listen to i wanna hold your hand, the part where they sing "I can't hide", then listen to this song. The knickerbockers may have "borrowed" ab it in my opinion
One of the best pop rock tunes ever. Seriously, the key changes that makes this song iconic epitomizes a classic form that the Beatles get so much credit for. Still holds it's own against anything in the genre.
The blonde dancer in front looks really cute but its hard to tell with her frenetic movements, wish she would have slowed down for a couple of seconds.....
As an ageing baby boomer and true child of the'60's...I was sure they were the Beatles...as were all of my friends. They were a perfect copy of that great Mersy beat. Before the Beatles....nothing. After the Beatles...everything!! The happiest time of my life!!
@saunders49 the best time of my life, too! The 60s rocked..we may be getting older, but we were lucky enough to see and live the best decade in history..I am grateful!
Structurally, it's a dead nuts copy of every Beatles song that was popular at around the same time. But it's the best one ever done. I'd bet the Beatles would have been proud to have written and recorded first. It's a perfect record of that day, and Randell's voice is kick ass.
Though this song was released in late '65, because it emulated the '63-'64 Beatles sound it was a big hit. The Fab Four's sound had changed dramatically by this time ("Rubber Soul"), but a lot of their American fans missed their early sound - hence "Lies" popularity.
@oldermusiclover Yep- the Knickerbockers were from Bergenfield New Jersey..Buddy Randell (vocals and sax)..Beau Charles (guitar) Johnny Charles (Bass) and Jimmy Walker (drums)...They had this one hit at the very beginning of 1966 and that was about it. I think Randell and been a member of the Royal Teens (Short Shorts) for a bit. Gotta love all the brilliant comments on this video about "they were trying to copy the Beatles"...Trust me...in 1966 EVERYBODY was trying to copy the Beatles!!!
@garymichael1950 You've hit the nail on the head there!! Pretty much the whole world was influenced by the Beatles. By the way, Jimmy Walker did lead-vocals on several Knickerbockers' songs apart from being the drummer. Very soulful singer.
@oldermusiclover Singer/ Sax player Buddy Randall died in the late 90's but the others are still very much alive. I am Jimmy Walker's manager, please get in touch if you would like more info about his/ their career.
I can´t see the knickerbockers on those guys :) but I can hear a great band. Absolutely one of my favorite tracks. My hobby is to rediscover all those great bands from the 60s that didn´t "broke through". Of course The Knickerbockers were not one of the - they were famous all over the world. But...listen to The Music Machine (talk, talk) and THE ZETTLERS from Scandinavia. Really f.....g good with a bloody driving beat.
@guido1365 AND HOW ABOUT THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, THE ROLLING STONES, THE BEE GEES,THE BUCKINGHAMS, THE RASCALS, AND ALL THOSE OTHER GROUPS OF THE '60S AND '70S? THEY HAD THEIR OWN STYLE OF MUSIC, JUST LIKE BUDDY RANDELL AND THE KNICKERBOCKERS.
The Knickerbockers certainly sound like the Beatles and I even thought at first that this was a Beatle's tune, but when I found out the actual group of this song, I just about died man. Anyway, I like this tune and have this on one of my oldies CD's.
To me the trivial and the concocted are of no interest and I have always wanted others to see the truer side of me.
If you as much as taught your children that there is a tooth fairy or a Santa clause then you fucking lied to them. You then bribed them by giving them a present for believing in your lies hence paving everyone's path to hell with good intentions and that makes us no better than those who rule and control us. "
She didn't know what she was doing!! She was under MK-ULTRA mind control!! And Project Monarch, and Project Echelon, and Project Artichoke, and Project Misty, and, and, and ....
@JohnnyCxviii Ha ha ha. Good one. I had to go back and check to make sure that Lennon was not a member of this group. You got me good. Very much the sound of the Beatles.
I did not understand but I can not say I have this willingly! While not shit and I love you but the problem is that I have not the situation that I could or (depending of souls) really have in real life and not imaginary either.
I am in crazy situation and I become completely tarred head is above my & épusle for now ... for now ...
it be nice to hear music as a vibrating ear drum brain music lol.
I first heard when listening to the demurrage that the cd I bought to build when I have an age-old spent 13 years after my baby when there are thousands of this hohoho I'm Santa Claus, ...
