The Hangmen - The Girl Who Faded Away (1965)

label Monument 910 - 1965
Vocals & co-writing : Joe Triplett
/ @joetriplett925
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Han...)

[@almondmilc3381]

My grandpa Tom Guernsey was in this band, im pretty sure hes the one in the back to the right in the first photo, he passed away like 9 years ago. I love this song so much and miss him he was only 68. and was so good at guitar:)

[@laguerita7435]

You had an awesome grandpa man🤙 may he rest in peace 💙

[@ing-alim-2]

Your grandpa received the gift of music, and shared with all of us, rest in peace.

[@MurphyMurks530]

@Almond Milc Do you happen to know where I can find the other version of this song at? It’s the same band & It’s pretty much identical but with slightly different lyrics

[@vickyp.3274]

OMG!.You must very proud of him!!! So psycho...authentic band!!!👌👌🤘🏾 He's not gone...actually!!! We have...you have those precious songs!!!💎💎💎💎📀💿💽💽 RIP!..GOD BLESS HIM!!!🙏😌🎧🎶🎶🎸🎸🎙🎙💞💞💞💞🖤🥀🥀🥀

[@HemiVic]

He contributed in a band that wrote and released an incredible love song!

[@simoncarlile5190]

Sometimes I have to step back and think about how weird the modern world is. I am listening to a song that was released 51 years ago. Everyone involved in its production is either really old now or dead. But here I am, 51 years later, listening to the exact same recording that someone could have listened to in 1965. The singer sounds just like he did 51 years ago, and in 100 years he'll sound exactly the same way he sounds today. The world got really strange, really fast.

[@benwhackley]

Simon Carlile heavy.

[@cierraruiz213]

I love this

[@simoncarlile5190]

I wasn't high at all. Believe it or not, it's easy to have unusual thoughts when you're sober.

[@asianfacility5682]

do you see them real live

[@623professormartino]

I get you. This song kind of facilitates that type of thinking. Its unusually haunting and very hard to believe its the B side to one of their other songs. I think most of us all share one of those girls that we really liked and somehow lost touch with them. The story that could have been I guess. As our lives continue pulling us all into different directions, we lose touch with people, meet new people, and never realize how easy it is to lose contact with those special people.

[@cacapolli]

Garage rock has a special place in my heart ❤️ 😭

[@user-nr2fp2zs5v]

[Verse 1] Well, I had a dream last night And you seemed ever so near I dreamt that I was holding you tight And whispering sweet things in your ear [Pre-Chorus] But now the night is through And I find myself still thinking of you [Verse 2] It was a vision of your loveliness Of your sweet face and wondering eyes You'll never come back to me I guess But my dreams keep telling me lies [Chorus] Now when the night is day and you're the girl who faded away [Bridge] My love for you is so real Aah But you'll never know the way that I feel Aa-ah [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] My love for you is so real Aah But you'll never know the way that I feel Aa-ah [Chorus] Well, the night is day and you're the girl who faded away I said the night is day and you're the girl who faded away You know the night is day and you're the girl who faded away

[@Alan_Malgesto]

Thank you so much

[@shannonlinville6192]

@ ANTI’ Cheers!! Thanx...

[@evertamaya2623]

Just beautiful! Thanks!

[@joegongora2200]

The lyrics to this song are very poetic and beautiful especially when it involves the love of a girl. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[@vickyp.3274]

Thank you so much for the lyrics!💖⚘️🙏

[@christophawscanopy5692]

Awoke from a dream about a girl I was good friends with some years ago. I messaged her but the response was cold and to a now stranger. In my dream, she looks like now, and she was picking some things up around the house. We looked out of a window and she hugged me from behind and kissed my back. I turned around and couldn't wait to kiss her. She smiled and knew I couldn't wait for this first kiss. Then I hear a baby crying. And I awake. This has been reoccurring over the past 5 years with her. She truly is the girl who faded away. Every time.

[@justforthis3208]

Ah that sounds painful. There's this girl I really like but I think and feel she doesn't like me back for a few reasons. I can't stop thinking about how amazing she is and it hurts me to think she'll fade away as we move away in 6 months despite the fact I currently regularly see her witihin our friendgroup. I ruminate but deep down I realise any sense of constant calm and positive feeling will come from within myself and looking after myself, which I'm neglecting at the moment.

