I don’t always love those riffs, but you’re 100% correct about their impact. Kath and Seraphine often played together on many of them which is quite unusual. Reminiscent of Jimi and Mitch Mitchell.
It was one of the first songs I heard on the radio back in the day that made me say “whoa, I love this band.” It was their only hit on this album. But I liked the album anyway because it rocked more than their previous.
At 52, having grown up in the 70s and 80s, this song brings back so many memories and the nostalgia of my youth. It saddens me that my children and their children will never know how amazing America used to be.
Still is fun. Ur just old.. I've heard kids be nostalgic about the early 2000s . When ur young and no responsibilities. It will always be the best time to be alive. No matter what era that may be
I have tears in my eyes recalling memories from those days. Bittersweet as I sit here as a 70 year old grandma hoping my grands can have such wonderful memories in their future.
this is Chicago's finest song IMO. The drumming is out of this world, but great musicianship all around. I remember reading that Peter at first didn't like this song as some of the lyrics were cringe ("Howdy Doody..."). But I think it is a great sentiment - looking back on good times gone past. I was 15 in 1974... would love to go back there for just a few days.
The 70's lineup of this band was fantastic! Great musicians, great songwriting, great arrangements, great vocals. I feel so blessed to have grown up in that era and heard all these classics on the radio when they were originally released.
I'll be 67 next month. So many of my friends are passing away. 😢 This song means so much more now 50 years after its release. Fond memories and definitely a world gone away. Simpler times they were!
you know you are loaded with talent when your trombone player can write one hit song after another... everyone a master player, world class guitarist and drummer, and 3 incredible lead singers... they were overflowing with talent
@@rrdream2400U mean James Pankow penning “Just you and me” about his wife! The guy could visualize and arrange the deck of titanic so it wouldn’t sink!
This song takes me back. My friends Charlie, Beth, and Trent would go parachuting to this song. Sometimes it was mild discomfort, other times we'd be in excruciating pain. But it left me a lot more humbler
Funny that during the 70s my parents were hating the music and tough times, they wanted to go back to the 50s ,kids now want to go back to the 90s and early 2000s
Only because it needed to, and it worked for the best. But Kath's vocals were, and will always be remembered for the original Chicago. Terry's vocals are very unique.
@@Caladesi143 no disrespect to them but beyond the amazing songwriting and playing in Chicago, they had 3 world class singers, each overflowing with unique character, all 3 in the same band... that's where the tributes don't come close.
Pankow has said Cetera refused to sing this song after a bit because he thought the lyrics were "corny." Well, I personally think these are some of his best vocals -- and the public sure embraced this song, charting at #5 Billboard and #3 easy listening. I heard the band do it in concert 2 years ago - with gusto - and it is still a big crowd-pleaser.
peter cetera may not have liked that song but i love it. it is played and sung so perfectly. im glad to hear it once in a while, especially now on youtube.
