When you walk in the room - The Searchers

[mnt31092]

Words can't even describe how much I love this song.

[metafis]

Those days people sung about Love, now they mostly sing about sex.

[brigader4heart]

love both jackie deshannon and searchers singing this song,both versions just sort of lift you dont they?.

[ChannelEggnog]

Great band. Great song!!

[LittleRaggie]

1966. I got my first job. I lost my virginity. I bought my first album, it was "Meet The Searchers"

[FogBoz]

What a difference to feel the true word of wanting to meet that girl you always had a crush on.Something simple with alot of feelings. And she was a real georgia girl, yea and with she walked in to the room I turned to butter

[kenimisoncanada]

Makes me think of my high school sweetheart - we met in 1965 when she was only 13 yet the thrill is still there - we just celebrated New Years 2011 and she still gives me the "...pounding in my brain..."

[GaiaJeanie]

thanks for this clip - great sound - even better than I remember - lol ie - on vinyl<3

[kezchihioldy]

One of my favourites!

[maranathapaul]

It was music like this that got me through the hell of being a pupil at Allsop high school for boys.

[PatThePirate2011]

I agree TheBabyboomkidof53 , bring '46 vintage myself . . . however there are some really good songs out there these days, you just need a fiesty 19-year old daughter with a good taste in music to keep you up to date! In our day you didn't have to sift through so much stuff.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@PatThePirate2011 could'nt disagree more....nothing today is on a par with music of the 50s,60s,and early 70s. it's all monotone nothingness without harmonies or melodies....sorry .

[akibubba1]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 you have provided one of the better descriptions of what folks call "music" these days - none of this new stuff is danceable , and what talent is out there is being disguised by too much bass and bad lyrics

[akbukturkey]

Still going strong, playing the Hull City Hall tonight supported by The Merseybeats and The Aces

[briandjo3891]

The Searchers name taken from the John Wayne film, Buddy Holly saw it and liked the tag line That'll be the day . A leggend begins

[PhillipSmith44]

I think they do a good job with the Jackie De Shannon tune! Love the Searchers!

[Sterrixlane50]

These Bootle boys are great! Music as it should be with harmony from a magic time and lucky me was there

[englishsandy]

@Sterrixlane50 me lucky to like you I was there and wasn't it magical and wonderful and music was uplifting.I enjoyed this time in my life:the memories have not left but most of the peple have.

[mancity267]

@englishsandy there is still a few of us remaining, young lady

[englishsandy]

@mancity267 we knew talent when we saw it and these blokes ceratainly were talent.A great time in my life and truly wonderful music.

Talent at it's best.

[tommyleeXmedia]

these guys played at my Aunties 50th. I was only 10 but it was still amazing!

[Horsepowa2]

The first song I ever dared to tell my Mum I fancied one of the singers! Wow - John McNally - I even remember his name! I must have been about 10 or so at the time... Gives me goose bumps to hear it......

[clareman21]

Fantastic.Were these boys from Liverpool

[availlio]

@clareman21 Yiss

[FenrirInBarnsley]

Love singing this on karaoke :D

[diamond638]

Written by the great Jackie De Shannon love th intro 

[mar24176]

ah, the memories, 60's music explosion, radio caroline and radio luxembourg:)

[dw69ful]

Does any one else think the Guitar melody in this is very similar to the Signature tune of CROSSROADS a Sixties early ATV soap based in a Midlands Motel starring Noele Gordon...

I do !!

[pintofkimberley]

@dw69ful ooh er, you might be right!

[daveyboy7201]

brilliant.

[nitropost]

If only Jackie could have gotten together with the Searchers for a session of this song.

[gord47100]

great song both by searchers and jackie de shannon can remember all of the words not like most of the modern stuff

[Straker1923]

Saw Pender doing this last year at Calisle, awsome! He still looks in great nick too!

[fatles1961]

didnt do videos in the swinging sixties lol

[fab4fan4ever64]

Killer guitar riff... RIP Chris Curtis

[TheBlokeNextDoor]

Always reminds me of Crossroads!!!

[macstar2010]

great song. should be longer!!

[hagcom]

i was 7 when is was out remember it well .. and still a good song .. and what great days they were in the 60`s!!

[bill012150]

What a great song! I haven't heard it in decades and had forgot how much I used to like it when I was a teen. Thanks a bunch for the post.

[danpfd]

Jackie DeShannon!!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

wonderful music from a magical time......you should have been there!

[LOKISlog7]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 I so wish I was....... Oh to be 17-21 during this time. How I envy you all that were apart of it.