I share the opinion that the girls in these old videos are far more attractive than their modern counterparts. They actually took the time to bathe, pay some attention to their wardrobe, and weren't covered with god awful tattoos.
They were in a legendary West Hollywood club called Gazzari's. A lot of rock groups of the day started there. And they featured some of the sexiest go-go dancers. In the pre-aerobics, pre-cosmetic surgery era they were very hot, as you can see from this clip.
@Rollin558 Sure, I've heard of Gazzari's! But when I was living in Long Beach it was big on bands like Guns and Roses, so I hung at the Club Lingerie which was more of a Post-Punk place.
What impressed the Hell out of me was that the director let the women go crazy like that on film. Most white women dirty dancing on the small screen at the time did the hideous (to me) clenched ass wiggle personified by Ann Margret.
There are some passages in this song that sound a lot like "That thing you do" with The Wonders from the movie. It's a similar sound all together and the singer actually sounds a lot like Mike Viola - the singer of That thing you do. Are The Knickerbockers the real Wonders?
We thought it was the Beatles. A one hit wonder group that just blew up the charts. So sad when a group of this caliber fades away. The look of a 50's group though.....LOL....like Bill Haley and the Comets.
I'm getting old, folks but I gotta say this ~ to me the girls on this & other vids of that era are so much prettier than they are today - and I say that's true for go-go girls, cheerleaders, girl singers, etc. Call me an old fogey but, while meaning no offense, I stand by what I say.
Thanx for the video as it reminds me that despite the war and the civil rights struggles that were going on, we still had a marvelous time. And what great music we had back then!!
@1400deadwood I'm 38 and I totally agree with you that the girls of this era seem hotter. The girl dancing in front of the band is smokin! BTW I can't believe how much they sound like the Fab Four
@1400deadwood You must be older than dirt if you remember this shit. Egad. At your age, you really shouldn't measure women by the way they look anymore.
@1400deadwood perhaps u r correct,it would make sense that back then u had to be pretty there were fewer job openings for that,now with our expanded media any slut can get famous
Don't feel bad, TNP; you're in the best of company.
Some British Invader by the name of John W. Lennon thought it was The Beatles, too! He checked it out, because he couldn't remember recording it.
This is one of those stories that it ain't true, it should be. I believe I heard "Little Steven" VanZandt say so on his "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio program. Listen to him on-line.
This stuff makes me feel so happy. Never stop ROCKIN-N-N-N-N-N!!!
I actually believe that some have, perhaps more, have begun to appreciate different styles of music from 50 years ago more or less..w/o YouTube most would've never heard of this band, or many unheard of gems, since radio has become too much of a business. Maybe..just maybe, a new trend will emerge with new sounds borrowing from music laid out back then..only time will tell :)
@frank11262 I have found some of my old favorites on YT thanks to people like you sharing them! Thanks so much for this one,much appreciated! x Lets hope a trend emerges of new sounds with a flavor of this great old music in it~ Donna x
@frank11262 I'm glad your seeing it more, don't think however because the radio does not play the music it does not mean kids don't find it, if its good & if it is on a 7" record the cool kids will find it, all my pals have been into 60's garage, most kids in their 20"s I know are into 60's garage as well as a lot of other things but great post. now must go listen to some Sonics. Thanks again. BTW If you like garage check out Little Stevens underground garage radio show good stuff.
@frank11262 Oh yeah, the sounds are alive and well...Thanks to YT I too can find all those great 60's bands..
I'm from ""Gen X"" and IMHO the 1960's laid down the path for the following genres...
HipHop, Punk, Disco, Funk, Electronica, Heavy Metal, Garage, Jazz Fusion, Modern Country, Indie Rock, Freak Folk, and so many others..Follow the lineage and see where it goes..Right back to the 1960's!!
I am heartened by the many comments from young people, 14 or so years old that tell us this was artistry that moves them. Of course usually they also tell us that the trash that is fed to them today, they know is worthless, ginned up by a cynical global business. I do hope you are right about the influence that this will have on the industry.
From time to time I would hear this song on the radio, knowing full well that it was not The Fab Four but fascinated, none the less, of just how close it came to a Lennon & McCartney number. The British invasion really was all the rage. Now that I see this band (and thanks for the upload, btw) it hits a nerve even more.
The Invasion was a trend that would forever change music. And I often wonder if it's full impact is felt or understood three generations later.
