You are right - this SONG is very well known but I never thought that the TURTLES as a group never got nearly as much attention and recognition as The Beatles, The Dave Clark 5, The Rolling Stones, The Animals and other prominent groups of the 1960's.@@rikthysse5084
I loved The Turtles! I won this single on a radio contest in Phoenix 1967, I was 12, lol! Also, won some other good songs: Whiter Shade of Pale, Ruby Tuesday, Light My Fire, Ode To Billie Joe, Brown Eyed Girl, and the cheesey Hey, 98.6. 🤣 Mother said I should go on Name That Tune. 😅
The 1960's songs were quit special.Although turbulant time.Social and racial time.But great tunes, none the less.I loved the Moma's and the Popa's as well.Pop on !
I was only 12 when this came out. I spent every cent of my small allowance money on new 45 releases. I would sit and listen to music and draw pictures for many hours at a time. Now as an artist I paint and listen to music for even more hours at a time. Life is good!
Exactly. Today's music has little or no real melody and they are always complaining about relationships, insulting past loves and friends, simple arrangements with a few instruments, i.e. keyboards and drum machines.
I was 17, the surf was up, the world was new, ahhh, skateboarding around L.A. and the greatest music ever. Lucky me! Now at 72 in Portugal, the surf is still up, lucky me.
Made a post regarding this song in November 1966 and a lovely young girl who was a cute as a button. we met at a party in Montreal and said good bye at the Montreal Train Station leaving for Toronto. Call her from Toronto a few times with this song playing in the background. Alas the phone calls became less frequent and we never did meet up again. Ships in the night, however, every time I listen to this song, the memory come flooding back and picture her clear as day at the Station with her fur hat on her head and around her lovely face, it’s always stayed with me. here I am 80 years old and on the other side of the World, just a great memory that won’t ever fade. I note a lot of postings regarding this song. Obviously resonated for many thousands of people, even those not even born in 1966. So, fond memories to all of you.
@@richardkell4888 Too easy mate, as it’s a true story of course. I honestly didn’t try to contact her a few years when visiting my brother in Montreal. Some times the memories are fonder than reliving or relighting an old flame. Obviously the fact that I met the girl who would become my wife of 57 years in Toronto and still going, played a major part in leaving it as is. It’s the song that sparks the memories of the times in 1966 and 1967. To reiterate, reminiscing about the past and a lovely young girl who was a fleeting moment in my life, provides a lot of joy from a period that had its ups and downs like many other periods over the past 60 years. Happy to share it with you indeed. Hopefully it also rekindled some of your own memories. May you have a great life, All the best R.
Hi there all. My mistake it was February 1967. Makes sense, as I met my Miss Montreal at a New Year’s Eve party in Ville La Salle before returning to Toronto. Yes I did visit Montreal again for Expo, with my wife to be in town, so no old flame reunion, however, as 5he saying goes; memories, edged between the pages of my mind. Having moved around the world 5 times since 1967 the real pages of the old note book are long gone. All the old friends of the time are remembered with fondness have passed on like the melting snow, and the what ifs or perhaps or if only questions remain, never to be answered. Happy together shall always refresh the memory bank of that intimate meeting and the only one from that 1962 through early 1967 period. A new chapter started in the late winter/early Spring of 1967 in Toronto, and remains ongoing today, some 56 years later in what would be late winter/early Spring 2024 in Canada, or in my case Fall in Australia.
@@marizaribeiro3582 Glad you found something in the story. Trying to find my old friend Bobby Peel, who actually took me to the party where we met each other. Dec 1966/Feb 1967 was a long time ago. Unfortunately things happen in life, obviously I’ve no idea if people are still with us. I was speaking with my nephew in Canada last evening, whom I last spoke to in 1988 and he remarked that I am the oldest living member of the family now and he only 9 years younger than me, His father was the oldest and 16 years older than me. I was 9 when my nephew was born, were closer than brothers than uncle and nephew growing up. He was 12 when I met the girl at the party. He moved from Lasalle around 1972, and no idea as to where or how Bobby is today. The chances of finding my friend Bobby is about the same odds as winning the Lotto, however, if you don’t try? Even if I find Bobby that lovely young lady is now a Grandmother and once again, Bobby may have no idea as many non bilingual people have moved from Montreal. As you rightly said, I do have the Jewel and the pictures in my mind. and bless and take care Mari, Trust I got your name correct. 🤷♂️❤
When he was still Howard Kaplan he and I attended Airport Junior High School in Westchester Ca. Howard and I had the distinction of being the only two students in Mr. Homer Bovaro’s Agriculture shop to grow 4 rows of broccoli. Howard won the school song contest with his composition This Is My school. Howard was also cast in a small role in Father Knows Best. We moved away and the next thing I knew he was the lead singer with the Turtles. Miss you Howard.
