The song is about a man who loves a woman who has fallen in love with someone else. He sings to her that he hopes it never happens to you. Baby, Baby there's things I'd like to say, I was hoping that with our love we would get married someday. 😪 Very sad. Love the piano postlude , so beautiful.
Love this song, Daniel. This and their other hit, "I Will Always Think About You," were the precursors of the soft rock of the late 60s and 70s. Ironically, they wore colonial outfits like Paul Revere and The Raiders. In fact, Dick Clark's TV show "Where the Action Is" passed on The New Colony Six for The Raiders as their house band. Now we need to hear another Chicago "precursor" band, The Buckinghams. Thanks, Daniel and Harri.
This group, as well as the Buckinghams, and the Cryan’ Shames would come over to Savanna, Illinois from Chicago to play at ‘The Den’. As a high school kid in a garage band, we took in all their sounds, sometimes playing a few songs before they got set up in the bigger room. It was a great time for music! Thanks Daniel for the suggestion, and Harri for reacting to some of the sounds of my youth. By the way, we called our band ‘The Wanderin’ Kind’ after a song by the Turtles.
@@tomminion5816 Thanks Tom for your informative story about the Chicago area bands. I love the Buckingham's and used to see them perform with the Turtles, the Grassroots, and Peter Noone, and other oldies bands. Brings back the good times. Thanks again Tom.
YEAH!!!!! Chicago's own group, one of the first bands I saw live. They were fabulous. Check out I Will Always Think About You. Ronnie Rice was the lead singer. This STILL gives me chills, 53 years later+
Ronnie did sing lead on many of our songs but not all of them, so if interested, here's a link to one that we did back in 1968 - live broadcast nationwide where I sang lead - another hit but when you watch, please note that while the ABC TV Director loved the look of my tambourine, it messed with my vocal mic during rehearsals before we went live hence he told me to hold but not play it - weird looking, eh? th-cam.com/video/U2NbmFcEB90/w-d-xo.html
55 years! I was too young for ballads when this was a new hit, but even then I liked the eternally sweet mood of this short and direct love song. It could and should be the ultimate reconciliation and romance reunion anthem. Honestly, I avoid memory lane, because people like my ex knew what they were doing and saying. There was no violence, yet betrayal is still abuse that can have a ripple effect and damage that apologies, excuses and explanations can never undo. Sir Walter Scott got it right, “Oh what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive.” Peace out. Cheers!
That song has a great emotional effect on me and can bring tears. Back in 1966 when I was 10 years old my Dad would get up at 2 in the morning to throw a news paper route. One morning around 2, that song was playing and I was half asleep in bed and the relaxing feeling I had. The lyrics have nothing to do with how it affects me
Wow. Another great hidden gem that I almost had forgot about. That's why I love this channel. Always helping a senior's memory. Lol. Love the instruments, the strings and the singers, back up and lead, blending beautifully. The lyrics are telling a beautiful story so typical for the time. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Daniel. Just beautiful. Cheers from Canada.🇨🇦
Another by the New Colony Six you may like is "I will always think about you"... th-cam.com/video/itdM3O_SPwU/w-d-xo.html The Ladies pictured in this video were all 1960s and 70s Stars. Enjoy.
Welcome to the club! I’ve loved this song since 1969. I would go to a restaurant in Chicago in the 70’s to watch this singer, Ronnie Rice, sing unlimited oldies in the bar. He co-wrote this song and is the vocalist as well. He’s still performing around Chicago, as is the New Colony Six. If you like this one I recommend “I Will Always Think About You”, “Can’t You See Me Cryin’”, and the upbeat “Love You So Much”.
I just learned about their whole history. They were around for quite awhile before this big hit. And continued on till the early 70's. They were nothing if not tenacious.
