Im 74, and I can still remember the words to this song, yet I can't remember what I did 20 minutes ago.
@johnbatch92764 ай бұрын
The song was memorable and maybe 20 minutes ago wasn't that memorable ha ha 😉 😅 😆 🤔
@god-madevideos86083 ай бұрын
I am 73 and the other day it occurred to me that I can remember every name, first and last name, of the handful of people I worked with on my first full-time job 55 years ago, but I cannot remember a single name of anyone I worked with the last years before I retired 8 years ago.
@rogerdickinson9202 ай бұрын
@@god-madevideos8608 I'm 76and this is not the first time I've come across this song. Later this year I plan to see Justin Hayward and later ELO...bucket list. I'm still working as a Construction Safety Officer and doing First Aid. Better than developing dry rot.
@brotzmannsax2 ай бұрын
LOL, I believe when you remember last century much more then this century, it's a natural old age occurrence.
These days are long gone , what a shame . These songs and music were amazing for all of us . People my age , 64, will. never forget these songs . Thank you .
@rogerpr3642 ай бұрын
I seconde that! except I'm 67
@edwardambrose8704Ай бұрын
Never Forget !!! 69 z.
@JohnDavis-xk5fi2 жыл бұрын
Really great live version. No lip-synching! I have always thought that Spanky had a great voice. She was underrated and didn't get the attention and accolades that she deserved. I don't want to leave out the rest of the band either. Great vocal arrangement and playing!
@Tonetwisters Жыл бұрын
As a guitarist of 60 years and weekend performer of 35, I can say that I heartily agree. Spanky was as good as Judith Durham, whom I loved also ... And the back up guys were dead-on.
@flbeachcat Жыл бұрын
She had a great voice! No doubt about that!
@kevinpayne5699 Жыл бұрын
A second rate Judith Durham (The Seekers).
@Planktontwo Жыл бұрын
Spanky's daughter Eleanor McPharland is a great singer indeed.
@kurtvonfricken6829 Жыл бұрын
Anyone that can fill in for Mama Cass has to have a great voice.
@ThomasWise-du4si5 ай бұрын
Just a phenomenal song from the greatest year in music, 1967. Period, case closed!!!
@johnfranklin52773 ай бұрын
Agree! 68 was still pretty good to!
@mikejohn00883 ай бұрын
I wish I could do 1967 over again and she would have been gone.
@LarryNeie-lj7zcАй бұрын
Yes Thomas, might be the most iconic year for folk, pop, experimental music ever. I was16-17 and so much beautiful musical art bombarding my head! Yeah!
@objetty114 жыл бұрын
Elaine ' Spanky ' McFarlane, what a set of pipes....aloha
@Flashbacksss-tp7zb3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree and she's cute too.
@bethcrawford74273 жыл бұрын
And a great ear, too!
@veronicaorlando15623 жыл бұрын
Love them! Good ol days!
@heli-crewhgs52853 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that you're from Alaska?
@objetty113 жыл бұрын
@@heli-crewhgs5285 I don't know what would give you that idea, but no, i'm in San Diego. A California native....Aloha fellow traveler
@RGF196519 ай бұрын
This live performance was on the Mike Douglas talk show in 1967. It was in a TV studio, not on a sound stage, and live in front of a talk show studio audience. There was no auto-tuning, and no backing track, and probably a two camera shot. In light of all that, what a remarkable performance, with lead vocals and harmonies that very few performers of today would attempt live, even with all of the software assisted aides available. Really a historical glimpse of how real artists and performers used to be.
@sludge85068 ай бұрын
Wow! Professional musicians actually performing! Almost unbelievable.
@kevino4846Ай бұрын
Also, no earpiece, and just basic audio equipment. Smallish amp, etc.
@davek.59392 жыл бұрын
Loved them growing up as a kid in the 60's and 70's. Great job here. Love you Spanky (Elaine).
@EPA183 жыл бұрын
I would love for one of the 90 thumbs down to explain to me why. This is a totally live performance, without enhancements, and I think they did great!
@kevinharrington20782 жыл бұрын
Obviously Kiss fans
@oswintowns35872 жыл бұрын
I like this better than the record what a voice 👌
@gilbertgex20912 жыл бұрын
Too damn beautiful of a song
@ericbond52762 жыл бұрын
Probably haters. I hope they don't perform at children's parties.
@1JUSTGOTLUCKY12 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@moviemagg3 жыл бұрын
Spanky Mcfarlane was truly one of the greatest female pop singers ever. Very underated! She had a great vocal range as well.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
Thank you for recognizing this !!!!!
@glennhfriedman4571 Жыл бұрын
not under rated .. You must be joking
@BennyCFD Жыл бұрын
Her and Cass Elliot were very under rated...............................
@darrellmfume4020 Жыл бұрын
and she wasn't a bad looking woman either.
