Fifth Dimension Outtake

[@luacreskid]

Saw them live in 1970 and fell in love with them. Marilyn is a pure vocalist....and a beautiful woman to boot.

[@therecipient8529]

Marilyn is simply put - one of the strongest, most powerful and breathtaking female lead singers of all time.

[@jorgewashington2981]

_ I totally agree.

[@geod3589]

I close my eyes and listen to her talk and she still sounds the same as I remember from years ago. I do like her better with dark hair though, but I've always thought she was beautiful.

[@platonicforms562]

Not only was she beautiful and a great singer, but she had some dance moves that were hypnotizing. One of a kind.

[@ouchka-witit8845]

Oh you are absolutely right!! A beautiful, strong voice. One of the best!!

[@MsTexas73]

Agree. And Billy is one of the most unsung singers of all time.

[@polara01]

Joe's Baseline on "let the sunshine in" probably was my first influence making me want to pick up a bass and learn music. I probably was seven or eight years old when I heard that on the radio back in the late 60s early 70s and even though the whole song was incredible and captivating, I thought the bassline was the most important part of the entire song and was the reason why the whole thing grooved to me and at that moment I was hooked for life... thanks Joe for introducing me and hooking me on the greatest drug anybody can be addicted to and that is music!

[@ryananthony4840]

I absolutely LOVE the bass line in that jam!

[@MN8]

@@ryananthony4840 same

[@davidosborn146]

I went to a lot of sessions with my Dad Joe Osborn when I was a kid. I still remember well one afternoon walking with Marilyn from the studio to Lums to get lunch for the gang. We had a bite while the to-go food was being made. Marilyn was really nice. I was probably all of 11 years old and she asked me about school, what grade I was in, am I interested in music etc., Just super nice. Best lunch date ever!

[@finch45lear]

One of the greatest vocal groups of all time.

[@celsoghelardinogutierre3690]

Really Marylin McCoo stands out for her beautiful voice and her beauty.

[@robbybobbyoh]

Fascinating, we love Marilyn, Billy, Bones and God bless Mr. Osborne. --Forever 5th Dimension

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

I needed more of that bass line at the end.

[@sashineb.2114]

Thank you for this. I loved the 5th Dimension from the very first time I heard them on the radio (summer of 1967), singing Up, Up & Away. In 2020, they are still my favourite group.

[@sonnydean3187]

Marilyn McCoo is so gorgeous in this vid!

[@ibleebinU]

So many black bands were the best back then. The music was uplifting and inspiring. From Motown to the Wrecking Crew, coast to coast feel good music you could sing along to. Timeless and still sounds great today!

[@RedBud315]

I had such a crush on Marilyn when I was a teenager. This is one of the most legendary couple performers ever.

[@billbrimmer1739]

They have both stood the test of time. Great story. Joe Osborn played for Rick Nelson in the 50’s and 60’s.

[@MN8]

whoa

[@rafaelramirez3180]

What do I think about Billy Davis Jr.? I have to say he's a top notch music performer,great person and I have to say that I've always admired this down to earth humanbeing 👍👍, God Bless him, and beautiful Marilyn McCoo as well 👌

[@floydreiske7799]

Love them both... can't picture one without the other....you don't have to be a star...

[@patrickryan1515]

Always felt this should have been Billboard's song of the year -- 1969. It radiated such HOPE.

[@jamienash751]

Such a beautiful couple

[@oldiesgeek454]

+Jamie Nash When I first saw the picture of them together, I didn't recognize Marilyn... I thought it was someone else. Marilyn must have had some work done on her face-She doesn't look like herself.

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

@@oldiesgeek454 LOL

[@AngelA-qi1br]

My God, she is gorgeous. Still. One of my favorites from the 60's

[@loveofthegame1517]

Billy Davis has a brother who served as an officer in the Army in my unit as one of my commanding officers in Germany.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

👍 Wow...

[@dwodo21]

Nice feature with Marilyn, Billy, and Bones, but that ending with Joe playing that incredible bass part to the tune is awesome!!

[@WreckingCrewMovie]

thanks so much. Hope you've seen the 6 hours of bonus footage from the film. Its on DVD/Blu-ray. If you go the Wrecking Crew site, use the code word: "Thank you" and you'll get a discount. I'm still trying to keep these musicians stories alive.

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Perhaps an obscure fact about the Wrecking Crew is that I believe they backed Laura Nyro at Monterey Pop in 1967. They also were the musicians on the 5th Dimension's cover of the Laura Nyro song 'Wedding Bell Blues' which was Billboard No.1 for 5D in November 1969.

