THESE GUYS HAVE AMAZING VOICES!! THE MONOTONES - BOOK OF LOVE (REACTION)

[@wendyt7958]

This was a classy time for musie. Sharp dressed, natural raw talent. No overdubbing, no auto tuning. So good

[@TreyMessiah95]

All that diversity right? What at good time no racism at all.

[@bloppysloppy4057]

Yes it was natural diversity not forced like today. This was a huge hit in 90% White country. The Montones seemed much happier than grievance heads like you looking under every rock to feel "oppressed".@@TreyMessiah95

[@Rockaria23]

They all began singing with the New Hope Baptist Choir, directed by Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney.

[@stewrobb2329]

And Whitney Houston was a cousin of Dione Warwick.

[@ThreeorMore209]

I was gonna say I bet they sang in a church choir.

[@joannevincent2035]

You are giving new life to the talented singers that brightened our early years.

[@rosecorreia3749]

You two are so much fun to watch

[@ddwchamp]

One of my favorites!

[@Jigaboo123456]

Mel: " These guys are so dapper, they look so CLEAN"! Yes Mel, they ARE. Back in the day, performers were respectful towards their audiences, whom they knew wanted a good night out, away from the drabness of industrial work that many were employed in. The audience would scrub up and dress up, which created a sense of occasion, and the performers would do likewise. Everybody felt it, and it helped the performers give their best: everybody won!

[@joakimberg7897]

That is wonderful

[@thomasgiles6991]

The 50s are still my favorite decade.

[@susanelkins3068]

WHOOO HOOO!!!! A THE BEATLES shirt! I can not wait till you react to them!!!! Best Band EVER !

[@jackcotner8981]

Great song by a talented group considered a one-hit wonder.

[@Jigaboo123456]

Such a slick act :-)

[@Soundofsilence-j4d]

Great you guys really see what these songs were about

[@thomastimlin1724]

a Lot of these songs were used for the movie American Graffiti.

[@rhshear]

Thank you kids so much for bringing these doo wop songs back to light. Im74 and listened to all of this. Do NOT stop going down this rabbit hole. You are the only ones playing these great songs peace!!

[@barrycohen311]

Epic Talents....

[@jalandacurry4585]

The Ten Commandments of Love Only Have Eyes For You

[@ivarwinter3049]

In the early 70's the Statler Brothers did a tribute song to the Doo Wop days Called Do You Remember These

[@darronmasangkay6356]

And from the 70's you will love to listen to THE FLOATERS and the song Float On.

[@Teresia12]

1957 was a very good year. The year I was my Mama's birthday present. The best one she ever got. 😜✌💞

[@wendyryder2708]

Another 1957 baby! Beautiful! There’s a lot of us out there! Lol! I arrived on this June 57! Beautiful comment! Please stay safe! Greetings from Australia.

[@realemiele.franco736]

My parents grew up to these songs . They introduced me to them and Instantly was hooked on this genre. Go on, down this rabbit hole and you're welcome !

[@robertschiavone5159]

This was when music was great today's music can't light a candle next to these guys

[@victorcowboywest]

An American doo-wop group in the 1950's Unfortunately the Monotones was a one-hit wonder group. "THE BOOK OF LOVE" reach #5 on the Billboard Top 100 (1958).

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

I guess you could say The Monotones were a mono-hit.

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

Whenever I hear this song takes me back to 1957. It reminds me of my best friend as I was growing up. This was his favorite song. His family moved away a couple years later.

[@janedc5ch319]

I love YA'LL. The only one's playing my music. Thank you

[@julienielsen4462]

Wow the lead singer is perfect. I heard this song a million times but never saw who sang it.

[@lisamayreed6399]

Love your energy👍🌺

[@cspringer333]

If you listen to "American Pie" by Don McLean that chronicles music history through the decades the first line is "Did you write The Book of Love". "American Pie" was voted top 5 song of the 20th Century!!!!

[@johnpeters772]

Wow, what a great thing to point out, thank you!

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

Explosive Harmony always loved their music - ❤️Monitones❤️

[@jonlenihan4798]

I like the way that they take turns singing the lead. Unusual for the genre; mostly a lead and back up singers.

[@theelvenwtich]

I loved singing doo-wop in high school as a bass! Some serious fun stuff.

