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"Runaround Sue" was covered by then 15-year-old Leif Garrett in 1977. The song was the second of four releases from his debut album, all of which became U.S. chart hits. All four songs were covers of major hits from 1959 to 1963, including Dion's two biggest hits. Of the four, "Runaround Sue" was the most successful for Garrett.
"The Wanderer" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion, released on his 1961 album, Runaround Sue. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves. The song is ranked number 243 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of ...
Runaround Sue is the first solo album by Dion and was released in 1961 by Laurie Records. [3] Track listing. Side A; No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Runaround Sue"
"Runaround Sue" sold over a million copies, achieving gold disc status. [ 44 ] For the next single, Laurie promoted the A-side, "The Majestic", but it was the B-side, Maresca's " The Wanderer ", which received more radio play and climbed swiftly up the charts to reach No. 2 in the U.S. in February 1962 and No. 10 in the UK.
from the Huey Lewis and the News song The Heart of Rock & Roll was inspired by "Quarter to Three". The melody from "Dear Future Husband", a 2015 hit by Meghan Trainor, is inspired by the melodies from both "Quarter to Three" and "Runaround Sue". [5] The song is referenced in the Ernie Mareska song "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" (1962).
He wrote "Runaround Sue" with Dion (the singer's only US number one hit), and then other big hits with and for him. These included "The Wanderer", originally a B-side which became a US million seller and a UK hit twice over, in 1962 and 1976 on reissue; the song was also a hit for Leif Garrett , Status Quo (in the UK), and Eddie Rabbitt for ...
Little Town Flirt included multiple cover songs, including "Dream Baby", "Go Away Little Girl", and "Runaround Sue". It also included Del Shannon's second U.S. top five hit, " Hats off to Larry ". The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated June 22, 1963, and remained on the album chart for 26 weeks, peaking at No. 12 ...
G-Eazy's mixtapes at this period of time were met with limited success. In August 2011, he released The Endless Summer, with an updated version of the 1961 hit song "Runaround Sue", which garnered over four million views via YouTube. The music video was directed by Tyler Yee.