Ever noticed one of the most endearing things about our man MB? Something shocks him and we get that deer caught in the headlights look....... priceless. MB thanks man for making the old exciting again.
@@JDBodinegenuine reaction videos with someone like Mollyboy are the perfect nostalgia video. All the amazement of the first time you heard what’s now a huge part of you/your life, plus the excitement of introducing it to a new fan. There are a ton of people on RUclips who try to do it, very few who are worth watching.
That's a myth cretaed by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version and according to some sources, they played more songs that night, so how could there have been any time constraints?
@@module79l28 The 45 had the original song on side A, on side B was the faster version. As the show came to an end the producer asked them to play a shorter song, they chose to do the faster version of the song that was on side B of their 45 record.
Thijs van Leer wanted to take the opportunity to cram another song in since they were getting such good exposure, and they'd already been playing at warp speed sometimes in concert, so it was an easy call for them. And you indeed correct, the tempo does increase as the song goes - somebody more obsessed than me put a timer on it and it gets faster
I love that a young man in 2024 just "gets it" when listening to our time of music. Nothing was off limits, musicians were experimenting with sounds and lyrics, asking the listener to open their mind and forget expectations.
@wmason1961 that and they sample so much. That is what happened to the music industry. Corporations owning so much musical copyrights, they just produce the same music over and over. Corporations only care about the bottom line, if it sold well once, they remake it over and over and over. Same thing happened with the movie industry. 🤷♀️
@@fishguru73 Awfully presumptuous of you, considering that you don't know how many guitarists are on this person's "greatest" list. Plus, it's quite subjective to the individual. Did you, like, run out of weed today or something?
@@fishguru73not really. Jan is so much more than Hocus Pocus. There’s so many great guitarists from this era, so it’s hard to quantify his talent, but he should always be in the conversation. Sorta like how hardly anybody talks about Robby Krieger, of the Doors, when the fact of the matter is he’s like a top 10.
@@gonepostal9101 Bet you don't know who Guthrie Govan is but, I play guitar, and I can tell you that what you consider a top ten has been influential on modern players but you're comparing Model-Ts to Lamborghinis. The best of this age are playing at such an insane level of melodic composition and technical ability that it doesn't seem like it should be humanly possible. Sorry man but, from a musician's standpoint, you sound more like a fanboy then a guitar player.
@ Guthrie is probably the greatest guitar player nobody has ever heard of. The ultimate hired gun/session guy. I’m not knocking the guys of today. There’s many greats that have pushed the art to new heights, but many of them have basically just perfected techniques that guys from the late-‘60’s to early-‘80’s invented. I guess i do prefer old school guys, I am 62, after all, but I try and keep up with “newer” stuff like Petrucci, or that dude from Brazil, Mateus Asato. The internet and music streaming I believe has created a new golden age for guitar players, and musicians in general, to get their stuff out there to the masses, without having some record executive dictating what they should or shouldn’t do.
Mr MB, what makes your reviews so fun is what is called the “double take”. You have your eyes forward and then you slowly turn to the camera with that wry smile. Well done young man!
My new favorite thing is watching people listen/watch this performance for the first time. It's a fantastic, hyper & insane song, and I love seeing people learning that such a thing exists and having to accept it into their mind.
This, believe it or not, is their "warm-up" song, which makes sense because every guy in the band is is loosening up and playing at top form. They were invited to perform on the TV show The Midnight Special, asked to do this song but were only given half the time to perform it in. So, instead of cutting it in half, they played it double time. It was the only standing ovation ever on the show, I believe. BTW, they are a Dutch band, still performing.
I saw them in Worthing in the UK last month. I had wanted to see them for years, so I manged to see them finally. Thijs van Leer Vocals, flute, and keyboards and Pierre van der Linden on drums from the original line up are in the band still. Still amazing.
Oh Boy Molly, Hang on because your in for a wild ride! I had this album wore it out, everyone had to hear it, 🤪 Hope you enjoy it! 😊✌️ Gary ☮️ your 70 year old forever Young Hippie💃🕺 😅 Great Reaction 👍
One of the under rated groups of the 70s. VanLeer had a 8 octave range and yes he studied opera and Ackerman was said to be the hottest guitarist of the day.
Yay💥 When we heard this on the radio back then, it wasn't so fast, but they had to speed it up to meet the time constraints of the tv show. Amazing adaptability👏
There were no time constraints, that's a myth cretaed by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version and according to some sources, they played more songs that night, so how could there have been any time constraints?
