Ciel That is wrong. While it is cute, I'm 48 &;a generation X'er. Baby boomers are dying out. It is our time. We're 80s & 90s music. 50s music is seen as very hokey now. The millennials will soon outnumber baby boomers & nonwhite will outnumber whites. This was representative of a bullshit era where women and other groups were silenced. Not fair!
I was born in 1939 and remember this one when it first came out. One thing this generation has missed out on is the authenticity of these songs and the pure emotion the singers had to put into their music, because they didn't have electronic instruments and autotune to make up for lack of talent. They don't make music like this nowadays. We would know how to listen to real music back then and knew how to party. I may be old now but I know how to dance and stay on my toes!
I'm 83 ( 1940 ) and loved this clever novelty song then, and still do now .. Can still RnR jive too, with the best of them ! ... As the UK's Cliff Richard ( - also still rockin' at 83 ! ) of that era says in his 1958 song .. well, just "Move it" .. !!
Oh it was NOT NOT so simple back then.... (I was there too) Why do you imagine that so many people were willing to try even the most terrible of changes???
I smiled all the way thru this. The 60s were my growing years, with 7 older siblings I was raised on everything from doo wop to standards, show tunes to the stones. I still love doo wop to this day.
I heard this song a lot on the oldies radio station when I was growing up in the 1990s. It's cool to see this video and observe how much fun the Diamonds were actually having on stage.
Although I wasn't born in that era I still enjoy most all of the great 50s music.. especially the Diamonds and The Long Thank you Dick for the Greatest time of my life
My uncle sings bass in this song and does the solo speaking part (second from right). The only member of this group still living is Evan Fisher, second from left. This is such a great song.
Your uncle was the late Bill Reed? He passed away at least 3 years ago. This substitute isn't Bill Reed. He's miming Bill. This isn't the original lineup. Dave Summerfield died recently.
@@pamelafoley1527 Bill Reed rejoined the Diamonds for Do Wop 52. He was the bass singer on all the Diamonds Hits. Your uncle probably just did the playback on their hits.
@@wesleycook7687 - My uncle reformed The Diamonds in the early 1970s and remained the leader of that group until his untimely death in 1982. Thank you for your input.
The Diamonds are/were better than many seem to give them credit for. This song IMHO is the best uptempo Doo Wop song ever made. Never get tired of hearing this fantastic song.
God, I miss Dick Clark - what a great time in the world. If only some of the great elements of those times could be restored ... revived! The romance and innocence ... so great!
Haven't heard this song since I was a kid- it kept on echoing in my mind the last few weeks! The spoken recitation just makes a classic out of an otherwise excellent song! Timeless!!!
The same year my pops bought his brand new 59" Impala two door hardtop off the show room floor at Bill Jacobs Chevrolet in Joliet, IL in 1959. It was white with a red interior and a 348 4 brl 3 speed on the column and ran 14 flat in the quater.
James Crane NOT rock and roll. Too hokey. No electric guitar. Upholds white men & no one else's point of view. Cute, but barbershop quartetish. Unfair times.
Little Darlin when released in 1957, was #2 on the Billboard Charts right behind Elvis. Elvis admired this group as they were the seminole group of the 50's. Taken from Wiki~~~The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt, and Bill Reed. They were most noted for interpreting and introducing rhythm and blues vocal group music to the wider pop music audience.
This is music that just cannot be replaced by the stuff of today....this is when you knew the people were actually singing words and not screaming or whatever to get the audiences' attention....this is classy!
Sad! I'm a Babyboomer but this was my oldest Sister and Brothers era yet I grew up and know all these songs as my own. Great Talent and Music! God Bless America! Love Uncle Jeff!
Lo mejor, no habrá ni hubo algo igual a esa canción, ni grupo, ni cantante, tampoco melodia coordinación,,, ese Bendito Dave Troy Somerville, gracioso, hermoso, humilde, esa sonrisa emocionante calmada, trasmitia a sus ojos esa emotiva actitud, donde quiera que esté debe de ser feliz, en el aire, en el perfume de las flores etc. Dios le consedio un espacio especial...
Electric and dramatic when this song first came out. I still remember my reaction, age, and where I was the first time I heard this song over my pickup truck's AM radio. During the latter 1950s each year saw a distinct shift in R&R style. Was surprising how fast "teenager" music was changing.
Love this song, love watching these old TV shows. I was fortunate to have a Dad who loved The Diamonds and all the doo wop groups, I'm 33 years old and jam this song cause my Dad played it for me, still Jamming it now a days, going to teach my son about them and all the groups like them, just like I got taught.
