'HEY PAULA' Paul and Paula 1963 - HQ STEREO

This song and video can be found in quite an abundance throughout the You Tube playlists. It is such a powerfully enticing melody and so I felt it mandatory to add to Great Performers.

Songwriter, Ray Hildebrand was Paul. "Paula" was Jill Jackson, the niece of the owner of the boarding house where Ray lived at the time. This 1963 song had simple words and a lingering melody however, it was one of those melodies that just 'stayed with you'; so much so that it practically topped every music chart in early 1963.

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I cry as an old man for these were the greatest days life could offer and lived through them god blessed me

[peejay]

I’m Paul my wife was Paula. This was our wedding song and our song. Next week is our wedding anniversary. She died 3 months ago from cancer. I miss her so much. I’m 40 years old, we were together for 20 years we really did have true love. I still love you more everyday Paula. Xxxxx

[phillipkelley]

Beautiful song. Paula is mesmerizingly beautiful with an angelic voice.

[Burntpeanuts]

I am Paul and my wife was Paula. We were married on Sept. 18, 1971. Paula died on January 17, 2021, eight months before our 50th anniversary from complication of Multiple Sclerosis. "Hey Paula" was one of our favorite songs and invariably, whenever we were introduced to new friends, this song would be their first association with Paula and myself. We had a fairy tail romance for five decades in spite of the MS because Paula had a magical personality full of joy, love, humor, optimism, and hope. She was a high school teacher beloved by all of her students who invited her to every reunion, wedding, graduation, and banquet. We had true love. Moreover she was truly loved by everyone who knew her and we all miss her and will love her in our hearts and souls forever.

[donallen]

I’m listening to this in April 2024……who else is??

[barcham]

RIP Ray Hildebrand, the 'Paul' in Paul and Paula who died yesterday, August 18, 2023. Thanks for the wonderful song that I have never forgotten since the day it was released.

[patriciabrough]

Makes me cry. My husband died two months ago. These old songs we loved for over 60 years and 3 kids. Hold your sweetheart very tight each night. The emptiness is crushing. 🙏🏼❤️🙏

[Lowari]

Who's still listening to this wonderful song in 2021 and loving it??

[Diane-sz]

This was my husband and my song we got married in 1963 and we were married for 51years when he passed away. I love this song❤❤❤❤❤

[yoeyar]

I was 14 when I first heard this song. It captivated me and today at 72 it still occupies a place in my heart.
True love like this can stand the test of time.

[tormentor]

we danced to Paul & Paula the day we got married, And 50 years later at our Golden wedding Anniversary.

[speedracer]

The my love segments are heaven. Back when music was simple and pure and beautiful..

[johnroberts]

This was our song when we were courting, we have been married 56years. Makes me very emotional to hear it. Different world then, different values, a time of innocence compared to today.

[darrellwhittington]

I remember when this came out, , , I was 14, , , now, , I'm 73, , , just as wonderful now as then, , , damn I'm old ! after 1968, , , innocent disappeared

[ThomasBrill-sh]

RIP "Paul. Died 8/18/23. I always loved this song, right up there with Love Is Strange.

[dougbell]

I was only 6yrs old when this tune came out and remember it. Today I’m 61, Wow

[ianbentley]

Pleased to repoer that Paul and Paula are still alive, aged 77 and 76 respectively.

[PeterAnthony]

Taking us back to a time when music was pure. The lyrics are clear and concise and the sentiment put into the song by there two young people is all encompassing.

[vexortune]

I love this song so much and pretty much all oldies from the 50’s and 60’s. I’m 29 years old but my dad played me this and other old songs. They always resonated with me on a deep level as if I was not a 90’s kid but a teenager in the time of this music. I feel it with every fiber of my being and hear it with more than my ears. I also enjoy classic movies, even black and white. I’m an old soul and I love that God made me this way.

[donnanichols]

The reason these old songs make me cry is because of how the world was as to how it us now Its so wicked an evil. An everyday i hear another child has been unmolested an in a dumpster. These songs take me back when the world was much safer an we enjoyed the little things in life.Family was priority