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  • one of my favorite songs of all time it was great when it was new and still great

  • Great song, awful video. Where are the girls? They are apparently grooving with each other which is kind of dumb. 

  • best oldie ever

  • great song

  • who is the drummer?

  • @ladykatemacca It looks like for the entire time the band was active, that their drummer was Dino Danelli. He has a wiki page. I agree, fine percussion here.

  • @mojav26 he looks like paul mccartney SO much

  • CLASSIC !! Love the melody of this one !! :))

  • Their music always reminds me of New York City and so it was great to see them in Central Park. Got to meet these guys in a record store in Brooklyn.

  • Love this song....times have gone by way too fast. Life is definitely different now. We were groovin back in the day...happily.

  • Such a COOL SONG then and now!

  • i want the 1960s back so much it makes me cry.

  • @12161euclid You are ever so right.

  • Central Park...NYC...people always grovvin' in The Park...on Sunday<3

  • #389

  • I always thought it was "leslie" also, meaning a leslie speaker, which creates special effects when used with the organ.

  • Like this song better now than I did when i was a young teen:)

  • Whow ! Whow...this was one of my favourite songs when i was 12 years old- living on a farm..listening on my fm radio...dreaming of a beautiful world out there to explore.Thankyou SO much for posting this and triggering those fond childhood memories!

  • So carefree, happy......miss those days more than i can say. old age sux

  • @stonearch8 No say that. With age comes wisdom. I someitmes wish today's Kids could have the "Simple" things that we now take for granted. A time with no Computers, Cell Phones, Text Messaging, Internet. Whatever happened to an Old Fahsoined Letter or a Card, I was only One in 1967 but it seemed to be a fun time.

  • @laminage Wow! You remember 1 year old memories?

    Hah, I was 8 and I remember hearing this song. I think my Dad had it on his reel to reel tape. His music was mostly Beatles, Stones, etc. and some Buddy Holly so this stood out. B-)

  • @mcp666 I first heard them when I saw The Big Chill when they played "Good Lovin'" when Sam and his College Sweetheart went to the Store for Groceries. I also remembered hearing "It's A Beautiful Morning" on The Soap Opera All My Children when Liza and Jake Martin #3 spent a Day together in The Park in the Fall. I used to confuse this group with Tommy James & The Shondells "Crystal Blue Persuasion" because it sounded so much like them. Your Dad has "Good Taste" in music too.

  • When I was 16,I bought this 45,the first piece of music I ever bought.I thought that there could never be a cooler sound.So cool even today.

  • wtf im confused anyone else?

  • Brings back childhood memories for me and makes me yearn for the past..

  • Is this just a great blast from the past how cool BG

  • Is this the actual music video to the song, or this is a few clips put together from other songs? :) I love this song. It's relaxing.

  • @cruhnk I believe the footage was made for the song but it cut off half way through so I added some extra footage (peacocks, sunflowers, etc.) and looped a few bits. I think it came out OK.

  • when music was music great song

  • Mami con esta cancion me acuerdo de ti y simpre que miro al cielo me acordare de ti siempre. te amo.

    Mom with this song I remember you and I look to heaven simpre I will remember you forever. I love you.

  • bonita demais

  • The Rascals, Young or otherwise, were from Long Island, NY!

  • ahh... The 60s....

  • What a soulful singer!

  • my cousin is Eddie Brigati

  • geiler song,habe ich schon 1966 gehört

  • Wow, come to think of it, hate to sound bad, but I'm pretty sure more than 1/2 the reason why this world is so just DOWN....Is because ONLY 559,000 have seen this...when an uneducated, untalented individual, such as Gucci Mane (sorry if you all don't know who this is...) has 49,000,000 views...wow :( ....Have a good day everyone : ^ )

  • Is that the twin towers in the background.?

  • @60srecords Twin towers weren't built yet. The video was shot in Central Park.

  • @60srecords No, it's the Eldorado building on Central Park West.

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  • @tomthefunky Uh, I think they're American.

  • @cdanteg67 they are American my cousin is Eddie Brigati

  • @joannasinging yours too, I don,t even know who that is haha;-)

  • I always thought black people sang this song!

  • @GoldNava nah, just soulful.

  • The word says it all!

  • Great song!

  • wait.. so there are 'the rascals' and 'the young rascals' and they play the same song? one group is black.. ?

  • @JustSomeGuyOk Ehhh, No?

    As I recall, the Young Rascals got older and dropped the 'Young' bit. There was a black group called War who also recorded this song. :-?

