The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind

[@TheEasybeats]

Listen to the Easybeats: easybeats.lnk.to/listen

[@kristinburton4953]

G'day to George Young & Harry Vanda.

[@CyanCerulian]

What a privilege it was to have been young in the 60s and 70s.

[@thommyh.4492]

YES

[@joeward8247]

No other song made me look forward to the weekend in high school than this one. Great band.

[@burkhardraum1956]

Always great, I am 70, 😀😀😀🇩🇪

[@paulbee8327]

Stevie Wright was one of the most charismatic front men of all time. RIP Stevie!

[@davidspicer4330]

Maybe the greatest one hit wonder. Songs of all time.the 60s the greatest decade of music period .no other decade comes close

[@OldiesMomma]

The easybeats was not just a one hit wonder. They were the best austrailian rock band of the 1960. They were a great influence on the other groups that and solo artist that came out after them.. Mick Jagger copied stevie wright as a frontman for the stones... Two of them went on to proudes the band acdc. And bon Scott also was expired by stevie wright performance's on stage.

[@richpizan8408]

Oh why can't the world still be like this? Real 60s pop at itz best. Frantic but awesome.

[@evapavlou5296]

Makes you wanna cry , as we reminisce about our youth & the gd oL days , with fond nostalgia .... sadly there’s no way back ! When did the real meaningful songs & music die ?! 🤦‍♀️ Little did we no that 2020 was not worth looking forward for , in many ways 🤷‍♀️ Thank u for keeping it still alive after 55yrs RIP Stevie George & Tony 🌺

[@ibberman]

👍👍👍👍👍 Brings tears to my eyes. Wish I could live it again.

[@annaseireklidou4270]

I want to go back in time too.😪😪😪

[@frankyrubful]

It was a great pity for the Easybeats and for us I suppose, that this great band was unable to get recognition in the rest of the world as it did in Australia. I mean that apart from “Friday on my Mind” and a string of opening performances for the Stones etc, they remained relatively unknown in the world at large. Their music was different to that of the Stones, Beatles, the Who etc. it was born and bred in the Australian scene of the 60s. At least AC/DC brought Aussie rock to world wide recognition!

[@evapavlou5296]

Absolutely agree with you all 👏 Living through a special time / era which we thought would never change , or didn’t expect it to , to this degree 🤦‍♀️ 🤷‍♀️ Take care guys 🤲 🤗

[@williamcurtin5692]

57 years later, still the finest single ever to come out of Oz.

[@sandrarawson1690]

Me too , the most amazing and beautiful times. ❤️🤗🌟

[@AchimSchultz-keep-rocking]

A fantastic appearance it sounds very good 😀😎

[@angru5oklok]

Fantastic!

[@miraperlin]

Super !

[@FrancisTheBerd]

Rock n roll flows in the blood of the Young family

[@me-fd5cj]

My neighbor's son is the splitting image of the lead singer. Love this song, even years later.

[@russellcampbell9198]

Ah, life! The joy of living captured in one brilliant song/performance.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

Super!!!🤗🤗😇🤗🤗

[@sonja4047]

Well said Russell Campbell.

[@franke981]

Great live performance!, So much energy and happiness. RIP Stevie.

[@brucelamberton8819]

Deservedly voted Australia's #1 single of all time by the ARIA in 2001, this song still sounds fresh another 21 years later.

[@williamcurtin5692]

Could there have possibly been another choice?

[@chriscampbell9191]

Makes sense, really. They appear to have influenced nearly everyone else who made it in Oz rock and pop music. And it's an excellent piece of music as it is. Intricate guitar parts. Really kicks.

[@Skedawg88]

One of the best feel good songs ever!

[@biddydibdab9180]

Whenever I need a lift I watch this great performance by a great band.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

☝️

[@Bruce-1956]

Classic.

[@debbielangdon2422]

One of my all time favourites! This song makes me smile and feel happy 😍

[@tubelectron1667]

These Guys were cool, as their song !

[@biddydibdab9180]

Stevie always looked like he was having the greatest time. He was right.

[@IanHn56]

Love it..Go Boys!!!

[@OldiesMomma]

Just listen to the drums on this performance. They were great.❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉. Makes you feel like dancing.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@OldiesMomma]

Please release the Easybeats and Stevie wright music to the USA. We missed out on all the great music from Australia, especially the Easybeats and Stevie wright. I would like to buy their music here in Idaho.

