THEY ARE LEGIT!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Osmonds - One Bad Apple REACTION
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- THEY ARE LEGIT!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Osmonds - One Bad Apple REACTION
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When Donny Osmond's 'Puppy Love' comes on the 70s radio station, I am immediately 10 years old with my heart all afluter.
I feel this too. Such a pretty song. He was my first celebrity crush when I was 10 as well.
LOL I just commented above, saying they should listen to Puppy Love. Oh how I adored Donny!
The Donny Osmond Album was my first ever LP purchase! And I still have it! I think I was 12 ❤❤❤❤❤
Me too
Me too
Not only could the Osmonds sing and dance they were also a full band that played instruments. Their song "Crazy Horses" is some badass hard rock.
I love that song .. even Ozzy Osborne said it was one of his faves!!
Yes! They REALLY have to react to Crazy Horses! It's a banger of an oldie!
@@Cheryl_Haydon Crazy Horses Live at Wembley!
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Yes! Crazy Horse is always the proof to show how hard these guys could rock.
I would love to see their reaction to Crazy Horses.
Alan was born in 1949, Wayne in 1951, Merrill in 1953, Jay in 1955, Donny in 1957, Marie in 1959, and Jimmy in 1963. Tom and Virl are the two deaf brothers. Virl was born in 1945 and Tom in 1947. Since you were wondering how old they were in this video, I thought I'd let you know the year each were born. Thank you for your awesome reaction to The Osmonds. I'm 72 years old and have been a fan of theirs since they first appeared on The Andy Williams Show.
Sensational Linda 👏👏👍👍🎶🎼🎵🎙
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My favorite was the oldest..Alan
Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds really shows off how good they were. You guys would love it. And Donny Osmond is legit a fabulous singer.
I had that one on a 45 when I was in 6th grade, I wore it out playing it.
the yoyo song and Crazy horses
"The little guy" is none other than superstar legend Donny Osmond, who over the years has had many hit records with his brothers & solo, selling millions of albums. Yes, they had a Saturday morning cartoon show & they all played their own voices. Of course, Donny was & is my absolute favorite, since 1971! He is the ultimate entertainer, he's done it all & is extremely talented, playing many instruments along with an incredible voice! He started singing professionally with his 4 performing brothers at 5 yrs old on the hit TV variety show in the 60s The Andy Williams Show. He became an International recording artist both with his brothers and as a solo artist and with had his first #1 Billboard hit with Go Away Little Girl and soared to superstar status with his huge hit 'Puppy Love'. Donny has starred in Broadway productions, co-starred on his International hit TV variety show in the mid 70s with his sister Marie called "The Donny & Marie Show".
The two hosted their own syndicated TV talk show in the late 90s called 'Donny & Marie' and held their 11 year music Residency at The Flamingo, under the same name, which just ended in 2019. Donny was also the Season 9 Winner of Dancing with the Stars & was the very first performer on the hit TV show The Masked Singer (he should've won but was first runner up to T-Pain). You should check out his performances as "The Peacock"! He's currently performing in his 2nd year at his first solo Residency 'DONNY' at Harrah's in Las Vegas! Definitely a MUST SEE when you are in Vegas! His show covers over 6 decades & 65 albums! Donny does not disappoint.😉
I don’t think any of the Osmonds would disappoint because they were taught perfection. Andy was a perfectionist and the Osmonds had to be perfect to be on his show. I have heard Wayne say that he thinks the stress gave him cancer.
@@cindyerick2968 yes, you're right. It's sad when you think about it but they have blessed so so many with their music for over 65 years! Have you seen Donny's interview with Piers Morgan? It's from about 20 years ago or so but it's really good & at times very sad. He looks so great though! 💜😊
He's even done the land before time sequels part 9 to be exact
Two boy bands dominated the early 1970s the Jackson 5 and the Osmond brothers little Donny Osmond , little Michael Jackson , two of the biggest teen Idols ever next to Elvis!❤
He forgot about David Cassidy same time frame. He had a larger fan club than Elvis or the Beatles.
Yes❤
The OSMONDS are ALAN (b. 1949), WAYNE (b.1951), MERRILL (b.1953) who's singing the lead on "One Bad Apple", JAY (b.1955), and "the little guy" DONNY (b.1957) who's singing the high-voiced, co-lead on "One Bad Apple", which went to #1 and was composed to sound like a Jackson 5 song. The Osmonds had seven Top-15 hits from 1971 to 1975. All the brothers played multiple instruments! 🎶 Their CARTOON Saturday morning TV was a hit in 1972. 📺The Osmond brothers said they became friends with their 'rival' boy band, the Jackson 5. After the brothers stopped regularly recording and touring, the whole family worked on the popular "Donny & Marie" (their younger sister b. 1959) variety TV show from 1975 to 1979. The awesome Osmonds have sold more than 70 million records worldwide! ⭐ Please react to their live performances of "Down By The Lazy River", "Love Me For The Reason", and "Yo-Yo". BTW: My favorite was Merrill because of his soulful, gritty voice! 😃
Don't forget Jimmy, Born 1963 , who had a few individual records in the early 1970's, mainly in the UK where several made top twenty.
There was something for everyone back then, of all ages.
@@keithphillips1779 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool..
@@robdee9341 Yeah, but one never got that, as he was still a kid singing that song... He sorta wasn't, probably couldn't and definitely wasn't! ( Hair, Lover , Liverpudlian)
@@keithphillips1779 - then there was Marie, their only sister.
I’m a 62 year old woman who grew up with the Osmonds. They were it back in the day, especially Donny. I still have my original albums from back then and remember the words to those songs as I played those albums all the time as a teenager.
LOl at almost 60, I can remember he was totally my idol back then! If he was on the cover of Tiger Beat, I knew I was going to be spending my tiny allowance on it. LOL
61 years old here ladies… All I wanted for Christmas of 73 was the Donny Osmond superstar album. When I open the double album on Christmas morning and looked at Donny Osmond pictures in the fold-out I could swear he was staring right at me little 11 year old me. Yes they called it puppy love, and the particularly spicy (for the time) Last of the Red Hot Lovers was one of my faves.
