Honeycombs - Have I The Right (High Quality)

[lotusesprit1981]

I woke up this morning thinking of this song. I was about 4 when this was out but I remember my father had the 45 in the house and remember myself always wanting to play it.

This is a true classic which has its deserved place in Rock N Roll history.

I had never seen the video before today but it certainly matched the energy of the song.

I agree-anybody that posted a dislike to this-what was the point? If you clicked on the video to watch you already loved the song-IMO

[bonang101]

those must be 13 crazy ppl

[Loobs666]

circa 1:30 the camera pans around and reveals that the drummer is deffo Ringo Starr in drag...look at the face ffs!

[TheMimifur]

It's one of those tunes that is always there. Just like Telstar and you recognise it in any form.

[60ties]

Somewhere in the back of your mind there is this space which holds a lot of music.

Well at least in my head there seems to be.

Thought I didn't know this group. Untill I heard "Have I the right" again this evening,

Pure sentiment. Love this song. Thanks for posting this clip.

[MrJib88]

grrrr, come right back! Love that little growl!

[metroken]

I remember when I was a kid, I REALLY wanted a pair of those boots. Alas,, when you are 9 years old, your parents had a different outlook on life. They got me desert boots instead! Oh well, this song still rocks!

[disjoinedchip2]

even play burns guitars hank marvin's model.

[disjoinedchip2]

typical 60s bog standard jet harris and hank marvin lookalikes and footwork. only unique bit is the girl drummer.

[circles69]

Fantastic suits, shirts, ties and haircuts. And a fantastic sound, too!! :)

[Sids60sSounds]

Bit of triv for you - Honey and her brother John were hairdressers - hence the 'combs'

[flammasherman]

@Sids60sSounds Brilliant bit of ' triv ' Sid, never knew that !

[Synthematix]

fantastic song

[PNETriffid]

I don't understand why the female drummer isn't the focal point of this group. The rest of the blokes just look like average sixties popstars. With a bit of 'crumpet', as I think they would of said in the 60's, this lot could have gone far. Plus the drumming is actually good.

[zaftra]

@PNETriffid The drummer was called Honey Lantree. So she was quite the focal point in one way.

[Sids60sSounds]

@PNETriffid You're right. Grinning Dave Clark always stuck his kit up front, so should've Honey

[Luciannaminx]

12 people have no right!

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

@Luciannaminx To be watching this video.

[TheValdoe]

The rhythm guitarist in the glasses looks a complete tool. . .

[captainkpeanuts]

YES!!!! been looking for this for ages but didn't know who sang it or even what it's called! so getting this now

[MsZathras]

Very good quality vid. Thanks for posting!

I can never stay completely still when I hear a song like this. The foot must tap, at least. This puts me in a great mood when I hear it!

Glad I'm old enough to have had songs like this growing up! Although, the band members look so young now. When I saw them in the 60's they looked so grown-up and cool! (I was about 11 years old.)

I imagined, back then, I'd be able to hear this music outside my own private record collection.

[shrivel1]

Apparently this was very big in Sweden.

[huterry]

All that talent and not a single decent close-up of the drummer..!

[Joshua12345]

Is the hand clap intentionally a micro-beat behind do you think?

[edshift]

The Bond Giutars in full swing.

[srohowsky]

Love it!! This has always been one of favorite song's from the '60's. Love the pink top on

Honey, the drummer. Hence the name Honeycombs.

[bilby53]

A female drummer as well. Almost unheard of throughout the 60s - and any other era for that matter.

[maidmarianx1]

His name was Dee Dazill ( not sure of spelling) He died a few years back now. Brilliant bloke. Did a mean Samba Parti ( Santana ). R.I.P Dee

[TheCommittee20111]

@maidmarianx1 is there a recording of Dee's version of "Samba Pa Ti"? I would love to hear it :D

[maidmarianx1]

@TheCommittee20111 Oh I really wish I had one. He used to have a regular gig in Hackney and the Hainault Oak in Hainault and Im pretty sure there is nothing. I knew him well, mind you that was 35 years ago !?! Hope someone can help you at some point, you neer know x

[steeplepossum39]

Cool.