[@johnlenkes256]

What an outstanding performance! Rock on Easybeats. I wish I was old enough to witness these guys in concert.

[@johnlenkes256]

@Ted Jones Lucky you. I wish I was born a decade earlier so I could've witnessed all these great 60's bands when they first started. Even attend their concerts!

[@gary6514]

The lead singer is really enjoying himself....absolute joy..

[@leobertoalbano]

Friday On My Mind By The Easybeats The Biggest Australian Band In History And Officially Proclaimed As The "Australian Beatles" As Of 1966

[@eddiepejcinovic306]

JUST HEARD THIS SONG N.Y.C XM RADIO 60S ,, WOW!! WHAT A SONG WHAT A GROUP !! 48 YEARS OLD IM SHOCKED I NEVER HEARD THIS COOL SONG .

[@vincentrathbone26]

Believe it or not but this song was huge in the US when it was released.

[@gdholmfirth]

Takes me back in time. Wish I could really go.

[@juliebarratt3323]

Love the Easybeats. Still listening in 2022 💕💕🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@ollieboy266]

So much energy in a time when the hits that just kept on coming. Glad I never missed it and I will never forget the 60’s. Yes a musical time that will never ever be repeated or recreated

[@bobinscotland]

Same guys who wrote all the early AC/DC hits of course.

[@trixier6505]

Weren't we lucky!

[@SweetDreams706]

I’m with you, Ollie ✌🏻🫶🏻

[@irvinhansen7173]

Spot on live performance.

[@michaelplatter3281]

Friday On My Mind. Released in 1967 - Who' s rocking to this in 2021?

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

2024

[@OldiesMomma]

Why is it that nobody ever say's any thing bad about the music performers that had the same addiction to Heroin that Stevie wright had and is thought of as Great music Rock hero's . But some how Stevie had Demon's. Hardly ever does anyone say that he was a great performer and song writer. That's so worng that they don't understand that he was a Human who made mistakes and paid for them for the rest of his life with his health and losing his son. It is very sad😢😢😢😢😢

[@jduff59]

Thank God for "Beat Beat Beat" - the German TV Music show that has made these great bands immortal for us KZbinr's to enjoy 50+ years later! I've seen The Easybeats, The Bee Gees, The Move, The Yardbirds, Dave Dee et al, and many other great bands - and always live! The better know Beat Club was mostly lip syncs, but this show had a great set-up and those powerful Echolette German amplifiers, which made the guitars and bass sound do good. Having great gear made the bands sound so much better than you'd hear on other "live music" shows. The fact that we cna watch this in 2021 is simply amazing!

[@cassdarlon7253]

It's the raw joy and exuberance of the band that is intoxicating. Great song and not sung to a track. This is live and the crush this thing.

[@zhukie]

Just like 'Sorry' kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3XIZYtndqeqrsU

[@genebrenner855]

Absolutely stunning cause it's LIVE!

[@Loner16ga]

An anthem for the Sixties! About the only things on my mind in those days!

[@trixier6505]

Absolutely!

[@texascclp1445]

Damn! He was having one great time performing! And LIVE too! Gave his vocal chords a real workout!

[@lesleyann8132]

Nice,little Stevie! Fantastic singer& dancer😌😉

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Sublime. And Flash n The Pan, loved em.

[@lindsaykelly2224]

What a ripper rock n roller

[@TolKOZAK]

So great to see a live performance video. Okay, maybe not studio quality but so refreshing to see a video with live sound. The instrumentals are great, the vocals fantastic (even if he is out of breath).

[@geezitshuge]

Well there's another song stuck in my head for a week!

[@helenalldridge1145]

I love this guys energy, he's rockin xx

[@TheDuchessWellington]

A real live performance. Very good and what a wow song! Fab darling

[@keithabt6130]

I discovered this band (as well as Bon Scott and Brian Johnson's pre-AC/DC bands The Valentines, Fraternity, and Geordie) after reading the book "AC/DC: Maximum Rock N Roll" ...all good stuff...

[@ilonajurecska2503]

Wonderful Stevie!!!😉🥰😇

[@elsab2710]

I saw the Easybeats perform in Holland in 1967. In a place called Groenlo. Harry Vanda spoke Dutch to the audience (his family emigrated to Australia). We thought that was absolutely amazing!

