Speedo
The Cadillacs [With Jesse Powell Orchestra] Lyrics

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Bom-bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do
Bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do

Bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do
Bom-bom-bom

Ba-ba-do-do-do

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm-hm

Now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Um-hm-hm-hm

Known for meetin' brand new fellas
And takin' other folk's girl

Well now, they often call me Speedo
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time
Umm-hm-hm

Well, they often call me Speedo
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time
Umm-hm-hm

Well, I'm known some pretty women
And that's caused them to change their minds
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, some may call me, Joe
Some may call me, Moe
Just remember Speedo
He don't never take it slow

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, some may call me, Moe
Some may call me, Joe
Just remember Speedo
He don't never take it slow

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

And now they got to call me Speedo
'Til they call off makin' pretty girls

Umm-hm-hm, um-hm-hm-hm
Hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Cadillacs [With Jesse Powell Orchestra]'s song Speedo speak of a man known for his speed and talent for meeting new and beautiful people. The chorus repeats the phrase "they often call me Speedo, but my real name is Mr. Earl," which suggests that while the singer is known for his nickname, there's more to him than just his flashy persona. He has a penchant for meeting new people and pursuing romantic relationships, even if it means taking someone else's girl in the process.

Beyond the surface-level interpretation of the lyrics, there's a deeper commentary on the nature of identity and image. The singer is known as Speedo to the people around him, but his real name is Mr. Earl. This suggests that there's a gap between how he presents himself to others and who he truly is. Additionally, the fact that he's known for meeting new people and pursuing romance suggests that he's trying to live up to a certain image or ideal of what a charismatic and confident man should be. In the end, the repetition of the chorus suggests that the singer is trapped by his reputation and cannot escape the nickname of Speedo, even if it doesn't fully reflect who he is.

Line by Line Meaning

Bom-bom-bom-bom Ba-ba-do-do-do Bom-bom-bom Ba-ba-do-do-do
Introductory sounds of the song

Well now, they often call me Speedo But my real name is Mr. Earl Umm-hm-hm-hm
The singer is often called Speedo, but his real name is Mr. Earl

Known for meetin' brand new fellas And takin' other folk's girl
Mr. Earl is known for meeting new people and stealing other people's girlfriends

Well, they often call me Speedo 'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time Umm-hm-hm
People call Mr. Earl Speedo because he doesn't like wasting time

Well, I'm known some pretty women And that's caused them to change their minds Umm-hm-hm
Mr. Earl has been with some attractive women and that has made them change their minds about their current partners

Well now, some may call me, Joe Some may call me, Moe Just remember Speedo He don't never take it slow
People may call Mr. Earl by different names, but he is always fast-paced and doesn't take things slow

And now they got to call me Speedo 'Til they call off makin' pretty girls Umm-hm-hm, um-hm-hm-hm Hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm
People will continue to call Mr. Earl Speedo until they stop pursuing attractive women

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@nickolv.7406

8y↑22

Bom-bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do
Bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do

Bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do
Bom-bom-bom
Ba-ba-do-do-do

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm-hm

Now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Um-hm-hm-hm

Known for meetin' brand new fellas
And takin' other folk's girl

Well now, they often call me Speedo
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time
Umm-hm-hm

Well, they often call me Speedo
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time
Umm-hm-hm

Well, I'm known some pretty women
And that's caused them to change their minds
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, some may call me, Joe
Some may call me, Moe
Just remember Speedo
He don't never take it slow

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, some may call me, Moe
Some may call me, Joe
Just remember Speedo
He don't never take it slow

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

Well now, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mr. Earl
Umm-hm-hm

And now they got to call me Speedo
'Til they call off makin' pretty girls
Umm-hm-hm, um-hm-hm-hm
Hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm, hm-hm-hm-hm

All comments from YouTube:

@karlsalocks

8y↑1.3K

Jimmy was the kinda guy who rooted for the bad guys in the movies

@elvispresley718

8y↑19

+Karl Salocks this movie just has too many great lines

@samfilmkid

6y↑26

Shrimp and lobsters were best.

@maricelaaguilera5451

6y↑20

They called him Jimmy "The Gent". Truckers loved him

@jimmyconway7958

5y↑9

Drinks..are on..the house!!

@paulyosef7550

5y↑1

WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.

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@acrucker

6y↑94

Another Masterpiece for future generations to enjoy! Thank you, Cadillacs!

@MikeMcDermott87

2y↑3

You're right, Goodfellas was a masterpiece and so was this song.

