Focus Hocus Pocus Reaction

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@oldarpanet
@oldarpanet 4 жыл бұрын
God Bless You for not interrupting the performance for comments! Your comments are very welcome but so many interrupt great performances and wreck the mood created by the piece. Thank you for your comments, but thank you extra for your holding back and waiting for the song to finish!
@jazztom86
@jazztom86 4 жыл бұрын
that performance always put a smile on my face. It's so uncompromising, energetic, authentic and raw... I wish music would still be so gutsy and not artefacted today.
@keihnungm2011
@keihnungm2011 2 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH6TdKZ5j6yShJI
@steveijams8475
@steveijams8475 4 жыл бұрын
This song is insane, yet so frigin great. His vocal, yodeling, range is unreal. The guitar jams are sick. AND IT TOTALLY ROCKS
@railfan30
@railfan30 5 жыл бұрын
If I’m not mistaken the song is supposed to be about 3 minutes longer but the band was told that they only have 4 minutes to preform so they just played it faster rather than do something else
@polmacdhomhnaill3021
@polmacdhomhnaill3021 5 жыл бұрын
Video is 8:10 in Denmark live. The album version is out there.
@sm0g-810
@sm0g-810 5 жыл бұрын
I remember someone joked about them playing like their tour bus was double parked outside
@caryd67
@caryd67 4 жыл бұрын
The tempo of this version is extraordinary. These dudes were on fire.
@captaincodfish6483
@captaincodfish6483 4 жыл бұрын
The original song is 7 minutes long, but when the show told them that they had only 4 minutes to play it they just said "OK" and played it at 2x speed
@ryotaryuu
@ryotaryuu 4 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@corvus1374
@corvus1374 5 жыл бұрын
They were Dutch. This song made it up to #9 on the US charts. Can I recommend another Dutch band? Golden Earring. Their biggest hit was Radar Love.
@MrRoach-yo3mz
@MrRoach-yo3mz 5 жыл бұрын
Tea Set ...was Dutch as well ................ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJrSkptpppx9hc0
@SpaceCattttt
@SpaceCattttt 5 жыл бұрын
No, you may not recommend Golden Earring. 2 Unlimited are all right, but not Golden Earring.
@stephenulmer3781
@stephenulmer3781 5 жыл бұрын
I never knew Golden earring where Dutch, I just assumed they were American
@stephenulmer3781
@stephenulmer3781 5 жыл бұрын
@@SpaceCattttt lol
@stephenulmer3781
@stephenulmer3781 5 жыл бұрын
Dont forget "The Shocking blue and The George Baker selection
@bluetopguitar1104
@bluetopguitar1104 5 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this on the radio I wondered if I'd lost my mind. That's one hot guitar player.
@dianeseest1281
@dianeseest1281 5 жыл бұрын
The 70's ruled. Loved watching this live tonight!!
@amarillagriffin7427
@amarillagriffin7427 5 жыл бұрын
They sure did.
@aljoschalong625
@aljoschalong625 4 жыл бұрын
I like your expression when he starts yodeling: between amused and really fascinated. My expression when I heard it the first time in the 70s was exactly the same :-)
@ThePmfan
@ThePmfan 5 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman was one of greatest guitarists.
@JojoBinnenzorg
@JojoBinnenzorg 4 жыл бұрын
He still is.....
@raymartin7172
@raymartin7172 4 жыл бұрын
Undoubtedly. On the one occasion that I got to see them live, Ackerman was paralytic drunk, Nd could barely play coherently. Huge disappointment for a schoolboy who'd saved up to buy a ticket.
@reinharddursch7950
@reinharddursch7950 3 жыл бұрын
Yesssss.... *RD*
@harrynac6017
@harrynac6017 3 жыл бұрын
@@raymartin7172 That's bad luck. I saw him 2 years ago. His daughter sang a few songs aswell. We had a great time in the pouring rain 😁
@danielabatabogdanov8586
@danielabatabogdanov8586 2 жыл бұрын
@@JojoBinnenzorg no he declined a lot after focus.. did like his classical stuff but otherwise he repeats many of his licks. I know being a semi pro guitar player. He was more creative with focus.
