I just heard about it and posted it above as I didn't see your post. About 10 years ago I remember she performed at a Brooklyn street fair and after that Googling her and checking her website to see if she would appear again and never found anything. RIP
NOOOOO 😢😢😢 this is how I find out 🥺 May she rest in peace! Her vocals and stage presence has always stuck with me over a decade ago when I stumbled upon their song and group 😢
Why do people always say punk before punk existed as though 70s punk was something to aspire to.In the UK,three good bands and a load of crap more like.Biggest regress ever
@@randybackgammon890 What about Buzzcocks, Wire, Devo, Joy Division, Misfits, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Damned, Bauhaus, Gang of Four, Pere Ubu, X-Ray Spex, Talking Heads, The Cramps, James Chance...?
I also want to say I love the facial expressions Mary makes in this performance. I love the way she looks up to say he's tall, and the expression she uses to tell the girls that he's not all that bad. Let's face it, I like everything about Mary Weiss.
I heard a recent version of her singing remember (walking in the sand) and I'm sorry but it was AWFUL it was like she was trying to sound like a man, and her choices of glasses frames do not suit her. I gey she's old now but she's totally forcing the deep voice and there are many other styles of glasses frames that could look good on her
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” died on January 19, 2024.. She was 75. The Shangri-Las, formed in the New York City borough of Queens, were made up of two pairs of sisters: Weiss and her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss, along with twins Marguerite “Marge” Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. They met in school and as teenagers began performing at school dances and teen hops.
One of the twins had a problem with her wig falling over her eyes.;and what became of Betty? Betty forgot to lip sync to her part of the song.She kind of spaced out.
Its because of the real foods they ate. Processed foods were not yet brainwashed into peoples heads Just look at Woman's breasts back then compared to now, a true indication of what you are is what you eat.
Joey Ramone was right; Marge, Mary Ann. Liz, and Mary started a whole new trend in popular music. The Shangs are awesome --- thank you ladies!!! RIP Ganser twins --
I love their sulky style with the big bangs, the racy outfits and the dark mascara but Mary Weiss is so adorable at the same time that it's just fantastic. Great stuff. I love the early 60's!
I was just turning 13 years old when the Shangri-Las released Leader of the Pack. It was so different from anything other girl groups were doing. I was hooked on Mary's voice. There was more to come, Walking in the sand, Give Him a Great Big Kiss, I can Never go Home Anymore, Out in the Streets. When I saw them on TV I was gobsmacked! Those outfits! So attractive compared to other girl groups (very tight)! They are my all time favorite girl group.
These young ladies were unbeatable in style, dress, looks ,beauty, attitude, playfulness and most of all their fabulous sound. Thank You Mary, Betty and the Twins--you were and are the greatest!
The Shangri-Las with their iconic mid-60s sound and look...! As a 12 year old kid growing up at this time, I thought that their look (especially Mary and her sister Betty) was how girl singers should look. My sister had a best friend whose look was very "Shangri-la-ish"... Drove me crazy! This live performance is great!
NOOOOO 😢😢😢 this is how I find out 🥺 May she rest in peace! Her vocals and stage presence has always stuck with me over a decade ago when I stumbled upon this song 😢
. . and their unabashed Queens dialects! Tell me mo'/ tell me mo'. I was a toddler (b. 1964) when this came out - wish I had been older and more aware! My house was filled with Big Band and jazz; very little pop music. Love having learned what was out there pre-Beatles, and what Americans were doing with pop music post-Beatles. This song is pure fun!
Mary Weiss made her speaking part 'he's good bad but he's not evil '' sound really great i could listen to her voice all day. she also has sex appeal [to use an old phrase] shou could of been an actress as well.
Yeah Baby. It was 1965. I was 13 and Mary the lead singer was 16 (or 17). And I was so IN LOVE with her. I dreamt of her giving me, that Great Big Kiss. I think Mary was one of my first real crushes. When the Shangri-La's were on Shindig, it was time stopped. All that existed was me and Mary Weiss. Oh Boy!
it's nice to know the shangri-las were remembered. I was 12 in 65, and Met all of them at a performance. I was in love with Maryann Ganser in 63 when I was 10 and she was 15. She came to my house with my babysitter a few times. She died in 70. Still think about her today... Liked your comment.