  • @mcp666 that pretty cool

    

  • @JustSomeGuyOk same group........felix cavaliere (lead singer) grew up in the next town over from me.....very nice guy

  • yep..everybody thought the line was "You & Me and LESLIE"...only to find out later it was "Life would be ecstasy, you and me ENDLESSLY.." which was kinda disappointing because I always preferred the "Leslie" thing because I always liked the name...either way, it's still a timeless 60's song :)

  • One of my hometown bands that made it to the world stage and became legends...ironically, even though I'm from NJ like the band, I saw them for the first time in concert @ The Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa in May of 1968 where my family lived at the time. "Groovin'" , their timeless classic from the previous year brings back beautiful memories of the Jersey Shore when I was a kid. Long Live Felix Cavaliere ^5 :)

  • This song makes me think about sitting on a porch with a pitcher of lemonade thinking back on my childhood when we had the baddest jams (60's and 70's) you could listen to. Classic Jams !!!

  • Helivz is right. Groovin was first heard on the radio in the spring of 1967- April and climbed to #1 in May.

  • When was the last time u relaxed on a groovin afternoon?

  • We were chillin' in the park, just waiting for the sun to go down...

  • reminds me of when me and my mates used to meet a frankly services,I used to put this and P P arnold on the juke box,scooters and mini's and our lives ahead,happy days

  • Makes me think of my two best friends just hangin' out xD one of their names is Leslie

  • @lunasco23 I went out with a cool chick some years back. Her name was Leslie too, she didn't like this song though, it was too old for her. :-?

  • @lunasco23 I think the lyrics he's singing are "life would be ecstacy, you and me endlessly groovin," not "you and me and Leslie". I do admit though that when this song first came out on the radio I thought it was Leslie too! :-)

  • @wickedlittlethings LOL that's because we heard it on am radio with THE worst speakers in the world on either our transistor radio or on our car radio.  When I hear these songs today & get the right lyrics I laugh so hard.

  • I love the transition of them walking in the park to rowing a boat; very clever filming! Super wonderful song.

  • i alsways thought it was leslie, too!! because my name is leslie - i thought it was really cool!

  • dude these guys had some soul in them man this is a bad ass old school song i thaught this was a black group bad ass rock on

  • Timeless.

  • A´ll Star : Amelia,Vera, Idalina, Barbara , Regina, Groovin my Heart...

  • @laser621 Yes, This song had and still has a calm, soothing , positive feel to it, even at this time, 44 years later. Excellent.

  • Always reminded me of cruisin' Whittier boulevard (or Hollywood Blvd., or wherever) in Southern California, listening to KRLA.

  • I bumo this shit in my car! So old G! 

  • There were TWO slightly different harmonica backgrounds in the "mono" and "stereo" mixes of the song- this is the 45rpm mono "hit" version, released in April 1967. When the "Groovin'" album was released that July, a different stereo mix {with a variation on the harmonica} was used,

  • This is the most underrated band of all time!

  • just happened to be next to the guy who asked me to dance to that song...44 years ago. A million years ago and yesterday it seems. LOVE IT.

  • memories,

  • One of my favourite songs, from my favourite group ever, The Rascals. Excellent all around. Hartley C.

  • @hartleycwhite I was 18 yrs old when this song came out. It brought a happy calmness to me when I was in Vietnam. Too bad time has gone by so fast. I hope you and others have the same feelings as I did.

  • One of the best bands and songwiters ever...charming tunes.. enjoy "Joggyn Smyler" music & Videos

  • One of my favorite 1960's songs...Dan O'Niallain

  • I too thought it was "you and me and Leslie. But it's "you and me endlessly"

  • One of my all time favorite songs! I was only 4 in 1967. When it's peaceful, this makes you melt....... peace

  • Reminds me of a summer day just digging being with your girl!

  • 12 people have never been Groovin on a Sunday afternoon.

  • A classic forever........ simply fantastic

  • firme...

    

  • 68 in old bridge nj,drinking schaefer we borrowed{lol} from our neighbors basement,while sitting in my bros 50 chevy.wish we could go back to those days RIP big brother,miss u

  • the place in the begging of the video reminds of a place called casa de frutas good time ;')

  • SUMMER OF '68 IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK VISITING MY COUSINS ALMA AND MIRIAM!! SWEET MEMORIES!

  • i still think it's 'you and me and leslie' it was the free love 60's c'mon mang

  • ohh what a beautiful song, I love it , beautiful memories too

  • But why MrFisherman? What's autumnal about a harmonica? It just doesn't make sense. If harmonicas fell off trees in the fall, well maybe I'd be prepared to accept your shaky logic.

