Rare Earth - Get Ready (1970) [Best Cover Songs] *DayOne Reacts*

[@robertlear2735]

I have always like Rare Earth since they came out. The drummer's voice is amazing.

[@michaelb2068]

Rare earth gives it more energy the temptations give it more of a mellow soul vibe

[@rickclark8657]

The album version is 21 minutes long where every group member gets an individual solo

[@rodgowe8186]

Yeah, I love the live version! When you start it, don't plan on doing anything for awhile. Enjoy!😁

[@browser958]

Loved both versions. And yeah, a drummer that sings, that’s talent!

[@no2all]

Rare Earth was not the only white act signed by Motown but it was the most successful. Their album "Rare Earth In Concert" was a two-disc live masterpiece. Even the cover art (looked like a backpack) was cool. On this album, this song was 23:33 minutes of pure rockin' joy which is why I perfer it slightly to the original (which is still great). But to be able to do that live and sound that good was just incredible.

[@1bigrowdy]

Have to add Motown was so enamored with Rare Earth they actually gave them their own label..They covered several Motown hits I Know I'm Losing You and Ray Charles, What'd I Say

[@bopep1368]

the Myna Birds, with Neil Young, was also signed by Motown Records

[@kirpalite]

It's a matter of energy. The Tempts have smooth beautiful voices (plus you can't beat their dance moves and harmonies), whereas Rare Earth's version leans more towards rock. I like them both.

[@kirpalite]

@@hereforit170 Yes we were very lucky!

[@galexj123]

So do I!! Totally agree with your assessment!!

[@robertlear2735]

Another great Rare Earth song is "I just want to celebrate"

[@paulwalker9421]

Rare earth fantastic group. Great song! thank you

[@wkanost]

This is my favorite version of this song. It’s the one I heard the most in the radio so I kind of grew up with this song.

[@brentluckhart6238]

Rare Earth says it all! Best Version

[@cherigray6121]

Love drummers that can sing!!

[@joecrone9862]

I saw rare earth live around '74 . Always thought that was their song. Learned something new.

[@j.w.7688]

Great song😃. And pretty Mama got her GROOVE on too😊😊😊❤❤

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

Well, Angela, I was a singing drummer in a rock band for 20 years, and this version of Get Ready was our show-opener, so I'm like it a little more...And you are no dork, sweetie!!

[@davidbordonaro1631]

Must have been one hell of a show if you opened with this

[@miltonslocum8957]

Rare Earth is a great band and I too enjoy both versions. As others have mentioned, you should react to their song I Just Want to Celebrate. I think you'll really enjoy it. It's a celebration of life.

[@vicprovost2561]

Rick Clark is right, the album version is amazing and was a whole side of music on the original record. It is an utter classic of that era, when you have a chance, check it out and be amazed. You can also see these guys at the California Jam 1974. Great stuff from yesteryear and great cover song choice. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@felixkmgalanti9064]

I love both! The Temps is smooth! Rare Earth's is kick ass!

[@captainbuck5969]

Airline pilot, guitar player since 1976. Cheers from Cape Coral, Florida.

[@JSBIRD69]

I was 17 when this dropped. We loved everything about it.

[@williamscoggin1509]

Yep, I was in the 10th grade when this concert went down. Lol I am 65 now, OMG I'm getting old! 😂 If you like this song and you haven't heard the other one you have to listen to rarest singing I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE. And if you can find it and they let you play it, you have to do the live version. Huge crowd and you get to see how they are really into it. 👍🏻🇺🇲 👀 Both virgins are great, but I am hung on rare Earth. They just push energy when you listen to them.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Peter Rivera's performance on this song, drumming and singing perfect vocals, is one of the best single performances of all time.

[@joegreen9987]

Pete Rivera was the lead singer of the group and one of the greatest drummer around rare earth 🌎 was one of my favorite rock bands back in the seventies let's go back to the seventies when music 🎶 was so awesome 👌 😀 😎 👏 🙌 😄 👌 😀 😎

[@clare1061]

1970 I was 9 years old, the music I grew up with was amazing. I’m still stuck in my childhood when it comes to music.

[@cajunsushi]

I appreciate both versions.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Great choice! One of the few white acts that Motown signed. Really hard to sing and play drums so well.

[@hubrisnaut]

Motown Legend is, Smokey Robinson wrote this incredible song. Rare Earth rocked it.

[@StevesFunhouse]

Angela, the beautiful 😁... what you heard is actually just a few minutes of a VERY long (17+ minute) live version, cut to fit on a 45 RPM record, or as you would call it today, the "radio edit". It had a fairly long, slow intro that transitioned into the part you heard, and then, when the version you heard was fading at the end, that's when the song REALLY kicks into high gear, with a really great drum solo piece.

