I was 14, listening to this in London. I knew first time l heard it l'd never forget it...... It's 2024, I'm 64 and still listening to this. Best version. She's terrific. But MT - what a voice. He can still belt it out like this today! It's up the in my all-time 100 favorite songs
Im 64 also.....this song i like better as older i got than younger though id buy his sporty pantsuit overalls, if found lol....our age is ez math perfect age
Elvin Bishop's name was on this single...but without Mickey Thomas, this great song never becomes a CLASSIC...and THIS vocal performance ( including the female BGV) is an amazing example...and this guy sang like this EVERY NIGHT...he can STILL sing like this, and it's nearly 50 years later!
Elvin knew that. He was kicking it around for a year or more. He brought in Mickey as backing vocalist, when he needed another song for “Struttin’ My Stuff”, the producer suggested Fooled Around, but he could never make it work in his blues singer/guitarist style. He suggested Mickey take a stab at it, because he knew a tenor voice would work well with it. The result was pure magic.
If you are fortunate enough to call yourself a 'baby Boomer" like I was, we grew up listening to the greatest assortment of musical talent that any generation had the privilege to enjoy...and we saw them in person. The list of artist that have earned the title of 'legend' is long and incredible. From Woodstock to the Beatles to the Rolling Stones to Jackson Brown to the Eagles and so, so many more'. Our parents were often referred to as the 'Greatest Generation', well, we damn sure are the luckiest. Our playlist will never grow old or die....who are your favorites?
I'm the GenX generation past you, or half generation, and I'm still catching up with what I missed. Lost a laptop hard drive in 2011 with 7,000 songs, many of them classics from this era--60s/70s/80s. Love this song!
Marshall Tucker Band, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Olivia Newton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jackson Browne. Man, we had the best, didn't we?
@MarshallLanier-oi1mk Great list but the more I think about it, the more names come to mind. How about Prince, Clapton, Steve Winwood, The Fine Young Cannibals, Roy Orberson, K.D. Lang, Beach Boys, LED Zepplin, Little River Band, Dire Straights, The Who...these guys still make me feel good whenever I hear their music. This list is far from complete. And yeah...we were born when great music was the rule and not the exception...
I somehow came across this classic. Randy VanWarmer is toe to toe with Mickey Thomas as most beautiful voice of all time. 'Just When I Needed You Most' (1979). ruclips.net/video/1u06A-77TN4/видео.html
Definitely Mickey Thomas' talent and unique special voice were "criminally" overlooked by the music "experts" out there. Nobody will ever sing "I fool around and fell in love" like Mickey Thomas did. He is extraordinary!
Love them both..different, great voices. 1950-1989 will never be duplicated again...unreal amount of great bands and talents. For Pop, 1970s was THEE best decade. Matt
Your right about everything except this performance gene and Vito and definitely this is a LACK LUSTER Performance what a Shame they were fooling around to much during this PERFORMANCE 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Golden? More like UNOBTANIUM, nowadays people think Taylor Swift is vocal excellence. Even though Adele or Beth Hart can blow her out of the water. I worked for a radio station in '85 and got to hear Ann Wilson warm up before a Heart show, she shook the walls, concrete, and unplugged!! Her sister Nancy apologized and said Ann was under the weather, lol. I was 12' away and my chair was shaking ffs!! If that was under the weather, I'd be scared to hear her that close when she was on point and one hundred percent.
Dang. I was 14 in ‘75. My hair was exactly like that then. That’s what firstcaught my future wife’s eye. We dated for three years and July ‘23 will be our 42nd anniversary. Many thanks to all of the wonderful’70s and “80s rock legends. Thank you so much.
Met my high school girlfriend when this song came out, played it on my Pioneer Supertuner 8-track tape deck in my 1968 Camaro when we went out. This was when music was MUSIC. I have not seen her since 1976 but ironically my sister is still friends with her. She always tells my sister "tell Richard hello for me"
70 yrs old and loved this song then. It played over the grocery store sound system today while I shopped and I couldn’t help stopping and singing along with the music. Sigh I miss all the great music of my generation.