@iamnumfive
@iamnumfive 4 жыл бұрын
I was in junior high when I first heard this song and I was pretty blown away as well. I never heard yodeling used in rock before and the control Thijs Van Leer had with his voice was so amazing. Thank you for doing a React on this band. I miss this type of originality in rock music, hopefully it will come back again someday when music stops being a corporate product and goes back to being an art.
@stevedotwood
@stevedotwood 5 жыл бұрын
Focus - Dutch band) = Thijs Van Leer (flute, organ, whistling, yodeling) - Jan Akkerman (Guitar) - Bert Ruiter (Bass) - Pierre Van Der Linden (Drums)
@konagolden4209
@konagolden4209 4 жыл бұрын
Cyril Havermans was the bass player on Hocus Pocus. Bert joined later.
@lionheartroar3104
@lionheartroar3104 5 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest riffs in rock history. This song smokes!
@Georgeth-kb6rg
@Georgeth-kb6rg 2 жыл бұрын
amen
@hollyodell4012
@hollyodell4012 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'd heard that they werent given enough time on that show, but it's kind of amazing that instead of playing some kind of shortened version of it they were just like, "Hey, let's play it all, just super fast". And the fact that they were that good that they could pull it off.... I wonder if that was the first time theyd ever done it at that speed. And the yodeling! To do it that fast, and that accurately is crazy. Just imagine that if they hadnt had their performance time cut, that never wouldve happened. The crowd went bananas. I remember reading somewhere that at the time they were actually pretty angry about the time cut. Too short notice, not a lot of time to regroup and figure out a plan B. This is actually a great example of necessity being the mother of invention. Some of the coolest things can happen on the fly.
@corneliusantonius3108
@corneliusantonius3108 5 жыл бұрын
Just Epic 👀
@autohmae
@autohmae 5 жыл бұрын
Best think to happen that year ? OK, the end of Vietnam War is probably first. :-)
@aryanson
@aryanson 4 жыл бұрын
I believe on another tv appearance they did it even faster
@Skorpio420
@Skorpio420 4 жыл бұрын
@@aryanson I read somewhere else that this was the first - and maybe only - time a band got a standing ovation on The Midnight Special.
@jamesdignanmusic2765
@jamesdignanmusic2765 4 жыл бұрын
It's always fun to see people react to this - they just don't know what they're in for. Yodelling, flute, whistling, and a band at the top of their game. One of the maddest songs ever recorded, but man could they play up a storm!
@konagolden4209
@konagolden4209 4 жыл бұрын
As a musician & huge Focus fan, watching Ty's expressions while listening is almost as good as watching Van Leer's. I think we all looked like this when we 1st heard Focus back in the day.
@ebenclukey7293
@ebenclukey7293 4 жыл бұрын
You're exactly right. That's why that crowd was standing. They'd never heard anything so different and original. Totally outside the lines.
@jannetteberends8730
@jannetteberends8730 4 жыл бұрын
I was 10, just liked it and thought it was completely normal. My brother, who was 4 years older, told me how exceptional it was. Jan Akkerman was the best guitarist of the world back then. Thijs van Leer was everything, singing, playing organ, playing flute. And the yodeling was totally ‘not done’ in rock music. He was blown away by it apparently, he died some years ago, sweet memories. Fun fact: it is the only time in the history of that music program a group got a standing ovation.
@anthonyk.slater9933
@anthonyk.slater9933 5 жыл бұрын
That Drummer was Badass!! Guitar Player was off the charts, especially for 1973!! Damn!
@HarryGuit
@HarryGuit 3 жыл бұрын
Guitar player? … say his name: Jan Akkerman!
