🎵 The Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City REACTION

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[@alanmusicman3385]

One of the quintisessential 2.5 minute pop songs of the 1960s. Perfect in every way.

[@VitaliyTanki]

short classic )

[@surlechapeau]

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

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

And "Do You Believe In Magic?" And "Six O'Clock." And "Younger Girl." And "Nashville Cats." LS was a great band.

[@surlechapeau]

@@ProdigyBowlersTour they reacted to Magic about 3 months ago

[@michaellockhart554]

Definitely need to react to "Darlin Be Home Soon"

[@Cadinho93]

John Sebastian, the lead singer is a great songwriter and his songs have been covered by many other artists. He also wrote and performed the theme song from the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter", which launched the career of John Travolta.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

Sebastian’s brother contributed the counterpoint about nighttime in the city.

[@xanajak]

Greatest TV theme song of all time.

[@michelleplombe7019]

@@xanajak Better than the Flintstones?!

[@xanajak]

@@michelleplombe7019 Those 2 theme songs are worlds apart. Nothing wrong with Flintstones theme but it's a childish limerick. Welcome Back Kotter's theme is the beating heart and soul of a 1,000 page novel.

[@michelleplombe7019]

@@xanajak Hah .. I guess my joke wasn't obvious enough .. I should have suggested the theme song to "Barney"

[@samuelgates5935]

Pineapples, Mandarin oranges, marshmallows and coconuts are the main ingredients for an Ambrosia salad. Go Lex 😎

[@marybaillie8907]

Don't forget the whipped cream and sour cream.😊 👍✌️❤️

[@patticrichton1135]

and maraschino cherries too

[@stich21]

That sound disgusting lol.

[@sn1ckers100]

@@stich21 You can mix it up and it can be rather good.

[@roberttaylor5997]

I needed the explanation too because where I come from it's a brand of canned rice pudding. Aside from being the food of the Greek gods.

[@williamprosper2209]

If you grew up in a big city in the 60's, and I did [Philly], this song always captured those blistering 96 degree days...heat waves rising from the asphalt, a jack-hammer digging up a city street..."back of my neck getting dirty and gritty"...perfect. Just effin' perfect...

[@fccrick]

Loving spoonful " Darling be home Soon" , and Brad Ambrosia is a Band (Biggest Part of Me, Your The Only Woman), but also Lex is right Ambrosia is a Fruit Salad.

[@tcanfield]

Loved this song ever since I was a kid ! John Sebastian was part of the early 60’s Greenwich Village folk scene, so it’s not surprising how good the lyrics are. He must have been describing life in New York City.

[@ninja_tony]

It definitely FEELS like New York City to me. Not just lyrically, but there’s a style and rawness to it that’s unmistakable. I never think of this song when people discuss the “official soundtrack of NYC”, but maybe I should, because this nails that feeling perfectly.

[@LynnThompsonAuthor]

My grandmother always made ambrosia with fresh oranges cut up with coconut. That was all she put in it. I've seen it done other ways, but that was her method. This was a cool song from my childhood in the '60s. It used to play on the radio all the time!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Yep, I always think of the beach and this playing on my Radio Shack portable am/fm radio! still works, by the way - if I use a coat hanger for an antenna.

[@murrayspiffy2815]

It won the award for - Best use of a Jackhammer in Music - way back when - and nobody has bothered to take the crown away.

[@angier5775]

Speaking of Ambrosia - they are band (good call Brad!) and they have some awesome songs! Biggest Part of Me, Holding on to Yesterday, and my fave; How Much I Feel Check them out for some great songs!

[@mojomegaman]

Timeless tune. Knowing the origin of this band, I assume they are singing about Manhattan. Thirty years later, same vibe was happening. The heat of the city was insufferable on summer days, but turned into an amazing, almost magical vibe during those summer nights.

[@StatsJedi]

Mini-marshmallows, crushed pineapple, grapes, chopped nuts, shredded coconut, maraschino cherries in a creamy sweet sauce. Song: summer pavement heat, noise, construction, bustling traffic, but night, rooftop parties.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

That's it

[@kevinbreaux3039]

don't forget the mandarin oranges.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

My family recipe from The Jubilee cookbook has no creaminess at all no grapes no pineapple. Layers of oranges, coconut,and cherries and chopped pecans.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

@@elizabethfranco1284 That sounds like the recipe used by one of the sweet old ladies that used to bring hers to our Church dinners when I was a child. I remember the tiny mandarin orange slices and the maraschino cherries with the chopped pecans and shredded coconut. Memories. But my mom's version was different. I think everyone tried to put their own spin on it.

