60s delight! THE EASYBEATS Friday on my mind REACTION - First time hearing

[@elizabethscott7660]

The members of The Easybeats in 1966 were, Dick Diamonde, Harry Vanda, George Young, Stevie Wright and Gordon 'Snowy' Fleet. George's younger brothers, Angus and Malcolm you may know from a slightly successful band called ACDC. Stevie Wright went solo and had a huge hit with Evie. Vanda and Young became rather successful in the songwriting field. The Easybeats were the foundation of some of Australia's greatest music.

[@clannad99germany70]

Yep !

[@bumperu]

Wow!!! I didn't realize the connection with AC/DC.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

George was a chameleon. Loved all his incarnations.

[@deanwimbridge9318]

Stevie Wright is an icon in Australia .👏

[@jemxs]

Classic Aussie rock, absolutely legends in Australia.

[@kevinwaters5872]

At the time of its release , even the Beatles must have envied how great this song was. What a load of talent the Easys had.

[@danadnauseam]

The Easybeats were an Australian band, but all of them were immigrants to Australia. Singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Fleet were English. Guitarist/pianist George Young was Scottish. (As elsewhere noted, he was the older brother of Malcolm and Angus.) Guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were Dutch. Harry had played on the Dutch scene and Snowy on the Liverpool circuit. In fact when they went to England, Paul McCartney invited them to his place, and he recognized Snowy from their time in Liverpool.

[@garyarnett1220]

This was on the radio about the same time as Spoonful's "Summer In The City", both songs were a big jump from standard pop. (As was all of Revolver, but that's a whole new subject.)

[@itchyandred4131]

George Young is Angus and Malcolm from AC DC older brother ✌️

[@artistLife-gh3te]

I thought this from the Dave Clark 5 (British Band) /never heard of, "the Easybeats". This song is so positive gritty lead singer.

[@uncatila]

Great find. I remember it on the radio when I was a kid

[@kerriemccoy1647]

There is a two part series about The Easy Beats called Friday On My Mind.

[@robynconway1286]

Lead singer Stevie .... brilliant Classic Australia/NZ sound. Australia had our own music scene in the 60s. We were isolated prior to International travel. And I am glad we were. We had a wonderful music scene.

[@doonthepan1290]

a good mix harmonies, fantsatic base, good tempo, raw but well produced, njoy .

[@tanisdevelopment]

These guys all met a couple of streets away from where I grew up. They were all first generation Aussies, newly arrived, and formed the band while living in the Villawood Migrant Hostel in western Sydney (I grew up in a neighbouring suburb).

[@jeffmartin1026]

I remember this on the radio back in the day. Such a bright, cheery tune about getting thru the week.

[@thomo74]

Great analysis!

[@carolynrose9522]

My all time favourite sing

[@barbararees604]

It was a conscious choice to not sound like everyone else. This song knocked the Beatles off their number one spot on the charts.

[@Cynthia...]

Oh I do love this song Daniel. Just full of old time memories for me.❤🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@danielvolk237]

I know you do Cyn, as do I. 👍🙃🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🤴❄️🎄☃️🎀🤶🎅

[@dagmar.6954]

The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in 1964. "Friday On My Mind" was their biggest hit but they had some other great songs such as "Sorry", "She's So Fine", "Women (Make You Feel Alright)", "Heaven & Hell" etc.

[@zacatecanjack4476]

just found your channel love it, thankyou mate :) cheers from Australia

[@donaldleider7382]

Harri, One of my favorites as a kid, just heard it on XM radio the the other day and was thinking how great it would be if you reacted to it, and lo and behold!

[@marybaillie8907]

Good one. Loved this happy upbeat tune in the day. The quick tempo makes you smile, the vocals remind me of The Hollies somewhat, and love the guitar work. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Daniel. Great memories. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@danielvolk237]

Thanks for your nice comments. 🙃👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🤴🎄❄️☃️🎀🤶🎅🎁

[@marybaillie8907]

@@danielvolk237 Thanks for jolting my brain Daniel. Great memories always. 🎄☃️🎅🎁🤶❄️🇺🇲🇨🇦✌️😊

[@rogerlunde8668]

One of the best pop records, ever!

[@sidneybailey9217]

George Young (guitar) was the older brother to Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC.

[@clarkcraig6959]

George Young was the older brother of Angus and Malcome from ACDC. George and his music partner Harry produced the first ACDC albums. George died in 2O17 three weeks before his younger brother Malcome.

[@pageribe2399]

I had totally forgotten this song! Thanks!

