@@willettej7988 And they drove all the CRAP off not only the radio but also the record store shelves. Remember Chubby Checker's horrific "Hooka Tooka"? Big hit, proving there is an audience for unmitigated garbage.
@@willettej7988 febr 7 - 1964 changed a lot of lifes ! Aren,t we fortunate to have lived through the best years of music ? Haven,t forgotten any of these songs .
The music, the fashion, even the way they performed and were choreographed. Definitely a high point. I mean, I don't care who you are, how can you not love this?
How many songs has Carole King written? There has to be many dozens. Several monster hits. Some she recorded, some recorded by others. This song was co-written by her when she was what, 19 or 20 years old? A true musical genius.
I’m curious about her songwriting too. I knew that Carol King had been a songwriter and that she had one kinda monster album, Tapestry, which I bought about a decade ago, but this has my curiosity dialed waaay up. I’m also kind of curious as to how it would play now, to kids-I think they’d love it. It’s raining now (😌) breaking the heat, but on another day (oh, say, in September) I can always go out of my apartment where the littlest kids all play and test it out on them. (~I’m so fortunate to have little children’s laughter as part of my background sounds)-anyway, they LOVE anything musical and if you sing a note, they’ll all sing it. They’re gorgeous. And very much racially diverse, despite the garbage happening now in the USA.❤ Music good, Neo Nazis bad.
By the time she was 17, she had the hit "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". But before that she was working with doo wop groups . This is all shes ever done ; write songs.
Remember, in 1962, we were in the midst of the era of the dance craze. You had the Twist, Peppermint Twist, the Fly, Mess-Around, Hully Gully, Mashed Potato, Wah-Tusi, Pony and many more. Also, the Twist (Chubby Checker's version) was #1 in 1960 and AGAIN in 1962! It was a given that the Loco-Motion had to be a dance. That recording had many interesting aspects. First, it was a 'powerful' sounding record with a good amount of audio compression that exploded out AM radios, both portable and in the car, and I would say that it's inherent distortion added to this effect. Just try and find a pristine, crystal clear version, no true stereo here, just a 'wall of sound' with lots of emphasis on the drums and bass. Perfect. Add to all of this, everything you've pointed out in this video. Well done!
Fil. Thank you, this is the music of my lifetime. It’s who we were and what we liked. And I could really say, at 75 years old we had some darn good music❤
I preferred Grand Funk Railroad s version which came out in the seventies. We used to do a train through our gymnasium at the dances!! But Little Eva was so cute!!
Remember coming home from school, turning on American Bandstand, and dancing to Little Eva’s locomotion! Would love to hear you do an updated version, Fil! Would be great. Loved it. Thank you for great analysis.
Little Eva's voice was a true gift. She is adorable and I love those dance moves. She had that powerhouse voice much like Martha Reeves.I never saw Little Eva, but I saw Martha last year and at eighty years old she could belt those oldies out with total ease. Cool dance, like a train. Speaking of trains, I'm sure Grand Funk Railroad had a big hit with this song in the USA. Nice informative analysis and a fun video. Thanks, Fil!
Fil, this video is a time machine! The song “Locomotion” was rele; ased in 1962, first performed by Little Eva, and then many others. The performance in the video is from 1965 on a US pop show called “Shindig” (an old western term for a dance). Even though the song lyrics give instructions on how to do the “locomotion”, none of the dancers are doing it, not even Little Eva. There were no performances which showed the dance, so everyone made up their own version, including conga lines. In 1960 Cubby Checker had a monster dance hit “the Twist” (a cover of Hank Ballard’s song). But Chubby went on TV on many showers and showed how to do the Twist. The dance went nuts in the US. every body was doing the Twist, even older folks, who were throwing their backs out, literally. He followed up in 1961 with “Let’s Twist Again (Like We Did Last Summer): another big hit. In 1962 Dee Dee Sharp released “Mashed Potatoes”, another dance song which hopped on the coat tails of The TwistI but with TV performance showing how to do the Mashed Potatoes. I think that King & Goffin wrote “Locomotion” to cash-in on the dance craze sweeping the US, and gave instructions in the lyrics, but early performances did not show the actual dance moves.
