FIRST TIME HEARING Donny Osmond - Puppy Love REACTION

[@helenallen4404]

This song was responsible for thousands (if not millions) of little girls falling in love with Donny Osmond. My heart still remembers that feeling.

[@stevehatton-bw3bo]

My wife was one of them!

[@karencolley-smidt864]

I was one of them too!!!

[@donaldthomas1963]

not just girls

[@richardpetty9159]

Sandra Velasquez was another.

[@tanianaldrett8637]

That was me.

[@mcbear2543]

I cannot tell you how popular he was back then. It was him, David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman.

[@loritajohnson5664]

@@mcbear2543 Had a Bobby Sherman 45 record from a cereal box when I was around 6 or 7!

[@michelleortega1514]

Was it julie do you love​@@loritajohnson5664

[@KenRoerden]

@@loritajohnson5664 Me too, and The Archies. I was 8 or 9. Had to put a quarter on the cardboard record to weight it down so the needle wouldn't keep it from spinning with the player.

[@lak1294]

They were the Justin Bieber of the day.

[@janetbaker645]

Don’t forget Davy Jones

[@susanliltz3875]

You NEED to get Donny on your creators page, I’m sure he’d enjoy doing it!! And he’s got a lot of amazing stories too and he’s written a ton of songs and has put out over 60 albums!!!

[@l-bird]

Yeah, I bet he would!

[@Guildofarcanelore]

Definitely!

[@mamb4801]

His latest is his 65th album.

[@janetbaker645]

I’m sure he would agree

[@michelleb9808]

Omg that would be great!

[@billiam8554]

Haha Amber's reaction was the same of all the girls back in the day! 😂

[@kdm71291]

That’s what I was thinking, haha!

[@noraneff6820]

Exactly. And that is why he was legendary!

[@cyu5251]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[@spencercorker7013]

Donny's still got it!

[@williamcarr7347]

Donny and Michael both started out as the youngest in the family singing group who stole the show and never looked back.

[@kdm71291]

And they were good friends.

[@Hobodeluxe007]

@@kdm71291both had their own sat morning cartoons. I will admit MJ eclipsed Donny but Donny and Marie had a huge primetime show so there's that.

[@Progressive_Canadian]

What about Jimmy?

[@russelljudkins3314]

Even doe Joe Jackson tried so hard to make them hate the Osmonds

[@jillosler9353]

Little Jimmy Osmond was the baby of the family. Check out his "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" !!

[@JulieConkle]

Donny can STILL make us swoon. I am the same age as him, and I grew up loving the Osmonds.

[@Perfect_Blend]

When his voice changed and got deeper, he was even better.

[@sallyatticum]

Yes! A friend of mine went and saw him this week in Fla. She bragged about it on facebook, making us all jealous.

[@noraneff6820]

He still does a great show- and it still includes “Puppy Love”. He knows what the fans want - memories!

[@kttnlvr2bynxylee622]

I'm about 2 years older and I was so absolutely in love with him it wasn't even funny!! My Mom along with my next toʻ the youngest sister teased me all the time!! I had the most wonderful dreams about he and I getting married! It was so real, and when he sang Puppy Love, I felt just like he was talking to me!! Then I grew up.....

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

Check out Donny Osmond's 1988 comeback hit called "Soldier of Love" when he was 30 years old, after spending a whole decade away from the music business. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. pop singles chart. Since the Osmonds had a squeaky-clean image from the 1970s, at first the radio deejay just teased that the record was from "a mystery artist." It wasn't until the song started climbing the charts that it was revealed that the mystery singer was none other than Donny. 🙂

[@bonniespruin6369]

Cool, I didn't know that.

[@AprilRoss-abc123ksaSA]

Soldier of Love 🎤🎼🎵

[@stevegunter3838]

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[@jethro1963]

Donny was working with Peter Gabriel then IIRC. This was during the time when anything Donny touched turned to crap and it had been that way for a long time. Michael Jackson told him the name Donny Osmond was poison and to change it. Some publicist like characters wanted him to get caught with drugs for some street cred and shock publicity. Donny went by Don Osmond and grew a beard which might have been a way of hiding (or he just wanted a beard). If anyone in music history was saved by a song it was Donny Osmond and "Soldier of Love". They should play that on this channel.

