"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts. It was famously covered by Billy Idol in 1981. "Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, and Bobby Bloom. The hook in the song is said to have been inspired by James' view of a MONY sign atop the Mutual of New York Building in the New York City skyline from his Manhattan apartment. As Tommy James says in a 1995 interview in Hitch magazine: True story: I had the track done before I had a title. I wanted something catchy like "Sl… read more
"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts. It was famously covered by Billy Idol in… read more
"Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts. It was famously covered by Billy Idol in 1981. "Mony Mony" was cred… read more
Tommy James and the Shondells is an American pop and Rock n Roll group that was most active in the 60s. They had two number one singles in the U.S. — "Hanky Panky" (1966) and "Crimson and Clover" (1968) — but also released five other top ten hits, including "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mony Mony," and "Crystal Blue Persuasion". Their iconic hits are often played by 'oldies' and 'classic rock' stations. The band (from Niles, Michigan, USA) initially formed in 1959 as "Tom and the Tornadoes", with the … read more
Tommy James and the Shondells is an American pop and Rock n Roll group that was most active in the 60s. They had two number one singles in the U.S. — "Hanky Panky" (1966) and &quo… read more
Tommy James and the Shondells is an American pop and Rock n Roll group that was most active in the 60s. They had two number one singles in the U.S. — "Hanky Panky" (1966) and "Crimson and Clover" (1968) — but also r… read more