The Turtles band are very talented singers and they have this magical voice and lyrics that I love 💕 ❤ Their songs will never be forgotten in this world 🌎. Tell me since when have you been listening to the turtle's songs?
Thanks for sharing.! I saw a documentary that he worked with Zappa and so many others. He had a long and industrious career. It looks like he's retired now.
Incredible! 56 years later and it's still one of the most popular songs on TH-cam. 1967 was such an amazing year, songs that are still sung and bands that are still considered legendary today.
My mom was born in ‘54 and myself in ‘85. She was a hippie and loved playing her music when I was growing up. Unfortunately she passed almost two years ago from heart failure and diabetes. Music is the best thing for memories. ❤😊
@justinarazo8857. This Turtles are one of the finest Groups to come out of Los Angeles. And this is a very great song. And last but not least. In 1967 I was 22 years old and with the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Saratoga. God Bless. Oh. And I am very sorry for your loss. Both my Parents died from the same thing.
IT is so awesome that we live in modern times, that in a single moment we can click on almost any song and visit another time in history. Who would imagine this kind of technology when this song came out in 67?
+Michael D ...... you are sooooo right ...... that's one part I do love about modernization ...... and ........ the brainiacs knew about this technology coming into fruition ..... but didn't exactly know when!
Yes I also love listening to some fantastic songs from the 60's and 70's when pop ruled the world - and I am back there - a young teenager with dreams and love in my heart!!! I have had a lot of knock backs but this kind of music makes me so happy and I am an innocent back in those simple times!!!!
+Michael D umm.. They already had movies / tape / sound recordings / pictures in 67... probably even had the mouse by then. I gues you mean the internet.
Funny how when growing up with this music, it now triggers a specific memory (time and place) of when you listened to it. For me it is of a road trip, stopping at a diner, putting a nickel in the tabletop juke box and my Dad rolling his eyes when this song played.
I am laughing at 'dad rolling his eyes'. That's hysterical and it was so common back in the day. When these groups would come on Ed Sullivan my dad would roll his eyes too. lol
Beautiful harmony and stage presence. The Turtles enjoyed themselves while preforming what true professional musicians who did it with ease. Great sound and excellent positive vibes for all their fans to embrace and relish. Happy times no doubt.
This was my late husband and I song when he got sick and chose to be at home instead in the hospital I took care of him until he died. At times I would sing this song to him( our song) in middle of the night when he couldn't sleep. He said it was perfect song for us two and I agreed ❤️
This is one of my favorite love songs. I believe you made him "so happy together" as his life came to a close. I really respect you and your husband. I'm so sorry for your loss.
I remember what it was like as we moved from the '60s into the '70s. People (especially males) got angrier and nastier. They wanted more "music" dominated by the electric guitar. Hendrix and Led Zeppelin killed this scene the way Nirvana killed hair bands.
My assumption is that they were lip syncing...they gave him a prop because he wasnt in most of the song....So he played around and created interesting visuals.
what is the point of having the french horn there? he never plays the thing. as someone who played that instrument for 2 yrs in high school, i was like "oh, this is going to be featured ina song!" and now i'm disappointed
The Turtles band are very talented singers and they have this magical voice and lyrics that I love 💕 ❤Their songs will never be forgotten in this world 🌎. Tell me since when have you been listening to the turtle's songs?
This was our wedding song in 1988. Greg and Lisa. Greg died on October 15, 2013. I miss him So much and every time I hear this song, I go back in my mind. I also love turtles and that was another reason he picked this song for us. I MISS YOU GREGORY ALAN BREWER! Til I get to see you again....
Well i am 18 years old and today I found this song while watching THE BIG BANG THEORY and it suddenly touched my heart. I'm glad I found it. Better late than never. 🥺❤️
That's the mark of a truly great song. A lot of songs get endless airplay, it's like they think if we just play this enough, people will start to like it. That is true in some cases, not in others.
