@CBSEye Well said, it's just that I liked them more...their melodies were fun, but definitely not taken as seriously as the Beates! And their tunes did make you feel good. : )
he accepted because he was a man who was WILLING TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY..in those days we were'nt sure if we were fighting a just war..you trusted the goverenment. I'm 56 and I lived through that era of being drafted.
Given the family name and fortune, Gary Lewis could have very easily avoided the draft. But he didn't, and he went to Viet Nam. All discussions about his music aside, I tip my hat to him for that.
All of their songs were so good, all they needed to do was sing them! They were very talented and underrated. But the songs are still played all the time, and hold up so well..........
Gary lewis...in those days I was 13...now I´m 59 but that lovely music still making my heart bits so much as those days...I hope God gave you a lot of happiness as you did to me
In this life there are way too many underrated/under-aprreciated artists/musicians(like these guys), AND too many over-rated, over played, over exposed "poser" artists/celebs, who have been very lucky in this life,because the media and the right people have embraced them(and therfore made them "popular") .. Sad.
I picked uo a Syl Sylvain (X NY Dolls member) in the early eighties and saw him at Tuts in Chicago. I can't remember the albums name but it was great and some of the tunes had very similar piano parts that were on The Playboys tunes. He must of been a fan of Leon or Gary.
Exactly what GlenFenderman said. The Great Leon Russell produced GL&TP and did a magnificent job. You can tell the keyboard guy isn't actually playing the keyboard you hear. It's Leon (done in the recording studio). Carl Radle is awesome, too.
@OldVoice Hmm.....well, he has double bass drums.....but, I'd bet he ain't playing em'..........sure doesn't need them on this milquetoast tune...............
Gary was a great pop drummer. He took some lessons from Buddy rich and his dad Jerry also played the drums. They were one of my favorite groups growing up as a kid and this was one of my favorite songs. Thanks for the posts
Look at Carl Radle playing the bass with his THUMB!!! Give me a break! How in the world did Eric Clapton ever hire Carl to play bass on Layla with technique like that?
Sorry everyone, but this is lipsynced....this version is a dead ringer to studio version, which features a regular piano, and the piano player on this show is paying what looks like maybe a Farfisa organ or something like that. The Playboys didn't record either, LA studio musicians were used and the group just performed at live shows. Just saying.
I forgot the dances kids were doing when this came out but tonight after walking all day, I have a few cramps......Otherwise I would rock! :D Peace I LOVE it.
I love this - wish it were a bit clearer to listen to. I'm just now finding all the oldies - cause I've been under a rock for how many years...LOL I honestly had no idea I could find these wonderful oldies or I would have been glued to my computer chair longgggggggg ago. Hope to meet some special friends in YouTube...just like the songs!
I remember high school and this. Let me tell you, this was a very underrated group. They were actually fabulous....just don't think they were taken so seriously. I loved them from the beginning to the end. They were such talent!
@9876543217303 I have to agree. They are in my top 5 of 60s bands at LEAST. Almost everything they put out as a single was golden. :) This Diamond Ring, Everybody Loves A Clown, Count Me In.....it's all good!
@crocetti1984 Absolutely. They had good beats, melodies....sounds really great to dance to. To be honest, they were quite unique. While everyone was trying to sound alike they created a nice sound that belongs to them exclusively and not that easy to describe except really groovy (if that word is still allowed lol). They go down in my mind as one of the very best. I gotta listen to them a while now ; ) Peace.
@9876543217303 ..... i agree ...... their original songs were very good .... but sometimes their renditions were faulty .... not all the time. this song and "this diamond ring" were probably their most memorable, for me anyway.
I've always thought that this song had some extremely clever lyrics ever since I first heard it back in 1965. It was written by Glen D. Hardin. Thanks for posting it!
Yeah count me in!!! I was about 6 years old when this was out. Grew up in Sunny S. CA. What a time. My older bros took me everywhere. Even when they were crusing out for chicks..ha Man it was great got to check out the older girls. They were surfers and in the scene. Meet Gary much later in my 20's. I was working in the music biz and loved it. He has so many hits. He was in the KRTH studios. Great!!!
@amcjavelin1 If you ever want to sell it - please let me know. I'm getting a collection of albums together for my grandson (11) so he will have some wonderful history to listen to at it's finest. He loves music as much as I do.
these were the fun days of rock and roll and for me...17 years old...a great time to be crusing around on the weekends looking for girls......we drove in the affluent areas of the county..thinking we were going to meet the "best"(?) girls...how silly were we?
