Gary Puckett & The Union Gap "Lady Willpower" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • @frankschiavone4557
    @frankschiavone4557 6 месяцев назад +126

    Anyone born in the 50s , were the luckiest people on earth. Our generation got to experience the finest of everything

  • @suzannelucas4745
    @suzannelucas4745 5 месяцев назад +195

    I love this song. And im still listening to it in 2024

    • @rdperrin5854
      @rdperrin5854 4 месяца назад +11

      some of the best music to grow up with from the 60s

    • @nitwitt50
      @nitwitt50 Месяц назад +2

      ME TOO❤

    • @LucindaCrowell
      @LucindaCrowell Месяц назад +2

      YES !!!!!

    • @LucindaCrowell
      @LucindaCrowell Месяц назад +1

      YES !!! always !! rwee
      how we use to dance !!

    • @DonVideoGuy007
      @DonVideoGuy007 21 день назад

      Me, too - 3 years after I posted some "background info" about this live performance.

  • @peterle6883
    @peterle6883 2 года назад +353

    I don’t care if I’m stuck in the old days.

    • @marythomas8312
      @marythomas8312 8 месяцев назад +18

      Me either..that was when music was great

    • @RachelmumHar98
      @RachelmumHar98 7 месяцев назад +12

      Me too. Best music, fashion and able to do our own thing! 😎

    • @barry_uk
      @barry_uk 6 месяцев назад +13

      Nothing wrong with that. I'm right there with you.

    • @marythomas8312
      @marythomas8312 6 месяцев назад +12

      Me too...stuck there that was great music

    • @douglascrawford3896
      @douglascrawford3896 6 месяцев назад +8

      we all are and i love it !!!

  • @niccoarcadia4179
    @niccoarcadia4179 11 месяцев назад +141

    Being a teenager in the 1960's was a special & unique thing.

    • @trevorwithers2318
      @trevorwithers2318 3 месяца назад +8

      Absolutely right. Pity my children could not see what we had in those times. Perfect. So lucky I was around at that time

    • @jackienuttall7549
      @jackienuttall7549 3 месяца назад +3

      Absolutely

    • @juslucky
      @juslucky 3 месяца назад +5

      said very well and a fact others will never know

    • @cjfulbright
      @cjfulbright 2 месяца назад +3

      I listened to all these songs on my little transistor radio. I stayed up many a night late, listening to music.

    • @garrytooth
      @garrytooth 2 месяца назад

      And the severnties ❤

  • @mitchmartin2659
    @mitchmartin2659 6 месяцев назад +86

    Boy that Gary Puckett could sing the hell out of a song. Smooth as velvet.

  • @DavidMielczarek
    @DavidMielczarek 5 месяцев назад +87

    met my wife at the fair when this song was being played while on the speedway were still married after 55 years love her more than ever great song

  • @pvught390
    @pvught390 Год назад +82

    When music was music

  • @randyw.9916
    @randyw.9916 11 месяцев назад +304

    When we were teenagers we thought music would always be this good. We were so wrong.

    • @edwardklein2502
      @edwardklein2502 8 месяцев назад +10

      We lived in the best of times.

    • @williammummert645
      @williammummert645 7 месяцев назад +6

      it was good music

    • @patgriffiths3948
      @patgriffiths3948 7 месяцев назад +5

      Our generation had the best music….🎼🎼🎼❤️

    • @Lazy_Sundae
      @Lazy_Sundae 7 месяцев назад

      How were you wrong? And try to answer without sounding even more like a blinkered, prejudiced, rose-tinted snob than you already do

    • @poppypetsparis
      @poppypetsparis 4 месяца назад +1

      😂. We really could not have imagined that we were experiencing the epitome of greatly talented musicians 🎶🎵🎶🤞🏻💪🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

  • @nolanbrown84
    @nolanbrown84 Год назад +884

    I'm willing to bet that less than half of today's entertainers could sing this song with this much emotion and power without passing out or needing a break. That guy had lungs.

    • @bobwyman3743
      @bobwyman3743 Год назад +25

      true that !!

    • @flowerchild5133
      @flowerchild5133 Год назад +30

      You're so right ! But he could sing to me my husband sang it to me 54 years ago. Still does !

    • @blockcl
      @blockcl Год назад +31

      Amazingly, I get the sense that there was more in reserve if he needed it, but Gary wisely held back a little, so as not to over power the song.

    • @janesmith5948
      @janesmith5948 Год назад +27

      He's amazing,never get tired of listening to it, wished I could see him live

    • @Au60schild
      @Au60schild Год назад +22

      @@blockcl Absolutely spot on correct! Those pipes combined with his pulmonary volume were a gift from god to us all. I've always thought that, IMHO , he had the best voice in rock/pop. I still do.

  • @Linda-ib5wy
    @Linda-ib5wy 2 месяца назад +37

    Have you ever noticed that when you hear certain singers it takes you back to the first time you heard their voices. Memories run down my face remembering friends no longer here and the good times that were had

  • @carolinecantelmo3790
    @carolinecantelmo3790 11 месяцев назад +178

    This is some of the best music of all time .

  • @GailTeer
    @GailTeer 4 месяца назад +35

    Could listen to Gary Puckett and Karen Carpenter All day, The 2 best voices ever.

