Osmonds - Ohio State Fair 1972 "Osmond Special" Motown Medley

[@mariseannlloyd3040]

I still love these guys I grew up watching and listening to them

[@JoseCruz-qg1oc]

The Osmonds were a clean cut group no drugs no alcohol no wild living no scandals

[@TS-ev1bl]

My 13 year old self was there in that hot mess in a folding chair somewhere on the track, but only because the girl I was with (or was trying to "get with") wanted to see them. I wouldn't have admitted it at the time because as everyone knew it wasn't cool for a boy to appreciate the Osmonds, but they put on a great show, what little of it I could hear over the screaming. They were very talented and could do it all. I was never a big concert person, but I also saw Sonny and Cher and the Carpenters at the fair in other years, each time because someone else wanted to see them. In retrospect I'm glad I got to experience those time capsules of the early '70s.

[@ameliaerin1544]

Cute, wish we could get those simpler times back. Be safe.

[@lisag2560]

I was at this concert. It was over 90 degrees out and people passed out in the audience from the heat. I'll never forget this show, it was so good! I still have my instamatic camera pictures of it.

[@dynjarren8355]

My sister had Donny Osmond on her wall on a poster for years. I remember those teenage years. I’m glad this footage exists because it confirms that they were talented performers and singers.

[@amandalogan7456]

THE OSMONDS FAMILY I LOVE YOU ❤️ XXXOOO YOUR FAN ❤️ ♥️ 💖 💓 💛 😘 💋🥰🥰

[@deebullock9284]

My first love...THE OSMONDS, yeah DONNY💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@bgcs6275]

Amazing memories! I saw them in 1972 in Macon GA. My 15 year old brother took my 10 year old self! 💜 Thank you so much for posting!

[@davidsuggs3025]

I grew up a Jackson 5 group but this is pretty damn good. Need to check on the Osmonds more. They popped that crowd...

[@Annetteshuford1014]

2024 and I'm in awe. I think these guys really grew up in Detroit. That soulful Motown is so natural for them. No other explanation. Aint no real Caucasian dudes can dance like a bro like that! Except the Oz's apparently! 😅❤

[@robertamohr7616]

I have always loved the Osmond family and admired the way they keep their faith and the way they truly love one another. You are a great example to all of us. Roberta M. Also thanks for singing Happy Birthday to me on my 90th birthday last year.

[@honeybadger713]

I seen them july 15th 1972 in Atl Fulton county stadium in Atl GA . I had turned 7 2 days before that . I remember we had my birthday party that day then off to the concert . Great memories for sure , I am 56 now and the only one left in my immediate family . Mom dad and brother who was there with me I remember well and several other friends of mine . I sure miss them so much but great memories from that day . I remember Bo Donaldson and the Haywoods was the opening act for them then and again when I seen them 3 years later in the Omni here in Atl. I picked up on keyboard and my brother on drums so music has always been in our family with my older brother going on to play in a band called Cobra and then Alien through the 70’s and the 80’s based out of Atl and they played all around the southeast for years . But I can say being influenced by bands such as this at such a young age got me interested in playing an instrument so some things just stick with you in a good way sometimes 🙂

[@lisabmf58]

Still loving the Osmonds!!!

[@amhaney1]

Wow. Fifty one years ago. I feel old now. Great performances

[@LauRa-re9un]

This so is so impressive, so full of energy. I love it. And look at those clothes, they have so many details! I wish they were young now. Look at the backs, they are all different. Love it.

[@PennyShreve]

This is the year I saw them in Indianapolis. I was a sixth grader. Most exciting moment of my life to that point! I didn’t realize until I was older what a great band this was!

[@carolann3541]

I was there...lol. what madness!! I lost my friends.would do it again!!

[@cathynel]

Me too! Stage left right by the speaker and white fence!

[@bonniekloes6746]

This video. Is great.to see them so young.and now they are old.but still have all the moves.thank you.

[@tonyaeheman6189]

The Osmonds Rock.

[@donnadifulco3719]

I still love them!

[@victortillinghast3463]

vic,i love you to d e a t h !!! :)

[@diannehart6720]

The Osmonds can sing any type of music love them thanks

[@KimErwin-v6p]

I have been in love with Donny since I was 13 and I’m still in love with him after all these years. Saw him at casino Rama outside of OrillaOntario Canada great show

[@Sally-k2m]

Crazy horse 🐴 sing Jay with you guys away from the bottom of my heart ♥ happy birthday Jay merrily Alan Wayne donny

[@unsure58]

Thank you for that. I love it! Takes me right back to my teens!

