Story of The Turtles | Flo and Eddie History Documentary

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching! Continue the story with my new video about Flo and Eddie after The Turtles! I'd love it if you all could check it out! Thank you!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTLf2pnrLCFprs

[@eddiehauser6661]

i enjoyed the video, interesting content, I wasn't familiar with their story until I did some research today. I'm going to check out the mamas and papas video next. Just as a piece of constructive criticism, which of course is simply my opinion, I felt like many parts of the video come across as you just reading an article or a wikipedia page. At one part, in particular, it actually sounded extremely similar to a little article I had just read. Even if this is not the case, and you are not reading anything, I felt like it comes off that way, which tends to be off putting. I also think part of it at least seeming that way is because there were also a lot of parts that came across as the opposite. You could tell it was your own wording and original thoughts and came across as much more natural and enjoyable. And please don't take any of this as offensive, like I said I really enjoyed the video and am looking forward to checking out your other stuff, which if anything is why I am offering my personal opinion and advice, because I'd like to see you have success. Although it's probably just that I'm an arrogant, pretentious English teacher and don't know when to turn it off!! lol. Anyways, good luck, keep up the good work, and obviously feel free to discard my opinion, it's just that, an opinion, doesn't mean I'm right. And not to sound like an arrogant English teacher again but if you're interested I could give you a few tips which could help in the area I was speaking of. Let me know if you're intrested

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@eddiehauser6661 I certainly appreciate honesty and can understand your perspective. Thank you for the comment. I'd like to think I've improved since this video though I've been slacking lately. I'm torn between making videos with every detail I can find or making much quicker videos that tell the basics and perhaps I'll be doing both in the future... Trying to figure it out. Anyway, thank you for watching and supporting! You're awesome. You could always add me on FB or IG or whatever if you're interested in chatting more in the future. Cheers and enjoy!

[@billybagels3665]

The Turtles should be in rock hall of fame !

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They're truly so wonderful! Fantastic band! I think they're better than tons of bands have gotten into the rock and roll Hall of fame that. Here is the link to my New video about Flo and Eddie after The Turtles kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTLf2pnrLCFprs

[@kensellers4082]

I agree; The Turtles definitely belong in the R&RHOF. Are you listening, Jan Wenner?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@kensellers4082 ❤️ thanks for watching the video, Ken!

[@JV-up8or]

against their will yeah

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

Along with Grand Funk which shows the hof to be total bullshit.

[@frankb5728]

Flo and Eddie are so underappreciated, they should be a lot more popular. I'm always amazed at their composition skills, their harmonies are off the chains as well.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Indubitably, good sir. I have been listening to them and researching them a lot to make a follow-up to this video

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@Bigzthelove]

When I first heard keep it warm I thought it was like some new indie band

[@joannehack7588]

✌🏽

[@LieutenantSandcastle]

I am obsessed with You Showed Me. The pace of that song with those violins puts me in a transcendental mood.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Though I may not be 100% in tune with you, I totally get you. That song is unique, transfixing and simply Wonderful. There aren't many songs that I can listen to immediately after already hearing it, but that is definitely one of them. Cheers, thanks for watching!

[@raymondbonington9355]

In the uk it was a hit many years later but the lightning seeds .

[@lindapena2707]

Also my favorite song.

[@michaelolz]

This was an awesome band. When I first started getting into 60s music it was like opening a new treasure chest. Everyday. I'm still doing that. This is definitely one of the GOATs.

[@louisrauzi3872]

Saw Flo & Eddie at my father's place, roslyn, ny. Did a parody of pink floyd another brick in the wall, was another slat in the fence. Hysterical even had a slat fence across the stage. Man their irreverence is legendary.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Sorry for the lateness of my reply but I knew I'd be learning more about that later. I'm looking at great pictures in the keyboard player Andy Cahan's book. He told me all about it when I interviewed him a couple of years ago. He is proud to be half a man. I'm glad you go to see the 2 and a half man show! That must have been amazing and unforgettable

[@debrahunt603]

Turtles do live a long time, Long Live the Turtles"!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Turtle soup!

[@bginnj]

Thanks for this very informative clip. The Turtles belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you very much for watching! Glad you enjoyed!

