🎵 The Association - Along Comes Mary REACTION
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These guys are so underrated. Their songs and harmonies are unmatched.
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Windy", "Cherish" and "Never My Love"!!
You can add a few more good songs to your list. 1) Everything That Touches You 2) Enter The Young 3) No Fair At All
4) Requiem For The Masses 5) Six Man Band (Note: Very good last hit song from late '68).
Hell yeah, all three of those are bangers
The studio versions... the songs were magnificently produced. This live version is much too treble-y.
No Doubt!
Those are real good songs…go get em!
I was born in 1970, and when I was 3-4 years old, I constantly asked my father to play his record of their greatest hits. He later told me he had wanted to break the vinyl record. To this day, listening to the Association brings up good memories.
Great group from the 60's...harmonies unmatched...
The smothers brothers. Talk about taking me back. Easy to understand vocals and great harmonies. Straight up rock and roll. 🤟🤟👍
Beware of Hiawatha!
Y'all have to play one of their biggest hits Never My Love. Beautiful harmonies in that one, one of my all-time favorite ballads. 🎼🎵🎶🎼
Truth. I especially like the way they prounounced, "Love" each in the lyrics, with emphasis.
For the younger viewers... Back in the Dark Ages of the 1930s thru the 70s, most electronics were powered by vacuum tubes -- similar to what you see with a light bulb, but much skinnier. The development of the "transistor" in the late 1950s (what is now called a computer chip) allowed much smaller TVs and radios to be built -- so much so that you could actually carry a small radio the size of a pack of cigarettes' around with you. Japan developed a cheap and easy method of producing transistor chips, and started in dominating the market for cheap electronics. At that time the label "Made in Japan" was stuck on all products coming from there, and tended to note items that were cheap and often poorly made (although that really applied more to the 1950s, as by the early 70s they pretty much had their manufacturing act together quite well.)
Larry Ramos was the Asian in the band, and no, he was not from Japan. He was born in Hawaii to parents who immigrated there from the Philippines. Prior to the Association, Larry played and sang in the New Cristy Minstrels with Barry McGuire. Larry really was a pioneering face amoung rock and pop groups. Didn't see many Asians up on TV performing hit songs.
Many people interpreted this as a paean to marijuana, which is also known as "Mary Jane." They were probably right. The song was produced by Bones Howe, who would later work on most of the hits for the 5th Dimension. Howe spoke with Bruce Pollock for the book By the Time We Got to Woodstock: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Revolution of 1969. Writes Pollock:
Breaking in with the pot-coded ode "Along Comes Mary," the Association had a long and troubled association with drugs a lot harder than Mary Jane. Bass player Brian Cole overdosed on heroin in 1972. "In the '60s drugs were everywhere," Bones said. "As a producer you had to find ways of getting around that. You'd work in the daytime not at night. If you're working with singers you don't let them have a whole day to laugh and carry on and have a good time and then come in the studio and try to sing. You try to get them at two in the afternoon when they've just gotten up. Most of the time I worked with studio musicians - guys I worked with all the time. I loved what they did and that's why I hired them over and over again and I loved the results we got. I worked with lead sheets, chord sheets, never written arrangements. I made jazz records in the '50s and that was improvised. In the '60s I was improvising with the rhythm section and when I got to the vocal parts we worked out arrangements."
This was the first hit for The Association, who gained a following in Los Angeles, but had a hard time getting a record deal. They signed to a small label called Valiant Records, who were rewarded when this became a hit, and when their follow-up, "Cherish," went to #1.
(Songfacts.com)
You're on the right track....Especially when you consider that the tune was written by Tandyn Almer, who also invented the Tandyn 'Slave-Master', a unique dual operated weed smoking device...
Every time I think that I'm
The only one who's lonely someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend
My time at rhyme and verse and curse those faults in me
And then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
Then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
And does she wanna give me kicks
And be my steady chick and give me pick of memories?
Or maybe rather gather tales from all the
Fails and tribulations no one ever sees?
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch
When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks
Make jokes as who is most to blame today
And then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
Then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
And does she wanna set them free
And let them see reality from where she got her name?
And will they struggle much when told that such
A tender touch of hers will make them not the same?
