The week of April 6, 1965, found Freddie and the Dreamers atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I’m Telling You Now,’ a Merseybeat track that had success in the UK two years earlier. When it was rereleased for the U.S. audience, it gave the band their only chart-topping hit.
The song kicked off a minor dance craze called “The Freddie,” which basically consisted of extending your arms and legs as if you’re doing half-assed jumping jacks. You can see it in the Ed Sullivan clip of this song.
Freddie and the Dreamers then recorded a song called ‘Do the Freddie‘ to capitalize on the dance fad, the 1965 equivalent of a modern artist releasing an acoustic digital track.
Old songs. Great memories.
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I’m telling you now
I’m telling you right away
I’ll be staying for many a day
I’m in love with you now
[Verse 2]
I’m telling you now
I’ll say what you wanna hear
I’ll be telling you for many a year
I’m in love with you now
[Chorus]
Do you think I’m foolin’ when I say, “I love you?”
I love you
Maybe you’ll believe me when I’m finally through
Through, through, through
[Verse 3]
I’m telling you now
I know it’s been said before
Say you’ll love me and I will be sure
I’m in love with you now
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 1]
I’m telling you now
I’m telling you right away
I’ll be staying for many a day
I’m in love with you now
[Chorus]
Do you think I’m foolin’ when I say, “I love you?”
I love you
Maybe you’ll believe me when I’m finally through
Through, through, through
[Verse 3]
I’m telling you now
I know it’s been said before
Say you’ll love me and I will be sure
I’m in love with you now
[Outro]
I’m in love with you now
I’m telling you now
Meet Me In Montauk 
What a lame dance move! No wonder it was short lived!
Ironically, these sexy giants all died in celibacy
Don’t think I ever tried the dance. It is rather stupid. Somehow every one eventually wound up on Ed Sullivan’s show.
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