Lies - The Knickerbockers [Bergenfield, New Jersey] - No.20 on 1/1/1966. 9 weeks Top 40. - "The best and most accurate early Beatle-esque imitation ever recorded. The lead vocals were a dead ringer for John Lennon." - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 [Rhino BOX SET] (Disc 1)-1998.
NOTE: This is the box set that got me looking for more 'Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll".
Is that a young Bill Clinton on the saxophone? :-)
To 70srocker1 I totally agree. One of the best during the 60's. I spent most of the 60's playing keyboards and lead singer in a West Texas band. At 63 this music is still the best. My wife was a drummer in another band when we meet. 42 years later we are still together. REMEMBER ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER. LONG LIVE THE SILENCES 5 AND THE LOST GENERATION.THE PEOPLE OF BAIRD TEXAS STILL LOVE AND MISS US.MS. FOX MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN HIS LOVING ARMS. BOB S.
listen to i wanna hold your hand, the part where they sing "I can't hide", then listen to this song. The knickerbockers may have "borrowed" ab it in my opinion
landstrom27 2 days ago
Get Your Groove on!
HSMHaterzhehe 2 days ago
We need more Go-Go Girls!!!!!
iffy48126 5 days ago
One of the best pop rock tunes ever. Seriously, the key changes that makes this song iconic epitomizes a classic form that the Beatles get so much credit for. Still holds it's own against anything in the genre.
Donenotperfect 6 days ago
SCREECH!
You can't beat a knickerbockerglory!
5*****!!
Jennie. x.
Kittielips 6 days ago
why sir Mick keep me holding on it's no the lovers it's is he for real or not n why he do this ?????
he seems more fake and distant all the time i losing the emo anyway day by day
egad what now i wanna know..
perfect song for right now 5*****
1Diamonddoor 1 week ago
@1Diamonddoor i heard about it..
and now I eat humble pie for that heartbreaking LiiiiiiiiiiiIIEEe !!!!!
still love the song, though
not all that smart girl after all...
Celeste Dawn et all
((~DD~))
1Diamonddoor 1 week ago
I am gonna keep this video...and Photoshop Kaley Cuoco into it, dancing...she'd fit, ya know...?
martianshoes 1 week ago
All these girls are on zimmers now.
pm966 2 weeks ago
@Jeffredo729 maybe not for little tots like yourself watching Hullabaloo w/their family, but out in the real world-----
banditdozeryogi 2 weeks ago
I wonder if the beatles are actually on this, this song is very impressive
thetorpedo91 2 weeks ago
nuttin better than ' 60s Rock n Roll !!!
jimkos33 2 weeks ago 9
I've often seen this study being used. Can someone tell me what the television program or studio it's from?
mprmn340 3 weeks ago
@mprmn340 Hullabaloo. I remember the family watching it when I was little.
Jeffredo729 2 weeks ago
The blonde dancer in front looks really cute but its hard to tell with her frenetic movements, wish she would have slowed down for a couple of seconds.....
blkirish88 3 weeks ago
THERE HAIR IS ALL GREASED BACK.
annikastarr 3 weeks ago
Holy shit, this is so close to the early Beatles sound and songwriting that it is scary. Seriously. Great song!
jddmr22181 4 weeks ago
@jddmr22181 Incredible isn't it? SO good.
crazyromanian1 3 weeks ago
As an ageing baby boomer and true child of the'60's...I was sure they were the Beatles...as were all of my friends. They were a perfect copy of that great Mersy beat. Before the Beatles....nothing. After the Beatles...everything!! The happiest time of my life!!
saunders49 1 month ago 4
@saunders49 I think all us kids that had their ears glued to their transistors radios thought it was The Beatles!
MrRaiderfan1000 6 days ago
@saunders49 the best time of my life, too! The 60s rocked..we may be getting older, but we were lucky enough to see and live the best decade in history..I am grateful!
tylercalebconnor 4 days ago
that girl in front, is doing meth
banditdozeryogi 1 month ago
@banditdozeryogi They didn't have that crap back then.
