Dylan wrote this about a relatively unknown movie called The Savage Innocents in the early 60s. Anthony Quinn plays an Eskimo who's a pure soul, ego-less, selfless, sharing, child-like... perfectly embodying the sensibilities of the 60s Free Spirit/Hippie vibes of the day.
Anthony Quinn is/was a great actor and he played many different roles in some classic movies, Lawrence of Arabia, Zorba the Greek, Lust for Life, Viva Zapata, Blood and Sand, Shoes of the Fisherman, and Walk in the Clouds to name a few. He won Oscars for best supporting actor twice for Lust for Life and Viva Zapata. He was nominated twice for best actor for Zorba the Greek and Lawrence of Arabia though he didn't win either time. He was always interesting to watch whatever character he was playing. Though I didn't see this particular movie but if he was in it then it is probably worth seeing just for his performance.
Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn) The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo ), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn 's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.
Written by Bob Dylan. When my brother Quinn was born(11 years younger than me in 1970) came home from the hospital we played this song on the record player my parents got at Montgomery Ward.
Manfred Mann also did a terrific version of Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now"... and of course these guys just have to hear Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy".
The singer, Mike d'Abo, wrote "Build Me Up, Buttercup" for the Foundations. The pennywhistle is played by Manfred Mann bassist Klaus Voorman, who played bass on Instant Karma! for John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band. Klaus also designed several album covers for the Beatles, including Revolver and the 3-part Anthology series. Klaus met the Beatles before they were famous, paying their dues in his hometown of Hamburg, Germany.
He designed albums for a number of other artists too. And he was very much in demand as a session musician. Worked with Harry Nilsson, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Donovan, and many others.
That’s Klaus Voorman’s sick bass rumble that kicks off Carly Simon’s mega-hit, You’re So Vain! His hushed, ominous riff creates immediate intrigue; its coolness confirmed with Simon’s whispered reaction. Boomers have heard that classic intro for 50 years now (Nov 1972, yikes!) but, son of a gun, I bet you didn’t know that Klaus played it, did you? did you? Did you now?
Blinded by the Light is awesome too. Bruce Springsteen wrote it, you can tell it's very much his style song, but Manfred Mann had big hit with it. Do Wahh Diddy Diddy another classic too.
Look it up as by "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". He reconstructed Bruce before Blinded By The Light with "Spirit In The Night", but any covers by MMEB are usually great that way.
Springsteen was interviewed about Blinded by the Light going to #1. He said they changed the words from "Revved up like a Duece" to "Revved up like a Douche". Duece is a reference to Duece Coup which is a 32 Ford. If you saw the movie American Graffiti, it's the yellow car John Milner was driving. Springsteen said so Douce and Douche are different. But the public spoke and Manfred Mann's version went to #1.
Manfred man’s earth band is actually a separate band from the band manfred man. Obviously manfred is in both bands, but the original manfred man are still playing to this day with as The Manfreds with both Paul jones and Mike d’abo sharing singing duties.
""Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" is a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded during The Basement Tapes sessions in 1967. The song was recorded in December 1967 and first released in January 1968 as "Mighty Quinn" by the British band Manfred Mann[4] and became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the "Mighty Quinn" title. The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.[5] Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a "simple nursery rhyme". A 2004 Chicago Tribune article[6] claimed that the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had given Dylan and Howard Alk uncredited editing assistance on Eat the Document. Dylan first recorded the song in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions, but did not release a version for another three years. Meanwhile, the song was picked up and recorded in December 1967 by the British band Manfred Mann, who released it in early 1968 under the title "Mighty Quinn".[7] The Manfred Mann version reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 February 1968, and remained there the following week.[8] It also charted on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #10, and reached #4 in Cash Box. Cash Box called it a "funky-rock track" with "a trace of calypso [to] add zest to a tremendous effort."[9] A later incarnation of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, included a dramatically different live version of the song on their 1978 album Watch. The single edit omitted the prog middle part (previously released as a standalone instrumental under the title "As Above So Below" on 1975's Nightingales & Bombers) and included a few new guitar solos. Afterwards, the song has appeared on numerous live recordings, the middle part often including long solos and/or snippets of other songs. "As Above So Below" has been replaced with "Oh Well" and in recent years, the band often quoted "Smoke on the Water" as well before returning to the main hook. Therefore, live performances of "Mighty Quinn" often go on for over ten minutes. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_
Why the fuck would you just copy and paste the Wikipedia entry? What is wrong with you? Did this make you feel special? Get a life dude. Get a girlfriend. Get something or self delete because this is fucked up
This is one of their original hits from the '60s. They were part of the British Invasion. The Earth band part of their name didn't come until they covered Blinded by the Light by Bruce Springsteen in the '70s. It was a kind of comeback for them.
Yes and no about it being an original hit, unless you mean a hit for Manfred early on in his career 🙂 It was first an R&B hit for girl group The Exciters about a year before. Their biggest hit is a fun one called "Tell Him".
They were different groups, all centered around Manfred Mann. "Manfred Mann" (the band) was active from ca. 1963-1969, then came "Manfred Mann Chapter Three" (1969-1970) and then "Manfred Mann's Earth Band" (from 1971 onwards). Blinded By The Light was actually on the 7th Earth Band album.
Bruce wrote Blinded by the Light? There's no lack of things I learn about these old songs from the comment section. Did Bruce record this first? Then others covered it?
