Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal and the Headhunters

[@dannyparis3383]

Man they are off the chain from 1964 Cannibal and the Headhunters land of a thousand dances often imitated but never duplicated the original is Simply the Best

[@geraldroraback5432]

One of the original rock and roll anthems.

[@57highland]

Best version of this song. Absolutely no doubt.

[@maxxxe2u]

😎MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE !!🏴‍☠👍

[@rubydazzler]

This was the version we all danced and clapped along to in England as well. I'd say it was the definitive version out of all the covers. Just seeing the grainy black and white images and the go-go dancers takes me back to my early teenage self, Billy, get your yo-yo!

[@johnsnyderjr.1505]

Always my favorite version....

[@arsenpfister5704]

That's when music made you feel alive and wanting to dance ! Boy do we need that kinda of vibe again the best music 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

[@twaodood5106]

VERY MEANINGFUL LYRICS!! PLUS, IT HAS A GREAT BEAT, YOU CAN DANCE TO IT, AND SWERVE SO OTHER CARS GET OUTOF YOUR WAY TOO!!!

[@mariomartinez781]

I'm 44 yrs old. Heard first time when i was 13. I was hooked until now and I'm still jammin it on my new stereo all da TIME!!!

[@catdaddy3302]

I saw them open for The Beatles in Houston, 1965.

[@wileyp.i.4437]

I read somewhere that Paul McCartney was worried because Cannibal and the Headhunters were received well, meaning the audience went WILD over them! They had more "screams/excitement" than The Beatles! Cannibal had the dance moves, better looks and showmanship (my opinion), however!😉

[@billeagle51]

These guys played a lot at our High School dances in Montebello, Ca..as well as the Midnighters! Those were the days! There was another young guy, playing the trumpet for some bands in the area. His name was Eddie Olmos (Miami Vice). Who would ever know!

[@eliannarodriguez8222]

billeagle51 I bet the headhunters were very humble,generous people. Around what year we’re these dances??

[@billeagle51]

1962 through 1965..also at the Montebello Ballroom

[@eliannarodriguez8222]

billeagle51 wow that’s amazing!! I bet it was a true thrill seeing them perform!!

[@billeagle51]

Believe it or not, there were other great Groups just as good back then..The Group that I liked back then, were called "The Impalas"..I think they were from El Sereno, LA. Eddie Olmos was also in some groups back then..but he was dam good, so good he played at The Troubadour in Hollywood! Nobody knows what a great trumpet player he was, and opening act for the "Doors"..and also a Baseball player. He was from South Montebello

[@eliannarodriguez8222]

billeagle51 omg good times. It must have been so fun!!!

[@jeffnegron8845]

The good old days

[@recovering16]

The story goes that Paul McCartney liked this version so well (including the "na na na na" at the beginning, that he asked the group to travel with them on tour in America and be the Beatles' "opening act".

[@elbangbang6639]

Judy Gabaldon I just learned about this in Chicano class

[@lunalynd]

It's true

[@wileyp.i.4437]

That's a correct statement. McCartney really liked their style! As a matter of fact, Brian Epstein (Beatles manager) "told" Eddie David (I believe, Cannibal and the Headhunters manager) to have them "tone it down" due to them getting too much attention from the audience, as they were that good with their singing, especially their dancing. I guess Brian Epstein felt a bit "threatened" by them and wanted all the attention to go solely to the Beatles (as if they really needed it!!!)!!! Cannibal and the Headhunters were a fabulous and very much "underrated' group. I believe all members were/are of Mexican heritage.

[@catdaddy3302]

They opened for them in Houston.

[@bettykubat807]

Let’s hear it for East LA😍

[@rakdani4830]

Ahhhhhhh, thanks for the memories. A true forgotten classic that should be remembered!

[@thomasbaligad1547]

A Favorite at "The Coasters Car Club" of Redondo Beach Parties ! Memories from back in the late 60's ! Thanks for the post !

[@yvonnemendez3075]

Rip Frankie u guys were great represented us latinos great😂

[@lunalynd]

I was in the 5th grade in East LA my best friend Ricky Cortinas had a brother who played bass for Cannibal & The Headhunters,they played live @ The Golden Gate Theater Ricky said "C'mon let's go" we got to see the show from behind the drummers seat looking out into the audience, it was great seeing all the screaming girls! They very soon after that opened up for The Beatles in New York, when they got back we heard all the cools things that happened to them when they met The Beatles, Winter Gardens Elementary!

