60s70sVintageRock, I would really love to say a very huge thank you for uploading this awesome clip on to KZread. I've loved this song for such a long time, and I've never been able to find any footage of Question Mark & The Mysterians performing this fantastic song until now. This song truly rocks, and please continue to upload whatever beautiful songs you have and can find.

@60s70sVintageRock

4 жыл бұрын

@Adam Hepburn You're very welcome! See the description under the video... I had to fix the link and hopefully it will work... there's a newer performance you might like. You'll need to enter a pw on the page to see it. (I couldn't post it on YT because of copyright restrictions.) I've pretty much uploaded all old vids I had, 8 or 9 years ago, but I always keep my eyes open for any good stuff! Thank you for your nice comment!!

@torvilasulvstle362

4 жыл бұрын

Remember in Oslo way back in -66 when that song soared, I was 17 yrs, working., used all my money on singels and LP's!!

@adamhepburn9701

4 жыл бұрын

@@torvilasulvstle362you obviously have great taste in music. This song truly rocks without a doubt, and you spending a lot of your hard-earned money on singles and LPs is also what I did during both my teenage years and my young adult years. I spent a lot of my money on albums by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks and so many other great singers and bands from the '60s and later. Rock on, buddy!!

@60s70sVintageRock

4 жыл бұрын

@Fuzzy Butkus That same channel posted a real cool rendition of the Doobies' "Listen to the Music" featuring Doobies lead Tom Johnston. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pminrZqdZJurqNY.html

@cristinamarierosado10

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Hepburn 👏🏼♥️💕👏🏼🎶🎶

Bill Cipher sure has interesting taste in music

Chicano power in the 60s! 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 ❤️

@sarahventura5407

2 жыл бұрын

? And the mysterians were very groundbreaking for their time.

@timgarcia9868

2 жыл бұрын

Shit I'm 55 I still believe chicano power

@CherryCokeNixon

2 жыл бұрын

Yuuuup, they were all the children of migrant workers up in Michigan. From the fields to national TV in a generation - very American story.

@lynnbaker9264

2 жыл бұрын

why 96 tears? I get 69. But what up with 96? Anyway, they rock!!

@mikepastor.k6233

2 жыл бұрын

Saginaw Michigan had one of the largest immigration of Mexicans in the early to mid 20'th century to work in the farming industry anywhere outside of the Southwest. I live near and the heritage is still strong there.

It's fascinating that this band's music was influenced by Mexican American Tejano music. The Tejano influence can be heard in their whirling keyboard runs and beats. The band members were children of migrant farmers who settled in Michigan.

These guys were from Mexico, immigrant families. Singer lived in Texas awhile, then family moved north to Michigan & work. Not too many more hits, but 96 Tears was on top for weeks. Ninety six tears blear's out of a tube radio in a 55 chevy was the life. Never knew where it came from, just it was there, when there was nothing.

@jeansalzman2.012

14 күн бұрын

Best reply ever! And that 55 Chevy. For real!

I'm convinced this is one of the greatest recorded songs of its era.

@dirtlevel

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jamespickett5378

4 жыл бұрын

Any era...lol

@tictoc5443

4 жыл бұрын

Or all time?

@samj.jaworski3812

3 жыл бұрын

Almost 96 likes

@koneil52

3 жыл бұрын

Of all time you mean?!

The musical talent we had as teenager back in the 1960's was off the charts!!!

@rosegardenia8588

Ай бұрын

you got that rite

The kid on the keyboard, 13 years old. maybe 14 in this video but that bad ass lick came from His mind, a kid. Every member made this song great. RIP Eddie Serrato.

