My Little Red Book ["American Bandstand" US TV Show, June 18 1966]. Arthur, Bryan, Johnny, Kenny, Snoop Composed by Burt Bacharach with lyricist by Hal David.
Autotune isn't the cure-all for lackingtalentitis that many people believe it to be. An engineer, producer, the singer has to adjust the note being sung once that take is on the hard drive. And the adjustment needs to be subtle - if it isn't, you get Cher. Don't tweak it at all, T-Pain. Looking at a piano keyboard, you have 3 keys to go to for any note coming into the pitch tracker. If you are playing in C, the other white key next to it and the black key to the right of C is C#. That's your range until you get into special effects, or highly eccentric brilliant songwriting. Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails love throwing curveballs in their songs, which makes engineers and simple production work that much harder. Go too far and you get the flatness of tone that's Lana Del Rey. Not far enough, Taylor Swift choruses (she picks the C and one other piano key to either side and alternates between them on most of her songs) There are other things that people use to change vocals or instrument lines. A harmoniser is probably Laurie Anderson's favourite tool - sing one note and suddenly you have chords and they all sound like you. A vocoder is a slightly upgraded version of a talkbox aka Frampton Comes Alive - you might get a few words out, most of the time it's just noise. What many people mean when they're saying autotune is a tool called quantisation - the note starts exactly on the beat and never varies. Humans don't do that, it usually gets a strong emotional response, it's uncanny valley. There are some ways of moving everything around, but it still sounds remarkably robotic. There's no groove to it. It has no feel.
Love was the first band I saw live. After the experience, I knew I was going to have a 'love' affair with music. In '67 I would skip school and hitch-hike (it was a different time) to Hollywood (my playground). The Sunset Strip was about MUSIC ... Love was a 'Hollywood' band. Their sound was so unique and alive. I'll never forget my intro to the music scene ... 'FOREVER CHANGES' is stand-out brilliant! Arthur rest in peace ... YOU and your band hold a permanent place in my heart.
Hi Liz! Thank you for sharing your story. Yes, it certainly was a different time but we did have our share of creepers! We just weren't so divided back then. I was raised in Southern California - Orange County right in the middle of the best bands ever! Summers were amazing! Seeing Todd Rundgren at the Troubadour before he got real famous? Those were the days 😎👍 I also saw Led Zeppelin with Jimmy Hendrix opening up for them. At Cal State Fullerton - if you can believe it!? Yes Liz, those were the days 🤗 💞 We, were lucky☘ PS, I just saw that you left your comment 10yrs AGO! Hope you are well 🙏 😉💜
I was 15 when Woodstock happened I was already smoking pot and getting ready to sell 16 oz of week in high school. This is my generation talking talkin bout my my my generation
@@damianb2374 so many messages for the future in these lyrics and other songs including what About Me by Quicksilver Messenger Service. That is the quintessential song of climate change
Arthur was incredible but his drug problems, prison and fear of touring wiped the band out. Died way too young broke trying to raise money now on tour for his treatment.
I applaud Dick Clark for having this band on his show. He had the foresight to know he was in the presence of greatness!! I only saw Love once, shortly before Arthur was arrested (for nothing, as it turned out). I wish I had seen them live during the Bido Lito and Whisky days. Arthur's dislike of the commercial world of hit music is painfully obvious in many of his songs. I wish things had been different. I wish, I wish, I wish. *sigh*
It's a very interesting song written by Bacharach and Davis. Bacharach would sometimes incorporate exotic melodies like this (the verse for What's New Pussycat for example) and play with meter in a similar way that Lennon often would.
Used to follow Love around LA in the 60's, put on great shows, always worth the drive to the Valley or Hollywood. If they would have gotten on Ed Sullivan it might have been a different story for the band because they were way ahead of everyone else at the time.
+John Klett ____Yeah, this story is worth a whole chapter in a book about "Love"....all to do with Lee's uneasyness to travel out of his comfort zone, and still some remnants of racism inspired hostility towards mixed race bands...and some drug induced lazyness also....
We're probably in the same age group, and I also lived in LA. It was hard to NOT see Love at some club or other. I always thought they'd be more successful. So talented. And (I think) one of the first racially-diverse rock groups in LA. I remember seeing them at some tiny club on Selma or somewhere a bit north of H'wood Blvd. Can't remember the name. Just glad I remember seeing them, lol.
Met Arther Lee and the group when they lived at the Makado Apts on Whitley Terrace in Hollywood.. I lived 2 doors down. I would use the swimming pool during the summer ,which wasn’t bad ,because the hullabaloo dancers also stayed there.... Arther was a quiet, but very welcoming person to this 14 yr old .
One of the greatest original bands of the 1960's. The Forever Changes album is nothing short of a classic. Its a shame but drugs, conflict and bad management all took its toll on this group. With fantastic original material Love should have been a very popular group but after only a few years they faded into obscurity. Bryan and Arthur were the main creative forces but they could not get along. Most of the group has since passed away but they left us with some absolutely great music.
They feuded, did drugs and were unfocused on completing what should have been the beginning of many albums, ForeverChanges. Parts were completed by the Wrecking Crew, and the horns were loaned from the Tijuana Brass . The biggest mistake was not taking the advice of Jimi Hendrix to appear at the Monterrey Pop Festival.
This was a totally serendipitous accident. Arthur and I went to see "What's New Pussycat" at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. We both mentioned how cool the music playing in the background was. I went home and tried to play the song from memory, of course, I got the whole song ass-backward. It should have had minor chords, as well as an entirely different rhythmic structure, etc. Hell, we even got the words wrong, by the time I heard it again and realized how much I had screwed the song up, it was too late to change it. The crowd at "Bido Lito"s insisted we continue playing it wrong. Burt was a dick at first, but when the royalty checks started rolling in, paying for his new pool... he became a happy camper. JE
Thanks for the notes, Jon. I've been gigging in R&B bands since the 60's and I like hearing background stories about musicians from that era. Too bad we're not neighbors, we could jam and share stories. Arthur sounds F*cking great in that version here.
