🎵 The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic REACTION

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[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you’ll love their "Summer in the City", "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" and “Daydream”!!!

[@Iluvthosetightp]

Yesyesyes!!

[@joelbusald6416]

I like Nashville Cats, too

[@Ednerd]

yes! summer in the city! - great lyrics and style

[@TranslateToEnglish]

..and the Younger Girl.

[@alrivers2297]

Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?

[@bloppysloppy4057]

The Lovin' Spoonful had so many great songs in the short time they were around. "Daydream" should be your next reaction by them. "Summer in the city", "Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind", "Six O' Clock" and "Rain On the Roof" are good choices too.

[@littleaeros4063]

Yes to all of them!

[@JimSamuel267]

Nashville Cats

[@markcosenza3274]

I love how this song instantly brought a smile to your faces.That's what good music is supposed to do. Y'all are a fun couple!

[@pscelzo]

"Summer in the City" was one of my favorite summer songs as a kid, released in July '66.

[@paulr.3220]

I was a freshman in 66 and "Summer In The City" was an anthem for that year.

[@mrb4749]

John Sebastian is a very good singer, pleasant voice. This had to be from 1966 on when CBS started colorizing their programs. Big leap from black and white. Very good upbeat music the 60s were noted for that.

[@looneytoon76]

I believe this from The Ed Sullivan Show

[@thomastimlin1724]

@@looneytoon76 You are correct.

[@jonlenihan4798]

Movies had only recently switched to color, as well. I remember seeing the last of the "Road to.." movies in a movie theater in black and white. "Road to Hong Kong" released in 1962.

[@mrcurtis73]

You should check out “welcome back” by John Sebastian, the lead singer of the lovin’ spoonful. Welcome Back was the theme song to the 70s Welcome Back Kotter.

[@jillk368]

I didn't know he wrote that. I loved that show, and its theme song. I met those guys when I was about 5 years old, at a car show in the city. I remember taking a picture with them but I haven't any idea where it is.

[@robertmillar8246]

I wonder what Brad and Lex might think after listening to Welcome Back. They would get a kick out of seeing such a young John Travolta a Vinnie Barbarino. They now will enter a new song area TV series theme songs along with "Happy Days" and Laverne and Shirley "Doing It Our Way"

[@rrwjes1571]

Definitely!

[@SIR-DanielHunter]

He played harmonica on The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" under the pseudonym G. Puglese to avoid problems with his contract. And to avoid being associated with Jim Morrison, who at the time was facing trial for lewd conduct. He also appeared on two live albums by The Doors, playing "Little Red Rooster" " She Cried "

[@ASCENDINGTOHIM]

Young girls believe so much in “love” that’s the magic in a young girls heart …

[@kentclark6420]

I can see what you mean. Being opened up to classic music after the background you guys had must have seemed, and seem, magical! A whole new world!

[@richardfeldkamp1707]

The instrument that John Sebastian is playing is called an autoharp. I saw him in concert once and he had six of then with different tunings.

[@debitaylor8361]

He was one of my first concert at a local college.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

My 2nd grade teacher used to pull out the harp and sing with us in class, including this song. Total hippy chick. Made the school day so much fun

[@jennifermartin7791]

When your outside thermometer starts hitting 90, 100 degrees....do "Summer in the City." It will totally resonate.

[@musik102]

John Sebastian was the band's songwriter/singer. and famously. did a great solo spot at the 1969 Woodstock.Music Festival.

[@muninraven3327]

OMG. This is sleeping at my grandparents house during the school summer holidays all over again. I hated the music as a kid (must be rebellious), but it found it's way back into my life later, when I had my two turntables and a oldschool music "tracker" program to make tunes with. I was gifted my grandparents vinyl collection with their passing, and it opened my mind to all music. Never looked back. "Did You Ever Have To Make Up your mind" is so simple but relatable as a teenager, and "Jug Band Music" is just fun, and was one of my first introductions to different American accents that broadened my little English schoolboy mind. :)

[@AliasMark69]

I was born April 1954. I grew up with the greatest music of all time. Seen over 300 concerts most all the legendary bands, like Pink Floyd 4 times. YES.... I believe in the Magic Of Music.

[@stevensprunger3422]

Hey I was born in two and a 1954 yes I was never able to see any of the concerts I didn’t have the funds to go and see all of them so I never saw anybody live except about in 1970s

[@ronp1903]

Lex, it is so awesome watching Brad finally find his Rock n Roll groove! You're both so fun to watch and see your reactions to Rock music! Like when I was young, hearing these songs for the first time. And I always wondered about this video, why is the hippie rocker hugging that string instrument so close? Weird! Lol!! Rock on Brad and Lex! 🤘🤘

[@VZ935]

I never realized John Sebastian was in the Lovin' Spoonful. Correct me if I am wrong but he is singing the song. He also sang the song "Welcome Back" from the show Welcome Back Kotter. That show launched John Travolta's career.