Jeffredo729 2 weeks ago
New Jersey Mersey. The singer must've really got hooked on the Meet The Beatles record. lol
Best nod to the Fab 4 I've ever heard.
funkster007 1 month ago
Structurally, it's a dead nuts copy of every Beatles song that was popular at around the same time. But it's the best one ever done. I'd bet the Beatles would have been proud to have written and recorded first. It's a perfect record of that day, and Randell's voice is kick ass.
rickcee 1 month ago 2
Of course, it's a nod to the Beatles. No one in their right mind would release this song as anything but an homage to the Fab 4.
weibernipple 1 month ago
Though this song was released in late '65, because it emulated the '63-'64 Beatles sound it was a big hit. The Fab Four's sound had changed dramatically by this time ("Rubber Soul"), but a lot of their American fans missed their early sound - hence "Lies" popularity.
Gasmaster57 1 month ago
I'm in love with the woman dancing in front of the band.
arnie17 1 month ago
@arnie17 She might be like 100 now. :)
weibernipple 1 month ago
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robie0788 1 month ago
@robie0788 You got me there lol. Just kidding, anyway. :)
weibernipple 1 month ago
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robie0788 1 month ago
There was a sax in that song?
mznanbme 1 month ago
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soda0788 1 month ago
Who is this and why is he impersonating John Lennon?
blackwingA520 1 month ago
I thought this was The Beatles when the song hit the airwaves. The lead vocal sounds a lot like Lennon and the song structure is Beatles inspired.
jimidee33 2 months ago in playlist More videos from frank11262
hall o fame
guido1365 2 months ago
LIES this should be the US gov theme song lol.
worseto1 2 months ago 2
does anyone have a list of names for the band and are they still alive?
oldermusiclover 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover Yep- the Knickerbockers were from Bergenfield New Jersey..Buddy Randell (vocals and sax)..Beau Charles (guitar) Johnny Charles (Bass) and Jimmy Walker (drums)...They had this one hit at the very beginning of 1966 and that was about it. I think Randell and been a member of the Royal Teens (Short Shorts) for a bit. Gotta love all the brilliant comments on this video about "they were trying to copy the Beatles"...Trust me...in 1966 EVERYBODY was trying to copy the Beatles!!!
garymichael1950 1 month ago
@garymichael1950 You've hit the nail on the head there!! Pretty much the whole world was influenced by the Beatles. By the way, Jimmy Walker did lead-vocals on several Knickerbockers' songs apart from being the drummer. Very soulful singer.
katyldr 1 month ago
@oldermusiclover Singer/ Sax player Buddy Randall died in the late 90's but the others are still very much alive. I am Jimmy Walker's manager, please get in touch if you would like more info about his/ their career.
katyldr 1 month ago
mmh i am a lonely girl from the uk
BreePeggyod851 2 months ago
i think they rock i havwnt heard other songs of theres though
randylove50 2 months ago
another one hit band,,they sounded like u know who!!!!!! may b that was the probelm!!!!
09bnunez 2 months ago
This is the Beatles wearing fake false masks.....lol You don't believe me? Too bad then.
jpsmart59 2 months ago
I can´t see the knickerbockers on those guys :) but I can hear a great band. Absolutely one of my favorite tracks. My hobby is to rediscover all those great bands from the 60s that didn´t "broke through". Of course The Knickerbockers were not one of the - they were famous all over the world. But...listen to The Music Machine (talk, talk) and THE ZETTLERS from Scandinavia. Really f.....g good with a bloody driving beat.
TheSunbau 2 months ago
The knickerbockers
richandrea 2 months ago
Great tune. Reminds me of Hanks' movie "That thing you do". Could have been a model for the Wonders.
joeyb4ever 2 months ago
What ever happened to these guys?
SweetSue4 2 months ago
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lool Im a student living by herself
loveilybabi91951 2 months ago
To qoute a previous post: Greatest song the Beatles never did.
electrovoxus 3 months ago
these guys influenced the punk movement, which means theyre awesome
skiwashington092 3 months ago 2
Simple. This was a very good tune ! Thank You !
MrStang454 3 months ago
they didnt make it cause their noses wernt jew/arab big enough.
cshargeit 3 months ago
How nice for you
mimsiesdaddy 3 months ago
I wanna be a go go dancer.
ammittei 3 months ago
GarPeteY HA HA GREAT SONG GREAT BEER TOO HA HA !
