Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop (live 1957)

[nolan318]

Once upon a time people had class. Once upon a time people actually danced. Once upon a time people didn't simulate sex and call it dancing. Thanks for posting that once upon a time.

[John1948ThreeC]

@nolan318 Well said.

[ultramegatrion]

i was born in the WRONG time....... :(

[rbratcherjr]

From Where The Action Is, Cool!!

[09bex1]

my mum used to dance with my dad many years ago to this every friday night at a place in kingston called the inn

[sharpsuitedmod]

matt damon in the audience at the start

[Francy4116]

wow

[Nesciio]

Nice piece of background information. Until recently I only knew the Sha-Na-Na Woodstock version of this song.

[DucksfanDoowop]

unreal footage, do you think their is any dances like this anymore?

[John1948ThreeC]

@DucksfanDoowop Yes, there are huge competitions for swing dancing as well as ballroom.

[1963KarenM]

@DucksfanDoowop of course people still dance like that, lol, christmas parties and stuff!! it's great fun!

[EASY20008]

I LOVE THIS MUSIC AND I HAVE 23 YEARS COOL!

[fenderstcaster]

This is very clear voice

I love it‐♪

[FFSSAKE]

That's not a live recording. That's the original record.

[Tomorrow1991TZW]

The best RnR song 4ever :)

[John1948ThreeC]

@Tomorrow1991TZW It could be. My favorite changes almost daily but this is one of them.

[Tomorrow1991TZW]

@John1948ThreeC My too ^^

[quocrip]

@Tomorrow1991TZW This is the first R 'n' R record I ever heard. My mum had it on original 78rpm shellac. Took a few years, but hunted down a lovely copy on 78 again two years back. This son still sounds fresh

[irocladdreadnought]

best song ever

[kfair777]

Connie maybe you will get some ideas from this video. Dick Clard and the Hop.

[eldorado303]

what a great one !!!

[Rosbort]

rip

[Grifiki]

"We all used to Bop ti this, and the floor vibrated. Even if you stood in the wings, you could feel it. It stunk, but it was alive."

[mrgbennet]

I wish these kids would clap on the right beat (even with the drums).

[John1948ThreeC]

@mrgbennet Maybe they did. A lot of these old clips get out of synch.

[gottigirl161]

Look how many guys that could dance back then...I love this song, but all the Friday night dances I went to, onkly ther girls would dance, the guuys only slowed dance. I guess it's a Philly thing, wish I knew those guys.......Check out the bow in the girl's hair with attached ribbons with jingle bells on the end of the ribbons, that's an Am. Bandstand thing it must of been a show in December, as we did vthe same in Boston..

[John1948ThreeC]

@gottigirl161 I learned to dance because my big sis made me her practice partner. My buddies never really learned. It gave me a huge advantage with the girls later. :D

[Lightrider84]

@Gyphia That IS the original single version of At The Hop. I still have the ORIGINAL 45 record.

[thecountofbasie]

Check out the Ific buttons...great to hear the actual live (sort of at least...tinny, and with all the handclapping audio)...if this was on "Where The Action Is," it couldn't have been 1957, actually...the show didn't exist, to the best of my knowledge, until the mid-'60s...but still a great clip and post...thanks

[John1948ThreeC]

@thecountofbasie The IFIC buttons referred to Beechnut gum which was flavor-ific. Beechnut sponsored the Dick Clark Show from 1958 through 1960. Then came American bandstand and later Where The Action Is. I would guess 1957 refers to the original release date of the song. The show had to be in 1958 when those buttons were introduced.

[MikeBlitzMag]

One of the most perfect singles ever made, bar none!

[highfuturamic]

aguin lo puede hacer en color o v erde

[SageWildernessWoman]

What was the top billboard song when you were born? Status week on Face Book!!! This is my song which reached #1 in 1958

[cindylouallen]

My song too!

[lrj1119]

Mine was "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" by John Lennon. Yikes!

[RabidNozomi]

@SageWildernessWoman Mine was "Like A Prayer" by Madonna. D: Not my favorite song, but not sucky either.

[theeValeTudo]

Oh God I think I just saw my Mom !!!!

[mcswell2001]

Back to the Future, huh?

[WersOner]

lmao.