Darin was a very special and talented entertainer. He was a Grammy award winning singer ('Mack The Knife'), a respected member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ('Dream Lover', 'Splish Splash', 'If I Were A Carpenter') a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a successful record producer, an Oscar nominated actor and a strong supporter of the American Heart Association. Bobby was married to actress Sandra Dee from 1960-1967. They had one son, Dodd, born in December 1961. As a result of complications from a rheumatic heart, Bobby's life was tragically cut short in 1973.
Darin's mother, Vanina Cassotto, had given birth to him when she was 16, and as a result, her parents raised Darin as though he were their son while Vanina was presented off as his elder sister. Darin did not learn the truth about his parentage until he was 32.
For more on Bobby Darin, watch "Beyond the Sea," in which Kevin Spacey portrays the entertainer.
Queen of the Hop
Bobby Darin Lyrics
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You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop?
I got a girl they call the queen of the hop
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Yes, that's my queen
Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes
You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues
She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop,
An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Sweet little sixteen
Yes, that's my queen
Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll yeah
Well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin' rock and roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll
Oh well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean?
Sweet little sixteen
Yes, that's my queen
Well, that's my queen
Yes, that's my queen
Oh, well that's my queen
Yes, that's my queen
Bobby Darin's "Queen of the Hop" is a song about a girl who can dance and steal hearts with her moves. The lyrics talk about different girls who might catch a young man's attention, but none of them come close to his queen of the hop. The opening lines mention popular names of the time, such as Julie, Peggy Sue, Miss Molly, and Mary Lou, but they are quickly dismissed in favor of the song's protagonist. The chorus repeats several times, and it's established that the queen of the hop wears short shorts and rock 'n roll shoes and can dance to the yellow dog blues. The singer also mentions that she loves watching Bandstand and drives him crazy with her stroll moves.
Overall, the song is a tribute to a girl who is confident, beautiful, and a fantastic dancer. The mention of American Bandstand, which was a popular music television show, gives the song a sense of time and place. The lyrics also capture the essence of the teenage culture of the 1950s, with their obsession with music, dancing, and fashion. "Queen of the Hop" is a fun, upbeat song that captures the joy and excitement of young love.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue
There may be other popular girls around, but they don't matter to me
You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
There are plenty of other girls, but they don't compare to my girl
When it comes to the chicken or doin' the bop?
Some may prefer one style of dance over another, but my girl is great at all of them
I got a girl they call the queen of the hop
I have a girlfriend who is known as the best dancer around
Oh well I love my queen
I am deeply in love with my girlfriend
Do you know who I mean?
Do you know the girl I'm talking about?
Sweet little sixteen
She's only sixteen years old, but she's already the best dancer around
Yes, that's my queen
She's my girlfriend and the best dancer around
Well, she wears short shorts and a rock 'n roll shoes
She has a unique sense of style - short shorts and shoes made for dancing
You ought to see her dance to the yellow dog blues
She can dance to any type of music with grace and style
She's my sugar time baby, I'm her lollipop
We're a sweet couple who make each other happy
An' everybody knows I love my queen of de hop
Everyone knows how much I adore my girlfriend and her dancing skills
Oh well she tunes in to Bandstand every day
She's a dedicated fan of the TV show Bandstand
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA
She loves watching all the different styles of dance on the show
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll
Her love for music and dance is all-consuming
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll yeah
I can't help but go crazy for her and her dancing abilities
Well that's my queen
She's my girlfriend and queen of the dance floor
Yes, that's my queen
No one can compare to her in my eyes
Oh, well that's my queen
I am proud to call her mine
Yes, that's my queen
She will always reign as queen of my heart and the hop
Lyrics © Kanjian Music
Written by: WOODY HARRIS
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Well you can talk about your Julie and your Peggy Sue
You can keep your Miss Molly and your Mary Lou
When it comes to the chicken or to doing the hop
I've got a girl they call the queen of the hop
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
Well she wears short shorts and rock and roll shoes
Gotta see her dance to the yellow dog blues
She's my sugar time baby
I'm her lollipop
Everybody knows I love my queen of the hop
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
[2x:]
Well she tunes into bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancing cross the USA
She don't care about a thing except in rock and roll
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll
Well I love my queen
Do you know who I mean
Sweet little sixteen
Yes that's my queen
Well that's my queen [3x]
Mark Campbell
@Valdemar
I love Queen of the Hop
And Splish Splash and
Dream Lover all by
Bobby Darin.
