when i was about 12 years old my aunt had this record and i just loved it and asked her if i could have it...49 years later and i still have the record..awesome tune..
I am a grown ass man who will be 39 this summer and I LOVED this song when I was a kid, lol. Still holds up great, though I don't remember it being quite so busy with all the sound effects!
RICHARD SANDS things were a lot different back then not like today where you can get a piece of candy whenever you want. Even if you spent a penny on it that was a big deal. A lot of people made maybe $2,000 a year.. some less. So it was very different even adults wanted candy back then.
Why aren't they in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Seriously, their songs were like mini-operas, full of drama and heartbreak, and that lead singer had quite a powerful voice to be so young. Remember (Walking in the Sand), Leader of the Pack, Give Him a Great Big Kiss, Out in the Streets, I Can Never Go Home Anymore ... teen angst at its best.
María de la O No. Actually, most of the girl bands in 60’s like The Crystals, The Supremes, The Shangri-Las were all well received and critically acclaimed. They are being respected in all the way possible especially by critics and artists.
Agree, Shangrilas were superb....Pop art came of age in the 60's - check out what the original Andy Warhol Campells soup can painting is worth. There is pop, then there is great pop - see above. Music critics all have big egos, they have to project themselves as serious intellects in the know, so they shy away from anything lighthearted. Yet lighthearted is where most humans like to spend most of their time.
My grandma used to play this in the car when I was a kid. One of my favorite songs. 2 years ago she passed and this song brings me to tears remembering her
The part where the lead singer sings her first sentence "i met him at the candy store" with the bass drum thump underneath her vocal is possibly the most perfect moment in the history of Pop music. It`s so beautiful it actually makes me cry.
I wonder if they sped-up her voice just a little? They did prefer to make female singers sound like little girls back then. Mary could sing well though - and with such feeling. On her early hits, Madonna had hers sped-up to sound like Cyndi Lauper, which is why Madonna could never reproduce that Minnie Mouse sound on 'live' recordings.
RIP the three members of The Shangri-Las Mary Ann Ganser (February 4, 1948 - March 14, 1970), aged 22 Marguerite “Marge” Ganser (February 4, 1948 - July 28, 1996), aged 48 Mary Weiss (December 28, 1948 - January 19, 2024), aged 75 You will be remembered as legends.
The guy on the motorcycle is Robert Goulet. A very big singing star on live stage in the 1960s. The motorcycle is a 50cc Honda. The whole thing is supposed to be funny.
I was born in the ‘80s. Growing up in the Chicago area with baby boomer parents, my dad constantly had Oldies 104.3 on. I was familiar with all the hits of the ‘50s-‘60s before I was even 10 years old. “Leader of the Pack” was always my absolute favorite and I’d get so excited when that intro came on. Later I would buy the Shang’s material on CD and fell in love with many more of their songs. I hope younger people are continuing to discover this group. RIP Mary Weiss. One of the original “bad girls” with an unmistakable voice.
"Is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "is he picking you up after school today" they're talking about him in the present tense, did they not know he had died? Did he die during the song?
the song is the singer telling her friends what happened and at the start, they ask if it's jimmy's ring and she says yes, and then if he is picking her up and she says no
This was one of the BEST girl groups of its time. It was 1964-65; we were in full-blown adolescence, and we could totally relate to Mary & the girls' music. LOVED THEM!!
This song has such a happy tune to it. If you actually listened to it you'd hear that it's actually dark af. Nothing like someone driving reckless on a rainy night due to having their heart broken, then she blamed herself for his death that's so dark.
This was a popular rock and roll subgenre during the 50s and 60s and a bit into the 70s called teenage tragedy songs, also known as splatter platters. Lots of really dark themes about death and depression, but some really iconic songs came out of it.
