SO COOL!| FIRST TIME HEARING Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - Li'l Red Riding Hood REACTION

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their bigger hit "Wooly Bully" !!!

[@markhagerman1837]

Jeff Spicoli 😂

[@MarySmith-wt5hu]

Yes, listen to Wooly Bully!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

True dat alley cat 😻

[@wangofree]

Also "Alley Oop"! Though they might be too young to know the character.

[@surlechapeau]

@@wangofree "Alley Oop" was by the Hollywood Argyles

[@TheGenXTeacher]

Haven't heard about this group in decades! Wooly Bully is their classic. It's just plain fun!

[@VivacityTS]

They gotta do Wooly Bully

[@blankbruno70]

Came here to say this! Almost 40 years ago on Saturday nights when we were shooting pool, we had to play Wooly Bully a half dozen times or more a night on the jukebox.

[@allendixon7700]

​@@blankbruno70It's pretty near Christmas time here in Dixie lawyer that is a group called the Alabama horror questiojamaica. They gonna be doing a song called Christmas and Dixie. Christmas in Dixie, by the group Alabama, all right?

[@TomP-pf7kn]

Another novelty song from the 60’s that’s a lot of fun is “Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah” by Allan Sherman, about a kid writing home from summer camp.

[@beedeegee9374]

My parents bought the LP and I still have it.

[@GeoffCB]

“Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah” by Allan Sherman is a classic, I hope they give it a listen!

[@Rocksider2525]

Lol. I found that in my parents closet when I was like 8 and laughed so hard when I heard it. Best thing about that was my parents bought me a record player/8 track/receiver. That was the biggest thing I ever coulda got from them. Music has been a daily thing of mine since

[@michelerosevear7466]

Love that song...

[@MrScottsearles]

Leonard (sp.) Skinner.

[@garybradford8332]

I was 12 when this came out and loved it. I hadn't heard it for decades and this brings me back. There were a number of these novelty songs around that time. "Please Mr. Custer", "Big Bad John", "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead", "Running Bear" and "The Battle of New Orleans" to name a few off the top of my head. Not to be taken too seriously, they were just very entertaining.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

*"Ahab The Arab"* Ray Stevens *"Woolly Bully"* Sam the Sham & the Pharohs

[@ronnix23]

I believe those are all from the 50s and 60s. The 70s had their share of novelty songs too including: The Streak, Junk Food Junkie, My Ding-A-Ling, and King Tut.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

@@ronnix23 The Streak was in the late 60's-early 70's at football games; always someone peeling off during a game or across a stage. I thought someone had done that at our high school. Chuck Berry recorded it in 72-3 but I have a feeling I'd heard someone sing it before that. My son took "Blazing Saddles" off to college. I'd never seen it. He said it was funny. I like the funny Christmas and Political songs.

[@Johnny96ri]

@@user-ii4zf5iq3t The STreak was by Ray Stevens.

[@afry6400]

Oooh Big Bad John is a good one.

[@stevenjohnson3883]

I saw them do this live!!! It was with Dick Clarks caravan of stars, with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and Brian Hyland and some others I have forgotten. Sam and Gary acted as MC's It was a GREAT show. All three of these had several GREAT hits, Gary Lewis, "This diamond ring", and many more. Brian Hyland early 60's had "Yellow polka dot bikini, then in the late 60's "gypsy woman" and "the Joker went wild". Sam had "Wooly Bully" and Ring dang doo" Sam was a really cool guy!!!

[@stevenjohnson3883]

More of Gary Lewis and the Playboys songs include, "Everybody loves a clown", "She's just my style", "Count me in", "Green Grass", "Sure gonna miss her" and "Save your heart for me"

[@beefoneeto]

Ring Dang Doo was a great follow up to Woolly Bully.

[@BillGraper]

Brian Hyland's "Sealed With A Kiss" is great, too!!!

[@stevenjohnson3883]

@@BillGraper Oh yeah forgot about that one good call!!!!

