DTV - Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance

[dionpepsi]

I believe that the guitar solo is by a 15 year old Jerry Garcia for the following reasons: he went to the same high school as 17 year old Bobby Freeman, he recorded his early Warlocks / Emergency Crew record at the same studio, his first wife said that he played lead guitar on the record, and, most importantly, it sounds like Jerry - it has that same twisting, turning, spidery sound.

[deadheadmcgee]

@dionpepsi very interesting man...



[gaw910]

Six people don't want to dance.

[CL137626]

lol this is ritchie valens not bobby freeman

[JunoYumi]

the ramones and del shannon version is way better!

[ModernBobs]

does anyone know where the animation is from?

[rafarock4ever]

me gustan todas las versiones xD

[koa2341]

Bobby Freeman came to my high school (Castro Valley) in 63-64 and did this song- He was from Hayward if I'm not mistaken. We also had the Beau Brummels- East Bay music was happening before it really became the music center of the world in the 60's- Remember the Avalon Ballroom, Winterland, Fillmore ??

[HSECMAN]

what a TRIPPY video!

[maryann207709]

Bobby Freeman's version is definitely the best. He owns this song.

[sinhog]

Dunno if it's true ,,but I have heard , besides Jerry ,,, Dr. John was on piano here

[MsLibra888]

I love this classic old song...uplifting upbeat and wonderful melody.

From: Monagh E.

[supergrova70]

Thanks for validating my statement about Garcia playing lead here, petarchian. Made up tuning?!!!! WT Heck. Without a doubt that little lead rocks. What an awesome song, and the cuing to the animation, absolute nectar. What a soulful gem.

[rafarock4ever]

do u wanna dance!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, do ya wanna dance under the moonlight

Squeeze and hug me all through the night

Oh bab-ay, do you wanna dance

[16warriorfireheart]

now thats a trippy ass cartoon  am i right

[MrAlsfan5]

Fanf'ingtastic!! What a great song.

[Kurtanius21]

And 1:25 is where Michael Jackson got his Idea for the Moonwalk! Moonwalking Tree!

[edgexxi]

The original's always best

[supergrova70]

Is that really Jerry Garcia on lead guitar? I'm not kidding! Some sources say yes!

[petrarchian]

@supergrova70 Yep this is Jerry Garcia's first recording. The drums were cardboard boxes, and Jerry had not yet learned to tune a guitar standard (he traded his accordion for the guitar). This was a "made-up" tuning he used, and those 2 "chords/notes" were all he had so far. And it still rocks!

[douglasj53]

This is a great song. Just enjoy it whether it's Bobby Brown or the Beach Boys. Both versions are wonderful. Personally, I can't stand the word "covers" - it seems like it's always meant to be so condescending.

[cybernett22]

This is the original version, released in 1958. The Beach Boys did not do their (cover) version until 1965.

The Beach Boys had no soul. Having "soul" was the best thing you could say about a recording artist or song in those days.

[FuckingStanz]

@cybernett22 The Beach Boys had no soul? Give me a f'ing break. Brian Wilson was a modern Mozart and the complexity of their music is far beyond this.

[rvictor64]

Release in April of 1958 while Bobby was still in High School, this song became a million seller for him and a great record to do the calypso to. Good instrumental arrangement with hesitations. His follow up records were not as good.

Ron--Highway Stars Magazine

[sparwood8]

AHHH!!! The year I became a teenager

[boutteperry]

This was very well done,Very well done.

[JCANELAKES]

You did a nice job with this!

[chicbrook]

Funny one and this is the original version.

[LuLupoo]

This was really great! lol i enjoyed this. it went so well with the song. love cartoons.

great job! :-)

[chinzebo]

WOW!! This song was tailor made for this old cartoon...Again, WOW!! THX for posting...WOW!!

[fasx56]

Rock on 1960s, music like this makes one want to stand up and start dancing-great sound.

[girlie182tools]

THis is such a good classic. I'm only 16, but I wish that I could've lived in the days where this type of music was popular!!

Great SONG!!!!

[aerowayne1]

@girlie182tools Thats why U-tube is so great, its shows the world how great this kinda music is, and that it still can be popular. All poeple have to do is open there mind to all this great music. And I also love the Beach boys and the Ramones version. Its all great music.

[douglasj53]

@girlie182tools You've got this music NOW though, and there's a whole world of it waiting for you. Plus, you're sixteen. It's probably more relevant to you than it is to a bunch of ancient baby-boomers (like myself) who sometimes approach this music like winos sniffing a cork!

