The Heartbeats

Well The Heartbeats were another doo wop group from the 50s; they had two pop hits and I have them both. I think that A Thousand Miles Away came from Echoes From A Rock & Roll Era, and the other was from some oldies anthology, the same one that had The Paradons / Paragons, and Charlie Ryan.

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The Heartbeats

• A Thousand Miles Away – Considering this song’s legendary status, it’s amazing that it never made the top 40, having reached only number 53, and that was in the winter of 1957. A song of separation and longing. “All I do is pray, baby, just for you.”
• Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Not the Connie Francis song. This is one of the most disjointed songs I’ve ever heard. They lyrics are all over the map. What you do will come back to you. Love is great when it starts, sad when it ends. Don’t forget about God. This encyclopedia of topics was a hit of sorts in the summer of 1957.