The "very funny" part doesn't surprise me at all. The "down to earth" part seems about right; he genuinely looked like he was having a good time up there.
I've just heard Freddie and the Dreamers' "I'm telling you now" on the Ed Sullivan show and nothing prepares you for this. I cheered, I shouted, I fist pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It's absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be and I'm so proud to be in it and I can't wait for you to see it.
Reading the comments of all the older folk reminiscing about their memories of meeting these people and watching the performance live makes me respect the people that post these videos and old recordings. I love reading the stories
IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?/IS THIS JUST FANTASY? CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE/NO ESCAPE FROM REALITY The lyrics from the song Bohemian Rhapsody that Freddie Garrity would later write as Freddie Mercury of Queen.
I remember watching this in 1965 and it made me smile - it still does - I especially love that it's live and the mike cuts out and you can hear him singing away :)
Freddie and his band came and went pretty fast in the USA but accomplished a lot in a short time. In three months they had four top 40 hits and this one went to #1. R.I.P. Freddie Garrity and thanks for the memories.
Or perhaps he's thinking just how clever he was to create the most ridiculous dance for his bandmates after one of them lost a bet, allowing the drummer to come up with the most embarrassing moves he could think of. After all, wasn't Freddie some crazy degenerate gambler whose life came to an abrupt end after placing a couple of his vital organs on a roll of the dice in 1970's Hong Kong, or did I just make that up?!? Only Freddie really knows the truth of things...
I was in the audience for the dress rehearsal that day. Ed ran a tight ship, so it was like a matinee performance. Also an actual variety show: comic, animal act, juggler, dancers and even Topo Gigio (obscure reference)!
Before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen, which is a different person and a different band but yet the same person. From this to We Will Rock You, Freddie has come a long way since the Dreamers Days.
"I'm Telling You Now" was the #1 record on Billboard's Hot 100 pop charts for two weeks in April, 1965. Freddie Garrity came out of the skiffle era in England as a musical entertainer. It shows.
@@helenstockman3499 The group, as I understand, never presented themselves as heavyweight competitors in the British rock scene. Their lead singer, though a talented tenor, didn't have the looks or demeanor of leading male music contemporaries. They found their niche doing lighter guitar pop with a sometimes manic comical edge. The dance, if "goofy", was in character, IMO.
@@helenstockman3499 Freddie Garrity of the Dreamers before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen. Mercury came from Mercury Records(UK label). I like guy better than before he became Freddie Mercury. His laugh reminds me of David Bowie in 1967 of the song The Laughing Gnome. And the song Dreamer's Ball by Queen was by Freddie Mercury a dedication his former band Freddie And The Dreamers.
@@helenstockman3499 Much better than the song Love Of My Life by Freddie Mercury. This was before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen. And the song Dreamer's Ball by Queen was by Freddie Mercury a dedication his former band Freddie And The Dreamers.
I Love the Oldies, especially '60's Music. It didn't matter what Race or Color Anybody was. Elvis, The BEATLES, The SUPREMES, The ROLLING STONES and James Brown were ALL played on the same Radio station.❤
@@redder3076 Oh, it's definitely live. Not only can you tell by the voice fluctuation, but check out the 1:23 when he laughs briefly and his voice breaks a bit as a result. There's no way that was part of a recording!
This appears to be the only appearance of Freddie and the Dreamers on the Ed Sullivan show. They also performed "Do the Freddie" and "You Were Made for Me". Freddie had a very nice voice!
Although the performance doesn't live up to the studio sound on the record, Freddie and The Dreamers possessed lots of energy and entertainment on stage. This was my favorite song for a few years as a kid, and I guess still is one of my top 20 songs of all-time, I think. I still have the 45 single. I believe it was bought by one of my older brothers when the song came out.
Gotta give these performers credit. Dancing like that while playing instruments and singing are not easy , especially while they're doing it all in sync.
I’m telling you now I’m telling you right away I’ll continue to listen to this fabulous song until I die as I have since it first came out and played when on the radio in the 1960's.
Americans will never grasp how happy this will make a working class British audience. We are a foreign country and Freddie sending it up is part of us.
