a super favorite at karaoke. really a wonderful song. plus - he plays a great little trick with prepositions that phil ochs also used in the lyrcs of 'pleasures if the harbor'
This song takes me back to the time when our band did this song...our bass player took the led vocal and lead guitar as well...JR would have liked our cover....^/^
My soul is moved by this song-- so many years gone by, and this great hit still brings all the wonders young love alive, if only in my heart! Thanks for putting this beautiful song on!! very cool!
@dictator54 Johnny River's is NOT a one hit wonder. I don't know where the hell you are getting that from. This song is my favorite of his but he also had "Secret Agent Man" "Rockin Pnemonia" "Baby I need your lovin" "Tracks of my tears" "Summer Rain" "Swayin to the Music" "Rock N Roll Lulabye" "7th Son" and a whole shit load of other hits. Johnny Rivers is a legend.
@dictator54 you so fulla shit ur eyes r about to turn brown.lol and everybody on you tube is sick of people talking about covers . i dont think elvis or sinatra actually every wrote one of their songs . so stfu
@TheMustangsally75 Dude seriously...HE"S NOT? Johnny fuckin Rivers is NOT in the Rock n Roll hall of fame yet? You have to be shittin me. This guy belongs PROMINENTLY in the Rock n Roll hall of fame for sure. Let's get him in there NOW
I'm 22, but this song is apart of my childhood for the radio in my dad and mom's car was always on the "Oldies" station, so musically I grew up on the 60s. Listening to this takes me back to my childhood.
@austenbosten That's awesome. I have 2 kids that are in their 20's also, and when they tell me that some songs (like this) bring back memories of their childhood, it makes me smile. I raised them on real good music and even though they have their own kind of music they listen to, they still love these oldies they grew up hearing on MY stereo.
@MoosicandCritters Yes I went there twice and rode "the Beast" I tell you I loved the German, Black Forest restaurant when I was in Cinny....I hated to hear that it closed down...I was so sad. They had great food and a great atmosphere during Oktoberfest.
@austenbosten Oh yes! The Beast! I was one of the first people to ride it the first year it was built, in 1979! I was a senior in High School and we got to go in May as a part of a special promotion called "Grad Night". So much fun! It is still my favorite roller coaster, because I love wooden coasters the best. I waited in line 3 and 1/2 hours to ride it that night and it was soooo worth it! :D
A great song of Americana. But you truly cannot make it from the poor side of town anymore.
America has became a society of classes. Not people. It is stll the greatest country on earth. But that will end. Greed is dangerous thing. Our forefathers knew that. In Jefferson's memoirs he stated that this society can be of the people, but the people must want to be part of the society.
A gem indeed. I heard it the other night on Bayern 1 (from Munich, Germany). The track would seem to be rare - it's not on Spotify, anyway. A lovely song.............
Dude thanks! I am very proud that you put these relics in the air Congratulations to you fallen queicho get the optimal thing you did, why today here in Brazil where I live so many people listening to funk, do not know what it is rock legend, etc. .. but enjoyed some rock, here is a radio called "Kiss FM" very good: D
Sweeter 'n sugar this one! Love the girl backup singers! I dont normally like this kind of easy listening music. But this just starts playing in my head once in a while, over the years, and i gotta hear it. You got the volume just right and the sound is crystal clear. Almost makes an old owl cry! Thank you!
Love this song! My Dad had a lot of Johnny's albums, and this song was always one of my favorites. He used to carry me around, and we would "dance" to the music on the record player.
still have Johnny Rivers live at the Whisky a go-go on vinyl.It was my Mom's.I'm 51 now still has her name(SHIRLEY) on it.it's gotta be from 64-66.Hope I can pass is on to one of my Sons someday.J
yea and elvis costello lasted all these years,more then all the other new wave punk rock artist,elvis is a hall of famer big time.......best songwriter in the last 3 decades
There is no way: every time I hear this song, tears stream down my face, one can not but remember the most important man in my life, my grandfather, who was also a father to me, miss you ...
@nneehhrroo I completely understand. As I stated in my earlier post regarding this song, this was one of the songs that my Dad and I would "dance" to. He died 9 years ago, and I get tears in my eyes when I listen to this song. Blessings to you...
The reason the background singing is so good is that one of them was Darlene Love, who sang lead and background on many of the Spector girl group songs in the early 60's (RRHOF in 2010).
Thanks for the memories 60.Poor side of town was the first 45 i ever bought.That was many moons ago more than i wish to remember.Thanks again for the trip back in time.
PVPSYCHOS, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a mockery! Of course Johnny Rivers belongs in it. So do The Moody Blues, Carly Simon and others. They leave out deserving artists and put in people like George Clinton and Funkadelic, Mahalia Jackson, Bill Monroe. The list of those who should be in and aren't and those who are in but shouldn't be goes on and on. The RR Hall of Fame has no credibility!
