The Mods hailed from New Jersey and played the same club circuit as The Castilles, one of Bruce Springsteen’s first bands. In this clip from an episode of Candid Camera which aired in November of 1966, the band lip-synchs “Smile, You’re On Candid Camera” which was the B-side of one of two singles they released. This TV appearance was their fleeting moment of national fame.

I know a lot of people so do you,
who do a lot of things that they shouldn’t do.
So just remember when you decide,
you just might end up on a nationwide.
For those who think that crime does pay,
you just might hear someone say,
“Smile, you’re on Candid Camera”

Candid Camera was the granddaddy to reality TV and Youtube.

“Smile, You’re On Candid Camera” was written by two members, Ray Dahrouge and Sam Siciliano, of New Jersey doo-wop group The Darchaes.