Sometimes..Steppin' out..Just like me..Kicks..Hungry..Good thing..Ups and downs..Him or me..I had a dream..Mr. Sun Mr.Moon..Good time..Indian reservation....etc. etc.etc. No hall of fame? WHAT THE HELL?!!
PR&R were way ahead of their time! I'll always remember Drake Levin and Phil "Fang" Volk's Pony dance steps as much as Mark Lindsay's rockin' vocals. Smitty's drummin and of course the Ring Master Paul Revere with his 3 pointed hat pulled down over his eyes and that silly grin. When they were on Where the Action Is after shcool, everything was put on hold until that classic show was over. No exceptions! Their music and videos are just as cool now as they were then.
Back in the dorm at the University of Illinois, 1966, Paul Revere and the Raiders were a favorite. They seemed just a bit more polished and musically talented than many other bands of the day. Great post.
Their 60s stuff is better than ANY of the crap on classic rock today and you hardly ever hear it..its Kansas, Dio, Ac/Dc, Eric Clapton..same 15 songs over and over and over..
RnR HOF IS a joke. should be used to it by now, but still amazed by some of the selections. Some of the people who ARE in the Hall are about as rock 'n' roll as the guy that used to play the pan flute on the TV commercials.
@sgh0379 The hall of shame IS the biggest joke on the planet..Deep Purple should have been somewhere after the Beatles and these guys and before Zeppelin..instead it's HARD rockers-ABBA, Jonas Bros and the mother of all rock..RUN DMC!!!
Many Bands made the 60s. But the Raiders were Truly one of a Kind and strongly deserve Rock Hall attention. But the Hall is a Joke. Just look at all the great Bands that are Not Inducted. I guess their waiting till all the Members of the Bands are dead ?
The 5 note intro still grabs me every time, more than 40 years after I first heard it. It is kind of like that little ditty from the space ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind for me. It has a metaphysical pull. The Raiders also had post punk quality . Way ahead of their time. Where the Action Is was way to cool for school.
Woha' so that's where the Rainbow Church was. I'm looking for the Dragnet fella's to come walking out with a tripped out teenager. Of course this band rocks, and probably for all time. Who cares about that stupid hall of fame? I wouldn't trade my concert and club memories, or my front row Youtube seats for a lifetime membership to that hall of fame. If you haven't figured it out, rock is dead. Soon enough they'll all get in.
I listened to this song and" Love Street " by The Doors right in a row on my playlist in 67' I think for the longest time ... and Strawberry Fields etc. LOL
They were fantastic! They had one of the greatest lead singers of all time in Mark Lindsay and a kick ass line up! Yes they should be in the Hall of Fame!
I always do the same thing when I post songs. I put the date they came out so people can remember when the music was great and the world was a better place to live in.. gr8 group. Peace & Love ;-)
Just saw them a few weeks ago at Busch Gardens in Tampa Florida. There are, and always have been, fantastic. Darren Dowler brings A LOT to the group. Love them and can't wait to see them again. Just wish that they would come out and meet their fans after the show.
This song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil about Gerry Goffin, who was Carol King's husband and co-writer at the time. (Recommended reading:" Always Magic In The Air: The Pomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era" (by Keith Emerson).
I'm 18 years old, and own Paul Revere and the Raiders Anthology on CD. Songs like this make me wish I actually grew up in the 60's when it was one great tune after another on the radio.......
@2726AM Oh my gosh! I'm 19 and I've been saying that for years!! I was so depressed when on my 18th birthday last year the local oldies station closed! The best of the 60s and 70s? Doesn't get much better than that!!!
The raiders are still in action! They play all the veterans big gigs with tavelling Vietnam wall around DC. theyalso sell a cd with proceeds going to vets! They did a freind a special favor (YO RALPH) and did free concert at Vietnam War Memorial at Wickham park in Melbourne , Fl ,when wall came to town. They were as awsome as ever and still wore the niftly outfits! LOL GREAT GUYS NOT JUST GREAT BAND
@TheMustangsally75 You're a moron - KICKS was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weir because a friend they knew was having a drug problem. Idiot. get your facts straight before you open your gap-toothed pie hole and make a widening asshole out of yourself. Oh - too late - you already did.
When they haromize at 1:00, that is Beach Boys influence. I can tell you if you missed the 60's you missed one of the funnest times ever, but not because of sex and drugs. The era was wholesome overall. Not all gayed up like today. Consider the immense talent in the musice worlds. All raised by Parents who had more morals and standards.
