Signs - Five Man Electric Band | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@jrusso4753]

Saw a sign outside a restaurant recently. "Due to labor shortages, long haired freaky people may now apply." Brilliant. Thanks A&A. This one brings back many memories of being a long haired guy in the late 60s. Peace and love to all.

[@lmdashley6725]

😂 I love it!

[@JayyeStone]

Far out, man

[@David-iv6je]

😆

[@Bacchus69]

Awesome and groovy!

[@alanneel1369]

ive seen that too haha

[@denisemay6807]

In the sixties and early 70s there was absolutely a delineation between long and short hair on men, even no matter how successful or good you were. This song was BIG!

[@viclagina347]

And then came the 80s and that ended because the hippies were now the adults in the room. Very lenient parents.

[@independenceltd.]

@@viclagina347 my mullet got me pulled over several times in the 80s. that and the speeding.

[@joelhahn2501]

Heck, the *Beatles'* original bowl cuts were considered "too long", and got them called "mop tops".

[@viclagina347]

@@independenceltd. pigs be pigs

[@DonnaConner-fk4lm]

I've always loved seeing men with long hair, as long as they took care of it. When I was a child, my mom would take my siblings and me to the walk-in theater on the weekends to see the latest Western. While my brothers and sisters cheered on the cowboys, I was drooling over the Indians in their buckskins and war paint and bare chest.

[@viclagina347]

Haven't heard this in ages and still know every word.

[@DonnaConner-fk4lm]

I really love that you guys don't stop the song to comment. Let it play out, then do your reaction. I love watching you enjoy the music 🎵🎶

[@janetroberts3202]

That is what makes them unique!! Love that too!!

[@dansig123]

EXACTLY!!!!!!

[@danielschartzer1396]

Absolutely 👏🏼💯

[@ecnoto]

Yeah but I wonder why they can do it and all other reactors say they don’t have a choice if they want to avoid being blocked..

[@dougman23]

​@ecnoto it's about monetizing the video. Andy and Alex don't monetize...the money goes to the artist. Some still block, but most only do if you monetize your video on the back of their work

[@SaverioP]

The original version! Yay.

[@Cheryl_Haydon]

What? You mean there's another version? 😂 Yes, the original and the BEST.

[@schrodingerszombie2401]

@@Cheryl_Haydon as opposed to a live version . . .

[@jpcanes]

Yes, thank goodness not Tesla.

[@rodjohnson2632]

Yes, the shorter radio-friendly version leaves out the intro, and fades out much sooner at the end, making the song nearly a minute shorter.

[@schrodingerszombie2401]

@@rodjohnson2632 Totally forgot that!!

[@GreggOliverBass]

as a Late 60's long hair, there were lots of fist fights and near fist fights - long hair on a man was NOT an acceptable form of expression for maybe 18 months in Southern California. I remember my dad taking me to a hardware store, sending me in to buy something, them clerk took a look at my hair and told me to get out. My dad went in, came back out, and told me to go back in and get whatever it was. I went in and the guy didn't say a word, just sold it to me and handed me my change. I was pretty happy about it and when i got to the car dad asked if the guy apologized. I told him he didn't. Dad went back in and came out. He told me to go back in and buy a can of 3 in 1 oil. I did, and the guy said "sorry about before". Dad ALWAYS used to make me fight my own battles, but this ONE thing... this bias against long hair... really got to him. BTW, dad was no fan of my long hair either and we argued plenty about it... maybe he did all that because he knew I thought it meant something. post script - I am 70 and my hair is past my shoulder blades and nobody gives a fuck about.

[@argielita]

I do, get it cut.....no just joking, great story like something you see in the movies.

[@kevinkliegl9315]

What a great dad.

[@GreggOliverBass]

@@hereforit170 What a nice thing to say. He always felt that he had a clear vision of how things could be handled and he wasn't shy about giving others a hand in seeing things his way.

[@elza32358]

What a great memory 😊

[@AFmedic]

I'm 73 and up until Covid I would let my hair grow until I had a ponytail down to between my shoulder blades. I would then get it cut and donate the hair for making wigs for Cancer patients, then I'd start growing it again. My hair is a Silver-Gray (not a drab dirty gray) and they liked it because the color was perfect for older women because it looked more natural for them.

[@DonnaConner-fk4lm]

I loved the hippies and freaks. Teenager in the 70s, and the long-haired guys were the coolest, cutest and the easiest to get along with.

