What Happened to The Lovin’ Spoonful?

If you are wondering why there is a weird transition around the 3-minute mark, KZbin made me take down a portion of the video. Thanks for watching!

[@richdouglas2311]

"Gren-itch" not "Green Witch." Also, the gerund in the title of the band is elided. "Lovin'," not "Loving." Hard to take it seriously with such fundamental errors. And making assessments (like returning to a previous sound being "unavailable") is a weakness in a documentary clip. As for the reunions, doing them without Sebastian is the same as not being the Lovin' Spoonful, because Sebastian WAS the band.

[@errolfellows409]

Indeed, Rich Douglas. He also pronounced "Creeque Alley" as "Creaky Alley"! That's where I switched off. The guy's delivery is not good.

[@brian.7966]

stop nitpicking or nit pikin.

[@russellmccann9027]

I have a hard time listening to the moron narrator.. just shut this one off at the 59sec mark He is unlistenable.

[@billmagowan1492]

@@brian.7966 but it’s bloody annoying…attention to details a must!

[@silkiestream5050]

it is not a gerund you mug it is an adjective

[@roccidisopa661]

Repeat after me: “Gren-itch Village, not Green Witch”… also, “Creek Alley, not Creaky Alley”.

[@muckeyduck3472]

Nah, not Creek Alley, but Creeque Alley.

[@eskenazibeth]

😂😂😂

[@dfrasu]

Summer in the city is still an amazing song. Just so different. The lyrics are stellar. I played it then and I play it now. I have a bunch of their alums still.

[@BenDover-bj5ly]

THE SIXTIES WERE THE YEARS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF TALENTS

[@vassa1972]

Was born in '72 in Toronto and grew up listening to the music from the 50's-80's great music better than what's out now days

[@friendofbeaver6636]

I always liked the piano break in "Summer in the City!"

[@stanbogdanovecz1300]

Great group. One of my favorites 👍😉

[@robertnoll393]

I love the way this guy mispronounces so many names and places.

[@cwheremonster8870]

I love how douche bags watch free content, and have nothing to add but sophomoric criticism.

[@robertnoll393]

@@cwheremonster8870 Believe me, I would never watch one of their concerts. I just want to see what the hell happened to them.

[@seadog2396]

He has a speech problem....

[@muckeyduck3472]

@@seadog2396 I notice a bunch of videos of this type where names/places/things names are mispronounced. I suspect that AI is actually doing to narrating, and just has not quite learned yet.

[@tennissir1986]

No shot.

[@HistoricallyMarked]

I got to meet John Sebastian a few years back performing in my hometown. Still a great performer to this day, but he seemed socially awkward in person. But, he agreed to take a selfie with me so I'm grateful for that :)

[@lilajagears8317]

JOHN SEBASTION ALSO PLAYED HARMONICA ON THE DOORS ROADHOUSE BLUES.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

never knew that

[@lilajagears8317]

@@yolandajohnson8685 I first heard it during a interview with John Densmore of the Doors on the rock station 95.5 KLOS in L.A.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

@@lilajagears8317 oh okay. I love interesting music facts.

[@Stewart1953]

well done

[@harvey1954]

John used his dad's Italian name. John also played live with the Doors in Detroit. He did a lot of sessions on harmonica like Tim Hardin and Fred Neil.

[@latherslick]

By the way I really like the the bands and performers you have picked. Just came across your channel this week and really enjoy going back to my youth.

[@user-te3jc3sl7r]

There were three great American groups in 1966 who provided some competition to the British invasion who had been dominating the US pop charts since 1964. The Mamas and Papas, The Young Rascals, and the Lovin Spoonful.

[@lamper2]

Before you upload, just have a friend listen and give you some advice on the pronunciation, that's all you need. thanks for these videos, I notice none of these others including me! took time to do the work you did! the Spoonful were EAST COAST-NYC in fact

[@larmondoflairallen4705]

It's a computer generated voice, not a human. That's why there are these weird pauses and pronunciations.

[@lamper2]

@@larmondoflairallen4705 no it's clearly a guy who can't pronounce words

[@johnbettmann1404]

This was indeed hard to listen to.

[@alanboas810]

I always wanted to be a Nashville Cat and try some of that country water.

[@paulkruger491]

Great band. ahead of its time.

[@CharCanuck14]

Great research.....thanks! Zal was from my old neighbourhood in Downsview (suburb of Toronto).

[@kellyheine5751]

Summer in the City is one of my favorite 60’s songs.