My favorite song of theirs. Love the awesome harmonizing! Every bit as good as say, The Beach Boys or anybody else. Thanks for the high sound quality. Sounds great! :)
Wonderful, wonderful photos. Everyone thought about these images no matter where they lived. The song, of course. I think about your clip a lot because it is so perfect.
Hey 74sodapop I was just surfing around not expecting much oh what a pleasant surprise what a thoughtful post you made my day....uh, ...you made my dawn !
I agree with 74sodapop,Mark Linsey had a string of top 40 hits in the 70s. My faviorite Arizona from 1974 (Don"t even bother to boycott this song), by the way who's the pretty girl I saw ?
I remember speaking with Phil Volk regarding their (PR & TR's) performances in live venues. He recounted when people would throw objects on the stage, at them, and at their amps and other equipment. They got used to it, but one particular night after one show unnerved them. In one of their amps, they found a knife sticking out of it. Phil said the band would get death threats once in a while and he figured that maybe somebody was sending them a message. Sadly, there were haters back then.
Man, these guys wrote 4 or 5 of the best songs to come from 60's rock! I saw them open for the Stones in '65 or '66 and I still absolutely love their stuff.
I lived the 'best part of my life' in this era...I remember thinking how corny the Raiders were with the backdrop of the Beatles-Stones-Cream-Yardbirds-all the legendary British bands were in full blossom. Really it was between the Beatles and the Beach Boys which defined what you liked. The Raiders were an after thought....now all these years later-thanks to your postings what really great songs these were. They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
this song makes me want to climb into my rallye 350 olds ,pull my girl friend in next to me,oh by the way she has been my wife for over 39years grab some cold beer and put this song into my working factory 8 track tape player and hit the road . life is good!!!!
@peeterpoon Hip Hip Hurray!!! I'll 2nd that motion! Now all we have to do is get that bunch of freaky Cleveland Greenwich Village dopeheads running the Cleveland rock syndicate to agree (we're need a hellava lot luck to convince those pricks).
Another mid 60's chestnut that you hear too little of and when ya do it stix in yer head for days.... thank God for youtube. Love the opening riff and the harmonies...good stuff.
Hey that 'Greatest Hits' LP you showed at the beginning there; i have that on 8 track, and I play it in the car. The thing that pisses me off though, is that the piece of crap installed in my car keeps eating the tape. it doesn't eat any other tapes, just this one.
Major flop in the UK....me and my friend Richard Stone used to tune in to my tranny to try and hear PR and the Raiders on Caroline in the school playground
i should have seen that...your USA and maybe it didnt translate that.way ...that was my thinking...you have obviously got some Scottish connections...i like that...bloody good record though!
Granted there were a lot of one hit wonders back then but listening to the old AM stations was really neat! Also when FM took hold it really was out of sight!
Fall of 1967... I remember because I was in a full-leg cast for about six weeks while this was getting lots of airplay. The other two tunes that were really huge at that time were "Tell It Like It is," by Aaron Neville, and "Good Vibrations," by some group that had vocal harmonies very similar to these guys.
My have times changed..what a great song..I was thrown our of class for telling the teacher its Groovy..You'd have thought I told him to go Fuck himself by how mad he got...I had to bring my Dad to school before he would let me back in class...What a starchy collared prick huh
LOL..I had to search my thoughts on that this a bit...What i recall was he was trying to embrass me in front of the class for making a smart remark...so my comeback was thats Groovy..It was a new word at that time so he took it as if i swore or something
HA! We got kick for playing the Bryds song My Back Pages at a Eight Grade mixer. The old nun called our Dads and said that we were on L S D. And singing about the devil...........
About 50 seconds into the video I see the "Laff in the Dark" ride at the (CNE) Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto ..my favourite as a kid!...anyone else notice this?
The Stones and the Raiders on tour together?? Yep, it happened in 1965 and again in 1966. In '65, the Raiders opened for the Stones, but by 1966, Paul Revere and the Raiders were so popular that THEY headlined and the Rolling Stones opened for the Raiders. How's about them apples?! Maybe that's where some of the bass lines were picked up?
Love the Raiders...always did. This song also has the bass line to "Under My Thumb" by the Stones. It's no secret that these guys knew that they were up against some strong competition from the Brits...so they had to do what they had to do.
I loved these guys when I was 12, 13 years old. What great music! Had all their albums and I saw them live whenever they came to town. The original songs with Mark Lindsay singing is the only way to go. Forget the newer re-recorded stuff.
