I'm 71 years old and remember seeing this show on TV! I was 10 at the time, and really admired Sylvia for not just singing, but actually playing that guitar.
@@cailanmurray4430because it was! This song was a HUGE influence on Jimi when he was still just strumming a one-string Ukulele in ’56. He for sure incorporates these sounds in his later years.
@Logan And by the way, I know the definition of Racism. You obviously don't since you can't even spell it correctly, so let me paste you the deffinition..... rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit noun prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race. Prejudice is probably too big of a word for you so let me give you that definition too.... prej·u·dice /ˈprejədəs/Submit noun 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. " Your assumption that Eminem was black because he had a deep voice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason since plenty of people from other races also have deep voices, and there is no way of knowing. So yes, that is in fact the definition of Racist. The fact that you will probably try to argue with the 100 percent facts I've given to you just proves to me that you will never admit your comment was racist even though it is. You're pride wont allow you to admit it, so I'm done arguing with a brick wall. Have a good day!
@@GreenyZay I'm not saying she's a bad person in any way, but only that the comment was a racist one. Let's look at the definition of racist, shall we. rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/Submit noun prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Lets also look at the definition of prejudice.... prej·u·dice /ˈprejədəs/Submit noun 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. " The fact that she had a preconceived opinion based only on the sound of their voice is by definition, racism. This was further proven when she saw the video and saw they were actually black. Hopefully she learned from this, and wont go assuming someone is a certain color just because they sound a certain way. Even if she doesn't I guess our brains are just wired that way. Guess the brain is just going to form a picture in her head. In this case the picture was not correct.
Fritospie you obviously are stupid (coming FROM A BLACK GIRL) I thought they were white singers too since most black singers DO SOUND SOULFUL AND HAVE DEEPER TONES get over it
SYLVIA WAS ONE SEXY,SENUOUS,AND TALENTED WOMAN. THIS SONG WAS VERY RISQUE FOR THE 1950'S. THIS WAS A BOLD MOVE ON STEVE ALLEN'S PART. HE FEATURED A BEAUTIFUL SENSUOUS BLACK WOMAN ON NETWORK TELEVISION. THIS WAS UNHEARD OF BACK THEN. I GLAD STEVE HAD THE NERVE TO LOOK PAST COLOR AND FOCUS ON TALENT.
@michaelfischer84 I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, I Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if you're interested. As you know, RU-vid does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off). [ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ] 1957 ❗❕❗ Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES. David Letterman was an Echo of Allen, but Steve did it in a crew cut world dominated by McCarthyism at the time. Steve Allen so far ahead of his time he must have been an extraterrestrial. Still think of him every once in awhile 60 some years later.
@charlesbatts3676 I was 9 years old when Mickey and Sylvia performed this but I was already a fan of Steve Allen for some reason. Possibly because I would later get a BS in chemistry+ BA in English literature, just because college was cheap in the '60s and I always liked the Renaissance. Looking at your question, 👁 Googled attempting to find Steve's IQ but instead found an homage from the LA Times after Steve had died. Below is a quote and below that is a way to steer you if interested. As you know, RU-vid does not allow lynx( a deliberate subterfuge to throw them off). [ If you think today’s “Tonight Show” is off the wall, you should have seen yesteryear’s. Exterior shot: A New York sidewalk. Steve Allen strolls along. Suddenly, a pay phone rings. Steve answers, listens and hangs up. A look of panic. Then, in front of dozens of pedestrians, he strips off his suit and eyeglasses inside the phone booth, revealing a Superman suit underneath. ] 1957 ❗❕❗ Adieu, Steverino, Offbeat Wit of the Test-Pattern Age. LA TIMES David Letterman is as close As It Gets but one must always remember that Steverino did his act in 55 in the age of McCarthy. And I don't mean Melissa McCarthy.
@dharlesbatts3676: I was only six at this time so I have no memory of when Steve hosted The Tonight Show but I was also amazed that, given the times then, that he wd. feature (and NBC wd. allow) black performers on his show, even in late night. Now I’m gonna search uTube to see if any of the great r&b/doo wop groups were on his show.
Hosanna in the highest. I was nine when I saw this and I would have to say that despite being only nine she moved me. I already liked the song but to see her moving like that stirred something. I was still a full 2 years away from puberty so it tells me that there are things actually going on in the brain long before the hormones begin their rage.
Hard to believe they weren't even in a relationship let alone lovers. Mickey was a music teacher in New Jersey and Sylvia was his student. The song Love is strange sold over 1 millions copies and was covered several times. Sylvia Robinson now after she married started her solo career in the early 70's with the classic R&B song Pillow Talk. She also was one of the founding members of rap by Signing The Sugar Hill Gang to her record label. Sugar Hill recorded the first ever rap song Rappers Delight, she died in 2011 of heart failure at 76.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Sylvia brought Hip Hop music to the mainstream in 1979 by creating the Sugar-Hill Gang and Rapper's Delight under her label. She saw the mainstream potential in Hip Hop before anyone else. Not too surprising when you watch this and realize how original and savvy she carried herself. Talk about an American icon.
