Unusually the Dave Clark 5 was owned and run as a company by Dave Clark, the drummer. He employed the other 4 and payed them weekly wages and eventually they retired with a pension from the group. He was either a writer or co writer of the groups songs as did Lenny Davidson, the blond guitarist, he recorded their own music onto their own master tapes and Clark went round the record companies and made a deal where he retained the ownership and rights and leased them for a period to the companies thus giving the group a bigger percentage than other groups including the Beatles who had a much lower percentage due to the deals they originally signed. The group had their own plane and Dave Clark and another member qualified to fly it and they used it for their tours to the US and the rest of the world. It meant that they weren't working on airline schedules so could go earlier and recover and relax before working and it was a legitimate business expense at a time when UK income tax for bands like them in the 1960s was 90%. Hence George Harrison's song "Taxman" which expressed his feelings on the subject. They started in 1958 and finished in 1970. They didn't change their music style much over that period but had run of hits during that explosion of groups during the start of Beatlemania in the UK and formed part of the British invasion following the Beatles success in the US and the US appetite for British groups in that period. Only Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson are still alive.
The Dave Clark 5 actually knocked the Beatles out of the #1 spot a few times in both the UK and the US. Dave is the drummer and Mike Smith is the lead singer and keyboard player.
There was a period of time when the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Clark Five were just coming out with new hits almost daily. We would go to school and say "Did you hear the new Stones song that came out yesterday", and they'd answer, "yeah but I really like to new Beatles song better" and so on. You could hardly keep up with all the great new songs that came out like the daily newspaper. I am so glad I lived through that time.
Lol, this brings back such memories...I was 7 when this came out. My Mom and Dad had this album and played it often. They had a great sound...this is so funny.
Finally! The Dave Clark 5!! They were the hardest working band in the British Invasion only to be #2. Their 1st 4 albums in the U.S. we're pumped out in less than a year. They basically put out a single every 3 months from 1964 until 1968. They were on the heals of The Beatles until The Rolling Stones came on strong in mid 1965. A super fun group with lot of great songs. Other songs to check out are Bits and Pieces (talk about drums!), Any Way You Want It (KISS covered it), Because (ballad), Catch Us If You Can, I Like It Like That, Try Too Hard (an unsung must!). Thanks
Dave Clark was as good at business as he was at music. He never let the band be filmed live so they would only be heard in the best mix- he was as much the manager as a band leader and he worked them hard. There is a bit of snobbery about the band because they were so image conscious and unashamedly pop music- personally that is what I like about them. Great songs well performed.
The first song I equate with the DC5 is "Catch Us If You Can". But my favorite is "Anyway You Want it". Other big hits include "Bit and Pieces", "I Like it Like That", "Because", " Can't You See that She's Mine", " Over and Over", and " Do You Love Me". For a treat, check out Tom Hanks' induction of the DC5 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a loving and amusing tribute to the band by a true fan. He also manages to work in a number of DC5 song titles.
@John M Herman's Hermits had some great songs and if I had to pick one over the other it's to close to call. Apples and Oranges and if either band had a song start while I was driving, nobody better touch my radio.
When they were finally elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (after criminally being kept out for decades), Tom Hanks (who was a huge fan) helped induct the group.
@brianherrington7226 Yes,it was for Dave Clark’s stage production “Time,the Musical “ circa 1985. Lots of A listers were involved from Stevie Wonder to Freddy Mercury
Glad all Over knocked the Beatles Western culture changing smash hit I Want To Hold Your Hand off the top of the Billboard charts. Lead singer /keyboardist Mike Smith is one of the most underappreciated vocalist of the 1960's. Great reaction R S R!! Adieu, RNB
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When I was young, I was pro DC5. I remember having arguments with pro Beatle kids. We were around 10 or 11 years old. Such a fun time! Love the DC5, The Beatles and all the British Invasion music.
Clark produced the concept album with Laurence Olivier, Freddie Mercury, Julian Lennon, Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, and more. The album and its singles sold over 12 million records. The Dave Clark Five sold over 100 million records and were paid 100 % of all writing, publishing, and royalties when other groups were getting a standard between 3 and 5 %.
I have just memorized 93 Groups,formed in England in The 1960's including THE Fortunes, Searchers, Hollies, Temperance Seven, Herd, Equals, Foundations, Small Faces, Shadows, Springfields, King Brothers, Tornadoes, Bee Gees (OK: Isle Of Man), Honeycombs, Applejacks, Zombies Who, Rolling Stones plus the likes of Pink Floyd,Cream, Blind Faith, Humble Pie, Manfred Mann, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Cliff Bennett and THe Rebel Rousers, Simon Dupree and The Big Sound, Gerry and THe Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders etc...:)
Amber and Jay, I got one for you that I know you’re going to love: “Lies” by The Knickerbockers. It’s a banger and it sounds so much like a Beatles track.
Thank you!! You two have put a smile on my face, and a tear in my eye! I was having a difficult day. Then I tune in to you, I get taken away by the beat of this song, and I'm smiling and boogying and flailing around so much my wife thought I was having problems. Other songs you just have to check out are definitely "Catch Us If You Can", "Bits And Pieces", "Over And Over", and their version of "Do You Love Me". All of them showing their musicianship, showmanship, and range.
EXCELLENT post! SIDENOTE: THIS was the group and the song that inspired Alex & Eddie Van Halen to pursue rock music after arriving in the United States from the Netherlands.
Thanks for reminding me of that. I once heard it in an interesting interview. Eddy wanted to play the drums like Dave in this song, so he bought a drum kit. When he came home one day, he saw his brother Alex playing his drum kit. They had to admit that Alex played the drums better than Eddy and switched instruments.
They sound even more like The Beatles with their catchy melodic love song "Because" from 1964. It was a #3 hit in the USA. They had 8 Top Ten USA hits and another 6 Top Twenties within a short space of time back when every act from England was crossing over big. Of course, they didn't evolve and grow the way the Beatles did so they eventually stagnated and the hits ran out by 1968 or so.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The DC5 couldn't depart from their rock and roll sound because they weren't capable of it. They were limited by their big beat sound. (Though there was nothing rock and roll about their most beloved hit, the sugary sweet "Because.") BTW, the Beatles never departed from their rock and roll sound. They simply had the ability to expand on it in various directions.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Whar's "Revolution" and "Helter Skelter?" The DC5 mostly performed covers, something The Beatles stopped doing after their first couple of years. BTW, Mike Smith was more of a soul singer than a rock singer.
The greatest thing about the DC5 was their lead singer Mike Smith! Because, Over and Over, Catch Us if You Can, Bits and Pieces, I Lke it Like That, You Got What it Takes...so many great songs by the Dave Clark 5!
These guys were serious rivals to the Beatles , even before the Stones started getting attention . Lots of hits , both ballads and nicely rocking tunes .
