THE YOUNGBLOODS - GET TOGETHER (1966) | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@nanvolentine9110]

Oh, to take you boys back in time to hear these songs when they were new. You would have loved every minute of it. Every minute.

[@frankiebowie6174]

I think they feel the love now, which is even better, to think that the music and the message spans the generations.

[@joemachine4714]

Sad that we can't have music like this today. Used to be a dozen new bangers every month if not more. We took it for granted and had no idea that creativity would eventually come to a crawl.

[@michaelasay8587]

Because the whole world is fighting each other ...thanks to the administration and u know who I'm talking about

[@GM-qu8oe]

I agree with you 100%. I graduated from HS in 1972 and I loved listening to the radio and records. I never realized how talented the bands were and the messages they told. I watched Britney Spears (I was seeing where music was then) on tv and was shocked how bad she sounded and all that dancing around looked ridiculous. I’m so happy I grew up in the Baby Boomer generation.

[@BringItMAGA]

It all started with a dream and a garage band back then and that just doesn't exist anymore. Glad I lived it.

[@Oldhogleg]

Lol, you're so right, we did take it all for granted and didn't really appreciate it believing it was still getting better instead of becoming infantile and soulless.

[@steveullrich7737]

@@GM-qu8oe Exactly, hopefully some day they'll be a renaissance of good meaningful music until then we can listen to our music.

[@daricetaylor737]

This song needs to be played in the heavens for the entire planet to hear today!

[@sherrihimes7357]

❤

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

A beautiful anti-war song written during the Vietnam war and still relevant today. Jesse Colin Young's voice is magical.

[@tchampagne1494]

Yes, we tried to tell everybody to just love one another, but the people who disagreed believed that this kind of love of humanity was a weakness. Unfortunately they won and we ended up with a lot of people living in hatred of others. Such a shame. This old hippy still loves and cares about others, this was and still is a favorite of mine.

[@williamcarr7347]

This old hippie agrees.

[@M00159]

@@williamcarr7347 This one, too.🌼🌻🌼🌸☮️☮️☮️☮️

[@richardryan5826]

And this one. ☮️

[@greygrey4]

Something for old hippies and everyone else to look at - The past didn't go anywhere.

[@richardryan5826]

Many of us continue to contribute to a nurturing environment on a local level, but some events (and world leaders) are beyond our control. Peace.

[@lisarainbow9703]

One of the anthems of the peace & love movement of the 60's & 70's.. 💜✌

[@jimbrown868]

Remember this song is over 50 years old....and still relevant today.

[@mustangmikep51]

MORE relevant now...!

[@evelynsarmiento4093]

​@@mustangmikep51si (yes)

[@glenndespres5317]

Bros! …. I would venture to say, this song was the heart and soul of the 60’s hippie movement. Forever relevant…. I will never tire of it.

[@wendyt7958]

Such poignant lyrics. Every word is true today as it was back then. Some songs are just so good that they transcend time. I never tire of this song...Thanks guys!

[@jklang7217]

Absolutely!!

[@alainexpat]

The message is so simple: just love one another right now. This song needs to be commited first to memory then put into practice. It's not difficult.

[@mikemiller3069]

I have always loved this song, especially the verse about holding the key to love and fear all in your trembling hand. Just one key unlocks them both. Beautiful!

[@lisaharrod8386]

This song was released in 1967 on the Youngblood's debut album. In 1968, in America, the Tet Offensive began in Vietnam, both Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were gunned down by assassins. The riots in Chicago at the Democratic Convention erupted, and the violence that occurred after MLK's murder were horrific. Cities burned and hundreds died. Sadly, no one was listening to the message of this anthem to peace... Loved your heartfelt reaction to this timeless song.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Here's one with a similar vibe from that era----- "White Bird" by a psychedelic band called, Its A Beautiful Day...

[@Free-flyBE]

Omg; White Bird is rarely spoke of- magical;)

[@helenespaulding7562]

That was played over the PA system before every concert I attended for several years

[@Free-flyBE]

@@helenespaulding7562 nice; it was before my time but my brother had the lp

[@ericanderson8886]

Great suggestion, great song.

