Who's cutting onions? | TODD RUNDGREN HELLO IT'S ME REACTION

[@martyemmons1859]

Todd Rundgren made an incredibly beautiful song. And it's always a joy every time I listen to "Hello It's Me".

[@mauramuldoon3710]

The lyrics don’t jump out at you at first. But then when you settle down to listen…. Wow

[@RicoBurghFan]

One of my favorite 70s songs. Such amazing production, as is the case with all of Rundgren's music. Please do I Saw The Light next, another great Rundgren classic.

[@karenpowell6063]

Great suggestion

[@lisaarmato6911]

Oh, great suggestion!

[@melodymcdonald2140]

One of my favorites! Some other good songs are A Dream Goes On Forever, Love Is The Answer, and Can We Be Friends...

[@alanmusicman3385]

Yes, this one and "I Saw the Light" are his best ever songs I think - though he did a lot of other amazing stuff ("Breathless" is exactly that and "Long Flowing Robe" is a great song).

[@bungalowmo]

@@alanmusicman3385 OMG…can we please talk about the Runt days!!! Boat on the Charles. His voice was so young, so sweet, yet so powerful!!! 🎤🎶♥️

[@WaterandFireTarot]

He wrote it in high school, after his first love broke up with him, due to her parents, forbidding her from dating him. They said his hair was too long, lol. She just disappeared, and stopped taking his calls.

[@SusieQ13215]

100%

[@lorilynnclifton5842]

Awesome 👌 song TRUE CLASSIC ❤

[@John_Chu]

Todd raised Steven Tyler’s daughter, the actress Liv Tyler, as he was in a longterm relationship with model Bebe Buell. She considers him her real father.

[@kathrynkissane5144]

She considers them BOTH that way🙂

[@davidwalsh7128]

H, thank you for playing the great TR. Very special songs from the early 70's...

[@williammark9917]

A bit of perspective. TR was only a teenager when this was written. First love, first love loss. Perfect song for young love. The voice the words. All that is a teenager. Great song.

[@Vee1music-lover]

My all encompassing life’s song. I ask people what song just speak to u for your whole life and I love the answers I get! This one’s mine!

[@charlesbunch8383]

Mellow 70s. Love it, Harri. Another song I like by him is I Saw the Light.

[@charlesbunch8383]

Also, I Want to Bang on a Drum All Day.

[@JamesWilliams-gp6ek]

I'm so happy to be the 900th person to like this post. This is one of the greatest songs of the 70's. And it is still timeless. What a gift Todd gave us.

[@harveydharma8188]

I was this typical growing middle class humble 15-years old world kid during this classic intricate trending time. And this song marked my love for the Golden Years of the 1970's --- the height of counterculture change for global peace, rock, jazz, folk protest songs, Apple 2e, Visicalc, Yoga and Meditation, higher consciousness book collections, faded jeans, concerts and great jamming parties. Life adventures then were altogether then so easy. Henceforth, the golden year. (please click photo image to play this wonderful KZbin video music) .

[@ericanderson8886]

This song got played on the radio so much back then. Great memories, thanks Harri.

[@karenthomas493]

Love Todd

[@jeffthewhiff]

It is funny that you mentioned this song as having jazz overtones because that has always been my impression of this song too and it has been one of my favorite songs of all-time!

[@khoohockleong7585]

I love the Baby Boomer's music snd singing.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

BOBBY BLOOM "MONTEGO BAY"..A FEEL GOOD TUNE.

[@stevenmurano7863]

todd r = GENIUS> I hope you dive into his catalog. It's huge, diverse and brilliant. there aren't many areas of music that Todd HASN"T ventured into...from pop, soul, progressive rock, blues, pop rock, singer/songwriter, acapella....name it..he's done it...except maybe country (unless you consider the song Range War....which is brilliant). he's done many albums where he sang and played all the parts. This song was his first song written..he was 18 and wrote it about a girl he was in love with, but when the father of the girl saw todd he forbade her from seeing him any more. his first few albums, she was was his muse....but after this one things got VERY strange....and incredible

[@God-ck5yo]

Everyone has rightly mentioned Rundgren's career as a singer/songwriter but he was also a brilliant record producer for many acts like The New York Dolls, for example. A little bit of trivia for you, the sound of the motorcycle on Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell" is made by Todd on a guitar.

[@edjordan7527]

Love Is the Answer is another great song by TR...

[@jamesallen278]

He was young when he did this. This was off the double album “Something Anything.” There are plenty of gems on there.

