I'm from the era....this is Fabian....the product of a record studio that thought any good looking kid could be turned into a singing star......my god, he was then, he is bad now....simply could not sing
Nothing against Bobby Rydell but how the french do you mix these two up? BR is no Fabian in the looks department, not even close... and they sound nothing alike! lol... Wow...
Really this is Fabian and he didn't have an ounce of the talent of Rydell...But hey, give him credit for having the guts for getting as far as he did on his looks.
Fabian grew up in south Philly, oddly enough just blocks away from Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon. He was a fabricated teen idol. He had the face the executives wanted but unfortunately very little talent, in either music or acting. If it hadnt been for Dick Clark, he (and many others) would have been long forgotten.
there's no doubt in my mind to who it is singing "this friendly world"...so why a mistake like this? I have to believe it was intentional otherwise i'm puzzeled as to why an obvious mistake like this has been made., By the way I really loved the sound of Fabian, it was however short-lived when i think of other artists who carried on for years back about the same time....like bobby vee and frankie avalon for instance(yes it was the era of Doowop), that early rock and roll sound.
Is the intro in Portuguese? Wherever it was, those kids were a helluva lot better behaved than they were in the States when Fabian showed up for a show!!
FABIAN! FABULOUS! DEFINITELY A DREAMBOAT OF THE ERA! To all you "nay" sayers...whether a major talent or not, how many people are known simply by thier fist names and you certainly know who it is when you hear the name FABIAN!
This is FABIAN! Come on give some credit to him. But i yell for RYDELL!! Together with Frankie Avalon the three of them is now collectively known as the GOLDEN BOYS. Great guys.
I like Fabian's raspy voice even though he can't sing which is a well-known fact. The trouble here is he doesn't know how to move - he looks like a hesitant wrestler about to tackle someone who's not there. He definitely needs someone to turn him loose.
Ha! I thought I was actually going to see Bobby's rendition of Fabian's song. Oh well.
Fabian was a quite looker but never was much of a singer.
BTW, those white kids drive me crazy clapping on the 1 & 3 beats. (Don't jump in my stuff! I'm white. I can say that.)
Zodija 7 months ago
Fabian It is GREAT!!!!!!!!
horus11121 7 months ago
Yeah, I'm old too! That's definitely the Fabulous Fabian!
KayD1010 7 months ago
Sorry Sweets.... Thats Fabian Forte.
crystalblue1972 8 months ago
Your right this is Fabian has good looks but couldnt sing like Bobby Rydell
kathycantrellbrown 9 months ago
Fabian admitted he couldn't sing. Bobby Rydell was a real singer. Fabian was cute. Bobby was cute. But cute alone is not talent.
nelbrewster 9 months ago
That is Fabian, not Rydell.
lucky8274 9 months ago
PLEASE - CORRECT THIS. IT IS FABIAN NOT BOBBY RYDELL. WHO POSTED THIS????
flagday45 10 months ago 2
Fabian was no huge talent, but it was all fun just the same. There is a lot to miss from that era. This song had real sex appeal!
tttok2 1 year ago
how can you not know this is Fabian
PatrickLHawkins 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHAHA what a classic TV blooper x FABIAN not Bobby Rydell x
Vasilouxx 1 year ago
WHOOOOHOOOO !!!!! FABIAN....................
jessicavega1952 1 year ago
Какой же это Rydell- это Fabian.
Что за некомпетентность.
elvismoskva 1 year ago
Did I hear the Intro on this right??? This is Fabian!
doirmad 1 year ago
I'm from the era....this is Fabian....the product of a record studio that thought any good looking kid could be turned into a singing star......my god, he was then, he is bad now....simply could not sing
tedfitzbc 1 year ago
I suspect it's actually Cliff Richard
pinchold 1 year ago
Nothing against Bobby Rydell but how the french do you mix these two up? BR is no Fabian in the looks department, not even close... and they sound nothing alike! lol... Wow...
