Doo-wop and classic rock are easily my favorite genres, despite being of a later generation. With that said, there's some good stuff that comes out today, but it doesn't come in nearly the quantities that it did back in the day.
@Jays32Fan He was playing the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons version... You know... Jersey Boys. That version was here on YouTube for two days and was yanked for copyright reasons yesterday.
@Jays32Fan Yup thats where i first heard it and went crazy looking for it on the web.Was on the wrong track looking for Frankie Vallis version since its not there.
Cute dog + great song = wonderful video. Thanks to 92.1 in Vineland, NJ for playing this as 98.1 in Philly would never play something as wonderful as this...Thanks for posting this video AntFL
Because he didn't. Remember this was a different day and a different time. Little Joe was a black man with a hit record in a white man's world. If you want to survive you play the game. Check out the Chess brothers'' relationship with their artists, Brunswic'k's relationship with Jackie Wilson; a matter of musical history. Legal concerns were not so much an issue as they are today. Who cared? The record was making money! The record says "Peanuts." Joe sang "Peanut.".. He said so himself.
Yup! I think we agree! Sorry for the confusion! Just like that guy Buddy Holl(e)y! The "e" was left out by mistake! By the time the omission was realized, the record was out and history was made!
Up to a certain point. "Peanut" was just not as commercial as "Peanuts".
As I said "Peanuts" was easy to relate to, because it was a popular nickname for teens.
Even today, "Peanut" is just not an attractive title. So, the label could have added the s for commercial reasons.
I saw Buddy Holly in concert at Long Beach, CA before he was killed in the midwest. Richie Valens, (a stocky, not attractive singer) The Champs, and The Big Bopper played.
yes!! my fondest cambridge memories are located 'down at the cantab' as well! during the same period you refer to, the mid 80, i also frequented the 1369 club, and Nightstage. the cantab had the best meltingpot-soul-dancing-drinking-&smoking-neighborhood crowd you could find this side of the nineteen sixties. Joe would do the same song 3 times.. in one set! but nobody cared. hell, we loved hearing 'elvis' and the 'the song that brought joe world fame' peanuts, over and over and over again! bob
"Down at the Can Tab!"...man, those were the days. As a raw Texan ramblin' around Cambridge back in the '80s, nights at the Can Tab with Little Joe are among my best memories...
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@76mommie Lol amazing how many comment like this you find on youtube this days. Has anyone thought that perhaps that means it isn't such a rare thing then?=P A lot of young people like old songs, a lot don't too of course but still..XD
When I turned 21 I lived at the Can Tab Thurs, Fri & Sat nights. We'd hit the disco downstairs inbetween sets & then come up & dance like fools till we were drenched in sweat. Joe Rocked & I hope he's still rocking. Mother's Crying again was my favorite song he did!
I worked as a bartender for 15 yrs at the TAB when LJC was there 4 night a week.He filled the joint everynight and gave it his all whenever he hit the floor. The 70s were the best. Did you know that George Thorogood started at the TAB?? I miss the old days. Mick
When the record came out, every dj that played it, called out "Peanuts".
When the charts came out, every chart labeled it "Peanuts".
For example, the Billboard charts of the bestselling records of Dec. 23, 1957, put "Peanuts" by Little Joe and the Thrillers, as the #48 biggest seller, in its 12th wk . Everybody I knew back then called it "Peanuts".
Also, when we played it on the jukebox, it was labeled "Peanuts".
When I use ear phones to play it, I hear "Peanuts".
this song!! best song of all time... i mean micheal jackson had some great hits... elvis was pretty decent, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, clapton, elton john all good unless your comparing thier hits to this song.. and if anyone has the oddasidy to do so why dont you check out how huge, THE KING, Little Joe Cook's cock is.. you think superman and heman are cool, little joe cook would smash them both.. ok maybe that was a little off the subject.. i have ADD.. but JOE COOK is king
Great song. Thanks for posting. This may be heresy, but I slightly prefer the 4 Seasons version. but kudos to Joe for writing the song. They sure don't write em like taht anymore.
Yo HarryGreen 48! Livin in connecticut for too many years, with too few goooood stations, perhaps you and Little Joe at Mohegan can make some huge sounds. I live in Ca because NYC lost its soul. Take care...
