Del Shannon Runaway

[rockydude29]

this was on the la times crossword today

[TheJourneyman87]

Классика! 

[SIGNALSTAT]

he blew his mind out in a car he did not notice that the lights had changed.

[therealraybaby]

#579

[Tandemfun10]

I remember Crime Story. Was my favorite show back in the day.

[TheAnthonydel]

@Tandemfun10 Thats what made me like this song.

[1606gturbo]

dude on the back has got some hardcore dancing behind del.....

[lazur1]

Del Shannon made it ok for a generation of "regular guys" to play music: No perfect hair, no movie-star looks, no slick outfits, no dance moves, no charming smile, no show-biz vibe at all; just a guy with great voice who wrote great songs. We figured if he could do it, so could we. Obviously, 99+% of us were wrong, but what a great time we had.

[cmmwiz]

I remember my friends sister had the 45 and must of got played a million plus times because

the record turned gray. Does anyone remember wearing out those 45's singles? Preffered the

33 lp's cause you got stereo.The 45's were a buck and the lp's were $4.00 back in 66.Still have ton's of lp's.Got this song on some cd with other hits of it's day.For me, this song will

always stay a hit.Loved this video.Love watching the girls dance(without the dudes).Dig it.

[johnnytheprick]

@cmmwiz

whats an LP, 45, and 33?

[bynlit56]

fuck yeah

[cityofstars]

Someone should tell him his guitar isn't plugged in :)

[johnwerneken]

thank you!

[marieyvonne123]

PLAY THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ,,,AAAAHHHH ,,, SOOOOOO GOOOOOD !!!!

[kingofallwhites]

Go-go girls. Yum!

[sukhmvit1946]

Thank you for posting the great hit which remind me of good-old-days.

[pokemondaimon]

i like his song

[MaggieGurl1]

I grew up listening to this, love it

[jillzi7]

did i hear right?..that this guy commited suicide?

[mcflurry9999]

@jillzi7 yes he did

[twswpl]

@jillzi7 Yep, shotgun to the face i think

[Missbeansontoast]

Great song. LOL, the dancers at the bottom of the frame are bouncing their heads like Muppets!

[TRUE0UTLAW]

Driving in a nice red sports car on an open highway while this song is playing on thhe tape player. That's how it should be done people!!!

[theoriginalbadbob]

That was Del on the organ. He was a fantastic guitar player as well. Check out the videos from "Little Darlin's," especially "Handy Man."

[THECARS7879]

Rip Del Shannon, we all remember you

[md131]

Hi; My childhood was at the time of this kind of music. I can not understand the fans of current, awfull collection of sounds which has no melody, no any beauty. It may be good perhaps to make someone crazy but not to give a pleasure. It is nice that there are still people who love this old music which has the value indeed. Best regards

Mark

[fonephat]

@md131 20 years from now there won't be any oldies rap stations.

[Cinchona]

@fonephat If that happens, there won't be any oldies rock, pop, country, jazz, r&b, gospel, dance, folk, bluegrass, techno, metal, funk or soul stations either.

[TheAntoineRolin]

Still better than Bieber or even Dave one.

[FlippyMyDog]

when i typed in runaway on youtube, all i get is that stupid kanye west song.

[Stevo343]

Great song. Best to close your eyes and forget about all the goofy dancing going on all around.

[tomdewilde1]

The director of this clip was a genius.

[nereidas68]

genialisiiiiimoooo!!!! me encanta!!!

[MrAntoniogonzalez08]

demos gracias a la tecnologia por haber abansado tanto que las nuevas generaciones podemos disfrutar de lo que escuchaban hace muchos años arriba la inter-net

[MrAntoniogonzalez08]

muy buena cancion saludos desde mexico

[09bnunez]

who knew these old songs back in the day would be classic now!!!!! was born in 1953,, but was a teen in the 60s,, im 58 years old now,,,wow!!!!!

[mickeymousebiker1]

The theme to Crime Story (Dennis Farina liked this tune). This is STILL KING TONE!

[ramol21]

Kanye W. - that's the way how your new song should sound ;)

[whiskey3018]

takes me back to my teenage years

[Earych]

Speaking for this Gen Xer, I love this song.

[sadmachine]

look at all the white dudes shaking their asses. what a time.

[Pugfreak1996]

Del Shannon is awesome :)

[Markthompson123]

love the dancers

[Kristianmaaten1978]

Now this is Youtube should be all about, where else would I find this clip?, huge thanks to Whuntmore for uploading..

