The Platters are one of the greatest vocal groups of The 20th Century. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," "The Magic Touch", " My Prayer ", " Twilight Time" are among their best recordings. However, "The Great Pretender" might be the greatest recording of all-time. Legendary group.
Wow . Hard to believe Jay was a rap fan last year . He's gone into this with an open mind . Now he's listening to and enjoying the platters . Hats off to you young man 😀
He's hearing music as a single thing rather than splitting it all up into genres or cool vs not cool or old vs current. In other words he's become a true music lover.
Amber fell in love as soon as the singing started, the look on her face was amazing, her reaction was one of a heart melting. Great reaction as always keep them coming.
One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Period. "The Great Pretender" is another classic by them. The singer with the golden voice is Tony Williams.
Tony Williams, one of the most beautiful voices of all times. No convincing required. Just closely listen to the quality of the voice. If you can't hear that,, you just haven't been alive long enough to know what astounding voice quality is. I was there. As you get older, you'll see.
Just watched your Fast Tines at Ridgemont High reaction and this song appears in one of my favorite films of all time AMERICAN GRAFFITI which is also a film about high schoolers in their last Sumner before going to college etc. It's a masterpiece directed by George Lucas so I hope you watch it. And the whole soundtrack is tremendous.
I have been hoping that American Graffiti would be showing up on their movie reaction channel. I agree, Robert about the soundtrack from American Graffiti....it is amazing. ✌️
Classic movie with classic music and classic cars! They really need to check out American Graffiti. I gotta go watch their Fast Times reaction!! 🤩 I was hoping they would get it suggested to them, but honestly wasn't sure if they would like it or not.
One of my all time favorite movies! Just wrote a comment that I bought the American Graffiti soundtrack album once I had my own money, as I was about 12 when I saw the movie. What a cast, what a soundtrack, and I had a tremendous crush on John Milner in his yellow coupe 😊.
In the eighties, I was out with my parents for dinner at a pub with an old juke box and this song came on and I had to watch them make goo goo eyes at each other. They did not listen to music at home so I was surprised by their reaction. An epic love song is unforgettable. Oh. And another epic love song is Unforgettable by Nat K Cole.
If you enjoyed this, you will REALLY enjoy The Platters version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." It truly showcases the fantastic voice of lead singer Tony Williams.
“Platter” commonly known as a record player’s turntable that spins vinyl discs. Hence, The Platters name was born! Shortly before going into the studio to re-record Only You for Mercury Records, 15-year-old Zola Taylor joined the all-male vocal group breaking the gender divide, a rarity back in the 1950s. In 1955, Only You (and You Alone) was played on the radio by legendary DJ Alan Freed, launching The Platters to the top of the U.S. music charts! Considered the most romantic of all the early rock & roll groups (that is, the ultimate in “make-out music”), The Platters produced hit after hit. The quintet effortlessly achieved domestic and international chart success with multiple tracks, including the timeless hits The Great Pretender, My Prayer, Twilight Time, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Harbor Lights, and many more. This success established The Platters as the classiest, groundbreaking vocal group of the early rock & roll era. Lead singer Tony Williams.
That is ALAN FREED who introduced them and then sat down between that couple that arrived during the song. ALAN FREED started out as a DJ in my hometown of CLEVELAND, OHIO and was the person who coined the phrase "ROCK AND ROLL" and held the FIRST "ROCK AND ROLL BALL here in Cleveland at the Cleveland Arena in the early '50s, it was called the "MOONDOG BALL" He grew up in Salem, Ohio which is about an hour drive southeast of Cleveland.
You guys should react to more of The Platters… "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender", "You've Got The Magic Touch", "My Prayer", "You'll Never Never Know", "Twilight Time", "Enchanted", "Harbor Lights", "Ebb Tide" 🎸🤘
I saw The Platters in 1998 in Reno, NV. Of course I don't think any of the original singers were still with the group then but they were fantastic. At that time Sonny Turner was the lead singer.
Loved the Platters. You should also react to them singing Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. They are magnificent. They had some great hits back in the day. Miss this music. Thanks for your reactions.
My formative years were wrapped in the Platters velvety songs: "Twilight Time", "My Prayer" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". Enjoy the love they embrace.
