Blood Sweat & Tears - You've made me so very happy

[sauquoit13456]

On this date in 1969 {Mar. 1st} "You've Made Me So Very Happy" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart; eventually it would peaked at #2 {for 3 weeks} and spent 13 weeks in the Top 100...

Ranked 45th on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1969 chart.

Reached #35 on the U.K. Singles chart

Original version by co-writter Brenda Holloday {#39/1967}

1st in a string of three straight #2 records by the group; first this one, then "Spinning Wheel", and finally "And When I Die", all in 1969.

[MrHendrix1959]

sheer class  great brass section

[rongo51]

DCT has such a soul-full voice... Wish more modern folks would check him out...

[OrisLover]

Bobby Colomby, one of the best drummers ever!

[ROCKERAGUNNER]

QUE RICA MELODIA...............

MMMMMM.....

[rdangelo]

Gotta love a cover that blows away the original

[lefpage1]

I still love this BS&T and still have the vinyl album...so freakin' good, tight horn section, soulful lyrics. Whoa!! Makes me feel young again.

[MsCourtneybrown]

I was what 11 12 when this band came out... Incredible...<3

[TheStatue1]

Listen to the great bass guitar playing of Jim Fielder, too.

[drvinnievegas]

Co-written by the great Brenda Holloway. Her version's on here as well.

[fgldnglbs]

I never found out 'til years later that they quote their version of Tim Buckley's "Morning Glory" off their debut LP at the end. Was that meant as a thumb to nose at Al Kooper?

[muuziklvr]

Yes I love this song! Great group!

[MRFLASHLIGHT39]

THIS IS THE BEST HORN SECTION

[koolman72389]

He did it knowing that people would be asking that same question :S

[chrisferreg]

This 's a beautiful and one of the most famous song! I LOVE IT

[tornmask]

the One & the Only Originals Blood Sweat & Tears!  =0]

[reverendglenn]

Why is he holding two microphones???

[Normsdad]

@reverendglenn He does his own backing vocals...

[19Chuck80]

@reverendglenn maybe one for live feed and film feed??? its weird

[stevesusenet]

Is it possible to get this concert on DVD? If so, where?

[whatiship73]

@stevesusenet I have that concert on DVD. If you're interested write an email to lorenzo.bombacini@gmail.com

[whatiship73]

@stevesusenet I have that concert on DVD. If you're interested write an email to lorenzo.bombacini@gmail.com

[whatiship73]

@stevesusenet I have that concert on DVD. If you're interested write an email to lorenzo.bombacini@gmail.com.

[whatiship73]

@stevesusenet I have that concert on DVD. If you're interested write me a private message.

[whatiship73]

@stevesusenet I have that concert on DVD. If you're interested write me a private message.

[cactusyank]

indeed♥

[fabiosusini]

inspiration, talent, right time, unforgettable !

[saddlerackcowgirl]

His golden voice equals Gary Puckett's golden voice

[Malcolmsgretsch]

Great band. I love his chops

[danlc95]

Unbelievable vocals from this man. I've had this song in my head for the past three days, and I'm happy to have it here. Amazing song, amazing band, and a vocalist with a golden voice.

[fgldnglbs]

BS&T might have made it on Al Kooper's terms if progressive radio wasn't just getting off the ground at the time. There are some who stand by some of the albums made after their hit making period. Even if they are buried treasure, and I love discovering stuff like that, fhe same thing happened as happened to Chicago, losing their hip cred. Hey, imagine if Robert Palmer, who made his bread digging stuff up, came across anything good.

[presto35]

Testament to a truly dynamic singer/frontman

[MrHumilde16]

This is a great video an I love the song.

[mothersfreakout]

I LOVE this man's voice.....it's truly magical.....wonderful!!!

[Ticotron]

Notable versión

[jba2323]

GREAT POST THANKYOU

[Inger49]

Thank you so much for posting this ´historic´ film ! It just proves how superb they were, and you still stand in awe 40 years later. They really made fantastic music at that time !

[Victor1970s]

3 great ballads were released in 1969: "Something" by The Beatles, "Traces" by Classics IV, and BS&T's "You've Made Me So Very Happy".

[desertswo]

This line-up was once accused of being "too precise" in their playing of music. Clayton-Thomas' reply is pretty much what I would have said: "Hey, these guys all went to Juliard; you expect them to play like shit?" or words to that effect. A truly great band exploring territory that in toto made the music of that era so much more interesting than today

[felinecarol]

@desertswo

Thanks for that info Desertstwo :-) I always wondered why I didn't like newer versions of this great band. Now I know!

[macksun]

funny all this time I thought this song was by Tom Jones. Now I look under Blood sweat & tears and found all these hits they did. funky blue eye soul man. sigh.. does anyone have a time machine I can borrow for a few years??

[walkintall7]

ty for posting this!

[waginglove]

nice that they sang this for Deb before we met

[bpabustan]

Man where did you get this?!?!?!?!? The classic lineup at that!

[InchingEverCloser]

What a gift YouTube is. And what about those mutton chops he's got going there? Awesome. Where are they today? Stephen Stills, Neil Young, D-C Thomas, cool as hell. And what a singer. Wow.

[sirwob]

love this song, still think its crap the way they kicked Al Kooper out of the band he formed

[policeofficer94]

Wow cool. I was a music major at University of Maine at Augusta and one of my professors was Chuck Winfield. One of the trumpet players of BS&T! Awesome musician and a funny guy!

[ChrisB176]

Wow, fantastic post! Thanks so much for this. BS&T came to define much of what was so good about music in the 70's. David Clayton Thomas had one of the best and most distinctive voices ever!

[majorlifts]

FUCKIN Best band EVER!!!! David Clayton Thomas is an amazing human being, Life without Blood sweat and tears is like life without food.

[london2z]

I love this band . I saw them them in Hawaii around 1970, and was particularly blown away by Lew Soloff's trumpet playing. He was awesome. He could really nail those high notes. I was playing trumpet in my high school stage band back then, and got to solo alot. Always wished I could play like him! The rest of the band was great, too.

[ggswims]

i could listen to this over and over...it gives me shivers...reserved for loved ones of the nth degree.

[81MJT]

That's great he's still playing, who's he been working with since BS&T?

[djrogers1989]

awesome

[Starbukksaddict]

thank you, baby, thank you, baby... every day of my life... love 2 u 4-ever,

my darling man~x (:Dc

[eddieg671]

This song is always in my head.

[stroumfakias]

i sang this to my wife tonight

[sfdog1369]

Nice Bro Thx!!!

[81MJT]

Absolutely superb. That's the only footage I've ever seen of Jerry Hyman, he was one big dude! I'd love to know where I could get hold of this video