The Olympics - Hully Gully

[halbie71]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!



[flynnkills77]

I'm 18 years old...and I LOVE this song

[CajunRice1000]

Many artist covered this song, however, the Olympics....had the best.....

[freefadayzs1]

I remember this song when I was a baby.I was born In 1959.I still rememberd the name of this song so I decided to look it up.Thank you youtube.

[freefadayzs1]

I remember this song when I was a baby.I was born In 1959.

[1969vdez]

If we think really hard we should be able to figure out why a group like The Olympics are not in the ''Rock and Roll Hall of Fame''.

[horarwgt]

Amazingly, this classic only climbed to #72 on Billboard's Hot 100 over it's seven week chart run starting February 1, 1960. The same melody (with different lyrics) was rfecorded as "Peanut Butter" by The Marathons, who were actually The Virations uner a flase name. "Peanut Butter" reached #20 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts in 1961.

[nicodagger]

Did anyone actually do the Hully Gully? It sounds very difficult.

[scottbaino]

You can tell I'm from the '80s: With the opening lyrics I started singing "Peter Pan, Peanut Butter!" :)

[itstess1]

@maureenmo1

Being there when this song came out and going with the dances of those times...this song is perfectly timed. It wouldn't have been near as much fun to dance to if it was faster.

[MrJukeboxChannel]

Excellent Posting many thanks for this..all the stars from me ***** & faved.

Glenn :)

[ladyvee7110]

@MrJukeboxChannel Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[adar5708]

the beach boys did this on the Beach Boys Concert album but I never heard the original - nice and relaxed luvly

[francie18]

ratings have been disabled? Huh? I wanted to vote Like because the Olympics were fantastic!!

[shmuli9]

THIS version was played a lot on Seattle radio, more so than "Hully Gully Baby" by the Dovells, and I've been looing for this for years (I never knew who did it)...

[mundybash1]

Bravo 1959!

[tempetiger]

Isn't this the same exact tune as the Peanut Butter song?

[coyotesong]

@tempetiger You're not supposed to ask embarrassing questions....:)

[haitruongtm33]

they are very rich!!!!!!1

[1967Chips]

I remember dancing this :)

[BobBerkeley]

Didn't the Olympics record the original version of "Good Lovin'"? Covered by the Young Rascals?

[hwgray]

@BobBerkeley Absolutely the fact of the matter!

[omaribakari]

@BobBerkeley Yes Bob, they made a big hit regionally out of the song "Good Lovin" and this was the song that got them invited to the Ed Sullivan Show. It's unfortunate that during that time Black artist never recieved their just do.

[beachrvol]

Is this the same tune as Peanut Butter?

[MrJamesrnolan]

I was in a 99 cents store this morning on the way to work and they were playing a Stevie Nicks tune, which I silently acknowledged without much thought, then I went across the parking lot to a Superior supermarket where they were playing pre-'70s oldies, and suddenly this song permeated the store's sound system. Nothing against Ms. Nicks, but I simply got more pure pleasure out of this song. I haven't heard it for a few years, and it's like being reacquainted with an old friend.

[56kanaka]

Growing up in L.A. It was 1961 I was cruising in a 1949 Chevy Fleetline with my older brother. XERB Soul radio was on ,Wolfman Jack plays this song , I will never forget it. Music of that era was too cool.

[karinaport]

I like Chubby Checker's version ("Ït's Pony Time" Parkway 7003 Lp-1961) better. I usually don't put up the originals against the covers,but Chubby's version is much cleaner.Parkway's musicians made it sound crispier and with The Dreamlovers singing background they didn't miss!!

[JiveTalkinTool]

Guy on the right (viewer right) looks like Obama...just sayin'...

[rontiss1]

Yes, we used to do line dances to this record! It's a fabulous energy song to dance to.

Mr. Gil

Los Angeles, California

[rontiss1]

this record brings back the 60's so vividly! Love it.

[zipper179]

@rontiss1 Actually, it was Summer, 1959..

[hwgray]

@zipper179 July. I went into the Army about a week after it hit in L.A.

[MissMaria10]

Saw the Olympics last night (8-21-09) at Primm, Nevada. What fun times. I loved this song. Had forgotten it...however, last night all my teen memories came back to me.

[neilkatz]

And what about Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge. They were great with more than one hit! They're still great today

[fatdaddyful]

there was another song that had the same music as this one called peanut butter.

[karinaport]

@fatdaddyful Chubby Checker recorded a song called "The Slop" on his first Parkway Lp,that sounds very much like Hully Gully.The chord progresion is exactly the same.

[lharrell22]

Why aren't these guys in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I went to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and saw that Wanda Jackson was inducted into the Hall in this year, 2009. Wanda Jackson? SAY WHAT???!!! Why was a marginal country artist inducted into the Hall, while one of the most soulful groups isn't even nominated for induction. This is a travesty. This is the height of insanity. Get these guys inducted into the Hall. These guys are the best.

[ladyvee7110]

Amen.

[TheMonsterHits]

The ROCK Hall of Fame is a bunch of cROCK! Wanda Jackson? (Must be Michael's 1st wife;-) What about THE OLYMPICS??????????? CHUBBY CHECKER????????????????? JAN&DEAN??????????????????????­?? AND LOTS MORE WHO DESERVE RECOGNITION. POLI-TICKS!!!!

[oldiesfan55]

Don't forget Chicago!

When are they going to be inducted?

[yomanuel]

@lharrell22 Nothing against The Olympics, but Wanda Jackson is the queen of rockabilly, one of the best original r'n'r gals, and still performing and much loved by the fans. She should have been inducted in the R'n'R Hall of Fame many years ago.

[BallroomPink]

@lharrell22

Wanda Jackson is the Queen of Rockabilly!