Maylee1973 1 year ago
Fabian
caicaraskiki 1 year ago
this guy was a useless cunt
spadge321 1 year ago
Yes, this is indeed Fabian. He was just was to cute. Oh and he could sing too!
pamkayvan 1 year ago
What's with that picture on the background at the beginning?! LOL!!! And yes, everyone is right - it's FABIAN!
DorisDayFanatic 1 year ago
I bet he got a lot of ussy in his time. I loved the song.
zeak62 1 year ago
FABIAN!!! NOT Bobby Rydell!! Fix it!
1959buddyh 1 year ago
aftos ine fapien ohi o bobby rydell/?????
vavalina 1 year ago
How has this been posted as Bobby Rydell
He did not even record this
Obviously as others State it is Fabian
The First & Forever UK TeddyBoy
1950sTeddyboy 1 year ago
Bobby and Fabian would have a good laugh about this. Bobby can actually SING!!
mb7668 1 year ago
Fabian...not Bobby Rydell!!!!!!!!!
sleepytimegalz 1 year ago
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Sorry buddy .. that's Philly's own FABIAN!!!
agwheels 1 year ago
Sorry buddy .. that's Philly's own FABIAN!!!
agwheels 1 year ago
Fabian was tipped (promoted) to be bigger than Elvis.
usfansw 1 year ago
Except it's not Bobby Rydell. It's Fabian. Who else sings this BAD?
iangordoncraig 1 year ago
Pffff!! Fabian trying to immitate the great late "King" Elvis!!!
bonnie2me 1 year ago
Fabian. Not Bobby Rydell.
ftsjr 1 year ago
i'm 41 and even i know this is fabian! my dad brought me up on this music!
MARKYMARK2222 1 year ago
not bobby rydell it IS FABIAN for sure. I'm 62 , and I know who this is.
brennadette 1 year ago
This definately Fabian, not Bobby Rydell. I'd check your facts if I was you.
MRFABIAN2009 1 year ago
omg !! what a handsome devil he was !! Fabian I love you xxxxxx ...Lyndloo.
lyndloo 1 year ago
My god! I knew this guy was not talented but never really heard someone sing this bad on television. Unbelievable!
lyndonheart 1 year ago 2
ESSE É O FABIAN...................
Abillywoprocker 1 year ago
That's FABIAN!!! And he's cute! (but so is Bobby!) =)
DorisDayFanatic 1 year ago
Really this is Fabian and he didn't have an ounce of the talent of Rydell...But hey, give him credit for having the guts for getting as far as he did on his looks.
JD00014 2 years ago
Change the title of this video!
Not Bobby Rydell, but FABIAN!
affortunatus 2 years ago
pure junk!
37terraplane 2 years ago
we all know the name, but ,hey this really rocked way back then, raw and exciting still enjoy playing the record, thank you,
hotdogsue 2 years ago
One of the great records of the R&R era! Thanks for running it.
The Yummer.
whatthehellisavaila 2 years ago
Not Bobby----------it's Fabian! He couldn't sing as well as Bobby, but he was a cutie!
53Topanga 2 years ago 2
thank you...how could anyone confuse the two?
MsPasch 2 years ago
This is Fabian, NOT Bobby Rydell.
likecrazydaddy 2 years ago
couldn't dance or sing but had that thing.
jazzstars 2 years ago
This is FABIAN------NOT BobbyRydell.
Believe I lived during that era and know the difference. Please change the name and make it accurate.
Yes his name was Fabian Forte. Please adjust the name.
wendydale1 2 years ago 4
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Fabian grew up in south Philly, oddly enough just blocks away from Bobby Rydell and Frankie Avalon. He was a fabricated teen idol. He had the face the executives wanted but unfortunately very little talent, in either music or acting. If it hadnt been for Dick Clark, he (and many others) would have been long forgotten.
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pgoodhue 2 years ago
FABIAN! He was in Niagara Falls once and they threw tomatoes at him!
forbabs11 2 years ago
This is Fabian NOT Bobby Rydell. Both are handsome Italian American teen idols but are not the same person!
