I grew up with the Jackson Five and believe me when they played One Bad Apple by the Osmonds at some of those teenage parties they went nuts. Everyone was dancing like they were in a contest LOL. I wish we could have gotten more from the Osmonds because they could have been great!
I970s, was a good year, I remember as a three year old hearing this played ALOT in 1970 by teens and kids in Flushing, Queens NY. :-) The Osmonds and the Jackson five :-)
One Bad Apple was actually written for the J5. There was a song written for the Osmonds for a movie, but they were on tour so it was given to the J5. There were others. There was no rivalry between the families. They were actually friends. The Osmonds were professional for seven years learning the business from the ground up on the Andy Williams show. They each learned to play many instruments, how to dance under the instruction of the best in the business, so by the time they left the AW show they had it all--stage presence, vocals, dancing, instruments, and just how to put on a good show. And they really worked those shows, came off sweating. Also, they wrote most of their own music and could really rock when they wanted to. It wasn't all bubble gum. Unfortunately, they got sidetracked with the D&M show. Donny now says they shouldn't have have done the D&M show; it kept the older brothers from writing more great rock songs like Crazy Horses, Hold Her Tight, Having a Party, Lazy River. So sad.
I LOVE THE OSMONDS AND THE JACKSONS , MAN REALLY THE BROTHER FROM THE OSMONDS WAS A R&B SINGER.. HIS VOICE IS GOOD .AND I WANT TO SAY BOTH WERE GREAT IN THE DAY, I LOVED THE OSMONDS , IM FROM WATTS CA AND LOVED THE JACKSONS.. THIS WAS A R&B HIT ALSO.. A BIG ONCE.. MICHEAL AND DONNY WERE THE STARS OF THIER GROUPS.. AND NICE TO KNOW THAT DONNY AND MICHEAL RESPECTED EACH OTHERS TALENTS
This an Osmond clip, The Osmonds are a good musicial family and they have brought alot of joy and fun to many of us. To compare the Jacksons here is just disrespectful to this band. I think both bands are exceptional, both had many many hits and at one time Donny and Michael ruled the teen scene. Period.
Barry Gordy passed on the song. It was an answer song to " I want you back" written by George Jackson (no relation). Instead the Jackson Five recorded a bigger hit "ABC"
They were so cute. No wonder we were crazy about them. We knew the dance steps to "The Mowtown Special" and we'd do it along with the record. Long ago....
It's funny to watch a video with Merrill "playing" bass, but with Bob Wray's very funky original bass lines from the record coming out of the speakers. No way he could have played that.
This clip was obviously lip-synced, but Merrill does play bass and all of the Osmonds are accomplished musicians. Check out a live clip I posted recently. th-cam.com/video/dvLO4laNpBA/w-d-xo.html They were only 14 to 22 years old at the time.
growing up from the Andy Williams days to this and then on to the Flip Wilson show doing 'Yo-yo', their look here is very brothers getting together to form a band, the FW Show is polished and costumed and choreographed, those poor boys.
I thought the same thing when I saw Beiber's picture on a magazine several years ago. Had to take a second look cause it looked just like Donny but with different hair color.
En mi sincera opinión,si bien reconozco que llevar el ritmo de un baile coreográfico y cantar a la vez es bastante meritorio,siempre preferiré a aquellos que tocan sus instrumentos y estos muchachos eran realmente buenos en ambos sentidos
You make a good point about the similarity between One Bad Apple and I Want You Back...similar chord changes, arrangements, even a variation of the original theme (I Want You Back - guy wants girl he mistreated, One Bad Apple - new guy wants trust from mistreated girl). Still, professionally done music by show-business lifers who, surprisingly, did not record many more songs in this style.
The Osmonds and the Jacksons almost mirror one another. Both have 5 in the group, Both added another brother later on to the group. Both exploded when the younger one took over being Donny and Michael. Both had sisters that were huge success's in their own right, being Marie and mostly Janet. Both came out of the same generation. Both sold out hugely world wide in sales. In my opinion the Osmonds were more talented vocally and instrumentally than the Jacksons as a whole. But .....................they didn't have Michael.
darrel james And they both had Saturday morning cartoon shows! Perhaps not so surprisingly, Donny and Michael were actually close friends. I've heard Donny tell a story about a time when Michael called him when he was particularly troubled.