"Ebb Tide", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "My Prayer", "Red Sails In the Sunset", "Twilight Time", "The Great Pretender", and "You'll Never Know", are great songs by The Platters...❤❤❤
Jay & Amber, you'll Love their "The Great Pretender", "My Prayer", "At Twilight Time", "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" and "You'll Never Never Know"!!!! One of my Mom's favorite groups! edit- Tony Williams on lead vocals.
Welcome to the greatest group with the smoothest singer of all time. To this day nobody has ever done it better. They have been my favorite group since I was a kid in the 60s
They were the epitome of this style in the 50s. I have their greatest hits. Any song you select is great. Try the Great Pretender and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
The real beauty in this performance is that it comes directly from the singer’s throat into a microphone and on to acetate. Zero filters or enhancements, just the raw God Given talent of a remarkable human voice. Such a joy ✌️
The great Tony Williams, one of the 4 great singers of the early do-wop/R&B era, and one of the great pop singers of all time. Listen to The Platters do "Twilight Time", "My Prayer", and of course the great "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes".
Platters lead singer Tony Williams could give anyone a run for their money when it cames to singing....easily one of the best, if not the best, of the time
Suggestion for your movie reactions: Always- 1989. It's a romantic movie staring Richard Dreyfus and Holly Hunter. Classic movie star Audrey Hepburn's last role was in this movie. She was brilliant, as always. (If you aren't familiar with her, also see Roman Holiday or Sabrina) The reason I mention it is the movie features The Platters throughout. Great tunes used perfectly in this film.
THIS is WONDERFUL & FINALLY you have listened to the Platters. THEY have NUMEROUS awesome songs. This 68 year old is happy. My Mom used to play them when I was a "kid".
I had older cousins that lived 3 houses away from our grandmother's, where I lived, and they were ALWAYS over. I was exposed to all of their music as a child, so I remember music that was a generation (the 50s) before mine (the 60s). The Platters were awesome. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and The Great Pretender were classic Platters, too.
Tony Williams was the lead singer (until 1960), leaving to begin a solo career. Sadly, he died of emphysema in 1992. This song was on the charts in mid-1955.
You are going to love the Platters each time you do them as they have some beauties! "Smoke gets in your eyes" and "The great pretender" as mentioned by others here.
Hi Jay and Amber! Thank you for reacting to one of my favourite older bands! Glad you like the lead singer, Tony William’s voice! Pure SILK! LOVE your channel! Peace and Blessings to you and your beautiful family from Australia.
To watch you two melt with this song is such a great joy. Finding others who loves these songs and knowing you will instill this in your children makes me feel so great.
This one of my favorite slow dancing songs. Just cuddle up to your honey - get as close as possible without being tossed out and just barely move, taking small steps in a little circle. Oh yes the memories this song brings🥰
Legendary. That is all you can say about this group. I think it is hard to realize how amazing they are. Amber and J were struck, and it was beautiful to see it. Fantastic stuff.
I'm really loving your reactions ..."fresh eyes and ears"! It's Stunning!.. to rediscover these old favorites through your eyes and brains and ears. It's great, it's refreshing, it's very beautiful. Personally, I'd love to see more of your reactions to The Beatles. My request..? ... Oh Darling It Won't Be Long I Saw Her Standing There Baby You're a Rich Man So many others .....
The Platters are LEGENDS!!!! (and one of my all time personal Favorites) They have so many amazing songs, TWILIGHT TIME, SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES and THE GREAT PRETENDER , a song covered by the Late Great FREDDIE MERCURY!!!!!!!
Check out Little Richard - Long Tall Sally, these are my two favourite songs. Released around the same time, 50s. Remember I was in the pub one day a the person I was with put this on, nearly fell out my seat. The amount of vibrato he does in this song is amazing. Great reaction guys
My husband & I were just talking about this fabulous group, after hearing them sing this, one of our old faves from way back. We never knew back in the 50s, 60s & 70s just how fortunate we were to have the opportunities we did to hear the golden music from that time. Oh, we loved & appreciated the songs, singers, bands and all - but we didn't realize it would go away, never to come again in such wonderful quality/quantity. However, we do know just how blessed we are to have our many reactors, and the ability to watch younger people like Rob Squad hear that great music for the first time all over again! It's truly an amazing experience, and we can have it over and over again. Thanks! Love you guys!👏👏
So happy to watch the two of you enjoying the music of my childhood! It’s wonderful isn’t it? I’m glad you both have an open mind and can explore different genres of music.
I love the Platters, so many great songs. Speaking of smooth 50s singers, have you checked out Johnny Mathis yet? I think you may have done a Christmas song? - but Chances Are is his masterpiece.
