@@vixter28 I saw while I was listening to it and it said the meaning about who is Eli,but I saw it too late I all ready hit the out button,and can't find where that was.Google dosnt know.
Seems to me like we did know. 😊✌💙 Mostly just the radio and live concerts. That's the amazing part to me. In my area, D/FW Texas, radio station, KZEW "The Zoo" was everything. We had some great Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin venues and clubs too.
I admire people who can timestamp music like you did. I am similar, especially all my high school years songs that charted top 40 from September of 1967 until June of 1971. The whole of 1969 rocked music wise!!
@@trinitylancer That particular fall I just remember more than some others. I was 15, lots of good songs, our high school almost took the state football championship but lost 22-20. The game was very controversial as two touchdowns of ours were called back. Also that fall got to go to a few games at the university. Lots of fun and these songs could be heard there.
@@muffs55mercury61 Another favorite of mine in late November which could have been around that memorable football game was "Take A Letter Maria" by R.B. Greaves. I had a bout of Pneumonia around that era and into the first 6 or 7 days of December so I really "pigged out" on listening to the radio during that time. This was my Junior Year of highschool and the songs from Sept. '69 to June 1970 now hit me like nostalgia on steroids.
That's what I notice above all else, three vocally gifted guys in the throws of pure joy while entertaining us. The absolute stunning power of music to move your soul in ways uncounted.
...and Man walked on the moon. American society was a mess, though, with cities torn and sometimes burned in riots - my high school made national news when the school experienced a race riot and the police refused to come on campus.
I love how you described it as "musical TAPESTRY", because that's exactly what it was! Music of many different genres....no two alike. Groups, singers, were experimenting, and came up with fabulous new "sounds". Although I wasn't in to disco at all, there were a few excellent exceptions, just because of the quality and uniqueness of them. But, (only my opinion, my taste, much of it (disco) was mediocre, at best).
Written by Laura Nyro, who also wrote 5th Dimensions's "Wedding Bell Blues". "Stoney End" and "Stone Soul Picnic", Blood Sweat & Tears "And When I Die" and so much more. She was a gift to the era.
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One of my favorite videos of any group, all time. I was a teen at the height of their success,,, it all ended way too soon! Great band,, vocals,, and musicians! Drummer is under appreciated as well. Their harmony is right there with the Eagles. I miss them ..
@@Jgeneraledger23 She is! It took a while but sadly it finally happened after she died of ovarian cancer. Also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Her unique style influenced so many songwriters but few gave her credit. They just stole with no honor or acknowledgement. Women did not get much respect back then.
That's why you half to lift the needle man and send it back to the beginning to hear it again and again and again and again 😂 catch my drift daddy O 😂 Groovy ✌️
Three Dogs Night' Eli Comming, is one of those songs from the Vietnam War and Hippie Era, that has the ability to grab you no matter your age; seeing this video amazed me with their vocal range. A great band to listen while we waited for our draft notice; #57.
@@ToyotaGuy1971 Also, your moniker reminded me that about 1970 my aunt and her husband had just has come home from him serving in the Army, and they'd bought a Datsun B-210. Man, I loved that car. But, it was before I could drive at the time (Listening to the song while writing this!).
@@ToyotaGuy1971 No, it's kind of a salute to, say, actors like Robert Young. who, as we know played "Marcus Welby, M.D.;" yet, he used to say people always came up to him with medical questions; and, he'd respond:....
These guys were my very first concert in 1972 ♥️ Amazing show & still nearly 50 years later one of the best live shows I’ve ever been to and I’ve seen dozens of live shows over the years 🎤🎸🔥♥️🥁
Laura Nyro (who composed this song) died of ovarian cancer in Danbury, Connecticut, on April 8, 1997, at 49. Brilliant piece. Brilliant woman. But I love what Three Dog Night & producer Gabriel Mekler did with this. Their studio version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 in Canada's RPM Magazine charts.
Yet for Ms Nyro, it went nowhere as was the case with all her pieces which is why, at age 24, disgusted with the music industry just walked away from it.
You have to understand Three Dog Night takes those songwriters like Paul Williams and Laura Nyro and Hoyt Axton and elevates their stuff to a new level. It's a genius how they put it all together like that. It's not just the vocals, the band had to be absolutely spot on to set that up.
@@samkohen4589 I wonder why she was so "disgusted" with it, maybe a Label Exec hit on her and she didn't like it. Had to be something serious, either that, or Disco took over, must've been a big event
@@samkohen4589 She stepped away Temporarily from the music Business but came back. She wrote, recorded and toured intermittently until she died of ovarian cancer in 1997.
