Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange

[slugtoe]

there is a PARODY of this in DEEP THROAT 1972.WAY BEFORE WEIRD AL !

[ecqkch]

THIS SONG IS IN A SHARON STONE SCENE IN CASINO (the 1st time niro met her)!!! im just too happy to hear it

[higgme1ster]

She later decided in 1979 to record rap and was the driving force behind the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight,” earning the handle “the mother of hip-hop.”

Wow! She was Iconic!

[rockville34]

beautiful voice and beautiful lady. RIP

[tusia750]

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaabbbbbbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ...............

[khmerog1]

@tusia750 many people..dont understand..NO NO..They think lovin YAH YAH money in the hand :D

[bluharmoni]

I wonder what love would mean if looks, money, and social status weren't factors. I wonder if it would even exist. I suppose it would, for the very lucky people.

[Kallie4evaYoursPROD]

i love this i heart u  Dirty danceing

[wmbrown6]

Anybody want to hear one offbeat take on this song - with another duo featuring a Sylvia - click on:

watch?v=V3BJ4ztVP9Q

(It's the third of three covers on this file.)

[magcarril]

SWEET MELLOW CHA-CHA..LOVE IS SURELY STRANGE & SO IS ROCK & ROLL..KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON..ONWARD THRU THE FOG!

.PAX VIA MUSIC..VIVA MARIA!

[randallhump1]

these guitar licks are dope as fuck !

[origami26]

Hey ! Fuck heads ! -Mc Nulty

[9jababiie]

my favorite movie in the whole world brought me here " dirty dancing"

[rayljr]

Jimi Hendrix's 1st big influence in playing music! What a great tune.

[jab3785]

Where's the version where the rap is reversed with Sylvia taking the lead ("I know she doesn't answer!").

[missuma2]

Love this song, R.I.P. Sylvia...

[JRG2733]

First time I've heard this song since the 60's when we used to do it in a local dance band. It's even better than I remembered.

[TheNmorales]

I would have never known this was the sylvia robinson! wow!

[ThePassionate70]

baby oh baby my sweet baby, you're the one!

[jaumincubus1]

<3

[mychemcutie723]

this song makes me want to dirty dance xD

[1996renea]

<3 <3 <3

baaaabyyy

[MiGrandeCazzo]

no no NO!!!...patrick swayze brought me here...Rest In Piece Johnny!

[4PAMMERS84]

<3 this song

[cameforthevids]

:)

[sirronald69]

* * * * *

[adaliross]

My Dad&Mom brought me here I thank them so much.

[funwill]

Don't forget Dirty Dancing

[ilovemangooo]

I LOVE Her voice .... So HOT =:D

[UnceBobTouchedMe]

why everybody has that casino comment?

[septeracore]

@UnceBobTouchedMe It was in the movie Casino by Martin Scorsese

[sludgefingers]

@septeracore But used to better effect in Badlands.

[Characteristics]

Needs more Cowbell!!!

[lovelyone402]

lovvvvve this song! :)) 

[kevbhoy05]

buddy holly great song writter. rip buddy the world still listens m8.

[PortieBhoy]

I met Sylvia Robinson in 1980 in Greenwich Village...very nice woman.

[Ppatka123]

super lepiej niż zajebiste

[BackToBlack2100]

Awesome . ! <3

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

SYLVIA recently passed on. Bo Diddley wrote this and made her and Mickey FAMOUS.

[UncleErnie71]

*insert one of countless movies/shows to feature this song*

[Glefit]

@azopimp Lol.....Casino led me here also. Great song. RIP Sylvia. Such a Beautiful Lady.

[KStarCLG]

The guitar sound in this track is rockin' 

[BurningBlackScarlet]

Haha thats how i call my loverboy and if he doesnt answer, ill kick his butt ;)

[HotLoverYogy69]

R.I.P Sylvia Robinson

[wheimer2]

@HotLoverYogy69 "Love Is Strange" was a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label...

I remember hearing it on AM radio when it first came out!!

[tnickens75]

This was the one I was looking for ! Thank you for posting. Sorry to her about Sylvia. Also was this the same Sylvia who song Pillow Talk?

[Hard4321]

@tnickens75 yes...was on the same album! 1970 or 1971!

[pmy111]

what a great song. sorry to here sylvia passed away the other day. what a talent.

[horacemanoor]

glad i found this

[imanaddicttoneon]

I love how beautiful the 50's were.. tragic wars going on and people could escape with love and music<3

[dyad2r1]

In my parents house, suggestive songs like this were forbidden. Times sure have changed!

