The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him - 1958

[@kystars]

She has the voice of an angel. Because she is one. STILL performing today at age 80 in 2022.

[@Sundae_Times]

That's an amazing achievement for someone who worked with Phil Spector! I'm amazed she even made it through this performance in one piece.

[@真子博孝]

looks like my late mother when she was young😂💓

[@TONEBHURT]

Hers is one of the most dynamic voices I've ever heard and felt.

[@kystars]

@@Sundae_Times Isn't that the truth. I wonder how he was at that time? surely not like he was later.

[@lehec]

@@Sundae_Times C'mon...

[@ParkerPlaza]

This is real music.

[@Minalover100]

Phil Spector wrote that as a tribute to his dad, who passed away. He picked the right vocalist to sing it. His first hit, I think.

[@stewartjackson5483]

Inspired by words on his father's tombstone

[@heat000]

On the documentary about Phil Spector he threatened the singer to get the high vocal, also they played this whilst showing how his father died

[@AdrieLima51]

Sim, isso msm foi inspirado na frase da lápide dele. Estou assistindo agora o documentário sobre e o assassinato.

[@AdrieLima51]

​@Nikki Hibbert Can you click translate there?

[@oliverford7223]

My grandads song I love this and him rip 😢

[@jeffreytao8677]

Beautiful voice, sparkling eyes, guileless charm -- she's a creature from a bygone era!

[@larrydevore6657]

the likes of them will not come again. it's unfortunate. Great singer.

[@richardfroud8970]

One of the greatest songs recorded🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@victorblock3421]

These words are on the tombstone of Phil Spector's father. I've been to the grave site as much of my family is buried in the same cemetery. It's incredibly sad to know how his dad died and what it did to the family.

[@richardlstern9840]

These words, you mean the song title?

[@victorblock3421]

@@richardlstern9840 yes

[@patchambers5711]

WOW.. wonder what hid dad would think of how he turned out!!! 😥💔

[@eurasia2941]

I was 10 years old when I listened to this but I had to wait until I was 72 to see them. What a nice memory !

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

Eurasia29, I also loved this many years ago!

[@Juliaflo]

That means you were born somewhere in the 1940's, right?

[@thomaszaccone3960]

75 here

[@kennymcdowell4381]

Awesome memory I'm 74

[@kennymcdowell4381]

I was born in 1948

[@johnchappell8120]

(Such a nice song from days when the singer could sing )unlike today.

[@magneto7930]

She was seriously beautiful, with the voice of an angel!

[@someoneelse6934]

Elvis certainly thought so

[@mrmikeorsomething.5223]

You gotta be kidding.

[@normanrappaport6683]

A BEAUTIFUL SONG THAT REACHES THE HEART. TIMES WERE SIMPLE THAN.WOMEN WERE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WERE PROUD TO BE AMERICANS. I AM SECOND GENERATION AMERICAN AND PROUD OF MY HERITAGE. I SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1966 TO 1970. WISHING ALL THE VETERANS A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.

[@magdalenamiamor6678]

Only a portion of them. Indigenous people were not, Black folks coming out of enslavement were not. People have always been organizing.

[@WeldinSirait]

THE CLASIC DONG NEVER FORGET

[@muffs55mercury61]

Carol Conners (the singer) was just sweet 16 at the time. Still with us as of Jan, 2024.. Perry Como was a cool guy. He welcomed rock and roll acts on his TV show when others didn't. Starting on 9/22/1958 this song spent an amazing 23 weeks in the hot 100.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Why are so many folks here naming her Annette?

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@curbozerboomer1773 Her real name is Annette Kleinbard.

[@AndyCross-d3e]

Carol Conners

[@keithkirk8697]

@@curbozerboomer1773 3:19 Perry Como introduces her as Annette

[@marksheiman1538]

Written by Phil Spector

[@emmaherbert5293]

Played this song at my mums funeral such a lovely song ❤️

[@darrellnelson6747]

That's a brilliant choice.

[@adamhughes4442]

Phil Spector got the idea for this song when visiting his fathers grave.

[@PeterHern-f7s]

Long live this kind of music. once heard never forgotten. I lived in this era

[@RobertEGeiger-ly3gk]

Brings back great memories for sure

[@patmelton43]

1958 had a plethora of songs that I absolutely loved.

[@Juliaflo]

I loved them, too. Don't figure out my age. LOLOL.

[@stewartfenton7660]

​​@@JuliafloI got you Julia! No fooling me I knowa lady who told me she learned to Rock'n'Roll dance to At the Hop and La Bamba. I know what year that was so I know near enough how old she is.