This is among the first songs i remember as a kid. It was so dramatic! The female leader has a fabulous voice and i love the dialogue between her and the other girls. It is one of the great songs of pop music. A true classic
Lyrics: My folks were always putting him down They said he came from the wrong side of town They told me he was bad But I knew he was sad That's why I fell for... One day my dad said find someone new I had to tell my Jim we were through He stood there and asked me why But all I could do was cry I'm sorry I hurt you... He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye The tears were beginning to show And as he left me on that rainy night I begged him to go slow But whether he heard, I'll never know. I felt so helpless what could I do? Remembering all the things we'd been through At school they all stop and stare I can't hide the tears, but I don't care I'll never forget you... The leader of the pack, now he's gone The leader of the pack, now he's gone The leader of the pack, now he's gone Copyright: Writer(s): Ellie Greenwich, George Francis Morton, Jeff Barry
I dedicate this to one of the oldest bikers I know. He always took care of others. Riding a stupid bicycle miles to a job when they took his Harley. Helping so many people along the way. You meet this kinda person once in a lifetime. My God, Mad Dog, you will always be, the "Earl" to me, my leader of the pack.
I can't believe the girls were able to keep a straight face when they shot this video. If this was a live performance then EVERYONE, performers and production crew, should be commended. A great song no matter how you look at it.
Those heartbeat drums, that echoing piano, the way the voices wind through each other on the funeral outro. "Leader of the Pack" is a beautifully ridiculous mini masterpiece of pop music - a gothic teenage melodrama for the ages.
Those were hip stitch box pleated skirts...had a blue one & a black one. They were NOT wash & wear. I would wash mine & hang it up with clothes pins holding the pleats in place until it dried & then laboriously iron the pleat creases. We truly did suffer for fashion.
My grandma used to play this in the car and sing it to me at 6 years old, im now 14 and it randomly poped into my head Its crazy how memories can just do that this song will always be a reminder of my grandma and also a reminder that even some bikers can be sensitive!!😂
At the age of 7 or 8 my grandma had this brown container where she kept all her cassettes tapes. And this one among others stuck with me. Including her fav singer Patsy Cline. ❤️ I love you Arlene Zuniga with all my heart. I miss you dearly every day. ❤️ Now at the age of 27 all I need is her 💔 Rip Beautiful Soul.
Debbie Elicksen my sister did too. I am alot younger than her, but I guess everytime her boyfriend who had a motorcycle and her broke up she played it over and over 😉. They married straight out of high school but divorced a few years later.
One of the greatest groups from my teenage years. The Shangri-Las had a slew of hits when, i was young. They were way ahead of their time, with their lyrics. Those were the best years of my life. The music was amazing.
My mama had this and other classics on cassette and played it in our car(Yes I DID just age myself) taking me to and from kindergarten and all of the time because I begged to listen constantly because both I love music(and am a musician now as an adult) and it was just so beautifully composed and sung. ALWAYS has a special place in my heart!💜💜💜
I ❤️ this song! In the '80s so many songs from the '60s were popular again. This reminds me of those times. When music is timeless it never goes out of style.
she said the greatest compliment she had ever been paid came when she ran into Joey Ramone at the New York punk club CBGB, and he told her, “Without the Shangri-Las, there would have been no Ramones.”
I had a boyfriend who had a motorbike a the time this came out, and I sued to play this over and over.... just loved it, it brings so many memories back to me still xxxx
This awesome all-girl group, IMO, didn't get enough recognition. They were one of the first, if not thee first, pioneers of a successful all-female group. RIP Mary Weiss 🙏🙌💙
It appears most of you don't know where this scene comes from. It was on Steve Allen's' "I've Got A Secret" Show. Robert Goulet was a guest. That's why he is playing the role of Jimmy/The Leader of The Pack. He was about 31 years old here. Watch the UA-cam video The Shangri-Las and Robert Goulet on "I've Got a Secret"
Unbelievable Mary Weiss is only 16 at the time, what a beautiful voice added to Spectors Wall of Sound, The Shangri-las became the US's number 1 Pop Group and hit the Nr1 on the U.S. Billboards with "The Leader of the Pack"
They are so young and singing about such big heartbreaks. Surely, it must of been a wild ride in my grandparents time. I appreciate the fact this song exists, and felt similar as a millennial. I hope my elders were the leaders of the pack.
her sister was actually the original betty her name is betty weiss and the lead in this video is her younger sister mary ann. betty left them to be a trio for some time
I remember this song from a class-wide project on the 60’s way back in 5th grade. It randomly popped in my head today out of nowhere and I couldnt get it out until I listened to it again.
