Stevie Wonder Reviews the Singles of October 1967

Blind Date with Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder reviews the singles of October 1967.

[@davidellis5141]

😆 Opening up with " I Can See For Miles " for Stevie ! 😬

[@craigfazekas3923]

Bingo !! And on 'Blind Date" too ? Surely someone had an agenda with poor Stevland !! 🚬😎

[@NewFalconerRecords]

To be fair, he did describe Donovan as "out of sight", so it works both ways.

[@victorformosa228]

Stevie probably had a chuckle about that himself.

[@manfredmaier2565]

Yes, take "You are the apple of my eye" in "Sunshine of my life"

[@Retroscoop]

Who was on a blind date

[@MrKeychange]

Stevie talking about just meeting Hendrix is awesome.

[@ClandestineRecords]

Stevie played drums for Jimi on a song recorded for the BBC

[@davidpanzer1166]

@@ClandestineRecords which song?

[@ClandestineRecords]

@@davidpanzer1166 'Jammin'' and 'I Was Made To Love Her', it's on the BBC Sessions by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

[@MultiStats]

It was amazing to hear Stevie Wonder liked "Pretty Ballerina".

[@VirreFriberg]

Brings a whole other meaning to "Blind Date"

[@YesterdaysPapers]

A Blind Date was just a regular date for Stevie, I guess.

[@davidellis5141]

Remember the TV 📺 show with Roger Lodge ? What a train wreck it was.

[@deementia6796]

.. and they gave him a song called, "I can see for miles and miles" !!!

[@TundieRice]

@@davidellis5141 I remember that show very well as a kid! I remember watching it with my parents and saying what a funny name Roger Lodge was, and them saying that it was probably a stage-name, and of course they were right, lol.

[@thomasknief7557]

Yes, I like tasteful jokes about disabled people. I mean it, man. Honest...

[@deadlyoneable]

Strong period for singles here. A lot of good stuff by legendary artists.

[@louisnewton4292]

Me a few days ago, I kid you not: “First Bob Dylan, now Marvin Gaye?! Who’s next? Stevie Wonder?!” I squealed when I got the notification!

[@MonotoneTim]

King Midas in Reverse! Your outros are always such a joy.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much, Tim!

[@RobbieCalifornia69]

I’m still waiting for “Yesterdays’ Papers” double album set to come out! That would be totally groovy.

[@delbertstringbreaker7686]

What a mixed bag! I could say young Stevie was outa sight - but actually he was quite tuned in. But I must say that King Midas in Reverse is still is one of my favourites and thanks for another gem of a production!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, Delbert!

[@maurogajardo620]

Love when Donovan writes and plays upbeat songs!

[@stephenwalker2924]

Wow, Lulu had a number one record in the states. To Sir, With Love. Love that song. Makes me cry for some reason. Love it.

[@selfcorrectingunit8671]

Mentioned Bobbie Gentry twice. Must have got under his skin. Me too, even now, all these years later.

[@Flibbybibby]

The Left Banke are criminally underrated.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

'Desiree' should have been a hit, too.

[@memory-nownow-anticipation7087]

So cool that Stevie likes the Left Banke.

[@iadorenewyork1]

I agree. I am listening to them a lot lately!

[@TheBlueCream]

yep..hear the string interlude in Pretty Ballerina...very advanced

[@paulgoldstein2569]

Sadly, all five original members are now dead.

[@lindadote]

Stevie had a diverse selection of songs to critique and there were some pleasant surprises. It’s always nice to hear The Left Banke get a mention and Jimi’s song isn’t one I’ve heard often. Remarkably, at 17 years of age, Stevie already had several Hits to his name! Another fascinating flashback YP and your “King Midas In Reverse” arrangement is terrific! Thank you kindly.

[@TundieRice]

The Left Banke is criminally undiscussed nowadays, but a huge reminder of their influence can be heard in “More Than a Feeling” by Boston (which remains a huge part of classic rock radio, even nowadays.) Tom Scholz claims that The Left Banke’s “Walk Away Renee” was the main inspiration for “More Than a Feeling,” and you can definitely hear a nice nod to that in the lyric “I see my Marianne walkin’ away.”