Seems like music in the 1960's was so simple and genuine. It was amazing! I love so many songs from the 50's and 60's although it was made long before I was.
Today's music is fabricated, cheap, shallow, empty crap. I hate today's garbage.
This song is 45 years old and still every bit as good as it was back then. Good music will live forever.
The RnR HOF is a joke! Elvis Costello is in there and Johnny Rivers isn't? Yeah, that make sense (sarcasm)
@GialloHorror Do you know of Jeff Buckley's music? and his father Tim's music---I have been enjoying his artistry from the 1990's--with Jeff, he wasn't a product of the times so much--he just loved poetry and great songs whether they were classical,rock,blues, whatever--check them both out--extraordinarily beautiful voices--I don't know if either of them are in the hall of fame--it's meaningless anyway--beauty is in the ear of the beholder!
@GialloHorror You have taken the words from my mouth. If a record could ever be described as beautiful, this is the one. Why oh why did this record never make it to the top of the UK charts. In retrospect it is on a par with the Righteous Brothers, and any other mid tempo pop sound of the era. Words fail me.
The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke,they expect the artist to sell a zillion records then maybe they might induct the artist......oh lets wait tell he or she dies then we might make up our minds.
Couldn't agree with you more about the production and the background singing. This song and either of the Fleetwood hits (Mr. Blue, etc.) are the best background singing I have heard. I'm not usually a soft rock person at all, but when the quality is this good, how can you dislike?
@LOCKED121 I searched many comments to find any about the background singing to this, who they are and if they toured with Johnny as I tried to find them singing with him live and couldn't. Their harmonies are so precise and clearly separated. There are moments where their harmony unifies into a composite effect, a kind of chordal resonance that is astounding. They also give an ethereal and mystifying quality to the song that gives me goose bumps. Johnny's voice too - amazing! Thanks
its hard to find nice things this day of age as opposed to the 60's!!!!!! Love live the 60's, the best music/tunes forever. Johnny, your the best, God Bless
My step-dad LOVED this song. We say Johnny Rivers in concert & he was album good. He passed away a few years ago, so this song means the world to me. Thanks for posting.
This was my parents' song/still is; my dad passed away three years ago and I can't stop listening to it tonight and thinking of them and how happy they were and how much they loved each other and how much my mom still loves him. Anyway, thank you so much for uploading this -- it's a wonderful song.
@thatchaoticart You were very lucky to have parents that loved one another. I didn't have that but I will be leaving that to my children bc their dad and I love each other. It's a blessing.
@Tonithenightowl I'm sorry you didn't have that, but I promise it is one of the most rewarding things a child can have, and you and your partner are truly wonderful people to give that to them. :)
@thatchaoticart Thank you. It was important to me to raise my children in a loving home. After 37 yrs of marriage, with 2 wonderful adult children and a grandson I feel very blessed. Love is a good way to live. :)
31 years old and most people say i have an old soul, they call me old man and grandpa, guess its because of things like this.....i relate my family life to these types of times and music, i guess thats why my family has so much love and happiness surrounding them....i think they really are proud to have old soul as daddy.
Each Thursday is my day off and I head down to the local packy and pick up 2 40 oz. Budweisers (A "Missile"" is what we nickname a 40 oz. beer and 2 large jugs of Arbor Mist wine " and listen, first, to the legendary Johnny Rivers and at the end of each song I take "A Big Sip" just like you...Dan O'Niallain
With all the nihilistic noise of hip hop and rap and their absence of great melodies and storytelling it's great to hear music from a time when it music was easy on the ears and a balm for the soul.
This is one of those masterpieces the whole of which is greater than the sum of its parts: great melody, simple
lyrics, and a heartrending story sung so touchingly but it still evokes the same feeling if done by a symphony orchestra, solo piano, or a capella.
It's as moving as anything Lord Byron or Shakespeare wrote about "ruined love"; there aren't many pop songs in that class. I think it's far superior to "Yesterday". Chad and Jerermy's "A Summer Song" is another weepie.
Right on...yea Lou Adler also IS the cat that brought rock stars into BEVERLY HILLS..BEL AIR...as a artist he understood respected the art the Mamas and Papas Jaguars Minks Mansions ..I actually have been in a a circle of friendship w Lou and Maglieri...Womack turned me on to Sam Cooke and yea theres Lou again all over the place ..Jan and Dean to GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE-POOR SIDE OF TOWN IS SO GOOD! ROXYMAN YOU ARE SO MULTI TALENTED LOVE JAMIE FRESH
Not in the Hall of Fame. Jerry Kramer of the 60's Packers isn't in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. How could both of these men have been so overlooked?
why does it matter what he is? IF he's a Jew, Ethiopian, Chinese, Mexican, Irish, who cares??? He's a great artist and that's all the matters! I love the song and all of his music! Some people are so small minded and ignorant.