[@TonieMarie1962]

I could have lived without the huge mustaches & the chops! 😂😂😂

[@DonnaConner-fk4lm]

The mustaches looked good on some, like Burton Cummings, but the mutton chops wasn't a good look.

[@kev7161]

This was mid-80s, but I made a friend with a guy with long hair and a real laid-back attitude (and liked a little weed now and then). Totally opposite of who I was at that time, but we got along great!

[@WillyJackson-if6zf]

In second grade around 1973 I told my parents that I wanted to grow up and be a hippie and ride a chopper. They allowed me to grow it past my ears after many debates.

[@marktait2371]

yeh we were sterotype jocks late 70s bur had many hippy friends also all.partied together hung out they always had the you know what at parties still friends to this dsy

[@dougieyou]

Another great CANADIAN Band from back in the day tat we still listen to up here !!!!

[@coldlakealta4043]

yep, aka The Staccatos from Ottawa. Love their hit called Signs.

[@martinl8574]

I was born in 1960, you can NEVER understand the influence the music of the 60s and 70s have had on my soul and life!

[@jnywd8450]

I'll turn 64 in a few more months.

[@theodoreritola7641]

Im 63 alsoTHE 60s AND 70s RRRRRUUUULLLEEEE

[@theodoreritola7641]

Nov i turn 64 JESUS CHRIST WILLING

[@AudiophileTubes]

Born in 1961 here..... so I DO! Same here man!

[@theodoreritola7641]

@@AudiophileTubes Very Grovy..we had a blast in the late 60s n 70s

[@rbodee]

The last line still gets me choked up. "Thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine."

[@denise-jordan]

Thank you lord for thinking bout me I’m alive and doing fine…🩵✌🏼🩵

[@sallyphillips9175]

Whoo!!

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

There's a terrific "religious" song on this album taking the theme further: "Safe and Sound With Jesus".

[@ffc303]

Ain't that the truth Darlin😅

[@jimaccosted9328]

Yes and Amen!!

[@craigreid7178]

In the early '70 my band was finishing a gig in Ft. Lauderdale and went to this all-night restaurant called The Egg & You. As we were walking in the Allman Brothers was coming out and they warned us to be aware that people were hassling them about their hair. - That was a very common thing in those days.

[@TonyM1961]

Glad to see the young generation kicking back and appreciating the music of our generation. The 70s was an incredible time to be young and alive

[@stephenmolnar3393]

A friend of mine from Ontario Canada sent me a photo of sign a farmer posted on his property line which was located in the Ottawa region back at that time in the late 60’s and it read “Any trespassers will be shot on sight”. I am told one of the band members of Five Man Electrical Band saw the sign as he was driving by and it became the inspiration for the song.

[@billide1463]

I hitchhiked everywhere in the early seventies, in Ottawa late one night Brian Rading of the band picked me up. I schooled with his brother Carl in Ottawa. Great band iconic tunes.

[@tod3msn]

The song was written in California when the band was doing some recording.

[@Jalahr77]

Good story.

[@danielmurphy4429]

Get outa town 😎

[@zenrage]

In the late 70s just out of high school I applied for a job cleaning out the inside of airplanes. They said I’d have to cut my hair. I said why there’s no one on the plane but me. Needless to say I didn’t cut my hair or get the job. The song “almost cut my hair” by CSNY helped me take a stand. Definitely no regrets.

[@AliasMark69]

Remember it well. Now I'm 70 years old and I haven't cut my hair since I happily retired 15 years ago. Spark Up My Pipe 3-4 times daily for over 57 years of smiles.

[@OscarRuiz-gj3mp]

Ha . Same here.i retired,grew my hair long and hit the pipe 24 7 . 70 years old now.

[@emilyflotilla931]

69 year old granny here, letting my gray flag fly HIGH!

[@dougdavis8986]

Rock on Beavis!

[@Checkmate1954]

I'll be 70 this year, haven't cut my hair since I retired at 57. 🚬🚬🚬

[@vicprovost2561]

Wish I had my hair at 69 but been sparking up since 1971. Rock On!

[@michaellombard894]

I love the intro to this song!! The drums, then keys, then that fantastic guitar chord progression, and yes those soaring harmonies!!

[@nyrocks5580]

1971 was an incredible year for music!

[@theodoreritola7641]

STAIR WAY TO HEAVEN RELESED IN 71

[@AliasMark69]

I assembled the Fender-Rhodes Electric Piano used on this song, and hundreds more between 1972- 78 on the "Keyboard" Dept... 54 people and 17 of us never cut our hair. A great place to work at that time. The place ROCKED with product testing.