@@module79l28 Yeah, they compressed this performance to 4 min 34 sec from the album (Moving Waves) version of 6 min 43 sec. If you listen to the album you'll see. It wasn't a slow song but it wasn't this fast.
@@AuxesisHyperbole666 The one on their Moving Waves album is the one I listen to when I want to just hear it. It's not slow but it's far more listenable and, at 6 minutes 42 seconds, it feels just right to me✌
oh, man...I really, really wish you had done the album version before watching this😥 This performance IS insane, but hearing the original studio version gives this performance so much better context.
Yes, it's sad that so many newcomers to this great song think this is actually the way it was recorded. This version is a great novelty once you're familiar with the original though!
Your reaction was absolutely priceless kiddo . This band was actually known as one of the handful of Geniuses at the time who actually began , and influenced the Progressive rock movement . Their highly creative and unusual approach paved the way for the progressive rock bands to follow . Great Choice . I have always been in awe of this performance.
It is totally amazing that they were able to play this song at double speed and sound incredible. The original is slower but absolutely great too! So fun to watch your expression.
Notice the drummer's grip. He's using the older "jazz grip" rather than a "rock grip" which really impacts the playing style, and I like it! Also, that guitar tone is one of the clearest, most cutting in the mix, and with just the right amount of overdrive and plenty of headroom.
OMG I can honestly say I have only heard this level of sheer rock and roll insanity from the Grateful Dead. I have never heard of this and I LOVE IT! Thanks for introducing me to this!
Hold onto your seat for this one my man. You are about to witness something unique and special. I was thrilled to see that you were reacting to this. Im very anxious to see your face on this one.ENJOY ❤
Oh I hope you’re reacting to their performance on “The Midnight Special “!! That’s a must see!!!!! That’s the one we’re all hoping for, for your reaction to it!!!!
Best thing about this song is how it makes everyone smile. I mean you have to, really - just look at how much fun the band is having, speedrunning through a long track to fit it into the timeslot the show gave them. They were taking the piss but accidentally created a masterpiece.
Saw Focus live in Bournemouth in 1972. Excellent band. I saw Akkerman as a solo artist many years later and managed to have a chat with him. One of my favourite guitarists.
Pierre van den Linden drums and vocalist Thijs van Leer are still doing Focus. They are 78 and 76. Guitarist Jan Akkernan has done his own stuff for many years. Bert Ruiter on bass. Died in 2022 RIP. Thijs van Leer has a conservatory education. Piano and flute.
Thijs van Leer, on keyboards/flute/vocals held a strong view that the voice was 'just another instrument' so used it in many tracks, usually with no actual words. Their masterpiece is "Eruption", a 20-minute "classical" piece with rock instruments (or a rock piece in classical style.).His vocals worked well on that, but became almost comical on other tracks.
Imagine the fun we, who were young 50+years ago, had with music like this😆 The 70's were a treasure of good music and Jan Akkerman (guitar) was one of my heroes!
Haven't laughed this hard at your facial expressions EVER!!!! I'm glad you found the full performance, 90% are only about 3/4 of the vid and cuts out some of the yodelling!🥰👍
I saw Focus earlier this year. Thijs van Leer (yodeller and keyboards) and Pierre van der Linden (drums) are still with the group. Pierre has always been one of my favourite drummers, but never seems to get the mentions he deserves. Jan Akkerman, the guitarist, was one of the best ever too. Possibly the most unusual song you will ever react to!
Yodeling originated in the Central Alps as a way for herders to communicate with their flocks and between villages. The earliest record of yodeling is from 1545 and describes it as "the call of a cowherd from Appenzell". Yodeling is a type of singing that alternates between high falsetto and low chest notes. It's characterized by the rapid enunciation of open and closed vowels on wide intervals. Here are some other facts about yodeling: Communication: Yodeling was a vital way for communities separated by valleys and rugged terrain to communicate. Entertainment: Yodeling was also a form of entertainment in Alpine Europe. Other regions: Yodeling is also found in other mountain regions, such as China and the Americas, and among the Pygmies of Africa and the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. Country music: Some of country music's greatest stars, including Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Autry, and Slim Whitman, were yodelers. Bollywood: There's a tradition of yodeling in Bollywood. Other genres: A new generation of yodelers is incorporating yodeling into genres such as jazz, electronica, and pop. Tarzan: Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who played Tarzan, learned yodeling in Pennsylvania at family gatherings of Austrian immigrants.
