Vanilla Fudge "You Keep Me Hanging On" Live on Jimmy Fallon

[@melodystein]

I am proud to say the pianist/singer is in fact my grandpa

[@jcdc6492]

Tell him he's the fucking man for us.

[@jcdc6492]

Tell him that his band may have had the best live performance on late night TV since Spinal Tap.

[@gdepbb]

Hello there. Would you ask him if I can interview him please?

[@flyingburritobro68]

He was great with The Tommy Bolin Band too!!!!

[@tomstiel7576]

awsome

[@cwalker3166]

Years ago my 11 son went to a drum clinic in Ohio with his drum teacher. When he came back his showed me that he could twirl his sticks. He told me a really nice older guy.....couldn't remember his name....something like allspice or something taught him. After I got off the floor I went on the net, showed him the 68 Ed Sullivan show and tried to calmly asked him if that was the guy. He said yeah but thought so but the guy was older. I have made sure he knows the honor he had.

[@richevans609]

That is awesome!

[@deadshot4245]

i had a similar experience with bill ward in high school where i didnt even realize it until way later i saw his picture and was like wait a minute. i talked to him about music

[@RobertCawood-pf9nh]

His name is Carmine

[@andrewsandoz8005]

Better known for his showmanship than his drumming skills.

[@user-ov4bb8ii3w]

I love his drumming❤

[@petebremy49]

I thought I'd address some past comments and clear a few things up. First, that surely isn't the legendary Tim BogErt on bass, it's just me. Tim retired from touring in 2010. I subbed for him a few times on and off since 2002 up until then. Tim was the first and the best, and I really wish to say thanks to those(like me) who miss him yet don't say I suck, I really appreciate that. I do miss him. And yes, goofy as it looks, ugh, that's my hair :-). Finally, yes indeed that is the great Mark Stein, and he is playing a Hammond B3 organ but it's a 122 Leslie, not a 147. Thanks. :)

[@MikeKeller]

Thanks for posting. Sorry to miss Tim, but you done good in his stead. :) A bit surprised to see Mark, I know he's been in and out of the group over the years. Who played guitar here?

[@doctorpatt]

hey, steve'doc'patt here, just givin you a shout out, man--you did a helluva job, and yes, those are some giant Tim-sized shoes to fill. I used to take lessons from Tim at his old condo in NoHo, and what a sweet guy--huge chops, plus a killer voice. Rock on, dude...

[@petebremy49]

Thanks Stephen and Mike! I do my best. I try to give fans a taste of Timmy. He was and still is my bass hero bar none, I think that's why I got the gig. I "grew up" musically with him and I'm proud to say he's a good friend too. He himself called me once to sub for him in Cactus. I want to be clear, I know as well as anyone there's only one Tim, and he be it! It may seem odd for me to say, but I do miss him in the band, so I don't begrudge anyone else saying they do either. It's a very bittersweet gig that he has to be retired in order for me to have the gig. Mike, that's Vince Martell on guitar, he's the original too as wall as Mark and Carmine. I'm the only new kid on the block.

[@Waspinators]

Peter Bremy Looking forward to seeing you guys in Fort Lauderdale this August with the Winter brothers! Missed your gig in Boca Raton last month, hope you guys get a good chunk of time for your sets on the Rock n' Blues Fest shows. Much respect!

[@cliffordpearsonjr.9748]

you do an excellent job subbing for Tim!

[@thomasaghotmail]

Carmine Appice could teach a few things to drummers today. Legend.

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Given that his books are still in print..he HAS taught us modern drummers a thing or two 😂

[@jefflanham1080]

@@tombstoneharrystudios584my older brother bought mine for me in 1982! Still have it.

[@jjmohn9204]

He does @ his Master Classes 😊

[@stevieg2755]

I recently saw an interview and Carmine said Bonham said he got the triplets on communication breakdown from him

[@Bubba1960.]

He could teach them baton twirling as well as drum licks.

[@itsonlyatail]

I may be old, but I grew up with the best music!

[@fredcarter2894]

Dittos! We tuned -in!

[@bobbutler8340]

My favorite song by my favorite band!!

[@TAKESCORES211]

You did and it won't be forgotten

[@Adrhodes442]

Is there anything better than seeing an old band kicking shit harder than ever???

[@jv-ep2tc]

+Adrhodes442 That's what I was thinking. They are 60+ years old and tight as hell. This is what your 60s should look like.