[@Jules-um4yy]

Why am I crying after hearing this song that I have heard so many times before in the past?? It is so beautiful and soothing with the lyrics while our world is in such chaos. You are both right, it is so simple - why can't we just love one another without hate? It reminds me of the Jimi Hendrix quote "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace" So, so true. Thank you guys for your insightful reaction and for posting this. You both seem to have very sweet souls.🌿🦋🧡🧡

[@raycewilliams3300]

We were so lucky back in the 70's when it came to music. Jesse Coling Young was one of my favorites bothe with the Youngbloods and solo.

[@donnabruhn6907]

The 60's were the best of times and the worst of times....but for the youth we were full of love, peace and optimism

[@sharidyer4332]

Well said, Donna!

[@markmurphy558]

This song in 1966 caught the hopes and belief in a better world of America's youth before they got angry.

[@tinagriggs1004]

Very fitting for times like these today. Such a classic.

[@debbiechang5781]

This wonderful song brings back vivid memories of my high school days! I was very fortunate to be young when there was so much beautiful music coming from every direction. 🌺✌️

[@guichogf5636]

Yes we didn't even realize how lucky we were. In retrospect even the genres that weren't my particular cup of tea were of excellent quality and artistic merit. This song is so emblematic of the late 60s. I had forgotten how much I like this one.

[@sheilathailand1903]

Agree!

[@steveullrich7737]

@@guichogf5636 Exactly! We thought such great and innovative music would never end. I guess as Gerorge Harrison wrote "all things must pass" but hopefully it won't die.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

Yep. Exactly 👍🏻

[@bebic7903]

Peace, Love, and Happiness. Sadly what we experienced in the 60's and 70's should still be applied today. I so appreciate your reaction and understanding of this song.

[@itsamadmadsadworld4360]

Yes I do believe George understands...his reaction was the best I've seen...this has been one of my very favorite songs since I was a young girl and my reaction has always been like George..

[@jimreedy1960]

There were a lot of introspective songs that came out in the 60s and 70s. It seemed to me that the disco era that followed this period happened because people didn't want to think about changing the world and just wanted to go out and have fun. I personally hated disco, but it became the music choice of a lot of people. It's interesting that today people are listening to this kind of music and almost no one listens to disco.

[@philpartynski3125]

We sang this song at our 8th Grade graduation in 1973! Love it! Keep up the good work, my friends! 😎🎶❤

[@lisaharrod8386]

I love that! Would have loved being there for that...young people united in song.

[@kishka7]

GEORGE and PATRICK - I have TWO WORDS FOR YOU!!! LAVA LAMP!!!!!

[@ridl8006]

thx for you two twin brothers.... from all us old fogies.... wishing you well... #Keepthefaith

[@sonnywhitefeathermarshall6899]

my all time favorite song ...I played that song over and over when I was a kid...Peace People.

[@susanryan2451]

Also know that during the 50's, 60's and culminating in the 70's we protested not just against the wars but also against discrimination... Against other colors, other genders, v other sexual preferences. And we're in it again.

[@mikegreene5977]

When the one who left us here, returns for us at last...oh Glorious Day!!

[@viacrucis2509]

Probably my favorite song of all time

[@roberthalpern5454]

I am with you!

[@davidpost428]

So glad that you both like and appreciate this music so. You are right there in the sixties with us. You get it. We were calling for peace and living together. God bless Georgia.

[@pcraig1383]

You guys are right, inspiration for writing a tune like this came from current events happening at the time it was composed. Anti-Vietnam protests, civil rights and social justice issues, young people were questioning everything. Context is everything. Great reaction.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Such a beautiful song, the message is so universally relevant. Thank you bros! ✌️✌️✌️

[@michaelasay8587]

Not very much love in the world today....because of the current administration

[@canucklehead11]

Darkness Darkness is another fantastic song by the Youngbloods.

