Read an interview when I was about 13 (1963) and he said he did write that song about his one day wife because he was mad at her and wanted to hurt her for breaking up with him. Don't know if it was true, but it sure is a great song.
@addersdream yes he is ,but remember the year of 1963 and the year 1990, a big difference in years. Just like me from 1970 to 2010 a little bigger and thinner on top but still have Mom's good looks...............
I'm 13 and I just saw him today at my school. He performed and talked to us. I didnt know who he was but turns out he's my art teachers dad! It was pretty cool. He's really nice and funny!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Because he's keeping them fresh and not getting bored with songs that he's sung maybe a 1000 times or more. He's having fun and invites us to join in that fun.
D has always said that when he originally wrote the song, the girl had a different name, but Sue worked better in the hook.But... truth be told,there was a time when D & Sue broke up & she dated Tony Orlando...
@abuiltmale If it is a true story, did he stay with her? I heard he used the name "Sue" because it rhymed easier than any other name. So, did he stay with Runaround Sue?
@sparklingmichele 100% True Dion married her and is still married to her. In fact Dion is a facebook friend of mine and we still talk from time to time., Dion lives in Boca raton, Florida and still performs.
@abuiltmale He married Runaround Sue, who "slept with EVERY GUY IN TOWN?" On Huckabee, (On YouTube) was asked "Who was Sue, or if there was a REAL Sue?"Dion said he used that name because it rhymed with a lot of words If I was his girlfriend, & he wrote a song telling the WHOLE world I was a slut or wrote after I marrying him, I would get a divorce. Are you sure it became a hit,, then, met a woman named Sue afterwards, and married her? He;s Italian as I am, we have a great sense of humor
@abuiltmale I believe Dion's wife's name is Sue. I just doubt we are talking about that she is the same one that everyone called Runaround Sue "Who Slept With EVERY GUY IN TOWN." Have you read some of the comments about "Sue" in that song? Most likely he wrote it, Sue, as he said on "Huckabee" is a great name to rhyme to, then, met a woman named Sue and married her. God Bless Him for still being married to the same woman, they DON'T make men like that anymore.
He changed the whole sound of this. It sounds like a cross between a Bob Marley song and country. . . Not as amazing as the original. Sorry Dion, I think the time has come to pack it away. I still give you mad props for you talent in the 50's + 60's .
respect urself mate how long has it been and how many times has he sung the original version of it im sure he is entitle to mix it up abit respect yourself wil ya
I have heard bands perform amazing live music. I just saw the Steve Miller Band less than a year ago, they are old but they still put on a much better performance than this. So though I understand what you are saying, there are still expectations that must be met and in my eyes Dion no longer achieves them
Not really sure what to make of "respct urself" I do not think that applies in the context you are using it. Pehaps, "respect Dion" or "check yourself" but I am not up on my slang phrases.
while I do admit D has lost some of his tonal quality over the years,this style of singing of his goes back to his love for R&B(with all the scatting).He IS a Legend, so the respect goes towards that.If he lost his voice completely, he will still be "THE MAN", nuff said...
well you must remember he has gotten older and the way he sings now is never going to be the same as it once was in the 50's and 60's dion is still there, just a diffrent tone!
This "guy" is Dion, as much, if not more of a legend then Buddy Holly. Dion& the Belmonts were there from the beginning of the tour, they didn't take over.Carlo played drums for Buddy Holly sometimes on the tour, & Buddy played drums for the Belmonts too.D could have been on the plane, but form what I hear he didn't want to spend the $.
i was there - and it was a fantastic exprience to be in the presence of rock n roll history. I thank the lord that iwas born and lived in these times. Stray Cats, Dion and Dave Edmunds still rockin'. I am truly priveleged. I even spoke to Dave edmunds brother in Canada... I am a lucky lucky person... Mikey xx
I read a long time ago that Dion had written this song about a girl called "Roberta" that he had dated but that they changed her name in the song to "Sue" because "Runaround Sue" sounded better than "Runaround Roberta"
lets look at REAL kings of rock n roll. these guys made r'n'r and us! dion, billy fury, rick nelson , eddie cochran, and mr yes mr buddy holly. elvis sorry step aside.
