John Sebastian- Daydream- BBC In Concert (1970)

Live performance on the BBC music programme 'In Concert', broadcast 16 October 1970 and guesting John Sebastian, formerly the founder and leader of 'The Lovin Spoonful'.
'Daydream' was written by Sebastian in 1966 and was performed by The Lovin Spoonful, reaching No.2 on the UK charts.
'In Concert' ran throughout the 1970s and this was actually only the second episode, having premiered the week before with Joni Mitchell as the guest.
ALL copyright to the BBC and respective owners, 1970.

[@tomindenver1331]

Imagine a world where everyone was filled with this much joy.

[@jimgleeson98]

I was there in the sixties SWINGING LONDON teenager it was FAAAARRRR OUT MAN! XXX

[@darthdennis6681]

Never happen...ever.

[@David_Thompson]

He got on very well with the MonaLisa Twins - they have something of his joie de vivre!

[@geraldfields1857]

I do !

[@Boxscot49]

All you can ever do is imagine. We make life too complicated for it to ever be that good.

[@milestrotter6844]

Anyone else notice he has a cheerful grin on his face throughout the entire performance, man positivity is contagious i swear 🤗

[@YorkyOne]

'Jeerful'?

[@milestrotter6844]

@@YorkyOne hahaha auto correct, no need to worry I fixed the grammatical error.

[@FlightRiskWizard]

I love that you can always hear the smile on his face

[@Borbatr]

This guy must've been the stone in policeman shoes. You can't look at him and think of anything that is not peace, love and flowers and stuff. Illuminated.

[@DDDDdJagr]

Wow. Way to make it so, so gay. Ew.

[@briseboy]

? Everyone i knew, all the surfers, all the kids, all the dopers, all the sane ( which is as you know a separate category, including some of any nameable identity). Do you not think of this now? We rescued guys that changed theirmind about invading and killing little stoneage peasants o the other side of the world.. We laughed at the self-important, whether they be cops or crook/presidents. Too few DO, for my taste. The world is larger than web spooks or urbanites believe. There are blizzards and mountains to solo climb, waves and wind and seas, others so large that humans are insignificant, tiny beyond what you may believe.

[@luthien1971]

I absolutely adore John Sebastian. He´s just so cool and he composed so many cool songs! How can one not love him?

[@melissamarch4170]

I 💜 him totally

[@melissamarch4170]

He's so beautiful 😍 inside and out! Much love J.S.!

[@DanyLove48]

Yes

[@derekec]

This is someone who just oozes musicality...so simple and yet so hard to do convincingly. And for the few imitators who might say they can do an amazing cover (and yes I do envy you), let’s not forget he invented the song and the performance....and a few others. Thanks for posting this video by the way.

[@alanestrada204]

These are the kind of songs you listen to one day and gets stuck in your head for like a whole week. Same happened to me with "did you ever have to make up your mind".

[@jeffheck5559]

Nashville Cats has been in my head for six months now. Please make it stop!

[@villll]

yeahhhh

[@daviddubery1741]

Remember John at the Canned Heat in Hyde Park, London, concert on 12th September 1970. After an extremely rainy morning, he sang "Here Comes The Sun" when the sun came out & the rest was just wonderful with The Bear (Bob Hite) jumping on the stage that was flexing with his moves. One of the best concerts I have ever seen and a wonderful memory that will live with me until the end of my life which is not so far away given that I am now 70.

[@lisamader5270]

Thanks for sharing it with us. ❤

[@glencarta1146]

John Sebastian was is the real deal musically and lyrically and the Spoonful were a great band ....fabulous timeless

[@villll]

yeah I’m just realising now

[@pishquet]

Those were the days, my friends.. His music , hair , glasses and clothes bring me back . ❤️

[@razorsharpe3371]

@Sophie Duvall It’s all good as gold!

[@DDDDdJagr]

Save this “my aunt’s Facebook comment section” stuff for Facebook, auntie Sophie and auntie…………. Razor?

[@whydidtheballooneatthefox282]

I think John Denver, and John Sebastian are my two favourites 😂

[@DiMazzimo]

Fantastic performer! So real, so warm, so loveable. That guy is gifted!

[@TheDarkDutchman]

The positive feeling of this song can be life saving.

[@welcometototalitarianism812]

I've got a crush on him. Musical genius. 🥰

[@razorsharpe3371]

The master of feel good music.

[@websurfer5772]

I love this song on my IPOD in my kitchen for when I'm cooking and cleaning up while checking out the natural world through my window and breathing in the scents of the season.

[@ohrofax]

great showman with personality very hard to find today

[@catheegray1311]

This is feel good music. The whistle gets me every time.

[@marcuspeck963]

There are still many wonderful musicians - but you'll have to go to pubs, festivals, or gigs to hear them - they'll rarely get an airing on the commodified, production line that is commercial music in the capitalist world.

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Instant smile, just watch John and Daydream. Thanks for the post.

[@delb6923]

Was driving home today somehow this song pops in mind, I can hear whistling in my ear. When I got home clicked on KZbin and ahhhhhhhh.......I'm back to the past.