[rubyflipper]

Love it--thanks so much for posting!

[Liefo45]

Thats Jerry Garcia playin electric guitar on that track, pretty historic

[brujaderio]

Sock hops freshman year in high school. Good times!

[mikebrucep]

This is truly wonderful matching of an incomparably wonderful song with a magical movie. It is a real treasure and enormously appreciated. I don't know how to rate it numerically, but it is certainly a 10 out of a 10.

Thanks,

Mike

[oldiesbutgoodies80]

Oh Lordie!! They just don't do it like this anymore.

[scottpaye1]

Ah yes, before the days that women saw sex like the dog on the the street sees it. Sorry ladies, so sorry ladies. I am an old guy and ALL of you have lost your glow, but those who were special back in the day.

[sr71ablackbird]

I could not agree with you more. I just wish I knew what happened to those days. Everything that was good and wholesome is now considered bland and "old fashioned" so to speak. Almost all the drive-in theaters are gone around the U.S. The "Family Time is somewhat non-existent due to one's "Social Status". I may only be 40 yrs old. I drink pop from glass bottles and have a rotary phone and the PC that I have here. Maybe if the 50s and 60s were brought back, the young folk may learn something!

[PeanutBrittle001]

we danced to this song at Camp Victory,it was a lot of fun.Every time i hear it i start to dance.

[emiltowns]

I really enjoyed how the cartoon characters were dancing to the music about dancing. I had deja vu as well, since I remember t he cartoon from saturday morning cartoons as a kid.

[SoloRaven]

This one is really fun I absolutely love this!

10* Thanks.

[rambleonrose93]

jerry garcia played guitar on this

[JaysakaJollies]

Omg I remember this cartoon! So freaky yet awesome at the same time! I am glad to know these music videos are DTV. Thanks for showing!

[skinnyminny25]

Dub this to the ramones?

[messageofthemaker]

I love the Ramones, but Bobby Freeman's version is still the best.

[amberlynn6914]

@messageofthemaker No.

The Original version By The Beach Boys Is THE Best

[youthkorps]

@amberlynn6914

That's not the original, you oaf.

[amberlynn6914]

@youthkorps Okay. I know that now.

[amberlynn6914]

@youthkorps Don't you call me an oaf!

[Irwiin161]

@messageofthemaker Beach boys version is way better :D

[leslielove]

since 1983

[StewedTomato]

Great Mix of music and OLD cartune! Thanks!!

[capixie]

Kids used to see old cartoons. Disney channel used to use the footage in these videos, or just play the actual cartoons. Now they make all new stuff so kids never get to see this. It's kind of sad.

[luckie4ushopping]

totally agree, everything on now is lame, these were classics

[califgirl101]

That was great! I so remember these awsome DTV music videos growing up. I got a kick out of the dancing mushrooms they're so cute! Thanks again for this wonderfull memorable video! :)

[Marcfj]

Yeah, I think Bobby Freeman went to Poly.

[mdm44]

taegdv - I love all of these DTV postings - I loved watching them when I was growing up, and could never find any evidence of them on the Internet, until I finally thought of searching on Wikipedia, and then on YouTube. I've watched all of your videos and enjoyed them immensely. Do you have any more DTV videos that you haven't posted? I think I taped about 90% of them over the years, but would love to see the ones I've never seen before.

[AndreaRamone1234]

tooot tooot ahhhh beep beep!

(sexy)

[Athembi]

bobby was from San Francisco and we would often see him riding around town in his candy apple red 58 Impala. Finest ride at the time. His best tune in my mind is Need Your Love. Great R&B.

[aceshigh130]

Love the song. Great post.

Thank you.

[vergeharget]

max and i want to dance;

max pearce basman

itzik basman

[paisleypower30]

cute!

[Maureen9224]

Disney footage used in the song

FLOWERS AND TREES

THE NUTCRACKER SUITE - CHINESE DANCE - FANTASIA

[bnetwise]

A great combination of images and music. It would fit in with what was done in Fantasia.

[nedmanxxx]

a natural hit. an organic hit.

[habsfanuk]

one of my oldie all time favorites, first heard this in the late 50's

[TRISAND]

hey uve got to list these on ebay on dvd for me. i would buy from you

[CoyoteMan5000]

So would I, even though it would be illegal.