Give Him a Great Big Kiss explained

Give Him a Great Big Kiss
Type:single
Artist:the Shangri-Las
Album:Leader of the Pack
B-Side:Twist and Shout
Genre:Pop[1]
Label:Red Bird
Producer:Shadow Morton
Prev Title:Leader of the Pack
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Maybe
Next Year:1964

"Give Him a Great Big Kiss" (sometimes entitled "Great Big Kiss") is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late December 1964, and peaked at number 18 for two weeks in late January and early February 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album Leader of the Pack.[2] The single was produced by Shadow Morton.[3]

The song was ranked number 200 among the greatest singles ever made in Dave Marsh's book The Heart of Rock & Soul (1989).[4] Marsh describes the song as "one of the greatest pieces of teen dialogue ever recorded, not to mention posessed of a great beat." He highlights the bit "when the music virtually ceases except for the drumbeats" and the ensuing girls' dialogue ("I hear he's bad." "He's good bad, but he's not evil"). Pitchfork magazine named the song number 96 on their 2006 list of the best songs of the 1960s.[5] In 2017, Billboard magazine's editorial staff ranked it number 51 on their list of the 100 greatest girl group songs of all time.[6] In 2023, they listed the song number 481 on their 500 best pop songs of all time list.[1]

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  1. Billboard Staff . The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List . . October 19, 2023 . February 10, 2024 . The most frenzied pop single ever released by the traditionally doomy-and-gloomy girl group....
  2. Web site: The Shangri-Las, Leader of the Pack . . 1965 . March 15, 2019.
  3. Web site: The Shangri-Las, "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" Single Release . March 15, 2019.
  4. Book: Marsh, Dave . The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made . Dave Marsh . 1989 . . New York . 139–140 . 0-452-26305-0.
  5. Web site: August 17, 2006 . The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s . October 19, 2024 . Pitchfork.
  6. 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks . Billboard . July 10, 2017.
  7. Web site: Johnny Thunders, So Alone . . Claps . Andy . March 15, 2019.
  8. Web site: Robbins . Ira . Johnny Thunders . . September 4, 2024.
  9. Book: Reynolds, Simon . Simon Reynolds . 2011 . Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past . limited . . 978-0-86547-994-4 . 245.
  10. Book: Antonia, Nina . Nina Antonia . 2006 . Too Much Too Soon: The New York Dolls . . 3rd . 1-84449-984-7 . 46.
  11. Shangri-las: Llorar, reir y bailar . Rego . Carlos . Ruta 66 . April 2007 . 237 . 48 . es.
  12. Burning - Es Especial . September 23, 2020 . BurningVEVO . September 1, 2024 . YouTube.
  13. Web site: Robbins . Ira . Tracey Ullman . September 3, 2024 . Trouser Press.
  14. Web site: It's My Party!, Can I Get to Know You Better? . . March 15, 2019.
  15. Web site: Kate Nash – Kiss That Grrrl . September 3, 2024 . Discogs.
  16. Maerz . Melissa . Kate Nash: The sassy singer-songwriter reminds you to always wear your rubbers . 63 . . June 2010.
  17. Web site: March 17, 2008 . Billy Bragg, Kate Nash, videos, new album & MP3, the Pogues . September 3, 2024 . BrooklynVegan.
  18. Web site: Paul . John . Bette Midler: It's the Girls! . . December 2, 2014 . August 2, 2024.

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