Love this photo of the late Bobby Vee and The Crickets – presumably taken after the death of Buddy Holly, whom Bobby idolized. Years ago we owned a vintage Scopitone (a video juke box) and we probably played Bobby’s song The Night Has a Thousand Eyes over a thousand times. The amateur video features girls in bikinis twisting frantically at a beach party. His song Come Back When You Grow Up Girl always makes us think of back when we were in 8th or 9th grade walking home from school. High school boys old enough to drive would pull over and toss a coin out the window saying “Here’s a dime – call me in two years!”
Here’s the Scopitone video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g35iqw0EUsc
Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News
About The Author
these references are so old nobody has a clue
This was a couple of years before my time. I am surprised at the content. It was kinda erotic. All that bikini shaking, hip poppin’ and knees spreading action. Even the dudes.
TY for sharing i totally forgot about these videos until you brought them here for our viewing. A flood of memories came rushing back. We thought the girls were so glamorous; I especially loved the blond dancer with the updo and a pony sticking out of it. Like the PP said, it’s more raunchy then one expects??? Funny as a kid all I wanted to do was get up and wiggle like them.
he had a great voice. i really liked him a lot….very sad Alzheimers got such a lovely man. RIP.