Reunion - Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)

[hodgepodgebuhgodge]

I love this song!!!

[birthdaywarts]

Were the Barenaked Ladies influenced by this song to do something similar with 'One Week'?

[GKRENKEL]

I always Loved this song !! They had a follow up song called "They don't make em' like that anymore".. Its a hard to find on records or CDs in 2012.

[TheMissShevy]

Thanks 4 post Joyce Hoover! Your a real gem… xo

[MrMikeb1958]

FANTASTIC VIDEO! :)

[powerpaw2]

Who is the guy doing the intro about high fidelity?

[jurgenanthony]

@powerpaw2 Ronald Reagan before he entered politics?

[1964happygolucky]

excellent....brillant.... how do they do that. : )

[1skullduggery]

that was the titsest thing ever...!!

[myzia14]

In my perspective this is the first rap song! 

[wingobingo]

I can sing this, took me years though lol

[powerpaw2]

I just never get tired of this song.

[jjsmnow]

Most Excellent

Must have been a labor of love finding all the photos and the editing.

A lot of work.

[MrFreightdawg]

wow, so totally groovy!

[LeeSawyer]

The best thing I have ever seen on YouTube! Thank you thank you thank you!

[JUSTREALCOOL]

Love this song. Can't believe you actually had video clips for every artist.

Great GREAT job !!

[Klaa2]

Woah Woah Woah Woah !



[68django]

I heard an interview about the song, the lead singer walked into the studio and knocked the vocal track the first time with no retakes, pretty amazing. Love this song, it was on the radio like every hour when I was a little kid in the 70s.

good job on the video!!!

[cencithomas]

love this song, thx for making :)

[homebuiltindoorplane]

very very well done thanks!

[Diversion]

This video captures the essence of the song perfectly. Bravo!

[abbagrrrl]

I think I still have the 45!

[jack9598]

Holy Cow Im old WOW

[Lgarth11]

This was one of the better and most clever songs ever !!!! LOVE IT !!

[chrlpolk]

This song is in the movie "The Specials" but it seems to be remastered, with more volume on the bass, reverb on the lead vocal and sped up a bit.

[ABlastFromYourPast]

A BLAST From MY PAST ... use to play this when i D.J in 1n the late 1980's and the people would freak out on this tune on how it took them back to their days

[bzzzzap]

The humor and innocence in this big 70s hit does not exist in today's pop music. I feel sorry for kids today.

[screwyootube1]

Wow, I don't know how I missed this, all these years!

[pharden69]

What an awesome song....had almost forgotten about this one!! Love it!! =)

[kimluhrs]

Absolutely love this video...didn't leave out any of the best songs or artists of all time! All my favorites...who put this together? Amazing!!!! One of my favorite songs when I was a kid, but didn't really listen to the lyrics until now!

[Panufo]

Freaking BRILLIANT. Thanks. I'd like to know how you did this, since I got a ways into doing something similar, but doubtless without the right technology. (I DO think you'd like the sound montage I'm doing it to...)

[abmcw]

@Panufo Oh yeah? What's the video you're putting together?

[Panufo]

@abmcw Youtube won't let me paste in the URL to the song montage I created (and even once sent to Dr Demento), but if you could shoot me an email address where I could link you to it, you might like it.

[tmyers943]

This is a great !

[klitohopper]

3:11 Freda Payne, is that the woman where Amy Winehouse got her inspiration from?

[ccie12933]

2:55 -- "Once you've smoked high quality marijuana, you'll be hard to satisfy with anything less!"

[ROCK1910]

thanks for the memories

[limatedman]

Definate inspiration for the Barenaked Ladies "One week"

[ccie12933]

Really, really good job on a great song. Nice job!

[ImDeSmudge]

abmcw, this would have to be one of my all time favorites, do you have the flip side, "Are you ready to believe"? I would love to hear it again one day.

[DiosDisciple]

Great job on the video I always loved this song. Its great with a video dio loved this tune also. Does anyone know who the guy is in the opening of the video? He looks familar but i can't place him.

