Spanky & Our Gang "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • @oldbuzzard76
    @oldbuzzard76 3 дня назад +6

    The Sunday of my youth will not , be back again . I loved this song back in the day , and now , I fight back a tear .

  • @Kwosahla
    @Kwosahla 2 года назад +326

    That’s my father on the far left. Great music.

  • @justinbishop1193
    @justinbishop1193 2 года назад +92

    Church...Sunday Dinner At Grandma's.....Watching Ed Sullivan - My Perfect Sunday

    • @jchrisoph349
      @jchrisoph349 2 года назад +7

      So long ago, but yes!

    • @hertzair1186
      @hertzair1186 2 месяца назад +1

      Same with me

    • @JoaninFlorida
      @JoaninFlorida Месяц назад +1

      Back when most businesses were still closed on Sundays. Family day of rest. We should re-think that.

    • @michaelhebert5334
      @michaelhebert5334 10 дней назад

      Same for my family

  • @tythelifeguard3681
    @tythelifeguard3681 2 года назад +138

    My great uncle is Malcom Hale in the green🤩

    • @williamj.sheehan2001
      @williamj.sheehan2001 7 месяцев назад +5

      Malcom was superb, Ty !! Is he still with us?

    • @Selvikus
      @Selvikus 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@williamj.sheehan2001unfortunately malcolm died in 1968. his death was the reason the group disbanded.

    • @myobfool
      @myobfool 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@Selvikus Carbon monoxide poisoning, a shame.

    • @Eltamir
      @Eltamir 2 месяца назад +2

      A member of the “27” club.

    • @Eltamir
      @Eltamir 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Selvikus
      Love the original lineup with Oz, Nigel, the Chief & Malcolm. Elaine had a beautiful set of pipes!

  • @bereangirl7118
    @bereangirl7118 3 месяца назад +54

    When a voice sounds better live than recorded in a studio, that is what Spanky McFarland had.😃

  • @ThomasWise-du4si
    @ThomasWise-du4si 9 месяцев назад +52

    Another of those phenomenal songs from 67, the greatest year in music !!!!

    • @RobertBroatch-dc5qw
      @RobertBroatch-dc5qw 4 месяца назад +1

      No question. The sheer volume of original and beautiful tracks is legendary

    • @marivg8948
      @marivg8948 5 дней назад

      I love 1967 , too. We will never see another year like that again.

  • @JamesWilliams-gp6ek
    @JamesWilliams-gp6ek 3 года назад +472

    A severely overlooked band. What an incredible voice Elaine had.

    • @wheresthelie6224
      @wheresthelie6224 2 года назад +28

      Underrated largely because of the Mamas & the Papas

    • @emilsabatini4038
      @emilsabatini4038 2 года назад +18

      @@wheresthelie6224 If they would've put Elaine Spanky MacFarlane against Cass Elliot that would've been one hell of a voice contest! But I must say I personally prefer Spanky over Cass.

    • @itchiray
      @itchiray 2 года назад +6

      Wish this was live ....

    • @Mike12522
      @Mike12522 2 года назад +23

      True enough.
      But after Mama Cass died, Spanky was invited to tour with the New Mamas and Papas band, which she did.
      She was one of the few singers around who had the availability, and very powerful voice and large range that Mama Cass had. Quite an honour.

    • @kongking4088
      @kongking4088 2 года назад +4

      Truth

  • @JosephVespa-ve6zi
    @JosephVespa-ve6zi 11 месяцев назад +62

    Spanky is beautiful 😊

  • @joecampo
    @joecampo 3 года назад +35

    "Music will Never Be the Same"

  • @dr.ulyssesswlabr6642
    @dr.ulyssesswlabr6642 6 месяцев назад +60

    That's got to be the coolest drummer in music history. He barely moves.

    • @ShaneEtter
      @ShaneEtter 4 месяца назад +5

      A friend of mine. Gave up music and became Director of Video for the NY Jets.

    • @garymiller2237
      @garymiller2237 2 месяца назад

      Bun E. Carlos of the 60's!

  • @larryjohnstone6260
    @larryjohnstone6260 3 года назад +261

    Great performance! I miss the world I grew up in, not perfect, but much better than now.

    • @JS-es5ep
      @JS-es5ep 3 года назад +19

      I miss my world as well. I'm in Canada and I do not even recognize it anymore.

    • @larryjohnstone6260
      @larryjohnstone6260 3 года назад +11

      @@JS-es5ep I am in rural Alberta, when I go to big cities they aren't very appealing like they were years ago.

    • @JS-es5ep
      @JS-es5ep 3 года назад +9

      @@larryjohnstone6260 Agreed. I was a city kid (1950's). Left in early 80's, and haven't lived in a large city since, and do not miss it one bit.

