Youngbloods - Grizzly Bear 1967

[MerlePsyA]

I thought this song was written in the 1920's -- by Jim (don't recall his last name right now). Physicists say all time exists all at once, that in eternity there is no past, present, future. So maybe this song was written in eternity, by infinite songwriters.

[margarita6022]

Saw them do this at the Philadelphia FolK Festival live around 67 or 68. Great group, love Jesse.Had us dancing in the aisles. As the previous poster said, also love "Tears Are Falling". Wish I still had that albumk!

[jazzage1920s]

Thanks for pointing out the Grizzly Bear authorship DemCubebs. Notice how nervous Corbitt gets when Dick Clark asks him if he wrote the song! On your suggestion I listened to the Jim Jackson version. But I must say that I like the Youngblood's Grizzly Bear arrangement better.

[DemCubebs]

Yet again white guys rip off the old black artists. This song was written by Jim Jackson and originally recorded in 1928 with the title This Morning She Was Gone. Look it up! It's on YouTube.  Jerry Corbitt my a**!

[richig761]

These guys were all a bunch of racist assholes. I saw them outside a diner back in 68, and the drummer called me a milk chocolate nigger. Because I am a light skinned african-american. They all laughed at me, and I had to run away because I felt scared for my life.

[HandShock]

@richig761 Well, think about it ya dumb nigger - becoz you got a white whore, nigger-fucking mother, you think you're better than a full nigger - well that makes you a racist, now don't it.

[richig761]

@HandShock I know... I know. I think about it every day. I hate myself. My skin color makes me weak. The Youngbloods were right.

[RaananVolesPianist]

@richig761 They probably were completely drunk or stoned at the time. Doesn't excuse their behavior, of course.

[Wintovisky]

They should have photos of this. It would be cool if I have some photos of this or the video in better quality for take some prints and upload in Last.Fm.

[Eeklex]

Fun to see video of the original four! (Elsewhere here there's one of the song that preceded this on, "Tears Are Falling.") This was my favorite Youngbloods lineup. Lip-synched, yes, but it looks like they were trying to do it more accurately than a lot of acts did (like Jerry doing the volume pot effect at the end of the break). Poor Jesse has to endure DC's mispronunciation of the middle name. Bet that happened a lot.

[revup67]

@Eeklex - Yep - tears are fallin is the other Youngbloods clip I had posted (incredible tune) - there's also a color one from David Frost

[neverindoubt]

No credit to Jim Jackson and Blind Blake??

[minorkatminor]

@neverindoubt none.

[DocBogus]

Saw the Youngbloods on my 21st birthday at the Avalon Ballroom, sharing the bill with Sons of Champlin and Steppenwolf (then called the Sparrow).

Many years later in my professional capacity as a piano mover, I have moved Banana's pianos many times. I even call him by his real name (Lowell Levinger), even though his mom calls him "Banana."

[rustyoltimer]

a shame the audience applause covers it up, but this has one of the most complex endings ive ever hesrd

[gordondelma]

Still one of the greatest bands EVER!

[gordondelma]

sounds suspiciously just like the record.....

It was lip-sync.

[manikmek]

I remember seeing this when it first aired! Havent heard this for 35 years,but still sing it!Thank you! BIG CUDO FOR YOU!

[BALCO13]

we used to get shit faced like a mf to the youngbloods

[posthumanhero]

seems like they were under the same influnece as lovin spooful, blues magoos etc

[1422thorndale]

Great video. I also recall a good recorded version by Geoff Muldaur.

[6749er]

Glad they left the east coast to live & dance the Grizzly Bear with us.

They sure were fun.

Good Old Youngbloods.

Know this is lip-synch TV but good to see-Thanks!

[Soundman67]

Thanks to revup67 for posting this. Though it's a lip-sync, it's great to see these guys again. They were one of the regular bands at the Cafe au Go Go in the west Village in 1966-67 and they truly made a joyful noise!

[cseeger1]

I give the song a 4. I didn't like the beat. The Eggheads are better.

[alienhuman]

hmmm Young took credit for the composition unlike what our poster printed. Great song either way. I played it in the 80s after finding the vinyl.

[phildirt3]

saw them live late sixties without corbit much cooler band by then

[theguitarlizard]

This one brought back a ton of memories and makes me happy, thanks, my old 45 of it is so scratched it won't even play....

See ya'

[molonglobert]

Rubbish about Dave Travis writing it. It was recorded in the 1920s by Jim Jackson as "Woke Up the Morning". The original can be found on the CD "First Time I Met the Blues". The Youngbloods' version is pretty close to the original. If apologies are due, they are due to Jim Jackson.

[phildirt3]

saw these guys after corbitt left late sixties. when elephant mountain came out brillant

[1after9o9]

Saw the Youngbloods doing this song in San Francisco in 1968. At one point Joe Bower tosses his sticks aside, hops over his drums, and starts doing a mean rag dance to the delight of the crowd. The song just keeps jumping forward, Bannana and Jesse doing their mean harmonies..."I guess she's gone to Frisco-wo-wo, to dance down there!" It was great fun.

[JawsHarp]

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Jesse Colin Young did NOT write this song! It was written by DAVE TRAVIS, an Englishman who called it "She was Gone". Being young and inexperienced at the time, he sold all the rights for some much needed cash. I met Dave this weekend at the 75th Birthday bash for a common friend in Bergen, Norway. He was unaware of the fact that his wonderful song was a hit in the US so many years ago. Jesse Colin Young ought to cough up some cash and an apology.

[MattHatter]

Actually I think the album says that Corbitt wrote it not Jesse Colin Young.

[mainducky]

Thank you for posting. It brings back incredible memories of Le Hibou in Ottawa in 1967. I had front row seats and they simply blew me away. Man but I miss them. It's true that they were awesome live performers.

[moebags]

it's too bad they had to mime this song for tv. my guitar teacher tells me they were as good live as on their records.

[danesaregreat]

Saw them in NYC and they are "TERRIFFIC" .

The music back then...OUTSTANDING.

[spacepatrolman]

what was the other group that had a 45 of this song

[nairbsherwood]

Great song. My parents had this on 45 and I was more familiar with this before "Get Together".

[RoyFive]

At 0:52-0:53, Corbett says "I'm a ragtime freak." Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. I don't get it.

[MattHatter]

Well I think the chuckle after "I'm a ragtime freak" was to play on the way the word "freak" was now being used in the emerging counterculture.

[RoyFive]

Yeah--that makes sense. In retrospect, the term hadn't been widely applied in that sense back then.

[RoyFive]

Good thing the cops checked with Levinger first instead of pulling his hair!

[MattHatter]

I think they checked with Levinger BY pulling his hair!

[vandywilliam]

The Youngbloods are more famous for their song "Get Together," which hit the charts in both in 1967 and 1969, but this song had some success in late 1966.

[marcotukoff]

legal, essa banda era muito boa... thanxs from brazil!!!

[mattey25]

The youngbloods, one of the greatest bands ever