If my old fogey memory serves me correctly, Barry performed this number at the music awards and the following weekend Dick Clark opened the show with it from that point forward.
I wonder what ever happened to the different podiums that Dick stood behind when the sets were changed from decade to decade? Just wondering what became of the different podiums, as well as the big AB logo that hung from the ceiling in the ABC Studio in Los Angeles when the show moved to L.A. :)
Great song! You know, Barry Manilow is about as unfashionable as any singer can get, but he recorded a hot number here. The interesting thing is that he slowed the tempo somewhat from the original Les Elgart "Bandstand Boogie," which was superior by far. But by doing that, Manilow managed to create a far more danceable number.
@bballgirlj955 My 16 yr old loves this song. She was just a baby in her walker and when the show would come on she's go over to the TV and just stare at it. Then she started to do the "bandstand boogie" LOL.
I loved when after Dick Clark gives out the itinerary for the musical guests stars and before going to a commercial, he would say and point to the logo sign: "American...
A Definite Keeper!! September 1977 was the first time that "American Bandstand" used the "Bandstand Boogie" Theme for the show's opening credits -- on behalf of Barry Manilow -- on ABC Television. A Spectacular 12!!
@tyrese3745 Yes they used Barry's song as the closing theme from late 1975 to around 1987. They didn't use Barry's song as the opening theme until 1977. Before that they used the moog version.
Wasn't the tune originally from the '40's? People forget Mainilow was an arranger as well as a performer; he's the man who put Bette Midler in the top-40 with his arrangement of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".
American Bandstand is Videotaped @ ABC Television Center in Hollywood, CA
The home to Break the Bank w/Tom Kennedy & Jack Barry, Barney Miller, That's My Mama, SOAP, Benson, General Hospital, Password w/Allen Ludden, The Dating Game w/Jim Lange, The Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks, Trivia Trap w/Bob Eubanks, Bruce Forsyth Hot Streak, The Better Sex w/Sarah Purcell & Bill Anderson, Double Talk w/Henry Polic II, Married with Children and of course, Family Feud w/The KING Richard Dawson
The show Pave the Way for the likes of Soul Train, Solid Gold, Club MTV, Dance Party USA and of course, America's Top 10, Video Soul, MTV and VH1
Dick Clark is Da Man and he's Pave the Way for other TV Music Hosts like Don Cornelius, Dionne Warwick, Marilyn McCoo, Downtown Julie Brown, Princess, Donnie Simpson, Sherry Carter, Rachel, Daisy Fuentes, Martha Quinn and of course, Casey Ksaem
God Bless Mr. Clark and this is BETTER than American Idol
I wonder who actually designed the American Bandstand logo so they could make the big logo that used to hang in the studio in Los Angeles where they done the show in it's later years?
we're going hoppin lol!
discoqueen713 3 weeks ago
Is the first line actually "WERE GOING HUMPING...?"
rsuperchampion 1 month ago
My school is performing this song
hope80556 1 month ago
If my old fogey memory serves me correctly, Barry performed this number at the music awards and the following weekend Dick Clark opened the show with it from that point forward.
marioou812 3 months ago
I wonder what ever happened to the different podiums that Dick stood behind when the sets were changed from decade to decade? Just wondering what became of the different podiums, as well as the big AB logo that hung from the ceiling in the ABC Studio in Los Angeles when the show moved to L.A. :)
saints093 3 months ago
This is by far the BEST opening into that they used....
TheZeke1974 3 months ago
Great song! You know, Barry Manilow is about as unfashionable as any singer can get, but he recorded a hot number here. The interesting thing is that he slowed the tempo somewhat from the original Les Elgart "Bandstand Boogie," which was superior by far. But by doing that, Manilow managed to create a far more danceable number.
eriks74342 3 months ago
i love this song...but i never knew it was that old...lol im 21 but this is a really good song. i dont care what anyone says!
bballgirlj955 3 months ago
@bballgirlj955 My 16 yr old loves this song. She was just a baby in her walker and when the show would come on she's go over to the TV and just stare at it. Then she started to do the "bandstand boogie" LOL.
Paid4byJesus92 2 months ago
@bballgirlj955 94.7 in chicago dick bondia played this two weeks ago
t7204 1 month ago
@t7204
Dick Biondi a Chicago legend!!!
Kelski1998 3 weeks ago
Barry Manilow was so talented.. Still to this day, has a great voice!
RAG1060 6 months ago
I loved when after Dick Clark gives out the itinerary for the musical guests stars and before going to a commercial, he would say and point to the logo sign: "American...
2:43 - BANDSTAND!!!
...and the dancers would point at the sign too.
tyrese3745 7 months ago
It's Got A Great Beat and You Can Really Dance To It!
saml760 7 months ago
Barry Manilow is a genius. That is all.
wnyvideo 7 months ago
A Definite Keeper!! September 1977 was the first time that "American Bandstand" used the "Bandstand Boogie" Theme for the show's opening credits -- on behalf of Barry Manilow -- on ABC Television. A Spectacular 12!!
Green18600 8 months ago
Sounds so much like Saturdays growing up :)
snoops71 9 months ago
This was the closing theme from late 76- late 77 when it became the opening and closing theme in late 77'
rufus317 9 months ago
@rufus317 I thought they used the closing theme around late 1975-early 1976.
tyrese3745 7 months ago
@tyrese3745 Yes they used Barry's song as the closing theme from late 1975 to around 1987. They didn't use Barry's song as the opening theme until 1977. Before that they used the moog version.
qr11k 5 months ago
@qr11k They played it half a step lower than on the record to open the show, but the closing was played at this tone.
jnadle1 2 months ago
Wasn't the tune originally from the '40's? People forget Mainilow was an arranger as well as a performer; he's the man who put Bette Midler in the top-40 with his arrangement of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".
paddyosee 10 months ago
American Bandstand is Videotaped @ ABC Television Center in Hollywood, CA
The home to Break the Bank w/Tom Kennedy & Jack Barry, Barney Miller, That's My Mama, SOAP, Benson, General Hospital, Password w/Allen Ludden, The Dating Game w/Jim Lange, The Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks, Trivia Trap w/Bob Eubanks, Bruce Forsyth Hot Streak, The Better Sex w/Sarah Purcell & Bill Anderson, Double Talk w/Henry Polic II, Married with Children and of course, Family Feud w/The KING Richard Dawson
tnawcwvictoria 11 months ago
American Bandstand is a TRUE TV Classic
The show Pave the Way for the likes of Soul Train, Solid Gold, Club MTV, Dance Party USA and of course, America's Top 10, Video Soul, MTV and VH1
Dick Clark is Da Man and he's Pave the Way for other TV Music Hosts like Don Cornelius, Dionne Warwick, Marilyn McCoo, Downtown Julie Brown, Princess, Donnie Simpson, Sherry Carter, Rachel, Daisy Fuentes, Martha Quinn and of course, Casey Ksaem
God Bless Mr. Clark and this is BETTER than American Idol
tnawcwvictoria 11 months ago
I wonder who actually designed the American Bandstand logo so they could make the big logo that used to hang in the studio in Los Angeles where they done the show in it's later years?
Kjr0se 1 year ago
by the way how'd u get the logo
willjarmon 1 year ago
@willjarmon I redraw the logo from my computer. Im a graphic designer.
MrBWilliams83 1 year ago