[@steppene]

Thanks for talking about the Turtles and Flo and Eddie. It was a joy to hear you talked about a lot of backstage stories.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@amorosa101457]

Well done young man! I loved The Turtles not only for the music but they were a fun group. They always looked like they were having a blast on the TV shows. Especially Mark Volman. What a guy! I love You Baby, You Showed Me, and all the hits. I’m 65 so I enjoyed this blast from the past. Seems like yesterday! ❤🎼🎸

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you for the kind words and for subscribing! I really appreciate you! And yes, I think the fact that you can see their genuine fun is a contributing factor to how much I love them as well. They were fantastic!

[@BritIronRebel]

Flo and Eddie's vocals are up there with the very best! Loved the band, and then it got even better with Frank Zappa!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I don't know why I never replied to your comment, but here's the link to my new video about their duo career and time with Zappa! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTLf2pnrLCFprs

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

"You Showed Me" is covered by Jakob Dylan and Cat Power on the Echo In The Canyon soundtrack... I love that song and was honored to play guitar on that version

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Very cool, Fernando! I'll check out your KZbin later and will surely answer my own question, but are you in a band right now or have you released some albums of your own material?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Oh yeah, i thought I recognized your name. I've already checked out some of your stuff. You're really incredible!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

What is Stairway Studios? Both a studio and an album?

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

@@SeansMusicHunt its my Recording studio in North Hollywood CA

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

@@SeansMusicHunt i just put out a duo album with Carmine Appice.. I make prog albums called Out to Sea 1 to 3 with 4 coming out in march .. I played bass on Emitt Rhodes 4th album .. produced the second and third Linda Perhacs albums and produced the 50th anniversary tribut of mccartney's ram with Denny Seiwell .. working on a 50th anniversary version of todd rundgren's something anything .. BUT the interesting thing about US... I have a Latin Rock and pop past .. I was the guitarist for Cristian Castro, Paulina Rubio, Jorge Moreno and Noelia. lol

[@steveperry1344]

the turtles were a good band and had some great pop rock hits that still stand up today.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally! I love them! Thank you so much for watching, Steve!

[@TooLooze]

I was fortunate enough to see the Turtles in the 60s, and Flo and Eddie with Zappa in the 1970s. Nikki Hoi is my favorite "Turtles" song.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Oh wow! Very fortunate indeed! How cool is that? Thank you for sharing! I bet it was awesome to see Zappa

[@TooLooze]

​@@SeansMusicHunt It was an unforgettable experience.

[@fasbafpel]

Love Elenore!!!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Etc!!

[@777RockNRollin]

The Turtles; Rock n roll ROYALTY BABY !!!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally!! Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Who are you? I feel i know your name but can't recall...

[@plasticsoul9051]

He should have called the movie "My Dinner ON Jimi" :)

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😂😂😂😂 totally!! Thank you so so much for watching!!

[@malvinderkaur541]

I got their humor and even incorporated the lines in my writing funny dramedy.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They're so hilarious. I've been researching them for the follow up to this video. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@johnbeek1672]

my very first concert was Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention with Flo & Eddie..in 1971?..Fucking FANTASTIC!! Fleetwood Mac was the opening act.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I'm sure that was incredible. And silly. Fleetwood Mac seems an odd choice for opener

[@happychildhood591]

Thank you Sean for this very well done presentation! I am old enough to have lived through the period of their early sucesses and their later run. They were magnificent. Howard and Mark had incrediblevoices and John Barbata was a rock-solid drummer. Some years ago, I saw Mark & Howard, aka, Flo & Eddie perform in Irvington NY. I managed to get backstage VIP passes and hung out with them for an after event party at a hotel. They were so surprised when I showed up with my old vinyl albums which they happily signed for me. What great guys they are and so much fun to be around...!

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

Great information in this video. Flo and Eddie were fantastic!!! Thank you for this post!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you'll watch my follow up to this one about their time after the Turtles!

[@jojorey6886]

I went to an Alice Cooper concert in the 70s, I believe these guys opened for him because they sang Eleanor and Happy Together.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They did many successful tours together around the time of Billion Dollar Babies. My next video should discuss that but life changes lead to KZbin slacking. Thank you for watching! I bet the Cooper show was great. I've always wanted to see him and never took the chances I had...

[@jojorey6886]

@@SeansMusicHunt you look too young for the 70s:)

[@jerryp7721]

They opened for Alice on then record-breaking billion dollars baby tour.

[@jojorey6886]

@@jerryp7721 that’s the show I saw, BDB.