@ktheintz you make a great point. I wouldn't say it is a "virtual carbon copy" of I want you back, but they certainly are similar..and they both went to #1 so that is cool.
One Bad Apple was written with the Jackson 5 in mind, so that would explain why it sounds similar. The question is why did the Jackson's manager pass on the song? The Osmonds took it and made it a #1 hit.
Near the end of their run on the Andy Williams show, the Osmonds were already performing pop music, so it wasn't hard for them to make that turnaround. They did not have to be retooled as you put it.
The original boy band. Just shows you that Justin Beiber was in style even back then. Anyone who doesnt know what I'm referring to just look at young Donny here. IT'S BEIBER!
@iammajorpowers please, they were a barbershop quartet type of vocal group before the J5 came along (cf the Andy Williams Christmas shows), and were hastily retooled in the wake of the Jacksons' breakout. "One Bad Apple" is a virtual carbon copy of "I Want You Back".
the osmonds couldn't have been a copy of the jackson 5 since they were a band before the jacksons..they were just boy bands with identical styles..longevity wise, mike was better than donny i agree..proof is in his hits..but donny had a better childhood and actually turned out pretty normal..poor michael..no fault of his own really..donny got trapped into a boy who couldn't transform in the 70s and 80s..hollywood was done with him ..great video.
the Jackson 5 or the Osmonds song reminds me of my childhood in the 70's, one bad apple is the song that proves that the Osmonds are a true copy of Jackson5, Michael was better than Donny's clear the Jackson5 was the best group of 70 teen
Glenn Smith Dave Grohl? Are you serious? This is the Osmond BROTHERS! They are all OSMONDS. You think Dave Grohl was an Osmond? Dave Grohl was born in 1969. This song was recorded in 1970. He was only 1 at the time. Really big fella with tons of talent for a one year old. You think?
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Love Donny's haircut. Major crush on him mid 70;s. Ahh the good ole days. I was 5 or 6 when this song came out.
I grew up with the Jackson Five and believe me when they played One Bad Apple by the Osmonds at some of those teenage parties they went nuts. Everyone was dancing like they were in a contest LOL. I wish we could have gotten more from the Osmonds because they could have been great!
That's when I fell in love with Donny. Look at that face.
I970s, was a good year, I remember as a three year old hearing this played ALOT in 1970 by teens and kids in Flushing, Queens NY. :-)
The Osmonds and the Jackson five :-)
Reminds me of cartoon watching on Saturday mornings. Good times!
Wow. Funny how I remember this hit although I was barely born. These songs sink into our cells when we are babies......then the memory re-surfaces.
Merrill was really the one with the soulful voice. All of them were very talented though.
One Bad Apple was actually written for the J5. There was a song written for the Osmonds for a movie, but they were on tour so it was given to the J5. There were others. There was no rivalry between the families. They were actually friends. The Osmonds were professional for seven years learning the business from the ground up on the Andy Williams show. They each learned to play many instruments, how to dance under the instruction of the best in the business, so by the time they left the AW show they had it all--stage presence, vocals, dancing, instruments, and just how to put on a good show. And they really worked those shows, came off sweating. Also, they wrote most of their own music and could really rock when they wanted to. It wasn't all bubble gum. Unfortunately, they got sidetracked with the D&M show. Donny now says they shouldn't have have done the D&M show; it kept the older brothers from writing more great rock songs like Crazy Horses, Hold Her Tight, Having a Party, Lazy River. So sad.