  • this song reminds me when sundays was all about the radio and pirate ships playing songs that meant something ,not like the Rap now,never did find out if Leslie was a boy or girl ?

  • Ahh, what great music.

  • Still a great song after all these years.

  • Ahhh............LSD

  • Live in the now moment feel the joy . STEP AWAY FROM THE DUALITY INTO THE ONENESS AND LOVE THAT WE ARE. FABULOUS HEAVENLY MUSIC

  • Memories, pressed between the pages of our mind, Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine.. The nice thing about memories is you know how  they turn out, and they are collectible.

  • @radiowwww

    Memories, pressed between the pages of your mind, Memories sweeten through the ages just like wine.

    If you're going to post lyrics get them right.

  • One of the best by the Young Rascals.....

  • wonderful song

  • This must be one of the first songs to present synthetiser ?

    

  • It's not really realistic to compare the inner quality of music produced in different areas, everybody has his own "taste" but...really they don't make/create/produce this kind of profound music nowadays..i don't know if todays artists are too superficially, but they really just can't go into these depths today. The best they can do is cover or recreate. Sorry to burst their bubbles.

  • Another song from my faraway youth, Riding our bikes to the ball field to play a pick-up game with the kids from downtown. We all listened to this on a cheap transsistor radio. They were of kids of color (which we were not allowed to be with, and they with us). We would sit in the dugout drinking pop and talking about our bad play on the diamond. I'm 53 now and miss them all.

  • These guys place in pop history is assured for this one great tune. The fact they did so many other special songs like People Got to Be Free, A Beautiful Morning and A Girl Like You make the Rascals just one of my favorites of all times

  • they look so relieved they don't have to wear those f__in' costumes anymore

  • Well said, mpc666. TYRascals were always there for me during the angst teen years. American soft R&B Music owes a lot to them.

  • not leslie retard ......endlessly...".you and me endlessly ..groovin "

  • @brian120268 I'm not retarded! I'm goofy. Endlessly goofy! / "...You and me endlessy goofy..." Hey, I just thought that up!

  • central park...back in the day...still love the park:)

    nyc

  • Man, this song - every time I hear it, I go right back to Golden Gate Park, Mission Dolores, Eureka Valley and hanging out - doing what we did in the 60's and wow! groovy...

  • Goin to see em tonight Merrillville In.

  • AAAhh! I love this music from a period of my "Groovin´ life. The music is incredible good and goes through my ears straight to my heart. In the mid 60s it was also cool to "try to find" unknown great band. One of my favorites during this period was THE ZETTLERS. Check up their versions of "Skinnie Minnie" and "Beautiful Delilah". Amazingly good and with a bloody drive.

  • Great video and what a great tune! While the Beatles were our first influence, we were very heavily influenced by the Rascals as were many other bands throughout the world. They were fabulous musicians and their music will live on forever. 

  • miaumiezwuff

    I'm 55 and I'm with you.

  • I have always loved this group! Good clean talent...YES!!!

  • ...life would be ecstasy, you and me and Leslie? Who the heck is Leslie?!

  • @AliYourBrother ... 'endlessly' you plonker! lol

  • @mcp666

    you and me " endlessly ", you baloon head.

  • @mutley4851 That's MISTER Balloon Head, plonker face!

  • @mcp666 Thanks! When this song was popular, we always thought they were saying LSD! LOL!

  • @mcp666 That's MISTER Plonker, to you!!  You plonker-lover!!!

  • @mcp666 I'm not a plonker! You plonker-lover!!

  • @mcp666 that's funny, cuz I used to think wonder who Leslie was too, until someone put me straight, LOL

  • @mcp666 "you plonker" I HAD TO CRACK UP AT THAT!!!

  • @kiddosthang Only Fools & Horses ;-)

  • @mcp666 43 yrs I held onto that Leslie thing!

  • @eddy2121 you sir,are a world-class doughnut

  • @AliYourBrother

    One of the band memebers dog

    sparx

  • For some reason this song reminds me of fall just when things are starting to get cold and leaves are falling off the trees. it must be the harmonica : )

  • @MrFisherman17 This tune reminds me of early spring (1967) to be exact, and pastry rolls. Very kool time to be a kid.

  • Any chance to upload Baby Let's Wait

  • Another timeless tune I used to groove to back in the 60s when I was a little tyke, riding in the car with my family or out in the backyard or the beach or wherever. The more I hear of the garbage being called music now, the more I want to go back to the 50s/60s/70s.

