Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
Heard the Shangri Las music growing up, always liked the atmosphere they captured on records. I revisited it when Amy Winehouse cited them as an influence on Back to Black, which you can hear clearly - she had excellent musical taste.
@ImaniHekima yeah Amy winehouse was such a talented woman with great musical taste. I saw that interview too where she talks bout the shangri-las and the shirelles as an influence to her music :)
this is where amy winehouse got so much of her inspiration. RIP to amy and marge and Mary Ann may you all RIP and live on/rock on Betty and mary. im 16 and love this group so much.
WOW im not from this music era but my parents were and my mom was the same age as Mary during this time and I grew up to this music and it is bad ass and talent like that should always be appericated!!
I love them so much, I wish I were a Shangri-La. But alas and alec I was born in 64, and heard their songs in the womb and as a baby and toddler, and they were then and still are forever in my heart. I hope to do them justice when I sing their songs with my band! RIP twins and long live Mary and Betty!
@TheDj3a OOPS! I stand corrected. I just found out the first twin passed away in 1970 from drug overdose & the other twin 26 years later in 1996. It's still tragic! They weren't that old.
Awesome song & footage! Was this a single? It sounds better than the melancholy "I Can Never Go Home Anymore."
They were a great influence 16-20 years later for the Go-Go's, Bananarama, Bangles, Tracey Ullman, Toni Basil, Klymaxx, and 30 years later for the Spice Girls.
betty was very pretty along with the lead singer..my mom had this outfit along with the go go boots!!! people especially gals dresserd a hell of alot better then they do today!! judy.. and yes people were much thinner then..i buy vintage clothing and can tell you a size 7 the size i am now-- back then was considered large!!
The one thing that confused me when I was a kid was that the members changed at times. Sometimes it was the one blonde girl and the other two. Then it was two and two. Anyone know what was up with that?
@lasktguy ok the original line-up is Mary Weiss (the lead), Betty Weiss (her sister the one between the twins) and of course the twin, Betty rarely did appearances with the group cause she didn't like touring so that's why they appeared as a trio
Mary, if you are reading this, know that it may not have seemed like much at the time, but your work and your art lives on and on. We live looking forward, but we only understand what we do looking backward.
♫ One of the all-time greats. ♫ The outfits they wore were extremely sexy and daring at the time, but they had the looks to pull it off. Love 'em! ♥♥♥
The Shangs were hot back in the day. Even then, not all the girls could get into those black eather outfits we enjoy drooling over here! But, in my mind, Betty turned out to be the one with the long-term looks. Google her and see what I mean. Something special...her daughter too. (No slam on Mary, who had that super-cute look too...we really see it from 1:21 to 1:23 here.) and has kept trim and attractive,over the years, for sure.
The reason pubescent girls are always screaming on these things is not because they're in love with John, Paul, George, Ringo or anyone else for that matter, they're screaming because they love beautiful chord-structures.
Naaah. All the time, in the street outside the hotel, at the airport, under the din of shrieking chicks, those Krazy Kord structures were working their strange, strange method.
I was never into these ladies as a kid, but now I can appreciate Mary's voice and the distinct style. I actually thought that they were a black group when I was younger. They've so much soul.
I love Mary Weiss, she is in my top 15 all time female singers in the rock era. She is a whole lot better than the female singers today. LOVE YOU MARY.
Gotta come back on here and say I love this video! Half the clicks on here are mine! There are just bits and pieces of Shang stuff here on YouTube...and this video is the whole package, and really the only one where you get a full dose of the Shangs at the top of their game...and including Betty! I have two copies of this record and love playing it. I am still looking for an abolutely stone Mint copy, which I will get!! So sad that Margie and Mary Ann have passed away.
Hey Paul, how come when I read your stuff on here I am both amazed, informed and shocked. Like when did the twins pass on??? I just saw a Music info tape on them for 89 that they were suing some guy for using their Name for a different group etc!!!! This is all a big surprise.
i love this video...one of the few that shows all 4 members (betty was a part time member). And it shows--betty was a step behind in the dancing and singing. Very cool--makes it seem real to those of us that never got to see them in life.
