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- HQ-Video. First Class - Beach Baby, a hit in 1974. The song was produced with singer Tony Burrows, but he didn't perform on TV. Check out wikipedia for more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Firs...
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I was 14 and absolutely loved this song..... now I'm 64 and absolutely love this song!!!
As the song says: "I never thought that it would end." Those days were so carefree; school, a part-time job, and going to the beach with my girl Lynn. Life was so effortless back then. I am now struggling through my 62nd pain-filled year. How can it be 2023? It seems like 1974 was just a dream, a work of fiction.
Iunderstand...me too but today I was reminded to keep living and push forward...even if it is just a little bit. Take care:)
It was. I was 24 in college learning FORTRAN IV formula translation on IBM 360 using SPSS 6 statistical package as subroutines for statistical analysis. Some snotty kid named Bill Gstes had no idea what an Altair home computer kit was. Those were the days. I flew to London and spent a month there. There were white people all over. I’m not sure life was simple but straight forward. Things were what you thought they were. Cars were mechanical. Replaced by chips from Taiwan you can’t get now. That’s the point you world was basically under your control with a crescent wrench and we believed the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.
Same here.
i know exactly what you mean how' d I get to be 71 in a blink of an eye
@@robrockme I thought God and I had an agreement; everyone else can get old EXCEPT ME! I guess we didn't have an agreement. Oh well. BTW., is that an Italian name 'Foresta'?
It’s kind of a bittersweet song. Song sings about childhood good times that are gone
and the fact that his significant other has lost her memory due to early onset dementia.
I know I can't be alone in agreeing with what you say.
Many people mistakenly think the song's about a love whilst on holiday, but it's actually about a broken love between 2 high school students.
I don't know if it's simply knowing what the lyrics actually are referring to which makes it bittersweet for me, or if it's the musical tags (the French horn playing Sibelius' Fifth Symphony and a few bars of Let's go to San Fransisco - also written by John Carter) played on the track's end and fade.
I've no clue WHAT the above (@ericlurio246) is referring to, but It's NOT this song.
@@UNOwen1yea I don’t know what their talking about. Glad you saw the song the way I do ! Seasons in the sun is another song similar to Beach Baby.
The first 70s product reminiscing on the 50s qnd 60s. Happy days would follow.
They sure don't make music like this anymore, this song is a classic
Same thing how I feel about some original Black Sabbath.
When you remove a culture you remove their art
So cheerful and upbeat.
@@timjummichuckWhat culture would that be?
What memories. I miss those days terribly. "But it's fading away". It has faded away and those days are gone forever. Who else misses them?
"...when i was everybody's friend".
I do. It's a bittersweet thing. Memories of carefree days at the swimming pool 4th of July fireworks summer picnics all that.
Trurh for this old dude is, back then I was young and living. Now I am older and merely existing. The 70’s were THE greatest.
Me
we should all get together....riiiight now! all summer 70's lovers down in south Florida. Not as good as the Jersey Shore, Manasquan's beach and waves, in the summer in the 70's . Salvation Band at the Osprey!!! Seaside Heights boardwalk! Sooo care free and lots of fun driving from Rockland County, NY to the beach for a few weeks and every weekend!!!
Never get sick of listening to this summer delight. ♥
My first record was Crocodile Rock. Beach Baby came later ♥ Really Great Times!
The harmonies are flawless. WOW.
The sound of a 70's summer day
Definitely!
We'd play this song over and over again on our trips from Canada down too California, bouncing around in the back of our big green station wagon, without seat-belts or travel insurance!! Ha!!!
Beach Baby give me your hand.
Give me something that I can remember.
Love those lines.
Love this song!!!! Memories tanning on the beach in the 70's. Now I'm in south Florida. Not as good as the Jersey Shore, Manasquan's beach and waves, in the summer in the 70's . Salvation Band and The Other Side at the Osprey!!! Seaside Heights boardwalk! Sooo care free and lots of fun driving from Rockland County, NY to the beach every weekend for three or four summers in a row!!!
