Stretch - Why Did You Do It | The Story Behind The Song | Top 2000 a gogo

The story behind the song 'Why Did You Do It' by Stretch. A documentary by Top 2000 a gogo.

[@AndyFerguson]

I first heard that song when I was pealing potatoes and washing up in a hotel in France. Used to sing it to keep myself sane. Now to find out it was written in a kitchen by a guy doing the same job .... amazing.

[@fugazi_]

Peeling potatoes is what I do right now. Sweet potatoes, to be precise. Hope that counts. :)

[@AndyFerguson]

@@fugazi_ potato peelers of the world unite!

[@hardtohandleweddingbandent8653]

Yes, but...without this episode, we would never have had the most surprisingly amazing funky track in the history of music.

[@piggsweden]

Kinda sad story. But this song is just great, so something good came out of it. Wonderful to hear his voice too. Sings better than ever!

[@iiphase]

Fleetwood Mac should still apologize publicly

[@fivestring65ify]

I heard about this years ago from the Fleetwood mac side. These guys were portrayed as criminals. Amazing how the truth always comes out in the end.

[@michellekourea275]

Drummer looks so happy, bless him 🤗

[@RoryTV1]

he was shortly after status qous drummer

[@Ndotra]

He looks like John Deacon

[@ralfhenke8148]

Shit happened here. But a very interesting story I never knew before. Always thought the song was just about a guy having been ditched by a girl. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Kudos to these guys for staying on the scene and creating this classic masterpiece! 👏

[@martymayo6298]

always loved this record ,never knew the story behind it till now

[@crizish]

My favorite song of all time.

[@iiphase]

Keep making music guys it's awesome

[@keithallsop]

Saw them live, Plymouth, spring 1978. Great band, never knew this back story until recently.

[@vinathebeagle2627]

Elmer Gantry aka Dave Terry would later go on to sing both "May Be a Price to Pay" on 'The Turn of a Friendly Card' and "Psychobabble" on 'Eye in the Sky' two albums from The Alan Parsons Project.

[@dylanadams1455]

This song is funky as hell, never knew it was done by white guys until a few years ago I heard this story. A Funk classic and staple of any self respecting DJ.

[@harrynac6017]

Another great songs with big emotion behind it.

[@oconnorsean12]

Two months ago was the first time I heard this song. It has become one of my favorites!

[@gotham61]

I saw Stretch live in 1976 at the Strode Theater in Street Somerset. Good little band.

[@theneutralplatform4834]

The entertainment industry is full of liars, hypocrites and thieves, Its soo sad to see what they did to these guys!!

[@originalindiechick7999]

A great thing came out of a horrible situation. Such is life sometimes!

[@berniewatts1587]

I looked this up because I'm just reading Bob Brunnings book behind the mask and probably for the first time an in depth chapter on the bogus Fleetwood mac.I can't believe Mick Fleetwood let them down.he should meet them and apologize.

[@Tjoppy]

Lekker funky nummer. Nooit geweten dat dit erachter zat. Wat een 'dick move' van Dick Fleetwood!

[@JamesLong-ip2uv]

Saw stretch twice.. once at a students gig .. and the when they backed up rainbow ... I've the albums.. elastique and you can't beat your head for entertainment... both a good listen

[@shorerocks]

@5:16 that's what I call groove. They still know how to do it.

[@bojankolundzija6427]

The best song ever!!!

[@djohanson99]

So 70's. Suffering flashbacks now.

[@paulmajor8865]

Despite the story I still like the song I have on a disco cd I was given by my mother for Christmas in 1997

[@JacquesvanVelzen]

Nooit geweten!

[@hang-sangitch]

Don't worry about it guys. That song is awesome!!!

[@Dean67]

Elmer still has an incredible tone to his voice. Loved that wee bit they done at the end. Great song

[@styepen602]

@Jeanette Howlett not sure but know Kirby is back in Curved Air.

[@styepen602]

@Jeanette H You’re welcome

[@jh2264]

​@@styepen602 Only just seen this - thanks. Enjoyed Curved Air few times in the noughties. Let us know if you hear anything about Dave Terry. Hope he's ok and still performing. (Not sure why my original post disappeared.)

[@ruudversteege2868]

Where an asshole trick can lead to. This song is timeless, so enjoyable to listen to, great rhythm, well sung. One of the best funky songs ever. No thanks to Fleetwood Mac, but purely because of these talents. They don't need Fleetwood Prick at all.