AntFL: Group as this, plus the Turbans, Fiestas, Corsairs, etc, had such a distinctive sound. Todays Oldies stations always seem to miss these for their packaged top 40. It's been about 30 years since I heard this song from WCBS in NYC. Got any more? keep em comin.
Why does that intro sound like the Del Viking's "Come go with me?"
chasefreak 2 months ago
I remember hearing this on a 4 Seasons album..any idea where it is
crabbybutt1 3 months ago
my uncle used to tell me about this song aww
RIPJoey-o
MJgurlxx27 3 months ago
"you couldnt fucking retire?"
slatur1 5 months ago
Doo-wop and classic rock are easily my favorite genres, despite being of a later generation. With that said, there's some good stuff that comes out today, but it doesn't come in nearly the quantities that it did back in the day.
Tsunaphoenix3 6 months ago 2
This was the song that Angelo Garepe from the Sopranos played in his car before he got whacked.
Jays32Fan 6 months ago 3
@Jays32Fan He was playing the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons version... You know... Jersey Boys. That version was here on YouTube for two days and was yanked for copyright reasons yesterday.
fab4fan4ever64 5 months ago
@Jays32Fan Yup thats where i first heard it and went crazy looking for it on the web.Was on the wrong track looking for Frankie Vallis version since its not there.
ndogg20 1 month ago
That is what I am going name by next turtle .
Joeybsmooth 7 months ago
Cute dog + great song = wonderful video. Thanks to 92.1 in Vineland, NJ for playing this as 98.1 in Philly would never play something as wonderful as this...Thanks for posting this video AntFL
philliesfanjake 8 months ago
SWEET!!!
balzacraider 10 months ago
I love this song, and I'm only 2 years old. I was 97, but then cycled into my next life and had to learn it all again. Doo-wop rules, man!
dgareea31swtg 11 months ago
Oh Damn!! I have not heard this in YEARS! Thanks for posting this tune! I've got a grin from ear to ear at this moment!
tiranchula 1 year ago 2
I love this song! I can see Prince remaking it.
monteindamiddle7 1 year ago
Yesterday was Joe Cook's Birthday, He turned 88 yrs old.
roge69charger 1 year ago
gotta love the dog cute!
janbob73 1 year ago
the do is soo cute!
janbob73 1 year ago
huuuge lou christie fan and i hear this is who influenced him pure awesome such a good tune doo wop 4ever
symbolicalcohalic 1 year ago
who did the guitar solo
mutleybird 1 year ago
tip top doo wop
superfastmikey 1 year ago
Better than the 4 Seasons version by far!
Archiebell68 1 year ago
Guy sounds like someone's got him by the gonads....
parkman35 1 year ago
Then there'd be the legal issues. Unless he wrote the song. Will check it out, later if this is important.
The composer would get involved. Why did he sing "Peanut" when I wrote "Peanuts"? Royalties!
Why didn't Little Joe correct the label; the chartmakers; the producer(s); everybody; esp. with the words right in front of him?
Also, Peanuts was a popular nickname back then for teens.
So I"ll stick with "Peanuts"; thank you very
much!
renew2day 2 years ago
Because he didn't. Remember this was a different day and a different time. Little Joe was a black man with a hit record in a white man's world. If you want to survive you play the game. Check out the Chess brothers'' relationship with their artists, Brunswic'k's relationship with Jackie Wilson; a matter of musical history. Legal concerns were not so much an issue as they are today. Who cared? The record was making money! The record says "Peanuts." Joe sang "Peanut.".. He said so himself.
rocker1942 2 years ago
The party who wrote the song must have ok'd it. Normally, there'd be copyright issues.
We who were there were already aware of the racism the black artists had to go through.
We went to their concerts.
renew2day 2 years ago
It''s just an interesting bit of music trivia from way back in 1957. I remember it well. Just like Dale Hawkins sang "Lat-N-DaDa," not "La-Do-DaDa."
rocker1942 2 years ago
Yes! If he said he sang it as "Peanut"; well, there we have it!
Everybody else saw it, heard it, listed it, as "Peanuts".
