I never knew Tommy James wrote this. Thank you. It does sould like a song that he and the Shondells could have done. And the picture of the 45 label Roulette says it all.
Such a great song - I remember them playing this the summer of 1970 on the speakers at our town's swimming pool. Such good memories of splashing around with my friends in the California sun! Funny how a song can bring back a memory and place like that.
I don't remember if you've done it , but White Bird by It's a Beautiful Day is another 70s song with a peaceful, easy feeling. Its one of those songs that can really take you to a different place if you're in the right mood.
Tommy James of The Shondells had a lot to do with this group. He co-wrote the song and gave it to Alive ‘n’ Kicking after the Shondells broke up. Alive ‘n’ Kicking almost recorded Crystal Blue Persuasion in 1968 but Tommy kept it. You can certainly hear his orchestration in “Tighter” I am so glad you showcased the stereo version. It also sounded fantastic on our end! Tommy loved studio technology.
Jay and Amber, Love how you were grooving to this exceptional one hit wonder from 1970. Alive & Kicking took the song all the way to #7. Another great one hit wonder is Hurricane Smith, who took his Ohio Babe, What Would You Say? to #4 in 1972😊. I think you’ll love his voice and the horns!
One of those '70s songs that I'll never get tired of listening to. It is just sooooo good in every way! Please check out another great Tommy James song that hit the Top 40 performed by a different artist, "Sugar On Sunday" by The Clique!
I like the way Jay over the 3 years points to a headphone side on some songs. Stereo was new in the 60's and the placing of voice or instruments on just one side was big and more pronounced. The Beatles did it a lot!
This song has always gave me chills! Love this song so much groove and rhythm The instruments are emotionally felt, and you when you put the singing harmony together with it it’s mind-boggling put you in a good mood
A great song from 1970 written by Tommy James. I can't understand why this was a one hit wonder. Always dug this great song. Tommy I believe wrote Sugar on Sunday for the Clique in 69, another great song. Tommy is very talented a very good singer and songwriter. Still performing in 2024, my friend saw him still sounds very good. He's from Pittsburgh PA or a town near there.
1970 was such a great year for Pop music, so many great songs. The songs of that year have a unique feel unlike any other year of the 70's. Many of which have somewhat of a Gospel feel to them.
You have very good musical taste. 68, 69 and 70 are my favorite yrs for music. Probably 68 is my favorite of all time. I'm listening to music since 58.
Fantastic choice! This era produced a ton of great music when I was 10, 11 years old. Another one is," Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again ", by The Fortunes.
I love everything 70's. I haven't heard y'all do Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Popular in early 70's. Treat Her Like A Lady, came out in '71. Too Late to Turn Back now, came out in '72. I know you will love them. 😘
Just discovered the radio in 1970, LOVE this song. Thanks for the memory! You've already reacted to most of my early '70's favorites, except for 'Everybody Plays the Fool' by Main Ingredient. The lead singer was Cuba Gooding Sr. Or you could go back to Steppenwolf and the song 'Born to be Wild' , which is a song that ALL OF us old folks know. LOL! Considering what happened today, our beautiful country could use some more smiles and LESS hate. Blessed be, everybody.
We had THE BEST music growing up in the 60s, 70s, 80s ... This is still one of my all-time favorite songs! Love you guys, especially when it comes to 'reaction' videos. P.S. they are probably one-hit-wonders.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite eras, roughly 1969 through 1971. This one is a happy-maker, a one-hit wonder for this band. Your headphone experience might have something to do with originally mono vs stereo recordings or how the sound engineer recorded it. I'm not sure but I've experienced it many times. Blessings!❤
I was in elementary school in Fayetteville NC when this song was released. Even as a small child I loved this song and still do. I'm 63 and still have my original 45.