So glad you found and enjoy the music of my era! 62 yrs old and could not be happier. May you be fortunate enough to be happy and live a long life my friend.
@@chrisullery3386 i hope so too, i would love to touch your age and see people finding and enjoying this song. I will wish u great health and happiness, thank you so much it means a lot (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ (θ‿θ)
Now, back in my day, we ain't go no hd television and no "big bang theory", all we got was a good old sturdy phonograph that me and my buddy donald ruffles got for half a cent apiece. we'd just sit down on a bunch of cacti on a nice 2000 degree sunny day, and listen to this song all day, livin the life in the real world
I don't think most people realise just how talented these guys were, because they're mostly remembered for their "pop hits" but all of these guys could play and sing as good as anyone out there. The Beatles were even huge fans of The Turtles.
@@jduff59 Jim Pons...the Zappa albums they were on were : chunga's revenge, 200 motels, Fillmore east, just another band from LA...this was the Zappa mothers of invention lineup that was playing in Montreux Switzerland with deep purple...while playing King Kong, some idiot shot a flaregun towards the ceiling, setting the casino on fire.... from their hotel room, deep purple could see smoke on the water and fire in the sky...and that's what inspired the song and why Zappa is mentioned in the lyrics...one week later, playing with borrowed equipment, Zappa was thrown off the stage by a deranged fan and landed in an orchestra pit, seriously injured...he broke up that lineup of the mothers after the incident which took a year to recuperate from...a year later,he emerged with the mothers lineup that would record overnite sensation and apostrophe...
@@doctorinsomnia5410 Pons played with The Leaves and The Standells for a time, I believe - he must have been a quick learner, with good technique and a good personality to play in those bands. I forgot he was a Turtle, too.
I always tell my friend if I had a time machine I would go back to 1964.Ragdoll was # 1.I had my little transistor radio with an earpiece.I was 10yrs old and not a care in the world!!!!!!!!
I just turned 64 yrs old,,,,,,,,,,Remembering riding the bus at 11 yrs old listening to my transistor a m radio (the size of a deck of cards)listening to songs like this. Living at the time in New Mexico our bus ride from school to home was over an hour. Those of us who had radios had them on the same channel volume upas high as it would go. Our version of stereo surround sound and we would sing loudly to our favorite songs! I wish I could walk out the back door to 1966,,,,,1967 when love songs and the beginnings of hormones felt so real! I wish I had all my yesterdays back!
I'm with you, we are about the same age. It was a magical time to be coming of age..... This was a very strange song, includes a haunting background chorus of flutes (clarinets too?). I remember hearing an interview with the singer, describing the meaning of the song as deep fantasy and wishful thinking... "happy together" being the fantasy, with "how is the weather" being the reality. It's a classic...heard it a bizzillion times, and am still moved by it.
Check out The Beach Boys if you like complex "jazz" chords in pop music. Brian Wilson's approach was also very Wagnerian especially on SMiLE. He was big into Gershwin also. Mark Volman was within his artistic circle, that's how I got into The Turtles
The people who voted this down are merely recognizing the reality of relationships in general, and how very often the elation of being "so happy together" fails us. I guess that's the reason why fully fifty percent of marriages in America ultimately end up in divorce courts.
I’m only 17, but I love this song! I’ve just kind of heard it around throughout my life, which honestly shows how iconic it is. I never actually sat down to listen to it until today though
I was 13 y/o when I met my husband which was in 1967. I was 16 y/o when I had my first child. In August of this year. My husband passed away. So many memories with this music.
If there was ever a tune for skipping hand-in-hand with a loved one over the top of a hill crowned with beautiful wildflowers on a sunny summer day, this one is it! That chorus brings out the sunshine! THIS is the 1960s!
Remembering the best years of my young life---60's and 70's. We were certainly very happy teenagers listening to these songs back then. Today's songs don't come close to those glorious years of music we enjoyed.
im agree with u even though im not born in that era but i think those old songs very beautiful than this day new song that teenagers used to hear.by the way im 17...
I remember this song in the charts. ..these were real good songs. ...lyrics never to be forgotten. ..all we did back then was to listen to great songs on the radio. Times were happier, because we just got on with life, luxuries were not the thing.....
