I always liked this song even though it is sort of silly. is Gary "Flip" Paxton any relation to Bill Paxton, the actor who was active from the early 80,s till----? maybe his dad?
@markd60 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder was #1 during June 2nd 1977 when I was born. Fortunately for me he is my favorite singer and he gives tribute to all the musicians who paved the way b-4 him. The ones I like the most especially Sir Duke (Duke Ellington)
Today Ali would be arrested for Domestic violence and the VIEW would destroy his character and protray him a bigger villian than G.W. PITA would have him indicted for animal abuse and his cave would be reposesed . Being a white male he would not be eligible for affirmative action or handouts he would committ suicide by standing the path of a Tyranasauras rex.
@asianwhitenigger you little bitch, ill fuckin kill you and your fuckin ugly peice of shit family, dont be talkin shit on youtube you little fagget ass bitch!
I havent heard this song in yrs, only reason why i remembered it, searched for it was b/c i was doing a search for planteriums, museums here in colorado. i was born 7 yrs after this song came out, i sure love it
its a cool song. lots of hep jive, beatnik then.early 60s , you hear the words "whats happening"." hes sure hep aint he?" Terms 60s hippies later used mid 60s late 60s. it was hep, beatniks,yippies, hippies. Liked the beat generation the best.The guy who wrote this was later a poet writer in the village N Y. He said they were smashed when they did it.
I find it amusing when people say the old analog music on Youtube sounds better. Don't they know what they are hearing is DIGITAL? Everything that goes over the internet is digital. Old music sounds better because back then they didn't process the hell out of it with compressors and limiters and crap like Autotune.
JoeSzilagy, stop filling the heads of ignorant newbies with bullshit. The thing about analog is that it was/is full of second order distortion, which sounds nice. Yes, it sounds "nice" but it's not "accurate". It's not faithful to the original. Digital is a thousand times more accurate than analog. If you don't like a particular CD don't criticize digital, complain about the sound engineer who didn't know what he was doing.
Hollywood Argyles was a creation of my friend Kim Fowley
By the way, this song was not written by Gary Paxton. It was written by my good friend, the brilliant Dallas Frazier, when he was nineteen years old. He went on to write many other hits, including 1967 CMA Song of the Year "There Goes My Everything" and the Oak Ridge Boys classic "Elvira". Dallas is alive and well and still writing great music. Still funny, too.
Used to have the single when I was a kid, and played it all the time. Sounded better. Is it true that analog sounds better than digital? Vinyl better than CD? For one thing, it sounded warmer, fuller and the percussive "clink" wasn't nearly so dominant. But the vocals still sound great.
@DayGloClam Either way, it's great that you took the time and effort to post it, and make the video. Thank you! By the way, do you do requests? I thought of a few other great songs from way back then. For example, "Because They're Young", or "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy, or "Oh Little One"/"Burning Bridges" by Jack Scott
@DayGloClam Hi again, just looked at your channel and you like early British rock too! How about something a bit rare like "Everybody Knows" by the Dave Clark Five? Or "I like it Like That"? "Over, Under, Sideways, Down by The Yardbirds? Anyway, keep up the great work!
@JoeSzilagy yes!! analog is way better,my brother has a recording studio,and he still uses analog,and puts out some bad ass recordings..if you like you can e-mail me and I can put you in touch with him...he can give you his sight so you can hear some recording he did..don't get me wrong,this comment wasent put here for sales.
@JoeSzilagy Vinyl is way better than cd if it is in good shape played on a decent turntable with good needle and cartridge. Digital only records from 20 hz to 20 khz where as vinyl is full range giving more "spaciousness" and better separation remember we are analog creatures not digital, so anything recorded in a method that is natural to us will always be more convincing
I was about 3, and my mother said I played that, and only that, over and over to the point she thought she would lose her mind hearing it so much. She actually had dreams about ole "Alley Oop". Sadly, part of our burned, and that record was lost in the fire.
@alwellus sorry for your loss i too had a house fire as a kid lost toys, records and sadly our baby pictures. Just honor the memories and it will always be with you in spirit ;)
I was about 3, and my mother said I played that, and only that, over and over to the point she thought she would lose her mind hearing it so much. She actually had dreams about ole "Alley Oop". Sadly, part of our burned, and that record was lost in the fire.
