I'll Leave Myself A Little Time - Partridge Family

[daidycat1]

Great song! I usually play this song more than once when I play the CD. The lyrics are just great. A real "pick-me-up" tune. I also always liked the moral message in this episode.

[MsMonaliza22]

My absolute favorite PF song. Like so many posters, I find myself singing this song a lot. Ah, such warm fuzzy memories! I hope I have been able to give my children a little piece of those. My 17 yo just bought "I think i love you" for his iPod! It's right next to his AC/DC and Foreigner :)

[Mjackson42]

hehe know all the word to every at the age of 14 XD not bad :P

BTW nice work XD

[debowiec3]

Where's the other half?!!!!!

[TraceeUK]

Hey, why is this only half the song???

[TarrhedHeels]

I realize every generation "remembers when" and claims "their times" as the best - but for those of us lucky enough to grow up in the late 60's - early 70's -- we know those times truly were the best. You could leave the house in the morning, play all day with your friends, come in "when the street lights came on" - grab a bath, put on your pj's, and watch the Partridge Family and the Brady Bunch. Man oh man life was good! What a shame kids these days will never know such innocence.

[landrykkb]

This song reflects my life at this present moment,especially the line,"I'll leave myself a little time to go a different way".No worries,I'll pick myself up and dust off the dirt in due time!

[landrykkb]

This is yet another hidden gem from the Partridge Family.Their hits were good too,but their other album cuts held their own against them and then some.

[mastersadvocate]

I've really enjoyed this video! The last time I heard this song I was only 13! It brings back memories of how nice the world used to be!

[shihan552]

This is maybe the best song of many bests of The Partridge Family.

[milehighhostie]

Wow, Tracey really rocks that triangle!

[findingcharlotte]

lovers and friends will come and go like like the wind..............

[cmulwee001]

Correct me if I'm wrong, because I haven't seen The Partridge Family in forever. Here goes: I know that the premise of the series is that The Partridges are a recording and touring group that play and sing feel good music. However, I could have sworn that, every now and then, there were occasional episodes with no singing at all, instead, said episode(s) would just play like a regulat family sitcom. Am I right?

[sandgroperchic]

The story was based on a real-life family - the themes were family oriented with a music item in each episode. Believe me, watched them all with my sister who had (and still has) a huge crush on David Cassidy. He was very cute and soooo easy on the eye!! Great song - should re-vamp it and release it today - would be a hit!!

[landrykkb]

@cmulwee001 Of course,the Partridge Family was based on real-life 60's family and pop group,the Cowsills.As I understand,mama Cowsill and family wanted nothing to do with starring in the series,hence these actors and some that were singers(Cassidy,Jones).

[cmulwee001]

@landrykkb

The other singers were The Ron Hicklin Singers aka The Love Generation aka The Charles Fox singers. They consisted of Hicklin himself, brothers Tom and John Bahler, Jackie Ward, Gene Morford, and sometimes Sally Stevens.

They also performed the theme songs to Flipper, Batman, Love American Style(replacing the Cowsills in yr,2!) and the movie version of M*A*S*H. And some commercial jingles as well

[landrykkb]

Now that you mention it,they did sound familiar to me.It really does sound like David Cassidy singing lead,however.

[cmulwee001]

@landrykkb

David does sing on this track. As you may know only he and Shirley Jones did their own singing. But even David didn't sing for the first few episodes. In the pilot when the band rehearses "Let The Good Times In" he is lip-sync-ing to Ron Hicklin's vocals. I'm not sure exactly how far into the first season that once producers found that David could really sing, so that he could do his vocals

[landrykkb]

@cmulwee001 I knew that neither David nor Shirley didn't sing in the initial episode.You could tell how fake it was too.I've also got all four seasons on DVD and I say with an unguilty conscience that I love their music.

[cmulwee001]

@landrykkb

You should take a listen to Ron Hicklin Singers cover of The Turtles' "Happy Together". Although it was recorded under their own name, you clearly tell they are

The Partridge Family voices. The real singers were actually seen on the weekend edition of Entertainment Tonight about 10 years ago when the weekend edition would be devoted entirely to a classic TV show

[gottselig2004]

@cmulwee001 ummmmm everyone knows this...its filed under "Common Knowledge"

[SHUGHES1986]

Whoever wote this was genius.....good message

[p38p40p51]

Shirley had the best smile in the business, and still has a beautiful one today.