[@neillenet291]

Yes, that was John Sebastian

[@SparkyLu60]

he also wrote "Do You Believe in Magic"

[@armadillotoe]

Rain on the Roof

[@davidspalten1304]

Can't believe someone found this video. This is from the Ed Sullivan show in approx. 1967. My father was the band's manager's dentist and got us tickets to the show and the taping of this video, which was shot in multiple takes an the various sets you see there. During the break the manager brought the band up our seats to meet us, very cool to an 11-year old to meet the lead guitarist, Zal, and the guy playing the autoharp, John Sebastian. As it turned out, Sebastian went on to greater fame, appearing solo at Woodstock in 1969 playing I'll Paint Rainbows All Over Your Blues. The Lovin' Spoonful had a distinctly Monkees-like groove but their real roots were belied by their name, which was a sly reference to drugs consumed or cooked on spoons. They were part of the Summer of Love, after all.

[@davidpahlka6301]

You are right! The Loving Spoonful was just about the first psychedelic rock band. The background sound effects of "Summer In the City" makes you want to sweat and grab a cold beer or lemonade.😅

[@russallert]

John Sebastian (the guy with the autoharp) was inspired to write this after an early Lovin' Spoonful gig in Greenwich Village. They were having some trouble breaking going over with a rather serious intellectual Greenwich Village beatnik audience not used to their then-unusual combination of folk, rock and jugband music. At one point, the band was playing an up-tempo number and they spotted a very uninhibited girl dancing to their music, and that gave Sebastian the idea for the song.

[@heyhuey4429]

(And we'll go dancing baby, then you'll see) "How the magic's in the music, and the music's in me". is one of the great lines in all of Rock & Roll. It comes very early in the rock era but it stands the test of time.

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to more The Lovin' Spoonful… "Summer in the City", "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind", "Daydream", "Didn't Want to Have to Do It", "Younger Girl", "Darling Be Home Soon", "Six O'Clock" 🎸🤘

[@onsesejoo2605]

"Coconut Grove", of which David Lee Roth did a good cover version. :)

[@CCDzine]

My favorite John Sebastian performance, even over the Welcome Back Kotter theme song, is him playing harmonica on Little Red Rooster from the Doors 'Alive She Cried' album.

[@CCDzine]

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[@richardfriedman2633]

John Sebastian played the kick-ass harmonica on "Roadhouse Blues" by the Doors!!!!!!!!

[@stevensprunger3422]

Brad And Lex I love you guys seeing these hits from back in my area because we never saw the videos back then and then we get to see them through you Now…. Boy when these first came out and we listen to them they blew our minds

[@edwardthorne9875]

Simply saying that there is magic in the world when you are in love. 'Daydream' had that shuffle feel that I have always loved, so it was one of the first albums I ever owned. When the radio played their new songs ('Did you ever have to make up your mind', for example) it was a big event. Always thought the happiness and innocence of their music was special. The songs are short -- play two!

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

The Spoonful were just great. The singer, John Sebastian, wrote all the songs. And they were great too. I sang this song performing in my first ever rock band. Magic indeed!

[@easyrolling]

1965 was a year of change .. Dylan went rock , The Byrds brought Dylans music forward along with other great songs to expand the folk-rock scene and some great American bands surfaced to challenge the British Invasion and Motown . Enter the Lovin Spoonful plus others (Too many to mention) I hope you get to eventually listen to some others because these bands were instrumental in the coming changes in the late 60s and beyond. Loved your reaction..thanks guys..

[@peterbowles3472]

This song made a big comeback in the 80s in L.A. because of the Lakers, and impartiality, Magic Johnson...Good memories!

[@arautus]

The "Magic" of Lex's smile!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

The sixties, before there were genres there was just good time rock and roll.

[@lindakessler8768]

Sooo nice to see Brad smile and have fun with this song. Lex, you are such a joy. Music is magic. 👍❤🤙

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Don't know if you guys ever caught reruns of an old sit-com on TV called Welcome Back Kotter. It had a bunch of young actors and took place in a classroom mostly. Kotter was a teacher who used to be just like the kids in this class. They were a class of misfits and behavioral problems. One of whom was a young John Travolta. Anyway, the theme song was called Welcome Back and was (I believe) writen and for sure sung by John Sebastian, who was singing lead for the Spoonful in this video. he was the guy playing the autoharp.

[@papercup2517]

Magic, as I recall, is what was in the air, a hard to define but palpable spirit that brought all the counter-cultural people of the world together throughout the 1960s, building up to a peak in the late 60's/early 70s, then gradually dissipating as the 70s wore on. Music was one of the key ways - but by no means the only way - it expressed itself.