Wow. Been AGES since I've heard this. Did you know it was Bob Dylan who wrote this?? They were originally Manfred Mann, with huge hits like "Do Wha Diddy Diddy" (a classic). They became Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the early 70s, when they did "Blinded By the Light". Jay I think you'd love their 1984 song "Runner", the video of which focuses heavily on Olympic-level track athletes.
Dylan once said Manfred Mann were one of the best interpreters of his songs. They also recorded With God on our Side, If you gotta go, go now, and Just like Woman.
Bob Dylan wrote this song and Quinn the Eskimo was derived from the title character from actor Anthony Quinn and his role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie " The Savage Innocents"
I was 8 when this song first came out and for some reason it scared me into crying. I soon got over it and embraced it as it became background music for an episode of The Groovie Ghoulies on Saturday morning TV.
Klaus Voorman was great and long term friend of The Beatles whom he knew in Hamburg. Klaus designed the cover for The Beatles Album Revolver. Which won a Grammy
Another Dylan tune made into a big hit by a cover... Every time I meet someone named Quinn, this version pops immediately to mind! Thanx for another reaction that brings back great memories!!!
This isn't a cover. It doesn't sound anything like Dylan's version. This is a remake of the Dylan song. They made their own arrangement with Dylan's lyrics.
So sad to insist you know sumthin when you don't,@@darrinlindsey. 🙄 Wiki: "In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original." Smell u later.
@@darrinlindsey It's obviously going to be a different arrangement. Any record has its own arrangement. But same tune, same lyrics, therefore definitely a cover.
@@bake7148 A cover is a local band that takes a popular song, from a professional artist or band, and performs it as part of their show, with the same notes, same lyrics, possibly a different key. It's a RUclips musician that plays a popular song, from a professional artist or band, and makes a video of it, using the same notes, same lyrics, possibly a different key. When a professional artist or band takes the lyrics from a song that has already been recorded and nationally released, and rearranged the music, to fit their style, or to just make it sound different, it's a remake. That artist or band have changed the structure of the song. Example: John Michael Montgomery recorded and released a song called I Swear, to country music stations, and it sold millions of copies. Later that year, Boyz 2 Men recorded and released the same song, and released it to pop and rap stations. It sold millions of copies. One was a country balled and one was a pop/soul ballad. Totally different genres. Boyz 2 Men didn't cover the music that John Michael Montgomery used, they rearranged the music to fit the genre they were targeting. One of the key differences is that an artist or band isn't going to let another artist cover their work, in a studio, and make money from sales and airplay of their product. If the song doesn't have a certain level of difference, the original artist (that owns that product with the writer) isn't going to let that fly. There are cover bands all over this country, that get paid per performance. They don't get any royalties for singing any specific song. Once in awhile, a cover band will produce their own unique music. Sometimes those songs are good enough to make waves across the country. They own that song, and they might get signed to a contract, with a record label. They can no longer make money on singing the cover songs that they use to. They become professionals, and have to follow the rules of the trade.
@@darrinlindsey OK. I get your point. Cover, remake, maybe they are not interchangeable terms. Certainly Guns n Roses Knockin' on Heaven's Door would be a remake, and not a cover in this context. I've just always understood that a cover is someone doing a different spin on the original version, because, after all, songs are like snowflakes---no two are alike.
I love y'all, whether you like a song or not, you always give it a genuine listen and an honest reaction. Two beautiful people listening to beautiful music giving beautiful reactions and making the world more beautiful.
Manfred Mann was a great British rock band from the 60's. They had some great songs including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" "Pretty Flamingo", "Mighty Quinn", "5-4-3-2-1" & "Sha La La". Manfred Mann's Earth Band was formed by South African musician Manfred Mann later in 1971. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You", "Spirit In The Night" & "Blinded By The Light" which was a big hit for them in 1976.
I was a sophomore in high school taking a cultural heritage class. My teacher played this during class for me. I never had heard it. And the fact that Bob Dylan wrote it! I love it. Not a drug…..
Manfred Mann came to America from South Africa and was with the firstmwave of the British Invasion right after the Beatles came over. His hit song wasm "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
One theory is that The Grateful Dead occasionally played this at their shows and years ago had a wild LSD party in a New York City hotel during a tour visit. Allegedly, one of the party guests was Bob Dylan (who wrote the song). One of the other guests at the hotel didn't appreciate the noise and voiced several complaints. It was actor Anthony Quinn who'd played an Eskimo in The Savage Innocents. Another is that, The Mighty Quinn" is Sheriff Larry Quinlan, who raided the Castillia Foundation land in Millbrook, New York and arrested Dr. Timothy Leary and his group of hippies. Quinlan confiscated all the LSD and other drugs at the scene. In this scenario, the "pigeons" are informers. Thanx fam, Blessings
Manfred Mann was a group from the '60s that was named after their keyboardist: Manfred Mann. After that group broke up, he formed another band in the '70s called Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Klaus Voorman, early friend of the Beatles back in their Hamburg , Germany days, before they hit it big, is the bass player for Manfred Man. Klaus also designed the famous cover for the Beatles Revolver album.
There’s a great movie with Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend of the same name. Denzel plays an island police chief, and Townsend his lawless hero of the people brother. In addition to this song, you get a treat of Denzel singing “Cakewalk into Town.”
The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents. Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a "simple nursery rhyme". A 2004 Chicago Tribune article claimed that the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had given Dylan and Howard Alk uncredited editing assistance on Eat the Document.