So Many Memories Come Flooding Back, A Massive Hit In 74', And Just Great Today.
Thank You For This Monumental Classic.
Still listening & it’s 2024
Let’s just take a minute to appreciate those hair styles. Music is very different now but memories stick with us forever.
I'm 60, and this song came out the summer I was discovering pop and rock music. Brings back summer memories and memories of simpler times.
They don't make them like this anymore
Rich, I’m 59 and I agree with everything you said. Would love to go back to those times. Simpler was better.
Tony Burrows: the only artist to have 5 top ten hits with 5 different groups. The greatest one hot wonder of all time.
But unfortunately he wasnt in this group im afraid I did ask him about it and he said he has no idea who they are ...but still love the tune tho
@@wotsoccurinkim Burrows sang on the record. These guys mimed it for TV shows.
@@wotsoccurinkim,
this video is a hoot precisely because the great vocal was by Tony Burrows, not the guy lip syncing!
Great time when we would go to the beach all the time. 70'swere the best.
This was an era of Innocence. Simple Life and I believe a better life. If anyone remembers having a big wheel, riding your bike, and chilling outside, watching Friday night scary movies. How cool is that.
I was a Freshman in High School when this great song came out.... Ahh.... The memories... ❤❤❤❤
I was 16 with a song came out great days in California❤
England band..good tho..
Grew up in Pasadena 60's and 70's. totally relate.
I would take the bus to the beach with friends, hang out at lifeguard station #3 in Huntington Beach CA with a boom box. This song would come on and us girls always thought we were special 😄 Circa 70's
lol. Same here, except we took a train to seaside nj, also with a boom box and hell yeah! We were all special when this song played. We were so cool! 😎🤣
I had to laugh when I read your comment. It was so true! I even remember my favorite bikini! 😂❤
You were special to realize how meaningful this song is.
UK group
Why does nobody write songs like this nowadays? This is real music.
it's become a rat race. People just don't like love and fun anymore.
@@jameskeno2393 songs are written by committee and/or robots and they get extra points for using the fewest amounts of chords or notes (or at least that's how it seems to me)
@@judymaggs4354 i agree with you...
Because there was a genocide, the culture has been removed for consumerism and degeneracy and mass immigration
They would rather steal the music and claim it was their music. Todays music is lazy
I cruised in my 68 firebird...man those were the days. 32cents a gallon. Cruised all night
62 Chevy Belaire. You know, when everybody drove a Chevrolet! ❤😊
Also in my 65 chevy impala..
In 1974 I was about to go to college and get a job to support myself. Later in 1975 I met the woman that I though would be my soulmate...was wrong but have been happily married for 37 years to my new soul mate. This song means so much to me.
This is my all time favourite,it always cheers me up. Thankyou
Tony Burrows should be in the Rock n Roll HOF, no question about it.
Spencer James, front left guitar. The epitome of a cool hit 70s singer, songwriter who went on to play in the Searchers. And still writes songs. Timeless icon.
The first record I ever bought. As a 15 year old from the north west of England, this song made me think of sunshine, white sandy beaches and pretty girls. This morning at work, as a 58 year old, I heard this song on the radio and I was back in 1974 again. Loved it then, still love it now. That's why I came to RUclips once I finished work, to relive those memories. Thankyou.
I grew up in the LA area in the 60s.
Perhaps the most beautiful girl I ever met was on some beach near a resort town along the West coast of England.
Can't recall her name.
@@paulmiller5228 Sarah.
Much appreciated! Best John Carter! 😊
Whereabouts in the north west?
I was 15 too. I still love this song.
Tony Burrows is the voice behind many famous songs, without ever getting the recognition!
Exactly. These guys are lip syncing this entire thing,. Not one instrument is being played
Yeah, not even here.
"Produced," indeed!
Tony Burrows. The only 6 time one hit wonder
I liked his voice in the My Baby Loves Lovin song and this one but I had no idea this guy isn’t him. This is sorta Milli Vanilli-ish, lol.
the only man to be a 1 hit wonder 5 times
Takes me back to high school days, What a great time
Take me BACK to the 70's!!!