That bass player was on fire! He’s the only one you didn’t, lol, Focus on. Bass guitar is extremely influential, but so few notice it. BG players work with the drums and can be so subtle people don’t notice them. I call bass guitar the stealth instrument 😂 That’s why I love it sh
That show "The Midnight Special", ran for years, and that was the one and only time there was a standing ovation for any artist/artists 🤯 Also, that piece of music was much slower & lasted over 3 minutes, but whoever was on the show only had 2+ minutes to play their song. So the powers that be asked the group to only play half of it. But they didnt want to do that, they thought that the whole song needed to be heard, so they played it double speed. And that was the result. Loved your reaction. It was one of your best. 👌🔥🎼
This song is normally three times slower on the studio version. they only had a certain amount of time to play the whole song so they speed up the tempo x3 on this show i think it's better this way
There were no time constraints, that's a myth created by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version, so it could never have been played 3x faster.
@module79l28 meh, it was a Live TV show.And the tempo was definitely higher i've been listening to the song since the 70s.Tell me the tempo was not higher. This was live.They added more components and stanzas to the song. Go back and listen to the original and then go back home , son , know your place
@@terryconnelly484 - It's higher but not 3x faster. You clearly know nothing about tempos or bpms. I probably listened to the studio version more times than you, son, I don't need to listen to it one more time.
@module79l28 I'm 56 I don't care what age you are and I don't care how many times you've listened to it yes it is faster whatever you want to call it Tempo or BPM
NOW you can say you've lived. And by the way that sideways glance, you give the camera when you experience something remarkable is so endearing!! I love your reactions!❤
That was priceless. I was one of those who recommended this song. You are so much fun to watch react to the crazy stuff we old farts just took for granted when we were your age 😂🤣😁so hilarious, I love it
no autotune or pitch correction , just real music being made right in front of you. What a time to be alive it was. Now everything is made to sound the same. This song is so stand out fantastic !
70s craziness at its best! But with boundless talent. Whoever heard a guitarist sweep picking and shredding in 1973. So glad you didn't have to obscure this video, it's a sheer joy to watch and listen.
I knew that you'd love this if you watched it. From what i remember, the original version is slower and longer, but they were told that they could only play a song that was under 3 minutes, so they sped up the song to fit within that time. It's amazing.
I know alot of old skool music but there’s still alot I’ve never heard and one thing I love about you’re channel is that I get to experience songs I even never heard for the first time right along with you and that’s truly an experience with substance
This performance was done on the TV music show Midnight Special. The band was asked to shorten the song to meet the time constraints of the show. Instead, they performed it faster like almost double-time. The audio version is much better IMHO. Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. "Hocus Pocus" was released in 1970 and was so unique and different, it became a huge hit when it came out! Thanks for another great reaction, MB! ✌💙✌
I was one of the people who asked for this. I was shure you will appreciate it, because it's brilliant and unique. You should also listen to 'Arthur Brown - Fire'. In the 70' i was so in Psychedelic Rock and the German Synthbands like Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze.....and finally 'Iron Butterfly-In A Gadda Da Vida'. We where real 'Doobie Brothers' back then. Still rocking with '65.
I was so lucky to see Focus in London last month (Nov 2024). Thijs van Leer is yodelling again after years of leaving it to someone else in the band. Pierre van der Linden is still drumming like that at the age of 79. They'll be back in London next November.The guitarist Jan Akkerman is no longer part of the band but I'm going to see him at the Bush Hall in London in Feb 2025. Unfortunately the bass player here Bert Ruiter died of cancer a couple of years ago. If you get a chance to see any of these musicians don't miss it.
One of my all-time favorite things about music is watching people's first reactions to the GREAT song. It almost always brings JOY to whoever's hearing it - a smile, outright laughter, but always a pure reaction. The band is one of my faves, superb musicians. Thanks for this!
DAMN !!! I missed this live. I have been waiting for this reaction for AGES. Funny stuff... Long live the Flute. (You still need to check out Thick as a Brick.)
ok, Mollz...thanks for that one...outstanding...I've never seen this one live, never knew their name or the name of this song!!! Still learning I guess...they are beyond belief virtuosos live...I'm dumbfounded!!!!!