All the best in music happened in the 60s and 70s !! Not only in the U.K or in the USA, but in this entire world ! I love this song and the GFR version is great too !! A big hello from Sao Paulo city !
@@lawrencehaw8780 Yeah ! I completly agree with you. I like a lot of Michigan bands and The Motown artists, as well. Although I like southern music a lot !
I like GFR version as well, but is fun and interesting to hear different treatments of a song, play or other things. Like Kris Kristofferson's Bobby Mcgee. Written for Roger Miller, a good version; but Janice Joplin took it to the moon.
I remember this song from way back when I was a little girl, I think I heard Carole Kings version. It's a fun song to sing and dance too. Thank you Fil, for another great analysis!
This song by Little Eva is such a great dance tune! It is so catchy and I love the dancers in the background. It's always nice to hear you sing then break out the guitar and explain the timing. Thanks Fil for this fun Friday analysis! 😊🎸🎵
Glad you touched on the sax solo, which adds immensely to this little thing. I like the way the sax enters abruptly, then fades out in rhythm with the vocal.
This makes SO much sense-I had it by ‘Grand Funk Railroad’~I had to look it up because I remember dancing to it as a kid, but I remembered that the look of band and the song did NOT match up.
I so remember this. I was 12 years old when I first heard this song. Then , In 1963 this song was played at a Junior High School Teen dance, where we attempted to do the Loco Motion. We simply had fun trying our own versions of the dance. This song was a big hit with us teenagers. Thank you for analyzing this song. It brought back many happy memories. This is my Happy Place.
Ah, Fil...what great memories! I was a young preteen girl, and just becoming aware of pop music back then. It was shortly pre-Beatles; we had no idea how music was about to explode! Thank you so much for analyzing music far before your time. I'd love to see an analysis of ANYTHING by the late, great Dusty Springfield..she was amazing. What a voice! I just loved The British Invasion here in the States; I had the time of my life. 🤗 Many blessings! Rosemarie 🩷
Hi Fil…Started high school in 1961, so remember this one very well! Danced every Friday in gym class, so sure this was played! So sweet that they wanted her to do it…loved it that she was their babysitter, and they recognized her talent! Loved the team of Carole, and Gerry! Good ole days! Turn 77 this year, and my love for these oldies remain! ✌️
I could really relate when you mentioned dancing in gym class! Memories of all of us dancing around the gym attached to each other snaking around the gym trying to do the locomotion moves 🤣 the giggles all came back. Good times 👍
I was 13 when this song came out, and I never knew that there was an actual dance to it. My 18-year-old sister knew all the dances of the 60s and she didn't know it either. Flash forward to the 2010s, and Carole King's Broadway show, "Beautiful," had the Little Eva character doing a super-cool loco-motion dance when she sang it! It was an awesome dance with lots of chug-chug motion with 360° arm circles that was so much fun to watch. The dancers in the background of this video had some of the chug-chug motion, and I wish that Little Eva had done some of that while she was singing.
Definitely a song that's known by absolutely everybody, and a staple at wedding receptions, at least here in Canada. While it's certainly fun to listen to a short, catchy song, it was definitely interesting to learn exactly what makes it catchy. Of course, it's always a good time when it plays at a wedding, as it gets everyone up out of their seats and on the floor, following the instructions in the song. It's too bad that nobody choreographed something for these dancers that actually included any steps from the song. They were a hoot to watch!! 😂
I never realized just how many of these 60s hits Carole King had a hand in writing. Pretty amazing! I also enjoyed the dancers and their "fish locomotion" in the background, LOL. Fish have to move too! Would have liked to see "snake locomotion" in there as well, but I guess that's too much to ask. 🤣
Hi Fil, Who doesn’t love this song or know it! One of those songs you can’t help but sing or dance when you hear it. Such a fun analysis for a Friday afternoon. And Eva is cute as a button! Not sure if the dancers were attempting some Bob Fosse moves back there, but they did lend to the charm of this performance. Thanks for demonstrating on the guitar.. great job analyzing this sweet musical gem! Debbie ☮️
Eva was from Belhaven NC, a poor farming town, in the sticks. I been thru there many times. She died in obscurity, and had a grave with no marker. Eventually, funds made it possible to have a nice unique marker. A remarkable talent indeed.
