wow, really, thank you. yeh I only heard this song because I was looking at the listign of billboards greatest girlband songs and I love music from this era, the passion in her voice instantly shook me.
Back then they didn't have things in the studio to enhance your vocals and you had to do one whole take flawlessly. They didn't piece songs together back then. You had to have true talent.
This statement uses a broad brush, which is never fair or true. Whatever happened to that old fashion kindness? There a great sinder today. And, although he's been gone for several years, now, George Michael was phenomenal. Maria Cary is amazing as are several other of today's singers.
@@ronlheureux7623 hey it is what it is. However, George Michael was amazing and someone who was TRULY TALENTED. A lot of today's so-called singers cant sing straight through on one take and get all nights right. It was mandatory back in the day.
I know we have the Supremes, Ronettes, Shirelles, et. al. who have made great records but I think this might be the best recording by a female group ever.
THERE'S NO "MAYBE", ABOUT THIS TRULY CLASSIC JAM; ITS BEAUTY, IS ITS SIMPLICITY. "MAYBE", IS SO SWEET, SO ENDEARING;; BECAUSE IT'S SO INNOCENT. I LOVE THIS SONG.
I was in high school in 1958 and this great slow song by Arlene Smith and the Chantels was haunting and fabulous then and remains so to this day. Fred Parris and the 5 Satins' "In the Still of the Night" was a close second
almost impossible to restore. this is magnetic tape recording. there is no more information to display. maybe deep learning and neural network tech can improve it a bit
@@ianarchibald1423 This looks to be a 5th gen dub of the original kinescope on VHS, but we all know we won’t ever see the original quality because DCP has and always will be selfish and focus on their current programs. There has been a recent turn up of a full episode that’s probably 1-2 generations older based off of the quality difference.
This is the greatest female singing group in the whole world no one can touch the Chantels Arlene and the girls best in the world they still doing it I love you
Arleen sang this to me in a dressing room in a long island night club many years ago so I would get a feel how it went I was backing her up on keyboard I'll never forget that
I'm 73yrs old i was 10 when this song came out I played 50s and 60s music to my 3 granddaughter on vacation trips I taught they hated it I was wrong they are fighting for my record albums know this is their favorite song
I was still in grade school when this came out. It still thrills me. Where in the hell did it all go wrong. I was at the crossroads and made a pledge that if I could I would make a place for all of us oldsters that still love this music. We could sit around and bellyache about stuff, drink, eat, sleep, and just groove to all the old songs in comfort and peace from all of the crap today.
These young ladies made "God's Music" popular. They "prayed and prayed". The were angels of harmony,lyrics, mastery, and style. Total class and a blessing for all. My thanks to the producer.
She was actually 14 when she started.Amazing voice an she wrote her songs.At Age 12 she sang at carnegi Hall. We had angels in our Presence. How blessed we Were
The Chantels, now this my friends is talent & I might also add, class. These girls never received the respect & fame they so deserved. Never again will we hear the likes of this great music. So sad, what a beautiful time..
Lord, this is wonderful, blurred, dreamy camera focus and all. It adds to the romance of the era really, to see them out of focus. Love them...and the tune, very much.
I would kiss their hands the 4 of them.. just to appreciated their voices .. In Arica Chile All these old timers singers ..we used to hearing on the Radio.. no anymore .. but thanks to you tube I am young again!
The great Arlene Smith right the great lead singer of The Chantels she was only 16 years old here unbelievable voice mercy still play this song on internet radio show Classic Soul me the Masterblaster.
Man, music was so magical, structured and dignified back then! Look how nicely they are dressed and listen to how well their voices all blended together. This was my Mom's music RIP! One of the best songs ever and definitely of the 1950's!
41,020 views (so far), and absolutely NO dislikes... absolute, unconditional proof that we... NEED... more singers (and beautiful... MEMORABLE songs) like these!!!
92 people didn't like this?? I assume it's bc of the grainy footage, not the amazing singing. Lead Arlene Smith was classically trained but sang this with so much soul and conviction. This is a ground breaking performance and is rated #199 among the Top 500 Rock 'n Roll Songs of all time by Rolling Stone.