I was too young to see Manfred Mann in their day but in the 90s went many times to see The Manfreds, an offshoot/later version of the band. They then had two of their great singers, Mike D'Abo and Paul Jones, doing all their hits. Paul Jones is big on Blues too (used to have a band called The Blues Band who also were great and I also saw them live a few times). My Dad didn't go out much and certainly not pop/rock gigs but we talked him into seeing The Manfreds....he loved it! Said 'what great musicians and singers they are'. Dad's been gone over 20 years now, died early 2002. But when I hear anything from this band I always smile, knowing my Dad got a kick out of seeing them play.
A great cover of a Bob Dylan song! Also yet ANOTHER song that my favorite band, the Grateful Dead, covered live in concert. Y’all ain’t discovered them in the real yet, but ya should…✌️🤟💕
They were still touring until a year or two back, I know as I missed out on tickets when they played locally, I did see them about 15 years ago with original singer Paul Jones back leading them. It was a great concert, I didn't stop Do Wah Diddying for days.
The original band name was Manfred Mann. They evolved into Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, which was a jazz-rock band, before moving on to the Earth Band.
Listening to this Manfred Mann song made me think of another song with free spirit/hippie vibes that I like, Burning Bridges by The Mike Curb Congregation from 1970. It was the theme song for the classic WWII movie, Kelly's Heros. One RUclips comment sums up this song quite well when it says, "Ah, the memories of lost loves and marvelous opportunities."
The band was originally known as the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers in 1962 after the band's keyboardist, Manfred Mann, and the drummer, Mike Hugg. Later that year they changed it to Manfred Mann and the Manfreds, and finally settled on Manfred Mann. They added the Earth Band part in 1972. One of their biggest early hits under the "Manfred Mann" moniker was Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Check it out!!!
So I googled it! Imagine that. What is the meaning behind the song Mighty Quinn? The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.
Manfred Mann had 2 lead singers(at different stages) over their time as being a British Invasion band and this was the second one. The cool thing is a revival version of this band (without Keyboardist Manfred Mann) toured with both lead singers and both Paul Jones (the original) great harmonica player and Mike D'Abo fine keyboardist, sounded great.. This was a Dylan song ,done poppy in 1968. Big hit. Great reaction
You've got the chronology in reverse: in the 1960s, Manfred named the band after himself, and it featured Paul Jones on vocals (Manfred is the keyboard player, remember), and they had hits, notably "Do Wah Diddy". They also did Bob Dylan covers. However, Jones wanted to be an actor as well as a singer, and work solo so that he could have more flexibility. So he gave his notice (although he stayed for another year before actually leaving) and was replaced by Mike D'Abo (who eventually became the FATHER of an actress, Olivia D'Abo) They continued having singles, some of their own songs, and some covers, including this, which was a Bob Dylan song. Ironically, their last single "Fox on the Run" had success (#5) in the UK, but is better known here for the cover version done in the 1970s by Sweet. However, nobody was buying their albums and while you can be successful in the UK by only making singles, that makes you very dependent on the BBC (because they are the primary radio outlet). So, frustrated, they split up. In the 1970s, Manfred got a NEW band together, named it "Manfred Mann's Earth Band" to distinguish it from the previous group, and they did covers of "the New Bob Dylan", Bruce Springsteen. As you've seen. BTW, something I didn't know was that while they were transitioning from Jones to D'Abo, the bassist was, for a while, Jack Bruce, who of course left to form Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. Huh. Hard to imagine Jack being with this sort of band. (And of course, Jack did the singing for Cream, so Mike D'Abo was lucky to get the gig, I suppose. Even if it is hard to imagine the man who sang "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and such singing this one.)
My rugby team in the U.K are Harlequins also known as the mighty quins. The play the whistle part during matches when the team are struggling and crowd starts singing along to encourage the Quins.
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Pretty Flamingo Come Tomorrow Blinded By The Light Fabulous 60's band out of England. Mighty Quinn was a huge hit with its great vocals and great musical arrangements. 🎼 🎶🎶 It was just so much of a fun song. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
Just to confuse you further, there is now a group called The Manfreds made up of most of the original members of Manfred Mann including Paul Jones, who was the lead singer until 1966, and Mike D'Abo, who was the lead singer after Paul Jones went solo. I went to see them a few months ago and they are still awesome.
You really take me back to my early childhood today. I always loved this song. Quinn would be the name for my dog if I ever would have an Eskimo dog. And since I saw the movie Legends of the Fall I am fond of Aidan Quinn. 😊
They started out as 'Manfred Mann' they later became, 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' in the '70s, other great tracks to check out by them are; 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', 'If You Gotta Go, Go Now', 'Just Like a Woman', Ha! Ha! Said the Clown', 'My Name is Jack', '5-4-3-2-1', and 'Davy's on The Road Again' this last one is by 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band'.
Accepting that this song is about an Eskimo shaman/faith healer brings to mind Neil Diamond's 'Brother Love's Travellin' Salvation Show' or Tanya Tucker's 'Lizzie and the Rain Man.' A little more obscure but quite popular around KC in the 80s, the band The Rainmakers had one called 'The Rainmaker.'
This is early MM. The Earth Band was a later incarnation of Manfred Mann which spanned the 70's with several lineups that include Chris Slade with hair!