OH OK he co-wrote this with Lou Alder. Lou was a great producer and involved in talent as Carole King and Sam Cooke. He co-wrote Sam's "wonderful world" and produce movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was also married to Shelley Fabre and Britt Ekland and what a great life with some great babes.
This is a great song. In answer to the questions posed ... why isn't Johnny in the Hall of Fame? Well he didn't write any of his songs (I think) like a Neil Young or me.. he was a fine producer but if you put John in you the Hall you have to put in a lot of good bands and the stage in Cleveland would be way way over-crowded. So over-crowding is the answer.
These Memories keep feeling my head, Every Time I listen to one of these song's from my youth I realize how Time go's by SO swiftly. But as long as I maintain my Memory I still feel like a 14 yr. old. Thank You for Helping.
nossa como adorei ouvir esta linda canção , voltei na minha infancia onde me lembro com carinho te-la ouvido muito, pois meu pai era fã deste cantor. valeu.
I saw Johnny Rivers about 10 years ago at a fair in South Florida, we did not even know he was playing there. We walked in about ten minutes before the show and got front row seat. It appears that nobody in Miami never heard of him. JR put on a great concert for about 200 people. Being born in the USA finally paid off living in South Florida.
Love the way he holds his endings, the consonants that carry the ringing tone of his voice at the end of a phrase. Pure Johnny. This is one of his best. Love Muddy River, Swaying to the Music,
just another one of the many great classics of the '60s...these songs will be listened to by generations to come, they will never be forgotten...so often I hear today's young people tell me how they wish they would have grown up in the '60s
1966/67 such a giant song we listened to in 1966/1967. I had my first kiss at 15 now I'm a grown up big kid at age 58, up here in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thank you for the MEMORIES, they will never go away!!!
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Can someone tell me who where the back up singers on this song.Their voices are so beautiful
captvoltst 2 weeks ago
you no i always wonder the same thing. But 1960s music was the best.
nbtbest 3 days ago
This is a very nice song my God mother and her husband toll me about this song and I love it
sexyrockgirl184 1 week ago
Love Love Love this song. To me at least, the best song Johnny Rivers ever sung. It's simply beautiful.
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Because your comment had nothing to do with this song, I deleted it.
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60otaku3 1 week ago
Real music! Real meaning! Nothing like this on the radio today. SAD! Young ppl have no idea what they have missed out on!
TheMustangsally75 2 weeks ago 3
Did Johnny Rivers write this one? I know he mostly did covers, I grew up listening to him, he's great.
carolmob66 3 weeks ago
Yes, this song was written by Johnny Rivers and Lou Adler.
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60otaku3 2 weeks ago
Can someone tell me who where the back up singers on this song.Their voices are so beautiful
captvoltst 3 weeks ago
Background vocals are the Blossoms by Darlene Love, Fanita James and Jean King.
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60otaku3 3 weeks ago
@60otaku3 thank you for the info
captvoltst 3 weeks ago
You're welcome, captvoltst-san!!
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60otaku3 3 weeks ago
This is wonderful! Thank you so much!
wonderglory 3 weeks ago
You're very welcome, wonderglory-san!!
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60otaku3 3 weeks ago
Cool song. This song never goes out of style. El Profe!
jerryprofe 3 weeks ago
a super favorite at karaoke. really a wonderful song. plus - he plays a great little trick with prepositions that phil ochs also used in the lyrcs of 'pleasures if the harbor'
SteveonLI 1 month ago
This song takes me back to the time when our band did this song...our bass player took the led vocal and lead guitar as well...JR would have liked our cover....^/^
1Phoebus 1 month ago
What a great time for music...Had my am radio, antenna hooked to window screen,ear piece in, catching WLS down in Carolina...
krbygeegee 2 months ago
Sorry son...never heard of Rory Gallagher or Gary Moore but Johnny Rivers I surely have.
jhem50 3 months ago in playlist Oldies
My soul is moved by this song-- so many years gone by, and this great hit still brings all the wonders young love alive, if only in my heart! Thanks for putting this beautiful song on!! very cool!
mollypolly10249 3 months ago 7
You're welcome, mollypolly10249-san!!
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60otaku3 3 months ago
My buddy, recored this tune, and other blues type tunes, but this tune was my favortie, Thank U, U made my day!
importantisimo1 3 months ago 2
You're welcome, importantisimo1-san!!
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60otaku3 3 months ago
@Appleholic How old are yu those songs are all covers rivers only wrote one hit do yur research if yu don't have a clue wat yur talkin bout
dictator54 3 months ago
@dictator54 Covers or not he had a hit with them...what difference does it make if they are covers?
