Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop ba ba

I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do
I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do
She rock to the East, she rock to the West
But she's the gal that I love best

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

I got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
Got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me, yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Wop bop a loo bop, ow

Oh tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom

I got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drive me crazy
Got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drive me crazy
She knows how to love me, yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie, ooh
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
Tutti frutti, oh rootie
A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom

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Written by: Dorothy Labostrie, Joe Lubin, Richard Penniman

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the rockabillie

42w↑356

They're gonna have some fun tonight in heaven.

Shail Patel

Cobb you doing today today hope you’re

Robert Cruz

7w↑1

@J SHXDX SO What?

TirOrah

16w

@beatleme2 I happened to see this comment and was blown away. Wow. You're free to practice your religion, but this:
"f my wife and murder and think its ok like people do in the Middle East"
is stereotyping a multitude of peoples as criminals, and that's not okay. Where, exactly, do you think your religion originated in the first place?
Not to mention that laws have been a thing since long before the Bible. Have you ever heard of Sumer?

beatleme2

21w↑3

@Morph 1981 That ancient book is the laws that started society and moral value - - shall not murder is law - stealing etc of the big 10... to say you don't believe is to say you would f my wife and murder and think its ok ...but i agree to a point, love and kindness can/will/does get taken for weakness

Morph 1981

21w

@beatleme2 your god is a lie. Just be decent. You dont need to hang on to a ancient book written by man to control the masses

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Nathan Parsons

20w↑294

Love the dancing couple. There’s something elegant about a big man who’s light on his feet.

D'Aubigny MacCoinneach MacGillemichael

I wish that people still danced like that!

RockStarHouseBand

8w↑1

@Khan Cerbero well there's something about the "big guy" dancing that jus makes casting directors go freaking nuts

Khan Cerbero

10w↑1

I dont see him elegant, it's more like funny

Fred A.

12w↑2

It's called "Cool"🤙

Dominic Brady

13w↑2

I love big men who can dance!

Joel Weber

20w↑99

Fun fact: this is the only footage of a white audience clapping on the offbeat

ciao a tutti

Fun fact:the song's name is "tutti frutti" and some peoples love it but don't know the meaning...and the pronunce in the song is wrong too

Ale Snake

Esos son eventos exclusivos de esa época, dada a una sociedad blanca, los de color eran solo "entretenimiento."

ŊAŊAƘAHĨRAƘĨ

@Joey Harper me

Yagami Raito

19w↑4

Exactly🤦🏼‍♂️

Menthur

7w↑39

the actual king of rock n roll. michael jackson purchased his publishing rights which were included in his atv purchase from 1985. drove to little richard and handed richard his rights to his music back. jackson was a gangsta.

Jay Buckley

2w↑1

Everyone takes influence from others before them. Im trying to think who he was influenced by and I cant. Genius

Miriam Garcia

5w↑3

Whaaaaat?! I didn’t know that!

Kelly Blackwell

23w↑133

Today is the 65th Anniversary (September 14th, 1955) of Tutti Frutti being recorded at J&M. Produced by my father, the great Bumps Blackwell!

Allie Scott

3w↑1

yess

Kelly Blackwell

@James Carrington , yep yep!!!!!

James Carrington

Hopefully 65 years more

Kelly Blackwell

5w↑2

@Ludo - The Rock Superhost in Venice, Italy Alright Nah!!!

Ludo - The Rock Superhost in Venice, Italy

5w↑3

Fantastic Kelly... you carried the message here in Venice too 🙂 if you wish to come when travel will be possible again... I'm your only rock host in town! Ciaoooo

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KayLa Douglas

22w↑61

He looks annoyed 😂😂 but I love it

ŊAŊAƘAHĨRAƘĨ

@Steve Html exactly , so sad ..

Steve Html

11w↑14

the STENCH of prejudice , all the Blacks probably had to come in the back door , couldn't finish watching this

Laughing Lark

3y↑125

David Bowie's idol....

Hareka Tysiri

@Joey Harper okay then.. almost

Hareka Tysiri

14w↑3

every rock musician in the 70s are a fan of his

Will Holmes

17w

@Tom Sutherland and dave grohl

Tom Sutherland

22w

@Advanced Raymondology and lemmy

Altair Mesquita

24w↑10

@Advanced Raymondology Little Richard teached Paul to scream that "oooohhh"

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James Carrington

42w↑198

Rest in Peace. Such an Up beat song. I first heard it in The Bravest Little Toaster ,😓

James Carrington

Soo cool to share this memory

Stacey Louise

5w↑1

Same 😂 it’s one of my favourite movies! Brings back memories of being at my childhood home with my brother ❤️

Moon Pleiades

17w↑1

@FOO FOO "The Brave Little Toaster" - it's a really awesome cartoon movie with this song in it.

