Nancy, you almost had it right! Gloria
"Hang On Sloopy" (/wiki/File:The_McCoys.jpg) _Single_ (/wiki/Single_(music)) by _The McCoys_ (/wiki/The_McCoys) from the album Hang On Sloopy _B-side_ (/wiki/A-side_and_B-side) "I Can't Explain It" Released _1965_ (/wiki/1965_in_music) Format Vinyl, 7" Recorded 1964, 1965 _Genre_ (/wiki/Music_genre) _Pop Rock_ (/wiki/Pop_Rock) Length 2:57 _Label_ (/wiki/Record_label) _Bang Records_ (/wiki/Bang_Records) _Writer(s)_ (/wiki/Songwriter) _Wes Farrell_ (/wiki/Wes_Farrell) _Bert Russell_ (/wiki/Bert_Russell) "Hang On Sloopy" is a song by the _pop_ (/wiki/Pop_music) group _The McCoys_ (/wiki/The_McCoys) which was _#1 in America in October 1965_ (/wiki/Hot_100_number-one_hits_of_1965_(USA)) and is the official rock song of the state of _Ohio_ (/wiki/Ohio) and _The Ohio State University_ (/wiki/The_Ohio_State_University) . It was written by _Wes Farrell_ (/wiki/Wes_Farrell) and _Bert Russell_ (/wiki/Bert_Russell) and is named for singer _Dorothy Sloop_ (/wiki/Dorothy_Sloop) , who used the name "Sloopy" on stage._[1]_ (#cite_note-0) [_dead link_ (/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot) ] The song was originally titled "My Girl Sloopy" and was first recorded by _The Vibrations_ (/wiki/The_Vibrations) in 1964 on Atlantic Records (45-2222), becoming a top thirty hit. It was the title track of a live 1965 recording (released on Rhapsody in 1966) by the _Ramsey Lewis Trio_ (/wiki/Ramsey_Lewis) which earned a gold record. It has also been recorded by _The Ventures_ (/wiki/The_Ventures) (Liberty 1965) as well as by Arseno Rodriguez (Bang 1966), _The Supremes_ (/wiki/The_Supremes) (Motown 1966), _The Kingsmen_ (/wiki/The_Kingsmen) (WAND 1966), _Little Caesar and the Consuls_ (/wiki/Little_Caesar_and_the_Consuls) , _The Yardbirds_ (/wiki/The_Yardbirds) , _Saving Jane_ (/wiki/Saving_Jane) , _Jan & Dean_ (/wiki/Jan_&_Dean) (Liberty-LP "Folk'n'Roll" 1965), _David Porter_ (/wiki/David_Porter_(musician)) (Enterprise "Into A Real Thing" 1971), _Lieutenant Pigeon_ (/wiki/Lieutenant_Pigeon) and _Die Toten Hosen_ (/wiki/Die_Toten_Hosen) (2002). It has also been performed by Johnny Thunders and the Oddballs in a medley with "_Louie Louie_ (/wiki/Louie_Louie) " and can be heard on the "Add Water and Stir" live Japan bootleg.
