when they were hits in the 60,s and 70,s i was into led zepplin ,grandfunk ,deep purple alice cooper, earlier reo speed wagon and of cource BEATLES and rolling stones cream , but never them but i did like thier songs in private (no friends around)
A few have but not enough. When you listen completely to songs like these you should appreciate all the work and effort that a number of musicians that contributed to the effort. There is a heck of a lot going on in this 3 or so minutes of music. And don't forget Neil Sedaka the writer.
This is a superb effort without a doubt on all fronts.
No time machine available yet at Amazon, so we are stuck here for now.
Marilyn McCoo was one of most gifted singers of the sixties and seventies. A voice for the ages with so much emotion expressed in her voice. The harmony of this group is what makes it so good. There is nothing to compare it to today (unfortunately). What happenned to good music? kone
Their songs ARE STILL CLASSIC.. peerfect harmonic blends. great cover of a great Patti Drew cut. This group did many of their own originals. A sure crowd pleasing group. They created their own genre..a different DIMENSION of music.
@scottybroker You're definitely right about their harmonies and the songs being classic! But they rarely did their own material. A lot of their biggest songs were covers of other songwriter/bands like Laura Nyro, Mamas and Papas etc. Also, Jimmy Webb wrote most of the songs on their 1st two albums. But they did do all of it, their way ...
@Foxlocke They didn't cut the song...the person who made this video had to edit just a smidge to sync the music to the video because the original video (which is a LIVE performance) had become out of sync with the audio.
R.I.P. Ron! :( Florence is the ONLY remaining member to this day! Being sarcastic for a moment, after Marilyn and Billy left, and then, later, Ron, this song should have been retitled and sang as "Screwing up a Groovy Thing!?!?" How can this, or any, %th Dimension song, POSSIBLY be resung with magic without the original members? It's so sad!
I saw the Original Fifth Dimension on their Reunion Tour in 1991 and they did not miss a beat. They had the classic costumes and choreography of their heyday and not only performed their hits but some new material as well and sounded fantastic.
Back in the great 70's I always thought Marilyn McCoo was one of the hottest women on 2 feet! always enjoyed their music.Like pungooer said "where is the time machine" ?
Just saw Billy and Maryland on a re-run of Jammie Fox show. Remember listening to them when I was very young. Love their style. Where did the good songs go?
Hey, I’m a young artist, & I would really appreciate it if everyone would check out my cover of Michael Bublé’s “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You.” Although I’m knowledgeable that Michael Bublé was not the first to record the song, my version was inspired by his rendition, nonetheless. I promise you that you will not regret giving my version of the song a listen, & it will truly knock you off of your feet! So please listen & enjoy! Thanks!
the tunes that the fifth dimension put together , are just great to listen and sing along with. timeless music that really outdoes todays hits. thanks to irislight 2008 for bringing this footage to you tube..............
2 people were the clumsy victims of occupational hazards with bandsaws, and so without a working Spanker Hand, these two people are unable to work on a groovy thing, baybee
@DancingSpiderman I think they are the same two who hit the button on every Soul/Funk/Jazz/Latin/Reggae or Afro upload on You Tube. What a very sad existence.... if you can call it existing.
Wow, this was groovy music. Can you dig it? If they can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, then I can dig it. Hahaha, yeah, I know... different group. Same groovy vibe.
What a perfect blend of voices, amazing harmony and outstanding material they worked with over the years. And Marilyn McCoo ... heavy sigh. Not only a brilliant singer and extraordinarily beautiful, but she moves so well.
To DUNKIRCHEN....if your serving in that "zone:"..I can empathize with you..Vietnam was many years ago but the memories, scars still linger...That war will always be with you as Vietnam is with me...stay safe.....and remember, you can count on one hand how many members in the House and Senate have sons or daughters serving in Iraq and Afghanastan..They were and always will be COWARDS..."TO US AND THOSE LIKE US"
Now, this song is definitely on the "You want to keep your job @ this smooth jazz radio station, you MUST play this song!" playlist! A true masterpiece by The 5th D! Marilyn & Billy have got to be grandparents by now!
@hcjc57 ... they did not have children of their own, but Billy had a son during his 1st marriage. Not sure if his son had kids though. Can you imagine the pipes a child produced by Marilyn and Billy could have possibly had? lol
I've always thought that if I had to say what a real angel's voice would be like, that the nearest thing I could find would be Karen Carpenter.... but after hearing Marilyn Mc Coo she comes a very close second.