[@elsab2710]

Louise X My sister says after all this time, if she hears Friday On My Mind, she always thinks of me. LOL. I love Flash. & The Pan: Hey St Peter, Waiting For A Train.

[@sovereignspirit7640]

@@elsab2710 I never understood why that song outdid 'Down Among the Dead Men'. The latter moved me to the core. Harry Vanda was a great guy, especially considering how his anxious jehovas witness mother used to nag him and threaten him with the devil. Great band

[@elsab2710]

Sovereign Spirit Yes I loved that one too. Quite timeless these recordings. I didn’t know that Harry’s mother was like that. Threatened him with the devil did she? What a crazy woman. I bet he was glad to get away on tours.

[@sovereignspirit7640]

@@elsab2710 😄 He couldn't be stopped from 'engaging in depravity' and 'devils music'. Ironically Harry was the responsible one who worked hardest and picked up the pieces whenever things went pear-shaped on tour. His mum should have been proud. I saw him interviewed many years later and was impressed with his lovely Dutch accent and fine manners

[@elsab2710]

Sovereign Spirit They always brought me much joy with their music. That is what good people do. Nothing devilish about that. Thank you for all your interesting information. I hope you stay safe and well. Greetings from the UK, where I live now.

[@thetheraine]

love Stevie's energy and of course the band is great...

[@kimbo3068]

One of Australia's Top Bands, Sorely Missed with the Crap they play Today

[@doggy37456]

I agree

[@thebathuman]

@me and me All of The Easybeats, like a lot of Australians, were from Great Britain (Except Vanda, who was Dutch) and came over with the Ten Pound Pom era, like my family. Stevie Wright, the vocalist was from Leeds. Also, as an added bit of trivia, George Young played rhythm guitar for The Easybeats and is the brother of Angus Young and Malcolm Young who played guitar for AC/DC. Speaking of AC/DC - George Young and Harry Vanda (The lead guitarist of The Easybeats) were instrumental in getting AC/DC into the studio and on the road. In fact, Vanda and Young formed one of the most crucial and successful songwriting and production partnerships in Australia of all time. Mark Knopfler name-checked them both in Sultans of Swing - "Guitar George" and "Harry". If you're keen to hear more Vanda and Young they had a band with Angus and Malcolm Young after The Easybeats - Marcus Hook Roll Band ; kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnulY5l9r7VngLM

[@thebathuman]

@me and me The whole family are musically gifted, for sure! Enjoy Marcus Hook Roll Band - they only made one album but it is immaculately produced and every track is a killer.

[@ianbentley7276]

@@thebathuman INTERESTING, CHEERS.

[@atreb56]

So right.

[@taramay9794]

Over 50 years old, and still an absolute classic!! Love the guitar riffs ❤

[@boffeycn]

AC/DC?

[@mstrawson]

ACDC♡♡♡♡

[@gemstonerman]

Definitely one of the best songs to come out of that era.I never get tired of hearing it. Very original sound and great guitar riffs.

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Great times great bands great music wish I could go back and stay 😢😢😢

[@georgescarlett2320]

@@andrewmatthews6861 I hear ya, but without HEROIN!!!

[@georgescarlett2320]

2 great tunes, this one, and "You Were on my Mind", by the We Five, outstanding!!!

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

He has the name of one comedian Steven Wright dances like another comedian, Jerry Lewis and sometimes looks like a different comic, Jim Carrey. What a great rock anthem that should be on everyone's alarm clock. He's funny and musical symultaneously. Who does that? The Easybeats. That's who!

[@GerardoBautista-n8m]

Mucho talento,es muy nostálgico escucharla,,yo pienso que esos fueron los mejores años del rock n" roll.

[@lejasiah1099]

The 4 Stevies Wright Ellis Wynwood and Marriott Stevie you were a giant on stage. Over 50 years old, and still an absolute classic!! Love the guitar riffs ❤

[@markhetz1119]

Listen to this song makes me wish there was a time machine so I could go back everybody looks so happy not like today

[@janfromnycsavesmoney8723]

The real deal-- priceless as well as timeless

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Great band GREAT songs GREAT days ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@deecee901]

Fantastic song.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

And fantastic dance 2:39

[@puppycat58]

Love Love Love this song 🎵

[@xxxxxxxx3476]

Can you also feel the electricity that was Stevie . Especially when he was younger and sang Friday live on stage in front of an audience the same age as him at the time . I certainly can !!! Thank goodness for KZbin and the like . Now he'll never grow old and age , like the rest of us . He'll always be young Stevie , at his prime . God bless him 🙂 . Add on .... Bridgeway Hotel 1987 . A lesson in how to Rock and Roll !!!!