[@itz_angel_animated372]

I’m 16 and I’ve loved this song since I was 10 when I found it. This is my favorite song and I’ve never met anyone my age who has ever heard of it, that’s kinda crazy to me.

[@trinkets89]

Unfortunately I doubt many from the current generations will deep this far down for music. Many are just focused on huge artists today but Its cool to love unknown artists because the music is unique and from a different era of time.

[@jackcole1331]

I'm 16 too

[@jackcole1331]

@Candy i love that song too, I’m assuming you saw the same garage rock mix as I did?

[@ritahorvath8207]

. ❤ ❤ ❤ 😍 😍 ♡ ♡ ♡ 👍

[@MarceloLopez-ex3eu]

Same this makes fall in love

[@ahurajaff]

Damn I love this song

[@hey-ray]

I love this song

[@ffggddss]

I got hooked on this beautiful, haunting tune when it came out in '65 -it was the slightly odd chord sequence that got me - Em Em C C Am Dm Em Em together with the melody that fits seamlessly into it. Fred

[@jackcole1331]

It's so haunting, and so ahead of it's time. The melody in the chorus reminds me of something Nirvana or another melodic 90s band would write 30 years later.

[@ronroe3492]

What a perfect song from the 60s. The song transports me back to the 60s and how much I enjoyed that time period. The songs,my friends,my parents,my sister and brother.

[@ayoubsbai6339]

This song speaks to my current situation; there's a girl in my school that i find so charming and calming with big wondering eyes but to whom i can't speak or confess my feelings due to my dysfunctional Asperger personality. If only i could, in a way, make her listen to this song to know how i feel before she fades away~

[@mohammedecharki3069]

I hope when you read this comment i will be make your dream true and this girl will hear this song

[@lorenanistorescu3368]

Can relate, man

[@mohammedecharki3069]

Man you are getting old 20 years

[@johndoeiii6103]

I think it's a double edged sword the way we label people so much now, you are not dysfunctional.

[@HemiVic]

Believe me my brother, most of us experienced what you’re going through!

[@CosmicPowerCP]

Always liked how the line could have been "My love for you is so real" or "My love for you is surreal"

[@shannonlinville6192]

Light a black candle for lost love... 🖤

[@maximuskhan2100]

Wow. What a nice little gem.

[@kentchambers4468]

Love haunted love songs! Glad to find this having grown up in the 1960's! Thanks, Joe!

[@shochre6497]

I know i'm late, but do you have any recommendations?

[@deathxcountry]

I was listening to some type of melancholy garage psyche and it eventually morphed into this songs and I see it referenced as doo wop. How beautiful, I’ll have to go down a weirdo rabbit hole trying to find songs of similarity

[@blackmorganenterprise]

Сколько раз слушаю, всегда приятно)

[@Jesvox1234]

Haunting and beautiful

[@charlotteaustin2078]

amazing how even as a teen over 50 years later, i love this song. incredible band who did incredible work.

[@BigLkvil]

God this is my favorite song of all time

[@cestlavi]

I will forever be in love with this song

[@LuLu-yd8dm]

I Love this sooong!!!!!!!!😍

[@wwrigh]

It's truly amazing what you can find on KZbin. This to me captures the sound of the mid 60's garage scene very well. I was barely old enough to remember it, but the mood is reflective of many of the tunes of that day.

[@guygrip9634]

ITS SAD CANT FIND THESE KIND TODAY LOSS BREED

[@claystablein9739]

For me the same.

[@indiamarks2998]

I always come back to this song I loveeee

[@nostalgiaof98]

This and She's Not There by Zombies are a great combo

[@zulubeatz1]

Strangely enough it was 90s Hip Hop using Garage samples that got me into this music. I had a J Dilla compilation that featured some tracks and I can see why he dug them. The guitar solo in this is so melancholy and mournful. Great music.

[@gmoval6130]

Puff a cigar to the perception and whiskey on the rocks to emotions.

[@Univox68]

adore this song. 60s garage rock at its finest.