We had some "gems" back then that aren't heard on oldies but goodies programs.
Examples: "Darling, It's Wonderful" was played a lot by dj's. It didn't make it as a hit back in the '50's.
Also, Shirley & Lee's follow-up to "Let the Good Times Roll": "I Feel Good!"
R&B was tops with us, contrary to those who report we just ignored them in favor of white artists'.
renew2day 2 years ago
Yup! I think we agree! Sorry for the confusion! Just like that guy Buddy Holl(e)y! The "e" was left out by mistake! By the time the omission was realized, the record was out and history was made!
rocker1942 2 years ago
Up to a certain point. "Peanut" was just not as commercial as "Peanuts".
As I said "Peanuts" was easy to relate to, because it was a popular nickname for teens.
Even today, "Peanut" is just not an attractive title. So, the label could have added the s for commercial reasons.
I saw Buddy Holly in concert at Long Beach, CA before he was killed in the midwest. Richie Valens, (a stocky, not attractive singer) The Champs, and The Big Bopper played.
I used to buy every new release by BH.
renew2day 2 years ago
This is wonderful doo-wop! The Four Seasons did a fine remake of this song on one of their early albums...
50Emerald 2 years ago
Joe's daughter was in the group, The Cookies, their hit was "chains".
LRnice 2 years ago 2
oh the dog is cute
janbob73 2 years ago
LOL in a way doo wop is kind of Mafia-ish. In Sopranos, Goodfellas, Bronx Tale, and all those other mob movies you hear a lot of doo wop.
calimar28 2 years ago
yes!! my fondest cambridge memories are located 'down at the cantab' as well! during the same period you refer to, the mid 80, i also frequented the 1369 club, and Nightstage. the cantab had the best meltingpot-soul-dancing-drinking-&smoking-neighborhood crowd you could find this side of the nineteen sixties. Joe would do the same song 3 times.. in one set! but nobody cared. hell, we loved hearing 'elvis' and the 'the song that brought joe world fame' peanuts, over and over and over again! bob
diiscomboble 2 years ago 2
I love peanuts! Yum Yum PEANUTS!
devilwolv666 2 years ago
"Down at the Can Tab!"...man, those were the days. As a raw Texan ramblin' around Cambridge back in the '80s, nights at the Can Tab with Little Joe are among my best memories...
txutopian 2 years ago 7
@txutopian - "Good evening to all you hamburgers and cheeseburgers out there"
juiceman1965 1 year ago
I found out about this song when I was watching the Sopranos, an episode in season 5.
78gotti 2 years ago
Great song....Is it available?
jwsiggins 2 years ago
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sunset777777 2 years ago
i am jeff webb and i worked at the cantab lounge years ago i still remember lil joe what a guy.
niggawitatitude31 3 years ago 3
I love this song, and I'm only 17. Doo-wop forever.
76mommie 3 years ago 19
@76mommie no one gives a shit how old you are. I'm 6.
YouDickwod 1 year ago
@76mommie Lol amazing how many comment like this you find on youtube this days. Has anyone thought that perhaps that means it isn't such a rare thing then?=P A lot of young people like old songs, a lot don't too of course but still..XD
sparrowcrazy 1 year ago
@76mommie I'm only 13 :D
4hekk 6 months ago
When I turned 21 I lived at the Can Tab Thurs, Fri & Sat nights. We'd hit the disco downstairs inbetween sets & then come up & dance like fools till we were drenched in sweat. Joe Rocked & I hope he's still rocking. Mother's Crying again was my favorite song he did!
dt1rock 3 years ago 2
I worked as a bartender for 15 yrs at the TAB when LJC was there 4 night a week.He filled the joint everynight and gave it his all whenever he hit the floor. The 70s were the best. Did you know that George Thorogood started at the TAB?? I miss the old days. Mick
delete411 3 years ago 3
I Personally met Joe Cook He is The Most Wonderful Guy .
radioman56 3 years ago 2
I love the flip side, "Lilly Lou" maybe even more!
renew2day 3 years ago 2
They are both large. Of course, this song is called "Peanut." 5-star vid.
lumpagogo 2 years ago
I have the record. It's titled "Peanuts"!
renew2day 2 years ago
renew is right; I, the 'ole lumparoo, stand corrected.
lumpagogo 2 years ago
Actually the label is wrong. Joe is singing "Peanut." I saw Little Joe interviewed on "American Bandstand" and he mentioned the error!
rocker1942 2 years ago
When the record came out, every dj that played it, called out "Peanuts".