[@GH51505150]

If the interview wasn't cool enough they have the guy who played the awesome bass to the end of Aquarius/Let the sunshine in... Excellent!!

[@Ronbo710]

Joe played a *MONSTER* bass line on this one.

[@ischmidt]

@@Ronbo710 James Jamerson himself would've been proud of that one. The transition at the key change from "play what the Broadway cast sheet music says" to "You guys are the damn Wrecking Crew, just improvise" is *stunning*.

[@joycedcruz3015]

marilyn must be in her mid 70s...she looks awesome!

[@MsTexas73]

She will be 77 on Sept 30, 2020

[@RTA6226]

Yes! She's BEAUTIFUL!!

[@jfq7223]

Oh man. I've loved her forever!

[@ameliawhite2404]

I have always loved the Fifth Dimension. To me she looks nothing like she used to. I'm wondering if she is the original member?

[@kijekuyo9494]

"Bill, I love you so; I always will..."

[@wirenutt57]

Marilyn McCoo is still just as beautiful and classy as ever. Great story!

[@jorgewashington2981]

Amazing woman.

[@alexcampos3196]

Yeah!!!

[@grahamwellington6556]

Sad how she transformed into a white woman.

[@allanmcewan8152]

Get Glasses she is perfect

[@matsugo24]

Always loved that funky bass and the lead gospel vocal

[@kimkochel6754]

Who doesn't love Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr? I have been a fan since 1969. My first 45 was Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In. I still have it to this day. Christian ✝️ love to Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis 💗🙏🌞

[@bkrider19]

Great interview. So appreciate hear from these evergreen musicians who have set such a high standard for the whole music world. I particularly appreciate their comments about the racial situation in music and society. Some years ago I read an interview in which Marilyn clearly demonstrated her fearlessness in denouncing racism, and we can see that same strength in Bill and Marilyn in this interview as well.

[@azjim2946]

Thank you for sharing about the second part of the song. I had no idea. And by the way, I have always loved the songs of the 5th Dimension. Thank you for expressing your God-given creativity!

[@barrys4922]

Billy losing his wallet was the luckiest thing that could have happened. I love this couple, but hate that they left the Fifth Dimension.

[@matrox]

Ronnie Dyson was a hell of a singer. Short lived career. Short life.

[@xstanadu]

How wonderful are they ? Wow ! The real deal here when it comes to true talent and honesty with musicianship !!! Beautiful vocalists along with the other group members . Class act ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@juliestrom412]

Great group, great people who could sing great songs. Thank you

[@stevie68a]

I think the best part of this great song is the improv, "open up your heart". It's repeated often, but I can't get enough of it.

[@Swampzoid]

Love them and the 5TH Dimension

[@Paulvon128]

this is my favorite group

[@johndrake5014]

I was in high school from 1968 to 1972. This was my favorite group. Funny thing, I had no idea what color they were - who cared? You can thank my Mom for that. No, I was not that dense, all of my four and eight track tapes were second or third hand - the labels were worn off. As a side note, Florence LaRue was a doll. But on a scale of one to ten, Marilyn was a fifteen.

[@ronditchen6664]

Marilyn looks as smoking Hot now as she did back in the day!!

[@newgroovesradio8704]

Joe Osborn RIP

[@lupcokotevski2907]

The 5D covered 10 song by the Bronx genius Laura Nyro such as Wedding Bell Blues, Stoned Soul Picnic, Sweet Blindness, Save the Country, Blowing Away, Blackpatch. A brilliant match.

[@DNAleguillou]

They look so good 😊

[@jsamc]

I am binging on the 5th Dimisions tonite that was too short. but i loved it.

[@rosu5726]

Awesome bass!

[@j.patrickmoore9137]

It's interesting, my wife and I catch advertisements for Time-Life Records and the shows on the PBS"Beg-a-thons" and are sometimes amazed that many of the groups we listened to in the 60's and 70's on the radio were Black groups. We were in a time when a lot of music just didn't "have a color," where radio made it pretty much equal-opportunity for artits to succeed with the listeners. I am aware that there was a lot of bias previously in the music industry, but it seems like it was a golden age when good music was good music and it wasn't defined by what color the musicians and singers were. Perhaps we need to go back to the early 2000's when "color-blindness" was considered a virtue? We listened because the music is good.

[@jasonpinson8755]

Thanks.great stories.👍🥶🌞

[@judyalcatraz918]

Marilyn McCoo 💕

[@magusblack512]

I never seen The 5th Dimension but my parents did I still have the program from their last tour in the early 70s. I

[@sierria64]

wow Marilyn is so cute

[@caseysmiley7575]

OMG! Nw of my favorite all time songs!