This is one of my truly, favourite songs of all time. It might be my number one song of all time. BUT my era is late 70s & early 80s! Freddie and the Dreamers are so fun and full of joy, and enthusiasm, doing all the wild dance moves. And this song and the boys have eased my mind in some of my darkest hardest days, when I've been low and crying, I can put this on and smile and laugh; forget my troubles for a while. That is an incredible gift and I wish I could thank them for it. Beleive it or not, I wasn't born when this song was released... but my mum raised me on 60's radio for a start. I learnt joy in music then. Thank you so much for the pure joy in your music guys! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, for the legacy and everything you did. I might not have made it this far without you. You .made hell, inro pleasure. I OWE YOU ALL MY LIFE. You are MY HEROES.
This is the pure definition of a novelty song. The last time I heard it was in 1965. I thank God for small favors like that. I look forward to hearing it again.......................in another 56 years.
I always loved his voice and the progressions, even when I was a kid. My brother hated it because he thought "I'm telling you now" reminded him of the way his 2nd grade teacher spoke. Dude was seriously scarred.
I wish they'd show the date. I was 5 or 6. And of course we loved this. At school on Monday we had to be talking about this. Gets your attention! Put em' on Ed.
TREMENDOUS TALENT here - Freddie - funny - wonderful voice - energy - the whole band rocks - drums moving along - guitars and bass - all on time - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - - - KEY CHANGE AND EVERY THING - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE GIRLS SCREAMING - - ! ! ! ! !
Yep son, and the song The Dreamers Ball by Freddie Mercury is a tribute to his former band Freddie And The Dreamers when he was Freddie Garrity just like David Bowie used to be David Robert Jones.
I can tell you that the kids loved Freddies antics at the time. A nice antidote to all the other groups who took themselves too seriously. I remember a pal of mine coming into school one day, having been to see them the night before at a local theatre. He was raving about them, great music, with comedy.
I remember, Freddie Garrity well! Hi mum and family lived a couple of doors from our house and when he used to visited his mum, he would drive up in a BIG American car and if my brother and I were playing outside and he saw us he would take us for a quick ride around the block in his car and drop us back just for a treat. He was very, very, loving of all people and very, very funny a character in real life and on stage as you can see!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
They stood out because of their creative foot work and Freddie's crazy stage presence... but till this day its brings a smile when seeing these iconic bands from the era of the British invasion...when music was ....music !! R.I.P. Freddie..ty for the memories.........
I remember coming home from high school and listening to the top 40 for this song. I thought it was a most beautiful love song. I love the chords played at the end.
My mom taught me to do the Freddy. I was a 67 baby. And I remember as a teenager when they're song came on. Do the Freddy that I was the only one at the party that could do it! I didn't realize that they also sung this one. For some reason I thought it was Herman's hermits? I think they do sing this song as well nowadays. These are great memories.
*Nah...'F & the D's' were already 'pros' in show-business before 'Beatlemania'* ( *The 'Fabs' and many others were all performing long before they were 'Famous' or had any hits...most of the 'Pop' groups started in the '59-'60 era* ) *It was all 'trad jazz' and 'skiffle' that was big before 'Pop' gained any real notice in England because English kids couldn't hear much 'RnR' or much of anything until 'Radio Luxembourg' began broadcasting a signal strong enough to pick-up in England in the '50's and they began playing 'Gene Vincent' and others who just getting popular in America* ( *The 'BBC' didn't play 'rock' or 'pop' music at all...Perry Como was as far as they went!* )
@@yesyes... *No...no 'Thanks' are due to me* *The history of 'Pop' in England is well-documented by the people who lived it all at the time, and all of them say the same things independent of each other* ( *The 'Stones' are an excellent example of how fast everything began changing in the '60-'63 era* ) *Early days had the 'Rollin' Stones' playing covers of 'blues hits' that weren't very well-known in England and many thought "That's some good tunes from that lot!" not realizing they were all American 'Blues Standards' with a few added 'licks' from Brian and 'Keef'* *Virtually every band played 'Covers' because no one dared to make any songs of their own for fear 'the kids won't like it' or 'it won't sell because no one's heard it before'* *Lennon said "Well, we've got a contract now so we'll have to do some tunes of our own or we'll just get lost in the shuffle with everyone else"* *So he and 'Macca' just put their heads together (literally) in the bath of Paul's home and worked-out some tunes they liked, played their way, and from then on after "Love Me Do" it was 'off to the races' because that forced everyone else to 'do our own stuff'* *In 1962 everything began to change in a matter of weeks!* *'Skiffle' was out... and 'straight instrumental' bands were left scratching their collective heads wondering 'What's happened?'*
I never noticed when I was watching this as a kid on Ed Sullivan, but the drummer is in on the choreography, too. I remember having the album and playing it ragged. Those were such exciting times, I just ate up everything. Now, it does look pretty silly.
