FIRST TIME HEARING Dion Runaround Sue REACTION

[@kurtmartin4895]

Great songwriter

[@pennyfoster9095]

i am 71 wow brings back old times i was a teen back in this day thank you

[@joebarbuto2760]

Dion had another great hit called the " Wanderer". He sings about a guy who goes around from girl to girl! Just like run around Sue who went around from guy to guy.

[@jasonschropp15]

Totally agree, the wanderer is a great song, Rag Doll is another great one. This era of music is so hard to sit still while listening.

[@cheriegoodwin6819]

Grew up with this music...can't beat it...

[@verapena9465]

My favorite ❤by Dion and the Belmonts

[@kathrynkissane5144]

Soda pop rock n roll😁😁😁amazing talents in the fifties. The voices!!!!

[@Cynthorrpg1]

50's and 60's rock n roll. The machine in the diner is a Jukebox.

[@WinifredOdriscoll]

Better to see him too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apvGdKqjqbt0f68

[@adriennerango1519]

Also Doo-wop

[@hillaryilinsky1009]

love dion.

[@pablogaeta3815]

all my old aunties always get up and dance to this song at every family party. always makes me smile!

[@carolbrasington1743]

I would love to see Dion in concert...

[@franciscocaldas854]

I smile now as it was taken for granted then ... the Jukebox! What memories! Thanks.

[@danielwalker7479]

Great reaction!

[@KimmyGibson]

1962....I was 5.....thanks for wonderful memories....have danced to this all my life :)

[@J.R.in_WV]

It’s impossible to not enjoy “runaround sue”. The lyrics are relatable and the vocals are excellent, just a great catchy pop song that never gets old.

[@patmears7660]

Jukebox on the tables.loved them!!!

[@Tony-rz4ks]

great old classic song

[@848623]

Wonderful!!!

[@amberburris5674]

These songs are called oldies .... CLASSICS!

[@WeBe-p9i]

Excellent man! Dion’s The Wanderer for sure!

[@physics4290]

Dion was a big part of the Philadelphia wall of sound. It's called doo wop music. Yes, it used to blare from every juke box in every bar. He recorded Runaround Sue with The Del-Satins and black musicians from the Apollo theater. Buddy Lucas on Sax, Sticks Evans on drums, Panama Francis on percussion, Teacho Wilshire on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Mickey “Guitar” Baker.

[@CoughHiccup]

Like they said below.... called Do-Wop music..... so many artists to listen to in that genre..

[@talltulip]

"Hey hey humda hayda hayda. Hey hey humda hayda hayda. Hey hey humda hayda hayda hey hey!" LOVE that part!!

[@vincentdellavecchia6024]

The 50's was the birth of Rock n Roll. Most songs in the golden age of Rock n Roll where only 2 to 2.5 mins. Many classics to explore enjoy them all.

[@danielabeckham7397]

I LOVE watching people listening to this genre for the first time. This song is before my time but I love it so much. Thanks for a great reaction ♥️

[@troesler81]

The golden oldies.

[@sharidyer4332]

That takes me back. It came out in September of 1961. I was eleven. Fun song! Easy to dance to, usually swing, and later the twist. This is early pop.

[@gregpusczek4473]

Your reactions are priceless

[@patriciadowning4036]

Dion was FUN.

[@paulkeah-tighii7046]

Dion bad ass singer 😎

[@adam.4487]

Love those old Jukeboxes and making sure to have lots of loose change when you went to the soda shop for a milkshake or soda and hang with the other 'kids' :) Makes me thinking young again.

[@jjsteel43]

Here's another one where your going back a ways in music. I like 5 of Dion's songs

[@sharon8015]

It's rock and roll baby

[@staceykline1548]

Dion, the wonderef

[@staceykline1548]

Wonderer

[@KarenBH]

Dion DiMucci was on the Buddy Holly winter tour that fateful February in 1959 but he declined to fly. He’s been married to Susan since 1963, he continues to make music, his last album was in 2020! I think the guy is pretty amazing! ❤️

[@joeclassic1971]

Dion was the absolute king of doo-wop. So many hits. Teenager and love, Donna the prima donna, The wanderer, you definitely need to check this guy out if you like this song.

[@johnkasbohm7839]

Great reaction! You would have been a blast at high school sock-hops!

[@farfromperfek]

This is classic 50's sock hop and doo wop music played on a Juke Box. (God I feel so old right now)

[@karenharlow3569]

It's rock and roll baby.

[@carol3843]

Juke Box! Nice reaction!!

[@stonebringer1]

One of my all time favorites.

[@mariecrouch5415]

Ok that was fun watching you!!! 😄

[@ucns]

Nice reaction.

[@EricB256]

Dion is great. And even better, he's still around! How about a song from way later in his career, like "King of the New York Streets"?

[@wookiespet]

Omg dude! Lol they're called jukeboxes. I can remember listening to one at this pizza joint my fam frequented as late as 1999 when I was loke 14

[@ramiasraoui9137]

It`s Rock n roll pure good rock

[@jameswalling8395]

Cracked me up when you weren't sure what type of music this was. When this was released in 1961, we called this type of music Rock &Roll.