The lead "singer" Paul uses is a tool - tinny voice, lousy stage presense and has this "Im-bald-in-front-but-look-how-long-I-can-grow-it-in-back" look going, which is hysterical.And Paul talks too much now.
I mistakenly bought a Paul Revere and the Raiders recorded live without Mark Lindsay. The first one who sends me your address can have it. It is painful to listen to without the great voice of ML. I saw them in '67 and hope to one day hear Mark again.
they have obviously spent a lot of time practicing to duplicate the original sound.....and they did a great job of it. I dont remember the guys name who did Lindsays parts but he had it down pat. They still do the dance steps and everything. And Paul himself is VERY funny. After the show I got Paul's autograph and told him he looked like he was having a lot of fun and he said he was having "more fun than any 71 year old should have".
That's just such a brilliant song... I've been a garage/punk guitarist since 1977, and I consider the raiders to be THE proto-punk band of the 60's. Much more so than the Seeds or Chocolate Watchband- groups like that were very derivative, the Raiders were very original. Whenever I do a Raiders song, I do the dance steps too... There are always a few in the audience who are old enough to get it;)
Paul Revere and the boys are now performing in Branson MO. I saw them last week and let me tell you they put on a hell of a show. They had a blast and so did the audience which was filled to capacity. Paul is a hoot. He had the folks rocking and rolling.
I'm sure they were great and I won't dispute it since you were their, but without Mark Lindsay, it just couldn't be the real deal. He WAS the voice of Paul Revere, and he just couldn't be replaced in my opinion.
Sometimes..Steppin' out..Just like me..Kicks..Hungry..Good thing..Ups and downs..Him or me..I had a dream..Mr. Sun Mr.Moon..Good time..Indian reservation....etc. etc.etc. No hall of fame? WHAT THE HELL?!!
1950tomcat 1 week ago
PR&R were way ahead of their time! I'll always remember Drake Levin and Phil "Fang" Volk's Pony dance steps as much as Mark Lindsay's rockin' vocals. Smitty's drummin and of course the Ring Master Paul Revere with his 3 pointed hat pulled down over his eyes and that silly grin. When they were on Where the Action Is after shcool, everything was put on hold until that classic show was over. No exceptions! Their music and videos are just as cool now as they were then.
15yankeeman 3 weeks ago
Love that Beach Boy/Barbar shop quartet harmony. Written by the Raiders and my favorite song from 1966!
MrRaiderfan1000 1 month ago
I've always thought they were great!
RockinRita45 1 month ago
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SinisterMindsBand 1 month ago
One of the best bands of the sixties. I don't care if a number of their songs were closer than first cousins.
pmoyer50 2 months ago
Back in the dorm at the University of Illinois, 1966, Paul Revere and the Raiders were a favorite. They seemed just a bit more polished and musically talented than many other bands of the day. Great post.
burton48 4 months ago
I was 9 when this came out. What a great time for rock and top 40. We loved rock music and top 40. Where did the time go?
jaytf1231 5 months ago
where the action is [60s teenshow], iwas about 8, they hosted that showon channel 7, any body remember?
09bnunez 6 months ago
Their 60s stuff is better than ANY of the crap on classic rock today and you hardly ever hear it..its Kansas, Dio, Ac/Dc, Eric Clapton..same 15 songs over and over and over..
muvitup1 6 months ago
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muvitup1 6 months ago
I like the album cover of "Paul Revere & The Raiders - Greatest Hits". Really cool!
1962drob 6 months ago
Saw them live tonight in Rochester MN....awesome show....I had a fucking blast...these guys are great.
ociee117 6 months ago
This song is so awesome!!!
1962drob 7 months ago
RnR HOF IS a joke. should be used to it by now, but still amazed by some of the selections. Some of the people who ARE in the Hall are about as rock 'n' roll as the guy that used to play the pan flute on the TV commercials.
sgh0379 8 months ago
@sgh0379 The hall of shame IS the biggest joke on the planet..Deep Purple should have been somewhere after the Beatles and these guys and before Zeppelin..instead it's HARD rockers-ABBA, Jonas Bros and the mother of all rock..RUN DMC!!!
muvitup1 6 months ago
FANG RULES !
huntingdogowner 8 months ago
Is it just me or does anyone else think the Raiders tunes have held up a little better time wise than the stuff by the Monkees.
jhnstn1 8 months ago 2
@jhnstn1 I do. I gave you a thumbs up and the Raiders a big thanks for being such a great group!
