The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard (1956)

[lavenderalex]

like this comment if alexa brought you here

[GlenQuagmireful]

written by the great Bobby Troup, who was married to Julie London and also wrote "Route 66"

[TabbitMaster]

RIP Divine

[tuffy2342]

This is featured in Pink Flamingos starring the late Divine!

[27jengirl]

wasn't there a movie called the girl can't help it with Julie London?

[Gem5771]

@27jengirl Yes, Julie London had a cameo spot in the film The Girl Can't Help It starring Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell as the leads. Tom Ewell's character Mr. Miller had a relationship with Julie London. She sang in the film " Cry Me A River" as an apparation of his affections...a lost love. lol lol It's a funny movie !

[Guiltydesigns27]

@27jengirl The Girl Cant Help It... was with Jayne Mansfiled.. and Julie was in it too

[gcpropertymanagement]

Just great. Thank you.

[mikedonn71]

Clearly this was more subversive and radical than anything that came before the Summer of Love. Little Richard spawned heavy metal and hard rock with his firey screams and over the top persona. I love, love, love Little Richard, and so should you.

[sealevelattitude]

@mikedonn71 You are 100% right. Parents would confiscate their kids' Little Richard records. The blasting saxophones were terrifying. Little Richard's screams shook the walls of The Establishment. If anyone invented rock and roll beyond a sub-genre, it was he (with a ton of help just a little later from Chuck Berry and Elvis). For everyone who loved his singing and persona, we don't have to feel silly about it being an infatuation, because Little Richard's talent was profound.

[ForeverOldiesO1]

Fergie...? WAIT WHAT?

[FockdAnimations]

@ForeverOldiesO1 Exactly my toughts.

[jonese18]

One of the best rockers....

[gdlneo]

she can't help it!

[KamikazeLive]

Lol Fergie sent me here

[JESTER588]

2:07 i can see forever

[dabigdikdangler]

That's a tight song!

[GrandpaEster]

2:15 holy f-ing shit

[19chiefs57]

"She's got a LOT of what they call the MOST!" And this classic has got it all too!

[LimboShrimp]

Just watched Pink Flamingos. Thank you, John Waters for showing me this great song!

[Nickie0016]

BRAVO!!!!!!

[mufc99ok]

fantastic stuff

[rekoonsghjkl]

Little Richard is an Amazing singer. I use to say he was only really great live but I was wrong. Amazing this man is.

[5aull3xxx]

I feel so Divine

[TabbitMaster]

@5aull3xxx I love you

[broxboy86]

divine cant help it!

[Zurcness]

DIVINE! XD

[Bokan995]

I can't help digging this song!

[makeulook2xx]

THEY ALL STOLE FROM Him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sexyfatbastid]

Little Richard is cool,....

& he's still alive too !!

[solidkingcobra]

damn, this tune is so crunchy.

[BillyVanHelsing]

makes grandpa feel like 21... lol :P

[beinmytrailer]

the bread slice turns to toast...

[SunRaSara]

The best...............Remember they started it all Love It

[angemala]

Rock n roll will never die!

[osirister]

IT anybody?

[3rittni]

Love this song (:

[SpongyDoom]

ARE YOU READY EDDY?!?!

[jaddajn1]

ah YEAH!!!

[ashes210b]

OLDIES WILL LIVE FOREVER !!!!

[ashes210b]

The Classic, need to remain classics, if todays new singers are going to remake the sounds of Rock N Roll might as well sing it the way it was Originaly Sung.

[94Mamiy]

omg! Fergie totally stole this!!!!

[401Vortex]

Little Richard danced on my table once in Vegas. He danced on a lot of tables in the showroom that night. He was perspiring so bad that I moved and didn't finish my drink. Not to say I didn't like Little Richard. He helped me to get through the Navy from54-57. Fats Domino helped too. Those were good times. Uncomplicated times. Jane Mansfield was one of my favorite customers in Vegas. She was truly gorgeous in person and a very nice, warm personality too. Mickey was always out in the car.

[Beatlesweed]

It's my birthday today August 4th i'm 16 and the first song I played is this one . It's making me happy :D Thank you Little Richard !

[Beatlesweed]

Love this !

[halothewynd1]

The cat can't help it . He was born to please!

[FranklinHenryBluth]

Fergie should know you never mess with a black man from the fifties

[BiffyFighters]

The positive thing about Fergies version is it introduces a new generation to Little Richard. So much of modern pop is sampled anyway.

[darn808pinoy]

@BiffyFighters but hardly anyone knows of these original songs and artists when people sample their songs and they end up thinking the new crap is better

[iWENT2pcs]

Listening to the hits of Little Richard reminds us that lightning may indeed strike more than once in the same spot!