Cool you have the album!!! I only have the record on 45..
62, Donny was my heartthrob, had his poster over my bed!! Have all the albums also
I grew up with The Osmonds and the Jackson 5! That’s Donny Osmond. He and his sister Marie sang as a duo. They had their own show!
Every Friday night at 8:00
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🎶 I'm a little bit country, she's a little bit rock and roll🎵
OMG definitely my era!! The 70s yes.
I grew up with the Osmonds and the Jackson’s loved both groups! Even though I did think the Osmonds were trying hard to be like the Jackson’s! I soon got over that especially when Donny and his sister had their own little duet and sounded good! The rest is history!
@@sheilameyers152 Listen to The Plan, I don't think they were trying to be like the Jacksons.
PLEASE…you gotta do their “Down By The Lazy River”! It’s even more upbeat and rockin’ than One Bad Apple!
My mom loved that song
@@charlenecross28 I’m probably old enough to be your mom!
@@pattytyndall1021 Me too because Down By the Lazy River is one of my all time favorite songs LOL
If you want to see the best of the Osmonds watch any video where they are not wearing any kind of costume or jumpsuit where their performance supercedes the show.
Yes!!!!
The Osmonds and the Jacksons were good friends. Donny and Michael had a special bond as they both had fathers that pushed them and they were teen idols. Donny didn't achieve the fame Michael had but he's just as talented. Love both groups.
I was told and read they were competing against each other so don't know what you talking about.
@@Ray.1176 Michael and Donny were good friends.
@mitchell1176 No, and you probably assuming that and also you just like Michael more and don't care to appreciate the osmonds or donny
@@YouDontNeedToKnow-jf6xh I like Donny more and I heard those words out of his mouth. I also read it in his biography.
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@@Ray.1176 I read it in Donny's biography. He touches on it in this video.
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"Little guy" that you are referring to is Donny Osmond, the big heartthrob of the group, but they all had great voices. You had the Jackson 5 and The Osmonds back then . You need to check out Crazy Horses or Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds! You'll both like both of those.
They go hard on Crazy Horses! Love that song.
@@gnpj1909 absolutely, these guys would love that song!
The Osmonds. They were the original 'boy band' way before that phrase was coined. The difference though is that most boy band members today don't play instruments. Every member of the Osmonds were all accomplished musicians, drums, guitar, keyboards and more. They wrote all their own lyrics and music. Like K pop create a fan hysteria today, the Osmond fans were equally, if not more hysterical. Crazy Horses is a real rocker by them.
The Osmonds each took lessons in a specialty - one took saxophone lessons, another drum lessons, etc - and then they went home and taught the whole family what they had learned. That’s how they all became so multi-talented. Clever, huh? One of the brothers (maybe Wayne or Alan) took karate lessons, taught the brothers and Marie, and they incorporated some of the moves into their dancing. Everyone had a specialty - dividing the responsibilities. They’ve worked in the entertainment industry all of their lives and have maintained stellar reputations as kind and professional performers. There’s no bad gossip or trashy photos of them. I really respect that.
They were pretty devout Mormons. Built their own studio in Utah.
Chuck Norris was their karate teacher. By that point they all took lessons from him and they did use it for the choreography.
Jay & Amber, you'll love Donny Osmond's "Go Away Little Girl" and "Puppy Love"!!! ALso Marie Osmonds "Paper Roses"!
The Osmonds were good, but they were no Jackson 5!
edit - When song was released November 14, 1970, Donny was 12, Jay 15, Merrill 17, Wayne 19, Alan 21.
Yeah, definately recommend Paper Roses by Marie for a Female Friday.
That's true they were no Jackson Five, they were more talented. If people knew the true story of these guys and the four older brothers frustration at not being a true rock band because they had to support D&M and back them up on bubble gum stuff like the above songs that they hated. Go listen to The Plan and where they were headed before getting sidetracked by D&M yet again with the TV show which even Donny is man enough to admit killed the brother's careers as a rock group.
The Osmond Brothers were on television performing with Jerry Lewis and Andy Williams for many years before they broke out into a boy band. Actually the Jackson 5 watched the Osmonds in Vegas before they became popular. The Jackson 5 made it as a boy band just before the Osmond Brothers did. They were both great, both were extremely talented families.❤ Later on young adult Michael would take off like a rocket and leave everybody in the dust!😂
Donny Osmond is a LEGEND!!! That man has had a stellar career! You should check out him in his starring role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Little on is now 66, and still singing all the Osmond hits, even including his hits. His name is Donny Osmond.
The Osmonds!!! Donny!!! We grew up on the Osmonds, Jackson 5, The Sylvers.....I really enjoyed seeing this!! Bought tears to my eyes. Most of my siblings are gone now, and this song brings back a lot of memories!!
Our local radio station played Puppy Love two or three times in a row to appease the kids who couldn't get enough of it. It was played at every party I went to for quite awhile as a kid.
Yes! We had the best music to grow up with.
Very sorry to hear about your siblings .. I'm so glad that music like this can bring back great memories for you.
me too!!
My sibling are all gone except one. We sing "Shake it shake it baby" playing a game my cousin made up. The person in the middle of the circle danced while the rest of us sang. I lost her last year to cancer.
These band were so much for us when we were little.
OMG 😱 Donny Osmond was THE one that all the girls were wild about!!! The very first album I ever bought was theirs….I was in 4th grade and saved my allowance for a month to get it. I drove my mom crazy playing “Puppy Love” and “Go Away Little Girl” over and over and over 😂
Same. I was in 6th grade....
SAME! We alllll had purple socks - Donny's favorite!!!
Tiger Beat magazine, in the early 1970's, ALWAYS had Donny, Michael Jackson, David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman, and Davy Jones on the cover!
The Osmonds and Jackson 5’s were big teenage idols when I was growing up. They both were phenomenal.
My two favorite groups from that time. Great entertainers.
Both them and The Jackson Five were the two big family groups back then and all the teeny boppers loved both groups. Like Michael Jackson, Donny Osmond was the standout in their groups.