[@johnzane4610]

+Steve O Love Tim Bogert but according to his website" In August, 2005, Tim was involved and injured in a serious motorcycle accident. Following a lengthy recovery, the trouper that he is he returned to touring with Vanilla Fudge in 2007. Sadly however, lingering problems resulting from the accident have forced Tim to reluctanly retire from touring. He is currently living in Simi Valley, California and still does session work locally and over the Internet. Tim can be contacted via his Facebook page." I can't fault the rest of the band for going on without him !!! JZ

[@ZavnorZ]

+John Zane Damn, that's a shame. A great GREAT bass player and vocalist. I saw him rip off an incredible bass solo with Cactus at the Pocono Festival in 1972. Amazing stuff.

[@ericr5431]

+ZavnorZ Got to see BBA at the Chicago Amplitheater and was right up in front of the stage. Fabulous vocals, drums and bass. Jeff Becks guitar out of those Univox amps almost made my ears bleed. He played that brownish Les Paul. So freeking good!!! I then got to see Jeff Beck, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Tench the singer and Max Middleton at the Arie Crown in Chicago. Holy crap!!!!!!. I am one blessed man.

[@55bigjim]

had a great time , some great music.

[@briankelly9143]

Saw Vanilla Fudge, along with The Soft Machine, open for Jimi Hendrix at Red Rocks. What a great show. One year later, my band, The Chains, opened for Vanilla Fudge at the U of Pennsylvania. Nice guys to talk with during setup. Great times.

[@gil.gosseyn4786]

I saw the same tour in Atlanta in August of '68, a week before my 16th birthday, and it was my first show. Changed my life.

[@blackcatsandpoppies]

Great story. Thanks.

[@shaundavenport621]

Lucky,lucky lucky! 😁👍

[@noname-lq2kg]

Seeing a concert at Red Rocks is a pilgrimage that must be done! It's good for the soul!

[@billsmith2212]

Around 1968 , I saw Hendrix , Joplin and the Soft Machine on the same bill at The Singer Bowl in NYC . I also saw Jimi at Avery Fisher Hall and The New Years Eve show at The Fillmore East . Vanilla Fudge also played The Singer Bowl with Rod Stewart and The Small Faces and Ten Years After - another great show .

[@naramino1]

All us Garage band players of the 60s bow when this is played. This is a true anthem!

[@christophergordon7433]

Still the best performance he’s had on his show.

[@jetman7946]

Carmine is still killin' it, isn't he !!!

[@richardfurlott4243]

Rock 'n roll superstars ; nothing better in their time !

[@cadcncengineeringfabricati3497]

I HATE jimmy with a burning hot hate. He's so fake, such an NBC wh0re.

[@joegonzalez1941]

Anything better than listening to his crap😅

[@RobertCawood-pf9nh]

Who is watching this here in January 2024

[@tuckedup]

february

[@triskelworkshop2855]

I am, end of february. Honestly, I like the original recording, and i've seen better live versions of this band. If this would have been an audition, they would nowhere near a record deal

[@screwyootube1]

82 minutes before Leap Day!

[@FourEyedTiger]

I’m here in march

[@billsenior213]

Heck, I watch this a couple times per month. Originally saw them in 1969 in NYC…..then in 2019 in Old Saybrook, CT (yes 50 year later) and then last year in Jim Thorpe, PA. Looking at their schedule in 2024 to see them again. Three of the four originals keeps them as heavy as ever.

[@ricardobarron8081]

They performed this on Ed Sullivan in the 60s and killed it. They killed it here too. Tim passed a few years ago. He was a killer bass player.

[@mikek7815]

He only died last year 2021

[@Glide1992]

I still play The Break Song just for the bass solo. Never heard a bass played like that before. .

[@paulkype]

He really was great

[@louiscornale5667]

Yes timwas a rocker

[@rjallman8705]

This was called music . It happened once upon a Time in a galaxy far far away

[@markcox7136]

Ron Allman 😝😝

[@reservoirfrog1]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

[@stuckinthe60s56]

@@reservoirfrog1 love that movie

[@bobhoffman5581]

Thankfully, I grew UP in that "galaxy," in Detroit, during the 1960's--tell ME I don't KNOW what good music IS! LOL

[@rjallman8705]

@@reservoirfrog1 I want Cliff Booth and Rick Dalton to be real people

[@jimestus7506]

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Carmine Appice on drums!

[@debsilvestrosellshomes6722]

One of my favorite groups from the 60s. So glad they are still rocking it.