Ah,join the club-I ,too,was,born after the oldies era(I was born in 1969),but,neverthless,I also enjoy 1950s oldies,especially doowop, far more enjoyable than today's taste in music.
This was one of my favorite tunes. I bought a 45 speed record of it for only $ .49 and played it over and over again on my small black and grey plastic record player. I still have the record, along with over 200 others from the 50's-60's in my collection. .This was an agen of innocence and simplicity !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
The birth of Rock'n'Roll was here. The Beatles, Stones, Clapton, Hendrix and every band were on the way. God Bless the 1950s and early 60s music, you were the Key to all the great music we have today.
@Fuert Neigt housing prices skyrocketing because of uncontrolled immigration, in 1960, the average house cost 98,000 in today's money, wages are down because of no minimum wage increase in too many years, government giving welfare to poor people who just spend it on more drugs, and yes, after the civil rights act of 1965, crime rates skyrocketted
@Fuert Neigt not sure if you realize this, but in the 60s, most women didn't work because you could support an entire family on a single minimum wage job, now, you struggle even with 2 minimum wage jobs
Después de tantos años...por fin pude conocer a los que cantaban ésta canción!! Recuerdo de mis padres, tíos y abuelos..ellos oían éstas bellas melodías.!
I have to politely disagree. If you were anything other than a straight, white male back then it was less than ideal. I do, however, agree that shows like this are nice and wholesome. :)
@@s-h7015 many blacks feel that their entitled to a free ride and make little effort to succeed and when they don't they cry racism.there's no affirmed action for poor whites and little help for them.
hillary ilinsky this is true in some cases, but not all. There are some people that feel entitled because they're a minority, which is super frustrating, but it's also a little bit naïve to believe that it's easy to be black. I understand why one would think that though, lots of us believe to an extent that if we don't see the problems that are going on, they don't exist. Though not as obvious as in the past since there's no more segregation and the KKK isn't openly burning crosses and killing black people left and right any more, there is still actual racism going on out there. Police brutality towards minorities, for example, is a serious problem going on right now as we speak. I know that since you're viewing this from the outside, it's likely that you think that people are being dramatic when they bring this up... and I understand why you'd think that... but minorities young and old die from it all the time. And many people don't care because they're either desensitized from how often this happens or it doesn't bother them because "it's not happening to us, so it's not our problem." Believe me Hillary, I understand your perspective on this situation, but this is some scary stuff. Also, I couldn't agree more with that last thing you said! There are so many poverty-stricken people all over the place-many of which are white-and it's absolutely terrible. I myself grew up in a low income family (there was even a period where we had to live in a motel because our house got foreclosed on), so I have very strong feelings about this subject. This is very serious problem and people are doing practically nothing to help out! In fact, the way the economy works, it is designed to keep the poor poor and it's absolutely infuriating... there's enough there to talk about for a whole new conversation though. To sum up what I'm trying to say, both groups-black people and poor whites-are getting the short end of the stick. Both problems talked about here are very serious problems that are running rampant in America. It sucks so much, but we can always hope that there will be a time when we come together and reduce these problems a bit.
@@s-h7015 people that try to better themselves have almost always been able to get ahead in america. there seems to be a war on straight white males in this country and that's by design of the left to divide us even more. i have to ask what kind of treatment do you think these protesters would be getting from the chinese military ? because that's what we're headed for .many people in this country , mostly on the left, hate america but if these people don't wake up they'll have a lot more killings here after we fall.funny thing about freedom , like they say, you don't what you had until it's gone. of course the have always been bad cops and hopefully that will finally be corrected. but there is an element on the left that will never be satisfied until america is destroyed because they believe it's evil.
I was still a tyke riding my tricycle when this was on TV. So I grew up with all this great music and cool cars. 1950s-1970s the best music ever produced in world history.
no long stringy hair, no tattoos, no ripped up clothes, no loud music - handsome, clean cut & can understand what they r singing...boy, that was the good old days!
Darlene Ferree Imagine....being able to sit and listen to music with your mother in the room and not be embarrassed either by the lyrics or the dress of the singers. What a concept!
+TheWaywardWind Plenty of people's parents disliked this kind of music at the time, though. A lot of the older generation will always be annoyed or embarrassed by the younger generation's taste. I think it's probably been that way as long as humans have existed.
+Violet Flower Different times and different attitudes. Do you think that 50 years from now, today's young "music" lovers will still be singing the hits of today? I sure don't.
