Linda by Jan and Dean

[KathyKate100]

Lots of lovely girls named "Linda" in the 60's decade. Forget about the famous ones---plenty of beauties who were sung to by Jan and Dean! Linda didn't have to be famous and/or be considered a "beauty" --beauty is in the eye of the beholder--to be sung to as in this song!

[MsShirleyD]

Love it. Love all the oldies. Remember this song.

[lrd9999]

Always wondered if Paul ever did a version of this just for grins. It must have been novel to have been married to a woman who had 3 (counting both versions of this and "My Love") hit records written about her.

[deracinated1]

priceless .

[TheRisingforce2000]

these guys are badd ass

[purplemusiclover1597]

This song was written for the beautiful amazing LINDA MCCARTNEY !!!! Well I guess it was Linda Eastman back then :}

[centralparocker]

What harmony....cool song, there baby....!!!!

[luckyshoeshine]

These two are in my hall of fame.

[rockinrobintweets]

@luckyshoeshine They are in mine too. FOREVER. 

[52maneat]

@rockinrobintweets ...How do you know this to be true???

[garyalee]

Yes, the writers of the song were inspired by Linda Eastman - but she was 4 or 5 when it was written

[ImHannesDriessen]

I'm gonna use this video to thank my teacher for a wonderfull year!!

Groetjes Lionel Diels en Hannes Driessen

Bedankt Linda!



[BelieberEllen]

@ImHannesDriessen kheb het gevonde :)

& thanks Weyts !

[akiraislove1]

OMG.....I remember many many years ago the local radio station was having a contest...they played this song and the first caller that got the artist right won 4 free tickets to the NY State Fair...I wasnt the first caller but I WAS THE FIRST ONE to get the answer right..cant believe how many dummies said The Beach Boys...by the way..the NY State Fair was totally amazing !!!!!! : )

[TJCATLOVER]

Catchy tune!!!!!!!

[surfrider1962]

It's a song (early 1963) about Linda Eastman to become Mrs. Paul McCartney a few years later (March 12, 1969)

[1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

I think Jan and dean were trying to find their place in music here by experimentation. It doesn't seem to be working as well as they wanted.

[ppaulmorris]

After that Linda Eastman I gather...strange bird...VERY

[NCTaikoDrumboy]

I can imagine Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons doing this one...

[germa010]

Jan & Dean rocked the early 60's. Linda was a perfect example of their tight harmonies. I saw Dean last year 2009 with a Jan & Dean surf tribute band and he still had it.

[looloorex]

this one, "Linda put the coffee on", and "Oh Linda" bugged me when I was younger, but now, I LOVE them!! (my name is Linda, too..lmao)

[JORGEPSOUSA911]

Ah yes, another timeless classic!

[bearriver666]

Lively song , they seem to be having fun.

[helix23]

The song was actually written when Lawrence was in the service during World War II, taking its name from the then five-year-old daughter of his attorney, Lee Eastman. (His daughter was Linda Eastman, future first wife of the Beatle Paul McCartney.)

[Cyberella1000]

My name! Love it!

[MsPassenger7]

@Cyberella1000 Mine, too! My father used to listen to this, but he's says I'm not named after it:(

[lac9252]

@Cyberella1000 My name too, but spelled Lynda.

[Sharpgaliam]

Before there was Jan and Dean, There was Jan and Arnie! Song was JENNIE LEE!

[centralparocker]

These guys were great!

[jpavlvs]

It was written for a young girl named Linda Eastman.

[ekocentric]

@jpavlvs Not Linda McCartney, right?

[xXlyndeelovespanicxX]

Linda from Ireland (:

[jpavlvs]

Linda is a Latin word meaning beautiful. Interestingly this song was written back in the 1940s for a little girl named Linda Eastman. Linda grew up to become Linda McCartney.

[Jalyn319]

Linda is not a spanish name in fact it is not derived from spain. LINDO is NOT the same as LINDA

[MissGreenDay7]

@Jalyn319 It is Spanish. Lindo is the masculine form for pretty or beautiful and Linda is the feminine form.

[Linduska94]

Linda from Czech Republic =)

[bichitaazul]

Great, this song was composed to Linda Eastman (Linda McCartney)when she was five years old. The song was a payment for a debt with Linda's father.

[NCTaikoDrumboy]

"Linda" is a fine name for a fine song.

It's a Spanish name, you know. The meaning of it translates as "beautiful."

Another example of the use of such a word in a song is the classic Mexican song MI CELITO LINDO (My Beautiful Little Heaven).

[daveleblanc2010]

my sisters name is linda she bought the recond way back in the sixties i think she wore it out

[spacepatrolman]

@daveleblanc2010 my friends sister was named linda she bought it too i traded for the record

[TheRisingforce2000]

my friend older sister used to play this on the record player when i would go to his house as a kid back in the 60s,i was 6 or 7 then

[htdun]

Their sounds are similar, but it didn't seem to bother either of the groups. They were all friends, even performing together on "Barbara Ann". I loved em both and still do.

[mags9158]

Freyja, we will agree to disagree lol.

[Freyja1133]

the beach boys had their own sound..unfortunately it was very similar to JAn& Deans..because Brian Wilson & Dean Torrance were very similar

[catanddoglover1996]

this is my grandma baby song!!! i love her!! <3

[mags9158]

aye scotty, can't stand them. Every time a hear them a cringe!!!.

