Shocking Blue - Venus | REACTION

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Jamel_AKA_Jamal

Jamel_AKA_Jamal

3 жыл бұрын

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@jamelakajamal
@jamelakajamal 3 жыл бұрын
‘JUST BE A GOOD HUMAN’ Shirts and More jamel-aka-jamal-youtube-store.myteespring.co
@barryismygod
@barryismygod 3 жыл бұрын
Also check out daemon lover little cooling planet and send me a postcard by this band
@peterengelen2794
@peterengelen2794 3 жыл бұрын
Jamal, it's one of the most covered songs ever....
@standardofexcellence
@standardofexcellence 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being a good human being in a world thats forgotten how or what that is
@keithwilson1554
@keithwilson1554 3 жыл бұрын
I vagualy remember an Interview where Oprah Winfrey interviewed Nelson Mandela and she asked him what would he like to say to Americans and one of the things he suggested was "Humility". I am glad to see you are still trying to get that message across. I travelled around the USA mostly Southern States on Greyhound buses in 1981 and the lack of knowledge of the rest of humanity and mountains of hubris meant there wasn't much in the way of humility. But Hispanic and African Americans were more humble as their sense of community gave them a better perspective on what strengthens a community. Back in 1981 I also felt Apartheid was still prevalent in the USA even though the Whites Only Signs weren't around.
@pamelagray6863
@pamelagray6863 3 жыл бұрын
The song was used for a commercial for womens razors . Probably where you heard it .
@kbob1163
@kbob1163 3 жыл бұрын
This was a number 1 hit TWICE - first for Shocking Blue, and then for Bananarama 17 years later.
@scottaldridge7888
@scottaldridge7888 3 жыл бұрын
Check out the official bananarama video !
@soterioncoil2163
@soterioncoil2163 3 жыл бұрын
Banarama's cover is good - I like Shocking Blue the best though.
@jerryhorne7547
@jerryhorne7547 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue version is best
@soterioncoil2163
@soterioncoil2163 3 жыл бұрын
@@jerryhorne7547 Shocking Blue has a lot of good songs! : )
@Tessmage_Tessera
@Tessmage_Tessera 3 жыл бұрын
@@soterioncoil2163 Yeah they do... excellent band... but good luck finding them.
@RJsStudio131
@RJsStudio131 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1958 and I would never want to swap a period in time to have lived. The best music to have ever been produced..50s and 60s and 70s. I remember rocking to this when it came out.
@Brighid45
@Brighid45 3 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@alienlifeform7490
@alienlifeform7490 3 жыл бұрын
58 here too. Great era, the 60s to the 90s. 👍🌻
@divarachelenvy
@divarachelenvy 3 жыл бұрын
62 here
@stillstanding8286
@stillstanding8286 3 жыл бұрын
I was born late in 1954, and I couldn’t agree with you more. We definitely won the generational music lottery being born when we were.
@anacarolmsc
@anacarolmsc 3 жыл бұрын
I so wish I had experienced it! Got to enjoy the 80s and 90s though
@peterengelen2794
@peterengelen2794 3 жыл бұрын
Great Dutch classic! Greetings from the Netherlands, Jamal!
@peternemeth4947
@peternemeth4947 3 жыл бұрын
the singer is Hungarian. Sadly she passed away a few years back.
@kilgoretrout3966
@kilgoretrout3966 3 жыл бұрын
please ask your govt if my wife and i can move there for me :)
@iceFisher101
@iceFisher101 3 жыл бұрын
@@peternemeth4947 Mariska veres was born in the Hague. The Netherlands. Het dad was a Hungarian violist
@hazchemel
@hazchemel 3 жыл бұрын
hahah fair dinkum?
@josephwhirlwind6086
@josephwhirlwind6086 3 жыл бұрын
@@peternemeth4947 the bass player and drummer are dead too , only the guitar player ( Rob van Leeuwen) is still alive !
@vdonders1
@vdonders1 3 жыл бұрын
Guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, who wrote this song, stated in 2019 (50 years after the song) without going to much into detail that he still makes tons of euros a year, just from the royalties of this one song.
@paulkeah-tighii7046
@paulkeah-tighii7046 3 жыл бұрын
Robbie very talented songwriter and musician😎👍
@kilgoretrout3966
@kilgoretrout3966 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulkeah-tighii7046 yup, and drummer Cor Vanderbeek (sp?) is on the dole, penniless.
