In your opinion, best Doo-Wop song ever?

[red dog 1]

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	SH-Boom (1954) The Chords
	2 (11%)
	Earth Angel (1954) The Penguins
	0 (0%)
	Only You (1955) The Platters
	1 (5%)
	The Great Pretender (1955) The Platters
	1 (5%)
	Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1955) Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
	1 (5%)
	Come Go With Me (1957) The Dell Vikings
	1 (5%)
	Since I Don't Have You (1958) The Skyliners
	4 (21%)
	Speedo (1955) The Cadillacs
	1 (5%)
	Stay (1960) Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
	2 (11%)
	Blue Moon (1961) The Marcels
	6 (32%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[elleng]

1. ALL of the above!

Thanks for the list!

[red dog 1]

17. Thanks for the nice reply

(I love all of the above too)

[jberryhill]

2. Inna Gada Da Vida

[Hoyt]

3. Duke of Earl.

[Va Lefty]

6. We have a correct answer!!

[jberryhill]

7. +1

[OriginalGeek]

40. That's probably my #2

but the difference is so slim it might as well not exist at all. Blue Moon by the Marcels was either the first or second record I ever bought with my own money. I don't even remember what the B side was but I wore that side out.

The other record I bought was Centerfold by J. Geils Band. It's been so long I don't remember which was first but I bought them pretty close to the same time. Had to sneak them both into the house and listen with headphones late at night as that was good christian music.

[3catwoman3]

4. Is "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"...

a Doo-Wop song? If so, it gets my vote.

[MiltonBrown]

37. For sure

That song is about as catchy as can be!!

[House of Roberts]

5. The Duprees - You Belong To Me

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[Chipper Chat]

8. Since I Dont Have You.

DooWop Perfection. The coda (ending 12 bars) are just stunning.

[OrwellwasRight]

9. I voted for Stay

But I do think the Del Vikings' "Come Go With Me" is undeserving of its "no votes"
status. It's my runner up.

[sarge43]

39. Whispering Bells should be on the list. n/t

[red dog 1]

47. Whispering Bells is as deserving as Come Go With Me to be on the list, however,

they only give me 10 blank spaces to use as poll options, so I can't list EVERY great doo-wop song, you know?

(I think I still have my 45 rpm records of Whispering Bells and Come Go With Me)

[flotsam]

10. Kinda "vanilla" but:

[left-of-center2012]

11. The Cadillacs' "Speedo"

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. That was my first thought. I can't believe it wasn't on the list.

What's our country coming to?

(Upon listening to the first 30 seconds of this song, which I've heard many, many times): It's not even close. That's so clearly the winner.

[red dog 1]

20. It's now on the list

I inserted it in place of "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods, because that was the only song that received no votes, (despite the fact that it's a great doo-wop song too)

[red dog 1]

22. Earl "Speedo" Carroll...Lead singer of The Cadillacs

"Well, now, some may call me Joe, Some may call me Moe, Just remember Speedo, He don't never take it slow"

(He died in 2012 at 75)

[Hula Popper]

13. Hard to choose

this one may be the best

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but then you have

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can't forget the Great Girl groups

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I guess my answer is there are too many...

[red dog 1]

18. I agree that we "can't forget the great girl groups"

I think that'll be my next OP

"In your opinion, best girl group of all time"?

[JHan]

26. I've always loved only have eyes for you.

intense song.

[AmandaRuth]

14. the correct answer has been posted already

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which is

this song is perfect

[Hula Popper]

15. How did I forget this

Basement parties with lamps under clothes piles...

[mac56]

16. Here

[lunatica]

19. I love them all.

[red dog 1]

21. So do I.

(It nearly killed me to have to remove "Come Softly To Me".by The Fleetwoods)

[Hula Popper]

55. Awhile ago , actually quite awhile ago

there was a dusty oldies show in Chicago hosted by Herb Kent "The Kool Gent".

He occasionally played a song sung by Dillard Croon titled "Darling, Believe me its you I love."

I have looked for years but have not heard that song since the mid 60s.

I accept any help, since there are thousands of doo wops I haven't heard.

[kwassa]

23. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens

[red dog 1]

48. I love that song!

(I should have included it)

[kwassa]

24. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos

[MiltonBrown]

25. My favorite is 'Teenage Love' by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

But really there are no bad doo wop songs!

[MiltonBrown]

28. Don't forget 'In the Still of the Night' by the 5 Satins

That one usually makes the best of lists.

There are so many great obscure doo wop songs too.

Five Discs- Never Let You Go

Many Many groups- Guardian Angel

There was so much romanticism in this genre. Kids singing love songs under street lamps trying to impress a girl or boy and trying to get a record contract.

