Pre Bon-Aires - The PRINCETONES

[filmnyc1956]

Classic brooklyn Stoop Song

[bonaires]

Personally,

I prefer the Imaginations....BUT the Moonlites version is great!!!

Mike Paladino,

the Princetones,

the Bonaires

the Moonlites

P.S. Peter Prince prefers the original..the slower version...

Thanks for asking..which one do you prefer?

[RaananVolesPianist]

Of all the released versions of "Guardian Angel," which do you guys like the most?

[likecrazydaddy]

A true Gem...Nice upbeat jam...Thanks Mike!!

[themoonlites]

@likecrazydaddy Thanks for the kind words.

Mike P

[CherrySlush1]

What a cool find! I like this A LOT!!

[cgemout1]

Its a little late, but thanks Bonaires/Princetones for Bada Bada/Guardian Angel. This tune has got to be one of the main roots of R&R. Its 52yrs since 58' and when I hear it, I still move & groove. I'm guessing you guys were seniors when it was 1st recorded. cool...PghDave

[bonaires]

@cgemout1 Thanks for the kind words.

Actually we were Sophmores, in High School.

[bonaires]

@LDooWop Thanks and you have no idea how sorry I am I can't find them.

All originals and pretty good also. That was a long time ago.

[themoonlites]

@LDooWop What you hear is an acetate 78RPM recording. It is the original and the only one. The file was enhanced and tat is the best we coulf get it. There are 2 others but they are gone forever.

Mike P

[rocknroll1955]

Great!!!!!!

ERIK VONDERLIETH

[bonaires]

Thanks Erik...

MJP

[jmattei45]

'58? Was this the first "Guardian Angel"?

[bonaires]

It was reordered in 1958 and never went any further due to credits issues.

MJP

[strandwolf]

Just awesome to the max!

[bonaires]

Thanks for the kind words,

Mike P

the Princetones

the Bon-Aires

the Moonlites

[13loomisst]

Thanks very much.

[themoonlites]

Thank you...

Mike P

[R803157P]

I'm lovin it....keep em coming Mike..

[themoonlites]

Hello Donna,

Yes that is the same Peter. Hence, the Princetones.

Peter changed from Principe to Prince a long time ago.

Mike

[tootsnj4]

Great Video Mike. Was Pete Principe from West New York in the Princetones?

I am enjoying all of your videos and the music over and over again. Buddy would have loved this website.

Donna K

[mikepal]

Hello,

It was not a HS cheer.

We had the melody and instead of humming we used the phrase. It was a hook (an ear worm) so we used it.

MJP

[57Will]

Thanks. Was just curious how it originated.

[57Will]

Did they get that "Bada Bada" hook from a school cheer? For some reason, that "bada bada boom di ay di ay" sounds like a school cheerleading chant, but it was that particular hook that everybody seemed to use in all the versions of "Guardian Angel" I've ever heard.

[mikepal]

Thank for listening and your comments.

MJP

[57Will]

I had never, ever heard this version before, and didn't even know this existed. I knew many groups in the New York area had recorded this, but didn't know this was the absolute original version. You really can learn a lot of stuff here on YouTube, and I just learned something new through hearing this gem. Outstanding!  Thanks!

[thebigfist]

Great version, Mike.

[rocknroll1955]

this is the original version !!!!

peter prince and princetones

ERIK VON

[doowopp64]

Love it!

[divegodd]

Must of been fun to cut a record back then.

Good Harmony---Doo wop lives on