I know this group because of my parents and I am 68. Along with the Ink Spots, Tom Jones, Tijuana Brass, Englebert Humperdink, Boots Randolph, etc. And I'm glad I know this group and most of their songs. I'm glad for the others too!
I'm SOOOO glad you finally got around to The Platters. And they have so many beautiful songs like Earth Angel and my absolute favorite Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
There were many wonderful groups in the 50s & 60s, and some of them kept on going and going. The Manhattans was such a group, and I highly recommend their "Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye" ( ruclips.net/video/RWzYVeGGZA4/видео.html ) This great song hit #1 on both the Billboard Top 100 and R&B charts in 1976.
Yes me too. I never had kids and one of the things I miss the most from not having them is being able to introduce them to these great sounds! I cried and got goosebumps when I first watched these 2 young ones discovering this music.
Your reactions were incredible. You two were just melting from the sweetness and greatness of that song 😊 Please react to "The Great Pretender"& "My Prayer" from the Platters too. They're magical
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded!!!! Loved it back in the day and still do today!!!! Gives me chills!!!! "Fancy" music/ LOL Well, Y'all, this was a top hit and was played on the radio from the charts of the day. Played at school dances, juke boxes, etc. Just another hit from the time it was out. Y'all need to watch an old movie called American Graffitti. Full of great music.
Love 🥰 The platters!, even though they're from the 50's, they were still popular in the 60's and early 70's. Many dance events would always play the platters when it came to slow dancing. Awesome memories!, 🥲 highly recommend "The great pretender" great story, great song. Thank you Peace! ☮
Glad to see you got an origial lead singer He was a great singer A left the group and was replaced but he could not be replaced. The Platters were one of the best all time groups and their songs are still requested They had many big hits that are said to be timeless
The Platters are my mom's favorite group. She was in her teens and early 20s when they were at the top of the charts. She used to hum "Twilight Time", "The Great Pretender", "Only You" when she would cook saturday morning breakfast. I'm happy you enjoyed them too. Check out The Ink Spots.
This really brings back great memories , my brother & I used to sing a long with The Platters back in the 60’s & 70’s 💗🤩☮️💎😻🇨🇦 Love ‘ Smoke gets in Your Eyes’ & ‘The Great Pretender’ are wonderful recordings by The Platters 🥰
The Platters was one of the best groups of the 50s. Others have recommended some of their great songs. Any one you pick would be great but one song that doesn't get mentioned often is their version of House of the Rising Sun with a female lead. That is by far my favorite version of a wonderful song.
Fun fact about this group: They were portrayed in the film “ Why Do Fools Fall In Love” about the tragic story of Frankie Lymon (Lorenz Tate) with Halle Berry starring as Lola from the Platters. She was one of the three women Frankie was married to and illegally married to two other women.
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The Platters are one of the greatest vocal groups of The 20th Century.
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," "The Magic Touch", " My Prayer ", " Twilight Time" are among their best recordings. However, "The Great Pretender" might be the greatest recording of all-time.
Legendary group.
Yeah, everything he just said
I remember them as one of the best groups of the 50s. Slow dancing to their songs was dreamy 🤗💙
Isn’t this song romantic….. so old school but so cool ! My mom loved this and would sing it very loudly! My sisters and I would laugh!
Yes the GREAT PRETENDER YES YES YES
Yes to all of these and more!! 😍
The look on your faces, when this song started was nothing short of priceless. No auto tune back then. Just PURE TALENT.
hear hear!
The Platters were at the top when I started high school in 1957. Loved their music then and even more today at 80 years old.
Yeah, but that's clearly not live.
Wow . Hard to believe Jay was a rap fan last year . He's gone into this with an open mind . Now he's listening to and enjoying the platters . Hats off to you young man 😀
He's hearing music as a single thing rather than splitting it all up into genres or cool vs not cool or old vs current. In other words he's become a true music lover.
"... a rap fan." And a Raps fan, apparently.
50s was beautiful, cars and music
Yes, it's a beautiful thing.
You can be a rap fan and like other genres. 🤷🏻♂️
Amber fell in love as soon as the singing started, the look on her face was amazing, her reaction was one of a heart melting. Great reaction as always keep them coming.
Totally Agreed....I saw that
Loved Amber's jaw dropped.....at the first
I saw that too great to see that these youngsters are touched by such quality.
