Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show - Cover Of The Rolling Stone (Austrian TV, 1974)

Song starts at 1:17. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, shortened from 1975 onwards to Dr. Hook, were an American rock band, formed in New Jersey. Their biggest hits were "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (both 1972), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), and "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" (1979). The founding core of the band consisted of George Cummings, Ray Sawyer, and Billy Francis. Sawyer lost his right eye in a 1967 automobile accident.
Spotlight was a music show for the youth, which was aired between 1968 and 1978 by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). It was the counterpart to the shows "Beat Club" or "Musikladen" in Germany.

[@michaeljohn364]

These guys are fantastic . I’m 40 and I love watching them my mothers favourite band

[@tessaducek5601]

My mom loved Sylvia's Mother and Only Sixteen. She has been gone eighteen years now.

[@1besieged]

I love hearing them all laugh they are rip roaring funny, they are happy, the 70's was a beautiful time to be young.

[@johngannon599]

im 63 now and i remember these songs like yesterday

[@glennpeacock4460]

I first heard these guys over 50 years ago on a juke box in Austria, where I visited every summer, growing up. My mother was Austrian. I still get goose bumps when ever I hear the opening riff to Sylvie's Mother. Wow fantastic !

[@denisehedden5108]

🥀Beautiful🥀I saw them in Atlanta Ga in the 70s I was 13yrs old and they were my 1st concert I fell in love with them🥀✌🥀☝️

[@erikmunson2457]

Thats a great first show! I always play the "Who's your first concert" game with people. And ive never heard Dr. Hook, so we'll done! Mine is Hall and Oates.

[@jackwyatt1218]

I saw Dr. Hook's Medicine Show at High Point College in the mid '70's. I remember it being GREAT!

[@nitwitromney]

What a blast these guys were! Sorry I missed seeing them live.

[@danielcorreard3746]

what i find very sad is that a lot of younger people have never even heard of dr hook and the saddest part is that they don't know what the hell they are missing they were such a great band so many great songs when your in love with a beautiful woman sylvias mother cover of the rolling stone and so many many more

[@Hamigal]

They were one of the most fun and entertaining bands of that time.

[@danielcorreard3746]

@@Hamigal i agree one of my favorites

[@GenLeeConcepts]

God, I suddenly felt tears at the reality it's been nearly 50 years since this song...where did all that time go. The World seemed to hold endless possibilities. All we had to do was grab for it. But, there are no do-overs...

[@olskool3967]

i got stoned and i missed it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@deloreslandeis1008]

Say it ain't so..seems like short time when I pull out my LP 's and listen to some of the best music...

[@gregoryforde7447]

Amen @GenLeeConcepts I'm Doc Hook on Guitar today. Have a great day

[@carolynalexander9704]

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[@tomfrank2919]

Some of the best music? The best music! And yes I have that same feeling I could have written what you wrote about time time going by. I guess we have to just be happy that we had it to begin with. And I know you said they are no do-overs. And in my Christian there are not. But there's a lot of Hindus and others who say that reincarnation is what happens and then there are endless do overs.. so I guess we can hope. Besides maybe somebody will do that Einstein time travel thing How good was the music then? Well there are still bands out there who are filling stadiums based on that Euro era including Bruce Springsteen and of course the rolling Stones and many others that many of us saw when they were in their twenties Speaking of The rolling Stones I remember the song time is on my But for me not longer

[@TAllyn-qr3io]

Was a mid-teenage kid, living and working on a ranch and my best friend (my parents were his guardian) and I would literally be stoned every day and jam on Dr. hook…had to be stoned to move sprinkler pipe, pick rock, drive Steiger tractors, plowing, disc’ing, harrowing, planting, harvesting…being “stoned” was a much needed coping mechanism. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@user-wg5cg9yu2k]

I loved this group always have they not only sing good but they entertained us sends you back in time

[@anthonymayberry323]

It has been great music all my life!

[@user-wg5cg9yu2k]

thank you so much for these beautiful photo's of the most handsome man in the world..I never get tired of looking at him

[@lannlann]

These guys put a big smile on my face.

[@joelhoffmeier-pe2qe]

I listened to to them when I lived in Bergen Norway in 1979, love them then love them now

[@Hamigal]

"Sharing the night together" was my husband and I's wedding song in 1980. I lost him to cancer in 08.

