The Diamonds "Little Darlin'"

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  • @11004bill
    @11004bill 9 місяців тому +91

    I’m 68 years old two grandkids 5 and 3. They love this music. Makes me feel like there’s still hope in the world.

    • @williammartin2349
      @williammartin2349 Місяць тому +2

      funny you say that because I am 44 and get told I am "too young" to like this

    • @11004bill
      @11004bill Місяць тому +2

      @williammartin2349 no such thing as to young.

  • @RuthVillanueva-vh3kp
    @RuthVillanueva-vh3kp Рік тому +96

    Pure talent! Love these guys! Awesome singing! No need to curse or look trashy! Looking good and singing good! Truly miss singers like these!

  • @wrenspence1936
    @wrenspence1936 4 роки тому +681

    This song epitomizes the 50's sound, and this Canadian quartet made millions of people happy with this bouncy offering. Great music from a great era.

    • @pamelavandijk3957
      @pamelavandijk3957 4 роки тому +5

      Conway Twitty was great. Thanks

    • @rmark6748
      @rmark6748 4 роки тому +4

      @@pamelavandijk3957 !Thismusic bring back good memories thanks!

    • @wildcard5269
      @wildcard5269 2 роки тому +1

      They're Canadian,,,
      I thought they were from Mexico 🤭

    • @wrenspence1936
      @wrenspence1936 2 роки тому +10

      @@wildcard5269 Nope, they're good Canadian boys.....

    • @larrytischler570
      @larrytischler570 2 роки тому +3

      They sure made me happy back then, and even more decades later when they brought this back on TV. Too bad what PBS has sunk too today.

  • @patrickmcquillan3039
    @patrickmcquillan3039 Рік тому +145

    Awesome , such clean cut men and with a sense of humor , what a good era of music

    • @cser-hufrtwa13ygiye
      @cser-hufrtwa13ygiye 3 місяці тому +3

      ❤😂

    • @derekllewellyn6663
      @derekllewellyn6663 3 дні тому +1

      Was in movie Judy Garland 100th birthday party anniversary celebration history channel interview review history books documentary about biography book club in

  • @меснатост
    @меснатост 2 роки тому +183

    I was born in 1939 and remember this one when it first came out. One thing this generation has missed out on is the authenticity of these songs and the pure emotion the singers had to put into their music, because they didn't have electronic instruments and autotune to make up for lack of talent. They don't make music like this nowadays. We would know how to listen to real music back then and knew how to party. I may be old now but I know how to dance and stay on my toes!

    • @Kopie0830
      @Kopie0830 Рік тому +8

      Jeebus! Your like an ancient sturd oak! What's your secret to long life?

    • @NTEDOG561
      @NTEDOG561 Рік тому +5

      @@Kopie0830 this guys a troll or LSD who said dinosaurs could use computers

    • @entropy.effect
      @entropy.effect Рік тому +2

      plenty of people use autotune and have talent

    • @johnliddell7584
      @johnliddell7584 Рік тому +7

      I'm 83 ( 1940 ) and loved this clever novelty song then, and still do now .. Can still RnR jive too, with the best of them ! ... As the UK's Cliff Richard ( - also still rockin' at 83 ! ) of that era says in his 1958 song .. well, just "Move it" .. !!

    • @SobbleWobble13
      @SobbleWobble13 Рік тому

      ​@@johnliddell7584well it looks like we have proof

  • @geoffm9944
    @geoffm9944 5 років тому +71

    One of the all time great records of the 1950’s. Never tired of getting hearing this magical recording! It sums up the wonderful 1950’s.

  • @Not_Ciel
    @Not_Ciel 3 роки тому +514

    This song is 64 years old and still slaps more than songs that just came out.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 2 роки тому +9

      The show was still in Philadelphia when this was done. The studio building is still around at 46th and Market Sts. in W. Philly.

    • @BlackberryTitties
      @BlackberryTitties 2 роки тому +8

      Harder than Will Smith! 🤪

    • @lindaatkins385
      @lindaatkins385 2 роки тому +3

      Absolutely true!! 💯

    • @seanhunter4297
      @seanhunter4297 2 роки тому

      Ciel That is wrong. While it is cute, I'm 48 &;a generation X'er. Baby boomers are dying out. It is our time. We're 80s & 90s music. 50s music is seen as very hokey now. The millennials will soon outnumber baby boomers & nonwhite will outnumber whites. This was representative of a bullshit era where women and other groups were silenced. Not fair!

    • @AirAssault7
      @AirAssault7 Рік тому +1

      ​@@BlackberryTitties 🤣

  • @gregmoore7709
    @gregmoore7709 3 роки тому +21

    Born in the 50s but grew up hearing the music , which carried on for years and years. I watched bandstand in the 60s, so i loved the history and this clip.Thank you for your time.

  • @Owura-Panin
    @Owura-Panin Рік тому +147

    I hope one day my grandchildren finds my post and smiles 🎶🇬🇭 Good music never gets old. Peace to the world

    • @sanchoporkwiches9871
      @sanchoporkwiches9871 9 місяців тому +6

      I'll vote it up and keep it at the top. I found this song because it reminded me of my old man. I am sure your grandkids will find you.

