We Five- You Were On My Mind 1965

We Five- You Were On My Mind 1965

[@Cocobird5]

I'm 74, and still love this song as much as ever.

[@dannyb9140]

59 and right there with you Sue

[@charlesaguilar1708]

My sister still has the original album!

[@steveathans9975]

69... Still Lovin' it!! ❤

[@alexanderb9566]

69 and feel the same love for this one hit band

[@davidcarruthers5850]

Hi Sue !

[@joereyna3992]

In 1965 i was 13 and my oldest brother was leaving for Vietnam 😢. With the grace of God he returned 🙏 😊

[@makaha5750]

Amen; praise the Lord Jesus.

[@jamescagney5314]

Exact same for me - mine came back too

[@w.benson3011]

@@jamescagney5314 Mine didn't.

[@-Luka-Brazi]

Are you saying god showed grace for your brother…but none for the thousands that died? Bit of a trap you make for yourselves. Also, If there was a god…there wouldn’t be a war.

[@user-mx4vb8id4c]

i came home too............

[@johneynon7121]

In 1965 I enlisted, what a big mistake. That song was killing me ever time I heard it in boot camp warning me of what was coming up, Vietnam. Crazy & beautiful times in the early 60's. Glad I witness the GOOD, bad and the ugly of those times. Now, I yam what I yam.

[@dannycorsaro546]

Thank you for your service sir😊❤️

[@harryexx2]

I was in the navy and in 1963 I was in San Francisco and in 1965. Also was 18..what a time

[@philipcanevari7223]

I was drafted in 1965. In basic training early '66 We routinely sang with radio "These Boots Were Made for Walking" as we polished ours. Oddly our unit/building was titled "The Home of the Walking Soldlier". In accordance with Fort Ord tradition, we walked (not by choice) to our classes, while other units rode in trucks.

[@dannycorsaro546]

@@philipcanevari7223 thank you for your service sir.

[@philipcanevari7223]

@@dannycorsaro546 Thank you. Two years active was a piece of cake.

[@ravenwolf79]

Music from the 60s and 70s was the best!

[@James-to7pi]

Late 70's wasn't so great! It started getting odd! However, I love my late 60's and early 70's music! Yeah I am that old!

[@kathyvenable8793]

@@James-to7piI’m that old, too. But I love the sixties but not so much the seventies music. I’ll probably be enjoying it when I see Jesus. I really hope all these great artists we’ve lost will have a heavenly choir.

[@HeartlandTuber]

The mid-1960s changed the course of popular music forever. This was a great song, and a great musical group.

[@DJmemoriesPlaylists]

True Rock began the day Dylan put down his accoustic and picked up an electric guitar.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

@DJmemories - yeah and Dougal and Ermintrude rocked as well mate.

[@peternolan4107]

In 1965, I was sixteen and thought this was one of the greatest songs I ever heard. I still love it.

[@bobr7359]

Born in 66@ 21 I played the hell out of this song @54 still playing the hell out of it❤️

[@rayaguirre7292]

I was 8 in Texas. Still remembered this lovely tune.

[@prettythings3]

Agree fully. Some of the chord progressions still send a chill through the spine. Awesome song.

[@paulmartos7730]

I was 18, in the miliary and unsure of what that meant. But I heard this song and loved it.

[@arthurdrollinger6970]

Friend, you have fine taste in music.

[@paulweaver7074]

My heart aches for returning to the 1960's

[@DD-ts5oj]

So does mine!!! What a time!

[@tansleypotts9486]

Yes what a great time to be young I'm 73 and hate being this age

[@paulweaver7074]

@@tansleypotts9486 None of us like getting older, but I guess it beats the alternative.

[@Tonetwisters]

My sincere recommendation is to find out who Jesus Christ REALLY is and repent and take him for your savior. A better world is coming on this earth and in my heart, I am certain it will contain all the great things we loved when we were younger ...

[@jjames2161]

those were great times....somehow there must be some goodness these days....aging=overated.....

[@jameshood1928]

One of the best songs of the 60's. Made it to #1 in just a few weeks. A very talented group with a terrific lead vocalist.

