The Easybeats - River Deep, Mountain High (1967)_HQ

[sinca567]

It's getting CRAZY on the dancefloor!!! Easy people!

[MessedUpMeHa]

...They were Australian?

[tinalaxluv]

@MessedUpMeHa they lived in Australia but they were a scottish band

[MrEduardoCampo]

this is my song, this is my life...!!yyyyyyyyessss....!!!

[iamjoedubois]

People danced so awkwardly back then, xD

[MessedUpMeHa]

@iamjoedubois That's how I dance now XD I am so awkward

[shadyalan1]

Should have been one of the top bands of all time ....drugs



[triplebee64]

love the vid. especially as Dick is on bass! great sound even now

[BEWAREtheKAVORKA]

I LOVE THE EASYBEATS *passes-out on the floor due to EasyFever! Gets up and says the following* Stevie = best frontman EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! *falls to the floor again*

[suzmicmay]

@BEWAREtheKAVORKA yep, im feelin that too :p

[sirronald69]

* * * * *

[Montery12]

Where and how do you get these videos? The local TV channels in Los Angeles have a wealthy rock and roll library from the 1950s on. Videos that aren't doing nothing and probably damaged already by time. Of course, they won't post them up here because "there is no profit." Too bad that greed gets in the way of artistic and educational expression and appreciation...

[ChrisYonts]

I'lll have what Stevie's having!

[heightofearnestness]

carlos tevez as a teen :P

[RobEmbleton]

First done by Ike & Tina Turner according to Wikipedia

[1969SL]

@RobEmbleton

Yep,it was written for Tina and produced specially for her by Phil Spector who paid Ike to stay away from the studio.

[ChrisYonts]

@RobEmbleton RIGHT.

[kdhvernon]

So who sung this song first then.?

[ChrisYonts]

@kdhvernon ARE YOU RETARDED?

[jumpinjackflash1968]

Agresive voice yeah!

[awsomethingsmax2]

I like this version better that Eric Burdon's version.

[moluvsage]

@awsomethingsmax2  Check out Deep Purple's 9:55 min version on youtube,I think you might like it too.

[Ksenon63]

COOL

[rcaugh]

To me, the best rendition is by Erasure.

[JarvisCallum]

The Glee Version is so much better...

[snapstime]

@JarvisCallum i hope you were sarcastic there...

[JarvisCallum]

@snapstime

Nope. Glee version is so much better

[snapstime]

@JarvisCallum glee suck dick lol

[Jellogel]

@JarvisCallum it is if you lack soul and rythm

[merseymain]

@sardsak- that's a powerful opinion.

[sardsak]

Tunga snubbar! excellent

[rameller1]

Phil Spector worked his ass off on this song and the original recording with Tina Turner was his greatest production ever. However the record went nowhere in 1966 and rumor has it that Phil retired because of that failure. In 1970 The Supremes teamed with The Four Tops and recorded a pretty decent version of "River Deep..." which was highly successful reaching #14 on Billboard's Top 40. This cover by Stevie & Easybeats is not bad at all.

[lindasapsford]

he pronounces bass how you pronounce the fish not as the the instrument

[GodsPerfect]

I think the lead singer is Jim Carrey's dad.

[TheIntruders]

@GodsPerfect

Looks nothing like him.

[robdotcom71]

Thankgod for The Easybeats... had we not had them there would never had been AC/DC -> George Young is elder brother of Angus and Malcolm. \m/ \m/

[svengali46]

Go and check out the lead singer (Stevie Wright) song Evie on YouTube. Stevie ended up a very sad figure in Australian music, but not before he recorded several great solo songs....

[robdotcom71]

@svengali46 Evie is just an epic song....

[stanleysoldman]

a cool version, dig it

[tfulda]

i love the way he moves..haha..

[nphanlon1973]

did they nick the blazers from the local private school?

[ModGirl1967]

I love the lead singer's presence so very much. ~ ♥~

[makingsense53]

Ah this is great. I've only known the Tina Turner version. The Easybeats to it justice. Peace.

[grayandgray]

Bieber should cover this, eh?

[sardsak]

@grayandgray Have Justin Bieber or Hanson Brothers covered this song?