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were the best IMO. Little brother Lewis Lymon and his Teenchords a close second for their harder hitting numbers. The Valentines, the Cadillacs, the Clovers, and EVERY bird known to humankind!

Denise by Randy and the Rainbows was another big hit- maybe the last big doo wop hit of the era.

[montana_hazeleyes]

32. You beat me to it. "In the Still of the Night" came right to mind.

I do love them all though!

[red dog 1]

45. In the Still of the Night definitely belongs on the list, but

since all the poll options have at least one vote, I can't replace any of them without "taking someone's vote away", and I won't do that.

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers were an awesome doo-wop group, even if the "Teenagers" all looked much older than Frankie did.

Back to The 5 Satins, (from Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time)
# 90 The Five Satins, "In the Still of the Night"
(Written by front man Fred Parris)
Five Satins frontman Fred Parris wrote the song while on guard duty in the Army, and the group recorded it in the basement of a church in Parris's home town of New Haven, Connecticut.
The roughness shows: The drums & piano are muffled, the alto sax cracks during the solo, and the backing vocals wander off-key.
But the primitive sound - and the fact that only four of the Five satins were even present for the session - can't keep "In the Still of the Night," originally released as a B side, from being a sublime, definitive piece of doo-wop."
(Google "500 Greatest Songs of All Time&quot

[OrwellwasRight]

59. Ever heard this version?

It's no original, but I like it.

[still_one]

27. Should doo-wah diiddy also be in the list?

[MiltonBrown]

29. The original was certainly a doo wop song:

[still_one]

30. Absolutely Milton

[red dog 1]

46. No!

While it was a doo-wop song, it certainly doesn't belong in the top 10 doo-wop songs of all time, imo.

[still_one]

50. cool

[thecrow]

31. "Who Put the Bop?"

Came to mind first for me

[red dog 1]

49. "Who was that man, I'd like to shake his hand, He brought my baby back to me"

Great song!

[pansypoo53219]

33. not my fav genre, but huey piano smith popped into my head. tho i do like the platters.

[dembotoz]

34. No such thing, they all suck

[raccoon]

35. Little Star. nt

[red dog 1]

52. Twinkle twinkle little star, How I wonder where you are, Wish I may, Wish I might,

Make my wish cone true tonight

(off the top of my head, might not be 100% accurate)

Another great doo-wop song!

[Little Star]

65. Yes??????

[raccoon]

66. Just wanted to say hi! LOL. nt

[rock]

36. I'm going to go off on my on here

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[sarge43]

38. Denise

[red dog 1]

41. I still have my 45 rpm record of that great song.

Randy & The Rainbows is my favorite "one-hit-wonder" group

I'm unable to put into words how much I love "Denise"

[sarge43]

42. Great minds, red dog 1

It's one of those songs that bring all back

[Hula Popper]

56. Nope, nope, nope

If Denise is allowed you have to have Bobby Rydell and Frankie Valli and have cha-chas

[Special Prosciuto]

61. One of my faves

[shawmut]

43. In The Still Of The Night

surprised it hasn't been mentioned.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

44. I Only Have Eyes For You--The Flamingos

I'll forever associate it with the movie The Right Stuff.

[Mr. Ected]

51. I'm Wonderin' - Neil Young

I know. It's not from the era. But I love it just the same.

[mahina]

53. The Persuasions, I love you for sentimental reasons, starts at :58

BAM

/For Your Love/ Looking for an Echo/ Sentimental Reasons medley by the one and only Persuations.

I win

[red dog 1]

64. "For Your Love" is a great song

"Gypsy Woman" is a good song.

Even though Frank Zappa died back in 1993, The Persuasions are still around and still tour
(They play in MA on June 18 and on June 19 they play Levitt Pavilion in Steelstacks Bethlahem, PA)
http://www.thepersuasions.info/

(Steelstacks Bethlahem, PA?)

[C_U_L8R]

54. Only You - The Platters

So hard to decide... Flamingos, Platters, Platters, Flamingos...

And...

[sakabatou]

57. Rockapella - Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego

[becca da bakkah]

58. All Great Picks.....

....but my top choice is, and always will be, "A Million To One", by Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts, from 1960. Take a listen on YouTube. Wonderful song.

[Special Prosciuto]

60. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds (Originally in 1957)

[Special Prosciuto]

62. Looking For An Echo - Kenny Vance & The Planotones

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[Special Prosciuto]

63. Not so much song, but dance: the original stroll 1958

[dixiegrrrrl]

67. if we can cross a border, I really like this one....perfect with headphones.

It is old, but I heard it first, like many of us, on BB.