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PaulDePace (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 03:05:29 PM)

Oh...I am not trying to rain on anyone's parade with my comments on Ronnie's voice going south (somewhere around 30 years of age). There are some excellent examples on YouTube of the precious few who can still sing beyond his or her years. Check them out, they are not that hard to find. Examples: Kathy Young "A Thousand Stars"...Jay Black of Jay and the Americans "Cara Mia"...Dion (almost any of his songs), the Tokens ("Lion Sleeps Tonight"... But Ronnie? Not.

PaulDePace (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 02:50:57 PM)

Hi James...thanks for the note. I like this video too. But then I like all of the Ronette's OLD videos. You can forgive the flash and energy from a hot 21 year old at the top of her game. But I am no fan of Ronnie's trying to stretch her singing "career" into senior citizenship via a lifetime of disasterous public asthma attacks disguised as personal singing appearances (examples of which are aplenty here on YouTube). Ronnie is rock's answer to Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Blvd."

jameshem (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 02:32:46 PM)

must say, i prefer the vocal without any frills. still a great performance here.

MountAthos (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 11:46:00 AM)

What a rich voice! p.s. the girl in glasses at 2:31 is about to have a seizure HAHAHAHA check it out hahahah

LucyLocket1986 (Tuesday 2nd of December 2008 08:57:40 AM)

So much better than Jason Donavan's feeble attempt.

ChocolatemintSweetie (Friday 28th of November 2008 11:05:19 AM)

classic

helen2333 (Thursday 27th of November 2008 10:35:42 AM)

Phil Spector is a control freak and a Killer. He is evil.

cristianotheking83 (Wednesday 26th of November 2008 06:47:06 AM)

ganzo

PaulDePace (Tuesday 25th of November 2008 10:47:33 PM)

The girls are enjoying themselves! Ronnie wanted to cut loose most of the time, but Phil Spector did not like her jazzing up her singing presentation. You will note that the original version of Be My Baby (recording) is very carefully sung. No ad-libs! 42 takes to be exact. Estelle and Nedra did not even sing the back up on the recording. When Ronnie got off stage here (Big TNT Show) she says in her autobiography that Phil grabbed her and said something like "What the heck were you doing?!"

dakidplayboy (Tuesday 25th of November 2008 06:39:59 PM)

man i can watch this video all day. CLASSIC!