The Story Behind Afternoon Delight

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References:
Wikipedia Page, Starland Vocal Band: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlan...
Wikipedia Page, Afternoon Delight: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
Washington Post article: www.washingtonpost.com/news/a...
GQ article: www.gq.com/story/skyrockets-i...
MassLive article on Bill Danoff: www.masslive.com/entertainmen...
Bill Danoff’s Website: www.billdanoff.com/index.html
Billboard Chart, Top Hits of 1976: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Music Video: • Starland Vocal Band - ...
VH1, 8 Track Flashback: • Afternoon Delight - St...
Midnight Special: • Video
Merv Griffin Show with John Denver: • "Afternoon Delight" on...
VH1, 1999 Catching Up Segment: • Catching Up with Starl...
1999 Live Performance: • Starland Vocal Band - ...
1977 Grammy Performance: • Starland Vocal Band - ...
Winning Grammy for Best New Artist: • Beach Boys Present Sta...
First Episode of TV Variety Show, 1977: • 📺Starland Vocal Band S...

[@steveslife8094]

2024, still love this song ❤, i was a teen as well. This song brings back so many memories, good memories. an innocent time. Every time I hear this song I go right back 2 that time, things i was doing, first crush, everything, wow the memories .... :-)

[@DrummerforChrist550]

The 70s were great!!!! Best time to be a kid!!!!

[@arizwebfoot]

Its the tight vocals that really makes the song pop.

[@billybatson8657]

I was 10 in the 6th grade and I vividly remember hearing this song played on a radio during recess by my elementary school teacher when it first came out. When you're younger and hear a specific song that somehow resonates with you, it becomes part of your life so that anytime you hear it you're suddenly transported to that exact place and time when you first heard it. This is one of those songs.

[@SuzyQpip]

I was 10 also! Always a fond memory.

[@daveharris6621]

I don't care what others think, I was in a band & those vocal gymnasts in this song are superb

[@Dennette-eo2ch]

Amen Brother

[@bessburkhardt2093]

I think it’s the greatest song ever! I have love this song, so I was seven years old. I will never get over it. I always thought it was about a Fourth of July picnic but later, I saw how sexy it was and goodness gracious. This song is gorgeous. I mean absolutely gorgeous from start to finish. I can’t imagine anybody saying ever That this is not one of the greatest songs of the century. I know a lot of music I played a lot of music. And this is just over the top!❤❤❤🎆🎆🎆🥂🥂🥂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️✌️✌️

[@bessburkhardt2093]

This song is amazing and it’s so awesome that you were in the band. Yawls vocals on the live on for all time as one of the greatest songs ever! God bless you and thank you so much for your involvement in this blessing.

[@RedroomStudios]

@@bessburkhardt2093 greatest song ever? no way. it is fun and energetic but even the other song they gave to John Denver - Country Roads is a better song.

[@thorunnsleight4199]

​@@RedroomStudiosJohn Denver co-wrote Country Roads with them.

[@kirklevitt8813]

2023 STILL LOVE THIS SONG ❤

[@mikebasil4832]

It’s one of the best feel-good songs that I’m so grateful to have known in childhood. 💚

[@ricardito69]

Wow agree 💯 the summer of 1976 was the best ever as a young teen. Great times and that song does flood my head with great memories.

[@jdball63]

I remember singing along to this in the car with my mom, at probably 15 or 16 years old..... she asked me, "what does this song mean to you"? Being the total innocent I was, I stammered and said, I don't know, that they went on a picnic and stayed for the fireworks show..... I had to ask my older sister why mom would ask me about the song. Once I found out, I never sang along to anything when my mom was around!

[@debbieschmidling8158]

😊

[@edwardcox2840]

Lol😂😂😂😂

[@stevenhedstrom5586]

Smart girl

[@alexocean100]

My wife and I will be married 45 years this year. This is still our song from when we first went together that wonderful summer of 1976!

[@chansen1006]

Such incredible harmony. Beautiful song and it takes me back to sweeter times. I could listen forever

[@sethlogee]

Sorry your life suck so much now, hope things get better.

[@mudslingerkat]

Yes!! Sweeter times!!

[@thecatguy4301]

When I hear that song every sensation from the summer of 1976 floods into my being. That song was America on our bi-centenial. When you heard that song on the radio back then, you looked around, and you released the 60s were over, the hangover was gone and wow, what a time it was to be alive. Most people don't think of the 70s as such a good time, but when you look back, when you hear this song, man, the 70s were some of the best times we've had in this country. I for one miss those days and am grateful for this song because it holds like a time capsule everything magical that was the mid to late 70s.