@janieburks6731
@janieburks6731 Жыл бұрын
Awesome singer,band song
@QPO27
@QPO27 11 ай бұрын
@@paulkeah-tighii7046thanks man 😉
@augustragone1159
@augustragone1159 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue recorded this version of "Venus" in 1969.
@smartin807
@smartin807 3 жыл бұрын
Yup ... Not in the 70's.
@samuelwood876
@samuelwood876 2 жыл бұрын
@@smartin807 but reached #1 in 1970
@fredwalsh4095
@fredwalsh4095 3 жыл бұрын
Singer is Mariska Veres who passed away far to young from the big C, but she really owns this song which was covered in the 80s Bananarama.
@paulkeah-tighii7046
@paulkeah-tighii7046 3 жыл бұрын
Mariska great voice and very beautiful 😎
@HillbillyCharm
@HillbillyCharm 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a hillbilly from TN and I love your show I love all people and this channel does bring people together thank you
@FadedRose62
@FadedRose62 3 жыл бұрын
Hi from another hillbilly in Tennessee 🖐
@HillbillyCharm
@HillbillyCharm 3 жыл бұрын
Im from Cookeville
@FadedRose62
@FadedRose62 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Nashville. Cookeville is a nice city really pretty when the fall leaves are in.
@humadeusoliva7637
@humadeusoliva7637 3 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song I was caught by that unique voice, the guitar, and then I fell in love with the girl when I saw her for the first time. This song must be among the best songs
@46numanr
@46numanr 3 жыл бұрын
1969 This is a band from the Netherlands they also became famous in the US. Every boy in the Netherlands was in love withe singer Mariska Veres.
@standelone1674
@standelone1674 3 ай бұрын
I was a 19yr old English boy and i will tell you Mariska Veres was an absolute hot doll and boy she could sing
@vicentezaldivar5152
@vicentezaldivar5152 3 жыл бұрын
Shoking Blue the band , RIP Mariska!
@exeter1985
@exeter1985 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs when I was growing up.
@exeter1985
@exeter1985 3 жыл бұрын
Also, the Church Organ has arrived!
@vinnygi
@vinnygi 3 жыл бұрын
Before I saw this video some years back, I thought she was a man by the sound of her voice.
@kbusby4824
@kbusby4824 3 жыл бұрын
Mine as well.
@exeter1985
@exeter1985 3 жыл бұрын
Also, if you like this one, you should try a song called 'All Right Now' by the group called 'Free'
@eileendobbs8009
@eileendobbs8009 3 жыл бұрын
It was a commercial for a lady's shaver I believe called Venus
@sarahzentexas
@sarahzentexas 3 жыл бұрын
It was! And it’s all I can hear! 🤣
@rhalld
@rhalld 3 жыл бұрын
I remember that commercial, I was trying to think where I heard this song before
@DionysusAlS
@DionysusAlS 3 жыл бұрын
I had such a crush on that singer when I was a kid-- good lord.
@elkalabaw7665
@elkalabaw7665 3 жыл бұрын
and it was simply mandatory for us to learn to play that guitar riff in high school.
@deborahdean
@deborahdean 3 жыл бұрын
I think it was used recently for a disposable women's shaver ad.
@jamelakajamal
@jamelakajamal 3 жыл бұрын
👍🏾
@FFVison
@FFVison 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think it was Gillette that has a line of razors called Venus and they used this song. There was also a cover in the 1980s by Bananarama. I like this original version better though.
@cjpew
@cjpew 3 жыл бұрын
Anybody remember those K-Tel music albums in the 60s/70s? I remember having one with this song on it, played the **** out of it. I think I still have about 10-15 of those albums somewhere. Jamel - I suggest the Box Tops and the Grass Roots from around the same time.
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
I've been digitizing mine for a while now. Been pulling out many double- and triple-copies of those LPs. It's fun to see record dealers' faces when they get a CD for a "tip". Some were happy to take a few CDs if they had given me a good deal on my shopping.
@angelajakem366
@angelajakem366 3 жыл бұрын
I had a K-tel album with this song on it in the early 70's!
