Hello It's Me by The Nazz

[voidforpurpose]

Much looser, dreamier version that fits the lyrics and mood better.

Todd's later take smothered the lyrical feel.

[70sProgRules]

This recording is the first piece of music that tore my guts out, back at an 8th grade party in 1969. Still gives me chills. Thanks.

[Imterryl]

Stewkey nailed this vocal and other Nazz songs. Stewky Antoni IS the Sound Of Philadelphia from the lATE 60'S..THE sQUARE..gIANT gENE'S am uNDERGROUND..swARDSA fOLLY, tHE tRAUMA, tHE sECOND fRET LOVE YA sTEWK...

[Anotherway04]

A well done late 60's true classic with lots of emotive musical color.

[mrmjb1960]

I'd had this Lp! This version is slower,more melodic and so Groovy! THANX!

[Emmitsdownfan]

Thank you so much for posting this! It was one of my very favorite songs. I remember calling my boyfriend & playing it for him after we broke up. What can I say...I was only 16!

[hartleytube]

The Nazz original is one of my all-time favorite songs. It's the perfect mix of light rock, jazz and psychedelia. Todd Rundgren may have had a bigger hit with his solo version, but this is the one that does it for me. (Of course, you can't hear it on the radio anymore, so thanks so much for sending it here!) It gave 1968, that craziest and most tragic of years, a sweet, wonderful sendoff.

[ValerieCH1]

Where can I buy this version? iTunes has some Las Vegas and "on acid" versions and they suck.

[djrourkehere]

i find this one a bit too slow, and a bit sloppier, but of course it's a great song! And what I don't like about the one from Something/Anything? is the intro at the beginning 1,2,3, 1,2,3, 1,2, lol

[saculvad]

...actually, this song, by Todd Rundgren, is why this group broke up. Todd was THE inovator, and the other members thought he was nuts for doing such a 'mellow' song for the groups image, and completing their contract was a demise....sad

[THINMAN52]

@albatross 7677 Todd is under rated? What Stewkey ? wowwwwwwww!

[whatabeautifulscene]

Todd > Nazz

[jamesmanortiz]

R Moreno

[suzesrc]

gag!

[MrVwxyz2223242526]

Thanks so much for posting this. I remember this as a junior in high school, and although the song didn't really chart very high nationally, in Philadelphia on WFIL AM it was very big!

[gossmamj]

M Lynn

[Anglynn74]

thank God Todd redid the song

[singinjohnny]

I always get such a good feeling listening to this original rendition of the song. Todd Rundgren has a great gift for melody with a musically sophisticated quality concerning the chord pattern. This is far from being a standard three or four chord song. All of Todd's music has that same quality. The sound of the vibraphone as well as Stewkey's really nice vocal gives this rendition a completely different feel from Todd's 1972 solo rendition. I love his as well but this one's really cool!

[terrypussypower]

This isn't Todd singing ,it's organ player Robert "Stewkey" Antoni on vocal duties. The b-side "Open My Eyes" is also fantastic!

[terrykayz]

still in love with Todd Rungren!!!!

[Tenatu]

This may be the only song in which I like all the versions I've heard so far. Nazz, Todd (solo), and the Isley Brothers. The Isleys really transformed it and made it their own. Classis stuff.

[TheGB1950]

@Tenatu I love this song too!

[kdt1599]

so todds singing this right>?

[thatlady33]

This is my favorite version of this song.

[bigdogdad59]

I never heard of the Nazz until today. I posted the 1972 version of this and my wife's nephew told me the history of the song as he knew it. Sure as anything he was correct.

[dace440531]

it's important to me that you know you are free. coz i never want to make you change--for me.--i love it.

[brucedmoose109]

I believe that this is the appropriate version for that era - 1968. Peace.

[albatross7677]

Todd is greatly under-rated

[roscoegino]

@albatross7677 i aint lyin

[albatross7677]

Todd is greatly under rated

[andreabeagletate]

Thank you SO much for posting...this is t

the first version that I remember when I was very young...

[MegaKegHead]

it's been pimped.



[mickavellian]

I am fascinated by what happened to this tune. The "And I love her" bongos were added on a resmastering , (theres a tempo/measure mistake, minor but the bongo phrase is chopped up.

Now whoever reastered this this jewel of a song STAND THE F up damn it!

And I repeat Todd wrote this by himslef (to a HS sweetheart) and brought it to The Nazz as composed.

[fusejockey]

Nice and crystal clear - excellent version - thanks

[dkthg]

@hogmelon don't be an asshole.

[cynthiaemrich]

@hogmelon funny, before todd Rungren and probably Ginger baker lmao

[cynthiaemrich]

@hogmelon funny, before todd Rungren and probably Giner baker lmao

[MegaKegHead]

Crazy Song

[MegaKegHead]

Does anyone remember broomstick and dustpan?

(Mccluer)

[MegaKegHead]

Jim Wicklund

[MegaKegHead]

McCluer in the house!

