Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell In Love

[100sharkwoman]

Had the awesome pleasure of Elvin showing up at our wedding reception at The Silver Peso Saloon in Larkspur,,, a gentleman and a professional, he gave us his blessing and walked away.... ALWAYS one of my favorites... keep rockin; Elvin, you're still the best in my book...

[erlsv]

Yeah boy....High school 1976......My senior year, drivin my dad's new Monte Carlo (like I stole it)! Listening to this jammin on the radio.....one of my girlfriends by my side.....Those were the BEST times!....Really.....

[twiggyTube90]

This song is amazing! One of the great melodies ever. This version is the first time they had played together it in a while, and it goes to show that absence makes the heart grow fonder, so to speak. . .

[khayelitshaissafe]

Is this the Rod the Mod's song?

[whatsthebigfndeal]

man, this is a great song

[tapperijfan]

Wat is dit geweldig, ik heb zitten janken zooo mooi, Wim

[TheRegart]

Im 17 and im planning on getting Elvin Bishop's album "Raisin' Hell" for the first time! I really think I will love it!

Here's to good Music!

[dianakunkel]

I love it, I use to see these two at the Keystone in Palo alto and Berkley and The Stone in the City. They were always great. love em.

[nobodady1]

Elvin is great. My band had the fortune to open up for him in the early nineties. Of course he played this one. Poor Elvin lost his son a few years ago. He's still playing. My heart goes out to him.

[rogerrrubin]

@nobodady1 my heart goes out to you for caring about dear Elvin---I last saw him live at Berkeley Community in 1970.

[jakebacon889]

They should work together regularly, and spilt sets between the best of the work they did together and separately.

[jakebacon889]

They should work together regularly, and spilt sets between the best of the work they did together and separately.

[angelabedard]

Chills..

[erickdircks]

Thank you very much for Sharing!

What a way of meeting people and get to see their talent. At first was reluctant being on youtube, but getting to do this has brought me into the houses of some very special people. You are one of them. Life; isn't it wonderful!

Keep up the good work. Hope You Are Having A Splendid Day!

A New Friend

Erick

[lightlyone]

A great signature piece. Go Elvin! Always great. Mickey sounds super here... like him in this context better than when Starship turned glam.

[CannonKnight]

How is it possible he sings better now than the did 30 years ago?

[Mileneum69]

@CannonKnight hes like a fine wine. gets better as it ages.

[1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

The guy can still hit the high notes! that is soo cool. I am glad that at least Elvin gets to play the whole lead part, even if you can't hear that well. This is a very good song!

[1qaz2wsx3edc5753]

The guy can still hit the high notes! that is soo cool. I am glad that at least he gets to play the whole lead part, even if you can't hear that well. This is a very good song!

[ChrisPawelski]

Thank you for posting this!

[KishoAudioVisual]

Like his stuff a lotttttt ... attitude and sound ... early 80s ... cool times.

[bassplyrbobo]

He sings..." Jane " with Starship...phenominal pipes man...!

[robycoss]

Que bueno!!Sorprendente!! Mickey Thomas canta mejor que hace 30 años cuando la grabo!!! Buenisimo!! Gracias por subir este video!!!

[ddeg10]

Loved this rendition - Mickey sounds great. Too bad the drummer considerably decreases the tempo throughout the song.

[franticamber]

A word of advice to you whipper snappers who are thinking of takin up the blues guitar, listen very carefully to Elvin's phrasing during his lead. This is how it SHOULD be done!

[frankiev1231]

Im wondering if mickey as done Grace Slick !!!!! hehehhehehehheeh

[luvrockfor40yrs]

luv it luv it...this was my guy and me's song he's since passed away so happy to find this.

[AceOfHeart2012]

I forgot how much I loved Elvin Bishop. This is one of the best songs ever written. It really is.

[AtlantaMobileProd]

I feel in love once, and that was with Laura. That's the only time, and the last time. If you wan to see us, and read about our lives together then check out the videos I have posted on here. Love of my life Laura. This is a 4pt series, and this is 3 of 4.

[Thebirdienumnum]

Great song and keyboard player.

[MrFunkmaster2]

LOVED IT TO DEATH...

[Bosco33799]

what a great song and he still sounds like he did back then......awesome....