[@normanmeharry58]

I grew up then in a family of older sisters. I remember the petticoats starched in sugar water, hanging over the bathtub drying, to fill out those drndl dresses before they headed out to the dances.

[@haroldbrown5308]

After school we went to the malt shop, every Saturday night we would go to the dance---the memories!

[@edwardtannahill6297]

I would certainly wish to know you

[@Sparky-ov1ot]

Brilliant, haven't heard this in almost 50 years!

[@patchambers5711]

I am 82.. I remember this 1958 song..loved it!!

[@christiansoldier1968]

three voices. no autotune. talent. perfect.

[@urmo345]

1:47 definitely no autotune

[@MasonBarge]

The soprano’s pitch is nothing great.

[@abneryokum]

@@MasonBarge So she hits a few notes slightly flat. BFD. She nails the flats and sharps in the bridge pretty damn well.

[@christiansoldier1968]

@@abneryokum I wouldn't sweat his opinion,...he's entitled to it, but some people live to dissent. Even being slightly flat here and there, it's perfect because it's natural,...and I'd rather listen to a natural sound than that sickly sweet, artificial sound,...any day of the week.

[@steveburtt1562]

@@christiansoldier1968 My opinion is her vocal's terrific, & it's a fabulous arrangement too! The song was a big hit back then in 1958 and '59.... Those of us who were in grade school then wanted to hear it over and over on our AM radios!!😄👍

[@Peter-Du]

She sings this song like she really means it.

[@lisamarie225]

Sincere devotion

[@utlot9785]

I am 76 years young. It is amazing how these songs stay in our minds, and don't seem to ever go away, for which I am very grateful

[@townonhill]

Good music like this one will never die.

[@sharonhamad9457]

We remember them because we could understand the words...and they had singable music.

[@utlot9785]

@@sharonhamad9457 Yes. In both cases.

[@utlot9785]

@@sharonhamad9457 Yes. Very true.

[@kathleenguth2193]

So agree with you. I'm 76 also and I remember every word. Beautiful song.

[@paracog]

This was the first song I fell in love with on the radio as a kid. Later, as a piano player, I marveled at the changes on that beautiful bridge, so sophisticated for a teenager to have composed. I'll remember the genius and ignore the tragedy, which is, after all far more common in this life.

[@liliavalin2200]

One of my very favorites! Those were the good ole days gone by!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❣️👍🏼

[@stevekenney2804]

Gorgeous voice that girl.

[@pattiparthemore4211]

Who knew Phil Spector could sing. He's the guy on the right.

[@someoneelse6934]

Who knew he could be a murderer either? You just never know.

[@alfonsomoreno3748]

He later became a demon...

[@lukaduka1001]

Sing, write, produce, threaten, assault, murder....he had it all!

[@stewartfenton7660]

Have you ever heard his demo recording of "Spanish Harlem?" Just him and his guitar, an absolutely great track which I prefer to Ben E. King's record. And I love Ben E.

[@sammyoyola2042]

​​@@lukaduka1001yup, he married one of the vocalist of the Ronnetts, Ronnie Spector and made her life miserable.

[@Bennifm]

This. This is pure gold. 💽

[@markstevens3999]

Makes me emotional. To all the men who feel unloved and hated

[@johnkeane9938]

A song made beautiful by her beautiful voice and delivery, and sparkling eyes!!!!?

[@zanetierney]

SIMPLY PERFECT. WOW.

[@steveking2085]

Her voice and beauty takes you to that special place ❤❤️

[@kimfawkes3487]

I agree - when I was in my twenties my girlftiend bore a strong resemblance to Carol Connors - same face, same timeless beauty

[@created2love]

First song I dance with my boyfriend in 1963 and later was killed. Teens had no counseling back in the days for us as students. Was so hard going back to school in 9th grade after his death. This will always be my favorite song of the time era

[@stewartfenton7660]

So glad to hear your memory. There's nothing like music to bring back life's joy and pain. Take care of yourself.

[@doyleeden9236]

Only God can heal the broken heart that path needs prayer the more we study healing and other like minds come together. John 3:16 John 3:3 😊😊

[@denniswinchester6720]

I am now 79 years old and this song still sends a shiver down my spine. Beautifully sung.

[@dougmorris5625]

Same age. Brings back memories of he first love of my life...that first kiss, etc.

[@crucommu1]

ME TOO! I'm 78

[@denniswinchester6720]

Good to see I'm not alone with a taste in the 60s music. Keep enjoying!

[@utlot9785]

God bless you

[@townonhill]

Me too, such a beautiful song.

[@fredwolter9173]

I,m now 66 years old and for me it's a great song verry god ❤

[@larrybrown3910]

One of the fifties classic songs.