[@Imadrummin]

Harri, patron here. Real Man by Todd Rundgren requested earlier this month. Can't wait for your reaction and glad youre heading in the Todd direction. Hello, It's Me is phone call to have "the talk" breaking up with the girl. It was also the first song Todd wrote. It went to number 5 on Billboard. It takes most songwriters 100's of songs to get one on the chart if you're lucky. Took Todd one try. Todd is an absolute genius.

[@nickmastro6870]

I agree, Real Man is a great song to react to.

[@mtnvalley9298]

@@nickmastro6870 All time great!

[@mtnvalley9298]

I've seen Todd Rundgren three times live and each was out of this world amazing. An truly human artist that has pushed the limits of music and production for 40 + years. He started a patreon like idea that he programmed himself in the early days of the internet. Brilliant guy and just made the RRHF this year.

[@annewoodard6803]

That’s the Philly sound, Todd Rundgren and Hall & Oates. 😁❤️

[@tomcollens4621]

Huge song in its day. Still great.

[@thomaslavolpe4052]

One of the best songs ever written. He played all the instruments and sang all the vocals.

[@hammerpocket]

That's a common misconception. Rundgren played all the instruments on three of the four sides of the Something/Anything album, but "Hello It's Me" is on the side that he recorded with a full live band.

[@BST-lm4po]

Ya, other musicians played on this particular recording. (I looked it up because I enjoy the drums, and I was wondering if that was Todd Rundgren!) But it was actually drummer John Siomos.

[@chriswynes316]

Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd, Pompeii. Master class on how to play a haunting solo, minus all the speed tricks.

[@mgmassey174]

Todd ...one if the first albums i bought was Sometting Anything Love tgis song

[@avavincent9481]

Todd shared the girl it's about how once her father saw his long hair he forbid her to see him, and she really liked him.

[@garrettq1977]

May I suggest.... Alone again, naturally.

[@bethcrumpton476]

Wanted to echo the comment about the song Open My Eyes, and also We Gotta Get You A Woman. Two of his best. He also did some production work for the band Badfinger, among many others.

[@thomasbeck1061]

In 3rd grade he was my best friend. Then their family moved the summer after. Who would have known.

[@cls6055]

Omg, Looooove this song ! A great one!!! Good pick!

[@michaelasay8587]

One of my all time fav's

[@betseyr.9081]

From the album "Something/Anything", many great songs on this one! Not on the album but just a fun & catchy song from Todd is "We Gotta Get You A Woman".

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Hey Harri, I love me some Todd and Nils Lofgren. Hermit of Mink Hollow, what a groovy album.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

TODD RUNDGREN "CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS" & "A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER"

[@ivansavoie3190]

Got to see him twice great show. He also produced Meatloaf bat out of hell. great reaction

[@jeffcobb2734]

"Can We Still Be Friends" is an absolute gem from Todd. Beautiful break up song.

[@juliac8689]

Great song for sure!

[@alrivers2297]

I definitely hear the jazz. Especially with the sax or whatever instrument that was

[@cls6055]

The horns and production remind me a bit of " Chicago" the group.

[@dalem8332]

Todd Rundgren is an amazing singer songwriter musician and producer! Brilliant Genius! He has written so many phenomenal songs and as a producer is stellar! A rare talent! ♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦

[@hayseaglets9966]

You should listen to the original version which also was done by Todd when he was in the group NAZZ! In 1968 Todd Rundgren released 'Open My Eyes' as a single with his band NAZZ. on SGC (Screen Gems Columbia) records. The song was a flop peaking at #112 nationally & received no airplay in Philly. A DJ at a Boston radio station accidentally played the flip side 'Hello It's Me' on the air & decided to add it to the stations playlist. The song took off & reached #1 on their playlist prompting other area stations to add it & it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1969 charting 7 weeks & peaking at #71. Back in Philly both cuts were getting airplay on a new rock radio station WMMR-FM by late Summer. The local Top 40 stations noticed & started playing both tracks in December. The two-sided monster would reach #2 on WFIL in early 1970. The record (S.G.C. 001) would enter the Hot 100 once again with 'Hello It's Me' on January 17, 1970, chart for 6 weeks & reach a new peak of #66. It's interesting that although the label had cosmetic changes during the run, they never released new commercial copies & kept the same number.

[@Cashcrop54]

So glad you did this great Todd Rundgren song. It's one of those70's songs everybody heard and liked. Thanks!

[@lextek.]