[fantastu]

Who's the lead guitarist? have I seen him with the Animals?

[aliwhitwell]

Ok I admit it, I did buy this back in the day!

[Monkeymanmoog]

Joe Meek what a genius!

[pedro88602]

thank you you tube this is the music

[BlkglasTheVette]

What are these guys doing today?



[desert3347]

ooooohhhhhhhhh Honey in Color! Can't stop watching Her. Intriguiing.

She was a "trail blazer"........

[zenileon]

@desert3347 She was lovely wasn't she?

[desert3347]

@zenileon  Yea! Cute as can be, talented, one of a kind!! She still looks "great" today.

[whitefoot2009]

@desert3347 all accept 1 they live in the sudbury area i think steve sparks lives in cambridge i know him well

[charlyW34]

A very arresting sound, produced by the troubled genius Joe Meek. Lets hear it for the freaks, misfits and crazies.

[normalil]

@charlyW34 I don't care if he was a freak, misfit or crazy..I loved it then, and I love it even more now that I am 61 years old! Brilliant. (I used to be in love with the plump one with the spex!)

[TheRanhyn]

One of the songs that remind me of my dear sis Anne! RIP bless you love

[hhelpmaboab]

Oh yeah, those weren't the days...

[vania1917]

onlineweb has it reaching #1 in late august, between Do Wah Diddy and You Really Got Me.

[klokheten]

The song is still thrilling and The Honeycombs was an important group.

[MrRon1950]

i fell in love with the drummer honey langtree when this first come out

[stevemladenrenko]

There was nothing like the British invasion in the 1960s. here I am talking about it in 2011.  Is this insane or what?

[JERSEY270391]

Have I the right to listen to this on repeat?

[gavlaing]

i bet that chick gave good hand jobs

[davyboy232]

this group were unusual at the time because they had a female drummer

[stp88661]

Have I the right to ask why 10 dimwits did not like this foot-stomping-hard-rocking classic? Drummer - Ann Lantree is a honey!

[yorkie6687]

@stp88661 Because they are fucking dickheads mate!

[flossflink]

Anybody know what brand of bass that is?

[daka001]

@flossflink pretty sure its a burns , like the guitars

[movetherunner]

Maureen Tucker: drummer for the Velvet Underground.

[kingkung77]

Honey Comb Joe Meek Jr!!!

[drcrumpler]

No, that's not Austin Powers, it's Ernie Douglas from "My Three Sons." Is that Ryan Secrest singing lead?

[drcrumpler]

No, that's not Austin Powers, it's Ernie Douglas from "My Three Sons."

[naganokumas]

The drummer is a woman.

I want to find other examples.

All-girl bands and Karen Carpenter aside, what are other significant examples?

Please help.

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

@naganokumas Check out Ina Ray Hutton, big band from the '30's and '40's but brilliant.

[naganokumas]

@TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY Thankyou so much for your referral. Most enjoyable.

But from the clips I could glean, she comes under the 'all-girl' group catagory (one I'm now embarassed to have defined as criteria). I went to Wikipedia, and it seemed empty regarding her.

This is something that needs to be addressed.

[PlantagenetKW]

@naganokumas The Applejacks of course had a female bass player. Megan Davies. They went on tour with The Honeycombs during October and November 1964, along with Millie Small, Lulu and The Luvvers, and several others.

[jam1966ful]

I heard somewhere this was the first music promo vid done in colour.

[pdeckder]

@jam1966ful No, this is actually one of the lip-synched songs recorded by Frederic Good for the 1965 music review movie Pop Gear (aka Go Go Mania),

[jam1966ful]

@pdeckder Thanks for the correction. It was something I heard quit a number of years ago and took as fact.

[mears89]

I have just read in my local paper that Martin Murray hopes to get a new Honeycombs together,but how many of the original band it includes and just when and if they will tour again im not certain yet.