[@johnnyd5285]

I loved both versions. I’m a big Temptations fan, but Rare Earth’s version put a hard rock edge on it that I loved!

[@bryanforis1839]

It’s good they played live great live band this group plays their instruments 🎸 there

[@gpxo11]

Another fantastic cover this band did was I Know I'm Losing You (Album version)

[@johnwood9504]

My favorite cover of that song is by Rod Stewart off his "Every Picture Tells a Story" album. What a rocker!

[@juanquijano9612]

Love this song..

[@academyofshem]

Used to go see them back in the day at the old Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta (across from Ga. State U). Always a great show.

[@ldwalk2962]

Barry White "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby" will change your life!

[@geoffn54]

This is a great version.

[@christopherhuot2826]

Best voice!!!

[@Bob-yt9qi]

Totally awesome

[@Sammylu-greenbeatsred]

Rare Earth was discovered by Motown. This song on the album version is 21 minutes long. I love The Temptations but because of Rare Earth's extended rock version my favorite is this one.

[@jimmyshaw6840]

I love them both! Each sounds like a different song. 😃

[@garyarnett1220]

Totally with you on this one, both versions are fantastic.

[@danielhurley2894]

I like your reaction to one of my all-time favorite songs. It's in my "top 10" Another one I really like from Rare Earth is "Hey Big Brother."

[@zunbake3]

Fronted this version of the song for years with my Band.

[@amb6899]

Great song loved it then, still do 1970 was a very good yr for music.

[@davids5336]

21 minutes long, wow! I dig both of them because they have their own unique flavor!

[@willieboy3011]

Rare Earth had so many good songs. I never knew Temptaions did this.

[@DanielFrost21]

Both versions are fantastic. If I had to pick one, I'd go with The Temps. Angela, I love watching you move.

[@sharonspencer2796]

There's an extended version of this song. If you get the chance to listen to it, I promise you will love it.

[@TonyM1961]

You went and did it. You opened up the Rare Earth (originally The Skyliners) rabbit hole. Next, I would recommend Willie Remembers, Midnight Lady or Back To Earth. Love your reactions so please keep them coming

[@paulprendergast3184]

They were also a Motown band

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Perfect. I wish all reaction videos could be like this. Listen to the song without interrupting then give us your thoughts. Perfect, and thankyou.

[@mikemiller3069]

The Rolling Stones covered a few Temptations' songs and I like their covers. They include, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination" (my fav), "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" and another that is slipping my mind right now.

[@dannycasson1551]

I love them both!

[@46wireboy]

This is my favorite version. And the whole album is great. And I saw them live, so there's that, too.

[@kathaleenrossi9577]

There was something about going to a concert and getting so into the music that you went down on the floor and danced.

[@carolgordon4785]

Another Motown cover & both were in the Motown family..Berry Gordy wanted his record company to pan out to a broader audience so brought Rare Earth into the Motown famiy

[@brucecronin6396]

Saw them many times and this song usually lasts 20 minutes. Great Band, great jam. Love you too...

[@sharonstark1014]

Rare earth was one of the few White bands signed to Motown Records at that time. Other good songs of theirs are "I just want to Celebrate" and "I know I'm losing you."

[@donaldvanderlinden1245]

I LOVE BOTH VERSIONS ! BUT RARE EARTH'S IS MY FAVORITE AS LONG AS IT'S THE 21-MINUTE LIVE ONE ! THIS ONE THAT YOU DID IS REALLY SHORT ! THE SINGING DRUMMER IS PETE RIVERA ! MY FAVORITE SINGING DRUMMER OF ALL TIME ! CHECK OUT THE LONG ONE EVEN IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO IT ON YOUR OWN !

[@stephintheatre6335]

I like both covers, Rare Earth and the Temptations did a very good of the song.

[@cherigray6121]

Rare earth is my favorite

[@757optim]

I agree. One of the better rock covers of a Motown tune. Another is "You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge.

[@VZ935]

That is a very short version and there are some great parts you didn't hear. I was born in the D so Motown is huge in my family. Rare Earth was a Motown artist too and as much as I love the Temptations I like the RA version a bit more.

[@MisterWondrous]

There is a long version of this that is also worth the groove. I dig all versions.

[@taigor74]

Saw them on the Big Island of Hawaii bck in the mid 70's

[@charlesf2804]

What is interesting about the video is that Edward Guzman, the conga player, wasn't a member of the group when this song came out. He was added on their second album, "Ecology;" this film footage is from a later live version of the song. Still a good version, a rock version with a bit of soul I'd say. I like both, though I hesitate to compare them. Which one I like better would depend upon what mood I'm in.

