Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band - 1973 TV Performance

[@Myveryownplace]

I loved it then and I love it now! ❤

[@ringostarwars4155]

Great songs never get out of date!

[@michaelsawitza5855]

Das war die allererste Schallplatte die ich gekauft habe. Sie steht heute noch in meiner Plattensammlung. Vor einigen Jahren war ich auf einem Live Event von Albert Hammond, einzigartiges Erlebnis! ❤

[@nelmaryvanrooyen6990]

The best of the best of the 70s..Love it...❤❤

[@jeanjacques3947]

❤

[@TiborNyxent]

Exactly.

[@arnemadsen4556]

In 1973 I was 13, I was in heaven the day I suceeded recording this song from the radio on my taperecorder... :)

[@nicholasflynn5376]

I was 15 in 1973 hanging around with a 14 year old girl, who I’ve ended up married to for the last 46 years, through children and grandchildren and now one great grandchild this has always been our song.

[@TiborNyxent]

Duly, fully u/stand you. Me 68, and heard this song by chance again after min. 45 years....

[@jacquismith3277]

Those were the days . . . ❤

[@janebauer6353]

Haha yes!! 👏 🥳 such an accomplishment!!

[@jasperfourie5309]

Those were the days!!!❤

[@patrickmunyama]

Thanx to a person who posted this I heard this beautiful song about 40 yrs ago

[@axelkjlhede4652]

one of the very best songs of 1973

[@saptefrati1600]

Handsome yeah , once , we all have been ! But you were also oh so loved ! Happy Birthday, Albert Hammond, on the 18th ! Enjoy and God bless.

[@pamberinehondo9447]

Growing up in Rhodesia, Albert’s music played a big part in my late school years and my start in the army from 1975-1979. Thank you 🙏

[@sirpamankinen]

Growing up in Finland, I used to know we had nothing to worry about. But today... I wish you every single person would live in peace. Thank you.💗

[@temptemp2881]

Ah yes, best years in Rhodesia !!!

[@svenkreft9784]

Great song. Awesome lyrics. 💕🎶👍

[@EricBruce-y4m]

It was brill in 1973, and still is now. I hitchd round Europe to it when I was 19. 5months. Brill still remember and think about the. Time. And people . Thank you ,all .xx

[@gremlinuk1968]

I just about remember this back in the 70s, I was just a wee 5 year old back then, 1973,,! Born 23rd May 1968, from northern Ireland UK, 🤝

[@theodoreritola7641]

I WAZ 12 LITTLE ONES IN 1973

[@katepinks9726]

Just got chills - it's been a long time but I remember the words. The sound of my youth...still sounds good to me.

[@marksneddon3709]

I have literally just heard this song right now, on the radio coming to work so looked for and listened again what a great track.

[@Child_Dog]

I think this might be one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@chrisoneill889]

One of the greatest classics from our youth. What the hell has the music industry done to music!!!

[@MK-fd3em]

Warum so wenig Likes ? TOP SONG ! DOUBLELIKE

[@WireWeHere]

My father is a doctor, he's a family man My mother works for charity whenever she can And they're both good clean Americans who abide by the law And they both stick up for liberty and they both support the war My happiness was paid for when they laid their money down For summers in a summer camp and winters in the town My future in the system was talked about and planned But I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band I went to school in hand-washed shirts with neatly ordered hair And the school was big and newly built and filled with light and air And the teachers taught us values that we had to learn to keep And they'd clip the ear of any idle kid who went to sleep Then my father organised for me a college in the east But I went to California, the sunshine and the beach My parents and my lecturers could never understand Why I gave it up for music and The Free Electric Band Well, they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career A lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer Just give me bread and water, put a guitar in my hand 'Cause all I need is music and The Free Electric Band My father sent me money and I spent it very fast On a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class Yes, and we learnt about her body, but her mind we didn't know Until deep rooted attitudes and morals began to show She wanted to get married even though she never said But I knew her well enough by now to see inside her head She'd settle for suburbia and a little patch of land So I gave her up for music and The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band The Free Electric Band

[@oscarzaras17]

Beautiful music. 🎶🎵🎼 thank you very much 🎤🎧🎹 have a nice day 🎶🎵🎼 God bless. 🎤🎧🎹

[@jameshardin4895]

WOW Been a long time... still relevant...

[@katb945]

Love musicians that can tell a story.

[@flora.c952]

Ezpectacular voice. I'm your fan. Best regard from Lima - Peru.

[@wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952]

¡Saludos desde los Alpes suizos a Perú!

