"I'm A Girl Watcher" The O'Kaysons 1960s

[sierria64]

the horn player in the gold shirt is cute..im black chick and dam id rock his world

[evaccavo]

The guy is so stiff!

[ztone22]

great song, great bass lines

[lostsound2001]

Great Clip

Peace from Old Hippie

[publicatdamagnificen]

I THOUGHT THEY WERE BLACK ALSO!!

[SuttonSantiniPaulo]

I'm a girl creeper, I'm a girl creeper...

[jojomayo10]

I am a black man and i also thought they were black they are so soulful!

[JGarcia658]

Blue eye soul. I THOUGHT THESE DUDES WERE BLACK.

[wysiwyg43]

@JGarcia658 ME TOO!! I THOUGHT THAT FOR YEARS Like the 1st time I saw KC and the Sunshine Band on Soul Train when I was little. Now I 45 and I was blown away again!

[groovy162]

@JGarcia658 Me too.

[okiemex]

When I was a kid my dad ran a bar/cafe in Parris, CA was about 69 - 71. This song was on the juke box and my brother and I palyed it all the time. Good memories, great song!

[swilliams9213]

@okiemex Was your dad's name T.J. by chance. We had a close family friend named T.J. who owned a bar in Perris around that time......?

[ultrakool]

mmmm, mmm, mmm. i always thought that was black phraseology? guess not, campbell's soups are mmm, mmm, mmm good..like some a dem girls ;p

[Tabbycatify]

Very talented dudes!!!!

[TINML]

These guys aren't black??!

[dimpsey3]

WHEN GOD CREATED WOMEN HE CREATED BEAUTY IN DIVERSE WAYS..AND YES IM A GIRL WATCHER..

[jimmyGreenwood]

(continued) The Okaysions were a black band. Once they started playing people would realize that they were the real deal. I miss Bob Cross.

[jimmyGreenwood]

Beautiful song. I had the privilege of getting to know the bass player, Bob Cross, before he died in 2001. He was a virtuosic bass player and composer and zero-bullshit human being. He wrote a 400 page book of chords for the five string bass that he never published. His compositions were positively reviewed by fellow bass players Steve Swallow and Will Lee. He told me that they would get booked in all-black venues and when they would go onstage they would get booed because everyone thought

[roostertrigger]

@jimmyGreenwood ..its starts with him playing the Hofner Beatle bass......best parts of this song....the bass.

and horns

[coreyj98]

Wow youtube has finally shed the light on  color .....so that means nobody goin 2 b racists anymore?????

[coreyj98]

Wow I never knew a white group sang this song I thought these cats wer black

[nowhammies10]

Ladies and gentlemen, here's Vanna White!

"I'm a Wheel watcher, i'm a Wheel watcher, every day..."

[MindMyLost]

I thought that was a black song for 45 years until I saw it now. Everything about it sounds black including the voice and instrumentals.

[cherripepsee]

@MindMyLost so did I!

[TermiCobraKid]

I thought these people were black....?

[FollowTheLambs]

I used to be a girl watcher, but I took an arrow in the knee

[2Uisee100]

Look's like he has a sock in his pants..LOL..If not,then he was A Girl Catcher!!!

[lifeisastage9]

OK. I'm trying to recover, lol. Like almost everyone else, I thought this was a black group. Did they hide the group and never distribute photos or what??? I love this song!

[CAB4SHO]

I was lookin for the black group that sang it lol couldnt find it.....wow

[bkadst]

Holy Negro!! I'm 93 and I though this group was a bunch of black guys singing they must eat Uncle Ben's Rice with black eye peas

[ia68rr1]

@bkadst That's to bad you stereotype these guys like that, they thought the same for many singers, Elvis, Tom Jones ect.

[JWatsL]

I always thought these guys were black too! That was 42 years ago!!! (Iam 59)

[ILIKETOBAKE]

Yup.I always thought this was a black man also.And i,m 51.

