Written by the formidable writing team of Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, this song was originally recorded in 1964 by Spector protege girl groups the Crystals and the Ronettes. Spector, being the brilliant but occasional dumbass he was, refused to release the song, so co-writers Greenwich and Barry arranged themselves for the song to be recorded by another girl group, not affiliated with Spector, the Dixie Cups. It was a huge #1 hit.
Written by the formidable writing team of Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, this song was originally recorded in 1964 by Spector protege girl groups the Crystals and the Ronettes. Spector, being the brilliant but occasional dumbass he was, refused to release the song, so co-writers Greenwich and Barry arranged themselves for the song to be recorded by another girl group, not affiliated with Spector, the Dixie Cups. It was a huge #1 hit.