There are motorcycle effects in the song. I think its a woman who sang it. Its about this guy that rides on a bike and then at the end of the song he crashes and dies. The leader of the pack.
2007-03-21 20:05:29 · 13 answers · asked by nads 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
don't forget it was a smash hit song on CHIPMUNK ROCK. They did the best version by far.
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2007-03-21 20:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leader Of The Pack Song
2016-09-29 01:49:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Leader of the Pack" is a 1964 pop song recorded by girl group The Shangri-Las. It became number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 28, 1964.
The tune was credited to producer George "Shadow" Morton with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. According to Morton [1], he originally wrote the song for a different group, the Goodies (also known as the Bunnies [2]), but instead it was needed as a follow-up to the Shangri-Las hit "Remember (Walking in the Sand)". Morton claimed he credited Barry and Greenwich as co-writers for business reasons, and recorded the song independently with the Shangri-Las; however, his recollection of these events has been questioned by Ellie Greenwich. It was also reported that a motorcycle was brought into the hall just outside the recording studio, and the sound of its revving engine was incorporated into the mix.
In the United Kingdom, the song was refused airplay by the BBC because it was considered likely to encourage violence between mods and rockers [3]. It still charted four times in the UK between 1965 and 1976, peaking at number 3 in 1972. [4]. The record also reached number 1 in Australia.
Later in 1965, a parody record, "Leader of the Laundromat", written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, was released by The Detergents. This resulted in Morton, Barry and Greenwich filing a lawsuit for plagiarism. The Downliners Sect also released a parody on their 1965 "Sect Sing Sick Songs" EP called "Leader Of The Sect".
In 1984, a Broadway musical, "Leader of the Pack", opened, based on the songs of Ellie Greenwich.
In 1985 the hard rockers Twisted Sister gave the song a short revival by putting a cover version (from the eponymous Leader's perspective) on their album Come Out and Play and publishing a video for the song.
The song was also used in the 2006 movie "Happy Feet" as a background song, with a sad rhythm quite different from the original.
The opening line from "Leader of the Pack" - "Is she really going out with him ?" - was recycled both as the opening line of "New Rose" by the Damned - usually considered the first British punk rock record, in 1976 - and as the title of the 1979 hit song by Joe Jackson.
Billy Joel, an unknown working as a session musician at the time, has been reported as playing piano on the original recording
2007-03-21 20:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by nra_man58 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey. Leader of the pack is a solid song. It was originally done by the Shangri La's and then later remade by Better Midler and then redone in the 80's by Twisted Sister. Enjoy!!
2007-03-21 20:10:08 · answer #4 · answered by Heath M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-18 05:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's by the Shangri-Las; They were a girl group from the 60's.
2007-03-21 20:09:18 · answer #6 · answered by Ape Ape Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, that song came out in 1964, and it was sung by The Shangri-Las.
2007-03-21 20:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's by the Shangri-Las, from 1964.
2007-03-21 20:09:53 · answer #8 · answered by Geoffrey F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shangri las sing it. Good song.
2007-03-21 20:14:22 · answer #9 · answered by biancajh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That song is by the Shangri-Las.
2007-03-21 20:08:52 · answer #10 · answered by Katie R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