    • @winecrimesfoodandtime7119
      @winecrimesfoodandtime7119 8 місяців тому +3

      Mectoo my children and grandchildren

    • @ParkerPlaza
      @ParkerPlaza 6 місяців тому +2

      @owurapanin9559 Music like this is the best....Peace to you also.

    • @hendrikdebruin4012
      @hendrikdebruin4012 5 місяців тому

      I hope so for your sake. I am 67 and will never have any grandchildren.

    • @sonyakereopa1413
      @sonyakereopa1413 Місяць тому

      Peace!

  • @rhyfelwrDuw
    @rhyfelwrDuw 4 роки тому +82

    I love the way they dressed - so smart, clean musicians with love songs, but nothing smutty or disgusting! Love these songs!

  • @viracocha26
    @viracocha26 7 років тому +81

    This is one more example as to why I love my UA-cam time machine!! I can always go back in time to listen to good music!

    • @harley5571
      @harley5571 Рік тому +1

      Me too.but sadly I have friends my age and older who still don't understand the whole computer thing..and now the database is mindblowing.

  • @Lizerator
    @Lizerator 3 роки тому +54

    Thank you Dick Clark, for all the wonderful afternoons after school in the 50's.

  • @nancy9478
    @nancy9478 4 роки тому +65

    I smiled all the way thru this. The 60s were my growing years, with 7 older siblings I was raised on everything from doo wop to standards, show tunes to the stones. I still love doo wop to this day.

  • @suzieque4287
    @suzieque4287 4 роки тому +31

    I played this record over and over and over. Danced all over the place. Drove my family nuts. Still love the song today.

  • @melissamitchell2224
    @melissamitchell2224 2 роки тому +18

    Although I wasn't born in that era I still enjoy most all of the great 50s music.. especially the Diamonds and The Long
    Thank you Dick for the Greatest time of my life

  • @michaelmika2995
    @michaelmika2995 6 років тому +457

    I was born in '43. This is the BEST music. Those were the best of times. AM radio in my '55 Chevy blasting. Love it....

    • @alanchoback1063
      @alanchoback1063 6 років тому

      Michael Mika I

    • @THEJOKER-nz6sy
      @THEJOKER-nz6sy 6 років тому +10

      Michael Mika so lucky you got to experience those time music wise

    • @carlhobbs9488
      @carlhobbs9488 6 років тому +3

      It wasn't a black 55 with a skull hanging from the rear view mirror was it?

    • @annefrance801
      @annefrance801 6 років тому +5

      I was born in 1944 ha ha best days ever.

    • @payasomatadoaescobazos7709
      @payasomatadoaescobazos7709 6 років тому +2

      Michael Mika i have 43 And like very this song here in Colombia

  • @7owlfthr
    @7owlfthr Місяць тому +8

    Still loving it! I'm 79 now & missing really good music! I feel cheated that my grandchildren missed this!

  • @miguelivanguerra2106
    @miguelivanguerra2106 5 років тому +170

    I was just a kid back then, and I just loved this song..
    60 years later it still sounds great and i STILL LOVE IT !!

  • @pamelafoley1527
    @pamelafoley1527 2 роки тому +178

    My uncle sings bass in this song and does the solo speaking part (second from right). The only member of this group still living is Evan Fisher, second from left. This is such a great song.

    • @jamesreynoso4054
      @jamesreynoso4054 2 роки тому +5

      Best part of the song - Love it

    • @wesleycook7687
      @wesleycook7687 2 роки тому +4

      Your uncle was the late Bill Reed? He passed away at least 3 years ago. This substitute isn't Bill Reed. He's miming Bill. This isn't the original lineup. Dave Summerfield died recently.

    • @pamelafoley1527
      @pamelafoley1527 2 роки тому +12

      @@wesleycook7687 - No, my uncle was John Felten, who replaced Bill Reed.

    • @wesleycook7687
      @wesleycook7687 2 роки тому +4

      @@pamelafoley1527 Bill Reed rejoined the Diamonds for Do Wop 52. He was the bass singer on all the Diamonds Hits. Your uncle probably just did the playback on their hits.

    • @pamelafoley1527
      @pamelafoley1527 2 роки тому +7

      @@wesleycook7687 - My uncle reformed The Diamonds in the early 1970s and remained the leader of that group until his untimely death in 1982. Thank you for your input.

  • @atFullStrength
    @atFullStrength 4 роки тому +45

    One of my favorites out of the 50's. This song is written with pure talent. Great story song.

  • @studebaker58
    @studebaker58 5 років тому +17

    The Diamonds are/were better than many seem to give them credit for. This song IMHO is the best uptempo Doo Wop song ever made. Never get tired of hearing this fantastic song.

  • @southerncross3638
    @southerncross3638 Рік тому +307

    No tattoos, no bolts thru the nose , no pink hair, just talent and class.

