The 60's!| FIRST TIME HEARING Shangri Las - Leader Of The Pack REACTION

The 60's!| FIRST TIME HEARING Shangri Las - Leader Of The Pack REACTION
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[@ruthharris6783]

He died. She said she begged him to go slow, but if he heard she’d never know. She said look out, then you hear the crash.

[@candacemay7187]

Yeah, they missed the fact that he crashed and died!

[@claytoncourtney1309]

​@@candacemay7187 yeah they paused and discussed at the wrong point.

[@TheDivayenta]

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee 😂😂😂😂

[@davidabercrombie5427]

Her dad had just made her break up with him then he drove away in the rain. But she never gave a reason for the break up.....even though she wanted to stay with him

[@TREMERE1]

@@claytoncourtney1309 Yeah, they seem to have a tendency to interrupt at the worst moments.

[@hilarywilliams1909]

Driving deaths sadly were common in early rock/pop songs. "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean(1964), "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson(1960), and "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning(1959) just to name a few. Even the Beatles mention a man who "blew his mind out in a car" in A Day In The Life.

[@cjpew]

Don't forget Last Kiss

[@carolynmorrissey1630]

Last Kiss

[@bgcloon]

And for a slightly twisted take on the genre, Jimmy Cross's "I Want My Baby Back".

[@rubroken]

My take on "he blew his mind out in a car" was a bad lsd trip, not death. "he didn't notice that the light had changed" took it from literal death to just being, out of it. That doesn't mean I'm right, just my take on those lyrics

[@TheDivayenta]

I was in a bad car crash on the Dead Man’s Curve of NoCal- Hwy 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. 😮

[@rebellibrarian]

Random fact... my father was the studio drummer on this song.

[@TheDivayenta]

Hal Blaine?

[@rebellibrarian]

@Karen Nyere No, Sandy Firestone - he claimed a few others, but mom said this was the only one she knew was true because she was there that day.

[@TheDivayenta]

@@rebellibrarian wowza! That was NY, so I guess the Wrecking Crew was just in LA.

[@rebellibrarian]

@Karen Nyere yeah, the studio was in Plainview or Hicksville. Billy Joel was also a studio player there and he knows he did the demo or the released version of this... and I just smile. I've always wondered if they knew one another... two Jewish musicians in the same town...

[@TheDivayenta]

@@rebellibrarian at that time, Billy had to have been a teen like Carole King was at that time. Same with Neil Diamond ! The Brill Building was filled with great Jewish pop songwriters!

[@MrJohnnyMel]

Yes he died, there was a crash! There were some dark pop songs in the 60s, this is a classic 😊

[@vancelubben4527]

Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers- Last Kiss. I know that one

[@sourisvoleur4854]

There was a ton of my boyfriend or girlfriend died songs. I'm amazed K-Tel didn't make a collection record.

[@hokep61]

Jan & Dean.....Deadmans Curve

[@marleneclausen30]

@@sourisvoleur4854Now THAT is funny! We all would have bought it. Can you just hear the tv ad they would have made . . . all those crashes . . . Made my day!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@marleneclausen30 With the titles scrolling up on the screen over images of ambulances and twisted sheet metal.

[@chitownlee]

The movie clips are from The Wild One staring Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin from 1953.

[@b42baritone]

Mary Weiss is the lead singer of the group. She is one of the best iconic female singer in the 60's. She just passed away. RIP Mary. You were truly the Leader of the Pack in the 60's.

[@shirleyujest7786]

When I was little, we absolutely loved this song. Us girls would cry when he died. After church several families would get together and us kids would do Carol Burnette skits and musical acts. We dressed up my little brother in a leather jacket and put him on his tricycle and then we hit him with our Barbie Van to reinact the crash scene. We didn't have cell phones and video games so that's how we entertained our parents. A world away from now.

[@andymageen5308]

It’s hard to describe how huge this song was and how influential it was at the time. Brill building writing and Phil Spector arrangements changed everything. ✌️

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Oh, my. Phil Spector. Hadn't heard that name in a minute but have to say, has anyone ever had a more impressive head of hair? Cant seem to post a pic here, but if you know, you know.

