Hurricane Smith - "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?"

Never saw a proper music video or lip-synch for this song, and that's a shame. I like this performance, though I'd prefer the ballroom dance feel of the original hit version to this Dixieland-flavored version. Hey, I like what I like...

[@brotherb5747]

Norman Hurricane Smith is a genuine Hero. He'd have been 100 on Feb 23, 2023; A British glider pilot in WWII, a pop music maven and a helluva cool dude.

[@itsprivate4360]

Jeeez born 1923 how old was he in this footage… ?!

[@mobrules29]

@@itsprivate4360 49 I think.

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

In my young ignorance, I use to think this was a cheesy song. Later on, I realized that I was very wrong. This is I believe a very under rated song. I love it now.

[@eadams1057]

I'm older but never heard it. Ehen I first heard it in the movie Fever Pitch I had to find it. So good. Perfect for that scene in the movie too

[@stansse1880]

I loved this song when it was first on the radio in mid 70s I believe. It was so different from the usual pop songs on top 40s stations. Sort of a modernized version of old-fashioned pop songs. I was in college hearing while driving my first car. The years roll away when I hear it again.

[@bonniecrain8340]

I remember this song I loved it my dad used to sing it to my mom. 8 kids later they are still going strong.😊

[@juancarlosvaldivia8922]

GREAT SONG...I WAS 10 YEARS OLD BACK THEN.... NOW..I'M 65 I WANNA GO BACK IN TIME AND STAY THERE !!!

[@tonyhall3845]

me too brother

[@oriolesandravens]

When I was a kid, my dad would play this loud in the car because I loved it. I miss my dad.

[@DavidSmith-ow8pk]

Same as my dad 😢

[@stuartleggat7176]

Felt your loss and pain just reading your very heartfelt and open post...

[@jcboutoire]

@@stuartleggat7176 thanks. Stuart Leggat. My dad committed suicide 9 years ago tomorrow. He was 78.

[@garryb8081]

And mine.

[@catherinepatterson4934]

Your dad had good taste x

[@joshuakatzman4560]

Hurricane Smith, aka Norman Smith, was an engineering and production genius who worked extensively with The Beatles, Pink Floyd and a host of other legendary bands. He found additional fame in the early 1970's with this huge hit song.

[@firebird7479]

He produced the first three Pink Floyd albums. The first day that the band showed up at Abbey Road studios, Paul McCartney greeted them and said of Smith, "You're in good hands."

[@berzerker1100]

This surely brings a tear to my eye, Man those were Better days/ years Now it's one big Insane world Lord have mercy !😭🙏

[@TaborTalk]

Every generation says that though… if you read Stephen Pinker you’ll see that things in many ways are better than ever. Hey, you’re watching this here on KZbin, that’s pretty damn good, don’t ya think?

[@jackienuttall7549]

The best days ever

[@PeterKKraus]

Vietnam/Watergate and riots, so much better lol

[@jackienuttall7549]

@@PeterKKraus l am referring to the uk

[@PeterKKraus]

The music actually was better. Rap is Crap and Disco still sucks lol.

[@JWTHAMES1]

This song brings tear to my eyes . Remembering when my mother was alive 💕

[@kathyvierra]

❤❤ I’m 68 years old and I think of my mom every day - she loved stuff like this too!!

[@TanyaWright-se1yr]

Me too

[@MUSIC4TRUTH....]

The great thing about the 1970's is you always had these odd gems.

[@thehobbster6367]

This is wonderful because the 70s were strongly tied to jazz influence, art deco, music and style of the 1920s & 1930s on many levels. This stands test of time.