    • @GROOVYJOJO
      @GROOVYJOJO 3 года назад +19

      Hell yeah. We were very lucky to grow up in this era! Today world has changed and not for better🌍

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад +12

      I wish I could go back. Before you know it, you're all grown up.

  • @dougpotosky4102
    @dougpotosky4102 3 года назад +36

    What garbage we have now! So much magical great music in the 60's. Like this!

  • @williambirch2731
    @williambirch2731 5 месяцев назад +47

    I love Elaine’s voice and that Style of singing. Like Judith Durham of the Seekers, Mama Cass, etc. Isn’t it great that we, the Baby Boomers, have RUclips and can bring back those FEELINGS at the click of a button. George Jetson would be proud of us…!!! 😂❤️🎶

    • @genecasciari748
      @genecasciari748 2 месяца назад

      Lovely voice, and yes Judith Durham of the Seekers had an angelic voice and what a pretty lady! Love this song. I was only 6 at the time, but remember the 60's!

    • @gloriamitchell8648
      @gloriamitchell8648 Месяц назад

      I love Judith Durham. What an amazing voice she had. We were really blessed to have the best music ever.

  • @Sam-ef3bj
    @Sam-ef3bj 3 месяца назад +37

    Elaine easily had one of the very best voices in all of pop and rock.

  • @stephenmartinez9355
    @stephenmartinez9355 3 года назад +380

    Such great music. I was in elementary school during the 60's, but the music from that era has had a lasting impact on my life. Peace!

    • @capiztirzo2724
      @capiztirzo2724 3 года назад +14

      I absolutely agree. In my case, I was born in 1966, this wonderful song was a big inspirational hit in 1968. Because I was a toodler at that time, I can’t appreciate this song. But when I was in kindergarten way back in 1972 I remember hearing this song in my neighborhood and a lot of folks love this song. I liked it too, but I could only do humming because all I could sing is the part that says “Sunday will never be the same”. Even in my school, a lot of the teachers loves this wonderful song.

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад +12

      Music like this is what made the 60's so special.

    • @NoviJimB
      @NoviJimB 2 года назад +10

      Same here. I was born in 1960. I had several older siblings who were into music, one was a folk singer, another played guitar and sang in a rock band, dad listened to music and mom played piano. I was already paying attention to the albums they listened to and the songs on the radio by the time I was three. Then The Beatles came along and I quickly became a big music fan. I had no idea back then that I came along at the perfect time for music, and for several years there were always several songs out that I liked at any given time.

    • @JxT1957
      @JxT1957 2 года назад +10

      i was 10 when this song came out and remember enjoyed listening to it on my transistor radio.

    • @mrfk9d
      @mrfk9d 2 года назад +5

      So right Stephen ...a lasting positive impact ! We are lucky.

  • @tomlovejoy1534
    @tomlovejoy1534 2 года назад +22

    I believe Sunday song was offered to Mama's And Papa's and they turned it down..great for Spanky and the gang! 👍

  • @anthonyzimba9043
    @anthonyzimba9043 9 месяцев назад +21

    The orginal drummer was John Seiter. big hat ( Seiter) class act drummer. Very smooth. The Drummer really leads the song. And he also played with the Turtles. 🙏👋👋👋👍

    • @miked6335
      @miked6335 3 месяца назад

      He later worked for the NY Jets with Turtles bassist Jim Pons.

    • @miked6335
      @miked6335 2 месяца назад

      @user-wt2rs2mm9n With all the Super Fly hats in the Jets locker room at the time, I don't think anyone noticed his hat.

    • @rogerknueven7468
      @rogerknueven7468 20 дней назад +1

      Cool dude but he needs to calm down.lol😂

  • @moepanetta9028
    @moepanetta9028 Месяц назад +11

    I grew up in the 1960s, i would go back to that time ⌚ in a second 😢, forgive me please, im going to cry 😢now. ❤❤❤❤❤.

  • @davidphillips1358
    @davidphillips1358 22 дня назад +6

    My Dad brought this record home, I hadnever heard of them. I took the tape to college with me and never forgot.

  • @marcosesteban4392
    @marcosesteban4392 3 года назад +329

    This was quality pop music....where did it all go? I mourn its loss, because there's nothing like it anymore in the music industry

    • @ClaudioLaureano936
      @ClaudioLaureano936 3 года назад +7

      Humanity have its ups and downs.

    • @joeschmoe373
      @joeschmoe373 3 года назад +13

      Now now....you keep up that talk and they will put in a rocker and throw a blanket over your lap. Our parents and parents before them said the same thing about their music.

    • @Mryrhodesian
      @Mryrhodesian 3 года назад +32

      @@joeschmoe373 Yeah but only this time it's true.

