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LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for sharing the early classic rock music video of
Eva Narcissus Boyd whose stage name is Little Eva performing Loco-motion in 1962
Perhaps no babysitter in history got a bigger break than Eva Boyd, who baby sat for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King and Goffin asked her to record a song they had written called "The Loco-Motion".
Eva Narcissus Boyd was born June 29, 1943 in Bell Haven, North Carolina one of sixteen children. In 1962, she moved to the Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn where she had relatives. One of her relatives knew the Cookies and suggested her as a stand-in. So whenever one of the Cookies couldn't get out of class, Eva substituted for her. Since the work was sporadic Eva often found herself babysitting for songwriters Carol King and Gerry Goffin. Returning home one day they found her singing a song they had written for Dee Dee Sharp. They liked what they heard, so they rushed her into the studio, with King doing the backing vocals.
Little Eva was only sixteen when "The Locomotion" hit #1. Her salary as the Goffins' babysitter was $35 dollars a week. Her earnings from "The Locomotion" were reported to be around thirty thousand dollars. She appeared on television shows and in numerous magazines. She performed live in the U.S. and did several tours of England."
http://www.history-of-rock.com/little_eva.htm


The Loco-Motion by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Lyrics
"Everybody's doing a brand-new dance, now
(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)
My little baby sister can do it with me
It's easier than learning your A-B-Cs
So come on, come on, do the Loco-motion with me
You gotta swing your hips, now
Come on, baby
Jump up
Jump back
Well, now, I think you've got the knack
Oh, oh
Now that you can do it, let's make a chain, now
(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)
A chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train, now
(Come on baby, do the Loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy, now, don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So, come on, come on
Do the Loco-motion with me
The Loco-motion
Come on, come on
The Loco-motion
Come on, come on
The…"

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MSgt Dale Johnson
MSgt Dale Johnson
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Thanks for the background, very interesting.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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I know this dance
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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I never mastered it, but for me that's not unusual.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Remember my girlfriend trying to teach me this dance.
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