[@ravenbonanza1522]

I heard this song in a radio when I was about to go to sleep, and immediately fell in love with the tune. At the end of the song the DJ didn't mention the name of the song and kept me wondering what was it. I am glad it became a hit.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Remembered this oddball Classic in the early 70 's . It was one of those songs you didn't want to admit you liked in front of your peers . This was a time when pop and rock creativity was in full swing and to admit to liking a throwback to your parent's generation was not cool . Heck from years earlier I liked Winchester Cathedral which was also scorned by the hippie critics

[@fierrote]

Dagg Nabit, why ?? I loved this song back when it came out (1972) and had no problem admitting to my friends or family. When it comes to music what other people think of my musical taste.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I was lucky, I grew up on things like Lawrence Welk and Sing Along with Mitch; my dad had a collection of several hundred 78s and a few hundred 45s from the late 20s through the mid 50s. When he died in '63 I was lucky to have a mom who'd listen to my music (some of it anyway; she finally drew the line on Ravi Shankar) and I'd listen to hers. Screw what my peers thought.

[@jonautry]

Your mother should know.

[@benlisi2540]

Jon Autry Winchester Cathedral I thought I was the only one cool

[@meanmrmustard62]

@@jonautry Honey Pie. I'm sure you know that this man was an engineer at EMI Abbey Road and worked on the first 100 or so Beatles songs

[@user-uf8nc1go1t]

My dad died when I was 10 years old in 1975 in 2023 this song brings back so many great memories and one of the few songs that lives rent free in my head

[@gerrymcguire7521]

Music is one of the few things that can g

[@gerrymcguire7521]

Grab your heart and bring you back

[@karendymock7066]

I 💓 Hurricane Smith, when I was a young teen around 14 in the 1970's, my dear Mother would sing this song to me so now that she's passed on, it makes me cry 😹 when I hear this song " Oh babe what would you say" I love you Mama!!😻

[@gboard7]

Have a chance with you.... or politely walk away....

[@user-bn7bk5mw4s]

God bless. Miss my mom tooo I was a child in the 1970s. Thought I remembered this

[@slammindan1]

This brings back so many good memories. Brings a needed smile in this gone crazy world.

[@masonhamlin3921]

So much to love about this video. For so many reasons.

[@AgnosticProle]

This was one of my mom's favorite songs back then, when she listened to it a kind of lonely look was on her face. My mom passed away on September 19 and now i know what that look meant. I ♡you 4ever momma!

[@garybrockwell2031]

💗❣️☮️☠️🆘😁🇬🇧😭🇬🇧💓🎵🎶☀️😁

[@ofrabjousday1]

My God, I haven't heard this song in 40 years! My partner sang this song to me one night way back in 1998. He passed away in 2007 from pancreatic cancer, and I just cried for 15 minutes straight listening again! Such a romantic , beautiful and timeless song. Thanks for sharing it.

[@pugnacious1]

That is so sad-one of the sweetest love songs to me:( I'm sure he would like you to listen to this and think of him..

[@guyaoki9651]

beautiful story. Sorry for your loss. This is one of my all-time favorite artists

[@YvetteArby]

I'm so sorry for your loss! I'm glad that hearing this song brings you back to that happy time in your life. Everyone should be so lucky to be loved as you have been. I hope you have found love again! ✌🏼❤️

[@PaulPattiPhD]

So sorry for your loss, yes such a beautiful song. Hope it helps you to hear it and you have fond memories of your partner, may they Rest in Peace.

[@andygill8897]

Ah, bless. Its strange how a song can have this effect, even years later. I too haven't heard this song for a very very long time. I woke up with it in my head thus morning though, out of the blue.

[@christopheradams9421]

War time glider pilot, engineer of both the Beatles and pink Floyd and sings and writes his own music to boot. If only I could leave a mark in history that good:-)

[@tracypaxton1054]

The WWII era wide lapels and pointy collars had come back in style by the time this show was recorded.

[@keithlauderjr1691]

No doubt Christopher! If only.

[@helenaville5939]

Maybe, maybe not.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I wasn't aware of his war service, only that I loved this song from the first time I heard it. Sang it for my granddaughter (6 yo) a few weeks ago- I don't sound too much worse than Hurricane, lol- and she loved it.

[@kathypiazza4567]

christopher adams it was a hit in Calgary Canada - I was a fan - different but in a good way

[@chadbest9612]

I will guarantee that your mood will change after hearing this song. A few years ago, I was going through a severe depression. Tried to look for a quick remedy. Perhaps a movie, a self help video. By accident, I came across the song. Never had heard it. The simplicity of the music, lyrics, and mood made me feel at ease. Although this man has passed, his message is carrying on....