  • @nanajojojijon1246
    @nanajojojijon1246 Год назад +310

    Gary Puckett and The Union Gap should be in the Hall of Fame. Fantastic voice , great musians and singers also.

    • @larryh.soulman1114
      @larryh.soulman1114 Год назад +12

      The best band for 60's / 70's nostalgia.
      As a black boy from an predominantly soul music listening environment I became a solid fan of Gary Puckett and The Union Gap at 8 years old in 1973 and still a fan.
      I am very surprised they don't have their booking in the music HoF because their music stood a test of time and for a person growing up in the 70's for that moment they place me in a much better more innocent USA.....

    • @kevincasson9848
      @kevincasson9848 Год назад

      They are crap! I was asked to watch this. Without the big band behind them. They would sound like a rough pub band! Seriously😂

    • @larrywakeman4371
      @larrywakeman4371 Год назад +5

      NO ONE today can even come close to his sound and talent- forget it! :P!!!

    • @brucknerian9664
      @brucknerian9664 Год назад +5

      If they're not in the hall of fame it's their loss--not Gary's. Just shows that the hall of fame isn't cracked up to be what it's supposed to be.

    • @antoinettewitt2098
      @antoinettewitt2098 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@brucknerian9664 Unfortunately it goes to show u it is politics & who u know just like everything else.

  • @jeanmcmorrow6564
    @jeanmcmorrow6564 2 года назад +438

    Just loved Gary Puckett since I was 16. I'm 72 now and just love his fantastic voice.

    • @sandidavis6061
      @sandidavis6061 Год назад +9

      No lie, he is one of the greatest singers and he melts my heart.🥰

    • @dawnturner1262
      @dawnturner1262 Год назад +7

      Am 63 luv this guy 💖🦋🌹

    • @nancysavusa7309
      @nancysavusa7309 Год назад +7

      I agree, brings back being a teenager in the 60's. Great times

    • @Raineycolt
      @Raineycolt Год назад +4

      same here do you remember listen to them on 4 track car tape player

    • @dbrinkm1
      @dbrinkm1 Год назад +3

      I heard him often when a senior at Illinois State University in 68-69. I went east to college from Dan Diego where Gary and the "Gap" played at my high schools senior prom.

  • @kenarthur6253
    @kenarthur6253 Год назад +315

    I still get chills listening to this classic. Memories of a much more innocent childhood.

    • @christinanicholls9868
      @christinanicholls9868 Год назад +9

      @@twowaditty8325Same!! I cried when I started listening to these songs again. It’s bittersweet. His voice is amazing! I had a big crush on Gary. ❤

    • @debbymayhaw9242
      @debbymayhaw9242 Год назад +14

      I'm 61 but I grew up listening to him with my Mom. It was a way different time I know that now. I still cannot understand HOW WE ENDED UP WHERE THIS COUNTRY IS.
      SMH

    • @SherylSheryl-b3z
      @SherylSheryl-b3z Год назад +3

      Yes!

    • @jimquantic
      @jimquantic Год назад +9

      not quite so "innocent" when you really listen to the lyric. Not really.

    • @SherylSheryl-b3z
      @SherylSheryl-b3z Год назад +3

      @@jimquantic Neither was Lou Christie!

  • @michaelnotigan7796
    @michaelnotigan7796 3 года назад +1246

    In a period of time when there were dozens and dozens of great singers, Gary Puckett still has to be at or near, the very top of them all.

    • @paulsaucier8500
      @paulsaucier8500 3 года назад +18

      I played this 45 constantly as a young boy. Then I progressed to Steve Perry & Journey. Didn't realize how much they resembled each other tbh.

    • @haroldmonplaisir2589
      @haroldmonplaisir2589 3 года назад +25

      GARY PUCKETT REMINDS ME OF BILL MEDLEY''S VOICE A COUPLE OCTIVES HIGHER.
      BOTH GREAT SINGERS.

    • @hopppy54
      @hopppy54 3 года назад +11

      ❤❤❤ Gary Puckett ❤❤❤

    • @froter1
      @froter1 3 года назад +20

      Between Gary's fantastic voice and Jerry Fuller's beautiful songs ...I mean , come on ! ❤️❤️❤️

    • @marilynnjacobsen1077
      @marilynnjacobsen1077 3 года назад +13

      A song that touches the heart. Love their cloths and class act.

  • @brendagriffin880
    @brendagriffin880 3 года назад +933

    My husband sang this to me when we were dating. We wound up getting married. Our 37 th. Wedding Anniversary would have been the 16th, of this month. He died last year just before Christmas. This song brings back some sweet memories!

    • @cathymooney7498
      @cathymooney7498 3 года назад +45

      So very sorry for your loss😢 just remember all those beautiful memories you have from all those years together 💕🎶🎼,God bless you and give you strength and HIS peace 👣🙌🏼✝️🙏🏼

    • @georgedavall9449
      @georgedavall9449 3 года назад +36

      So sorry to hear, Brenda ☹️ My sister lost her husband same timeframe. Please accept my condolences. Take care of yourself, and remember to take it one day at a time. Peace to you. 🤗

    • @conniefernandez2221
      @conniefernandez2221 3 года назад +13

      🙏🏼

    • @Lisabug2659
      @Lisabug2659 3 года назад +23

      My sincere sympathy. You had so much more than most ever will have..tenderness endlessly.