@sgnmath1234 Жыл бұрын
@@BennyCFD This woman couldn't carry the sandals of Cass Elliot. No comparison.
@mikef47768 ай бұрын
The last time I saw my mother alive was on a Sunday morning ! I would go over to see her and give my father a breather from taking care of her in her last months! He would go to church and then do shopping or visit with friends! After my mother past and I wouldn't go over on Sundays anymore I found myself shopping in a grocery store on a Sunday morning and this song came on! I felt my mother's presence and a feeling of her telling me she's at peace! Everytime I hear this song I know shes at peace but it still saddens me that she's gone! Love this song!! Rip mom!!
@greg29765 ай бұрын
❤❤🙏🙏
@stevenstoyke72794 ай бұрын
I fully understand. I fully get it . I lived it also
@peterm18264 ай бұрын
here we go attention seeking addicts who will use family members passing for sympathy
@kevino4846Ай бұрын
@@peterm1826 You've got that tone deaf thing down. Go away.
@debbiel.wilk182420 күн бұрын
Passed .
@kirkmooneyham2 жыл бұрын
This song breaks my heart. Not simply the lyrics, but it's LIVE and yet, pretty much as good as any track recorded for an album. Incredible talent, ZERO computers used to make it, and her vocals were spot on. Now, everything "popular" (fed to kids/young people) is just the opposite.
@themdg2 жыл бұрын
You're very right about this amazing live performance. So great. I'm not sure if I'd discount all modern pop though... It's a different kind of performance, but there are some extremely talented musicians and creators behind those computers. That stuff doesn't write itself.
@spindriftdrinker2 жыл бұрын
Not just her vocals spot on - everybody's vocals.
@perpetualgrin5804 Жыл бұрын
I agree, just like the album. Very impressive 👏
@perpetualgrin5804 Жыл бұрын
@riteous2 Back then so few people had ' issues '.
@eveglead1913 Жыл бұрын
Modern life is rubbish
@michaelanzelino50684 жыл бұрын
This is live, not a lip sic job. These are real musicians.
@JOHNWLOUCKS4 жыл бұрын
absolutely live! The opening sounds like the Swingle Singers for a bit. It must be the Bach influence. Those Burns guitars have a unique sound.
@bufb4 жыл бұрын
They could sing
@jamescalifornia29644 жыл бұрын
@@JOHNWLOUCKS - I see a 12 string 👌🎶
@JOHNWLOUCKS4 жыл бұрын
@@jamescalifornia2964 Yes you do! it's a Burns 12 string.
@JOHNWLOUCKS4 жыл бұрын
@@jamescalifornia2964 I think that model was called the Double Six and was used by the Searchers and the Honey Combs among other bands
@magneto79304 жыл бұрын
What a great live rendition! Her voice was so strong and perfect, not to mention a great job from the rest of the band!
@scottmiller64954 жыл бұрын
Sensational performance from one of the greatest groups of all time Period!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Mike-yg8ig3 жыл бұрын
Pretty girl, monster vocals.
@jamescalifornia29643 жыл бұрын
@@Mike-yg8ig 👌Yes indeed 🎼
@jacklittlefield553 жыл бұрын
Live performances on tv. More often than not, they just played the record. This is great . Talented people
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@jacklittlefield55 In many people,s opinion they were even better than The Mama's and Papas!!!!!
@leroydubois87942 жыл бұрын
What an awesome big voice Spanky had. Fearless and absolutely no gimmickry.
@hootinouts Жыл бұрын
Excellent live version of this beautiful song. No lip synching, no choreographed dancers; just great talent here. Elaine has an awesome voice and was really cute. Sadly, she was very underrated and deserves so much more recognition.
@ccrider0010 ай бұрын
Yavol🧞♀️👳♂️🧞♂️👋❗
@glennhfriedman457110 ай бұрын
Not under rated that's the wrong word ... Maybe not exposed enough
@jeremynv895235 ай бұрын
I agree. Sometimes I ponder the "wheres" and the "whyfores" of the decline of good vocal music. I think it can be traced to the advent of MTV, when the focus changed from "what we hear" to "what we see". We went from real vocal talent and cascading harmonies to choreographed dancing, lip-synching, and auto-tune, not to mention rapping. :(
@geraldobrien73234 ай бұрын
She was in a later version of the Mamas and Papas back in, I think, the ‘80s.
@wildweedle60124 жыл бұрын
Spanky has a sledgehammer of a voice.
@lex.cordis3 жыл бұрын
No kidding!
@miamidolphinsfan3 жыл бұрын
a strong contralto for sure !!!!
@Mike-yg8ig3 жыл бұрын
Amen man, cuts through like a laser.
@j3lny4253 жыл бұрын
Team her up with Cass Elliot
@bogee4u3 жыл бұрын
they needed a sound engineer to dial her back on that one
@markthiede31353 жыл бұрын
No auto tune crap we have now days. This was pure talent!!
