Marcie Blane - Bobby's Girl (STEREO VERSION)

[njattack]

Why is Marci Blane so secretive? She doesn't give interviews.

[jgossey2002]

Yes I wish my name was Bobby too! Great song!..sure beats the pretenders of the last 25 years!

[deanthefieldbench]

@jgossey2002 To be fair, it's more like the last 14 years.

[94Phillies]

Theme song of my life!

[avamp1]

As a young girl, I remember my uncle loving this song.. and yes his name is Bobby.. :)

[marycatfish]

Love it.I use to sing it as Ronnie's girl, cuz I had a crush on my neighbor 2 doors down named Ron. Still makes me smile hearing it again.

[tt22yu]

still classic i wasent even thought of when it came out but its amazing

[Bobster110551]

As a 60 yr Bobby I consider this my anthem. Love it & thought is was so cool to hear my name on a popular song when I was grade school.

[dragon9350]

love this version also the one done tracy ullman

[firefieldmpt]

we were so lucky to have growm up in the 60s and 70s best music by far BG

[lexidi321]

Im 13 years old, Its almost 2012, and i LOVE this song so much!!!!!!!!!!!

[jazamies]

I met her some years back in West Palm Beach Florida doing Karaoke! She could still sing!

[rascal211]

NakiZakimaru: If you are 18 you were born in the right century, just not the right decade.

[fordpickup41]

AH AH AH! Reminds me back in the day driving down the road in a

1961 White Top Convert able Chevy White Impala with the most gorgeous girl in the world in the passenger seat.

[Uburosco]

@fordpickup41 Did you marry her?

[NakiZakimaru]

i was so born in the wrong century (im 18)

[tunesmith09]

@NakiZakimaru You have excellent taste!...blessings always...

[BlakesLiberator]

Great in stereo!

Thanks for posting, shannon. I'm sharing about 600+ songs of the easy listening gener that have HQ audio! This is one!

[Spice99857]

this song always reminds me of a guy i had a crush on in highschool who I think liked me too, but I didn't say anything until it was too late. Nonetheless, it makes me nostalgic for those teenage hormone-driven highschool years.

[Uburosco]

Sacred Heart, Indy?

[jeff62rey]

It was nearing Christmas break at Sacred Heart School, early '60's. Sister Rose allowed us a school dance that Friday night before vacation. Nuns, all in white and black were like sentries around the gym. Our Mom's manned the cookie and punch table. The 'Bobbys' and 'Shelleys' awkwardly stared at each other, daring our comrades to dance with the other sex. We did, feeling a strange pre-teen tingle as we held the other's hand in dance. But it's a feeling we wouldn't have traded for anything

[RonaldVaughan]

And you can hear CAROL KAYE'S bass playing too!

[RonaldVaughan]

OMG!! INCREDIBLE....Anything past 1958 would be stereo.

[TheHitDetector]

What a sparkling fresh sound. Superb

[gotherealex]

i wanna go to that era.... + i wanna **** her...

[RagingWookiee45]

I wonder if Billy is close enough

[00002696]

Thanks for posting this classic love song.

[NeverGiveUpOnYou]

I am Bobby's girl :)

[gazz99able]

My name is not Bobby or I never dated a Bobby , I just love this song.

[mandangger]

I'm Bobby and thanks for this song. I just hope Helenjo falls in Love with me

Bobby

[erichudson2009]

great memories  STILL from Portage MI 2 pensacola

[wesleydeathcrow]

THIS SONG IS OO LALA!! <l:P

[johnhakata]

wanna が want to ということを この歌で知った、中学２年の時だった、今62才。

[ilovezac52525]

bobby  annalisa to s hytgt bybhhy

[robertdamico1]

I can't begin to tell you how much this song means to me. Thank you Marcie for recording this wonderful piece.

[jojodot]

my boss's name was Bobby, male here - LOL

[ChrissyT422]

awwww my boyfriend's name is Bobby!! love this!

[primogennaio]

Doesn't this bring back warm memories?