I was 14 years old when this song came out I loved every song that three dog night did they were absolutely fantastic it should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
These guys were just amazingly vocal Powerful voices loved them had all their albums. I wish I still had their records Love you three dog night✌️🕊️☮️❣️💗🥀🌹🌷
Cory was not only eye candy but since in an interview he stated he hung around a black church, you can see how it influenced his love of soul music ! R.I.P. Cory you'll never be forgotten 😘
Chuck was always 'The Face' of Three Dog Night. Cory (and Danny for that matter) definitely had some chops though, probably more than most people realize.
This song mysteriously came on my playlist. I bet I've listened to it 50 times or more, just today. not that it matters....but, I will be 70 in Nov , I'm sitting outside in my open air shed, with ALL 8 speakers sounding very good 😎
These three lead singers simply blow my mind, they even sound good 40 years later too ! I love watching them sing as much as listening. Those harmonies can't be copied by ANY GROUP!
Thanks for the memories my Dad took me to see them in 1973 at the Ontario Place Forum and they were great!! My Dad was the only guy there out of 2500 kids wearing a bow tie and that freaked the hippies out!!
This is one of my favorite performances of this particular song, although I love it every time I hear it no matter what the venue♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶
I remember listening to some of these songs when we could listen to AFVN (US Military Radio Station in Vietnam) when we could while inroute to missions in our helicopter. It gave me a little of the time that others were having back home. Helped me to clear my head and get ready for what we could find waiting for us.
Distant memories of this song awakened in my head a couple days ago. Feels like I haven't heard it played in decades. Was trying to remember what band it belonged to. Last night it came to me. I saw TDN perform at the Denver coliseum in 1971...and many other great bands (The Who) there that same year.
Wow this song is amazing and stunning and is fantastic when Is awesome though especially is one of those happy thoughts 😃 in the entire universe definitely Generous
In November 1969, covers of 3 Laura Nyro songs were at 1,2, and 10 on Billboard: Wedding Bell Blues by The Fifth Dimension (1), And When I Die by Blood Sweat and Tears (2) and Eli's Comin. Nyro was a teen when she wrote all 3 songs. Genius singer/songwriter. Nyro "probably influenced more successful songwriters than anyone" Elton John, 2007.
An incredible achievement for someone so young. Yet never had a hit herself which is why disgusted with the music industry walked away from it when she was only 24. She would make a few comebacks, but never for long until she passed away in 1997. She was only 49
Can we just go back to these days?
Still listening in 2024 🎸💃🏻🎶
I Wish
Who Is Eli????
Can anyone tell me????Please!!?
@@richrice852 Idk ! lol
We just went with the song !
@@vixter28 I saw while I was listening to it and it said the meaning about who is Eli,but I saw it too late I all ready hit the out button,and can't find where that was.Google dosnt know.
I totally agree!
We didn't realize at the time ... that we were living in the best musical era ever! 60s-70s... miss those days!
Well said!
Amen Kurt George! Best music in my lifetime. The music had guts, soul and charisma.
@@rickeymitchell8620 And it didn't all sound alike and no autotune.
Seems to me like we did know. 😊✌💙
Mostly just the radio and live concerts.
That's the amazing part to me. In my area,
D/FW Texas,
radio station,
KZEW "The Zoo"
was everything.
We had some great Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin venues and clubs too.
Are you serious this song is trash and if this is consistent with what you consider the best Era of music. I feel bad for you. 😔
1969 at it's finest !!! Remember this so well. October, 1969.
I admire people who can timestamp music like you did. I am similar, especially all my high school years songs that charted top 40 from September of 1967 until June of 1971. The whole of 1969 rocked music wise!!
And we all thought music was continue to be this good. 🎉🎉😂
@@trinitylancer That particular fall I just remember more than some others. I was 15, lots of good songs, our high school almost took the state football championship but lost 22-20. The game was very controversial as two touchdowns of ours were called back. Also that fall got to go to a few games at the university. Lots of fun and these songs could be heard there.
@@sharonmontano4924 Yes I can remember thinking that way too. For some years it was but eventually things gradually changed.
@@muffs55mercury61 Another favorite of mine in late November which could have been around that memorable football game was "Take A Letter Maria" by R.B. Greaves. I had a bout of Pneumonia around that era and into the first 6 or 7 days of December so I really "pigged out" on listening to the radio during that time. This was my Junior Year of highschool and the songs from Sept. '69 to June 1970 now hit me like nostalgia on steroids.
Cory Wells..............the rage for singers in that era. RIP.