I'm 73 years old,,,absolutely one of my best favorites,,,remember first time I heard this,,until I found this video on KZread,I never knew what this group looked like,,,thanks everybody ! Jan,,2023

@andreguy5948

Жыл бұрын

Like you

Remember when this song came out listening to it on my clock radio in my room late at night when I was supposed to be asleep turned way down low so my parents couldn’t hear it and having a huge smile on my face and acting like I was playing the organ

@PennPearson

Ай бұрын

🙂👍

@YS-fr6nu

Ай бұрын

So funny but true 👍🏻

This is my grandpa's favorite song. But he passed away 3 days ago. We are playing this song at the wake today during our slideshows. RIP

the best organ riff ever ! and I'm 73 years old as of Sept 29 2023 have always loved this,,and yes I'm still dancing 😂😂😂

@stephanyhdz92

7 ай бұрын

🎉🥂 oh how nice of you and keep going and that's how I'm doing too in my 40's but pray I go into my 50's too and as far as I can with a little dance and movement 😉 🩰

This is My cousin Rudy Martinez :) He made our Family very , very Proud ❤

@jimmybuckets5863

7 ай бұрын

He was a huge inspiration to me growing up! I wanted to be the “mysterious” rock star with a soul from Mars!

@dougpeters1625

7 ай бұрын

He's a Legend!

Bill's favorite band!!!

I work at a small Mexican restaurant in southeast Michigan and I saw a man wearing a shirt with the band name on it. I remembered it and looked it up when I got home. After researching I believe that man was Question Mark himself! I really wish I would've asked him about the shirt at the time.

@don7297

3 жыл бұрын

Number 1 hit 1966 one hit wonder Question mark mysterious

@everlistoromero4844

3 жыл бұрын

It will always be a mystery

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,would be great to have met him.a great group

@johncolling1790

3 жыл бұрын

He lives in Clio i believe

@reneefuller5609

3 жыл бұрын

I think Prince got a lotta ideas from my man ? (Formerly Rudy .martinez. I read that or heard it on the radio and never forgot him. He's The FITS, MAN! 🤔😘😜😡😎

Man, when I first heard this song, I thought it was one of those songs that is going to be around forever, here it is 2024, and it still sounds good. I am not really sure how they got the title, but there's a town in South Carolina called 96.

This song has a weird hypnotic effect, like it could go on for days

@Jonny-tr9qo

Жыл бұрын

Yes, hard for me to describe but that’s it

@shawnruby7011

Жыл бұрын

Definitely psychedelic

Fifty years and way more than 96 tears later, I'm still digging this tune.

@brotzmannsax

5 жыл бұрын

Great comment, I hear ya!

@ernrodway7089

4 жыл бұрын

Love it😉😉😉

@cindyk8892

4 жыл бұрын

For sure

@thomaspercival7702

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Northern Ont. Canada, and in the '60's there was a dance hall called Nichol's in Sundridge, Ont. with live groups every Sat. night in the summer and this was always played, and how I misd my teen yrs., things were so much simpler back then.

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,a great group and in 60s

This is one of the absolute greatest songs of all time and that silly organ riff is the meat and potatos.

@sarahventura5407

2 жыл бұрын

So true!

The keyboards on this song are music to my ears.

I was 10 years old in 1966 and I still remember all the words. I love this song.

@michaelmurphy1315

12 күн бұрын

I was 11 years old 😂

keyboard cat does a great job covering this song.

@60s70sVintageRock

10 жыл бұрын

And he's got the same shirt, lol.

@ItsSusieQue96

10 жыл бұрын

60s70sVintageRock That's cuz Little Frank is really the Keyboard Kat...it's Frankie's original shirt and Frankie in a cat suit :-)

@vince33mich

9 жыл бұрын

Susie Martin isnt it great, was on my mind today so I thought Id check it out!

@Wyvern188

3 ай бұрын

@@60s70sVintageRock rip bento

@60s70sVintageRock

3 ай бұрын

@@Wyvern188 I had to look that one up, Bento the cat playing this song lol. RIP

Welcome to "Bill Cipher Music Time".

@alphaomega91210

9 жыл бұрын

ShadaDX who knew soos would have his own band

@rabbit0664

9 жыл бұрын

alphaomega91210 Funny I was thinking that too. XD

@ShadaDX

9 жыл бұрын

Nearly a month 3 weeks into April and people are still liking my comment. Gravity Falls truly does have a huge fandom.