The 20th century will become eternal as the musical century! The most beautiful songs were composed in it! Compositions with a lot of musicality, poetry, romanticism and a lot of talent! What an honor to have lived this time!
This was playing on the radio the very 1st time I saw my future wife getting on the school bus. We married 4 years later. March 17, 2015 we celebrated our 32nd anniversary., SO HAPPY TOGETHER!! I see from reading other post here this song brings romantic memories to many of us. So much excellent music from the 60's!
They found this song as a "throw away" which had been rejected by many artists. It made it to Billboard #1 for three weeks. How could anyone not like this wonderful song?
Apparently even after being in it Christopher Plummer thought that The Sound of Music was a silly movie of no particular importance. Artists can make a mistake in judging what art is good or at least what work of art will become popular. I believe that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one piece of art in his lifetime. Suggests that a lot of people are a poor judge of art.
Tenia unos 7 años cuando escuchaba está melodía y sin embargo la tengo tan presente que parece que fue en mi adolescencia cuando la escuché y no en mi infancia. Gran nostalgia.
This sing reminds me of my late husband every time I hear it. We were together 40 years before his sudden passing in 2019. Miss you so much Danny-boy. 💔
One of those meaningful songs of Yesteryear. One is better of when in company of a lover or sweetheart after all being all alone is no fun. I liked to hear this song when I was unattached. But fortunately in time I found her and now have someone to share my life with. We have been together during 34 years of happy marriage.
You know this song is old when the lyrics mention calling someone with a payphone and investing a dime. Its hard to find a payphone and even harder to pay a dime for a call!!!!! I still love this song, its a classic
I hear it when it was new, as a kid. What a wonderful time. Little did we know that Lyndon Johnson and the rest of America's Democrat enemies were actively destroying America. And today is the intended result.
Not only is this nostalgic, but it shares memories to millions of people. People who remember loved ones, People who remember lost loved ones, People who remember their husband, People who remember their wife, And people who remember listening to this song back in the days.
no m canso de escuchar esta hermosa musica k m regresa a mi adolesensia tengo 62 años y la seguire escuchando mientras Dios m de lisensia saludos a todos los k de deleitan con tan bella musica
Wow, that was incredible to hear again, in fact it made me a bit teary eyed listening to it. I came across it on advert looking for something else. I grew up in the 50s and 60s and the music of the 60s as you say was iconic, so many great artists who had real talent, the Beach Boys, the Moody Blues, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Small Faces, just to name a few, they were such happy times.
Con lágrimas, lo disfruto es como si yo viví en ese tiempo y ahora resucitado lo vuelvo a hacer...es la nota musical que los angeles transmiten en el alma de cada uno de nosotros...viva está canción...! Desde Coatzacoalcos saludos cordiales....
From age ten in ' 67 I have always remembered the drummer on this video clip . He was a showman all on his own with incredible timing on that drum kit . Incorporates the tight rolls on the snare with excellent percussion timing really shaped this classic cut .
The drummer is John Barbata. He later left the group and joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young. In another TH-cam clip, Elaine "Spanky" McFarland of Spanky and Our Gang, the musical group explains the back story of him leaving. Interesting, check it out.
En el año 67 tenía 15 años ya trabajaba y no veía la hora que llegará el sábado para ir a bailar y cuando pasaba en este tema si no me sacaba nadie ya estaba en la pista yo solita Qué lindos recuerdos
Brings back my childhood memories. Am 64. Even made it our theme song for college acquaintance day 2018. And my students appreciated the music and message!
Same here, I've played in hard rock bands all my adult life, but I still love this song, and The Turtles. I was amazed a few years ago when a young heavy metal shredder I know told me this was one of his favorite songs too, he said it was his mother's favorite and he grew up wit it from his earliest childhood.
Who would have though that a song that only has a base beat as the main component could be so hauntingly emotional......it was my late wife's favorite song as it portrayed our long relationship of 37 years.
My first concert; 1967/8 in Charlottesville Virginia at U. Hall. How my Southern Baptist parents ever allowed me to go to a rock and roll concert at that age (10) remains one of the great mysteries of my childhood! I remember that Flo dropped his tambourine on someone's head. The opening act was Little Anthony and the Imperials!! Amazingly (or sadly!) I think both of these bands are still touring with some original members.
