Russell Morris - The Real Thing

[gaz3912]

BANG~!

[lynetteetracey]

I was 8 years old when this was released, loved it then, still love it now ... timeless. Get better soon Molly xxx

[gaijininja]

I was born the month this song was no 1 in Australia.

By the way, this is the full video=>

youtube.com/watch?v=fQ8d2EB435­Q

[lynetteetracey]

@gaijininja this link doesnt work

[docOld55]

Produced by Molly Meldrum who sufferred life threatening injuries on Dec 15th and is still in an induced coma. Get well soon mate.

[gaijininja]

@docOld55 Long journey for Molly. Pitty so many people don't realise just how much he has done for Australian music, and music in general.

[luigina22]

io invece seguo solo te!

[NothingnessLove]

Nice sound, great song.

[GGiblet]

AMAZING!!!!!

thank you so much for the quality upload and great lil vid! :)

[dimethaltryptamine1]

The best song 2 come out of OZ EVER(esp when looked at as a whole with part3into paper walls included. Any1 ever seen 'Paper Walls"? I've seen plenty of em,LOL (:

[figbat1]

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[WhisperingConscience]

@figbat1 you have far too much time on your hands

[roxorian]

@WhisperingConscience and far too many drugs in his system lol

[ryanthesound]

@figbat1 no one cares

[figbat1]

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[figbat1]

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[lawlers69]

I wonder Johnny Young ever made his own recording.

In an interview stated it was meant to sound in the same way I am the walrus sounds

[HealedByHisStripes7]

@lawlers69 Yes, Johnny Young made "Cara Lyn" about 1967

[MrCohaaan]

Saw Russell Morris live in a pub where he performed shortend version, also have a record put out by radio station 2SM in Sydney with this track and an interview with Russell Morris. The album was called "A Decade of Australian Hits" limited amount ever made.

[glaeken14]

USSIER

[SpazAttack1979]

It doesn't sound 60s... but it is. GO AUSTRALIA

[lysurgis23]

@SpazAttack1979 Doesn't sound 60s? Really?

[TheTomLuczakChannel]

Epic

[steelbeard1]

Great psychodelic nugget, part one got airplay in Michigan in 1969.

[JimSting]

The lyrics were written by Johnny Young, for those who don't know

[ninyae]

and I was only 11 when this song came out but fortunately it got airplay and I loved it.

[OpenSkyEntertainment]

Found this song through Tourism Western Australia's Perth Video.

[warl0ck78]

My mother actually went to school next to the school he went to....we actually met him about 15 years ago and sat down and had a long talk with him....really friendly and nice guy....

[xaio67]

listen while smoking weeds

[Bozo2756]

2 people cannot see the real thing....

What an amazing song....

[HixonOz]

This was released when I was in high school (Redcliffe State High). Great times and great music.

[bushiepete]

ha ha iam back i need this hit at least once a week .. this guy is one of australias fair dinkum legend singer entertainers and really nice guy we also must thank hes mate the mad sainter molly for writing a few good songs as well. anyone wanna start up a good ole 60 s 70s night club in melb call me bushiepete at echuca.abbiru@bigpond.com.au

[spib65]

Superb, Has to be one of the best ever Psychedelic songs, & I'm a Pom!!!

[Dee1309]

I still hear this on the radio - after midnight. The DJ on for the early morning shift must be a fan - It's on Brisbane station 4KQ. You can tune-in from anywhere via their website.

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[AccordionThis]

@thephantomsguest Sigh. I'm a teen, and I've loved this song since I heard it the first time. Maybe the person who dislikes this just disagrees with your tastes. They could be any age, so don't make such idiotic sweeping generalisations.

[free2BAtroll090]

evry1 has sung part of this song don'y deny it

[XxladieGaGaFanxX]

moaww

[thefusomuso]

god i love 60s music, its got a different edge to modern music and can sound a little funny sometimes, but by god it fantastic!!

love this song :)

[acidhouser1]

acid house-ish

[acidhouser1]

there´s a vid to this!

[fossie32]

awesome

[spib65]

Superb psychedelia, love this one and the follow up ' part 3 into paper walls'.

One of my all time fave's.

[bondsee]

those were the days !! would'nt give you a dollar for the crap they call music now !!

great stuff russell !!!!!!!!!!!

[DzedajO]

I heard this song on Technicolor Web of Sound and fell in love with it instantly! This song rock so much, too bad he's underrated. Long live 60s psych!

[wekakiwi]

Not just an Australian classic, a true original classic song! Fantastic

[ninyae]

1969, I was 11 years old and this song blew my mind and it still brings emotion up in me after all these years.

[StevenGlaser]

I remember this song as one of the very first music videos I ever saw - back in the days of black and white. My parents had to close their eyes because of the flashing images near the end but I was right in the groove and loved it. I was just 8 years old at the time. Ooo mow mow ma mow mow!