[juliepets2]

I thought it was a black group, too. for 35 years now.

[felster]

is that moe from the simpsons?

[KingOfNewYorkHacks]

The Rick Astley of the 60's !!

[Schizima]

I'm a child molester, I'm a child molester,

Little boys

*Licks lips*

[Schizima]

I'm a 25 year old man and I am smart enough to recognize a pedosmile when I see one. The lip licking is its own thing....

shivers

[1Philzfan]

Carolina Beach Music! Um Um Um

[TheJorjor10]

Man, I thought they were black also! I grew up listening to this song.

[ActionJack01]

I'm 65 also and always thought this song was song by a black group.

[brianownsall123]

most unintentionally creepy song ever.

[comesincolors]

@brianownsall123 you must either be gay or are a girl because any healthy American male knows song has the ring of truth.

[brianownsall123]

@comesincolors lol dont get ur panties in a knot.. -.-

[dondi632]

Me too! I thought they were black as well. A good song and I still watch girls too

[gacj2010]

Boy , he needs dental work

[ljbrittIII]

I'm only 30, but my parents lead me to love the greatest music ever played and yes, like all of you I too thought they were black guys. No matter though they played great music. Rock on!

[rons10able]

54-year-old white guy here. Yep, I always thought this was done by a black group too.

[SMILEY7414]

now this is blue eyed soul! even though the lead singer looks a little bit dorkish, they put it down!

[coffeegirl5912]

WOW..I thought they were black too! I am Black.. Everybody loved this song back in the day.

[EUROPLANNER]

If you like Blue eyed soul, attend the Class of sixty something at theYork PA Farigrounds. Held twice a years.Features the best Blue Eyed soul bans of them all,The Magnificant Men. On October 29th the next dance will be hld.the Soul Survivors will join remnants of theMag Men and other BESoul bans for a four hour dance. Lots of fun and great dancing. Worth a weekend trip. Check out Class of Sixty Somethng on line.

[MrVwxyz2223242526]

I guess this is what you call "blue eyed soul." Something like the Rascals or Soul Survivors (showing my age def)

[juan58102]

I found the song I was looking for years! Now I can die in peace!

[roostertrigger]

i'm a 57 year old white guy and I always thought they were a black group.....

until now.

[danpfd]

WOW great song! I didn't know these guys were white!

[rounds1954]

The reverse of Chuck Berry - the band name and sound is black, but the group is white.

[agingheel]

from Wilson, NC

[pdddddp1]

MAN! ... i thought this was sung by a black group!....who cares though, great song,great era,great music...long live ol' school music...because it is.......MUSIC!

[1KaiZu1]

I've heard and loved this song my whole life and this is the first time i've actually seen this band and like a lot of people am surprised they are white. Those guys in the band are an example of being open to the love of listening and playing music for what it is without care of colour.

[miniskater10597]

The lead singer is my cousin!!!! He is in his sixtys now and can still sing

[cozy3952]

@miniskater10597 Please tell him I can't even explain how happy this song makes me! And please give him the biggest hug and kiss for me and all of his fans! Thank you!!

[peechful]

O.O i feel like someone is watching me!!!!!!!

[daymude63]

black or white it's a well packed lunch box.

[beachbootybum1]

Did this Band Later Become The Flabulous Kay out of North Carolina?

[Alikah1]

@beachbootybum1 I think they became the O'Jays.

[beachbootybum1]

@Alikah1 LOLOLOL

[Alikah1]

@beachbootybum1 Don't laugh, send money!

[toucantango1]

The Embers,also from North Carolina, also have a "black sounding"white singer.It is from the Bar-B-Q down there.Home of "Beach Music" and The Shag.

[1986billyk]

hommies white chocolate and vanilla ice in a bowl.

[lovetheoldies]

I would have bet my life Bobby Bloom is afro-american. "Montego bay"

[mssy16377]

THE BEST TKY FOR POSTING THIS GEM!

