@jpaulr56 What? Your kidding of course. I was convinced they had invisible cords to their guitars. They never let anyone play live back then. I saw the Bee Gees on Johhny Carson & the song started at 78 RPM. Cut back to Carson who is in tears. Re-introduces the band or as it said it the ones who are still on stage. The poor guys had to feel like idiots but they just went with it.
@jpaulr56 - Believe it or not, he did. ( ..nothing complicated, but still not easy! Haven't you ever seen the old 1-man-bands, one guy playing multiple instruments at the same time?)
You are right, pretty much all the shows we watched back then songs lip & instrument synch'ed. That is why you see guitars with no cords for amps/power. There were no wireless electric guitars then. Most every show was done this way then. Ed Sullivan had them live at times. They strictly monitored words in songs. He told Morrison he was not so say the phrase "girl we couldn't get much higher" in "Light My Fire". He did. That kept Morrison off his future shows and others, Sullivan was livid.
@djepsonatmastnet Yeah Ed also told The Rolling Stones to change "Lets spend the night together" to lets spend some time together, they did but you can watch Mick roll his eyes with cotempt..
@macsnafu I was just thinking that!! I just realized that ALL the tv performances back then were lip synced...nowadays we bust on everyone who does it!! lol
Originally, the Beatles had a scruffier, unpolished look. Because of their hair and working-class demeanor--their managers cleaned up their image to sell them to the mainstream media.
The Beatles "clean-cut " look was the model for most of the bands at the time-this was the look needed to sell records, it was believed.
It was not until groups like the Doors came along that bands including the Beatles adopted a scruffier, more individualistic look.
@SisturnMoth There was and still are a number of drummers that play standing up. Its partially because it looks as though they are using a cocktail drum and partially the drummers back ground a friend of mine who was in the Drum corps in Band back in HS prefers to play standing at his shows. Simply for the fact that it is more comfortable for him.
Ah trumpet and Sax and some of the other instruments that can make a band stand out during that time. Spirit had unique sounds, Jethro Tull and the flute, toss in some Sitar, Sax on 21st century schizoid man. Gosh so original. Love it
omg - someone is downing their looks?? What a JOKE! This is the era of many neighborhood boys forming their own bands (you'd hear music playing out of closed garages ALL the time!), singing their own songs.... it was AWESOME! No, this was not a "polished" time in the history of music,,, it was very Grass Roots. (Ok, no pun intended...LOL) So thankful for people submitting these videos to YouTube.... what a GREAT music era & so many great memories...
This song was written by Larry Weiss and Scott English. They also wrote "Hi Ho Silver Lining" which was a late 60's British hit for Jeff Beck. Weiss wrote "Evil Woman" which was recorded in an epic version by Spooky Tooth for their 1969 album Spooky Two. Glen Campbell's hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" was another well-known Weiss composition.
Yea, don't jam on their looks. This and Green Light are tow of my favorite songs...and these are about half a century old. This is great-cool footage too! Drummer blowing a horn? That is out there.
I think their appearance is very tasteful and appropriate for the times...It's today's groups who are grubby and shabby and could take a lesson from THESE guys and other groups of the times...
What's wrong with these guys' looks? Oh, come on now, they're adorable! This is the best song ever, sooo so infectious, don't you have to sing along with it? Everybody now, "bend me shape me anyway you want me ..." :) lol.
As someone who's life was defined by comtemporary music from 1958 until the early 70's, I'd say the looks of these guys were very typical of this time period. It's part of makes this era of music so much fun. Todays artists look like they just got a major coat of spray paint before the performance began. It certainly didn't sound like the young ladies in the audience were having any particular problem with their attire. :)
This was and is a fabulous song!!! People like these guys paved the way for the huge rock bands who came later - but the music was being laid down first....
Their image was very important. They wanted to perform and they wanted teenagers to buy their music. Listen to the lyrics: Bend me, Shape me, anyway you want me. How do you suppose the teens of the era were going to convince their parents to let them buy the 45s or albums? Buy looking neat and presentable. The music is smooth and sweet. But the lyrics: "Everybody tells me I'm wrong to want you so badly." It's all in the marketing. Love em.
I love this song had it on a 45 the day it was on the radio, I also found out it was originally done by a garage band from New York a couple of years before this '68 gem by an obscure band called the "Models". Very different in presentation, no horns but an interesting take on a great feel gooder from yesteryear.
