EXACTLY SLAYERRULES, THIS IS WHAT I THINK, WHAT IS THE NEW GENERATION KNOW ABOUT MUSIC???? TUNES, FEELINGS? SENTIMENTS? N O T H I N G!!!!!!!! THEY ARE PLASTIC, ARTIFICIAL, CAN NOT SING, JUST SCREECH - TICKY TACKY, COLD, WORDS EVEN BRUTAL - SMALL WONDER OUT YOUTH IS SO AGGRESSIVE, DISTRUCTIVE, BRUTAL??
BRING BACK THESE OLD SONGS!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING!!!!!!
Let us please take note of the select few young people who do truly appreciate old style songs such as this; and let's not fail to appreciate and encourage them.
I have read the comments below... and I have come to the conclusion after listening with great pleasure to both the 50's version and this version, that these guys still sound fantastic! I have the older version on a CD, and just took a doubtful chance listen to this version, and was PLEASANTLY surprised. They have lost NOTHING over the years... thanks for posting, mrironsides!
1950's America was at its peak. Best music, best educated, strongest economy, etc. This was no only the end of a fabulous era but now it is the end of America as I knew it.
I had actually never heard this song before I heard it on the Mafia II game soundtrack and had to google it! It is a great song with terrific harmony that you just cant find much in todays music!
@Banderuola66 I agree...this was a dear song of mine when I was a child in the 60's. Just a hint...look up "Freddie and the Dreamers". Try "You were made for me" and "I'm Telling You Now".
@ravenofno This was a song of the late 1950's, The others you mention though cutesy and innocent were part of the Brittish invasion sometime later and had their own innocents , It does not seem like you are partial to a musical style as much as an age you can never be again!
@rakeuiff now that you have totally misconstruded my statement, they still don'tmakem like this any more. I am 67 years old and happen tp love the doo Wop and true Rock & Roll era from the mid 50's to the mid 60's. Just likepeople much older than me stiil the toe big band era and etc. This crap they make today with the heavy metal and the screaming to a point where you can't even understand what they saysing, just plain stinks, This is my opinion and you should respect it just I will yours.
@rakeuiff And you may be right. It is easy to romanticize an era or an age....but, I still like the music and, mixed with a little nostalgia, it makes me feel good. That is what is important. Take care.
How very precious! See, one of the perks of getting older is that you just don't have to be self-conscience, you can just be yourself and be happy. Now, compare this one to when they were "just babies." He was so self-conscience and miserable, couldn't even look up at the camera till half-way through the song. Thanks for posting!
Gretchen isnt going to sing with them again. Gretchen founded them and wouldnt you be mad if some one stole your thunder? She's a nice lady so stop talking crap. I know her in real life and she doesnt have a single negative thing to say.
Yes, I know...that is why I said "symbolically" singing to Gretchen, it is referring to the way she goes around taking all the credit for the Fleetwoods success. I should have added Symbolically singing to Barbara. No big deal either way, if I had to choose which group to pay to see, it would be Gary's group.
this may all be in my head but when Gary looks to his left and sings "i want......i love you so" he is singing to Barbra but when he is symbolically singing to Gretchen (his right) he sings that he has waited so long. is there a message there? Love the Fleetwoods,thanx for posting.
Damn, God bles u guys, great memories, im 51 years old man from Piedras Negras, Coahuila México, and i love this song, love to c this video, remember u got a fan here in México.
I cried when I heard and saw this video! Look at them! They aged but so did I! If only they know I've searched for their songs in record shops all these years!! I lost all my collection when I went abroad. Their songs used to lull me to sleep...every night!!!
@TheRealShitBitch Well if you had used your voice to make a living, this can be the result. When you age the voice loses it's control and power. However for 50 yrs later I think this man sounds wonderful. At least he can say HE WAS can you? I can't.
...give the producers some credit. This tune is mixed to perfection. Every note Gary Troxel sings is clear as a bell...and the girls' harmonies are tight and near perfect pitch. This was an amazing show.
Gary's voice is still great; he sings in the same key as 50 years ago. His is true God-given talent. As someone said, no strain, no fuss. He is a good example of someone who is very good at something making it look easy. These girls are as capable of tight harmonies as the original girls were. Very very good.