@johnlomax303 Жыл бұрын
I agree that this is a great song. Great singing, great arrangement, great playing. Still, not all those who use auto tune do so to cover a bad voice. Rather, they like the effects that they can create with auto tune. No one can honestly say that Cher has anything but a fine voice, perhaps even a great voice. Yet she uses auto tune in "Believe." It works brilliantly. So you may not like the sound of auto tune, but there are singers who have nothing to hide but like what auto tune does stylistically. Everyone is welcome to their preferences, but to issue a blanket indictment of auto tune is unfair to many singers.
@em7dim911 ай бұрын
@@johnlomax303 The truth is that the producers were tuning Cher's voice because she was flat. They tried to hide this by making up a cover story. In the past a singer would be made to punch in or do another take. Now they just 'tune' and it sucks. A producer autotuned my voice once and it pissed me off. I'd have gladly punched in and fixed the spot. He did it later without telling me, and released the track. I could tell instantly that it was autotune.
@johnlomax30311 ай бұрын
@@em7dim9 Things I never knew, but I'm not a recording artist, engineer, or producter. Sorry about what that producer did to you. An artist ought to have some control over production, and veto power over any particular recording decision. As for Cher, she did a lot of recording before autotune and, to my untutored ear, she sounds in tune. That she was chronically flat or had gone flat in her old age may be so, but the entirety of "Believe" has autotune, and it sounds good. I have to think that Cher had a substantial degree of control over that production and hence that SHE liked the massive application of autotune. So do I. Of course, there are artists who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, but they are great singers, especially of their own songs. Bob Dylan, Janice Jopiin, and Chris Christofferson come to mind, but I'm sure that there are many more. I like what they do with their voices. A lot. Still, it is good to hear a good, clear voice that is perfectly on pitch. But perfect pitch is not the only good, or even the greatest good. It suits some artists well. I like their voices too. Joan Baez, for example. Others may have it but be unable to do anything useful with it. In any case, that kind of voice is indispensable only for opera. Certainly not for rock music. Different strokes for different folks. I just tire of comments from those who cannot praise a singer who sings on pitch without dumping on those who don't fit their notion of good singing. Can we not have many styles? Do we not have many good songs from great artists, even those who freely employ autotune?
@em7dim911 ай бұрын
@@johnlomax303 Agreed that the situation with Cher was all about her aging voice. As for Bob Dylan, I never understood the criticisms. His pitch was spot-on perfect every time. He had a funny intonation that people interpret as bad singing, but they were wrong; very talented vocalist. The main beef I have with autotune is the overuse, making everyone sound like robots. It was a fun novelty at first.
@tomkillip353011 ай бұрын
One of the groups that made the 60's such an enjoyable time of innocence and youth
@weslyon60863 жыл бұрын
Elaine, if you ever see this and read any of these comments, thank you for all your beautiful music, I had a crush on you and still do, you are beautiful i love you and always will
@agent38573 жыл бұрын
I'm 64, Wes ... stand in line. AND, Elaine and I are both from Illinois, about 70 miles apart.
@GeeBee9094 ай бұрын
Fun facts: Elaine went to convent school in Peoria AND a one time lived on Concord Street in Old Town Chicago in the early 60's
@helena51troy6 ай бұрын
There were so many incredible harmonies then. I'm not sure young people today understand harmony. Different groups had different harmonies. From Motown to Mamas and Papas to CSNY. What a great time for music! Glad I was there to enjoy it.
@TheKing602104 жыл бұрын
Spanky has such a beautiful voice.
@Mike-yg8ig3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, amazing talent.
@jamescalifornia29643 жыл бұрын
Very strong and clear. Nice ! 👌
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@jamescalifornia2964 Superb singer and an attractive woman as well !!!!!!
@jamesdean99433 жыл бұрын
Agree even with a deep womanly voice
@Laughandsong3 жыл бұрын
@@scottmiller6495 She did not age well though. Nevertheless, still a lovely human being.
@ALARFC513 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a voice,....I loved it back then and it still sounds just as good.
@dmoore00792 жыл бұрын
Although Spanky had a deeper, darker, huskier voice compared to Grace Slick, She was more than capable of matching her volume when belting. Definitely an underrated singer!
@brucekay92902 жыл бұрын
@@dmoore0079 She had great vibrato in her voice but so did Grace, you can hear it when Grace says " your eyes may look like"heeeeees"
@frankferguson63582 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, she has a powerful voice. I can just hear calling her kids in for supper ... from two blocks away! :) Love that this is live.
@mikemestas9835 Жыл бұрын
LOL X 100
@keythdanielsen55338 ай бұрын
You’re funny.
@keithepley2132 Жыл бұрын
After more than 50 years this song, this group still blow me away!!! Such good memories of this bygone era.