    • @TheGr3atMilenko
      @TheGr3atMilenko Рік тому +20

      Also noticeably no instruments or actual singing since they are very clearly lip-synching

    • @sonnysoldies5288
      @sonnysoldies5288 Рік тому +1

      Almost all performers lip-synced on Bandstand but no one seemed to care back then.@@TheGr3atMilenko

    • @victoriou5archives
      @victoriou5archives Рік тому +3

      ​@@TheGr3atMilenkoblud doesnt know how singing works

    • @RanganathGJ-Mysuru
      @RanganathGJ-Mysuru Рік тому +4

      Those were the days, music is only music 🎉🎉🎉

    • @JakelikejakefromSF4936
      @JakelikejakefromSF4936 Рік тому +5

      No actual vocals either

  • @tyrannosaurusburke
    @tyrannosaurusburke Рік тому +19

    I heard this song a lot on the oldies radio station when I was growing up in the 1990s. It's cool to see this video and observe how much fun the Diamonds were actually having on stage.

  • @syhrenz
    @syhrenz Рік тому +45

    Listening to this eases my mind. Life looks so simple and real back then. Music to my ears 👌

    • @TheMichaelkim3
      @TheMichaelkim3 9 місяців тому +3

      The 50’s was great. Korean War was horrible. (1950-1953).

    • @normanalvarez5751
      @normanalvarez5751 9 місяців тому +1

      💯💯

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 7 місяців тому +1

      Oh it was NOT NOT so simple back then....
      (I was there too)
      Why do you imagine that so many people were willing to try even the most terrible of changes???

  • @Wontcatchme2
    @Wontcatchme2 3 роки тому +9

    35 and with 5 children of my own and I’ve passed on my love of 50’s music to them! :) this is music!

  • @isrberlinerin4063
    @isrberlinerin4063 6 років тому +47

    I enjoy all the oldies so much , because today' music is nothing but noise and this young generation has no song to remember !

    • @1964rocks
      @1964rocks 6 років тому +1

      Inga I am the Rockin Robin! I sing this song and many more!!! www.therockinrobinonline.com Can I sing for your birthday?

    • @billquinnett
      @billquinnett 4 роки тому

      It’s a great fun song

    • @fremlinmartel9491
      @fremlinmartel9491 3 роки тому

      Hello Inga, How are you doing?

  • @AugieMedina
    @AugieMedina 10 років тому +48

    what a fabulous sound; unique; creative. It has been one of my favorites for decades.

  • @GeorgeVreelandHill
    @GeorgeVreelandHill 10 років тому +28

    RIP Dick.
    You brought us music that made a difference in our lives.
    George Vreeland Hill

  • @Foxkit56
    @Foxkit56 3 роки тому +15

    This is music that just cannot be replaced by the stuff of today....this is when you knew the people were actually singing words and not screaming or whatever to get the audiences' attention....this is classy!

    • @uliuli201
      @uliuli201 2 роки тому

      I'm an Island Bhoygh....yeah.🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

  • @suzieque4287
    @suzieque4287 4 роки тому +35

    I'm a baby boomer. Have enjoyed the best music of all time.
    🎶 🎶 I'm 73 and still singing along.

    • @fremlinmartel9491
      @fremlinmartel9491 3 роки тому +1

      Hello Suzie, How are you doing?

    • @PatriceAnnThomas
      @PatriceAnnThomas 3 місяці тому +1

      Boomer too. American graffiti is my fave movie!

    • @Dailygal
      @Dailygal 3 місяці тому

      I’m 74 and still singing along,

  • @harenrussel
    @harenrussel 5 років тому +20

    Love this. I used to listen to this music when I was teenager in the 80s. They could sing then. Thanks guys.

  • @ilanamillion8942
    @ilanamillion8942 3 роки тому +29

    One of the greatest songs from the 50s or any era. I just love it!!!

  • @ronniebarber215
    @ronniebarber215 4 роки тому +11

    I'm from the 1947 kids LOL and I danced to this music and still do. Happy New Year

  • @ericswolgaard1808
    @ericswolgaard1808 2 роки тому +6

    Haven't heard this song since I was a kid- it kept on echoing in my mind the last few weeks! The spoken recitation just makes a classic out of an otherwise excellent song! Timeless!!!

  • @laurencegladwell529
    @laurencegladwell529 3 роки тому +8

    1950’s American music is not only the most influential decade,it’s the best era for pop music for me

  • @davedrolett6890
    @davedrolett6890 11 років тому +396

    Little Darlin may not have made the ten, However: This song has became the Icon song of the 1950"s A true classic!

    • @hipstersf
      @hipstersf 7 років тому +5

      Thanks for the clarification about the back-up guys. I thought they looked different. No wonder!

    • @headshotsongs9465
      @headshotsongs9465 5 років тому +1

      Yep, really captured those times.

    • @crocdelsud
      @crocdelsud 5 років тому +1

      totalmente cierto

    • @maddy7
      @maddy7 5 років тому +11

      Little Darlin when released in 1957, was #2 on the Billboard Charts right behind Elvis. Elvis admired this group as they were the seminole group of the 50's. Taken from Wiki~~~The Diamonds are a Canadian vocal quartet that rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with 16 Billboard hit records. The original members were Dave Somerville, Ted Kowalski, Phil Levitt, and Bill Reed. They were most noted for interpreting and introducing rhythm and blues vocal group music to the wider pop music audience.

    • @johneyon5257
      @johneyon5257 5 років тому +7

      @@maddy7 "seminal"

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 2 роки тому +100

    I was 10 when this song played on the radio, I still love it 63 yrs later! 👍♥️👏👏👏🎼🎤🎶

    • @thomasserigo7483
      @thomasserigo7483 2 роки тому +3

      You can say that again….
      They have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of The Diamonds..?

