Hope you guys do something for Tina on Female Friday this week. I know you have already done some of her songs. Nutbush City Limits, Young and Dumb and of course River Deep,Mountain High would be wonderful to continue your journey.
The lead guitarist is Jimmy McCulloch born 1953 he was around 15/16 when this was recorded. He had played in bands since age 11 and had been on tour with The Who in a support band. Couple of years after this he joined Wings at the invite of Paul McCartney. Keep having fun you two. Cheers.
Thunderclap Newman was actually the keyboard artist and he started the band backed by Pete Townsend.Thunderclap passed away in his early 70s.What a great song and musician.
Makes me think of "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" by the Small Faces, "Groovin' " by the Young Rascals, "What a Day For a Daydream" by the Loving Spoonful, "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago, "Feelin' Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Listen to the Music" by the Doobie Brothers...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered this song to add new content to their first Greatest Hits album. Petty had the clout to do any song in rock and roll, so the fact that he chose this is a good "thumbs up" for it.
Andy "Thunderclap" Newman - piano; Speedy Keen - double-tracked lead vocal, drums; Jimmy McCulloch - lead and rhythm guitars; Pete Townshend - bass guitar (credited to "Bijou Drains"), orchestral arrangement.
Written by Speedy Keen and produced by Pete Townsend of the Who. One of the greatest one hit wonders. Their next best song is "Accidents" which is truly biarre to say the least.
"The Time Has Come" is an absolutely great song…but the extended version runs 11:03 and these folks don't do long songs on the channel. (I'm still desolated we can't get The Doors doing any of Morrison's longer pieces, especially "When the Music's Over".) So we may have to settle for the single edit. Grumble mutter.
Jimmy McCulloch was with Wings for awhile and was (in my opinion) one of the better guitarists Paul McCartney worked with. You should check out some of his stellar guitar work for Wings. A good place to start is "Junior's Farm," Jimmy's debut with Wings. Fire guitar solos.
Great song - great reaction.....The very young guitarist is Jimmy McCulloch who went on to play with Paul McCartney in Wings....Also, I enjoyed your comments about piano....Two suggestions: (1) Takin' Care of Business by Bachman Turner Overdrive - they worked piano in a classic BTO song (2) Backstreets by Bruce Springsteen...the piano is tremendous
Jimmy McCulloch was only 15 when he was the lead guitarist in the band. He was the lead guitarist in Wings (Paul McCartney’s band) for about 3 years before leaving. He died aged only 28
Great song, forgot about it!!! You love piano, you need to do more Leon Russell. I know youve dine at least one, but his is a deep well. Hummingbird, Delta Lady, Stranger in a Strange Land, Back to the Island, Lady Blue, Tightrope, Rill Away The Stone, Shootout at the Plantation. All are fantastic, some fast, some slower, but all amazing. And his raspy voice is sooooo cool.❤❤❤❤
Jimmy McCulloch was the guitarist at only 14 years old!!! He went on to play in Wings with Paul McCartney. the piano play was Andrew Laurence Newman, a New Orleans Dixieland musician. Townsend played bass. Great band!!
In July 1969 I had just passed my 12th birthday, this song was at No 1 in the UK singles charts and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface of the moon. It just felt like a great month to be alive.
Pete Townshend did not play guitar with TN. He helped put the band together, and he played bass for at least part of the band's short life, recording his tracks from his own home studio. Jimmy McCulloch, who later was a part of Paul McCartney's band Wings, was the lead guitarist for the group. Pete's nephew Josh later joined the band on rhythm guitar.
Pete Townshend of the Who may not have been in this band but he produced the album and this song. Drummer Speedy Keen wrote this song, and Thunderclap Newman is on piano. Pete Townshend played bass on the recording. Jimmy McCullough was on guitar and went on to play in Wings with McCartney.
Those were the days! Jay, you keep saying you love keyboards, bass, guitar - check out Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues from The Old Grey Whistle Test 1976, you'll love it! Top notch slide guitar, amazing keyboards PLUS smoking bass and drum solos.
RIP and respect to Andy (Thunderclap) Newman the pianist - a genuine British eccentric. He was still playing when I saw him perform at a friend's private gig in London in 1984.
Very unusual song for y'all to be doing. totally underground classic. And I've always loved it, used in a few movies at the time as well. (Note Newman was the piano player).