Yes the best version and the one i suggested, thanks for choosing the best one. Was waiting to see your face at the yodelling part, haha, you didn't disappoint 😅 correction not the one is suggested, theres an extra segment not on version i know of this same live. Still good though
Guitarists name is Jan Akkermann. One of the very best guitarists ever, but also a world renowned Lute player. Seriously underrated. This performance was 1973 and he was sweep picking and shredding as can plainly be seen. Clapton, Beck, Mayall etc hadn't even gone there before Akkerman. A true innovator and genius who mastered so many styles of guitar playing.
Your looks at the camera are beyond priceless, that is why I enjoy among other reasons, watching your reactions. You, my young friend, are FIRE!!!!!!!!
I haven't heard this for YEARS! I'm gonna have to watch this video so many times, because I want to watch the actual video as well as MB's reactions to it. Hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍
Your journey has become more of a wild ride, MB, and I'm glad you seem to be enjoying it even more. Focus formed in 1969 and are still making music today. They've also sold more than a million albums in the USA.
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Ever noticed one of the most endearing things about our man MB? Something shocks him and we get that deer caught in the headlights look....... priceless. MB thanks man for making the old exciting again.
Just like most of us probably were when we heard these awesome songs come on the radio for the first time.
My face exactly. I have to admit I lost the plot there for a minute 😂
He has a delightfully expressive face, which is great for a reactor!
@@JDBodinegenuine reaction videos with someone like Mollyboy are the perfect nostalgia video. All the amazement of the first time you heard what’s now a huge part of you/your life, plus the excitement of introducing it to a new fan.
There are a ton of people on RUclips who try to do it, very few who are worth watching.
I love it. That look
They were asked to shorten their song to fit in the TV show, instead of shortening it they made it faster, this is the result, quite insane.
That's a myth cretaed by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version and according to some sources, they played more songs that night, so how could there have been any time constraints?
@@module79l28 The 45 had the original song on side A, on side B was the faster version. As the show came to an end the producer asked them to play a shorter song, they chose to do the faster version of the song that was on side B of their 45 record.
Was just going to say that. Oh man, I just leeeerve reactions to this gem.
Thijs van Leer wanted to take the opportunity to cram another song in since they were getting such good exposure, and they'd already been playing at warp speed sometimes in concert, so it was an easy call for them. And you indeed correct, the tempo does increase as the song goes - somebody more obsessed than me put a timer on it and it gets faster
This is the kind of malicious compliance I love! 😂
Not only was he yodeling, scatting, playing the flute and whistling, but he was playing the keys _WHILE_ doing all those things (except the flute).🤯
The only standing ovation ever on Midnight Special. Insane talent all round but the drummer killed it!
Maybe the first, but NOT the only one. Internet fluff. Check out KISS in 75.
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@@JohnLancaster-fh3oc And yet that myth continues to grow. 186 likes so far.
If this performance doesn’t make you chuckle or at least smile, you’re not human.
I love that a young man in 2024 just "gets it" when listening to our time of music. Nothing was off limits, musicians were experimenting with sounds and lyrics, asking the listener to open their mind and forget expectations.
Very well put, my friend.
Yep. I think that is why all modern music sounds the same to me. Too much bass and a very simple rhythm does not make great music.
@wmason1961 that and they sample so much. That is what happened to the music industry. Corporations owning so much musical copyrights, they just produce the same music over and over. Corporations only care about the bottom line, if it sold well once, they remake it over and over and over. Same thing happened with the movie industry. 🤷♀️
I just laughed myself into an asthma attack when I saw the look on your face when dude started yodeling! 😂
I know it was worth it right?
@toddylu6869 Absolutely!!
Yep
I am laughing so hard right now!!😂😂😂 Your face!!😅
Same! LMAO!
Yo dido
His facial expressions crack me up
Such a sincere face and reaction...
If the melting face emoji was a person lol
Yes! Yes!!!!! Couldnt click fast enough. 50 million thumbs up from me
Focus were a Dutch band. Guitar player: Jan Akkerman. He still plays and is still one of the greatest 🙂
People saying one of the greatest have been out of the loop for like 50 years.🤣
@@fishguru73 Awfully presumptuous of you, considering that you don't know how many guitarists are on this person's "greatest" list. Plus, it's quite subjective to the individual.
Did you, like, run out of weed today or something?
@@fishguru73not really. Jan is so much more than Hocus Pocus. There’s so many great guitarists from this era, so it’s hard to quantify his talent, but he should always be in the conversation. Sorta like how hardly anybody talks about Robby Krieger, of the Doors, when the fact of the matter is he’s like a top 10.