What I want to say here.. is that when this topped the charts, and hit band stand the south was segregated, there was overt and violent racial hatred everywhere in America. But today, white, latino and Asian kids who grew up then, are posting today EXPRESSIN THIER LOVE AND GRATITUTDE TO THESE LOVELY TALENTED BLACK GIRLS.. That was a profound shift in the realm of what was possible in America.. It was and is important for America to see the beauty inner and out of these gals.. their music and television made it possible. Today we know these gals are a national treasure.. then we knew they sang our humanity.. all of it.
I was there then, about a soph or junior in H S. It was the coolest time of my life. had a girl sang "soldier boy' for us in an assembly. this music made you feel good and make you cry all at the same time. I played drums in a garage band back then. it was the greatest time. jeans and t shirts with cigs rolled up in the sleeve, ha ha...what a gas!! wish you could have been there too.
My mom use to play this song on piano and sing this back home in Pittsburgh people use to come to my Grandmothers house and listen to my mom sing this song and other oldies. My Mom is 75 years old now and she can still play that piano..she can't hit that high note no more but she plays this song in a lower key. Thank you for posting !!
WOW!!! I saw them at my first R&R show in 1959! I think they wore those gowns! Arlene BELTED and the harmony was like lace, delicate and beautiful! A lasting impression!
Wow!!! How long has it been since I heard that beautiful voice. I'm a guy, but, she made me fall in love with someone I've never met. Not even in a dream. That song gave me goose bumps. I was a freshman in high school in Barrington, Ill that year.
I have loved this song my entire life and I'm now 68 yrs old. Totally memorable and just simply outstanding! They just don't make music like this anymore!
For some reason it's taken me many decades to really appreciate this song. I was only 4 years old when it was new, but it certainly has stuck around in the intervening years, and with good reason.
It's beautiful - I was 5 or 6 and later on in '64 and 65, when I was about 14, I'd clutch my little red transistor radio to my ear at 4am when the DJ's would play the oldies such as this sweet one. I loved them all.
Maybe is,maybe,one of the greatest R&R songs ever recorded.Arlene Smith's voice is the best female singer ever.I listened to this cut when it came out,and it is on my I-Pod now Thanks,Arlene.
I really do miss these days.I really had a lot of fun growing up in the 1950s.Hardly anybody locked their doors and nobody ever came in to steal or anything else.I also remember music like this. I was just 11 when this song was released but I can remember it. There was the swinging side to rock and roll but was all innocent fun.
Interesting trivia about the group's lead singer, Arlene Smith: She went on to study voice at Julliard and later, a successful career as a school teacher while continuing to perform in the Oldies circuit.
The lead singer was named the greatest female voice in the history of rock and roll by Rolling Stone. I couldn't agree more.
For once rock and roll justice has been done!
they sure got it right that time. I adore Arlene.
wow, really, thank you. yeh I only heard this song because I was looking at the listign of billboards greatest girlband songs and I love music from this era, the passion in her voice instantly shook me.
I do Agree with you on this John and My Name is Joseph Kane so keep enjoying these songs
What happened to her?
I still awe at the fact that she was only 14 years old when she wrote this
Back then they didn't have things in the studio to enhance your vocals and you had to do one whole take flawlessly. They didn't piece songs together back then. You had to have true talent.
Right?! These women were great singers 💪✌
True but they lip sing on most shows
I miss those days when you had to have talent
This statement uses a broad brush, which is never fair or true. Whatever happened to that old fashion kindness? There a great sinder today. And, although he's been gone for several years, now, George Michael was phenomenal. Maria Cary is amazing as are several other of today's singers.
@@ronlheureux7623 hey it is what it is. However, George Michael was amazing and someone who was TRULY TALENTED. A lot of today's so-called singers cant sing straight through on one take and get all nights right. It was mandatory back in the day.
Why were so many songs in the 50s so good? What a voice she had.
