We Five - You Were On My Mind (Original)

This San Francisco-based folk/rock group will best be remembered for this Grammy-nominated 1965 recording of "You Were On My Mind" which went to #3 in August of that year. Beverly Bivens, the lone female vocalist, led most of the recordings of this short-lived group.

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[EarleYetter]

Nice clip, but not stereo.

[Nocaro]

@EarleYetter Oops...I corrected the notation. Thanks.

[nitestar95]

@EarleYetter That's o.k.. When it came out back in the 60's, I was listening to it on a tiny 9V radio, so this is exactly how I remember it sounding.

[bobbyb826]

@GuiitarBilly it is perfect, and stunning. how strange that considering the poor recording technology in the 60s, that ppl came up w/ such breath-taking records. the opposite of now. the technology is fantastic now, but the music SUCKS. i guess song writing peaked in the 60s n 70s, n its been downhill ever since.

[MrSwj2009]

One more thing about this group, they actually had a lot of beautiful songs that we're overshadowed by "You Were On My Mind." This is a little hidden gem of theirs on Youtube, "What's Going On" youtube.com/watch?v=psM9qNAT_6­U

[MrSwj2009]

This song was taped on a Sculley Reel to Reel tape deck, with Beverly's voice multi-tracked, a masterpiece recording of vocal harmonies. Not sure everyone realizes that the lyrics, originally written folk singing duo Ian and Sylvia, most likely allude to heroin addiction: "So I went to the corner, Just to ease my pain." "I got worries, I got wounds to bind." But nevertheless a great rendition of the original, whether it makes you think of someone special, or your next vial of morphine. :p

[sweetsurrender2me]

@nitestar95 ditto on that

[lifeisarock66]

I miss this kind of music so much. Rap sucks!

[78DannyRay]

sounds pretty damn good to my junior son of a bitch

[65rock4ever]

@bobbyb826 Regarding the so-called "poor technology" of 60's sound recording, You've got it backwards. Analog is far superior to digital in every way. Digital sounds FLAT due to the complete lack of depth ( soundwave compression ) and corresponding lack of fidelity. I've never owned a CD player and never will. I listen to vinyl and open reel tapes ONLY. However, I do agree the newer "music" sucks.

[BlazingFerret]

I always liked this version a lot -- especially with the jangly Rickenbackerish guitar -- but in fairness the best version was by the writers, Ian & Sylvia.

If you ever heard them do this, especially in a small venue like DC's old Cellar Door, the power of Ian's voice is unforgettable & left goose bumps on me for the past 40+ years.

[BgMsDangerus]

@Nocaro Another 50 thumbs up upload. Thank you. BgMs

[ziofagio]

best cover "io ho in mente te" by Equipe84 ...year 1966, (singer Maurizio Vandelli).

Equipe84 had been introduced to the Beatles as the "most popular beat band in italy" disappointing paul mccartney LOL