[@lindadote]

@@TundieRice ……oh, The Left Banke was a woefully underrated/under-appreciated band imo, they were gifted young men with some excellent original songs. I’ve never been a Boston fan but know the song you cited and you’re absolutely right. I always thought The Left Banke was mighty unlucky to have the lovely “Walk Away Renee” covered by the Four Tops too because it was the Tops’ cover that enjoyed all the airplay and remains the one most people are familiar with.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you, Linda! I agree, this was a nice group of singles. Strong month for new single releases.

[@lindadote]

@@YesterdaysPapers ……yes, it was a fantastic month!

[@lindadote]

@@YesterdaysPapers ……YP, (if you have a minute)….do you know if that featured single from The Left Banke was a hit for the band? The song sounded vaguely familiar but I don’t recall hearing it played in Australia, whereas “Walk Away Renee” and “Pretty Ballerina” were given a little airplay. I never thought TLB enjoyed the acclaim they deserved.

[@boomtownrat5106]

The San Francisco celebration was in full swing by looking at the pop charts of 1967 and Stevie reviewing San Franciscan Nights. BUT I’m with Stevie, “…San Francisco isn’t all it’s built up to be… But I like Los Angeles better than Frisco…” I always knew that Stevie was a musical genius but now we can add a geographical one, too! Spot on, Stevie! Thank you, YP for the gift of a second Blind Date this week.

[@389383]

Oct. '67, to be in SF is where it is at!

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

@@389383 But disillusion wasalready setting in, with the Death of Hippie event on October 6 and later George Harrison's 'Blue Jay Way' and Frank Zappa's 'Flower Punk'. I listened to Scott McKenzie's LP for the first time the other night and thought that it really stood up well.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

I actually like the Eric Burdon track, very different from The Animals' previous hits, which may be the reason a lot of people did not like it so much.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

@@paulgoldstein2569 It's a great record, but is basically a different group, apart from Eric.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

BOOOOOO!!!! San Francisco is awesome... and people that downgrade it probably either haven't been there or have no taste.

[@MarinxxxEagle]

Those are pretty insightful remarks for a 17-year-old boy-he was so young, but already knew his stuff. I'll never understand why "In Can See for Miles" wasn't a hit, it's a very nice and catchy tune in my opinion.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

It made no.10 in the UK. and no.9 in the US. I was living in Canada then and bought a copy.

[@WiseGuyGene]

It was a hit with my pack of 12 year-olds.

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

​@@WiseGuyGene ?

[@annamariaisland1960]

It will be a sad day when Stevie departs this world. His statement about hearing songs differently the second time is something I've also found true over the years. Sometimes the ears need time to hear properly. End music was "King Midas in Reverse?"

[@markvonwisco7369]

Giving songs a second or third hearing is super important. A lot of my favorite songs are ones that I hated the first time I heard them!

[@langstonanderson6558]

I can see for miles is the best song on here!

[@fueledbylove]

Why couldn't Stevie see that? too much irony in the lyrics for a blind dude

[@willminkorea2010]

Great organ! Love that Hollies song!

[@willminkorea2010]

King Midas in Reverse

[@PtolemyJones]

Wow, a great week for music.

[@martakrupinska674]

Stevie Wonder is an amazing singer and musician.

[@katbela3971]

At minute 2:08, ''The Left Bank'' appears. Steve Wonder quotes ''Pretty Ballerina'', which I adore, but my favourite song from this band is the beautiful, marvellous, wonderful, ''Walk Away Renée''.😍 Other than that, the permanence of the ''Sound Of Music'' soundtrack on the charts never ceases to amaze me. I loved the film when I was a child. It's funny that it's side-by-side with ''Sgt. Pepper's''. Thank you very much, YP.😀

[@YesterdaysPapers]

The Left Banke were great, love them Cheers, Kat!

[@daveyvane9431]

Pete Townsend calls this 1967 Stevie your his alltime favorite show.

[@72seeker72]

I love hearing famous and talented people talk about other famous and talented people.