They were Manfred Mann before they became Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the '70s. Great '60s tune -- for another great, fun, unique '60s mover, check out "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred & His Playboy Band. A fabulous one-hit wonder that went to #1 in 1968.
The Manfreds are the band I most associate with Swinging London in the 1960s. I used to hang out around World's End in Chelsea about 1968, the tower blocks had been built replacing a number of low rise terraces (I later found out my grandfather had lived in Edith Road , Fulham for a while back in the 1890s so it seemed a sort of coming home. A world of number 11 and 14 buses , walking from the north side of Putney Bridge and then the choice of the Kings Road or back past Lots Road Power Station to the houseboats on the Thames , walk back across Battersea Bridge and the Morganite Works as the waft of Gartons Glucose and Youngs Brewery in Wandsworth came eastwards down the Thames. The odd walk to Sloane Square and the Peter Jones Dept Store in the Winter Snow too.
Manfred Mann was their keyboardist and the group was Manfred Mann between 1962 nd 1969. They became Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in 1970. Their song Blinded By The Light was written by Bruce Springsteen.
I was in the last year of junior school when this was released. Our headmaster was called Joe Quinn and his daughter was in our year. Poor girl hated it. :P
I love this song so much it's my daughter's name. Made it easy to sing "her song" to her when she wouldn't sleep back in the day. With the reinforcement of "mighty Quinn" it has made her into a strong willed teen though 🤣
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Dylan wrote this about a relatively unknown movie called The Savage Innocents in the early 60s. Anthony Quinn plays an Eskimo who's a pure soul, ego-less, selfless, sharing, child-like... perfectly embodying the sensibilities of the 60s Free Spirit/Hippie vibes of the day.
I need to do the speedwagon radness storm out the live version not the studio that studio
Great movie
@@allendixon7700 don't drink and comment.
Yep, my dad used to freak when it would come on TV back in the day!
Anthony Quinn is/was a great actor and he played many different roles in some classic movies, Lawrence of Arabia, Zorba the Greek, Lust for Life, Viva Zapata, Blood and Sand, Shoes of the Fisherman, and Walk in the Clouds to name a few. He won Oscars for best supporting actor twice for Lust for Life and Viva Zapata. He was nominated twice for best actor for Zorba the Greek and Lawrence of Arabia though he didn't win either time. He was always interesting to watch whatever character he was playing. Though I didn't see this particular movie but if he was in it then it is probably worth seeing just for his performance.
Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn) The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo ), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn 's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.
Good to know . I always thought Quinn was a drug dealer 🤔
If you're going to copy and paste from Wikipedia you should give credit.
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@@jeffrogers2180 Wikipedia content is free to use.
Written by Bob Dylan. When my brother Quinn was born(11 years younger than me in 1970) came home from the hospital we played this song on the record player my parents got at Montgomery Ward.
My mom had this on a 45. We would put it on the record player and dance around the house .
Manfred Mann also did a terrific version of Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now"... and of course these guys just have to hear Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy".
Love it! My family’s last name being Quinn, us Quinn kids took particular pride and joy in this song lol 😆
I Remember Montgomery Ward !! We Had One of Those Big Wooden Console Stereo's That Was Like A Piece of Furniture in Your Living Room !!
@@user-gt2uf8cq9y True fact
The guy who wrote Do Wah Diddy was once asked what the song meant. He replied "It means I'll never have to work again"
The singer, Mike d'Abo, wrote "Build Me Up, Buttercup" for the Foundations. The pennywhistle is played by Manfred Mann bassist Klaus Voorman, who played bass on Instant Karma! for John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band. Klaus also designed several album covers for the Beatles, including Revolver and the 3-part Anthology series. Klaus met the Beatles before they were famous, paying their dues in his hometown of Hamburg, Germany.
Wasn't he also the brother of the girl who played Arnold's sister on the Wonder Years?
@@kentclark6420 Olivia d'Abo is Mike's daughter.
He designed albums for a number of other artists too. And he was very much in demand as a session musician. Worked with Harry Nilsson, Lou Reed, Carly Simon, Donovan, and many others.
That’s Klaus Voorman’s sick bass rumble that kicks off Carly Simon’s mega-hit, You’re So Vain! His hushed, ominous riff creates immediate intrigue; its coolness confirmed with Simon’s whispered reaction. Boomers have heard that classic intro for 50 years now (Nov 1972, yikes!) but, son of a gun, I bet you didn’t know that Klaus played it, did you? did you? Did you now?
He also wrote "Handbags and Gladrags". Rod Stewart did a cover that you guys would enjoy.
Manfred Mann "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy" was a huge hit and a great happy song.
This is 60’s Manfred Mann. The Earth Band came in the 70’s. He’s a great talent!!
Blinded by the Light is awesome too. Bruce Springsteen wrote it, you can tell it's very much his style song, but Manfred Mann had big hit with it. Do Wahh Diddy Diddy another classic too.
They've done Blinded, I just checked. (My favorite MM tune.)
Look it up as by "Manfred Mann's Earth Band". He reconstructed Bruce before Blinded By The Light with "Spirit In The Night", but any covers by MMEB are usually great that way.
Springsteen was interviewed about Blinded by the Light going to #1. He said they changed the words from "Revved up like a Duece" to "Revved up like a Douche". Duece is a reference to Duece Coup which is a 32 Ford. If you saw the movie American Graffiti, it's the yellow car John Milner was driving. Springsteen said so Douce and Douche are different. But the public spoke and Manfred Mann's version went to #1.