@journeythruthepast - yeah the visuals are unsophisticated compared to today from the choreography to the corny background artwork. But the vocals were actually pretty good. Disappointed to learn from this vid that the horns are not actually part of the group, like the Buckinghams, even though they add kind of a distinctive pre-Chicago trumpet sound.
It is such a shame to hear the comments about their looks...The groups back then weren't as polished and geared towards television...Their looks were just part of the times and the record executives ideas...Today it is all about looks, as if the looks dictate talent...So, if you don't like how the look, close your eyes and listen.
@Jahnsart Exactly. Today, talent means nothing. Can't sing? No problem! We'll fix that right up with autotune. Just as long as you're skinny and pretty, we can sell it!
@Jahnsart Absolutely, back then it was about their sound. There is no way Janis Joplin, Mama Cass, Simon and Garfunkel and many others would ever get recorded nowadays.
As the first music video ever played on MTV by The Buggles, "Video Killed The Radio Star." Many times back then we had no idea what the artist looked like for many bands, as the albums often did not even have photographs of the artists on those big 12-inch disc album covers.
@BobbyR454 I'm afraid I didn't realize it at the time... but video really did kill the radio star...to all our great loss! I sure miss the music of the '60s-'70s-'80s...there's little left anywhere like it nowadays...so sad. I miss the era, as well, and feel sorry for the young people of today who missed it, and probably never will understand. I'm so grateful we got to experience those great times and the Renaissance Music it Truly Was! --Blessed 'Be!
@Jahnsart i agree....JB and RB both sound like shit but dont look too bad lol. This band dosent look as good as them but sounds so much better, btw i'm 15
@Jahnsart I happen to think that their looks are just fine. Geez, take a look at other bands of the '60's. The Rolling Stones were absolutely ugly. The Kinks were also ugly. CCR was ugly. But guess what. They were all damn good and that's all that matters!
@Jahnsart people are hating on their looks? damn, and i was thinking that they were super cute... i'm 19 btw. but seriously, they're looks fit their time era, so it doesn't really make any sense for people to bash their appearance; theres nothing wrong with them at all.
I went to High School [Lindbloom] with Gary the lead singer, he was very approachable , not the typical "hard guy" southsider. the first time I heard them they were playing at a K-mart, no kidding, on the south side were we all grew up. I had my own basement band at the time, what great memories. I was already in the Army when this came out in 66'
The best 2 years of my entire life were 1967 and 1968. Perhaps this song was first released in 1966 (?) but it takes me back to so many parties that they all just blurr together. People, even today, give me a bad time for feeling that the best years of my life were so long ago but, honestly, I wouldn't trade a heartbeat of those two years for all the future you could serve up. Of course, sadly, I was drafted in Feb 1969 and went off to Vietnam and things were never quite the same again.
@MrRonnieG I enlisted in 66, and of course, like you, things were never the same since....BUT bro we survived to talk about it. These old songs keep my memories fresh...some great, some not so much...
@MrRonnieG if they were there, then they would know. those years in the '60s were so magical, mysterious, special; hell, i was only 10 in '66 but i still remember all that music! the beach boys "good vibrations" was popular, and the hollies, "bus stop" , just to name a few. so, i know what you mean, and if '66 wasn't the best yr. then 'it was '68 and 9! not just the music, but the cars, the times, us landing on the moon etc! as far as i'm concerned, sure we have had fun, but nothing compairs ...
i'm digging that the drummer isn't hitting the drums and there are no microphones and the guitars aren't plugged into anything... my parents raised me on this stuff and if they've done anything right, that was it... how i wish i had been born in '53 and been 17 in '70 rather than born in '93 and 17 in freaking 2010
has anyone else whose watched this has noticed a striking resemblence of the lead singer to Davy Jones (Monkees)Could have been his separated at birth twin brother. remember this being a minor hit in the UK, but the Amen Corner version was by far the most successful Although a much slower version, Its one of those songs that grows on you - the more you hear it
The lead singer Gary Loiso) was my Instrument Flight Instructor back at Lansing Illinois airport (3 Hotel Alpha)in 1990.He owned Pumpkin studios on the South Side of Chicago and had gotten Styx their start.
Filming restrictions prohibited everyone from showing up. Case in point was Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention. You never knew how many would show up. And as for the stack of 45s on the spindle, that destroyed more records than you could even guess at. We learned to play them one at a time after that.