[feedURsoulwithmusic]

I graduated from "Coffee County High School' with Mickey.I heard him before any of you guy's knew him .I remember our times at "Hillard's Pond"(having a GOOD TIME) He ROCK'S!! I love him and his music..I know his 1st record producer (ALAN) that's all I can say about that!! Yea, He sang SARA...E-mail mickey is julia.west@mchsi.com . I get chills when I hear you sing..so proud of you..when are you coming to Destin again, I love you...Judy McConnell..

[feedURsoulwithmusic]

I graduated from "Coffee County High School' with Mickey.I heard him before any of you guy's knew him .I remember our times at "Hillard's Pond"(having a GOOD TIME) He ROCK'S!! I love him and his music..I know his 1st record producer (ALAN) that's all I can say about that!! Yea, He sang SARA...E-mail mickey is julia.west@mchse .com I get chills when I hear you sing..so proud of you..when are you coming to Destin again, I love you...Judy McConnell..

[askandria1]

Blue eyed soul at its best ... I haven't heard a white man sing like this since Brother Johnathan at church... Talent holds no color line... I LOVE THIS SONG.... I remember hearing it in my Dad's fiat when I was 5 now I'm 31 and my kids are loving it....

[marmont48]

WOW! Awesome footage! Mickey Thomas's voice sounds perfect , singing this song! One of my ALL TIME fave songs!

[nananaalgoodaye]

wow he sounds great!!!! Elvin Bishop is an amazing songwriter

[gabeslove2469]

Respond to this video... Elvin wrote this song for my cousin Jenny. They had a beautiful daughter Salena, both Jenny and Salena were brutally murdered almost 10 yrs ago. I love this song because it was written for a wonderful woman. RIP: JENNY and SALENA.

[TheWineguy67]

@gabeslove2469

You are so full of shit! Elvin Bishop wrote this song a very long time ago and Mickey Thomas convinced him to put it on Bishop's album as an added track. They had been working on the song on and off for about a year. It's not about any particular girl at all!

[TheWineguy67]

@gabeslove2469 Bullshit! It's a song they wrote together in the early Seventies and almost never made it on the album. May want to learn about the song before you start lying about it!

[Mrveendam]

Still love this song .It brings me back to the mid 70"s !!

[Glofern]

Just Wonderful - I'm so glad that I stumbled on this. Love the song, love Elvin and never realized who recorded the vocal for the original. Elvin often plays this song without vocals and lets the audience sing - I love it like this - to get all the words to the song.

[LADYJUSTICE50]

THANK YOU!! This guy's voice is still amazing!! Heard it on the radio today & couldn't wait to look it up! Best video I've found so far! Never heard of Mickey Thomas tho', so I was blown away by the comments below. From FrozenRockRadio, THANK YOU for the excellent post! And where in the world was I during the 70's & 80's? I danced to this song & SARA! Starship was one of my fav's back in the day. Although I preferred them as J. Airplane! But, SARA was their best under Starship. I feel so Duhh!

[MrMeadfoot]

Heard this song on the radio the other day and had to track it down here,

what a song ! absolute class.....thanks FRR,

[LADYJUSTICE50]

@MrMeadfoot same here! Did exactly the same thing just now! LOL! Classic, isn't it?? :)

[MrDeerecub1977]

those guys still got it

[ratrare]

make sure you watch "Jane" by the Starship on you tube

[serenolefire]

can't believe he's from Cairo, GA! That's in my neck of the woods! WOW!

[mrite44]

Man... that's a great capture. Thanks for sharing :)

[GBeret83]

I just had the honor of seeing Mickey Thomas perform with Starship in my hometown's Spring Fest on June 15, 2010. In, off all places, Monticello, Kentucky. Population, about 6000 people. But I believe the whole town must have turned out, because Starship certainly drew a big crowd. I love Elvin Bishop, and I love Mickey Thomas's vocals!!!!!

[kcstepp92]

I absolutely love the sound of Mickey Thomas........So under appreciated as a singer I think. Not sure that ive heard too many songs of his that i didnt enjoy. Hes a great performer and has an amazing voice.

[ogam5]

Still one of the greatest vocal performances of all time, certainly one of the greatest blues numbers ever recorded - I truly love going off on this at karaoke and it takes me to another place entirely without fail.....