TheWaywardWind Admittedly I can't even imagine 50 years from now. The 21st century is way different than I had guessed it would be! Things are very disposable now so I would guess most of today's music will be quickly forgotten. I'm certainly not arguing that music hasn't dropped in quality and content (it has, a lot.) Just that the older generation very rarely approves of the younger generation's entertainment, no matter how harmless or good quality it actually is.
+Darlene Ferree I just can't imagine in 20-30 or even 10 years today's generation looking back on today's music with the same nostalgia that we do with our songs.Things are so radically different today.The sex, profanity, occult symbols and the horrid way they(the artists) dress up like creatures from another planet or some Satanic message hidden and sometimes not so hidden is just so extreme. I know our parents didn't like Elvis and couldn't stand the Beatles, but these were still innocent times.I like music from the '50s '60s and '70s,including disco and still remember them .The guys started wearing long hair which I still don't like looking back at those videos,but I still like the music. Drugs became a problem but is even worse today.The'80s had some good hits,but nowhere near as many.I could stand the Beatniks and the Hippies were annoying as hell,but today girls wear tattoos,very ugly, and body piercings are just uncivilized.Things will continue to go downhill.The word gay had a happy, cheerful meaning and now the meaning it has now is being shoved down our throats. Same sex marriages? Who would even thought of such a thing,not to mention the Supreme Court forcing it on us. I don't like where this whole thing is taking us. At least for now, we can still remember these songs with that nostalgia and what we were doing in the good old days.In the '50s we didn't even lock our doors and nobody ever came in.
@@Spartan51692 i worked right along side blacks as my father did in his job and they were treated the same or better because the boss knew they would cry racism the first chance they could. whites didn't have that option.
@@Spartan51692 In certain places, yes, probably in the south. But my grandma actually went to school with people of other races and they got along just fine. Nothing was segregated there.
ron cash Ooooh. Very ironic. Did you realize you just used a computer to type in that statement? If you hate modern tech that much then delete your youtube account. Do yourself a favor. Idiot
I love my computer and my old music, there is good and bad in all the years we have lived through. I love not having to run around all over town to pick up forms I have to fill out for the government etc. I love having any music we want at our fingertips. We can learn to embrace the old and the new, and to each their own, in tastes of music, movie's etc. etc. We should live and let live. We are the lucky ones who can look back and forward in our own homes. Thank you for youtube and my trusty computer. Eileen
I got to go to David’s home years ago as my boyfriend was good friends with him. He was the nicest most down to earth guy. I told him my parents song when they got married was, Little Darlin, he was so excited he came out to his guests to tell them, I was surprised.
I grew up listening to this song along with tons of mid to late 1950’s songs at my grandparents house ever since I was a toddler. Sadly my grandfather is no longer alive, he passed away back in September unexpectedly to a stoke, but he introduced me to some great catchy timeless tunes. :’) (This was one of his top favorite songs.)
Yes, Saturday afternoon, in preparing to meet the Boyfriend, hair, nails, clothes ready, the shortest skirt I could find, usually in Biba. Men took real pride in those days, they all wore a suit, immaculately dressed, no cheap tracksuit, trainers,, everything revolved round music, at home, as loud as possible., meet up with friends in the Pub, and onto the Discos,, when they shut, ended up in coffee shops,, I was 21 in,1972,' never saw drugs,never saw knives, didn't know anyone who was taken into hospital drunk., so pleased,to have been part of that time,,great jobs,,great money, great fun.
@@janemills1839 OMG! Wasn't Biba clothing the most wondrous stuff you ever saw? In Australia there was only one outlet that had their stuff, in Sydney, Merivale. All gone now.
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Awesome , such clean cut men and with a sense of humor , what a good era of music
This song epitomizes the 50's sound, and this Canadian quartet made millions of people happy with this bouncy offering. Great music from a great era.
Conway Twitty was great. Thanks
@@pamelavandijk3957 !Thismusic bring back good memories thanks!
They're Canadian,,,
I thought they were from Mexico 🤭
@@wildcard5269 Nope, they're good Canadian boys.....
They sure made me happy back then, and even more decades later when they brought this back on TV. Too bad what PBS has sunk too today.
Pure talent! Love these guys! Awesome singing! No need to curse or look trashy! Looking good and singing good! Truly miss singers like these!
This song is 64 years old and still slaps more than songs that just came out.
The show was still in Philadelphia when this was done. The studio building is still around at 46th and Market Sts. in W. Philly.
