Dion & the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. … Read Full Bio ↴Dion & the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1937 – April 4, 2016), Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 - January 1, 2012), and Angelo D'Aleo - in late 1957.

After an unsuccessful first single, the group were signed to Laurie Records. Their breakthrough came when "I Wonder Why" made # 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the group appeared for the first time on the Dick Clark TV show. They followed it with the ballads "No One Knows" (#19) and "Don't Pity Me" (#40).
This success won Dion and the Belmonts their first major tour in late 1958, with The Coasters, Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin, and this was followed up by the "Winter Dance Party" tour with Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. On 2 February 1959, after playing at Clear Lake, Iowa, Dion decided that he could not afford the $36 cost of a flight to the next venue. The plane crashed, and Holly and the other stars were killed. However, the tour continued, with Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Vee being added to the bill.
In March 1959, Dion and the Belmonts’ next single, "A Teenager in Love", was released, making #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 in the UK Singles Chart, and this was followed by an album, Presenting Dion and the Belmonts. Their biggest hit, "Where or When", was released in November 1959, and reached #3 on the U.S. chart.
However, in early 1960, Dion checked in to hospital for heroin addiction, a problem he had had since his mid-teens. Further single releases for the group that year were less successful, there were musical and financial disputes between Dion and members of the Belmonts, and in October 1960 Dion decided to quit for a solo career. The Belmonts also continued to release records, but with less success.
Dion and the Belmonts reunited in 1966 for the unsuccessful album Together Again on ABC Records, and again in 1972 for a one-off show at Madison Square Garden, recorded and released as a live album.

A Funny Feeling
Dion & The Belmonts Lyrics

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I got a funny little feeling
Like I′m walking on a ceiling
I got a funny feeling
Here I go again

I've been feeling kind of funny
Like a bee without its honey
I got a funny feeling

It′s not going to end

And when I look into a certain pair of eyes
I feel like someone completely hypnotized
And my poor heart goes peter-patter
So there's just one thing a-matter
I got a funny feeling I'm in love again

And when I look into that certain pair of eyes
I said beginning to feel like someone completely hypnotized
And my poor heart goes peter-patter
So there′s just one thing the matter

(What′s the matter?)
I got a funny feeling, here I go again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dion & The Belmonts's song A Funny Feeling describe a feeling that the singer is experiencing, which is like walking on a ceiling. They feel funny and describe it as being without honey like a bee. The feeling has a hold on them, and they cannot shake it off. The singer seems to attribute the feeling to being in love again. Whenever they look into the person's eyes, they feel hypnotized, and their heart beats faster, indicating their romantic interest.

The song beautifully captures the feeling of falling in love, which is often accompanied by various anxieties and excitements. The lyrics speak of a lighthearted feeling that the singer cannot ignore and is compelled to acknowledge. The analogy of a bee without honey is apt as it describes the feeling of emptiness that the singer is experiencing, which he can only fill with love.

In conclusion, Dion & The Belmonts's song A Funny Feeling is a beautiful ode to the feeling of falling in love while acknowledging the accompanying anxieties and excitements. The lyric's analogy of a bee without honey perfectly captures the emptiness and the need to fill it with love.

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A Funny Feeling
Dion & The Belmonts Lyrics