Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight (1976) REACTION

[@Triggerhippie70]

I was 6 when this song came out and I remember my mom loved it and had the album, I didn't know then but as I got older, learned right quick!

[@royveteto4134]

they were the ultimate one hit wonder . because of this song they won grammys and had a tv show

[@DELANDIGS]

before they hit it big they wrote music for others, "Country Roads" for John Denver was their greatest song

[@jamesgeorge5276]

I was that 12 yr old innocent kid back in 1976 who thought they were talking about ice cream with sprinkles, until years later when I found out what they were really talking about..all I can do is chuckle!! It was really an innocent time for us kids back then..

[@fredmarinovich5477]

They won grammies for best song and best New vocal group and were never heard from again

[@stuarttotten9120]

A great decade to be a teenager. Wasn’t no Led Zeppelin and my pals would never admit they would sing this to their summer love. Ya, we had boom boxes, spent the days with our group of friends , smoked a bit of pot and had a great time with no stress of complications. We need the 70’s back

[@Sixwheelin]

lol Summer of '76! On every bar's jukebox where the afternoon patrons played the hell out of this then suddenly were no where to be found? LOL Where'd they go? LMAO! Great old tune!

[@ladykaycey]

I used to love this when it came out. Hadn't a clue what it was about, I was only 6 years old lol

[@daveperala4723]

The summer of 76 was a great time to be alive. The Bi-centennial, a bag-o-weed, Budweiser and Boones Farm. We partied from the last day of school till the first day back in the fall. The beach, your buds, and the babes. Throw in turning 16 and what a party we had. My folks had no idea where I was half the time. Can't do that these days, and that's a shame.

[@intertubicular]

I was 9 years old when this song came out. I remember it being played on the radio constantly at the time. Even at 9 years old I understood what they were singing about. Bill Danoff, "guy with glasses" wrote the song and grew up in Springfield MA not too far from where I grew up!

[@BlondiNativeAme3]

I was 28 and lived in Springfield.

[@clivethereddevil3178]

The song was actually written when Afternoon Delights was seen on a menu in a small restaurant that the lead singer visited often.

[@Flatwoodsdad]

Thanks for the reaction. got to love the harmonies. I remember it being played all the time that summer and never heard from them again. That was our bicentennial year. Biggest 4th celebration of my lifetime. The whole country had one big block party. Great times.

[@Rebel9668]

LOL Tysheen, I was waiting for you to get the meaning of the song and when i heard commercial I couldn't help buy crack up a little. I was maybe 8 years old when this came out and of course at that age I had no idea what the song was about I just knew I liked the tune. Years later I finally grasped what it meant, but I still enjoy the song. Happy you chose this to react to. :)

[@TheGenieLover]

"Afternoon delight" was a known phrase back then. I was in my late teens when this song broke, so I found the song to be quite inspirational.😎

[@Leann2]

I freaking loved this song and still do , happy to see it in a reaction video 😁

[@grahamg2137]

I was 5 years old when this song came out, my brother and my cousins all thought it was about fireworks because they sing about sky-rockets. I was about 9 when I found out it was about something else but had no idea for another few years it was about a bit of adult fun while the kids are at school.. lol Laughed so hard at your 70s commercial comment.

[@TysheenOrane]

It took me awhile to realize what they were singing about.... 😂

[@grahamg2137]

@@TysheenOrane I think I read somewhere it was rated by billboard magazine as one of the sexiest song of all time because of its popularity. Also I think they co-wrote Country Roads with John Denver I think it was the guy with glasses and the woman he was singing with at the start of this song. If you haven't reacted to John Denver, country roads take me home its a great country song from the 70s

[@MarieAnne.]

That was pretty funny, but I laughed more when she said a few seconds later "I take that back."

[@Poodle_Politics]

From what i understand the song writer got the idea from a diner menu it was afternoon delight lunch menu. So your feelings are well founded young patawan about the food connection. I was also impressed with your groove. Keep up the good work.

[@j.andrewk.327]

Yes, it was food. Afternoon Delight was a special at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown near Wisconsin and M Sts. That is where the title came from.

[@FaintlyTapping]

If memory serves me correct, they were a one-hit wonder in 1976. But it was one of those songs that stuck in your brain the rest of the day.

[@hobertlee7598]

I WISHED IT WAS 1976 AGAIN,

[@glennlittle1580]

1976 Rocking Summer. 🇺🇲 200 B-Day. Afternoon Delights are Best 😈

[@puzby5482]

It does not surprise me that it sounded like a commercial to her. The first time I heard it I thought it was a commercial and I wondered what the product would turn out to be. Of course, that first time I did not hear it from the beginning but turned on my car radio close to the end. There is definitely something reminiscent of the commercial jingle in the song.

[@TheEldarGuy]

In Australia, we did have this for a commercial for a chocolate and nut coated ice cream called: The Golden Gaytime. True.

[@florenceglenn4627]

One of my faves

[@yvonneyoung3701]

Omg lololol I loved your reaction.

[@charleslawson4792]

I Remember This Song When I Was At Fresh Air Fund Camp Vacation.I Heard It On Am Radio At The Time.

[@alangriggs6355]

When life was great

[@prischm5462]

"Something else" is right. Thanks for your reaction.

[@carolecampbell8813]

They wrote some of John Denver's recorded songs. They also started out living and working in DC and became known then as Fat City, only the blonde and the guy she sings with. Met them in 1971in Montreal at five day exhibition and they seemed like a great couple who really enjoyed "making music." "🎶 🎶 US Pavilion had them and Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff as some of the representative's of American Music.