GarPeteY 3 months ago
I thought these guys were the Beatles when I first heard the song in the 60s. Wow. Realized later, but never forgot it.
laturtelle 3 months ago
Thumbs up if you saw this before The Black Belles cover. Still a great cover tho :D
dragonkin9 3 months ago
i am crying here
guido1365 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Knickerbockers
beatles rip off but lovley these boyz rock
guido1365 3 months ago
beatles rip off but lovley
guido1365 3 months ago
@guido1365 AND HOW ABOUT THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, THE ROLLING STONES, THE BEE GEES,THE BUCKINGHAMS, THE RASCALS, AND ALL THOSE OTHER GROUPS OF THE '60S AND '70S? THEY HAD THEIR OWN STYLE OF MUSIC, JUST LIKE BUDDY RANDELL AND THE KNICKERBOCKERS.
surfside48 3 months ago
@surfside48 Please turn off your caps, and stop shouting. Now having made that request, I agree with you 100%
SweetSue4 2 months ago
Gazzarri Dancers were The Best of the era. SWEET!!!!!
And You wonder why there was a Sexual Revolution???
Look at them Girls...
stan2211stan 3 months ago
The Knickerbockers certainly sound like the Beatles and I even thought at first that this was a Beatle's tune, but when I found out the actual group of this song, I just about died man. Anyway, I like this tune and have this on one of my oldies CD's.
PMAlkawadri60 3 months ago
When this first came out I remember for a week or so DJ's thought this was the Beatles GREAT song!!
Kitandroxandbec 3 months ago
To me the trivial and the concocted are of no interest and I have always wanted others to see the truer side of me.
If you as much as taught your children that there is a tooth fairy or a Santa clause then you fucking lied to them. You then bribed them by giving them a present for believing in your lies hence paving everyone's path to hell with good intentions and that makes us no better than those who rule and control us. "
TEARDUCTER 3 months ago
The girls were prettier then. they knew they were girls.
vcx9dfne 3 months ago
@vcx9dfne Yeah ! and they weren't all doin' brothas and covered with tatoos.
kbswzawl0 2 months ago
She didn't know what she was doing!! She was under MK-ULTRA mind control!! And Project Monarch, and Project Echelon, and Project Artichoke, and Project Misty, and, and, and ....
:D
InfoWarsTV1 3 months ago
Could have been a beatles hit! Sure sounds like them.
tbskms 3 months ago
dig the dancer girls haha love it great song
archie977 3 months ago
They sound a lot like The Beatles. Love this song though.
thedirtyhippie01 3 months ago
@thedirtyhippie01 We thought it was the Beatles at first. Yep.
Mark6024 3 months ago
@Mark6024 All the same, great fucking music.
thedirtyhippie01 3 months ago
This is the national anthem of American politics.
MrFoxyFox4Me 3 months ago
Wow, you can REALLY hear where this was an influence to the music in the movie the Wonders.
mocha4paws 4 months ago
@mocha4paws actually I meant, the movie That Thing You Do (the group is the Wonders) LOL!
mocha4paws 4 months ago
@mocha4paws Yep...great Hanks creation. Beauty.
Mark6024 3 months ago
ha i need a man
LondaMaireta881 4 months ago
Hilarious bouffant this singer dude has.
k90751 4 months ago
@mantonius8
Eh?
herringfly 4 months ago
chucklehead? or knucklehead
workstrength 4 months ago in playlist 60s between the cracks
The irony of this song is my friend's dad wrote it and this chucklehead stole it n went bk to NY....
Mary19994 4 months ago
This is on the Nuggets compilation. It's a great song but it could be the Beatles if you half close your ears
adamkincaid1234 4 months ago
Awesome jam, cracks me up the way they used to dance
boanerges144 4 months ago
They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.
sjtom57 4 months ago
@sjtom57 one is inclined to like your comment muchly, it made me laugh with an ironic softness.
adamkincaid1234 4 months ago
John Lennon looks so different here. Must have been a Beatles "look" that lasted a day or two.
JohnnyCxviii 4 months ago
@JohnnyCxviii Ha ha ha. Good one. I had to go back and check to make sure that Lennon was not a member of this group. You got me good. Very much the sound of the Beatles.
sapphire60s 4 months ago
I did not understand but I can not say I have this willingly! While not shit and I love you but the problem is that I have not the situation that I could or (depending of souls) really have in real life and not imaginary either.
I am in crazy situation and I become completely tarred head is above my & épusle for now ... for now ...
dadoo1617 4 months ago
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dadoo1617 4 months ago
it be nice to hear music as a vibrating ear drum brain music lol.