    • @JS-es5ep
      @JS-es5ep 3 года назад +16

      @@Mryrhodesian The world's situation has changed more in the past few generations. The world is at peril, and the innocence of pop music stands out because we have nothing even close to this now. I'm a senior Canadian woman, and I'd take a bullet for my country. But I don't think we'll ever get it back.

    • @Boxscot49
      @Boxscot49 2 года назад +5

      @@Mryrhodesian yeah and thats what they said too

  • @vintagekart2
    @vintagekart2 3 года назад +109

    Played at my college campus in 68. Group was spot on live performances and Elaines vocals powerfully pitch perfect. Loved her sound

  • @roseyc.5846
    @roseyc.5846 2 года назад +19

    Imo, she and Mama Cass could belt it out like nobody's business! 🤗❤️

  • @grahampick4959
    @grahampick4959 6 месяцев назад +10

    Sunday will never be the same. You're not kidding!😢.

  • @sheddski2942
    @sheddski2942 2 года назад +12

    Spanky is sole survivor all the rest have passed on over the years

    • @JLPB60
      @JLPB60 2 года назад +5

      I believe the drummer, John (Chief) Seiter is still living.

    • @nicholasbrowning4558
      @nicholasbrowning4558 4 дня назад

      The drummer is still living. Spanky took the place of mama cass in a later mamas and papas with Denny,John,and daughter Mackenzie Phillips

  • @sallyealy4106
    @sallyealy4106 3 года назад +144

    This should have been performed on the final Ed Sullivan Show.

    • @SAGENATOR1
      @SAGENATOR1 3 года назад +3

      Why..are you on drugs..this makes no sense... get help

    • @sallyealy4106
      @sallyealy4106 3 года назад +34

      @@SAGENATOR1 The Ed Sullivan Show was unceremoniously cancelled by CBS after 23 years. It was broadcast on Sunday nights for most of its run. Have a Nice Day!

    • @shave-a-thon3415
      @shave-a-thon3415 3 года назад +16

      Very good suggestion. I'm surprised I wasn't thinking the same thing while watching this. Sunday wasn't the same at 8 PM without Ed.

    • @lwoodt1
      @lwoodt1 3 года назад +9

      Excellent idea.

    • @ivangranger8494
      @ivangranger8494 3 года назад +15

      Sally Ealy 😂👍🏻👍🏻 Well put, Sally. Common sense is lost on many today. As I read your comment, My memory said, ' that's right, Ed was on Sundays.'.

  • @groundhog713
    @groundhog713 2 года назад +66

    This is such a great song from a great band. RIP Malcolm Hale, Nigel Pickering, Lefty Baker and Oz Bach.

  • @scottmeli
    @scottmeli 3 года назад +260

    An absolutely stunning performance by Spanky & Our Gang. Their four-part harmonies were flawless and their stage presence was energetic. Thanks for posting this trip down Memory Lane.

    • @HomebrewStew
      @HomebrewStew 3 года назад +8

      Yes indeed, except for "Cheif" behind the kit.

    • @kirkf4crewdawg604
      @kirkf4crewdawg604 3 года назад +3

      @@HomebrewStew Yeah, he looked real thrilled to be there.

    • @donwebber7034
      @donwebber7034 3 года назад +1

      Except the drummer…just kidding!

    • @academicjock
      @academicjock 3 года назад +2

      You nailed it ... their harmonies are unparalleled.

    • @Meme-zc4cw
      @Meme-zc4cw 2 года назад +4

      Too bad its not live.

  • @reichensperger1847
    @reichensperger1847 2 года назад +72

    Elaine, singing her heart out with that smile. What a splendid performance all round. (And a cool drummer whose pulse doesn't change one point).

    • @FJB4ever
      @FJB4ever 4 месяца назад

      The whole band,the sound,and vocals.Beautiful.

  • @DorothyJones-hh8yy
    @DorothyJones-hh8yy 8 месяцев назад +17

    They are such a great group! I love this song and the female lead singer has such a powerful and beautiful voice!!

  • @pritchettdan
    @pritchettdan 2 года назад +24

    Were we ever this wide eyed innocent? I can only hope so......

    • @bobmalack481
      @bobmalack481 3 месяца назад +1

      ROUGHLY speaking..half of us were, half not. Our half just liked the fashions, clothes, music, hair, etc. and were 'straight' the other half went toward the real hippie ideology which I was wary, not me, thank God, Robert at 69. Never got into the drugs and the other scenes.

  • @stephentoto6564
    @stephentoto6564 3 года назад +38

    You will never see anything close to this music again!

    • @italia689
      @italia689 3 года назад +1

      Look up the Petersens...

    • @jeffoff7795
      @jeffoff7795 2 года назад

      I'm so relieved

  • @moisesperez4659
    @moisesperez4659 2 года назад +15

    I can no longer walk theses paths for they have changed. Brilliant

  • @Janadu
    @Janadu 3 года назад +53

    Spanky and Mama Cass had the best voices of that era.