[@HealthAtAnyCost]

Thank you for your contribution... to music and the atmosphere!

[@jeffmattson5766]

RIP Bill Walton. He was a long haired hippie playing basketball in Portland in the 70s.

[@marktait2371]

we loved ol bill thats a foul.haha doctors butchered the good ol boy

[@marktait2371]

thats a fi oul.puhleeze

[@theodoreritola7641]

YES IN DEED THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ONE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN JUNE OF 1977 I LIVED in Warrenton Oregon then they where fantastic

[@zzzzzach]

I think Grateful Dead used to rope of a section for him to dance and hang out in. Otherwise, could you imagine standing behind him at a show? You wouldn't see a thing!!! He went to lots of shows and wore Dead t-shirts in some of his interviews.

[@kellylostaglia40]

He was my bf's second cousin (his mom's cousin) and my boyfriend is 6'7". Definitely got his height from his mom's side. Also a love of sports And the Grateful Dead. They are also related to Blake Lively and his mom was very close to her dad growing up.

[@viclagina347]

A band from the 80s Tesla, covered this and was a huge hit for them.

[@oboogie2]

Yep, out of Sacramento; I remember them well.

[@AaronHunter]

Great cover!

[@OfficialAuntieJenn]

Thank you! I knew someone had to beat me to this. Finally scrolled enough 😂 Tesla was my introduction to the song. So sentimentally it's still my favorite. Great song!

[@craigdragseth9272]

It was better if you ask me.

[@theodoreritola7641]

The 80s loved to copy the 70s

[@bronrutkowski2204]

Love it when the music transports me back to the 60s/ 70s

[@Vanclara7124]

Or think of the Bob Seger song Turn the Page. The line “is that a woman or a man” about when he goes into a diner. Seger had real long hair back then.

[@AFmedic]

I'm 73 so I lived through it. The feeling between short hair/ long haired was NOT reciprocal. Those with long hair were disdained/frowned upon, yet while in the Air Force, I and friend took leave and went to Woodstock. Despite being the very rare "short haired" people there we were totally accepted, looked upon, and treated as a kindred soul.

[@mattcanich]

My dad was one of your fellow shorthairs at Woodstock, just out of basic if I recall.

[@AFmedic]

@@mattcanich In a crowd of over 3000 we were easy to spot because we stood out. LOL

[@vampfashions]

It took me 24 years to figure out that long hair was cool and rebellious, but you can only get away with the truly disruptive and radical stuff when you cut your hair and put on a suit.

[@BrianHanners-vt3hn]

Always loved this song, great story telling about freedom man !!!

[@beatlesarebest]

LOVE THIS SONG!!!! The ultimate protest song.

[@chrisjenkins6120]

You two do very well. Signs was recorded in 1970. Man alive I was your age back then. I was a hippie and the world was so much different then. Revolution was in the air. Vietnam was hated. This song was an A.

[@quinny6920]

LoveEd this song Played it on the jukebox in the diner all the time!!!

[@davidwalsh7128]

Fit right in on the radio with Spirit in the Sky and Hair....

[@privatename123]

Almost Cut My Hair by CSN&Y next!

[@JayyeStone]

First. Great tune. Nice doo Andy. The long hair thing was what Bob Seger was talking about in Turn the Page. Is that a woman or a man. That was a grave insult back then.

[@BlowinFree]

Yeah cause nowadays men are thin on the ground

[@vampfashions]

Also Dude Looks Like a Lady

[@melodypanek448]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@larrydeshazo260]

One of THE Best Rock Songs of All Time!!!

[@suzanneprock7286]

I love this song, reminds me of Junior High School, it was very popular.

[@Indeniles]

👍 awesome tune

[@HeartOfHippie]

I remember singing with everyone on school bus😂 I still know all the words, graduated high school 1977😊 ✌️

[@Cheryl_Haydon]

Happy that you guys are finally reacting to this song. This has to be one of the greatest songs from the 70's. S tier in my humble opinion!

[@theodoreritola7641]

MONGO JERRY INTHE SUMMER TIME SOLD 35 MILLION RECORDS

[@Thejazzfan66]

The rock band Tesla did a cover of this song.

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

I love this song so much.its so nostalgic great reaction

[@greg42864]

Hit “Hair” from the Cowsills.

[@dougclark7077]

This song has touched me for many years, especially the line where he makes his own sign. i am going through some major issues right now, including two hospital stays and major surgery. I have been thanking the Lord for thinking about me and being alive. A+ for me

[@HealthAtAnyCost]

Hang in there... sending you energy and light.

