These guys opened for the Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis in July of 1965. I was there. Came across some of them in the 90's when "The Legends Of Rock and Roll" performed at our school fundraiser.
@Robert0087able I thought you were gonna say because it got wet and moldy in the storage space. I'll give my stuff away before I ever use one of those things again.
Around 1964, a Los Angeles group called Bobby and the Classics brought in a new lead singer named Frankie Garcia who had earned the nickname "Cannibal" after he had bitten someone during a street fight in his younger days. After changing their name to Cannibal and the Headhunters, the group would go on to score a US Top 30 hit with "Land Of 1000 Dances".
hey phonetrick, I can dig it! I played this tune on+on! It's such a bummer to hear a member of one of your lotsa-listened-to groups died. God Bless Richard.
Remember getting tickets for Sam Riddle's "9th Street West" in November 1964 (just started my senior year of H.S.) ~ Riddle's show was one of the mid 60's dancing shows in L.A. I asked the girl of my H.S. dreams, Joan Eide, to go with me. It was the best, honestly; the music, the friends, the times, the politics, the parties ~ I wish you could all been along for the ride!
Dude! I graduated from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe Springs, California on 16 June 1965 and I can remember crusing Bob's Big Boy, on Whittier Blvd., in Whittier, California in my 1957 Chevy and my punkass AM radio was playing so loud I thought the windshield would crack! But it was such a fun time to be young and alive. The music, the friends, the times ~ it was all such an experience.
This is such a great song, i remember listening to this on the huggy boy, the art laboe, and the rick ward show. Man how i wish they would stop removing the good
My dad used to know Richard's Son back on the late 80's & early 90's. A much older man, He was living in down town LA. I was in my early teens at the time, and I remember him not doing so well. He was practically homeless Living in a run down Hotel.
My dad used to know Richard's Son back on the 80's He was living in down town LA. I remember him not doing so well. He was practically homeless Living in a run down Hotel.
Richard Scar Lopez has a son - He only knew his dad as a troubled man. He was surprised at his Dad's death to find out that his Dad had been special, singing one of the best known songs of all time coming out of East L.A.
I am a friend and let me tell you now that this kid, well he is a man of about thirty five years old, is driving everyone nuts finding out about his dad.
@malcol000 A legend, immortal, son should be proud knowing his dad was a major talent. It can be tough of the kids, but we of the old school salute Scar Lopez!!
frankie "canibal" got his name because he was in a fight with this guy and bit him and this song was made by mistake because frankie drew a blank b4 singing so he just started going na na na and they made the song as they went all this was said by rabbit a member of the band in an interview
I liked this version and later Wilson Pickett it wasn't until a couple of years later that I found that Chris Kenner wrote and recorded it first all of them were good
The biggest hit was Wilson Pickett's version. That is the most famous and "definitive" version and even that wasn't the original. The Original was by Chris Kenner from New Orleans Louisiana which was a great version as well. This version is slowed down and De-rhythm-a-cized to make it "acceptable" to the pop audience. As was done by so many artists like Pat Boone, Georgia Gibb, Elvis, and countless others.
Wilson Pickett's version came about a year after this one. The Chris Kenner original was very different. It didn't have the "na-na-na na-na" in it. This is probably the first version to include that chant.
@cmulwee001 perhaps you didnt see where i said Pickett's version was the biggest hit but not the original. This version contains the chant b/c he forgot the words. So then the pickett version combines the chant and the rhythm of the original. Perhaps those elements were the magic combination that made his the hit... Kinda like the twist(Hank Ballard&the midnighters1st) then chubby checker came along and blew it away... lol
And I agree that Wilson Pickett's version is the best. And in the early '80's The J. Geils Band did a live version that was similar in arrangement to Pickett's
As the great 1960`s philosopher Mr. Wizard(from Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) always said, "Trizzle Trazzle Trizzle Trone, time for this one to go home". If I had the time machine that Mr. Wizard had, the 1960`s would be the "home" I would choose. The best time of my life. The cars and the women were beautiful, fast, and had class.Things were inexpensive, and for the music, all you have to do is listen to this incredible performance, and you realize how cool it was to be a teen in the mid 60`s.
truth be known, those 60's girls were hot....and easy to nail ! Just ask your Dad. He may not answer but wont be able to stop grinning......When you go home for thanksgiving look over at your Mom....she was one of those girls....
Christ....live a couple of blocks from Manuel's Monster Burrito stand! We would go over to his Moms house while ditching! Kool Dude! Wonder what happened to "Rabbit"? One of the backup singers?
this came out the year i was born.....and quite frankly......i do recall the na na nas from my crib....but thats about it man......it was a goovy 5 yrs living through the 60s....but what a time it was...yeah man...