[@MoosicandCritters]

What a beautiful man he was. I was only 11 when this song came out and I always have loved it so much. I just love his gravly, raspy tone of voice! Brings a tear to my eye, seeing him here. Rest in Peace Mr. Smith. This song will go on forever!!

[@BackToTheBlues]

A man in a sharp suit, a great vocal performance, a sax player wearing sunglasses, a lovely jazz-infuenced solo, a well-written song and live, too. That'll do for me.

[@markberryhill2715]

And Johnny introducing him. And early seventies music 🎶 and TV 📺 the list could go on.

[@sharonsprandel6066]

Loved this song! Close my eyes & I can see my mom (RIP) dancing to it with my 3 year old daughter around the living room, great memories!

[@ahmedkhan8050]

I heard this on a radio station and came here randomly. Even though I'm not an American and was born in 2000, I wish I would've born in 80s.

[@theBaron0530]

I used to hear this all the time back in the Seventies on WIP in Philly, and I never realized that he was white. He really sounded like an old ragtime or bluesman from New Orleans, I though. I loved that voice.

[@tracypaxton1054]

Yes, that's what I thought, too.

[@johnrogers1251]

I too thought he was black. I remember hearing this song in '73 / '74.

[@MrTrashcan1]

Same here--heard it on WIP. He didn't sound black to me. There was a nostalgia movement back then--I remember in particular an album being sold on UHF (probably Longines) featuring Rudy Vallee, Helen O'Connell, and others of that time. This just fit right in. I thought WIP (especially in the '70s) was the greatest. I taped music, but tried to cut off the talking. Wish I had just let the recorder run.

[@FinanceMan]

Honestly back in the good ole days of music I can hardly tell people apart. Unless I already know them of course. But as a young man discovering these jewels for the fist time, it’s a toss up for me.

[@dannycollins9655]

Fantastic song

[@Wolfie66]

I love this song! It always makes me smile.

[@YvetteArby]

kevin u : Me too! It just brings me back to a more innocent era.

[@allenf.5907]

One can't help but SMILE throughout. It's a happy song.

[@Lynnie245]

I just love this song, it takes me back to my Mom watching the Mike Douglas Show, or Merv Griffin and me buying the 45 at Sam the Record Man and playing it on my record player, over and over...this is really fun musical history and it makes me smile big time! :-)

[@patrickcorey541]

It's one of my favourite song, I really love this song so much because he reminds me when I am much younger.hello 👋

[@emmettkipp3888]

I remember dancing in the snow with my brothers and sisters to this song December 1972 as a 9 year old and my dad had the song cranked up in his station wagon with Windows down. Boy what a great time in life that was. Great song

[@stuartleggat7176]

What year?

[@gboard7]

I like this song. It's on my favorite list.

[@mskayty]

*tears* What a lovely gift to finally see this. A favorite song from my childhood!

[@bigmezzful]

Having grown up with music all my life, it's amazing to me that I never heard this song until I got a 70s compilation CD with it included. Can't get enough of it since! Great tune and the original is even better. So sad to hear he is gone. Love you, HS. RIP

[@JohnJones-gg3zd]

What yr was this

[@phillipnelson9031]

Time Life CD compilation?

[@gboard7]

This is a great tune. I've been practicing tenor sax a hour a day for 6 years now.

[@TG-ix9id]

@@JohnJones-gg3zd The song was released in 1972.

[@melissalison9022]

Hurricane CDs available on Amazon. I have at least two.

[@pam6116]

Finally got to see him perform, just sat and watched this video with a huge smile on my face the whole time! Thank you so much for this video :)

[@tompirro3040]

I remember listening to this in my office in the late 70's. Also Kelsey Grammer sang it as Frasier on Cheer's, in the 80's

[@gboard7]

O babe what would you say?