Harder than Will Smith! 🤪
Absolutely true!! 💯
Ciel That is wrong. While it is cute, I'm 48 &;a generation X'er. Baby boomers are dying out. It is our time. We're 80s & 90s music. 50s music is seen as very hokey now. The millennials will soon outnumber baby boomers & nonwhite will outnumber whites. This was representative of a bullshit era where women and other groups were silenced. Not fair!
@@Roller324 🤣
I was born in 1939 and remember this one when it first came out. One thing this generation has missed out on is the authenticity of these songs and the pure emotion the singers had to put into their music, because they didn't have electronic instruments and autotune to make up for lack of talent. They don't make music like this nowadays. We would know how to listen to real music back then and knew how to party. I may be old now but I know how to dance and stay on my toes!
Jeebus! Your like an ancient sturd oak! What's your secret to long life?
@@Kopie0830 this guys a troll or LSD who said dinosaurs could use computers
plenty of people use autotune and have talent
I'm 83 ( 1940 ) and loved this clever novelty song then, and still do now .. Can still RnR jive too, with the best of them ! ... As the UK's Cliff Richard ( - also still rockin' at 83 ! ) of that era says in his 1958 song .. well, just "Move it" .. !!
@@johnliddell7584well it looks like we have proof
I hope one day my grandchildren finds my post and smiles 🎶🇬🇭 Good music never gets old. Peace to the world
I'll vote it up and keep it at the top. I found this song because it reminded me of my old man. I am sure your grandkids will find you.
Mectoo my children and grandchildren
@owurapanin9559 Music like this is the best....Peace to you also.
I hope so for your sake. I am 67 and will never have any grandchildren.
Thank you Dick Clark, for all the wonderful afternoons after school in the 50's.
I was just a kid back then, and I just loved this song..
60 years later it still sounds great and i STILL LOVE IT !!
This is one more example as to why I love my RUclips time machine!! I can always go back in time to listen to good music!
Me too.but sadly I have friends my age and older who still don't understand the whole computer thing..and now the database is mindblowing.
One of the all time great records of the 1950’s. Never tired of getting hearing this magical recording! It sums up the wonderful 1950’s.
Listening to this eases my mind. Life looks so simple and real back then. Music to my ears 👌
The 50’s was great. Korean War was horrible. (1950-1953).
💯💯
Oh it was NOT NOT so simple back then....
(I was there too)
Why do you imagine that so many people were willing to try even the most terrible of changes???
I love the way they dressed - so smart, clean musicians with love songs, but nothing smutty or disgusting! Love these songs!
I was 10 when this song played on the radio, I still love it 63 yrs later! 👍♥️👏👏👏🎼🎤🎶
You can say that again….
They have a soulful voice!
This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of The Diamonds..?
It's beautiful that you're enjoyin' this great music... Hope we can trade playlists!!!
It’s the best memories for me wow still listening 74 years young 🎶🎶🎶😀😀😀
No it not that one ..that's song it 1950
I played this record over and over and over. Danced all over the place. Drove my family nuts. Still love the song today.
It’s great fun song
I smiled all the way thru this. The 60s were my growing years, with 7 older siblings I was raised on everything from doo wop to standards, show tunes to the stones. I still love doo wop to this day.
Hello Nancy, how are you doing?
One of my favorites out of the 50's. This song is written with pure talent. Great story song.
I was born in '43. This is the BEST music. Those were the best of times. AM radio in my '55 Chevy blasting. Love it....
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Michael Mika so lucky you got to experience those time music wise
It wasn't a black 55 with a skull hanging from the rear view mirror was it?
I was born in 1944 ha ha best days ever.
Michael Mika i have 43 And like very this song here in Colombia
I'm a baby boomer. Have enjoyed the best music of all time.
🎶 🎶 I'm 73 and still singing along.
Hello Suzie, How are you doing?
I heard this song a lot on the oldies radio station when I was growing up in the 1990s. It's cool to see this video and observe how much fun the Diamonds were actually having on stage.
Although I wasn't born in that era I still enjoy most all of the great 50s music.. especially the Diamonds and The Long
Thank you Dick for the Greatest time of my life
Love this. I used to listen to this music when I was teenager in the 80s. They could sing then. Thanks guys.
RIP Dick.
You brought us music that made a difference in our lives.
George Vreeland Hill
I want to live in the 50s...I'm only 14 years old but i absolutely love this music 😍😍
One of the greatest songs from the 50s or any era. I just love it!!!
what a fabulous sound; unique; creative. It has been one of my favorites for decades.
I enjoy all the oldies so much , because today' music is nothing but noise and this young generation has no song to remember !