Also, the DeFrancos and The Sylvers.
The Cowsill
The Cowsills
One of many family acts in the "swinging 70's". I always considered them to be a knock-off of the Jackson5; but for white folks.
Yes both the Jackson 5, and the Osmonds had 30 minute variety prime-time TV shows, and Saturday morning cartoon shows on ABC right before American Bandstand would come on.
Other 70s brother-acts were:
Tavares (More than a woman), Sylvers (Boogie Fever), BeeGees (too many sings to list), Heatwave: well the 2 leads were brothers (Groove Line), etc.
@@stevenserna910 Except...The Osmonds were successful years before anyone heard of the Jackson 5. So, who was the knock-offs? I was a little kid, I liked both groups, had favorite songs from both groups. I didn't know I was supposed to only like one because they were my color. Ben, was my favorite song when I was little, oops, wrong skin tone
The Osmond brothers has one sister name Marie, She had a hit song back in 1973 "Paper Roses" when she was 13 years old. A family band you should really check out is the Cowsills, they were the inspiration for the Partridge Family TV Show. Their first big hit was "The Rain, The Park and Other things".
Yes, that's a great song! I remember hearing that song "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" when I was a little kid but I really didn't know about them until not long ago when I saw a documentary about them and how The Partridge family was modeled after them. I think they would love to react song which to me has a hippie vibe to it.
Another hippie vibe song from the Cowsills is their cover of "Hair." I was a huge Cowsills fan back in the day.
@@alamc200 I think I was eight years old when I first saw the Cowsills perform "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" on TV. Susan Cowsill and I are the same age, I was so amazed that a kid my age was in a band on TV. Been a Cowsills fan ever since then.
@@sourisvoleur4854 Other good songs they have are "We Can Fly" and "Love American Style".
that "little guy" is none other than the phenomenal Donny Osmond...the love of my life.
The "Little Guy" is a Vegas star to this day and has starred on Broadway (not long ago). He is still a star and bringing in crowds. He opened the very first episode of The Masked Singer and blew away everyone!
The Osmonds were one of the greatest family singing group. Right in there with the Jackson 5.
Didn't they copy the Jackson 5?
Actually the Osmonds started singing in 1958 and Jackson 5 started in 1964.
@@blackblake3658 osmonds came first
They started way before the Jackson's but in this video they were definitely trying to be like the Jackson 5.
@@sarahmartin2968 Correct, they started singing in the 50s, barbershop quartet style. They were a family if Mormons in Utah. They should their style and sound after the Jacksons. Look at the dance moves, style and Motown sound and tell me where in Utah they picked that up?
The Osmonds were so popular they had a Saturday morning Cartoon. This song was Number 1 for 5 weeks.
They were regulars on the Andy Williams show,later on their sister Marie who became a country music singer age 13, began making duet lps with Donny and they at the ages of 18 and 16 became the youngest hosts of a variety show . Jay Osmond the drummer has produced a musical about the band.
I loved hearing you describe Donny Osmond as “the little guy”. He was SUCH a heartthrob. He’s had a long career in music, married to the same woman for more than 40 years, and I think they’ve got like 5 kids. You could do the Osmond sister Marie on Female Friday.
I suggest Marie's solo hit on the country charts, "Paper Roses," and duo hit with Dan Seals, also on the Country and Western charts, "Meet Me in Montana."
Yes--- please have Marie Osmond on female Friday "PAPER ROSES!!"
@@laurogarza4953 Yes! I vote for PAPER ROSES by Marie Osmond! I think she was in her early teens when she recorded that song! Lovely voice Marie Osmond!
I think there was eight in the family. Jimmy Osmond was the youngest.
@@ladylynnmaree there 9 children total...7 performers. The older 2 were born with severe hearing loss
The Osmonds, along with The Jackson 5, were everything back in the day. If you’ve ever seen Mulan, Donny (the little guy) sings “I’ll Make a Man out of You” - one of my favorite songs from that movie. He was the most popular of the group and still active in show biz.
Little guy is Donny Osmond. Donny & Marie had a variety show in the 1970's. She sang Paper Roses.
My sister stood in line outside the Apollo theatre in Glasgow,Scotland for 2 days to get tickets for their show. We couldn’t hear anything due to the hysterical screaming.
Fun fact: Donny won Dancing With The Stars a few years ago when he was in his 50s. He danced rings around the younger contestants and had more energy than most of them. You can probably find some clips on RUclips.
Did you guess him, before the reveal, on Masked Singer? I did. That's how huge my crush was on him. I knew him right off the bat. Even my kids were surprised. lol
The brothers are Alan, Merrill (the older lead guy) Wayne, Jay and Donny (the young lead) They performed for many years as the Osmonds. One of my favs is called "Yo-Yo" they really do a work-out dancing to that song. What is so amazing is that was 52 years ago!!!!!! Another rockin' one is "Down By The Lazy River" Their sister Marie came up and soon Donny and Marie were paired together, got their own show but all the Osmonds were featured on the show, including the youngest brother Jimmy, who is a few years younger than Marie. Eventually, Donny did his own solo thing and so did Marie...and the Osmonds did their own thing. Marie had a hit song at the age of 13 called "Paper Roses" (and she does NOT sound like a 13 Yr old!) I would like to challenge you guys to now react on the Osmonds much later in their career...also a solo of Donny's as well...to see them now. Donny is doing shows today in Vegas. The older brothers are now...well older and are not able to do much touring due to health issues. The Osmond brothers have the best harmonies ever. I hope you will give them a try through all stages of their career. ONe of my recent favorites of Donny's is "Whenever You're In Trouble"...he wrote it about one of his sons (well, all of them I guess) A good one to listen to of the brothers in later career is "He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother" its a cover of the Hollies but they do it so well.
Don't forget little Jimmy joined the group when he got old enough
Huh? My recollection is that "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was the flip side of the single "One Bad Apple" in 1970! At the very least, it was another song (along with "One Bad Apple") on their first pop album, *Osmonds.*
@@oliverbrownlow5615 I just meant them singing that song in their later years...showing they still got it!