Nice observations Bunny! I love having Betty in here, and yes, it is obvious that she is kind of going through the motions / looking over at Mary Ann and Margie to check things out! Incidentally, Betty "grew up" to be really beautiful! Wow! And so sad that Margie and Mary Ann passed away at young ages.... Love Mary Weiss who has said the Shangs' street-girl image wasn't close to their real personalities...which were really basically representative of typical teenagers of the day!
Hey Rosseggers, funny you mention motown backing, some people from motown at the time did have some thing to do with this song, a couple of guys from motown, I don't know if they were in the studio, or songwriting or arranging it, I forgot the story, but the funk brothers were not part of it. Oh yeah now I remember it, go to red bird entertainment. com and click on the shangri-las story, it mentions how the 2 guys from motown did have something to do with it.
You're right Eddieb715. Mary Wilson admitted that because Motown didn't always pay the artists properly, many of them moonlighted behind Motown's back so maybe this was one of their outside projects.
Hey if you want to hear some other "similar" Melodies. Listen to Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry and then "Fun Fun Fun by The Beach Boys. Or Uptight by Stevie Wonder and then Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club, Reunited by Peaches & Herb and Penny Lover by Lionel Ritche. You'll see what I mean.
Is it me but does this sound like a funk brothers backing track. This has motown written all over it. Never heard this before today. This should have a HUGE hit. oh well
I have read a few more articles on the Shangri-las and watched some interviews here on YouTube. I never thought of them as "one of the ones" in terms of Girl Groups... Sure, they had a couple of really nice hits... But I have gained a lot more appreciation for Mary Weiss. She really does sing with a lot of power and feeling for her age! And the Shangri-la songs, like "Leader of the Pack" required more than just lip-syncing ability... Mary brought a lot of expression and emotion on stage.
OMG! Not only were the Shangs HOT, but they could actually sing unlike the doughheads out there now! Mary and Betty/Liz hot then and hot now! The twins are beautiful. RIP M AND M.
How many girls do you see on the streets these days, or coming out of McDonald's after powering down a double-cheesburger with super-size fries and an extra large Coke, couid get into those outfits! The Shangri-Las were hot.
Yeah, but they were very young. I think they probably had average sized figures. They were constantly touring so I'm sure they had more than their share of fast-food, but the gruelling schedule they had to adhere to would knock the weight off.
@dazzababes true.. my mom, my aunts..were all this thin!!! i am getting older and purposely dropped out sweets and fats..i do not want to fall into that "fat trap" that it seems alot of older gals fall into!!
Great song! Margie gets tickled @ 1:35. Someone in the audience screams and she looks left and up and then when she turns facing friont she laughs about it! It's funny! Mary Ann is looking at Marge--like what the heck? Just an observation on my part. RIP M and M.
thanks for the chart clarification, I wasn't quite sure - when they debuted this song on the "Shivaree" TV show in 1965, you would have thought for sure this would have at least hit the Top Ten!!
@RecordsOrama At that time there were tons and tons of great bands...very stiff competition...now that we look back we see that all of the groups back then and there music even B sides would be consider number one now.....Mary keep on rockin girl..I love your new CD
The Shangs were my idols growing up in the sixties. My friends and I listened to their records non-stop. Mary today looks great and still sings. Thanks for posting this!
It was the prelude to Woodstock -- when everybody just got naked and got it over with. Like it did not mean anything. Means a lot now -- kind of like it meant a lot back in the mid-twentieth century.
It's true. The way they're dressed was considered Scandalous in the 60s. But this is what made them such a hit. They were pretty, sexy in the way they dressed and moved on the stage, and they sounded good. That was rare in the 60s. Most female singers weren't so Hot.
Wooaaaa! this looks great sounds great bu tI think I've missed something here for years - thought they only did one record. Sure I've heard them for years on the soul scene but just never connected!
