Do You Know What I Mean ? - Lee Michaels- 1971

[FTWEVERYONE]

The @ORGAN really seals this @DYNAMITE song!

[rayantoky]

two lane blacktop movie clip

[chitchitify]

mean???....

[dinonobriga]

six pack of bud a joint and this song, I dont know what you be doing but I be dancing

[takethelake]

My Dad cut his hair and he brougth this album to him in the early 70s in

Laguna Beach...

[Meehowski]

epic.........

[ndhudecz]

18 dislikes good music

[onedecibel2lo]

Yeah Bro... I KNOW what you mean!!!

[alesandra1234]

HA HAAAAAAA YES! I met him tonight too! he gave the little bun in the oven a "rocker blessing!" Great to meet you Lee!

[wagner6000]

Great to meet lee in Sebastian Florida at our gig at the Pelican Pub.!

[laelamarie1]

This song will never get old....I give this one a "99" for acting-out ability!! (WHOO - help - me)

[hotstuffandicecream]

The 1970's ..........the best music and the most fun of my life. Do You Know What I Mean?

[bigfootskitty]

@divisorplot GREAT!!!! Anybody got an asprin? Arcemedes math lesson just gave me the square root of A headache!

[stonesthrow420]

OMG...this song rocks...I love the 70's

[jgrig0]

Love the bass pedals on the organ. Great 2 man band.

[sladek7]

The best part of this video is the 55 chevy fueling up

[druekberg]

Great song. The rest of the album, eh.

[Fryolla1]

He invested his money in "Killer Shrimp" in Studio City CA. Used to eat there a lot but I hear it has since closed...what a song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knyirady]

Funkadelic at its best. But it was his Carnival of Life album that got me hooked.

[XCisAwesome]

Without Limits???

[bobby7771117]

Here's another classic song that I grew up to as a young child!  I remember hearing these songs on my mom's radio or 8-track tapes! This song, evokes great memories for me! BobbyK

[HistoryTours]

True Gold

[rob99rst]

great tune do you know whAT I MEAN

[sandralawson18]

I've read your response Sir! But you must understand that I'm not responsible if you don't know mind's anybody's language or english. Because, I've already forgotten about it. Thank you for your response.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year's. From Sandra Dee Lawson.

[majik2hanz]

Did Springsteen find this an inspiration for Glory Days? Wondering..... echos of it in chords, tempo and feel.

[kstarpictures]

Is it just me or does this song sound way ahead of its time? This could have come out in the 80's!

[Dayla252]

love it! first heard it when i was a teen...dad had it on a 45.

[Khultan]

♥♥♥♥♥♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪ Yep, I know what you mean ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪▼♥♥♥♥  I F [CENSORED] love this joint. : )

[thevillainable]

At 1:42, possibly the most stoned individual I have ever seen.

[meezerlover]

OMG! I had forgotten about this song. What a instant flashback! Waist lengtt ironed hair, bell bottoms, hig huggers, crop tops, jesus sneakers and braless....I can see it now. Thanks for the wonderful time machine trip. Makes me smile, but its bittersweet at the same time.

[rocker69ist]

@meezerlover ......

I concur.... lol!!!!

[NeverGoodEnuff44]

Great song!! You know what I mean?!!!!

[Steven197981]

I don't know why, but I find this song unusually funny. Haha.

[TheBones926]

I was thinking this was wet willy

[bigbad78buick]

GREAT SONG!! BTW, thanks for using 'Two Lane Blacktop 'for video; great match, and 1 of the top 3 'car' movies ever!!

[warmsquirrelturd]

Love the slide show! Takes me back to a better time and place...I remember listening to the song 5,000 times on my little black Panasonic radio...it actually sounds better now! Thanks for the good memories!

[mountain055]

I will be 60 in a week. This song was and still is great. The music today can not compare.

[stearmanflyer55]

When both life and music was good.....