@Bamm412000

10y↑502

Love this ....I was 14 ....Still love it at 73...

@youngmindedman

5y↑24

I still love it, will be 81 Fri. 14th, 2018

@harrymack5610

5y↑8

Your not 73. No 73 year olds are on youtube let alone leaving comments using the name "bamm412000"

Jackass

@bobaldo2339

5y↑19

I still love it at 76, and I still have the original 45.

@bobaldo2339

5y↑13

@harry mack We all hope you are kidding, Harry. Or else, you really should "see someone".

@BenjaminSr

5y↑4

Do they still call you speedo

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@mitchellwagoner6631

8y↑1.5K

It was a glorious time. Wiseguys were all over the place.

@mitchellwagoner6631

7y↑124

It was before aplachin and crazy joe started to take on a boss and start a war. It was when I met the world. It was when I first met Jimmy Conway.

@bkdro70

7y↑20

You know Umbertos is still around?..Its in a different area

@sonnypalacios3252

7y↑11

Mitchell Wagoner still are!;)

@mitchellwagoner6631

7y↑79

He couldn't have been more than 28 or 29 at the time but he was already a legend. He'd walk in the door and everybody who worked the room just went wild. The doorman got a hundred just for holding the door open he'd shove hundreds into the pockets of the dealers and all the guys who ran the games, the bartender got a hundred just for keeping the ice cubes cold. Jimmy was one of the most feared guys in the city. He was first locked up at 11 and was doing hits for mob bosses at 16. Hits never bothered Jimmy it was business. But what Jimmy really loved to do, what he really loved to do was steal. I mean he actually enjoyed it. Jimmy was the type of guy who rooted for the bad guys in the movies. Jimmy was the city's biggest highjacker of booze, cigarettes, razor blades, shrimp and lobsters, (shrimp and lobsters were best.) Most of them were gimmes they gave them right up. They called him Jimmy the gent. And when the cops assigned a whole army to stop Jimmy what did he do? He made them partners. Truck drivers loved Jimmy. He tipped them off about their really good loads and of course everybody got a piece.

@handsomepackage7004

7y↑16

LOL Ha Ha You nailed it with the narration.

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@Jamie-bg3zb

10y↑129

Love the start of this song. It goes great in Goodfellas when Henry says ''it was a glorious time, the wise guys were all over the place'' really captures the scene.

@jimmypage2138

9y↑7

great film of course

@janicebear1099

Jamie3 Bergin

@user-jy8et3gh8p

13w↑1

Ook na bijna 70 jaar blijft dit geweldig! Het ritme, de vocalen uiteraard, de sax. YES!

@andrewpetik2034

36w↑8

7 decades and still absolutely fabulous!

@samael6903

32w

Right? I hate to be that guy, because there is still good music being made. But they will never make music like this again. Kinda sad to think about

@earlmahoney4295

10y↑812

In 1956, this was our marching song at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. By the time we finished basic training, we were the coolest squadron around, our Guideon singing the main lyrics and the rest of us filling in with "Doo Ah's, Doo Ah's". Every time I hear this song, it brings back great memories and a big smile.

@chrispjames934

6y↑29

Picturing a 1956 squadron marching and singing this song. Cool. Also love the version by The Youngbloods on their last album, 1972.

@tywheeler7730

5y↑24

This is bad ass!!

@maleficentshadows3967

5y↑26

Earl Mahoney Thank you sir for your service and your story! ❤️💯

@Alex.jlugo77

5y↑19

Earl Mahoney I salute you sir

@daydream2609

5y↑14

Thanks for your service!

61 More Replies...

@albundy6008

9y↑1.1K

Jimmy was one of the most feared guys in the city. He was first locked up at 11 and did his first mob hit at 16.

@trevmac8362

8y↑79

+todd krager
But what Jimmy really loved to do was steal,i mean he actually enjoyed it

@Smokey298

8y↑47

+Trev Mac "Jimmy used to unload the trucks himself, I've never seen him happier than when he had sweat pouring down his face while unloading a score."

@cm725

8y↑48

im gona go get the papers get the papers(fixes tie)

@clamrider.rebelsince9329

8y↑7

Mafia lol!

@modrenwarefare

7y↑22

He rooted for the bad guys in the movies.

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@dannz2603

8y↑121

This is still way cool even after sixty plus years! Love it.