Fil. Your awesome and like I’ve said in the past you really do teach us about melody,rhythm,hooks and I appreciate that so much. You look so healthy which is great and I’m glad your doing well. I’m not sure if your aware of a newer release from last year but it’s truly a gem and totally worth you looking at. Kings Central Park concert on the great lawn was finally released and it’s so amazing especially for people who did not get a chance to see her live in concert in the 70’s. She refused all press,interviews,covers,and wanted to give back to New York, this was probably the first of and biggest event that started Central Park concerts,so check it out and keep on educating us,stay well!
They had the hits, didn't they? A timeless song that will continue to be enjoyed. This brings to mind the parody dance number, The Monster Mash - especially the backing vocals.
In 1974 by Grand Funk Railroad also had a #1 hit in the U.S. with their version of the Loco-motion! I always love Little Eva recording of the song the best. This was a fun analysis Fil, perhaps one day you'll dazzle us on the Live Stream by doing the Loco-motion dance 😁
Thanks for bringing back this artist and song she popularized. You didn't have to be a dancer to enjoy this song. Another artist who died before her time.
This may be my favorite analysis! There could be a whole show on those crazy oppositional dance moves. I'd love to see Fil's comparison of this with Grand Funk' version!!!
When I was young and visited my grandparents', there were only two modern songs my grandmother played for me on her record player: "Walk Right In," by the Rooftop Singers and this one, "The Locomotion." I thought they were so yesteryear but I loved music, so I listened anyway. 🙂
Fil, I love it when you dig back into the 60's and early 70's for your material, the greatest era in music. And I know your fans can see how you're drawn into the music, Keep it up!
I went to a college folk singing performance by Theo Bikel circa 1967-ish. The TV show "hootinanny", which rode the wave of folk music hits of that period, encouraged the in studio audience to clap along with the singers. Theo scolded the audience by saying clapping wasn't the same as singing along. We laughed and sang instead of clapping.
Hello, Fil..⭐it's a return on a record of m'y parents..!i Heart it as a child.. m'y father had a lot of records from that américan Time.. thank you, Fil, best kisses.🌹🙏
When the song Loco- motion was sang on the music show's the dancers where trying to be a train moving along a track. I like the song. Thanks for doing this song Fil. You are great.❤❤❤
Thank you very much, Fil - yes, I love most '60s records, the classic '60s four-piece plus the players' voices especially. But so many of the American records seem to me immortal, too, including this of Little Eva's!
I think the teen group now is so spoiled by all the tricks that are used, I don’t even understand it but would LOVE to see a mixing board. I’d love for you to show me things that can be done. Their voices are clean and pure. No machines.Don’t get me wrong. I live a love a lot of it.🫶🏻
Love this long. I especially like the sax. Ah, back to when music was pure, sweet, and simple without bells and whistles! And, like they used to say on American Bandstand: You can dance to it! Thank you, Fil for featuring Little Eva.
as always the consummate gentleman Fil - you ever so diplomatically describe what it means to serve the song and the desire to build community with it - instead of allowing our egos to get in the way with some contrived showboating. once again excellent analysis of points that never would have occurred to me and reminders as to what and who we are performing for and ways we can honor each other with our gifts.
Fil, you're right about the dancers in the background---that isn't the Locomotion dance that I remember. We made a chain, kicked out our feet to the right, then to the left, then hopped forward, and then hopped backwards. Summer of '62 this was all the rage.
Thanks for taking me back to my early teen years Fil! This song was irrepressible, or "stuck in your head" and I remember those Friday night school dances when it was a standard. As always you add dimension and depth with your analysis. I confess I did not know a very young Carol King co-wrote this! Loved the sax!!
Hey PHIL - THANKS for the Review.. If you want to understand what those background dancers seem to be up to... Here is what I see. Picture an OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE as you've seen in the Old West Movies. If you view the TURNING WHEEL ASSEMBLY from the side you will see most of the motions the dancers as performing. The pumping and rotation "motions" are All There. ( " A chugga-chugga motion like a railroad train now" ) I believe this was the inspiration that the Choreographers had in mind when they created these moves... Of course, the JUMPING Up & Down if still a mystery (LOL x MAX...! 😂) but it does match the songs instruction to "Jump Up, Jump Back". You have a GREAT ENJOYABLE and INFORMATIVE Channel. 😊👍 -Cheers -70SomethingGuy
I had this record on a 45. Wow. What a memory this brings. My sister and I used to do the locomotion with our cousins to this song. We made up the steps as we went. LOL. What simple good times we had. Fil, you're the best. Thank you so much for the channel.
