Neil sold 50 million records from the late 60s to the early 70s. And he’s written hits for many other people. “Calendar girl”, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” “Working on a Groovy thing” the list goes on . Definitely belongs in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. He’s already in the songwriters Hall of Fame
I’m laughing so hard! I caught myself singing this song in an empty elevator last week. The doors opened and an older gentleman stepped inside saying “Sing it, girl!” It’s such a happy song.
@@marxlover100 Connie Francis is not the RRHOF. She's the first female artist to reach number one on the Billboard 100 since it started in 1957. She did it in 1960.
@@SLam-ve3yp Another of the great ones not in the RRHOF is Chubby Checker, the king of the dance crazes. Nor is Paul Anka. How is it possible that these singers who dominated the charts in the '50s and '60s aren't in the Hall?
Neil Sedaka hit the charts initially in the Pre-Beatles 60s. His 1st hit song was " Oh, Carol" about his teen crush on the one and only Carole King. The hits dried up, post Beatlemania. This song and "Bad Blood" reignited his recording career in the early-mid seventies.
Elton John was the uncredited back up singer on that song. It wasn't all that random. Elton had a record label called Rocket Records and the company signed Neil. I guess Elton was just hanging around at the time...lol
He alss had many hits in the 60’s and some in the 70’s one song “Breaking up is hard to do” a fast version in the 60’s and a wonderful slow version in the 70’s released at about the same time this one was!!!! He also had a song "Oh Carol", because he was dating Carol King at the time. In the 60’s he also had “Happy Birthday sweet sixteen” and “Calendar Girl"
Neil Sedaka was known as the man who wrote the hits, he wrote dozens, both for himself and so many others. His catalog is extensive and a great rabbit hole to dive into. ✌️
Oh, wow! Been waiting 2 years for you to listen to Neil. He was one of the greats. He had a pop hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and many years later, he released the same song as slow ballad. Listen to both right after each other! It is something special.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do reminds me so much of whatever I was doing as a 7-year-old in the school summer holidays of 1972,and oddly of red and white/pale blue and white/pale green and white,etc. colour combinations,which I blame on the amount of showjumping being on TV a lot at the time,the straws we drank our cold drinks with,the pair of girls in miniscule gingham dresses trying to sing it on the telly one afternoon,etc.
Ooooh wow, now this reminds me of being a kid and hearing my parents playing this on the radio. It's the 70s, I'm a kid and it's summer and all us kids are playing outside not a care in the world.
Jay & Amber, you’ll love Neil Sedaka’s "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl" !!!! He wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together", an international #1 hit for Captain & Tennille which you reacted to Jun 3, 2021. edit - Also his "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" !!
Two versions of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"...he remade and reinvented his own song. Eric Clapton would do the same with "Layla later on with MTV Unplugged, and many others followed.
This came out in 74,but his career began in 57 as a singer songwriter he wrote among others The Lion Sleeps Tonight for The Tokens,Breaking Up is Hard to Do,Calendar Girl
Neil did a song in the 80's called The Immigrant...it's still very relevant today, more than ever. Other songs of his you should check out...The Hungry Years, I Should Have Never Let You Go (the version with is daughter is excellent) and my personal favorite, Alone At Last!
Finally!! Hell of a prolific songwriter!! Plus he could sing and play piano! One of the early greats! So many songs;”Calendar Girl”, “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen “.
Thank you for discovering Neil Sedaka. I've been begging for this one! You need to check out Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka, also featuring Elton John on harmony vocals! He also co-wrote Love Will Keep Us Together by the Captain and Tennille, which you've already reacted to.
That is so true..every other song featured a saxophone solo.I loved hearing the sax.The only musical instrument that could instantly transport me to the bright lights of 'The City' whenever I heard it.Still does.Magic.
@@BobCrabtree-ev4rz And there were blues and jazz clubs everywhere...now they're impossible to find except in the largest cities...and there they are few. Shame.