Hi, everyone, I am Frankie's (cannibal's) cousin. His baby sister checks this out from time to time. We are always happy to see new video clips when they get posted. Keep them coming.
this song just reminds me of that scene in colors where that hot girl gets taken out the house in cuffs and that big dude finally gets taken down like by 10 cops
If my memory serves me correct (as I often watched the show as a very young child), I think this was a lip-synch "performance" from "Hollywood A-Go-Go".
The kaledoscope effect of the go-go dancer was a cheap way to add visual effect to this song.
" The Baron " //// Same set can be viewed at /// "The Hombres =Go Girl Go "///. The same set in fact parts of it were cut from this " Land Of A 1,000 Dances "! Another pretty good Chicano //// "Chris Montez =Lets Dance "!
Why are people saying that white people can't dance? This is Chicano music, not made by caucasians. Plus everyone has their own sense of style not everyone dances the same. I said nanannananananana NANANANANANA haha Viva la raza
this might sound crazy but for some reason this song reminds me of the movie zulu,when the zulu s were advancing towards the british outpost making those sounds.honestly as far as the 60 s girls being quote unquote hot,i think it s simply because they didnt carry around all the pretense and attitude girls do today
Can anyone confirm that these guys are acutally Cannibal The Headhunters?...I saw that group up close at the Glen Island Casino in 1966 or 67....they did'nt look like these guys.
Man you guys are dumb, none of th comments ive read make sens, it sound like a bunch of ignorant fools that have no idea what their saying, just keep your mouth shuts and watch the video. idiots.
"White people can't dance"? Now that's what I call a rather racist generalization. Ever heard of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly or any of the other countless other caucusians who became dance icons? Probably not. Ignorance comes in all colors.
I'm 57 years old and white. I have never had much rhythm. Black folks are just born with rhythm. It's genetic. All those ball room dancer are good at what they did back in Fred and Ginger's day. White people just don't have the soul like the singers of the 60's. In my humble, those were the best performers ever. Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, etc. Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. That's mine. Peace out.
If you really want to see a White guy fly, watch the two videos of Roy Head doing "Treat Her Right". The black&white ones from the sixties. On each one, Mr Head goes crazy with some of the most incredible dancing ever, yet each one is choreographed differently. Seriously--go check them out right away! Peace
watching i love Lucy is hard...Arnaz put on the ruffled shirts and sombreros all too quickly. sign of the times? yes ...thank goodness those times are overrrrr!!!
all im saying give props where its due..back on those days richie valenzuela had to shorten his name to valens, so did martin sheen, charlie sheen and God knows who else. I remember back in the days when I thought Linda Rondstandt was white, jeez i would have loved to know back in the 70s when I was a little girl that Lynda Carter, ( wonder woman ) was half mexican. it's like let people know their true roots.. Rita Hayworth for example, 40's famous film star born Margarita Carmen Cansino
Don't forget Desi Arnaz.....he seems to get forgotten. It was pretty clear where he was from and he was HUGE and the owner/producer of the biggest show of his time.
Desi Arnaz was a great talent but he did nothing to forward the cause of Latino/Hispanic/Chicano/Non-white art and popular culture in America. Just because someone is of a certain race @ a critical time doesn't mean that they will forgo their id as a performer for the sake of political/social change. what this group has along with the people tiana1017 mentioned is the ability to cross traditional cultural boundaries via music. in this respect, Desi is not forgotten he is just not relevant!
Hey recovering16, I think I saw that same PBS Special. It was so amazing. Now, I'm trying to save some Money to try and get their CD. Oh by the way can you recommend me any Latin Groups that I may like?
@gloubloux Miniskirts, long hair, bangs, and a lot of eye makeup. The look became popular all over the world when the Beatles turned up with their girlfriends, all wearing the same.
@gloubloux pre womens liberation was one difference. girls then were just out for a good time, not to prove themselves equal or better than men. they were also uninhibited,and loved to really dance. those 60s dances were fun to watch. nowadays all the dancers try to imitate beyonce's moves (mostly pelvic thrusts) which aren't nearly as fun to watch as girls who used to do the pony or the frug etc. i blame helen reddy!
@gloubloux because they didnt cover themselves in ugly tattoos and peircings and found that eating healthy and carrying a normal body wieght was better than binging and purging
@gloubloux I see you've gotten a lot of varied responses to your request. Most responses don't even acknowledge that "hot" is a matter of opinion. Keep in mind that what you're seeing is women selected for TV and movies, not nearly representative of the population as a whole. I can assure you that there were fat women and plain women galore back then, too, and the girdles and thick undergarments still worn by most women in the mid-60s made them look oddly constricted much of the time.