This whole album was GOAT! ( had to) lol was a great album to grow up with as a teenage girl. Ty ladies, i believe it will be played for many years to come.
Who’s here after watching back to black
Yup. Me too
Moi 🥰
Haha me
The scene where she meets Blake on this music that is just magical, wow
🙋🏻♀️
Who here after Amy Winehouse film?
Me too.
MEEEEEE
you get me
Me
MEEE
Blake lip syncing this song in a pub was one of my favourite scenes in the movie
Awesome scene for sure
Awesome scene in the average film
Same I actually wonder if that happened in real life or not. Maybe they exaggerated it
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Long 🫁 ooo ii.
If that scene don’t get the awards and recognition deserved il be questioning the credibility of judges
RIP Mary Weiss. Thank you for all your music!
I thought gurls were black american singers. Not white gurlies! Anyways, still gr8 singers. Love ya😊 RIP MARY WEISS 💖
Amen to that my friend.
I love the rythem of the piano... wouldn't be the same without
"Out in the streets' performed LIVE on Shindig
I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for like two days
🤣😂😎
Me to im just depressed 😂😔😳
Kayla Armstrong hehehehe
You and me both. This and give him a great big kiss I play way more than I should
You have my sympathies
when i was about 12 years old my aunt had this record and i just loved it and asked her if i could have it...49 years later and i still have the record..awesome tune..
Wooooooooow
cool, like i said enjoy
you still have a working 'record player' to play it on 49 years later? man they sure built those things in those days
I'm 56 ...and you...Very curious..Time vanishes away..
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Right in the middle of Beatlemania these girls score a number 1 hit...
Kudos.
Fabulous tune from my youth. What a voice! RIP Mary Weiss!
Hear hear
Just heard the news and came here immediately to say the same and enjoy this gem. What a voice and what a perfect pop song.
I am a grown ass man who will be 39 this summer and I LOVED this song when I was a kid, lol. Still holds up great, though I don't remember it being quite so busy with all the sound effects!
Jimmy couldn't have been a very hard core biker if he hung out at the candy store.
RICHARD SANDS things were a lot different back then not like today where you can get a piece of candy whenever you want. Even if you spent a penny on it that was a big deal. A lot of people made maybe $2,000 a year.. some less. So it was very different even adults wanted candy back then.
That was considered hard core in 1964.
@muttley hehehe LMFAO
😊😂😂😂
Lmfao
Why aren't they in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Seriously, their songs were like mini-operas, full of drama and heartbreak, and that lead singer had quite a powerful voice to be so young. Remember (Walking in the Sand), Leader of the Pack, Give Him a Great Big Kiss, Out in the Streets, I Can Never Go Home Anymore ... teen angst at its best.
You know the reason why. It's because they were a girl group and girl group music is never respected by the so called music critics
María de la O No. Actually, most of the girl bands in 60’s like The Crystals, The Supremes, The Shangri-Las were all well received and critically acclaimed. They are being respected in all the way possible especially by critics and artists.
Agree, Shangrilas were superb....Pop art came of age in the 60's - check out what the original Andy Warhol Campells soup can painting is worth. There is pop, then there is great pop - see above. Music critics all have big egos, they have to project themselves as serious intellects in the know, so they shy away from anything lighthearted. Yet lighthearted is where most humans like to spend most of their time.
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One amazing song would be enough.
You're absolutely right. And it's a crying shame
I'm glad that Amy Winehouse's back to black movie brough me here!! Love this kind of music❤❤❤
My grandma used to play this in the car when I was a kid. One of my favorite songs. 2 years ago she passed and this song brings me to tears remembering her
The part where the lead singer sings her first sentence "i met him at the candy store" with the bass drum thump underneath her vocal is possibly the most perfect moment in the history of Pop music. It`s so beautiful it actually makes me cry.
Acidhouse house.
I wonder if they sped-up her voice just a little? They did prefer to make female singers sound like little girls back then. Mary could sing well though - and with such feeling. On her early hits, Madonna had hers sped-up to sound like Cyndi Lauper, which is why Madonna could never reproduce that Minnie Mouse sound on 'live' recordings.