I first heard when listening to the demurrage that the cd I bought to build when I have an age-old spent 13 years after my baby when there are thousands of this hohoho I'm Santa Claus, ...
dadoo1617 4 months ago
Are these the One-ders?
JohnnyCxviii 4 months ago
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informationplz 4 months ago
I share the opinion that the girls in these old videos are far more attractive than their modern counterparts. They actually took the time to bathe, pay some attention to their wardrobe, and weren't covered with god awful tattoos.
Fricksheeze 4 months ago
Thanks for bringing me back to my teen years. NYC and Long Island, 1965
drmattdenver 5 months ago
trying to find out if any of band is still alive
oldermusiclover 5 months ago
The music in the 60's was the best ever made...but the dancing...
I'm just saying...not so much! I bet some of them wound up in
traction... I think I heard something snap...OUCH... (:-( (-:)
kathykay2010 5 months ago
I wanna learn to dance like the dark haired chick in the middle ... i think it's called the retarded monkey ....
dragons8888 5 months ago
The BEATLES INCARNATED...... LYRICS TO HEAAAR !
7boogaloo 5 months ago
...Who do you think you are girl, to lead me on this way? .... Someday you're going to be sorry.....LIES...LIES...."
MasterFeelgood 5 months ago
Great tune , I wonder who influenced them lol ?
gravano2 5 months ago 11
Ahhhhh.....The pre breast implant era.
bowler3329 5 months ago
Besides The Searchers this band's lead singer sounded a lot like John from The Beatles!
historiadorderock 5 months ago
Lead singer Buddy Randell may have looked like Joe Pesci but he could do a killer John Lennon impression!
Monkeyhead1986 5 months ago 6
one of the great john lennon imitations
jackhillty1 5 months ago 2
How skinny we were.
PacRimJim 5 months ago
what an original sound...can't think of ANY band that could've influenced such a unique, one of a kind groove. really, ya know?
1skullduggery 5 months ago
hip hop ? thats not music, theres no tune, no singing, its typical of today.
music in 2011 blows, i hate it
This is music and a great job of sounding like the beatles they did too.
oldcomputers69 5 months ago 2
BODIES COURTESY OF PRE FAST FOOD.....the curse of all hot bodies
dempsey981 5 months ago 10
reminds of the band that sang THAT THING YOU DO
dempsey981 5 months ago
I was surprised to see the lead singer with a sax. First of all I have NEVER heard one played in this song or any other song of the genre.
...just seems too odd to imagine.
ekocentric 5 months ago
sounds like the Beatles to me.
lessamuelson 5 months ago
hey guys, look, i bought a rickey, now we'll have a unique sound , all of our own...!
1skullduggery 5 months ago 2
A Damn Shame! I'm a Hip Hop fan, and I have to admit this song is tight!! They should've went much much farther than what they did...Damn!
publicatdamagnificen 5 months ago
You sure Lennon and McCartney didn't write this
drum30344 5 months ago
Man that's one of the craziest studio audience set pieces I've ever seen!
Where are they, an abandoned high school gym?
A backlot storage room?
Smells a bit like teen spirit!
PRIVATEAYEIEYE 5 months ago
@PRIVATEAYEIEYE
They were in a legendary West Hollywood club called Gazzari's. A lot of rock groups of the day started there. And they featured some of the sexiest go-go dancers. In the pre-aerobics, pre-cosmetic surgery era they were very hot, as you can see from this clip.
Rollin558 5 months ago
@Rollin558 Sure, I've heard of Gazzari's! But when I was living in Long Beach it was big on bands like Guns and Roses, so I hung at the Club Lingerie which was more of a Post-Punk place.
What impressed the Hell out of me was that the director let the women go crazy like that on film. Most white women dirty dancing on the small screen at the time did the hideous (to me) clenched ass wiggle personified by Ann Margret.
PRIVATEAYEIEYE 5 months ago
There are some passages in this song that sound a lot like "That thing you do" with The Wonders from the movie. It's a similar sound all together and the singer actually sounds a lot like Mike Viola - the singer of That thing you do. Are The Knickerbockers the real Wonders?
doritz63 5 months ago
60's legs....yes
and great pop music........todays stuff blows crows......
peterpix1 5 months ago
We thought it was the Beatles. A one hit wonder group that just blew up the charts. So sad when a group of this caliber fades away. The look of a 50's group though.....LOL....like Bill Haley and the Comets.