[avamp1]

@primogennaio

It sure does..

[1912Universal]

When this song hit a certain girl named Melanie Marcus had a very big crush on one Robert 'Bobby' Cooper........both living in Green Acres (Valley Stream) NY and attending Forest Road School........later South High School............Ahh the memories:-)

[johnhharley48]

It's a SONG !!!! DUH !!!

[sjtom57]

Nice song but good grief; some people here are so desperate for a mate they're looking on a YT vid? Talk about a loser.

[Madi69able]

What year was this song?

[DooWopFanatic]

@Madi69able 1962.

[barbietwinss]

OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG­G AILEEN QUINNNN SANG TISS FROM ANNIEEEEEE I AM STILL OBSSESSED WITH ANNIEE N SHE SANG THISS OMGG I LOVE THIS I HAVE TO LOOK UP AILLEN QUIN NOWW OMGG GI LOVE THISSSSS

[davidfordapple]

I'm bobby give me a call 555-0123

[mugsysmom62]

I think Everyone in this Era,.,.had a guy named "Bobby" who was hot and never got to tell him..what they thought" Only sang this in there basement with there friends..born in 62..My sisters played this..and later..I liked a Bobby too! lol.,.awesome..thanks for sharing this with us..they do not make songs like this anymore..totally feel good"



[bobbyshermanfan]

I just wanted to be Bobby Sherman's girl about 1970!

[Uburosco]

Wish my name was Bobby !!

[colindominy]

A genuine fully-fledged unadulterated GEM !! Fantastic post !!

[163pete]

I wonder given the chance! If the kids that were born in the 80s and later would go back in time to the 60s

[MrCarnut123]

I am a Bobby and wondering if there is a Bobby's girl out there for me. Tired of looking!!

[MsEpic29]

you gotta love this song

[Alexfootyking3000]

dreadful susans uk version is the biz irish boy

[Gripen90]

The most promising song ever -full of memories

[stevenxbox360playsta]

i love this song and i am 13



[BeautifulStranger797]

I am a certified Bobby's Girl..... Forever! Love you MYBOB :)

[MsSherri48]

I became Bobby's girl 23 years ago and I am still there today he is my #1 man in my life { and the only 1} Love u sweetie

[johnhharley48]

I grew in FT Lauderdale, Fla., Some times around 11 pm , I could pick up WABC and listen about 3 hrs. What a cool time I had .

[actorcop1971]

WABC, ruled the airwaves and controlled public opinion by playing commercially available tunes, limited geographical tunes and new talent. I never was a Beatles fan and chose the edgy Brits like The Stones and Led Zep. Through YouTube, I'm able to hear music I just totall missed due to the direction AM/FM stations chose to take in their selections. WTIX is NOLA and so is WWOZ in which I listened to Cajun music on Sunday. I grew up with all those "bad girl" groups and loved them all.

[mkl62]

A Top 5 hit for Marcie Blane in December 1962. Well, we say goodbye to 1962 and prepare to welcome in 1963. What will the music scene be like in the new year. Only time will tell.

[Johnr34231]

Marcie apparently did not enjoy the fame and adulation that came with becoming the #1 female pop singer overnight. Too bad, it would be fun to hear her talk about the experience some fifty years later.

[actorcop1971]

Marci's father was my music teacher at Corona Junior High School, PS 16, Corona Queens from 1963-65. His name is Mr. Blank and he taught me two instruments in the 7th and 8th grade. He was very proud of his daughter and she finally came to the school and to our music class. When you're a teenager and a recording star comes into your class and addresses that class about music, you listen. Mr. Blank beamed his approval after telling us about his famous daughter but never naming her until that day.

[m1kewithaone]

@actorcop1971 do you remember if she seemed nervous at all? i'm just trying to understand her.

[actorcop1971]

@m1kewithaone Just wrote you a long narrative and it disappeared. Anyway, If I remember correctly, I think she was either just out of HS or very close to being graduated. She was attractive, answered question from giggling 7th and 8th graders and did not seem nervous at all. We were the ones in awe.WABC radio jocks played local music pretty regularly so we got to hear all the Girl Groups along with music from the South, Marcie all the Phil Spector groups. WABC; Murray The K and Cousin Brucie!!!