[billchew450]

Fergie ought to be ashamed of herself.

[krista9015]

Elvis Presley may have been the king of Rock & Roll, but LIttle Richard was definitely the Queen!



[airjor1]

@krista9015 Are you sure about that?

[KiwiZepFan87]

OMG! This is so good!

[circusitch]

I can't help it either!

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

elvis is too white for me....elvis ain't got shit on little richard playing rockers, and sam cooke could sing those ballads better than elvis

[airnsmke]

@KIDAmnesiacBends elvis is talented , but over rated, in my opinion he could be in the same group as roy orbinson as far as talent. he just blew up cuz he had a pretty face. sam cookes great for those nice emotional ballads. elvis was average. diana ross was my favorite mo-town singer though, little richard had the greatest rock voice, gotta be ray charles for the soul music. theres alot of greats though

[willpn100]

In 1956, DJ Alan Freed said that LRichard is the real solid rocker. Little Richard is explosive and charismatic. His ostrageous personality captured the music´s rebbelious spirit and his franticallly piano playing and raspy, shouted vocals defined its sound. Little Richard is the real king of rock and roll. All heavy metal band vocalists sing like Little Richard, in other words, at full volume. He was the symbol of rejection. Elvis was the symbol of conformity and served in the army.

[yerrowcookie]

@willpn100 i would say Chuck Berry is the king and richard is the second king

[willpn100]

@yerrowcookie It was Alan Freed who said that he is the real solid rocker!

[grizzles33]

When I heard this for the first time, I stood up and started dancing like hell.

[viacommustdie3]

thumbs up if Fergie brought you here.

[Darkblossomxx]

wdf calm down people........................­....instead of insulting other artist how about you shut the fuck up and enjoy the music....damn

[iheartbulletsx]

Fergie is an annoying, talentless cunt.

[KingRizlaa]

@iheartbulletsx... spot on.

[TheMetalMask36]

Don't care for Fergie, but the sample is great. Might as well sample a classic.

[Nickcat5]

@TheMetalMask36 Sampling got old & only indicatve of an artist who is incapable of writing fresh material. What really offends me about sampling is that people have NO USE for the ORIGINAL(Or such music) until someone'Samples' (STEALS) it,then the person/fan goes' "Wow, What a GREAT TUNE,YUP-YUP!!"

[circusitch]

Put your hand up if you love the scream at 1:24.

[VelosiaWorld]

Fuck all this modern shit, this is where its at!

[securitycat11]

the true King of rock

[LMHS63]

1962....The Ecetera Club, Rt. 110 Farmingdale, L.I... Friday nights, the place is jammed and the house band, Eddie and the Tempo's are doing this song....After many 7&7's at the bar...this number made everyone get up and dance ! If you were there you know what I mean !!

[KyplayaZ4lyfe]

nah i was thinking more of when Jayne Mansfield was walking down the street, looking damn good!

[gttdkt]

Takes me back to my high school days. . . . I graduated HS in 1959. A great time for Rock & Roll. . . . . I was blessed. Sorry if you young guys missed it.

[maziesman]

This was recorded in New Orleans at Cosimo Matassa's studio, cause his managers didn't think any other studio musicians could handle it. The chorus voices are Art Neville and a friend of his who were over at Matassa's looking for some work. They made $35 each. Little Richard made a fortune in sales and movie rights. But the Neville's time was to come!!

[BoldAsLoveCanBe]

I knew their was a reason I love clusmy the actual song they took the sample from fucking rocks. fuck fergie

[DangerousLee]

Fergie's sample was cool!

[pablobs24]

@DangerousLee go eat shit

[TheBenSage]

A great song featured in the movie of the same name, which also included appearances by Eddie Cochrane and Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps, along with some lesser know acts of the era -- a real slice of Rock 'n' Roll history -- plus Julie London and Jayne Mansfield!

[doctord185]

You ALREADY KNOW Rich!!

[saphira141414]

zajebisty gość : DDD

[KojiRecords]

Little Richard, the REAL king of rock and roll, recorded several versions of his hit songs and while some re-recordings don't match the impact of the originals, there is an exception with "The Girl Can't Help It": the original posted here is true rock and roll; a later, early 60s recording for the Black-owned Chicago label, Vee-Jay Records (i.e. which introduced America to The Beatles), had Little Richard doing an R & B version of the song, much more soulful...and even better than the original.

[GlenQuagmireful]

written by the great Bobby Troup who also route "Route 66" and wound up on TV in "Emergency". Incredibly, he was married to Julie London, who broke Tom Ewell's heart in The Girl Can't Help It

[circusitch]

If I were a song writer , this is one I would have loved to write.