[@rosalbaalba1252]

Grandii !!! You made my life and my funky dancer carrier fantastici !!! Bless ya all

[@kevinbergin9971]

And of course, as Mick Fleetwood got richer and richer it would have been more difficult to call him out under threat of being sued I'm sure.

[@stwads]

In Fleetwood's book he tells a different story. I came away with the impression that underneath the peace & love exterior that Fleetwood can be quite ruthless. This example & also his treatment of Danny Kirwan are a case in point!

[@Jim.Thomson]

Danny's time with the band was amazing and sometimes ethereal. Sadly missed (along with Peter and also Bob Welch)

[@harmburggraaff9508]

Some justice after all. And if this had not occurred we would not have this great song...

[@CarloCanedoli]

great Stretch!!!!!

[@tobiasfucke]

Fascinating

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Mick Fleetwood has some nasty skeletons in his closet, just ask Lindsey Buckingham. But by far the douchiest thing he ever did happened when the band was at an impasse with their then guitarist Bob Welch. i2.wp.com/www.thetrickismusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fleetwood-mac-heroes-back-small.jpg?resize=300%2C278 Fleetwood Mac in the early seventies, from left to right: Bob Welch, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood (with the hat) and Christine McVie, although largely forgotten, the Bob Welch line up of the band actually recorded FIVE albums. Fleetwood Mac manager Clifford Davis and Fleetwood had an argument over a booked and already paid for tour of the USA, because of the trouble the band had with Bob Welch they were in no shape to play the tour and Davis remarked "We are going to play that tour even if I have to assemble a band myself and have them perform as 'Fleetwood Mac'" at which Fleetwood suddenly got a twinkle in his eye and said "That is not a bad idea." and so the both of them assembled a new band and had them rehearse for the tour. Enter THIS man. img.discogs.com/vEMfBfPkkQjZEIgFEfhFaos9Jnw=/600x939/smart/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/A-218598-1439228968-5766.jpeg.jpg Elmer Gantry, real name Dave Terry, first popped up on the London blues scene where he made name as a hot-shot singer and guitarist, which is where he was spotted by Davis and Fleetwood, who approached him to join Fleetwood Mac. The fact that he's a virtual body double of Bob Welch also came in handy. So what do you do when somebody like Fleetwood is asking you to be in his band? - The same you'd do when somebody pushes you a check of a million dollars in your hands: accept it! Gantry agreed to do it and the first rehearsals for a tour were booked and Gantry arrived to find Fleetwood there but no John McVie or Christine Perfect, only others from the London scene. Fleetwood explained that this was going to be a complete reforming of the band, only Fleetwood himself and the name would remain. Fleetwood Mac manager Clifford Davis was also there and confirmed the story. Thinking nothing of it Gantry and the others began rehearsing, after all there was a tour of America booked and they were contractually obliged to play the tour, so it didn't matter who was in the band. But what Davis and Gantry didn't know was that Fleetwood had a plan, he would allow Davis to start this tour but as soon as he did, he would sue him for fraud, since this was not the real band performing. The whole scheme was to get Davis in court, win over the rights of the name of the band and basically rob Davis of all the clothes on his back. The tour started and Fleetwood was a no show and Davis and Gantry were going nuts, what to do? They finally went onstage and played the show and promptly were sued by Fleetwood. After returning to London Gantry found out that in his absence Fleetwood had been soiling his name, Gantry was now the fraud, nobody wanted to work with him.

[@hughrobertsjr.3032]

Classic!!

[@MrDiddyDee]

First heard this in Crete after a 2 week holiday there, me and my girlfriend had a night flight home booked and were waiting for the coach to the airport. It was about 3am in a small bar and we were struggling to keep awake, the DJ put the extended album track of this song on and everyone, including us, were up dancing. How can you not? Such a sad story though, never knew the origins of the track, if it's true then Fleetwood is quite some A -hole.

[@theevn7]

Good song

[@TheOBOM]

I wonder; did Mick Fleetwood ever came back on this with any comment? What did he have to say on his behalve?

[@MikeUIibarri]

Wow.

[@christiannige3363]

I pray you guys get touring, ❤️

[@silgarcia6345]

Muito bom recordar

[@tedkay_music]

nice

[@SmarteeeOutdoors]

I’d much rather listen to that superb track by Stretch, a thousand times - rather than have to listen to anything Fleetwood Mac ever composed just once.

[@jjcale2288]

That is exactly what I'm doing for years now.

