Tell Him - The Exciters

[vva4844]

Awesome!!Memories of High School Days,Great Time,Great MUsic..Thanks

[hippie3375]

rosebubby47,Yes I remember the song VERY well. I was a kid at a bar with my Dad. The jukebox was 5 cents. But it had a vidio strip also,that cost 10 cents. This was the video you would see. This was back around 1963 I believe. I love it! Peace&Love hippie3375

[TheTb126]

i got this from Living Single

[tempusfugitangel]

Thumbs up if you don't have thumbs

[rosebuddy47]

so sweet a song--love it to bits!!!!!!

[jwatts891]

I thought dis was sum SEASUME STREET shit smfh

[ponkaton1]

love anything scopitones

[Celinancc1701]

SNL- liberal limp-wristed latte-sipper douche/snob programing.

[oghenerona1]

Thumbs up if you are really digging this Womans voice!

[rosebuddy47]

great song--remember when it came out!!!

No music compares to this!!

[SaveThePerishables]

What did they do with it on SNL? And I heard this song on XM Radio and I LOVE it. It's almost punky.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

one of my many all time favorite girl-group songs!

[DRuNkiNAnGeL730]

Declaime-Still Waters...Sampled this song too sick.....

[MsNorthernBell]

Did yall see, that~!...chicken head'..'whats up with that...??

[madmadjohn1]

First time I got by uncarded was to see The Exciters. Modest bar on LI. Wonderful.

[skontch1]

thumbs up if you never give thumbs up when people tell you to...

[MrPistolMason]

Brenda could SAAAAANG!!

[creakingconscience]

Heard this song during the Exciters' opening act for the Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in September, 1964. I was only 15, and even though a "Beatlemaniac", I appreciated and grew to love this song too.

[reginaDeviant]

When was this first released- about 1962?

[TheClam88]

@reginaDeviant  The single "Tell Him" was released in early 1963

[reginaDeviant]

@TheClam88 Thank you- I knew it was when I was at high school!

[19dick68]

The four singers look beautiful, but I find Brenda something special, I like the song too and repeat the video a couple of times

[hugheslogan]

ima 15 guy, and i like doo wop. haha, still not tellin friends

[dementeddame138]

@hugheslogan You should! Maybe they will like it too :)

[ChrisYonts]

Thumbs up if you're here for your own reasons.

[melbea03]

bear wants to be feed

[PaulAlmarovar]

Real music and singers...

[NoRosesForMe]

I have always loved this one but I never saw any footage or anything before. They were awesome and looked great together. wow. SO cool to see this! Thank you.

[galantdrive]

Love this song ....

[LJ45656]

What a beautiful song. Singers and bands don't put their feelilngs into music anymore like this! Love these oldie groups. Check out Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding.

[PAULLONDEN]

Looks like a nice Zoo...(for the days) Great song too, bytheway...

[aurogon]

Lol

[PurpleCorcra]

@thincow12 oh and your also a retard if you thought that was a lion..??

[PurpleCorcra]

@thincow12 your a fuckin racist

[thincow12]

.....lion is like, mmmmm dark meat!

[thincow12]

"Bear is like were in the hell is the kkk when you need them" WTF with these negros.

[ianpaulowens]

Is this like a 1960 music video?!?!? WERK!!!!!!

[grooverunner]

Perfection!

[endless441]

So many of the little known groups who's music made a decade of stars. To all that know good music keep posting and i will keep listening.

[hyerpower]

Thumbs up if you're here because of SNL

[DaveDaShrubber]

@hyerpower Anna Faris looked really good in that sketch.

[heyeverybod48y]

@hyerpower when the fuck did they use this for that crappy show?

[justwatching190]

iwas and stil am a fan of the Exciters and all of the groups Ellie wrote for! She was amazing and so were the Exciters!  thank you for thanking us!

[nemoism]

Awesome.

[countrypaul]

I had no idea this existed. Ladies, you rock! This is one of the greatest songs and performances of its own or any era. It would be great to have a re-make, and I know you can sing as well or better now!

[sundersart]

I love the excitors, i wish all music had heart. but it doesnt.

[RodionRadichev]

I consider this the very first serious attempt at making what would later be called "music videos." Wonderful song, great vocals and they look so elegant with the way they dress and move!!

[pita040849]

Thanks a lot for posting this super oldie -

[LICHBKLYN1]

OMG! I love this vid! The bear is the bomb! So cute, wondering, and appears 2 b saying "I wanna sing, too". The Lioness is like, I want lunch! Not in this case kitty. These are The Exicters, not brunch. Love this group. Thanks so much for posting!

