First time hearing Tommy James & The Shondells "Crimson and Clover" | Asia and BJ
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Tommy is the lead singer. Probably their biggest hit in 68. Had a string of hits. I think we're Alone Now, Mony Mony, Sweet Cherry Wine, Crystal blue Persuasion, Ball of Fire and more. This had the psychedelic sound of late 69s which I dug still do.
and Mirage!
@@dennisflury6942 Good call!
Don't forget "Hanky Panky".
This came out in 69. Was #1 for two weeks.
A girl in grade eight bought me the Ball Of Fire 45 for Christmas in 1969 and I still have it. Their next and I think last hit was 'She' and it was beautiful.
Crystal Blue Persuasion was another big hit for Tommy James
YES!!
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Tommy James - "Draggin the line" was another hit for Tommy after the group broke up.
Yes - my fave.
Got so stoned at my sisters dorm and listened to this for the first time in the mid 90’s, blew me away!!
LOL
Got so stoned in the 1970’s and couldn’t believe this song 🤭
Hearing this with a good buzz on is surreal. Good Music Brother. ✌️ from Ky
Same era for me too. Gen X completed what the Boomers. Started, no doubt.
It took you until the 90s to get stoned and listen to this song? LOL. Hugs for enjoying this amazing tune.❤❤❤❤❤
The other big hit that came out about this same time was "Crystal Blue Persuasion," definitely worth a listen. Then there was their classic "I Think We're Alone Now," which was, for my girlfriend and me, "our song."
Yes it is Tommy James singing ! They also did the original version of MONY MONY which Billy Idol did a cover ! I could remember skating to My Baby Does The " Hanky Panky " when i was 10 in the late sixties lol "Crystal Blue Persuasion" is a must song to play !
And I skated to this! Skating rinks were so many of us kids’ first encounters with music.
I very much prefer Tommy James version of Mony Mony..
I’m 45. I grew up listening to this record daily as part of my mom’s house cleaning jams. I still love this band. Know every word to most of their songs. Great for road trips.
Same here , born in 65& always part of my Mom's hit list /Albums, therefore became one one of m8ne
lol SAME!
Did ALL moms have a housecleaning playlist?
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I remember back in the early 70s we would have parties at our house. We had a jukebox, so we would invite people in the neighborhood over and dance the night away. We had this song oo the jukebox. Great times indeed.😁😁
Walmart is selling old school jukeboxes now with turntable, cd, fm radio and Bluetooth. Definitely a man cave must have!
You just won me! One of the first songs i loved. Late 60’s early 70’s at my hippy baby sitters house! ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Had a string of great songs. It's a travesty their not in Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Waiting since 91 and the Go Gos got in this yr. Heard it's political, appears so. Tom is a great songwriter also.
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Tommy James was very innovative for his time and great voice. Great tune. Some other "Crystal Blue Persuasion", "Mony Mony" (I'm sure you've heard this one) and "I Think we're Alone Now" Thanks and God Bless
Crystal Blue Persuasion is one of the defining iconic songs of the 60's sound. Make it your next song from this group. A must hear!
Beautiful, hypnotic song. Sophisticated production and mixing for the 60's.
The main guitar at the first of the song was being played through a "Leslie," which is the circulating, 4-horned thing that gives an organ it's distinctive sound. The next guitar was played with a wah-wah pedal. The 3rd guitar was played with a fuzz tone effect. The outro at the end was saying Crimson and Clover over and over, but recorded backward, which a lot of people never figured out what was being sang.
Recorded backward? I understand everything...forward.
Great reaction. This group struck gold in the late 1960s and early 1970s with many hits
Swirling psychedelia. If only you could listen with 1960’s ears.
Exactly......
Yeah this is built to trip off of. I’m a 70s baby and i used to zone out to this
You can! Just add LSD!
More Tommy James & The Shondells: Crystal Blue Persuasion, Draggin the Line.
When this song first came out on the radio. I used to drop whatever I was doing and blasted as loud as I could even if it was just a little transistor radio, this was the best song I ever heard at the time.
I hear you. I love listening to this tune on Head Phones !
FINALLY!!!!!!!!! This song is so cool, love it!!!
Such a feel good song!!!!
Ya, probably their biggest hit in 68. Had a bunch more of great songs. Ball of Fire gets overlooked!
Excellent demonstration of the guitar effects available in 1968 -- heavy reverb, wah-wah, fuzz tone, multi-tracked...