Yeah.....
Hmmmm calm down.
Microhouse
Is it ok to be a 38 year old man singing this in the kitchen with the wife's hairbrush
Yes as long as she doesn’t catch you 😜
Heck yeah. 😎
Most definitely. Good beat, easy key, and...we all know the words. ✌😸
i was doing same thing 🤤
of course it is!!! LOLxx
RIP the three members of The Shangri-Las
Mary Ann Ganser (February 4, 1948 - March 14, 1970), aged 22
Marguerite “Marge” Ganser (February 4, 1948 - July 28, 1996), aged 48
Mary Weiss (December 28, 1948 - January 19, 2024), aged 75
You will be remembered as legends.
they were twins? wow
Really? I thought they was all 3 in a interview in 1988 together
What about the lead singer?
22 what happened!?
@@maevemallory2122 drug overdose
RIP Mary.....remember my mom playing these tunes when she would take us cruising about town.
The guy on the motorcycle is Robert Goulet. A very big singing star on live stage in the 1960s. The motorcycle is a 50cc Honda. The whole thing is supposed to be funny.
I had a Honda 90! Didn’t know I was cooler than the leader of the pack!
Robert Goulet did some Diamond Almond ads in the very late '90's/early '00's that were actually really well received compared to his earlier work.
The leader of the pack riding a stupid moped?! What did the rest of the gang ride? three wheeled bikes?
Yamaha 80 1965
They succeeded!
Those were the days.. the dude on the bike is working so hard not to laugh, and so are the girls.
He is also 30 years older than them
Also check out the bike. 😂
You have to put a quarter in it to make it go.
@@johnroberts8088 yep, that's robert goulet
@@vincentruvo6988 THAT WAS THE FIRST WAVE OF NIPONESE BIKE TRADE INVASION
I was born in the ‘80s. Growing up in the Chicago area with baby boomer parents, my dad constantly had Oldies 104.3 on. I was familiar with all the hits of the ‘50s-‘60s before I was even 10 years old. “Leader of the Pack” was always my absolute favorite and I’d get so excited when that intro came on. Later I would buy the Shang’s material on CD and fell in love with many more of their songs. I hope younger people are continuing to discover this group. RIP Mary Weiss. One of the original “bad girls” with an unmistakable voice.
a very unique voice beautiful beautiful singing by
I get that times have changed, but I've never seen somebody look LESS tough on a motorcycle.
Good luck, Jimmy - RIP Mary.
He was playing it for laughs, but even that can't undercut the poignancy of the song.
Lol came here looking to see if anyone said it😅 also he looks waayy older than her
Jimmy looked like in his 40s, her dad on the bike.
De Light Gorman must have daddy issues lmao
Who was he? In real life
robert goulet
It was satire, Robert goulet
Lol 😂
I am nostalgic for a time when I could go to a candy store, and find myself a nice motorcycle gangleader.
LOL HAHAHAH
we're still there, but don't have enough teeth left for hard candy...
If the leader of the pack goes to the candy store, u know these are some real OGs.
Rest Peacefully Mary Weiss. You are a part of our music history and also our hearts.
"Is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "is he picking you up after school today" they're talking about him in the present tense, did they not know he had died? Did he die during the song?
They didn't know he was dead yet
the song is the singer telling her friends what happened
and at the start, they ask if it's jimmy's ring and she says yes, and then if he is picking her up and she says no
I was thinking the exact same thing. it's hard to believe word didn't get out that he crashed his bike and died the day before.
News didn't go out via Facebook then. They didn't know he was dead until she told them.
@@germz5608 yes his old ass died in the song you didnt hear her yell out look out! Look out!
This was one of the BEST girl groups of its time. It was 1964-65; we were in full-blown adolescence, and we could totally relate to Mary & the girls' music. LOVED THEM!!
This song has such a happy tune to it. If you actually listened to it you'd hear that it's actually dark af. Nothing like someone driving reckless on a rainy night due to having their heart broken, then she blamed herself for his death that's so dark.