[JonP1961]

@jamesmanortiz

very interesting to hear the two different versions. there's clearly a 60's / 70's sound happening on this / that version. I grew up listening to the 70's version but am finding some really cool things happening in the original, such as the harmonies at 1:36 on "never wanna make you change", the kick drum work, and the outro!

[mickavellian]

@JonP1961

This a 60s version ? ... who produced this ... it is crystal clear massive drums , killer harmonies . The outro just goes to hell but god damn not even the Beatles were recording this clearly in the 60s.

George Martin mustve gone "WTF is this ?"

[JonP1961]

@mickavellian

Yeah, it is pretty clean copy, isn't it? Good question, perhaps the poster can chime in?

I dig the harmonies happening in the outro. It's one of those classic types of outros that, while it puts the period on the end of the sentence, just seems like it ends too soon and you're left wanting more. If I had produced it, they'd have been jamming on that section for another couple minutes... then again, who would have listened to a 7 year old back in '68 :P

[mickavellian]

@JonP1961

Listened to it REALLY carefully (30 times) there are enhanced electronics here. The dynamic range is way beyond what was available back then, the track separation doesnt show ping-ponging and careful listening it's a remastaring, it include vocal enhancements as well as noise cleaning tighter drumming who knows but it was DAMN well done. The outro disaster did not resolve I wouldve used the second verse and close with a higly echoed minor chord. Oh, Todd wrote the whole song

[MegaKegHead]

yup, but w/1050 holly!

[hogmelon]

@Tenatu: 1. It is no accident that NOTHING in my statement contradicted ANYTHING in yours.

2. I read just fine, thanks. Your exact words were, "This is the original, but NOT before Todd. Todd formed The Nazz and is the lead guitarist," all of which is completely true, but which misses the MOST IMPORTANT point about the discussion of the original uploader's statement [jamesmanortiz: "before Todd Rundgren's version," which I QUOTED verbatim], i.e., that this song was CREATED by Todd Rundgren.

[Tenatu]

@hogmelon Yeah. I tried to say that earlier. Guess people don't read correctly. 

[MegaKegHead]

w/headers wide open and 10" slicks

[heyeyefloater]

@MegaKegHead no kidding w/elerbock 4 bar, 750 holley hurst shift born to run

[cartoonist1975]

@ megaKinghead : Damn Right ! and 4 on the ground ... I can't stop listening . That's what GOOD MUSIC does .

[MegaKegHead]

With crome SS cragers!

[Tenatu]

@cartoonist1975 This is the original, but NOT before Todd. Todd formed The Nazz and is the lead guitarist.

[jamesmanortiz]

@Tenatu before todd rundgrens version, yes

[meditasisemesta]

This song makes me falling in love all over again with you, babe...

[jamesmanortiz]

@meditasisemesta haha

[MegaKegHead]

Just remembered that I heard this on Friday and Saturday nights. Cruising for babes at Stake n Shake on Lindbergh and checking out the cool cars on the circle.

[MegaKegHead]

I donated my class yearbook to classmates.

[MegaKegHead]

which Julie are you?

[MegaKegHead]

oops!

forgot:

I updated my profile.

[MegaKegHead]

yes, it was a greyish blueish color.

I sat out on the lot, trying to stay away from boomstick and dustpan.

[grandmajulie13]

you passed me by while i was walking to school...the goat wasnt purple was it??

[MegaKegHead]

@grandmajulie13

r/u JF?

Jim W

[grandmajulie13]

@MegaKegHead hey, i am jf, thats julie faust, mccluer class of '69. and you are...?

[zzyyxxo]

oh hecko. This version has so much more pain than Todd's solo version. I do think this is the better song. It just aches...

[joelperronful]

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[crazywhitegirl88]

pretty sure my dad is playing keyboard in this version, do you know what year this was?

[duncanstpt]

This is very impressive. Very progressive.

[MegaKegHead]

McCluer High School in STL class of '69

[grandmajulie13]

@MegaKegHead hey there, i, too, am class of 69 mccluer. i dont remember kshe playin this song in the mornings back then but it has been a fav for a long time. my hubby and i have known each other since we were 13 and this is 'our ' song. this is a special version and i love it. we still live in north county. peace

[MegaKegHead]

@grandmajulie13 yep, every morning out in my GTO drinking coffee, smoking a winston. I live in the metro east, my intitials JW-I just posted our yearbook on classmates.

[jamesmanortiz]

@MegaKegHead what yearbook? haha i dont get what you guys are saying?

[MegaKegHead]

Hi!

I heard this every morning going to mccluer on KSHE.

[jamesmanortiz]

@MegaKegHead awesome

[DannyBkyn]

Great version of this song made popular by TR. Thanks for the upload!

[AKittenGoesMeow]

I just learned about this version today streaming technicolor web of sound. I thought I loved Todd's version but this one is on another level. I love it so much!! Thanks for posting!

[AKittenGoesMeow]

@AKittenGoesMeow OK, apparently Nazz penned this song and was part of Nazz. My bad. :)

[jamesmanortiz]

@AKittenGoesMeow No problem...