you are kidding me. Not yet? Maybe because paying for being in the Hall of Fame is not what America is about. To me they are like Oxygen. And the air I breathe is so generous it does not require to be famous. Just Essential.
WHATT!!!!! are you serious????? And Yet,,, well, I guest that’s Hollywood,, I’ve heard it’s a f#%ked up place,, and after reading this,, now I know,, DAMN! Thanks….
OH MAN... THIS GROUP IS STILL PLAYING ON MY CAR STEREO AND THAT TO THEM MUST BE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING POWDERED IN A SALON OF MANNEQUINS. TRUCHA ESEEEE!!
I am 57 ,since I was around 8 ,I have listened to a variety of music. From Santana ,Stevie Wonder Led Zeppelin ,The Cars ,Depech Mode,Earth Wind and Fire and so on. I’m glad I did,if not I would have never realized how many great artists out there made music that you can sing along to and understand the talent they produced.@@douglashulse2949
We were spoiled and we had no idea of that since we only ever knew great music to compare everything to. Now we can see that difference, talk about polar opposites.
Somewhere in another universe this music is just being made fresh for generations to discover. It's eternal an hopefully if w are good, we will get to experience it again in all its freshness. Hopefully are souls grow to relish and appreciate it even more.
This song reminds me of the early 70s when I was a carefree kid...loved this song...along with Ventura HIghway and Horse with No Name...loved this group and how their music made me feel back then...and even still today. Thanks for posting this...really took me back...:)
So true. Born in '64 and raised in Los Angeles. Man, those days were the best..the music lives forever. So many beautiful memories listening to America and all the others..👍🍻♥️🙂
Wow man, I'm right along with you, thoses were the days, there's nothing like live music and good voices, oh and talent, again WOW!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Dewey's voice is effortlessly perfect. Flows like warm honey. The tones are mesmerizing. I grew up listening to America, their songs were the backdrop of my teen years. To this day my heart still stands at attention when I revisit their beautiful body of work.
Classic Classic songs..!!!...At 75 tomorrow myself..good job we've got this to look back on...!!!!..Doesn't happen today..!!....Can't believe it's sadly so far back...!!!!!..Anybody know where the years went....???!!!???..Best wishes from Plymouth UK..!!!
68 years old. Stuck in traffic a while back the old Ford Ranger next to me had America on his sound system. I finally got his attention. He thought it was too loud. He got a big grin when he understood I wanted him to crank it up. For a little while we were brothers.
Beautiful music. I was the child of the 60’s and 70’s and this was our great music. No hate and no ugliness. We loved our bands. They were the greatest of all time
I'm 27 and I went to see them live yesterday in Tunica, Mississippi. Man they've still got it. Opening it with "Tin Man" and closing it with "Horse with no name". just wow!!!!!! We used to listen to them in a Radio speaker back in India with my brothers and seeing them live yesterday was just the dream man!!!. Probably me and my friend were the only one's in our 20's when the whole crowd was 50,60+ lol. The beer was good and so was the music!!!!!
So glad their music lives on with the next generation. I saw them live in April 1976 at the Capitol Centre (Maryland) and I had just gotten my driver's license. First big date of HS. Good memories.
That's alright that you are the youngest there. I was around when the song was new .. (High school). my friends & I knew we were born into a new era for music composition. (Sadly I didn't care for the music of my parents much). My kids are like you .... they know and enjoy music from the mid 70's on up to music of today. I folks like you because you realize how great the music of the 70s and 80s is. Those who attend the shows don't seem to care about age gap. My kids (20) just went to Alan Parsons with me (past 50) .. We all loved loved it. Rock on!!
brings me back to being a twelve year old girl, searching for meaning of life, sitting on the curb listening to my transistor radio to America's tunes, with my best friend Beth.....Will always love their music...