FOO FOO

17w↑1

@Moon Pleiades what movie?

1fiddy squiddy

26w↑1

I heard it when I was 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 12, I'm only 12 so I gots to stop there

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Saliq Williams

17w↑31

This man invented rock and roll

Karl_3

16w↑3

the one true king

Melody Sanger

42w↑124

REST IN PARADISE
THE ORIGINATOR
RICHARD PENNIMAN
"LITTLE RICHARD"
(December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020)
[05/08/2020]

Frankie Flores

42w↑151

REST IN PEACE LITTLE RICHARD!

pampam696969

42w↑2

im so heartbroken to hear of him passing.. i love his music and other musics and musicians of his generation and eras.

Guy Surname

12w↑68

It's weird, it almost seems like little richard is enjoying himself the absolute least in crowd, but still hits every note he needs to. if i wasnt listening and just watching him, it'd seem like he's just phoning it in

Guy Surname

1w↑1

@Tom Garling yeah, that's kinda what i was thinking of. his band and the audience and the dance contest winners are having a grand ol' time, but you'd think the lead guy would be ecstatic. just thought it was a bit off

James Laurent

2w↑1

That’s because it’s not live. He’s just lip synching to his recording.

Tom Garling

2w↑1

the style of music in the 50's was super formulaic it had to be made in a very certain way or else songs wouldnt get radio time so lots of artists got sick of playing their 2 minute something tame 50's ass music

93avarice

3w↑1

@Zack Miller can't be, they made the most money performing for whites, plus he performs long tall sally more enthusiastic this same venue. here.https://youtu.be/awUcYzskWCU

93avarice

3w↑1

He's probably not into it, his long tall sally performance was him being into it more.

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Michael Mitchell

19w↑36

He started it all...one of the first records I purchased was “good golly miss molly “...my parents were mortified!!

Antonio Iniguez

10w↑1

@Angell Mariaaxoxo Rock n Roll was their generation's "rebel music."

Laquon

10w

@Angell Mariaaxoxo rock at that time was considered negero music.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd1pXw1DmsA&t=107s

Michael Mitchell

12w↑1

Angell Mariaaxoxo they tied the whole thing to juvenile delinquency which was a huge problem at the time.

Angell Mariaaxoxo

12w↑3

@Michael Mitchell yea cause I heard when Elvis came out the parents were mad I didn’t understand why 😂

Michael Mitchell

12w↑1

Angell Mariaaxoxo not the adults anyway!

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CG Phillips

7w↑11

0:50 I just love that little "Whoo!"

vance suggs

1:21 and 1:53

C Web

20w↑24

Uncle Phil is killing it

Karl_3

16w↑3

lol

Missy Moo

42w↑35

Rest Peacefully Tutti Frutti! Music lost one of its greatest today! It’s incomprehensible to think where music would’ve gone without him. A true legend and an icon who made the world a better place with his music and charisma! Also, he gave us two of the greatest words ever spoken in music:
Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom!
Thank you,
Little Richard.
Play the keys among the stars now, sir.
You will be missed.

Sujal Gupta

5w↑3

This song is mentioned in Stephen King's It, chapter 13 The Apocalyptic Rockfight.
And the account which uploaded this video is called "the rockabillie"

ScyberVEVO

6w↑4

1:02 Aye yo! Uncle Phil's got some moves! 😂🤣

Gino Sanchez

42w↑18

RIP this would still be a hit today

Misty

23w↑12

he looked the coolest outta the whole room

Thomas Weeks

2w↑3

Chuck Berry and Little Richard the real pioneers of Rock and Roll.

Karl Oarsch

42w↑37

Requiescat in pace, founder of Rock&Roll!

Thoroughbred Writer

42w↑2

Let Light Perpetual shine upon him, O Lord.

Jason B

29w↑13

Literally a timeless song, still listening to this almost 70 years later

Oniichan UwU

25w↑4

Quite odd to know almost all these people are either dead or nearing the end..

Kossta Schnip

40w↑25

In loving memory

Richard Banyard

42w↑11

One of the greats. R.I.P. 'Georgia Peach'. There's only The Killer left of the true R'n'R originals.

Hippodimus

12w↑6

Rip to the legend . The real king 👑 of rock

M C

2y↑61

Love little Richard, but I was most surprised to see fat albert come out to dance. Hey hey hey!

porshia glass

26w↑1

Yessss! And killed it!

Hank Proctor

42w↑7

Audience laughing throughout at the fat man dancing is cringeworthy. Rare enough to be a circus freak back then.

John Heinrich

42w↑5

That guy could cut a rug, wow!!!

Phil Vaclavik

42w↑10

Fat Albert is pretty light on his feet.