[m1kewithaone]

@actorcop1971 oh, thanks for that, that is so amazing to hear that story from you, it was like i was there in my mind... : ) those days were soooo different than now, and although i was young, and loved the music, even then, i just did not like the clothes, and hair styles of the day. my sisters used to wear "shifts" (dresses) and they used combs to comb their hair. lol, i just thank god i wasn't born in the 1700s!! ... KABC? san fransisco?? isn't that a talk radio station? i listened to WTIX NO

[nomiclas]

it;s great

[QuirksMcGee]

My mom used to sing this all the time when I was little. I remember standing in my parents room when I was like 7, singing along with her. I think I may have sung this for my class... Either way, it's got a strong connection for me. RIP.

[johnhharley48]

Great sounding then and great sounding now !! Really a young crush , puppy love .Great "stereo" .

[IchBinDominic]

I wish I was around to hear this when it first came out. 17 going on 70...

[malenurse2005]

5 people never got to be bobby's girl lol

[PADDENSODRIS]

my name is bobby hoe wat by my girl

[gva0917]

Oh, goodness, this was 8th grade; I know that because I had a friend that loved this song because she wanted this boy name "Bobby" to like her and she talked about him constantly. This goes waaay back. How innocent does this sound? Wow, thank you for a blast from past.

[coleopter]

When I hear this tune in this version, it's as if for the first time. I like how the bass plays the melody and the rhythm guitar plays the bass line.

[wrench4alivin]

Thanks Marcie that voice of then and memories : ) .

[jhardy133]

When this song came out, I had a crush on a girl named Bobbie Harris so whenever I listened to it I tried to imagine her singing "Bobbies' Boy" instead. Hearing it again I realize I still have a crush on her.

[laggie24]

@harmesy37 ....

Who didn't wanted to be Bobby's girl ...hmmm .... or whatever name those lads had haaaa ... hope ya'll agree with me Mate :-)))

[DaysOfPineAndRoses]

@laggie24

"My" Bobby was a senior in high school. Now he's a grandfather.

I'm still waiting for that call, though.

[showtuneful]

@DaysOfPineAndRoses I loved Bobby Murcer, and I'm a guy. Does that count?

[DaysOfPineAndRoses]

@showtuneful

It's not up to me whether or not it counts!

[showtuneful]

@DaysOfPineAndRoses You didn't understand that I was making a joke about a baseball player on the Yankees named Bobby as men admire athletes but not in the same way a girl loves a guy. No one was actually asking you your opinion on anything... Keep waiting for the old guy's call.

[dominaone]

Heard this on the radio to day in the morning when I drive to work and.. wow I remeber my childhood.. very nice.

[dicerasongs]

Great song. This is the first record I ever bought.

[cannabisbisbisbisbis]

@SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME you must be gay like justin bieber

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

@cannabisbisbisbisbis

Why would you even bring him up.

Look, i know you have a sexual attraction to him but keep it on his videos .

[bluiis2003]

i loved this song

[mercury73732]

Purists will claim that the 45 rpm stereo mix is STILL THE BEST and that the stereo was left with the engineers as an afterthought.

The goal was the best sound on the mono mix for the Top 40 stations on AM. FM hardly existed and that's where the money was at the time.

[TheLadandLass]

as a 63 year old male, I fell in love with Marcie as many other guys did. Just that my name wasn't Bobby!

[andrewschwartzman98]

Marcie Blane  WAS BRON IN 1944 DID U NO THAT

[Jody07984]

One of my all-time faves.

[MrBobcat1948]

i am a bobby.iam now 63 years old.to this very day i still enjoy listening to this song.often when i listen to it i will shed a tear.love this song.and marcia xxx

[ial313]

This song reminds me of my first love named Bobby

[katelynize]

In 1963, I was in the 3rd grade. I sang this song to my boyfriend, Bobby Hart over the phone. Little did I know that he'd passed the phone to his mom. I was 9 years old and very embarrassed. Great memory.