@@djhrecordhound4391 The whole Roaring Silence album for me is total fire.
Manfred man’s earth band is actually a separate band from the band manfred man. Obviously manfred is in both bands, but the original manfred man are still playing to this day with as The Manfreds with both Paul jones and Mike d’abo sharing singing duties.
""Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" is a folk-rock song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded during The Basement Tapes sessions in 1967. The song was recorded in December 1967 and first released in January 1968 as "Mighty Quinn" by the British band Manfred Mann[4] and became a great success. It has been recorded by a number of performers, often under the "Mighty Quinn" title.
The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.[5] Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a "simple nursery rhyme". A 2004 Chicago Tribune article[6] claimed that the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had given Dylan and Howard Alk uncredited editing assistance on Eat the Document.
Dylan first recorded the song in 1967 during the Basement Tapes sessions, but did not release a version for another three years. Meanwhile, the song was picked up and recorded in December 1967 by the British band Manfred Mann, who released it in early 1968 under the title "Mighty Quinn".[7] The Manfred Mann version reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart for the week of 14 February 1968, and remained there the following week.[8] It also charted on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #10, and reached #4 in Cash Box. Cash Box called it a "funky-rock track" with "a trace of calypso [to] add zest to a tremendous effort."[9]
A later incarnation of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, included a dramatically different live version of the song on their 1978 album Watch. The single edit omitted the prog middle part (previously released as a standalone instrumental under the title "As Above So Below" on 1975's Nightingales & Bombers) and included a few new guitar solos. Afterwards, the song has appeared on numerous live recordings, the middle part often including long solos and/or snippets of other songs. "As Above So Below" has been replaced with "Oh Well" and in recent years, the band often quoted "Smoke on the Water" as well before returning to the main hook. Therefore, live performances of "Mighty Quinn" often go on for over ten minutes. "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_the_Eskimo_
Thanks for saving me the time of doing that myself.
Yes, First recorded by Bob and THE BAND, most likely in the basement of the house called "BIG PINK", near
Woodstock NY.
Why the fuck would you just copy and paste the Wikipedia entry? What is wrong with you? Did this make you feel special? Get a life dude. Get a girlfriend. Get something or self delete because this is fucked up
I still love this crazy song.
This is one of their original hits from the '60s. They were part of the British Invasion. The Earth band part of their name didn't come until they covered Blinded by the Light by Bruce Springsteen in the '70s. It was a kind of comeback for them.
Yes and no about it being an original hit, unless you mean a hit for Manfred early on in his career 🙂
It was first an R&B hit for girl group The Exciters about a year before. Their biggest hit is a fun one called "Tell Him".
I Saw Them Open For Uriah Heep in 75 !!
@@loudog2326 I saw Manfred Man's Earth Band supporting Queen in 76. Great memorable Gig..
They were different groups, all centered around Manfred Mann. "Manfred Mann" (the band) was active from ca. 1963-1969, then came "Manfred Mann Chapter Three" (1969-1970) and then "Manfred Mann's Earth Band" (from 1971 onwards). Blinded By The Light was actually on the 7th Earth Band album.
Bruce wrote Blinded by the Light? There's no lack of things I learn about these old songs from the comment section. Did Bruce record this first? Then others covered it?
Earth Band was added when MM made a comeback. This is British Invasion.
It’s a Penny whistle.
Not added. A entire different group except for Manfred Mann who formed the earth band 2 years after Manfred Mann broke up.
There is a smoke shop/head shop here in Northern California called "The Mighty Quinn"
One of the very best songs of the 60's...!!! One of my favorite memories as a kid hooked on AM radio back in the day...!!!
Wow. Been AGES since I've heard this. Did you know it was Bob Dylan who wrote this?? They were originally Manfred Mann, with huge hits like "Do Wha Diddy Diddy" (a classic). They became Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the early 70s, when they did "Blinded By the Light". Jay I think you'd love their 1984 song "Runner", the video of which focuses heavily on Olympic-level track athletes.
Dylan once said Manfred Mann were one of the best interpreters of his songs. They also recorded With God on our Side, If you gotta go, go now, and Just like Woman.
"Pretty Flamingo", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "My Name is Jack" are some of my favourite Manfred Mann songs.
Bob Dylan wrote this song and Quinn the Eskimo was derived from the title character from actor Anthony Quinn and his role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie " The Savage Innocents"
Manfred is a keyboardist, arranger, singer and songwriter.
But he didn't write this nor sing it.
@@VicMikesvideodiary He made two great rearrangements of it. People covering songs rarely rearranges them once
@@djhrecordhound4391 That he did, fo snizzles.
Originally recorded as “Quinn The Eskimo” , by Bob Dylan, in ‘67
Although it wasn't released by Dylan until 1975. The first actual release of the track was this version by Manfred Mann.
I was 8 when this song first came out and for some reason it scared me into crying. I soon got over it and embraced it as it became background music for an episode of The Groovie Ghoulies on Saturday morning TV.
There was also a version on the soundtrack of the movie The Mighty Quinn with Denzel Washington. That would be a great one for movie night.
I was wondering about that. That was the first time I had heard the name Mighty Queen. But I do remember this song.
Wow! Hadn’t heard that in years! Try “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams?🤘🔥
Oh, yes please. :D One of my favorites.