It's only my opinion but this shows that you can replace Gretchen and Barbara but you can't replace Gary. Thank you Fleetwoods, maybe Gretchen and Gary will sing together sometime.
@tbcass I don't understand your comment, my point is that without Gary they may be called the Fleetwoods, but Gary was the soul of the group. His trio of Gary plus two girls are better than todays Fleetwoods by Gretchen. What needs to happen is that Gretchen swallow her pride and everyone get back together for their fans.
@kawliga33 Wow, I posted a response 6 months ago. Looking back I believe my response was to someone who said Gary was still with the group or something like that but I mistakenly responded to you.
@kawliga33 . I agree. Gretchen needs to realize that as a team, they put out great music. The Fleetwoods were great, because each individual member contributed to the whole. Life is too short to be bickering who is no.1, running the show etc.
They look and sound great! What a wonderful thing these concerts are! I'm too 'young' to identify with this from my teen years, but I just love the nostalgia!!
@kennbix How old are you people that you can't hear anything but do doobi dom do dom bi doobi dom, Like songs like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was from your generation ,it wasn't it was written in 1937, many newer and this is ancient can be heard very easily they are done in English you know, music was found to be a joyous uniting thing , stop sounding like someone older than me for gods sake and try and enjoy, the music did not really die in 1959.you know!
@rakeuiff Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by the Platters is one of the greatest all time songs that I just love. Not the 1937 version but the Doo Wop Rock N Roll era. I also love country music from years ago, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Little Jimmy Dickens etc. Todays country is not real country & I don't listen to it and that again is up to me and no one else. Just like whatever you listen too is your business and no one else's. I can't stand opera, others love it. I express my opinion & always will.
I wish that Gary, Barbra, and Gretchen would get back and tour the Country. I'd love to see them. While I'm wishing how about the Statler Bros making another fairwell tour? I'd drive a thousand miles to see either show.
You have good taste, you might also like "26 miles" by the Four Preps. :) Gretchen has a group that calls themselves the Fleetwoods but without Gary it's just a wantabe.
Another one to check out is Ed Ames' "My Cup Runneth Over"..There is a version on here that was recorded a year or 2 ago when he was 80...It'll STILL send chills up 'n' down yer spine !
I agree. Gary Troxel has one of the best voices ever. Someone who is good at something makes it look (and sound) easy - and he does. True God-given talent. The girls are not the originals, but they are beautiful and talented.
That was about 50 years after the original recording. Even with the ravages time puts on someone's voice, Gary Troxel still has to be one of the smoothest voices I've ever heard. No straining the voice, no mess, no fuss. Pure class.
@actionsub You are so right; his voice just glided in his youth, and it still had something left of that quality when they did this broadcast. The Fleetwoods were special, they were like butter...
All you guys seem to be just beautiful people, all kind and positive comments. My name is Pete'Kiwi'Keegan and I had a band and was on BBCTV in 1957. I am the same age as Gary, a it more hair and I am still performing too. The Fleetwoods were a class act. Music can save our planet! Love to you all! Pete
Very beautiful. So, so, so beautiful I don't even have words for it. He did the song like he did many years ago. This song will live forever, thanks to the magic that is real music.
There is simply nothing that can touch this perfect marriage of song and voices. Even the mild distortion on the original recording adds an intensity and importance to the sound. Dump me on a deserted island and give me this one song.
this is one of the first ever songs that i knew of r&r, im 37, im from mexico, but all my family is music-holic, and dance-holic too, i heard it when i was 9 iand i still love it, thanks for the memories!!!!!!!!
Several years ago I auditioned to be Gretchen's "Gary," but couldn't sing enough like him. She eventually settled on a tall fellow who did a good job, but was no Gary (but who is?) (apart from Gary!). Gary really had a nice ability to sing so softly and so "ON." Their collective musical taste was excellent, and their hits are unparalleled. They went to high school sixty miles south of me. Love their music!
Another great thing about this exceedingly original song is the way Gary sings the lead vocal WHILE ALSO adding "doobedoos" between phrases It's a feat of breath control, since there's very little time to scoop up a breath! I'm not sure if any other group features something like that. Indeed, they had a magical chemistry, which, as usual, is almost impossible to sustain more than a few years. The profit aspect of the music industry has broken up many a fine group.
