WE GOTTA LEARN THE DANCE!!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Little Eva - The Loco-Motion REACTION

WE GOTTA LEARN THE DANCE!!.. | FIRST TIME HEARING Little Eva - The Loco-Motion REACTION
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[@malcolmr3]

The twist was so much bigger than the locomotion. Chubby Checker is recognized as the inventor of the Twist. Also the twist can be done to so many different styles of music.

[@GinaPressley]

The twist was defiantly bigger.

[@lormatos4694]

Chubby Checker cover the twist the original was done by JR Walker and the Allstars.

[@BillGraper]

The Twist is the #1 song all-time on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, because it was released as a single TWICE, and hit #1 both times. They were about a year and a half apart.

[@Wiccat1]

@@lormatos4694 ​ @s g Nah mates, it was Jethro "Bird" Turner and the Bandmates that started it all back in 1957.

[@Mckatt2]

The twins was bigger but the locomotion was a better song in my opinion

[@josielouwho2607]

The hairstyle is called a bouffant. A beehive is similar, but the hair is all teased up and piled on top of the head, looking like a beehive sitting on top of the head.

[@philipcondenzio5987]

In reality, some of them were wigs, but not always. I grew up in that era, and I can attest to the hours women spent having their hair combed, teased and sprayed into oblivion. As strange as it looks right now, it gave women something that’s missing today. I think it’s called authentic femininity… I’ll wait for the “woke attack”

[@itz_mxxri]

I've always liked the bouffant hair style!

[@cwoyciesjes]

Out west we called the short poufy style the "bubble" back in the day! Lots of teasing and hairspray, lol!!

[@joannevincent2035]

"The Loco-motion" was written by husband/wife team Gerry Goffin and Carole King. They offered the song to Dee Dee Sharp, who had an earlier hit with "Mashed Potato Time". Sharp turned down the song, and Goffin and King then offered the song to their babysitter, Eva Boyd, who had sung the demo tape. The song reached #1 or #3 in three different decades with three different artists.

[@bjorreb7487]

I grow up with all the best music in the 50's-60's-70's.

[@barryshapiro3349]

You’ll LOVE “Dancing In The Streets” by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

[@sunflowerqueen1943]

Yes!

[@chipdamutt108]

Which no doubt inspired "Dancing In the Sheets" by Shalamar.

[@videovisions]

Which was also covered by Van Halen

[@Sraheens1]

"Ready For Love" is the bomb!!!!

[@ronkrupovich7152]

Actually my favourite song of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas is "(Love is like a) Heatwave. Would love to hear that one!

[@catofthecastle1681]

This song was written by the most amazing Carole King!

[@maryannturton9830]

No way! Cool fact!

[@leesakw]

Love her!

[@bjm9071]

Little Eva was Carole King's babysitter.

[@wnsafford1854]

Just to give credit where due, it was co-written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin.

[@larvt]

Wow Carole King is my favorite female singer.

[@catherinedouglas8049]

I love this song! I am 69 years old and even now at some weddings and parties, when this song is played, people actually hold on to each other and make a chain and dance around the room...like a conga line. The first person makes like he or she is the engine locomotive chugging their arms like a train and leads everybody all over the place. So much fun. Anybody as old as me remembers doing this?

[@beebzielinski5216]

Yes I see it at almost every wedding

[@suzie4417]

I do 🥰💜

[@remmymafia3889]

69? congrats fellow 'survivor'. (I'm 68)

[@donaldinnewmexico]

@@remmymafia3889 You old farts. I'm still a kid at 67! 😝

[@sherriianiro747]

We still do at every wedding!!😆

[@sherriianiro747]

Little Eva was the first artist to dub her voice to the melody, harmony and background vocals to the song. It's all her singing!

[@Lfg117]

Thank u! Important history.

[@rickeyjay7164]

You should also check out “Mashed Potato Time” by Dee Dee Sharp And “The Watusi” by the Orions Both from that early ‘60’s dance era.