[@jamesgranberry4130]

Another song you need to check out is walking in the sand.

[@SpuzzyLargo]

Classic early 1960s teenage radio & record audio soap opera!

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

The producer here is Shadow Morton, working for Lieber and Stoller.

[@mgman6000]

Be my baby there is a video on yt showing the wrecking crew playing it

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" !!!

[@russrollins9978]

And then follow it up with Aerosmith's cover of that song.

[@ericelander9936]

​@@russrollins9978 yes! You beat me to it.

[@Paladin70]

Amber would. Now Jay? Not so sure lol.

[@maryannturton9830]

Also a great cover of it by Aerosmith!🎙🎶

[@sheilaholmes996]

Remember is my favorite of theirs.

[@filmsensei]

Yes, he died. That's why in the middle of the song you hear the screeching brakes, and her yell, Look out! Look out! Look out! I knew this wouldn't be up Jay's alley, lol, but as usual he's so nice and tactful about it. Glad as Amber says, you can say you've heard it and it's at least an education. You don't have to love everything people suggest but at least you kind of see how girl groups began, etc. Have a good weekend!

[@TheDivayenta]

There were tons of girl groups before the Shangri-las!

[@mgman6000]

It's funny how the bad bikers went from this to easy riders in a few years

[@filmsensei]

@@TheDivayenta Very true but this one did kind of have more of an edge. But I didn’t grow up in that time frame so I’m obviously no expert😌 This was my parents era.

[@TheDivayenta]

@@filmsensei I’m the age of your parents!😀

[@acornsucks2111]

Not on your boy Jay's playlist.

[@garygoodrich7495]

RIP Mary Weiss. I am so sad to have just learned of her passing today. Beautiful Woman, iconic voice, and one of the great girl groups of the 60's. Great music and had 3 big hits including 1964's #1 hit Leader of the Pack. :(

[@stevenblock9712]

Guys, he crashed and died. Shangri-la is pronounced Shangra-la. It is from a classic 1937 movie (and 1933 book) called Lost Horizon and it means a perfect wonderful place, kind of like Nirvana. The video clip is from "The Wild Ones". Too bad you did not see the group singing (with their beehive hair-dos). So glad you are starting to look at girl groups. They do have other hits like "Walking in the Sand". Just for fun, you should hear The Angels sing "My Boyfriend's Back". But you really have to hear The Shirelles', and Martha and the Vandellas, Their hits are real rock and roll classics.

[@bloppysloppy2283]

The Cookies!

[@maryellennewsom5688]

Agree, "My Boyfriend's Back" is definitely fun 60s girl band.

[@RichardVernadeau]

I've been telling Amber for two years about the girl groups you've just mentioned. Not sure what the hold up has been, they certainly discover so much good music

[@patticrichton1135]

and the RONNETTES, The COOKIES,

[@louise2091]

If any one is interested, the clip is on you tube.

[@ChristopherGwinn]

Nice - love the Shangri-Las!! They had a bunch of big hits (my faves are Walking in the Sand, He Cried, and Dressed in Black [epic tune!]). The movie in the video is The Wild One (1953) with Marlon Brando as the leader of the pack.

[@jdw5678]

And, for a fun, positive, upbeat tune, let's add the song "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" -- I think it's one of their best!

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Yea I love them. Most of their songs are about teenage love and lost love. So depressing but also so uplifting at the same time.

[@tammiepruett6395]

Yep it was pop. You need to see a performance video. Another good song was Remember, Walking in the Sand

[@lindaulik5040]

I was a teenager in the 60's. Love it ❤ Takes me back in time.

[@chetcarman3530]

I was 17 when this hit*

[@Xcris_crosX]

This was during the “teenage tragedy song" phase. The scenes are from an iconic 1953 movie called The Wild One starring legendary actor Marlon Brando

[@thomascanfield9165]

Thanks for the info ! I bought a poster of Marlon on his bike when I was a kid, but never knew anything about the movie it was from .

[@belkyhernandez8281]

So that was Brando in the clip?