Hello everyone. Dion has a new release out 9/30/08 called "Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock". It comes with a free DVD too! Check out his website ot Amazon. Terri in Dallas
Notice the age diffenence between the audience in the UK, & the US.The younger people over there appreciate this great music,not the crap to the kids over here listen to(& yes I know this is from 18 years ago,but it still applies)
Questa canzone è stupenda ed è cantata e suonata in maniera superba.
pantalone49 3 weeks ago
steve cropper on guitar
jaymatt1978 4 months ago
no offense to a master frontman here, but look at his eyes. he's so fried he's not even in the solar system. still one of the best ever.
bladestormviking 5 months ago
If Dion has lost it here I wish that so called loss on a lot of groups doing it live
latefor 7 months ago
Read an interview when I was about 13 (1963) and he said he did write that song about his one day wife because he was mad at her and wanted to hurt her for breaking up with him. Don't know if it was true, but it sure is a great song.
1226Kathy 8 months ago
Outstanding Song. This is when music was music. Not the stuff we have today. Wish there was more of this music out there today!!
bama6457
Crimsontide6457 9 months ago
He's still got it!!!!!!! I love Dion!!!!!!!
TJCATLOVER 10 months ago 2
Sue gave 6 people chlamydia.
kellytheinsistor 10 months ago 2
Sue has absolutely nothing to do with his wife.
39rc6cf 1 year ago
is it just me or does he look a little like Al Pacino
waynezzzworld 1 year ago
Damn he still sounded the same this is what a great singer sounds like even after his glory years
TheChalino13 1 year ago
fuck the fast version we're fro Michigan
Syzygy60 1 year ago
Dion is Dion. About as cool as it gets. Even in age.
msrebel54 1 year ago
Dion what a great singer...what style what great music....
hardsly 1 year ago
He's great. Still is, no matter what. Thanks for uploading it!
clelibar 1 year ago
THIS IS REAL
MartyMartin87 1 year ago
A pioneer , his songs are timeless like Sinatra.
lvrebel8 1 year ago
Bring back doo wop music from the heart
Promoagent 1 year ago
Is that the original, dion? He sounds and looks so different from the original video release of this song.
addersdream 1 year ago
@addersdream yes he is ,but remember the year of 1963 and the year 1990, a big difference in years. Just like me from 1970 to 2010 a little bigger and thinner on top but still have Mom's good looks...............
pkappel006 1 year ago
Love this. Gotta Dance!
sscalise03 1 year ago
You gotta love this!
mamalovestv 1 year ago
This song is so great... All of us have our own Sue...
dofkex 1 year ago
I'm 13 and I just saw him today at my school. He performed and talked to us. I didnt know who he was but turns out he's my art teachers dad! It was pretty cool. He's really nice and funny!
AshesluvJuicyCouture 1 year ago 5
He still sounds great and I think his hat is awesome! In fact I wear a hat almost exactly like his hat today
centipeeds4always 2 years ago
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why the hell is dion screwing with these great songs.....
mdefil23 2 years ago
He can do what he wants with them as he made them famous! The guy is a legend.
DoogeMeister 2 years ago 7
LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Because he's keeping them fresh and not getting bored with songs that he's sung maybe a 1000 times or more. He's having fun and invites us to join in that fun.
coyotesong 2 years ago 3
guys a legend
GONGADIN2 2 years ago 3
every singer gets older. but they're music still lives on.
BryanRiel 2 years ago 4
I love Dion, but he's come to look like a giggalo in his old age!! wtf man
horsesflu 2 years ago
so true, dion has not been seen in public with out his hat since 1980 due to a massive bald patch
26highstreet 2 years ago
Isn't that a shame? It doesn't make you any less of a person if you lose your hair, does it?
Thank you.
Jennie.
Kittielips 2 years ago
Not at all, i was was just making a point in that he is always wearing a hat.
Hes still a great singer but he should stay away from the old hits and let people remind them the way they were
26highstreet 2 years ago
I think he still sounds great.
Thank you.
Jennie.
P.s. All the best.