[@mariawinter2535]

That brings back utopian times. What wonderful memories 💗

[@kneesy1]

Brings tears for my brother, he loved this tune, god bless him,🙏🙏💗💗💗💗💗

[@hardybeverly]

I’m addicted to this song, love the voice, strings ,words and sax! Wish some one would do a remake so I could hear it on the radio.

[@eadams1057]

Anything would pale in comparison.

[@jamesrinehart3177]

Such a FABULOUS song on so many fronts. His voice, his appearance, his motions, the lyrics, the awesome soloist sax player, the background sax players, the orchestration, the tempo, etc, etc. The whole package is over the top. This song makes you feel happy. It makes you feel good. It's a real treasure. I love binge listening to it. My happy place.

[@GinoDiCarlo]

Wow, I can't believe there is a live version of this song on KZbin! I had this single when I was a kid and played the snot out of it!!!! I can't believe this guy worked on Pink Floyd albums. The name 'Hurricane' was the nickname that the Floyd members called him!

[@gboard7]

Hurricane Hank is a cool name.

[@patgalvez4563]

@@gboard7 funny be he slightly resembles Nick Mason

[@phillipanderson7398]

and the Beatles too.

[@Fordham1969]

Was 8 years old when this originally aired in 72 and talked my mom into letting me stay up with my older brother and sister to watch it(the 3 of us loved this track).The Tonight Show aired from 11:30 til 1AM back then and before he made it on I fell asleep.I was SO pissed!It was very difficult(or impossible)to see re-runs of specific episodes of the Tonight Show,so I had to wait for the "Age of KZbin" to finally watch it.Thankfully we can now see it whenever we like.

[@bishlap]

same here, fell asleep all the time before i got to see what i wanted on the tonight show- i was 13 in 72 and thought i was a big-shot who could stay up late and not fall asleep...yeah, sure. Mom was right...AGAIN !!

[@eileenoliver582]

He'd be almost 90 years old now but passed away a few years back... I was a brand new first time mom when this came out and what a wave of nostalgia came over me hearing it again! GREAT song!

[@CCamacho66]

Wow I remember my father listening to this on am radio in the 70's down the Brooklyn streets of new york

[@mishachevalier9754]

I remember seeing him on American Bandstand back in the 70's, breaking out with this song. Just GREATNESS........Loved that era!! Simple songs, great pleasure!!

[@mrvantagepro]

Yes, I also saw him on American Bandstand.

[@AMStationEngineer]

The last time that I saw my dad alive, was when he danced with, and performed this song for our (then) two-year old daughter, at our Memorial Day (weekend) picnic, in 1991. Several times each year, the topic of 'dad's impeccable timing' on his last full day on earth, comes up for discussion. I am beyond grateful, for having had a "dad", instead of a father.

[@M5guitar1]

I remember when this song came out as a kid and loved it immediately. It was on the radio all the time.

[@29958867]

I can't believe all you snotty buggers taking pot-shots at this mans voice and saying "he has no business singing"...by your brainless attitude, Dylan, Neil Young shouldn't have sung, or the Beatles for that matter (such nasal, untrained, out of tune singers!!) you must be more into Rap-bullKrap, vocoded Rhianna/Gaga/Bullcrap, or the technically "perfect" (though eternally boring) voice of Michael Buble'...as it is, Norman Smith's admittedly quirky but unique voice fits this lovely, timeless song to a T.

[@AngellaMysteriosa]

THANKS for stating that... :) I have a timeless crush on him, and the way he sings this wonderful song... It is purely fantastic that he could put such a soaring sentiment in someone's heart, such as through this song!!! :)

[@29958867]

AngellaMysteriosa This is just a great song, lyrically and compositionally, and it's precisely because H. S.'s voice is NOT debonair and "manly", that it especially fits the subject matter of the song: guy is after girl, guy is maybe beneath her, maybe unattractive, yet his love is real and sincere, if she would just give him the "half a chance".... this song (as recorded by H. Smith) is for anyone (guy or girl, really) who's ever dared to love that one that seems to be, and sadly, maybe is, so "out of reach", so "out of your league", yet the love remains, the "hope against hope" that maybe, just maybe....