@@myronjenkins9788 He promised a beer if someone could guess the next one... It was "Lotta' Lovin' " bu Gene Vincent. I got it in three seconds. He wasn't happy and looking back, it was kind of a jerky thing to do, but I wanted the beer. I had to chase him down for it and I made it a Heineken. Years later, we became lunch mates. He's a good guy with a lot of good stories.
The New Colony Six was a group that got me through the angst of my early teens. The next one you need to us I will Always Think About You. Another group was great then was the Troggs (love is all around)
2:20 ! And in that time it takes you places - no intro, right into it; a gorgeous chorus; a beautiful B section; a string interlude suggesting what turns out to be a false modulation; and a piano coda. Not to mention the story of a lost relationship and continuing love - told sparsely and sung as if by angels over soaring strings and a perfect bass part with light traps. Congrats to the team who produced that all those years ago. BTW, the mono version still rules, IMHO.
New Colony Six is an American garage & soft rock band formed in 1964. They wore colonial outfits on stage similar to Paul Revere & the Raiders. Their biggest hits were "Things I'd Like To Say", "I Will Always Think About You", "I Could Never Lie To You", "Love You So Much", "I Confess" etc.
We actually lived in a two-flat with PR&R before either of us made our mark, and did not know we dressed nearly identically. They landed a contract to be the "house band" on a Dick Clark TV show and we did not. Fast forward now to the very last concert in which Paul was allowed to perform by their medical team. It was at the Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL. NC6 opened for them so we decided to wear all black in deference to their greater success. Knocked on Paul's door after our set and prior to theirs; he opened it; dressed in all black... TRUE STORY and I have a photo of the two of us but, again, cannot post it here!
Ray Graffia- that’s a great story; I enjoy hearing about memories of the old days. And I’ve commented on this song elsewhere but I’ll tell you again here that I’ve absolutely loved this masterpiece ever since I first heard it as a child back in the 60’s! The composition is brilliant & he’s right, those strings are gorgeous, as is the piano, the tender & haunting lead vocals and harmonies & the soft, steady rhythm of the drums. Thank you so much for my favorite song!!❤
My band used to do this song in the late 60s. A few years ago Ronnie Rice performed at a party I was invited to and I got to play guitar and sing it with him.
How fun was that? I love Ronnie. His concerts (It's not a concert, it's a party) are the best. I've seen him perform at least 20 times. He also is a really nice guy.
Very nice song I remember 2 of their songs. Surprised they had 10 singles on the top 100 from 66 to 71. Nice voice tho it's totally forgotten group also the Buckinghams which I dug more.I remember the Peppermint Rainbow same time had a great song Will you be Staying after Sunday.
FROM THE SUMMER OF '69-----------THAT'S RON RICE ON LEAD VOCAL. ---------FROM '68, " I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU " IS, IMO, THEIR FINEST SONG. -----------MJL, 77 Y/O
Such a fantastic recording. I rediscovered this song from my childhood just yesterday. It was a pleasure to watch you enjoy it for the first time. Thank you.
First time here, I came for this song, which I have been obsessing over for several months since I first heard it (2023). I'm pretty old and never knew of this one. It was attached after their most famous song on another TH-cam video. I liked your reaction and comments.
I really liked your review of my absolutely favorite song takes me back to a night out with my coworkers it came on the radio and they all sang along so reverently it was sheer magic touch on a night we were so young and carefree. Like I wish 4 the youth today to have these moments back to a time when music made you believe in love.
Seems to be some issues with This Song. I mailed AMI to put it in there Juke Boxes and they weren't able to get the rights too. I really love the song.
yoire a little off, man. this poor bastard has lost the woman he loves and, at the same time as he hopes her new love is taking better care of her than he did,he is grasping at the broken and disappearing hopes and dreams he had for this love...
The song is about a man who loves a woman who has fallen in love with someone else. He sings to her that he hopes it never happens to you. Baby, Baby there's things I'd like to say, I was hoping that with our love we would get married someday. 😪 Very sad. Love the piano postlude , so beautiful.