Interesting note. the child in the pictures shown is the actress Liv (Rundgren) Tyler. Her mother model Bebe Buell was a longtime girlfriend of Todd's.and she had a fling with Steve Tyler of Aerosmith. But Todd raised her and paid for he education, and to this day Liv regards Todd as Dad even though she didn't learn the truth about her biological father until about age 12. When she got older she changed her name to add Rundgren as her middle name. As the saying goes, "Any man can be a father but it takes a real man to be a Dad". Moving along here's one you'll like. Daryl Hall took his crew to Todd's house in Hawaii and recorded one of my other favorite Todd songs there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGWbXn5vr5J7d5Y

[@annejohnston2193]

Heyy Harri , how are you , I have this album , great music , nice to see you

[@fewwiggle]

I think your second interpretation is right -- it's one voice. Yeah, this song rips my heart out every time....

[@Janadu]

She clearly wants to be "just friends". He wanted more, but will settle as long as he can "come around to see her once in a while".

[@Boatzilla2]

Good one, Harri. I think you got it with the one voice idea. Great song.

[@bfinera]

Thanks man

[@damonhines8187]

I think both parts you think you hear are the one person. My opinion. Jazz is a very natural place for a musician to explore, its expanded palette of harmonic possibilities yields subtle emotional colorations difficult to convey within the confines of a major/minor dichotomy. Another great Todd song? 'Couldn't I Just Tell You'. Love this one, tons more. ;>D

[@scottchapin2323]

Todd Rundgren has a lot of hits. You will also find he has produced a lot for other artist

[@minkhollow]

Todd is my All-Time Favorite Musician (I chickened out of a chance to meet him at a concert when I was six and still regret it; in my defense, I was six). He's a very deep and very underrated rabbit hole in his own right, and you've also encountered his work as a producer (Bat Out of Hell, "We're an American Band"). You'd like "Just One Victory" or "The Want of a Nail," I bet. Fun Fact: He signed Liv Tyler's birth certificate, knowing the odds she wasn't his biokid were very high, and played an active part in raising her for several years. These days she's like 'cool, two dads!'

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

SIX YEARS OLD IS NO EXCUSE! 😂😂😂

[@minkhollow]

@@snakeinthegrass7443 Believe me, I know. XD

[@staffmanstaff9901]

The song makes complete sense now. Thank you.

[@robynwelsh9222]

This is his first produced song, he wrote it for his first love who was loving him until she took him home to meet her parents and her father absolutely forbade her dating a Long Hair and she never spoke to Todd again... It broke his heart. He's telling her he didn't want her to do anything different than she needed to do, be anyone she wasn't, be free... She came looking for him years later after his fame came and he told her to walk. Good for him!

[@rogeroran2911]

I don’t know a lot of his music, but this I know and love. Great tune.

[@annmills3163]

I Saw The Light Live at Daryl’s House

[@jakeizlove]

You can love someone too much.

[@joanvanore322]

I do hear it as someone realizing he's just not that important to her, and he doesn't want to obligate her, though he'd be with her if he could .... I agree about the jazz influence

[@cindyrobbins7473]

Oh yeah. He played all the instruments on this song. Genius.

[@goittoog7563]

Todd Rundgren is widely known as a musical genius

[@annmills3163]

☮️💜

[@The5thGen]

Really good song!

[@cog4life]

One of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!!!! Thank you Harri!!

[@dreamweaver8913]

He was taking her for granted. He thinks he knows her thoughts, "I take for granted that you just don't care". He also acknowledges that people are never possessions, "It's important to me, that you know you are free". Even when married, sometimes people need to leave and end it. Always appreciate the people you love. A good reminder.

[@OverandOutChief1]

Next one from him should be "I Saw the Light"

[@ed.z.]

Todd raised Steven Tyler’s daughter, the actress Liv Tyler, “Lord of the Rings”.

[@bookjeannie]

One of the artists I loved that girls in my dorm ran to my room wanting to know who was singing!

[@michaelasay8587]

Harry u know this

[@Prone2Thrill]

Always gave me a Helen Reedy sound

[@coolerking7427]

One of the best Progressive rock performers. ELO is my number one Progressive rock group.

[@Questerry895]

I'd suggest later works, like I Love My Life, from Nearly Human. A full band and a gospel choir, also one take. He's not ready for Side 1 of A Wizard, A True Star yet, but when he hears it, I want to be there! He'll love the soul medley on the other side, too.

[@Questerry895]

I've interviewed Todd on my radio show more than ten times now. Spread over twenty years of projects. He's very cool to talk to and I'm sure there will be more.

[@stevengifford7457]

Todd played every instrument on this double album EXCEPT for side 4. This was recorded live with a full band and no overdubs.