[@glennelfmann3143]

Also, The Monkey, The Swim..etc. Seems like a new dance was coming out every month back then.

[@rickeyjay7164]

@@glennelfmann3143 A really great time to be a teenager…a little before my time. I was fortunate to have a big sister who was a teen at that time, had all those ‘45’s … I was 5-7 years old and played them more than she did!

[@wnsafford1854]

A piece of trivia; Gerry Goffin & Carole King wrote Loco Motion for Dee Dee Sharp but, at the last minute, she turned it down, so they got Eva (their 18 year old housekeeper/babysitter) to do it.

[@rickeyjay7164]

@Rhonda Bothelio The tune, yes; didn’t know there was a dance.

[@LadyRustedKnight]

My grandkids asked me to show them “our” dances from the 1960’s. Knowing full well that I would end up in traction (a 911 call)… I managed one full minute and needed an oxygen tank to boot! We had infinite energy back then to keep going for hours. Ahhh, those were the days. Life was so different and wonderful, too. You kids “get it”, bless you!

[@leesakw]

Lolol

[@andyanderson3628]

At the roller rink, when they played this we would play "crack the whip" and someone always got smacked into the boards.

[@blondbowler8776]

@@andyanderson3628 Busted my little sister's collarbone, whip cracked her into a big manzanita in the side yard. Man, she was flyin'.

[@tedhuppert7693]

"The Twist" by Chubby Checker became #1 on the charts TWICE in successive summers--it was THE dance for summer parties. I remember because at one pool party, we twisted on the concrete patio around the pool and we all wore the skin off the soles of our feet. And NO, there was no alcohol involved. I'm now 72 and I can still feel the burn!

[@sscully881]

Summer of 1962....I was 11 years old....I worked in my grandfather's restaurant on the beach....a little shack where we did burgers, dogs, fries...I blasted Little Eva all day long that summer....the beachgoers were all up and dancing in the sand!! Great memories! There are so many girl groups, from the early 60s you should check out....The Shirelles, The Ronettes, The Vandellas, Ruby and the Romantics....the list goes on and on. BTW....I really love you two....you're so great together!!

[@jean-marcevans1439]

This song is by Carole King. She has explained that there was no such thing as The Locomotion. It was just an idea for a song.

[@paintedjaguar]

Right. The Twist was an actual dance step, so it wins Best Dance by default. But The Locomotion is a better song.

[@valogden]

This song was written by Carole King and her husband/co-song writer Gerry Goffin. They wrote a number of hits for a number of artists before they divorced and Carole King was talked into performing herself and released her album Tapestry. It was an album most of us had in our homes in the 70s

[@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052]

Yes absolutely

[@davidg4595]

Strongest selling album to that point!

[@JamesLachowsky]

And if no one else has said it, there was no dance called the loco-motion until after the song was written.

[@1972mrgray]

Yes, I listened to Tapestry constantly. Loved it!

[@raye402]

The Goffin & King songbook is immense over so many genres & artists most tracks becoming standards in their own right 🇬🇧👍

[@MaryDavidson911]

Guys, BINGO! the music and dance of “yester-decade”, was SUPERIOR to today’s and recent years. So glad you see that ❤️

[@jgsheehan8810]

Kylie Minogue started her singing career with a cover of The Locomotion back in the 80s in Australia. It is good fun too.

[@pattyestrada6]

Please react to the amazing songwriter of this song Carole King. So many songwriting credits to her name, but is equally as amazing as an artist herself. Her album Tapestry is one the best albums of our time.

[@caseymoe816]

Carole King is straight legendary fire! 🔥🤙

[@TheDivayenta]

Carole King wrote this for Little Eva- her babysitter- who she made a star!

[@michaelglick1287]

Actually the song was written for Dee Dee Sharp, but she turned it down.