A great tune to check out by Tommy James is "Draggin' The Line!!"
You must listen to their song called Crystal blue persuasion, the lyrics are so relevant today as they were then maybe even more so! This was during my time… Good group, lots of hits, and better memories
Prince did a great cover of this song. His vocals and guitar are perfect
Joan Jett too.
My Youth. My sister was 6 years older then me. 1967 - 1979 she showed me some great music from 7-9 years old. Thank you 2. For bringing back great memories
Ahhhh......fond memories of 1972 when I turned 18. Driving my 1971 Emerald Green Metallic Buick Skylark GS w/a 442 and floor shift. White Vinyl buckets and half vinyl top from the factory.......listening to Crimson & Clover on my 8-track at full volume w/all my friends. Over and over......we would live and love forever. I still love it to this day.......thanks for the memories from Texas......with love.
I lived in Puerto Rico, when this came out. Late 60's. Many of us who were in our teens at this time have trouble remembering those days. But will never forget this song on a clear night at the beach with friends. Great days.. Now, I will head back to my walker.... LOL.
Yes! My favorite TJ song. Thanks for playing it. Yes, there were steel guitars. As for the name, crimson is TJ's favorite color and his favorite flower is, you guessed it.
Oooh I love this song ….. love the fact that youse are enjoying all our great music thanks guys love you both & channel
I love all of these older songs, takes me back to my younger years.
Tommy J. grew up in my home town (Niles Mi) and was classmates with my older brother. The story of how their first hit, Hanky Panky, became a #1 hit is really interesting. It was recorded by the local radio station (WNIL) and it became a local hit, though being a small station didn't have the resources to promote it properly. Much later a Pittsburg club owner heard it and started playing it in his club and it became popular and aired on the radio. Word got back to Tommy and since the band broke up he had to form a new Shondells band. Nice react y'all!
I learned how to do that last part with my voice. I came to call it "strobe voice". This was early psychedelic music times.
"Crystal Blue Persuasion" and "Mony Mony" are essential Tommy James. C.B.S. is a groovy hippie love everybody kinda groove.
A healing song for today's troubled times. Peace y'all!
Ya beat me to it , This is early Psych and done with what they had at the time ' equipment ' and imagination ..
This song came out in 1968, we Boomer’s loved it & the band, oh what memories, I was 19 at the time.👍♥️
Finally! Thank you for this reaction!! Tommy James and the Shondells were amazing back in the day!!!! Many covers of this song and many covers of other songs they originated, but the originals by them are always my fav !!! ✌🏼❤️ Money money and Chrystal Blue persuasion are other cool jams of theirs! Great reaction guys!!
Tommy James & The Shondells are a great American pop rock/psychedelic rock band from the 60's. They had a lot of great hits such as "Hanky Panky", "Crimson & Clover", "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mirage", "Mony Mony", "Sweet Cherry Wine", "Ball Of Fire", "Do Something To Me" & "Crystal Blue Persuasion". When Tommy went solo in the 70's "Draggin' The Line" & "Three Times In Love" were hits for him.
Nice run down ✔️
Requested this song about a 1/2 dozen times in some of your live streams and now I have finally found your reaction video to it!!! Love this song!!! Great job to the fam for this one!!!
You should do Crystal Blue Persuasion next ☮️💜
I bought this 45 record when it came out brand new back in the day. The effect you are hearing is a very heavy tremolo effect... on the guitar at first, then added to the mixed vocal track at the end.
Yes. Tremolo. It's like opening and closing a gate, and the frequency of that motion is what gives that effect. One may be able to replicate the effect, by manually blocking, and unblocking one's ears, in rapid succession.
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts did a great punk cover of this song.
Yes, tho I'm a big fan of Tommy and the guys. He did a duet with Joan. Very good!
This was a cutting edge expermintation of sounds at the time that spawned the imagination of many bands to come .
Remember the Electric Prunes? Another in the lead with new sounds. The Beatles opened up a can of innovative worms.
The various guitar parts woven together in this
song is crazy.I can’t think of any other song quite like it.
And yes I believe that’s a pedal steel among reverb, fuzz box,
maybe flanger or wah wah. One of a kind.