[civ81]

@Kristianmaaten1978 True words!

[heresjoje]

classic song xxx

[2012istSchluss]

I love those old songs :)

[TheMrDeegs]

This reminds me of that move "Christine the Car".

[Goofus5453]

@TheMrDeegs I think it was just Christine.

[ecowoman51]

danke

[ecowoman51]

danke

[Jewels1573]

I didn't think this kind of dancing was hip until the mid to late 60's. These chicks were really with it man - groovy baby! LOL :p

[Jewels1573]

@Jewels1573 ah ha! I see this video came out in '64. That makes sense now. 1959 when the song came out they were not shaking it like this yet.

[luzyfalluzy]

was number 1 in the UK charts in the week I was born. Wicked song.

[AdamCW2k5]

check our kasabians cover of this !

awesome :)

[Thelosttraveller1]

i wonder how what they told the girls about dancing.."hey girls, just run in circles and do random shit"

[jfbrown42]

This song was #1 the day I was born. Too bad this video has Del lip syncing. He should plug his guitar in, they work better that way.

[luzyfalluzy]

@jfbrown42 Hey! Noticed your post just after I said this was number one in the week I was born. How weird but also wonderful.

[kvernon1]

This song was #1 in the nation the day I was born!

[yuturru]

great clip

[glueforall]

All he wanted to do was get down from the platform....but they wouldn't let him!

[JimColyer]

Suicide

[zazozung]

If I were hum and those girls were go-going around me, the cameraman would have to shoot me from above waist.

[zazozung]

@zazozung I mean "him." Sorry, it's late.

[bobcinq]

A great rocker singing a great song.

[FoxNewzLies]

Can he pull his pants up any higher?

[izk1267]

オールディーズはやっぱりいいな

ニールセダカの素敵な16才

いい歌です

by中１

[grinderman7]

Miserably Sad Song Disguised for Happy People.

[wolfiestanzijr]

@grinderman7 Get a life, sweetheart. Get some help, soon!

[huytk1]

This is the difference between the real music and shit music now.

[armadillozenith]

I was privileged to see Del Shannon, live on stage, in Edinburgh as one of 3 acts billed as The Solid Silver Sixties Show, and bought his LP. This was not many years before his tragic death.

[eapfep]

classic. 

[TheMrdogoman]

love this  song

[Upsiditus7]

Are Gary Lewis and the Playboys in this video?

[LemmyDecaution]

Fantastic!!

[loadstone007]

Great song!!!

[ekpp60]

GREAT TUNES FROM THE PAST!!!!!

[AUSROTTENY2K]

that voice is amazing

[neilpeartripley]

it's interesting that Things don't change.. well maybe the clothes and make-up.. but to me this song shows we are all the same in different manners of time:) Great tune.. one of the first I played on drums:)

[kgradwelll]

Thanks. Not only were the Gazarri Dancers superb but l had forgotten the Bobby Fuller Four. Is it just me are were the go-go dancers of the sixties just totally hot without having to be half naked and vulgar.

[BadButNotSad]

Like a totally different world. Why does most todays music suck SO MUCH ;_;

[caliaa]

@BadButNotSad Music today doesn't suck. Musicians still make great music, you just have to find them. The problem is that most people prefer the manufactured crap played on the radio and TV.

[BadButNotSad]

@caliaa That's what I wanted to say.

You cannot turn on the TV anymore without hearing crappy 21. Century Pop.

I know where to get great modern music but my problem is the mainstream media which gets more and more aweful every year. I have a dream that the whole music industry (mainly the big labels) collapse and are then rebuild by real musicians...

It can't go on like this anymore. I want to freely go through town without having to hear this shit >_<

[nuglah]

God such a wonderful song

[MrK623]

Where's the cord for the guitar? Is this the Matrix?

[anwarcito123]

Nuevo tema Glugluglu

[MYBIGKINDHEART]

this is a fantastic song, really great to sing to

[Terrilliser]

These are naturally beautiful girls!!.. I wanna be teleported back to the early 60's.

[rangerglt]

good music easy to dance too.

[floridabb]

thanks!

[mushikaya]

lol...i am dancing

[theJetta1995]

Man, these chicks are really getting into it. No wander there weren't many fat chicks back then.

[smirnofowner]

@theJetta1995 no computers, no hamburgers 24/7 riding bikes without helmets, riding cars with no airbags, no cellphone, climbing trees, working the fields in the summer getting tanned, hell, its a miracle we surwiwed!