[@Xcris_crosX]

@@belkyhernandez8281 yup

[@thomascanfield9165]

@@belkyhernandez8281 Yep, that was him in his late 20’s ! He was a trendsetter in that movie with his black leather and rebel attitude that caught hold in the youth of the 50’s.

[@rrailguitar2211]

This is a classic of girl group pop and also "death rock." It's the frequent girl group theme of the bad boy that the parents can't stand but the girl loves him...but then he dies in a crash. Other death rock classics might be "Teen Angel" and "Tell Laura I love her." The Shangri-La's producer was a guy called Shadow Morton who dreamed up these little tragedies. In "You Can Never Go Home Anymore" the parents won't let the boy in the house. Also, I've read they brought a motorcycle into the studio to record it....or maybe they just ran a microphone outside to it. Either way it isn't stock.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

Last Kiss

[@cripplious]

Ebony Eyes by Everly Brothers. Also does that too

[@l-bird]

Shangri La was a fictional village from the classic novel Lost Horizon. The book was turned into 2 different movies. The original came out in the 1930's, but it was the 1970's musical that had a huge impact on me as a kid. That was my favorite movie for many years. Basically, everyone in Shangri La would always stay young and beautiful. However, if they ever left Shangri La, then they would quickly age. Also, without giving too much away, a man's plane crashed in the city and he falls in love with one of the locals.

[@johnsilva9139]

Yes, Shangri La was a mythical Eden located in a hidden valley deep in the Himilayas. The 1930's movie version is worth checking out.

[@bethmiller1840]

"The world is a circle without a beginning and nobody knows where it really ends..."

[@l-bird]

@@johnsilva9139 Yes, agreed. I actually own a VHS copy of the 1930's version. Of course I haven't watched it for years because I don't have a machine to play it on anymore, haha. I very much enjoyed the 30's version, but I never saw it until I was an adult. I admit the 70's version is sillier since it's a musical, but it had the most influence on me since I saw it in the theater during my formative years. Thanks for your comment.

[@l-bird]

@@bethmiller1840 Hahahaha, you gave me a gooood smile and laugh!! I use to sing that alllllllll the time !!!

[@hgianos65]

One of my favorite books

[@hollydeitch1977]

“Tell Laura I love her” and “Last Kiss” are 2 other sad death songs to check out! (PS: Last kiss was originally done by Wayne Cochran in 1961 and was covered by Pearl Jam in 1999) ❤

[@marxlover100]

I think Last Kiss was a big hit for J. Frank Wilson.

[@jayritchie851]

J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers

[@deniseg812]

His sweater was on her grave.

[@TheDivayenta]

You’re gonna love The Shirells doing Carol King’s “ Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? “

[@RFWieder]

The Shangri-Las, lead vocalist Mary Weiss, and twins Marge and Maryanne Ganser were a unique group and so were the songs they recorded!! They often covered subjects that read like greek tragedies songs like "Remember"( Walking in the Sand), "I Can Never Ho Home Anymore", and "Past, Present and Future" a song about a rape victim!! They were only popular for about 3 years but remain known as one of the top "girl groups" of the '60's.

[@bloppysloppy2283]

"Out In The Street" and "Great Big Kiss" are also Shangri-Las classics. New York Dolls were big fans and covered both songs. Their producer produced their second album.

[@surlechapeau]

and Mary's sister Betty Weiss

[@brianmoon1058]

one of them died very young but don't remember how

[@debibailey2968]

Oh I've been so anxious for you to do this group!!! Girl groups in the 60's wow! This is a big rabbit hole! They were awesome!! Try the Shirelles!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Yeah, sorry Amber, he wrecked and died. 😢

[@kevinhouse4376]

Yes! They need to feature the Shirelles.

[@bobbyd968]

@@kevinhouse4376 'Will You Still Love Me Tomtrow" is a good one to start with. Written by Carole King

[@charleserickson8119]

There was a spoof of this song, shortly after. It was called "Leader Of The Laundromat", by The Detergents. Instead of motorcycle sounds, it was washing machine sounds. You'll love and laugh.

[@andymageen5308]

Lol, that’s a lost gem that deserves to stay lost. ✌️😊

[@charleserickson8119]

@@andymageen5308 Ha!!