This song takes me back to the good old days when things were much simpler.No social media spewing hate and indifference.Everyone knew their neighbors and we watched out for each other’s kids in the neighborhood.Peace and love to everyone
Also the 3rd member who quit shortly after. Never wanted back because he knew being in the band was bad for his health. He lived a good life and passed away also
Same here. America and Bread were the most soothing 8 tracks I can remember playing. So much great music. Rock and R and B and easy listening. You had every choice imaginable
I'm 62 and every few months I like to have a few beers and get a good buzz and go down memory lane. And the worst part is snapping back to the reality that we are living in today.
I mixed monitors for America at a casino about 20 years ago. One of the very best sounding bands I ever had the pleasure of working with and a fine group of gentlemen.
As a owner of a sound reinforcement and lighting company people do not realize mixing monitors is the toughest job of a concert. Many a show has been ruined by a bad monitor mix. Hard to find a good tech that REALLY knows what they are doing on monitors.
The icing on the cake is how easy they were to mix. Each band member down stage wanted only their voice in the their monitor. Nothing else. That's it!@@gcvincent3989
So great. They were up on stage with no technology to enhance. Just them in their greatness. The 70's brought on so many true musicians, something we'll never see again.
THE MUSIC OF A BYGONE AGE, IT WILL FOREVER BE OUR,S ,WE LIVED IN THE TIME OF THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BLUES EVER . PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴
It's the early 70's cool/attitude/sound we had in the day on the west coast/ L.A. in the day. This is exactly what I hear through Cory Wells cool voicing of 3 Dog Night. Obvious in 'Mama told me not to come', the 3rd. stanza of 'Family of man', ''One man band', and 'Sure as I'm sittin here' Robert at 68.
Music to me is evocative of time and space..It captures time and will take you back to it decades into the future..This song reminds me of my childhood in the 1970’s with Mom and Dad driving in the car..It takes me back and makes me feel like an 8 year old again..
I was born in 1961 and I have been playing and singing this magical song since 1978 (I didn't know America before). This is MY SONG, in all its versions. I went to see America in 1985 at the Smeraldo in Milan and I noticed, with great pleasure, that my way of playing it (with the 12 strings) is identical. Even today, my heart trembles when I hear it. I love you!🥰
This song along with America’s many others invokes a sense of wonder and magic and adventure ❤ how blessed we are to listen and live this music ❤ “ oz never did give nothing to the tin man , that he didn’t , didn’t all ready have “ that speaks volumes ❤
I remember seeing America perform live at Disneyland back in the 70's. The best music came out of the 70's with some of the greatest bands. Our kids generation of the 80's and 90's truly missed out on growing up with this music!
This band was my icon growing up in the '70s. So so great! I lived in Berkely, CA back in the '75 and me and my friend just were mesmerized by their songs.
Thanks for the great music, I'm gobsmacked that they aren't in the hall of fame, still their in my hall of fame. HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A BRILLIANT NEW YEAR. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Great underrated band. George Martin produced them so it's no wonder they have a strong Beatles vibe and professionalism to them. I never understood why they didn't get the same love as the Eagles did, because I think their talent was comparable.
I wouldn't consider them underrated -- more like like typical of '70s bands. They definitely had some great songs, had some smash hits, & actually released more albums during the decade than The Eagles did -- But the Eagles had more solid albums, had bigger (& more) hits, toured a lot more, & you felt like you knew the guys....Most music fans could name every member of The Eagles past & present, but many still couldn't name the 3 guys in America
Me….and the concert at St. Pete on Oct 11 just got rescheduled for Dec 7. I went to school with Dewey in England. Our dads were stationed at South Ruislip AB, west London.
I've loved America, the country, from the day I was born here in 1949, and always loved America, the band, since 1972 when they released their first hit single, "A Horse With No Name". A truly great band worthy of the name, "AMERICA". One of my favorite tunes is: "You Can Do Magic".
My favorite America song it brings back such a great time in my life young and free. So many people bring up the Eagles as so great but to me America was so much better. They are very underrated. This song brings tears to me every time I hear it.
Lifelong Aussie fan of America here but - as great as they were - the Eagles are to me the very best band that the USA has produced (followed by Steely Dan, America, Chicago and CCR).
