The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me (1963)

"Then He Kissed Me" is a song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. The song was released as a single in 1963 by The Crystals. The single is one of The Crystals most remembered songs. The lead vocal was sung by Dolores "LaLa" Brooks. In the United States the single peaked at number six and in the United Kingdom the single peaked at number two. The song featured production by Phil Spector. The single was The Crystals' third single to chart in the top ten in the United States and their second to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom. In 2004, this song was #493 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[1].

The song was re-worded to the title "Then I Kissed Her" and released by The Beach Boys on their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) with Al Jardine on lead vocals and production by Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys version of the song was also released as a single in the United Kingdom in 1967, where it charted at number four. Sonny & Cher also covered the song in 1967. British glam rockers, The Hollywood Brats covered the track in 1973 whilst the song was also later recorded and re-titled ("Then She Kissed Me") by the American rock band Kiss for their 1977 album Love Gun. Also, Swedish pop-wonder Magnus Uggla made a notorious cover in his mother tongue, called "Å, han kysste mej" (Lit, "Oh, he kissed me") (available on the album Vittring). In 1984, the experimental New Wave band The Flying Lizards released a cover on their final cover-themed album Top Ten. In September 2007, New York shoegazing band Asobi Seksu released a cover as the B-side of their single "Stay Awake". Former Asobi Seksu drummer, Bryan Greene, recorded a live version in July 2009 with his band Escape Key, incorporating both male and female vocals.

Bruce Springsteen covered the song live in 1975 and revisited it again 33 years later by opening his August 23, 2008 concert in St. Louis, MO with it.

Artist - The Crystals
Song - Then He Kissed Me
(Lyrics)

Well, he walked up to me and he asked me if I wanted to dance.
He looked kinda nice and so I said I might take a chance.
When he danced he held me tight
and when he walked me home that night
all the stars were shining bright
and then he kissed me.
Each time I saw him I couldn't wait to see him again.
I wanted to let him know that he was more than a friend.
I didn't know just what to do
so I whispered "I love you"
and he said that he loved me too
and then he kissed me.
He kissed me in a way that I've never been kissed before,
he kissed me in a way that I wanna be kissed forever more.
I knew that he was mine so I gave him all the love that I had
and one day he took me home to meet his mom and his dad.
Then he asked me to be his bride
and always be right by his side.
I felt so happy I almost cried
and then he kissed me.
Then he asked me to be his bride
and always be right by his side.
I felt so happy I almost cried
and then he kissed me.
And then he kissed me.
And then he kissed me.

- Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry

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[conversejunkie2222]

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[TheBacmaster]

@conversejunkie2222  The actress is Carole Lombard and the actor is

Clark Gable.

Regards from Joe

[hughjoe]

THAT, my friends, is the WALL OF SOUND !!!

[Heegoop]

Boy the 60s was a great time for music.

[M231231]

can any one go through this and list the people?

[MUFCchamps7]

The Goodfells brought me here

[MetroMermaid]

Not only an excellent song, but thanks for the interesting info on this song--and I especially liked the visuals.

[kent0819onlylove]

very nice Thumbs up!

[stingray8213]

haha very cool

[TheContentedOne]

wonderful song and video, thank you kathy for the share

[dan1955ish]

Thanks for the memories

[iwmc5630]

So many great memories from my teen courting days & this is one of them - many thanx for the upload :)

[x3peterpan]

The Pick-Up Artist brought me here.

[galaxybabe]

Great song, excellent video. I knew almost all of the lovers, then to have Patrick Swayze & Demi Moore finish it off was just stunning. Well done!