@SuperGForce01
@SuperGForce01 5 жыл бұрын
When I was a much younger man my brother, who is in his sixties, used to talk about Focus and in particular Jan Akkerman. I've shown this clip to numerous friends over the years and they react with a combination of bemusement and awe. What a band!!! Great post 👌🏻👍🏻
@RastaSaiyaman
@RastaSaiyaman 5 жыл бұрын
Flutist Thijs Van Leer always maintained that Focus wasn't a prog rock band because "Prog doesn't swing." But regardless of his own personal opinion on being prog or not, among prog musicians, Focus is seen as one of the most important bands of the genre and Thijs Van Leer a grand master. Focus is still going strong, recording and releasing albums and playing shows all over the world.
@MacSvensson
@MacSvensson 5 жыл бұрын
I have a vinyl called "Introspection" where Thijs Van Leer is doing some classically inspired stuff. Wouldn't surprise me if he was schooled as a classical musician, but not sure. Anyway, I heard/read there was some bad blood between him and Jan Akkerman later on in their careers, or at least they went seperate musical ways, although that contradicts with (your) comments here saying they still play live to this day. I have only 1 Jan Akkerman solo album, "The Noise of Art" and it's a completely different animal than "Introspection". If anyone knows what's what, I'd love to be enlightened ;-)
@RastaSaiyaman
@RastaSaiyaman 5 жыл бұрын
@@MacSvensson Thijs Van Leer is indeed a classically trained musician who got his big break when he started working with Dutch singer Ramses Shaffi (Look up the song "Pastorale" to hear where Focus got it's art from) Yes, Focus is still touring and recording albums but not with Jan Akkerman.
@MacSvensson
@MacSvensson 5 жыл бұрын
@@RastaSaiyaman Thanks! I didn't know Thijs ever worked with Ramses Shaffi. I adore Ramses. You know, their is a very big photo of him (Ramses Shaffi) taken weeks before he died hangin on the wall in one of my favorite pubs in Leuven (Belgium). It always draws me in when entering the pub... such a great artist. My favorite song of his is "Laat Me". It hits home very hard :-D
@JojoBinnenzorg
@JojoBinnenzorg 4 жыл бұрын
I'm Dutch and 62 now. The band Focus released this when I was 14 years old. They had a top 40 hit and I loved it. I was in secondary school in Delft when they performed at our school feast in Studenten Sociëteit Alcuin in Delft. We had two bands playing there: Focus and Livin' Blues. That last band had a hit in those days with their version of Wang Dang Doodle ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z33WnGyCfpZ4Z6s ). Different music but also great. It was a great feast and I'll never forget it.
@andalusianguitarist
@andalusianguitarist 4 жыл бұрын
As a guitar player Jan Akkerman was probably the fastest guitar player back then to come out with a Jazz Rock Classical fusion style. He also played Classical finger style guitar. Van Leer was a phenomenal keyboard player as well as vocalist and the drummer and bass player were also amazing musicians.
@PhantomOfSpirit
@PhantomOfSpirit 5 жыл бұрын
I had this song on a 70s K-tell Hits Album when I was a little kid. I loved this song! I had never heard anything like it (or since really). And all these years later, this is the first time I ever saw it performed. Thanks for doing this song. Your reaction was fun.
@festival5920
@festival5920 5 жыл бұрын
I still have that album.
@veannegilchrist9925
@veannegilchrist9925 5 жыл бұрын
PhantomOfSpirit Lol me too. Loved my K-Tels ❣️
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv 5 жыл бұрын
Brainbox,,same Guitar player and drummer. Downman.
@konagolden4209
@konagolden4209 4 жыл бұрын
@@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv and bass player...Cyril Havermans
@jrgenskogan914
@jrgenskogan914 4 жыл бұрын
Where is the button to give this 1000 likes?
@harrynac6017
@harrynac6017 4 жыл бұрын
Last year the guitarist was in my town. We watched him in the rain. His daughter sang some songs.
@HarryGuit
@HarryGuit 3 жыл бұрын
… say his name: Jan Akkerman!
