Julie Driscoll Brian Auger & Trinity - Wheels On Fire (1968)

[25ghr]

Julie was the 60s , no doubt about it Groovy ,,,,,

[Dagrecco1982]

I suddenly have the urge to get drunk, consume copious amounts of drugs with my fashion victim bestfriend in London!

[mrbradleybaker]

what on earth is this 'song' supposed to be about?Probably about pot smoking or whatever nonsense was 'fab' that week.

[pinklynz]

I watched this video on a Bob Dylan special and had my hair cut off the next day :-)

[knowallify]

Truck drivin music.

[yvonnevanwort]

Great one !!!!! love it.....

[strongerinlove]

@lambcannon I'm not sure if she was a lesbian icon, but she did it for me! She married Keith Tippett so a bit of a disappointment to those of us of both sexes who were waiting in vain!

[mrjohn1964]

Oh, shit... At the best part (the Hammond solo of Brian Auger), the broadcasting was cutted.

On 17 Apr.2011 I had the privilege to see Mr. Auger live on Virada Cultural, São Paulo (a free outdoor show @ Largo de São Bento).

[TheTokyoBlade]

Yes, thanks for posting. Have the CDs,, but nice to see the images that went with the sound.

[downdenton]

Wonderful to see this, brings back so many memories. I had my hair cut like Julie's after seeing this. I'd forgotten!

Julie sang this with Ade Edmondson as the theme to Ab Fab.

[Pittking86]

awesome Bob Dylan cover song ever, thanks for putting this one on youtube...:)

[juliemunro1]

I used to do my eyes like Julie! Dad wasn't pleased!

[jacks19541]

I remember this when I was a child too. It made a lasting impression on me then and I still love it now. Those were the best times, I'm so glad I grew up in that era.

[norrisonthespot]

Who was that at the very Start of the footage? It looked a bit like a young toothy Roy Castle?

[merlinbus]

@norrisonthespot

Simon Dee.

[oldmacisback]

Simon Dee never did TOTP!

[999carpet]

love her ... and such an awsome song. xxx

[palinlondon]

An absolute classic song.

[frpd5]

I went to see the group before and after the record became a hit at the local R&B club at the Black Prince Old Bexley. Loved it then... love it now!

[Tommyfazz]

as 'wheels on fire' comes in, the drop in key is so sweet, then the triple lift in key- gorgeous.

[eamonosu]

i remember watching this on top of the pops back in 1965, believe it or not.

i especially liked the end section and i still do

[shorelineboy]

always loved this still do brilliant top preformer

[25jazzman]

Are they using a mellotron on this? Sure sounds like it

[RUBYMUNRO]

wonderful, i saw her in the late 60's at the Marquee in Wardour street, what an act, thx for posting.

[throovest]

absolute classic. This was in its time

[BMEMOTOR]

no dusty sounds like julie

[Soulisscool]

Absolutely fantastic to see the original tv appearances!! Thank you

[RalfSchmitzFanBibi]

Wer braucht da noch DSDS u. wer ist eigentlich Dieter Bohlen, war der da schon geboren?

[Feisty1967]

That bloke at the end made me die laughing!!

[skaworld509]

Beautiful Julie

[zelefant]

5*****

[countfour]

It is 2010. It doesn't matter how long ago- you can';t put a great song down. I have totally loved this song since I was a teenager. This version, it's intensity, it's melody, it's drama, its vocal delivery and it's musicianship is simply an absolute gem of pop music/rock music at its best. Bloody awesome!

[vonpork]

Was this on the Marmalade label?

[Multi1628]

@vonpork In the U.S. it was on the Atco label - that original 45 like Itchycoo park-Small Faces, and the Arbors-The Letter still give me chills. Classics like these and Time of the Season-Zombies of the 60's and 70's will still be relevant another 40 or more years from now!

[patronanejo]

@vonpork Yes, it was. See 45cat.com/image/003/julie-dris­coll-brian-auger-and-the-trini­ty-this-wheels-on-fire-marmala­de.jpg

[patronanejo]

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[patronanejo]

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[utrampshining]

for quite a while the bands sang live on TOTP over a recorded backing, given the lack of monitors and one off performance (not expecting to be on you tube 42 years later) i think a great job

[pogopatterson42]

I totally love everything about this, from Julie's haircut, to the bum vocal notes, but this is after all a song for a wailing Banshee not Celine Dion,

[Wilthomer66]

Jools=phowahrrrr!

[lightninghector]

This song's a timeless classic, I'm listening to this 41 years after its release and still love it as much in 2009 as I did in 1968!

[MrFini2010]

@lightninghector those where the good days

[captainsoul1953]

A live vocal..... unusual for TOTP....loved the Mellotron sound on this .....mind blowing at the time...pop records were beginning to sound more sophisticated around this time

Jim

[ssballs]

I wonder if she sang this live,somehow it doesn't sound as menacing...

[bilbobagins1951]

a record of a genoration

[baconsplace]

That's Simon Dee at the head of this clip. He was a DJ/ tv presenter who fronted many of the periods best chat shows His career was brilliant and sadly short lived.

[Leazesenders]

Excellent!!

[glamfakir]

Thanks for posting this. I remember loving the record at the time....especially to a young child it was mysterious and haunting. It took me another 7 years before I started to get into Dylan and know what it was all about...

Doesn't Julie sound a lot like Dusty Springfield? I didn't realize how much at the time.

Cheers.

G.

[fgldnglbs]

@glamfakir She sounds, and looks, like she predates Annie Lennox, which makes me wonder how much she was influenced by her. There's now a line of R&B influenced U.K. singers from Julie Driscoll to Lennox to Joss Stone and Duffy.