[@syncue5411]

Thank you for this wonderful channel

[@smkelly1970]

love that interpretation of "King Midas in Reverse" on the outro.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks.

[@zivkovicable]

I worked with Donovan in the 1980's and he told me that he met "Little" Stevie Wonder on the set of Ready Steady Go on this tour , and that Stevie blew a couple of bars of "Catch the Wind" on his harmonica by way of greeting.

[@mackb909]

SW was only 17 and had just had a hit a few months before with "I Was Made to Love Her" (recorded before his 17th birthday). He'd already been professional since age 10 or 11 and his incredible string of albums and hit songs in the '70s hadn't even begun yet. Incredible music and incredible musician/composer/arranger/singer. Still going strong now at 72 after over 60 years in the business, he still makes compelling and relevant music today, crossing over to work with jazz, hiphop, and rock artists with equal flair.

[@mackb909]

I disagree with him about "I Can See For Miles," though. What an incredible record. Townshend's ominous and crashing guitar chords, Entwistle's sinuous bass, Daltrey's insinuating voice, and Keith Moon's apocalyptic drumming- 56 years later that song has lost none of its power and crunch.

[@TundieRice]

@@mackb909 For sure, I wonder what didn’t hit Stevie in that song. I mean, hell, it was the main inspiration for Paul McCartney when he wrote “Helter Skelter,” in an attempt to create a harder-rocking song than “I Can See for Miles and Miles (which I think they succeeded at, especially since many consider it to be the one of, if not the very first heavy metal songs.)

[@sb2165]

Baroque and roll. More Left Banke please. Made me laugh SW thought The Who's masterpiece was Paul Revere. Great upload. How about something on The Misunderstood?!

[@crossroader71]

This one is my favourite collection of songs for Blind Date so far. And my all time favourite British blues album is on the charts too!! Crusade!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Good album with the great Mick Taylor on guitar!

[@alanthomson1227]

Mayall was on a roll with several iconic albums in a row

[@sunboycold9164]

This is one of my favourite channel on KZbin

[@CoCotheTurtle]

This was great, I really loved it! Whose idea was it to put Liza Minnelli on the cover of the Animals single?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha!

[@galorouco459]

You may like it or not, but is impressive how Cliff Richard had a steady hit top 30 hits in the 60’s…

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

I've come to the conclusion that Rock stars were much better at identifying artists in these Blind Dates than the Motown stars. Marvin thought Honeycombs was The Stones and now Stevie thinks The Who are The Kinks 🤔😂 Lovely tribute to The Hollies in your outro , YP. Wonderful band 💖

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha! That's true, I guess the Motown stars weren't paying too much attention to the British bands. Glad you liked the outro, Sophie! Thanks.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers 😘❤

[@total.stranger]

Stevie knew who The Kinks were, though - so that's pretty cool. By 1967, they were considered to be an "oldies" act in the US. "Autumn Almanac", one of their finest moments, at #29 in the UK chart (shown), never got airplay in the US.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

Stevie even confused Jerry Lee Lewis with Bobby Bland, which is odd, as he covered a Bobby Bland song, I Pity The Fool. But Jerry had changed his sound a bit by then, obviously to keep up with the change of times. But as soon as Stevie guessed who it was, he apparently said "Oh he's just released Great Balls Of Fire" which may have been a sarcastic implication it was the same. But Jerry was great back in the late fifties, despite the news exploding that he had married his 13 year old cousin. But by 1967, he was a bit past his sell-by date.

[@Kieop]

@@paulgoldstein2569 No, he says Great Balls of Fire in reaction to finding out it's Jerry Lee, like OMG! Then he says it's cool that he has a new record out. He's just expressing his surprise and making a play on Jerry's iconic hit. You may be right that there may be some sarcasm in it, but I don't think he's implying they're the same since they most obviously are not. They sound nothing alike, hence the difficulty in identification.

[@richsackett3423]

Stevie Wonder playing "Who is the band? I mean, who are they?" is incredibly funny. That gag really takes me back, iih. Devastatingly accurate identification of the problem with the late 60s blues revival (John Mayall, Buchanan, Peter Greem et al.). That's a real musician's take.