[@bartonone2005]

This song was released in 1957. It was the year I turned 9 and an older cousin introduced me to doowop, rhythm 'n' blues and rock'n'roll. And a whole new world opened up!! Looking for stray cans and soda bottles to redeem got me enough money to buy a transistor radio. Tuned it in to WINS AM for this "new" music. Watched American Bandstand once we got a black & white TV. Of course, my parents hated it but I was hooked and never looked back!! Still going strong musically over 60 years later... Chuck

[@kirpalite]

YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC!! Peace and love to you! Could you please react to SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES by the Platters, 1950s?

[@danielmesery2904]

Golden years of rock+ roll☮️🎸UP ON THE ROOF BY THE DRIFTER S ,,,,PLEASE

[@nancydeskin3258]

I subscribed a while back, had to tell you that I love that you react to live performances, I was born in 1959 and Dad always had music from the radio on and know all the sings, but never saw the people singing them, Thanks for the memories

[@donONE777]

I enjoy seeing you all enjoy the music so much thanks for bringing back good memories ❤️

[@lmc-gm3bv]

Mel, you have one of the most beautiful smile. It lights up your face. Love your video's and choice of old rock.

[@mazzolaro1]

Bloody nora these fellas can sing with heart and fire in their souls no one of tadays artist can hold a candle next to this them

[@JackW467]

zo cool guyz.. I love 'em 😊👍

[@mikeyates7931]

I love that you're doing all this good old Doo - Wop 😀 Now y'all gotta check out "In The Still Of The Night" 😍😍😍

[@MrLittlelud4]

Great song . Love the beat .

[@ralphkern380]

I'm 75 and had an older sister (7 years older). So I got a dose of all the R'n'R from the 50's on up. These songs hung around for years - playing at "sock hops" well into the middle sixties. Y'all are flat killin' it today. Love it - love it - LOVE IT !!!

[@carollittle1059]

I go to live Doo Wop still. There are still a lot of original groups around on the East and West coasts.

[@terryduncan31]

Classy! No other way to say it! Suits, clean shaved, and perfect has. Their voices just iced the cake.

[@joecrone9862]

Love it!

[@AndICanTalk2]

Love this one too. Again my mom showed me all this stuff long ago. She still loves it. Great choices.

[@shellymarquez9320]

I am loving all the songs you guys are choosing! I grew up listening to this stuff with my mom!🥰🥰

[@bakulubaka3824]

I love this song.

[@kestrelle5345]

Everyone crazy 'bout a Sharp Dressed Man!

[@slimpickins9124]

This stuff is a bit before my time. I was in middle school when the stuff you guys are doing now came out. I remember it & I appreciate it more now. Thanks!

[@cdfdesantis699]

Huge hit for this group, & everybody walked around singing this one.

[@lindabeaman9779]

I LOVED this song growing up❤️

[@robbiewiley2441]

Really cool I'm happy it's just I'm still freaking out

[@dannyanderson3359]

I'm glad you kids have found this music. This wasn't actually even my time it was my mother's. I was about 10 years too late to be in thick of it. But I cut my teeth on her old 45s and I still have them and play them on a regular basis. Good on you and keep spreading the word about good wholesome music

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

Have all their tunes memorized and sing in the shower and while cleaning house- cannot carry a tune so everyone gets out of my way and leaves me to crank my record player and dance with my broom! 👵🏽👋🏾✨💃🏾🕺🏽✨💃🏾🕺🏽✨💃🏾🕺🏽💚

[@lannlann]

One of the best tunes in the fifties

[@victorduffany7723]

Takes me back to when I was 10 years old and in love with a pretty little mexican girl.

[@CLoak183]

Reminds me of my of my childhood in the 80s with my parents listening to 50s music in LA on K-Earth 101FM

[@zigymac]

WHAT A GREAT SOUND THEY MADE..........AS THE WORLD WONDERS.......WHEN WILL THEIR GLORY FADE !!!!!!!!!!!

[@joimeeker3174]

Hall and Oates dud a salute to Doo Wop in a song called ( I Hear the) Voices. They used background sounds from the city of Philadelphia. Great flavor!

[@clarkgeiger4988]

i said it befor i grew up on thes songs we had the best rock ever

[@debitaylor2101]

All the entertainers in that era dressed for success as they say. Suits, ties, or neat sweaters, women wore dresses, skirts, later in time neat dress pants. They all had to have talent because there were no computers to alter their voices. The artist of today couldn't do half of what they did.

[@billdomitilli8125]

As a kid, I recorded this from a 45 to a Wollensak WIRE recorder! What a geezer!