[@tomfrank2919]

I am sorry. My faith tells me that you will see him again. And this time there will never be another separation. It will be no more pain or tears or thirst or hunger. All things will be made new. Until that day please try to find peace and love and solace in the promises made to us.

[@user-dc8rh2zq4q]

I am so sorry, I lost mine in 2018, my love will always be with him in my heart.Love cannot be duplicated, companion would be nice for me 😮😂

[@dsloop3907]

My wife of 39 years was called home in 2012. I know your pain.

[@Hamigal]

@@dsloop3907 God bless you

[@user-wg5cg9yu2k]

I am sorry for your loss

[@RickyHenry-hu7on]

Dr Hook is a classic band from way back and another one of my favorites

[@huckfin1100]

Damn I remember these songs, and still enjoy the shit out of them ! HIGHLANDTOWN !!!

[@nickthenewfie100]

RIP Ray..Thx for the memories

[@michaelhenry550]

Who ever put these old videos up........THANK YOU!!!!

[@seppokinnari6753]

yuar well come

[@MsHellcat08]

I second that! I grew up listening to Dr Hook on radio or tape...never saw clips

[@dalewhitlock9156]

Your welcome

[@tammyrenee64]

Don't get any better than this, miss them days✌️ thank you for these awesome videos

[@JohnMacintyre-cl5nu]

*THIS SONG IS THE LAST MEMORY OF MY DAD WE WERE CAMPING IN MY CAR DRIVING AROUND DRUNK (SOLBER WIFE WAS DRIVING) SINGING THIS SONG AN SHORTLY AFTER HE SAVED 2 DROWNING KIDS BUT SADLY LOST HIS LIFE AFTER SAVING THEM AN I CRY EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS SONG TEARS OF JOY AN SORROW! FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAD TO CHANGE THIS AN ANY DR.HOOK OR SUPERTRAMP SONG OFF BECAUSE IT BROKE ME I MISS YOU DAD SOO MUCH! GBYAA!!!!!!!!*

[@bariumenema6865]

Find those kids.

[@jimroscovius]

My first date with my now wife was in 1976. We went to a Johnny Winter concert, and the opening act was Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. Great memories!!

[@lindaanderson7099]

Loved this song when I was kid. Rolling Stone Stone

[@MikeTssr]

Singing 🎶 and having fun 😊

[@michellehawkins4485]

This is So Cool. Love This Bunch. I Love The Humor.

[@jackallen3732]

Ray was so groovy on that. He captured it. My poor old Grey haired daddy. At least we were cooler than these millennial kids. They have no spirit. We ridiculed our parents. But we really didn't HATE them like this generatiion does.

[@denisehedden5108]

🥀Beautiful🥀I love this song and these Guy's you can't help but love them all there just being them selves lmao 👅🥀✌🥀☝️

[@flakedwheelie]

That acoustic version of ’Life ain’t Easy’. 💖

[@heavymachinery2843]

Good old music i love it

[@cecisplendor67]

whauuu!!!!Vengo adesso a conoscere questo gruppo!!!!!Fantastici!!!!!!Grazie per averli messi!!!!!Love from Cecilia

[@paulhunt4690]

Yes, thank you very much!

[@pmccachren]

Singing to this back then with little care and plenty of abandon. (I was a teenager then). Fun!

[@MrMarkar1959]

the First 45rpm record I ever bought. 1973? or 74. still got it. RIP Ray baby✌🏼

[@portlavacaboy]

A dangerous band to ask to lip sync....they stayed on script for the most part. Love these guys!

[@dukecraig2402]

I hope they put his picture on the cover of the next Rolling Stone, that'd be fitting, RIP Ray Sawyer.

[@isaiahfields3583]

They did after that song

[@isaiahfields3583]

But people today have NO taste in music

[@isaiahfields3583]

I'm 12

[@isaiahfields3583]

And LOVE THIS MUSIC

[@rebeccabrown122]

@@isaiahfields3583 Good for you! You know good music when you hear it.

[@trevmac8362]

Godspeed R.I.P Ray

[@TWayneD1020]

Thank you so much !!!