One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Period. "The Great Pretender" is another classic by them. The singer with the golden voice is Tony Williams.
Tony Williams is one of the greatest (and sadly overlooked) singers of the 20th Century.
His vocals are some of the finest in American music history.
Y'all better not forget about Sam Cooke👍
@@antonioiniguez1615 Sam Cooke. I remember when he died. It just didn't seem possible such a thing could happen to such a great talent.
Tony Williams, one of the most beautiful voices of all times. No convincing required. Just closely listen to the quality of the voice. If you can't hear that,, you just haven't been alive long enough to know what astounding voice quality is. I was there. As you get older, you'll see.
It’s a shame that he was caught in a hotel with white women and you sure couldn’t do that in the 50s.
Lmao!! 😊 I think Amber literally melted in her seat at the sound of his voice. 🫠😍
I saw Jay melt!!! XooX
Yeah I was thinkinging "It's ok Amber you can swoon if you want." :D
@@johnwoodworth9127 😆
@@lifewuzonceezr Did he? I miss that.
Yes! I love seeing these young women "swoon" and I am not sure they even knew what swooning was. LOL Love it.
Excellent reaction. Tony Williams was the Greatest! The Platters had so Much CLASS. Just loved them.
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Just watched your Fast Tines at Ridgemont High reaction and this song appears in one of my favorite films of all time AMERICAN GRAFFITI which is also a film about high schoolers in their last Sumner before going to college etc. It's a masterpiece directed by George Lucas so I hope you watch it. And the whole soundtrack is tremendous.
I have been hoping that American Graffiti would be showing up on their movie reaction channel. I agree, Robert about the soundtrack from American Graffiti....it is amazing. ✌️
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed!
Classic movie with classic music and classic cars! They really need to check out American Graffiti. I gotta go watch their Fast Times reaction!! 🤩 I was hoping they would get it suggested to them, but honestly wasn't sure if they would like it or not.
One of my all time favorite movies! Just wrote a comment that I bought the American Graffiti soundtrack album once I had my own money, as I was about 12 when I saw the movie. What a cast, what a soundtrack, and I had a tremendous crush on John Milner in his yellow coupe 😊.
Two hundred years from now, they'll still be listening to the platters.
In the eighties, I was out with my parents for dinner at a pub with an old juke box and this song came on and I had to watch them make goo goo eyes at each other. They did not listen to music at home so I was surprised by their reaction. An epic love song is unforgettable. Oh. And another epic love song is Unforgettable by Nat K Cole.
My mum absolutely loved The Platters...she would melt at his voice...such beautiful voices
Smoke gets in your eyes is their best.
Yes, yes, yes! Please react to Smoke gets in your eyes, then react to “Always” on your movie channel. You will NOT regret it. ❤️
@@melaniewirick6213, I was going to say the same thing. "Always" is a great movie.
Great song
I loved “Harbor Lights” as well..❤️🎶
@@melaniewirick6213 such a great movie!!! 😍
If you enjoyed this, you will REALLY enjoy The Platters version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." It truly showcases the fantastic voice of lead singer Tony Williams.
Do “My Prayer” please
No one to compare with Tony Williams besides rudy Lewis of the drifters
My Grandfather. ❤
Also Deep Purple
“Platter” commonly known as a record player’s turntable that spins vinyl discs. Hence, The Platters name was born! Shortly before going into the studio to re-record Only You for Mercury Records, 15-year-old Zola Taylor joined the all-male vocal group breaking the gender divide, a rarity back in the 1950s. In 1955, Only You (and You Alone) was played on the radio by legendary DJ Alan Freed, launching The Platters to the top of the U.S. music charts! Considered the most romantic of all the early rock & roll groups (that is, the ultimate in “make-out music”), The Platters produced hit after hit. The quintet effortlessly achieved domestic and international chart success with multiple tracks, including the timeless hits The Great Pretender, My Prayer, Twilight Time, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Harbor Lights, and many more. This success established The Platters as the classiest, groundbreaking vocal group of the early rock & roll era. Lead singer Tony Williams.
I love "The Great Pretender"!!
I love all of those songs from The Platters!
@@catwhisperer9489 Oh yes!
That is ALAN FREED who introduced them and then sat down between that couple that arrived during the song. ALAN FREED started out as a DJ in my hometown of CLEVELAND, OHIO and was the person who coined the phrase "ROCK AND ROLL" and held the FIRST "ROCK AND ROLL BALL here in Cleveland at the Cleveland Arena in the early '50s, it was called the "MOONDOG BALL" He grew up in Salem, Ohio which is about an hour drive southeast of Cleveland.