  • sweet

  • This for me is truly one of the greatest songs ever made. It conjures up memories of rolling the window down, wind blowing through my hair, in an old chevrolet, just cruisin'. The first time I heard them I thought they were black. They have so much soul in their voices and music.

  • good'n. thanks.

  • How can anyone dislike this??? 11 people must be far-sighted and thought they were clickin' like!!

  • Thought these guys were black 

  • @TheNorthernSoulKing No just blue eyed soul

  • @jimmy82022000 Sure is to bad this music has not come back

  • What a relaxing, liberating, beautiful piece of music.. 

  • who are these clowns?

  • The Young Rascals... Another New Jersey addition to the music world. However, this cutting edge group grew from being the Young Rascals to simply "Yhe Rascals". I know many of today's "Baby Boomers" found their beginnings trace back to a warm summer night and Cousin Brucie playing "Groovin" on the radio!

  • Temón!!!

    

  • Classic blue-eyed soul. Along with the Rightheous Bros. these cat wrote the book on the genre.

  • I remember listening to this in the summer of '67... I was a kid of 11 years, but I like to think that I knew a good song when I heard it. Happy days.

  • A song that has stood the test of time. Still sounds good today as it did back then. Love, love, love the Rascals!

  • Life would be ecstasy

  • It's nice to know that a lot of White musicians and artists actually appreciated soul music back then...especially in Europe!

  • Awesome!!!

  • One of the greatest American bands ever.

  • @meatrevolver agreed

  • very good caught that era just as much as sgt poopoo

  • I always thought they were black...

  • The summer sound of 1967.

  • I'm a lover of this kind of old music. I've known the words to most of all my favorites since I was a kid.

  • You and me AND LESLEY

  • What memories this song brings to me! My fav cousin passed away July 11, 2011 and SHE taught me to embrace GOOD music, all kinds and I just appreciate her so much for having taiugh me the right way to love music (my brother too) Miss u Roz!

  • @xdrfox Sweeping it under the rug deprives this generation of the knowledge of that generation's sacrifice. If the music, such as Groovin' , brings back a flood of memories, maybe some of those memories will recall all who served in that war. Cool thing about a classic song such a this, even the darkest memories are brightened by the pure crystaline beauty a song such as this. Maybe those times were needed as a backdrop for classic cuts such as this. I'll never forget themeitherl. 60's Pop Rules

  • @xdrfoxSweeping it under the rug deprives this generation of the knowledge of that generation's sacrifice. If the music, such as Groovin' , brings back a flood of memories, maybe some of those memories will recall all who served in that war. Cool thing about a classic song such a this, even the darkest memories are brightened by the pure crystaline beauty a song such as this. Maybe those times were needed as a backdrop for classic cuts such as this. I'll never forget themeitherl. 60's Pop Rules

  • good tune,timeless.

  • A sunday afternoon... seeing the sunset... is a very special place!!!

  • Whenever I hear this song it's summer 1967 and I'm looking out my kitchen window in my 4th floor apt. in the Bronx at the people groovin' down a crowded avenue. *sigh...*

  • 0:32 holy crap you don't know how much I'd love that!!!! XD

  • Fuck society, im fourteen and I'd take this over todays music anyday.

  • @JayBlahs Another sentiment expressed,of a youth who tells it like it is. I am glad I was born in the decade of the 1960s. Music from that era is non-pareil in class, taste and quality.

  • I rediscovered this band in the last years ,surely one of the best white soul-blues band of the 60ies! tks brigati-cavaliere!

  • These guys could have been the next Beatles except with more soul... what happened? Did they refuse to sign "the contract"?

    Good job, they attained immortality on their own terms.

  • Cousin Robbie recalled this tune in the A Shau Valley in early 68.

  • While we were trudging the jungles, VN-68/69

  • @xdrfox I was making enemies in my 9th grade history class calling Nixon out on the late withdrawal, I've been your champion all along. I don't know how the world has swept the darkest chapter of US history under the rug, it's a goddamn shame. I hope you're OK, many are not, a part of me is always with you.

  • @2dogarage

    Better then many, survival is based on truth not lies, so the road has mostly been lonely, but I think you know that too ! Keep up the good work, we don't need to keep going down roads of lies !

  • bigomamma, singing was absolutely the point. Any tune that made you hum and sway was worth it"s weight in gold. I too was a young lad when this was on the charts. I loved it then, and loved it more as I got older. Even as I became aware what it was really about, it changed nothing. The fun became the subtleness. Your point exactly.When it became apparent that the music could fake out mom and dad, it became even better. Childhood days with an edge!