    • @marcelowuethrich9469
      @marcelowuethrich9469 2 роки тому +2

      It's beautiful that you're enjoyin' this great music... Hope we can trade playlists!!!

    • @toriwolf5978
      @toriwolf5978 2 роки тому +1

      It’s the best memories for me wow still listening 74 years young 🎶🎶🎶😀😀😀

    • @amelapope.638
      @amelapope.638 Рік тому +1

      No it not that one ..that's song it 1950

  • @gailedmonds9107
    @gailedmonds9107 Рік тому +10

    Love their singing. Nothing like the good ole days. The best music ever & the best times in my opinion.

  • @theresachiorazzi4571
    @theresachiorazzi4571 4 роки тому +91

    wow. Are they good we had good groups back in the fifties long live the oldies

  • @ginnyforoni
    @ginnyforoni 4 роки тому +30

    I want to live in the 50s...I'm only 14 years old but i absolutely love this music 😍😍

  • @jamescrane2156
    @jamescrane2156 8 років тому +139

    This might be the ultimate late 50's song. It really sets the mood of the rock 'n' roll era.

    • @mona2242
      @mona2242 5 років тому +2

      ❤️

    • @seanhunter4297
      @seanhunter4297 2 роки тому +1

      James Crane NOT rock and roll. Too hokey. No electric guitar. Upholds white men & no one else's point of view. Cute, but barbershop quartetish. Unfair times.

  • @chadandersen2774
    @chadandersen2774 8 років тому +406

    I was born 29 years after this was released but I love this era of music.

    • @alangeldart4942
      @alangeldart4942 8 років тому +3

      great stuff!

    • @MrJamieMurph4141969
      @MrJamieMurph4141969 8 років тому +5

      Ah,join the club-I ,too,was,born after the oldies era(I was born in 1969),but,neverthless,I also enjoy 1950s oldies,especially doowop, far more enjoyable than today's taste in music.

    • @MrJamieMurph4141969
      @MrJamieMurph4141969 8 років тому +1

      Yes,it is,Alan.

    • @flmasco
      @flmasco 8 років тому +6

      my youngest son loves my songs he said "Our songs were whey before its time

    • @Mrm_Mario
      @Mrm_Mario 7 років тому

      Check out the Mary Lou song by The Creative Force, amazing 😉

  • @chrisha1595
    @chrisha1595 6 років тому +17

    God, I miss Dick Clark - what a great time in the world. If only some of the great elements of those times could be restored ... revived! The romance and innocence ... so great!

  • @stuartsullenbarger2023
    @stuartsullenbarger2023 27 днів тому +1

    I'm 68...and still live 50s music...my older sister had tons of 45s I listened to ad a kid...

  • @effiemcfarland6735
    @effiemcfarland6735 4 місяці тому +117

    Still Listening In 2024?

  • @horrorgirl1986
    @horrorgirl1986 5 років тому +6

    Love this song, love watching these old TV shows. I was fortunate to have a Dad who loved The Diamonds and all the doo wop groups, I'm 33 years old and jam this song cause my Dad played it for me, still Jamming it now a days, going to teach my son about them and all the groups like them, just like I got taught.

    • @WHATPISSESMEOFF
      @WHATPISSESMEOFF 5 років тому

      awww yes baby girl r.i.p your amazing dad in heaven

    • @horrorgirl1986
      @horrorgirl1986 5 років тому +1

      @@WHATPISSESMEOFF awwwww thank you love u

    • @WHATPISSESMEOFF
      @WHATPISSESMEOFF 5 років тому

      @@horrorgirl1986 love u more

  • @1909torino
    @1909torino 8 років тому +28

    The same year my pops bought his brand new 59" Impala two door hardtop off the show room floor at Bill Jacobs Chevrolet in Joliet, IL in 1959. It was white with a red interior and a 348 4 brl 3 speed on the column and ran 14 flat in the quater.

  • @scatterkatjatzen1655
    @scatterkatjatzen1655 6 років тому +42

    The birth of Rock'n'Roll was here. The Beatles, Stones,
    Clapton, Hendrix and every band were on the way.
    God Bless the 1950s and early 60s music, you were the
    Key to all the great music we have today.

    • @epictiktoks2555
      @epictiktoks2555 3 роки тому

      Actually rock n roll derives from blues lmao

  • @edsmachine93
    @edsmachine93 29 днів тому +2

    Beautiful music.
    Sitting here with a smile .
    Thinking of yesterday.
    Was a good time. 👍👍💯
    Anyone listening tonight?

  • @Learnamericanenglishonline
    @Learnamericanenglishonline 4 роки тому +443

    Growing up in the 70s I loved 50s music. Still do.

  • @darleneferree3887
    @darleneferree3887 9 років тому +1816

    no long stringy hair, no tattoos, no ripped up clothes, no loud music - handsome, clean cut & can understand what they r singing...boy, that was the good old days!

    • @thewaywardwind548
      @thewaywardwind548 9 років тому +88

      Darlene Ferree Imagine....being able to sit and listen to music with your mother in the room and not be embarrassed either by the lyrics or the dress of the singers. What a concept!