Thanks for posting this. Memories! What a cool song. This was one song that stopped everyone in their tracks. Hands went up, shoes flew off & fannies & other body parts started shakin'. Even if you weren't cool, this song made you feel cool. Oh yea! Elaine Benis isn't the only bad dancer in the world, but please laugh low when you watch me.
2/02/2011 to HONDOTOO I think the guitars are the ARIA brand, if I'm not mistaken. The guitarist with the light color guitar that is shaped like a ES335 is another brand. What make and model do u play? Crank it up, and enjoy 60's vids forever.
Those were the best years to be a teenager. It's fun to see how young and cute these boys are...and remember that they were older than we were!! I love a blast from the past!
@moc041 I am a couple of years earlier when these guys were still getting it together in Chicago. Proviso East HS, Maywood, IL, 1964. It was a special time. Fine music. I am anticipating the HS class reunion!!
This song came out I was a little kid and me or one my friends had the 45. We would jump around and sing and do the hand claps. And then we would play another 10 songs just as good until it was time to go home. I had a portable record player and you could stack the records to play one after the other. That was so cool.
@japinvt I was a youngin too when this song came out and always liked it, but I never seen the band play until now…the Internet! I remember stacking the 45’s…lol
@japinvt i remember exactly what you are talking about! well in 1966 we happened to be living in japan, and so we had a sony reel to reel tape recorder. now, i was only 10yrs. old but i loved the music so much, i stayed up all night long just to tape the top 100 countdown of 1966, and baby it was worth it. how could there have been this much great music through out the '60s??? hell don't ask me, maybe it was devine intervintion?
I'm 64.
I never forgot.
moc041 1 week ago
Lol gotta love the Freddie Mercury stache on that cat.
renoraider2 3 weeks ago in playlist Golden Oldies
What happened to this kind of music!?
StratoBlaster420 1 month ago
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I never knew Freddie Mercury played bass. Dude had some serious groove goin on.
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wazzupcrap 1 month ago
Good music, i mean, Real Good Music!
001GenLee 1 month ago
Another goodie from my senior year in high school, still in my 45 collection....
brerrabbit77 1 month ago
God, of course they lip-syncing! Have you ever seen a person drum and play a trumpet at the same time?
jpaulr56 1 month ago
@jpaulr56 What? Your kidding of course. I was convinced they had invisible cords to their guitars. They never let anyone play live back then. I saw the Bee Gees on Johhny Carson & the song started at 78 RPM. Cut back to Carson who is in tears. Re-introduces the band or as it said it the ones who are still on stage. The poor guys had to feel like idiots but they just went with it.
skygh 1 month ago
@jpaulr56 - Believe it or not, he did. ( ..nothing complicated, but still not easy! Haven't you ever seen the old 1-man-bands, one guy playing multiple instruments at the same time?)
goldenagenut 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
You had the power to turn out the lights? Yeah, right! You had the power to kick him between the balls. LOL.
rolandrog 2 months ago
Garbage version is better: I Think I'm Paranoid.
vta1985 2 months ago
Alright...tell the truth...who lost the seat to the drum kit?
steviea427 2 months ago in playlist COOL 60's MUSIC
I didn't know the construction worker from the Village People played bass on this song!
steviea427 2 months ago in playlist COOL 60's MUSIC
You are right, pretty much all the shows we watched back then songs lip & instrument synch'ed. That is why you see guitars with no cords for amps/power. There were no wireless electric guitars then. Most every show was done this way then. Ed Sullivan had them live at times. They strictly monitored words in songs. He told Morrison he was not so say the phrase "girl we couldn't get much higher" in "Light My Fire". He did. That kept Morrison off his future shows and others, Sullivan was livid.
djepsonatmastnet 2 months ago
@djepsonatmastnet Yeah Ed also told The Rolling Stones to change "Lets spend the night together" to lets spend some time together, they did but you can watch Mick roll his eyes with cotempt..
kenc1161 2 months ago
Heard this song on the 'Oldies' station, reminds me times growing up, even though i was born in the 70s, still <3 60s music...
TomiBari 2 months ago
he's not even coming close to hitting those drums or cymbals.
spacemansabs 3 months ago
They're lip-syncing!
macsnafu 3 months ago
@macsnafu I was just thinking that!! I just realized that ALL the tv performances back then were lip synced...nowadays we bust on everyone who does it!! lol
ekrupa2010 3 months ago
I am on such a 60s music kick right now. And I'd be screaming right along with those girls...the lead singer is a hottie ;-)
partridgefreak 3 months ago 9
brownindian17 a belated thanks for your service. I love this song, this group and the stand-up drummer. Wish we could go back to this era.