[fRieNdLy2124]

uh oh im dancing lol

[MarqosBenYsrayl]

I never knew fergie use this song. that kind of sucks. some classics should not be touched.

[pagliaccinodlemantra]

@MarqosBenYsrayl some? haha i think nobody should touch Any Classic, Justin Bieber cutted SOMEBODY TO LOVE from Queen to do SOMEBODY TO FUCK..sorry..LOVE by Justin (FUCKING PUSSY) Bieber...that really sucks dude

[diceroller1982]

Fergie is a douche.

[JeffTheNorse]

I can hear where Steven Tyler sto- *AHEM* borrowed his vocal style.

But seriously, Aerosmith is just as good as Little Richard.

[Rayvyn007]

@JeffTheNorse Lots of people were influenced by Little Richard. This includes AC/DC to The Rolling Stones. Bob Dylan wrote in his high school yearbook that his goal in life was "to join Little Richard". Guys like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jerry Lee Lewis are some of the guys who created Rock n' Role and R&B. But I don't think anyone can beat Richard Singing and playing. When you hear his music, you just have to move.

[JeffTheNorse]

@Rayvyn007 Oh, I know my rock and roll history Tom-devil, but I hadn't heard this song in ages, noticed the vocal resemblance, & decided to post a quick (slightly joking, mind you) comment. Of course I understand the influence of guys like Little Richard, Elvis, Buddy Holly, Dion, Gene Chandler, among others.

[texaschizophrenic]

Thanks for the great quality upload.

[gemini908]

@texaschizophrenic It's 1950's what do you expect The recording can't help it : P

[texaschizophrenic]

@gemini908 I wasn't being sarcastic. I really liked the upload. =/

[gemini908]

@texaschizophrenic oh lol cant tell... especially cause its text... Sorry

[irocladdreadnought]

great quality

[mygarett1]

this was the sound track for a movie of the same name starring..marilyn monroe...critter

[kimrabb]

@mygarett1 Jayne Mansfield not Marilyn Monroe.

[LGLG69]

This is great but The Animals version is great too--more rhythm.

[pvelectric]

The first record I ever bought was Love Me Tender by Elvis, then this 45, The Girl... by Little Richard. Saw him in an R & R movie too in '56, in a local small city Midwestern town's theatre, where only (almost) black people went. Other side of the tracks really was literally true there. got stared at by the "Negros," them saying "What's those whites doing in here." But once the music started, universal love from the heavy as hell rock healed all racial fears. Praise the Lord for it.

[shadowylie]

@pv electric music can and always has been able to transcend many things. life would be a misery without it, how fortunate we are for it.

[pvelectric]

@shadowylie well said.

[GB0tr]

She made grandpa feel like 21.

[bazmchat]

Possibly his best...mind you there's quite a bit of competition! :)

[ensconse]

I like the movie version even better! From THE SPECIALTY SESSIONS (Ace-European; Specialty-U.S.A.).

[eruption257]

Holy shit, that was a sample?

Wow, now I hate Fergie even more. I didn't know that was possible.

[ratpimples]

@NakedCreep

exactly, however it happened, doesn't matter........

[ratpimples]

@Barrazarama

flattery is the best policy

[ratpimples]

this is a straight copy of that fergie song

[SerenityShootingStar]

@ratpimples

You're really an idiot.

[ratpimples]

@SerenityShootingStar

don't be mad cuz richie valens couldn't make his own music up!!

[islandwarrior16]

I'm just digging thru some old music and found this. The first 20 sec was a massive turn off because it had Fergie written all over it. Maybe if Fergie didnt mess with this, it would of liked it.

[CJLAKE123]

ok the last 20 seconds of this video make little richard look freaky haha

[IsabelTopTenClub21]

Absolute magic this is....I loved the film, and this soundtrack was just mind blowing....

Oh I wish I was back in the days of rock n roll....I loved every minute of it, and this...

well if I was young again, I would be up jiving all over the place non-stop, til I dropped.

cloth98 you got class!!!!

[MetalLicka777]

pink flamingos hahaha

[Timmybear]

@MetalLicka777 - Yes, I'm afraid I think of PINK FLAMINGOS when I hear it too. :)

[monagrytoyr]

Kjempetøff!!!

[circusitch]

If I was born a song writer, this would have been one of them.

[Eliopolous]

Great song!

[timr387]

thumbs up u found this off of how to be emo!! (nigahiga)

[0540888333777]

who is this fergie any way?

[SholaMind21]

@0540888333777 Fergie from Black Eyed Peas.