[@col-hiwildcats6717]

Saw the Caravan of Stars in Nov. 1966 with Sam the Sham, Gary Lewis, Brian Hyland, Bobby Hebb, the Gentrys, and the Yardbirds (with Jimmy Page on lead guitar). Incredible show for a 17-year-old kid from Oklahoma. Sam the Sham had great stage presence. Most of the Playboys band backing up Gary Lewis was from Tulsa. Love this song and the memories associated with it. Keep up the great reactions guys and Merry Christmas.

[@MrCome4numb]

Loved this song as a kid, another novelty hit at the time was Royal Guardsman - "Snoopy's Christmas" a follow up to their hit "Snoopy vs The Red Baron"

[@Yaktahbay]

And the one in between was "Return Of The Red Baron".

[@pauld6967]

Let's not forget _'Snoopy for President'_ with a surprise guest appearance by..... Oh but that would be telling. ;-)

[@joelhahn2501]

The Royal Guardsmen also released a cover of Li'l Red Riding Hood the year after Sam the Sham did!

[@terri2494]

@@joelhahn2501 Yes! That’s where I know it from. I had the album “Snoopy vs The Red Baron”, which had a lot of fun songs. I was about five when we got it and I just loved it. Years later I rescued it from a yard sale we were having. I think I still have it in storage.

[@terri2494]

@@pauld6967 I haven’t heard of that one. I’ll have to check it out.

[@HailCaesar6267]

💥Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs have the distinction of being the 1st Mexican - American Pop Rock Band!

[@andymageen5308]

And they had to hide that fact when they hit the charts. Different times. ✌️

[@TANTRUMGASM]

??? lol, Nah not even close., why would you say such nonsense?? Sam the Sham didnt hit until late 1964 "wooly bully"......many came before.... .....Ritchie Valens and the silhouettes, ( 1958-59) , Sunny & the Sunglows ( 1963 ), The Premiers (1963) In 1962 Lil' Ray & The Midniters recorded "Loretta" and "My Girl" ,,, Rosie and the Originals (1960) wrote hit song "Angel Baby" ,, was the first Latina inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame

[@jokes881]

not even close !

[@jokes881]

@@andymageen5308 is that why they selfishly appropriated Egyptian and Arab culture in their name and idiotic costumes?? because they were ashamed of their own culture?? was the gross cultural appropriation done because Arab and Egyptian Culture and costumes were much more acceptable than sombreros and sarapes? lol you are dismissed

[@deeanna3335]

Being a little kid at the time I thought they were actually Middle Eastern due to their costumes lol. Later I found out they were Mexican, so cool because that's my heritage.

[@AmericanShia786]

Li'l Red Riding Hood was their second hit. Their first and biggest hit was Wooly Bully! Great band from 1965,

[@johnsilva9139]

This was a minor hit for them following their chart topping smash " Wooly Bully " with the iconic line " Let's not be L7 " ( meaning square ). Basically one hit wonders, but a fun group, and you will find "Wooly Bully" irresistable fun, with a very cool sax break in it.

[@Paladin70]

Not exactly one hit wonders. They had five songs make the Top 40, with both Wooly Bully and Lil Red Riding Hood peaking at Number 2.

[@sbalman]

It was a major Top Ten Hit for them.

[@ionecuff6323]

Reading all the comments about their other BIG HIT, "WOOLY BULLY!" brings back so many memories! Great dancing music!!! Was great times back then!! Everyone dancing, laughing, having FUN!!! Brings back so many great memories of my teen years!!

[@Robsan40]

Another vote for "Wooly Bully", their best song and biggest hit.

[@russworks2882]

Was it Ray Stevens who sang Guitarzan (and his Jungle Band?). It's another fun song.

[@pammoore2171]

sure was

[@blackprix]

I graduated from high school in 1967 and this group was huge with regard to my generation. We were a little quirky back then as well😂

[@KenHenderson-n1c]

Back in the day a "wolf" was the name for a skirt chaser. The whistle some males made when they saw a good looking female was called a "wolf whistle". This song is a parody of that using the fairy tale as a motif.