I remember as a youth my dad had a rambler station wagon he used to take us to Midway airport in Chicago pull the tailgate down let us watch the planes land and take off while eating white castle hamburgers listening to wLS radio DJ Larry Lujack listening to this song now those were the ol days I miss my dad❤
Chicago is my favourite band of all time. They have the melodies that weak my knees, they have the virtuosic musicianship that blows me away. Seriously, no one else that I’ve listened to can bring a group of people together and have them be equally talented in both vocal & instrumental ability.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psycho-social intervention[1][2] that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders .[3] CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions (e.g. thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes) and behaviors, improving emotional regulation,[2][4] and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems. Though it was originally designed to treat depression, its uses have been expanded to include the treatment of a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety,[5][6] alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, and eating disorders.[7][8] CBT includes a number of cognitive or behavior psychotherapies that treat defined psychopathologies using evidence-based techniques and strategies.[9][10][11] CBT is based on the combination of the basic principles from behavioral and cognitive psychology.[2] It is different from historical approaches to psychotherapy, such as the psychoanalytic approach where the therapist looks for the unconscious meaning behind the behaviors and then formulates a diagnosis. Instead, CBT is a "problem-focused" and "action-oriented" form of therapy, meaning it is used to treat specific problems related to a diagnosed mental disorder. The therapist's role is to assist the client in finding and practicing effective strategies to address the identified goals and alleviate symptoms of the disorder.[12] CBT is based on the belief that thought distortions and maladaptive behaviors play a role in the development and maintenance of many psychological disorders,[3] and that symptoms and associated distress can be reduced by teaching new information-processing skills and coping mechanisms.[1][12][13] When compared to psychoactive medications, review studies have found CBT alone to be as effective for treating less severe forms of depression,[14] anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tics,[15] substance use disorders, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[16] Some research suggests that CBT is most effective when combined with medication for treating mental disorders such as major depressive disorder.[17] In addition, CBT is recommended as the first line of treatment for the majority of psychological disorders in children and adolescents, including aggression and conduct disorder.[1][4] Researchers have found that other bona fide therapeutic interventions were equally effective for treating certain conditions in adults.[18][19] Along with interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), CBT is recommended in treatment guidelines as a psychosocial treatment of choice.[1][20]
È bellissimo sapere che queste mie emozioni qualcuno le vive!! Ogni tanto mi sento sola, non vivo negli anni settanta ed è difficile che qualcuno capisca la NON moda per cui mi piacciono. Non è semplice appariscenza per me...
We Always love to Remember the Good Old Days Those Were Good Times!. The FUN Times Everyone has Had even All the Good Things Everyone Used to do That's a Great Past. We Will Never Forget those Good Times and those Good Old Days We Miss those Good Old Days yeah! 🥲 Good Chicago Song! 👍 🙂
I was overseas on Okinawa with the United States Marine Corps when this aired back in the States. New Year's 1974-1975. All I remember about that night, got drunk, went crazy and woke up New Years Day around 6pm. I was told I was dancing at every bar we went to. I very seldom danced at all. Needless to say, "That was the last time I ever got drunk" Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
Wow what a blast of nostalgia. I loved this song back in the day but haven't heard it in decades. All the more powerful in that the song itself is about nostalgia. Loved this group in the 70s.
Yipper ,reminiscing now ! From starting back thinking 70's and this brilliant band "WoW " Look at me 2024 ! " Gonna be wearing my Special Tee Shirt Tomorrow Commemorating A concert In 2014 JiffyLubeCtr - Chicago , EWF ,Kool & The Kang 😮 Hey !! That Show Was Off Hook ...and some My " I Was There " ( tee-shirt/nice ) Tomorrow 10yrs ,since that show ,Hopefully and hoping The Master grants me scores of 10yrs to come I will be listening To Chicago / Brilliant musicians and superb performances excellent compositions !! You Imagined All That ! One (1) show ?
Incredible melodies, Terry Kath, still alive, Pete Cetera and Danny Seraphine's amazing drumming!!! What an eternal classic!
The drumming is stellar
@@M1000-y8b Mozdef!
First concert seeing them in 1974 Toronto
This band was never the same when they lost the distinctive guitar riffs of Terry Kath. RIP
Facts! Just amazing talent. Kath was an incredible guitarist and singer and writer as well.
Kath must have been rolling in his grave after what this band turned into in the 80s.
@@chrisb9577 he was already rolling during the 70s. He was really against the idea of just playing their hits and commercial music
I don’t always love those riffs, but you’re 100% correct about their impact. Kath and Seraphine often played together on many of them which is quite unusual. Reminiscent of
Jimi and Mitch Mitchell.
Wish you could isolate the guitar. He’s really wailing back there in the slower sections
Chicago's Best Track
Every song with Terry Kath is their greatest tracks...
Ball Stretcher
If your a Chicago city kid...for sure...