AMEN!! I LOVED this song when I was YOUNG, and then I crushed on my high-school sweetheart. Well, low and be held. It was his favorite song as well as mine. Well, guess what? We fooled around listening to this awesome song and music. We truly FELL IN LOVE and got married. It was fate. Last night, I heard our song by Elvin Bishop. Again, tonight, and it made me think so strongly of my love, my husband in heaven. I was just awakened again with this music playing I FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE by Elvin Bishop. I lost my husband my love in 1996 here it is now, 2024 and I've heard the song Twice in the past 24 hours that tells me he is my angel in heaven and he is sending me a message to remind me we fooled around and fell in love.💜💛🤍😇 now it is okay for me to move on
I was only 7 in 1975 but remember hearing it around the house, this song is timeless for me , back when music had character and more soul, 55 now time tested song right there where does the time go😮
Music was better before music videos. Unless you went to a concert, you couldn't see the singers, it was all about the sound, on an album, or on the radio, now half of these singers are more famous because they have the right look and moves and the music comes 2nd or even 3rd.
This song is absolutely priceless. The vocals. The lyrics. The guitar solo. This is legendary music. Somethings will never probably see you again. Lord have mercy
GREAT vocals by Mickey Thomas, here. Technically perfect, from the standpoint of pitch, tone, timbre, and timing. Furthermore, his ability to manifest the emotions is top-notch. He adds very special textures, colors, and inflections to his intimate phrasing and delivery. This is a true Master Class for singers in any genre.
I had the same impression. Mickey’s performance here is pop perfection. He’s got a great voice and it’s pitch-perfect. As is his body language: he looks like a goddamn movie star. His vocal range is phenomenal, and his phrasing and improvising are so heartfelt, you know he’s not not just going through the motions. Mickey works the audience methodically toward the payoff, that fantastic guitar solo. No wonder these guys were referred to as “the best bar band in the world.”
When we are doing Karaoke we imagine ourselves belting it out like this, but his vocal talent is truly extraordinary. And the bell bottoms on the whole band. Classic.
I hear ya Brother, I’m gonna be 61 in two months. I remember when you used to have to have Talent to make it in the music business. Richie Kotzen of the Winery Dogs does a good version of this song but it ain’t no Mickey Thomas!
Underrated by who? Certainly not by Elvin and fellow musicians since he then would become lead singer with Jefferson Starship and recorded many hit songs.
@@francinecorry633 and if your not a musician or someone who studied it and you asked average joes who was the singer of starship most people would probably say Grayce, or I don’t know
I graduated high school in June of 1975 and started college that September. What a great song and a great time to be a young man with this type of music to discover.
I am 53 in a few days ( 31st ) Have a great soundtrack for the majority of my life and I never knew that Mickey was singing this , I was literally just blown away from not knowing and from how obvious that it is !!! I guess the name Elvin Bishop was the band ? I better go back to my Playlist and make it play more than I have been!!!!
I was best friends with Elvins daughter Salina. I wish I could have stopped her from moving to California. Rip Salina Bishop. Her and her father had the same smile.
I was very good friends with Jennifer Vallerian who married Elvin . The whole thing was just so overwhelmingly sad. We worked together at Memorex back in the day...early 1970s.
@@vincentberte7675 I've seen them all through the years! Marty and Grace used to play the State Fairs every other year in California from Pomona to Sacramento ... And I've caught Mickey on lead vocals too...they opened up with this on my birthday few years ago at the Santa Cruz boardwalk.... awesome! Always good and have always had the same flavor through the years! Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️❤️🇺🇸🛐🗽
Without question, on the short list of greatest songs. It is stunningly perfect. Even Mickey couldn't top this performance. Can't think of any singer that could top this.
This song has always brought a tear to my eye for its truth, Mickey’s phenomenal vocals and Elvin’s soulful lead. Desert Island song for this old rocker.
Hey macmor- Couldn't agree more! Throw in Dylan doing "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", some vintage Tower of Power, David Clayton Thomas, Jay Black, Roy Orbison.....oh man...I hope the island next to yours is for sale!
Was 13 when this came out. Played on the radio frequently. Never forgot it. And thanks to this great technology we have, we can play this song and have a video with it.
1975, as a 6yr old black kid, from Midwest,r&b in my house. Shouts to WLS in Chicago for blending the music culture! Turned me on to Fleetwood Mac and many others that I still enjoy today👏
This takes me back to 1974 when Elvin first played me the new song he was working on. I says to him "Elvin", I says, "you got yourself a nice little tune here, but "I Fucked Around and Caught the Clap' may not be the most commercial title." He took my advice to heart and here we all are a half century later!
Mr. Bishop wisely chose Mr. Thomas to sing lead on this song, but the resultant success was far beyond all expectations. Kudos to each person who had a hand in its success, especially Mr. Thomas.
I too was 14 when this song was a hit. Man can he sing. This was the slow song you wanted to skate with the girls to. 🕺🏻❤️ The 70s was a great time to be young in America. At least in my world it was.