@dsniemi Jerry Lewis must have been a real jerk when he was younger. How can you mess up a a relationship with your son and good old Dean. Your right, his loss in the long run.
loved these tunes growing up....love his drumming style also...you can see some buudy rich moves...I heard he took some lessons with buddy you can see it in his accents
In spite of the fact that Gary Lewis and the Playboys were good, big daddy Jerry contributed reams of money, in order to assemble the lineup of backups and promotions, in order to make it work.
A truly moving song! I'm glad that I have a few buds who are always there for me. When I first heard this it brought a tear to my eye thinking about the old times, and old friends, and now my new good friends, and good times.
Love the song, but it's so artificial. The plugs to the guitars aren't even plugged in and the pianist "rolls down the keyboard" about 2 seconds late. LOL!
I too wish I was born 10 years earlier. My favorite songs were for the 1960s. Just imagine being youngster or a teenager and listening to all this great music that came out around this time.
The days when you could understand the lyrics. great melodies, happy songs. Kind of sad kids these days never got to experience the innocent music of that era. PS, I liked Gary a Hell of a lot more than his old man. Gary went out and made a name for himself with his talent.
What a great song! I was about 10 when it came out and my memory is fading just a bit. I find it interesting many younger people also like his music as well. I guess music is timeless. Gary's music was always uplifting...such as this song! That whole music era was great. It''s a shame you can't hear it much anymore on radio stations (at least in my area.). It will never die for me with youtube! Thanks for the memory!
@sjk72 Just listened one of his songs a few years back on a local oldies station,and found out who he was,went to Barnes and Noble and bought the CD,and love most of the other songs.I love a lot of old obscure 50s/60s music for a person my age its surprises a quite a lot of older people that I know this stuff.
That's Carl Radle on Bass... He went on to play with Derek and The Domino's and Joe Cocker & Mad Dogs and Englishmen. He got his break here and then joined Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.
as a musician....just watching Gary play drums....he's not bad.....certainly as good or better than "Dave Clark". I had totally forgotten he played drums
I absolutely agree with you. As a child, first it was the beatles in 1964-5. Then Gary Lewis took over in 1965-6. His style and class of music was the same and every bit as good .. I believed it then and looking back, it was true. Gary was "it". He was also my Beatles during the mid 1960s. Thanks Gary.
that is CARL RADLE on bass - he was later joined with JIMMY KARSTEIN..and Tommy Tripplehorn....along with JOHN WEST I think they made an AWESOME band!!!!...thnkanks guys!!!!
Thats no Sh*t , Eldoradokid, I watched Ed Sullivan Show when he anounced that he was leaving. Don't remember if it was for B.C.T. or his name made it to the levey list.
Back in the 90's I saw Gary and he sang this song. He sounded great. I went to get his autograph and had nothing to write on so i took off my windbreaker and he autographed the inside of it. I still have it hanging in my closet!
The second in an impressively long string of classic Liberty label singles for Gary Lewis And The Playboys. The flip side of this single, Little Miss Go-Go is also one of his best.
This and others songs from Gary ,were listened in Arica CHILE long time ago!!!! I remember I was in Junior school fall in love with Matirza Schulter , Wow what a memories!!! I love you Gary!!!! Juan
You know what ended up breaking these guys up? Back about '67-'68 at the top of their game, about 1/2 of them got draft notices and at least 2 of them shipped out to 'Nam. At least that is what I heard. Makes sense, Poof! they were gone in one summer!
Wow! I LOVE this song and I LOVE Gary Lewis & The Playboys - this is one of their best songs. Ironically, a new song that was featured on the Nano iPod Commercials - has 'borrowed' their little keyboard/bells intro - check it out. The name of the song is:
I used to have complete Gary Lewis and the Playboys songs, CD's and cassette, unfortunately, someone borrowed and never returned. We'll never find these beautiful oldies in local music stores.
Everybody lip-synched on TV back then, it was the norm, like the fake "outdoor" sets on old TV shows. Location shooting like you see on TV today was too expensive and time-consuming most of the time.
Yes, Jean is his daughter. Read Don Nix's autobiography where Jeff Beck was put in a hospital for going crazy on a Lewis tour with the Yardbirds. I guess drinking with Sam The Sham and being on a bus 400 miles per gig did it. Lewis was massive in Manila, 45,000 people per concert.
@YZDT that was one of my favorite songs when I was little. My Mom got the album with her Columbia Records Club monthly specials. I also loved the Herb Albert and Tijana Brass albums. Those were the days!