@@gonepostal9101 Bet you don't know who Guthrie Govan is but, I play guitar, and I can tell you that what you consider a top ten has been influential on modern players but you're comparing Model-Ts to Lamborghinis. The best of this age are playing at such an insane level of melodic composition and technical ability that it doesn't seem like it should be humanly possible. Sorry man but, from a musician's standpoint, you sound more like a fanboy then a guitar player.
@ Guthrie is probably the greatest guitar player nobody has ever heard of. The ultimate hired gun/session guy. I’m not knocking the guys of today. There’s many greats that have pushed the art to new heights, but many of them have basically just perfected techniques that guys from the late-‘60’s to early-‘80’s invented. I guess i do prefer old school guys, I am 62, after all, but I try and keep up with “newer” stuff like Petrucci, or that dude from Brazil, Mateus Asato. The internet and music streaming I believe has created a new golden age for guitar players, and musicians in general, to get their stuff out there to the masses, without having some record executive dictating what they should or shouldn’t do.
Mr MB, what makes your reviews so fun is what is called the “double take”. You have your eyes forward and then you slowly turn to the camera with that wry smile. Well done young man!
My new favorite thing is watching people listen/watch this performance for the first time. It's a fantastic, hyper & insane song, and I love seeing people learning that such a thing exists and having to accept it into their mind.
This and Frankenstein. 😂❤
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This, believe it or not, is their "warm-up" song, which makes sense because every guy in the band is is loosening up and playing at top form. They were invited to perform on the TV show The Midnight Special, asked to do this song but were only given half the time to perform it in. So, instead of cutting it in half, they played it double time. It was the only standing ovation ever on the show, I believe. BTW, they are a Dutch band, still performing.
I last saw them live in 2010
I saw them in Worthing in the UK last month. I had wanted to see them for years, so I manged to see them finally. Thijs van Leer Vocals, flute, and keyboards and
Pierre van der Linden on drums from the original line up are in the band still. Still amazing.
I’m trying to imagine how you would have reacted if you had seen this a year ago. You would probably have thought we’d all lost the plot 😂😂
Oh Boy Molly, Hang on because your in for a wild ride! I had this album wore it out, everyone had to hear it, 🤪 Hope you enjoy it! 😊✌️ Gary ☮️ your 70 year old forever Young Hippie💃🕺 😅 Great Reaction 👍
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One of the under rated groups of the 70s. VanLeer had a 8 octave range and yes he studied opera and Ackerman was said to be the hottest guitarist of the day.
Van Leer's vocal range is A1 to D6. That is not 8 octaves.
@@TheBarkinFrog He gets to C5 here, I believe. But 8 octaves, wow , that's only 2 less than Freddie Mercury.... 😆
@@MaartenVet-ce9px That's not 8 octaves, lol. He doesn't have 8 octaves,
@@TheBarkinFrog Seriously, I needed to specify that was sarcasm?
Yodelling originated in the Alpine areas of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but also found its way into American country music.
yup right around where I was born Munich '67 ✌💖☮
Yes. Yodeling in the mountains with their echoes could travel for miles.
Yes! Yodeling in the mountains with their echoes travels very far.
Yes it was a way for the herders to communicate, but deep rooted in the U.S too.
An Australian called Frank Ifield had hits in the 60's featuring his yodelling skills.
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Song by Iron Butterfly
100% has to be the full version with the drum solo. NOT the shortened radio edit.
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I have NEVER heard of these guys before! THAT just blew my mind 🤯
WTF was that?? 🤷🏼♀️😳
So cool!❤
Listen to the original. It was better slightly slower. You'll love it.
I believe these guys are from the Netherlands.
@@Rob-oy2hr Correct
Yay💥 When we heard this on the radio back then, it wasn't so fast, but they had to speed it up to meet the time constraints of the tv show. Amazing adaptability👏
There were no time constraints, that's a myth cretaed by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version and according to some sources, they played more songs that night, so how could there have been any time constraints?
@@module79l28 Yeah, they compressed this performance to 4 min 34 sec from the album (Moving Waves) version of 6 min 43 sec. If you listen to the album you'll see. It wasn't a slow song but it wasn't this fast.
They always played this fast live - more impact and kept it fresh and a challenge for them. Other live versions out there like Whistle test.
@@AuxesisHyperbole666 The one on their Moving Waves album is the one I listen to when I want to just hear it. It's not slow but it's far more listenable and, at 6 minutes 42 seconds, it feels just right to me✌
oh, man...I really, really wish you had done the album version before watching this😥 This performance IS insane, but hearing the original studio version gives this performance so much better context.
