Bobby Vee's MONSTER hit in 1961 demonstrates that PITCH is king!
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- Tonight we're taking a look at Bobby Vee with his monster hit 'Take Good Care of my Baby' back in 1961!
Original video - • Video
TIME STAMPS -
0:00 Intro
0:55 Performance
3:20 Analysis
4:17 Contradiction
7:42 Isolated Vocals (& Analysis)
9:46 Pitch
12:07 Low Cries
16:31 Rhythmic Feel
17:16 Bobby’s Career Start
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I played in Bobby Vee's band in the 70s and was always impressed with his pitch. The monitor system we used was crap back then but he was always on pitch. Had great vocal control.
Met him at an industry party in the 90's.NIce guy.He was Bob Dylans hometown hero.
Wow! That's amazing. You had to have been very talented! Thanks for the information. ✴️🍂✴️🍂✴️
I played with him in the 1970s. We always had one hell of a band with some darned powerful vocals!
We did “The Midnight Special” with him - live and at 8:00 in the morning.
@@Mysha-1789 Thanks for the Midnight Special mention, didn't know he did the show.1000 Eyes was my favorite to play. Where were you based out of? We were based in Fargo, Bobby's home town.
@@Mysha-1789 I watched that show here on YT some days ago. That was hosted by Roy Orbison and it was great to see Bobby in there (with a 70's look). You were singing there?
Thanks, Fil, for giving a spotlight on Bobby Vee. Bob Dylan had said in an interview that he and Bobby Vee had a friendship, both professional and personal. Bobby Vee April 30, 1943 - October 24, 2016 Thanks for the great body of work you left behind to enjoy!
I'm really surprised to hear that, but thanks for sharing the info. I couldn't imagine a bigger contrast in style between Dylan's literate, complex and social commentary songs and the pure pop of Bobby Vee. But I think Dylan had an interest in pop music during his adolescent years and had to be somewhat imprinted or influenced by it.
This song is almost a template for hundreds of similar songs. This one is a gem. Great performance by Bob.
With Bobby in the audience Dylan said of him that "He was the most meaningful person I've ever been on stage with." Dylan, using the name Elston Gunn did a gig with Bobby and the Shadows in 1959.
@@surfwriter8461 And Dylan lived in fairly close proximity to Moorhead and Fargo. Dylan also had high praise for Gordon Lightfoot, to your point of Dylan liking pop music although Lightfoot wrote more folk style than pop or country.
@@SallyBedow It seems like Dylan has in recent years recorded songs that are pop classics and broader range of classics from the past. His appreciation for other singer songwriters is pretty well-known. Lightfoot is very much in the folk tradition, not a pop artist.
Bobby would thank you for Taking Good Care of His Legacy. He had so many great songs. Fil is the Music Appreciation Teacher that never has a bad class. Unbelievably addictive.
Yes, Fil sure is such a great music appreciation teacher. The best ever! . I never want to miss any of his analysis.
I was 12 years old when this song was released. I remember coming home from school and my Mom would have
"American Bandstand" on TV and this was her favourite song. Bobby Vee was 18 years old when this song was released. Other hit songs were "Rubber Ball" and"The. Night Has a Thousand Eyes." Sadly Bobby Vee died in 2016, 73 years old(my age) from complications of Alzheimer's disease. But that smooth voice lives on. Real name Robert Velline. R.I.P.
Same here. I was 11 and a big American Bandstand fan.
Coming home from school watching American Bandstand was the best. Watching the dancers and looking forward to the guests was so much fun. Good times! RIP Bobby sad
This was an after school treat. Mom also had my baby sister propped up in her seat watching the dancers and listening to the music. She became quite the disco dancer later. 😂
My Mum was a teenager living in Philadelphia in the 50's, when the show was broadcast live from that city. The first kids who showed up at the studio were the ones who got on the show that day. She went to a public school, and the kids from the public schools were upset because the Catholic high schools had an earlier dismissal time, so it was almost impossible to get on the show if you went to a public school. She was lucky enough to be on the show 6 times...I guess she ran really fast those days. 😊
I was 11..and I still love to sing this around the house…He sounds so much like Buddy..And this was written by Gerry Goffin and Carol King too
I loved the feeling of loss without jealous raging. I feel that it's refreshing to hear the sadness without the anger, not too common in this day and age. and the "aw" take good care. The aw was paramount in my empathy vibe.