I always liked the slightly distorted bass on this record, though I have no idea if the effect was intentional. I remember hearing that the opening piano was inspired by an old-fashioned department store paging chime.
No.02 for 2 weeks on 4/17/1965. 9 weeks Top 40. AMG pick. It's memorable work from a superb team on a tune that is another heavenly slice of 1960's pop magic.
to correct some comments, this band sounds so good because of course the real musicians playing are hal blaine and members of the wrecking crew , some of the best studio musicians in the country at that time. One of which is leon russell playing the piano on this track. also this was written by glen hardin who later became elvis's piano player. al kooper wrote this diamond ring.
Thats should be spelled 'Osborn'. Studio great Joe Osborn and his 1960 Jazz Bass may be heard on hundreds of these 60's recordings. He, like Carol Kaye, also played with a pick (plectrum).
Gary Lewis and The Playboys were a touring band - YES they had studio guys do the hits in the studio - Blaine - Russell - Osbourne - but dont forget the fine musiciasns who were in fact the Playboys .....Carl Radle - Jimmy Karstein - Tommy Tripplehorn - John West.....a MOST INCRDIBLE band however you look at it...also Gary was a very fine drummewr as I have seen him many times....quite a notch above average.....thanks Gary
When this came out, there were already people saying they don't write 'em like that anymore. This was one of an occasional few still getting squeezed out.
I saw an account in Wiki about how the band paid their dues and built an audience at Disneyland under their own power. Naturally we're suspicious these days and it seems a bit apocalyptic. My apologies if it's not.
I was a Senior @ Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe Springs, California when this was released. I had a 1957 Chevy and can remember cruising up & down Orr & Day Road before school, at lunch and after school. It was a great time to be alive, young and without a care in the world.
I grew up hearing my brothers playing this song all the time. Now, it's me watching the video. What a great time to be alive.
Mike2011The 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
hey LADYYY!
sugarjoe50 1 month ago
Is that Peyton Manning playing bass?
1969scoop 2 months ago
i remember this band and dino, desi and billy which was dean martin,s son and desi was lucy and desi ,s son ?? and billy was?
sheddski 2 months ago
@sheddski Billy Hinsche was a friend of Dino and Desi, no showbiz connections at all.
MrBadgerFan 2 months ago
I read at newspaper that says Gary Lewis and band were fake? is it true? I remember a song called - when summer is gone....
lulitanaka 3 months ago
They weren't the Beatles, but didn't their music make you feel good! Gary's still performing these great songs today!
CBSEye 3 months ago
@CBSEye Well said, it's just that I liked them more...their melodies were fun, but definitely not taken as seriously as the Beates! And their tunes did make you feel good. : )
boomerang905 3 weeks ago
he accepted because he was a man who was WILLING TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY..in those days we were'nt sure if we were fighting a just war..you trusted the goverenment. I'm 56 and I lived through that era of being drafted.
thunderhart11 3 months ago
its a shame that Gary Lewis accepted to go to kill poor people in Vietnam... I´m sure he is not proud of that now ... should count him out ( of war
cbimbi 3 months ago
Gary is Jerry Lewis's son. Great talent in those genes.
Brenda2OOO 4 months ago
Good stuff!
hazatude 5 months ago
Given the family name and fortune, Gary Lewis could have very easily avoided the draft. But he didn't, and he went to Viet Nam. All discussions about his music aside, I tip my hat to him for that.
125jlm 5 months ago 7
All of their songs were so good, all they needed to do was sing them! They were very talented and underrated. But the songs are still played all the time, and hold up so well..........
rickhatch1 5 months ago 4
His voice didnt need the usual effects. Not on his song anyway. It suited him
genericgeorge 5 months ago
who are they?
alphabet101abc 5 months ago
@alphabet101abc - HUGH HEFNER'S KIDS!
HEARTHEANGELSVOICES 4 months ago
Wow- if we only knew in 1965 what we know now- how many lives would not have been lost in Nam... count them gone in vain...
harponercam 6 months ago
@harponercam Fewer dogs and cats got eaten by the psycho brown people. Psycho soldiers use war dogs.
redfordforpresident 6 months ago
I like to be around girls to Crystal and can put up with creepy Hue to.
hangemhigh2000 7 months ago
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hangemhigh2000 7 months ago
old but amazing i still remember thank you
mariadoloresnelly 8 months ago
they were the American Beatles
llabful 9 months ago
Gary lewis...in those days I was 13...now I´m 59 but that lovely music still making my heart bits so much as those days...I hope God gave you a lot of happiness as you did to me
madogaso 9 months ago
In this life there are way too many underrated/under-aprreciated artists/musicians(like these guys), AND too many over-rated, over played, over exposed "poser" artists/celebs, who have been very lucky in this life,because the media and the right people have embraced them(and therfore made them "popular") .. Sad.