More Neil Sedaka please 🙏 he was on all the variety shows, 😢 Great Memories 👍 Peace ✌️ and love your 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 😊 Great Reaction 👍
Awwwww, my favorite part of this reaction is not just Amber's response to the sax solo, but Jay's sweet reaction and look of absolute love for his bride. Every time I watch you two, I pray for your every happiness and that you grow in your love for each other.
Ahh.. Neil Sedaka brings back so many memories. He has so much music and the one that comes to mind is The Hungry Years. What great words. Money does not make you happy.
I go away on holiday and a miracle happens. After years of asking for Sedaka . . . So, from my playlist of 25 here's 5 that showcase different sides of Neil: Bad Blood - with Elton John on backing vocals. Elton knows talent when he sees it and helped resurrect Neil's career. The Hungry Years - sometimes success isn't everything. New York City Blues - stunning song about the decline of a great city. The Immigrant - "There was a time when strangers were welcome here." Even more relevant today. His best song. And there are so many I wanted to choose but I'll settle for Superbird - for everyone who ever wished they could fly. But Laughter In the Rain was a good place to start, always a lovely tune.
As a teenager, Neil Sedaka got a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music to train to be a classical pianist. He liked popular music and decided to study pop songs to determine what made a song a hit. He joined with Howard Greenfield to write so many hit songs for himself and others. My favorites of his are "The Diary" (his first hit) and "You Mean Everything To Me". He got the idea for "The Diary" from Connie Francis, who he wrote some songs for; she had a diary which she was very protective and guarded about. He wrote "Stupid Cupid" and "Where The Boys Are" for Connie.
Definitely love some Neil Sedaka. He always sounds like he has a constant smile when singing. His stuff from the 60s is also worth checking out: "Calendar Girl", "Breaking up is Hard to Do", "Next Door to an Angel", Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen". BTW, his last name rhymes with cracka. 😁
This was a #1 song in the early 70's. Neil Sedaka started his career in the early 60's and had a #1 song in 1962 with the song "Breaking Up is hard to Do". And a Top 5 hit with "Calendar Girl" and a Top 10 hit with "Oh Carol" (about his good friend Carol King). Later in the 70's he had another #1 hit with "Bad Blood" with Elton John as backup vocals.
When my dad reenlisted in the Navy, mom and I went by ourselves to our new housing assignment in Charleston, SC. I was 4, mom was 23. The furniture was scheduled to arrive the day after we did. That night, she and I had our own pizza party, sitting on blankets piled on the floor, mom's portable record player.... and Neil's "Laughter in the Rain". It's a memory I'll always treasure. Miss you mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad you gave Neil Sedaka a chance! He is one of the ICONs of 20th century american contemporary music. A peerless songwriter (he wrote many hits for others too!), an excellent concert pianist, a beautiful singer, and he has had a career that lasted for many decades since he started in the 1950s!
Glad you're finally reacting to Neil Sedaka. He started out in the early 1960s with hits like Calendar Girl, Breaking Up is Hard to Do and Oh Carol. Then he made a come back in the early-mid 70s. He re-recorded Breaking Up is Hard to Do as a slow song, where the original was a faster uptempo song. He wrote the song Love Will Keep Us Together, which was a big hit for the Captain & Tenille. He also had a song Bad Blood with backup vocals by Elton John.
Thanks Jay and Amber for checking out Neil, glad you enjoyed this. My favorite Neil Sedaka song. It was not Rock and Roll, but Classical music that would shape Neil into the musician he is today. By the time he was nine, he had already begun his intensive classical piano training at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music attending both the Preparatory School and the College.
This was a Sedaka "comeback song". He started as a young songwriter, then singer who was part of the famous Brill Building crowd and was a friend from those days with Carol King (An early work was Oh Carol for her.). Classics by him include both his fast and slow versions of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen. You have mentioned father-daughter songs in the past. His song with daughter Dara Sedaka, I Should Have Never Let You Go, is extremely beautiful and worth hearing and might leave a lump in your throat.
He has his share of hits in his day. This song was painfully short but that's how long many songs were back then. He also wrote songs for other artists as well.