[@lutherbrice1316]

If you have 25 minutes to spend. Listen to the long version. This version is nice but doesn’t do their version of this done justice. They absolutely made this song their own.

[@utubernow1]

That was a good LP. They were also on the Motown record label with the Temptation and the other great soul groups.

[@tomroome4118]

Angela, you need to hear the album version, fantastic! Takes up one whole side of the record.

[@franksullivan1873]

Great jam song

[@caryriggs5719]

You can't beat David, Eddie, Paul,Otis, and Blue. However I prefer this clip version. The drummer singer is so very good and you get the live energy of the fabulous band performance. It's sad that Motown hid the band and we didn't get to see the glorious funk brothers until their documentary.

[@richbumdrop2881]

They could get funky,hey big brother(studio version,447),big john is my name, and my fav I couldnt believe,also I'm losing u off ecology a classic.

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

I try not to compare covers. I won't say I like one more than the other. Maybe today I will like Rare Earth version. Maybe tomorrow I will like the Temptation version better. But I do enjoy both of them immensely. Nice reaction. I do love watching you dance and totally get into the sounds from my youth.

[@paulhackett3836]

This is a pretty darn good cover of ax great scone by then temps

[@chopperchopper1418]

Another hit song of theirs is Am losing you. Second best to me .✌

[@anonymouslyvague]

Notable covers: All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix's rendition) Wild Thing (The Troggs rendition) Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin rendition)

[@elmarkothegreat]

Love the Temptations version but agree this is a very good cover of the song

[@johnthegreek5836]

Angela, I just want to say that I think your reactions are awesome! I’m a sucker for The Temptations, any music from Motown, however this version is more Rock, but both are good

[@patrickvecchio8138]

First time I heard this,back in 1970,I thought it was The Four Tops.

[@farber2]

Liking your channel more and more.

[@byronmitchell3784]

RARE EARTH, "GET READY ". Honestly Both, the song is great. As are both records. More RARE EARTH, "I KNOW I'M LOSING YOU", "HEY BIG BROTHER", "I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE"... long versions are 🔥 What really makes you notice. The Band RARE EARTH, was the first white group that signed with Motown Records. So put the discriminating aside. Music belongs to everyone.

[@jamescorcoran2273]

Angela I think you were born in the wrong time zone hahaha great that you enjoy these bands

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Check out I KNOW (I'M LOSING YOU), the extended version.

[@johnnybegood2u]

They were with Motown also Check it out research them

[@sheldakrull1621]

Of course you know the best singing drummer of all time. KC

[@ronaldstokes4841]

Great banger... we were in Nam at the time this came out n' we thought it was a Black group. Only thing... I always miss the videos when you dance. Stay cool.

[@cmac9710]

These guys were signed to Motown Records back in the day....Little known fact..!!

[@guitarman8462]

🎸

[@BadErnest]

The Rock of Motown

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Temptations RULE!!

[@jonthomson8392]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigdaddyeb56]

They were a MOTOWN Band

[@Mark-iv7np]

I dig the Temps but I dig this more. Very popular in 70. Actually they were signed to Motown Records may be the first white group to do so. Love the song!

[@phillipsolesky2677]

Rare Earth was greart and they had a lot of good songs from the pyschedlic era, but this one was made for them! Fe Fi Fo Fo Fom1

[@gretchensfunshop1225]

Could you please do a reaction video for The Carpenters "Bless the Beasts and the Children". One of Karen's best tunes! Thank you.

[@michaelflores2318]

I like how Rare Earth does this over The Temptations

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

Rare Earth did a cover version of the song I Know, I’m Losing You. Originally done by the Temptations. You have to listen to Rare Earth’s 11 minute version. It’s way better that the original!

[@csedrivers2850]

I wanted to rock with you, Angela. 🙃

[@frontier6937]

"Till There Was You" - Beatles - great song.

[@custardflan]

Rare Earth was Motown's white band. They were great.

[@twoheart7813]

My fav cover song is Hot Rod Lincoln covered by Commander Cody

[@denisesevera9490]

Grand Funk has a drummer that sings lead on "American Band" definitely worth a listen As far as a favorite version of this song it was done well by both the Tempations and Rare Earth but I think I prefer the energy of my Rare Earth's versuon

[@denisesevera9490]

Woops meant version....

[@kylebeck6672]

If you like drummers who sing, check out “Cowboy Mouth” 😊