[swampb47]

I SAW HIM IN JAX FL WITH MY FUTURE WIFE FIRST CONCERT EVERY.SWAMPBILLY!

[ArcticHellfire]

Wish that was my mum

[smiley2emc]

well done oh my gosh i had this song sang to me by 2 guys 1 was my boyfriend the other was his mate and they both decided to sing it at a pub do lol

[animascat]

no humping on the dance floor for these babes

[HauptmannWittman]

Not only did the ladies have more clothing back then, they had a lot more class and dignity.

[ak1ok]

@HauptmannWittman yeah but they could still have been bangin dudes left and right.

[johnbyrne061250]

@HauptmannWittman Yes it's sad that this generation of young girls don't care what they look like

[emidore]

@HauptmannWittman They had more clothing back then because that was the style. I wouldn't doubt that some of them were just groupies looking to score with the famous. Besides, tv codes back then were so much more rigid. If they were allowed to dress and behave the way they wanted, you'd get an entirely different picture.

[MrJustBradley]

@HauptmannWittman I want to put this out there, the girls today, they're still someone's daughters. Maybe if these ladies were born today they'd be much the same.

[Thorley666]

@HauptmannWittman oh no they didnt hahah

[Cinchona]

@HauptmannWittman The women of the past are always better than the women of today. It doesn't really matter which past or today.

[Baradur10]

@HauptmannWittman *eye roll*

[MrALF423]

@HauptmannWittman And more fun !!!!

[MrPambukyan]

this is what I call real music.

[WikeddTung]

god i wanna join them on that dancefloor

[cotynita]

Awesome song but the dance is weird!!!that's the way my parents used to dance jajajajajaja!!!I love it!

[MrLoveHerAss]

@dancergazzarri checked ya out lookin good! still shakin your little T&A around when you dance ? ;)

[lizpify]

I love it; awesome lead break too. a great song

[dancergazzarri]

Sorry but I am the tall blond Gazzarri dancer in this video and I am not old or grannie like. My name is De De Mollner and you can check out our website and see. This is 2011 and I look great.

[TK6598]

@dancergazzarri

That is so cool!Are yiu the tall one dancing around Dell??(have'nt a scooby what a Gazzari dancer is!).

Can't find the website though!

A while back someone else posted that their mum was one of the dancers too!The red haried one!

[kgradwelll]

@dancergazzarri I remember watching these shows when l was a teenager. I am 62 now but l must say l was in love with each of you. I still think that you were much more seductive and beautiful than the half naked, vulgar, potty mouthed girls of today. Of course not everyone is like that but l think you know what l mean. Anyway l checked out your web-site and yes, you still look great. Thank-you for all the memories. x

[TheParrylizer]

another awesome track from yesteryear, check out KASABIAN LIVE VERSION its great.

[kidkosh]

Sharp shooter Del.

[S66Alex]

Want me to plug your guitar in there del? ;P

[shannonXmcmayo]

is anybody listening to the song most of the comments are about the girls on the video dude.well all I got to say is THIS SONG ROCKS!!!!

[ocoee96]

They don't make electric organs like that any more ... really ... they don't!

;-)

[mrrick07]

@ocoee96 The organ is a Clavioline. I just restored one.

[awdttdspg]

@mrrick07 Glad you saved one. These are classics, along with the Farfisa. This is the first song I remember with these pioneering keyboards. Would love to see a photo of it.

[mrrick07]

@awdttdspg If you Google clavioline you can see many pictures and examples of songs they were used in.

[antiauthority69]

I like the big hairy bush. More of an adventure when you get in there.

[rubenzification]

Sexy lexi brought me here! Whoop..whoop

[yaypink123]

Alexa Chung

[sillthongnam]

girls were hot back then but they all had hairy pussys lol

[MythMan74]

Please people...

With attitudes like yours how can we show these clips to children? We want them to like this music but how on earth can we show these clips when you people use vulgar language!!! Keep it clean for goodness sake people!!!

[dean24uk]

@MythMan74 i read and understand your point and agree.but if you are showing kids the music,what does the comment section have to do with it.? also if they are under 16 they should be supervised on the internet,one comment will not change a million filthy minds, this is the internet, most of the filthy comments are most likely posted from under aged users who are not supervised, the people who do agree with you, are decent minded but your not in a decent place, remember that..

