THE GRAND ERA OF HARMONIES CONTINUES! First Time Hearing The Turtles - Happy Together Reaction!

[@craigmarshall8377]

I'm going on 70 and I still think this is one of the best written songs ever.

[@Jude_196]

TOTALLY AGREE!!!

[@JayCross]

This was their biggest hit. You'll probably also like 'Eleanor'.

[@steveseldin6330]

I'm 71 now and it was a great feel good song then and it still is now! 😄✌️

[@Jude_196]

LOVE IT!!!

[@kevinullsperger1940]

Singers Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan left the Turtles in 1970 after the group broke up due to lawsuits, management issues, and conflicts with their label. They then formed the comedy rock duo Flo & Eddie, performing with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

[@gpxo11]

Another great harmony band-Spanky & Our Gang-Lazy Day-a happy sunshine song.

[@angelalambert6069]

This song evokes memories of being on the school bus ... the driver always had the radio on ! Such innocent lyrics/happy days ❤ x

[@fronkykoko]

She'd Rather Be With Me, Elenore, You Showed Me, Sound Asleep...

[@denismansfield8876]

💥 Hey guys ... great reaction!There are many solid songs from The Turtles. Included and highly suggested are SHE RATHER BE WITH ME and ELEANOR.

[@RandyGabbert]

I got to them in a later version of the band as Flo and Eddie, the lead singer and the guy with the tie and glasses, they opened for Alice Cooper. They all of the Turtles songs and jammed with Alice Coopers band at the end, a really good show!

[@matthewbecker964]

The turtles were extremely clever, fun and hip all at the same time. They could make you laugh while singing up a storm. They were groovy.

[@ronheyduk1864]

The interesting thing about the lyrics of this song is that they are actually about the guy IMAGINING he's with the girl...then when he finally talks to her, all he can nervously say is "How is the weather?"! So actually it's a song about unrequited, fantasy love! That doesn't take away from the happy, slightly hippy vibe!

[@diane39istockphoto]

This is the happiest song. I have a distinct memory of being a small child (I was 7 in 1967) and riding in the car (not in a carseat btw) with this playing on the radio. Such a good feeling.

[@jfree336]

Me too, I am the same age

[@757optim]

As a "senior privilege" music played in a common Home Room in the cafeteria. I remember this song and "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison because I had a crush on - a brown eyed girl with whom Home Room was the only school period I had with her. An unrequited love. 😍 😇

Turtles incorporated a lot of humor into their music. In this song, the line "How is the weather" is a wink at how sappy the song is.

[@SG-js2qn]

A hit from this era with a somewhat similar dynamic is "More Today Than Yesterday" (1969) by Spiral Staircase.

[@rhphotocdn]

I love how the drummer was wearing a shirt/tie and jacket..All While Drumming.... Always a Happy Song!!

[@francisedwards4069]

FAM, this is what I remember as CLASSIC ROCK

[@stanchase9705]

The song was in the movie, "Ernest Goes to Camp," starring Jim Varney.

[@mikemiller3069]

I saw them live in the early '90s at a multi-band "oldies" concert. They were the best band there IMO. The guy who played trumpet in this one is a character. He also played tambourine and would do Globetrotter style tricks with the tambourine.

[@suzanneprock7286]

This is a great song and the 50's, 60's and 70's are hard to beat, the best musical eras. This was a very popular song!

[@karenlkvm]

In 1967 I blew my tooth fairy money on two 45 rpms - "Happy Together" by the Turtles and "Light My Fire" by the Doors. There is a quirky 2003 film " My Dinner with Jimi" about the band's rise to fame. They go to London meet Hendrix, Brian Jones, and the Beatles.

[@johnniekight1879]

Saw Flo & Eddie with The Kinks, Beach Boys and The Doors in '72. Flo & Eddie also sang on "Bang-A-Gong" by T-Rex.

[@bobsylvester88]

This was the first song I ever learned all the words to. I was five years old. It’s a great song and I’ll always remember it fondly.

[@markhodge7]

Finally, The Turtles. The lighter side of the 60s. A lighter side of the often-misunderstood period of this time. It was often serious; often observational. It was also fun. Great harmonies, with positive lyrics. This song was "The" " Come together" as a generation song. That's why it went to #1. We were as happy as we felt you could be, and there were so many of us.