MrRaiderfan1000 2 months ago
great song
nickjames46 9 months ago
Many Bands made the 60s. But the Raiders were Truly one of a Kind and strongly deserve Rock Hall attention. But the Hall is a Joke. Just look at all the great Bands that are Not Inducted. I guess their waiting till all the Members of the Bands are dead ?
dbrew2u 9 months ago
The 5 note intro still grabs me every time, more than 40 years after I first heard it. It is kind of like that little ditty from the space ship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind for me. It has a metaphysical pull. The Raiders also had post punk quality . Way ahead of their time. Where the Action Is was way to cool for school.
shiva339 9 months ago 4
Woha' so that's where the Rainbow Church was. I'm looking for the Dragnet fella's to come walking out with a tripped out teenager. Of course this band rocks, and probably for all time. Who cares about that stupid hall of fame? I wouldn't trade my concert and club memories, or my front row Youtube seats for a lifetime membership to that hall of fame. If you haven't figured it out, rock is dead. Soon enough they'll all get in.
paulj0557 10 months ago
Nice work...the slide show / music combo takes me back to 'the day' ;-)
becauseno 10 months ago
Shamefully I don't remember this song but thanks to you and YT I've found another wonderful PR&tR song to add to iTunes!! Thanks for the post!!
fairfax1960 10 months ago
I listened to this song and" Love Street " by The Doors right in a row on my playlist in 67' I think for the longest time ... and Strawberry Fields etc. LOL
rk3hunt 10 months ago
They were fantastic! They had one of the greatest lead singers of all time in Mark Lindsay and a kick ass line up! Yes they should be in the Hall of Fame!
pedalboy 10 months ago 2
They were ahead of their time. They always looked like they were just plain having a blast!
whrlygrl 10 months ago
was one of the raiders an irish lad irish born.thought i read it somewhere
bohsgerry 11 months ago
I always do the same thing when I post songs. I put the date they came out so people can remember when the music was great and the world was a better place to live in.. gr8 group. Peace & Love ;-)
Billybike1 11 months ago
Edgy music for the times.....love it!!!!
MisterTom1001 11 months ago 2
great summer driving music..esp back in 60's when gas was cheap!
mysaug 11 months ago
Just saw them a few weeks ago at Busch Gardens in Tampa Florida. There are, and always have been, fantastic. Darren Dowler brings A LOT to the group. Love them and can't wait to see them again. Just wish that they would come out and meet their fans after the show.
Goods17 11 months ago
the dark haired chick at 0:30 is actress Pamela Tiffin, not sure about the other dark haired chick later...
tjbeagen 11 months ago
Great song.
Great group.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 1 year ago
fave forever...thanks sooooooo much!!!!!!!
flipside1545 1 year ago
as good as the beach boys.... Loved this band back in the day
jbeng1953 1 year ago
I would have played their stuff in the 1980s but I was a country DJ.
XianSlader 1 year ago
wow where did my go-go boots go!! luv it!
bighairbandgirl 1 year ago
This song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil about Gerry Goffin, who was Carol King's husband and co-writer at the time. (Recommended reading:" Always Magic In The Air: The Pomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era" (by Keith Emerson).
67Stu 1 year ago
i'm 25 and i love this tune
Bigstarrocker9 1 year ago
It's a groovy world!
looknleap 1 year ago
who is the dark haired girl in this? Mark's girlfriend?..
55sharbrum 1 year ago
I agree I would love to have the sixies back.
bigdots49 1 year ago
My dad opened for these guys a long time ago
And they still rock
redhawk258 1 year ago
I want the 60s back
pigurine 1 year ago
Why do I want a Dubble Bubble when I hear this?
MrB17FlyingFortress 1 year ago
I'm 18 years old, and own Paul Revere and the Raiders Anthology on CD. Songs like this make me wish I actually grew up in the 60's when it was one great tune after another on the radio.......