    • @mikestyles499
      @mikestyles499 3 года назад +30

      So sorry for your loss. I know how it feels, I ost my Wife on Feb 19 th after 48 years. It’s devastating.

  • @brucknerian9664
    @brucknerian9664 Год назад +112

    Perfection, is all I can say. No grandstanding or showing off. Today people scream as loud as they can and fake emotion to get the attention they crave. Gary Puckett was not a showoff ... he just knew what he had, and that was enough.

    • @andrewnortonnone6285
      @andrewnortonnone6285 11 месяцев назад +4

      Great voice

    • @GaynorBridges
      @GaynorBridges 11 месяцев назад +4

      Iv loved Gary since I was young, bought all his records, I still get goose bumps when I hear one of his songs....❤

    • @TabBeisiegel
      @TabBeisiegel 6 месяцев назад

      He still does!

  • @paulapodaca7090
    @paulapodaca7090 9 месяцев назад +38

    Without a doubt one of the most underrated Performers ever

    • @Phillip-y6d
      @Phillip-y6d 7 месяцев назад

      so stupid, get real, 6 gold albums, outsold the Beatles one year.
      god

  • @suzeenewton9118
    @suzeenewton9118 2 года назад +82

    This song is a favorite of mine..I AM 66 NOW...and I so remember this song....

  • @ZLadyC
    @ZLadyC 3 года назад +689

    Gary Puckett’s voice is pure gold! Now this is singing! So glad I grew up listening to music with talented singers!

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 года назад +15

      I agree with you 1,000% because this is when music was music. Today's music is FILTHY GARBAGE & isn't worth a dime.

    • @melodyjordan6052
      @melodyjordan6052 3 года назад +4

      Me too

    • @melodyjordan6052
      @melodyjordan6052 3 года назад +10

      @@kevinjohnson4599 You are so right. Nasty music, Nasty clothing, and just pure NASTY.

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 года назад +3

      @@melodyjordan6052 1,000% AGREED.

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 года назад +3

      @@melodyjordan6052 You are 1,000% CORRECT.

  • @paulbaker4744
    @paulbaker4744 7 месяцев назад +16

    In 1969 I was in the sixth grade at good hope elementary school. I loved this music then and since then.

  • @lesliebenfield8540
    @lesliebenfield8540 3 месяца назад +3

    Beautiful music

  • @kln58cub
    @kln58cub Год назад +129

    His voice and range is astounding. A singing voice like no other. So smooth & effortless.

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 года назад +546

    One of the best singers in music history !! Gary has a AMAZING UNIQUE VOICE!!!

    • @joeldank1708
      @joeldank1708 3 года назад +7

      That's because Gary Pucketts my cousin.

    • @brittoverbaugh4035
      @brittoverbaugh4035 3 года назад +3

      @@joeldank1708 JOEL...I ENJOYED GARYS 2007 INTERVIEW AT RECORDING STUDIO VERY MUCH...ETERNALLY INTERESTING INDIVIDUAL.

    • @kareno6222
      @kareno6222 3 года назад +5

      I agree, awesome voice

    • @progressiveprepper6553
      @progressiveprepper6553 3 года назад +5

      Absolutely!

    • @maryrodriguez8612
      @maryrodriguez8612 3 года назад +2

      Bellísimas interpretaciones de Gary!!

  • @anitashaw9090
    @anitashaw9090 3 года назад +234

    I miss my youth so much. This music that will never be as amazing again.

  • @shyman99
    @shyman99 3 года назад +461

    My goodness, Gary so effortlessly belts out this one so perfectly knowing millions of people are at home watching his every move. The man is a living legend.

    • @landztranz
      @landztranz 3 года назад +13

      How do we know he's singing live? Seems like a recording to me. They did an awful lot of lip synching in those days.

    • @TomElvisSmith
      @TomElvisSmith 3 года назад +15

      @@landztranz In the performance right before this one, of "Young Girl", Ed asked Gary to change one of the lyrics of the song which he found suggestive, and Gary obliged, so it was a live performance.

    • @landztranz
      @landztranz 3 года назад +7

      Interesting. But how do you account for the fact that there are instruments that aren't there onstage, and also the microphone in front of the guitarists is far from them? Something's definitely not live.

    • @shyman99
      @shyman99 3 года назад +16

      ​@@landztranz - This comment thread was about his voice. Who cares if the instrumentation is live or not. Gary may not even have sewn his own clothes. Oh mercy! LOL

    • @TomElvisSmith
      @TomElvisSmith 3 года назад +9

      @@landztranz Sometimes, the lead singers would sing to recorded backing tracks, so the lead vocals would be live. I think it was done because live shows often had troubles micing each band member, as evidenced by some of the earlier appearances by bands on Ed Sullivan.

  • @Tom-oz7iy
    @Tom-oz7iy 2 года назад +322

    You can tell Gary has a great singing voice as this is no lip sync and his vocals are freakin' clean with less than studio quality everything, its impressive.

    • @gtoneyprice5293
      @gtoneyprice5293 2 года назад +13

      2022 still listening to this classic song.

    • @gmail4218
      @gmail4218 Год назад +13

      This was recorded in mono just before the performance, as often happened on the Ed Sullivan Show.
      Thus, it is a lip sync.