Fantastic song. Has every element.
Mark6024 5 months ago
I'm getting old, folks but I gotta say this ~ to me the girls on this & other vids of that era are so much prettier than they are today - and I say that's true for go-go girls, cheerleaders, girl singers, etc. Call me an old fogey but, while meaning no offense, I stand by what I say.
Thanx for the video as it reminds me that despite the war and the civil rights struggles that were going on, we still had a marvelous time. And what great music we had back then!!
1400deadwood 6 months ago 24
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joshthecoco 5 months ago
Old enough to play deadwood on HoN?
joshthecoco 5 months ago
@1400deadwood
can't disagree with a word
wisbechflyer 5 months ago
@1400deadwood I'm 38 and I totally agree with you that the girls of this era seem hotter. The girl dancing in front of the band is smokin! BTW I can't believe how much they sound like the Fab Four
zep311aic 5 months ago
@1400deadwood Right on brother! And that go-go dancing was great!!!
CGT867 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The Knickerbockers
@1400deadwood RetroBabes!!
informationplz 4 months ago
@informationplz - ''RetroBabes'' ? Wow! Hadn't heard that one before. Super Kool - Will use henceforth!
1400deadwood 4 months ago
@1400deadwood You must be older than dirt if you remember this shit. Egad. At your age, you really shouldn't measure women by the way they look anymore.
k90751 4 months ago
@k90751 - lol
1400deadwood 4 months ago
@1400deadwood perhaps u r correct,it would make sense that back then u had to be pretty there were fewer job openings for that,now with our expanded media any slut can get famous
Syzygy60 3 months ago
Genius!
guitarslim56 6 months ago
I remember the first time on the radio, I thought it was a new Beatles tune !
TheFishMiester 6 months ago
This is the Fucking Shit!!!!!
duckbrew 6 months ago
"It's breakin' my heart!"
ammittei 6 months ago
Ian Whitcomb found on the back of this album as saying " they are ticketyboo"
Ian of the song "you really turn me on" fame
CTOL1 6 months ago
Which one was your Mom? :-)
kianpa1 6 months ago
Man my mom was hot. No wonder I'm here.
UnconcernedCitizen 6 months ago
Good God, this song is amazing! I spin it all the time, along with "Hold Tight" and "7 And 7 Is". Dance floor mania!
fuzzprobe 6 months ago
@fuzzprobe 7 and 7 is by Love - great song, check out the flip side it's "14" of course.
leftbanke777 6 months ago
True Rock..Great sound and energy !!
70srocker1 6 months ago
I freaking love this song ....and the dancing girls. The start of head banging!
ammittei 6 months ago
i learned from the best
Syzygy60 6 months ago
i was 2 years old
Syzygy60 6 months ago
B4 we heard of the Beratles we heard Del Shannon(runaway) singing the Beatles
Syzygy60 6 months ago
delshannon recorded with love from me to you
1st Beatles song to make USA charts was by a michigander in 62
Syzygy60 6 months ago
a michigander in 62 recorded the 1st cover of a Beatles song after opening for them he asked john
as usual,john was contradictory he said yes at 1st then said no
Syzygy60 6 months ago
i thought this was the Beatles Invading Grovers Mill,New Jersey
Syzygy60 6 months ago
this was all corporate america could do to be beatles... then nixon said fuck this shit... why???
cshargeit 6 months ago
Actually, the Knickerbockers are from New Jersey. They're not British.
jer952 6 months ago
The Beatles wish they'd wrote this!
MrSonovovich 6 months ago
A lot of kids thought the Beatles had changed their name when they heard this song.
robie0788 6 months ago
I hate good music
ezramead 6 months ago
WHAT...I thought this song was sung by The Beatles???
TheNoisePolluter 6 months ago
@TheNoisePolluter
Don't feel bad, TNP; you're in the best of company.
Some British Invader by the name of John W. Lennon thought it was The Beatles, too! He checked it out, because he couldn't remember recording it.
This is one of those stories that it ain't true, it should be. I believe I heard "Little Steven" VanZandt say so on his "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio program. Listen to him on-line.