[islandwarrior16]

@SholaMind21 he was being sarcastic

[ladnitnnyldivad]

Most people don't know that Bobby Troup(who wrote this song)played Dr. Joe Early in the 1970s TV series Emergency!. and was married to Jazz singer Julie London who played nurse Dixie McCall on the same show and that Troup was her second husband, her first was Jack Webb who produced Emergency!. and a lot of other shows.

[DougPatton1]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!! She makes granpa feel like 21 !

[cjtheanimator]

@DougPatton1 yeah what's going on there? Perhaps it's just the filthy 21st century minds of ours...

[venusdetroit]

Instead of focusing on Fergie's crap-tastic sampling of this classic, let's all remember the glorious scene in "Pink Flamingos" when Divine strutted her glamorous stuff down the gritty streets of Baltimore as this song played... "When she smiles, beefsteak gets well-done!!" Especially when warmed up in Divine's "own little oven"!

[BXallday4liffe]

@venusdetroit OMG I wish people would stop acting like everytime someone samples a song it's crap and shit. Grow up and get over yourself

[bowley4]

@venusdetroit OR the "turkey neck" scene... haha

[ForrestPrimeval]

@venusdetroit I totally got to this site looking up that scene from "Pink Flamingos"!

[cooldaddyjames]

@venusdetroit you do know divine was a man in drag right?

[ignoranceandwant]

@venusdetroit Oh Lord...I didn't know Fergie covered this. I can't hear this without first thinking of Jayne Mansfield...then Divine.

[LuvMadonna626]

@venusdetroit i wish i could like this comment 36000 more times

[beyondbroke]

@venusdetroit HELL YES! Love that scene, its the whole reason i looked up this song.

[olddude521]

@venusdetroit Oh,yeah. This was the perfect song for Divine in "Pink Flamingos." I remember searching for this version after seeing that movie.

[tanniknar]

I'll bet Richard likes Fergie and that Fergie likes him!

[atomotma]

Richard!

[tanniknar]

I hadn't heard this in 30 years but Fergie reminded me of it!

[pqeksg]

F. U. Fergie "Clumsy"

[Lozzy7071]

yeahh the fuckin original the one and only u DONT touch a fuckin lil richard song -hmph face- !!! <3 originals f tw !! :)

[Lozzy7071]

yeahh the fuckin original the one and only u DONT touch a fuckin lil richard song -hmph face- !!! <3 originals f tw !! :)

[chizzlemang]

that wasnt a crappy video! Thank you!! And yeah--F U Fergie!!

[GiveMeThaGreenLight]

i love the song and the movie. and im only 17 im the bomb

[ensconse]

The movie version should be available on The Essential Little Richard and/or The Specialty Sessions. Both versions have backing by The Robins.

[postatility]

His scream(such as before the sax solo)is still the greatest in Rock 'n Roll history!

[donnienut]

Please excuse my ignorance but what exactly has Fergie done?

[enzarto]

@donnienut she sang LOL.

[chizzlemang]

@donnienut she used this chorus for her lame song.

[PopeyeTheSailorman14]

that last pic was GHASTLY

[flyingape11]

Heavy backbeat at its best SCREAMIN' from the pants

[jinjabreadboi]

why is people hatin? Will.iam produced it. Fergie released it. It's just a sample she didn't claim rights

[tumsabai1]

All right. The architect of Rock n Roll.

[killerbetch]

lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelo­velovelovelovelovelove

[DocFuzzB3]

I luv this one cause Richard used all saxes no trumpets for horns.

[tinyrebellion]

I think im in love with little Richard. and fuck you fergie!

[bellgardens53]

Richard at the peak. Super great music.

[menoziinrevoltado]

I'm a two-hour-old boy and I'm listening to this.

[bellgardens53]

@menoziinrevoltado Never too late! ^_*

[liepinshtein]

@menoziinrevoltado For a two-hour boy, you have excellent motor skills... *blink blink*

[unmannedlab]

Never forget, LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrLionel06]

ROCK'ROLL NEVER FORGET

[funkstagazza]

one of the greats.

[PolyphonicJack]

Just makes me think of Pink Flamingos. Epic film.

[mikemyyearbook]

Ever stop to think Lil richard may have copied fergie ? YA ... YA Tigers out of the box now !

[Fiftiesflashback]

JAYNE MANSFIELD!

[PWNSK8TR]

dude im probably the youngest kid listenin to dis song

[NOIMIWOLF]

@PWNSK8TR

How old are you man? Im 16 and listening to it...

[PWNSK8TR]

@NOIMIWOLF i was about 13

[kon17051951]

Великий рок-н-ролл!Великий Литл Ричард!