@nzoz1977 Yeah he only made three albums with them Playing to win, No reins and The net. These are easily the best LRB albums overall in my humble and considered view (I respect your opinion though) I think No reins is a work of art, I have the japanese pressing and it is awesome.
@zapkvr The Farnham albums are that good?!? That gives me a new perspective on the band.. I never would have thought anybody would think of it as art. I'll have a listen with a more open mind next time.
@nzoz1977 Yes they are. Glenn has a great voice but Farnham's is AMAZING. Seriously, No reins is brilliant. The work the band has done since then is good, not great. I like Get lucky and Monsoon but I would have been happier if Farnham had stayed with the band. Just my two cents.
For all the Septics (Americans) that tune in, Wayne Nelson & Housden were NOT a part of the band until the 80's & have now proceeded to destroy the brilliant work, like this song, of the original line up. Thankfully, when the Little River Band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2004, neither of those 2 charlatans were acknowledged!! Keep enjoying the music of this great Aussie band, but do so knowing what passes off as LRB today bears no resemblence to the LRB that gave us these hits!!
@lej274HEAR! HEAR! I saw the guys live at Calder raceway in October 1977 I can remember it like it was yesterday. I can't beleive they were playing SUPPORT for Fleetwood Mac (I suppose they were pretty big in the Rumors days) That Neslon character is a class A faker and a fraud. There is only ONE Little River Band and it includes one of the greatest singers of all time Glenn Shorrock and two of the greatest songwriters to come out of Australia Beeb Birtles and Graham Goble not to forget Derek.
@zapkvr I saw the same lineup in 1977 at the Sydney Showgrounds, supporting Fleetwood Mac, but headlining over Santana and the Kevin Borich Express. Sounded as good as Fleetwood Mac in their prime, the songs they played were very professionally handled live. Probably the most professional Aussie band I ahve seen, technically brilliant and vocals were excellent.
@zapkvr I was at the Sydney Showground equivalent.... Fleetwood Mac, LRB, Santana, Kevin Borich Express, and a Japanese band. Don't think that Stars was on this bill, but could have & I have just tried to omit that memory from my mind, lol. Saw Stars way too many times in the late 70s, as support act, even got to know their set list.
@stonelake1 Oh, you mean the Steven Spielberg directed video which guest stars Michael Jackson being taught how to do the moon walk by Glenn Shorrock on the very set that Star Wars was made on? The record company thought that video was too pompus and expensive to be exposed on pre-MTV 1977, thus the original (meaning 'real') video you see here...
I loved this and the other songs on the cassette like The Border that I dont see anywhere, good song as well. LRB had all the ingredients and that period of time wont ever be repeated, now we have to listen to the crap that passes for music now.
This song reminds me of the country style movement in the 1970s. I remember going with scouts and school on many bush camps. Sadly that doesnt happen so much these days. The 70s were a lot more free thinking than the mechanized and commercialized world we live in today. Onya LRB !!
Great stuff :-) I enjoyed the other vocalists within the framework of LRB, but nothing matched the chemistry with Shorrock fronting the band. Maybe not the most technically gifted vocalist out there, but he had that special something that was magic.
@nzoz1977 LOL! he was harsh calculating, you can see the eexact moment he heard it, then imagined an elaborate way to murder the drummer, then snapped back out of it and went back to the song
Hopefully once Wayne Nelson gives it up and realizes he ripped them off, basically stole their tunes and is a cover band fraud touring with thier name, then they might reunite. That's my opinion anyways. Birtles, Shorrock & Goble are the real LRB. All the rest are amatuers and American Idol wannabe singers. Graeham messed it all up telling Shorrock that he wanted Nelson singing all his tunes. Glenn quit, then they got an American Idol type singer with a huge ego named Farhnam. Yawn. BSG IS LRB
i remember when this came out in 1977. a very big hit here in new zealand. got alot of air play
bav854 2 months ago
fake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stonelake1 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
all friends lrb/acdc/dragon/richardclaptoninxs,etc1977,etc,etc,etc,roscoe
THEWHIZLIFE 3 months ago
When did Farnham join?
suprsonickath 4 months ago
@suprsonickath 1982
nzoz1977 4 months ago
@nzoz1977 Yeah he only made three albums with them Playing to win, No reins and The net. These are easily the best LRB albums overall in my humble and considered view (I respect your opinion though) I think No reins is a work of art, I have the japanese pressing and it is awesome.