To this day I still think Flo & Mar are charming; also, Ron Townson, rest his soul, really filled out their sound, and was under appreciated. They can never truly re-unite anymore. Sorry for the sad note.
Pattie Drew sang this song also. Who sanged it first? I love both versions. The Dimension by far were the most lively and colorful. Help Me. My wife says 5th Dimensions, I say Pattie Drew
LISTENING TO THESE 5 FANTASTIC SINGERS .....WHATS THERE TO SAY...EVERY WORD THAT HAS THE MEANING...GREAT!!! HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THEM...RIP..MR.TOWNSEND.I LOVED TALKING TO DRUMMER HAL BLAINE ABOUT RECORDING WITH THE 5th D..MR. BLAINE TOLD ME HE WAS ALWAYS UP TO GO TO THE STUDIO AND BE WITH THESE WONDERFUL FOLKS...HAL IS ON ALL OF THE 5th.D AS THE STUDIO DRUMMER....WHAT A GREAT TIME THOSE DAYS MUST OF BEEN...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING..
Love this song!! I agree with budixxx25, thank God for YouTube. We can go back down Memory Lane to great songs. Neil Sedaka is a great songwriter! Can current wanna be songwriters please take note? Great vocals, harmony and choreography. When singing groups had to have talent. RIP Ron Townson..
Damn, if that isn't a smooth song I don't what is?? The harmonies are dead on & the musical accompaniment is sooooo tight!! I would buy a ticket for a 5th Dimension reunion!!
This music makes me smile. Everything about it projects a wonderful view of life. What has happened to popular music these days to make it fall so far?
A great group! Marilyn McCoo is sensational. Always has been, always will! Beautiful people,...be sure to visit and listen to "If I could reach you..." another really good classic by these terrific people. God bless!.......Sister Chrissy
I saw the Fifth Dimension live, twice when I was a young boy. They had a poise and rich harmonies that don't exist any more. Todays' groups should look back at them and learn what real live talent and class really looks and sounds like.
@cdrgrimes I agree with you music was better then. i'm probably the same age as u. tastes change. To somebody that's older they say that 50`s music was better than 60's music.
@cimism610 I might be getting a bit long in the tooth to do that.....but it is something to ponder. Finding a crack house now is going to be my main problem. LOL
@Wolfsky9 I will be passing over your way soon, so you better be ready. You can sit next to me if you like.Bring a really nice bottle of port with you. While we are there how about we visit a few of those other beautiful black singers (motown) ones that were around. I called on Lou Rawls yesterday and he said "I'll see when you get there" and Billy Preston said "My sweet Lord " you back here again. I will pick you up soon, be ready..
The 5th D could do no wrong - what a tremendously talented group. Unbelievable. Everything they did was assuredly worthy!!!!!!! I don't know but they certainly deserved to be in the r 'n r Hall of Fame. Thank you for the post. Love it, love it.
Hard to put my thoughts into words, makes me yonder for the best of my memories growing up in the late 60's and early 70's. I was 11 at the time, no other times come near. What a different world we live in today. Music like this helped to offset the daily scenes of the Vietnam war showed daily on the evening news. All the years of following music it's hard for me to come up with a finer set of vocal talent and onstage presence. Love those glassy eyes too. Party, party, party.
A beautiful and talented lady with class. No need to resort to the antics of today's so called female musicians when you have true talent. Thanks for posting. GROOVY!
If I could draw the most beautiful woman in the history of planet earth, it would be Marilyn as she appears in this video. She looks like an Egyptian queen. I once had a co-worker who was racist as hell back in the early '80s, but even he once opined that Marilyn was the hottest woman he had ever laid eyes on. I didn't know how to react to that, except to say that Marilyn McCoo was beautiful enough to disarm a wannabe Klansman.
@jifman438 PLEASE!!!! Do not compare apples to oranges! Marilyn was/is a TRUE beauty and talent personified! She earned her status and has GOD given beauty and talent that was cultivated and trained, not manufactured like these microwave so-called divas of today. There is no comparisons! Beyonce like all the others today, uses airbrushing and tracks to compensate for what they don't have, cover up and what they can't do on live stages. Marilyn in her time did 2 shows a night with less makeup!
@jifman438 When I say TRACKS, I mean that in every since of the word! That goes for hair and music/so-called singing. I've seen Beyonce's so-called concert on dvd and she might as well let the tracks sing the whole song for her. As far as her hair goes, well mama Tina does know how to hook her up and get the best weaves I've seen; because I've never seen her without it nor have I seen her real hair!!!