Shangrilas! My older sisters use to listen to their records, but thanks to You Tube, I have had a chance to experience the magnificent Shangs! Mary you ROCK! RIP: Margie and Maryanne.
motown meets shadow morton! it would have been fun for pop and r&b if this had happened more often. then maybe justin timberlake wouldn't be viewed as such a phenomenon.
you gotta remember the competition in 1965 was hellacious, beatles, stones, motown, etc i imagine there were a lot of great perfommances that couldnt climb into the top ten. i agree with you however
....most definitely! This was probably a big hit in very select spots, where there were still people who didn't "get" the Beatles or the Stones...kinda like Phil Spector music struck a chord with those same folks...
I agree with you 100%, Packard.. I just discovered this song recently and I absolutely LOVE it. And all four of them were indeed beautiful (Mary and Betty still are).
What I think made them so popular was the fact that teens could identify with their attitude, their emotions and their pain of heartbreak, all of which easily shone through Mary's voice.
Hands Down "Best Damn Girl Group Ever" does not get any cooler! WAAAAAAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!!!! Awesome vocals!!!!! Todays groups, need notepad in hand!
My favorite song by them!
Eddieb715 2 weeks ago
This has definitely a Motown groove to it.
PAULLONDEN 1 month ago
Is there some logical reason why Dazza made this video "unavailable to iPad users" ???
It is almost 2012 ya know...
TurboMountTV 1 month ago
did betty sing leader of the pack? she had jimmy,s ring, i think, anyway, poor old jimmy, he skidded for 8 miles into 5 greenhouses, tragic,
sponge111111 1 month ago
This could be a hit now - by the right artist and brought to a modern arrangement.
AllenOption8 1 month ago
Dig those Pants
Kmayus2005 1 month ago
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robertoamor2011 2 months ago
Heard the Shangri Las music growing up, always liked the atmosphere they captured on records. I revisited it when Amy Winehouse cited them as an influence on Back to Black, which you can hear clearly - she had excellent musical taste.
ImaniHekima 2 months ago
@ImaniHekima yeah Amy winehouse was such a talented woman with great musical taste. I saw that interview too where she talks bout the shangri-las and the shirelles as an influence to her music :)
gabryedly 1 month ago
hey they could move with rythm
niwrad68 3 months ago
My mother looked like Betty as a teenager.
sewdavicious 3 months ago
@sewdavicious She must be very pretty.
Saturpepe 2 months ago
Mary Weiss - classic girl group lead - rock on Shangs!
AllenOption8 4 months ago
I love Betty! Wow! What a cutie!
FoxRunMan 5 months ago 3
Mary still performs occasionally.
guitbibble 5 months ago
this is where amy winehouse got so much of her inspiration. RIP to amy and marge and Mary Ann may you all RIP and live on/rock on Betty and mary. im 16 and love this group so much.
starestrellakal 5 months ago 4
Mary weiss is hot
empoyrule 6 months ago
These girls were totally unique. Hated their songs as a kid, feel in love with them as an adult. They are well represented on my ipod.
andrewr62 6 months ago
nice outfitz!ooo000OOOoooo
chiweenie77 8 months ago
does anyone know what month of 65 this was ???
arealOpia1991 8 months ago
@arealOpia1991
October
dazzababes 8 months ago
@dazzababes smart ass
sponge111111 1 month ago
they are great such fabulous girls ah they are sweet the music is lovely i like them so much
oldstuffandcollect 9 months ago
WOW im not from this music era but my parents were and my mom was the same age as Mary during this time and I grew up to this music and it is bad ass and talent like that should always be appericated!!
hotkissy22 9 months ago
i still play the great group so often thankyou for posting my favourite girl group
oldstuffandcollect 9 months ago
I love them so much, I wish I were a Shangri-La. But alas and alec I was born in 64, and heard their songs in the womb and as a baby and toddler, and they were then and still are forever in my heart. I hope to do them justice when I sing their songs with my band! RIP twins and long live Mary and Betty!
TheDj3a 9 months ago
@TheDj3a That's tragic! I didn't realize both of the twins passed away! I know one of them died of a drug overdose sometime in the 80's.
38yofrmut 7 months ago
@TheDj3a OOPS! I stand corrected. I just found out the first twin passed away in 1970 from drug overdose & the other twin 26 years later in 1996. It's still tragic! They weren't that old.