Bobby Vee was brought in to replace Buddy Holly after his death. The little cry at the end of the verses were done to mimic Buddy, as was the music and his overall voice.I didn't know this at the time as I was 9 years old in 1961, I just knew I loved the song and his voice. Watching this showed me why I loved his sound so much. It was the fast vibrato. Still love it today. Loved all his songs.
Bobby Vee gave Bob Dylan his start back in 1958-59. Bob has always said that Bobby Vee was the nicest performer he ever worked with. Bob's friendship with Bobby Vee was very warm, deep & personal. Bob often performed Bobby's early hit "Suzie Baby" in his concerts. Everybody who knew Bobby Vee commented at length at what a good guy he was.
Very interesting. Never knew that Bobby Vee gave Bob Dylan his start. I can believe that he was such a nice person. Good on Dylan for remembering him in song during his concerts. Thanks for sharing.
I truly believe Dylan's vocal affectation is from trying to emulate Vee who was emulating Buddy Holly.
Yes, Bob Dylan played piano for a short spell in Bobby Vee's band under the name Elston Gunn. He gave a shout out to Vee who was in the audience at one of his concerts.
I love how you analyze songs that were a hit before your mother was born.
This took me back to my childhood. My mom LOVED Bobby Vee! I still believe the '60s produced some of the best music ever. The music created at the Brill building, and Spector's Wall of Sound can never be replicated.
I love how you can hear each word so clearly.
Back then a song told a story.
Bobby was my favorite of the era and his voice still beats most of today's singers.
Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote so many brilliant songs! Thanks for turning your focus on this one, it was very enjoyable! Happy for your 287K subscribers today, too!
Gosh that reminds me, I saw Carole King perform live years ago in a small arena, she’s a performer that is doesn’t need a lot of backup to give a great performance.
@@cherriberri7161 You're so fortunate to have seen her live! I'm happy for you!
@@cherriberri7161 “I Feel The Earth Move” was a favorite of mine . So good!!
I really do love these 50s early 60s classics. My mother left me a huge collection of them on 45 that I've been cleaning and listening to lately. Tunes like this make me want pull up to a roadside burger joint in a '57 Chevy with my friends Ralph and Potsie where a sassy waitress on roller skates brings us cheeseburgers and milkshakes. (And Bobby Vee crooning away on the radio.)
It would be interesting to see how many of those songs were written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, as this one was.
Yeah, that sounds like a great fantasy. I'd have a different car (maybe an MGA), but the burgers and Bobby Vee on the juke is great .
lol I’d be the waitress
This is my favorite Bobby Vee song! And The Night Has a Thousand Eyes!
Oh, I didn't know he sang that one too! I grew up on 50s-60s music that was already "oldies" by the time I discovered it. But I only learned from the radio. I didn't know a lot of the artist names. Even when I'd hear names, I'd never seen them, so I couldn't put the names/faces together. This may be the first time I've seen him!
And Rubber Ball (written by the late, great Gene Pitney).
So many to choose from. I also love A Forever Kind Of Love.
Funny, I had this song stuck in my head last week and was walking around the house singing it - though not half as well as Bobby, of course! Loved your analysis! I do find it interesting that a lot of songs from this era sound so upbeat even when they're about something sad.
Just highlights how far music has fallen in the last several years. This song is over 50 years old and we all know it. Is there a comparable piece of music released in the past 20 plus years that will be remembered and recognized 30 or 40 years from now? I can't think of anything.
I wore out my 45 RPM record of this song not once but twice playing this song on my cheap record player. Terrific song and performance!!
I always found the “aws” very endearing but never really thought about why, but Fil scores again with superb insight and thoughtfulness. Fil is the best.
The FIRST SONG that I remember liking as a kid. I started young - I was 7 back in '61, so this song has always meant a lot to me.
Hey Fil
Great review.
Bobby was a great guy.
Worked with him a bunch
he was kinda my other dad.
He gave me the name Sting Ray…
Great guy always had a smile.
