Were these guys an actual band, or were they just a bunch of "hired gun" studio musicians? Where were they from? For the record, I always hated bubble-gum music. And when this song came out, I was probably a freshman in high school. I'm 57 now...lol. Yeah, I despised this tune, but ALL the chicks loved it. A chick song for sure. And a.m. radio played it to death here in Tucson for years on end.
Some say one hit wonder bubble gum bands of the sixties and seventies are a joke but that's just not true. They were and are an intregal part of music history and why it's important to use love and positive lyrics in song. They also aid in a person's growing up memories. I know they do for me. God Bless 'em!
This cutesy feel good song came out about 6 months after my little sister Tracy was born. After 42 years I think it's time for the right man to relay his Sweetest Day sentiments on Facebook to his wife with this song is my brother-in-law Allen.
It still has the famous bounce I loved when it came out. But now, how about those control freak lyrics? "Come with me, don't say no....you're gonna be so happy with me...you're be so glad I found you" Whoa.
This is a FANTASTIC little song! Ba ba ba baaa ba ba , Its like that cool 80's Hi-C commercial. Do be doo waaah! lol. Great happy stuff. The girl on the cover is pretty hot, too! Thanks for sharing this.
Tracy was the first girl that I really talked to in my young world. I was a first grader and you all remember what it was like to be a first grader. It was scary! Worst week of my little world! The Teacher asked me questions which I couldn't answer and I missed two busses and Mommy had to come rescue me. But Tracy was a smiling face in that classroom and she sat next to me. We had lunch in the cafeteria together and she was my friend for 12 years.
I've never met anyone called Tracy. She sounds like a nice girl though. I like jolly songs and this is a classic of its kind. Which isn't a put-down. I think it's harder to write a happy song than a miserable one. But maybe we need both for a well-rounded human experience. Appreciate the good times when you've got them, they don't come around too often and don't always last. Top song.
When this song came out I was in 7th grade and, as my name is Tracey, the line "Tracy NEVER let go." made my life a living hell as any one that remembers junior high years can well imagine. heh.
Luckily my history teacher showed me what my name means in Gaelic and that did help some but I was sure glad when this song got off the top 40. HA!
@714AD As a matter of fact, this song was on the radio at the same time as "Sugar Sugar" and I didn't realize that it was Ron Dante singing both songs.
My mum told me about this song. And how she listened to it when she was younger. She said she would sit in her little rocking chair and bounce back and forth to it.
I had just turned 12 when this song was first out. It was one of the many songs that I first heard on WFIL, Famous 56, here in Philadelphia. I just love this song. Give me this type of music instead of all the junk that's out today.
I'm so glad that I was born in 1957 and grew up during the 60's.
My girlfriend is called Tracy and she is a fox. We can both remember this song in '69 along with the Archies sugar sugar. We are both 47 now and this song evokes such happy memories for both of us. Where did the time go? Thankyou 60otaku3.
@lubbocklad Way Kool. I'm just three years ahead of you and your beloved Tracy. I remember this song in September / October of 1969 when I was eight, going into the third grade. So many fond memories of an era gone by. It was, it came, and it went as fast as it came, and there will never be another "1969" ever again.
Sugar Sugar also evokes many fond memories of the summer of 1969.
@lubbocklad Hear you man. My wife's name is Traci and we are in our late '40's remembering all the great love songs of the late '60's and early '70's. When we sit alone, sharing a little wine and listening to the CD's of this old music, it's like we're teens again.
One of my favorites - named one of my daughters 'Tracy.' Thanks from the bottom of my heart for this post. Tracy is getting married tomorrow..............
Great track by The Cuff Links from 1969. Inho, the 'birds' of that era were more attractive - on the whole - than the current generation of young women. Today's birds - many of whom pander to 'peer group' pressure to conform to 'ladette' culture - often seem more intent on looking 'hard' than on looking feminine and attractive. Back in 1969, however, 'with it' young women in Britain would not have dreamed of getting tattoos ...... or body piercings. How times have changed since then.
@indoorsun The two models on the cover of the "Tracy" album are cute and all but had nothing whatsoever to do with any of the recordings. The Cuff Links were simply the vocal work of one man -- Ron Dante -- who was also in the Top 10 at the very same time as lead singer of The Archies ("Sugar Sugar"). Dante went on to produce a lot of hits for Barry Manilow and others. Nice guy. I interviewed him once. There was one follow-up hit to Tracy," "When Julie Comes Around."
