Wizzard - Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)

[jasonptify]

Roy Wood is fantastic, fantasic, great music - Long Live RW

[Sirscorps]

Wow......odd. 

[GrezH]

Woody is a legend!



[Travlad87]

mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhh love it !



[bailey217769]

@dannydutchboy2011 told you to share this with Teresa so she could see just how weird Roy Wood was. Yikes!

[bailey217769]

Here ya go Danny. Share this with Teresa so she can see what Roy Wood used to look like. Yikes

[MrMigutie]

brilliant i saw jhim last year and still drinking while singing hahaha

[mshecket]

Am I mistaken, or is Rick Price dressed as a Gumby (from Monty Python)?

[OddmusicNmore]

@mshecket he is... and its awesome

[RIPdementia]

I love that TV presenters used to look like this.

[Sunhillow1]

I love this song! How can anybody not love Roy Wood!

[VictorianSlaughter3]

3 people make rock n' roll in summer...

[WinthorpeGoldwaite]

of course.........Wiiizzzzzzooooo­ooaadd, yeah

[SenhorBundy]

3 people can't make rock and roll in the winter

[Caddy666]

vaguely reminds me of xmas music

[carty2354]

This is weird.

[TheOGTomKat]

if i heard this music i would expect it from like some beach boys look alikes not this guy

[nickpelkey]

is this something like Phil Spector meets Parliament Funkadelic In England? The guy sang on Hendrix's Axis album amongst many other things. Lots of street cred. Has nothing to prove to anyone. Genius and enjoyable as hell.

[UCSanPano]

@nickpelkey Yes, yes it is something like that. Something very much like that indeed!

[utubeb14]

wizzard was him at his finest.

[law101]

awsome lip reading.

[21433H]

all bands on totp used to mime back then, wizzard took it to the ultimate. the drummer juggling, the bassist playing a vacuum cleaner etc,

[LoverOfWatermelon]

I used to see him shopping in mere green BOOTS the chemist, in the 90's. I've since moved to Texas. He still had his big hair, sunglasses and blue and purple streak hair. He always smiled and said hello.

[Zecik666]

I think thats the reason why drugs are illegal ;f

[stan2211stan]

This Guy deserves to be a lot more Famous than he already is.

I liked The Move and The ELO but this stuff is CLASSIC.

[maz3705]

great times

[kopynd1]

I am sure that roy wood copied the phil spector sound

[Eddyqpr]

es ROB ZOMBIE!!

[ivan89705]

c'mon kiss predecessors

[stafylides]

@ivan89705  I think so too. Gene Simmons said in a quote he was influenced by Slade, but take a beter look, I think Kiss adopted their look.

[Littlealan1959]

this song was released in the spring not the winter on the 45 single record it explains why

[Tacoma1993]

Why does he pick his nose? 1:56

[delwigzie]

GREAT TIMES NO IDIOTS

[MrMigutie]

saw him last year .he had not change at all

[Cjaz84]

OMG it looks like rob zombie got beat to death with a clown

[clarantha]

Roy Wood - luvd him since the days of The Move- a group that changed the course of Pop Music in the mid '60's.

[pelikaaann]

Roy Wood is the Master of Rock in the 60s and 70s....-Love this sound :-)

[Anemitha]

rutger hauer!

[Crskfacto]

02:00

[wasabijazzz]

still sounds like the phil spector "wall of sound". Cool in that way I guess. The outfit does not match at all.

[adrianosombrio]

QUE DIABO É ISSO??

KKKKKKKKK

[Larsmop]

The Bassist looks like the character from Monthy Python's Braind Doctor scetch :D

[davijalo]

thank goodness for you tube.this only proves what we always said and that was that the 60's and 70's were the greatest of times for music.As we get older we tend to remember things differently but with you tube it is just like yesterday.Keep up the good work

[Aristocob]

I've been an ELO fan since the mid 70's when as a young teen I discovered Out Of The Blue. Thanks to Wikipedia just last night I "met" Roy Wood, The Move and Wizzard. What an interesting and talented man.

[chuck9000]

this is just a real WTF moment for me, like I wonder how much drugs these guys were doing.

[closedcircle1]

Met Roy Wood in early 90s and chatted alone for a few minutes behind a big tent and stage he had performed on. Nicest guy you could ever meet and happy to give his autograph. Suzie Quatro walked past too. How could she have known I bought one of her records in the early 70s.

[WoodRatGirl]

@closedcircle1

Suzi not Suzie :P

[adric137]

unique

[rubinoos1]

Crap...Roy Wood CAN sing!

[mrcoledupreetaylor]

???

