Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl (1962)

I always thought that "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares was the top single in 1962 by an American female singer. Apparently not. Instead it was this late-in-the-year entry by US teenage singer Marcie Blane, "Bobby's Girl." A favorite of mine to play on oldies night or in oldies sets, it entered the charts in October 1962 and made the Top 10 within a month reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 1, 1962, where it stayed for four weeks only to be kept from the top of the charts by The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry" and Elvis Presley's "Return to Sender". It reached #2 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart on December 29, 1962, staying on the charts for nineteen weeks and made Blane the top selling female singer in the US.

[@robertmiller3810]

I’m 81 and as you can see my sign on name, my name is Bobby. My girlfriend and future wife was named Donna. Those were the days when teenagers and young lovers went to a favorite restaurant for burgers and fries. Of course there were no McDonalds or Burger Kings in our area at the time. So you went to the local Malt Shop, played the jukebox, 6 songs for a quarter and hung out. My girl always played “I Want to be Bobby’s Girl,” and I played “Oh Donna”. We’d ride around just like in the movie “American Graffiti”. We eventually married in 1966 but my beloved Donna died June 1st 2009. I still miss her very much and with tears running down my cheeks every time I hear “Bobby’s Girl” or “Oh Donna” and the tears are flowing down from my eyes right now. Rest in Peace my one true love, it won’t be long before I join you once again.

[@beatrizreis4060]

What a beautiful story, dating back to simpler days. Your comment actually moved me, and I hope you can find some comfort in the fact that you lived something so beautiful, something that nowadays is actually quite rare ❤

[@robertmiller3810]

@@beatrizreis4060 Thank you for your comment and yes, it was a simpler time when you didn’t have to lock your front door, you picked up a regular phone and heard a polite woman’s voice “Number Please.” Christmas was the most exciting day of the year for children. Where every store was decorated and everyone said “Merry Christmas” NOT Happy Holiday. Yes, life was simpler and different, being German, we didn’t see our Christmas tree or presents till Christmas morning, a German tradition my Daddy believed in. Mom always hung up the Christmas stockings filled with Nuts, Candy Canes, and fruit, something poor people couldn’t afford normally. Yes, it was a simpler time and thank you for walking along Memory Lane with me and sharing a special trip.

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks so much for sharing. I didn't know quite what to say, I have never married, but there are favorite songs I shared with past girlfriends, and those who were most important in my life, I remember well the songs we loved, or they loved, and it does hurt to hear them sometimes because there is no going back.

[@robertmiller3810]

@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Thank you for sharing your memories.

[@cindycrockettbradley5058]

Prayers and big hugs! Loved the songs!

[@sandrabraman9442]

Oh boy … this song brings back lots of memories… I was once Bobby’s girl & married to him for 25 years. We were married right out of high school & unfortunately, it did end. So, I was Bobby’s girl at one time!!!

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

That's wonderful Sandra. Those are the kind of happy endings (and beginnings) I like to hear. If it were only so for all of us. Thanks!

[@bermudaguy5003]

I found a good way to spend a quiet Sunday for us "old folks" is to sit & listen to the great songs that soothed our way through life. Yes, Those Were the Days" ! 🙂

[@j.d.snyder4466]

Because They're Young a flick featuring Tueday Weld was shot in 1959 snd released the following year. Duane Eddy's biggest hit was Because They're Young which I remember well, I don't rcall the film though but I sure enjoyed seeing things the way they were then especially the girls' hair styles. I was glad my memory got it.right!!

[@anthonypearsall5851]

The world I was born into, the world I was born for -- and I arrived just in time to watch it all being blown to pieces while I was still in grade school.

[@michaelmcmanimen3933]

The blonde is Tuesday Weld. An early role.what a dish!

[@richardcummins5465]

She was also in the Danny Kaye movie The Five Pennies

[@Smokeater4444]

Thanks from me too , I also was Born in the 1950's , I used to request this all the time on Armed Forces Radio Vietnam , Loved it because my name is Bob lol Hand Salute from an Old Vet , Thanks for bring back the memories !