I was 11 when this song came out. I fell in love with it, and with Tracy, whomever she was. It was the first 45 I ever bought, and to the best of my recollection, the first recording of any kind I ever had.
i laugh at some of the comments that are asking the obvious questions. my older brother was killed in 'Nam in '69 and this was one of the songs i listened to to make me feel better, it is such an upbeat song. thanks again 60otaku3 san for posting great old songs!! the memories can never die and the music that was around at the time of the memory brings it back quickly and vividly!!!
@stroh013 I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. My brother was also in 'Nam in '69, but thankfully he made it back okay. When my brother first left for 'Nam, I found his reel-to-reel tape recorder in his room. When I turn it on, the song "Hey Jude" by the Beatles started playing. I sat there listening to the song and cried because I missed him and feared he might be killed. After the song finished, I turned the tape off. For about 5 years I hated this song, but in time it became a favorite.
@DONRHOLLOWAY --thank you. i was very much needing to feel better after my bro was killed. many songs from '69 are among my faves. when i got the log book he kept from jump school, he used 2 words all the time to decsribe how he felt....scared shitless, lol. i wanted to jump out of an airplane for years until i became old enough to do it without parental permission. glad your bro made it back, for many did not. my bro went in '67 and i saw him the last time in '68 after tet. i miss him still.
It's my name, my song! Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba... I was four years old when this came out! So glad I finally discovered who performed this way back when... I've been wondering about it for years to no avail! Finally!!! :)
Who said bubblegum is simple? 22 different chords in 2:14 of pure pop. A uke arrangement of this great song can be found at scorpexdotnet/Uke. Play and sing along with Ron Dante!
This was the 1st 45 I ever bought with my own money. 1969--7th grade at a Catholic school. I used to lie in bed at night waiting for it to go on the radio on WCFL (AM 1000) back in the day in Chicago. It came on later and later every night but once it played, I could go to sleep. I still have the 45 and yes I still play it!! BUBBLEGUM ROCKS!! Thank you soo much!
@ECCRN1996 Was the catholic school St. Rita grammar school? I was a 1972 graduate. Ilistened to WCFL and WLS all the time. I still have those countdown sheets, I remember Larry Lujack. I love these songs!
@anoopdesaifan No, it was St. Louise de Marillac. I graduated in 1971 from there.....Larry Lujack....Uncle Larry and Li'l Tommy!! Great time to be a kid!!!
@ECCRN1996 Awesome post. I live in Chi-Town too and used to listen to WCFL also along with WLS of course. I too loved "Bubble Gum" and still think it's great. Happy and upbeat music. From Bridgeport, how about you? Don't tell anybody but I actually belonged to the "Archie Fan Club"....WTF?
@ECCRN1996 Way kool!! I was a third grader in the fall of 1969 and this song, with many others, brings a smile to my face and a spring to my heart. Very kool, classy song. We were so blessed to grow up in an era of real talented musicians.
@ECCRN1996 - Hello. Your experience parallels mine. I had a little "crystal set" instead of an actual radio. It had "alligator clips" which just needed to be attached to something metal w/ an electric current (Ex: lamp cover). The only stations I could tune into were WLS (890) & WCFL. I attended a small Catholic school in Villa Park, ILL, went to a Friday night dance club & had the time of my life. Best Wishes to you.
My older cousin (Debbie RIP) played this song on her record player for me and my brothers. She had tons of records. I wanted my own 45, so I bought a copy. I was 9 years old. I remember bouncing around the room, wearing those funky Spring-Coiled shoes while listening to this song. MY 'summer of love.' HA! Thanks for posting this tune.
this is a great song. i was in highschool in a computer class, listening to this song. there was a girl n that class i liked, and this song brings back memories!
Stumbled across this . These kinds of tracks bring tears to my eyes . Even though i was too young to remember them .
I was born in 1969 I was brought up on these songs & though i shed a tear i also smile with joy . Has they remimd me of my late mum . So thank you (60otaku3)
@TheDjmurray123 this tune brings back so many memories of when i was a little girl, my mom always said it was my song cos thats my name lol. Its such a happy little number it always puts a smile on my face. In 2001 i was on holiday in devon with my family and went to the club on the site, the cufflinks were there lol and when they did this song me and my dad burst out laughing, no one else knew the words lol
My name is Tracy...not sure why it's cool to know there's a song that uses your name...but it is. :) I'd love to hear this song *modernized*...kinda indie/rock like. Lyrics are kinda simplistic...but I think it could be done.
@tlknott In that period of time (late 60's) in popular music there were songs on the top40 called 'bubble gum", very simple upbeat tunes. "Tracy" is one of them. I wonder if modernizing it would ruin the sprit of it.
