The sing-songy chorus Run, Joey, run, the hounds are on your trail!
They craved simple romps for themselves and their fellow grade-schoolers.
The masterwork here is Tommy James & the Shondells I Think Were Alone Now.
American pop band the 1910 Fruitgum Company in New York City, USA, circa 1965. Guitarist and singer Frank Jeckell is at the back right.Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