My (niw, sadly late) Mum loved Freddie & The Dreamers...as did I ❤😊 He was a real breath of fresh air...and ge gad a great voice (as Fil of Wings of Pegasus will confirm.)
They kept alive the humorous side of Rock that is often forgotten. Curiously, the song was hit in the UK in 1963 and reached #2. It did nothing in the US. This show was 2 years later in 1965 when it was re-released in the States (late '64) and was #1 for 2 weeks. Maybe it is unique instance of that happening? In fact, by the time of this appearance, their popularity was declining in the UK. "Do The Freddie" was their last hit record after placing 4 songs in the top 5 (UK). Freddie went on to star in a children's TV show.
@@djrychlak4443 Check out the Coasters link to see Freddie's inspiration. They might have been going downhill in the UK, but they were a hit in the US after the Sullivan Show. Though, they are remembered for You Were Made For Me, I'm Telling You Now and Do The Freddie they did have hits with I Understand and A Little You later on. Freddie got the idea for the crazy antics from watching old dancers , Bill Haley , Elvis, Chuck Berry and The Coasters all had a gimmick to pull the audience in on their performances. He said in a PBS interview that he was afraid if he didn't have a gimmick that he would be lost in the second wave of the British Invasion. He had 3 top ten hits in the US. Freddie died not long after the interview. The PBS show featured old clips and Freddie did sing some of his old stuff. But, he wasn't agile enough to do the kicks. The dancers on stage did them. Love him or hate him, he was one of a kind. I have a video of all his performances.
@@djrychlak4443 Maybe funny isn’t the word. But it would have made the kids smile at least. Culture has changed a lot since then. Nobody’s sitting in rapt attention on the edge of their seat when reading the Iliad these days either.
Okay, so I've been a huge British Invasion fan since it all started (and the biggest Beatles' fan on the face of this planet) but this was and still is a bit much for me!
I remember when they were introduced to America on a television special called 'Around the World with the Beatles' where the Beatles hosted a number of artists
Always makes me smile always remember as a child my mum and dad would say Freddie on tv I would be dancing round doing Freddie dance mum and dad brought me records loved to dance the Freddie happy memories Freddie and dreamers were brilliant
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Had the pleasure of meeting Freddie at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.
Yeah the old mic pretending to be an electric razor gag is hilarious.
The same when he was Freddie Mercury of Queen.
The "very funny" part doesn't surprise me at all. The "down to earth" part seems about right; he genuinely looked like he was having a good time up there.
Yeah, he seems like someone who has a good sense of humour. 😁
The fact that he was funny is no surprise.
Get Freddie on
Absolutely
Before he became Freddie Mercury.
Get fuckin Freddie on
Before he became Freddie Starr
Ay on you go
benny harvey rip. miss you big man, gone but not forgotten.
I've just heard Freddie and the Dreamers' "I'm telling you now" on the Ed Sullivan show and nothing prepares you for this. I cheered, I shouted, I fist pumped the air, I cried, I stood and cheered. It's absolutely everything you hoped it was going to be and I'm so proud to be in it and I can't wait for you to see it.
Gah.
🤣🤣
Pre Talking Heads...
You're name is the same as Badfingers bassist and founding members, Tommy Evans!
Reading the comments of all the older folk reminiscing about their memories of meeting these people and watching the performance live makes me respect the people that post these videos and old recordings. I love reading the stories
IT WAS REAL! For all these last 55 years I thought that bizarre dance was a "false memory" in my still-forming 9 year old brain. I DID see it!