[Vernonu9]

I remember first hearing this when I was about 3 yrs old, I always imagined that it was a vantriliquist dummy singing this song.

[potatowedge1999]

I am 12 and I like this song!!! I'm a freak tho so it kinda makes sense

[tommytimp]

Great editing. Well done.

[Epste1n5693]

@gbjanuary same here man, love that show. Can't believe it was cancelled :(

[Monica1C3]

All hail Wolfman Jack!

[gbjanuary]

Heard this on Life on Mars and been playing it all the time...

[TacoSoft]

@gbjanuary That series had a great soundtrack. It is worth doing a quick Google search for it. There is a list of all the songs.

[gbjanuary]

@TacoSoft Found all songs on youtube 1973 soundtrack, have the DVD box set of the show now :)

[srrfan]

@gbjanuary

[karnenyen]

Great job with the video on this classic. He even mentions Tohnny Thunders.

[nanlisa]

I was only 17 when this song was out. I just love this song!

[p0tat0653]

I love this guy he is so funny and yet his song are totallyamsing

[dst257]

Anyone know where I can get the lyrics?

[AmazingG07]

After 35+ years, it's good to finally figure out everything he's singing :-)

This version is absolutely brilliant and just added to my favorites, Right On!

[empathic11]

@TheFosted1 If this came out in the 70s, the first rap song preceded it: Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

[melcarek69]

Always loved the song and your video made it even a cooler thing to enjoy...Thanks =v}

[LoonNewsLoon]

I love it when people put actual work into making videos for old songs. Fantastic job!!! :D

[LadyNitro911]

You Did a Fantastic Job on the Video I am Very Impressed

[hut5hut6]

Nice idea

[turbom0m]

Wow. That song surely does deserve a video, and you did a nice job!

[0917gva]

This is a great song; I had forgotten it completely. Yeah, life is a rock, but sometimes it throws us BOULDERS! Thank you for this post.

[CajunGypsy]

Great work on the video! I don't even want to think how much trouble you must have gone to finding all this footage and images.

[kayzeaza]

love the 70's

[pkrieter]

Love the song but WOW that is a wicked cool video too :)

[bobyost42]

Awesome vid!! Thanks so much!! You are right this song DESERVES a video!! I haven't heard it in forever!

[AmatoRe07]

I would like to shake your hand for your work and production on this video. Great job!

[AnotherSpecialEdMom]

Watching this video made me realize that, in truth, my life IS a rock and roll ...

[randylincoln]

CLASSIC!!!...GREAT JOB WITH THE PICS!!!!

[SavannahNight]

I know it's stupid and gimmicky but I've always loved this song.

[goldstd]

@SavannahNight

I never thought of it as stupid or gimmicky. Please explain.

[docwholunatic]

Thank You SO MUCH!

[Jangobadass]

Neat! :D

[gant555]

even the one hit wonders of the 70's are better than todays so called musicians.

[goldstd]

@gant555

There's some good music being made today too.

[hesterpie1]

Would you happen to have Reunion's version of the Charlie Chaplin song "Smile" that they also recorded. It is probably the finest version of the song ever recorded, and I have heard just about everyone's version. It is very obscure, but it exists! Thanks.

[RockyBalboa211]

Ok I'm 21, and after listening to this song one time, this is my new favorite song! Anything that has Ritchie Valens, Eric Clapton, and Leslie Gore in the lyrics is automatically awesome! :D

[909chuck]

Not unsung, a SUNG classic that deserved better fame. Part tribute, part kitsch and now remembered digitally! Thank you!

[MissTimipat]

First rap song EVER! Learned this in the 70's and STILL LOVE IT TODAY!!!!

[MarkLipka]

Excellent job!

(the only thing that could make it better would be showing the lyrics at the bottom as well)

[Ranzabar]

Great job!

[caramiay]

When I first watched this thing I assumed it was professionally made. You totally outdid yourself.

[vinylgal89]

ive always loved this song.

[snoopy61259]

excellent video....thank you for the effort you put into it

[4freshflower]

Excellent editing job.

[DEATHINKING]

give'em the grammy

[taurnguard]

Fifteen people are too square to roll.