Appleholic1 2 months ago
Johnny Rivers is a one hit wunder there's a lot of others more deservin than Rivers like Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore etc etc
dictator54 3 months ago
@dictator54 Johnny River's is NOT a one hit wonder. I don't know where the hell you are getting that from. This song is my favorite of his but he also had "Secret Agent Man" "Rockin Pnemonia" "Baby I need your lovin" "Tracks of my tears" "Summer Rain" "Swayin to the Music" "Rock N Roll Lulabye" "7th Son" and a whole shit load of other hits. Johnny Rivers is a legend.
Appleholic1 3 months ago
@dictator54 Between 1964 and 1968, the "One-hit Wonder" had a hit about every three months.
steve119100 2 months ago
@dictator54 you so fulla shit ur eyes r about to turn brown.lol and everybody on you tube is sick of people talking about covers . i dont think elvis or sinatra actually every wrote one of their songs . so stfu
1986billyk 2 months ago
Thank U for sharin, we all need good positive words/tunes right now!
importantisimo1 3 months ago 2
You're welcome, importantisimo1-san!!
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60otaku3 3 months ago
love love love this!!!! Thanks!!!
Tkondrat 3 months ago
You're welcome, Tkondrat-san!!
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60otaku3 3 months ago
Is it just me or does the essence of this song pull on the heartstrings? If it does then you know what I mean
Appleholic1 3 months ago
Another perfect example of why this man should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!! It just boogles my mind that he"s NOT!!! Anyone else?
TheMustangsally75 4 months ago
@TheMustangsally75 Dude seriously...HE"S NOT? Johnny fuckin Rivers is NOT in the Rock n Roll hall of fame yet? You have to be shittin me. This guy belongs PROMINENTLY in the Rock n Roll hall of fame for sure. Let's get him in there NOW
Appleholic1 3 months ago
It's so funny, but I grew up listening to this song thinking.
How can someone sing so beautiful.
should be a gift from God.
but today people do not value the right.
only violence.
God bless the love and peace.
Greetings from São Paulo- Brasil.
iveselijah 4 months ago
Very cool thanks for the post
IHATEPRINCETON 4 months ago
I'm 22, but this song is apart of my childhood for the radio in my dad and mom's car was always on the "Oldies" station, so musically I grew up on the 60s. Listening to this takes me back to my childhood.
austenbosten 5 months ago 6
@austenbosten That's awesome. I have 2 kids that are in their 20's also, and when they tell me that some songs (like this) bring back memories of their childhood, it makes me smile. I raised them on real good music and even though they have their own kind of music they listen to, they still love these oldies they grew up hearing on MY stereo.
MoosicandCritters 4 months ago
@MoosicandCritters I see you're a fellow Buckeye! Any chance you happen to be in Central Ohio?
austenbosten 4 months ago
@austenbosten Actually, I'm in southwest Ohio, just 50 miles to the east of Cincinnati. Always nice to meet a fellow Buckeye! :D
MoosicandCritters 4 months ago
@MoosicandCritters Ah loved Cinny when I visited there, rode the BB Riverboats and love visiting Wright-Patterson AF base in Dayton
austenbosten 4 months ago
@austenbosten Oh I just love Wright-Patterson AFB! I could go every year and never get tired of it. Have you ever gone to Kings Island?
MoosicandCritters 4 months ago
@MoosicandCritters Yes I went there twice and rode "the Beast" I tell you I loved the German, Black Forest restaurant when I was in Cinny....I hated to hear that it closed down...I was so sad. They had great food and a great atmosphere during Oktoberfest.
austenbosten 4 months ago
@austenbosten Oh yes! The Beast! I was one of the first people to ride it the first year it was built, in 1979! I was a senior in High School and we got to go in May as a part of a special promotion called "Grad Night". So much fun! It is still my favorite roller coaster, because I love wooden coasters the best. I waited in line 3 and 1/2 hours to ride it that night and it was soooo worth it! :D
MoosicandCritters 4 months ago
Thanks for posting a song that brings back my youth to today.
SuperBrotherBob 5 months ago 2
You're welcome, SuperBrotherBob-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
A great song of Americana. But you truly cannot make it from the poor side of town anymore.
America has became a society of classes. Not people. It is stll the greatest country on earth. But that will end. Greed is dangerous thing. Our forefathers knew that. In Jefferson's memoirs he stated that this society can be of the people, but the people must want to be part of the society.
thepoopie2 5 months ago
Thanks for posting this great music and sharing with us!
mammie64 5 months ago in playlist my tunes
You're welcome, mammie64-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
A gem indeed. I heard it the other night on Bayern 1 (from Munich, Germany). The track would seem to be rare - it's not on Spotify, anyway. A lovely song.............
sawyerhja 5 months ago
I can not thank you enough for this healing,beautiful real music. Makes me glad
to be alive.