Because they were performed by artists that had the attitude of "we are a class act, and here to entertain you".
There was no super-duper processing on the audio either - the recording is truly how the singers sounded.
She certainly has some pipes, that's for sure!
@@A_Bit_of_Thought Like my wedding song "Unchained Melody" by Bobby Hatfield! Just like this beautiful girl's voice his is just pure!
True Soul feeling 🗽🎶💞👏👏👏👏👏🌎
Those were good days.
Most beautiful voice ever. Gift from God.
I know we have the Supremes, Ronettes, Shirelles, et. al. who have made great records but I think this might be the best recording by a female group ever.
Definetely they just brought it more
THERE'S NO "MAYBE", ABOUT THIS TRULY CLASSIC JAM; ITS BEAUTY, IS ITS SIMPLICITY. "MAYBE", IS SO SWEET, SO ENDEARING;; BECAUSE IT'S SO INNOCENT. I LOVE THIS SONG.
ABSOLUTELY! ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME! WRITTEN BY A TEENAGER....
I am impressed how African Americans singers in the 50s and 60s did so much to bring us all together in a way that was unexpected and so elegant
Arlene Smith has one of the greatest voices ever!
I was in high school in 1958 and this great slow song by Arlene Smith and the Chantels was haunting and fabulous then and remains so to this day. Fred Parris and the 5 Satins' "In the Still of the Night" was a close second
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You still kicking Gino?
Same here with two years to go; and also liked also Desiree, Thousand Miles Away, Little Agony and the Imps singing tears on my pillow, et al.
What a pity this video hasn’t been restored so we can see them clearly because they look phenomenal
almost impossible to restore. this is magnetic tape recording. there is no more information to display. maybe deep learning and neural network tech can improve it a bit
@@oemusik Yeah, over time it loses resonance. Eventually only the audio will remain, and further after that not even audio.
@@ianarchibald1423 😢
@@ianarchibald1423 This looks to be a 5th gen dub of the original kinescope on VHS, but we all know we won’t ever see the original quality because DCP has and always will be selfish and focus on their current programs. There has been a recent turn up of a full episode that’s probably 1-2 generations older based off of the quality difference.
@@JonathanMcKey Ah I see, yeah I didn't notice at first that this was Dick Clark. I wonder when all the Buddy Holly stuff may show up?
We wish we could go back in time but we can't we can dream. The best female group of all time
What a time to be alive.
This is the greatest female singing group in the whole world no one can touch the Chantels Arlene and the girls best in the world they still doing it I love you
Arleen sang this to me in a dressing room in a long island night club many years ago so I would get a feel how it went I was backing her up on keyboard I'll never forget that
Blurry or not, this still gives me chills! Terrific song.
1961. Sixth Grade Sock Hop. Caldwell Township School, CT, NJ. Still remember it.
I'm 73yrs old i was 10 when this song came out I played 50s and 60s music to my 3 granddaughter on vacation trips I taught they hated it I was wrong they are fighting for my record albums know this is their favorite song
I was still in grade school when this came out. It still thrills me. Where in the hell did it all go wrong. I was at the crossroads and made a pledge that if I could I would make a place for all of us oldsters that still love this music. We could sit around and bellyache about stuff, drink, eat, sleep, and just groove to all the old songs in comfort and peace from all of the crap today.
These young ladies made "God's Music" popular. They "prayed and prayed". The were angels of harmony,lyrics, mastery, and style. Total class and a blessing for all. My thanks to the producer.
She was actually 14 when she started.Amazing voice an she wrote her songs.At
Age 12 she sang at carnegi
Hall. We had angels in our
Presence. How blessed we
Were
How utterly sweet. Girls in their prom dresses singing a beautiful song.
Arlene Smith has an unbelievable voice.
2022 still playing it loud ❤
Seventeen year-old Arlene "The Voice" Smith. Nobody of that era was better.
The Chantels, now this my friends is talent & I might also add, class. These girls never received the respect & fame they so deserved. Never again will we hear the likes of this great music. So sad, what a beautiful time..