[@scuffmacgillicutty7509]

Written by Sylvia Tyson.

[@BennieWilll]

She looks like Linda Ronstadt here

[@WaferBrik]

Beverly Bivens was lead singer from 1965 to 1967. At 77 she's the original band's last survivor. There's been some suggestion, never really cleared up, that an unknown previous singer sang on the original record. The truth remains elusive.

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

Never made it to #1, peaked at #3

[@coldlakealta4043]

2023: 58 years later Beverley still brings it. I always have a big smile from beginning to end. It's on my top 50 oldies playlist!

[@patmancrowley8509]

I still sing this song once in a while. GREAT song! I'm 65. I"ll probably sing it at work tomorrow night. I don't listen to the piped in music the company provides. Since I'm the only one there I can just turn it down and sing whatever song I want to.

[@kenrisling]

When I was 11 years old, I could not yet comprehend the magic that made certain songs, like this one, light me up. I thought of We Five as another college pop band, like The Lettermen, and the album was in my big sister's collection. Now, 58 years later, it is crystal clear that this was an uncanny moment when a song (originally by ian and Sylvia), an arranger, imaginative instrumental parts, well blended harmony voices, and an absolutely charismatic lead singer collided to create an iconic masterpiece that just doesn't get old.

[@safffff1000]

Unfortunately, the that lead singer brook up the band because of self-doubts.

[@Unkl_Bob]

❤

[@chromeweiser777]

I’m 73!and we used to sing this song in clubs when we were teens..great tune!

[@philipcanevari7223]

80 here. not too old, but maybe too old for the club?

[@johnpage2935]

No matter where you were, no matter what you were doing, this song stuck with you and you were happier.

[@lorrainedalu9344]

I always loved how this song keeps building more energy and ends like no other. It's in a class by itself.

[@TwoFourFixate]

So true, you are. Great comment.

[@johnlenkes256]

I couldn't have said it any better myself.

[@raynutter8880]

Kinda like Phil Specter might have produced it. It’s called a wall of sound.

[@lakemichigan6598]

The build up is incredible, the harmonies are inspired, and the singer sounds & looks like a million bucks. There appears to be nothing there to complain about.

[@stillbill6408]

As well as how it ends....arpeggio's on the Rick 12 string...classic 60's.

[@Seahawkwes]

I was 10 with a transistor radio. This is STILL one of my all-time fav songs!

[@thomasauslander3757]

Never able to get more than nine transistors..

[@britwoman398]

I was also 10.

[@daninatlantaarea5951]

@@thomasauslander3757 9 transistors, but I give Bev a 10 - in all ways. :)

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

I was 10 years old also. The sixties had some groovy tunes!

[@lindaward3156]

9 for me, I get it!

[@CassiaTabatini]

so amazing to see a leader singer by that time, love everything about this song

[@kellielaine5848]

I remember my great Uncle Mike came in singing this song one day - he was cool. He was in his 20s and I was a kid. What a great time to grow up in.

[@ronmetcalf1972]

Some of the good stuff that will never grow old.

[@clintclintclint]

FOUR guitars!? I like it!! Great song! Take me back to that time!!!

[@cherriphelps0108]

Awe...love this !💘

[@BirdWhisperer46]

And I'm still in love with Beverly Bivens, what a beauty.

[@dougtaylor2803]

I she ever! Wow

[@andrewhanson5942]

I'll concede you a "cute". 🙂

[@patrickevans8737]

I always have a big grin when I hear this song. I just love it. That’s just how it is when you feel it. It’s down in your shoes and you dance that away. They don’t write them like that anymore. What a sweet time it was.

[@namcat53]

One of THE best two minutes and twenty four seconds of music ever recorded. It's beautiful blend of folk and rock that influenced The Jefferson Airplane and many other groups. You can't get any cuter or more energetic than Bev.

[@williamchiafos3889]

Had to do a double take. Almost looked like a young Linda Ronstadt

[@hippydippy]

Amazing how much she looks like Linda Ronstadt here. Always loved this song.