Thank you for showing the original version and singer. Later covers are fine but there’s a special feel in the original. Or maybe it’s just me because I remember this 😂
Loved the video Fil. I’m old enough to have heard it on the radio quite a bit. I don’t know about the UK but in the states we hear this song at just about every wedding. They play it to get the crowd on their feet to dance- they usually make a long line of people and wind thru the venue. As you point out it’s an easy beat and rhythm to dance to- even the shy folks got up and “Did the Locomotion”!
Not manufactured, well dressed , no big show. This was when music was pure and simple. Nobody from the 60,s forgot how awesome the music was.
Oh, please -- every other song was about some "new" dance. And then the gadawful Chubby Checker celebrating the industry's lack of imagination.
My life changed forever on Feb 7, 1964 when the Beatles landed at JFK. But I agree with every word you said!
@@willettej7988 And they drove all the CRAP off not only the radio but also the record store shelves.
Remember Chubby Checker's horrific "Hooka Tooka"? Big hit, proving there is an audience for unmitigated garbage.
@@willettej7988 febr 7 - 1964 changed a lot of lifes ! Aren,t we fortunate to have lived through the best years of music ? Haven,t forgotten any of these songs .
@@willettej7988 Mine changed when I saw Elvis on the tv singing hound dog
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue.
The music, the fashion, even the way they performed and were choreographed. Definitely a high point. I mean, I don't care who you are, how can you not love this?
Nice reaction and information. Eva was Carole King’s babysitter. Very catchy tune. Grand Funk had a hit with it also. RIP Eva.
Kylie Minogue had a hit as well.
How many songs has Carole King written? There has to be many dozens. Several monster hits. Some she recorded, some recorded by others. This song was co-written by her when she was what, 19 or 20 years old? A true musical genius.
I’m curious about her songwriting too. I knew that Carol King had been a songwriter and that she had one kinda monster album, Tapestry, which I bought about a decade ago, but this has my curiosity dialed waaay up. I’m also kind of curious as to how it would play now, to kids-I think they’d love it. It’s raining now (😌) breaking the heat, but on another day (oh, say, in September) I can always go out of my apartment where the littlest kids all play and test it out on them. (~I’m so fortunate to have little children’s laughter as part of my background sounds)-anyway, they LOVE anything musical and if you sing a note, they’ll all sing it. They’re gorgeous. And very much racially diverse, despite the garbage happening now in the USA.❤ Music good, Neo Nazis bad.
Hundreds!!!
Carole King was a prolific songwriter. Good music flowed from her pen like a fountain from the deep. A gifted writer and performer.
she wrote and co wrote a whole lot of them
By the time she was 17, she had the hit "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". But before that she was working with doo wop groups . This is all shes ever done ; write songs.
She can swing her hips with the best of them and her feet never move. Ahhhh, the good old days.
Oh, yea...when she moves her hips back & forth, it makes this old man's body feel things he hadn't felt in many years...LOL...!!
I'm perfectly fine with having this song stuck in my head the rest of the day. I also like Grand Funk Railroad 's version.
Remember, in 1962, we were in the midst of the era of the dance craze. You had the Twist, Peppermint Twist, the Fly, Mess-Around, Hully Gully, Mashed Potato, Wah-Tusi, Pony and many more. Also, the Twist (Chubby Checker's version) was #1 in 1960 and AGAIN in 1962! It was a given that the Loco-Motion had to be a dance. That recording had many interesting aspects. First, it was a 'powerful' sounding record with a good amount of audio compression that exploded out AM radios, both portable and in the car, and I would say that it's inherent distortion added to this effect. Just try and find a pristine, crystal clear version, no true stereo here, just a 'wall of sound' with lots of emphasis on the drums and bass. Perfect. Add to all of this, everything you've pointed out in this video. Well done!
Powerful song! One of the my first 45s. ❤ 🎵🎵
Time does not diminish this song---only gets better.
