2:27
single, 1964
Written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe
This song was originally released by Dee Dee Sharp in 1962. It refers to the dance craze of the time, and incorporates the melody of the Mavrelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman," and refers to that song in the lyrics (with a clever two-syllable rhyme: "They dance alone or in a big boss line / And they discovered it's the most, man / The day they did it to Please Mr. Postman"). The Marvelettes in turn covered the song in 1962. This energetic girl-group version was credited to the Crystals but, according to online sources, is actually an unreleased performance by the Ronettes. Another fun fact: Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash," released a few months after the original, was written in part as a parody of Dee Dee Sharp's record, even copying the "whaa-oo" backing vocal.
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