[@spikeybaby1735]

Howie’s autobiography is a fantastic read

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Indeed it is. I enjoyed it very much and made a new video about their career after The Turtles. I'd appreciate it if you check it out. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@robertpolischeck5241]

I always love to listen to the turtles and flo & eddie they were awesome with zappa

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Indeed they were. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@davebrown9725]

I loved the Turtles on AM radio, growing up. A friend turned me onto Flo & Eddie in college. We sang our own version of the final chorus of "Moving Targets" as Jimmy Carter was elected President in '76 (can't stop those moving Carters, never have to look at Ford ...). I have not thought of them in many decades, but remembered them during a nap today. Just listened to the whole "Moving Targets" (on youtube), and too much of what they sang is still 100% today. Thank you for your mini documentary on them, glad to learn the background of these fabulous artists. Also glad that some of the music from the 70s is still being discovered and appreciated, the way I enjoy discovering music made in this millennium.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching and sharing your story! That must have been fun to parody like that. I've been listening to that album lately as well because I think I'm going to make a follow-up to this video sooner than later and delve into the 70s career. Currently I'm fixated on making a video on my own band that had released 100 albums in the year 2015 and there is certainly a lot to talk about. 😆 This is my first time sharing that information publicly though I doubt many will see it

[@marthawelch4289]

Would you please explain the meaning of "too much of what they sang is still 100% today."?

[@davebrown9725]

@@marthawelch4289 Well, two months (& a Serious Injury) later, it is a bit hard to recall, but there was a Lot of political angst and corruption back in the '70s that unfortunately seems to have metastasized from Reagan ("trickle-down economics", defunding the mental hospitals, the unholy GOP alliance with the christofascists), through the "tea party" republicans, to the MAGA Cult of today. Nearly 50 years later the US is still being damaged by these GOP wackadoos, with the help of the murdochs evil propaganda networks spreading hate, fear and LIES, to the point that this song and album still ring true today.

[@boob0813]

nice work !! im a fan since i was about 10 . im 66 now :)

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much, Bob!! That's a long happy life of smiling to The Turtles. I'm sure they helped you keep a positive attitude! I really appreciate you subscribing and hope I'll get to further entertain you and introduce you to some interesting music.

[@sublimnalphish7232]

Hey , thank you young man for listening and loving the music that I grew up on and with. Nice to see rock n roll living on. Cause in the rock of the beginning years. Rock n roll will never die , it will go down in history. Love always !

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! I really appreciate it! Hope to see you around!

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

I just listened to Turtle Soup. It's a really strong album, almost every track is great.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally agree. I feel like I didn't appreciate it enough at he time that I made this video. Hope you'll watch my follow up about Flo and Eddie's later career!

[@paulmanhart4481]

Nice to see you covering the Turtles. Thanks.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

My pleasure, I love them. I mentioned in another comment to you that I have another video about their career after The Turtles. Here is the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTLf2pnrLCFprs I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@vonhalberstadt3590]

They were hilarious in concert.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I only had the opportunity to see them once in the early 2000s. It's fortunate that I did, because it lead me to I research and fall in love with them before going to the show. Excellent! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@patrickmckillip64]

Always loved YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. The way it builds and the way lyrical phrases run together.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I know exactly what you're talking about! The vocal on that song are incredible throughout. The backing vocals really make it genius! Thanks a lot for watching! Hope you'll check out my video on the Mamas and the papas!

[@grandpipco]

Great quick history on one of my favourite bands. I still have a sealed copy of BOTB's.I bought 2 in the late 70s at Peter Dunn's Vinyl Museum, here in Toronto. That was an amazing store. I love there Zappa stuff. I also them as the Turtles, 3 times in Toronto. Once I brought a copy of Checkpoint Charlie, to sign. They grabbed it out of my hand and started to show their antouraige this cool record they did. They said that they've never signed one before. Anyways, I love the turtles and great channel.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Wow! How cool is that! I hadn't heard of that record. I just looked it up. Thank you! I appreciate you watching the video! I'll do another on Flo and Eddie in the future for sure.

[@jerryfiore5818]

She'd Rather Be With Me & Outside Chance have been my faves since I was like 8 (1972) when I first heard them on 45rpm's!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

So good! I hope you liked the video, my good friend! It seems when you were 9, Flo and Eddie befriended an awesome dude named Andy Cahan who performed with them until 2013 and I'm going to get to interview him on Wednesday! I'm stoked!

[@sockov]

Love The Turtles. Outside Chance is one of my favorites.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They're so Lovely! Thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate it!