[@SheilaAllaireRealEstateAgent]

I get to see one of the members of Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs who started his own band "Bandana" here in Venice Fl play almost weekly and sometimes does this song. He does end every performance with "Wooly Bully" as the last song of the night. I enjoy seeing them so much. When he does Li'l Red Riding Hood the gals on the dance floor get to be the lambs and say Baaaad. He is a great performer and we are so blessed to have him.

[@gkiferonhs]

Fun band!!! Saw them in concert once. Wild time! This song was a novelty song just for fun. Another song of theirs - "Wooly Bully" - is a seminal song for rock and roll that you guys need to review.

[@sunnystormy4973]

cheers !

[@KenOtwell]

Yes - Wooly Bully is a great companion/follow up to this song.

[@leftcoaster67]

The bass on this is killer. "Even bad wolves can be good...." :)

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs' signature tune was "Woolly Bully," which everybody and their brother has heard. "Monkey See, Monkey Do" was cool, too!

[@gwilli9511]

They did another song that was big in the mid 60's called Wooly Bully.

[@taun856]

Their song "Wooly Bully" was one of the quintessential party songs of the mid 1960's. Virtually every "garage band" played the song, and the odd thing is it's a "dialog" between two women talking about a buffalo (American Bison).

[@allendixon7700]

It is the most wonderful i'm most wonderful time of the year

[@allendixon7700]

Over over the fans over here in Dixie lion. What word I want is we're doing christmas over here

[@allendixon7700]

Did you ever hear of a group called the Alabama? Right alabama's? I got a christmas song called christmas and duke sierra question rock

[@mothermcready4417]

"Wooly Bully", by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs ", was THE 'Dance Song' for a while in the 60s!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

At a time when most music was for rockin out to,, They came in & gave us what we ALL WANTED & NEEDED,, A great song to dance to,, "Wooly Bully"🔥

[@db-gb5xi]

Another from this group, Wooly Bully. Which I believe wound up on one of Rolling Stone magazine's top 100 songs.

[@vvcougar71]

They played about 2 blocks from where I lived and I missed them. I'm still kicking myself 50 years later. Wooly Bully is another good song they did.

[@tomaleshire4145]

Another blast from the past!🤗 Another song I used to hear on the rock 'n roll radio station on my transistor radio!🤭😂 Y'all make this old man smile a lot.😁 Thank you.👍❤️✌️

[@tobygrimes9633]

This song features prominently in the Bruce Willis movie Striking Distance. One of my favorite movies of his from the 90's.

[@debibailey2968]

Always loved this song!!!! Such fun! Wooly Booly is another fun one by Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs! Another of my fave quirky fun songs is They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha! By Napoleon XIV (the fourteenth)!!! Another fun one is Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor by Lonnie Donnegan. ❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂

[@woodysthoughts4032]

. . . on the bedpost overnight.

[@debibailey2968]

@@woodysthoughts4032 yes!!! 😂

[@rwschumm]

Fun and 'Campy' Old-Time Hit! Lots of fun to listen to way back when! Great Choice You Guys! :)

[@chuckbradley6887]

My eldest brother was a Sam the Sham fan and I have been listening to this band since 1967/68. Listen to Wooly Bully by them.

[@falconuruguay4588]

This song was used to good effect in the movie "Striking Distance" with Bruce Willis...it's an important plot point!

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

*"Ahab The Arab"* Ray Stevens *"Woolly Bully"* Sam the Sham & the Pharohs

[@johnboydTx]

Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High sang Wooly Bully at the dance ❤ Their other big hit 🤔✌️❤️😮

[@woodysthoughts4032]

Love this song. Another commenter mentioned a song I forgot about - "Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland that was a big hit in 1960 - three or four years before the British Invasion. There were a number of fun novelty songs back then. I was 15 years old in 1960, so I listened to a lot of songs on the radio.