[@AngellaMysteriosa]

I too have known the feeling (even if it's just not true, that anyone is below any other)... I recently experienced that with a man who lives in Europe, his life so far apart from mine in miles and in circle of life... Admiring someone soooo...while they barely even notice you, or who you are... such is life. :(

[@desertwolf9080]

I find his voice entertaining. He's no Blue Eyes, but he's amusing. His voice reminds me of a comedian from the 50's.

[@29958867]

James Penn Yes, its like Red Skelton singing a luv song, which is precisely why it works so well....

[@airbedane]

what a talented guy.....to hell with all you critics....what will you be remembered for ?

[@westonweigand1228]

Monty 1 Amen

[@Charlietwice]

My 15 inch cock 😂

[@tezlopez5058]

@@Charlietwice you wish

[@WiseRomanEmperor]

@@Charlietwice The fact that you have to tell your penis size on youtube comment sections kind of makes me believe you dont have a 15 incher.

[@muzweli13]

You’re goddamn right, brother!!

[@marycatherineclark5677]

Brings me back to a great time in my life.I sang this to my husband and he thought I was crazy but loved it too

[@VIRIATO1942]

Amazing ! After years and years of listening to this song -- it has always made me feel Happy when I listen to it and I love the saxophone solo at the end -- I finally see the person of "Hurricane" Smith. He is cool looking guy and his voice can be recognized miles away. God bless him !

[@raymondwalsh8378]

My friends and I were 12 years old or so. We thought this song was a goof, it was on all the time so it really brings me back every time I hear it. How great it is when I can forget today, for a few minutes, close my eyes and be a kid again.

[@genericgeorge]

I was 10. I actually really liked it then and love it now

[@diegogarcia-ud7ii]

i love the original version. The ballroom feel is what carries the original. But this live version is also awesome. Like another take on the song.

[@75amoeba]

Genius, absolute genius. I remember loving this song in the early 70's. Those really were the days. Thank you.

[@TheReevessss]

My thoughts exactly. Recording much better.

[@paullevene8324]

Hurricane Smith what a genius used to listen to him going down to Cornwall in my dad's Ford Anglia with my mum and my sister I would have been 12 and a half I am 63 now my sister is 60 huge love and respect to Norman Hurricane Smith

[@maritay96284]

After all the years that passed since I last heard this song, I still love it! Thank God I have such eclectic tastes in music... otherwise, I'd have missed out on a lot of good music! Shame it's hard to find good music today as easy as it was then!

[@mikeshue8088]

I'm like you Marilyn. I can listen to this song, then jump to Foggy Mtn. Breakdown, next to William Tell Overture, to Amazing Grace and finish up with Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade. I like almost everything.

[@maritay96284]

Mike, thank you, that's really sweet of you to say! You made my night! If you've ever seen my many playlists, you would see what I mean. My love of different kinds of music has spanned centuries! I love what I consider to be good, even great music, and even covers of songs, but ONLY if done right. Today's music in my own opinion, can be too vulgar, too disrepectful, not really showing talent, but going for shock value. What used to be appreciated as love songs, full of passion, are now pure lust, nothing more than "I want to jump your bones!" If you call a woman out her name, I can't help but wonder if you would want someone in your own family ie, your Mom or sister to be called those same horrid names, let alone have called them out yourself? Blacks use words that were hateful towards us, but try to justify by changing letters! You just gave more power to those fools you would likely kill or attempt to for calling you that! Hypocritical, don't you think? I could go on and on, but I think I've made my point... Have a blessed night and weekend, Mike, don't be a stranger! Much Love and Respect! :-).

[@maritay96284]

***** Good morning, Rachel! If your Dad knows this song, we may be about the same age (I'm doing a "slow bob" towards #52!) This song is my jam! I had to look hard for it! ;)

[@theoriginaldab]

***** he was 49 when this was released in 72

[@phillipbonner9944]

***** He died a few years ago Rachel

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

One of my favorite songs from the early 1970s. Hurricane Smith. What a name. What a song!