Inga I am the Rockin Robin! I sing this song and many more!!! www.therockinrobinonline.com Can I sing for your birthday?
It’s a great fun song
Hello Inga, How are you doing?
Music today has lost that kind of fun. Incredible vocals and a good time.
Ain't that the truth ❤️💛💚
My uncle sings bass in this song and does the solo speaking part (second from right). The only member of this group still living is Evan Fisher, second from left. This is such a great song.
Best part of the song - Love it
Your uncle was the late Bill Reed? He passed away at least 3 years ago. This substitute isn't Bill Reed. He's miming Bill. This isn't the original lineup. Dave Summerfield died recently.
@@wesleycook7687 - No, my uncle was John Felten, who replaced Bill Reed.
@@pamelafoley1527 Bill Reed rejoined the Diamonds for Do Wop 52. He was the bass singer on all the Diamonds Hits. Your uncle probably just did the playback on their hits.
@@wesleycook7687 - My uncle reformed The Diamonds in the early 1970s and remained the leader of that group until his untimely death in 1982. Thank you for your input.
wow. Are they good we had good groups back in the fifties long live the oldies
Hello Theresa, How are you doing?
The Diamonds are/were better than many seem to give them credit for. This song IMHO is the best uptempo Doo Wop song ever made. Never get tired of hearing this fantastic song.
I'm from the 1947 kids LOL and I danced to this music and still do. Happy New Year
35 and with 5 children of my own and I’ve passed on my love of 50’s music to them! :) this is music!
Hello friend, how're you doing today?
God, I miss Dick Clark - what a great time in the world. If only some of the great elements of those times could be restored ... revived! The romance and innocence ... so great!
Love their singing. Nothing like the good ole days. The best music ever & the best times in my opinion.
I’m 68 years old two grandkids 5 and 3. They love this music. Makes me feel like there’s still hope in the world.
Haven't heard this song since I was a kid- it kept on echoing in my mind the last few weeks! The spoken recitation just makes a classic out of an otherwise excellent song! Timeless!!!
The same year my pops bought his brand new 59" Impala two door hardtop off the show room floor at Bill Jacobs Chevrolet in Joliet, IL in 1959. It was white with a red interior and a 348 4 brl 3 speed on the column and ran 14 flat in the quater.
This might be the ultimate late 50's song. It really sets the mood of the rock 'n' roll era.
❤️
James Crane NOT rock and roll. Too hokey. No electric guitar. Upholds white men & no one else's point of view. Cute, but barbershop quartetish. Unfair times.
What a hit and still popular. This Canadian group did it so well.
Listen to it by The Gladiolas who recorded it first. The Diamonds covered it a month later. Only certain stations played The Gladiolas original. Sad.
they had better stage presence than most artists today!
Hello Nancy, How are you doing?
Little Darlin may not have made the ten, However: This song has became the Icon song of the 1950"s A true classic!
Thanks for the clarification about the back-up guys. I thought they looked different. No wonder!
Yep, really captured those times.
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Little Darlin when released in 1957, was #2 on the Billboard Charts right behind Elvis. Elvis admired this group as they were the seminole group of the 50's. Taken from Wiki~~~The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt, and Bill Reed. They were most noted for interpreting and introducing rhythm and blues vocal group music to the wider pop music audience.
@@maddy7 "seminal"
This is quintessential 1950's music. The absolute best.
This is music that just cannot be replaced by the stuff of today....this is when you knew the people were actually singing words and not screaming or whatever to get the audiences' attention....this is classy!
I'm an Island Bhoygh....yeah.🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Great song from a great group, sung perfect, music you can listen too over again.
late 50's early 60's - we had FUN music
Sad! I'm a Babyboomer but this was my oldest Sister and Brothers era yet I grew up and know all these songs as my own. Great Talent and Music! God Bless America! Love Uncle Jeff!
Best music ever this era will never be forgotten
Lo mejor, no habrá ni hubo algo igual a esa canción, ni grupo, ni cantante, tampoco melodia coordinación,,, ese Bendito Dave Troy Somerville, gracioso, hermoso, humilde, esa sonrisa emocionante calmada, trasmitia a sus ojos esa emotiva actitud, donde quiera que esté debe de ser feliz, en el aire, en el perfume de las flores etc. Dios le consedio un espacio especial...
Born at 90's ....... Listening to 50-60's accent and music.....
Electric and dramatic when this song first came out. I still remember my reaction, age, and where I was the first time I heard this song over my pickup truck's AM radio.
