Doc Pomus

You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos

Release date August 15, 2025

Tracklist

1
It's Great to Be Young and in Love (demo)
1:56
1:56
2
A Teenager in Love (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' House Lynbrook, Long Island)
1:32
1:32
3
Love Roller Coaster (demo)
1:29
1:29
4
See That Girl (demo)
2:37
2:37
5
I Ain't Sharin' Sharon (demo)
2:12
2:12
6
Kiss and Make Up (Mort Shuman demo)
1:19
1:19
7
Kiss and Make Up (Rnb Records single)
2:19
2:19
8
Hushabye (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' House Lynbrook, Long Island)
2:25
2:25
9
Foxy Little Mama (demo)
2:15
2:15
10
A Young Boy's Heart (demo)
2:17
2:17
11
Whatcha Really Thinkin' (demo)
2:00
2:00
12
This Magic Moment (Recorded 1961 Doc Pomus' House Lynbrook, Long Island)
1:17
1:17
13
Lovers Gotta Cry (Once in a While) (demo)
2:52
2:52
14
Miss In-Between (demo)
2:20
2:20
15
Forty-Seven Dollars (demo)
3:00
3:00
16
It Tears Me to Pieces (demo)
2:15
2:15
17
Deep Inside (demo)
2:33
2:33
18
Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight (demo)
1:47
1:47
19
Troubled Mind (demo)
2:17
2:17
20
Always Is a Long, Long Time (demo)
2:52
2:52
21
Suddenly We're Strangers (demo)
2:52
2:52
22
It's Been Nice (Goodnight) (demo)
1:23
1:23
23
Be Everything to Anyone You Love (demo)
2:29
2:29
24
Lonely Winds (demo)
3:49
3:49
25
Enough of This Stuff (demo)
2:18
2:18
26
What Am I to Do? (demo)
2:37
2:37
27
(We Got Love) Money Can't Buy (demo)
2:43
2:43
28
Be a Man (demo)
1:49
1:49
29
Dream Song (demo)
2:52
2:52
30
Ginny in the Mirror (demo)
2:08
2:08
31
Shall I Tell Him You're Not Here (demo)
1:41
1:41
32
Showdown (demo)
2:23
2:23
33
Run Fool Run (demo)
2:13
2:13
34
Give Her Lots of Love (demo)
2:10
2:10
35
You Never Talked About Me (demo)
2:20
2:20
36
Save a Dream (demo)
2:31
2:31
37
Made for Each Other (demo)
1:44
1:44
38
Fever and Headaches (demo)
1:44
1:44
39
Don't School a Fool (demo)
2:07
2:07
40
The Sweet Pain of Love (demo)
2:42
2:42
41
My Baby Wants to Be a Singer (demo)
2:17
2:17
42
Come Down to Earth (demo)
2:29
2:29
43
Hello World (demo)
1:35
1:35
44
The Ups and Downs of Love (demo)
1:43
1:43
45
If Ellie Doesn't Change (demo)
1:59
1:59
46
Shack on the Beach (demo)
1:44
1:44
47
Why Does the Dance Have to End? (demo)
2:09
2:09
48
He's Got Something (demo)
2:22
2:22
49
Who Stole My Dream (demo)
3:51
3:51
50
That's Me (demo)
2:13
2:13
51
Book of Time (demo)
2:30
2:30
52
How Can I Make Him Love Me? (demo)
2:00
2:00
53
It Only Takes a Minute (demo)
1:44
1:44
54
Low Down Blues (demo)
2:14
2:14
55
Brother, You Deserve Each Other (demo)
2:02
2:02
56
Half a Love Is Better Than None at All (demo)
1:52
1:52
57
Baby How Long Will It Be? (demo)
2:10
2:10
58
Shindig (demo)
2:09
2:09
59
Lucy (When Ya Comin' Home?) aka Lucy! (You Sure Did It This Time) (demo)
2:36
2:36
60
I'm Playing for Keeps (demo)
1:56
1:56
61
Have Yourself a Good Cry (demo)
2:22
2:22
62
Infatuation (demo)
1:48
1:48
63
It's a Man's World (demo)
3:02
3:02
64
Silly Boy (demo)
2:02
2:02
65
I've Been There Before (demo)
1:52
1:52
66
Bad Luck Blues (demo)
4:14
4:14
67
The Other Kind (demo)
1:54
1:54
68
Don't You Pass Me By (demo)
2:17
2:17
69
King Lonely the Blue (demo)
2:37
2:37
70
Love Is the Answer (demo)
2:31
2:31
71
I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry (demo)
2:45
2:45
72
Leave It to Me (demo)
3:16
3:16
73
I Lose Again (demo)
3:16
3:16
74
Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue) (demo)
2:35
2:35
75
(I've Been a) Bad Girl (demo)
2:28
2:28
76
The Many Faces of Love (demo)
2:15
2:15
77
Out on Your Own (demo)
3:18
3:18
78
You Own My Heart (demo)
1:55
1:55