His song, "Run to Him" was my favorite and the background music is more 'gentle'. It was a great slow dance song.
I had a 45 of his called Night of a thousand eyes which I loved and played over and over. I appreciated my parents for never telling me to turn my music off. Never thought of playing the other side. This was in 1963ish. And then in in 1972ish I happened to at a dance club where he was appearing. I was short and in the back where I couldn't see very well. I wished I could have gotten closer because I really liked his songs and was happy he was there. A missed out opportunity I regret. Thank you for this analysis of him. 👍🙂👍 There was an add for St Jude Hospital in between but that's ok. My friends daughter is getting treatment there for a non cancerous brain tumor and they treat her so well. I donate to them too.
Has...a thousand eyes great song .
My mom went to high-school with Bobby, he dropped out to pursue his music career. So the hired him to play at reunions because he otherwise was not able to attend.
The singers from this post-Elvis pre Beatels period were so underrated. Please do Bobby Rydell if you haven't already. He could sing in so many different genres and really never got his due past his initial success.
The era of the bobbies
That song brought serious tears to my eyes at 5 years old and it brings tears to my eyes now. AM radio used to be great in the States. Every song used to be just as great as the next. It was the norm and I thought that it would go on forever. Great music made for a great life.
1961 I was 13 years old and watching American bandstand every day after school. Also during the summer. And yes this was a huge hit. Thanks Fil for breaking it down for us like you always do so well😊
Coming home from school and watching American Bandstand was the best! Great music and fun dancing!
I too was 13 years old in 1961. I was just a child but I had unwavering love for Bobby. That love has never gone away. Just watching him sing brings tears to my eyes at 75. His music was so much a part of my better teen years. Riding my horse listening to Bobby with my transmitter radio. Wonderful time of my life!
I was 13 when I got my first Bobby Vee album. I had the biggest crush on him. I use to picture him singing to me while holding my hand. Ohhhh, swoon! Such an age of innocence. Love you Bobby! 💕
This song and singer are representative of the "teen idol" era that I label the "Bobby Era"...Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Curtola, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Goldsboro...there was even a song titled, "I Want to be Bobby's Girl". I think that the perky uptempo backing track matched the saccharine lyrics making it perfect for the lucrative "teen angst" market.
You forgot the greatest of them all, Bobby Darin. How could you forget Bobby Darin?
From everything I have ever heard or read about Bobby Vee, he was one of the nicest people who ever went into show business.
I'm qualifying this comment with saying that I am a Bobby Vee fan. And because of that . . .
Paying tribute to Bobby Vee's Pop hit on this YT channel really threw-me! Especially so since this pre-dated the US British Invasion, where countless examples of songs could be mined for time for this channel.
Fil, you to be applauded for presenting this singer and song that pre-dates the Beatles. This is thoroughly impressive!👍
Whew! Something from before my time. I feel younger already.
Love the analysis of this one, but the story behind it was incredible. Can you just imagine the depth of the feelings at that venue that night. Chills.
Oh, the heartbreak of teenage love! Thank you, Fil, sixties songs were "jam-packed with content'!
A great read is Rock and Roll in Kennedy's America - an age of great music that's been unfairly diminished. Dion, Four Seasons, Del Shannon, Wall of Sound (Shirells, Ronnets, Righteos Brothers) and Elvis, Everly's, Fats Domino, and Ricky Nelson still making hits. What's not to like?!
I met Bobby about 25 years ago when working for a classic hits radio station in Dallas, Texas. It was the late 90's and the station would arrange a yearly 'oldies' concert and listeners would get in free with a ticket. Anyway, as a station employee, I had all access, of course. I can tell you that Bobby was warm, friendly and down to earth. Just a really nice guy. BTW, this recording was produced by the legendary Snuff Garrett who produced more hits than you can shake a stick at.
What the lyrics reflect is an unconditional love, which is a foreign concept in todays socially engineered culture for the sake of control.
There is a huge contrast between the lost girl and the upbeat music. Thought that since 1961 when I was in high school. He is demonstrating graceful loss and true love for the lost girl wanting her to be happy.
