The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack ( colourised)

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Leader of the Pack" is a song written by George "Shadow" Morton, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group The Shangri-Las.
Released‎: ‎20 September 1964
For more on what Mary Weiss - lead singer of the Shangri-las is doing go to www.maryweiss.com

[@user-om8jz8cc2o]

Mary Weiss went to heaven this past week and she was just 75 years old and the music will live on forever and it broke my heart to pieces because I grew up with her especially 💔 😢

[@cynthiasummers8238]

I never met Mary but found out a few days ago we shared the exact same birthday.

[@Thuleid]

☹️

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

❤ RIP Mary Weiss 🌹🌹🌹❤

[@richardherrera1736]

Remembering Mary Weiss🌹1948-2024 such a great voice & thank you 💗🎼🎤🎙🎸

[@kazamshah4543]

What a year 2024 is shaping out to be, first David Soul and now Mary Weiss. The world is a much poorer place without them.

[@paavoviuhko7250]

I always loved the Shangri-Las and grew up with their music. I turn 75 this July. Many lovely memories of the best of times. Mary Weiss won't be forgotten. I still have the music.

[@TheBrazenScientist]

whose here from the Amy Whinehouse movie 👀?

[@JayshawnJones-rp4xc]

Meeee

[@thomastempleman7601]

Not me

[@careful__Icarus]

Winehouse

[@bpfeuty]

Actually I'm here from a rewatch of the first Happy Feet...

[@davidepiapi5778]

Anch'io e...dall'Italia

[@missbluegreen9765]

RIP Mary Weiss. Your voice was one of my greatest discoveries in 2023.

[@ivoschoenmakers9387]

My mom and dad had this song on a tape in the car ,good old days. RIP❤

[@Ramblin-Man]

Goodbye Mary Weiss, aged 75. She went to greener pastures on Jan. 19, 2024. RIP. I loved the Shangri-Las (The Shirelles, The Crystals, The Supremes...) since the mid to late 70s, as a teenager. /J, Sweden 😪

[@Tanna-Marra]

Your music is timeless. RIP Mary.

[@DirkJefferson]

Their producer, George "Shadow" Morton, said that "Mary Weiss was an actress" -- that the main reason for the effectiveness of their songs was Mary's convincing delivery of the story-lyrics.

[@dimasarayan2327]

There's something in this era that is soo sooooo magical!!! Mary weiss was really magical!!!

[@ronparker5566]

love that band

[@kazamshah4543]

We will never see her like again. Way better than most artists today. 😢😢😢😢

[@jackspry9736]

RIP the three members of The Shangri-Las Mary Ann Ganser (February 4, 1948 - March 14, 1970), aged 22 Marguerite “Marge” Ganser (February 4, 1948 - July 28, 1996), aged 48 Mary Weiss (December 30, 1948 - January 19, 2024), aged 75 You will be remembered as legends.

[@josephmazzotta8813]

The twins die to soon the in a better place 🙏

[@YosenBMamma]

After doing some research, it looks like Mary Ann killed herself after her sister died of cancer.

[@kennytaco4474]

Love you Mary Ann. Your pain is gone

[@TexasMan77]

Wow the other ladies died young, what happened?

[@LawyerCalhoun1]

@@TexasMan77 Mary Ann, drug OD. Marge, breast cancer.

[@PearlGirl-sx2ky]

This hits me really hard as The Shangri-Las were one of my very first favorite bands as a little girl. My parents always used to play their music growing up in the 90s. Rest in peace to the original Leader of the Pack and to all the members of the Shangri-Las band. Your music and legacy will forever be remembered. I can't hide the tears, but I don't care. I'll never forget you, Leader of the Pack. Thank you for the incredible music 🎸🎶🕊

[@garygoodrich7495]

RIP Mary...you were so talented and beautiful.

[@summitwonder]

Such a magical song from when I originally heard it in the 70's. The dramatic lyrical content, along with great harmonies and melody. Vivid storytelling. Thanks sisters for a wonderful song. Mary, we all forever thank you for this iconic number RiP.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

It vividly captured teenage angst, and indeed captured a whole era that's fading fast.