[@sallyatticum]

Away from America... He was still popular in the rest of the world...

[@elizabethfranco1284]

He was 14 when he covered this and made it his own.

[@1dognight166]

Bro ruled the front cover of those teen magazines back then. Definitely this was a signature tune of his.

[@Carrie-so3ro]

Shaun Cassidy & David Cassidy were also right up there on those teen magazines. I know. I was a young girl back then, although Shaun was a little younger & may have been a little more my "generation".

[@Uwill49]

@@Carrie-so3ro My sisters saw Shaun Cassidy in concert at the Hampton Coliseum in 1977 !

[@Carrie-so3ro]

@@Uwill49 My mom took me to a Shaun Cassidy concert sometime back then too. It was my first real "grown up" concert.

[@deekenny602]

Tiger Beat had those huge 4-page center pull-out posters back then. In 1972, on the back wall of the classroom in 6th grade, we had those huge posters- one of Donny Osmond, and one of Michael Jackson. No lie.

[@pkmadsen2850]

Donny was purple before Prince. :) He did over 2000 performances (as an adult) as Joseph in the musical Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. You can view the televised version of it via KZbin. And later this year he's going to play Pharoah in a revival of it. His autobiography details how during that production he suffered debilitated stage fright (of not being perfect for the audience) and that he'd had it most of his life even though he'd performed publicly since age 5.

[@erinriwen]

Close Every Door!!!

[@isabeljimenez6067]

I was in love with him when I was 12. I'm 61 and I still love him ❤

[@sunsungoaway]

Going to see him in concert tomorrow night! Finally, after waiting 50 years LOL

[@mamb4801]

You will love it. It’s an awesome show!

[@sallyatticum]

Lucky Duck!

[@RobinfromCA]

You're gonna love it!

[@laurathornton1456]

As a kid I shared a room with my Osmond loving baby sister. I came home one weekend from college and our father had painted our room. He had told her she was not allowed to put up any more posters " in the room". He had failed, however, to mention "in the closet". I opened up the closet to hang up my clothes and I was eyeball to eyeball with a life-size poster of all 6 Osmond Brothers and their multitudinous rows of teeth! That much gleaming enamel in one small spot can blind a person ! I screamed and slammed the door. My mom ran in from the kitchen thinking I had been attacked or something. I have never forgotten that!

[@lucieloves2000]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnsexton2200]

Soldier of Love is a good one

[@AI_Surfer]

Being a teenage boy a couple of years younger than Donnie during this time, there was no way us boys could admit to listening to this music, let alone admitting we liked it. Just the way kids were back then.

[@tomdodds8091]

That was kinda like consorting with the enemy. We had to try to measure up to poster boy... and none of us could.

[@jethro1963]

Yes every red blooded teenage boy back then hated the Osmonds. We did watch the TV show though. Marie was the Mary Ann to Farrah's Ginger. My Osmond transformation likely came when KZbin became popular and I heard Crazy Horses and saw them as the incredibly talented little kids they were on the Andy Williams Show. I got to know their real history and why they did the things they did and that gets them a lot of goodwill. And you gotta love Wayne, he is a real Mensch.

[@spencercorker7013]

It was the same with admitting you liked the Bay City Rollers too

[@jethro1963]

@@spencercorker7013 That's true, but later in life you found out that they were pretty good people as well. You also figure out later in life that anyone Rolling Stone Magazine hates is someone you should like because the magazine and HofF selectors are fully of zhitty people.

[@judithcaldwell7392]

After his voice changed his voice was even more beautiful.

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

Donny is an even better singer today than ever. A fabulous voice. He came in second on the first Masked Singer! Of course I thought he should have won.

[@nancysmith8626]

The Donny and Marie show was popular for a while there in the 70s. I always remember their signature song - her singing "I'm a little bit country," and him responding, "and I'm a little bit rock 'n roll," emphasizing their different music styles. They were so young at the time, too!