I was 5 years old. But later on it was still being played. Music ain't like this no more. It hit you to the bone.
It was a great time to grow up! I'm glad I got to live it.
that intro, that lead vocal and that great back-up vocals are haunting, send goose bumps over my body.
I couldn’t agree more!
MASTERPIECE.
agreed
Yeah, so do I
WAWSER!
Go 'head, Babies! Sing that song....tearing a hole in my heart!!!
Purely beautiful
All the great sounds that once filled the air.
Remember where you came from and Focus on where you are Going. (SALUTE)
Lord, this is wonderful, blurred, dreamy camera focus and all. It adds to the romance of the era really, to see them out of focus. Love them...and the tune, very much.
Love, Love.....it melts my heart....Thank you for the great memories...that I cherish all of my life...
OMG what a set of cords !!!
She was incredible
Thank You, Thank You For This Beautiful Song Showing These
Ladies, Featuring Arlene Smith!!
Chills.................
I would kiss their hands the 4 of them.. just to appreciated their voices .. In Arica Chile All these old timers singers ..we used to hearing on the Radio.. no anymore .. but thanks to you tube I am young again!
One of the greatest songs from the Classic Fifties! What a great time to be a teenager, if I could only turn back the hands of time.
How could anyone give a thumbs down to the music of the 50's and 60's
Thanks. That says a lot about his integrity.
I wish there were singers like this today❤
The great Arlene Smith right the great lead singer of The Chantels she was only 16 years old here unbelievable voice mercy still play this song on internet radio show Classic Soul me the Masterblaster.
Oh those golden oldies. Like this one let’s not forget them. We all sang them good tunes.
A voice like an angel !
There were so many good groups and singers in the fifties it’s hard to pick one they were all good. People seemed happy then.
what a voice. amazing.
Man, music was so magical, structured and dignified back then! Look how nicely they are dressed and listen to how well their voices all blended together. This was my Mom's music RIP! One of the best songs ever and definitely of the 1950's!
Beautiful, thank you .. Peace
41,020 views (so far), and absolutely NO dislikes... absolute, unconditional proof that we... NEED... more singers (and beautiful... MEMORABLE songs) like these!!!
A timeless classic...
One of the greatest early girl groups, thanks for posting.. Love them forever.. Peace
Female voices of the 50’s are def my favorite songs to hear..
92 people didn't like this?? I assume it's bc of the grainy footage, not the amazing singing. Lead Arlene Smith was classically trained but sang this with so much soul and conviction. This is a ground breaking performance and is rated #199 among the Top 500 Rock 'n Roll Songs of all time by Rolling Stone.
Man her voice is so powerful
What I want to say here.. is that when this topped the charts, and hit band stand the south was segregated, there was overt and violent racial hatred everywhere in America. But today, white, latino and Asian kids who grew up then, are posting today EXPRESSIN THIER LOVE AND GRATITUTDE TO THESE LOVELY TALENTED BLACK GIRLS.. That was a profound shift in the realm of what was possible in America.. It was and is important for America to see the beauty inner and out of these gals.. their music and television made it possible. Today we know these gals are a national treasure.. then we knew they sang our humanity.. all of it.
I was there then, about a soph or junior in H S. It was the coolest time of my life. had a girl sang "soldier boy' for us in an assembly. this music made you feel good and make you cry all at the same time. I played drums in a garage band back then. it was the greatest time. jeans and t shirts with cigs rolled up in the sleeve, ha ha...what a gas!! wish you could have been there too.
One of the most BEAUTIFUL and dramatic Songs of all time: both the melody and Arlene's rendition are incredible!! Too much!
My mom use to play this song on piano and sing this back home in Pittsburgh people use to come to my Grandmothers house and listen to my mom sing this song and other oldies. My Mom is 75 years old now and she can still play that piano..she can't hit that high note no more but she plays this song in a lower key. Thank you for posting !!
This song sung by the Chantels is one of the most timeless songs 🎵 of all times.
Hauntingly beautiful like they stepped out of heaven
Put this on the next CD shot to the edge of the universe.