[@brucemarshall3446]

Yeah. Those blues purists were a colossal bore. Nobody wanted to actually LISTEN to it. But, bands liked playing it because it was so simple. Awful stuff

[@dream-67]

Great chart this week and amazing version of"King Midas" ❤️😊🌚🌈🍓

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers!

[@madahad9]

Maybe it's a case over romanticism but the 60's seemed to be a great period for music and liberating itself from the standards of the previous generation. Being born in '64 I wouldn't discover some of this music until the early 70's, and later. I was happy to hear that "Little" Stevie Wonder enjoyed Ode to Billy Joe. It's a good song. I love these Blind Dates. Some are better than others, some get a bit mean, but others are very insightful into the music of that period. I wish there were more from the 70's. How long did this go on for? I imagine that it stopped at some point. Egos are more brittle nowadays, both the musicians and the fans.

[@soulfoodie1]

Thank you for posting this. Wonderful to hear Stevie discussing meeting Jimi Hendrix and his thoughts on UK acts . It is amazing to think he was already a music business veteran at the age of 17 and was into is second era after his voice has broken and before he renegotiated his contract when he turned 21 to allow him more artistic freedom

[@shako4907]

that Hush Now is a very obscure Hendrix piece but its one of his top work imo. the prediction by Stewie was spot on though lol, became popular in the US wayyyy after this

[@diegoferreiro9478]

It's one of the songs recorded by Curtis Knight with Hendrix as session guitarist that were exploited by the producer/tape owner. That guy was some kind of vulture who scammed young musicians by making them sign contracts that gave him total control on the music, so when Hendrix became a smash, he took the opportunity to release those maybe three year old tapes as if they were a novelty. This guy was such a scoundtel that he even forced his father to make a record. According to the session engineer the poor old man (in fact very old) was not even aware of what was he doing there.

[@shako4907]

@@diegoferreiro9478 what a pos

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

It was recorded in 1966.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

@@michaelschweitzer6718 I believe it was recorded as a demonstration of the wah wah pedal. It was one of the better Curtis Knight tracks. Jimi owed Capitol an LP due to his association with Knight, which was why the Band of Gypsies LP was released.

[@karlsinclair9918]

​@@michaelschweitzer6718 Hush Now (AKA LEVEL) Composers: Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Knight Producer: Ed Chalpin Recorded at: Studio "76", New York City Engineer: unknown Date: 17 July 1967 Drums: Ray Lucas Guitar (with wah-wah): Jimi Hendrix Guitar: Unknown Bass: Ed "Bugs" Gregory Vocals: Curtis Knight (1967 overdub) Basically a jam around the riff of "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice". The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded the master take of "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice" in New York City two days later on the 19th of July. The booklet of the cd issue of No Business on Dagger Records reproduced a tape box from a vocal overdub / mixing session for "Hush Now" and "Love Love". The reel is dated 31 July 1967.

[@miguelangeljuarez6196]

Que buenos tiempos y que buena musica yo nací en 1968 y me encanta todo ese viejo rock n roll, lrs mando in abrazote desde Zacatecas, México a toda la invasión inglesa.

[@doctorbohr1585]

I was just thinking the other day, I hope they didn't subject poor Stevie Wonder to one of these "Blind Date" interviews. Then there's this. Well no wonder he couldnt dig "I Can See For Miles" 😎 But it is in fact a good edition. Great 45s!

[@EdwinJack64]

Cool video! Stevie was friendly, I like "San Francisco Nights". I'll dig the Left Banke single, never heard of. I have to say it again YP, your outro music is outstanding! The Hollies KMIR! 🤴

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Edwin!

[@antebellumstage]

It hurts every damn time, to see "best of the beach boys" keeping them commercially alive

[@DiegoCOrtizpianista]

Homburg at number 7. What a great song! Will love it till my final breath, when the sun and moon will shatter, and the signpost cease to sign. Rest in Keith Reid, sadly passed away a few weeks ago.