During the latter 1950s each year saw a distinct shift in R&R style. Was surprising how fast "teenager" music was changing.
Growing up in the 50s and 60s was the best great music car and the way families were long live the 0ldies
Takes me back to the great times. Couldn't help but to shed a tear or two. 👍
these time with this music, dreams, feelings and so on will never come back! i am glad i had it!
Love this song, love watching these old TV shows. I was fortunate to have a Dad who loved The Diamonds and all the doo wop groups, I'm 33 years old and jam this song cause my Dad played it for me, still Jamming it now a days, going to teach my son about them and all the groups like them, just like I got taught.
awww yes baby girl r.i.p your amazing dad in heaven
@@WHATPISSESMEOFF awwwww thank you love u
@@horrorgirl1986 love u more
one of my favorite songs. still at 77 YO!
mine too, marc, and I'm 84!
1950’s American music is not only the most influential decade,it’s the best era for pop music for me
I'm 37 and I'm happy I was brought up listening to music such as this
Same
I was born 29 years after this was released but I love this era of music.
great stuff!
Ah,join the club-I ,too,was,born after the oldies era(I was born in 1969),but,neverthless,I also enjoy 1950s oldies,especially doowop, far more enjoyable than today's taste in music.
Yes,it is,Alan.
my youngest son loves my songs he said "Our songs were whey before its time
Check out the Mary Lou song by The Creative Force, amazing 😉
What a great melody.. I was 13 when this came out loved it then and now.
and now how old are u now?? 💙
I must have been 12 too when I first heard this song and remember how I loved it.
Growing up in the 70s I loved 50s music. Still do.
Same here my man ,same here.
me too!!
Me too...my grandma had great influence on me😎
I was born in 86 and i love this music.
Raised in the late 80s and 90s and love it all from the 50s on up
This was one of my favorite tunes. I bought a 45 speed record of it for only $ .49 and played it over and over again on my small black and grey plastic record player. I still have the record, along with over 200 others from the 50's-60's in my collection. .This was an agen of innocence and simplicity !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
They're killing it! Such talent is very rare these days..
Black ppl own those songs first. They stole them.
black people always complaining about something that whites did to them.wha,what,wha !!!😭
The birth of Rock'n'Roll was here. The Beatles, Stones,
Clapton, Hendrix and every band were on the way.
God Bless the 1950s and early 60s music, you were the
Key to all the great music we have today.
Actually rock n roll derives from blues lmao
I was born in 1950.
That falsetto, that base!
Freaking awesome.
That spelling ... base?
oh get off your nitpicking. 🤬
One of my all-time favorite songs.
Like Mr Clark said,"one of the all time best." To this day!
I saw that show! I was 8 years old.
XaurreauX wowwww..
@Fuert Neigt is that supposed to make it sound less appealing?
@Fuert Neigt housing prices skyrocketing because of uncontrolled immigration, in 1960, the average house cost 98,000 in today's money, wages are down because of no minimum wage increase in too many years, government giving welfare to poor people who just spend it on more drugs, and yes, after the civil rights act of 1965, crime rates skyrocketted
@Fuert Neigt not sure if you realize this, but in the 60s, most women didn't work because you could support an entire family on a single minimum wage job, now, you struggle even with 2 minimum wage jobs
😱😱😱.
*💙💙*
That nostalgic song, “Those Were The Days” by Mary Hopkin; rings true till this very day, here, now & forever more.
A great song, singers and good old rock-n-roll.
David Somerville (The Diamonds) died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California on July 14, 2015 at the age of 81.
May he rest in peace.
Thanks for letting us know.
he was the one singing lead and standing on the left, away from the other three guys
krobigraubart
He also wrote the theme song for the tv show “The Fall Guy” starring Lee Majors 😃
Is so Bad.
Havent heard in years....was able to sing along....memorized...lol
I' love this song! 2018! Good music never goes out of style!
Hello Lisa, How are you doing?
I'm 36 years old I was brought up listening to this music with my grandparents
Brilliant performance
Born in 80. My daddy was born in 46. I grew up on this stuff. It stuck with me.
And this group is still going strong! Iconic ! ❤️❤️❤️
Después de tantos años...por fin pude conocer a los que cantaban ésta canción!!
Recuerdo de mis padres, tíos y abuelos..ellos oían éstas bellas melodías.!
Growing up then was so much fun!
Awesome 👏
They have a soulful voice!
This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of The Diamonds..?
Rest in paradise Diamond Dave.. What a voice!
And Dick Clark.