[@peterlinsley4287]

Ha ha how funny the Easybeats were big in the UK until they got home sick and came home the starting the Australian Pub rock sceen. The songwriters Harry Vanders and George Young in the photo the lead singer Stevie Wright kneeling Harry Vanders and next to Stevie is George Young they besides the guitarists wrote All the Easybeats songs, they also wrote for Stevie wright after they broke up like Blackeyed Bruiser, Guitar Band, and the epic Evie 1,2 and 3. George and Harry were mentioned in Dire Straits Sultanas of Swing they are of course Guitar George and Harry with a day time job. Vanders and Young were huge in the Australian rock music writing a couple but producing 5 albums for George's little brother's Malcolm and Angus's band AC/DC as well as many others. The Bay City Rollers covered one of their songs, Yesterdays Heros. Vanders and Young were a massive influence in Australian Rock.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Classic song, Harri ! .. A few years back in a poll taken here in Australia, this song won the title of best Australian song ever ! .. In the 60s, there were 2 really popular Australian pop / rock bands, The Easybeats and The Twilights .. They were like our equivalents to The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, with The Easybeats and The Stones being the more grittier, rockier bands, and The Twilights and The Beatles being more pop oriented .. Please check out more Easybeats and some Twilights if you can .. Cheers, Wayne

[@shelter9236]

I remember this song but didn't know who sang it living in the US, I'm sure I thought it was a British group back then, hard doing research on groups back then without a computer! Reminded me of like the Byrds, Yardbirds, Buckinghams, etc. and groups like that back in the day.

[@RJ-oy7cq]

Angus and Malcolm's older brother George plays for this group as guitarist.

[@RJ-oy7cq]

George Young

[@jgsheehan8810]

And songwriter, firstly with singer Stevie Wright, then with the other guitarist Harry Vanda. Vanda-Young became the premier songwriters and production combination kin Australia

[@becksullivan4796]

I was 12 when this came out. Mercy I’m old!! But I still remember every word! Very 60’s!

[@mvaught8003]

GROOVY STUFF

[@strategery101]

Very underrated band

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

The entire first album is great and I also love Heaven And Hell !

[@terra274]

Young and Vanda started a group called Flash and the Pan...Hey St Peter...Down amoung the dead men are brilliantly crafted songs. Worth a look ..A rabbit hole worth going down

[@dellafenton2417]

Love a bit of Flash and the Pan.....

[@wallacecallow2255]

These guys make me think of the Monkees, even more than the Beatles. Ow- I need to get my spray!

[@danielvolk237]

When I was in my late teens this was kind our group of young men's working class song. Working for the man all week and waiting for Friday to blow our pay on our girlfriend's. A great time. 👍🙃

[@tanisdevelopment]

You should listen to Stevie Wright's complete "Evie" (Parts 1, 2, and 3).

[@rosmeeker1964]

I love part 2. I always feel ripped off when only part 1 is played.

[@tanisdevelopment]

@@rosmeeker1964 - I think my favourite is Part 3. Such upbeat music (always reminds me of The Temptations' Get Ready) but with such tragic lyrics.

[@rosmeeker1964]

@@tanisdevelopment I can grok that Temptations link. :)

[@unclephil7650]

Bruce Springsteen covered this on one of his Australian gigs also.

[@turnerdan53]

I conceder this a working class song along with "Five O'Clock World" (also known as "5 O'Clock World") is a song written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by American vocal group The Vogues.

[@craigalden9416]

The Easybeats had a lot of success in Australia before going to the UK and eventually recording Friday on my mind…..great Easybeats songs Women, I’ll make you Happy, She’s so Fine, Wedding Ring, Good Times, St.Louis, For my Woman, Sorry, Rock n Roll boogie, Music Goes Round My Head.

[@jeffreybooth5129]

This song always sends me back to my childhood days

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

I remember the first time I heard Friday on the radio and I just about flipped! Years later a band I was in did this song and it's not all that easy to figure out.

[@BigC.]

Great black and white video for this.

[@Sp33gan]

Merry Christmas, Harri! I do love how you're reacting to the less obvious classics. Thank you for this. Absolutely, this is a great track! The Easybeats recorded a number of memorable songs, though this one is their biggest success. Rhythm guitarist and co-songwriter, George Young, is the elder brother to AC/DC's Malcolm and Angus. George, with bandmate Harry Vanda, got into music management and production after the group disbanded, even to being producers for AC/DC's first handful of albums. Another brother, Alex, was in a moderately successful London-based 60s group called Grapefruit.

[@davebzen795]

Oh, did this one take me wayyy back in just the opening 5-10 seconds. As I recall (don't ever depend on that), they weren't very well known in the US as much as they were in Australia. That all changed when 'Friday on My Mind" was released in the US. Thanks, Daniel and Harri, for this one!

[@allendixon7700]

This reminds me of my Peter my Peter it's a it's a easy beat Hey it's a easy beat

[@allendixon7700]

I tell you for my mother my mother when I was a kid she always told me I was told me that I was a mother's finest AMF or a people tell me today I'm Ami for I say yeah I know a mother's finest

[@allendixon7700]

I always like to jam with that group called mother's finest reminds me of myself better they had a good song there was baby love baby love that was mother's finest that was that was the finest about my mother my mother's honest doing baby love I've ever had

[@allendixon7700]

Back in my day I used to ride downtown to do some beaver Brown

[@allendixon7700]

It's the beaver bout Brown band that was in the movie Eddie and the cruisers they had a song called the dark side all right give it up for the Bieber I like baby

[@bryanforis1839]

Great music great live

[@darylmorgan9887]

What a great band from back in the sixties. Thanks Harri and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@RobRager]

For a large part of the late 70’s through the 80’s, this was one of the two Official Friday Songs, that one of the DJ’s on a station from NYC played. ( other one was Dave Edmunds “Here Comes The Weekend”).