    • @deni0.0.7
      @deni0.0.7 Год назад +2

      @@gmail4218 How can anyone "not" see that? 🤣

    • @Yvonne_ozlife
      @Yvonne_ozlife Год назад +1

      @@deni0.0.7 I take it you've never made a mistake?

    • @daviddoepel6697
      @daviddoepel6697 Год назад +11

      More proof..."Did no one ever tell you, the WAY of Life...?". Original lyrics, "...the FACTS of Life...?" were cleaned up for Sunday night primetime network TV.

  • @susanmcgilvray1617
    @susanmcgilvray1617 10 месяцев назад +38

    This guy has a amazing voice full of emotion not like todays songs

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад +1

      Hello Susan how are you?

  • @TomBeckett-e5w
    @TomBeckett-e5w 3 месяца назад +6

    God I miss the 60s and 70s music. Best ever.

  • @cynthiamackenzie2273
    @cynthiamackenzie2273 4 месяца назад +7

    Wow, I had a major crush on an older guy at 15 and he sent signals back. But….he sat me down to talk and basically spoke very similar words to “Young Girl”to me. I am forever grateful he did. But boy that song takes me right back to that place and time. Thanks for the memories Gary. God bless you

    • @warrenwatkins9650
      @warrenwatkins9650 4 месяца назад +2

      I'm 68 and when I was 65 I met a woman who was 30. She and I were close, but friends. Her mom was my age. But I remember the emotions I felt that took me to my youth. I was so happy to be her friend. That was enough. Just beautiful! I'm happy for your experience.

  • @danielhahn5455
    @danielhahn5455 3 года назад +183

    One of the greatest ever. You won't hear todays music being played 60 years from now.

    • @Myronkline
      @Myronkline 3 года назад +5

      You definitely won't hear today's music, which is far from music being played 60 years from now.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 2 года назад +5

      Or six years from now.

    • @boomyarddie
      @boomyarddie 2 года назад +1

      There are bbn if any classics being created today. Old school music brings back pleasant memories. Today's music nightmares and sadness

    • @tabathasheffroth7981
      @tabathasheffroth7981 Год назад

      I'd be happy to not hear today's "music" today.

    • @sammyjones3500
      @sammyjones3500 Год назад

      I can't remember today's music now let alone 60 year time.

  • @sharonwilson2051
    @sharonwilson2051 2 года назад +43

    Reminds me of when I was 17 and my boyfriend was 21 can’t forget the feelings that were running through my body how I loved this young man and we have been married 52 years now soon to be 53

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 2 года назад +177

    Wow man. This is actually live! Puckett was the best in the business, hands down. No one could compare during this stretch, it's almost ridiculous, he was so frigging good.

    • @jacquelinemcgowan8164
      @jacquelinemcgowan8164 2 года назад +5

      YES the best, also youtube at its greatest

    • @Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars
      @Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars 2 года назад +7

      All performers on the Ed Sullivan show were live ..no lip syncing allowed.

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig 2 года назад +3

      @@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars Wow, I didn't know that, thanks. Ed always cleaned it up "the way of life"." He might actually sound better live than he did on the studio track!

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig 2 года назад

      @@jacquelinemcgowan8164 Yep

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig 2 года назад +2

      @@jacquelinemcgowan8164 He hung on too long, but when he was at his peak I don't think anyone could hang with him. Tom Jones, Humperdinck were great, Johnny Maestro, Burton Cummings maybe. But Puckett was probably the best.

  • @spyderlogan4992
    @spyderlogan4992 3 года назад +300

    Just listen to that complete, intense, on pitch, harmony background vocal arrangement through the verses and chorus...an amazing performance, recording, mix and production. Totally unique for the era. And Puckett's range, power and tone? No one could touch it...

    • @JohnAnderson-ss9vn
      @JohnAnderson-ss9vn 3 года назад +12

      certainly not todays imposters the worst point in the history music

    • @rw8733
      @rw8733 3 года назад +6

      A masterclass for today's so-called singers.

    • @glennhfriedman4571
      @glennhfriedman4571 3 года назад +5

      where is the orchestra ?

    • @mariagisellahahn1197
      @mariagisellahahn1197 3 года назад

      Yo u up

    • @tilesetter1953
      @tilesetter1953 3 года назад +3

      This is PLAYBACK, the original studio recording and the band are miming the performance, except Gary who is really singing. Do you see an orchestra anywhere????????

  • @ernestmchugh3132
    @ernestmchugh3132 3 года назад +218

    He had a hell of a voice! Real talent!

    • @niallmcentee9400
      @niallmcentee9400 3 года назад +4

      He still has the most incredible voice

    • @deeking3683
      @deeking3683 3 года назад +4

      Saw him on CabaRay a few months ago. He's still got it.

    • @JanetcClark
      @JanetcClark 3 года назад +4

      He is one of the greats his voice will never be recreated
      His songs are irreplaceable

    • @chriscurtis8344
      @chriscurtis8344 2 года назад +1

      Yeah Man

    • @jenpeterson3712
      @jenpeterson3712 Год назад +1

      @@deeking3683 saw him last Saturday. He's 80 now and still can sing. He's not trying to be something he's not. He knows his voice is deeper. May have been his final tour😔. I hope not.

