Dee Dee Sharp - Ride

[MikeMandaville]

This is the song that turned me into a drummer. I also would lose my mind when this song came on, only instead of dancing around, I would play percussion, open-handed, on whatever happened to be available at the time, such as the coffee table. Dee Dee had just turned seventeen when this song broke, and I had just turned thirteen. I had a crush on her, and, of course, it did not matter that we were of different races. She was a black girl with powerful medicine! God bless Dee Dee Sharp.

[Chuck1974]

Love it! Dee Dee Sharp's third hit record in a row, after Mashed Potato Time and Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes). Ride! (yeah, the title actually has an exclamation point in it). Early fall of 1962. I guess you're supposed to do the dance called the Pony to this song.

[Kevierae]

Th3 45 rpm I had was titled "The Pony" but that was YEARS ago, like 1960-whatever..............oh, but everybody loved the dances in those days: Mash Potatoes, the Monkey, the Fish and on and on and on...................

[Sheelahification]

Oh, Oh, now!!!!!

[elamite66]

This is as far from rockabilly as you can get so why the connection?

[lucasology]

i work in a retail store... this song plays EVERYDAY. needless to say it was stuck in my head so i looked it up. xD

[texxbee]

sammy john...qrc, class of '64...I know this was one of your favs and mine too. Oh the good old teen days...such a rich and happy memory...be well my friend!

[chilufya]

I used to play this song when I was working in the kitchen, and my son, who was about 5, asked, "Don't tell her what?" I was kind of confused, so I asked him what he meant. He said, "She sounds mad, and she starts out the song yelling 'Don't tell me again!'" I still laugh about that every time I hear this song.

[montecarlo0]

Far from rockabilly, a black female from my home city of Phila, Overbrooke section of west phila.

[hollidayevery]

This sound is SERIOUSLY SLAMMIN'!!!

[CheckMate657879]

This is my fav Dee Dee Sharp song. I'd lose my mind when this song came on the radio - then wore out several copies - I'd be ponying all over the house, literally.

[park0608]

LETS PONY AGAIN!

[fuerteven1]

thanks a lot for this song, it`s very grate

[Doggieworld3]

This is got to be one of the funnest songs of all time!

[heartbeat3]

big hit for her in Canada along with Mashed Potatoe time. Fun song.s

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

I never thought this hit was rockabilly in highschool. We thought of it as another dance like the pepperment twist, locomotion, bunny hop and so on...we had sock hops and we would form a few chains lines and move along like a train, anyway rockabilly was more popular in ther mid/late fifties. Most of real rockabilly never got played on our rock 'n roll station(s), they just played mainstream rock &roll like frankie avalon, elvis, bobby darin, connie, the crests, Danny & the jrs. etc thanks

[pakee64]

GREAT SONG!!

[aadfw92]

Too bad more people haven't heard this. Dee Dee's magnificent performance is so exhuberant. What a voice! "Well GET it!"

[javajax0987]

@aadfw92 I couldnt agree more.

[javajax0987]

One of her best in my opinion.

[howtoplanaparty]

This is so far from bein rockabilly, though. Black woman from Philly.

[howtoplanaparty]

Yes, the name of son and of siner you got them rightly.

[pvrocker56]

Dee Dee Sharp och låten heter Ride, vet att det fanns en duo förr som gick under namnet Dick och Dee Dee, kan hända hon är den ena av duon men är ej säker...keep on rockin'

[swedefirebird70]

Ja du har helt rätt fick till och med reklam i videon så snart jag lagt till namnet på artisten, så nu är det bekräftat på annat håll också. Tack för informationen.