RudyGrace1 9 months ago
He looks like a young Bob Saget.
wmlfan9 10 months ago
I picked uo a Syl Sylvain (X NY Dolls member) in the early eighties and saw him at Tuts in Chicago. I can't remember the albums name but it was great and some of the tunes had very similar piano parts that were on The Playboys tunes. He must of been a fan of Leon or Gary.
stevedubintennis 10 months ago
Exactly what GlenFenderman said. The Great Leon Russell produced GL&TP and did a magnificent job. You can tell the keyboard guy isn't actually playing the keyboard you hear. It's Leon (done in the recording studio). Carl Radle is awesome, too.
ladydiana203 10 months ago
I thought my Papa was a '60's expert...he never told me about Gary Lewis playing double bass drums and singing...unguarded secret? LOL
OldVoice 11 months ago
@OldVoice Hmm.....well, he has double bass drums.....but, I'd bet he ain't playing em'..........sure doesn't need them on this milquetoast tune...............
drumsyeah 9 months ago
double bass i love it:)
scaramoochscaramooch 11 months ago
Gary was a great pop drummer. He took some lessons from Buddy rich and his dad Jerry also played the drums. They were one of my favorite groups growing up as a kid and this was one of my favorite songs. Thanks for the posts
stevedubintennis 1 year ago
@stevedubintennis Hal Blaine did the studio drumming for the record
28mark 10 months ago
Mmmm, 6 people must have been counted out.
boxerdogs11 1 year ago
Look at Carl Radle playing the bass with his THUMB!!! Give me a break! How in the world did Eric Clapton ever hire Carl to play bass on Layla with technique like that?
DotComEditor 1 year ago
Sorry everyone, but this is lipsynced....this version is a dead ringer to studio version, which features a regular piano, and the piano player on this show is paying what looks like maybe a Farfisa organ or something like that. The Playboys didn't record either, LA studio musicians were used and the group just performed at live shows. Just saying.
glenfenderman 1 year ago
Awesome Gary!
therightstuff90731 1 year ago
I forgot the dances kids were doing when this came out but tonight after walking all day, I have a few cramps......Otherwise I would rock! :D Peace I LOVE it.
9876543217303 1 year ago
Great song.
kinkybeatle 1 year ago
I love this - wish it were a bit clearer to listen to. I'm just now finding all the oldies - cause I've been under a rock for how many years...LOL I honestly had no idea I could find these wonderful oldies or I would have been glued to my computer chair longgggggggg ago. Hope to meet some special friends in YouTube...just like the songs!
TXBluebird 1 year ago
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what a great find this song is. Have not heard it in DECADES, so many of these lost treasures waiting to be found on youtube !
BaldingMusicFan 1 year ago
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BaldingMusicFan 1 year ago
I remember high school and this. Let me tell you, this was a very underrated group. They were actually fabulous....just don't think they were taken so seriously. I loved them from the beginning to the end. They were such talent!
9876543217303 1 year ago 21
@9876543217303 well said..GL was very talented but underrated..too bad
rds1958 1 year ago 4
@9876543217303 I have to agree. They are in my top 5 of 60s bands at LEAST. Almost everything they put out as a single was golden. :) This Diamond Ring, Everybody Loves A Clown, Count Me In.....it's all good!
crocetti1984 11 months ago 2
@crocetti1984 Absolutely. They had good beats, melodies....sounds really great to dance to. To be honest, they were quite unique. While everyone was trying to sound alike they created a nice sound that belongs to them exclusively and not that easy to describe except really groovy (if that word is still allowed lol). They go down in my mind as one of the very best. I gotta listen to them a while now ; ) Peace.
9876543217303 11 months ago
@9876543217303
did you use your social security number as a youtube username?
PoryGoon 9 months ago
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frizzlefrap 8 months ago
@9876543217303 ..... i agree ...... their original songs were very good .... but sometimes their renditions were faulty .... not all the time. this song and "this diamond ring" were probably their most memorable, for me anyway.
frizzlefrap 8 months ago 2
@9876543217303 They got my vote.