When the charts came out, every chart labeled it "Peanuts".
For example, the Billboard charts of the bestselling records of Dec. 23, 1957, put "Peanuts" by Little Joe and the Thrillers, as the #48 biggest seller, in its 12th wk . Everybody I knew back then called it "Peanuts".
Also, when we played it on the jukebox, it was labeled "Peanuts".
When I use ear phones to play it, I hear "Peanuts".
renew2day 2 years ago
it's not a video, it's a slide show.
Yusef100 2 years ago
Yusef is a side show.
lumpagogo 2 years ago
lumpagogo is a freak show.
Yusef100 2 years ago
this song!! best song of all time... i mean micheal jackson had some great hits... elvis was pretty decent, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, clapton, elton john all good unless your comparing thier hits to this song.. and if anyone has the oddasidy to do so why dont you check out how huge, THE KING, Little Joe Cook's cock is.. you think superman and heman are cool, little joe cook would smash them both.. ok maybe that was a little off the subject.. i have ADD.. but JOE COOK is king
truncy10 3 years ago
I saw this guy last night at the South Shore music circus, Bowzers Doo wop revival. Much Love for Joe Cook!!!!!!!!!
ts3000 3 years ago
i like music like this i`m only 22 yr old :) ahahaha peanut :)
mariens862 3 years ago 3
Doo Doo, Doo be Doo Wah!
Great Doo Wop sound in the background!
Thanks!
gfhandel 3 years ago
I love this record i have it on 78 and 45
huddylion 3 years ago
Old-fashioned DOO-WOP goodness!!
psychoweird 3 years ago
ahhh the one who started the singing falsetto. lou christie, frankie valle would follow very well.
tuberciend 3 years ago
I totally agree with you. The Original sounds a whole lot better than the other two versions....THEY DON'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO LITTLE JOE!!
andersport 3 years ago
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lumberjavk 3 years ago
You haven't lived until Little Joe Cook has called you a hamburger or cheeseburger!
walkerck 3 years ago
Believe it or not he is STILL performing this at the Cantab lounge in Cambridge,MA.
OutOfSeattle 3 years ago 2
This song makes me
FEEL GOOD every time
I hear it! How come
today's music doesn't
produce these good
feelings in me?!?
...'cause it's way too
depressin', that's WHY!!!
psy ch o we ird
psychoweird 3 years ago 2
Is he still playing @ The Cantab in Cambridge, MA? He was awesome! and packed the place-also played "Sexy Ladies @the Beauty Shop".
CeciZayas 3 years ago
wooow my names joe cook lol
cookwerth 3 years ago
Great song. Thanks for posting. This may be heresy, but I slightly prefer the 4 Seasons version. but kudos to Joe for writing the song. They sure don't write em like taht anymore.
st4155 4 years ago
Thank you so much for this!
goldenlady1983 4 years ago 2
i shook his hand at the bowzer concert.he is 85 and still sounds great,and still can move.
carmen19632001 4 years ago 3
Yo HarryGreen 48! Livin in connecticut for too many years, with too few goooood stations, perhaps you and Little Joe at Mohegan can make some huge sounds. I live in Ca because NYC lost its soul. Take care...
9263069 4 years ago
coincidently, i'm going to bowzer's doowop party at mohegan sun on jan. 20 and little joe cook is going to be doing this song.
harrygreen48 4 years ago
9263069: You can get other oldies from the YouTube search,,,put in: JEBauder1948
Or the artists or the titles or even both the artists and titles and you may get what you are looking for....Enjoy! ;-)
AntFL 4 years ago
AntFL: Group as this, plus the Turbans, Fiestas, Corsairs, etc, had such a distinctive sound. Todays Oldies stations always seem to miss these for their packaged top 40. It's been about 30 years since I heard this song from WCBS in NYC. Got any more? keep em comin.
9263069 4 years ago