Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In Smothers Brothers 1967

[@BMC1100]

That rug really tied the room together.

[@mycomment474]

Too bad it got stolen.

[@davidaaaa4611]

@@mycomment474 sorry !!!

[@charlenemack7040]

I am old enough to remember when this was on the radio. I’m 72 OK I’m old.

[@lar7905]

Charlenemack...Remember it well @ 74 . I still repeat those lyrics when goofing around with our admin asst at work . Part time of course .

[@sebastianstarr1960]

No no the radio is old!

[@hwirtwirt4500]

Me too.

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... not everyone makes it to 72 😎🫵🏼

[@REL3712]

As lyrics in another song goes: My home lies deep within you And I've got my own place in your soul Now when I look out through your eyes I'm young again, even though I'm very old

[@129robertp]

I was actually at this Smothers Bothers show.when I was 15.

[@joyis9638]

Cool!

[@pamelashuford3058]

Awesome

[@ylilycam]

Wow!!

[@maxsands3861]

Far out man!

[@JohnnyJimsAZ]

Two best shows on TV was this and Laugh In. The political humor is something that we need today so much!

[@savagestan2543]

"That Rug really tied the room together!" 😎

[@charlenemack7040]

Yeah but it’s a real pissor when you have to vacuum it😂

[@Dick_Weapon]

And this guy peed on it!

[@Jt-nu3em]

I did not know Kenny was this cool. Wow

[@chrissullivan4496]

Groovy song Man

[@davidaaaa4611]

My favorite of the songs Kenny Rogers and the first edition sing. I once had the 45 rpm record.

[@laurijoy4814]

My older sister had this Kenny Roger's album and played it all the time!

[@davidaaaa4611]

@ Lucky for your sister.🙂

[@G8GT364CI]

Kenny was a jazz upright bass player before he got famous, there's a clip of him here playing one with Willie Nelson. That's Kenny playing a 1968 Fender Telecaster bass on this song too, some live versions here. He was a great bass player and got a great sound, played electric with a pick.

[@carolyngordin6091]

AWESOME KENNY RODGERS COUNTRY WHY

[@thewausaudude]

I was today years old when I learned the drummer is also an actor who appeared on several sitcoms, notably Home Improvement (as one of the construction crew that appeared on Tool Time). I looked up this video after learning that and seeing the closeup of his face was a satisfying confirmation for me.

[@MacDisel1]

Mickey Jones, who before joining Kenny Rogers toured with Bob Dylan as a replacement drummer for Levon Helm during Dylan’s 1966 World Tour 👍🏼🎶

[@Chichesterfrotesque1001]

Today years old you say !!.

[@savagestan2543]

The First Edition Drummer immediately caught my eye too

[@nedkelly2035]

He was in a LOT of movies, as well. Mostly small parts. Also played drums for Bob Dylan, and for Trini Lopez. He was also in one of the most run TV commercials of all time: he was on a subway car with two old ladies beside him, one of them said something like: "I can't help but notice your breath." He looked down at her with a scowl and said "What about it?" she said something like "It is just so fresh!" then other old lady chimes in with "Yes! I have enjoyed your breath since 34th street!" Then Mickey gets all friendly and says "Why, Thank you!" It was a breath mints commercial.

[@MercedesCruz-qe1nj]

WOW, what a song. What a Movie. Can I say...GROOVE 🎉🎉❤ !!!!!!

[@zippydebrain]

This is a great song. It was weird to learn it was Kenny Rodgers. (I knew that before but it was still weird.)

[@susanewalkerconta]

It was sung first by Jerry Lee Lewis, FYi

[@jimc5694]

Shows his versatility, doesn't it?

[@brianjennings1624]

The Dude will abide.

[@ryanbenson4610]

I looked this song up after watching the Big Lebowski, and could not believe it was Kenny Rogers!

[@stardust_memories2260]

You kids and your loud rock and roll music!

[@meself349]

What did ya say?

[@sebastianstarr1960]

Sorry is was all that aspirin I was taking before I hit my 9th birthday. What can I say it was the 60's man.. they were far out man. What? Was that...really man...haha haha haaa ha...haaaa, You've got some aspirin man? Hey your not the dude, your the ludes dude, ya I know that guy...he's that guy with the thing.

[@vestibulate]

@stardust_memories2260 They got the long hair with the guitar and the yeah yeah yeah and the big thick boots! Whatever happened to real music and automatic respect for our bosses?

[@Aaron-hk6st]

Wow... they sound just like the studio recording! 😉

[@sangertx9077]

And with no bass guitar, no microphones…etc. Technology was more advanced back then.

[@dirtylemon3379]

They're lip synching to the record.