My grandma played this is the car with me when I was young, and I caught on to how dark is was back then
This was a popular rock and roll subgenre during the 50s and 60s and a bit into the 70s called teenage tragedy songs, also known as splatter platters. Lots of really dark themes about death and depression, but some really iconic songs came out of it.
Check Terry by Twinkle it’s on UA-cam it’s on another level of dark camp
Stop taking songs apart
@@c.w.b.5409 Umm? They really aren’t “taking it apart.” It’s a dark and sad song. They’re 100% right, no debate.
This is among the first songs i remember as a kid. It was so dramatic! The female leader has a fabulous voice and i love the dialogue between her and the other girls. It is one of the great songs of pop music. A true classic
Almost three million hits! So glad to see the Shangri-Las are remembered.
John Fugazzi 4.5 million now
John Fugazzi
Quality and noveltie
At the same time
John Fugazzi there called Views not hits
You can thank Tik Tok for that too haha this song is really big on the app right now!
+7mil now
Lyrics:
My folks were always putting him down
They said he came from the wrong side of town
They told me he was bad
But I knew he was sad
That's why I fell for...
One day my dad said find someone new
I had to tell my Jim we were through
He stood there and asked me why
But all I could do was cry
I'm sorry I hurt you...
He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye
The tears were beginning to show
And as he left me on that rainy night
I begged him to go slow
But whether he heard, I'll never know.
I felt so helpless what could I do?
Remembering all the things we'd been through
At school they all stop and stare
I can't hide the tears, but I don't care
I'll never forget you...
The leader of the pack, now he's gone
The leader of the pack, now he's gone
The leader of the pack, now he's gone
Copyright: Writer(s): Ellie Greenwich, George Francis Morton, Jeff Barry
I dedicate this to one of the oldest bikers I know. He always took care of others. Riding a stupid bicycle miles to a job when they took his Harley. Helping so many people along the way. You meet this kinda person once in a lifetime. My God, Mad Dog, you will always be, the "Earl" to me, my leader of the pack.
This song DEFINED our teen angst and the year in which it was released. A new, different and very wonderful sound. Love the Shangri-Las!! :-) xo
I can't believe the girls were able to keep a straight face when they shot this video. If this was a live performance then EVERYONE, performers and production crew, should be commended. A great song no matter how you look at it.
Pushing 74, I remember this song and liked it, mainly because he rode a motorcycle. Sad to know Mary has passed. Bless her heart.
Those heartbeat drums, that echoing piano, the way the voices wind through each other on the funeral outro.
"Leader of the Pack" is a beautifully ridiculous mini masterpiece of pop music - a gothic teenage melodrama for the ages.
Well said
Who's That Banging On The Piano?
Perfect!
It's so funny how they look like teens, but they're dressed like mid-30's office workers
Ikr
It was the sixties.
LittleLulubee
they had respect
Those were hip stitch box pleated skirts...had a blue one & a black one. They were NOT wash & wear. I would wash mine & hang it up with clothes pins holding the pleats in place until it dried & then laboriously iron the pleat creases. We truly did suffer for fashion.
And the fact dude on bike looks 35 while they're teens
My grandma used to play this in the car and sing it to me at 6 years old, im now 14 and it randomly poped into my head Its crazy how memories can just do that this song will always be a reminder of my grandma and also a reminder that even some bikers can be sensitive!!😂
Can we all take a moment to admire the iconic choreography in this video
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This is one of my mum's favourite songs ...rest in peace mum wherever you are 👼👼👼👼👼🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
I' m so sorry for your mom 🤍🤍🤍
@@sandrinemarsil-eh4vz thank you so much ❤️
Amazing song, so ground breaking!!! You can tell a great song when it's as relevant and pleasurable to listen to as it was the day it was recorded!
This one was made way before I was born, but I can still appreciate it. The singer is really cute too.
Too bad she's in her 70s now ….
Iben Yerkinov Mary Weiss is in her mid-60s.
At the age of 7 or 8 my grandma had this brown container where she kept all her cassettes tapes. And this one among others stuck with me. Including her fav singer Patsy Cline. ❤️ I love you Arlene Zuniga with all my heart. I miss you dearly every day. ❤️
Now at the age of 27 all I need is her 💔
Rip Beautiful Soul.