2726AM 1 year ago
@2726AM Oh my gosh! I'm 19 and I've been saying that for years!! I was so depressed when on my 18th birthday last year the local oldies station closed! The best of the 60s and 70s? Doesn't get much better than that!!!
mKierstenk 1 year ago
great tune from the 60s.....great memories
MrChopper6969 1 year ago
The raiders are still in action! They play all the veterans big gigs with tavelling Vietnam wall around DC. theyalso sell a cd with proceeds going to vets! They did a freind a special favor (YO RALPH) and did free concert at Vietnam War Memorial at Wickham park in Melbourne , Fl ,when wall came to town. They were as awsome as ever and still wore the niftly outfits! LOL GREAT GUYS NOT JUST GREAT BAND
WhitsEndRanch 1 year ago
Pure-Clean- Great
Rockinrich2 1 year ago
One of the ONLY groups from this era that discouraged drug use, and used their music to influence a generation to do the right thing.
trinketbox1 1 year ago 3
@trinketbox1
They wrote thier song "KICKS" because Mark Linsay's girlfriend had a bad drug problem. True quote!!!
RIDE SALLY RIDE!!!
TheMustangsally75 1 year ago
@TheMustangsally75 You're a moron - KICKS was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weir because a friend they knew was having a drug problem. Idiot. get your facts straight before you open your gap-toothed pie hole and make a widening asshole out of yourself. Oh - too late - you already did.
franklinrocks1 1 year ago
@franklinrocks1
who's the moron ?
The songwriters name is not Weir, it's Weil.
Idiot ... blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
Oh - too late - you already did.
blue98sky 1 year ago
When they haromize at 1:00, that is Beach Boys influence. I can tell you if you missed the 60's you missed one of the funnest times ever, but not because of sex and drugs. The era was wholesome overall. Not all gayed up like today. Consider the immense talent in the musice worlds. All raised by Parents who had more morals and standards.
DAVWAVE 1 year ago
Tasty.
spacequeen 1 year ago
Some of their songs sound like they took the Beatles, Stones and Beach Boys and put 'em in a blender. I mean that in a good way.
titostacos 1 year ago 3
@titostacos True, all the groups fed off each other. And it turned out good.
DAVWAVE 1 year ago
@titostacos good comment, it is right on...this was a real good band!!!
mightybeeb 1 year ago
Yea, lets rock!
mick50651 1 year ago
the best show band!!!!!!!!
ragtimemarkbirnbaum 1 year ago
sounds like the Beach Boys singing backup.
just4tunes 1 year ago
@just4tunes Yeah! Their voices sound as good as the Beach Boy's excellent harmonies. Just love really great harmony! :)
toyotaphil54 1 year ago
The bass sounds just like under my thumb by the rolling stones, still a good song
ryanmegan112903 1 year ago
1960s am gold
rob99rst 1 year ago
My favorite song of theirs. Love the awesome harmonizing! Every bit as good as say, The Beach Boys or anybody else. Thanks for the high sound quality. Sounds great! :)
toyotaphil54 1 year ago 4
Wonderful, wonderful photos. Everyone thought about these images no matter where they lived. The song, of course. I think about your clip a lot because it is so perfect.
mpjrdldn 1 year ago
Hey 74sodapop I was just surfing around not expecting much oh what a pleasant surprise what a thoughtful post you made my day....uh, ...you made my dawn !
chilirich 1 year ago
What can you say about this song? Sounds like The Rolling stones meet The Beach Boys. So out of sight!
alonenjersey 1 year ago
Awesome, flashback...Thanks.
astronorm111 1 year ago
I agree with 74sodapop,Mark Linsey had a string of top 40 hits in the 70s. My faviorite Arizona from 1974 (Don"t even bother to boycott this song), by the way who's the pretty girl I saw ?
MrMotownmanny 1 year ago
Kicks is their best song. This song is the next one in line, imho.
wapiti307 1 year ago
@wapiti307 They wrote a bunch of great ones, thats for sure!
mamalied 1 year ago
@mamalied True story. The RnRHOF screwed them out of an induction. I'd put classic rock against the garbage they are pushing on the public today.
wapiti307 1 year ago
I remember speaking with Phil Volk regarding their (PR & TR's) performances in live venues. He recounted when people would throw objects on the stage, at them, and at their amps and other equipment. They got used to it, but one particular night after one show unnerved them. In one of their amps, they found a knife sticking out of it. Phil said the band would get death threats once in a while and he figured that maybe somebody was sending them a message. Sadly, there were haters back then.
wapiti307 1 year ago
Man, these guys wrote 4 or 5 of the best songs to come from 60's rock! I saw them open for the Stones in '65 or '66 and I still absolutely love their stuff.
mamalied 1 year ago
The '60's before all hell broke loose.
mpjrdldn 1 year ago
I lived the 'best part of my life' in this era...I remember thinking how corny the Raiders were with the backdrop of the Beatles-Stones-Cream-Yardbirds-all the legendary British bands were in full blossom. Really it was between the Beatles and the Beach Boys which defined what you liked. The Raiders were an after thought....now all these years later-thanks to your postings what really great songs these were. They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
pillroller88 1 year ago
Mark Lindsay could (and can) G-R-O-W-L with the best of 'em.