[@ernieperu22]

Ed K. It was big in the west, too. Long before Wilson Picket came out with his cover...

[@Number_6ix]

Ernie Peru- Actually, Pickett's version only came out about a year after the Cannibal & the Headhunters version, and wound up charting much higher and becoming the more well known version of the two covers, a song originally written and released by Louisiana musician Chris Kenner about 4 years prior to the release of its first cover.

[@stingray100100]

A True Classic!

[@geraldroraback5432]

Rock and Roll Anthem along with Na Na Hey Hey KISS Him Good Bye and We Will Rock You. Voted #1,2, 3 by MTV.

[@richardbowes6897]

A good rockin' party record. This and Rainy day women 12 and 35

[@edkollin]

Drove my parents, teachers, camp counselors nuts by singing "na na na na na" over and over and over again. This version was actually bigger in New York then the Wilson Pickett version.

[@robtricesimmons2484]

idk what u talking about. he can't even sing and the people behind and him is out of beat.

[@57highland]

This version is actually better than Wilson's.

[@edkollin]

I think so

[@57highland]

@Edward: It just sounds a little less polished and a lot wilder than Wilson's version. It sounds like a song that a bunch of kids should be singing.

[@billr3724]

I agree. This version has that garage band/street corner thing going for it, like "Louie, Louie", "Wooly Bully", and "Double Shot of My Baby's Love". Raw, uneven, but somehow it works better for me than the slick, polished Wilson Pickett version.

[@bettykubat807]

He was a sexy dancer 😜😜😜😜

[@johnnybgood862003]

This was broadcast on Hollywood A GO GO

[@ronaldspies3876]

That guy can dance

[@duane356]

I got it bad for bangs and pig tails... memories.

[@keithburney5479]

Love the girls in these videos!

[@eddierodrgz77]

I never knew these guys were Mexican-Americans until I watched that HBO documentary...

[@ltlieu61]

Then on to 9th Street West!!! ...(same studio) lol!!! great vid!

[@robin2012ism]

Such a regional Los Angeles hit!

[@calcrappie8507]

This is the version that played on WABC New York and it was big on the east coast too.

[@brucescott4261]

@@calcrappie8507 ...Oh! How right you are, Cal! 1965!!!

[@daleschneider7689]

The Blonde Haired dancer is a knock out.

[@realfunny7]

I'm 66 & this was cool then as now - sure they lip synched but we accepted that - not like now with all the big production numbers & they make the kids think they really are singing - best time for music - the '60's - Admiral King HS Lorain,Ohio '67

[@petersampson5202]

IT WOULD BE A MIRACLE.

[@tnewberry]

Cannibal and the Head hunters...a name guaranteed to offend someone nowadays...

[@JoseGonzalez-fc6tl]

Terry Newberry FUCK THEM!!! And FUCK NOWADAYS!!!

[@discomarathonlegend]

@@JoseGonzalez-fc6tl i dont like swearing....but your comment is brill lol x

[@normhubbard8484]

By far best version the wicked Wilson pickett

[@susancollender6478]

Saw them with the Beatles’ show in 1965...remember them as more athletic than this...Guess they had more room on the ball field stage...

[@edkollin]

I was 8 years old when this song came out, what did I know about beat and voice? All I knew was I was obsessed with "na na na na na" and sung it over and over and over and over with a worse voice and beat then the group.

[@hedywit-kudding6385]

Best boy deancer effen

[@rplarski]

Anyone interested in buying this 45 record?

[@tnewberry]

Greasers rule ! 8^) Frats drool

[@JoseGonzalez-fc6tl]

Terry Newberry FUCK YOU, CASPER!!!

[@paulsmith4139]

I like this version best on Wilson Pickett

[@47hammer]

Bill Ag who was the first to record this song??;

[@ChinaNewsAgency]

I'm not sure.

[@47hammer]

I don't remember the name of the group;; They were a Mexican group; the song was written by a Mexican Made alittle bite of fame but lost it very quickly::

[@johnlatham3854]

Fats Domino recorded the song for Chris Kenner. He demanded half of all future recording royalties. Fats recorded the song but it didn't go anywhere. Fats collected off both hit recordings, W Pickett and C Headhunters.

[@violetsotelo2531]

Chris kenner

[@arrcticfox]

A Tarzan movie?

[@zirpzirp2325]

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[@arnoldamaral7406]

1966 cruising Whittier Boulevard East LA the same ever saw the Beatles at Dodger Stadium whats up sucka 🇫🇷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@radcam69]

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