"Working on a Groovy Thing" is by far one of the best of the best of the 5th Dimension, an excellent arrangement, orchestration and blending of great voices!!
i must admit that i liked the group because of marilyn ,but when i actually started listening to the music i actually enjoyed it. now i have learned to listen to the group and daydream about marilyn at the same time!
i remember every Sunday night we drove out of town to my Uncle Bill and Aunt Susans watching Lassie and followed by the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday Nights. They had the first Colour TV. i was about 16 years old at the time and was blown away with the episode in 1968. Sullivan was way ahead of his time with graphics and designs for all TV Shows.
Maybe your sense of talent must favor rough singers.
Marilyn's music is smooth, regardless of whether she's doing it solo or with her husband or with the 5th Dimension (which also featured her husband Billy Davis Jr.)
Not everybody is going to like her music. But to say she's a whatsamacallit makes that opinion as greasy as the Green Slime the Nick cable network uses on its "Kids Choice Awards" show.
@mrjoshjones1 When I was 5 or 6 y.o., the 5th Dimension was performing on the tele (and playing Age of Aquarius). I remember asking my mom what Aquarius was(?) and she said it was what I was (my birthday). I immediately thought the song was written about me (personally) and I immediately began my crush on Marilyn McCoo till the early 80's. :)
Anytime I need a pick-me-up, I put on ANYTHING by the Fifth Dimension and I instantly feel much, much better!
I go back to this video at least once a week. What class!! What talent!! And all beautiful people!! It don't get any better than this!!
cordesmike 1 week ago
@cordesmike
Yep I do the same.
Be great if some tech dude could clean it up a little but it is still fun to watch and enjoy.
sparx1951 1 week ago
Great song! I was about 10 when it came out. Better than todays groups which are crap.
musicbuff9 1 week ago
The music from the 60's and 70's was just so incredibly good, what a time to grow up. Beautiful sounds, great memories.
bobjones726 3 weeks ago
god why dont we have music lie ths now ?
notgnidda53 4 weeks ago
i fell in love with david cassidy when he sang this song! he was the man back then haha!
pamella757able 1 month ago
nice. memories.
kevc21 1 month ago
why can't i work on a groovy thing?
busternutbag 1 month ago
WHY OH WHY CAN'T MUSIC STILL BE LIKE THIS????????
BRENT69696 1 month ago
She was so hot......................
BRENT69696 1 month ago
GREAT!!!!!!!
So CLASSY!!!!!
Nickie0016 2 months ago
GREAT!!!!!!!
Nickie0016 2 months ago
"Music moves us along, your arms around me are snug and warm" loveeee how she sings it...!!!!
mzfiesty 2 months ago
Love 5D!!!, but check out Patty Drew's version.
bahamatoma 2 months ago
when they were hits in the 60,s and 70,s i was into led zepplin ,grandfunk ,deep purple alice cooper, earlier reo speed wagon and of cource BEATLES and rolling stones cream , but never them but i did like thier songs in private (no friends around)
sheddski 2 months ago
I'll take the 5th I love tham thay ware so classy
jsupremes 3 months ago 2
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jsupremes 3 months ago
Boy did they have class! Why can't some young people see this and rediscover the beauty of this time and of its music? so tragic!
Jimbo8137 3 months ago
@Jimbo8137
A few have but not enough. When you listen completely to songs like these you should appreciate all the work and effort that a number of musicians that contributed to the effort. There is a heck of a lot going on in this 3 or so minutes of music. And don't forget Neil Sedaka the writer.
This is a superb effort without a doubt on all fronts.
No time machine available yet at Amazon, so we are stuck here for now.
sparx1951 3 months ago 2
Childhood memories, nostalgia, better times...who knows but thier songs make me feel so good:)!
TheCali68 3 months ago
Great song and a great group!Wish there were groups like them today.
Carl6231 4 months ago
happiness was in our souls if u can remember kids
charlesremschel7 4 months ago
I was so in love with Marilyn McCoo when I was a teen. She was beyond beautiful!
peppersax 4 months ago
Marilyn McCoo was one of most gifted singers of the sixties and seventies. A voice for the ages with so much emotion expressed in her voice. The harmony of this group is what makes it so good. There is nothing to compare it to today (unfortunately). What happenned to good music? kone
konedog55 4 months ago
To paraphrase Sammy Davis Jr.," if you didn't dig Marilyn McCoo, you didn't like chicken on Sunday....