[PlantagenetKW]

@mears89 Hi, he already has a new line up, and it includes one original member. Himself. Let's be clear; Martin founded the band in 1963. It was called The Sheratons. Honey was first to join then her brother John. Alan Ward next and finally Denis D'Ell. Then they changed the name to The Honeycombs.Martin, who is 72, just loves the biz, and this line up is very experienced and professional. Most have had recording careers in their own right, and they are recording new material. thehoneycombs.info

[Dunbardinnes]

Drummer is Honey (Ann) Lantree born Middx England 1943

[karloomick]

fucking great song and a sexy drummer

[MsMrReason]

@karloomick I have always found  women musicians in pop or rock bands sexier than women trying too hard to be sexy like Madonna et al - they come off desperate . I will always remember this lady, the female drummer with Lenny Kravitz and Susie Quatro when I think of ultra-sexy.

[den676]

It was written by Ken Howard/ Alan Blaikley, who also managed them until they split in 1967. The drummer was Honey Lantree. The lead singer was Denis D'Ell. It was the only No1, however they had another 3 hits with That's The Way reaching No12.

[1960sgirl1]

Clean cut boys for back then! Is that a woman drummer?

[1960sgirl1]

Clean cut boys for back then!

[ab240867]

60's music,great songs,not keen on the beatles,overrated in my opinion,but i could be wrong..................... 

[pk2099]

i read somewhere a while back that the girl drummer actually wrote this song.

[roosevelthighschool]

Is the lead singer Len Berry? Someone told me that he was the lead singer of this band.

[tbibmarnie]

LOVE this era of music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roosevelthighschool]

Is this song this band's only hit?

[mears89]

@roosevelthighschool Nope.This was the bands only publicised hit and the only one to reach no1 in the uk.They actually had 4-5 uk chart hits including 'Thats The Way' and 'Something better beginning'.If you buy a copy of their best of hits or see YT then you will notice they made quite some recordings and i think they should have had 10 top 40 hits of which 5 were worthy of a top 10 place.

[CherzieBear]

I've ALWAYS loved this song but never saw it until You Tube, OH THANK YOU! Now, if only I could find out what kind of lead guitar he's playing. The sounds he gets from that baby is just way too cool!! It's all a turn on!

[blaudrogist]

Considering how much of the rubbish of the time has aged-badly-this ain't bad. I was 8 at the time and quite raved about it.

[gillywilltom]

Female drummer...hummm don't get me wrong,nowt up with it but it just doesn't look right in the 60's lol

[Jordannadroj20]

@gillywilltom To be honest it doesn't look right in any era, great song though

[louisesk999]

Saw them in the seventies in a club (with my parents) no girl drummer and this was the only song anyone knew

[karloomick]

i was born 1981 but this song puts all the shit released 2 shame

[plfdjack]

all hail Joe Meek.

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

@plfdjack He liked young boys so I hear.

[plfdjack]

@TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY --he was gay during a time where you could get killed for that fact. I never heard anything about pedophilia, and I think that would be a part of the history if it were true, but I don't know.

[bolanrules]

@plfdjack your so right !!!!!

[kermsroomy]

@plfdjack All hail Honey Lantree!

[wasthere1]

that's an amazing clip.

[homelesshannah50]

maybe the British are more progressive when it comes to women and music than us Yanks are.

[jrodgers1961]

@homelesshannah50 maybe? :o)

[tonytarheel55]

that young lady was good !about as good as ringo! or better!

[senseit2007]

9 people can go and fall off a (honeylan) TREE.

[57megafred]

Good memories here. Love it.

[paulhamerton1]

Happy 68th Honey Lantree on drums

[andreaneilcmc]

Meg White's maw on the drums. Same sexy style.

[SonnyJmSonnyJm]

didnt realise they would allow women to touch instruments back then. let alone drums!

[southlondon63]

Absolute classic vid

[atomicbeatles]

Love the Honeycombs, but has anyone seen , a vid with amplification ?? lol ..This smashed the charts, from nowhere..Alan legend guitar !! ..

[JacJavJac]

Rowan Atkinson on bass there...

[olcinm]

Love this. I had an old 45 single of this for many years. Fab memories.