[@SGTMacBC]

Fun fact. Billy Joel is playing piano in many of the Shangri Las songs. Be sure and listen to Remember (Walking in the Sand)

[@gkiferonhs]

How great!! This is one of the seminal songs of rock and roll!! The whole motor cycle gang thing was a parental fear from the fifties. There was a funny parody of it called "Leader of the Laundromat". I'd still like to see you guys run a "silly Saturday Song" or something where you would play one of the numerous silly songs of rock. It doesn't seem like modern music has as much humor as back in the day. Have a Fabulous Friday!!

[@darthken815]

Leader of the Laundromat? 😆😂 Never heard of it. I gotta listen to it one day.

[@thomasbarr5940]

Not released till 65...I wouldn't describe as seminal rock n roll but it is a kind of throwback to the teen angst tragedy stuff from the 50s.👍

[@drdr76]

Yes...and a "one hit" Wednesday for groups that only had one hit.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Yeah I had an album of parodies titled Funky Favorites. it had The Leader of the Laundromat,On Top of Spaghetti,Purple People Eater,Guitarzan Snoopy VS The Red Baron and more

[@elizabethfranco1284]

These scenes are from The Wild Ones starring Marlon Brando

[@marleneobstnash5517]

I think of this song as part of the evolution of pop/rock. In my HS in the '70s, we liked looking back on songs from the '50s, probably bc "Happy Days" was such a popular show. The line from this song that always got stuck in my head was, "I met him at the candy store" Thanks for checking this one out 💓

[@johnniekight1879]

"You Can Never Go Home Again" is another of their hits.

[@laminage]

Mary Weiss died about two days ago and now all of the Girl Group Members are dead. They originally called themselves The Bon Bons and they were the first girl group to have twins. They along with The Ronettes were a major influence on Amy Winehouse.

[@normankennith7919]

don't forget lesley gore!!

[@laminage]

@@normankennith7919 I didn't know that 😳. She was also an icon.

[@normankennith7919]

'you don't own me'!!@@laminage

[@garykornfield6048]

Betty Weiss is living.

[@normankennith7919]

@@garykornfield6048 mary was the leader of the pack!!

[@RobertoSantana61]

A 70's girl group you would love is Silver Convention - Their biggest hit was "Fly Robin Fly" - But "Get Up And Boogie" was also huge.

[@Eric4471066]

This song was the Shangri-las' biggest hit song ever!!! The song went all the way to hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the late summer of 1964.

[@susanaltman5134]

Give Him A Great Big Kiss is another tune by The Shangrilas. Lot's of fun. And speaking of rebellion, "He's a "Rebel" is another great girl group song.

[@vernabryant2894]

I loved this song it was popular at the time.The good old days.

[@davidahart2113]

This song started a brief phase in the early 60s called " Death Rock. Other song in this genre were Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson and Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers.

[@aWOKEn1445]

Teen Angel!❤😊

[@Paladin70]

Hot Rod and motorcycle songs were popular in the late 50s to mid-60s. This one hit number 1 on the pop charts in ‘64. Now you need to check out another one from 1964, Dead Man’s Curve by Jan and Dean which reached Number 8. Teen Tragedy songs were quite popular during that period and not all involved death in vehicles. There were many but maybe try Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson and Teen Angel by Mark Dinning.

[@robrobertson4619]

I believe this was the early 60’s. The sound of music was changing rapidly, year by year you could hear the changes. Check out Diana Ross and The Supremes doing “Someday We’ll Be Together” 😁👍 Another great girls group.

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

1964

[@kimberly72]

When I was very little, I used to cry when this song came on because the motorcycle sounds startled me. Now I cry when I hear this song because of the boyfriend dying when he crashed his bike.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Amber, I love your reactions to the 60’s music, It was my favorite time in life as a teenager & I still like listening to the 60’s music…you two are the best hosts, reacting to the great music that you play for us oldies. Thank you, Jay & Amber ♥️♥️🌹🎵🎸🎷🥁🎶

[@gypsyroadhog]

Remember this re entering the chart in the ‘70’s, great dramatic song with sad ending

[@pvdogs2]

Wow, I remembered all of the lyrics!. There was also a parady of this song titled 'Leader of the Laundomat' by the Detergents.