Great music
Great song, it really was a more innocent and BETTER time, even without the technological monstrosity we have today.
then get offline.
I have to politely disagree. If you were anything other than a straight, white male back then it was less than ideal. I do, however, agree that shows like this are nice and wholesome. :)
@@s-h7015 many blacks feel that their entitled to a free ride and make little effort to succeed and when they don't they cry racism.there's no affirmed action for poor whites and little help for them.
hillary ilinsky this is true in some cases, but not all. There are some people that feel entitled because they're a minority, which is super frustrating, but it's also a little bit naïve to believe that it's easy to be black. I understand why one would think that though, lots of us believe to an extent that if we don't see the problems that are going on, they don't exist.
Though not as obvious as in the past since there's no more segregation and the KKK isn't openly burning crosses and killing black people left and right any more, there is still actual racism going on out there. Police brutality towards minorities, for example, is a serious problem going on right now as we speak. I know that since you're viewing this from the outside, it's likely that you think that people are being dramatic when they bring this up... and I understand why you'd think that... but minorities young and old die from it all the time. And many people don't care because they're either desensitized from how often this happens or it doesn't bother them because "it's not happening to us, so it's not our problem."
Believe me Hillary, I understand your perspective on this situation, but this is some scary stuff.
Also, I couldn't agree more with that last thing you said! There are so many poverty-stricken people all over the place-many of which are white-and it's absolutely terrible. I myself grew up in a low income family (there was even a period where we had to live in a motel because our house got foreclosed on), so I have very strong feelings about this subject. This is very serious problem and people are doing practically nothing to help out! In fact, the way the economy works, it is designed to keep the poor poor and it's absolutely infuriating... there's enough there to talk about for a whole new conversation though.
To sum up what I'm trying to say, both groups-black people and poor whites-are getting the short end of the stick. Both problems talked about here are very serious problems that are running rampant in America. It sucks so much, but we can always hope that there will be a time when we come together and reduce these problems a bit.
@@s-h7015 people that try to better themselves have almost always been able to get ahead in america. there seems to be a war on straight white males in this country and that's by design of the left to divide us even more. i have to ask what kind of treatment do you think these protesters would be getting from the chinese military ? because that's what we're headed for .many people in this country , mostly on the left, hate america but if these people don't wake up they'll have a lot more killings here after we fall.funny thing about freedom , like they say, you don't what you had until it's gone. of course the have always been bad cops and hopefully that will finally be corrected. but there is an element on the left that will never be satisfied until america is destroyed because they believe it's evil.
I was still a tyke riding my tricycle when this was on TV. So I grew up with all this great music and cool cars. 1950s-1970s the best music ever produced in world history.
This is when people had talent no autotune or shit like that just pure talent
no long stringy hair, no tattoos, no ripped up clothes, no loud music - handsome, clean cut & can understand what they r singing...boy, that was the good old days!
Darlene Ferree Imagine....being able to sit and listen to music with your mother in the room and not be embarrassed either by the lyrics or the dress of the singers. What a concept!
+TheWaywardWind Plenty of people's parents disliked this kind of music at the time, though. A lot of the older generation will always be annoyed or embarrassed by the younger generation's taste. I think it's probably been that way as long as humans have existed.
+Violet Flower Different times and different attitudes. Do you think that 50 years from now, today's young "music" lovers will still be singing the hits of today? I sure don't.
TheWaywardWind
Admittedly I can't even imagine 50 years from now. The 21st century is way different than I had guessed it would be! Things are very disposable now so I would guess most of today's music will be quickly forgotten.
I'm certainly not arguing that music hasn't dropped in quality and content (it has, a lot.) Just that the older generation very rarely approves of the younger generation's entertainment, no matter how harmless or good quality it actually is.
+Darlene Ferree I just can't imagine in 20-30 or even 10 years today's generation looking back on today's music with the same nostalgia that we do with our songs.Things are so radically different today.The sex, profanity, occult symbols and the horrid way they(the artists) dress up like creatures from another planet or some Satanic message hidden and sometimes not so hidden is just so extreme. I know our parents didn't like Elvis and couldn't stand the Beatles, but these were still innocent times.I like music from the '50s '60s and '70s,including disco and still remember them .The guys started wearing long hair which I still don't like looking back at those videos,but I still like the music. Drugs became a problem but is even worse today.The'80s had some good hits,but nowhere near as many.I could stand the Beatniks and the Hippies were annoying as hell,but today girls wear tattoos,very ugly, and body piercings are just uncivilized.Things will continue to go downhill.The word gay had a happy, cheerful meaning and now the meaning it has now is being shoved down our throats. Same sex marriages? Who would even thought of such a thing,not to mention the Supreme Court forcing it on us. I don't like where this whole thing is taking us. At least for now, we can still remember these songs with that nostalgia and what we were doing in the good old days.In the '50s we didn't even lock our doors and nobody ever came in.