Phenomenal. The energy just blasts off the screen. Most snarling performance since Elvis, and it actually exceeds the quality of the 45, which was excellent. They invented the attitude of the anti-girl group, and I could watch this video until well after the cows come home - whenever that might be.
This song has some of the best lines: "He's good/bad, but he's not evil", "How does he dance?" "Close very close", "Is he tall?" Well, I gotta look up."
Arthur Maclean: Lead singer Mary Weiss is gorgeous, as is her sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss, second from left. The Ganser twins, Marguerite "Marge" and Mary Ann, both with dark hair, were very endearing and stayed with the group after Betty Weiss left (and later returned). Love the Shangs!
I was born on Dec. of '63 and did not know The Shangri-Las recorded this song until I heard Johnny Thunders' version so he brought me here. Thanks Johnny! 💋 I love the way he covered that song and made it his own. The Shangri-Las were a huge influence on women musicians and men too.
On this day in 1965 {July 29th} the Shangri-Las performed "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" on the ABC-TV program 'Where The Action Is'... Eight months earlier on December 20th, 1964 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #83; and on January 24th, 1965 it peaked at #18 {for 2 weeks} and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100... On the same 'Action' show they also performed the record's B-side, a covered version of the Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout"... Between 1964 and 1966 the quartet {two pair of sisters} had eleven Top 100 records; three made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Leader of the Pack" for one week on November 22nd, 1964...
This song is so great, I don't know where to start... it's true they left out the "how does he dance?" part...Mary always sounds like she's about to cry , even in a happy song like this...
I was 16 when my friend drag me to 3 for rm10 cassette tape music store. It's a big pile. I chose The Shangri-las, Transvision Vamp & The Darling Buds. Never regret i chose this 3 band. But surely i can't stop listening to The Shangri-las everywhere i go with my walkman. Happy me with happy music. Still looking for their music till now. Thank u Shangri-las for all the sweet memories. God blessed them all 💕💕💕
Mary was so damn cute ^_^ I can't believe how different she looks now, like yes aging changing people, but she looks completely different....maybe different between black&white and colour combined with the aging? Dunno , I just know it looks like 2 different people 🤣
Geez I was 6 when this came out. Man I thought Mary wife’s was the most beautiful woman on Earth and she was tough and she could sing. Music was in my blood I ended up meeting her the guy who formed a group with them George Morton and let me tell you Mary still look good when I was in my 20s.
i'm63 yrs old saw them with my 25 yr old in rochester and they were worth price of admission if no other group came but lou christie was the hit of the show
RIP Mary - what a stunning performance this is, up there with the very best
I think she was the last surviving member.
. @cocoaorange Betty Weiss (sister and original member) is still alive
I just heard about it and posted it above as I didn't see your post. About 10 years ago I remember she performed at a Brooklyn street fair and after that Googling her and checking her website to see if she would appear again and never found anything. RIP
NOOOOO 😢😢😢 this is how I find out 🥺 May she rest in peace! Her vocals and stage presence has always stuck with me over a decade ago when I stumbled upon their song and group 😢
DANG - I had no idea she just died. Would not have known if not for your post. THANK YOU! Prayes for the family. I have always been a HUGE FAN
"...Dirty finger nails, Oh Boy what a prize" = one of the best lyrics ever. Punk rock, 20 years before the term even existed.
turbo1964 10 years before punk was coined, not 20.
turbo1964 You are right. The Ramones, Sex Pistols, etc. came around in the mid 70's.
@@bigjoe4110 The Modern Lovers came out in 1972.
Why do people always say punk before punk existed as though 70s punk was something to aspire to.In the UK,three good bands and a load of crap more like.Biggest regress ever
@@randybackgammon890 What about Buzzcocks, Wire, Devo, Joy Division, Misfits, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd, The Damned, Bauhaus, Gang of Four, Pere Ubu, X-Ray Spex, Talking Heads, The Cramps, James Chance...?