I first heard this on New Orleans local radio in 1966 I was 16 years old. An English kid in a foreign land. This has stayed with me all my life and it still sounds fresh.
Me too John. I got the album in '77, punk was at its height,and i loved a lot of that too. But none of it was as good or rarely as ascorbic as Live. My favourite album.
Arthur and Love were ahead of their time.Their music was never understood un til years later. Once out of prison they were received in the UK Arthur was received as a returning hero. I value his music highly
Everything's probably already been said about Arthur and Love. To us fans, their music endures forever. Kudos to Dick Clark for having them on. Great audience shots.
@@kurtpropane4896 Hi there! How great, you are only 18 and already have a good ear for actual music 😏 There is a channel here on TH-cam call "Classic Rock" He just featured one of the early albums by this band - "Love". Great channel too! Love & Light 💛
I was lucky! Had a chance to meet Arthur twice at the Gladtonbury Festival UK. Really great person! Both shows where beyond amazing. One of my photos was used at Arthur's memorial service. Going to start a new Facenook page. With all photos from both shows. It will happen sometime this summer. A tribute for Arthur. Sorry! Never saw the whole orginal band. Or I would put up those photos.
@@russellcrawford7453 Punk realllly didn't exist yet,you're just making it out to be more important than it actually was. If anything Krautrock stole it from Love and then Punk stole it from them.
Stand-up drums, quirky singer, off kilter rhythms...about 50 years ahead of their time!! It's great how guarded they were with Dick Clark..."yeah we live in a castle...no you can't come over...."
This reminds me of the videos Robert Palmer did: models holding instruments. This drummer was dressed by the people who dressed the Raiders for Where the Action Is.
Phenomenal! Love's first 3 albums were 60's masterpieces. The band also gave a masterclass in how to stuff up a perfectly setup career. Moby Grape also excelled in this area!
I'm officially gobsmacked. I took out the sheet music, and I couldn't find _any_ similarity (very slight exaggeration). These guys really reinvented the song and gave it a very different feel.
Dick Clark going coast to coast with some really early psychedelic sounds, the time trends Started heating up, he showed it to the masses. As large of a figure in the industry he was, I think possibly underrated for the times.
Surfer Bri he also let Sylvester on his show when Don Cornelius refuses to let him on Soul Train for being ‘too effeminate.’ Clark cared about art and talent not race and sexual identity.
A hit for Manfred Mann in the UK. In my MM playlist. I put both in my MM playlist with versions by the composer and Brian Wilson. Thanks for the upload!
This is a great song performed the way it should be by my favorite band, yes I said it, of ALL TIME. I have the first 4 albums on cd, plus greatest hits, etc. Arthur Lee was a musical genius and so far ahead of his time, that their music transcends the decades. At 61, I still listen to their stuff; and my 30 year old son likes them as well. Rolling Stone declared their album "Forever Changes" number 40 ALL TIME out of the top 500 Rock & Roll albums of all time. Check the list yourself; be amazed
Here we have the only known footage of the original line-up of the greatest (and most underrated) band to ever come out of LA, LOVE. Led by the man who taught Jimi Hendrix how to dress, ARTHUR LEE. Their 3rd LP, Forever Changes, STILL rates high on 'greatest albums of all times' lists, yet most people have never heard of them. And isn't that a crime. PS- Bassist Ken Forssi is from my home town of Cleveland, as if that's of any importance.
It is an absolute crime that no live footage exists from their Bido Lito days in L.A. The first three albums are all stunning, but did not capture the 100W loud ferocity of Love when they were onstage and in the pocket. But this is a good backup: the core members before it all went kaput. Thanks for posting.
Arthur’s bands were phenomenal & Arthur was such a huge influencer on bands from 60s onwards. Arthur seemed born for his role in the industry. Despite horrid setbacks, which he overcame- he never lost his artistic thread. He is a music industry icon & should, most certainly, be fully recognised as such. RIP, Arthur, I’d save a seat for you, anytime, JaneR
On this day in 1966 {May 28th} Love appeared at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California... At the time the quintet's "My Little Red Book" was at #68 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; twenty-two days later on June 19th, 1966 it would peak at #52 {for 1 week} and it stayed on the chart for 11 weeks... The house band at the Whisky A Go Go at the time was a local LA band named the Doors...
I once read that the Whisky A Go Go is situated between Clarke St and Hilldale in West Hollywood. This is where the Forever Changes song title comes from - Maybe The People Could Be The Times (Between Clarke and Hilldale)
I'm embarrassed to say this but, I always thought this was Eric Burton and the Animals! Up until right this very moment 😕 🙉 Oct 31st 2022. Oh well, Happy Halloween 🎃 !!! BTW, I love this song 🎵 And if you close your eyes listening to it you can imagine "Eric Burton" can't you?! ✌💛
The best band ever! Arthur Lee was a genius and this band will never be equalled. Some of their music was phenomenal. This is from the first of many albums and they are a bit raw here.
fantastic..one of the best bands of the 60s easily..apparently Burt Bacharach hated this version of his song..I like Burts music a lot..but he was dead wrong on this..the best version of this song ever
How do you KNOW for a "fact" Bert hated this version? Please present proof for the fact-checker. I am the anti-willmanian fact checker according to my ex former employer Karen Michelle Shocked Johnston, Victim of a self-imposed nervous breakdown. Sorry for the cryptic run on sentence but this is only You Tube and my stream of consciousness mirrors the free form ethos of the time that produced this masterwork by this master Band!