@@nn-ro1lv He's not "supposed to be playing it." He's goofing off like he does in every show. On another program he's pretending to play the harpsichord to this song. On yet another, he pretends to play the hedge clippers, and on another, a roll of tape. There's no "gotcha" about realizing he's not really playing, or supposed to be playing anything. It's for the sake of humor, and it's brilliant.
The Turtles are definitely one of the most under-rated singing groups of the 1960's!
Good. They kinda stink. Lol
How can they be under-rated when everyone has heard this song and knows how good they are.
You are right - this SONG is very well known but I never thought that the TURTLES as a group never got nearly as much attention and recognition as The Beatles, The Dave Clark 5, The Rolling Stones, The Animals and other prominent groups of the 1960's.@@rikthysse5084
I loved The Turtles! I won this single on a radio contest in Phoenix 1967, I was 12, lol! Also, won some other good songs: Whiter Shade of Pale, Ruby Tuesday, Light My Fire, Ode To Billie Joe, Brown Eyed Girl, and the cheesey Hey, 98.6. 🤣 Mother said I should go on Name That Tune. 😅
Agree. You hear a Turtle's song, and you are singing it the rest of the day.
One of my absolute favorite songs from my youth. Love this!
The 1960's songs were quit special.Although turbulant time.Social and racial time.But great tunes, none the less.I loved the Moma's and the Popa's as well.Pop on !
great song classic
I was only 12 when this came out. I spent every cent of my small allowance money on new 45 releases. I would sit and listen to music and draw pictures for many hours at a time. Now as an artist I paint and listen to music for even more hours at a time. Life is good!
I was only eight when this song came out.
The 60 music was the best. Everyone had their own sound. Nowadays everything sounds the same.
It really was the best times & music 🎶 🎵
Sixties music is a reflection of classical music, a once and never again to be equalled, we are gifted these two genres ad infinitum
Exactly. Today's music has little or no real melody and they are always complaining about relationships, insulting past loves and friends, simple arrangements with a few instruments, i.e. keyboards and drum machines.
I was 17, the surf was up, the world was new, ahhh, skateboarding around L.A. and the greatest music ever. Lucky me! Now at 72 in Portugal, the surf is still up, lucky me.
Sand, we probably surfed together back then
I was in junior high school.
How is Portugal?
Venice girl here ✌️ ❤
Kowabunga hottie!
One of my Favorites.
Made a post regarding this song in November 1966 and a lovely young girl who was a cute as a button. we met at a party in Montreal and said good bye at the Montreal Train Station leaving for Toronto. Call her from Toronto a few times with this song playing in the background. Alas the phone calls became less frequent and we never did meet up again. Ships in the night, however, every time I listen to this song, the memory come flooding back and picture her clear as day at the Station with her fur hat on her head and around her lovely face, it’s always stayed with me. here I am 80 years old and on the other side of the World, just a great memory that won’t ever fade. I note a lot of postings regarding this song. Obviously resonated for many thousands of people, even those not even born in 1966. So, fond memories to all of you.
Blimey, I'm in tears! Thanks for sharing.
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Too easy mate, as it’s a true story of course. I honestly didn’t try to contact her a few years when visiting my brother in Montreal. Some times the memories are fonder than reliving or relighting an old flame. Obviously the fact that I met the girl who would become my wife of 57 years in Toronto and still going, played a major part in leaving it as is. It’s the song that sparks the memories of the times in 1966 and 1967. To reiterate, reminiscing about the past and a lovely young girl who was a fleeting moment in my life, provides a lot of joy from a period that had its ups and downs like many other periods over the past 60 years. Happy to share it with you indeed. Hopefully it also rekindled some of your own memories. May you have a great life, All the best R.
Hi there all. My mistake it was February 1967. Makes sense, as I met my Miss Montreal at a New Year’s Eve party in Ville La Salle before returning to Toronto. Yes I did visit Montreal again for Expo, with my wife to be in town, so no old flame reunion, however, as 5he saying goes; memories, edged between the pages of my mind. Having moved around the world 5 times since 1967 the real pages of the old note book are long gone. All the old friends of the time are remembered with fondness have passed on like the melting snow, and the what ifs or perhaps or if only questions remain, never to be answered. Happy together shall always refresh the memory bank of that intimate meeting and the only one from that 1962 through early 1967 period. A new chapter started in the late winter/early Spring of 1967 in Toronto, and remains ongoing today, some 56 years later in what would be late winter/early Spring 2024 in Canada, or in my case Fall in Australia.
