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"Crystals" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic indie folk/indie pop band Of Monsters and Men. It is the lead single for their second studio album, Beneath the Skin . [ 1 ] The single and album artwork was created by artistic director Leif Podhajsky . [ 2 ]
The song was actually recorded by the Blossoms with Darlene Love on lead vocals and attributed to the Crystals. [2] [3] Notably on the LP is "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)," a withdrawn single by the "real" Crystals group. [2] This was actually a repackaging of Twist Uptown, the Crystals' debut.
Beyond title and gender changes, new lyrics were written retelling the story of the Crystals' song from the boyfriend's point of view. Two years after appearing on the album, in April 1967 the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, appearing as a stop-gap release while work continued on the " Heroes and Villains " single.
The latter three songs were originally ranked number 263, [2] number 114, and number 493, respectively, on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [3] However, two songs were omitted from the magazine's 2010 update, leaving only "He's a Rebel" at number 267.
"He's a Rebel" is a song written by Gene Pitney that was originally recorded by Vikki Carr and by the girl group the Blossoms. Produced by Phil Spector, the Blossoms' version was issued as a single credited to the Crystals, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1962.
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"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King for girl group the Crystals under the guidance of Phil Spector in 1962. Goffin and King wrote the song after discovering that their babysitter and singer "Little Eva" Boyd was being regularly beaten by her boyfriend. [ 1 ]