done by British session girls and I'd convinced myself I could hear Irene Chanter's voice on the chorus. Good to discover it was the amazing Sue and Sunny.

[@simonbellsinger]

@@kenmortimer7958Ken, you were right, it was the Chanter Sisters on the record

[@simonbellsinger]

The Chanter Sisters are the singers on the record

[@kenmortimer7958]

Ah thanks Simon. I thought I could hear Irene's voice

[@Teflondondog]

19 when this came out, just brings back so many good memories

[@augustineriley5582]

I was 19 too :) happy days eh ? :) peace.

[@01adhdave]

Good times.

[@martinpringle4650]

A fabulous record . God bless you. RIP

[@lukehallinan9966]

One of the highlights of the 70’s

[@BarryAllenMagic]

A great memory of my first ever visit to my beloved Hackney Speedway in East London, Good Friday, 1975. The guy in the announcers box obviously loved this song - he must have played it four times that night!

[@ianmelia8851]

legend this man

[@keithpotger1271]

Just for the sake of accuracy (and my reputation for being a pedant), Sue and Sunny were definitely the singers on the record, not the Chanter Sisters. I was at the recording session at Wessex Studios. I cannot recall Tony Macaulay using the Chanters on any of the sessions I attended 1972 to 1976. There are some variations in this clip from the original recording. For instance, in the middle eight of the recording, Sue and Sunny pronounced the word "realise" as "re-oh-lise" while the trio on the clip pronounce the word as "re-er-lise" which is more like we are accustomed to hear it. Also, at 2'03" there's a guitar note that Duane dwells on that's not the same as the recording. I may hazard a guess that this was a mime to a track that was pre-recorded especially for Top Of The Pops. The string parts are there but there's no one playing them in the clip. Also, the fade out is brutal and doesn't go into the oboe section that Tony devised for the original recording. BTW, the conga player was the only muso I could recognise: the legendary Chris Karan, who was part of the Dudley Moore Trio for some time.

[@scamper2able]

Great song,and great memories from that period.

[@SuperBarbararose]

saw him playing in hammersmith, never forgot, makes the guitar speak, thx for this

[@dannydiels7852]

I love it so much . Keep playing yr guitar Duane .

[@germanley4276]

Apart from being a gym of a song......those backing singers are to die for...

[@GojuBob]

Gem?

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

Anen bro, esp one on the left. But can find absolutely nothing about them. As if they did this then disappeared

[@CandleLight1974]

They weren't backing singers as they were the only ones doing vocals and were singing the lead. They were the Rebelettes.

[@CandleLight1974]

@@djsimonrossprice9400 The one in the middle was a stunner. A lookalike of Sheila Ferguson of the Three Degrees.

[@rickylock5609]

Just absolutely love this song from the wonderfully talented Duane Eddie great bit of guitar work !!...and wonderful backing singers and harmonies.....god bless and please remember to try and b kind to each other good karma so important xx 😇🥰😎❤❤❤

[@Dumaguetenonputi]

It wasn't just written by Tony Macaulay; he co-wrote it with Keith Potger from the Seekers...

[@paulcollinson2970]

Rip guitar man x

[@rogerlebaron]

They played this at Portman Road just before kick off at my first ever Ipswich Town match in March 1975. The random things you remember! RIP Duane Eddy

[@onthedry8386]

you can see the backing singers love to sing that song' great stuff the rebelettes magic

[@TonyWeaving]

RIP Duane. I was just 12, when play me like you play your guitar and I loved it and still do. Bless you Duane and rest in Eternal peace.

[@raelene101]

Thanks Duane. Fly high coolest gentleman ❤

[@josephinerimmer6888]

Rest in Peace dear Duane. You were wonderful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lzontek]

I remember seeing this on Top of the Pops. I had a ticket to see Dwayne but his concert got cancelled. Still great, great, great.

[@GojuBob]

Shame you can't spell his name, then.

[@lzontek]

Oh did I forget to sorry dickhead, my bad???

[@bewildered5444]

A chorus to die for.

[@BarryAllenMagic]

Reminds me of my first ever visit to Hackney Speedway, East London on Good Friday 1975. I've adored Speedway ever since; and the same can be said for this song 38 years later.

[@pamelaablett525]

fantastic song oh the good days

[@jasmineblack9778]

Great he is still alive and kicking

[@01adhdave]

Well, i don't think he's kicking. :)

[@GrahamEdwards-kq4fx]

God bless you Eddie . You inspired generations.

[@wellhard00]

brilliant tune; takes me back to when i was 6, and I had a crush on the girl next door who was 16!!!!

[@jimduffy1967]

RIP Duane,you will be sadly missed, brilliant guitar legend RIP😢😢😢

[@brianjames9828]

Saw him live in 1967----------------fantastic

[@TheNijntje]

Back to my youth i was 14 🫠🫠

[@trevorchambers1812]

Happy birthday, Duane.....A true rocking Gent.

[@katyeastment640]

Love this x

[@topps9647]

RIP Guitar man. Love this tune.

[@philipsymmonds3919]

Great music.

[@carolbridges751]

Beautiful ❤

[@christinevenables7545]

I. Think. The. Video is. Great. It. Remind s. Me. Of. The. Good. Old. 😢 old. Days❤

[@rolandpratt403]

Superb

[@colincarroll7954]

Hechad by this time a backing group called the Rebelettes

[@jeanbeavers8252]

Legend. Best guitarist never

[@seanhastilow5666]

Love this song and always will xx

[@brendadrumm9708]

Just heard it on my radio haven't heard it since I was a young girl is he still alive

[@brendadrumm9708]

And me and I'm 70

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

These girls are stunning, esp the one on the left... Anyone know who they were..

