THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION Going in circles Music Reaction - it seeps into your soul - First hearing

[@wendellbatts2477]

A masterpiece. His comparison to Issac Hayes is spot on. The strings on this song, flute, and horns is very much the kind of lush orchestration, Issac would have done.

[@StevenCarinci]

Everyone likes it. What's not to like? It's beautiful.

[@RobertCole-q1m]

I remember when I was a little kid Living in San Francisco Bay Area 1970 Where are Thay from Tower of power are from Oakland

[@324cmac]

Something about the tone and texture of the lead singer's voice is so compelling.

[@dedehe7582]

I love that OL nasty slow drag, from back in the day.

[@alexn.manninternetmarketeu1344]

Isaac Hayse have a great cover to this song.

[@lanceflx63]

Charlie Wilson & Luther Vandross both do an excellent cover of this song.

[@MikeCoggan]

Grazing in the Grass and Love or Let me be lonely, are excellent songs by the Friends

[@brandonious7732]

I'm not done with this band for Harri. Those are coming.

[@MikeCoggan]

@@brandonious7732 I can dig it

[@GwenByrd-d4k]

You need to see the video. I love this song.

[@Allright21]

Love this song!

[@justabaker5609]

Hadn't heard this in a long time. One of my favorites. I still have it on a 45 rpm.

[@drohegda]

Harri Floyd Butler and Harry Elston from Friends of D. And Marylin McCoo and Lamont McLenmore from the 5th Demenson belonged in a group together named the HiFi's use to open for Ray Charles mid 60s. Harri you shook some Great Memories playing this one, I Thank You.

[@lanceflx63]

Really? So Friends of Distinction is a funky version of The 5th Dimension.

[@SigmaSounds3418]

A quiet storm staple. Jessica Cleaves sang with this group before joining E,W & F. She was also Jim Browns girlfriend. You should listen to their cut “Baby, I Could Be So Good At Loving You” off the same album. I love your channel. Keep doing what you’re doing. Respect

[@bradsense7431]

Harri- this group was discovered and managed by American Football great Jim Brown who passed just last week.

[@brandonious7732]

I didn't know that. Thanks for the nugget of knowledge. And RIP to one of the greatest of all time for many things

[@bradsense7431]

@@brandonious7732 you’re welcome and yes RIP to one of the greats. Myself being from Chicagoland my favorite was another the great Walter Payton who left us at way too young an age. And thanks for directing Harri to The Friends Of Distinction. In most cases I think the original studio versions are best for first reactions but that video of them from the Ed Sullivan Show doing Grazing In The Grass is so fun Harri might enjoy that.

[@brandonious7732]

@@bradsense7431 I was going to send that one but it's two songs. By the way... I'm from Rockford!

[@bradsense7431]

@@brandonious7732 I am actually in NW Dupage County- Bartlett.

[@zinarhone7642]

This is one of my favorite songs from childhood, Harri. Whenever I hear it, I remember the days of sweet summer rains, honeysuckle breezes on Virginia coastline.

[@marybaillie8907]

From the 1969 album, Grazin', this tune reached Number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100's and Number 3 on the R&B charts. It was also covered by Isaac Hayes and Luther Vandross, so you may have heard Isaac sing this Harri. Best known for Grazin' in the Grass, this band has amazing vocals and orchestral backing on this beautiful song. Great band. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Brandon. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@joyceedwards2708]

The Gap Band also recorded this song.

[@dagmar.6954]

The Friends of Distinction were a great American vocal group from the 60's. They had 3 major hits "Grazing In The Grass", "Going In Circles" & "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely". In the 70's they recorded "Check It Out" & "Time Waits For No One".

[@davidward3122]

I know when my musical eras begin. I do remember this tune. Loved it. I've loved music since e 50s til early 80s, well some of 80s. Unforgettable to me. Ty for playing this. Melissa Ward here.