[@snowboardguru6794]

Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert Danoff wrote Country Roads with John Denver. Bill and Taffy wrote most of it and John Denver contributed to the final version.

[@snowboardguru6794]

Bill and Taffy also wrote “I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado” which John Denver recorded.

[@gemris]

"Under the cover of sunshine, “Afternoon Delight” snuck a pro-screwing song onto the charts. It’s like opening a box of Cracker Jack and finding a cock ring." - GQ

[@jet07son]

lmao 5:26 i was waiting for your reaction , for it to sink in on you what the song was really about

[@chrismorgan283]

This one hit wonder won Best New Artists at the Grammys that year...lol.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Lovin some afternoon delight-🤷🏻‍♀️😆☺️👍✨

[@johnk.2508]

I love that you said the music reminds you of a commercial because I was 11 years old when this song came out and the first couple of times I heard it i thought it was some sort of a commercial. But then my 11yo self found out what afternoon delight actually is...🤯

[@michaeljones6501]

My favourite song of theirs is American tune I ring it very moving

[@corkstar74]

😂love this

[@toodlescae]

Someone actually listed this somewhere as one of the worst songs of the 70's. Then again most of their list was wrong. Even the ones that weren't the best like Disco Duck are still better than a lot of the garbage on the radio today.

[@rickyconner6782]

I have not heard too many songs nowadays that I want to hear twice and I always liked this song for it sounding so innocent.,

[@dagnabbit6187]

@toodlescae Now all those elitists who dissed this are begging for those days to come back . Paul McCartney’s Ram got dissed by the Critics back then . Now it is considered a Masterpiece which I always thought it was . And ? The contempters for A Horse With No Name also look like fools .

[@michaelmulherin9952]

ITS BUBBLEGUM but i like it

[@lyndawilliams4570]

Idiots! I still love this song ❤

[@jamesgeorge5276]

I was that 12 yr old kid back in 1976 thinking they were talking about Ice Cream with sprinkles, until years later it was brought to my attention what they really was talking about! I couldn't do nothing but laugh about it! Lol😊

[@brooksboyd1959]

I do my best work in the afternoon

[@TonyM1961]

Gotta keep it in mind that it WAS 1976 and in order to get radio play time, they had to kinda sneak stuff in rather than be blunt like these days. They "had to sing in code", so once you have that firmly in mind, you can go back and listen to songs and read between the lines as to what the message REALLY was. It was all to "protect the children", but the truth is that we were more in touch with it and what they meant than the adult censors. 99% of the stuff being played today would never have been allowed to hit store shelves, let alone the unprotected airwaves where children might hear it. Times have changed

[@andrewsutton7470]

Can’t lie, when I was a kid I thought they were talking about ice cream

[@room22-1]

I can't believe I grew up to radio porn. But I wouldn't change it for the world.

[@stuarttotten9120]

Tysheen. If you want a taste of the seventies culture. I would love to see your reaction to Led Zeppelin and the song Ramble On…

[@AndrewSmith-uz8bg]

In 1976 my family used to listen to this song and laugh. It was risque back then in 1976 whether you like it or not being that this country was predominantly Christian. Nowadays this is nothing! The frogs have been in the boiling pot to long. Now practically nothing matters.

[@nativetexan9776]

This is one of those doing the "Jane swinging on Tarzans vine in broad daylight" songs. Sex in the afternoon songs . LOL

[@MarchMeadow]

This was the 1970's - we had sex in the afternoon and weren't coy about it. Everyone did, LOL! Everyone knew what the lyrics meant, even the radio stations 🙂. The two older performers also wrote "Take Me Home Country Roads" with John Denver. Not relevant, but worthy of comment before ridiculing them and their time. Love your video!

[@wombatwilly1002]

Also known as a "nooner"..lol

[@SomeRandomOldFatGuy]

a song about chocolate malt milkshakes!

[@TysheenOrane]

okay.

[@SomeRandomOldFatGuy]

@@TysheenOrane yeah, my humor makes no sense. And this is why I'm not a comedian. 🙃

[@farmhome904]

Maybe a commercial for condoms, but those weren't advertised on TV in the 70s.

[@victormontalvo5820]

You're not too far off the mark with the commercial stuff..this group was so full of talent. I won't run it all down for you..just this; they won grammy's for TV commercials and number one grammy's for artists like John Denver. Check their story out. It's interesting.

[@Wagoo]

I think Steel Panther use this melody with improvised rude lyrics when serenading girls who come on stage from the audience! I'd never heard the original before 😂

[@michellebrodeur3880]

Actually it was used in a Taco Bell Commercial like 8 years ago.

[@Rebel9668]

I imagine they would have had to have had at least one other song to fill the flipside of a 45, but this is the only song of theirs I know.

[@saintsefo4763]

Like you, I'd never heard of any other songs but just googled the band and they did have quite a few other songs 😊

[@carolecampbell8813]

​@@saintsefo4763They also wrote John Denver's hit song "Take Me Home,Country Roads" and others he recorded. They didn't continue to record or perform as they divorced later and so did the other couple. They recorded some of the songs as "Fat City" their name before "Starland Vocal Band."

[@timothybuchanan662]

Trojan commercial maybe lol

[@lgwappo]

In the 70s I thought it was a very annoying song about fireworks.

[@nealamesbury1480]

Sample c and h commercials. !

[@ratdad48]

Just when I get into the rhythm. It stops.

[@wingnutofcoolness]

They had a variety show in the summer of 1977. David Letterman was a regular on the show. Not a great show.

[@mikekeane2057]

This song was ruined by radio. Played way to often, good song not great song.