@lusciouslocks8790

9 жыл бұрын

ShadaDX or you just blackmailed all of us :\

@JoyStar

8 жыл бұрын

+ShadaDX With these music links in the Reddit AMA (got there from TV Tropes), I'm tempted to make a "Bill Cipher" playlist. :)

Wikipedia - ? and the Mysterians (or Question Mark and the Mysterians) are an American garage rock band[6] from Bay City and Saginaw in Michigan, initially active between 1962 and 1969. Much of the band's music consisted of electric organ-driven garage rock and an enigmatic image inspired by the 1957 Japanese science fiction film The Mysterians.[7] In addition, the band's sound was also marked by the raw, resonating lead vocals of "?" (Question Mark, the stage name of Rudy Martínez),[2][3][4] making Question Mark and the Mysterians one of the earliest groups whose musical style is described as punk rock. Their music and imagery were highly influential on later bands.[8] ? and the Mysterians Origin Bay City and Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

@carolanndenton5933

Ай бұрын

true for sure

@markw208

Ай бұрын

When The Mysterians movie came out we went to see it in the theater. It was quite mind blowing for a young boy. Eventually I bought the VHS and DVD. Also, I loved this song when it came out. The radio stations played it a lot. Simple organ, but mesmerizing.

The Mysterians still play at the Flint Michigan 629 Eagles club about once a month or so. Q is gone, but the rest of the guys are still going strong. I get to watch and hear 96 Tears in person in 2022!

@AshberyLane

2 жыл бұрын

There are only two original members remaining Frankie and Bobby.

This is one of Bills favorite human pop culture songs

THIS is the song that was playing when I turned on my brand new transistor radio. I had received it for my 12th birthday. July 19, 1966. I have loved this song forever! Great song. Thanks for the memory.

@56cadd

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, funny how we remember, I got my transistor radio christmas 1968 and turned it on to hear, Judy in disguise.

@itisonlyme1

2 жыл бұрын

what a wonderful memory! I remember my dad giving me a portable radio/cassette recorder at 12. The first song I ever recorded was by Led Zeppelin. You should have seen my father's face!!

I remember this song playing on AM radio when I was 10 yrs. old. It brings me back.

Killer song. A big hit in the 60’s. ✊🏾🇲🇽

He still resides in mid Michigan . His house burned down a handful of years back and he lost all of his memorabilia . The community helped build him a new home

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

So sad his house burned down,glad he got a new one.A great singer

@MK-su6eg

3 жыл бұрын

Michigan music is legendary, and college roommate turned me on to great stuff, detroit, and all the different kinds of music, concerts, ted,tubes.. motorcity 1977!

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

3 жыл бұрын

"He" still resides....." Could you be less specific, please.

@tomstiel7576

2 жыл бұрын

i sent him a donation,,,,and was glad to be able to !!!

This song is 54 years old and it’s still a great song. xx

@AntajuanGrady

4 жыл бұрын

True.its so weird yet youthful. It could be a hit now with a young set of boys in a group.

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,54 like me😊great group

@kittitas18

3 жыл бұрын

That's why it's a classic boys and girls...👩🏻‍🏫

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

@@kittitas18 Yes,song is old as me,classic😄😄

@angelosantaniello4113

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

This was the coolest song of those days with "Wooly Bully" and "Louie Louie" Thought these were all "bad boy" garage bands, and cooler than we'd ever be. But "96 Tears" seemed most polished and stripped down. Dances where they played this still reverberate. I can almost visualize the place and the feel that vibe now. Seems simple but these guys knew exactly how to roll it.

My Dad taught me how to play this on our organ when I was 10. He was the coolest and I miss him terribly- today is his 79th cosmic birthday- and next year it’s 10 years since he’s been gone. “I’ll just cry…too many tear drops for one heart to be crying”

The Mysterians deserved better. These dudes were Garage Rock pioneers!