Those background vocals really helped carry this song. Powerful.
Back to Black ❤
Best movie of the year so far
60s 70s 80s music is now considered oldies! But this song, this, this style is now Golden Oldies...❤❤❤😊
Amy Winehouse fans
I'm gutted to hear that Mary passed away. 😭
R.I.P. to all 4 people in this video.
Oh my gosh, this was one of my favorite songs. Played this 45 over and over and over.
Debbie Elicksen my sister did too. I am alot younger than her, but I guess everytime her boyfriend who had a motorcycle and her broke up she played it over and over 😉. They married straight out of high school but divorced a few years later.
One of the greatest groups from my teenage years. The Shangri-Las had a slew of hits when, i was young. They were way ahead of their time, with their lyrics. Those were the best years of my life. The music was amazing.
hey Will, are you about 100? best wishes to you man
@@damnyourpasswords wtf..
Who’s here after watching ‘Back to Black’?
Me! I just watched it tonight. Where do u live that the movie came out on theatre 3 weeks ago or more? Here where I lived it just came out 2 days ago.
@@untitle161 Melbourne, Australia
@@odyss , oh! I’m in the USA.
RIP Mary Weiss. I used to listen to this song during March 2020. Covid Pandemy lockdown. Brings me memories.
That's Betty. Listen to video.
OMG I love their voices!!!
This song will always be one of my favorites!!! In memory of my grandpa ❤
My mama had this and other classics on cassette and played it in our car(Yes I DID just age myself) taking me to and from kindergarten and all of the time because I begged to listen constantly because both I love music(and am a musician now as an adult) and it was just so beautifully composed and sung. ALWAYS has a special place in my heart!💜💜💜
I ❤️ this song! In the '80s so many songs from the '60s were popular again. This reminds me of those times. When music is timeless it never goes out of style.
Robert Goulet hamming it up, as usual...🙌
The lead singer is pretty! :)
+C. Syde65 Ya, if she took the fucking loaf of bread off her head!!
+Jocko Homo
Shuht uupph!!!
+Jocko Homo HAHAHA! I remember this song....seriously loved it.
And those mini-skirts!
those are not minis - too long! lol. Minis were MUCH shorter - I remember.
she said the greatest compliment she had ever been paid came when she ran into Joey Ramone at the New York punk club CBGB, and he told her, “Without the Shangri-Las, there would have been no Ramones.”
I recognize a lot of the Shangri-las in the Ramones! ❤
That, my friends, has to be the greatest performance of any song EVER in the history of showbusiness. I'll never forget him... leader of the pack!
I had a boyfriend who had a motorbike a the time this came out, and I sued to play this over and over.... just loved it, it brings so many memories back to me still xxxx
This song is before my time. The beginning when she 1st starts singing makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and tickle.
Glad to know I'm not the only yung'un who's found their way back here
RIP, Mary Weiss, and thank you for the music.
This awesome all-girl group, IMO, didn't get enough recognition. They were one of the first, if not thee first, pioneers of a successful all-female group. RIP Mary Weiss 🙏🙌💙
Some girls realize they have to "play the game" with dirty old men if they want to succeed and they leave the music business.
"LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT", that line always gets me chocked up...
And me I used to cry every time I played this record
Maybe if he removed those chocks from his wheels he wouldn't have crashed.
It appears most of you don't know where this scene comes from. It was on Steve Allen's' "I've Got A Secret" Show. Robert Goulet was a guest. That's why he is playing the role of Jimmy/The Leader of The Pack. He was about 31 years old here. Watch the UA-cam video The Shangri-Las and Robert Goulet on "I've Got a Secret"
Thanks. I wondered what show it was from.
I am 73 & still ride a Harley. Lived in this era. The sound of the bike is so lame lol. Maybe a Honda 50. Her voice ans the lyrics are timeless. ❤
She is totally gorgeous
That guy’s a dork. Woulda expected someone like Danny Zucko to come out
James Dean would of been fitting, but he was dead already by this peformance.
Paul Newman or Marlon Brando would of worked as well!