I also want to say I love the facial expressions Mary makes in this performance. I love the way she looks up to say he's tall, and the expression she uses to tell the girls that he's not all that bad. Let's face it, I like everything about Mary Weiss.
Join...the...club.
Actually it’s the way she wrinkles her nose when she sings the “dirty nails” line that gets me
I heard a recent version of her singing remember (walking in the sand) and I'm sorry but it was AWFUL it was like she was trying to sound like a man, and her choices of glasses frames do not suit her.
I gey she's old now but she's totally forcing the deep voice and there are many other styles of glasses frames that could look good on her
@@crazydrama5328 how do you say you’re geh without saying you’re geh, but then say you’re geh?
Who doesn't? She's a goddess.
"Well, I hear he's bad." "Ahhh, he's good bad, but he's not evil." How do you beat this performance? A youtube classic!
That's positive spin! Get a job with a senator! :-)
Reporter: Did the senator kill the lady with his car?
Girl: I guess so... but she was old anyway!
My favourite girl group. RIP Mary , give Marge and Mary Ann A Great Big Kiss!💋
That "whatever" look at :55 is EVERYTHING. RIP, Mary.
RIP Mary Weiss, born exact day and year as me. Died on my sister's birthday. Yes, we both loved the Shangri-las.
Rest in Peace, Mary... May you rock Heaven always!
I met Mary Weiss at a show last night, she was standing in the crowd next to me. I was so nerded out and starstruck and she was still classy.
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” died on January 19, 2024.. She was 75. The Shangri-Las, formed in the New York City borough of Queens, were made up of two pairs of sisters: Weiss and her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Weiss, along with twins Marguerite “Marge” Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. They met in school and as teenagers began performing at school dances and teen hops.
This is awesome. It’s badass. It’s real pop. It’s early garage. It’s punk. Its brilliant. 👊🏻
Came here because I love the 60's music but want to add Mary Weiss looks sooooo gorgeouss
Mary Weiss was certainly one to drool for back in the day! All the gals were!
One of the twins had a problem with her wig falling over her eyes.;and what became of Betty? Betty forgot to lip sync to her part of the song.She kind of spaced out.
MARY ANNE WAS MY FAVORITE, I GOT HER AUTOGRAPH IN NYC.
still is...…….
Its because of the real foods they ate. Processed foods were not yet brainwashed into peoples heads
Just look at Woman's breasts back then compared to now, a true indication of what you are is what you eat.
@@BrianCarnevaleB26 Eating silicone?
Joey Ramone was right; Marge, Mary Ann. Liz, and Mary started a whole new trend in popular music. The Shangs are awesome --- thank you ladies!!!
RIP Ganser twins --
Rest in peace Mary Weiss, Jan. 19, 2024
There's something so special about Mary's voice. The New York Dolls did a fantastic version of this.
I saw them perform this in 1973 at Leeds Uni. 👌🏼🙂
I love their sulky style with the big bangs, the racy outfits and the dark mascara but Mary Weiss is so adorable at the same time that it's just fantastic. Great stuff. I love the early 60's!
Mid-Sixties! This came out in 1965.
I am completely mesmerized by their smoky angel voices, their look and of course that ATTITUDE!
RIP, Mary Weiss
damn she has some voice
damn Marge of the SHangri Las was hot
i was...:))) u r right
Mary Weiss was 16 years old when she was belting this song out. . .Mary had a great voice and could go from vulnerable to the defiant X
I was just turning 13 years old when the Shangri-Las released Leader of the Pack. It was so different from anything other girl groups were doing. I was hooked on Mary's voice. There was more to come, Walking in the sand, Give Him a Great Big Kiss, I can Never go Home Anymore, Out in the Streets. When I saw them on TV I was gobsmacked! Those outfits! So attractive compared to other girl groups (very tight)! They are my all time favorite girl group.
These young ladies were unbeatable in style, dress, looks ,beauty, attitude, playfulness and most of all their fabulous sound. Thank You Mary, Betty and the Twins--you were and are the greatest!
