Party Lights Claudine Clark

[planetraptor420]

i'm 13 and this song helped me get over a serious mescaline addiction

[Bebop956]

Does anyone have any idea where CLAUDINE CLARK is now? I heard she wrote a rock operetta. I'd like to track it down.

[dyad2r1]

@Bebop956 She's 70 yrs old now, but you can Google "Claudine Clark Fan Club" and you might be able to contact her though that. Good luck.

[daisy302]

Great early sixties tune - I was sixteen and learning about life. The beginning of one hell of a journey. I will always love the sixties.

[bigjoebuffalo]

Love it, brings back a lot of memiries.

[bigjoebuffalo]

Love this song, used to camp on tn river and listen to this in 1963.

[MrAaaarrrrgggghhhh]

when i hear this recording, i see the party lights from the early 60s, i loved it then and i still love it now!

[ThePearlyrose]

for some reason this song has been in my head,but i havent heard it in so long

[Jekell9]

Im tryin to make a remix to dis song any advise

[msbubblez789]

ilove thiss ;

[reptiles99]

Anyone knows where I can download this song?

[DSuper3]

@reptiles99 right here

[DSuper3]

@reptiles99

What's wrong with right here?

[reptiles99]

@DSuper3

How can you download from youtube?

[whines63]

@reptiles99 all you have to do is install Real Player on your computer then go to YouTube and down load the song using Real Player

[mackyphoo]

@whines63 great song coooool.

[mkl62]

A Top 5 hit for Claudine Clark in September of 1962.

[vigilabj]

<3 me some Party Lights!

[rahawn]

Lol my grandma got me hooked on this song, an im only 15

[Wolf251982]

Good Stuff.

[prrbill1]

FYI:

Bob Marcucci, (who co-wrote the song along with his partner, Peter DeAngelis who both owned Chancellor Records) passed on March 9th in L.A. Bob also discovered Fabian and Frankie Avalon. Nothing like that South Philly sound from the late '50s~early '60s.

Bob was 81 and we just don't have talent developers like him anymore.

[peetie44]

@prrbill1 thanks for the FYI, bro!

[gva0917]

Just loved this little "ditty." Just a fun, innocent song from a time that those words accurately described as well. America was still innocent; in the not too distant future the world and our perception of it would change. The early 60s all was well by 68, sadly, we began to learn about h---. Thank you for a post to remember innocence by.

[whitetimesummer]

3people hasn't been to the pub,never seen a party light

[TierodMcslush]

The way she sings that song...damn! ....powerful

[malkaiffland24]

Probably better than the album is gonna be! check this in downloadmusic .im

[VinDcator]

Yes, girls just want to have fun--and so do guys! But. did she mean to make a scene about her anger, or simply a public display of her love?

[lazur1]

@V Not "make *a* scene" : "make *the* scene". No anger or love, just frustration, not being where the action is.

[VinDcator]

Yes, girls just want to have fun--and so do guys!

[dpohunter]

It's a mystery why two of the best girl-group voices (Clark, and Brenda Reid of the Exciters), didn't attain more success on the charts than they did. Too bad Claudine Clark became a one-hit-wonder...but WHAT A HIT IT IS!!!  It's a true classic.

[Shoknifeman]

One of my all-time fave R&R classics!

[teehonky]

What do mexicans sometime mistake for PARTY LIGHTS?

a police sirens and lights

b christmas lights on a tree

c a gay caballero with his butt painted red

[Shoknifeman]

@teehonky Racist "jokes" have no place on a World wide site made for the fun and entertainment of all

[teehonky]

@Shoknifeman hey snookie , maybe this is fun and entertainment..to those who have a sense of humor

[Shoknifeman]

@teehonky No, thats only funny to people who are insensitive to the feelings of others.... save it for your KKK meetings

[teehonky]

@Shoknifeman Naw.....the world needs my gifts

[VinDcator]

@teehonky LOL!

[therealraybaby]

They're red blue and green.

