Biografía:
The Crests fueron una banda popular de música Doo wop de la zona este inferior de Manhattan, en Nueva York, que adquirió cierta fama a finales de los 50.Una de sus más afamadas canciones es Sixteen Candles (dieciséis velas). El tema está caracterizado por uno de los principales vocalistas de este género musical, Johnny Maestro y alcanzó el número 2 en la lista estadounidense Hot 100 chart en 1958. La grabación vendió un millón de copias, adquiriendo por ello un disco de oro.
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A Year Ago Tonight:The Crests.
#42 on BB Hot 100 on JOYCE Records
in 1960.
INTRO:
G D G
(Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo..
D G D G
da-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo-doo..)
#1.
D G Dm
Ohh, a year ago tonight, you were sixteen, the
Am7 G
sweetest teenage queen I've ever seen.
G D Dm
A year ago tonight, I let you know, that sixteen
Am7 G G7
candles in my heart would glow.
CHORUS:
C G
When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.
A Gb Dm
That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole
life through.
#2.
G Dm
Doo-doo-dum, (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.
Am7 G G7
And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.
C G Am7
Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,
D G
two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight)
INTERLUDE: G D G G7
CHORUS:
C G
When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.
A Gb Dm
That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole
life through.
#3.
G Dm
A year ago (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.
Am7 G G7
And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.
C G Am7
Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,
D G
two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight)
OUTRO:
G D A D G
Whoa, whoa, whoa, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
G D A D G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight, tonight.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#42 on BB Hot 100 on JOYCE Records
in 1960.
INTRO:
G D G
(Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo..
D G D G
da-doo-doo-doo-doo..da-doo-doo-doo-doo..)
#1.
D G Dm
Ohh, a year ago tonight, you were sixteen, the
Am7 G
sweetest teenage queen I've ever seen.
G D Dm
A year ago tonight, I let you know, that sixteen
Am7 G G7
candles in my heart would glow.
CHORUS:
C G
When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.
A Gb Dm
That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole
life through.
#2.
G Dm
Doo-doo-dum, (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.
Am7 G G7
And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.
C G Am7
Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,
D G
two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight)
INTERLUDE: G D G G7
CHORUS:
C G
When you made your wish, kid, I was wishing, too.
A Gb Dm
That I'd be saying, Happy birthday, your whole
life through.
#3.
G Dm
A year ago (ah-ha) tonight, I kissed you, dear.
Am7 G G7
And told you that I'd be yours, throughout the years.
C G Am7
Now, Father Time has proven we were right..whoa-whoa,
D G
two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight)
OUTRO:
G D A D G
Whoa, whoa, whoa, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
G D A D G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, two lovers born a year ago, tonight.
(Tonight, tonight, tonight.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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