@cjpew
@cjpew 3 жыл бұрын
24 Electrifying Hits is the one - Venus was track #1 on that one :)
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
@@cjpew Got it right here (ya made me look lol), "24 Electrifying Hits" on "Syndicate Product" label (catalogue number SH 930). Very soon became K-tel. If you do a Google search, put in "24 Electrifying Hits (Syndicate SH 930)" Hopefully you'd get to see the cover and song list again
@cjpew
@cjpew 3 жыл бұрын
@@djhrecordhound4391 Yes, I actually went to the basement and pulled out all my K-tel albums. I seem to recall that one being my favorite.
@RichardMNixon-zh6uz
@RichardMNixon-zh6uz 3 жыл бұрын
She's a cutie, ain't she? RIP Ms. Veres.
@nathankrush3289
@nathankrush3289 3 жыл бұрын
Godess!
@Mariko0624
@Mariko0624 2 жыл бұрын
Veres died of gallbladder cancer on 2 December 2006 at age 59, just three weeks after the disease had been detected
@sjddds
@sjddds 2 жыл бұрын
She grew to be a very large woman. I don’t know if body shape has anything to do with cancer...
@katk8582
@katk8582 3 жыл бұрын
This was classic pop growing up. The band never really took off, but this is a middle school classic for me. Good one Mr. J.
@tljr8927
@tljr8927 3 жыл бұрын
This was used in The Queen's Gambit recently. Always loved this song.
@marshman96
@marshman96 3 жыл бұрын
I was shocked how good that show is
@JStarStar00
@JStarStar00 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Although Beth is pale pale white and Mariska was very dusky and dark their eyes looked very much alike.
@reality1958
@reality1958 3 жыл бұрын
I think I was 12. Maybe 1970. For my birthday my parents got me a phonograph player and two 45 records. One was The Guess Who "No Time" and the other this one. My first records ever. Have about 3,000 lps now...maybe 100 45 records. Always highly enjoyed collecting LP records...definitely more than CDs.
@lesliecermak6473
@lesliecermak6473 3 жыл бұрын
Love “No Time” and “Laughing” from the Guess Who - well worth a listen and shoulder bump or two, Jamel! 😁
@mariefc8504
@mariefc8504 3 жыл бұрын
You've got cool parents 😎
@reality1958
@reality1958 3 жыл бұрын
@@mariefc8504 thanks. Dad's gone but mom's still around.
@kilgoretrout3966
@kilgoretrout3966 3 жыл бұрын
same...i have one of the first 1500 UK Parlaphone pressings of Sgt. Pepper. People should really learn what dead wax nomenclature means...especially the guy that sold it to me for 60 bucks. i got this single, and Let it Be w/You Know My Name (Look up the Number) in 70.
@Sunnygirl-hx5wr
@Sunnygirl-hx5wr 3 жыл бұрын
they used this song in commercial for Venus women's razors a few years back maybe that's were you heard it
@maryleecolonna6502
@maryleecolonna6502 3 жыл бұрын
Great to see your smile Jamel! Love your reaction to a song I've known since my first radio.
@tickedoffnow
@tickedoffnow 3 жыл бұрын
My parents are Baby Boomers I'm a Millennial I was raised on songs like this 🤟
@manchesterexplorer8519
@manchesterexplorer8519 3 жыл бұрын
Your parents must of had you at an an old age lol . I was born in 76 and my parents listened to this . I'd recommend the complete album , some songs are almost heavy in nature almost punk like rifts. Listen to " Love Buzz" Nirvana made a cover of it.
@tickedoffnow
@tickedoffnow 3 жыл бұрын
@@manchesterexplorer8519 they were in their late 30s I'm almost 30 now which is crazy
@manchesterexplorer8519
@manchesterexplorer8519 3 жыл бұрын
They weren't baby boomers then , baby boomers were born directly after WW2. Your parents would of grown up in the 50's and be teens in the 60's. For example I'm 45 , I'm considered generation X , for being a teen in the early 90's .....and yes life really flies by , every year seems to go by faster.
@vannacee26
@vannacee26 3 жыл бұрын
@@manchesterexplorer8519 Baby Boomers were born from 1946-1964
@raycornell5102
@raycornell5102 3 жыл бұрын
Was covered by 3 girls known as BananaRama in the 80's
@DaT0nkee
@DaT0nkee 3 жыл бұрын
Exacly. And Siobhan Fahey from Bananarama baceme Shakespeare's Sister later with original songs, like Stay.
@TracyfromNC
@TracyfromNC 3 жыл бұрын
It was a commercial for Venus razors for women's legs.