ModGirl1966 1 year ago 2
Did they have help from the Beach Boys or did they provide that great harmony?
khj93play 1 year ago
With the help of producer Terry Melcher and his fat sounding Columbia Recording Studio.
skydogz1 1 year ago
This song show their real talent. Raw, hard and 100% early Raiders.
labeuty7730 1 year ago
Good times! Good song . . . great delivery by Mark!
okgal888 1 year ago
my absolute FAVE song!!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!
431516020205 1 year ago 2
This song could tempt me to bust the tires loose on my '67 Chevelle SS, and I don't need much temptation to do that.
Hvnscent 1 year ago 4
I can see now man, do it!
timeomyside 1 year ago
@Hvnscent
YEAH!!!
ModGirl1966 1 year ago
heh, like looking at another world, a parallel world we know we're from, but so much of these fashions have changed...
good thing this song is ageless
astronomius 1 year ago
Good Thing.......thanks for posting!
Livesteam45 1 year ago 2
this song makes me want to climb into my rallye 350 olds ,pull my girl friend in next to me,oh by the way she has been my wife for over 39years grab some cold beer and put this song into my working factory 8 track tape player and hit the road . life is good!!!!
Bear394 2 years ago 6
You're the man dude! Go Olds!
timeomyside 1 year ago
This is Rock and Roll! The 60's forever!
lifeisarock66 2 years ago 9
These guys should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!
peeterpoon 2 years ago 53
AMEN!!
happydmg2 2 years ago 4
@peeterpoon : it's about time already dog-gone-it! xo\
tornmask 1 year ago
@peeterpoon Hip Hip Hurray!!! I'll 2nd that motion! Now all we have to do is get that bunch of freaky Cleveland Greenwich Village dopeheads running the Cleveland rock syndicate to agree (we're need a hellava lot luck to convince those pricks).
Classicrocker72 1 year ago
@peeterpoon yes they should
classof74able 1 year ago
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@peeterpoon yes they should
classof74able 1 year ago
@peeterpoon
ABSOLUTELY !
plwblj 1 year ago
Love this friggin song! The Raiders were pretty ballsy for their time! I've never understood why they don't get more airplay.
bmslearning 2 years ago 30
@bmslearning They were right in the thick of things with too many good groups to name. I agree, under-rated for sure.
DAVWAVE 1 year ago
Where did you get these fantastic photographs from? Maybe you can let us know the locations and what year they were from....
67Stu 2 years ago
The years they're from are the song's release date.I always try to nail that.Glad you like em.
74sodapop 2 years ago 4
@74sodapop I like 'em too ! ! !
chilirich 10 months ago
Other British slang words include WC or Loo for the bathroom, the tube for the subway and...wait for it...fag for cigarette......iiit's true!!
rowdymax1 2 years ago
Another mid 60's chestnut that you hear too little of and when ya do it stix in yer head for days.... thank God for youtube. Love the opening riff and the harmonies...good stuff.
rowdymax1 2 years ago 4
I love this song- and somebody loves
Pamela Tiffin!!
And why not? Lol!!!!
ThePiscean60 2 years ago
Hey that 'Greatest Hits' LP you showed at the beginning there; i have that on 8 track, and I play it in the car. The thing that pisses me off though, is that the piece of crap installed in my car keeps eating the tape. it doesn't eat any other tapes, just this one.
wilkes85 2 years ago
@wilkes85 wikes 85, Maybe it's "Hungry"
khj93play 1 year ago
This is the first 45 I ever bought. My dad had a fit. He asked me why I would want to give them money to support the drugs that ALL rockers used.
Good thing he didn't see the Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention record I bought.
marshallspoppa 2 years ago 6
Rock the Evergreen Ballroom and Skateland in Olympia ... wanna dance
bjorntooski 2 years ago
The Isley Brothers do a rocking Motown version of this song. I never knew it was a Raiders song.
theboyfromxtown 2 years ago
Major flop in the UK....me and my friend Richard Stone used to tune in to my tranny to try and hear PR and the Raiders on Caroline in the school playground
Happy Daze
Jim
captainsoul1953 2 years ago 2
Tranny? Really?
musikfanat 2 years ago
Slang for transistor radio
Jim
captainsoul1953 2 years ago
Yes, I know my brother. I was just making a wee joke...
musikfanat 2 years ago
musikfanat
i should have seen that...your USA and maybe it didnt translate that.way ...that was my thinking...you have obviously got some Scottish connections...i like that...bloody good record though!
best regards
Jim
captainsoul1953 2 years ago
Granted there were a lot of one hit wonders back then but listening to the old AM stations was really neat! Also when FM took hold it really was out of sight!
