THE FLEETWOODS- " MR. BLUE " (W/ LYRICS)

[BimLanders]

This has got to be best, most sublime pop song of the 50's, 60's (1959). Another evil of today's music is the lack of concise writing. Between 2 and 3 minutes is perfect for this kind of material. We don't need a bunch of stuff repeated.

[loyalrebel1]

Ahh, the time of REAL music!!

[LOKISlog7]

Makes you smile and feel sad at the same time...... What a wonderful era. Wish I was 17-21 during that time.

[oldermusiclover]

who played the beautiful guitar intro?

[artwitstick]

Saw them in a theater in Olympia in1959, but was not brave enough to tell them how much we all loved their songs.

[19Chuck80]

wow, I didnt even know that cool Pic sleeve of theirs existed at :39, thanks...this is my fave songs of theirs

[rwells47]

@19Chuck80 - you're very welcome!

[BasementBeginnings]

@Rados130 You seem upset.

[Rados130]

@BasementBeginnings ...

[BasementBeginnings]

@Rados130 #swag

[68enxy]

Excellent job with the posting and I especially like the lyrics you added.  Thanks

[rwells47]

@68enxy- you're very welcome!

[Rados130]

I'm 15, and this is not bad.

[Alikah1]

@Rados130 A ringing endorsement!

[RonSafreed]

I was so young in the early sixties&eventhough I was a pre-schooler, this song was etchd on my mind so clear.

[banksales]

i named my pipe after this song

[surfside48]

A great song that made it to #10 on my "LOST LOVES" top 100 songs.

[gol7on4]

Thanks for the great music.

[Lee67001]

A lovely song, with such a gentle melody, and gorgeous harmonies..

[BlindFocus1]

I remember this time last year when I was listening to this song in the car on my phone as I rode home from school. I am now a freshman in college, and this song evokes emotion, bringing back happy memories of my pre-college years of childhood and adolescence. It won't be long before I'll be an adult, and everything will be memories, but at least I'll still have those to look back on. It's interesting how I've always associated this song w/ fall, and it charted in Nov of '59.

[TheStamplover]

Have the recording on an album compiled by a local radio station. I know the lyrics pretty well, thank you. They were considered the soft rock stars of the late 50's.

[artiefun]

How right you are about the music from the 50' and the 60's I'm sure they will come back in time. Thanks for listening

[DeerHunter3147]

good song do you have more

[msbeik59]

I listen to it over and over.  Also loved Johnny Crawford's version...

Great song

[JSTONE9352]

This was the song when the Griswolds car was driving itself after the family

fell asleep in one of the "Vacation" movies.

[jockejocke1]

@JSTONE9352 it was the first one.

"Well, we're here !"

[metoyer22]

Ha!  Damn wheel's all screwed up.

[gitarkin]

Sparky turn off the tv and come to bed...

[300ultramag1]

what a classic tune. sounds as good or better than it did in 1959. you know you think that you cant remember words to songs and then you hear it some where and suddenly your singing right along and never miss a word or a beat or a key. hhhhuuuuummmm.

[riitade644]

I was born in 1951 and I love everything but the music from the 50's and 60's is absolutely the best. I'm so glad young people feel the same. My son is 21 and listens to my music all the time. Watch the move American Hot Wax about Alan Freed it's really, really good!

[goldsilver21]

I love listening to this song at night.

[Courtneyrockin]

The Fleetwoods were what the 50s and 60s were all about, just listening to their songs takes me right back...

[amrtnz77]

one person is seriously depressed

[rnuge01]

I was the DJ at my high shool teen club, this was a favorite.

[JSuede101]

GREAT SONGGGGGG

[Writerboy35]

Is it me, or was Gary Troxel one of the handsomest singers of the rock and roll era? Those eyes. Wow. Fabian and Frankie Avalon had nothing on Gary. Not to mention he had that voice that could melt butter.

[WytZox1]

@Writerboy35 -- As Mike Myers' Linda Richman character might say "like buttah!" LOL☺

[georgebur]

Very understated 1950's croonin' so bland. What does it take to excite this man? Two beautiful women?

[dilseygirl]

I remember dancing the slow social to this song in 8th grade. At lot of parties at friends houses with the 45 records in the basement or rec room or on the patio or at school mixers.

Just really a great time. Thanks Fleetwoods for adding to those memories all these years later.

[barcrrt]

Well done! Still sounds just as good as ever.

[Beatlesfangoogle]

I heard this song very early on Tuesday morning between 3:00 A.M and 5:30 A.M on CFZM AM 740 and I can't stop listening to it :) (I normally don't hear CFZM that well during the day because I don't live in Canada).