OMG...I have so many of his albums that belonged to my late dad. They are packed up in storage containers. I always told my dad ''When your time comes...I want your music collection''. He died last year....and I have HUNDREDS of albums from the 50s, 60, and 70s. ALL in PERFECT condition. Wouldn't take a million bucks for all of that wonderful music from long ago. Music like this lives forever!!!
2:58 Im so glad you are doing a reaction to Neil Sedaka. Another song which i think you will enjoy by Neil is "Hungry years", and also " Breaking up is hard to do ( slow version).
You may want to listen to another Neil Sedaka song he wrote in his youth for a young girl he was over the moon about. It's titled " Oh Carol!" and was a big hit in 1958 for a pretty girl 3 years younger than him. The young girl later became quite famous in her own right. Miss Carol King.
Just one of my favourite ever songs. The instrumentation, the melody, the song structure but most of all the sweet optimism of it. If you could only write one song ever and it was this you'd still be happy as you'd have written an all time classic! Such sentimental joy in the song, thanks to Neil and of course to Rob Squad for bringing it to as wide an audience as possible!
I was listening to this song just today it’s 50 years old now it came out in 1974 and yes it’s not a hard rocker or anything, but it is so beautiful. Neil Sedaka was very very popular earlier in his life and this was a comeback song for him. Thanks for reviewing it.
"Should have never let you go", is my favorite Neil Sedaka song and there are many. It's a duet with his daughter and very beautiful.Neil is a gentle soul.
There were two very distinct periods of Neil Sedaka. The first was the early 60's when he was an adolescent and did pop songs about teen crushes and love etc that were of that time. The second period was his mid-70's comeback in his thirties (where this song is from) doing songs that were contemporary of that time. The latter is my preference. "Bad Blood", a duet with Elton from 1975 is recommended. He also wrote the Captain & Tenille hit "Love Will Keep Us Together" during this period.
This song takes me back to '74, walking to grade school and kicking the fallen leaves. Wow!! 50 years. Smh... I've always enjoyed his sweet and soft vocals!! PS. Love the hair trim!!! So cute!!
the Soul in the "Oooooo I Hear Laughter In The Rain..." does it for me every time. i got chills the first time i heard this song in a long time as an adult. it never hit me like that before. instant playlist material. this song is the textbook definition of a classic.
Hi guys. Loving your channel and your eclectic song reactions. Neil Sedaka is one of my favourites, and I have had the pleasure of seeing him live here in the UK. He is super-talented. He has written hundreds of songs for some of the best artists, including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Carol King ..... the list goes on! I am pretty confident you will have heard some of them without knowing that he was behind them. I have several favourites, including Laughter in the Rain, but my no.1 is called 'Our Last Song Together' (It's quite sad, but beautiful). Then of course there's Solitaire, That's When the Music Takes Me, Love Will Keep Us Together, I'm a Song, Sing Me. I could list them all, but there are too many. Keep up the good work, guys. God bless you and your family ❤
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is probably my favorite but he has so many great songs. There are two versions of this song. The original is doo-wop pop and the remake is a slow Jazz club version. I suggest you do a back to back reaction of them. The slow version is the one for me.
Wow you guys discovered one of the greats! A classically trained pianist, Sedaka cut his teeth on a string of rock n roll hits such as 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' , 'Next Door To An Angel' and 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen'. Along with his songwriting companion Greenfield they wrote some of the most romantic 70's ballards and introspective songs like 'One More Mountain To Climb', 'The Hungry Years' and 'Betty Grable'. Sedaka also was known for lively showstoppers such as 'That's Where The Music Takes Me', 'Beautiful You' and 'Lonely Night / Angel Face' I could go on and on and on about how many great songs he has done for himself and other artists...
Neil Sedaka also wrote "Let the Good Times In" by the Partridge Family (although the actual artists performing were the Ron Hicklin Singers). It was first released by The Love Generation. John Bahler and Tom Bahler were a part of both The Love Generation and the Ron Hicklin Singers. It's a terrific little song.
Neil sold 50 million records from the late 60s to the early 70s. And he’s written hits for many other people.