1560438 2 years ago
Move over beach boys, the bad boys are in town.
ihop54 2 years ago
Fall of 1967... I remember because I was in a full-leg cast for about six weeks while this was getting lots of airplay. The other two tunes that were really huge at that time were "Tell It Like It is," by Aaron Neville, and "Good Vibrations," by some group that had vocal harmonies very similar to these guys.
tuxguys 2 years ago
That Laff in the Dark ride should be the one that was at the Pike in Long Beach...
LDuamutef 2 years ago 2
Ah, the Pike. I went there often, in the 60s-early 70s. Plenty of pinball machines for 5cents.
SeattleLA 2 years ago
Yes...and the freak show outside was far scarier than the one you had to pay to see,,,
LDuamutef 2 years ago
What a great band they were! This and "Hungry" are my two favorites by them!
AdamsApple1963 2 years ago 3
It was great being a kid in the 60s.
Imagine growing up to this music on the radio each day..
Yes, we were happy.
Klattu 2 years ago 7
My have times changed..what a great song..I was thrown our of class for telling the teacher its Groovy..You'd have thought I told him to go Fuck himself by how mad he got...I had to bring my Dad to school before he would let me back in class...What a starchy collared prick huh
Swartzie6 2 years ago 6
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I used to suck alot of big dicks to this song!
LickMyCuntMoFo 2 years ago
boy i bet that whole scene left a bad taste in your mouth
Swartzie6 2 years ago 3
dad! you're embarrasing me!
jackhillty1 2 years ago
You told him what's groovy?
7beers 2 years ago
LOL..I had to search my thoughts on that this a bit...What i recall was he was trying to embrass me in front of the class for making a smart remark...so my comeback was thats Groovy..It was a new word at that time so he took it as if i swore or something
Swartzie6 2 years ago
Outta sight.
7beers 2 years ago
HA! We got kick for playing the Bryds song My Back Pages at a Eight Grade mixer. The old nun called our Dads and said that we were on L S D. And singing about the devil...........
blueticecho 2 years ago 5
That is why my mom wouldnt let us go to Catholic school..Damn Penquins LOL
Swartzie6 2 years ago
About 50 seconds into the video I see the "Laff in the Dark" ride at the (CNE) Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto ..my favourite as a kid!...anyone else notice this?
dorn2100 2 years ago
The Stones and the Raiders on tour together?? Yep, it happened in 1965 and again in 1966. In '65, the Raiders opened for the Stones, but by 1966, Paul Revere and the Raiders were so popular that THEY headlined and the Rolling Stones opened for the Raiders. How's about them apples?! Maybe that's where some of the bass lines were picked up?
BigAlum 2 years ago
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sacredo07 2 years ago
Terry Melcher was a superb producer !!!
PuffinStuff43 2 years ago
Keep on Runnin' ?
Don't hear it.
jbrent1953 2 years ago
Anyone else hear a melodic resemblance to Spencer Davis' "Keep On Running"?
NilezII 2 years ago
Good Song!
killjoytjp 2 years ago
Love the Raiders...always did. This song also has the bass line to "Under My Thumb" by the Stones. It's no secret that these guys knew that they were up against some strong competition from the Brits...so they had to do what they had to do.
Soxogram 2 years ago 2
This song is such a GOOD THING!
zourz44 2 years ago 3
This song rocks - harmony and lead vocals are A+++
Mark Lindsay had it down!!!
567765543 2 years ago 5
2;18...This ace tune ends in an orgasm.
Too much of a good thing.?¿?'''(¡)
PAULLONDEN 2 years ago
The commenter who said = the Rolling Stones singing Beach Boy harmony is righton! They were much more than a novelty act, their music broke ground.
UrbanImpulse 2 years ago 3
Yea. That song reminds me of Let's Spend the Night Together with a Beach Boys flavor.
