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Do you have a favorite Doo-Wop song? (Original Post) red dog 1 Apr 29 OP
does this count Skittles Apr 29 #1
Solid!!! oasis Apr 30 #4
I danced to this with an ancient AA gent in an HEB aisle Skittles Apr 30 #7
Love it! Thank you! 10 Turtle Day Apr 30 #13
Earth Angel Lifeafter70 Apr 30 #2
Outstanding pick! red dog 1 May 1 #29
It's Too Soon To Know - Linda Ronstadt House of Roberts Apr 30 #3
Shangri La by The Parakeets: Tonight Could be the Night by The Velvets; Poor Rock and Roll by The Nobles NBachers Apr 30 #5
The Longest Time... ultralite001 Apr 30 #6
One of my favorite songs! 3catwoman3 Apr 30 #15
Thank you... ultralite001 Apr 30 #16
Tony and the Holidays- There Goes My Heart Again; Shu Bop (The Lost Track) by Dion and the Belmonts NBachers Apr 30 #8
Love of My Life - Frank Zappa JoseBalow Apr 30 #9
who was that man? rampartd Apr 30 #10
There Goes My Baby - The Drifters Emile Apr 30 #11
Yes... Harker Apr 30 #12
Second that VGNonly Apr 30 #19
The Flamingos take on it came out when I was but three months old... Harker Apr 30 #21
That's mine! OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #47
There are many nice recordings of it, but this is easily my favorite. Harker 2 hrs ago #49
In The Still Of The Night some_of_us_are_sane Apr 30 #14
The Platters - The Great Pretender Doc_Technical Apr 30 #17
Lead singer Tony Williams was UnderThisLaw Apr 30 #18
One of the all-time best doo-wop songs, imo. red dog 1 May 1 #25
Rubber Biscuit - The Chips were fun, but Elwood has some serious chops and knocked it out of the park Brother Buzz Apr 30 #20
As a native San Franciscan, I wish I'd known about them playing at Winterland, because I would have been there. red dog 1 Thursday #36
Briefcase Full of Blues was released four weeks earlier and the film hadn't even splashed yet Brother Buzz Thursday #39
According to Wikipedia, it was on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues. red dog 1 Yesterday #41
Bill Graham's New Years Eve shows were always a big deal Brother Buzz Yesterday #42
Even Ken Kesey was there. red dog 1 18 hrs ago #44
Dimes to donuts says Wavy Gravy was there, too Brother Buzz 17 hrs ago #46
And for sheer kinetic energy... Harker Apr 30 #22
Gene Chandler - Duke of Earl Brother Buzz Apr 30 #23
Possibly the best doo-wop song ever! red dog 1 May 1 #27
Sh-Boom LogDog75 Apr 30 #24
Excellent pick. red dog 1 May 1 #26
The Boy From New York City Raven123 May 1 #28
Mothers of Invention WestMichRad May 1 #30
Vanishing Angel The Preludes (1958) Goonch May 1 #31
"Speedo," the Cadillacs mahatmakanejeeves May 1 #32
"You Belong To Me" by the Duprees Ritabert May 1 #33
Good pick! red dog 1 Thursday #37
Come Go With Me by the Del Vikings. Boomerproud May 1 #34
I love that song! red dog 1 Monday #35
The Crests - 16 Candles red dog 1 Thursday #38
Electric Light Orchestra. Morbius Thursday #40
Then there's the classic bobalew Yesterday #43
Great song! red dog 1 18 hrs ago #45
I actually love this tune. It is not my 'fave' do-wop' but it is a good one. OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #48
I completely forgot about this one... bobalew 22 min ago #50

NBachers

(19,549 posts)
5. Shangri La by The Parakeets: Tonight Could be the Night by The Velvets; Poor Rock and Roll by The Nobles
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:49 AM
Apr 30
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3catwoman3

(29,721 posts)
15. One of my favorite songs!
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:27 AM
Apr 30

Here is a cover version that I also really like. The "triplets" doing backup are a single individual, Julien Neel. I've watched lots of his works, and am always intrigued by how convincingly he interacts with himself. If you like his stuff, search Trudbol on YouTube.

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ultralite001

(2,646 posts)
16. Thank you...
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 11:36 AM
Apr 30

That was awesome… very clever…
I ❤️🩵💛 hearing new renditions…
Thanks for sharing…

NBachers

(19,549 posts)
8. Tony and the Holidays- There Goes My Heart Again; Shu Bop (The Lost Track) by Dion and the Belmonts
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:00 AM
Apr 30
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Emile

(43,113 posts)
11. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 06:33 AM
Apr 30
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My wife has always loved A Thousand Stars.

Harker

(18,075 posts)
21. The Flamingos take on it came out when I was but three months old...
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:06 PM
Apr 30

so I've been enjoying it for nearly my whole life.

I bought a copy of Flamingo Serenade as soon as I was old enough to buy a car and drive to Denver.

Harker

(18,075 posts)
49. There are many nice recordings of it, but this is easily my favorite.
Sat May 9, 2026, 07:40 AM
2 hrs ago

Smooth and ethereal, as are many of their other songs.🦩

Brother Buzz

(40,316 posts)
20. Rubber Biscuit - The Chips were fun, but Elwood has some serious chops and knocked it out of the park
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 01:43 PM
Apr 30

red dog 1

(33,409 posts)
36. As a native San Franciscan, I wish I'd known about them playing at Winterland, because I would have been there.
Thu May 7, 2026, 10:09 PM
Thursday

Damn!

Brother Buzz

(40,316 posts)
39. Briefcase Full of Blues was released four weeks earlier and the film hadn't even splashed yet
Thu May 7, 2026, 10:40 PM
Thursday

So The Blues Brothers were mostly flying under the radar. Boy howdy, the band had nothing but All Star musicians!

Good luck snagging tickets for a WInterland New Years Eve concert.

Rubber Biscuit didn’t make it into their album because it’s not a Blues song

red dog 1

(33,409 posts)
41. According to Wikipedia, it was on their 1978 debut album, Briefcase Full of Blues.
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:41 AM
Yesterday

That 12/31/1978 Winterland concert, with The Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, and The Blues Brothers, was the final concert at Winterland, and lasted over eight hours.

Brother Buzz

(40,316 posts)
42. Bill Graham's New Years Eve shows were always a big deal
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:56 AM
Yesterday

I wouldn’t be surprised if tickets sold out the first day.

Besides being the last concert at WInterland, it was also Donna Jean Godchaux‘s last concert with the Dead.

Brother Buzz

(40,316 posts)
46. Dimes to donuts says Wavy Gravy was there, too
Fri May 8, 2026, 04:45 PM
17 hrs ago

BIll Graham’s comp list was legendary.

Fun story about the storied comp list: My buddy’s mom produced a Grateful Dead concert at the Sausalito Heliport. She paid a whopping $350 to the Dead, but the big plum was she was added to Graham’s comp list; like clockwork, eight tickets arrived every week and my buddy became the big man on campus all through high school.

red dog 1

(33,409 posts)
26. Excellent pick.
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:29 PM
May 1

I think it was the first doo-wop song to reach the top ten on the pop charts.

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,548 posts)
32. "Speedo," the Cadillacs
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:54 PM
May 1

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Morbius

(1,077 posts)
40. Electric Light Orchestra.
Thu May 7, 2026, 11:01 PM
Thursday


Not technically a doo-wop song but it's in the lyrics, and it popped into my head when I saw the thread.
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