@DomRivers67
@DomRivers67 4 жыл бұрын
Difficult to listen to it without smiling at the very least, the unbridled joyful nuttiness
@eddietorres1000
@eddietorres1000 5 жыл бұрын
The Lady At The Beginning Of the Video doing The Introduction is Gladys Knight she sung the National Anthem at this years Super Bowl
@BeckyLamm
@BeckyLamm 5 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this song I was in the car with my dad. I was maybe in high school. I remember being confused when the yodeling started and then my dad was all "bum bum bum AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I laughed all the way home. I didn't hear it again 'till youtube posted this exact video. Played it for my dad, same thing. He tries to hit that note. Tries.
@christopherschafer7675
@christopherschafer7675 5 жыл бұрын
That's Gladys Knight introducing the song. You should listen to Gladys Knight and The Pips 'Midnight Train to Georgia'. It is one of the greatest songs of all time. Pay attention to The Pips in that song. In one song they demonstrate many of the different roles back up singers can play in a song.
@detroitrocker4098
@detroitrocker4098 5 жыл бұрын
I think that was Gladys Knight who introduced them!
@agresticumbra
@agresticumbra 5 жыл бұрын
It was indeed Gladys.
@MRM-Wendy
@MRM-Wendy 5 жыл бұрын
Yes it was her
@todde.florian7099
@todde.florian7099 5 жыл бұрын
Yes it was!
@perrin6
@perrin6 5 жыл бұрын
mmmmmmmmmmm, oh Gladys !
@williewoodall8305
@williewoodall8305 4 жыл бұрын
I just typed that same query, before I got down,this low on comment section! Gladys was lookin gooood!
@videoinformer
@videoinformer 5 жыл бұрын
The producer's of Midnight Special miscalculated the amount of time needed, and told the band as the end of the show approached: "We're sorry, but you only have 4 minutes to perform your 6-minute song. Can you do it?" The band responded, "Heck, yeah!" Their high-speed success is the reason they got a standing ovation. (Ha! Just kidding, but it sure looks and sounds like it, doesn't it? It was a *tour de force!* )
@neilphelan145
@neilphelan145 4 жыл бұрын
Hocus Pocus is the perfect name for this. It was magical!!
@ryotaryuu
@ryotaryuu 4 жыл бұрын
I just love the madness of this version.
@christineschmidt8494
@christineschmidt8494 5 жыл бұрын
Had just gotten back from Vietnam when this was on the air, ( wifes iPad ). Love yer channel young man!!! Refreshing to see a young man trying all kinds of music. FM radio USED TO play such a wide variety of music.
@hoosiermaker2358
@hoosiermaker2358 5 жыл бұрын
So that's what happened to me. I just figured it out. I was 13, watching H R Puffnstuff one Saturday morning in 73', then stayed up late and saw this that same night. My mind has been fried ever since. Damm, I can fire my therapist now. ;)
@Bikebrh
@Bikebrh 5 жыл бұрын
This is the same band that would 3 years later release an album called "The Hamburger Concerto". This is the track list for side 2: 1. "Hamburger Concerto I. Starter (Trad. arr. by van Leer) II. Rare (Akkerman) III. Medium I (van Leer, Akkerman) IV. Medium II (Akkerman) V. Well Done (van Leer) VI. One for the Road (Akkerman)" Thijs van Leer is the lead guy, and Jan Akkerman (voted best guitarist of the year 1973 in Melody Maker magazine, still greatly respected today)is the guitarist. If you can't tell by the names, they are a dutch band. Dutch Rock/Pop has a surprising history, going back to the Tielman Brothers in the late 50's, who brought rock instrumentals from Indonesia to Holland and can be seen on KZbin, these 5 Asian guys in 1959 all duded up like American rockers, with the guitarist doing stuff you wouldn't see again until Jimi Hendrix, like hopping on top of his brother's stand up bass to play the guitar behind his back while his brother keeps slapping away at the bass. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6aunImrm8yed6c There are many other Dutch bands that found success in America, like Golden Earring(Radar Love, Twilight Zone), the Tee Set(Ma Belle Ami), Mouth and McNeil(How Do You Do), Shocking Blue(Venus), George Baker Selection(Little Green Bag), and Indie rockers Bettie Serveert in the 1990's. The Van Halen brothers were also born in Holland.