[@sarablack2547]

Uk here.i always associated Shangri-la with Ireland. Great song. Amber he had an accident on his bike.he died.

[@Cheryltwin2012]

Oh, this song was HUGE in 1964, right before The Beatles and the British Invasion. The Shangri-Las were a pair of sisters from (I believe Passaic, New Jersey). They had other hits too like "(Remember) Walking In the Sand". Girl groups were known for being kind of rebellious. Give "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals or "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Chiffons. Girl groups like The Supremes and The Ronettes were all the rage back then.

[@darkwitnesslxx]

They were Queens Girls, Cambria Heights specifically. They were literally found street performing in Queens.

[@Cheryltwin2012]

@@darkwitnesslxx Thank you for clarifying.

[@jillpeterson8196]

I once choreographed a Kindergarten lip-sync to this song with tricycles, and 50's costumes. It was soooo cute! This song brings me back to my kids' theatre days.

[@TheDivayenta]

Great idea! I choreographed a hair design show to Bette Davis Eyes and the models had those bloodshot Googley eyeball glasses on. 😂

[@jillpeterson8196]

@@TheDivayenta OH! That is hilarious!!! Love your picture; you look like a fellow creative! Huzzah!

[@TheDivayenta]

@@jillpeterson8196 and you are beautiful!

[@GNXXRAY]

Twisted Sister did a cover of this in the mid 80’s. This song is a timeless classic…and everyone knew it as soon as it came on

[@raylsullivan]

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister considers this to be a metal song because of how The Shangri La's looked tough and the vocals of Mary Weiss. In 1985, Dee was singing and JJ French did guitar work in Twisted Sister's version.

[@lakephillip]

This Girl Group was known for their "Plays" within a song.....Check out "Remember(Walking In The Sand)"

[@jeffreyflint6286]

A true classic. Love it. Even Twisted Sister covered it. Did a good cover of it as well. But it ain't the same.👍👍⚘

[@corihulet739]

I remember getting such a kick out of the Twisted Sister video

[@jeffreyflint6286]

@@corihulet739 it was cool. I did too.

[@jefftaylor8780]

Aerosmith sings one of their songs... Remember, Walking in the Sand. Great song.

[@squarehead6c1]

Twisted Sister made a cover of this song - believe it or not. That is how I learned about it in first place.

[@cindisellers4307]

I Can Never Go Home Anymore.....love this one It can almost bring you to tears. I think you would like this one

[@rullmourn1142]

Please do....Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand) [in color] - Song by The Shangri-Las. It was the song and sound that inspired Amy Winehouse to create the masterpiece “Back to Black”

[@mgass1354]

So yes, when daddy told her to find someone new, she ended it with him and he took off in the rain, crashed, and died. This is the song that prompted Jim Steinman to write the song Bat Out of Hell that was sung by Meat Loaf as Steinman wanted to write the most epic crash song ever written.

[@fmtalks1386]

In 2007 lead singer Mary Weiss came out of retirement, recorded the CD "Dangerous Game" and toured. Needless to say she included Shangri-la's music in her show.

[@ottomatic8097]

The lead singer was 15 when they recorded this song. They have a good video of this with Robert Goulet and Shangri Las, you can tell she's only 15 and drop dead gorgeous with an unbelievable head of hair.

[@melanieredfield9736]

This was definitely a 60's vibe, I wore out my 45 vinyl of this classic! Another HUGE 60's song was by artist Lou Christie, "Rhapsody in the Rain". It has the racy element & drama, the cool background vocals, some awesome pre-BeeGees falsetto, and that heavy "wall of sound" mixing technique that will throw you right back to those early days of pop/rock.

