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

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

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