“Calendar girl”, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” “Working on a Groovy thing” the list goes on . Definitely belongs in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame.
He’s already in the songwriters Hall of Fame
I think Sedaka made the top ten twice with "“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." The first time as a bouncy pop song, the second time as a ballad.
All I want to say is "Sedaka is back."
@@bmw128racer I like both version, but the second one really highlights what an amazing singer he is. .
@@LoveOldMusic808 True.
His best song is "Bad Blood."
I’m laughing so hard! I caught myself singing this song in an empty elevator last week. The doors opened and an older gentleman stepped inside saying “Sing it, girl!” It’s such a happy song.
I can totally see myself doing that! 😂
Who doesn’t love Neil Sedaka! There’s so much to write 😁
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame doesn't. This man should've been in the RRHOF a long time ago.
It's an absolute crime that Neil isn't in the R&R Hall of Fame.
@@marxlover100 Connie Francis is not the RRHOF. She's the first female artist to reach number one on the Billboard 100 since it started in 1957. She did it in 1960.
@@SLam-ve3yp Another of the great ones not in the RRHOF is Chubby Checker, the king of the dance crazes. Nor is Paul Anka. How is it possible that these singers who dominated the charts in the '50s and '60s aren't in the Hall?
He wrote a beautiful song that Karen Carpenter sang called Solitaire. A great song from the Carpenters well worth checking out.
Always choked me up. So sad.
I agree they need to listen to that. Neil wrote an amazing song and it fit Karen perfectly
Actually, they did “Solitaire” a little while ago and, as you would expect, they were knocked out by her voice.
I didn't know he wrote that! Thanks for the info.
He actually sang it pretty beautifully himself! They should check out his version.
When Captain and Tenniel sing " Sedaka is back" at the end of "Love will keep us together" this is who they are mentioning.
His song, Bad Blood, with Elton John is a banger!
You wouldn't think the same guy that sang this tender song would have another song where he throws the B word around, but it was the 1970s after all.
Ditto
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Chillin.
@@JaDav40 What song would that be? I want to hear that one lol
Neil Sedaka hit the charts initially in the Pre-Beatles 60s. His 1st hit song was " Oh, Carol" about his teen crush on the one and only Carole King. The hits dried up, post Beatlemania. This song and "Bad Blood" reignited his recording career in the early-mid seventies.
Bad Blood is a personal favorite of mine, since ancient times! 😊
Elton John was the uncredited back up singer on that song. It wasn't all that random. Elton had a record label called Rocket Records and the company signed Neil. I guess Elton was just hanging around at the time...lol
He didn't just have a crush on Carole, they dated for a while when they were in college together.
He ans Carole actually dated for a while when they were in college together.
"Oh Carol,I am but a fool..."
He alss had many hits in the 60’s and some in the 70’s one song “Breaking up is hard to do” a fast version in the 60’s and a wonderful slow version in the 70’s released at about the same time this one was!!!! He also had a song "Oh Carol", because he was dating Carol King at the time. In the 60’s he also had “Happy Birthday sweet sixteen” and “Calendar Girl"
FINALLY!!!! YESSS, you got around to Neil Sedaka. This fella is the real deal, he has lots of GREAT songs for you to hear. ❤🎼🫂
Neil Sedaka is luckily still around. He’s 85 and is on TikTok.
Neil Sedaka was known as the man who wrote the hits, he wrote dozens, both for himself and so many others. His catalog is extensive and a great rabbit hole to dive into. ✌️
Neil's "Love in the Shadows" is pure disco gold!!!!! Also his Song "Bad Blood" with Elton John on backing vocals is awesome!!!!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSS x 2~!
Oh HELL YEAH. Forgot about that one!
Bad Blood is one of my favourites, along with Standing on the Inside.
Wow, I had forgotten about Bad Blood , too! Hadn’t heard it in years! Thanks for reminding me!
Kitty Foreman singing along to the radio on "That 70s Show" reintroduced Bad Blood to me.