So many great songs by Tommy James - Chrystal Blue Persuasion is one of their best. Don’t give up on them! 😁❤️
Many good hits. Sold 100 million records . Really goo
Great one guys from 1968. This one has LSD written all over it. Sometimes I can't believe all of the talent around in the sixties and seventies. I don't think that we thought about back then, great songs by so many artists. Glad I grew up when I did and thanks for always bringing back great memories for me with all of the older music that you two react to and I sincerely mean that. The years just seem to roll and slip by so quickly. Keep the oldies coming. ☮️✌️💕👌
Everybody covered Tommy James. He wrote some of the best songs of his era. Good voice too.
One of my very favorite bands and as I am 66 years old I have loved them for a very long time. They are not a one or two song band they really have an extensive portfolio and in fact my favorite song of theirs is "Crystal Blue Persuasion." Now this song has so many firsts and innovations that it very well may be the single most innovative song in the history of modern music.
The reason why I always loved this song is that ahead of 50s feel and a psychedelic era
They have a very psychedelic version of this song live from the Ed Sullivan show in 1968 ! It’s really awesome !
One of the earliest examples I can think of featuring psychedelic rock!! "Crystal Blue Persuasion" and "I Think We're Alone Now" are songs you must react to one day!
Love this song ❤👏🏼
I went to the record store and bought the 45 after I saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show. Lord, I've gotten old!
I love this song! 🎶
Crimson and clover always sounded like some top notch weed to me 😁🌲🌲🌲
I remember watching Tommy James and the Shondells perform this song on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was a kid. Definitely showing my age also.
What I call Experienced. Me too, old school, relic, fossil, Amazing Grace saved me.
This is my cousin!👍 This version is the lp extended version. The single version was edited down for radio play and was #1 hit in 1969.
LP extended version is the best. I think it could be extended more, like a classical piece of music with words. 20 to 30 minutes would be great. I wonder if your TJ ever felt that possibly?
@@libraryfiles4470 I personally think it was long enough.
This was my favourite song when I was 2 years old. It was all over the radio, and my parents had bought the album and the single for me. I think my parents both hated this song before I turned 3.
Very underrated band…listen to more of them..you’ll love it
This is an amazing song...and also performed as a great cover by Joan Jett. I love both versions.
Agreed. Joan Jett is just str8 🔥. My lady looka like her at the time she covered this song.
Her eyes. Ooooweee
Definitely one of the greatest songs ever. Was ahead of it's time. I knew the first time I heard it in 68 it would be big, probably their biggest hit. I know you would both dig Mony Mony that Tommy wrote. Many very good songs. He in mid 70s my friend recently saw him said his voice is still very good.
Such an awesome song, my fave by him
Glad you guys peaked the extended version, super psychedelic tune, from that great period!
The first rock album I bought was The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells since this was one of my first favorite songs. It was released in late 1968 and reached number one in early 1969, when I bought this album at age 7. Back in the day, a number of artists didn't release albums as such. They released singles. Then when there were enough singles to make an album, they released a collection of those singles as a "Best of" album, which was the case with The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells.
Other great Tommy James and the Shondells songs to react to:
Sweet Cherry Wine, Crystal Blue Persuasion, I Think We're Alone Now, Mirage, Ball of Fire, Mony Mony (Covered famously in the 1980s by Billy Idol), Hanky Panky (Mony Mony and Hanky Panky are more early dance hits from the mid 1960s -- not many words in either song, but it's about the vibe and the rhythm for both of them -- before TJ and the S went psychedelic.
In addition to these, another great song to react to is Tommy James' first hit without the Shondells, "Draggin' the Line." Also, for something interesting, you can check out Joan Jett's cover of Crimson and Clover.
Love you guys!
They were so good, had quite a few hits.
The Ides Of March "Vehicle"..A MUST HEAR Classic.
Classic late 60's I was in Junior High around this time and this song and all his others would be playing as I would attend my first school dance ever and getting the nerve to asking Robbin.... to dance. great reaction.
Great song. I've always loved it.
Tommy James and the Shondells are genius! Tons of great tunes!❤️ And this is the long play version of this song which I personally think is the best version of theirs!
This song is a trip, Prince did a cover of it, same psychedelic vibes. Great reaction!
Saw them when I was 12 at the Pennsylvania state fair with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; great concert. Tommy James is one of the nicest guys on the planet ❤
This song was ground breaking when it was written.
Definitely a gem…cmon now- listen to him! ❤️🎼🎶❤️
I heard this song and immediately thought of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts covering it. They have some great hits.
