Ladies and gentlemen, this song may be just two minutes and fifteen seconds long, but its impact lasts a lifetime. It takes me right back to my youth ⬇️…see more below

— before the British Invasion, before pop grew complicated. One critic noted it “sounded pretty retro even in 1962,” Stereogum yet that didn’t slow it down. Its power came from sincerity, not sophistication.
The song has since appeared in the 1990 film Mermaids, on My So-Called Life, and was even interpolated by Joni Mitchell decades later Wikipedia continue reading …