Sou do Brasil e estou aqui emocionada com sua linda história. Lembranças boas são joias guardadas em um cofre invisível e longe de assaltos.❤❤❤
@@marizaribeiro3582 Glad you found something in the story. Trying to find my old friend Bobby Peel, who actually took me to the party where we met each other. Dec 1966/Feb 1967 was a long time ago. Unfortunately things happen in life, obviously I’ve no idea if people are still with us. I was speaking with my nephew in Canada last evening, whom I last spoke to in 1988 and he remarked that I am the oldest living member of the family now and he only 9 years younger than me, His father was the oldest and 16 years older than me. I was 9 when my nephew was born, were closer than brothers than uncle and nephew growing up. He was 12 when I met the girl at the party. He moved from Lasalle around 1972, and no idea as to where or how Bobby is today. The chances of finding my friend Bobby is about the same odds as winning the Lotto, however, if you don’t try? Even if I find Bobby that lovely young lady is now a Grandmother and once again, Bobby may have no idea as many non bilingual people have moved from Montreal. As you rightly said, I do have the Jewel and the pictures in my mind. and bless and take care Mari, Trust I got your name correct. 🤷♂️❤
When he was still Howard Kaplan he and I attended Airport Junior High School in Westchester Ca. Howard and I had the distinction of being the only two students in Mr. Homer Bovaro’s Agriculture shop to grow 4 rows of broccoli. Howard won the school song contest with his composition This Is My school. Howard was also cast in a small role in Father Knows Best. We moved away and the next thing I knew he was the lead singer with the Turtles. Miss you Howard.
The Turtles band are very talented singers and they have this magical voice and lyrics that I love 💕 ❤ Their songs will never be forgotten in this world 🌎. Tell me since when have you been listening to the turtle's songs?
WOW!!!!!!
Cool story!
Thanks for sharing.! I saw a documentary that he worked with Zappa and so many others. He had a long and industrious career. It looks like he's retired now.
Don't forget the Phlorescent Leech and Eddie!
My grandfather who spoke with someone that met President Thomas Jefferson loved this song.
RIP Grandpa
come agaIn?
@@TheAncientOneVI Jefferson was more of a Stones fan.
The friendship between this group is real and marvellous.
Also, the drummer stole the show.
Yes to not play the drums while look like playing the drums is a tough feat
Incredible! 56 years later and it's still one of the most popular songs on TH-cam. 1967 was such an amazing year, songs that are still sung and bands that are still considered legendary today.
It was such a heady time to be a teenager so much good music and the world was a nicer place, in England anyway.
Yeah, whatever happened to England?
Being a Boomer..our generation had the BEST music..!!
Yeah, we were truly blessed with that Sixties music @@michaelhegyan7464
Y algunos artistas vivieron para ver lo que ocasionaron con sus hermosas canciones
I was married 2 years when this
Song came out in 1967 brings
Back a lot of memories and still
Married 52 years later
super cool!
Nice!
Sorry to hear it man.
Congratulations!!! 53 today! 54 tomorrow!!!! Hope for you the best :)
You’re my hero for that comment
Happy Together was our song. My husband passed on St. Patrick's day and every time I hear this song, I think of my loving husband.
God bless you
The song 🎵 is great. God Bless!
rip
i’m sorry
Im sorry
I feel privileged to have lived through the 60s as a teen, it was a great time with great music, and I would not swap it for the music of today.
I'm so envious...I grew up in the 70"s...the next best decade for music.
@@pj65803 70s were still great time to be alive👍
Amen! The world is crazy today....😢
Same here Stevie The best time ever
I think it was the last great era an American teen could grow up in.
My mom was born in ‘54 and myself in ‘85. She was a hippie and loved playing her music when I was growing up. Unfortunately she passed almost two years ago from heart failure and diabetes. Music is the best thing for memories. ❤😊
Memory is the diary that we all carry around with us ! Take Care Friend 😢
My mom died from the same thing in 1997, I was in my late 20's. I recall hearing this song for the first time at 14 with HS friends. Really catchy.