[@cornishwolves69]

At 74 I’m still in love with this as I Cherish my adorable wife Carolyn looking down on me I MISS YOU MY LOVELY 🕊🙏🫶

[@oldgordo61]

Sorry for your loss.

[@margaretkerr3204]

lol x

[@davidhorn6008]

@@margaretkerr3204 Where was the joke?

[@jamesharrington4752]

Sorry for your loss Sir.

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Back in the day--one of the ultimate slow dance songs

[@michaelmendel4004]

Incredible voice…16 years old….#1 song in the world….written for her voice by the icon PHIL SPECTOR….how I miss outstanding music….my #2 song of all time….rated #76 in the Top Five Thousand songs of all time….

[@KenBreakwell]

Not mention that Phil Spector is the guy playing guitar in the video

[@lukaduka1001]

Carol Connors ( the singer) said in an interview once, that during rehearsals her voice cracked when trying to hit the high note mid way through the track. Phil Spector, who wrote this song and was in the band ( guy on the right) shoved her up against a wall and told her that she better not f..k up his song. That's why just, before she hits the high note, she looks down and is stressing about getting it right 1:40. Ahh the good ole days when people were motivated by the "stick" ...lol

[@kimmariejohnson9979]

carol connors sings this song in the same tone, she’s still an amazing singer/entertainer. hasn’t changed much.

[@DavidMixon-yo2mo]

O o

[@vickigoodman1614]

I love this band. I couldn't believe when she said she was in high school!!!! She is/was absolutely adorable!! The way she smiles when she sings and her eyes sparkle. Yes, this is another treasure. So glad youtube is here!

[@markj.rockman5232]

That "absolutely adorable" singer is Carol Connors (real name: Annette Kleinbard). Also, the guitarist on the right, the one who was singing ba-da-da da-da-da as a backup voice, was none other than Phil Spector, who later became one of the foremost rock-n-roll producers in the industry. (Later, he was convicted of the murder of an actress, and he died in prison.)

[@dang75790]

he also wrote this song as a very young teen for his father. his father committed suicide and the songs title is written on his fathers grave. very said story. and Phil had mental illness he committed himself many times over the years.

[@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting]

@@markj.rockman5232 OMG really? no idea why this song came to my mind today, my Mum is 80 and has advanced cancer i lost my Dad 6 years ago

[@markj.rockman5232]

@@jackiesmithsmetaldetecting, well God bless mum, God bless Dad, and while i"m at it, God bless jackiesmith -- you've weathered and are weathering storms, and I wish you the best. (Yes, what I typed in is so, it can be fact-checked with just a little bit of internet searching.)

[@AdrianGonzalez-x7q]

dude he was a murderer

[@JennyYearsley-g4d]

Now 73 and still love this song!! From New Zealand, Monday 6/1/25

[@ramongonzalez455]

I am 55 years old. I wasn't born yet!!! But is beautiful!!! From México!!!

[@charliehorsenm3446]

Phil Spector. A musical genius. He put together a nearly endless stream of hits with various groups. I didn't realize that in his early days he was actually a part of a group, but apparently he was.

[@kollintimler3689]

Not many know this but he's a murderer

[@jamespfitz]

It had a very definite end. He was a product of an era, Ave when the era passed he was passe.

[@richardpatrick2852]

Seems like this may have been the last time Phil appeared in public with out sunglasses on and carrying a gun.

[@charliehorsenm3446]

@@richardpatrick2852 I don't think so. He was around in the early 2000s - though he had become fairly paranoid by then. Regardless of his tragic ending - that he brought on himself - he was a Rock N Roll musical genius.

[@DyreStraits]

@@richardpatrick2852 haha

[@cherylgresswell7014]

This song came into my head this morning. I lost my husband six years ago, have met a man who lost his wife 5 years ago. We have been together for five years. 13 age gap. We love music and he is learning guitar at 83.my husband was a guitarist with the small faces before they were famous. My man's ambition is to play my husband's electric guitar through an amplifier. Live for us is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this song. Light and love to everyone 💕🙏

[@gipperbanana]

Incredible, your husband played with the most underrated band of the sixties. The small faces were sublime. I wish your new man all the best and I am glad to find people like you on the net

[@gipperbanana]

Incredible, your husband played with the most underrated band of the sixties. The small faces were sublime. I wish your new man all the best and I am glad to find people like you on the net

[@BicycleJoeTomasello]

May all your dreams come true

[@donnimartelle9044]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.

[@MrLeiduowen]

Ms. Gresswell, this comment made my day. Lots of love and blessings from Taiwan!