MikeBeau56 3 months ago
remember this very well. the summer of 1967, a few months before i was drafted.
brownindian17 3 months ago
Originally, the Beatles had a scruffier, unpolished look. Because of their hair and working-class demeanor--their managers cleaned up their image to sell them to the mainstream media.
The Beatles "clean-cut " look was the model for most of the bands at the time-this was the look needed to sell records, it was believed.
It was not until groups like the Doors came along that bands including the Beatles adopted a scruffier, more individualistic look.
This sixties look really does look dated now.
mrsolofeo 3 months ago
what a great time that was. . so full of hope and fun fun fun!! these guys were so uplifting .. and made us dance for sure!
tasinallb 3 months ago
why is the drummer standing?
SisturnMoth 3 months ago
@SisturnMoth There was and still are a number of drummers that play standing up. Its partially because it looks as though they are using a cocktail drum and partially the drummers back ground a friend of mine who was in the Drum corps in Band back in HS prefers to play standing at his shows. Simply for the fact that it is more comfortable for him.
blackdogrmh 3 months ago
I absolutely love them swaying at the same time.
RaptureAndTheMuse 3 months ago
Golden oldie at its finest.
steeplepossum39 3 months ago
Ah trumpet and Sax and some of the other instruments that can make a band stand out during that time. Spirit had unique sounds, Jethro Tull and the flute, toss in some Sitar, Sax on 21st century schizoid man. Gosh so original. Love it
gk10002000 3 months ago
Bands became famous for their music; not their appearance.
The old saying in the entertainment business; "If you don't have talent, you've gotta have an act".
Avillageidiot59 4 months ago
That really is a world class opening. I like the chorus too. But the rest of the song just doens't cut it. Good, and close to being great
gk10002000 4 months ago
omg - someone is downing their looks?? What a JOKE! This is the era of many neighborhood boys forming their own bands (you'd hear music playing out of closed garages ALL the time!), singing their own songs.... it was AWESOME! No, this was not a "polished" time in the history of music,,, it was very Grass Roots. (Ok, no pun intended...LOL) So thankful for people submitting these videos to YouTube.... what a GREAT music era & so many great memories...
RedBloom45 4 months ago
Epic bro stache.
lowlypeasant 4 months ago 2
These dudes are slick as hell, are you kidding me? Can you not
hear the chicks screaming? This is the shit, and I am not joking.
God I wish we were back in these times.
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This song was written by Larry Weiss and Scott English. They also wrote "Hi Ho Silver Lining" which was a late 60's British hit for Jeff Beck. Weiss wrote "Evil Woman" which was recorded in an epic version by Spooky Tooth for their 1969 album Spooky Two. Glen Campbell's hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" was another well-known Weiss composition.
V301H 4 months ago
@V301H Scott English?? lol what a name
MrSwingerzgz 4 months ago
I remember hearing this on AM radio when it was a hit. My Mom bought the 45.
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 4 months ago
Yea, don't jam on their looks. This and Green Light are tow of my favorite songs...and these are about half a century old. This is great-cool footage too! Drummer blowing a horn? That is out there.
larrydh57 4 months ago
@larrydh57 He wasn't really playing that trumpet, he wasn't even hitting his drums!!!
spacemansabs 3 months ago
@ jahnsart
Britney spears being the exception of today....No looks AND no talent
somethingbritish69 4 months ago
black dudes having sex with his base...lol
buffspringfield 4 months ago
remindes me of driving around in my 69 Chevelle lookin for squirrel to run
silverexplosion 4 months ago
Who is playing the horns? LOLOLOLOL!
lauriekruczek 4 months ago
I think their appearance is very tasteful and appropriate for the times...It's today's groups who are grubby and shabby and could take a lesson from THESE guys and other groups of the times...
Cotherstone 4 months ago
what a great mustaches!!!!!!
tittarina 4 months ago
Their looks were not bad at all; besides we are here for the music. Enjoy it!
hendersonkelly28 4 months ago
this look is 10 times better than any rap look....and the song is great. the only thing goofy are the guitars? not a fender or gibson...
roostertrigger 4 months ago
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What's wrong with these guys' looks? Oh, come on now, they're adorable! This is the best song ever, sooo so infectious, don't you have to sing along with it? Everybody now, "bend me shape me anyway you want me ..." :) lol.