The beauty standards have changed. I agree with you, but it's just that our tastes might be too different from what we see in mainstream media nowadays.
@gloubloux because we still believed in love...and didn't show much skin..so you could use your imagination...rather then all the crap we have today..eh?
there's a big difference between caucasion white people from the US for example, as oppose to lighter complexion latinos..latino is latino, european is european, they are no black latinos, black is an american term, you dont call sammy sosa, pedro guerrero , etc black, ellos son latino , it's a culture,its a nationality, ethnic background is different when it comes to the color of one skin.. So they are latinos of african descent or european descent, native etc etc
@tiana1017 - Actually honey, that handsome young man with the dimple in his chin, Cannibal, is named Francisco "Frankie" Garcia. After his death, there have been other cannibals, but Frankie is the original. How do I know. He is my primo
Just for the record, Chris Kenner, a black singer from New Orleans, was actually the first artist to do this, backed on the 45 with "(The Name of the Place Is) I Like It Like That." His version was also featured a kind of laid back sound. Then came Wilson Pickett after Cannibal with an electrifying, high enery version. All great in their own way!
Now this by far is "The Best" and Original interpretation of this song!!! Sorry Willie G/Midniters but I've always been a loyal fan, but this one most definitely belongs to "Cannibal and the Headhunters".
I loved this song, and I was impressed when I learned recently (via East Side Story on PBS) that Paul liked them so much and the "Na na na na intro" that they opened for the Beatles on one of their tours in the U.S.!!
I remember the first time I heard this song in the middle '60s, with a small transistor radio clamped to my ear while I was walking around outside. I immediately thought the name of the song was inspired. It described the USA at that time.
When I heard it on the radio I thought these guys were black but surprised to see these were chicanos. They had a Cinderella story to them as well. Paul McCartney was such a fan that he had them open up a few Beatles shows. Love this song.
omg.. i was searching lyrics from Cannibal corpse and... i found "Cannibal & The Headhunters" so i said... wtf... a band trying to copy CC... or wtf... mdfkers and... ok... my friend youtube... and when the video starts... i said... WHAT THE HELL! xD
Both Chris Kenner's original and the Wilson Pickett version are great, but I personally love this version better, due to the muddy production, including choir, handclaps, cries & shouts and 'Animal Housy'-whoieee singing at the end.. Great, thans for posting!! :-)
These guys opened for the Beatles at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis in July of 1965. I was there. Came across some of them in the 90's when "The Legends Of Rock and Roll" performed at our school fundraiser.
jazzdad47 3 weeks ago
@jazzdad47 I wonder if Paul McCartney got the idea for the "Nah Nah's" at the end of "Hey Jude" from this song.
57highland 1 day ago
I once found a unopened copy of this album in a used records store only to lose it cause I didn't pay my storage rent damnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Robert0087able 4 weeks ago
@Robert0087able I thought you were gonna say because it got wet and moldy in the storage space. I'll give my stuff away before I ever use one of those things again.
57highland 2 days ago
Great ole East Los Angeles Rock N Roll Thank you Richard Lopez
Thank you very much
TL250Rider 1 month ago
I've been searching for this song for a long time. A little less for me to worry about in my life.
ActionReplayPerson 2 months ago
If this tune doesn't make you move see your doctor immediately!
MaceMn 3 months ago
Around 1964, a Los Angeles group called Bobby and the Classics brought in a new lead singer named Frankie Garcia who had earned the nickname "Cannibal" after he had bitten someone during a street fight in his younger days. After changing their name to Cannibal and the Headhunters, the group would go on to score a US Top 30 hit with "Land Of 1000 Dances".
mayej 4 months ago
hey phonetrick, I can dig it! I played this tune on+on! It's such a bummer to hear a member of one of your lotsa-listened-to groups died. God Bless Richard.
CherzieBear 4 months ago
I am lucky i had very young parents in the 60s, I remember them playing this on there record player. I loved this song then and even more now!
freeborngunr2 6 months ago
I am addicted to the 50's & 60's love the music back then the orginal soul and motown
FF9118 6 months ago
This was THE ONLY real Land of 1000 Dances ~ anyone else, other than Scar, was a fraud.
MrRonnieG 7 months ago
Remember getting tickets for Sam Riddle's "9th Street West" in November 1964 (just started my senior year of H.S.) ~ Riddle's show was one of the mid 60's dancing shows in L.A. I asked the girl of my H.S. dreams, Joan Eide, to go with me. It was the best, honestly; the music, the friends, the times, the politics, the parties ~ I wish you could all been along for the ride!