[@garybauer9494]

Guys, Little Eva sang locomotion while cleaning and dusting her boss's house. It helped her focus on work. Her boss was a record producer. His wife heard Eva singing and put it on tape for Eva's boss to hear at the office. He was looking for a new artist and there she was at his house. Little Eva recorded locomotion just like you hear it it went viral for a bit.😊

[@scottdittenhaffer2303]

The Twist hands down. I lived it the Twist was gigantic

[@raye402]

Little Eva was Carole Kings Babysitter wot a voice and a powerful track !

[@gtojohnny9]

Yes. I heard the the Shirelles were supposed to sing it but they opted out for whatever reason and the writers loved Eva’s voice so much, they went with it. Good decision!

[@wnsafford1854]

@@gtojohnny9 Carole King & Gerry Goffin wrote it for Dee Dee Sharp but, at the last minute, she turned it down, so they got Eva (their housekeeper/babysitter) to do it.

[@blackprix]

Need to react to Carole King! Again in icon In the music industry as a singer and a songwriter with some great hits for a lot of people

[@surlechapeau]

Start with Carole King's "I Feel The Earth Move". From her classic "Tapestry" album which has sold 25 million copies worldwide. Carole is in the Songwriters and Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame!!

[@blackprix]

@@surlechapeau One of the greatest albums of all time I wore the thing out!

[@rickeyjay7164]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!!

[@KTRS]

Of course Carole wrote one of Aretha’s most iconic songs Natural Woman, but Carole herself does an amazing version too.

[@rickeyjay7164]

@@surlechapeau Agreed! Perfect starter song for CK!

[@robertspino521]

the twist was the king of all the dances back then

[@kathyrizzi8754]

All the old songs are not only great, but us elder’s have the memories that each song brings with them. Thank you J & Amber for giving us these great songs & our memories that go with them…love you two!👍♥️♥️xoxoxo

[@normanleroy1874]

The 60s were the decade for girl groups. There's so much more for you guys to discover! Try Be My Baby by the Ronettes, Will You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles, or Where Did Our Love Go by the Supremes. There's tons of this, and it's all good. I read somewhere that hundreds of girl groups charted in the 60s.

[@wesleypruitt265]

YES!!! WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? By the Shirelles!!!!!

[@centuryrox]

@@wesleypruitt265 Yes, Will You Love Me Tomorrow is the best of them! Written by the great Carole King.

[@katiejackson2178]

Such great choices!!

[@terrycunningham8118]

Don't forget the Shangri-Las.

[@johnj2763]

Be My Baby is the song named by Brian Wilson as his favorite song and the one that influenced him the most.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

The Twist never went away. “Limbo Rock” is still popular too.

[@Carolyn_Rose]

The Twist was the top of the pyramid of dances. A lot of songs introduced a new move/dance, but Twist was king.

[@bert_towle]

In the background, the 3 female singers were known as The Blossoms. They had regular gigs on the weekly TV shows that featured current music, and they were backup singers or re-branded as other groups to record outside of recording contracts. Darlene Love is the most well known of the trio.

[@kejo7779]

For a future female Friday I suggest Leader Of The Pack by The Shangri-Las. It's A good one from the 60's...

[@u4riahsc]

Oh yeah - that’s a good one.

[@sallym1171]

This was cowritten by Carole King. You simply have to check out the album TAPESTRY by her, and I mean every song. It's that good, she's that good.

[@martinmosteller5813]

Carole King would be an awesome choice for female Friday! “ I Feel the Earth Move” ( or anything from the Tapestry album) would be great!

[@jeffnovack1321]

Definitely have to do Carol King: You've got a friend, It's too late, I feel the earth move, A natural woman, So far away

[@donaldlampert331]

We were taught this dance in gym class, so that we could hear this song, and dance to it for our sixth grade prom…. Wow, what a flash back…. Thanks

[@barbarabisson2551]

Twist was by far more popular- dance contests galore

[@TranquiloTrev]

Another great FEMALE song of the 60's is "WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW" by THE SHIRRELLES. It is in the Top 10 female songs of the 60\s in my opinion. Incidently both The Locomotion and that song were written by Carole King.