@@magneto7930 If this band was in the age of computer "hits" it would be in the millions, but it's just up to us! Who care about them! Good music is all that matters!
The evolution of great pop music was pioneered by bands like " America" . People will still be listening to " Tin Man " " Horse with No Name-- Ventura Highway ""in 2121 A.D. Warms me up on a freezing cold winter night..
America's songs are the best driving down a highway with the top down and the wind blowing through your hair. Great times!!! Volume blasting!! And a few j's not too bad either!!!🤣 ✌❤
I had the good fortune to see them in concert back around this time, I also got to see them about five years ago again. They are a timeless band that had so many hits, you just sit their with your jaw dropped as they go from one hit to another, to another.. One of the best groups in the world to see in concert! If they ever come your way, go see them, you won't be disappointed.
@@georgieporgie6103 It was truly a great time for concerts. Those years had problems though, just like today. Gas lines, gas prices through the roof. We were shocked when gas got up to 35 cents a gallon! LOL. Look at us now! Still there was an innocence about those years, and the music was just amazing.
@@kadj1016 Haha! America still sounds great today, I just wish I could've seen them young. I also would've loved to see the Woodstock concert, but that was technically the 60s :)
At 60, I just missed the great folk music revolution but am so happy that I can just pick up a guitar and play this music for myself whenever I want to.
America was a band of three army brats who’s parents were stationed in England, in the late ‘60’s. They were signed by Apple Records and produced by George Martin. So yeah, Ventura Highway has always been one of my favorite songs of all time. In his song, the conversation with “Joe” was a family friend at the time when they lived in the Midwest and his father was being deployed to Southern California. He was trying to talk joe into going with them and moving out to California. Joe, being hit by “purple rain,” was a euphemism for depression or the blues. Most of the lyrics in the song were based on actually events of Dewey’s childhood.
@@alanoneill3065 yeah it’s a localized name for the old California state Rout 1, or the coastal Highway. Where it passes through the L.A., Ventura area it’s referred as the Ventura Highway. This highway has largely become obsolete since they put in the Interstate 101 freeway, a faster safer alternative. The Ventura is the scenic route. I had thought I was responding to the Ventura Highway clip, not the Oz clip, my mistake…
@@alanoneill3065 yes indeed, I believe this was a weekly German TV show that featured bands of the time, pretty much handled like an open-mic jam session.
![America- "You Can Do Magic" 1982 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jd29mw7Turo/mqdefault.jpg)
This group should be in the Hall of Fame!
Totalmente de acuerdo con tigo mi amigo saludos 👌👍
you are kidding me. Not yet? Maybe because paying for being in the Hall of Fame is not what America is about. To me they are like Oxygen. And the air I breathe is so generous it does not require to be famous. Just Essential.
WHATT!!!!! are you serious????? And Yet,,, well, I guest that’s Hollywood,, I’ve heard it’s a f#%ked up place,, and after reading this,, now I know,, DAMN! Thanks….
They surelly are!!
In my heart's hall of fame.
OH MAN... THIS GROUP IS STILL PLAYING ON MY CAR STEREO AND THAT TO THEM MUST BE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEING POWDERED IN A SALON OF MANNEQUINS. TRUCHA ESEEEE!!
I am 66 yrs old, this was my music... TY so much, life was awesome, groovy, ha, peace to all!!!
With you there. I was born in 1956 and their music came around at the most perfect time in my life.
65 here and I agree. It takes me right back to that time of my life.❤
Me too… kinda.
I'm not 30 I'm 66 an ilove this man's music
Born 1952. Lovin this song ❤
i may be a 21 yr old black girl born in 02 but i know that america is one of the greatest bands out there 😭❤
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I am 57 ,since I was around 8 ,I have listened to a variety of music. From Santana ,Stevie Wonder Led Zeppelin ,The Cars ,Depech Mode,Earth Wind and Fire and so on. I’m glad I did,if not I would have never realized how many great artists out there made music that you can sing along to and understand the talent they produced.@@douglashulse2949
You have good taste!