Oh, wow! Been waiting 2 years for you to listen to Neil. He was one of the greats. He had a pop hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and many years later, he released the same song as slow ballad. Listen to both right after each other! It is something special.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do reminds me so much of whatever I was doing as a 7-year-old in the school summer holidays of 1972,and oddly of red and white/pale blue and white/pale green and white,etc. colour combinations,which I blame on the amount of showjumping being on TV a lot at the time,the straws we drank our cold drinks with,the pair of girls in miniscule gingham dresses trying to sing it on the telly one afternoon,etc.
Ooooh wow, now this reminds me of being a kid and hearing my parents playing this on the radio. It's the 70s, I'm a kid and it's summer and all us kids are playing outside not a care in the world.
You could not have said that ANY BETTER The 70s where greatly specialBeing a 70s Brat for a long time
Yes, this!
Jay & Amber, you’ll love Neil Sedaka’s "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl" !!!! He wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together", an international #1 hit for Captain & Tennille which you reacted to Jun 3, 2021. edit - Also his "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" !!
The original “breaking up is hard to do” .
Yes!!! Those older songs are so much more fun, they would love em!
@@terrybangley2281Yes, not the Seventies ballad remake!
Two versions of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"...he remade and reinvented his own song.
Eric Clapton would do the same with "Layla later on with MTV Unplugged, and many others followed.
Yes!
Neil Sedaka's "The Hungry Years" is one of the most beautiful and sad songs ever written.
Neil's song "Oh Carol" is about Carole King and she answered it with the song "Oh Neil". 😊
Ha, that's cute!
Neil Sedaka has an impeccable vocal range.
This came out in 74,but his career began in 57 as a singer songwriter he wrote among others The Lion Sleeps Tonight for The Tokens,Breaking Up is Hard to Do,Calendar Girl
One of my favorites! Been waiting for you to get to this one. Next up: "Bad Blood", with Elton John.
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YESSSSSS! 🙌
And there is a Midnight Special performance of it...they tend to love that. The downside is no Elton John in that one.
Neil did a song in the 80's called The Immigrant...it's still very relevant today, more than ever. Other songs of his you should check out...The Hungry Years, I Should Have Never Let You Go (the version with is daughter is excellent) and my personal favorite, Alone At Last!
Great song, dedicated to John Lennon.
This was '70s pop perfection, a #1 hit in early 1975. A great song, but remember kids, don't run under a tree if there's lightning!
Jdw5678 unless you're an asshole ,then running under a wet tree is a great idea
Finally!! Hell of a prolific songwriter!! Plus he could sing and play piano! One of the early greats! So many songs;”Calendar Girl”, “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen “.
Neil Sedaka is a great rabbit hole to follow for awhile, great artist and music..😎🍺☮️
This song was a big part of my childhood so many great memories ❤
Same.
Me too😊
People forgot about his hit Happy Birthday Sweet 16. Love Neil Sedaka
who did "Calender Girl"
Neil has one of my favourite voices of all time. If you play him singing "The Hungry Years", you may hear one of the most wonderful songs ever.
I was born in January 19 70 obviously grew up listening to Neil Sedaka. My mom was crazy about him. He is such a breath of fresh air.
I feel the warmth of her haaaaaaaaaaaaand in mine. He is one of that group of great talents.
Thank you for discovering Neil Sedaka. I've been begging for this one! You need to check out Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka, also featuring Elton John on harmony vocals! He also co-wrote Love Will Keep Us Together by the Captain and Tennille, which you've already reacted to.
Remember at the end of "Love Will Keep Us Together" they sing "Sedaka is back".
@@jimcoon7545 I remember it well. They covered a few of his songs. Lonely Nights (Angel Face) being another one.
We had so much more saxophone than today's music...one of the reasons I love the sax.
That is so true..every other song featured a saxophone solo.I loved hearing the sax.The only musical instrument that could instantly transport me to the bright lights of 'The City' whenever I heard it.Still does.Magic.
@@BobCrabtree-ev4rz And there were blues and jazz clubs everywhere...now they're impossible to find except in the largest cities...and there they are few. Shame.