It was one of the first songs I heard on the radio back in the day that made me say “whoa, I love this band.” It was their only hit on this album. But I liked the album anyway because it rocked more than their previous.
i wanna hear peter cetera sing "ball stretcher"
At 52, having grown up in the 70s and 80s, this song brings back so many memories and the nostalgia of my youth.
It saddens me that my children and their children will never know how amazing America used to be.
Still is fun. Ur just old..
I've heard kids be nostalgic about the early 2000s . When ur young and no responsibilities. It will always be the best time to be alive. No matter what era that may be
Such grimacing!
This song was nostalgic for even older days! Always something wistful about Chicago.
I'm 41 and I adore Chicago.
I am 80 and that is true.
I have tears in my eyes recalling memories from those days. Bittersweet as I sit here as a 70 year old grandma hoping my grands can have such wonderful memories in their future.
Getting old sucks big time
@@jackieguccione94 Not getting old sucks even more.
@@dantheman3059 yes i guess because your not HERE
Well said and I agree 100%.
this is Chicago's finest song IMO. The drumming is out of this world, but great musicianship all around. I remember reading that Peter at first didn't like this song as some of the lyrics were cringe ("Howdy Doody..."). But I think it is a great sentiment - looking back on good times gone past. I was 15 in 1974... would love to go back there for just a few days.
I was15when it came out the drumming what got me at the beginning of the song when I heard it on the radio went out and bought the 45
Anybody listening to these legends in 2025?:lSure miss the old days with Terry Peter and Danny😢 RIP Terry we will always love u❤😢
It's October 2022 and there's not a band today with 10 % of the talent in this video.
Rush, Tool and Dream Theater are three tremendously talented bands.
Nahh
Maybe Rush
Taylor Swift isn't a bad songwriter. Amazing what she can do with 2 or 3 chords (I'm 50 btw).
Old Days and I miss you Mom and Dad.
Terry, Danny & Peter: one of most underrated rhythm sections in Rock 'n' Roll.
Be still my heart!
Absolutely totally agree with you ☺️ 🥁🦋🙏🕉️
@@RockChick And Danny's still got it!
@@PaulMolloy yea I know ae 🥁😊 I follow him on Facebook 😁
Cheerz
ive been listening with my wife erika nagai
Chicago when Chicago was Chicago
then you should listen to Leonid and Friends
Did they have CBT back then?
@@sampono1962 its easy to copy than to create, dont you think?
@@sampono1962 they are so so good, but, only a copy with better tecnology,,,, simple
It went downhill when Terry Kath passed away.
Gee I remember when this song was released and I think I saw this performance on TV back in 1974. Yup I feel old. Almost 50 years ago.
Often imitated, never replaced or forgotten. One of THE BEST bands of all time; when music was MUSIC.............
A rarity to see them do Old Days live as Peter did not like the song.
I can remember driving with my Father in our Ford Falcon Listening to This and My Father singing. Miss You Pop
I watched this in a motel in Albury NSW while driving up to Canberra to see my friends. Loved it.
They even harmonize while playing. This is real musicianship
The 70's lineup of this band was fantastic! Great musicians, great songwriting, great arrangements, great vocals. I feel so blessed to have grown up in that era and heard all these classics on the radio when they were originally released.
The OLD DAYS were the best. I was MUCH,MUCH HAPPIER then 😊
Wish i could turn back the hands of time go back to the Old Days.
I'll be 67 next month. So many of my friends are passing away. 😢 This song means so much more now 50 years after its release. Fond memories and definitely a world gone away. Simpler times they were!
Totally agree 💯
Terry and Peter and the rest of the gang …truly “ Old Days “ 😢
Old days the best days!❤️🎸
Danny seraphine really adds those drumming skills to this song all these musicians in this band are absolutely pure gold!!!!!!!!!
He ripped the snare for a measure at 2:48 to give the horns time to get to their mics
@@jimcameron251100:01:38 is so future generations would know it was record on location. ✔
@@jimcameron2511 yeah that was pretty cool, this band was so so good.