[@fredcarter2894]

OH MY GAWD!!!!😎

[@slimdogproductions4382]

I used to play this on the Vanilla Fudge album that my parents had back in the day. They're both gone now but I still have the original album. Loved that my parents introduced me to great music of all kinds!!!

[@PuffKitty]

Being from your parents' generation, we grew up thru decades of great music and new genres being formed 🐱

[@jymebale5545]

Great band, was listening to them my last year of high school, then played this song in bands.

[@steveludwig4200]

Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord LOVED Vanilla Fudge....Enough said...

[@lonelybro77]

As did mine. One of the best things they gave me..

[@screwyootube1]

Be grateful your parents listened to, and appreciated, great music. My dad didn’t really care about it, and was frustrated that I loved it so much. My mother liked music, but from an earlier time (more into Elvis & Roy Orbison), but my father didn’t take her dancing, so she lost interest, as well. Neither of them appreciated that I loved guitar/keyboard-based rock. But I didn’t care! I’ve loved it since I started listening to it in the mid-70s, and still dig it at 58!

[@CapAnson12345]

See young folks.. this is how good it used to be.

[@norbertaconcho1830]

+CapAnson12345 Damn right...it sure was!!!

[@mjemigh3304]

Wow.....I haven't seen VF for over 40 years. Not much has changed, huh? Everyone should be the best at something, and these guys were the best at their brand of music. Still are, I guess. I remember one show in Saratoga, NY when we all thought Carmine would surely have a heart attack during his incredible drum solo. Apparently, he survived!

[@KellySilva13]

Yes

[@mjemigh3304]

+bwilliamswyn25 Hey, I just watched your upload of "Shotgun." What's that from? One of the late-night concert TV shows (which were far from concert reality if you ever attended one!)? You can see how much Bogert is missed between then and now, but otherwise, they still sound great. I caught Bogert at a Bobby Weir show quite a while ago. He seems to have vanished since then.

[@simonsees2637]

Tim Bogert has a serious motorcycle accident. He's better now, but can't handle playing anymore. I was glad to hear it wasn't a squabble, but sad to hear he was hurt.

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

This band is so AWESOME that it breaks my heart every time I watch this video. AND THERE AIN'T NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT!

[@carolyncoruzzi5440]

some of the best on that stage

[@Andrew-pu8ly]

EricBlackmonGuitar .....nuthin'

[@jcdc6492]

Eric! Thanx for the Jefferson Airplane lesson!

[@robertgoodman1867]

EricBlackmonGuitar lol...

[@robertgoodman1867]

EricBlackmonGuitar lol

[@taylorperkins89]

So is Vanilla Fudge just immune to aging?

[@MrAlienautopsy]

Taylor Perkins no...sadly shortly after this performance Carmine Appice's nut sack fell off and he bled to death backstage.

[@howardpayne7593]

Taylor Perkins i gotta agree with you there !! Sittin with a friends dad ,who is also a muscian, and i was just saying to him how well preserved they look !!!

[@michaelb9318]

vampires? or just Jack Lalanne type living?

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

In Grecian Formula Veritas.

[@martintaper7997]

3 out of 4 of them anyway.

[@Shiva-y8m]

Attended a drum workshop by Carmine. He was so kind and genuine. I was incredibly lucky to win the raffle to play alongside him. We jammed to Stay With Me. Smart phones didn’t exist back then (early 80s) so I have no recording of it but it plays flawlessly in my mind.

[@souperstar7050]

That's awesome.

[@chinatype2bassrocker809]

Saw Carmine at a drum clinic, mid 80s also. Ventura...could have been the same one.

[@deanroddey2881]

This is one of those songs that all songwriters hate, because someone else already wrote it. It's got power, ambience-n-atmosphere to spare, and a lot of soul.

[@brandonmartin9570]

Holland Brothers and Lamont Dozier wrote this Originally for the Supremes in a Faster beat and key..they made it very different

[@elliotformayor]

@@brandonmartin9570 I was going to say that but you already have

[@michaelmcgovern6882]

McCartney. Elton John and Billy Joel don't hate this song.

[@deanroddey2881]

@@brandonmartin9570 Sure, I was around when the original came out. Though, to be fair, the original had a lot of energy and atmosphere as well.

[@nostalgia6578]

​@@brandonmartin9570 I'll bet that Hollands and Dozier were laughing all the way to the bank when collecting the royalties from the Vanilla Fudge cover of "Hangin' On"!

