Get a Job - Sha Na Na | The Midnight Special

December 21, 1973
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[@SpaceInTime1885]

I used to watch these guys on tv every week. What a great show they had!

[@STVG71]

Growing up we all wanted to be Bowser. I still love that Sha Na Na woodstock performance.

[@peterpowder8546]

Great tv. Nothing compares today

[@PaulGAckerman]

I had no idea that Billy Crystal was in Sha Na Na.

[@SuperPussyFinger]

Yeah, he was great in Sha Na Na, before he became Adam Ant.

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

Funny. Right at 0:21 I thought, “That’s Billy Crystal!”

[@johnmancini4403]

😭😭😭😭

[@4ozscoop]

Was just about to type the same thing.

[@Frostheimer]

I think he looks more like the killer Scorpio in the first “Dirty Harry” movie.

[@henryhoward8341]

These guys had a great manager. They played Woodstock in 1969! Then perfect timing when the 50s became in vogue in 1973 (American Graffiti movie and Happy Days TV series) which led to the Sha Na Na syndicated TV series.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

At the time I couldn’t stand this music. (Along with Disco and Opera) I remember they had a show on tv and id be like sigh…… But watching them now some fifties years later I can appreciate the talent they brought to the stage and pull off a performance like this. Thanks for the upload MS.

[@johnmadera7634]

I see what you did, there.

[@stephencaudill2422]

what about Hee Haw?

[@luispylramirez1347]

I hope disco and opera are also on your playlist now...

[@sturmgewehr70]

My Dad and I loved these guys when I was a kid.

[@ErinB1597]

I ❤ these guys. Watched their show every week. Johnny was my fave ❤❤

[@Sam-ef3bj]

so much fun!

[@masochismworld1507]

Loaded with great vocalists.

[@Tensen01]

Just imagine, if a group like this came out now they'd be preforming songs from the early 2000s

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

Funny.

[@Razoul-xf1wt]

What songs 😏

[@chrisoakley5830]

You mean they'd be rapping.

[@radish6691]

🤯

[@sullyamericanpatriot71]

When I was a kid this is one of the coolest things ever to hear and I used to love watching Sha na na

[@Gratefulman1965]

Grew up listening to Sha na na. Thanks for this!

[@ralphkeeton9292]

These guys were always fun to listen to!

[@luciovids9208]

Loved their music when I was a kid. Bowser was classically trained on the piano

[@marilynsnider8183]

I've always loved Sha Na Na. I still love these guys.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Reminds me of the Blues Brothers!! 🎷 💙💙💙

[@DestinyFilmWorks]

Wow..Billy Crystal has a really good voice..

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I like the sax solo at 1:35. But it’s funny how each band member, when he has a solo, gets the center Mic. I think this was more common back then. At 1:53 he starts to sing and he’s actually very good. I think maybe this band had more talent than recognized probably because people saw them only as a 50s novelty act perhaps. It’s not exactly my cup of tea but I think they’re very good. One other thing I noticed: they have a great separation of singing types. I can hear tenors and baritones and maybe even a bass singer. It’s truly as if their voices ARE musical instruments.

[@dottiegillespie8067]

I wish I was 10 again!

[@soulsurvivor4499]

I feel you! My father was the coolest dude ever then!!

[@cee8mee]

Took the words right out of my mouth 10 when I watched that first run on the little B&W in my bedroom. Blown away. I think they were on a Showtime at the Apollo in that same time period.

[@dottiegillespie8067]

@@cee8mee I'd sneak in the living room at night to watch. Those were the days!

[@78zappaf]

I'm so used to the fast paced version from Woodstock. To think this was one of the first "tribute bands". Good upload!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

It’s hard for me to imagine this band was at ‘69 Woodstock 🤯!!

[@martinbench3657]

Yes , these guys were good and had a fun tv show as did Manhattan Transfer , good times for all genres

[@donnaduncan494]

Bowzer!💖

[@that70sgirl90]

Awesome performance! That sax solo was fantastic! Life would be a dream if we could go back in time. Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🥃 Happy Sunday 🕊 thank you for sharing! 💖

[@dawnclaibourne2183]

Such good memories of watching these guys when I was a kid!

[@LLS710]

I wonder what they thought of this music at the time. It had only been 14 years since the 1950s. That'd be like someone trying to bring back the sound of 2010 right now.

[@dehydratedwater9806]

I was a teenager and thought it was cheesy.

[@SenseiNWDA]

Every time I see Bowser, I see Kozmo Kramer (Michael Richards) when he was in UHF with Weird Al (before Seinfeld).

[@jasonsumpter1197]

UHF was filmed in Tulsa and the T.V studio was actually owned by Al's Aunt. Fun fact

[@Noname-ni1dy]

Grease for peace!

[@peachbottomblues9944]

As a kid in the ‘70s, born ‘69, I had no idea this was a ‘50s nostalgia thing: Happy Days, American Graffiti, etc. I thought it was all part of our modern ‘70’s culture.😂

[@BuffaloBeatle]

Certainly one of the best groups to grace our ears. All super talented

[@P51]

simpler times for sure! 🙂

[@laurencemarkmallak3076]

Cool!

[@gregggoss2210]

More talent in one member of this group than anything that exists today.

[@jackpot3299]

Sha Na Na's Classic Lineup

[@michellejester9734]

Best TV show EVER!!!! Bring it back to us on MeTV!!!! ❤❤❤

[@jessicaallen901]

love this ❤ thanks for posting 😊

[@anicole5206]

Too much fun.

[@kenpearce3269]

Shboom! ❤

[@Bear_58]

Such great memories! I love these guys!

[@orosei58]

fantastici

[@RealEstateEntrepreneur]

I like the shiw they had in the 70s.

[@michaellerman6349]

These guys are so great

[@lawrencebrissenden]

Bowser was the original Fonz

[@judyrichards8365]

Denny looks so handsome.

[@Belznis]

I will always tell them that one guy is Johnny Knoxville. Damn Time travelers :D

[@johnmaher5887]

The 70s nostalgia for the 50s was strong…

[@brianmoon1058]

How many of these guys were the originals at Woodstock?

[@R0BIMUSPRIME]

I believe 4 in this video. Donny York, Denny Greene, John Marcelino & Scott Powell

[@stepanbandera5206]

Right up there with the Village People.

[@StanEngland]

Bowser certainly doesn't look like a trained opera singer.

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

Watched the show as a kid but mom n dad said it was bedtime before it was over 😢. My fav part was the ending😅

[@Moo-cs3xn]

1973. I wonder if Fonzie was based on Bowzer

[@truecatholic8692]

LOL, I found the biden commercial hilarious.

[@rocketburnz2297]

billy crystal was in sha na na

[@Intricateofmolasses]

Do you have the Toto episode?

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

I had to look it up. I guess “Shanana” is an expression of delight. Now I don’t know if the word came from the group, or if the group liked the word and slightly modified it for the name of the band. I suspect the band’s name created the expression. But don’t quote me.

[@ChuckD79]

Actually, the name "Sha Na Na" was taken from the chorus background chant of this song...in fact, the group was originally called The Kingsmen, but changed it b/c there was already an act with that name (the band that recorded "Louie, Louie").

[@miked4976]

I lost my virginity to sha na na . This song was playing

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

Lost mine to Otis Redding😅

[@marcgatto9675]

These guys had a great act. And it's gay AF 😅

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

And as a kid back then, i had no idea. Better days...

[@foxtrot684]

🤮

[@user-tv6es5fp4e]

Seen them live at the golden rock 50s and 60s nite club in Orlando fl in the early 80s