I was lucky enough to grow up in a town which -- though frustratingly small -- had a university. The student-run radio station was a musical oasis, and played stuff like this.
I put this request on the other songs as well, but I'm going ask for another artist. Would you guys do the Tina Turner/Bryan Adams duet "It's Only Love"? The song and concert video are absolute 🔥 🔥 🔥 R.I.P. to a legend in this industry.
You are absolutely right about musicians back then using their platform to unite and move people forward. Something sadly lacking today. Speedy Keene wrote the song Armenia, City in the Sky which The Who recorded for their Who Sell Out LP. A psychedelic classic.
This is one of my favorite hippie songs. So glad you reacted to it! If you are in for a real psychedelic song, I would suggest "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. There is only one problem: it's a 17 minutes song.
Iron Butterfly had a few other memorable tunes, but no one plays them any more, it seems. Like "In the Times of Our Lives," "Flowers and Beads" and "Soul Experience" -- among others.
Thunderclap Newman's pianist was Andy Newman whose method of playing so loudly that gave both him and the group their name. Great song of the 60s and still holds its own to this day.
I first heard this song while watching The Strawberry Statement movie at a drive in theater many years ago. Some good music from that films soundtrack. Great song and good memories from the past.
What a blast from the past! Speaking of keyboards, you really should add Deep Purple "Lazy". The keyboards and guitar riffs will blow your mind (link below)! Jon Lord was the GOAT on keyboards! Rest In Peace, Jon. The audio version is the best version off their "Machine Head" album. Thanks so much for this great reaction! ✌💙✌ Lazy - th-cam.com/video/dqM5L5JQseI/w-d-xo.html
The singer is 'Speedy Keen' who was the drummer as well, or so I thought? Peter Townshend from 'The Who' no less Produced & arranged the track, the guitar player would later join McCartney & Wings. Some great talent here. I still have the 45" I bought of this tune, love it. It was featured in the oddball movie 'The Magic Christian' starring among others 'Ringo Starr'. Cheers
Yes, the singer is Speedy and he played drums in the studio. However for live work they got Jack McCulloch in and he was Jimmy's older brother. Pete played bass on the record and they got Jim Pitman-Avery in on bass for the live work.
I'm 66 and this is my era music and to see the joy it gives you hearing it brings me joy, just subscribed, because your pleasure in what you are listening to is a testament to those artists I grew up with and think are superb.
I love your raction, Amber, about how our music today would be much (MUCH) better if, basically, they had a positive message; whether the message was about love or peace or uniting as one, it could have a huge and positive effect. A very significant thing to bring up here is that in decades past, before the internet, we all listened to the SAME songs as everyone else. That was a uniting factor! It was an awesome time to grow up. Thanks, guys! Love your videos!
I ran across this song on an album. None of our local radio stations were playing this song. 53 years later it's still a favorite. I'm glad you two really liked it.
Jimmy McCulloch was only 15 when this was recorded. As others have noted he was part of Paul McCartney & Wings and sang lead on "Medicine Jar". Sadly, he died in 1979 of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
Hello. I was 12 years old when I discovered this song, hearing a cassette about The Magic Christian B.S.O and I love it. More than 50 years later with internet, TH-cam, Wikipedia, I looked out and discoverd the sad history about Thanderclap Newton. Wonderdul reaction. thanks for you video.
Should check out a band called MOVE who had several hits in the late 60s, formed by Roy Wood, and having a young Jeff Lynne they went on to form ELO but Wood retained his interest in MOVE and one of their biggest hits of 1969 was a song "Blackberry Way"
They are discovering what an explosion of creativity and talent,coupled with outstanding musical skills that was the mid to late 60s. Damn i miss that era! I was partial to heavy psychedelic bands but the 60s had musical genres for every taste. Please Scotty,transport me back to that magical time and feel free to lose the coordinates!!👍🏻
A popular song for the times you should listen to is 'Abraham, Martin, and John.' It was written following the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. It was performed by several artists, but I think the best-known version is by Dion.
If you haven't heard it, for me, Marvin Gaye did the definitive version. I'm in the UK, however, and I don't ever hearing that Dion's original was released here, whereas Marvin was very well known - but Marvin was black so maybe didn't get the airplay, in the USA?
