Tom Jones | A Top Tier Performer! | I Who Have Nothing Reaction

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Courtesy of Aviator Management GmbH (And yes I will continue to put them on blast) for slapping a copyright claim on something they don't own the rights to and trying to block a video they have no rights to, I had to put a watermark over the video itself.

[@bearballin]

The song I'll Never Fall in Love Again from 1967 was from the Dusty Springfield Show. This performance, three years later, was from his TV variety show, This Is Tom Jones. On his show he would invite other musical artists to showcase their top 40 hits, and often join them for duets. Some of the classic duets from TITJ were with Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Issac Hayes, and so many other from the 60s and 70s.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Wow that's really cool. Variety shows were so big in the 60s and 70s too from what I understand. I guess MTV kind of ended those

[@bearballin]

@AceofBadeReacts I wouldn't say MTV ended variety shows as they were on their way out by the end of the 70s. These programs had ruled prime time TV for 2 decades. There were still music variety shows such as Solid Gold, American Bandstand, Soul Train which had a strong hold on music and dance thru the 80s. MTV was a music video channel, on 24 hrs a day. It was different beast which took the world by storm feat. strictly video taped performances vs "live" performances.

[@Sometimes-even-lyrical]

Tom does ALL kinds of songs. Check out some of the other types of songs... and many in duets and with groups. Watch his medley with Stevie Wonder, his joining in as lead with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (CSN&Y) singing "Long Time Gone," and also how he rocked out with John Farnham, doing AC/DC's "It's A Long Way To The Top [If You Want To Rock And Roll]." He's a longtime judge and coach on The Voice UK, turned 84 years old this June, and still has amazing pipes and charisma. You should listen to him sing with one contestant named Bethzienna, and his impromptu singing on the show when the judges and/or the audience clamor for a song from him. The man is incredible (and always has been)!

[@AceofBadeReacts]

Very cool. I'll add those to the list

[@karehelene]

Songs in that time period were short for the radio. Harry Chapin, who was a great artist, was rarely on the radio because his songs, for the most part, were too long. As for crooners - try Frank Sinatra.

[@AceofBadeReacts]

What was the purpose of short songs on the radio though? Is it like advertisement where the longer the advertisement the more it costs?

[@karehelene]

@@AceofBadeReacts Here's what a quick search found: "Radio stations were happy to prioritise three minute songs because they meant they could play more advertisements per hour. Similarly, record producers were equally supportive of the concept of multiple royalties from shorter songs, since most stations paid the artists after three minutes of aired track time."

[@oinkerdapig6293]

Can I recommend a reaction to the song “Adult Education” by Hall & Oates? It’s one of my favorite songs and it has a pretty interesting music video

[@AceofBadeReacts]

I'll add it to the list