[Tejano44]

Classic song by this recording artist . Thanks for posting . Got to luv it . We sow our wild oats but then Love will get you in the Heart

[ke3wh]

Nice post! thanks

[FrozenRockRadio]

Thanks to all that have visted and thanks for the great comments! ...

Megahurtz

[LADYJUSTICE50]

@FrozenRockRadio thank you for this!! GREAT vocals and wonderful to hear it again!! I always loved this song, so question please, FRR, why is Mickey the lead when I thought Elvin did it! Who really did it, and why wasn't Mickey given credit? Have to agree with comments below, this guy is definitely not getting the attention or recognition he deserves! Man, what a voice today! And the Blues in that are awesome! TY so very much! I needed that today! :D

[CivilianDeathMachine]

what a classic! elvin, the band and mickey sound fantastic! this was the music that made growing up in the 70's awesome! thanks for posting the clip, FRR!

[deadheadable]

Great GREat GREAT Elvin played at one of my High School dances. Looking good ED

[TheWindRidder]

Great Great Greatttt 5 stars

[Gunstar1701]

I saw Mickey do this one with Jefferson Starship back 80's in Nashvile. Grace slick and Jack Casady did the backing vocals quite well and Craig Chaquico did Elvin's solo perfectly. It was great. Wish someone had it to put on here.

[MrHevychevy]

Great! just Great!!!!!!!!!!

[reelwomaninfilm]

I found this to be amazingly well performed.

Nice balance from all of the musicians. The music quality 100% good.

Poor quality film on video. Thank you for sharing this great song...Bravo.

~ZZ The Reel Brit , from London, UK :-)

[jerichoe]

Absolutely untouchable!

[northfieldsblues]

what a singer!!

[alvie2]

t here's about a hundred other once great singers that would like to know how this guy managed to stay as sharp as he was 30 years ago.

wow.

[VIDEOHEREBOB]

Probably a lot of vocal training.

[TheBeautifulbooboo]

@VIDEOHEREBOB He has actually had no vocal training. I remember him being asked that question in an interview back in the early '80's and being shocked. He has so much control and power in his voice.

[VIDEOHEREBOB]

@TheBeautifulbooboo Respectfully, I'm quite certain he does vocal exercises and drinks a lot of water, etc. at the very least.

He may not have had formal lessons, but has trained and maintains his voice. You have to at his level to build stamina and endurance.

[TheBeautifulbooboo]

@alvie2 So true. He's now 61 years old and still sounds amazing.  It's quite phenomenal.

[twebb63]

Damm...Mickey must be in his 50's....and Still Got that Unbelievable Range...!

[csapatriot01]

great music ain't it?

[sillyseattlechick]

One of those songs that can get a girl into BIG trouble:). I love it!

[jerichoe]

SHO right, sweetie...I've sang this one in a few bands, and the girlz always went nuts for it!!

[gravano2]

Still have it don't they

[alienhuman]

wow... MT can still hit the notes! ... and so can Elvin!!!!

[hendersona61]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[marbleann]

The guy can still sing like he did 30 years ago. Was he the same guy who sang Sara with Jefferson Starship?

[FrozenRockRadio]

Yep, That's him

[boboplex]

Yes..Same guy..fantastic singer

[kenny73116]

absolutely!

[buckwheat39]

he did a greast job man

[mrhotdice]

This song made me buy a guitar and become a player.

[drpeppbro]

Elvin Bishop ain't good looking but he sure can play

[Tejano44]

@drpeppbro , his beauty is within . Some women might be beautiful and a man may be handsome but their souls are not . Have a blessed life .

[Jenscool]

@drpeppbro That's why he was called Pigboy!!!

[usmc1088]

@drpeppbro It's a shame he wasn't "sittin' on a bail of hay". :)

[emidore]

Who's that Morlock in the front row? Any woman who didn't collapse in the audience must have been deaf. Talk about a seducin' tune!

[pumphd]

I loved it in 1974, and I still love it today. Mickey Thomas, from Cairo, Georgia, had made quite a name for himself and has made Cairo quite proud! He sang the national anthem at one of our home football games back in 1996 - what an honor to have him!