[ryanbmx5]

Creeper Alert!

[mrbuster1964]

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THESE GUYS WERE BLACK!!! HA!!! GREAT VOICE!!!!

[Herc2770]

PERVS AND PEDO'S, RISE TO YOUR NATIONAL ANTHEM

[catothewiser]

@Herc2770 - nah, that is "Hot Child in the City."

[trilogypart3]

@Herc2770 You referring to this song as a "perv and pedos national anthem" is interesting. It speaks volumes of how watered down and politically correct the current male female dynamic has become. I prefer the days when men were men and women were women; without all of the BS that the feminists and politically correct malcontents have placed into the situation.

[Herc2770]

@trilogypart3

I DONT GIVE A FLYING FUCK WHAT YOU THINK, And now i feel better about myself.

[Philtration]

@trilogypart3 True.

I remember when I realized that girls were far more interesting than toys when I was a little boy.

I could watch Jessica Alba brush her teeth and be happy.

[dolittle1949]

Heck I thought the Beastie Boys were Black..

[jacobzeier]

In my own opinion, I think that the song sounds like the late 50s, early 60s.

[Dave40522]

Its super. Who cares..black, white, purple..lol. Ya just cant get it out of your head..its a very catchy tune. Hey I love it. LOL...

[10ccman]

i am a 65yr old black man and i always thought this was a black group!

[ndhudecz]

@10ccman I'm a 55 year old and I thought this was another great black group,I'm a white man!! Black or white its all good music...

[stingray1973]

I am 56, white. And thought the same thing.

[PassionForMusic68]

@10ccman I am your age and had forgotten the name of the group, but remembered the title of the song and played it because I hadn't heard the song since 1967 or 1968. Like you - I was surprised the brothers are white. lol.

[dsteding]

@10ccman - I am absolutely shocked --- I thought it was a black group! Surprise.!

[Dardrum]

@10ccman I am a 60 year old white guy who thought this was a black group also,,,,WOW go figure

[desert3347]

@10ccman I'm a 64 yr old white woman & I thought they were "black" too. But then again,

I thought the" Righteous Bros. were Black & I thought Al Green was white.

Love them all...........

[wristweed]

@10ccman Damn, me too!!!!

[Nickie0016]

@10ccman

me too :)

[Tabooaustin]

@10ccman Ditto!! I'am 53

[Tabooaustin]

@10ccman Ditto!! I'am 53 & thanks to youtube and good people who pst these videos, i learn something everyday!

[maphoon]

@Tabooaustin "big boys don't cry.....big boys don't cry....big boys don't cry!" :)

[animalcorvair]

@10ccman me too

[shadowpriestsable]

@10ccman lol ah to bad black's can't claim this one! white's score is now whites 1000,000 and blacks 1 hahahah!

[Makiba08]

@shadowpriestsable I am with you...I am a black american that grew up in the 60s and our community used to Jam to this song....I always thought this was a black group...but there is another record song by a white group that we thought was black I think it is 123 it's easy falling in love is easy.

[CAB4SHO]

@Makiba08 though it was black group....much soul

[DJRoxi]

Nice pants. NOT! Serious hose pipe syndrome going on here. If these chaps were ladies, we'd all be watching Camel toe on film :)

[bmx406]

creepiest fucking song ever lmao xD

[Turtleproof]

Look at that mutant ninja turtle dick bulgin' out. Thanks for allowing this to be on TV, Elvis.

[marbleann]

You are not alone I just found out they were white! I had to back track to see that they was not some cover band. This song was very big on the R&B stations and not only that the horns gave it a Caribbean sound to it. I will bet most people did not know they are white..

[cozy3952]

OMG! These white boys got SOOOOOUUUULLLLL! I've always loved this song...never knew...

[anais43]

I am like everyone else..I thought these guys were Black..wow!!