THE BUGGLES - I Love You Miss Robot / 1979 very Futuristic sounding with it's amazing Slap Bass sound right from the start and it gets even better as the Vocalist begins to use the Talk Box integrated with other KEYBOARD 🎹 EFFECTS makes for a very Up Best 70s song that sounds as if it came out in the 80s it's an EPIC and creative sound that paved the way in today's music
MORE DOORS!!!! "CRYSTAL SHIP", " WASP RADIO", "BACKDOOR MAN", " CHANGLING" MORE ETTA JAMES!!!!! "TELL MAMA"!!!!! MORE BEATLES!! ENTIRE ALBUM " SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB" (SINGLE, TOO), "ROCKY RACCOON", " YOU CAN'T DO THAT" COMPLETE ALBUM "HARD DAYS NIGHT" GREAT SONGS!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Another great '60s song. Unfortunately, Thunderclap Newman was a One Hit Wonder, so you won't find anything else from them. (And yes, it's Thunderclap Newman, not "Newton.") This song reminded me of another song from around that same time (maybe a year or two later) that I don't think you've heard yet. And I know Amber's inner hippie would LOVE it. Check out "Get Together" by the Youngbloods. One of the landmark songs of that era.
Hi from the UK. This is a great song which I first heard through my parents who both played a lot of music at home when I was young. It’s great it’s still appreciated by the younger generation and its message has a lot of meaning. I love your pictures behind you too. Such a varied and rich selection of talented artists.
Yes, Leon Russell on keyboards! Worked with many of the greats. His work with Marc Benno as "the Asylum Choir" is vintage Vietnam Era protest songs, predating his Shelter People classics. I very highly recommend 'Straight Brother' with intro, 'Ballad for a Soldier' & 'Down on the Base'.
Percy Shelley, the 19th Century British Poet wrote, "Our sweetest songs tell of saddest thoughts." It could not be more true. We were in the midst of a true revolution, some of it nasty and violent. Couching words like 'hand out the guns and ammunition' in such sweet music was a masterful stroke.
ARE THEY KIDDING ME?! That piano interlude's the ONE thing this song could lose without the possibility of harm to the tune. I mean, it's cute, but the song does not require it in any way, as the rest of it--the actual song itself--is brilliant. It's the piano part that interrupts the brilliance. What were these two listening to?
This song was in the movie "The Magic Christian", which is a seriously messed-up comedy probably not fit for TH-cam reactions, but really worth watching!
Always love your reactions. It is a classic, but please be aware of the type of revolution they are singing about with their "hand out the arms and ammo we're gonna to blast our way through here" lyric.
The vocal on this recording is actually the janitor whom was in the studio. This project was put together by Pete Townshend of The Who. This song was featured in the bizarre film "The Magic Christian". Another song in that film is Badfinger's "Come And Get It". The movie was about greed.
This song was a number one in the British charts in the summer of 1969....for over 8 weeks as I recall. As you can imagine the competition was very stiff in that year.
Thunderclap Newton's song, 'Something In The Air' is a fantastic song and I was lucky enough a few years ago to find an original 45 rpm record of the song for a dollar from a local Value Village thrift store in perfect scratch-free shape. :)
I’m with Jay on this one. I was 14 when this came out… and the song and chorus were pretty good, but it was the piano solo that blew me away… and it still does!
This has always been one of my favorites. I love the part when the pianist Newman starts to play offbeat and how we can play offbeat then go back to the beat then play offbeat again so seamlessly is really good. PS you could have at least got his name right.
Jay, speaking of piano and keyboards, I still don't understand why you guys haven't done "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". I truly don't get it because it's one of those songs you should have definitely done by now.. The piano in that song will literally blow your socks off Jay!
Great memories of this song in the late 60's, a one hit wonder but what a one hit wonder. A great song from the mid 70's which includes great piano and strings is Music by John Miles (sadly no longer with us). Incidentally, he did backing vocals and guitar for Tina Turner on her tours. Very talented guy, played drums, guitar, piano and had a great voice too.