Man, I really miss those days ...
I do remember this, I was a junior or senior in high school it was played on the radio whole lot.
I used to DANCE to this song when I was just a kid!
Fil. Thank you, this is the music of my lifetime. It’s who we were and what we liked. And I could really say, at 75 years old we had some darn good music❤
75 here, too, and I still spend many hours just being in those times.
I agree.
I preferred Grand Funk Railroad
s version which came out in the seventies. We used to do a train through our gymnasium at the dances!! But Little Eva was so cute!!
One occasion where a cover version is on a par withe the original,
And she had soul.
Little bit of rhythm and alot of soul. Good one Fil
My childhood memory of the is Grand Funk Railroad’s. It rocks.
Love this, Mahalia Jackson, whoaaaa. She spits those songs out like she's on a mission from above...look em' up! ❤❤❤
Also done by Grand Funk Railroad and Dwight Yoakam…
Always love it when you take me back to my childhood. Thanks Fil.
Boy, I, too. I was only 8 but my older sister was very patient with me. ☺️
Remember coming home from school, turning on American Bandstand, and dancing to Little Eva’s locomotion! Would love to hear you do an updated version, Fil! Would be great. Loved it. Thank you for great analysis.
Little Eva's voice was a true gift. She is adorable and I love those dance moves. She had that powerhouse voice much like Martha Reeves.I never saw Little Eva, but I saw Martha last year and at eighty years old she could belt those oldies out with total ease. Cool dance, like a train. Speaking of trains, I'm sure Grand Funk Railroad had a big hit with this song in the USA. Nice informative analysis and a fun video. Thanks, Fil!
wow cool I know they would have said NO but it seemed like the Funk Brothers just Swung a little tighter for the Vandellas
@@oldermusiclover Exactly. Unfortunately her label wrote her off. Too bad she wasn't able to pick up a contract with Motown.
What a great voice Little Eva had.
Fil, this video is a time machine! The song “Locomotion” was rele; ased in 1962, first performed by Little Eva, and then many others. The performance in the video is from 1965 on a US pop show called
“Shindig” (an old western term for a dance). Even though the song lyrics give instructions on how to do the “locomotion”, none of the dancers are doing it, not even Little Eva. There were no performances which showed the dance, so everyone made up their own version, including conga lines. In 1960 Cubby Checker had a monster dance hit “the Twist” (a cover of Hank Ballard’s song). But Chubby went on TV on many showers and showed how to do the Twist. The dance went nuts in the US. every body was doing the Twist, even older folks, who were throwing their backs out, literally. He followed up in 1961 with “Let’s Twist Again (Like We Did Last Summer): another big hit. In 1962 Dee Dee Sharp released “Mashed Potatoes”, another dance song which hopped on the coat tails of The TwistI but with TV performance showing how to do the Mashed Potatoes. I think that King & Goffin wrote “Locomotion” to cash-in on the dance craze sweeping the US, and gave instructions in the lyrics, but early performances did not show the actual dance moves.
I grew up (in part) on 50s-60s music. (Even though I was born in 68 so it was already considered, "oldies.") I love it all so much!
Love this song! It is such a happy fun song. Fil always does a great job and I learn so much from him .
I am of an age where I can truly appreciate this music and the artist and YOU for showcasing it. Thank you Fil.
Grand Funk Railroad also did a great job with this song.
This song still makes me want to dance ! ♥️🎶♥️ jitter bugged to this.😁🇺🇸
Yes! Makes you want to dance! So good 👍
All the best in music happened in the 60s and 70s !! Not only in the U.K or in the USA, but in this entire world ! I love this song and the GFR version is great too !! A big hello from Sao Paulo city !
As somebody from Flint Michigan Little Eva provided the way for Grand Funk to really rock it out!
@@lawrencehaw8780 Yeah ! I completly agree with you. I like a lot of Michigan bands and The Motown artists, as well. Although I like southern music a lot !
@@nilsonpompeo3322 the Funk Brothers who played for those Motown artists will always be my fav band ever
@@oldermusiclover All the Funk Brothers were awesome musicians !
I prefer the Grand Funk Railroad version, but she did a great job!