Andy Williams introduced the four older Osmond brothers on his variety show, and Donny made his first appearance on the show, too. They are Mormon, eldest to youngest: Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny all performed on Williams' shows, esp the Xmas shows. Then Marie and Jimmy came along. Donny and Marie had their own variety show, and while Jimmy, Alan, and Wayne retired due to health reasons. They had a compound in Ogden, Utah, very close-knit family. Donny still performs in Vegas and he's on Facebook.
Donny Osmond who is now 65 and still performing. He and Michael just a year apart were two of the biggest idols, and life long friends
Just saw Donnie last night. Terrific show.
Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” and “Puppy Love” were all over the radio back in the day.
Do you remember when L.A.’s Rick Dees of KHJ radio played Puppy Love over & over & over .. all day long?? I loved it 😍
Individually, my favorite is Jay, the drummer who did the group's choreography. As a group...the original four singing brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay).
My heart just melted! I still have their albums. That is Donny Osmond…lots of good solo songs too. They had a cartoon show on Saturdays, and then their sister sang also.
Donny Osmond went on to be a Super Star on his own. He and his sister Marie had a variety show.
Donny Osmond is the nicest of the brothers. He is humble sweet, and he was also on Dancing with the Stars. His sister Marie is also famous, but not the kindest person. Yes personal experience , lived in the same town they grew up in.
Donny was the "little one". He released a single later as an adult called Soldier Of Love and it was great. The members are Alan (born 1949), Wayne (1951), Merrill (the lead singer, 1953), Jay (1955) and Donny (1957). My favorite was Wayne...beautiful bass voice and I'm a sucker for deep voices LOL. They all play multiple instruments and have fantastic harmonies.
Donny was the heart-throb of the group. He was constantly on the cover of all the teen magazines. The Osmonds were basically the white version of the Jackson 5. This song came out in 1970. Then in 1971 the hit "Go Away, Little Girl" came out. Then "Puppy Love" came out in the spring of 1972. It was a huge hit with us pre-teen girls!! By the fall of 1972, a Saturday morning CARTOON came out, called "The Osmonds"!
Little sister Marie Osmond had a big hit in 1973 with "Paper Roses". Then Donny & Marie teamed up for the duet "I'm Leaving It Up to You" in 1974. In 1976, as teenagers, Donny & Marie got their own musical show on Friday night prime-time, which lasted for over 3 years. They sang "I'm a Little Bit Country, I'm a Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll" every week and showcased their individual talents.
Once the 1980's came, the Osmonds were considered old-fashioned and un-cool, especially with their Mormon background. But Donny & Marie hosted an afternoon talk-show in the late 1990's. Since then, Marie does commercials for Nutri-System, and Donny appeared on "The Masked Singer" as The Peacock in 2019.
Nice summary! He has also stared in musicals on Broadway, in London, Canada etc. currently he is performing at Harrah’s in Las Vegas thru May. His act has been namedBest Show, Best Headliner and Best Singer in Las Vegas.
So many girls my age wore purple socks because that's what Donny liked!
This is one of the best performances to have reviewed. Not only are the Osmonds an amazing singing group, but the dance moves are so tight in this one, including the spot where they jump in the air. It also doesn’t look like any of the moves are repeated throughout it The Jackson 5 was originally offered this song, but chose the song ABC instead. Michael Jackson’s hit song “Ben” was actually written for Donny Osmond to perform, but since he was on tour, it was given to Michael Jackson instead.
Been an Osmond fan since they were on Andy Williams in the 60s. They have been performing together since before “the little guy”, Donny, was born. Donny is STILL performing in Vegas. Has the #1 show. They were the original boy band. The oldest performer was Alan. When this video was made in 1971 he was 22. Wayne was 20, Merrill (the other lead singer here and the main singer of the group) 18, Jay (my heartthrob and the group’s choreographer) 16 and Donny was not quite 14.
This was their first pop hit, and although it is Uber famous it isn’t their most famous. That would be “Crazy Horses” with Jay on lead.
Donny has had a huge solo career that continues today, as does their only sister, Marie, who is two years younger than Donny. The youngest, Jimmy, was also a performer with hit records. They have two older brothers who are deaf. Donny and Marie hosted a variety show in the 70s for three years. Before that, there was a Saturday morning cartoon featuring the brothers. They’ve also had many other tv shows. Merrill is performing his last few shows before he retires. Jay just finished a run of a musical he wrote and produced about the Osmonds in UK that was a huge hit. Wayne and Alan retired for health reasons several years ago, as did Jimmy. Marie just did a bunch of shows on the east coast for Christmas.
The family is also pretty famous for co-founding the Children’s Miracle Network, which has raised billions of dollars for families with sick children. Marie has been the face of CMN for decades.
Pretty please try “Crazy Horses”. A song they wrote. you will also love their “Love Me For A Reason” and “Down by the Lazy River”. All of these songs have very different sounds. The brothers were so talented! They all play so many different instruments and so so many musical styles. You will be very glad you explored there!
Gotta look into Donny Osmond. From Mulan, to the Masked Singer to Broadway, etc. Just saw him and Marie do a Christmas concert before co*id. They are still fabulous!
Donny was THE heartthrob! My first crush! So glad you all checked this out!
Loved this! When I was a child, I used to wake up early on Saturday morning to watch the Osmonds and Jackson 5 cartoons. This was the theme song for the Osmonds. Happy memories.
Yes!!!
Me, too! And watched The Monkees on Sunday morning TV. And The Archies cartoon. The 70s were full of music-related shows, now that I think about it. Josey and the Pussycats, variety shows, probably a lot more I'm forgetting.
The Osmonds were HUGE ! Donny "little guy" is still performing, he's a fantastic singer. The Osmonds Show, Donny and Marie had their own show. Talented family
The Osmonds have been performing for over 50+ years and are still awesome! Most of them have retired now, so seeing videos of them performing or just listening to them sing brings moisture to my eyes. I'm 72 years old and became a fan since their first appearance on The Andy Williams Show. Please...more reactions to the Osmonds!