Kittielips 2 years ago
hahaha this made my day
jennivega2001 2 years ago
IS HE STILL ALIVE GREAT SINGER
rikki120 2 years ago
best song ever
Liam2621 2 years ago 4
When I worked with Dion in the 70s he told me this song was written about his wife, Sue. True story.
abuiltmale 2 years ago 33
D has always said that when he originally wrote the song, the girl had a different name, but Sue worked better in the hook.But... truth be told,there was a time when D & Sue broke up & she dated Tony Orlando...
bobdimucci 2 years ago
@abuiltmale If it is a true story, did he stay with her? I heard he used the name "Sue" because it rhymed easier than any other name. So, did he stay with Runaround Sue?
sparklingmichele 1 year ago
@sparklingmichele Not what Dion told me....his wife's name is Sue.
abuiltmale 1 year ago
@sparklingmichele 100% True Dion married her and is still married to her. In fact Dion is a facebook friend of mine and we still talk from time to time., Dion lives in Boca raton, Florida and still performs.
abuiltmale 1 year ago
@abuiltmale He married Runaround Sue, who "slept with EVERY GUY IN TOWN?" On Huckabee, (On YouTube) was asked "Who was Sue, or if there was a REAL Sue?"Dion said he used that name because it rhymed with a lot of words If I was his girlfriend, & he wrote a song telling the WHOLE world I was a slut or wrote after I marrying him, I would get a divorce. Are you sure it became a hit,, then, met a woman named Sue afterwards, and married her? He;s Italian as I am, we have a great sense of humor
sparklingmichele 1 year ago
@sparklingmichele Dion's wife's name is Sue...they are still married to this day. Close to 50 years I believe.
abuiltmale 1 year ago
@abuiltmale I believe Dion's wife's name is Sue. I just doubt we are talking about that she is the same one that everyone called Runaround Sue "Who Slept With EVERY GUY IN TOWN." Have you read some of the comments about "Sue" in that song? Most likely he wrote it, Sue, as he said on "Huckabee" is a great name to rhyme to, then, met a woman named Sue and married her. God Bless Him for still being married to the same woman, they DON'T make men like that anymore.
sparklingmichele 1 year ago
@abuiltmale It is in fact about his wife.
iowa61 1 year ago
@abuiltmale It is in fact written about his wife; to get her attention in high school he teased her that she was a "runaround..."
iowa61 2 months ago
He changed the whole sound of this. It sounds like a cross between a Bob Marley song and country. . . Not as amazing as the original. Sorry Dion, I think the time has come to pack it away. I still give you mad props for you talent in the 50's + 60's .
stanger828 2 years ago
respect urself mate how long has it been and how many times has he sung the original version of it im sure he is entitle to mix it up abit respect yourself wil ya
Deputybluevein 2 years ago
I have heard bands perform amazing live music. I just saw the Steve Miller Band less than a year ago, they are old but they still put on a much better performance than this. So though I understand what you are saying, there are still expectations that must be met and in my eyes Dion no longer achieves them
Not really sure what to make of "respct urself" I do not think that applies in the context you are using it. Pehaps, "respect Dion" or "check yourself" but I am not up on my slang phrases.
stanger828 2 years ago
while I do admit D has lost some of his tonal quality over the years,this style of singing of his goes back to his love for R&B(with all the scatting).He IS a Legend, so the respect goes towards that.If he lost his voice completely, he will still be "THE MAN", nuff said...
bobdimucci 2 years ago
I can accept that :)
stanger828 2 years ago
NIce comment. Things change but talent is always there.
lancetuffy 2 years ago
steve miller is maybe 20 years YOUNGER than this guy? i was around when both had their hey day. FT
FellowTraveller 2 years ago
well you must remember he has gotten older and the way he sings now is never going to be the same as it once was in the 50's and 60's dion is still there, just a diffrent tone!
2bjjazz490 2 years ago
この曲聴くとスリーファンキーズ思いだすな
もちろんディオンが一番
okumuragt 2 years ago
great
popartturi 2 years ago
My man, coolest dude there is. Just for today, and tomorrow and on and on!
ajgottesman 2 years ago 3
Bring back the 50's...such talent!!!
