I couldn't agree more that this is far and away the Turtles' best song; a masterpiece among nuggets of gold. Its soaring harmonies and fabulous chord structures remind me so much of a certain Beach Boys' song that likewise never got a tenth of the credit it deserved: Heroes and Villains. And had I not seen the earlier comments in this thread, I would have thought it inconceivable that The Turtles are not yet in the R&R Hall of Fame. What a profound injustice!
@@brittoverbaugh4035 Good God - look at the groups and singers in there now that have no association with rock music! Growing up in the late 60's, the Turtles influence was large and they were featured on TV shows all the time. Their brand of good-time rock and roll and great vocals by the lead singer stand the test of time.
@@Stevie.C Especially at the end of the second verse, right before the chorus. Exquisite! I remember reading somewhere where lead singer Howard Kaylan never wanted their singles to sound anything like their prior ones. So much creativity and good songwriters back then!
I'm 67 years old. Right there with you. Turtles were one of my favorite bands and this song was so much ahead of its time. WNEW New York would play this song on their "underground FM" show. To me, this blows Happy Together out of the water.
My favorite band of all time has always been The Beatles, but "She's My Girl" by The Turtles has been my favorite song since they released it! Incredible songs, incredible music, amazing vocals, abundant talent... these guys had it all,
I love this song, the harmonies are so wonderful on it. I wish they had music like this today. We really did have the best music and bands in the 60's and 70's. Kids today don't know what real music is.
Has that delightful squeaky clean rain-in-the-park-and-other-things sun drenched psychedelic aura that I so loved about the late '60s. It seems all of The Turtles' tunes were my favorite ... but this one is extra EXTRA special ❤
That bass intro was so great, as it was for a lot of songs from 1967. This song's intro reminds me of a scene from a classic film noir movie, where a detective is walking down a dark, wet city street . . .
I dont know what it is about this video, but it evokes such an intensity of emotion within me. I've always been nostalgic, so I love old music, and this is one of my favorite Turtles songs. I think some of it has to do with the collage of images. I love it!
Tenía como 10 años o más sin escuchar esta magnífica canción 🥹 La escuchaba mucho a vísperas de entrar a la prepa ❤ si en ese tiempo me daba vibes de nostalgia, ahora más :’)
This was on the radio driving (west or east, can't remember) cross-country 1967. To my young ear is was plaintive, the extreme melancholy of Loss. What did I know? It was 20+ years before I heard it again. It still has that leap into the abyss--"We went for a ride..."
Howards vocals reminds me a little of Freddi Mercury's!! This song has some theatrical qualities like Queen's and I always loved it!!! Wish others would amp it and use it as a contemporary cover!!!
I was always thought the Turtles were a bit edgier and this song, for being so seemingly joyous, is a little dark. It always reminded me of The Police's "Every Breath You Take" Not to be revisionist or anything
I was born in 1960. I remember hearing all the songs from that era on the radio, such good music. I still like songs from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, and today, but I think the 60's are the best. The 50's sound wasn't even similar to what you heard in the mid to late 60's (and I like 50's music too)...but the mid to late 60's was such a creative time, and such a unique sound. I think the creativity of the Beatles (having the freedom to experiment in the studio and not tour, and the input of George Martin) helped push the other bands to strive for more. A great time in music. :D
Howard Kaylan/ and Mark Volman had the best voices in Rock/Pop at that time or anytime. Add Jim Pons from The Leaves, Johnny Barbata, an incredibly gifted percussionist, and Al Nichol. There wasn*t anything they couldn*t do musically.
fantastic, never saw this video before....I so miss the 60's when the best bands like The Turtles were at their peak....thanks so much for sharing this gem
Just heard 'You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain' which I don't recall ever hearing before. It's on the same album 'Turtle Soup' and reminded me of 'She's My Girl' so I had to look it up to hear it, thanks for posting.
This appears to be a very difficult song to play and sing. Even to my untrained ears it has some chord changes and minor chords that were very strange. I bet it took all of Howard’s concentration to stay with it and sing. Love me some Turtles any time.
