The Crystals - (Let's Dance) The Screw - Part 1

[CharlesBarry]

screw this song !

[super8m0nsters]

Legendary!

[MichaelHansenFUN]

does phil spector have a low register, not at his press conferences, not at his I DREAM OF JEANNIE tv show

[m1kewithaone]

@MichaelHansenFUN some say this is not him, but his lawyer...

[mjs3888]

This is pretty hilarious.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

if this is Phil Spector talking, his voice has sure changed at the Murder Trial Press Conference's. THIS IS THE SAME COPY THAT IS ON MY "Celebrities at their worst" CD (vol 3-which I had a hand in making) same skip!!!

[m1kewithaone]

@MichaelHansenFUN funny how karma has a way of coming around and biting you in the ass huh?

[YoungViewer]

was this on AM radio?

[Realitybites85]

It is indeed Phil on this. The quotes on Snopes are almost lifted straight from Dave Thompson's most credible biography Wall of Pain - "Then, when Sil, out of patience at last brought in his own lawyer to launch legal proceedings, Spector retailiated with a gift that was almost breathtaking in it's pettiness."

"Gathering together The Cystals, Michael Spencer and a handful of other muscians...... Spector's piano plunking a jaunty boogie and Spector himself interrupting every 30 secs or so"

[michellesvideosuk]

I heard that this was the Blossoms but credited to the Ctystals, either way they are on this as you can clearly hear the Blossoms, xxxx

[JimmyBoi2]

@michellesvideosuk  'tis the Crystals. the Blossoms weren't on this session. Darlene has never mentioned it.

[beepmotherfuckerbeep]

I was expecting this to be a lot worse.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

this is on the snoops.com websight. no one is sure if that is phil (watch the videos and hear his voice on his murder trial youtube videos press conference) plus this better sounding quality version has the same skip as the one on the cd i have.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

well this is on a cd i had a hand in making...

[5inthehole]

Is that Phil Spector's voice saying "The Screw" in the background?

[allieversayiswat]

APTIVA!

[ElZato]

search "Spector" on snopes dot com to read the whole story

[Rockyspence]

I was thinking about making copies of this and sending them to all of these assholes that have SCREWED ME OVER in my life-but on second thought, they probably are too stupid to get the joke.....

[DorisDayFanatic]

Haha sweet revenge

[Flagg1991]

Not really a bad song. Too bad it didn't backfire and become his biggest hit! Karma is a bitch. (Well, he's in prison now, so it just goes to show you.)

[Flagg1991]

This song is NOT about screwing someone out of money. Its about screwing someone. Period.

[dancindandanson]

Nope. This was directed at Lester Sill, Spector's business partner at the time, who Phil certainly 'screwed' over. Spector wasn't exactly a massively sexual being.

[njnorth1]

Is the whole track?

According to Wikipedia it's nearly 6 minutes long.

[caseyw1286]

OMG!!! I heard this song on the radio about 6 or 7 years ago and I've been looking for it ever since. It is so halarious but at the same time very catchy. This song will be stuck in my head for days.

[SleepingBeauty059]

I know the entire purpose of this song was to screw someone over... but I kinda love this song, it's catchy =P

[happenstanceman]

This is a prime example of what makes Youtube great. Been wanting to hear the song for decades after hearing about it's existence back in the late '80s. It's hilarious and kinda dadaistic too. :) Thanks for uploading mhfanandssidirector! :D

[ScriptWorker]

Oh my. I just can't believe my ears. been a spector/cryatals etc fan for ever and never heard of this one. But now... I have!

[marksoutof10]

What makes this track all the more unusual is the absence of Phil's usual 'Wall of Sound' production. Mind you, I don't think all those musicians would appreciate being dragged into the studio to record an unreleasable song!

[thecountofbasie]

Glad someone had the class(?), guts(?), grapefruits to post this...have never heard Part 2, but now I will...thanks for sharing the oddest Spector obscurity of them all...way cool

[gonzoredux]

As an amphetamine-fueled kid in the 60s I could have seen myself dancing to this for four minutes. Part II is another issue...

[CeruleanFilms]

This had to be the greatest revenge scheme in human history. The fact that he actually had the balls to call it "The Screw", as he was screwing his former business partner out of royalties... just wow. The Rolling Stones later did this same thing to Decca Records, but they were a lot less subtle about it...

[theZodiacDigital]

except that whole thing about the royalties is probably not true...

[thecountofbasie]

As I understand it, Lester Sill was to be paid royalties on the next Philles single as part of a buyout arrangement....and this was said single...never officially being released, there couldn't have been much in the way of royalties

[theZodiacDigital]

again, it's a nice story, but probably not true.

[watchinshadows]

Forbidden City Dog Food!

[chezfun]

I wish I had the 45 of this $!$!$!$!$!$!$!$!

[TGTSTS]

If sped up about 40% and shortened by about 75%, this song might have actually done well. I actually like it! Thanks!

[dpohunter]

@TGTSTS it is kinda catchy, certainly adaptable to several dance steps in '63. What a hoot it would have been to have Phil's plan backfire, with this becoming a surprise pop smash!

[m1kewithaone]

@dpohunter they made the song way to long to be played on the radio for back then...

[dpohunter]

@m1kewithaone Oh I agree, they would have had to edit it down to the requisite 2.5 minutes for AM airplay. At lease they'd have a lot of tape to pull from.

[Lamentamini]

LMFAO This definitely is a catchy little tune.

[villagegaytv]

For a song that was supposed to be bad on purpose, this is kinda catchy. The fact that it had an attorney saying "Dance the Screw" was so apropo. This song was certainly produced this way to "screw" Lester Sill our of royalties. Cocky Chambers, Village TV

[sdingeswho]

"An attorney", villagegaytv? Oh, no, it's *much* better than that --- it's Phil, himself! :-))

[mauimauvais]

It's disputed whether this is Phil or his attorney. Sounds like Phil to me though.

[JimmyBoi2]

I think Phil's voice was higher, and reedier. He actually sings along with the backing vocals (falsetto) on "There's No Other." So I've been told.

[colt4667]

Thanks for posting this. I was reading about Phil Spector and there was a reference to this song. I was curious. The song is weird but thanks.