Color don't and didn't matter with them you know but very sweet of you to say
You need to listen to Ventura highway
Man we used to take music for granted cause the 70s rocked all the time! Now not so much!!
You are sooo correct on that there, friend 🎶🤩😍❣️
Now, not at all!
Hands down the best, most diverse decade musically; so many genres and styles of rock
We were spoiled and we had no idea of that since we only ever knew great music to compare everything to. Now we can see that difference, talk about polar opposites.
Corporation music...sux
The days of talented musicians and songwriters.
Talent has nothing to do with making it sadly
There will never be music like this again.
Not yet that’s for sure
Saw most of these bands live. Didn't know how special those memories would be.
But we can be Inspired to strive for excellence like America did
Never say never
Somewhere in another universe this music is just being made fresh for generations to discover. It's eternal an hopefully if w are good, we will get to experience it again in all its freshness. Hopefully are souls grow to relish and appreciate it even more.
I agree with everyone this is what I call real music. NO FILTH OR SWEARING.
You are also required by law to add 'no autotune'.
This is why my generation has the best music.
The 70s 😮
ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER!
YES!
Sex Pistols
Most Definitely...
The greatest ever!
Yesssss
No autotune...Pure talent and harmony.
No auto tune he said! Live music. Talent. Multiple talents. Shared vocals throughout songs.
I wore out this album in 1971 and had to buy a second one.
Don't here music this good today, the 70"s was pure gold.
Pure magic. AMERICA glad I grew up with this music.
Me too! Born in the late 60's here!
I am 48 years old I remember when my dad played this music I was a kid probably 5 or 6 years old
1970’s
Me too I'm 71 , 70s awesome music
I love their songs!
Me too !
This song reminds me of the early 70s when I was a carefree kid...loved this song...along with Ventura HIghway and Horse with No Name...loved this group and how their music made me feel back then...and even still today. Thanks for posting this...really took me back...:)
ventura highway made me feel things the first time i heard it. SO good. probably one of the best songs ever written in the 20th century
So true. Born in '64 and raised in Los Angeles. Man, those days were the best..the music lives forever. So many beautiful memories listening to America and all the others..👍🍻♥️🙂
@@thecrusherbugs2331también soy del '64. 👍
Wow man, I'm right along with you, thoses were the days, there's nothing like live music and good voices, oh and talent, again WOW!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Carefree 😢 wow ! 😮
Dewey's voice is effortlessly perfect. Flows like warm honey. The tones are mesmerizing. I grew up listening to America, their songs were the backdrop of my teen years. To this day my heart still stands at attention when I revisit their beautiful body of work.
Perfect. But most of all it is perfect because Dewey is impossibly tender at heart.
Beautifully written and so apt.
Very well said and thanks for the sentiment
Great band at harmonizing
Maravilhoso...serão eternos.
Classic Classic songs..!!!...At 75 tomorrow myself..good job we've got this to look back on...!!!!..Doesn't happen today..!!....Can't believe it's sadly so far back...!!!!!..Anybody know where the years went....???!!!???..Best wishes from Plymouth UK..!!!
I'm looking for them in my Time Machine
68 years old. Stuck in traffic a while back the old Ford Ranger next to me had America on his sound system.
I finally got his attention. He thought it was too loud.
He got a big grin when he understood I wanted him to crank it up.
For a little while we were brothers.
Touched…
The music of the 70’s is just unmatched….pure magic!
This album played all the time in my home! Born in the 60's, grew up in the 70's so blessed.
Yep I wish we all had a time machine just to spend one day in the summer maybe the year 1977 just one day
64 here. What a Awesome time it was My Friend..😎
Beautiful music. I was the child of the 60’s and 70’s and this was our great music. No hate and no ugliness. We loved our bands. They were the greatest of all time
I absolutely agree with you. Still listening to the same music. I also grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. Our music was the best of all times.
17 years old in ‘75…wish I could go back in time!