[centralparocker]

Beautifully done, great harmonies and even haunting lyrics....

[psicodelic60srock]

One of the best songs I´ve ever heard. :)

[4200Soul]

im an african American young man born in 1991, and I absolutely love this sort of.music, my generation sucks ass, this is music.i.can appreciate

[lonrgrrl59]

I was born the year this song came out and listened to it on many an oldies station over the years, and, as I read from the comments others have given, I have to agree that they just don't make them like they used to. Think about that.

[pagliaccinodlemantra]

Why today songs have to be only about Sex and Suicide...or any guy without talent that only wants Womens and Money?......¿where is the Music?

[blair4jim]

What beautiful voices the fleetwoods have, and this song is so beautiful, they really don' make songs like this anymore(sadly!)

[jwmellott]

Their music was easy listening--- their breakup was HARD CORE ROCK &ROLL!! It was like Oasis, Van Halen, and the Beatles rolled into one.

[dylan962300]

Best recording of this song you have on Youtube. Has an echo kind of. Kind of erie, takes me back...

[MrEdro463]

awwww an im lovin this right now n im only 16 ya dig shi pro oldies homes

[ITILII]

Fleetwoods could harmonize with the best of them, Beatles, Beach Boys, Eagles, Three Dog Night, Four Seasons....you just dont hear great songs anymore. Even Bob Dylan said in a Rolling Stone interview about downloading music from the internet "There ain't been any music even worth stealing in the last 25 years"

[AlphaCripple]

The 60s has a song for every mood. Best music ever!!

[lardo444]

i think my mom played this song 500 times a day. i was 6. even though i've heard it 1,000,000,000,000 times. it's still a great tune.

peace, lardo.

[scotnick59]

Timeless and so soothing is this recording. A pop classic to be sure

[8124charles]

FODA-SE RESTART, JUSTIN BIEBER E LUAN SANTANA!!!!!!

Esta é a música de verdade, aprendam cambada de viados!

Mr. Blue foi a melhor música que eu já escutei...

[tasracho]

Those were the "good" days......we just didn't know it!

[partyplac3]

How can the "mr blue chicano rap" bs on the page before this, and one video up..have FOUR times as many views than this song..

[annstover]

I Love the Fleetwoods!

[MrEdro463]

great song

[starkweather444]

The world's first emo band.

[AlvisaMinidoruv]

@starkweather444 You are an idiot.

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

There is something I like abouut this song and it's the sound of the Fleetwoods. The song always has a great beat, one I can sway to while remincing about all those great doowop songs from 1959. My favorite from that yr was "Baby Talk"by Jan & Dean, believe it or not!.... followed by "Sexy Ways" by Gene Vincent & Skip & Flips hit single, "It Was I". Dispite the lyrics I believe this to be a #1 hit in my books. "Come Softly to Me" is my fav by this trio(I'm thinkin of The Teddy Bears).

[BrickGrease]

I was born in 1990, and I have to say that the 50's and 60's are some of the best music ever...beats the heck out of this noise we have these days, that's for sure.

[rwells47]

@BrickGrease - thanks for commenting! I'm glad you appreciate the music of the 50s and 60s! I have music from that era that is classic on my channel. Stop by anytime! Ron

[jamescsajaghy]

@BrickGrease i totally agree with you man .....i'm 23....it's good to know that someone from my generation...has this kind of taste in music.......

[tinytalent]

The Fleetwoods had two number none hits in 1959. This and "Come Softly To Me."

[stylestar07]

Gosh.. music from that era was so relaxing...

[cynthia6637]

Always a favorite of mine!

[motorcross654]

This song is so catchy. The tune of it puts me in a good mood. Just makes me smile.

[CamboMcRambo]

We need this kind of music again. These were the days. Can anyone tell me what specific music genre this is?

[maxzarco11]

@CamboMcRambo

its called doo wop you can also listen to the dion and the belmonts their doo wop too

[ravenofno]

Pure..."plus parfait". I used to beg my aunt Mary Ann to sing this to me when I was a 5 year old boy. In the early 1960s

[grs6262]

i first heard this tune after playing a football game in '59--now i am old, the school is gone, the place where i heard the song is gone, BUT the the tune is alive and well--it seems there should be a great truth in that--

thanks

maddoggs62

[rwells47]

@grs6262- the tune is still alive and well and so are we! Ron

[LucyFrazier]

@grs6262 I've always loved this song. I'm so glad it's got its following out there.

[LesSurfsVideos]

@grs6262 the great truth in that - is that we are only the speed of thought away from our happiset memories and songs like these make the journey all the more worthwhile.