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

You're welcome! I always liked this song and of course Tuesday Weld. But I was very surprised to find out this song charted higher and longer than "Johnny Angel" in 1962 (or "Town Without Pity" for that matter). I wish I could put my video of "Johnny Angel" up but it keeps getting blocked worldwide over the song. Don't know if it is the copyright company or Shelley Fabares herself.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

I always hear my mom singing this song with my dads name to it,…I wanna be….Johnny’s gurrrl!!,…I wanna be…Johnny’s girrl!

[@60sbabydoll777]

That’s so romantic. I hope I can find that kind of love one day 💗

[@lechistanmapper]

I LOVE MARCIE BLANE ❤❤

[@85dragonwolf29]

One my favorites song an singer

[@davidoverholt251]

Yes this was the year of Marcie Blaine (Bobby's Girl), Elvis Presley (Return to Sender)!

[@michaeljohnson1157]

I ❤ WAS IN 2nd Grade. ....great little Song 🎵

[@larryburton9369]

Great song thank you

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Larry!

[@lancelot1953]

Hi Mike, thank you for the memories! Born in 1950, I lived my "American Graffiti" years. I remember the sock hops, the dresses, the uniforms... In those days of the nuclear family, we grew up with values and traditions reinforced by family(ies), neighbors, community, Boy/Girl Scouts/4-H youth groups, Church(es), schools, ... all the way up to the Media outlets (TV, magazines, radio, Wolfman Jack, Dick Clark, Alan Freed, ...) which were reinforcing traditional American family values. Despite having our own "hormone storms" as teenagers, most of us did respect girls and young women. Just like your video arrangement, we "dressed the part", opened doors, brought flowers, learned how to dance (and fix our hot-rods or Mustangs)... I married my high school Sweetheart, my first Love, and we stayed together until CA took her away thirty years later. Thank you for bringing me back to a time of innocence, optimism and freedom (before the war, that is). May Peace be with you, Ciao, L (Veteran).

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks Lancelot. You go back a little bit farther than me, but not by much. I was born in October 1953, so this world was very much alive up until I was 10 years old. And despite those who think everything changed overnight the day JFK was assassinated or the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan, things did not change that radically quite that quickly. In fact the world of family, church schools, boy scouts, girl scouts, camp advisors for kids, social groups, respect for girls and women, continued on through most of the 60's even as college kids were marching in the streets against the war in Vietnam. I'd say 1969 and early 1970's probably was the big start of looser times, free love, a blow to religious values, and the like. We were all indoctrinated into the new ways of thinking by peer pressure, if not for any other reason. Compared to today though, even those times seem like a glimpse of heaven. Things never get better, they always get worse ... until a catastrophe changes everything all over again. The decadence of the 1920's for example was chastised by the hardships of the 1930's and 1940's .. and I fear we will have to through this sort of thing all over again. A lot of us will never live to see the end of it.

[@davidoverholt251]

Well, my friend we had rules, we had street lights, we had curfews! And then we had Marcie Blaine from PA! 1962 was not all bad!

[@lancelot1953]

@@davidoverholt251 Hi David, I fully agree with you, Ciao from ME, L

[@davidoverholt251]

Well brother I was younger but traveled with you on all thes lovely escapades back in the day! Crazy to think I know have 6 Colored TVs in my house at age 72!

[@lancelot1953]

@@davidoverholt251 Hi David, well, you beat me on the number of TV but how about this... I still have my first car (I rebuilt it twice but it works... most of the time). Peace be with you, Ciao, L

[@user-vb1bv4us8o]

The audio quality is wonderful! & great song, accompanying video👍

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much!