Exactly. I'm firmly in the "studio version first" camp.
Yes, it's sad that so many newcomers to this great song think this is actually the way it was recorded. This version is a great novelty once you're familiar with the original though!
Your reaction was absolutely priceless kiddo . This band was actually known as one of the handful of Geniuses at the time who actually began , and influenced the Progressive rock movement .
Their highly creative and unusual approach paved the way for the progressive rock bands to follow .
Great Choice . I have always been in awe of this performance.
My drummer told me to recommend this to you! I listened to it...I was like, "I'm not trying to make an enemy😂
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It is totally amazing that they were able to play this song at double speed and sound incredible. The original is slower but absolutely great too! So fun to watch your expression.
😂😂😂 can't wait to see your face !! ❤
When the yodel came, I about fell on the floor at his reaction. Still chuckling.
If there ever was a song to leave Molly speechless , this is it!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the first song you've played that I've never heard before. Whoa, it's incredible ‼️
Listen to the original version. It's better a little slower.
You are going to hear a bunch of people saying, “Sweet” “Bar Room Blitz “ and I’m part of that lotl!
I'm sure it was a typo, or maybe the dreaded predictive text, but, just in case, it's: "Ballroom Blitz." 👍
Glam rock...
T-Rex Hot Love, Bang A Gong, Ride A White Swan ❤❤❤
Notice the drummer's grip. He's using the older "jazz grip" rather than a "rock grip" which really impacts the playing style, and I like it!
Also, that guitar tone is one of the clearest, most cutting in the mix, and with just the right amount of overdrive and plenty of headroom.
Thijs Van Leer - Star of the show, he earned his own comment.
That standing ovation was totally deserved!
OMG I can honestly say I have only heard this level of sheer rock and roll insanity from the Grateful Dead. I have never heard of this and I LOVE IT! Thanks for introducing me to this!
This is the first time I've heard the live version. My face probably looks just like MB's lol
Snap I vaguely remember it but not this level of madness
You know it's a banger when the band's name rhymes with the song's name!
Always true! Well, except for that metal 70s song, _Slack Babbath._
Wow my goodness I enjoyed your reaction! Thank you!
AND...this song was performed LIVE !!
The talent on the stage was staggering. Fantastic.
Awesom music, thank you for your reaction Mollyboy! ❤️🔥🌟🎶 💚 🇸🇪
Hold onto your seat for this one my man. You are about to witness something unique and special. I was thrilled to see that you were reacting to this. Im very anxious to see your face on this one.ENJOY ❤
Oh I hope you’re reacting to their performance on “The Midnight Special “!! That’s a must see!!!!! That’s the one we’re all hoping for, for your reaction to it!!!!
Best thing about this song is how it makes everyone smile. I mean you have to, really - just look at how much fun the band is having, speedrunning through a long track to fit it into the timeslot the show gave them. They were taking the piss but accidentally created a masterpiece.
Saw Focus live in Bournemouth in 1972. Excellent band. I saw Akkerman as a solo artist many years later and managed to have a chat with him. One of my favourite guitarists.
Saw them live in the 70s. This song is always a trip.
Pierre van den Linden drums and vocalist Thijs van Leer are still doing Focus. They are 78 and 76. Guitarist Jan Akkernan has done his own stuff for many years. Bert Ruiter on bass. Died in 2022 RIP. Thijs van Leer has a conservatory education. Piano and flute.
Thijs van Leer, on keyboards/flute/vocals held a strong view that the voice was 'just another instrument' so used it in many tracks, usually with no actual words. Their masterpiece is "Eruption", a 20-minute "classical" piece with rock instruments (or a rock piece in classical style.).His vocals worked well on that, but became almost comical on other tracks.
Imagine the fun we, who were young 50+years ago, had with music like this😆
The 70's were a treasure of good music and Jan Akkerman (guitar) was one
of my heroes!
Saw them live earlier this year, still brilliant musicians, and still doing this song.
Hahaha I was just waiting to see your reaction when the yodeling kicked in… Priceless!! Dude you’re awesome!
You breaking the 4th wall is sublime
Just love the idea of you doing this one. The '70s were awesome!