[@marybaillie8907]

@@elizabethfranco1284 My Mom's recipe had whipped cream and sour cream added. 😊👍✌️🇨🇦

[@lesliecermak6473]

This is a really great, underrated 60s band. Love them.

[@adgato75]

The whole "ambrosia" conversation had me lol'ing. Ambrosia really is pretty good , but i also didn't understand the comparison , and Brad's face was hilarious.

[@annother3350]

Shemeans its full of ear candy, a new tasty discovery at every lift of the spoon

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

Brad was right, Ambrosia was a band from the mid to late 70's with some cool hits.

[@traci4187]

Lex got me with this analysis - feet out the window of a limo, drinking martinis and eating ambrosia... LMAO.. Quintessential Lex!

[@ianhepplewhite8334]

My first single was ‘Nashville Cats’ by The Lovin’ Spoonful, and my first LP was ‘Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful’. I think I still remember the majority of the lyrics to Nashville Cats, about 56 years later. Ambrosia was supposed to be the food of the gods, probably Greek Gods.

[@diogenesagogo]

In classical mythology, ambrosia was the food of the gods. Not sure the one Lex describes quite lives up to that 😊

[@johnm.maunder5191]

I am a 60's kid. Heard Summer in the City a jillion times. Never before realized that the Ambrosia (good comparison, Lex) included one of a city's most common background sounds: jackhammers!

[@JoyfulOrb]

One of my FAVORITES, since I was little watching my parents dance!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

❤

[@jamesonlewispresents]

Whipped Cream, mini marshmallows, mix fruit chunks ... ... ... and a band

[@williamthelast1]

One of my favorite song from the sixties. Perfection.

[@flowerdoyle3749]

Lex cracks me up.....such unique takes on music.

[@mikecaetano]

"Summer in the City" was a number one hit in the US for the Lovin' Spoonful in 1966. It might be the only number one to ever feature the sound of a jack hammer in the bridge.

[@marybaillie8907]

It's 1966 and I'm sitting on my porch in the sweltering heat with my little transistor radio. A big old cold bowl of ambrosia would have been appreciated. Such a great tune. Check out more Lovin Spoonful please. Great reaction. Big Hugs from Canada ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Lots more great tunes

[@mikelheron20]

For some reason whenever Lex speaks I'm reminded of my father. One of his favourite sayings was "Before opening mouth ensure brain is engaged."

[@ninja_tony]

Always loved this song so much. I feel like this is the sound of finding that Long Cool Woman The Hollies sang about and having a steamy one night stand together in New York City on a hot, smoky summer night lmao

[@angier5775]

Good song to play for the end of this Summer! Still warm here in the SF Bay Area 🌉🌞

[@crazyelf3839]

Still warm here in Central Florida, around Daytona Beach!

[@lindakessler8768]

October is my favorite month to go to the beach in Santa Cruz. 👍❤🤙

[@_LVC]

Prayers for legendary session bass player LELAND SKLAR, he has played on countless records and tours of the bands you listen to, he had a bad fall and is recuperating, head to his channel and show some ❤️

[@richardweed9727]

Omg, so sorry to hear that. Brad and Lex; you saw him playing bass in Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" He's a virtuoso legend Thanx LVC, I'll do it..

[@ericanderson8886]

lol love the ambrosia comparison. John Sebastian a great singer/writer.

[@danastearns7939]

very popular group in the 60's. Often referred to as pop or "feel good sound". A few other top 40 hits include: did you ever have to make up you mind-'65, daydream - '66, do you believe in magic - '65, Darling be home soon - 67.

[@753131hs]

“Darlin’ Be Home Soon” is one of their best! Hope to see you react to it.

[@juliewolfe168]

Ambrosia.... Food of the gods!

[@johndbrandhorst4434]

There is a band called ambrosia they had a few hits in the 70's like "how much I feel"&"your the best part of me".

[@CCDzine]

Ambrosia is a band and you must hear their smooth rock/rhythm & blues sound!