[@bobconklin7159]

I was a teenager when this song came out. Loved it the first time I heard it.

[@debbiethomasson2709]

M e, too. Freshman in high school! ✌❤ 🎵

[@freegracetruthembrace7188]

It's a vibe - 56 years later ... definition of Classic .

[@luckylisa5496]

George, I've told you this before you FEEL the music you hear like no one else I've ever seen and I enjoy watching all your reactions.. I never paid attention to the lyrics of this song but it sure seems timely right now - the world is a mess. We need more love and less hate. I enjoyed both of you singing at the end. :-)

[@cyrilmauras4247]

This is what the 60s meant to a lot of us, love and peace. Now too many of my generation, of that time, want a failed businessman as a permanent dictator, with only them in control of our government and nation.😪

[@ponymon4283]

The Association had some of the biggest hits of the 1960's in Windy, Cherish, Never My Love, and Along Comes Mary yet there are only very few reactions to these songs. Its as if the group has been totally forgotten. I highly recommend checking these songs out.

[@mikecalderon5251]

This song makes me emotional. It takes me back to when I was in elementary school, maybe second grade. A beautiful song.

[@MrMike4017]

I love you guys. Great music, great company. You make me feel like we are friends just listening to music together sharing the love . Thanks guys! 😊

[@fredericwild734]

Maybe you two are reincarnated Flower Children! Here is a Hippie Blessing: "May The Longtime Sun Shine Upon You All Love Surround You And The Pure Light Within You Guide You All The Way On"

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Thank you. Beautiful!

[@JJ-rb8sc]

Thank you dear young men for playing this. You have a lot of depth and soul Such a time...I am so grateful to have been raised in Brooklyn NY when this song came out. Vietnam, the draft demonstrations... but hope. Thank you guys. Have fun stay safe, and "keep the faith" Take care all

[@helenespaulding7562]

55+ years later. Still so relevant. Humans can be angels or devils. I tell you though, guys, my friends and I (late 60’s and 70’s) have to fight depression allot…all the promise of that time..,, all the optimism…, what a bright beam of light it was, but for such a short time.

[@mustangmikep51]

From a true "Flower Child" of the 60's....from one Flower to a Garden of beautiful souls...try to REMEMBER who you are right NOW.....not who you THINK you are (you are NOT your body...you ARE an immortal soul of LOVE and LIGHT!) Peace.

[@nidiapearson7409]

I love your reactions to such a beautiful song!!!!

[@ageofaquarius6176]

Great song. Beautiful reaction. Sending love, prayers and peace to you both. Stay safe.🎶❤🙏✌🎶

[@Stacy55ish]

A perfect example of the feeling and theme of 60s music.

[@markkauder1288]

I saw Jesse Colin Young as the opening act for CSN&Y in 1974, just before going in the Army.

[@terri8988]

We need this now in our world 🌎.This was also during the Vietnam war.

[@steveullrich7737]

Great reaction and glad you found and loved this moving song. The message of this beautiful song speaks to all generations. Especially now it hits home but alas not enough of us have taken it to heart! The singing and instruments are perfect. Peace and brotherhood.

[@M00159]

I was 5 years old when this song came out. Yes, it was out at the time of the Viet Nam war. A lot of songs came out during that time in protest of the war. It was quite the time. This song was very popular. A classic now.

[@anthonyblakely399]

I was 11 years old when I heard this song on the radio.......in 1966.....this was the theme song of that era.........I love this song and believe in this song and as you so elegantly state it George one day humans will realize that Love and Peace are the only way to true happiness and not hate and violence and war. One Day it will happen.....That's why I love groups like this and YES. These groups talk about a higher Love and how human need to unlock that key to their hearts to express and share the unlimited Love.....Thanks guys for your great reactions!!!! ❤

[@tellsingandplay]

I was born January 1, 1964 which is 40 days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and 40 days before the Beatles first appeared on Ed Sullivan. I was born on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. The first 6 years of my life were just filled with great music of peace as there was so much unrest outside. We had the Watts Riots, the East LA Riots, Robert Kennedy’s assassination here in Los Angeles. I love your reactions to the music of my youth. There’s just so much to say about these times and so much for you to learn. It only seems like today is a rerun of the 1960’s minus the music.

