American Bandstand 1967 -Beatles, Monkees, or Raiders movie?- It Takes Two, Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

[@Paul-010]

The wonderful and exciting 60’s and 70’s .

[@sunlandleaonard]

18 years old, best year of my life

[@kimratrockmetaleirof]

The couple who dances at the top of the stage is the best.

[@willdrucker4291]

Wowww..watching those kids groove to Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston....awesome

[@doloresdemar2347]

I Love The 60's!!!!

[@YCDTI]

Dolores DeMar me too!!!!

[@williamvelez8439]

Dolores DeMar Me too.❤️👌

[@doloresdemar2347]

@@williamvelez8439 😄❤

[@marianewcom2990]

I would like to see those kids on American Bandstand coming on and commenting on what it was like. I was 22 years old when I started watching on saturdays. Here I am still watching and I’m a Grandmother😍

[@ronaldprejean1974]

I wanna go back so bad.

[@jimleaveck1986]

a top 40 clasic...love this song...

[@Eidann63]

I love it too.. great memories.

[@suzanpeters4709]

I was 13 yrs old, in 1967. I know that back then, I would have chosen, the Monkees. How I miss these days! Thank you. xo

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

I was 12 in 1967. My cute girlfriend back then would have chosen the Monkees too.....so being the boyfriend who was crazy about my girlfriend I'd chosen the Monkees.

[@itsagirlishthing]

man, i wish there were stores now that sold dresses like the ones here. i can never find anything that isn't incredibly expensive! the girls in the 60s where lucky to have such cute clothes!

[@talos2373]

The hairdos and makeup complimented the dresses. I use to go wild as a kid watching those gorgeous girls and the nicely dressed guys dancing.

[@thefirstMrsLankton]

I LOVVVVVE this song, the video and everyone in it! Such a great song for dancing. I realize I just posted last week about this, but I have my headset on, cranked up, and it's a gas! You guys were so blessed to live where you could dance on AB. Where I lived you waited for school dances, which weren't often and there sure weren't any teen dance clubs around. All these clips can sure put a smile on my face!

[@SenorZorrozzz]

I just seeing the innocence again. The youth then had idealism, a positive view of the future, great music, etc.

[@lorainneminter2836]

Don Diego Vega

[@txJoJo55]

Love it !!!!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

1967, I was 12 yrs old watching, I remember thinking Boy these girls are real cute....WOW.

[@tropicalpancake56]

The young man at 2:30 had a great routine...enjoy watching!

[@littlemissmello]

"That's interesting, that's almost the.. - I didn't keep track, we should've kept score!" That incredulous look on his face, like he couldn't believe they actually forgot to do so hahaha

[@MrDaiseymay]

Yeah---he's still pissed off about the Beatles, the miserable shit.

[@gilfaver362]

Beautiful girls.

[@harrysharp3838]

Everybody responding here is now between 70 and 73. I was 14 in 1967, so I'm now currently a mere 69 years old!

[@Habsbsbgirl1909]

I was 4 remember watching with my older siblings and we would dance 💃 oh the memories

[@dout0rm942]

The Raiders should have released a movie! They were not only amazing musicians, they were also very talented comedians, it would have been amazing!

[@Centervillejim]

Don't forget that Judy Michaud and Theodaysia Dayton are in there, too!

[@mrob75]

Hi AARON and thanks for this clip and the enhanced audio. "It Takes Two" has always been one of my favorite records. Interesting how this hit record as well as the year 1967 would mark Kim's departure from Motown after suing Berry Gordy over royalties. Kim was black balled after her Motown departure and never quite achieved the success she was due...Such a talent! Also interesting how some of the kids actually preferred Paul Revere & the Raiders and even the Monkees over the Beatles. I think that 2018 has forgotten and has underestimated how big those bands were and what a significant part they played in pop culture. (Wondering if that's DON smiling into the camera at the start of this clip at about 0:10?)

[@YCDTI]

mrob75 when it comes to the 60’s, I think you and I are kindred spirits. I was shocked this song took a year to catch on and only made it to #14. Kim should’ve stayed, who knows where her career would’ve gone if she had. That’s not Don at :10, but you can see him here dancing in the back by the podium at several places in the clip. I can’t tell who he’s dancing with.