[@sableminer8133]

Can i congratulate our talented narrator host for the commercials gig here on utube? I know that's U! 🎉 At first when Stevie was saying " takenit off"! on Donovan's i was like, wth? He had good instincts at such a young age! Dig it

[@ricardolorrio8228]

I am always amazed when I see the charts at the end of these videos... so many classics released at the same time... Also, The album charts.... how many weeks or years, was the Sound of Music in the charts?!? That album sold over two million copies in the UK alone.. and 20 million worldwide! I don't think the Beatles sold as many copies of their music in the 1960s

[@cookster1001]

Never heard that Hendrix track before. Must give that a listen.

[@SylentEcho]

He's pretty spot-on with most of those.

[@juliestrom412]

Wow! Thanks so much! From: The secret life of plants 🌵

[@thewkovacs316]

i just realized, this review shouldve been held for today....stevie's 74th bday

[@brianholmes6392]

stevie… your voice has changed?! wow

[@blackportspeakercabinets4145]

Donovan... "outta sight"...no kidding.

[@kevhead1525]

Heh

[@davidellis5141]

Opened with I Can See For Miles ! 😬

[@kevhead1525]

​@@davidellis5141 I know it's cheap but funny is funny. We need to laugh while we are still allowed to. 🤐

[@davidellis5141]

@Kevhead1 Tomorrow is April Fools .. so yeah .. hopefully nobody gets upset.

[@kevhead1525]

​@@davidellis5141 these days it's more like, I hope someone goes through the day just being happy.

[@grokeffer6226]

Those were some pretty good singles.

[@eargasm1072]

Stevie was only 17 in 1967! Yet he'd already been a genius since the ripe age of 13.🤘

[@marysanders6752]

On Target , Stevie Wonder !! 😍🎶👍🎶🎵🎶

[@FawleyJude]

I like his comment about the Animals tune: "No, take it off, I don't like San Francisco, I like Los Angeles." I'd never heard that Hendrix tune, Jimi sure grew a lot musically between it and what was just about to come out on Are You Experienced.

[@TundieRice]

It wasn’t really a “Hendrix tune” per se, it was a song that Jimi recorded with Curtis Knight as a session guitarist, and that was released the same year as Are You Experienced. So Jimi had certainly released a lot of his own music by that point, especially since the Experience had released one single in 1966. Overall, Jimi probably didn’t have too much to do with the creative side of the Curtis Knight cuts besides his wonderful guitar skills (including some early wah-wah guitar.) But Jimi had definitely proven himself as a creative genius well before the Curtis Knight cuts came out.

[@gordiasgordian925]

This one surprised me a bit. I thought Stevie was just going to say he loved everyone but he gave his honest opinions.

[@neilfriedman]

Love the instrumental version of King Midas in Reverse that played during the charts part.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Neil. Glad you liked it.

[@charlesachurch7265]

Great! Thanks. Blind Date maybe the most appropriate use of this phrase.

[@mikepoland2262]

Is the instrumental at the end King Midas in reverse? These are great!

[@ChromeDestiny]

Pete Townshend has said Stevie Wonder was offered the chance to do Pinball Wizard for the Tommy movie but Stevie's brother who managed him at the time turned it down and says it's a shame cause Stevie would have been excellent.

[@jonhillman871]

that kim weston song "that's groovy" sounds like one of those old soul songs that those northern soul djs played at the soul clubs of the 70s and 80s. i love that those songs and artists got a second chance due to dedicated enthusiasts.

[@chrisshaw6242]

Where are the instrumentals that play over the charts from? They’re all so good.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I record all the instrumentals myself. Glad you like them, thanks!

[@centralparkjoe1290]

Very impressive!🤙

[@kevhead1525]

The British were blowing America away on the rock scene while r&b acts like Stevie were putting out the best we could offer at that time.

[@Ridersonthestorm8899]

​@fred freddy The american charts were much better imo

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@fred freddy what?!?

[@gregkipp6408]

Love The Motown Sound. Enjoyed both the Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye "Blind Date" videos. Just out of curiosity, did Diana Ross ever do a "Blind Date" interview? If she did, do you think you could do a video about that interview? For the most part, I think Stevie did a good job reviewing the records he was given. I especially agree with him about the blues recordings from that time period.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I don't think Diana Ross ever did a Blind Date.