38yofrmut 7 months ago
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bailinnumberguy 9 months ago
beautiful the music and the ladies ah just magic
oldstuffandcollect 9 months ago
LOLoutloud... this so twilightzone. Zorro in the boudouire.
johnnyfarout 9 months ago
Margie's expression when the audience starts screaming is the cutest thing ever.
ladyislingering 9 months ago
These gals were the template for "I know What Boys Like", by The Waitresses.
pvtpstr 10 months ago
keep pressing 0.08 it's funny
multihollywood12 10 months ago
Someone said they were the best of the girl groups. I starting to thing they may have been right.
Nestor123057 10 months ago
nice
latefor 10 months ago
Hot!!
witchman1 11 months ago
@dazzababes Spandex wasn't invented yet. Feel a bathing suit from the 60s its stiff.
shawnamclellan 11 months ago
@shawnamclellan
Sorry, I meant Lurex. Same fabric as Catwoman wore in the 1960's Batman TV series.
Though I believe Spandex was invented in 1959, so it was around.
dazzababes 10 months ago
Awesome song & footage! Was this a single? It sounds better than the melancholy "I Can Never Go Home Anymore."
They were a great influence 16-20 years later for the Go-Go's, Bananarama, Bangles, Tracey Ullman, Toni Basil, Klymaxx, and 30 years later for the Spice Girls.
38yofrmut 11 months ago
Awesome song & footage! Was this a single? It sounds better than the melancholy "I Can Never Go Home Anymore."
38yofrmut 11 months ago
They were amazing. KInda punk - but real pop with some kickin' beat. Like this one.
AllenOption8 11 months ago
Only 2 of the beloved Shangrilas have left us. 2 still survive!
BeezerTwo 1 year ago
punk
cameroncameroncamero 1 year ago
What a shame that 3 of the Shangi Las left us so early.They were all beautiful women.Long Live Mary,Peace Des
Desiree50 1 year ago
betty was very pretty along with the lead singer..my mom had this outfit along with the go go boots!!! people especially gals dresserd a hell of alot better then they do today!! judy.. and yes people were much thinner then..i buy vintage clothing and can tell you a size 7 the size i am now-- back then was considered large!!
exgroupiefromelmont1 1 year ago
The one thing that confused me when I was a kid was that the members changed at times. Sometimes it was the one blonde girl and the other two. Then it was two and two. Anyone know what was up with that?
lasktguy 1 year ago
@lasktguy ok the original line-up is Mary Weiss (the lead), Betty Weiss (her sister the one between the twins) and of course the twin, Betty rarely did appearances with the group cause she didn't like touring so that's why they appeared as a trio
babybluemsuic426 1 year ago
Class song!
heru1966 1 year ago
i love the shangri=las
oldstuffandcollect 1 year ago
This song would be a hit even today. Shangri Las had a lot of classics!
heru1966 1 year ago
so many wet dreams...
molecularash 1 year ago
Where are their mics?
JohnnyGoLightning 1 year ago
Mary's voice is sexy
Ivan1Drago 1 year ago 2
Mary was the LEADER OF THE PACK in many way.
WHY ARE THEY EXCLUDED FROM THE HALL OF FAME????
JHINTON69 1 year ago
Mary had it all !!
MrRJDB1969 1 year ago 2
are they wearing latex? it doesnt look like leather.
ohweloveeverton 1 year ago
@ohweloveeverton
Lurex
dazzababes 10 months ago
@dazzababes lurex? oh that's funny! : ) oh mary!!!
m1kewithaone 6 months ago
Starting to get the mid 60s sound that I fuckin hate here.
SeeburgMusic 1 year ago
any live performances of remember walking in the sand? or maybe?
lindseysquirrel 1 year ago
@lindseysquirrel
They performed "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" on 'Where the Action Is' in 1965, but I only have clips of the performance, not the full thing.
dazzababes 1 year ago
@dazzababes
I wonder if there's a clip of them doing "I Can Never Go Home Anymore."
behdoc 11 months ago
who cares,,I would
sponge111111 1 year ago
This tune sounds as if they were trying to capture a Motown-style sound - it only made it to number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1965-
christheone8773 1 year ago
Glad these clips are still around. Mary is awesome. Very sexy. All were great.
bstribling11 1 year ago
I think Betty is gorgeous! I love this song!
emerging2012 1 year ago
I do the dance routine in the car......
strattoncharles 1 year ago
Betty doesn't sing much.
rascal211 1 year ago
Never heard that one,,,,,nice,, thanks
sponge111111 1 year ago
These girls are just awesome. They always will be. Love the way Margie shamelessly looks into the camera as she lip synchs the lead by Mary.