[@josephconsoli4128]

Perfectly said. I was just a kid, but the joy and enthusiasm of this song is what America was all about at that time. I had a blast that year. Countless memories including my first car trip down to Florida and Disneyworld. It seems everyone was having a good time. Just a completely different world.

[@thecatguy4301]

@@josephconsoli4128 I remember going to Disney Land here in C.A. Ya it was a good year. Despite the problems of the 70s ppl still had a lot of hope and confidence that this country was going somewhere good.

[@josephconsoli4128]

@@thecatguy4301 Yes. Although my father and Uncles worked hard, they all afforded nice homes and families. I don't remember them ever looking tired or grumbling over politics. They were jovial and made for such fun times at gatherings. The woman were homemakers and happy to be. The kids had a sense of security with them there when they got home from school. Granted, every decade had its problems with people suffering somewhere, but the point is the collective attitude of Americans was pride and general satisfaction. When I play this song, I am reminded of it.

[@thecatguy4301]

@@josephconsoli4128 Well said

[@stephanteboul598]

@Joseph Consoli totally agree with you,best times ever. When America was America.

[@markmiller6751]

June of 1976, visiting an attractive girl at her sister's in Provo.Utah. One afternoon we all were in a car driving some canyon and "Afternoon Delight" came on the radio. She and her sister.harmonized to the music and my socks melted, I was gone in love with her. She just had to be singing to me. Years later, after college, our marriage, a daughter, and a divorce, I hear that song and I am in that car and still in love with her.

[@randallamirante3112]

Hello Mark what a beautiful memory you have about that day in 1976

[@HalsPals]

Great memory, Mark. Too bad that life doesn't keep up with our emotions.......

[@kristianpallone8726]

Mark , that’s so sweet you hold that beautiful memory in you heart. It’s too bad life has these roads bumps that sometimes knock our chassis out of line Cheers friend!

[@andyrichmond1858]

You crazy romantic. 😊

[@atatterson6992]

What kind of car was it?

[@BluecollarBackcountry]

At 18 years old my girlfriend and I were cruising around Meman Shelby Forest north of Memphis, Tennessee in my mustang. We wound up down an old dirt road I knew of and we did what young people in love did. When I started the Mustang up to leave, Afternoon Delight was playing on the radio and we had a great laugh about it. I'm 67 now and still smile when I hear this song. ✌

[@georgefspicka5483]

"Worst song?????" What's wrong with those people? I've loved it from the first time I heard it in the 70s. It has great harmony, a great feel, and a slightly different chord progression :)

[@AnthonyP73]

You saved me the trouble of posting, 100% agreed.

[@tonyfeliciano2717]

Greatest song ever 👍🥇🥈🥉🏅🎖️🏆

[@pennywagner1608]

exactly, one person hates it and gets a band wagon going to hate it, so now everyone hates it. i call bs on that stuff. i absolutely love this song.

[@BlondiNativeAme3]

Loved this song from the first time I heard it 🙂

[@LadyStarChilde]

Me too!

[@bigtalk2598]

I was 10 when this song came out. I had no idea of the double entendre until many years later. As a young kid, I just thought it was a really good song and loved to hear it. As a kid, the lyrics made me think of fireworks.

[@gsjackson34]

An interesting double entendre. "Sky rockets in flight" in the song's lyrics, and the biggest fireworks display ever put on (I'm guessing -- I saw it) during the nation's bicentennial as the song was charting.

[@MyBelch]

Afternoon Delight has held a special place in my ... um ... soul since Clark Air Base, Philippines, Club 1986.

[@thebullet7874]

It’s very sad how little they earned from this classic song. I always enjoyed the song and played it side by side with Moonlight Feels Right.

[@eauhomme]

In 1976-77 I was six years old. I had a great love of music and a great ear for lyrics (still do). I used to sing "Afternoon Delight" out loud outside, which embarrassed my mother to no end. Of course, I had no idea what the song was about. It was just this cool song about fireworks!

[@terrikoshy6992]

Me too!!!

[@nealwright5630]

When I hear this song, I have a flashback to 1976, sitting in a Minuteman restaurant in Arkadelphia, Arkansas while we visited my brothers who were in college there. There was a pool table and a foosball table. And SVB was playing on the jukebox!