Haven't laughed this hard at your facial expressions EVER!!!! I'm glad you found the full performance, 90% are only about 3/4 of the vid and cuts out some of the yodelling!🥰👍
I saw Focus earlier this year. Thijs van Leer (yodeller and keyboards) and Pierre van der Linden (drums) are still with the group. Pierre has always been one of my favourite drummers, but never seems to get the mentions he deserves. Jan Akkerman, the guitarist, was one of the best ever too. Possibly the most unusual song you will ever react to!
Yodeling originated in the Central Alps as a way for herders to communicate with their flocks and between villages. The earliest record of yodeling is from 1545 and describes it as "the call of a cowherd from Appenzell".
Yodeling is a type of singing that alternates between high falsetto and low chest notes. It's characterized by the rapid enunciation of open and closed vowels on wide intervals.
Here are some other facts about yodeling:
Communication: Yodeling was a vital way for communities separated by valleys and rugged terrain to communicate.
Entertainment: Yodeling was also a form of entertainment in Alpine Europe.
Other regions: Yodeling is also found in other mountain regions, such as China and the Americas, and among the Pygmies of Africa and the Aboriginal peoples of Australia.
Country music: Some of country music's greatest stars, including Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Autry, and Slim Whitman, were yodelers.
Bollywood: There's a tradition of yodeling in Bollywood.
Other genres: A new generation of yodelers is incorporating yodeling into genres such as jazz, electronica, and pop.
Tarzan: Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who played Tarzan, learned yodeling in Pennsylvania at family gatherings of Austrian immigrants.
That bass player was on fire! He’s the only one you didn’t, lol, Focus on. Bass guitar is extremely influential, but so few notice it. BG players work with the drums and can be so subtle people don’t notice them. I call bass guitar the stealth instrument 😂 That’s why I love it sh
Good point!
That show "The Midnight Special", ran for years, and that was the one and only time there was a standing ovation for any artist/artists 🤯 Also, that piece of music was much slower & lasted over 3 minutes, but whoever was on the show only had 2+ minutes to play their song. So the powers that be asked the group to only play half of it. But they didnt want to do that, they thought that the whole song needed to be heard, so they played it double speed. And that was the result.
Loved your reaction. It was one of your best. 👌🔥🎼
This song is normally three times slower on the studio version. they only had a certain amount of time to play the whole song so they speed up the tempo x3 on this show i think it's better this way
There were no time constraints, that's a myth created by the shorter, edited, 4 minute version of this song. This full live version is only a few seconds shorter than the studio version, so it could never have been played 3x faster.
@module79l28 meh, it was a Live TV show.And the tempo was definitely higher i've been listening to the song since the 70s.Tell me the tempo was not higher. This was live.They added more components and stanzas to the song. Go back and listen to the original and then go back home , son , know your place
@@terryconnelly484 - It's higher but not 3x faster. You clearly know nothing about tempos or bpms.
I probably listened to the studio version more times than you, son, I don't need to listen to it one more time.
@terryconnelly484 They always played it faster live - check out the Whistle test version and there's another in a film studio.
@module79l28 I'm 56 I don't care what age you are and I don't care how many times you've listened to it yes it is faster whatever you want to call it Tempo or BPM
Thank you for doing the long version!!! Drives me crazy watching the short version
The only standing ovation ever on the Midnight Special.
NOW you can say you've lived. And by the way that sideways glance, you give the camera when you experience something remarkable is so endearing!! I love your reactions!❤
That was priceless. I was one of those who recommended this song. You are so much fun to watch react to the crazy stuff we old farts just took for granted when we were your age 😂🤣😁so hilarious, I love it
no autotune or pitch correction , just real music being made right in front of you. What a time to be alive it was. Now everything is made to sound the same. This song is so stand out fantastic !
This always starts with confusion...and ends with absolute appreciation for what you just experienced... lol Awesome as always!
70s craziness at its best! But with boundless talent. Whoever heard a guitarist sweep picking and shredding in 1973. So glad you didn't have to obscure this video, it's a sheer joy to watch and listen.
Pure, raw, mad energy!
Congrats with your 100k. You earned every single one of them!
I knew that you'd love this if you watched it. From what i remember, the original version is slower and longer, but they were told that they could only play a song that was under 3 minutes, so they sped up the song to fit within that time. It's amazing.
LMFAO! The look on your face is priceless!
Love the 70's! My era! Talent abounded!. We got to hear the best!
I shot a live video of this band when they played at a local festival a couple of years ago, they’re lovely guys and still rock out aged over 70 years
I know alot of old skool music but there’s still alot I’ve never heard and one thing I love about you’re channel is that I get to experience songs I even never heard for the first time right along with you and that’s truly an experience with substance
He definitely wasn't expecting the flute! 😂
Or the whistling....