[@Kevin_747]

I'm an old fart who lived this era in real time. Great song and great musicians. No fake music from these guys.

[@patriciaramsay676]

Kevin N . Truth.

[@trevornott6187]

Kevin N great to know im not the only old fart still rocking

[@brad6298]

Just turned 70, still playing a Fender Strat (Not in front of anyone - no one wants to see that)

[@4406bbldb]

Kevin N wish i took pictures. But i can still feel the vibe. ;-)

[@klausdorsch3230]

I,m also a old fart, cause your rigth

[@dailyorangepill3338]

When Grandpa and Grandma were cooler than the grandkids! ✌

[@stephaniebaker1542]

This was my parent's generation, and yes...much cooler than my music.

[@genedoytch]

Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple: "Back in the late Sixties, there were few organists who could play like Jon. We shared the same taste in music. We loved Vanilla Fudge - they were our heroes. They used to play London's Speakeasy and all the hippies used to go there to hang out - Clapton, The Beatles - everybody went there to pose. According to legend, the talk of the town during that period was Jimi Hendrix, but that's not true. It was Vanilla Fudge. They played eight-minute songs, with dynamics. People said, "What the hell's going on here? How come it's not three minutes?" Timmy Bogert, their bassist, was amazing. The whole group was ahead of its time. So, initially we wanted to be a Vanilla Fudge clone."

[@bpivr]

Read an interview with Ian Paice (Deep Purple's drummer) who basically said the same thing. You could certainly hear the long instrumental intros in the early DP records. I sometimes wonder if groups like Yes didn't borrow some of their early style from VF as well. After all, they both covered Beatle tunes, had long instrumental intros and featured difficult (for their time) arrangements.

[@zagfan44]

@wildcats2012 Loved Uriah Heep, remember "Rainbow Demon"? Saw them in St Paul MN back in about 1973, not sure about the year but pretty sure about the decade!!

[@bobhoffman5581]

@wildcats2012 Reading your comment here, it instantly "clicked!" Heep WAS influenced by VF, you can hear it in the keyboard use, if nothing else. Cool! Never even thought about that before reading your post, but to me, it seems as though you've "nailed it!" lol

[@johnornelas8275]

Got to watch Vanilla Fudge open for Hendrix my first day of high school in 1968 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.

[@johnness2457]

@@zagfan44 I seen uriah heep in 1973 .Coliseum Seattle

[@LaneDenson]

Gotta hand it to Mark Stein - most vocalists in their 60s have lost much of their range and power at that age, but he sounds excellent here.

[@Danimal77]

This performance is a decade old (2011).

[@kensellers4082]

Mark Stein, Chuck Wepner and George R.R. Martin: Bayonne, New Jersey’s Three Favorite Sons!

[@jwgibbs1957]

I saw Mark play this song on the Dave Mason Traffic Jam tour 2 months ago and it rocked. Mark still has a wonderful voice and is still a showman. He also did a great job on vocals and organ on I'm A Man by Spencer Davis Group.

[@judycolson6047]

This performance is almost better than the original in the 60s! One of my all-time favorites and I lived it back then when it was out. Outstanding rock n roll at its best!

[@victormorgado5318]

the legendary carmine appice on drums ! WOW

[@twistedviewlabs]

This is how it's done kids! This is what it's all about! There's no autotune, no grid alignment. Just get in there and play your ass off... and have a blast doing it. Even though this is most definitely a cover, this outshines the original by a country mile! I'm not saying the original is trash, far from it. It's just their cover really captured the raw emotion of the song.

[@LordHaveMurcielago]

I agree totally. Lots of soul in this one.

[@ufafgd]

Want to mute your cymbal quickly? Use your arm.!!! Thanks Carmine, Thanks Ginger, Thanks Don, Thanks Billy C. The lessons from faraway teachers. My drummers flag is my old drum key. (Occasionally used, but not often).

[@williampyatt3805]

They are actually the original recorders of the song, but because The Supremes version was first released, people think that.

[@johnrodriguez3010]

Go watch the original band on Ed Sullivan..

[@Hellwyck]

@@williampyatt3805 Supremes were the original artists and recorded it in 1966, Vanilla Fudge did it in 1967.

[@MrSkinnn]

This song drips acid.

[@MrSkinnn]

+MrSkinnn ,,, actually you could call this acid blues. The Fudge was my go to album in the summer of '69 at the beach in Stone Harbor NJ.