Y’all have lots more artists to discover from each decade! Still waiting for you to get to a group that “owned” 1968: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap; “Lady Willpower”, “Young Girl”, “Woman, Woman”. Also, you could revisit Jay & The Americans; “Come A Little Bit Closer”.👍👍👍👍
Yes! "People Gotta Move" is an underrated dance classic. Those keyboards created a unique sound, unlike anything else out there at that time. And of course Gino always had a terrific vocal delivery. "I Just Wanna Stop" was his biggest hit, a powerful slow burn ballad.
Suggestions- I’m a Girl Watcher by the O’Kaysons, Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the Drells, Sugar Sugar by the Archie’s (your kids will love it), Come on Down to My Boat Baby by Every Mother’s Son, Hello, I Love You by the People…
Another one hit wonder from the 70s you will probably like is “Life is a Rock, But the Radio Rolled Me” by Reunion. Fun, quirky song. Because how fast it is sung you may want to listen to a video with the lyrics.
The drums & bass carry this tune along at such a great pace. It was the perfect summer song, driving down a California freeway with the radio blaring. It didn't get much better than that.
One of the original members of this group was a young guy by the name of Bruce Sudano. Years later, he was married to the Queen of Disco, the late, great Donna Summer. By the way, this song Alive 'N Kickin's one and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1970. The song peaked at the #7 spot. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!! Thank you Tommy James for this awesome song that you wrote.
B o Diddley was well aware of and understood the power of Shakers! He had a dedicated maraca player in his band. Instruments like that (Tambourines, scrapers, shekere, etc) are felt more than heard and make even the most simple rhythm more lively.
Such a great song from 1970, right after Tommy James and the Shondells pretty much enjoyed their last hurrah on the pop charts. Someone posted that Tommy James wrote this. I didn't know that. I thought he produced it, though, for Alive and Kicking.
This is such a pure & easy song, it is so great and it reminds me a lot of my father [RIP] who had this album on 8-track and would play it in our station wagon while driving down Malibu, CA. during my younger years [I was 8 years old when this song came out] such a wonderful time to be young, I miss that time in my life.
Amber, you and Jay have discovered the fun of listening to old school stereo recordings with headphones! Some were vocals on one channel and instruments on the other...it was like the original karaoke..you could sing along with the music without the vocals
Here's a great early 70's One-Hit Wonder for ya's: "Thunder and Lightning" by Chi Coltrane. Very high energy with Janis vibes. She did become a big star in Europe though.
I was born in 1977 and before I was 3 years old I had a few favorite songs already. This was my dads music, and I loved these songs. So, the 3 I will share, or a little different from these artist. But I still like them as an adult, and these 3 songs might be good to have your kids react to them with you too, since you said something about that awhile ago. I will add a 4th song too. My number 1 favorite song was by Dr Hook and came out in 1976. Dr. Hook - Jungle to the Zoo My second favorite song was by The Who and came out in 1966. The Who - Boris The Spider My 3rd song, Which almost every kid likes, by Harry Nilsson came out in 1971. Harry Nilsson - Cocunut and this one just because well I just looked and you already reacted to it Puff the Magic Dragon.
I had that Roulette orange and yellow 45 of this song -- inherited it from my Aunt Lois, who is 3 years older than me and was a real hippie -- I inherited an entire box of 45s from her -- her toss-offs -- I think she had another copy of this one. She gave it to me in 1972. I was a hippie too -- but a little late to the party -- a hippie in the mid to late 1970's, when it had already become somewhat passe. I wore this record out. LOVE IT!!!
Back to High School again 1969-1972 back then this song was really groovin' 👌😅 Peace✌️ and Love❤️ your 70 year old forever hippie Gary😊 the two of you are getting real groovy 😂😅😂
Just found you. So glad you are here to be open to all music as we all should be. I am Hispanic (not that it matters) but you two prove that music is what matters, not race, not gender, just beautiful music. Thank you for being real.
Soft, easy flowing music? Checkout "Out in The Country" by Three Dog Night. One of the crowd favorites at each of the 5 concerts I saw them at the Fair Grounds Arena in OKC from 1969 to 1974. I'm really disappointed I've not seen the awesome drum solo their drummer performed in each of their concerts. The guy had his finger taped to limit damage playing drums with his hands. Three Dog was amazing!