Zeppolino100 4 months ago
Total Class, great vocals, & Flo & Marilyn---heavy, heavy sigh!!!---it just never, ever was better than these 5. Wolfskiy9
Wolfsky9 5 months ago
Man, what makes thease groups brake up such a waste !
carypappass 5 months ago 2
excellent song -- I'm so mellow right now!!~- Thanks
redgrapeskins 5 months ago
Black singers of today look upto these singers as your role models and sing like them. No sex, bad words or glorifying violence.
calihartley2010 5 months ago 9
One of my all time favorite songs by the Fifth.This song still makes me feel the same after all these years.
markyspinto 5 months ago 2
I'm getting my "Jerk On"......
kyereCat 5 months ago
Their songs ARE STILL CLASSIC.. peerfect harmonic blends. great cover of a great Patti Drew cut. This group did many of their own originals. A sure crowd pleasing group. They created their own genre..a different DIMENSION of music.
scottybroker 5 months ago
@scottybroker You're definitely right about their harmonies and the songs being classic! But they rarely did their own material. A lot of their biggest songs were covers of other songwriter/bands like Laura Nyro, Mamas and Papas etc. Also, Jimmy Webb wrote most of the songs on their 1st two albums. But they did do all of it, their way ...
percypage74 5 months ago
I think this was their best song, I've played it over and over! Even after 42 years I still love it!
rickhatch1 6 months ago 3
Love this sound. Reminds me how I felt, all those years ago.....
tripodwolfe 6 months ago
This song really is GROOVY.
It still sounds great even after all these decades.
cheeriosinabowl 6 months ago
Why did they cut out some of the lyrics??? I LOVE this song!
Foxlocke 6 months ago
@Foxlocke They didn't cut the song...the person who made this video had to edit just a smidge to sync the music to the video because the original video (which is a LIVE performance) had become out of sync with the audio.
MsTexas73 5 months ago
THIS IS "REAL" GOOD" MUSIC!
R.I.P. Ron! :( Florence is the ONLY remaining member to this day! Being sarcastic for a moment, after Marilyn and Billy left, and then, later, Ron, this song should have been retitled and sang as "Screwing up a Groovy Thing!?!?" How can this, or any, %th Dimension song, POSSIBLY be resung with magic without the original members? It's so sad!
classiclistener01 6 months ago
Love at first sight !!!!!
zaldivarjohn 6 months ago
Florence is a beautiful lady too. Oh my God.
bigstuff52 6 months ago 2
these song stir emotions that songs nowadays cant. darn i wish i could go back for just a day in those times
ziggyxenon 6 months ago 6
great group, thanks
RonyMexico 6 months ago
5 people dont have a groovy thing going on
TheNorthernSoulKing 7 months ago
I saw the Original Fifth Dimension on their Reunion Tour in 1991 and they did not miss a beat. They had the classic costumes and choreography of their heyday and not only performed their hits but some new material as well and sounded fantastic.
casey3234 7 months ago
RIP to Ron Townsend and Billy Davis.Sumner high alumni from St.Louis....
jdpatterson100 7 months ago
@jdpatterson100 Ron Townson (not Townsend) died back in August 2001. However, Billy Davis, Jr. is still alive and well.
JingleCollector 6 months ago
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JingleCollector 6 months ago
Back in the great 70's I always thought Marilyn McCoo was one of the hottest women on 2 feet! always enjoyed their music.Like pungooer said "where is the time machine" ?
5*****
dav1099 7 months ago
ani3238: You just saw Billy and [sic] Maryland???
67Stu 8 months ago
This is just musical bliss. As close to perfection as pop music gets.
bolder2009 8 months ago
Just saw Billy and Maryland on a re-run of Jammie Fox show. Remember listening to them when I was very young. Love their style. Where did the good songs go?
ani3238 8 months ago
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Cerandubois 8 months ago
the tunes that the fifth dimension put together , are just great to listen and sing along with. timeless music that really outdoes todays hits. thanks to irislight 2008 for bringing this footage to you tube..............
trains100walter 8 months ago
What a fabulous group - The Fifth Dimension. Everything they ever did was absolutely wonderful. Thank you for this post.
0917gva 8 months ago
this white boy from carmel in he aquarious album for his 13th birthday. LOVE IT!
