Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes - Be My Baby on Sha Na Na Show

[LesbianVampireLover]

Even though the video quality here is rough, this is a fantastic clip of Ronnie letting her hair down, wilder than the older clips from the sixties. Thanks for posting this rare find.

[2bobbilli]

wot a song eh xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[KnightOwl2006]

I met Ronnie back in the late 80's. She is a lovely, charming lady.

[mofrakker]

Strangely enough the recording on the old B&W tv brings me more nostalgia. The sound is very good.

[Russ748]

RIP Estelle Bennett. We loved you.

[MrHabibhaddad]

Ronnie Spector on the Ron and Fez show being interviewed by the great Ron Bennington today was some of the best radio EVER!

[darwinbhoy]

this girl had so much talent,would love to have seen her live.. class act

[vrsjungle]

i hope phil spector goes to prison for a long time!

[jesusfuckingchrist4u]

bang tidy!

[b0zac]

Although post-Ronettes, Ronnie's presence makes this song work again, probably the most seductive diva of the golden age of Rock...

[wanderer856]

Damn! I love Ronnie's attitude!! Real tough swinging 60's chick is what I like baby!

[jony317]

i cant help but wonder if amyW is a huge fan of this lead, i c a lot of parallels

[makalavena]

incredibly hot!

[dogcat126]

love the ronettes! what a great song. thanks soso much for posting!!!! love the video too!!!!

[ElecticGuruofHotness]

So AWESOME!!

[marchu50]

amazing!!!

[chabeworks]

absolutely adorable--her voice was at this time at its finest--what a true hurricane she was then--and stayed as adorable for ever more--a true icon

[DullardGuy]

@chabeworks I know..I love her after seein this. Her voice is whats missing with todays female singers. This is raw but man she can well you know...woe oh...oh ...oh ohhhhh! No body can do that trademark sound like her

[wesleydeathcrow]

Look at their white shirts & how many buttons they're not using. That's surprising.  Cleavage oo lala :P

[jpenns]

@wesleydeathcrow I hear what you're saying, but it's not as surprising since this is from the 77-81 era. 

[billetjuju]

DIRTY DANCING ♥ !

[chevychevelle396]

She is a great singer. I love when she sings with Eddie Money.

[dee468]

Wish I had half of Ronnie's confidence.

[Hwood1959]

Awesome!!! I'm glad Money paid respect to her!!

[Chocheonline]

I find Ronnie so sexy and sensual lady. If only I can go back in time and meet her. I'd take her into the night and show her a love like she've never seen, ever seen before.

[cefinow]

@Chocheonline but she is only 16 years old, leave her alone!!

[c7i6abc]

@cefinow huh? She was 16 in 1959

[katiush65]

@c7i6abc LOL it's a joke, it's two quotes from the same song!!

[DaveyGMart]

@cefinow HAHAHAHAHAHA AMAZING

[desert3347]

So Sassy..........so beautiful! All 3 of them!

[LesbianVampireLover]

This is such an excellent version! Thanks for posting this!

See rocmaven's comments below!

[rocmaven]

ronnie will be the late show with david lettermen cbs tv wednesday dec 15, 2010

[zarkbot88]

One of those rare songs that sounds EVEN BETTER when played at a pitch higher!

[PDoggdadd]

Ronnie is fine...well and happy,and doing her Christmas show in NYC. She recently met Annie Lennox for the first time on The Ron and Fez Show, XM202, Sirius 197. Ronnie still "has it."

One of the finest people in the universe, Ronnie Spector, and definitely the most-loved.

[silversabre7]

so damn fine

[h3yd3b]

She is amazing. I hope she is doing well.

[allaboutmymonster]

how beautiful and what a strength. <3 she ( the vocalist) looks loke a gypsy, hispanic, Russian, African American and Native American all at once. (and just a tad Jewish heh) so much pure womanhood (and maybe even a little sadness?)

THANX A LOT FOR POSTIN THIS !

[makalavena]

she's hot

[Marion133]

so what happen to nedra telly?

[desert3347]

@Marion133 Could it be "children"! Still swinging hot!!