One Of The Finest Hit Singles of 1957 as it is Called Little Darlin as it is by The Diamonds from 1957 as it had Spend 8 weeks at No 2 In 1957
Why don't they have music like this now a days. This was the best music.
These people had no idea how lucky they were to live in this Era.
No kidding! I'm now 65 and watching all the crap going on and I am thankful that I lived through the best of times.
Only lucky if you had the right skin color..
They were great, funny, and exactly what's missing today.
@@Spartan51692 i worked right along side blacks as my father did in his job and they were treated the same or better because the boss knew they would cry racism the first chance they could. whites didn't have that option.
@@Spartan51692 In certain places, yes, probably in the south. But my grandma actually went to school with people of other races and they got along just fine. Nothing was segregated there.
This is 1950's as you can get !!!
rpminc 12 Ahoyhoy there, fellow RUclipsrino! This is as fifties as you can get. Also, Clarence " Frogman " Henry's song "Ain't got no home "
When there were still gentlemens around
Oh please. They used to beat their wives just for breathing wrong or having a hobby.
@@Angie-et5gq Lesbian propaganda.
@@Angie-et5gq that's why rates of depression among women has skyrocketed in recent decades I suppose
I was really born I the wrong time :/ bright side you great people are here to help keep real music alive. Thanks for sharing
I AM 71 & I GREW UP IN THE ROCK N ROLL I WAS BORN IN 1949 LOVE IT STILL DO
I'm so happy this was my Day,drive around town,tune playing
The best music, the best days...Long live rock n roll.
+TheBoondoggler I truly wish we could go back to those days . Fuck computers an cell phones ect ........
+ron cash couldnt agree more
ron cash Ooooh. Very ironic. Did you realize you just used a computer to type in that statement? If you hate modern tech that much then delete your youtube account. Do yourself a favor. Idiot
I love my computer and my old music, there is good and bad in all the years we have lived through. I love not having to run around all over town to pick up forms I have to fill out for the government etc. I love having any music we want at our fingertips. We can learn to embrace the old and the new, and to each their own, in tastes of music, movie's etc. etc. We should live and let live. We are the lucky ones who can look back and forward in our own homes. Thank you for youtube and my trusty computer. Eileen
here here!
I got to go to David’s home years ago as my boyfriend was good friends with him. He was the nicest most down to earth guy. I told him my parents song when they got married was, Little Darlin, he was so excited he came out to his guests to tell them, I was surprised.
I grew up listening to this song along with tons of
mid to late 1950’s songs at my grandparents house ever since I was a toddler. Sadly my grandfather is no longer alive, he passed away back in September unexpectedly to a stoke, but he introduced me to some great catchy timeless tunes. :’)
(This was one of his top favorite songs.)
one of my all time favorite!😃👍👍
Love the American Bandstand clip and great classic song. Thanks for posting.
I was getting close to graduation day from High School when this was popular. Wonderful memories !
A song that never grows old!
RIP - Dave Somerville - original lead singer of The Diamonds (1933 - 2015)
Are any of them else still alive
Back in the day when wearing a suit was considered classy and appropriate.
Yes, and in the 70s life was a sea of blue denim everywhere.
Even when you took airplane flights.
@@nmstan3619 Especially then. Women? Stockings, hats and gloves and no argument!
Yes, Saturday afternoon, in preparing to meet the Boyfriend, hair, nails, clothes ready, the shortest skirt I could find, usually in Biba. Men took real pride in those days, they all wore a suit, immaculately dressed, no cheap tracksuit, trainers,, everything revolved round music, at home, as loud as possible., meet up with friends in the Pub, and onto the Discos,, when they shut, ended up in coffee shops,, I was 21 in,1972,' never saw drugs,never saw knives, didn't know anyone who was taken into hospital drunk., so pleased,to have been part of that time,,great jobs,,great money, great fun.
@@janemills1839 OMG! Wasn't Biba clothing the most wondrous stuff you ever saw? In Australia there was only one outlet that had their stuff, in Sydney, Merivale. All gone now.
I can’t believe it wasn’t I the top ten! Love this song!
I was 11 years old the first time I heard this still an excellent song