IN SECOND GRADE, 1969, I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON MY TRANSISTOR RADIO WHILE RIDING MY BIKE DOWN A HILL. THIS WAS PURE CHILDHOOD FUN AND EXCITEMENT THAT CAN NEVER BE REPEATED IN TODAYS HATEFUL EVIL WORLD
Here's a great story on this song: Me and Tracy have been together 23 years now. She told me that when she was just seven this song came out. Some older kid that knew her family comes over to her house and just hands her this little 45 record out of the blue. She goes and puts it on her little turntable, and out comes this wonderful little tune about her! She said it was a very happy day for her and she wore that little record out. The whole sequence of events just about blew her little mind!
Where I work there is a girl named Tracy.I tried to sing this song to her once.She got a big kick out of the fact that there's a song with her name in it.
When we were kids, my sister Tracy and I used to play this record so much and think it was so great having a record that was Tracy's name... good old memories, thank you xxxxx
@luminutty1 -- I didn't know, either, that Ron Dante sang both this song and "Sugar Sugar". And the amazing thing is that they were on the radio at the same time (late summer/early autumn, 1969) and I still didn't recognize that it was Ron also singing "Tracy". (I knew it was him on "Sugar Sugar").
This is where my parents got my name. My mom must have loved this sing. But they spelt it Traci. I tracked down the record for my parents a few years ago.
@luminutty1 -- I never knew, either, that it was Ron Dante on both songs (Sugar Sugar and Tracy) and they were on the radio at the same time (late summer, early fall of 1969). I listened to the radio a lot then, and I still never figured out that it was Ron on vocals on this song too.
thank you for posting this song... Mum brought this song for me when I was very young child (My first record)...this lovely song brought back some really good times with the song played...sadly my Mum passed away eight days ago (it was sudden) and the song really lefted me up and now I play it every morning...a big warm thank you from me all the the way from New Zealand
@TCHickisey -- A warm welcome back to you from the state of New York (other than New York City), USA. I'm glad your Mum bought this record for you. I don't have any special experience attached to it, myself, other than it was one of my favorite songs then, in the fall of 1969, when I was a lad of 12.
I remember rehearing this decades later during the Olympics or World Gymnastics ---It brought back great memories---I believe they played this over the Tracy Talavera spotlight --- and if I remember they played "Julie Do You Love Me" during the Julie McNamara piece ---Some things just stay with you -- Thanks!!!
Amazing classic! Thank you!
chisaoboy 4 months ago
You're welcome, chisaoboy-san!!
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60otaku3 4 months ago
Were these guys an actual band, or were they just a bunch of "hired gun" studio musicians? Where were they from? For the record, I always hated bubble-gum music. And when this song came out, I was probably a freshman in high school. I'm 57 now...lol. Yeah, I despised this tune, but ALL the chicks loved it. A chick song for sure. And a.m. radio played it to death here in Tucson for years on end.
WickedTornado 4 months ago
If you want to know about them, please refer to this band in Wikipedia.
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60otaku3 4 months ago
Some say one hit wonder bubble gum bands of the sixties and seventies are a joke but that's just not true. They were and are an intregal part of music history and why it's important to use love and positive lyrics in song. They also aid in a person's growing up memories. I know they do for me. God Bless 'em!
taypar11 4 months ago
This cutesy feel good song came out about 6 months after my little sister Tracy was born. After 42 years I think it's time for the right man to relay his Sweetest Day sentiments on Facebook to his wife with this song is my brother-in-law Allen.
MrSolarisBreeze 4 months ago
It still has the famous bounce I loved when it came out. But now, how about those control freak lyrics? "Come with me, don't say no....you're gonna be so happy with me...you're be so glad I found you" Whoa.
Thanks for the post, 60otaku3
helios1912 4 months ago
You're welcome, helios1912-san!!
Otaku3 d(^_^)b
60otaku3 4 months ago
love this song.xx
MultiTracyc 4 months ago
This is a FANTASTIC little song! Ba ba ba baaa ba ba , Its like that cool 80's Hi-C commercial. Do be doo waaah! lol. Great happy stuff. The girl on the cover is pretty hot, too! Thanks for sharing this.
MultiPrkr 4 months ago
You're welcome, MultiPrkr-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)/
60otaku3 4 months ago
Best part of Youtube is that I am able for a few minutes to be young again and travel back to the innocent days of being a teen.
havent heard this song in a Long Long time...