Fantastic !!! Ty !! not just for the song, but for the video of the most amazing comic strip Characters , that none of of have ever seen , just heard about !!! Bravo , you brought a whole bunch of Joy here !!! Hey , not extintic !! thanks to you !!! ty , DayGloClam !!!
Gary Paxton who wrote and sings this song needed a name for the group real fast so he happened to be on the corner of Hollywood and Argyle, thus the name of the group. Gary Paxton was also Flip of Skip & Flip who sand Chery Pie and It Was I, two more great songs....
@kennbix Gary also owned Gar-Pax, the label which had the hit Monster Mash. Gary produced that. He also produced a record for a friend of mine named Don Hinson, Monster Jerk and Riboflavin Flavored Non Carbonated Poly Unsaturated Blood. Gary also produced a great record for Roger Christian called Big Bad Hodad. Gary did get a Grammy for some Gospel recordings later.
hi, used to have this on a 45 back when but the flip side was a cool tune too, anyone know the name of the tune on the flip? bonne_to_be_wild@yahoo.com, thanks
Ditn't the Hollywood Argyles also do a song in '61? Som'm to do with birds? I remember hearing that (catchy) song back then and it sounded like the Hollywood Argyles - well, at least, the lead singer. Yes, "sonny" I'm that OLD - gumming on my Graham cracker with my warm milk as I text. Oh my rhumatism! LOL.
Fabulous stuff, brings back some great memories, this song started a bit of a trend that went for some time, I think Alley Oop married the Pink Poker dotted pollywampus didn't he.
It is too bad this song is categorized as a novelty song. It is well constructed and easy to dance to. The back up vocals rival Elvis or Ricky Nelson.
How could anyone rate this less than 5 stars? Loved the song from the Hollywood Argyles, and the accompanying vid is great. Enjoyed seeing Alley Oop again.
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tikisinspace 6 days ago
The comic strip was apparently the subject of sustained protests by a number of fundamentalist groups for a while because it promoted "Darwinism".
It doesn't get much sillier than that.
asubjectiveopinion 6 days ago
I love this song! I loved this when I was a kid, and now I love it more!
Dlaemmerhirt999 1 week ago
I'm 63 and this my all time favorite song. It came out when I was 12.
jockellis 1 week ago
I've thought the lead singer's voice is yabba dabba dabbado hot.
KaleoHeart 2 weeks ago
I always liked this song even though it is sort of silly. is Gary "Flip" Paxton any relation to Bill Paxton, the actor who was active from the early 80,s till----? maybe his dad?
galaxybeing101 2 weeks ago
my bf loves this song
Healing2Suffer 1 month ago
Facebook Challenge:
1. Find out the song that was #1 the week you were born. (Mine is July 11, 1960)
2. Find that song on YouTube.
3. Post that video on your FB wall without shame
(This is mine)
markd60 1 month ago
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kayleerub51 1 month ago
@markd60 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder was #1 during June 2nd 1977 when I was born. Fortunately for me he is my favorite singer and he gives tribute to all the musicians who paved the way b-4 him. The ones I like the most especially Sir Duke (Duke Ellington)
ScotsmanRex 1 month ago
fun!!!!
triptoheaveandho 1 month ago
@triptoheaveandho Mine is either Elvis doing Teddy Bear, or Debbie Reynolds singing Tammy. (I'd definitely choose song A.)
DayGloClam 1 month ago
This is one of the best Fun Songs ever. Thank you for posting memories.
MzBettyK 1 month ago
Do you have any idea if this song is in the Public Domain?? Is it still copyright protected?????
CooperBrothersFilms 2 months ago
Remember hearing this song on a CD I had when I was a kid called "Goofy Greats" haha.
I love this old music and I'm only 19.
CarlChub 2 months ago
@CarlChub A Cee Dee? We didn't have no Cee Dees when this song came out!
markd60 1 month ago
@markd60 Lol I sure hope you're being sarcastic...
CarlChub 1 month ago 2
There's a version of this song the Greaseman did based off of Bill McKinney's character from Deliverance.