I was 11 years old diggin' this song. 49 years later, I've fooled around & fell in love so many times I'm still trippin' over myself. And trippin' on how telling this piece of gold is. Sing it Elvin. Tell us how it really is.
I was thinking about this. It is one of the most killer blues based vocals. I alway liked Edgar Winters “Dying to Live” from White Trash, too. Greatest in Rock? I dunno, that’s subjective you have Steven Perry what made it look easy; Greg Lake and Jon Anderson in Prog Rock. Man, too many singers in too many categories. Start naming them only to realize the ones you’re forgetting. What do you do with McCartney; Roderick David Stewart? I think Gilmour and Waters did great vocals, but there was so much to Floyd. Then you start thinking about black Yanks and… well it staggers the mind! But thanks for bringing it up!
Really good song . I graduated high school . I should've appreciated this kind of music more back then , because there hasn't been much to compare since then .
This song sounds as good today or better than when released. I listen to this track on my headphones and it just blows my mind. Grew up with this music and find it still stands up today.
Been listening to this since I was a teen in the 80s and I never realized who the singer was, I thought it was Elvin Bishop! Mickey Thomas is incredibly soulful, and this is till a beautiful song. Love this performance.
2023 love this song ❤🇺🇸. You know they’re showing jumpsuits like this in the fall fashions 😂 my mom always said styles come back around 😂😂. Gotta love it!
Thanks to Mickey Thomas for making this song one that you never get tired of listening to and watching also. Rene does an excellent job on backup vocals. I must have watched this video a ga-zillion times and am now working my 2nd ga-zillion. Thank you very much for the upload!!! .
I was 9 years old, still remember this on the radio as I sat in the backseat, my parents up front, dad driving...a great period for just about everything!
This LIVE performance on The Midnight Special completely surpasses the studio recording in every way. Its also fantastic to be able to SEE the performers giving it their all. They were feeling it! Kids, this is what real talent looks and sounds like.
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I’ve watched this 20x in 2024 . This is pure Gold. ALL OF IT
Same!
Me too! Nobody matches this duo in my opinion.
Been coming back to it for years now. Never gets old. Legend
Lou Graham she's Styx could
Elton John and Kiki do
I was 25 in 1975 and loved this song. Still enjoy it to this day. I'm 74 now. What a voice!
I was 19 68 now heard on the radio all the time.
@@theoldguy1956 Great Artist
74 here too. So many memories.
too bad the lbgqustuv community corrupted God's rainbow to now acknowledge a sinful life style as per the ladies gown.
😮😂Me too and I’m 76 years now.☮️
I was 14, listening to this in London. I knew first time l heard it l'd never forget it......
It's 2024, I'm 64 and still listening to this. Best version.
She's terrific. But MT - what a voice. He can still belt it out like this today!
It's up the in my all-time 100 favorite songs
They are great 😂 5:05 5:05 5:05
Light n love my friend from new Jersey U.S.😢❤
I'm 64 too, I can barely remember when this came out, 1975.
Im 64 also.....this song i like better as older i got than younger though id buy his sporty pantsuit overalls, if found lol....our age is ez math perfect age
13 yo , in Plainfield, Illinois USA … appreciate songs like this even more as I get older 👍😊
Elvin Bishop's name was on this single...but without Mickey Thomas, this great song never becomes a CLASSIC...and THIS vocal performance ( including the female BGV) is an amazing example...and this guy sang like this EVERY NIGHT...he can STILL sing like this, and it's nearly 50 years later!
Como se llama la vocalista estoy enamorado de ella
Elvin knew that. He was kicking it around for a year or more. He brought in Mickey as backing vocalist, when he needed another song for “Struttin’ My Stuff”, the producer suggested Fooled Around, but he could never make it work in his blues singer/guitarist style. He suggested Mickey take a stab at it, because he knew a tenor voice would work well with it. The result was pure magic.
@@ulisessssrReni Slais... Is the girl.
@@timhoovermusicman gracias eres lo maximo
Really, last time I saw him live, he was struggling, but still did a good job.
If you are fortunate enough to call yourself a 'baby Boomer" like I was, we grew up listening to the greatest assortment of musical talent that any generation had the privilege to enjoy...and we saw them in person. The list of artist that have earned the title of 'legend' is long and incredible. From Woodstock to the Beatles to the Rolling Stones to Jackson Brown to the Eagles and so, so many more'. Our parents were often referred to as the 'Greatest Generation', well, we damn sure are the luckiest. Our playlist will never grow old or die....who are your favorites?