[@cooltom14]

I don't usually comment but I'll make an exception for the Shangri-Las. They were the "bad girl" girl group of the 60's and they were one of the influences of the early punk scene. Both Blondie and The Go-Gos covered their songs among others. You should check out the videos of them doing "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" and "Out in the Streets". I think Amber, particularly would like "I Can Never Go Home Anymore". They were two sets of sisters. Mary and Betty Weiss and Marge and Mary Ann Ganser (who were twins). I don't think Betty cared much for singing before an audience so they often performed as a trio with Mary taking lead and the Ganser twins singing back up. They are definitely worth exploring futher.

[@lenb7275]

A Classic From 1964 Which Went # 1 , They Had Two Other Top Ten Hits " Remember Walkin In The Sand & " I Can Never Go Home Anymore "

[@CarolinaMartinez-hc1if]

As a child in the 80s I got into this song because of the golden oldies era. It was one of my favorite songs

[@charlessheifer2264]

The Shangri La's were huge in the 60's - many hits. I saw them live and the theatre was so packed that people were sitting in the aisles and there was a block long line of fans trying to get in. Also on the ticket that night was Gene Pitney (you need to react to his songs especially "Town Without Pity".

[@TheDivayenta]

I loved his It Hurts To Be In Love. 😊

[@d.j.starling3559]

Group name pronounced Shang-ra-las. Many great songs! Another wonderful girl group from the era is The Shirelles. Soldier Boy is great!! So is their original version of the Carole King-penned classic, Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Listen. You'll love it!!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Ashley will be singing Look OUT! Look OUT! Look OUT! Look OUT!

[@adelaidebeatricelaing4498]

60's Girl Groups forever! Love the Shangri-Las and the many, many other groups from that era. Absolute faves. Try the Ronettes next.

[@user-fu4xm4hs3j]

This track is a classic, which you guys are enjoying. Tracks like this you also may like are Sweet Talking Guy by the Chiffons and Will you love me tomorrow by the Shirelles-all 60's.

[@hollyclow2136]

All favs of mine!

[@charcasc7462]

The late and great Amy Winehouse always cited The Shangri Las as a huge influence and inspiration for her.

[@TheDivayenta]

Definitely the hairdo!!!!

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

not only the hairdo, but the arrangements. rehab took the groove from "leader of the pack". straight from mick ronson's (the producer) mouth.

[@missd9785]

My niece listened to this over and over ballin' her eyes out. Def brings back memories.

[@paulwalker9421]

The Actor in the video is Marlon Brando one of the greats. The leader crashed and died, sad but Great song !.

[@michaelplowman8674]

The easiest way to put yourself in the mindset is just think about whatever music you listened to as a teen that most people didn't think should be made. And the Marlon Brando movie as the back drop is just so fitting.

[@patriciaadams-rl4iz]

I can still remember, when they sang this, song on the Ed Sullivan Show. By golly how time flies. I had to go out and buy this record. I was just a kid then, listening to this over and over on record player.

[@user-wk5rm9cm6h]

this song was so far ahead of his time, if you listen closely you will hear many many pop songs from the 80's until now in that sound. The had great harmony's!

[@willowthegood9035]

You'll be surprised to learn there was a whole genre of "dead teenager" songs When you search for these songs, look for Dick Clark or Ed Sullivan for live performances.

[@patriciakeith6755]

Yes, Jan and Dean's Dead Man's Curve from 1963. Dead Man's Curve was an actual highway curve. According to what I just read, 7 people have died there between1979 and 1987. 'Voice actor Mel Blanc was severely injured while driving there in 1961, and later sued the City of Los Angeles, prompting a reconstruction of the road.'

[@patmiller9114]

If I remember there was a compilation of them called Tear Jerkers. I wish I could find it again. Tell Laura I Love Her and Crying In The Chapel are 2 of my faves

[@cyclops60]

Love how you guys are so respectful and appreciative of musical history. I'm lucky to have grown up with music from the 60's onwards, I feel sorry for people who limit themselves to their own era. The start to this song 'is she really going out with him' is used at the start of the Damned's 'New Rose' a UK punk classic!

[@gotham61]

Teenage tragedy songs were a real fad for a few years in the early 60s. The ShangriLas were very young, age 15-17, two pairs of sisters.