The Shangri-Las with their iconic mid-60s sound and look...! As a 12 year old kid growing up at this time, I thought that their look (especially Mary and her sister Betty) was how girl singers should look. My sister had a best friend whose look was very "Shangri-la-ish"... Drove me crazy! This live performance is great!
RIP Mary
RIP Mary.
RIP Mary Weiss. My secret love in the ‘60’s. So sad
NOOOOO 😢😢😢 this is how I find out 🥺 May she rest in peace! Her vocals and stage presence has always stuck with me over a decade ago when I stumbled upon this song 😢
. . and their unabashed Queens dialects! Tell me mo'/ tell me mo'. I was a toddler (b. 1964) when this came out - wish I had been older and more aware! My house was filled with Big Band and jazz; very little pop music. Love having learned what was out there pre-Beatles, and what Americans were doing with pop music post-Beatles. This song is pure fun!
I saw them in person..back in the 60's at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre..they were so good...
What was like watching them in the early 60s?
you are lucky!
One of their best songs.
for sure!
Beautiful women back then
Good bad, not evil.
I get the picture.
Good girls want him bad
Mary Weiss made her speaking part 'he's good bad but he's not evil '' sound really great i could listen to her voice all day. she also has sex appeal [to use an old phrase] shou could of been an actress as well.
Love the song. Mary Weiss was to me the first rebel rocker!❤️
RIP- Mary Weiss!!👏
Our favorite girl group
Love the little dances. ❤
RIP Mary Weiss
❤🌺🌹 RIP Mary Weiss 🌺🌹🌹💔
Dear honey you won't be forgotten. 😢
These girls are Queens (the borough)all the way!
Yeah Baby. It was 1965. I was 13 and Mary the lead singer was 16 (or 17). And I was so IN LOVE with her. I dreamt of her giving me, that Great Big Kiss. I think Mary was one of my first real crushes. When the Shangri-La's were on Shindig, it was time stopped. All that existed was me and Mary Weiss. Oh Boy!
it's nice to know the shangri-las were remembered. I was 12 in 65, and Met all of them at a performance. I was in love with Maryann Ganser in 63 when I was 10 and she was 15. She came to my house with my babysitter a few times. She died in 70. Still think about her today... Liked your comment.
So rare to find a clip of Mary singing live!
Wonderful memories of my younger years, singing along to all of their songs as if I were in the group!!
RIP Mary Weiss lead singer of the Shangri-Las who just passed away this past Friday 1/19/24
Phenomenal. The energy just blasts off the screen. Most snarling performance since Elvis, and it actually exceeds the quality of the 45, which was excellent. They invented the attitude of the anti-girl group, and I could watch this video until well after the cows come home - whenever that might be.
Great comment....indeed!
Nice to see Sis Betty
THE BEST girl group song of the 60s.
You just gotta love their movements.
My fav' song by the Shangri-Las.. "When I say I'm in luv, you best believe I'm in luv, L.U.V.!!
This song has some of the best lines: "He's good/bad, but he's not evil", "How does he dance?" "Close very close", "Is he tall?" Well, I gotta look up."
WOW!! What a great voice Mary had! :)
What a voice!
what red blooded man couldn't fall in love with that lead singer babe mwwwaaa xxxx
Arthur Maclean: Lead singer Mary Weiss is gorgeous, as is her sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss, second from left. The Ganser twins, Marguerite "Marge" and Mary Ann, both with dark hair, were very endearing and stayed with the group after Betty Weiss left (and later returned). Love the Shangs!
Mary Weiss, was so gorgeous and hot. Whatever 'it' is she had it by the truck load. We all fancied the hell out of her.
I can’t even see her face
Good morning my friend
They was great in the 1960's to
RIP Mary
Am still listening to this music in July of 2024
Those young girls were GREAT!
I love this song & the Shangrilas so much*
Mary stunned me so much that I eventually married a woman who could be her twin...and still looks like her.Thank you, Lord.
Happy birthday Mary Weiss, 75 today.
I was born on Dec. of '63 and did not know The Shangri-Las recorded this song until I heard Johnny Thunders' version so he brought me here. Thanks Johnny! 💋 I love the way he covered that song and made it his own. The Shangri-Las were a huge influence on women musicians and men too.