@fctv2631
@fctv2631 5 жыл бұрын
Okay, we need to get TY to do Mouth and McNeil!
@Bikebrh
@Bikebrh 5 жыл бұрын
@@fctv2631 then we could all na na na na....
@fctv2631
@fctv2631 5 жыл бұрын
LOL! I love that song! And, is it me or does Mouth look like the Muppets inspiration for Animal?
@xebio6
@xebio6 4 жыл бұрын
Herman Brood's Wild Romance!!!!! Cha Cha, Saturday Night etc
@veannegilchrist9925
@veannegilchrist9925 5 жыл бұрын
I was 10. My dad used to let me play stuff over and over and over! ❤️ Miss you Dad 💙
@SpaceCattttt
@SpaceCattttt 5 жыл бұрын
I've never heard this song played THIS fast! It's always been a fantastic and very original song, but played at this tempo, it's INSANE! Brilliant and fearless musicians. No rules, just sheer joy. I miss it.
@maxbrazil3712
@maxbrazil3712 4 жыл бұрын
Creativity, originality and delicious eccentricity with absolutely no limits.
@danlamm1744
@danlamm1744 5 жыл бұрын
Great vocals without lyrics!
@brainsareus
@brainsareus 5 жыл бұрын
Gladys Knight must've said: ''Child, I needs me a Midnight Train back to sanity"... ;)
@UmmAlietha
@UmmAlietha 5 жыл бұрын
brainsareus LMFAO
@xyloplax
@xyloplax 4 жыл бұрын
I first heard this as the studio version in the mid 80s when my friend Dominick played the song on his tape player for me. I thought it was fantastic, but mostly was laughing at it as a weird joke. And it is a joke song of sorts, but with top-tier masterful musicians playing the joke. This particular performance I only first saw a few years ago on YT. I was completely blown off my chair!!!! And the standing O at the end says it all: these guys blew the audience away, who probably never heard of them before. Glad you enjoyed it. Everyone should watch this performance at some point. Right up there with the Woodstock performances of Jimi Hendrix and Santana or Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk during Billie Jean.
@cwade3198
@cwade3198 4 жыл бұрын
I was about 16 or 17 when this song came out. I have a varied musical palate, thanks to my parents, so I've always liked a variety of music. This one? WOW, man. It still blows me away after all these years. Incredibly talented guys that pushed the envelope, then actually threw the envelope away. Back it the days when music was like a home cooked meal. It stayed with you.
@lostinpa-dadenduro7555
@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 5 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine you’re a record company exec and you’re like “Ok boys, show me what you came up with for the record.” 👍. These guys proove you got to play and entertain. People appreciate the full package even if it’s different.
@freddie1991d
@freddie1991d 5 жыл бұрын
Anyone who can yodel with that range, whistle and play the flute in one song, is one of a kind!
@juliedurden9479
@juliedurden9479 2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this a lot on the radio when I was about 12. It seemed pretty cool and normal, because so many bands were doing innovative things back then. Guess we were just blessed to grow up in the 60’s and 70’s!
@juaneato
@juaneato 4 жыл бұрын
BTW, Jan Ackerman is still playing in his 70’s! Great jazz guitarist...
@matthewgibbs1366
@matthewgibbs1366 4 жыл бұрын
ahh man so glad you got the experience this. that man's on a whole nother level. the first time I saw this I wasn't quite ready.
@florymha
@florymha 5 жыл бұрын
I never saw this live version, but man that was off the chain.... thanks for that...