John Klett I envy you,but thank God I was friends with Baby Lemonade in my Los Angeles days,such sweet guys who clearly loved Arthur and had an Anglophile bent themselves,High Moon records in New York has done a wonderful release of Black Beauty from '73 hard rockin'masterpiece!Chex 'em out:)
When this song came out I was just a little boy it was one of my first rock songs that blew me out of the water as a little boy it still sounds as fresh as the day it came out
Loved this song as a little girl and I totally forgotten about it but today it was on Chris Carter’s British invasion Program but he played the version done by The Episode, which included Ian Gillian and Roger Glover. So I looked it up and found this version which is the superb version that I remember way back then👏
Met Arthur Lee in 1966, I was working at muntz stereo on Sunset and. He came in , in his black porche fixed his stereo and he invited me to the castle to party. He was awesome individual
@Jim Nesta- actually Arthur Lee was already experimenting with this sound when he heard the Byrds music. Lee had already written and performed, soul, blues, rock , folk and even SURF sound music . He was ahead of his time and Love had a potent sound like MC5 in the early 70s...
I saw Hillman, Clarke, McQuinn and Crosby on stage, 1966, on Sunset Strip with their debut of their Byrds album. Little did I know it was history in the making. What I DID know then is that it was instant love of their sound, feel, look and musicality. I was 17 and a local JC dj. I've never felt better. : ) My stepsister dated Ken Forssi (guitarist far left in Love video here) in Sarasota, Fla. his hometown. TH-cam makes it an even smaller planet, indeed.
I remember this as if it were only yesterday. Hung out with Arthur and Johnny. Very humble guys...wonder where they are now... and yes, it was kind of like a 'castle'! In the canyon!
Are you serious? You don't know? Arthur Lee tragically died on August 3, 2006 in a Memphis hospital and Johnny - as far as I know- is still alive residing at Glendale Ca and performing sometimes.
+rené Kolsteren +chela72001 Yes Arthur passed too young, but Johnny is doing great. He's a person to ne admired, an activist living truth and still performing.
The greatest most underated band ever! Plus their album ( Forever Changes) Rated Number one album by many hard core critics. It was just rated number one album out of the sixties in a new list. Rolling Stone gave it 40 out of top 500 albums. It would would have been amazing if they played Woodstock in "69". Thanks guys for some great music!
It was the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 that they should have played. I think the original band was still together then, but barely. By Woodstock in 1969 they were long gone. Arthur had a new band that he called Love by then. It just wasn't the same.
I don't get tired of this version. Very good! I first heard it in the late 60's when I was a teenager. I wish the band toured, then I would have seen 'em live, 'cause I saw every band that came thru the DC area. ....at Alexandria Roller Rink.
The first time I ever heard this song was in the movie, "What's New, Pussycat?" Peter O'Toole and Paula Prentiss (a stripper), are dancing to this tune at a club, and O'Toole starts to strip, right on the dance floor. In the flick, the song is done by Manfred Mann.
I've never heard of these guys and they were amazing. As many have said, way ahead of their time. They look so out of place on that stage playing music that would have been ahead of it's time a decade later. Thanks TH-cam!! What a gem.
One of my favorite all time bands. Alone Again ,Or is my favorite song. When they started out Arthur played drums , no guitar , did vocals. Learned guitar from his buddy Jimi Hendrix. Saw love with Four Sail lineup at the Filmore East. Bryan came out as a guest, Arthur played drums and they did Alone Again Or. Best thing was the 2003 Forever Changes tour. Like going back in time.
In honor of Arthur Lee, who passed this day, Aug. 3, 2003. Leader of the classic 60's band, Love. "Little Red Book" (actually a song by Burt Bacharach with lyricis by Hal David) on a Dick Clark show, 1966. th-cam.com/video/ftO9ClIhFAo/w-d-xo.html
This is fantastic! I can't believe I never saw this before, great upload! I saw them play in Metro Detroit about a decade ago opening up for The Zombies at the Royal oak music theater. Truly timeless!
Der musikalische Wert dieser Darbietung dürfte nach meiner Auffassung von "Musik", bei weniger als Null liegen. Wer so etwas "schön" findet, ist meines Erachtens so anspruchsvoll wie eine Amöbe.
7 & 7 is ... ! 1st time I heard that first chord my brain went into over drive..been there ever since! Best heavy rock tune of all times! 63 years old now and still hammering those chords on my Les Paul whenever I need a boooost! That's the song I want ringing in my ears as I take my last breath. What a way to go ...... !
+IndependentGeorge76 thanks for sharing that Record Collector mag snippet regarding Burt Bacharach's feelings about Love's version. He did say he liked the fact it was a hit( read lotta songwriting $$$ royalties) and he said he admired the energy of the tune. So he wasn't completely negative on the tune as the other commenter suggested. He just didn't live the chords employed which he felt were the wrong chords.
60's.....Atomic Rooster was Vincent Crane's band after he and Arthur Brown (I Am the God of Hellfire) broke up. They were awesome, but never achieved real fame. Vincent suffered from mental issues which caused performance problems....he died years ago.....so sad.
Got to finally see them at the world famous Whiskey A Go Go on Sunset Strip on July 2, 93. They opened for the fantastic Doors Tribute band Wild Child. Had no way of knowing that it would become my final fun night on the strip. The quake in Jan 94 threw me out of town and 400 miles east. Thank God for the fun memories.
Incredible to think this song was written by Burt Bacharach for the Woody Allen film, "What's New Pussycat" and sung by Manfred Mann in the soundtrack.
I was fourteen. Guy in class ahead of me asked me to sing in his band. This song was on the playlist. Had never heard it. A revelation! This song, Train Kept a Rollin, BEATLES, Rolling Stones, was a heck of a good times next few years.