[@ethelriser2317]

This song was on an oldies record album my mom had, really awesome song

[@autumnamber6849]

Oh my goodness, I feel like it must be my Birthday with these songs today! I was 10 years old. I was young and I wondered what the answer was. Well, let's just say that I did find out who wrote the true Book of Love.

[@michaelhansen8598]

Just fun again with great groups.

[@jameslaforce8436]

maravolous ty ty ty

[@peterhudgens8817]

Please continue reacting to those great doo-wop songs such as "Sh-boom (Life Could Be A Dream)" by The Coasters, "Silhouette" by The Rays, "I Love You A Thousand Times" by The Platters, "Dedicated To The One I Love" & "Mama Said" by The Shirelles and "She Say" by The Diamonds.

[@seppokangas1488]

Sh-Boom was by the Chords, not the Coasters. But the Coasters had some good songs as well, like Yakety Yak, Along Came Jones, Poison Ivy and Charlie Brown.

[@827dusty]

This is referred to as "Doo-Wop" music. 1950s rock and roll.

[@lastrada52]

The epitome of a great doo-wop song & group -- sadly lead singer Charles Howard Patrick passed away September 11, 2020. There's only one Monotone alive today -- first tenor Warren Davis.

[@dougca7086]

These are the days before a hoodie became a dress-up fashion item and caps were worn backwards or cockeyed and when people actually wore pants that you didn't have to hold up with your hand as Carly Simon saying these are the good old days she foresaw it coming she said that in the 60s and 70s

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Don't forget "The ten commandments of love" by The Moonglows 🎶

[@andydurazo5337]

Another book song. Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello.

[@sharonglover7221]

American Bandstand in the room. We had fun fun fun

[@jessemodono1099]

tks for more one doo wop.sorry my english

[@richardmartin9565]

I think it was a hit twice. Seems like I heard it a lot in the 60s too.

[@douglasswicegood4420]

Don Mclean mentions this song in his masterpiece 'American Pie' "Did you write 'The Book of Love' and do you have faith in God above if the Bible tells you so.' "The Bible tells me so" is from a children's Sunday School song 'Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.' Every time I hear 'American Pie' I think of the Monotones, Marty Robbin's 1957 hit 'A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation,' Buddy Holly's 'That'll be the Day" 1957. So much of the late fifties period. And here we actually get to see the Monotones perform 'Book of Love' 1958!

[@douglasswicegood4420]

I mean1957 LOL!

[@carollittle1059]

Doo Wop groups got their start standing on street corners and singing and got discovered.

[@NomyJackson]

Good picks today!

[@ELVENGADOR858]

RIP THE MONOTONES

[@stevegans3517]

Back when bands dressed up to perform.

[@julienielsen4462]

Reminds me of the movie American Graffitti.

[@henryruprecht4583]

you should listen to the five satins singing to the aisle.

[@joshuabenson313]

Yessssss

[@joshuabenson313]

Amazing songgggg

[@lauratartanella2210]

n it has a good beat&you could dance to it😛

[@SQUATCHY614]

Love the doo wap era.

[@sintanger34]

Love Doo Wap ! Little bit of pre auto-tune education thanks for listening to this old music

[@Rebel9668]

Would love to see y'alls reaction to The Drifters--"Under The Boardwalk". :)

[@tele789]

Doo Wop Forever. Don't let it die guys

[@debbiewasshername]

amazing

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

Do you guys get a sense of how innocent the songs of the 50s were? Of course they could’ve been singing about a couple in an intimate relationship but you just get the sense it’s more of a boy meets girl next-door type thing.

[@mariannecanitia3411]

Sam Cooke, most popular singer of the 50's-hit in 1957, You Send Me

[@Joe-ym6bw]

That's how they did back in the day

[@steverusso177]

you need to do "The Ten Commandments of Love"

[@carollittle1059]

doo wop lives!!

[@jeanettegaff4931]

Check out "Blue Velvet " by Bobby Vinton.

[@runningcathill]

lee andrews and the hearts teardrops 1958

[@ajruther67]

50's Request Suggestion: Chantilly Lace by The Big Bopper One hit wonder as he died in the plane crash with Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly

[@CPACK1]

This was a big song back then.

[@lindabeaman9779]

❤

[@outofmanyweareone6429]

Good morning my favorite couple.💘 Live your vibe, keep those love songs coming. 🎵 here are my list I would live to see you review. *Sade...tattoo Peabo Bryson "can you stop the rain" Calum Scott "don't you see me standing here" Bob Marley "redemption song"

[@biancamoore413]

🌹😃♥️

[@thedealer777]

Those were called "shark-skin" suits.