[englishsandy]

@LOKISlog7 I was part of it and this music was the back drop of my life.The time the people and tge music made it a special time to be in.This was a magic time.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@LOKISlog7 it was a time full of wonder and discovery. from great heights to greater heights in rapid sucession. just when you thought it could'nt get better it did.music was the gateway all across the western world and much of the east as well.

[mancity267]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 yes it was one hell of a good period

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@mancity267 nothing like it since. not just in music but culture,community,and creativity as well.

[amyleigh02]

@i was and it was the greatest time of my life.

[englishsandy]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 again I was there and yes the music was wonderful and boy was it a magical time.Ah the memories,bloody great.

[SuitS06]

this song never ever gets old. Thanks for the memories.

[jimmycron]

I 've wanted to hear this song for a long time,and I finally did!! This is a GREAT tune from the 60's,and the Searchers were certainly one of the best groups of that era! Rock on!

[jaywhofan]

I consider this one of the most underrated songs from the "Mersey Beat" era. This song also has one of the most underrated guitar riffs in rock music.

[justgeorge121]

Fantastic post great times that i lived through..... check out my live version.....on justgeorge121 channel

[eddieconnolly]

sounds like crossroads theme. by eddie c.

[mackb909]

Jackie DeShannon wrote/had the original version of this song, but as was frequently the case with her songs, someone else had the big hit with it. The guitar riff has to be one of the best in the history of rock and pop.

[fuzzygreenduck]

@mackb909 If I recall right it was Jackie De Shannon who had a boyfriend named . . PJ Proby, hence where he got his name from. Jackie in her own right was a good singer. I have her original song of this on tape somewhere

[ferraridinoman]

Dont know who the first picture in the video was of!!! but it certainly isnt The Searchers! (Although Tony Jackson the original bass player did play a Hofner Violin bass around 1963 !) but that aint Tony Jackson!, and certainly NOT The Searchers!!

[TL250Rider]

This is fantastic The 60's were the best in Rock N Roll Music

01/01/60 to 12/31/69 The Greatest time for Rock Music.

Thank you

[robbinghudd]

Is that Tony Jackson's band, The Vibrations at 0:57 ?

[andwen66]

Even the Great Jackie would agree this version is better

[09bnunez]

ihate when other groups try to redo a classic recording..the originals should B left alone.....i hate this !!!!!!!!1

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@09bnunez this is the classic recording of the song . jackie's version came out and sank quickly. I was there.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

I'm american and was there for "the british invasion", all those years ago. after the beatles,this was my second favorite group. they came closer to the original sound the beatles started then the stones,dave clark five,animals, did. those are great groups and certinly surpass this one in a number of ways, but where sound is concerned this one has that early liverpool excitement that shook the world. I love their version of jackie de shannon's song. like the beatles they coverd others better.

[boyley72]

get down to liverpool uk for mathew st festival august bank holiday superb

[andwen66]

this is what one would call talent

[ferraridinoman]

Mike Pender was the lead singer, and also played the Burns "double six" 12 string solos on this (1964) .

[Nic4347]

I like Jackie's Version better This just doesn't work well How this did better then hers is Beyond me. The arrangement is all wrong lol.

[mollycoo]

is it weird that sometimes i get emotional when i listen 2 older songs like this becoz i wasnt born in the late 50's/60's and i missed out on all of this...

[stephenwood54]

when you walk in the room is a class song by a class band ,if only they where in the charts now !

[ChrisCurtisFan]

Great song by my favorite all time and. Who is in the pic at 1:14?

[gdholmfirth]

Sounds like George Harrison on lead, doesn't it? Who influenced whom?

[Baumholder72]

Great band. Found out recently that their name came from John Wayne's movie of the same name. Didn't know that in the old days.

[kolarz62]

This song makes me younger , every time I am listening to

[franksomerville2709]

went to see them live few months ago mike pender was brill

[me45404]

This is wonderful. Why is todays music such junk

[2mortar1]

bloody great,brings back memories of school days an skivin off, fags, fashion, etc

[glaetze]

Splendid chaps. I can't believe how time flies. Those days are sorely missed.

I yearn for the more placid era of youth and the implication of innocence.

Today's, in-your-face smuttiness is choking my bronchial tracts.

[TL250Rider]

Song written by Jackie De Shannon

[notlazy99]

I know it is Sonny Bono's song. I still say that they took it to the Guitar level. First guitar band ever.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

just to show you how record charts dont tell the entire story often times, this song was played often and regular around the detroit area in 1964 when I was a teen. its #35 standing was a national rating. but in certin locals it may be a smash! same was true of the hollies look through any window. it was huge where I was from. this is a great sound . the jangling guitar pre-dates the byrds rickenbacker 360e12 string sound. of course george harrison, was doing this before either.