[jennifersenn]

@Marion133 Nedra got married in 1967 and stopped performing. After Ronnie left Spector in 1974 and tried to put the group back together, Nedra told her she wasn't interested because she had become a born-again Christian. She's been married 44 years and has 4 children and several grandchildren now.

[m1kewithaone]

@jennifersenn oh and what? now all her waking moments were devoted to the lord? or was it something more like jeesus didn't like dancing, oh or singing. religion, i just don't get it....

[OPTIMIZEDd]

Just like Ronny said----

[Marion133]

she was so cute

[Denapz]

This is practically a pornographic video with all the group sex references. Shame!

[borderlandwerun]

@Denapz What are you talking about?

[RTC]

this is one of my all-time favorite oldies songs!

[zeker55]

God, Ronnie is SO hot!

[stretson]

I just LOVE this song!!!!!

[spintation]

OMG-this is no way compares to the Original Ronettes. This is sad.

[zeke1312]

@spintation Given her age when she performed this, I'd give her an A+ where it seems like you would give her an...........?

[sjb66]

This is undoubtedly the best live performance of this song,..Ronnie is just so sexy. That voice I fell in love with years ago. She is awesome

[ftjax]

Bass players get no respect.....

[laughingboy48]

Phil Spector should rot in jail for mistreating Ronnie.  She is sooo sweet.

[ringbolt9]

she is so cute and can sing!!

[calistacarradine]

This is the best version so far

[avidreader57]

thank goodness phil is gone. ronnie IS?

[chuckdee121]

What a lot of fun! She is magic!

[MICKEYSMONKEY]

the glory yrs

[fluentread]

1.46 she uses her wrist to tell the drummer he's a tosser who wouldn't get those three kisses ..

[NikodeemNJ]

@fluentread LOL!!! Glad you pointed that out! I needed a laugh today!

[smokeysport2]

@fluentread So when the garage mechanics and Billy Joel make the same wrist movements when they look at Christie Brinkley's photo in the video "Uptown Girl" they were actually saying she was a tosser? Gee I wish I knew that at the time!

[sylviaroller]

Ronnie Spector will be performing in concert at the Riverside Casino Resort in Riverside Iowa on Saturday July 10.

[08SEP97]

mi apaluso a la señora porque el productor acabo loco y desquisiado

[sovaine]

A classic song

[whathoney73]

OH MY GOD! I had forgotten that Sha Na Na had their own TV show. Ronnie Spector was every guys dream. Beautiful, classy, sexy, and so hot. Just watch her move out there. You just know she is a fox. and still is.

[LCC0256]

This woman had it all voice...charisma.. stage presence....and would have been a super star had it not been for the poor tortured genius phil specter....(how ironic that he thrust her into the spot light and produced her early great hits)

[MsDizzydesi]

wow talk about a trip down memory lane!! Thanks Rick..I still love this song..great upload

[Dancefusion]

DAAMMMNN! 2:51 Hello!

This was clearly live I've been searching looking for a version that I was certain was live and I was not disappointed, fuck me that was good....no really fuck me

[megaswenson]

To get away from Spector, she had to sign over the rights to her songs. Until this clip, I had no idea how smart she is and what a sense of humor she has. It's just a huge shame Spector devoured her life like he did.

[FunWithStuttering]

Just think of the great things that might have happened to Ronnie's career had Phil Spector not been such a jealous nut. Had he produced albums with Ronnie as a solo singer she could have been HUGE! Her talent was totally wasted for 20 years.

[jura233]

Amy Winehouse is only bad copy. She hasn't Ronnie's talent, charm, voice, and doesn't have her beauty

[SugaryDoll]

well Amy Winehouse said she wanted to be like Ronnie, and you can tell, by her voice and her hair.

Now, I like Amy, and i think the back to black album was beyond good, but one thing: she will NEVER be like Ronnie, Ronnie is the BEST!

The only thing Amy is right now is a junkie druggie out of her mind.....sad.

[MikeHudson65]

Ronnie Spector is the best looking woman I've ever seen, she is still great looking even now!!

