Crocker Bank "Wedding"

The full-length :60 of the 1970 Hal Riney commercial. Roger Nichols and Paul Williams wrote "We've Only Just Begun" for this spot.

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Music

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• Roger
• Nichols
• Paul
• Williams
• Hal
• Riney
• Karen
• Richard
• Carpenter
• Carpenters
• Crocker
• Bank
• San
• Francisco
• A&M

[RANDYHAUCK]

Thank you for posting the TV Comm'l.

I was the recording engineer on the session. It was recorded at El Dorado Studios in Hollywood In 1970. I wish I had all the names of the group playing on the session. You might email Paul (Williams) or Bob (Todd).. They might know.

Thank's,

Randy Hauck

[oswaldwang]

Thank you, Randy, for playing your part in this piece of magic. It sounds like Roger Nichols is back there on piano (and bass?). Did Hal Riney come down to record with you, too? Any other details would be very welcomed. Who else did you engineer at El Dorado?

[fmpol]

One of the greatest and most evocative commercials I've ever seen. It's remarkable how some of the images and styles capture the era so well. Thanks for posting this!

[pureweiwei]

Finally I find !

[jdollinter]

This clip reminds me how It was a simpler kinder world back then.

With all our fancy computers and technology people have become lazy, no one seems to have the skilll or capacity to create good original music anymore. It's become a peer driven popularity contest of musical gimmicks and vocal affectations replacing the hard work and dedication of earlier times.

[OmegaLara685]

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[kevc21]

I LOVE the internet. 

[peterguzinher]

Thank you!! Brilliant piece of work......

[Mokkari77]

@49jubilee

According to Wikipedia, Richard Carpenter saw this commercial on TV, called Paul Williams, who wrote and sang it and asked him if the Carpenters would record it. He also asked Williams if there was a bridge to the song. There wasn't but Williams, needing a hit song, lied and said there was, so he and his writing partner worked for nights to come up with a bridge and a final verse before giving it to the Carpenters.

[mishmash0101]

Thanks for finding this clip. Brings back great memories!

[49jubilee]

Who wrote the 'musical bridge' to the middle of the song to make it '3 min'; Was it the carpenters themselves? i remember the commercial from 1970--ha ha, now it is a song in a scary movie 1408!

[Deanboy2007]

@RANDYHAUCK Wow! A bit of musical history right there Randy!

[Wellch]

It used to be that banks would give new customers a free toaster for opening an account. Now when you buy a toaster, you can get a free bank. LOL