Gary U.S. Bonds- "This Little Girl" 1981 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]

[@facedlikeacrow]

I’m a bartender at a hotel in Denton, TX. He’s sitting at my bar right now with Tommy McDonnell of The Blues Brothers. I’ve never been face to face with such amazing musicians and here I am serving them drinks. Listening to their history and what not. This is awesome!

[@JesusGonzalez-bn3pv]

What bar? Im from dallas lol

[@facedlikeacrow]

@@JesusGonzalez-bn3pv the bar at the Best western Premier in Denton. It was a great night talking with them all. They even brought the Blues Brothers car to the hotel to ride in it to the music festival

[@LindaOliver-e8q]

WOW!! I wish I could have been there. I'm down the highway from Denton. I've loved Gary U.S. Bonds since I heard Quarter to Three-I was a pre-teen, but I knew good music when I heard it.

[@danielsiroh5569]

Frankie from Lilyhammer sent me here 🕺💃. The legendary Gary US Bond.

[@Germinal957]

A mí también.Un abrazo desde España

[@hannuairola]

samoin Norjan la Lillehamerin kautta tultiin :D

[@s.k.7018]

me too. : )

[@romanng3483]

Samesies!

[@stu955118]

+1

[@alanrossreviews]

40 years later still fresh... Extraordinary

[@garygoodman7941]

He's 83 years old and still puts on a great show. I saw him at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ in December 2021 and again at a bar on the Jersey Shore a few weeks ago that was for his 83rd birthday. He celebrated more than most of the audience. He had at least five glasses of wine while on stage.

[@mikeholtzclaw3995]

He is still fantastic at 83! He loves to play the role of the party host and he talks about his love of wine, and I often wonder if that's really alcohol he drinks on stage or if it's for show. He is incredibly sharp and professional

[@Muddy_The_Water]

April 1981 April 2024 43 years, This Gen Xer will always love Gary U. S. Bonds, 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@revpgesqredux]

Me too Muddy🎉

[@leefreed2060]

I was 14 when this came out. 54 now. Still amazing 40 yrs later

[@melissasantiago8139]

My Tio is the bass player.. RIP Tio George.. He played with South Side Johnny and the Jukes also..

[@rapman5791]

He is out there rocking in heaven now with all the greats. I’m sure you are proud of your uncle. ❤️

[@68blues]

If you are going to rock to a Springsteen song, you won't get much better than Gary did here….Rock it Gary!

[@ANISTAZImetal-po4rz]

Ok. That's friggin fantastic. I may have been 9 or so , but I remember it.

[@88Musk]

I don't see the organ player in the line up but I can here him. What a great song.

[@joeh2690]

Absolutely the best. Wow... just wow.

[@kathleen3177]

Love this song

[@Karen-dv3ml]

I.was.21.years.old.when.that.song.came.out.still.love.it❤

[@gaylejohnson7719]

We love him too!

[@soxfan801]

This song is much better than what passes for music today.

[@laurakibben4147]

I discovered this song on a jukebox that the PX on Schofield Barracks Oahu Hawaii had. I was 13 and adored it ever after and still.

[@dirtyactionofficial3764]

Perfect song!

[@richardherron7670]

Fantastic 1981 great song great year

[@PhynTrickSnipin]

What a great summer hits !!

[@NevadaBoss]

Merv: "Ooo...Show us your lining Gary!" oooooh. (Rick Moranis..1982) As for this song, so great, esp. given when it came out (early 80s)

[@memoio8202]

Cuantos recuerdos de cuando empecé en mi primer trabajo entonces con 19 y hoy con 62 y , como dicen, parece que fue ayer...

[@avrilmayland7235]

Memories! ❤

[@anasamente5971]

Old songs doesn't have bad influences like nowadays.

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

84 and still with us.

[@tracigresham7164]

Love this.

[@johnburns9613]

I always play this to my daughter

[@onefatstratcat]

Nothing like good sax :)

[@anasamente5971]

Lilyhammer. I heard about him. Whay a rhythm!

[@alejandrot9946]

Fantástico!!

[@nightoftheartsattractionsa1353]

This Little Girl Of Mine Chords And Lyrics By Gary US Bonds Em G Here she comes - Walkin' down the street C D Em You know she's walkin' just like she's walkin' to come and see me C Em Oh, she's so young - and she's so fine C I know what's on your mind - Know what you want to do Em But if you mess with her - I'm gonna mess with you C D You better watch your step - You better stay in line G Em This little girl is mine - Oh-oh, this little girl is mine C D Em Oh-oh, this little girl - This little girl - This little girl is mine G Em This little girl is mine - Oh-oh, this little girl is mine C D Em Oh-oh, this little girl - This little girl - This little girl is mine Em G Well, if the world was mine to do with what I want to do, sir C D Em Well I'd wrap it up in a bow and give it all to her - yeah C Em And all my love - All of the time C You know I'd hold her tight I'd never let her go Em And late at night you know I'd love her so C D Yeah, I'd treat her right - So she'd never mind G Em This little girl is mine - Oh-oh, this little girl is mine C D Em Oh-oh, this little girl - This little girl - This little girl is mine Break - Bm-Em-Bm-C-D Em G Hey, you better watch out - I'm telling you the score C D Em Are you going to be sweepin' your broken heart up off the floor C Em Yeah and that ain't all - I'm telling you my friend C I know what's on your mind - Know what you wan

[@susiebevacqua2555]

Bruce springsteen wrote it.