[@summitwonder]

@@SandyCheeks63564 totally agree. I was a about 10 I reckon when I heard it or younger. The story telling within a 2-3min song was like a feature film in my mind. Amazing feat all round, not to mention the musical content.

[@deniset3164]

Loved them to the moon. Great memories RIP MARY AND THE TWINS.

[@chrisreynolds60]

RIP Mary Weiss. Great song.

[@problematique9389]

That hair is absolutely gorgeous. That teased load of matted tresses above sleek straight blonde hair.. Very Alaska Thunderf**k 5000. 😍

[@jewelzb1402]

RIP Mary Weiss….You contributed to fond childhood memories of friends and I reenacting this in a neighborhood “show” we did in my garage in the late 1970’s. ✌🏻

[@Rollin_L]

She was so young when they rose up to fame, and 75 years was far too short a time for her to be here. Rest in peace, Mary.

[@Lightbeam0000]

It's all to short! Flies right by!!

[@kazamshah4543]

She was gone way too soon!!! It's been an awful start to the year. We seem to be losing someone almost every week. 😢😢😢😢

[@Lightbeam0000]

@kazamshah4543 man I hear you! I'm going nuts I keep hearing about my friends dying. It's to much! Unfortunately this us what happens when you got older

[@ladyyuna2000]

💐💐RIP Mary Weiss (December 28, 1948 - January 19, 2024) (aged 75), Margie Ganser (Marguerite Ganser) (February 4, 1948-July 28, 1996) (aged 48), and Mary Ann Ganser (4 Feb 1948 -16 Mar 1970) (aged 22) you will truly all be missed and my prayers go out to you all and your families. 💐💐

[@jon2849]

Mary Ann what a waste.

[@leeleelaloca3288]

Even though im not a 60s baby, but i love all the oldies.....

[@timothygeiger437]

Smart, it's the only music worth listening too, the new crap they call music today isn't music at all!!

[@mcmaximon1]

Good music is timeless. Stay safe x

[@Johnnycdrums]

Idiot Robert Goulet ruined it, in my humble opinion.

[@maxbrogan8772]

Can thank my father for my sixties addiction,eight non stop hours every weekend (mother was out working),so even upstairs in bed I started knowing words of the songs and luckily his collection was so varied i got my knowledge,a lot of Dylan and Beatles and a whole array of albums with different artists songs which has given me quite an education of the sixties,brilliant.....

[@SandyCheeks63564]

You got good taste

[@jackbickel4655]

RIP Mary - One of the best. We will all miss you

[@robertjohnston4280]

Superb music! (and Mary Weis was one of the most gorgeous creatures who ever walked out planet.) And anyone who says that Americans don't understand irony has never seen this video!!

[@josepha.sojajr.2725]

Hypnotic girl group. It was impossible not to think you were in a spell listening to them.

[@chuckroberts9783]

Hard to believe she was 15. Be cool to see 15 year old Mary in today's music contests

[@gregavila6277]

No fucking way

[@RZPPAA]

And a 40 year old on a bike trying to pull her.

[@Organic_ape]

​@@RZPPAA On a moped nevertheless. 🤔

[@larryvermeer6170]

Good morning my friend I was born in 1955 to RIP Mary I had a crush on you Mary to And still listening to this music in July of 2024

[@MrSeezero]

It was an awesome performance by everyone involved. I think that this performance was definitely one of the best tv musical performances in the 60s and possibly all-time.

[@kazamshah4543]

It's a great video from that wonderful period. I feel pretty sad that everyone from this performance is now deceased. It wasn't perfect, but America seemed to be in a better place in those days.

[@sejongking8994]

Mary Weiss was so adorable. I love so much her voice.

[@mrdealx]

You wanted her snatch admit it 😂

[@vapordreams983]

​​@@mrdealx I admit it. She was hot

[@victorkreitner754]

RIP Mary Weiss who passed at 75.