Way to go Dion!
We need you!!! How bout a tour????
oldsalt97 2 years ago 6
makes you appreciate how tight the original was in 61...
12inchvertical 2 years ago
pure Rock n Roll...thanks!
boupap 2 years ago 2
Was n it this guy and his band that took over after Buddy Holly after he died at the "Winter dance party!"
Melchersson 2 years ago
This "guy" is Dion, as much, if not more of a legend then Buddy Holly. Dion& the Belmonts were there from the beginning of the tour, they didn't take over.Carlo played drums for Buddy Holly sometimes on the tour, & Buddy played drums for the Belmonts too.D could have been on the plane, but form what I hear he didn't want to spend the $.
bobdimucci 2 years ago 2
True, Dion is legendary and this song is epic! TRUE ROCK LIVES!
agenthelios 2 years ago
That was Bobby Vee and The Shadows.
ibidu2 2 years ago
Wowed then, wowed now.
9duryea9 2 years ago 2
i was there - and it was a fantastic exprience to be in the presence of rock n roll history. I thank the lord that iwas born and lived in these times. Stray Cats, Dion and Dave Edmunds still rockin'. I am truly priveleged. I even spoke to Dave edmunds brother in Canada... I am a lucky lucky person... Mikey xx
mikeystrafford 2 years ago 4
A classic never gets old
arielh011 2 years ago 5
Amazing.
canuckman87 2 years ago
keep the sound forever, pure old rock and roll
dragonheart1947 2 years ago 2
I read a long time ago that Dion had written this song about a girl called "Roberta" that he had dated but that they changed her name in the song to "Sue" because "Runaround Sue" sounded better than "Runaround Roberta"
qrtvbnlopuew 2 years ago
very true story
chevy790 2 years ago
wow, the first 45rpm record i ever bought, when i was discovering rock and roll, wow, what wonderful memories
dragonheart1947 2 years ago 3
Thanks, Dion, for bringing this type of music into my life many years ago.
steve27612006 2 years ago 5
He might even be better now than when he first recorded this!
yilishihfu 2 years ago 3
Dion sings great here! I believe in that voice.
rodrigoraulsuarez 3 years ago 23
For you kids out there...put this song in your CD player in your car and see if you can drive slow...it is not possible!!!
6925thcobras 3 years ago 2
felicitacion fuera de aqui,, grupo argentino plagiador de canciones de Dion Runaround
josepalaciospolo 3 years ago 3
"she was here" lol
TimBobbro 3 years ago 4
Better than anything today...Marvellous.
sidensvans54 3 years ago 3
love this song!
eanaya4 3 years ago 3
Wish music was still like this its just not the same.
BENSMOVIEWORLD 3 years ago 3
american music is the best. the problem with us americans today is we buy into hate radio politics rush limbaugh shite etc.
johnny9148 3 years ago 3
Dion rocks. Thanks for posting this video.
picogalo 3 years ago 2
lets look at REAL kings of rock n roll. these guys made r'n'r and us! dion, billy fury, rick nelson , eddie cochran, and mr yes mr buddy holly. elvis sorry step aside.
222ferrett222 3 years ago
You're my hero. Don't forget Gene Vincent!
maddieburgers 3 years ago 3
dion -is the king of doo woop
chevy790 3 years ago
Great music...
Newmapsofsocal 3 years ago
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Hello everyone. Dion has a new release out 9/30/08 called "Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock". It comes with a free DVD too! Check out his website ot Amazon. Terri in Dallas
dionfan39 3 years ago
I love this sing ! I remember when I was young !
urbanocity 3 years ago 2
anyone know is this available on dvd?-where was it taken? thanks
chevy790 3 years ago
I love Dion, great singer !!!
ElvisBoyKenzo 3 years ago
Notice the age diffenence between the audience in the UK, & the US.The younger people over there appreciate this great music,not the crap to the kids over here listen to(& yes I know this is from 18 years ago,but it still applies)
bobdimucci 3 years ago
doo wop - the music of the streets -never been bettered...
incongra 3 years ago 18
The MAN KING OF COOL
ajm222 3 years ago