RIP Terry Kath.
No weaknesses in this band. What a lineup top to bottom!
you know you are loaded with talent when your trombone player can write one hit song after another... everyone a master player, world class guitarist and drummer, and 3 incredible lead singers... they were overflowing with talent
@@rrdream2400U mean James Pankow penning “Just you and me” about his wife! The guy could visualize and arrange the deck of titanic so it wouldn’t sink!
This song takes me back. My friends Charlie, Beth, and Trent would go parachuting to this song. Sometimes it was mild discomfort, other times we'd be in excruciating pain. But it left me a lot more humbler
The kids today are never going to know how good we had it back in the "Old Days."
Peter's voice was phenomenal!
Sure was/still is!
Not peter it was Terry
No Peter sang the lead here@@alzwicky156
@@alzwicky156Peter was the man. He takes nothing away from Terry.
@@alzwicky156Peter sings lead idiot
One of my top 3 favorite Chicago songs! The other 2 are 25 or 6 to 4 and Wishing you were Here.
Those are nice! I really like "Make me Smile" & "Beginnings"!😊
One of my absolute favorites....and now with the years, we so much want to go back.
These were my personal "Good old days"...the 1970s...wish I could go back in time!
Funny that during the 70s my parents were hating the music and tough times, they wanted to go back to the 50s ,kids now want to go back to the 90s and early 2000s
I wish I could go back too!
Did they have B A L L S T R E C H E R S back then?
I was born in the 80s, but prefer the 60/70s (for movies, too)
I’m so with you with you on this one!! It was a great era for sure!
What a band!! Geezuz!! Cetera kicking into high gear at the end! Wow! All live!! No backing tracks... no auto tune !!
Peter Cetera's voice really made Chicago.
Terry Kath made Chicago.
Peter Cetera's voice was the one that made the Chicago stand out. No doubt about it 👍🫰👏👏♥️
Only because it needed to, and it worked for the best. But Kath's vocals were, and will always be remembered for the original Chicago. Terry's vocals are very unique.
I like the trumpet guy....
@@paradise3156no it was Terry
Aww... Terry and Danny amazing... Peter cetera wow... Absolutely Brilliant
Whole thing is brilliant
Chicago’s Best Track
@@johncarlberg4481 Ball stretcher
@@CometMedalChavez hehe
My first 8-track was Chicago
There will NEVER be another Chicago! They broke the mold on talent!
ummmm I get you but Leonid and Friends do an amazing version!!
So did deep purple jimi hendrix zeppelin Floyd vh the list goes on
*B A L L S T R E T C H E R*
@@Caladesi143 no disrespect to them but beyond the amazing songwriting and playing in Chicago, they had 3 world class singers, each overflowing with unique character, all 3 in the same band... that's where the tributes don't come close.
@@whitedemon7148 parachute
Really demonstrates how much of an ensemble was necessary for their trademark sound.
I love the horn section. I hear the horns in so many of their songs.
The original lineup, best band ever! In their prime
Oh my God those were the best days of my youth! The best music, friends and times! It's a world gone away like he said. 😢
Damn that boy could sing
And listen to his bass! Cetera was so good! Just a great group of musicians -- all very, very good.
True talent. They don’t make them like these guys anymore
This is hands down the best version of this song. Can't find it anywhere only here!
This is where Kath will rest in my life.
Such talent ❤️
Mine too- this is the place in my mind Terry Kath will remain for all eternity
I was struck by the sounds from their first album CTA. Terry Kath on lead guitar was mind bending. I had started learning to play guitar circa 1967.
This was a very sophisticated band even for today, let alone a half century ago.
Pankow has said Cetera refused to sing this song after a bit because he thought the lyrics were "corny." Well, I personally think these are some of his best vocals -- and the public sure embraced this song, charting at #5 Billboard and #3 easy listening. I heard the band do it in concert 2 years ago - with gusto - and it is still a big crowd-pleaser.
peter cetera may not have liked that song but i love it. it is played and sung so perfectly. im glad to hear it once in a while, especially now on youtube.