[@michaeladashefski4582]

They became a Vegas act without John B. in their later years, playing their hits in lounges for tourists.

[@cthewave9955]

Anybody remember John Sebastian on Married...With Children? "I don't remember too much about 1969." 🤣🤣🤣

[@HistoricallyMarked]

Yeah he was in that episode with Peter Noone and some other 60s musicians at an airport.

[@jtshark9283]

It should be noted that years after Zal Yanovsky got blacklisted for "ratting out" other people. It came out many other artist also had made deals with cops to give up suppliers and other artists who were doing drugs.

[@loualleluia6353]

Enjoyed this video. How about doing the Young Rascals?

[@jimgarofalo5479]

Rich Douglas said it right. Sebastian WAS the band. The others were no more than studio musicians. Sebastian wrote the songs and had the magic voice.

[@patricklonski]

"Creek" alley not "creeky" alley

[@russellesimonetta3835]

I saw them in Indiana in 65' they backed up the YARDBIRDS!!! Back up mean second on the bill.

[@wookinooki9023]

aaaah John... how do i love thee, let me count the ways. great musician, singer, composer, lyricist, briefly the hottest guy on earth, permanently the cutest, and a fascinating STORYTELLER !!! I could listen to him talk all day long. and a nice speaking voice too, perfect for radio on par with Casey Kasem and Terry O'Reilly.

[@robertmiller5452]

My main problem with this guy was his continuous mispronounciation of the group’s name. It is Lovin’ not Loving.

[@tex.45]

And " Green-wich Village"

[@ladyfraze]

@@tex.45 And "Creek" Alley

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I would love to hear you do a video on: The Honeycombs "Have I The Right" 1964

[@TheJonCarrollMusic]

Which village?

[@yolandajohnson8685]

You Didn't Have To Be So Nice Summer In The City Ever Had To Make Up Your Mind Welcome Back (this song is a cold blooded MASTERPIECE). This song should be put inside a vault at the United States Music Vault

[@stampy2011]

Impressive.

[@videogeekin]

“ I love your channel. Please think about covering The Bobby Fuller Four’s career.”

[@zurdoremi]

"Darling Be Home Soon" is a fine musical composition.

[@debrapower8673]

You’re doing good kid. Keep it going

[@atlanticity]

Iron Butterfly and The Royal Guardsmen

[@wandalauerman1058]

How about Bonnie and Delaney? Thanks for your videos on The Lovin’ Spoonful.

[@latherslick]

What ever happened to the Left Banke who sang Walk Away Renee and Pretty Ballerina ?

[@tex.45]

Rene was a great song.

[@mnbv990]

Was the narration done by a dalek????

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

Saw them at the Washington Ave armory, in Albany N Y. I think it was 1966

[@tex.45]

I was there also.

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

@@tex.45 how very cool ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@jenniecosio3654]

Thank you sweet soul s good music back in the days 🤣

[@whathappenedtothem_]

Thanks for listening

[@billholton5024]

I couldn’t get past Green-witch Village

[@michaelmarino3013]

I seen LS in PA around 10 12 years ago with a john sebastian look a like on stage.very wierd.

[@karinnemeth7349]

Maybe you need to hire a fact checker, proof reader and a spell checker. Entertaining if nothing else!

[@brentromney9640]

Enjoy the updates! How about the Osmond Brothers

[@timholt9948]

Bought their greatest hits a few months ago

[@elmolewis9123]

You're too young to have been around for all of these bands but these videos are remarkable. I've watched some of them more than once. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@mauriceturner3494]

wow that is deep didn't know that

[@jeffzekas]

Pronounced GRENN-itch not Green-witch

[@peterzang]

What’s your first language?

[@larmondoflairallen4705]

Probably COBOL. It's a computer generated voice.

[@wesirving9062]

creekie alley? sheesh

[@BigBishop1]

creeky...crikey!

[@BrokenneckYgor]

Sadly they got old and music changed tragically.

[@miriamgreen3973]

Why can't you pronounce Greenwich? Why? Just curious.

[@jhboob]

I hope you take this constructively: Have someone else read the copy. Left just after a couple of minutes.

[@mmorrell2007]

Did he say Green Witch Village?

[@MikeGerrard]

Green Witch Village? Switches off.

[@ThePackard24]

Iron Butterfly !!

[@lilajagears8317]

And Blue Cheer.

[@WimVonk1]

REmember Yanovsky's lp: Alive and well in Argentina......!!!