[@ronalddarang6610]

So good harmony and great song ❤❤❤

[@fionathomson4436]

Beautiful Harmony 😍

[@thechinaadventuresofariell9446]

I love mid century..Fifties Sixties had so much great music..

[@oakleysierney1918]

I am forever stuck in that era, and love it!

[@SantiagoAQA]

@@oakleysierney1918 me too and I born in 1995 LOL

[@oakleysierney1918]

@@SantiagoAQA yes it's before my time also. It's great how someone has all history and all the world to pick from for their music because of youtube.

[@frdjr2527]

Alex Ward played the entire audio of this performance on a recent Pink & Black Days on 50s Gold. The date of this appearance was January 3, 1959. I was in 1st grade and loved this song!

[@stevekenney2804]

Bloody lovely song!

[@dhutch71]

Phil Specter, the guitarist and song writer, would become a major record producer in a few more years. His signature sound for his recording artists, including many of the 'Girl Groups' of the early 1960s, was a "Wall of Sound". He also married Ronnie Spector of the Ronnettes.

[@JohnJohn-mk7nc]

Yea so he could sexually violate the women in them girl groups.... even violated his adopted sons....! The fucking monster.....! He was an ugly looking weasel....! Thats why he forced himself on woman.....! He was hideous to look at

[@MassimoRicciardi-y6k]

He was that but we was also a real scumbag too though he tormented one of the girls from The Ronettes .

[@sitbone3]

He married Ronnie Bennett who became Ronnie Spector.

[@winemeister]

Simply one of the best songs ever. One of many songs that introduced me to pop music back in the late 50s. I didn't know then it was preparing me for the 60s.

[@brianwentroble9121]

I still remember the first time I heard this song as a rock-loving teenager in the early 80's. I was complaining while I listened that it was too slow just like all those other 50's songs. Then she started singing that bridge and the world stopped and vanished, leaving only this song. To this day, everything comes to a stop when I hear this song playing.

[@zzubuzz]

She has a very pure and beautiful voice, and the melody is just perfect for this song.

[@kathleenseear5764]

Love this song but have had to wait til I am 75 to see them

[@kevinbarker9961]

Proper music n talent

[@neildcoates]

Heartbreaking song. Phil Spector (on guitar) wrote that song about his father who had died when Phil was very young. Think of that and listen to the lyrics again. “Everyone says there’ll come a day when I will walk alongside him...” I love this song for what it’s truly about.

[@peaceandlove4482]

Neil Coates. Never knew that Spector on the guitar. The studio version seems slower tempo and more haunting.

[@ardalla535]

That's the inscription on his father's grave stone: To Know Him is to Love Him

[@johnmoore4]

It was a suicide, wasn’t it!

[@dang75790]

​@@johnmoore4 yes

[@nhollybabes2386]

I dont think so... lyrics...why can't he see..that he was meant for me... dont think thats about a father son :)

[@RhondaBerry-r2h]

Love this and all the old stuff from my childhood

[@johnashton1388]

This was my favourite song when I was 16 I still love to hear it,brings back happy memories.

[@markbarrett8755]

One of the best ever! Such beautiful music was made then.

[@DocSanders]

I was 10 years old when this came out and even after 66 years it still takes me back to a simpler more trusting time in the US, one that was about goals of hope and love we had known as a people. America has lost much since the 50s and it lifts my spirits to know that some of what was best about us as a people still survives and will never fade as long as there are those who remember where we came from, who we were and above all why we made and enjoyed music such as this.

[@sarahelizalde2988]

Carol Connors is 80 and still active!! Great voice she has

[@Rodin99]

thanks for posting....I've never seen the full intro and Como talking to the "kids."

[@markking2335]

So amazing . Seeing Phil Spectre so young and talented. What a shame.

[@richardkmason4351]

One wonderful song.

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Bought this recording way back when. Still love it. November, 2022.

[@geraldackerman1272]

This song is from the year I was born, 1959. This and many other songs from that year gives me a good feeling knowing I came into the world at that time. Always liked this tune.

[@grizzlyhughes]

1958- That was the year I was born, yet strangely I remember hearing this song when I was a little kid. Watching this video reminded me of how innocent American girls were back then and it kind of hits you right here.

[@Impulse_Photography]

this song emanates pure innocence of the 50's It's so lovely to be able to recapture that time through their music....... At 64 yrs old I still listen to this in 2025

[@townonhill]

Loved this song back then and still do.

[@denniswinchester6720]

It's so true... You don't get the same nostalgia with today's music. Enjoy.

