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  • Ahhh, memories of going rollar skating while growing up in Pittsburgh

  • My brother claims that he met you at the Pelican Pub in Sebastian, Fla in January of 2012, do you live in Sebastian Florida now?

  • #607

  • maybe if we all wish hard enough, they'll start making awesome music like this again!

  • dude by far the coolest film of lee.. fuck i played it loud 2wice!

  • a nugget from the 70's. love the whoo!

  • this has a zydeco feel to it.

  • @narggla68 I never realized it, but your right. Good call.

  • @PaintedDemon It's a great song though.

  • where did i see him in so cal.i remember frosty was the drummer but don't remember where it was.could it have been at the Carousel in west covina.I saw the doors there among a few other groups.

  • The part where he said his gal told him to find another place...his face was like damn gotta call onna my buddies to crash lol

  • You was a hottie Lee Just Keep On Truckin' and find ya self another girl

  • @ejslurb2007, it is one hell of a song. Lee owns a restaurant in LA. Not sure if he is performing anymore.

  • This was one hell of a song! And Michaels also recorded the definitive version of the T-Bone Walker blues classic "Stormy Monday." With all respect to the Allman Brothers, I prefer Lee's take on the song. But where is Michaels these days? If you know, please advise, because I would love to see and hear Lee perform, and even more, I would love to jam with him!

  • @ejslurb2007 Lee is living in Venice CA, he and his kids just opened up a new restaurant, and he IS getting ready to play somewhere. Dont have a definite date yet, but you can bet I will be there!It will be in the LA area as far as I know, but he may do other shows also. Check on Killer Shrimp's facebook page for announcements. Unfortunately I think it is still a few months off.

  • Never gets old. Do u know what I mean??!!!

  • No. What DO you mean?!?!

    

  • Oh she's a Dandy yes I am ! But I'm not spam from Spokane ! LOVE THIS SONG MAN ! jUST GOT DONE JUMPIN' AROUND TO IT AGAIN ! whoo !

  • Oh Hell Yeah...ya know what I mean~!

  • I know what you mean. I was there, too!

  • What ass brain wouldn't love this song ?!

  • Merveilleux wow

  • I know, Lee...I know.

  • A friend sent me this link...what a blast from the past! This is right up there with "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" (Joy to the world). Back when I was 15. Thanx for posting this.

  • I know it's not Frosty in the video, but I always thought it was him on the record. One of my all time favorite drum fills at the end. If it's not Frosty who is on the record??

  • One timeless and badass piece of heartbreak.

  • I know what you mean, Lee.

  • Do ya know what I mean? oh yea. I married Bobby when I was 16 (he picked me up hitch-hicking) & he was 21. Mom's hand was shaking something fierce in Vegas but what could she do with a hippie wild child. He left me for my best friend after 4 years. Lord do you know what I mean? I signed over my '65 Mustang, Coke tray collection & they took they rest. I wanted to be cool. I had all Lee's LPs, Bobby was into Springsteen, oh well. I've seen Lee live & have no regrets. Good Times.

  • @hotstuffandicecream.. i know what you mean big time.. all my high school memories. did all of that and more LOL

  • Lee, such a sad song, but you sang it smiling, it has such a great beat. Time get someone else to be with. Bravo.

  • and let's add the classic 70s line: "Ass, Gas Or Grass..no one rides for free"

  • Wow, thanks for posting

  • I believe that's the late GREAT Keith Knudsen on drums.,.

  • I guess every decade on the 1s, The music industry goes through a transition period; This tune would be proof of that.

  • Does this bring back some great memories!! I was 15!!! damn Where's my time machine!

  • @mrbreezenc hey let me go back with ya,,,, please... would love it gas at 27 cents a gallon LOLO

  • GREAT SONG....1971 I was 16.

  • thats rock and roll 

  • I hear ya!!

  • Yes I do hot stuff, life was great back then..........

  • Wow, what memories hotstuffandicecream!! What a time in life to live!!

    

  • Hotstuffandicecream, great job. Halter tops.... A great invention of the 20th century, seemed like every chick that wore one was really cool!!! and guess what ... Guys did'nt wear 'em back then ! GOD bless you!

  • Keith Knudsen (R.I.P.) played drums on that record.

  • @jerome7742 that is Keith in the video, but Joel Larson actually played on the record

  • thank you

  • I saw Lee in concert in 1973--the summer before college, and, while the concert was very bluesy, he screamed himself hoarse while giving the poor piano hell!

    I thoroughly enjoyed it. This guy eventually played all of the instruments in his band, and quite well, which was alot of fun to watch. He was the first to play hard rock on a keyboard rather than a guitar, although he was quite good on the guitar.

    Ah, the simple pleasures of our youth!

  • @jeff65623 Only Lee would think of putting the harpsichord in a rock song!

  • Is the drummer, (Frosty) warring a 'Sublime' shirt???????

    lol

  • 1 person doesnt know what he means.

  • This song is awesome.Do you know what I mean?

  • Saw him in Seattle's Eagles Auditorium way back when.

  • Met this Dude @ his Venice Restaurant in 88'!