ToeIn2194 5 months ago
You're very welcome, ToeIn2194-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
Dude thanks! I am very proud that you put these relics in the air Congratulations to you fallen queicho get the optimal thing you did, why today here in Brazil where I live so many people listening to funk, do not know what it is rock legend, etc. .. but enjoyed some rock, here is a radio called "Kiss FM" very good: D
matheusesfira10 5 months ago
You're welcome, matheusesfira10-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
Sweeter 'n sugar this one! Love the girl backup singers! I dont normally like this kind of easy listening music. But this just starts playing in my head once in a while, over the years, and i gotta hear it. You got the volume just right and the sound is crystal clear. Almost makes an old owl cry! Thank you!
MrNightOwL100 5 months ago
You're welcome, MrNightOwL100-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
Dude no comments you rocked!
Well done to put these songs here for us
thanks
matheusesfira10 5 months ago
You're welcome, matheusesfira10-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
Great song from the summer of 1966 !! Thanks for posting it.
cruiser1947 5 months ago
You're welcome, cruiser1947-san!!
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60otaku3 5 months ago
This song warms my heart. The whole song is heavenly! It reminds me of the good old days where real music were made.
FanofMrForeverFine 6 months ago
i love this song its the worlds best love song ever dont like it deal with it songs the best'
147Blackheart 6 months ago
You're welcome, conservativeheart1-san!!
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60otaku3 6 months ago
Once I dreamed this song was playing on the radio. My alarm clock went off and I turned on the radio, and guess which song came on 15 seconds later!?
TheCoddlefish 6 months ago
Love this song! My Dad had a lot of Johnny's albums, and this song was always one of my favorites. He used to carry me around, and we would "dance" to the music on the record player.
TracyBeth87 6 months ago
@TracyBeth87 ..GREAT STORY!!! i WOULD DANce to this osng with my daughter when she was 2 or 3!!!
ukcatfan36 6 months ago in playlist herb's 70s stuff
still have Johnny Rivers live at the Whisky a go-go on vinyl.It was my Mom's.I'm 51 now still has her name(SHIRLEY) on it.it's gotta be from 64-66.Hope I can pass is on to one of my Sons someday.J
lowlifer60 6 months ago
that white boy had soul
jrmelmer1 6 months ago
otaku3,no,i just was replying to someone stating his being in hall of fame and not johnny rivers,who i think should also be in hall of fame.........
auggdogrules 7 months ago
Thanks for the reply, auggdogrules-san!!
I seem to have misunderstood a meaning of your comment...
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60otaku3 7 months ago
yea and elvis costello lasted all these years,more then all the other new wave punk rock artist,elvis is a hall of famer big time.......best songwriter in the last 3 decades
auggdogrules 7 months ago
Does Elvis Costello have some relation to this song or Johnny Rivers??
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60otaku3 7 months ago
There is no way: every time I hear this song, tears stream down my face, one can not but remember the most important man in my life, my grandfather, who was also a father to me, miss you ...
nneehhrroo 7 months ago
@nneehhrroo I completely understand. As I stated in my earlier post regarding this song, this was one of the songs that my Dad and I would "dance" to. He died 9 years ago, and I get tears in my eyes when I listen to this song. Blessings to you...
TracyBeth87 6 months ago 2
The reason the background singing is so good is that one of them was Darlene Love, who sang lead and background on many of the Spector girl group songs in the early 60's (RRHOF in 2010).
LOCKED121 7 months ago
great toon
rowdymybud 7 months ago
Thanks for the memories 60.Poor side of town was the first 45 i ever bought.That was many moons ago more than i wish to remember.Thanks again for the trip back in time.
rjc3208 7 months ago 6
You're welcome, rjc3208-san!!
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60otaku3 7 months ago
This song says more in three and one half minutes than most songs could evoke in an hour!
maven1818 7 months ago
PVPSYCHOS, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a mockery! Of course Johnny Rivers belongs in it. So do The Moody Blues, Carly Simon and others. They leave out deserving artists and put in people like George Clinton and Funkadelic, Mahalia Jackson, Bill Monroe. The list of those who should be in and aren't and those who are in but shouldn't be goes on and on. The RR Hall of Fame has no credibility!
aseventh 7 months ago
hey johnny's great,but cmon giallohorror elvis costello belongs in rnrhof big time ! he is prolific as they come........
auggdogrules 8 months ago
Seems like music in the 1960's was so simple and genuine. It was amazing! I love so many songs from the 50's and 60's although it was made long before I was.
Today's music is fabricated, cheap, shallow, empty crap. I hate today's garbage.
This song is 45 years old and still every bit as good as it was back then. Good music will live forever.
The RnR HOF is a joke! Elvis Costello is in there and Johnny Rivers isn't? Yeah, that make sense (sarcasm)
GialloHorror 8 months ago 14
@GialloHorror Do you know of Jeff Buckley's music? and his father Tim's music---I have been enjoying his artistry from the 1990's--with Jeff, he wasn't a product of the times so much--he just loved poetry and great songs whether they were classical,rock,blues, whatever--check them both out--extraordinarily beautiful voices--I don't know if either of them are in the hall of fame--it's meaningless anyway--beauty is in the ear of the beholder!
