What an Awesome song. I remember growing up and hearing this song. Wow to have those years back. Songs like this just don't get written anymore. Hopefully people don't forget the simpler things and times in our lives!!
I am truly amazed at just how good he and the band sound "live" on these clips from The Bitter End club, especially given the size of the venue; not to mention the passage of time (40-plus years!). His voice has held up very well, indeed!
My all-time favorite song. I've listened to this thousands of times over the years and it never, never gets old. Thanks, Tommy James, for this incredible song!
I remember sitting at the drive in listening to this song. It was one of their bumper songs they play before the movies and during the intermission. Sometimes, I wish I had a time machine...
Emma Crawford I'm with you girlfriend. I'd hop in that time machine with you without a second thought just to go back for all the awesome music back then!!
My ALL TIME Favorite Pop Song....My friend has seen countless musical groups & said T.J. & Shondells were the Best Show Ever...1969 was all over the a.m. radio & for me Travelling to ALL 48 States that summer....Ohhh YEAH
Took me 50 some years to realize how great these guys are… In my teens I heard them on the air and liked em but never really got into them…I was busy with Hendrix and those heavy 60’s bands… At 71 I’m proud to announce I started my day with Tommy and my Bose headphones…
This is from the DVD Tommy James & The Shondells Live at the Bitter End. Buy the DVD and support Tommy James. His autobiography Me, The Mob, and The Music is also a hoot. Yep, I think Crystal Blue Persuasion is one of the best pop songs ever written.
This is better then the recorded version. Tommy has an amazing voice. I love these songs as they are from my parents high school years and I was raised on them. I sometimes think us gen X'ers are really lucky because we grew up on all the classic FM and all the stuff from the 80s/90s that was still good. I feel bad for our kids, at least they can hear these songs from us.
Wow!! First let me say that this is a wonderful song and I didn't think they would pull-this-of very well live, but man was this gr8!!!!! Thank you so much for posting this!!
I just found this gem yesterday, and I can't stop watching it! I've always loved this song, and I have to say, this live performance is even better than the studio version. So glad I found this!
I have watched several of these clips and have enjoyed each one of them. Great performer. The keyboard player on the left appears to have never left the sixties or studies tapes of the sixties during his free time. Definitely good music and entertainment. Tommy James is very talented. I have tried to find this CD in various music stores and none have it.
love this group...awesomeness...my parents got me this cassette when i was like 13..i wore it out!!! hey...my name is shonna dale... i wonder if...maybe i'm..naa..just a coincidence i reckon.. :)
Saw Tommy James and the Shondells in the 60's in Delaware Lion sponsored concert my Dad was a part of.....still thinking he had to be the one to suggest them come in concert since i had wall-wall pics from tiger beat mag of them and played their album every waking hour....well, besides 4 Seasons. Got to go back stage and meet them....Tommy was shyer then the rest.....Mike was most out-going but Tommy stoled my heart....still think about that night.
He has never gotten the respect he deserves.....a true master of rock, even 20 or 30 years after these songs were first recorded. I think maybe he got tagged with the "bar band" label, which really isn;'t a bad thing, as demonstrated here.
I was just starting to notice GIRLS all of sudden in a different way😉 around the sixth grade, and man this song made me fall in love with all my crushes on those cute girls, what a time!❤️🌹
I've met Tommy James so much in the past..he should know my first name by now..lol! Used to see him at oldie concerts.."Mony Mony" he always comes into the audience..see's me, get a hug..I used to live in Cleveland..he played the Agora, House of Bud..a friend now gone took a photo of us together when I was 25..loooonnnnggg time ago.
Despite being 60's I have only just heard this brilliant song.
The song was playing during the best days of my life!!!
ME TOO !!! Peace Bro !!
What an Awesome song. I remember growing up and hearing this song. Wow to have those years back. Songs like this just don't get written anymore. Hopefully people don't forget the simpler things and times in our lives!!
ain;'t it beautiful, Crystal Blue Persuasion. Tommy James and the Shondells. Great!!!!
late 1960's, paper boy in NJ with transister radio hanging off my stingray bike...best memories!
I am truly amazed at just how good he and the band sound "live" on these clips from The Bitter End club, especially given the size of the venue; not to mention the passage of time (40-plus years!). His voice has held up very well, indeed!
I love this song since the first time I listened to, I'm 62 years old now but, I still enjoy it ❤❤❤
This was what life was all about in the 60s. Oh' the fun we had.