@wilmtigers3 жыл бұрын
The Mike Douglas Show was noteworthy for being just about the only variety show after 1965 (or so) to allow bands to play truly live. Ed Sullivan allowed it through the 50s and early 60s, but then, by 1966, most bands on the Sullivan show were bringing pre-recorded backing tracks, though the vocals were live. I think Sullivan (and most of the other shows) wanted the people at home to hear songs as close to how the record sounded as possible. The Douglas Show was and would continue to be be, well into the 70s, a last refuge for truly live music. As for this clip? Love it! Spanky's so cute! Love the bangs. Great voice. Great vocal arrangement.
@michaelcap95502 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas had some great bands on his show (after seeing YT videos). Not as square as many think.
@scottmiller64952 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore did too, they were great as well !!!!!
@KingOFuh Жыл бұрын
Many bands, even more so today, use backing tracks to provide consistency of sound from gig to gig.
@shuroom574 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! A true live version.
@joelmoore82804 жыл бұрын
True and on the Mike Douglas Show no less. My mom watched this show every day and they tended to do lip synch instead of live.
@scootergreen34 жыл бұрын
There not, they sound pretty much like live to me bass0111.
@scootergreen34 жыл бұрын
I was asking you not telling you bass0111, I was playing the other side because I'm still not sure. You took it the wrong way.
@pmsfar-outgrooviness80254 жыл бұрын
yes, it's completely live
@InstantLeprosy4 жыл бұрын
And quite good. A lot of these bands were great in the studio but couldn't play live.
@joanneguarino1702 жыл бұрын
Love this song and I used to watch The Mike Douglas Show every day!
@brian13105Ай бұрын
I never realized the girl in this group had such a strong voice .
@TommyGadd3 жыл бұрын
I'm blown away with her vocals. I always thought the recordings were great but this shows real harmonies and vocals. Its no wonder they were such a hit in 67 and 68. Great years and bring me back to Sunshine rock...sure miss that.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
Love to hear them sing Lazy Day it was their best song and mine as well!!!!!
@3Ddude1013 жыл бұрын
I loved all the Sunshine Rock. So upbeat and happy. '67 one of the best years for Sunshine Rock.
@jamescalifornia29643 жыл бұрын
~ They were an excellent vocal group and fine musicians as well. Look at that 12 string guitar ! 🎶👌
@robertcoker46483 жыл бұрын
Spanky's verbrata is nothing short of Fantastic !!!!!🤗
@DJ-3653 жыл бұрын
It Takes me Back to a Time i loved and people i miss ....
@tp104883 жыл бұрын
Man, she had one powerful voice. Even backed away from the mic and still pegged the needles.
@judithkimmerling7708 ай бұрын
Listen to her vibrato!
@patrickryan15152 жыл бұрын
Definitely televised live. True singing; great voices, especially Spanky/Elaine, giving Mama Cass a bit of competition here.
@davidatovar6 ай бұрын
Yes, absolutely ! My thoughts exactly !
@jessemartin31252 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is live! Rare unremastered, unenhanced, unmessed-with talented performance.
@sludge85068 ай бұрын
Wow! Professional musicians actually performing! Almost unbelievable.
@EricBlackmonGuitar3 жыл бұрын
Live without a net! Awesome!
@scdevon3 жыл бұрын
Not an easy song to perform live either. There were lots of long hours of overdubbing in the studio on this one I'm sure.
@jamescalifornia29643 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon -- Did they even know how to do that in the 1960's 😮❓
@scdevon3 жыл бұрын
@@jamescalifornia2964 Oh, definitely. Mercury Records was one of the best sounding studios in the business. This song would have been on 8 track or 16 track MultiTrack tape in 1967. Lots of tracks available for layering backup vocals in the studios.
@jamescalifornia29643 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon - She had a clear & strong voice. Great sounding group 👌🎼
@markpearson46933 жыл бұрын
@@jamescalifornia2964 Yes.
@miskelproducts413 жыл бұрын
I'm listening in 2020. The music from back then was really nice.
@davidmaslow3993 жыл бұрын
Me! And this was Great music
@waynerm4013 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@Italy553 жыл бұрын
Yes, it was.
@miskelproducts413 жыл бұрын
@@Italy55 Better than most music today...
@skeptic3133 жыл бұрын
@@miskelproducts41 Way more than most. What is popular today is not cutting it for me. I loved this!
@MrLeftfootlouieАй бұрын
The warmth of the melody only enhances her powerful vocals. This is so beautiful to have as confirmation that music is an integral part of our lives.
@mr.mikeyg.52822 жыл бұрын
Elaine’s voice is so pure and powerful!
@alwaysamysteryyes20213 жыл бұрын
Spanky needs to be more acknowledged for her voice.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
You are right but tell these young people of this creepy world now about her, not only would they not know who she was or how great she and her group were, but they couldn't care less either!!!!!