[ndhudecz]

Thanks for posting

[cleanupboy73]

I never KNEW THESE DUDES WERE NOT BLACK !!!!!! WOW!!!!! NEVER CAN TELL HUH? DONT JUDGE!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS ONE ALWAYS!!!

[BLACKOUT311]

Black sounding...White dancing LOL

[BLACKOUT311]

Holy shit, I thought 2 Black guys did this song!!!

[viciousKev]

This song should be called 'ode to the spank bank'

[JoggingOnTheMoon]

ahahah like everybody else I figured this guy was black. great voice/song and a crack band btw

[MrGeordiesteam]

Creepy? if you compare these with some of the groups around today these seem pretty normal, this is such a cool song, I grew up with this, who cares if their black or white, its great music

[tewksbery]

Everyone's focused on how they thought these guys were black, ignoring the bigger issue of how damn creepy they are.

[tewksbery]

Everyone's focused on how they thought these guys were black, ignoring the bigger issue of how fucking creepy they are.

[supermandisco]

What is!!!

[daymude63]

my those pants are tight! bobby caldwell (what you won't do for love) is the 2nd "blackest" sounding man. full of soul more appropriate to say.

[Aeschlimann1]

Steve Martin n'est-ce pas?

[use2slam2]

and how many people thought Charlie Pride was white !!!

[use2slam2]

and i bet alot of people thought Joe Cocker was black !!!

[milesvn]

whahahah the best nut huggers Ive ever seen!

[dabatman1]

I am 54 year old and I have never know that this group was not black! I made a bet with my wife and I totally lost. What happen to them? Love the song always did and still will!

[ztruth4u]

@Fenderkickass: Wow & ok! As ignorant as you may believe my comment to be, I was simply stating that based on their sound I had no way of knowing what they looked like. Really don't see how blacks and college equates!

[crooklin]

Wow I to have always liked this song, I was blown away when I saw these guys

youtube is the shiznit

[superjail12321]

my freaking music teacher said the old timing music was crusty and pale and he would rather sing g@y songs how dare he insult the only good music

[nergvol]

Wow! Remember this well..still holds up after all these years. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!

[BlankfrackCripledFUK]

Donnie Weavers sportin some serious wood.His sax player Jim Spidel was his born again bisexual love interest back in the 60's.

[grands1am]

Not to mention the slightly warped analog video... makes everything sound glorious

[grands1am]

Silly lyrics but what an awesome groove with those horns and guitar

[kwaboat]

i swore they were black

[greg133777]

I'm a dude watcher, I'm a dude watcher, watchin' dudes go by, hug lug lug

[chaslmbo]

WilliamP3- lol it is funny.thank goodness it's bout the music and not the moves.

[beachray2000]

LOL...Same here...How did that happen ?? This was one of my favorites and I was very into R & B. Coulda sworn this was a black group...either way the song is great.

[ban2fab4]

I like this song. This video caught me by surprise because I always thought that this was a black group. Wow - this shows me that music is music...

[dschonsie]

onedin line!

[CumbiaCowboy]

All these comment remind me of Baby Don't You Know by Wild Cherry. "I really didn't know that the suckers was white, baby don't you know, baby don't you know that the honky's got soul."

[Queens223]

looks like gilligan

[Chronics88]

Ahh the singer is black just look at his pants!

[Makiba08]

all of these years since the 60s I thought this was a black group....where are they today?

[WilliamP3]

Great Song!! and yes I was surprised to find these brothers are white, The dance by the lead singer when he stop's singing at the end of the song is too funny.

[tybonator91]

Wow, I always thought this was a Black group. Still like the song no matter what. 

[poomeff]

Quick. Get a close up on his shifty eyes.

[Queens223]

love the song and the way his pants fits.

[tonywsmith2]

Check out the bulge! Girl watcher indeed!

[Terryman1960]

Dude looks like John Boy Walton, sounds like the coolest brother. Sort of like the late Johnny Maestro of Brooklyn Bridge.