@jamelakajamal
@jamelakajamal 3 жыл бұрын
👍🏾🤣Yes I Just Remembered
@hyperboloidofonesheet1036
@hyperboloidofonesheet1036 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamelakajamal Also appeared in The Queen's Gambit, if you watched that recently on Netflix.
@williammetropulos1757
@williammetropulos1757 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. I remember when it came out. For years I thought it was a guy singing lead. Love the video. Thanks!!!!
@frandistabile4723
@frandistabile4723 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was a guy until I just heard it here. Lol! Love this song. Still have the 45
@Phoenix85006
@Phoenix85006 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought it was a dude singing too! 😮😆
@josejunio8436
@josejunio8436 3 жыл бұрын
I could not believe it was woman singing this.
@lisaspikes4291
@lisaspikes4291 3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@DanielHernandez-ie4cp
@DanielHernandez-ie4cp 2 жыл бұрын
I was born 1960. And I love shocking blue. And the Zombies
@annasaylor3566
@annasaylor3566 3 жыл бұрын
Love love love this song one of my favories
@39thala
@39thala 3 жыл бұрын
They did some great songs, "Love Buzz" one of my favs. "Never Marry a Railroad Man" has a couple of great videos. And their song, "Mighty Joe" (my other favorite) was actually a minor hit for them.
@GivnoFyux444
@GivnoFyux444 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it actually was filmed at a zoo outside The Hague.
@elsdebruin8929
@elsdebruin8929 3 жыл бұрын
The Netherlands 😊
@alphatrion100
@alphatrion100 3 жыл бұрын
Wassenaar?
@daggicat8763
@daggicat8763 3 жыл бұрын
They are dutch, thats cool, never noticed that before
@atombomb31458
@atombomb31458 3 жыл бұрын
@@elsdebruin8929 holland as well;)
@waynehackney5812
@waynehackney5812 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see someone reacting to Shocking Blue.
@brendadickenson6743
@brendadickenson6743 2 жыл бұрын
I forgot about this song and group, I grew up with this , In 60’s and early ‘70! I love this! Thank you so much!
@VanWhistler
@VanWhistler 3 жыл бұрын
Bananarama covered the song in the 80s. It is used a lot in commercials, namely the Venus brand of feminine shaving products. This band is called Shocking Blue.
@cmadams7
@cmadams7 3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest one hit wonders of all time. Try “Ma Belle Amie” by the Tea Set.
@renepeterse1884
@renepeterse1884 3 жыл бұрын
They’re not one hot wonders. They had great song, where covered by the likes of Nirvana..
@cjpew
@cjpew 3 жыл бұрын
Also on K-Tel 24 Electrifying Hits - #2
@glenndespres5317
@glenndespres5317 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding me of this lost song! OMG I had forgotten, but remember it so vividly now. I was reading The Day Kennedy Was Shot and this song was playing on the radio. It stuck.
@jimmymelendez1836
@jimmymelendez1836 3 жыл бұрын
@@renepeterse1884 They are one hit wonders. I just Googled the song.
@djray369
@djray369 3 жыл бұрын
MightyJoe was a follow up
@johnboydTx
@johnboydTx 3 жыл бұрын
Now you're stepping back in time drive-in movie's before you were born. Good fun
@rhiannonvorstag9403
@rhiannonvorstag9403 3 жыл бұрын
I was just Thinking about this song!!!! then I put on KZbin and What do I see? I LOVED THIS SONG WHEN IT 1ST CAME OUT ! We played it ALL DAY THE TIME! it has been "covered"more than once, but I'm "a musical Snob"! No one can "Touch Shocking Blue"! Stay Safe ❤️ Keep Well Everyone!
@dianesinnett4391
@dianesinnett4391 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue is the Band
@markabboud8564
@markabboud8564 3 жыл бұрын
Best Dutch Band ever
@paulkeah-tighii7046
@paulkeah-tighii7046 3 жыл бұрын
Big fan since 1968 when I heard"Send me a postcard"great song, listen to it 😎😆
@slimpickins9124
@slimpickins9124 3 жыл бұрын
There is a lot of good tunes in the "One hit wonder" category. This was a big hit on the charts.
@soterioncoil2163
@soterioncoil2163 3 жыл бұрын
It shouldn't have been a 'one hit wonder' for them. A lot of their other songs are great too - maybe better.
@kthor
@kthor 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, there certainly are! Another great “one hit wonder” is “Tighter, Tighter” by Alive N Kickin’!! Check it out brother!