I'm 27 and I went to see them live yesterday in Tunica, Mississippi. Man they've still got it. Opening it with "Tin Man" and closing it with "Horse with no name". just wow!!!!!! We used to listen to them in a Radio speaker back in India with my brothers and seeing them live yesterday was just the dream man!!!. Probably me and my friend were the only one's in our 20's when the whole crowd was 50,60+ lol. The beer was good and so was the music!!!!!
So glad their music lives on with the next generation.
I saw them live in April 1976 at the Capitol Centre (Maryland) and I had just gotten my driver's license. First big date of HS. Good memories.
I'm 23 years old girl from Italy and I love America's music.
That's alright that you are the youngest there. I was around when the song was new .. (High school). my friends & I knew we were born into a new era for music composition. (Sadly I didn't care for the music of my parents much). My kids are like you .... they know and enjoy music from the mid 70's on up to music of today. I folks like you because you realize how great the music of the 70s and 80s is. Those who attend the shows don't seem to care about age gap. My kids (20) just went to Alan Parsons with me (past 50) .. We all loved loved it. Rock on!!
I have to womder What they were doing all these years in between
Lucky you ‼️‼️‼️♥️♥️♥️
brings me back to being a twelve year old girl, searching for meaning of life, sitting on the curb listening to my transistor radio to America's tunes, with my best friend Beth.....Will always love their music...
This song takes me back to the good old days when things were much simpler.No social media spewing hate and indifference.Everyone knew their neighbors and we watched out for each other’s kids in the neighborhood.Peace and love to everyone
And there was truly free speech, nothing was deemed politically incorrect!
Still here in 2024 . Best music 🎶 grew up listening with my mom 👩 still do live it 2024
This is the best. Never get tired of America
America gives America a good name
Seeing Dan Peek when I was a Teenager was a special moment in my life.
Here to pay respect to drummer Willie Leacox who passed away today 😪
💔😓💔
Also the 3rd member who quit shortly after. Never wanted back because he knew being in the band was bad for his health. He lived a good life and passed away also
Oh noo RIP amazing drummer
I was 15 years old I'm still loving that song , now I 64 ❤
Same here😂 they say the 80s were great but the 70s produced America, Chicago,Bread and more. . everlasting and beautiful musical art❤❤❤❤❤
I've always loved Dewey's songs and his voice. And he's right about the Tin Man.
Excellent great memories for me and Anne Crawley xx
@@edwardconway I hade her, Anne, she was a peach.
Terri Geer: and the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, too!
oz didnt give nothing to the tin man that he didnt already have ☺
Dan Peak’s voice was great as well as Dewey’s. I heard they met as Army brats.
everybody looked like this in the 70's, t shirts, jeans, long hair and kind of kicking it. it was a great time to be young.
So awesome being a teen in the '70s. My son loves hearing about life then.
No such expression as "kickin it" then.
I was born in 75, and it’s like I felt the awesomeness, but saw it slipping away in the 80s.
❤OH YES!!!! THAT'S THE TRUTH!!!! MUCH SAFER THAN TODAY!!!!
@@chriswick7987😢I KNOW IT'S SO SAD ,WISH I COULD GO BACK!!!! MISS IT SO MUCH!!!!
No music like this level anymore...😢.
Totally agree.
Totally disagree
After Dan Peek left, America’s sound was never the same. What we’re hearing now with Tin Man is the band at their very best…
Yes. Unfortunatley, Dan was more into religious music. He passed away fairly young. I think that he was around 60.
He does almost nothing in this song, only shaking maraccas!
♥
SO TRUE!!!
@@JoseRamirez-rq2gjAh,thank you. I thought that was Gerry. They looked so different as adults, except Dewey.
I graduated HS in ‘76. This has always been a favorite song for me. It brings up a lot of fond memories, of girl friends and life at the time.🤓🥳🥰
The same here! 75 for me. What a circus now!
Their songs were part of my 4 years away at college. I graduated in 1976.