[@patticrichton1135]

LOVE LOVE LOVE your ROCKIN' to Dino and his RUNAROUND SUE!! JUST like WE TEENS did back in 1961 when this was released, I was 14 years old then and in 8th grade. This was a GREAT DANCE song. Play his song "THE WANDERER", it's like Sue but THIS time it's a GUY who gets around!

[@andreadeamon6419]

Doo wop is fun. They used to have this incredible restaurant in Cleveland - the flats - that at night time all the fun dances for this stuff would start. Was called shorty's. Loved it

[@woodysthoughts4032]

Dion's counterpart hit to this song was the "Wanderer" in which HE is the player.

[@slimofbonar1978]

You feel it 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@j20tower]

Dion is one of the biggest rock stars of the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. Hard to believe he’s in his 80’s now. Another great song and there are many is “The Wanderer”. Teenager In Love, Abraham, Martin and John. Great songs. Thx

[@lucimarkluci]

Rock and Roll;;; Jukebox

[@romulusremus7537]

Dions voice is the equivalent of a saxophone.

[@bobthechimp5431]

Ayyy love this song

[@CajunAdrienne]

One of my favorite songs ever! They were brilliant with tone !

[@normweldon9852]

My favorite Dion & the Belmonts song was I Wonder Why. It's one of the greatest Doo Wop songs.

[@Randyrocker1]

Bobby Keyes on Sax, who later played sax for the Rolling Stones and many other heavyweights. Dion - Lover's Who Wander.

[@michaelkozlowski2264]

Dion is one of my favorite vocalists. His voice is instantly recognizable.

[@EastCoastBruin]

Some contemporary music, try Del Shannon "Runaway". An under appreciated classic is Link Wray's "Rumble". Origin of the power chord.

[@lisaorde6335]

Same era - Teen Angel by Mark Dinning - still can't hear this song without tearing up

[@timothymunger3186]

Gotta love Doo Wop. I got to see the Persuasions at 1st Avenue in the mid 1980's. At the time the group had already been around at least 25 years. Within one song they had the audience in the palm of their hand. it was amazing.

[@BigTone_1701]

Late 1950s/early 1960s Rock & Roll with a touch of doo-wop harmonizing (the non-sensical backing vocals)

[@jeddodon]

That was fire 🔥 lmao that’s crazy 😝

[@rhiahlMT]

Yep, Doo Wop, sock hop music from the 50s and early 60s music.

[@larryclark4297]

RIGHT

[@larrybarrjr.6720]

A lot of great music came from that era and A lot of later music has roots from it.

[@moviegirl1100]

I wasn't born until the early 70s but I love this type music.. when singers could really sing and you could understand what they were saying and didn't have to wonder if they were using auto tune or not.

[@1313jerry1313]

It's all rock and roll...

[@mrright3277]

A little known story about Dion is that he was almost on the plane that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in 1959. (Buddy Holly is a great rabbit hole to go down. Start with Peggy Sue.) But Dion didn't want to pay $36 because that was the same amount his father paid for rent. So he didn't get on the plane and the rest is history. Songs from that time period were between 2 and 3 minutes.

[@micheledash7269]

Dion and the Belmonts started as school buddies singing on street corners.

[@evangelina3541]

This was a song that was really popular on American Bandstand and as young as I was, really enjoyed watching the young people of that generation dance to this rock n roll of the 60's :)

[@mikesharon2177]

I'm convinced RunaroundSue turned Dion into The Wanderer

[@minniekline5408]

I love your reactions they are super entertaining!

[@ronaldferlaino6595]

Dion the best of doowop singers. Song came out in 1961. Listen to another great song from Bobby Darin called mack the knife. Another great song and great singer.

[@lewisclabough8305]

If you want to hear Real NYC Style Doo Wop, tear Jerking Group Harmony Doo Wop please do a reaction to "I've got a Feeling" by the Time-tones. A tear jerker with a distinct Base, Tenor , harmony and a great lead who sings with such feeling. You have to be a real Doo Wop lover to know the song but I Guarantee you will love it!

[@MuckoMan]

Its part of the original rock & roll.

[@aprilguittar9658]

Are you talking about a jukebox? ...I'm in my 60's & it always tickles me when young people listen to music from my youth & like it. That was some good stuff, my friend; if you hear that & dont jump up to dance, you have no pulse!!

[@michaelprovins2465]

ROCK N ROLL

[@thomasrocker7408]

Originally it was Dion and the Belmonts. Then he went out on his own. Check out some of his other hits.

[@georgiapeach6441]

Please check out Tommy James and The Shondells... Hanky Panky...Sweet Cherry Wine...Crystal Blue Persuasion...Draggin The Line...Mirage... Crimson and Clover if u like this kind of music u will love this group

[@bangmon1000]

Yes.

[@allisonjae3152]

It's called a Jukebox. If you want to hear more Dion, check out The Wanderer.