@adriennerobinson1180

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

one of those haunting tunes that will stand the test of time

@williamrydberg4242

5 жыл бұрын

garage music

the record that definitely proved how much power one single note can have.

"Your gonna Cry! I want to hear you Cry!" The greatest garage rock n roll song EVER!

@lisaparsons4124

Ай бұрын

Great song

One of the coolest songs ever.

It's October, 2017. I'm 65. I hear this. I'm 16 all over. Thanks, guys!

@RickPreciado

6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lange Funny , I just heard this song today but it was a cover by the texas tornados from the 70s

Finally found it!!!! I’m 28 and love and appreciate my parents generation ❤️

I remember cruising the East Bay the day I got my license in ‘66 listening to this song.

@jasonsoles2274

5 ай бұрын

my wife is from Bay City and said the singer was quite a menace haha

Any negative comments on this song shows ignorance in music. I was still 13 years from birth but this was way ahead of it's time.

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,I agree,and a great group 66 year I was born😊

@susansquier2435

3 жыл бұрын

This song was WAY COOL when it was released! Still is in 2021!

@lisaparsons8949

3 жыл бұрын

@@susansquier2435 yes great song,and group

@chiwawa130

3 жыл бұрын

This was his only song. It's a very good song but the greatest song ever?

@jasoncanady1944

3 жыл бұрын

@@chiwawa130 I'm definitely not saying best song ever, I'm just saying it was ahead of their time. Shit zeppelin started in the 70s and tool started in the early 90s. That's a lot of songs that are definitely supreme to 96 tears

One of the coolest most unusual songs of the 60s . These dudes rock

This is the first song I ever learned on the organ, 3 chords, a simple riff, great beat, good singer, now immortal. Who knew?

That song reminds me so much of my youth....sweet, sweet sixties.......................!

Elvis said that this was quite possibly the greatest rocknroll song ever written

The birth of punk music

As a child in the 70's probably heard for the last time.And just on the radio and immediately recognized again because of the organ sequence

I'll be 71 this year and still love this song!!!!❤️ Thank you PBS for having these shows!!!👍🏼

Bill Cipher sent me here. Well played, Demon Dorito. Well played...

@lusciouslocks8790

9 жыл бұрын

virgiltheart I don't know about you, but I don't think being called a snack food would make me feel very good about myself. Then again, who cares what reddit users think. DWLK YG AFNSVW LZW XGMJLZ VAEWFKAGF LZWQ ZSNWXJWW UGgCaWwKKrK1!!11!!1!!

Q mark and the mysterians are from Saginaw, Michigan home also to another legend Stevie Wonder wh was born n the north side of the same city. Question mark like many others started in a small garage on the east side of Saginaw, Michigan, making a name for themselves very quickly, they were just part of the neighborhood, blue collar just like most of the Mexican population that traveled north mostly from Texas to work in the GM, ford and chevrolet plants. My dad remembers going to the same garage to hang out. Today they still play there songs, one member is actually part of my family! great memories!

@buckandotis

9 жыл бұрын

***** you're thinking of sam simudio from sam the sham and the pharohs.....these guys are michigonianites

@crapple009

9 жыл бұрын

***** ? Mark and the Mysterians were indeed originally from Corpus Christi, Texas before making the move to Michigan.

@60s70sVintageRock

9 жыл бұрын

***** You are correct... three of the original members are the children of Texas migrant farm workers. The families moved to Michigan when they were very young.

@crapple009

9 жыл бұрын

***** My pleasure. :-)

The story of these guys is utterly bonkers. True Art ! ❤

Still addicting song after all these years 👍🤓👍👏✨✨ Cry .cry . 😭 Cry👍❣️👍

Fifty years later and, still, one of my all-time favorite songs.

I heard this on my ten transistor radio - and on the loudspeaker on the "Tilt a Whirl" ride at Playland, Rye, NY. When I hear this, I'm a nine-year old again!

The fact that they're Latino makes this song even better props to these fellas

I still say this is the funkiest break up song ever!! Awesome groove that still holds up 50 years later.

