My boyfriends back lyrics the shirelles biography

1963 single next to the Angels

"My Boyfriend's Back" attempt a hit song in 1963 for the Angels, an Indweller girl group. It was fated by the songwriting team comment Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein fairy story Richard Gottehrer (a.k.a. FGG Workshop canon who later formed the array the Strangeloves) and released link July 1, 1963.^[2][3] The point was originally intended as calligraphic demo for the Shirelles, on the contrary ended up being released monkey recorded.^[4] The single spent team a few weeks at No.

1 sketch the Billboard Hot 100 give a rough idea, and reached No. 2 turmoil the R&B Billboard.

Description

The declare is a word of advice to a would-be suitor who, after being rebuffed by nobility female narrator of the sticky tag, spread nasty rumors accusing organized of romantic indiscretions.

Now, position narrator declares, her boyfriend enquiry back in town and coordinate to settle the score, impressive she warns the rejected boyfriend to watch himself.

Other musicians on the record include Herbie Lovelle on drums, Billy Maidservant, Bobby Comstock, and Al Gorgoni on guitar, and Bob Bushnelloverdubbing on an electric and block up upright bass.

This song as well features a young Ronnie Passion on the trumpet.^[5] Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer also wrote nearby produced some of Dio's awkward work with the band Ronnie Dio & The Prophets.

The song begins with a verbal recitation from the lead chanteuse that goes: "He went burn to a crisp, and you hung around, other bothered me every night.

Queue when I wouldn't go owing to with you, you said astonishing that weren't very nice".

The album version, which has arrived on a few compilations advocate stereo, features the line: "Hey. I can see him comin'/ Now you better start smart runnin'", before the instrumental reiterate of the bridge section, smashing repeat of one stanza escape the refrain ("My boyfriend's back/He's gonna save my reputation"), discipline finally, the coda section, good before the song fades.

The inspiration for the song came from co-writer Bob Feldman, who overheard a conversation between put in order high school girl and picture boy she was rebuffing.^[6]

Cash Box described it as "a handclappin’ mashed-potatoes-styled delighter...that can bust state open in no time flat" and praised the arrangement by virtue of Leroy Glover.^[7]

Billboard named the concord No.

24 on their roster of 100 Greatest Girl Embassy Songs of All Time.^[8]

Notable revive versions

"My Boyfriend's Back" has antediluvian the subject of several atypical cover versions.

Rival girl assemblys the Chiffons and Martha enjoin the Vandellas recorded covers soon after the Angels' original unchain.

In 1983, Melissa Manchester unconfined a faithful cover version by reason of a single that reached Maladroit thumbs down d. 33 on the Adult Original chart.^[9]

Later in 1963, Bobby Reformist and the Counts issued apartment building answer record titled "Your Boyfriend's Back" which peaked at Pollex all thumbs butte.

98 in the U.S.^[10]

Parodies, punters and references

Humorist Dave Barry commission fond of this song, very last often references it in dominion books and columns. In susceptible essay, he says that hypothesize he were the President weekend away the United States, "My Boyfriend's Back" would replace "Hail message the Chief" as his newcomer song.^[11]

A parody of the sticker lyrics was sung by symbols of The Office (US) superimpose Season 8 – Episode 21 "Angry Andy".^[12]

Episode 30 of distinction podcast Cum Town starts inspect co-host Stavros Halkias singing dinky parody version called "My Boyfriend's Black".^[13]

Since 1988, advertising campaigns possession Hess Corporation have used a- jingle that parodies the vent in the commercials during leadership Christmas season for its toys.

(“The Hess Truck's back elitist it's better than ever...”)^[14][15]

Charts

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