Before the breathin air is gone, before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime...Great suggestion. I'd forgotten about it. Let's hope they choose it soon 😊🎵
Summers at the beach with portable radios playing this song growing up in the 70s.
Love!
Written by Tommy James.
I learned something new today. Also saw him in concert. Incredible show.
I never knew Tommy James wrote this. Thank you. It does sould like a song that he and the Shondells could have done. And the picture of the 45 label Roulette says it all.
Now we need some Dizzy
Dang that makes so much sense! Thanks for the info!
Written and produced and later Tommy James recorded his own superior version.
This group played at my niece, Darlene’s wedding ! After they had this big hit
Cool
That is so cool 😎!!!!
Played at my cousins wedding in Staten Island.
@@VincentManiscalco I bet Darlene was the coolest kid on the block after that!
One of my all-time favorites. Always crank it up to 11 !!!!!!
This one goes to 11.
70's were the best! I consider myself lucky livin my teens through that decade.
Donovan Hurdy Gurdy Man
I was raised with this music. Im grateful my parents had good taste in music.
I only wish this song was about 75 minutes long.
Riight?!?!?!👍🏻
It usually is with me because I repeat it 50 times whenever I play it!!❤❤
The song is to short for me. I love this song. I'm 65 so brings back memories.
I feel the same way about the song "Over You" by Gary Puckett And The Union Gap. Such a great ballad that ends far too soon. 😊
As soon as you hear the first few notes of the song your back to that time and you remember where you were when you used to hear played on the radio
1970. I was seventeen, in love for the first time, and remember this song on the radio airwaves. Loved the chorus!
I could kiss the person who requested this song!! It’s one of my favorites. Thanks for the reaction.
Such a great song - I remember them playing this the summer of 1970 on the speakers at our town's swimming pool. Such good memories of splashing around with my friends in the California sun! Funny how a song can bring back a memory and place like that.
I don't remember if you've done it , but White Bird by It's a Beautiful Day is another 70s song with a peaceful, easy feeling. Its one of those songs that can really take you to a different place if you're in the right mood.
Absolutely. Great AOR song.
YES!
Tommy James of The Shondells had a lot to do with this group. He co-wrote the song and gave it to Alive ‘n’ Kicking after the Shondells broke up. Alive ‘n’ Kicking almost recorded Crystal Blue Persuasion in 1968 but Tommy kept it. You can certainly hear his orchestration in “Tighter” I am so glad you showcased the stereo version. It also sounded fantastic on our end! Tommy loved studio technology.
Thank you for the insight into the origins of this amazing song.
That explains the sound, it has a Shondells sound to it.
All I can say is WOW!! One of my favorite songs from the 70's. It's a shame they never had another hit songs after this one.
I didn't recognize the title of the song. But as soon as it started playing, I'm like, OH YEAH!! Love this song!!
oh no, the junior high dances..... hell yeah y'all 1970
Jay and Amber, Love how you were grooving to this exceptional one hit wonder from 1970. Alive & Kicking took the song all the way to #7. Another great one hit wonder is Hurricane Smith, who took his Ohio Babe, What Would You Say? to #4 in 1972😊. I think you’ll love his voice and the horns!
Haven't heard this in this century! Thanks for giving me a blast from my past.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME
Slow dance time. Another good one: Love Can Make You Happy by Mercy. Same year.
I was going to suggest Love Can Make you Happy by Mercy also!
Daniel Boone did a nice song called Beautiful Sunday that I guess was a regional hit
Alive and Kicking- at this stage in life it's my favorite phrase.
"Ma Belle Amie" by The Tee Set, was released the same year as "Tighter, Tighter"
a fantastic song- still a favorite to this day!!
This song has always gave me chills! Love this song so much groove and rhythm
As a teenager in the 70’s, roller skating always had the best music.
This song was always on the playlist.