Civitatuccillo 5 months ago
Tracy was the first girl that I really talked to in my young world. I was a first grader and you all remember what it was like to be a first grader. It was scary! Worst week of my little world! The Teacher asked me questions which I couldn't answer and I missed two busses and Mommy had to come rescue me. But Tracy was a smiling face in that classroom and she sat next to me. We had lunch in the cafeteria together and she was my friend for 12 years.
jeff62rey 5 months ago
is it possible to listen to this song, and be in a bad mood? i think not..
skontch1 5 months ago
I've never met anyone called Tracy. She sounds like a nice girl though. I like jolly songs and this is a classic of its kind. Which isn't a put-down. I think it's harder to write a happy song than a miserable one. But maybe we need both for a well-rounded human experience. Appreciate the good times when you've got them, they don't come around too often and don't always last. Top song.
hardyfh1 5 months ago
He was a real Beatle in disguise! I always did like his voice. It had this certain cool youngish type of style.
714AD 5 months ago
I had a big crush in HS with a girl named Tracy. She became the Homecoming Queen our senior year. It was fun back then in 1979.
polarisathena 5 months ago
When this song came out I was in 7th grade and, as my name is Tracey, the line "Tracy NEVER let go." made my life a living hell as any one that remembers junior high years can well imagine. heh.
Luckily my history teacher showed me what my name means in Gaelic and that did help some but I was sure glad when this song got off the top 40. HA!
cherokeetrace 5 months ago
He was awesome as a session singer. He defined the 60's & early 70's pop.
714AD 5 months ago
Is that Ron Dante singing? I bet it is.
714AD 5 months ago
@714AD You bet!
mocrg 5 months ago in playlist 60s
@714AD As a matter of fact, this song was on the radio at the same time as "Sugar Sugar" and I didn't realize that it was Ron Dante singing both songs.
57highland 5 months ago
This is the voice of The Archies singer!
imjunipernow 5 months ago
@imjunipernow :)..You are correct!
sexymama1966 5 months ago in playlist More videos from 60otaku3
nice song
archie977 5 months ago
My mum told me about this song. And how she listened to it when she was younger. She said she would sit in her little rocking chair and bounce back and forth to it.
Good music runs in the family...:]
samsamsammysam1 5 months ago
dante also sung another good old song sugar sugar
alangoose1 5 months ago
This is awesome.A classic and one of those songs that NEVER dies.
jimmyjumper 6 months ago
We play this at camp every year..I don't see how some people don't like it! I loveee it. But I do like late 60's music..
ohemmi 6 months ago
Ron Dante great on this song and even greater as Archie (The Archies)
HamiltonBeach 6 months ago
１９６９年､ﾆｭｰ･ﾛｯｸ･ﾑｰヴﾒﾝﾄ激動期に咲いた､極上ﾎﾟｯﾌﾟｽ花～ｶﾌ･ﾘﾝｸｽ～ﾄﾚｲｼｰ～唄うはﾛﾝ･ﾀﾞﾝﾃだったヨネ!
blackandtanful 6 months ago
blackandtanful さん、いつもコメントをありがとうございます！
はい、リードヴォーカルはロンダンテです。
セッションシンガーとして同時期にアーチーズの「シュガーシュガー」などもヒットさせましたね。
60otaku3 6 months ago
Timeless tune`s like this always bring me back to happier day`s !!
thrutheyrs58 6 months ago
This song is timeless.
Thanks for posting it.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 6 months ago
You're welcome, George-san!!
Otaku (*^_^)v
60otaku3 6 months ago
i love this song it reminds me of my 2nd year at high school and my freind john paris
jenny198932 6 months ago
True excellente` the entire track!It's a song which makes life a little more fun-and there ain't notheeng wrong wit` that!
InsaneSurvivors6 6 months ago
Thanks.....Tracey let me go :(
VaDriver001 6 months ago
You're welcome, VaDriver001-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 6 months ago
I had just turned 12 when this song was first out. It was one of the many songs that I first heard on WFIL, Famous 56, here in Philadelphia. I just love this song. Give me this type of music instead of all the junk that's out today.
I'm so glad that I was born in 1957 and grew up during the 60's.
nanlisa 6 months ago
@nanlisa I was born in 1956 so I with you. It was a wonderful time for pop music. Did you know that 1957 was the largest year of the baby boom?
MrTrashcan1 6 months ago
Classic, Wonderful "Bubblegum" music of the late '60s ... Don't cha love it!
gto66solstice08 6 months ago
lol i was actually named after this song ..... it was on in the delivery room as my mum gave birth to me lol
TracyAnne72 7 months ago
My girlfriend is called Tracy and she is a fox. We can both remember this song in '69 along with the Archies sugar sugar. We are both 47 now and this song evokes such happy memories for both of us. Where did the time go? Thankyou 60otaku3.
lubbocklad 7 months ago 7
You're welcome, lubbocklad-san!!
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60otaku3 7 months ago
@lubbocklad Way Kool. I'm just three years ahead of you and your beloved Tracy. I remember this song in September / October of 1969 when I was eight, going into the third grade. So many fond memories of an era gone by. It was, it came, and it went as fast as it came, and there will never be another "1969" ever again.
