Small Faces - Itchycoo Park

[SharpShooter1604]

Great!

[scotty9012]

Well cool:)

[scottyhoffo1]

Such a beautiful song! I was definitely born in the wrong decade!

[DrummerRidley101]

music would be in such a better place if people like steve and ronnie were still alive, what legends.

[MrTuireland]

I love this i remember when it first hit the radio

we were like blown away

SOO COOL R.I.P. Steve

[inibo]

1 unbeautiful person.

[BARNOWLFLEDGLINGS]

Steve Marriot RULED! RIP

SMALL FACES, THE FACES, and or ROD STEWART AND THE FACES, all of the incarnations in my opinion were fantastic.

To this day, I still consider the Faces to be one of the best rock bands that ever staggered onto a stage. You never knew what was going to happen, but one thing was for sure, you were in for a good time, and that to me is what Rock and Roll is all about.

[tonfan]

f**cking EPIC......wish i could of seen this live.....superb!!

[MsOldierock]

I think Kenny Rogers was in this band...I think

[capricorn4003]

@MsOldierock i believe you mean Kenney Jones. ;)

[Spankinstine]

Does anyone know if Itchycoo Park is a real place somewhere or is it just a place that was made up ?

[SINGSTRESS100]

@Spankinstine I have read that Itchycoo Park was the name given to a local park in the east End area where the lads all lived. It was a well known meeting places for courting couples and also had a lot of brambles/nettles so anyone using it usually finished up with itching skin

[novegon]

One of my all time favorites!

The "flanging" effect was just awesome.

[brickbat44]

EVER BEEN IN A ENGLSH PARK WITH A GIRLFRIEND HAND-IN-HAND

[brickbat44]

A WORKING LADS SONG AFTER PAY PACKET ON FRIDAY AND MEETING HIS GIRL IN THE PARK

[TheGalawalker]

good frikken song! Thanks for the memories!

[wasthere1]

Pure classic. I like that. It is. It fits and was the only sound like this. They have their place. I have the 45 from my childhood.

[virgo396]

steve marriot is way better then rod big nosed stewart.stewart stole his spot for what reason idk.but this guy steve made shit weird and cooler then rod.

[jakecornish5]

Hehe I only know this song because it was in severance XD

[toadabc]

This song is about as close as a 12 year old catholic school kid was ever going to get to LSD

[brickbat44]

@toadabc sorry m8 no it fucking was not!

OOOOH LSD GET BACK IN YOUR HOLE TINY COCK

[toadabc]

@brickbat44 Since I was speaking of my own personal experience as a kid, your opinion is less than worthless. Please put your own tiny cock back in your own mouth, suck it good, and go bother someone else.

[brickbat44]

@toadabc MEET YOU IN THE PARK THEN? ALONG WITH KEVIN SPACEY

[PikPobedy]

What is the electonic distortion effect that becomes around 0:50 to 1:15 and is especially evident on the drums at 1:00 and a bit after. And later.

[SteveSoucyMusic]

@PikPobedy it's called flanging. They probably would have used two tape decks with the same thing recorded on both of them, and then mixing the signals together..

[brickbat44]

@PikPobedy probably when he shagged bird in the park (theoreticaly speaking)!

NOW FUCK OFF DOWN TO THE PARK AND THINK ABOUT IT

LOL

[debberDDT]

suMMer!!

[awsomethingsmax2]

Marriot was the first guy to have his guitar that low. Nobody else did it until the 80s. Now, almost everybody does it that way. That's how I play it!

[Cielamouroux]

@awsomethingsmax2 I think you're right---I can't think of anyone else who played it that way back then. In 1972, Humble Pie was the first group we ever saw live. Steve Marriott was great.

[Jeffmage]

This is so awesome. It is years ahead of its time.

[andymillsmusic]

"cooltooth112" I think the connection was Rod Stewart fronted the band "The Faces" after Steve Marriott..........they are actually reforming with Glen Matlock (ex Sex Pistol) on bass in place of Ronnie Lane, and Mick Hucknall fronting in place of Rod Stewart.

[cooltooth112]

I am 55 and for some reason I always thought that this was Rod Stewart's first hit. What connection did he have with this song? Maybe backup singer? Maybe he was a member of The Small Faces at some point in time. Can anybody tell me the connection?

[capricorn4003]

@cooltooth112 you know, the part in the song 'We'll get high!!!' sounds like Rod singing!! i've often wondered if he did backups on this track.

[Fleshcucumber1]

@Cryo837; OOPS my bad,I thought you said you could'nt stop whacking to it...

[Fleshcucumber1]

@Cryo837; I know,I can't stop whacking to it either.!!!

[Cryo837]

Wow, this video is pure magic and very hypnotic...I can't stop watching it!!!!

Marriott is magnetic.....

[AryanMotherfucker]

best song ever

[IKKISTAR1]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!

[rainspirit100]

"Bridge of sighs" - GENIUS

[Dogheadj]

Steve and Ronnie Lane suffered such tragic deaths - Steve in a fire and Ronnie of MS.

[fluffydanny]

Rod Steward?

[577666]

Great band - classic characters - real cool

[armstronglance]

Played this song in a band in the 60s. We couldn't do the flanging part live until the 70's when flangers became readily available. Great Hammond work.

[lela04]

as a teenager I was really hooked on this song. It kept it s appeal over time!

[movingon4ever]

Appears to be dubbed, as near the fade, Steve is backing his own vocal with a

stronger "it's all too beautiful", as he did on the studio version. Certainly one of

the best.

[uswmsa41]

I didn't know this song came out in '67. I am surprised they allowed the lyric "we got high." Anyone know if this is actually live or if it is overdubbed. I would love to hear them play it live.

[stuka52]

@uswmsa41 The song was removed from some AM stations when the lyrics were recognized. College stations (FM) still played though. Listen to the Small Faces "Here Come the Nice" for some more strange lyrics.

[rainspirit100]

@stuka52 The lyrics weren't strange at all, Steve and Ronnie spelled it all out :)

[stuka52]

@rainspirit100 Not strange in that sense but strange that it was played on the radio or wasn't censored.

[OrpheusIsThe1]

My girlfriends Dad knew Steve Marriott.

[han09hague]

steve marriot was just stunning.....fantastic ♥

[Dogheadj]

@han09hague One of the top vocalists ever.

[RollerCoaster1963]

A pure classic, Marriot is the coolest lookin cat I've ever seen in this era. I can watch this all day.

[circles69]

@RollerCoaster1963 Yup, Steve has a fantastic haircut here!

[davevanfunk]

Amazing performance from an underrated band. Thanks for posting.

[bobthemagical]

concur

[ploppy193]

One of the best songs ever written.