MrRicknavon 9 months ago 2
I agree barnabas50... I've known a few of those ladies named Idaho..
casey3234 11 months ago
@casey3234 lol!
rainbow0921 11 months ago
see how classy these ladies are, not like some today, shaking their booty,looking like a ho. the fifth dimension were great.
barnabas50 11 months ago 3
Where are all the real artists like these guys....music now sucks big elephant d-c-s..
bulletman84 1 year ago 3
They are imitable......!
bhinderbinder 1 year ago
This is what love is all about !
The song, the video---what more can you ask for---this is the best of the best !!
danettecute 1 year ago
this is real music i grew up with it its great to hear again
olive2578 1 year ago
awwww...i'm a KID again! This is FEEL GOOD music! YaY!
cdchase 1 year ago
Where did this vid come from? Is it possible to upload a better quality one?
chenarch 1 year ago
2 people were the clumsy victims of occupational hazards with bandsaws, and so without a working Spanker Hand, these two people are unable to work on a groovy thing, baybee
DancingSpiderman 1 year ago
@DancingSpiderman I think they are the same two who hit the button on every Soul/Funk/Jazz/Latin/Reggae or Afro upload on You Tube. What a very sad existence.... if you can call it existing.
elvispreseli 1 year ago
@elvispreseli i gree. It's cuz they're Black.
Wow, this was groovy music. Can you dig it? If they can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, then I can dig it. Hahaha, yeah, I know... different group. Same groovy vibe.
DancingSpiderman 1 year ago
What a perfect blend of voices, amazing harmony and outstanding material they worked with over the years. And Marilyn McCoo ... heavy sigh. Not only a brilliant singer and extraordinarily beautiful, but she moves so well.
gobalers79 1 year ago 12
The whole group is amazing but Marilyn McCoo what a talent she sure can belt it out like no other.
Budma30k 1 year ago 2
Great vocals, unlike garbage of today
shickasha 1 year ago 16
Timeless, & Total Musical Perfection, Summer of '69. OMG, Marilyn, I was sooooo in love with you. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago 2
I love Mc Coo . . .
jimbowie09 1 year ago 2
Flo looks like a black Claudette Colbert! So lovely! Beautiful group!
deep71483 1 year ago
To DUNKIRCHEN....if your serving in that "zone:"..I can empathize with you..Vietnam was many years ago but the memories, scars still linger...That war will always be with you as Vietnam is with me...stay safe.....and remember, you can count on one hand how many members in the House and Senate have sons or daughters serving in Iraq and Afghanastan..They were and always will be COWARDS..."TO US AND THOSE LIKE US"
lnefouse 1 year ago
Such beautiful harmony!!
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I loved this group..I was in the "Nam" when they really started rollin
lnefouse 1 year ago
I loved this group..I was in the "Nam" when they really rollin...
lnefouse 1 year ago 2
@lnefouse Thanks for your service! I'm listening to this in Afghanistan! ;)
dunkirchen1940 1 year ago
I am glad to have lived through that decade. As a teenager.
Bluesdirections 1 year ago
Now, this song is definitely on the "You want to keep your job @ this smooth jazz radio station, you MUST play this song!" playlist! A true masterpiece by The 5th D! Marilyn & Billy have got to be grandparents by now!
hcjc57 1 year ago
@hcjc57 ... they did not have children of their own, but Billy had a son during his 1st marriage. Not sure if his son had kids though. Can you imagine the pipes a child produced by Marilyn and Billy could have possibly had? lol
daretosayit 1 year ago
@hcjc57 ... and you're damn right about that 'pre-rotation warning'...if you don't put this song on, bye! lol
daretosayit 1 year ago
Marilyn commands the stage.
casey3234 1 year ago
Total Class--like we'll never see again. They looked good, & sang even better. A lesson for today's wanna be's. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago 3
@Wolfsky9 How true.
calihartley2010 1 year ago
Class unmatched never to be equalled go Marylin
bmah2657 1 year ago
I'm about to lose control.......... One of my favorite 5th Dimension song !!I'm happy
peggymcth 1 year ago
I've always thought that if I had to say what a real angel's voice would be like, that the nearest thing I could find would be Karen Carpenter.... but after hearing Marilyn Mc Coo she comes a very close second.
clubland459 1 year ago
Those days were THE best!
whtisit 1 year ago
Marilyn was the most gorgeous woman on the planet.
chenarch 1 year ago
@chenarch Amen, to that!! THE most awesome--gorgeous Lady, ever. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago
Things that black hippies were working on in 1967 -
1 avoiding police beat-downs in the haight -ashbury district
2 love that came in all flavors... and all sexes
3 tasty tasty marijuana brownies , with an LSD milkshake
4 beg ,borrowing (or stealing) enough cash for one of those groovy Nehru jackets
nealadams70 1 year ago
@nealadams70 Hey, don't talk trash about nehru jackets. I had one when they were in style - for about three weeks.
namvet12 1 year ago
@namvet12 well , you vets are known for your mental disorders...peace , love and all things groovy man...
nealadams70 1 year ago
More sunshine pop. Awesome song. Marilyn McCoo was so hot.