CattailsandRoses 8 months ago
@GialloHorror Elvis Costello gets freakier every year.
bitterclinger100 7 months ago
@GialloHorror You have taken the words from my mouth. If a record could ever be described as beautiful, this is the one. Why oh why did this record never make it to the top of the UK charts. In retrospect it is on a par with the Righteous Brothers, and any other mid tempo pop sound of the era. Words fail me.
Ray.
cobbywebbo 3 months ago in playlist cobbywebbo's favourites
@GialloHorror its all politics. who cares elvis cansingtello is an ass kisser
hotmn4u 2 months ago
Could listen to this all day long
livetoshop1 8 months ago
great song,man they don't come out with songs like this these days...........bravo johnny !
auggdogrules 8 months ago
The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke,they expect the artist to sell a zillion records then maybe they might induct the artist......oh lets wait tell he or she dies then we might make up our minds.
carmellabe 9 months ago
I think this was his best, thanks for posting.....Makes me remember "Her" even after all the years....
skeetdaddy0 9 months ago 2
You're welcome, skeetdaddy0-san!!
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60otaku3 9 months ago
I love this song. brings back memories, some good others not so good.
TheLadyjazzy1 9 months ago
Couldn't agree with you more about the production and the background singing. This song and either of the Fleetwood hits (Mr. Blue, etc.) are the best background singing I have heard. I'm not usually a soft rock person at all, but when the quality is this good, how can you dislike?
LOCKED121 9 months ago
@LOCKED121 I searched many comments to find any about the background singing to this, who they are and if they toured with Johnny as I tried to find them singing with him live and couldn't. Their harmonies are so precise and clearly separated. There are moments where their harmony unifies into a composite effect, a kind of chordal resonance that is astounding. They also give an ethereal and mystifying quality to the song that gives me goose bumps. Johnny's voice too - amazing! Thanks
mwj5368 7 months ago
@mwj5368 I absolutely love the background vocals in this song, too. Perfection!
TheCoddlefish 6 months ago
this song, as all of Johnny's stuff was so well produced, ahead of his time. The background singers were always spot on. great song.
u000drl 9 months ago 2
its hard to find nice things this day of age as opposed to the 60's!!!!!! Love live the 60's, the best music/tunes forever. Johnny, your the best, God Bless
pkappel006 9 months ago
My step-dad LOVED this song. We say Johnny Rivers in concert & he was album good. He passed away a few years ago, so this song means the world to me. Thanks for posting.
ebaydiva27 9 months ago
You're welcome, ebaydiva27-san!!
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60otaku3 9 months ago
My fave Johnny Rivers song. If he still isn't in the RRHOF he SHOULD BE...!!
popspoptunes 9 months ago
This was my parents' song/still is; my dad passed away three years ago and I can't stop listening to it tonight and thinking of them and how happy they were and how much they loved each other and how much my mom still loves him. Anyway, thank you so much for uploading this -- it's a wonderful song.
thatchaoticart 9 months ago 2
You're very welcome, thatchaoticart-san!!
Otaku3 d(^_^)b
60otaku3 9 months ago
@thatchaoticart You were very lucky to have parents that loved one another. I didn't have that but I will be leaving that to my children bc their dad and I love each other. It's a blessing.
Tonithenightowl 8 months ago
@Tonithenightowl I'm sorry you didn't have that, but I promise it is one of the most rewarding things a child can have, and you and your partner are truly wonderful people to give that to them. :)
thatchaoticart 8 months ago
@thatchaoticart Thank you. It was important to me to raise my children in a loving home. After 37 yrs of marriage, with 2 wonderful adult children and a grandson I feel very blessed. Love is a good way to live. :)
Tonithenightowl 8 months ago 2
isen't this his first 45 ? if not its still a great song. i love it.
30packman1 9 months ago
summertime blues, he was the greatest in my teen yrs
ricosuave2323 9 months ago
31 years old and most people say i have an old soul, they call me old man and grandpa, guess its because of things like this.....i relate my family life to these types of times and music, i guess thats why my family has so much love and happiness surrounding them....i think they really are proud to have old soul as daddy.
regi79 9 months ago
Why isn't Johnny Rivers in the R & R HOF ??? two words: Jann Wenner
PVPSYCHOS 9 months ago 3
Each Thursday is my day off and I head down to the local packy and pick up 2 40 oz. Budweisers (A "Missile"" is what we nickname a 40 oz. beer and 2 large jugs of Arbor Mist wine " and listen, first, to the legendary Johnny Rivers and at the end of each song I take "A Big Sip" just like you...Dan O'Niallain
oldiesbutgoodies67 9 months ago
One day I was 16 years old too...
TheClaudinho2010 10 months ago
Oh man, what a song...
henrycavanagh 10 months ago 3
memories 1st time i kissed a boy I was 14
memoon217 10 months ago
this is as good as it gets.......thanks for putting it on.......