[@Unkl_Bob]

Yes . wow

[@67bg70]

If you were in high school then, as I was, this group was on your top list, along with tons of others, the British Invasion, Motown, the embers of folk music, so much. We had such a rich music environment then, and it seems so poor today by comparison, on any level--artistry, lyrics, musicianship, you name it. Sad. But so glad we had groups like the We Five when we were young, and it really mattered.

[@pkappel006]

AMEN

[@DONRHOLLOWAY]

You are so right Lethe River. I started 8th grade in 1965 and we had the best music during my high school years. I still listen to '60s music today. I don't ever listen to radio any more.

[@bobsilver3983]

All we have now is satanic illuminati singers like Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rihanna etc etc

[@jgstargazer]

Donrholloway: We have a radio station in our area that plays only songs from the 60's with periods that is commercial free. Keeps me young at heart at 63yrs. of age.

[@JohnJohn-th7eh]

WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TUNE INTO THAT STATION...

[@lyineyes]

To see her sing this puts a smile on my day

[@scottstegall6315]

OMG she is so cool. Imagine being surrounded by an army of music geeks with glasses and giant guitars and nailing the lead vocal. How I wish they had a dozen more hits.

[@WilliamMurray-lr1bb]

I read the guys were in love with her ..... she was one great gal !

[@donaldmatson4453]

base guitar absolutely solid, too.

[@terrycole472]

Just one female vocalist with a platoon of terrific male musicians? It's a familiar pattern. Sort of like, say, Judith Durham's hulking Australian bodyguards? At her death a few months ago, they declared her "our bright shining star". Ms Bivens was all of that, too.

[@Talon6551]

Now in my 60's, still crushing on Bev.

[@witheringi9492]

One of the best opening lines in pop "When I woke up this morning, you were on my mind"

[@total.stranger]

I think it tied for first with the Airplane's 'Somebody To Love' : "When the truth is found to be lies / And all the joy within you dies"

[@j2d1979]

what do you think the "you" means?

[@andrewz4537]

... and it was written by Sylvia Fricker, a Canadian.

[@witheringi9492]

@@andrewz4537 I know !

[@witheringi9492]

@Marrowbones Canucks ruled in the 60's Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, one of the Momas and Papas

[@kande6916]

Unreal talent and playing and Singing!!! We five !! Thanks for the music!!! We miss music!!!

[@perrywhite2856]

Great masterpiece! That was an Era where everyone was unique; untouched by the commercialization that loomed over every profit-making enterprise. In spite of all of the great artists of the baby-boomer generation, when you heard any song for the first time, you knew exactly who they were by hearing a voice, discerning a style, or merely enjoying their fabulous positivity. ❤

[@andythompson7725]

Ahhhhhh, my 60s!

[@eddierenegade8081]

Another masterpiece from that magical music era known as the 60's.

[@Mr22thou]

I never got tired of this song. It's so good, it's a shame that We Five wasn't able to follow it up with a string of folk rock hits. Super great!

[@jmen4ever]

Dispite all the problems besetting America back then,1965,was a great time to be alive

[@kennethlucas7473]

Agree

[@lakemichigan6598]

@@kbfults And you've probably socked away a few memories in Hi Fi & Stereo too

[@tommysfather]

Beverly's smile and energy help to make this song the hit that it was.

[@jerryhayes8011]

I am frozen as a young man when I hear this song. Freedom came in the form of a Schwinn 26" red bicycle, accessorized by a basket in front. Sound came from a Westinghouse AM radio. With these songs, and a smooth road, I was King of The World. And I heard them all.😎

[@beausabreur1759]

THIS is the best recording of the song, plus who doesn't love the dancing??????????????

[@SecsSells]

+John Bowman It's the original recording. Maybe that is why you like it so much.

[@andrewz4537]

This is not the original recording because I was listening to Ian and Sylvia's recording well before this cover was done. And for what it's worth I prefer their version.

[@pretorious700]

This is the studio version that was released as a single.

[@pretorious700]

You apparently are ignorant of what "original recording" means. Hint: It's not the same as original "version".