The writer and piano player was also Pete Townshend's driver. When he heard them he helped round out the band and they recorded it at Pete's home studio. Notice also how some of the background music and general production sounds VERY much like George Martin's Beatles productions. Loved this record, it came out when I was a freshman in college (I'm 75), and I have it in both my vehicles media playlists. Tom Petty did a nice cover of this as well. Thunderclap (Andy) Newman passed March 2016 at age 73
The writer and lead singer and drummer on the record was Speedy Keen and he was a mate of Pete's, as well as being his driver. He also played some drums and helped out on some Pete's demos. As Speedy had problems with singing lead and drumming they got Jack McCulloch in for when they had to go 'live'. Jack is the older brother of the lead guitarist, Jimmy. The pianist was an old mate of Pete's - Andy Newman - known as 'Thunderclap' around the West London music scene.
Beat Club -- German television show not unlike American Bandstand or Midnight Special in the US, or "Old Grey Whistle Test" in the UK. Lip-synch here, but you get the idea with Thunderclap Newman -- there's a rock song interrupted if you will with ragtime piano, and a whole album of it!! It's called Hollywood Dream and there are a lot of good songs, produced by Pete Townshend of The Who. Glad you guys have begun the idea of reacting to Thunderclap Newman.
Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.... thats where the name comes from.
Guy on the piano is Thunderclap Newman
R.I.P Tina Turner, Queen of Rock. 🌹
Such a legend!
Hope you guys do something for Tina on Female Friday this week. I know you have already done some of her songs. Nutbush City Limits, Young and Dumb and of course River Deep,Mountain High would be wonderful to continue your journey.
MTV did a top 100 list in the 90's of the greatest female rockers of all time. 1. Aretha Franklin, 2. Tina Turner, 3. Janis Joplin. 😢
Procura melhor que você acha.
The lead guitarist is Jimmy McCulloch born 1953 he was around 15/16 when this was recorded. He had played in bands since age 11 and had been on tour with The Who in a support band. Couple of years after this he joined Wings at the invite of Paul McCartney. Keep having fun you two. Cheers.
He died in 1979.
I thought I recognized him!
I thought I recognized him!
He passed at the age of 26.
Tragically, died young. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland (as was David Byrne of Talking Heads)
The hippie vibe never dies! What a magical time it was!
Always been one of my favorite one-hit wonders. Thank you. on another note - Tears for Tina.
A great old song that takes me way back to my teens. I'm almost 67 years old. Good memories, with good music.
And it was incredible that there were a child with 12 years old and a 40 something years old in the same band. Fantastic
Thunderclap Newman was actually the keyboard artist and he started the band backed by Pete Townsend.Thunderclap passed away in his early 70s.What a great song and musician.
It's been decades since I heard this 🤔
What a great memory...
Thank you for this 😋✌️❤️
A psychedelic classic, perfect for a sunny Sunday afternoon in the backyard. Great choice - peace and love from Canada ☮️
What a Great Summer! 🥰
Makes me think of "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" by the Small Faces, "Groovin' " by the Young Rascals, "What a Day For a Daydream" by the Loving Spoonful, "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago, "Feelin' Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Listen to the Music" by the Doobie Brothers...
What a great time it was to be alive. These songs bring me back and I appreciate the respect you both give to our generation Jay and Amber. ♥
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers covered this song to add new content to their first Greatest Hits album.
Petty had the clout to do any song in rock and roll, so the fact that he chose this is a good "thumbs up" for it.
I love both versions although (maybe unfairly) I prefer Tom's cover version of it (which is pretty darned close to the original I have to say).
@@joannecunliffe8067It was a bit beefier in the production and, well, Tom Petty singing it, which makes any song at least 27% better.
@@Dreyno LOL! I love the 27%! I'm just a massive Tom Petty fan (like you are) so biased I guess 🥰
Amber swaying to psychedelic.. Jay's 'hmm'.. piano kicks in and Jay's GONE 😂 love your reactions. ❤
Andy "Thunderclap" Newman - piano;
Speedy Keen - double-tracked lead vocal, drums;
Jimmy McCulloch - lead and rhythm guitars;
Pete Townshend - bass guitar (credited to "Bijou Drains"), orchestral arrangement.
The Who recorded the song Armenia, City in the Sky, written by Speedy Keen.
Written by Speedy Keen and produced by Pete Townsend of the Who. One of the greatest one hit wonders. Their next best song is "Accidents" which is truly biarre to say the least.
Classic song from a great album!
Now, please react to "Time Has Come Today (extended live video)" by The Chambers Brothers. THE Psychedelic classic!
I second that request!
Yes!!!