[@sheamusofaolain3208]

Dude before you do a video like this you need to learn the pronunciation of Greenwich Village.

[@lamper2]

yeah how could he not know that as well as saying creeky

[@JohnDuffy-oo8zi]

John Sebastian .. Central park Schaeffer /Dr pepper every summer 1970's.

[@jasonrothbaum7266]

Oh my god... 'Green' which village???

[@jasonrothbaum5995]

@Syd McCreath Two countries separated by a common language.

[@BrokenneckYgor]

Not everybody like narrator but I am a morbidly obese bipolar non-binary artist and it sounds good

[@rogerrude313]

Damn, but I honestly always thought Jerry was a creep just by his appearance. I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but come on. First time I seen him was on one of the Association videos and I said yep he's a creepy bastard 😂. Appearance is everything, the way you look is your introduction to the world.

[@stratocasterguy]

I have watched 3 of these "What Happened To..." videos now and I just can't listen to this guy slur his words and fumble through the text anymore. I would rather listen to a text-to-speech bot than listen to this mumble-mouthed guy who clearly hasn't even read through the material first or even done multiple takes in order to choose the best one. I am gone.

[@robertnoll393]

Pronounce it, GREN-ITCH Village.

[@buford9895]

Creekey???

[@markpichler1018]

Malo, Lighthouse, Edison lighthouse, Flash *sm. beginnings(

[@bwithrow011]

They are pronounced Grenich Village and Creek Alley

[@ronniebrown2517]

creaky alley?????? .

[@robertgascoigne4212]

Narrator unable to read the script,the man is not giving a history of the group just burbling on

[@ralph929]

its embarrassing how you mispronounce so many places and names

[@bertrach]

Greenwich = Gren Itch

[@tex.45]

Pronounced "Gren-ich Village". And "Creek Alley" not "Creeky"

[@vangazmicvoyage5077]

It's pronounced "creek" alley.

[@wookinooki9023]

Greenwich the W is silent.

[@BuffaloC305]

"GriNICH" Village.. not Green WITCH.

[@maxblaser4939]

lovin spoonful is a reference to some type of drug cooked in a spoon isnt it

[@teleteg787]

Nope..Think 10CC and Pearl Jam. Same allusion.

[@halweiss8671]

I had heard they all referred to the average quantity of semen ejaculated.

[@tcschenks]

Narrator…learn how to pronounce the words you’re reading. I stopped listening one minute into the video.

[@tplyons5459]

It's pronounced GREN-ICH not Green Witch. Its old English

[@markpichler1018]

What about the 1-hit wonders? Those still are memorable?

[@harvey1954]

The Spoonful were hardly "1-hit wonders".

[@JohnJConsidine]

Green Witch!! Hilarious. Good channel. I recommend you have an editor listen before you finalize your v.o. Chezz Piggy? Nooooo.... Chez is not pronounced Chezzz. It sounds like Shay, not Chezz.

[@debrapower8673]

You critiques need to learn how to say things so that it is constructive, otherwise you sound like trolls.

[@45factory]

Horrible narrator.

[@williammullen6470]

I agree. I suspect he is the historian and writer of these videos, and I cannot fault him on that. They reflect a lot of research and effort, and he is to be commended. However, he needs to find somebody who can read the scripts credibly. He is so incredibly inept as a reader, stumbling constantly and making horrible mistakes in pronunciation, such as "Greenwich" as in Greenwich Village.

[@elmolewis9123]

So you keep coming back just to whine?

[@JohnAudioTech]

He's young, learning and into old music. Give him a chance!

[@donmcallister3745]

I wonder if I can get two pounds of hamburger… cause this guy butchered… whatever he was reading from… mispronunciation of so many words… needs a little research… I couldn’t get through it.

[@paulm.7422]

Nice video, but as this was all before your time, you need to research the correct pronunciations and you need to take more time while reading, with more pauses.

[@HughTerry69]

Narration is so bad it's almost unintelligible. Kindly re-record - The Spoonful deserve better!

[@randyneedham1488]

As always lots of information but you do not have a good voice for telecasting in fact you sound like you're just reading this stuff

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

Man, you need to learn pronunciation and enunciation bigtime. You have good enough info, but it's nearly unintelligible!

[@jglasernyc]

Have you done your proper research? This video is awful, at the very least it sounds like a run through and not the final product.

[@chowpuppy4537]

Please stop talking. You're mis-pronouncing every other word!