@samael6903

32w

Shit. I still listen to this religiously in 2023

@TheSpo69

13y↑47

I play in a metal band, but this was to me the fastest tune i ever heard as a kid when my dad (a 50's era kid) would crank this at top volume. Thank you for the post!

@rainbowstones5431

1y↑2

You could have a new genre in your hands- metal doowip?!!!

@kevinh3150

51w

@Rainbow Stones doowip is like when I met "storth the stath McPlamberstomb". I loved me some "doowip". I was born in -1906. When "doowip" hit the scene and gangsters were celebrated, we were almost given a national holiday.

@1bls

21w

Do a metal version of this song. Seriously do one, I would check it.

@genehunting7413

2y↑26

First rock and roll song I ever heard when I was about 9 years old .. and at 77 , I still love it !

@thecoolestdad

8y↑57

I was born in 1959 and I grew up on this stuff. I learned all of this great music from my mama's 45s. I am now 56 yrs old and I have been playing the drums for over 40 years, and I play bass some and keys. I have written many songs in my life. Never made it big, and now I play drums in my church and I am happy. But my roots started with this song and many from the 50's.

@lightningblue648

17w↑1

I love this song. As a car guy, it’s the perfect tribute to Mr. Harley Earl that “turned American cars into dream machines” especially Cadillacs!

@Kitkat613

27w↑3

I remember hearing this song playing at my house, often. This song just flows through time smoothly.

@presbyteriangirl9739

2y↑23

I'm 39 years old and l love this era of music. I've been listening to it all my life.

@ryand3313

9y↑20

this is literally one of the all around best songs i've ever heard

@epf1961

8y↑8

I had the good fortune of seeing this group live in the 1980's. They still looked great-- I remember they all wore pink suits, and the singing and choreography was unbelievable. A real class act. And I think it was all still the original members.. I would think that by now most of the original members of these great groups have left us. Pretty soon all that will be left are the records. Fortunately, much of the music has been digitized and so will thrill future generations of fans (those who choose to seek it out). I grew up in the '70s but I chose to listen to doowop and vintage jazz. Kids today need to also know that they have choices and not just what's readily available in the form of today's "pop" music (I use the term "music" loosely!)

@billgredick3762

5y↑103

God, thank you to let me be a teenager in the greatest time to be a teenager , the fabalous 50's. Cars were fast, girls were pretty and ladies too, music was romantic and rocked too. Making a good living was in reach of all americans. Long live the 50's memories, there will never be another time to have so much joy in life

@BillyKnockout

3y↑19

The greatest time for some not all . Yes the music was great but the African Americans that made this music , most of them died penniless . We can romanticize about the 1950s but the reality of it was very harsh in certain demographics

@JK-br1mu

2y↑1

making a good living is still within reach of all Americans willing to work

@LARULES100

90s was the greatest then the 80s.

@jacobevansarm

@JK next joke

@JK-br1mu

2y↑1

@Jacob Evans income per capita, purchasing power parity---what you can buy with your paycheck---is higher in the US than it is in every European nation except a couple of the smallest ones, and Europe would otherwise be the richest continent in the world. So it's still there and attainable. You can get it. And remember, in case you're one of those nerds who brags about how great Europe is, you can't simultaneously say Americans are so poor and destitute-----cuz we're richer than they are and have more discretionary income after we pay our bills than they are.

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@drfugawe

12y↑3

This was undoubtedly the most personally powerful song of my teens -to me at least- I remember it going thru my head every day for what seems like years. Not that I didn't know the other music of the times, I'd average radio listening for maybe 10 hours a day. And still, this was the song which haunted my idle mind. And still I love it.

@kamillicbarski5464

11y↑1

Kooocham to, mógłbym to słuchać cały czas xD

@belarosely9014

7y↑1

amo essa música é incrível

@tamponrockets

12y↑7

It's 11 PM and this song just makes me wanna get up and dance. This song never gets old! <3

@Setloth

2y↑1

just read this as it turned 11PM... wtf

@joegalindo1174

7y↑2

A classic hit from the cadillacs from back in the days, love it

@PamelaDrake215

12y↑11

This is a classic. One of the ten most fun songs ever recorded. Paul Simon thought so. He used to quote it.

@josephkane2148

7y↑4

All of the songs that has come out in the 1950's are just so Magical to me as I do love everyone of them and I still love listening to them all of the time either On CD or on You-tube as they do sound so amazing to me

@ltpastordan

11y↑10

Thank you for posting such a clean version of a great song by a great group featuring a great songwriter/singer. My sincerest sympathies and desire for peace and love to the family of Earl Carroll, God bless you and the life Earl lived on earth for sharing his love and talent with the gift of music. Have a good day and do good while there is still time to do so.