[@juan58102]

The humbleness , the harmony, the lovely , the tenderness , The music of Hurricane penetrate our heart and makes sing and dance with him.. Oh God!!

[@aerauticjojola8977]

memories no one can take that away from anyone

[@kay3452]

Oh, this song brings back so many nostalgic memories for me. I haven't thought of it in years and now the memories flood back. There was nothing particularly special about HS or the song, but together with the time and place and I was transported back to my first love and walking along the Milky Way with him.

[@gahloot]

I haven't heard or thought of this song since I was a young child! i always have had a memory, and ear for music. And this song just popped into my head, so here I am!

[@gboard7]

Keep on rock'n in the sax world.

[@daveberry9922]

you know my father and i used to listen to this in his mk11 cortina in the school holidays, i was a kid then he was a tyre salesman, he died today rip barry, he loved this track and so do i,

[@lennonzappa71]

Smith also played drums on the beautiful 1968 Pink Floyd song "Remember a Day".

[@parrmar1]

I love this song. Reminds me of my youth...around 9 or 10 yrs old. Such happy feelings and good emotions that come from this tune. I don't really give a good damn if it's a one hit wonder. All I know is this guy is/was talented. Thank you for great music.

[@Lynnie245]

I LOVE this song!!!!!! I have the "45" and listened to it constantly on my record player as a kid, now it's on my Ipod!!! lol

[@38ddkelly]

I thought it was a nice gesture when Hurricane motioned to his sax player at the end when the audience was applauding. He deserved acknowledgement.

[@Krawna]

What about when he motioned his finger in his ear?! xD

[@macarthurp]

Right on!

[@PaulPattiPhD]

May have been set up before the song! Pretty cool he just kept playin' :-)

[@jameswagoner3309]

A Wet Willie!

[@stormyclements7374]

Kelly02895 until just now I thought it WAS her!

[@freedo333]

Ah the 70s -When there were no hang ups regarding sticking ones fingers in other folks ears.. . . Great song

[@soapsnthings4182]

***** You're a rude Imbecile.

[@soapsnthings4182]

***** I don't see how it COULD eventually happen: Hurrican Smith has been dead for years. LOL!!!

[@soapsnthings4182]

***** Funny.....

[@DaveWollenberg]

Billboard's #57 song of the '73 survey year. God bless you, longus, for postin' it. Thanx! RIP, Hurricane. (actual 1st name was Norman).

[@chrispritchett2946]

i loved this song. just a happy ragtime feel. Smith is passed away at the year 2008. He sounds like Louie Armstrong, a little. I loved his voice.

[@sammy1995]

You're right he does sound like Louie Armstrong!

[@MadameLil]

Chris Pritchett A bit of Al Jolson, too.

[@ronkelly9428]

I was a kid when this song was popular, I always thought Hurricane Smith was a pseudonym for Carol Channing.

[@mustangjane1610]

@@ronkelly9428 oh wow! I can hear it 😄

[@stormyclements7374]

Ron Kelly me too!

[@artchem1]

Mr Smith is absolutely fabulous! Love the way this English Chap sings so beautifully 🌟🧡🌟❤️

[@stegokitty]

An oddball connection with both The Beatles and Pink Floyd. I’d never heard this song until I moved to New England in 1987, but I liked it instantly. So glad to see a live performance, and he is most definitely singing it live. I LOL’d when he stuck his finger in the saxophone player’s ear. I wonder who he is. Anyway, thanks for posting this, it’s a true treasure. 🙂

[@Pumpkingilmour]

he was born in 1923, so this song reflects the influence of what he had likely grown up listening to. He was 49 when he recorded it , and it was something he'd wanted to do since he was a kid, so there ya go, there's this sort of time warp back to when he was a kid watching Laurel and Hardy and listening to big bands of the thirties and forties.Absolutely beautiful man and song.Recall hearing this in the seventies and being taken back to another era, reminded of something forgotten.

[@wa65536]

I have always loved this song. I recently found my box of 45s from the 60's and 70's. This was the first record I played. I cried like a baby. This is my song.