[@carolvaness9779]

Donny was on every teen magazine in the 70s. Major heart throb!

[@timriehl1500]

I had to share a bedroom with my sister and there were two posters she insisted on putting up: Andy Gibb and Donny Osmond.

[@bonniespruin6369]

I had them on my wall too, lol!

[@lilpoohbear653]

YEP!!!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

The story of the purple socks began on Christmas Day 1971.Marie who pulled Donny’s name for gift exchange decided as a joke to stuff her brother’s stocking with purple socks.Purple is his favorite color so it became his trademark (purple socks).He even had a dark purple suit he wore at his and Debbie’s wedding reception .

[@nolaknowles9888]

He still wears purple socks!

[@paulwalker9421]

Don't you just love the Elvis outfits and it is a cover. Thank y'all for the memory.

[@WBCRO]

Yes! Each brother had a signature accent colour that they added to their stage outfits: Allen (blue), Wayne (orange), Merrill (black), Jay (green) and Donny (purple). His purple socks became his running joke when he and Marie had their tv show.

[@bonniespruin6369]

@@WBCRO I remember the purple socks on Donny and Marie. :)

[@Uwill49]

Donny was on the Lucille Ball show wearing that outfit when he gets a crush on her daughter Lucie Arnaz (older woman for him). She is 6 years older.

[@bonniespruin6369]

@@Uwill49 Love those clips of that show.

[@colleengoodbrand9670]

Back in the '70s, I saw Donny and his siblings in concert many times. When he would sing "Someone help me help me please", all of us hormonally revved up teen girls would SCREAM at the top of our lungs!!!! Now that he is in Vegas, the audience is more reserved but every time I see him there, I encourage the ladies sitting around me to scream again, at that part of the song, just like we did in the '70s. I am happy to say that everyone screams loudly and we have cracked Donny up because of that, on more than one occasion!

[@susanliltz3875]

Love how you call Donny “the little guy”😂 He’s going to be 67 years old in December!!! And has five sons and at least 12 grandkids!!

[@gemini802]

Well he was back then.only 14

[@sallyclark8942]

Donny is performing in Tulsa on Saturday Aug 3. I wish you could see his show!

[@Leethebee62]

Omg! I've been waiting forever and a day for this!! Thanks so much! Check out "Soldier of Love" and "Sacred Emotion"... He's my first and forever crush. I've met him in person and he's a genuine great guy. Still working hard, and recently released an album.❤❤ . He did mention he relates to Justin.

[@raymondohlsen5054]

My older sister was MADLY in love with Donny Osmond way back in the earlies. Heard this song playing in her room All the time.

[@georgewallerlll496]

Mine too!

[@Guildofarcanelore]

My cousin… all day all night every day.

[@imthewolf1]

Yeah mine too, they wore that record out. 😆

[@sylc8241]

Please listen to "Twelfth of Never" next.

[@susanliltz3875]

Osmonds , if you love harmonies listen to: 1. Love Me For A Reason 2. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother ( more special because they are brothers) 3. Motown Special ( medley of Motown classics)

[@hollypinkley]

Donnie in purple sock!! there were 2 teen heartthrobs in the day - Donny O & Michael Jackson - both with older brothers in the band - both with a baby sister who sang with the group & both boys went on to have a huge successful solo career!! the 2 families mirrored each other!!!!! The 2 most popular boys on the planet!!!!!

[@LifeStirredUp]

Imagine being 10 years old and hearing this on the radio! ❤😍❤ Loved Donny!

[@rayfaircloth8253]

You should check out Donny singing with his sister Marie on "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" or "Morning Side of the Mountain". Donny still performs today and is very popular performing in Las Vegas

[@michellem3127]

Aww, my childhood ❤

[@angiemaney761]

Mine too!! Donny was every young girls crush and I had three pairs of purple socks lol!!

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll LOVE his "Go Away Little Girl" !!!! Todays song is a Paul Anka cover.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

"Go Away Little Girl" was a cover. Bobby Vee did it in 1962.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

​@@user-ii4zf5iq3t But for Donny, it was a #1 hit.

[@susanliltz3875]

Yes this is the same one from Paul Anka , Paul wrote it!! Donny had the biggest hit with it!