[@FunkyMarcel]

great tune

[@loriparks8805]

Legendary music 🎶 artist group. All their Albums are considered Legendary off the hook 🤩

[@gregorykerr5062]

This has been an enduring favorite since I first heard this song in the 1960's

[@barryanderson3910]

One of my favorite songs from the period. I think I had it on 8-track. But that was a long time ago.

[@alexn.manninternetmarketeu1344]

Isaac Hayes did do a cover of this song. I believe it is on His Black Moses album.

[@nelsonslater3959]

I know thousands of AREandBE Originals you've never heard .. 🎉❤☆☆☆☆

[@debbiechang5781]

Thanks Brandon. I am more familiar with “Grazin in the Grass”, but this is nice. Even Harri hadn’t heard it! 🌺✌️

[@zinarhone7642]

Harri, you mentioned Isaac Hayes. He did a rendition of this song. It's a bad mother .... Give it a listen.

[@bradsense7431]

Grazing In The Grass is such a fun high energy song from same group was part of a amazing summer of music in 1969. And Love Or Let Me Be Lonely with its great vocals, instrumentation and arrangement is so good will transport you back in time to spring of 1970.

[@jdw5678]

Loved this song and this group. They showed that a sunny California pop soul group could turn around and also do stone deep harmony soul too.

[@Cynthia...]

Such an excellent group. Not familiar with this song mind you but I love it. Thanks Brandon and Harri.

[@davebzen795]

Brandon - This is my first time hearing The Friends of Distinction and this song "Going in Circles". Excellent vocals and are well worth exploring. Thank you, Harri.

[@brandonious7732]

They have a more popular song called grazing in the grass you may have heard. But Harri will react to it next month!

[@davebzen795]

@@brandonious7732 I just watched Grazing In The Grass on the Ed Sullivan Show here on YT. I DO remember this song and a really good choice to submit. Thanks

[@alloallie]

Yes please on Friends of Distinction. Great tune from them. May I suggest "Great Day", also by them ?

[@Sir-Kay]

What would the world be without the soul of a Black man?

[@miltonslocum8957]

Great request! Love this song! Hadn't heard this in long time! I was in college when this came out and brings back wonderful memories! Thanks Harri!

[@2GunRock]

The original lyric of the chorus was "strung-out over you", but strung-out was a term in the 60's/70's for someone detoxing from drug addiction, so they had to change it to "spun-out" in order to get radio play. Hey, what can I say, back then the music censors were really strict about words, terms and phrases.

[@channelthree9424]

I am so glad someone finally reacted to this. This is great music. I wish more reaction channels would react to this type of music.

[@loganbothma9822]

❤....hey Harri beautiful Shanghai Top your having on there mate, looks kick ass🥋🙇🏻‍♂️ beautiful beautiful music ♥️🇿🇦😊

[@darweshi-rr3qz]

deep down soul

[@Prayerman2009]

This song was done in the late 1960’s not the seventies.

[@jaycooper2624]

Now have a go at "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely". The Friends of Distinction are criminally underrated. Not dissimilar to the Fifth Dimension - now there's another rabbit hole to dive down, Please.

[@channelthree9424]

you’re missing out on a lot of good soul music that your parents may have never heard. I think you should be at two smiling faces by the undisputed truth.

[@kianpa1]

❤

[@RobertCole-q1m]

But Frends of ? Are from Philadelphia or?

[@ellerootz6702]

Tha cut!

[@brandonious7732]

Fa sho

[@brandonious7732]

Harri I thought you might have heard the remake by the Gap band

[@themajicman745]

Should have shown the live version and then followed that up with "Grazing in the Grass".............kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWSyYYyfpbxmm5o

[@GwenByrd-d4k]

This was in 1969.

[@margaretwaters7961]

This was 68,69 .

[@drbty]

Luther did it better.

[@steelcurtainsteeler2249]

No he didn't!!!

[@themajicman745]

This version is better to me! Glad you prefer Luther's!

[@loriparks8805]

Sorry he didn't , the first the original is always the classic Luther couldn't touch one.