[@andrewleavenworth2309]

The 1953 movie that is playing during this video is "The Wild Ones," starring Marlon Brando about an outlaw biker gang. There were a lot of girl group/female vocalist teen tragedy songs like this in the '50s & '60s: "It's My Party," "My Boyfriend's Back," etc. Julie Brown did a parody of this genre in her 1984 song and video "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun."

[@margaretdonohue2387]

OMG this song, my sister and I had a dance routine we did with the neighbors. It’s in my playlist, I sing it with the receptionist at work for a fun time.

[@johnsilva9139]

Big hit back when ( '63,'64? ). Highly recommend another hit of theirs " ( Remember ) Walking in the Sand ". There's a video of them performing it on a TV show. They were four high school girls from Queens. The lead singer's sister plus two twin sisters make up the background singers.

[@george217]

The videos are from an old movie called "The Wild One". Marlon Brando played "The leader of the Pack" before he exploded...

[@jensenbell]

When the Shangs visited England, the sound of the motorcycle and the death made the song worthy of a BAN on BBC radio. When they performed, they started a real motorcycle back stage to make the sound.. and scared those English people to death!!

[@BillO964]

My wife loves this song! In case you missed it, he died in a bike wreck.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Have you ever heard "Forever Free", by W.A.S.P.? Y'all both might like that.

[@betsylocario6453]

There were similar songs. What about Teen Angel by Mark Dining or My Boyfriend's Back by the Angels? Or It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To?

[@alisonmcveigh3571]

My eldest daughter loves this song. I can remember it playing on my car stereo while I was approaching the motorway and my daughter suddenly shouts 'look out look out look out!' Frightened the life outta me - thought I was about to crash or something. She was just singing along with the song.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

I was born in 1968 and this song is one of the first songs I can remember from my childhood.

[@davidnelson9331]

I remember on one of the panel shows at the time, the distinguished panelists were read this lyric and asked to identify it. None of them could, only to find out it was the number 1 record of the week in the US.

[@johnsilva9139]

Yes, I believe that might have been an episode of What's My Line with the Shangri Las and Robert Goulet playing the part of the biker ( with a real motorcycle ).

[@rwschumm]

Really Old Song from WAY back when! Back when most 'Bad Boy' Pack Leaders hung out at the 'Candy Store' :) Funny, but 'period' :) However, You Guys should React to 'Dead Man's Curve' by Jan & Dean from early '60s also. 'Surf' music started melding with 'Calif Street Car' music, so it's DEFINITELY part of Rock Culture!! :) Great Reaction Guys!

[@CozzyKorner]

My girls and I always sang this song when they were young. We even did a karaoke party, and they’re singing it at 8 and 10 on video. It’s adorable 🥰

[@CozzyKorner]

Dude died.😢

[@dennisflury6942]

Yes he died, you hear him speed off and squealing car tires as he is hit! A boy friend or girl friend dying was a huge part of the 60's. the absolute best was J Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, Last Kiss (will tear your heart out)! it's a you gotta do it! Then Teen Angel, followed by Dickee Lee "Tell Laua" and of course, Rocky, (will tear your heart out)!

[@Lemons66]

Twisted Sister covers this song, Jay.

[@dmb70]

Love this song & the Shangri Las vocals. Definitely check out their other hits “Remember Walking In The Sand” which Aerosmith does a cool cover of & “Give Him A Great Big Kiss ” , which was covered by glam rock pioneers The New York Dolls. Twisted Sister covered Leader of the Pack in the 80’s.

[@darkwitnesslxx]

Not to be pedantic, the NY Dolls, who were produced by the same producer didn't cover Give Him a Great Big Kiss, they only used the iconic L-U-V opening line for another song.

[@patticrichton1135]

In the early '60s to mid '60s "Death Songs" were really popular, and I liked them too, then. There were SO MANY (most do to some kind of crash and sometimes suicide), songs like "Last Kiss," "Tell Laura I Love Her," "Patches," "Teen Angel," "Dean Man's Curve," Youshould listen to their song "YOU CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE" that one is REALLY HEARTBREAKING, It ALWAYS made me cry, and still does. It will touch your heart too, I am sure. Also their song "REMEMBER (Walking in the Sand) I love the sound of that one.