One of those '70s songs that I'll never get tired of listening to. It is just sooooo good in every way! Please check out another great Tommy James song that hit the Top 40 performed by a different artist, "Sugar On Sunday" by The Clique!
Summer of 70. 13. Years old. Loved this song. Best summer of my childhood
I was six years old that summer.
Mine was 72 being a 70s brat i was 12 years young living in Kodiak Alaska we had the PERFICT summer and so many huge memories with my family
This just transported me back to my childhood. I was 7 and remember this song well.
Everyone that loves this, we have a shared experience now
Real Golden Oldie! I'm sure nearly everyone in the '70s listening to Rock stations knows this one! Great Choice You Guys! :)
I like the way Jay over the 3 years points to a headphone side on some songs. Stereo was new in the 60's and the placing of voice or instruments on just one side was big and more pronounced. The Beatles did it a lot!
This song has always gave me chills! Love this song so much groove and rhythm
The instruments are emotionally felt, and you when you put the singing harmony together with it it’s mind-boggling put you in a good mood
The male singer was Pepe Cardona Pepe passed away in 2020. He used to play concerts in Marine Park Brooklyn NY. I saw Alive n Kickin summer 2019
Pepe was good people
A great song from 1970 written by Tommy James. I can't understand why this was a one hit wonder. Always dug this great song. Tommy I believe wrote Sugar on Sunday for the Clique in 69, another great song. Tommy is very talented a very good singer and songwriter. Still performing in 2024, my friend saw him still sounds very good. He's from Pittsburgh PA or a town near there.
Absolutely a great song from a great era in music. Brings back great memories for this old man. Thank you guys for what you're doing
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This is like one of my all time favorite songs ✌🤩😊👍 The album cover with them in the water was cool too 🌊🌊🌊
1970 was such a great year for Pop music, so many great songs. The songs of that year have a unique feel unlike any other year of the 70's. Many of which have somewhat of a Gospel feel to them.
You have very good musical taste. 68, 69 and 70 are my favorite yrs for music. Probably 68 is my favorite of all time. I'm listening to music since 58.
I'm 63 years in and still discovering new music.
Great Song, Brings back Good Memories.
Fantastic choice! This era produced a ton of great music when I was 10, 11 years old. Another one is," Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again ", by The Fortunes.
The horns and that fuzzy guitar simply melt into your brain. Kind of song that makes you glad you have ears.
Wow! I forgot all about this song! I can't believe how I still remember all the words though. What a great era of music to be a teenager 👍❤
Love love love this song. Great summer memories. That’s what music does.
I love everything 70's. I haven't heard y'all do Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. Popular in early 70's. Treat Her Like A Lady, came out in '71. Too Late to Turn Back now, came out in '72. I know you will love them. 😘
Glad when you 2 get back to some funky funk again from the 70's. "Dusic" by Brick is an awesome one to start with.
Great memories with this song!
Just discovered the radio in 1970, LOVE this song. Thanks for the memory! You've already reacted to most of my early '70's favorites, except for 'Everybody Plays the Fool' by Main Ingredient. The lead singer was Cuba Gooding Sr. Or you could go back to Steppenwolf and the song 'Born to be Wild' , which is a song that ALL OF us old folks know. LOL! Considering what happened today, our beautiful country could use some more smiles and LESS hate. Blessed be, everybody.
Composed by Tommy "Crystel Blue Persuasaion" James for his label-mates Alive 'n' Kickin'
Such a GREAT SOUND from THIS GROUP!!! LOVE IT! THANKS, YA'LL!!
Great positive and expansive classic! Another one is Can You Feel It by Bill Amesbury from 1976.
3 years in and still keeping it FRESH every single day! THANK YOU!!!
We had THE BEST music growing up in the 60s, 70s, 80s ... This is still one of my all-time favorite songs! Love you guys, especially when it comes to 'reaction' videos. P.S. they are probably one-hit-wonders.