Thank you for sharing this video looking at Bobby Vee. I never got to meet him, and wasn't even born yet when he came along, but I knew he was my Mom's cousin and that we were related through our Norweigan and Finnish heritage, though no-one ever made a big deal of it. Recently my curiosity was piqued though when I came to learn how much he did for charity, and how highly he was regarded as a human being. both within and without the music industry. I really appreciate your analysis of his voice and the empathy you show toward the tragic manner in which he entered the music industry (I recall my parents telling us as teens about 'the night the music died' and even remember my Mom often singing a song about that tragic event; the words and tune of which I still recall: "Look up in the sky, Way up to the north, There are three stars, Brightly shining forth....."). I really wish I'd been able to meet this lovely man, may he rest in peace. Your fair and honest analysis of Bobby and others, as well as your humility and kindness are so appreciated Fil. Congratulations on reaching 287K subscribers btw! Cheers and best wishes! Kim
Such a short song, but the lyrics tell such a full story!
That was a blast from the past!! Love this song!
For a stronger, more interesting blast of rocking music...listen to Freddie "Boom-Boom" Cannon slinging out his first big hit, "Tallahassee Lassie"...The guitar intro to the song is just killer, Southern Blues licks...and the drive of this tune, combined with Cannon's brash singing style, really gets the job done. Very edgy music for the era.
@@curbozerboomer1773 Oh my gosh! I forgot about Freddie Boom Boom Cannon! So great. We used to sing that one & Twist the Night Away with Chubby Checker and Do The Locomotion with Little Eva!! Good memories for sure!
I remember when Bobby stepped in to Buddy Holly’s shoes after his death and toured with the Crickets. I bought the album that was released of Bobby Vee and the Crickets performing all of Buddy’s hits. A really good LP which unfortunately was amongst a huge number of my collection that was nicked in the early 70’s when i got married and was a bit tardy about collecting my record collection from my mom’s and found 80 - 90% of my records had vanished, 45’s and LP’s.
This was before I was a twinkle in my daddy’s eye, but I’ve heard this many times. Pointing out his vibrato was brilliant. Never noticed until this analysis. Very cool Fil !
❤🖤 much love!
I remember this very, very well. As a tween and teen, I spent 2 nights a week at our local Teen Club dancing to so many songs like this. As an adult living in Minnesota, I got to know a really good friend of Bobby Vee's who grew up in Moorhead, MN/Fargo, ND area and played in a garage band with Bobby Vee and some of their musical friends. His name was Jim Kleinfelder, a drummer. Jim was really sad when Bobby Vee died in 2016 and Jim followed his friend, passing not long after. Jim and Bobby stayed in touch for decades and only old age and being infirm kept them from that in later years. BTW, American Bandstand was what I raced home from school to watch. I would practice dances in front of the t.v. and be ready to go with what I learned on Fri and Sat nights at Teen Club. Five or so years ago, a couple of friends and I resurrected "Teen Club" for a night and invited all who ever attended over it's time. The original Teen Club was 10 Cents to get in, so that's what we charged for our "reunion". Such a great time and it was surprising how many old records we were able to gather for the fun time. I had forgotten that brief time when teen tragedy songs/records were a thing. "Running Bear", "Patches", "Teen Angel", and the haunting "Endless Sleep". What were they thinking putting those songs out for teens?!!
I've heard this song, but never knew the name of the artist. He's pretty cute! So fresh faced. All the innuendos that I took for granted and never heard, you pointed out very clearly, Fil. Slowing it down for a novice like me. I don't have a good ear to pick up the vibrato when it goes by so quickly. Just like when Lisa Marie Presley was singing. She had very complicated song with a lot of ups and downs and half ups and up again and down again or some combination of that vocal range that I didn't get until you, Fil broke it down. Just like here. The subtle things that make it complicated, but make the song beautiful and unique. I miss because I don't know about music, just a fan. Never could afford lessons, just paper and pencil as a kid. Cast offs from other people because when dad retired from the military he worked for the city as a "refuse collector". We had a lot of neat things that people tossed, but that was how we lived to make ends meet. No dance lessons, no music lessons. All extra money was set aside for my sister and me to attend university. Thank you for breaking this down and analyzing this for us. 👍❤🌸🌹
Thanks for this one, Fil. My teen years were spent in a North Dakota town 100 miles west of Bobby's home town, so I was well aware of the circumstances behind his break into the limelite. Despite my lack of sophistication (ignorance) about music, I know what I like, and I have always liked Bobby.