The Summer of ‘69. Man, how I wish I could go back. ❤️
My all-time favorite song. I've listened to this thousands of times over the years and it never, never gets old. Thanks, Tommy James, for this incredible song!
living in a van
Ned Freed , so true, I simply love this song. I could hear it a hundred times and never get tired of it. Tommy, a legend in the industry.
Same here in 1969, This song is tops on my list. G/F dumped me at 18 yrs old,and was screwed in head, first love. Love you eternally AW. TJ rock on.
Great harmony singing. Right on the money. A great undervalued song.
These boys are awesome musicians making sure every note was played just right....Will always be an all time favorite gruop.....
A timeless classic.
That was an unbelievable performance of a Timeless great great song... wowser !
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Great to see the rockers I grew up with can still deliver the goods. The 60s produced the best music ever!
such a wonderful song....wished i was back in that time
There should be a movie made of this amazing band.
I remember sitting at the drive in listening to this song. It was one of their bumper songs they play before the movies and during the intermission. Sometimes, I wish I had a time machine...
Emma Crawford I'm with you girlfriend. I'd hop in that time machine with you without a second thought just to go back for all the awesome music back then!!
I'm working on the finishing touches on my time machine and the rides will be free back to the drive in!
I still miss Drive in movies. Land prices and development suck. I'm glad it was part of my youth.
Still amazing in 2023❤
2024 too and until the
midnight oil burns ❤️❤️🌹
Tommy at The Bitter End describing the Christian conversion experience! Very cool.
In my opinion its the absolute best single of the 1960s decade. This live version is just amazing
"Beautiful, Beautiful Song"!!!
One of the best songs ever written...Peter Lucia from Morristown, N.J. Drummer for Tommy - RIP Peter - We love you!!!
This is BLISS......
this is another golden classic...
My ALL TIME Favorite Pop Song....My friend has seen countless musical groups & said T.J. & Shondells were the Best Show Ever...1969 was all over the a.m. radio & for me Travelling to ALL 48 States that summer....Ohhh YEAH
I would have had a really hard time staying seated through that!!
This just took me on an awesome mental trip back to 1970 and listening to this on the radio.
I listen to this song over & over whenever I play my "favorites." Never gets old.
Great memories from my 60's high school days!
I like this version more than the recorded version. Great Bass
No doubt!
Wow, the memories that song brings back..... music has a way of instantly transporting you back …… great live version.
My favorite song of the 60s. This version live is outstanding. Gary
Took me 50 some years to realize how great these guys are… In my teens I heard them on the air and liked em but never really got into them…I was busy with Hendrix and those heavy 60’s bands… At 71 I’m proud to announce I started my day with Tommy and my Bose headphones…
I'm with you brother. I'm 66 and wow did they have hit songs all over the genres.
One of the best songs ever!!
Indeed, love is the answer, and this is a timelessly beautiful song...
What a fantastic live performance!!!
I Grew Up listening to this music I Got The little 45's! Luv it! All His Hits!!
Good!! Christel Blue !! Perswation!!
This is from the DVD Tommy James & The Shondells Live at the Bitter End. Buy the DVD and support Tommy James. His autobiography Me, The Mob, and The Music is also a hoot. Yep, I think Crystal Blue Persuasion is one of the best pop songs ever written.
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG
I woke up this morning with this song in my head. Asland is on the move❤
I love this group. Especially Tommy James. Oh the good ole days!
I just keep hitting replay. Such a musical treasure is Tommy James. His band is fabulous as well.
THIS IS A STANDUP PIECE ON ITS OWN WHAT A GREAT LIVE PERFORMANCE AND YEAH LUV THAT POPPIN BASE
OMG, the memories this music brings back! Me & my first love lived on Tommy James & the Shondells. Thanks so much for the uploads my friend.
1969 in the memory. What a wonderful years. And now? Violence, wars, vandalism,etc. The world is crazy!!!
It was pretty crazy then, too! War, assassination, riots. The more things change, the more they stay the same 😢
1968 - 1969 was probably one of the most wild of US history
Just stop your bulls*** please. The same stuff happened back then.
wooo hoo love it...songs of my youth this is one of the best...
Just love this song so much always will. I even named my old 76 Honda after this song.