[@rogerfarrar8923]

VERY TENDER ......OK

[@michaelhock9089]

Great song, and artist

[@donschwartz9585]

In the summer of 1970 I was taking a course on The History of Rock and Jazz at Queens College in N.Y. The adjunct that was teaching the course knew Marcie Blane and she came into the class and told us the story behind her doing this song. She was indeed cute, girl next door type. If I remember the story correctly she had a date with a guy who had something to do with the production of the song. He asked her to do it and she did. After all the attention she had gotten and the traveling she decided that this wasn't for her and went on to be a teacher. Her real name is Marcie Blank from Queens N.Y. I believe from the Woodhaven section.

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks for sharing that! She sure sounds cute when she sings!

[@robertchesnosky3508]

I WAS BOBBY AS A KID. AND THERES THE GIRL I HAD A CRUSH ON .TUESDAY WELD!

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

She was a real beauty! No question about it! I liked her in later films too, like "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" and "Thief" (with James Caan). Still a beaut.

[@robertchesnosky3508]

@@mikemunrowsretro8973 DONT FORGET " LORD LOVE A DUCK" AND " PRETTY POISON"

[@davidoverholt251]

Well I just fell in love with this voice back in 1962! When we had a black and white TV, and some replay, I heard this voice outloud! I will just say that Marcie Blaine was and is one of my most powerful music singers of my youth! I play this song monthly from Marcie!

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks for sharing! Remember how we saw 'Johnnie Angel' being sung on B&W TV that same year, just kids is all we were but everyone talked about it. Always love that song too!

[@Dave-lq2le]

@mikemunrowsretro8973 Ah yes!! Shelley Fabares!!! Great song too!!!

[@davidoverholt251]

@@Dave-lq2le Shelley was the babe and got to play with the King in three movies in the 60's! Well, those were the best Saturday Mateenee Movies I ever spent money on!

[@davidoverholt251]

The most wonderful 45 cent matennee movies I ever saved for!

[@Dave-lq2le]

I haven't heard this in forever!! Sounds better than ever!! Thank you so much!!

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

You're very welcome!

[@libertyann439]

If only desperation made us more attractive 😂❤❤❤❤

[@60sbabydoll777]

Cute!💗🧁

[@RobtJude]

Tuesday Weld ,,,,, Michael Callan ,,,, Going Deep into the Way-Back Machine

[@hazepennington9303]

Great song it's been so many years ago since I first heard this song I was a kid back then when it came out but I never forgot it and I loved it,, Thank you for posting this song ,, ❤

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

You're so welcome! One of the best songs of the early 60's and enjoyed making the video. Thanks!

[@edwiles5258]

I grew up with this one....loved the chord progression so typical of those songs....C, Am, Dm, (or F), G. There were at least a million of them. This was a great one!

[@joaodomingoscustodio6247]

marcie is 80 years old today

[@俊輔松浦]

私が16才の時の懐かしい曲です。歌詞が分かり安く、メロディーも今までにない歯切れの良い曲で忘れられない曲です。

[@michaeljohnson1157]

Mr Munro, WHAT TV SHOW 📺 OR MOVIE IS THIS CLIP From ???? George Maharis, I recognize. Michael W.Johnson retired from Modesto California____

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Rock, Rock Rock (1956) and Because They're Young (1960).

[@AtlantaGymFan]

A huge hit from my 5th grade days

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

I think I was just starting 4th grade. Close.

[@claudettepreisinger]

Oh, I do remember this one! Were the movie scenes from 'American Graffitti'? Nice upload :)

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks! Actually they are two films and a TV show, the two films starring Tuesday Weld, Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) and Because They're Young (1960). I don't remember the actress or the show in the other part, I lost it when my computer crashed in 2018 and never committed the title to memory. Oh well, at least the music video was backed up!

[@Dave-lq2le]

Remember the tv's back then? You had to get up, go to the TV, and turn the knob to change the channel!! I remember the first remote I ever saw. The guy pointed it at the tv, hit a couple buttons, and the rotary knob would turn by itself!! Ker-chunk, ker-chunk, ker-chunk!! 😂😂😂😂👍

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

I almost forgot about those remotes, but you're right about the operation, lol. Loved those remote-controlled antennae rotators too, move the antenna up on your roof around to bring in the channels that had weaker signals or were far away, but on a good day or night, you just might pull the far away ones in ...