[@SeanEverettHunt]

Great job!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😁😁😁

[@daryllect6659]

Flo & Eddies Drag Race Ad parody "SUNDAY! SUNDAY" is priceless!

[@richardduncan7643]

Saw Flo & Eddie at My Fathers Place many nights always a good show

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I'm sure it was amazing. Did you watch my other video about Flo and Eddie after the Turtles? Thanks for watching and commenting on this one! Cheers!

[@kensellers4082]

The Turtles are so great. I love all of their songs, especially lesser known songs, like “The Walking Song” and “Rugs of Woods and Flowers.” Their album, “The Turtles Present The Battle of The Bands” is both a great and uproariously funny album. You’ve done a great job with this video on The Turtles. I enjoyed it very much.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching, Ken! Thank you for the kind words. And yeah, Battle of the Bands really got me hooked on them and I've always liked them a lot, but as I made this video I got even more appreciation for them and really grew to love the songs you pointed out and many more.

[@antrygis1]

Now how many people can say that they got to puke on Jimi Hendrix? Seriously, the Turtles and that movie were great. The song Eleanor was supposed to piss off the record co. but ended up being a hit. At 9 or 10 I heard "She's My Girl." And I dug it. But many years later it was unbelievable. A masterpiece! The stones were not allowed to sing, Let's spend the night-together and did sing "some time" together instead. The Doors 1st hit got them on Ed Sullivan and were told not to say, "Higher." But they did and were banned for life. Now the Turtles were a nice Pop band. So, for whatever reason the execs didn't listen to My Girl and they did sing, "Getting so High...." A classic foot note in rock history. Thank you young'un for your condensed post of the turtles. Yes, timeless music, movies. poetry, whatever is meant to live on generation to generation.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I love your comment and read it multiple times and apologize for not replying sooner. I just finished filming my video on Flo and Eddie's career after The Turtles and hope to release it in a few days. Hope you'll check it out when that happens! I appreciate the info I knew about The Doors story but I had no idea that it was somewhat repeated by The Turtles. Very interesting. Thank you for watching!

[@sandydegener6436]

This explains the lyric in "Mama, Open Up" from the album "Moving Targets" which says: 🎵...from the Fillmore to the White House chasing fame🎶

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Haha. Totally. They're so damned entertaining. I love them so much. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment and I'm sorry I didn't see your comment until now...

[@DavidJones1960]

Nicely done- also, look for Kaylan's bio from a few years ago "Shell Shocked", it's a hell of a read if you care anything about the band.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally! I've got it in my cart on Amazon but haven't pulled the trigger. Thanks a ton for watching!!!

[@joiebob]

Read it and would like to See the Original Members Together Again..I enjoyed my every moment with the Guys.. They were funny..and I loved seeing their studio work..

[@donferrante2046]

Nice job. Thank you for doing this.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that! I often doubt whether or not I should make these

[@fabdave425]

Superb

[@SeansMusicHunt]

So glad you enjoyed! I hope you'll watch my latest video which is the sequel to this one! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@scottburton9701]

At the present time,The Turtles music isn't being played on Sirius/XM's "60's Gold" channel-Hopefully,that will change at some point.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

That's weird. I guess I won't get Sirius XM

[@seltaeb9691]

Great songs🎵& more complications😮 than any other band, yet the main 2 keep on smiling.😊😊

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally. I've been listening to Flo and Eddie non-stop. So fun even though they went through so much. Thanks for watching!

[@seltaeb9691]

@@SeansMusicHunt I knew their hits from my 60s childhood but didn't know what they looked like & initially put them with the Bubblegum genre ie Ohio Express, John Fred & Playboy's great hit dig at Lucy in Sky, but I've now bought a lot of Turtles CDs, wish they have done a complete Anthology issue but maybe their confluent business deals make it difficult. Even the Beatles had problems after Epstein died. They only ever got about 2-3 penny's out of every £ that EMI made. God knows what Capitol gave them. Love the Turtles & that live clip they played showed how they could sound nearly as good as the recordings. This was a concert, where? & is there a full version on KZbin? My classmate in school in Scotland was Jimmy McCulloch of Thunderclap Newman & Wings! I was gobsmacked playing with Paul McCartney, I idolised the Beatles from 1963 & I loved all the music & what we got from America. Without Brian Epstein it never would have happened, because until then 'Bands' didn't exist really apart from backing singers. America had some from the early Beach Boys & that would have developed in some form but without the Beatles it wouldn't have went that far musically. Keep Rockin'!