[@rjm44nyy]

The Wanderer by Dion is a must

[@Jonni1027]

Dion’s song ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN is a gorgeous song he wrote as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, President JFK and his brother Bobby Kennedy... each assassinated

[@no2all]

Dion didn't write "Abrahm, Martin and John". It was written by Dick Holler ("Snoopy vs. the Red Baron") after the assassinations of MLK and RFK in 1968. He chose Dion to sing it after Dion coming back from a heroin addiction. But it is a great tune and worthy of a listen.

[@Jonni1027]

Steve Cabrera Wow... I never knew that! What’s more amazing is that the man who wrote it was the same guy who wrote the Red Baron song haha

[@Jonni1027]

Steve Cabrera I got to see Dion perform it in 1991 in San Francisco. He performed it with Dave Edmunds and Graham Parker with a single spotlight on each as they took turns.

[@no2all]

@@Jonni1027 What a great show that must have been. Edmunds was great but Graham Parker and Dion are beyond mere mortals.

[@Jonni1027]

Steve Cabrera... True! Yes it was one of my very favorite concerts ever, and growing up near San Francisco I got to see billions of great shows 😃.

[@heidifrank203]

Doo wop was great music. Fun to dance to. I grew up on this and I still love it.

[@oh7henry]

The Wanderer by Dion should have been first on your list. Other cool songs from this era include: Dream Lover by Bobby Darin Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers Loop De Loop Mambo by The Coasters I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by Four Tops My Girl by The Temptations Under The Boardwalk by The Drifters Just A Dream by Jimmy Clanton and Shout, Pts 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers

[@GoWestYoungMan]

It's classic 50s/60s 'Doo-Wop' which is technically a sub-genre of 'Rock n Roll' (Rock music). This came out in 1962.

[@britt-marieandersson1341]

Dion is 60's!

[@jamespasifull3424]

Check out a great UK doo-wop revival band from the late 1970's called 'Darts'. They had a ton of hits around Europe & the far East, & even their album track 'fillers' were great listening! The boy from New York City, Come back my love, It's Raining, Daddy Cool, & I'm dreaming of a white Christmas were some of their best singles, but also lesser known songs like My friend's wife, Too hot in the kitchen, Messing shoes blues, Why I cry, are great fun, & show off the unusual variety of voices on offer. They were the only band I know with FOUR lead singers, & some of the best harmonies in the business!

[@bryanforis1839]

One of the Bronx best singers 1950 s.

[@jasonremy1627]

The two other Dion DiMucci songs you need to do are "The Wanderer," which tells the story of a guy who runs around on his girl (kinda like a companion to this one) and "Abraham, Martin, and John" which is a very emotional song about the turmoil of the 1960s.

[@bangmon1000]

yes.

[@827dusty]

Dion and the Belmont's were originally a "Doo-Wop singing group from the late 1950s. Like so many times with a group, the lead guy gets the record contract, and becomes a solo artist. His most iconic song was "Abraham, Martin, and John." About the assassination's of three of History's greatest men. Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy. If you haven't heard it, it's a must. If you don't tear up, there is something wrong with your heart. I think it was released in 1968 or 69. Viet Nam war was raging, race riots across the country, and the assassinations of these 3 men.

[@reshaud81]

That's a jukebox and this was the early 60s. My favorite Dion song of all time!

[@lewisclabough8305]

Dion had many hits, Donna the Prima Donns, Ruby Baby, Drip Drop, I Wonder Why......

[@richardw4336]

There are many great artists and songs from this era worth a go - Del Shannon - Runaway: Jimmy Jones - Handyman: Bobby Vee - The Night has A Thousand Eyes: Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet: Timi Yuro - Hurt: Helen Shapiro - You Don't Know. Just a few suggestions but they'll be many more from others I'm sure.

[@michelynmcneal1575]

Your after-discussion about the nickel juke boxes reminded me of a real oldie. Theresa Brewer... I forget the name, but it had a line about putting another nickel in the nickelodeon.

[@JFinSD2]

Funny.....he also had a song called The Wanderer.....kind of the male version of Sue. Songs from late 50s early 60s were usually 1'30" to 2'00 That thing you're talking about is a Juke Box.

[@johnsample7391]

Another excellent song from the pre-British Invasion era is "Runaway" by Del Shannon. Fair warning, it is about the same length as "Runaround Sue."

[@back2black717]

You had to be able to sing back in the day. The jukebox was a staple in diner's. Doo wop is the style it was 50's and early 60's

[@madmann5373]

The machine you refer to is a juke box. Now if your really old,there where small jukes in the booth at the diner,for your listing pleasure 🇨🇦😀

[@rc1564]

The Flamingos ' I Only Have Eyes For You'....or Little Anthony & the Imperials 'Hurts So Bad'

[@kentclark6420]

A lot of requests for his biggest song, the Wanderer. But I think his best song, and most truly doo wop, is called 'I Wonder Why'. It'll really get peoples' bones up and rattling around!

[@mamaral77]

I have to agree the Wanderer is a must! Teenager in Love, Dion even recorded a Bruce Springsteen song If I Should Fall Behind, did it Doo Wop style, pretty cool

[@surlechapeau]

"Teenager In Love" great song he did back with The Belmonts!

[@joankisloski6972]

Doo Wop, Rock, pop, R&B and blues. Abraham, Martin and John (1968) is one of my favorite.