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Almost angelic,choir like,brings tears to our eyes they were very popular way back many hits
You guys should react to more of The Platters…
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender", "You've Got The Magic Touch", "My Prayer", "You'll Never Never Know", "Twilight Time", "Enchanted", "Harbor Lights", "Ebb Tide"
🎸🤘
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Pretender! Pretender! Pretender!
Hard to believe you made it this long without a Platters reaction. (Not being critical.)
A bag of great performances.
Love Ebb Tide so much.
I saw The Platters in 1998 in Reno, NV. Of course I don't think any of the original singers were still with the group then but they were fantastic. At that time Sonny Turner was the lead singer.
The Platters remain one of the best vocal groups ever!!
It's a treat to watch your faces during the first 30 seconds of the song. Gobsmacked, comes to mind. ❤
Loved the Platters. You should also react to them singing Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. They are magnificent. They had some great hits back in the day. Miss this music. Thanks for your reactions.
And then they need to watch Always.
“Smoke Gets in
Your Eyes” was my mom’s favorite song. Great songs
My formative years were wrapped in the Platters velvety songs: "Twilight Time", "My Prayer" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". Enjoy the love they embrace.
"Ebb Tide", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "My Prayer", "Red Sails In the Sunset", "Twilight Time", "The Great Pretender", and "You'll Never Know", are great songs by The Platters...❤❤❤
Ebb Tide is so wonderful.
@@daz_n I play it every year for my parent's Wedding Anniversary... They loved The Platters
Boy does this bring back memories. As a 73 old white dude, it does not matter what color we are -right?
Nope, doesn't matter one bit. :)
Just music
We had it all
The look on your faces when he started singing was priceless. You should check out more of these guys. You will not be disappointed.
My parents, both in Heaven now, used to say that this was their song. Miss them a lot! God bless their souls! 🙏♥️
That's beautiful
Jay & Amber, you'll Love their "The Great Pretender", "My Prayer", "At Twilight Time", "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" and "You'll Never Never Know"!!!! One of my Mom's favorite groups!
edit- Tony Williams on lead vocals.
"At Twilight Time" YES!!!!!
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
@@mikemaricle9941 Absolutely agree. I LOVE that song!!
Welcome to the greatest group with the smoothest singer of all time. To this day nobody has ever done it better. They have been my favorite group since I was a kid in the 60s
The Platters were THE superstar vocal group of the late '50s and early '60s. Immensely successful on the charts.
Tony Williams was not singing falsetto. He was a pure tenor, and smooth as silk.
They were the epitome of this style in the 50s. I have their greatest hits. Any song you select is great. Try the Great Pretender and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, is a MUST!!!!!
The real beauty in this performance is that it comes directly from the singer’s throat into a microphone and on to acetate. Zero filters or enhancements, just the raw God Given talent of a remarkable human voice. Such a joy ✌️
Now 73 and still love this music!
Please watch American Graffiti!! Jay will love the cars and the soundtrack! Their music is all through the movie.
Agree!!!✌️
Pure class, pure talent. They are legendary. Never met anyone who didn't like their music.
No duds with The Platters! Twilight Time gives me chills. I've always been fascinated with the fifties because of my folks 45 collection.
My folks had this on 78!
The great Tony Williams, one of the 4 great singers of the early do-wop/R&B era, and one of the great pop singers of all time. Listen to The Platters do "Twilight Time", "My Prayer", and of course the great "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes".
“On My Word of Honour” is another great song of theirs
Tony Williams......such an iconic voice......wow... and the other Platters harmonise amazingly...
Best reaction channel on RUclips, you guys show genuine love and respect for the history of music, Bless you and your family.
Platters lead singer Tony Williams could give anyone a run for their money when it cames to singing....easily one of the best, if not the best, of the time
Suggestion for your movie reactions: Always- 1989. It's a romantic movie staring Richard Dreyfus and Holly Hunter. Classic movie star Audrey Hepburn's last role was in this movie. She was brilliant, as always. (If you aren't familiar with her, also see Roman Holiday or Sabrina) The reason I mention it is the movie features The Platters throughout. Great tunes used perfectly in this film.