[@dougclark7077]

@@HealthAtAnyCost Thank you.

[@mike_valenza]

What a great song. I have such memories of hearing this song on the car radio when my family went on a road trip in 1971.

[@memorylane7068]

Haven't heard the intro in many, many years! Tesla covered this around 1992.

[@joelliebler5690]

Such a seriously fun and appropriate song!

[@Lensmaster1]

In the 60s, having long hair was so controversial and such a challenge to the status quo that the first Broadway rock musical, which covered a number of topics happening at the time, was simply called Hair. The title song was a celebration of long hair.

[@greggw.brevoort]

Andy's friend had a point: there are simply songs (and albums) that will never even make it to an A&A poll, songs that even if mentioned in the comments may only garner a few likes. But there are SO many great ones out there of that certainly warrant your listening to. ("Signs" is a perfect example). I wish there was less reliance on polls - and that you could venture out into the unknown a little bit more, even if it's just a couple folks saying, "you gotta hear this one!" Not a poll, but maybe a thread topic: "Songs, albums and artists that really had an impact, or were a favorite of yours, but were not necessarily popular." Maybe you could enlist your old friend Adam to maybe pre-listen to a few and go, "Yeah, you really need to listen to this Brian Protheroe (or Aztec Two Step or Nina Hagen) song or album." ❤

[@RP50]

The follow-up “Absolutely Right” is even better.

[@janeschreiner9641]

You guys were born too late. Glad you’re enjoying it all now.

[@pietropetralia7600]

I was raised in the Hudson Valley and remember all the Hippies going to Woodstock. There were 2 songs that I loved from that time. One was “Signs” and the other was “Hair”. Both iconic songs from the era!

[@lilsuzq32]

1971: The year before I graduated from HS - still the greatest song ever written/performed. By Canadians, no less -- well, they were letting our draft-age men come up there.

[@vampfashions]

Well, most of the great music from the 60s to the 80s came from Canada, just sayin'

[@tjtampa214]

"I" def... w/o a doubt ... requested this song! 😊 🎵 ✌️😎By name, but I didn't know the band name. Fun song with a great message. But today, it's too tricky anymore to give ppl more than half a chance. But half a chance is something. Back in the 60s the culture was a trip. I was tiny but I saw a lot - some good, some tragic. This is back when boys got a crew cut on a regular basis and only 3 channels on TV. Haha. So diff.

[@williamstevenson4694]

Dudes check out L.A.B in the air and personify.. live at roundhead studios..great n.z band

[@kdogusna77]

Damn we had a lot of great music growing up. And an allusion to Woody Guthrie's verse that doesn't get taught in elementary school: As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said "No trespassin'" But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! - from "This Land Is Your Land."

[@terrygarcia897]

Watch and listen to them everyday

[@kevinkliegl9315]

Forgot about this song, thanks for playing it.

[@sandyshoenberger2697]

Thank you for reacting to this great song. ❤

[@James-ug8wg]

I was 10 years old when this song hit the radio and have liked it ever since. Thanks for the memories.

[@miahill4050]

When my son was two years old, this was his favourite song 😊❤!

[@sarahzentexas]

Somehow I still know every single lyric of this song. Made such a huge impression on me in my childhood. I’ve been so lucky 😊 to have grown up hearing what I heard.

[@lukeslc-xd8ds]

Just an observation: Five Man ElectricAL Band. Well done, guys.

[@matzrat5006]

This song started a world wide movement to get rid of all the signs., if you look at a pic from the 60's, the landscape was just plastered with signs of every kind , yes even most of the Neon signs that everyone loves.

[@SawyerWhiteMoon-hg6vi]

Such a great tune from ‘71.

[@lisal6121]

Loved when it came on the radio! Everyone sang along at the top of their voice!! ❤

[@jflago]

I loved this one as a kid! In 71, I was just 8 years old when this song came out. I remember thinking I was so cool because I understood the concept

[@theshadowfax239]

It is really cool when you start to get to that age where you understand the deeper meaning behind songs. 😊

[@Troublette59]

One of the early singles I ever bought. Actually from the early 70s and not the 60s.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

I had the single, too. Probably still out in the garage somewhere.

[@Troublette59]

@@patriciamorgan6545mine’s up in the attic!😁

[@BumblebeeElectron]

It can take visitors to Hawaiʻi a while to notice that there's something they're *not* seeing: billboards. The hugest and most obnoxious of signs are not allowed to ruin the landscape in Hawaiʻi, nor in Alaska, Maine, and Vermont.