[@cathyortiz1280]

Totally Classic song!!! These girls were tougher than other girl groups. Dressed in leather, etc. It's a "Story song" & very rebellious. He crashed - yes, he died. She told him go slow but he didn't hear then you hear the crash.

[@jaysone.94]

Now do Twisted Sister's version of this song!!! Please!!!

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Another song that they should hear is "Forever Free", by W.A.S.P., which has a particular similarity in what it about.

[@chrisoakley5830]

TS caught a lot of flack for doing this song but I actually liked their version a lot.

[@jaysone.94]

@@RayfordRaySiegel WASP - Blind in Texas, Wild Child, I Wanna Be Somebody...so many good ones to pick from.

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

Y'all should hear the cover, by Twisted Sister.

[@jaysone.94]

Amen brother!

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Now that's a true story!! I had forgotten Dee did this one!! Twisted Sister was one of the best hair bands in history. And for many years, after the whole tipper gore censorship fiasco, Dee Snider topped my list of coolest rock gods ever.

[@RppRussell]

RIP Mary Weiss. You will be missed, and you will always forever be the true Leader of the pack!

[@michelehenne2477]

I have a cassette of my, then, 3 1/ 2-year-old brother singing, "Gone, leader of the pack, and now he's gone" over and over. 😂😂😂 He is now 46.

[@barrymuller5131]

When I was in sports in HS, our student manager brought a record player to the locker room and we would play music getting dressed for practice or games. The only drawback was that we only had one record. It reminds me of this song but it was called (It’s My Party) by Leslie Gore. Very reminiscent sound to the Shanghai-Las. Not to be picky, but if you looked it up, you want to be right. The gri is pronounced like grip, not like green. ❤

[@Paladin70]

Never heard of the Shanghai Las. I think auto correct claimed another victim lol.

[@TheDivayenta]

Lesley Gore was talented and beautiful!

[@cjpew]

Great song! Try Last Kiss next. There's 2 versions from the 60s, and surprisingly Pearl Jam did a cover which I just love.

[@ionacustoyreviews857]

And on a side note Pearl Jam’s version of last kiss was recorded for a charity single EP for refugees from Uganda or kosovar. I can’t remember where

[@cjpew]

@@ionacustoyreviews857 Kosovar. Didn't know that but just looked it up. Thanks!

[@karendoss6026]

One of my favorites, I was 11 when it came out. He died when he took off on his motorcycle, she is yelling look out look out look out.

[@bert_towle]

Teenage Tragedy genre. The Shangs were 2 pairs of sisters from Queens, New York. The lead was Mary Weiss (15 when this was recorded), twins Marge and Mary Ann Genser (16) and Betty Weiss (17). They got cheated out of royalties like so many others and weren't allowed to perform due to litigation. If want to see them perform, look for "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" and "Right Now And Not Later" on a show called Shindig. It's live singing with a studio band.

[@karengoodenough827]

Most all the clips are from The Wild One movie starring Marlon Brando, you probably don’t know who he was but an iconic Hollywood star, I don’t know if you’ve reacted to The Godfather ( an iconic movie from the ‘70’s) he was well known for that and many others, east of Eden and many others

[@ellen6638]

East of Eden was James Dean

[@markzellmer3223]

Daddy made her break up with him, then he sped off upset about it (I begged him to go slow) and then he crashed it.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Now that You've heard it You will see it referenced everywhere. Not just in musicals, it's found throughout POP Culture.

[@jrusso4753]

Film clips of "The Wild One". With Marlon Brando. 1953. One of my all time favorite movie lines. "Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against?". Brando; "What do ya got?". Love it!! Even though I was only 1 year old when the movie was released it was a favorite in my teens. J and Amber. You guys ALWAYS bring a smile to this old dude's face. Love experiencing these memories with you two. If you're ever in Cle., OH. dinner is on me. And bring the family!! Love ya. Peace and happiness to all my family here.

[@brentcox7772]

Cool song! Fingers crossed for Allison Krauss “Forget about It”🤘🔥

[@TheDivayenta]

Anything by her! Especially Gone Gone Gone with Robert Plant!!!!!😊❤