Agreed! I was at the state capitol in Bidmarck, ND when he received he's highest honor, the ND Roughrider award.
Loved his double tracking that he and Neil Sedaka did so well. Such a distinct sound.
I grew up listening to Bobby Vee’s album, “I Remember Buddy Holly” and a couple of others by Bobby that my mom had. I’ve always loved his music. Bobby Vee was such a great contribution to our musical history. Thank you, Bobby Vee❤️, and thank you, Fil, for this great episode😘.
He's the artist that sent me into pop music when I was beginning to listen to AM radio! You need to look into Jane Olivor' songs.
Bobby Vee [in the US] came along at a good time, as Rock & Roll was sliding into the doldrums, in the late 1950s to early '60s, with Elvis in the US Army, Chuck Berry doing prison time, the deaths of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; along with the (US) radio payola scandal . . . as there were factions among the US adults that wanted to tamp-down on Rock & Roll, as they saw it threatening the youth of America.
Record companies and concert promoters, to carry-on their livelihoods, then started to promote guys with striking physical looks, such as James Darren, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, George Maharis, etc.; but, they were not top-tiered in the singing talents department, especially Fabian.
Vee was a standout, in that era, in that he had good looks and an exceptional singing voice; where his appeal still carries-on to this day. After all, when was the last time you heard the playing of "Hound Dog Man" or "Turn Me Loose" by Fabian?
Nice voice vocals thanks forgiving spotlight on the young( BOBBY VEE)
I loved The Early 1960's....
I remember this song well! This song is definitely an oldie but goody and Bobby Vee had a unique voice indeed! Thank you, Fil, for this awesome analysis and Congratulations on hitting 287K subscribers! Keep on rockin'! 🙂🤘
Bobby Vee...one of my crushes when I was a teenager. Loved everything he sang. Thanks for analyzing this one, Fil😊
I was just a child when I first heard this song by Bobby Vee! When I first heard him sing, I remember sneaking into my sister's room she went somewhere and I fell in love with him and his face. lol Your analysis of Bobby was him was "spot on"! Thank you for this and for taking me down to memory lane!!
Legendary Bobby Vee.!!!
Timeless Classic!!?
Thank for the analysis on this one Fil!!!!
Hu Fil! I was in high school when this hit the charts! Dancing to it in gym class on Fridays! Thanks for the memories! ✌️
Thanks for that oldie Fil. Great analysis. I know I’m really getting up there when I remembered all the words to this song!! Oldie, but goodie.
I'm here for the oldies!
Bobby Vee sold 160 million records in his career. Had 38 charted Billboard hit singles, was named one of the top 10 consistent hitmakers of the era & had gold records.
He recorded with his real name Robert Thomas Velline when he switched briefly to a more folky-repertoire in the 70s. His last album was 2014's The Adobe Sessions -- a more Americana-Roots effort with a more mature voice that garnered good reviews.
Bobby Vee was in the audience at a Bob Dylan concert & Bob dedicated "Suzie Baby," from the stage to Vee. Dylan had a lot of respect for Vee. There's a nice picture online of them both together at that Dylan concert.
The early 60s Bobby Vee, Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker maybe even Connie Francis & Johnny Burnette -- all sold millions of records back then & charted often. Definitely deserve to be in the R&R Hall of Fame ahead of any rap, hip-hop artists, or people like Dolly Parton (not rock n' roll at all). Create a special category if you have to. Oh and also...
Ed Sullivan, who jump-started many major careers (Elvis & The Beatles) on his Sunday night network TV show viewed at times as high as 60 million people.
As usual, great assessment Wings of Pegasus. Always enjoyable to listen to your posts. Well researched & presented.
He nods his head after every note he knew he nailed..
Just like he did in the studio on the best take.
How about Bobby Vinton just for fun?
I used to confuse these guys, and still do to some degree.
I'm just a drummer man, with dreams of singing and simultaneously, and in a contrapuntal sense rhythmically.