@jameskennedy721 And don’t forget their instruments! My favorite is a tune called “Time “ by Lenny Davidson . It has a Henry Mancini vibe. Really unexpected in 1964 from a British Invasion group!
Their drummer's name was.....wait for it....Dave Clark. Mike Smith played keyboards and was the lead singer. This song bumped the Beatles' off of the no. 1 position of the top 20 during the Spring of 1964. The reason why music was so good (great) in the 1960s, was because everybody back then was in competition with the Beatles!!
Loved these guys! The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in Feb. ‘64, the DC5 made their appearance less than a month later, Mar. ‘64. Great time to be alive!
A great band from my childhood. Other great songs they did were 'Everybody get Together' , ,Catch us if you Can, Everybody knows, Good old Rock n Roll, Bits n Pieces ..the songs go on. They were massive.
I've been singing this at Crystal Palace Football Club since 1963. As boys, we used to thump the advertising hoardings at the edge of the playing area in time with Dave the drummer...& the fans still belt it out at every home match! I get emotional when I hear it...at 68 years old! Enjoy the vibe!
Dave Clark was the drummer and he was also one of Freddie Mercury's closest friends. Dave co-wrote "Time Waits For No One" and Freddie sang it. I'm sure you'd enjoy it! ruclips.net/video/LGjt291COa0/видео.html
'Bits & Pieces' was one of their biggest hits - it has the distinction of being banned in the dance halls (first time I can remember it happening) as it had that same driving drum beat and involved a 'stomp' very similar to 'Glad All Over'. Most dances were held in 'ballrooms' with parquet wooden floors, and the stillettos and winklepickers were ruining the wood and gouging the varnish - hence the ban. Other sounds from the era - You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers, Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann, and Halfway to Paradise - Billy Fury, have fun!
Yes, the Dave Clark Five were the big competitors with The Beatles. This song was released in 1963/1964, as a single. It was written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, who did the fantastic lead vocals. With the wonderful beat pounding out on the drums and the sax playing through out the song this tune went to Number 1 quickly. It sold 1,000,000 records. What a blast from the past. 🎶🎶🎶 Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦
@JAMES WIGLESWORTH You are correct. Thank you. I guess I meant more a competition of who the girls liked. They were 2nd on Ed Sullivan after The Beatles and I know we teenagers ranked them 1-2 depending on our allegiance. 👍✌️🎶🇨🇦
DC5. The Lead Singer was Mike Smith, keyboardist, (died 2008), Lenny Davidson, guitars, Rick Huxley, bass (died 2013), Denis Payton, saxophones, (died 2006), and Dave Clark, drums, comprised the rest. Their biggest contribution to early rock and roll was on the business side. They were one of the first groups to own control of their recording masters, giving Clark control of all their music. They have a great catalog. I'd go with Because, next. Bits and Pieces, Can't You See That She's Mine, Do You Love Me, I Like It Like That, Catch Us If You Can, and You Got What It Takes are all fun romps. Over and Over was also a great charting cover they did. British musical group styles were often known for their hometowns, and the DC5 was known as the Tottenham Sound, as opposed to the Beatles "Mersey Beat", or the Animals Newcastle Sound.
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@@jeffreygriffin7248 Have you heard his album of standards by any chance called "Come Rain or Come Shine"? It's quite good. His voice suits the material really well.
Fun fact: Back in the mid '60s, it was the Dave Clark Five, not the Rolling Stones, who were the main "competition" for the Beatles crown as the top band. You did good to find these guys. They have so many great rock 'n roll songs, like "I Like It Like That," "Bits and Pieces," Reelin' and Rockin'," "Over and Over," "Any Way You Want It" and others. But they also recorded one of the best power ballads of all time in "Because." Check it out. Also, while you're exploring the British Invasion, you MUST check out Gerry and the Pacemakers. Some of the greatest music ever. They're best remembered for "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and my favorite, "Ferry Cross the Mersey." But some of their more rockin' songs were fun, too. Like "How Do You Do It" and "I Like It." Their list of hits isn't as long as some of the others who came over during the British Invasion, but ther songs were especially memorable. Those first two titles I listed ("Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey") was some of the best baby-makin' music to come from that era.
They were also from Liverpool and were playing locally the same time the Beatles were (before both bands became famous. In fact, the Beatles were oringinally given "HOW DO YOU DO IT" to record by their producer George Martin. They DID record it, but it was never released officially, because they insisted on doing songs that they had written themselves. SO it was given to Gerry and the Pacemakers instead, and it was a hit for them. "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" is about Liverpool....the MERSEY RIVER (pronounced like MerZey....not like "Mercy") runt through Liverpool. It always makes me cry. I married a Liverpudlian and have been to Liverpool several times over the years to visit the rest of his family. When he passed away, "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" was played at his funeral. It's a lovely song, and it still makes me cry. I love the city and the people there.
I have to admit, though I am very familiar with The Dave Clark Five, I have never heard anyone say that they were major competition for The Beatles. So I’m guessing that happened in the US and not here in the U.K. My Dad, who was born in the mid 40’s, so the 60’s were his era, always like to remind anyone who mentions The Dave Clark Five that it’s actually the drummer who is called Dave Clark. My Mum always liked to point out that they were rather famous for the fact that they wore Cuban Heels. I seem to recall that just like a number of bands/singers/musicians of that time, The Dave Clark Five also made a film called Catch Us If You Can (if I remember correctly). When I was a teenager in the late 80’s early 90’s there were reruns of quite a famous 60’s TV show called Ready, Steady Go! which was a programme that had teenagers dancing to ‘as live’ bands and interviews with performers. There is quite a well known episode where it was all Motown artists and one of the hosts was Dusty Springfield, there are also many clips showing The Beatles (mainly John Lennon) badly miming along to their songs. I only mention this TV show as Dave Clark was actually responsible for it being preserved for posterity due to buying the rights to it.
Dave Clark is the drummer, and is still with us at 83 years old. Some great comments here about the band and Dave's business acumen. He is so much more than the leader of the band and the drummer. Thanks for this, and I certainly recommend Catch Us If You Can. That one will definitely have you smiling all the way through!
He was a crook he never wrote any of the songs but took the Credit and the Royalties. Ron Ryan wrote some of the hits including a love song Because he wrote for his wife, Clark even claimed he wrote that.
@Rollin_L From time to time, Ron will pop up in the comments section in some RUclips posts and share his story. Basically he wasn’t properly paid for his contribution to the DC5 catalogue and had to settle in court for a fraction of the money. There’s an interview with Ron in the magazine Ugly Things,issue 29. Great reading. Issue 28 of that same magazine has a terrific interview with Lenny Davidson...lots of insight about the groups songwriting process and other tidbits. Hope you can get a copy🤞
Dave Clark is the drummer. I was born in Liverpool yet I was a huge Dave Clark fan, of course later the Beatles. Love your channel, you guys are so genuine. Love and respect from Melbourne Australia.