Lmao
IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?/IS THIS JUST FANTASY? CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE/NO ESCAPE FROM REALITY The lyrics from the song Bohemian Rhapsody that Freddie Garrity would later write as Freddie Mercury of Queen.
@@johnpolitis9060 ok
Me too
I'm seeing it now and I can't unsee it.
When you had groups like the Rolling Stones and The Beatles you HAD TO find a way to stand out.
That dance is original and his energy is contagious
Just like Tiny Tim
most Manchester bands did
Now here's a guy who loves his job! I wish I had that kind of energy.
To do THAT?!?!?
I remember watching this in 1965 and it made me smile - it still does - I especially love that it's live and the mike cuts out and you can hear him singing away :)
In 1975, he went on to have his biggest hit "Bohmenian Rhapsody" with Queen when he was then known as Freddie Mercury.
@@johnpolitis9060 lol
Freddie and his band came and went pretty fast in the USA but accomplished a lot in a short time. In three months they had four top 40 hits and this one went to #1. R.I.P. Freddie Garrity and thanks for the memories.
RIP Freddie Garrity and RIP Freddie Mercury. One and the same person.
The drummer is thinking
"Thank the Lord I don't have to do the dance"
😂
Or perhaps he's thinking just how clever he was to create the most ridiculous dance for his bandmates after one of them lost a bet, allowing the drummer to come up with the most embarrassing moves he could think of. After all, wasn't Freddie some crazy degenerate gambler whose life came to an abrupt end after placing a couple of his vital organs on a roll of the dice in 1970's Hong Kong, or did I just make that up?!? Only Freddie really knows the truth of things...
😂 Dance? My fitness trainer has me do those kicks to strengthen my adductor muscles.
Solid 100% live performance. Though a simple choreography, keeping up with that and playing live is no easy task.
And he would later pull out more elaborate ballet choreography as the lead singer of Queen.
They are not playing live they have a backing track
I was in the audience for the dress rehearsal that day. Ed ran a tight ship, so it was like a matinee performance. Also an actual variety show: comic, animal act, juggler, dancers and even Topo Gigio (obscure reference)!
RIP Benny Harvey and thanks for bringing me here
Get Freddie on.
Before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen, which is a different person and a different band but yet the same person. From this to We Will Rock You, Freddie has come a long way since the Dreamers Days.
Even if Freddie Mercury is gone, Queen's music will still live on.
@johnpolitis9060 bro what Freddie Mercury is not Freddie Garrity
@@LeadFrog Yes he is one and the same person.
@@johnpolitis7929 wanna bet????
"I'm Telling You Now" was the #1 record on Billboard's Hot 100 pop charts for two weeks in April, 1965. Freddie Garrity came out of the skiffle era in England as a musical entertainer. It shows.
That dance always makes me wonder why?
@@helenstockman3499 The group, as I understand, never presented themselves as heavyweight competitors in the British rock scene. Their lead singer, though a talented tenor, didn't have the looks or demeanor of leading male music contemporaries. They found their niche doing lighter guitar pop with a sometimes manic comical edge. The dance, if "goofy", was in character, IMO.
@@helenstockman3499 Freddie Garrity of the Dreamers before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen. Mercury came from Mercury Records(UK label). I like guy better than before he became Freddie Mercury. His laugh reminds me of David Bowie in 1967 of the song The Laughing Gnome.
And the song Dreamer's Ball by Queen was by Freddie Mercury a dedication his former band Freddie And The Dreamers.
@@helenstockman3499 Much better than the song Love Of My Life by Freddie Mercury. This was before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen. And the song Dreamer's Ball by Queen was by Freddie Mercury a dedication his former band Freddie And The Dreamers.
@@johnpolitis9060 That is not Freddy Mercury lmao what are you on about
This is when music made you feel good. Made you feel like someone important. 71 year old black man/not that it matters.