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DameDisco78 4 months ago
Oh gary is still hot!!!!!
Dawn1959 4 months ago
agreed Jahnsart...no computers, no cell phones, shall I go on!!! lol
mimibett 4 months ago
I Was blown away to find out this Band Later became Rufus,The backup Band for Chaka Khan.
beachbootybum1 4 months ago
This is Gumby and Pokey's favirote song.
bowtiefidenine 4 months ago
Love the pawn shop guitars!
Stephanjnj 4 months ago
The American Breed was from Chicago?
Freyja1133 4 months ago
@Freyja1133 Yes indeed, they were from Chicago. This song was a big hit in our neighborhood back about 68 or so.
DoonToob 4 months ago
is that Freddy Mercury on bass?
nsbca7 5 months ago
drummer Andre Fischer and keyboard player Kevin Murphy of the American Breed were members of Rufus.
dgunboats 5 months ago
@dgunboats Thanks for that tidbit, Dgunboats! I remember rufus as well! Didn't realize these two bands were related!
DoonToob 4 months ago
As someone who's life was defined by comtemporary music from 1958 until the early 70's, I'd say the looks of these guys were very typical of this time period. It's part of makes this era of music so much fun. Todays artists look like they just got a major coat of spray paint before the performance began. It certainly didn't sound like the young ladies in the audience were having any particular problem with their attire. :)
MrRonnieG 5 months ago
This was and is a fabulous song!!! People like these guys paved the way for the huge rock bands who came later - but the music was being laid down first....
herpipeness 5 months ago
Well that drummer wont have to worry about breaking his skins!
ipanemaish 5 months ago
Roy Trenneman on drums!!! Pre - Reynholm Industries.
DriverSimon 5 months ago
Everyone looked so innocent back in those days,
TheChutzpahGirl 5 months ago
WHAT MAKE OF GUITARZ ARE THESE FREAKS PLAYING - BURNS?
HEARTHEANGELSVOICES 5 months ago
@HEARTHEANGELSVOICES Eko?
chuckwagen 5 months ago
@chuckwagen - LOOKS MORE LIKE K-MARTO
HEARTHEANGELSVOICES 5 months ago
Their image was very important. They wanted to perform and they wanted teenagers to buy their music. Listen to the lyrics: Bend me, Shape me, anyway you want me. How do you suppose the teens of the era were going to convince their parents to let them buy the 45s or albums? Buy looking neat and presentable. The music is smooth and sweet. But the lyrics: "Everybody tells me I'm wrong to want you so badly." It's all in the marketing. Love em.
ToniHunterOne 5 months ago
My first favorite song ever!
uplinkz 5 months ago
I love this song had it on a 45 the day it was on the radio, I also found out it was originally done by a garage band from New York a couple of years before this '68 gem by an obscure band called the "Models". Very different in presentation, no horns but an interesting take on a great feel gooder from yesteryear.
Jimboyc21 5 months ago
O contrabaixista fica com os dedos no mesmo lugar no braço do instrumento a musica inteira, que deve ser bem fácil de se tocar.
denisestarblue 5 months ago
sounds like someone is being murdered on 1:18 lol
Rayden81 5 months ago
Great song from the great 60's!
mrdramirez09 5 months ago
doing this song in marching band at marian catholic high school.
krzykiller723 5 months ago
Awesome!
BananaJSSI 5 months ago
Oh my goodness, I remember this song. Love this song...Thank you for posting...
Lismetdetu 5 months ago
thanks a big smile on my face
nilsdrew 5 months ago
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Freddie Mercury on bass... Uh huh!
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patdthomas 5 months ago
Wow, that looked... cheesy.
journeythruthepast 5 months ago
@journeythruthepast - yeah the visuals are unsophisticated compared to today from the choreography to the corny background artwork. But the vocals were actually pretty good. Disappointed to learn from this vid that the horns are not actually part of the group, like the Buckinghams, even though they add kind of a distinctive pre-Chicago trumpet sound.
CaptainQueue 5 months ago
wonder what kinds of guitars those might be,.
wingseclipsed 5 months ago
Boy, did this band ever change when they hired Chaka Khan as their lead singer and became Rufus...
BobWXXI 5 months ago
@BobWXXI I know, right lol! I just found out this band eventually became Rufus featuring Chaka Khan after numerous personnel change ups.
cathridge 5 months ago
Tommy Roe also used "war drum" intros for at least two of his songs.