For me it's that opening bass guitar movement. I wanted to say guitar riff but the word movement is more like it as it opens the song for the slow start moving into soft/loud psyche harmonies.
Once I understood that “Happy Together” was the ravings of a stalker about the object of his unrequited lust, this song demanded a second look. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine this as the lunatic musings of a kidnap/murder suspect giving his statement to the police. Same guy, but a bit further along the “Happy Together” story timeline. Crazy, I know, but why wouldn’t it be?
I know a lot of folks felt that this was a "drug song" but I've always felt it was MUCH more a song about love and sex. I was in my teens in the 1960's and sex and drugs seriously predominated that decade. But if you think about the words and the video, (to me) it seems it's definitely sexually-oriented. The lovely lass dancing around does NOT symbolize drug use (to me anyway). And the words .... "went for a ride" ... I always thought that was a sexual reference. "There's a little bit of heaven underneath the apple tree." The thought of a boy and a girl in a forest, underneath a tree is DEFINITELY referencing LOVE!!! How many of you have ever thought "Gee if only I could take my girl into the forest, go underneath a tree .. and THEN smoke some grass"???????
Emphasis is often placed on the lead singer Lindsey;Dolenz,Mike S.ith and of course Howard Kaylan.The mind blower is everyone in those groups could sing maybe not better than the lead but they cod sing.P.S. yes I know the Turtles drum.er never sang when you can play like him trust me no one will press you.
"...you remind me of a poem I can't remember, and a song that may never have existed, and a place I'm not sure I've ever been to. " 🤔 Abe Simpson . I have to get back to Earth now , I think came in, around here somewhere. I used to be Will, now I'm not so sure I was anything at all. 👍😎👌
The song was played from late 1967 to early 1968 - it was the sixties - EVERYTHING had a reference to drugs!!! "Morning morning glory", "went for a ride", "gettin' so high". I lived through that era and I didn't do drugs. Actually, I think references to drugs, psychedelia, psychedelic movies (2001), transcendental meditation, Timothy Leary, etc. was much, MUCH greater than the actual drug-taking experience itself. Still, it was a wild time and I'm glad I lived through it!!!
This damned cancel culture is now changing the lyrics to this great tune. The original lyric was I saw a girl with a bullet in her eye and she's so outta sight. Not a boy in her eye!
A seriously underrated song. Howard’s vocals are amazing here.
Y dale con el underrated. Les pagan por usar esa palabrita???
Best pop vocalist ever
My favorite Turtles song, egregiously underrated!
I couldn't agree more that this is far and away the Turtles' best song; a masterpiece among nuggets of gold. Its soaring harmonies and fabulous chord structures remind me so much of a certain Beach Boys' song that likewise never got a tenth of the credit it deserved: Heroes and Villains. And had I not seen the earlier comments in this thread, I would have thought it inconceivable that The Turtles are not yet in the R&R Hall of Fame. What a profound injustice!
Great!
The Turtles should be in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, now!!!
And maybe for just this song all alone,...and if they never did another,...
They couldn't be in this year's class because the NOTORIS B. I. G. just had to get in. {Heavy sarcasm}
Love it. lol
YEAH..BUT THEY NEVER WILL BE!!!....THEY WERE REGARDED..AND LARGELY DISMISSED...
..AS A POP BAND!!!
@@brittoverbaugh4035 Good God - look at the groups and singers in there now that have no association with rock music! Growing up in the late 60's, the Turtles influence was large and they were featured on TV shows all the time. Their brand of good-time rock and roll and great vocals by the lead singer stand the test of time.
The 60s had it all. Psychedelic. Motown; Rock at its finest. Turtles to Marvin Gaye to Beatles to
Stones to Cream ...... best. We lived it
Won't say it was before my time....I was born in 81 and my first concert was the beach boys
Can’t forget THE ZOMBIES
"We lived it".......says it all!