I Love the Oldies, especially '60's Music. It didn't matter what Race or Color Anybody was. Elvis, The BEATLES, The SUPREMES, The ROLLING STONES and James Brown were ALL played on the same Radio station.❤
What is even more impressive is that this entire performance is live (I think)
It really isnt, you can see his lips are out of sync with the video quite a few times
@@bunningtonhevy It WAS live. If you listen very closely, his voice fluctuates in volume depending on how close the mike was to his mouth.
@@redder3076 Oh, it's definitely live. Not only can you tell by the voice fluctuation, but check out the 1:23 when he laughs briefly and his voice breaks a bit as a result. There's no way that was part of a recording!
@@bunningtonhevy It was live.
You're all dreaming
This appears to be the only appearance of Freddie and the Dreamers on the Ed Sullivan show. They also performed "Do the Freddie" and "You Were Made for Me". Freddie had a very nice voice!
Before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen.
A brilliant comedic pop group. Freddie had a beautiful tone to his voice.
Beginnings of heavy metal, right here.
Insanity you mean.
@A
Insanity is the only way to describe their behavior! But it's nifectious! 😂😂
Beginning of LSD
@Barnaby
I posted "same" up top. Jeez that has to be excuse for such "silly" behavior. But hafta admit it was kinda "cute" have a "good" one..Debbie
@Tessmage Tessera he was joking
Although the performance doesn't live up to the studio sound on the record, Freddie and The Dreamers possessed lots of energy and entertainment on stage. This was my favorite song for a few years as a kid, and I guess still is one of my top 20 songs of all-time, I think. I still have the 45 single. I believe it was bought by one of my older brothers when the song came out.
In the era of then-new Beatles and Stones, this was the silliest act in rock n roll. Loved it.
Before he went on to bigger and better things such as being the lead singer of Queen.
@@johnpolitis9060 🤣😅😂
@@johnpolitis9060 😅
Before he pulled a Freddie Mercury on his band The Dreamers.
Give it a rest ! Shut the eff up !
This video from the Ed Sullivan show is absolutely mesmerizing . I was 11 years old and loved this song back in 1965!
I was eleven too! Loved him!
Gotta give these performers credit. Dancing like that while playing instruments and singing are not easy , especially while they're doing it all in sync.
I agree but they weren't singing. I wasn't synced, it was live but they weren't singing.
@@BleedBNG Freddy is singing live here... the rest is tracked
@drexler Yeah, but it still really just SUCKS the big one!..
My goodness this man could SING!! 100% PURE LIVE!! performance too
They're actually playing and doing that dance all at the same time!!! Any of you want to try that??!!
And modulating! About three key changes
@@SupremesVideos Disgusting! Modulating on national television!
That's probably why they don't do the background vocals that are on the recording.
@@gregrister4622 Lol
I- bands still play live now, also alot of shows on Ed Sullivan were lip synced too, like they're performances.
I’m telling you now I’m telling you right away I’ll continue to listen to this fabulous song until I die as I have since it first came out and played when on the radio in the 1960's.
Americans will never grasp how happy this will make a working class British audience. We are a foreign country and Freddie sending it up is part of us.
The British Buddy Holly himself! I have his autograph from 1976!
* I thought Elvis Costello is the British Buddy Holly but Freddy brought humor to the British invasion era! ☺
@@WytZox1 Elvis Costello is Buddy on a bad day.
From the British Buddy Holly to the British Luciano Pavorotti!
If Freddy wrote his songs, I think Buddy Holly influence & nice advance in style! With golden pipes!
@@WytZox1so Freddie is a comedian Buddy Holly version lol
ok... but this slaps so hard
???? That sounds like your own personal business.
@@lemurianchick it’s modern slang for “this song is really good” lol
But your right it does. Freddie and the dreamers is amazing and the world needs more of their music.
@@wididididididi8693 And of Queen's music as well.
I'm just pushing P for those Freddy stans but that song's bussin and hits different, my man's got rizz! no cap yo, no cap!
I never realized what a great voice he had!
True! It would get even better when he became the lead singer of Queen as Freddie Mercury! You should listen to his voice in Queen!
@@johnpolitis9060Is that a joke!?😮😮😮
Yes. He had a true and strong voice.
This is one of my truly, favourite songs of all time. It might be my number one song of all time. BUT my era is late 70s & early 80s!