[@RemyRAD]

Man, I go nuts over these mispronunciations. Of commonplaces in the USA. These voiceover guys have obviously, never heard of before? Green Which Village? Who? Where? That's called, Gren--ich Village. That's how it's pronounced! You've never been to the United States before? You've never been to the United States, before. You have no idea where that is? It's a little village inside a city of 10 million people. In the center of their downtown district. South of, Times Square and 42nd Street. In a place called New York City. It's a big place. Lots of people live there. You may have heard of it? Some people in the USA know where it is. Because they live here. In the USA. You don't. I'm hearing these kinds of mispronunciations, daily here on KZbin. These guys all sound like they are Americans. They are obviously not. They don't know common pronunciations and cities in the USA. It's like they're from a foreign country? Because they are. If they are not from a foreign country. And that possibility, does exist? They are obviously outrageously, stupid. They learned nothing in school when they attended. If they attended? This guy doesn't know where New York City is? Or what's in it? Soho, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Wall Street, the Broadway district, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and other notable locations. These guys don't know how to pronounce? As if they don't live in the USA and have never been here before. And it's got 50 states? What's a state? Is that like food? No. Yes states are like McDonnell hamburger locations. There are at least 50 across the USA. And each one in a different, state. Of dysfunction. With foreign nationals walking around. The don't know the name of cities and villages within the city. How do they get around? Where are the Green Witches? Yeah no. There ain't no witches.. And they are not green. I said with a grin. As I was wiping my chin. If my Dick were a banana I could eat it. And that's known as a limmer ick. While it really isn't, icky. It's just, funny. Like Green Which. Funny. Very funny. Not funny. It's beyond stupid. It's beyond foreign national. You are a foreign operative and spy.. And you got your pronunciations mixed up. Because you are not from here. You are not from the USA. You are not an American citizen. Even if you sound like it here. Everybody knows the name of, Greenwich Village. You don't. Because it's not Green Which. And all Americans know that. You have given yourself away here. You're an idiot. Who didn't do his homework. You are taking jobs away from American citizens. You don't know how to pronounce cities well known in the USA. There's something very wrong here. You are not edgumacated enough to do these voiceovers. As you have also probably never seen a Green Which. You've only seen the wicked witch on the Wizard of Oz, maybe? Even though she was kind of Green in color. She had nothing to do with, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. In the State of New York. Yes it's kind of redundant. To have New York in, New York. One's a city and one is a state. And the city resides within the state with the same name. So it gets a little confusing. When you're in the state of New York. Looking for the city of New York. Which is not Old York. Which is across the pond in England. Yes they have similar names. But one is old and one is new. One is in the old country. The other is in the new country. You come from a 3rd World Shit Hole, country. Since you do not know where Greenwich Village actually is. Or how to say it? These voiceovers are always very disappointing. When you hear common errors like this. Of what sounds like an American. Who doesn't know where, Greenwich Village is or how to say it? Because it is not Green Which. It never has been. There's nothing green, about it. It's surrounded by gray cement. There is no green at all. Not for miles and miles away. It's in the heart of a cement encrusted city. It's all gray. There is this other American trait. Called, Quality Control. Folks in China don't know what that means. Few in Korea, either. Which means creating something. That is real. That works. Has been checked. And expected to deliver good service for years to come. Does not exist in China. They don't know what the word Quality, even means? It means an, Eggroll. With 6. You get Eggroll. A common practice in the USA. And don't let those Chinks rob you of an eggroll! You get free eggroll with 6! Which is common knowledge in the USA. They even made a movie about that. In Hollywood! Which is nowhere near China. Except in New York City. On the lower East side. We have called China Town, forever! Where restaurants are open 24 hours per day. For all the Jews. And on Christmas Eve and Day.. As they await their Jewish customers. Because Jews and Chinese food. Go together like a penis and condom. They are made for each other. As it was not the same at Carnegie Hall. Where Billy Joel likes to play his piano. As I think he lived close by. I bumped into him in a little Italian restaurant. Across from Carnegie Hall. One night. And so what was he doing there? If he didn't live in the neighborhood? So he does. It's obvious. He likes New York. He went to Julliard. Not Twitter University. And I bought him a bottle of red wine. And sent it to his table. Because I like Billy Joel. Who doesn't? He's the piano man. It even said so on his 1972 album. He made over 50 years ago. And he's still around and kicking.. A true real, Showman. The epitome of an, Entertainer. And he knows it's called Greenwich (Pronounced Gren-ich) Village. Not green which.. This is all very disappointing to hear. It stops my brain from comprehending, dead in its tracks. When you hear common locations everybody knows, mispronounced.. That's not coming from an American. That's coming from a foreign invader. Taking American jobs away from Americans. And trying to impersonate an American.. But is obviously, not. Or? They only have a 3rd grade education? And they cannot name off all 50 states. They don't know where most of them are? Because you can only see 47.. Not including Texas. Which is a separate country. Within the lower 47 Continental United States. That were united. Texas is not. They are united with no one except themselves. They are separatists. They are white supremacists. They are religious extremists fanatics.. They only have a 3rd grade, education. From Twitter University. And they studied at least for 20 minutes. Which is a lifetime to a moron. Like them. (A Spoonful in next post)