Credit that to our Chuck Jobes - recently retired "piano man" who added so much to the band when he entered the lineup!
Very sad
Goosebump song!
I love this song so so much and I always have and I always will.
I thought the way the piano trails off it signifies not only a new day, but a memory that will stand the test of time.
Love this song, Daniel. This and their other hit, "I Will Always Think About You," were the precursors of the soft rock of the late 60s and 70s. Ironically, they wore colonial outfits like Paul Revere and The Raiders. In fact, Dick Clark's TV show "Where the Action Is" passed on The New Colony Six for The Raiders as their house band. Now we need to hear another Chicago "precursor" band, The Buckinghams. Thanks, Daniel and Harri.
Thanks John for the nice comments. 🙃👍
This group, as well as the Buckinghams, and the Cryan’ Shames would come over to Savanna, Illinois from Chicago to play at ‘The Den’. As a high school kid in a garage band, we took in all their sounds, sometimes playing a few songs before they got set up in the bigger room. It was a great time for music! Thanks Daniel for the suggestion, and Harri for reacting to some of the sounds of my youth. By the way, we called our band ‘The Wanderin’ Kind’ after a song by the Turtles.
@@tomminion5816 Thanks Tom for your informative story about the Chicago area bands. I love the Buckingham's and used to see them perform with
the Turtles, the Grassroots, and Peter
Noone, and other oldies bands. Brings
back the good times. Thanks again Tom.
The New Colony Six were the most successful Chicago band on the local radio. They had about a dozen hits on WLS in Chicago.
I love this song
YEAH!!!!! Chicago's own group, one of the first bands I saw live. They were fabulous. Check out I Will Always Think About You. Ronnie Rice was the lead singer. This STILL gives me chills, 53 years later+
Ronnie did sing lead on many of our songs but not all of them, so if interested, here's a link to one that we did back in 1968 - live broadcast nationwide where I sang lead - another hit but when you watch, please note that while the ABC TV Director loved the look of my tambourine, it messed with my vocal mic during rehearsals before we went live hence he told me to hold but not play it - weird looking, eh? th-cam.com/video/U2NbmFcEB90/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, always liked the lead singer's voice.. Have not heard this in decades... Great reaction, Harri. Thanks.
Soooooo underrated! NC6 was super popular in Chicago & midwest. WCFL too: I Confess, The Power of Love, I Lie Awake, Cant You See Me Cry……more
A forgotten pop masterpiece. I just re-discovered it yesterday. A solid song. And yes, the production is superb! 😻
timeless
Finally ! Somebody got to this poignant classic. One of the best love songs ever written and recorded !
55 years! I was too young for ballads when this was a new hit, but even then I liked the eternally sweet mood of this short and direct love song. It could and should be the ultimate reconciliation and romance reunion anthem.
Honestly, I avoid memory lane, because people like my ex knew what they were doing and saying. There was no violence, yet betrayal is still abuse that can have a ripple effect and damage that apologies, excuses and explanations can never undo. Sir Walter Scott got it right, “Oh what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive.” Peace out. Cheers!
That song has a great emotional effect on me and can bring tears. Back in 1966 when I was 10 years old my Dad would get up at 2 in the morning to throw a news paper route. One morning around 2, that song was playing and I was half asleep in bed and the relaxing feeling I had. The lyrics have nothing to do with how it affects me
Wow. Another great hidden gem that I almost had forgot about. That's why I love this channel. Always helping a senior's memory. Lol.
Love the instruments, the strings and the singers, back up and lead, blending beautifully. The lyrics are telling a beautiful story so typical for the time.
Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Daniel. Just beautiful. Cheers from Canada.🇨🇦
Thanks for the kind comments Mary. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🤴🙃👍
@@danielvolk237 Thank You Daniel. Just a beautiful song. 🎶🎶🇺🇲🇺🇲🇨🇦🇨🇦✌️✌️😊😊
Radio stations play basically the same 150 or so songs over and over again. A consultant selects songs you and I know much more than a consultant.