I literally had this on play, repeat, play, repeat, over and over again!
I was 6 years old when I heard this song.i just love music
I was 5
Pop music at its very finest! 😊
Top ten most underrated songs
1974 when I was still young and didn't have a care in the world. Wish I could have those times now.
I'm an old mermaid, and I love this song! 🧜♀️
Summersong..brings back great memories of times that are gone.
I had just got my drivers license and we were coming into the Australian summer holidays. Great times!
Great song bring back some old memories 😊
Music was so great back then👍I'm 65 and still love this song.
One word...MAGNIFICENT.
I love their energy! I have always loved this song!
Wow I remember this from a longgggg time ago. I loved the 70s
Simply fantastic, nobody can sing like this anymore. Anita Jackson, SA
This melody is worthy of Brian Wilson and the harmonies are worthy of the Beach Boys! Best compliment I can pay any band!,
Exactly. This was an homage to the Beach Boys. The guy on bass even has a Brian Wilson vibe going on..
Definitely.
Robin Shaw..
@@crapple009 I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one seeing that resemblance! Great observation. And the drummer kinda gives off a Dennis Wilson feel, too.
Tony Burrows in a ZZ Top t shirt, what a legend 🤘👍😬
Try to think of a dark manky rainy day while listening to this... Impossible... Just a happy sunny day on a beach. I love this song so much.
Number one when I got married. Still love the song, one of the best ever IMO.
Ahhh yes - brings me back to the summers of 74,75, 76 in high school. It was so much fun I should have repeated a few years - Ha Ha! Girls, the beach and fast cars. Such fond memories!
Tony Burrows. What a great voice.
I heard this on radio earlier today. 💔
Happy song, sad song. 😥
Thank you so much.
What memories. Love to go back
a classic from that summer of 74 when summers were hot and lives were innocent and fun and free of stresses
AS A SURFER I HAD A 65 CHEVY BEL-AIR,SURFRACKS,OAK ST SURF SHOP BUMPER STICKER.,GOD I MISS THE 70,S, WHAT AN ERA.
Richard Conner - Please stop shouting.
@@janetthomson642 MY EYESIGGT IS NOT THE BEST,ARE YOU A CONTROL FREAK.?
Music was a lot of fun back in the day, Eh? I was 13.
You remember - an eine wunderschöne Kinderzeit mit ruhigen Tagen ohne Gepiepse und Nachrichten minütlich per Smartphone-Piepserei. Was war das damals noch schön.
Brings me back to my childhood......mum in the kitchen with her transistor radio going with this tune playing. Wonderful memories
Summer never ends when listening to this song!
Oh Yeah! I wish I could relive those days too. We have lost those great days when life was simpler.
Marianne Graff You needed to be in Buffalo, NY in 70s. We had 10 years of concerts 4 every summer at Bills Stadium. Rolling Stones liked us played hear 6 times. Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Fleetwood Mac. They even got Lynyrd Skynyrd to come to Buffalo. It was cool almost every band opened saying ( HELLO BUFFALO ) Buffalo people liked the music sold out almost every concert. Yes that Buffalo called ( SNOW CAPITAL OF USA ). True Lake Erie dumps 10-12 feet every winter. We got that name from 1977 Blizzard. Crazy storm it snowed everyday in December & January. City & Schools closed for 3 weeks. Us Buffaloians are baffeled why we get most snow of all Citys near 5 Great Lakes. ALWAYS WHITE CHRISTMAS IN BUFFALO. Hope I didnt scare you with all that snow we get, its true Im not Lyning
So I’m 28. Theoretically I shouldn’t know this song. With that being said, when I was 5, my mother had a cassette and introduced me to music. This song was on that cassette. Regardless of the fact I wasn’t alive when this song came out, it’s still a part of my childhood that has most likely altered the way I see music today. Meaning that I the music now blows and this is better than anything on the billboard hot 100 now lol
Always makes me think of the dreary rainy last day of summer vacation...and then the first day of senior year, next day!:)
Great song, those were really the good days. Never thought it would end.....1961
I long for the days that were so good. I long to be young. I long to be the beach baby. I am old now and I listen to this and cry and smile at the same time. My dream wish, a time machine to go back with the knowledge of today.