@oolivegreen
@oolivegreen 3 жыл бұрын
They weren't a 1 hit wonder lmao
@jballs777
@jballs777 3 жыл бұрын
Not a one hit wonder Love buzz was a hit for them and also for nirvana when they played it
@drudeezy2966
@drudeezy2966 3 жыл бұрын
You're missing out if you write them off as a 1 hit wonder. They called De La Soul a 1 hit wonder too smh
@victorvasquez1923
@victorvasquez1923 3 жыл бұрын
Their song "Love Buzz" was covered Nirvana twenty years later.
@gadgetsgalore
@gadgetsgalore 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! On the Bleach album.
@kebabgud
@kebabgud 3 жыл бұрын
It was not the only influence the band had on Nirvana, Kurt mentioned them as one of their MANY inspirations
@yolandajohnson8685
@yolandajohnson8685 3 жыл бұрын
I love these early 70's BOMBSHELLS!!!! The guitarist Van Leeuwen wrote this song. And when he was writing he misspelled Goddess, he spelled it: Goddness on the mountaintop. And that is the exact way the sexy leader Mariska pronounced. Shocking Blue were from the Netherlands and spoke very little English.
@razzberrylogic
@razzberrylogic 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue is underrated and most people don't have any idea that they are the original artist of this song. You may also want to check out Send Me A Postcard, Shocking You and Inkpot... these are 3 more of their songs that are often overlooked and under appreciated.
@cliffsmelley5026
@cliffsmelley5026 3 жыл бұрын
They were great. Wished more people knew about them.
@johnnyfever3832
@johnnyfever3832 3 жыл бұрын
Actually the original tune was written in 1963 by The Big Three” called “The Banjo Song”. They didn’t sue because they had lifted it from the old southern folk song “O Susannah”
@razzberrylogic
@razzberrylogic 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyfever3832 Thanks for providing some additional information. Yes, the Venus music was "inspired" (taken) from the "The Banjo Song", but Robbie van Leeuwen of Shocking Blue wrote new lyrics and Shocking Blue are recognized as the original artist of the song Venus.
@johnnyfever3832
@johnnyfever3832 3 жыл бұрын
@@razzberrylogic don’t get me wrong. It’s one of my favorite songs of the era. Everybody “borrowed” tunes at that time ( and still do), and this one was beautifully done.
@lumikarhu7340
@lumikarhu7340 3 жыл бұрын
Yay! And you look in better spirits! 💛Suggest “Love Buzz” by Shocking Blue (or Nirvana’s 1988 cover of “Love Buzz” on their first album, Bleach, which rules). “Send Me a Postcard” is good, too.
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
Love Buzz was Nirvana's first single as well, and 1st pressings of that 45 are now quite rare
@filmkid541
@filmkid541 3 жыл бұрын
There's a live performance shot in b&w that shows the raw sound of Shocking Blue and that this was more of a true garage rock song. It's up on KZbin.
@paulkeah-tighii7046
@paulkeah-tighii7046 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta do more Shocking Blue,"Live in Japan"sounds awesome, when you hear her sing live, gonna knock your socks off son😎👍
@Seaguardian80
@Seaguardian80 3 жыл бұрын
The (late) 60s were such a superior time for music and I say this as an 80s baby. Love, love, LOVE the 60s.
@justchillin2844
@justchillin2844 3 жыл бұрын
This a dutch band right? Very popular song back in the day🤗🤗🤗
@JulioLeonFandinho
@JulioLeonFandinho 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, they were dutch... there were lots of very good dutch bands in the 60s. Some think that Holland had the best pop/rock scene during the 60s in Europe after the British
@arnosnippe6619
@arnosnippe6619 3 жыл бұрын
Your absolutely right
@kathyjam2482
@kathyjam2482 3 жыл бұрын
Mel this journey has helped me during these terrible times. I truly thank you and appreciate all you do. 🙏🙏🙏
@aaronlopez3585
@aaronlopez3585 3 жыл бұрын
Jamel Venus by Shocking blue after so many decades It still a wonderful sound. Thanks for playing it.
@industryterm
@industryterm 3 жыл бұрын
you have probably heard the bananarama cover of this song- that's how you know it
@rachel-in-the-208
@rachel-in-the-208 3 жыл бұрын
Or he heard it on the commercial for women’s razors. (Likely 😉)
@larrygrebler5054
@larrygrebler5054 3 жыл бұрын
@@rachel-in-the-208 Right, the shaver is named Venus.