[@dancerdon9175]

Aaron and Mario -- I'm at 1:51 in front of the podium dancing with Roni Menacker. This is a significant video on so many levels. The guy at 0:10 is Bernie Keats (sp?), one of Karen Sudlow's early dance partners (also seen on the riser both dancing together in perfect synchronicity)! Many of the 1967 Swing Dance contest semi-finalists and finalists are seen here dancing with partners they did not enter the dance contest with. Frank Vanderpuil and Peggy Waggoner are seen dancing together on set however Frank and Judy Michaud entered and won the contest. In Aaron's American Bandstand Dance Contest 1967 and Jeff's ABdancers American Bandstand 1960's dancer 49 Karen is dancing with Jeff Hight as a semi-finalist. The same is true for Bernie, Olivia "Liver" Favela, and her sister, all three dancing with different partners in the dance contest. An excellent example of how we 60's regulars frequently changed partners in mid-stream during tapings. Stan Sobern and Marcia Silverman as well as Robin Morris and Mick Tisherman are seen both on set and as finalists in the dance contest. On a sad note RIP Karen, Bernie, Judy and Frank. On a lighter note, "It Takes Two" is one of my favorite tunes as well. Marvin Gaye performed this song on Bandstand ... singing along with a mannequin in Kim Weston's stead. I wonder if footage from that episode exists?

[@mrob75]

Hi Aaron...O.K. Now I found Don....Don had like a cool "strut" to his dancing! And so agree about Kim Weston...We could have had A LOT more hits from her.

[@YCDTI]

Thank you for all this good information Don!..especially Bernie’s name (I looked everywhere for that) I was about 90% sure you were dancing with Roni, but I couldn’t see a clear shot of her. What an “All-Star” group here! I see you throwing your arms up at 1:53. I wonder if you are the first dancer to “raise the roof”? I’d love to see Marvin Gaye sing with a mannequin, lol. I wonder if Kim Weston had already left Motown by then. Thanks again! -Aaron

[@mrob75]

Hi Don....Lovin' all the detailed tid bits you provide here regarding the dancers. You knew MANY of them! Which brings me to this question: Did many of you attend school together (?) Or did you come from certain areas around LA(?) And LOVE the comment about the Kim Weston "mannequin" LOL...You could only get away with something like that in the 50s and 60s....(Also, very sad to learn about some of these kids' passing...Too young to be gone so soon.) Thanks, Don!

[@edwardrossman9448]

The sixties scene was the coolest. They were raised by the greatest generation. It was couple generations after that which screwed everything up.

[@saturnoc4975]

i love 60`s girls. It took months for people to understand the "New Beatles", some kids started to listen more Herman Hermitts or The Monkees, in the beginning of 1967 Beatles, Stones and other british bands were kinda more for an 17/25 year old market

[@YCDTI]

mrmustard 22 what you said makes sense. It must’ve been shocking to see and hear the Beatles after they “changed”. Thanks for the comment!

[@Paul-dz7xi]

Beatles and Stones were taking a lot of acid at this time. I'm sure those kids weren't "Experienced".

[@billieforrest678]

Girls,now could not compete, against those real beautiful girls.

[@larryb8022]

Billie Forrest so very true.

[@abbysbud1]

All the frosted lipstick and the guys growing their hair long....lol ❤️

[@almodovar251]

I want to see the Monkees!

[@johnceglick8714]

Remember this tune on WFIL Famous 56 Philly Pa. I was 9 wen this came out. Sad to say ,I would lose N uncle mid-3/68 , tail end of bloody TET , SouthVietnams Central Highlands , near Pleiku . Occurred 10 days b-4 my 11th bday.

[@newgroovesradio8704]

There was another reason why Kim Weston left Motown. Her husband, William Mickey Stevenson (Motown's A&R chief) accepted a staff producer position at MGM Records in mid 1967. Mickey felt that Motown would never make Kim a priority artist whereas MGM did make such a promise. While Kim did indeed cut several great sides for MGM and Mickey launched the Venture Records subsidiary at MGM, big successes didn't come their way.