I agree. I couldn't find the differing chord (not like there's a whole lot of 'em in the song), but that's just something I read when I Googled about Bacharach's thoughts on Love's version.
Leaman Crews Yeah apparently it was not performed in the "correct" rhythm and time signature which sounds plausible but I don't know if that's a direct quote from Mr Bacharach, great song though
When the Doors signed with Elektra, Jim said he wanted to be as big as Love.
And ended up eclipsing them by orders of magnitude..
hell yeah! Arthur Lee was the one that told Jac Holzman, the founder of Elektra Records to go check them out at The Whisky A Go-Go in June 1966
I don't know about any of that shit. But I'm a door"s fan and this band is buy far under standing how I fell..........
@@jamesaron1967 Good as The Doors are, they sure never made Forever Changes.
@@sunkintree True dat
This is real music I can identify with when this song came out and now when I am 75.
Yes!
The "Garage Rock" sound from way back when the radio was my toy. KHJ AM Los Angeles.
Real compared to what?
@@91dodgespiritrt How about anything with "auto tune" in it?
Autotune isn't the cure-all for lackingtalentitis that many people believe it to be. An engineer, producer, the singer has to adjust the note being sung once that take is on the hard drive. And the adjustment needs to be subtle - if it isn't, you get Cher. Don't tweak it at all, T-Pain. Looking at a piano keyboard, you have 3 keys to go to for any note coming into the pitch tracker. If you are playing in C, the other white key next to it and the black key to the right of C is C#.
That's your range until you get into special effects, or highly eccentric brilliant songwriting. Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails love throwing curveballs in their songs, which makes engineers and simple production work that much harder. Go too far and you get the flatness of tone that's Lana Del Rey. Not far enough, Taylor Swift choruses (she picks the C and one other piano key to either side and alternates between them on most of her songs)
There are other things that people use to change vocals or instrument lines. A harmoniser is probably Laurie Anderson's favourite tool - sing one note and suddenly you have chords and they all sound like you. A vocoder is a slightly upgraded version of a talkbox aka Frampton Comes Alive - you might get a few words out, most of the time it's just noise.
What many people mean when they're saying autotune is a tool called quantisation - the note starts exactly on the beat and never varies. Humans don't do that, it usually gets a strong emotional response, it's uncanny valley. There are some ways of moving everything around, but it still sounds remarkably robotic. There's no groove to it. It has no feel.
Love was the first band I saw live. After the experience, I knew I was going to have a 'love' affair with music. In '67 I would skip school and hitch-hike (it was a different time) to Hollywood (my playground). The Sunset Strip was about MUSIC ... Love was a 'Hollywood' band. Their sound was so unique and alive. I'll never forget my intro to the music scene ... 'FOREVER CHANGES' is stand-out brilliant! Arthur rest in peace ... YOU and your band hold a permanent place in my heart.
Hi Liz!
Thank you for sharing your story. Yes, it certainly was a different time but we did have our share of creepers!
We just weren't so divided back then. I was raised in Southern California - Orange County right in the middle of the best bands ever! Summers were amazing! Seeing Todd Rundgren at the Troubadour before he got real famous? Those were the days 😎👍
I also saw Led Zeppelin with Jimmy Hendrix opening up for them. At Cal State Fullerton - if you can believe it!? Yes Liz, those were the days 🤗 💞
We, were lucky☘
PS, I just saw that you left your comment 10yrs AGO!
Hope you are well 🙏 😉💜
@@peacelovejoy8786 I'm in awe of your - and of Liz's - stories. Can I ask, did you see Buffalo Springfield? I always heard exceptional live.
I was 15 when Woodstock happened I was already smoking pot and getting ready to sell 16 oz of week in high school. This is my generation talking talkin bout my my my generation
@@damianb2374 so many messages for the future in these lyrics and other songs including what About Me by Quicksilver Messenger Service. That is the quintessential song of climate change
i use to hang out at canters on la brea and melrose stevie nicks was a waitress there
If Love aren't the most underrated band, then Arthur is the most under-rated front man of all.
Arthur was incredible but his drug problems, prison and fear of touring wiped the band out. Died way too young broke trying to raise money now on tour for his treatment.
Under rated, my arse. Rated just about right...
OH_I _Will lol,obviously you have never heard any tracks from love
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@@shadowwalker2828 he saw residuals from Europe but yeah.
I applaud Dick Clark for having this band on his show. He had the foresight to know he was in the presence of greatness!! I only saw Love once, shortly before Arthur was arrested (for nothing, as it turned out). I wish I had seen them live during the Bido Lito and Whisky days. Arthur's dislike of the commercial world of hit music is painfully obvious in many of his songs. I wish things had been different. I wish, I wish, I wish. *sigh*
Great guy!......Met him about 67 in Hollywood!.......Super Cool!.....Great SONG!!!
How the hell does someone dislike? This was years and creativity beyond its time.
They probably liked the band but were turned off by the ever-geeky Dick Clark.
❤🎉THANK YOU😊
Quelle belle epoque
right on time
It's a very interesting song written by Bacharach and Davis. Bacharach would sometimes incorporate exotic melodies like this (the verse for What's New Pussycat for example) and play with meter in a similar way that Lennon often would.
The radio exploded the first time I heard this song. It was the bomb.
My dad has this album on reel to reel. A buddy of his in the army hipped him to them.
Cool!
I was at this recording on the Dick Clark show. A month later I was in the Army
I love it that Burt Bacharach HATED this cover of his song. I’m sure he didn’t hate the royalty checks he got from it.
I'm sure you're right. 😄
co written by Hal David
This is my FAVORITE version of this song!! The only one with the appropriate amount of snarly passion!!! ❤
@@cherylmoritz6360 Manfred Mann’s version is fine too, but Love’s is the definitive, hit version.