[@bryanforis1839]

Watch there tour they been on since 1984 you see them live great music

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Yes, I saw them about 14 years ago I think. It was wonderful. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!

[@dskywalker3397]

5:28 That sounds like The Turtles: all they cared about was whether The Beatles had heard their song!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😂 they're so much fun! Thank you for watching and appreciating the silliness!

[@dskywalker3397]

Phenomenal Content!

[@LarryGonzalez00]

I love The Turtles. My favorite Turtles song is Love In The City.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Sorry I didn't reply right away. I've been busy but not sure why I didn't just reply to this as I've read it several times now and thought about how interesting/great of a song choice that is. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@GoodbyePanama]

Ray Davies also produced a few Clair Hammill lps and I think a few 45s too. He also produced the Cafe Society lp that featured Tom Robinson later the leader of TRB.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Interesting. I can't remember all the details but I believe when I made this video, I had read that working with The Turtles was Ray's first experience producing for another band. I love him and the Kinks though and would be very interested in listening to other albums that he worked on in any way. Thank you a ton for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it! I don't even know who Clair Hammill is so thank you for giving me something to look up!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

So far she seems interesting. It is cool she joined Wishbone Ash for a time as well

[@GoodbyePanama]

@@SeansMusicHunt I didn't know that. Both Clair and Tom Robinson were signed to the Kinks' label "Konk." Robinson and Ray Davies had a long feud over Ray taking so long to record and release Cafe Society's album. TR wrote a song "You Don't Take No for an Answer" (released on TRB) and Ray responded with a Kinks song "Prince of the Punks."

[@nateuhrich1527]

To See The Sun was on a greatest hits cd my dad used to have. It was always my favorite of theirs

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally excellent song! That's great that you got to hear that one. I feel like even a lot of fans of the Turtles probably don't know about it. Thank you very very much for watching my video. I really appreciate it.

[@Fargosportsmassage]

thank you for so nice video of my idols THE TURTLES FOR EVER

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Great brief documentary, and I love your kitty!!! Elenor is my favorite song. I love that they rhymed etc. with "bettah". A really fun song :)

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They're so funny 🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@JamminClemmons]

Flo and Eddie with Frank Zappa's 2 (or 3) albums were fantastic. Their song, "Billy the Mountain" was an entire LP album side (I still have the vinyl).The storyline is crazy, about a mountain that comes to life, billowing rocks and boulders out of his mouth as he up-roots and travels across America. Billy the Mountain has a wife which grows out of his shoulder, which is a crooked pine tree. Billy convinces his wife, named "Ethel," to venture out on a vacation (Billy was rewarded much $$$ from the postcards he'd posed for for all those decades). Upon receiving his royalties, Billy and Ethel travel across America, naturally causing untold damage to everywhere they traversed. - I know, that's the mind of Frank Zappa for you. The song, "Billy the Mountain" contains about 8 or ten different songs within. --FYI

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I love it so much and my next video will talk about this!!! Thank you for watching and leaving a Mountainous comment!

[@JamminClemmons]

@@SeansMusicHunt New subber by the way. Keep rockin' the video's out, brother!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@JamminClemmons thank you my friend!

[@ElsaPride]

I just came across your story about The Turtles.. (one of my favorites as a kid in the '60's. I am presently reading a book about Mark from the early Crossfire days up to present day. It's called "Happy Forever". It's told by the perspectives of band members .. friends and family as well as others. Very interesting and entertaining read!! Howard's book "Shell Shocked" is equally interesting! I appreciate your video as well!!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you very much for watching! I'm also enjoying "Happy Together," I got it for Kindle and have been reading on lunch breaks at work. I want to make a video about Flo and Eddie's later career but I've been working too many hours in a neighboring city, so my days are long and there is no time for both KZbin and maintaining my sanity. Thanks again for watching!

[@ElsaPride]

@@SeansMusicHunt There's a lot of history to cover about their Flo and Eddie days! When I was a teen, I was into a lot of Frank Zappa... Bizarre but some great music!!

