Focus - Hocus Pocus

[The88soo]

I watch this when im bored ITS SO AWSOME!

[Seaventeares]

this is way back when bands/artists had genuine talent

[LittleElf101]

1:12 is when the acid kicks in

[Shend1g]

Quagmire at 1:40

[Redemox89]

Bad ass song

[zachthetelephone]

the faces....

[TheKevinshannon]

they must had to go somewhere soon after they played this song , thats why they played it so fast.

[208gerry]

Spazmatic...

[Thesortvokter]

@208gerry Psychedelic!

[Lukas199torres]

0:24 subiendo el acido

[dahger7]

Kind of the condensed throttled up version. Love it!

[danrbfish]

this is the only time in history that the drummer would have been at the RIGHT gig.

[stefisdefis]

Trying to study during hearing this is like doing surgery without anesthesia ...

[EspherMercury]

One of the greatest live performances in the history of music.

[Dmanashadow85]

one of my favorite songs:)

[Meltdowns6]

From an era where musicians could actually play their instruments, unlike today.

[twochicos]

I'm thinking tourettes........

[lokonyt]

Good stuff.

[AlbumShen]

@3:53 we're all rooting for him!

[Karmoon7]

@CatalinaSafari73

Don't bring that gay shit to real culture!

Stick to 4chan and leave reality for real people please!

[SeaBearisNumber1]

Probably the first time in my life where I didn't click on a perverted link in the related videos to the right until I finished watching the current video.

[elgritodelasardina]

someone has the lyrics?

[zijnemajesteit]

Did you notice that this was live (not playback)?

[Randyolsson]

@zijnemajesteit uhm, yes? unlike music today, people actually played for real....

[freemanstubey]

very clear example of a song that is made while high.

[Kilyd14]

Great, awesome speed

[marzil27]

something reminds me of jack nicholson

[mauricio0guaruja]

Finally found someone crazier than Joe Cocker at woodstock.

[nickward62]

Snarf

[electron115]

Wow. Reminds me of Panama Red :-)

[MyJOELIVE]

Those were the days to grow up a guitar player!!!

[GoBills4Evr]

I can still hear my dad now, "what the hell is that racket?!"

[2000tc88]

If REAL people Vote on what I say,they would know that in the early 70`s,Jan Akerman,was VOTED by his Peers Like,Eric Clapton,Jeff Beck,Jimmy Page,Tommi Iommni,Richie Blackmore,David Gilmore,ETC: as the BEST Guitarist of the YEAR.FACT.Guitar Mag of that year SAYS SO.I would ask that all real and true people who NO this to be true vote this up.

[hurtztwopee]

3:54 lolol

[FR2darkflames]

WTF?LSD!

[TheDutchHippie]

@FR2darkflames Speed

[Epiphanyartist88]

so this is who did the Katamari soundtrack!!!(jk)

[TheDutchHippie]

This is what happens if you snort alot of speed before playling lol.... version is 10 times faster xD

[CornholioTheGreat69]

3:46 arrg mateys

[vinikaka122]

i've born in the 90s, but was in the end of them. now i have 14 years old and live in a time of shits just like justin bieber, lady gaga and another things like these. please, someone make for me a time machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[xxSichaye]

One of the best things from my country :)..

[demorenilla1]

Focus me encantaba!!! que tiempos!!!!!

[thehillcefis]

i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuu!

[barofsolitude]

Je-sus, it's "punk speed ahead" with the live version.

[ApollosPlace]

This tune is one of my favs but this performance is sloppy at the beginning. Way recordings to be found here on YT

[Santangelo5]

Have an amazing 2012 everyone who's is watching this miracle.

[Zippertheslipper]

Yeah, these guys kicked some major kiester in the early 70's, loved it.

[ohmygoditsyomamma]

Wtf am I watching? Lol

[CheckM8King2]

Tell me again that guitar isn't high..LOL

[lepiesza]

mozart on acid

[196fallon]

nice

[SaintNath]

My friend just sayed he's always listening to it while jerking off the 8th time a day.

