Okay, you now get to hear the balance of the Great Shakes recordings. I lumped these groups together because almost no one remembers them. The Tokens' big hit, which you probably all know, is "The Lion Sleeps Tomight." The Happenings had a big hit with "See You In September" (though for years I though it was the Four Seasons). The Chiffons had a huge hit with one of my favorite records ever(probably because it's easy to play on the piano), "One Fine Day."
I know what you're thinking. "Gene, what about the Yardbirds? They did one too, didn't they?" Well, that's the only one that's legally available (as a CD bonus track for their final album Little Games), so I decided, for legal reasons (as if more than 50 people are reading this), not to include it. It's just a ripoff of "Over Under Sideways Down" anyway. Who wants to hear that?
Well, there you have it. You've had a whole week of Great Shakes. I hope you enjoyed it. May you be so thick that you stand up to a straw. Have a nice weekend.
Click Here to listen to the Happenings
Click Here to listen to the Chiffons
Click Here to listen to the Tokens
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