Capt777harris 5 months ago 3
@9876543217303
This would make you in your mid to late 60s? I was still in grade school, and i am 60.
radiowwww 3 months ago
the best thing about the new songs,and the old one,is having a place like u tube to listen , and have fun, thanks u tube
ghobson1530 1 year ago
Love, love, love. My daughter was born that year. :)
CarlaFinley 1 year ago
I Love this song and video thank you so much for posting it
charliesitzes1973 1 year ago 2
I've always thought that this song had some extremely clever lyrics ever since I first heard it back in 1965. It was written by Glen D. Hardin. Thanks for posting it!
MrBadgerFan 1 year ago
Yeah count me in!!! I was about 6 years old when this was out. Grew up in Sunny S. CA. What a time. My older bros took me everywhere. Even when they were crusing out for chicks..ha Man it was great got to check out the older girls. They were surfers and in the scene. Meet Gary much later in my 20's. I was working in the music biz and loved it. He has so many hits. He was in the KRTH studios. Great!!!
58doggie 1 year ago 2
i still have one of their orig. albums...
amcjavelin1 1 year ago
@amcjavelin1 If you ever want to sell it - please let me know. I'm getting a collection of albums together for my grandson (11) so he will have some wonderful history to listen to at it's finest. He loves music as much as I do.
TXBluebird 1 year ago
Some great times.
robertxtra 1 year ago
really great odie thanks
Bo618 1 year ago 2
these were the fun days of rock and roll and for me...17 years old...a great time to be crusing around on the weekends looking for girls......we drove in the affluent areas of the county..thinking we were going to meet the "best"(?) girls...how silly were we?
jekiwe 1 year ago 2
I love everything Gary & the PB's did !
swadia100 1 year ago
And the hits just keep on coming! Great song!
mustangmooney21 1 year ago
Remember listening to this on the AM radio in my car back in the 60's Wonderful times
geehowdy1 1 year ago
His father (Jerry Lewis) wouldn't have anything to do with him because he was a 'hippie'. His loss
dsniemi 1 year ago
@dsniemi - HIS DAD BACKED THE GROUP AS DID DEAN MARTIN WITH 'DINO, DESI & BILLY' ALL THE HOLLYWOOD KIDS HAD A BAND....
BETSYSUEU 1 year ago
@BETSYSUEU Maybe so, but I do remember seeing a documentary on TV that stated that Jerry and Gary did not get along for a number of years.
ortleyman 1 year ago
@dsniemi Jerry Lewis must have been a real jerk when he was younger. How can you mess up a a relationship with your son and good old Dean. Your right, his loss in the long run.
ortleyman 1 year ago
loved these tunes growing up....love his drumming style also...you can see some buudy rich moves...I heard he took some lessons with buddy you can see it in his accents
stevedubintennis 1 year ago
In spite of the fact that Gary Lewis and the Playboys were good, big daddy Jerry contributed reams of money, in order to assemble the lineup of backups and promotions, in order to make it work.
Thanks pops!
glaetze 1 year ago
A truly moving song! I'm glad that I have a few buds who are always there for me. When I first heard this it brought a tear to my eye thinking about the old times, and old friends, and now my new good friends, and good times.
mthw25 1 year ago
i was 9yrs when this song came out and after all these years still have not tired of it(and never will)
pheet 1 year ago
So the drummer is singing lead? Pretty rare.
someoneme9 1 year ago
Love the song, but it's so artificial. The plugs to the guitars aren't even plugged in and the pianist "rolls down the keyboard" about 2 seconds late. LOL!
ricardo522042 1 year ago
Great song, Gary's the Best!
1959heaven 1 year ago
@ TheMustangsally75 and @ YZDT
I too wish I was born 10 years earlier. My favorite songs were for the 1960s. Just imagine being youngster or a teenager and listening to all this great music that came out around this time.
ShyRose81 1 year ago
whats he up to now a days?? anyone knows?
pheet 1 year ago
The days when you could understand the lyrics. great melodies, happy songs. Kind of sad kids these days never got to experience the innocent music of that era. PS, I liked Gary a Hell of a lot more than his old man. Gary went out and made a name for himself with his talent.
xrt199 1 year ago
I Love This Song The Band and the Singer. Awesome talent combined here!!! Thanks
QueensWarrior 1 year ago
You can easily see his father in his face and hear his father in his voice. Agreed?
wmlfan9 1 year ago
Sheila did a French verison of this song called "Enfin renunis." I think I prefer her version.
vanlig99 1 year ago
the band used many session musicians when recording for real.they were a band that played and wrote their songs.
reg5381 1 year ago
Love It.Think You That was a wonderfull Time. Gary Playing Drums. Well Done .
o2943 1 year ago
What a great song! I was about 10 when it came out and my memory is fading just a bit. I find it interesting many younger people also like his music as well. I guess music is timeless. Gary's music was always uplifting...such as this song! That whole music era was great. It''s a shame you can't hear it much anymore on radio stations (at least in my area.). It will never die for me with youtube! Thanks for the memory!