[marcusmagicman]

@SaintNath Your friend just 'sayed' that? Were you both wearing overalls and sitting on a porch playing banjo? How odd that you like to talk about your friend jerking off. Does he also ask you to say 'ahhhhh' all 8 times?

[FabianBizarre]

speed progressive rock :D

[FlasherSquad]

lebron james

[justmep61]

Too funny. I remember this song. No words-but great instramentals. Drugs have to have been involved...lmao!

[kuunoo]

what a calm drummer :) ...he does what he has to :)

[IFIXCASTLES]

NICE

[johnhrey52]

They may have been a one hit wonder but what aJam

[NamesTwist]

1:14 is when the jeffrey kicks in

[lpmusonut]

Jan Akkerman, up there with the great rock guitarists!!!!

[SlachMothaFucka]

Most kickin ass live ever.

[InfernalThunder]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

[MrPatides]

No drugs? Yes drugs! Idk below the influence man! hahaha na i dont do drugs though just smoke weed

[45dally]

wa that fucking oprah ??

[CheckM8King2]

@45dally No that's Gladys Knight with out the Pips...

[marydoodles]

I will tell my grandchildren of the things I've seen...

[Santangelo5]

@marydoodles Do tell them of the miracles of Focus. Please, do tell them. Once upon a time...................

[Santangelo5]

@marydoodles Please do so!

[MrPatides]

@GertKozjin I mean I was doing drugs when i wote that so... but ya I guess i was just trying to figure out why i just nowheard the song for the first time and that was the only reasonable explanation but ya that was a pretty messed up comment lol

[joshuavolaverunt]

Que locura :)

[MrPatides]

He's dead isn't he? I know he did a lot of drugs and now he's dead. I mean he has to be dead from all the drugs you have to take in order to write that

[GertKozijn]

@MrPatides You´re sick man Thijs is alive and kicking. Doing gigs 65 years old.

[sorafinalform19]

@MrPatides no drugs?

[DrQuorgeTheConqueror]

Why does he not do this in all of their songs? I was so excited I looked up an album to by and everything!

[bodaciousd]

The lady intro-ing the song is Gladys Knight.

[jamirosmajicrocks]

i love how holland hasnt the most famous musicians to come out of, but man focus is the best and did make it abroad.

[Santangelo5]

Akkerman playing the shit out of his guitar and being relaxed like there is nothing special going on............so much to be learned, so much lost and so much to be gained by todays guitarists

[TheLastAbacus]

U can tell the lady at the beginning when she says Focus she knows shits about to go down.

[netocanp452]

1:14

[k3lso0o]

they're fucking crazy hahaha

[marcosomma88]

dude... that sucks!



[DraconicXX]

back in the seventies, singers could do stuff autotune or melodyne can't do now =)

[scmshtbrady]

if these guys had the songwriting ability of zeppelin or the beatles, they'd have been unstoppable.

[rodcrippler]

@scmshtbrady why is instrumental music supposed to be of lesser quality than lyrical music???? Zep wasn't extraorinarily adept at writing songs either, they either wrote lyrical nonsense for rhytmical mesure or stole old forgotten blues singer's songs. Not all LZ songs have lyrics of the same caliber as Stairway... Plus, Focus is a Danish group, even if they had written stuff, nobody would have got it, lol

[DraconicXX]

@rodcrippler actually, Focus is a Dutch group ;) and that doesn't matter for the lyrics.. many groups from non-english speaking lands still write their songs in english.. ;) but lyrical music isn't better or worse than instrumental music, I agree with you =)

[sorafinalform19]

@rodcrippler danish? AHHAHAHAAHAH

[rodcrippler]

@sorafinalform19 lol yeah, I messed up, they actually are, as Nigel Powers would put it: "bloody Dutch!", now isn't that weird???

