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23 Jul 06 - 12:58 AM (#1790407) Subject: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Murf The Surf I am a DJ on WILW in Wildwood, & had a request for the lyrics to a Doo Wop Tune "Bila" by the Versatones. I can't seem to find them anywhere. Can anyone out there help?!? |
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23 Jul 06 - 01:13 AM (#1790418) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Peace It was a 45 from 1958. I will look, but don't hold yer breath. |
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23 Jul 06 - 01:34 AM (#1790424) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Peace Label: ATLANTIC 2211 It's goin' for $25 on e-bay. (Vinyl 45 in VG + condition according to the seller. |
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23 Jul 06 - 01:39 AM (#1790426) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Peace You might want to message Jerry Rasmussen. He knows about doopop (and lotsa other stuff of course). |
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23 Jul 06 - 05:40 AM (#1790524) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Murf The Surf Thanx ............... I do have the song, but need the words ........... like "Louie Louie" they are tough to make out. The listen said her husband used to sing "Feel Up Bila", but I wanted to get a transcript to relate them to her on the air Atlantic 2211 ............... Any idea on the song writing credits? |
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23 Jul 06 - 08:22 PM (#1791161) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Peace Try asking the guy selling the thing here on e-Bay I am coming up with zip on Google. Sorry. |
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24 Jul 06 - 11:06 PM (#1792293) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila by The Versatones From: Jim Dixon Someone offered $25 for the lyrics to BILA at Google Answers and didn't get them. You can, however, read some comments by people who tried here. For what it's worth, The BMI Repertoire says BILA was written by S. Tindall and C. Worell and published by Crimson Music Publishing Co., 2320 Haverford Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003. |
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12 Dec 10 - 03:26 PM (#3051953) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Alan That's the whole legend and intrigue of the song. You are right - like "Louie Louie." Supposedly the lyrics were dirty and they used distortion to mask the words and also the vocals are very slurred for that same purpose. A few people have said it was Spanish and detected the chanting chorus as "Vamonos (or Vamono) Escuela Bila" which would mean let's go or hurry to school Bila or something like that. It does kind of have a Latin influence and accent to the vocals. But you can pretty much interpret it any way you want to. It's like listening to a parrot talk and 5 people in the room will think it said a different thing. That's the charm of the song. The mystery. It was a HUGE hit in Philly with a line dance that accompanied it. It was so popular it was reissued twice after the original went out of print. Jerry Blavat still plays it. It's just a great great record! Danceable as hell and very rare. An original pressing runs about $150 or more now. The other legend is that there is not a known copy of the original pressing that doesn't have writting on the label which I don't quite believe. Supposedly finding one without writing on the label would bring you a fortune. There is an MP3 on line from Times Square Records old radio shows in the early 60's with Slim Rose as DJ. He plays the record and offers it for a dollar in his shop. I've listened to it over and over again with headphones and can't make it out. And that's with a nice clean copy of it and increasd treble. It's just one of the uber obscure doo-wop records. Kind of like The Delcos "Arabia." Tiny label and off the wall sound. Terrific street corner sound. Unpolished and raw. |
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08 Apr 11 - 03:13 PM (#3131481) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST I just found a copy of Bila / Tight Skirt and Sweater at a neighborhood thrift shop here in Philly only yesterday (April 7). Don't remember ever hearing this one over the years but I like it! LOL Writers of Bila is credited to Worell & Tindall as mentioned above. My 45 is on the Atlantic label, in great shape and cost me 25ยข. If you still need a copy, DJ Murf, give me your email and I'll send you an mp3. SteveR |
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10 Apr 11 - 01:33 PM (#3132503) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: Jim Dixon You can hear the Versatones sing BILA at YouTube. It's one of the most unintelligible songs I've ever heard. At least you can tell it's a very simple song, consisting of only a few phrases that are repeated over and over, with slight variation. |
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20 Oct 11 - 09:36 PM (#3242231) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Bob M Brookhaven Pa I was a line dancer and spent a lot of nights with Blavat and his Geator Gold Dancers doing the "South Street" line dance to Bila. Its one of my favorites (I collect vinyl) and I once found the lyrics online but now dont know or remember where it was-------but I do know and recall that the first line is "Come on out and play little Bila"------I'm gonna see if I can somehow get those lyrics, even if I have to contact Blavat to do so. |
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21 Oct 11 - 10:26 AM (#3242472) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,leeneia It's fun to listen to, but I don't think it's actually in English. Sounds Caribbean, if I were forced to guess. Often the singers are imitating musical instruments, not singing words at all. |
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08 May 23 - 01:40 AM (#4171807) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Country Paul I have heard that the lyrics are either Spanish or Spanglish. The first line, in Spanish, is something like "let's go to the school dance" (escuela is school and bialar is dance). Whatever, it sure is hypnotic and a great energy blast. Thanks to Slim Rose, Porky Chedwick and Jerry Blavat, guys "with ears" who "got" us. |
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08 May 23 - 02:15 AM (#4171808) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Dave Hanson Bila ? never heard such rubbish. Dave H |
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18 Nov 23 - 11:03 PM (#4185977) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Keely Stahl, personal assistant to Jerry Bla The first set of lyrics are kind of simple once you know that "baila" (pronounced bila) is Spanish for "dance." "All ya gotta do is BILA All ya gotta do is dance . . . Come on, let me play a little BILA Come on, time for one more BILA....." Can't make out the 2nd stanza exactly but most of the words are similar |
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18 Nov 23 - 11:03 PM (#4191362) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: GUEST,Keely Stahl, personal assistant to Jerry Bla The first set of lyrics are kind of simple once you know that "baila" (pronounced bila) is Spanish for "dance." "All ya gotta do is BILA All ya gotta do is dance . . . Come on, let me play a little BILA Come on, time for one more BILA....." Can't make out the 2nd stanza exactly but most of the words are similar |
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19 Nov 23 - 12:27 AM (#4191363) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: Stilly River Sage It's actually bailar, pronounced closer to bye-lay with a hint of the r sometimes on the end. |
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19 Nov 23 - 12:27 AM (#4185982) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bila (from The Versatones) From: Stilly River Sage It's actually bailar, pronounced closer to bye-lay with a hint of the r sometimes on the end. |