Fuck, this got me all sad and warm. Amazing voice she had.
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Nine years ago.
this music is better than today's...don't care what anyone says or thinks! I would love to have lived in those days.
Arlenes Voice Is Beyond Words!!
WOW!!! I saw them at my first R&R show in 1959! I think they wore those gowns! Arlene BELTED and the harmony was like lace, delicate and beautiful! A lasting impression!
Yeah, I saw them at The Royal Theatre in Baltimore, MD
These girls are ..for sure... the BEST girls group of all time... no question !!! Don Rodgers ( The Bravados )
absolutely one of my favorite songs from the 50s - wore out my 45 & had to buy another one
Some songs will never die, this is one of those songs!!!!!!!!!
I could never get enough of this song when I was 15. Now I can finally fill my cup with the innocent hope of this doowap masterpiece.
still the freshest tune!!!
Wow!!! How long has it been since I heard that beautiful voice. I'm a guy, but, she made me fall in love with someone I've never met. Not even in a dream. That song gave me goose bumps. I was a freshman in high school in Barrington, Ill that year.
Music 2 my ears -this song and so many from this amazing golden decade has aged so beautifully!❤❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
I have loved this song my entire life and I'm now 68 yrs old. Totally memorable and just simply outstanding! They just don't make music like this anymore!
What pipes !
Arlene Smith what a voice.
LOVE THE CHANTELS.....the best slow dance ever.....oh those sox hops....i held her close while we danced....never wanted the song to end.
Man, can these ladies blow. Take notes this is REAL talent, although 18 folks gave thumbs down, but its their rights.
For some reason it's taken me many decades to really appreciate this song. I was only 4 years old when it was new, but it certainly has stuck around in the intervening years, and with good reason.
It's beautiful - I was 5 or 6 and later on in '64 and 65, when I was about 14, I'd clutch my little red transistor radio to my ear at 4am when the DJ's would play the oldies such as this sweet one. I loved them all.
Maybe is,maybe,one of the greatest R&R songs ever recorded.Arlene Smith's voice is the best female singer ever.I listened to this cut when it came out,and it is on my I-Pod now Thanks,Arlene.
So many people missed out on the 50's & 60's what a shame. To this I still luv those eras!!!!!!! Great song by Arlene Smith & the Chantels!!!!!
Wow...that voice. They look so lovely too. I like the way that the old groups would prepare themselves to look so beautiful for a performance.
proof positive that incredible groups live on for decades. They are amazing.
THE CHANTELS WERE A SPECIAL GROUP WITH GREAT TALENT FROM 1958!
They are the pioneers of the great girl groups of rock and roll. Hats off to these girls from the Bronx.
Great girl groups got me through tough times ! Still helps even in 2020
These ladies from The Bronx {my hometown) were so smooth and classy. Arlene's voice was so angelic.
Arlene Smith still has an amazing voice if you have watched any of the PBS Doo Wop Specials. She is simply amazing!
I really do miss these days.I really had a lot of fun growing up in the 1950s.Hardly anybody locked their doors and nobody ever came in to steal or anything else.I also remember music like this. I was just 11 when this song was released but I can remember it. There was the swinging side to rock and roll but was all innocent fun.
So great. The most heart-pumping slice of teen angst ever.
I was born in Brooklyn that year 1958. Now 62 years old. Great memories. Amen 🙏🏻 🇵🇷🇺🇸🙏🏻.
Pure singing, pure vocals ,they knew what they were doing.....and their
Supporting families and friends!
one of those "perfect" songs that has to be played evrey so often to remind me of what truly great music sounds like - thanks for posting
I saw this show live there was no video tape then it was all live I miss those days
Interesting trivia about the group's lead singer, Arlene Smith: She went on to study voice at Julliard and later, a successful career as a school teacher while continuing to perform in the Oldies circuit.
Yeah, pure talent back then. This kind of music should always be in our ears, our heads. I know it is in mine.
One of my most favorite songs makes me feel young again.
very very nostalgic, better than any music we have today!1