THIS is WONDERFUL & FINALLY you have listened to the Platters. THEY have NUMEROUS awesome songs. This 68 year old is happy. My Mom used to play them when I was a "kid".
I had older cousins that lived 3 houses away from our grandmother's, where I lived, and they were ALWAYS over. I was exposed to all of their music as a child, so I remember music that was a generation (the 50s) before mine (the 60s). The Platters were awesome. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and The Great Pretender were classic Platters, too.
Young lady, did you just melt? Best reaction possible to this great voice and meaningful words..
Someone already mentioned it in the comments… Legendary group, lots of hits, Lots to look forward to
My parents played this all the time in the house when I was a kid. I remember those old vinyl records.
Oh Ya'll done good !!" My Prayer"" Great Pretender" "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" are some more from this iconic group!! Thank you Thank you!!!
50s,60s,70s no auto tune. Just amazing voices and singers. Absolute banger and straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tony Williams was the lead singer (until 1960), leaving to begin a solo career. Sadly, he died of emphysema in 1992. This song was on the charts in mid-1955.
You are going to love the Platters each time you do them as they have some beauties! "Smoke gets in your eyes" and "The great pretender" as mentioned by others here.
Hi Jay and Amber! Thank you for reacting to one of my favourite older bands! Glad you like the lead singer, Tony William’s voice! Pure SILK! LOVE your channel! Peace and Blessings to you and your beautiful family from Australia.
To watch you two melt with this song is such a great joy. Finding others who loves these songs and knowing you will instill this in your children makes me feel so great.
This one of my favorite slow dancing songs. Just cuddle up to your honey - get as close as possible without being tossed out and just barely move, taking small steps in a little circle. Oh yes the memories this song brings🥰
Legendary. That is all you can say about this group. I think it is hard to realize how amazing they are. Amber and J were struck, and it was beautiful to see it. Fantastic stuff.
One of the greatest recordings EVER!!!! Thanks for playing it.
I'm really loving your reactions ..."fresh eyes and ears"! It's Stunning!.. to rediscover these old favorites through your eyes and brains and ears. It's great, it's refreshing, it's very beautiful. Personally, I'd love to see more of your reactions to The Beatles. My request..? ...
Oh Darling
It Won't Be Long
I Saw Her Standing There
Baby You're a Rich Man
So many others .....
The Platters are LEGENDS!!!! (and one of my all time personal Favorites) They have so many amazing songs, TWILIGHT TIME, SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES and THE GREAT PRETENDER , a song covered by the Late Great FREDDIE MERCURY!!!!!!!
This was a scene from the first major motion picture based around rock and roll, Rock Around the Clock (1956). I was 13 at the time. 😊
Check out Little Richard - Long Tall Sally, these are my two favourite songs. Released around the same time, 50s.
Remember I was in the pub one day a the person I was with put this on, nearly fell out my seat. The amount of vibrato he does in this song is amazing. Great reaction guys
This is my dad’s favorite singing group.
Listen to My Prayer and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes! a wonderful Singer and Group!
The Platters are Timeless, still get goose bumps listening to them!!!!
My husband & I were just talking about this fabulous group, after hearing them sing this, one of our old faves from way back. We never knew back in the 50s, 60s & 70s just how fortunate we were to have the opportunities we did to hear the golden music from that time. Oh, we loved & appreciated the songs, singers, bands and all - but we didn't realize it would go away, never to come again in such wonderful quality/quantity. However, we do know just how blessed we are to have our many reactors, and the ability to watch younger people like Rob Squad hear that great music for the first time all over again! It's truly an amazing experience, and we can have it over and over again. Thanks! Love you guys!👏👏
What a voice.. and also the other singers pure class smooth as Bailey's Irish Coffee GOAT....
For people of my generation who danced to this at school "sock hops" the opening of this song STILL gives me goosebumps!!!
So happy to watch the two of you enjoying the music of my childhood! It’s wonderful isn’t it? I’m glad you both have an open mind and can explore different genres of music.
"The great pretender" is my best song from The Platters. Love you both!
Smokey Robinson is one to listen to , Track's of my tears ,Tears of a clown and Being with you , he's amazing !
My very favorite of this group's hits. Melts my heart every time.
"Magic" is the perfect word to descibe how awesome their vocals were/are...a slow dancers dream...Ty guys
I love the Platters, so many great songs. Speaking of smooth 50s singers, have you checked out Johnny Mathis yet? I think you may have done a Christmas song? - but Chances Are is his masterpiece.