[@rosieoneil3509]

I've always loved this song John Sebastian is such a happy cheerful person.

[@Imani_AM]

This song makes me so happy ☀️ I've known it for a while but never seen the singer until now. I know nothing about John Sebastian (yet) but he looks like he had a good time here 🎶

[@magneto7930]

He was the lead singer for The Lovin Spoonful. He also had a big hit on his own with the theme from Welcome Back Kotter.

[@WelcomeToTheScene1]

One of the most underrated songwriters. He never needed co-writers! And he sounds AMAZING live

[@wildbillhackett]

Underrated by who?

[@nealingtypeshi]

@@wildbillhackett They probably meant underrated in the sense that he isn’t well-known.

[@briseboy]

Never underrayed unless by You. Don't use that word except in relation to your own ignorance.

[@ttyoakum]

Genius. Thank You Mr. Sebastian.

[@danc1746]

From the moment the song started I could not stop smiling. What a treat.

[@alexbetancourt5368]

SAME, first time I've smiled forwards anything in years man.... It's awesome

[@johnnymartini4989]

I remember being so distracted by The Beatles and not giving enough attention to other singers like these

[@daviddubery1741]

Wonderful. One of the best pop songs of all time.

[@vickyabramowitz4919]

This was back in the day when singing was really singing, instead of autotune.

[@frankpeck1448]

A 'Class Act', without a doubt! Superbly talented young man.

[@jaspurr77]

amazing..you could learn everything about everything thats worth knowing from this one performance

[@silverfluteful]

This song has been in my head since I heard it the first time.

[@ZalMoxis]

One of my all time favourite songs.....

[@stevehall5299]

What a cool and talented fella, Absolute gentleman too! ❤️

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

Great whistler.

[@vaughn61350]

I used to sing Rain on the Roof to my daughters at bedtime. One of his very best.

[@alicemoncada6853]

Oh my, I loved this song so much. And I was just a child then. I think it was the happiness this song emanated that I loved so much. I guess that's why I still remember it.

[@viva5985]

Wow! What a cool version of my favorite song!

[@magneto7930]

This is simply gorgeous!

[@pdn-vd5om]

Perfect for Lockdown. The birds have started tweeting outside to John Sebastion's whistles!

[@sldulin]

prodigiously talented guy.

[@clifpayne2722]

I've been listening to his music since I was a kid. Always joyful to hear him. He's written some great songs.

[@nanathedog8993]

This made my morning!

[@captainsoul1953]

went to a lot of these BBC concerts....our youth club got tickets.....if they didnt have enough people they scoured the corridors and roped in anyone they could find

[@nanathedog8993]

This is so awesome!

[@rogerroberts5039]

Those WERE the days!

[@helenmyork1]

I remember... he was so cute!

[@YuriCherio]

What a tune for a day-tune

[@pikayell]

Love John

[@Kaleidoscope369]

One l👀k at John Sebastian singin’ this here tune…will make you smile bigger than the Milky Way!! 😃

[@MrGlassoniongirl]

I just love watching this guy, musical ability is only a bonus.

[@mrjomaled755]

just his voice and an acoutic guitar....no autotune or special effects.....imagine that...

[@stacyblue1980]

Awesome.

[@luvpants2012]

Dare I call him an American John Lennon? He's right up there, one of my favorite musicians of all time. A prodigious talent, fronting Lovin Spoonful at 20 years old.

[@briseboy]

He was still teaching his melodies & harmonies a dozen years ago. I have a shirt he signed at a music festival. Wanted to see his mark, should i not think of his music, while hearing the universe full.of all music.

[@pauloneil1023]

So, I'm mad at myself for not investigating you sooner. I'm 52 and I just placed a name and face to the songs of my youth..

[@kavipoag7531]

JOHN SEBASTIAN. .DAYDREAM. FOR LOVING SPOONFUL. ..ABSOLUTELY. FAMOUS 60S. 70S. THEY HAVE. THE BEATLES INFLUENCE. .. FANTASTIC. ......PSYCHEDELIC ERA... HIPPIE.. TIME. WOOSTOOK. . IN THE YEAR 69. THAT ALL THE MUSIC. WAS AN EXPLENDOR. . REALLY. LOVE IT

[@magneto7930]

Hmm... I don't hear any Beatles influence here. In fact, I don't hear any on most of their songs. Summer in the City sure doesn't sound like any Beatles song.

[@milestrotter6844]

@@magneto7930 Ya agreed... quite a peculiar comment.

[@az092014]

Funny isnt it!? Found this song in a hallmark birthday card at walgreens, since that moment I cant get it of my mind!!

[@Moonshadow69]

Thanks for uploading

[@keithnoakes1316]

John is a folk poet, singer

[@flyingartgirls1]

im trying to play this on the uke.. what a great SONG!!!

[@1988WHISKY]

John is great! What a talent, what a song! This song is amazing, pure, peaceful...