[altfactor]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 I was a little tyke then, but I believe that in my hometown of Boston, this song got frequent airplay on the two Top-40 stations of the time, WBZ and WMEX.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@altfactor yea just because it is'nt popular wakefield wyoming,or stevens Iowa, can be meaningless if it's popular in major metro areas like boston,detroit,atlanta,new york city.

[Taimantisman]

@TheBabyboomkidof53

Wow ! You really brought back great memories mentioning " Look through any window " because it was a big hit in the metro DC area also, was always a favorite of mine.

[morovenezia1]

Wonderful song!...I remember two italian version titled "LA MIA VOCE" by NEW DADA and the other was "C'E' UNA STRANA ESPRESSIONE" by the ROKES....Formidabili quegli anni!!!

[perransands]

BRILLIANT.THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[notlazy99]

First guitar band ever.

[pds3939]

one word..."Beautiful!"

[MilSepic60]

Utterly fantastic. The guitar sound that the Byrds covered years later is so obvious here. Great harmonies and playing. Takes me back to the mid 60's instantly. Great time to be alive as a teenager. Thanks hawkmoon!

[Timber0wolf]

I was brought up with sixties music, without the beatles, as dad was and still is a MAJOR shadows fan, and didn't think much of the beatles or elvis for that matter, just a few tracks of theirs here and there, but this and other great songs I remember hearing all the time. And to this day I stil love the guitar rift that plays through this track, a classic.

[MrPinoyrock]

Great tune!=)

[pds3939]

It looks like you might find one guy this time, and another guy the next time! I reckon that is why we (Americans) love the Beatles......They stuck together!

[pds3939]

I love this stuff! It is beautiful! I'm glad that someome else loves it as much as I do!

[AAAZ009NESS]

great vocals and the first instance I know of the kind of guitar work that the Byrds would claim as their own so it sets the stage for folk rock. I'd have to check the dates but I think that maybe the Beatles had this kind of sound in Hard Day's Night.

[ChrisCurtisFan]

Lovely, with Chris Curtis on high harmony!

[ureadmymind]

Is this and needle & pins played on a 12 string?

[DaMuttzNutz]

@ureadmymind yep. sounds like it

[Kittielips]

Thank you.

5*****.

Jennie.

[Thebirdienumnum]

Thanks for sharing.

I tried to download Needles and Pins but the sound was cut.

Great song.

[robertstolte]

I'm pleased to see The Searchers are still performing on occasion.

[Saggitarian2December]

All my classmates were Beatles fans when I was a little kid, but these guys were my heros (still are). RIP Tony & Chris.

[roadwarrior3]

The Searchers ... with Mike Pender .... "deliver" "When You Walk in the Room" one of their best songs.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

This is just great! Love this!

Great song and video.

thanks to my friend for sharing, and to

hawkmoon for posting this.

10 stars!

[novapup2001]

...and they thought guitar bands wouldn't last. LOL.

[hawkmoon03111951]

Don't be too hasty. They could still be just a 'flash in the pan'.

[ITILII]

@novapup2001 when the Beatles were going around auditioning and no one would sign them, one producer told Brian Epstein "groups with guitars are on the way out"...yep the Beatles were way out, alright...that producer should have had a career in banking, law or politics for being so talentless and missing legal profitable opportunity...yeah, yeah, yeah...YEAH !!!

[spacepatrolman]

@ITILII joe meek was another one he said the mersey sound is rubbish another extreme was the music professor wilfred mellers that analised beatle songs like this melody begins in the dorian mode and modulates to the lydian mode people thought he was out of his mind but he was correct

[DirkjeA]

Wow, this is so nice to watch, I was just a little girl when this came out, but I do remember them like yeasterday.

[dennyandpennie]

@DirkjeA

I'll bet you are still a little girl. Don't ever stop being one.

Denny

[DirkjeA]

@dennyandpennie That is a very kind reply, thank you so much. I do hope I will never lose this little girl living inside of me.

[stafylides]

Unbelievable great song and verse! Isn't there a video for this song?

[hawkmoon03111951]

Not of the Searchers at that time. At least I haven't found it.  There is a video of a modern line up doing it. There is an old video ofthe composer, Jackie De Shannon, performing it.

[stafylides]

Thank you for your reply.

Cathy

[laggie24]

Tks. for the Searchers... They were 1 of my favorites. Ya've got fab touch for the oldies

[hawkmoon03111951]

Thanks for the comment. They were part of my life and are still singing around in my bloodstream somewhere.

[conefsl]

Good song. His voice sounds like what's his name from the Kaiser Chiefs.

[rcpinsa]

Opening Photo is of Tony Jackson and The Vibrations