MrRonnieG 7 months ago 2
Dude! I graduated from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe Springs, California on 16 June 1965 and I can remember crusing Bob's Big Boy, on Whittier Blvd., in Whittier, California in my 1957 Chevy and my punkass AM radio was playing so loud I thought the windshield would crack! But it was such a fun time to be young and alive. The music, the friends, the times ~ it was all such an experience.
MrRonnieG 7 months ago 4
This is such a great song, i remember listening to this on the huggy boy, the art laboe, and the rick ward show. Man how i wish they would stop removing the good
radio shows!
Juaneno4292 7 months ago
My dad used to know Richard's Son back on the late 80's & early 90's. A much older man, He was living in down town LA. I was in my early teens at the time, and I remember him not doing so well. He was practically homeless Living in a run down Hotel.
squigmunster 7 months ago
My dad used to know Richard's Son back on the 80's He was living in down town LA. I remember him not doing so well. He was practically homeless Living in a run down Hotel.
squigmunster 7 months ago
Richard Scar Lopez has a son - He only knew his dad as a troubled man. He was surprised at his Dad's death to find out that his Dad had been special, singing one of the best known songs of all time coming out of East L.A.
I am a friend and let me tell you now that this kid, well he is a man of about thirty five years old, is driving everyone nuts finding out about his dad.
malcol000 9 months ago
@malcol000 A legend, immortal, son should be proud knowing his dad was a major talent. It can be tough of the kids, but we of the old school salute Scar Lopez!!
TessaRay 9 months ago
So you think you're hot stuff huh because you're going ballistic? Well I'm going cannBALISTIC.
Frisbieinstein 9 months ago
frankie "canibal" got his name because he was in a fight with this guy and bit him and this song was made by mistake because frankie drew a blank b4 singing so he just started going na na na and they made the song as they went all this was said by rabbit a member of the band in an interview
qui164 10 months ago
@qui164 If Frankie added the "nah nah" (even accidentally), he should get co-writing credit.
57highland 1 day ago
I liked this version and later Wilson Pickett it wasn't until a couple of years later that I found that Chris Kenner wrote and recorded it first all of them were good
elamite66 10 months ago
thanks for bringing back some great memories
BlankUberAlles 10 months ago
I like the hypnotic slowness and the way it sounds like it was recorded in the jungle.
Frisbieinstein 10 months ago
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ExtremePeppers 11 months ago
chicano soul de east los angeles!!!!!
SoulGuy25 11 months ago 2
This is my favorite version, si it's the definitive version for me.
DominickFontana 11 months ago
To me this is the definative version. It's the one that rocked my neighborhood for the whole summer of 65-66.
phillydog17 11 months ago
Best version of this song EVUH!
pizzzzza2011 1 year ago
i had to play this song for band- it was really cool
3taylorkids 1 year ago
The biggest hit was Wilson Pickett's version. That is the most famous and "definitive" version and even that wasn't the original. The Original was by Chris Kenner from New Orleans Louisiana which was a great version as well. This version is slowed down and De-rhythm-a-cized to make it "acceptable" to the pop audience. As was done by so many artists like Pat Boone, Georgia Gibb, Elvis, and countless others.
Mongo76 1 year ago
@Mongo76
Wilson Pickett's version came about a year after this one. The Chris Kenner original was very different. It didn't have the "na-na-na na-na" in it. This is probably the first version to include that chant.
cmulwee001 10 months ago
@cmulwee001 perhaps you didnt see where i said Pickett's version was the biggest hit but not the original. This version contains the chant b/c he forgot the words. So then the pickett version combines the chant and the rhythm of the original. Perhaps those elements were the magic combination that made his the hit... Kinda like the twist(Hank Ballard&the midnighters1st) then chubby checker came along and blew it away... lol
Mongo76 10 months ago
@cmulwee001 ps i'm not arguing with you ....lol ... i am actually agreeing .....
Mongo76 10 months ago
@Mongo76
And I agree that Wilson Pickett's version is the best. And in the early '80's The J. Geils Band did a live version that was similar in arrangement to Pickett's
cmulwee001 10 months ago
yup,me too! I would go back to the 60's too!!!
airdale001 1 year ago
Pre Aids, Pre Terriorism, Pre deregulation...Pretty Cool....
billyjo1881 1 year ago
As the great 1960`s philosopher Mr. Wizard(from Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) always said, "Trizzle Trazzle Trizzle Trone, time for this one to go home". If I had the time machine that Mr. Wizard had, the 1960`s would be the "home" I would choose. The best time of my life. The cars and the women were beautiful, fast, and had class.Things were inexpensive, and for the music, all you have to do is listen to this incredible performance, and you realize how cool it was to be a teen in the mid 60`s.
mtzlplex 1 year ago
VERY 60s!!
jojobug45 1 year ago
Perfect song to play at a pep rally!
mh513 1 year ago
truth be known, those 60's girls were hot....and easy to nail ! Just ask your Dad. He may not answer but wont be able to stop grinning......When you go home for thanksgiving look over at your Mom....she was one of those girls....
blkakim3 1 year ago
From East LA, the definitive version of this dance classic (with all due respect to Chris Kenner and Wilson Pickett).
vp81955 1 year ago
Dudes in the back @ 0:30 CLASSIC!!!
ezstikins 1 year ago
This song is sooo fun to play on the trumpet!