[@phantompanther648]

Flo & Eddie Produced The great Monoman ( l Want To Help You Ann - Standells cover ) Was the sound backing of T Rex. Did Happy Together with The Mother's Of Invention ( Live At The Filmore 1971 )

[@Jumanjini]

Keep It Warm and KSHE95 brought me here.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

If that's the case, you should likely watch my follow up to this video in which I go into details of Flo and Eddie after The Turtles. Hope you enjoy both videos! Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@bachtobebop]

OMG, I am amazed of how well done this was. It's like you would expect, some knowledgeable old man, with this kind of insight. I'm also a cat person. Maybe the cat will win some people over to liking cats.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words and you watching the video. Kitties are extremely important

[@lindsaysteffes6602]

Found a 45 of The Crossfires @ a garage sale, the lady gave it to me. Flo & Eddie went to my high school Westchester High in LA. Met Mark about 2003 or 4 at a church in Westchester, & that was a bit of a let down. Lindsay

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for the great comment, Lindsay! That's pretty crazy. I bet those Crossfires singles are incredibly rare and I hope you still have it!

[@dannelson4209]

Sean thanks for your hard work.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you very much for watching and leaving comments! Have a great day, Dan!

[@777RockNRollin]

They were the Greatest Band ever !!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I appreciate you commenting this... But The Beatles did exist... 😝

[@eddiehauser6661]

I've just recently come to really appreciate the turtles , a very interesting story that many aren't aware of (including me until recently) and some great music. I've also been a big zappa fan (or so I thought) and never realized they played with him.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

They're truly fascinating! Thank you for watching my video and I'm glad you learned something new!

[@louisrauzi3872]

They also played with Zappa. Enough said.

[@user-nq4ry2be1s]

Happy together d best thanks ,for lets us know ,d story

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Yes sir. I hope you enjoy the sequel video about Flo and Eddie after the Turtles!

[@montanajoe4636]

great video man i love it!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching! Did you make this Sponge Bob cover? I just recently heard that Black Country New Road band. Are you mixing one of their songs with Sponge Bob? Hope to see you around! Check out my other videos to learn about some rarities!

[@montanajoe4636]

@@SeansMusicHunt haha yes! its partially AI generated and partially my own instrumentation :) I just called it under that title to trick people!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@montanajoe4636 whoa. That's nuts dude. Where do you make the AI music at? I use some AI generated imagery sometimes in my videos

[@kenvelickoff4275]

Check out Flo & Eddie's lp Movinf Targets

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I have the vinyl on display right in front of me currently. Hopefully I'll release my video on Flo and Eddie within a month. I've been studying every little thing I can while. Thank you for watching and suggesting an excellent album!

[@martynonions6268]

Well presented. Cheers 🥂

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks again so much for subscribing, Martyn!

[@paulmanhart4481]

Frank Zappa, Live at the Filmore East. I think that was Flo and Eddie.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Yes sir, I have a brand new video about Flo and Eddie after the turtles and I'd appreciate it if you checked it out!

[@paulmanhart4481]

@@SeansMusicHunt Will do. Thanks

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@paulmanhart4481 thank you! Hope you enjoy!

[@paulmanhart4481]

Sean, I enjoy your videos. You are too young to really remember the Turtles, but I’m not. I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. Graduated high school in 1971, so yea, I remember them well. One thing that I always wondered about is how Mark would come up to Howard (during a song), and goof with him in an intimate way. It was so odd. I wondered “what the hell? What’s he doing”? Have you seen this in their performances?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😆 to an extent. I've seen them live before, but obviously not with the energy of their youth and I very much enjoy watching videos of them. The 2 and a half man show that they did from 79-81 is especially ridiculous. My video on Flo and Eddie's later career has a snippet of Howard crawling through Mark's legs while singing. 😂 Absolutely hysterical legends. I love them so much. I wish I could have experienced their shows with Zappa. Would be incredible

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

Good job!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@mjemigh3304]

It's not easy to choose my favorite song as you have requested, but I'll try. "Buzzsaw" is just a great, meaningless rock n' roller. "Nikki Hoy" was always fun, especially live. "Moving Targets" is as rocky as music should get. "She's Rather Be With Me" is right up there with "Happy Together" as truly great pop. And what can I say about "Keep It Warm"? A great song and a great record. And lots of fun live!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Those are all great choices! I remember my first time hearing "Buzzsaw" and being completely surprised by it. A truly unique track by a truly amazing band!!!! Thank you for watching and commenting!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video enough to respond!

[@mjemigh3304]

@@SeansMusicHunt Ya' done good, kid! I'll have to check out more of your stuff.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@mjemigh3304 thank you so much! You are awesome!