[@simonbetts1363]

Don't know their names but I do remember that they tried their luck on 'New Faces' as a group in their own right , but they didn't win.

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

​@simonbetts1363 cheers buddy..

[@goonerbeau]

Duane Eddy was known as 'The Titan of Twang' and along with Chuck Berry was responsible for popularizing the electric rock guitar. This may not be vintage Eddy but I do love the resonant melodic riffs he creates on 'Play Me...'

[@shaunhailey1]

Great Bassist!

[@jeanbeavers6983]

Legend

[@nicomedy2010]

happy nappy 83 ;-)

[@cloudusterable]

IN TOTPS THEY HAD TO DO SOME NUMBERS LIVE BECAUSE OF THE MUSICIANS UNION.LIKE THIS

[@aaroningram8782]

The singer in the left is gorgeous

[@texhow1]

It was about this time that he toured the UK & we seen him on The Domino Club Bradford Manchester 11.

[@ashie259]

Ah - for some reason I thought this was called Lone Guitar. No wonder I couldn't find it anywhere. This was very popular in Holland in 1975, which is where I heard it.

[@brendadrumm9708]

Good music travels all over the world they say words are mighterer than the sword it's true a song can bring u to ure knees the loveliness of a song is amazing

[@evaengel6299]

ITS great🥇🥇🥇🎇🎆🎇🎆

[@medpub]

I bought this 45

[@UNCLEDAWSON4]

Love love love ❤🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@craigfromboro]

anthem! :)

[@starchaser77]

@EmmaPeelman I dunno, I think it's the beard ... my mum's neighbour is Dutch and he used to look a bit like that.

[@Kakukk2010]

Gyönyörű!

[@Rockaria23]

Still twanging in 2020

[@danmackenzie9674]

Does anyone have the sheet music to Play me Like you Play your Guitar or can advise me where I can get it. Dan

[@xhankythetankx1080]

if you want the lyrics and chords to play me like you play your guitar just type it in and mash enter but be sure to sey it like this chords and lyrics to duane eddy,s play me like you play your guitar instrumental

[@xhankythetankx1080]

go to u tube to

[@jozsefvarkonyi6770]

Duane Eddyról nem lehet nem írni. Méltán volt az Usá-ban 196o-ban az Év Embere. Egy nap van a szúli napuk. Még soká éljen ifjú korom ikonja.

[@EmmaPeelman]

@starchaser77 Why Dutch? By the way these Rebelettes are eye candy but don't they half sing out of tune in the beginning - this is not your regular mime it TOTP session

[@Ricardokf]

I think are Darlene Love, Fanita James, and Gracia Nitzsche from The Crystals or The Blossoms In my research I found this information, I think it's true!

[@jimfisher5916]

RIP ❤

[@alanfox7312]

Duane eddy rest in peace

[@BarryAllenMagic]

Just to add the opening credit says 1973. Surely, that's wrong?

[@robinwilson1433]

Does anyone know who the backing singers were?

[@simonprice1938]

Sadly robin no, apparently they were just session singers. I even tried to contact Tony McCauley to find out bug drew a blank. My fav was one on the left. Had massive crush on her at 15.... at 60 still do buddy. Lol.🤣🤣🤣

[@robinwilson1433]

Thanks for the answer, Simon. How was Tony McCauley involved with DE? Perhaps he was his manager for a while?

[@robinwilson1433]

DE was unique - GREAT to hear him again!

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

@@robinwilson1433 No Tony McCauley wrote the song.. Tried to find the girls but they've disappeared into the mists of time.

[@john111257]

no oldie station plays this..a bit corny...but duane is a legend

[@xhankythetankx1080]

funny thing I hear it all the time on the tv oldies but goodies , did any body know that in the late 50,s and early 60,s that duane eddy had sold over 1 oo million copies dick clark of American band stand announced duane eddy as the worlds most guitar and at that he was and still as my apenion

[@bledfrogs]

Edmunds you muppet

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

" Hello creeps Sid snot ere". Lol😅

[@mrbillhicks]

Is that the 3 degrees ?

[@steve61098]

No....

[@starchaser77]

If I didn't know, I'd swear he was Dutch ....

[@paulhagan5170]

starchaser77 americans are dutch too

[@chifdelaars]

wie doet beter

[@michaelhiggs8657]

Massive infuence on me!

[@taxidude]

Is it just me or are the vocals way off tune?

[@hitcher1779]

could just be BBC 4 , mock up ..... TOTP was never "live"

[@taxidude]

Even on record it sounded off tune to me.

[@mackenziefan5019]

On the night this Duane Eddy song was broadcast in the very same episode of Top Of The Pops, Tam White sang "What In The World's Come Over You?" absolutely live. It was a first on TOTPs. Duane Eddy's performance was live in the studio, but not broadcast live. Tam White sang live and was broadcast absolutely live that night. Here facebook.com/105036319568125/videos/1796772170309/

[@dannydiels7852]

close and off to rock 'n roll .

[@geespar1]

It’s not just you Keith

[@nortyrascal1]

Not his best - by any means.

[@davea7602]

Great guitarist still going strong at 85