@moorlock2003 yeah, Manfred Mann's is a close second, but it's just a little lacking in the gritty department lol
Best thing that ever happened to a Burt Bacharach song.
My Favorite is probably...7 and 7 is..............Outstanding!
Used to follow Love around LA in the 60's, put on great shows, always worth the drive to the Valley or Hollywood. If they would have gotten on Ed Sullivan it might have been a different story for the band because they were way ahead of everyone else at the time.
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+John Klett ____Yeah, this story is worth a whole chapter in a book about "Love"....all to do with Lee's uneasyness to travel out of his comfort zone, and still some remnants of racism inspired hostility towards mixed race bands...and some drug induced lazyness also....
We're probably in the same age group, and I also lived in LA. It was hard to NOT see Love at some club or other. I always thought they'd be more successful. So talented. And (I think) one of the first racially-diverse rock groups in LA. I remember seeing them at some tiny club on Selma or somewhere a bit north of H'wood Blvd. Can't remember the name. Just glad I remember seeing them, lol.
Interesting my brother , i loved them too and still do, might sing this at Kareoke ! 1955
Met Arther Lee and the group when they lived at the Makado Apts on Whitley Terrace in Hollywood.. I lived 2 doors down. I would use the swimming pool during the summer ,which wasn’t bad ,because the hullabaloo dancers also stayed there.... Arther was a quiet, but very welcoming person to this 14 yr old .
One of the greatest original bands of the 1960's. The Forever Changes album is nothing short of a classic. Its a shame but drugs, conflict and bad management all took its toll on this group. With fantastic original material Love should have been a very popular group but after only a few years they faded into obscurity. Bryan and Arthur were the main creative forces but they could not get along. Most of the group has since passed away but they left us with some absolutely great music.
I agree 👍
@@peacelovejoy8786 no
They feuded, did drugs and were unfocused on completing what should have been the beginning of many albums, ForeverChanges. Parts were completed by the Wrecking Crew, and the horns were loaned from the Tijuana Brass . The biggest mistake was not taking the advice of Jimi Hendrix to appear at the Monterrey Pop Festival.
They self imploded, too much, too soon.
Five decades later this song still rocks in my world.
RIP Burt Bacharach.
Not really. It was covered by many in the same basic arrangement…manfred Mann, etc
and Hal David , his co writer of most the hits
This was a totally serendipitous accident. Arthur and I went to see "What's New Pussycat" at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. We both mentioned how cool the music playing in the background was. I went home and tried to play the song from memory, of course, I got the whole song ass-backward. It should have had minor chords, as well as an entirely different rhythmic structure, etc. Hell, we even got the words wrong, by the time I heard it again and realized how much I had screwed the song up, it was too late to change it. The crowd at "Bido Lito"s insisted we continue playing it wrong. Burt was a dick at first, but when the royalty checks started rolling in, paying for his new pool... he became a happy camper. JE
Thanks Johnny for letting us know how the story first hand
Thanks for the notes, Jon. I've been gigging in R&B bands since the 60's and I like hearing background stories about musicians from that era. Too bad we're not neighbors, we could jam and share stories. Arthur sounds F*cking great in that version here.
Thanks Johnny! Always good to hear your stories!
So you were in this band in the 60s as well
Thanks for the background story! I prefer your interpretation to BB’s original. Cheers!
This song is awesome...R.I.P Arthur Lee....Bryan MacLean....& Ken Forssi...all gone wayy to young!!
Lee, is gone. Noone told, me.
I first heard this on New Orleans local radio in 1966 I was 16 years old. An English kid in a foreign land. This has stayed with me all my life and it still sounds fresh.
Tom Bell do you remember the summer of love?
Goodbye Burt Bacharach whom wrote this cool song.
Co wrote this song with Hal David
FABOULUS !BEAUTIFUL !MAKES ME WANT TO START DRINKING AGAIN !
before we had head phones I'd lay on the floor and put a speaker on each side and crank up the volume.Love forever changes.
Me too John. I got the album in '77, punk was at its height,and i loved a lot of that too. But none of it was as good or rarely as ascorbic as Live. My favourite album.
I still have Forever Changes on vinyl. One of the most musically beautiful albums ever produced.
Arthur and Love were ahead of their time.Their music was never understood un til years later. Once out of prison they were received in the UK Arthur was received as a returning hero. I value his music highly
Everything's probably already been said about Arthur and Love. To us fans, their music endures forever. Kudos to Dick Clark for having them on. Great audience shots.
I just discovered them yesterday, in my defence am only 18. Can't find other tracks except 7 and 7 is and My Little Red Book please recommend others.
@@kurtpropane4896 Look up albums Forever Change, Da Capo, Love, Four Sail, others out there too
@@kurtpropane4896 Hi there!
How great, you are only 18 and already have a good ear for actual music 😏
There is a channel here on TH-cam call "Classic Rock"
He just featured one of the early albums by this band - "Love". Great channel too!
Love & Light 💛
@@GMan38cal tnx
@@peacelovejoy8786 thanks
I was eight when this tune came out, and i remember this being played on the AM radio, on WKNR in Detroit...!
Same here! WKNR Keener 13!
Great song by a great band, that should be in the Rock and roll hall of fame.
They're not? That's crazy!
I have zero respect for "hall of fame"that has madonna?madonna?+ not Mitch Ryder + Detroit Wheels ?eff 'em
@@tomengel8218 I get it. ABBA??? ABBA? WTF? Mitch Ryder definitely belongs in - great band!
Just realized that this show aired on my 18th birthday.
Memories of growing up in Southern California in the 60's.
This brings me back to when I was young.
The music that Love created is a total representation of that time and spirit.
arthur lee had punk spirit, a true outcast of his times.