[@paulelliott682]

This song was used in a Bruce Willis 1990's movie where he plays a river patrol cop.

[@jasonvulgamore7414]

Back in '94 Baz Luhrmann released a song called "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" for that years graduating class. The song was re-released in '97 and again in '99. Listening to it now makes me wish i had paid better attention to it back then.

[@leomagitz2321]

When this song came out, I was about 10 years old. It was the first rock'n'roll song I ever heard. I loved it. I remember one time I was ata bowling alley that had a jukebox. I never worked one before, and had no idea how they worked, I put my money in pushed some buttons, but instead of this song it played some song by Charlie Pride. Another hit for these guys is the song Woolly Bully.

[@beedeegee9374]

I was 8 when this was released. The teenaged boy next door had a garage band and they played this song and G-L-O-R-I-A over and over and over every weekend! The whole neighborhood begged them to learn some other songs! His sister was my good friend so we enjoyed sitting on the lawn listening, it’s a good memory to me. 😊

[@pvank1799]

Wooly Bully, their biggest hit. They recorded at Sam Phillips studio in Memphis, Tn.

[@genataylor460]

I hadn't heard this in years, but just hearing the name of the song I remembered all the words, as if I had heard it last yesterday. A really fun and clever song.

[@Daryl-z7g]

When I first heard this song, on the radio, I thought it was being sung by a well known artist named Leon Russell. Probably wasn't till the mid 70's before I found out who the real artists were.

[@joeyrobison6629]

Wooly Bully was Sam the Sham and the Pharoah's biggest hit. Sam Samudio is from Dallas, Tx.

[@jerrymartin3965]

You can hear that Texas drawl in his voice. These guys were true showmen. I remember as a kid seeing them on TV dressed as Egyptians. They even had camels on stage. Very family friendly.

[@marilyntaylor9577]

Yep, “thang” for thing.

[@Thundarr100]

This song is one of my "go to songs" on karaoke nights. My parents had this song on 8 track when I was a kid. We'd listen to it on our way to the lake to go camping. Loved your guys reaction to it.

[@firefighterchick]

This group qas great! A lot of songs to choose from. My mom played a very broad taste in music and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs were among the bands playing in the house either on records or the oldies station.

[@peterstilla8733]

A classic, one of the underrated gems of the 60s. The Sham was a garage Latino group, and this wasn't fully appreciated for decades. Fun through the roof but slightly sinister at the same time. You guys know what they really meant when they sang about big eyes, lips, and heart right? A work of art!

[@oldiesgeek454]

@peterstillas I'm afraid I don't know what they were referring to when they sang those words. 🤔 I guess I'll just have to think about it and see if I can figure it out. 😊

[@peterstilla8733]

@@oldiesgeek454 Eyes - boobs, heart - male genitalia, and there are two sets of lips on females. Of course this may be just a perverted take, but just saying!

[@John_Locke_108]

If memory serves, this song was used in the movie Striking Distance with Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker.

[@JEREMY99218]

I always think of that movie when I hear this song.

[@beachgirl3417]

Haha that was cute. I like the ending when he started to howl and then said "I mean bahhh" 😄

[@danielmankowski922]

Also check out Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears

[@loisfreeman1646]

Great song 96 Tears!

[@strangeworldsunlimited712]

If you have not watched/listened to their "Wooly Bully" yet, then that is a MUST!!

[@planelvr07]

Oh man this really brings back some memories! We had some cousins visiting from Austin TX, they had never heard of the group or this song, they thought we were trying to pull a fast one on them! I wish I could have seen them live.

[@davewithad4166]

Love this song. I played it often back in the day for my now wife.

[@bloppysloppy4057]

"Wooly Bully" is the biggest hit of Sam the Sham. Other hits are: "Ring Dang Doo" and "How Do You Catch a Girl" "Oh That's Good No That's Bad" "Love Me Like Before". They don't have a super deep catalogue but they were a fun party band after the Beatles and before heavier Rock came in. They were from Texas circa 1965-66.