I probably wrote the previous paragraph slightly wrongly, but you are the best analysis maven, and there are some damn good ones on this platform.
He was very underrated. Such a talent. Thanks for this.
Thank you Fil. Good times, music and best of all memories. It seems that the years come on but memories and fantastic times stay on to enjoy. Beautiful song and great artist.
What fun, Fil! Thanks for the smiles.
Thanks Fil for this analysis. Bobby's what, all of 18 years old here? So many songs of broken hearts and unrequited love. But they had to have a perky beat to get the kids up on the dance floor.
Thanks for your analysis. Glad you are doing another one of the teenage idols from the 60's. Bobby was a singer, songwriter & musician who had a lot of great hits such as "Devil Or Angel", "Rubber Ball", "Run To Him", "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes", "Come Back When You Grow Up" etc.
Rubber Ball was another great song penned by Gene Pitney.
My older siblings loved these songs. Great analysis, Fil.
This is part of my childhood. As a Aussie, I never knew what these fabulous singers looked like.
It was fun to hear this. Yeah, that would have been a weird gig that night. His voice had a pleasant, reedy quality. The over-dubbing or doubling of his voice always appealed to me.Thanks for pointing out the details and making it fun to revisit this classic tune.
Another Carole King gem. It sounds as though there is an extra bar in the intro, adding yet more detail, and with an augmented chord (hurts me so) at a time when they were not common in pop music. It harks back to the structure of old standards, which often included an introduction. A bit like the Beatles with "Do You Want To Know a Secret".
Thanks so much! A special song for me and my wife. The “Winter Dance Party” tragedy for Buddy Holly was an opportunity for Bobby Vee.
I played with Bobby in the ‘70s. We did “The Midnight Special” live in early ‘74 - at 8 o’clock in the morning. It’s the real deal. We were all pretty sleepy. I think I was so young that I didn’t drink coffee yet.
In the ‘60s, Bobby was still heavily influenced by Buddy Holly. He’d dropped the rapid vibrato by the ‘70s.
One of our best shows was at the old Academy of Music in Manhattan. We did 2 shows, actually. The audience was quite close to the stage, & they were wonderful.
The sliding “Ahhhh” was Bobby’s trademark. He was a genuinely fine human being. We stayed at his home with his wife, Karen, and their kids while we were out in SoCal. We always had a good time, and I don’t think we ever had a bad show.
Our Memphis band, Montage, lost 2 members within in 6 months that year - including Bobby.
Thanks Fil! I was the same age as Eric (below) and this was a favorite song for me and my friends in London Ontario, Canada! Vee always sounded happy regardless of the song's theme. I didn't realize how young he was when he stepped in for Buddy Holly! Wow!
Watching right now. He is amazing!!!
Wow, he's amazing. I'd forgotten he actually had a voice; I was a kid and wrote off 60s pop tracks as annoying. This is beautiful.
Love this one! the semi forgotten artists need to be covered too! Nice work analyzing Bobby's voice
I still have my all time biggest crushes album "Like A Tiger". And every day I was sure Fabian would come to a show near me and I could meet him.
Hi Fil, you have taught me how to listen to voices and music in a different way. I love your analyses and continue to learn various genres of music, voices and appreciate great singers from the 40’s to current music. You are so talented and gifted in your own right and can sing the same notes as the artists that you analyze. Bobby Vee, of all people I haven’t thought about his songs but realize now just how good his voice was.
Now how about David Gates from Bread. You know I’m always asking for different people for you for us to listen to your critique. It’s always spot on. ❤
David is an excellent choice!
Wings, I don't know nothin bout music, that's why I watch your channel. But today I was watching the Cliff Burton live in Oakland 1987 play For Whom the Bell Tolls. Best prefprmence ever b.t.w. However, as I'm listening, I swear I can hear Gimmy Hendrix coming out of Cliffs bass. Maybe I'm crazy, maybe Jimmy's spirit entered his body. I don't know, but it was awesome!
Rock n Roll!!!!!
Thanks for that. Bobby Vee (Robert Thomas Velline) is one of my favourite singers and you were very complimentary about him. Another favourite of mine is Bobby Vinton . Could you cover his song Mr Lonely?