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch
And when the morning of the warning's passed
The gassed and flaccid kids are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars
And then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
Then along comes Mary
Mary, Mary
And does she wanna see the stains the dead remains
Of all the pains she left the night before?
Or will their wakin' eyes reflect the lies
And make them realize their urgent cry for sight no more?
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch
Sweet as the punch
I was just gonna say that.
Well thank you!
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Saw them in 1968 in southern California when I was in my early 20s. It was a great show.
The words will be a lot easier to decipher on the studio recording. Got to hear "Cherish", "Never My Love", "Windy"....a great rabbit hole.
My first concert! I saw them at the Hollywood Bowl November 19, 1967. Along with The Association was, The Animals, Sopwith Camel, Sunshine Company, The Everly Brothers, and the Who,
At the end of the Who's set, Roger Daltrey said he felt bad because we were getting wet sitting in the rain, next thing I knew their drums and drummer(Keith Moon)ended up in the fountain in front of the stage. It's hard to believe that was 55 years ago.
that Japanese guitarist was the only Asian working in american pop music at the time..he kind of paved the way for future Asians to start playing rock, and i the 70's others would follow in his wake, and start playing American music in thier own countries as well
I believe he's still performing as I recently saw an article on the band. He isn't Japanese. He's Filipino, born in Hawaii to Filipino parents.
June & Jean Millington, also Filipino, fronted an all-female band called The Svelts which opened for groups like The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles & The Youngbloods during this time.
They would later be signed to Reprise Records & renamed Fanny becoming the first all-female band to release an album on a major label.
Larry Ramos, he was Hawaiian and Filipino. He won a Grammy as part of the New Christy Minstrels and then he joined the Association. Great musician and singer. He died in 2014.
Comedian David Steinberg also had a variety show at roughly this time. There is a clip of Crosby Still Nash and Young playing "Down By The River" on the show which is absolute fire. Live on TV. Those were the days.
Brad & Lex, thanks for finally getting to the Association, a very ‘creative and talented’ group of guys putting out fabulous music. For sure, the lyrics are a ‘little challenging’ to understand but, do a search on them and be amazed at the complexity. Another GREAT reaction, thank you!
The Association are an excellent band from the 1960s, known for their rich, layered vocal harmonies. "Along Comes Mary" was their first hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and it was a Top 10 hit, peaking at #7 on July 16, 1966. In all, they had 13 hits on the Hot 100 from 1966-1981, including seven Top 40 hits, five Top 10 hits, and two #1 hits. Here's a list of their Top 40 hits in chronological order:
"Along Comes Mary" (#7 in 1966)
"Cherish" (#1 in 1966)
"Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" (#35 in 1966)
"Windy" (#1 in 1967)
"Never My Love" (#2 in 1967)
"Everything That Touches You" (#10 in 1968)
"Time For Livin'" (#39 in 1968)
I recommend listening to all their Top 10 hits. "Cherish" is a classic love song with a rousing final verse. "Windy" is a song written by folk singer Ruthann Friedmann, with some very cryptic lyrics. "Never My Love" is another classic love song, but has a more melancholy tone than "Cherish." "Everything That Touches You" is more uptempo, much like "Along Comes Mary."
You guys are awesome...fun reaction...
Incredible band. Underrated in my opinion.
Lyrics are hard to catch, always have been.
"Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch"
'Never My Love' is a great song by them
Their best song is the studio version of Never My Love which is an amazing love song but the first time I heard it I thought it was The Beach Boys
Just read the lyrics after all these years. They are a mouthful.
Great psychedeic rock! Association is fire. This is my fave of their songs. I love their anti-war song, Requiem for the Masses.
The Association had lots of great songs. Great band!
these guys were just a part of the great music machine that was happening in the 1960's and 70's. so much great music
God the 😋60's were so much fun. It wàs all about the beats and dancing
Devo must have seen the intro. Song was written by Tandyn Almer whom I met in the late 60s at the Ojai Music Festival.
React to:
"Windy", " Never My Love", "Everything That Touches You".
They were awesome ! One of their songs, Cherish, was voted one of the top songs ever , I highly recommend you react to it. It is a great tune.
The Association still performs today (not all original members). You need to listen to Windy and Never My Love from 1967.