TheRealThreeP 3 months ago
look at those caveman go....
adi131094 3 months ago
We all loved this song and did "The Stroll" to it. Great memories! Thanks!
whodatoldman 3 months ago
he sure is hip, ain't he
honeysouldreamstar 3 months ago
Today Ali would be arrested for Domestic violence and the VIEW would destroy his character and protray him a bigger villian than G.W. PITA would have him indicted for animal abuse and his cave would be reposesed . Being a white male he would not be eligible for affirmative action or handouts he would committ suicide by standing the path of a Tyranasauras rex.
wilcarr1 3 months ago
@wilcarr1 I'm a woman and have to agree with you there
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@asianwhitenigger you little bitch, ill fuckin kill you and your fuckin ugly peice of shit family, dont be talkin shit on youtube you little fagget ass bitch!
12kxrider 5 months ago
THIS TAKES ME BACK TO MY SCHOOL DAYS
tonygould1 5 months ago
this is fantastic, haven't heard in so long
AbsoluteApril 6 months ago
I havent heard this song in yrs, only reason why i remembered it, searched for it was b/c i was doing a search for planteriums, museums here in colorado. i was born 7 yrs after this song came out, i sure love it
thecolaratlady 6 months ago
It's in the soundtrack of Shag!!!
carlatyip 7 months ago
love it love it love it
55pennylane 7 months ago
its a cool song. lots of hep jive, beatnik then.early 60s , you hear the words "whats happening"." hes sure hep aint he?" Terms 60s hippies later used mid 60s late 60s. it was hep, beatniks,yippies, hippies. Liked the beat generation the best.The guy who wrote this was later a poet writer in the village N Y. He said they were smashed when they did it.
mykalt29 7 months ago
i have always liked this song, like music should be
bigbaldron2 7 months ago
dub dub dub .gocomics.com/alley-oop/
apexwiddy 7 months ago
Shag! "Alley Oop! Oop, Oop, Oop, Oop!"
i love this song! lol
Diamondgrl2007 7 months ago
My grandpa just showed me this song on his record player and he's 68
12kxrider 8 months ago
Three people are Neanderthals.
DreadVane 8 months ago
He "shore" is hip, ain't he? LMAO!!
ohearn22 8 months ago
oh so good remmber when.Yes ,I do.
7466309change 8 months ago
I think this song is really cool.
Rich4367 8 months ago
Dante and the Evergreens sounded like they were trying very hard to imitate this. Hollywood Argyles are the best.
FoxPlant2006 8 months ago
Anybody remember actually reading Alley Oop in the Sunday funnies?
Want a brain teaser try to think back to all the great old comics we have
lost over the years. The new ones are stupid, but not funny stupid.
How about Mandrake the Magician, Buz Sawyer, Gasoline Alley, Sad
Sack, Our Boarding House, Barney Google & Snuffy Smith, etc.
My faves were Lil Abner & Pogo, (both of which were political satire).
More American iconic culture disappearing into the past.
GooglFascists 9 months ago
I find it amusing when people say the old analog music on Youtube sounds better. Don't they know what they are hearing is DIGITAL? Everything that goes over the internet is digital. Old music sounds better because back then they didn't process the hell out of it with compressors and limiters and crap like Autotune.
nakayle 9 months ago
Olha o Brucutu
josielpontocom 9 months ago
yea like hipsville!
2002mlavon 9 months ago
NICE!!!!!!!!:D
emogurltrue13 10 months ago
This song scared me shitless when i was little.
royalparadigm 10 months ago
wtf
1220Strawberry 10 months ago
These guys sing better, and the pictures from the comic books are WAY ahead.
petemeis234 10 months ago
JoeSzilagy, stop filling the heads of ignorant newbies with bullshit. The thing about analog is that it was/is full of second order distortion, which sounds nice. Yes, it sounds "nice" but it's not "accurate". It's not faithful to the original. Digital is a thousand times more accurate than analog. If you don't like a particular CD don't criticize digital, complain about the sound engineer who didn't know what he was doing.
Hollywood Argyles was a creation of my friend Kim Fowley
grhdha 10 months ago
One of the dumbest songs ever written and I totally love it!
XaurreauX 10 months ago
My first 45
homemoviescolorado 1 year ago
this is back in the day ladies and gents.