zapkvr 1 month ago
@zapkvr The Farnham albums are that good?!? That gives me a new perspective on the band.. I never would have thought anybody would think of it as art. I'll have a listen with a more open mind next time.
nzoz1977 1 month ago
@nzoz1977 Yes they are. Glenn has a great voice but Farnham's is AMAZING. Seriously, No reins is brilliant. The work the band has done since then is good, not great. I like Get lucky and Monsoon but I would have been happier if Farnham had stayed with the band. Just my two cents.
zapkvr 1 month ago
For all the Septics (Americans) that tune in, Wayne Nelson & Housden were NOT a part of the band until the 80's & have now proceeded to destroy the brilliant work, like this song, of the original line up. Thankfully, when the Little River Band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2004, neither of those 2 charlatans were acknowledged!! Keep enjoying the music of this great Aussie band, but do so knowing what passes off as LRB today bears no resemblence to the LRB that gave us these hits!!
lej274 4 months ago 4
@lej274 The problem is, Little River Band were a good Aussie band with fuck-all business sense... naive-larrikinsim just doesn't pay.
nzoz1977 4 months ago
@lej274HEAR! HEAR! I saw the guys live at Calder raceway in October 1977 I can remember it like it was yesterday. I can't beleive they were playing SUPPORT for Fleetwood Mac (I suppose they were pretty big in the Rumors days) That Neslon character is a class A faker and a fraud. There is only ONE Little River Band and it includes one of the greatest singers of all time Glenn Shorrock and two of the greatest songwriters to come out of Australia Beeb Birtles and Graham Goble not to forget Derek.
zapkvr 2 months ago in playlist John Farnham
@zapkvr I saw the same lineup in 1977 at the Sydney Showgrounds, supporting Fleetwood Mac, but headlining over Santana and the Kevin Borich Express. Sounded as good as Fleetwood Mac in their prime, the songs they played were very professionally handled live. Probably the most professional Aussie band I ahve seen, technically brilliant and vocals were excellent.
OzziePete1 2 months ago
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zapkvr 1 month ago
@OzziePete1 It was November 13th at Calder, Creation and Stars also featured. I still have the ticket stub believe it or don't.
zapkvr 1 month ago
@zapkvr I was at the Sydney Showground equivalent.... Fleetwood Mac, LRB, Santana, Kevin Borich Express, and a Japanese band. Don't think that Stars was on this bill, but could have & I have just tried to omit that memory from my mind, lol. Saw Stars way too many times in the late 70s, as support act, even got to know their set list.
OzziePete1 1 month ago
@OzziePete1 The "japanese" band was Creation. Peace.
zapkvr 1 month ago
They were never the same after David Briggs left the band.
LabelBob 4 months ago
another great LRB tune. got a lot of air play in the day.
bigkittysmile 4 months ago
where is the real video????????????????????????
stonelake1 6 months ago
@stonelake1 Oh, you mean the Steven Spielberg directed video which guest stars Michael Jackson being taught how to do the moon walk by Glenn Shorrock on the very set that Star Wars was made on? The record company thought that video was too pompus and expensive to be exposed on pre-MTV 1977, thus the original (meaning 'real') video you see here...
nzoz1977 6 months ago
I first heard it as the Mail Boxes Etc. song.
cparkes92 7 months ago
Brings back some good memories from the late seventies
kanderso2011 9 months ago
He's proud of that drum hit @ 3:02!
madmonk66 9 months ago
Oh Suzanna don't you cry for me
I am A Southern Conservative Democrat
from the state of Tennessee...
michaelsmorrison 1 year ago
@michaelsmorrison How depressing.
zapkvr 1 month ago
Oh Suzanna don't you cry for me
I am A Southern Conservative Democrat
from the state of Tennessee...
michaelsmorrison 1 year ago
Oh Suzanna don't you cry for me
I am A Southern Conservative Democrat
from the state of Tennessee...
michaelsmorrison 1 year ago
@michaelsmorrison I'm am too.
BBQFanNo1 1 year ago
Is Wayne in this group at this time?