[@ernietetrault3403]

@@dirtylemon3379 DUH!!!

[@PsychedelicGuy]

Thankfully there's several live versions of them doing this.

[@rickroll9086]

@@dirtylemon3379 No! Say it ain’t so. What gave it away?

[@thevanman4498]

You were rockin that turtleneck Kenny!

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

RIP Mr. Smothers

[@peteuplink]

I watched The Big Lebowski for the first time today, and this has become my new favourite tune!

[@billyz5088]

Even for this early band that Kenny was in - the style of this song was unusual for them - most of their material was in the budding folk-country-rock style of the late 60's - but this one is a real psychedelic, summer of love gem - and fully dude-approved ..

[@jskypercussion]

The drummer was Pete in Home Improvement

[@ThomasCampbell-gt5wq]

Mick Jones

[@t63a700]

@@ThomasCampbell-gt5wq He played in Sling Blade as well.

[@albertowen1025]

Yes kids, before Kenny Rogers became clean and country-cool, he did his share of both acid and pot...and Terry Williams on guitar with that "I'm high AF" grin...priceless...from 1967!

[@cahg3871]

This song gets heavy rotation on the oldies station I listen to,and till this viewing I had no idea it was Kenny Rogers’s singing.Great tune.

[@jhfit]

The best psychedelic song! I was around then

[@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697]

Damb, just thought Kenny was Kenny Rodgers , The Gambler,,,, sang along with Dolly here and there. Didn’t realize that he sang many of my favourite 60 & 70’s iconic songs.

[@mepucket3029]

Yep Micky Jones he was all over the entertainment industry

[@PAKiller1]

I saw them do this live in Johnson City TN in1970.. I came down from Detroit for a funeral

[@dawnolynyk]

Fantastic, no disrespect intended towards the passing👍

[@dannymcdaniel1652]

Don't feel bad I'm this old to 😂

[@da1215]

The psychadelic rug tied the Video together

[@Niki1968-s2f]

Kenny is the only one who can rock a beard 😄

[@Slimjim260]

Fabulous lyrics by them what a great song love it!

[@arlanmckee]

It was written by a singer/songwriter named Mickey Newbury.

[@jhfit]

Cool song . I was around then

[@paulakvam6841]

far out man!

[@raykrocker994]

Saw them live in Calgary and they were fantastic.

[@jaykaysr9225]

The feeble attempts media back then trying to be be hip and relevant were hilarious. I'm 74. I loved Kenny Rogers early work. I loved the Smothers Bros. Silly video. BTW it was the First Edition credited with recording this song.

[@jackstrop7520]

mickey newbury"s brilliant song!!

[@PeppercornBingBong78]

Josh Brolin playing Kenny Rogers in a biopic.

[@charlenemack7040]

I like when they get close-ups of the face on these old videos. The first minute of this video actually sucked because the camera was so far away. But it did get better.

[@jamler6886]

Glen Campbell played the guitar intro.

[@billmckinzie]

did not know that.

[@olivier3847]

drummer played with dylan in 66

[@NickMadness-nx5nt]

One of the best Psychedelic songs of the Sixties! ❣◕ ‿ ◕❣ Kenny Rogers was also a member of THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS years earlier. (╹◡╹)

[@pikayell]

The Coen brothers must've seen this.

[@robinlanier6886]

The psychedelic days!! 😵‍💫

[@randyking3057]

Sounds like one bad trip, baby

[@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697]

Shows back then didn’t allow the bands to actually set up and use their equipment. It was all pre recorded, except for vocals. If you watch many bands from that time, you’ll see the musicians making a mockery of this. Making it obvious that they’re not actually playing, by not having their instruments plugged in, or just not even strumming while music is playing.,etc

[@Nãoseivvcv]

O Cara❤❤❤

[@roseyc.5846]

Kenny was so hot, IMHO..until the facelift. He didn't look like himself anymore after that. 🙄 Well, RIP; your voice is missed. 🙏🏻

[@savagestan2543]

Regarding Kenny Rogers face lift, the same with Dolly, she used to be so pretty, until she went under the knife.

[@Skidderoperator]

More $ than brains

[@vestibulate]

@roseyc.5846 The last time I saw him- many years ago selling records on one of those long-playing commercials- I honestly had no idea who he was until he said his name. He looked nothing like Kenny Rogers. They might just as well have wall-papered him.

[@darrellhamner4608]

Wow man! That is groovy bordering on far out! Where did I put my striped pants?