[@curbmassa]

My dad had a 10-foot long stick to change the channel. He took the knob off the TV and cut a slot in the stick to jam over the shaft of the tuner. It worked, never needed a battery.

[@BobSebring]

Brings back special memories of my baby. She was my Bobby's girl.❤

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

All my Bobby's girls are way, way back in the past. Distant memories. I hope none of them are dead.

[@benamrouche]

tres belles chansons

[@jtlampsu2]

I always thought Susan Maughan sang this, (originally)??

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Susan's version was released in the UK almost simultaneously with Marcie's in the US, both in 1962, but Marcie Blane got hers in just before Susan did, making hers the original. Neither of them wrote the song. They both performed on charts about the same, peaking at #3, although Susan's version did not catch on in the United States until 1963. Susan's style was geared more to a slightly older audience (older teens and college age), whereas Marcie was appealing to an exclusively teenage audience.

[@jtlampsu2]

@@mikemunrowsretro8973 Ok, thanks for the info.

[@keithcarey6312]

You could never get away with doing a song like this today.

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Probably not. I don't think most women would agree that being "Bobby's Girl" (or any guy's girl) is "the most important thing to be."

[@stevenhwilcox2640]

Nope. The songs of today are mostly trashy.

[@keithcarey6312]

@@stevenhwilcox2640 on the other hand it’s easy to understand Why women today don’t want to put all their identity in the man they’re with.

[@johnsteelman-d1s]

HELLO, PLEASE TELL ME WHO WROTE THIS SONG.

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Gary Klein and Henry Hoffman.

[@joshlevy706]

I think that some of the scenes in this video are from “Because Their Young”..Dick Clark was in that movie as well

[@GiseleTsague]

A beautiful song to fall in love...i really love those times, nowadays it is seldom to feel this type of love.

[@joycemartin7516]

It’s 9/1/24 in Austin, Tx! Great song and era! I’m 75 and still rockin to the oldies🥳🎶

[@Guitar11player]

Yeah. Thanks to the G.D. Democrats and their hate for us and America!

[@theiceman6941]

Cool song, thanks for uploading. I like the visuals too, Tuesday Weld and Yvonne Lime

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@gwendolinekoval756]

I would sing it

[@reginajanen1426]

What a nice Video ❤❤❤ and sweet Song ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing ❤😊

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks so much!

[@smilanesi98]

Tuesday Weld❤❤❤ She has been 🔥 for the last 70 years❤

[@robertinglis4292]

When this song came out my father worked for Anaconda Wire & Cable in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY and the department secretary was the songwriter's sister. This was a great and exciting song that perfectly fit the times. I think he was a high school principal on Long Island and also wrote a follow-up single. Best Wishes!

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks Robert! And thanks for sharing.

[@jorgecarrillo5916]

whats the name of that movie ..?

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

There's several films here with Tuesday Weld, but the one in the thumbnail is Rock, Rock, Rock (1956).

[@ruthboykin9873]

❤❤❤

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

Thanks so much, RB! You're all heart!

[@上田祐一-l5l]

日本人の方のコメントがまったくありませんね😢 いい曲なのに―――

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

ありがとうございます。残念ながら、このチャンネルはまだ規模が小さすぎて、海外の視聴者を多く集めることができません。最終的には、これらの動画の視聴者がもっと増えることを願っています。

[@sento9945]

Maravillosa 👏👏👏👏

[@poopypants814]

what movie is this pls.?

[@mikemunrowsretro8973]

They are two films and a TV show, the two films starring Tuesday Weld, Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) and Because They're Young (1960). I don't remember the actress or the show in the other part, I lost it when my computer crashed in 2018 and never committed the title to memory.

[@poopypants814]

@@mikemunrowsretro8973 thank you I'll have to look those up