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 3 года назад +166

    One of the best vocalists of 60s pop

    • @milo1983
      @milo1983 2 года назад +2

      Pop in general ☺️

  • @scottyhotty1003
    @scottyhotty1003 7 месяцев назад +1

    In 1968 when this song came out the Ed Sullivan Show was the premiere television show to be on but Mr. Sullivan was also known as a stickler for family friendly so anything suggestive was frowned upon. He asked that Gary Sing different words deemed too suggestive so "the facts of life" was turned into "the way of life" and Gary gladly obliged because he knew he and the Union Gaps performance would be watched by millions and millions of people and this became one of their biggest hits peaking at #2 on the charts!!
    Gary's vocals are unbelievable for a live performance and I doubt there are many that could sing as he does today!!!

  • @zoomzoomboomboom
    @zoomzoomboomboom 3 месяца назад +2

    Such a powerful voice. Love his music.

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 года назад +334

    What makes Gary such a awesome singer is the way he sings with his heart into the song. He emotionally sings and his expressions really shows his feelings when singing. A GREAT SINGER NO DOUBT !! I GIVE HIM A 10+

    • @jozefserf2024
      @jozefserf2024 3 года назад +7

      As Judy Garland said, sing it like you mean it.

    • @joanie1847
      @joanie1847 3 года назад +6

      Totally agree!!❣️

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 года назад +6

      1,000% AGREE. Great Singer. He should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.

    • @kenjoneslee
      @kenjoneslee 2 года назад

      I thought they used autotune on all his tracks...and used someone else to hit the highest notes during live concert?

    • @anthonybradford194
      @anthonybradford194 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing?

  • @michelleprie2854
    @michelleprie2854 3 года назад +182

    "I'll Shower Your Heart With Tenderness Endlessly"... One of the most beautiful and romantic lines of songs ever written... and WOW - This Voice!!! FANTASTIC!!! 🎶💖🎶

    • @penelope8969
      @penelope8969 3 года назад +7

      Very beautiful and romantic ~~sung from the heart ❤️🧡💙💖💟💝💚💜💛☮️✨🙏💕♥️

    • @robertbonney1845
      @robertbonney1845 3 года назад +5

      Amazing song! I use to walk around singing this song when I was alittle kid. My mother loved it and would play it !

    • @deni0.0.7
      @deni0.0.7 3 года назад

      @Robert
      How come you don't know the lyrics!. Fscts of life? Their not here

    • @atomeyes99
      @atomeyes99 3 года назад +3

      i mean, he's singing about pressuring a woman into sex, so hey, if you think that's romance, that's a bit odd.

    • @michelleprie2854
      @michelleprie2854 3 года назад +8

      @@atomeyes99 he WOOS a woman's LOVE in a very beautiful and romantic way!!! And so it should be!!! You shouldn't drag everything in the dirt!!!

  • @wintercott
    @wintercott 2 года назад +93

    We are Australian. My wife and I met and spoke with Gary in 2016. I was an Australian soldier during the Vietnam war and he and the Union Gap were one of our favourite bands. It was a highlight of my life meeting him and we were impressed with his genuine appreciation of the military and its sacrifices

    • @Janeintheok
      @Janeintheok Год назад +6

      Thanks for posting that

    • @shanebriggs1039
      @shanebriggs1039 Год назад +4

      Lovely post, thankyou

    • @patrickcaruana4880
      @patrickcaruana4880 Год назад +4

      As another Aussie for those lost in service, Lest We Forget. I grew up in the 60's in Melbourne and his music was always playing in our house. I saw him at Crown I think in the late 1990's, it was a terrific performance.

    • @oldermusiclover
      @oldermusiclover Год назад +1

      thank you for your service

  • @dianaallison6110
    @dianaallison6110 2 года назад +81

    Not only one of the most awesome voices ever...he was gorgeous, as well. I miss the 60's & 70's like crazy! 🙂🙂💘💘

    • @brianhiggins3090
      @brianhiggins3090 Год назад +5

      Let's get a time machine and go back to those amazing years I would in a heartbeat 💓

    • @gilknutson
      @gilknutson Год назад +3

      As do we all!!!

    • @janevamckeel1726
      @janevamckeel1726 11 месяцев назад

      @@brianhiggins3090 if we could go back I’d make sure they didn’t wear those green coats lol.

    • @FrederickCade
      @FrederickCade 10 месяцев назад

      Yes the 60's and 70's were good times..With the exception of Vietnam..!

    • @timoshea1767
      @timoshea1767 9 месяцев назад

      yes the greatest era of all for music most of today's does not compare

  • @janicek6637
    @janicek6637 Год назад +18

    ever since i was a kid i loved Gary Puckett for my 61st Birthday 4 years ago my brother took me to see him he was playing in CA we had so much fun

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Janice how are you?

  • @karengower3820
    @karengower3820 2 года назад +10

    60's and 70's had the very best rock and roll. The boomer time formed rock and roll. I'm so happy to have grown up in that time.

    • @scotts6698
      @scotts6698 2 года назад +1

      So many groups and so many songs that defined two decades!

  • @SpiritualAlien
    @SpiritualAlien 2 месяца назад +2

    This guy should seriously be in the conversation as one of the greatest male vocalists of all time. I believe that he could easily be considered the Steve Perry of his generation.