I was 11 when this was released and it was my favorite song of theirs. I used to know all the words and sing along when I heard it on the radio, but not anymore. I haven't heard this song in ages and I guess my 68 year old brain isn't what it used to be. Thanks for reacting to it, but I wish you had done the studio version.
Hope you listen to more of them they have some great songs.
One of my all time favourite 60's tunes. The beginning of this was hilarious. Thanks for covering.
This is the best live version I've ever heard of this.
Actually, it was not live, the introductions were live, but when the song started it was previously recorded, thou you wouldn't know it if I hadn't told you. YOu can see the drummer near the end do some fancy add ins and it is not in what you hear.
@@davidrobinson4486 The vocals are live though, at least the lead vocal. The backing track is the same as the recording but the lead vocal sounds different.
Yeah, hearing the lyrics clearly and understanding their meaning are two completely different things. After over 50 years people still disagree on just what Along Comes Mary was about. It was a very complex song, both lyrically and musically.
The "Made in Japan" guy was Larry Ramos, who was actually Filipino-Hawaiian. Very talented musician and singer. He passed away in 2014.
As a former amateur songwriter myself, I can tell you that this is one of those songs that come along every once in a while that basically writes itself.
No autotunes, just pure talent.
Finally someone is reacting to The Association. One of my favorite bands in the 60s.
My childhood best friend introduced me to The Association; she had an older sister who taught her about the popular songs of the '60s. Their greatest hits album was one of my first. Lots of great songs on it!
This was a massive hit back in the day. They had a lot of others too.
What an amazing band. Always very intelligent lyrics.
They were all over the radio when I was a kid
You should definitely hear the Bloodhound gang version, I'm sure Lex will enjoy it 🤘
Though obviously they weren't able to replicate the harmonic intricacy of the original and so they just ditched it for a completely different basic four chord progression.
A quite successful group late 60s
So much talent back then, great singers. Never my Love is my favorite probably their biggest seller. Cherish and Windy are good songs.
This song had a great dance beat, and would get everyone on the dance floor. Yeah! Groovy, man. lol,lol,lol....
I've got a soft spot for this song, I have never seen the lyrics, and I think I want it to stay vague tbh. The voice is more of an instrument for me, I like having new ways to perceive it over the years, I feel like knowing the lyrics would get in the way 👑💜
I totally get that. Great way of stating it.
Groovy, baby.
Good band, better in the studio then live . Some big hits in the 60s. Nice reaction.
As stated previously, other reactors have the lyrics pulled up on a separate screen so that they can follow along on this type of video. Also, you guys have to be acting, because nobody is this daft. Oscar worthy performance
you are correct....
I love that Brad is already making dad jokes.
This song was recorded by session musician in LA actually, bc producers thought the members of the band are not good enough, and time is money, so only the vocals are from the band.
I was an infant when this song came out. But I remembered it as a young child because it played on the radio up to the late 70's. I don't blame you guys; I really can't understand the lyrics that much either.
I never heard this rendition before. Pretty impressive how they pulled off something so complex on TV back then. Guess that's what makes them professionals. Lex, you nailed the lyrics. Well, that's how I sing it in the car, anyway. Nice job!
Fun reaction
I know the song but never saw this "Smother's Brothers" live show.......awesome
The backing instrumental track is L.A.'s Wrecking Crew. The Association only sang on their recordings!
i love this song i was born 3 years later in 70 lol.
Cascada
A Neverending Dream
Can’t Stop The Rain
Madness
- I love The Association!
- Great band
The precursors of the "Talking Heads" !
Even other band members say those lyrics are super-hard for others to sing. The lead singer here, Jim Yester, wrote the song and still tours with one other original band member. His voice still sounds good!
I liked this song, and “Wendy” (and several others) way more than the 2 sweet love songs most people mention.😊.
But yeah, they were famous for their harmonies, which probably accounts for The Beach Boys resemblance mentioned.
Fun to see a new generation’s reactions to that 60s music!
Probably one of the hardest songs ever to sing
A great group back in the day!
Mary is Marijuana. _"When we met I was sure 'out to lunch' Now my empty cup is as sweet as the punch..."_ He was drunk with friends when someone offered him some marijuana. It was one of the first pop songs praising Marijuana (1966) The other one being Paul McCartney's song of praise to marijuana ("Got To Get You Into My Life") released the same year. Both made references that sounded like they were referring to a girl, but the girl was actually Marijuana...