Finally! someone finally doing a DC5 review! I am so glad it was you guys. Long, long rabbit hole with this group. From 1958 to 1970. Really hit it big in 1963 with this song which kicked 2 songs from The Beatles out of #1. They were the main challengers to The Beatles, I think even more so than were The Rolling Stones. The DC5 dressed well, clean and their demeanor were "nice guys". Still important to many of us back in the day. The lead singer, Mike Smith, I think was one of the best male voices of the era and quite unrecognized. Nothing fancy about them, just good musical arrangements, vocals, - just great to listen to and "easy on the ears". They released a total of 19 studio albums with over 100mil record sales, released around 47 singles, with 15 consecutive top 10 hits, including: Over & Over, Catch us if you can, I like it like that, Because, Everybody Knows, Anyway you want it, Can't you see that she's mine, Do you love me, Bits and Pieces, and You've got what it takes. Along with the group: Paul Revere and The Raiders, they were the best alternatives to The Beatles. Sure hope you do many more reviews of this group.
Back in the day--every senior citizen's favorite opening--I preferred DC5 over the Beatles. When those songs came over the transistor radio, I pedaled my Sting Ray Bike a lot faster! You can't go wrong with any of their charting singles, and man, they have a ton of them.
My first memories were the vinyl 45s playing on the record player... The Dave Clark Five with Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces... The Beatles, The Searchers... This takes me right back!
Oooh this takes me back, Dave Clark was a great drummer. Two other great songs from British artists in the 60's are Out Of Time by Chris Farlow and Gotta Get You Into My Life by Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, both great voices.
The Dave Clark Five grew in popularity in the UK. They unseated the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the UK singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over".
Meanwhile, in the US. "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" was no. 1 in January and their first U.S. album "MEET THE BEATLES" hit No. 1 in the US charts on Feb. 15, 1964, 6 days after their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and stayed at No. 1 for 11 weeks, then was replaced by the "BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" at No.1
Thx y’all! The Beatles phenomenon is exclusively that, phenomenal! No one can really explain it, though there are significant events that all fell in place at the right time! It’s like trying to explain the theory of everything, there isn’t one! Love you guys! Peace!
The DC5 were a great band. Many tunes to hit from them. Dave is the drummer and he was a shrewd business man owning the copyrights and masters to all the songs. Bits and Pieces and Over and Over are just a couple to check. They had a few nice ballads as well. The song Because comes to mind.
A great hand clapping, foot stomping song. Music that just makes you feel good. "Over and Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Any Way You Want It," "You Got What It Takes," "Because" and "Catch Us If You Can," would be great follow-ups.
For shear energy and bounce (?!?) you could Not Beat this band !! Their singing and banging rhythms just made you wanna get up and Dance!!! In the Day... loved them every bit as much as the Beatles!
More of the British Invasion!! The only member of the BI that comes close to The Beatles might be The Rolling Stones. This song captures the early 60's rock sound. Go to some of the Beatles' early stuff like She Loves Me and you'll see strong similarities.
The American answer to The Beatles was a San Francisco group named The Beau Brummells. They had a couple of nice Beatle-like hits ("Laugh, Laugh" ; And "Just a Little") and disappeared after a year or two, at least from the top 50.
To answer the question, while I like the DC5 sound, they really did not evolve (except for 1 exception). If you go further with them, ‘Bits and Pieces’ has that heavy drum sound again, as does ‘I like it like that’ (it has great vocals though). The exception is ‘Because’ , a beautiful ballad and very Beatlesque. Of course, you cant be too hard on these guys; Mike Smith, the vocalist is only 19 when singing ‘Glad all over’. So young!!
Mike Smith was Dave Clark Five. Without his vocals, the group was nothing. I saw them in Brooklyn when their movie “Catch Me If You Can”. They got off the private bus and went into the RKO theater in 9th. St. In Brooklyn. I was able to see them in person.
I recently found your channel a few weeks ago, it's nice to see younger people such as yourself have an appreciation for older music, it's very refreshing. This is a great song, quite the foot tapper though I must admit I thought it was the Beatles myself. Glad that you spotlighted this song! Enjoying your channel. 😁
They certainly were for a short time in the sixties. Many people couldn't tell the two bands apart upon hearing them. It really wasn't until the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show that they began to pull away. Admittedly, Paul and John were better song writers but TDCF were great musicians at the time.
In the 63-64 period they and the Beatles had very similar sounds. The Beatles were better songwriters and went beyond this, but if both groups had ended here they would have been neck to neck.
In retrospect they aren't in the same category but at the time the DC5 was very much in the same category as the Beatles. The Beatles were managed and marketed better internationally - no doubt - with that falling on Dave Clark more than anything. But in terms of top pop hits - DC5 was right there with the Beatles on the charts for 3-4 years.
The Dave Clark 5 were known as the Tottenham Beat due to the area of North London they were from. The only band who match and surpass The Beatles were The Rolllng Stones
One of my favourite songs of the Sixties. According to my uncle who saw both groups live in the same set at Doncaster, the idea the Dave Clark Five were ever rivals to the Beatles was a bit overblown, but this song is certainly one of the best of the decade.
I think the idea of a rivalry comes from them knocking "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" out of the number one spot with "Glad All Over". Their sound was very similar to the Beatles' earlier more pop sounding songs. They were also the second British Invasion band to appear on Sullivan just weeks after the Beatles and went on to make 18 appearances on that show. Also, like the Beatles, they did a movie that was directed by an up and coming British director, in this case John Boorman. I think the difference is that the Beatles were much more experimental while the DC5 were more of a pop band churning out feel good hits. But in the mid 60s, they seemed as ubiquitous as the Beatles.
Once the Beatles hit, there were alot of groups that came on the scene with the same haircuts and had a couple of hits. Few had longevity. However, we do love those one/two hit wonders.
I don't know how long the Beatles were together in the UK, but I was thinking they were only together in the states from what 1963 till 1970? I mean that put out a lot of music but they didn't last a decade in the states. I guess the fame and fortune tore them apart.
Yes, had they continued releasing the "same" music forever most likely they would have lasted a short time also. Every album was VERY different, so they were almost a different band every year or two.
I remember that,at first, the girls all loved the Beatles, but the boys went for the DC5. We all used to stomp our feet to the drum beat just before the chorus. It was “and I’m feeling(stomp,stomp) glad all over Yes I’m ‘a(stomp,stomp) glad all over. Strange, the things you remember.
@MWPoss That’s session drummer Bobby Graham on the early recordings and Eric Ford on bass. It was part of Dave’s business sense to save time and money in the studio.