  • @diannedugger6080
    @diannedugger6080 2 месяца назад +12

    Gary Puckett and the union gap should be inducted in the hall of fame

  • @cathleenfiorello7056
    @cathleenfiorello7056 Месяц назад +2

    Gary Pucket has that timeless voice that brings you back to that breathless feeling of first love and desire .. I could listen endlessly to hom sing. I feel like Im in love for the first time every time i hear him sing.❤

  • @lindaavant4665
    @lindaavant4665 Месяц назад +1

    Being 60+, I remember hearing this song on the radio while growing up. I always loved it..❤

  • @kevingoins9858
    @kevingoins9858 3 года назад +182

    One of four consecutive Top 10 million sellers in 1968 they enjoyed - Woman Woman, Young Girl, Lady Willpower and Over You.

    • @JB-or3fv
      @JB-or3fv 3 года назад +9

      As a 12 yr old girl, I'd bring my radio outside and sing and dance to the shade of the house..and dream

    • @roberthernandez839
      @roberthernandez839 3 года назад +5

      Also This girl is a woman now

    • @joesophie90
      @joesophie90 3 года назад +1

      @@roberthernandez839 That was a US Billboard top 10 hit, but not a Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified gold record (million seller)

    • @brittoverbaugh4035
      @brittoverbaugh4035 3 года назад +1

      @@joesophie90 JOE...I BELIEVE BOTH MADE THE TOP TEN...WAS UNAWARE IT WAS NOT A GOLD RECORD...THANX.

    • @johnkennedy9994
      @johnkennedy9994 3 года назад +1

      Still great everything

  • @Stives1979
    @Stives1979 3 года назад +61

    Who's still listening to the golden voice of Gary puckett then you've got great taste's in quality music he's got a whole lot of soul in his VOICE EPIC make's me happy 😎🤓💯🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🎼🎹🎼🎸🎷🪕🎺🎵🎻✊✊✊✊

    • @rickwaldron4255
      @rickwaldron4255 2 года назад +3

      I am still listening and anyone one else with class

    • @BeardedItaliano
      @BeardedItaliano Год назад

      HE’S A BUM !!

    • @Stives1979
      @Stives1979 19 дней назад

      ​@@rickwaldron4255thanks for the kind words utter class song and other tracks I like "over you" young girl, woman woman all great track's ✊

  • @kccenturahemi2454
    @kccenturahemi2454 2 года назад +7

    What a time to be alive when some of the best music ever was being produced in the 60s and 70s. None of the music today even comes close. Sadly for a lot of young people they will never experience what real music is like.

    • @scotts6698
      @scotts6698 2 года назад +2

      You couldn't be more accurate in your feelings!

  • @lauriemullin6087
    @lauriemullin6087 Месяц назад +1

    Gary Puckett you are the absolute best!!!! Your voice is so unique, recognizable, powerful and with no strain. Its pure joy for me to listen and see you sing. You weren’t hard on the eyes at all my friend. You and your music touched my heart and filled my soul (and still does) like no one else ever could or wii!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jillgilson3900
    @jillgilson3900 6 месяцев назад +6

    I love this song, , music today isn't music to me, I like a song with great lyrics and rhythm, not the rubbish of today

  • @RonSoto-b7g
    @RonSoto-b7g 11 месяцев назад +4

    OMG he has a great voice, wow!!!

  • @dougmilesmedia
    @dougmilesmedia 3 года назад +98

    Had the pleasure of interviewing Gary on radio a couple of times. Great talent.

  • @stuartbrixton6260
    @stuartbrixton6260 2 года назад +10

    The epitome of 60s pop music ..Doesn't get much better than this.

  • @lewiscarey1593
    @lewiscarey1593 2 года назад +64

    Gary's vocals were second to none when singing Lady Willpower!! 👍👍👍

    • @kenjoneslee
      @kenjoneslee 2 года назад

      I thought they used pitch control to take his vocal pitch up a few keys? That's how he sounded amazing on record?

    • @johnx5891
      @johnx5891 Год назад +1

      @@kenjoneslee Nope; he is here singing live to the EXACT studio backing track. His range is A#2 to A4, about 2 octaves.

  • @philip2508
    @philip2508 Год назад +8

    Top singer with top group supporting him, fab music from a fab era which unfortunately will never return again.

  • @vickipuckett3360
    @vickipuckett3360 Год назад +11

    Gary Puckett and the union gap.your lovely music, songs all of the band,you guys are the best.always will be. Thanks, and God bless Humanity forever

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Vickie hope you are doing fine

  • @White-Michael935
    @White-Michael935 3 года назад +86

    Underrated group.

