The Shangri-Las - Out in the Streets

From 'Leader of the Pack' Red Bird (1964)

[michaelhughes]

R.I.P Maty Weiss. You're reunited with the other members of your group in Rock and Roll Heaven. At least your sister Betty is still alive. You'll be missed.❤

[backnineblues]

Mary Weiss died on January 19, 2024. RIP

[john_from_eastcoast.]

❤🌹 RIP Mary Weiss 🌺🌹💔 dear honey you won't be forgotten. 🌺🌷

[TurboMountTV]

How does such emotion come from a 16 year old??

[funkster]

Spellbinding tune. Definitely one of the most unique songs from all the 60's girl groups.

[dano]

Great raw song. So abrasive yet soft and sweet and it tells a story of pain of loss of someone you love but cannot change nor rescue from their demons.

[wordsofcheresie]

I always saw this as the sequel to Leader of the Pack.

[joaniejett]

This hit is so very cool I haven't heard this in so long Oh how I love them!

[GUAlliance]

I grew up with Blondies version of this song. This is cool

[Tommiboy]

I've never heard this song on radio the last 30 years here in Germany, but I have it on an old record.

[kschmate]

oh wow I had the Best Of album on cassette in the early 90's (yes 1990s) when I was just a wee thing...brings back real memories love this song

[chrisneidenberg]

The last record played on 1010 WINS before switching to All News in April 1965.

[greatbyrondo]

Wow....This is one I don't remember...(I'm old enough to remember song!!!!

[officergregorystevens]

Really nice inversions on the harmonies in the main part of the verse. This group could have done a lot more I feel.. but their discography comes to almost 2 hours total, so that's not bad. At least Mary Weiss I would have liked if she recorded more into her 20's, but apparently she disappeared after a certain year in the 60's

[flowerface]

This is the first shoegaze/dream pop song

[Putaspellonyou]

Wonderful tune. Not a fan of the middle-8 part but it's SOOO cool when it stops before the thrid verse kicks in

[TheSmashingDoc]

he changed for her his haircut, his boots are clean for her, she was the first that gave him love, he was on the streets. so whats the best thing she can do: uuuhm i got to leave him

[andy]

Superb - I rather like Blondies' cover version too, the song suits Debbie Harry's voice perfectly.

[davezink]

Maybe not as popular of a song as L of T P or Remember but she still had a great voice

[davidtownsend]

The first 3 or 4 bars are similar to "All the Times I Cried", the phrase "Out in the street' sounds musically familiar. Apart from that, I can't remember having heard this song earlier than a few months ago.