[@gregpusczek4473]

Brilliant gentlemen. The 60's classic anthem.

[@alanarakelian5021]

The Youngbloods' "Darkness, Darkness" is a chilling, killer track from 1970. So good, maybe the band's best.

[@carolynschmidt7672]

I agree. Anne Wilson did a beautiful cover.

[@TheDivayenta]

Yes, written about a Vietnam vet.

[@jai07070]

What a wonderful memory to take me back to! Thanks Guys! Peace ✌️

[@seiraeiramasil2302]

The Youngbloods were formed in 1965 and from Greenwich Village, NY. The song, "Get Together" actually was recorded in 1967 in what was known as "The Summer Of Love", where this song was ever in it's presence. "Get Together" was like a hippy anthem, the theme of the song spoke the words that the hippy generation believed in, (peace and love among each other), I was 6 years old when "Get Together" came out and I remember it very well, I've always liked the feeling it gave me, it had such a calming effect even though I was just a child, I would just stop and listen quietly. May we one day know true peace and stop the ignorance of war.

[@AE-xs5ze]

Beautiful song. Got to see them in a club in San Francisco back in the day. They were wonderful.

[@heyou702pc]

I love this song. One of my favorite. One time at The House of Blues in Vegas I went to see Santana. After he introduced his entire band and said that Nationalism and Partortism are so fucken prehistoric, he played this song as his last song of the evening. It was beautiful watching everyone with their hands in the air swaying back and forth. Gives me chills to this day. Great song ♥

[@R2RHIker4]

This song was made to listen to while high on THC. That's what the whole peace movement was about, and it was beauty during turbulent times. ✌ ☮

[@Katy_r]

Beautiful reaction. There is so much feeling in this song. Thank you guys! ✌🏼❤

[@jklang7217]

60s andv70s music can never be replicated, we can only pass this music on to the next generation to love and be appreciated.

[@Buffachip]

I’m 70 yrs. Old. Heard this song for the first time while in Viet Nam 1970.

[@Jax52reg]

I’m 72….those were the best times! Music was a time of self awareness and enlightenment. We were young and hopeful! Alive! I’m glad you made it back……

[@Buffachip]

@@Jax52reg lol. You replied to my comment from two years ago. That makes us the same age.. That’s funny

[@kariolsen6950]

Still waiting for some George Harrison What is life,I love this song And of course because he is one of the beatles.Have a blessed day.❤💙💛🧡💚💜🦋

[@danven1256]

Well it's nice to hear someone today enjoying music that we loved so much back then, it was a great time to be alive.

[@sherry091756]

I absolutely love that you love this song as much as I do!❤️

[@TheDivayenta]

I saw the Youngbloods in a high school gym in San Jose! That gorgeous voice belongs to Jesse Colin Young. Guys, everyone used to play and sing folk music back in the 60’s- it’s where that folk rock sound came from.

[@frederickherring4550]

I have always loved this song. Great Band, Great musicians

[@muriel2267]

Beautiful song with a beautiful reaction ❤️

[@satorimystic]

The Vibe! The ... Vibe! Behold, the beauty and wonder ... born of love ... the seeds of peace planted for posterity to inherit, and be inspired to its enlightenment :-)

[@macjam9090]

This is a beautiful song with the most important lyrics out. I loved it when I was a kid and still love it. Everybody love one another and stop all the hate and war now.

[@timothycook2917]

I just watched a program a week or so ago about Jesse Colin Young and how this song came to fruition

[@juliestensrud3862]

This is by far my favorite song of all time!

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

This song needs to be heard world wide. ❤️🔥 A banger still today.

[@TomGorham]

Sang this in my band back in the 60s-70s. Love the Youngbloods!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

A revolutionary song.