[@atuuschaaw]

They played in our Memphis high school gym in the 60s. I don't think they had recorded this one yet, but "Wooly Bully" was being played to death on the radio. 😉♥

[@nolalou2]

Wooly Bully Is the next one you should do, that was their biggest hit

[@markmaciag235]

I was a really little kid when this came out. There were a lot of what I’d call “novelty records” put out in those days. I vaguely remember a song called “Surfer Joe” from those days.

[@tddjl]

Surfer Joe was the "B" side of a 45 from the Surfaris...."A" side was a pretty well known song...Wipe Out

[@waynethompson1115]

Lol, i just showed my wife this song maybe a week ago. Was singing it through the house and she thought i made it up.😂

[@goldilox369]

Aww, that's cute. ❤

[@ericthomsen9644]

First song I learned on guitar. I'm 70 years old now. Brings back memories.

[@lucillerobledo6363]

I met the drummer Jim/James at a senior center in Ogden Utah and he really loved to play pool, he is 78 years old 👍

[@tgforty5]

Their huge hit was "Wooly Bully." That's the one to check out.

[@darylmckay]

I've never heard of this group and song before, but it was very cool. The lead singer had a vocal style reminiscent of Mick Jagger.

[@rubyswaim1441]

I was today years old when I realized that he *does* sound like Jagger! Thank you for the revelation!✌️

[@ms.krueger2660]

I did not catch that but you are right. Have not heard this In Years.

[@darylmckay]

@@rubyswaim1441 my pleasure. I'm looking forward to the next time they're on RSR 😊

[@darylmckay]

@ms.krueger2660 such a fun song 🎵 😊

[@rodneysisco6364]

Back in the 60's in New York ,a guy named Chuck McCann did a comedy kids TV show . Chuck was a big fat guy and he did a regular routine where he dressed up like Little Red Riding Hood and came skipping across the stage carrying a basket of flowers while this song was playing.There are hundreds of pictures of Chuck on line ,but I couldn't find a single one or video of him doing Little Red Riding Hood or Little Orphan Annie ,which were my two favorite bits he did .

[@tominators6594]

You guys heard a version of "Wooly Bully", when you reviewed "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" on your other channel. Spicolli is singing it at the prom.

[@MarkPatrie]

Another unique song from around then is "Snoopy's Christmas" by The Royal Guardsmen. You still have time to give it a listen before Christmas!

[@jamesbickerton2475]

The 60's were an incredible time. Everything was fresh and new, and people were not as jaded as they are today.

[@Anne.Pinkerton]

Wow ... talk about a blast from the past! I was a teen in the mid 60's and remember when this song came out!

[@ajgng1215]

The first time I ever heard this song was in the movie Striking Distance with Bruce Willis and Sarah Jessica Parker, loved it ever since.

[@robertbailey5239]

Classic novelty song of the era. Another group you need to check out is The Royal Guardsmen. They did a lot of novelty songs, and their biggest hit was "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" about the comic strip character of Snoopy from Peanuts and his fantasy of being a World War I flying ace fighting the Red Baron. The song actually generated two sequels which were pretty good as well. Also, it's time to give Ray Stevens another listen. You'll love the video for "Guitarzan" with his "Jungle Band"

[@beatlejim64]

Released in June 1966...got to #2 on the charts in August 1966...a CLASSIC!

[@northernlight2598]

You gotta do Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' big hit, Wooly Bully!

[@mikeross14]

"Wooly Bully!!"Is Their Major Hit That one and" Louie Louie! by The Kingsmen are two must do Songs of early 60's Iconic Hits !

[@scottvanhille5688]

Hey guys! Thanks for doing another request :D Such a good song. Perfect for Halloween. I suggest "Wooly Bully." From Ray Stevens, I highly suggest "Ahab The Arab."

[@101scetch]

Man alive! I haven’t heard this band in years. They made some brilliant music.