@will-uw5pi

3y↑4

Literally the best song to start your day with

@Aldantonio18

12y↑2

One of the very first rhythm & blues vocal groups to do 'steps' as part of their routine ... others who incorporated 'steps' into their 1950's routines were The Valentines, The Bluenotes, The Laddins, Pearl McKinnon & the Kodaks, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Dion & the Belmonts, Jackie & the Starlites, The Jesters, et al. The Temptations brought 'steps' to a grand moment in vocal group history when they first appeared on state in the early 1960's ... awesome!

@captainsplifford

8y↑2

This was one of my mom's absolutely favorite songs.

@NameBrandtv

1y↑6

This song been in my head all day

@ThomasLiquori

1y↑1

It was when I met the world. And it was when I first met Jimmy Conway. He couldn't have been more than 28 or 29 at the time but he was already a legend. #GoodFellas

@josealfonsoenrich4823

9y↑5

Una de las mejores canciones RB&Blues germen del ROCK&ROLL

@GuillemRecasens

9y↑1

Realmente, impresionante.

@josephkane2148

6y↑3

The Biggest Majority of these singles from The 1950's are just so Brilliant as I have Never ever heard a bad one at all as they do sound so amazing just to listen to even now a days

@Bnojams

10y↑4

This is one of the greatest songs of doo wop. Love this awesome song

@nickolv.7406

8y↑22

@valles2388

5y↑2

Thank you !

@bobaldo2339

8y↑48

This was THE big Cadillacs hit. Great oldie!

@mitchkenvin259

3y↑2

These guys had some sweet harmonies!

@secretidentitynetwork3085

4y↑5

This song is silky smooth. Just beautiful!

@jaggedj7025

2y↑2

Only 34 but reminds me of 8tracks and cassettes. Car rides with my Grandpa are some of the best memories I have from when I was a kid. RIP love you Grandpa

@starboydc

11y↑1

Great group and most definitely RIP Mr. Earl Carroll - Great lead singer, showman and the kids in ps in NYC loved him as a janitor. God Bless Him.

@dennisharvey7899

2y↑2

Very thankful I grew up in that era. If I had known then what was coming later I would have appreciated it even more!! I almost feel guilty because it truly was a great experience.

@coejeffy1808

9y↑43

Goodfellas.... Most amazing movie ever!! Love this song for being in it.

@bhoumik4

11y↑7

I can't understand a word they're saying, but this is still one of the best songs I've ever heard!!!!

@19791319

11y↑5

Thank you Mr. Earl for your contributions to music and education.

@josephkane1436

Another Timeless Classic Hit Single from The Cadillacs as it is also Called Speedoo from 1955

@tomn7287

9y↑42

In the 1990s, a newspaper reported that Earl Carroll had worked as a custodian at PS 82, a New York elementary school, for many years, where he was a beloved figure whom the children called "Speedo".
What a great story!

@mariadvegacintron417

How a great singer finished being a custodian at PS 82, NY Elementary school?😳

@blackink1790

He worked at PS 87 on 77th Street.

@rickharvell8185

36w

I remember this when I was 5 years old
In 68. With my Father
R.i.p. pop

Still love this
It's a fel good song

@musiccollector

6y↑4

Oh, take me back to 1955! Paul Simon even mentioned this song on his 1973 "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" album, another masterpiece. Released on November 26, 1955, reaching # 17 on February 25, 1956.

@jamescox2749

3y↑2

true classic music i love it

@willisj74

5y↑2

One of the all time greatest cruise in songs.

@therehego6767

6y↑2

Givin me so many good feels 🙌

@jamesvagabond9184

4y↑1

Nádherná práce :-)

@juancarrillo625

38w

This Music Will Never Die THE GOLDEN YEARS It Got A lot Swing LOVE IT Better Then The Music From Know...

@lhdollbaby

4y↑10

This is a badass jam!!!

@Aymsters71

11y↑1

Love this song! Makes me want to be in the mob.

@musicinmypocket

11y↑3

I remember "Mr. Earl" from my days at P.S.87. He was without a doubt the most fascinating character at that school. When science teacher, Mr. Fields, showed us a video of this song, it only added to the legend. RIP Mr. Earl!