Good stuff
pjstrupp 1 year ago
To this day I still think Flo & Mar are charming; also, Ron Townson, rest his soul, really filled out their sound, and was under appreciated. They can never truly re-unite anymore. Sorry for the sad note.
uKooKu 1 year ago
Psychadelic soul, really?
Gurrehable 1 year ago
Pattie Drew sang this song also. Who sanged it first? I love both versions. The Dimension by far were the most lively and colorful. Help Me. My wife says 5th Dimensions, I say Pattie Drew
tonkinshipwreck69 1 year ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting.
talentscoutjoe 1 year ago
Hal Blaine and The Wrecking Crew made an immense contribution to Popular Music.
9ballguy 1 year ago
LISTENING TO THESE 5 FANTASTIC SINGERS .....WHATS THERE TO SAY...EVERY WORD THAT HAS THE MEANING...GREAT!!! HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THEM...RIP..MR.TOWNSEND.I LOVED TALKING TO DRUMMER HAL BLAINE ABOUT RECORDING WITH THE 5th D..MR. BLAINE TOLD ME HE WAS ALWAYS UP TO GO TO THE STUDIO AND BE WITH THESE WONDERFUL FOLKS...HAL IS ON ALL OF THE 5th.D AS THE STUDIO DRUMMER....WHAT A GREAT TIME THOSE DAYS MUST OF BEEN...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING..
MALTOMEEGE 1 year ago
One of my favorite groups of all time.
renecrod3 1 year ago
Marilyn McCoo is stunning!
fatima1009 1 year ago
Love this song!! I agree with budixxx25, thank God for YouTube. We can go back down Memory Lane to great songs. Neil Sedaka is a great songwriter! Can current wanna be songwriters please take note? Great vocals, harmony and choreography. When singing groups had to have talent. RIP Ron Townson..
70ssoulchild 1 year ago 3
I LOVE THIS SONG!
christluv88 1 year ago
One of the best songs ever written or sung. Brings back so many memories from my younger days!!
Sportsfan477 1 year ago
Love the 5th. Dimension!
But this version pales in comparison to Patti Drew's.
SectorAnalyst 1 year ago
Marilyn McCoo is a bona fide babe!!!
chuckbuckbobuck 1 year ago
i am crazy for this groovy group...i thank God for youtube...i am able to go on memory lane
budixxx25 1 year ago
another great one from sedaka---and a great cover
50anth 1 year ago
Damn, if that isn't a smooth song I don't what is?? The harmonies are dead on & the musical accompaniment is sooooo tight!! I would buy a ticket for a 5th Dimension reunion!!
rgani1 1 year ago 2
Gawd, i love this song. i love THEM.
hitomusic 1 year ago
This music makes me smile. Everything about it projects a wonderful view of life. What has happened to popular music these days to make it fall so far?
gmmrtn 1 year ago
A great group! Marilyn McCoo is sensational. Always has been, always will! Beautiful people,...be sure to visit and listen to "If I could reach you..." another really good classic by these terrific people. God bless!.......Sister Chrissy
missycrissysissy008 1 year ago
The voice of Marilyn McCoo is one of the great things in life.....
tennispro561 1 year ago
I saw the Fifth Dimension live, twice when I was a young boy. They had a poise and rich harmonies that don't exist any more. Todays' groups should look back at them and learn what real live talent and class really looks and sounds like.
cdrgrimes 1 year ago 11
@cdrgrimes I agree with you music was better then. i'm probably the same age as u. tastes change. To somebody that's older they say that 50`s music was better than 60's music.
johnny0g 11 months ago 2
@cdrgrimes What great comments. Thanks cdrgrimes.
stingray100100 9 months ago
Didn't Neil Sedaka write this hit?
