The Association "Along Comes Mary" 1983

[thomasehunt]

Thank you for this gift of a song. Thanks to the Association.

[8tonsemi]

What a great fuckin' song!!!! Love it!!

[thomasehunt]

Jim Yester really is the greatest singer. He made this group. I remember this song from my teenage days. However to this day Jim still has the voice.

[hayesman76]

Nice!

Thanks much for uploading this fine clip!

[frizzlefrap]

much, much better live performance ..... like the different rendition ..... great job!

[Folma7]

Sound was off the chart! Lead vocal sounded, dare I say it......stronger, better than days of yore!

[rgbg2001]

Bobby, I knew your Dad, better bassman then Jules

[kingofallwhites]

No this is a Jim Yester song on lead.

[icanhearyoubreathing]

Fantastic! Better than in the sixties.

[frizzlefrap]

wow .... when they have the sound system set up correctly ...... double WOW! ..... sounds absolutely AMAZING!

[up2space]

just to think... if only our media had put these cats on the brainwash tube at the time.. so many lives, folks when will it end.

[burnsrfkso]

If you wanna download this mp3 go to easymp3grab doht cohm.

[markcarrell]

Fantastic. Great lead vocals and harmony, great lead guitar. The bass riff is awesome. I just keep listening to it over and over. Great energy. I like wide-brimmed hat.

[ncast54]

My empty cup is as sweet as a punch

[sixitiesking]

The Association will make their first New York City appearance in 10 years at BB Kings in Times Square New York NY on Friday July 23. I have my tickets.

[Traveldoctor00]

@sixitiesking LUCKY FISH!!!!!!!!

Please tell us all about it when its over

and i will keep you updated of the FIFA 2010

if thats ok with you

[nickfromCO]

@sixitiesking how was it??

[sixitiesking]

@nickfromCO The Association's New York City show is July 23.

[DoofsterDan]

...usually don't like it when a hit is re-vamped (like when a group tires of doing the same old hit)...BUT THIS IS FANTASTIC...love the R&B/jazzy feel Yester added while the rest of the song is intact! WOW! WOW!!!! AWESOME! Yes...a group that never got its props. More talent there than given credit for.

[ncast54]

One thing about Rock, it keeps you young. We have guys in their 60's & 70's still rocking, unbelievable

[greeniem]

was...about marijuana... among other things.... LMAO

[lindaveee]

The Association 2010 Tour; Jan 31 Largo Cultural center Largo FL; Feb 12 Rams Head Annapolis MD; Feb 13 The Birchmere Alexandria VA; Feb 14 Valentines Day with The Association & Jay And The Americans The Palace Theatre Greensburg PA; Mar 5 Palm Beach Community College Palm Beach Gardens FL; Mar 6 FL Atlantic University Boca Rotan FL; Mar 27 Gateway Events Center McDonough GA; Apr 16 Weill Center for Performing Arts Sheboygan WI; Apr 17 McComb Bruchs Performing Arts Center Wautona WI.

[vegasshowgirlshoes]

unbelievable sound , harmonies

Where have these types of bands gone?

[kb1686]

you just have to look a little harder for them... check out Fleet Foxes

[KENOMEGATV]

OK. The 60's - Mary - May Jane. Pretty straight up. But the texture of the guitars and the wavy flute always conjured up water for me. I always Imagined that the song was inspired by a hurricane - ideally one named "Mary". A metaphorical tribute to the tumultuous nature of a woman. My ESP tells me that's actually the truth, and you guys just don't want to tell. Haha. Great song either way! Cheers!

[DN2444]

Heard them last night in Fort Wayne 10/23/09....3 of the originals including Jim Yester singing this song........awesome and he's what ........70 now!!!

[tandolin2]

He is still 69 for another month.

[Planktontwo]

wow. Still doing it. Looks like they are mostly here with Jules, Larry, and Terry. I would like to see them sometime.

[zoek302]

One of the lost/forgotten bands of the 60's. I think I've heard just about all of their stuff, and I was born in 1968! But they never got any attention. Great sound.

[glamourpho]

distinctly jim yester. man this was on the radio constantly back in alabama.

[Faderbaby]

What a great performance! They were an outstanding live act and this was obviously an "on" night . Their live album is one the best. I have a couple of autographs on my copy!

[pyannaguy]

I wish classic groups would stick a little closer to the melody that made the songs beloved. It's just an opinion.

I wonder if that's my old friend Bruce Piktor on drums? He was with them for awhile in the 80's, I think it was. Anyone know bruce?

[jimmy19029]

Bruce didn't join the band until early 1985. I met him after one of the band's shows in 1989. He was a very nice and cool to talk with. Ted plays drums here.

[tears4forfears]

damn.....for 83...very good. i want to say better. but the style is different than the origional. the style at hand is perfect though. very very good.

[planeguy51]

Good stuff!!!

This is one of my favorite Association songs.

[loverofgoodmusic23]

Sweet As The Punch!

[atp1962]

Love Jim Yesters voice and the flute, just sounds better than other folks trying to cover the original lead vocals. Not sure what the hat on the Japanese is all about or why he started that mess. Thick glasses and a hat. Not sure I like it when he sings lead on some of Jims songs

[gymer15]

I never heard this arrangement and tempo but I love it.

[Rolco64]

Just about any way these guys arranged this classic song-it just sounded great! They are the best!

[bflatfood]

An amazing group. Terrific harmonies and they could pull it off live at any time. Jim Yester is one of the greats!

[rowekmr]

I remember hearing this song as I grew up and it took until now to find the group. Wonderful sound!

[Highland804]

Great vid! Always love seeing them live. SO much better than the lip-synched stuff you often see.

[BobbyColePopMusic]

No I'm not Brian's son. One of his son's, Jordan, does play in the present day band.

I did take the last name "Cole" in honor of him when I entered the music business.

After some extensive research, his personality looks like it matched mine.

[porky8910]

May He [Brian] Rest In Peace.

[kingofallwhites]

Wow Jim Yester sounds AWESOME on this! Are you Brian Cole's son? Keep this stuff coming.

[evan9997715]

@kingofallwhites looks to me like it is terry kirkman singing lead not yester

[leonardinaustin]

Great live performance. The audience

must have had a real blast that night!

[oj36]

Never get tired of footage of these guys from any age!! Thanks for sharing this!!