[billduncan411]

The lead singer for the Exciters is Brenda Reid....a little know fact is that her son is LA Reid, the amazing producer for so many 1990's and 2000's hits.

[isandrich]

@billduncan411 Very Cool

[wellsy1954]

Thanks for posting the original hit version-for years the only version you would ever hear had the different second verse.

[Savadorason1]

A nice song, a heavier bass guitar wudda brought some songs out a little more.

[vision10169666]

the bear and lion are just waitin for one of them to fall in

[david007max]

Great Classic song.  Nice beats to dance to for all time.

[knowledgeiswhatsup]

My god!!!!  Color!!!!!!!

[sexpen]

<3

[desert3347]

WOW! I Never Knew What They Looked Lilke!!

[turncapp]

eBayTrollsClub,

you are  a f***ing genius. Can't you be a little more creative with your language.

[eBayTrollsClub]

Anal*Flannel an appropriate decription of you.........

[TheDinowhore]

omfg i love this song it needs to be recognized by todays youth ( people my age lol)

[krystalkakes35]

I'm looking all over for "I Dreamed". Can anybody post it? I'd love to hear it again after sooooo many years. Thanks!

[the3aremine1]

what would be a more exciting vid for the exciters would be if the bear leaped up and scoffed one of them

[Savadorason1]

@the3aremine1 - LOL, but the girls r sexy, so let the cats just get him, u hardly hear 'im anyway.

[obamaican]

How great is this??

[Rudster2012]

The dude looks like Shannon Sharpe!...Lol

[Barmyandlight]

I wonder what the animals thought of these singers serenading them. XD

[funkomite187]

what was the editer smokin when they cut this

[chucku00]

@funkomite187 This scopitone was made in France in the beginning of the 60's... the "Régie française du kif et du tabac" was already replaced by the "Société d'exploitation industrielle des tabacs et allumettes"... no weed anymore... but I can suggest that the palliative was "Valstar" or "Préfontaines" !

[turncapp]

@chucku00

nostra patria

Désolé ne sais pas si vous êtes Français

[chucku00]

@turncapp Euh, Kamoulox ?

[jusmenel]

another one of my faves way back in the good ole dayz...where have the good ole dayz gone?...

[ToTHogATha]

Dr Suess should have made more movies and these gals should'a made more videos!

[1stbrasscaptain]

The first time I heard this song was years ago on the show: Living Single. What a fantastic song!

[mscubana]

Thank god, I got tired of only finding the one by Vonda Sheperd

[tvfan06]

I love the one guy in the group... Even in those days they had their gay....

[schmee6]

@tvfan06

That guy was the lead singer's husband. Geesh.

[ThePopcorncrumbs]

I found this from monsters vs aliens the movie

[moxie96]

I saw this on a girl groups videodisk that big thing that predated dvd's

[DaViiloW805]

Serio man, this video is wack!!!!! but the song is cool. who ever produced the video

should of gottin fired!!! the exciters desurve better!!

[Lkue3000]

Glee seems to have brought a lot of people here. I got here from re-watching Ally McBeal. I've never felt so old.

[calivita77]

Sorry but Linda Rodnstant does this much better. It hard to top the original. And a couple others also do a better job. But it's a great song with excitement.

[Highbudget]

@calivita77 Your not saying that Linda Rodnstant originally sang this song?

[ladyclyro11]

love this song!

[robion1957]

i mean, she is sexy..boobies, purty boat-race and ass

[VoodooPicnic]

Love the song from fo' evah, but now this bear thing adds a bizarre dimension. Must have been some serious meeting with marketing for this. Tell the BEAR!

[mikeybadass05]

I don't think I've seen a greater disconnect between the content of a song and the video accompanying it.

[DerRoboRex]

Harkens back to the days of yore, when when a video's budget didn't exceed the group discount at the zoo.

[coyotesong]

@DerRoboRex thanks, that explains it. :)

[MYheroMJrip]

are they really singing to a bear?? hahaha

[radyoshi4]

This video is funny, couldn't tell you (or him for that matter haha) why...but it just is!

[BigCityJoeGreen2]

Entertaining video...

[mizzfoxy9]

0ne of my all time favourite Song

[mizzfoxy9]

the Exciters also belong into the Rock&rRoll Hall of Fame.You just cannot get great Music like this any more.I think its sad.I never get tired of this Song.Brenda,thanks for this great Song and your wonderful voice!!!

