Hang On Sloopy live -Rick Derringer and TODD RUNDGREN SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT WLIR FM PARTY IN THE PARK II AT BELMONT PARK, BELMONT, NEW JERSEY AUGUST 23RD 1980 “Hang On Sloopy” (originally “My Girl Sloopy”) is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. The song became standard fare for garage bands and, in 1965, it became one of the first songs recorded by the Yardbirds with guitarist Jeff Beck. A vers