He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)

by

The Crystals

Album: He's a Rebel     Released: 1962

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Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote this. They were inspired to write it after Little Eva told them about her relationship with an abusive boyfriend who beat her almost on a regular basis. When they asked her why she tolerated the abuse, she answered that it symbolized how much he loved her.

Due to the subject matter and lyrics, this was a complete failure. It was disliked by the public, and radio stations denied the song airplay. The Crystals hated the song as well. Why Phil Spector convinced them to record it and then tried to release it as a single remains a mystery today. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for above 2)

Barbara Alston sang lead. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for all above)

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Comments:

Little Eva was actually Carole King and Gerry Goffin's babysitter!
- Molly , Chicago, IL

I know that it was Little Eva who inspired the song, Gerry wrote the lyrics and Carole did the music. That was one song that Tina Turner didn't cover because Ike was all over her like Sarge on Beetle Bailey & sometimes Tina got the same treatment that Beetle got from Sarge. I know that song was banned & I heard it on an oldies show and didn't know it existed. One verison of the song was called "She Spanked Me" & it felt like a kiss where a kid got spanked by his mother for playing hookey from school. That is a classic song & dealt with battered women. I'm surprised That Rush Limbaugh hasn't used it for his updates on various subjects. Marcus Brainard
- Marcus , Columbus, OH

Spiritualize has a song called "She Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit)"
- Jessie Ann , Purchase, NY

This song was also covered by the Motels
- billy , albany, GA

The Snopes urban legends site has an article about another daft Spector/Crystals recording called "The Screw" which wasn't even releaseable. Spector had had a falling-out with the co-owner of his record label, Lester Sill, and aftwrward went to great lengths to make Sill's life miserable, including recording "The Screw". (Sill eventually took the hint and sold his stake in the label.) The article mentions "He Hit Me" in passing, but does not suggest that it had anything to do with the Spector-Sill feud. Still, one can't help but wonder...
- Joshua , Twin Cities, MN

Courtney Love's band Hole covered this song.
- Nick , Arlington Heights, IL

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