[Zorack10]

Mickey has kept his voice in shape and he still sounds about as wonderful as he did in the early 70's unlike a lot of other singers such as Steve Walsh(who sounds horrible) who is nowhere near as he used to sound.. Mickey still has that gift and it's so wonderful to still hear such a wonderful,beautiful voice singing. Thank you for posting this.

[skipper8257]

I think Mickey is in the top 5 greatest rock singer of all time. Got a chance to talk to him a Vegas when he was with Starship. Great guy.

[MegaElcholo]

u gotta think i m from vancouver canada and youall are down ther i gotta sdplit and get a bottle a wiskey and some sushi but ILL BE BACK lol

[JudgeJesse]

Too often artists fail to recreate the magic of their old hits many years later. This was a pleasant surprise.. and these guys are at top form!

[VIDEOHEREBOB]

Stilll got it is right!!

[pizzabobneace]

Still got it !!!

[fuzzarelly57]

I love Elvin. What a great song.

[cnychu]

Elvin Bishop sittin' on a bail of hay, he ain't good lookin' but HE SURE CAN PLAY!...Charlie Daniels

[beefmageditor]

Mickey Thomas just has an amazing voice. No two ways about it. What a set of pipes on that man.

[taurnguard]

Happy Foolishness!

[spiritbearNY]

Missed him last time he was in NYC and i am bummed. Hope he comes back soon. Elvin is great! Thanks!

[HAPPYTHELEAF]

Wish HE would play Ireland

[FrozenRockRadio]

That's a new one lol

[gblueslover2]

Wow, that was badass !

[billbot1982]

The only other singer that can handle this song is Ken Tamplin. I would love to hear Stevie Wonder sing it.

[dv1396r]

Hi! I'm not a big Stevie Wonder kinda guy, buy I MUST agree with you that he sure would be able to do this one justice! This is the album that turned me into an

Elvin Bishop fan, with the version of "My Girl" and "Hey Hey Hey Hey". I just found the Struttin My Stuff CD recently, and MAN it's just as good as it was in the 70's baby!

PEACE!!!!

DaveH

[doedoe1]

I love this song.,...

[dwnhllr1959]

Mickey and Elvin STILL cook on this tune.....thanks for posting the clip!!!

[cuarteto23]

soy mexicano y me encanta esta cancion es realmente hermosa, el es el cantante original, que gran voz gracias a el q subio este video

[FrozenRockRadio]

Muchos Gracias!

[journeylive]

oh man Mickey Thomas and Elvin Bishop back together again oh wow!! " I fooled around and fell in love". 1976 i remember well..........greatest musical time!! Yes. I love this. great song......Timeless!!

[AnthonyT50]

I heard this on the radio today and thought how much todays generation is missing out on all the great music of the 70's and 80's. I knew very little about Elvin Bishop and looked up some info on Wiki tonight.

[Dajuro]

Mickey still sounds clear as a bell. This is great.

[carolinarnj61]

I'm very impressed, this man sang this song very good!

[PimpledHiney]

you're impressed how?............he's the original singer

[carolinarnj61]

I know he's the original singer.....I just meant his voice is awesome singing the song.

[andyinoregon]

Never has a guest vocal performance done more to sell someone else's album. Most music fans who bought the album for this song were shocked when they heard Elvin Bishop's voice on the other tracks. Always wondered if Elvin did right by Mickey financially on that score.

[noneckbastard]

I'm sure they both benefited from a number one song-Elvin wrote it,he deserves credit,as does Mickey for a great vocal.

[rvcrvc2]

Might have helped Mickey get the gig with Star Ship. Certainly didn't hurt.

[FrozenRockRadio]

Elvin and Mickey have been friends for years. Why would somebody keep coming back to sing a song that is over 30 years old. This was the second time in less than a year that the 2 of them appeared on stage at the Spotlight 29 casino

[andyinoregon]

I'm sure they're still great friends, my only thought was that unlike Europe U.S. singers don't receive royalties from record sales or airplay. It goes only to the songwriter and the publisher. That's why bands like U-2 and R.E.M. divide all music income equally among their members. This song has played in heavy rotation on classic rock radio for over 30 years now. It would be nice to know that Mickey was fairly compensated, even though ASCAP doesn't require it.

[15bigones]

Mickey sounds great. I didn't know he was still around.