The Crystals - Uptown Hes Sure The Boy I Love

Go home and get your fucking shine box #GoodFellas #BillyBatts

Hal Blaine's thunderous drumming kinda grabs ya by the cogliones, huh? ?

The second best 60's girl group; Ronettes the best of course.

I always dreamed the boy I loved would come along
And he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong
Now, that boy I love has come to me
But he sure ain't the way I thought he'd be

He doesn't look like a movie star
He doesn't drive a Cadillac car
He sure ain't the boy I've been dreamin' of
But he's sure the boy I love

Let me tell ya now
He'd never be a big business man
He always buys on the installment plan
He sure ain't the boy I've been dreamin' of
But he's sure the boy I love

When he holds me tight
Everything's right
Crazy as it seems
I'm his, whatever he is
And I forget all of my dreams

But everybody knows that he doesn't hang diamonds 'round my neck
And all he's got is an unemployment check
He sure ain't the boy I've been dreamin' of
But he's sure the boy I love

When he holds me tight
Everything's right
Crazy as it seems
I'm his, whatever he is
And I forget all of my dreams

He doesn't hang diamonds 'round my neck
And all he's got is an unemployment check
He sure ain't the boy I've been dreamin' of
But he's sure the boy I love

But he's sure the boy I love (oh oh oh, yeah)
But he's sure the boy I love (oh oh oh, yeah)
But he's sure the boy I love (oh oh oh, yeah)
But he's sure the boy I love (oh oh oh, yeah

No more shines billy -spit shine Tommy

Will everyone in the comment section go home and get their shine box!!

Every time I hear this song, I'm tempted to go home and get my shinebox.

Live this song. We Jitterbugged our butts off to this one.

Nothing better than this tune, NOTHING!!! Well, except if you put it on repeat!!!!

Can I have a little bit of money

How much

This much

Ohhhhhhhh alright

I noticed something interesting, this record may have been one of the first batches to be released. The label # is 109X, later batches have the label # as 109 with no X. After He's a Rebel became a hit Phil wanted to dump his business partner, Lester Sill. To fulfill legal obligations, Spector had to share royalties on the next 2 Crystals releases. This release would be #109X, the next release would be #109, thinking he could get out of paying Sill for both releases. But the judge said no. So Phil instead resorted to the release of the notorious (Let's Dance) The Screw chicanery, label #111. Phil knew the next release, Da Doo Ron Ron would be a smash hit! So he successfully kept his ex-partner from receiving any royalties from it. (This is my own speculation).

The key to this song beyond the Phil Spector production are the absolutely beautiful lyrics.. Although they appear to be simple they are in fact very deep. One of my all time favorite songs through all decades and genres.

Get those irish hoodlums a drink

There's only one Irishman here.

"Theres only one Irishmen here"

Go home and get your shine box

Great Song By Really Beautiful Women! Jesus Loves You My Dear Friends! John 3:16

June 11, 1970

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Another one of the many ? my parents bought and we used to hear being played at home thru the years, wonderful ??

No more shines, Billy.

Like fuckin mirruhs.

A toast! Salude!

Who would’ve thought Phil Spector came from the Bronx right off Elder Ave bet. Watson Av & Bruckner Blvd and gone to Monroe HS before moving to California Of course it’s way before my time but that was my grandmother’s’ neighborhood before moving to Morris Park by Jacobi? in the late 50’s ?? ?

In loving memory of Billy Batts.

*"...Oh, alright."*

damn? did i forget this one?

This is sure the music I love! Where did it go?

¡billy! Goodfellas