    • @graceonthewater
      @graceonthewater 9 років тому +135

      +TheWaywardWind Plenty of people's parents disliked this kind of music at the time, though. A lot of the older generation will always be annoyed or embarrassed by the younger generation's taste. I think it's probably been that way as long as humans have existed.

    • @thewaywardwind548
      @thewaywardwind548 9 років тому +49

      +Violet Flower Different times and different attitudes. Do you think that 50 years from now, today's young "music" lovers will still be singing the hits of today? I sure don't.

    • @graceonthewater
      @graceonthewater 9 років тому +22

      TheWaywardWind
      Admittedly I can't even imagine 50 years from now. The 21st century is way different than I had guessed it would be! Things are very disposable now so I would guess most of today's music will be quickly forgotten.
      I'm certainly not arguing that music hasn't dropped in quality and content (it has, a lot.) Just that the older generation very rarely approves of the younger generation's entertainment, no matter how harmless or good quality it actually is.

    • @GGE47
      @GGE47 9 років тому +35

      +Darlene Ferree I just can't imagine in 20-30 or even 10 years today's generation looking back on today's music with the same nostalgia that we do with our songs.Things are so radically different today.The sex, profanity, occult symbols and the horrid way they(the artists) dress up like creatures from another planet or some Satanic message hidden and sometimes not so hidden is just so extreme. I know our parents didn't like Elvis and couldn't stand the Beatles, but these were still innocent times.I like music from the '50s '60s and '70s,including disco and still remember them .The guys started wearing long hair which I still don't like looking back at those videos,but I still like the music. Drugs became a problem but is even worse today.The'80s had some good hits,but nowhere near as many.I could stand the Beatniks and the Hippies were annoying as hell,but today girls wear tattoos,very ugly, and body piercings are just uncivilized.Things will continue to go downhill.The word gay had a happy, cheerful meaning and now the meaning it has now is being shoved down our throats. Same sex marriages? Who would even thought of such a thing,not to mention the Supreme Court forcing it on us. I don't like where this whole thing is taking us. At least for now, we can still remember these songs with that nostalgia and what we were doing in the good old days.In the '50s we didn't even lock our doors and nobody ever came in.

  • @rockslide2258
    @rockslide2258 7 років тому +16

    Electric and dramatic when this song first came out. I still remember my reaction, age, and where I was the first time I heard this song over my pickup truck's AM radio.
    During the latter 1950s each year saw a distinct shift in R&R style. Was surprising how fast "teenager" music was changing.

  • @jeffreyvasby3230
    @jeffreyvasby3230 6 років тому +6

    Sad! I'm a Babyboomer but this was my oldest Sister and Brothers era yet I grew up and know all these songs as my own. Great Talent and Music! God Bless America! Love Uncle Jeff!

  • @rogersmith9628
    @rogersmith9628 4 роки тому +90

    Music today has lost that kind of fun. Incredible vocals and a good time.

  • @nancybilius3207
    @nancybilius3207 4 роки тому +35

    they had better stage presence than most artists today!

  • @XaurreauX
    @XaurreauX 8 років тому +328

    I saw that show! I was 8 years old.

    • @benardichristiawan5617
      @benardichristiawan5617 6 років тому +3

      XaurreauX wowwww..

    • @couriers1x
      @couriers1x 5 років тому +21

      @Fuert Neigt is that supposed to make it sound less appealing?

    • @couriers1x
      @couriers1x 5 років тому +7

      @Fuert Neigt housing prices skyrocketing because of uncontrolled immigration, in 1960, the average house cost 98,000 in today's money, wages are down because of no minimum wage increase in too many years, government giving welfare to poor people who just spend it on more drugs, and yes, after the civil rights act of 1965, crime rates skyrocketted

    • @couriers1x
      @couriers1x 5 років тому +9

      @Fuert Neigt not sure if you realize this, but in the 60s, most women didn't work because you could support an entire family on a single minimum wage job, now, you struggle even with 2 minimum wage jobs

    • @handambinmohammed1077
      @handambinmohammed1077 5 років тому

      😱😱😱.
      *💙💙*

  • @TheBlueyedblond
    @TheBlueyedblond 6 років тому +71

    This is quintessential 1950's music. The absolute best.

  • @Ozmulki
    @Ozmulki 4 роки тому +35

    What a hit and still popular. This Canadian group did it so well.

    • @paulcooper8335
      @paulcooper8335 Рік тому

      Listen to it by The Gladiolas who recorded it first. The Diamonds covered it a month later. Only certain stations played The Gladiolas original. Sad.

  • @drinxs505
    @drinxs505 4 роки тому +5

    I'm 37 and I'm happy I was brought up listening to music such as this

  • @nerobua3550
    @nerobua3550 4 роки тому +6

    these time with this music, dreams, feelings and so on will never come back! i am glad i had it!

  • @S.Moon44
    @S.Moon44 6 років тому +72

    They're killing it! Such talent is very rare these days..

    • @ruthiesmith7403
      @ruthiesmith7403 Рік тому +1

      Black ppl own those songs first. They stole them.

    • @carolmarable776
      @carolmarable776 Рік тому

      black people always complaining about something that whites did to them.wha,what,wha !!!😭

  • @krobigraubart
    @krobigraubart 9 років тому +592

    David Somerville (The Diamonds) died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California on July 14, 2015 at the age of 81.
    May he rest in peace.

