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Posted by Tabernacles E. Townsfolk (@billstrudel) on Aug. 17, 2026, 8:06 a.m.
I always associated those songs with the Ronettes because they were produced by Phil Spector, but you’re right.
I had never heard “He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss” until I downloaded a three-disc Spector collection (recommended as the five years or so between rock and roll and the British Invasion is almost totally neglected since the death of oldies radio – not that a lot of it isn’t deservedly obscure – to include ’50s soul and doo-wop).
Spiritualized had the 2003 song “She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit)” on the Amazing Grace album. It rocks:
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They played it in 2022 when I saw them live.