Lloyd1958 2 years ago
Have you ever heard - "The Great Airplane Strike"! Really great.
mysweetlord74 2 years ago 3
yeah, cool opening riff, good harmonies...underrated band.
rowdymax1 2 years ago 8
I always liked that harmonic "ping" on the guitar at about :09 and again towards the end.
luridplanet 2 years ago
I loved these guys when I was 12, 13 years old. What great music! Had all their albums and I saw them live whenever they came to town. The original songs with Mark Lindsay singing is the only way to go. Forget the newer re-recorded stuff.
Floydwellian 2 years ago 5
one of the best sounds that came out of the 60's.
2nach 2 years ago 7
Man if I could just go back,,,,
donnafelledge 2 years ago 9
Yeah, except for Vietnam, :(
mstrunn 2 years ago
One great song! Imagine the Rolling Stones harmonizing like The Beach Boys.
alonenjersey 3 years ago 6
cool song
starbabe58 3 years ago 3
They did have Darren Dowler do
Mark's part for a while. Now no one
is Mark Linsdey. No one, but Darren
is wonderful. I don't know if he wanted to
live too long in the mighty ML shadow.
Too bad everyone can't get back together!!
Bobbytoo 3 years ago 2
Love the way he sings lead on this song. Such a good thing!!!
meuzukman 3 years ago 2
I bought this song on 45 when it came out. I must have played that thing 500 times over the course of a couple years. Still sounds good, lol.
yuefo 3 years ago 4
Mark kicks ass!No dissing "The Man"!!!!!!!!!
damientumor 3 years ago 2
The lead "singer" Paul uses is a tool - tinny voice, lousy stage presense and has this "Im-bald-in-front-but-look-how-long-I-can-grow-it-in-back" look going, which is hysterical.And Paul talks too much now.
mingoroadman 3 years ago
I mistakenly bought a Paul Revere and the Raiders recorded live without Mark Lindsay. The first one who sends me your address can have it. It is painful to listen to without the great voice of ML. I saw them in '67 and hope to one day hear Mark again.
goodthing99 3 years ago 2
He is my favorite as well.
JohnMalloy05 3 years ago 2
doug...
they have obviously spent a lot of time practicing to duplicate the original sound.....and they did a great job of it. I dont remember the guys name who did Lindsays parts but he had it down pat. They still do the dance steps and everything. And Paul himself is VERY funny. After the show I got Paul's autograph and told him he looked like he was having a lot of fun and he said he was having "more fun than any 71 year old should have".
teeembeee 3 years ago
That's just such a brilliant song... I've been a garage/punk guitarist since 1977, and I consider the raiders to be THE proto-punk band of the 60's. Much more so than the Seeds or Chocolate Watchband- groups like that were very derivative, the Raiders were very original. Whenever I do a Raiders song, I do the dance steps too... There are always a few in the audience who are old enough to get it;)
surfstrat59 3 years ago 6
The harmony vocals in this definitely have a Beach Boys vibe. Great song, along with Kicks & Just Like Me.
Smudgefizz 3 years ago 5
Paul Revere and the boys are now performing in Branson MO. I saw them last week and let me tell you they put on a hell of a show. They had a blast and so did the audience which was filled to capacity. Paul is a hoot. He had the folks rocking and rolling.
teeembeee 3 years ago
I'm sure they were great and I won't dispute it since you were their, but without Mark Lindsay, it just couldn't be the real deal. He WAS the voice of Paul Revere, and he just couldn't be replaced in my opinion.
dougalmac54 3 years ago 4
A really good "Front man" is almost always impossible to replace. He's the one the fans focus on. So, your're right.
57highland 3 years ago 2
This group was so huge.The music sounds as fresh today as it did yesterday.Redondo Bch and Paul Revere and the Raiders.I am home again.
koolbossjock 3 years ago
For first time it seems right/Im gonna stay here all night.....awesome song!
mingoroadman 3 years ago
This video and song kick total ass!!!!!!!Pretty much encapsulates the era.
damientumor 3 years ago 3
Excellent song & video!
JackFlemingFan 3 years ago
Say what you will about their corny image, but these guys can definately be considered pre-punk. See "Just Like Me", "Steppin' Out", and this song.
sinatra1976 3 years ago 5
Aww, I love this song. It brings back memories of 2006 summer. But it would be alot cooler to be around in the 60s and have memories of then.
alexismyran 3 years ago
I love this song. The clarity is amazing, here. Thnaks for posting!!
marksmail2 3 years ago 3
THIS SONG AND KICKS.... ROCK