Freddie Mercury opportunity alert!!! Dave Clarke wrote a musical in the 80s called Time. Freddie recorded two songs for the soundtrack - In My Defence and Time. The latter exists more recently as a stripped down version called Time Waits For Nobody which really showcases Fred's vocals with major goosebump effect! Go get yourself some more Freddie!❤
DC5 had such a big sound and drum driven. Vocalist looked and sounded like John Lennon. Lot of great songs And on the more romantic side, Amber, check their song Because. They really did challenge the Beatles. Released a movie, Catch Us If You Can to answer A Hard Days Night. Paul Revere and the Raiders was another talented Invasion band.
This was the first hit by the first band to come to America riding the Beatles' coattails. There were "Beatles vs. the Dave Clark Five" magazines on the newsstands. This was followed by "Bits and Pieces", "Can't You See That She's Mine", "Anyway You Want It" and a pretty slower one, "Because". Other than "Glad All Over", the Beatles often had all of the Top Five songs on the charts in those first months of 1964 and you have not heard any of those songs.
Dave Clark, the DRUMMER owned the whole show $$$..the others were paid employees. Dave Clark was VERY successful. Unique story......GREAT band....thanks.
I had this 45 back when it came out! For those that don't know a 45 was what they called the single! THE DRUMS WERE WHAT MADE THIS SONG! I was 12 or 13 I think!
that's Dave Clark on the drums, Mike Smith is the lead singer. they rock out on this one and if you want to hear a great mellow song check out "Because", it's a great love song
Thank you SO MUCH for reacting to The Dave Clark Five! You are my favorite RUclips reaction channel! The Dave Clark Five, along with Beatles, the Kinks, the Who, and Manfred Mann, are my very favorite early British Invasion band. The Beatles were by far the best, but I always like the driving beat. That first album, Glad All Over, was a very strong Album and had three hit singles. The DC5 never had a psychedelic period. Because sticks out as a big hit that is a ballad, not a driving song, reaching number 3 in the USA later in 1964. Any Way You Want it was big in 1965, as was the #1 hit Over and Over. You've Got What It Takes features a horn section. In the early 1970s, some members left, but lead vocalist and keyboardist Mike Smith stayed with drummer Dave Clark in Dave Clark and Friends with a more updated Rock and Roll sound. Their last year was 1973. After Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces from the same album was an even bigger hit. Because was bigger still. The Dave Clark Five appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show more than any British Invasion band, including the Beatles. Ed Sullivan had a long running popular variety show that scored a coup by introducing the Beatles to American audiences in early 1964, so having the most appearances shows why the DC5 was so important, even if they aren't as well known in the 2020s. Thanks Again!
Unusually the Dave Clark 5 was owned and run as a company by Dave Clark, the drummer.
He employed the other 4 and payed them weekly wages and eventually they retired with a pension from the group.
He was either a writer or co writer of the groups songs as did Lenny Davidson, the blond guitarist, he recorded their own music onto their own master tapes and Clark went round the record companies and made a deal where he retained the ownership and rights and leased them for a period to the companies thus giving the group a bigger percentage than other groups including the Beatles who had a much lower percentage due to the deals they originally signed.
The group had their own plane and Dave Clark and another member qualified to fly it and they used it for their tours to the US and the rest of the world. It meant that they weren't working on airline schedules so could go earlier and recover and relax before working and it was a legitimate business expense at a time when UK income tax for bands like them in the 1960s was 90%. Hence George Harrison's song "Taxman" which expressed his feelings on the subject.
They started in 1958 and finished in 1970. They didn't change their music style much over that period but had run of hits during that explosion of groups during the start of Beatlemania in the UK and formed part of the British invasion following the Beatles success in the US and the US appetite for British groups in that period.
Only Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson are still alive.
The Dave Clark 5 actually knocked the Beatles out of the #1 spot a few times in both the UK and the US. Dave is the drummer and Mike Smith is the lead singer and keyboard player.
Mike Smiths vocals kick ass.
There was a period of time when the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Clark Five were just coming out with new hits almost daily. We would go to school and say "Did you hear the new Stones song that came out yesterday", and they'd answer, "yeah but I really like to new Beatles song better" and so on. You could hardly keep up with all the great new songs that came out like the daily newspaper. I am so glad I lived through that time.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Bits And Pieces" and "Catch Us If You Can"!!
Most definitely! I had a few older cousins who grew up in the 1960’s and had some Dave Clark Five records
Lol, this brings back such memories...I was 7 when this came out. My Mom and Dad had this album and played it often. They had a great sound...this is so funny.
Fun fact: “Catch Us If You Can” was used as a model for the Monkees theme song.
The beautiful "Because" is my other favourite. By co-incidence also,as you know, the title of a Beatles Album Song.
And for comparison you can check out the Joan Jett cover of Bits and Pieces.
Finally! The Dave Clark 5!! They were the hardest working band in the British Invasion only to be #2. Their 1st 4 albums in the U.S. we're pumped out in less than a year. They basically put out a single every 3 months from 1964 until 1968. They were on the heals of The Beatles until The Rolling Stones came on strong in mid 1965. A super fun group with lot of great songs. Other songs to check out are Bits and Pieces (talk about drums!), Any Way You Want It (KISS covered it), Because (ballad), Catch Us If You Can, I Like It Like That, Try Too Hard (an unsung must!). Thanks
Everyone back then put out that type of input, it was a magical time with the creativity bar being raised every time
Dave Clark was as good at business as he was at music. He never let the band be filmed live so they would only be heard in the best mix- he was as much the manager as a band leader and he worked them hard. There is a bit of snobbery about the band because they were so image conscious and unashamedly pop music- personally that is what I like about them. Great songs well performed.
I know! Aren’t we blessed to have these groups in our hearts? Every one of the bands at the time brought something new to the table.
The first song I equate with the DC5 is "Catch Us If You Can". But my favorite is "Anyway You Want it". Other big hits include "Bit and Pieces", "I Like it Like That", "Because", " Can't You See that She's Mine", " Over and Over", and " Do You Love Me".
For a treat, check out Tom Hanks' induction of the DC5 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a loving and amusing tribute to the band by a true fan. He also manages to work in a number of DC5 song titles.
They were the inspiration for th Tom Hanks film "That Thing You Do!"
@@seanswinton6242 the title song sounds like something the DC5 would do.
I'd like to see them watch and review that great family friendly movie. 😊
"Anyway You Want It" is my favorite from them as well.
Oh yeah, good list. I always loved "Bits and Pieces"
This is still such a great song.
Dave Clark 5 were awesome. Great harmony and song writing.
I prefer Herman’s Hermits.
I always thought they sounded like the Searchers “Needles and Pins!” They had a sound of their own Dave Clark Five were awesome! 😘
I prefer Dave’s 5 Hermits, closely followed by Herman’s Clark 5
@@NS-ie2ld ….thanks for making me giggle :)
@John M Herman's Hermits had some great songs and if I had to pick one over the other it's to close to call. Apples and Oranges and if either band had a song start while I was driving, nobody better touch my radio.