OMG you need to check out Osmonds Crazy Horses
The "littlest one", Donny Osmond, has been a superstar his whole life. Now 65 years old, he has a residency at Harrah's Las Vegas, won Dancing with the Stars years ago, was on the Masked Singer and almost won. For many years he had a Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo hotel where he performed with his sister Marie.
If you've ever seen Weird Al's video for White and Nerdy, Donny Osmond (the little guy) is the guy dancing behind Al. The Osmonds were huge and very talented for decades. From barbershop to Broadway, a little bit country and a little bit rock-and-roll. Very talented.
The Osmonds were so popular in the 1970's. My Aunt (we're only 10 yrs apart) had Donny's posters on her wall and I had the Donny and Marie dolls!! Years later in the 80's he released a new song called Soldier of Love. He was featured on our local radio station in Dallas as a "Mystery Artist" to promote the song, and they allowed the listeners to call in. I got through and spoke to the DJ and Donny, told them about my Aunt. Next thing you know, she was on the phone with her teen idol! He was so gracious to both of us. Loved your reaction to this song.
Oh, how cool is that!! Love that you told them about her and they (or you?) got her on the phone to talk with him! Fantastic story!
About time someone give the Osmonds some love.
I started watching the Osmond Brothers on the Andy Williams show when I was 4. I have loved Donny for 55 years! He is so talented & burns up the stage in Las Vegas today. He is also very kind to starstruck women who can barely speak when they meet him (as I can say from personal experience). Search for his latest release called "Who". He's still the absolute best!
Love it! This song was huge! Loved their variety hour show! They were all over the teen magazines along with David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman and the Jackson 5! It was the best time to grow up!
I had Donny plastered on my walls. The first for me was Davy Jones, then came Bobby Sherman, David Cassidy and Donny Osmond. Bought 16 and Tiger Beat magazines for my posters. You're right, it was the best time to grow up. I was 12 in 1971 when this song came out.
Everybody reacts to One Bad Apple, but they are so diverse in their music. Their album The Plan is phenominal, along with the Crazy Horses album. The "little guy" is Donny, who is still going strong, with his own show in Vegas, after having spent 11 years there with his sister Marie. They started as regulars on the Andy Williams tv show in 1962.
Very true, I often think most of the stuff we see is not the best of their material. Amazingly talented as children as a BSQ and almost unknown as a true rock band where the four brothers really wanted to be (ie The Plan) And the best part is they gave the music establishment ie Rolling Stone Magazine the middle finger for over 50 years. As i said above, watch any video where they are not wearing jumpsuits or costumes and you'll see them at their freest and IMO best
Donny Osmond (little guy) was on the masked singer a few years ago……fabulous performer….he was the peacock😍
Donnie has true staying power and is still performing, as far as I know. He played Joseph on Broadway in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. Your girls would love that! He and his sister Marie had a variety show that was wildly popular in the mid to late 70s.
I was shocked at how my heartbeat perked up when Donny came on in Joseph! All those years and a husband between there, and he still does it for me.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure he was on "The Masked Singer" in the early seasons in the US, won "Dancing With the Stars", starred on Broadway in "Joseph" as Rich mentioned. There is probably video on RUclips of that. I mostly remember him from the Donny and Marie show in the 70s (with his sister). He had a big comeback in the late 1980s with a song called "Soldier of Love" after being considered "uncool" by many people in the 80s and 90s.
Actually, as far as I can tell, Donny never played *Joseph* on Broadway. He played it in Toronto in 1992, and toured the U.S. with it, including a very long engagement in Chicago, and he stars in the video that was made based on that production. But I believe he has appeared on Broadway only three times: in *Little Johnny Jones* (1982), as Gaston in Disney's *Beauty and the Beast* in 1994, and with Marie in their show *A Broadway Christmas* (2010).
@@oliverbrownlow5615 You are probably right. Thanks for the clarification - I should have said "The broadway show" but I'm sure a million other people mentioned it, as well.
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@@jeanmiller2747 Yes, and they all said he did it "on Broadway." I didn't mean to criticize you particularly. Just wanted to set the record straight.
Donny was the BOMB!! Was so in love with him. They had a cartoon show, too. Their popularity spanned generations. And still perform today. Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, and Donny. Donny was the break out heart throb, as he matured. Yes, you can't think of the 70s without the Osmond Brothers
UNFORTUNATELY, THE OSMOND BROTHERS AS AN ACT, HAVE RETIRED RECENTLY BUT SOME OF THE YOUNGER ONES HAVE CONTINUED PERFORMING INDIVIDUALLY. THEY WERE FANTASTIC PERFORMERS IN THEIR DAY. PROUD AND HAPPY TO TALK ABOOUT THEIR FAMILY VALUES THAT MADE THEM STAND APART FROM A LOT OF THE OTHER GROUPS OF THAT ERA. THEY WERE QUICK TO EXPLAIN THAT IT WAS THEIR LDS FAITH THAT KEPT THEM CLEAN AND HEALTHY, KEEPING THEIR ENERGY HIGH NATURALLY SO THEY COULD PERFORM AT THE CRAZY PACE THEY DID ONSTAGE! 🥰
Don't forget the youngest Osmond... Jimmy! "Long haired lover from Liverpool" he still holds the record, he was the UK's youngest person to reach #1 in the UK Charts! Or at Christmas : Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. (and you have the right to believe).
And on the flipside of that was their cover of He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother, my favorite Osmond song. Merrill really is a terrific singer, and does that song justice!
The Donny and Marie Show was a variety show. They did songs and skits. It had ice dancers too. They would have lots of famous guests as well. Their Christmas show would feature the whole family, even their parents. Marie was nominated for her 1st Grammy when she was about 14. Talented family.
The names are Alan, Wayne, Merrill (the first one to sing), Jay (does most of their choreography), Donny (the little guy), then sister Marie, and Jimmy. Two older brothers Virl and Tom are hearing impaired and are seen performing mostly on the family specials.
My first concert... when I was 7. That was 50 years ago. I started crying because the girls were screaming so loud. My mother dragged me along because she was taking my sister and her friends. They actually started out with the older boys when they were even younger as a barbershop quartet, quite a bit before the Jacksons.