[MaryJ951]

@aldeb456: Oct. 17, 1956

[coolsweetgroovy]

RIP Sylvia Robinson

[Dayvon11000]

@jpsmart59 As well as produced songs for legendary groups like The Moments, Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 among others.

[susannreno]

RIP Sylvia. Mickey Baker will be 86 years old next month.

[jgreenvend]

Thanks for the information.  Johnny

[MissGoldenDreams13]

@aldeb456: 1957

[aldeb456]

Anyone know what year this song was recorded? I would really appreciate it.

[jpsmart59]

Sad but gone already! Bye Sylvia, see you! I didn't know she sang "Pillow Talk"

and this song!

[Surfwriter2]

Requiescat in pace

[asada6]

RIP Sylvia, thank u for the music and being one of the earliest believers in hip hop

[LyricLove101]

What an incredible legacy, the woman kicked ass in the business world! Talented and clever. The guitar solo came to me the minute I read the title. It's infectious.

The song Pillow Talk is HOT too. Way beyond it's time. Suggestive and sexy conversation, what a blast from the past.

RIP Miss Robinson.

[DirtybirdGA]

@LyricLove101 You said it,,, I checked out her other joints last couple of weeks, glad I was just a baby then, cuz I would've blown my money on her.. lol I aslo remember young Randy and Janet Jackson doing this number along with other duet covers.

[justTrinidad]

RIP Sylvia, Thankyou for all the great tunes I grew up with. No one could ever replace you. PillowTalk forever!!!!!!!!!!!!

[duchesssparks]

RIP Sylvia :(

[jgreenvend]

Good memories of this lovely lady. Heaven's gain is our lost. But whatever happened to Mickey. Does anyone know?

[d820m]

@jgreenvend Mickey "Guitar" Baker is still alive and living in France, still playing......

[jgreenvend]

Good memories of this lovely lady. Heaven's gain is our lost. But whatever happened to Mickey. Does anyone know?

[FoxRunMan]

Sept 29 2011 - Sylvia Robinson passes away - RIP

[aidadagodess1]

r.i.p sylvia u will be greatly missed

[TYISCLOSER]

rtest in peace sylvia

[Mannywallace]

RIP Sylvia

[ThisIsJohnBook]

r.i.p. Sylvia Robinson

[harshasasuke]

thumbs up if how i met your mother took you here

[DetectiveUtah]

oh boy...CASINO!!! fuck all those cheese shit you guys mention...dirty dancing...get a grip



[alexlancer11]

@DetectiveUtah You are so right !

[M23MATERAZZI]

Fuck how i met your mother and dirty dancing, trash show and trash movie. now these should be remembered because of BADLANDS

[BillyRayEdwards]

It was nice in the 50s to see a hood girl 1200 block of C ST NE in the 50s make it good in music.>>Billy Ray

[rockville34]

It's just a good song. Don't like, don't listen. Very good voices and beat. Just enjoy it.

[keziakaroliny]

Guitarra perfeita, letra perfeita, linda!

Daria tudo pra estar naquele verão de 1963 <3

Baby, oh baby,

My sweet baby, you're the one

[bigbadezzentialz]

RIP BUDDY HOLLY

[YourSecretLoffe]

Badlands!!!

[american1476]

BRING BACK THE 50's RON PAUL 2012 PAT BUCHANAN 2020 RAND PAUL 2028 GOV. BENTLEY 2032 I hink we should have the 50's back by the im on 50 I will not raise my child in today's mainstream filth and the mainstream mefia must be destroyed and only residents of the states they reside in my own channels and there shall be unlimited ones

[MrCherrypie69]

@american1476 Go fuck yourself!

[raywayne]

@MrCherrypie69 Why couldn't Buddy cover it? Does it only belong to you? He added a different lower harmony. His version was pretty nice. Your's isn't.

[american1476]

@MrCherrypie69 pervert a typical moral relativist with a sex act in their name

[MrCherrypie69]

@american1476 Originally it was going to be JesusChrist69 ;)

[WhoIAm818]

@american1476 Not to shatter your dream, but the 50's lifestyle that people hold up as a pinnacle of morality is idealism. The "good old days that never were", if I may quote the title of an excellent book.

[heyjudette]

@american1476 you do realize the almost blatant sexual undertones of this song right?

[american1476]

@heyjudette blatant undertone kind of an oxymoron don't you think?

[kzdilla]

one person doesnt have a loverboy.

[imev6lli]

@kzdilla i hope theres more of them

[imfrickincrazy]

CASINO bitches.