IanHunedoara8 5 months ago
It is such a shame to hear the comments about their looks...The groups back then weren't as polished and geared towards television...Their looks were just part of the times and the record executives ideas...Today it is all about looks, as if the looks dictate talent...So, if you don't like how the look, close your eyes and listen.
Jahnsart 6 months ago 36
@Jahnsart Exactly. Today, talent means nothing. Can't sing? No problem! We'll fix that right up with autotune. Just as long as you're skinny and pretty, we can sell it!
MrJoeyllvllCarbo 5 months ago
@Jahnsart Huh? I was a kid then and I thought they were so cute and I still think they are adorable. I love Mod times.
EmpressOfWyoming58 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The American Breed
@Jahnsart Absolutely, back then it was about their sound. There is no way Janis Joplin, Mama Cass, Simon and Garfunkel and many others would ever get recorded nowadays.
As the first music video ever played on MTV by The Buggles, "Video Killed The Radio Star." Many times back then we had no idea what the artist looked like for many bands, as the albums often did not even have photographs of the artists on those big 12-inch disc album covers.
BobbyR454 4 months ago in playlist More videos from SeaOvJapan
@BobbyR454 I'm afraid I didn't realize it at the time... but video really did kill the radio star...to all our great loss! I sure miss the music of the '60s-'70s-'80s...there's little left anywhere like it nowadays...so sad. I miss the era, as well, and feel sorry for the young people of today who missed it, and probably never will understand. I'm so grateful we got to experience those great times and the Renaissance Music it Truly Was! --Blessed 'Be!
ThatMiserableCat 4 months ago 17
@ThatMiserableCat young people aren't missing the good music era - i'm 17 and i much prefer this kind of music to anything modern
SHExxLIKESxxBARINAS 3 weeks ago
@Jahnsart i agree....JB and RB both sound like shit but dont look too bad lol. This band dosent look as good as them but sounds so much better, btw i'm 15
themasterofmovies 4 months ago
@Jahnsart hell yeah right on
taipan8115 4 months ago
@Jahnsart I happen to think that their looks are just fine. Geez, take a look at other bands of the '60's. The Rolling Stones were absolutely ugly. The Kinks were also ugly. CCR was ugly. But guess what. They were all damn good and that's all that matters!
spiderdragon1969 4 months ago
@Jahnsart people are hating on their looks? damn, and i was thinking that they were super cute... i'm 19 btw. but seriously, they're looks fit their time era, so it doesn't really make any sense for people to bash their appearance; theres nothing wrong with them at all.
52hello25 4 months ago
whatever they totally had a stylist for this shoot!
SisturnMoth 3 months ago
@Jahnsart Talent trumped looks in those days. And the world was better for it.
57highland 3 months ago
@Jahnsart I thought their looks were fine nearly 50 years ago, and I still do :)
ehta01 3 months ago
Fantastic Sound. a Classic. What about 123 Red light by the 1910 Fruitgum co.. Talking heads covered it but have never found that. 60s maan, wow
Luciferays 6 months ago
tats my step moms dad soooooooooooo i gezzzzzzzz hes my grandpa
aamertidwell 6 months ago
Age of sex, drugs and rock n roll !
ThePadus 6 months ago
The girls had to have adored these fellows, young women.
apapke1 6 months ago
I am a dutch teenager and i like this very old song, is this a bad thing?
JFKBleeker 6 months ago
@JFKBleeker No way! It's good that you like this song!
PimpMilkySaysThis 5 months ago
wow, these guys were dorks.
Great music though.
kregerfilms 6 months ago
I went to High School [Lindbloom] with Gary the lead singer, he was very approachable , not the typical "hard guy" southsider. the first time I heard them they were playing at a K-mart, no kidding, on the south side were we all grew up. I had my own basement band at the time, what great memories. I was already in the Army when this came out in 66'
audioworkshop1 6 months ago
@audioworkshop1 LIndbloom...no shit! I went to Gage Park...wow
dogleg97 6 months ago
Do you have the song Hunky Funky? My favorite song by the American Breed!
geator 6 months ago
You know it Baby! ..
Whipporwhill51 6 months ago
The best 2 years of my entire life were 1967 and 1968. Perhaps this song was first released in 1966 (?) but it takes me back to so many parties that they all just blurr together. People, even today, give me a bad time for feeling that the best years of my life were so long ago but, honestly, I wouldn't trade a heartbeat of those two years for all the future you could serve up. Of course, sadly, I was drafted in Feb 1969 and went off to Vietnam and things were never quite the same again.