[@TranquiloTrev]

That got me thinking what are the other great FEMALE songs of the 1960's. Must include RESPECT by Aretha Franklin. Must include WALK ON BY by Dionne Warwick. Must include MAYBE by the Chantels. That is off the top of my head. Now I must have a think.

[@kayf.8070]

I also suggested the Shirelles. Great minds.

[@cjpew]

Awesome! Kylie Minogue and Grand Funk Railroad also did this song. But this is the best! You need to check out Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the Street also. Also - Land of 1000 Dances, Wilson Pickett mentions MANY different dances from that era - Mashed Potato, The Swim, etc. You could learn them all!

[@pattyestrada6]

Yes! I requested “Dancing In The Streets” yesterday.

[@Sportsref13]

also David Bowie & Mick Jagger doing Dancing in the Streets is a great cover

[@JEREMY99218]

Check out Kylie Minogue's cover of this song. It's really nice and sweet kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoC6pHmwiKt_eac

[@philsigman9088]

@@Sportsref13 Van Halen did it better.

[@SK-lk3iu]

@@Sportsref13 The original first tho....!

[@tjk200081]

Every wedding I've gone to has played this song, & everyone makes a chain with each other & does a train motion around the reception room.

[@CPACK1]

There were tons of Dances back in the day, the swim, the jerk, the mashed potatoes, the Chicken, the stroll, the Twist. The Hully Gully. And more.

[@vincentsablan732]

The Twist was a worldwide phenomenon. EVERYBODY did it--and still do it today. Watching a baby/toddler do it with their parents brings a lot of joy to me for some reason. There are even follow up songs: "Let's Twist Again", "Peppermint Twist", "Twistin' The Night Away" ( a real BANGER, imo), "Twist and Shout" along with others. It's popularity was probably due the fact it was easy to learn and ANYONE could do it...

[@mspfinney]

Absolutely spot on! The Twist rules!! 😉😁

[@alexandraguitard285]

“Everybody’s doing a brand new dance now, COME ON BABY DO THE LOCOMOTION” love this song!!!

[@kevinferrin5695]

When you said "sweet," I burst out laughing. This is a bumper and so much fun to dance to.

[@wheredidthetimego8087]

The twist!! Yes more wholesome because all generations could have fun with them.

[@endorphinzz]

Grand Funk Railroad did a fantastic cover of this song...

[@talon7132]

You guys liked Grand Funk Railroad , well in late 70s GFR covered this song.

[@centuryrox]

Yes, love their version! Although it was actually mid-70s (1974). Man, I'm getting old!

[@rogergroover4633]

A standard song at the roller rink.

[@Mr37bob37]

the TWIST the Shuffle Walking the Dog....you to are awesome

[@deniserhodes2655]

The Twist was huge. By far, the number one dance.

[@katiejackson2178]

Have you guys listened to Billie Holiday yet? If not you should check her out. Her music would probably be the oldest you've listened to so far. She was popular in the 30's and 40's. I'd suggest starting with The Very Thought Of You

[@Barb5001]

Billie Holiday was a great American singer that every modern singer should study. Billie did not have a strong voice and had a quite limited octave range However, what she did vocally to overcome these limitations made her the singing icon she became

[@christinec1928]

We're still waiting on some Billie Holiday.

[@DavidBrianPaley]

I agree. "Lady Day" is an absolute must.

[@rmac8008]

Written by the greatest female artist Carol king Eva was her housekeeper at the time Grand Funk does a great version of this The twist was far more popular Not sure if there was a locomotion dance This is choreographed for TV

[@surlechapeau]

J&A, you'll love Carole King's "I Feel The Earth Move", "So Far Away", "Its Too Late" and many more!!!