[@RemyRAD]

These mispronunciations on these videos. Seem to be about three times in every 5. I keep hearing common mispronunciations. Like they are not Americans. And not even Canadians. Even Canadians know what these places are called in the USA. I even know where Winnipeg Manitoba Canada is! I've been there. I've been to Windsor and Toronto and Vancouver and Montréal. I know where that is and how to pronounce those cities names. Just like a Canadian does. Eh. And I know I have that a boat right. Eh. Because it's Canada Eh. And Canada in Canadian means, Snow. They speak Canadian in, Canada. We speak English. In the USA. And the British speak with an accent. While they also mispronounced common American words like aluminum. They don't know how to say, aluminum? They say, AluMinimum.. That's wrong. There's a lot of aluminum. I don't know why they think there's very little? We got roles of it in the kitchen. A sixpack in the fridge. And it's all aluminum. And so there's lots of it. No minimum there. The British need to get with the program. And stop mispronouncing everything. English is the new language. The newest on the planet. The most expressive. The most descriptive. And easy to understand. As we have 3 different spellings for the word, TO. TOO, TWO. And all are pronounced the same way.. So it's easy to understand. It's English. And it makes perfect sense to Americans. That's why the British mispronounce everything. That's why they have a stupid salute. I don't want to see the palm of their hand they masturbate with! That's not a salute! Sheesh. Yeah. These British don't like to change. Now they have a King again. That knows he is inbred. And hasn't got a working brain cell in his cranium. With son William. Who can hardly wait for daddy to die. So he can abuse his little brother, Harry. Because he does have more hair, still. And that's not fair to William. Who now looks older than his daddy King. Because he's bald. He's a baldy. Aunt looked far better with hair. Can't he afford any transplants? Doesn't he own a kingdom? We don't want to see a bald King later.. Even Henry VIII had more hair! Where is Prince Billy's hair? Who is God is hair? I know he used to have some. What did they do with it? It's in a palace! They didn't gather it all together and reinsert it? No they did not. Billy wanted to be, Baltimore. Prince Billy is a baldy. He just doesn't look good that way. I liked him better with hair. And so, well? At least Harry is trying to not act, inbred like his older brother and daddy are. And you can tell. King Charlie looks positively, clueless. He looks like a 4-year-old boy. Who just pooped in his pants. And you know how that looks. They have that look of, I didn't do anything wrong. Will you smell bad. And you have poop in your underpants. And on that you can Depends. There's something wrong in the palace of poop. Clueless boys with affluenza are taking over! King Charlie will bring back public executions and floggings. It'll get lots of views on KZbin. They will make a small fortune. To go along with their large fortune. They can never have too much. When you are a monarchy. With an inbred King Playboy. Who is now getting tired of his queen consort Camilla Bowles. Now that he is King! He could now marry a, 12-year-old! What's he doing with that old hag still? Mommy's dead and he is King! When is he going to bring back the Beatles? By his command! We need to reanimate John Lennon. We need to jack up George Harrison. And install some, AnimalTronics. Into his body. And he will be as good as new. Nobody will notice the difference. He was always quiet. Nothing will change. John Lennon will be a little tougher. Because Paul will know. So don't tell Paul. He'll just think. Yeah. The Beatles were more popular than Jesus. John is back. Jesus is not. By command of King Charlie the 3rd random act King. Called, Charlie. He still looked like the hopeless jerk. As he was sitting on his throne. When some religious guy. Put his crowning helmet on. But was having trouble with the fit. As his cranium has shrunk, substantially. And looks far more clueless now as King. Than he ever did as a Playboy prince. Proving he has no idea how to be, King? As his mom always ruled the roost. And he is the most emasculated British king in history. (More table Spoons in next post)