MrRonnieG 7 months ago 2
@MrRonnieG I enlisted in 66, and of course, like you, things were never the same since....BUT bro we survived to talk about it. These old songs keep my memories fresh...some great, some not so much...
dogleg97 6 months ago
@MrRonnieG if they were there, then they would know. those years in the '60s were so magical, mysterious, special; hell, i was only 10 in '66 but i still remember all that music! the beach boys "good vibrations" was popular, and the hollies, "bus stop" , just to name a few. so, i know what you mean, and if '66 wasn't the best yr. then 'it was '68 and 9! not just the music, but the cars, the times, us landing on the moon etc! as far as i'm concerned, sure we have had fun, but nothing compairs ...
m1kewithaone 6 months ago 2
Gf drummer not even getting anywhere near the drum ;)
blackflame0729 7 months ago
I love the full stage freeze. very adventurous
jackhillty1 7 months ago
These dudes look square, man
apsscinc 7 months ago
Love The Drummer with The Flute lol
babyimawantyou 7 months ago
timeless tune. 60's were the greatest decade for music period.
rjplamf61 8 months ago 7
@rjplamf61 Amen brother from another old guy!!
wanker4761 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for The American Breed
Great porn-stache on the bass player
pillroller88 8 months ago 3
@pillroller88 That comment shows where your mind is
54glo 4 months ago in playlist More videos from SeaOvJapan
i'm digging that the drummer isn't hitting the drums and there are no microphones and the guitars aren't plugged into anything... my parents raised me on this stuff and if they've done anything right, that was it... how i wish i had been born in '53 and been 17 in '70 rather than born in '93 and 17 in freaking 2010
isoscelespopsicle 8 months ago 2
@isoscelespopsicle Sound like you're doing ok, kid. Your parents made sure that your head turned out fine.
obbor4 7 months ago
I still remember the words!!!
rlms56 8 months ago
I lived the 60's too. Great generation for music, in my opinion the only music I like.
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mater8502ial 8 months ago
I love it........one of the many songs to the soundtrack of my life!!!!
Littlehuahua53 8 months ago
has anyone else whose watched this has noticed a striking resemblence of the lead singer to Davy Jones (Monkees)Could have been his separated at birth twin brother. remember this being a minor hit in the UK, but the Amen Corner version was by far the most successful Although a much slower version, Its one of those songs that grows on you - the more you hear it
gilllew 8 months ago
Wow, look closely, the drummer almost hit the drums twice during this lip sycnc or should I say stick sync. Great song anyway, I lived the 60's
lowry5670 9 months ago
what a cute singer.
freedomchild68 9 months ago
No doubt their enthusiasm contributed to making their version of this song the biggest success of all.
sweetredredwine 9 months ago
Me too. Wish I'd managed to keep it, they're nearly impossible to find these days.\
EJWolff 9 months ago
One thing that was unusual about this group is that they were integrated.
rslitman 10 months ago
A few times there the drummer came within 6" of actually hitting the drums. Great song though, lip syncing or not.
125jlm 10 months ago 2
@125jlm hahaha
Apocalypticamerica 10 months ago
The lead singer Gary Loiso) was my Instrument Flight Instructor back at Lansing Illinois airport (3 Hotel Alpha)in 1990.He owned Pumpkin studios on the South Side of Chicago and had gotten Styx their start.
afar1 10 months ago
@afar1 bastard ! Styx? I'll never forgive him!
jsilence418 9 months ago
i love how they sway back and forth ha this is my song
KyplayaZ4lyfe 10 months ago
The Bassist looks like he might be Geraldo Rivera.
Krangypoo 10 months ago
@Krangypoo he looked like Freddie Mercury to me LOL
freedomchild68 10 months ago
@freedomchild68 yea him too.
Planktontwo 10 months ago
@freedomchild68 Its Ron Jeremy
heywoodjerbloume 10 months ago
@HurricaneRhonda I wish that people would post the show (if they know) on this kind of video. It would be cool to know.
krezzykrezz 11 months ago
Filming restrictions prohibited everyone from showing up. Case in point was Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention. You never knew how many would show up. And as for the stack of 45s on the spindle, that destroyed more records than you could even guess at. We learned to play them one at a time after that.
hankbat5149 11 months ago
And the version that made all the money!! Classic Sixties American Pop
MDProdTV 11 months ago
amazing drumming,and as for the trumpet-were they all on lsd or just the drummer and programme producer.
bohsgerry 11 months ago
This Song Is Fresh From Over Here
glamourboy89 11 months ago
This song is so catchy. Love it!
dnewhope777 11 months ago
Shizz, dude isn't even hitting the drums :P
This shizzle-fo-dizzle is wack yo!