    • @louiscaruso4167
      @louiscaruso4167 3 года назад +15

      Don't forget Karen Carpenter...

    • @moose354
      @moose354 3 года назад +2

      Spanky was supposed to be the new Cass Elliot in the New Mamas and Papas. MacKenzie Phillips was going to sing Michelle Phillips's part. The new group never got going.

    • @louiscaruso4167
      @louiscaruso4167 3 года назад +3

      @@moose354 The Mamas and the Papas were breaking up shortly after their first album was released...Spankey would have made a great addition to the group...she has an amazing voice...

    • @Mister8224
      @Mister8224 3 года назад +5

      I'm gonna go with Linda Ronstadt & Mary Hopkin. Throw in Joni Mitchell

    • @TimothyWilson-uh7os
      @TimothyWilson-uh7os 7 месяцев назад

      You're just saying that because they're FAT! 😂

  • @cancel1913
    @cancel1913 2 года назад +67

    The nostalgic emotions that this song brings out of me are unreal!

    • @altesta5560
      @altesta5560 2 года назад +3

      Me too.......you're not alone on that.

    • @hobieone60
      @hobieone60 Год назад +2

      Me too. I long for those days.

  • @moose354
    @moose354 3 года назад +61

    I remember watching this on a Sunday night. Ed Sullivan would preface acts like this with: "And now we have a treat for the youngsters in the audience". I was one of those "youngsters" at the age of 13. I had a crush on Spanky, she sings like an angel.

  • @nyterpfan
    @nyterpfan 3 года назад +120

    My Mom absolutely LOVED this group--as a youngster in the very late 60's early 70's I remember her playing their records ALL the time!! They really had some beautiful songs--"Like to Get to Know You" is in a class by itself--still one of the most beautiful songs of that era IMHO!!

    • @clydehoppers6375
      @clydehoppers6375 2 года назад +5

      I loved this group and that time of my life, thanks for the memories. It beats the hell out of the crazy I've heard on the radio these days. I want the oldies back..

    • @Dr.Fate2
      @Dr.Fate2 Год назад +4

      Are you a fan of the mamas and the papas and the seekers as well?

    • @nyterpfan
      @nyterpfan Год назад +4

      @@Dr.Fate2 I definitely am--and they were both great groups! But my Mom LOVED "Spanky and Our Gang"--she really had a thing for them. That's why they stand out in my memory--and "Like to Get to Know You" is still one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard in my life!!

  • @chuckford5927
    @chuckford5927 10 месяцев назад +40

    This is the era when artists had REAL talent. No fancy electronic enhancements..Just REAL singing. Spanky & Our Gang was a highly underrated group. Just noticed the date of this historic performance: June 18, 1967...The last day of the Monterey Pop Festival. Songs like this epitomize the Summer Of Love (1967).

    • @ecapa0020
      @ecapa0020 9 месяцев назад +7

      Well put! No vocally-assisted gadgets, no despicable, contemptible auto-tuning, real singing and playing with real instruments.🙂

    • @mpwb
      @mpwb 7 месяцев назад +2

      .....and it was the day before Elaines 25th birthday!!

    • @chuckford5927
      @chuckford5927 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@mpwb Too cool!

    • @rickandosca8262
      @rickandosca8262 4 месяца назад +2

      The real thing for real.

    • @litup6465
      @litup6465 3 месяца назад

      Why not enjoy it without criticizing something else?

  • @RonaldMartin-x6u
    @RonaldMartin-x6u Месяц назад +2

    Her eyes are amazing.

  • @joehunter6413
    @joehunter6413 2 года назад +146

    No sex, no vulgarities, just talented musicians, and some damn fine singing and harmonies. Elaine, you've still got it going on.

    • @tommyv8777
      @tommyv8777 Год назад +5

      Amen!

    • @jamesframpton8120
      @jamesframpton8120 Год назад +5

      Absolutely, such a shame teenagers of today will never know the fun music of the 50's/60's like this when music had melody and harmony and was fun,and played talented musicians.

    • @HiltonDriver-rf8zd
      @HiltonDriver-rf8zd Год назад +2

      I'm a little late for your comments but I'm Watching several groups first is this spanky and our gang and if look closely katrina and the waves the same manner I'm not a person of characters but both are my favorite groups only problem spanky and gang are 6os then katra and the waves are 80s as they are singing walking on sunshine

    • @jamesframpton8120
      @jamesframpton8120 Год назад +1

      @@HiltonDriver-rf8zd love both groups,Sadly all the members of S&OG have passed except for lead singer Elaine (Spanky).