@grampysmagic3327
@grampysmagic3327 5 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! That's a blast from the past! I LOVE that song! I haven't heard it for a few decades now...thank you for playing it! I was in 6th grade when it 1st came out....
@Mike383HK
@Mike383HK 5 жыл бұрын
And THAT my friend was Jan Akkerman on guitar. One of my favorite groups ever. Early 70's progressive rock. The fist time I saw them I was blown away. Sylvia is a great song also. Very melodic. I'm 64 and I still need a Focus fix every once in a while.
@MRM-Wendy
@MRM-Wendy 5 жыл бұрын
1973..great year..i was born that year..lol..and i grew up with this song and alway though it was cool
@kenm1196
@kenm1196 5 жыл бұрын
I remember when this came out! Back in my van club days! Loved it! Still do !😉👍
@mikec6733
@mikec6733 5 жыл бұрын
One of the most unique songs ever.
@vikingnortheast
@vikingnortheast 4 жыл бұрын
everything about this song is impossibly hard. -I saw this song go by in my feed for about 4 years before I clicked and checked it out. -I have heard it before but to intentionally listen to it. -For 1973 era this was way more aggressive and energetic then anything else. Set a true standard for others in this genre to judge themselves by. *thanx for checking this out. I love this song.
@midnightmosesuk
@midnightmosesuk 4 жыл бұрын
The wonders of necessity and Bolivian marching powder.
@naturemom57
@naturemom57 5 жыл бұрын
So great ..how can you not smile through that whole thing! Ya know Ty we had so much good music back them in the 60’s,70’s and 80’s I honestly think we may have taken it for granted..but yes this song was super unique even back then when we had a huge variety anyway!
@carlosgandolfolopez7086
@carlosgandolfolopez7086 Жыл бұрын
Focus. They were all great musicians. Real musicians. The high note reached by Thijs van Leer is incredible. Would not be surprised if this ecperimentation inspired, in some way, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
@iestyndavies7287
@iestyndavies7287 5 жыл бұрын
5:02 - Shit a brick, 1973 and he’s sweep picking!!!
@paulmcateer1595
@paulmcateer1595 5 жыл бұрын
I swear, I'm going to do this at the Karaoke some night! 😂
@direnova6284
@direnova6284 4 жыл бұрын
This always puts a smile on my face. Pure joy.
@greglittle222
@greglittle222 5 жыл бұрын
I have watched this video dozens of times over the years to watch the faces the singer makes for a good laugh.
@AudiophileTubes
@AudiophileTubes 5 жыл бұрын
FOCUS is not only the name of a Ford! They were a well known progressive rock band in the 70's (especially in Europe), and Jan Akkerman, their highly regarded guitarist extraordinaire, was one of the first real 'shredders' that inspired many others to play! The other song they are known for (on the mellower side) is this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3mnh61vf7-nZrc Enjoy!
@stevecraig6076
@stevecraig6076 4 жыл бұрын
love your face at the flute solo...
@mikerant4135
@mikerant4135 3 жыл бұрын
I was borderline legal to drink in the UK when this hit number 1 - there was a little club, the 1925 club, with a postage stamp-size stage and a small dance foor. Focus played the club one night in the run up to 'making it big' commercially with this track and 'Sylvia'. The Club was in the back streets of Coventry (Motor City) and a bit dingy, smoky and had a bad rep, but always seemed to get really great bands playing there, despite only really (legally) holding about 200 people tops. They were stupendous that night and though I'd not heard this or Sylvia before, the 'shock' of those songs in that tiny auditorium still stands out in my memory even now. Great band and superb musicians. Old Man Mike (UK)
@todde.florian7099
@todde.florian7099 5 жыл бұрын
Sterling and I were discussing this in chat the other night! Talk about turnaround! :) For me, like a lot of great music, I came in off a cover. I love great guitar and in the 80's you had the guitar legends everywhere. One such man was Gary Hoey. He released Hocus Pocus as a single / video and I was hooked! THEN, as I broadened my library I learned it was a cover and started researching a little more prior to in explosion of the internet! Finally found on KZbin years later and was hooked even more! The great thing about covers is they often lead you to great music! Same with liner notes!