This came out when I was just becoming aware of music and bands as a kid. I remember watching them on The Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday nights.
When they were finally elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (after criminally being kept out for decades), Tom Hanks (who was a huge fan) helped induct the group.
I love the foot stomping beat of " Anyway You Want It'. Mike Smith was one of the most underrated vocalists in this or any other era.
My favorite song of theirs!
Their song "Because" is one of my favorites.
Classic
John Lennon’s son Julian did a very good cover of Because.
Yes! After how many years it is still one of my favorite love songs.
Love this one!
@brianherrington7226
Yes,it was for Dave Clark’s stage production “Time,the Musical “ circa 1985. Lots of A listers were involved from Stevie Wonder to Freddy Mercury
Glad all Over knocked the Beatles Western culture changing smash hit I Want To Hold Your Hand off the top of the Billboard charts. Lead singer /keyboardist Mike Smith is one of the most underappreciated vocalist of the 1960's. Great reaction R S R!! Adieu, RNB
The song titled "Because" by the Dave Clark Five is a masterpiece, have a listen!
I agree. It's my favorite of theirs.
Absolutely! “Because” showed their ability.
Yeap, I meant to say that in my first post but I got distracted
Hey my FAVORITE reaction couple, I’m going out on a limb here but to ME it looks like you two LOOOOVE to groove!!! If I’m right then PLEASE check this one out and HAVE AT IT!!!
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My favorite 💖
I can remember buying this record like it was yesterday, it summed up the 60s perfectly, the best damn good time this world will ever experience.
Love this song. Mind boggling what came out if Britain over those two or three decades. It is legacy the world should be truly greatful for.
When I was young, I was pro DC5. I remember having arguments with pro Beatle kids. We were around 10 or 11 years old. Such a fun time! Love the DC5, The Beatles and all the British Invasion music.
Such a cool old song. Glad I grew up on this music.
Their song Because is fantastically beautiful and to me sounds the most like early Beatles
Lead singer Mike Smith was very underrated. He had a tragic accident later in life and passed away just before their HOF induction.
Classically trained pianist.
Clark produced the concept album with Laurence Olivier, Freddie Mercury, Julian Lennon, Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, and more. The album and its singles sold over 12 million records. The Dave Clark Five sold over 100 million records and were paid 100 % of all writing, publishing, and royalties when other groups were getting a standard between 3 and 5 %.
So many great British bands of that time. The Animals, The Kinks etc…
I have just memorized 93 Groups,formed in England in The 1960's including THE Fortunes, Searchers, Hollies, Temperance Seven, Herd, Equals, Foundations, Small Faces, Shadows, Springfields, King Brothers, Tornadoes, Bee Gees (OK: Isle Of Man), Honeycombs, Applejacks, Zombies Who, Rolling Stones plus the likes of Pink Floyd,Cream, Blind Faith, Humble Pie, Manfred Mann, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Cliff Bennett and THe Rebel Rousers, Simon Dupree and The Big Sound, Gerry and THe Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders etc...:)
Amber and Jay, I got one for you that I know you’re going to love: “Lies” by The Knickerbockers. It’s a banger and it sounds so much like a Beatles track.
YES YES, the DO sound like the Beatles, I still HAVE that 45 rpm single "LIES" by the KNICKERBOCKERS."
@@patticrichton1135 Supposedly the first time John Lennon heard this song he said, “I don’t remember us recording that”.
"Because " is their sweetest song.
Thank you!! You two have put a smile on my face, and a tear in my eye!
I was having a difficult day. Then I tune in to you, I get taken away by the beat of this song, and I'm smiling and boogying and flailing around so much my wife thought I was having problems.
Other songs you just have to check out are definitely "Catch Us If You Can", "Bits And Pieces", "Over And Over", and their version of "Do You Love Me". All of them showing their musicianship, showmanship, and range.
EXCELLENT post!
SIDENOTE: THIS was the group and the song that inspired Alex & Eddie Van Halen to pursue rock music after arriving in the United States from the Netherlands.
Thanks for reminding me of that. I once heard it in an interesting interview. Eddy wanted to play the drums like Dave in this song, so he bought a drum kit. When he came home one day, he saw his brother Alex playing his drum kit. They had to admit that Alex played the drums better than Eddy and switched instruments.
The great vocals of Mike Smith.
They sound even more like The Beatles with their catchy melodic love song "Because" from 1964. It was a #3 hit in the USA. They had 8 Top Ten USA hits and another 6 Top Twenties within a short space of time back when every act from England was crossing over big. Of course, they didn't evolve and grow the way the Beatles did so they eventually stagnated and the hits ran out by 1968 or so.
"Because" was a great love song - great melody and great harmony - give a listen!
The DC5 didn't depart from their Rock n Roll sound like the Beatles did.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The DC5 couldn't depart from their rock and roll sound because they weren't capable of it. They were limited by their big beat sound. (Though there was nothing rock and roll about their most beloved hit, the sugary sweet "Because.") BTW, the Beatles never departed from their rock and roll sound. They simply had the ability to expand on it in various directions.
@Walter Panovs She's leaving home and Tomorrow Never knows isn't Rock n Roll.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Whar's "Revolution" and "Helter Skelter?" The DC5 mostly performed covers, something The Beatles stopped doing after their first couple of years. BTW, Mike Smith was more of a soul singer than a rock singer.
The greatest thing about the DC5 was their lead singer Mike Smith! Because, Over and Over, Catch Us if You Can, Bits and Pieces, I Lke it Like That, You Got What it Takes...so many great songs by the Dave Clark 5!
Oh yeah, I forgot about You Got What It Takes. Another good song!
@@deeanna3335 Oh yes, there are tons more of course . I just didn't feel like listing every single one of them.
You can't help but move and feel happy listening to this song.
These guys were serious rivals to the Beatles , even before the Stones started getting attention . Lots of hits , both ballads and nicely rocking tunes .
DC5 also had more class than the Rolling Stones.
@jameskennedy721
And don’t forget their instruments! My favorite is a tune called “Time “ by Lenny Davidson . It has a Henry Mancini vibe. Really unexpected in 1964 from a British Invasion group!
@fangirllinda
I meant instrumentals🤦🏻♀️
Sounded like a gang of centipedes
These guys had a ton of hits - one of my favorite British Invasion bands!
Tom Hanks inducted them into the rock and roll hall of fame! He gave an awesome speech!
He was wrong. Dave Clark was not a big talent. Didn't play on the first album. Didn't sing or write. Good business man though
Many great songs from the DC5!! My favorite is Because - one of the most beautiful love songs from the era.