[MyAlbert47]

god and i always thought she was blonde what a let down

[bloodnokian]

And Joe Meek was supposed to be tone deaf, he did alright producing.

[duffy040]

1:04 No way - that's Austin Powers!!!

[mankycaaant]

@duffy040 Yeaah Baby!

[bubs101able]

@duffy04

O Do Behave . . .Easy tiger .

[Richayy63]

@duffy040 if you want austin powers, check out Peter and Gordon!

[SuperPanda1971]

@duffy040 Lol, yeah. Shagadelic

[Kolef88]

@duffy040 No way - that's Christopher Reeve!

[47yesican]

oooohhhhh "Honey" WOW....she's acuatly a Drummer and sings back-ups!

[martyw34]

Nice clear vid.Great sound.Thanks.

[simonlilley]

Excellent mix of Burns guitars on display.

[50christo]

were they from Oz or does my memory let me down again?

[jrgboy]

@50christo No they were from London, lead singer Denis D'Ell passed away in 2005

[Hermanroovers]

you have all to see the great & tragic movie about Joe Meek who produced this song at his london appartment. the "stamping bass drum sound" comes from the guys who stamped up the stairs which was prepared with microphones! the movie is called telstar, the story of Joe meek

[Hermanroovers]

you have all to see the great & tragic movie about Joe Meek who produced this song at his london appartment. the "stamping bass drum sound" comes from the guys who stamped up the stairs which was prepared with microphones!

[fosbury68]

Honey Lantreee on drums!

Namesake for the group.

[leoseries57]

Recorded in Joe Meek's flat in Holloway Road . He used the bathroom for echo!

[SuperAncientmariner]

Love the old Burns Bisons.

[macairre]

En av sextiotalets starkaste låtar.

[brendacats50]

Wow thanks--this is one of my all time favorite songs and this is the first time I've seen the Honeycombs. It's great.

[desert3347]

WHO IS THE DRUMMER?

SHE'S BEATING THE HELL OUT OF THE DRUMS!

"HOT" LOOKING-PROBABLY A GRANDMOTHER NOW.

[kennnmoran1]

@desert3347 Honey Lantree, original hornbag on drums! ('honey'combs)

[paulhamerton1]

@desert3347 Honey Lantree hence Honeycombs

[HSECMAN]

posnhhn-women cant play drums-please! she needs to get aggressive on those skins!

[HSECMAN]

posnhhn-women cant play drums-please!



[lewisner]

I was at an auction last weekend and they had a framed record and picture of these guys signed.

[aandrus7]

@lewisner Wow! Did you get it?

[lewisner]

@aandrus7 No it was a very strange auction, but apart from that I think it would have been in the order of a thousand quid. They'd got a big collection - signed Beatles, Who, Stones (Signed by Jones and Moon), Sean Connery etc.

[parkman35]

1:07...Ernie Douglas from My Three Sons..

[Twonez]

... what guitars are they using?

[therealmrsiren]

@Twonez The guitars are Burns, Bison model

[faxandy1962]

I think the drummer was Honey Langtree, please correct me if I am wrong.

[spigelian52]

@faxandy1962 close, Honey Lantree ; )

[aandrus7]

@faxandy1962 Close enough. The name is Lantree.

[65lindap]

most awesome song and the drummer is an essex gal!my dad knew her.

[naganokumas]

Thanks heaps.

One of my favourtie songs.

As engineers often say when designing a span, "I just can't bear it."

[SouthSaturnDelta1]

The Honeycombs - Something I got to tell you is another great tune

[bumperu]

I didn't know IBM sponsored a band in the 60s.

[jp2002mr]

never enough stomping in videos now!

[kennnmoran1]

@jp2002mr This bandhad percussion floor, speakers ect built into the floor and the stomping got intothe recording!

[jp2002mr]

@kennnmoran1 its fantastic i just love it, i do a great turn at this doing karaoke! (with stomping)

[justant69]

Guitars are Burns

[mec1107]

@justant69 THANKS

[makjac46]

What a weird era the 60's were. Grey suits and ties and shiny shoes, now it's jeans hanging off their arses and hair combed up like a wave. I know what I prefer.