[@RTT8001]

Funny, the memories you get when you hear a song from your childhood. I remember in the Spring of 1973 my neighbor got out of his VW Beetle to check his mail and this song was blasting out of his car radio. It's such an uplifting, wonderful song. Kind of a big band dance number.

[@georgehilway5453]

Indeed it is funny the memories that stick with you from childhood.

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

I used to listen to this in high school (when it came out) and fantasize about a girl that I never had the courage to ask out. :( "It's always what we don't do, that we regret."

[@Loco-motix]

I recall this oldie from when I was about 10 years old. I sure miss those special days and all my childhood friends. Long Live the 1970s!!!!!!!!

[@luisa8826]

This song forms part of my blurred memories of when I was about 10 years old and started to listen to and like international pop music. As a child I was then more busy with other things but the process in me started underground. Some accords of this theme make me remember some of the English sounds, also represented by Julie Budd or even the earlier Bee Gees, or some others of which I never knew the names but liked to listen in the radio or the TV. Magic and misterious times as I see them now...

[@billwellington4222]

Brilliant. Not a bloody vocoder in sight. Sung when you had to have a VOICE.

[@VIRIATO1942]

A unique and memorable voice ! I often came back to U-Tube just to listen to Hurricane Smith sing this tune. He was a cool , interesting character and the saxophone solo at the end is simply ....great ! This song brings back good memories of lesser hectic life and it still makes me feel happy when I listen to it.. R.I.P. Hurricane.

[@StrangeArrangements]

This was playing December, 1972. My BF hated the song, so I would always turn it up on the car radio every time it came on, and sing along and laugh. :D

[@alancaunce3199]

Wow, So Many Memories Come Flooding Back. One Of Our Mums Favourite Record. We Lost Her In 1995 And Our Dad In 2017. God Bless To Them Both. And Thank You For This Majestic Memory

[@ravenhill_firelord_1968]

such a classic by a legend.

[@lorac1022]

I found it thank you...love this song.

[@renatonunes2550]

Love this song and his style of singing ! This song brings back great memories of my younger days.

[@merrim3794]

My Mom LOVED this song! I remember being in the car & if this came on, she'd turn it up & sing along. Good memories. ❤

[@gboard7]

Pretty good lyrics and music.

[@takehide8525]

I love it Bravo Hurricane Smith‼️ この歌　大好き!　ありがとう!🎤🎷🥰

[@afonsorodrigues9014]

LINDA CANÇÃO....LINDA VOZ....DÁ GOSTO DE OUVIR...'''''HURRICANE SMITH''''' FICARÁ PARA SEMPRE EM MEU CORAÇÃO, ME TRAZ BOAS RECORDAÇÕES....12/07/2019

[@derekmcc]

I've got the fondest memories of this song while growing up, and even my children love to listen to this when they come visit,(That's saying a lot for today's so called "Music" thanks so much for this piece of treasure.

[@gitano41957]

As a teenager, I used to think of this song while singing it in a Cabaret, that was the best swing ever. I love this song yesterday and today.

[@harolddann3855]

Try listen to this and not smile. Pure unadulterated joy, love this song.

[@johntyburski3518]

Wow have not hear this since I was a kid. Great times.

[@Crystal-Sage]

I love this tune. Its on my 70s CD in my vehicle. :c) Great classic stuff from a time when things were happier!!!!

[@jdollinter]

Wow, this takes me back to the 8th grade. It's a relief to finally put a face to a song from so many years ago, 1972.

[@mrmaestro04]

Smith also produced Pink Floyd in the early days, even playing drums on "Remember A Day"

[@andymullen684]

+Steve M He also engineered the sound for almost 100 Beatles songs in total.

[@UKESRfertilizer]

are you serious

[@MrFrampo56]

Yes Norman Smith; Lennon gave him the nickname. Former RAF pilot too...

[@jnunyabizio5169]

My dad loved this on the 8 track in the 70s! MISS YOU DAD!!!