[Junglehike]

Best group ever! They are a jewel...!

[DooWoppOh]

Ronnie Spector will perform Jan.22, 2010 at Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Ohio and Jan 23 at Seneca Niagara Casino Niagara Falls, New York.

[carolingianVI]

You'd better believe all fake ass singers from Amy Winehouse to Joss Stone are mere copies from the number 1 singer from the 60" and sexy as hell as, Ronnie.

[xwaystranger]

Best song ever written, any time any place.

[MangoChunks]

No one on earth has ever been sexier

[holeyjay]

I wonder if Amy Winehouse tried to copy her voice?

[Sadakogirl]

She's copied everything else from her!

[rodasalejandria]

@holeyjay Who its amy winehouse ????

[sixitiesking]

Ronnie Spector Rock n Roll Christmas Party Dec 4 Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville CT & Dec 19-20 BB Kings Times Square New York City.  The first ever Ronnie Spector Darlene Love A Christmas Gift For You live concerts Dec 11 Robert Parilla Pac Montgomery College Rockville MD & Dec 17 Count Basie Theatre (Benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County) Red Bank NJ.

[RESISTANCENWO1]

Ronnie 4 ever

[Celamim]

Ronnie looks particularly tasty in this video. Sings good too.

[dannya06]

but wheres ESTELLE AND ENDRA? her sister and cousin??

[victoria4043]

Nice, love her cool voice. thnx for posting.

[eee1979]

This makes me want to cry - in a bad way. Such an amazing talent jumping through these ridiculous hoops is outrageous. All these assholes in their American Grafitti costumes posing and dancing up there with a true singer - it's shameful. Nothing against Ronnie - you gotta pay the bills, but still, it's sad.

[ostrich67]

Lighten up! It was a comedy show! Also, Ronnie's performance was killer here.

[sunkistdds]

Come on Ronnie if u read this, come to the midwest, we love u too

[sandbag737]

Who in the hell needs good picture quality wit a voice like that???

[kives1985]

She has such a cool sounding voice.

[ostrich67]

She should have hit him in the face with that cake! Now THAT would have been funny!

This video looks like an old kinescope.

[rocmaven]

Ronnie Spector christmas party live Dec 4 at Mohegan Sun Uncasville CT and Dec 19-20 at BB Kings New York City NY. The first ever Ronnie Spector Darlene Love A Christmas Gift For You live shows Dec 11 at Parilla Pac Montgomery College Rockville MD and Dec 17 at The Count Basie Theatre Red Bank NJ.

[uszoninyc]

one of the 'Ronettes is Chip Fields- Kim Fields- 'Tootie' facts of life

[johnc310]

Ronnies so amazing! Coolest, hottest woman ever! She should never have wasted her time on that freak (albeit musical genius) Phil Spector

[Sadakogirl]

Awesome! I love how she smacks the piece of cake into Bowser's hand. Was that unscripted?

[RedDuganJr]

Who's the guy on piano? Really liked that cool, behind-his-back playing!

[robi2000]

Ronnie sounds beautiful

[ostrich67]

Yeah she does. And she's really rockin' those black leather pants!

[meavid]

awesome.

[jjkdc]

Great stuff!  Really loved this.

[ringbolt9]

the guys are suprisingly tight musically! and she is unreal good. now the singers have to lip synch at concerts ..no real talent like this.

[Fo0Guy]

so true so true.. every bit of your comment

[sukes58]

so sad that stella bennet has died

[poconoboy61]

her name was estelle bennett

[joecam21]

Her name was Veronica Bennett

[ianc7uk]

You're right, Ronnie is Veronica Bennett - but I think suke58 and joecam21 were talking about her sister Estelle Bennett, who recently passed away.

[lordraven1980]

amazing voice...so powerful and special.

[fatbowe]

...Man I Am Old...SAW This Live On TV...

...Sittin on the couch,with my ole Lady on

..my Lap...Still got the Old lady...BUT no

..more Lap Time...Ha Ha.......

[scarypowers]

this is the best version on here...love it

[ostrich67]

(gasp) oooh yeah! This version is pretty hot!