White and black Persons
Who play that awful
Noise Pollution in their cars
Blasting at ear piercing volume don't have any idea
What real musis is . The
Noise Pollution I'm talking about is RAP HEAVY METAL
PUNK alternative and grunge. That Noise Pollution
I just mentioned is garbage.
Persons who listen to that
Noise Pollution GARBAGE
Need to grow up and start
Listening to Real MUSIC
Not that Terrible Noise Pollution which is what
Heavy metal Rap Punk
Alternative and grunge is.
Bobby Darin sang SOFT ROCK OLDIES which is
What Rock and roll music
is .SOFT ROCK IS ROCK and
Roll . So called Punk rock
So called hard rock and
Heavy metal are NOT rock and roll. Only soft Rock is
Rock and roll and only SOFT ROCK is rock music.
Heavy metal so called
Punk rock so called hard rock and alternative and
Grunge are NOT rock and
That Noise Pollution garbage I just mentioned
Are NOT rock and roll.
When Rock started in the
1950s it was SOFT ROCK.
It wasn't called soft Rock
in the 1950s just rock and roll . The rock and roll of
The 50s and 60s was not
Called Soft Rock untill that
Awful noise pollution of
SO Called hard rock
Heavy metal so called
Punk alternative and grunge
Came along.
Like I said Soft Rock is
Rock and roll.and rock music but so called heavy metal so called hard rock and so called Punk rock
Alternative and grunge are
NOT rock and roll.
Since soft Rock IS rock and
Roll and it bears no resemblance to heavy metal
And punk alternative grunge
And so called hard rock
Why should heavy metal
And punk be called rock and
Roll when soft Rock Oldies
ONLY is rock and roll.
Soft Rock Oldies Jazz country easy listening classical surfing Music
Beach music soul music
And R and b are Real MUSIC
RAP HEAVY METAL.punk
Are NOT music and never
Will be . Persons in cars and
Where they live need to
TURN The volume DOWN
To low volume BECAUSE
Everyone else does NOT
Want to hear that noise pollution of heavy metal
PUNK alternatve ETC
Cooter Davenport
If history repeats itself, this kind of music should be first of the list.
Imani M
Bobby Darin's music is so great 😍😊💘🎶
Tommy L. Day and the Runaways
This sounds like one of those songs that John Lennon would’ve loved in the early days of the Beatles. Too bad they never did a version, but this one rocks!
MAGNUSRhythm
There's a "sort of version" they jammed on during the 'Get Back' sessions. Search YouTube there might be a bootleg version of however much of it got recorded. In the film footage they just released of that session on Disney plus there was a few seconds of it. I always loved this song and thought the same thing, and we pleasantly surprised when I heard them jamming this one during 'Get Back'. :)
Техно Дом
Вот они первые рокеры и рок 🎸 рольщики здорово 👍
Richard Holmes
I can picture my mother, who is still with us at 85, dancing to this song in our living room with my older cousin. Great memory.
Tonetwisters
The very first record I ever bought, at all of 10 years old! I was KNOCKED out by this radio hit!!
packingten
I had one of those 45 only RCA record players& I burned roxck&roll up i got it in 1958....loved it!
Agata F
Super awesome! Unbounded talent. No one can compete with Darin.
Robert Turner
I've added this gem to my repetoire as pianist for our little rock-n-roll/country-western/gospel combo. Suits my style perfectly: bouncy, with rock-n-roll melodic class.