Sugar Sugar also evokes many fond memories of the summer of 1969.
Helivz 6 months ago
@lubbocklad Hear you man. My wife's name is Traci and we are in our late '40's remembering all the great love songs of the late '60's and early '70's. When we sit alone, sharing a little wine and listening to the CD's of this old music, it's like we're teens again.
jeff62rey 6 months ago
@lubbocklad I haven't heard a girl referred to as a "Fox" in many years. Or a good-looking girl being described as "mint".
57highland 4 months ago
great song and the sound quality is great ty!
bruiser116 7 months ago
You're welcome, bruiser116-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 7 months ago
my birds called tracy! she loves it!
sixtiestone66 7 months ago
OMG someone sang about me :)
Craziimuka 7 months ago
Tracy,dedicated to you. Good luck as an RN.
vinnyhoags 7 months ago
My wife's name is TRACY, I loved this song while growing up..."who knew"..lol she says her mom named her after Dick Tracy though... lol
ozzyman1203 7 months ago
Another great song in a long list of sixties rock songs that sounded so pure and beautiful!! Wonderfully upbeat, love song!!
OVtigerstripe 8 months ago
One of my favorites - named one of my daughters 'Tracy.' Thanks from the bottom of my heart for this post. Tracy is getting married tomorrow..............
lawdy69 8 months ago 4
You're welcome, lawdy69-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)/
60otaku3 8 months ago
@lawdy69 im a Tracey too and I was born in 1969 xxxxx
50andM 4 months ago
Great track by The Cuff Links from 1969. Inho, the 'birds' of that era were more attractive - on the whole - than the current generation of young women. Today's birds - many of whom pander to 'peer group' pressure to conform to 'ladette' culture - often seem more intent on looking 'hard' than on looking feminine and attractive. Back in 1969, however, 'with it' young women in Britain would not have dreamed of getting tattoos ...... or body piercings. How times have changed since then.
TheEctomorph 8 months ago
Which one's Tracy then ??? ; )
indoorsun 8 months ago
@indoorsun
Hope that's not a serious question.
QueenReigns1 8 months ago
@indoorsun The two models on the cover of the "Tracy" album are cute and all but had nothing whatsoever to do with any of the recordings. The Cuff Links were simply the vocal work of one man -- Ron Dante -- who was also in the Top 10 at the very same time as lead singer of The Archies ("Sugar Sugar"). Dante went on to produce a lot of hits for Barry Manilow and others. Nice guy. I interviewed him once. There was one follow-up hit to Tracy," "When Julie Comes Around."
horarwgt 6 months ago
Hmmm..... I've never herd this song. Lol btw my name is Tracy lol
tlynnebaby 8 months ago
Love this... Tracy
basicband 8 months ago
i used to have this played to me by Paul Mckenna dedicated to his fave Tracey , never forget this song
LauurenJaneeyBabiee 9 months ago
omg ! i love it, never find songs with my name in, this is brill ! lol x
tracytanner79 9 months ago
@tracytanner79 i know isnt it great, I used to have Paul Mckenna play this song for me when i was 16 i love it so much.
LauurenJaneeyBabiee 9 months ago
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@tracytanner79 well, this one must be for you
crackerms0100 8 months ago
LMAO! Can't believe I found this,
We made fun of this song constantly while over seas back then lol!
nomax1955 9 months ago
I was 11 when this song came out. I fell in love with it, and with Tracy, whomever she was. It was the first 45 I ever bought, and to the best of my recollection, the first recording of any kind I ever had.
pwyll58 9 months ago
My seven year old daughter just adores this song. Can't say I blame her!
chuckschilling 9 months ago 2
i laugh at some of the comments that are asking the obvious questions. my older brother was killed in 'Nam in '69 and this was one of the songs i listened to to make me feel better, it is such an upbeat song. thanks again 60otaku3 san for posting great old songs!! the memories can never die and the music that was around at the time of the memory brings it back quickly and vividly!!!
stroh013 9 months ago
You're welcome, stroh013-san!!
Otaku3 d(^_^)b
60otaku3 9 months ago
@stroh013 I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. My brother was also in 'Nam in '69, but thankfully he made it back okay. When my brother first left for 'Nam, I found his reel-to-reel tape recorder in his room. When I turn it on, the song "Hey Jude" by the Beatles started playing. I sat there listening to the song and cried because I missed him and feared he might be killed. After the song finished, I turned the tape off. For about 5 years I hated this song, but in time it became a favorite.
