The Ad Libs

Another group with just the one song in my collection, New Jersey's Ad Libs were genuine one-hit wonders with that one song, The Boy From New York City.

It's an excellent piece of doo-wop and made the US top-10 in 1965.  I first knew the song, though, when I was a very young lad and Darts had a big UK hit with a cover (1978... jeezo).

Rather excellently, the Ad Libs hit inspired an answer song, by the Beach Boys, no less, the imaginatively titled The Girl From New York City.  I do like an answer song.  I can't find a link to it though, so I guess you'd better go and get yourself a copy of Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!).  Here's their stonking cover of Do You Wanna Dance? instead.  Don't say I'm not good to you!