More Neil Sedaka please 🙏 he was on all the variety shows, 😢 Great Memories 👍 Peace ✌️ and love your 70 year old forever Young Hippie Gary 😊 Great Reaction 👍
Neil Sedaka had so many great hits , especially in the early 60s. Many suggested previously. Please play more'
I absolutely love the song Neil Sedaka did with his daughter Dara: Should've Never Let You Go. It's a beautiful song.
YES!! My sisters and I kept that one on repeat. We would sing it together. I sang his part ! 💓
YEZZ GAWD a great song
Awwwww, my favorite part of this reaction is not just Amber's response to the sax solo, but Jay's sweet reaction and look of absolute love for his bride. Every time I watch you two, I pray for your every happiness and that you grow in your love for each other.
Neil Sedaka . Laughter in the Rain. Linda musica clássica romântica que toca em nossos corações. 😇💜🌹🍀⭐🌎🇧🇷🇺🇲🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
I've always loved Neil Sedaka's songs. He's amazing!
Ahh.. Neil Sedaka brings back so many memories. He has so much music and the one that comes to mind is The Hungry Years. What great words. Money does not make you happy.
His music is timeless absolutely timeless
I go away on holiday and a miracle happens. After years of asking for Sedaka . . .
So, from my playlist of 25 here's 5 that showcase different sides of Neil:
Bad Blood - with Elton John on backing vocals. Elton knows talent when he sees it and helped resurrect Neil's career.
The Hungry Years - sometimes success isn't everything.
New York City Blues - stunning song about the decline of a great city.
The Immigrant - "There was a time when strangers were welcome here." Even more relevant today. His best song.
And there are so many I wanted to choose but I'll settle for Superbird - for everyone who ever wished they could fly.
But Laughter In the Rain was a good place to start, always a lovely tune.
As a teenager, Neil Sedaka got a scholarship to the Julliard School of Music to train to be a classical pianist. He liked popular music and decided to study pop songs to determine what made a song a hit. He joined with Howard Greenfield to write so many hit songs for himself and others. My favorites of his are "The Diary" (his first hit) and "You Mean Everything To Me". He got the idea for "The Diary" from Connie Francis, who he wrote some songs for; she had a diary which she was very protective and guarded about. He wrote "Stupid Cupid" and "Where The Boys Are" for Connie.
Definitely love some Neil Sedaka. He always sounds like he has a constant smile when singing. His stuff from the 60s is also worth checking out: "Calendar Girl", "Breaking up is Hard to Do", "Next Door to an Angel", Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen". BTW, his last name rhymes with cracka. 😁
Not only is he a great singer but he is an even better song writer!
This was a #1 song in the early 70's. Neil Sedaka started his career in the early 60's and had a #1 song in 1962 with the song "Breaking Up is hard to Do". And a Top 5 hit with "Calendar Girl" and a Top 10 hit with "Oh Carol" (about his good friend Carol King). Later in the 70's he had another #1 hit with "Bad Blood" with Elton John as backup vocals.
His music was and is to this very day, timeless and beautiful. He is a total class Act too. Good pick!
When my dad reenlisted in the Navy, mom and I went by ourselves to our new housing assignment in Charleston, SC. I was 4, mom was 23. The furniture was scheduled to arrive the day after we did. That night, she and I had our own pizza party, sitting on blankets piled on the floor, mom's portable record player.... and Neil's "Laughter in the Rain". It's a memory I'll always treasure. Miss you mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad you gave Neil Sedaka a chance! He is one of the ICONs of 20th century american contemporary music. A peerless songwriter (he wrote many hits for others too!), an excellent concert pianist, a beautiful singer, and he has had a career that lasted for many decades since he started in the 1950s!
Neil was a hit writing machine, mostly for other people.
Glad you're finally reacting to Neil Sedaka. He started out in the early 1960s with hits like Calendar Girl, Breaking Up is Hard to Do and Oh Carol. Then he made a come back in the early-mid 70s. He re-recorded Breaking Up is Hard to Do as a slow song, where the original was a faster uptempo song. He wrote the song Love Will Keep Us Together, which was a big hit for the Captain & Tenille. He also had a song Bad Blood with backup vocals by Elton John.