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 3 года назад +1

      just wished they continued on w/ the same guys. the group played from 1967 to 1972. waiting for CD box sets & DVDs

    • @ripvanwinkler1548
      @ripvanwinkler1548 3 года назад

      @@davidchan9632 They planned to continue until the typical scumbag types in the industry wanted to control them and write the music FOR them. Union Gap knew their music would suck ass and so they all quit. Gary went on solo for a few but without financial backing from companies, he also faded :(

    • @kennethridout7471
      @kennethridout7471 3 года назад

      Very

    • @Duke_of_Prunes
      @Duke_of_Prunes 3 года назад +4

      We're all still watching him perform after more than 50 years -- that's quite a high rating in my book 😊 Great talent

    • @timwalker8783
      @timwalker8783 2 года назад

      A few years ago early in the morning I passed through Union Gap in Washington State I stopped at a convenience store and ask the clerk if he could direct me or tell me where Gary Puckett lived the clerk said I don't know but here's the phone book it was a joke and the clerk didn't get it but my sister and I found it amusing I also saw Gary Puckett back in the mid-80s it was a dinner theater with Gary as the musical entertainment we were so close to him that well he's saying he also spit and he kept apologizing great show

  • @billywalkabout5076
    @billywalkabout5076 3 года назад +64

    Man it brings back a lot of memories Gary Puckett and the union gap lady willpower what a memory maker where did the time go goddamnit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @dawnbeardsley8833
      @dawnbeardsley8833 3 года назад +2

      a FAR cry from what we hear today... very few could compare. This was made a year before I was born. I love the music from that era

    • @lesstone4641
      @lesstone4641 3 года назад

      I love Gary Puckett! Awesome singer….Elvis even had his cd’s in his collection. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said and then you asked God to damn it. Ruined the moment…..

  • @Itamar_gargi
    @Itamar_gargi Месяц назад +1

    My dad was born in 57’… every day in my life, every moment I’m listening to music I’m grateful for him! The biggest gift in my life it’s my taste in music and it’s all thanks to him!
    Thank you dad

  • @elissafaulkner6011
    @elissafaulkner6011 Год назад +9

    Romantic words, beautifully arranged by Jerry Fuller, soaringly sung by a powerfully gifted Gary Puckett - Um, what more could you ask? Wiil love this forever!

    • @paulmuehlboy6396
      @paulmuehlboy6396 10 месяцев назад

      Yes nice. I remember this song during my youth.

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Elissa how are you?

  • @cherrylove3656
    @cherrylove3656 2 года назад +6

    this takes me back growing up I miss those days this music and the people they were nicer and so where the times

  • @jamesb.9155
    @jamesb.9155 Год назад +38

    Phenomenal hits from this spectacular vocalist. I'll never ever forget that voice or the hits they produced during those early times of my life.

  • @sarahnewcomb738
    @sarahnewcomb738 3 года назад +8

    Was 18 when this song came out...terrific time to grow up...

  • @kat_girlm6956
    @kat_girlm6956 Месяц назад

    I was born in the 90's and wish 90's music was even half as good as this. I love music from before I was born more than after it.

  • @rogercotman1314
    @rogercotman1314 Год назад +4

    What an incredible voice .........................all those amazing songs are rooted in that incredible voice ............

  • @BeachBoysRemembered
    @BeachBoysRemembered Год назад +6

    The original lyric was "did no one ever tell you the facts of life." (Not, "the way of life") - Looks like the producers of the show got to them like they did with The Doors, and The Rolling Stones ... 1:41

    • @cbstrike1
      @cbstrike1 16 дней назад +1

      Was it a worthwhile trade off to be on the Ed Sullivan show?

    • @BeachBoysRemembered
      @BeachBoysRemembered 9 дней назад

      @@cbstrike1 Good point ...

  • @tvs3497
    @tvs3497 2 года назад +6

    The sixties saw three major political assassinations, a deadly foreign war where over 60,000 Americans lost their lives, riots that have never been matched to this day, a civil rights movement unequalled in human history, massive political dissension, college students killed for peacefully protesting the Vietnam war, and out of all of this some of the best music ever recorded.

  • @annshellman9158
    @annshellman9158 3 года назад +29

    I love that he can emote without being over dramatic. Perfect voice 🌹⚡⚡📀

    • @wavanauken
      @wavanauken Год назад

      Exactly...there are so many vocalists today that feel they have to act out every single word with emotion that can be so maudlin.

  • @marilynnr1
    @marilynnr1 2 года назад +7

    Excellent singer. Just saw him in concert on February 2nd 2022. He said he would turn 80 in October. My daughters and I just love him.

  • @Jamestele1
    @Jamestele1 2 года назад +7

    Gary Puckett had an amazing natural voice - no screeching, weird effects, etc. I never realized what a great voice he had/has.

    • @tenbroeck1958
      @tenbroeck1958 Год назад

      @Scott Williams You are 100 percent correct - Peace

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 года назад +105

    Man he can sing!!! AND A GREAT VOICE !!!!

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 2 года назад +1

      I think they go hand in hand, don't they?

  • @dianneduryea9015
    @dianneduryea9015 2 года назад +3

    I can sing every word of Gary Puckett's songs! I saw Gary, in Pa. In the 90's, he sang some country too!

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Dianne how are you?

  • @lynneirish8606
    @lynneirish8606 2 месяца назад +1

    Saw my now husband (52 years this month) for the first time at a Gary Puckett concert in 1969 in college. Still love this song and Gary Puckett (oh yeah, and my hubby too)!

  • @minarosered6699
    @minarosered6699 2 года назад +2

    I was just a little girl when this song came out too young to understand such adult emotions. Good memories.