BUZZ4134 1 year ago
Awesome
jeffersbug123 1 year ago 2
gosh these were grt times, glad i lived threw them ,grt memories
puddins51 1 year ago
I was only 7 or 8 but I had older brothers...I will never forget this!!!
luckywon1120 1 year ago
Wow I remember so many many sweet memories, this group was sensational and another song I love so much is "Everybody loves a clown"..
MANUELFARINELLI 1 year ago
I think he had Buddy Rich as a drum teacher ... not Krupa
regardless ... he became pretty proficient ...
Anyone able to play double bass had to be ok ...
great comfortable style that will always be an wasy listen ...
I miss those times ....
ahstc1973 1 year ago
Leon Russell on keyboards??
y4m5m5 1 year ago
Im 25 yers old and am a huge fan of Gary Lewis and the Playboys,have the greatest hits on CD and cover his songs on several occasions
alivepool 1 year ago
@alivepool What do you like about him?
sjk72 1 year ago
@sjk72 Just listened one of his songs a few years back on a local oldies station,and found out who he was,went to Barnes and Noble and bought the CD,and love most of the other songs.I love a lot of old obscure 50s/60s music for a person my age its surprises a quite a lot of older people that I know this stuff.
alivepool 1 year ago
@alivepool Very cool! I'm 38 and I love all kinds of music.
sjk72 1 year ago
gary lewis is jerry lewis's son
patriotfan2 1 year ago
Gary Lewis was taught drums by the famous Gene Krupa...
zbestwun2001 1 year ago
That's Carl Radle on Bass... He went on to play with Derek and The Domino's and Joe Cocker & Mad Dogs and Englishmen. He got his break here and then joined Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.
zbestwun2001 1 year ago
as a musician....just watching Gary play drums....he's not bad.....certainly as good or better than "Dave Clark". I had totally forgotten he played drums
inkey2 1 year ago
@inkey2 He was taught drums by Gene Krupa...Gary is a good drummer.
zbestwun2001 1 year ago
where is jinky susara now? the girl in his life,,
kevinjlinsao 1 year ago
@spazzcat03 I totally agree with you.
windycitygal1000 1 year ago
I love Gary Lewis " He is a really neat singer , His Music still sounds good today like The Beatles I Would love to meet him one day !
spazzcat03 1 year ago
I always thought he was cute I liked both him and Paul McCartney.
windycitygal1000 1 year ago
One of the best songs of the 1960's.
rickhatch1 1 year ago
That must be a first, a drummer who is also the lead singer.
Kenebutch 1 year ago
@Kenebutch Yeah it's pretty rare
blutocampbell 1 year ago
still terrific!!!!!!
007jrewing 1 year ago
if we are going to compare gary to the beatles, yep i'll have a pair tickets to Gary thank you
Reservoir1951 1 year ago
This group in my childhood were my beatles of my youth. I'll never forget their sound. I still have all the 45's
brooklyndad1 1 year ago
I absolutely agree with you. As a child, first it was the beatles in 1964-5. Then Gary Lewis took over in 1965-6. His style and class of music was the same and every bit as good .. I believed it then and looking back, it was true. Gary was "it". He was also my Beatles during the mid 1960s. Thanks Gary.
SounzNice 1 year ago
classic song, don't make them like they used to. Sorry youngens music today no substance
fuddlefupp 1 year ago
that is CARL RADLE on bass - he was later joined with JIMMY KARSTEIN..and Tommy Tripplehorn....along with JOHN WEST I think they made an AWESOME band!!!!...thnkanks guys!!!!
barilko5551 1 year ago
Thats no Sh*t , Eldoradokid, I watched Ed Sullivan Show when he anounced that he was leaving. Don't remember if it was for B.C.T. or his name made it to the levey list.
Lolyf55 1 year ago
I think that's Carl Radle on bass.
Carl went on to play in Derek and the Dominoes with Eric Clapton.
Recorded with Joe Cocker, Dave Mason, Buddy Guy and George Harrison.
robbell 1 year ago
Dude had some talent, not just riding on his dad's fame. Took a LOT of slickum to get that wavy hair to lie down!!!!