[@palmiraguerra6767]

Una de las mejores canciones de todos los tiempos , muy lindos recuerdos .

[@TelBil2010]

Always reminds me of a lady I was dating many years ago great times

[@yrenearriola6095]

Un temazo me encanta

[@jojoheartspaypay]

Rock N Roll👐🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@revpgesqredux]

I was un college in 1981 and when this song came out everyone started calling me "Gary U.S." Some few people still know me that way. LoL

[@ComradeStiv]

1981 drummers uniform spotted. They all wore that shirt, that haircut, that necklace, and that mustache

[@stevemann3080]

TRUE 😂😂

[@Fulschermd]

Yup

[@daddysannie]

Mike had that moustache to the day he died :-(

[@rapman5791]

@@daddysannieIm sorry to hear about Mike. When did he die? The last I heard he was teaching kindergarten in New Jersey.

[@ronijohnson6137]

Gary you were fine!

[@soxfan801]

For my wife, Thanks to The Boss

[@joegoldner1124]

Dedicate to the love of my life Jennifer

[@usfanlovesjiwoo1978]

Didn't Bruce Springsteen write this song?

[@Me-zt8gy]

Yep. That's why it sounds exactly like the E Street Band.

[@drymmel2612]

Yes he was behind the hole record , his child hood hero , i hope i spelld all right 🤔

[@PotrzebieConolly]

@Dennis Hertz I think you are hearing Clarence, since I'm pretty sure they're lip syncing to his record, which is played by the E Street Band.

[@Design4Training]

This was Little Steven's reproduction of Gary's original. He essentially reinvented Gary's early career with his classic EStreet, horns forward sound that Steven brought to Bruce. Good stuff!

[@dkapone]

Merv Griffin was The Man! Peace.

[@rickygreen8639]

The series lillyhammer brought me here 😂

[@DEPARTUERS19]

My mother told me she named me after him ...Gary

[@conniebauer4128]

Hey..that's not the E Street Band!! ..but it sure sounds like them.

[@maxslamer]

Well, it is the E Street Band!!! The song was written by Springsteen, produced by him and Steven van Zandt and performed by The E Street Band. The guys seen in this clip are Gary's band with several future members of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: bassist George Ruiz (RIP), pianist Rusty Cloud and saxophonist Joey Stann.

[@luvthedrake1375]

@@maxslamer Joey might be the finest sax player I've ever seen live. With Southside and then with Bonds. He was incredible.

[@luvthedrake1375]

@@maxslamer Think about THAT homage! Seriously. Those guys cared about the artists that influenced their art and success. You get Bruce, Stevie and the E Street band at its apex to be a background crew? Just so great. Springsteen was pretty hot in 1981. But he and Steve always made time for their idols and peers.

[@maxslamer]

@@luvthedrake1375 Yeah, I've seen Joey with Southside a couple of times and Clarence Clemons three times with Bruce (plus Clarence with The Redbank Rockers ca 1983). Two of the greatest sax players.. Hats off also to Eddie Manion and Stan Harrison, previoulsly with Southside and lately with Little Steven's Disciples of Soul.

[@holden190]

Would have been better if they didn’t replace the audio with the record :(

[@duffbaker9554]

This song reminds me of Springsteen a lot.

[@jasonjackson5189]

Yuup

[@danielhayes7967]

The drummer looks like he's chomping down on that gum. Craving that cig.

[@daddysannie]

He really is ... Mike was a good friend of mine.

[@rapman5791]

@@daddysanniewhatever happened to Mike?

[@sandrabond-wv8ok]

We're cousins.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@donwarrington4916]

Legend has it that Frank Guida plucked this guy right off the street at random ...

[@thunderfieldcastle]

Clarence Clemons looks shorter and…paler than I remember.

[@therabidscorpion]

Bass player looks like the love child of Weird Al and Richard Pryor.

[@jguerr562]

Andy Samberg on lead guitar

[@janineleach1532]

P diddy sent me here

[@arthurwatt5162]

It's Merv the perv. 😅

[@grandmashadowdreamer]

Love Gary US Bonds But the dude in the background chewing gum Your taking the focus off the Singer

[@luvthedrake1375]

It was the Merv Griffin show. It was a half-assed lip synch performance all around. I DID see Gary live a year or two later and it was INCREDIBLE. His band was tight, he had his wife and daughter singing background and the man is a spectacular singer and showman. Just a wonderful experience.

[@FranklinBabb-jl1nv]

Shared some Southern Comfort with him on Albro Lake Road in Dartmouth N.S at 8 am leaning against a van.

[@rapman5791]

@@FranklinBabb-jl1nvI smoked a fatty with him sitting in a van on a cold winters night in Boston. It was literally like a Cheech & Chong movie. Down on the waterfront near the Channel nightclub where they had played earlier in the night. 💨

[@TR_145]

Great lip syncing..

[@Hustlerclub203]

lol the band is horrible at acting like they’re playing them instruments lol

[@revpgesqredux]

I was un college in 1981 and when this song came out everyone started calling me "Gary U.S." Some few people still know me that way. LoL