[@danieltzunun1528]

Is increíble, que bonita canción

[@TheEdie1958]

Sweet nostalgic memories of John Sebastian and the loving spoonful folk-rock troubadour along with Bob dylan and Peter Paul and Mary, and the mamas and papas.

[@budway1942]

On new years day 2023 song makes me feel wondrful...

[@omannomann]

Den hätte ich gerne mal kennengelernt, so freundlich und liebenswert wie der immer lächelt! I would have loved to get to know him, as friendly and lovable as he always smiles!

[@victorhugobarcelos1523]

He looks like the John Lennon early '68 style.

[@manitobuckles]

exactly what I thought!

[@ZalMoxis]

More like Ray Mazurek from the Doors ....

[@JimAndDeePatton]

No. John Sebastian had this look and John Lennon copied him. Do some research. I was around and I remember it well. The Doors came even later.

[@jurgostuff]

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[@victorhugobarcelos1523]

@@JimAndDeePatton I know he had this style since 1965 or earlier, and Lennon started appearing with the round glasses in late '66. I don't think that's a case of one copying another. It's just the style of those days, aswell as the hair, the glasses or the beard. These looks and John Lennon's is just a coincidence, altought I and our fellow friends could say they're similar.

[@Timekeeper1200]

Thats a cool shirt!

[@13Aureille]

Il est beau, il a l'air sympa, il chante super bien, il a un look d'enfer et la chanson est éternellement géniale... Parfait! :)

[@tomkenney7009]

Always cool to start the morning

[@eliz49]

Great quality- as if it could have been last week!

[@screamingfox5666]

PLAY LIKE A BOSS :X

[@jeffheck5559]

Hippie, get a haircut! Love the 60's, best music decade, though all are good.

[@budway1942]

Song resonates March 2021 during the pandemic.

[@reneetalley9518]

when you have a nothing day and daydream God will paint a masterpiece he wants you to complete

[@barryrsmith70]

August 1970 a few days before his appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival

[@stevegosper8568]

Welcome back!

[@MrBodojunx]

I was two!! Rad!!

[@wildbillhackett]

If you search YT you can find some audio of John Lennon with the Beatles playing and singing this song during one of their rehearsals.

[@GalthT]

Reminds me of summer days and some Country Time in soup like cans.

[@jolietjake642]

Great!!

[@mjjm5511]

Love those mutton chops!!

[@shawnyoung8752]

Played harmonica for Doors Roadhouse Blues. Was a friend of Mirrisons. Cass Elliot. Those had to be some great conversations. Morrison was usally well behaved in most settings. His love of our irish curses was done off the beaten path.

[@dogsareboss]

What a guy! X

[@bszde]

Just.. Wow!

[@milestrotter6844]

They all had impeccable clapping rhythm... until the end, what in the world possessed them!?

[@9999Foxy]

My favorite vid!!! Just LOVE it!!!!!

[@bobpatterson3474]

Day Dreamin' again.... About You Kathy Flowers... My Bundle of Joy!!!!! :) :) :)

[@jeffersonribeiro6695]

Beautiful! good times were that times!!!!

[@randyneumeyer2107]

Nice

[@ParkerPlaza]

Music as it should be....

[@CrazyStevieB]

cheers

[@christopherdrzik6784]

Just woke from a great daydream.For my fellow vets who spent time in the green

[@Swizzenator]

for all interested. Joe oer at Musicians hall of fame has some new interviews with this amazing person. He's still the same.

[@Luanne_Ashe]

That's some tie-dyed outfit. JEALOUS.

[@j7777777]

thats the same outfit that he wore at , woodstock ! perhaps after he done woodstock , he jumped on a plane straight to the , bbc : :)

[@captainsoul1953]

looks smilar...though this is a year later

[@bennyjazzful]

I agree 100%

[@stevessn]

This song was the inspiration for Paul McCartney to write "I'll Follow the Sun".

[@captainsoul1953]

Steve Tamayo Would be nice to think so...but this came out well after Follow the sun

[@stevessn]

I stand corrected.

[@DayTripperLennon]

+Steve Tamayo I think you mean, "Good Dad Sunshine"

[@Raumsounds]

This is what inspired Paul to right “Good Day Sunshine” on their album Revolver.

[@rhopen]

Good Day Sunshine actually :o)

[@musik102]

I'm old enough to remember the first screening of this concert ( I wonder if the rest of it is gathering dust in BBC's vaults?)

[@gerade-aus]

He had me at the tie-dyed pants. This must be Randy Newman's granddaddy.

[@mikecappadocia5959]

is the whole concert on here? or does someone have it?

[@user-ef6gv4wv1l]

Just watched Tower for the second time.

[@iiersnitxa]

cant take it off mind...

[@romanholder6556]

It's just too bad the audience was clapping on one and three...

[@schmozzer]

But then he's tapping his feet all over the place.

[@magneto7930]

I know, he should have had them clap first.

[@nicktefay]

I noticed that too haha

[@eightinches6094]

That's how British people keep time.

[@Swizzenator]

All audiences seem to do that.