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

Rajah! [ smiling ]

[@MrJohnw2454]

You've got to hear Grand Funk Railroad do this!

[@fmtalks1543]

She was Carole King's babysitter.

[@jeri-annabbott1896]

@@MrJohnw2454 I love the Grand Funk Railroad cover of this. I also have a bit of a soft spot for the Kylie Minogue version too.

[@mandakay6995]

Little Eva was rocking the bouffant hair style in this video!! Love the Locomotion!!

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

This is my favorite version.

[@donnamikola48]

Another suggestion for female Fridays is Connie Francis "Where the Boys Are". She hits that late 1950s-early 1960s vibe and has a fabulous voice. She was a female "crooner" at the same time as Paul Anka.

[@paulamelnyk986]

Love her

[@beverlysmith8025]

Please, please, please explore Connie Francis...

[@douglassellers7528]

I was in love with her when I was 8 yr. old. Still think she was so beautiful and my goodness what a singer.

[@susanpolice8465]

That movie"Where The Boys Are" is one of my favorite movies of all time and I don't know why!

[@davewildermuth7519]

Next Stops: The Supremes, "You Can't Hurry Love" Martha and the Vandellas, "Dancing in the Street" Joan Osborne, "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" (live; Jimmy Ruffin cover, featuring the original Motown Records house band)

[@paulamelnyk986]

The Supremes definitely need to be reacted to. You can't hurry love is my favorite

[@LindaEll]

Joan Osbornes version of that song is killer!!!

[@emmef7970]

All great requests!

[@parsifal40002]

In the 50s and 60s all kinds of dances emerged and teens learned them all! My favorite was The Twist!! Yeah!! :)

[@Dave-nd6ys]

The Twist by a mile

[@JerisEve]

The Locomotion was a song; the Twist was an institution. Everybody did the twist, and it lasted. Chubby Checker owned the twist, but there was one other great twist song. Joey Dee and the Starlighters had a hit with the Peppermint Twist. Well worth a listen. There were tons of ridiculous dance songs in those days, and they all lasted about a week: Popeye the Hitchhiker, the Swim, the Popcorn, the Funky Broadway, I can't begin to name them all, largely because most of them were completely forgettable. Norman LeRoy, just below, listed several great girl groups, and I want to add two more. Leader of the Pack by the Shangri-Las. Bette Midler covered it brilliantly many years later, but the original is the best place to start. He's a Rebel by the Crystals is the other great girl group song IMO. Those two got worn out at my house.

[@tvgator1]

YES! The Peppermint Twist is a jam for real!!!! Good Call!

[@SK-lk3iu]

Yes, love He's a Rebel!

[@davewildermuth7519]

The Beatles, "Twist and Shout" Sam Cooke, "Twistin' the Night Away"

[@SaxyLament]

Ahhhhhhh yeah as soon as dances were mentioned I immediately thought of "Peppermint Twist." Was that an actual dance? No matter the song is a fun one.

[@allieren]

I mean, it was a good 20+ years before I was born and even I would immediately say the Twist.

[@hollybeat6901]

The Twist was a MONSTER hit..it brought people of all ages together as the craze exploded..there were clubs named after it..

[@gl2996]

Yeah, it's almost impossible to describe just how huge the Twist was. It was everywhere.

[@davidmastro5406]

Great song and great reaction. Also, Amber--the braids rock.

[@garywixson8852]

Little Eva has a smooth honey filled voice😊.

[@mariannemabie9274]

Seeing that you enjoy little Eva‘s original song, I know you will truly “dig“ Grand Funk Railroad’s cover of this song. It is funkier. More “Jump” to it ❤️ Love you two!!!

[@RMBittner]

GFR’s version was the first version I ever heard…and I was absolutely in love with the beat. Great version of a classic hit.

[@pauld6967]

Kylie Minogue also did a good cover of this song.