Same here. America and Bread were the most soothing 8 tracks I can remember playing. So much great music. Rock and R and B and easy listening. You had every choice imaginable
I'm 62 and every few months I like to have a few beers and get a good buzz and go down memory lane. And the worst part is snapping back to the reality that we are living in today.
@@davebrown4841 🎼Me too!⏳🎶
I mixed monitors for America at a casino about 20 years ago. One of the very best sounding bands I ever had the pleasure of working with and a fine group of gentlemen.
ed i BELIEVE you mixed for me and after the gig you said wow man you have THEE most finesse ive ever seen..thank you for that.. kenny..
WOW!!!!!😮
As a owner of a sound reinforcement and lighting company people do not realize mixing monitors is the toughest job of a concert. Many a show has been ruined by a bad monitor mix. Hard to find a good tech that REALLY knows what they are doing on monitors.
The icing on the cake is how easy they were to mix. Each band member down stage wanted only their voice in the their monitor. Nothing else. That's it!@@gcvincent3989
DAMN!!!!! Listen how clear they sing with perfect tone ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ LOVE and still listen to America ALL THE TIME 😊
Vraiment de la bonne musique ! ❤
what a classic riff, not many can equal America’s style and beauty of playing music 🎸
So great. They were up on stage with no technology to enhance. Just them in their greatness. The 70's brought on so many true musicians, something we'll never see again.
God, this is so good. America was/is an integral part of my coming of age - we will not see the likes of them again anytime soon.
THE MUSIC OF A BYGONE AGE, IT WILL FOREVER BE OUR,S ,WE LIVED IN THE TIME OF THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BLUES EVER . PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴
Bygone age but Immortal Sounds that will be heard 1000 years from now.
How much swing in one song! The influence of soul music on "Tin Man" is undeniable! Immortal Classic!
🙌🏾🎶
America has always had rhythm, check out how many guitars are in horse with no name
Interesting observation, and one with some real merit. Soul definitely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of this band.
no wonder I dance to this song lol
@@faa1412 😹 😹 😹
The 70's was the epitome of real music. The industry doesn't want this anymore. America is a great band. Premier songwriters.
America and the Doobie Brothers. Still love the music at 70. I feel blessed to have been in high school and college in the 70’s.
Dewey has one of the coolest sounding voices of all time.. Not sure why? The tone? Its just bad ass!
It's the early 70's cool/attitude/sound we had in the day on the west coast/ L.A. in the day. This is exactly what I hear through Cory Wells cool voicing of 3 Dog Night. Obvious in 'Mama told me not to come', the 3rd. stanza of 'Family of man', ''One man band', and 'Sure as I'm sittin here' Robert at 68.
He has the Child Within.
He had a very mellow and warm voice back then.
Music to me is evocative of time and space..It captures time and will take you back to it decades into the future..This song reminds me of my childhood in the 1970’s with Mom and Dad driving in the car..It takes me back and makes me feel like an 8 year old again..
I was born in 1961 and I have been playing and singing this magical song since 1978 (I didn't know America before).
This is MY SONG, in all its versions.
I went to see America in 1985 at the Smeraldo in Milan and I noticed, with great pleasure, that my way of playing it (with the 12 strings) is identical.
Even today, my heart trembles when I hear it.
I love you!🥰
Absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time, I grew up listening to these guys, Legendary. 💯❤️
So grateful I got to grow up in an rea when this music was being created.
A smooth soothing sound that lent sensibility to rock and roll.
Well put. I like this.
I grew old their music didn’t. Just brings me back to my teen years,
This song along with America’s many others invokes a sense of wonder and magic and adventure ❤ how blessed we are to listen and live this music ❤ “ oz never did give nothing to the tin man , that he didn’t , didn’t all ready have “ that speaks volumes ❤
I remember seeing America perform live at Disneyland back in the 70's. The best music came out of the 70's with some of the greatest bands. Our kids generation of the 80's and 90's truly missed out on growing up with this music!
America is an American treasure. The Music was so real and passionate then. Miss it nowadays.
This is REAL talent and REAL music.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have..