Gary is the REAL deal. Still sounds great after all these years since he recorded. Does anybody know anything about the ladies?? Surely not the original Fleetwoods, look too young.
I don't thin they look young..look about the same age as Gary. Also the lady on the left is way taller than the original girl, Except for losing his hair Gary looks and sound great!
I notice all the girls back then and now women now moved a certain way, A slow movement back and forth. Kathy Young had the same moves. Anyone. Anyway I think it is classy... Oh and if you (the Fleetwoods) reads this know how much happiess and plasure you bring your audience. You guys are great.
If you look at most of the 50s groups few have an original member. Some times they do have one. I'd rather listen to the old recording then go to some of these concerts. Even PBS showcases false groups.
Knocks the pants off all the crap they call music these days. Sounds just as sweet as it did all those years ago. Geez, where did the years go?
sjtom57 2 weeks ago
I remember watching this guy back in 1959 on the Dick Clark show . Today he looks just like my piss doctor..
blueticecho 2 weeks ago
Great song love early american music
Thanks
yogamantra 2 weeks ago
Are these the original members?
jaemel1 3 weeks ago
@jaemel1 The man, Gary Troxel is original, the two ladies are replacements.
Mrironsides 3 weeks ago
@Mrironsides Thanks!
jaemel1 3 weeks ago
just beautiful, I was a young girl, and I remember this so well! Thanks.
afgkrafty 1 month ago
This is just amazingly beatiful :')) If only music of our generation were this good :'l
Beatlereviewer 1 month ago
EXACTLY SLAYERRULES, THIS IS WHAT I THINK, WHAT IS THE NEW GENERATION KNOW ABOUT MUSIC???? TUNES, FEELINGS? SENTIMENTS? N O T H I N G!!!!!!!! THEY ARE PLASTIC, ARTIFICIAL, CAN NOT SING, JUST SCREECH - TICKY TACKY, COLD, WORDS EVEN BRUTAL - SMALL WONDER OUT YOUTH IS SO AGGRESSIVE, DISTRUCTIVE, BRUTAL??
BRING BACK THESE OLD SONGS!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING!!!!!!
tildakovach 2 months ago
@tildakovach
Let us please take note of the select few young people who do truly appreciate old style songs such as this; and let's not fail to appreciate and encourage them.
rockergran 1 month ago
That was amazing!!!!! I love this song it is in my top 5. Does anyone know if they are still around? I would love to see them.
Ginger
MsGinger92 2 months ago
@MsGinger92 There is a video of them live in concert Feb. 5th, 2011.
cmfugate1 2 months ago
@cmfugate1 Really?!?! I will have to go see them
MsGinger92 2 months ago
Fleetwoods just preformed in Schenectady and they were great. We enjoyed all the acts from the fab 50s and 60s.
DrGolf4 3 months ago
I have read the comments below... and I have come to the conclusion after listening with great pleasure to both the 50's version and this version, that these guys still sound fantastic! I have the older version on a CD, and just took a doubtful chance listen to this version, and was PLEASANTLY surprised. They have lost NOTHING over the years... thanks for posting, mrironsides!
vertrees2 4 months ago 2
listen to version from the 50's
akemoguy 4 months ago
they lost it
the guys voice is terrible
akemoguy 4 months ago
They've lost absolutely nothing in 50 years! Amazing!
ldmax 4 months ago
whose darlene?... and why should she come softly? O_o
zergyzerg 4 months ago
@zergyzerg it's darling
cruzzo260 4 months ago
@cruzzo260 its a joke.
zergyzerg 4 months ago
A love song written by a couple of suburban high school kids and it still sounds great sung by adults. Cool
coy0te9 4 months ago
Eliza Doolittle should be proud!
magnum180974 4 months ago
Makes my heart ache. . . smiling and crying simultaneously, tears dropping on my keyboard while I sing along and remember. . .
sonyahannah 5 months ago
Why cant the music now adays be something like this. Love this ERA. I was born in 66 but wish I could have gone thru the 50s with music like this.