[@Linda-y9h]

Speaking of long hair...Andy, love it! So different from the days you did reactions from your bedroom. ❤😊

[@ronaldalagia9211]

sortly after i got back from vietnam i was growing my hair. my wife and i went to rent an apartment from a business owner in town. he told me he won't rent to me because i had long hair. he said he would never hire anyone for his factory with long hair either. a few years later i saw a picture of him in the paper and he had semi long hair and long thick sideburns.

[@timcarder2170]

One more of the more underrated bands from Canada (formed in Ottawa). Even some Canadians don't realize they're a Canadian band.

[@TheFlowNetwork]

One of the best signs I ever read was at the boarding gate of the Koh Samui, Thailand airport in the late 90's. There was an oil drum full of sand and the sign above it read "Please fully discharge your firearm before boarding the aircraft"

[@dwinkleman]

One of the best signs I ever saw was in a recreation center in the bathroom "Employees, did you was your hands?" Scribbled beneath was, "No, but I dried them."

[@Oron-n5l]

Another fine Canadian band from the early 70s. This was all over the radio airwaves, when I was a child. Loved it. ---OronOfMontreal

[@coldlakealta4043]

they were originally the Staccatos when they performed in Ottawa. My favourite song of the 5 Man was "Signs"

[@adamplace1414]

I got my mom a reissue Beatles live album on vinyl for Christmas this year, and as we sat around the record player listening to it, I swear to God I felt the magic of what it was like in her era, getting together with whichever friend first bought the new album you were all excited for, listening together for the first time. Thanks for bringing some of that magic here. Great stuff

[@jeffrogers2180]

Oh, the battles we had with our parents... Early seventies, early teen years, all we wanted to do was grow our hair long.

[@CharmCityCrystals]

...and wear bell bottoms...😊

[@scottNNJ]

I have a seventeen-year old son - he stopped cutting his hair during Covid, and never restarted. We like it, and encourage it.

[@jaybengston1164]

Absolutely! My mother caved before my father did.

[@theodoreritola7641]

AND VERY ATTRACTIVE ON 70s babes 4 sure

[@wicky4473]

Haven’t heard this for absolute ages!!

[@gregj1295]

What memorable music came out of the late 60"s and early 70's. And were still listening and loving it today.

[@maceomaceo11]

We fellas solved this dilemma in the 80's with the freedom of the "mullett" with a pony tail.

[@valelavidavivir5842]

AWESOME lightning in a bottle song. Been trying to get you to hear this for a while. Great nod to the song with your hat Alex. Such great lyrics. Give those boys an S-tier. It was a great song from a Canadian band.

[@karehelene]

In relation to this, if you haven't hit it yet, you should check out Bob Seger, Turn the Page (live from Cobo Center).

[@thomasmcintosh390]

Don't know if you've done or heard this song before, but Charlie Daniels' "Long Haired Country Boy" is a great tune. Also, since you mentioned Easy Rider try Daniels' "Uneasy Rider" on for size.

[@fredinaz]

Great suggestions!

[@OscarRuiz-gj3mp]

Tokin on a number and digging on the radio.

[@garyw6330]

Uneasy Rider ‘88 too. Not about long hair but a great tune

[@majones501]

I grew up out in the country in Missouri, and was one of those long-haired freaky people in the late 70s. As a junior and senior I worked at a full service gas station, and the head manager and our mechanic were always joking that they were going to take into the back of the garage and cut all my hair off. I’ve always loved this song, and still know all the words even though I’ve not heard it for two or three decades. Thanks for the good tunes!

[@FarrellMcGovern]

A band from my home town, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They, Paul Anka, Bruce Cockburn and The Cooper Brothers are some of the excellent bands and musical artists that hailed from Ottawa. Bryan Adams grew up here, but wasn't from here, and Dan Aykroyd was born here, but is better known as an actor than as a musician.

[@coldlakealta4043]

yep, started as the Staccatos for many years

[@darrinlindsey]

I find it hard to believe that this song hasn't been requested/mentioned on your channel, previously. This was a huge song, when it was released. It was a Hippie Anthem. It's still played, a lot, on classic rock radio.

[@Themonk63]

Great song. Love this!

[@djd2819]

This band was from my hometown (Ottawa, Canada) and this song was HUGE here back in the day. Thanks for listening to this one, dudes.