@Goatboysminion
@Goatboysminion 3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe from the Brady Bunch movie. This is Marcia Brady's theme!👏👏👏👏
@esther2208
@esther2208 3 жыл бұрын
@goatboy lmao omg….I guess I thought I was the only one who heard it from that movie. First time I ever heard it was when I was like 5 from that movie 😂😂😂
@randytorres8211
@randytorres8211 3 жыл бұрын
This song starts the "Stars on 45 Medley" a hit in the 70s. Do a reaction to the Stars on 45 Medley for a short trip mostly songs done by the Beatles from the 60s. Thanks
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
That's actually an edit from the album cut. It takes up all of side 1
@David_Theisen
@David_Theisen 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard Stars on 45 myself! Early 80s! I think on 8 track cartridge or cassette! And it was i think the Beatles medley!! Memories from that one!! You gotta react to that, Meco’s Empire Strikes Back Disco, Electric Boogie, Cha Cha Slide, The Hustle, Le Freak, Macarena and Living La Vida Loca
@fannyprice7529
@fannyprice7529 2 жыл бұрын
A classic for all time - better than ANYTHING today
@AlvaroDiazCastro
@AlvaroDiazCastro 2 жыл бұрын
2021 12 31, remembering Shocking Blue - Venus as the athem for my 70's time frame when I was born. But seeing you reacting to this theme just sparked my day. Woooha.
@warrendickinson2621
@warrendickinson2621 3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Shocking Blue was a Dutch band, and she, Mariska Veres, couldn't speak English. Someone wrote the lyrics out for her phonetically, and she sang it straight, not even knowing what the lyrics said.
@keensoundguy6637
@keensoundguy6637 3 жыл бұрын
I've doubted the veracity of that claim. She would have had to have done that for many years, effectively making a career of that tactic. Listen to this from '64: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3jSqJ98f7yMjsU
@videogeekin
@videogeekin 3 жыл бұрын
“If you haven’t already try this classic “ Something in the Air”(Thunderclap Newman).”
@psu7276
@psu7276 3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy how today's "younger" people get to listen to, enjoy, appreciate, and fully understand some great songs from the 60s and 70s. Hell, I didn't fully understand many of them till later in life. 😎
@krissmgvlogs
@krissmgvlogs 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the Bananarama version from the 80s, a UK band. And it has been used in many commercials. This is my first time seeing and hearing the original. What a brilliant song.
@manonfireletsdrowsehim3205
@manonfireletsdrowsehim3205 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Jamal!!
@bonesjackson81
@bonesjackson81 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yes. Absolutely love this song. The 45 gets spun frequently here. Edit: Try 'Lake Shore Drive' by Aliotta Jeremiah and Haynes next
@xamanthe
@xamanthe 3 жыл бұрын
Edit: Try 'Lake Shore Drive' by Aliotta Jeremiah and Haynes next Yes!!!!
@rigelmoon9030
@rigelmoon9030 2 жыл бұрын
Jam Man....You are stuck in the 70's. And, that's the greatest time to be alive. Good for you. Right on and solid. Dutch bands. So cool.
@sonnyjames8922
@sonnyjames8922 3 жыл бұрын
Her name was Mariska Veres. In 1975, she recorded a song called "Take Me High". Find it, it's on KZbin, a great song you all should hear. She passed away in 2006 (Age 59, cancer). Love her voice.
@etepeteseat7424
@etepeteseat7424 3 жыл бұрын
They also have a really cool, but far less well known song called "Love Buzz", which, surprising as it might be, Nirvana actually covered and released as the A side of their first single in 1988. Both versions are good, but unsurprisingly fairly distinctive.
@walterhull468
@walterhull468 3 жыл бұрын
It was on a commercial for years lady razors
@alrivers2297
@alrivers2297 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, but I believe it was the Bananrama cover of this song they used.
@artforrockstars5264
@artforrockstars5264 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jamel, finally my request.
@timlamb9428
@timlamb9428 3 жыл бұрын
Jamel, I really appreciate how you conduct your videos. You speak clear and precise and get to the video. You don't pause or interrupt very often but just enough to put your intake in and just the right time which is quick and to the point. Keep up the excellent work.
@heyfunny3036
@heyfunny3036 3 жыл бұрын
OMG I was in Jr High when this came on the scene, WKLZ in Detroit! Way back machine indeed!