Got to meet Ron Rice who wrote the song and got teared up telling him how beautiful his songs were and he got all teary eyed with me. What a moment
Lucky you!! I would love to meet Mr. Rice, The New Colony Six were one of my favorite bands growing up in the sixties!!
@@RAV1953 If you are local to Chicagoland, Ronnie and I will both be guesting at a record convention in Countryside on 5-19-24 as I recall!
@@NewColonySix-RayGraffiaJr. Damn!!!I will be in Peoria that weekend...would love to meet you guys....you were the best!! The best to you always!!
@@RAV1953 See you then, RAV1953! Be sure to remind me of your posting here, okay?
@@NewColonySix-RayGraffiaJr. Will do!
I was playing this for my daughter last night. She's 28. She, and I absolutely love this song.
One of my favorite songs, definitely on my playlist 💖🎵🎶
Amen Harri, You are the boss! It took me 50 years to hear what you hear in one song in one setting.
One of my favs ❤🎼🎵🎶 hey don’t interrupt my song
Being in junior high school and discovering girls! What great days they were. 71 and still remembering when this was new.
It's in my mix. Has been for a long time.
Another by the New Colony Six you may like is "I will always think about you"... th-cam.com/video/itdM3O_SPwU/w-d-xo.html The Ladies pictured in this video were all 1960s and 70s Stars. Enjoy.
Damn.....that is one very beautiful song!! "Thank you" Ronnie Rice!
Welcome to the club! I’ve loved this song since 1969. I would go to a restaurant in Chicago in the 70’s to watch this singer, Ronnie Rice, sing unlimited oldies in the bar. He co-wrote this song and is the vocalist as well. He’s still performing around Chicago, as is the New Colony Six. If you like this one I recommend “I Will Always Think About You”, “Can’t You See Me Cryin’”, and the upbeat “Love You So Much”.
I just learned about their whole history. They were around for quite awhile before this big hit. And continued on till the early 70's. They were nothing if not tenacious.
Laurence of Oregano?
@@crosscatch Yes, that was the place. He was kind of a regular there, saw him singing in the bar several times.
@@myronjenkins9788 He promised a beer if someone could guess the next one...
It was "Lotta' Lovin' " bu Gene Vincent. I got it in three seconds. He wasn't happy and looking back, it was kind of a jerky thing to do, but I wanted the beer. I had to chase him down for it and I made it a Heineken.
Years later, we became lunch mates. He's a good guy with a lot of good stories.
Great song and group from Chicago! The drummer married a neighbor, 2 houses down from me! Love your reviews!❤
The New Colony Six was a group that got me through the angst of my early teens. The next one you need to us I will Always Think About You. Another group was great then was the Troggs (love is all around)
Yes, totally different than Wild Thing but a great song
Ronnie Rice- the singer still performs around Chicago, since they are from here.
Ronnie and I are both part of an act called, "Cornerstones of Rock" so catch us there if you can!
2:20 ! And in that time it takes you places - no intro, right into it; a gorgeous chorus; a beautiful B section; a string interlude suggesting what turns out to be a false modulation; and a piano coda. Not to mention the story of a lost relationship and continuing love - told sparsely and sung as if by angels over soaring strings and a perfect bass part with light traps. Congrats to the team who produced that all those years ago. BTW, the mono version still rules, IMHO.
New Colony Six is an American garage & soft rock band formed in 1964. They wore colonial outfits on stage similar to Paul Revere & the Raiders. Their biggest hits were "Things I'd Like To Say", "I Will Always Think About You", "I Could Never Lie To You", "Love You So Much", "I Confess" etc.