[@michaelrochester48]

The top 30 is awesome especially King Midas in reverse at number 15! They always made it out like a flop but it was a successful single just not as successful as the previous songs by the Hollies

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Probably my favourite Hollies song. Brilliant tune.

[@alihart]

@@YesterdaysPapers and excellent outro to boot 👍

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@alihart Thanks Pygar!

[@Krzyszczynski]

The Hollies could have built on it and grown beyond their happy-poppy Top 40 hit-machine niche. But instead they bottled out when Midas wasn't the hoped-for major success. That seems to have been the catalyst for Graham Nash's departure the following year. A few years later, of course, they did finally grow up musically and start to put out some really worthy stuff.

[@helenohellno2729]

AWESOME 😎 🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹😎🎹

[@bobleroe3859]

I wonder what he thought of Peter, Paul & Mary. The House song was very atypical of them.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

Stevie had a great selection in front of him, and at only 17, he was almost spot on with his reviews, a great musical taste at such a young age, and not a duff track here, but a couple by great artists, but these were not their best. There were a couple he already knew, as they had already been hits in the States, but were just coming out over here, even though they were by British artists, Donovan and Eric Burdon. He was frank about the Percy Sledge, a great singer, but this was not one of his best. I think it was at this time, he was deteriorating, and everything was getting to sound like his first hit. BUT, he made a great second album the previous year, Warm And Tender Soul, as all the tracks on it were so different from each other, some of them, the types of songs he never recorded elsewhere. I even liked the Peter, Paul & Mary one, as this was at a time when they were shifting from acoustic Folk to a slightly more Psychedelic sound, and Stevie rather liked it. As for The Who, I wasn't surprised that Stevie was unfamiliar with them as they had so far not cracked it in the States, but this was the very one that changed all that, and very suddenly got them huge in the States, resulting in them touring there during late 1967, and recording some of their next album there. But I think what also helped was their then-recent appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where they caused a HUGE stir, performing all their classic UK hits in front of an American audience who had never previously heard of any of them, but it made the American music fans belatedly realize how good they were, as the festival was heavily broadcasted. But Eric Burdon who was still a popular figure in the States, put in a good word for them when introducing them on stage, stating that they were huge in England and everywhere overseas, but had not yet cracked it in the States. BUT ALL THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE, he said, which obviously moistened the appetites of the American music fans. He was right. But previous to 1967, only My Generation touched the U.S. Top 100, peaking at a disappointing number 76, despite it being number 2 in the UK. But in early 1967, Happy Jack belatedly reached number 24 in the States. I wasn't surprised that Stevie confused their sound with Paul Revere And The Raiders, as I began to think it sounded a bit like them, and he obviously wasn't yet familiar with The who. Good to see The Dubliners in the UK charts of this week in 1967, plus Vince Hill's Psychedelic reading of Love Letters In The Sand. Let's have these Blind Date videos more frequently.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Good comment, Paul. Spot on.

[@SuperNevile]

I much prefer the B sides to both Donovan's and Eric's singles; the very insightful "Good Times' (imho one of the best lyrics of the 60's) and Donovan's melodic and very beautiful "Sand and Foam", also lyrically wonderful.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

@@SuperNevile Sand And Foam I have on the double CD reissue of Donovan's Sunshine Superman album among the heap of bonus tracks, well worth having. But I still like the A side. Eric Burdon; Good Times was on the B side of the U.S. only issue of San Franciscan Nights. In the UK, they were on separate singles. Gratefully Dead was the B side of the UK release, an uptempo Jimi Hendrix inspired rocker. But the UK B side of Good Times was a surprisingly good uptempo rocker, Ain't That So.

[@SuperNevile]

@@paulgoldstein2569 I have the US version of SFN in my single collection. I love the A side, but the B side is what we sing to each other ;-)

[@Spellchec]

I wonder why Stevie couldn't dig "I Can See For Miles"? Also Donovan is "Out of Sight". 😂

[@HamptonGuitars]

Kind of ironic, Stevie on 'Blind Date'.