[@CHUCK1213]

What remarkable and unique times they were back then! A time of togetherness and love that was genuine. Creativity exploded and there was electricity in the air; everything was exciting and wonderful ! It was like the birth of a new age, a new beginning. I wish that spiritual atmosphere could have continued.

[@gordonhominick1339]

When I was in Midwestern Collage, in '67, I was in a band called "The Banned". Lou Aronica bass, Jim Subach drums, Bill Dieber and the infamous Mark Koch were lead guitarists, and myself, Gordy Hominick, lead vocal. We opened up for the "We Five" in Denison, IA. Beverly offered me a sip of her beer before we went on. We chatted, and then showtime. She was super nice. The band was great; they put on a wonderful show. I'll always remember sharing a beer with Beverly, lead singer for the "We Five".

[@Marcel_Audubon]

you went to a college that only existed for 5 years? wow, there must be a story there. Homecoming must be a little underwhelming

[@joeybenoit6269]

Gordon that's a great story!! Just close your eyes and you're right back there!

[@williamchiafos3889]

Denison. Opposite side of my home state.

[@darrellwhittington4645]

JUN-1 2023,,I'M 73,,this is still one helluva a song ! brings back soooooooo many memories of such beautiful times that will never die ! even after it's my time to crossover !

[@John_Fugazzi]

A terrific group whose big song was Billboard's #4 of 1965 just below Satisfaction. RIP Mike, Jerry, Bob and Pete. Only Bev is still around as I write this

[@thomasauslander3757]

All those guys are RIP wow 😲

[@bobelliott2748]

The composer/writer is still around

[@georgekrucko4446]

What a song

[@maxsno]

Dear lord , who knows where the time goes ...

[@steveturner2763]

Actually, no. Ian Tyson passed away in December of 2022.

[@kenhoughton2594]

This is glorious - not just fantastic music with soaring vocals, but wthe sight of those people dancing so happily, my god.

[@wilrobles5392]

51 years. How time has flown. It seems like yesterday I as a early teen heard this. Brings me back to a time where things weren't so complicated, and life flowed without much trouble.

[@katherenreizel4972]

Wonderful memories. Seeing the actual singer with that very different voice. I never forgot her and the band. THIS IS JOYFUL MUSIC !💕💞💕

[@grahamburns7776]

What a wonderful song, Beverly is full of energy and joy, she is a delight to listen to. I was only 9 years old when this song come out in 1965, I have been enjoying it ever since.

[@TwoFourFixate]

¿Who is Jennifer?

[@cardo718]

I was also 9 years old in 1965.

[@hermanator74301]

The female lead here was Beverly ' Bev ' Bivens. Where you got " Jennifer " is anyone's guess.

[@petertrezise4545]

I turned 10 in 1965. Really loved this song. Got the single for Xmas & still have it.

[@carycimino7699]

@@hermanator74301be nice we all make mistakes

[@stevebomse3662]

In August of 1966 I was playing for my America Legion baseball team in Newport News Va at the Regional Tournament. I was pitching the first game of the tournament at 1 PM and it was 106 degrees. As I was warming up, this song came on and I told myself I would never forget it. I haven't. True story.

[@flyumhighloft]

steve i was just a kid it was 1965 On The west Coast San Francisco The City By The Bay KYA & KFRC RADIO !!!

[@Irisheyes490]

I was a freshman in college

[@indyguy1000]

I was 10 on the east coast brother, 77 WABC NY, NY

[@billm8442]

I feel incomplete not knowing if you won the game😕

[@emildiver]

thanks for sharing. Have some of those special moments myself. Funny how when they come and you pay attention, you know right then that you'll never forget them.

[@lisamh9037]

I was born in '63. I can only imagine I know all of these songs because they were still on the radio years later. Thank God.

[@davidval7188]

The energy and fun in THIS song just the best.

[@libertas1776]

Reminds me of my late sister, Teresa. She LOVED this song and when I was a kid we would go around the house and sing this on the top of our little lungs. God I miss her!!! This song brings her close again. Thanks!

[@jodacious46]

Was a sophomore in college...i woke up this morning and i was 73 beside my bride of 50 years!