[1ausskipper]

Wow! what a thrill to hear this in LIVING STEREO !! fantastic. there would be a huge market for re mastering these older tunes (not in 'joke stereo' either) great stuff!

[GK1918]

yes im 65 now tolling in a 58 mercury I still have it am radio and all my father

bought it in 1960 Sam B3 Hammond

[zXxsweetxXz]

i have a friend called bobby and i fancy the shit out of him so this is quite apt lol xo

[JKMY4LIFE]

Bobby's Girl (:

[robertdamico1]

Thank you, Bobby 

[JubalCalif]

Heavens to Murgatroid! I've heard this song on oldies stations probably hundreds of times over the years but never knew what Marcie looked like. Mystery solved...and I didn't need Shaggy & those other meddling kids to solve the mystery! THANKS so much for posting this delightful "blast from the past for us to enjoy! CHEERS! :-)

[AceTheBathound]

@eman621 Really? After only one hit? If there had been many more hits, maybe then that would be understood, but only one? Not in my books...

[dersimerdal]

Nice Great song

[ravenwolf1952]

heres to phyliis and bobby, many years to come''

[smokiebird06]

I don't understand. Why would she want to be Bobby's squirrel? It's just bizarre.

[gamergeek]

@smokiebird06 it doesn't even sound like that at all...

[JubalCalif]

@smokiebird06

Well if it was good enough for Bullwinkle J Moose, it should be good enough for Marcie!  :-)

[alanvking]

Great..thanks !!

[ElvisLivesUpstairs]

I can tell iv'e just been to my grans for sunday lunch,

[Samaritanable]

Nice ! Thanks for posting !

[yokkohamada1]

Thank you !!

My favourite song.

[stapeac1]

She sang this to all the Bobbys in the audience at the Naples Navy club december 1962 the naples em club--Med cruise 1962-63

[michelee55]

sigh.....when this song came out I had a crush, no, mad love, for this guy named Bobby. I use to play this 45rpm record over and over.......Years later we found each other and got married. We had 4 beautiful children together. On Valentine's day of this year he passed away......I'm still Bobby's Girl.............

[InowOwn3Hammonds]

@michelee55 memories are sometimes our best treasures

[lazurm]

@michelee55 That's so beautiful.... Thanks for sharing.

[pottywotty52]

@michelee55 I understand more than you know......I lost my Bobby 5 1/2 years ago at the very young age of 54. He was my high school sweetheart and always will be. ....I promise you it will get better - with time. The tears will eventually turn to smiles every time you speak of him and all the wonderful years you shared together. You never forget..........they are right there where they got in the first time...in your heart. I promise.....

[AtlantaGymFan]

Great! Do you have a version of "What Does a Girl Do" which was her follow up and a good song, too. I really loved this song!

[smokiebird06]

I want to be Bobby's squirrel.

[JubalCalif]

@smokiebird06

Well, maybe she was interested in Bobby's nuts.

[StanBennet]

@eman621 Sounds like she's still a kid.

[MALTOMEEGE]

@StanBennet SHE WAS 15.....NOT A BAD TALENT..

[charliesitzes1973]

Great Classic Song

[terry92064]

That very right i not kid anymore, but i love every thing about being teen

[WCFL1000]

Bobbys everywhere thank you!

[WCFL1000]

Bobbys everywhere thank you!

[koolkatkitty13]

We sang this lots when I was young...

[MrMotownmanny]

Hey trishatliff1, a beautiful woman like you should and always be a faithful, thankful girl. Bobby's a cheat, so she.s her problem now. If you were in a bar right now , I'd buy you a drink right now and offer you my sympothy as well my friendship. You"ll be fine.

[colindominy]

A wonderful land-mark archtypal hit single from the early 60s. So typical of its genre !!  Fabulous sound !! Great post !!