[srcourtofficer]

PHILLY GOLD

[dfectus]

I can relate to not being aloud to go to party. I don't know what is like to wake up feeling like P Diddy or have I ever got a poker face or any of that crap.

[DooWopCorner]

Back in 1958 there was no group called the Detroit Spinners. The Spinners that came out of Detroit led by Bobby Smith wasn't formed until the 60's and they never sang with Claudine Clark. I believe the group that backed her up were called the Spinners but as far as I know, who they were is still a mystery.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

A blast from the past.

Thank you.

George Vreeland Hill

[bandstand16]

Danced to this many Friday night dances at the Bulfinch Club in Boston.....

[joydbrower]

I was in college then; and although i went to every R & B show that came through town and absolutely loved R & R in high school, I was immersed in other things/music/theatre in college, so my R & B days were limited to those shows in high school and stuff on the radio (which, of course, I LIVED by!!). What fun to hear the FUN music of our youth.....

[AnnGeeFloridaGirl]

danced to this song many times at the Picolli Playground in Juniata, Phiadelphia, way back in the day

[ChantalTaylor25]

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[JockBethune]

A fun song! Memories of my senior year at Locust Valley High School Long Island New York!

[TheElkaydubya]

This song came out when I was five. It was one of my favorites because it reminded me of my older sister who was a teenager at the time and who was always trying to get our mother to let her go to some party or other.

[JEThomTrilogy]

My elementary years at Glenwood in Winder, Georiga before I moved to Brooklyn...listening to this song on a Nashville station that played soul music in the early sixties.

[hammerogod]

Just another one of the 45 RPM records I wore holes in.

[ThomasFMPayne]

Also, maybe one of the earliest references of The Twist. Great stuff.....

[luvhurtsxoxo]

This song reminds me of quarter parties in basements. Good old days. Cool

[hammerogod]

Quarter parties in the Basement ... I cannot tell you how many memories that brings back.

[Sobones60]

i fonud this song on a bet i won i was tuid there was know such song,

[flabdabit]

Well she might be a one hit wonder but what a hit it is. FIRE IT UP, GET ME ANOTHER BEER AND PLAY THAT SONG AGAIN ......... and shut up while it's on .....

[oldflatus]

Superb! Many Thanks!

[socrumic]

@jlarrys... i just wanted to say thanks. :)

[jethyy]

this was on True Blood Sunday^^

[youcandance12345]

@jethyy lol, that's exactly where i heard this song and wanted to look it up :)

[MychickenWendell]

@jethyy LOL, Maxine was singing and dancing to it.

[TheeSleapinbeauty]

we are going to use Eli Berkowitz my photographer friend he lives in philly and he knows me for 23 years...

[TheeSleapinbeauty]

we are going to make a party! Pike pike knows how to host! hes just like me!

[jagpitt17]

This was my all time favorite song for many years--it was released the summer that I turned 13. Almost made it to # 1 in Pittsburgh, but "The Locomotion" kept it from that spot.

[EmperorAlgus]

GREAT!

[JEThomTrilogy]

Party Lights was the song that brought me into the sixties...it was a favorite of Glenwood High in Winder, Georgia.

[tmobileg]

What ever happen to Ms Clark?

[muckbluvid]

Best knock-off, B-side ever.

"Disappointed was the A until someone turned it over--thank goodness. Ran right out and bought it the first time I heard it!

[brownies4you]

I graduated from high school in 1962 and clearly remember hearing this at my neighbor's graduation party. It had a good beat and you could dance to it. I hear it and am tempted to start doing the Mashed Potato with its easy beat.

I wanna go! I WANNA GO!

[dollyandlorettalover]

I love the mashed potato! "The Mashed Potato started a long time ago, with a guy named sloppy joe, you'll find this dance is so cool to do, come on baby gonna teach it to you" WOO! .....And I'm only 14

[NJsoccerstar]

wow this song is awesone

[brettsomers]

Perfection.