I like GFR version as well, but is fun and interesting to hear different treatments of a song, play or other things.
Like Kris Kristofferson's Bobby Mcgee. Written for Roger Miller, a good version; but Janice Joplin took it to the moon.
@@frankbarnwell____ well, Little Eva did it first, after all...and it's definitely a great version..just prefer the GFR version heh
one of the first 45's i ever bought (actually my mom probably bought it). It's still stuck in my head.
I remember this song from way back when I was a little girl, I think I heard Carole Kings version. It's a fun song to sing and dance too. Thank you Fil, for another great analysis!
Grand Funk Railroad did a nice cover of this 😊
This song by Little Eva is such a great dance tune! It is so catchy and I love the dancers in the background. It's always nice to hear you sing then break out the guitar and explain the timing. Thanks Fil for this fun Friday analysis! 😊🎸🎵
Glad you touched on the sax solo, which adds immensely to this little thing. I like the way the sax enters abruptly, then fades out in rhythm with the vocal.
Artie Kaplan was the sax man I loved the drummer too
This makes SO much sense-I had it by ‘Grand Funk Railroad’~I had to look it up because I remember dancing to it as a kid, but I remembered that the look of band and the song did NOT match up.
I so remember this. I was 12 years old when I first heard this song. Then , In 1963 this song was played at a Junior High School Teen dance, where we attempted to do the Loco Motion. We simply had fun trying our own versions of the dance. This song was a big hit with us teenagers. Thank you for analyzing this song. It brought back many happy memories. This is my Happy Place.
I was 10
I've always wondered what makes something catchy, and this song definitely is. I appreciate your analysis.
Ah, Fil...what great memories! I was a young preteen girl, and just becoming aware of pop music back then. It was shortly pre-Beatles; we had no idea how music was about to explode! Thank you so much for analyzing music far before your time. I'd love to see an analysis of ANYTHING by the late, great Dusty Springfield..she was amazing. What a voice! I just loved The British Invasion here in the States; I had the time of my life. 🤗 Many blessings! Rosemarie 🩷
one of my fav drummers played for her on some of her hits his name was Bobby Graham
Hi Fil…Started high school in 1961, so remember this one very well! Danced every Friday in gym class, so sure this was played! So sweet that they wanted her to do it…loved it that she was their babysitter, and they recognized her talent! Loved the team of Carole, and Gerry! Good ole days! Turn 77 this year, and my love for these oldies remain! ✌️
I could really relate when you mentioned dancing in gym class! Memories of all of us dancing around the gym attached to each other snaking around the gym trying to do the locomotion moves 🤣 the giggles all came back. Good times 👍
I was 13 when this song came out, and I never knew that there was an actual dance to it. My 18-year-old sister knew all the dances of the 60s and she didn't know it either. Flash forward to the 2010s, and Carole King's Broadway show, "Beautiful," had the Little Eva character doing a super-cool loco-motion dance when she sang it! It was an awesome dance with lots of chug-chug motion with 360° arm circles that was so much fun to watch. The dancers in the background of this video had some of the chug-chug motion, and I wish that Little Eva had done some of that while she was singing.
Cool analysis. Fun song. The dance was fun to do. Once you got used to it. Received the new mug Tuesday. It’s the funniest mug I’ve ever bought.🤙🏻😅
Definitely a song that's known by absolutely everybody, and a staple at wedding receptions, at least here in Canada.
While it's certainly fun to listen to a short, catchy song, it was definitely interesting to learn exactly what makes it catchy.
Of course, it's always a good time when it plays at a wedding, as it gets everyone up out of their seats and on the floor, following the instructions in the song. It's too bad that nobody choreographed something for these dancers that actually included any steps from the song. They were a hoot to watch!! 😂
I never realized just how many of these 60s hits Carole King had a hand in writing. Pretty amazing! I also enjoyed the dancers and their "fish locomotion" in the background, LOL. Fish have to move too! Would have liked to see "snake locomotion" in there as well, but I guess that's too much to ask. 🤣
Hi Fil,
Who doesn’t love this song or know it! One of those songs you can’t help but sing or dance when you hear it. Such a fun analysis for a Friday afternoon. And Eva is cute as a button! Not sure if the dancers were attempting some Bob Fosse moves back there, but they did lend to the charm of this performance. Thanks for demonstrating on the guitar.. great job analyzing this sweet musical gem! Debbie ☮️
Eva was from Belhaven NC, a poor farming town, in the sticks. I been thru there many times. She died in obscurity, and had a grave with no marker. Eventually, funds made it possible to have a nice unique marker. A remarkable talent indeed.
how sad for her
Lots of one and two hit wonders in the music industry. Frequently, others made more money than the performers.