[@brandyhall9986]

I'm 15 and I kinda wish I was growing up in this Era

[@therockkk6]

Brandy Hall same

[@lisabailey8268]

IT was just like this sounds' .... mistical

[@Sydney0608]

Music was great but not so sure if it was a great time to live in

[@vintagestyle2871]

Yeah, sometimes I wonder how it would be if I was a teen at that time

[@kyle360123]

i thought i was so cold, but this feels like its melting my heart.

[@krystalroxX7]

"My love for you, is so real. But you'll never know the way that I feel. " true story 🖤

[@shellacandvinylarchive3370]

1965 record - still sounds fresh - still sounds interesting and exciting. Thanks for sharing.

[@djbigleg3228]

yeah this is a gem of a tune with haunting vocals & great backing harmonies that make it a deep experience.obviously about the girl that faded away sadly we have all had a few of those experiences but hopefully when you finally get some your journey is complete lol.but yeah 50 odd years later still a great tune & great band top post peace...

[@nickyreynolds3326]

I do love a nice humming refrain.

[@JTA-mh4py]

I can keep listening to this all day to be honest =))))

[@WocklessGamingforAnimeMoms]

Obvious precursor genre to both Punk and Black Metal at least if not Indie Rock aswell. Very forward thinking music,still feels vibrant decades later.

[@sCulturefan]

Very good; sounds very much like “Everybody’s Been Burned” by the Byrds, which wouldn’t come out for another 2 years (1967)!

[@bodensick]

I understand exactly what you are trying to communicate. This song and so many others from 50 plus years ago were so good that the sounds will live forever.

[@nostalgiaof98]

I hate how I can relate to this song so strongly rn. No, I don't love her though, but just the way the song seems like an apparition. Never see her again but she's always in my sleep.

[@nadanadaembrujada]

I loved you Autumns! I wish I could have been better for you and your Brother! Be good !! Be nice!! Be generous!! Be strong!! Be brave!!

[@andrewsankov]

I advised this to many when it was less than 100k, I'm glad that it is gaining fame

[@jefaraday2605]

Good insight into a tune that defies convention a little, and is timeless in its way.

[@sagekiano58]

surreal love ballad fantastically!!

[@indiesindie1984]

Beautiful song. Thank you for sharing it. ✌💖😊🙏

[@cymbolichuman433]

I realized this is the music I love.

[@veleicemajohnson4840]

Very hip ,, awesome ,, a great time

[@LuLu-yd8dm]

Love this song ♡

[@Username66784]

I love this song so much

[@mariajoseleiva8620]

Absolutely love this song!

[@mauricebederon869]

Much ahead of its time. Great tune!

[@TheMarcio2014]

Great song.

[@michaelfuria4257]

quite nice, the guitar solo is excellent.

[@kayursa4570]

Why this masterpiece is not in spotify

[@monkeyisland819]

dont bother trying to find her dude, she's not there

[@lisabailey8268]

HA' HAH'' Funny-pants - she gonna haunt Y O U !!!

[@doc5109]

100% true ;)

[@Jeroen_Penninck]

Well, let me tell you about the way she looked :(

[@vicenteviegas5319]

@@Jeroen_Penninck The way she acts and the color of her hair

[@theechickengamerz]

@@vicenteviegas5319 Her voice was soft and cool Her eyes were clear and bright

[@notatoxicgamingchannel7969]

When I first heard this song 6 years ago it had maybe 30k views. Internet is great sometimes

[@nikjaric5442]

cool album cover and cool song title alot of bands in england made songs like this it was common then

[@theotherkindofanimals7316]

love this song !

[@info.nvnkumar]

What a nostalgic binge of amazing music.... my ears thanked me :)

[@philiphoward1731]

Man I love this music so much if anyone ever invent a time machine I’m going back to the 1960s and I’m gonna bring my smart phone with me and videotape everything and when I’m back in the 60s I’m gonna get some Vox Guitars Vox amplifiers Vox Cardinal organs and while I am there I’m gonna get some Gibson guitars some fender guitars fender amplifiers Marshall amplifiers maybe a 1967 Camaro Z 28 maybe a Cadillac Eldorado and I’m gonna get my hands on every vinyl record I can get my hands on in mint shape I hope my time she’s been up to carry all the stuff back to youThe present day

[@crapple009]

@Philip Howard Vox Continental organs, but yeah- I hear you. :-)

[@danielmccurdy9948]

Philip Howard You know you'll have to make more than one trip right?

