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Dream That Never Came True by The Ad Libs Whatever this song is, it’s my favorite kind. With only 8,491 listens on Spotify, I’m surprised it isn’t more popular, especially when compared to The Ad Libs’ only ever hit, The Boy From New York City, which at the time of this writing has 1,622,467 plays. Made up of lead singer Mary Ann Thomas and four male doo-wop singers, The Ad Libs were a local 60s vocal group from the ultra-depressing city of Bayonne, New Jersey. They were unjustly one-hit wonders. There’s a lot online to be found about their one decent success, but very little else, so one can only imagine what happened to them. They probably got rich off of The Boy From New York City and squandered their minimal wealth quite quickly, made to then play demoralizing gigs in empty bars and restaurants as their singing careers dragged on and they were eventually forced to call it quits. They slumped into obscurity, becoming regulars at bar and bat-mitzvah gigs around the tristate area afte...
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