Thanks Jay and Amber for checking out Neil, glad you enjoyed this. My favorite Neil Sedaka song. It was not Rock and Roll, but Classical music that would shape Neil into the musician he is today. By the time he was nine, he had already begun his intensive classical piano training at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music attending both the Preparatory School and the College.
This was a Sedaka "comeback song". He started as a young songwriter, then singer who was part of the famous Brill Building crowd and was a friend from those days with Carol King (An early work was Oh Carol for her.). Classics by him include both his fast and slow versions of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen. You have mentioned father-daughter songs in the past. His song with daughter Dara Sedaka, I Should Have Never Let You Go, is extremely beautiful and worth hearing and might leave a lump in your throat.
Love this song. Was popular in 8th grade & played often at the roller rink!
He has his share of hits in his day. This song was painfully short but that's how long many songs were back then. He also wrote songs for other artists as well.
OMG...I have so many of his albums that belonged to my late dad. They are packed up in storage containers. I always told my dad ''When your time comes...I want your music collection''. He died last year....and I have HUNDREDS of albums from the 50s, 60, and 70s. ALL in PERFECT condition. Wouldn't take a million bucks for all of that wonderful music from long ago. Music like this lives forever!!!
2:58 Im so glad you are doing a reaction to Neil Sedaka. Another song which i think you will enjoy by Neil is "Hungry years", and also " Breaking up is hard to do ( slow version).
A little known song of his that is my favorite!
This song and The Hungry Years are my faves by him, but here are so many he has written, produced and sung, you just can't go wrong with this artist
He is one of the few who has perfect pitch, and he is a great songwriter as well. Nice reaction
One of the best singer/song writers at least in top 30 of all time. Laughter In The Rain one great love song.
He wrote SO MANY hit songs for other artists before he even started his singing career. Love him!
Yep. Part of the Brill Building group of songwriters.
You may want to listen to another Neil Sedaka song he wrote in his youth for a young girl he was over the moon about.
It's titled " Oh Carol!" and was a big hit in 1958 for a pretty girl 3 years younger than him.
The young girl later became quite famous in her own right. Miss Carol King.
I love that Jay loves this! A few years back, I don't think this would have hit for him.
I think you're right!
I forgot about how much I loved him in the late 60s and early 70s. Thank you!
He was a prolific writer of many hits for himself and others, you'll like his rabbit hole.
I love this singer check out more of his music you won’t be disappointed guaranteed
He was doing live concerts on UA-cam a few months ago😮 he was also a teenage idol hit maker
Love Neil Sedaka! So many hits to explore Breaking Up Is Hard to Do , Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Oh Carol, Calendar Girl.
He just brings a smile on your face, you don’t even know it but your Smiling ☺️
Neil Sedaka! Great songwriter and musician. This song got much radio play and crossed generations,
Just one of my favourite ever songs. The instrumentation, the melody, the song structure but most of all the sweet optimism of it. If you could only write one song ever and it was this you'd still be happy as you'd have written an all time classic! Such sentimental joy in the song, thanks to Neil and of course to Rob Squad for bringing it to as wide an audience as possible!
I saw Neil Sedaka in concert years ago in Billings, MT. My boyfriend got us front row seats. Great concert!!
You guys will love "You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine"' It is the happiest song I know, and one of my favorites by him.
That is my favorite song of his. I listen to it every once in awhile when I want to put a smile on my face. That song does it perfectly!
This is a classic. This came out when I was a teen and rock fan, but even then I thought this song was pure gold.
I was listening to this song just today it’s 50 years old now it came out in 1974 and yes it’s not a hard rocker or anything, but it is so beautiful. Neil Sedaka was very very popular earlier in his life and this was a comeback song for him. Thanks for reviewing it.
Songs from this era were well written that you can picture in your mind the lyrics being sung.
Neil Sedaka was very popular in the 70's. Loved his music. "Breaking Up is Hard to do" is probably one of his most popular, he had many great songs.