BoomerReb 1 year ago
Mary, if you are reading this, know that it may not have seemed like much at the time, but your work and your art lives on and on. We live looking forward, but we only understand what we do looking backward.
56richardcory 1 year ago
♫ One of the all-time greats. ♫ The outfits they wore were extremely sexy and daring at the time, but they had the looks to pull it off. Love 'em! ♥♥♥
motownmaniax 1 year ago
Why isn't she sining in 2:03 ?
Jnkdog 1 year ago
Mary, Margie, Maryann, and Liz!! AWESOME! You are loved always! RIP M and M.
BeezerTwo 1 year ago 3
mary and and betty r hot...................damn
iluvmusic33 1 year ago 4
Mary Weiss - truly awesome.
Thanks for posting - much appreciated
Pete6264 1 year ago
They were so underrated.
DA90027 1 year ago 3
@DA90027 I couldn't agree more.
englishsinger 1 year ago
The Shangs were hot back in the day. Even then, not all the girls could get into those black eather outfits we enjoy drooling over here! But, in my mind, Betty turned out to be the one with the long-term looks. Google her and see what I mean. Something special...her daughter too. (No slam on Mary, who had that super-cute look too...we really see it from 1:21 to 1:23 here.) and has kept trim and attractive,over the years, for sure.
PaulDePace 1 year ago 2
At 15 and at 61 Mary Weiss was and is the hottest female artist of all time in my opinion!
drjay1116able 1 year ago 7
LOVE those dance moves - outta sight!!
christheone8773 1 year ago
This tune only made it to #99 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1965-
christheone8773 1 year ago
hermoso
Mrgrippling 2 years ago
The reason pubescent girls are always screaming on these things is not because they're in love with John, Paul, George, Ringo or anyone else for that matter, they're screaming because they love beautiful chord-structures.
xwsftassell 2 years ago 2
Trying to work that out! What about in the street outside the hotel, or at the airport when the fab 4 arrived in USA?
Much as I love beautiful chord structures, at a lot of the concerts you couldn't hear the chords because of the screaming! Just a thought...:-)
ScriptWorker 2 years ago
Naaah. All the time, in the street outside the hotel, at the airport, under the din of shrieking chicks, those Krazy Kord structures were working their strange, strange method.
xwsftassell 2 years ago
Hahaha. That is so cute.
ScriptWorker 2 years ago
Favorite video of my absolute favorite girl group of the 1960"s.
cofycats 2 years ago
Hot stuff. Wow. Fantastic song.
ScriptWorker 2 years ago
I was never into these ladies as a kid, but now I can appreciate Mary's voice and the distinct style. I actually thought that they were a black group when I was younger. They've so much soul.
unclebobunclebob 2 years ago
I love Mary Weiss, she is in my top 15 all time female singers in the rock era. She is a whole lot better than the female singers today. LOVE YOU MARY.
b42baritone 2 years ago 15
Absolutely right! Tough and sexy.
spsmonktoo 1 year ago
@b42baritone she's the deffinition of sexy. look up that word, and you will find a picture of her there...
m1kewithaone 6 months ago
Gotta come back on here and say I love this video! Half the clicks on here are mine! There are just bits and pieces of Shang stuff here on YouTube...and this video is the whole package, and really the only one where you get a full dose of the Shangs at the top of their game...and including Betty! I have two copies of this record and love playing it. I am still looking for an abolutely stone Mint copy, which I will get!! So sad that Margie and Mary Ann have passed away.
PaulDePace 2 years ago 2
Hey Paul, how come when I read your stuff on here I am both amazed, informed and shocked. Like when did the twins pass on??? I just saw a Music info tape on them for 89 that they were suing some guy for using their Name for a different group etc!!!! This is all a big surprise.