[blinkie7]

Benny Hill meets Ronnie Spector. (that's a compliment)

[wombatmountain1000]

this is what would happen if gwar and abba had children

[kanalratti]

@wombatmountain1000 XDDDDDDDDDDDD

[mraprojects]

You just have to love Mr Gumby on Bass.... lol....

[Promoagent]

Uncle Roy and Wizzard didnt he make some great tunes back then. Glam Rock mixed with a 50s flavour and the Joe Meek sound thrown in for good measure I cant get enough

[jsilence418]

Man the lengths some people will go to just to be in the rock n roll bizz especially when they have no real talent !

[BarnsleyTimelord]

There was a long delay on the release of this single, it should have been a quick follow up to `I Wish It Could Be Christmas' but I remember Roy had been Ill and there had also been managerial wrangles. Don Arden was about to throw his resources behind breaking ELO in America. Wizzard were soon to be cast adrift !

[njnorth1]

@BarnsleyTimelord According to a Roy Wood interview, he delivered this for a December release but Warner Bros. sat on it for three months before releasing it.

Looney by the way was Roy's then current romantic interest, Lynsey De Paul (Looney was her nickname).

[BarnsleyTimelord]

@njnorth1 Thanks, that's interesting. I did read about that time, that they were together & she was teaching him to read music - in return he was teaching her something. (I'll bet !! Let's not go there!) Wasn't aware of the nickname though. It wouldn't be long before she was in the arms of James Coburn though!

[WOODBINEXX]

@njnorth1 in fact on the single label it said in brackets(sorry the word spring wouldnt fit)

[wizzobond]

Wizzard Rock n Roll Winter Number 6 April / May 1974

[Nianticbay]

Hi... Need a little help with the show he is on.... Who is the announcer and what show is this from England.... A what date would you say this is...

[ianpretty58]

It is from Top of the pops . A bbc show . the Announcer was Jimmy Savel from about 1973 .

[1Atomtan]

Roy an unknown talent to many. He and Jeff did great things. Would love to see him make a return.

[midnighttilldawn]

Cool stuff..never seen a singing psychedelic lion before..Good Song !!

[kirkwallboy]

Possibly releasing this In December 1974, instead of in April of that year, might have been a better idea. And thus it may have had a few subsequent annual spins over der festives.

[shaunkeogh]

@kirkwallboy: As I recall, Roy was in dispute with EMI over this at the time. It was scheduled for release around September 1973, but EMI changed their minds. Roy then signed a deal with Warners (and a management deal with Don Arden), to get it out, but by then it was Spring 1974, hence the brackets in the title. There was all sorts of shenanigans going on at the time - the band were still contracted to EMI at the time - but that's the essence of it as I remember it.

[cbak12sg]

Isn't the full title Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune) (Sorry the word Spring Wouldn't Fit)?

[Ebernik]

Das ist einfach einmalig, ein ganz tolles Lied.

[papachacha]

@ 1:40 is that Woody Harrelson playing bass? What is wrong with this band?

[tubeyess]

That was Gumby from Monty Python

[midnighttilldawn]

@tubeyess

Bollocks..that was Rick Price..from Wizzard.

[0213Mal]

Y cant I find this song on Limewire.. this one of my faves :*) Marie-Lester Moseley

[wizzobond]

Roy how about a new album Please ??

[ALaudun]

Theree's so much crazyness in this one I just had to look at it again and rate it twice.

[ALaudun]

That's a good one. Roy could come up with some good ones. I have to look at it again,

[slider876]

roy is a genius

[FinnMove]

Yes, name some other artist who has a courage to have a looks Roy had those days. Usually it means you are nothing in real music business. But in the case of Roy there was under that funny mask an amazing talent !

[stinkalloy]

I think that's Michael Palin, from Monty Python, acting as the Gumby character.

But my first reaction is - the mid-70s was my musical period (SWW, the G Band, T Rex, Mud, Slade, Sweet, Wizzard etc), and I had NEVER heard this song before. Compared to Wizzard's good songs (Are You Ready to Rock, Xmas Everday, See My Baby Jive), this is a totally CRAP song.

[FinnMove]

Wizzard had an amazing semi- live sound also in their records. When you think that they were performing music which was something like art rock and glam rock mixed. I mean their singles.

[glynnt54]

I always admired his extraordinary talent, but his visual image never seemed to match his style of songwriting, although seeing him in concert live was always a mind-blower; never quite like the spectacle he purveyed on those ridiculous lip-sinking TV shows. On tour, he and every one of his bandmates were in top form and could give Frank Zappa a run for the money in regards to musical competence on stage. I wish he would come back to the states once in a while.