I remember my dad took my little sister and her friends to see them around that time. He did not enjoy it at all, lol. He said all you could hear was the kids screaming. I was several years older and was into all the hippie rock by then, so never cared for the osmonds, but they definitely have their place. Donny did a song with the great Jeff Beck (RIP)at one point, so he gets points for that.
You have to do “Down By the Lazy River “, “Yo-Yo”, “Crazy Horses” by the Osmonds or at least check these songs out. I’m so glad you finally listened to one of their songs. 😊
All the ones I was going to suggest also. I have to add one slowed down song....He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. Even though it's a cover of the Hollies' song, the Osmonds really put such heart behind it too. It's one of my favorites.
@@dreafields6965 absolutely! Love their harmonies on that song probably more so than the hollies especially when Marie joins them.
I'm the same age as Donny and remember Osmond mania very well. In fact, I saw them in concert at the state fair in '72 only because the girl I had a "puppy love" (Osmond reference bonus points) crush on at the time wanted to go (I can't for the life of me remember her name now 😄). It was not cool for a boy to like the Osmonds back then so I had to act like I wasn't impressed at their show, but I was. They could do it all, sing, dance, tell jokes, whatever, and all the while act like it was all new and fun to them (they did two shows a day). It was a great, high energy show, or at least what little I heard of it over the screaming of thousands of teenage girls. My ears are still ringing.
Oh my goodness, I’m shocked you reacted to the Osmond Brothers! I loved them when I was a little girl. Donny was my favorite. You should listen to his songs when he grew to adulthood, like Soldier of Love and Any Dream Will Do. He also starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, based on the Bible story. You’d enjoy it, it’s got great music!
I have to let you both know that Donnie Osmond is a triple threat and know. as a prodigy. He's obviously a great singer, but also has acted and was a magician. He won awards for stage acting and his music and really is super talented in everything he's ever tried. There are not many triple threats but he's definitely one of the earlier ones.
They were soooooo big back in the day. My sister had this song on a 45, and I loved listening to it. Years later, around 2015 or so, I was a stagehand. Worked the Donny and Marie Christmas show. After the load in, I was standing on the stage, just chilling in case someone needed something. Kinda short guy walked past carrying a backpack, and as he passed me, he nodded and said "how's it going?". Took me a second to realize it was actually Donny himself!
I told my sister later what happened, and that he spoke to me. There was a pause, and she said "He did not!!!". The fangirl came out, which was really surprising!
BTW, I heard him on SIriusXM a few years ago. He told a lot of stories about hanging out with his friend Mike. And how they were driving someplace once, and Mike asked if he wanted to hear the album he was about to drop. Donny said after listening he told Mike "This 'Thriller' album is gonna be huge! It's a masterpiece!"
They had some incredible synchronicity in life. Same age, same birth order (I think), their moms were the same age when they were born, etc.
Donny osmond is still a heartrob today
The four oldest brothers started as a quartet - Alan, Wayne, Merrill, and Jay. They were joined on this record by Donny, who achieved great success as a solo artist and as a duet with his sister Marie. (It kind of became a running joke that they had the brightest smiles in the whole world.) The youngest brother, Jimmy, also became part of the group. The two oldest brothers in the family, Virl and Tom, were never part of the group because they had hearing impairments since birth. Imagine what it must have been like for Marie Osmond, growing up in a house as the only girl with EIGHT brothers!
I used to have a bedroom wall-papered with Osmond white teeth. 😂
there are actually two older brothers, Tom and Virl, both born with severe hearing loss.
The youngest Donnie was my heartthrob when I was a preteen. Went to their concert for my 13th birthday.
This is definitely the pop side of the Osmonds. Any tune off their "Crazy Horses" album is fire! Not a lot of people know that the Osmonds can really rock but that album proves it. Donny (the "little one") had his own solo stuff such as "Pupply Love," "Lonely Boy," "Sweet and Innocent," "C'Mon Marianne," and "Go Away Little Girl." They were HUGE!! Jimmy and Marie also had their own solo stuff. Donny and Marie had their own variety show. The Osmonds even had their own cartoon.
They are definitely very talented. I like "Crazy Horses" and "Double Loving" (an older hit) and "Let Me In"...that song really shows off their harmonies. I live about 2 miles from FAME studio where they did their earliest stuff.
The plan
I used to play "Crazy Horses" for people and ask them to identify the band. It was always hilarious when I revealed, "It's the Osmonds!"
@@vincentp149 know doubt.
When you grow up in that era with sisters you know who the Osmonds are. Merle had a hell of a rock and roll voice
@vincentp149 I love the entire album. "Hey Mr Taxi" is awesome!
Donnie Osmond is the young lead singer. The Osmonds were a musical family and took the opportunity to cash in on the craze created by the Jackson Five. Donnie was the primary heart-throb just like Michael was for the Jacksons. Later, Donnie and his sister Marie were an act to compete with the Carpenters. They had a TV show.
Donnie and Marie went on in their adult years to also have a talk show for a short time, and their music director was Paul Peterson, better known to the Prince community as St. Paul, who was in The Time and then lead singer of The Family, a group Prince started in the mid 80s.
Sorry but The Osmonds began performing on the Andy Williams Show in 1962 and the Jackson 5 began performing in 1969
Donny's sister, Marie doing Nutisystem Commercials for awhile. Donny is doing hosting or judging on talent shows such as Masked Singer. Donny is in Weird Al's "White Nerdy" video. Donny's family, Osmonds are big family with 9 siblings with 7 in entertainment business.
Donny and Michael presenting at the American Music Awards back in the day.
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@@tammyepperson4800 The Osmonds may have technically been performing longer, but they definitely became the act everyone knows them for as a direct result of the Jackson 5 craze. This is a known fact.
Osmonds and Jacksons were both families with 9 kids, Donny and Michael were both the 7th kid, they were friends.
The other lead singers were the middle brother in both groups Merrill for the Osmonds, Jermaine for the Jacksons.