[@coldlakealta4043]

yep, they started off in Ottawa as the Staccatos

[@djd2819]

@@coldlakealta4043 I was saddened when Les Emmerson died a few years ago. The man was a local legend. RIP

[@genecase9464]

As I remember, this song created quite a stire when it came out. Both for the lyrics and for the catchy tune! Ah, the early 70's!

[@scottsnyder2726]

Great song. Love your exploration into early rock, even though this was released in 1971. It does capture the tenor of the era. It is great musically and lyrically. Keep exploring early rock, and the R&B, funk, folk, blues and jazz that all came together to inspire it, and a generation that enjoyed it. It was an incredible time to come of age. Some much creativity and innovation in music

[@willcool713]

I was maybe 6, in Houston, and my parents or my aunt -- can't recall -- took me to the theater. It was the '70's, so when I had to use the restroom during the movie, I went on my own. I didn't know where it was so I asked at the concession counter. They pointed me to the girls' room, because I had long blond hair, but I said loudly, "I'm a boy!" They insisted though, that if I had long hair I had to use the little girls' room. So I did, and never thought twice about it. I had similar trouble in school until later when I was bussed across town to the ghetto for school. Nobody cared about my hair there, just my skin color.

[@RalphAP]

I love that in-your-face cymbal and other surprises at this early era of isolated recording techniques.

[@lisalong2622]

The Band- TESLA- is known for their Great Cover of this song 👍💯✌️

[@markcampbell6194]

This band’s follow-up single, “Absolutely Right” is a real banger.

[@vampfashions]

Their best is one called "I'm A Stranger Here." It has a message that may be more relevant now, 50 years later. Also, a great rock song.

[@ladyca8366]

One of my all time favorite songs.

[@craigbustin1293]

Five Man Electrical Band had another banger, "Absolutely Right," a few months after "Signs."

[@jordan390a]

And I'm a Stranger Here....

[@JohnnyTalia]

At the high school I went to, the principal got tired of telling the boys to cut their hair. One day, he rounded up all the longhairs, herded them into a school bus, drive them to the barber shop, and paid for all of them to get their hair cut. That was 1968, and it made all the local papers. Try that today and there would be violence, multiple lawsuits, and bloodshed at School Board meetings.

[@vampfashions]

If the principal had tried to force me into a haircut, he would have been forced into a hospital. I kinda dug my hair and was a wee bit protective lol

[@vdimasteremeritus]

Nicely done gentlemen. I first joined your channel back when the description would say “College students react to” whatever song. 22 k subs. To quote a cigarette ad back when they had them when this song was on the radio: You’ve come a long way baby…

[@maruad7577]

Man, this song got played so heavily on Canadian AM stations back in the day.

[@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.]

Chum Radio,it got played so much because back then you had to play 50% Canadian content.

[@maruad7577]

It was either CFRW or CKY in Winnipeg (iirc).

[@terriemartinez9989]

The Motor City

[@terriemartinez9989]

CKLW, was just across the river to Detroit, The Motor City,...I was lucky to be in that hub .. I lived at n Ohio/Michigan/ Indiana area,, almost Chicago... Any West Coast radio were late comers to the plays,,,

[@Renkk17]

Five Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right - I'm a Stranger here

[@LoriCurl]

I forgot how much this one kicks ass, especially at that time! Thank You!! I dated a musician with hair to his waist. That meant, for me, I had to have mine longer! lol 20 yrs later, my hair is also to my waist and it was living through that time that made me feel the way I do about hair.

[@MartyGlenn72]

When this song was a hit in 1971, I only listened to radio stations that played the single version or radio edit, which left out most of the instrumental intro as well as the instrumental outro. I didn’t get to hear the full version until about 10 years later. And when I heard it, I couldn’t believe what I had missed all those years!

[@1largelaw]

I grew up in the time that this song came out. Growing your hair long was everything. They even made a musical about it...."HAIR".

[@flubblert]

They should do the main theme from the musical that became a hit in 1969, "Hair" by The Cowsills. It really helps define and celebrates the importance young folks had for their hair at the time, and the freedom to wear it however they chose.

[@sallyphillips9175]

Yay!! I've been wanting y'all to do this one for AGES!!! I sent you a DM on IG asking for it. I LOVE THIS SONNNNNGGGGGGGG!

[@salinagrrrl69]

Our family has today & since 1964 a sign company. In our work van heading to or from a job this would come on the radio occasionally in the 1970s. It was THEE TUNE we loved to hate.