@josephkane4753

One Of the finest hit singles of 1955 as it was in A Bronx Tale as the music from within the Movie sounded so great to listen to

@stevencammarata9047

8y↑10

one of the main guys in this group is a guy named Harold Melvin, he later went on to develop the blue notes, and in this group was a guy named teddy Pendergrass, the blue notes gave teddy no recognition, so he split and went on his own, and became a giant in the disco era. teddy is king, his music lends so many great memories.

@mappychamp1

"No" Harold Melvin gave him plenty of recognition,teddy was the drummer and once he sang some back up``Melvin made him the lead singer!teddy sang on all the best songs from Harold Melvin and the blue notes.

@madbrowniac7871

So this incredible early Rock song was in a way a preview of the stone Soul Classic "The Love I Lost!"? Now that is great to hear!B.W.

@josephkane4753

6y↑4

Another timeless Classic hit single from 1955 as it came from GoodFella's as the music within this movie is just so amazing even nowaday's

@tmwombocombo4115

2y↑7

I was born in 2005 but this song brings about so much nostalgia of listening to it with my grandpa on long car trips amongst other 50s songs

@southie231

12y↑2

what can you say...A CLASSIC!

@Eyes-of-Horus

7y↑1

The Cadillacs were the first group to put the "moves" into their songs. It was taken up with all other groups and hit its height with The Temptations.

@michaelwilson3252

Life seems so much better back then just how this music made history

@sugarfoot59

13y↑1

Great to have an original recording of this song....not many around.

@josephkane3215

Such A Real Gem of a hit single from 1955 as it is done by The Cadillacs as it is Called Speedoo

@brandondurham1919

8y↑4

Can you believe that 78 people gave this a thumbs down? Glad I'm not them! This song is on point.

@philipkelly3756

39w

That's because those type of people are always RACIST Or PARTIAL

@OhVeryFunny

13y↑1

This song just popped in my head LITERALLY out of the blue so of course I had to YouTube it! (Actually the only part I had repeating in my head was "dah dah dah but my real name is Mr Earl" Big Ups for uploading this!!

@sugarfoot59

12y

Well, I was a teen when this came out, and I thought this was one of the coolest songs I ever heard! Too many people today want to be 'technical' about this song, it's origins or whatever, but to us when this came out...............it was just cool!

@bennydimilia4644

2y↑1

he couldn’t have been older than 28 or 29 at the time, but he was already a legend

@jeffcollins4912

If only this music would come back it would be so much fun

@Jeph629

3y↑2

Somebody had to pick this song out of thousands of old tunes to start off Goodfellas. Think about the insight and talent that MIND had to get it exactly RIGHT !!

@earlmahoney4295

2y↑10

I am amazed that responses are still coming in on this and it makes me smile each and every time someone does. By the way, I just turned 85 years old last week and doing very well. Update for 2023: Another year and another trip around the sun. Update in 2023: I Turned 86 in May and doing fine. Well, at least until I try to get up off the floor when playing with my great grandson.

@josephkane7989

Such a real wonderful hit single from the Cadillacs as it is Called Speedoo as it Came out around 1955 as most of the music was just so good to listen to back then

@tenacious645

11y

This is one of the best songs on the soundtrack.

@zzubuzz

43w

I'd take a time machine back to the 50's in a heartbeat, each day I'd be amazed at the common sense and orderly society.

@Fass47

12y

Love this song!

@josephkane3215

Another timeless Classic hit single from 1955 as it also came from Goodfellas soundtrack as I do love the music from this movie very much so

@billsnyder4222

9y↑527

He'd walk in the door and everybody who worked the room went wild. He'd give the doorman a hundred just for opening the door. He shoved hundreds in the pockets of the dealers and those running the games. The bartender got a hundred just for keeping the ice cubes cold.

@KrustyNorth65

9y↑5

Bill Snyder Just was watching Goodfellas again..Just came up on this scene..When Henry met Jimmy the Gent..

