The lead singer said in an interview that God gave him the arrangement for this song in a dream. Given the unearthly beauty of the vocals, I believe him
...................i always like to hear your reactions to tunes especially doowop stuff because i know you are a true fan of this genre.......we and i appreciate it, thanks
Harri I’m so glad you played this one! I cried all the way through it. This was the song we played at our wedding for our first dance. Seventy years old and still dancing!!!💕
Oh my!!! I have loved this song forever. Harri, Have you ever heard anything so beautiful? The lead singer's voice and the backup singers vocals so enchanting. I could listen to this over and over. Thanks Harri. Glad you loved it. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Mary Baillie, Enchanting is a beautiful description of this song!! Wonderful song!! The Flamingos also have many other great songs: Your Other Love, Lovers Never Say Goodbye, Mio Amore, and Love Walked In, to name a few.
@@user-jn6bi7mn4m A time in music that will never happen again. I'm 70 and consider myself to have been so lucky to have lived in this era of some of the most beautiful music ever produced. You never hear this type of orchestral backing anymore with an amazing vocal group that transports you to another dimension. Enchanting indeed. 😊👍✌️🇨🇦
I was an 18 year teenager when this song came out. It has always been at the top of my list of favorite songs . Another Flamengos song is Lovers never say goodbye. Brings back a lot of memories. Thank you.
A lot of great songs come from the DooWop era. This one has always been one of my favorites. Another group you'd like from that era is Little Anthony & The Imperials. Lots of great songs!! My favorite is Tears On My Pillow..
"Sh-bop, sh-bop" Sweet! That piano and that guitar with the slight reverb and the sh-bop sh-bops give this song a mystery feeling that persists to this day. Credit The Flamingos with adding those parts to the song, which was written twenty five years before they made the song theirs in 1959. PS. The "most played on the radio" line might be specific to the US. For more sh-bop sh-bops in a similar style, check out Barbara Lewis "Hello Stranger" from 1961.
What are you talking about a shame to call this Doowoop music. We black folks invented Doowoop music which never enough airplay. That's why I do the Doowoop Hour on internet radio. Did you forget that white radio stations below the Mason Dixon Line would not touch a black record in this racist white supermists country where have you been man. Me The Masterblaster is one of the few who are keeping our black music alive in this racist white supermists country.
@@darrylevans4401 Are you done soiling yourself? The Flamingos were a Doo Wop group from Chicago, no matter how much of a childish incoherent rant you decide to scream. My point is that this song transcended a genre, in much the same way The Platters version of Jerome Kern's "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (written the same year as the original version of "I only Have Eyes For You").. But again, continue to scream, stamp your feet, and throw your toys in the air.
Nate Nelson on lead vocal here. Spring of '59, I was in 7th grade, 12 y/o. This is what is called real singing. and, for my generation , this was THE slow-dance song we used for " special " moments-----MJL, 76 y/o
The Flamengos, the Ink Spots (I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, If I Didn't Care), Mills Brothers (Til Then, Paper Doll), a number of great groups like them from the mid-'50's-early '60's. Beautiful harmonies.
Originally written for the film Dames (1934), with many recorded versions. This particular version went to #11 on Billboard in 1959. Accolated, definitely ICONIC, TIMELESS and LIFEGIVING!
I'm so glad you got to this one Harri! This is my favorite romantic song of all time! I'm from Los Angeles, and this song always takes me back to a (idealized) warm summer night walking barefoot on the beach with my "special" girl, even after all these years. So romantic!!
Such an amazing recording full of intimacy, mysterious coloring and yes. So smooth. Doo Wop at it's best. Music to this song composed by Harry Warren (aka Salvator Guaragna) who also composed At Last and many, many more hits. The Flamingos were out of Chicago. Thanks for delving into doo wop. Next try The Skyliners This I Swear.
OMG, one of the all time greats of early rock n' roll. Never get tired of hearing them. Doo Wop was the best and there are a few of the old groups with new members still doing live shows. The Flamingos are still performing and have been inducted in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
The Flamingos just make you melt, this song is so beautiful & all of the baby boomers & earlier all know what this song 🎵 does 💕 it is a slow dancing song that you hope never ends 👏💎💜🦩
You have to pull up the 50s group The Mills Brothers.Awsome. Also Johnny Mathis The 12th of Never. One of my wedding songs along with Pat Boone April Love.