[ISISJoness]

WOW. everything about this video is amazing...!

love ya Ronnie

[ostrich67]

Cool video! She delivers this one with an inner-city swagger-you can imagine her with a switchblade in her back pocket! Much different than her 1965 T.A.M.I. show performance. The innocence was gone and she's tougher now, post Phil Spector.

[Sadakogirl]

So true. It's very different--but definitely sexy and beautiful in both versions.

[spectorman09]

she was my first hard on

[musesmusics]

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[jemb2000]

Ronnie Spector sounds great here. Pity "The Ronettes" with her are replacements.

[unclewalt56]

Great old video thanks; Ronnie is such a DOLL .. . !!!

[FullMoonVideo]

I seen Sha-na-na perform in the mid seventys before they had the TV show Not only did they play the old tunes perfectly, their stage performance was spectacular!

Oh yea! love Ronnies music as well

[Douille]

c'est magique!!!

[Foofsmom]

just watched this on my tv. This is included in the DVD I have. I didn't upload this as I was really just trying to get the boys themselves

[MarkAndrewHogg]

the original and still the best.

but, just because i love the song..i uploaded a little cover of my own. come on over to my page after you've listened to this and tell me what you think of mine (:

obviously it's not as good, but still, check it. out..thanks. Mark.

[hamlet214]

bellissima voce!!!!!grandiosa

[Kdogdude26]

WOW ! Priceless footage.

[VirginSuicide77]

I agree with Jon above, the best version I've heard/seen on youtube. I wasn't around in those days (born in '77) but Ronnie will ALWAYS be our baby!

[AnitaLife27]

Awesome! Historic! What a great find!!!!! Ronnie and everyone sound great! She looks incredible! LOVE THIS! Maybe some day they'll release sha na na's to DVD. Love them too! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

[southernstar0946]

Ronnie is so gorgeous and so talented.

[keelyjai]

cute! she has such a fun personality!

[Glowingembers08]

Fantastic voice, fantastic ole footage. Absolutely love it. Loved watching this and listening to this great song.

[sierria64]

rip estell....

[blackk]

Holy shit, Ronnie is soooo hot.

[markydjh]

what a fantastic voice

[chivasregal321]

is dead at cancer, R. I. P. Stelle!

[chivasregal321]

sorry, Estelle Bennett is dead, she was only 67 ,,,R.I.P. Stelle and thanks for a beautiful voice!

[peteykkk]

Ronnie is so special! The Ronettes are fantastic.

[wallpaperkilla]

shes hott....

[occitan34]

Magnifique i m French bye

[mistycat104]

If you watch the guys dancing it reminds me of The Karate Kid- wax on, wax off!

[Sadakogirl]

@mistycat104 Heh, me too. Just saw Karate Kid a month or so ago and it's so Miyagi and Daniel! :)

[obyano]

does she remind you of Irene Carr from " Flash

Dance"

[Stevienickssss]

how is she singing without a microphone

[lovewalk101]

If you notice, no one's using a microphone, not even in the dialogue. Yet! Everyone's voice sounds amped up. So more than likely, they just have it so that the entire stage is has mics set up around it to amplify all of the sound on it. Just guessing. Good question though.

[swmita]

Great question. But what I like the most about this video was that the Ronetes hooked up with the Boys from Sha Na Na.

Such a great era in music. Recently Bouzer did an informertial showcasing all the great muscians of that era. He did a great job with it which made me feel nostaglic and wondered why we dont see such abundance of talent today.

Anyway no one today can touch the class and sex appeal of Ronnie. Beyonce Knowles and the like dont even come close to Ronnie Baby

[hidoll22]

Ronnie sounds so passionate on some parts of this song.

[hidoll22]

I saw this yrs ago, it shouldn't be in black and white. Ronnie is so pretty, I always thought one of the Sha Na Na guys looks like Billy Crystal

[sangria4]

Johnny looks like Billy. Billy even mentioned it on the Jay Leno show!

[phonedial9]

very hot .. awesome performance

[sertenin]

How cool she is! Wonderful performer, nobody can imitate her class, though somebody tries...