[@azycray4801]

It's been well over 40 years so I'm guessing on the date but, I remember going to a John Denver concert about 1976 and Starland Vocal Band opened for Denver. It was in the Capitol Center in Maryland right outside Washington DC, we lived in Virginia but it was only about a 30 minute drive to get to the Capitol Center that had all the great concerts back then. I say we being me and a girl I was interested in, that never got past platonic. But it was a night I will never forget. We had 2nd row seats, and after a nice dinner at a restaurant I can't remember, I can still remember a few of the visions in my head. The singer for Starland was full of energy and personality and just plain sassy performance. And then of course John Denver who's music I loved, what a night to this day is one of my favorite concerts I've been to. Being that close to the live performers, I think everyone should do that at least once in their lives. There really is no comparison to the average seat.

[@charleshendrix232]

Shortly before it hit I turned 17 in March, and like the song life was delightful and light and breezy. Then, I had a horrible car accident on July 3rd, the fay before the Bicentennial , having had my license for just 4 months. It wen to number 1 while I was still hospitalized. When I hear it now, it reminds me deeply of that brief care-free time before reality struck. Its a good memory, and a good song.

[@elsiegon7118]

No way! This song is a masterpiece!!! The music, the voices !! I was 4 when this came out, I loved it right away.❤

[@Ariesmount]

I am completely grateful to those four for giving us such an amazing gift, which only keeps giving.

[@petertrevorah7388]

I’m an old guy still teaching maths to 14 and 15 year olds. As the kids drift into the class, I greet them with hits from my youth. They don’t like all my choices but they did love “Afternoon Delight” when I played it recently. I must have an enduring quality for them - and it makes the maths more palatable, too.😅

[@WSBach]

One of the most beautiful songs of the 70's. I remember it very well and it is still one of my favorites today.

[@andyrichmond1858]

They should be getting royalties every time the song is played. Original or cover. It’s called, in Australia “Performing Rights”.

[@StellaMartinez-th4pe]

Afternoon Delight was a fantastic song. One of the most memorable from the 1970s. I didn't know they beat Boston. Wow

[@philmoore71]

interesting... because Boston was created after the album (song) was written

[@jmm1817]

You're right it is very memorable I wish it wasn't though because it's one of the worst song ever written

[@scottwhiddon1067]

They only beat Boston in the ‘new artist’ category. Not for performance.

[@jmm1817]

@scottwhiddon1067 who the hell voted for that?😆

[@JeffreyOakarPhotos]

Hindsight is 20/20. Boston lives on as one of the greatest bands of all time especially that first album. No disrespect (because I actually like their story and this song) but Starland Vocal Band can't really compare to the incredible artistry of More than a Feeling, Long Time, Peace of Mind etc etc. Boston's debut is a masterpiece that sold 17 million copies. Afternoon Delight is a one hit wonder.

[@RampartPh]

"Goodwill hunting" also featured this masterpiece. The film introduced it to a whole new generation of listeners. I reckon even to this day, younger people are discovering this song because of Matt Damon.

[@margaretford1011]

I played this song on repeat more times than I can say. Once was never enough. It’s a happy song. You can’t listen to it and be sad.

[@fredyourespookingthehorses7719]

Thanks for this. I am an Australian who lived in the USA from 1977 to 1980. This was an important song in my education

[@KennyGiordano]

Thank you for all the research. What hit me the most is how Mr. Denver's publishing company, if what you say is true, took all the rights to the song after Danoff and Nivert, arguably, STARTED, John's megastardom with Country Roads.

[@anthonytaylor2056]

It is unbelievable that they only had one big hit when they were so incredibly talented

[@johnschlutz8644]

The song connected because people want a groove or mood or vibe . This song provided just that

[@MrAschiff]

I remember the year, 1976. Silly Love Songs, You're Going to Miss My Lovin', and Turn the Beat Around. It was a fun summer. One of my favorites as a 7 going on 8 years old

[@GaryW48]

To me, it was the song everyone on my US Navy ship listened to during the Bicentennial Weekend. Brings back cheerful memories to this day!

[@almodovar251]

The song Afternoon Delight is a masterpiece! The guitars and vocal harmonies are perfect!

[@trailblazer1047]

It was always a good song and still is,and those where much better days in so many ways.