This is better then the recorded version. Tommy has an amazing voice. I love these songs as they are from my parents high school years and I was raised on them. I sometimes think us gen X'ers are really lucky because we grew up on all the classic FM and all the stuff from the 80s/90s that was still good. I feel bad for our kids, at least they can hear these songs from us.
Wow!! First let me say that this is a wonderful song and I didn't think they would pull-this-of very well live, but man was this gr8!!!!! Thank you so much for posting this!!
Thanks -- love the song -- seeing Tommy James and the Shondells tonight in Atlantic City at Harrah's Casino.
I love this song it's very inspirational i can rock with just the lyrics alone .yet the instrumental is the icing on the cake great song very positive
Tommy james Rocks
TAS is a wonderful rock group! So many memorable songs.
when music was music......great song by a great talent...and a good guy
Everytime I hear this, it puts me back on the Island. (South Padre) catching waves and enjoying the sun...
Great song
peace and good, brotherhood, crystal blue persuasion
I just found this gem yesterday, and I can't stop watching it! I've always loved this song, and I have to say, this live performance is even better than the studio version. So glad I found this!
Oh my what an oldie but a goodie... wow to cool EPIC LOVE IT..✌💙😂♌🇺🇸
Sing it Tommy James and the Shondells!!
Wowwww! You still got it kid! 😜🫵
A great song of hope.
Music was outstanding by everyone- such beautiful times and memories❤
This is kick back music.
I have watched several of these clips and have enjoyed each one of them. Great performer. The keyboard player on the left appears to have never left the sixties or studies tapes of the sixties during his free time. Definitely good music and entertainment. Tommy James is very talented. I have tried to find this CD in various music stores and none have it.
Amazing live performance 😃😃
1969 and driving down to Pt. Judith with [....] and this song comes on and she says, "This song is rather wild...".
Best days of our lives.
Great audio Love this song
love love love this live performance of a magical song!
Beautiful 🎉🎉🎉 thank you
Love them, my favorite song
love this group...awesomeness...my parents got me this cassette when i was like 13..i wore it out!!! hey...my name is shonna dale... i wonder if...maybe i'm..naa..just a coincidence i reckon.. :)
1968 nothing more be said except, I was only 15
1969 Love-it!…Surfing Makaha…Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling Waikiki…memories..
ONE OF THE COOLEST VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE.....
To answer my own question, it was filmed in 1996 - found on amazon...
Great sound...nice to hear it compared to the original.
Con sólo esta canción....TOMMY JAMES &.... al panteón de los inmortales...
Saw Tommy James and the Shondells in the 60's in Delaware Lion sponsored concert my Dad was a part of.....still thinking he had to be the one to suggest them come in concert since i had wall-wall pics from tiger beat mag of them and played their album every waking hour....well, besides 4 Seasons. Got to go back stage and meet them....Tommy was shyer then the rest.....Mike was most out-going but Tommy stoled my heart....still think about that night.
Vocals (all of them) sound great!
Great song timeless meaning then and now am 80 years old and love is the answer.
My first slow dance in 8th grade...such a different time...
Me too back to my old school miss it dearly.
I was 12 and the first time I heard this, I had my mother run out and get the 45 for me! I loved it!!!
His book is most excellent...a great read about the music industry.
He has never gotten the respect he deserves.....a true master of rock, even 20 or 30 years after these songs were first recorded. I think maybe he got tagged with the "bar band" label, which really isn;'t a bad thing, as demonstrated here.
Was 9 years old when this song came out. Still sounds good.
I was just starting to notice GIRLS all of sudden in a different way😉 around the sixth grade, and man this song made me fall in love with all my crushes on those cute girls, what a time!❤️🌹
Na minha juventude essa música fazia muito sucesso aqui no Brasil eu amava esse som
Sure takes me back
Tommy's best song in my opinion?
amazing capture
I've met Tommy James so much in the past..he should know my first name by now..lol! Used to see him at oldie concerts.."Mony Mony" he always comes into the audience..see's me, get a hug..I used to live in Cleveland..he played the Agora, House of Bud..a friend now gone took a photo of us together when I was 25..loooonnnnggg time ago.
I saw this song done with beautiful scenes of landscape and Earth scenes tied into the song, absolutely beautiful! Love this.
Awesome Music!!!
Thanks for sharing jwhineryjr!
Great performance!
Great memories.
I LOVE THIS SONG
NEW DAY IS COMING!!!!!!