[@jeffhaney841]

The singer is John B. Sabastian. Look into all their stuff. It was so good to hear songs like this coming over my mono transistor radio that I would walk around the city listening to. In the 60's that was the equivalent to today's streaming on a smart phone, but it was total freedom to me to be away from home and hear current music everywhere. Intoxocating. Another song that comes back to me from that time is "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the M.G.'s. Check that out. I'm 66 years old and I can still remember where I was when I heard this for the first time. I'm walking around Tacoma, Washington in the summer; I'm 10 yeas old, and this music was hitting me so hard I climbed up into a cherry tree in front of a junior high and just laid up there and listened to the music in the sun and nothing else. How can that memory be as clear or clearer than what I had for dinner last night? I think that's the power of music. Love you two; stay on your path.

[@lgwappo]

I knew Ambrosia was a 70s band but didn't know it was a food too. I can learn a lot from people 40 years younger. Interesting to see your reactions to music I grew up with. You two will be great parents.

[@justasurfer8596]

Im 60, grew up in NYC. This song instantly takes me back to feel and sounds of Manhattan during a hot day as a kid...... you may be able to see it movies but not sure if you can fully feel it unless you experienced it

[@bridgettstephens5582]

Absolutely. In order to fully grasp this song, one needs to spend summer in NYC.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Lex's takes are so out there. I love it! 😂

[@RockDocNeal]

Great classic song from the 60's. FYI, Lex, Ambrosia was also a name of a band and that's what I initially thought you were referring to. 😆

[@wpawson]

I love the sounds of the city in this song and it topped the charts as well

[@briangbv1]

Brad!!! Your "what the heck you talking about?" face was hilarious!!! Had me laughing to the point of tears!!! You two rock!!! 😂🤣

[@briangbv1]

I have rewatched that moment already many times...so good. "OK"...pushes play. Haha

[@mikemax9076]

Ambrosia or Summer salid is a nice picnic desert the way my mom and now I make it is a bag of mini marshmellows, white grapes, manderian oranges, marachino cherries, and pineapple chunks, mixed with sour cream and allowed to marinate in the fridge for a while can add shreded coconut if you like. Oh I loved this song and your reaction to it as always.

[@MisterWondrous]

When Mama made Ambrosia, she would cut up some apples into bitesized chunks...no wait, that's Waldorf Salad. Ambrosia would have orange slices, coconut flakes, grapes, blueberries, pineapple wedges, watermelon, honeydew melon, and cantaloupe scooped into balls, and maybe a few pecans or walnuts, all packed into a carved-out watermelon. This song, however, is the quintessential 60s summer song, and reflected well the partying night moves and tudes. Hooby-shooby, hip-flip city. There are also some great youtube videos for the song worth seeing. Thanks again. Happy birthweek!

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Okay. Ambrosia was also a 70s rock band. Ambrosia salad is a kind of whipped cream or almost custardy base with fruit and nuts and little marshmallows etc. Delicious.

[@emarjamaa2276]

As a kid growing up the 80s, my mom would listen to music on the oldies station and this would play. I totally thought the lyrics were "hotter than a mattress" back then. LOL😅🤣

[@yvetteadshead4212]

Great song

[@danielwellman9865]

This was actually a great dance number back in the mid-60s. A girl in junior high would have a party, the big stack of 45 rpm records would be next to her record player and the great fast and slow dance songs of that era would drop from the spindle to play one after the other. Fun times for many of us!

[@edwardrutledge2765]

Released in ‘66 I had a summer job during college break, as an elevator operator in NYC garment district. I lived this song that summer! ☀️😁

[@ranger-1214]

That was a good laugh as Lexi went into the ambrosia explanation, and Brad looked at her like she had three eyes or something. I still have my Spoonful albums from the 60's - my high school days. This was like a lot of early songs in that radio wanted them short so they could get in more commercials and talking. Sometimes long songs wouldn't be played so artists would make a cut for radio, and a longer for records.

[@AgustinRodriguez-dd6mj]

Love how this song plays in the beginning of Die Hard With A Vengeance

[@MarkLikesCoffee860]

Yes, that's where I first heard this song 27 years ago

[@2dashville]

A/C was a luxury back then. Summer days were hot! 🥵 Going into a department store or drugstore with air conditioning just to feel the whoosh of nice cool air was treat. Summer nights were a lot cooler when you didn’t have the sun trying to melt you.