[Bestmanme08]

Harry Morgan in great new bio (Charlton Heston: An Incredible Life: Revised Edition) at amazon!

[sporty04]

I still remembered all the words and sang a long! Not bad for a 48 y.o. geezer. ;-)

[lorlorjb]

@sporty04 DITTO! There is just something about this song that is uplifting.

[RacingGuy61]

Thank you. I'm really hating my job right now and feeling really down. This song picked me up better than Paxil ever could! "I'll leave myself a little time to go a different way." Thank youl.

[caroljoelucy]

Times will get better.. sorry your feeling fed up, but good that we all got David to turn too.... Chin up x

[reneee800]

I remember this episode it had Henry Morgan from Dragnet and Mash

[landrykkb]

@reneee800 Of course,this was at least 5 years before Harry Morgan debuted on M*A*S*H.As a matter of fact,this was 2 years before the TV series premiered.

[alexrogan1]

thanks for putting together these videos... it's a real cool thing to watch the whole song instead of the "45" versions they usually played on the TV series... hehe.

[ponfarr69]

The Partidge Family is the most depressing band ever! I love depressing music! I'm just trying to convince all my Goth friends that the PF is ultimate!

[okpatriot]

The Partridge Family is not depressing.

Goth is Depressing!!!!

[TheYooperdog]

And it's scary!

[ponfarr69]

No, you don't get it! Depressing in a good way, like country music, the blues. I just think these songs were underrated. They are really good songs!

[D7J7W7]

That's funny! I never thought I'd hear that...

[sparklingmichele]

So simple and sweet. I am happy to see I am not the only one who felt dearly about this little song, almost lost. I wish it was played a little more by the media. I think it would touch more people, and make this world (possibly) a little sweeter and kinder. Thanks for posting!

[sparklingmichele]

Every time in my life, I have had very difficult times, I will play this song, then, I will cry. But, it has gotten me through. Somehow, given me the strength, to live on. Thanks for all who have contributed to bringing this song to being!

[partycow2]

I agree with GJNCA!! This is one of the best songs from the whole series!!!

[bummer1313]

THANK YOU for posting this. What a great song!

[daisyduck0285]

You wont find a good clean show like this anymore. Its all reality tv or shows like CSI.

I rather have a show with a good moral to it like this one. Love and Family.

[tiredoldbag]

not henry the other colonel who took his place? more david, much more david needed in this scene!

[tiredoldbag]

was the old guy the officer in mash - radars mate?

[newarkcatholicfan]

All of the songs buy David Cassidy and his tv family can always take me back to a better place and time.

[akboyfromvr]

:) This song earns extra points because it pretty much is recorded with the instruments the family played. Plus it's happy. Thanks

[Rakete64]

...exactly my opinion "salad103", good music and the feeling of good old memories, maybe the best feelings one can have.....

!?!..besides..hmm...great music...thanks for posting!!!

[DRUMMERMAN77]

even though i think the monkees best matched music and sitcom but this is a pretty good "M.A.S.H" up lol

[salad103]

LOVE IT what great memories., our generation all about love and peace, making the world a better place, unlike today's youth,

[dagburt]

songs like this bring back so many good memories! thanks for posting

[vatonorteno]

Great stuff. Brings back so many good memories!

[findingcharlotte]

thanks for all the high quality clips, memories and just plain quality music. So many happy memories of growing up with the series, records, and good times...Never mattered ever that it wasnt all " real "..never did..even today...what matters is what was left in the heart for my whole life so far.........post more!!

[jmshvr]

thanks for the graet upload! i;ve been looking for this song for a long time.more P.F. please!

[swfllady]

Hello, I wanted to Thank you for putting this song out there for me to find. I have missed it so much through the years, I have sung it all along, it's my go-to song when I am down. Thank you again.

[partridgefamily4ever]

You're most welcome, swfllady.

[swfllady]

When I was 8, in 1969, I went out and bought my first record, and this song was on it, and it became tied for my all time favorite song, along with an elvis song. I have been singing it in my heart for years, music was a saving grace in my life, I think it's the only reason I made it through my life, filling my mind and heart with song. In addition, David was so freaking CUTE, I followed up with a crush on his brother in later years.

[cop1528]

I'm with you; whenever I have a down day, I put this CD in - my troubles evaporate as I remember the show & all the upbeat tunes. One terrific way to focus on the positive! THANK YOU PartridgeFamily4Ever!

[tubeie07]

One of my favorite tracks - hmm, I'm 10 again!