[brianmartin557]

This is an AWESOME video, for a really cool song!!!!

[Bruin8]

Awesome job !!!!! I think it was a lot harder to compile and edit this than him singing it !!

[aceyacem]

Applause!!! Couldn't have done it an iota better!!! Thank You!!!

[Bimbeaux]

nice job on the video.. that must have taken some time....

[4IAMATITOK]

GOOD JOB, to bad the radio is mostly earworm central these day,s

[chasebizzy]

Mungo Jerry is black?

[cdbob18]

My favorite 45 of all-time -- thanks to you, abmcw. is now

THE best video on youtube !

Pitch-perfect visual sync to the fastest-moving lyrics of the rock era.

You are truly a music vid creative genius...

because you know how to LISTEN and translate into images.

Mostly stills that are all thrills to watch...over and over again.

[DannyBkyn]

What a great job! Good on you!

[barneyone7]

Excellent Job!

[thekidshu]

heres to skip the beginning and go the the song 0:13

[roooo]

Brilliant!!  Thanks!

[CoastGuardIDC]

Used to roller skate to this.....cool memories...

[TrojanPiece]

anyone knows life on mars?

[juzu4me]

Does anyone know what time it is?

[gregaroo329]

Great job on the video!! I was 10 in '74. The music was soooooooo good in the '70's! What the hell happened?

[TheRidRichard]

lol



[Fmaack]

Last song ever played on Oldies 1310 in Ottawa before they switched to an all-news format.

[WilliamDRowlett]

How can anyone sing or talk this fast?

[TendancyToFloatAway]

"Aretha".

[robskisEHS]

Once you heard high fidelity reproduction, you'll be hard to satisfy with anything less.

[Andrew36092]

My all time favorite '70's song!

[CLIFFOWNS]

this is where billy joel probly got the idea for that song.

[donnie63100]

This is Nemo's favorite song!!!!!

[emerice]

rap before rap was invented!!!

[medicinegone]

@emerice @emerice Actually it was already around. The Last Poets and Gil Scott Heron were already eyeball deep in it.

[suniseclipsed]

Who's the guy at the beginning talking about high fidelity reproduction? He's shown again at 1:50 and 2:56.

[XMSTARSHIP]

@suniseclipsed looks like Ward the dad from leave it to Beaver ???

[DaveBpa]

Am I the only one who finds REM's End of the World As We Know It very similar to this? I'm surprised there was never much controversy. I realize this came out first however.

[thefabulousthomasj]

MAGNIFICENT!!!

Not only am I adding this to my favorites, it's going on my Facebook page right now!

Thank you so very much. . .

[snarkdetriomphe]

i was about 8 when this came out and i taught myself the whole first half hahaha can't do it now!

[WaterCottage]

I especially liked the Peter, Paul, Mary part.

[berzy56]

FABULOUS !! If only I could play it in slow motion.....

great job.

[SlowwHand]

I watched the video response. It's good. Real good. This one is better.

[VHeup]

I remember this song, but had no idea what all they were saying! BTW, you can google or yahoo search for lyrics by typing in......lyrics to "name of song"

[carlvis1]

Where can I find the words and / or lyrics to this song?

[TheRydog100]

@carlvis1 Google it

[keddw]

The Beatles ARE THE best band and are not on this list. Draw another deep breath and start again!

[harpervideo]

@keddw Yes they are. After the final WHOO, the lyrics are: "California, Beatlemania, New York City, Transylvania"

[hyper0293]

thanks to this song i can now sing to it and know every word

[gizmokc]

how can anyone deny that this is the first rap song?

[Dyannerleads]

Can you imagine Cher Lloyd singing this, the first rap song of the century

[m6lego]

One of the best band of the sixties was The Beatles and they left them out.

[Pasalaqcua]

havnt listened to this song in a good 4-5 years..

[arfing1]

You did an absolutely amazing job with this video. I remember listening to this on a '45, and stopping every second to write and learn the words. This was way back when it first came out, and now my 13 yr daughter loves this song. Your video is AMAZING. You ROCK!