77loneranger 1 year ago 2
@77loneranger Absolutely!
hrpman 1 year ago
some of the greatest harmonies from an unbelievable era!!!!
centralparocker 1 year ago
These songs make you feel great. Not like some of the rubbish that is around today.Where is the time machine......
pungooer 1 year ago 29
@pungooer Agreed! Please transport me back to 1969<<<<<<
womanlybassplayer 1 year ago
@womanlybassplayer I will pick you up on my way through if you like......
pungooer 1 year ago
@pungooer smoke some pcp go in a coma and you can go wherever you wana give yourself two weeks LOL
cimism610 1 year ago
@cimism610 I might be getting a bit long in the tooth to do that.....but it is something to ponder. Finding a crack house now is going to be my main problem. LOL
pungooer 1 year ago
@pungooer i agree
olive2578 1 year ago
@pungooer Let me know when you find that Time Machine!! I'm up for it!! Especially iof it means seeing / hearing The 5 D once again. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 11 months ago
@Wolfsky9 I will be passing over your way soon, so you better be ready. You can sit next to me if you like.Bring a really nice bottle of port with you. While we are there how about we visit a few of those other beautiful black singers (motown) ones that were around. I called on Lou Rawls yesterday and he said "I'll see when you get there" and Billy Preston said "My sweet Lord " you back here again. I will pick you up soon, be ready..
pungooer 11 months ago
Crusin through Forest Park St Louis Mo baby. Back in this day the word was groovy. I am doin groovy
tonkinshipwreck69 1 year ago
The 5th D could do no wrong - what a tremendously talented group. Unbelievable. Everything they did was assuredly worthy!!!!!!! I don't know but they certainly deserved to be in the r 'n r Hall of Fame. Thank you for the post. Love it, love it.
gva0917 1 year ago
Frlorence ad marylinn wrk it good!!
frambrianna 1 year ago
Such a sweet sweet kind of "innocent" era with these kind of songs!
nanciearyan 1 year ago
Hard to put my thoughts into words, makes me yonder for the best of my memories growing up in the late 60's and early 70's. I was 11 at the time, no other times come near. What a different world we live in today. Music like this helped to offset the daily scenes of the Vietnam war showed daily on the evening news. All the years of following music it's hard for me to come up with a finer set of vocal talent and onstage presence. Love those glassy eyes too. Party, party, party.
laborhead 1 year ago
A beautiful and talented lady with class. No need to resort to the antics of today's so called female musicians when you have true talent. Thanks for posting. GROOVY!
100jules 1 year ago
If I could draw the most beautiful woman in the history of planet earth, it would be Marilyn as she appears in this video. She looks like an Egyptian queen. I once had a co-worker who was racist as hell back in the early '80s, but even he once opined that Marilyn was the hottest woman he had ever laid eyes on. I didn't know how to react to that, except to say that Marilyn McCoo was beautiful enough to disarm a wannabe Klansman.
ggordon10 1 year ago
@ggordon10 Awesome comment! Deepest respect.
floppybollox3 1 year ago
Beauty, Class, & exquisite vocals, Ohhhh yes, Ladies & Gents, The 5D, & Late 60's ' soul at it's best. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago
i'm 17 and love this song
Marion133 1 year ago
Beyonce is hot, but Marilyn McCoo was way beautiful!
jifman438 1 year ago 3
@jifman438 .... and she STILL IS a FOX ! (and she could sing a little, too !)
raiderdanCA 1 year ago
Beyonce is hot, but marilyn McCoo was the best!
jifman438 1 year ago
@jifman438 PLEASE!!!! Do not compare apples to oranges! Marilyn was/is a TRUE beauty and talent personified! She earned her status and has GOD given beauty and talent that was cultivated and trained, not manufactured like these microwave so-called divas of today. There is no comparisons! Beyonce like all the others today, uses airbrushing and tracks to compensate for what they don't have, cover up and what they can't do on live stages. Marilyn in her time did 2 shows a night with less makeup!
Calvin375 1 year ago
@jifman438 When I say TRACKS, I mean that in every since of the word! That goes for hair and music/so-called singing. I've seen Beyonce's so-called concert on dvd and she might as well let the tracks sing the whole song for her. As far as her hair goes, well mama Tina does know how to hook her up and get the best weaves I've seen; because I've never seen her without it nor have I seen her real hair!!!
Calvin375 1 year ago
I don't know how anyone can listen to beautiful music like this and then go back to the stuff that they call music today!