[@donferoce5652]

The album cover was 3-D, I remember playing it while wearing the glasses.

[@kevinstarr516]

YASSS!!!! GFR'S VERSION IS THE BOMB!!!

[@danlindberg7681]

That’s right , now that you’ve heard the song check out what GFR did with it 👍✊🤗

[@scapito]

The first time I heard this song was a cover by Kylie Minogue. After I told my mom that I loved it, she played this version for me.

[@garyseven5791]

1962 Phil Spector introduced the wall of sound. He produced The Righteous Brothers, the Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love, Ike & Tina Turner, he even did work for the Beatles. 1962 and1963 girl groups were all the rage.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, guys! Little Eva was amazing.. Carole & Gerry''s babysitter, is how I heard it... she was like, 14! this song has been remade a few times.. "Grand Funk Railroad" had a hit with it in 1974.. and I guess Kylie Minogue?.. but Eva was so awesome!...

[@PedroConejo1939]

The original Hairspray film (the 1988 one with Ricky Lake and Debbie Harry) kind of puts these dance crazes into their context of US 'bandstand' TV shows. It's also brilliant.

[@tanya2299]

Archie Bell and the Drells “Tighten Up” is a later 60s fun dance song.

[@danmonges1539]

I was going to suggest the Tighten Up!

[@huverdoose]

Not many people I know have heard of her, but Amii Stewart has a dynamite voice. 'Knock on Wood' is her most successful song and you can kind of tell how good her voice is in it.

[@gaiasgirdle4757]

There were so many dances. Chubby Checker and the Twist. The Watusi, the Jerk, the Pony, the Stroll. There was a song for each.

[@frankmastroianni2501]

The Twist is the overall number 1 song in the history of the Billboard charts - it went on the charts twice going to number 1 both times w/in 2 years.

[@timcarr6401]

It didn't deserve it.

[@frankmastroianni2501]

@@timcarr6401 go tell that to the tens of millions of people who bought it, danced it and kept it on the charts-- has nothing to do w/deserving it--

[@timcarr6401]

@@frankmastroianni2501 It was a fun song cover, but there have been hundreds of songs of much better quality.

[@frankmastroianni2501]

I commented on your remark about it 'didn't deserve' being the all-time Billboard #1 song of the rock era. Has nothing to do w/deserving it. I was just stating a fact regarding the song and it's popularity. "Deserving it" is a personal choice of liking it or not. It also has nothing to do w/the covers as all songs are tallied by Billboard by the individual recording. If one goes by covers, then 'Yesterday' by the Beatles would be number 1.

[@timcarr6401]

@@frankmastroianni2501 Are you talking about the sheer number of covers of a song? I usually prefer the originals, but there are exceptions.

[@cherylcoble9780]

I am 67 and love anything Motown! I was only 8 when this song came out.

[@carolreaume6518]

This is *THE* song for doing a chain around the dance floor at a wedding.

[@bartonone2005]

"The Loco-Motion" was written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King (Brill Building, NY, NY). I gave your video a like and wow! Do I have a story for you! I attended a Roman Catholic High School in The Bronx, NY. Our monthly dances took place in the gym with a student spinning records over a PA system. In my junior year, as a member of the Dance Committee, we contacted a DJ at a local radio station who hosted small rock and roll shows for high schools. He agreed to bring a show to our school. This was a year or so after Little Eva hit No.1 with "The Loco-Morion." I don't remember any other performer that night except Little Eva. She was dressed much more provocatively than the clip you saw. It was the 60s and she wore a shimmering, skintight miniskirt. It was the final performance of the show and her dance moves were incendiary! As she swung her hips, the skirt inched up higher and higher. All the boys went wild! Our dances were chaperoned by the faculty: Roman Catholic nuns, brothers, priests and some lay teachers. They were incensed by this performance. One brother's face got so red I thought he was going to explode! It was pandemonium when Little Eva finished the song, ending the show. The boys shouted and stomped their feet in approval. The faculty actually began calling for order, threatening to shut down the dance. A group of them went over to the DJ and most likely ordered him to play calmer records as the dance started up again. Needless to say, the Dance Committee took a lot of heat for this. It was the only such show I remembered up until graduation. Of course, we had no idea what Little Eva was going to do. However, we were not disappointed and it was the highlight of the night! The memory is seared into my brain in a very good way! Keep in mind, this was nearly 60 years ago. Things were much different back then, no twerking or wardrobe malfunctions. Chuck

