The Osmonds (1972) - OPENING

I have won so much money taking bets on who sang this song.
Everybody always thinks it was The Jackson 5 who sang it (I think it was originaly written for them but they didn't want it so it went to The Osmonds).

Yes there was competition and comparisons between the groups..mainly the heads of companies. But Donny has talked about how he and Mike sometimes found themselves in the same hotels and all the brothers would play ball indoors. A few times something got broken and he and Mike looked at each other and said, "woops!"
He said once he and Mike took turns hanging their heads out the windows and the crowd would scream, "Donnie", then the crowd would scream "Michael" and the two of them cracked up.

What were Jimmy and James doing in London?

Once it came onto 'Jimmy', I was all "I'm outta here." But...It's an explosion of bad 70's color. x_x I can't look away.

eww...I can hear donny or whoever is singing second lead trying to imitate the jacksons or whatever funky style...and it's not cute. the song itself is good, but I can totally hear the Jackson 5 tearing this song up.

jackson r better

I love MJ, but the Osmonds debuted first - and its a fact that Joe Jackson mimicked them

i think the same people behind the Jackson 5 cartoons where behind the osmonds cartoons.The dance step and are simuliar

The Osmonds began as a "Country and Western" group. It wasn't till the 70's that they became huge pop stars second to the Jackson 5 with the hit "One Bad Apple" and onward.

The original 4 Osmonds did not debut as a Country and Western Group. They did church and barbershop. It was when Jay Williams ( the dad of Andy) saw them sing barbershop impromptu at Disneyland that they went on the A Williams show. Osmonds were long before the J5. Both were great... just different from each other.