[@glennwhite984]

This song was in a great era for upbeat music! Talented Britt group that did not have enough hits in the USA.

[@anEyePhil]

Glenn White Not Brit, it was Aussie

[@gdaym8635]

Glenn White bruh! AUSTRALIA.

[@yowodup6094]

Glenn White not British! They are Australian.

[@alkholos]

Possibly the greatest rock song ever.

[@mihalynehalasz4167]

csodálatos dal ,imádom.

[@frantisekaudy]

undoubtedly it is one of the most beautiful songs of the last century.Easybeats was a wonderful band

[@RETROtoronto]

I think you're right; it's a real masterpiece.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

I think too

[@valross4886]

Are we listening to the same crap? This is not good.

[@boffeycn]

@@valross4886 Hospitals have a place for people like you. they are called mental health units and psychiatric wards.

[@418cjpaul]

Stevie was one of a kind....

[@kennethnootbaar8297]

Love these old songs . They bring back memories of the Viet Nam war when I served the Army back in 1965 to 67 . 53 years ago I was a young man but grew up real fast , War does that to anyone who served back then , but I have good memories too . These old songs were the best . By the way . we were not baby killers . Most of us didn't beleave in that war .

[@jeperstone]

Few people think you are/were my friend. Best wishes to you and yours

[@mikeedwards2621]

Your right Sir. Thank you for your service and god bless..

[@wendyyoung7950]

My favourite uncle was a veitnam war vetran,who would not , indeed could not talk about his experiences. He died under 50 of a particularly virilous form of cancer, agent orange perhaps? He was also on a ship yhat was accidentally bombed by the americans,friendly fire, ha bloody ha, history will judge the vietnam war harshly, but not the men who served it, be safe

[@ou8126]

Thank you for your service! Walk proud.👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@philmullins136]

I am glad you made it back. Now you are old but wise. Your reflection on your past will give young people something to love up to. Peace & best wishes to you.

[@anthonymensingh9247]

That's what real musicians sound like absolutely classic song from a classic era from a classic band that laid the foundation for Australian music industry love Anthony ❤️💕 lol hope other people think the same way

[@miskaarpa3248]

I know this song because of David Bowie's Pinups. Never seen the original before; it's brilliant. Super energetic singer. Great musicianship.

[@larshansson9442]

In my youth I was out a lot, and on a normal weekday evening I visited a club, I used to attend to on Saturdays. That evening one of the best bands (I thought) in my country was rehersing this song from Australia which was new to me. I loved it from the start. The lyrics - which contains a story - and melody and of course this band makes it wonderful.

[@garyrichards4584]

Talented happy band brings back great black & white memories of being a teenager in the 60s

[@757575436]

They were great !

[@jimstewart1584]

What a dance performance. Dude can really rattle those bones.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

And he sing in live,not play-back

[@doggy37456]

Yes he really can especially at 1:50

[@OldiesMomma]

And he was such a cutie. I love all their music. Sometimes makes me happy and sometimes it makes me feel sad. Knowing now what Stevie was going to be going through later in his life.. such a bad ending for someone who was lovin and kind...we miss you and and love you. You are a great performer lost to early.

[@naturalpro2003]

Steven Wright can still sing effectively, and hit his notes, though he is out of breath! That is called digging deep!! May he, and George Young R.I.P. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Great live song. Love to go back to the 60s

[@naturalpro2003]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 I thank you for your service, Marine. *salute* 🇺🇸 I am a 1980s kid, but was & still a big fan of 1950s & 1960s pop, and rock. This was great pop rock song which stands the test of time. The Easybeats saw their time in the sun, and then left. They were great while they lasted.

[@yowodup6094]

well said my friend.

[@helterskelter7422]

Just love this song. Stevie with his great moves...Ha. A proper band! Stevie reminds me very much of Davy Jones of The Monkees ! And yes, Pay day every Friday back then. We are all being ripped of these days! Still working for the rich man. Money going from the bottom ..Up!!