Almost 10 years now 😢
Look how much fun they are having, I LOVE this
That's what I notice above all else, three vocally gifted guys in the throws of pure joy while entertaining us. The absolute stunning power of music to move your soul in ways uncounted.
Laura Nyro was a masterful writer of so many hit songs
My favorite band when I was a young teenager. Not too many in the band still around. Rest in paradise to those who have passed on. I’m 72 years old.
Save to me.ories
As Baby Boomers we had the best music of all times, and it still is..........
And don't forget the best cars and girls, too !!
@@muffs55mercury61 You mean like when people knew what a woman was?? Lmao
I was 13 years old in 1969, Three Dog Night songs were part of an amazing musical tapestry of adolescence, what a time to be alive!
ditto
the best music of our lives. we just didn't know it.
Same here
...and Man walked on the moon. American society was a mess, though, with cities torn and sometimes burned in riots - my high school made national news when the school experienced a race riot and the police refused to come on campus.
I love how you described it as "musical TAPESTRY", because that's exactly what it was! Music of many different genres....no two alike. Groups, singers, were experimenting, and came up with fabulous new "sounds". Although I wasn't in to disco at all, there were a few excellent exceptions, just because of the quality and uniqueness of them. But, (only my opinion, my taste, much of it (disco) was mediocre, at best).
I love Corey's voice!!!
Written by Laura Nyro, who also wrote 5th Dimensions's "Wedding Bell Blues". "Stoney End" and "Stone Soul Picnic", Blood Sweat & Tears "And When I Die" and so much more. She was a gift to the era.
She was so talented.
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Wow. Didn’t know that.
What didn't she write?
@@Fawn91193 a bad song
Rest in peace, Cory Wells.
one of the greatest tunes The 3 Dogs ever did All three had tremendous vocal chops and the band was just amazing!
Best set of vocals from An American band I've heard during my lifetime of Rock and Roll ❤ Perfect Harmony
This song is absolutely perfect for Three Dog Night, They completely nail it. Stunning, masterful vocal performance.
So very true ....
Phenomenal 😂 2:38
Of course. Look who wrote it
❤❤ this song
Their live version on youtube is absolutley mindblowing.
True, shame this is lip synced. Can vary your distance from the Mic 🎤 and have this sound.
Ahhhh....great music! I am almost 70 and I remember these times like it was yesterday. I still sing along!
I was a member of the fan club of three dog night and also of the Cory Wells fan club. Cory was my favorite… Rest in paradise Corey.
I was in First grade riding with my parents in our Chevy Impala station wagon rocking out to this song...sweet memories ❤
There are alot of songs that have redos and this song can never be redone..evah!!
I had a crush on a boy named Eli. I was in the 7th grade at the time. Used to play this over and over.
One of my favorite videos of any group, all time. I was a teen at the height of their success,,, it all ended way too soon! Great band,, vocals,, and musicians! Drummer is under appreciated as well. Their harmony is right there with the Eagles. I miss them ..
I can't believe that was 55 years ago. Seems like yesterday
These guys were insanely talented.
Written by one of the most brilliant but underrated singers/songwriters, LAURA NYRO!!!
I hope she's in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, b/c she was one of the Best
@@Jgeneraledger23 She is! It took a while but sadly it finally happened after she died of ovarian cancer. Also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Her unique style influenced so many songwriters but few gave her credit. They just stole with no honor or acknowledgement. Women did not get much respect back then.
The only thing wrong with this song is that its too short,, this sounds so great, wish they kept jamming !
Look up their live version❤
That's why you half to lift the needle man and send it back to the beginning to hear it again and again and again and again 😂 catch my drift daddy O 😂 Groovy ✌️
Live in 75! Long eerie intro 😎
Agreed, more refrains, solos. The Sound Engineers could've gotten 5 minutes out of this, easy
Three Dogs Night' Eli Comming, is one of those songs from the Vietnam War and Hippie Era, that has the ability to grab you no matter your age; seeing this video amazed me with their vocal range. A great band to listen while we waited for our draft notice; #57.
Cory Wells and Chuck negron had powered and beautiful voices.
@@lillypena4105 my first concert in June of 69 @clews Hall at butler, two weeks getting home from Vietnam, o my
Fantastic group but we've got to remember that Jesus is The Rock and we need our name written on his roll. With love, ex rock and roll music idolator.
As did Danny Hutton@@lillypena4105
Like everything else, music sucks today. Glad I grew up in the early 60s. Great band. Real music.
Great song and
Viedo they were
Cool
what a song. great group love the 70s
Lets not forget that steady rhythymatic drumming by Floyd Sneed. Rest in peace my man.