    • @cutzymccall7675
      @cutzymccall7675 7 років тому +11

      Thanks for letting us know.

    • @doctorfeinstone6524
      @doctorfeinstone6524 7 років тому +14

      he was the one singing lead and standing on the left, away from the other three guys

    • @superd0076
      @superd0076 6 років тому +3

      krobigraubart
      He also wrote the theme song for the tv show “The Fall Guy” starring Lee Majors 😃

    • @sigridbock928
      @sigridbock928 6 років тому

      Is so Bad.

    • @pjj9491
      @pjj9491 6 років тому +1

      Havent heard in years....was able to sing along....memorized...lol

  • @ric6383
    @ric6383 6 років тому +305

    Great song, it really was a more innocent and BETTER time, even without the technological monstrosity we have today.

    • @killacornislive3202
      @killacornislive3202 4 роки тому +19

      then get offline.

    • @s-h7015
      @s-h7015 4 роки тому +20

      I have to politely disagree. If you were anything other than a straight, white male back then it was less than ideal. I do, however, agree that shows like this are nice and wholesome. :)

    • @hillaryilinsky1009
      @hillaryilinsky1009 4 роки тому +19

      @@s-h7015 many blacks feel that their entitled to a free ride and make little effort to succeed and when they don't they cry racism.there's no affirmed action for poor whites and little help for them.

    • @s-h7015
      @s-h7015 4 роки тому +8

      hillary ilinsky this is true in some cases, but not all. There are some people that feel entitled because they're a minority, which is super frustrating, but it's also a little bit naïve to believe that it's easy to be black. I understand why one would think that though, lots of us believe to an extent that if we don't see the problems that are going on, they don't exist.
      Though not as obvious as in the past since there's no more segregation and the KKK isn't openly burning crosses and killing black people left and right any more, there is still actual racism going on out there. Police brutality towards minorities, for example, is a serious problem going on right now as we speak. I know that since you're viewing this from the outside, it's likely that you think that people are being dramatic when they bring this up... and I understand why you'd think that... but minorities young and old die from it all the time. And many people don't care because they're either desensitized from how often this happens or it doesn't bother them because "it's not happening to us, so it's not our problem."
      Believe me Hillary, I understand your perspective on this situation, but this is some scary stuff.
      Also, I couldn't agree more with that last thing you said! There are so many poverty-stricken people all over the place-many of which are white-and it's absolutely terrible. I myself grew up in a low income family (there was even a period where we had to live in a motel because our house got foreclosed on), so I have very strong feelings about this subject. This is very serious problem and people are doing practically nothing to help out! In fact, the way the economy works, it is designed to keep the poor poor and it's absolutely infuriating... there's enough there to talk about for a whole new conversation though.
      To sum up what I'm trying to say, both groups-black people and poor whites-are getting the short end of the stick. Both problems talked about here are very serious problems that are running rampant in America. It sucks so much, but we can always hope that there will be a time when we come together and reduce these problems a bit.

    • @hillaryilinsky1009
      @hillaryilinsky1009 4 роки тому +4

      @@s-h7015 people that try to better themselves have almost always been able to get ahead in america. there seems to be a war on straight white males in this country and that's by design of the left to divide us even more. i have to ask what kind of treatment do you think these protesters would be getting from the chinese military ? because that's what we're headed for .many people in this country , mostly on the left, hate america but if these people don't wake up they'll have a lot more killings here after we fall.funny thing about freedom , like they say, you don't what you had until it's gone. of course the have always been bad cops and hopefully that will finally be corrected. but there is an element on the left that will never be satisfied until america is destroyed because they believe it's evil.

  • @toddbob55
    @toddbob55 4 роки тому +279

    These people had no idea how lucky they were to live in this Era.

    • @bruceferry3825
      @bruceferry3825 4 роки тому +22

      No kidding! I'm now 65 and watching all the crap going on and I am thankful that I lived through the best of times.

    • @Spartan51692
      @Spartan51692 4 роки тому +62

      Only lucky if you had the right skin color..

    • @tomlynntigard
      @tomlynntigard 4 роки тому +7

      They were great, funny, and exactly what's missing today.

    • @hillaryilinsky1009
      @hillaryilinsky1009 4 роки тому +15

      @@Spartan51692 i worked right along side blacks as my father did in his job and they were treated the same or better because the boss knew they would cry racism the first chance they could. whites didn't have that option.

    • @violinlover4255
      @violinlover4255 4 роки тому +9

      @@Spartan51692 In certain places, yes, probably in the south. But my grandma actually went to school with people of other races and they got along just fine. Nothing was segregated there.

  • @carol-ann-rosicki3244
    @carol-ann-rosicki3244 Місяць тому +2

    I'm 78 and know all genres and years of music since I was a child
    ❤❤❤

  • @debbieedwards711
    @debbieedwards711 8 років тому +71

    Like Mr Clark said,"one of the all time best." To this day!

  • @marc639
    @marc639 5 років тому +36

    one of my favorite songs. still at 77 YO!

  • @wilrobles5392
    @wilrobles5392 6 років тому +538

    Back in the day when wearing a suit was considered classy and appropriate.