[@coocoocachooglin]

Every Monday I have Friday on my mind. Like grandma said, there's nothing new under the sun.

[@John_Chu]

They were bigger than The Bee Gees in their native Australia until the early '70s. But success outside of Oz eluded them until they were assigned Shel Talmy, the Who's producer, by the UA label to record an album in London. He went through all the songs they had written and decided that "Friday On My Mind" was the most viable. Talmy was right. It became a worldwide hit. Thanks Daniel & Harri.

[@danielvolk237]

Thanks for the bio info and kind remarks. You had some fantastic choices this month my friend. 🙃👍🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🤴🎄

[@2weekpaidvacation611]

Stevie the lead singer always looks like he's about to crack up you should look at the videos for this song

[@crystal-ice555]

Great era for music. When the world changed from grey to colour. 60's psych is awesome. You should look deeper into this, Harri. Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Lemon Pipers, Fallen angels, Neon Pearl, Piccadilly Line, HP Lovecraft and Clear Light to name just a few.

[@bebic7903]

Thanks for your reaction, Harri. One of my favorite songs and bands. If you ever get the chance (and it's not blocked) you should watch one of their videos. Stevie Wright (the lead vocalist) is SO much fun to watch!

[@csw0551]

Good God! I haven't heard this song in years! lol. I liked it!

[@stephenulmer3781]

Love this song! An Australian band if my music knowledge is right. Other songs I think you would enjoy Harri are 1965s "Concrete and Clay" by Unit 4 plus two(British band) and "The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore"(1966) by The Walker Brothers(An American band that were bigger in England than in the US. Cheers ☺

[@ronnyvandyk4244]

David Bowie also covered this amazing track in the 70s, although i cant remember which album i think it may have been ‘Pin Ups’

[@terra274]

George Young..The older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from ACDC...Young and Vanda went on to become prolific songwriters..There catalogue of music is extraordinary...Check out Stevie Wright...Evie Part1 ..Part 2 Part 3....

[@BeeLineEast]

Good one Daniel brings back memories. Maybe The Bubble Puppy Hot Smoke and Sassafras sometime.

[@danielvolk237]

Thanks for the nice comment Michael. Love Bubble Puppy too. 👍🙃

[@cynergy4]

Ah, takes me back to childhood. There is a cool performance video that you might want to watch. Sad what success does to some folks tho

[@patricklemeur4607]

oui, ,'adore ce titre !!....

[@danielvolk237]

The Easybeats were part of the ACDC music tree. George Young and Harry Vanda had a major influence on Angus and Malcolm, George's younger brothers. They helped them by producing the first five albums of AC/DC's . Stevie Wright influenced Bon Scott tremendously. By the way Harri the Young's were born and raised in Glasgow , Scotland then moved to Australia and the rest is rock and roll history. 🙃👍

[@kerrydwyer1879]

Live ones worth watching too..

[@filetknife59]

David Bowie covered this song in 73'.

[@dellafenton2417]

Didn't know that!! I'm going to look it up

[@cliffordjones9226]

Good Times, is good also.

[@shirleyhenderson9978]

Try and find documentary ,,,easy beats to ac /dc,,,how they evolved it is brilliant Bon Scott the legend ,it is on KZbin ,

[@petersutton2182]

I have one Q, what took you so long to react to this, its a classic! 🙂 Mick jagger said the lead singer Stephen Carlton Wright was the best frontman he ever saw.

[@rabshand5210]

Gary Moore did a great, slightly heavier cover version of this song in the late 80's.

[@elysehfm8797]

Interesting. The Bowie version sounds so similar. Maybe I've heard it before and assumed it was Bowie.

[@jamesferris4573]

Actually Harri this song didn't stand out as being unusual, or different. There was a wealth of very talented 60's groups who had upbeat songs on AM radio that were usually one hit wonders. During the late 50's through the mid 70's the incredible talent level of artists, and the seemingly endless supply of new talent was amazing, regardless the genre. Before the start of FM radio I listened to bands like the Easybeats, and Loving Spoonful on AM radio, while I used a shortwave radio for underground music such as the Byrds, and later groups like Iron Butterfly and King Crimson. Harri I hope you and everyone who reads this has a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

Actually as a young bass palyer I DID find this song somewhat unusual and different. Try figuring out the chords sometime.

[@jamesvomsaal3814]

You should do Gary Moore’s version

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

Young are probably from Scotland

[@allendixon7700]

That makes me think about my paper it's easy beat

[@allendixon7700]

I'm thinking you're probably at ACP 2 Hey Hey Hey Jimmy J

[@stevenkranowski5141]

If you want to dig deeper into the Australian rock 'n roll scene from the 1960s, then some other Aussie bands I strongly recommend you check out are The Masters Apprentices and The Missing Links.