[@shadabejaz5493]

Cliff booth agrees

[@cavalierfan1995]

and gold

[@j.j.upright4010]

So did Lucy's you know what! 🤭

[@telstar9367]

Met Vanilla Fudge on the Flower Power Cruise a few years ago. They were very nice, humble, and put on two incredible live shows. There's just no one else like them.

[@tnelson4593]

It’s definitely one of the classic bands that has a addictive sound. You just can’t get enough of it. You just keep listening to this song over and over and you never get tired of it.

[@erichesselroth]

I had the honor of seeing Vanilla Fudge along with Jimmy Hendrix when I was 16 years old in Seattle Washington 1967 .. I was never the same ... It was my first concert and got there on a Honda 160 ...

[@donhall1315]

Eric--I went to the same concert in Portland when I was 12. My big sister took me. I was never the same either.

[@sailorgregor]

I saw the VF .. Hendrix concert in Ptown too ... I was a Senior in High School

[@fernandol1307]

Honda 160....l had the 125cc. At 16th l learnned how to play this tune.on drums

[@wsnone9934]

COOL! I SAW THEM AROUND THE SAME TIME WITH 4 OTHER HEADLINE BANDS. JANIS JOPLIN AND BIG BROTHER, THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS, BUDDY GUY AND MOBY GRAPE. 5 BANDS FOR $3.00. IT WAS AT THE FIRST QUAKER CITY ROCK FESTIVAL AT THE OLD SPECTRUM IN PHILLY. AND... I ALSO HAD A HONDA 160 FOR MY FIRST BIKE, BUT DID NOT DRIVE IT TO THE CONCERT.

[@fernandol1307]

@@wsnone9934 ....wow Janis. And chamber brothers TIME....

[@MichaelDBauer]

Many call them old, but I call them seasoned veterans. There's nothing hearing seasoned veterans play. Awesome.

[@bellestarr6484]

"Old" is a word of honor. It's pretty much in America that it is supposed to mean feeble, back-dated, useless. These guys are old!

[@hippiesmile2851]

The original record was like hearing a thunder when the drums come in.

[@enumrob]

As a kid ( I'm 52 now) I found this record in my mom's collection. I played the hell out of it and always thought these guys were under appreciated.

[@michaeladamcik7475]

@@enumrob I have this record on Atco. Long version.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Atco and parent Atlantic had a fantastic roster of bands. Great times.

[@freed4q628]

The 1st album I bought

[@antoniotorres-wm4eo]

I agree, their first album influenced a whole generation, as much or more than Cream's first album.

[@KonaSitkaRose]

I remember playing this 45 nonstop. I had to get up and rock out dance every time I heard it on the radio. How can you sit still hearing something this incredible?

[@Apostolic757]

No backing tracts here.this is how its done !!!

[@tommyd1542]

I was lucky enough to see Vanilla Fudge, then Cactus, and finally Beck, Bogart and Appice at Radio City Hall in New Your City.

[@bluerick]

Tommy D ... me too

[@gregbrowne6539]

I was lucky enough to have a drum seminar with carmine. Was the coolest

[@GosokuRyuYodan]

All three fabulous groups! I had all their records!

[@azul8811]

To your knowledge did Cactus perform on Randall’s Island back around 1970 or so? There was a concert there featuring many groups, and I think it was held over the weekend. I know some of the groups advertised to be there weren’t. I’m asking you since I assume that you were from city at one time.

[@caden0622]

Appice freaking kills it here. Love it!!!

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

Pure, uncut, raw rock n roll! Awesome!

[@MrDavesf]

You filled those big shoes admirably man!

[@danonck]

This is one of the best songs of all time, no questioning that.

[@michaelcunningham3540]

Brilliant 😊

[@janiscalaba4932]

Don’t know which is better the Ed Sullivan show way back when. Or this great performance!!…. Either one cause you just keep me hanging on!!! ✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HIBRIDTHEORY1]

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood woke me up to this AWESOMETACULAR BAND!

[@Flap999]

Sounds as great as ever. 1967 all over again. 😀

[@121212171]

love that POWERFUL intro when the drums,etc...kick it in..and kick it harddddd!!!!!!!!1

[@antithug7942]

Sheer brilliance. I still have my original vinyl Vanilla Fudge LP with this song.

[@vreny]

To me, Mark Stein is one of the most beautiful voices in the whole history of rock music (Up there with my other favorites Glenn Hughes and Freddie Mercury).