[@kaztouch1]

Flo and Eddie are to backup singers what The Wrecking Crew was to musicians and bands.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally. Did you watch my follow up video to this one where I talk about their career after the Turtles?

[@denniswood1437]

I love the Turtles entire album catalog, but I especially love the Battle of the Bands which is a great listening experience and a lot of fun. It took its cue from Sgt. Pepper with the band taking on different musical personas with each song. There is pop, psychedelia, surf, country, folk influences. "You Showed Me", "The Last Thing I remember" "Surfer Dan", "Earth Anthem" & "Elenore" are all great songs. Nick Lowe would take this idea of using different personas with his Pure Pop for Now People/ Jesus of Cool in the UK In the late 1970s.

[@robertweaver2960]

**** Good video, but you left out my favorite Turtles song: "She's My Girl". Psychedelic in nature but I love the sweeping chorus towards the end. Great Band.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I love every song on that album. Soooo good. Thanks for commenting and saying nice things!

[@os7204]

Awesome video! Thank you so much ✊

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@donhinchey2292]

Flo and Eddie backed up Alice Cooper in 1973 in Vancouver ! Still have the ticket Stub !

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Wow! I bet that was incredible! I saw The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie and I've always really wanted to see Cooper. That sounds incredible. That would have been shortly after the Alice Cooper band broke up and Cooper became a solo artist. Very cool.

[@Tom-bs3zh]

You should do a video on Buffalo Springfield

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Perhaps you are correct... Thanks for watching and commenting? Have you heard the first album by Poco?

[@thomasulrich3107]

Nice video man! Thanks for lifting up my interest in the band!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Hey Thomas!! Thank you so much for watching! I'm really thrilled that you enjoyed it!! Those guys are so damned funny and interesting. Haha

[@steveperry1344]

i really enjoyed the video and all the info. was the band made up of really good musicians and did they actually play on the studio recordings or did they use studio people like the wrecking crew so everything would come out just right? when i've seen some of their appearances on video it's obvious they are lypsincing and the players are going through the motions. i've heard a lot of the bands even the byrds used a studio band but roger maguinn was allowed to play.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

You are totally correct and my video on The Mama's and The Papa's mentions The Wrecking Crew, but The Turtles performed the music themselves.

[@thomaskotch4770]

Interesting video

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@thomaskotch4770]

@@SeansMusicHunt I read somewhere that Warren Zevon had some part in the Turtles story. Do you know anything about that?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I personally don't remember coming across Warren zevon at all during my research on the turtles.. I'm hoping to continue to research flo and Eddie real soon though and maybe I will discover something then.

[@thomaskotch4770]

@@SeansMusicHunt I found our that the Turtles wanted to help Zevon's career so they recorded three of his songs. This story just keeps getting more interesting!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@thomaskotch4770 Oh, that is interesting. Sorry, I didn't see your comment...

[@JD-gx3ms]

Pretty cool seeing Jonah hill in his humbling days

[@SeansMusicHunt]

HAHA. Right? thanks for watching!

[@Shedev4eva]

I love Eleanor ❤️

[@SeansMusicHunt]

One of my favourites! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@rafaeltrigos7141]

Alfred Molina! The actor vocalist of turtles!

[@CraigCo]

How high do they look on the Turtle Soup cover and the Lady-O video!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

The right amount!! HAha! Thanks for watching!

[@williamdemilio9045]

Get into "If We Only Had the Time"' "This Could Be The Day" and "Come To My Rescue Webelos" by Flo & Eddie/The Turtles.

[@margief1798]

Musicians aren't hero's!!! Firefighters who risk their lives to save others are hero's!!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Okay.. I'm not sure why you're saying that. Thanks for leaving a comment though! I hope you enjoyed this video in which there was never a mention of musicians being heroes!

[@knockshinnoch1950]

The Turtles didn't quite manage the same levels of success here in the UK. If memory serves me correctly didn't the band play at Tricia Nixon's wedding which was held at the White House? Another good video Sean.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you very much! I do mention them performing at a party at the White House in this video. Not sure if it was a wedding though. May have been a birthday party? I assumed they didn't get as big in the UK but it's interesting to hear that.. I love them very much and actually listened to one of their albums while doing chores today. Thanks again for commenting! You're awesome!

[@knockshinnoch1950]

@@SeansMusicHunt Agree they were a great pop band that perfectly captured that late 70s sound- not quite bubblegum but leading there. You did mention a WH party. Keep up the great work- it's appreciated.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thank you so much! Will do!