[@laurab68707]

You guys listen to the best music. The 60's music is by far the best music ever!!!! Love this song. So great!

[@jeffthepoet7]

"Quicksilver Messenger Service" has a song called "Fresh Air," you'll love. Add "What About Me?" by them. "Gold and Silver," too. Dino Valenti who wrote the first two, also wrote the 60's anthem, "Get Together," sung by The Youngbloods with Jesse Colin Young on vocals. Rock on! Jesse still performs.

[@dannycasson1551]

Classic song. Several parts of the song are unmistakably taken from the Bible. Perfect anti-hate song in general, especially in these times. ☮️ ✌️

[@viacrucis2509]

“When the one who left us here returns for us at last”

[@karenscigliano9787]

This was great..I haven't heard this song in a while and I remember loving it so much when it would play on the radio-- "back in the day". Great and perfect reaction to a special song 💗

[@dmCurator]

It's good to know that you guys appreciate and are going to keep this music alive after us boomers have gone. 👍

[@nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511]

GREAT REACTION! Way to feel it guys ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@psmolek7438]

I was 11 when this came out and I still have my 45. I honestly thought the message of this song would actually become true.

[@NigelIncubatorJones]

I remember in the 1970s sometimes during Catholic mass this song was played if they had a youth group/choir.

[@danilleblanc7487]

Hi guys! You two are great! Imagine, if the russian leaders and soldiers could abide by these words, how many people would not have to die! It was a beautiful time back then! You two would have fit right in! They called us hippies but we didn't pay attention to their labels. We 'hippies' had shared vision, a shared heart! The music was strong, had power, the power to change things. It was our inspiration. Our voice! It really all started in February 1964 with The Beatles kicking down the door and setting us free! Every other band and bands to be followed their influence and artistry! Even today, although a lot of the more recent ones might not be aware of it. Peace!

[@brianorzel1873]

One of my favorite songs! Beautiful words, set to beautiful music!

[@michaelasay8587]

One of my fav songs of all time ...I was 3!

[@annemaclean6634]

Great song, very emotive lyrics, which are so relevant today and a lovely melody. There were some really wonderful songs that came from the 1960s. This certainly brings back memories for me. Great reaction, guys, really enjoyed it - we need songs like this just now- take care and keep safe.

[@denisemay6807]

You guys are great! (Am I seeing double?!) it was great to experience this long-time great with new blood!

[@debrafiendel-boutilierandd3542]

Another song you should listen to is "He ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by the Hollies. It is another song that should be playing on the airwaves right know same as "Get Together". Maybe the messages will reach people and help to make this world just a little bit better.

[@annemaclean6634]

They've already reacted to this fantastic song.

[@flacrazymama]

Definitely apropos for right now. Made me cry.

[@jeffmartin1026]

I was 14 when this song came out. Believe me, we're still out here and you are still out here as well.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

This was recorded when Top 40 radio was important. We could use a message like this today.

[@donna3465]

This song should be the USA’s national anthem Part 2.

[@patricknicolucci5073]

Great song from my youth we should love one another !

[@jjns5600]

Classic 60's retro! Youngbloods!!!

[@elainebarrett5640]

We do need this right n We do need this right now you young man are so great at sharingWe do need this right now ......1966 Vietnam....thank you.....you are so great at sharing your experience.with music

[@joeevers4883]

Just subscribed..u dudes are a blast

[@markellis.mukundakishoreda5355]

Thank you for reacting to this..one of my favourite Sixties songs.. in fact one of my favs if all time 😊👍

[@robertsaaf1467]

Even though they first released it in 1966, The Youngbloods rereleased the song in 1969 which is when it became the really big hit that people remember from that time. This was re-released the same year as the Woodstock Festival. Written by Gino Valenti (aka Chet Powers) and was recorded by other groups before this version. This will always be "the version" Even Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Jefferson Airplane all sang this song. But Jesse Colin Young's vocals were perfect for this song. Gino Valenti went on to form the group Quicksilver Messenger and wrote another powerful song called "What About Me" you should check it out.