[sealbeach33]

I named my son Paul Lee Micheal......I was and still am a fan

[menopausalguitarist]

Oh Yeah

[jkfan2005]

During the one short period where I personally tuned the radio to the Top 40, this was one of the 40. And I got sick twice and stayed home from school for about six days in three weeks, so several of the songs were getting run into the ground-- but I was waiting for the half-dozen I really liked, to come around again. This song worked its way up into that top group, for me... although I sometimes feel a little woozy and feverish when I hear it nowadays.

[chuckbyf1]

My roommate in college used to play this before going to a test. God I miss those days. Rock on Bob, whereever you are.

[shatchett0]

Justin Bieber does a version of this in his live show. It's pretty damned good!

[TheOnememphisdude]

@shatchett0 ...Please, don't!!!!! Ha!

[TheChutrit]

Great sounds from a bygone era.



[goldenoldiesPete]

I love this song, and the way he sings it. Great singing (feeling) and great organ.

[jerryb19531953]

Takes me back to my 1st year in college.this song was always playing on my audiovox radio/8 track player with my 2 6 by 9 speakers in the back and 2 on the doors.My 69 302 ford fairlane with a bench seat.yes that came in handy...ha ha ha whhoooo!

[steeplepossum39]

Great song and yes I do know what u mean seeing that every guy two-timed me and lied.

[Qphlat]

I never knew what he meant..

[sandralawson18]

Sandra Dee Lawson.

[bobby7771117]

I have this great cassette series--well almost all of them--and they have so many awesome great songs in this collection!!! BobbyK

[MrDenbugg]

it's a great song, wht beats this BEAT- get the girl in the swing and watch -HELP _ME OHH

[362chop]

Great song and still sounds fresh...Amazing

[upperdarbybill]

Now that I found this long forgotten masterpiece that is triggering my music memory senses, I'm gonna look for the 1st remembered hit, "Brother Louie" - Stories. Oh yea! found 3. Outta site.

[getreal1963]

hotstuffandicecream yes I miss this too god what great days

[SuperBillcat]

you are so right.They dont have a clue.

[TheShadowFX]

Music like this is a lost art, none of the bands around these days could do this anymore.

[sandralawson18]

Sandra Dee Lawson.

[beecnutgrl]

Kay..NC&SC bch girl...but I luv that song and been a million since I heard it~~~!;-)

[etebas12]

 YES

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[THEATREofPAIN270]

18 people Dont Know What He Means, They Suck

[artzilla]

@THEATREofPAIN270 They will someday, and it will hurt the same..

[JourneyRocks81]

@THEATREofPAIN270 yes they do....this is a great song!!!!

[imyselfme59]

hoo!

[whoadude1959]

whoo......help......meeee!

[teddibearsworld]

From "5th". Love this tune. One of the most unique classic rock tunes to come out of the 70's. "Been 14 days since I don't know when". Great lyric!

[dewatif]

always good to the last whoo

[ChicagoAstronomer]

Yea..the vid blows, but the tune rocks.

[catgirl6717]

The "Whoo" at 1:44 is priceless!!!

[auntjojo1980]

good song..I "like"

[mykmuzyka]

VID does not capter the sence of the song . Great Audio . Thanks

[sandralawson18]

Sandra Dee Lawson.

[amethystlady]

This song was universal. I remember being a black teenager in 3rd ward Texas in the 70's, 4 cornering with friends to this song. I was the shiznit!

[hotstuffandicecream]

Does anybody but me miss these days? Do You Know What I Mean?

[rockabilly541]

@hotstuffandicecream  Man I miss em too fast cars sweet chicks cold beer and rock n roll it was a great time to be alive I do know what you mean. How about that 55?

[djepsonatmastnet]

@hotstuffandicecream Don't miss the days, except for graduating from high school so I could really look forward to leaving home. Do you know what I mean? But, I surely do miss the music from then, even though we can listen to it now, not like when it first came out- it was a refuge for a lot of us. Do you know what I mean? lol

[BuddyMETAL1]

@hotstuffandicecream I was born in 1982 and i miss these days myself. My dad has all these awesome 70's stories. Back when America was America.

[Helivz]

@hotstuffandicecream I first heard this tune in July of 1982 and thought that was the year it came out. Lo and behold, I was wrong. This is a 1971 classic! Wow, forty years has transpired, and I still love it.