[akaTheQ97]

geeze . . . I Miss The Olden Days When I Was Able To Sing This Song Very

Well ... If I Can be So Bold . . . AND, Close To Perfect!!!

GOD DAMN Old Age AND A 2 Pack A Day Habit!!!!! LOL@ME!!!

[RusskyjDurachok]

ерунда

[sixtiesrockboy]

Girls then knew how to dress seductively when trolling or with the right guy, but the sway when they walked was natural! Today, they're all about the booty shake, getting attention, and hooking a multimillionaire!

[sirtalis69]

Certain songs just transcend the years and different generations, and this is one of those. R.I.P Del. You were a true musical talent!

[ericauray]

genial mieux que dave

[writer125]

And Woodaddy1990, they all would be listening to Lady Stupid & Brain Dead. And having no clue what anything is. This is when music was music. Still the greatest music ever done. Thanx for posting this.

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

love the main go-go dancer.. AND DEL .. oh this IS a song.. a beat.. a hit.. a great song

[Jouzou87]

I sometimes listen to this just for the solo.

[chadbrochill19]

Y IS THER NO AUTO-TUNE?????

[fabuchote]

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[OuroborosChoked]

I... don't hear any guitar...

[DelTangBrav]

@OuroborosChoked The reason you can't hear the guitar is because it is a solid Stratocaster and unless connected to an amplifier make very little noise, ideal for miming with though LOL

[vinegate]

Really great song/video that takes me back to that time even tho`

(a) he is miming and

(b) no-one is fat!

[danpfd]

Great song! LOVE the go-go dancers!

[ashjacko]

holy crap you have this,many thanks



[jacobandthemib]

guuud stuff!!!

[Draje0]

I WAH WAH WAH WAH WAHHONNDER!

[danielleigh420]

@Draje0 why? A WHY WHY WHY WHY... she ran away...

[TheRobMars]

Aaaahhhaa good times... kilo 553- old film/unauthorized mix make bad video

[kilo553]

why did they bounce around like robotic barbie dolls how straight we were

[suzannesl12]

@kilo553 the weird thing is that 50 years from now whatever's done today will look straight -

[jerodwillson2011]

I wish i could sing like that =/

[DaveArdent]

Like many great songs it's about a particular situation and feeling. That's what makes such songs great to relate to. That's life.

I was looking out for Max Crook (keyboards) but I guess he wasn't in the studio!

[Kovou89]

My 17 mounth old son loves this song!

[JimColyer]

Del Shannon's lyrics were depressing.

[TheLennonlegends]

@JimColyer well he did kill himself so yeaaaaaaa maybe a link there>???

[MrPambukyan]

old but gold!

[alexandersly1]

great tv show..... like it....!!!!

[91fatboy51]

I have an idea for a reality show! Why don't they do a series on these old videos and show case all the people in the video, if they are still alive, (or not), what they are doing today.... If they passed, then when and how?. Wouldn't it be great to see a bio on all these folks? It would be a million seller, get the idea?,, Just think about it, hot miniskirt girl, how many kids, what did they do? how many times that other one got divorced, which one shot her husband... Make a great TV show!!!

[PolarSkua]

@91fatboy51 I love your idea!! If they stayed active and dancing like that they'd likely be alive. I just googled Del Shannon who passed in 1990 and his story is interesting. I hope you go with this idea. Tracking people down is so much more possible with the internet and social networking!

[TheLennonlegends]

@91fatboy51 yea they should do one with dell shannon i dont think he will say much for some reason

[woodaddy1990]

Man times have changed. Now these girls would be half naked and ugly. This is true music.

[fuckilluminatiscum]

@woodaddy1990 LMAO

[wertpollwert]

@woodaddy1990

unshaved back then aswell

[Kelski1998]

@woodaddy1990

Yep but these girls are attractive and old enough to be my Mom LOL!!!

[Terrilliser]

These girls are so hot!.. Fantastic song by Del Shannon

[BigSkyShooter]

Crank up the radio and put the top down. It's time to go cruising again! This is great music and thanks for posting it.

[LittleSweety]

This song was 50 years ago no.4 in the world-year-end-charts #del #shannon

[DreadfullMind]

I wonder.. how those hot girls look nowadays... rrrrr..ierc..

[lovetheoldies]

if you dislike this video you are a redneck!!!

[southernpipeman24]

@lovetheoldies lol he was in inducted into the rockabilly hall of fame so even rednecks love him

[MisterNickOtine]

this is so awesome. he is just like a satyr with maenads running around him.