You hit that one right on the head of the nail, for years I thought the intro to Little Red Book had a very punkish kind of feel
I was lucky! Had a chance to meet Arthur twice at the Gladtonbury Festival UK. Really great person! Both shows where beyond amazing. One of my photos was used at Arthur's memorial service. Going to start a new Facenook page. With all photos from both shows. It will happen sometime this summer. A tribute for Arthur. Sorry! Never saw the whole orginal band. Or I would put up those photos.
I think "7 And 7 is" , is their ...punkiest of all ! Do you agree?
What a band! Pitty I was too your to enjoy their music those years. But I do now!!
The Damned do a cover of Alone Again Or.
@@russellcrawford7453 Punk realllly didn't exist yet,you're just making it out to be more important than it actually was. If anything Krautrock stole it from Love and then Punk stole it from them.
Stand-up drums, quirky singer, off kilter rhythms...about 50 years ahead of their time!! It's great how guarded they were with Dick Clark..."yeah we live in a castle...no you can't come over...."
Wow really, because I see a few bands out now with weird singers and stand up drums..but hey if you wanna hoard em in the 60's, that's groovy.
Um....."stand up drums?" You know this was lip sync, right?
This reminds me of the videos Robert Palmer did: models holding instruments. This drummer was dressed by the people who dressed the Raiders for Where the Action Is.
They lived in the Capo Castle
@@WreckinballRick um, yes but there still is a guy standing up with his drum.
Some comments say they ruined Bacharach's classic. I think they made this their own totally.
Glenn Wheatcroft Yeah, I can't imagine a version of this that would be better than the one Love did.
you taking about alone again or??? Bach wrote that?
Bachurach&David can't touch this.
Love the ignorance of some people here
Litter did it too
This is one of the greatest proto-punk bands ever! Thanks HarryLime! you totally rock for posting this!
i posted it duh these guys here dont know this kind of rock
Trinidad Apodaca? Did I know you in Inglewood. Marty P.here. I was a young surfdog. Dannele called me Mort
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Phenomenal! Love's first 3 albums were 60's masterpieces. The band also gave a masterclass in how to stuff up a perfectly setup career. Moby Grape also excelled in this area!
I'm officially gobsmacked. I took out the sheet music, and I couldn't find _any_ similarity (very slight exaggeration). These guys really reinvented the song and gave it a very different feel.
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Famously pissed off Burt Bachrach by using the wrong chords to his song. Bet he still cashed the royalty checks though.
According to Ian Stewart, there are no minor chords in Blues. Tell him Dm and he played F.
Liked just because you used the word gobsmacked
This was Punk Rock a decade early. Arthur could 👀 the future.
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It's beyond punk though.it's almost a mixture of everything.
Classic rock song from an under-appreciated 60's rock band. Thanks so much for posting this classic!
Under-appreciated? Since when?
tfmuch They just aren't that well known, but they should be.
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Dick Clark going coast to coast with some really early psychedelic sounds, the time trends Started heating up, he showed it to the masses. As large of a figure in the industry he was, I think possibly underrated for the times.
The variety of artists on his shows was impressive, and also conveyed the "big tent" scene of 60's music - not splintered like today.
Surfer Bri he also let Sylvester on his show when Don Cornelius refuses to let him on Soul Train for being ‘too effeminate.’ Clark cared about art and talent not race and sexual identity.
Had Prince on, and Prince wouldn't talk during the interview segment.
Think Prince is still giving Dick sh@t in Heaven?
R.I.P to both.
He had a hip staff
A hit for Manfred Mann in the UK. In my MM playlist. I put both in my MM playlist with versions by the composer and Brian Wilson. Thanks for the upload!
I heard those guys in the early 80ties so about 40 years ago so I fell in love with Love. Awesome song, great groove. Rocking it!🎸🎸🎸
Inspiration for the intro of 'Interstellar Overdrive' by Pink Floyd. (1967) As hummed by someone to Syd Barrett.
Is that really true?
1:32 is definitely the part that inspired it
@@JBCo2012 Yes, mentioned in Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd p67.
Interstellar Overdrive was written in early 1966, much before this cover was released. I love LOVE, but it's really far fetched.
Peter Jenner, early PF manager hummed the tune to Syd, according to Wiki...
This is a great song performed the way it should be by my favorite band, yes I said it, of ALL TIME. I have the first 4 albums on cd, plus greatest hits, etc. Arthur Lee was a musical genius and so far ahead of his time, that their music transcends the decades. At 61, I still listen to their stuff; and my 30 year old son likes them as well. Rolling Stone declared their album "Forever Changes" number 40 ALL TIME out of the top 500 Rock & Roll albums of all time. Check the list yourself; be amazed
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Here we have the only known footage of the original line-up of the greatest (and most underrated) band to ever come out of LA, LOVE. Led by the man who taught Jimi Hendrix how to dress, ARTHUR LEE. Their 3rd LP, Forever Changes, STILL rates high on 'greatest albums of all times' lists, yet most people have never heard of them. And isn't that a crime. PS- Bassist Ken Forssi is from my home town of Cleveland, as if that's of any importance.
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ARTHUR: First we put our socks on . . . no Jimi, not on our ears . . . other end.
@@harvey1954 lol
@@harvey1954 Arthur Lee watched him during Early Childhood.
Eko violin bass.
It is an absolute crime that no live footage exists from their Bido Lito days in L.A. The first three albums are all stunning, but did not capture the 100W loud ferocity of Love when they were onstage and in the pocket. But this is a good backup: the core members before it all went kaput. Thanks for posting.
Arthur’s bands were phenomenal & Arthur was such a huge influencer on bands from 60s onwards. Arthur seemed born for his role in the industry. Despite horrid setbacks, which he overcame- he never lost his artistic thread. He is a music industry icon & should, most certainly, be fully recognised as such.