@Tracer9GTRider8
@Tracer9GTRider8 3 жыл бұрын
Going wayyyyyyyyy back! You probably know the Bananarama version. The song is Venus.
@jernigan007
@jernigan007 3 жыл бұрын
yep thats how i know it
@j7286
@j7286 3 жыл бұрын
I'm old enough to remember when this song first came on the radio. Shout out to The Queen's Gambit for showcasing it in the Netflix series.
@anthonyblakely399
@anthonyblakely399 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They had a number of psychedelic rock hits throughout the counterculture movement during the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard", "Love Buzz", and "Venus," the last of which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13.5 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974
@AJfanboy1
@AJfanboy1 3 жыл бұрын
And the vinyl album with this song is almost impossible to find. I've looked.
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
The band was highly influential to Nirvana--their first single was a cover of Love Buzz. (edit: their self-titled LP is probably sought out more often now)
@brandonio_granger
@brandonio_granger 3 жыл бұрын
Music On Vinyl has reissued all the Shocking Blue albums in recent years, highly, highly recommend.
@Austinite333
@Austinite333 3 жыл бұрын
I was in Jr high when this broke. Everyone said shit this goes to the top.
@RoaldKoger
@RoaldKoger 3 жыл бұрын
Shocking Blue were the original performers of the song. Guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, now 76, wrote it. The song was so successful that he can live on the royalties of that song alone. The Netherlands had a lot of great and internationally succesful bands in the late sixties and early seventies. Prime examples being "Radar Love" by Golden Earring and "Russian Spy and I" by The Hunters, featuring guitar virtuoso Jan Akkerman. It makes me proud to be Dutch.
@donaldscheer5206
@donaldscheer5206 3 жыл бұрын
All from the Netherlands, They all passed away except robin van leeuwen, The Band Leader & Lead guitarist. Drummer: Cor van der Beek passed away on April 2, 1998. Vocalist: Maria Elisabeth Ender, Stage Name Mariska Veres, Passed on Dec. 2 2006. Bass guitarist: Klaasje van der Wal passed: 12 February 2018. They had hits mostly released in Europe, They were Loved by their fans in Japan. I knew this band on a personal level and they are very special to me! Miss them. Robbi is now 78, Robbi wrote most of The Shocking Blue Songs even wrote "Love Buzz", which was covered by Nirvana Shocking Blue! A group of extremely likeable musicians so underrated by the Music World!
@johnnieangel99
@johnnieangel99 3 жыл бұрын
Way back machine on Professor Peabody. While the cover was pretty decent. This one is still better. Edgier, the cover was over-produced. And Mariska Veres had a seriously nice voice Bananarama covered it
@Pixelologist
@Pixelologist 3 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%.
@rafaelorantes7185
@rafaelorantes7185 3 жыл бұрын
Nasty version.
@Deborahtunes
@Deborahtunes 3 жыл бұрын
I know I'll probably get some slack on this, but in 1986, Bananarama did a great cover of the song. Although very different than the original here...
@ncoppens
@ncoppens 3 жыл бұрын
I like both
@Deborahtunes
@Deborahtunes 3 жыл бұрын
@@ncoppens ~ 👍Me too...
@rafaelorantes7185
@rafaelorantes7185 3 жыл бұрын
Great cover?
@Deborahtunes
@Deborahtunes 3 жыл бұрын
@@rafaelorantes7185 ~ I believe it was great. It was different, but without losing the original composition. Anyone can record a cover just like the original recording. It takes creativity to redo it, and make it their own at the same time...
@keithespinoza2064
@keithespinoza2064 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I love both versions, both went #1. Bananarama’s version was an 80’s dance club interpretation of the original. The same and yet different. I can listen to either over and over.
@yvoheaton6402
@yvoheaton6402 3 жыл бұрын
I was dancing to this way back in the day at our local Youth Club. How the memories have flooded back of first kisses and so much more...
@1st1anarkissed
@1st1anarkissed 3 жыл бұрын
I still have this on a Ktel mix track vinyl 12". It has been used lately to hawk women's razors, so you've been hearing it there.
@darost
@darost 3 жыл бұрын
First version. Girl band had hit in 80s w/it.
@perijetton9275
@perijetton9275 3 жыл бұрын
We are jamming tonight! 💜☮️
@keithetherington4824
@keithetherington4824 3 жыл бұрын
This song was on the radio all thought the 70's. It was just one of those songs that never became boring or over played.
