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HOLY COW!| FIRST TIME HEARING Tommy James & The Shondells – Crimson And Clover REACTION

“I’m sure it’s been mentioned, but in case it hasn’t… Tommy James did the original version of “Mony Mony”, whose cover by Billy Idol you enjoyed so much. Some of his other bangers are “Hanky Panky”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, and “I Think We’re Alone Now” (again, you’ve heard this song, but the version done by Tiffany in the 80s). Tommy’s songs were covered A LOT. Heck, THIS song was covered wonderfully by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts!!”

“My parents were hippies. Well, my mom didn’t like labels. She said they were just kids who thought they could change the world with love. My parents were also an interracial couple. My mom was black and my pops was white. This relationship was really frowned upon everywhere except among the counterculture! No judgements! Nothing but love, which seems to be in short supply these days! I also wish I had been older to grasp the concept of what was going on at that time.“