@michaelmedema7534

6y↑4

Jimmy Conway , real name was Jimmy Burke

@jimmyconway7958

5y↑3

Keep it comin'

@vinniethegooch7830

Scorcese

@XxProdigalSonXx

4y↑3

@Michael Medema Jimmy Burke could be seen on the regs all around Rockaway between B109th up into Belle Harbor. He had people in that area. This is the mid '70's. His adoptive family (parents) had a spot over by Stella Maris. The old school ways were still largely the way and obeyed. No flash, no pomp and circumstance or attention seeking like that disgrace John Gotti. People knew, but didn't talk, needed, but never had to ask. Is it true about drug dealers coming in like that scene in Sleepers with Bruno Kirby and Lilo B? Yep! You respected the grown ups or you got cracked. You respected the church or you got cracked. You were respectful to police but you don't know/didn't see. It wasn't all this greasyball, grimy, everyone getting over on each other crap that Hollywood always sold. Everyone knew who they were and most times, neighborhood people got a break on the points(vig) if they borrowed. I'm not trying to romanticize it nor am I trying to say that they were all wonderful human beings. All I'm saying is set of people flied right, weren't nosey, didn't start or cause problems and were good to their word, there was no problem to be had.

@srcourtofficer

11y

I remember this song because I graduated from 9th, grade. Still sounds good.

@mrstep2me

12y

No group did choreographed steps as good as the Temptations. When it came to straight up dancing though, the Flamingos were on another planet, doing moves that wouldn't be seen again until the breakdancing era in the 1980's.

@josephkane4753

6y↑3

Just a real timeless Classic hit single from 1955 as it is Called Speedoo as it is By The Cadillacs such a real great tune to come out during the Rock & Roll Years

@bjorno2080

We never knew that. Thanks.

@edwardclemanski

11y

RIP Speedoo, you will be missed. Mr. Earl!

@josephkane3215

Just a Timeless Classic hit single from The Cadillacs as it is Called Speedoo as it came out in 1955 and I really do believe that My Beloved Angela would just love this sing as the both of us would love to dance to it

@mannyfan165

9y↑408

it was a glorious time. the wiseguys were all over the place. it was before appalachin, and before crazy joe decided to take on a boss and start a war. it was when I met the world. it was when i first met jimmy conway.

@JackNapi3r

9y↑10

+Matt Flynn *it was when I met the world :p

@elvispresley718

8y↑3

+Matt Flynn what a time it was!

@RockSmith-rl9qr

8y↑6

beautiful

@bdfunke

7y↑2

Appalachian ;)

@johnolah8853

Matt I just saw that movie today not but 3 hours ago

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@Vintageart1994

13y↑1

Great tune! 2 thumbs up! Thanks for posting! :)

@marysoares1598

The song is classic!!!!!

@williamboettcher7389

7y↑2

Love this song my dad use to sing it all the time

@davidvelleman6655

8y↑1

Glad I found this, I love this tune.

@josephkane2148

Another Timeless Classic hit single from 1955 as it was done By The Cadillacs as the name of this song is also Called Speedoo from 1955

@yungrezza8471

10y↑112

"It was when I met the world, and it was the first time I met Jimmy Conway. He could'nt have been no more than 28 or 29 at the time but he was already a legend." -Henry...GoodFellas 1990

@dieselrecords

12y

Excellent to get the funk off of ya and put you in a good mood.

@gusgus5888

love this song!!!

@daviddyer1555

A great song from the past!

@Wxngster

12y

THIS SONG IS AWESOME

@Gooneress

I'm here because of the absolutely classic Heroes of Rock and Roll presented by Jeff Bridges. I first saw it in 1981 and although only a tiny clip of this song was used, it totally struck a chord (heh) with me. There was just something about it.
And then a few years later, I saw Goodfellas...

@geezergonewile

4y↑13

Born in 1941; came of age in Brooklyn during the fabulous '50s. Never was there a better time nor more perfect age to have been alive. Looking back, every teenage day was a blast ... filled with joy, carefree friends, excitement, laughter, hot rods, pre-Pill girlfriends with messy lipstick and big hairdos, Alan Freed's R&R shows, and the constant refrain of blow-harmony and Doo-Wop in the background. What a glorious, civilized era it was! So grateful to have been there.

@brianhines1452

There are thousands of comments about this song, so I have to say this - The Cadillacs "Speedo" did come out in the 50's way before I was born, but it's a very cool, hip, and bangin' song. I'm glad they featured this in the Temptations movie, or I probably would have never heard of it.

@josephkane1436

Another Timeless Classic Hit Single from 1955 as it is Called Speedoo as it is also By The Cadillacs from 1955

@nuwavedave

"Speedo" was played on 77 WABC every day - 7 years after it topped the charts. In 4th Grade in North Jersey - my gym teacher called me "Mr. Earl" due to my hustle on the baseball field. I've never received a greater compliment in my life - nor one I felt less worthy of. Even at that tender age, we kids had major respect for "Mr. Earl". He was Top Cat.

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