I agree 100%! I’m 64 and still playing classic rock covers with a 6 piece group. That music will live on. What a great time we had back then😀
I'm the GenX generation past you, or half generation, and I'm still catching up with what I missed.
Lost a laptop hard drive in 2011 with 7,000 songs, many of them classics from this era--60s/70s/80s.
Love this song!
Marshall Tucker Band,
Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Olivia Newton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jackson Browne.
Man, we had the best, didn't we?
@MarshallLanier-oi1mk Great list but the more I think about it, the more names come to mind. How about Prince, Clapton, Steve Winwood, The Fine Young Cannibals, Roy Orberson, K.D. Lang, Beach Boys, LED Zepplin, Little River Band, Dire Straights, The Who...these guys still make me feel good whenever I hear their music. This list is far from complete. And yeah...we were born when great music was the rule and not the exception...
I somehow came across this classic. Randy VanWarmer is toe to toe with Mickey Thomas as most beautiful voice of all time. 'Just When I Needed You Most' (1979). ruclips.net/video/1u06A-77TN4/видео.html
Definitely Mickey Thomas' talent and unique special voice were "criminally" overlooked by the music "experts" out there. Nobody will ever sing "I fool around and fell in love" like Mickey Thomas did. He is extraordinary!
The only other person that comes close to Mickey singing this song is Henry Lee Summer ruclips.net/video/2dYX8lb0Rug/видео.html
You really appreciate his voice seeing him sing live.
AGREED 100%. Micky Thomas was on another level!!!!!!!
They made a huge mistake letting him him sing lead on that song- hello, Jefferson Starship? Sure I’d live an audition!
Saw Mickey and Elvis live at Disney World. I was like Wow that guy can sing. Didn’t surprise me Starship picked him up.
Micky Thomas ...he is up there with Steve Perry. Micky has a killer voice !!!!!!!
Balin or Thomas?
Totally...Matt
There was so much great music, and so many great vocalists in the 60s and 70s. This is the music I grew up with.
Love them both..different, great voices. 1950-1989 will never be duplicated again...unreal amount of great bands and talents. For Pop, 1970s was THEE best decade. Matt
@@evdanker I couldn't have said it better.
One of the most underrated, under-appreciated and under-celebrated voices in Rock-n-Roll history........Mickey Thomas.
I think so do, you never really hear his name. But his voice was incredible.
Your right about everything except this performance gene and Vito and definitely this is a LACK LUSTER Performance what a Shame they were fooling around to much during this PERFORMANCE 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I concur.❤
@@lolabean941 one of the best songs of the70s bar none
I don't think Mikey is underrated - he's a top performer and is associated with world class acts
Who's here in 2024? ..We had the absolute best! And not just the music! Our lives in general were as beautiful ✨ "halcyon days"☺️🙌🙏🫂🎉💜🕎🍀🌻
Burninʻ a fatty at Indian Rock watching the sunset listening to this
@@kiaweking Now that's what I call a romantic date 😍🥰
Collecting a fatty for burning and listening.
Here , here ! I saw this line up do this in a small Virginia Beach club in '76
Here😁
I'm so glad I grew up in this era.
I want to back. So bad I want to go back
💯
I'm 66, music makes me tick, turn off the lights and play Pink Floyd, pulse. Loud. It energizes me.
So am I!!
This decade was just golden .
Wasn’t it though? *deep dreamy sigh*
It was all that reefer...
Golden? More like UNOBTANIUM, nowadays people think Taylor Swift is vocal excellence. Even though Adele or Beth Hart can blow her out of the water. I worked for a radio station in '85 and got to hear Ann Wilson warm up before a Heart show, she shook the walls, concrete, and unplugged!! Her sister Nancy apologized and said Ann was under the weather, lol. I was 12' away and my chair was shaking ffs!! If that was under the weather, I'd be scared to hear her that close when she was on point and one hundred percent.
Golden AF!
@@ricardoseimandi5916really hit it out of the park..sure a few you might need to hide behind the sofa😅 but overall...amazing!
Dang. I was 14 in ‘75.
My hair was exactly like that then.
That’s what firstcaught my future wife’s eye.
We dated for three years and July ‘23 will be our 42nd anniversary.
Many thanks to all of the wonderful’70s and “80s rock legends. Thank you so much.
Congratulations on 42 years of marriage, she must be one hell of a good woman!
That's awesome! You're about a year older than me. And you have immaculate taste in music my friend!