@rle5178
@rle5178 3 жыл бұрын
WOW! This is the EARLIEST I've ever tuned into one of your reactions!! LOL!! :-)
@michaelbuhl4250
@michaelbuhl4250 3 жыл бұрын
I really like the Shocking Blue song "Never Marry a Railroad Man."
@karencogs1
@karencogs1 3 жыл бұрын
Bananarama did a remake in the 80’s. Also used in Venus shaver commercials!
@geertdelange4785
@geertdelange4785 3 жыл бұрын
Another great band from the Netherlands, back in the seventies🤘🏻❤️🇳🇱 Great hit also in the US
@rickstrizic4199
@rickstrizic4199 3 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions to the music I grew up with. Welcome to ROCK AND ROLL! 2🤘😎
@mikegoin6023
@mikegoin6023 3 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. Band is Shocking Blue. Venus has been done by many bands. Gotta check out "Love Buzz" by the same band.
@robertcherman
@robertcherman 3 жыл бұрын
One of the first songs I learned to play on the bass, but we did Nirvana's version.
@djhrecordhound4391
@djhrecordhound4391 3 жыл бұрын
Love Buzz was Nirvana's first single. The first pressing 45rpm of it is now rare
@oscarsalinassaenz6740
@oscarsalinassaenz6740 3 жыл бұрын
React to the song“ Never Marry a Railroad Man”,,,,, from the same band....
@robertburke5354
@robertburke5354 3 жыл бұрын
Good song. And that would make Shocking Blue a "more-than-one-hit" wonder. ;-)
@paulkeah-tighii7046
@paulkeah-tighii7046 3 жыл бұрын
That's a another great song from Shocking Blue!😎
@patientzeropoint5271
@patientzeropoint5271 3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah man, that's such an amazing song.
@nelsonx5326
@nelsonx5326 3 жыл бұрын
That is pure 60's sound. The chords, the rhythm.
@robertcutting4007
@robertcutting4007 3 жыл бұрын
Don't know what exactly is going on with you channels but whatever it is you have my support and everyone in this community. Love you brother!
@ronniemerchant4341
@ronniemerchant4341 3 жыл бұрын
She's hot
@matthewstellato4879
@matthewstellato4879 3 жыл бұрын
Sexy Dutch girl I believe great eyes sexy 👀.
@timpindar
@timpindar 3 жыл бұрын
Damn right
@nathankrush3289
@nathankrush3289 3 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah
@nathankrush3289
@nathankrush3289 3 жыл бұрын
Tall brunettes are always the sexiest
@vanhouten7377
@vanhouten7377 3 жыл бұрын
John Fred and his playboy band - Judy in disguise
@billyoliver4000
@billyoliver4000 3 жыл бұрын
This song was covered by Bananarama in the 80s. The song was used in a women's razor commercial.
@LisFayte
@LisFayte 2 жыл бұрын
Venus women’s razors used this song in their commercials 😁
@videogeekin
@videogeekin 3 жыл бұрын
“ Great Dutch group...Robbie was a great guitar player.”
@NoCoverCharge
@NoCoverCharge 3 жыл бұрын
me Reacting to this because i havent heard of this since i was 7 ...thanks...notice they cut to drums when the session lead guitarist kicks in...studio made album these guys were puppets
@gurinapsait8602
@gurinapsait8602 3 жыл бұрын
This song was popular when I was in Jr. high in the 60's.. This girl always called me Venus after this song.. I guess I had it back then and I still have it at 65..
@jackfrench3324
@jackfrench3324 3 жыл бұрын
When Barbie Dolls come to life, they sing this song! Crazy it is Jamal.
@melissadambro8873
@melissadambro8873 3 жыл бұрын
She looked like she was stoned the entire time... LOL!
@cheryldaprix5842
@cheryldaprix5842 3 жыл бұрын
A little Xanax perhaps
@David_Theisen
@David_Theisen 3 жыл бұрын
Bananarama covered this song Jamel!! That’s why you knew it!! LOL
@bill1952
@bill1952 Жыл бұрын
A goddess on a mountain top Was burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man mad Black as the dark night she was Got what no one else had, whoa! She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, at your desire
@Brighid45
@Brighid45 3 жыл бұрын
You probably heard the Bananarama cover of this. Such a great rockin pop song! Huge hit back in the day.
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