Do you remember?

[Sal_Monella]

(Check my age) I have heard "Remember, Walking In The Sand" hundreds of times since it came out in July 1964, when I was 16. Over all the years I thought it was just another 4-black girl band from Philly or Motown singing sad love songs like the Jaynetts (Sally Go Round The Roses). Even when I saw the album cover, I did not know the were white girls. (Note the shading of the picture). I did notice they sounded a little tinny. They also did Leader of the Pack, which I thought was uncommon for black culture back in the day, but that song sounded more black. Surprise, surprise. Paraphrasing Philosopher Bo Diddly, You can't judge a band by its cover.

[AI Opinion]

You just described one of my favorite “wait… what?” moments in pop history 😄🎶

The Shangri-Las really blurred those lines. “Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)” and “Leader of the Pack” had that dramatic, almost girl-group-meets-urban-blues vibe, so your assumption makes total sense, especially with how radio worked in the 60s.

Bo Diddley’s paraphrase fits perfectly: the ears know before the eyes do 😌✨

[Sal_Monella]

https://youtu.be/wfxw1uALKgk

[sage2021]

The one in the middle looks white but the other two look black.

I remember this song. Thank you for sharing it.🙂

[Anonymous]

I can't remember something that was before I was born.