[@HemiVic]

Phillip, your heart and soul are in a great era! It’s for yours to enjoy!

[@Moody__Mango]

Such an amazing song ❤️🖤

[@danielmoore7332]

From DC. I believe they did 'What A Girl Can't Do'. I'm thinking The Squires from CT may have done this

[@LydiaAnneHouston41562]

Story of my life 😢

[@San9dom]

Mee too😢

[@fernandodieguez2553]

Hermoso sonido de los 60s...nice sound of the sixties...

[@waltercannon4700]

Interesting song, it’s pretty dark. I like it.

[@robertlange2089]

I have an Album by them.

[@dinekevinke2268]

Wauw! That's amazing ❤️ is there a possibility you could upload it?

[@666UFO666]

Awesome!!!

[@ronroe3492]

This is really a great song. They should have had more backing to be on top.

[@geme765]

Lyrics I could catch (English isn't my first language) :) Well I had a dream last night And you seemed never so near/dear (?) I dreamed that I was holding you tight And whispering sweet things in your ear But now the night is through and I find myself still thinking of you It a was vision of your loveliness Of your sweet face and wandering (?) eyes You’ll never come back to me I guess But my dreams keep telling me lies Now the night is day and you are the girl who faded away My love for you is surreal (?) But you’ll never know the way that I feel My love for you is surreal (?) But you’ll never know the way that I feel Well the night is day and you are the girl who faded away I said the night is day and you are the girl who faded away You know the night is day and you are the girl who faded away

[@trisbruce891]

Almost 100% correct! Well I had a dream last night And you seemed never so near I dreamt that I was holding you tight And whispering sweet things in your ear But now the night is through and I find myself still thinking of you It was a vision of your loveliness Of your sweet face and wandering eyes You’ll never come back to me I guess But my dreams keep telling me lies Now the night is day and you're the girl who faded away My love for you is so real ... hmmm! But you’ll never know the way that I feel .. hmm ... mmmm! My love for you is so real ... hmmm! But you’ll never know the way that I feel .. hmm ... mmmm! hmm ... mmmm! hmm ... mmmm! hmm ... mmmm! hmm ... mmmm! (that's easy!) Well the night is day and you're the girl who faded away I said the night is day and you're the girl who faded away You know the night is day and you're the girl who faded away...

[@ORDER4STU]

The 2nd line is and you seemed ever so near.

[@sammelsurium1695]

Why easy, when you can make it complicated? ^^ www.karaoke-lyrics.net/lyrics/the-hangmen/the-girl-who-faded-away-809788

[@ffggddss]

@@trisbruce891 Only things I'd change: 2nd line: "ever so near" 7th line - "wondering eyes" Also, there's a vamp (instrumental verse) between the two refrains in the middle. Fred

[@kieranmccrory3960]

Nice song 👌💨

[@astratriker]

Joe Triplett, Thank you so much for giving us your insight and for your contribution to this beautiful song. I didn't discover The Hangmen/ Reekers until later in life, but I'm so glad I did. Please feel free to tell us more about Tom and the group and thanks again for this gem and many others such as "Everytime I Fall in Love" and "Don't Call Me Flyface!"

[@verrybarato892]

iconic

[@Kari_nya]

I feel this song way too much

[@mishtebell1546]

Me encanta!! ❤️💕💕🎶💕🎶❤️

[@DogDamour]

now I know 5 bands called the Hangmen, and all of them sound cool

[@dionmartin9614]

(dmetl) #121 - at the end of that video by the hangmen ... neat scene with the band members standing behind what looks to be streams of spaced cloth ... was an almost haunting look

[@josephkerski2791]

Really. Nice.

[@HeyManMellow]

Perfect.

