Let Me In (The Sensations Song)
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"Let Me In" is the name of a 1961 song with music and lyrics by Yvonne Baker, recorded the same year by Baker and
The Sensations The Sensations were an American doo-wop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group formed in 1954 under the name the Cavaliers, soon after changing to the Sensations. The group scored two hits on the US R&B chart in 1956 with the Atco Reco ...
, which went to No. 2 on the US R&B singles chart and No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. It was the group's highest charting and most successful single. "Let Me In" may be most memorable for its repetitive "weeoo" refrain in the chorus.


Cover versions

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Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her Bonnie Raitt (album), self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed Americana (mu ...
included it on her 1973 album '' Takin' My Time''.


In popular culture

*It was heard in the 2003 movie ''
Secondhand Lions ''Secondhand Lions'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who is sent to live with his eccentric great uncles (Robert Duvall and Michael C ...
''. *
Cadillac Cadillac Motor Car Division, or simply Cadillac (), is the luxury vehicle division (business), division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Its major markets are the United States, Canada and China; Cadillac models are ...
utilized the song for a television commercial in 2018.


References

1961 singles 1961 songs {{1960s-rock-song-stub