[@percys9427]

Ray Sawyer was born the same year as my Father , 1937 RIP Ray

[@greatdaneacdc]

I loved when he said while I don’t know ! Too funny those guys where ! 😂

[@danielshaw8049]

A Kentucky boy, was my friend, used to play this Song.

[@teresagallonty6405]

I loved this group back in the day. I still do love them.

[@JOHNNYCRAIG]

You looking kinda lonely girl.. would you like someone new to talk to…😅😅😅

[@jonahhex64]

Hey brother, never knew you were such a big Dr Hook fan! Me too...We should have done Sylvias Mother!

[@jimclarke1108]

Legends

[@tessaducek5601]

I still listen to the CD i have of them. I giggle to hear Ten thousand for a show. 🤭 Ah. Simpler times.

[@annettemelanson7879]

OMG haven’t heard this song in years ❣️💙💔❤️💘💕💛💓🤎💖✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🖤💚🧡🙏🙏🙏🙏✌️✌️✌️

[@MsZoedog66]

Love the German guy doing translation. It's like he's the straight man and Ray Sawyer is the funny guy.

[@isallah1kafir196]

@Melinda Burge in case you still read this. That's *Austrian* (never make the mistake calling German Austrian, or Austrian "German" ) he was for years on the Austrian TV his name was Peter Rapp. He was on a couple of these Music shows. (BTW that about the Austrians/Germans this is just some inside joke... of us here... )

[@sharonnagel3384]

I wish I grew up in those years ❤❤ I'm a flowerchild at heart 😍😍✌️

[@johnlamb2754]

Loads of fun and fooling around before it all went commercial.

[@leefarmer4212]

Great video as far as quality. Old days when we were free.

[@doriswhite1348]

70's were awesome. So different.

[@kimprentice8624]

Free😘

[@kimprentice8624]

Free

[@lynnaTN]

I remember my mother playing Dr.Hook when I was little!

[@allenbrownsr474]

L Hurd 707

[@resiwiesnegger2421]

Cool this Band.. 👍 😀

[@kimberleyhollyman90]

Missing you Mum.♡

[@rebeccaknowlton2642]

Saw them in concert at Bicentennial Park in Miami in 1978..They were backup band for Neil Young.... Great show!!

[@MikeTssr]

They were funny and cool 😎 down to earth 🌎 hippies 😊

[@rhondawilliams5859]

DR HOOK 😎🎶😊🎶🎤 🎼 I LOVE YOU ❤️ GUYS!!!!!!🎵😁🎤🎶🎼😘😘😘

[@tanyasimonetta4995]

Dr hook songs

[@rhondawilliams5859]

@@tanyasimonetta4995 YES!!!!!DR HOOK!!!!!!!🎶💞🎵💜

[@kurtlonde5892]

... sind was besonderes.... köstlich... wie sie sich und die ganze Szene auf den Arm nehmen.. 😂😂... man.. I like it.... Rock n Roll....!! 😮😮🙄

[@MikeTssr]

They partied had fun singing awesome 😊

[@stratusboubou]

727 of UNITED . we were young .

[@floydshirley4290]

Thanks man

[@jannasholm7223]

Min favorit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@annettemelanson7879]

It’s beautiful

[@carolynkalisch7128]

Love it

[@billyarnold3145]

Godspeed Ray!

[@exentr]

We got all the friends money can buy

[@rahulmax9580]

I'm Still Hippie....!👍🏻🏁

[@TheresaStout-gs3hw]

My FAVORITE!!!!!

[@user-pr7gj1rf6b]

Amazing

[@PirateRadioPodcasts]

Kyyyaaaarrr! Pretty reasonable job LIP-SYNCHING. #RIP Ray Sawyer

[@charlesthomascybulski2646]

YES >>>>>>>>>THANK YOU

[@softfocus87]

What we ned to do is keep the music going

[@Chanta-nh8et]

I bet they were a blast to go on tour with.😂

[@bnegs521]

March 29th 1973 DR. HOOK On the COVER!!

[@samgibson684]

Greatest guitar solo eva...,.

[@tomlehr861]

I lived in nashville,saw the dude with the eye patch walking in the, mall,also saw them in concert

[@cheypam]

I had always wondered what the covo was that led to the beginning of this song on the album!

[@chefteach53]

RIP Ray!