[@raymondbonington9355]

In the charts zabadak by Dave Dee etc , the bit where he says zabadak is done by Gary Taylor also in the charts with the herd ,label mates and written by the same people .

[@chrisbacos]

Stevie was well-versed in the music of 1967. He seemed to flip-flop on his opinions.

[@HansRickheit]

I love the instrumental cover of "King Midas" at the end. Who does the music? I'd love to have it my music library!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I recorded the instrumental myself. Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@HansRickheit]

@@YesterdaysPapers The music for all these videos is really splendid. You really capture the mood and flavor of '67 - my favorite time period of rock music. if you ever decided to feature them on Bandcamp, I'd hurry to buy it!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@HansRickheit Cheers, Hans. I'll probably upload all these instrumentals somewhere sooner or later.

[@kelechi_77]

you should do a video on Jimi Hendrix's record collection

[@paavoviuhko7250]

Kim Weston needs a lot more attention than she has gotten. From this video I get that Stevie Wonder knows his own territory very well.

[@daliborsnajdr6871]

Another great one. It came week after BD with Barry Gibb. Am I Right? I haven't recognized instrumental ending today with Stevie, but with Barry Gibb (same era), there was San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), wasn't it? Have a good day.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you very much for your donation, Dalibor! The instrumental at the end is a cover of "King Midas In Reverse" by The Hollies. Cheers!

[@daliborsnajdr6871]

​@@YesterdaysPapers Oh, sure! Can I ask about Marty Feldman? That ending sound was with the beautiful vibe as well so if you remember, please let me know. It was the BD of June 68.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@daliborsnajdr6871 The song at the end of the Marty Feldman video was an instrumental version of "Child of the Moon" by the Rolling Stones that I recorded.

[@daliborsnajdr6871]

​@@YesterdaysPapers It's Brilliant. Same as some others. Really appreciate your work. Every BD has it's own story to tell and that's the greatest part of BD. Wonder if there will be some other dates with the Melodymaker by the Stones members, Manfred Mann members, DC5, Kinks, Troggs or probably Barry Ryan who scored big with the Eloise.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

@@daliborsnajdr6871 Thank you, Dalibor! Yes, you'll probably see Blind Dates with those artists sooner or later on this channel. Cheers!

[@scottjackson1420]

Who recorded that instrumental of King Midas In Reverse that you playing while scrolling down the charts? I kinda like it.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I recorded that instrumental. All the instrumentals at the end of these Blind Date videos are recorded by me. Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@scottjackson1420]

@@YesterdaysPapers Wow, that is excellent. You should have a separate channel consisting solely of your music.

[@monkface]

Did I really hear that he was a guest on the blind date section of melody maker!!??! (This is an April Fools video!)

[@stephenwarhurst6615]

I like how Stevie makes fun of he's blind disability 0:51

[@kamandi1362]

Well, he is in the Blind Date section. 😉

[@jerrywatt6813]

Ii agree about San Fran my older brother went up north from LA to check it out and said it was all bs and just a bunch of grifters ! But the concerts were outta sight ! Thanks YP PEACE !

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Cheers, Jerry.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Stevie is funny man!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Stevie didnt dig a lot of the groovy sounds of the day What a square !

[@deirdre108]

Funny the Stevie Wonder comments about the San Francisco scene. Sounds like he'd heard George Harrison's take when he (George) visited the Haight and reported it to be a pretty seedy affair with a lot of "sketchy people" and nothing like Carnaby Street. I got to hear Stevie opening for the Rolling Stones during their US "Exile..." tour. A true musical genius who practically owned the Grammy awards for several years straight in the 70's.

[@paulg2733]

Wow, really strong top 30, i still play most of them, well not Vince Hill though

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Great stuff! I disagree w/ Stevie about SF... It's a great city, for sure. Q: WHAT is that outro music starting at the 5:02 mark? It's fantastic. I thought it sounded like King Midas In Reverse, but this sounds different than the Hollies song I've heard. Is this an instrumental version? Do tell! Thank you!!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

It's an instrumental version of " King Midas..." that I recorded. Cheers John!