[@debbiechang5781]

Many songs back then had dances that went with them. It was a fun time. The Twist was definitely more popular. Chubby Checker invented the dance and the Beatles did “Twist and Shout”! That was a huge deal! Great old stuff 🌺✌️

[@bobmorneau6738]

Loco-Motion came after the Twist. One of the most requested songs at our school dances; another was The Frug(sp). Ah, good times.

[@richardmartin9565]

"The Mash Potato" by Dee Dee Sharp was a great dance. I think it was a lot like "The Lindy" of the 1920s.

[@wombatwilly1002]

You just can't beat 50's-60's-70's Rock N Roll!

[@firebird7479]

Grand Funk Railroad's version is a real banger.

[@Herbert04]

I had to go listen. Your right. That was awsome. Never heard that before.

[@marksausedo7137]

You would probably like Roni and the Ronettes , same vibe

[@debprivate7840]

This has been one of my all time favorite songs ever since I was a kid.

[@kylemanning4950]

This is my adopted kids (bio nieces and nephews) great grandmother. Her family has generations of singers, including several of my kids.

[@donnagonatas3155]

I can see Kia doing the locomotion all over the living room! Lol!✌❤

[@Cheryworld]

Hoping you will watch Melanie (Safko) sweet hippie girl from Woodstock. "Lay Down - Candle in the Wind " with Edwin Hawkins singers . Perfect for a Friday

[@jeanniea3437]

Is she the one that sang I got Brand New Roller Skates?

[@jordan390a]

Yes..a powerful song that gives me goose-bumps every time...It has to be the long version too...!!!

[@kathleenwarma5937]

It was all about dancing in the 60’s so there was not a song you couldn’t dance to. I’m 73 and back in the 60’s and early 70’s you could go somewhere to dance every night. Great times

[@tchampagne1494]

Her hair is bouffant, a bee hive is all the hair on top swirled skyward. I was 9 when this song came out and I love the later cover by Kylie Minogue. I have both of them in my music library. Can't sit still listening to this, it is so upbeat.

[@blakerh]

Please do "The Warrior" by Scandal next Friday. Patty Smyth kills it.

[@lollylolly8186]

That was our graduation song in 1984.

[@gregplatt3936]

I think “Goodbye To You” is better!

[@saritadugat3708]

THE TWIST. I was 10 when this came out. Everyone including me watched American Bandstand. Got to see all the new dances and all the music hits. Gosh thanks for your reactions. Love it

[@michaeldunkin7553]

Some of the dances in the 50's and 60's were as follows: Mashed Potato, The Watusi, the Hitch Hike (Marvin Gaye), the Jerk, Monkey time, The Swim (Bobby Freeman), Bristol Stomp, The Stroll, Pony Time, Peppermint Twist, The Limbo. I think there's others, but those are the ones I can think of right now, since I lived in that time period. By the way, thank you for helping keep this music alive.

[@mildredpierce4506]

16 year old Little Eva was the babysitter for Carol King. Carol King wrote Locomotion. "Perhaps no babysitter in history got a bigger break than Eva Boyd, who baby sat for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King and Goffin asked her to record a song they had written called "The Loco-Motion"."

[@doplinger1]

If you enjoy seeing the dances, check out "Shake a Tail Feather" by Ray Charles from the Blues Brothers movie - it will get you dancing!