ScriptWorker 2 years ago
give me the way women moved back then over a bullshit 'booty' dance any day, pure class
STEPASAUR 2 years ago 3
i love this video...one of the few that shows all 4 members (betty was a part time member). And it shows--betty was a step behind in the dancing and singing. Very cool--makes it seem real to those of us that never got to see them in life.
buny101 2 years ago
Nice observations Bunny! I love having Betty in here, and yes, it is obvious that she is kind of going through the motions / looking over at Mary Ann and Margie to check things out! Incidentally, Betty "grew up" to be really beautiful! Wow! And so sad that Margie and Mary Ann passed away at young ages.... Love Mary Weiss who has said the Shangs' street-girl image wasn't close to their real personalities...which were really basically representative of typical teenagers of the day!
PaulDePace 2 years ago
Hey Rosseggers, funny you mention motown backing, some people from motown at the time did have some thing to do with this song, a couple of guys from motown, I don't know if they were in the studio, or songwriting or arranging it, I forgot the story, but the funk brothers were not part of it. Oh yeah now I remember it, go to red bird entertainment. com and click on the shangri-las story, it mentions how the 2 guys from motown did have something to do with it.
Eddieb715 2 years ago
You're right Eddieb715. Mary Wilson admitted that because Motown didn't always pay the artists properly, many of them moonlighted behind Motown's back so maybe this was one of their outside projects.
laminage 2 years ago
Interesting, Iaminage. This sounds so much like the Supremes' "Come See About Me".
Not the chords or tempo or melody, but the instrumentation. But, as if they all were in the studio and someone said:
"Okay, you've played 'Come See About Me' for the Supremes, now let's do 'Right Now And Not Later' for the Shangri-Las. Hit it!"
Holdenon3 2 years ago
Hey if you want to hear some other "similar" Melodies. Listen to Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry and then "Fun Fun Fun by The Beach Boys. Or Uptight by Stevie Wonder and then Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club, Reunited by Peaches & Herb and Penny Lover by Lionel Ritche. You'll see what I mean.
laminage 2 years ago
That's because it was produced by Robert Bateman who had left Motown.
behdoc 2 years ago
@Holdenon3 hmmmm...I was thinking more along the lines of "Stop! In The Name of Love"--
christheone8773 1 year ago
astonishing shangs as always
mosttiptoptopcat 2 years ago
Thanks so very much for posting these awesome vintage footage of one of the greats-TheShangri-Las.
Imo Mary is one of the greatest singers in Rock n' Roll. :)
faeryquene 2 years ago
sounds like a Phil Spector production
dsf1019 2 years ago
Is it me but does this sound like a funk brothers backing track. This has motown written all over it. Never heard this before today. This should have a HUGE hit. oh well
rosseggers 2 years ago 2
What can I say? Shangs FOREVER!!
BeezerTwo 2 years ago
Been a Shanri La's fan for years and never heard this song. Thanks for posting.
turbo1964 2 years ago
Hey Orange....amen to that. They could have left the camera on her the whole video!
PaulDePace 2 years ago
1:22..Mary...so sexy
OrangeSFO 2 years ago
I have read a few more articles on the Shangri-las and watched some interviews here on YouTube. I never thought of them as "one of the ones" in terms of Girl Groups... Sure, they had a couple of really nice hits... But I have gained a lot more appreciation for Mary Weiss. She really does sing with a lot of power and feeling for her age! And the Shangri-la songs, like "Leader of the Pack" required more than just lip-syncing ability... Mary brought a lot of expression and emotion on stage.
PaulDePace 2 years ago
OMG! Not only were the Shangs HOT, but they could actually sing unlike the doughheads out there now! Mary and Betty/Liz hot then and hot now! The twins are beautiful. RIP M AND M.
BeezerTwo 2 years ago
How many girls do you see on the streets these days, or coming out of McDonald's after powering down a double-cheesburger with super-size fries and an extra large Coke, couid get into those outfits! The Shangri-Las were hot.