"The Time Has Come" is an absolutely great song…but the extended version runs 11:03 and these folks don't do long songs on the channel.
(I'm still desolated we can't get The Doors doing any of Morrison's longer pieces, especially "When the Music's Over".)
So we may have to settle for the single edit. Grumble mutter.
YES!!!
TIME HAS COME TODAY IS A “ GREAT SONG “
ps” headphones are GREAT 🤯
You paused that song at the exact moment where the song gives you chills. Good job
Jimmy McCulloch was with Wings for awhile and was (in my opinion) one of the better guitarists Paul McCartney worked with. You should check out some of his stellar guitar work for Wings. A good place to start is "Junior's Farm," Jimmy's debut with Wings. Fire guitar solos.
Excellent suggestion. Junior's Farm is the first song I think of when I think of Jimmy. In fact, I've suggested the song to them before.
Soily.
The Note You Never Wrote.
Great song - great reaction.....The very young guitarist is Jimmy McCulloch who went on to play with Paul McCartney in Wings....Also, I enjoyed your comments about piano....Two suggestions: (1) Takin' Care of Business by Bachman Turner Overdrive - they worked piano in a classic BTO song (2) Backstreets by Bruce Springsteen...the piano is tremendous
"Take me down Jimmy"
They definitely have to check out "Junior's Farm" by Wings.
Piano= Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu, Johnny Rivers version 👍
Jimmy McCulloch looked like he was 12 years old here and throughout his time with Wings.
Unfortunately he passed at the age of 26.
Jimmy McCulloch was only 15 when he was the lead guitarist in the band. He was the lead guitarist in Wings (Paul McCartney’s band) for about 3 years before leaving. He died aged only 28
Great song, forgot about it!!! You love piano, you need to do more Leon Russell. I know youve dine at least one, but his is a deep well. Hummingbird, Delta Lady, Stranger in a Strange Land, Back to the Island, Lady Blue, Tightrope, Rill Away The Stone, Shootout at the Plantation. All are fantastic, some fast, some slower, but all amazing. And his raspy voice is sooooo cool.❤❤❤❤
I agree. And he’s from Oklahoma. I like the songs and the story behind the album he did with Elton John called The Union.
Delta Lady for sure
Jimmy McCulloch was the guitarist at only 14 years old!!! He went on to play in Wings with Paul McCartney. the piano play was Andrew Laurence Newman, a New Orleans Dixieland musician. Townsend played bass. Great band!!
A great track from a great band that still sounds amazing over 50 years later. Always loved this track!
In July 1969 I had just passed my 12th birthday, this song was at No 1 in the UK singles charts and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface of the moon. It just felt like a great month to be alive.
Another song you'd love with the same theme is from the group Canned Heat titled "Let's Work Together" released in 1970.
Such a great song! RIP Bob Hite & Alan Wilson
Another try is The Marmalade the song, "Reflections Of My Life" great orchestral parts.
Forgot about this one-hit wonder, love the music. Agree to try "Reflections..." one of my favorites
Pete Townshend did not play guitar with TN. He helped put the band together, and he played bass for at least part of the band's short life, recording his tracks from his own home studio. Jimmy McCulloch, who later was a part of Paul McCartney's band Wings, was the lead guitarist for the group. Pete's nephew Josh later joined the band on rhythm guitar.
Townshend played bass on this song under the pseudonym Bijou Drains
This song’s title was originally Revolution, but Speedy Keen changed it to Something In The Air after The Beatles released their song Revolution.
Actually Speedy Keen was Pete Townsend's driver originally and came up with song. Yes Pete played bass on this.
Classic song.Very uplifting ,they don't write them like that any more.We still need to get it together.
Thanks guys !!!!xx
Pete Townshend of the Who may not have been in this band but he produced the album and this song. Drummer Speedy Keen wrote this song, and Thunderclap Newman is on piano. Pete Townshend played bass on the recording. Jimmy McCullough was on guitar and went on to play in Wings with McCartney.
Those were the days!
Jay, you keep saying you love keyboards, bass, guitar - check out Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues from The Old Grey Whistle Test 1976, you'll love it!
Top notch slide guitar, amazing keyboards PLUS smoking bass and drum solos.
Rory Gallagher, one of my favorites
I was today's year old when I realized that Thunderclap Newman was the piano player!