Or the yodeling either I think. Lol 😅
Yeah the flute 🤣🤣🤣
This performance was done on the TV music show Midnight Special. The band was asked to shorten the song to meet the time constraints of the show. Instead, they performed it faster like almost double-time. The audio version is much better IMHO. Focus is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. "Hocus Pocus" was released in 1970 and was so unique and different, it became a huge hit when it came out! Thanks for another great reaction, MB! ✌💙✌
Loved your reaction. Glad you’re discovering “our” music and the pleasure it brings. Peace
You hit a real gem here Molly, when this came out on the radio we just all fell over.............
I was one of the people who asked for this. I was shure you will appreciate it, because it's brilliant and unique. You should also listen to 'Arthur Brown - Fire'. In the 70' i was so in Psychedelic Rock and the German Synthbands like Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze.....and finally 'Iron Butterfly-In A Gadda Da Vida'. We where real 'Doobie Brothers' back then. Still rocking with '65.
True. Talent doesn’t mean much anymore, well, at least for “popular” music. These guys had it for sure.
Just in middle of watching this..your reaction to hearing him start singing was priceless. Live rock as it should be.😎
I’ve heard it so much that I forgot how surprised I was the first time. Thanks for reminding me. 🤗
I was so lucky to see Focus in London last month (Nov 2024). Thijs van Leer is yodelling again after years of leaving it to someone else in the band. Pierre van der Linden is still drumming like that at the age of 79. They'll be back in London next November.The guitarist Jan Akkerman is no longer part of the band but I'm going to see him at the Bush Hall in London in Feb 2025. Unfortunately the bass player here Bert Ruiter died of cancer a couple of years ago. If you get a chance to see any of these musicians don't miss it.
They are still playing, I saw them about 6 months ago, at age 85 I think he is still performing this!
I have watched this dozens of time and it is still joyous
One of my all-time favorite things about music is watching people's first reactions to the GREAT song. It almost always brings JOY to whoever's hearing it - a smile, outright laughter, but always a pure reaction. The band is one of my faves, superb musicians. Thanks for this!
DAMN !!! I missed this live. I have been waiting for this reaction for AGES. Funny stuff...
Long live the Flute. (You still need to check out Thick as a Brick.)
ok, Mollz...thanks for that one...outstanding...I've never seen this one live, never knew their name or the name of this song!!! Still learning I guess...they are beyond belief virtuosos live...I'm dumbfounded!!!!!
At last! I waited forever for you to react to this
Excellent reaction! I heard this song as a small child in the 70's, and from that moment I was a rock fan!
Yes the best version and the one i suggested, thanks for choosing the best one. Was waiting to see your face at the yodelling part, haha, you didn't disappoint 😅 correction not the one is suggested, theres an extra segment not on version i know of this same live. Still good though
At 56, I feel like I have heard the yodeling before…but none of the other parts…it’s awesome. I’m so glad I got to hear it with you MB.
Your best reaction ever.....the look of awe on your face was priceless!!!
Guitarists name is Jan Akkermann. One of the very best guitarists ever, but also a world renowned Lute player. Seriously underrated. This performance was 1973 and he was sweep picking and shredding as can plainly be seen. Clapton, Beck, Mayall etc hadn't even gone there before Akkerman. A true innovator and genius who mastered so many styles of guitar playing.
Agreed!!☢
I love watching first reactions to this tune.
Thanks!
When I was newly wed I told my husband this is what PMS is like in your head… fear me😂😂😂 The look on his face was just like yours! He survived🙃
Your looks at the camera are beyond priceless, that is why I enjoy among other reasons, watching your reactions. You, my young friend, are FIRE!!!!!!!!
I haven't heard this for YEARS! I'm gonna have to watch this video so many times, because I want to watch the actual video as well as MB's reactions to it. Hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍
Love this song and this particular performance is the most amazing ever
The look on your face when Thijs van Leer started yodelling was priceless!
Now that's musicianship at it best 👌
I've been waiting for this one, love watching when people discover this group, they are so talented.
70's music such experimental and variety in music, the midnight special show, gave the artists the stage,do what you want, it was fantastic
Your journey has become more of a wild ride, MB, and I'm glad you seem to be enjoying it even more. Focus formed in 1969 and are still making music today. They've also sold more than a million albums in the USA.