[@timskelton2325]

If you haven't already seen The Ronettes performing Be My Baby you'll really love their hair and the song is one of the best ever by a girl group. I like Ronnie Specter's voice even more than Diana Ross'.

[@jamescope3224]

When done there, check Eddie Money's "Be my little baby" featuring Ronnie Specter. In an interview he said he begged her to come out of retirment to sing on this song so he could pay homage to her ... "just like Ronnie said"

[@BradReddekopp]

Yep! One of the great "girl group" hits.

[@bryzcrochet]

The twist 100 %!!!! It was at every single sock hop. Chubby checkers was the king!

[@IshiAndNomyJackson]

There's an episode of the Cosby Show where Vanessa and her friends were dancing to it,dressed scantily, and Claire banished them back upstairs,lol

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

there were a whole bunch of dances in the 60s.. the pony, the hitchhiker, the snake, the Watusi, the swim.. there are probably videos of them all.. possibly on American Bandstand.

[@eviekelpie1]

Guys, Carole King wrote this and many songs with her writing partner. That was her office job. Go to work and write songs for other artists. Later, she went solo and her album Tapestry, was the biggest seller in 1971. Aretha Franklin did an amazing cover of Carole's song Natural Woman. Check out Aretha Franklin, Natural Woman, live at the Kennedy Centre honoring Carole King. It even made the Obamas emotional

[@alandouglas8044]

Brilliant.

[@crzyoldmn]

Imelda May "Big Bad Handsome Man" "Psycho" "It's Good To Be Alive" Bow Wow Wow "Baby Oh No" "Do You Wanna Hold Me" "I Want Candy" Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid" "Queer" "Breaking Up The Girl" All have many more great songs. These are just some quick picks.

[@leesakw]

Imelda May has so many amazing wild songs. Her Rockabilly is wonderful!

[@maverick2242]

There has had many versions of this song, in 1987 Kylie Minogue did a cover of it as her fist ever single when she left the TV series Neighbours she was famous for in the UK, NZ and Aussie, you should do a comparison of a few, be interesting to see who lies which versions best.

[@bert_towle]

Listening once again, I was reminded of her second hit, "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby". It's another song written by Carol King and Gerry Goffin. It was covered by The Beatles a year later (before they were known in the US).

[@user-qu3dt9yl1x]

Loved this song while overseas. 1962-63 Japanese girls wanted to dance to it all night long.

[@christyarnold8215]

Thank you for all the music that I grew up with. Dancing now by myself I with my walker. Music is my passion 👌

[@louella616]

Bonnie Raitt and Nora Jones song Tennessee Waltz, the song is bluesy, touches the soul, a close your eyes song❤️

[@sorrystaunton]

Little Eva was the baby sitter for Carole Kings kids when Carole lived in West Orange NJ.

[@ndus3us214]

I listened and loved the Grand Funk cover of this song as a teenager, and it was many years later that I finally listened to this original, and they are both great!

[@dianameyreles4888]

As far as I know the Locomotion wasn’t a real dance other than making a train and kicking your legs out. I could only find one KZbin video from back thenish. The Twist was huge, as were the Mashed Potato, the Pony, and how about The Jerk. And the Watusi. There were some really cool dances like the stroll. Did anyone do the Bump - that came later but was a lot of fun.

[@ErnieB]

And the Swim, and the Frug, and the Monkey, and the Madison and...

[@jacqueplett1800]

Memory Lane...... I tried doing the Mashed Potato a couple of years ago. I couldn't keep my balance and had to hang on to a chair. Lol.

[@garyr8739]

Don't forget the Funky Chicken started by Rufus Thomas with Do The Funky Chicken. Or Marvin Gaye Hitch Hike (1963). It went well with Vanity Fair's Hitchin a Ride that came out in 1969.

[@stevenwoodward5923]

I am pretty sure "The Electric Slide" was very popular around the country. The dance was very popular in the club I went to back in the day.