RIP and respect to Andy (Thunderclap) Newman the pianist - a genuine British eccentric. He was still playing when I saw him perform at a friend's private gig in London in 1984.
You all have been playing my kind of music tonight, Thanks ❤
Very unusual song for y'all to be doing. totally underground classic. And I've always loved it, used in a few movies at the time as well. (Note Newman was the piano player).
I was lucky enough to grow up in a town which -- though frustratingly small -- had a university. The student-run radio station was a musical oasis, and played stuff like this.
Not sure it was an "underground classic" as it reached the no 1 spot in the UK
@@normandavidtidiman9918 But ignored in the US.
@@garyarnett1220 And?
@@willcambeul6172 Nothing just surprised.
Your peace signs at the end were a perfect end to your video! ✌️❤️🎶🎵
I put this request on the other songs as well, but I'm going ask for another artist. Would you guys do the Tina Turner/Bryan Adams duet "It's Only Love"? The song and concert video are absolute 🔥 🔥 🔥 R.I.P. to a legend in this industry.
You are absolutely right about musicians back then using their platform to unite and move people forward. Something sadly lacking today. Speedy Keene wrote the song Armenia, City in the Sky which The Who recorded for their Who Sell Out LP. A psychedelic classic.
Nice comment Jeff. I still get a heady rush when I hear this song.
My favourite one-hit wonder tunes & I love to spin the 45 at Festivals in the U.K.
This is one of my favorite hippie songs. So glad you reacted to it! If you are in for a real psychedelic song, I would suggest "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. There is only one problem: it's a 17 minutes song.
There was single 45 rpm version
Iron Butterfly had a few other memorable tunes, but no one plays them any more, it seems. Like "In the Times of Our Lives," "Flowers and Beads" and "Soul Experience" -- among others.
My uncle was the bass player in this band jimmy avery
Love being reminded of songs I haven't heard in decades.❤
I always thought it was Thunderclap Newman? But always a good reaction you two. Thank you.
The guy on piano was Andy "Thunderclap" Newman, hence the band name. And Townshend played bass for the band under an assumed name. How cool is that?
Thunderclap Newman's pianist was Andy Newman whose method of playing so loudly that gave both him and the group their name. Great song of the 60s and still holds its own to this day.
Not his playing - his farting
Thanks so much for playing this . The atmosphere then was really ' Something in the Air ' . Love you two , whatever you play ❤
female Friday has got to be a
Tina Turner triple tribute
R.I.P Tina a true LEGEND
One of my favorites by Tina Turner is "Better Be Good to Me".Would love to hear that on female Friday! ❤
“The Strawberry Statement” This song is a time capsule! I’ve loved it for over 50 years!
Peace
I first heard this song while watching The Strawberry Statement movie at a drive in theater many years ago. Some good music from that films soundtrack. Great song and good memories from the past.
What a blast from the past! Speaking of keyboards, you really should add Deep Purple "Lazy". The keyboards and guitar riffs will blow your mind (link below)! Jon Lord was the GOAT on keyboards! Rest In Peace, Jon. The audio version is the best version off their "Machine Head" album. Thanks so much for this great reaction! ✌💙✌
Lazy - th-cam.com/video/dqM5L5JQseI/w-d-xo.html
The singer is 'Speedy Keen' who was the drummer as well, or so I thought? Peter Townshend from 'The Who' no less Produced & arranged the track, the guitar player would later join McCartney & Wings. Some great talent here. I still have the 45" I bought of this tune, love it. It was featured in the oddball movie 'The Magic Christian' starring among others 'Ringo Starr'. Cheers
The singer is speedy keen
Yes, the singer is Speedy and he played drums in the studio. However for live work they got Jack McCulloch in and he was Jimmy's older brother. Pete played bass on the record and they got Jim Pitman-Avery in on bass for the live work.
At 72, I was surprised that I knew the words and sang along, as you may have realised I was in my teens during the 1960s ❤ to your family.
I'm 66 and this is my era music and to see the joy it gives you hearing it brings me joy, just subscribed, because your pleasure in what you are listening to is a testament to those artists I grew up with and think are superb.
I love this room and the sound in this room. I'm not used to the other room. ❤
I love your raction, Amber, about how our music today would be much (MUCH) better if, basically, they had a positive message; whether the message was about love or peace or uniting as one, it could have a huge and positive effect. A very significant thing to bring up here is that in decades past, before the internet, we all listened to the SAME
songs as everyone else. That was a uniting factor! It was an awesome time to grow up. Thanks, guys! Love your videos!