[@dananmckie9253]

This song is still awesome many many many years old and what a beat what an awesome song.

[@larshansson9442]

The great Easybeats.

[@ilonajurecska2503]

And great Steve😉

[@everlybross]

oh que j'adore...!

[@charmainemiles4089]

Absolutely the best song

[@ilonamariaszabo8256]

Ėletszeretet,boldogság,csupa tűz árad felöle! 🙏Energiabomba!😘 Gyónyórü Fiú!❤R.I.P. Stevie!🤗😇

[@stephenpatt952]

very funny...I could tease the entire band about their clothes, behaviour onstage, and goofiness...but they are so sweet. It was quite a time. Love the way the lead singer telegraphs his every word and move. A great hit.

[@АлексейКаменков-ъ2р]

Top songs about Friday

[@michaelt.d.blasting8705]

Great song, thanks guys

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Came here to watch it because of Wings of Pegasus. Rick Beato had a great rant. Who is really interested in your music so blocking your songs is ridiculous. These are people that want to celebrate what you did 50 years ago. lighten up.

[@TolKOZAK]

Ach du lieber! What energy.

[@monkmchorning]

I love Stevie's insinuating pause in "Even my old man looks . . . good." And the smirk that you can't see in the record. All the excitement of the Beatles, but with their own original sound.

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Fantastic unbeatable if only we could go back 😢😢

[@boffeycn]

Given it was Sydney in the 60s he could possibly have been referring to the probability he would get a good shag at the weekend, old man being a euphemism for the penis.

[@anneshaw9681]

At that time better than the Beatles. Best front man in the world

[@yowodup6094]

if you look at their early albums only in Australia, they are a lot more hard edge than the beatles.

[@victorcarrillo1570]

He does the same on the official video for the song. The sound is almost identical. These guys were really good. No need for the Wrecking Crew to record this gem.

[@melwalker2135]

First record i ever bought. I was aged 11. Record shops had booths in the shop then were you could go inside and listen to the record before you bought it. Been listening to it for weeks while i saved up enough money by taking empty pop bottles back to the shop and getting the deposit money back. It was 3d per bottle then which is 1p now. Great times.

[@mauricewalker2254]

It is a song of pay day which used be on a Friday. When everybody use to go and get pissed and forget about the working week. It such a positive song. It what we use to do.

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Wish we could go back and stay there 😢😢😢

[@judithfisher4076]

Yes,we waited for friday, then saturday night!

[@MrJimclyde]

I was a student working in Woolworths ! Friday Always on my mind!

[@korlnelijanuashvili2746]

super song

[@unhingedconnoisseur164]

George Young passed away 9 days after this was uploaded RIP

[@DrLumpyDMus]

There a lot of complex textures and rhythms going on in this song. Likewise their group harmonies. Not just four kids in the garage screaming. Lead singer doing a nice job for Davey Jones to learn from a couple years later. Nice job Easybeats. Thanks - Lumpy

[@ruantengyi]

These guys were like the Australian ‘Beatles’

[@dulls8475]

Complete with the same English accents.

[@bobbyg.200]

WOW, you had to dig deep for that one !!!

[@MM180.9]

Only for 15 minutes

[@yowodup6094]

@@dulls8475 No, Scottish and Dutch as well.

[@yowodup6094]

@@MM180.9 More than 15 minutes buddy, Vanda and Young wrote songs for the lead singer Stevie Wright, AC/DC and countless other acts which were all hits. Their brilliance matches to the Beatles.

[@davidcole9971]

Really good pop song, but the main thing is it looks such fun.

[@lizadee6769]

oh well - this was in 1967 and I was there :o) 14 years old at Offenbach Stadthalle - I am the girl in to be seen just at the beginning, you can see a youngster laughing, then the next one waves to the camera und then this little guy is pushing me out of the picture :-) 0,03 to 0,09 -

[@haroldgillette7157]

Great,catchy rocknroll from the sixties! I believe the lead was the brother of Angus and Malcom of ACDC.

[@mikeluke9404]

That opening riff! Fucking amazing, no wonder the great man bowie covered it.

[@guysaboureau3245]

It was a magnificent group, it is missing today, and I am in France. thanks to them.

[@andrewmatthews6861]

Great days very sadly missed 😢😢😢😢

[@mihalynehalasz4167]

nagyon szuper dal ,imádom.