Freddie and the Dreamers are so fun and full of joy, and enthusiasm, doing all the wild dance moves. And this song and the boys have eased my mind in some of my darkest hardest days, when I've been low and crying, I can put this on and smile and laugh; forget my troubles for a while. That is an incredible gift and I wish I could thank them for it.
Beleive it or not, I wasn't born when this song was released... but my mum raised me on 60's radio for a start. I learnt joy in music then.
Thank you so much for the pure joy in your music guys! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, for the legacy and everything you did. I might not have made it this far without you. You .made hell, inro pleasure. I OWE YOU ALL MY LIFE. You are MY HEROES.
Your sad
You defo wasn't a mod
@Leo-dr4qm Of course. That's kinda the point. Innit? Corny DOES cheer you up. Bluegrass, ragtime jazz, Dixieland, some Christmas carols, etc.
Sound of the summer
the vibe i bring to the function
His best song
They were competent musicians, and all their records were very danceable.
I heard this in the grocery store and remembered that I was about 8 yrs. old in the 1960's!
Freddie gave so much energy his fans love him because he's nuts ..I'm nuts ..I love him
Freddie did have a good singing voice, to his credit.
Loved these guys.
@@clarevoyant6322
Yeah he did. He wasn't anything special but he could at least hold a tune.
The theatrics ruin the song.
@@jaybeeshultz This was before he became Freddie Mercury of Queen.
Yes he did especially later as Freddie Mercury of Queen.
God, this brings back memories.
The band had some serious chops ! Trying playing guitar or bass all the while doing the Freddie . Mad skills !
This is the pure definition of a novelty song. The last time I heard it was in 1965. I thank God for small favors like that. I look forward to hearing it again.......................in another 56 years.
it's not a novelty song (definitely not the definition of one) but they're making a novelty out of the act.
I definitely watched this show as it happened. I never missed a Rock N Roll Act on Sullivan
I always loved his stage performances. When we were young we had a band called Freddy & the Nightmares. Great memories.
Wow! I can't unsee that lol
I loved the sounds of my teenage years - especially feel good songs like "I'm telling you now."
freddie had a great voice and was fun to watch !
Can you imagine that this was entertaining many years back ?
The real heroes are the guys playing guitar and doing that dance 😂 so awesome 👏
And the drummer is sat there thinking ‘Thank God I’m the drummer’.
@ 🤣🤣🤣 right? ❤️I could never be that coordinated
This supreme song would bring back a dead man to life!!!
I always loved his voice and the progressions, even when I was a kid. My brother hated it because he thought "I'm telling you now" reminded him of the way his 2nd grade teacher spoke. Dude was seriously scarred.
From "I'm Telling You Now" to "Don't Stop Me Now" and "We Will Rock You".
I wish they'd show the date. I was 5 or 6. And of course we loved this. At school on Monday we had to be talking about this. Gets your attention! Put em' on Ed.
I heard it when this great first came out in the 1960's and loved it then as now!!!
I love his vibes
I still can't believe this never caught on. : ) Great song, great voice.
No.2 in the UK Charts,and reached the top in the USA:Eventually!
Like he did in Queen.
Well it did hit #1 here in the USA so I’d say it was successful
TREMENDOUS TALENT here - Freddie - funny - wonderful voice - energy - the whole band rocks - drums moving along - guitars and bass - all on time - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - LIVE - - - KEY CHANGE AND EVERY THING - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE - - LIVE GIRLS SCREAMING - - ! ! ! ! !
Limmy is fueling the Freddie & The Dreamers resurgence
Get Freddie oan
Yep son, and the song The Dreamers Ball by Freddie Mercury is a tribute to his former band Freddie And The Dreamers when he was Freddie Garrity just like David Bowie used to be David Robert Jones.
Dreamer's Ball by Queen sung by Freddie Mercury. Coincidence anyone?
@@ryanmchargmusic And when Freddie Mercury is gone, the music will live on.
Loved this song as a kid when it came out. Had no idea they did all the wacky dancing until seeing this just now, 60 years later.