[@w.l.6005]

Donny has been performing for 6 decades. He is 66 years old and has released 65 albums. Adult Donny, of course, has the most beautiful voice. A time for us , Hey girl are nice ones from his youth . Morning side of the mountain, On the shelf if you would like to check out early Donny and Marie. Christmas at home is a beautiful album by Donny. Vegas Love , The Good Life and A beautiful life by Donny and Marie❤. I think you should both do a reaction to a compilation video of all of Donny's performances as the peacock which you can find on KZbin.

[@terrybangley2281]

Close , 33 lps, that’s counting the osmonds Donny and Marie and his solo career

[@classicslover]

I met Donny. And Marie. Pretty much all of the performing siblings. I was working makeup at a Children's Miracle Network Telethon. Donny and one of his older brothers were roughhousing backstage. I also met Andy Gibb that weekend. EDIT for Amber: Donny loved purple socks. Marie teased him that she hoped he wouldn't wear purple socks on his wedding day. He promised he wouldn't. He said he would just find a purple tux.

[@andymageen5308]

What a great memory to have. ✌️

[@classicslover]

@@andymageen5308 Thank-you! It is! The friendliest Osmond, though...was Jimmy. Worked makeup on a show he produced at Osmond Studios. Six months later, I saw him at a restaurant/comedy club. People at the table said I should say "Hi". I said he wouldn't remember me. But, then he walked right up to me and said "Hi! How long has it been? About six months? Don't be a stranger!" My date, she kinda swooned. = )

[@bonniespruin6369]

Ohhhh, you're so lucky to have met all those people! Amazing!

[@classicslover]

@@bonniespruin6369 It was pleasantly surprizing for a half native guy like me from the Canadian prairies. = ) I was in the same room as Jimmy Stewart. Had a (brief) conversation with Robert Wise (Oscar winning director and producer - Sound of Music/West Side Story) Worked as an extra on a movie Robert Redford produced. I also have one-degree of separation from Kermit the Frog. = )

[@deb_is_here1425]

Donny Osmond before his voice changed!! Listen to him Now!! His current hit "Who" 💕💕💕

[@RobinfromCA]

When Puppy Love first came out we were stunned at how low his voice had gotten since Sweet and Innocent.

[@NessieT]

Donny was my heartthrob, my first love at the age of 8. Many decades later when I hear Puppy love it brings me right back to my 8-year old self sitting in my bedroom listening to the vinyl on our record player and it pulls on my heartstrings every time. Donny is still a consummate professional and sings puppy love at his concerts. He really is worth seeing. Sadly the older Osmond brothers and Jimmy do not perform anymore due to health issues. I met them all a few years ago at a meet and greet in London and they all are true gentleman. They are down to earth, funny and sweet. Marie also amazing. She is beautiful, kind, very vocal and extremely funny. Thank you from the 8-year old within me ❤❤

[@TomorrowsChild86]

I loooooved this song.. still remember it playing on the radio non stop! I really thought he was going to marry me🤣🤣🤣 Another good one is Too Young by Donny

[@jeanstrickland2445]

Oh my goodness this was one of my favorite songs when I was was a little girl we all had a crush on Donny❣️

[@LuvTadnDixie]

Amber, your expressions! You crack me up! If you were a young teen in the early 70s, you were either a David Cassidy fan or a Donny Osmond fan. And Amber, I can tell, you would have been team Donny with posters all over your wall. The group was made up of 5 brothers, but Donny was the stand out and the screaming over him was explosive. Promise me at Christmas time you react "Mary Did You Know" by Donny Osmond. It's a beautiful song and has been done by quite a few singers, but Donny Osmond's version is seriously the best version I ever heard. It's amazing.

[@theodoreritola7641]

I rember the teen girls in the 70s REALY LIKED Shawn Casisdy very much also Amber check out Shawn my siters real liked SHAWN ALOT LOL His COVER song THATS ROCK AND ROLL 1977

[@cjones32853]

He was, after all, just a little kid here. He did it again after his voice dropped.