[Yourmomisnthere]

The bass player looks like Gumby from Monty Python.

[bonedry138]

They don't have any rock edge.T.rex,Slade,Sweet,SAHB, and the New York Dolls are the best Glam i think.Suzi Quatro rocks harder than this.Like his image though.

[BeaMazaira]

i think his image was great! and he is a genious! if he changed just one bit it wouldnt be him...hes great

[ecksact]

Can't disagree with a single word you've said. Sheer brilliance.

[locojets]

Love the music, too bad Wizards image wasn't that good.

[wizzobond]

great song should of been number 1

[Andreagear4]

Er ist GENIAL, er ist ein...meinGott nochmal ich hab keinen Namen dafür.

Ich liebe diese Musik.

[pelikaaann]

ich auch,seit 36 Jahren..

[Andreagear4]

Bin schon seit 41 Jahren dabei und werde nie aufhöhren die Musik und Ihn zu

mögen.

[pelikaaann]

Ja der Mann ist schon cool-aber noch besser sind die Querverbindungen.Ist schon eine eigene Szene gewesesen!Hä tte gern mal jemand von denen kennen gelernt... .Irgendwie hing alles zusammen und man kannte sich wohl:Move,ELO,Renaissance ,Annie Haslam bis hin zu (unglaublich)-Status Quo.-

[Andreagear4]

Oh ja, das wäre stark gewesen...

Tatsächlich konnte man damit rechnen das sich alles kannte zumal sie in den

seventy´s alle Top waren.

[canadianelo]

Roy was such a wacky, but this song is nice.

[kanalratti]

what an multiinstrumentalist *-* love it

[vicsmith5000]

Forgotten what a fab song this was, Roy is very underrated songwriter.

[PandaDelight]

Saville and Woods look like a pair of rapists

[CutByAngels]

The one and only... Wiz-arrddd.. yeahhh... haha..... brill performance :D

[ronnopoland]

A classic.

[labbyluver]

Who is the host at the beginning of the clip?

[patickles1]

Jimmy saville!

[phill90212]

Noel Edmunds

[baggieboys58]

this music will never die rock on roy wood some of the best music ever came from the midlands and black country

[FinnMove]

See My Baby Jive, Angel Fingers,

The Christmas song, This Is the Story of my Life and this song. Hope there would be more in this list.

This song was originally Rock´n ´Roll Spring but Wood thought winter was a better word here lyrically.

[WoodRatGirl]

He was right, Winter does sound better lyrically.

[FinnMove]

Do you have an idea why Roy Wood lost his best touch in pop/ rock- music after

the mid 1975 ? Anyway all he did between 1966- 1975 with Move, ELO, Wizzard and by himself were great !

[ecksact]

The guy is a genius - and as such typically got lost between making brilliant, commercial music and the desire to show what was possible if you pushed boundaries.

[UISTMAN59]

Someone, (and I always thought it was our school dux, and head prefect) scratched my copy of this record with a big nail and made it unplayable!

[lummer59]

ROY WOOD IS GOD

[ulyssesjoven]

Roy Wood is the best!!

[thecollectorsdream]

Cool!

[josbub]

awesome song..

[GBStuff]

LOL @ 2:00

[WoodRatGirl]

LOL he picks his nose!

[ivvyl]

what a fantastic performer~~~the very best~~~~ loved him when i was 17~~~still love him now @ 50.

on favorites now.

[shirleygibson]

Like The Same Pop Group From The

United States is The Package Dolls

in the 1960s, with "Rock From The

Winter Swan".

[MSCearly]

Roy could pass for Russell Brands entheogen friendly grandfather

[masteruvme]

dude cut your hair get a life

[himself801]

As much as I like the song, he does look like a cast member of "Cats" on acid.

He didn't take these TV spot too seriously and did a lot messing around because it was fun to see peoples reaction.

BUT

He was in the midst of a string of hits so it must of played well with people in the mid-seventies or at least made a memorable impression that helped sell records.

[fireblade95]

really? typical! thanks for that! he still rules!

[fireblade95]

i remember he said the woed spring wouldnt fit!

[himself801]

The spring label check thing was a save.

In an interview he said he delivered it for a winter release but Warners sat on it for three months.

[himself801]

Should have added that Roy then was involved with Lynsey De Paul and Loony was her nickname.

What I just learned from the Move online is she also sang or played on it (featuring Lynsey De Paul).