    • @petertaylor3600
      @petertaylor3600 4 роки тому +11

      Yes, and in the 70s life was a sea of blue denim everywhere.

    • @nmstan3619
      @nmstan3619 4 роки тому +14

      Even when you took airplane flights.

    • @petertaylor3600
      @petertaylor3600 4 роки тому +22

      @@nmstan3619 Especially then. Women? Stockings, hats and gloves and no argument!

    • @janemills1839
      @janemills1839 3 роки тому +30

      Yes, Saturday afternoon, in preparing to meet the Boyfriend, hair, nails, clothes ready, the shortest skirt I could find, usually in Biba. Men took real pride in those days, they all wore a suit, immaculately dressed, no cheap tracksuit, trainers,, everything revolved round music, at home, as loud as possible., meet up with friends in the Pub, and onto the Discos,, when they shut, ended up in coffee shops,, I was 21 in,1972,' never saw drugs,never saw knives, didn't know anyone who was taken into hospital drunk., so pleased,to have been part of that time,,great jobs,,great money, great fun.

    • @petertaylor3600
      @petertaylor3600 3 роки тому +6

      @@janemills1839 OMG! Wasn't Biba clothing the most wondrous stuff you ever saw? In Australia there was only one outlet that had their stuff, in Sydney, Merivale. All gone now.

  • @bryanferia3686
    @bryanferia3686 2 роки тому +15

    Best music ever this era will never be forgotten

    • @Ana-mh2mm
      @Ana-mh2mm Рік тому +1

      Lo mejor, no habrá ni hubo algo igual a esa canción, ni grupo, ni cantante, tampoco melodia coordinación,,, ese Bendito Dave Troy Somerville, gracioso, hermoso, humilde, esa sonrisa emocionante calmada, trasmitia a sus ojos esa emotiva actitud, donde quiera que esté debe de ser feliz, en el aire, en el perfume de las flores etc. Dios le consedio un espacio especial...

  • @karitoito4625
    @karitoito4625 4 роки тому +17

    Después de tantos años...por fin pude conocer a los que cantaban ésta canción!!
    Recuerdo de mis padres, tíos y abuelos..ellos oían éstas bellas melodías.!

  • @DAVIDBROWN-bj1yc
    @DAVIDBROWN-bj1yc 6 років тому +25

    What a great melody.. I was 13 when this came out loved it then and now.

    • @romulonabuna5178
      @romulonabuna5178 2 роки тому

      and now how old are u now?? 💙

    • @louisepelte2942
      @louisepelte2942 2 роки тому

      I must have been 12 too when I first heard this song and remember how I loved it.

  • @dburch7894
    @dburch7894 4 роки тому +38

    I was born in 1950.
    That falsetto, that base!
    Freaking awesome.

  • @danielstump3204
    @danielstump3204 7 років тому +51

    late 50's early 60's - we had FUN music

  • @heathen-greaser
    @heathen-greaser 2 роки тому +1

    I was really born I the wrong time :/ bright side you great people are here to help keep real music alive. Thanks for sharing

  • @SheWhoPlays2
    @SheWhoPlays2 16 днів тому +1

    Yep. Im 80. I was just singing it to my doggie, Pepper, she was singing along…Awoooo

  • @edjurgens5163
    @edjurgens5163 6 років тому +21

    Growing up in the 50s and 60s was the best great music car and the way families were long live the 0ldies

  • @bjpd1111
    @bjpd1111 5 років тому +18

    Great song from a great group, sung perfect, music you can listen too over again.

  • @darkphantom4321
    @darkphantom4321 4 роки тому +11

    Born at 90's ....... Listening to 50-60's accent and music.....

  • @alex_harnar_618
    @alex_harnar_618 3 роки тому +1

    I grew up listening to this song along with tons of
    mid to late 1950’s songs at my grandparents house ever since I was a toddler. Sadly my grandfather is no longer alive, he passed away back in September unexpectedly to a stoke, but he introduced me to some great catchy timeless tunes. :’)
    (This was one of his top favorite songs.)

  • @jeanninerobinson522
    @jeanninerobinson522 3 місяці тому +1

    Yep, still listening and singing along too. Great grandma with 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

  • @SheryWilchinski
    @SheryWilchinski 11 років тому +294

    these guys look like they have a great sense of humour

    • @nelsonmanorhouse3081
      @nelsonmanorhouse3081 6 років тому +9

      You are correct when I new them at Issy;s Supper club they sang with heart an enjoyed what they did. I became close friends with the tall Baritone I believe named George . The short singer I believe he went by the name of Alvin or something similar. . When I was working at the club at night I had little sleep as I was in a number of TV productions and four movies over a few years.working from 6 am during the day The best TV show was produced at Panorama film Studios in West Vancouver BC The show was called the littlest Hobo a German Shepherd dog that went from town to town helping people in need. Only in the last 6 months I returned back to show business after many years of Law enforcement . I portrayed aid a person who was killed by a mob of people . I was the stand in for the principal actor .
      Sonny Raines nelson.manor.house@gmail.com