[artiefun]

What happen to those great years of music?

[rwells47]

@artiefun- I'm not sure!

[NOMcSame08]

@artiefun I think the music industry changed and turned to greed instead of talent and creativity.

[artiefun]

@NOMcSame08 I would have to agree with you fully, it appear that's what it's all about the money. Having my own band for over 25 years, I've seen a lot of good talent go to waste, and it's a shame that a lot of them never really got the break that they deserve. I always said to myself many times why don't they have the a show for people in my age group, but I suppose that the young people are a commodity to the industry? They don't want us old guys anymore. It's now for the young people.

[greenpilgrim50]

@artiefun they disappeared with our innocence...too bad we can never go back there

[Chapol99]

@artiefun What happened to those great years? Period.

[artiefun]

@Chapol99 I wish I knew, because that was a time period when I was growing up in the 1950s when there was so many talented groups around, that it was hard to choose just one favorite. I'm sure I'll be criticized for my comment, but what they call music today in my opinion, most of it is garbage. But the songs of my era will still go on for years to come, even after I'm gone. Thank you for listening.

[cologirl42]

@artiefun I cna't imagine Hip, Hop and Rap(Crap) will ever be lasting like our old music of the 50's and early 60s.

[partyplac3]

It is really cool to read comments like, "i was starting junior high when this song came out". I am only 21 but i can't get enough of this song!

[thedriverguy]

I was in 3rd grade when this came out. It was right up there with "Mack The Knife" All the time from before Thanksgiving until after Christmas we 'd hear the radio play Mr Blue every afternoon after school.

[red62es335]

Perfect!

[SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME]

i wish i lived thru this music time :(

the bullshit music today is not true music

[PanthaFan891]

@SHEMEANzEVRyTHANG2ME ya i wish i could go back so fucking bad!! 

[lardo444]

in 1959 this was the only record my older brother owned. he played it over and over. and when he wasn't home i would play it over and over. i still love it. thanks.

peace, lardo.

[rwells47]

@lardo444- you are very welcome! Peace to you too!  Ron

[Karlpetry]

Thank you for posting Ron.

[rwells47]

@Karlpetry- you are welcome Karl!  Ron

[lurchthing]

WOW REAL MUSIC ON YOUTUBE

[cynthia6637]

Sooooooooo many memories comes to the mine when I listen to this song!

Dam sometimes I wish I was just starting over!Tthere would have been a few changes in my life! HA!

Music is better and CHEAPER than Therphy!!

Thanks Mr Ron for sharing a wonderful song!

[cynthia6637]

I was starting JR HIGH!!

WELL WELL

Thanks for the memories

[rwells47]

@cynthia6637 - you are very welcome! Ron

[MrPowerbrokers54]

Beautiful Song, Reminds me of my dance days in the 60's

[buckbeach]

Very soft and romantic.

[epatullo]

Wow, such a great song. Music theseadays have nothing to these oldies.

[ChickenHawkin247]

Geez... This reminds me of my first. That Pan was super firme, wish I can go back in time and nail her one more time for good luck

[allyus14]

@crusher1994

I completely agree with you, I'm 15 and I hate the society I live in. I love the 40's and 50's and wish I could live at that time to actually experience when america was "America" and not the lazy pieces of crap that people are today. So as it may seem that every kid today may think that time period was stupid, not every kid thinks that.

[crusher1944]

To all you young people out there, you may thinke we looked like nerds the way we dressed then, but let me tell you WE HAD PRIDE IN THE WAY WE LOOK AND PRESENTED OURSELVES, THE GIRLS LOOKED LIKED MODELS COMPARED TO TODAY. (YOUR A BUNCH OF SLOBS INCLUDING MY CHILDERN. NO I"M NOT BITTER.

[DidakDelight]

"I know what you're doing and I think it's sick"

[DaveWollenberg]

Hey, Ron, thanx for postin' the Fleetwoods' other #1 hit. Billboard's 60th #1 hit of the rock era. God bless ya for doin' that!

[rwells47]

@DaveWollenberg -you are very welcome Dave! God Bless you too! Ron

[Hallucination01]

@rwells47 =(( ur awesome... tears of happiness xD LOOL.. love these kind of songs.. =D.. =.= i maybe a teenager.. but im not into kanye,justin etc =(... :D i like songs that has meanings bhnd em

[rwells47]

@Hallucination01 -you are very welcome! I'm glad that you can appreciate classic pop songs like this one! Happy New Year! God Bless, Ron

[93grandamgt]

love this song from national lampoons

[BraceForFail]

there's just something about pop and doo-wop from the 50's

[wayneb137]

@BraceForFail every time i hear this song it makes me think of the armenian genocide because i heard it after i watched arat

[oacmre]

beautiful song, even when i didnt know english i thought it was  wonderful

[oacmre]

beautiful song even when i didnt know english i thought i was wonderful

[lmt61251]

As wonderful a song as anyone can hear. Simpy beautiful, simple, and breathtaking.

