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  1. "Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by #WesFarrell and #BertBerns. #RhythmAndBlues vocal group #theVibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. #AtlanticRecords released it as a single, which reached No. 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is associated with #OhioStateUniversity and is Ohio's official rock song. The song became standard fare for #garageBands and, in 1965.
    youtube.com/watch?v=TlTKhPkZSJo

  2. "Tell Him", originally "Tell Her", is a 1962 song that was written and composed by #BertBerns, using the pen name Bert Russell, and which was popularized through its recording by #theExciters. The song was recorded as "Tell Her" by #DeanParrish in 1966, and #KennyLoggins in 1989. Billboard named the Exciters version at No. 95 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. According to Jason Ankeny at #AllMusic.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ah-tui1ubnU