Manfred Mann - Doo Wah Diddy is a MUST song.
there is nothing more cool and refreshing than watching young people like yourselves appreciating music from my generation..........you got STYLE!
"Do Wah Diddy" is another great hit from this era of Manfred Mann.
Oh my gosh, I'm living my teenage years again. I love this song, thankyou so much from a 🇬🇧 Grandma ♥
One of my favorite songs back in the day.
Klaus Voorman was great and long term friend of The Beatles whom he knew in Hamburg.
Klaus designed the cover for The Beatles Album Revolver. Which won a Grammy
My favorite Manfred song! Definitely makes me smile.
Another Dylan tune made into a big hit by a cover...
Every time I meet someone named Quinn, this version pops immediately to mind!
Thanx for another reaction that brings back great memories!!!
This isn't a cover. It doesn't sound anything like Dylan's version. This is a remake of the Dylan song. They made their own arrangement with Dylan's lyrics.
So sad to insist you know sumthin when you don't,@@darrinlindsey. 🙄
Wiki: "In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original."
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@@darrinlindsey It's obviously going to be a different arrangement. Any record has its own arrangement. But same tune, same lyrics, therefore definitely a cover.
@@bake7148 A cover is a local band that takes a popular song, from a professional artist or band, and performs it as part of their show, with the same notes, same lyrics, possibly a different key. It's a RUclips musician that plays a popular song, from a professional artist or band, and makes a video of it, using the same notes, same lyrics, possibly a different key.
When a professional artist or band takes the lyrics from a song that has already been recorded and nationally released, and rearranged the music, to fit their style, or to just make it sound different, it's a remake. That artist or band have changed the structure of the song.
Example: John Michael Montgomery recorded and released a song called I Swear, to country music stations, and it sold millions of copies. Later that year, Boyz 2 Men recorded and released the same song, and released it to pop and rap stations. It sold millions of copies. One was a country balled and one was a pop/soul ballad. Totally different genres. Boyz 2 Men didn't cover the music that John Michael Montgomery used, they rearranged the music to fit the genre they were targeting.
One of the key differences is that an artist or band isn't going to let another artist cover their work, in a studio, and make money from sales and airplay of their product. If the song doesn't have a certain level of difference, the original artist (that owns that product with the writer) isn't going to let that fly.
There are cover bands all over this country, that get paid per performance. They don't get any royalties for singing any specific song. Once in awhile, a cover band will produce their own unique music. Sometimes those songs are good enough to make waves across the country. They own that song, and they might get signed to a contract, with a record label. They can no longer make money on singing the cover songs that they use to. They become professionals, and have to follow the rules of the trade.
@@darrinlindsey OK. I get your point. Cover, remake, maybe they are not interchangeable terms. Certainly Guns n Roses Knockin' on Heaven's Door would be a remake, and not a cover in this context. I've just always understood that a cover is someone doing a different spin on the original version, because, after all, songs are like snowflakes---no two are alike.
In this song Quinn is someone who not only offer relief but joy
I love y'all, whether you like a song or not, you always give it a genuine listen and an honest reaction. Two beautiful people listening to beautiful music giving beautiful reactions and making the world more beautiful.
A band with so many lead singers over the years - all of them awesome! 5-4-3-2-1 is one of my faves - just for its energy!
...and three of them still tour together with the band! ❤️
Manfred Mann was a great British rock band from the 60's. They had some great songs including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" "Pretty Flamingo", "Mighty Quinn", "5-4-3-2-1" & "Sha La La". Manfred Mann's Earth Band was formed by South African musician Manfred Mann later in 1971. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You", "Spirit In The Night" & "Blinded By The Light" which was a big hit for them in 1976.
Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn .For me one of the best songs from the 60´s. 🙂
I was a sophomore in high school taking a cultural heritage class. My teacher played this during class for me. I never had heard it. And the fact that Bob Dylan wrote it! I love it. Not a drug…..
Dylan's inspiration for this song was Anthony Quinn in a movie where he played an Eskimo.
This song was a trivial pursuit question ( original edition.) the question was “What can stop the nightly Quinn?” The answer is nothing!!! 😂
I was so surprised when you mentioned the Hollies, because they did sing this song. In fact they made an album in 1969 called the Hollies Sing Dylan.
I have an old cd The BYRDS PLAY DYLAN but haven't heard of a HOLLIES equivalent.
Manfred Mann came to America from South Africa and was with the firstmwave of the British Invasion right after the Beatles came over. His hit song wasm "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
One theory is that The Grateful Dead occasionally played this at their shows and years ago had a wild LSD party in a New York City hotel during a tour visit. Allegedly, one of the party guests was Bob Dylan (who wrote the song). One of the other guests at the hotel didn't appreciate the noise and voiced several complaints. It was actor Anthony Quinn who'd played an Eskimo in The Savage Innocents. Another is that, The Mighty Quinn" is Sheriff Larry Quinlan, who raided the Castillia Foundation land in Millbrook, New York and arrested Dr. Timothy Leary and his group of hippies. Quinlan confiscated all the LSD and other drugs at the scene. In this scenario, the "pigeons" are informers. Thanx fam, Blessings
Don't feed into their misconception
One of the first songs I remember hearing on the radio when I was 6 in 1968. Love it!
Manfred Mann was a group from the '60s that was named after their keyboardist: Manfred Mann. After that group broke up, he formed another band in the '70s called Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Written by the one and only Bob Dylan.
You two are simply adorable. I can't help but smile just looking at you. Best wishes to you and yours.