See there? You fooled around and fell in love! Congratulations 😄
Similar story. We both had this album (and other Elvin albums). One night 44 + years ago, she came over and never went home.
Happy upcoming wedding anniversary!!! You've been married almost as long as i've been breathing 🙂 blessings on your Journey 💜🙏🏽🕊️
Mickey Thomas....one of the top ten voices in all rock history. This vid is a gem.
Agreed 👍
I do agree. Check out Sanford Townsend Band- Smoke From a Distant 🔥 Fire. It's Pretty Fkn impressive as well.
Affirmative!
and a wonderful voice for r&b!
Met my high school girlfriend when this song came out, played it on my Pioneer Supertuner 8-track tape deck in my 1968 Camaro when we went out. This was when music was MUSIC. I have not seen her since 1976 but ironically my sister is still friends with her. She always tells my sister "tell Richard hello for me"
You should go see her
Fire up the waaay back machine, brah
Hi Richard!
Awww That's nice 😄
Richard,it’s nice that people that you went to high school with still ask about you.
met my wife in 1976 loving this song we are still married after all these years, love it.
70 yrs old and loved this song then. It played over the grocery store sound system today while I shopped and I couldn’t help stopping and singing along with the music. Sigh I miss all the great music of my generation.
Agreed !
that retarded lesbian backing him up just blows my mind with her weirdness.
AMEN!! I LOVED this song when I was YOUNG, and then I crushed on my high-school sweetheart. Well, low and be held. It was his favorite song as well as mine. Well, guess what? We fooled around listening to this awesome song and music. We truly FELL IN LOVE and got married. It was fate. Last night, I heard our song by Elvin Bishop. Again, tonight, and it made me think so strongly of my love, my husband in heaven. I was just awakened again with this music playing I FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE by Elvin Bishop. I lost my husband my love in 1996 here it is now, 2024 and I've heard the song Twice in the past 24 hours that tells me he is my angel in heaven and he is sending me a message to remind me we fooled around and fell in love.💜💛🤍😇 now it is okay for me to move on
Me too i am 73❤
@@trishmorris8282my love is in heaven too❤😢❤
Back when you actually had to have talent. What a great song
I was only 7 in 1975 but remember hearing it around the house, this song is timeless for me , back when music had character and more soul, 55 now time tested song right there where does the time go😮
Music was better before music videos. Unless you went to a concert, you couldn't see the singers, it was all about the sound, on an album, or on the radio, now half of these singers are more famous because they have the right look and moves and the music comes 2nd or even 3rd.
Yeah Right #!!BULLSHIT didn't cut it back then. WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED ?
This song is absolutely priceless. The vocals. The lyrics. The guitar solo. This is legendary music. Somethings will never probably see you again. Lord have mercy
Amen
Love his backup singer!
Who is the female backup singer?
@@bixfrisbee2623 I believe she is Reni Slais. Can't find much about her. She was an artist in her own right.
What is her name?
Reni slais simon
Yeah she is smoking hot, with a voice to match😊
Mickey Thomas and Burton Cummings.....two of the best male vocalists ever!
Ironically almost looking like twins.
You must be a vocalist yourself to recognize that. I couldn't agree more.
No they’re not
good observation
Who else has a flood of memories of back in the day when hearing this classic?
I do...✌️
God what a blessed wonderful time and life
You can always hear the gospel influence in a singers voice, theres nothing like it
Its rock and roll baby
Agreed such an Angelical voice..He masters his vocals..I'm glad I grew up to this type of music..God bless you all❤
@11henger yeah it is, but he credits his singing to growing up singing gospel
So many famous singers, grew up singing in church choirs
@@yseson_god is good!
Give Elvin credit for stepping back and letting Mickey take the vocals on this one.
The great Elvin Bishops highest charting song ever.
Oh and he has albums of the best music. Such a class act and fun story teller. Elvin is the best
Fantastic vocals and super 70’s denim bell bottom jumpsuit!
Yess
GREAT vocals by Mickey Thomas, here. Technically perfect, from the standpoint of pitch, tone, timbre, and timing. Furthermore, his ability to manifest the emotions is top-notch. He adds very special textures, colors, and inflections to his intimate phrasing and delivery. This is a true Master Class for singers in any genre.
...and he did it in a blue "onesy"... impressive...!!
I had the same impression. Mickey’s performance here is pop perfection. He’s got a great voice and it’s pitch-perfect. As is his body language: he looks like a goddamn movie star. His vocal range is phenomenal, and his phrasing and improvising are so heartfelt, you know he’s not not just going through the motions. Mickey works the audience methodically toward the payoff, that fantastic guitar solo. No wonder these guys were referred to as “the best bar band in the world.”
