Shangri-Las - Give Him A Great Big Kiss

Live on Shindig, 1965. This performance features only Mary, Margie and Mary Ann - all wearing fringed shimmy tops!

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[jnmklo9]

Mary has 'it' the x factor a certain I know not what and there is chemistry with the sisters fortune robbed or not Mary's voice was an unmistakeable sound of the sixties and seventies - I'm a Brit and there was an explosion of rock and roll soul and Motown and glam rock too but everybody knew leader of the pack and walking in the sand and we all really liked Mary I have just downloaded her album and her voice is better now and very distinctive. X

[dazzababes]

@jnmklo9

Mary has always been a perfect example of someone who has that indefinable X-Factor. I originally feared that she may lose "it" by releasing a new album and revealing so much about the mystery surrounding the history of the Shangs in promotional interviews. But, if anything, she's only reinforced the fact that she truly has that elusive "Je ne sais quoi" which so many other "artists" strive for. 

[clashaddict]

has anyone noticed how similar summer days from grease is to this song? not word for word, but in style and themes, the question and answer it; "what car does he drive?" "tell me more" etc

great song

[dazzababes]

Interesting point. Never thought of that before.

[DoovallianStallion]

Man, what a great line: He's bad but he's not evil." Wow!

Compare The Shangri-Las to the Stones? More like The Doors! They were dark and dangerous...

[dazzababes]

The line is "He's GOOD-bad, but he's not evil"

[problem49]

The only thing better than the Shangri Las in shimmy tops is the Shangri Las out of  shimmy tops-hommina hommina hommina.

[prjr1973]

There's nothing better than those girls of the 1960's!!!!! Love the Shangri-Las!!!!

[Malibujimbo]

@faeryquene Everybody did, then.

[MrJayBBluejay]

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the Shangri-Las, looked more like a 20-22 year old woman in this clip, yet she was only 14 or 15 years old in this clip.

[HugoFitch]

Was that Tony Roberts?!?

[ededketra1]

allright !!!!

[valeravahue]

звук записывали из жопы хью хефнера?

[GiveUsAGlimmer]

@38yofrmut I read that Mary's older sister (Betty) was camera shy and also didn't like touring, so Mary took over her part in the group and the twins backed her up. I think she sang on a lot of the recordings though.

[jaslinc1]

@gemmagirlxoxo Exactly!! You and all these great people know better. It's only natural we'd want to share what has given such joy and get ticked off at the hollow crap that takes it's immortal place. We'd better teach the children well.

[bailinnumberguy]

This has to be one of the most mis-managed groups in rock history. They scored w/ a few hits, but w/ their talent and the beautiful Weiss sisters, they should've been a super group. Oh well. Such is life.