Posted on November 30, 2011.

[elvispresley718]

@hotstuffandicecream you mean when top forty had som eintlligent music on it?

[pushrod49]

@hotstuffandicecream I'm in my sixties and am finally....and I mean finally, getting back there. Its' been an interesting journey with few regrets.

[jody24ful]

@pushrod49 DITTO vvveeeerrrryyyy iiinntttrreeesssttinnngg

[jody24ful]

@hotstuffandicecream been 14 days since I dont know when.....I just saw her with my best friend! we all scream for ice cream

[iwannarock58]

@hotstuffandicecream Yes,I do. It was simple and fun for me!

[mesaeddie]

@hotstuffandicecream It's not Do you Know What I Mean anymore . It's do You Know What I'm Sayin and it SUCKS .

[jeffsor47]

@hotstuffandicecream I know what you mean!

[TheCOMPUTERJAZZMAN]

CLASSIC!

[MrRaiderfan1000]

Growing up in Southern California I remember this song screaming out of my transistor radio on 93 KHJ "Boss Radio" with my favorite jocks, "The Real Don Steel,Charlie Tuna, Sam Riddle and Humble Harve. I still have those Weekly Surveys that would show the "Boss 30" top hits and hit bounds.

[thebandBedfordPark]

This song KICKS ASS!

[robwheelut]

I never know what anything means...But this song is awesome..

[siuberto1]

Great song. Lee Michaels would get a great big funky sound on stage with just two other musicians. I read how he would open up for big rock bands in his early days. The greatest funky drum vibe I have ever heard.

[bobmailman1]

I'm positive I know what you mean

[jody808]

classic 70s pop radio staple

[Thadesgal]

Hoo

[coyotepey]

ya i know what ya mean ...lol

[steeplepossum39]

Great song with a fantastic beat and Yes I know what u mean.

[lakebay972]

Thumbs up if "Outside Providence" brought you here.

[hotstuffandicecream]

The 16 dislikes probably thought that tac on the dash was a clock............do you know what I mean?

[Bevity]

16 people don't know what he means....

BUT I DO AND I LOVE IT!

[mudrydyr]

I remember this one about a teenage love triangle i went through about 73

songs from 71 though..............aaahhhLisa you were so nice to me

[davehutchinson67]

I thought this was Wet Willy?

[pepemauricio]

16 people don't know what he means

[Kitandroxandbec]

His album with this tune on it has several other great nujmbers can i get a witness being one of them If you like this tune, and who doesn't check out his other stuff

[craspe357]

This song rocks so hard its amazing, what a groove

[ABlastFromYourPast]

A great tune to be jamming too at the age of 11

[achillestyles]

wotta wow! my folks played this song a trillion times when i was a kid but i always thought it was some black dude singing. you sure you're not mistaking?

[AZRacer2000]

@achillestyles this is the cat who wrote it and performed it bro! trust me, there was only one lee Michaels!

[phrog46crewmmaf]

Just came home from Viet Nam when this song hit.......wow, was blown away by it. Many a night making the swoop home from Parris Island for the week-end, listened to this with my best friend. At one or two in the morning we'd be singing this at the top of our lungs with the radio, laughing our asses off. I miss those times, I miss my friend, he died 2 months ago, but what memories we had, the MARINES, Police Academy togeather and crusing the night away......

[buster757]

You gotta love the Hammond B-3

[VenusCaritas]

Best song, ever.



[superunt43]

I don't get the car comments? Good music, nothing more? Oh wait, humans posting comments have a dick, IE they are a DICK

[energyvortex1000]

heavy pics....definitely worth a hit of LSD-25

[DontOutLog]

I don't get why people fight on the internet. I mean its like running in the special olympics, even though you win your still retarded.

[dudley103]

Jr. high and Lee,  Whoo!

JR

[chuckbuckbobuck]

Ultimate White Funk!!!!

[gregoryagogo]

Rock from the '70s scared me for some reason as a kid! So I gravitated toward swing! Some 30 something years later, this sounds OK! LOL Maybe I just love sounds of the past! Do you know where the shot is of the pizza hut and A&W?