[@rwagner3120]

Fudge always was the very first symphonic heavy rock band. Good to see three of them still together, and bass player Pete fills the bill perfectly!

[@wealthlash2533]

When they played Chicago the ad in the newspaper described them as psychadelic, symphonic rock. Great concert!!!

[@brhmgrant]

Vanilla fudge real hard passion rock n roll these guys are legends

[@howardpayne7593]

ABRAHAM GRANT Her bro check out their tune ....Season Of The Witch....if you haven't heard it yet .

[@brhmgrant]

Oh yes.

Rings Starr and Carmine Appice turned me into a drummer....

[@ricklewis5804]

HortonKansas It was John Lennon that once said Ringo isn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles.

[@mdjak3686]

And that is rock and roll. Just pure talent.

[@nicksideris2600]

Rip Tim Bogert.......

[@catinthehat906]

I'm not sure whose on bass here?

[@bingo1232]

Carmine still workin' it out on the skin!!!!

[@Holdington]

This is heavier than anything today!

[@MrSkinnn]

+Holdington ,,, Yep. Kids today don't have a clue and are conditioned to accept and worship extreme mediocrity. It's the planned dumbing down of America by the NWO Progressives. The dumb & helpless are easier to control and exploit. The sheep even welcome it.

[@MrHalo087]

+MrSkinnn what? lol

[@XoxeroThePoet]

Opeth?

[@Holdington]

Yeah I love them. Of course there is heavier things out there but this just STILL feels heavy as shit today

[@westrig180]

It's HEAVY All right ! The foundation has to be Heavy in order to hold up the future of Rock for the rest of time. And these guys are its foundation for sure !

[@Earthshaker1965]

A classic forever!!! When it clicks...it clicks.😁👍🎸

[@drtimoshea4087]

right - which this did not

[@MorfBeeX]

Amazing "Vanilla Fudge" Show outdoors in: Rochester, Minnesota (July 30,2023)! Keep on rocking, Live greatness! I loved it @ 54 years young, my other half loved it @ 41, my adult daughter fully dug them @ 30 years of age! Timeless great band & the Vocals are still stellar! Mega-Drums, Keys, Bass & Guitar perfection! More Fudge!

[@vixter28]

That’s awesome! I’m from around that area !

[@MorfBeeX]

@@vixter28 we still talk about how that was a total '60s flashback, Psychedelic Rock at it's finest! They put on an amazing show! Hopefully this year we have another great Riverside Series line up! 🎙️

[@richardmiller191]

Definitely one of the best performances the Ed Sullivan Show has ever seen! All 4 of them know how to rock! And Carmine Appice's style and enthusiasm is un-matched. Musicians of today can learn a lot from them.

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

Just like the old days. Kickn' A

[@HighlanderNorth1]

🚫😠 Dammit! I heard Fallon's introduction, but when he said "please welcome, the incredible Vanilla ............", I was hoping he was going to fill in the blank with "ICE"! Why, oh why couldn't it have been Vanilla Ice!? 🥴 🤔 I have a theory that I've strongly believed for a long, long time(since 45 seconds ago), and I'll share it with everyone right now: You see, since BOTH bands name's starts out with "Vanilla", it's my theory that these^ guys were Vanilla Ice's original band, way back in the 60s. It all adds up! 🥴🤪😁

[@bobhoffman5581]

@@HighlanderNorth1 😂😂😂😂😂

[@josemontalvo1820]

@@HighlanderNorth1 lmao

[@ufafgd]

@@HighlanderNorth1 well, that is one theory.Should you come up with others, please share, as they are meaningfull and insightful, and all the world should know your theories.

[@richardfurlott4243]

Better then the old days ! Please tour the South !

[@georgeorlovsky7114]

I'm impressed! After 40 years most bands either play a tune in a different key (aka lower) or leave out certain vocal parts. Not VF! Same key, same harmonies. Excellent - loved to the cover in '68 and love it in '14.

[@carolyncoruzzi5440]

me too

[@IBTypeR]

I want to like this more than once

[@faolanliath6687]

Me to millennials: No I'm not old, your music just sucks.

[@MrDrewseph]

Our music includes the entire 80s and 90s There's some real shite in there for sure but... c'mon dude

[@faolanliath6687]

@@MrDrewseph . To be fair, I have gotten saltier as I aged.😁

[@WolfRun59]

So much better than most of the contemporary music that we hear on the radio today. Love it.