Fil. Your awesome and like I’ve said in the past you really do teach us about melody,rhythm,hooks and I appreciate that so much.
You look so healthy which is great and I’m glad your doing well. I’m not sure if your aware of a newer release from last year but it’s truly a gem and totally worth you looking at. Kings Central Park concert on the great lawn was finally released and it’s so amazing especially for people who did not get a chance to see her live in concert in the 70’s. She refused all press,interviews,covers,and wanted to give back to New York, this was probably the first of and biggest event that started Central Park concerts,so check it out and keep on educating us,stay well!
My goodness. It has been a few years since I locomoted to this. Great fun. Thanks Fil.❤😂
Great analysis as usual Fil. There was a purity about the music in the 60s. Many thanks
Love going back to the 50’s & 60’s. It’s always fun for me. Thanks for the analysis of this catchy tune, Fil.
They had the hits, didn't they?
A timeless song that will continue to be enjoyed.
This brings to mind the parody dance number, The Monster Mash - especially the backing vocals.
If my shakey memory still holds, Leon Russell played piano on “Monster Mash”
In 1974 by Grand Funk Railroad also had a #1 hit in the U.S. with their version of the Loco-motion! I always love Little Eva recording of the song the best. This was a fun analysis Fil, perhaps one day you'll dazzle us on the Live Stream by doing the Loco-motion dance 😁
i would pay for that one
Love this song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Thanks for bringing back this artist and song she popularized. You didn't have to be a dancer to enjoy this song. Another artist who died before her time.
This may be my favorite analysis! There could be a whole show on those crazy oppositional dance moves. I'd love to see Fil's comparison of this with Grand Funk' version!!!
This certainly does stick in your head! It’s great when you go back a few years and remind us of these musical gems. Thanks, Fil!
Love it when you do the older music.
She is from my generation and it’s always been one of my all time favorites. Thanks!
C'mon baby! Excellent choice
That was BRILLIANT FiIL. Thank You.
When I was young and visited my grandparents', there were only two modern songs my grandmother played for me on her record player: "Walk Right In," by the Rooftop Singers and this one, "The Locomotion." I thought they were so yesteryear but I loved music, so I listened anyway. 🙂
"Walk right in" was a hit song in the forties ir fifties, long before the rock and roll era cover.
Hey ✌️from Cape Breton,Nova Scotia
Fil, I love it when you dig back into the 60's and early 70's for your material, the greatest era in music. And I know your fans can see how you're drawn into the music, Keep it up!
looks like she's on 'The Shindig Show'...Grand Funk did it in 1974
I went to a college folk singing performance by Theo Bikel circa 1967-ish. The TV show "hootinanny", which rode the wave of folk music hits of that period, encouraged the in studio audience to clap along with the singers. Theo scolded the audience by saying clapping wasn't the same as singing along.
We laughed and sang instead of clapping.
You do make me recall all sorts of things, Fil.
Grand Funk Railroad did a cover of Locomotion in 1974 and it was heard everywhere you went, especially in the roller skating rinks.
Hello, Fil..⭐it's a return on a record of m'y parents..!i Heart it as a child.. m'y father had a lot of records from that américan Time.. thank you, Fil, best kisses.🌹🙏
Carole King just (14 of July 2023) released "though time" of the song (Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad, Herself, Kylie Minogue)!
When the song Loco- motion was sang on the music show's the dancers where trying to be a train moving along a track.
I like the song.
Thanks for doing this song Fil. You are great.❤❤❤
Thanks for the ear worm. Makes me feel young again.
Thank you very much, Fil - yes, I love most '60s records, the classic '60s four-piece plus the players' voices especially. But so many of the American records seem to me immortal, too, including this of Little Eva's!