❤️✨
Very special and talented group! With glorious voices. Wow!
Hey
This band was my icon growing up in the '70s. So so great! I lived in Berkely, CA back in the '75 and me and my friend just were mesmerized by their songs.
Growing up in the 70's was so much fun! Reagan ruined it in 1980 with his useless War on Drugs.
Same, only I grew up in Cupertino. And I definitely bought this album when it was released. Very fond memories as well 😊.
Me too.. I lived in that area I reminisce when I hear this band.
So much talent and versatile voices in one band. I had forgotten how good they were. Thanks to TH-cam for bringing them back for the next generation.
Just beautiful. The 70s..... Grateful.
I was fortunate to see America in concert back in early 70s. Tim man great song
One of the greatest bands ever.
Thanks for the great music, I'm gobsmacked that they aren't in the hall of fame, still their in my hall of fame. HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A BRILLIANT NEW YEAR. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
Pure talent, Real musicians, NO autotune!
Real talent , beautiful harmony great band !
Class of 75! It is 6/13/2024 and I still listen to this music all the time- it was the best of music!
Beautifully done, I'm 70 and I was into America when it was new
I'm 57.. I grow up with these music.. the Best !!
1975, ahhh, good memories. Remember this on the radio at night.
Great underrated band. George Martin produced them so it's no wonder they have a strong Beatles vibe and professionalism to them. I never understood why they didn't get the same love as the Eagles did, because I think their talent was comparable.
I agree. Never did see them
Always wanted to.
Aún mejor que Eagles y por mucho, disculpa mi honestidad
I wouldn't consider them underrated -- more like like typical of '70s bands. They definitely had some great songs, had some smash hits, & actually released more albums during the decade than The Eagles did -- But the Eagles had more solid albums, had bigger (& more) hits, toured a lot more, & you felt like you knew the guys....Most music fans could name every member of The Eagles past & present, but many still couldn't name the 3 guys in America
@@carlosviquezujueta7162Yes. A cleaner band with cleaner songs. No frills and just good smooth organic music.
Who’s here October 2024
Me😊
Me….and the concert at St. Pete on Oct 11 just got rescheduled for Dec 7. I went to school with Dewey in England. Our dads were stationed at South Ruislip AB, west London.
October 13, 2024
Oct 15 2024
Me
Loved this band & music back then .... they certainly were awsome .... greetings from S Africa !!!
I've loved America, the country, from the day I was born here in 1949, and always loved America, the band, since 1972 when they released their first hit single, "A Horse With No Name". A truly great band worthy of the name, "AMERICA". One of my favorite tunes is: "You Can Do Magic".
"A horse with no name" is one of my all time favorites ❤❤.
Also, “Lonely People” and “Sister Golden Hair”.
You can do magic, penned by a great English musician. Dewey does a great vocal on it
The guys are Legends...love you guys
My favorite America song it brings back such a great time in my life young and free. So many people bring up the Eagles as so great but to me America was so much better. They are very underrated. This song brings tears to me every time I hear it.
Lifelong Aussie fan of America here but - as great as they were - the Eagles are to me the very best band that the USA has produced (followed by Steely Dan, America, Chicago and CCR).
This has always been my favorite song of theirs, beautiful harmonies!
I'll go with Sister Golden Hair Number One, raise you Daisy Jane #2, and close you out with You Can do Majic, for the trifecta!
@@mgt2010fla that's fair enough because I love all their songs really. This one just had a certain uniqueness to it, for me personally.
@@magneto7930 If this band was in the age of computer "hits" it would be in the millions, but it's just up to us! Who care about them! Good music is all that matters!
@@mgt2010fla Bahm ventura highway
This is one of the best songs I've ever heard...the voices, the guitars, drums, etc,... but for me, that bass especially is LOVELY..
Willie Weeks. Total 70’s bad ass. Played with so many acts
@@webbvandiver9139 Thanks for knowing who that is! Now I can look him up. ✌
@@webbvandiver9139 That's not Willie. Not sure who it is, but definitely not Willie.