[@RusstheTroubadour]

15 thumbs down.. srsly? Who does that? Marilyn and Billy look fantastic here.

[@SunnyIlha]

Totally cool stuff!!

[@petergibbs]

Maybe it's an American thing ? (I'm in the UK), but I have never thought, 'what is the skin colour of the singer' when I hear a song. My only thought is. 'Do I want to buy it'?

[@christinamccheyne2011]

So true. Hell I couldn’t care what they looked like, if I like the sound that’s all that matters. When I played songs in the 60s 70s I did not know or care ...I loved soul, I loved r & b, I loved rock...I loved music and harmony... if they were drop dead gorgeous it was a bonus.

[@bread-pl8ik]

Yeah it's an American thing. I'm an American I know.

[@dennismclaurin1487]

As soon as she sang the opening title of 'One less bell to answer', you'd have to wonder how could and why would any man leave a sweetheart of a woman like that.(That would be a head scratcher and a head banger).

[@ngml320]

You two look great

[@giftedplanksify]

All eyes on Marilyn. Hmmm oh my the way she can dance and not try to upstage anyone!!

[@fo4mm209]

Both are beautifull

[@unique74muzik]

@0:29 lol 💯 fascinating back story!! It sounds like a very David Axelrod approach.. Bones did his thing..

[@TerryAllenSwartos]

Great segment, the only reasonable reason I can think of for leaving it out of the main feature is to cut the running time. At least Joe Osborn’s stellar performance at 3:34 (so many years after recording it!) was still in.

[@dennytedesco5890]

Hey Terry, the reason it never made it was the fact I wasn't able to interview them until after the film was cut. But you're right about running time. That's why the DVD has 6 hours of bonus material. Check out the website. wreckingcrewfilm.com to see more.

[@TerryAllenSwartos]

@@dennytedesco5890 Hi! Thanks for replying! I just got my hands on the actual DVD, so I'll be able to watch it again, including the bonus material. I watched it on a streaming service with my sister and her husband (we're in our 50's) and my 78 y/o mother who was a young woman during the careers of the featured musicians, while I was a little boy who loved the music of the day. It was fascinating, and nice to see the actual musicians (late, as well as surviving) get their (over-)due recognition. I had also read the Kent Hartman book of the same title, and was glad to find this much more lively and entertaining documentary. Thanks for bringing it to the public! -Terry

[@pressureworks]

They deleted the first part of this but kept the bass playing part in the film.

[@davidwells5173]

Such a crush on Florence LaRue - oh those moves...

[@namersongs]

More please / Must be more to this story?

[@carolinaalmeidadesouza9383]

I love you five dimension

[@vinceq1036]

Marilyn McCoo is one of the most beautiful women evey born.

[@FallacyAsPraxis]

What year was this interview? No way this is from 2015. Billy and Marilyn look really good.

[@M.C.Blackwell]

Still gorgeous

[@Sincopare]

I don't get how this awesome song could be an outtake from that wrecking crew movie?

[@user-vo5kv9qi6k]

Billy Davis Jr. Can sing "A change is gonna Come".

[@robertboney4493]

No better singer than McCoo in her prime.

[@Nease-vn8rv]

I adore this couple! Beautiful and talented.

[@josecharlesalfred6371]

What a beatiful women!!!

Woman

[@manuellovelace]

How can I Buy the Movie?

[@ijeffreytrian6511]

They were such a great group

[@ggkk6474]

Marilyn still a Fox!

[@intuneorange]

How do you color a sound

[@lindarobinson2299]

Scientifically sounds do have colors.

[@ouchka-witit8845]

My favorites are still Wedding Bell Blues and One Less. 🙂

[@blujay9191]

Stoned Soul PIcnic for me.

[@jtoad99]

Marilyn still looks great!

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😮 Marilyn has blonde hair _!! ?_

[@michaelg3074]

Interesting. I 1st heard the 5th in the mid 60's. Never, for a minute, did I think I was listening to "white" singers.

[@roberthuot7887]

Don't know if billy jr.ever deserved her, but if he did, than bless him, because she's is just a wonderful woman in my book, from A to Z 💋 sorry, just saying.👉

[@corintomartins467]

Tá legal.👌😄

[@gbarrazza8843]

Que mujer tan guapa..🌹🌹🌹

[@christinavaccaro5417]

Is that Marilyn ? She looks nothing like MM anymore ....

[@encirclestudio]

You can tell Billy Davis Jr. has an ego. Wants every conversation to be about him.

[@tonyvincent9753]

I didn’t get that impression.

[@dddddadadad1796]

WHAT?! Ur full of it