Thank you so much for this! Wow, look how swinging we were back then! 😀😀😀😀😀
Wow this is great, I love Little Eva's voice and of course this song is emblazoned into my very soul🎵🎼🎤
Later covered by Grand Funk Railroad (in 1974) and Kylie Minogue (in 1987).
No auto tune, just pure voices and music. I love it!
I think the teen group now is so spoiled by all the tricks that are used, I don’t even understand it but would LOVE to see a mixing board. I’d love for you to show me things that can be done. Their voices are clean and pure. No machines.Don’t get me wrong. I live a love a lot of it.🫶🏻
I’ve heard that song. Grand Funk Railroad performed their version of it
The drum intro is legenary.👍
Yup, definitely one of those once you hear it it's hard to get it of your mind...
So fun, so catchy and suggestive enough to keep us interested decades later ❤
So let’s do the Twist 😎
A sweet song, and I always appreciate your insights
Love this long. I especially like the sax. Ah, back to when music was pure, sweet, and simple without bells and whistles! And, like they used to say on American Bandstand: You can dance to it! Thank you, Fil for featuring Little Eva.
the sax was Artie Kaplan
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Great video. Always loved Locomotion, saw Little Eva on stage in I think the 1980’s. Brill. Thank you.
as always the consummate gentleman Fil - you ever so diplomatically describe what it means to serve the song and the desire to build community with it - instead of allowing our egos to get in the way with some contrived showboating. once again excellent analysis of points that never would have occurred to me and reminders as to what and who we are performing for and ways we can honor each other with our gifts.
"Locomotion" is one of my all time favorites! Thanks for playing this gem!
True, so catchy, now will have in my head lol🚂🎶🎙Fun analysis & song. Thanks Fil😊🥤🏜✨️
Fil, you're right about the dancers in the background---that isn't the Locomotion dance that I remember. We made a chain, kicked out our feet to the right, then to the left, then hopped forward, and then hopped backwards. Summer of '62 this was all the rage.
Thanks, Fil!
The dancers in the background were fascinating the way they evoked the motion of a steam locomotive's connecting rods.
Thanks for taking me back to my early teen years Fil! This song was irrepressible, or "stuck in your head" and I remember those Friday night school dances when it was a standard. As always you add dimension and depth with your analysis. I confess I did not know a very young Carol King co-wrote this! Loved the sax!!
Hey PHIL - THANKS for the Review.. If you want to understand what those background dancers seem to be up to... Here is what I see.
Picture an OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE as you've seen in the Old West Movies. If you view the TURNING WHEEL ASSEMBLY from the side
you will see most of the motions the dancers as performing. The pumping and rotation "motions" are All There.
( " A chugga-chugga motion like a railroad train now" )
I believe this was the inspiration that the Choreographers had in mind when they created these moves...
Of course, the JUMPING Up & Down if still a mystery (LOL x MAX...! 😂) but it does match the songs instruction to "Jump Up, Jump Back".
You have a GREAT ENJOYABLE and INFORMATIVE Channel. 😊👍 -Cheers -70SomethingGuy
Thanks!
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Very willingly, myself! Great as ever, thank you.
Love this song. You’re right it’ll be in my head the rest of
Day thanks for posting it.
Making me sway and move my feet as soon as it started. No, not forgotten
I had this record on a 45. Wow. What a memory this brings. My sister and I used to do the locomotion with our cousins to this song. We made up the steps as we went. LOL. What simple good times we had. Fil, you're the best. Thank you so much for the channel.
Love this ❤
Thank you for showing the original version and singer. Later covers are fine but there’s a special feel in the original. Or maybe it’s just me because I remember this 😂
Love this song. My 3 piece band played the Grand Funk Railroad version in 1974. Great analysis Fil!
🥳 I love love the dance moves in the background 🤩Fil, you are just genious to analyse and explain such a catchy song 👍
Quite a resemblance with the early line-dance fun I reckon. Thanks Fil, Rock !
Loved the video Fil. I’m old enough to have heard it on the radio quite a bit. I don’t know about the UK but in the states we hear this song at just about every wedding. They play it to get the crowd on their feet to dance- they usually make a long line of people and wind thru the venue. As you point out it’s an easy beat and rhythm to dance to- even the shy folks got up and “Did the Locomotion”!