[@janabraam7963]

This was released in 1965. The magic referenced in the title is the power of music to supply happiness and freedom to both those who make it and those who listen to it. Lovin' Spoonful has more songs for you to check out, try DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

[@Sometimes-even-lyrical]

Beautiful and insightful reaction! Great job. Enjoyed it very much.

[@galenstone9097]

John Sebastian. Good singer.. My favorite from the Spoonful is "Butchie's Tune" which features Joe Butler's vocals.

[@kennethgoin628]

When you reflect and say, "You didn't know anything," I love that you see it now and smile about it, because THAT was what drew me to you two in the first place! You were babes in the woods but you were real, and honest, and innocent, and I simply wanted to watch you grow! You're still my favorite channel today and as far as I'm concerned, everyone else can just sit down. Congrats on a great journey for all of us!

[@ednicholson7839]

The two greatest live performances I've seen from the 60s are James Brown at the TAMI Show, immediately followed by The Rolling Stones. Awesome and both should be on youtube.

[@edmundhenry5095]

You may remember the song from the show "Welcome Back Kotter" John Sebastian sang that one! I loved Loving Spoonful's "Darling be home soon"

[@peterfields4801]

This song has always summed up perfectly how the 60's felt to me,love it,they were a great & underrated band

[@denisetinto1828]

What a Day for a Daydream, next please. This was considered Jug Band music. It came from folk rock. Fun group. Great reactio.🇨🇦🤗

[@farmersteve661]

“Jug Band Music” by them is a great story song . Anything by Sebastian is fantastic ! His Woodstock set is legend . Thank you for this ! 🎸

[@rondpert5167]

The Lovin' Spoonful wasn't afraid to show that their were lip syncing to their soundtrack.

[@howardcraven3664]

Growing up in 60's, life was music, we wore our hair like the Beatles, music was raw, new, magical. #ToolArmy

[@mgman6000]

I can't imagine being able to hear all these songs for the first time,it took me years to hear them.we had to wait until they came out.you are lucky to discover what took me a lifetime

[@stevenholquin2127]

Back in The Day of Show Time at The Los Angeles Forum During a Lakers Game The PA System Would Play That Song By The Lovin Spoonful in Honor of ( Magic) Johnson

[@thomastimlin1724]

The line "It's like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll" is one of the most iconic lines in rock and roll history.

[@mitzifrancis9843]

How the magic's in the music and the music's in me. Love that line!

[@armadillotoe]

"The magic's in the music, and the music's in me."

[@dananichols349]

The magic, especially in a young girl's heart, is LOVE!

[@davian8641]

You two are a breath of fresh air on the internet! I love when you listen to my old favorites like this. I think you would like “You Baby”, “She’ll Come Back” and more by The Turtles!

[@michaellockhart554]

John Sebastian was a genius, Summer in the City, Didn't have to be so nice, Darlin Be Home Soon, John could paint an entire portrait with nothing but words

[@LynnThompsonAuthor]

It's not every band that could pull off an autoharp as one of their instruments! They're a great '60s vibe! The music of my childhood! Got to do "Summer in the City" by them!

[@user-yb7tx5iy2h]

This song was magic at sock hops over at least 4 decades. The magic was not ritualistic but just the simple magic of falling in love, even if only puppy love.

[@richardfriedman2633]

John Sebastian (who is playing the autoharp) played the kick-ass harmonica on "Roadhouse Blues" by the Doors!!!!!!!!

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

And let's not forget how wonderful the autoharp has been in making the playing of music easier for everyone!

[@cliffhodge6167]

Their best song is Darling Be Home Soon that was covered by Slate and then Joe Cocker. The triple play, hat trick, trifecta. They all killed it.

[@oxman6703]

Mink Deville song is Spanish Stroll live , 1970s

[@looneygardener]

John Sebastian came in my tie dye tent about 6 years ago. Took me a few minutes but I recognized him. Was super cool to chat with him.

[@robertwheatley2471]

Every great band has that one signature track (some bands have 5 or 10) but IMO this one is clearly the group's signature song that stands out from their other hit songs..

[@ericwilliams1031]

The "magic" is the way it makes you feel, like love etc...

[@aaronarnold7653]

Loved these guys when I was a child...lovely reaction

[@myminimona]

Speaking of the Lovin' Spoonful, In 1966 Woody Allen directed a Japanese James Bond -esque spy flick in which he redubbed into the plot, a secret agent searching to uncover a recipe for the world's greatest egg salad. The Lovin' Spoonful wrote and performed all the musical soundtrack for the movie. The lyrics of some of the tracks were clever and quite funny. If you can find the soundtrack (which was released as an Album) you ought to give it a listen,

[@mikeymouse4995]

Pyro should be the one reacting!