Mrgalacticone 1 year ago
Billboard's 70th #1 hit of the rock era. God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
this song creeps the shit outve me........ its just the tune
bubblygoo123 1 year ago
don't know who the hell dante and the evergreens are, but this is the original, the greatest, the one they stole
13trickster 1 year ago
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Dante and the Evergreens recording of this song is much better.
anthonypepitoneVideo 1 year ago
@anthonypepitoneVideo NOT.
DayGloClam 1 year ago 11
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@anthonypepitoneVideo
you are confused.
kiely 1 year ago
@anthonypepitoneVideo Then why did there version bomb on the charts, while Gary Paxton's far superior make it to Number One?
southwriter 11 months ago
@anthonypepitoneVideo No way
thecolaratlady 2 months ago
Paxton and Tammy Faye Bakker were an item back in the day (????)
IanHunedoara8 1 year ago
By the way, this song was not written by Gary Paxton. It was written by my good friend, the brilliant Dallas Frazier, when he was nineteen years old. He went on to write many other hits, including 1967 CMA Song of the Year "There Goes My Everything" and the Oak Ridge Boys classic "Elvira". Dallas is alive and well and still writing great music. Still funny, too.
SongDriver 1 year ago
In 1970 I was young and strong,ran into Ally Opp at a bar in San Jose Ca !!! He almost kicked my ass tiil his wild cat thoung fell off!!!!
3larry13 1 year ago
A #1 hit for The Hollywood Argyles in the summer of 1960. This comic strip is still going today.
mkl62 1 year ago
Nice.....
nutsonthe70s 1 year ago
Used to have the single when I was a kid, and played it all the time. Sounded better. Is it true that analog sounds better than digital? Vinyl better than CD? For one thing, it sounded warmer, fuller and the percussive "clink" wasn't nearly so dominant. But the vocals still sound great.
JoeSzilagy 1 year ago 8
@JoeSzilagy Posting it on youtube affects the sound quality, too.
DayGloClam 1 year ago 4
@DayGloClam Either way, it's great that you took the time and effort to post it, and make the video. Thank you! By the way, do you do requests? I thought of a few other great songs from way back then. For example, "Because They're Young", or "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy, or "Oh Little One"/"Burning Bridges" by Jack Scott
JoeSzilagy 1 year ago
@DayGloClam Hi again, just looked at your channel and you like early British rock too! How about something a bit rare like "Everybody Knows" by the Dave Clark Five? Or "I like it Like That"? "Over, Under, Sideways, Down by The Yardbirds? Anyway, keep up the great work!
JoeSzilagy 1 year ago
@JoeSzilagy yes!! analog is way better,my brother has a recording studio,and he still uses analog,and puts out some bad ass recordings..if you like you can e-mail me and I can put you in touch with him...he can give you his sight so you can hear some recording he did..don't get me wrong,this comment wasent put here for sales.
KRAZZYMF 1 year ago
@JoeSzilagy Vinyl is way better than cd if it is in good shape played on a decent turntable with good needle and cartridge. Digital only records from 20 hz to 20 khz where as vinyl is full range giving more "spaciousness" and better separation remember we are analog creatures not digital, so anything recorded in a method that is natural to us will always be more convincing
emerice 1 year ago
@JoeSzilagy Those old recordings sound way better than today !! Analog is far superior to digital in my opinion!
funkydrummer14 10 months ago
@JoeSzilagy
I was about 3, and my mother said I played that, and only that, over and over to the point she thought she would lose her mind hearing it so much. She actually had dreams about ole "Alley Oop". Sadly, part of our burned, and that record was lost in the fire.
alwellus 8 months ago
@alwellus sorry for your loss i too had a house fire as a kid lost toys, records and sadly our baby pictures. Just honor the memories and it will always be with you in spirit ;)
MegaCrowman 7 months ago
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I was about 3, and my mother said I played that, and only that, over and over to the point she thought she would lose her mind hearing it so much. She actually had dreams about ole "Alley Oop". Sadly, part of our burned, and that record was lost in the fire.