[Worldwide957]

They could have had dude cover that BIG ASS BALD spot up on his head.

[doowopman49]

what great drive here! thank you sooooo very much for the memories and that old feeling! tom d brick,nj

[rmadrazo]

See, this harkens back to the days when music videos had a storyline, a plot. Hey, let's go down to the zoo and have them sing love songs to the animals. Yeah. Make sure to tell the girls to bring the red dresses. Yeah, we'll put them on the swings or something. The teeter-totter, I dunno, we'll see. I got a cousin works at the zoo, he can let us in.

[terribithiajjls12]

@rmadrazo Exactly what I was thinking. I'm still not 100% on whether I believe this is the actual video. It's a fantastic song though.

[duroy01]

@sisreid - Hi, Brenda -This song is probably one of my five favorites of all time! I heard it for the first time in late December of '62, when I was visiting a New York girl I had fallen in love with while on a bus trip home to Philly after basic training in Texas. She had invited me up to see The Black Nativity at the new Lincoln Center. The last time I saw her was at the train station in Jamaica!

Rich

[sisreid]

hello everyone

this is Brenda, from the exciters. I just want to say that you have all been so wonderful and such dedicated fans, that I would like to thank you all personally on july 31st at Lincoln Center In manhatten. singers have been asked to perform to pay tribute to the wonderful Late Ellie Greenich. It's such and honor to be a part of this wonderful occasion. I also get to thank you all personally. Hoping to see you soon

Brenda

[latefor]

@sisreid Love to be there but unable as I am in Australia will it be recorded someway love latefor

[latefor]

@latefor May be you can upload a video of the event would love to see you in action now Brenda

[duroy01]

@sisreid

Hi, Brenda -This song is probably one of my five favorites of all time! I heard it for the first time in late December of '62, when I was visiting a New York girl I had fallen in love with while on a bus trip home to Philly after basic training in Texas. She had invited me up to see The Black Nativity at the new Lincoln Center. (The last time I saw her was at the train station in Jamaica!) I still get a thrill when I hear it. Thank you!

Rich

[LICHBKLYN1]

@sisreid OMG! Really! This is you! I could just die right now! I was a kid when this song came out, but I sang to it every time it came out on the radio. Loved it then, still love it now. And I still sing along with it. I'm now 52. You don't ever forget the gr8 things in life, and this song is one of those things. God Bless you, and thank you for thanking us.

Much Love, Robert now in L.A.

[roughdiamond51]

@LICHBKLYN1 my sentiments exactly xx

[mememefinally]

@sisreid Thank YOU!

[joesphx19]

@sisreid

Thank you.

You gave us such a wonderful gift. How does it feel to be timeless? A thousand years from now many things will be forgotten but not great artists, they live on.

[Rustina61]

Sometimes the lead singer's mouth matches the words, sometimes they do not. That injection bruise on her arm does look painful >.<

[dryrott]

Thumbs up if you don't watch Glee and actually listen to good music on your own.

[esmith46461]

totally heard this on glee and loved it

[coolsweetgroovy]

i'd like to run it them at the zoo that would be cool

[coolsweetgroovy]

I love them sad this was their only big hit

[MsStarsx10]

this song makes me want to do the "carlton dance"

[charlie06840]

I always loved this song. It kept popping into my head tonight, and I had to look it up on YouTube! Great singing, wonderful tune!

[GollumSupernova]

why a bear?

[billdescoteaux]

One of my favorite R&B classics of the early '60s. The video was great! Where did you find that original footage? Especially that it is a color promo for a song done back in late '62, when most music videos were b/w.

[pksz06]

Nice Sixties Song!!

[wedgewood578]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DON'T THINK STUFF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH TO MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND.

[speedtwin007]

Have to admit I never heard this version before, It was the first record I ever bought and was sung by Billie Davis. I love this version too now and seeing Brenda perform it, its obvious why they were called the Exciters.

[DAUROIS1]

Claude François is original artist of the song "My way". This is a original french song.

[onefodderunit]

American music used to make one feel good

[DAUROIS1]

French version by Claude François.

[latefor]

The bear had the hots for Brenda.Notice Brenda has what looks like a small pox injection on her left arm about 43 sec

[johnniebgoode]

I didn't know she was so hot. 