I still have my 1973 chevy van surfer shorty van. It's awesome,original, and so much fun,as my time machine..Want to ride on down to the beach?..Lol. Be prepared for thumbs up, and people crowding around us tho.;)
Mee too !
You touched my heart. So do I. Hang in there.
lol
Yes, you are older but aren't we all.
Age does not discriminate against the wealthy or the poorest, they just have the finance to pay for "THE LOOK".
Christina, life is so precious so live every minute of it!!
First Class and The Beach Boy all day long.
My love is the "Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Barnsley.
I'm as a non pop music fan as you can get but even I would admit the 1970's pop music scene was the greatest in the history of pop music
We called it bubblegum music, remember?
@@LDiamondz I'll take bubblegum music over the current stuff (last couple of decades) any time
@@GeorgeTel100 Me, too! ✌️
Great performance and song. Can't believe how tranquil the audience is
I think this may have been a German audience (?). I spent time there in the 70s and 80s and this was the case on almost all their pop music TV programmes: very quiet - didn't look like they were enjoying themselves.
Addictive song!💪🏻
Life was beautiful in the 70s . Now is crap for 2021 .
I will never forget driving my Pontiac convertible out of Santa Cruz and hearing this song while slowly fading out on the car radio heading north on 101 towards San Francisco in 1974.
Pacific Coast Highway at dusk....siiiiick
and the hairs on my arm standing up when it mentions my hometown of san jose.
Were you going to a Castro bathhouse?
Probably one of Zodiac's favourites too lol
I will never forget spending a week in a caravan in Newquay Cornwall in 74. It pissed down all week . But the memories of 2 mates and the songs then in the charts
Remain.
Such a beautiful, happy song... let the summer never end!!! 🌞🌊🌴🌊🌞
Edit: still here in the summer of 2022... ❤
Do you want to see my story of Beach Baby song? Click the link below and watch the full story of the song that I wrote with my wife.
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@@JohnCarterUKSongwriter Thanks for sharing your story!!
Much appreciated! Best John Carter
Such a uplift song very positive love the 70s
No, actually quite sad. It's about dementia. "I guess you don't remember anything"
Great song great year ! I just started driving that year ! 🚗🎸🔊🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🏝️🏖️
Such an "ease" at how he sings--it just flows, without effort! I was in H.S. and a year from graduating. Now, it is still "the best of my life" times.
Great song I was 14 in 1974,,,happy days..
Wonderful! A great feel good song! Forever on my play list! Frank
The best song ever. going home from work, with this song blasting in the car
...Beach Baby , Beach Baby give me your hand ...
In about 2005 i was standing in Wickes when it came over the Tannoy, hadn't heard it for over 40 years but knew every word! The definitive pop song, really spot on.
I was 15 and living in Brighton .. this song brings back such happy memories .. sun, sea, beach bonfires, the Palace Pier, skinny dipping, flares, platforms and cheesecloth .. I'm still a teen-ager in my head!!
The whole band compliment each other.
Robert Smith said this song was his inspiration for Friday I'm in Love.
Just heard this on the radio and it transported me back to middle-school. Such a happy song. Listening to this song just makes me want to bop around and smile maniacly.
This is an expertly written and arranged pop song for any era. Horns, strings, multiple harmonies, interesting bridge, musical and vocal hooks and a chorus melody for the ages!
+severrian I love it, but it's always been slightly flawed for me with the too-long instrumental ending (which this video cuts off !), it needed a vocal verse & fade-out. It's obvious that this was a lip-sync performance - where's the "missing violin" at 1:42 ?
What are you, an expert?