[@YCDTI]

NEW GROOVES RADIO that is great insight. What I read was that she had “differences” with Motown, left and sued them. What you’re saying makes a lot more sense. You can’t blame her for going for it at MGM. Thank you for the comment!

[@SenorZorrozzz]

This was at the height of the Monkees fame. Yet, more kids wanted the other groups.

[@Eidann63]

The Monkees were in no level with Beatles. The comparison was silly, but to each his own. The Monkees were a fabricated group, from a t.v. audience but had some sweet songs.

[@THectOrtiz]

0:13 - why do I find that hilarious? “Here’s Dick.” - “Not what I had in mind, but I’m glad you gave it up.”

[@molinalong3468]

Beatles , the monkees, the raiders songs are Daydream believer ( the monkees )-1967 Hungry ( the raiders)- 1966 Let it be ( the Beatles)- 1970 I'm believer ( the monkees)-1966 Kicks ( the raiders)-1966

[@rolandoalaniz4018]

wow all those guys and me are the same age

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

But we had a good time being teenagers, until being drafted or joining the United States Marine Corps like I did.

[@danielchais4603]

In 1965 in the 6th grade.. Classmate took a survey of what I thought were the only two top bands.. Beatles and the Beach Boys..

[@loricaudill1440]

I spotted Clark Kent in the mix Anyone else during this pandemic 2021?Was hoping he would turn into Superman and save the world

[@williardbillmore5713]

Paul Revere and the Raiders were the house band on Dick Clark's "Where The Action Is " TV show. Putting them, and the Monkees in the same class as the Beatles was a joke. Dick Clark was always pushing and promoting acts that were signed with DCP.

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[@TYORK7734]

Is the girl in the thumb nail Donna Harris?

[@jamesdunn9714]

The Beatles won the count.

[@cultured33]

getting down, boy!

[@Cavalier.440]

One thing I always liked about American bandstand it try to promote normality with wholesomeness and judeo-christian values. Unlike the counterculture 40%, the 60's were some turbulent times. Every decade has its good points and bad. 🛌☕📖🙏🇺🇸⏳🌎🗽

[@johnphillips7144]

Looks as if the Beatles were on top. Oh, and the summer of love was about to happen and come 1968 American culture will have changed quite a lot. Many probably were off to Vietnam or San Francisco, or perhaps even Canada.

[@Eidann63]

John Phillips: You're about 1-2 years late on all of that..."Summer of Love" was '67... but the rest was already happening in '66 and on..

[@scottmasson3039]

Beautiful footage of a different generation dancing to gorgeous music. This is the last generation that will dance without making it an overtly sexual and nasty display of twerking, etc.

[@marivg8948]

I could tell immediately which girls would pick The Monkees, lol. You know: kind of cute, but ditzy. My choice would probably have been The Beatles! Just putting myself in that time frame and thinking "yes, there should be another Beatles movie" 😉

[@Eidann63]

Who knows what happened to Marcia Silverman??

[@talos2373]

The guy wearing the glasses and thin tie was 0like Clark Kent type with movie star looks. Whatever became of him?

[@yossarian6799]

check him out elsewhere on KZbin: "Dr John Pollard"

[@DrJohnPollard]

He became famous and well beloved by all! 🤣🤣😂😂🙃🙃

[@beachbum433]

3:03 & 3:34... Peggy🤩🥰 calm down, my OBE heart!!! (OBE: Over Bloody Eighty). Pathetic...

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Time for a real big budget Beatles bio pic.

[@dottieenglish6349]

7 and I would have chose Monkees

[@skyone4950]

raiders

[@shooterspuck18]

Today’s generation is a joke compared to this

[@Paul-010]

They certainly have nothing to laugh about. The way the world is their futures look bleak.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Those California girls were cute and it’s that way all over.

[@ronniebishop2496]

That’s not the Beatles or Monkeys or Paul R.

[@busternelson1]

Monkees for me

[@mnclarkgrabow4648]

Buy

[@molinalong3468]

Raiders not have a movie