Eloquently stated as usual and I would agree 👍.
When we are doing Karaoke we imagine ourselves belting it out like this, but his vocal talent is truly extraordinary. And the bell bottoms on the whole band. Classic.
She tried to pull him off Just a little bit on the oohs with her harmony but he wouldn't budge
That voice gives me chills. No auto tune just pure talent. Where did that kind of music go. 😢
I hear ya Brother, I’m gonna be 61 in two months. I remember when you used to have to have Talent to make it in the music business. Richie Kotzen of the Winery Dogs does a good version of this song but it ain’t no Mickey Thomas!
Reminds me a little of Bobby Kimball's 'Hold the Line' (Toto) - on 'Jane' especially
What a pair of lungs..
Still out there you just gotta find it.
Who was the female singer in the elvin bishop song "Fooled Around and Fell in Love "?
@@charleshales4634 The lady giving a truly wonderful performance alongside Mickey Thomas' own was Memphis Belle, Reni Slais.. (or so I'm told)
Mickey’s voice is so strong it takes over all other sounds. Super underrated singer.
Underrated by who? Certainly not by Elvin and fellow musicians since he then would become lead singer with Jefferson Starship and recorded many hit songs.
@@francinecorry633 and if your not a musician or someone who studied it and you asked average joes who was the singer of starship most people would probably say Grayce, or I don’t know
@@JohnDoe-qu7gm I made a mistake the lead singer was Marty Balin.
"underrated" is an over used word that has become a joke.
Most played song on radio in the 70's
In 2023 still just as priceless 😊
1975 What a amazing time for music. I miss it so much
Not one band in 2024 can come close to this singing
In 2024 music sucks!
You can bank on that comment! Nothing out there today interesting in music
Harry Styles enters the chat 😎
2024 ?
History
Great song with massive talent
I graduated high school in June of 1975 and started college that September. What a great song and a great time to be a young man with this type of music to discover.
I bet bro. I grew up in the 1980’s. Great times. It’ll never be like that ever again.
Same here Jim. This song brings back some great memories.
Me too😜
Same here. I saw Elvin Bishop open for ZZ Top at the Seattle Coliseum that same year and listened to this live. Gave me chill bumps then and now.
Same here, New Trier East highschool in beautiful Winnetka,IL.
Great song. No studio tricks. His partner on stage is singing the hell out of this song. Fantastic.
Who was the female?
@@charleshales4634 it's Reni Slais - one hell of a voice, right?
Reni Slais is killing this song. What a partner to have.
@@larrymeininger166 They performed that song very well. Amazing performance!
@@richardnorth5821 Yeah, but I can't get behind that stiff legged dance of hers!!
8-4-23
Song almost fifty years old I can’t stop listening Beautiful
They don't make music like this anymore 😥 What a performance.
Every generation says the same
@@SHOzFSTOft various observations of many probably most within generations generally generalize
I just keep coming back to this!! This is beautiful and everyone's performance is freaking awesome. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mickey Thomas is one of if not the most underrated singers period
I am 53 in a few days ( 31st )
Have a great soundtrack for the majority of my life and I never knew that Mickey was singing this , I was literally just blown away from not knowing and from how obvious that it is !!! I guess the name Elvin Bishop was the band ? I better go back to my Playlist and make it play more than I have been!!!!
I was best friends with Elvins daughter Salina. I wish I could have stopped her from moving to California. Rip Salina Bishop. Her and her father had the same smile.
I was very good friends with Jennifer Vallerian who married Elvin . The whole thing was just so overwhelmingly sad. We worked together at Memorex back in the day...early 1970s.
Mickys voice is one of the best I’ve ever heard!!!
It really is ♥️
My dad hipped me on this record back in 1978 and i loved this song ever since. Has me thinking about my old days as a player. A very bluesy song.
My Dad had great taste in music too, he left me with some classics.
No auto-tune or lip syncing needed here. Just a whole lot of talent.
It just doesn't get much better than this... Mickey is marvelous on vocal! He MADE Starship into an iconic and still-loved band!
Mickey's awesome but Marty Balin wasn't too bad either is Grace Slick, awesome video
Exelente voz
I didn't know that was the same singer. good to know.. explains why I loved both .
@@vincentberte7675 I've seen them all through the years! Marty and Grace used to play the State Fairs every other year in California from Pomona to Sacramento ...