    • @That_AMC_Guy
      @That_AMC_Guy Год назад +3

      @@jamesframpton8120 Every place I work, I try to turn-on the younger generations to music like this. I once had one young man comment, completely genuine: "I didn't know music was supposed to be FUN!". Granted, he was barely 20-21 years old so I guess from his experience with the years of music he was exposed to.... he'd never known music to be "fun".
      I turned one kid I used to work with onto Philly Soul and 70's Funk. I'd never seen somebody so completely over the moon to discover "new" (to him) music that was actually enjoyable.
      The group of youngsters I work with today is quite interesting. They are very aware of how modern music "sucks" and they LOVE the fact that I can introduce them to many genres they were not aware. Some older stuff is not as easy to get it seems.

  • @SKY-jv9ue
    @SKY-jv9ue 2 года назад +14

    I was getting ready to go into the army, when this tune came out in June of 1967. By October I was in the army, and "Lazy Day" was then a national hit!

    • @Oh_I_Will
      @Oh_I_Will 2 года назад

      I’d already retired by then and well….what was your point?!?

    • @SKY-jv9ue
      @SKY-jv9ue 2 года назад +2

      @@Oh_I_Will I enjoyed their music while in basic; brings good memories back!

  • @nandofigueira2005
    @nandofigueira2005 3 года назад +107

    What a wonderful song, it's timeless.

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад +5

      It is. Makes you cry.

    • @rr7firefly
      @rr7firefly 2 года назад +3

      Spanky and Our Gang had a long list of hits. I'm sure you know most of them. "Sunday Morning" and "Lazy Day" are still among my favorites.

    • @altesta5560
      @altesta5560 2 года назад

      @@LoneLee2022 Yes David, because there is warmth, truth, goodness and feeling in it.....tears to the eyes for sure....that's a good thing. Brings back good memories.

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад

      @@altesta5560 I like to smoke weed and listen to oldies.😘

  • @Playbyplaymedia
    @Playbyplaymedia 3 года назад +82

    Spanky & Our Gang's hits were so mainstream pop back in the day that I never credited them for being as talented as they were. Very capable.

    • @MrTitan225
      @MrTitan225 3 года назад +9

      When you made the Ed Sullivan show...prime time Sunday....you were at the top of your game....this was a big hit and so great ! the 60's....who knew !

    • @jeffell
      @jeffell 3 года назад

      Even mainstream 1960s' pop music was great.

    • @MrMike-fm8bp
      @MrMike-fm8bp 3 года назад +1

      Sunshine pop

    • @VoightComp
      @VoightComp 3 года назад +1

      What was played on the radio was mainstream soft rock, but if you owned any of their albums you would have discovered they played a wide range of musical styles. It was through them I discovered the genius of Hoagy Carmichael.

    • @Playbyplaymedia
      @Playbyplaymedia 3 года назад

      @@VoightComp Oh, the heavy hand of the marketing department. This group seems to have been an "iceberg"- there was a lot more beneath than what showed above the surface.

  • @truth1128
    @truth1128 Месяц назад +7

    What an absolutely brilliant performance by all band members. Elaine's contralto voice is something special. Her range, inflection and heart come through crystal clear. The arrangements and background vocals are amazing. I cannot thank you enough for posting this.

  • @DrSweat
    @DrSweat Месяц назад +6

    Awwee the 60's! So much great music! I could never pick just one song or band, but this one is in the top 10! Spanky McFarland had an incredible voice.

  • @vickygroce6217
    @vickygroce6217 3 года назад +71

    What a powerhouse voice!

    • @jayboucher2310
      @jayboucher2310 3 года назад +3

      She could really get it out there.

  • @billellis7680
    @billellis7680 3 месяца назад +4

    What a great voice Elaine had. Great live version.

  • @tedszweb5268
    @tedszweb5268 2 месяца назад +6

    This group has such great harmonies.😀

  • @thomasgreco2432
    @thomasgreco2432 Год назад +9

    When my oldest brother came home from Nam; he had almost all the music after being an air traffic controller in England and this certainly was one of them; truly a masterpiece!

  • @saintandrew4263
    @saintandrew4263 3 месяца назад +4

    I don’t know what it is but no group takes me to the 60s like spanky and our gang! I like to get to know you is like a time machine 👍

    • @RalphCramden-tm2gi
      @RalphCramden-tm2gi 3 месяца назад +1

      Dreamy. Trippy. Nostalgic. They signify the time. Especially 1967.

  • @dannpd1955
    @dannpd1955 2 года назад +3

    I was born in 1955 and grew up in far southwest Texas. We road a school bus 108 miles round trip everyday. I remember my first AM radio and it could only pick up one station and that was at night. KOMA in Oklahoma City. This song was always one of my favorite songs and it still is. Its great how music can bring a person back to specific times in their life. Those were happy times for me.

  • @kevinforth7618
    @kevinforth7618 2 года назад +9

    Listen ... a real performance and NO lip sync! I really miss the old days, when we enjoyed performers who were actually talented.