[@TOTALLYRELAXED]

Just simply amazing a song like this is still popular in 2021 after more than 50 years!…I remember it well growing up in the 60s. Best years of my life as a kid!

[@billsenior213]

Originally saw them at the Felt Forum @Madison Square Garden in 1969….then in 2019 I figured it was time to see them again in Old Saybrook, CT since it was 50 years and who knows how long any of us will be alive. And then again in 2023 in Jim Thorpe, PA. As long as they keep rocking…I’ll keep showing up.

[@richardcorreya2739]

My son, 22, said my favourite words..."these dudes are just about hitting every spot, Dad!"

[@mikelogan7735]

One of the 1st 8 track tapes I bought way back when I was in Uncle Sam's military!

[@ClauswitzMr]

My first purchase from Columbia record club in the 60's. My intro to psychedelia. Amen the fond memories!!

[@bobhoffman5581]

The absolute f'ing POWER of that song just blows me AWAY, even here in 2021. Awesome seems to be such an inadequate description, doesn't it? 👍

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

Carmine Appice is a master drummer ( his brother no slouch either).. cymbal dampening on point!! such a great fricken song!! Rock On!!

[@paso193]

Damn! Carmine Appice! Always loved his thunderous accents. And, STILL has one of the fastest, single foot base drums in the business. Whew! When rock was still truly in it’s full-tilt boogie glory. Never expected the neutering of the industry that was soon coming down the pike. Sad.

[@joem1256]

Funny story about Carmine is when he asked Bonzo where he got his signature triplet bass drum roll thing and Bonzo said "from you." Carmine had played it on some VF song and hadn't really thought about it.

[@jimtownsend3910]

@@joem1256 good times :)

[@lisalucian]

Carmine always blew my mind! He is unique, so fing talented. ❤

[@blondelebanese9922]

Great performance, Carmine. Haven’t lost a thing throughout the years, sugar. 😘

[@Danimal77]

This performance is a decade old (2011).

[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

And the original was 44 years old at the time and he still sounded great

[@neildesperandum6114]

Killer track. Killer accents. Killer high harmony. Heavy heavy heavy. Yummy.

[@bixbybixby]

Salute to you gentlemen (and Tim Bogert). 44 years later!

[@finylvinyl66]

Actually closer to 50.

[@kimwestwood8840]

I was 15 when this song came out . We tried to do it in my garage band ha ha. It sounded better in my head ..Carmine is an amazing drummer

[@TonyGearSolid]

I just discovered this band today, listened to their original cover and then watched when I noticed it was a recent performance from the past few years. I've got to hand it to them, they sound exactly the same as they did on their original track from 40+ years ago, which is rather incredible.

[@TonyVitaleTVOD]

august 2024 - loved it when I was young (I'm 71 now), loving it when I'm - well, I will never be old as long as I can rock and roll!

[@jimmorrison3830]

To all you youngsters out there this is what you call music.

[@paulrob55]

Great playing by Carmine.

[@wadeolder7193]

These guys were way ahead of their time.

[@pitbul187]

I always thought so. Incredibly good.

[@viktorzavadsky4746]

no, sweetheart - they were right on time - in our time - of our time - they epitomized the late 60's (1966-1969) sound & zeitgeist...

[@richardalexander4300]

@@viktorzavadsky4746 Yes, they did !!!

[@shaundavenport621]

@@viktorzavadsky4746 No coincidence that those were also the Cream years!😁👍👍👍👍

[@xzysyndrome]

I have a Vanilla Fudge CD in my car. It goes in as soon as I hit the freeway.

[@snitter2]

Best cover ever ! One of my biggest disappointments was missing Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple jamming in Edmonton in the 70's

[@betsyduane3461]

I saw them with Rare Earth and WAR in the mid 80's.

[@TheOldOakSyndicate]

The hipster audience didn't know what to think....

[@Malkmusianful]

+TheOldOakSyndicate considering that hipsters gave vanilla fudge a colbert bump, I think they adore them

[@Malkmusianful]

***** Colbert Bump: when a celebrity or some big group mentions X (say, Stephen Colbert mentioning Neutral Milk Hotel in passing in one of his monologues), X will automatically gain more notoriety (and if it's a musical group, they'll have more ticket and album sales). Hipsters did it with Vanilla Fudge. Rather than seeing them as a Mafia-connected R&B group that played slow psychedelic rock for major label points (whose only famous member was Carmine Appice), they saw them in the context of groups like Groundhogs, Stray, T2, and Flower Travellin' Band: one of the progenitors of a much heavier variant of psychedelic rock called "heavy psych." They saw Vanilla Fudge as innovative and unfairly maligned in the '60s (which they often were).