@@JonGee420'81 baby as well, The Monkees in the Buffalo aud for me.
@@JonGee420 Sorry, Jon!....Just say you missed it!!
My favorite Turtles song. Love the way the harmonies soar . . .
yep me too. never got the credit it deserves for its brilliance.
they really .... SOAR )) what a lovely word to apply to .... HARMONIES like these!
And there’s underlying harmonies too. Even in the beginning you’ll hear a faint morning glory harmony in the back. Great vocals
@@Stevie.C Especially at the end of the second verse, right before the chorus. Exquisite! I remember reading somewhere where lead singer Howard Kaylan never wanted their singles to sound anything like their prior ones. So much creativity and good songwriters back then!
Likewise, my favourite Turtles tune and IMHO one of the best all-time Pop tunes of the 60s.
Best song of its time. I’m 70 years old and I still never tire of hearing it. Brings back my teenage memory years. The girls that I liked
I'm 67 years old. Right there with you. Turtles were one of my favorite bands and this song was so much ahead of its time. WNEW New York would play this song on their "underground FM" show. To me, this blows Happy Together out of the water.
This song had that sort of " Wall of Sound " with the vocals . What a great song .
They should thank George Martin.
My favorite band of all time has always been The Beatles, but "She's My Girl" by The Turtles has been my favorite song since they released it! Incredible songs, incredible music, amazing vocals, abundant talent... these guys had it all,
I love this song, the harmonies are so wonderful on it. I wish they had music like this today. We really did have the best music and bands in the 60's and 70's. Kids today don't know what real music is.
Has that delightful squeaky clean rain-in-the-park-and-other-things sun drenched psychedelic aura that I so loved about the late '60s. It seems all of The Turtles' tunes were my favorite ... but this one is extra EXTRA special ❤
Haunting, unforgettable, reeks 1967
0:22...THAT BASS!!!...ITS A DOPE SONG...ONE OF POPS GREATEST!!!..MORNING GLORY?....HEAVEN UNDERNEATH THE APPLE TREE???...ITS SATIRE!!!...HAHA!!!
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That bass intro was so great, as it was for a lot of songs from 1967. This song's intro reminds me of a scene from a classic film noir movie, where a detective is walking down a dark, wet city street . . .
GOD I MISS THE 60S AND 70S. THAT WAS LIFE FOR ME.
Best 60s psychedelic video ever- if you want to know what the late 60s was like, this is as close as you're gonna get.
Vocal harmonies unsurpassed...Kaylan best lead vocal...Bonner/Gordon best pop songwriters in the era...wow
I dont know what it is about this video, but it evokes such an intensity of emotion within me. I've always been nostalgic, so I love old music, and this is one of my favorite Turtles songs. I think some of it has to do with the collage of images. I love it!
great song. wave like harmonies, up in sky.
Howard, you are awesome, as are the turtles, love you all, make me happy!
Tenía como 10 años o más sin escuchar esta magnífica canción 🥹
La escuchaba mucho a vísperas de entrar a la prepa ❤ si en ese tiempo me daba vibes de nostalgia, ahora más :’)
43 years old and I've loved the Turtles for years! They were introduced to me by my Mom around 1990.
I was a baby when this song came out, I lime them too!
I'm not so sure that this girl was even real.....but just in his dreamy trip. Love this song. Great video.
This was on the radio driving (west or east, can't remember) cross-country 1967. To my young ear is was plaintive, the extreme melancholy of Loss. What did I know? It was 20+ years before I heard it again. It still has that leap into the abyss--"We went for a ride..."
Definitely some dark undertones to this song
Howards vocals reminds me a little of Freddi Mercury's!! This song has some theatrical qualities like Queen's and I always loved it!!! Wish others would amp it and use it as a contemporary cover!!!
I was always thought the Turtles were a bit edgier and this song, for being so seemingly joyous, is a little dark. It always reminded me of The Police's "Every Breath You Take"
Not to be revisionist or anything
Great music from a time when we had so much great music.
This song should be in every movie about the late 60s. LOVE it.