[@michellefrazier1253]

rock n Roll Heaven too another one home and Ray will never be forgotten. someday we'll all be up there, young and smiling - beautiful! does anyone notice that of ALL the live versions of Rolling Stone you'll find on KZbin THIS ONE is THE ONE - the one we actually heard played on the radio and still do. if u listen u will notice it's the exact version, funny they went all the way to Austria to record the one that would end up being the radio version. I like it cuz it's even got George Cummings IT'S THE ORIGINAL! godspeed Ray'eyepatch'Sawyer I was hoping u would make it to see the band to this year but - "if there's a rock n Roll Heaven, u know they got a helluva band!

[@beastwishes]

that's because the studio version is overdubbed over them miming, it's not live at all - which is what they did on a lot of TV show performances during this era.

[@highdadd6526]

@@beastwishes There are several videos of them doing this song and this is the only one that is lip synced. The rest are all truly live as you can tell by the banter and difference in the singing and music.

[@marshallallensmith]

They sorta made it on the March 29, 1973 cover

[@cindyjoosten7566]

Rock and roll

[@debbiewilkinson914]

Loved their music! But can we say high😳🤣

[@TommyWinters-sk1sk]

💯❤️

[@crystalbabcock7250]

💜💜💜

[@huckthomas7231]

Lip-syncing, unfortunately.

[@onlyincanadaapity1883]

Sure now I gotta go smoke a joint.👅

[@jacknewman9256]

If I was their manager I would have told them to just sing the language of the Swedish Chef

[@FenderTele]

I wish i could turn back time and go back to the Glasgow Apollo in 1976 to see Dr Hook. That must have been an amazing show that balcony would have been shakin!!!

[@MikeTssr]

They partied and sang and had fun 😅

[@softfocus87]

I love you

[@danielshaw8049]

A genuine southern band.

[@70galaxie]

how, pray tell, does this sound just like the record??

[@SwampDaddy7]

That's because it IS the record.

[@scottmadden3098]

Good song to karaoke, too.

[@ardentartisticstonemasonry4756]

✌🙂❤

[@ChristyBeck-ys1dw]

Awesome song can you talk beside send lyrics would love to get know you

[@uglyjoe3721]

wie geil waren die 70 er. schade das ich bwi dieser aufnahme erst 3 jahre alt war. peter rapp legende.

[@bruja6667]

💜☮️🖤💜☮️💜🖤

[@howarddowling3849]

Did you miss these triggers 👋👋👋✅🎱🎱🎱✅😈😈😈🧹🧹🧹🪄🪄🪄👍👍👍

[@margaretstoner4701]

I am not tech smart. MAY someone PLEASE hash tag this video an get them on the COVER OF A ROLLING STONE. THANK YOU. MUCH APPRECIATED!

[@Bomber411]

WHAT?! 😂 They were on the cover! LOL

[@margaretstoner4701]

@@Bomber411 honest to gosh. Anyone down in the dumps needs to watch this VIDEO. THANK YOU for making me SMILE. Humor is missing from this generation today. I loved loved loved this VIDEO!EXCECTIONAL

[@Bomber411]

@@margaretstoner4701 Rolling Stones cover #131, released March 29, 1973 ;)

[@margaretstoner4701]

@@Bomber411 THANK YOU. It's a must find for i. Music is truly my inspiration. The group reminded me about happier day's

[@Bomber411]

@@margaretstoner4701 I got to see them twice, and meet Ray Sawyer both times. It was great! We followed them from our city to out home town and he remembered me. It was amazing!

[@waterandtipper]

Never see a modern day musician ( apart from one at moment) that can sing without electronic advances????, playing as I type in Toowoomba, Qld. Empire Theater??,LOL But hell these people have a voice. Wish they would put one as a Judge on "THE VOICE" TV show, so we don't have to listen to screamers, that can't do the high pitch if don't..so many are terrible without enhancement of technology these days.

[@tommurphy7401]

to be fair, they're lip syncing in this video. It's literally the album version.

[@kimkelly5512]

How about The Rock and Roll hall of Fame? They were great!

[@Twins1964]

I don't think their THAT great 😆

[@nunyabizness3777]

3:20 Dennis Locorriere be looking like Javier Bardem.

[@Sgt-xw5lx]

Don't forget about the Freaker's ball..