[@funkfunkable]

KZbin : Ferry Ultra featuring Ashley Slater. Their version of this is absolutely brilliant!

[@MrKeeft1]

Wow....was Mick ever `ok` were any of them..Fleetwood I mean..not normal, thats for sure, musically yes..

[@rhermans1683]

They became famous via TopPop in Holland.

[@Nansen1981]

Love this track , heard it once on the radio and had to go and buy it. Mick Fleetwood always was an a***Ole. Couldn’t even play drums properly.

[@adbarretttth]

Mike strutter on drums

[@jackbeam56]

It's Jeff Rich, he move on to Status Quo.

[@johnhirtle4300]

Amazing, tragic story. Glad to know it, and what an AssHole Mick Fleetwood was!

[@davemellor4697]

What a fantastic insight into how a massive band like fleetwood mac would want to destroy an up and coming band like Stretch....well,it backfired on them,This is a classic song FUNK-ROCK-It has it all!

[@tetrahedron1000]

@carolinewoodward1016 Including Danny Kirwan, whose solo albums didn't sell very well.

[@tetrahedron1000]

@carolinewoodward1016 Clifford may not have had enough money left to promote Danny's solo albums. I also think that the dull, unattractive cover on "Second Chapter" wouldn't have helped sales. If it had a more attractive cover, with a picture of Danny and his full name in big letters, then it might have sold more copies. However, that is only my idea.

[@tetrahedron1000]

@carolinewoodward1016 "Second Chapter" may have had a nice cover from an artistic point of view but it wouldn't have attracted attention if someone was looking through record covers in a shop, particularly as it only has his surname on the cover and even that is hard to make out, being dark red and brown on darkish blue. Anyone with bad eyesight probably wouldn't have been able to read it.

[@jenniferhunter2274]

Never heard of these guys

[@pascalmerschaudio]

then please listen this, i think you should know this Song kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKbPXpaQrtqMp5Y

[@robertbishop5357]

Man Mickwas a true backstabber.

[@martinusgroninger1875]

The guitar player in this interview, is he the one in the " Arab Outfit" ,or the one standing at the right hand of the singer 8n the original clip ?

[@captainbrianwilkinson7723]

No that was the bass player Paul Martinez he wore a traditional "keffiyeh" head-dress

[@martinusgroninger1875]

Thanks for the informwtion ! Take care

[@londonspeedway]

Worth checking out some of the great covers of this tune by the likes of Margaret Singana, Ferry Ultra and legendary soul men Sam and Dave. Really shows how strong it is.

[@3589546]

Mick Fleetwood is the talentless creep who surrounded himself with great people. Like a vampire he used them.

[@SatansPooper]

Mick Fleetwood was a great kisser. He liked the tongue

[@scottthefunk]

And I thought it was about a girlfriend affair

[@URKillingme100]

That’s a fucked up story right there.

[@djohanson99]

No. You just didn't know. Shoulda asked a lawyer. Shoulda talked to me day 1. I would cleard your name.

[@Juanhop]

Hey guys, do not be surprised if that arse comes now asking for royalties on the song, pretending that it was thanks to him that you were able to compose and create this jewel.

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Great song....A cover by Bruno Mars could do this justice and introduce the original to a new audience

[@domingoortegaperez4768]

Bruno Mars...... Puke!

[@marcprimo1471]

Goobfilm cast ,What a dry sense of humour you have.

[@goobfilmcast4239]

@@marcprimo1471 Just being practical.....a Bruno Mars/Silk Sonic remake of this great tune will not only expose it to a new audience....but will send royalty bucks to the original performers and songwriters....Win Win

[@JeanetteH-fo6sw]

No need. Just introduce the original to a new audience by re-releasing it.

[@medicinex8852]

And what was Mick Fleetwood supposed to do in the band ? Play marraccas ? They already had a drummer. And Mick never rehearsed with them. It all sounds very perculiar.

[@WillowsDream]

The band, Stretch, who recorded "Why Did You Do It" was formed AFTER the shit Mick Fleetwood puled on these two guys. Mick's always been a shady asshole and this story just adds another piece of evidence to that whole life story. What happened to them could have just as easily happened to Stevie and Lindsey if not for the fact that Mick hired them with full intention of fucking Stevie even though she was with Lindsey. Just like he fucked Christine at the same time even though John McVee was supposed to be his best friend. The album Rumors was all about Mick fucking other men's partners and ruining the relationships.