Daman3tm 11 months ago 3
Thanks for posting this. Memories! What a cool song. This was one song that stopped everyone in their tracks. Hands went up, shoes flew off & fannies & other body parts started shakin'. Even if you weren't cool, this song made you feel cool. Oh yea! Elaine Benis isn't the only bad dancer in the world, but please laugh low when you watch me.
StevieB1362 11 months ago
How can the screaming girls in the backround not see that they are completly faking this?
ahaahaWALRUS 11 months ago
@ahaahaWALRUS i don't think they really care
sockmon 11 months ago
can someone please tell me why im not seeing the same instruments as i am hearing?
bambam111992 11 months ago 3
Freddie Mercury rocking the bass!
Juippo123 11 months ago
the guy on the left had an epic moustache.
tkbsoulja 11 months ago
2/02/2011 to HONDOTOO I think the guitars are the ARIA brand, if I'm not mistaken. The guitarist with the light color guitar that is shaped like a ES335 is another brand. What make and model do u play? Crank it up, and enjoy 60's vids forever.
hkyoutoob 1 year ago
great song from the 60s, I played it to death and still have the 45rpm...but bad lip, guitar and drum synching !
drkbart 1 year ago
holy crap...the drummer is not even playing the drums....what???
bighairbandgirl 1 year ago 15
@bighairbandgirl Lol! Who cares!! The music is great!! :-))
angelamichas 5 months ago
@bighairbandgirl , LOL, neither are the 3 guitarists~
OurHumbleLife 5 months ago
@OurHumbleLife
LOL er, the guitarists wouldn't be playing the drums, would they????
wisbechflyer 5 months ago
@wisbechflyer ,HAAAHAAAA!!!!!!! LOL!!
OurHumbleLife 5 months ago
Those were the best years to be a teenager. It's fun to see how young and cute these boys are...and remember that they were older than we were!! I love a blast from the past!
bannie 1 year ago
... cool guitars !... what make are they ?
hondotoo 1 year ago
why do they have this drummer here?
YOU2UUB 1 year ago
I do like this song. But I like how Garbage took this chorus and make it kinky.
leahrs2 1 year ago
Great song from a great short-lived band from Chicago!
Members of "The American Breed" would go on to form the r & b/soul group "Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan)".
ChihuahuaboyDH 1 year ago
The lead singer is cute.
TheDragonseed5 1 year ago
Takes me back to the year I graduated from high school.
moc041 1 year ago
@moc041 I am a couple of years earlier when these guys were still getting it together in Chicago. Proviso East HS, Maywood, IL, 1964. It was a special time. Fine music. I am anticipating the HS class reunion!!
LasVegasJim 1 year ago
OH YEEEAAAH.
ladykws 1 year ago
This song came out I was a little kid and me or one my friends had the 45. We would jump around and sing and do the hand claps. And then we would play another 10 songs just as good until it was time to go home. I had a portable record player and you could stack the records to play one after the other. That was so cool.
japinvt 1 year ago 39
@japinvt Simpler, happy times. Reminds me of my friends and me.
PrimeTX 1 year ago
@japinvt Are you a DJ today? Should've followed your calling.
StevieB1362 11 months ago
@japinvt Yeah it's amazing the way kids will take to certain tunes, some times young kids have good taste!
jsilence418 10 months ago
@japinvt I was a youngin too when this song came out and always liked it, but I never seen the band play until now…the Internet! I remember stacking the 45’s…lol
FullMoonVideo 9 months ago
@FullMoonVideo If I had seen them I would have thought they were like my parents age-maybe they were!-could that be possible?
japinvt 8 months ago
@japinvt i remember exactly what you are talking about! well in 1966 we happened to be living in japan, and so we had a sony reel to reel tape recorder. now, i was only 10yrs. old but i loved the music so much, i stayed up all night long just to tape the top 100 countdown of 1966, and baby it was worth it. how could there have been this much great music through out the '60s??? hell don't ask me, maybe it was devine intervintion?
m1kewithaone 8 months ago 2