  • @LenoraPalminteri
    @LenoraPalminteri Месяц назад +4

    We had great music back in the day! At present, I still listen to the oldies on the radio.

    • @joycemartin7516
      @joycemartin7516 27 дней назад +2

      It’s 9/22/24 in Austin, Tx! Great song and awesome singers! Seniors were great in ‘68! I’m 75 and still rockin to the ‘60s today🎶🥳

  • @justinbishop1193
    @justinbishop1193 2 года назад +8

    The Native Drummer NEVER Misses A Beat

  • @MelBee128
    @MelBee128 3 года назад +104

    What I love about this performance is that they got a hit record on the basis of their talent rather than the way they look. women singers today are all about the sexy clothes and the looks and they create their voices on a computer with all kinds of effects. Back in the 60s it was about that wonderful voice and looks were secondary or not considered at all. The men in the Spanky band were dressed for a shootout in the OK Corral which was totally fine because they had the talent to get away with it. They all look incredibly old also which is probably just the styles of the time.

    • @cas2985
      @cas2985 2 года назад +4

      I agree, lots and lots of genius musicians will never be discovered in this day because they got hit with the ugly stick.

    • @05645ci
      @05645ci 2 года назад +6

      In 1967 popular music was not a visual medium; performers rarely got TV appearances as their were very few shows featuring musical performers, and most often for a song or two only. Nationwide and int'l tours were reserved for the biggest names only, and venues were small; sound equipment in those days was inadequate to power arenas and stadiums. The Monkees were hand picked for a TV show, so they were selected in part for their looks, and they were pretty average looking guys. Performers had a manager for a team, and that was about it. Interesting to note that the female singer in Spanky & Our Gang was a bit plump, and her outfit featuring wide horizontal stripes was the opposite of flattering; there was no one around to advise on stage appeal in that era. Lastly, TV in the 60's was a G rated; it was no place for young people to find entertainment, it was all family stuff back then. Corny and uncool

    • @randyelliott9152
      @randyelliott9152 2 года назад +3

      Mama Cass...a big woman with a wonderful voice

    • @TheStu55
      @TheStu55 2 года назад +1

      @@randyelliott9152 Good try.

    • @jody8526937
      @jody8526937 2 года назад +4

      @@05645ci plenty of music and variety shows on tv in the sixties. I would argue that performing artist had a lot more outlets for singing in front of tv cameras than now currently available. Ed Sullivan was the pinnacle of tv variety shows but he was but one of many.

  • @andrewhanson5942
    @andrewhanson5942 5 месяцев назад +4

    Spanky had a very distinctive vocal quality.

  • @brendaharrup6693
    @brendaharrup6693 26 дней назад +2

    My dad played with Lefty Baker when they were in Mac Wiseman’s band way back when. Lefty was a banjo picker and my dad played fiddle. Spanky & Our Gang was one of my favorite bands in the 60s, and this was my favorite song. Thanks so much for posting it 🌺

  • @steveproctor1748
    @steveproctor1748 2 года назад +20

    I'm glad that I was just becoming a teenager when this music was on the radio. Because I can listen to it now and remember how new and wondrous the world was to me then. And it brings back many fond memories of the music , the car's , and all of the beautiful women who were just beginning to influence me for the rest of my life.

  • @DAY8293A
    @DAY8293A 2 года назад +13

    If someone ever drifted out of your life, this song will bring a tear to your eye. Sunday is just another day...

  • @billlink1726
    @billlink1726 11 месяцев назад +13

    Still great music in 2023. They sound like the Mamas and Papas.

    • @dancingbear86
      @dancingbear86 2 месяца назад +1

      If you like Spanky and Our Gang, look for the music of The Peppermint Rainbow, a great little group with a similar style and sound from the same time. 😊

  • @RalphCramden-tm2gi
    @RalphCramden-tm2gi 3 месяца назад +6

    This group had a lot of talent. Not afraid to play live. They always sound good. And Spanky what a great voice.

  • @josephobenauer3093
    @josephobenauer3093 Год назад +12

    One of the BEST live bands I ever saw. Saw them at Nassau Community College in 1968.

  • @Alanoffer
    @Alanoffer 3 года назад +85

    She had a powerful voice .

    • @mrhamburger6936
      @mrhamburger6936 3 года назад +2

      It's a pretty corny outfit she is wearing looks like something a clown would wear

    • @wilsdomain
      @wilsdomain 3 года назад +5

      Yes. Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane is a masterful singer who sings in high and low contralto (alto).
      She is a unique singer, like Grace Jones and Gloria Estefan, who sings at the lowest female (not trans female) voice.

    • @theronedawson3236
      @theronedawson3236 3 года назад +12

      @@mrhamburger6936 It was the 60's and we wore what made us feel good back than.