AussieGirl they wanted John Holmes but he turned them down
I know!!
It's Robert Goulet! Elvis used shoot guns at the TV whenever he came on!
Here because of Blake from Back to Black! One of the best scenes fr
RIP mary weiss, you were blessed with talent and charisma, we will not forget you
I met him at the candy store, he turned around & smiled at me- Ya get the picture? Yes, we see.
That's how I fell for the old geezer leader of the pack!
LinLin lol. It was meant to be funny. That juvenile deliqunt on the bike was as square as they come. It was his show they were on i think.
Robert Goulet.
+Nick Plaskon>Funny, those lyrics! Well, at least she found her a sugar daddy-o.
Nick Plaskon ❤️
this will remain a classic forever
they are so good and the lead singer has such a wondrous voice, i could listen to them all day, easily
Song so often in my head. ❤❤❤rip Mary
I adore this song.. Reminds me of when i was a kid. My mom and Aunt used to listen to this song quite a bit and i immediately loved it ;)
tiffany21xo
I love this song too but unfortunately this video destroy my imaginaton....a jerk on a moped....
I love these "oldies" i'm 28 and it was because of my mama that i grew up to this music and i did this song in a second grade talent show
Unbelievable Mary Weiss is only 16 at the time, what a beautiful voice added to Spectors Wall of Sound, The Shangri-las became the US's number 1 Pop Group and hit the Nr1 on the U.S. Billboards with "The Leader of the Pack"
I will never see this song in the same light after seeing Back to Black. I will always cry everytime I hear it xx
Rest in peace Mary Weiss lead singer you and the other sisters Did awesome ❤
2023 still listening on this song ❤❤
I believe this is the only Rock group with 2 sets of twins. I didn't know that the ending of this song was sad!
Another classic from before I existed these are the usually the best
They are so young and singing about such big heartbreaks.
Surely, it must of been a wild ride in my grandparents time. I appreciate the fact this song exists, and felt similar as a millennial.
I hope my elders were the leaders of the pack.
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75.
All 3 of the girls in this are dead.
The leader of the pack wasn't available, so he sent his Dad along instead.
Timeless!... great song 👍🎵
lol i like how she was about to lose it and laugh. it's always great when actors crack up and break character
her sister was actually the original betty her name is betty weiss and the lead in this video is her younger sister mary ann. betty left them to be a trio for some time
Whenever I hear "Is she really going out with him?" I always expect New Rose by the Damned to turn on.
+Max Seuberlich I think of Elvis Costello...but I'm a bit older I guess.
+Max Seuberlich OH MY FUCKING GOD ME TOO!!!!
+bassiehd Joe Jackson
+Tony Littman Ack! You're right! When you get to my age, the memory is the second thing to go ;)
+Max Seuberlich The great unanswered question in music through the ages "Is she really going out with him?"
REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE 🙏🏽✝️🕊️☮️🎶🎤🏍️"Leader of the Pack" and "Remember Walking in the Sand" 🎶
Im glad these were the good old days. What music.
I remember this song from a class-wide project on the 60’s way back in 5th grade. It randomly popped in my head today out of nowhere and I couldnt get it out until I listened to it again.
Brilliant song, brilliant vocals, brilliant sound! I've always loved this one from when I first heard it in 1964.
Me too,super song.I'm 69
Hi there! I will soon be 72, this making us both part of the generation that grew up with pop music when it was at its very best!@@fryderyknowak1536
RIP Mary Weiss. Love this and your other songs.
Reminds me of my momma and daddy. Because being oldest of siblings... Have to be Leader Of The Pack!!!❤❤❤
This whole album was GOAT! ( had to) lol was a great album to grow up with as a teenage girl. Ty ladies, i believe it will be played for many years to come.
RIP Mary Weiss. Join the Leader Of The Pack in the sky!
They inspired future punk bands. Like ramones and i wish they had more credits for their work when alive
Their number one song from 1964 RIP MARY🌺
LOVE this song! God bless and save The Shangri Las group for the Ascension in the Light. Amen.
Is that Robert Goulet? This vid is cracking me up. I haven't laughed like this since the last time I was on Facebook.