We actually lived in a two-flat with PR&R before either of us made our mark, and did not know we dressed nearly identically. They landed a contract to be the "house band" on a Dick Clark TV show and we did not. Fast forward now to the very last concert in which Paul was allowed to perform by their medical team. It was at the Arcada Theatre, St. Charles, IL. NC6 opened for them so we decided to wear all black in deference to their greater success. Knocked on Paul's door after our set and prior to theirs; he opened it; dressed in all black... TRUE STORY and I have a photo of the two of us but, again, cannot post it here!
@@NewColonySix-RayGraffiaJr.I love your music. Thank you so much.
Ray Graffia- that’s a great story; I enjoy hearing about memories of the old days. And I’ve commented on this song elsewhere but I’ll tell you again here that I’ve absolutely loved this masterpiece ever since I first heard it as a child back in the 60’s! The composition is brilliant & he’s right, those strings are gorgeous, as is the piano, the tender & haunting lead vocals and harmonies & the soft, steady rhythm of the drums. Thank you so much for my favorite song!!❤
It's a beautiful song, still love it.
One of my favorite songs
My band used to do this song in the late 60s. A few years ago Ronnie Rice performed at a party I was invited to and I got to play guitar and sing it with him.
How fun was that? I love Ronnie. His concerts (It's not a concert, it's a party) are the best. I've seen him perform at least 20 times. He also is a really nice guy.
Love you Harri!
Thanks for the flashback, I spent my first 40yrs in Chicago and they were one of the many great Chicago band's of the 60's, my teen year's.
A B-side that Chicago legendary DJ , Larry Lujack flipped over and gave NC6 a huge hit.
Very nice song I remember 2 of their songs. Surprised they had 10 singles on the top 100 from 66 to 71. Nice voice tho it's totally forgotten group also the Buckinghams which I dug more.I remember the Peppermint Rainbow same time had a great song Will you be Staying after Sunday.
That was a great Peppermint Rainbow tune
FROM THE SUMMER OF '69-----------THAT'S RON RICE ON LEAD VOCAL. ---------FROM '68, " I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU " IS, IMO, THEIR FINEST SONG. -----------MJL, 77 Y/O
A lot of the Chicago bands sang like choir boys. NC6 was one.
Masterpiece!
First time hearing this! Very nice!
I really like the chords and the melody line!
Such a fantastic recording. I rediscovered this song from my childhood just yesterday. It was a pleasure to watch you enjoy it for the first time. Thank you.
New to me! Thanks!
I was a baby during their heyday, Born and raised in Chicago. Raised in Garfield Park, now I live in Uptown.
Ronnie Rice on lead vocals who still does a good job nowadays of still singing it.
First time here, I came for this song, which I have been obsessing over for several months since I first heard it (2023). I'm pretty old and never knew of this one. It was attached after their most famous song on another TH-cam video. I liked your reaction and comments.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.
New Colony Six were I think a Chicago band, this song released in 1968.
I really liked your review of my absolutely favorite song takes me back to a night out with my coworkers it came on the radio and they all sang along so reverently it was sheer magic touch on a night we were so young and carefree. Like I wish 4 the youth today to have these moments back to a time when music made you believe in love.
This touches my soul like very few songs can
Harri this is a very well crafted pop tune. You can hear the piano from the jump, the bass, the percussion, AND THOSE STRINGS!!!
Harri, love your analysis of the music you listen to.
When I hear this why do I hear "don't go chasing waterfalls " done years later ??Hmmmmm !!!
Check out 'I will Always Think About You' by the same band. It is also a beautiful song!
Great song. Haven't heard it in a long time.
Man you are beautiful
As the 60s.for sticking to your age.generation
Love always.
" I Will Always Think About You", their other hit, is as good as this one.
Seems to be some issues with This Song. I mailed AMI to put it in there Juke Boxes and they weren't able to get the rights too. I really love the song.
yoire a little off, man. this poor bastard has lost the woman he loves and, at the same time as he hopes her new love is taking better care of her than he did,he is grasping at the broken and disappearing hopes and dreams he had for this love...
Piano was throughout the song.