[AhaaaItsHayley]

@arfing1 My Mom just showed me this song :)

I agree, it's freaking amazinggg <33 !!

[simwrangler]

Let's hear a rapper do that. LOL!!!

[wildkrrd]

14 people dislike this? Really?

[MrArtandcopy]

3:34 seconds into the video is the 45 for the Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music." You gotta know your Doobs to catch that 1/16th second flash.

[willandmarla]

3:08 can't beat em!!!!

[cavemanzns]

Blast from the past. THANKS. graet vid too

[clintorium]

wore the 45 record out

[pipperoooo]

GREAT video! Very creative! Loved this song!

[jesuspsr]

ahhhh!! such sweet memories, different time when life was soooo easy. Don't care for the garbage they put out these days.

[wildkrrd]

@jesuspsr Agreed... I wrote that this song and the song AM Radio by Everclear capture my chilhood perfectly.

[PopCulture20]

Now I see where Billy Joel got his ideas from for ''We Didn't Start the Fire'' LOL!!!

[wildkrrd]

@PopCulture20 Not to mention R.E.M.'s "It's the end of the world as we know it."

[DessoThumbs1]

@jesuspsr say it again!

[bigbi48]

@jesuspsr

I'm fourteen and I never got into the new crap that sucks. These 60's and 70's are much better. I like to throw in a little rock here and there

[boxerdogs11]

At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie.........

[sabbertooth5]

My father has showed me this i have spent about 3 hours trying to learn the lyrics its hard as ever

[genki2genki]

Inspiration for REM's It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)?

[duf101101]

Found out they sued McDonald's for there "Menu Song" and lost. You tube it. A total rip off.

[duf101101]

Funny I was going to make a joke that they forgot Mott the Hoople. Then I looked up the lyrics and they were mentioned in the first line.

[TheAdultChild101]

Tsting testing

[nameofthepen]

Best history lesson evah!

[GiraffesForSale]

First heard this song on the series "Life On Mars", a great show that was cancelled too soon. This song has great lyrics.

[rockerboy12doglover]

Always a good song.

[chucke1963]

My brother had this 45. This brings back GREAT memories of a better time back in the 70's!

[woodsnwind]

memories....

[offinthehead6]

hate rap but this is good

[K7DFA]

@offinthehead6 This "ain't" (C)RAP, baby, this is ROCK 'N ROLL!!!

[KinomiyaMichiru]

@K7DFA Actually,I have heard this called "The Original Rap Song" several times and at several places and on several ROCK radio stations,who didn't mind playing it every weekend. || Doesn't matter what a song is classified as,as long as people love it! Music is Music! (Can you think of a BETTER rap song released BEFORE 1971?!?)

[arn0ldaar0n]

Excellent post! My dad had this on reel to reel.I loved those big machines!

[silverfish1]

Man, I remember this from a compilation vinyl record we had as a kid. Did you create this video, or just re-post it. If you made it - *kneels* "I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!"

[qualqui]

@silverfish1 my same feelin' in respect to 'Life is a Rock! = )

[suniseclipsed]

The montage of record labels at 2:09 is a nice touch leading into the chorus and the big finish.

[solorana1]

WOW thanks. Well Done! :)

[aircap]

Nicely done! :)

[AllThingsBrody]

Love this F'n song.

[Namelcitrap67]

Well done!! Great video! Awesome song! Big smile! ty

[KinomiyaMichiru]

I love what you did with this! A great video for a great song!

[johnkissfan1974]

Good video BUT the rock group KISS needs to be added. During the 2nd verse the correct lyric is "... Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers; KISS and now I've got the shivers"

Don't forget this song was released in 74, the same year the world got to see KISS and thier theatrics for the first time. For most, they were considered strange.

[JOSECHETATRIBUTE]

Love this song! Savage Garden's "I Want You" sounds a lot like this song, especially the verse section.

[Cielodrive]

OMG in jr high I learned all the words to this! I still know it by heart.

[chucke1963]

I was having a bad day until I heard this song! This song makes me smile every time. :)

very much so deserv