  • @rebeccapico2359
    @rebeccapico2359 2 года назад +3

    Many nights as a teenager, I studied to The Grassroots & Gary Puckett and the Gap. Put both albums on and fell asleep after hours of study. Years later, I lived in Yakima, WA. It's a high desert valley, with two GAPS. The western one is Selah Gap. It takes you to Seattle. The eastern one is Union Gap. It takes you through the 11M acre Yakima reservation and towards the Columbia River. Just a bit of trivia for your day.

  • @pamstringer1342
    @pamstringer1342 Год назад +6

    Saw Gary recently in a concert of 60s Gold at Leeds Grand Theatre in UK. He came over especially to do the tour and he is now 80! It was a fabulous show with original 60s groups and myself and friends relived our youth!

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Pam hope you are doing fine

  • @garypamatat3167
    @garypamatat3167 2 года назад +4

    Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were fine looking young men and they dressed so groovy. They are one of my favorite pop artists from the 60s.

    • @BeardedItaliano
      @BeardedItaliano Год назад

      ONLY I CAN USE THE TERM “GROOVY” GARY, ITS PATENTED !- DIG 😎 ?

    • @garypamatat3167
      @garypamatat3167 Год назад

      @@BeardedItaliano PLEASE PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE REMEMBER WHAT THE LATE GREAT WHITEY HOUSTON SAID "CRACK IS WACK" GROOVY AND FAR OUT LOL

  • @Southern_Crafty_Lady
    @Southern_Crafty_Lady 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm 65 and I love this song! But I'm hooked on Woman Woman. If it pops up on my RUclips I can't help listening to it. All their songs are good!

  • @soniavilcot6897
    @soniavilcot6897 22 дня назад

    Born in 1955 and i love very much Gary puckett and the union Gap,one of my favorites,lady willpower and young girl,kisses from France 🇨🇵

  • @sharonmeagher8077
    @sharonmeagher8077 2 года назад +3

    Reminds me of my Mum and Dad who both loved music. Music is the real time machine.

    • @bruschmidt9943
      @bruschmidt9943 Год назад

      You don't realize how lucky you were? My parents didn't care for popular music in the 50s, 60s & 70s. The car radio was usually Off or switched onto AM Talk Radio. Ugggh! 😣

  • @sherriefuller-dobbie4036
    @sherriefuller-dobbie4036 3 года назад +4

    I don't think they made a song I didn't like. Music I get lost in. Loved em all and still do. Our dreams, our magic are all in his music.

  • @maryvalasek7012
    @maryvalasek7012 2 года назад +4

    My husband Steve passed away December 30th 2021 from covid. We loved listening to Garry love songs . He has an amazing voice. He puts all of his feelings when he sings them . You really can get into that romantic mood. Love his music

  • @dianneheidanus632
    @dianneheidanus632 Год назад +2

    His voice is so awesome! I still love his music so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi Dianne how are you?

  • @gottbean5440
    @gottbean5440 4 месяца назад +2

    Gary Puckett had one of the best voices of the 60s.

  • @Devyn_LV
    @Devyn_LV 3 года назад +17

    I've been wanting to see him since I was 10 years old and now, at 27, I got to meet him in Las Vegas when he played at the Golden Nugget. This happened last Friday and he was such a nice guy, he talk to my family for about 10 minutes and was genuinely interested in what we had to say. I can't believe that he stayed until he could at least take a picture with everybody from the venue. He is what artist nowadays need to strive for!

  • @irenedoyon9459
    @irenedoyon9459 Год назад +8

    My favorite song, Lady Willpower by Gary Puckette and the Union Gap. Gary's one excellent singer. Great voice!!!

  • @ralphu.7568
    @ralphu.7568 2 года назад +5

    When you got on the Ed Sullivan show, you know you've made it.

  • @terereynolds698
    @terereynolds698 9 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s nothing can compare to the music we had back then, I’ve noticed most of the married people do actually wear a wedding band, I like that

  • @margaritacano5466
    @margaritacano5466 Год назад +4

    GARY PUCKETT, BEAUTIFUL VOICE, WOW, HE HAD IT, VOICE SO EDUCATED, I'VE LOVED HIS MUSIC 🎶 I WAS IN MY TEENS, JUST AN HONOR TO HEAR HIM.

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      Hi hope you are doing fine

  • @Charlotte-nj5ws
    @Charlotte-nj5ws 10 месяцев назад +2

    It's 2023, I'm 68 yo & still listening to this God given gift of song voice by Gary Puckett

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 9 месяцев назад

      @@wnp67hi hope you are fine

  • @peglevy2705
    @peglevy2705 Год назад +5

    Can't take how much I LOVE Gary Puckett!

  • @donovanalex9751
    @donovanalex9751 7 месяцев назад +1

    My mom's favorite band as a teenager... bittersweet everything I hear a Gary Puckett song... LOVE THE OLDIES! THANKS MOM! RIP

  • @MariaMeyers-c3c
    @MariaMeyers-c3c 3 месяца назад +1

    The old songs are the best many memories of family i grew up that are gone RIP to you all l love ❤️ all of you

  • @fionaminchella5342
    @fionaminchella5342 2 года назад +22

    Absolutely fabulous, what a voice. Still love his songs as much in 2022 ❤

  • @anthonyedwards4423
    @anthonyedwards4423 Год назад +5

    Gary Puckett, incredible person with a more than incredible voice!

  • @danw.1667
    @danw.1667 3 года назад +8

    Era of great music and when the world was once sane.