“Intro-sting” very clever! Thx! I’m gonna use it!
This band had a few hits in the 60's, and their harmonies were great. May I suggest looking up the lyrics of the songs? You can find them on the internet. This song is about a guy whose been fooled by women before, and he's wondering if Mary's affections are real. It's not about drugs as some have ASSUMED.
My favorite song for a while, when I was about 14. Still like it.
These guys just came to my city last year ,still sound just like this lol couldn't understand his voice myself and I know the song
The sound is "Garage band"
On every other block in the early 60's
WOW, I've never seen this video before... thanks kids.😎
I really enjoyed your take on this song. So funny.
They had an outdoor concert in my town. I sat close to the "Made in Japan" guy who was mixing AND wore a mike. The lead singer joked that their "sound guy" was singing along in the audience with the group on stage, and some day they might even turn his mike on.
Actually, you would have been sitting next to Del Ramos, who was the sound guy and also did backing vocals from his sound board. The guy on stage playing guitar (the "Made in Japan" guy in this video) was his brother Larry Ramos. They were actually Filipino-Hawaiians.
This song was sweet as punch
Great pick, I remember when it was played on the radio. If you like this, try Strawberry Alarm clock Incense and peppermints.
All with ties and jackets!
We never knew the words either. 😜
👍❤🤙
A masterpiece of a pop record this is the record that the Beach Boys Brian Wilson wish he had wrote and that the Beach Boys performed
Hal Blaine, the most popular drummer to ever live left his mark on this classic. Here is a list of Hal Blaine songs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recordings_of_songs_Hal_Blaine_played_on
Best rock T-shirt ever produced. No question.
Not an easy song to do but they nailed it live . Even with a bad sound system
You have to love that pothead hippie thing going on then. Weird humour but definitely got the vibe. And along came Mary … Mary Jane that is.
Mom always liked you best!
The lyrics are very complex, but you can find then and after reading them a few times you can in fact keep up with the song, The lead singer, Jim Yester didn't initially intend to to sing the song but he was the only one who could remember the complex lyrics well .I am 68 and never really appreciated this song until the last several years. I am going to see them in N.J. at Cape May on july 16th, The Asian guy has passed, his name was Larry Ramos i believe, Jim has got to be about 84?. looking forward to going!
This version does this song no justice! But back then, the studio versions were only 4 tract recordings, but much better than the live versions for the most part.
My favorite song of theirs is their foray into rock, Six Man Band.
Try "Windy". Saw them at Eastman School of Music decades ago. Amazing band! Every player is a multi-instrumental and great singer. Same era as Beach Boys but my Boys were just better. Thanks.
Yes, please check out the studio version which is much better audio and in stereo as well😮😊
You two dig up some cool songs.
As far as wanting to know what they are saying, if you cannot find a lyrics video (which I know you often do watch), you can always pull up the lyrics online. Some sites even provide notes and interpretation of the lyrics.
pretty sure it's about the trials of everyday life, until "along comes mary 🌿🌿. They had a huge hit slow song called Never My Love. It was one of the most listened to songs of the 60's
Sunshine Rock!
The intro happened and Kraftwerk said, "Yes, let's be that."
When I was a kid in the 60's, I really liked this song but had no idea what it was about. Then I heard a radio DJ explain that "Mary" was slang for marijuana. I bought a teen magazine that had the complete lyrics and I completely got it, the "psychodramas and the traumas..."
Great harmonies like the Beach Boys.
This is a clip from The Smothers Brother Comedy Hour. For the time (1967-1969) was an irreverent show that caused plenty of controversy.
I married Maryjane 5 months after I met her. Been Married for 52 years. It was cool till she had her stroke last year. Now she gets up and yells the cat all morning. I used to smoke all day, now she does and I go right to the whiskey.
"Never My Love" is my favorite by them. Is this clip from Smothers Brothers show?
Check out Windy it was written by a fan
I saw The Association in the late 1980s the Japanese guy was the lead singer then. They were really good.
To this day I have no idea what the lyrics are. Lot better than "Louie Louie" though.
Graduated high school in 66. Big song at dances
Great tutorial to help you understand music. Studio version almost always best. I miss those days of good music and anything goes 💖