Seahawk0966 5 months ago
i want call you baby, i love you , always nena
dombinii 5 months ago
Great video. Thanks for posting.
mrtruthforever 5 months ago
Lovely job, kids.
miburosh 5 months ago
How good is that!!!
Spazza40 5 months ago
They still got it! Beauitful harmonies.
Vintageart1994 5 months ago
1950's America was at its peak. Best music, best educated, strongest economy, etc. This was no only the end of a fabulous era but now it is the end of America as I knew it.
elkhunter4817 5 months ago
Good job ! I've always enjoyed the singing of The Fleetwoods.
MrRJDB1969 5 months ago
amazing voice, ang gara!
diverngpuque 5 months ago
They still sound great!
mikerw102003 5 months ago
Foundation Tune
Lyonado 6 months ago
Beautiful sing and video!
Thumbs up
gloheart1 6 months ago
WE NEED MUSIC LIKE THIS NOW
presiosadanny 6 months ago 20
@presiosadanny hell yeah!
griffinchillax12 3 months ago
gohh i wish i was born back then sucks for me im stuck with all these shitty boys and their lame mucicxP
pinkmoonmist 6 months ago
wow they still sound great
amazing
TheLadandLass 6 months ago
Beautiful.God bless.
tommyandtammy1 7 months ago
congratulation you people still singuing the same way as you stared 1960 this is woesome music love it .
salta107 8 months ago
Thank you for your beautiful songs...who does'nt sing this everyday?? I do for sure.. mmmmmmmmmmmm
pharaohmatt 8 months ago
GREAT. HOW WILL YOU SOUND WHEN YOUR 70 PLUSS ??????
crusher1944 8 months ago
So beautiful. They don't make music like this now days
wb5oxq 8 months ago
VER ESTO ME DAN GANAS DE VOMITAR. MIENTRAS HAY GENTE QUE MUERE DE HAMBRE ESTOA PAPANATAS CANTAN BASURA.
ggnzlz2008 8 months ago
@ggnzlz2008 Que comentario mas estupido! Presumo que los demas cuando cantan detienen las muertes por hambre de alguna manera. IDIOTA.
raponte1955 7 months ago
@raponte1955 SE NOTA QUE VOS NUNCA HAS TENIDO HAMBRE !! BURGUES!!!
ggnzlz2008 6 months ago
This song moves me ! I love the way they sing together.
annstover 8 months ago
I had actually never heard this song before I heard it on the Mafia II game soundtrack and had to google it! It is a great song with terrific harmony that you just cant find much in todays music!
Talon805 10 months ago
I want, want you to know, I love, I love your upload sooo !!!!
Great Oldie !! Thank you for sharing. All Thumbs Up !!! :))
Banderuola66 10 months ago
@Banderuola66 I agree...this was a dear song of mine when I was a child in the 60's. Just a hint...look up "Freddie and the Dreamers". Try "You were made for me" and "I'm Telling You Now".
All my best.
ravenofno 9 months ago
@ravenofno This was a song of the late 1950's, The others you mention though cutesy and innocent were part of the Brittish invasion sometime later and had their own innocents , It does not seem like you are partial to a musical style as much as an age you can never be again!
rakeuiff 7 months ago
@rakeuiff now that you have totally misconstruded my statement, they still don'tmakem like this any more. I am 67 years old and happen tp love the doo Wop and true Rock & Roll era from the mid 50's to the mid 60's. Just likepeople much older than me stiil the toe big band era and etc. This crap they make today with the heavy metal and the screaming to a point where you can't even understand what they saysing, just plain stinks, This is my opinion and you should respect it just I will yours.
kennbix 7 months ago
@rakeuiff And you may be right. It is easy to romanticize an era or an age....but, I still like the music and, mixed with a little nostalgia, it makes me feel good. That is what is important. Take care.
ravenofno 7 months ago
This is actually sort of depressing to me. Shows the slow aging of the good, and when they are gone, what will we have left?
slayerrules114 10 months ago 19
@slayerrules114 Feel the same way. Just watched their performance from 1959.....still have the 45.
alanhfrank 2 months ago
@slayerrules114 Agree. Sad, but beautiful.