Howiekap 10 months ago
You're welcome, Howiekap-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)b
60otaku3 10 months ago
@Howiekap
With all the nihilistic noise of hip hop and rap and their absence of great melodies and storytelling it's great to hear music from a time when it music was easy on the ears and a balm for the soul.
YD8189 10 months ago 14
@YD8189 thank heavens I grew up around ROCK AND ROLL
hotmn4u 6 months ago
@hotmn4u
This is one of those masterpieces the whole of which is greater than the sum of its parts: great melody, simple
lyrics, and a heartrending story sung so touchingly but it still evokes the same feeling if done by a symphony orchestra, solo piano, or a capella.
It's as moving as anything Lord Byron or Shakespeare wrote about "ruined love"; there aren't many pop songs in that class. I think it's far superior to "Yesterday". Chad and Jerermy's "A Summer Song" is another weepie.
YD8189 6 months ago
This guy is so underated that it's Pathetic !
What a Voice !
TheFishMiester 10 months ago 2
always loved this song!
newhardrocklover 10 months ago 2
$ 181 best song of the 60s Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town
zynjan 10 months ago 2
ahhh, what a wonderful remember when... man, that takes me back to some great days. thank you 60otaku3 san :)
MrBuckwilliam 10 months ago 2
You're welcome, MrBuckwilliam-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)/
60otaku3 10 months ago
two people who saw this must have been deaf....
LASchgos 10 months ago 3
There is no accounting for tastes.
Please do not mind bad ratings of this song.
...Otaku3
60otaku3 10 months ago
Lord..it doesn't get any better than this..beautiful melody and words...love the back up singers too!!!!...Herb from Kentucky!!
ukcatfan36 10 months ago 2
Right on...yea Lou Adler also IS the cat that brought rock stars into BEVERLY HILLS..BEL AIR...as a artist he understood respected the art the Mamas and Papas Jaguars Minks Mansions ..I actually have been in a a circle of friendship w Lou and Maglieri...Womack turned me on to Sam Cooke and yea theres Lou again all over the place ..Jan and Dean to GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE-POOR SIDE OF TOWN IS SO GOOD! ROXYMAN YOU ARE SO MULTI TALENTED LOVE JAMIE FRESH
freshstjohn 11 months ago
Love You Johnny!!!!!!! My Favorite in H.S...Thank you!!
TheJeanae 11 months ago
You're welcome, TheJeanae-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 11 months ago
Johnny was as great as Elvis to me, right up there on the top!
Vstar4me 11 months ago 2
thanx for posting this song. it brings back good memories
SonnyChiba57 1 year ago
You're welcome, SonnyChiba57-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
Love this so much!!!!! Can we change it to gilr to man?
shineingstar54 1 year ago
Love this so much!!!!!
shineingstar54 1 year ago
hermosa canciòn que me hace recordar bellos momentos
emiliano1223 1 year ago
Not in the Hall of Fame. Jerry Kramer of the 60's Packers isn't in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. How could both of these men have been so overlooked?
Toccopolakid 1 year ago
What a great song! What a distinctive voice! One of my absolute favorites.
jimmy5634 1 year ago
I love this song. It has something so beautiful about it. Great. Great! Really romantic too.Yearning.
ToeIn2194 1 year ago
why does it matter what he is? IF he's a Jew, Ethiopian, Chinese, Mexican, Irish, who cares??? He's a great artist and that's all the matters! I love the song and all of his music! Some people are so small minded and ignorant.
kirahna 1 year ago
Billboard's 212th #1 hit of the rock era. He showed his NYC accent, by droppin' his r's when he sang. God bless ya, brother Johnny!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
what great songs. they bring back so many memories of my youth. thanks for posting them.
jemoore1969 1 year ago 2
You're welcome, jemoore1969-san!!
Otaku3 (*^_^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
OH OK he co-wrote this with Lou Alder. Lou was a great producer and involved in talent as Carole King and Sam Cooke. He co-wrote Sam's "wonderful world" and produce movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was also married to Shelley Fabre and Britt Ekland and what a great life with some great babes.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
I have never heard a better rendition of this song. The background singers don't overdo it as they usually do and Johnny sings his heart out.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
This is a great song. In answer to the questions posed ... why isn't Johnny in the Hall of Fame? Well he didn't write any of his songs (I think) like a Neil Young or me.. he was a fine producer but if you put John in you the Hall you have to put in a lot of good bands and the stage in Cleveland would be way way over-crowded. So over-crowding is the answer.
11xzxzxz 1 year ago
o_O Didn't know this song was from the 60s.... haha.
Hidethegames 1 year ago
These Memories keep feeling my head, Every Time I listen to one of these song's from my youth I realize how Time go's by SO swiftly. But as long as I maintain my Memory I still feel like a 14 yr. old. Thank You for Helping.
wolfmantip 1 year ago 3
You're welcome, wolfmantip-san!!