Awesome! One of our hippie/trippy songs. A blast from my past. Thanks for the great memory! Close your eyes & let it take you away. You have a good ear, Asia. There is an acoustic guitar in there. If I could go back to that time I would.
"Crystal Blue Persuasion" is absolutely essential!
I heard this on the radio a year or two ago and immediately downloaded it.
Its calm and very intense all at the same time
Amazing
When I was a young kid, I got pumped full of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) in the dentist's chair. There was a radio playing and after a little while, whatever was on the air sounded like the last segment of this song. It was a phenomenal experience. In fact, the Beatles' "Good Morning, Good Morning" is the song from that day I remember the most. That added a trip factor of its own kind to the gassing up at the dentist's office experience.
Love all their music.
Crimson clover is a plant used as a nitrogen fixer in soil and as a forage for livestock. Mostly seen now as a legume (bean) cover crop. It has blood red blooms and a field planted in crimson clover is beyond beautiful.
I've always loved this song. Just for fun, you might try Joan Jet's cover of this song. Also quite good.
Joan Jett does a great version of this song
I use to go to a club in Houston that had black lights & cushions on the floor when this song played it had speakers every where &. It was so solid sounding.😜😜. Weed. Made it more mellow🧚🧚🧚
That was a wah wah pedal on the guitar effects that made them sound the way they're named. Not a steel guitar. Then they had some fuzz tone effect. These guys were at the forefront of psychedelic music and technologies.
Dig that vocal effect at the end. I'm guessing they ran the vocals through a tremolo unit on a guitar amplifier. A lot of the Fenders back in the day had tremolos. I just looked it up, it was an Ampeg amp.
It's an electric guitar with a distortion pedal turned on at some points and off at other points. They're called pedals because they typically sit on the floor and are switched by stepping on them.
late '60s. radio shack transistor radio mounted on the handlebars of my bicycle. crimson and clover. riding around the water tower in my little home town.
Just a random memory, but so real and unforgettable.
Guitarists have small boxes with foot pedals, they put on the floor and hook up, to add different effects to their electric guitars, some also have a handle to manipulate on the actual guitar, to warp the sound their is also a clear plastic tube caused, effect that used to be popular. They turn the effect on or off as desired to fit the part they are currently playing.
Thay also can do mike effects as well.
I have been a subscriber for a while now. And this song matches you guys vibe 100% a chill vibe that's real and authentic kind of like free spirited by you guys got it this song to me just suits you perfectly. Peace to the peaceful. ✌️😎
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The pride of Dayton! Got there break in Detroit! So much to learn!!! 🤠🇺🇸🇨🇦👍
Just a groovy song✌️
Wow, you listened to the extended version. Love it!
My sister got to see them at a local establishment. Afterwards we got into conversations and he invited us to wait u til the meet and greet was over. He gave us some stuff but we got to talk to home for about an extra hour. He is a very cordial person and very curious about local traditions. I still have Tommy Jamesl autographed CD.
Two of the sounds you are referring to are: 1) his eletric guitar plugged into a wah-wah pedal, which is used with the foot while playing, -- 2) his guitar plugged into a fuzz box.
For our musician friends, the full, extended ending is on this track. Never heard it before! Reminded me of the changes in Freebird!
Takes me back to teen dances at the YMCA. TJ and the Shondelles were a hit machine -- I Think We;re Alone Now, Dragging the Line and Crystal Blue Persuasion are others. And yes, thats Tommy singing.
this came out when I was on my first tour to Vietnam
love it
His voice is like butter. ( ;
Great classic tune. Try the Joan Jett version also.
I always thought "crimson and clover" referred to the singer's feeling of falling for the woman he'd seen. People sometimes flush red (crimson) when they're attracted to somebody, and clover is a summer flower with a sweet scent.
It's a wah wah pedal effect tool hooked up to the guitar. Amazingly it resembles a steel guitar sound.
Love this song and your reaction to it. These guys had some great music, and I like 99% of everything they made. But, this and Crystal Blue Persuasion both had some otherworldly instrumental flavorings. You gotta do more Tommy James and The Shondells. Keep on keeping on, doing what you do. Peace
This was fantastic with strobe light, black lights and lava lamps..
Asia & BJ, their "Mony Mony", "Crystal Blue Persuasion" and "Hanky PankY" are next for you!
Yep!
I see you guys getting into some good stuff here lately. I had to finally subscribe 👊🎸
Love this song ❤️