[@MarvinOsborne-we5jw]

I have been a Osmond. Fan Since 1971 72 I was 11 My cousin Kathy Phillips Also 11 introduced. Me to Them. I didn't listen to Music then until I. Went to Her house and she played A song that. Would change My life forever it was Down By the Lazy river Then. I joined their fan Club I am now 63 and I Still. Love them all Until. The 12th of never God. Bless this beautiful Family from Utah

[@sharonwilliams9863]

I remember being there great show

[@docsavage8640]

So much energy

[@franklinblunt69]

Whose jumpsuit was first, theirs or Elvis? Hawaiian show was next year, 1973, but the O Bros already set for flight in 1972!😁have to listen closer if they slipped in Ohio funk in that medley?

[@pharaohkingsley2603]

AWESOME!

[@magg9113]

I beg to differ; they were VERY cool! I think Donny must have been going through his infamous voice change - seemed like there were a couple of lines there where he couldn't quite decide which key to sing in, lol. AWESOME talented guys! THANKS FOR SHARING!

[@southernwanderer7912]

You are correct, Mag G. This concert was in 1972. Donny went through his voice change in 1972 at age 13. He lost his co-lead songs with the Osmonds as a result. Merrill had to make up the difference in the higher notes with his "strained" tenor.

[@marionkozakiewicz1032]

A they worked so hard

[@djmohglojojo]

Damn, these guys are fuckin DOPE!!!!!

[@lucluc9541]

I saw the Osmonds in Paris France the same 1972 year at the Olympia i was 16 !

[@southernwanderer7912]

Europe seemed to love the Osmonds more than the States.

[@fannybondy]

Toujours aussi fan depuis cette année. LOVE you The Osmond❤️❤️

[@SleepingGypsy8]

Thanks for sharing - really enjoyed it - great clip - looking forward to addl uploads.

[@donnageorge3730]

There never has been and there never will be The Osmond Brothers 5💙🧡🖤💚💜 This sounds like when Donnys voice may have been changing

[@caroldobson8719]

The Osmond are still good singers caroldobson xx

[@adolbe]

They will never be cool, but they did have talent

[@laurarichards4667]

No wonder they were so fit. My goodness....

[@jackebaze4136]

Looking back to the 70s Is such a joy..Love the temptation song by the Osmond brothers, the choreography so young and fresh, they look like mini Elvis 's so sexy

[@ameliaerin1544]

So much energy!

[@cathynel]

You're welcome. I do have all of the daytime show, but not the entire night show. I will upload more later. I got my tape directly from the Osmonds, so it is not a copy of a copy.

[@Sally-k2m]

Crazy horse song please me will cry if you don't wanna come to my heart hurts

[@ethelmurmur]

Think this was the second Osmonds concert I went to

[@2Catangel]

Wow Cathy what a great video clip, in fact the best I've ever seen from this concert.

[@michaelrichardson2887]

I asked Wayne if this concert was where they got the live album tracks. He said some of it came from the Ohio state fair. Some came from other live shows. It does sound like the same track.

[@cathynel]

The Live album was mostly recorded at the LA Forum.

[@cathynel]

Thanks. I will upload some more later.

[@homemovies1961]

This sounds like the sound track of Osmond live album

[@cathynel]

+homemovies1961 Yes, the Osmond Live album was recorded during this tour, so the songs are pretty much the same.

[@homemovies1961]

:) Thanks

[@jstcarmn3801]

+homemovies1961 I was going to say the same thing. That was the first ALBUM I had of theirs. Double album. I did have 8-tracks before that.

[@jstcarmn3801]

+homemovies1961 I was going to say the same thing. That was the first ALBUM I had of theirs. Double album. I did have 8-tracks before that. Sounds like Donny's voice was changing a bit here.

[@homemovies1961]

isn't utube such a fun thing to have , its especially nice since my memory is not as good as it used to be.All this old clips remind me why I fell in love with him and I'm surprize that everyone didn't. lol

[@bonyangele7320]

ils sont superbes , mais j'adore Merrill et mon JAY d'amour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidcarlin3850]

Ladies and gentlemen, the flying Elvises

[@caddygrl92]

I was there!