2degucitas 1 year ago 2
Back in the 90's I saw Gary and he sang this song. He sounded great. I went to get his autograph and had nothing to write on so i took off my windbreaker and he autographed the inside of it. I still have it hanging in my closet!
snomom 1 year ago
The second in an impressively long string of classic Liberty label singles for Gary Lewis And The Playboys. The flip side of this single, Little Miss Go-Go is also one of his best.
MikeBlitzMag 1 year ago
Ahh another gem from this band..
biscayne427 1 year ago
This and others songs from Gary ,were listened in Arica CHILE long time ago!!!! I remember I was in Junior school fall in love with Matirza Schulter , Wow what a memories!!! I love you Gary!!!! Juan
juan58102 1 year ago
@ Deviantial - The Band, Night Ranger, Ringo. There's a few.
JDMRTN342 2 years ago
You know what ended up breaking these guys up? Back about '67-'68 at the top of their game, about 1/2 of them got draft notices and at least 2 of them shipped out to 'Nam. At least that is what I heard. Makes sense, Poof! they were gone in one summer!
TheEldoradoKid 2 years ago
Wow! I LOVE this song and I LOVE Gary Lewis & The Playboys - this is one of their best songs. Ironically, a new song that was featured on the Nano iPod Commercials - has 'borrowed' their little keyboard/bells intro - check it out. The name of the song is:
"BOURGEOIS SHANGRI-LA' by Miss Li
atisaseret 2 years ago 2
How often do you see a drummer as the singer? Maybe it's more common then I think, but I never see it! :P
Deviantial 2 years ago
Not often, Dev, to, to, to be sure.
lumpagogo 2 years ago
I used to have complete Gary Lewis and the Playboys songs, CD's and cassette, unfortunately, someone borrowed and never returned. We'll never find these beautiful oldies in local music stores.
oldfashioned1573 2 years ago
Well, old:
Guess we are "counting you blue." Hopefully, you never lent any of your other musics to anyone else.
When you count the lice, count Donald Trump
When you count the best, you count the lump
lump aka Dr good-bar
lumpagogo 2 years ago
the new nano commercial stole this tune
tangwich1 2 years ago 3
@tangwich1 wait whaaat "stole"?
Lahm78 1 year ago
@tangwich1 no they didn't stole miss li did a new song inspired by this search Miss li-Bourgeois shangri la
SEKajsa 1 year ago
Jerry's kid right>?
woodington08 2 years ago 8
Yes It Is
blutocampbell 2 years ago
Gary Lewis & Playboys Count Me In , This Diamond Ring, Green Grass, Save Your Heat
for Me, and Everybody Loves A Clown were Classic 1960s pop rock. I played them over & over again because they upbeat happy songs
about love! Gerry & Pacemakers was other group I played from British Invasion! Count Me In was A Top Hit on the charts in Chicago on WLS in 1965!
filmbuff57 2 years ago 3
It took me a while to place the Nano music (it sounded familiar) but you are right-on. Bliant Plagerism!
jeje114 2 years ago 2
listen to the new ipod nano shoots video ad
rayofmoonshine 2 years ago 3
Brilliant! Loved their songs.
fossie32 2 years ago
its obvious the guy on keyboards is not listening to the recorded music
sanaconda23 2 years ago
Everybody lip-synched on TV back then, it was the norm, like the fake "outdoor" sets on old TV shows. Location shooting like you see on TV today was too expensive and time-consuming most of the time.
befuddledman 2 years ago
I thought electric guitars had to be plugged into something??
elkameno59 2 years ago
Yes, Jean is his daughter. Read Don Nix's autobiography where Jeff Beck was put in a hospital for going crazy on a Lewis tour with the Yardbirds. I guess drinking with Sam The Sham and being on a bus 400 miles per gig did it. Lewis was massive in Manila, 45,000 people per concert.
Knugabug 2 years ago
I love this song!! I saw Gary Lewis in casinos 2x and hit jackpots on those days. he's my good luck charm!!
moonchildiva 2 years ago
Gary's songs were hits in Brazil, too!!
There51 2 years ago 2
We were lucky to be kids when this song came out
YZDT 2 years ago 16
@YZDT that was one of my favorite songs when I was little. My Mom got the album with her Columbia Records Club monthly specials. I also loved the Herb Albert and Tijana Brass albums. Those were the days!
angelpower18 1 year ago
@YZDT
So Lucky you don't know. I always felt I was born ten yers too late!!!
TheMustangsally75 1 year ago
@YZDT SO TRUE! GREAT MUSIC BACK THEN!