I can't count the number of movies that have used this song in them. This is just the A-typical 1950s early "Doo-wop music. It's just wonderful. You and your lady in your car at your "Special place." The ambience this songs gives off, is amazing.
Great one, Harri. I love this song so much. I like how the musical production is stripped down as well so we can focus on their heavenly voices. Thanks for sharing.
One of the greatest tracks of all-time, and one of the few I never get bored of; it gradually creeps up my list of favourite songs every year. The Flamingos' manager suggested they cover this song (which was an "oldie" even in 1959!) because he was convinced that rock & roll was a short-lived fad, and the band should concentrate on middle-of-the-road old songs... 🤣
The Flamingos were one of the early 50's doo-wop groups. They were known for their great harmonies & choreography moves. They influenced other acts such as The Temptations later on. "I Only Have Eyes For You" is their biggest hit but they had quite a few good songs "If I Can't Have You", "That's My Desire", "Golden Teardrops", "I'll Be Home", "Lovers Never Say Goodbye" etc.
At least Beck has done a cover on this song. While checking that out, I learned that this is actually a cover version too, original being from 1934 by Dick Powell in a musical Dame. Skyliners - "Since I Don't Have You" would be nice one around the same era. :)
I used to go to a 80's club that at last call always played this tune and "Put Your head on my Shoulder" by Paul Anka. All the nightly hookups were all aglow.
Got to dance with your honey bunny to get the full effect of these beautiful love songs. Thanks for sharing! I love this song. Takes me back to beautiful memories!
Flamengos' version is acceptable but Ella Fitzgerald and Art Garfunkel is the best. The theme was created back for a movie (Dames 1934) and is one of the most covered songs. Greetings from Uruguay, I like your comments.
This was recently used for a tv commercial.....lol I have no idea what the product was but it featured and elderly couple slow dancing to it with flashbacks to their youth.....I got lost in the song and have no idea what they were advertising. This stands the test of time.....I was a small girl when this came out....loved it then and love it now. Mesmerizing.
Bravo my friend,you have gone all the way back to 1959 ,coming to the end of the Doo Wop era.This group had such an influence on the r&b/soul groups of the 60s.Otis Williams of the Temptations said in an interview that the Flamingos and The Drifters were two of the old groups which inspired them.I think that goes without saying,their vocal group harmony is so pure.The lead voice I believe is that of Nate Nelson,what a tenor so pure and soothing.This is a classic example of the perfect voice to sing lead.Since you are on the Flamingos you must do reaction videos to Lovers Never Part and I'll Be Home.Do this ASAP ,you will not be disappointed.Well done.
I know you like great bass voices. Here is the greatest bass of all time. Its the Ravens from 1954 with Jimmy Ricks on lead, Going Home. Joe Van Loan is the ultra high tenor
I suck at singing, BUT THIS ONE OF MY “GO-TO’s” AROUND THE HOUSE! (No doubt to my family’s chagrin; sometimes I’ll just do the backing vocals 😆) One of the *BEST TUNES EVER!* 😃
That was not the 😮only beautiful song THE FLAMINGOS sang. For I ❤d me some, “Time Was”, “Music, Maestro, Please” and of course my beloved “But Not For Me”!
Oh my!!!! This just takes you away. My dad introduced me to the 50's music when I was little. Somehow this song and just about anything from the Platters were at the top of my list of faves. Dad and I danced to this song at my wedding. It is a treasured memory as he passed in 2020. My husband and I dance to this anytime it pops up. Thank you Jay and Amber for reacting to this gem!
A very popular cover originally sung by Dick Powell from the 1934 movie "Dames". The Flamingos had a chart topper in 1959 the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2001.
Music from outer space. The first time I heard this was in the car in the backseat with my parents driving in the middle of the night at a country intersection, lit only by a Chevron gas station neon sign. It all came together and I was mesmerized. I was only three or four years old.
The only original member of this great group who is still alive and has the rights to the the nam The Flamingos and is still touring and performing as the Flamingos is Terry Johnson. I am good friends with one of the members of the group today. I sing Doo wop with him. A few years ago, the TV Show The View had them on. Here's a link to that show and that episode. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aKW-m4atL-A.html&ab_channel=SolarisArtists
I wasn't even 5 years old but this is one of my first memories of the music playing on the radio whenever we were in my father's pick up. I'd say as good as it gets.