I'm so sorry for your loss 😔.
Sorry for your loss.
@justinarazo8857. This Turtles are one of the finest Groups to come out of Los Angeles. And this is a very great song. And last but not least. In 1967 I was 22 years old and with the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Saratoga. God Bless. Oh. And I am very sorry for your loss. Both my Parents died from the same thing.
IT is so awesome that we live in modern times, that in a single moment we can click on almost any song and visit another time in history. Who would imagine this kind of technology when this song came out in 67?
+Michael D and a song can take you right back to that moment in time!!!! Excellent!!!
+Michael D ...... you are sooooo right ...... that's one part I do love about modernization ...... and ........ the brainiacs knew about this technology coming into fruition ..... but didn't exactly know when!
Yes I also love listening to some fantastic songs from the 60's and 70's when pop ruled the world - and I am back there - a young teenager with dreams and love in my heart!!! I have had a lot of knock backs but this kind of music makes me so happy and I am an innocent back in those simple times!!!!
+Michael D Man, you're showing your age!
+Michael D umm.. They already had movies / tape / sound recordings / pictures in 67... probably even had the mouse by then. I gues you mean the internet.
I met my husband that year as a 16 year old-I thought it was such an appropriate song for us. We've been together 55 years and married 50.
CONGRATULATIONS.
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God bless you and your husband and wishing you many more years so happy together! 😊
Statutory rape works sometimes. LOL
So wonderful 😊 God Bless you both ❤️
Funny how when growing up with this music, it now triggers a specific memory (time and place) of when you listened to it. For me it is of a road trip, stopping at a diner, putting a nickel in the tabletop juke box and my Dad rolling his eyes when this song played.
Yes! And how come I remember every word but I have no idea where I just put my keys and purse??
☮💜
Yes INDEED!
What a awesome retro memory!
I am laughing at 'dad rolling his eyes'. That's hysterical and it was so common back in the day. When these groups would come on Ed Sullivan my dad would roll his eyes too. lol
Was only 8 and will forever be imbedded in my
Memory
Beautiful harmony and stage presence. The Turtles enjoyed themselves while preforming what true professional musicians who did it with ease. Great sound and excellent positive vibes for all their fans to embrace and relish. Happy times no doubt.
Love the horn player...just dancing in total bliss....so sweet. 😚
This was my late husband and I song when he got sick and chose to be at home instead in the hospital I took care of him until he died. At times I would sing this song to him( our song) in middle of the night when he couldn't sleep. He said it was perfect song for us two and I agreed ❤️
This is one of my favorite love songs. I believe you made him "so happy together" as his life came to a close. I really respect you and your husband. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss. May God bless you as your husband looks down at you and smiles.😇
God Strengthen & Comfort You Abundantly
And one day you will be Happy Together Again
You sound like a perfect wife, God bless both of you.
One of the top songs of all TIME!
The 1960's was like a gigantic explosion of amazing music, like this song. How come no one ever writes song like this any more?
because computers can't do that
Why put so much effort in songs when you could sing about anything nowadays as long as you just add a beat and some voice modifications?
Because the people with the door keys don't care about music anymore. All they care about is money. Profitability kills creativity.
I remember what it was like as we moved from the '60s into the '70s. People (especially males) got angrier and nastier. They wanted more "music" dominated by the electric guitar. Hendrix and Led Zeppelin killed this scene the way Nirvana killed hair bands.
@@StandingForLight VERY WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are songs that brighten your day just by listening to them, this is an example...
Uno de tantos temas formidablesy inolvidables ,,Paco Lara
Great song but no need for the buffoon in orange, but there's usually a passenger
I was 9 years old in 1967 and I remember I loved this song. The guy with The Horn was obviously having a good time.
I always wondered whether that's a man or a woman.
That’s Mark Volman. He and Howard became Flo and Eddie.
He was high on some drugs
My assumption is that they were lip syncing...they gave him a prop because he wasnt in most of the song....So he played around and created interesting visuals.
I was 3 years old.
The french horn man is the kind of friend you need when you're feeling sad
Lol😂
what is the point of having the french horn there? he never plays the thing. as someone who played that instrument for 2 yrs in high school, i was like "oh, this is going to be featured ina song!" and now i'm disappointed
he is the coolest guy
@@sophiavilnara3553
Definitely an uplift😊
okonh0wp well we need all the band members! It wouldn’t be the same without Mark :)
Amazing songs, amazing colours, amazing fashions.What a time to be alive.