12reflect 1 month ago
@slayerrules114 SHIT LIKE WE HAVE NOW
crusher1944 3 weeks ago
i cant believe they still sound the same,... true talent
bsniadach 10 months ago
How very precious! See, one of the perks of getting older is that you just don't have to be self-conscience, you can just be yourself and be happy. Now, compare this one to when they were "just babies." He was so self-conscience and miserable, couldn't even look up at the camera till half-way through the song. Thanks for posting!
BeepathSkyclad 10 months ago
i long for the day when Tori comes softly to me.
I love you, Tori.
NDFilmer 11 months ago
I LOVE THE FLEETWOODS although they're allready old
thomas231095 11 months ago
is either of the girls here in the PBS special Barbara Ellis?
finnzie1 1 year ago
@finnzie1 The lady to Gary's right.
wannawatchu66 11 months ago
thanks
finnzie1 11 months ago
still got it!
dglsmcky 1 year ago
classic!!!!
tarnjeab 1 year ago
classic!!!!
tarnjeab 1 year ago
Gary Troxel's voice still rocks. His voice is timeless.
thelazycomic 1 year ago
i love it-they sing so well
garebear1015 1 year ago
Ohhh Man! ....the Original never die. Pure American classic...I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!
kenc9265 1 year ago
Gretchen isnt going to sing with them again. Gretchen founded them and wouldnt you be mad if some one stole your thunder? She's a nice lady so stop talking crap. I know her in real life and she doesnt have a single negative thing to say.
bebotheninja 1 year ago
Oh my goodness..wonderful <3
TLK500 1 year ago
I too think they look better than they did long ago. The girls, of course, are not the originals. But they are really talented. Classy grandparents.
tinytalent 1 year ago
Dear lord, this is just too nice.=]
hotdogman67 1 year ago
Damn, they all look BETTER than that did decades ago. =D
hotdogman67 1 year ago
Yes, I know...that is why I said "symbolically" singing to Gretchen, it is referring to the way she goes around taking all the credit for the Fleetwoods success. I should have added Symbolically singing to Barbara. No big deal either way, if I had to choose which group to pay to see, it would be Gary's group.
kawliga33 1 year ago
Perfect........You guys sound great...what a treasure...
roanokebarry 1 year ago
this may all be in my head but when Gary looks to his left and sings "i want......i love you so" he is singing to Barbra but when he is symbolically singing to Gretchen (his right) he sings that he has waited so long. is there a message there? Love the Fleetwoods,thanx for posting.
kawliga33 1 year ago
@kawliga33 I don't believe Barbra or Gretchen are singing in this video.
CHIEF51M 1 year ago
My parent's weren't even born when this song came out and I love it to death
NinjaBaconSauce 1 year ago
This is what silk sounds like!
bipolarbear4369 1 year ago
@AMSproductions1134 i can read u man
muzicgalaxy 1 year ago
Gretchen and Barbara used to be the same height, and Gary was taller than both of them...
fab4fan4ever64 1 year ago
Damn, God bles u guys, great memories, im 51 years old man from Piedras Negras, Coahuila México, and i love this song, love to c this video, remember u got a fan here in México.
1BLACKSTONES 1 year ago
I cried when I heard and saw this video! Look at them! They aged but so did I! If only they know I've searched for their songs in record shops all these years!! I lost all my collection when I went abroad. Their songs used to lull me to sleep...every night!!!
MySanko 1 year ago
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pretty ladies,
still
gallagherandres 1 year ago
pretty ladies
gallagherandres 1 year ago
quite depressing to be honest, watch the original, then watch this...
TheRealShitBitch 1 year ago
@TheRealShitBitch Well if you had used your voice to make a living, this can be the result. When you age the voice loses it's control and power. However for 50 yrs later I think this man sounds wonderful. At least he can say HE WAS can you? I can't.