This stuff makes me feel so happy. Never stop ROCKIN-N-N-N-N-N!!!
capratube 6 months ago
This song always sounded more like The Beatles than some actual Beatles releases! Shows what a HUGE influence The Beatles were, even to THIS day! ;D
queenrosered 6 months ago
This song was the base for That Thing You Do song with Tom Hanks. I Call Your Name & I Saw Her Standing There were influences as well.
genericgeorge 6 months ago
I actually believe that some have, perhaps more, have begun to appreciate different styles of music from 50 years ago more or less..w/o YouTube most would've never heard of this band, or many unheard of gems, since radio has become too much of a business. Maybe..just maybe, a new trend will emerge with new sounds borrowing from music laid out back then..only time will tell :)
frank11262 6 months ago 15
@frank11262 I have found some of my old favorites on YT thanks to people like you sharing them! Thanks so much for this one,much appreciated! x Lets hope a trend emerges of new sounds with a flavor of this great old music in it~ Donna x
msstevie1951 6 months ago
@frank11262 I'm glad your seeing it more, don't think however because the radio does not play the music it does not mean kids don't find it, if its good & if it is on a 7" record the cool kids will find it, all my pals have been into 60's garage, most kids in their 20"s I know are into 60's garage as well as a lot of other things but great post. now must go listen to some Sonics. Thanks again. BTW If you like garage check out Little Stevens underground garage radio show good stuff.
pdxpop 6 months ago
@frank11262 I said to my mate the other week, in the UK, the internet is the new Radio Caroline.
wearemud 6 months ago
@frank11262 my band writes and plays stuff like kinks, beatles, who, stones, and these guys. pray for us haha.
tarlknight1 5 months ago
@frank11262 Oh yeah, the sounds are alive and well...Thanks to YT I too can find all those great 60's bands..
I'm from ""Gen X"" and IMHO the 1960's laid down the path for the following genres...
HipHop, Punk, Disco, Funk, Electronica, Heavy Metal, Garage, Jazz Fusion, Modern Country, Indie Rock, Freak Folk, and so many others..Follow the lineage and see where it goes..Right back to the 1960's!!
informationplz 4 months ago
@frank11262
I am heartened by the many comments from young people, 14 or so years old that tell us this was artistry that moves them. Of course usually they also tell us that the trash that is fed to them today, they know is worthless, ginned up by a cynical global business. I do hope you are right about the influence that this will have on the industry.
joesphx19 4 months ago
From time to time I would hear this song on the radio, knowing full well that it was not The Fab Four but fascinated, none the less, of just how close it came to a Lennon & McCartney number. The British invasion really was all the rage. Now that I see this band (and thanks for the upload, btw) it hits a nerve even more.
The Invasion was a trend that would forever change music. And I often wonder if it's full impact is felt or understood three generations later.
arkady714 6 months ago
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"...on speed.
PAULLONDEN 6 months ago 2
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Lies - The Knickerbockers [Bergenfield, New Jersey] - No.20 on 1/1/1966. 9 weeks Top 40. - "The best and most accurate early Beatle-esque imitation ever recorded. The lead vocals were a dead ringer for John Lennon." - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 [Rhino BOX SET] (Disc 1)-1998.
NOTE: This is the box set that got me looking for more 'Unknown Legends Of Rock 'n' Roll".
Is that a young Bill Clinton on the saxophone? :-)
mikekadas 6 months ago
To 70srocker1 I totally agree. One of the best during the 60's. I spent most of the 60's playing keyboards and lead singer in a West Texas band. At 63 this music is still the best. My wife was a drummer in another band when we meet. 42 years later we are still together. REMEMBER ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER. LONG LIVE THE SILENCES 5 AND THE LOST GENERATION.THE PEOPLE OF BAIRD TEXAS STILL LOVE AND MISS US.MS. FOX MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU IN HIS LOVING ARMS. BOB S.
stillrockinat61 6 months ago
Still an awesome song...Great sound !
70srocker1 6 months ago
loved this song when i was was 16 still do GarPeteY
GarPeteY 6 months ago
I'm not the only one here because of the Black Belles' cover, am I? Very cool song.
Omniculler 6 months ago
The knickerbockers? this is the Guess Who...I think?
79goldmaster1 6 months ago
"How come you boys sing normally but speak with accents?"
"Oh no, thats not right at all...we speak normally but SING with accents"
decemberschild1217 6 months ago
hum?
LynnAnnWilson 6 months ago
Many people thought that this was the Beatles when they first came out. Great band and excellent song!
johnmillercpainc 6 months ago