Goni Kassif

22w↑8

I love how the reaction I have to this is the exact same as those people 50 years ago. This is simply timeless, and that makes it so much more enjoyable to me. The fact that something this old can still be so cool and such a bop is charming and very impressive

king hobo

20w↑1

I'm 13 years old and I'm listening to this

John P.

8w↑3

Rest in peace, little richard. Such talent 👍😎🕺

Lisa Hill

1y↑18

My family on my Dad Side Jimmy & jovada Ballard glad I found the video

Lisa Hill

41w

@Betty Clark very much

Betty Clark

42w

You must have been thrilled to see this. They were amazing!

Usernames are difficult

David Bowies father brought home a pile of singles one day and when listening to them this song played. David was so filled with joy and amazement, Richard was his and alot of other rockstars inspiration and hero. What a legend

mike ock

2y↑160

I'm laughing at how much he's had to slow this down for the white audience there and at home.

mike ock

26w↑1

@Zachary Spencer (too reply I had to tag someone so this isn't necessarily aimed at you) generally black musicians at the time had to slow the music down to meet with white audience approval, but for the black audience they could play the music at its proper speed.which is much more exciting and rousing and makes anyone want to dance around. (I'm very pissed as in drunk atm so that may not make sense).

Zachary Spencer

26w

"slow it down"? This is at 182 bpm. The original studio version wanders between 184-186 bpm (obviously not using a click track back in 1955 at J & M Studio). The difference is barely perceptible. Live was another story. You can find concert video from 1966 (@196 bpm) and from the 1995 R&R HoF (@168 bpm).

mike ock

35w

@darrellw dobson is it, that's good.

justice

39w

@Laverne Johnson wow you really just came out here and said some racist 💩

Volta TV

41w

And long live Rock 'N' Roll!! \,,/

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Timothée Lafont

10w↑1

There is no word to describe the feeling of the gentlemen in the background just dancing and living the moment

Exquisite Mind

2w↑1

What is the audience laughing at... hard to finish watching this

Jesse Hanson

52w↑7

John Higgs in *Stranger Than We Can Imagine*: "Little Richard was a 25-year-old dishwasher from a poor town in Georgia, but on that song he announced himself, all hair and attitude, as a force of nature. Who had ever sounded that alive before? ... The record itself lasted little over two minutes, but its impact still echoes. When MOJO magazine produced a 'Top 100 Records that Changed the World' chart, 'Tutti Frutti' had to be number one."

Isaac Bobonis

2w↑1

Anyone here after To All The Boys: Always and Forever?

Fred Pickett

12w↑1

Another legend We lost this year.

American Fitty

3w↑1

The father of Little
Now we have Lil Pump, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Junky, Lil Dirtbag.

Fred Floyd

23w↑1

Even in 1956 bands didn’t really play their songs on tv. They were the studio recordings and they lip sung.

Jörg

"Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom" hab ich mal
versucht, mit Onkel Google ins Deutsche zu übersetzen.
Das kam dabei raus :
"Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom"
( I hob mia fast ins Höserl geschisse )

Blue Wendigo

4w↑2

All the fat and shy teenager needs to see this video to get some confidence.😜

Maurcio Alberto Uzcategui Mesa

16w↑1

You were the best singing of world later of Elvis presley ! rest in peace Little Richard

BlackCats Matter

42w

Long live the Queen of Rock and Roll! wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom. 👑🎹

kaylane

12w↑3

É pra isso que to aprendendo a dançar.

Chorizo_on_Milfs *

He out lived everybody in this video 🔥

Bryan Baker

35w

RIP LITTLE RICHARD PENNIMAN.
ONE MAN, ONE PIANO, ENTERTAINED THE WHOLE FOR 70 YEARS

Mindoman SHORTYSEVEN

15w

These tunes never get old just get even better in time, I loooooooovvvvvvvvvve it xxxxxxx

Javier Bernal Giraldo

42w

Rest in peace. He os true king of the Rock adn roll

Fils de Jean Noir

13w

I'VE GOT NO VOLUME ON THIS.

ROSTAFA

42w↑3

Rest In Paradise Little Richard!!!!

Luke Wes

17w↑1

just a bunch of white folks watching the real king of rock n roll do his jig

Alex K

21w↑1

Rest In Peace little Richard

PRESTIGE PLAYER

llegue aquí por el maestro @ElChombo me lo dijo él!

coolguy0291

42w↑1

R.i.p King of Rock

Lucas H. Araújo

O melhor músico do rock’n’roll

FluffyTombi

42w

May he rest in peace!

brad fiser

12w↑1

2:00 Push-it Girl Push-it

Brother Caleb

42w

Rock bum boona ru bum boo !! 🤣🤣

Geoff Walker

42w

Rock on Richard - top bloke.

Gian the Food Explorer

36w

There is a band member with a bass guitar. is this the first ever band with a bass guitar?. In tutti frutti?