[@judyparks5016]

Yes. And I liked it better then. Takes me back.

[@mamb4801]

He did pester his siblings. He was, and still is, a prankster. This was a #1 song for Donny and is his signature song. But you really need to watch his adult videos, especially from his Vegas show! He’s doing a summer tour right now. Don’t know where you live but if he is close by you need to go to his concert! He doesn’t just do a concert…he puts on a show! It’s his Vegas show actually, and he is AMAZING!!!!

[@lianabaddley8217]

He was 1 of my favorite on the Masked Singer! They mentioned he wasn't just singing a song. He showed them all how to put on a Show!!

[@mamb4801]

@@lianabaddley8217you should see his Vegas show if you haven’t!

[@gerardcote8391]

This was a major hit at the time. Do Wierd Al... Write and Nerdy, this video has Donny Osmond in it.

[@David_Theisen]

His dancing in the background is the funniest!!! Made him look funnier than Weird Al!!! LOL He looked like he was having too much fun too!!!

[@wheeltrish]

So. Paul Anka WROTE Puppy Love for his teen love, Annette Funicello, who was a young actress on the original Mickey Mouse Club series in the 1950s. Donny recorded it in the 70s and it was probably THE song that made him such a heartthrob to all of the teeny-bopper girls (much to his dismay, probably!) I’ve always heard that the purple socks thing was a good luck charm for him. But it may have been mostly a gimmick. When the Osmonds were young they appeared often in these beaded white suits (think Elvis, at the time) and each boy had a different color beads on his suit. Donny’s suit had purple beads. So of course there were matching purple socks, and they kind of stuck, even after the white suits were long gone.I’ve never met Donny in person but if I ever did, it would be something I’d ask him, whether the purple socks thing was real, or just something he did for show. And ok, now that you’ve seen this, check out the Weird Al Yankovic parody, “White and Nerdy,” which features Donny doing an iconic white and nerdy dance. I’ve always appreciated that Donny can at least have fun making fun of himself.

[@janetkmetz9644]

From what I’ve heard, every brother was assigned a color, by their mother, to help keep their clothes from being mixed up. Donny’s color was purple. So, one year Marie gave Donny 100 pairs of purple socks, as a joke, for Christmas. After that, he wore the heck out of them. 😂

[@southernwanderer7912]

The Osmond brothers became color-coded so people could differentiate the different members. Donny's color was purple, Merrill was black, Alan was blue, Wayne was orange and Jay was green. They wore their designated colors in their concerts.

[@lilal3753]

I never knew that.

[@southernwanderer7912]

@@lilal3753 If you watch any video of them after their Yo-Yo video, you'll see they always wear the same colors on the trim of their ir white outfits.

[@southernwanderer7912]

Here's a good example of their color-coding. "Yo-Yo" came out in 1971 where they were not color-coded.. Look at this "Puppy Love" video and the matching colors on their outfits to their performance of "Hold Her Tight" in this video in 1972: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXXFep16bLiWp68

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

The brothers wore different colors and purple was Donny's. You knew who was a Donny fan by how much purple they wore...way before Prince! Donny sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You" for the Mulan soundtrack. He makes a cameo on Weird Al's "White & Nerdy" video.

[@barbkennedy9382]

Donny believed in puppy love cause he married his high school sweetheart Debbie in 1978, 6 or 7 years after this song...still going strong 46 years later. He crushed every teenie bopper girls heart by getting married but he was in Love~!

[@barbkennedy9382]

Ode to Betty White by Donny singing Puppy Love to her in 2011...very cute. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foLPaKaXhs-Yqs0si=B3wsR_UGxVYe5AvL

[@CurlieGrl]

My first celebrity crush! Tiger Beat Magazine kept us up to speed on all things Donny. Yes, Purple Socks are mandatory. My very first LP was "My Best to You" which was a treasured Christmas gift from my Mama & Daddy in 1973 (10 years old). 💜💜💜 Later on, his "Soldier of Love" was terrific!

[@frankb4517]

Tiger Beat - haven’t heard that one in a while.

[@paulseib666]

Amber is definitely has a soul of the 70's!