❤❤❤. OMG! One of my Teenage Idols. I was only 15 years old and had already had my first heartache. 💔💔💔. I had every one of his records and albums. Thank you as always.
One of his big hits (and there were MANY) was the title song for the movie Town Without Pity. The emotion in that song is beyond amazing. ❤️❤️❤️
Jane H …. I remember this song very well, that came out when I was 9 years old. My mother would have the radio going all day long over the weekend, & I would be able to listen to all these great songs. Although I was a big fan of Elvis once I reached 12 years old, I still enjoyed lots of other songs, & always liked Bobby Vee as well as other great singers of my childhood & teen years. I am so glad I have lived through the 1950s, 60 & 70s, because I think we had the greatest music through those three decades. There were still good songs in the 80s & 90s too, but I thing the three decades before the 80s were just crammed with the most wonderful music & singers.
Hi Fil,
Fun analysis video and great to go back and look at this classic 1960s song. Good to revisit the oldies! Have a great night… Debbie☮️
A really great song! Pretty sure I heard The Beatles with George on lead vocal do this song?
Wonderful analysis. I've always loved this song, now I understand why. What a great understated voice. Y
Composer of the music was Carol King!
Thanks Fil! Oldie but goodie!
Among others, I grew up hearing his music, because Dad's a big fan. This one and "Rubber Ball" are probably my favorites.
I don't know if you know this, but Bobby Vee actually got his break as a result of a tragedy - he was originally from Fargo, North Dakota, which is directly west on the Minnesota state line from Moorehead. If the place name Moorehead, Minnesota, sounds familiar, it is because that was the next destination of the Winter Dance Party '59 tour, after Clear Lake, Iowa, which of course was the show, immediately after which Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper took their ill fated flight.
With three of the four headliners recently deceased, the call was put out for local talent to fill the bill, and fifteen year old Bobby Vee was one who answered.
And the rest is rock-'n'-roll.
Return of your use of isolated vocals does complete a vocal analysis.
Such as the obvious sound of the double track breaking in, and the recovery from his animated vibrato of every line --among the amusing and defining details from this analysis.
Just great! Thanks for bringing this artist up again and sharing your expert evaluation. I’m gonna go look up more Bobby Vee. That’s another fun part of Fil’s vids. Reminds me of something I hadn’t heard in forever; then I go down a UA-cam rabbit hole. Absolutely makes my day.
Es muy bonito recordar las canciones de los años 60. Gracias por el vídeo.
I grew up in that era and still have a vinyl LP of his best - love it. Thanks for looking back on music of the 60s.
Thanks Phil. I went to Montevideo Minnesota last month which I believe was the gig Holly et al played before they went to Clear Lake. They all after the concert in Montevideo went BOWLING ! This is a great song.
Lovely analysis. What a wonderful voice
I love this song and his voice! I love your show! I would love to hear your thoughts on Amy Winehouse's vocals!
Glad you are feeling better.
I was 11 when this song was released.. I remember my older sister playing it! Thanks for a nice memory!
Thanks for your analysis of this song from my childhood. It is true that many songs back then might have a somewhat sad theme while having an uptempo melody. An interesting juxtaposition of music at that time. I appreciate that you value the artists of decades ago and help keep their music alive through your channel! Oh and by the way, congratulations on teaching 287K subscribers!!
Bobby Vee was one of the many "Bobby's" who were successful in those pre Beatles years between 59-62. Like most he was unfortunately swept aside by the British Invasion
Most records back then were no longer than 2:45 because of the commercials they also had to play with the records. SOMETIMES a record would sneak out as a big hit that went past the 3:00 mark but, most often, it was done without anyone knowing about it! Case in point: "Let Me In" by The Sensations on Argo was over 3:00 but, when the record was pressed, they had the label read that the song was only about 2:40! They played it on the air, and then it was discovered that it was actually over 3:00 long but, by then, it was too late! The public heard it and it quickly became a huge hit!
Come Back When You Grow Up is my favorite Bobby Vee song
Bobby is missed...Glad to know him and his family!
The Lyrics to this song are brilliant :)
What a delightful analysis Fil! I always liked this song and your breakdown of the lyrics put a smile on my face as well as your singing! 😊🎵