[@southernwanderer7912]

You lucky girl! How I would have loved to see the Osmonds in concert.

[@gregusmc2868]

Wonder bread funk! (Later they became The Funkadelic’s!) 😂

[@sallyb1057]

I went to all the Osmond concerts at the Ohio State Fair, these are extra extra special!! We were young adults, waited in the hot sun, grabbed folding chairs then balanced & danced on them the entire time! Oh to be young again...LOL We screamed and sang along too. : ) How were you able to get originals from them??? These had to be on 16 mm film way back then.. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!

[@johnmccormack5677]

Well l might take a plane...l might take a train... But if l have walk---I'll get there just same Going to Salt Lake City---Salt Lake City here l come...

[@sharongeddie9607]

I WAS THERE!!!!!!

[@southernwanderer7912]

Another lucky girl.

[@birdsfan57]

Wonder if they liked doing these outdoor "Fair" shows, especially in the staggering heat and humidity of Summer? This appearance came fresh off their multi-day stay in Holmdel NJ, where they performed multiple shows at the Garden State Arts Center...I was there...stayed at the same motel/hotel...The Heywoods (of Bo Donaldson and..) stayed there too...lots of fun memories...late August, 1972.

[@jm3651]

I love this. It is so clear. Is there any way you can upload more? Thank You.

[@Sally-k2m]

Crazy horse song please boys love this song lyrics please guys I really need someone to love me

[@Sally-k2m]

Crazy horse song please guys

[@cathynel]

I have the entire concert posted as Osmonds 1972 Ohio State Fair playlist, including Crazy Horses.

[@Sally-k2m]

Me lost with out you sexy handsome honey crazy horse song me alone now me feel sad gril that you guys want me to be lost in my words world so I can be love someone special slow down guys me for getting you name

[@lizsmith4186]

I've listened to this clip many times, and it just seems off-key to me (knowing what they are capable of). Is it because they are outside and the sound system is not as elaborate?

[@cjsirm7109]

If only they could be more enthusiastic...

[@joeyv47]

They all look like Peter Brady….

[@frederickburke9944]

Lol. Wypipo!

[@46reno]

Always copying someone else's style. Elvis, Jacksons, Oak Ridge Boys. Country, Rock, Motown. Talented and hard working but never had their own identity or style.

[@southernwanderer7912]

Every band today copies other bands. That's where they get their inspiration. Name one bad that doesn't take something from another band. By the way, the Osmonds and Jackson Five were popular at the same time. How could they copy one another? Oakridge boys came much later, so who copied who?

[@krownedklown8313]

So true osmands are foneys

[@osarecool]

Actually. The dancing as a group of brothers came from the Osmonds, not the Jacksons. While One Bad Apple was Jackson style(since it was intended for them), they did the dancing as a group of brothers first, and their Bad Apple came out only a few months after the Jackson's first hit. So Jackson's copied the Osmonds on dancing. The Osmonds were dancing way back in the 60s on the Andy Williams show. I like the Jackson's as much as the next person, but how many instruments can they play? And I know as a whole their vocal and dancing abilities are nowhere near the Osmonds. The Jackson's father made his boys watch the Osmonds on the Andy Williams Show all the time. Don't know his reasons, but I'm sure Michael hated it. But the Jackson's and the Osmonds were good friends, and they've played ball with each other in the halls of hotels. Donny and Michael were the closest. Osmonds were no more copy-cats than anyone else. Look at John Lennon. Many of his hits were rip-offs of his favorite music at the time. He'd say things like 'That was me doing Chuck Berry' or whoever you want to fill into the blank. Just look at thier 'Plan' album. Totally thinking outside the box. Going forward wuuth their beliefs no matter what anyone thought, and there is so many genres on that record it's insane. So, don't how much you know the history of the Osmonds, but c'mon man.

[@46reno]

@@osarecool The Osmonds did borrow from the Jackson’s. They even did a Motown tribute album. No one disputes the talent of the Osmonds, but their career seemed to follow whatever was the trend. Whatever style was hot, they jumped on it. It’s a shame they didn’t do something more original. Jumps suits one day, Western clothes the next, then Motown, then rock. It’s like they didn’t know who they were. I think it can be debated as to the better singers. I am not a big Jackson’s fan at all. It is just the the Osmonds bandwagon jumping that made them a bit predictable.

[@osarecool]

@@46reno Excuse me, but what are you referring to as a 'Motown album'?