[@Mark_Dyer1]

From Somerset, England, thank you so much for posting this back-story to one of my favourite songs. Now aged 70, to hear it shoots me right back to my twenties. It's just gorgeous.

[@seaglasskaz6314]

Ahhh couldn't agree more, from a Yorkshire lass x

[@Mark_Dyer]

@@seaglasskaz6314 Hi "Yorkshire lass"; and thanks for replying!

[@seaglasskaz6314]

@@Mark_Dyer very welcome 🙃

[@MoonLightOnWater1]

I was 13 when this song came out and I caught the dual meaning. I still sing that song to my husband…..it tickles him so much! I love this song.

[@davidarmitage289]

Omg this song absolutely defined the 70’s as you said. Every time I hear it, the happy memories of my family’s 1976 summer vacation come flooding back . It’s on all of my playlists and I just love the song!

[@gumby142a]

WOW, always loved the song - and still today

[@REMIGIOLIMBO]

THAT SONG WAS MY FAV WHEN I WAS 6/YEARS OLD AND AT 52YEARS OLD I GOGGLES IT TO HEAR THE SONG AGAIN.

[@MikeB-1965]

I fell in love with "Afternoon Delight" when it came out. Since I was only 11 I didn't get the double entendre, but I loved the harmonies and sound of the acoustic guitars playing. A classic sound of a lot of my favorite music from the 70's. I still love the song today for the guitars and harmonies... but now I can also smile at the alternative meaning. ;-)

[@1125Mig]

Always been one of my all time favorite songs

[@debbiesmith6799]

Wow, interesting story! I’ve always liked this song. Remember laying out in the sun by my sister’s little molded pool, while the radio played out the window.

[@kevinfarley6981]

I am 64. I was in high school when this song came out. Loved it then, love it now. It's a timeless classic! Thank you for making this video, and rekindling fond memories that were merely smoldering, and nearly forgotten. Cheers!

[@HairHoFla]

Was a teen growing up in the DC area early 70's ...fond memories..Clyde's of Georgetown was where I first saw Emmylou Harris perform..1971

[@claudiaburnette6272]

Thanks for the history of the song and the band. It’s a shame they didn’t get continued royalties. What a ripoff! That song always puts a smile on my face. The harmonies, the slide guitar, it’s just a great feel good song! ❤

[@JimOBrienLV]

Saw them in concert many years ago. Fantastic!

[@williamcanfield2889]

Most recently…In the late 90s, circa 1998, Bill Danhoff had a restaurant called the Starland Cafe on MacArthur Blvd. in the Palisades neighborhood of Washington where Bill was then living. The Cafe lasted a few years and then went dark.

[@robertp9297]

It's a beautiful, and unique song; this is why people still recognize it. It's unfortunate that they reached their peak, never to really chart again. . Thanks for the informative video.

[@jodyd6163]

I've loved this song since I was a child.. It's just one of those breezy, feel-good songs that takes you to a happy-place.😊

[@Robert-rr7kw]

The slide guitar solo is as if golden sunshine on a wheat field... I love to see the camaraderie between the musicians as they pause between notes.

[@jerryparnell1064]

Love this song an always will.

[@doug9172]

Sorry to hear they got such a raw seal on their hit single.

[@AdventuresWithMe00]

Yes, it’s terrible the deal that they got. It seems to be a common theme with musicians from that era.

[@jeffdavis4473]

Hate they got screwed on this; this has been a great song for years

[@archjen]

Thank you for putting this tribute together! Afternoon Delight remains in my memories.

[@USNAVDC]

I remember Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert as FAT CITY at the "Cellar Door" in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Their voices will always be in my memories with their harmonies on Take Me Home, Country Roads. I was in the Navy, stationed at the Pentagon when John Denver and Fat City made history.

[@davidmatthews4217]

I was about 16 years old. My Dad was a big boss at the matches trace Parkway. This song reminds me of my teen years and my Dad.

[@rubyxfinity8634]

John Denver man... what a class act! You don't find many people like that in music any more.

[@BethBurns68]

I didn't know they wrote I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado and Take Me Home, Country Roads!

[@loong111]

And smart too! He cut them a chq for $66k and kept the royalties in perpetuity.

[@pedenmk]

I remember the song very well. It takes me back to when it was playing on the radio several times daily. I went off to the Marine corps back then. Wish I could return to 1976. There was much more patriotism back then. Less corruption in the news and the world was a safer place it seemed. Great memories from long ago. Thanks great video.......