[@robertfindley921]

Catchy classic tune! I wonder if there's a connection between the lack of harmonies today and all the autotune and pitch correction. Maybe those tools can't handle harmonies. That and the fact that bands are far less common.

[@jamesrobertson2361]

As a 10 year old kid this is a song that me and my friends could understand, sing and love.

[@markmurphy558]

Next animal is The Byrds. 1964, Turn, Turn, Turn. Lyrics straight out the Bible.

[@kidpoker007]

I was 7 years old when this came out..me and my neighbor who was a little older we used to love this song and sing all the time

[@joecarcione6636]

You may have heard it from late 90s video game advertising. Per wikipedia, "In 1999, the song was used in a commercial for the Nintendo 64 crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. The commercial depicts mascot costumes of Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and Pikachu skipping through a field of flowers, until Mario trips Yoshi, at which point the four start fighting each other, all while the song plays in the background."

[@davidwalsh7128]

A 60's time capsule song. HAPPY TOGETHER........

[@dagmar.6954]

Another great group from the 60's. The Turtles are a great rock band formed in 1965. I had their greatest hits album. "Happy Together" was their biggest hit in 1967. But they had a lot of great songs such as "It Ain't Me Babe", "Let Me Be", "You Baby", "Grim Reaper Of Love", "Can I Get To Know You Better", "She'd Rather Be With Me", "You Know What I Mean", "She's My Girl", "Elenore", "You Showed Me" etc.

[@robertpearson8798]

This is one of those songs that’s so pervasive, having being used in so many movies and television shows that I would have been surprised if it was completely unfamiliar to you.

[@Jude_196]

LOVE THE TURTLES!! :) ENJOY, YA'LL!! (I love all animals, TOO, SAM!!!) :)

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - "" Happy Together (A Fantasy) "" 1979 Cover Version of the Classic 1960s The Turtles Happy Together// Captain & Tennille Is very Up Tempo and very Groovy w/ a very movin' and groovin' style much different and creative and still paying homage to the original 🎸 🎹💯🔥

[@MichaelBoucher-ht3zq]

You guys rock!!! So happy to see you are still playing great songs. You have great chemistry together, and really go into depth on what makes a song feel good. Thanks mike

[@texadan314]

There's a reason the Summer of '67 is called The Summer of Love

[@M_ondo]

A big hit in 1967. Two very very good singers Flo & Eddie, actually Mark and Howard. A short lived group but many very good songs,: Eleanore You Showed Me, Shes my Girl, Shed Rather be with Mr, It Aint. Me Babe. Definitely one of my favorite groups from the fabulous 60s.

[@johndalessandro9157]

This song and the Turtles was an iconic song from its period. Used in many movies and commercials. Check out their hit "I know she'd rather be with me".

[@DavidTrippi-fp9yg]

This song is in a lot of commercials

[@aj_aka_alan]

Flo & Eddie from the Turtles did a lot of background singing for other artists. They also had a chain of restaurants at one time. Called Flo & Eddie’s.

[@beverlycoulston8058]

A happy fun song, love it❤

[@merlinathrawes746]

If you guys like turtles, you should visit Mackinac Island, Michigan. The native tribes in the area felt that it had a deep connection to the painted turtles of the area and was shaped like a turtle and named it Mitchitmakinak. It's also a very nice vacation spot. No motor vehicles on the island except for a couple of emergency vehicles. Lots of horses and bicycles. You can rent both. Most of the island is a state park with trails in the interior and a road going completely around it. And you can bring your own bicycles as well. Bring good locks for them as well. This was a very popular song in the late 1960's. It was on the radio everywhere.

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

Great song to put my scrubs on when working as a teenaged hospital and morgue orderly.

[@jackishman7707]

You probably know it from the little musical montage episode from THAT 70S SHOW--FEZ's MUSICAL

[@zq9m3xh8]

Give a listen to their song YOU SHOWED ME, for a slower, more sultry and completely different vibe from The Turtles. But it's just as good as this song, and personally I like it better.

[@denislaferriere2693]

My tween era....what a time to grow up

[@RJ986S]

Thx for the great reaction. Now you've got to listen to 'It Ain't Me Babe', the Turtles first big hit. It's an amazing rework of the Bob Dylan tune. Thanks!