[@michelleb9808]

I so agree 😊

[@chestylarue475]

Him and Bobby Sherman were my mom's first crushes. They stole all the young girls hearts.

[@KATIEDCO]

About time y’all did more Donny! 😂Y’all haven’t scratched the surface of his solo career! It gets better than that.

[@mamb4801]

Much better!

[@mamb4801]

Much better!

[@Pushindazees]

Donny had my WHOLE 13 year old heart! His favorite color was , I had the purple Donny hat, A furry purple bedspread, pillowcases with Donny's face on them. My Mom took me to a concert 200 miles from where we lived and I think I cried through most of it!!! I was so, so, so smitten for a few years.❤ There's nothing like the first young love!

[@sno_dash9817]

Im am 65 years old and my older brothers still teases me to this day about my Donny Osmond postersss I had on my wall back then

[@Dollywood623]

Donny and Marie variety show in the 70s. Never missed it🩷

[@thereserenzini2398]

You must get to Vegas to see Donny!!!! You will not be disappointed!!! He has fans of all ages. We still croon for Donny. He is the BEST !!!!

[@sallyatticum]

He is on the road! A friend of mine saw him in Fla this week.

[@thereserenzini2398]

@@sallyatticum Yes, I saw him in PA in July !!! He truly is amazing. He returns back to Vegas the end of Aug.

[@philcortor7886]

Later, Donnie & Marie had their own variety show on TV. You need to check it out!

[@minervalopez3145]

They had another cover that you just have to listen to...He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brothet!!! Absolutely great!!

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

One of my favorites, and something of a signature tune for the group

[@Kckier]

I’m seeing him Friday! So excited! I’ve seen him with Marie a few times and with his whole family. First time seeing him solo. Bringing his Vegas show to Dallas! It’s going to be great! 💜

[@mamb4801]

I saw it in Charlotte NC. It is AWESOME. You will love it!

[@cherylinman5873]

Another Osmond song that was my favorite is “ Love Me For A Reason.” Also, a fun song is “We’re Having a Party.” Donny’s hits, “Go Away Little Girl” or “Sweet and Innocent” were my go to songs when I was a kid.

[@toodlescae]

Had Donny posters all over my walls in the 70's. Elvis suggested signature colors fir each brother when he met them the first time. Donny's color was purple. Elvis also had his costume designer create white outfits with touches of each one's signature color. Donny has some newer videos on his youtube channel. Plus there are his performances on The Masked Singer as the Peacock. I knew who he was the minute he started singing even in disquise.

[@mspfinney]

Donny’s song Soldier of Love is a great song sung by adult Donny. You’ll love it. And yes, I swooned when this song came out back in the day! 🥰 ❤️❤️❤️

[@kellybasham3113]

Each of the Osmonds wore their favorite colors when performing, Donny's was purple. Marie got him some purple socks for Christmas. That's how purple socks became a thing.

[@gingerrackley5890]

Paul Anka… Having my baby.. is a must . Donnie is just the dreamiest thing ever from my childhood. Check out Donnie &Marie duets next.

[@cog4life]

😊😊yes

[@Perfect_Blend]

Donny used to wear purple socks, so all his fans wore them too. During that time, there were three major teen heartthrobs....Donny Osmond, Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy. I was a Bobby fan big time. Please do more of his songs like, "Easy Come, Easy Go", "Little Woman", "(La,la,la) If I Had You", "Cried Like A Baby", "The Drum"(it's a fun one) not to mention the theme song from the series he was in. The song was Seattle from Here Come The Brides. Bobby quit showbiz to become a paramedic and then worked in the LA police dept.

[@MrSteveLoucks]

Jay and Amber, now that you’ve listened to the very young Donny Osmond, I encourage you to take in his huge comeback hit from 1989: Soldier Of Love. It’s fire!

