Groovin' (Italian Version) The Young Rascals

Very rare version of The Young Rascals' international hit, "Groovin'. In the spring of 1967, this record topped the charts & remained there throughout the summer of that year. Ahmet Ertegun and the good folks at Atlantic Records, decided to have their biggest selling artists (at the time) re-record it in Italian and Spanish. The Engish version translated so well globally, that they never pursued the Italian & Spanish versions any further. But, since The Young Rascals were an Italian group from New York(except for Gene Cornish-guitarist), I'm sure their families were quite proud of them. I absolutely love this version...hope you do, too. To all my paisanis around the world...Enjoy!!!
Daddy

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Music

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• Groovin'
• The Young Rascals
• Italian Version
• Italiano
• 60s Pop
• Northern Soul
• DaddyClb
• Felix Cavaliere
• Eddie Brigati
• The Rascals

[MsJune54]

so nice to hear this Italian version!!....thanks for posting it

[DaddyClb]

@MsJune54 So glad you enjoyed it. Please forgive my phonetic attempt at spelling "paisani" at the intro. Thanx 4 tuning in and for adding it to the featured video on your channel.

[readingpublicmuseum]

DaddyCib... just read your earlier post about Chuck Raymond in Lancaster! I got mine from a DJ at WRAW in Reading (Bob Dettrey worked at both stations). Small world!

[DaddyClb]

@readingpublicmuseum I, too, am friends with Bob Dettrey. As a musician in the 60s & 70s, I worked many teen dances with him. He contacted me recently via YouTube. His wife started a channel here back in November. If you'd like to contact him (thru his wife, Cheryn), her YT name is "brynchico1". I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. A blast from the past always does a body good! BTW, did you know Mark Thomas from WRAW?

[readingpublicmuseum]

For some reason, I have this 45, as well (Italian one side, Spanish the other). A local DJ gave it to me back in the 60's. Great group... Felix still sounds fantastic!

[DaddyClb]

@readingpublicmuseum Yeah, it's one terrific piece of wax...and rare, to boot! Gotta be worth somethin' to Rascals fans on ebay, but they'll have to pry mine from my cold, dead hands (LOL!). Probably my fave American group. And, you're right, Felix does still sound great! Thanx 4 tuning in.

[souldiegirl]

Hey Daddy! I actually like the Italian version better than Spanish, it seems to flow better....like the English version. Although I do like the Spanish version too. Very nice Daddy...you know what sounds good! ♥

[Nuudles12]

I will never forget the Young Rascals, never.

[MrBigben1952]

Thank you paisan! I am embaressed to say that I am 60yo and never knew that they recorded this in Italian. Thank you again for the great posts.

[quieterrps]

Upon seeing the heading, Groovin' (Italian version), I immediately thought about what a great idea that was to have done this with Italian lyrics. The flow of the music is wide open for the beauty of the lyrics as I imagined it. I would love to stop by a group of street musicians who had latched onto this take as it would be great to be heard live. Thx!

[spacepatrolman]

@readingpublicmuseum THE RASCALS were popular in puerto rico

[luc444]

Can anyone please tell me where I can find an MP3 of this version?

Thanks.

[maxmagnus56]

...incredibile, era l'estate del '67, la mitica estate dell'amore ....Quei tempi purtroppo non torneranno mai più !!!!...

[mondofzz]

Molto bene!

[readingpublicmuseum]

Daddy Cib - Thanks for the tip. Yes, I will contact him. The last I spoke to Bob was on the phone at an ad agency where he worked (I, too, own an ad agency with my wife). I used to visit the WLAN and WRAW studios in the 60s when I had days off from junior high. Yes, I knew Mark, as well. I have scrapbooks full of photos, promos, plus air checks on my old reel to reels (which I"m slowly "baking" onto digital files). - Mike at The Museum