TearsofWolves 1 year ago
Love how the girls rocked to the music, and yes they were hot!
mexicanrasta 1 year ago
the 60s looked like they were happening!! so much great music.........the girls were hot too!
74TheJoker 1 year ago
the 60s looked like they were happening!! so much great music.........
74TheJoker 1 year ago
@74TheJoker and a new dance about every week
Thadmotor1044 1 year ago
RIP....Thanks for the great song!!!!
centralparocker 1 year ago
These guys were around for like 5 mins and opened up for the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Righteous Bros. RIP SCAR !!
Graffitti74 1 year ago 2
RIP.
almamatters2471 1 year ago
Rest in Peace Mr. Richard 'Scar' Lopez, you paved the way!
Bon3030 1 year ago 2
rest in peace
rronn61 1 year ago
R.I.P Scar
autobotjazz1972 1 year ago 2
Goodbye Scar! You're not forgotten. And seriously, this is THE version of Land of a 1000 Dances.
dedebelle 1 year ago 8
@dedebelle -- I love this song and you're 100% correct. This is the definitive version :)
Nobjan 1 year ago
@dedebelle It is THE version.My mom saw them do it.
justcallmeassinine 1 year ago
..RIP Richard "Scar" Lopez The group made East LA proud.. the Cannibal & the Headhunters will never be forgotten...
rlow68 1 year ago 3
RIP Scar Lopez from East L.A. passed away yesterday!
LadyattheWell7 1 year ago
The lead singer passed away today so I wanted to check out this song. Sure wish I could understand what it's about!
jdale1259 1 year ago
RIP!
Singer Richard "Scar" Lopez of Cannibal & the Headhunters dead @ 65
-- Entertainment2u-Twitter
PhillyWings 1 year ago 9
@PhillyWings fuck those ciggys , that took george also
Thadmotor1044 1 year ago
Christ....live a couple of blocks from Manuel's Monster Burrito stand! We would go over to his Moms house while ditching! Kool Dude! Wonder what happened to "Rabbit"? One of the backup singers?
Maybe Cannibal's prima will fill me in?
SteelBustingShooter 1 year ago
this came out the year i was born.....and quite frankly......i do recall the na na nas from my crib....but thats about it man......it was a goovy 5 yrs living through the 60s....but what a time it was...yeah man...
DsveysNavy 1 year ago
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old64 1 year ago
The best version in this boys book!
phillydog17 1 year ago
Hi, everyone, I am Frankie's (cannibal's) cousin. His baby sister checks this out from time to time. We are always happy to see new video clips when they get posted. Keep them coming.
YosemiteDoll 1 year ago
this song was on a yellow vinyl album. I think the name was West Side Review?? Other songs were Karen, Farmer John, Land of 1000 Dances, etc.
Does anyone remember the name of that album and where I can obtain a copy?
Marisela48 1 year ago
this song is stiiil good ! :)
janessitta01 1 year ago
We had the greatest music and we used to dance to it! a lot! greatest exercise out.
Usurped 1 year ago
this song just reminds me of that scene in colors where that hot girl gets taken out the house in cuffs and that big dude finally gets taken down like by 10 cops
chicagostyleasshole 1 year ago
If my memory serves me correct (as I often watched the show as a very young child), I think this was a lip-synch "performance" from "Hollywood A-Go-Go".
The kaledoscope effect of the go-go dancer was a cheap way to add visual effect to this song.
altfactor 1 year ago
I love the Residents' version of this classic
MisterSynyster 1 year ago
60's women were hot because it was the age of aquarius and free love...
jaguar3uzoda 1 year ago
Now this was music.
bigj111882 1 year ago
I hated this version when I first heard it years ago...now it my FAVORITE! That's because now I'm much smarterer! Whoda thunk it? ;-)
dpohunter 1 year ago
" The Baron " //// Same set can be viewed at /// "The Hombres =Go Girl Go "///. The same set in fact parts of it were cut from this " Land Of A 1,000 Dances "! Another pretty good Chicano //// "Chris Montez =Lets Dance "!
plbaronob 1 year ago
right which was first this one or Wilson Pickets?