Tonithenightowl 1 year ago
@TheRealShitBitch You live up to your name. You left out cunt, though.
dietrite123 1 year ago
@dietrite123 calm down.. lol
TheRealShitBitch 1 year ago
...give the producers some credit. This tune is mixed to perfection. Every note Gary Troxel sings is clear as a bell...and the girls' harmonies are tight and near perfect pitch. This was an amazing show.
davo67 1 year ago
awesome!!!
davo67 1 year ago
aww i love this song<333
394missy 1 year ago
Were these the three original members?
imthedorf1964 1 year ago
This is so fabulous......thanks for putting on!
lazyrider88 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. They are a real class act..
craignshari 1 year ago
To those of we whom grew up in this era . . . nothing but memories of our first love.
lphilthompson 1 year ago
When I was a kid I wanted to look just like him....now I DO !! :)
drguffey 1 year ago
@drguffey haha really ??
muzicgalaxy 1 year ago
feeling it fifty years later...
bigbadbarney1 1 year ago
OMGosh!!! I am in love with the lady on the left...She is sexy!!!
MeThinksThus 1 year ago
Gary's voice is still great; he sings in the same key as 50 years ago. His is true God-given talent. As someone said, no strain, no fuss. He is a good example of someone who is very good at something making it look easy. These girls are as capable of tight harmonies as the original girls were. Very very good.
tinytalent 1 year ago
OH WOW...they are still just as amazing. i would love to be there.
TORIthecamgirl 1 year ago
Do you beleive that's REALLY Gary Troxell up there?
momike99 1 year ago
Great song! Music from this era was the best!
neddynod 1 year ago
Love the original version.....But must agree with the poster who said this sounds more sincere.
ImNino21 1 year ago
Just love this song and not bad of a performance 50 years on after the hit.
shjem 1 year ago
They're Wonderful.
roscoe008 1 year ago
he sounds great .man i know you people have heard this before but im 47 and yes i was born way to late.i love doowop and so do my kid's
wolfmanrick 1 year ago
Better than the original. Much more sincere and romantic after a lifetime of attachment.
92Wendel92 1 year ago
Were these also the original female singers too? If so , the've hardly aged.
NormanMac 1 year ago
This is excellent.
Frank
56stargazer 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing this rare treat!
Tiberious018 1 year ago 16
It's only my opinion but this shows that you can replace Gretchen and Barbara but you can't replace Gary. Thank you Fleetwoods, maybe Gretchen and Gary will sing together sometime.
kawliga33 1 year ago 2
@kawliga33 Are you sure? According to the Fleetwoods web site:
"Female Lead Vocalist, Arranger and BMI Million Airs Songwriter, Gretchen Christopher has remained the one constant performer of the trio."
"Of the Originals, Barbara Ellis retired in 1974,
Gary Troxel gave his written resignation in 1983
and only Gretchen Christopher is authorized to carry on the name
"The Fleetwoods" per their legal Agreement.
She has trained Replacements on both coasts"
It appears only Gretchen remains.
tbcass 1 year ago
@tbcass I don't understand your comment, my point is that without Gary they may be called the Fleetwoods, but Gary was the soul of the group. His trio of Gary plus two girls are better than todays Fleetwoods by Gretchen. What needs to happen is that Gretchen swallow her pride and everyone get back together for their fans.
kawliga33 1 year ago
@kawliga33 Wow, I posted a response 6 months ago. Looking back I believe my response was to someone who said Gary was still with the group or something like that but I mistakenly responded to you.
tbcass 1 year ago
@kawliga33 . I agree. Gretchen needs to realize that as a team, they put out great music. The Fleetwoods were great, because each individual member contributed to the whole. Life is too short to be bickering who is no.1, running the show etc.
tikibob57 1 year ago
they are as good as ever
jackscholesbramall 1 year ago
They look and sound great! What a wonderful thing these concerts are! I'm too 'young' to identify with this from my teen years, but I just love the nostalgia!!
Poopaloo55 1 year ago
Oh my gawd! I kissed my first girl to that song way back when. Boy, does that bring back some memories.
Clothahump 1 year ago
True, when I was young, grandmothers didn't look that good.
tinytalent 1 year ago
Oh God!!! This is so incredible!!! Gary sounds great!!! The women accompanying him can not only sing, they are hottt, hottt, hottt!!!
MeThinksThus 1 year ago
Gary sounds as good as he did back in
'59. Time goes by too fast. This is such a sweet reminder of the way it was.
alanhfrank 1 year ago
Must have a time machine they sound just as good as they did in th 50/60s
cuzinkevin 1 year ago 7
More beautiful than they ever were. Hey, who needs hair?