My mom listened to this when I was a toddler and I loved it! I don’t think it’s boring at all- even now.
Good music is never boring.
Did someone suggest it was boring ?
Seen America in Saratoga springs New York, great concert 🤘🤪🇺🇲
The evolution of great pop music was pioneered by bands like " America" . People will still be listening to " Tin Man " " Horse with No Name-- Ventura Highway ""in 2121 A.D. Warms me up on a freezing cold winter night..
Dewey Bunnell has a soft magical voice in this song.
Wow, still lovely. Brings back many memories!❤❤❤
Bell bottoms, colorful shirts and wild hair I always loved America way back then and today. A great band.
Music like this is what made growing up in the 70's so great.
I have so many good memories pinned to this Song . so pleasing to hear this .
Underrated song by an underrated band amazing theme ! 👏🏻😎🤘🏻
Yes it was good music!
no to both of your claims. This song or the band were never ever underrated
Sometimes you come across a gem from yesteryear, glad I bumped into this diamond…🎶👍
67 here, (Sigh), lovely music and lovely musicians. Also lovely era.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me too.
No fads or gimmicks just great song's, singer's and musicians
I love this song. Heard it in 1975 when I was in the Navy.
I’ll never get tired of America. Beautiful sound!
Thank you America!! Dewey bunnell).Gerry beckley). Dan peek).Calvin Samuels).
Little Willie)...
America's songs are the best driving down a highway with the top down and the wind blowing through your hair. Great times!!! Volume blasting!! And a few j's not too bad either!!!🤣 ✌❤
I had the good fortune to see them in concert back around this time, I also got to see them about five years ago again. They are a timeless band that had so many hits, you just sit their with your jaw dropped as they go from one hit to another, to another.. One of the best groups in the world to see in concert! If they ever come your way, go see them, you won't be disappointed.
I saw them in Milwaukee about 5yrs ago! 😁
@@nancywhite3377 Good show wasn't it?
I’m so jealous!! Wish I was alive back then 😥
@@georgieporgie6103 It was truly a great time for concerts. Those years had problems though, just like today. Gas lines, gas prices through the roof. We were shocked when gas got up to 35 cents a gallon! LOL. Look at us now! Still there was an innocence about those years, and the music was just amazing.
@@kadj1016 Haha! America still sounds great today, I just wish I could've seen them young. I also would've loved to see the Woodstock concert, but that was technically the 60s :)
So many great songs from America and the perfect music for long road trips in the countryside, deserts, plains, anywhere that sets your soul free.
This music touch my soul, even as a pre-teen in the 1970’s. Still does ❤
At 60, I just missed the great folk music revolution but am so happy that I can just pick up a guitar and play this music for myself whenever I want to.
America was a band of three army brats who’s parents were stationed in England, in the late ‘60’s. They were signed by Apple Records and produced by George Martin. So yeah, Ventura Highway has always been one of my favorite songs of all time. In his song, the conversation with “Joe” was a family friend at the time when they lived in the Midwest and his father was being deployed to Southern California. He was trying to talk joe into going with them and moving out to California. Joe, being hit by “purple rain,” was a euphemism for depression or the blues. Most of the lyrics in the song were based on actually events of Dewey’s childhood.
Excellent!!..but like Oz, Ventura Highway doesn'r exist....?
@@alanoneill3065 yeah it’s a localized name for the old California state Rout 1, or the coastal Highway. Where it passes through the L.A., Ventura area it’s referred as the Ventura Highway. This highway has largely become obsolete since they put in the Interstate 101 freeway, a faster safer alternative. The Ventura is the scenic route. I had thought I was responding to the Ventura Highway clip, not the Oz clip, my mistake…
@@JRoss707 Thanks!
@@JRoss707 same session??
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@@alanoneill3065 yes indeed, I believe this was a weekly German TV show that featured bands of the time, pretty much handled like an open-mic jam session.
America's songs are classic tear jerkers!
America's music brings back so many memories of my youthful past. Class of 1975. All their songs bring back fond memories.