I seen this group at a toys for tots benefit concert. One of the best acts there at the time.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite eras, roughly 1969 through 1971. This one is a happy-maker, a one-hit wonder for this band.
Your headphone experience might have something to do with originally mono vs stereo recordings or how the sound engineer recorded it. I'm not sure but I've experienced it many times.
Blessings!❤
Another forgotten one hit wonder from that time period is "Toast and Marmalade With Tea", by the group Tin Tin.
I was in elementary school in Fayetteville NC when this song was released. Even as a small child I loved this song and still do. I'm 63 and still have my original 45.
One of my favorites! ❤
I do think this song feels like the amazing 70s. I was only 10 years old when this song came out and I have loved it ever since. 👍♥️♥️♥️
One of my supervisors used to follow these guys around like they were the stones..(lol )cause she was in love with them.
Lol
Omg you have picked my very favorite songs
Sandy was lead. Great voice
One of my favorites songs. Thanks for the memories. 🎉😊
Y’all have lots more artists to discover from each decade! Still waiting for you to get to a group that “owned” 1968: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap; “Lady Willpower”, “Young Girl”, “Woman, Woman”. Also, you could revisit Jay & The Americans; “Come A Little Bit Closer”.👍👍👍👍
GINO VANELLI -" I Just Wanna Stop " (1978)(For Your Love). VIDEO A MUST HEAR SONG and also " PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE " 1974 Groovy Rock Classics 🎹🎸🎶 🔥
Yes! "People Gotta Move" is an underrated dance classic. Those keyboards created a unique sound, unlike anything else out there at that time. And of course Gino always had a terrific vocal delivery. "I Just Wanna Stop" was his biggest hit, a powerful slow burn ballad.
Suggestions- I’m a Girl Watcher by the O’Kaysons, Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the Drells, Sugar Sugar by the Archie’s (your kids will love it), Come on Down to My Boat Baby by Every Mother’s Son, Hello, I Love You by the People…
You have done one Paul Revere and Raiders song. You should listen to Kicks, Hungry, Good Thing, and others.
Yes, I'm waiting for them to react to one of their songs. I don't believe they've done any of theirs yet.
@@57doodoo They did Indian Reservation.
My favorite song.
Nice one-hit wonder 1970.
Same time as SPIRIT IN THE SKY .
Another one hit wonder from the 70s you will probably like is “Life is a Rock, But the Radio Rolled Me” by Reunion. Fun, quirky song. Because how fast it is sung you may want to listen to a video with the lyrics.
Yeah, that’s a forgotten gem. ✌️
Definitely!0 I have suggested it once before myself. I think Jay and Amber would really enjoy the musical history tour.
I suggested it too. I think Jay and Amber would get a real kick out of that one.
The drums & bass carry this tune along at such a great pace. It was the perfect summer song, driving down a California freeway with the radio blaring. It didn't get much better than that.
1970 was an awesome year for music as this song & everyother song from '70 shows, another from '70 is," Up Around The Bend" by CCR, youll love it!👍✌️
One of the original members of this group was a young guy by the name of Bruce Sudano. Years later, he was married to the Queen of Disco, the late, great Donna Summer. By the way, this song Alive 'N Kickin's one and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1970. The song peaked at the #7 spot. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!! Thank you Tommy James for this awesome song that you wrote.
Wow! Haven’t heard this in ages! I was 12 years old in 1970. I had 3 older siblings and this was some of their music I was exposed to😁
I had that entire "Super Hits Of The 70's: Have A Nice Day" collection on CD
I still have that collection. It's mostly one (or two) hit wonders from the 70's. Lot's of great songs.
We used to see them play every Friday night @ Wilson’s Garage in Westhampton, NY.
Love this thanks
B o Diddley was well aware of and understood the power of Shakers! He had a dedicated maraca player in his band. Instruments like that (Tambourines, scrapers, shekere, etc) are felt more than heard and make even the most simple rhythm more lively.
Early 70s! Right On! Far-out! Groovey!✊️✌️👍
I love this record. A real fave. I think on this version the middle guitar solo was shortened a little.