And I've caught Mickey on lead vocals too...they opened up with this on my birthday few years ago at the Santa Cruz boardwalk.... awesome!
Always good and have always had the same flavor through the years!
Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️❤️🇺🇸🛐🗽
Plus he’s wearin the hell out of that jumpsuit, the hell out of it!!
One of the best songs ever written and performed! Perfect!
It’s good, but not that good.
no it’s not!
Without question, on the short list of greatest songs. It is stunningly perfect. Even Mickey couldn't top this performance. Can't think of any singer that could top this.
Elvin and the band are lookin sharp! Peak 70’s right here…
When your voice is as phenomenal as Micky Thomas's you can sound great even in a Jean romper!
This song has always brought a tear to my eye for its truth, Mickey’s phenomenal vocals and Elvin’s soulful lead. Desert Island song for this old rocker.
Hey macmor- Couldn't agree more! Throw in Dylan doing "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", some vintage Tower of Power, David Clayton Thomas, Jay Black, Roy Orbison.....oh man...I hope the island next to yours is for sale!
He's a hell of a singer
He still is, too.
Damn his vocals are just scary good .. so much confidence and control ...
I didn’t scare
The female accompanying him is no joke. She can stay right with him.
All round brilliant! The gal moved like a female Joe Cocker!
Yes! That's who came to mind when I saw her, Joe Cocker!!!
I said the same thing, she got Joe Crocker down but she got swag to hers. The sister got swag to her performance. Swag on sister, swag on.
In my opinion that is the most accurate and true test of a singer and that is singing live and he proves without a doubt that he's a true singer
Well said. Perfect pitch, timing, feeling.
I listened to this song on the radio a thousand times when it came out and thought no big deal. I know better now.
Same, who would have thought this was as good as it would get, a high-water mark.
Never, never tire of this absolute classic song. 👍
This may be the best vocal performance in Rock and roll history. A long-forgotten song before Mickey Thomas ask Elvin Bishop if he could sing
I was born in July 1974, so I’m sure I first heard this as a little baby. I’m still listening at 48.
I was a freshman when this incredibly amazing song came out.... LONG LIVE THE 70'S !!!
Right on!
Was 13 when this came out. Played on the radio frequently. Never forgot it. And thanks to this great technology we have, we can play this song and have a video with it.
OMF….what I wouldn’t give to go back to those days 💕♥️💕
@Lisa there's no school like the old school
@@JerryHall-ot9jh isn’t that true, Jer? So much!
This song will NEVER GET OLD! I LOVE IT!😍
One of the top 10 best songs ever! Amazing voice!
This is a song you never get tired of listening to and Mickey Thomas voice is incredible.
Lawd have mercy he SANG that!!!! Mickey Thomas!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥
This is the other song that my husband and I had as our songs! 2 of them! 44 years and still going strong! Love this song ❤
I can see why starship grabbed Micky to sing for them. What a voice
instablaster...
Who is Micky ?
Who is Micky ?
@@robertmcfarland620 The Man singing.
Omg…you’re asking “who is Mickey????” Wtf!
Natural talent right there people no autotune
Totally. It's called practice and releasing 2 lost words in today's music industry.
I meant to say rehersing, my bad.
@@billskalicky5400 Both words are correct 💯😊
@billskalicky5400 you can edit comments.
A real underrated classic. Mickey Thomas was one of the premiere voices of my generation and does not get recognized enough.
1975, as a 6yr old black kid, from Midwest,r&b in my house. Shouts to WLS in Chicago for blending the music culture! Turned me on to Fleetwood Mac and many others that I still enjoy today👏
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Right on WLS...I would pick up its signal on my transister radio at night in mid Michigan.
Sending light n love my brotha ... 😢
His backup singer was awesome.
What was her name? I think I seen a clip with her singing with Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds too.
@@michelledeaton5014 her name is Reni Slais
Reminds me of Joe Cocker with her arms.
Mickey Thomas was the most undeeratered singers. He had a great
@@michelledeaton5014I think that that was Helen Reddy. Similar look though
They just don't make music like this anymore... no auto tune, no synthesizers, just pure talent. Mickey had a Golden Voice.
Elvin was born to write this timeless classic and Micky Thomas was born to sing it ❤
Fell in love in 1968 and I am still in love with same lady. 55 years ago and I guess you could say "I fooled around and fell in love!"
Me pasa lo mismo y quiero saber quien era antes de morir
This takes me back to 1974 when Elvin first played me the new song he was working on. I says to him "Elvin", I says, "you got yourself a nice little tune here, but "I Fucked Around and Caught the Clap' may not be the most commercial title." He took my advice to heart and here we all are a half century later!
best live vocal I've ever heard.....whew!!!!!!