@biglouie9643 жыл бұрын
Same goes for Cass Elliot
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@biglouie964 Agreed Cass was a marvelous singer but had a solo career as well, Spanky didn't.
@21CCommunIT3 жыл бұрын
@@scottmiller6495 Spanky did tour with The Mamas and the Papas for a spell after Cass died, though...
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@21CCommunIT I know and they weren't the same without Cass, but Elaine Macfarlane (Spanky) could of had a huge solo career but unfortunately didnt really persue it!
@mattcolver13 жыл бұрын
The 60s definitely are the best decade for music in human history.
@jaggerjards72363 жыл бұрын
I cannot give your comment enough thumbs up. It definitely was!!
@docsavage86403 жыл бұрын
Maybe for pop music.
@mrlafayette19643 жыл бұрын
@Voracious Reader wow, relax man it'll be ok
@hank15193 жыл бұрын
@@mrlafayette1964 Hope so! Could be the quarantine.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
It was the best time for pop music, especially 1967, take it from me and it can be proven!!!!!
@jimmymiller7710 ай бұрын
Listen up folk's. Wonder what real music sounds like ?? Just listen to these guys. No Autotune, Just real talent. God bless you all, Jim😀
@brucekay92902 жыл бұрын
She has incredible vibrato in her voice
@davidanthonystone5165 Жыл бұрын
In the line of Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane. The could sing without a mic. She could change her range as Mary Travers in a split second.
@randysteele67419 ай бұрын
@@davidanthonystone5165 Stevie Nicks has the same type of fast tremolo.
@axeman333335 ай бұрын
She did not have that on other recordings & performances
@brucekay92905 ай бұрын
She did there though@@axeman33333
@rickbilbrey32353 жыл бұрын
Love her voice and the harmonies! Yeah, its really live...on the Mike Douglas Show Nov 30, 1967!
@TheMaterano3 жыл бұрын
We've all heard and loved this group and especially this tune on our radios for years, but to now hear this performed live, is like discovering it all over again!!! I'm mesmerized, especially by Elaine's towering voice!! The musical passion we witnessed in the sixties will never be replicated. Thank you 'Spanky and our Gang' for the great music you gave us and also to Mike Douglas, who I remember watching his daily talk show as a kid, for showcasing such amazing talent from Philly!! :-)
@michaelbruns4492 жыл бұрын
So well said.
@scottmiller6495 Жыл бұрын
The greatest 3 daytime talk show hosts: Dinah Shore, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglass! Never Ever See Times like those days Again Ever Period!!!!!
@markdinkel-uh2je6 ай бұрын
She put nothin but her big heart into that with so much instrumental talent 🎸
@PatrolOfficer1613 жыл бұрын
I'm a sixties teenager and that's quite an instrument she has there. And the pure performance is just as good as the studio copy of the record. Great stuff. And to think this was coming out at the same time as Mama's and Papa's, Seekers, Peter, Paul and Mary and the Beatles. We were graced with the other end of the spectrum also with Ed Ames, Dean Martin, Neil Sedaka, Andy Williams and all the fabulous one-hit wonders of every genre! Not to mention the Moody Blues and ... you get the picture. It was a great time to listen to music.
@jamesreyome60913 жыл бұрын
Dear God, Elaine's voice...and the band is the complete package.
@robertcarpe91433 жыл бұрын
This is just great, musicians playing live and a vocalist who needs no lip sync and doesn't need to show flesh.
@Ieishdragyn2 жыл бұрын
Back when music was real...
@sludge85068 ай бұрын
@@Ieishdragyn Hey, old timer, didn’t the Boomer Remover get you?
@a2ndopynyn6 ай бұрын
@@sludge8506 - Put a sock in it, Bieber. And no, I'm Gen X, not a Boomer.
@sludge85066 ай бұрын
@@a2ndopynyn 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
@denisemarie60292 жыл бұрын
She’s timeless and so is her talent 💕
@michaelbruns4492 жыл бұрын
Incredibly priceless color footage of the saddest happiest song ever made, live.
@PayDaVig13 жыл бұрын
My second cousin, Gene Pistilli, was a co-writer of this great 60's hit.
@BigD533 жыл бұрын
I remember him with Terry Cashman and Tommy West who first recorded this
@PayDaVig13 жыл бұрын
@@BigD53 That's right. Chuck. Cashman, Pistilli, and West. Gene Pistilli was also one of the original members of Manhattan Transfer. The album was "Jukin'."
@thomasodetto46703 жыл бұрын
Pay, great song. Many thanks to your cousin for a great hit.
@TheSaltydog073 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for a wonderful song!
@andrewrosen65083 жыл бұрын
THE Gene Pistilli from the original Manhatten Transfer?