[poisonfan86]

river deep mountain high from the easybeats amazing

[GARODAGODFATHER]

Easy beats are amazing I love them and Stevie was amazing at MOD Dancing

Garo Last MOD standing.

[Notringo2000]

"On bess, on leaden von shtecton, Dick." I love it! GAZUNG!

[Orpheusbeach]

If you listen to the Saints' version of this song, you can tell that they based it on the Easybeats' version (which makes sense since they're from the same country).

[merseymain]

Other than Ike n Tina, this is the best i've heard of this

[sardsak]

@merseymain this is actually better than the original version!

[MyBlimpie]

I read that Malcom and Angus Young had to sneak in the house from the back yard cuz the girls were mobbing the front.

[FreddyNugent]

@MyBlimpie let me guess, MAXIMUN ROCK N ROLL?! :D

[kraig7777]

I can't tell if this is the worst band in the world, or the greatest! Anyways I'm hooked on 'em now.

[dakotasbabe1412]

@kraig7777 I love The Easybeats, but I know what you mean and your comment made me chuckle

[KeefieUK]

Hadn't heard this by the Easybeats before - really good - really like it. Thanks for posting.

[Mrknighty95]

my new favorite version

[CAoreos]

they sound like the jonas brothers....

[Gwhitebeard]

Considering Celene Dion Needs a whole orchestra and 6 backup singers to sing over her tinny scrawney voice these guys just Blow Her Away! Nice Version...

[Gerdrako20]

1:31 rift replacement fail

[roojunk]

@Gerdrako20 big fail! lol

[sardsak]

@roojunk Fail? no, no, no,

[NoMinJu]

oh thank god he cut his hair lmao dang..

[tntrex0]

Really tight to be live. This shows ho good they really were--unlike a lot of today's groups who depend so heavily on studio and mixing work to sound good!

[Christacan]

Brilliant! I could watch him forever he's like a little wind-up toy.

Great group for their time.

[Valoissss]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joolee75]

It's a shame that in the US, they are really only known for "Friday on My Mind". They deserved a lot more recognition.

[markthelark]

Great-Hair, great hair and a great song.!

[sheeann1]

best version of this song ever . stevie fab as always class act

[frizzlefrap]

sounds like they're in germany

[sirfrancis4th]

melboune.

[demonsbutterfly]

where was this recorded?

[fiendwithoutaface66]

@demonsbutterfly Germany, Beat Beat Beat tv show

[demonsbutterfly]

@fiendwithoutaface66 cheers-its all class. Australian Music at its very best.

[aquanutts]

the guy angus from AC/DC this is his brothers band

[MargusKiistheCritic]

looks like early spinal tap.

[RoyActon]

These guys are GREAT!!!!

[ecnalubma696969]

I'll have what Stevie's havin'.

[punkhayhay88]

snowy and george are so cutee!!!

[lobotomy071]

im lovin the awkwardness of the crowd haha

[lillybelle1000]

Happy Birthday Stevie Wright on Dec. 20th !! Hope he is doing well these days. God bless, and thanks for the great music.

[DaggyLil]

How adorable is Stevie ;D

[bellacharo]

This band is for real... I'm probably too late for the fan club but I intend to search out all their recordings. The energy they display is hard to resist...

[KoivuTheHab]

@bellacharo Indeed! Thats what makes em so much better than the Beatles.

[blondiebabs]

groovy brillaint ,,,,,lov e ya  hnxxx

[anitashelby]

Absolutely Love This Song!!! Great vid as well!!! 5*s Thankyou....Anita..

[sunsets1977]

Great video ! 5 stars

[lockwpa]

Bought this vinyl 40 years ago...love all the cuts. Still have it in the garage somewhere. I can imagine little Angus and Malcom watching this energy and creating the next generation!!!

[joannehall2916]

Great, thanks for posting!! I have this song but this is the first vid of them performing. Excellent as usual!

[LastTree]

amazing..it is as they are in the present!

[89sylucha]

fantastic cover :) love it

[scottygirlify]

Wow, thanks for posting this! I've only heard this song, never seen them perform it. Stevie's in rare form-5*****!!!!

[SixtiesMusicLover]

i've heard this song by Eric Burdon & the animals but never by The Essybeats. I really like it by them.

[paintedship]

it's on the friday on my mind album