MaxxMason 1 year ago 2
Okay. They sound the same then as on the original recording. That is so very nice. Thank you for posting this here. :)
warmrobby 1 year ago 2
They don't sing them like this anymore. Can you believe you can actuallly hear the words!
kennbix 2 years ago 7
@kennbix How old are you people that you can't hear anything but do doobi dom do dom bi doobi dom, Like songs like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was from your generation ,it wasn't it was written in 1937, many newer and this is ancient can be heard very easily they are done in English you know, music was found to be a joyous uniting thing , stop sounding like someone older than me for gods sake and try and enjoy, the music did not really die in 1959.you know!
rakeuiff 7 months ago
@rakeuiff Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by the Platters is one of the greatest all time songs that I just love. Not the 1937 version but the Doo Wop Rock N Roll era. I also love country music from years ago, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Little Jimmy Dickens etc. Todays country is not real country & I don't listen to it and that again is up to me and no one else. Just like whatever you listen too is your business and no one else's. I can't stand opera, others love it. I express my opinion & always will.
kennbix 7 months ago
Gorgeous. Thank you!
indifferentdrummer2 2 years ago 3
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dom de doo.. what a load of shit.. kids say things like this.. dum dee doo.. fucking idiots""
vinnothelizard 2 years ago
I agree with you Sansankudo. Little romance. Check out their earlier version. It was in American Graffitti. The song is from 1959.
marmcmick 2 years ago
Great performance, I would love to see them live.
rbford 2 years ago 2
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rbford 2 years ago
lol..as the brothas say in the hood..."dat boi good!!"
pusher2342 2 years ago
Je cherche la version française. titre? "Tout doucement" ?interprète ?
Merci si vous pouvez me donner des renseignements.
peewee2121able 2 years ago
It is just me,or songs are these days too sexual and not as romantic like this one?
sansankudo 2 years ago 31
@sansankudo
its just you... back then was great, today is also great
great song too! beautiful performance
hello2015 7 months ago
@hello2015 Thanks! sanity!
rakeuiff 7 months ago
So smooth and awesomely incredible.
tonemenolc 2 years ago 3
I wish that Gary, Barbra, and Gretchen would get back and tour the Country. I'd love to see them. While I'm wishing how about the Statler Bros making another fairwell tour? I'd drive a thousand miles to see either show.
kawliga33 2 years ago
So would I from Australia...I just love them
Kathlynduarte 2 years ago
You have good taste, you might also like "26 miles" by the Four Preps. :) Gretchen has a group that calls themselves the Fleetwoods but without Gary it's just a wantabe.
kawliga33 2 years ago
@kawliga33 and they sound horrible too!
TC6759 2 years ago
they do shows...have one coming up in Cerrito CA in June, I think.
coyotesong 2 years ago
Wow! When you're a good artist, that's for youre entire life!
LN150591 2 years ago 2
still sounding good
jackwbb 2 years ago 2
beautiful and classy in every way. I love them.
mamadoenut 2 years ago
Another one to check out is Ed Ames' "My Cup Runneth Over"..There is a version on here that was recorded a year or 2 ago when he was 80...It'll STILL send chills up 'n' down yer spine !
chg657 2 years ago
wow they still sing good.
mexicano2232 2 years ago 4
I saw Gary live at a songwriters' seminar in 1984 in LA. He's the best!
slidenote 2 years ago
I agree. Gary Troxel has one of the best voices ever. Someone who is good at something makes it look (and sound) easy - and he does. True God-given talent. The girls are not the originals, but they are beautiful and talented.
tinytalent 2 years ago 3
That was about 50 years after the original recording. Even with the ravages time puts on someone's voice, Gary Troxel still has to be one of the smoothest voices I've ever heard. No straining the voice, no mess, no fuss. Pure class.
actionsub 2 years ago 36
You are right. He makes it look and sound easy. A fabulous talent.
tinytalent 1 year ago 3
@actionsub According to The Fleetwoods web site only founder Gretchen Christopher remains. Look it up yourself.