Usurped 1 year ago
@Usurped This is the original, before Pickett, and the best!
lhcarter 1 year ago
My favorite version of this song.
phillydog17 1 year ago
what is the name of this show ?
DrHogfan 1 year ago
Why are people saying that white people can't dance? This is Chicano music, not made by caucasians. Plus everyone has their own sense of style not everyone dances the same. I said nanannananananana NANANANANANA haha Viva la raza
xxmillhouse 1 year ago
this might sound crazy but for some reason this song reminds me of the movie zulu,when the zulu s were advancing towards the british outpost making those sounds.honestly as far as the 60 s girls being quote unquote hot,i think it s simply because they didnt carry around all the pretense and attitude girls do today
mark17044 1 year ago
The white guys can't dance because they are born with the innate ability to make money.
pillroller88 1 year ago
@pillroller88 they are not white they are latinos
defrancotv 1 year ago
@defrancotv shows what i know
pillroller88 1 year ago
this is really back to my roots.....
robertpintozzi 1 year ago
very old record in brother's old 60s collection
COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY 1 year ago
YEA, AND THEY COME THE A FULL BUSH!!!!
rammitmike 1 year ago
Hey Ruben How about this one
froglover1950 1 year ago
so glad I have this on 45...
greenwol23 1 year ago
Can anyone confirm that these guys are acutally Cannibal The Headhunters?...I saw that group up close at the Glen Island Casino in 1966 or 67....they did'nt look like these guys.
floundersrule 1 year ago
@floundersrule This is the original cannibal "francisco garcia", my beloved cousin
YosemiteDoll 1 year ago
Wat is dit fantastisch. Ik kende alleen de versie van Wilson Pickett. Is this the original version, it is so great!!! Who wrote the song?
dusty11111988 2 years ago
Written and first recorded in '62 by Chris Kenner.
Smokeater717 2 years ago
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Smokeater717 2 years ago
Cannibal and the Headhunters added the "Nananananana" hook.
TheLastSonOfPico 1 year ago
Viva Mexico Cabrones!!!
autograph1984 2 years ago 2
First Of All What's With The White Comments. They Are Nothing But Raza So Get Over THe White Shit!!!!!!!!
13PCP 2 years ago 3
Man you guys are dumb, none of th comments ive read make sens, it sound like a bunch of ignorant fools that have no idea what their saying, just keep your mouth shuts and watch the video. idiots.
69charger440sixpack 2 years ago
White people can't dance.
lyerlyman 2 years ago
im white and i agree....although i can do a dance somewhat related to dancing.
Blacksheeph26 2 years ago
"White people can't dance"? Now that's what I call a rather racist generalization. Ever heard of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly or any of the other countless other caucusians who became dance icons? Probably not. Ignorance comes in all colors.
horarwgt 2 years ago 2
I'm 57 years old and white. I have never had much rhythm. Black folks are just born with rhythm. It's genetic. All those ball room dancer are good at what they did back in Fred and Ginger's day. White people just don't have the soul like the singers of the 60's. In my humble, those were the best performers ever. Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, etc. Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. That's mine. Peace out.
lyerlyman 2 years ago
If you really want to see a White guy fly, watch the two videos of Roy Head doing "Treat Her Right". The black&white ones from the sixties. On each one, Mr Head goes crazy with some of the most incredible dancing ever, yet each one is choreographed differently. Seriously--go check them out right away! Peace
strummeresque 2 years ago
One thing for sure: Republicans can't dance!
bwanna23 1 year ago
White people can carry a tune.
Not just rhyming violent talk that shouldn't be considered music.
From South La.
okrafeet 2 years ago
Walt Disney was born Osvaldho Cisneiros in Vigo, Spain. LATINO
IanHunedoara8 2 years ago
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From East LA lol
damn white people dont know shit lol
aladinsnake1 2 years ago
watching i love Lucy is hard...Arnaz put on the ruffled shirts and sombreros all too quickly. sign of the times? yes ...thank goodness those times are overrrrr!!!
pippilona06 2 years ago
all im saying give props where its due..back on those days richie valenzuela had to shorten his name to valens, so did martin sheen, charlie sheen and God knows who else. I remember back in the days when I thought Linda Rondstandt was white, jeez i would have loved to know back in the 70s when I was a little girl that Lynda Carter, ( wonder woman ) was half mexican. it's like let people know their true roots.. Rita Hayworth for example, 40's famous film star born Margarita Carmen Cansino
tiana1017 2 years ago
Yes, I hear you.