  • 1 person dont know what does this song means

  • @NatAttackFilms, Hammond B# some seem to agree; many others used this organ, and still do. He could make it scream like no others.

  • Hammond B3 great playing on His Stormy Monday song, on of the great versions of this song with passion!

  • what type organ is he playing

  • Love Lee  . .

  • infact, I just now noticed that the music doesn't match the video... wheeeeeww..

  • I had the pleasure of doing a couple of light shows behind lee and frosty back in 1969. this has always been one of my favorite tunes. 'hello and goodbye ' as well.

    lee and frosty hit some damn fine notes.

  • By the time this song was recorded, Lee and Frosty had already parted company. Keith Knudsen replaced him. He also was drummer for the Doobie Brothers.

  • Drummer looks like one of the guys from the band Sweathog.

  • Could the drummer be Keith Knudsen who is on the cover with Lee of the LP "Nice Day For Something"? Great album.

  • Was Frosty not on this due to his, uh, stature? Does anyone know this for a fact?

  • 40 years later i found out i was named after Lee, my mom betty jean had the biggest crush on him.

  • Wednesday (11/24) was Lee Michaels' 65th birthday. Happy birthday Lee. Love this song. Thanks for posting.

  • This video would have been an Ultra Classic if there was a mustache on the drummer's Sun.

  • It never ceases to amaze me how many conversations I've overheard between Her & Bobby that go something like this, "It is kind of like, I mean, sort of like, you know, almost like, "Do You Know What I Mean""?

  • A geat song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I love it. If the song is based on something that really happened in his life he didn't really let it bother him did he? He is so freakin happy in the video. It's really great!

  • @Bunfaye I read that the song is not based on anything that really happened.

  • I know what you mean hotstuffandicecream.....I'm right there with ya. Let's throw in some old army jackets, fringed & faded jeans, Huarache sandals, patchouli oil, tube tops, incense, skipping school, black lights, lava lamps, and drive-in theaters.....Those were the days..... <3

  • @Frauhigerm I know what you mean! The 70's was an awesome time to be a teenager! Those really WERE the days!!

  • @yukyukonme411

    Lee was **NOT** a "One Hit Wonder" He was fairly popular for about 3 or 4 years in the late '60s/early '70's. He released several albums - His version of "Stormy Monday" was a classic and he had other hits; "Highty Hi" among them. Last Ii heard he was out of the music business and owned a restaurant in LA.

  • Lee, I know exactly what you mean.

  • man I so love this ..Steve has not aged a minute ,timeless music and eternal legends

  • Awesome!!!

  • Hard to believe that was almost 40 FREAKIN' YEARS AGO, & Lee's 65...I was a scared boychik, having recently been dumped in a boarding school..This & a few other songs, kept me from going COMPLETELY batty..

  • Just give him a drummer.  He ROCKS!

  • Memories of a true rocker.

  • The expression on his face at the very end is too funny!!!

  • Lee Michaels is so cute!! I could listen to this song a million times. I still remember when it came out.

  • love this song.... fire up a blunt

  • @crashtestkarma .. lol.. I did.. awesome for sure.

  • @Starlitblond ha!. :) ........peace 

  • @crashtestkarma NO BLUNTS in the 1970s!!! And no smoking of the blunts to 1970s music...it's against the law!!

  • @crashtestkarma Or not.

  • @crashtestkarma yeah a blunt like we had in the 70's. damn.. a dime bag 10 bux !!!!.. now its 15 a joint..what the hell. lol

  • I think Lee could have accomplished more if his followup work had been better received. Trouble is, artists need to be fed with acceptance and I get the impression he just couldn't follow this up. It was hugely popular not too long after it came out. Maybe his personal life got in the way. The classics are simple stories. Often we try to get too complicated; and people turn away. Looks like this was filmed on the backporch or one of my old houses. Very cool.

  • Do you think this guy was ever involved in drugs or drinking?

  • Long hair, fast cars, 8 track tapes, and the 70's music era. Bell bottoms, halter tops, and tie dyed T shirts. Gas at 40 cents a gallon, Friday night high school football, and parking on dirt roads. JUST A FEW GREAT REMINDERS OF WHAT BEING A TEEN IN THE 70'S WAS LIKE......................Do You Know What I Mean You Tube Fans?

  • @hotstuffandicecream

    Man you just described it to a Tee. I had a Lime Green 1965 Chevy BelAire. It wasn't much but she was mine and I enjoyed many a good time with that car. I remember the parking on the dirt roads outside of town.

  • @hotstuffandicecream Yes I know what you mean. I miss those carefree days.

  • @hotstuffandicecream Yes I know what you mean. Miss those days

  • @hotstuffandicecream Yeah! Those were good times back in the 70s...

  • @hotstuffandicecream how true

  • @hotstuffandicecream I definitely know what you mean. LOL

  • @hotstuffandicecream

    This is hands down the best description I've ever read! Those were the days!

  • @savagecanucks........Thanks. I did it all and had tons of fun in the 70's. All of those memories are etched in my brain forever. Every 8 track, dirt road, and muscle car I see makes my eyes water. A 40 cent gas sign or a chick in bell bottoms and a halter top would probably make me dizzy now. Thanks to You Tube I can still listen to the Solid Gold Songs of my favorite days and nights.

