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I recall hearing this on the radio a couple times in the autumn of 1974. Haven't heard it since till now. I didn't know it was by Herman's Hermits because I didn't know they were still a group in the 70's.

2 famous guys who seem to have far apart eyes to me are Jimmy Fallon & Jesse Jackson.

@timepoet77 I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who notices Nesmith yawning at 1:12. He was obviously bored at having to lip sync & pretend to play his guitar when they filmed this music video.

@heine71 I don't remember that but I do remember "Still The One" by Orleans being used as a jingle by ABC in 1977. In fact every time I hear that song on the radio I still think I'm hearing a commercial for ABC TV's fall 1977 lineup.

Funny how happy people looked in commercials of the 70's & 80's. People don't seem as happy these days.

I remember this record from when I was about 6 years old. I remember my mom getting it for me when a store had a deal where if you bought a carrying case for storing 45 RPM's, you'd get 25 free 45 RPM's. Though I haven't heard it in over 40 years, I've never forgotten it, especially that kangaroo...

About the lyrics at 7:06, I've always wondered why the British spell the word 'cause as cos. They could as easily spell it as cuz.

This is from 2008? It sounds just like 1968! Didn't know it was still possible to make decent music in the 21st century.

I had that album when I was 6 or 7 years old & have been hearing that song in my head even though I haven't heard it in over 40 years.

I have a DVD of this movie but unlike most of my other DVD's it has no extras like this trailer, & I'm disappointed this trailer is not there.

I feel a little cheated because this original Verve Folkways copy has a harpsichord intro that the reissue on Polydor I bought 30 years ago lacks. I see no reason for Polydor to have edited the intro!

I once heard this song here on Youtube done by a group I think was called Springwell & it was on the Parrot label. It was better because it was longer.

@methesponge Well I was a coolaid drinker when I was a kid in the 70's, but I've watched the clip again more careful & it's true he didn't compare the president to hitler. Still I miss 70's stuff like Hee Haw.

This song is referenced to in the Mott The Hoople song "Roll Away The Stone".

I remember thinking, & I still think, the melody in this commercial sounds very much like John Lennon's "Happy Christmas, War Is Over."

It says to "buy their CD's" but do Choir CD's even exist? I think I've read the Choir were an early version of the Raspberries & they have CD's, I have one, but I'm not sure the Choir does.

@bidgeums I appreciate it's poetic license, I was just being technical. But it's not completely true Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin was never released as a single. It wasn't released commercially as a single, all right, but it was released a promotional single for radio stations. In one of my...

I used to have this record & I haven't heard it in centuries & I can't find it anywhere! So why is it cut off right in the middle????

I like the version by Glen Campbell on his Gentle On My Mind album better, but only because he doesn't have those cheesy backup singers going "Ching!" & "Ba Ba Ba"!

I had one of these in the late 60's when I was about 5. I did not know what that white switch to the right of the handle did. I seem to recall it only played 45's & it had the large 45 spindle permamently on there though I see this one is playing a small hole 33 record.

I too remember this commercial from circa '72 when I was 9, however I remember getting it for Xmas '67 or '68 when I was 4 or 5.

Boy do I remember the 70's!

Never heard this song before but I like it.

@FaithBlack2001 I remember that cartoon, too & am thinking of it as I listen to the song.

It's almost hard not to sing along to it!

@boogieeck Billy Preston also recorded this on Beatles' Apple label, & his version is sung as gospel, too. In fact I thought I read that Preston actually recorded this song before its writer George Harrison did.

I never knew John Denver covered this song. I've always associated it with Frank Ifield's 60's version though I thought I heard or read this song dates back to the 1930's.

@Cheesecream500 I remember hearing it on the radio in the summer of 1978.

I have a Tom Jones greatest hits CD called The Complete Tom Jones, but that is a very bad title because this song does not appear in it. And I know this was a hit as I remember often hearing it on radio around early 1977.

@eoj2495 I believe "sounds great in stereo" was the slogan of MGM records in the 60's.

Tom Jones could rock & roll more than most of his records would have you believe!

I sure wonder why an artist would want to re-record their hits. The original versions are what most people remember so why wouldn't they be good enough? Besides, didn't the artists work hard enough when they recorded the original versions?

This is not an original from 1964, it's an Abkco reissue from the 70's. Abkco didn't even exdist in 1964. Originals from '64 were on MGM & were edited shorter & had the song fading at the end. Also the original flipside was "Talkin' Bout You".

Originally done by the Newbeats of Bread & Butter fame. Both the writers & the producer were members of the Newbeats.

I have this song on a CD I bought in 2000 of rare 60's garage bands called Hang It Out To Dry, a CD that is probably as rare today as the 45 singles it contains.

The story I've always heard is that Columbia came up with the 33 1/3 LP in 1948 & that RCA countered with the 45 RPM & special 45 player, but apparently this video of a 1934 RCA LP shows that story is not accurate.

Last Feb I fired BOA as my bank after 18 years. Not only do they have a bad reputation recently, they were paying virtually no interest on my savings account. So I switched to 5/3 Bank & am glad so far.

@angelofbebop To me he sounds a little like Davey Jones of the Monkees.

The drumming sounds like that of "Tomorrow Never Knows" by the Beatles & "Joe Public" by the Rutles. I like this band, unfortunately it took me 25 years to discover them!