Don't forget Desi Arnaz.....he seems to get forgotten. It was pretty clear where he was from and he was HUGE and the owner/producer of the biggest show of his time.
mikescircus 2 years ago
Desi Arnaz was a great talent but he did nothing to forward the cause of Latino/Hispanic/Chicano/Non-white art and popular culture in America. Just because someone is of a certain race @ a critical time doesn't mean that they will forgo their id as a performer for the sake of political/social change. what this group has along with the people tiana1017 mentioned is the ability to cross traditional cultural boundaries via music. in this respect, Desi is not forgotten he is just not relevant!
pippilona06 2 years ago
Can someone explains me why all those
60's girls are always so goddam hot?
gloubloux 2 years ago 24
Hey recovering16, I think I saw that same PBS Special. It was so amazing. Now, I'm trying to save some Money to try and get their CD. Oh by the way can you recommend me any Latin Groups that I may like?
laminage 2 years ago
cause there was no plastic surgury n people had healthier diets n life styes
TheDrogonzo 2 years ago
@gloubloux because there was no hd back then
bloobloo78 1 year ago
@gloubloux Miniskirts, long hair, bangs, and a lot of eye makeup. The look became popular all over the world when the Beatles turned up with their girlfriends, all wearing the same.
lhcarter 1 year ago
@gloubloux Because they were virgins (or acted like it). Girls actually worried about "their reputation". Can you believe it?
clarkewi 1 year ago
@gloubloux An illusion my friend perhaps based on the go go look.
bobbygoode 1 year ago
@gloubloux Californian girls of the 60's were!!!
Jenscool 1 year ago
@gloubloux pre womens liberation was one difference. girls then were just out for a good time, not to prove themselves equal or better than men. they were also uninhibited,and loved to really dance. those 60s dances were fun to watch. nowadays all the dancers try to imitate beyonce's moves (mostly pelvic thrusts) which aren't nearly as fun to watch as girls who used to do the pony or the frug etc. i blame helen reddy!
12161euclid 1 year ago
@12161euclid Oh, Helen Reddy's got nothing to do with it.
CriticalListener 1 year ago
@gloubloux because back then ugly chicks weren't allowed on tv
squarepusher303 1 year ago
@gloubloux They were allowed to be normal size: not fat, not anorexic, just a luscious normal girl-next-door.
CriticalListener 1 year ago
@gloubloux because they didnt cover themselves in ugly tattoos and peircings and found that eating healthy and carrying a normal body wieght was better than binging and purging
likesspice73 1 year ago
@gloubloux I see you've gotten a lot of varied responses to your request. Most responses don't even acknowledge that "hot" is a matter of opinion. Keep in mind that what you're seeing is women selected for TV and movies, not nearly representative of the population as a whole. I can assure you that there were fat women and plain women galore back then, too, and the girdles and thick undergarments still worn by most women in the mid-60s made them look oddly constricted much of the time.
colibri1 1 year ago
@gloubloux
The beauty standards have changed. I agree with you, but it's just that our tastes might be too different from what we see in mainstream media nowadays.
stereo123 1 year ago
@gloubloux Compared to modern women (and men) they do look a LOT hotter, simply because modern society has a very cheap taste.
But compared to 1940s women these 1960s women look lukewarm at the most.
nederland4045 1 year ago
@gloubloux They were and I married one of them 40 years ago!
DaddyCool1947 1 year ago
@gloubloux its just because of music FREAKbeat and of course sex appeal of her
rochebraziliano 1 year ago
@gloubloux It was a simpler time
baseball1949 1 year ago
@gloubloux because we still believed in love...
ranchroper1974 1 year ago
@gloubloux because we still believed in love...and didn't show much skin..so you could use your imagination...rather then all the crap we have today..eh?
ranchroper1974 1 year ago 2
@ranchroper1974 Very constricted back then, things are a lot looser now. I'd go back if I could though.
strandwolf 1 year ago
@gloubloux
It was just like that, bro; no explanation necessary.
steveknows62 1 year ago
who say da white man cant sing like da black man
rob11751 2 years ago
this band is latino.. get it right, they are not white..lead singer name is Gregory Esparza,
tiana1017 2 years ago 2
Actually, plenty of "latinos" are white....so it all depends...could have black, white, or mestizo roots....YOU GET IT RIGHT!!!
mikescircus 2 years ago
there's a big difference between caucasion white people from the US for example, as oppose to lighter complexion latinos..latino is latino, european is european, they are no black latinos, black is an american term, you dont call sammy sosa, pedro guerrero , etc black, ellos son latino , it's a culture,its a nationality, ethnic background is different when it comes to the color of one skin.. So they are latinos of african descent or european descent, native etc etc
tiana1017 2 years ago
@tiana1017 - Actually honey, that handsome young man with the dimple in his chin, Cannibal, is named Francisco "Frankie" Garcia. After his death, there have been other cannibals, but Frankie is the original. How do I know. He is my primo
YosemiteDoll 1 year ago
actually these guys are chicano
zflame100 2 years ago
A better video can found on the NBC show HULABALOO
Hawkeye752 2 years ago
Just for the record, Chris Kenner, a black singer from New Orleans, was actually the first artist to do this, backed on the 45 with "(The Name of the Place Is) I Like It Like That." His version was also featured a kind of laid back sound. Then came Wilson Pickett after Cannibal with an electrifying, high enery version. All great in their own way!