Older Donny Osmond had a comeback of sorts in 89 . Soldier of Love & Sacred Emotion were released without his name being told to radio stations , afraid they would not give his music a chance if they knew it was Donny. It worked ! Soldier of love hit #2 on the charts.
My Favorite Osmonds song though was one called Yo-Yo its a funky disco vibe from them .
On female friday you should give their little sister Marie Osmond a listen she has a great voice also Paper Roses was her big hit Have a blessed day Guys !
“Yo Yo” was another monster hit for the Osmonds.
They are all brothers, plus one sister. Donny & Marie had their own variety show, but the Osmonds also had a cartoon seen every Saturday morning, and, of course, the many Osmond family specials, including one done in England with the Queen present. I have seen the Osmond Brothers several times which included Las Vegas and the state fairs. PLEASE...MORE OSMONDS! Check out their early days when they were regulars on The Andy Williams Show. That's when i fell in love with them!
The Osmonds were so huge in the 70s. They were on every fan magazine and every top 100 list for years. Once, so many fans showed up at Heathrow airport in London to greet their plane that a balcony broke under the weight of the crowd, sending folks to the hospital!
Yep, I remember that incident. Luckily, no one died.
They were called the "one take Osmonds" because they practiced and perfected until when they were on TV they only needed one take during taping. Alan, Wayne, and Jay sang mostly sang backup, Merrill and Donny (little man) lead. Their early works were pop, but as they got older, they progressed into rock. Marie, their sister began as a country singer. They are very talented although many of them are retired now (in their upper 60's to low 70'....gee, makes me feel old!!!) Merril, Donny and Marie continue to perform.
Youngest brother Jimmy was still performing, onstage in London in a production of Peter Pan (he played Hook) as recently as 2018, when he had a stroke. I did a fairly quick google search on him and have only been able to find that he's recuperating well, but no information on if he's back to performing.
My parents took my brother and me with them to see Donny and Marie Osmond perform some time around 1978.
During the show, Donny and Marie went down the aisles to give people high fives. We were seated almost all the way in the back. Donny Osmond came all the way up and shook my hand or gave me a high five.
That left a big impression on me.
Early boy band sensation! Incredible harmonies … gotta hear them sing ‘He ain’t heavy/he’s my brother and ‘the way we were’. Amazingly had a couple of rock singles ‘hold her tight’ and ‘crazy horses’. Sooo many as group and individuals including Marie Osmond.
I've seen those videos where they Rocked out.they sounded good
Oh, their names were Alan, Merrill, Wayne, Jay and Donny. There's, as I mentioned below, that there's a younger brother Jimmy and a sister Marie and then there are two older brothers who didn't perform as they were hearing impaired. The brothers originally started performing to help earn money to help pay for the medical needs of those brothers.
They are Mormons and their parents were strict and ran their work ethic and they worked hard.
"Little man", Donny Osmond had a big solo hit in the late 80s that y'all might enjoy, "Soldier of Love." He definitely became the breakout start of the brothers back in the day. My cousin had such a crush on him when he was a teenager, she had posters all over her walls.
You have to listen to their song "Like a Yo-yo" There were actually 9 Osmond children, 8 sons and one daughter. The two eldest sons, Tom and Virl were both born deaf...the next 5 sons, Wayne, Alan, Merril, Jay and Donny made up the group "The Osmonds". Their only sister, Marie went on to sing several country chart hits. Then the final child, again a boy, Jimmy joined on to the group for some songs near the end of their group music career. Donny was the only one other than Marie to have a single career. Donny and Marie are both appearing in Las Vegas with success. Yes, they had their own producing studio in Provo Utah and they had the Donny and Marie Variety show, which was a success in the 70' and 80's. As far as voices, I thought Merril had the best rock voice, even though Donny sky rocketed due to his looks and vocal ability. They are a really super family, nice people and my sister actually dated one of the band members back in the 80's. These guys are legit talented...they sang, danced, had a successful recording career, variety show, and played a huge variety of musical instruments......you have to deep dive into who they are and what they produced......you will be amazed.
Thanks for this! I just learned alot!!
YES! I agree, Merril Osmond had the best rock voice, he rocked out that song "Down by the Lazy River" when I watched them sing it live on stage on a video taken at a Ohio concert!
Merrill definitely has been overlooked as the front man for the Osmonds.
Donny with all his cute kinda over shadowed Merrill.
Without Merrill, the Osmonds aren't the Osmonds.
Completely agree about Merrill. He was my favorite singer in the group. It was a shame that he got overshadowed by Donny.
I grew up watching Donny and Marie (born 1970, so the year The Osmonds performed this song One Bad Apple, lol). I haven't paid too much attention visually to the group The Osmonds over the years (just heard them on the radio), so I was so surprised watching this video that Merrill looks exactly like what Donny would look like as an adult; for a second, I thought, how is Donny older than that kid performing with them? Then I realized Donny was the kid! Lol. They'd be twins if they weren't born 4 years apart. X)
Donny Osmond (the little guy) did an in depth interview with Piers Morgan. You can find it on here. It’s really worth watching to learn more about him. He is a really great guy. He also talks about how they ended up with One Bad Apple and the Jackson 5 got the hit song ABC. Ben was originally meant for Donny but MJ ended up doing it. Both the Osmonds and the Jackson 5 had cartoons on Saturday mornings. One followed the other in the lineup. Such a fun part of my growing up!
"One Bad Apple" was written by George Jackson, a staff songwriter at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Osmonds were a young family group from Ogden, Utah, and made a name for themselves performing at Disneyland and on The Andy Williams Show. When they signed with MGM records in 1970, the label sent them to FAME in an effort to duplicate the success of The Jackson 5. George Jackson had written this song with The Jackson 5 in mind, and with production by FAME owner Rick Hall and vocals by 13-year-old Donny Osmond, it sounded very much like a Jackson 5 record. It performed like one too, spending five weeks at #1 in the US.