@@IAmMrQ and that's SAD that a bunch of thugged, drugged, non musical reality tv stars are at the top of the music charts today. Can't even perform their shit in the studio (auto-tune), far less live and will lip-sync and/or shake their ass and then call it a concert. And the public BUYS that. SMH. #isaidwhatisaid
Such a wonderful performance. She changed the lyrics to say his name, the chemistry is undeniable. Also interested they decided to perform for TV, yet we are privileged enough to watch this in 2024. If only they knew how many people would see this amazing performance.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Ya'll do know that this is Sylvia who made Pillow Talk... Who was the lady boss of the first hip hop group....it slipped my mind really quick.... & these are two beautiful Black folks...we just gorgeous n exotic pple!!! We come in sooo many varieties...😉💏😙
Yes! What he just said. Her swaying hips are SO gorgeous....and if that isn't enough her little purrs and growls slay me. Very mersmerizing, in a very good way, is right!
RIP Mickey and Sylvia. I think right now, they are playing this song for everyone in heaven. I also think that she liked him and he liked her but they never told each other
no, they were never married to each other, Mickey Baker may have been already married at that time, in fact, he has said that there were were times he couldn't wait to get away from her....Sylvia wanted to be a star, Mickey just wanted to play his guitar and be left alone
Sylvia went onto record up to the 1970s she had a big hit in 1973 with a tune called "Pillow Talk" and then went onto form one of the first rap/hip hop record companies in the late 70s Sugar Hill records she produced the fist rap song "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill gang in 1979 -Mickey was famous in his own right as he was labeled as one of the best guitar players of his time. Mickey passed away at the age of 89 in 2012 and Sylvia died at the age of 76 in 2011.
I'm 62 and I can't remember a time when I wasn't aware of this song, as my mom would let me play her records as soon as I was old enough to put needle to disk and yet I only just now learned Mickey and Sylvia are black and that Sylvia went on to sing "Pillow Talk" sixteen years later. What heterosexual man could resist her call? "Come here lover boy!"
Fabian Miguez They we’re playing and Mickey Baker was one of the finest jazz guitarists ever. Read his book Jazz Guitar and learn something before u opine.
@@myronbriggs1018 I still have it. That book was the Bible for guitar players back then, still loaded with useful stuff and a solid foundation. He was a NY studio guy, that's him on "The Wanderer" by Dion & The Belmonts. I use that little rhythm guitar part he did all the time. And by the way, this was Buddy Holley's favorite record.
~ 1956 and still fresh in 2018!! R.I.P. The great Sylvia Robinson. I certainly hope when Warner Bros makes her movie, they do not ignore her hits and great business accomplishments in music from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s!! She thrived and existed way way before Sugar Hll Records. See the history of All Platinum Records and associated labels!! Cheers, DAVEDJ ~
This was a time when you needed talent for singing and playing. They sound just as good live as they did in the studio recordings. Are there many performers today who can claim that? Very few!
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Mickey was a major studio player for a lot of the greats and published a jazz guitar instruction book in `55 that everybody of my generation had a copy of. "Love Is Strange" was Buddy Holly`s favorite record.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
I'm so glad they get to be immortalised through this, it's a damn shame fan girls and boys of my generation could not give them the screams and look of wonder and awe they deserve😊😊😊😊😊😊 Sylvia is so cute, my heart feels all fuzzy.
Honestly this songs is so touching I can’t even be able to quit on listening to it Any way I’m Johnson George it’s nice to meet you for the first time I hope your don’t mind if we can talk more about this lovely song and get to know each other well
In 1956 I was 10 years old and litening to this, my favorite rock tune, on my little tube radio. I'm pretty sure things were a little more sane back then. No lip syncing here.
Me too--I'm 71 now and this song still rocks me. I'm finally learning the licks on my Teisco "Audition" guitar from online lessons--great to see Sylvia's rhythm playing and hear the percussion/bongos, etc. in this live footage as well as watching the stage "bits" between the two of them (another team to watch online is Louis Prima and Keeley Smith). Can't beat the old stuff (me included).
Anton Bouchette :I,m 71,and remember them well, great vocalists,but watching the guitar work is a real treat!! So creative and stylish! He is a really good guitarist,and so is Sylvia,well ahead of their time.
I learned a lot from the Mickey Baker's yellow and black Jazz Guitar book that I bought in 1964. I had read that he had played with such musicians as Ray Charles, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Coleman Hawkins. . . Sylvia Robinson was one of Mickey's guitar students. In 2003, he was listed at #53 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
The plunging sweetheart neckline! You couldn't show a genie's navel decades later but that gorgeous gown on that truly gorgeous lady passed muster that night.
Innovator, Facilitator, Icon.. Sylvia Robinson stands alone. This record was in many a rock legend's collection, she would later produce groups like The Moments and The Whatnauts while having a couple of her own hits like Sweet Stuff and Pillow Talk. To top that off she was there at the beginning of the Disco and Hip Hop eras, producing groups like Double Exposure, The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. If she's not in some kind of Hall of Fame, she should be.
First time I have ever seen these two sing this song which I have loved since first hearing it and buying it in 1956. I still have the 45 single and never tire of hearing it. Mickey's guitar work is still some of the sexiest of any and obviously inspired Buddy Holly and The Beatles among many others.