I ran across this song on an album. None of our local radio stations were playing this song. 53 years later it's still a favorite. I'm glad you two really liked it.
Your title is wrong, it should read Thunderclap Newman. Great song!
Jimmy McCulloch was only 15 when this was recorded. As others have noted he was part of Paul McCartney & Wings and sang lead on "Medicine Jar". Sadly, he died in 1979 of a drug overdose at the age of 26.
Was he the brunette guitarist behind the singer? I watched thinking, "dang, he looks like he's only around 14!"
@@jrox6091 That's him.
Hello. I was 12 years old when I discovered this song, hearing a cassette about The Magic Christian B.S.O and I love it. More than 50 years later with internet, TH-cam, Wikipedia, I looked out and discoverd the sad history about Thanderclap Newton. Wonderdul reaction. thanks for you video.
This song always takes me back to the fall of 1969 when I was a kid living west of London. It was a huge hit!
That piano solo has "quirk" written all over it.
I still adore this song. So good
oh wow. I've never heard this before and it's great! Straight to my "hidden gems" playlist. One of the many reasons I love this channel.
Should check out a band called MOVE who had several hits in the late 60s, formed by Roy Wood, and having a young Jeff Lynne they went on to form ELO but Wood retained his interest in MOVE and one of their biggest hits of 1969 was a song "Blackberry Way"
You’d love Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah. Fantastic piano throughout the entire song.
They are discovering what an explosion of creativity and talent,coupled with outstanding musical skills that was the mid to late 60s. Damn i miss that era! I was partial to heavy psychedelic bands but the 60s had musical genres for every taste. Please Scotty,transport me back to that magical time and feel free to lose the coordinates!!👍🏻
Amber you’re so right! Took a while. Love your reaction!❤❤
Have always loved this song so much! So glad I found your reaction to it. And I KNEW you'd love that piano 😁😁💖💖
A popular song for the times you should listen to is 'Abraham, Martin, and John.' It was written following the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. It was performed by several artists, but I think the best-known version is by Dion.
If you haven't heard it, for me, Marvin Gaye did the definitive version. I'm in the UK, however, and I don't ever hearing that Dion's original was released here, whereas Marvin was very well known - but Marvin was black so maybe didn't get the airplay, in the USA?
THE BUGGLES - I Love You Miss Robot / 1979 very Futuristic sounding with it's amazing Slap Bass sound right from the start and it gets even better as the Vocalist begins to use the Talk Box integrated with other KEYBOARD 🎹 EFFECTS makes for a very Up Best 70s song that sounds as if it came out in the 80s it's an EPIC and creative sound that paved the way in today's music
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You'll never believe how "Thunderclap" go his nickname !!
Reminds me of that movie ALMOST FAMOUS- good movie, RSquad - HINT HINT !!! 😊
Omgosh .. blast from the past .. i don't think I've heard this since b4 10 yo. I had forgotten about this one. Thnx you two❣️😊.
Yes,they were the days of rage! 80 yo and still loving the 60’s!
Great song! Thanks for reviewing these what i call lost songs..
This is one of my favourite songs. So epic!
What a classic this is. I was enamored with it from the first time in 1969.
Hi you two lovely people, l was told this record was band in South Africa for having the word Revolution in the song back in 1969. Rip Tina.
Another great '60s song. Unfortunately, Thunderclap Newman was a One Hit Wonder, so you won't find anything else from them. (And yes, it's Thunderclap Newman, not "Newton.") This song reminded me of another song from around that same time (maybe a year or two later) that I don't think you've heard yet. And I know Amber's inner hippie would LOVE it. Check out "Get Together" by the Youngbloods. One of the landmark songs of that era.
Hi from the UK. This is a great song which I first heard through my parents who both played a lot of music at home when I was young. It’s great it’s still appreciated by the younger generation and its message has a lot of meaning.
I love your pictures behind you too. Such a varied and rich selection of talented artists.