[alvarvivian]

@imfrickincrazy Fo sho <3

[691xaday]

@imfrickincrazy you here that..you here that Frankie?..is that a girl?..is that a little fucking girl?!?!..ehh..what happened to the tuff guy who told me friend to stick his pen up his ass?!?!?!

[kpetz52]

I say lover boy ..come here lover

boy...

[fistfight95]

BADLANDS.

[beccaloove]

Casino!!

[CrazySexyCoolmeisha]

baby my sweet baby ur the one

[vikingmanMN]

I think Buddy Holly recorded this before he died.

[nettersly]

Such an uderestimated guitar riff. One of my favs of all time. That lead just cries the blues,

[mopable]

they look black 2 me

[shafer9]

That LP cover is a hoot. Illustration makes them look like what? white? black? asian?

They thought they had to fudge that stuff back then to sell a black act to a white audience.

Mickey was a good guitarist.

[LDixon007]

@shafer9 - Mickey did most of his work as much in demand session guitarist for a lot of the best artists of that era.

[Nazeer93]

The Wire

[stbrigidscross]

On the radio first!

[TZMEarth]

Great song, first heard it in Malicks "BadLands"

[pomonasucks]

this song was great befor eit was in any movie.

[BgKnoccoutGangstaDre]

Casino.

[ilovemikeydotcom]

Everyones forgetting this song was in Casino too

[sandyle619]

@ilovemikeydotcom

When Ace falls in love with Ginger....

[MsCrunchyTuna]

MORE COWBELL!

[laggie24]

Great sound here ... appreciate it so much ...tks. 5 stars

[Guideonbearer]

This was one of my first wives favorite songs when we were dating. RIP Jerry Ann

[izzardPL]

How I Met Your Mother & Dirty Dancing <3

[MagsArredondo]

@izzardPL You are officially one of my favorite people in the world and I've never even met you. :)

[izzardPL]

@MagsArredondo ooh man (girl?)... I had totally horrible day, and you just made me smile, thanks! :) 

[CaRuCCi86]

@izzardPL Don't forget Casino! :)

[McNugget06]

@izzardPL Badlands motherfucker.

[45donaldo]

mickey se queria echar a sylvia

[twagner84]

The Wire!

[LMHS63]

Pulling into "Wetson's" Hamburgers, Hempstead Trunpike, Long Island...Mickey & Sylvia singing this on 1010 WINS AM radio.....My '56 Ford Tudor, lowered, Glas Packs, Merc V-8 engine & Hurst "Mystery Shifter" 3 speed on the floor....No front bumper....1963 my Glory Days..you kids of 2011 missed out !!

[LMHS63]

Pulling into "Wetson's" Hamburgers, Hempstead Trunpike, Long Island...Mickey & Sylvia singing this on 1010 WINS AM radio.....My '56 Ford Tudor, lowered, Glas Packs, Merc V-8 engine & Hurst "Mystery Shifter" 3 speed on the floor....No front bumper....Glory Days..you kids of 2011 missed out !!

[andyhawne]

I love my summer parties and EVERYONE loves this. (pissed or sober)!

[MrsGeorgeHarrison777]

This is the best version of the song BY FAR

[volcanicaction]

SOPRANOS!



[knapsuck]

magic

[redrider8081]

pure MAFIA music !!!!!!!!!!!!

[hellzapoppers]

Next to Buddy Holly's cover, the New York Dolls 'Trash' is the best cover of this song.

[ChefnKicks]

Dirty Dancing!

Mikey: How you call your loveryboy?

Sylvia: COME HERE LOVERBOYYYY!!

[PitaLeCatt001]

@ChefnKicks

TOO BRILLIANT.

"Baby You're the one!"

Fabulous.

[666thesnowman]

such good memories :) xxx

and that sexy voice she has......... mmmmm

[27272745]

Bo didley is an alleged co-writer - not proven!

[StampsGuys]

Many many people take it for a GAME !

[iappreciategoodmusci]

Just found out that this is the same Sylvia that sang "Pillowtalk"...circa 1970's...very sexy song...wow

[billynunn]

@iappreciategoodmusci  yep the same one !!!!!

[TheMaceymacreary]

these were the equals to les paul and mary ford - in a sense :) i love all of 'em

[travlynn08]

A little whimsy with jangly guitars and solid harmonies....

[magcarril]

Seguro que si! Yo bailo un cha cha incorporando el Americano pa lante y pa tras y el de Perez Prado en las peliculas mejicanas o sea el Afro Cubano...Que es asi como lo digo..Yo baile en todos los clubs nocturnos de NY durante los 60's..Te reto!