Great reaction and I hope you feel better soon Amber 💕🍧🥣🌷
Klaus Voorman, early friend of the Beatles back in their Hamburg , Germany days, before they hit it big, is the bass player for Manfred Man. Klaus also designed the famous cover for the Beatles Revolver album.
An infectious tune that I’ve always loved from the first time I listened to it back in the ‘60’s.
only old timers like me remember this song. been brought to my attention many times throughout the years when meeting people.
There’s a great movie with Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend of the same name. Denzel plays an island police chief, and Townsend his lawless hero of the people brother. In addition to this song, you get a treat of Denzel singing “Cakewalk into Town.”
First thing I thought of when I saw the song title was the "Denzel" movie. I love that movie
I was a little kid when this song came out, haven't heard it since then, yet I remember all the lyrics!!
The song is so obviously about the arrival of the Messiah. "Everybody's gonna jump for joy" and "all the pigeons gonna run to him." So clear!
CONGRADULATIONS on the upcoming addition to your Family!
The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents. Dylan has also been quoted as saying that the song was nothing more than a "simple nursery rhyme". A 2004 Chicago Tribune article claimed that the song was named after Gordon Quinn, co-founder of Kartemquin Films, who had given Dylan and Howard Alk uncredited editing assistance on Eat the Document.
I was too young to see Manfred Mann in their day but in the 90s went many times to see The Manfreds, an offshoot/later version of the band. They then had two of their great singers, Mike D'Abo and Paul Jones, doing all their hits. Paul Jones is big on Blues too (used to have a band called The Blues Band who also were great and I also saw them live a few times).
My Dad didn't go out much and certainly not pop/rock gigs but we talked him into seeing The Manfreds....he loved it! Said 'what great musicians and singers they are'. Dad's been gone over 20 years now, died early 2002. But when I hear anything from this band I always smile, knowing my Dad got a kick out of seeing them play.
Enjoy! Enjoy! Just enjoy!! Great reaction! Thanks.
A great cover of a Bob Dylan song! Also yet ANOTHER song that my favorite band, the Grateful Dead, covered live in concert. Y’all ain’t discovered them in the real yet, but ya should…✌️🤟💕
It was always a blast when The Dead pulled this one out-- the energy in the crowd always went through the roof! 💜✌
@@lisarainbow9703 just something about hearing Jerry belting out those lyrics brought a HUGE SMILE to my face! 😁
@@timpafundi6321 absolutely!!! So glad I was there for a few of those shows when they pulled this out~
Whoa... I remember this song! Talk about a cool blast from the past! The Mighty Quinn!!! LOL 0-:
Manfred Mann was the name of the keyboard player (a South African immigrant to the UK). Definitely British Invasion period.
They were still touring until a year or two back, I know as I missed out on tickets when they played locally, I did see them about 15 years ago with original singer Paul Jones back leading them.
It was a great concert, I didn't stop Do Wah Diddying for days.
The Earth Band changed Manfred Mann's sound. This is from the 60's. They redid this song in the 70's with the Earth Band. You should check it out.
The original band name was Manfred Mann. They evolved into Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, which was a jazz-rock band, before moving on to the Earth Band.
Listening to this Manfred Mann song made me think of another song with free spirit/hippie vibes that I like, Burning Bridges by The Mike Curb Congregation from 1970. It was the theme song for the classic WWII movie, Kelly's Heros. One RUclips comment sums up this song quite well when it says, "Ah, the memories of lost loves and marvelous opportunities."
The best war film ever!
The band was originally known as the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers in 1962 after the band's keyboardist, Manfred Mann, and the drummer, Mike Hugg. Later that year they changed it to Manfred Mann and the Manfreds, and finally settled on Manfred Mann. They added the Earth Band part in 1972. One of their biggest early hits under the "Manfred Mann" moniker was Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Check it out!!!
They didntbsdf earth band. It's a completely different group that mannfred Mann formed in 71 after mannfred Mann broke up in 69.
Saw these guys in 2016 finally in melbourne . Still 3 original members to. Still sound great live
So I googled it! Imagine that. What is the meaning behind the song Mighty Quinn?
The subject of the song is the arrival of Quinn (an Eskimo), who changes despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracts attention from the animals. Dylan is widely believed to have derived the title character from actor Anthony Quinn's role as an Eskimo in the 1960 movie The Savage Innocents.
Manfred Mann had 2 lead singers(at different stages) over their time as being a British Invasion band and this was the second one. The cool thing is a revival version of this band (without Keyboardist Manfred Mann) toured with both lead singers and both Paul Jones (the original) great harmonica player and Mike D'Abo fine keyboardist, sounded great.. This was a Dylan song ,done poppy in 1968. Big hit. Great reaction
Love this channel dude! You guys have a genuine passion for music!
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I read many of the comments...looks like you have answers to your questions..👍😉...🌿🌿🌿
This version was one of my favorites in about 1987 when I was 17 and going all hippy❤
Love love Mighty Quinn!! Great tune!!! 🎶
I haven't heard this in such a long time. thank you!
You've got the chronology in reverse: in the 1960s, Manfred named the band after himself, and it featured Paul Jones on vocals (Manfred is the keyboard player, remember), and they had hits, notably "Do Wah Diddy". They also did Bob Dylan covers.