[@Malkmusianful]

***** the funny thing is that a lot of established musicians in the '60s adored the monkees brian wilson and frank zappa being the two big ones hell, zappa told the monkees that in order to get critical success, they needed to stop getting davy jones to sing upbeat dance hall numbers right after a dance hall number about a man psychologically scarred from his father divorcing his mother is sung by davy

[@fanzappa]

+Dennis Diderot you are at a computer...google something you do not understand!!!!

[@sangfroid4376]

Zappa also thought The Shaggs "Philosophy of the World " was great, try to listen to it without wishing you were at the dentist's instead. I'm not knocking Zappa ,I just think he liked to pull peoples chain for a private laugh.

[@TheEldoradoKid]

This is just incredible! like a time warp or something. I'm amazed these guys are still intact after some 45+ odd years and they actually still all look pretty healthy! must be all that clean livin'! Got to hand it to Jimmy Fallon for a great intro and for bringing these guys out on a national stage again…maybe they will start something and get the "Soul" back into American Rock again….

[@SteveStalzle]

BAD ASS TO THE BONE!! Still #1 in my book!

[@KarenCouey]

GREAT song; great performance. WOW

[@blacki1958]

One of the best songs ever...

[@algeebop]

I love this so much, I wish I could give it more than just one 'thumbs up'!

[@earldrum]

Carmine still has it! Awesome playing Carmine!

[@astrophotonics9470]

I use to live 3 houses away from Vinny in Ronkonkoma, Long island, jammed a few times with him, unfortunately his house got robbed and he moved soon afterwards. cool guy, great memory of mine.

[@joelmogensen579]

When of the best songs from one of the best summers of music. 1968 I was 13 now 66.

[@jsalljr]

"Before Led Zeppelin there was Vanilla Fudge" I know Carmine Appice was a big influence on John Bonham. While the Fudge started in 1964-65.. Zeppelin legitimized the heavy style that Fudge brought prior

[@elvisp1348]

Carmine Appice , you magnificent percussionist , the best I have ever heard.

[@douglasknoll3500]

Yes ! Carmine Appice ! true Hard Rock rocknroll thru n thru Percussionist Performance Perfection !

[@raceyboy]

125 students from the School Of The Aurally Impaired downvoted this video.

[@ericr5431]

Good one

[@ArntPetterAndersen]

What an epic band !!! I never get tired of Vanilla Fudge... I just LOVE the music!!! Awesome performance !!! -tnx for sharing!

[@danytoob]

Carmine, Keith and Ginger. Timeless wonders I feel so fortunate & privileged to have heard/seen live oh so many decades ago.

[@RawDaDa]

Way to go Carmine! I'll buy your book next time I see you at NAMMt...if there will be another NAMM.. I couldn't afford it last time we met. God bless!

[@yamahog7997]

They sound better than ever.

[@CrustyCurmudgeon]

Where did these guys get the genius to extract such massive riffs from a little girl band pop single? They took a Motown dance tune and made it into Viking opera! And where are any bands today with a ounce of that huge sound and reckless spirit? The fat, old, white guys still out-rock anything and anyone of the last 30+ years. Righteous! Greatest. Cover. Ever.

[@Roostermania2010]

Right there with ya maaannnn=> old rocker guys rule!!! THEY'RE the Original Ganstas, not these never worked a day in their life rapper wanna be's ~ Talkin' about REAL MEN, not these skinny pretty "boy band" twerps ~ Gettin' a set of guns from the gym or from workin' a blue collar MAN's JOB?

[@carolyncoruzzi5440]

wonderful cover hard song to cover

[@jessica_video_projects]

🤘😎

[@Offensive_Username]

Obviously CrustyCurmudgeon is a racist.

[@jakubbaran28]

@Offensive Username wtf

[@doccyclopz]

They sound even better live...amazing, now that's a band.

[@45gloak]

Kids, this is real music

[@FMisiejuk]

Absolutely!!!

[@nikoladorbic8581]

Yes!

[@giuseppemonaco9362]

This song was released when I was in the 7th grade. I'm almost 67 and I liked Vanilla Fudge then and I like them now! I used to practice on my drums to this album!🥁🎶🇮🇹🇺🇸