    • @IndianOutlaw1870
      @IndianOutlaw1870 2 года назад

      @@mrhamburger6936 You obviously weren't alive in the 1960s.

    • @mrhamburger6936
      @mrhamburger6936 2 года назад

      @@theronedawson3236 oh I was very much alive back then I was defending your sorry ass if Vietnam while you were protesting and because of you that's why we have the b******* going on in our country right now

  • @randy1899
    @randy1899 3 года назад +27

    Every time I heard this song my body drifts back in time when I was a teenager best time of my life too bad we can't go back and relive those moments

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 7 месяцев назад +8

    Her vocals are live...listen to that amazing vibrato!

    • @mpwb
      @mpwb 6 месяцев назад

      You can tell when it's live, towards the finish Spanky moves her head to the side away from the mic for a second, and so did her great voice!

  • @olzyolzmobile
    @olzyolzmobile 6 месяцев назад +3

    Wow, what an expressive drummer!!

  • @bradforddrake8633
    @bradforddrake8633 5 месяцев назад +11

    Rock/popular music will never be the same as 1960s.

  • @engleharddinglefester4285
    @engleharddinglefester4285 2 года назад +9

    MAN ALIVE what a voice! Loud, wide range, perfect intonation, she's got it all. Good looking, too.

  • @tlmurray45
    @tlmurray45 Год назад +2

    I heard less than one second of this while I was messing with my radio, and then I had to see it. Soon after, I told my girlfriend, "Sunday morning, two things: Coffee and a newspaper. No 'we need to do whatever.''"
    We read, and pass sections to each other. Patio. Saying hello to neighbors. There is something more loving about doing "nothing" that's more loving than doing everything. Then back to bed.

  • @nellyonate8362
    @nellyonate8362 2 года назад +11

    My first time ever hearing this song and band. I like it.

  • @Wixom2200
    @Wixom2200 2 месяца назад +4

    I love being the youngest of 4. 64yo now. Watched snd listened to this wirh my older brother and sister groove to this many many years ago.

  • @suebarclay2926
    @suebarclay2926 2 года назад +10

    The 60's presented a genuinity that captured the innocent ❤

  • @williamparker7927
    @williamparker7927 6 дней назад +1

    Miraculous music makes me believe in miracles!

  • @468130
    @468130 2 года назад +13

    I can never figure out why this group never made it big in the uk.Absolutely brilliant group.

  • @josephesposito6473
    @josephesposito6473 Месяц назад +2

    Just had this song in my head and found it on RUclips. It was 1968 in the spring. I was finishing up senior year in high school took me back happy and sad.

  • @scottmiller6495
    @scottmiller6495 3 года назад +32

    Absolutely thrilling and very enjoyable performance of this epic song by the greatest sunshine pop groups of all time, Period !!!!!

  • @patbrennan6572
    @patbrennan6572 6 месяцев назад +2

    Unmatched vocals and I'll never understand how this group of people didn't have more hits.

  • @philipzee1162
    @philipzee1162 Год назад +5

    As a 60's kid this was one of my favorite songs that came on the radio. I think my mom bought me the single. I loved how rich her vocals were as a kid and as an adult, pushing 60, it is great to see a live performance (rare for lip sync 60's TV). Still love her voice and would buy her music today. Her voice is up there with Cass Elliott, Grace Slick and some other amazing female vocalists from the 60's. This video was a treat!

  • @Bdi22322
    @Bdi22322 6 дней назад +1

    I remember when Payne Stewart, the golfer, died in a plane crash in 1999…they played this song on ESPN memorializing him. Sunday golf was never the same 😢

  • @thomasdwyer6128
    @thomasdwyer6128 2 года назад +10

    Was ten years old when this was released. It's amazing how a song can put you in a time and place in your memory like it just happened. I think of the kids in the neighborhood, playing 45's on a cheesy little portable phonograph, and just talking about the carefree things that kids did back then.

  • @joerockhead3665
    @joerockhead3665 9 месяцев назад +2

    great music, man i miss those days

  • @frankoconnor8141
    @frankoconnor8141 2 года назад +8

    I still love all that 60`s flower Power stuff, the vocal harmonies were brilliant. 😎🌻🎸

  • @walther9161
    @walther9161 19 дней назад +1

    Man she could sing!

  • @oojudg3oo
    @oojudg3oo 3 года назад +9

    Man that gal can boom! I remember these on the radio in the kitchen when I was a kid. Car radio to. Over past few years I reminisce on YT, but somehow I didn't run across Spanking and Our Gang. Forgot.
    Good song. And Elaine can really sing loud

  • @sadietravels6213
    @sadietravels6213 3 года назад +83

    So beautifully sung and they did it live.

    • @dace938
      @dace938 3 года назад +10

      not live. No amps. Harpsichord playing....where's it?