[@Arkryal]

Classic song, of course. But I've never seen the video. I notice the backing harmonies don't have mics, in half the video, lol. They must've recorded the video in multiple takes and over-dubbed it. But they don't even try to hide that, they flaunt it. Love that. Still, very well written and well preformed. There have been MANY covers of this song (dozens that I know of, likely hundreds I don't, lol). Notable covers were by: Frank Zappa (who they worked with off and on, so that makes sense). Weezer did a cover. Not a huge Weezer fan, so I've heard it but can't offer much insight there. Filter did a cover, which was... odd, lol. Not bad, but they completely discarded the "happy vibe" which I think better reflects the actual lyrics. It's a angsty song about an unrequited love, so that matches Filter's sound pretty well. Not the "Best" cover, but I appreciate that they went a completely different direction with it. Damn near EVERY female jazz singer has covered this. Universally, it's become a standard. Imagine it sung with a soft, sultry, feminine rasp in the voice. That and you can learn the instrumental parts in about an hour. It's quite simple to learn. It's a guaranteed homerun for them, so they all do it.

[@dewman0269]

Love this song... I remember when it came out... I was 10 or 11...This was arguably their most popular song but ironically they never made a dime off it because of mismanagement of copyright and other legal issues, but eventually they did get the right to perform the song... They had a great catalog of songs... It's definitely a good rabbit hole to go down... My personal favorite is "Elenore"... Please check it out If you get around to it... It's a banger... Great reaction guys... Keep being awesome !!!...

[@SCVIndy]

Hugely popular .. lots of AM radio play at the time ..

[@stevenseul361]

Yeah I remember this playing on WLS Radio Chicago. Fun song

[@RetiredSailor60]

Check out The Cowsills. The Yardbirds, Lovin Spoonful, The Animals, The Birds, etc... Great 60s music

[@JoeCruz-hs2yt]

great band my fave from them is you showed me !

[@LBinsocal]

For another side of their music, react to “It Ain’t Me Babe”, probably their second biggest hit..

[@sallyphillips9175]

From my birth year!

[@sterlingarcher9208]

More animal band names from the 60's: The Byrds, The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Crickets

[@richardkint6531]

Yes, they many hits from 1965-1969 and known for their harmonies. The lead singer and the trumpet player went on to be a comedy team called Flo & Eddie. Good songs include "Eleanor", "She's My Girl", "She'd Rather Be With Me" and "You Showed Me."

[@stpnwlf9]

Flo & Eddie also worked with Frank Zappa to add to their crazy history.

[@harriotteworthington3147]

Guardians of the Galaxy. That’s where you’ve heard it…

[@harriotteworthington3147]

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[@TYJGB]

Such wonderful memories hearing this song. Saw Flo and Eddie live and they were freaking awesome, not just the music but entertaining, so funny!!!

[@kowindsurf1590]

just a fun group

[@rolandzamora4040]

Another 60s hit..."windy" by The Association

[@micheallandry]

Eleanor is my favorite song by the Turtles.

[@bigb6046]

Check out The Turtles great song "You Baby".

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

'Elenore' is a must hear. 'The Hollies - Bus Stop' or 'Carrie-Ann' both vibe like this. If only for your own sake listen to 'Penny Lane' guys! and all them other songs that copyright makes hard for you. You need to step it up for your own sake and soul. Cheers.

[@pompanomark2024]

Nice rabbit hole..

[@jerrymeadows5059]

Hard to be in a bad when the Flo and Eddy Show are doing Happy Together. Penny Lane is a great song btw.

[@DavidTrippi-fp9yg]

Guy's are both looking good 👍

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

You guys should definitely check out Penny Lane. Similar good vibes as Happy Together, yet with a very unique story, even for the Beatles 👍

[@Linda-jn9gk]

Well if you want animals try The Yardbrids. 😊

[@dougca7086]

React to it ain't me babe and Eve of Destruction by the turtles

[@Mare_bear738]

😁 ❤

[@jasonmedeiros5188]

First I'd like to say that I enjoy your videos. But, did I see a couple that said you're not going to be doing them anymore? I'm glad you are but a little confused!

[@CCoburn3]

Have you listened to "The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals?

[@chrisreulbach]

This is NOT a happy song! First verse "IMAGINE me and you"... and in the final chorus they change the subject "So how is the weather?" - This was confirmed by them on a talk show.

[@alanarakelian5021]

Not really a love song. More accurately, a song about unrequited love.

[@bjm9071]

Listen to the lyrics again. It is not a happy song. The band members have confirmed it is about a delusional stalker. Everything is in his head. He doesn't even know her, thus the "How is the weather?"