My favorite tune from The Dave Clark Five is Because. Great harmony in that song.
Next song by The Dave Clark Five has got to be “Because”. It’s a beautiful song that you can still hear played today on all the oldies stations.
When I was 7 years old in 1964 I remember liking the Dave Clark 5 more than the Beatles.
Their drummer's name was.....wait for it....Dave Clark. Mike Smith played keyboards and was the lead singer. This song bumped the Beatles' off of the no. 1 position of the top 20 during the Spring of 1964. The reason why music was so good (great) in the 1960s, was because everybody back then was in competition with the Beatles!!
Oh such an oldie but a goodie! This band was awesome,!! Others by them, "Catch Us If You Can" and "Bits and Pieces" ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Agreed! They rocked. 😎
Loved these guys! The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in Feb. ‘64, the DC5 made their appearance less than a month later, Mar. ‘64. Great time to be alive!
A great band from my childhood. Other great songs they did were 'Everybody get Together' , ,Catch us if you Can, Everybody knows, Good old Rock n Roll, Bits n Pieces ..the songs go on. They were massive.
Mine too
I've been singing this at Crystal Palace Football Club since 1963. As boys, we used to thump the advertising hoardings at the edge of the playing area in time with Dave the drummer...& the fans still belt it out at every home match! I get emotional when I hear it...at 68 years old! Enjoy the vibe!
Dave Clark was the drummer and he was also one of Freddie Mercury's closest friends. Dave co-wrote "Time Waits For No One" and Freddie sang it. I'm sure you'd enjoy it! ruclips.net/video/LGjt291COa0/видео.html
That reminded me of another song titled "Time Waits For No One" by Ambrosia from 1975. Another excellent song.
'Bits & Pieces' was one of their biggest hits - it has the distinction of being banned in the dance halls (first time I can remember it happening) as it had that same driving drum beat and involved a 'stomp' very similar to 'Glad All Over'. Most dances were held in 'ballrooms' with parquet wooden floors, and the stillettos and winklepickers were ruining the wood and gouging the varnish - hence the ban. Other sounds from the era - You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers, Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann, and Halfway to Paradise - Billy Fury, have fun!
Three gems to follow this classic: "Catch Us If You Can" "Can't You See That She's Mine" "Bits and Pieces"
“Any Way You Want It” is a great song. So glad you listened to this band.
Yes, the Dave Clark Five were the big competitors with The Beatles. This song was released in 1963/1964, as a single.
It was written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, who did the fantastic lead vocals. With the wonderful beat pounding out on the drums and the sax playing through out the song this tune went to Number 1 quickly. It sold 1,000,000 records. What a blast from the past. 🎶🎶🎶 Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦
Not sure they were the BIG competitors to the Beatles and they were from London so didn't have
a Mersey beat
@JAMES WIGLESWORTH You are correct. Thank you. I guess I meant more a competition of who the girls liked. They were 2nd on Ed Sullivan after The Beatles and I know we teenagers ranked them 1-2 depending on our allegiance. 👍✌️🎶🇨🇦
@@jameswiglesworth5004 The Tottingham sound I think they called it because of the upbeat pounding of Dave Clark’s drums.
@Brian Herrington Yes, thank you I knew there was a name for their beat. 👍✌️🎶🇨🇦
@@brianherrington7226 Tottenham...unless you are Ozzy Ardiles!
"Because" and "You got what it takes" are two of my favorites. Fun band!
Now you are cooking!! The DC5 were so cool!! Gotta spin, "Bits & Pieces" next....
DC5. The Lead Singer was Mike Smith, keyboardist, (died 2008), Lenny Davidson, guitars, Rick Huxley, bass (died 2013), Denis Payton, saxophones, (died 2006), and Dave Clark, drums, comprised the rest. Their biggest contribution to early rock and roll was on the business side. They were one of the first groups to own control of their recording masters, giving Clark control of all their music. They have a great catalog. I'd go with Because, next. Bits and Pieces, Can't You See That She's Mine, Do You Love Me, I Like It Like That, Catch Us If You Can, and You Got What It Takes are all fun romps. Over and Over was also a great charting cover they did. British musical group styles were often known for their hometowns, and the DC5 was known as the Tottenham Sound, as opposed to the Beatles "Mersey Beat", or the Animals Newcastle Sound.
Hey Fam! I'm not sure if you about Bobby Caldwell's passing so I wanted to let you know. His velvet voice on What You Won't Do for Love is absolutely amazing! R.I.P Bobby Caldwell you will be tremendously missed! ruclips.net/video/VFMy1aO_LMU/видео.html
Oh, no! Such an amazing voice. Thanks for the info, Jeffrey.
@@kellyreiterman You are very welcome Kelly!
@@jeffreygriffin7248 Have you heard his album of standards by any chance called "Come Rain or Come Shine"? It's quite good. His voice suits the material really well.
@@kellyreiterman Wow thanks for telling me about this song I love it! This is my first time hearing it!
@@jeffreygriffin7248 It's a great album. He does a nice version of Bobby Darin's "Beyond the Sea" on it as well.
And “Cant you see that shes mine” is great too!
Fun fact: Back in the mid '60s, it was the Dave Clark Five, not the Rolling Stones, who were the main "competition" for the Beatles crown as the top band. You did good to find these guys. They have so many great rock 'n roll songs, like "I Like It Like That," "Bits and Pieces," Reelin' and Rockin'," "Over and Over," "Any Way You Want It" and others. But they also recorded one of the best power ballads of all time in "Because." Check it out.
Also, while you're exploring the British Invasion, you MUST check out Gerry and the Pacemakers. Some of the greatest music ever. They're best remembered for "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and my favorite, "Ferry Cross the Mersey." But some of their more rockin' songs were fun, too. Like "How Do You Do It" and "I Like It." Their list of hits isn't as long as some of the others who came over during the British Invasion, but ther songs were especially memorable. Those first two titles I listed ("Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey") was some of the best baby-makin' music to come from that era.
They were also from Liverpool and were playing locally the same time the Beatles were (before both bands became famous. In fact, the Beatles were oringinally given "HOW DO YOU DO IT" to record by their producer George Martin. They DID record it, but it was never released officially, because they insisted on doing songs that they had written themselves. SO it was given to Gerry and the Pacemakers instead, and it was a hit for them. "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" is about Liverpool....the MERSEY RIVER (pronounced like MerZey....not like "Mercy") runt through Liverpool. It always makes me cry. I married a Liverpudlian and have been to Liverpool several times over the years to visit the rest of his family. When he passed away, "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" was played at his funeral. It's a lovely song, and it still makes me cry. I love the city and the people there.
Yes! I came here to rec Gerry and the Pacemakers too ❤
I have to admit, though I am very familiar with The Dave Clark Five, I have never heard anyone say that they were major competition for The Beatles. So I’m guessing that happened in the US and not here in the U.K.