  • @hotstuffandicecream Sure do!!

  • @hotstuffandicecream Sure do! I was there and I DO remember. ;-)

  • @hotstuffandicecream long hair, fast cars, ipods, horrible pop music, girl jeans, fake tits, douche ed hardy shirts, gas at $4. Just a few reminders of the 21st century...... Who wants to throw up???? 

  • @rawu10000 .....I'll toss my cookies with ya! Music today is so full of anger, angst and depression it makes me wanna commit suicide. I wouldn't trade places with the teens today for a million bucks. We had imagination's and the sky was the limit.

  • @cleverlouanne

    I just wonder what has happened and whose fault it is?

  • @dmitr2004 ....the fault lies with the lawyers, politicians, our banks and insurance companies. Just my opinion.

  • @dmitr2004 ....I blame the politicians, lawyers, the banking industry and the insurance companies.

  • @hotstuffandicecream TOTALLY!!!

  • @hotstuffandicecream I DO I DO!! Wish I could go back and STAY!

  • @hotstuffandicecream

    NOT HALF!! Those were the days boy ...... :) x

  • @hotstuffandicecream I know what you mean! From Australia!

  • @hotstuffandicecream - I sure do! It was a magical time to be young! I'd give my left nut just to go back for a day!

  • I was 16 back when this song was on the air.Everytime I here it I think of the girl I was madly infatuated with Margie Casidy what a hot babe she was.Love of my life back then.The seventies was my decade,I have never experieced a more freer and happior decade since..Thank God for music,it has the power to transport one back in time....

  • fantastic song, remember where i was when this came out, oh the memories lol

  • I'm not sure what he means. Can someone please explain?

  • I’m with you radioman. Great times. Great music.

  • AWESOME!!!!

  • I remember this gem of a song coming out of my little turquoise with brown leather case transistor AM radio. I remember it being in hot rotation on Famous 56 WFIL played every hour and a half. It belted out of that speaker the size of the bottom of a Coke can. It rang out along side of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, Dramatics Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, Chicago Beginnings, Jackson 5's Never Can Say Goodbye, Redbone's Maggie, Daddy Dewdrop's Chic-A-Boom & 3 Dog Night JTW just to name a few.

  • this is a cute song it makes me laugh everytime i play it

  • Oh how I miss the 70's. No computers and digital crap. People were people and life was good! Likes this song and made out to it several times back in the day! I feel for our youth!

  • @billeybop i agreed with everything except for the first part. technology is amazing. you were so lucky to live in a wonderful and really fun great decade like the 70s, but you are lucky once again to be alive and still young enough to be apart of this technologically advanced world we live in today.

    if you want to bash "computers and digital crap", then get your ass off of youtube.

    xo liz xo

  • funny you say that because they both played in the doobie brothers.his name is keith knudsen

  • drummer is the brother of Jeff "Skunk" Baxter..hehe

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  • I have the feeling that this video doesn't go to this audio track. The audio sounds like Lee's original recording with Frosty but, as others have pointed out, that sure isn't Frosty on the video.

  • @jmccullough With these things the band is never playing the music, just lip syncing.

  • @jmccullough Frosty did not play on this album, it was Joel Larson, the drummer from the Grass Roots.Lee is lip synching  and not really playing because there is an organ, piano, and harpsichord on this song, but you only see Lee playing piano. It's just a video they did later for the song. The drummer in the video is Keith Knudsen. Its still a great vid, anything with Lee is awesome!!

  • NOT FROSTY,frosty's kind of a big dude

  • 1974 Phoenix Az. last year of a four year hitch...painted my room on Bethany home rd. all in one night , listening to Lee Micheals... Do you know what I mean???

  • One more time..This is not Frosty !!!

  • Lee's drummer as most of you know was Barry "Frosty" Smith

    He played drums on theis track......

    That IS NOT FROSTY on DRUMS.

  • @peredrum , hmmm Frosty was just at my house yesterday. He seemed to think it wa him.

  • kinda looks like a young carmen apice on drums

  • Could be Joe Larson on drums (ex-Grassroots). He was playing w/ Lee when I saw them at the Fillmore East in 1970. Or maybe Keith Knudsen (Doobie Brothers). He did the LM live album.

  • Best rock 'n' roll song ever recorded using just organ, bass and drums.

  • That doesn't look like Frosty on the drums - he was a big boy

  • gosh i love this song!!!! one of my all time faves!

  • just what i was looking for...thanks!

  • A great one hit wonder!

  • @Kinkyben ..lee had another top hit in late 71....something like hidy hi ..or hidy hey......hard to find but it was as popular as this Tune.

  • Yes you're right ! and the song was called

    "Heighty Hi"

  • @Kinkyben

    one hit wonder?!! you must be joking... lee had lots of great songs!! atleast i think so!!

  • @hollywoodsmayor well I think technically he only had one "hit" but many excellent songs!

  • 1971 so very long ago.

  • brings back fond memories

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