Same here I never heard them perform only heard the song which I loved
I can tell you that the kids loved Freddies antics at the time. A nice antidote to all the other groups who took themselves too seriously. I remember a pal of mine coming into school one day, having been to see them the night before at a local theatre. He was raving about them, great music, with comedy.
I remember, Freddie Garrity well! Hi mum and family lived a couple of doors from our house and when he used to visited his mum, he would drive up in a BIG American car and if my brother and I were playing outside and he saw us he would take us for a quick ride around the block in his car and drop us back just for a treat. He was very, very, loving of all people and very, very funny a character in real life and on stage as you can see!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
#1 hit at the height of the "British Invasion"
Badass energy and awesome moves. Super intense rock!
What a fantastic sound in those days. Simple composition and lyrics with a great beat and finish.
This band still brings a smile to one's face. ❤
Get Freddie and the boys on lad
Before they became Queen. Except that Freddie Garrity was the only original member before he became Freddie Mercury.
You mean Freddie Mercury or the future Freddie Mercury.
They stood out because of their creative foot work and Freddie's crazy stage presence... but till this day its brings a smile when seeing these iconic bands from the era of the British invasion...when music was ....music !! R.I.P. Freddie..ty for the memories.........
Kind of similar to what he did in Queen.
They were unique, great antics, funny, and sang good songs. They put the fun in pop music, as did The Bonzo Dog Band a short while later.
I love the Ed Sullivan Show channel.
Lots of songs sound much better live on this show.
Keep alive rhe good music please.
I remember coming home from high school and listening to the top 40 for this song. I thought it was a most beautiful love song. I love the chords played at the end.
An absolutely supreme perfect masterpiece of euphony!!!!!
The first and ONLY singer to shave 🪒 with a microphone 🎤 😂
Combined exercise with the show. Amazing, keeping in shape.
Oh, come back Freddie and the Golden Age of the Sixties.
This is really a great song ❤
My mom taught me to do the Freddy. I was a 67 baby. And I remember as a teenager when they're song came on. Do the Freddy that I was the only one at the party that could do it!
I didn't realize that they also sung this one. For some reason I thought it was Herman's hermits? I think they do sing this song as well nowadays.
These are great memories.
Freddie always had the great humour!
Love this tune
I love that puppet on a string dance
At least this is a real band cashing in on Beatlemania, unlike a few manufactured others who could not play live.
*Nah...'F & the D's' were already 'pros' in show-business before 'Beatlemania'*
( *The 'Fabs' and many others were all performing long before they were 'Famous'
or had any hits...most of the 'Pop' groups started in the '59-'60 era* )
*It was all 'trad jazz' and 'skiffle' that was big before 'Pop' gained any real notice in England because English kids couldn't hear much 'RnR' or much of anything until 'Radio Luxembourg' began broadcasting a signal strong enough to pick-up
in England in the '50's and they began playing 'Gene Vincent' and others who just getting popular in America*
( *The 'BBC' didn't play 'rock' or 'pop' music at all...Perry Como was as far as they went!* )
@@gerrynightingale9045 thank u so much for this
@@yesyes... *No...no 'Thanks' are due to me*
*The history of 'Pop' in England is well-documented by the people who lived it all at the time, and all of them say the same things independent
of each other*
( *The 'Stones' are an excellent example of how fast everything began changing in the '60-'63 era* )
*Early days had the 'Rollin' Stones' playing covers of 'blues hits' that weren't very well-known in England and many thought "That's some good tunes from that lot!" not realizing they were all American 'Blues Standards' with a few added 'licks' from Brian and 'Keef'*
*Virtually every band played 'Covers' because no one dared to make any songs of their own for fear 'the kids won't like it' or 'it won't sell because no one's heard it before'*
*Lennon said "Well, we've got a contract now so we'll have to do some tunes of our own or we'll just get lost in the shuffle with everyone else"*
*So he and 'Macca' just put their heads together (literally) in the bath of Paul's home and worked-out some tunes they liked, played their way, and from then on after "Love Me Do" it was 'off to the races' because that forced everyone else to 'do our own stuff'*
*In 1962 everything began to change in a matter of weeks!*
*'Skiffle' was out... and 'straight instrumental' bands were left scratching their collective heads wondering 'What's happened?'*
What a brilliant choreographer they must have had.
how to sing a love song while doing a gym workout in a collar and tie!