However, Jones wanted to be an actor as well as a singer, and work solo so that he could have more flexibility. So he gave his notice (although he stayed for another year before actually leaving) and was replaced by Mike D'Abo (who eventually became the FATHER of an actress, Olivia D'Abo)
They continued having singles, some of their own songs, and some covers, including this, which was a Bob Dylan song. Ironically, their last single "Fox on the Run" had success (#5) in the UK, but is better known here for the cover version done in the 1970s by Sweet.
However, nobody was buying their albums and while you can be successful in the UK by only making singles, that makes you very dependent on the BBC (because they are the primary radio outlet). So, frustrated, they split up.
In the 1970s, Manfred got a NEW band together, named it "Manfred Mann's Earth Band" to distinguish it from the previous group, and they did covers of "the New Bob Dylan", Bruce Springsteen. As you've seen.
BTW, something I didn't know was that while they were transitioning from Jones to D'Abo, the bassist was, for a while, Jack Bruce, who of course left to form Cream with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. Huh. Hard to imagine Jack being with this sort of band.
(And of course, Jack did the singing for Cream, so Mike D'Abo was lucky to get the gig, I suppose. Even if it is hard to imagine the man who sang "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and such singing this one.)
Quinn the Eskimo was a drug dealer! “When Quinn the Eskimo gets here all the pigeons gonna run to him!”
My rugby team in the U.K are Harlequins also known as the mighty quins. The play the whistle part during matches when the team are struggling and crowd starts singing along to encourage the Quins.
WOW! This is another "BLAST FROM THE PAST"!! THANKS GUYS!! 👍😃❣️😃👍
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Pretty Flamingo
Come Tomorrow
Blinded By The Light
Fabulous 60's band out of England. Mighty Quinn was a huge hit with its great vocals and great musical arrangements. 🎼 🎶🎶 It was just so
much of a fun song. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
My favorite Song by this band is Blinded by the light .
Just to confuse you further, there is now a group called The Manfreds made up of most of the original members of Manfred Mann including Paul Jones, who was the lead singer until 1966, and Mike D'Abo, who was the lead singer after Paul Jones went solo. I went to see them a few months ago and they are still awesome.
Wow! What an excellent choice! I haven't heard this in decades.
You really take me back to my early childhood today. I always loved this song. Quinn would be the name for my dog if I ever would have an Eskimo dog. And since I saw the movie Legends of the Fall I am fond of Aidan Quinn. 😊
They started out as 'Manfred Mann' they later became, 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' in the '70s, other great tracks to check out by them are; 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', 'If You Gotta Go, Go Now', 'Just Like a Woman', Ha! Ha! Said the Clown', 'My Name is Jack', '5-4-3-2-1', and 'Davy's on The Road Again' this last one is by 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band'.
Wow, the comments from your listeners are so informative. Thanks.
Manfred Mann's " Do Wah Diddy" is another hit from them. Love the channel
You guys are THE BEST song reaction channel on RUclips! Great reactions, solid music knowledge, GREAT WORK guys!
Accepting that this song is about an Eskimo shaman/faith healer brings to mind Neil Diamond's 'Brother Love's Travellin' Salvation Show' or Tanya Tucker's 'Lizzie and the Rain Man.' A little more obscure but quite popular around KC in the 80s, the band The Rainmakers had one called 'The Rainmaker.'
This is early MM. The Earth Band was a later incarnation of Manfred Mann which spanned the 70's with several lineups that include Chris Slade with hair!
As a teenager I knew them as Manfred Man. It was the 60's so probably about drugs. 🤪
Never knew who did this song. Haven't heard it in ages.
My favorite Manfred Mann song is the rocker, For You.
They were Manfred Mann before they became Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the '70s. Great '60s tune -- for another great, fun, unique '60s mover, check out "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" by John Fred & His Playboy Band. A fabulous one-hit wonder that went to #1 in 1968.
The Manfreds are the band I most associate with Swinging London in the 1960s. I used to hang out around World's End in Chelsea about 1968, the tower blocks had been built replacing a number of low rise terraces (I later found out my grandfather had lived in Edith Road , Fulham for a while back in the 1890s so it seemed a sort of coming home. A world of number 11 and 14 buses , walking from the north side of Putney Bridge and then the choice of the Kings Road or back past Lots Road Power Station to the houseboats on the Thames , walk back across Battersea Bridge and the Morganite Works as the waft of Gartons Glucose and Youngs Brewery in Wandsworth came eastwards down the Thames. The odd walk to Sloane Square and the Peter Jones Dept Store in the Winter Snow too.
I've known this song since it came out but after the movie, "Jaws" came out, I always think of Captain Quinn. 😆
Manfred Mann was their keyboardist and the group was Manfred Mann between 1962 nd 1969. They became Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in 1970. Their song Blinded By The Light was written by Bruce Springsteen.
I was in the last year of junior school when this was released. Our headmaster was called Joe Quinn and his daughter was in our year. Poor girl hated it. :P
I love this song so much it's my daughter's name. Made it easy to sing "her song" to her when she wouldn't sleep back in the day. With the reinforcement of "mighty Quinn" it has made her into a strong willed teen though 🤣
🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Manfred Mann was good at making other people's songs his own.
This came out when I was 13, It was one of the first 45 rpm singles I ever bought, and I still have that record!
I saw the band a couple of nights ago,they played the hits and later stuff ,the lead singer must be in his 80s but still rocking !!!
There is also a movie called The Mighty Quinn out in 1989.