The Secrets - The Boy Next Door (1963) video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/08/11

Charted at #18 on Billboard Hot 100 in November 1963. This was the only charting record for this group of girls from Cleveland, Ohio. It was also their first single. Original Billboard review: Pop Spotlight: "Another female singing group that has a strong chance at the big 50. Side is in a style similiar to that of the Angels and tells the story of the attributes of a forceful lad next door". Written by John Madara & David White. B-side is "Learnin' To Forget".

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9 years ago

charliedontsurf70

the girl on top in the picture looks like midge from the pixies three.

10 years ago

torridscene

Hey Lime -- I realize you render a great service by posting all these great songs, and I thank you for it, but I must ask you -- do you not care about things like.... 1) who wrote the song? 2) who arranged the song? 3) who produced the song? Really, you don't? Is it all about the hairstyles and the go-go-boots? Well if those things I mentioned do matter to you, or even if they don't, they most certainly do matter to a great many, perhaps the most, of YouTube browsers who happen upon your channel, so puh-leeze provide that info, and I and many thousands more will thank you, and love you even more than they do already. For example , who arranged this Secrets song? Who produced it? Who wrote it? It's far too good to ignore that sort of info about it. -TRSM

10 years ago

Bill Miller

MY TWO BUDDIES AND I FINISHED HELPING WITH THE POTATO HARVEST THAT FALL IN PA. AND FOUND WORK IN CLEVELAND THE SECRETS WERE GOING TO PHILLY FOR BANDSTAND,I THINK THEY HAD TO SET A NEW DATE BECAUSE OF THE JFK. SHOOTING IN NOV. 1963 !....//// 

10 years ago

Nhật Trần

Very good

10 years ago

Zev Feldman

BEAUTIFUL

10 years ago

TK LIM

Many thanks for uploading this song which was popularised by the Cresendos in South East Asia in the 1960s. However, the sound quality was largely inferior to that of the Secrets. You are simply wonderful!

10 years ago

UberAnalog

Damn that drummer sounds like Hal Blaine.charlie

11 years ago

dodiho65

I was the boy next door....this song was written for the 10 year old and the 12 year old...haven't heard this since 1963 in high school in Texas....we made fun of it-now we've been married 47 years.....thanks for posting. oh,the memories!

11 years ago

Richard Fazakas

I haven't heard this song in 50 years, I always liked it. Thanks for having it (Y)

11 years ago

Brian Bruebaker

vintage love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11 years ago

Phil Cross

Great song! Thanks for sharing.

11 years ago

Doug James

In my collection also. I always thought this was one of the best.

11 years ago

Brock White

This went to #8 on WLS in Chicago and was in the top 10 with "She's a Fool" by Lesley Gore (one of my most favorite songs ever) and Robin Ward's "Wonderful Summer" another #1 hit!

11 years ago

srercrcr

Fun song; in my personal collection

12 years ago

roughtake

went to Philly in Nov of 63 to perform this song on American Bandstand on a friday the same day as JFK was killed. Talk about tragic

12 years ago

William Gilbert

thanks for posting this one. just like I remember from the old AM radio rocker.

12 years ago

theonlymoo5e

Debuted on the CHUM (Canada) chart in Jan 1964, peaked at #15 & charted for 10 weeks Debuted on the Music Vendor pop chart on Nov 16, 1963, peaked at #26 (in 1964) & charted for 10 weeks

12 years ago

Mike Vaughn

Great tune - reminds me of the Chic-Lets, the Pixies 3, with alot of Orlons/Raindrops influence - thanks for posting this 1-Hit-Wonder!!

12 years ago

Mrtjvbv

Nice, honky sax--

12 years ago

xaxaxaxa yayayaya

Heard this for the first time in 50 years on Sirius. Love it!

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