Posted on 02/17/2019 9:28:02 PM PST by Carriage Hill
That was before she discovered weed, mushrooms, Alice etc.
Yup.
I think Brian Wilson had a thing for Ronnie.
"Friend Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys wrote "Don't Worry Baby" specifically for her in 1964."
Same here; we don’t get that time back, either. lol.
Yup.
I think Brian Wilson had a thing for Ronnie.
"Friend Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys wrote "Don't Worry Baby" specifically for her in 1964."
On the tour, the Ronettes traveled with Rolling Stones in a van as they went to various performances in the U.K. “I remember times when the fog was so thick, we’d have to pull over,” Ronnie would later report. “Keith [Richards] and I would walk up to some stranger’s house to ask for a cup of tea!” Ronnie, in later interviews, would further elaborate on some of their travels:“…We were headliners over in London, and … the Rolling Stones, they were our opening act… So that’s how we met them actually. And we all traveled together. They were great guys. And I loved Keith. He loved me. My sister was usually with Mick … and Nedra was with Brian, you know. But we all were together… Like, having dinner together and eating. There was not a lot of sex and all that kind of stuff going on with us. I think that came later on with the [Stones’] groupies and all that. But with us, there was none of that… unfortunately (laughs). My mother toured with us everywhere, so I didn’t get really a chance to do anything, but I didn’t want to then…”
But during their trip to the U.K, the Ronettes were also introduced to the Beatles, and spent personal time with them during the tour. There was at least one night of dancing with John, George and Ringo, as Ronnie later recalled, noting that Paul McCartney was then involved with Jane Asher. Estelle and George Harrison had paired off in the dancing that evening, as Ronnie remembered, while she spent some time with John Lennon. The Ronettes, in fact, having befriended the Beatles on their first tour of Britain, were on hand February 8, 1964 to welcome the Beatles as they arrived in New York for their first U.S. visit and Ed Sullivan Show appearance. Two years later, in August 1966, the Ronettes (minus Ronnie) would join the Beatles on their 14-city U.S./Canada tour as one of the opening acts. As for the Rolling Stones, on a subsequent visit they made to New York in the 1960s, Ronnie’s mother would end up cooking for them at her home.
"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King for girl group the Crystals under the guidance of Phil Spector in 1962. Goffin and King wrote the song after discovering that their babysitter and singer Little Eva was being regularly beaten by her boyfriend. When they inquired why she tolerated such treatment, Eva replied, with complete sincerity, that her boyfriend's actions were motivated by his love for her.He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
He says he he hits me 'cause he loves me.
Now isn't that a shame?
How can he say he loves me
And bruise this fine, brown frame?
Don't want no man who's always hittin' on me.
Last man who hit me has been dead since '43.
That song gave me the creeps; couldn’t listen to more than a minute or so.
Bloodshot Eyes--Wynonie Harris (1951)
Stone-Cold Dead in the Market--Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (1946)
LMAO.
Best laugh I’ve had all day!
Thanks.
I was just going to post about that song and was trying to remember Eddy Money’s name. : ) I have it on my iPod and still listen to it.
That song gets lots of airplay on oldies stations. Hear it all the time.
Brian Wilson used to listen to this over and over: The Wall of Sound at its best.
I think Cher was a backup singer on this song.
I use Musereo to create pseudo-stereo versions of songs like this: cleans up the sound stage so I can hear nuances better.
Carl produced and sang the 20/20 version.
Reprised with Eddie Money.
That's interesting history I never knew.
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