What a fantastic bass!
Any time ya see a group Tune up like This!!!! Tis Gooood!!!
Great voice, smooth like butter.
Generation of talent ❤ ✌
I was born in 1960. I remember hearing all the songs from that era on the radio, such good music. I still like songs from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, and today, but I think the 60's are the best. The 50's sound wasn't even similar to what you heard in the mid to late 60's (and I like 50's music too)...but the mid to late 60's was such a creative time, and such a unique sound. I think the creativity of the Beatles (having the freedom to experiment in the studio and not tour, and the input of George Martin) helped push the other bands to strive for more. A great time in music. :D
I was born in '67, now the songs of our gen are vintage. I like the Turtles as well.
I agree with you, ramosa999, 60s music outshines all of the other generations.
My favorite song from them, too
Howard Kaylan/ and Mark Volman had the best voices in Rock/Pop at that time or anytime. Add Jim Pons from The Leaves, Johnny Barbata, an incredibly gifted percussionist, and Al Nichol. There wasn*t anything they couldn*t do musically.
Damn,haven't heard this song since it played on the radio. Wow we're did the years go
Man, we sure were hippies back then!!!
😂😂😂👍
I'd have to say this is My FAVORITE Turtles Song. Actually it's a close tie between this Song AND You Know What I Mean...
Me too
I’m totally a “You know what I mean” girl.
fantastic, never saw this video before....I so miss the 60's when the best bands like The Turtles were at their peak....thanks so much for sharing this gem
One of rocks amazing all time classic song right here ,...right NOW,....one of all MUSICs,...greatest songs,..!!!!! Rare,..!!!
Every time I hear this song I remember falling in love with Mary turnberg- what a beauty!
I was in diapers then, but I like this tune.
Just heard 'You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain' which I don't recall ever hearing before. It's on the same album 'Turtle Soup' and reminded me of 'She's My Girl' so I had to look it up to hear it, thanks for posting.
What a GREAT band! Miss them.
Wow. Great tune. Psychedelic!
Dancingirl, yes so great a song. I write electronic songs. I try to be creative and unusual also.
when MTV was cool back in the 80's,they showed this video and it got me interested more in this group.cool video.
it was made in the 60's
I remember,...
Heard this live on Sullivan. His vocals were identical. Top five singers from the era.
Discovered this song on an old rerun of Ed Sullivan. Would love to hear it covered by a hard rock band. Amazing, trippy song.
Loved the Turtles, thanks for the great music.
captainrhino1 - It WAS a hit. It peaked at #14 in Billboard in January 1967.
Actually, it reached it's chart peak in December 1967. I remember, because I bought the 45 at the time.
Yes, it was after You Know What I Mean and before Sound Asleep.
Love the acid moves. Had a nice flashback.
@ 2:12 -Ha. Completely un-staged tripping and falling like dominoes. You can't fake a fall like that. Glad they put it in the video.
Definitely the best part!
I hope they were not hurt.
Those harmonies make me soar
They wound up being "adopted" by Frank Zappa!
It was Glen in '67.... a little bit of heaven. Great song.
Some big mid 1960s bands couldn't do the gear shift to hippy/trippy. The Turtles COULD and DID.
God I love this song!
my favorite song of all times
Brillant track Great Band
This appears to be a very difficult song to play and sing. Even to my untrained ears it has some chord changes and minor chords that were very strange. I bet it took all of Howard’s concentration to stay with it and sing. Love me some Turtles any time.
For me it's that opening bass guitar movement. I wanted to say guitar riff but the word movement is more like it as it opens the song for the slow start moving into soft/loud psyche harmonies.
Great song
"Up in the sky taking a ride." Sounds like his girl was having contact and he envied the Visitor' "ride." 😂👽🌵💕✌
I remember seeing this video several times on Closet Classics on MTV back in the 80s.
