Here is Barry - Should have been a top10 hit in 1966

[kendokunti]

About the best version of this song and one of the best Go Go Dancing Girl clips of all time, F@#kn Wild !!!

[onezitman]

great solo...do wah diddy diddy is by the manfreds

this was written by bo diddley, but have your heard the captain beefheart version?

[crazypainter56]

Didn't Mannfredd Mann cover this song--??

[jojojosmart]

Still sounds better than most music comin' out even today.

[CHVNX]

1:02 girl starts PUNCHING the guy she's dancing with and he runs away. FUCKING AWESOME!

[runway27r]

@CHVNX - But he comes right back on the other side of the floor

[JaMaph]

Duuuude these guys were fucking ROCKING out. Classic

And those GO GO DANCERS! Bring em back.

[tightfistedtitans]

great music! I would have been a great go-go dancer. oops, I almost spilled my gin on the keyboard

[RoyFive]

You're right--it should have been. They were a great band. Briggs plays a mean mouth harp!

[ratherfam]

anything associated with Soupy Sales is doomed from the start..is that Stanley W on harmonica?

[RoyFive]

@ratherfam Bill Briggs.

[doglips1958]

Lead singer reminds me of Neil Diamond in appearance.

[huskyjerk]

The Remains sound wasn't "Top 40" enough for them to become big.

[moorlock2003]

There was a lot of competition in those days. Not every band could break through to the big time.

[Khultan]

Very true. I'm not from that era, but I know what you say is frighteningly true.

[Khultan]

Still, that doesn't seem to make sense though. This number should have been a hit.

[moorlock2003]

There was another version of the same song out, by Captain Beefhart. Maybe it was competition? I think The Remains were popular in their hometown of Boston. That's the way it was for some bands; local celebrities.

[Khultan]

The more I find out about bands like The Remains from the mid 60s era the more I increasingly dislike The Rolling Stones, and to some degree The Who and so on...

[moorlock2003]

I'm not too keen on The Who, except for the early singles, but The Stones are another matter. Dig all of the 60s stuff, but after that it's really hit and miss (mostly the latter). Brian Jones was irreplaceable.

[Khultan]

I agree, basically, The Who at their beginning when they expressed the rebellion in sound and their youthful expression merged with it. The Rolling Stones rode it, somewhat, in their youth, but looking at their early times, I'm convinced they just benefited from media promotion and playing against their 'other' competition....

[moorlock2003]

Maybe the title was a hinderance to it becoming a hit; after all, we already had "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann a year or so earlier.

[doglips1958]

@moorlock2003 Absolutely.Alot of great stuff fell by the wayside just because there were so many great songs

[moorlock2003]

I think what you're saying is true. The Remains weren't "pop" enough. Sure, the Stones did that gritty, bluesy kind of music, but they developed a strong pop sense early on, something that takes a band to the next level. You can't play the blues forever and hope to be a pop contender.

[uncleserb]

great band, love the. my parents listened to them, i do and my son is also!

[1964jazzbass]

Does" All good things" live version exist ?

[mksonic]

These guys were as good as or better than the early Rolling Stones.

[PAULLONDEN]

But unlike Jagger he did'nt have charisma.

The rest of the band look cool though.

Rock'n'rollers should'nt wear their hair

with a parting €;~]

[mksonic]

You'd make a good record company exec: worrying more about the "look" than the music. :-)

[PAULLONDEN]

I agree,it sounded silly, but you know just as well as me,that charisma for a band is almost just as important as their sound.

Thisis a bloody great sound btw.

How come this did diddly then ?

[mjlasala]

Barry did make it, sort of. After a short career with the Remains (in this video) he reappeared many years later in EmmyLou Harris' Hot Band. He now has a solo career (sort of ) with his wife. Has been a solid Nashville session man too.

[gmkell59]

They were good, I have never heard of them bu the band plays well and He has a solid voice, thanks for listing it. Cheers!

[NcicHit]

I bought their LP years ago. One of my best investments ever.

[PAULLONDEN]

BeyondTheBeat is still The Master ♠

[ninyae]

The chic at 48 to 50, really gets the beat. She would have made a good early 80's American hard core punk rocker.

[rcknbkr403]

1:17 to 1:35 is joyous, reckless and kicks almost unheard of ass for those times.

[rcknbkr403]

Check put these early Boston Rocker. Pretty damn good garage/surf Rock!

[ther51]

Wow never even new these existed,good one thanks.

[dybbuk4640]

their not bad and, yes, they could have gone further had the lead singer looked like the mid sixties rather than the early more shorn sixties. weak stage presence.

[ninyae]

I don't agree dybbuk, I reckon he has an extremely strong stage presence. He has no sense of shyness and he looks directly ahead right at the crowd, just like Bono does or indeed the Beatles. I was just sitting here wondering why with that strong stage presence that they did not make it. Maybe he needed big lips like Jagger!

[dybbuk4640]

band is great, and he's great, too. .. but ... image was important back then and his looks are average - not much to "second glance." the sound is also reminiscent of other bands around at that time. #1? yes, it should have been.

[fireplace911]

oh dear this video is no longer available..

what happened?

[dunskie]

These guys opened for The Beatles and toured with them. I believe they did Shea Stadium with The Beatles,right?

[sonicrock2]

open for the stones in boston in 66

[jimh432]

they are also the pride of Westport Ct where 2 of them are from.the keyboardest sister is ex porn star maralyn chambers

[AristYdes]

the singer is mr bean in his younger days

[PAULLONDEN]

Funny observation,goes ta show,

looks don't count #;~]

[PAULLONDEN]

Although,in hindsight....

why diddy not make it ?

Probably the hair....

partings remain uncool €;-]

[PAULLONDEN]

Get your facts right Paul,

The Beach Boys made it.

....I stand corrected....slightly.

[PAULLONDEN]

My Gawd....How confident can ya get?

I haven't come down yet.

[sounddude51]

Awesome song and band! Ah, I miss those days!

[babago]

Great video, great band!

[robertlaberge]

Epic records has just put out a fantastic 20 song compilation with phenomenal remastered sound. The Absolute Sound magazine has even selected the album as one of this year's best sounding reissues, simply called Barry and the Remains.

[ingor1950]

Isn´t this Captain beefheart before Zappa got hold of him?

[rubendeleeuw]

no man!! It's 'the remains'!!!

[vj1062]

And this posted here for what reason ??

[rubendeleeuw]

because it's" the remains"!!

[hollies65]

Hahahahaha! Are you lost grandpa?