You might also want to check out White Bird from the group It's A Beautiful around the same time period. Also, It's Nature's Way from Spirit.
Find incense and peppermint
So cool, one of my favorite songs. Thank you Jay and Amber.
I loved this song. You could hear it clearly, the lyrics, even back in the day! In our crappy radios we had then, LOL😄
Such a great song from 1970, right after Tommy James and the Shondells pretty much enjoyed their last hurrah on the pop charts. Someone posted that Tommy James wrote this. I didn't know that. I thought he produced it, though, for Alive and Kicking.
This is such a pure & easy song, it is so great and it reminds me a lot of my father [RIP] who had this album on 8-track and would play it in our station wagon
while driving down Malibu, CA. during my younger years [I was 8 years old when this song came out] such a wonderful time to be young, I miss that time in my life.
Amber, you and Jay have discovered the fun of listening to old school stereo recordings with headphones! Some were vocals on one channel and instruments on the other...it was like the original karaoke..you could sing along with the music without the vocals
It has to be around 50 years since I've heard this---forgot all about it. Thanks
now added to my playlist....been 50+ years since I've heard this and it was one of my favs!
Here's a great early 70's One-Hit Wonder for ya's: "Thunder and Lightning" by Chi Coltrane. Very high energy with Janis vibes. She did become a big star in Europe though.
Sweet memories. Jay and Amber are the best🕺💃🎸💜
I was born in 1977 and before I was 3 years old I had a few favorite songs already. This was my dads music, and I loved these songs. So, the 3 I will share, or a little different from these artist. But I still like them as an adult, and these 3 songs might be good to have your kids react to them with you too, since you said something about that awhile ago. I will add a 4th song too.
My number 1 favorite song was by Dr Hook and came out in 1976.
Dr. Hook - Jungle to the Zoo
My second favorite song was by The Who and came out in 1966.
The Who - Boris The Spider
My 3rd song, Which almost every kid likes, by Harry Nilsson came out in 1971.
Harry Nilsson - Cocunut
and this one just because
well I just looked and you already reacted to it
Puff the Magic Dragon.
Tighter,Tighter was a one hit wonder. The group disbanded soon after this hit in about 1972 and reunited in about 76 but has had no other hits
I had that Roulette orange and yellow 45 of this song -- inherited it from my Aunt Lois, who is 3 years older than me and was a real hippie -- I inherited an entire box of 45s from her -- her toss-offs -- I think she had another copy of this one. She gave it to me in 1972. I was a hippie too -- but a little late to the party -- a hippie in the mid to late 1970's, when it had already become somewhat passe. I wore this record out. LOVE IT!!!
Back to High School again 1969-1972 back then this song was really groovin' 👌😅 Peace✌️ and Love❤️ your 70 year old forever hippie Gary😊 the two of you are getting real groovy 😂😅😂
I'm a forever hippie too! ☮✌
Just found you. So glad you are here to be open to all music as we all should be. I am Hispanic (not that it matters) but you two prove that music is what matters, not race, not gender, just beautiful music. Thank you for being real.
A memorable song. Brings me back to the summer of 1970. One of my all time favourites. You can hear the Tommy James influence for sure!
It was one of my favorites.
Soft, easy flowing music? Checkout "Out in The Country" by Three Dog Night. One of the crowd favorites at each of the 5 concerts I saw them at the Fair Grounds Arena in OKC from 1969 to 1974. I'm really disappointed I've not seen the awesome drum solo their drummer performed in each of their concerts. The guy had his finger taped to limit damage playing drums with his hands. Three Dog was amazing!
Before the breathin air is gone, before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime...Great suggestion. I'd forgotten about it. Let's hope they choose it soon 😊🎵
Perfect example of some of the upbeat vibe from the very early ‘70’s.
One of my favorite songs from the late 60s I believe this was a one hit wonder, but it was one of the best one hit wonders❤😊
1970
It's up there for sure.