"Leader of the Pack" is a song written by #GeorgeShadowMorton, #JeffBarry, and #EllieGreenwich. It was a number one #pop hit in 1964 for the American #girlGroup #theShangriLas. The single is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a "#teenageTragedySong". The song was covered in 1985 by the heavy metal band #TwistedSister, who had a more modest hit with their version (no. 57 in the US).
https://youtu.be/5Ge8_6rtQvs
#georgeshadowmorton #jeffbarry #elliegreenwich #pop #girlgroup #theshangrilas #teenagetragedysong #twistedsister
"Montego Bay" is a #song #cowritten and performed by #BobbyBloom about the #cityInJamaicaOfTheSameName. The song was a #top10 #hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the #Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart, No. 5 on the Canadian #RPM100 Singles Chart, No. 7 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart and No. 8 on the US #BillboardHot100. The song was co-written and #produced by #JeffBarry. In the master tape of the song.
https://youtu.be/I6TUjV9piGA
#song #cowritten #bobbybloom #cityinjamaicaofthesamename #top10 #hit #atlantic #uksingleschart #rpm100 #billboardhot100 #produced #jeffbarry
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group #theExciters. #CashBox described the Exciters' version as "a sparkling rocker that bubbles over with coin-catching enthusiasm" and said that the "great lead job is backed by a fabulous instrumental arrangement." It was made internationally famous by the British band #ManfredMann.
https://youtu.be/arpidGq8SlA
#jeffbarry #elliegreenwich #theexciters #cashbox #manfredmann
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a #teenageTragedySong written by #JeffBarry and #BenRaleigh. It was a US #topTen #popularMusic #hit for singer #RayPeterson in 1960 on #RCAVictorRecords, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by #RickyValance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
https://youtu.be/fzJ3VZDsQ1g
#teenagetragedysong #jeffbarry #benraleigh #topten #popularmusic #hit #raypeterson #rcavictorrecords #rickyvalance #uksingleschart