I LOVE THE OSMONDS AND THE JACKSONS , MAN REALLY THE BROTHER FROM THE OSMONDS WAS A R&B SINGER.. HIS VOICE IS GOOD .AND I WANT TO SAY BOTH WERE GREAT IN THE DAY, I LOVED THE OSMONDS , IM FROM WATTS CA AND LOVED THE JACKSONS.. THIS WAS A R&B HIT ALSO.. A BIG ONCE.. MICHEAL AND DONNY WERE THE STARS OF THIER GROUPS.. AND NICE TO KNOW THAT DONNY AND MICHEAL RESPECTED EACH OTHERS TALENTS
+sierria64 This was big hit on the r&b charts as well as the pop charts of course, it made the top 10 on the r&b charts.
That smile.... makes me melt.... to this very day. :)
Donny Osmond and his signature purple socks :) What a cutie
This an Osmond clip, The Osmonds are a good musicial family and they have brought alot of joy and fun to many of us. To compare the Jacksons here is just disrespectful to this band. I think both bands are exceptional, both had many many hits and at one time Donny and Michael ruled the teen scene. Period.
Barry Gordy passed on the song. It was an answer song to " I want you back" written by George Jackson (no relation). Instead the Jackson Five recorded a bigger hit "ABC"
Love the Osmonds forever
I love it my child hood days great posting
These lp i have in my youth days. Nice to see it alive!
They were so cute. No wonder we were crazy about them. We knew the dance steps to "The Mowtown Special" and we'd do it along with the record. Long ago....
I was a huge Jackson 5 fan, but also loved this song. Thanks.
Merrill had a very soulful voice! ( He played bass and sang lead on most of their hits!)
It's funny to watch a video with Merrill "playing" bass, but with Bob Wray's very funky original bass lines from the record coming out of the speakers. No way he could have played that.
This clip was obviously lip-synced, but Merrill does play bass and all of the Osmonds are accomplished musicians. Check out a live clip I posted recently. th-cam.com/video/dvLO4laNpBA/w-d-xo.html They were only 14 to 22 years old at the time.
this american group is really fantastic.big respect.thank you for this clip.
I still have the 45of this song. I remember going to Two Guys Department Store in Baltimore Md with my brother to buy the record
say what you want, its a damn catchy pop tune that is the equal of anything motown or the Jacksons had put out in the same era
Just another song that put the osmonds on the map.. I was 11 when this came out
I love my Osmonds awesomeness there
growing up from the Andy Williams days to this and then on to the Flip Wilson show doing 'Yo-yo', their look here is very brothers getting together to form a band, the FW Show is polished and costumed and choreographed, those poor boys.
That bass guitar sound....I love it!
I thought the same thing when I saw Beiber's picture on a magazine several years ago. Had to take a second look cause it looked just like Donny but with different hair color.
The best
LOVE the Osmond's! Grew up with them.
That was a cool song love that bass line thanks for the post.
My first concert.
En mi sincera opinión,si bien reconozco que llevar el ritmo de un baile coreográfico y cantar a la vez es bastante meritorio,siempre preferiré a aquellos que tocan sus instrumentos y estos muchachos eran realmente buenos en ambos sentidos
Merrill COULD rock
Merrill has such an incredible rock and roll voice. I don't understand why he wasn't huge.
You make a good point about the similarity between One Bad Apple and I Want You Back...similar chord changes, arrangements, even a variation of the original theme (I Want You Back - guy wants girl he mistreated, One Bad Apple - new guy wants trust from mistreated girl). Still, professionally done music by show-business lifers who, surprisingly, did not record many more songs in this style.
My happy childhood
Merill - Bass, lead vocals
Donny - keyboard, vocals
Jay - drums, vocals
Alan - guitar, vocals
Wayne - guitar, vocals
The discussion continues. :)
The Osmonds and the Jacksons almost mirror one another.
Both have 5 in the group,
Both added another brother later on to the group.
Both exploded when the younger one took over being Donny and Michael.
Both had sisters that were huge success's in their own right, being Marie and mostly Janet.
Both came out of the same generation.
Both sold out hugely world wide in sales.
In my opinion the Osmonds were more talented vocally and instrumentally than the Jacksons as a whole.
But .....................they didn't have Michael.
darrel james And they both had Saturday morning cartoon shows!
Perhaps not so surprisingly, Donny and Michael were actually close friends.
