What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack?
Leader of the Pack get the picture?/(Yes, we see) That's when I fell for the Leader of the Pack""), Betty's heart turns to despair as she bemoans her parents' disapproval. The parents claim Jimmy hails from "the wrong side of town" and ask Betty to tell Jimmy goodbye and find someone new. Betty reluctantly does as she is asked, and a crushed and tearful Jimmy speeds off on his motorcycle. Moments later, Betty's pleas for Jimmy to slow down are in vain as Jimmy crashes on a rain-slicked surface and dies. In July 1964, Morton recorded the vocals for "Leader of the Pack" with
The Shangri-Las band's guitarist William Reid stated: "We all love the Shangri-Las, and one day we're going to make Shangri-Las records." Twisted Sister covered "Leader of the Pack" on their 1985 gold-selling album "Come Out and Play". "Past, Present and Future" was covered in 2004 by ex-ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog on her album, "My Colouring Book". The Johnny Thunders / Patti Palladin album "Copy Cats" (1988) features a version of "He Cried". Australian artist Rowland S. Howard included a version of "She Cried" on his album "Teenage Snuff Film".. Although most covers and remakes of the Shangri-Las material focus on the hit