[sorafinalform19]

@rodcrippler nop I am dutch myself

[Matu014]

Jack Black's teacher

[TheStonxD]

omg loi-lolo-loi-lolo-lo xD! wenoo:)

[EwokLol]

Kids, this is why drugs are good. So very, very, good.

[sarmegwantwatchmovie]

3:54 snapshot

[sarmegwantwatchmovie]

If you are wondering about the explosion in views: one of the teachers at my school showed us this in Humanities to show some strange music from the seventies, and a small group of students from that class proceeded to request teachers show it in their classes for the rest of the day. And it worked in 3 of mine that day, don't know about the rest.

[duderocks6483]

@sarmegwantwatchmovie Strange music from the seventies? :) Please let me know more details. Would love to hear from you.

[rodcrippler]

@sarmegwantwatchmovie request some Yes, King Crimson and Genesis too

[namtil]

Completely awesome.

[jkefalas1]

One of two 45's I owned at aged 4. Still one of my favorite songs of all time.

[fluffydolly]

hell yeah ...break loose!!!!!

[ElanorGaGa]

Top band real musicians - few of these about now

[chippy922]

0:24 is when the acid kicks in

[stupoopel]

@chippy922 i think thats cocain XD

[zombiexcoyote]

@chippy922 dude i feel like its something better than acid lol

[87mrks]

i'll have what he´s having...

[brightonblock]

@87mrks that joke hasn't been witty since before this song was recorded....

[Cantoffie]

Great

[gh71000]

So hilarious!!I think he's trimping on acid

[yasoon1234]

Props to this band for creating a cool song.  Everyone else who covers it are just dick biters.

[browncoat697]

Whoa, what? The drummer is using traditional grip for a hard rock song. I usually only use traditional grip for jazz ballads >_>.

[andzwe]

@browncoat697: Pierre van der Linden was classically trained and played jazz later on, before joining rock and roll bands and eventually Focus. A very modest man, but one of the most enjoyable drummers I ever saw perform. Lots of groove and character.

[browncoat697]

@andzwe That would explain why he seems like he's completely relaxed and not really trying to do the really impressive stuff that he's doing (typical of jazz players).

[k3lso0o]

i dont know why people arent going crazy over this, how can you all just SIT THERE hahahah. when i first saw this i laughed my ass off, unfuckin believeable.

[kk6downing]

This Music makes more sense than Rap (nor real music)

[LordVincentGuitar]

artisti.

[StansVoices]

I have this on a 45.

I never knew that he was signing something of importance, just jamming via yodeling....

[13edam]

LOL hot oprah winfrey tripping balls

[yuriha1977]

that's how you singed when your COBOL programs worked correctly.

[MrMusicm0n]

1:12 - 1:15 we need that in todays rock bands. fuckin amazing.......

[666MeBad]

COOOOOL

[XSobonoX]

They hath passed thyne "epic barrier". My mind is full of the.. how you say... FUCK.

[Santangelo5]

@XSobonoX MUSIC?



[XSobonoX]

@Santangelo5 That too. This is not music, but MUSICAL GENIUS!

[Santangelo5]

@XSobonoX My mistake!The Aliens were so friendly to pay us a short visit in the 70's of last century and boy, have they been focussed.

[43carruthers]

dont think america was ready 4 this ! and they still aint !!!!!!

[ArtySmARTy100]

Unbeefuckinleavable!this is the shit of all times!I love this!

[fnesbet]

I heard this song many times. Sometimes I ask for this song, buy anybody couldn't answer to me. Today I get know who is play that.

[liampwnedu]

1:39 WTF?

[liampwnedu]

My Name is Earl? Solitary confinement episode? Anybody? Eh... I tried. WHERE"S MY THUMBS UP?

[Santangelo5]

@liampwnedu Yoh Earl. Here's my thumbs up

[Maztuhmind]

@liampwnedu

lol thumbs ups.