My Dad, who was born in the mid 40’s, so the 60’s were his era, always like to remind anyone who mentions The Dave Clark Five that it’s actually the drummer who is called Dave Clark. My Mum always liked to point out that they were rather famous for the fact that they wore Cuban Heels.
I seem to recall that just like a number of bands/singers/musicians of that time, The Dave Clark Five also made a film called Catch Us If You Can (if I remember correctly).
When I was a teenager in the late 80’s early 90’s there were reruns of quite a famous 60’s TV show called Ready, Steady Go! which was a programme that had teenagers dancing to ‘as live’ bands and interviews with performers. There is quite a well known episode where it was all Motown artists and one of the hosts was Dusty Springfield, there are also many clips showing The Beatles (mainly John Lennon) badly miming along to their songs. I only mention this TV show as Dave Clark was actually responsible for it being preserved for posterity due to buying the rights to it.
One of the first tracks I heard, loved the drum beat…yes I’m that old 🤣
Dave Clark is the drummer, and is still with us at 83 years old. Some great comments here about the band and Dave's business acumen. He is so much more than the leader of the band and the drummer. Thanks for this, and I certainly recommend Catch Us If You Can. That one will definitely have you smiling all the way through!
He was a crook he never wrote any of the songs but took the Credit and the Royalties. Ron Ryan wrote some of the hits including a love song Because he wrote for his wife, Clark even claimed he wrote that.
@@royferguson2297 Do you have a reference or source for that information?
@Rollin_L
From time to time, Ron will pop up in the comments section in some RUclips posts and share his story. Basically he wasn’t properly paid for his contribution to the DC5 catalogue and had to settle in court for a fraction of the money.
There’s an interview with Ron in the magazine Ugly Things,issue 29. Great reading.
Issue 28 of that same magazine has a terrific interview with Lenny Davidson...lots of insight about the groups songwriting process and other tidbits. Hope you can get a copy🤞
Dave Clark is the drummer. I was born in Liverpool yet I was a huge Dave Clark fan, of course later the Beatles. Love your channel, you guys are so genuine. Love and respect from Melbourne Australia.
You guys need to look up Crystal Palace Fans Singing "Glad All Over" during an English Premier League game. Very cool experience!
Finally! someone finally doing a DC5 review! I am so glad it was you guys. Long, long rabbit hole with this group. From 1958 to 1970. Really hit it big in 1963 with this song which kicked 2 songs from The Beatles out of #1. They were the main challengers to The Beatles, I think even more so than were The Rolling Stones. The DC5 dressed well, clean and their demeanor were "nice guys". Still important to many of us back in the day. The lead singer, Mike Smith, I think was one of the best male voices of the era and quite unrecognized. Nothing fancy about them, just good musical arrangements, vocals, - just great to listen to and "easy on the ears". They released a total of 19 studio albums with over 100mil record sales, released around 47 singles, with 15 consecutive top 10 hits, including: Over & Over, Catch us if you can, I like it like that, Because, Everybody Knows, Anyway you want it, Can't you see that she's mine, Do you love me, Bits and Pieces, and You've got what it takes. Along with the group: Paul Revere and The Raiders, they were the best alternatives to The Beatles. Sure hope you do many more reviews of this group.
Back in the day--every senior citizen's favorite opening--I preferred DC5 over the Beatles. When those songs came over the transistor radio, I pedaled my Sting Ray Bike a lot faster! You can't go wrong with any of their charting singles, and man, they have a ton of them.
Dave Clark is actually the drummer. Also Mike Smith, lead singer, came to a tragic end to his life. Check it out.
My first memories were the vinyl 45s playing on the record player... The Dave Clark Five with Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces... The Beatles, The Searchers... This takes me right back!
Oooh this takes me back, Dave Clark was a great drummer. Two other great songs from British artists in the 60's are Out Of Time by Chris Farlow and Gotta Get You Into My Life by Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, both great voices.
The Dave Clark Five grew in popularity in the UK. They unseated the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the UK singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over".
Meanwhile, in the US. "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" was no. 1 in January and their first U.S. album "MEET THE BEATLES" hit No. 1 in the US charts on Feb. 15, 1964, 6 days after their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and stayed at No. 1 for 11 weeks, then was replaced by the "BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" at No.1
Thx y’all! The Beatles phenomenon is exclusively that, phenomenal! No one can really explain it, though there are significant events that all fell in place at the right time! It’s like trying to explain the theory of everything, there isn’t one! Love you guys! Peace!
Part of the British invasion was the Foundations. "Build me up Buttercup" was a song of theirs that was a huge hit.
The DC5 were a great band. Many tunes to hit from them. Dave is the drummer and he was a shrewd business man owning the copyrights and masters to all the songs. Bits and Pieces and Over and Over are just a couple to check. They had a few nice ballads as well. The song Because comes to mind.
Dave Clark Five were my very first concert back in the 60s. Love 'em.
A great hand clapping, foot stomping song. Music that just makes you feel good. "Over and Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Any Way You Want It," "You Got What It Takes," "Because" and "Catch Us If You Can," would be great follow-ups.
For shear energy and bounce (?!?) you could Not Beat this band !! Their singing and banging rhythms just made you wanna get up and Dance!!! In the Day... loved them every bit as much as the Beatles!
To answer Jay's question, The Dave Clark Five stayed with this sound.
So glad you're doing this one. Their music isn't available in the normal places. GLAD ALL OVER for this one!!
More of the British Invasion!! The only member of the BI that comes close to The Beatles might be The Rolling Stones. This song captures the early 60's rock sound. Go to some of the Beatles' early stuff like She Loves Me and you'll see strong similarities.
Agreed, Beatles are #1 in that era but the Stones are hot on their heels.
The American answer to The Beatles was a San Francisco group named The Beau Brummells. They had a couple of nice Beatle-like hits ("Laugh, Laugh" ; And "Just a Little") and disappeared after a year or two, at least from the top 50.
To answer the question, while I like the DC5 sound, they really did not evolve (except for 1 exception). If you go further with them, ‘Bits and Pieces’ has that heavy drum sound again, as does ‘I like it like that’ (it has great vocals though). The exception is ‘Because’ , a beautiful ballad and very Beatlesque. Of course, you cant be too hard on these guys; Mike Smith, the vocalist is only 19 when singing ‘Glad all over’. So young!!
Mike Smith was Dave Clark Five. Without his vocals, the group was nothing. I saw them in Brooklyn when their movie “Catch Me If You Can”. They got off the private bus and went into the RKO theater in 9th. St. In Brooklyn. I was able to see them in person.
I recently found your channel a few weeks ago, it's nice to see younger people such as yourself have an appreciation for older music, it's very refreshing. This is a great song, quite the foot tapper though I must admit I thought it was the Beatles myself. Glad that you spotlighted this song! Enjoying your channel. 😁
Just so much fun! You will enjoy it!! All the local garage bands back in the day covered this band. Thanks.