[@johnulanowski3612]

YOU GUY ARE SO LUCKY ALL THIS MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS IT ONLY EXPAND YOUR MINDS

[@cornpopishuntersrealdaddy4690]

Now I have the old lemon fresh dash commercial stuck in my head 😆

[@KTRS]

Oh one of my happiest songs of all time!

[@dannycasson1551]

Legendary band especially bc of John Sebastian who drove this group.

[@jameswalling8395]

Lord help me, but I remember this. This was on the "Ed Sullivan" TV show. Back then, the only place you ever saw acts live was every Sunday night on Ed's show.

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Carefree good-time pop. Lovely guitar fills

[@atuuschaaw]

I promise no matter which song you react to from the Lovin' Spoonful, I'll be throwing y'all a ♥. 😉

[@MySherry10]

I dont remember this song to 70s because I had such a crush on Shaun Cassidy who sung it . and I took it then as first love and dreams , but love the song

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

If you want to hear a very beautiful version of John Sebastians voice? Go listen to Welcome back Kotter theme. He composed it on the autoharp too.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

They were buddies with the Mamas and the Papas. ✌️

[@highpsi11]

That wasn't an edgy song - it was popular folk/rock. They had such lovely harmonies and evoked the "young man's rhythm" (and young women's) in communicating feelings of freedom, of budding love, of a mood of both rejoycing and reflection on what was around them (Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind and Summer in the City) and also celebrations of music itself like Do You Believe In Magic and Nashville Cats, which is a tribute to country music). They were wonderful, versatile musicians (did you notice the autoharp that John Sebastian was playing?) who influenced other very famous musicians, like The Band (of course, they were all very young and embarking on the work that made them internationally known) and the Beatles.

[@StefanieS-bu5yr]

❤️❤️❤️ on a Brad & Lex binge tonight 😂… I think you should definitely look into movie reviews. You both are intellectual & opinionated in a good way lol. David Bowie - “Heroes” unlike any other Bowie songs!

[@ed.z.]

Once again, Brad expressed the whole concept of good music consisting of magic. How do you explain it. Without going into Music Theory? It’s magic folks.

[@rayanderson5797]

Some might say that this song is... fire... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@glynisroberts5029]

Fantastic song, love this band❤

[@hipsville]

Absolutely do "Darling, Be Home Soon". One of the best songs by the Lovin' Spoonful! Side note: Like the band "10cc", "Lovin' Spoonful" was a sly way of saying something sexual and a bit subversive, back in the day.

[@dustingarland9590]

This song makes me think McDonalds. They covered it in commercials for a while. "Do you believe in magic, and I hope you do. You'll always find a friend, wearing big red shoes"

[@johnny99late]

Loved this song. Do more Loving Spoonful please.

[@rubichatalian3418]

I believe it was called good time music. One of my favorite bands from 65.

[@savageman2194]

I get tickled watching the two of you react to songs of my youth. Keep it up😘 ...

[@jamesjarvis5018]

It's Fun seeing you two grow.

[@gvbezoff]

Little did you know that guitarist Zal Yanovsky was a Canadian. Muwahaha, we are everywhere.

[@paulrogers4483]

Oh yeah they were huge at this point. Only to be expected with John Sebastian and Steven Stills in the same band :) Peace

[@debrabeck9630]

Mercy, I still have this album. I’m feeling old and younger at the same time. Thanks, y’all.

[@davian8641]

Younger Than Yesterday, perhaps?

[@stardust164]

free loving music!! great vibe. Peace and Love from Canada

[@janetf23]

Don't forget about "Nashville Cats"😻

[@malkamusik]

Lol You guys talk about the 60's like it was the 1600's.

[@jeffreythaw3333]

You guys might want to take a look at Randy Newman. His song catalog is incredibly deep...but you can start with something like "Political Science", or "Sail Away", or "Wandering Boy", or "I Will Go Sailing No More", or "Louisiana 1927", or Toy Story's "When She Loved Me" sung by Sarah McLachlan...there are far too many to list!

[@sharonsnail2954]

Despite the "British Invasion" there were still some great bands from the US - this was one of them.

[@jimbovan2766]

John Sebastian the lead singer also sang the theme song to ' Welcome Back Kotter '

[@theritchie2173]

Got to love a band named after the amount of 'stuff' a guy puts out during a session of Afternoon Delight. See also, 10cc.

[@Sometimes-even-lyrical]

Well, well, well! Learn something every day.(Though, perhaps I didn't need to know that about their name, lol.)

[@dennisswainston411]

One of my favorite songs!

[@kevanbodsworth9868]

The magics in the music and the music's in me----

[@TheCashcrue]

One of my favorite bands.

[@memorast]

You got it Brad magic of a young girls soul!!!!

[@vernabryant2894]

Love this song.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

John Sebastian👍