Once I understood that “Happy Together” was the ravings of a stalker about the object of his unrequited lust, this song demanded a second look. It’s not too much of a stretch to imagine this as the lunatic musings of a kidnap/murder suspect giving his statement to the police. Same guy, but a bit further along the “Happy Together” story timeline. Crazy, I know, but why wouldn’t it be?
I know a lot of folks felt that this was a "drug song" but I've always felt it was MUCH more a song about love and sex. I was in my teens in the 1960's and sex and drugs seriously predominated that decade.
But if you think about the words and the video, (to me) it seems it's definitely sexually-oriented.
The lovely lass dancing around does NOT symbolize drug use (to me anyway).
And the words .... "went for a ride" ... I always thought that was a sexual reference.
"There's a little bit of heaven underneath the apple tree." The thought of a boy and a girl in a forest, underneath a tree is DEFINITELY referencing LOVE!!!
How many of you have ever thought "Gee if only I could take my girl into the forest, go underneath a tree .. and THEN smoke some grass"???????
A lot of people called acid "a girl",...back then,...and went for a ride,...up in the sky,...and feelin,..so high,...
Love this one ❤️
Emphasis is often placed on the lead singer Lindsey;Dolenz,Mike S.ith and of course Howard Kaylan.The mind blower is everyone in those groups could sing maybe not better than the lead but they cod sing.P.S. yes I know the Turtles drum.er never sang when you can play like him trust me no one will press you.
Songs like these were truly group efforts. That is where musical magic can happen!
Tripping and going down a hill🙃👀 yes. Mtv had closet classics. Awesome. Nice in studio film. Brief but cool
From Pop icons to psychedelia in the 10th degree. I was 9? Still, I thought it was cool then but now it's a lot cooler. Wow.
I love this song, this video. Have to laugh at the acid hands. Remember first time my teen-age son did that to me, like ugh-oh, what does he know
Thank you so much for this ...
This is where it's at folks
And yes some of the best harmonies!
LOCO ES THE TURTLES.
El mejor, no pierde su gran esencia.. 💓💓💓💓💋
"...you remind me of a poem I can't remember, and a song that may never have existed, and a place I'm not sure I've ever been to. " 🤔
Abe Simpson
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I have to get back to Earth now , I think came in, around here somewhere. I used to be Will, now I'm not so sure I was anything at all. 👍😎👌
Oh yeah they are tripping, aloha
Very Beatlesque
Great drug song...yes, it's about drugs. ; )
The song was played from late 1967 to early 1968 - it was the sixties - EVERYTHING had a reference to drugs!!! "Morning morning glory", "went for a ride", "gettin' so high". I lived through that era and I didn't do drugs. Actually, I think references to drugs, psychedelia, psychedelic movies (2001), transcendental meditation, Timothy Leary, etc. was much, MUCH greater than the actual drug-taking experience itself. Still, it was a wild time and I'm glad I lived through it!!!
Howard Kaylan is the best
This version of this song is something different. No wonder why Zappa went after Volman and Kaylan when The Turtles splitted.
Was the lady in the video a band member's wife or gf? Maybe a model. I bet some where a grandma is saying that was me!
Shes clydes girl, and thats where clyde was last night.....up in the sky thats where clyde was last night....
Underrated
I totally agree with you!
great tune indeed, but i wouldnt say psychedelic, its typical 60's pop, at its best!
Ivan Kante psychedelic bubblegum pop
masterpiece
HOW..whas this not a hit single?
At 2:10 I never knew that Tony Danza from Taxi was in the band...
2020
you know, I can't be 100% sure about this but I think this song actually might be about taking drugs
Che razza di video . . . incredibile
Haha, there's the guy! @2:06
Quando si sperimentava davvero
They didn’t have videos then so not sure this is the official video!
Um, I feel like this is in the wrong category...
This damned cancel culture is now changing the lyrics to this great tune. The original lyric was
I saw a girl with a bullet in her eye and she's so outta sight.
Not a boy in her eye!
I just listened to this, and I believe Kaylan is singing "boy," where he elongates the words into two syllables.
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WTF ? NO SOUND !