Ya Ya

[diuga1]

From what year is this song?

[MENardGoodman13]

he is as funky as can be

[sweetea66]

Real New Orleans R&B!

[Clueless960]

Such a cool song.

[MarisPallitax1]

Everyone says that the younger generation don't like this kind of music, but guess what - I'm in high school and I LOVE this song!

[withouttail]

im just a nigger

[mrwarmth100]

@withouttail im just a honkey with soul lol

[tanterocks]

@mizjk

Sittin' in lala waitin' for my YaYa...where u at Jackie? I brought along the blackberry vino...we gonna act all KWAZY sittin' in lala...HaHa..Thx for the share sis...I remember this classic...Lee Dorsey is da' bomb!

Thx slideshowfilms for this class upload. 5***** "thumbs up baaby!!"

[mizjk]

@tanterocks :D :D :D :D 

[magdalenito25]

good job!

[magdalenito25]

god job!

[OweninSFO]

When I was in high school ( a VERY long time ago) this is the song our gym teacher used to teach us to dance. What a pleasant blast from the past!

[Amandamoo73]

i heard this song on the soundtrack to the wanderers.great stuff!

[DCLAURIE]

This Jig really shuffles !

[beamyrokki101]

yea baby hurry . ya ya

[beamyrokki101]

love this song



[main123LSD]

Sitting here ya-ya waiting for my la la (8)

Maybe before my time, but looooove it :)

[kurff112]

what a great song! i love it!

[toka300]

This video is so old.

[yangorew]

i luv this song

[NICKMELONMAN]

LOL VERY FUNNY!

[maryleefisher]

that was mama and aunt janies song

maryfisher

[mavenfrankeus]

Such a cool song

[123twan123]

2 people dislike music!

[jnrClick]

ya ya a really great song

[wolfbabe68]

Love this Song!!! Still Great!

[SGMGBrittneyRenee]

I so Love This song!!!

[northstand11]

Quality!!!!!!

[TuneInTurnonWakeup]

Anybody who likes this song should check out Adam Ant's 'Room at the Top'. Not because it's a brilliant record but purely because it's a total uncredited rip-off of this classic. Tell me I'm wrong. I dare you. Shame on you Adam Ant. Shame your single bombed but you made the mistake of stealing the melody but not the soul. Schoolboy error.

[LustingSvenska]

@TuneInTurnonWakeup OMG i soooo agree! Adam Ant not only ripped off the music but certain lyrics in this classic song..and to my best knowledge NEVER paid Mr Dorsey or any of his family royality for this obvious 'borrowing' of a song...Adam Ant..original songwritter...lol YAYA right!

[MultiCookieeater]

Badd songg !

[HDFootballHighlights]

wak tune

[nancyfloressantos]

Lee Dorsey 1961 song featured in the great 1973 movie "American Graffiti".

[jctslice]

most cool!

[jctslice]

is this song featured in a commercial?

[maxmillian68]

Check Out: Gi Meg Fri I Kveld 1980 (Vazelina Bilopphøggers) Music Video (Norway)

[mikemikeyf]

.

Check that back it was " I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"

.

[mikemikeyf]

" I Gave My Heart to the Junkman" (Patty Labelle and the Bluebelles)

was about heroin.

Sometimes songs were draped in slang but the message came through.

Ya Ya is a good example also.

He is sitting in LA ( called La La Land by so many there)

Wating for his Ya Ya to show up . ( aka hooker )

He got away with getting this one played and probably

had a lot of laughs about it.

/

[porkchop745]

@mikemikeyf

OMG. For reals.

[sparwood8]

Takes me back to grade 12

[SAB9697]

My 90 year old technology singer sings this in class, his drandruff covers his eletric guitar, its hand made by him, the dandruff holds it together. The songs cool though.

[beechnutgrl]

Now my 6th grade teacher Miss Peggy Buffaloe let me bring my record player and let us dance to this---how kewl is this? Kay Crews Nichols

[JosephO75]

Does anyone know when this song was released? I have this theory that things in the world repeat themselves over history, for example: music. I'm wondering if other artists within the same decade of when this song was released are also considered to be underrated amongst fans.

I'm wondering because i noticed someone giving a translation and it made me see the song as him singing using slang of the time, like the music from 2000-2010 it's mostly sucked & the good stuff is underrated.

[mikemikeyf]

Translation - I'm sitting in Los Angeles waiting for my hooker to show up.

[sparwood8]

@mikemikeyf baloney

[garggleandspit3]

Yeah, this was a goody. As with all Lee Dorsey's music. Was this in the Lords of Flatbush or was it American Graffitti? I get confused.