RandyBful1 1 year ago 2
@RandyBful1 AMEN !!!!
master4444t 1 year ago
"Working on a Groovy Thing" is by far one of the best of the best of the 5th Dimension, an excellent arrangement, orchestration and blending of great voices!!
kingbrotherman 1 year ago 2
Pretty awesome..gorgeous music and gorgeous talent!
jimbowie09 1 year ago
sweet
MISTYPOWELL 1 year ago
i must admit that i liked the group because of marilyn ,but when i actually started listening to the music i actually enjoyed it. now i have learned to listen to the group and daydream about marilyn at the same time!
donnye007 1 year ago
i remember every Sunday night we drove out of town to my Uncle Bill and Aunt Susans watching Lassie and followed by the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday Nights. They had the first Colour TV. i was about 16 years old at the time and was blown away with the episode in 1968. Sullivan was way ahead of his time with graphics and designs for all TV Shows.
JamelleFunk770717 1 year ago
This is the one of the few happiest or joyous songs i ever cried to.
JamelleFunk770717 1 year ago
Great song. The Fifth Dimension is one of the most underated groups of all time.
sdavis171 1 year ago
@sdavis171 Underated ... Not Where I'm From !
master4444t 1 year ago
working on a groovything is my favorite fifth dimension song
MrMiles716 1 year ago
Best of 5TH Dimension !
1ntencity 1 year ago 2
great song!
adric137 1 year ago
wow, they really do come together as a vocal group. unparalleled at the time! and decades later they still sound great....!!!
Agoateeman 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
MARILYN McCOO IS A ROACH
AAPromotions 1 year ago
@AAPromotions
Maybe your sense of talent must favor rough singers.
Marilyn's music is smooth, regardless of whether she's doing it solo or with her husband or with the 5th Dimension (which also featured her husband Billy Davis Jr.)
Not everybody is going to like her music. But to say she's a whatsamacallit makes that opinion as greasy as the Green Slime the Nick cable network uses on its "Kids Choice Awards" show.
76659gll 1 year ago
@AAPromotions ...and you are an IDIOT !!!!
master4444t 1 year ago
I AM SUCH A BIG FAN
elic843 1 year ago
I mourn for this true music that can never be created again.
angie4josh 1 year ago
marilyn was the sexiest woman of the 70's.
donnye007 1 year ago
All I can say is groovy! I spent hours listening to their albums in the late 60's/early 70's.
astralartist4 1 year ago 2
Another great song done by this sexy groovy group. Did you know that most of their television appearances were taped with them singing live?
1MSmith008 1 year ago 2
My favorite of many great songs by the 5th Dimention. Loved Marilyn voice also.
skipper8257 1 year ago 3
I just love Marilyn McCoos voice!
bearnurse1 2 years ago 17
What a good looking group!
Pair that with GREAT MATERIAL,GREAT
VOICES, timing & talent, and the results,
one of the best 60's-70's R&P/Pop groups
still performing to this day.
Love you Flo!!!!!!!!!!!!
mrjoshjones1 2 years ago 39
@mrjoshjones1 When I was 5 or 6 y.o., the 5th Dimension was performing on the tele (and playing Age of Aquarius). I remember asking my mom what Aquarius was(?) and she said it was what I was (my birthday). I immediately thought the song was written about me (personally) and I immediately began my crush on Marilyn McCoo till the early 80's. :)
Anytime I need a pick-me-up, I put on ANYTHING by the Fifth Dimension and I instantly feel much, much better!
OpieJohansen 1 year ago
@OpieJohansen Us too!
When we were kids, "HAIR" broke and the 5th D released the
Aquarius album.
We danced 'til the record layer needle broke.
BTW, she really is gorgeous.
I went with her cousin (on Dad's side), you could see the comparisons
physically and facially, but, I love Flo La Rue!
Agree on 5th's material, 'cept "One Less Bell".
She sings it 'til you feel the pain!
mrjoshjones1 1 year ago
@mrjoshjones1 You are correct sir!
peterzang 1 year ago
blah blah blah come on folks, anyone who can think of anything while hearing this song aint listening right
MackerelCat 2 years ago 2
@MackerelCat ..I'm sorry..what were you saying??
fernfeyes 1 year ago
this song seems like the closest thing to a duet between mccoo and larue..a nd it works beautifully
teehonky 2 years ago
WRITTEN BY NEIL SEDAKA
uselessjoe 2 years ago 2
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elyeye66 2 years ago
@uselessjoe thank you for the information
elyeye66 2 years ago