Wow! Just found this. Amazing singers!
Three very different voices, each one incredible and the three of them created magic!
I can't believe those vocals are coming out of those guys. It's mind blowing, especially when you know "TDN" didn't write their own songs.
@@ToyotaGuy1971 However, no matter who's actually singing this song, I just truly love it! I have for 50 years.
@@ToyotaGuy1971 Also, your moniker reminded me that about 1970 my aunt and her husband had just has come home from him serving in the Army, and they'd bought a Datsun B-210. Man, I loved that car. But, it was before I could drive at the time (Listening to the song while writing this!).
@@IPlayOneOnT.V. That's a nicememory. I love the Datsun B-210's.
So what's with your moniker; do you really act on tv?
@@ToyotaGuy1971 No, it's kind of a salute to, say, actors like Robert Young. who, as we know played "Marcus Welby, M.D.;" yet, he used to say people always came up to him with medical questions; and, he'd respond:....
@@IPlayOneOnT.V. Oh sure, i remember commercials like that.
what a shame they are not in the rock and roll hall of fame ,that is a joke ,nobody had more hits from 69 to 74 not even the beatles ,period.
These guys were my very first concert in 1972 ♥️ Amazing show & still nearly 50 years later one of the best live shows I’ve ever been to and I’ve seen dozens of live shows over the years 🎤🎸🔥♥️🥁
You got rappers in the HOF but not TDN. What a crock of politically correct bull shit.
Didn't know that (an amazing omission there).
@@levinwhitfield3398 I 2nd that !
They didn't write any of their music.
We need this now as much as we did then.
Laura Nyro (who composed this song) died of ovarian cancer in Danbury, Connecticut, on April 8, 1997, at 49. Brilliant piece. Brilliant woman. But I love what Three Dog Night & producer Gabriel Mekler did with this. Their studio version reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 in Canada's RPM Magazine charts.
Yet for Ms Nyro, it went nowhere as was the case with all her pieces which is why, at age 24, disgusted with the music industry just walked away from it.
You have to understand Three Dog Night takes those songwriters like Paul Williams and Laura Nyro and Hoyt Axton and elevates their stuff to a new level. It's a genius how they put it all together like that. It's not just the vocals, the band had to be absolutely spot on to set that up.
Interesting that it did better in Canada than it did here! Perhaps 'Eli' is a more-popular name up there
@@samkohen4589 I wonder why she was so "disgusted" with it, maybe a Label Exec hit on her and she didn't like it. Had to be something serious, either that, or Disco took over, must've been a big event
@@samkohen4589 She stepped away Temporarily from the music Business but came back. She wrote, recorded and toured intermittently until she died of ovarian cancer in 1997.
Three lead singers and a world class band. Man these guys were good. Love love love them.
They were such amazing vocals ‼️🖤🐶🐶🐶
One of my all time favorite songs!💕🤸♂️
My uncle played this with his band ❤
Jimmy Witherspoon’s piano on this particular song is just brilliant! Love TDN!
My fav 3dog night song.
I am an ole bat now, but my older brother turned me onto this album. FAR OUT....... I am Still listening to it. :) Peace.
The band is having such a good time!
I was 14 years old when this song came out I loved every song that three dog night did they were absolutely fantastic it should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
These guys were just amazingly vocal
Powerful voices loved them had all their albums. I wish I still had their records
Love you three dog night✌️🕊️☮️❣️💗🥀🌹🌷
AMAZING ABOVE AND BEYOND VOCALISTS……………..
TOTALLY AGAIN BEYOND AWESOME………….
GIFTED…………..
👩🏼
Laura gave them a beautiful gift and they ran with it! WOW! What a great song... so much fun watching TDN perform.
Cory was always “on the ‘one,’” which was a African American way to count. He was marvelous!
Cory was not only eye candy but since in an interview he stated he hung around a black church, you can see how it influenced his love of soul music ! R.I.P. Cory you'll never be forgotten 😘
Chuck was always 'The Face' of Three Dog Night. Cory (and Danny for that matter) definitely had some chops though, probably more than most people realize.
The Golden age of rock - so glad I was there for it.
So many great bands in those days. Listening to the radio and having fun.
We were living singing dancing to this music.
In '69, I was 18. This has been (still is😂) a journey.
So much fun.
This song mysteriously came on my playlist. I bet I've listened to it 50 times or more, just today. not that it matters....but, I will be 70 in Nov , I'm sitting outside in my open air shed, with ALL 8 speakers sounding very good 😎
This song came out when I was 10 years old I I remember having stipend bell bottoms the good days 😊
These three lead singers simply blow my mind, they even sound good 40 years later too ! I love watching them sing as much as listening. Those harmonies can't be copied by ANY GROUP!