[luchianoxxx]

Dalida !!! :)

[streakyink]

I can't give this enough thumbs up.

[marthamuffinkid]

great track thanks!

[budway1942]

Man I was in high school when this came out..lol thanks for posing.

[liishababee]

my soc teacher showed our class this song.

i totally owe him(((:

[paulthepill]

never heard this before, great voice.

[estosiesmusica]

Magnifica.

[TannerJay250]

The two people who disliked this should get a life. To those of you who voted up-You're tasteful! And thank-you slideshowfilms for posting this.

[ints13]

#FAIL

[californium99]

he looks like black bing crosby

[quiltbee]

very sweet memories.....one for chloe...thanks much......

[TonyDahlstrom]

Woke up this morning with this song in my head and went looking for it. Thanks for the upload.

[Highly4Fubars]

luv you my nigga

[sgflaherty]

What's a Ya Ya? And where is La La?

This is a ggrrrreeeeeaaaaaaatt song!

[sufferthejoy308]

my little borther name is yaya!

[michelleleawaldrop]

i heard cheech singing this in a movie waiting for a woman he was ironing and singing this song

[zacatetas]

I perfer Ken Dorsey's blown out knee

[diuga1]

In what year was this song first released?

[jester99sch]

@diuga1 1962

[antherick]

awesome, i didn't know buckwheat zydeco was covering this song. i love both versions though

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by:)

[jumpingmonkey665]

i love this flippin song

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by:)

[estelle715]

I have completely forgotten this song.I'm so glad I found it!Too good,to be forgotten!Thanxs!

[slideshowfilms]

one of his best songs:)

[jensmusicfaves]

@estelle715 That is the wonder of YouTube. :)

[plwblj]

@estelle715 see also you Tube :

ya ya larry & bo

[speedamod]

You are right neilpuff22, I did a bit of homework, other great songs were "baby it's you" "You really got a hold on me",

"My boyfrends back", big girls dont cry, and many more, have nt seen the film for years might go and order it.

Good memories.

"Leave the kid alone" .

Have a great new year folks.

[Sorroque]

I figured this song was about waiting at a RR X'ing for a slow moving, long, Florida freight train at Byrd plaza around 1965'ish.

[speedamod]

Fantastic, was this on the Wanderers soundtrack ?

Seem to remember it....................

[neilpuff22]

@speedamod yes ma friend 1 of the very best songs and film baby!!!!

[emjee]

@speedamod Don't know about "The Wanderer's", but it was definitely on the soundtrack to "American Graffitti", I remember I bought it when it first came out and remember hearing this song for the first time.

[rocktenniscat]

Happy Heavenly Birthday, December 1st to a great singer!

[jcs4bama]

Thanks for posting, sounds great!!!!!!

[bauermaney1]

YA  YA

[Davemo69]

is this film with jonothon ross theme?

[Slowbuddy]

Yeaaaaaaaaaah!

It's a classic "Rock'n'Rolla"

[Ruta930]

classic! Thanks for posting!

[Fruth37]

I just finished watching one of my all time favorite movies, American Graffiti, and this song was on the soundtrack. Man, is this a classic! The sound on this post is crystal clear, just perfect. Thanks for making my night. RF

[woffie1947]

I'm sitting in the Lala waiting for my ya ya oh oh mh

I'm sitting in the Lala waiting for my ya ya oh oh mh

at least I'm funny but I don't believe she's coming oh oh

Baby hurry don't make me worry oh oh

yea baby hurry don't make me worry oh oh

you know that I love you oh how much I love you oh oh mh

I'm sitting in Lala waiting for my ya ya oh oh

I'm sitting in Lala waiting for my ya ya oh oh

at least I'm funny but I don't believe she's coming oh oh

[slideshowfilms]

thanks!!

[EmilyUpjohn]

Not quite:

"I'm-a sittin' here in Lala waiting for my ya ya . . . "

and

"It may sound funny but I don't believe she's coming. . . "

[DRUMTOY2002]

Man, I love this song! My Auntie use to play it for me EVERYTIME I went over to her house when I was a baby back in thew late 60"s in New York City. I love you, I miss you, and god bless you ALWAYS, Auntie!!!

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by:)

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by:)

[slideshowfilms]

thanks:)

[Qrayon]

Is that Professor Longhair playing piano on this track?

[DJSnafu]

Possibly the catchiest sogn of all time? Been in my head for months!!! Ike&Mike cover is phenomenal too, as is Ricardo Ray's

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by!!!