@patton3033 жыл бұрын
This is live. Not a monitor in sight. To most musicians today, this is astounding.
@michaelbruns4492 жыл бұрын
Wow, its pretty difficult trying to accurately describe just how great this live performance actually is. This new frontier of musical youth were so talented and brave, thinking and living against the establishment, while over and over again stepping out in front of television cameras, broadcast to millions upon millions of people all over the world.
@Soonercor1 Жыл бұрын
The band had GREAT harmonies and their albums were extremely well-produced.
@jaytodd58094 жыл бұрын
We really had the best music back then..
@JohnJohnson-lv7dh4 жыл бұрын
Jay Todd , I agree. Whatever else one thinks of the 50's, 60's and 70's I really do believe it was the golden era of popular music, especially the 60's.
@kennyhuskisson26844 жыл бұрын
@@JohnJohnson-lv7dh Agreed, just can't beat the 60s music👍✌
@keythdanielsen83164 жыл бұрын
@@kennyhuskisson2684 I like 60s, 70s, 80s music for different reasons. 60s because of music like this. 70s because I was in high school and that music brings back those memories. 80s because there was so much variety and a lot of one-hit wonders
@shadowbanned51643 жыл бұрын
Best song from my childhood for me is The Legend Of Xanadu by Dave Dee Beaky Mick and Titch lol
@JohnKorvell3 жыл бұрын
She should have been a huge star in her own right. Top shelf voice!!!
@guitarvocs3 жыл бұрын
Somewhere in a box in my house is the 45 of this song, purchased while it was still in the Top 40. I've gone from a 13 year old kid buying hits to a semi-retired semi-professional musician, and I'm watching this pure, unadulterated live performance, and I'm speechless. Amazing.
@harrytruax51952 жыл бұрын
Yep, played it straight out, as it happened.
@johnmcnatty17102 жыл бұрын
And fifty odd years just rolled away ,back to a simpler better time
@jimtownsend7899 Жыл бұрын
Everybody knows that American Bandstand started here, but we were really blessed to have the Mike Douglas Show here in Philly. At first blush, it seemed like a talk show with old people and old acts. But it's amazing to look back and see just how many of our groups played (and I mean PLAYED, as in live) on that show. Lots of bands on their way up. Obviously, if "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" was their "new song", it was early on in their fame, and that's borne out looking at their clothes and look. Still to come was the glitz of stardom. Nice to watch. So, thank you to Mr. Mike Douglas, Lord rest his soul. Before acts were big enough to make it on Bandstand or Sullivan, Mike's show was a springboard to success. There's nothing like it anymore.
@ericbond5276 Жыл бұрын
When he had Kiss and Totie Fields on, she had a classic comment directed at Gene Simmons; priceless.
@KipCount3 жыл бұрын
No idea why this showed up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. This is a killer power pop tune.
@martinzaehringer16973 жыл бұрын
I only recently learned this, but there was a genre of pop rock then called "sunshine rock." This is an example of it.
@veekatore89834 жыл бұрын
This was a wonderful time to be a kid....A time when life was.... Groovy... Real musicians, real talent... Loved Spanky McFarland and RIP Malcolm Hale...
@billyangus2 жыл бұрын
There are only two surviving veterans of the band.... "Spanky" McFarlane and John "The Chief" Seiter. Paul "Oz" Bach, Nigel Pickering, Malcolm Hale, Kenny Hodges, and "Lefty" Baker are all gone. After Spanky & Our Gang folded in 1969, Seiter added his services on drums with The Turtles, following the departure of Johny Barbata.
@crashcorrigan97332 жыл бұрын
This group had such a distinct style. And she had SUCH a distinct voice. Tremendous '60s memories to cherish. God, they were such good times. Crazy, sometimes, but still good overall.
@brianisaac1575 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see these guys not lip-syncing to their record. Who else played their songs live when appearing on T.V. -I have loved and enjoyed them since I was 10. This song has never grown stale.
@paultanker56063 жыл бұрын
I am now in my 70s, I remember this so well, what a voice she has, sadly we will never get music like we had in the60s , thank goodness for YT!
@johnozed4 жыл бұрын
I've always loved Spanky's voice.
@pleasesteponmepaulsimon56893 жыл бұрын
Full and announced, in a great ear candy way
@brucekay92905 ай бұрын
Beautiful voice, I miss that time
@Nick-fi1mc2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is actually really good.... They can harmonize on point and sing and play those instruments in tune and in time.... The sixties were something else
@andrestipanovic74073 жыл бұрын
As a musician in a band, I am really impressed with this live performance. For the sound technology of the day, this band really pulled off a professionally sounding performance.
@severnboar Жыл бұрын
You are probably right and I bow to your superior knowledge, unfortunately I have just posted somethin over critical.
@sludge85068 ай бұрын
Wow! Professional musicians actually performing! Almost unbelievable.
