That Sixties Music - THE NUMBER ONE HIT FROM A GROUP THAT WASN’T A GROUP
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Published 2024-06-08
All Comments (21)
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Fascinating tidbit of rock and roll history.
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At least this doesnt feature a droning AI narration. Very informative thank you.
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When i saw "Number one hit from a group that wasn't a group" my thoughts turned to Sugar Sugar by The Archies, a song written for The Monkees that they didn't want to go anywhere near...
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In 1971, I backpacked across Europe, staying in Youth Hostels. In Switzerland, I stayed at a Youth Hostel along with a bunch of rowdy guys from Turkey and they were singing a Turkish translation of Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye repeatedly until it got obnoxious. But they wouldn't stop. I never forgot.
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A most interesting "back story"! Thanks for putting this one together! I graduated from High School in 1972, so this song was definitely on my radar when I was a youngster!
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Fascinating. Thanks for the history lesson on what I always thought was a very odd - but catchy - tune.
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That song came out when I was in high school. Always liked it. Your behind-the-scenes expose was really excellent. Thank you.
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That was awesome GT! I knew that song but never had any idea about it's interesting history. Thanks so much for keeping the music of our past alive and well. 👍👍📀📀
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This was the first record that I ever owned. I had received it as a present at my Dad's work's Christmas party when I was ten. I still have it.
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We sang this song at the top of our lungs on the high school football bus trips in the 70’s (when we won!). Great teen tribal bonding song
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Loved it. You are blessed with a grade A broadcast voice as well as excellent articulation and historical story-telling.
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Really good trivia. Always learn something new from your vids. Thanks.
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Love it! Thanks for the memories. We used to play that at our high school football and basketball games, exactly as you describe, back in the early 70s. I even have it in my iTunes library. That said, I never knew any more about the song or the group so your video was a true revelation about one part of my life from so very long ago.
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When I read the thumbnail I knew immediately who and what it was! This is one of my favorite one-hitters! I'll blast it anytime! Btw, years sgo I read an article on the song and it was divulged that during that long percussion outro, one guy was playing beats on the top of a piano bench, lol! I love that 💩!
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I love your backstories. Very interesting every time!
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Very well done. Your research and photos are timeless. Thanks for all of these.
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Paul Leka was a writing genius to have written so many tracks, Green Tambourine is a classic imo.
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Thank you for this informative presentation! I remember this song being so very popular back in the day and had no idea about the interesting back story of how and why it happened.
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Wow they all died fairly young. In 1970 during my junior year in HS a bunch of us used to sing this in the locker room after gym class (quite loudly); that is until we were told to stop because we were disturbing the classes that were across the walkway from the gym. So much fun back then!
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You have the perfect voice for voice overs! I can hear it now... "Tonight on Dateline"