"Of the Originals, Barbara Ellis retired in 1974,
Gary Troxel gave his written resignation in 1983
and only Gretchen Christopher is authorized to carry on the name"
tbcass 1 year ago
@actionsub I asked him to autograph a copy of a record I had, what a nice guy. He treated me like I was a friend.
overbrookXXX 1 year ago
@actionsub You are so right; his voice just glided in his youth, and it still had something left of that quality when they did this broadcast. The Fleetwoods were special, they were like butter...
GuinnevereB 1 year ago
@actionsub
Pure magic!
doowopnuts 11 months ago
Gary Toxel stil sounds great!!! are these the original girl singers?
keith490783 2 years ago
Awesome!
Polylerus 2 years ago
All you guys seem to be just beautiful people, all kind and positive comments. My name is Pete'Kiwi'Keegan and I had a band and was on BBCTV in 1957. I am the same age as Gary, a it more hair and I am still performing too. The Fleetwoods were a class act. Music can save our planet! Love to you all! Pete
kiwihans 2 years ago 5
Very beautiful. So, so, so beautiful I don't even have words for it. He did the song like he did many years ago. This song will live forever, thanks to the magic that is real music.
IBeGodly 2 years ago
There is simply nothing that can touch this perfect marriage of song and voices. Even the mild distortion on the original recording adds an intensity and importance to the sound. Dump me on a deserted island and give me this one song.
eltodomundo 2 years ago
This sweet song sounds just as warm & beautiful as it did when it was # 1 on the charts 50 years ago. I loved it then,I love it today.
Goes to show how a simple melody with great lead vocals & harmony captured the soft part of all of us.
Thanks for posting.
jbyesterday 2 years ago
this is one of the first ever songs that i knew of r&r, im 37, im from mexico, but all my family is music-holic, and dance-holic too, i heard it when i was 9 iand i still love it, thanks for the memories!!!!!!!!
deunranchoaotro 2 years ago
Still afraid to look at the camera, Gary? This is so sweet.
erginakif 2 years ago
Several years ago I auditioned to be Gretchen's "Gary," but couldn't sing enough like him. She eventually settled on a tall fellow who did a good job, but was no Gary (but who is?) (apart from Gary!). Gary really had a nice ability to sing so softly and so "ON." Their collective musical taste was excellent, and their hits are unparalleled. They went to high school sixty miles south of me. Love their music!
Seattle Guy
xrxs1020 2 years ago
Another great thing about this exceedingly original song is the way Gary sings the lead vocal WHILE ALSO adding "doobedoos" between phrases It's a feat of breath control, since there's very little time to scoop up a breath! I'm not sure if any other group features something like that. Indeed, they had a magical chemistry, which, as usual, is almost impossible to sustain more than a few years. The profit aspect of the music industry has broken up many a fine group.
xrxs1020 2 years ago
You guys have summed it up perfectly. A class act, magical musical chemistry, true talent.
tinytalent 2 years ago
Gary is the REAL deal. Still sounds great after all these years since he recorded. Does anybody know anything about the ladies?? Surely not the original Fleetwoods, look too young.
bobnjoanne 2 years ago
The girls are not the originals. Their names are Bonnie Hannukaine and Cheryl Huggins. Gary's vocal ability is a true God-given talent.
tinytalent 2 years ago
I don't thin they look young..look about the same age as Gary. Also the lady on the left is way taller than the original girl, Except for losing his hair Gary looks and sound great!
estelle715 2 years ago
I notice all the girls back then and now women now moved a certain way, A slow movement back and forth. Kathy Young had the same moves. Anyone. Anyway I think it is classy... Oh and if you (the Fleetwoods) reads this know how much happiess and plasure you bring your audience. You guys are great.
blinko656 2 years ago 3
Gary is now almost 70 and he is still one of the most talented and classiest vocalists around. I agree, keep the music coming Gary.
tinytalent 2 years ago 3
Gary keep tht beautiful music coming...
winterwood12 2 years ago
ist 45 i ever bought!!
foxolita 2 years ago
If you look at most of the 50s groups few have an original member. Some times they do have one. I'd rather listen to the old recording then go to some of these concerts. Even PBS showcases false groups.