[@MrSteveLoucks]

PS One of the funniest scenes from the film Love Actually revolves around Puppy Love

[@rhodesd98]

I fell in love with Donny when I heard this song. This was before his voice changed. His song The twelfth of never is one you should hear

[@kevincaulder96]

Jimmy Osmond, the youngest in the family, has a single that shot him to fame called LONG-HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL. It was a thinly veiled salute to the Beatles and his only top hit. Jimmy went on to work behind the scenes as a manager. And to this day, he is still remembered for his brief moment in the pop spotlight. How about a song of love for some grown folks? HANG ON IN THERE, BABY is just such a tune. Keep going and enjoy

[@catherinebent7307]

Jimmy also made an appearance in the tv show Kids from Fame singing Penny Lane. ❤

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

I absolutely loved Jimmy Osmond's third album, LITTLE ARROWS (1975).

[@greekadmirer2204]

Listen , as a 70,s guy loving the zeppelin and rush and deep purple etc etc etc . Undeniably love this song etc etc the 70,s were great ❤❤

[@AmyBradshaw-v5d]

Fun fact . Donny is the singing voice of Mulan love Interest. In the first movie. When he sings make a man out of you.

[@noraneff6820]

Now you need to hear newer Donny. “Soldier of Love” is a great start. And a Donny and Marie duet. Of course I would love to see you hear more from the Osmond Brothers as well. You need to look at their signature album “The Plan”. Such a significant piece of writing!

[@richardpetty9159]

Donnie Osmond was the bane of my youth. He vexed me. He had great hair and he wore cool pleated bell-bottom pants. Girls swooned when they heard his voice. I had none of that stuff. He’s cool now, though. He got around to his own Life‘s Disappointments. I’d share a dinner table with him for the conversation.

[@valerienewton908]

I cannot imagine how many times my 11-12 year old self listened to this song! I had Donnie posters all over my bedroom! He was truly my first love!

[@kathrynnard8059]

Even at 66, that makes my heart skip a beat. He still sings this at 65

[@honeybrown1997]

Fast forward to the late 1980s and a grown up (and pretty fine 😁) Donny Osmond singing "Soldier of Love". That song was so catchy. I still love it! I listened to it back to back with a song by R&B group LeVert called " Casanova ". A LOT. Drove my sister crazy. She hated sharing a room with me. 😄 But they do sound great together.

[@sfcub-Bill]

You still need to hit the youngest Osmond... Jimmy! His recording of "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" in 1972 resulted in The Guinness Book of World Records designating him, the youngest performer, to have a #1 single on the UK Singles Chart.

[@jesusloverofmysoul8794]

She was absolutely smitten.....I love these reactions.....

[@carlaharrington5120]

The Osmonds and The Jackson 5 had careers that mirrored each other. They both gained national recognition in the 60's. Also they both were family groups lead by the youngest member as lead singer!!

[@lavernbrown5618]

As a teenager I swooned over this and other songs and had a life size picture of him on my wall, which I kissed every night before I went to bed. lol lol

[@jofoster1596]

I loved his "Young love" even more back as a kid

[@AverySpagnoli]

You need to have Donny on your show!

[@theresamariegoesplaces9688]

J, my dad used to have that same look on his face when I would play this 45 over and over again..

[@pippavombr5856]

Donny Osmond and David Cassidy 😍 my first crush in the early 1970s when I was 12/13 years young. Oh dear, my parents had to listen to both of them (and the Osmond, and the Partridge Family, and the Jackson's Five) for hours. My mom bought me a small used red record player that I could listen to them in my room because they were tired of listening to my music on their stereo system. 😁

[@honestone490]

Although Paul Anka sung it originally most everyone remember instead the unforgettable Donny Osmond version in 1972. It climbed as high as Number 3 on the US Billboard Pop 100 charts. In his lifetime, he's sold more than 100 million records and received 33 gold records throughout his 60+ years in the music industry. Not bad for a Mormon kid with perfect teeth and a squeaky clean reputation. Not bad at all.

[@Jude_196]

AWWWWWWWWWW - I SO LOVED THIS SONG, when I was little!!! AND: I bought PURPLE SOCKS, TOO!!! :) HUGS, YA'LL!!!