[@Steel_music2024]

I’m really upset about her passing, I am 18 in six days, and I like 60s music a lot and the shangri-las are some of my favorites

[@Sunnyy-]

Happy late birthday ❤❤

[@normanbommarito6029]

The Best girl group of 1960s period none better. It's great to be a 60's teenager.

[@seaside456]

Be pushed to find a better girl group,the timing was spot on.

[@IamRocque]

The Supremes Says Hi

[@ericfrank8581]

The ronettes, the supremes, Martha and the vandellas, the chiffons.

[@remstaler3444]

The Chrystals ( And then he kissed me )

[@kennytaco4474]

Literally none of the replies have named a band as good as the Shangri las

[@gregwaletski]

We will always love and remember you, Mary! 💔

[@DudeMannn]

Rest in peace some of the audience members that were crushed to death by his erratic bike riding. My condolences to the families even though the family members are probably dead by now too.

[@gailcline]

I grew up with these girls listening to them 😊

[@Charles-jg8dz]

What a beautiful voice and face. I will be, God willing , 75 this June. Fortunate to have lived during a time when music was KING.

[@kazamshah4543]

Hardly a week passes by without losing someone from the past. First David Soul and now Mary Weiss. This has been a terribly sad start to the year. The world is a much poorer place without them.

[@robertmartinez4174]

I can remember seeing this footage at age 5 and in Glorious B&W. on The Lloyd ThaxstonTV program.

[@donaldtoms4999]

God bless this song... I probably haven't heard it for 20 years.... Came on the radio probably the lowest point of my life... Almost like God sent it to me!!! I was going with a lady and we were planning to get married, all of a sudden her ex-boyfriend a motorcycle driver showed up.... Gave her a bunch of false promises... He would buy her a bike and also have a child something she always wanted.... So she went away with him....The sad thing is that after 6 months he left her for another lady..... He destroyed both our hearts!!!! I guess it's a song about motorcycle drivers.... Because I was hurting so bad it really stuck with me.... God bless the song, the writer and the singers!!

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

Great song (& love their New Yawk accents during the spoken intro)

[@kevinsimpson3374]

I’m Shocked! I’ve Only Heard About Her Death Tonight! I’ve Got Her Comeback Album On Vinyl As Well! RIP Mary Weiss!

[@janetmoore5645]

Great song.

[@sanfordlol5010]

The Tubes 'Don't Touch Me There' owes so much to The Shangri Las x

[@celebritychit6876]

Love Mary's voice in this song. And damn was she cute!!

[@makaiboone2856]

I guess it's quite randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@anderslian1931]

@Makai Boone Flixportal xD

[@makaiboone2856]

@Anders Lian thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :D Appreciate it!!

[@anderslian1931]

@Makai Boone Happy to help =)

[@michelleahn6382]

Im only 38 but i have loved this song since i was a little girl. My mom had the cassette tape. She loved them 😢....i wish my mom was alive so i could tell her the sad news of her passing. Rip

[@sophiewallace8662]

It's a shame America doesn't produce innocent songs like this these days... People are no longer happy or think like this anymore

[@trisharivers5588]

First heard this song when I was 9 years old in 1963. I’ve been listening to it ever since

[@joannajones6253]

Except it came out in 64

[@trisharivers5588]

@@joannajones6253 yeah, maybe it was 1964. A long time ago anyway

[@tmw9187]

An absolute Gem!

[@legelfm]

RIP Mary Weiss 🖤

[@welsleyrivero]

Amei essas músicas antigas 😍🥰😍🥰 grandes grupos e cantores anos 60 que não conhecia

[@Lightbeam0000]

Iconic song, she just passed this month

[@kazamshah4543]

Yeah, I'm still in shock. She was so gorgeous, every guy wanted to date her back in the 60s. I think her sister is the last surviving member of the iconic group.

