The Jelly Beans "The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget"

This is the 1964 flip side of "Baby Be Mine" penned by songwriting team of Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry. By the way, if you share my philosophy, "never grow up, never grow old," come on over to my blog, Shady Dell Music & Memories at www.shadydell.blogspot.com. See you there!

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• Raindrops

[colindominy]

This is a great post ..a brilliant Greenwich-Barry composition .. one of their best. The Jelly Beans were a great group, with a unique sound. The Raindrops also do a fantastic version of this song too .. very similar to this number by the Jelly Beans .. very full production etc .. only just a little FASTER (but not TOO fast) .. the end-result beat is awesome ..

[sfratpack]

@colindominy I challenge anybody to remain depressed while listening to either version! Thanks for your comment, my friend!

[johnnypoker46]

It won't make me foget the Raindrops' classic version, but it's pretty good anyway.

[sfratpack]

@johnnypoker46 I like the JB's version of "The Kind of Boy" better than the A side of their Red Bird single "Baby Be Mine" and believe it could have been a sizeable hit. Thank you for your comment, my friend!

[1961FloridaBoy]

Great Beautiful Video Clip and I enjoyed of watching it very much. The Jelly Beans were the best and I loved them. I love this song very much and it is one of the best. Hat off to you sfratpack that you did a great job of putting this video clip together. Well Done. Thank you for putting this up.

[sfratpack]

You are very welcome, my friend, and thank you for your kind comments!

[oldiesfan52]

Great! I didn't even know this version of the song existed (although I grew up in the Brill Building era). Thanks for posting!

[nmclewis2]

This sounds like the Raindrops on valium

[Soapking1965]

@bobbymoya

No. THe Dixie Cups, like the Ronettes, consisted of two sisters (Barbara and Rosa Lee Hawkins) and their cousin Joanie Marie Johnson from New Orleans. The Jelly Beans, who were from Jersey City, NJ, consisted of four girls (Alma Brewer, Diane Taylor, and sisters Maxine and Elyse Herbert) and one boy (Charles Thomas).

[edclectic1]

I think you got it. I remember reading somewhere that the Raindrops version IS Elle Greenwich singing lead and Barry singing "didle didle didle lit" bass line!

The recording was meant as a "demo". They where so happy with the demo they released it as "The Raindrops". And you are correct with interchanging other groups.

They did that a lot back then.

[hyoutantugino1]

very nice^^

[elamite66]

this sounds just like the Raindrops!!! are there common members or something? same group? No it's different but it's close very close

[alanbweaver]

fantastic.....wish we had those "little labels" again where we would get exposed to more and more music that made the music even better. It's all too corporate nowadays.

[CarolusKlipp482]

Dnload the audio from this video at soundnabber doht cohm.

[bobbymoya]

Is it me or aren't The Jelly Beans just The Dixie Cups with a guy added? And yes, the original version with Elle Greenwich on the solo and Barry doing the base line (aka The Raindrops) grooves a little better

[Craigr244]

The "Raindrops" wrote this song (and all Raindrop songs) Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich - When their version hit - they had to scramble to put together a "group" to tour - So Ellie - Jeff and Ellie's sister became "The Raindrops" with "What a Guy", and "That Boy John" etc.