...Hal Blaine did an amzing work on the original record, blessed

[Senj1n]

Ronnie was so hot then.. No need to show her flesh - she was the pure sex by just singing.

[Soapking1965]

AMEN TO THAT !!!!!! I wish Britney, Seance, J-Ho, and Madonna would watch and take notes.

[jongreek]

possibly the best version i have ever heard on you tube. super, thanks.

[mariahdeansteen]

thats cool Ive loved ronnie for years...ill have to research this shanana ive read about it but never seen thanks for the post!

[yotubacka]

Wow! I'm blown away!! What an incredibly powerful and beautifully unique voice Ronnie has. Plus she gives such an enthusiastic performance that makes this song sound so fresh, emotional, and moving. It's like she was singing her best for the very first recording! In fact, she may have topped her original vocal version with this live appearance here! (of course I still prefer the original studio version with 'The Wall Of Sound' instrumental composition). Ronnie is a truly gifted Goddess. Awesome!

[yerboyfloyd]

I can remember thinking these guys were "corn" in the 70's, and there skits were, but musically they had it going on.

And wow, Ronnie was H-O-T!

[licklolly35]

good episode i remembe r it was one reason i liked thi sshow, brought back good music

[dirkbaeke]

Great performance of Ronnie! She is beautiful too.

[harfuch1]

Veronica do you want to married me?

[TacMan68]

I saw the Ronette's at a Murray The K Rock & Roll Show in 1964 at the Brooklyn Fox Theater...live no lip singing, they where the sexiest girls ever and Ronnie Bennet ( It was before she married Phil Spector) was awesome....best Rock N Roll Female singer ever.

[mariahdeansteen]

thats so cool...i just finished her book & read about that show...man, the acts you must have seen! & she was a beauty!

[RedDuganJr]

I was there, man. Wow! Sitting in the sixth row for "Be My Baby," live, and maybe all of 14 years old. Enough to change your life. I didn't know about this video, it only came up when I googled "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa." Go, Ronnie! Great stuff!

[alanvking]

You can see why John Lennon had the hots for Ronnie !!

[LODGE4444]

Yea, so do I

[GrossbergerXXX]

Now this was the original manifestation of 'Girl Power', decades before all of the Spice Girl tripe. I'm beginning to think my mother has a point, the 60's were where it was at.

[ashley19smom]

now I know why Eddie Money says "Just like Ronnie Says." In his video "Take me home tonight". Where Li'l Ronnie Spector makes an apperance. Love both of the singers!

[marcopoloilmilione]

mitica! è sempre attuale, ciao!

[civilsoldi]

My God she is hot!!

[gazoontight]

Isn't this nice - no crazy lyrics, you could sing it to your girl.

[eggbertsmith]

Umm....where's her mic?? Too many imperfections to be lip-sync, and it's too old a show for miniature wireless mics.

?

[magichounddog]

I would not call them imperfections. It is a fantastic live performance. Who can sing a song like this with such ease today?

[Mont6668]

In the old days of the '60s & '70s and before they used boom mikes suspended above and out of sight as well as highly directional "shotgun" mikes held out of sight and pointed at the performer.

[GrossbergerXXX]

Perhaps she's lip synching to a LIVE backing track? Just a suggestion.

[hidoll22]

Ronnie has alway been so pretty to me

[LittleDragon2000]

Ronnie is gorgeous

[Ladylace97]

I didn't know chip fields was ronette

[MonsterJam187]

Live.

A word you rarely associate with todays artists (term used loosely), especially when doing TV.

[jewsdo]

does anyone know if you she did any other songs but just the chorus...with that high pitch whoa whoa whoa??

[michellesvids1969]

Yes she did that Whoa on the original recording of "I Can Hear Music"

[012166777]

ronnie looks like shirley bassey

[TwoQuartsLow]

Awesome! Brings back memories, good memories!

Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes are HOT here, as usual and in the past ........

[kickassfan]

My fav 60s Girl group ever..

[neoboy42]

Jesus, she looks hot in this one.

[allenchampagne]

Yes she did and she did it with class. Something missing from today's performers.