[@veronicagallo2035]

I've NEVER stopped playing this GREAT song since I first heard it at 9yrs old in 73' on a beautiful balmy summer's night .We had just moved from A big brand new house 3 bathrooms ( a novelty in early 70s) to. Tenement post divorce of parents it was a lil bit culture shock hearing kids swear etc BUT its. a great Italian Neighborhood ( we're all italian),+ we ALL fell in luv w out cozy lil n hood. It was very different from our big yard w swing set and eLectric cars n motor cycles to ride etc But the entire n .hood welcomed us w open arms rt away. It was MUCH COZIER 😁💛 than our past nicer areas. Ppl not only hung the clothes on lines but our Mama would stay up late into nite in summer laughing w the lady next door hanging out her window as our Mama was also. MaNY summer nights everyone gathered in our backyard and danced in the yard ,a lemonade truck would come by after Midnight!! Nvr saw that b4 ,mind you our Dad owned a very popular Lemonade franchise,so we would go w him on the trucks sometimes when lil ,to the schools etc and sell lemonade It as such a novelty then ,the lines were constant at the truck window we loved being w him n vice versa and the lemonade stand itself (,which was 3 secs up st from our big former house pre divorce🤗🤗) Welllll finally💦the punchline😃💦 the connection to this song. This phenomonal song is one of the most loved by that we heard and all danced to on those very warm summer nites in our comfy yard ,,( tenement ) Everyone was so close it was truly like a big happy family This song and some others are the ones that ReALLLLY transport me str8 to that cozy yard in our great lil close-knit Italian neighborhood We only stayed there for a yr or so ; we moved on to bigger, very similar but better but the 1 yr of memories at that house n school are some of our very most ingrained & most loved. THAT says it all 🌜✨🌕🌟🌛🌖🌇ps the other songs that played on those nights ,that reallystay w me are DANCING in the moonlight🤗, So nice to be with you,Smoke gets in yr eyes(.rereleased for american graffiti👍)+ ChiLites Stylistics Harlold Melvin Blue Magic G .O 'Sullivan , Yesterday once more😃🌟but this one here, is DEF one of the GREAT ONES😃👍🌙 🌜🌖✨🌛sweet dreams to 1+all everywhere,under this exact same beautiful 🌕 moon + stars, ✨☮️✨🌛🌖

[@bonitagreenbaum2361]

I can listen to this song forever.

[@SuperIliad]

Never gets old. Love it!

[@GTORAYFORD]

RIP Norman!! You were way ahead of your time. Thank you for the upload !! This is one of my all time favorites.

[@heikebohne8864]

Heard that song 1972 in the Netherlands... Big Hit... 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kimchiman1000]

I used to listen to this song on my old portable wooden tube radio when I was a kid. Had no idea who he was then - just a voice on the radio. But never got tired of hearing it.

[@florenceperson6422]

j adore!! pour moi c est un souvenir merveilleux!!

[@johnfordham8133]

I had a great time when this was playing.Guess you had to be a musician or in love all the time!!!Sax player , Great!!!

[@jeffreyschwartzberg7827]

Love this song brings back memories from when i was 12.48 years ago wish i could go back for one day.Things we so much simplier then.

[@mmangum4444]

great memories from the 70's. thanks for posting!

[@davevanfunk8917]

I remember how refreshing this song sounded when it came out. I love the way you can tell he's more comfortable producing than performing. Thanks for posting.

[@ProudKansan08]

Well, a few years ago, I found this song, after singing it to myself for some reason, and looked it up. Then suddenly, it was "a private video--SORRY!", and at the time, I couldn't remember what song it was-all I saw was a blank spot where the song used to be. Then I saw this and looked it up. Its such a great song, and reminds me of junior high.My friends and I used to sing to it whenever we'd hear it on the radio, and I have an aunt who's 11/2 older than me, and we used to dance to this song

[@suzannebriffa5281]

When I was a kid we used to listen to this doing the housework!! One of the best song ever. Great memories with my ma & pa. ❤😊

[@RICREYNOLDSMUSIC]

This song has every element, chord, catch phrase that every hit song has, ever had or will have in it.