[@arjaylee]

This was my introduction to the Spoonful. It was a very Hip song.

[@dazparry1580]

I grew up watching 'only fools n horses' .. When del boy and rodney visited america they had this song playing on arrival.

[@loudog2326]

Great Song, I remember listening to this song on the AM Radio going to the State Fair With my Mom & Dad and Sister and Brother and The Weather Was Hot !! Perfect Summer Time Song !! Also Driving Downtown in The City !! LOL !!

[@danielsmith5088]

This song was big for it's time anyway, but if you watch TV shows or movies showing New York in the summer, particularly crime dramas portraying the 60's-70's, you'll hear this at some point. It is to that particular genre what Buffalo Springfield's For What it's Worth is to Vietnam movies.

[@tomcollens4621]

Saw them live in ‘66 in New Orleans. Great band. John Sebastian’s fantastic!

[@BOOMNERD51]

Love mixing jack-hamner sounds then keyboards. They never get old for me. Fun use of ambient noise

[@ajaxfernsby4078]

I always liked the way they made the guitar sound like a Jack hammer and the piano sound like a car horn. Now that you mentioned it, it is ambrosia.

[@RobRager]

This , and Mungo Jerry “In The Summertime”…. EVERY time, on the first day of summer, on each shift, on any rock station worthy of the name, since at least the early 70’s

[@VidiotSavante]

Lex, I just love how your comments usually offer a unique perspective that I might never have considered myself. But then when I think about them, I'm like, "Yeah I can totally see that!" 😎 Keep on rocking guys and congratulations on your pregnancy! Your child is lucky to have such cool parents, who will teach him to be open-minded and develop an appreciation for all kinds of great music. 🔥🎧😎 BTW, here's my recipe for Ambrosia Salad: 1 can (15 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained 1 can (8 oz.) pineapple tidbits, drained 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (toasted or plan) 1 cup sour cream or whipped cream (or a combination of the two) 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, halved (optional) 1/4 cup slivered almonds (optional) Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix together, then cover and refrigerate for at least an hour for best results. It's easy to make, but is so good! Enjoy!

[@jannaromine5908]

You might like "Dirty Water"...also came out back then

[@nealbarrus9140]

Ambrosia is a band too, Brad. Also, there wasn't air conditioning everywhere in the 60's and 70's; not even in all cars. People just had to deal with the heat.

[@vicprovost2561]

They had some real nice songs, John Sebastian was quite the songwriter in those days. Try Do You Believe in Magic, another fine hit from them enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

Wow- all the songs of my youth. Songs are time machines- they can take you back to an innocent youth of summer in the sixties. Lex is a delight! 💙💙

[@donklesa6040]

Apples, grapes, marshmallows walnuts. Ambrosia. A holiday buffet staple.

[@solitarymessengeable]

The day this song first played on Reno Nevada radio I had ham steak and eggs hashed browns and toast for 95¢, coffee was free unlimited refills. Filled my car with gas and got a carton of Marlboro for less than $7 total. A motel room was $6 at motel 6. Four tires were $50 mounted and balanced. 2 bedroom apartment was $45 a month including utilities. You shake your head and say I'm living in the 60's? Maybe so. Yet it's a lot better than the 20's you'll be living in... in the 90's.

[@donalddixon6541]

We used to call Amborsia Pischachio pudding. Yes, made with nuts, grapes, pinapples, apples, oranges. Cream Cheese and Cool Whip. It's good, Brad!

[@jamesevanko7037]

Had a cassette tape with hits from this era. Listened to it over and over growing up. This song was a huge favorite of mine. Was actually thinking of suggesting it. Forgot who it was performed by but makes sense seeing it now. I see you did The Letter, as well. Also really liked Mony Mony, Magic Carpet Ride, Superstition, Born To Be Wild and various songs by Three Dog Night.

[@xanajak]

John Sebastian also sang the theme song for That's Cat ... anyone who grew up in the L.A. '70s knows that song and show.

[@jonnno243]

And, for another classic by The Loving Spoonful, "Daydream". Reminds me , Chantel McGregor did a superb cover of the Robin Trower song, "Daydream". A totally different song to The Loving Spoonfuls song of the same name.