[MrDebink]

This video is incredible

[markrevelle1]

fifty years of listening to all kinds of music and I never heard this. I knew the Billie Davis version, which was great - but this is so much better. What a voice.

[archie977]

great song

[The2ndinfdiv]

This music is the best love it. Most of today's music does not match up to this.Bring back this kind.

[clinchco]

I never get tired of listening to this great song. It always takes me back to wonderful time when life was more simple. Thank you, Exciters.

[THeMaskedBlogCritic]

I wonder how old that bear is now.

[Freyja1133]

@THeMaskedBlogCritic  the bear's probaly dead

[Nestor123057]

@Freyja1133 LOL :-) Great song. Great video.

[Freyja1133]

@Nestor123057 Agreed

[taishataishataisha]

great great song!!! it never gets old!

[7734Duke]

Gil Hamilton 1-22-62

Capitol 4766 ORIGINAL VERSION

[englishmade]

This song must rank as one the best MoTown tracks of all time.

[Freyja1133]

@englishmade Motown? this is the exciters,not martha & the vandellas

[bindinglines]

Shoop-sha-doop..........livey little lick, ain't it?

[doowopvelez]

Killer tune, no other group could of pulled that song off like The Exciters.

[Heartbear]

AWESOME!!

[alleyt1989]

classic :D

[radioman66]

Love that voice Brenda!

[itsrichiebetch]

I just sang this for an audition! and i got the part!!! <3 i love this song and always will!!

[marciaweezer]

Não conhecia o grupo, certamente ouvirei outras música. Coisa mais fofa desse mundo!!!

[xoxRaz]

"Well we always sang flirty duets.... and he was always smiling at me.... and Oh my god, I made up the whole thing in my head, didn't I?"

[turncapp]

@xoxRaz

cool dude. she was great and that was a master fucking piece of music.

I am a pianist. Yet the reson I really studied was cause of Jimi the man.

Give me mo town over these boy bands, homo latinos or gangeter rappers.

Fuck them and there donkeys.

this is the real thing.

k

[xoxRaz]

@turncapp You mock us, sir.



[turncapp]

@xoxRaz

[turncapp]

@xoxRaz

Ce que diable parlez-vous de

[helloseattleay]

*Kurt finds out Blaine wants to sing to a GAP employee*

[playskool323]

thumbs up if your here cuz you heard it on glee!!! lol

[bldudleyful]

This was one of my favorite songs in the 60's. I still have the 45!

Brenda D.

[bldudleyful]

This was one of my favorite songs in the 60's. I still have the 45!

Brenda D.

[toemeraldcity]

That bear and the lion are just thinking about who he they to eat first!

[ladbrady]

Brenda, you are the BEST!

[EmilyARTS]

Awesome song!!!!!!! :D

[SW4986]

Who is that woman in the big white dress in the background

[SW4986]

Brenda, Looked pretty windy out there that day, do you remember anything noteworthy when making this video, was there a storm brewing or something?

[latefor]

Brenda I still don't see what you saw in that bear.So jealous..........

[Kimllg88]

We love you!!!!

[ringo244]

One of the great girl groups you don't hear of.

[dakarlion1]

stupid promo clip but I like the song.

[sisreid]

praise God every one. As you probably already have heard, Gladys from the marvelettes has gone to be with the Lord. I had the priviledge of meeting and working with her and I'm honored. She will be missed greatly and remembered greatly. May she rest in peace. God Bless you all.

[speedy45rpm]

@sisreid What a treasure this song is. And the video is not something you soon forget! Bless you for this wonderful contribution to popular music. What a feeling it must be to have recorded such a classic. And from Lieber and Stoller no less, if memory serves. And thank you for the ORIGINAL "Doo Wah Diddy!"

[GGE47]

@sisreid I am very sad Gladys is gone,but will now will be at peace.I remember The Marvelettess and Please Mr. Postman which gave Motown it's first#1 hit song.I didn't know it until I read it here.Thank you Brenda.R.I.P. Gladys

[busigma]

Without a doubt one of the most defining recordings of the swing'in 60's.

[59bulldawg]

Great song from a much underrated group!

[Desiree50]

Is Brenda sitll alive.I read in a article years ago either she or her daughter had AIDS?

[latefor]

@Desiree50 I believe she is she is @sisreid three comments above you

[Desiree50]

another good one

[whatsthiscalled1]

i,d heard that hearing this tune turned dusty springfield onto soul music

very cool group, still sounds good after all those years!!!!!!!!!!