[@Manda11149]

Here because of ' back to black ' about amy 🙏

[@daav2010]

Mm--"Is she really going out with him? "Well, there she is, Let's ask her" "Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "Mm-hm" "Gee, it must be great riding with him" "Is he picking you up after school today?" "Mm-mm" "By the way, where did you meet him?" "I met him at the candy store He turned around and smiled at me You get the picture "Yes, we see" That's when I fell for the leader of the pack My folks were always putting him down They said he came from the wrong side of town They told me he was bad but I knew he was sad That's why I fell for the leader of the pack One day my dad said find someone new I had to tell my Jimmy we're through He stood there and asked me why, but all I could do was cry I'm sorry I hurt you, the leader of the pack Do do He sort of smiled and kissed me good bye The tears were beginning to show As he drove away on that rainy night, I begged him to go slow, whether he heard, I'll never know Look out! Look out! Look out! I felt so helpless, what could I do Remembering all the things we'd been through? In school they all stop and stare I can't hide the tears, but I don't care I'll never forget him, the leader of the pack Ooh, the leader of the pack now he's gone the leader of the pack now he's gone the leader of the pack now he's gone

[@amossutandi]

isn't betty the name of her sister? was it supposed to be her sister to sing this? after all mary was 15 or 14 when they wrote this song.

[@tinastanbaugh]

This song always reminds me of my older sister because she had a boyfriend who was killed in a motorcycle accident.

[@livsstilen]

yes it happpens alot. useally a biker quits after breaking every bone in his body (and some dont survive)

[@jameson8682]

@@livsstilen happened to my dad. He was big into motorcycles and racing, even survived a few crashes. But when the big one happened he almost died, he was hospitalized for weeks, nearly bit his tongue off. I remember my mom wouldn't let me see him at the hospital for a long time because she didn't want me to be scared because of how badly messed up he looked (I was very young at the time). He never touched a bike again.

[@livsstilen]

@@jameson8682 Yep, most of them quits after a raw deal like that😵

[@zampiangel3871]

...I am Sorry...

[@janeokeeffe5297]

Rest in peace Mary🕯️♥️🌹

[@jon2849]

That was Betty unfortunately. I heard the twins say that at the start. No Mary here.

[@janeokeeffe5297]

@@jon2849 Mary passed away 19th January

[@janeokeeffe5297]

@@jon2849 Mary was the lead singer

[@VILJL]

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” died on January 19, 2024.. She was 75. The Shangri-Las, formed in the New York City borough of Queens, were made up of two pairs of sisters: Weiss and her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss, along with twins Marguerite “Marge” Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. They met in school and as teenagers began performing at school dances and teen hops.

[@rubydawn1]

such a great song

[@charlesdemean3055]

Sad day for many fans. Corresponded w Mary a couple years ago. She sent an autographed poster & some memorabilia. Career short, really too bad, but now Mary & Ronnie are gone. My 2 teenage loves. "Give Them A Great Big Kiss", & they'll always "Be My Baby" tonight.

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

❤ RIP Mary Weiss 🌹🌹🌹 I'll never forget you sweet honey. 💜

[@phillipgarcia2809]

Mey they Rest in Peace should be in the Hall of Fame.

[@dienodecol6423]

Beautiful song and girls.

[@kirikazesl1338]

I love you Mary

[@saraivatoledo1842]

Twisted Sister got me into this as a pre/early teen in the 80s \m/

[@outreachvideo]

RIP honey. As for Robert Goblet if thats the best they could come up with then thats the best they came up with.

[@jon2849]

Goblet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gogoyubari366]

Such pretty girls and pretty voices!

[@diegoss3563]

Que bueno, primera ves que veo este video en color! buen trabajo!

[@goonerbeau]

The Shangri-Las were a cut above most early ‘60s girl groups, a bit more aloof, a bit cooler, a shade more chic, and it was hard for teenage boys to hear this tale of a cool, renegade motorbike gang member who gets Betty against her parents’ wishes without wanting to be him. Until he died in massive accident, that is. Tragic storytelling at its succinct best.

[@petracampbell2907]

they were a rip off of the Chiffons.

[@MB-uj1oo]

@@petracampbell2907LOL they are nothing like the Chiffons!

[@SandyCheeks63564]

you don't know what you're talking about@@petracampbell2907

[@joycehewitt7648]

love this one.

[@joycehewitt7648]

Man on the bike not to bright.