    • @horationelson9754
      @horationelson9754 5 років тому +3

      There better then today

    • @garygudger6371
      @garygudger6371 4 роки тому

      Fantastic day's fantastic humour

    • @garygudger6371
      @garygudger6371 4 роки тому

      G.gudger great days. Great music

    • @roughbro
      @roughbro 3 роки тому

      *had

  • @josephkane1436
    @josephkane1436 6 років тому +5

    One Of The Finest Hit Singles of 1957 as it is Called Little Darlin as it is by The Diamonds from 1957 as it had Spend 8 weeks at No 2 In 1957

  • @joemac3118
    @joemac3118 Рік тому +5

    Takes me back to the great times. Couldn't help but to shed a tear or two. 👍

  • @opaulamorgan4265
    @opaulamorgan4265 3 роки тому +2

    Todd Bob, Yes we do! We all know how fortunate we were to have grown up during the 1950's, no drugs, no vulgarity, and where movies left some things to the imagination! We experienced the " birth of rock and roll, and other beautiful music, as well, and the music is our connection to this wonderful time in our lives that will never be forgotten!

  • @missinkevin
    @missinkevin 2 роки тому +1

    Why don't they have music like this now a days. This was the best music.

  • @NewWaveFan1
    @NewWaveFan1 9 років тому +110

    Rest in paradise Diamond Dave.. What a voice!

  • @Lilly-fi9jg
    @Lilly-fi9jg 2 роки тому +3

    Growing up then was so much fun!

    • @thomasserigo7483
      @thomasserigo7483 2 роки тому

      Awesome 👏
      They have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of The Diamonds..?

  • @meandog061980
    @meandog061980 6 років тому +4

    Born in 80. My daddy was born in 46. I grew up on this stuff. It stuck with me.

  • @matrox
    @matrox Рік тому +1

    I was still a tyke riding my tricycle when this was on TV. So I grew up with all this great music and cool cars. 1950s-1970s the best music ever produced in world history.

  • @raffaellamapelli2725
    @raffaellamapelli2725 3 роки тому +2

    Super Super Fantastici il mio papà cantava sempre questa era tra le preferite 👏👏👏👏❤👍🥰🙏Io ragazza Anni 80 ma mi è sempre👍👏👏👏👏👏 Grazie ❤ Raffy

  • @jimgag2
    @jimgag2 11 років тому +6

    Love the American Bandstand clip and great classic song. Thanks for posting.

  • @TheBoondoggler
    @TheBoondoggler 8 років тому +433

    The best music, the best days...Long live rock n roll.

    • @gunther955
      @gunther955 8 років тому +32

      +TheBoondoggler I truly wish we could go back to those days . Fuck computers an cell phones ect ........

    • @junef3444
      @junef3444 8 років тому +13

      +ron cash couldnt agree more

    • @clarkeshivers7036
      @clarkeshivers7036 7 років тому +8

      ron cash Ooooh. Very ironic. Did you realize you just used a computer to type in that statement? If you hate modern tech that much then delete your youtube account. Do yourself a favor. Idiot

    • @eileen8974
      @eileen8974 7 років тому +14

      I love my computer and my old music, there is good and bad in all the years we have lived through. I love not having to run around all over town to pick up forms I have to fill out for the government etc. I love having any music we want at our fingertips. We can learn to embrace the old and the new, and to each their own, in tastes of music, movie's etc. etc. We should live and let live. We are the lucky ones who can look back and forward in our own homes. Thank you for youtube and my trusty computer. Eileen

    • @aarenmyatt4509
      @aarenmyatt4509 7 років тому

      here here!

  • @USRoute66Kingman
    @USRoute66Kingman 9 років тому +137

    RIP - Dave Somerville - original lead singer of The Diamonds (1933 - 2015)

  • @johng1216
    @johng1216 28 днів тому +1

    I have said it before and I will say it again, this doesn't happen these days. Awsome performance. The falsetto is something that you don't see these days and the harmony, no longer exists.

  • @wendideleoncampbell4174
    @wendideleoncampbell4174 2 місяці тому +1

    Dropping by for an oldie !!!! A change from the rock and alternative music 🎵 scene ! Glad I did! ❤️😎😅🎶🎶🎶🎶🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @sg8888888
    @sg8888888 4 роки тому +14

    That nostalgic song, “Those Were The Days” by Mary Hopkin; rings true till this very day, here, now & forever more.

  • @artburks5698
    @artburks5698 2 роки тому +10

    One of my all-time favorite songs.

  • @telaelwasisang2358
    @telaelwasisang2358 5 років тому +75

    When there were still gentlemens around

    • @Angie-et5gq
      @Angie-et5gq 4 роки тому +2

      Oh please. They used to beat their wives just for breathing wrong or having a hobby.

    • @ChrisStokes07
      @ChrisStokes07 4 роки тому +4

      @@Angie-et5gq Lesbian propaganda.

    • @jamesdettmann94
      @jamesdettmann94 3 роки тому +3

      @@Angie-et5gq that's why rates of depression among women has skyrocketed in recent decades I suppose

  • @ronaldgriffis4674
    @ronaldgriffis4674 Рік тому +1

    I hear you Susie Que, I am 72 years young and I know I was born in the best time in history. Thank You Dear Lord

  • @avisswope6495
    @avisswope6495 4 роки тому +1

    I AM 71 & I GREW UP IN THE ROCK N ROLL I WAS BORN IN 1949 LOVE IT STILL DO