[magcarril]

This is a Cha-Cha..a lot of R&R music used this Rhythm..American Cha Cha is danced back & forth. Afro-Cuban Cha Cha Cha is sideways with a jump & skip.The B&W Mexican movies show a lot of dancing from 40's-50's..Peace Via Music ..VIVA MARIA!

[harfuch1]

@magcarril of course you don't know what is cha cha cha. me das lastima con tus comentarios

[magcarril]

@harfuch1 Tito Puente me dedico una cancion "Tito Puente la conocio", tendrias que verme bailar para que lo compruebes...Soy Puertorriqueña y bailo de todo..Mambo, guraracha, (guaguanco, son, guajira,) que fueron los bailes precursores del Cha Cha Cha. ademas tambien bailo lo que llaman hoy dia Salsa...Y bailo Rock & Roll, slop, bop, swing, lindy hop, y le se la lirica. Paz via Musica..VIVA MARIA!

[harfuch1]

@magcarril Yo tambien bailo todos esos ritmos y los conozco muy bien.

pero hay una mala informacion con la cancion de Micky y Sylvia y esa mala informacion viene de la pelicula Dirty Dancing pues mencionan que esta cancion es un CHA CHA.

Para comenzar no hay tal "cha cha" esto es cubano y se llama CHA CHA CHA.

Te acuerdas de las orquestas que lo pusieron de moda? Enrique Jorrin, La Orquesta America, etc.

El cha cha cha tiene distintos pasos y no son esos que ensenan en Dirty Dancing.

Saludo

[magcarril]

@harfuch1 Yo me crie en ambas culturas tambien la de Rock & Roll y hubieron muchos musicos que la usaron entre ellos: Mary Wells; You beat me to the Punch; Two Lovers; The one who really loves you; Martha Reeve & Vandellas: A Love like yours don't come knockin' every day..Drifters, casi todo: Up on the Roof, There Goes my baby, Under the Boardwalk, Ben E. King: Save the Last dance for me...A rose in Spanish Harlem; Blanquitos: Venus-Frankie Avalon-Diana-Paul Anka- It's now or never-Elvis, etc..

[willthemarquees]

Tremelo!

by the picture she is playing the electric guitar, so is she also playing those dirty(a compliment) ass leads too? or is it just for show?

[67mrblack]

@willthemarquee.....no those are bo didleys chords and he played it in the studio recording....he was the co-writer of the song,and wrote the guitar parts.....true,check it out...

[1956MercM260]

This song is so good that even "Dirty Dancing" couldn't wreck it.

[MCR1235]

makes me think of patrick on the floor mmmmm :) :)

[trojangirl246]

is it sad i can see the whole scene play out in my head whenever i hear this song?

[Secroves]

0 people think love is familiar.

[d92Minnesota]

@Secroves pain is

[ASR10MAN]

Paul McCarntey does a good version of this song

[uzn88]

@ASR10MAN Yeah I love his version, it's sick!

[JackM2409]

if glee covers this i swear to god i will kill all the of the cast

[dsn1964]

I don't care how old you are....What your sexual orientation is....What race you are...Your gender....Whatever.....This song cuts across all boundaries. GREAT song.

[izzklo]

"Sylviaaa?"

"yes, Mickey?"

"how' you call your loverboy?"

"come here, loverboy!"

"and if he doesn't answer?"

"...ohh loverboy?"

"and if he STILL does'nt answer?!"

"i simply say..."

<3

[Pufnica1005]

Love is strange. =)

[adawnswan]

:D ...thinking about Dirty Dancing... Great song!!!

[sleepytimegalz]

Absolutely the truth..the whole thing..hahaha Thx 4 posting....phyllis.

[HOBOsEPICVIDEOs]

Patrolling the mojave almost makes you wish or a nuclear winter.

[Mesercus]

"noo nooooo"



[13AJJONES]

NOW YA GET ME, SWEETS ?

[pskriko]

Badlands

[camlkisback41]

omfg this song is the song is so good thumbs up if u think its good even without todays snazzy gay crap and im13

[jltardiff]

Mickey was a father of rock n roll, just sit back and enjoy the master and one of his students. They recorded this song as a kick, luckily for us they kept it!

[hueywasthere]

love the oldies

[FoxyMamaRox]

Haha...I sang this song with my grandfather on car trips around the city. =3 Memories!

[GeniesRockin]

I was so young...but remember when this was on the radio. Had teen siblings so I grew up on this era. How cool! And then to see Dirty Dancing and they brought back so many good 'oldies'...that was fantastic! Rock will never die!! Love it love it love it!