[@joiebob]

Yes, They Did..From Norfolk,Virginia to The White House..Al Nichol is my Longtime ❤️ Forever Friends

[@marthawelch4289]

@@joiebob I could not find any written corroboration on The Turtles playing at Tricia Nixon's wedding. They did play at the aforementioned private party for Tricia and guests. Her mom and dad were out of town. And the antics did ensue even though The Turtles were considered one of the good guys. Some bad guys were The Stones and The Animals.

[@Martin-ol4uq]

I love the Turtles' music but the videos.......Flo always looks like "the guy whose Dad sponsors the band"!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

🤣 excellent observation!

[@EarlHutton2030]

Had it not been for Yawn Wenner, then the Turtles would've been inducted sooner.

[@joeibarnes9206]

Davies is pronounced Davis by the Brits. Re-listen to the Turtle's doc where most of the information in this post originated.

[@joeibarnes9206]

Thanks for adding the Zappa saga!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I'm working on my script for the follow up that goes into more detail on the Zappa and Flo and Eddie era. Thanks for watching!

[@boydpease4103]

Flow totally rocked bellbottoms❤

[@SeansMusicHunt]

10/10 comment

[@errolfellows409]

Cool. You should do more in-depth mini-documentaries, but without losing the casual approach.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Thanks a ton for watching and leaving feedback, Errol! I'm still kind of figuring out exactly how I want to format the videos but I'm glad you agree on having the casual approach! I have a feeling I will get more in-depth on some of these bands in the future! Thanks again! Hope you'll stick around for more!

[@errolfellows409]

@@SeansMusicHunt That I will, that I will! A little sip of one's beverage of choice, a little MILD substance abuse involving some deeeep breathing, and sitting back for some interesting chats.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@errolfellows409 Haha! 100% my new friend! Thanks again for watching! Somehow I wasn't informed of your reply. You're awesome though, take care!

[@EpiczPvP]

my grandfather was don Murray if you wanna know more about why he left let me know

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Wow! Well of course I'm super interested now!!!

[@EpiczPvP]

They were supposed to do a show in New York and he took too many shrooms and got lost lol. I’m sure label stuff had something to do with it also but he was also just a little too wild I think

[@SeansMusicHunt]

@@EpiczPvP HAHA! Yes! Thank you so much for that bro! haha. That's great

[@annielanham-vn2ov]

Is this the same flo and Eddie that had a TV show in the late 70s?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Sorry I have been slacking! I am so close to done scripting my follow-up to this video which will go into details about how they had multiple radio shows, movies, and TV show pilots.

[@dskywalker3397]

He went after LBJ's daughter! Awesome!

[@SeansMusicHunt]

😆 one of my favorite tidbits, I think about that often

[@65motowngirl]

Hey Cat daddy! I’m surprised you didn’t mention “Cat In The Window” the Turtles did a lovely cover of that song. Better than Petula Clark. IMHO.

[@SeansMusicHunt]

What a great track! Progressive and interesting throughout. I likely should have mentioned it. Superb stuff! I luff them. ♥️ Thank you very, very much for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Do a vid on Os Mutantes

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Totally planning on it! Glad at least one person is hoping for it! I love Tropicalia. I think I want to do a video on the movement itself as an intro to the series and that has been on my mind since before starting the channel.

[@jeremyolson4280]

It's in my soul, but I never knew the back story...

[@SeansMusicHunt]

I'm so glad you took the time to learn the story, Jeremy! Thank you so much for visiting and leaving a comment! I'll have a video like this on The Mama's and the Papa's coming up in a couple weeks. Hope to see you around!

[@markthornton7347]

"you showed me".....mmmm

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Such a great song! Thank you for watching, Mark! I appreciate it!

[@tomcooley3778]

Eddie are you kidding?

[@SeansMusicHunt]

HAha, Excellent! Thanks for watching, Tom!

[@robertopichardomoreno620]

Qué lo traduzca al español

[@SeansMusicHunt]

En el futuro, quiero creer un canal para espanol... y voy a hacer todos mis videos de nuevo. Gracias por verlo de todos modos.

[@asddfasdf3558]

Keep her warrrrrrrrmm

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Excellent stuff! Sorry I never replied to your comment until now!

[@weebrianful]

This is a very unfortunate name for a channel !

[@SeansMusicHunt]

Haha, Why do you say that? Cause my theme has a swear word in it? haha