[@johnmavroudis2054]

@@YesterdaysPapers ah! Thanks! It sounds amazing!

[@lakrids-pibe]

How many times does he use the phrase "outa sight" ? Haha!

[@thedarkdescent2387]

I wonder if they still blindfolded him 🤨

[@carmengiaa65]

Blind Date, indeed

[@zachgates7491]

Whatever happened to the Flowerpot Men?

[@joki5346]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flower_Pot_Men

[@gasparucciox9706]

in his case the date was definitly blind!

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

A good bunch of singles that week for young Stevie. Wasn't Peter, Paul and Mary's 'The House Song' the B-side of Bob Dylan's 'Too Much Of Nothing', which was a far better choice for an A-side?

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, that was a B-side.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

@@YesterdaysPapers I thought so. I have a Canadian copy which is the same. It's a great single, as is its predecessor 'I Dig Rock And Roll Music' with its trbutes to The Mamas And The Papas and the Beatles.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

This was really interesting. Guess Stevie didn't like stone cold rave-ups cause he sure dismissed one of the all time great rockers right off the bat. I thought nobody could ever not like that one, but live and learn, eh? "Oh cut if off. San Francisco isn't all it's built up to be....but I like Los Angeles better than Frisco. It's an hour away by air." Didn't Stevie know that Los Angeles is the phony capital of the world? It was once described to me like this--you know how every city has its backstabbers, but in LA they backstab you and then continuously turn the knife for years. ..lol.... but .what do I know? I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Stevie comes across as a really nice person which I'm sure he is... YP thanks for this and love your outro.. That was King Midas In Reverse. no? ..

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, it was "King Midas In Reverse". Glad you liked it! Cheers, Willie.

[@lindadote]

Hi there Willie…..should you find this, I’ve often wondered if you watched “Lovers Rock” from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series that we spoke of a while back? If so and more importantly, did you enjoy it? I thought the whole series was excellent, all very different stories (mostly factual) but each one profound and memorable. However, it’s not often I see a show featuring this fabulous Jamaican music so I was curious as to your thoughts on LR?

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@lindadote Hi Linda. I tried searching for it on youtube but that whole sequence was not posted.

[@lindadote]

@@willieluncheonette5843 …….oh, I hadn’t considered KZbin. I thought I watched it on Netflix but a quick check indicates it’s streaming on Amazon Prime in America as well as on Apple TV and Vudu. I do hope that helps you? Edit: Yes, the Small Axe series (including Lovers Rock) is definitely streaming on Amazon Prime over your way. Any help?

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@lindadote Don't have any of those. In fact I had to cancel my cable TV because of the cost each month. So far I haven't minded not watching TV at all but I do spend more time on the computer than ever before. My latest article, Starting a Jamaican Music Collection Part 3a The Deejays The Start of Rap? will be published any day now. Thank you for asking. Your love of that Jamaican music comes shining through as much as my love does for the music

[@tonycrosbie3846]

I'd rather hear these records again than Happy Birthday or I Just Called To Say I Ruddy Love You again and again!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I hate "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Awful song.

[@howamilooking5952]

Not a big top 10 list. Seeing Piper in the album charts has a sad feel to it. Syd Barrett was already too gone to build from it. 😢

[@crisprtalk6963]

Rest in Peace Madcap. Syd was the piper at the gates of dawn, everyday. :). At about the same time this Stevie blind date was being done Syd and the boys were recording Jugband Blues, one of his best tunes with wonderful poetic lyrics.

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Out of sight, Stevie is joking right

[@plasteredbastard]

stevie wasn't giving nobody nothing in this episode

[@crisprtalk6963]

Not many songs are better than "When a Man Loves A Woman" By the way, if you want to hear a newer player cover that tune I highly recommend Marcus King : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aanOn3l8nLN2lbc

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Very personal on this one .. !! Not a fan of the san fran hype either. 😎

[@joerichardwad1645]

I love Stevie Wonder but does anyone still believe the guy is blind? So much video evidence to the contrary at this point.

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

Doesn't like the WHO but likes Donovan 🤔must be deaf too🤨