Alwell
alwellus 8 months ago
If memory serves me, think I saw them perform this (lip sync) on the Lloyd Thaxton Show in L.A. Could be wrong. Anybody confirm or correct?
nadiemequire 1 year ago
when i wrestled that big guy out of the bar--i thought of this song-it was a good time by the way--the cave man was happy when he got up!
jimmatera 1 year ago
Fantastic !!! Ty !! not just for the song, but for the video of the most amazing comic strip Characters , that none of of have ever seen , just heard about !!! Bravo , you brought a whole bunch of Joy here !!! Hey , not extintic !! thanks to you !!! ty , DayGloClam !!!
yukonnahanni 1 year ago 3
@yukonnahanni You're welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
DayGloClam 1 year ago
Fantastic !!!
yukonnahanni 1 year ago
because of this song i decided t name my cat Alley Oop.
slartybartfast23 1 year ago
Why won't it send?
petemeis234 1 year ago
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FinalScoreProducts 1 year ago
Look at that caveman goooooooo!!!
chrispurvis111 1 year ago
love this song, and this is coming from a guy that likes death metal and metalcore music
piemaster64 1 year ago
I'm envious. Where did you find an Alley Oop figure, doll whatever its called,and the red tin it goes in?
BrandonTxOthor 1 year ago
@BrandonTxOthor Unfortunately I don't have it. It's just a picture I found on google image search.
DayGloClam 1 year ago
Gary Paxton who wrote and sings this song needed a name for the group real fast so he happened to be on the corner of Hollywood and Argyle, thus the name of the group. Gary Paxton was also Flip of Skip & Flip who sand Chery Pie and It Was I, two more great songs....
kennbix 1 year ago
@kennbix Gary also owned Gar-Pax, the label which had the hit Monster Mash. Gary produced that. He also produced a record for a friend of mine named Don Hinson, Monster Jerk and Riboflavin Flavored Non Carbonated Poly Unsaturated Blood. Gary also produced a great record for Roger Christian called Big Bad Hodad. Gary did get a Grammy for some Gospel recordings later.
Featureman 1 year ago
hi, used to have this on a 45 back when but the flip side was a cool tune too, anyone know the name of the tune on the flip? bonne_to_be_wild@yahoo.com, thanks
BONNEVILLAIN2012 1 year ago
@BONNEVILLAIN2012 It was called Sho know A Lot About Love and you can find it on youtube.
DayGloClam 1 year ago
Ditn't the Hollywood Argyles also do a song in '61? Som'm to do with birds? I remember hearing that (catchy) song back then and it sounded like the Hollywood Argyles - well, at least, the lead singer. Yes, "sonny" I'm that OLD - gumming on my Graham cracker with my warm milk as I text. Oh my rhumatism! LOL.
slowe1162 1 year ago
This is for you David!! Enjoy! I have not heard from you for quite sometime!! If you have been sick..this song will make you smile!!
Hugs,Haley
haley601 1 year ago
finally!! I've been waiting 3 years for this
cashopa 1 year ago
Like, hipsville man.
Raughwe 1 year ago
Fabulous stuff, brings back some great memories, this song started a bit of a trend that went for some time, I think Alley Oop married the Pink Poker dotted pollywampus didn't he.
Benhallned 1 year ago
It is too bad this song is categorized as a novelty song. It is well constructed and easy to dance to. The back up vocals rival Elvis or Ricky Nelson.
nelsondowney 1 year ago
Dang, I remember this song from Radio Disney!!!!!!!!!!
Tukee85 1 year ago
Cause he's a mean motor scoota and a bad go getta...
parkman35 1 year ago
@parkman35 He's a mean motor scooter and BEAR go getter. LOL
nelsondowney 1 year ago
@nelsondowney I thought it was "bad go getter"
JoeSzilagy 1 year ago
best valentine ever
1963goneplatunim 2 years ago
Dinny is the ultimate pet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trockout 2 years ago 6
How could anyone rate this less than 5 stars? Loved the song from the Hollywood Argyles, and the accompanying vid is great. Enjoyed seeing Alley Oop again.
czekehazi 2 years ago 13
Thanks.
DayGloClam 2 years ago
@czekehazi This song is well constructed. The back up vocals are excellent and rival anything done by Elvis or Ricky Nelson.
nelsondowney 1 year ago