MrTony20102012 1 year ago
@YZDT how true is that! I agree
dakotahstr 1 year ago
@YZDT got that right!!!!!
onemooners 1 year ago
tommy tripplehorn....is his daughter jean?
robertwmoore 2 years ago
great vid...i didnt know gary was on drums, that is diff being the lead singer too...thanks for posting
crashmyers 2 years ago
To who ever said did Gary commit suicide no no no way he's still playin away. Hey wow a double bass drum set kinda unheard of back then cool.
frieslaura 2 years ago
@frieslaura ...far from dead! He lives in a suburb south of Rochester, NY.
keptcaged 2 years ago
that ipod nano 5g song intro is the intro from this . That singer stole it from Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Inahzi13 2 years ago
Didn't Gary Lewis commit suicide?
nothingbetter2du 2 years ago
Leon Russell on keyboards.
y4m5m5 2 years ago
Yes YankeeG. I did a lot of googling around and I think that they were sponsored by Gretsch. I like the treble sound and it looks great.
WillyMcCoy50 2 years ago
Gary Lewis is Jerry Lewis' son
catsaunders1 2 years ago
really? wouldn't it be backwards?
kmt0812 2 years ago
What kind of guitar is that the rythm player on Garys left playing?????
WillyMcCoy50 2 years ago
I think it is a Gretch?
yankeeG 2 years ago
It's a Guild
donlombardi 2 years ago
youtube is so fucking awesome, I have found almost all my old favs from when i was a little kid. :)
jacktheripped 2 years ago 2
I just noticed that Gary was very handsome...:)
nootminwoo 2 years ago 3
In a Sefardic Jew sorta way...
sigu655 2 years ago
Yeah ... count me in!
cantraveller 2 years ago
I always liked the slightly distorted bass on this record, though I have no idea if the effect was intentional. I remember hearing that the opening piano was inspired by an old-fashioned department store paging chime.
lrd9999 2 years ago
No.02 for 2 weeks on 4/17/1965. 9 weeks Top 40. AMG pick. It's memorable work from a superb team on a tune that is another heavenly slice of 1960's pop magic.
mikekadas 2 years ago
to correct some comments, this band sounds so good because of course the real musicians playing are hal blaine and members of the wrecking crew , some of the best studio musicians in the country at that time. One of which is leon russell playing the piano on this track. also this was written by glen hardin who later became elvis's piano player. al kooper wrote this diamond ring.
gsdsteve 2 years ago
What a great song to sing to a best girl friend,
Thank you for posting it
Beatube6470 2 years ago 2
Gary Lewis and the Playboys were an essential part of 60's music, with a long string of great hits.
junkie4vids 2 years ago 4
AMEN.A great underrated band!!!
doglips1958 2 years ago
Always thought this was a cool and surprising jam. Being Jerry Lewis' son, back in the day, I couldn't imagine him being so good but he truly was.
9876543217303 2 years ago
Thats should be spelled 'Osborn'. Studio great Joe Osborn and his 1960 Jazz Bass may be heard on hundreds of these 60's recordings. He, like Carol Kaye, also played with a pick (plectrum).
B17b25guy 2 years ago
Gary Lewis and The Playboys were a touring band - YES they had studio guys do the hits in the studio - Blaine - Russell - Osbourne - but dont forget the fine musiciasns who were in fact the Playboys .....Carl Radle - Jimmy Karstein - Tommy Tripplehorn - John West.....a MOST INCRDIBLE band however you look at it...also Gary was a very fine drummewr as I have seen him many times....quite a notch above average.....thanks Gary
barilko5551 2 years ago
When this came out, there were already people saying they don't write 'em like that anymore. This was one of an occasional few still getting squeezed out.
I saw an account in Wiki about how the band paid their dues and built an audience at Disneyland under their own power. Naturally we're suspicious these days and it seems a bit apocalyptic. My apologies if it's not.
fgldnglbs 2 years ago
Man, I never knew Gary Lewis was actually a drummer. nice...
Whicol2 2 years ago
He was, but there's a 99% chance that Hal Blaine and the wrecking crew played on the studio recordings.
scdevon 2 years ago
I like how they augmented/substituted chords a la jazz legend Wes Montgomery. Really makes the song.
JesusChrist5000 2 years ago
The GOOD old days
Michaelbos 2 years ago 10
I was a Senior @ Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe Springs, California when this was released. I had a 1957 Chevy and can remember cruising up & down Orr & Day Road before school, at lunch and after school. It was a great time to be alive, young and without a care in the world.
MrRonnieG 2 years ago 3
This group had a lot of great songs that oldies radio ignores.They were more than just a "This Diamond Ring" group
doglips1958 2 years ago 2