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

Now this is the type of Music that influenced Hip Hop.

[precisionb]

@TEACHYOUTEEWHY KISS MY BUTT AND HIP HOP SUCS TOO.

[TEACHYOUTEEWHY]

@precisionb Don't get mad because the Hip Hop Genre brought his music back to life. It was all because of the Musical Elements that Hip Hop Producers used and that's when his Music came back on the Radio. But hey, that's your opinion you homo.

[3PiCH00DYGuY]

14 People don't know what they mean.

[TheAllen37]

Bring's back so many good memorie's.

[blackandtanful]

私の70年代前期を沸かせた､ｵﾙｶﾞﾝ･ﾛｯｶｰ～ﾘｰ･ﾏｲ­ｹﾙｽﾞ~”DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN"～ﾌｧﾝｷｰこの上なし!GOOD!

[brucetrueasblue]

Whew!!! Not enough songs with a howl like that in the song. If someone could write 'Do you know what I mean' and Humble pie '30 days in the hole' into a movie script that would be THE BOMB.

[MrDave601]

DontOutLog.. Im Glad You Like This Music.. It Was A Much Simpler Time..I'm 47And I Truly Miss The 70s.. Brings Back Awsomes Times.......

[DontOutLog]

I am 23 and my mom raised me on music like this and I am very grateful.

[Crusin1975]

Yep....68 Firebird with a 389 Goat engine and stonecrusher tranny

on Highway 22 smokin in front of Tastee Freeze.....honey sittin on my consel

Do you know what I mean ?

[catchrnthkudzu]

@Crusin1975 Yeah, except for the tranny part. My 69 Mustang Mach 1 would have stripped your paint as I blew past you.

[nightmoves420]

@catchrnthkudzu Yeah, and my 57 chev with the L88-427, 4 speed, 456 posi would have buried your Mach 1 as i blew past you

[rayfromw65thst]

@nightmoves420 id like to see that the mach 1 was fast, a buddy of mine used to lay a hundred on the dash if you could grab it on the git it was yours.

[nightmoves420]

@rayfromw65thst It could've been faster, some one always is. I got time slips from Seattle International Raceways showing in the 11.90's, and i was running in street trim. If the Mach1 was faster, cool, you had a strong running Ford. BTW, i only used a $20, and only one person ever got it, and that was cause he was tall and had real long arms.

[superunt43]

@nightmoves420 But I must say, my 71 Plymouth 340 Wedge Duster would bury both and not even breath hard, jus sayin, LOL....................

[nightmoves420]

@superunt43 Glad you were laughing at the end of your comment, cause i still am.

[superunt43]

@nightmoves420 May I ask why? Curious this is. Curious indeed.

[nightmoves420]

@superunt43 Why? Cause your comment was a joke. You obviously know very little about high performance cars, and nothing about what the L88- 427 motor was, or maybe your just to young. Do some research. Your Duster would be no match for my 57, and if it was it would have to be built so much it would barely be streetable, if at all, my 57 was a daily driver. And yes, i'm laughing at your comment again as i read it.

[superunt43]

@nightmoves420 Wow will ignorance never cease? I am too young? Wow, read not between the lines do you? I have experimented with racing engines before you were obviously born? Go figure? L88-427 is big block boat anchor, lazy to throttle up, somewhat good on top end once it gets wound up. Actually have 1 of those somewhere in my shop I took from a guy that was in a Corvette when we ran for engines. Oh wait, the big-block is my over-sized paperweight, apologies, forgot it was there?

[superunt43]

@nightmoves420 Careful I say who you joust with, video was about a great piece of music, nothing more. I took a shot at you simply because of the car reference. Still have no idea why car references are made here? I assume the old heavy 57 of yours is reference to the video? And yes I checked. You are 56? Thought you were child by the way you speak? Video is about music, nothing more.

[nightmoves420]

@superunt43 Careful who i joust with? I sure wasn't worried about anything coming from you. The way i speak?, your the one that sounds like Dr Seuss taught you how to speak. But i will agree that this is a great piece of music. So, as far as i'm concerned, this is done, i'm sure we both have better things to do.

