And I ain't going to do nothing until I've heard where that music and the title of it comes from.'

That's when she'll be crying the 96 tears.When the group came up with this song, ? tells us that the song was always called "96 Tears," and never "69 Tears" or "Too Many Teardrops" as sometimes reported. Mysterious Organ Classic "96 Tears" Hits #1 1966 Powered by a captivating Vox Continental organ riff and a lead singer who always wears sunglasses and goes by the name of "?

"Adele isn't a ghost when she sings, "Hello from the other side" - it means the "other side of becoming an adult. Cameo Records, having solvency problems, picked up the record after one of its staffers heard it on CKLW.In our interview with ?, he talked about how this song came together: "Little Frank [keyboard player Frank Rodriguez] comes in singing a tune, and I said, 'I've heard that before. This song was written by "?," the band's frontman who wanted to be anonymous (he's listed on the composer credits as (Rudy Martinez). ? Listed as the sole writer of the song, he won't reveal why there are 96 tears, but insists it's inspirational, with great spiritual meaning. Here's the Note that the singer is not the one crying the 96 Tears. The organ riff on this song is one of the most recognizable in rock, and helped define the sound of that era. Asked "what's on the presidential iPod?," Obama names

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He insists that the number 96 has a deep, philosophical meaning, but refuses to tell us what that is. and the Mysterians in 1966 (see 1966 in music). A star in the '60s, this collaboration helped revive her career. Billboard ranked the record as the #5 song for 1966.

", "96 Tears" by ? Everybody's getting mad. He played it for like 45 minutes. At one point he referred to the individual band members only by three-letter names (at one point, the band was known as XYZ). didn't want to use a title with a number in it because he thought they would be accused of ripping off The Rolling Stones, who had a hit with "The record was taped in a converted living room in Bay City, Michigan. The follow-up to "96 Tears," "I Need Somebody," peaked at #22 in 1966.

", "The group is indeed mysterious. The lead singer is listed on the composer credits as Rudy Martinez, but he gives spurious and often conflicting accounts of his origin story, sometimes claiming to be from another planet. Three more singles followed including "Can't Get Enough Of You, Baby," which made #56 in 1967. "96 Tears" is a song recorded by the American garage rock band ? The group is indeed mysterious. & the Mysterians re-formed that year, with ?

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The song became the most requested record on WTAC Flint, and CKLW out of Windsor, Canada, which went into Detroit. I wrote that song long time ago. The group disbanded in 1968, but have reunited from time to time since.The organ riff on this song is one of the most recognizable in rock, and helped define the sound of that era.Garland Jeffreys covered this in 1980, with moderate success at the end of the disco era. Later in 1966, the group reaches #22 with "I Need Somebody," then places at #56 with "Can't Get Enough Of You, Baby," but "96 Tears" is their lasting legacy. An unexpected guest vocal: Marianne Faithfull on the Metallica song "The Memory Remains."