[@estadodecoma7698]

Soñé que te estaba abrazando fuerte Y susurrando cosas dulces en tu oído Pero ahora la noche ha terminado Y me encuentro todavía pensando en ti Fue una visión de tu belleza De tu dulce rostro y ojos asombrados Supongo que nunca volverás a mí. Pero mis sueños siguen diciéndome mentiras Ahora cuando la noche es día y tú eres la chica que se desvaneció

[@hotchipco1]

HOW COOL......................!

[@hersinkingheart2007]

pretty tune =]

[@sequentialable12]

nice discovery

[@marclayne9261]

1965...i was in 5th grade......age 10.....

[@vdklippe]

Nice.

[@gerardcousineau3478]

Gentle Garage 💕☘️🌞🙂

[@ffggddss]

Flipside of their monster hit, _What a Girl Can't Do,_ which, as I recall, was #1 for 4 straight weeks, locally here in the DC metro area, knocking The Beatles out of the top spot. (Was it _She's a Woman,_ or _Eight Days a Week_ that was displaced?) Memory checks welcome here ;-) Fred

[@johndoeiii6103]

Very cool....have listened to this album alot in the last little while

[@luiscalcano4359]

Beatles were great , but a tad bit overrated in my book. Remember this Moody early psych tune from my friends wild child early hippie sister who got into listening to this memorable excellent tune. Then , I thought it was weird st 8 yrs.old. But at that age wat was I suppose 2 no?

[@janarnaud8058]

Good good song.

[@coyoteailstock9498]

Goddamn this a perfect song for tripping

[@friedvideosman]

TO MY LOVE TASHI TASHI

[@michaelfuria4257]

nice latin-sounding rhythms- jazzy type guitar solo...nice...(I am 72)

[@keithgordon620]

Listen to I lost you by Witchfinder General....What you say, different era/genre?...Well if you like this, you will probably like that....Both are excellent.

[@ioanaalexandra488]

So strange cause i have a hard time guessing if it says "my love for you is surreal or so real" Anyway, both ways are beautiful

[@user-bq9ii9vz8e]

Why isn't this song on Spotify? There's another hangmen group, but from LA and the 80s

[@CydnotCharrise1]

Such a beautiful and haunting song... did you ever seen the other version of the song that had been posted up as The Reekers that had some footage from Vertigo ( the song and the footage was perfect with each other )? It was taken down and the version ( same band, different name ) was even spookier, not quite as polished as this...

[@strickly60s45]

Hurry Quick!! Someone call the cops! ...there's been a crime committed. We here up in Canada never had a chance to lay our ears on this gem. ......but wait! I'm reading that "The Hangmen", formed in L A in 1987. Great vocal style and melody the song is a Winner.....80s or not.

[@benwhackley]

``Strickly`` 60`s those must be some different Hangmen. These guys put this tune out in '65 on Monument Records. Accept no substitutes!

[@strickly60s45]

Hi Eloise, Thank you for the enlightenment. Ireally must of been "in the fog" on that!! I did a lot of reading an now understand just how popular "The Hangmen" were in their day in The States. Knocking "The Beatles" out of the top spot in their own state....sharing the same show stage with my number 1 hard pop band "The Animals"......and having to deal riots when performing....certainly sounds like a party. So I am sorry for my blunder and I thank you for my new addition to my play list.

[@Michaelgordonryan1]

They were a Washington DC band who were more popular than the Fab Four for a snap shot in music lore en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Daly_(music_executive)

[@karennficher9491]

Shoooowwww

[@RaraAvis.66]

If we could fu*k the song, I would choose this one! 🧠⚖️🫀

[@michaelmuzafarov8125]

best

[@mariao5218]

Can someone tell me more about this band?¿¿??? I'm having trouble finding more songs of them, since there's a band with the same name from the 90's!!! helppp i really like them so far!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charlotteaustin2078]

try searching them up using their alternate name, reekers. additionally, if you look through the comments under this video some people have left links to their wikipedia page. in writing this, i have just realised you left this comment 5 years ago. your interest has probably faded away thus since. i hope all is well.

[@mysticandfansatvproseandpo3727]

One of the best composition .Beatles number two.

[@johnrossini3594]

great moody garage where were these guys from? anyone know?