DONRHOLLOWAY 8 months ago
@DONRHOLLOWAY --thank you. i was very much needing to feel better after my bro was killed. many songs from '69 are among my faves. when i got the log book he kept from jump school, he used 2 words all the time to decsribe how he felt....scared shitless, lol. i wanted to jump out of an airplane for years until i became old enough to do it without parental permission. glad your bro made it back, for many did not. my bro went in '67 and i saw him the last time in '68 after tet. i miss him still.
stroh013 8 months ago
Ha ! my mums called "Tracy" .....
AnotherJokerFan123 9 months ago
Thanks Again otaku.
TheTip64 9 months ago
You're welcome, TheTip64-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)b
60otaku3 9 months ago
Great song!!
yankees704 10 months ago
never heard this song before but i like it
blonde7000 10 months ago
RON DANTE IS THE SINGER on this
MRFLASHLIGHT39 10 months ago
It's my name, my song! Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba... I was four years old when this came out! So glad I finally discovered who performed this way back when... I've been wondering about it for years to no avail! Finally!!! :)
DivaTCD 10 months ago
i was named after this song <3 love it. my name is spelt "tracy" by the way, so dont comment saying how its spelt wrong haha :)
TraciBabi 10 months ago
Oops 24 chords actually...can't count....
FlawShow 11 months ago
Who said bubblegum is simple? 22 different chords in 2:14 of pure pop. A uke arrangement of this great song can be found at scorpexdotnet/Uke. Play and sing along with Ron Dante!
FlawShow 11 months ago
60s pop! can't beat it!
Nickie0016 11 months ago
You're very welcome, 26greenrose-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)/
60otaku3 11 months ago
Loved listening to this 45 on my orange record player when I was little :)
BigHair80s 11 months ago
Irrepressibly upbeat -- you can't help but tap your toes to it. I always liked "Tracy" better than "Sugar Sugar".
Looks like 6 unhappy viewers don't have a "lovin' feeling" .... Sad!
ohearn22 1 year ago
haha bought this record...b, side was what are you doing sunday baby...was much better give it a listen
laybelieve666 1 year ago
I was in HS when this song came about. Now when it pops on my MP3 player and I'm having a bad day THIS song just lifts my spirits! Love it!
MsNightgoddess 1 year ago
Did you know that the singers of this song were also the ones who sang "Sugar,
Sugar?" Yep, the Archies. Just thought you'd like to know.
drcrumpler 1 year ago
Of course I know that Ron Dante sang "Sugar, Sugar".
Otaku3 (*^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
@drcrumpler Didn't know that one great bit od info ~ Paul
JustFindTwo 1 year ago
@drcrumpler Didn't know that one great bit of info ~ Paul
JustFindTwo 1 year ago
@drcrumpler Ron Dante was THE singer. Everything was done in studio by him alone, for both "groups."
kimsanda 10 months ago
@drcrumpler Ron Dante is the singer for the Archies and the Cuff Links, the only one !
kimsanda 10 months ago
my mum n dad used to play this on the radio for me on my birthdai every year
baybii77 1 year ago
I completely forgot about this song! OMG! Thanks 60otaku3. This song really brought back a lot of memories
londonlass100 1 year ago
You're welcome, londonlass100-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
This was the 1st 45 I ever bought with my own money. 1969--7th grade at a Catholic school. I used to lie in bed at night waiting for it to go on the radio on WCFL (AM 1000) back in the day in Chicago. It came on later and later every night but once it played, I could go to sleep. I still have the 45 and yes I still play it!! BUBBLEGUM ROCKS!! Thank you soo much!
ECCRN1996 1 year ago 14
You're very welcome, ECCRN1996-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
@60otaku3
too right! i must be the same age!
simple classic 45s we used to sing them at school to all the girls named tracey!
simpler times and great music.
kev in sunderland
bishopwearmouth 1 year ago
@ECCRN1996 Was the catholic school St. Rita grammar school? I was a 1972 graduate. Ilistened to WCFL and WLS all the time. I still have those countdown sheets, I remember Larry Lujack. I love these songs!
anoopdesaifan 1 year ago
@anoopdesaifan No, it was St. Louise de Marillac. I graduated in 1971 from there.....Larry Lujack....Uncle Larry and Li'l Tommy!! Great time to be a kid!!!
ECCRN1996 1 year ago
@anoopdesaifan i GAVE lARRY lUJACK A BLOWJOB IN 1973 WHILE WE WERE SNORTING COKE TOGETHER.
KarenEngSwallows 9 months ago
@KarenEngSwallows
So you had a nose job and he had a blow job..classy!
QueenReigns1 8 months ago
@ECCRN1996 Awesome post. I live in Chi-Town too and used to listen to WCFL also along with WLS of course. I too loved "Bubble Gum" and still think it's great. Happy and upbeat music. From Bridgeport, how about you? Don't tell anybody but I actually belonged to the "Archie Fan Club"....WTF?