[jazzalex22]

Ya Ya. What an awesome song. When I was a little kid I had this song on a tape with Beep Beep, Hot Rod Lincoln and Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop. I took the tape everywhere with me. I played Ya Ya because that is what I call my other grandma and she loved it as much as I did. I'm old but I still love this song. I still think it's one of my favorites of all time.

[slideshowfilms]

this was always one of my favorite songs:) thanks for stopping by!!

[thewildpearl]

I been humming & singing this all day long cleaning the house. Just had to come up & listen to it on the real. Thanx for posting.

[slideshowfilms]

you are welcome:)

[lauermar]

I was in 7th grade in 1972 when our gym teacher played this song for our exercise. We lined up in the gym and did a line dance from front to back, left and right with a grapevine step, a twirl and a clap. Those were the days!

[slideshowfilms]

i agree those was the days!!

[philxbx]

Thanks for posting this! Great song

[slideshowfilms]

thanks:)

[wag1daz08]

from the wanderers 1979 i'm 15 and love this song

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by!!

[danchapers]

very good im only 26 but love this song its in the wanderers love it rock and roll baby

[slideshowfilms]

nothing like the oldies thanks for posting!!

[msjulieeann]

They sure are blue; I noticed them also.

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by!!!

[whileimthinking]

haha ya

and that's a pretty sweet story about ur husband

[slideshowfilms]

thanks:)

[msjulieeann]

@whileimthinking Thanks for taking time to read it. I am just now seeing your comment. Keep the music in your heart & be forever happy...........Julie

[whileimthinking]

look

at his eyes

haha

they're pretty blue :)

oh and it's a pretty fun song.

[slideshowfilms]

haha they are blue never noticed it. thanks for stopping by!!!

[msjulieeann]

This is my husband's & my song. On our first date, we went on a high school bus to a football game. As I stepped onto the bus, this great song was playing. It was just like magic. It captured my heart as did my husband. It was just like it was being sang to us personally. My husband was waiting on the bus for me. I beleive this was the first time I had heard this song. It has always been our song. I love it. Thanks for posting it.

[slideshowfilms]

you are very welcome thanks for stopping by!!!

[idrink20oz]

great song

[slideshowfilms]

thank you!!

[kurtzbob]

That great New Orleans (Nawleans?) sound with Lee singing a great vocal...back by a great piano solo...

[jasontreks]

Nawlins(from someone born in Dixie(southern Louisiana)

[slideshowfilms]

thanks for stopping by!!!

[wildarmschild]

Yaya is a feeling you get when your scared or when something is chasing you. That feeling you get when you run even faster because you feel that something is chasing you. Another example of this feeling is when your hiding in the dark and something/someone is looking for you. That is the meaning of "Yaya."

[PoptartTheMighty]

Yes,adding on to it,is lets say your running up steps and somebody is chasing you,you start running faster and you start to get shaky in a way.

[funkysugarbabe]

hmm.....but he is singing sitting here in lala waiting 4 my yaya. my english is not so good sp excuse me pls, but i dont think that he's waiting for that

[opinionatedcro]

dis songs krazy

[slideshowfilms]

glad you enjoyed it thanks for stopping by!!

[triviafreak1]

good song-but what exactly is a ya ya

[integeral]

ya ya is his girlfriend i think

[snakeskin2u2]

ya ya is what you get when you sit in your la la and you want to go ga ga.

I hope that helps.

[AnthonysDen]

With a song title like that,you HAVE to feel all jolly & happy inside!Great tune by the late great Lee Dorsey!

[slideshowfilms]

thanks!!!!

[daveyharsh]

Needed cheering up as im a bit drunk and maudlin. So i typed in the name of my favorite sister ... Yaya will always love me i know .. i suppose that makes me JaJa .. isnt life a great thing when u have musical coincidence like this!

[bobbym03]

Einfach nur Geil

[KMELIZ21]

I love this I heard this song on YaYa Dacosta page! lol fell in love

[snuffles7571212]

so catchy! XD

[RioCravoNorte]

5 *****

[slideshowfilms]

Thanks!!!

[ELRANDY11]

YA YA * NO NO

[dyadtwo]

It's fun to dance to. Thanks, SlideShow!

[slideshowfilms]

thank you

[girlhaertfulloflove]

love it!!!! I'm 14 but good music is good music to everyone!!!

Thanks For posting it slideshowfilms !!!

[slideshowfilms]

thank you

[Rasdock]

That's really cool. I grew up in the '80s and have always liked "oldies," but I just discovered this one recently. You're on the right path.

[RickyCountryAtHeart]

way too go good job

[slideshowfilms]

thanks ricky