[@grosvenorclub]

I can relate to that ! good days .

[@Philmoscowitz]

I'm 42 years old and live in my mother's basement, and I think this music rocks!

[@adamholtz733]

This end of this song really builds up to a great climax !!!! Fantastic harmony vocals !!!!

[@frederickgreen3665]

Same year I graduated from high school. Still sounds great. They don't make'em like this any more.

[@megookin1]

Wow! This one takes me back, and it is a pleasant time when life was easier.

[@philipcanevari7223]

Thanks for posting. So much enduring love for the song -as folks in their 60s, 70s attest. Any Octos like me still digging it now in 2024?

[@nancyadamson286]

84 and going strong! May 7, 2024

[@philipcanevari7223]

I am happy for you! Stay healthy. Blessings upon you.@@nancyadamson286

[@knowspicker6616]

@@nancyadamson286 Keep on keeping on Nancy! and digging the music you like helps that along!

[@Dan-ez6dr]

1965 in Houston, I just graduated HS, just turned 18, just met a girl from New Orleans... this song just hit the radio. What a time to be young!

[@OlymPigs2010]

...probably the greatest marriage of folk and rock that was ever created!

[@TwoFourFixate]

So true, you are. I totally agree. This is a vastly underrated masterpiece.

[@charlesaguilar1708]

Don't forget the"Seekers", Australia s Great folk bands!

[@kavalere]

How many times did you wake up in the morning thinking about somebody new....this song always comes to mind.

[@jeanoday6916]

How Groovy is this😁🎶and so Positive and Happy 1965 I was 5 What a Dynamite Song

[@gsixties5124]

absolutely cool - perfect guitars

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

OMG, I have loved this for ever! I was born in 50's, and I still remember all the words!

[@georgealexander8661]

Talented...REAL music and lyrics...not just beating drums!! 👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️

[@rogergutteridge2307]

Still a fab song brings back memories what’s great 👍 time we oldies had Will never happen again

[@landyandy270]

I’m 64 and I have to confess I never heard this before. I love it.

[@abehambino]

Since I was twelve I’ve loved all the oldies. I came across this gem when I was eighteen. I was driving cross country after my grandfather’s death and bought golden hits of 65 cd at a gas station. To this day my favorite compilation cd that I own. This was on it and I fell in love with it! A great tune!

[@queenbee3647]

It didnt come out in the 60s but you cant drive across country without BTO Takin Care Of Business! You just cant!

[@6mmRAT]

I was in the military the second half of the '60s and I missed all of this music and now I can "relive it" I didn't get to watch much television in those days...

[@pattibrooks1907]

I am 65 years old and have always loved this song as my older sister had the 45 RPM record and she was a teenager then at the time but have always loved 60s music ! She was always playing this record or other 60s music ! So I grew up on 60s music ! Love the 70s too as I was a teenager in the 70s !

[@waynesilva3129]

I'm 70, just hearing this song puts a smile on my face. and takes me down memory lane.

[@victorduffany7723]

What a voice she has! Amazing!

[@frederickgreen3665]

I hear this on the local oldies station. So it's reaching a whole new audience., because so many young people tell me they like our 1960s rock n roll better than their's.

[@roadsscholar4012]

Will never pass up a chance to hear this song.

[@benjaminperez1149]

1965 I was 10 years old. It was a tumultuous time.

[@yootoobsuks4210]

This was what was playing on radio stations the year I was born, and it makes me happy knowing I had this while it lasted. Wish I could go back and just live then forever.

[@MacDaKnife3]

Those were great times indeed. There was an upbeat feeling in the air and it was carried forth by the music.

[@Charles_Young]

I’m 74 andI love this song as much as ever.

[@danielfong2941]

I am 65 and this song brings back my youthful memories.

[@donnaschatz3063]

Still one of my favorite songs from this era...long live the We Five!