Rest in Peace Tina Turner 1939-2023. Please dedicate Female Friday to her memory. Thank you 🌹
Yes, Leon Russell on keyboards! Worked with many of the greats. His work with Marc Benno as "the Asylum Choir" is vintage Vietnam Era protest songs, predating his Shelter People classics. I very highly recommend 'Straight Brother' with intro, 'Ballad for a Soldier' & 'Down on the Base'.
Percy Shelley, the 19th Century British Poet wrote, "Our sweetest songs tell of saddest thoughts." It could not be more true. We were in the midst of a true revolution, some of it nasty and violent. Couching words like 'hand out the guns and ammunition' in such sweet music was a masterful stroke.
ARE THEY KIDDING ME?! That piano interlude's the ONE thing this song could lose without the possibility of harm to the tune. I mean, it's cute, but the song does not require it in any way, as the rest of it--the actual song itself--is brilliant. It's the piano part that interrupts the brilliance. What were these two listening to?
This song was in the movie "The Magic Christian", which is a seriously messed-up comedy probably not fit for TH-cam reactions, but really worth watching!
Always love your reactions. It is a classic, but please be aware of the type of revolution they are singing about with their "hand out the arms and ammo we're gonna to blast our way through here" lyric.
The vocal on this recording is actually the janitor whom was in the studio. This project was put together by Pete Townshend of The Who. This song was featured in the bizarre film "The Magic Christian". Another song in that film is Badfinger's "Come And Get It". The movie was about greed.
Thunderclap Newman folks. Jimmy McCullough the guitarist was 15 years od at the time of recording.
Great track from my youth !!! - thanks guys for sharing !!! XX
This song was a number one in the British charts in the summer of 1969....for over 8 weeks as I recall. As you can imagine the competition was very stiff in that year.
Thunderclap Newton's song, 'Something In The Air' is a fantastic song and I was lucky enough a few years ago to find an original 45 rpm record of the song for a dollar from a local Value Village thrift store in perfect scratch-free shape. :)
I have the original from when mum bought it (unless it was one of the collection I sold). Played for ages in the 1970s
I’m with Jay on this one. I was 14 when this came out… and the song and chorus were pretty good, but it was the piano solo that blew me away… and it still does!
This has always been one of my favorites. I love the part when the pianist Newman starts to play offbeat and how we can play offbeat then go back to the beat then play offbeat again so seamlessly is really good. PS you could have at least got his name right.
Jay, speaking of piano and keyboards, I still don't understand why you guys haven't done "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu". I truly don't get it because it's one of those songs you should have definitely done by now.. The piano in that song will literally blow your socks off Jay!
Great memories of this song in the late 60's, a one hit wonder but what a one hit wonder.
A great song from the mid 70's which includes great piano and strings is Music by John Miles (sadly no longer with us). Incidentally, he did backing vocals and guitar for Tina Turner on her tours. Very talented guy, played drums, guitar, piano and had a great voice too.
Thank you for that. I never heard this band's name before, or the song's title, but I do recognize it now that I'm hearing it.
The writer and piano player was also Pete Townshend's driver. When he heard them he helped round out the band and they recorded it at Pete's home studio. Notice also how some of the background music and general production sounds VERY much like George Martin's Beatles productions. Loved this record, it came out when I was a freshman in college (I'm 75), and I have it in both my vehicles media playlists. Tom Petty did a nice cover of this as well. Thunderclap (Andy) Newman passed March 2016 at age 73
The writer and lead singer and drummer on the record was Speedy Keen and he was a mate of Pete's, as well as being his driver. He also played some drums and helped out on some Pete's demos. As Speedy had problems with singing lead and drumming they got Jack McCulloch in for when they had to go 'live'. Jack is the older brother of the lead guitarist, Jimmy. The pianist was an old mate of Pete's - Andy Newman - known as 'Thunderclap' around the West London music scene.
Heard this first in the movie, "The Magic Christian". Ppl were diving in pool of excrement to grab money! Believe Ringo Starr was in movie. Star
Beat Club -- German television show not unlike American Bandstand or Midnight Special in the US, or "Old Grey Whistle Test" in the UK. Lip-synch here, but you get the idea with Thunderclap Newman -- there's a rock song interrupted if you will with ragtime piano, and a whole album of it!! It's called Hollywood Dream and there are a lot of good songs, produced by Pete Townshend of The Who. Glad you guys have begun the idea of reacting to Thunderclap Newman.
Great song, brought back a lot of memories!
Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.... thats where the name comes from.