[@normanacree6307]

You only get nostalgia for bygone things. Look it up

[@denniswinchester6720]

@normanacree6307 you must be one of these trolls who challenges other people's comments to show how clever you are. If this "floats you boat," then you must be a lonely person.

[@utlot9785]

You got that right

[@denniswinchester6720]

@@utlot9785 Thanks.

[@utlot9785]

@@denniswinchester6720 You are very welcome.

[@jlhpi568]

Beautiful song, always has been. I am 72yrs young, but , it is so funny, because, for as long as I can remember, somehow, I thought it was about my Love for "JESUS" so weird! but true. Most of the words in this song, STILL makes me feel the same. Thank you!!

[@utlot9785]

God bless you

[@bh9225]

Nice sediment

[@alfonsomoreno3748]

"I am 72 yrs young"...hahaha...thats the attitude my friend...keep it up! .

[@timmaloney6441]

Same here , I've never heard anyone else say that . great song .

[@perdizes1954]

Today reading about of one of The Ronnets, I found this group. I Didn't know them. I like them. I was a teenager. How I miss all my family and my adolecence

[@townonhill]

Can't get enough of this song.

[@Jesoterica_Medium]

Her voice sounds exactly like my mother's; so clear, pure, powerful, yet soft and gentle at the same time, and angelic. My mom always sang to me, when I was a baby, and a young child. It was so beautiful and comforting. I miss her. She passed away, a few years ago, just after my 30th birthday.🤍

[@majoburgos1790]

so beatifull....love it!!

[@rikyjo8966]

The Teddy Bears and The Fleetwoods never failed to slay me...

[@margaretdrew6093]

Love her dress .it is so classic it could be worn today .

[@drrgperrin]

Now a beloved classic of the rock-and-roll era.

[@darrellpryor1653]

To All my friends that I had in 1958,live long and prosper !!!!

[@belindayork6125]

I used to have have that same dress. I loved it..

[@toddbonin6926]

Wow … never seen this song performed live before. Absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@nancysinatraswift]

phil was a man with great talent and a future, it's a shame he didn't know how to overcome childhood traumas and ended the way he did

[@Cobrarog]

What a doll! What a beautiful voice!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I was a young, almost teenager back then...I can tell you, women back then were not afraid to be feminine, sweet, yet retain their powerful charismatic sway over men!..Such meaningful simplicity in those kinds of tunes...and actually being able to temporarily hold a young lady in your arms, while dancing at a sock hop, was a thrill!

[@KaroshiSalad1987]

@@curbozerboomer1773 The Feels Man...

[@HMurphy]

2023 I WAS A KID THEN THANK U FOR THIS

[@kevinvicedomini8745]

The first time I heard this song when my mum played it on reel to reel it made me go cold . Love this song . Miss u mum 😢

[@Matthew-qk1xi]

I cry everytime, that bridge is fantastic. My wife used to sing this to me.

[@pablohingley2679]

Unbelivably beautiful Song! ❤ I was about 8 years old, &, psychologically impacted, even without understanding the meanings of the lyrics.

[@jyuubako26]

懐かしい歌です。

[@clivehubbard6239]

Beautiful voice with a tune from the year I was born. Thankyou

[@pennycasey9160]

❤❤and I do❤❤

[@Uncle65788]

A terribly fine song.

[@mrjuergensie]

super Song...geht auch heut noch ins Ohr und Herz 😍😍

[@jg6261]

Great song! Will always remember it and love it!

[@Stevie.C]

Her voice is sultry beautiful.

[@JackHolzer]

This is the best version of this song.

[@NeedsealMetasielProdukte]

I was 6 year,s old, but never I forget this song.

[@StudiosNYC54-tl9pt]

I was 6 too, remember this being played a lot on the radio.

[@NitaLessing]

This is music I grew up with class and just great

[@John-ob7dh]

My wife was same age as her when i met her at a teen dance in 1959. And just as beautiful.

[@bronzemen34]

what a beautiful song :)

[@melissav68]

Thank you to my Mom for playing the Best tunes around us...it has given me Blessed memories of our family singing to these tunes...

[@G8GT364CI]

RIP Phil, you were one of the greatest producers in history.

[@yosemite735]

@@gkoknok6076 Scotty is right.

[@lizzylizzy4617]

Yeah, his music was genius but he was a really shitty person considered the murder and the other things he has done :(

[@135paris]

For Phil Spector there is no RIP with the devil!

[@Tricker-the-licker]

@@135paris I'm sorry the Devil ? hahaha oh my goodness.

[@letoubib21]

@@135paris Since 2/17/2021 the devil has to sing to Phil's tune! In heaven may be eternal peace, but now in hell there does be eternal party *. . .*