Never put them in Beatles category but they are a good group!! I ❤❤
They certainly were for a short time in the sixties. Many people couldn't tell the two bands apart upon hearing them. It really wasn't until the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show that they began to pull away. Admittedly, Paul and John were better song writers but TDCF were great musicians at the time.
Agree with Jack early on they were the Beatles biggest rival (on the charts)
Hmmm. Not even close
In the 63-64 period they and the Beatles had very similar sounds. The Beatles were better songwriters and went beyond this, but if both groups had ended here they would have been neck to neck.
In retrospect they aren't in the same category but at the time the DC5 was very much in the same category as the Beatles. The Beatles were managed and marketed better internationally - no doubt - with that falling on Dave Clark more than anything. But in terms of top pop hits - DC5 was right there with the Beatles on the charts for 3-4 years.
The Dave Clark 5 were known as the Tottenham Beat due to the area of North London they were from. The only band who match and surpass The Beatles were The Rolllng Stones
One of my favourite songs of the Sixties. According to my uncle who saw both groups live in the same set at Doncaster, the idea the Dave Clark Five were ever rivals to the Beatles was a bit overblown, but this song is certainly one of the best of the decade.
I think the idea of a rivalry comes from them knocking "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" out of the number one spot with "Glad All Over". Their sound was very similar to the Beatles' earlier more pop sounding songs. They were also the second British Invasion band to appear on Sullivan just weeks after the Beatles and went on to make 18 appearances on that show. Also, like the Beatles, they did a movie that was directed by an up and coming British director, in this case John Boorman. I think the difference is that the Beatles were much more experimental while the DC5 were more of a pop band churning out feel good hits. But in the mid 60s, they seemed as ubiquitous as the Beatles.
So glad you found the Dave Clark 5. I enjoyed them so much growing up while everyone else was enjoying the Beatles. Lol😂 They were the best
Amber has it right. The Beatles kept on putting out great music.
Once the Beatles hit, there were alot of groups that came on the scene with the same haircuts and had a couple of hits. Few had longevity. However, we do love those one/two hit wonders.
I don't know how long the Beatles were together in the UK, but I was thinking they were only together in the states from what 1963 till 1970? I mean that put out a lot of music but they didn't last a decade in the states. I guess the fame and fortune tore them apart.
@@utcnc7mm They arrived in the USA in Feb 1964.
@@thomastimlin1724 I remember they came over not long after the Kennedy assassination.
Yes, had they continued releasing the "same" music forever most likely they would have lasted a short time also. Every album was VERY different, so they were almost a different band every year or two.
Bits and Pieces ..... sooo good!!!
Dave Clark Five’s music is a big part of my teens.
I remember that,at first, the girls all loved the Beatles, but the boys went for the DC5. We all used to stomp our feet to the drum beat just before the chorus. It was “and I’m feeling(stomp,stomp) glad all over
Yes I’m ‘a(stomp,stomp) glad all over.
Strange, the things you remember.
that’s dave clark on the drums!
@MWPoss
That’s session drummer Bobby Graham on the early recordings and Eric Ford on bass. It was part of Dave’s business sense to save time and money in the studio.
My personal favorite is their song „Because“. The harmonies are friggin KILLER! Cheers
Finally, you get to DC5. Mike Smith has one of the best voices in rock history. Keep doing more. Lots of great catchy, upbeat songs to chose from.
Freddie Mercury opportunity alert!!! Dave Clarke wrote a musical in the 80s called Time. Freddie recorded two songs for the soundtrack - In My Defence and Time. The latter exists more recently as a stripped down version called Time Waits For Nobody which really showcases Fred's vocals with major goosebump effect! Go get yourself some more Freddie!❤
DC5 had such a big sound and drum driven. Vocalist looked and sounded like John Lennon. Lot of great songs And on the more romantic side, Amber, check their song Because. They really did challenge the Beatles. Released a movie, Catch Us If You Can to answer A Hard Days Night. Paul Revere and the Raiders was another talented Invasion band.
Paul Revere and the Raiders were from the US. NOT and invasion band
@@jhonyermo You’ll forgive my dementia. I’m American. Paul Revere…. Makes perfect sense.
@@glenndespres5317 - Loved your response. At my age I blame everything on that!
This was the first hit by the first band to come to America riding the Beatles' coattails. There were "Beatles vs. the Dave Clark Five" magazines on the newsstands. This was followed by "Bits and Pieces", "Can't You See That She's Mine", "Anyway You Want It" and a pretty slower one, "Because". Other than "Glad All Over", the Beatles often had all of the Top Five songs on the charts in those first months of 1964 and you have not heard any of those songs.
Mike Smith was one of the best vocalists in the 60s, sad that he passed from a fall off a horse
Dave Clark, the DRUMMER owned the whole show $$$..the others were paid employees. Dave Clark was VERY successful. Unique story......GREAT band....thanks.
I used to have the album. So good!! My favorite song by them is called "Because" ruclips.net/video/QpKWpUJybng/видео.html
I had this 45 back when it came out! For those that don't know a 45 was what they called the single! THE DRUMS WERE WHAT MADE THIS SONG! I was 12 or 13 I think!
that's Dave Clark on the drums, Mike Smith is the lead singer. they rock out on this one and if you want to hear a great mellow song check out "Because", it's a great love song
They are great! Also Over and Over and Bits and Pieces are good updeat rockin tunes and Because is a bit slower but still awesome!
I love the style of clothes that Bands wore in that era, and the bow that they would do at the end of the performance. ♥
Thank you SO MUCH for reacting to The Dave Clark Five! You are my favorite RUclips reaction channel! The Dave Clark Five, along with Beatles, the Kinks, the Who, and Manfred Mann, are my very favorite early British Invasion band. The Beatles were by far the best, but I always like the driving beat.
That first album, Glad All Over, was a very strong Album and had three hit singles. The DC5 never had a psychedelic period. Because sticks out as a big hit that is a ballad, not a driving song, reaching number 3 in the USA later in 1964. Any Way You Want it was big in 1965, as was the #1 hit Over and Over. You've Got What It Takes features a horn section. In the early 1970s, some members left, but lead vocalist and keyboardist Mike Smith stayed with drummer Dave Clark in Dave Clark and Friends with a more updated Rock and Roll sound. Their last year was 1973.
After Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces from the same album was an even bigger hit. Because was bigger still.
The Dave Clark Five appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show more than any British Invasion band, including the Beatles. Ed Sullivan had a long running popular variety show that scored a coup by introducing the Beatles to American audiences in early 1964, so having the most appearances shows why the DC5 was so important, even if they aren't as well known in the 2020s. Thanks Again!