[mjones20054]

All these years I thought Gene Chandler made this song. Oops, my bad!

These guys are AWESOME, one of my favorites from back in the day.

[125jlm]

I'm not trying to offend anyone but ... this is the blackest sounding white man I've ever heard. When I first saw this a few years ago I wasn't just surprised, I was floored. I've read somewhere that this group's origens were as a gospel group. I've also read that the singer was a top-notch athlete. Don't know if those things are true. Maybe someone else does.

[999YORK]

@125jlm Another surprise for me was "Tonight Tonight" by the Mellow Kings.

[1stsantana]

@125jlm Haha, your'e not the only one who thought he was a black man! Great song!

[Mikes66442]

@125jlm I thought he was black also until I saw this video. Great song, reminds me of the 60's so much.

[alexwritestube]

@125jlm LOL .... good song, thought it took me nearly 40 years to appreciate it!

[tommieparch]

@125jlm i bought the 45 when it came out /yeah that ages me/ but ur rite,on ur whole comment. as a matter of fact this song was only played on /wvon radio back then, here in chicago/ they only played black music!, this groups managment fooled even the big radio people back then. when people found out they were white, so went their future/over/ the average white band sound black, but i think they let u know in the name of the band .lol .tommy

[thincow12]

@125jlm you monst likely thought he was a black man because, they are total perv savages and this song fits right in.

[sammiepatches]

@125jlm i agree with you 100%.

[TheBustedGut]

@125jlm Oh, stop it with the "not trying to offend anyone." I think most will agree with you, except those uptight, "quick to flip the race card" type of people. This video surprised me too. I always thought the singer was black until I saw this video. I'm sure many blacks were surprised as well.

[jwmellott]

@125jlm I thought they were black too.

[beachbootybum1]

@125jlm If You Think He sound Black,Check the lead singer forThe Flaming Embers on "West Bound #9".

[JimmyRockster]

@125jlm

Yeah, a lot of musicians were good atheletes. Al Jardine of the Beach Boys is one that comes to mind. Football player I think.

[thejimmyzshow]

@125jlm Until tonight, at the age of 53, I have always thought this was a black group. Never saw their picture, and I've known this song since I was a very small lad at 4 or 5.

[PtolemyJones]

@125jlm Your kidding right? Michael MacDonald??? hehehe... it's always fun to be surprised, when it comes to things like this.

[ekocentric]

Surprise, surprise, surprise...I grew up with this song but did not know that they weren't black....I love it. Music should always be just that. Not black or white. Just great to listen to.

[billybandol]

Keep cool, muchachos.

The Lead Singer has a 5 inch dick.

[sumrextejodera22]

@billybandol , and you know this because you sucked it when he was on acid. Juaz, juaz, juaz.

[billybandol]

@sumrextejodera22

This is another story...

But I was the one who sold him this rabbit`s foot!

[wallofvideo]

and now for the reverse effect, listen to charley pride's rendition of "lovesick blues" on "the lawrence welk show."

[freeyisd]

I agree with scoronamunoz, I've always thought this group was pure black soul. The lead is no looker, but he fills outs a pair a jeans.

[sonnyandbilly]

Thats the ugliest guy in rock history, and what the fuck is in his pants!?

[scoronamunoz]

I'm writing this for my friend sitting here with m, a black guy born in 1961, this is one of his favorite songs, up until the youtube era he woulda bet everything he owned that these guys were black (and he's dictating this to me now). Too funny. But it's still a great song that brings back a lot of great memories. He says he joins the crowd that's been fooled for 40 years.

[drumbs]

WOW ! WHAT A GREAT TRAK ,BUT WHAT A FUNKY BUNCH !!!

[Janeen913]

I initially thought the lead singer was Steve Martin, haha. Also, those tight pants are giving him some serious moose knuckle.

[smithhedgehog]

@Janeen913 Muscle knuckle - That cracked me up! :-)