Twom44 1 year ago
@ECCRN1996 Way kool!! I was a third grader in the fall of 1969 and this song, with many others, brings a smile to my face and a spring to my heart. Very kool, classy song. We were so blessed to grow up in an era of real talented musicians.
Helivz 11 months ago
@ECCRN1996 - Hello. Your experience parallels mine. I had a little "crystal set" instead of an actual radio. It had "alligator clips" which just needed to be attached to something metal w/ an electric current (Ex: lamp cover). The only stations I could tune into were WLS (890) & WCFL. I attended a small Catholic school in Villa Park, ILL, went to a Friday night dance club & had the time of my life. Best Wishes to you.
mjcamck 6 months ago
My older cousin (Debbie RIP) played this song on her record player for me and my brothers. She had tons of records. I wanted my own 45, so I bought a copy. I was 9 years old. I remember bouncing around the room, wearing those funky Spring-Coiled shoes while listening to this song. MY 'summer of love.' HA! Thanks for posting this tune.
eatmedamit 1 year ago 2
You're welcome, eatmedamit-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
this is a great song. i was in highschool in a computer class, listening to this song. there was a girl n that class i liked, and this song brings back memories!
themipp 1 year ago
@themipp Same thing happened to me in High School. That summer we moved. Never had a chance to ask her out.
999YORK 1 year ago
Porque los tiempos ia no son como antes::...
lanatoala 1 year ago
my mom and dad must have HATED this song...i played it so many times (the 45)and wanted to change my name to Tracy...lol
polly2178 1 year ago
ANOTHER AWESOME SONG FROM TIME PAST.
HEMISUPERBEE426 1 year ago 33
Popular song my senior year in HS....good memories///always wondered who the lady on the album cover was....
Starrman69 1 year ago
I.....miss you.
tony13a 1 year ago
Love it! Remember it when it was new, I was 6 at the time. Going to sing it for my girlfriend Tracy at karaoke tonight.
4hourfun 1 year ago
Stumbled across this . These kinds of tracks bring tears to my eyes . Even though i was too young to remember them .
I was born in 1969 I was brought up on these songs & though i shed a tear i also smile with joy . Has they remimd me of my late mum . So thank you (60otaku3)
TheDjmurray123 1 year ago
You're welcome, TheDjmurray123-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
@TheDjmurray123 this tune brings back so many memories of when i was a little girl, my mom always said it was my song cos thats my name lol. Its such a happy little number it always puts a smile on my face. In 2001 i was on holiday in devon with my family and went to the club on the site, the cufflinks were there lol and when they did this song me and my dad burst out laughing, no one else knew the words lol
tracykate86 1 year ago
Great song, well performed. Beautiful harmonic progressions in the central sections.
martinjp1958 1 year ago
My name is Tracy...not sure why it's cool to know there's a song that uses your name...but it is. :) I'd love to hear this song *modernized*...kinda indie/rock like. Lyrics are kinda simplistic...but I think it could be done.
tlknott 1 year ago
@tlknott And I was born in 69! :D
tlknott 1 year ago
@tlknott In that period of time (late 60's) in popular music there were songs on the top40 called 'bubble gum", very simple upbeat tunes. "Tracy" is one of them. I wonder if modernizing it would ruin the sprit of it.
delbard1 1 year ago
IN SECOND GRADE, 1969, I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON MY TRANSISTOR RADIO WHILE RIDING MY BIKE DOWN A HILL. THIS WAS PURE CHILDHOOD FUN AND EXCITEMENT THAT CAN NEVER BE REPEATED IN TODAYS HATEFUL EVIL WORLD
funkadelphiarecords 1 year ago
plal this in my car when feeling low.used to dance this with my daughter when she was young.
lympia3 1 year ago
where r they now?
r814704 1 year ago
@r814704 It was a studio group with Ron Dante on lead. He also was the lead of The Archies(Sugar Sugar).
yardlet6 1 year ago
Here's a great story on this song: Me and Tracy have been together 23 years now. She told me that when she was just seven this song came out. Some older kid that knew her family comes over to her house and just hands her this little 45 record out of the blue. She goes and puts it on her little turntable, and out comes this wonderful little tune about her! She said it was a very happy day for her and she wore that little record out. The whole sequence of events just about blew her little mind!
kpls72 1 year ago
i have got this on record aswell n i wenrt even born when this was out.lol.
tracybee100 1 year ago
60otaku3, You seem to have ALL the Great One's on your site. Thanks Again.
wolfmantip 1 year ago
Thank you so much, wolfmantip-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
My name is Tracy. But I was born in 1968.