"Tell me more, tell me more." Where have I heard that before?
Grease (idk if u where being sarcastic or not but uh)
one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite groups...
R.I.P. Mary Weiss
God they were beautiful
❤ another fave
shangri las" un super groupe sixties qui se démarque excellent 65 RNB SOUL
RIP Mary, and thank you.
I love these girls so much ❤❤❤❤ God bless them all Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏
They sure looked like they were having fun.. Great song remember it well..
I like their act. They are really cute-good choreograpyy, harmony, facial expressions, and more...
On this day in 1965 {July 29th} the Shangri-Las performed "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" on the ABC-TV program 'Where The Action Is'...
Eight months earlier on December 20th, 1964 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #83; and on January 24th, 1965 it peaked at #18 {for 2 weeks} and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...
On the same 'Action' show they also performed the record's B-side, a covered version of the Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout"...
Between 1964 and 1966 the quartet {two pair of sisters} had eleven Top 100 records; three made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Leader of the Pack" for one week on November 22nd, 1964...
This song is so great, I don't know where to start... it's true they left out the "how does he dance?" part...Mary always sounds like she's about to cry , even in a happy song like this...
this is so great the shangri-las at their best
Those were the days - great music and artists!
influenced the nu yawk dolls and the ramones, who'd a thunk! thank you for the music x
Wow! Just realized one of my favorite New York Dolls tunes was a cover!
How does she know the sweater matches his eyes if he's always wearing shades though.
Probably the sweater is the same color of his shades (just joking) ;-)
Too deep a question!
I was literally skimming through the comments to see if anyone else caught that before I commented it lmao
what color are his eyes .. I don't know .. he's always wearing shades
That's what I want to know!
Mary had a great voice. Distinctive, strong but feminine. Plus she was easy on the eye, MWA!
Fun! I liked the spoken dialogue in their songs as well as the singing.
Oh wow at the end, Carol "the girl with the big round glasses" lol. I had such a crush on her when I was a kid and they even wrote a song about her.
Mary you rocked the world. when I was10. still do
actually live,WOW!
That poor girl in the middle doesn’t even get her own mic!!🎤❤️
What a song always loved it but first time I've seen this. Fabulous
Kinda' love the way the drunner is doing most of that with his right hand.
Anybody?
Epitome of 60's music especially with their little shimmy dancing. Love it!
I was 16 when my friend drag me to 3 for rm10 cassette tape music store. It's a big pile. I chose The Shangri-las, Transvision Vamp & The Darling Buds. Never regret i chose this 3 band. But surely i can't stop listening to The Shangri-las everywhere i go with my walkman. Happy me with happy music. Still looking for their music till now. Thank u Shangri-las for all the sweet memories. God blessed them all 💕💕💕
j"adore shangris-las sixties excellent que du bonheur !!!
0:39 MUAH
1:10 i love her expressiveness as she performs
Mary was so damn cute ^_^
I can't believe how different she looks now, like yes aging changing people, but she looks completely different....maybe different between black&white and colour combined with the aging? Dunno , I just know it looks like 2 different people 🤣
Geez I was 6 when this came out. Man I thought Mary wife’s was the most beautiful woman on Earth and she was tough and she could sing. Music was in my blood I ended up meeting her the guy who formed a group with them George Morton and let me tell you Mary still look good when I was in my 20s.
Correction Mary Weiss. Voice text
i'm63 yrs old saw them with my 25 yr old in rochester and they were worth price of admission if no other group came but lou christie was the hit of the show
Did they sound good
Still GREAT after all these years ...50's 60's 70's ruled the music scene
Vocalist so cute 😍
RIP, Mary.❤
Mary looks so current, like she just stepped from 2017 into 1965. Très moderne non?
RIP my ears during that intro
Mwhaaah! Tell 'em that I love him. What a great song by a great group. Thanks for sharing.
On the 16:9 TV I use to watch YT, this looks best with the TV set to 4:3 aspect ratio.
They are all drop dead gorgeous
The obvious inspiration to 'Summer Nights'.
SIMPLY the best.