This song with the Players should be in every every wedding❤❤❤the ultimate wedding song. Proposalsong
Thank you for the Platters. Had a huge impact on R&B and Rock and Roll. Smoke gets in your eyes is also a great song.
I know this group because of my parents and I am 68. Along with the Ink Spots, Tom Jones, Tijuana Brass, Englebert Humperdink, Boots Randolph, etc. And I'm glad I know this group and most of their songs. I'm glad for the others too!
You need to listen to "Smoke gets in your eyes " by them . That is my favorite song from them .
I'm SOOOO glad you finally got around to The Platters. And they have so many beautiful songs like Earth Angel and my absolute favorite Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
There were many wonderful groups in the 50s & 60s, and some of them kept on going and going. The Manhattans was such a group, and I highly recommend their "Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye" ( ruclips.net/video/RWzYVeGGZA4/видео.html ) This great song hit #1 on both the Billboard Top 100 and R&B charts in 1976.
Your reactions make me feel a sense of pride when you guys acknowledge what I believe is true. This is a classic timeless love song. Thanks guys!
I am so happy you guys are experiencing this music and I can relive it with you
Yes me too. I never had kids and one of the things I miss the most from not having them is being able to introduce them to these great sounds! I cried and got goosebumps when I first watched these 2 young ones discovering this music.
@@courtneyhenley681 it is so wonderful watching them react and fall in love with older music. I also enjoy them watching movies now too.
You got to admit it ,our music back then was beautiful with so many talented singers !
"our"? Music is for all and belongs to no one. Remember that.
His voice is BUTTERY. "Smooth and sweet like butter".
ONLY YOU___________________one of the great songs of all time.
Another great vocal group of the day was The Coasters. "Poison Ivy" and "Charlie Brown" come to mind.
What a voice tony Williams what a band and so many great songs
What a gem! Unfortunately there won't be any music like this again. Tony had such an incredible beautiful voice one of the best👍
Your expressions were priceless! This is from my parents’ era so I grew up listening to it. I wish that artists now would bring back beautiful music.
Your reactions were incredible. You two were just melting from the sweetness and greatness of that song 😊
Please react to "The Great Pretender"& "My Prayer" from the Platters too. They're magical
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded!!!! Loved it back in the day and still do today!!!! Gives me chills!!!! "Fancy" music/ LOL Well, Y'all, this was a top hit and was played on the radio from the charts of the day. Played at school dances, juke boxes, etc. Just another hit from the time it was out. Y'all need to watch an old movie called American Graffitti. Full of great music.
Your faces tells it all at 1:51... love your channel!
I remember "The Platters". Haven''t heard them in decades. Nice song.
Love 🥰 The platters!, even though they're from the 50's, they were still popular in the 60's and early 70's. Many dance events would always play the platters when it came to slow dancing. Awesome memories!, 🥲 highly recommend "The great pretender" great story, great song. Thank you Peace! ☮
Glad to see you got an origial lead singer He was a great singer A left the group and was replaced but he could not be replaced. The Platters were one of the best all time groups and their songs are still requested They had many big hits that are said to be timeless
The Platters are my mom's favorite group. She was in her teens and early 20s when they were at the top of the charts. She used to hum "Twilight Time", "The Great Pretender", "Only You" when she would cook saturday morning breakfast. I'm happy you enjoyed them too. Check out The Ink Spots.
This really brings back great memories , my brother & I used to sing a long with The Platters back in the 60’s & 70’s 💗🤩☮️💎😻🇨🇦 Love ‘ Smoke gets in Your Eyes’ & ‘The Great Pretender’ are wonderful recordings by The Platters 🥰
The Platters was one of the best groups of the 50s. Others have recommended some of their great songs. Any one you pick would be great but one song that doesn't get mentioned often is their version of House of the Rising Sun with a female lead. That is by far my favorite version of a wonderful song.
First saw this video a few years ago. A fantastic performance! I just sat there waiting for that first note. Knew you would love this!.
Fun fact about this group: They were portrayed in the film “ Why Do Fools Fall In Love” about the tragic story of Frankie Lymon (Lorenz Tate) with Halle Berry starring as Lola from the Platters. She was one of the three women Frankie was married to and illegally married to two other women.
Wow what I just said was almost pretty much what you said two days ago lol. I wish I would have seen this first. That was a great movie.
The Platters were utterly amazing.