MotherMoonie 1 year ago
Terrific song, Has a good beat and makes me happy and I want to cry.
jimmyjim1948 1 year ago
Knew a girl by this name,did'nt work out, still miss her, still think of her every day.
tony13a 1 year ago
@tony13a same here man we talked about this record at the time she obv liked it
took me years to get over her thats if i ever did i know exactly how u feel
SuperBoogley 6 months ago
I heard this on Ally McBeal! :D
blahhduhhx3 1 year ago
Where I work there is a girl named Tracy.I tried to sing this song to her once.She got a big kick out of the fact that there's a song with her name in it.
RJRanke 1 year ago
They played this song every dinner of my summer camp!! MIss it...
ohemmi 1 year ago
Met Ron really nice guy and talked quite awhile about music. Thanks for great songs!
abbeyroad64 1 year ago 2
You're welcome, abbeyroad64-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
Catchy and again the 60's are back!! 1 wish.
TheDavidjoy 1 year ago
I don't know whether I love this song or hate it LOL It reminds me of how old I am :P
Taz0161 1 year ago
My Name is tracy and this record was bought for me by my first boyfriend back in the 79,
fancyabitofthat 1 year ago 2
Horrible...
afterdavit 1 year ago
When we were kids, my sister Tracy and I used to play this record so much and think it was so great having a record that was Tracy's name... good old memories, thank you xxxxx
MrMarks4 1 year ago 8
You're welcome, MrMarks4-san!!
Otaku3 d(^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
@MrMarks4 My brother and I used to play this too -- played this record to death!
AvianLass 1 year ago
@luminutty1 -- I didn't know, either, that Ron Dante sang both this song and "Sugar Sugar". And the amazing thing is that they were on the radio at the same time (late summer/early autumn, 1969) and I still didn't recognize that it was Ron also singing "Tracy". (I knew it was him on "Sugar Sugar").
57highland 1 year ago
thats my name !!!!!is this about me????lol.
TheLadygaga1000 1 year ago
Love it.
superstubes 1 year ago
this is one song I never expected to see LIVE. Ron Dante a few years ago at the old Bottom Line!
MZVIRB 1 year ago
good sound to this 1969 song by the cuff links.
Dazlee0010 1 year ago
This guy had to be the singer on the song "billy don't be a hero" by the Heywoods.
hackman1911 1 year ago
This is where my parents got my name. My mom must have loved this sing. But they spelt it Traci. I tracked down the record for my parents a few years ago.
queenofscents 1 year ago
@luminutty1 -- I never knew, either, that it was Ron Dante on both songs (Sugar Sugar and Tracy) and they were on the radio at the same time (late summer, early fall of 1969). I listened to the radio a lot then, and I still never figured out that it was Ron on vocals on this song too.
57highland 1 year ago
You're welcome, luminutty1-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
THEY PLAY THIS AT KROGER DAILY! it's a good song, just annoying hearing it everyday
cljamy 1 year ago
give me the sixties,give me hope and give me the BNP
TumblingDice1972 1 year ago 2
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TCHickisey 1 year ago 2
thank you for posting this song... Mum brought this song for me when I was very young child (My first record)...this lovely song brought back some really good times with the song played...sadly my Mum passed away eight days ago (it was sudden) and the song really lefted me up and now I play it every morning...a big warm thank you from me all the the way from New Zealand
TCHickisey 1 year ago 3
@TCHickisey -- A warm welcome back to you from the state of New York (other than New York City), USA. I'm glad your Mum bought this record for you. I don't have any special experience attached to it, myself, other than it was one of my favorite songs then, in the fall of 1969, when I was a lad of 12.
57highland 1 year ago
@TCHickisey
TCHickisey 1 year ago
Trace I wrote this one over the weekend just for you. LOL. Hey you keep asking for it.
ShawRhonda 1 year ago
I remember rehearing this decades later during the Olympics or World Gymnastics ---It brought back great memories---I believe they played this over the Tracy Talavera spotlight --- and if I remember they played "Julie Do You Love Me" during the Julie McNamara piece ---Some things just stay with you -- Thanks!!!
cathode1990 1 year ago
You're welcome, cathode1990-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
Big shout-out to TRACY of Spring Creek from u know who.
crazeebat16 1 year ago
You're very welcome, kensmom33-san!!
Otaku3 (*^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
To MargarettaRehfert,
Because you commented about a website irrelevant to this song, I deleted it.
Please never post such a comment here.
60otaku3
60otaku3 1 year ago
you can find Angels among us on AOL music. key in Ron Dante, then go to albums. It's on the album Saturday Night Blast. Track # 12
Dina5112 1 year ago