[mags9158]

yea unfortunately the beach boys copied their sound and made millions!!!. Should have been jan and dean

[Freyja1133]

mags, no ..the beach boys had their own sound...which unfortunately was very similar toJan& Deans

[lindajonas4]

yeah!! LINDA!!!! thats me lol..!! =] love this song lol! liiinnndddaaa!!! =]

[yamatogreg2]

this is my #1 favorite song

[bustanutor24u]

Not a bad song????? It's a classic to me. Jan & Dean had a sound and style that no one could ever copy. I love the beginning. Nothings better than hearing comments and sounds before the song starts. RIP Jan.

[cruizincaly]

I have been with my Linda for 42 yrs.

[rebnbobbi]

We saw Jan and Dean in the early 90s at Great Adventure in NJ. They are my wife's favorite group. She was only born in '66 but saw the movie DEAD MANS CURVE and fell in love with them and their music. I was lucky enough to have had the pleasure of taking her to see J&D and we got to meet Jan. Believe it or not when they did this song in concert, Dean said "This song sucks!" We still love their music and miss Jan very much. Long live J&D's music.

[LEIGHJEAN64]

Jan Berry was so hot! Saw J &D in 1979, they were so much fun!

[cmulwee001]

Amazing how different the arrangement is here from the Buddy Clark original.

[calimar28]

Classic...it could even be considered doo wop...63' still doo wop era.

[cmulwee001]

On "Before They Were Hits-Vol.4" there is an earlier version of this song by a singer named Buddy Clark. It sounds like it's from the pre-rock era.

[jamesdhuff]

Glad I was fortunate enough to latch onto my "LINDA!!!"

[ppaulmorris]

I think that it may have actually been Eastman herself who said that the song referred to her. Alas, it was a long time ago, but she was quite well known due to her father's wealth, and she did appear in those appropriate showbiz/gossip columns so she was quite well known.

[ppaulmorris]

I once read that it was about Linda Eastman - later McCartney. I love the real surf songs.

[silverbandage]

Are you serious?! Cause thats who i think about everytime i here this. Dude thats is cool.

[Soapking1965]

Yes. J&D's 1963 version of the Hoagy Carmichael song was indeed about the future first (and revered) Mrs. Paul McCartney. Linda Eastman (McCartney) and J&D were good friends.

[bschenley]

The song was written by Jack Lawrence, who died March 15th at 96. His attorney was Linda Eastman's father, and it really was written for her (in 1946). She was six-years-old at the time. Many recording artists have covered this son. BTW, Jack Lawrence also penned "All or Nothing" and :If I Didn't Care."

[BigBishop1]

you are full of shit and delusional

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

I love Jan & Dean!

Linda is a classic J&D song!

They belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Jan & Dean created and started so much that became the steps for others to follow!

The Beach Boys were a part of the Jan & Dean sound.

It did not stop there.

By the way, Jan & Dean had a LOT of hit songs of their own!

Hall of Fame?

NO QUESTION!

George Vreeland Hill

[LindaAndrade2]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU GEORGE. SINCE I'M A CHILD OF THE 60s AND A LOS ANGELES NATIVE WHAT ELSE CAN BE SAID?

[KalanBrockMayhue]

@GeorgeVreelandHill AINT THAT THE TRUTH! I LOVE THEM!

[lac1465]

The title of this song is my name, but it's spelled Lynda...not the comman spelling (Linda). When someone asks me what is your name, I tell them it's with a Y and they think the Y is at the end which would be Lindy.

[WestLondonDITC]

Fascinating

[nftysxty]

Currently having a long distant relationship with a lady named Linda. Just the way I feel about her. Jan & Dean have been a favorite of mine since the 60,s. This is not their best song, but it is good, great video.

[LindaAndrade2]

I just LOVE this song...

[lindapittsburgh]

I do not love the song but the name is ok haha :)

[LindaAndrade2]

Just listen to the begining of the song. I really do "hate my name" I wanted a cool name like Lauren or Rachael by no, i got stuck with this one. i really do like the song. I was born and raised in the Los Angeles area so I'm a "Surfer" girl at heart.

[yamatogreg2]

"linda" IS a cool name linda

[CrescentMoonglow]

I came along a generation after Jan and Dean were popular, but when I was a teenager, I discovered them and I have been a fan ever since. Theirs was a sunny and then stormy story...And their music is crisp and clean. Love it still!

[markfitz15]

Anybody know where to get a "Linda" ring tone?

[moonsafari4]

my mom's name is linda and she's currently dancing

[IcY619]

classic and great song with a great classic band xD

[1960sbabe]

Hey, I'm Linda!  Didn't know about this one though.

[rhpositive2002]

Linda Lee?

[1960sbabe]

'Fraid not!

[2136124]

Oh Yeah...this one was for Linda Brown...Yikes!

[ventues97]

My buddies " the Ventures " finally made it into the " Hall OF Fame "..What about my other pals .." jan & Dean " ? Let's go!!!!!

[ekocentric]

@ventues97 I grew up in Cali when Surf Music was out. Were the Ventures a group of three or four or were they a complete band? I saw one video when there were three or four members but hear an orchestra in all of their songs.

[GuinevereJuliet]

Love it!! Jan and Dean were phenomenal. What would the Sixties have been without them. All their songs still hold up; so glad to be able to hear this one again after all these decades. Great!

[davesharon5747]

This song was originally a hit in 1947 for Buddy Clark. It was written for a then 4 year old girl named Linda Eastman who would grow up to marry Paul McCartney!!

[HeyimTisa]

I think I was forteen...I thought it was about my friend Linda Ortiz.

[rhpositive2002]

Dedicated to Linda Lee. I will never forget you.

[1030108]

Good post.This is the first song I heard from Jan and Dean and liked their string of hits.

[jvrd1516]

hmm good song i like this song 8) i like J & D all togethor though