PhiloPharnsworth 2 years ago
Now this by far is "The Best" and Original interpretation of this song!!! Sorry Willie G/Midniters but I've always been a loyal fan, but this one most definitely belongs to "Cannibal and the Headhunters".
jansydmom 2 years ago 2
lol did u know that frankie forgot the lyrics and just came out with na na na na.. look it up if u dont belive me
BigTimeSleepyHead 2 years ago
I loved this song, and I was impressed when I learned recently (via East Side Story on PBS) that Paul liked them so much and the "Na na na na intro" that they opened for the Beatles on one of their tours in the U.S.!!
recovering16 2 years ago
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strawberrypicker123 2 years ago
I love this version. It is the best.
Yelothndr 2 years ago
this song lives on as my high school marching band's favorite piece
lozograitis 2 years ago
I remember the first time I heard this song in the middle '60s, with a small transistor radio clamped to my ear while I was walking around outside. I immediately thought the name of the song was inspired. It described the USA at that time.
hebneh 2 years ago
the first time i heard this song i had to memorize it for my band exams
spencerleekramer 2 years ago
an absolute keeper!!!!!!---danced to this at my sock-hops
maggiemae70 2 years ago
When I heard it on the radio I thought these guys were black but surprised to see these were chicanos. They had a Cinderella story to them as well. Paul McCartney was such a fan that he had them open up a few Beatles shows. Love this song.
Graffitti74 2 years ago 2
chicanos.. u heard thee midniters? this song and other stompers.. wowie zowie! classic garage and beyond! good times.
gunsanddrugs 2 years ago 2
I live in Ramona Gardens, and I heard they live here. Does anyone know where they came from.
freedomnow2012 2 years ago
they did come from Ramona Gardens. Bobby lives in Pueblo, Colorado now, JoJo sadly passed away a couple of years back, but not sure of the rest.
freaky4green 2 years ago
Thanks for comfirming that. I also heard from some old person that they use to live the apartment where I live now and we are also in a band, LOL!
freedomnow2012 2 years ago
@freaky4green Frankie (Cannibal) passed away in 1996
YosemiteDoll 1 year ago
Iggy Pop also seemed to be smitten
by this tune,he mentions this anytime when he is asked about what his influences were.
PAULLONDEN 2 years ago
omg.. i was searching lyrics from Cannibal corpse and... i found "Cannibal & The Headhunters" so i said... wtf... a band trying to copy CC... or wtf... mdfkers and... ok... my friend youtube... and when the video starts... i said... WHAT THE HELL! xD
locotron66 2 years ago
I said a na nananana nananana nanana nanana nanana na...
realkamoricks 2 years ago 3
awesome.this is so hard to find.........my namesake....ha ha
kanniballken 2 years ago
yeah, chicano soul
TheJaguarKnight 2 years ago
Rock on! na na na naaaa!
Belit01 2 years ago
RIP CARMEN
1313davidn 2 years ago
Both Chris Kenner's original and the Wilson Pickett version are great, but I personally love this version better, due to the muddy production, including choir, handclaps, cries & shouts and 'Animal Housy'-whoieee singing at the end.. Great, thans for posting!! :-)
DjElSemtex 2 years ago
OUTTA SITE. :) WOMEN DONT LOOK LIKE THAT TODAY.OOPS.thanks for this.
Flunder 2 years ago 3
horale!
stikoganja 2 years ago
Na Nana Na Na, Na na na na
Aztlanista 2 years ago
He was really playing to the camera. It was probably a great day for Frank, judging by his smile from ear to ear. GRADE A Thanks for the upload.
spitoncat 2 years ago
This is the original monster hit. Wilson Pickett covered it.
phillydog17 2 years ago
was written and recorded first by Chris Kenner in 1962.
luvureally 2 years ago 3
but not a hit until Cannibal added the na na na na when he forgot the lyrics! true story.
rebus101 2 years ago
I know that, I was responding to the person who said it was original.
luvureally 2 years ago
After Chris Kenner, Fats Domino recorded it and it didn't get off the ground. Next was..........
spitoncat 2 years ago
pure rock
ilovetortillas 2 years ago
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grizzy4l 2 years ago
this rolla is the nigs these chicanos got down
antshed14 2 years ago