[LifeJuice90]

he looks like a happier version of rob zombie

[SeaHelsinki]

Taste like Phil Spector :Sweet and strong

[philbown56]

whaT A MAN

what a man who else could get a great tune out of a upright hoover roy ur the best

[delwigzie]

the most greatest musician britain has ever produced

[delwigzie]

ROY THE MASTER SO UNDERRATED

[delwigzie]

ROY WOOD THE MASTER AND SO UNDERRATED

[delwigzie]

roy the master of all music

[Bonoerra]

This Was Actually Released In April Believe It Or Not That Year!!!!

[FinnMove]

Yes. The song was originally called

Rock´n roll Spring but Roy thought the word

winter is more suitable in the lyrics with

its melody.

[valeymac]

some songs just take u back i love it :))

[Wolverhampton1]

Instead of presenting Top Of The bloody Pops Saville and his ilk should have been using their time routing out and preventing all the child abuse of the 1970s, and campaigning against the perfectly legal child abuse in schools, children's homes and reform schools that went on.

But did they care? Nope they didn't!

[applepoi]

the main singer looks quite showy,but it's a good tune for winter.

[everybodysgreen]

jimmy saville is a legend

[TheAnvil5]

try living in the same town as him.

[TheAnvil5]

saville that is, not wood, roy wood is actually good.

[cdevlin8]

that guy at the beginin is wierd

[ritorto]

fantastic they dont make them like this anymore sheer classic

[fjwales]

Just found the Wizard video's on here and it's brilliant. Thay were taking the mick out of TOTP years before Geldof and Madness!!!

Thanks for posting them, it really cheered me up....!!

[peeandcat]

they were the reason i watched TOTP to see what they would do next. Playin the hoover for a double bass. LMAO.

[alanboy555]

british bizzareness at its best

[FinnMove]

Maybe too bizzare.

I don´t have really understood what Roy

Wood looked like in Wizzard time.

Such a talented guy and a good song, but...

[oruga101]

Wow! I just heard this band for the first time, and it's awesome!

I love how he was chewing gum the whole time : P

[reddirtgirl55]

The day's of crazyness and fun, bring it back!!

Great!! thank's for posting

[spookyphill]

roy said the words rock n roll spring didnt fit. so he said i changed it to winter.would have made a good xmas song

[vampyr1960]

England, Where has all our spirit gone? bring back the 70s.

[creswellcraggs]

Roy wood 4 primeminister!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nosmos]

Wizzz arrrd!

[esther1uk]

This was always my favourite Wizzard song. So good to hear it again.

[RadioBazterd]

Roy Wood is a fantastic bloke, completely unspoiled by fame, very friendly and down to earth, and a musical legend!

[baggieboys58]

this was there best song

[aal1952]

this a great song roy ilove you

[Luko0077]

This is what it's all about. FANTASTIC!!

[vampyr1960]

Great Tune !

[cebu67]

I am 41 now and when i was about 15 we used to see Roy in Wolverhampton town centre on a saturday afternoon just out shopping with his bird. What a great guy he is a superstar but doesn't seem to know it. thanks for the videos.

[christopherpepper210]

wizard znd roy wood have always been my favorite since being younger

[fireblade95]

obloguy!

[Burqua12]

Roy Wood's hair is so great.

Where can I buy it?

:O|

His face reminds me of David Bowie's.

Who was first?

[Ianpbx]

Karl Marx on acid!

[MJDS1]

This man is a GENIUS. Please acclaim him sooner than later. Thanks.

[Milgust]

This music with this Singer is - like a drugs! I wont it every day and more and more!!!

[goonerbrain59]

totally agree with u philbown56. another classic of his "dear elaine". any1 remember that 1 ??

[aal1952]

hou old are the childeren van roy can any bardy tell me

[watchmewheels]

how bloody cool is he eh gawds what a man what a voice! thankyou for posting

[vdg5rt]

i love Roy Wood!!! Beautifull person!and a great player!

[shirleygibson]

Wizzard Charted "Rock N Roll Winter" With

Our Single In February 1974, and it took

5:02 Seconds On That Song.

[philbown56]

as any got one got going down the road of roys where he is playing the bagpipes brill song think it was 1974/75

[moveitwoody]

Roy looks like a physchedelic lion...under rated genius though.

[smedhed]

Crikey,That was FAB!!The WoodWall of Sound!

Roy Wood is a much neglected musical icon.

What is he doing now?Any new stuff?

Does anyone have a clip of,"This is the Story of my Love(Baby)" off the superb Eddie & the Falcons L.P?Lordy,that would be fantastic!

[TheRiderPaulRevere]

WIZZARD for president!

[johnmac43]

amazing was the first single i remember having that had a picture cover a gate fold with a bracelet on it with the name wizzard thanks for posting