Definitely has that Mersey influence, great stuff , especially those outro chords , classic ! 👍
I remember kids on the playground in 1965 doing Freddies laugh.
Him waving his hands is brilliant. It corresponds to three men waving their guitar neck.
This group is very different, talented, and fun ... fun ... fun. I love this video.
I never noticed when I was watching this as a kid on Ed Sullivan, but the drummer is in on the choreography, too. I remember having the album and playing it ragged. Those were such exciting times, I just ate up everything. Now, it does look pretty silly.
Quite a contrast with the band Queen when he became known as the lead singer Freddie Mercury.
It’s amazing how different things are when you look at it from an adult perspective. Still, good times back then
Back in high school, dated a girl who was a huge fan. Learned to do the 'Freddie', Yep leg kicks and all.
My (niw, sadly late) Mum loved Freddie & The Dreamers...as did I ❤😊 He was a real breath of fresh air...and ge gad a great voice (as Fil of Wings of Pegasus will confirm.)
They kept alive the humorous side of Rock that is often forgotten. Curiously, the song was hit in the UK in 1963 and reached #2. It did nothing in the US. This show was 2 years later in 1965 when it was re-released in the States (late '64) and was #1 for 2 weeks. Maybe it is unique instance of that happening? In fact, by the time of this appearance, their popularity was declining in the UK. "Do The Freddie" was their last hit record after placing 4 songs in the top 5 (UK). Freddie went on to star in a children's TV show.
They should have let that side die naturally instead of keeping it alive against its will.
@@djrychlak4443 what a pretentious take lol
@@aliamcbride What pretense? He's not funny, the dance is embarrassing and the song is sophomoric. Other than that, it's a great hit.
@@djrychlak4443 Check out the Coasters link to see Freddie's inspiration. They might have been going downhill in the UK, but they were a hit in the US after the Sullivan Show. Though, they are remembered for You Were Made For Me, I'm Telling You Now and Do The Freddie they did have hits with I Understand and A Little You later on. Freddie got the idea for the crazy antics from watching old dancers , Bill Haley , Elvis, Chuck Berry and The Coasters all had a gimmick to pull the audience in on their performances. He said in a PBS interview that he was afraid if he didn't have a gimmick that he would be lost in the second wave of the British Invasion. He had 3 top ten hits in the US. Freddie died not long after the interview. The PBS show featured old clips and Freddie did sing some of his old stuff. But, he wasn't agile enough to do the kicks. The dancers on stage did them. Love him or hate him, he was one of a kind. I have a video of all his performances.
@@djrychlak4443 Maybe funny isn’t the word. But it would have made the kids smile at least. Culture has changed a lot since then. Nobody’s sitting in rapt attention on the edge of their seat when reading the Iliad these days either.
They're dancing "The Freddy" which became a dance craze at the time
Guess that never got around to Colorado.
I'm sure it was just great to get kicked in the katorkas on the dance floor by someone doing 'The Freddy.'
And it's a surprisingly good workout! I tried dancing along and by the second verse I was exhausted 😅
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Do the Freddie only hit number 18. Hardly qualifies as a dance craze. That’s just the way he and the band normally acted while performing.
Thank you for entertaining us😊
just discovered this song. A lovely lady I care for, loves this song and hey am in love with it now. cant stop singing
Such simple times and harmless fun.
Brilliant, Freddie was unique!
Okay, so I've been a huge British Invasion fan since it all started (and the biggest Beatles' fan on the face of this planet) but this was and still is a bit much for me!
His dance are so funny lol i loved it
I remember when they were introduced to America on a television special
called 'Around the World with the Beatles' where the Beatles hosted a number of artists
Limmy sends his regards
Always makes me smile always remember as a child my mum and dad would say Freddie on tv I would be dancing round doing Freddie dance mum and dad brought me records loved to dance the Freddie happy memories Freddie and dreamers were brilliant
Thank you, absolutely as good as restaurant!!
Look at that gorgeous 1965 set backdrop