[Bo618]

this is great!!!!!

[CarlRSVP]

This is a fantastic song!

[bayridgegroove]

Listen to girls just wanna have fun by Cyndi Lauper and you can hear licks very similar to this great oldie-it may be a "one hit wonder"but it lives on!

[richardj1947]

Just a great song I love it...

[lebronjamesgd23]

Nice Voice and great singing.

[dakotajim11378]

This song is part of the great sound of the 60s, similar to the music of: The Orlons, Barbara George, The Exciters, The Essex, Jimmy Soul, Major Lance, Maurice Williams etc. Just good old rock and rock music at heart, need I say more. Oh yeah Claudine would take it to the number five spot on the billboard charts in 1962 and yes a great party song!!

[rdf1947]

Summer of 1962 memories are filling my mind, What a great song. It was very big on American Bandstand. I can see Geri Ianetti and Richie Cartledge dancing right now.

[VinDcator]

I remember this, one of the best of '62. Great post!

[combatautumn]

I remember this song back in 1962.

We would get out of school at 3:00PM and all meet down at the local Soda shop that sold the best Cheesburgers and fries. Not the crappy tastless paste tasting shi? that you get served now.

We would put a dime in the jukebox and dance to this song for hours.

What a gas it was back then...not a worry in the world!

[VinDcator]

Well, "gas" was then around .329 cents/gallon. REAL cheeseburgers! Three songs for a quarter, remember that?

[calvertlady]

This song reminds me of my sister. She was on restriction for something, we had a 2 story house, she was sitting upstairs in her room looking out her window, looking at the lights from the high school football game and playing this song over and over.

[passionateaboutmusic]

What a great voice! What ever happened to her?

[phillydog17]

Another classic out of Philly, Pa.

[geeneyes61]

I have the party lights in my back yard red blue and green thay are solar lights and i sing this song every time i look out side i also have a set in my front yard i just love that song when i was a teenager,I SEE THE LIGHT'S I SEE THE LIGHT'S I SEE THE PARTY LIGHT'S

[tsw1820]

Wow! I remember when me,my sisters, mom and dad used to go into our basement and party. That was back when people had house partys. Remember the red light and the slodrag? The twist, monkey, watusi, mash potatoes and the jerk. Those were good fun times. Thank God I had them.

Thanks for the memories.

tsw

[SirBasildeBrush]

Haven't heard this in a long time. Great song. Thanks.

[lkresie]

I love this song. Great fun

[rolvlh]

My favorite oldie

[SBRmakes3]

Love this song.I have looked and looked for it. I found it after a long search.

[aqueen1786]

it gives me goosebumbs i love it!!!!!!

[50num1fan]

omg im a 80's baby and my mom use to this and i love it

[vinylsingleman]

Thank you for posting this great record. It certainly beats anything else ever put out on Chancellor (Frankie Avalon and Fabian's label).

[JackAwful]

One hit wonder from dance heaven.

[Beshef]

Best.Song.Ever.

[53topanga53]

Thanks for posting "Party Nights"!!

Love it!!

[customkey]

Great beat, I can dance to it. I give it an 85!

Great tenor solo and rhythm tag. Could be Georgie Young, maybe Buddy Savit?

[jusmenel]

I grew up in the 60's and this was jus one of my many favorite songs...brings back tons of pleasant memories...those were the good old days...thanx for posting it!!!!!!!!!!!

[vidnut222]

Thank You Jlarrys!!

[ljean369]

I'm here lookin' at you :( LOL!

[corcurezo]

Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!

[tvalleyhigh]

i'm 22 and i love this song

[paul51]

I used to do a mean "mashed potatoes" to this . . honest.

[JackAwful]

My brother just laughed when I read this over the phone. We both remember.

[gbryananderson]

Thank you for the best posting of this...one of a few women who broke the top 40 in 1962

[DavesCarWash]

Yes, Thank you very much for posting!!!

[brodwaystar]

Thanks for posting!!!!