[VinDcator]

@eman621

That's how I felt about "Art Carney," from "The Honeymooners," except he undeservedly lasted a lot longer. He was another one who disdained his fans.

[VinDcator]

One of the best from '62, esp if you were "Bobby." Great post! Thanks for sharing!

[trishratliff1]

I have been Bobby's girl for a little over 14 years. About a month ago divorce was filed due to someone else being Bobby's girl and me finding out about it.. Too bad he could have been a good guy for years to come.

[SuperKarend]

@trishratliff1 shame on you, Bobby.

[MrMotownmanny]

Hey teehonky, sonds like your neighbor wanted to be Bobbys' Girl, so is she a faihful, thankfull girl?

[motowngirl65]

ha!ha! eman. Thanks for that little tidbit. I never liked this song anyway and she is quite the homely chick. What ever gave her such a big head.

[BethL71]

I've always thought this song was fun....and now after all these years I get to be Bobby's Girl. Life's little twist and turns Thanks for this one !!!

[kimatoz3]

@eman621 Hey, I liked your response to little miss saucy pants!

[dahsuerk]

My older sister was a Bobbi and she loved sing this song with the words changed.

[teehonky]

my next neighbor was named Bobby (back in 1966)..he turned into a girl in 1973..

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

@teehonky

wth 

[davidfordapple]

@teehonky more like Bobby is a girl

[1961FloridaBoy]

Beautiful song and I loved it. One of the best and one of my favorite. Marcie is the best.. Thank you for putting this up.

[rwstaff59]

I was 3 years old when this song came out. My name is Bobby and my siblings teased me mercifully whenever this song was played. I hated it. Lol. Now 47 years later. I treasure that memory. Thanks

[renavatio1947]

Love this song..time goes by at a blink of an eye!!!

[JustAGuyNamedSteve1]

I think every girl no matter what era wanted to be somebody's "girl". That's the beauty of music from a long lost era.

Fantastic song, I remember it so well and it made me feel sad and happy at the same time.

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

This is a song that holds alot of sentimental value and I don't know why I play it sometimes. A hit when I was in highschool, I didn't put it in my record collection until many years later, bought it in Seattle if memory serves me correctly. I just couldn't buy 'em all at the time. If there ever was to be an ex. example of just what the doowop era of R&R is/was all about, I would have to pick this one out as a good referral...the beat, the words, maDE ME want to sing/sway/dream, Thanks1

[shannonwaxwell]

According to the insert of her 2005 CD "Complete Seville Recordings":

===============

"She was contacted during the course of research for this CD, but politely demurred a request for an official interview, preferring instead to maintain her suburban privacy. Marcie did, however, express some excitement on hearing the news that her first demo recordings had survived, having not heard them since 1962."

[ryuryu105]

@ shannonwaxwell

青春の曲です

[MALTOMEEGE]

@shannonwaxwell GOOD FOR HER...LISTEN TO RICKY NELSON'S " GARDEN PARTY" IF MEMORIES ARE ALL I SANG, I'D RATHER DRIVE A TRUCK...MAYBE THATS THE WAY MARCIE FEELS...I HOPE SHE'S HAVING A WONDERFUL LIFE AND STILL ENJOYING HE TIME IN THE SPOT LIGHT......

[cacjy6b]

google marcie blane.you can find a whole history of her. it's very interesting. hope this helps,and as far as i know she is still with us.

[statman24]

Is Marcia Blane still around?  I went to school in Queens NY in the early to mid 70's and one of my music teachers used to play this song all the time. Coincidentally, his name as Mr Blank.... her dad maybe??

[wesinalabama]

it's a crying shame that Marci (real last name was Blank) never had a decent follow-up. I read somewhere she turned down Goldmine (magazine for oldies and record collectors) for an interview. She disliked the one-nighters and other aspects of the business.

[iSleuth]

Hey, whadayaknow? My name is Bobby and I was glad they at least made a song about my name; and its quite flattering too. I mean, "Johnny" got all the songs named after him. There were a lot of cute girls back then to imagine were singing that song to and about me. LOL!