[dolfinish]

Great Job! Love it ! :-) Thanks :-)

[Jazna1]

Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" was another really long piece that got played a lot late at night on Melbourne radio. I got the station in Devonport Tas late at night. Amazing that Thick was poetry by a young kid (13 or so) recorded with music. That one and this were the perfect finish to a summer night.

[Jazna1]

OMG this is the original version that was on the radio everywhere in Tas that year and for the next few. Thank you for posting this one - the ending is spectacular. What a voice he has!  I had a crush on Russell just from listening to his voice late at night on my radio in bed.

[rockurock]

Pleazzzzz......can some body please give me the lyrics of the song

Thanks in advance.........

[caz4777]

@rockurock googlesearch The Real Thing lyrics

[UglyMannheim]

Great song.

[Dazlee0010]

great song from 1969! it was a great era.

[coralarch]

I wish I could understand the man at the finale- I used to think it was Hitler, but he's speaking English- something about the "usability of the product". I think I can hear a Hitler rally, though. Can anyone help?

[mrowepat]

It is the Hitler Youth singing "Die Jugend Marschiert" ..... Youth on the march. Something like this was used on "The Wall" by Pink Floyd, my favorite band.

[coralarch]

Thanks, mrowepat. What is your opinion of this track? It smashed pop records in Australia.

[mrowepat]

It is cool. I wouldn't go out and buy the record or anything but if it came on the radio I would not turn it off. It's pretty groovy.

[gordo22able]

The manic voice and laughter is Brian Cadd using a megaphone. He is also playing the piano part. Ref. Wickipiedia , "The Real Thing (Russel Morris song)"

[coralarch]

Thanks Gordo-after 40 years of adoring this track, I finally find out!

[Snurdgerbly]

Forty Years! Forty f@$%ing years, and the last few minutes and that finale still chill me to the bone! A brilliant piece of work.

[patrick6295]

this is an awsome song. my bro did one like this for his assment @ school once and put it on YOUTUBE but i cant find it. Russell Morris is so cool isn't he? he's a great singer, old but cool. i love the oomowmomow thing at 0:30

[oopolka]

They play this at work sometimes. In full.

[wehttam04040]

OOOOOMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGG That is all.

[grimson]

Fantastic phasing.

[ocossa]

i love this music

[donster505]

wow this took me back in time, thank you for podting.

[mpwb]

....and then there was MacCarther Park by Richard Harris. That was another long song. But The Real Thing is the best!

[smacker57]

Is stevie wrights 'Evie' longer then this? I know his goes to three parts.

[bruce00009]

Evie parts 1,2 & 3 is almost 12 minutes.

[jimbo161921]

Thank you so much for posting this - my old 45 had long since worn out. Brilliant song.

[A1Bayliss]

uuuu ma ma ma ma! uuu ma ma ma ma!

[damosanchex]

This Song and Eleanor Rigby by Zoot have always stuck in my head, but I never knew the names til now.

I can't believe it. Two top notch songs.

[CrowbarrCreations]

Man I love this song, sing it all the time. Five stars dude.

[Terrilliser]

apparently this song caused controversy when it was released in the 60's...... because radio stations wouldn't play it because it was too long............. LOVE THIS SONG however

[zatopecara]

The original single was titled 'The Real Thing Parts I and II' and it had an 'extended groove' half way through the song to make it look like two songs (similar to what an EP looks like). I think some stations only played 'Part I'; I doubt anyone would have only played 'Part II'! It was also controversial for the German speech section, the nuclear bomb and the cost of producing the song. At the time it was the most expensive song produced in Australia.

[MAGICGRAVYPARTY]

@zatopecara mate totally right!!!!! but its one of those tunes that can only be played in its entirety in two parts!!!! Another example of this is the way that you cannot play peace frog into blue sunday without feeling that you have played true respect to the doors!!! yet again i agree with you and hope you experience the real thing!!!!

[blueycarlton]

Hmmn, don't recall that one.

They used to play Hey Jude which was quite long, and they certainly played the Real Thing all the time.

The DJ's would have loved it because they could nick outside the studio for a leak or a smoke.

[goonsquid]

Some radio stations faded the song at about 3.30 when it was very first released, but it soon became apparent that what stood this record apart was the latter part, and for the vast majority of its lengthy run nm the Australian charts it was played in full. Its running time of 6.12 was not all that unusual for a single at the time, even if radio would have preferred nothing over 3.15.

[lejandko]

This is when Aussies did music as well and better than the rest of the world. What a pity the 80s ruined the music industry...

[KrayzyJill]

I haven't heard this brilliant song since 1969 when I was in Australia. It's a real pscheldelic piece - I love it!

[blueycarlton]

Out sold all other records in Australia in 1969.

[frankycubs]

Thats because no one lives in Australia, only kangaroos, lol!!!

[Lemon498]

that doesnt make any sense.

[A1Bayliss]

lol, it's a play on an old misconsception.,

[scallywicca]

First heard this song seven years ago - by Kylie, thought it was okay, but this is THE version, sorry Kylie.

[dementedgravedigger]

First heard this song on the motion picture"The Dish"along with his song"The wings of an eagle."Just Brilliant!