@timnewman11727 ай бұрын
The Mike Douglas Show had actual live performances, which stands out today... Frank Zappa playing "Black Napkins" thru a tiny Pignose with the house band is another great one!
@Flashbacksss-tp7zb3 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous voice Spanky has. Great harmonies from the rest of the band too. Very well done live performance.
@borderking592 жыл бұрын
What a solid group and great vocals by spanky and the guys! And those burns/Baldwin guitars. Oz on the club bass, Nigel on the double six and malcolm playing the vibraslim.
@groundhog713 Жыл бұрын
That was a great live performance from a very good but underrated band. RIP Malcolm Hale, Nigel Pickering, and Oz Bach....
@gregsaltis16613 жыл бұрын
Wow that woman could sing. I love this song and it's wild to hear it live with the harmonies. Just so so good.
@tommypauly32493 жыл бұрын
Brings tears to my eyes! Love it
@michaelhendrickson52873 жыл бұрын
One of the many groups from 60s I loved listening to back then, and get a lump in my throat and teary eyed listening to them today.
@rodywithers3536 Жыл бұрын
Elaine has one of the most powerful female voices in the rock era and this gorgeous song showcases it so well - all the more impressive given this was a live show ( no lip syncing) .
@glicmathan17715 ай бұрын
One of my favorite 60s songs. So beautifully melancholic.
@moose3543 жыл бұрын
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane sings like an angel. She and the gang gave us those great hits of the late 1960's.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
Their three greatest songs in this order: Sunday will never be the same, Lazy Day, and I'd like to get to know you!!!!!
@billc60873 жыл бұрын
The Mike Douglas Show was an amazing format for music in the 60s. He should get more credit.
@dashcroft18923 жыл бұрын
He hasn’t cared since 2006
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
He should so should Merv Griffin and Dinah Shore!!!!!
@AmericanBandstandAgain3 жыл бұрын
@@scottmiller6495 You forgot Dick Cavett too
@ivangranger84943 жыл бұрын
D Ashcroft No one needs, a smart @$$. The world could use more Mike Douglas's, and less sour useless, souls.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@AmericanBandstandAgain Yep he was great also!
@nightmaresanyone Жыл бұрын
She had such a PHENOM voice! And to think that this was a LIVE performance. I was always surprised they were not as popular as Mama Cass and the Papa's? Loved this....thanks for sharing this. Richard
@erbewayne6868 Жыл бұрын
And could belt the song out.
@bluesky43853 жыл бұрын
Damn that was great. For it to be live and to be that good. Spanky can really belt out a great song Yes these are definitely musicians.
@sludge85068 ай бұрын
Wow! Professional musicians actually performing! Almost unbelievable.
@a2ndopynyn6 ай бұрын
@@sludge8506 - Without Auto Tune or Pro Tools? Yeah, by today's slacker standards, it is almost unbelievable. Troll.
@oddbod86554 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell their voices and harmonies are great.
@armstronglance4 жыл бұрын
Yeah!! This is a hard one to pull off live, but you’ll did! Great harmonies.
@stanleybuck4195 Жыл бұрын
I saw Spanky and Our Gang perform at Marquette University in 1969. They were incredible. Wish they still performed.
@grassyknoll47022 жыл бұрын
always loved this song so much...
@scottmiller64954 жыл бұрын
This was incredibly wonderful from a time we'll never ever see again,plus two Icons, Elaine Mac Farlane and Mike Douglas Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!
@Mike-yg8ig3 жыл бұрын
This song defines the era.
@emoney80983 жыл бұрын
By far the most under rated host was Mike Douglas.His interviews with everyone from Ali Kennedy family Lennon are superb.If you dont believe me watch them on YT.Merv and johnny got the most attention but Mike s down to earth sincere style let the stars be themselves with him.
@Mike-yg8ig3 жыл бұрын
@@emoney8098 Cavett was pretty damn good too.
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@Mike-yg8ig Yes he was but the best talk shows that were great with serious talks and fabulous entertainment came from the 3 best : Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas and the lovely Dinah Shore You Better Believe it !!!!!
@scottmiller64953 жыл бұрын
@@Mike-yg8ig If you look at 1967, there were so many great songs this was one of them, but Lazy Day by this awesome group was even better!!!!;
@joemcdonald77983 жыл бұрын
What a powerhouse vocalist... easy to see how she was the perfect replacement for Mama Cass in the late 80s
@garybarker448110 ай бұрын
Enjoying this group's songs, Fifty five years later, shows how underrated they were at the time. They have a number of fine songs, which I need to put on my phone. Their songs, make you feel good ! Love their singing and they were a Very Talented Band !
@Mountaintarheel3 жыл бұрын
Oz Bach was my patient here in Asheville back in the mid 90's. I remember talking to him before I did a CT scan on him on day. We were talking about him being in the Spanky and Our Gang group and later on he passed away from cancer.