CHICAGO/Old Days[From The LP: CHICAGO VIII/1975]...
I remember as a youth my dad had a rambler station wagon he used to take us to Midway airport in Chicago pull the tailgate down let us watch the planes land and take off while eating white castle hamburgers listening to wLS radio DJ Larry Lujack listening to this song now those were the ol days I miss my dad❤
We miss the Old Days of Chicago especially Terry Kath RIP
Shew, what an incredible band! Love me some Peter Cetera and Terry Kath! Those were the days!
Just saw them in Nashville AMAZING
The drummer spazzed on the track!! 🔥🔥
Danny just blows me away with the drums ❤️❤️
Takes me back to my high school days. Great memories.
Great tune that reminds me of better times!!
This song was played at my high school graduation along with a photo montage of the graduating class.
I loved this song probably one of my favorite chicago tunes. The words were so beautiful and so true as we get older.
Chicago is my favourite band of all time. They have the melodies that weak my knees, they have the virtuosic musicianship that blows me away. Seriously, no one else that I’ve listened to can bring a group of people together and have them be equally talented in both vocal & instrumental ability.
Absolutely brilliant!!! Terry Kath, P.Cetera and the rest of them
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psycho-social intervention[1][2] that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders .[3] CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions (e.g. thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes) and behaviors, improving emotional regulation,[2][4] and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems. Though it was originally designed to treat depression, its uses have been expanded to include the treatment of a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety,[5][6] alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, and eating disorders.[7][8] CBT includes a number of cognitive or behavior psychotherapies that treat defined psychopathologies using evidence-based techniques and strategies.[9][10][11]
CBT is based on the combination of the basic principles from behavioral and cognitive psychology.[2] It is different from historical approaches to psychotherapy, such as the psychoanalytic approach where the therapist looks for the unconscious meaning behind the behaviors and then formulates a diagnosis. Instead, CBT is a "problem-focused" and "action-oriented" form of therapy, meaning it is used to treat specific problems related to a diagnosed mental disorder. The therapist's role is to assist the client in finding and practicing effective strategies to address the identified goals and alleviate symptoms of the disorder.[12] CBT is based on the belief that thought distortions and maladaptive behaviors play a role in the development and maintenance of many psychological disorders,[3] and that symptoms and associated distress can be reduced by teaching new information-processing skills and coping mechanisms.[1][12][13]
When compared to psychoactive medications, review studies have found CBT alone to be as effective for treating less severe forms of depression,[14] anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tics,[15] substance use disorders, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[16] Some research suggests that CBT is most effective when combined with medication for treating mental disorders such as major depressive disorder.[17] In addition, CBT is recommended as the first line of treatment for the majority of psychological disorders in children and adolescents, including aggression and conduct disorder.[1][4] Researchers have found that other bona fide therapeutic interventions were equally effective for treating certain conditions in adults.[18][19] Along with interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), CBT is recommended in treatment guidelines as a psychosocial treatment of choice.[1][20]
Three lead singers in one band….talent to spare!!!!!!
True. . . However, Cetera sang 60+% of their hits, & IMHO is and always will be the most recognizable voice of CHICAGO. . .
The best Chicago horn mix I've ever heard (clams notwithstanding), and it's on a tv show!
Right up there with the Beatles , Pink Floyd .. one of the best Bands ever .
And Doobie Bros. And Moody Blues for total number of mega hits over a long stretch. And Jefferson Airplane/Starship.
No.....much better than the Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc!!
The Beatles are the Best ,,, chicago is very very good no doubt but their music never drifted like The Beatles
Total guilty pleasure of mine- I hope none of my friends find out that I love this song! 😉
This is a great gem. Real music with real musicians.
Terry Katz in a Tux.......priceless.