[@donjenkins3861]

My favorite Lovin' Spoonful song, and actually one of my favorite songs of all time is "Darlin Be Home Soon", you should check it out. 🤗🤔😎

[@753131hs]

Don, I just made the same comment then saw yours. Great minds! 😄

[@Ednerd]

Cool Cat lookin for a Kitty!! gotta love that lyric!

[@827dusty]

Great old song from 1966, I think. Another "Classic Rock "standard. John Sabastian and The Lovin' Spoonful. This takes me back to when I was about ten years old. This was on the radio all the time. Great memories from a simpler time.

[@elliemay7300]

The beginning of "Do you believe in magic" by this group reminds me of Lex. 😁

[@raymondreid4987]

Ambrosia is like a nut and fruit cocktail mix up with cool whip and sour cream. Really good.

[@qhl5579]

Such a grat song. sounds of the city way back...

[@Trifler500]

People would sing the line "Hot night, summer in the city" in the equivalent of a meme when I was young.

[@peterfields4801]

Great band,one Of the Sixties supergroups!

[@stevenblock9712]

Brad, Ambrosia IS a band but I don't think you have heard them yet. The Spoonful usually sang lighthearted songs like Do You Believe in Magic, What a Day for a Daydream, and Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind, but this was probably their biggest hit. Leader John Sebastian had a long interesting career.

[@buythematicket]

You two together just make me and my wife's day. Y'all are so cute. You will be together forever. My wife and I call it!

[@troys6965]

People who hear colors, tastes, textures, and smells must exist on a more evolved plane than the rest of us living with sensory silos in our heads.

[@jackempson3044]

They also did do you believe in magic and The "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song. John Sebastian was a very good writer.

[@troyshilanski380]

Way back machine working fine. Great reaction!

[@stanleyking6642]

Beautiful interpretation of song ,superb carry on the great work 🙏🙏😀😀

[@RogerWyatt365]

Brad - you are missing a treat, never having had ambrosia! Lex, have your mom make some for him. ANYWAY - this song brings back memories of cruising Woodward Avenue, or "The Strip" on Belle Isle in Detroit in the summer.

[@stevenspringer1599]

you guys might enjoy watching some old episodes of: "Where the Action Is" - a music-based television variety show that aired in the United States from 1965 to 1967. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon. Created by Dick Clark as a spin-off of American Bandstand, Where the Action Is premiered on January 2, 1965.

[@77tml]

Great song it makes me think of sticky hot summer time. You should check out Good Lovin by the Rascals also from 1966.

[@jonnno243]

Absolutely stunning

[@owlbuquerqueturkey]

The correlate between tuna salad and ambrosia is you'd see them both on the same table at pot lucks and picnics back in the day.

[@leemcclements8889]

Yes, John Sebastian..also sang the theme to Welcome Back Kotter

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

LOL love ambrosia salad, had it a lot as a kid, it's fruit cocktail, with cool whip and marshmallows and pineapple. different fruits and stuff in it

[@charliediottaviano3995]

This song always reminds me of My NYC during summers

[@blueboy4244]

"ambrosia... I thoght that was a band name...." - Nice, nice, very nice!

[@barrycohen311]

I want some "Ambrosia" now- Ambrosia is an American variety of fruit salad originating in the Southern United States. Most ambrosia recipes contain canned or fresh pineapple, canned mandarin orange slices or fresh orange sections, miniature marshmallows, and coconut.

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

Ambrosia! You crack me up!🤣🤣

[@carlistoliar3355]

This is a classic although very similar to some earlier songs by other groups like "5 o'clock world" by (I'll let you figure out the group) the message: "is hot, is darn hot! but when it could down I'm going out and I'm going to find myself a honey and is a shame that I can't do that all day because is HOT!" here is a bit of trivia the drummer's daughter Yancy Butler played the main character in a TV show called "Witchblade" and lots of her dad's songs are used in some really cool scenes (check it out)... as far as the Limo and the martini... eh, no this is more of a motorcycle and a beer song :)

[@monaferrell9403]

Ambrosia! How random! 😄😄😄 Love it!

[@leonardsfriend5821]

Counter point to this vibe, The Drifters, Up on the Roof

[@qhl5579]

again, another song from my Ktel 20 Explosives Album!!!