@JudyGurl
@JudyGurl 8 ай бұрын
Focus was told that they had 4 minutes on the show to play their song that was actually 7 minutes long. They decided to get the whole song in. You just witnessed the birth of speed metal.
@tantrus99
@tantrus99 4 жыл бұрын
This song came out back when I was in college, I actually got to see Focus in concert in Phoenix then. It was awesome! Lots of other great songs as well!
@warnermichael9093
@warnermichael9093 5 жыл бұрын
I can remember being 6 or 7 listening to this on the radio while I played in my room. Have loved it since. Focus and Jethro Tull could rock the electric flute! Plus this guys range was amazing. And the drums are killer.
@dexstewart2450
@dexstewart2450 5 жыл бұрын
The Bottle - Gil Scott heron, Brian Jackson on flute
@powerdavid6235
@powerdavid6235 4 жыл бұрын
I just love the expressions on the faces of people who've never seen Focus live before, amazing live band. Thijs van der Leer the singer is a classically trained vocalist, and almost 50 years later after this clip he can still reach those high notes... Love this band.
@lauracosby7382
@lauracosby7382 5 жыл бұрын
Great choice Sterling!!! Love this!!
@DeidreL9
@DeidreL9 3 жыл бұрын
This song…first time l heard it I was crossing the street and l was so affected l stopped dead in my tracks and nearly got hit by a bike. It’s….it’s pure, pure joy really. When he starts whistling I always lose the plot. Oh your face is priceless watching this…the wild happiness of it is infectious.
@debdo1960
@debdo1960 5 жыл бұрын
I had this on a vinyl back in the day. I always thought it was crazy....but in a good way. Thanks for the memory.
@robrobertson4619
@robrobertson4619 5 жыл бұрын
That was Gladys Knight introducing them on a show we watched in the 70’s called the Midnight Special. Every Saturday night. They had a guest host who would perform and also introduce the bands.
@patrickquinly1764
@patrickquinly1764 4 жыл бұрын
Your reaction...twin to mine in '73, manic happy music. Makes me smile still........
@flashpeter625
@flashpeter625 5 жыл бұрын
Jan Akkerman, the guitarist, is one of the hidden masters of the instrument. This live version is in places about twice as fast as the studio version. The studio version contains absolutely sick guitar work, something that must have sounded absolutely vulgar in 1971. It is amazing.
@patrickmccutcheon8860
@patrickmccutcheon8860 5 жыл бұрын
I love watching your facial expressions during this. I still remember my dad playing me this song when I was about 5 or 6, and mom cringing visibly the whole time the lead singer yodeled hahaha these dudes were a great tight group.
@RaymondCore
@RaymondCore 4 жыл бұрын
Psychedelics were very popular in the early 70s and folks liked to get their minds blown. I think this is why there was more variety in music then compared to other times in history. If you were 'tripping' while listening to this song, you would hear every nuance of every instrument and vocal discreetly.
@walterlawrence2485
@walterlawrence2485 5 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when this came out. It always made me happy. Another song called the rubber band man I think from the spinners is another cool song.
@tonymak9213
@tonymak9213 5 жыл бұрын
The best recording is the original at the correct speed. Jan Akerman looking at van Leer on the Organ, and breaking into fits of laughter and has to turn away, absolutely brilliant !
@stevedrums1675
@stevedrums1675 5 жыл бұрын
You reactions were priceless! Love it!
@loach392
@loach392 4 жыл бұрын
I watched this on TV in 1973, the audio was also broadcast on an FM rock station so I had my new stereo in my new house blasting.
@howardwhite5131
@howardwhite5131 5 жыл бұрын
If you liked this try the Edward Winters' Group "Frankenstein"
@j_omega_t
@j_omega_t 5 жыл бұрын
I always think of those two songs together, and I don't know why. Glad to see I'm not alone in that!