[@TEdit2010]

Nagyon szeretem a dalait❤

[@kristov9090]

a masterpiece

[@timothygerber9358]

This song brings back many memories to me. I was about 10 years old when I heard this song on one of my older brothers vinyl albums. He had an album entitled 22 original hits by the original artist and it was a k-tel album. There were so many great songs on this album and this was one of the ones that caught my ear when I was listening to this on a record player. This song to me really truly showcases the talent on the 70s. I'll give Albert Hammond a lot of credit he wrote a song that to me has become an all-time classic of the 70s as far as I'm concerned.Sincerely ,Tim.

[@joaquinsanchis1864]

Fuera de serie Albert, un placer volver a escucharte!!!❤❤😊

[@wissenschaftenundpraxishan1952]

Great Albert Hammond!

[@potdog1000]

from first hearing this I love this song & when moving to Europe later that year i discovered & love more of his stuff

[@nicoveltman528]

Great song!

[@sargentstephens45]

Great performance from Albert Hammond, magnificent song that reminds me of my mis-spent youth. Looking at this, it appears that there's one of his guitar strings has broken.

[@stuartcarter3649]

Yea…. do remember…… still love all these years later.👍🇦🇺🇬🇧👍🇦🇺🇬🇧

[@luther_beckett]

First single I bought.

[@shb7772000if]

I bought the album when it came out. Great album, all the songs were good. Probably one of the best relatively unknown albums ever. Never came out on cd that i know of.

[@johnbales1759]

No I don`t think it ever came out on cd as I collected all I could by him and only have a vinyl copy. I love his songwriting and we saw him in concert many times and he signed my cd inlays which pleased me. The LPs were too bulky to take to his concert but cd inlays fitted in my handbag. Linda

[@davidjolin1798]

This song is definitely in my top five and I'm hard to please so you get my drift here

[@Michaeljordan-f4q]

Like this song keep it up ❤❤

[@reinhardlehmann8161]

Was one of the first english songs I understood ! Even when some details in the lyrics were are a bit deifferent !

[@luizcarlosserafim5127]

Bom conhecer outras deste que no Brasil tocou muito!

[@IngridAlcazarOficial]

I'm so glad watching this in the official channel ❤ It was a good promotional, Mr. Hammond, You looked so energetic and passionate.

[@TobyLawnjockey]

Haha, i knew there was a reason i loved this tune..

[@sunnyb9464]

🥰🥰🥰

[@careyjchop]

❤ 🎼California!!!🌞🌊

[@michaelprendeville5949]

Wher did his writing partner mike hazelwood go to gets no plaudits strange

[@phdtikus5987]

Fire

[@johancrossouw]

Watch the guitar string break at 1:04

[@zamzar2]

He kinda say -it's playback nobody noticing it 😏

[@katazack]

No matter, he was lip synching.

[@shaung8645]

On with the show with 1 or 2 broken strings. 😅

[@boroddanut-ovidiu128]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@vilmaescobar3939]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👫😎🗝🇪🇸♥️💋💋💋💋💋💋💋😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🫀

[@Ul.B]

Our father is a doctor, he's a family man My mother works for charity whenever she can And they're both good clean Americans who abide by the law And they both stick up for liberty and they both support the war My happiness was paid for when they laid their money down For summers in a summer camp and winters in the town My future in the system was talked about and planned But I gave it up for music and a free electric band. I went to school in hand-washed shirts with neatly ordered hair And the school was big and newly built and filled with light and air And the teachers taught us values that we had to learn to keep And they'd clip the ear of any idle kid who went to sleep Then my father organized for me a college in the east But I went to California, the sunshine and the beach My parents and my lecturers could never understand Why I gave it up for music and a free electric band Well, they used to sit and speculate upon their son's career A lawyer or a doctor or a civil engineer Just give me bread and water, put a guitar in my hand 'Cause all I need is music and a free electric band My father sent me money and I spent it very fast On a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class Yes, and we learned about her body but her mind we didn't know Until deep-rooted attitudes and morals began to show She wanted to get married even though she never said And I knew her well enough by now to see inside her head She'd settle for suburbia and a little patch of land So I gave her up for music and a free electric band Ooh, the free electric band Da, ba, da, ba, da, da, dee, dee with the free electric band (6x)

[@ivansajfar2533]

Grazie mille per il text ❤

[@johancrossouw]

Sorry, it broke at 0:52

[@proctoranthony3]

Brilliant song performance but the audience are like night of the living dead !

[@neilgillmore]

I see a broken string !!!!! 👁👁

[@irissowada9833]

Oldie das beste!👍👍👍❤️👍👍👍❤️👍👍👍 Was waren das noch schöne Zeiten!

[@zeppelinbk]

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