[DooWopFanatic]

Bobby, This song is sooooooooooo much better than any Johnny song.

[iSleuth]

Tanks to you DooWopFanatic from all of us Bobby's in the world. Although, after making my comments above, what immediately came to mind in the form of a guilt trip being sung to me in the voice of Carly Simon was, Youre so vain, I bet you think this song is about you." Am I really that futile to need a song be sung in my name to me, about me? LOL

[DooWopFanatic]

Hey, don't ever have a guilt trip about music. If your name is Bobby, take it and run with this song, baby! It's a great song, and I listen to it every time I'm out here. I'm just jealous that it doesn't go, "I wanna be, Mikey's girl..." But that doesn't sound as good. Ha ha!

[pinnell45]

for year they swang this song to me i hated it never hered this version its good so all i can say 46 my name robert ill get over it some day

[eatmelily]

I had a big crush on Marice and Peggy March when these songs came out....I doubt they were a lot older then my 14 years at the time!!!!

Great to hear them again

[rockaroundtheclock56]

when people ask of me...

what would you like to be?

Now that you're not a kid anymore...

I KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY!!!

[IVORIESMAN]

Thought I'd better listen to this version to hear what all the fuss is about - don't think Susan's got anything to worry about!

[trailboyus66]

This thing has a filter built into it.

I tried to give out an address about the

70's preservaton society and the entire post was just lost.

The comment was concerning big Jim Thomas playing Arizona in 1998/99

on 70's Saturday nights.

Jim had said that Arizona was a big hit from late 1969 that carried well over into 1970. It stayed on the charts for several months.

Yep that's why Carl Mann calls them lost hits every day on KXMO'S lost hit of the day.

[howtoplanaparty]

I notice that you hear only certain sons in the retro movies. It gives a wron impression of the 50's - 70-s. I wasn't around before that, but it probably applies even to the music of the 19th hundredyears and earlier, in movies.

I found out, a lot has to do, with who owns the copyrights. For instance, Paul McCartney owns copyrights on most or all Buddy Holly sons. If he were a stockholder in a particular movie co., then Buddy would be played, for the royalties. Or they may swing a deal.

[trailboyus66]

Allot of old movies were the source of the song. As time progressed movies used current pop music. In many cases new movies are using old songs. Now that is the part that I really love.

[taytayhay1]

whoo!!

[bobbyfozz]

My name is Bob and my fiancee loved this song. Alas, she passed away 25 years go. Still lvoe this song though as it has great memories.

[howtoplanaparty]

I used to see Link Wray and the band takin a cigarette break outside of the Rocket Room, where they were the house band. Their hair seemed like it was about 4" high! Pointed shoes. Wild! He was part Indian, and couldn't sing because a lung was removed. Milt Grant (freemason, local tv dance show station owner) owned all his material, so Link didn't get his deserved money.

[aruprc]

Thanks, brings back memories from CBS FM 101.1 I used to listen to regularly in NY.

[oldieslove123]

gsh i love this song som much...

[annloveskingy]

hi love this song i know a pony called bobby i love him and the owner always sings it when he sees me lol

[nomiclas]

i just love the mix.great song with great background!i wish she could have been biily's girl.bill

[BearyHairy]

Good song, thanks for posting.

[VinDcator]

I've met people like that. They evidently forgot how they became famous in the first place.

[VinDcator]

Great stereo of this '62 classic! Thanks for the post!

[jeanniefan7]

this song speaks to me, lol I <3 Bobby

[derekmdevito]

what year is this song?

[fntime]

This song was first charted, October

1962, it ran into 1963!

[trailboyus66]

It sure enough was a cross over. How about Mark Linsay's Arizona that came out of 1969 and went well into 1970...

Early In The Morning by Vanity Fare was another.

Man where did all those precious days go?

[howtoplanaparty]

Usually "crossover" refers to country & western song modified to be played on a rock and roll station, because listeners were fleein from country & western stations to rock and roll stations.