One of the first Hispanic bands in the US to hit it big, kids of migrant farm workers in Michigan.

@vicentebermudez7819

5 жыл бұрын

blane262 mexican bands* Hispanic is a derogatory term.

@victormieka616vr

5 жыл бұрын

From Saginaw Michigan !!

Thanks for the recommendation, Bill!

9/2023.........I was 13 in 1966,........I'm a couple months away from turning 70. I remember being forced to take "teenager" dance lessons, when this tune came out. I loved the music, but hated the dance lessons, which we had to do after school. The dances of the day were: "The Swim", The Monkey, The Twist,...The Pony. All goofy-ass dances. My dancing skills never got me laid. LOL

Thanks to American President Lines New Years cruise around Hawaii where I won a name that tune contest in the disco. I was the only teen in the room that remembered their name. Yay me.

1966, I was 11 yrs old about the time I started listening to rock n roll. Please someone find the time machine and transport me back.

@Johnny.1965

5 жыл бұрын

My uncle Rico has a time machine, but it only goes back to 1982

@kevinmontgomery1383

5 жыл бұрын

@@Johnny.1965The 80s were the last of the great times.

@60sbaby456

3 жыл бұрын

I was 2, baby groovin, lol

No Tears Back Then, But Alot Now!

This song still regularly gets play as one of the best classic tunes. Have loved it since college in the 60’s.

Proud Mexican-American band!

The keyboard player is so good I can’t get over it

One of my favorite songs as a 14 year old. I'm 67 now and it is still one of my favorites from the 60's.

@The.squirrelwhisperer

5 жыл бұрын

Elsa Loebell the first garage rock single to hit #1 for 1 week in 1966 On Halloween of all things! So amazing guy looks the same in the 2011 performance clip. The question mark must be the fountain of youth!

This song is dope even in 2023.

Love the bargain basement bass guitar. It fits this. 1966 was the year for the garage sound explosion. A year later it was LSD time.

@paulmcdermott638

Жыл бұрын

That's so right

we teenagers played this song constantly at our malt shop in our small town in 1966 .. it cost 5 cents to play a song on the Jukebox at the time

@sobroed

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your memories. Great times, long gone.

I've always believed this song was a precursor not only of R.E.M. and the Cure, but also Prince; all of those guys were in grammar/middle/high school at the time this song ruled the charts in late 1966.

@mdice111

6 жыл бұрын

They were definitely a successful garage band. Also the Rivieras from South Bend, IN produced California Sun during that era.

Those were the greatest days!!! I sure miss them!!!

People bitch about sound quality, but I think that hollow sound is part of what makes the song so cool. It wasn't HD in 1966 so why the fuck do I want to hear it in HD now. I want to hear music the same way everyone else did back then.

@60s70sVintageRock

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Thank you!

Dude could really move . And that organ player was getting it.

One of the great 60s songs

I remember staying up to listen to the oldies station on the radio waiting for this song to come on so I could record it on a cassette. I was born in the 80's but was raised on this music and it is still very much my favorite. They just don't make music this good anymore!

I went to the Mysterians concert at the Civic Center McAllen TX 1968 The line trailed down the hall parking lot down the street and started down the expressway The police came and told the people down the street & expressway that they had to leave We were there by 6:00 pm at the front of the line We were Lucky

what the hell are kids listening to? This is like the best music ever. I could listen to this forever.

@adriennerobinson1180

6 жыл бұрын

notmadheardthingsinhell YES INDEED Z

They (Rudy) was living in my hometown of Clio, Michigan when I was a teen. Met Rudy many times, he may even still be there. Still have their music on my rotation and listen often.

I was a night nurse a long time ago and I used to play trivia with the other doctors and nurses. One night I came in and asked, who sang the song 96 Tears. I had all the night nurses and doctors trying to figure it out. We didn't have internet then. After 3 nights, I finally had to tell everybody the answer. To this day, 2021, I remember those great times. But I never actually saw what the group looked like until today!