[@DoranneB]

I loved Donny back in the 70’s when I was a preteen and still love him after all these years. Please, please react to “Soldier Of Love” and also one of his most recent videos, “Who”! 🥰

[@sandynelson3755]

I grew up swooning over Donny Osmond! I loved Puppy Love and all of his other songs with and without his family. Funny story, when he was in his twenties and thirties he hated being asked to sing this song at his concerts, and so he would make fun of it during the show. He states that one time a lady came up to him after the show really upset. She told him that he had no right to mess with her childhood and make fun of something that brought her so much joy at the time! He shouldn't make fun of Puppy Love because he touched so many young hearts with that song! He said it really made him step back and take a different perspective on the song. To this day, he still sings Puppy Love in his shows now with a different attitude, one of gratitude and love for his many fans that have stuck with him through the years.

[@terryjestersr.6769]

Don't forget Jimmy Osmond the youngest - Long haired lover

[@NashvilleTravelConcierge]

Last Monday, to celebrate my 70th birthday, my wife decided to take me to see Donny Osmond at the Ryman in Nashville. He's 67-years-old now and is pretty fantastic.

[@ChristinaClarke-c7w]

You need to watch Donny and Marie their variety show from the 70's

[@NicholasRamos]

Donny's favorite color is purple. His trademark was wearing purple socks, as your mom "hinted" to you. If it wasn't socks, Donny would try to include something purple in his wardrobe. His female fans often loved mailing Donny ANYTHING purple!

[@RobinfromCA]

One fan mailed herself to Donny! True story.

[@lisafults6683]

Saw him 4-5 years ago in Vegas. It was a birthday present from my husband. Donny’s charisma and performance quality filled the theater. Even hubs agreed.

[@sallyatticum]

I have loved Donny for 50 years! A friend of mine went to see him perform this week. I am so jealous! This video was obviously dubbed with an earlier recording. He only got better with age.

[@cbarton537]

Donny Osmond is so good. Loved him in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He has an amazing voice and talent just oozes from his pores. I also loved him in the Weird Al video, White and Nerdy. Too funny.

[@amyshell1353]

Thanks for FINALLY revisiting Donny! Next time please do one of his songs he recorded as an adult! Sacred Emotion or Breeze on By!!!

[@victoriaswan9041]

You have to check out the Go Away Little Girl mix video, it's a split screen of him singing the song then and now. It's awesome.

[@KnittingmommyArts]

Donny was in a class all to himself when it came to being a heartthrob. Millions of girls, including myself, had a major crush on him. This song was a big reason for that. Despite a lot of setbacks, the man has had an amazing musical career. He's had to reinvent himself a number of times to be taken seriously. Other songs you should check out include: Sweet and Innocent (try to listen to the original before Donny's voice change!), Go Away Little Girl, Too Young, The Twelfth of Never - all from his early years. But what you really need to also check out are some of the songs he sang when he was playing Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the Toronto Production. Any Dream Will Do and Close the Door are two of the best songs that showcase what Donny can do with is voice. Both are very difficult songs to pull off and he did it flawlessly for about 2000 live shows and in the movie version. But watch the version of the videos of Donny singing in the movie version. It was stellar. You should maybe check out the film version on your movie reaction channel. If you're familiar with Mulan, Donny did the voice that sang, I'll Make a Man Out of You. So many songs to choose from his many albums. Almost every album produced a song worth listening to. But I would agree with others that you need to check out the single, Soldier of Love, which has a very interesting backstory because it was a hit in the UK first. it was played on the radio and became popular in the US without listeners knowing who the artist was and they couldn't buy the record because he didn't have a contract with a American music label at the time. After it was released on an American label, it reach #2 on the Billboard top 100 the following year. Donny came out with a great album called Start Again a few of years ago that had some really great songs on them. My two favorite songs from that album are Life After Loneliness and Who. Beacon Girl is also a great song from the same album. Other songs to check out: Sacred Emotion Breeze On By My Love is a Fire

[@juliamaurer1323]

Just went back 50 years!!!!!!!!

[@tlbrooks422]

Amber, your reactions are so adorable to watch because they are EXACTLY how we responded back when we heard and/or saw him sing it when it came out! This is THE song everyone equates with Donny. You folks HAVE to go to Vegas and see his family-friendly show--or on his summer tour if he's nearby. You will love it!