[@EarthTravelHippie]

amazing

[@robertculshaw120]

I heard the re release in the 70's. What a voice. And to walk away from it to become a realtor??? Morrissey and the Smiths were inspired by the Shangri La's.

[@hoagybob]

I had such a crush on her - still do I guess.

[@kazamshah4543]

Most guys did. She was one of the most stunningly beautiful girls on this planet. It's so sad she's gone way too soon.

[@allanritchie4243]

this is the benchmark

[@tini_brooke]

I’m jealous of the ones that grew up in the 60s, seemed to be a way better time🥰

[@peabody634]

Not for Blacks !

[@tini_brooke]

@@peabody634 I was more so talking about the music.

[@babsvanstralen3036]

Yes Tini, you’re right. We are talking about music. Not about black or white. The sixties where the best!

[@tini_brooke]

@@babsvanstralen3036 Everyone always has to bring up race in everything 🙄

[@Rotterdam-hoogvliet]

And now she is 72 years old 🥰😭😭😭😢

[@craig0077]

The last member of the band went to heaven to meet the twins in January....RIP Mary ..that sure looks like a young Robert Goulet on the bike.

[@robertmartinez4174]

if Elvis were to see this Broadcast @ the time, He Would have Shot The TV right then & there 📺

[@user-xr7ev8jr6z]

R.I.P x🌹

[@tapoemt3995]

"One day my Dad said, find someone new" Along comes Dee Snider Dad says "Hey bring that Jimmy guy back"

[@mikehherron4800]

Sorry to hear that, Mary W. died. As for the "old guy" on the little bike, he was Robert Goulet, a male singer and TV host in those days.

[@godfunk]

Only five years before they invented credible lip syncing

[@AlFrBu]

Genius song. Weird tho that there’s 15-year old Mary pining for the obviously 40-year-old Leader of the Pack.

[@kazamshah4543]

He looks old enough to be her dad!!!! This was so creepy.

[@ijustgottahotdog]

R.I.P. Mary Weiss

[@Oooo-bi7bi]

He looks old enough to be her dad.

[@Tuning_Spork]

Good gawd, what a cutie.

[@joannajones6253]

RIP Mary.

[@Rob_Dingemans]

> Betty is that Jimmy's ring you are wearing?< WTF, that ain't Betty it's Mary!!!

[@SandyCheeks63564]

That's what I thought. I don't get it.

[@Rob_Dingemans]

@@SandyCheeks63564 It seems to me this song was originally written to be sung by her older sister Betty. Then they let Mary also have a go with this song and realized she could do a more convincing performance, however the time was way to short to change the lyrics so left it as it was.

[@SandyCheeks63564]

@@Rob_Dingemans how hard would it be to say Mary instead of Betty??

[@angelamyrmel236]

I always get the vibe that Mary did not want to be there and did not want to film this

[@jon2849]

RIP today

[@deigonolasc3430]

rip mary weiss🕊🙏

[@antoniolopez6798]

Mil GRACIAS... Very Thanks for upload this JEWEL... thank you really for uploading this jewel ... Mary is UNIQUE !!! AMAZING!!! Weird that this video does not have more likes ... Greetings from Chile (to the south of this world)

[@andreaskollmuss]

How nice to see! I thought this was a 💯 Twisted Sister song 🎶

[@jeffersonmartin621]

She's so cute and her friends

[@pbamse]

MARY WEISS (1948 - 2024)

[@mikez.6309]

1948-2024 She flies again. 🫴💋

[@zero_bs_tolerance8646]

Farewell, Mary.

[@kevinjohnson-lf3kj]

Go Pack Go

[@michaelbenton1434]

So funny to see Robert Goulet as the leader of the pack. So sad about Mary’s passing.

[@pudimfofis1732]

I'lĺ never forget him...

[@lpnelson6584]

Hard to believe they're 16 years old in this clip.

[@florinivan6907]

Actually its easy. They look like teens.

[@JohnFrame-kn5vg]

❣️

[@teripealer2786]

Look at that tiny bike...lol.

[@mikegordon8178]

So, the leader of the pack rides a Honda 50.

[@jimmyo1123]

Rip mary