[heart4herps]

Best music era ever!

[THEPOCONOJOECHANNEL]

POLICE HAVE NO BRAINS just doughnuts and a wild arm

[7855waldo]

40 YEARS YOUNG!

[TheOldskier]

Lee's eyes in the pic at 1:35 describe the early 70's to a "T".....TOASTED CRISPY!

Great tune.

[ambroulard]

Lee was great--- but if you search the web now you'll find out that it's as if he disappeared-- seriously,  I can find nothing on what he's doing or if he's passed away or what he did after he was famous- like the brain police decided to erase him or something, doe's anyone out there know what became of the vital and energetic Lee Michaels???? Please let me know if you do.

[7855waldo]

@ambroulard - There is no "brain police." That would require the police to have brains.

[96meimei]

I can't believe I'd forgotten this song as soon as it started playing I still knew all the words.

loved it then and love it now

[joetrez]

song is just great!!!!!!

[tbalazy]

FanTAStic song!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!

[koolbreeze31]

Rock on Lee & Frosty

[onepipes]

14 people have defective ear holes that make great music sound bad.

[dawnabrendan]

My drum teacher had me play to this all the time........

[marshsindi]

makes you smile and dance around in your chair.



[MrDave601]

Takes Me Back..THANK YOU.........

[Ms1colleen]

the bobby in the video looks just like an old boyfriend bobby, and the song fits lmfao

[lighttakesthetree]

"Lawd!"

Qty. 14 people have no sense of humor and probably torture their pets.

By the way, is he making the harpsicord (sp?)(that instrument that Lerch played on the Addams Family.) sound with a harpsicord or an electric piano setting?

"Help...........me!"

[marthaamydear]

I had this album. Loved it.

[TheLadyStranger77]

I wish there was a " LOVE " rating too,,,,

[3434arc1]

This is one of those very rare songs that you only have to hear once to be completely hooked for life. I don't know anyone of any age that doesn't like this song.....a timeless classic.

[dixieflyer500]

@3434arc1 Just shared it and a friend in Argentina who had never heard it now loves it!

[funkychick60]

@3434arc1 youre right, who could not like this song? I remember when it came out and I have loved Lee ever since.

[michelle716100]

@3434arc1 So true, My Dad used to play this song over and over when i was like 6 years old, and now 40 years later, Im still rockin it.

[TheIrishlad12]

recorded this album with bartholomew frost in about 24 hours at a studio in L.A.

[tommieparch]

if the

[drtyfknmouth]

You're batting 1000 here, man! When I saw the clip from 2 Lane Blacktop, I knew I had to subscribe! : ) Love the pictures, love the music! Nice job! Keep it up.

[jodisweetie]

@drtyfknmouth Ditto! :-)

[whitegp73]

I loved this song in 71, and i still love it today - Rock on

[jriley1992]

"Been 14 days since I don't know when, I just saw her with my best friend. Do you know what I mean?" 14 days for those 14 people who disliked this video... losers.

[tommieparch]

@jriley1992 those  14 dont wanna be known now..,kinda like the casey anthony jury.... tommy

[adedwards111]

peace and love all the way......no big worries in life, just get along and enjoy the town, people, and go for a cruzzzzzzz in a classic chevy!!

[hotstuffandicecream]

Lee Michaels, Warren Zevon, Kansas, Black Oak Arkansas, Bad Company, Grand Funk, Kiss, Deep Purple, Boston, Chicago, Sugarloaf, The Guess Who, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night, Steelers Wheel, ELO..........How about you 70's Rockers. Add one to the list and keep it going! Do You Know What I Mean?

[tommieparch]

@hotstuffandicecream kiss, b.t.o.,uriah heep, ufo,reo, sabbath, zep, sweet, & on & on ,you kow what i mean?

[richardsonkaren57]

@tommieparch  On and On...Michal Shanker group...SMOKER!Haell Yea,I know what you mean!!!!!!!!!!1

@richardsonkaren57 i was responding to /hotstuffandicecream/ they made a 70s rock list & said add to