[@kevhmf]

Quite simply my favourite #1 song of all time.

[@carolg8535]

"I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads" are my two favorite songs ever, absolutely ever.

[@thanassisbabatsikos1303]

A UK radio station (Capital radio in London if my memory does not fail me) in the late 70s early 80s used the last “afternoon delight” sound as the punch line for one of their afternoon programs… one of my favourite songs of all time…

[@boxborolad]

Such a fun memory from the 1970s. Love to be able to listen again now & again on youTube

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Wow. When this group broke, I was 12. Eventually. I worked at a music store that dealt with used records, and I NEVER saw their other albums. This was news to me. Thanks.

[@partonlvr]

I loved this song! I was a kid but I do remember it well. I loved it so much that I got the 45 and played it all the time.

[@clydeosterhout1221]

Interesting! I learned a lot! I still h as ve a “Clyde’s” shirt and a can of “Clyde’s Chilli”. I had a “Going Away” party there when I left Maryland to attend grad school. I had no idea that’s where the song originated!

[@starlandandmore]

thanks for doing a bit of story on us

[@AdventuresWithMe00]

Oh wow, thank you for your music! The video was a labor of love.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

👍 🇬🇧 !

[@starlandandmore]

@@allendalewilliams5762 after 5 albums and 10 years of trying to "make" it,we were thrilled, we did have a songwriters hit with Take Me Home Country Roads a few years prior, but this hit was ours

[@patdoyle3686]

Song Is timeless 🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰still listening 2024 Ireland 💚💚💚💚💚

[@chordmantommy8685]

Loved that song! It doesn't matter where they were on the charts or how much stardom they received. Just a great melody and wonderful vocally arranged tune! Thank you SVB for the song that will forever stay in our minds and hearts!

[@davidtapp4718]

The new love generation made a cover of this song and did a fantastic job. The song is still alive and kicking!!!!!

[@stvbrsn]

Having heard “Take Me Home…” all through my childhood, and seeing them perform on TV, I think Taffy might have been my first ever boyhood crush. And I didn’t even know her name until a few years ago! And then I saw Starland, and Margot quickly became my second! I was 8 when Afternoon Delight came out. Edit: then I saw the movie Logan’s Run and it was all Jenny Agutter from there! Must have been the accent.

[@samuelschick8813]

Damn I'm old.

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

The first time I herd the song was on short Wave radio station Voice of Germany "West" in 1976 and I feel in Love with the song. Today I still get goose bumps when ever I here the song!😀

[@rino7789]

This song was the perfect fit for the summer of 1976. I was 11 years old.

[@almodovar251]

Thanks for this history of the band and the song Afternoon Delight. It is not the worst song as the dum critics say. It is still a timeless masterpiece. The guitars, steel petal guitar and vocal harmonies are perfect. I am still in love with Margaret Chapman, she is a beauty!

[@Ilovemusic793]

Here I thought they were swingers LOL

[@Good-Enough024]

Sad they don't write songs like this anymore, 1 hit song but still great to hear in 2023.

[@CliffMcAulay]

Thank you for a great rundown of what happened to these folks. It is super song with all the fizz and pizzazz we like from that innocent era. Phil Ramone's involvement was unexpected, yet explains a lot. Consider yourself subscribed.

[@Dennette-eo2ch]

I still believe this is one of the greatest songs of all time thank you for sharing I still owe it on 45 & DVD

[@charlestehuia9263]

It's a song from my youth and I will always love it and I don't care how much other people bag it, it's from a different time and a different world...😊

[@colinwilliams553]

I didn't want people to know this but,I really have a soft spot for this song,O.K,I admit it,I really love the song AFTERNOON DELIGHT.I can't help it,everything I hear it,I gotta turn it up,I mean,TURN IT UP!!!