[KeithLua]

@BallroomPink Yes, this guy don't know what he's talking about. Long live Wanda Jackson

[zipper179]

@lharrell22 I think it's called 'the sin of omission', or, as you say, downright stupid.. The PBS series on Rock & Roll made no mention of the Olympics, or, Jackie Wilson..

[sopaman1234]

@lharrell22 Wanda who???

[ThreadCityDeanF]

@lharrell22 Wanda Jackson recorded some of the greatest rockabilly ever made! Besides, she was inexplicably inducted in the "Early Influence" category despite not having made her first record until 1954. That's the travesty!

[ThreadCityDeanF]

Respond to this video... God, I love the Olympics!!!

[robertlaberge]

This has got to be one of the most irresistible dance groove of all time!

It just lifts you up from your seat!

[califgirl101]

Groovy! What a great song this is! I've searched and searched forever to find this song and it just popped into my head and went for this song. I forgot it was sung by The Olympics. Thanks again for this video! :)

[ladyvee7110]

I'm glad that you enjoy the music.

[zipper179]

@califgirl101 It was their 2nd big hit; Summer, '59.. I lived in the same housing projects they came from, in the Watts section of Los Angeles.. Went to school with the sisters of Melvin King & Eddie Ward.. Played with toy horses & cowboys with Melvin King's little brother..One never knows, as Fats Waller use to say..

[hwgray]

@zipper179 Actually, "One never knows, do one?" ;-) I have cousins who went to Centennial High with The Six Teens.

BTW, I'm a great fan of name-dropping. I went to grade school in Saint Louis with the kids who grew up to be The 5th Dimension.

[mryellowcrown]

@zipper179 yes they came out of watts what es did you go to ?

[zipper179]

@mryellowcrown I went on with my life; joined the Navy, and saw some world; moved to a different city, like, San Francisco.. A bit of a rough start, but, I had fun.. What else did I do? Completed my 6th year of retirement, and I still have fun.. Sorry to disappoint you..

[buckdowner]

Speaking of Artie Laboe: anyone remember seeing him at the Classic Cat on Sunset? He was quite a fan you know....

[tm64mgb]

Did these guys record "Shimmy, Shimmy"?

[PutOnASweater]

Yes, they recored "Shimmy, Shimmy (Like My Sister Kate):

There was another record called " Shimmy Shimmy" but it was not the same song...recorded by someone else.

[Samone1murray]

I hope someone out there can help. When I was very young I remember my dad speaking of being apart of this group before they made it big. I cant remember all of the details but he said they went to jail. The reason I cant rmember, but their was an arguement and he left or was kicked out. His name was Lester Murray AKA Lil Bro or Brother.He raised me when my parents seperated in the 80's.If anyone remembers him please post.

Sam

[doctordoowop]

cmf is wrong. The Marathons were really the Vibrations & were successfully sued for Peanut Butter.

[cmf1965]

The Marathons of "Peanut Butter" fame were actually the Vibrations. Arvee label wanted to release another hit single but couldn't wait for the Olympics to get back from touring. Arvee signed the Vibrations under contract with Chess to record "Peanut Butter" This led to various re-recordings of "Peanut Butter" by both the Vibrations on Chess/Argo and some unknown group scraped together by Arvee and given the Marathons moniker. There were no other songs recorded by the Vibrations as the Marathons

[deathbybunga]

True 3 chord old school harmony. Back when music WAS music.

Where did it all go wrong ?

[kevinkmny]

It started to go wrong with disco, which was more about drugs than music. Then stadium rock shows ushered in the era of corporate sponsorship. It became more about the spectacle than the music. MTV was the final nail in the coffin as visuals became more important the audio.... Now you have an industry churning out the most manufactured and disposable garbage that appeals to the lowest comment denominator....

[cmf1965]

The Olympics did "Hully Gully" & The Marathons did "Peanut Butter" They are one-and-the-same. Same group-different name. Different lyrics, to the identical chords/melody. (Slight personnel change along the way).

[THEMOJOMANsince1959]

And the OAK RIDGE BOYS ripped it off for ELVIRA

[JCANELAKES]

Nope! The Oak Ridge Boys song "Elvira" copied the song "So Fine", not this one!

[bhayes06]

A variation of this tune was also used in a commerical for Peter Pan peanut butter.

[charliedrakes]

No, sorry! I got my comment wrong below but it sounds alot like it at first and same title. Good song though!

[charliedrakes]

Great song, this must be the original that Jet Harris and Tony Meehan done on their 'B side of Diamonds. Both Classic's.

[BooBots]

Ahhh...what a pleasure to hear this again. Infectious and irresistible. Thanks, LadyVee. Wish somebody has some video of the Olympics performing live. I remember seeing them in the 60s at the Howard Theater in Washington, DC. They were fabulous.

[ltnlpe]

memories. My sister and I were singers with the Art Laboe backup band and performed with all the singers of that day. We performed many times with the Olympics One Saturday we performed at the Harmony Park Ballroom in our Home town of Anaheim Ca, as they sang the song we went on the dance floor and did the Hully Gully and were the disgrace of the town.A few months later we sang there again and everyone was dancing it.Ahh now just memories

[kevinkmny]

Great story!

[BEATNIKCASS]

YEAH--MY favourite too---thanks-----western movies ...loved it also

[imagirlfrommars]

Great song. One of the best EVER.

[jusmenel]

its great to hear this song again after all these years thanx to ladyvee7110...grew up listening to this song in the 60's...what a great time it was..in fact the best time ever!

[Farrah300]

I like this song too. Western Movies is a favorite too.

[fledgehead]

One member of this group was killed in the Watts riots 1965. Little remembered great song.