+ballzan chin yes
+burlingtonbill1 of course not on this song, because it was playback, and these guys didn't actually play on the recorded album, bu Spencer James is quite proficient on the Synth guitar, which is a midi download able guitar which can actually add the sound of piano, keyboard and horns. Spencer Eddie and Robin carried on as First Class for a while. Spencer was in the supergroup Nightfly for a while before he was asked to join the Searchers after Mike Pender left. so theoretically, he could have produced most of those sounds on the guitar.
It's a fantastic song but I always think that a second chorus should come in earlier before all the other changes
If I had to pick just one song---this would be it!
I was younger in 1974 than I am now. FACT!
This song was a hit in Australia back in '74. It went well with our Aussie beach culture.
Big hit in the USA that summer too.
It got flogged on 3XY, Melbourne, all of summer 74/5 (yours truely, 9yo, tuning on via handheld trani' received as Christmas present...). Fun times, hot nights, playing tennis...
I first heard it in 1994 on 4KQ in Brisbane for their show "Living In The 70's".
This song is always in my head in the beginning of Summer to September.
High school favorite always made me wish I was in California.
These guys had captured some excitement with this song...They had bumped everyone off the charts. It was happy, positive, clean and well assembled. I think the world is still waiting for their follow up. Just the most irresistible song of the 70's. Both of my daughters loved this song the first time they heard it in about 2004. First Class had the most quintessential pop song of an entire generation. Tony Burrows had so many hits, they even called him the voice of the decade, I believe.
i'm sure the summers were hotter and life was just.... well... better back in the 70s
You would be right ;)
Yeah, three day week, miners strikes, power blackouts, it was a blast.
More right than you can imagine... we had such passion back then... we would MARCH for Millions... and every front-step was playing the Top-40. There is no way I can describe it. We used to believe in... well, something.
Watch `Forrest Gump``... and you might get the gist
HAHA... and the gas shortages... and the fear of nuclear war, and the cold war, and.... well it goes on an on.
I was 7 years in grade 3 when this song came out in '74 and head over heels in love with my classmate Sharon's 13 year old sister Joan, I used to think of her whenever it came on the radio and walk around the house in a trance with a stupid smile on my face, until I ran into her at our school's Halloween haunted house in the gym, Joan was a witch and grabbed my hand and stuck it in spaghetti telling me it was guts, I screamed my head off and started crying then promptly fell out of love with her after she called me a baby...
The summer of 74, I just finished Navy "A" school in Memphis Tenn and Im home on leave in Dayton, Ohio laying across my sisters bed waiting to go to the airport to catch my flight to long beach California to catch my ship and this song comes on the radio. Funny how certain songs can bring back memories from that long ago, great song loved it then love it now!
Baloney, phony
Great song among so many of the greatest decade. I was 20 in the 70s and now I'm 70 in the 20s. Wouldn't change a thing.
Even they're lipsyncing, it is great to see them and have the chance to enjoy them "playing" after all this years. Excelent song. I have it in 45 rmp label "London"
We were sitting and dancing in our little van. In Scotland. It was a magical moment. Greetz from Holland.! ♥
Marijke V. - dancing in northwest Germany then - not far from Holland. Greets right back!
On holiday in cornwall when this came out great summer and song
I love him singing the Love grows where my Rosemary goes song. Love that song.
These great old songs kinda make me sad; everything so different now! How happy the band seems; we were all happy then ! The young men seemed nicer then also. Everything was nicer !
Absolutely!
a much happier and safer world then. great memories.
@@allanjw1960 From a younger persons point of view, it seems it was all sold off, in the name of democracy or something so some could get super rich.
@@allanjw1960 Tell that to the families of 60,000 soldiers who came home from Vietnam in body bags
We were taught how to be gentlemen
This a brilliant pop song superbly sung and arranged. Personally I think if this had been released in the summer of 67 it would have been a worldwide massive hit. I think it got lost a little in the music changes of the 70s and didnt get the success it truly deserved.
Yeah, this old bubble gum music is fun to listen to every now and then. I was a mermaid back then. 🧜♀️ 😅