Listen to his Calendar Girl. And again please Listen to Lou Christie
"Should have never let you go", is my favorite Neil Sedaka song and there are many. It's a duet with his daughter and very beautiful.Neil is a gentle soul.
There were two very distinct periods of Neil Sedaka. The first was the early 60's when he was an adolescent and did pop songs about teen crushes and love etc that were of that time. The second period was his mid-70's comeback in his thirties (where this song is from) doing songs that were contemporary of that time. The latter is my preference. "Bad Blood", a duet with Elton from 1975 is recommended. He also wrote the Captain & Tenille hit "Love Will Keep Us Together" during this period.
"I feel a shiver run up my spine..." -- and I did! Thanks for dropping this one guys! 🥰
Back when people could actually sing...pure talent!
Neil has a lot of great songs. He has always been a class act.
This song takes me back to '74, walking to grade school and kicking the fallen leaves. Wow!! 50 years. Smh... I've always enjoyed his sweet and soft vocals!! PS. Love the hair trim!!! So cute!!
I’ve been to a lot of big name concerts but Neil is almost my favorite. So much joy and fun.
For a laugh listen to his song Little Brother.
This takes me back to when I was a child in the 70s. Simpler times.
the Soul in the "Oooooo I Hear Laughter In The Rain..." does it for me every time. i got chills the first time i heard this song in a long time as an adult. it never hit me like that before. instant playlist material. this song is the textbook definition of a classic.
He has such beautiful songs. ❤
Hi guys. Loving your channel and your eclectic song reactions. Neil Sedaka is one of my favourites, and I have had the pleasure of seeing him live here in the UK. He is super-talented. He has written hundreds of songs for some of the best artists, including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Carol King ..... the list goes on! I am pretty confident you will have heard some of them without knowing that he was behind them. I have several favourites, including Laughter in the Rain, but my no.1 is called 'Our Last Song Together' (It's quite sad, but beautiful). Then of course there's Solitaire, That's When the Music Takes Me, Love Will Keep Us Together, I'm a Song, Sing Me. I could list them all, but there are too many. Keep up the good work, guys. God bless you and your family ❤
Neil Sedaka's music will last forever. His channel on here (UA-cam) is a must watch.
A giant of American popular music and songwriting
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is probably my favorite but he has so many great songs. There are two versions of this song. The original is doo-wop pop and the remake is a slow Jazz club version. I suggest you do a back to back reaction of them. The slow version is the one for me.
That's a great idea. Personally I love the second version, it just proves that artists can improve their songs
Ooooh! Y'all got a Good one right here! This song stays in my playlist on any given day. God Bless Neil Sedaka!
Beautiful song from my birth year 1974.
Wow you guys discovered one of the greats! A classically trained pianist, Sedaka cut his teeth on a string of rock n roll hits such as 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' , 'Next Door To An Angel' and 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen'. Along with his songwriting companion Greenfield they wrote some of the most romantic 70's ballards and introspective songs like 'One More Mountain To Climb', 'The Hungry Years' and 'Betty Grable'. Sedaka also was known for lively showstoppers such as 'That's Where The Music Takes Me', 'Beautiful You' and 'Lonely Night / Angel Face' I could go on and on and on about how many great songs he has done for himself and other artists...
Finally!!! Next- Bad Blood. See if you can figure out who he is singing with.
Some of us already spoiled that 🙃
Beautiful love song.🥰Love this.
One of my very favorite songs by this amazing musician
Mine also. Love his songs ❤
Neil Sedaka also wrote "Let the Good Times In" by the Partridge Family (although the actual artists performing were the Ron Hicklin Singers). It was first released by The Love Generation. John Bahler and Tom Bahler were a part of both The Love Generation and the Ron Hicklin Singers. It's a terrific little song.
Guy is a true legend
Wow the flood memories. Young people always see things in our music that I haven't noticed in a lifetime. Great job.
Chick-A-Boom, (don't yeh jes love it) by Daddy Dewdrop - 1971
I'll see that and raise you a Ray Stevens "The Streak"...