79
I'm Not Good Enough for You (demo)
2:14
2:14
80
Monday Morning (demo)
2:06
2:06
81
No Escape (demo)
1:25
1:25
82
Love at First Sight (demo)
2:15
2:15
83
Here Comes the Night (demo)
1:34
1:34
84
Icy Teardrops (demo)
2:11
2:11
85
Jazz Joint (demo)
2:30
2:30
86
Diamonds and Gold (demo)
2:13
2:13
87
Helplessly (demo)
2:09
2:09
88
I'm With You (demo)
1:29
1:29
89
Believe in Me (demo)
2:38
2:38
90
He's Got Everything (demo)
1:54
1:54
91
She's Got Soul (demo)
2:29
2:29
92
Your Conception of Love (demo)
2:30
2:30
93
I'm Gonna Make a Comeback (demo)
2:01
2:01
94
Night Life (demo)
2:49
2:49
95
My Baby's Quit Me (demo)
3:41
3:41
96
The Green-Eyed Monster (demo)
1:48
1:48
97
I'm Teasin' a Broken Heart (demo)
2:59
2:59
98
If I Were Only Free (demo)
2:37
2:37
99
The Grass Looked Greener Over There (demo)
1:41
1:41
100
Nothing Lasts Forever (demo)
2:37
2:37
101
Johnny Midnight (demo)
2:34
2:34
102
One Little Teardrop (Can Lead to Two Broken Hearts) (demo)
2:24
2:24
103
Destination Heartbreak (demo)
2:53
2:53
104
Our Love Will Overcome Everything (demo)
2:45
2:45
105
Give a Great Big Hand (To the Man Who Stole Her) (demo)
2:20
2:20
106
If I Knew Then What I Know Now (demo)
2:26
2:26
107
About Me (demo)
2:08
2:08
108
It's a Nothing World (demo)
2:53
2:53
109
It's Time to Make a Change (demo)
2:00
2:00
110
All for the Sake of Love (demo)
2:36
2:36
111
It Ain't Gonna Happen to Me No More (demo)
1:51
1:51
112
Turn Me Loose (demo)
2:18
2:18
113
A Mess of Blues (demo)
2:47
2:47
114
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (demo)
2:13
2:13
115
Kiss Me Quick (demo)
2:52
2:52
116
She's Not You (demo)
1:38
1:38
117
Gonna Get Back Home Somehow (demo)
2:38
2:38
118
Suspicion (demo)
2:46
2:46
119
Pot Luck (demo - Pomus/Shuman version)
3:14
3:14
120
Viva Las Vegas (demo)
2:22
2:22
121
Lady Luck (demo)
1:47
1:47
122
(It's a) Long Lonely Highway (demo)
2:21
2:21
123
Kissin' Cousins (demo)
2:14
2:14
124
I Need Somebody to Lean On (demo)
3:12
3:12
125
Girl Happy (demo)
2:03
2:03
126
One Way Ticket to the Blues (demo)
1:52
1:52
127
Pot Luck (demo - Pomus/Spector version)
1:44
1:44
128
Kissin' Fool (demo)
2:09
2:09
129
I Walk the Muddy Road to Love (demo)
2:04
2:04
130
What Every Woman Lives For (demo)
2:35
2:35
131
I Wish I Were in His Shoes (demo)
2:26
2:26
132
I'm a Man (demo)
0:33
0:33
133
Clambake (demo - version 1)
2:41
2:41
134
Double Trouble (demo - version 1)
3:13
3:13
135
Pot Luck (demo - Pomus/Jeffreys version)
2:02
2:02
136
Havin' a Ball (demo)
2:09
2:09
137
Double Trouble (demo - version 2)
2:14
2:14
138
Clambake (demo - version 2)
1:53
1:53
139
Bring My Poor Heart Back to Me (demo)
2:46
2:46
140
Headin' for a Heartache (demo)
2:01
2:01
141
Easy Come, Easy Go (demo)
2:19
2:19
142
"... Presley Liked Them"
2:07
2:07
143
When I First Met Lucille (demo)
2:40
2:40
144
Here Comes the Blues (The Musicale Club, Harlem, NY)
4:26
4:26
145
Fool All the Time (demo)
1:56
1:56
146
Moving Day Blues (demo)
2:05
2:05
147
Big Joe's Blues (demo)
2:03
2:03
148
Still in Love (demo)
2:28
2:28
149
Lonely Avenue (demo)
1:08
1:08
150
Boogie Woogie Country Girl (demo)
1:57
1:57
151
When Main Street Becomes Park Avenue (demo)
3:03
3:03
152
"... I Sing in My Sleep"
0:57
0:57
153
(Wake Up) Miss Rip Van Winkle (demo)
1:20
1:20
154
You Better Believe It (demo)
3:41
3:41
155
"... There's Always Ideas Deep Inside"
0:38
0:38
156
I'll Treat You Like a Woman (demo)
2:26
2:26
157
If I Should Fail (demo)
2:39
2:39
158
Just Another Memory (demo)
2:37
2:37
159
No One (demo)
1:44
1:44
160
"... I'm Only Doc Pomus When It's a Hit"
0:27
0:27
161
Bye Baby Bye (The Musicale Club, Harlem, NY)
2:21
2:21