1969 I was 8 years old and already loving three dog night!
One of my favorite songs as a kid.
Man they had some of the best vocals out of any band period.
Love love this song by Three Dog Night thanks Moon Dog✌🏻♥️❤️
Thanks for the memories my Dad took me to see them in 1973 at the Ontario Place Forum and they were great!! My Dad was the only guy there out of 2500 kids wearing a bow tie and that freaked the hippies out!!
hahaha, that's great! Ontario in Canada, or Ontario in California
The magic of a bygone age. Nostalgia galore!
Great song...such talent...never get tired of hearing it.
This is one of my favorite performances of this particular song, although I love it every time I hear it no matter what the venue♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶
The best harmonise, grateful to have seen them twice.the last one before Cory died! He had the most soulful voice
I can't watch this video enough! Such a great song.
Thank you to the songwriter..the late great Laura Nyro ❤❤❤❤❤
Such a beautiful song.😢
Boo Yaah, you are so right 👍😢. It brings back memories of my child hood.
I ❤this song
I lived in the best time! 1953-202*. If I die tomorrow, I'll go out singing! Peace out!
I remember listening to some of these songs when we could listen to AFVN (US Military Radio Station in Vietnam) when we could while inroute to missions in our helicopter. It gave me a little of the time that others were having back home. Helped me to clear my head and get ready for what we could find waiting for us.
This was one of my first 8-tracks in my 1966 Mustang. OMG!. Crank it up! 6 speakers!
Original AM 8 Track Stereo? Worth good money today
Pure Magic! Never saw Chuck dance so much!
Mamalonsisimo
And that is saying alot. I love it too, though! His clothes rock!
I was noticing Danny Hutton, thinking the striped pants had some effect on him LoL!
Puerto Rican hot blooded man......mmm.
Groovy! I remember wearing striped pants like that around that time.. Three Dog Night was so huge back then..
What a fantastic time for music. I still have hundreds of the albums from back then and this one too.
cant get enough of this music love it love it 😁
New to my ears.. wow thats singing.....
I was 19 and loved these guys!!!
I loved these guys; still do. I have their album thank god
Their Best Song!!^^ Xoxo
Distant memories of this song awakened in my head a couple days ago. Feels like I haven't heard it played in decades. Was trying to remember what band it belonged to. Last night it came to me. I saw TDN perform at the Denver coliseum in 1971...and many other great bands (The Who) there that same year.
I couldn't get enough of this song (whole album) when I was in high school! Still providesthe same rush!
Best version. Yet
What a great band !!!
Was always one of my favorite groups and still play their music
Great version of this song thank you moon dog thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!
rest in peace cory ,love you guy's
I knew the hard rock would be forever,but yes I'd have never thought this type music wouldn't.
My favorite songs from the 60s and 70s.
My favorite 💜
Freakin great! Always loved this group.
This is my all time favorite video of them singing ‘Eli’s Coming’!! Cory looks so young, and smiles so much… love it!!
What show was this?
Good luck finding another band with 3 singers of this quality!!!
Wow this song is amazing and stunning and is fantastic when Is awesome though especially is one of those happy thoughts 😃 in the entire universe definitely Generous
I would reply this song is sounded Grovvy and is very impressive thoughts and something like that is very nice
Excellent!! Amazing vocals, pure talent. 💜💜💜
I kept singing this during Super Bowl 42! Lol!
In November 1969, covers of 3 Laura Nyro songs were at 1,2, and 10 on Billboard: Wedding Bell Blues by The Fifth Dimension (1), And When I Die by Blood Sweat and Tears (2) and Eli's Comin. Nyro was a teen when she wrote all 3 songs. Genius singer/songwriter. Nyro "probably influenced more successful songwriters than anyone" Elton John, 2007.
An incredible achievement for someone so young. Yet never had a hit herself which is why disgusted with the music industry walked away from it when she was only 24. She would make a few comebacks, but never for long until she passed away in 1997. She was only 49
Was she a singer though? Always thought of her more as a songwriter. These are more Nyro-penned songs as opposed to Covers.
@@Jgeneraledger23 she was a singer songwriter. She had already recorded those songs from 1966 aged 18.
I love ALL of their music 🎶 from the very beginning !!!
I heard them in the beginning when I was in MY THO, VIETNAM!
I love their music and the way Michael and Cory move ❤
Still amazing !!!!
Luv this video. So much fun. Thank U!