Rodney Hall, who took over operations at FAME from his dad, told Songfacts how Rick discovered The Osmonds: "My dad heard them in Vegas. Mike Curb flew him out there to see them and said, 'I'm not going to tell you who it is, because you won't go if I tell you who it is,' because they'd done The Andy Williams Show, but they hadn't had a hit or a big record. So he flew out there and he dug 'em and decided to cut them like the Jackson 5. He told George to write them a Jackson 5 song and that was it. I've heard the rumor that Barry Gordy sent my dad a Western-Union that said, 'Stop stealing my f--king music.'"
(Songfacts.com)
True that! And wasn't there a song recorded by MJ that was supposed to have been a DO song? Maybe Ben??? I've heard them joke about getting each other's songs. Fun times, the 70s 😄
How interesting!! THANKS for sharing 👍 😊
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@@debbienewton909after reading your response I did some digging around, you are right. Ben was written for Donny. The studio needed the song recorded ASAP but the Osmonds were touring so they got MJ to record the song. In the article Donny said he thought it was funny that he sang a Puppy (love) song and MJ sang a song about a rat.
The Jackson 5, later The Jacksons, and The Osmonds were both killing it then. Donny and Micheal were both so talented. Donny went on to Broadway and later recorded again. In the 90's, his hits Soldier of Love and Sacred Emotion are both worth a watch and a review. Enjoy.
Donny has said that he and Michael were friends throughout their lives. And his song Soldier of Love was played anonymously for weeks when it first came out, because the DJ knew that if he said who was singing, he would be laughed out of the business. But people loved the song and kept calling in and requesting it, and eventually he was able to reveal it was Donny.
The song is by Motown writers. They offered it to the Jackson 5, but Joe Jackson said no. They offered it to the Osmonds and they said yes.
I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Osmonds and was completely in love with Donny haha. Their nickname was the “One Take Osmonds”.
Donny Osmond, the youngest brother here, was one if my huge crushes. He was 13 when this hit #1 in 1971. Later that year his solo song *Go Away Little Girl* hit #1 just before his 14th birthday. He made his first appearance on the Andy Williams show at age 5.
Michel Jackson and Donny were friends since they were about the same age and somewhat isolated by their youth from their brothers and others in the music industry.
By the way, Donny is still singing in Vegas.
LOVE them!! Went to a Donny & Marie concert a few years ago and they were STILL TOP TIER! Lends🥰
So cool to see you cover the Osmonds. Merrill was the lead singer, and just retired this year. The little one is Donny Osmond and he has 65 albums, and has a hit show in Vegas right now. The brothers are, in order of age, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, and Donny. They also have a little brother named Jimmy who was not in this act yet but had a solo career of his own and was the first to get a gold record.
Donny later had a solo career, and also a partnership with his sister, Marie. Donny and Marie had not one but two TV shows, and they also had a long running show in Vegas. The Osmonds as a main group toured world wide, had a cartoon back in the 70's, and caused mania in England. They wrote many of their own songs, and went from Pop to Rock & Roll to country. They were huge.
I was a Donny girl, as I was only 8 years old when One Bad Apple came out. His early hits were Go Away LIttle Girl and Puppy Love, and his most recent album is called Start Again, which came out in 2021. Marie is still entertaining, still on Tour, and Jay put out a musical that was a big hit in the UK over the past year and is coming to Canada and the US soon, hopefully. They have fans that have been loyal to them for a lifetime, so you've made a lot of people happy by posting this.
Another song I really like Donny Osmond sang is "I'll make a man out of you" from the Disney movie Mulan.
For a reference you'd probably get Donny Osmond is the singing voice of Li Shang from Mulan!
The little guy is Donny Osmond. The Osmonds were a lot like the Jackson Five, both families had nine kids. The Jacksons had 6 boys and 3 girls, while the Osmonds had 8 boys and 1 girl. Both acts started with 5 boys and a younger brother later joined each group. And of the original 5 members of each group, both Donny and Michael were the youngest and had the most success.
Born less than a year apart, Donny and Michael were friends and often compared to each other. Now that I think about it, their whole careers are very similar. The Jacksons had popularity through the seventies and eighties, The Osmonds lasted throughout the seventies. Of the brothers, Michael was the biggest star and Donny was biggest of the Osmonds. Both families had one daughter stand out and make it big; for the Osmonds it was Marie, she was a country singer, and of course for the Jacksons it was Janet. Also, both families had a Varity Act in Vegas, TV Varity shows, and Saturday morning cartoons.
Donny and Marie had a verrry successful act in Vegas and a TV show both called, "Donny and Marie." And they had a hit song called, "I'm a Little Bit Country and I'm a Little Bit Rock and Roll."
Donny had two hit songs in 1989, one called, "Sacred Emotion," and the other called, "Soldier of Love." He also sang, "I'll Make a Man Out of You," from the Disney movie, "Mulan." Donny also won season 1 of The Masked Singer as The Peacock. He had an outstanding Broadway career including being Joseph in, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Today, Donny is working in Vegas still, doing his own show as well as one with his sister Marie.
They are the 5 performing brothers of a family of 9 Mormons from Utah! They had two older brothers who are profoundly deaf and a younger sister Marie who had her own singing career and the youngest of the nine was Jimmy who had a singing career that was huge in Japan! Donny and Marie had a variety show also in the 70's!
The Osmond brothers were formed into a barbershop quartet in hopes of buying hearing aids and other expenses, for their two older deaf brothers. The had great harmonies-and made the youngest, Jay, do some cute bits of trying to keep up. The just walked around Disneyland and performed, when they were spotted by Andy Williams’s father, who suggested his son put them on his show. He did-they were a hit, and later Donnie was introduced, and then he became the star.
Not so much natural musical talents, they had to learn to play the piano in a week, to ice skate, among other dances, songs and harmonies, and everything was live on tv.
Donnie couldn’t even read, but he had to perform it all perfectly.
Later, he had panic attacks, and they struggled in business and their relationships.
The 4 original brothers were pushed to the side, however, and it was not always a happy life, for any of them. Still, they were wonderful, and am so glad they are being remembered.
Donnie is very talented and stood out and he is still performing, I believe in Lost Wages, I mean Las Vegas!