@prussianmillionaire5055
@prussianmillionaire5055 5 жыл бұрын
i sat on speaker at johnny winter concert and surprise guest was Edgar😁🎶🎵
@mrod7692
@mrod7692 5 жыл бұрын
Man I haven't heard this tune in ages, I forgot how good it is. Thank you.
@StevenQ74
@StevenQ74 5 жыл бұрын
There were some really great Dutch bands in the 70's, Earth and Fire is another one, their keyboard player passed away earlier this week(aged 71)
@janstan8407
@janstan8407 4 жыл бұрын
When this came out it was BIG!! The album was amazing, everyone I know had a copy. They were not a one song band.
@Skorpio420
@Skorpio420 4 жыл бұрын
I have one of their greatest hits compilations, and you are right in your assessment that they were not a one song band...well, maybe the "US" version/remix of Hocus Pocus shouldn't be included; it doesn't have the same charm as the original.
@janstan8407
@janstan8407 4 жыл бұрын
@@Skorpio420 I think the main concern in North America was to keep the length radio friendly. Also company suits ALWAYS control what we hear and when.
@kdm71291
@kdm71291 5 жыл бұрын
Absolute R&R insanity! I'm glad you were as blown away as is expected, haha!
@moonshinesmooth2940
@moonshinesmooth2940 5 жыл бұрын
This answers the age old question, can you yodel and still rock. Hell yeah!!!
@mrbr4587
@mrbr4587 5 жыл бұрын
Ian Akkerman and This Van Leer = Genius!
@NoLegalPlunder
@NoLegalPlunder 5 жыл бұрын
Dutch masters.
@perryarrington8446
@perryarrington8446 5 жыл бұрын
I was about 12 years old when this song came out. So, likely I was borrowing plumbs and pears from the neighbors garden. But I do remember my older brother loved these guys. We shared a room so I had to listen to this at night when I had no clue what was going on. Now that I'm a lot older, well, I like it a lot.
@crimmo54
@crimmo54 5 жыл бұрын
I Just Wanna Make Love To You - Foghat, would be a perfect accompaniment to this one.
@StMikey
@StMikey 2 жыл бұрын
You'll be pleased to know that Focus has been reactivated in recent years by Thys van Leer (the Yodeling keyboardist) and drummer Pierre van der Linden from this line-up and have recently issued "Focus 50: Live in Rio", and they still kick butt. Unfortunately Thys can't hit those high notes anymore- he leaves that to the new guitarist.
@jfk64kennedy95
@jfk64kennedy95 5 жыл бұрын
so glad to see one of your age discovering and sharing some great early rock and roll, music that is the parent of modern music, understanding why us old guys say the music of those days was some much deeper, thought out
@oliasofsunhillow7116
@oliasofsunhillow7116 5 жыл бұрын
This was written and recorded for their 1971 album but it didn't reach the us until 1973, after they started touring here!
@michaellombard894
@michaellombard894 4 жыл бұрын
All of them. The drummer, awesome technique, rolls, paradiddles, the singer/ keyboard/whistle/flute, the guitarist ...wow so fast too!! Tempo of what 250bpm? Lol. I was in Jr high. 7th grade.
@Modern-Renaissance-Man
@Modern-Renaissance-Man 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@hal4192
@hal4192 4 жыл бұрын
They're still playing. Seen them 5 times in last ten years.. in the UK. Phenomenal band. Different line up now but original drummer and front man. Still as good.
@themoviedealers
@themoviedealers 5 жыл бұрын
By the time you get the to the flute break, you're like WHAT NEXT, and then you get a whistling solo.
@stevecampbell9670
@stevecampbell9670 5 жыл бұрын
Really nice of the doctors to let them out that day.
@colebedwards251
@colebedwards251 5 жыл бұрын
ahh I was gonna request this lol love it!
@wheelsistheman
@wheelsistheman 2 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song I said "That man is off his tree". It's not even a song, it's an experience.
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