    • @Selvikus
      @Selvikus 3 года назад +14

      @@dace938 They are plugged in, most likely live over a recorded track, as the drums are clearly live.

    • @scdevon
      @scdevon 3 года назад +17

      @@Selvikus Right. It's live over a low level recorded track minus vocals. Very common back then. This group could only play songs like this anyway. The wrecking crew and other studio musicians played everything on their major hit records.

    • @scdevon
      @scdevon 3 года назад +12

      @Cory Britton This always causes so much stuff in the comments. People don't get the concept that the studio recording is playing in the background at a low level and they are performing live over top of that sound. Clearly the drums and vocals are live. Listen closely. Jeeze......

    • @LaFayta
      @LaFayta 3 года назад +1

      Only the vocals and drums...can see you're a novice!

  • @rubywingo6030
    @rubywingo6030 2 месяца назад +3

    Her clothes were so fabulous!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

  • @SteveSmith-eb6ze
    @SteveSmith-eb6ze 6 месяцев назад +5

    My goodness,she has an incredible voice! Wow!

    • @pattyneff4624
      @pattyneff4624 5 месяцев назад +1

      Her vibrato is like none other! She was phenomenal💗The way she she could stop so quickly and know how to use her voice to make it seem effortless! I think she was one of the 🎼best ever🎶

    • @BirchwoodBums
      @BirchwoodBums 2 месяца назад

      @@pattyneff4624 she epitomizes a gorgeous woman.

  • @MrNathan791
    @MrNathan791 3 года назад +18

    I’ve heard this song played on the radio many years. This’ my first time seeing what the group looks like. Her voice is strong and clear; as were the rest. Another classic 4-sure.

  • @sandspurpatch
    @sandspurpatch 2 месяца назад +2

    I always liked that little combo.
    And I saw these performances with my granny on Ed Sullivan in the 1960s. They were quite good.

  • @italoman9
    @italoman9 3 года назад +12

    Loved them. And all those clothes and hairstyles are back en vogue again! 🥰😎

  • @unclefranj8460
    @unclefranj8460 8 месяцев назад +1

    Terrific!... still!

  • @charlesmorrisonsr5809
    @charlesmorrisonsr5809 2 года назад +3

    What a voice Elaine has.

  • @jarrodmartin3630
    @jarrodmartin3630 2 года назад +5

    There is NO better music than this!

  • @GROOVYJOJO
    @GROOVYJOJO 3 года назад +5

    I love this songs i miss the 60s and 70s✌✌✌✌✌✌have a groovy day!

  • @cordellgrandestaff3994
    @cordellgrandestaff3994 15 дней назад +1

    Awesome

  • @kenthensley9974
    @kenthensley9974 10 месяцев назад +5

    Karen Carpenter, Ann Wilson, Cass Elliot, Barbara Streisand, Marilyn McCoo, Olivia Newton John, Gloria Estefan, Judy Garland, K.D. Lang, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Linda Rondstadt, Emmy Lou Harris, Donna Summer, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield,Agnetha Faltscog, Annafrid Lyngstad and Elaine (Spanky) McFarlane are the greatest voices in music, when these women sing its not just that they are singing collectively to an audience; when they sing its to each individual in the audience. Their praise is well deserved.😊❤

    • @paulgagliardi8604
      @paulgagliardi8604 7 месяцев назад +1

      Miss Ronstadt, Clark,and Springfield !?!?

    • @kenthensley9974
      @kenthensley9974 7 месяцев назад

      Your right! I just knew
      I would leave some greats out of the mix - thanks for the correction & thumbs up to you for your appreciation of real music !!!

    • @lastchance3552
      @lastchance3552 2 месяца назад

      Laura Nyro, Gladys Knight, Anne Murray, Karla Bonoff...(sigh)

  • @lugnutz6353
    @lugnutz6353 Месяц назад +3

    I love her voice. She could sing to me anytime even in her chunkyness. 🥰I did’nt know John Holmes played bass for them 😂😝

  • @Mrvinylboy
    @Mrvinylboy 3 года назад +21

    They played at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival, june 10-11, 1967. There were several bands: The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, The 5th Dimension, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, Steve Miller Blues Band, and many others. It's a shame organizers didn't record it.

  • @liammarshall4890
    @liammarshall4890 2 года назад +3

    She had a voice like Mama Cass Elliott,after cass died,she toured with the rest of the group, plus she was a cutie.😍❤

  • @kaykiekid
    @kaykiekid 7 месяцев назад +1

    ❤🙂☺️😊😌 Such a very pleasant and relaxing sound from this song!
    She is right by singing the words, "Sundays will never be the same." Music changes with time, unfortunately. 😃❤

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit 3 года назад +19

    What a flash from the past, almost puts chills up my spine remembering listening to it way back when I was 14.