RIP, Arthur, I’d save a seat for you, anytime,
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On this day in 1966 {May 28th} Love appeared at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California...
At the time the quintet's "My Little Red Book" was at #68 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; twenty-two days later on June 19th, 1966 it would peak at #52 {for 1 week} and it stayed on the chart for 11 weeks...
The house band at the Whisky A Go Go at the time was a local LA band named the Doors...
And that local band signed for Elektra after Arthur Lee recomended Jac Holzman to watch them play at the Whiskey...
I once read that the Whisky A Go Go is situated between Clarke St and Hilldale in West Hollywood. This is where the Forever Changes song title comes from - Maybe The People Could Be The Times (Between Clarke and Hilldale)
I'm embarrassed to say this but, I always thought this was Eric Burton and the Animals! Up until right this very moment 😕 🙉
Oct 31st 2022.
Oh well, Happy Halloween 🎃 !!!
BTW, I love this song 🎵
And if you close your eyes listening to it you can imagine "Eric Burton" can't you?! ✌💛
And, how come we don't have dance shows anymore? Like Soul Train or Hullabaloo, Loyd Thaxton, of course American Bandstand ♥
Who remembers?
I just fuckin discover this band and they're amazing. So amazing.
The best band ever! Arthur Lee was a genius and this band will never be equalled. Some of their music was phenomenal. This is from the first of many albums and they are a bit raw here.
❤TRUE DAT.😂
They're lipsynching. But the song is great.
Manfred Mann recorded it as well but theirs sounds positively limp compared to this red-hot version.
fantastic..one of the best bands of the 60s easily..apparently Burt Bacharach hated this version of his song..I like Burts music a lot..but he was dead wrong on this..the best version of this song ever
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How do you KNOW for a "fact" Bert hated this version? Please present proof for the fact-checker. I am the anti-willmanian fact checker according to my ex former employer Karen Michelle Shocked Johnston, Victim of a self-imposed nervous breakdown.
Sorry for the cryptic run on sentence but this is only You Tube and my stream of consciousness mirrors the free form ethos of the time that produced this masterwork by this master Band!
@@JBCo2012 Put down the crack pipe dude
Agreed! Bacharach's is good, but this is brilliant!
Wikipedia also says that Bacharach didn't like this version
One of the alltime great transformed covers. I always love the way he sings: "...who could ever replace your charms." :)
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John Klett I envy you,but thank God I was friends with Baby Lemonade in my Los Angeles days,such sweet guys who clearly loved Arthur and had an Anglophile bent themselves,High Moon records in New York has done a wonderful release of Black Beauty from '73 hard rockin'masterpiece!Chex 'em out:)
When this song came out I was just a little boy it was one of my first rock songs that blew me out of the water as a little boy it still sounds as fresh as the day it came out
Loved this song as a little girl and I totally forgotten about it but today it was on Chris Carter’s British invasion Program but he played the version done by The Episode, which included Ian Gillian and Roger Glover. So I looked it up and found this version which is the superb version that I remember way back then👏
bought my first Love album in 1980 aged 16 in Glasgow from Lost Chord and have been a dedicated fan ever since. Love Love!
Met Arthur Lee in 1966, I was working at muntz stereo on Sunset and. He came in , in his black porche fixed his stereo and he invited me to the castle to party. He was awesome individual
@Jim Nesta- actually Arthur Lee was already experimenting with this sound when he heard the Byrds music. Lee had already written and performed, soul, blues, rock , folk and even SURF sound music . He was ahead of his time and Love had a potent sound like MC5 in the early 70s...
mike gee Mc5 started in 64
Certainly one of the greatest groups, ever.
this music is so awesome, simple, but so strong!!! amazing Authur Lee!
I saw Hillman, Clarke, McQuinn and Crosby on stage, 1966, on Sunset Strip with their debut of their Byrds album. Little did I know it was history in the making. What I DID know then is that it was instant love of their sound, feel, look and musicality. I was 17 and a local JC dj. I've never felt better. : ) My stepsister dated Ken Forssi (guitarist far left in Love video here) in Sarasota, Fla. his hometown. TH-cam makes it an even smaller planet, indeed.
I remember this as if it were only yesterday. Hung out with Arthur and Johnny. Very humble guys...wonder where they are now... and yes, it was kind of like a 'castle'! In the canyon!
Are you serious? You don't know? Arthur Lee tragically died on August 3, 2006 in a Memphis hospital and Johnny - as far as I know- is still alive residing at Glendale Ca and performing sometimes.
+rené Kolsteren +chela72001 Yes Arthur passed too young, but Johnny is doing great. He's a person to ne admired, an activist living truth and still performing.
You're so lucky to have been a part of that scene wow.
It's New Year's Eve, and finding this TH-cam just made my whole year.
One of the great songs of that era, and I still love it.
Let’s not forget the original k.. Burt Bacharach.. legend
The greatest most underated band ever! Plus their album ( Forever Changes) Rated Number one album by many hard core critics. It was just rated number one album out of the sixties in a new list. Rolling Stone gave it 40 out of top 500 albums. It would would have been amazing if they played Woodstock in "69". Thanks guys for some great music!
It was the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 that they should have played. I think the original band was still together then, but barely. By Woodstock in 1969 they were long gone. Arthur had a new band that he called Love by then. It just wasn't the same.
I don't get tired of this version. Very good! I first heard it in the late 60's when I was a teenager. I wish the band toured, then I would have seen 'em live, 'cause I saw every band that came thru the DC area. ....at Alexandria Roller Rink.