[@michaelmelton3246]

I have been in love with Beverly since I was 15 years old. I was in love with her when I graduated from High School in 1968. I was in love with her when I joined the Marine Corps in 1968 after graduation from School. I was in love with Beverly in 1969 in Vietnam. I was in love with Beverly in 1973. I got married in1973. I was in love with Beverly in 2000 when my first wife left me. I earned a degree (BA ) in 2005 in Behavioral Psychology and Seminary . I retired from the military in1995 with 27 years of service. I’m a retired Pastor in the United Methodist Church. When things got tough Beverly and this song helped me stay sane. I survived a war, divorce and getting an education and Beverly helped me get through all those rough times. Yes, I know that Beverly didn’t love me. She didn’t even know me. However, her music and beautiful smile allowed me to have hope and to dream about better times ahead. PEACE & BLESSINGS! Pastor Mike🙏

[@commandresults]

What memories this song brings back. My first year in a new private school, and the song was all about me....

[@Torontotootwo]

At 13, I was in love with this chick! Funky dancing style, cutie, & such a unique voice. At 68, it's been fun revivaling. Too bad they couldn't continue producing.

[@drspaseebo410]

Great stuff ! And the remaining members are now in their 70s. Michael Stewart (with the glasses) passed on in 2002. Bob Jones (baritone-tenor, 6-string electric jazz guitar, 12-string electric guitar) died in 2013. They brought a LOT of joy to so many of us. THANK YOU SO MUCH !

[@TheodoreElch]

Love that record.

[@TwoFourFixate]

An absolute spine-tingling, goose-bump-inducing masterpiece. What an amazing voice Bev has; great guitar work; and an I-still-cant-believe genius of an ending.

[@danielsweimler2358]

Rickenbomb

[@alecjefferson1251]

Thanks for you tube we can relive our teenage years again. Good 👍 song 🎶🇬🇧

[@jimmyflanagan5938]

Raised in the south bay L A. This was our music

[@csg7537]

Gosh. This song takes me way way back. But it's a beautiful song that has met the test of time and indeed has kept its significance.

[@ghostspirit52]

I grew up on this music and I love this song. She is adorable.... Thanks for the post. So says.... The Ghost!!!

[@moonbeanification]

I can't get enough of this song! An inspired performance, knocks me off my feet every time!

[@mikestyles499]

I love how that 12 string guitar just makes this song SO much better.

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

Oh, I LOVED growing up when I did! Best of music!

[@markhannan5410]

We five is my favorite group

[@kenttm42]

Classic example of folk-rock. And the magic ingredient is harmony. Gawd I miss the 60s.

[@francisbianchi5002]

Perfectly crafted and produced song. Great build in intensity and effect. Beverly Bivens is an incredible singer and should have been a star with the dynamic range that she possessed.

[@lyineyes]

I never get tired of hearing this song it takes me back it's just cool thanks

[@johncarson9340]

Fell in love when this was out. The music of the times reflected so well what was happening in my life.

[@randysteele6741]

In 7th grade I was on a three person bowling team. Our name: We Three, inspired by this group.

[@jamesfisher1952]

Loved this song as a kid. Still do.

[@cathyhacker3812]

I was only 9 years old when this song was popular, but I remember it as if it was yesterday - "We Five".

[@tomybertsch5391]

Me too. Older brother bought it I loved it

[@kingjumo2266]

This song screams 1965 !! The greatest year ever for music.

[@RockinProfessor]

Not sure if That is absolutely correct, but 1965 was THE transitional year for Pop music in The 60s....

[@bruscifer]

Let's see, 1965. I was 9 years old. I remember this was the FIRST song I really fell in love with. I don't know why, but I loved it. I didn't realize how young I was.

[@27031501]

The ending of this song absolutely thrills me! I could listen to it forever. I was 12 when it charted.

[@total.stranger]

Right, Jeff Weber; it's a spectacular ending! It perfectly reflected the sound of the time.

[@daveguy11]

I like to say that this song has the most DEFINITIVE ending ever.

[@Johngonefishin]

That final Rickenbacker 12 riff is one of the most famous licks in rock, right up there with anything done by the Beatles or Byrds with a 12.

[@vanceoverstreet4182]

Great ending

[@TwoFourFixate]

@@daveguy11 I totally agree. Not enough attention and praise has gone to the writer and the group for this ending.