How Do You Do It & I Like It - Gerry and the Pacemakers | The Midnight Special

August 10, 1973
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[@GeeBee909]

Can't believe 1963 was ONLY 10 years from this performance when the British Invasion was in full force. Special thanks to Gerry and the Pacemakers for performing live in Oakland, CA (at the Oakland Auditorium) during the 1960's. I believe they were the only "invasion" band to do so

[@leokimvideo]

Very rare to see Gerry and the Pacemakers playing these songs live. How Do You Do It when played live here is already 10 years old. I think this band folded in the mid 60's so this 1973 performance is ultra weird.

[@GeeBee909]

This is one of TWO appearances Gerry made on the Midnight Special. The other should be coming up soon

[@pocopico7409]

This is an interesting video because you don’t run across many videos of Gerry and the Pacemakers or Gerry Marsden singing after the 60s ended. Even seeing him with longer hair is fairly rare. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him with hair this long. The only thing that felt a bit odd about this was that they weren’t singing new songs in this 1973 performance, they were still singing old songs…which looked a bit silly. It pretty much said, “This is all we’ve got!“ It would be like seeing The Beatles in 1973 and they come out and sing, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Umm…no, that doesn’t work. Oh well, even so…I still loved this! 😊

[@HellOnWheel]

Some artists are able to continue their career as a "legacy act". Basically what Elvis did throughout the 70's. If you still got an audience looking for nostalgia, more power to you.

[@richalderson6069]

He obvious still cuts it live though, voice in great shape.

[@bene.divinocordeiro6196]

Qual episódio foi que ele apareceu ? Alguém sabe qual ?

[@pocopico7409]

@@bene.divinocordeiro6196: The description says it’s from August 10, 1973.

[@bene.divinocordeiro6196]

@@pocopico7409 , muito obrigado

[@TheSquirrel72]

This is basic goodtime music to bring you back from hours of watching world news on tv today.RIP. Gerry Marsden,Thanks for the music.😀

[@alcuinmacdonald]

We saw Gerry in Skegness Butlins not long before he died. He was great, and had the whole room singing along. Class is permanent, and it didn't matter the size of the venue. He always came across as a nice man, and a top performer.

[@susieq9801]

I saw him about ten years ago in Niagara Falls, Ontario and his voice was still great. His back up band then had been from Badfinger (what was left of it). Met him afterwards and he was genuine and friendly. Told him I was in the original Cavern in the 60's and got a big hug! I believe this song was rejected by The Beatles and he took it to #1.

[@doriwiljt]

I know the first song, Never heard the 2nd one, loved their hits.

[@BigSky1]

How Do You Do It was their 1st UK No. 1. I Like It was their 2nd UK No.1. You’ll Never Walk Alone became their 3rd UK No.1. The first band to have their first 3 records go to No.1. in the U.K. Frankie Goes To Hollywood were the next one’s to do it. George Martin made The Beatles record a version of How Do You Do It but they loathed the song. They refused to have it put out as a single and it remained unreleased until The Anthology albums.

[@michaelrochester48]

I like it was a bigger hit in the UK

[@steventaylor8876]

I think that's Billy Kinsley,lead singer of Liverpool Express on the bass.He joined The Pacemakers after they reformed in 1972.It's great to see this.I liked Liverpool Express.Thank you for sharing.

[@paulbartlett3200]

Saw & heard Gerry Marsden in 1997 @ the Pittwater RSL Club in Mona Vale NSW,a northern beaches suburb in Sydney AU

[@nibsvkh]

How about telling us if you liked the concert?

[@paulbartlett3200]

Twas an Excellent concert, Gerry did many tunes,& also discoursed about Liverpool,John Lennon, Beatles, Brian Epstein. A fine rocker, YES!

[@belkishenderson4591]

My favorite song from Gerry and the pacemaker… RIP! Gerry!❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rafaa151]

Gerry Marsden, genious!

[@b_uppy]

They sound great.

[@mdog2435]

In the time of David Bowie and Alice Cooper, these songs must have really seemed alien.👽

[@sylviojr]

The bass player would become the leader of the band "LIverpool Express" a bit later.

[@sylviojr]

Billy Kinsley

[@flicewatter]

Awesome ❤️

[@norskawood]

I'm always up for a sweet throwback moment with Gerry 💓 I like it! I like it! 😉

[@avanti6058]

That's called craftsmanship. Solid band.

[@that70sgirl90]

Two for the price of one. Love the song "You'll Never Walk Alone." Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@ardiris2715]

Aging 60s rock stars. (:

[@susieq9801]

Better than the crap we have now.

[@ardiris2715]

Only if you listen to just radio. (:

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I gotta tell ya, “Gerry and the Pacemakers” nearly give me a heart attack.

[@susieq9801]

Geriatric and the Pacemakers.

[@jasonayres]

Gerry and the Atrics (a band of old men, who sang covers of old songs like this, in Australia, in the 80s)

[@joeyjoseph2278]

The crowd is crazy 🤪

[@lostgrenadier]

Another of Liverpool's beloved sons.

[@user-12sh30]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rosskstar]

Seeing them with the Herman's Hermits would be a bit much i presume

[@michaelrochester48]

Why? They were both awesome bands.

[@rosskstar]

@@michaelrochester48 yea i know but too samey i guess - i 'spose i'm not really into Cutesy Rock

[@michaelrochester48]

Does anybody know if the backing band is the original pacemakers but they look a little too young to be the original hit makers and there was a chubby guy in the band that doesn’t seem to be there

[@susieq9801]

None look original. His brother used to play drums and he's not there. Les Maguire played keys and that doesn't look like him. Les Chadwick bass doesn't look like him either.

[@steventaylor8876]

I think that's Billy Kinsley of Liverpool Express on the bass.He joined The Pacemakers after they reformed in 1972.

[@AccurateCrabLegs]

This would have gonged in the first 10 seconds if it was “The Gong Show”

[@SuperBeachbum74]

Audience looks bored barely moving , where’s James brown

[@michaelpatton548]

I don't know why Marsden continued to perform this unbearable fluff long after the heyday of the British Invasion. Both songs sucked then, and they hadn't aged well by the time this performance took place. The group actually had a couple of really good tunes in their arsenal.. the moody "Ferry Cross The Mersey" and the upbeat "It's Gonna Be All Right", the only Pacemakers hits that come close to standing the test of time. ("Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" ain't bad either.) This would've been a much more enjoyable set if Gerry had dug out those gems instead of these lame clunkers. Another downer: Not a single original Pacemaker aside from Marsden himself is in this band. His brother Freddie was the founding drummer, and a quite skilled one at that. All told, this video does nothing except give the British Invasion a bad name, which it doesn't deserve. I guess you had to be there to appreciate the magic of that era.. and I was there, thank God.

[@SuperBeachbum74]

I’m so glad the British Invasion is over and we can get back to some real vocalists and quality tunes, instead on these nursery rhymes