His dance moves are awesome

@skitzoweirdo5313

3 жыл бұрын

😊

@Kruppt808

3 жыл бұрын

He is feeling it👍

Saw him play this in person at a skl lodge in Westbranch Michigan in 1966.

@robertm2000

3 жыл бұрын

Very close to where they were from!

Love this song. A great group who achieved great. Still performing. They are so loved. Bobby is great. Hit that has a great memory in our ♥ hearts. Great song.

I was 15 when this came out and we listened to AM radio to hear the hits. Rock Music was emerging as a major force . What a time it was ... change was in the air for everything ... music ... fashion ... ideas ... lifestyle ... art .... and so many wonderful friends whose memory I will cherish until the day I move upstairs ...

This song was voted one of the best alltime one hit wonders.

@patricklemeur6360

6 жыл бұрын

vraiment super !! j'adore !!!

I can't believe this is from 1966.

@frankwelch3941

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. The YR I got out if the military.

If I had to choose one tune that best screams 1960's / it's this one !!!

God god almighty when I was a kid I think they played that song every 15 minutes for a decade😢😢

My favorite song first heard it when I was about 13 I am 65 and still ♥️♥️♥️ this song thanks for posting this video

ONE OF THE BEST OF SONGS 🎵OF 1966

@philstall6262

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks l love 💘 the Beat of it

@rk22cc

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite

@philstall6262

2 жыл бұрын

@@rk22cc I'M SO SERIOUSLY GLAD YOU LIKE THE REPLY AND THIS IS A GREAT SONG 🎵OF 1966 BY QUESTION MARK & THE MYSTERIANS- 96 TEARS

So this is a true M&M Band. Mexican and Michigan. They created one hell of a good sound. 👍

Love it when the "One Hit Wonder" garage bands get their 15 minutes of fame. And a song that endures for decades as a great rock classic.

@inthepubagaineh6318

Жыл бұрын

Why a the sudden interest… has it been featured on a game/tv series or something popular? Excuse me asking… 🤷🏽‍♀

@60s70sVintageRock

Жыл бұрын

@@inthepubagaineh6318 No sudden interest. There's been a steady stream of comments/views for the 11+ years it's been posted. Yes, the song's been featured in a few movies, tv shows, video games, etc. It's a popular oldie. 😉

@carolynzaremba5469

Жыл бұрын

They made several albums.

Also here via Mr Lynch's weather report. I first became aware of this song courtesy of The Stranglers. Thank you for the upload

Awesome organ riff. So simple, yet it never gets old. The dude can dance too.

@tubefluid

4 жыл бұрын

If you really, REALLY love that riff, type in "keyboard cat, 96 tears 10 hours. Enjoy! :)

@ramonluna4266

4 жыл бұрын

@@tubefluid 14 years the players keyboard

@ramonluna4266

4 жыл бұрын

mexican powers

" 96 tears " , " Louie , Louie " , " Hang on Sloopy " , were all we needed for 7th and 8th grade recreation night at our school .

1966 was a very fine year to be a young man. Thanks 60s70sVintageRock !

@60s70sVintageRock

2 жыл бұрын

@Eli Ortega,Jr You're welcome! 😊

It's that organ that makes that song a hit

@philipfranklin8273

Жыл бұрын

He'll yes

When I was 18 years old we would go to bar in Weirton Wv from Pa when their drinking age was still 18. A jukebox at that time was 5 plays for a quarter. Someone who loved that song put in a whole roll of quarters and that we heard it the rest of the night . Good times.

I went jetting up to Hockey's radio and record on 12 Mile Rd on my Stingray bike (Actually, it was a Sears Spyder) to get this record for my sister. The faster I got back, the more of the change I could keep... That girl coulda got me killed! I made a lot of trips like that in '67, one of the hottest years "On Record."

@johnbroughton3401

3 жыл бұрын

@T. Miller WOW, I had forgot all about E J Korvette. I couldn't tell you if there was one near by Berkley (Bike or walking distance).

I was 16 when this was a hit. I am 74 now. This stuff still rocks.. LOL