I was a 2 yrs older back then.. 50 now and still love Chicago
Among the greatest musicians ever. The same may be said of the horn section.
My oh my - that trombone !!!
I love the horns you hear in so many of their songs.
I love Cetera on the bass! And of course, that amazing voice!
The switching of his voice in the last closing parts is fun to watch.
There will never be such an amazing group of musicians & songs as these early years of Chicago. Thankful we have these videos
Totally agree! Nothing today compares to this level of talent!
È bellissimo sapere che queste mie emozioni qualcuno le vive!! Ogni tanto mi sento sola, non vivo negli anni settanta ed è difficile che qualcuno capisca la NON moda per cui mi piacciono. Non è semplice appariscenza per me...
I was 14 when they did this that’s how long I’ve been listening to the best band ever !!!!!
Chicago’s Best Track
Best concert I have ever seen was Chicago
That shits so good..let's hear another listen..perfectly constructed the chorus is top notch...God damn Terry Kath
We Always love to Remember the Good Old Days Those Were Good Times!. The FUN Times Everyone has Had even All the Good Things Everyone Used to do That's a Great Past. We Will Never Forget those Good Times and those Good Old Days We Miss those Good Old Days yeah! 🥲 Good Chicago Song! 👍 🙂
This song makes me feel *Humbler*
E L E C T R O S T I M U L A T I O N
Beautiful then and now even tho we’ve all aged “Atouch “ they’re still going strong
Good times I remember, nice music I'm now 63
All kinds of talent in that band.
Peter Cetara & Terry Kath sang together lije no others!!!! Raw talent!! Musical geniuses!! ❤❤
Great musicians! The drumming was awesome.
Peter how could you?! I missed this as I was overseas. Losing Terry was devastating and then PC was hard to take.
I was overseas on Okinawa with the United States Marine Corps when this aired back in the States. New Year's 1974-1975. All I remember about that night, got drunk, went crazy and woke up New Years Day around 6pm. I was told I was dancing at every bar we went to. I very seldom danced at all. Needless to say, "That was the last time I ever got drunk" Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
I saw Chicago back in the 70's at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Louisiana.
Danny and that jet black Slingerland set ... WOW ! He was one of my inspirations to become a better drummer in the early 70's.
Love the instrumental section after the second bridge that they don’t have in the studio version. The drum breakdown at the end of that part is 🤌🏼
Yeah, Danny is mesmerizing there!
There is now way a current band can do this….. This is professional talent at its finest….
@briancastora769💯Fact!
Simply-the BEST band that ever was..... and THEN some!
Omg I love them
A very nice song, it is nice to remember our childhood hearing this song, sung with so much feeling.
Love watching this... Brilliant performance... Gorgeous song...feeling nostalgic 😍🎤🎶💕👍
Beautiful energetic 🎉.
Wow what a blast of nostalgia. I loved this song back in the day but haven't heard it in decades. All the more powerful in that the song itself is about nostalgia. Loved this group in the 70s.
Yipper ,reminiscing now ! From starting back thinking 70's and this brilliant band "WoW " Look at me 2024 ! " Gonna be wearing my Special Tee Shirt Tomorrow Commemorating A concert In 2014 JiffyLubeCtr - Chicago , EWF ,Kool & The Kang 😮 Hey !! That Show Was Off Hook ...and some My " I Was There " ( tee-shirt/nice ) Tomorrow 10yrs ,since that show ,Hopefully and hoping The Master grants me scores of 10yrs to come
I will be listening To Chicago / Brilliant musicians and superb performances excellent compositions !! You Imagined All That ! One (1) show ?
I love Chicago Band Tunes
Most of those people in that audience have no idea they are experiencing greatness.
Greatest American group of all time
This should be one of high school/college theme songs among friends‼️RIP Terry Kath
What a great band they were. I was fortunate enough to see them live in Sydney Australia many years ago. Brilliant. 👍