Oh How Happy -Shades of Blue

[nursebrendabe]

@Kroozer, growing up, I too always thought a Black group sang this song, but never the less, I sat here listening and with the biggest smile on my face, totally enjoying and swaying with the music. Thank you for placing this recording here.

[Thedanner1000]

Even 40 plus years after, They still got it!

[tbirdtim]

Yes, the tempo ain't right, but the vocals are quite good (marred only by the bad tempo!). And so what if these guys are white? White people can't sing? Maybe if they had a white drummer it would've been played in the familiar tempo of which we are all accustomed. Touché!

[majorsaxdude]

I am the first-call substitute sax player for the back-up band that does them, the Contours, The Marvolettes, etc.and I did a gig with the Shades of Blue near Youngstown, OH. When they walked on stage for their sound check I too said: "Holy shit, you're white!

I guess they were the first white group to be signed to Motown.

They were great to work with. .

[grasspa1]

there was always 3 guys & 1 girl whats with  you people .........gezzzzzz I grew up with this song back in the 60's...........

class of 1969

[wufwufwufwuf]

fantastic TOOooN *****

[mrjoerocco]

This is not the original Shades of Blue, certainly not Nick Marinelli (Lead), Ernie Dernai (1st tenor), Linda Alan (2nd tenor) and Bob Kerr (baritone). Would love to see originals do this and "Lonely Summer". Whadda say?

[sharonkayb]

@mrjoerocco YES that is indeed Nick Marinelli!

[jennine415]

These guys have it, had it, and always will! This is the SHIT!!!

[ikallen45]

One of my all-time favorites! Nothing like it to lift my spirits!

[MusikAndLuv]

the opening is really simillar to Deutschland Uber Alles

[ShutUpYouMong]

@MusikAndLuv Shitting hell! It does an'alll!

[fpetrozz]

wow this guy really kept his voice.

[jfflwn7]

Still got it...After all these years together.....Shit hot....Classic.

[ShellyBean1966]

Thanks for the input, Neggytive! I am Shelly and Bob and Linda from the original Shades were my parents! Bob passed away 4 years ago. Linda is now retired, remarried and living in Northern Michigan and still keeps in touch with Ernie and Nick (the original lead singer and singing in the new Shades version in the video above). My aunt ran into the "new" Shades at some sort of outdoor concert and was told that Nick has left this version and moved on to other projects as well...as of last summer

[Vincent50]

Sing man.  He sounds great! Loved this song when I was a kid.

[DetroitLives313]

Go Detroit! Well Livonia ! same difference. Go Shades of Blue.

[rufus317]

The y still sound very good.

[SEVFEST]

OMG they got old like me LOL at least they can still sing,,,,,, the original group had a girl so these guys weren't in tact during this oldies tour but man Thanx for posting this  I enjoyed it BIGTIME

[johannesannema]

Great song.

The original tempo is more appropriate.

When it is good, than it's good.

Don't speed it up.

[layercakeboss]

leave black people alone.

[scottyrob82]

J5 has nothing on them. This is that blue eyed soul. FTW!

[SuperBandstand]

hey white boys have souls aswell bro,see you in heaven.....

[4threconmarine]

Holy shit the're white !!!

[MrTony20102012]

@4threconmarine i know! all these years i thought they was black!!!!!!!!!!! lol!

[4threconmarine]

@MrTony20102012.Yeah, but they tore it up didn't they?Just found out The O'Kaysons from "I'm a girl watcher" are white too.Its all good.Love blue eyed soul.

[doowop76]

@4threconmarine I thought the same thing

[petegroover]

hi,do you have "i'd be a millionaire" by s.o.blu please ,awsome group,still soundin good

[radiotubes]

I have the lp on my wall. Heard this song on WNYH,1440 babylon NY. Thank you very much. Much better than watching a record spin on youtube.4 days before my b-day too.

[bgdisbrow]

It is remarkable how a sweet ballad like this could have become such a big hit in 1966 when much of the music was rougher edged. I have heard this song played on an easy listening type of radio station recently in Inverness, FL.

[Krooozer]

I always thought a black group did this...I love this song.

[lukcgepwr70]

Now that was impressive! They sound great. I was wondering what happened to the female member of the group.

[hairymoose1974]

her name is linda and until recently i worked with her in northern michigan

[Neggytive]

Linda Allen married one of the original male members, and had a child, who posts comments when the song pops up on YouTube, Linda divorced when Shellie was little, and remarried. I heard she was working in a big box type home improvement store in Michigan, but that info is over a year old.

[john8750]

Loved it then, love it now.