[MikeEgypte]

I have today used this song to say happy birthday to a wonderful cousin born when this song was number one. Just a beautiful song, just like my beautiful cousin Kay. Happy Birthday Kay.

[rwells47]

@MikeEgypte- yes, Happy Birthday Kay!!! Ron

[napalm5]

You're tired. You get weird when you're tired... Let's just find a hotel.

[ramirosan145]

@napalm5 HAHA!!! Does nobody get this? "this reminds of the time in college when we drove down to Ft. Lauderdale in my Austin Healy" Good times!

[u000drl]

Song was out Halloween 1959-such a better time in this world.

[GARYROBINSON128236]

MY FAVORITE 50S SONG. G-ROB

[davo67]

....from the days when music was sincere and authentic. Overdubs were done by having two or more monaural tape recorders/players in the same room. MOST tunes were done in one pass, with all instruments and singers performing in real time just like a concert. The thing that made these tunes were great were their IMperfections and their HUMAN touch.

[goreds03]

this is btter then rap

[woolysand]

Anyone remember this from national lampoons vacation?

[rwells47]

@nintendo64ization2- you are very welcome!  Ron

[tinytalent]

Yes, a beautiful voice and a classic song. One of the prettiest melodies ever written.

[sunmines]

The Fleetwoods have a webpage.

[Oldiesbuff925]

Love the oldies...and this will be on my tombstone....being I am most times.

[MrDanBlather]

Ah, Mr. Blue.

[oldermusiclover]

are the origional singers still alive?

[beetle932]

@oldermusiclover  Yes all are alive Ron

[edb081904]

he has the most beautiful voice ... so clear. Thank you for posting, reminds me of my childhood .....

[rwells47]

@edb081904-you are very welcome!  Ron

[crazychiliquaker1959]

I'm from Oympia, Washington, where The Fleetwoods originated. I got to meet Gretchen Christopher at a yard sale, she was so sweet, and signed 2 of my Fleetwoods records! I was so lucky!

[rwells47]

@crazychiliquaker1959 - that is neat!  I don't live that far from you. I live in the Seattle area. Ron

[bulkisinfo1234]

This is so laxing. Thanks for posting.

[rwells47]

@bulkisinfo1234- you are welcome!  Ron

[LOKISlog7]

BEAUTIFUL!

I wish I was 17 back then......

[edb081904]

I was born in 1950, my parents LOVED the Big Bands, and songs like this... their voices are so beautiful. Now that my parents are gone and I lost my 16 year old grandson to cancer last year, this is even more beautiful. Call me Ms. Blue!

[rwells47]

@edb081904- thanks for stopping by Ms. Blue!  Ron

[edb081904]

@rwells47 thank you!! I had forgotten about the Fleetwoods, ashamed to say....now at 60, babysitting my grandchildren, I listen to this and remember ........

[rwells47]

@edb081904 - you are very welcome! Ron

[oldermusiclover]

@edb081904 my late parents liked Big Band and some country.

I lost both of them and my oldest bro. Songs always bring back

memories of all of them. I promise it will not hurt as much as

time goes by. God Bless

[Vonslik69]

One of my favorites. a simple but effective melody that instantly pauses u... always felt that way with this song...timeless!!

[11xzxzxz]

Great song. The Fleetwoods had three great songs and this is my favorite.

Come Softly. ..Tragedy .. and Mr Blue.

[emoviebuff87]

i can picture the Griswolds from Vacation driving in the night with Clack sleeping at the wheel.

[jockejocke1]

@emoviebuff87 same here

[blackforest1313]

What harmony, the voices just work, one of the great vocal groups.

[LousFool]

Hi Ron--thank you for another wonderful song. Just beautiful.~~Marilyn

[rwells47]

@LousFool - you are very welcome Marilyn! Ron

[injamaven]

this is it.

[tatelabianca]

what voices! I love the fleetwoods.

[somersetgal1]

Beautiful Ron,,,, thank you for sharing this with me... Sara xx

[rwells47]

@somersetgal1- you are so welcome Sara! Ron

[ebfan41]

Beautiful song and harmony singing by The Fleetwoods.

[rwells47]

@ebfan41- glad you liked it Mary!  Ron

[kids859]

GREAT SONG