[SchoenbrunnDieBand]

Does anyone know which guitars they are using? I mean the brand?

[gloheart1]

WOW This is a great song !

*****STARS

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[jp2002mr]

never enough foot stamping in modern videos

[normalil]

Always loved this song, but am shocked to re view the video and see Cherie Blair on drums!!!!

[HilaryMG]

@normalil ..Like it LOL..

[GiantRobot751]

1:18 is the greatest synchronized move in any music video

[kennnmoran1]

Full percussion floor! microphones built in to it

[mjcamck71]

Lifts my mood every time; toe tapping. They all were well dressed and well groomed which added to the appeal. Thanks for posting. Best Wishes and Peace to ALL.

[MonkeySeeism]

The bassist plays with 1 finger, like James Jamerson!  The Hook!

[Panchitobear]

I have seen the video when I was 13 in the movie "Pop Gear". looks like the same video. Love the song so much up to now

[Jarren202]

This could be played in a hard techno DJ set!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@Jarren202 please dont.

[Jarren202]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 No really, the tempo and thumping 4/4 rhythm would fit!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@Jarren202 it's a classic as it is . why ruin it with tecnico clap-trap? its soooooo 2011.....who needs it.

[Jarren202]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 It's not my intention to ruin the song! I like to put twists on things. I guess I just like all styles of music and don't limit myself to one thing.

That would get boring.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@Jarren202 I have listened to this song for decades and not become bored as it is......if boredom is a problem it's solution is an inward fix. not an outward tweek.

[Jarren202]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 Oh I'm not bored of this song at all! I never will be either, it's fantastic! But I think it's really interesting to reimagine old songs in new styles, that way they may even find a new audience.

And who knows, that new audience may do research and discover the original song and fall in love with it as you did back when you were young!

I always like to keep an open mind on things. I hope that never changes.

[HilaryMG]

They were an excellent band and without a doubt Dennis D`ell was one of the handsomest singers! God Bless Dennis xxx

[fairycake4me]

@HilaryMG yes i quite agree isnt he georgeous, i grew up in the 1960s so can remember dancing to the radio on a sunday afternoon with jimmy saville pick of the pops so that was the music i grew up with love it then ,love it now, only music i listen to, fantastic 1960s, you say god bless dennis, has he passed on.

[HilaryMG]

@fairycake4me Hi there, yes sadly he died in 2005, it was a shock when I read this...after all we`re still the young pretty things as back then LOL.. but yes sadly Dennis is no longer with us, R.I.P. Dennis, The 60`s was an amazing time the music was just phenominal and this song always makes me feel so good.And thanks to Youtube to be able to look and listen to my favorites again..oh and again ;) is just as they say..what the doctor ordered ;)

[fairycake4me]

@HilaryMG oh what a terrible shame, i was shocked to here that dave dee from dave dee dozy beeky mick and titch had died would liked to have seen them, yes god bless to both of them and lon g live the fabulous 1960s.

[HilaryMG]

@fairycake4me , I know, it just shows the fragility of life, if you know what I mean, if I`m honest,, sure I would like to look like I did back then ;) but would never have missed the fabulous 60`s you are so right! mind I love a lot of the singers/musicians of today..we always have those years to look back on, but must move with the times also ;)

[catsdaisuki2]

懐かしィなぁ～～10代の頃でした　♪

大好きなグループだったよ

[ookalongbangbang]

hell yeah!!

[makjac46]

wow, wireless guitars. No wait, couldn't be, this was way back in the 60's.

[makjac46]

gr8 song, but where are the castanets, and did they have wireless guitars back then?

[lindylou381]

good to see the powerhouse is a female, Go girl

[ThePanzerfist44]

@lindylou381 - whats her name ? very unusual to have a female drummer in the early 60's - mo tucker was a bit later 66 - 67 with the velvet underground , karen carpenter was also an excellent drummer - didnt know about this girl though - outstanding .

[xxchinookxx]

I once watched a bunch of drunk Marines dancing on top of a table bar in Korea to this song. I developed a stomach cramp from so much laughing.