PaulDePace 2 years ago 10
Yeah, but they were very young. I think they probably had average sized figures. They were constantly touring so I'm sure they had more than their share of fast-food, but the gruelling schedule they had to adhere to would knock the weight off.
dazzababes 2 years ago 4
@dazzababes true.. my mom, my aunts..were all this thin!!! i am getting older and purposely dropped out sweets and fats..i do not want to fall into that "fat trap" that it seems alot of older gals fall into!!
exgroupiefromelmont1 1 year ago
@PaulDePace Only Mary was really good looking at all
DaRandom90 1 year ago
@DaRandom90 Actually, Betty was the prettiest. She looked like Bardot.
BoomerReb 1 year ago
It's so nice to see a clip of all 4!!
yockybunny 2 years ago 4
Great song! Margie gets tickled @ 1:35. Someone in the audience screams and she looks left and up and then when she turns facing friont she laughs about it! It's funny! Mary Ann is looking at Marge--like what the heck? Just an observation on my part. RIP M and M.
BeezerTwo 2 years ago 2
I love their choreograph moves and those skin tight outfits - amazing!!!!!!!!
christheone8773 2 years ago 2
love this.....has some "motown sound" in this song. Sounds like "Stop! In Name Of Love...sample
awesome! geezz over 44 years ago LOL
supremes1964 2 years ago 2
Well, I have to admit, it does have a Motown-esque style to it!!
christheone8773 2 years ago 2
It has a Motown feel because it was co-written and produced by Robert Bateman, a former writer/producer at Motown.
He was involved mainly with The Marvelettes.
RecordsOrama 2 years ago
WELL, then, that explains it! Its a shame this tune didn't even make the top 40 - I think it stalled at #56 in early 1965-
christheone8773 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it only reached #97 (or #99) on Billboard's Hot 100.
No clue why it did so poorly. In my opinion it's better than "Out In The Streets" or "Give Us Your Blessings".
RecordsOrama 2 years ago
thanks for the chart clarification, I wasn't quite sure - when they debuted this song on the "Shivaree" TV show in 1965, you would have thought for sure this would have at least hit the Top Ten!!
christheone8773 2 years ago
@RecordsOrama At that time there were tons and tons of great bands...very stiff competition...now that we look back we see that all of the groups back then and there music even B sides would be consider number one now.....Mary keep on rockin girl..I love your new CD
budmangt2 11 months ago
Classic stuff. Love it.
electricslims 2 years ago 2
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dam check out all those camel toes now thats heaven
wayhunglow1961 2 years ago
The Shangs were my idols growing up in the sixties. My friends and I listened to their records non-stop. Mary today looks great and still sings. Thanks for posting this!
mrslopez39 2 years ago 5
wow they were dressing pretty risky for those days! i like it..
onewubbs 2 years ago 2
It was the prelude to Woodstock -- when everybody just got naked and got it over with. Like it did not mean anything. Means a lot now -- kind of like it meant a lot back in the mid-twentieth century.
MKFaizi 2 years ago
I think Mary Weiss reads these posts, so i want to let her know she had nice hips!
1952kid 2 years ago 19
It's true. The way they're dressed was considered Scandalous in the 60s. But this is what made them such a hit. They were pretty, sexy in the way they dressed and moved on the stage, and they sounded good. That was rare in the 60s. Most female singers weren't so Hot.
John283T 2 years ago
Love it !!!!!!
prjr1973 2 years ago
Wooaaaa! this looks great sounds great bu tI think I've missed something here for years - thought they only did one record. Sure I've heard them for years on the soul scene but just never connected!
Joethescooter 2 years ago
Look at them in that LEATHER!! SCANDALOUS in those days!!
wdharveyoicu 2 years ago 2
Ha ha, It's actually Spandex!
dazzababes 2 years ago
Brillliant!
cricketbat08 2 years ago
I have just discovered the incredible
Shangrilas! My older sisters use to listen to their records, but thanks to You Tube, I have had a chance to experience the magnificent Shangs! Mary you ROCK! RIP: Margie and Maryanne.