[@musicforaarre]

I love that song ! It's so sad that they couldn't have more hits and success. Aarre Peltomaa

[@garyhoffman503]

Once again The Grammy goes to comments on Afternoon Delight! We love it! ❤

[@juliust.5650]

The year of the Bi-Centennial was unique in the generations alive then. It was the peak of the '70s, at least for me, and was also the best 4th of the July celebration I can remember. "Sky rockets in flight", fit so well that year and I think added that extra umph this song needed at just the right moment in time to make it stand out from all of the other great 70s era songs and made it stick in our heads at/of the time. It just happened to be the right song at the right time that was new enough and good enough to propel it. For me, there was much better music and bands out there, but this song ended up being iconic in '76 and worthy. Also, this happened just before the decline of music (in my opinion). The 1980's, the death of disco, and dying live music entertainment on TV, and the decline of unique/new music, meant that songs like this and many others didn't stand a chance. Not that I liked disco that much, or that there wasn't great music that came out in the '80s... Just that since the '70s, music was never the same for many reasons beyond what I cite here. So, in conclusion, this was another 1-hit wonder of the time that makes me feel so glad to have been alive and able to have enjoyed that era of music. Hopefully the pendulum swings around so that we again hear new and iconic music again. We sure need more artists like this, Linda Ronstadt, the Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Stones, The Beatles, and and and and.

[@18ah64]

I was thirteen years old when Afternoon Delight was released. I loved the song back then, and forty-seven years later I still do, plus I really like the music video which shows the genuine love and chemistry of the two couples, and the band as a whole. Their voices individually, and in unison with one another, are pleasing to my ears, and the lyrics resonated with me as a young teen who longed to have some afternoon delight with female classmates that I found attractive.

[@residentpotato6023]

This song sucks. It’s only redeeming factor is the subject matter: plowing your gal after lunch.

[@osnatyardeninesher4701]

The Voice of Peace, a radio station broadcasting from a ship in the mediteranion in the 70's and the 80's, had a music show named after this song.

[@user-ep2wh3pw3d]

This song always takes me back to 4th grade summer school on the bus. It seemed the song played at the same time every day while going home each afternoon on the school bus.

[@carolineburns1816]

I was only 6 years old when this song came out and didn't have a clue what it was about but I have always liked the song. It reminds me of happier carefree days.

[@RoadieWingZZ]

Loved the song when it debuted. Still have great memories every time I hear it.

[@user-tg6ew6iw8v]

One of the best vocal groups ever. If you don't like them it's because you don't appreciate beautiful harmonies that come from awesome voices. Both albums Rearview Mirror and Starland Vocal Band are stellar in sound, harmonies, and lyrics. It's truly a shame they broke up.

[@cecilabney5575]

Thank you for the research and information. It added to my understanding. I have loved Afternoon Delight since I was 10. Amazing harmonies and vocals. Just a truly great song!

[@wingrider1004]

1970' s masterpiece - along with Country Roads.

[@sfopaladin2661]

Afternoon Delight brings back fond memories of the 70's. Loved that song even today in 2023.

[@alatamore]

The song was also in Good Will Hunting, when Will is pretending to be hypnotized and recites the lyrics. Then they play the song at the end when he is driving west to California.

[@andypandy9013]

The song got its foothold in the UK thanks to a Radio Presenter on a local radio station that was then called Radio Tees (now Tees FM). He had been on holiday in the US and heard it played on the radio there. He liked it so much that he bought a copy and, when he got home, played it over and over again on his show. Eventually the record company released it in the UK to satisfy the demand. Once it got into the lower reaches of the UK charts it was picked up by what was then the only national "Pop Music" station: BBC Radio 1. They added it to their playlist and the rest, as they say, is history. 🙂

[@MovieMakingMan]

I LOVE that song! It was uplifting, original, fun and so unique. It’s a gem. I wish songs like that were made these days. I always attributed it to sex in the afternoon and not a menu item, although sex in the afternoon can have many delicious ‘meals’ on its menu.

[@csmac3144a]

The kind of person who calls this a terrible song isn't an actual music lover. I can enjoy this superb song, and Abba, and Metallica, and AC/DC and Snoop Dog, and Bach, and Dolly Parton. The list goes on. Because I love music rather than using certain types of music to shore up a weak ego.

[@Maintain_Decorum]

What a fun song! I remember it well from high school ! Great back story, thanks.

[@ChrisPBacon-vf2dz]

Excellent song : Excellent video - thanks. As soon as I heard John Caroll I thought of Mary . I've seen her several times with John at the piano. A live version of I feel lucky ( live at Wolftrap) is well worth checking out where all the musicians are having a blast.

[@tommypain]

This was one of the first 45s I ever bought. Memories.

[@michaelsimmonds1574]

Brilliant takes me back to those happy times of the 70s and my youth, one of my all time top ten, probably No. 1. Oh for those times and songs and music again 😢

[@Mastiff_Man]

I was innocent when I heard this song as a child. Thought it was about fireworks. Better times than these.