[@gravytrain416]

I haven't heard this song in probably 30 years! It was almost like hearing it for the first time myself! Thanks for the flashback!

[@DeniseU-j7q]

Another song we listened to was Gary Lewis, This diamong ring

[@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl]

Jay & Amber, Sam the Sham grew up here in a suburb of Dallas, Texas from my understanding. And this was my favorite song from them.❤

[@torchape]

Back when this was popular, my family lived in Tokyo. I was in 7th grade n 1969 and 1970, and our school library had this Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs album. So during open times, I'd check out the album and listen on headphones in the library. "Wooly Bully" was also on the album. Thanks for the memories!!

[@robynfedalen1777]

Oh yeah! I was 10 years old when this song was a hit! It’s a great tune. I love these novelty numbers.❤️✌🏻🎶

[@pricedmedici5247]

Sounds like 60’s high times! ❤

[@rhondaturner9494]

I've been following your channel for a while (one of the first I subbed to) - and I have to tell you, of all the channels you have become one of the most non-musician reactors to really learn how to discuss music in a meaningful way (with movies now as well)- I love you both more now than before - amazing! Thank you ...

[@sdelliott2010]

Hey. you guys heard a Sam the Sham and the Pharohs song in American Graffiti they sing 'Wolly Bully". it will come back to you. keep up the great work.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Omg, I remember this song, everybody was loving it. 😂 such a cute song. I bet your kids would like it. 💙🩵

[@jimcomvideos]

Long time since I heard this on the radio. Another 60's hit memory. Fun song.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Yass!! I have been waiting so long for this one!!! My dad used to sing this when I was a kid, long before I ever heard the actual song.

[@platterjockey]

I remember hearing this on on the radio in 1966 when I was four years old. I loved it.

[@BethReed62]

I was 5 or 6 when this came out. I remember singing it at my granny’s house. Thanks for the memories and reaction!

[@ellet6560]

Weird, I randomly heard “Wooly Bully” today on XM 60’s while scrolling stations. Now this! I see lots of recs for WB, it’s fun but LRRH is my favorite.

[@jdw5678]

This is a fun '60s song, but the group's biggest hit by far was "Woolly Bully," which went all the way to #1 on the Billboard chart in 1966. It shows up in most compilations and mixtapes of the best party songs of the '60s. You guys should definitely give it a listen. Another fun dancey '60s party song to check out is "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred & His Playboy Band. It also went to #1, and was their only hit, but what a great cool/psyche/boogie sound.

[@bill9605]

You should check out the royal guardsman Snoopy versus the red byron Very cool song

[@thenodrin]

Bowling For Soup did a modern take on this classic that is worth a listen as well.

[@tkroupa]

One of my fave novelty songs

[@dawnswettman7844]

We In Venice Florida are blessed to have the original band member Butch Gerace still rocking this song for us every week.. his Band is Bandana.. and they are still rocking 😎

[@johammerstein3605]

"How Do You Catch A Girl" is a fun one to check out.

[@patsaylor8973]

Finally. I have always loved this song. Been playing it for over fifty years.

[@deanhockenberry9268]

A dear friend Johnny “Papi” Gonzales was Domingo Samudio “Sam the Sham” and his band’s promoter. I’ve heard Papi’s stories from way back in the day. It was living history of the early days.

[@SnowEfaust]

Happy New Year!!!! Thanks for awesome❤

[@cmfdrama2]

So glad you did this song. It’s one of those rare gems you don’t hear all the time. I’d love for you to check out The Playmates song Beep, Beep. It’s a fun one to listen to.

[@tracyyork1428]

As almost everyone here has said, y'all will love this band's "Wooly Bully". More upbeat and energetic, its a real get-up-and-dance song!

[@TonyM1961]

Oh man, can't believe you guys haven't heard this before. It's been featured in a lot of movies

[@debramulcahy9979]

Saw them live in the mid 1960s, great showmen!

[@angusferdinandleonardojone8501]

My dad loved this song! I can close my eyes and see him singing this to this day! Love it!