Otaku3 d(^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
dedicated to my endlesslove henry taylor.
emiliano1223 1 year ago
Yeh...this is nice. Thanks 60taku3 for the upload.
Larry, Taiwan
TheyCallMeGroucho 1 year ago
You're welcome, Larry-san!!
Otaku d(^_^)b
60otaku3 1 year ago
What a great musician !
LOMBARDISPACKERS1 1 year ago
teehonky,
In your comment, you used a so very disparaging term "Jap" against all Japanese people.
Even if you apologize about that matter, it is not at all a permissible thing.
I delete all your comment and blocked your account.
60otaku3
60otaku3 1 year ago
A true classic
ptbjr11 1 year ago
nossa como adorei ouvir esta linda canção , voltei na minha infancia onde me lembro com carinho te-la ouvido muito, pois meu pai era fã deste cantor. valeu.
sandraazzi 1 year ago
@60otaku i love you
CQandNATEandPEEEPS 1 year ago
Thank you, CQandNATEandPEEEPS-san!!
Otaku3 (^_^;)
60otaku3 1 year ago
And please never comment to all my videos.
If you do it, I deleted all your comments and will block your account by all means.
60otaku3
60otaku3 1 year ago
teehonky,
Please stop the inquiry about the people of the specific country.
That inquiry is totally unrelated to this song and also because I think that your comment will make many Mexican users uncomfortable, I deleted it.
60otaku3
60otaku3 1 year ago
Me encanta este tema. Me recuerda mi infancia y solo tengo 19 años xD Gracias viejo por hacerme escuchar Johnny Rivers!!
weconsume 1 year ago
Eres bienvenido, weconsume-san!!
Otaku3 (^o^)/
60otaku3 1 year ago
I saw Johnny Rivers about 10 years ago at a fair in South Florida, we did not even know he was playing there. We walked in about ten minutes before the show and got front row seat. It appears that nobody in Miami never heard of him. JR put on a great concert for about 200 people. Being born in the USA finally paid off living in South Florida.
ILoveChicagoPizza 1 year ago
i sang this song 1 night, doing karoke, got a standing ovation, not bececause of me, but because of this song, this song is a great 1
ajjules1 1 year ago 2
Love this song!
BeautyIsAllNatural 1 year ago
Good lord, 1966 was a year just brimming over with fantastic music like this song.
Obviously a CLASSIC.
petclark1 1 year ago
this is my friends dad singing
blackonblackseven 1 year ago
Love the way he holds his endings, the consonants that carry the ringing tone of his voice at the end of a phrase. Pure Johnny. This is one of his best. Love Muddy River, Swaying to the Music,
jperfume1 1 year ago
sweet sound from the 70's. Peace and easy.
milkwayusa 1 year ago
This is a song released in the middle 60's.
Otaku3 (^_^;)
60otaku3 1 year ago
Who sings the back up on this? Man that just hits the spot.
blueyesoul1l 1 year ago
@blueyesoul1l
The back up ensemble on this was called The Blossoms.
mikaylanewf 9 months ago
just another one of the many great classics of the '60s...these songs will be listened to by generations to come, they will never be forgotten...so often I hear today's young people tell me how they wish they would have grown up in the '60s
raymondf1000 1 year ago
He deserves to be recognized as one the BEST artists of his era!!! So many great songs!!!
vickismiles4u 1 year ago 2
オタクさんへ
これも生涯で忘れられない名曲のひとつです｡ストリングスのアレンジは｢ジム･ウエッブ｣だと後に聞きましたが真偽のほどはわかりません｡確かにバックのストリングスアレンジは｢恋はフェニックス｣に似ていると言われればそうかも知れませんが･･･｡
｢秘密諜報員｣から｢僕らの街｣へ転向したときの戸惑いは今でも忘れられません｡しかし｢歌詞｣といい｢メロディーライン｣といい｢アレンジメント｣といい素晴らしい出来映えの曲です｡アップ有難う御座います｡
UNIT4PLUS1 1 year ago 3
UNIT4PLUS1さん、再びコメントをありがとうございます！
明確なクレジットはされておりませんが、「恋はフェニックス」と同様
この歌もジョニーのアルバム「チェンジズ」に収録されていることから、
おそらくジムウエッブが編曲を担当したのではないかと思われます。
女声コーラスと美しいストリングスが効果的に使われていて
とても心地良く仕上げておりますね。
60otaku3 1 year ago
Red Wing Rollerway in Augusta, Ga. in the 60's. I learned to skate backwards just so I could be cool when I skated with a girl to this song.
1bountifulinc 1 year ago
1966/67 such a giant song we listened to in 1966/1967. I had my first kiss at 15 now I'm a grown up big kid at age 58, up here in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thank you for the MEMORIES, they will never go away!!!
pkappel006 1 year ago