The first time I ever heard this song was in the movie, "What's New, Pussycat?" Peter O'Toole and Paula Prentiss (a stripper), are dancing to this tune at a club, and O'Toole starts to strip, right on the dance floor. In the flick, the song is done by Manfred Mann.
Love's Forever Changes album is one of the best albums of of the past six decades. ( but this song was from their previous album I think".....
It was their first album
yes, but as I said their Forever Changes is a true masterpiece that was way ahead of its time.@@PamK36
They could give Snoop a full drum set?
LOVEd their albums and bought almost all of them.
Fantastic band ,got to see Arthur Lee in 2003, great!
Lucky!! ☹️ I was only 4 years old in that year.
I recommend you close the door and set the volume slider to 95. That way you still have 5 to go if you feel the need.
I've never heard of these guys and they were amazing. As many have said, way ahead of their time. They look so out of place on that stage playing music that would have been ahead of it's time a decade later. Thanks TH-cam!! What a gem.
a lee stuck up for the doors , or they might have been the doors
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One of my favorite all time bands. Alone Again ,Or is my favorite song. When they started out Arthur played drums , no guitar , did vocals. Learned guitar from his buddy Jimi Hendrix. Saw love with Four Sail lineup at the Filmore East. Bryan came out as a guest, Arthur played drums and they did Alone Again Or. Best thing was the 2003 Forever Changes tour. Like going back in time.
I saw this when it was on TV Live in 66 or 67...
This was Good Stuff! I remember hearing this and "7 and 7 Is" on one of the 1st Rock FM stations in NYC.
People from many different races all coming together to enjoy Love.
In honor of Arthur Lee, who passed this day, Aug. 3, 2003. Leader of the classic 60's band, Love. "Little Red Book" (actually a song by Burt Bacharach with lyricis by Hal David) on a Dick Clark show, 1966. th-cam.com/video/ftO9ClIhFAo/w-d-xo.html
Didn't Arthur die in 2006?
Yes.
This is fantastic! I can't believe I never saw this before, great upload! I saw them play in Metro Detroit about a decade ago opening up for The Zombies at the Royal oak music theater. Truly timeless!
Agree, way ahead of time. Perhaps the best of the 60's L.A. bands.
one of the best bands ever. so underrated it's a shame
Der musikalische Wert dieser Darbietung dürfte nach meiner Auffassung von "Musik", bei weniger als Null liegen. Wer so etwas "schön" findet, ist meines Erachtens so anspruchsvoll wie eine Amöbe.
How would you like to have been at the Whiskey a go-go listen to Love and house band Buffalo Springfield? I’d give an arm to be there!
My friend who grew up in LA during the 60s once told me, "The Doors were a teeny bopper band. Everyone who was really hip was into Love."
Love didnt want to travel...
Nah , some of Love's songs were good but The Doors were brilliant
Thanks for posting! Now I need to hear "7 & 7 is"
7 & 7 is ... ! 1st time I heard that first chord my brain went into over drive..been there ever since!
Best heavy rock tune of all times!
63 years old now and still hammering those chords on my Les Paul whenever I need a boooost!
That's the song I want ringing in my ears as I take my last breath.
What a way to go ...... !
I remember seeing them do this on "Where the Action Is" when I was around 10. It was my favorite show at the time…
+IndependentGeorge76 thanks for sharing that Record Collector mag snippet regarding Burt Bacharach's feelings about Love's version. He did say he liked the fact it was a hit( read lotta songwriting $$$ royalties) and he said he admired the energy of the tune. So he wasn't completely negative on the tune as the other commenter suggested. He just didn't live the chords employed which he felt were the wrong chords.
I was in a band called the Roosters, and we used to preform this song...did I mention that I loved Joanne since the 60s?
+Richard Brubaker I like the Atomic Roosters is that the same band?
+Richard Brubaker Awwwwe!
60's.....Atomic Rooster was Vincent Crane's band after he and Arthur Brown (I Am the God of Hellfire) broke up. They were awesome, but never achieved real fame. Vincent suffered from mental issues which caused performance problems....he died years ago.....so sad.
Great tune! I remember this very well. I really dug LOVE (and Paul Revere and The Raiders). I still do. Thank you, Dick Clark (RIP)
beyond imagination. fantastic.
Got to finally see them at the world famous Whiskey A Go Go on Sunset Strip on July 2, 93. They opened for the fantastic Doors Tribute band Wild Child. Had no way of knowing that it would become my final fun night on the strip. The quake in Jan 94 threw me out of town and 400 miles east. Thank God for the fun memories.
I want those shades!!!
Julie Strauss, Those are the glasses of the Phantom from the Sunday comics.
They were called "Granny Glasses" in the day...
Me too
Incredible to think this song was written by Burt Bacharach for the Woody Allen film, "What's New Pussycat" and sung by Manfred Mann in the soundtrack.
Brings back memories . . . I even remember the words. What a great band they were!
I was fourteen. Guy in class ahead of me asked me to sing in his band. This song was on the playlist. Had never heard it. A revelation! This song, Train Kept a Rollin, BEATLES, Rolling Stones, was a heck of a good times next few years.
RIP Arthur Lee
Still great.
I'll bet you a sawbuck that Bacharach never heard it like this in his head when he wrote it!
It's been rumoured that Burt Bacharach hated LOVE's remake of "My Little Red Book".
Will Towle apparently that is true. Although not so much for the sinister, primitive take on the song but because they changed one chord 🙄
Na the chords are the same
I agree. I couldn't find the differing chord (not like there's a whole lot of 'em in the song), but that's just something I read when I Googled about Bacharach's thoughts on Love's version.
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Yeah apparently it was not performed in the "correct" rhythm and time signature which sounds plausible but I don't know if that's a direct quote from Mr Bacharach, great song though
We just came here to see if it was going to be similar to The Drifters.
Absolutely brilliant fantastic.
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