RogerDeanSmart 1 year ago
@RogerDeanSmart No. The bass player was George McArdle who left the band to become a monk.
poltome 1 year ago
@RogerDeanSmart Nelson wasn't in the band until nearing the end.
poltome 1 year ago
simple great
MrZenkiii 2 years ago
awesome music. Loved it back then, and still do.
shanna1950 2 years ago
1:36 to 2:03 - the 'Don Henley' bridge moment
Crossie145 2 years ago
I loved this and the other songs on the cassette like The Border that I dont see anywhere, good song as well. LRB had all the ingredients and that period of time wont ever be repeated, now we have to listen to the crap that passes for music now.
bigoutlaw1 2 years ago
This song reminds me of the country style movement in the 1970s. I remember going with scouts and school on many bush camps. Sadly that doesnt happen so much these days. The 70s were a lot more free thinking than the mechanized and commercialized world we live in today. Onya LRB !!
phileustace 2 years ago
fucking great!!!
bobjames55555 2 years ago
A classic band,I like very very very much.
elisamia84 2 years ago
Great stuff :-) I enjoyed the other vocalists within the framework of LRB, but nothing matched the chemistry with Shorrock fronting the band. Maybe not the most technically gifted vocalist out there, but he had that special something that was magic.
hermannsam1 2 years ago
The way the voices of 'Birtles', 'Shorrock' and 'Goble' harmonize and function together is outstanding!
Brilliant song, . . . created by a brilliant band!
Thanks posting this tune!
Woschtfett1968 2 years ago
What's with the [funnily] evil stare at 0:34 :D
mWb006 2 years ago 3
somebody in the band played either a wrong note or was a little out of time. Shorrock the Shark caught everything.
nzoz1977 2 years ago
@nzoz1977 Not likely since this is the studio recording. It's not "live".
rollinjukebox 1 year ago
@nzoz1977 LOL! he was harsh calculating, you can see the eexact moment he heard it, then imagined an elaborate way to murder the drummer, then snapped back out of it and went back to the song
vancouverbc69 6 months ago
@vancouverbc69 lol
nzoz1977 6 months ago
will there be another LRB this kind?
ulalalala!
KitriArch 3 years ago
Hopefully once Wayne Nelson gives it up and realizes he ripped them off, basically stole their tunes and is a cover band fraud touring with thier name, then they might reunite. That's my opinion anyways. Birtles, Shorrock & Goble are the real LRB. All the rest are amatuers and American Idol wannabe singers. Graeham messed it all up telling Shorrock that he wanted Nelson singing all his tunes. Glenn quit, then they got an American Idol type singer with a huge ego named Farhnam. Yawn. BSG IS LRB
lonaticc 2 years ago
saw these guys so many times in OZ..free gigs etc...local pubs for $5 a ticket...wow....they were always perfect on stage...
Adriansonepage 3 years ago
Interesting. A lefty bassist *and* a lefty guitarist. They had some big hits in the U.S. but I don't remember this being one of them. Good stuff!
epistrophy68 3 years ago
This song reached number 14 on the billboard pop singles chart... I don't know how significant that is as far as popularity goes.
nzoz1977 3 years ago
It was a very big hit here in the US...it was always played on the radio...
eli4777 3 years ago 5
DJ Samantha Stone use to play this song a lot when she worked at then Star 104.7 WSSS Charlotte.
Ariamaluum 2 years ago
@eli4777
I was in Flagstaff a couple of weeks ago...they were playing it at Safeway! Couldn't believe I was hearing it in this day and age...
AUTOSCAN100 3 months ago
Love the better quality...
Kiwiblokenz 3 years ago
OMG, I remember this from the Summer of 1977.
Had Elvis Presley not died that year it might have been one of the best year's in music history.
Ontario0925 3 years ago
Presley's death was a loss, but it certainly should not tarnish the entire year... it was one of the best years in popular music.
nzoz1977 3 years ago
1983 was the greatest year specially in sales wise. anyone who released an album that year sold a million or better.
pauleyh 3 years ago
Looks like we have a Culture Club fan among us.
nzoz1977 3 years ago
LMAO! Good call.
Machine66441 3 years ago
One needs the skill when they read comments like that on a daily basis. Pauleyh probably doesn't even get it.
nzoz1977 3 years ago
Yuy im first to comment!
This song is an example of why music back in the day is better than junk we hear today
TheChugulator 3 years ago 8
I second that dude! :D
pokerguy17 3 years ago