@SaraConr2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Asheville VA kept turning Oz away until the cancer became incurable! Had we stayed in Miami they would likely have caught it in time. Still so sadly missed!
@jameswoodard92522 жыл бұрын
I visit Oz and his daughter Belinda occasionally. Wish I had met them both.
@4thstooge752 жыл бұрын
@@SaraConr Such a sad story. Which one of the group was Oz ?
@borderking592 жыл бұрын
@@4thstooge75 he is the bass player, far left.
@heli-crewhgs52853 жыл бұрын
I think of this group as America's equivalent of The Seekers.
@edp22603 жыл бұрын
They kind of are. Great voices and musicians.
@atombomb314583 жыл бұрын
i agree---great observation!
@donnahilton4713 жыл бұрын
The Searchers.
@iowa613 жыл бұрын
@@donnahilton471 No. The Seekers. The Searchers are great too, but totally dissimilar.
@znentitan40323 жыл бұрын
@@iowa61 Better known for their cover of Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk Into The Room" or "Needles And Pins"
@insideno3tv5133 жыл бұрын
Priceless, timeless, class thats it!!!!
@jimreece74402 жыл бұрын
This group was one of many that made growing-up in the late 60's extremely special!!!
@irishtino15952 жыл бұрын
▶︎❈◀︎ Mike Douglas was sadly underrated, he had a million musical guests that you wouldn't expect for a conventional variety tv talk show. I remember seeing John Lennon (and Yoko), David Bowie, and a million other great performers. The golden age of television was really the 1960s. I don't think with 1,000 cable and online shows there are any variety shows left.
@paula.haller3 жыл бұрын
What a voice!! So wonderful to hear it live and raw. The best! Thank you so much for sharing this.
@tvs34974 жыл бұрын
"...walk together hand in hand, 'til it was almost dark"... kinda miss those days.
@oscargomez82282 жыл бұрын
A lot of people can relate to this song - they lost their baby's heart - I must be on the sun is gone - Sunday will never be the same - when you're 70 and experienced nobody waiting for you - then you can relate to this beautiful song!
@darrellmfume4020 Жыл бұрын
born in the LATE 60's. grew-up in the 1980's on El Debarge, Michael Jackson, Duran, Duran. New Edition, and Madonna. I LOVE this. some of the best music of all time came out the 1960's. GREAT DECADE FOR MUSIC. and the music business.
@JohnnyGNV4 жыл бұрын
Gotta give them credit, some bands in those days would sing and play "live" and it would sound awful, whereas this group sounds wonderful live, true Musicians and true singers - and she could really belt out a tune - thanks so much for sharing this -
@rrudydedogg37793 жыл бұрын
I remember the Monkees coming to Cleveland on one of their first tours.....BEFORE they learned to play their instruments. LOL! They didn't even try to fake it. While the music played they stood on the stage and waved.
@doonbiz3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Spanky and Mama's & Papa's, S&G, etc. Man the memories this brings back, and the harmonies that just soothe the soul.
@jameslenahan60752 жыл бұрын
Such a sad song--it brings tears to my eyes.
@haroldreyes75492 жыл бұрын
The pro studio drummer did an EXCELLENT job here!!!
@nathanwahl92243 жыл бұрын
And anchoring everything else with that fabulous bass line; most of you don't actively hear it, but it's a huge influence among many attributes of this song! Dude was all over the place, very musical while maintaining the rhythm role.
@terrancematapo78813 жыл бұрын
Woow
@grouchosays11 ай бұрын
Incredible harmony on last note!!! They knew what they were doing for sure!
@MyMagic1113 жыл бұрын
Spanky's voice stood out from other singers much like Judith Durham's from The Seekers. Those women were amazing.!
@williamriley99049 ай бұрын
Glad you brought them up 😉.... The Seekers were the best band, at the time, to come from down under.... AWESOME 😎
@MrKaywyn2 жыл бұрын
I really LOVE Spanky's voice.
@randalcolucci68332 жыл бұрын
I was 11 yrs old when this song came out. What great singing and harmonizing. Had this and Windy by the Association. I played the hell out of those 45s. Life was so much simpler back then in so many ways. Not only will Sunday never be the same, neither will this country.
@lynn42058 ай бұрын
You've got your head on straight for sure. We at least have these songs to take us back to better and simpler times. Keep prepping, lock and load.
@randalcolucci68338 ай бұрын
@@lynn4205 Safe Passage and keep your six ....
@mikegalvin9801Ай бұрын
Same age but my friend Wendy HATED that song after all the 6th grade boys pestered her with it on the playground.
@kevino4846Ай бұрын
The Association, never really appreciated as much as they should have been. A lot of different types of songs in their library. Take a listen if you get a chance.