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙🔥

[@happymethehappyone8300]

LEE MICHAELS "DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN"..AN ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR CLASSIC.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Love this song.

[@rollomaughfling380]

Rec for you, Harri: "I Saw the Light." Todd produced this, his third (double) album himself, and played the instruments through 3/4 of it (not on this tune, which was written previously.) Todd is a studio wizard, a real star. Another great one from later is "Time Heals."

[@MaddyN999]

One of the greatest songwriters, singer, producer. Genius level. Beautiful song.

[@bungalowmo]

Thank you SO much for this, but be aware that much of his best never got radio AirPlay. Healing is an album to listen to from beginning to end, and don’t forget the extras Time Heals & Tiny Demons ♥️ Please dig deeper into his discography. Anything off Nearly Human is a treat for the senses.

[@cnmjmm416]

Yay, I’m so glad to see that you’re checking out Todd Rundgren. Check out his video…Live at Darryl’s House.

[@kayhodges394]

Im not a patrion cause right now i cant afford to be but 60s & 70s were different. Listen to we'll sing in the sunshine. Gayle Garnett. It was a different time. Flower children and woodstock. I love the music you play because it reminds me of those times!!!✌☮

[@rranger1014]

John Siomos (Frampton Comes Alive) on drums!!

[@juliethompson5160]

Try I Saw the Light, Bang the Drum All Day, and We Gotta Get You A Woman by Mr. Rundgren.

[@tkroupa]

Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends" is another excellent song of his. You def want to do a reaction to it...

[@michaelmolloy6697]

He was just inducted on RR Hall of Fame. Outstanding voice and great songwriter. Fabulous song!!

[@foxandscout]

And about time. It took many mentions and years and years.

[@charleslively1714]

Todd rungren back to the bars

[@nancymartineau-bauman6018]

Todd Rundgren was my very first concert April 5, 1974 in St. Paul, Minnesota. I was 14. I am one of your older listeners. I still remember hearing him perform this song. I had such a good time, and from then on I was hooked on seeing live concerts. Great reaction!!

[@michaeltveten8458]

He knows they’re good together, but he can’t be there, properly…..He’s letting her know that he’s not trying to “hold her”. He appreciates what she gives to their “quasi-relationship”, but understands that she might “want more”. Basically, Todd is singing about nearly every traveling musician: “I dig you, but I’ve got to be on my way”…..”If I come back around, maybe we can hook-up again”……

[@steveullrich7737]

A perfect synopsis of this song! Thanks.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

TODD RUNDGREN "I SAW THE LIGHT",, "WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN" & "BANG ON THE DRUM"...CLASSICS.

[@RobertTaylor-cx2fg]

I have listened to this song since it came out and have always loved it. Only problem is that I tear up everytime I hear it..........Beautiful, touching song.

[@byronmitchell3784]

TODD RUNDGREN, "HELLO IT'S ME".. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS IN HIGHSCHOOL. LOVED HIS VOCALS AND ARRANGEMENT. I'LL COME AROUND ONCE IN AWHILE., OR IF I NEED A REASON TOO SMILE.. BEAUTIFUL...

[@timothycook2917]

Todd has stated in the past he didn't like this version as much as the original recording he did, but I differ. Maybe because this version is the one I'm (and most people) are familiar with

[@chrisdecarlo9018]

I remember that we used to play his song "Just One Victory " on the bus to are football games.👏

[@gergsar]

he sings ALL the parts on this...

[@mikefixx7177]

Its songs like this that made the music of the 70s great ! Something you won't hear today.

[@caerphillykid6644]

ahhhh what a tune!!!

[@phillechezsteak7025]

I suggest I saw the light and also can we still be friends by Todd

[@gnomeofwar]

Same artist but a different vibe "Bang On the Drum All Day" BANGER

[@lisaarmato6911]

I was *crazy* about Todd Rundgren in the 70s. I saw him in concert three times, and he was really good live. Much of his music wasn't radio-friendly because it had weird lyrics and lots of experimental electronic stuff. I don't know that you'd like all of that stuff, but maybe try Zen Archer. For his more "normal" songs, maybe try We Gotta Get You a Woman or Sometimes I Don't Know What To Feel.

[@jimsealy9489]

My Fav Todd Rundgren is I Saw The Light its a great song and would like your reaction to this please

[@Mekovich]

That’s a daughter. Takes more than she gives in return. However, a good father accepts it and continues to provide.

[@isaackovitz4791]

One of the most beautiful songs of the 70's - for sure! A true power ballad