[@EricMySelf990]

The audience laughed at the aspirin thing but it's actually real and is why you don't give aspirin to babies or toddlers anymore. It's called Reye's syndrome and yes, it can cause lasting brain damage. I'm pretty sure it had just recently been discovered when this show was on the air. I grew up taking baby aspirin!

[@MichaelBrown-wg9et]

This aggression will not stand man

[@stillastillsfan]

Kenny would have been a star if only he had stuck w RnR.

[@tripjet999]

Should have let them perform it LIVE!

[@mr.scottpowell]

Not live. They weren't trying to look like it was live, any more than a music video on MTV. Lol. I was a little kid back then and even I knew they weren't really singing and playing their instruments

[@southpaw8687]

Kenny always looked to cash in on the latest trend.

[@vestibulate]

@southpaw8687 He went country for the career longevity. Once you're in with that crowd, they never forget you.

[@jimc5694]

@2:45, I always thought the lyrics were "someone painted 'it goes through' in big black letters on a dead end sign." Am I alone in that thought?

[@stephenroman9015]

I wish I had that drum skin

[@DelmarLarue]

All of Mike's Vocal Songs had a little Texas Country Twang to them. "The Kind of Girl I Could Love", "Papa Gene's Blues", "Sweet Young Thing", "You Just May Be The One", "Door Into Summer", and "Sunny Girlfriend"

[@JustAnOldMan56]

I don't know who had the idea to run the last part of the refrain through a Leslie and kill the rotation as the last 🎶"yeah" was drawn out, but is was a good one.

[@dekelanson5280]

I like their live version better than the studio recording played here.

[@beatlefan713]

Love this version of the song, but nothing will ever compare to Mickey Newburys original

[@OceanRoadbyTonyBaker]

Mickey Newbury wrote that song. It's a classic.

[@anarchisthistoryofnewzeala541]

Jeebers late 1960s. Then they get long hair and earrings for the early 70s. Then ditch that to be Country folk...Reinventive.

[@999heretic999]

That’s worst fake live session ever lol. Badass song though

[@big-baby-buddha]

This version goes hard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4avgHZjYtaIhassi=5MpsJ1RqzlnBNPAa

[@song-rz6hi]

Oh the Shroomanity!

[@tcspur1]

It is when they played it this well kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4avgHZjYtaIhassi=K8EZxBl6gs8p6TE1

[@robertcullom418]

1967

[@evelynmayton470]

the dude abides

[@tomcooper6108]

If only KR would've dumped the fuddy duddy clothes and kept on the rock path, he woulda been a real star. Instead, he's Grandma's favorite singer.

[@wheelzwheela]

It seems odd seeing Kenny young.

[@festeradams3972]

And we thought it was messed up then....

[@CaseyRocky]

So how’d he get into country?

[@markrush5013]

hey kiddies ,look up mickey newbury .....Boom!

[@gjd1155]

Who is actually playing the music?

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Drums maybe. One of the guitarists looks like enjoying his time on Saturn.

[@olafbigandglad]

Probably The Wrecking Crew.

[@mikebell8012]

The song was written by Sammy Davis Jr.

[@vestibulate]

@mikebell8012 I heard it was written by Andy Williams and Steve Lawrence.

[@jaykaysr9225]

Mickey Newbury wrote this song.

[@mikebell8012]

@@jaykaysr9225 ok, then the video I saw where they said Sammy Davis Jr. wrote must have got it wrong. Thanks.

[@gregorymenapace4793]

Sammy has the first option to record this song but must have turned it down.

[@olafbigandglad]

Micky Newbury.

[@derithross8314]

12-28-24

[@meself349]

Hilarious

[@larryl4216]

This fits Donald Trump to the T

[@Nãoseivvcv]

❤ Mudou o rumo da música. Música de qualidade. ❤

[@patrickalloyssius9138]

Kenny Rodgers drops acid

[@528freq8]

Kenny did psychedelics!?

[@marlaroberts2087]

Catchy song but, certainly not what I would call wholesome 🥴

[@vayabroder729]

He’s not playing his slab bodied Fender P Bass.

[@phaiz55]

Great song as always but the lip sync is hilarious.

[@bigdaddycool6930]

“Weird, messed up song” Yeah? Well, y’know, that’s just, like, uh… your opinion, man.

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

i take it your not a golfer

[@KeithKeihsaBrock]

The dude abides

[@davidstewart3868]

This video was horribly directed. They even missed the guitar solo. And it was completely lip synced. I do love the song.

[@mauser8515]

lip sinking for live tv lol

[@johnmichaelkarma]

He just dropped in to lip sync a song

[@Toobula]

Yeah, well that was a giant video catastrophe, lip-sync fail, wasn't it?

[@song-rz6hi]

Oh the Shroomanity!