[commodore665]

Ah thosh crayshy Dutsch

[fschmidt]

@commodore665

YEP...they are...!

[Santangelo5]

I listen to this song at least once a week to wash out my ears. And since 1973 my ears are all clean! Focus is prescription medication.

[MrRacucho]

The crazy ass face of the vocalist is remarkable!!! Hahahaha!

[tfssly1119]

This band just sounds fucking tight

[dancindaze]

OH YEAH!!!



[XXdetonator890]

3:54



[VAB0L0]

I think the guitarist is trying to pull off a Clapton, Bonham and a Entwistle at the same time. With success, I might add.

[jemmani22]

@VAB0L0 thats why he looked familiar.... and you are so right....

[Santangelo5]

@VAB0L0 There you go! A connoisseur of higher understanding as I might state.

[86thewall]

that dude on the piano is on planet janet..love it

[dotplan]

I am already trippin'

[Murzbul]

Muy bueno!!!! La mejor version es la original... igualmente le de helloween es muy buena!!!

[Santangelo5]

@spasticinbondage Yep! You are one of the very few to mention the truth. Focus on the Aliens who came down on us and gave us a lesson to remember!

[herbalist420ganja]

3:47 - 3:54 looks and sounds like a kettle

[elpudino]

Bonkers Fast! Akkerman is'nt underated in circles of real musicians, only if you read Shite like the NME/Rolling stone/Kerrang, then you've probably never heard of this awesome group. Go out and buy focus 3.

[rokvidfan]

i wonder 'what' exactly the keyboardist/yodel-er/flutist is really on, cocaine? acid? or maybe he's just extremely eccentric, personally, i hope it's a combo of all.

[knaakepaak]

Hahahaha, gotta love the whistling, especially the last note, that´s just awesome

[rambito100]

sweep picking impresive in the 70 s 2:53

[meltingmountains]

gotta luv it! free spirits!

[MrTdw1954]

Not often do you get to see a group ruin their own song.

[OlyDrumBum]

Cocaine's a helluva drug

[Vodoune]

That guitarist looks like Ohara from Enter the Dragon.

[dranickk]

Лучшая группа

[MrBrownstone90]

Akkerman is probably one of the best guitarists in the world

[tetedemarc]

With a lil zest of Jethro

[Pussybusiness]

Here's the lyrics: Ôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô poPÔ Yôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô poPÔ Aaaah aaah aaah aaah Uuuh oooh oooh ooooooooh Ôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô poPÔ Yôi orôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi rôrôrôi ohrorô BoumPÔ Aaaah aaah aaah aaah Uuuh oooh oooh ooooooooh Just sing along, guys!

[Santangelo5]

@Pussybusiness Wow! Just on the dot. You did not miss one ô nor a ö. Impressive research. I am singing along now so much easier than before Thanks!

[Pussybusiness]

@Santangelo5 Haha :'D

[jdtherocker1]

@Pussybusiness You wouldn't believe how hard I laughed

[dwizzlejerk]

@Pussybusiness You got my vote for best comment on Youtube!

[Pussybusiness]

@dwizzlejerk Haha! I love you, man.

[sander1016]

@Pussybusiness good note pussybusiness lol

[doyster]

@Pussybusiness i tried and had a cardiac arrest

[Pussybusiness]

@doyster Yes, you made the rookie mistake of trying it while not being on acid.

[estherjansen1]

a very serious 70's rockband from the netherlands; gitarman is Jan Akkerman ( check him out, still alive and...)

[martinguns100]

Who Hell Is the Guitar Man!?!?

[irritatedmushroom2]

@martinguns100 Jan Akkerman. Tremendously under-rated as a guitarist and musician.

[Santangelo5]

@irritatedmushroom2 Was in the 70's called the best guitar player of all times. Strangely enough ''serious'' magazines like Rolling Stone do not even remember him. There is nowadays knowledge for you. He is still among the best guitarists ever.

[berndbananee]

why is there a japanese subtitle?