ZarahLean 2 years ago
there's no doubt in my mind to who it is singing "this friendly world"...so why a mistake like this? I have to believe it was intentional otherwise i'm puzzeled as to why an obvious mistake like this has been made., By the way I really loved the sound of Fabian, it was however short-lived when i think of other artists who carried on for years back about the same time....like bobby vee and frankie avalon for instance(yes it was the era of Doowop), that early rock and roll sound.
Ezdduf4kuZ 2 years ago
Bobby could sing, Fabian could not
jimmymiata 2 years ago
This if Fabian!! Not Bobby Rydell. Bobby could sing. Fabian could NOT!
3catches 2 years ago
It was stuff like this had people saying rock was dead before the British Invasion
luckyshow 2 years ago
also had a fair sizehit--Tiger--fabian forte, philly kid, rock on fabian
skipgrdon 2 years ago
THIS is Fabian... NOT Bobby
lillypadsmom 2 years ago 24
@lillypadsmom Yes, you're correct! Fabian sung "Turn Me Loose" not Bobby Rydell, and this video is of Fabian.
jsbach15 1 year ago
yup, Fabian.
I should know. I am OLD now.....almost 66 and still the same feelings as then.
Nhlvrnfla 2 years ago 13
This is FABIAN *not Bobby Rydell) and it's his only big hit!
jsbach15 3 years ago
Only hit or not he is still darn good lookin"
scarcarsister 3 years ago 4
Bobby Rydell? You mean Fabian. Love this song
yougottahaveheart 3 years ago 4
This is no Bobby, turn him loose.
franklindavid 3 years ago
Is the intro in Portuguese? Wherever it was, those kids were a helluva lot better behaved than they were in the States when Fabian showed up for a show!!
PonyExpressTHIS 3 years ago
the (mistaken) intro was only of an old video clip - not of the performance itself
BernardProfitendieu 3 years ago
Fabian Forte, Frankie Avalon, and Bobby
Rydell are still going strong today singing
together and individually. They all bring
joy to the babyboomers, etc 50 years
later and their show together is great.
paminddoc 3 years ago
Can somebody upload Bobby singing I'LL NEVER DANCE AGAIN - if they have it. I cannot find him singing it on you tube
darcyarcy 3 years ago
This is Fabian!!! not Bobby Rydell!!!
waserman123 3 years ago
This is Fabian..
lillypadsmom 3 years ago
FABIAN! FABULOUS! DEFINITELY A DREAMBOAT OF THE ERA! To all you "nay" sayers...whether a major talent or not, how many people are known simply by thier fist names and you certainly know who it is when you hear the name FABIAN!
fiftiesflashback1953 3 years ago
e ovaj voditelj je koma,oduvijek mi je isao na jetra...
tonkanamagarcu 3 years ago
The girls liked Fabian better than any of them except Elvis. Probably not for his singing.
JBauder1948 3 years ago
Dion DiMucci does this so much better. Fabian
was talentless.
bill012150 3 years ago
Fabian Schmabian!
Fabian wishes he were Bobby Rydell!!
BernardProfitendieu 3 years ago
This is FABIAN! Come on give some credit to him. But i yell for RYDELL!! Together with Frankie Avalon the three of them is now collectively known as the GOLDEN BOYS. Great guys.
1950circularsquare 3 years ago
This is not Rydell..This is Fabian and he still can't sing. He was a made up Singer/Star created by the folks who created Frankie Avalon.
thecp29 3 years ago
This is Fabian not Bobby Rydell.
blueberrymist 3 years ago
I like Fabian's raspy voice even though he can't sing which is a well-known fact. The trouble here is he doesn't know how to move - he looks like a hesitant wrestler about to tackle someone who's not there. He definitely needs someone to turn him loose.
trickles1 3 years ago
NOT Bobby. Fabian's big hit. Almost certainly
Fabian.
paminddoc 3 years ago
I agree it is Fabian
rogs49 3 years ago
Sorry this is Fabian, not Bobby Rydell. Fabian is just as good but Bobby is the best.
teadybear1027 3 years ago