BeezerTwo 2 years ago
They were the sexiest ever !!!!!!!!!!!!
oceanbound222 3 years ago
Soooooooooooooooooooo hot. and cool music, yep.
ithinkmaryweissishot 3 years ago
motown meets shadow morton! it would have been fun for pop and r&b if this had happened more often. then maybe justin timberlake wouldn't be viewed as such a phenomenon.
sepio41 3 years ago 4
Very true, music like this is so great to have stream threw the ears.
tubemig18 3 years ago 2
Great song!
rwells47 3 years ago
Ma was a big fan of the Shangri-las..I see why! Great sound!
BigAssPain 3 years ago
Attractive and sweet love you guys! Mary you are so pretty.
teedledee23 3 years ago 3
The Shangri-Las made some great records, and some of their best("Right Now and Not Later", "He Cried", "Past, Present, and Future")weren't big hits.
thomandybish 3 years ago
Did you See the way Mary Ann dissed the host?
jj85585 3 years ago 2
which ones mary ann??
MarvelettesDude 3 years ago
The last one the host introduces on the left of Betty
jj85585 3 years ago
i know im srry i pposted the commetn before i watched it to see that he intro duced them i feel really stupid after i posted it
MarvelettesDude 3 years ago
Don't worry about it, but did you see the way she dissed him though?
jj85585 3 years ago
yea who did the higher voice at the end when they sang right now and not later baby mary or betty
MarvelettesDude 3 years ago
I'm not sure Mary and Betty do sound alot like each other at times, but I think it was Mary
jj85585 3 years ago
Never mind, It was Betty
justicejackson223 3 years ago
The Bad girls of Rock & Roll were just so awesome.
54nomore 3 years ago
I love this song! It's so addictive. I really love Mary's voice!
newyorkdolls71 3 years ago
my fave rave Las singles
lalumia 3 years ago
Love the outfits!
bridgeman11 3 years ago 3
Absolutely awesome!!!
The best.
entity3sf 3 years ago
....how this song never got to the top ten at least is a mystery to me. And let me add that ALL FOUR of them were beautiful as well....
packard400 3 years ago 5
and look at the backup singers what they're wearing....exactly what's out on the racks today! yikes!
freddi15 3 years ago
you gotta remember the competition in 1965 was hellacious, beatles, stones, motown, etc i imagine there were a lot of great perfommances that couldnt climb into the top ten. i agree with you however
saltwaterebel 3 years ago
....most definitely! This was probably a big hit in very select spots, where there were still people who didn't "get" the Beatles or the Stones...kinda like Phil Spector music struck a chord with those same folks...
packard400 3 years ago
I agree with you 100%, Packard.. I just discovered this song recently and I absolutely LOVE it. And all four of them were indeed beautiful (Mary and Betty still are).
What I think made them so popular was the fact that teens could identify with their attitude, their emotions and their pain of heartbreak, all of which easily shone through Mary's voice.
professor1966 3 years ago 3
mary just had a record come out on the Norton label last year
jimdetroit 3 years ago
Beautiful girls, great voices, driving bass, skin-tight black leather, and ATTITUDE. I'm 18 again!
MeTeeCeeToo 3 years ago 3
Hands Down "Best Damn Girl Group Ever" does not get any cooler! WAAAAAAY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!!!! Awesome vocals!!!!! Todays groups, need notepad in hand!
brianemc 3 years ago 6
Betty aka Liz has been married for the past 26 years and has kids.Mary told me that she does not do music anymore the other 2 have passed.
HH
OgPsQd 3 years ago
wonder what happen to betty. any pics of her today.
brokenarrow2222 4 years ago
These girls, like the supremes and the ronettes were very good, and totally hot! Mary is so cute, and sings beautifully!!
coolcougs 4 years ago 4
The Shangs & Theronettes were the epitome of the " street wise tough withaheart of gold " girl groups
Freyja1313 3 years ago
Yeah, you'r so right! Girls with attitude and talent to back it up too! Sweet!
coolcougs 3 years ago
My favorite girl group of all time.
FashionLux1990 4 years ago
Long all by the Shangri-las. So Memory Lane!
ynrtfln 4 years ago
sounds like a motown song!
supremes1964 4 years ago