Ramel Mil

42w

RIP King...your work is done❤

Сальватор Ален

46w↑3

Little Richard was the best rock and roll performer.

Сальватор Ален

25w

Bowie is 15 years younger. These are different times.
I'm much more interested in Freddie Mercury than any of his peers

Chris Hickory

42w

What up's with 2020? is this year taunting us or what?

bhdctn

42w

RIP Little Richard. You changed the 🌎 for the better!

Carolyn Zaremba

42w

Thank you, Little Richard! RIP

YallKnow HC

41w↑1

Man people actually thought he was gay

Jay Buckley

Wow what a voice, what a dude. Love it. RiP

Jenjen 100000

42w↑4

Tutti frutti wasn't about fruits and he wasn't singing about a girl either... RIP ... 😊🍷🇬🇧

sakurakou2009

what was he dinging about ?

cljackson27

41w↑1

I just learned that today😂.

Titli4

I didn't know Uncle Phil and Aunt Viv knew little Richard

soxfan801

23w↑1

The Architect!

Kaden Watts

41w↑2

My music teacher lo9ves this man and i am starting to love his music.

Felix Ramos

27w↑1

This guy was the Father of Rock & Roll. Rest in Peace, my dear brother in Christ.

Amanda Cerami

Who here only knows about the legend Little Richie cause of full house?

NaTeA Tochhong

13w

If he's famous nowadays.. he'll be lil Richard

MerJade

16w↑1

Pat Boone could never

honkytonkwomen69

42w↑5

Today one of the greatest artists in the history of Music has left. Not only because of how great he was in himself (for his voice, his talent, his energy, his charisma ...) but also for being a pioneer of a musical genre, Rock and Roll, which ended up becoming the most cultural movement important from the second half of the 20th century. Without Little Richard there would be no Rolling Stones, Elvis, Beatles ...
This man is a legend and the influence of his music on the musical culture of the 20th century is incalculable.
Thanks so much, Rest in Peace Little Richards (Richard Wayne Penniman).

Harry Schaefer

42w↑2

RIP Little Richard, Thanks for all the great music and bringing everyone together the way you did.

Jesse Foster

BE BAPTIZED IN JESUS NAME, BY WATER AND BY THE HOLY SPIRIT !!!!!!!!!!

dead musicians

40w

Another LEGEND gone too soon!
http://deadmusicians.us/rock-n-roll-legend-little-richard-died-may-9-2020/

PHs PALACE

41w

RIP Little Richard.

dynamic

42w

RIP Little Richard.

Jennifer Haynes

15w

The Legend.

Alexandra Nieto

17w↑1

The original💕

Joseph Kurt

11w

Yeah is really great

angry bull

6w↑1

If you know you know if your a 90s baby an watch brave little toaster part one or 2 an heard this song you automatically became a fan of little richard .. r.i.p to the legendary little Richard

Stacey Louise

80s baby here 🙋🏻‍♀️ love little brave toaster, didn’t know there was a second one though, Will have to check it out. RIP LITTLE RICHARD you are a legend 💕

Yusuke Knight

42w↑1

As a fellow Georgia boy my family loved his music salute to a Legend RIP Little Richard

John Browning

42w↑1

Rest in Peace Little Richard. A good long life of Rockin' and Rollin'

jknocal

HAPPPPPYYYYYYYYY MEAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

Umar Ozie Oziullah

42w

Rip little Richard you will be miss

American Fitty

20w↑1

The real king of rock and roll!
Yeah I am going there 💯!

Damian Bowyer

41w

AWESOME. Vale Little Richard (1932-2020).

Ekta Patel

41w

Rest in peace!

James Hubacher

19w

RIP Little Richard.

mspraggins

27w↑8

Check out that electric bass in '56. Early adopter. A little ahead of the masses. Good goin'!

mspraggins

11w

@BreeIrby Looks like a Gibson EB-1 Violin Electric Bass.

BreeIrby

11w

GREAT EYE!

Don Dyzzle

23w↑1

Rest in Peace to the Legend Little Richard

thefrecklepuny

42w↑1

RIP L R. One of Rock 'n Roll's pioneers!

kostyakirov

42w

Эпоха. Кажется всё это было давно, а вчера он был ещё жив.

Kevin Zhang

41w↑1

How many people have been able to rock with a fucking piano since then??!!!!! GOAT! Oh yeah, theres Ray Charles. And don't say fucking 'Billy Joel.' He's soft rock not rock and ROLL.

madame maxi

3y↑3

My Grandparents love it

Stuart Perry

41w

This young man's music came across like a thunderclap on the American music scene of the 50's. It was a seismic event- and the world was never the same. R.I.P. to the Quasar of Rock and Roll. This brother made some serious noise, took no prisoners- and made a lot of people deliriously happy. And that's what it's all about!

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