Timeless masterpiece we will never have music like this again..
One of my all-time favorite bands, & songs. Mickey absolutely one of the best singers to grace a stage.
I was 3 in 1975 and I swear I remember listening to this song and loving it! Still do
Back in the day when we were young and carefree.
Mr. Bishop wisely chose Mr. Thomas to sing lead on this song, but the resultant success was far beyond all expectations. Kudos to each person who had a hand in its success, especially Mr. Thomas.
I too was 14 when this song was a hit. Man can he sing. This was the slow song you wanted to skate with the girls to. 🕺🏻❤️ The 70s was a great time to be young in America. At least in my world it was.
I was 14 too! 💕🌸💕
I was 11 years old diggin' this song. 49 years later, I've fooled around & fell in love so many times I'm still trippin' over myself. And trippin' on how telling this piece of gold is. Sing it Elvin. Tell us how it really is.
1st kiss from a boy from Bamberg SC at the ripe old age of 13 to this song - To Steve, wherever you are.....
Nice
Probably my favorite song of all time! Great performance on The Midnight Special. Brings back a lot of memories.
I agree. This song can bring me to tears even now today seeing as it's now what 48 years old😊
Maravilloso, que calidad y entrega, infinito, infinito, muy lejos de los actuales indecentes.
Is this the greatest vocal performance ever?
It does rank way up there.
It's pure, powerful, genuine, smooth & sexy as hell.
Beautiful!
I was thinking about this. It is one of the most killer blues based vocals. I alway liked Edgar Winters “Dying to Live” from White Trash, too.
Greatest in Rock? I dunno, that’s subjective you have Steven Perry what made it look easy; Greg Lake and Jon Anderson in Prog Rock. Man, too many singers in too many categories. Start naming them only to realize the ones you’re forgetting. What do you do with McCartney; Roderick David Stewart? I think Gilmour and Waters did great vocals, but there was so much to Floyd. Then you start thinking about black Yanks and… well it staggers the mind!
But thanks for bringing it up!
Odd question, as it's one that only you can answer. And when you do answer yourself, that answer is applicable to only one person: you.
Really good song . I graduated high school . I should've appreciated this kind of music more back then , because there hasn't been much to compare since then .
Elvin Bishop played for our senior class in '74, thought this style of music would last forever but the world had other ideas😢
This song sounds as good today or better than when released. I listen to this track on my headphones and it just blows my mind. Grew up with this music and find it still stands up today.
Mickey Thomas has a unique amazing voice and the female back up singer is wow a great backup vocal
Been listening to this since I was a teen in the 80s and I never realized who the singer was, I thought it was Elvin Bishop! Mickey Thomas is incredibly soulful, and this is till a beautiful song. Love this performance.
Look at his eyes, I bet this is a true song to him.
True...he sings with genuine passion and emotion 💛😊
Outstanding live performance
2023 love this song ❤🇺🇸. You know they’re showing jumpsuits like this in the fall fashions 😂 my mom always said styles come back around 😂😂. Gotta love it!
Amazing voice, the first verses could easily be a studio version, but then you realize it's all live, crazy skills
Thanks to Mickey Thomas for making this song one that you never get tired of listening to and watching also. Rene does an excellent job on backup vocals. I must have watched this video a ga-zillion times and am now working my 2nd ga-zillion. Thank you very much for the upload!!! .
All live music, no gimmicks just great music. I am so glad to have grown up during this decade. It will never be repeated.
Georgia boy who had a voice that was incredible. What a gift.
I was 9 years old, still remember this on the radio as I sat in the backseat, my parents up front, dad driving...a great period for just about everything!
You "stood" in the back seat?
"Sat," I fixed it bro, thanks. 👍@@fododude
Ive heard this song many times, but this is my first time seeing an actual performance of it being sung live and Im left speechless. What a voice!
Must have watched this at least 20 times since i found this video, great song sung with even greater passion.
This LIVE performance on The Midnight Special completely surpasses the studio recording in every way.
Its also fantastic to be able to SEE the performers giving it their all. They were feeling it!
Kids, this is what real talent looks and sounds like.
That was awsome. What a voice that guy has
That VOICE!!!!! One of the best period. The lady singer is also belting it out as well. A great LIVE performance!
Everyone who was there and saw it live... witnessed a master piece in the making ...top job Elvin Bishop and Mick Thomas ❤❤❤