I've heard Donny tell a story about a time when Michael called him when he was particularly troubled.
darrel james Donny said a few times that the families were very similar and that their mothers even had the same birthday.
darrel james that’s right they had donny
darrel james that’s right they had donny
darrel james that’s right they had donny
@ktheintz you make a great point. I wouldn't say it is a "virtual carbon copy" of I want you back, but they certainly are similar..and they both went to #1 so that is cool.
The hip hop version is legendary
One Bad Apple was written with the Jackson 5 in mind, so that would explain why it sounds similar. The question is why did the Jackson's manager pass on the song? The Osmonds took it and made it a #1 hit.
Donnie sounds eerily similar to Michael. It was the only song I liked by the Osmonds.
***** I have a live version of Puppy Love from the same timeframe. Puppy Love Ohio State Fair Donny Osmond
+leapingcat Yeah, that was the idea... smart move though to mimic the Jackson 5.
+leapingcat I was about to post a similar comment. If I didn't see the video, I'd swear this was a lost J5 song!
+christopher fogarty this was written for the jackson 5, but they couldn't record it because they where on tour.
+leapingcat Did you know it was a #1? I think it was their only #1.
cool
It would be cool if someone had the whole video to this song.
Merrill is the lead singer.
Damn i thought it was Jackson 5 and lil mike was singing ."Osmond brother damn what?
This song inspired new kids on the blocks song stop it girl on their first album.
No, Bieber can't hold a candle to Donny...
Well this IS the original "boy" band..(One of them anyway)
This is the only song I like from the osmonds
Near the end of their run on the Andy Williams show, the Osmonds were already performing pop music, so it wasn't hard for them to make that turnaround. They did not have to be retooled as you put it.
The original boy band. Just shows you that Justin Beiber was in style even back then. Anyone who doesnt know what I'm referring to just look at young Donny here.
IT'S BEIBER!
Donny Merrill, Tito, Jay, Jermaine, ANNNNNNND Jimmy!!!!!!!!
Did they even play their instruments in the recording?
@iammajorpowers please, they were a barbershop quartet type of vocal group before the J5 came along (cf the Andy Williams Christmas shows), and were hastily retooled in the wake of the Jacksons' breakout. "One Bad Apple" is a virtual carbon copy of "I Want You Back".
I know right??!!
is what people sing when a apple falls of a tree
This young Donny reminds me of Beiber. Looks only.
Is this live video on the way?
Jay on drums, Alan on rhythm, Merrill on bass, Wayne on lead and Donny on ironing board.
I think young Donny was cuter than Tony DeFranco from the DeFranco Family.
Donny's words not mine: he had the hair FIRST!!! :)
the osmonds couldn't have been a copy of the jackson 5 since they were a band before the jacksons..they were just boy bands with identical styles..longevity wise, mike was better than donny i agree..proof is in his hits..but donny had a better childhood and actually turned out pretty normal..poor michael..no fault of his own really..donny got trapped into a boy who couldn't transform in the 70s and 80s..hollywood was done with him ..great video.
@starfyre05 .. ME and he still looks goodddddddddd
They sound like jackson 5
the Jackson 5 or the Osmonds song reminds me of my childhood in the 70's, one bad apple is the song that proves that the Osmonds are a true copy of Jackson5, Michael was better than Donny's clear the Jackson5 was the best group of 70 teen
Donny was the original Justin Bieber :)
They and Jacksons sound the same.
It's probably the same person who thinks Justin Bieber wrote the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".
Is that Dave Grohl on drums?
Glenn Smith No, Jay Osmond is playing the drums.
Glenn Smith Dave Grohl? Are you serious? This is the Osmond BROTHERS! They are all OSMONDS. You think Dave Grohl was an Osmond? Dave Grohl was born in 1969. This song was recorded in 1970. He was only 1 at the time. Really big fella with tons of talent for a one year old. You think?
+gargois1 LOVE the sarcasm..... LOL !!! Some people just don't check their info...
+Glenn Smith funny!!
Hmmm...maybe? Bit like saying that's "Slash" on lead guitar....love it
Beatles.