Agreed 👌
Exactly
Amen.
You're right, too.
Absolutely
To this day, this song remains one of my favorites from my high school years.
The Turtles band are very talented singers and they have this magical voice and lyrics that I love 💕 ❤Their songs will never be forgotten in this world 🌎. Tell me since when have you been listening to the turtle's songs?
The Turtles were responsible for some of the finest, funniest and frantically superb songs of the 1960s and Happy Together is a timeless classic!
I agree
IMAGINE YOU AND ME,
I do etc. It's a sad song with a happy tune to cover up the pain of unrequited love.
Absolutely positively AGREE. TAKE care and stay safe all.
@@georgejuniorleedom4476 A perfect description!
Hate to hear it now in tv commercials! is nothing sacred?
This was our wedding song in 1988. Greg and Lisa. Greg died on October 15, 2013. I miss him So much and every time I hear this song, I go back in my mind. I also love turtles and that was another reason he picked this song for us. I MISS YOU GREGORY ALAN BREWER! Til I get to see you again....
💕 I never had that kind of love....so happy you did!🥰
Sweet memories! You were blessed.
That's a precious memory. Thanks for sharing.
Sorry for your loss. My first name is Gregory
I am so sorry
This was my Mom's favorite song of all time. I love and miss her.
God bless her
Thanks to The Turtles for writing one of the greatest songs of all time!
None of the Turtles wrote the song
@@heyguysiguessthatsit438 Alan Gordon
@@jg6698 Master Splinter did
@@TurtlewithoutAshell ☺️
@jg6698 yeah the Ninja turtles wrote the....duhhhh
Well i am 18 years old and today I found this song while watching THE BIG BANG THEORY and it suddenly touched my heart. I'm glad I found it. Better late than never. 🥺❤️
That's the mark of a truly great song. A lot of songs get endless airplay, it's like they think if we just play this enough, people will start to like it. That is true in some cases, not in others.
So glad you found and enjoy the music of my era! 62 yrs old and could not be happier. May you be fortunate enough to be happy and live a long life my friend.
@@chrisullery3386 i hope so too, i would love to touch your age and see people finding and enjoying this song. I will wish u great health and happiness, thank you so much it means a lot (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ (θ‿θ)
@@amritamishra807 you are very welcome and I truly wish you happiness and a great life! Peace and Love to you and your family! 😊
Now, back in my day, we ain't go no hd television and no "big bang theory", all we got was a good old sturdy phonograph that me and my buddy donald ruffles got for half a cent apiece. we'd just sit down on a bunch of cacti on a nice 2000 degree sunny day, and listen to this song all day, livin the life in the real world
I had the absolute joy of seeing Mark Volman perform this song just two weeks ago on The HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR!!!!
I was born in 1967 and I love the Turtles.
Tinha 17 anos e essa canção marcou sobremaneira a minha juventude. Muita saudade, hoje tenho 74 anos.
Живите долго, желаю Вам здоровья!
same for me🤥
I don't think most people realise just how talented these guys were, because they're mostly remembered for their "pop hits" but all of these guys could play and sing as good as anyone out there. The Beatles were even huge fans of The Turtles.
And don't forget: 3 of them joined Frank Zappa's mothers of invention!!!
@@doctorinsomnia5410 I know Flo and Eddie, and who was the 3rd ?
@@jduff59 Jim Pons...the Zappa albums they were on were : chunga's revenge, 200 motels, Fillmore east, just another band from LA...this was the Zappa mothers of invention lineup that was playing in Montreux Switzerland with deep purple...while playing King Kong, some idiot shot a flaregun towards the ceiling, setting the casino on fire.... from their hotel room, deep purple could see smoke on the water and fire in the sky...and that's what inspired the song and why Zappa is mentioned in the lyrics...one week later, playing with borrowed equipment, Zappa was thrown off the stage by a deranged fan and landed in an orchestra pit, seriously injured...he broke up that lineup of the mothers after the incident which took a year to recuperate from...a year later,he emerged with the mothers lineup that would record overnite sensation and apostrophe...
@@doctorinsomnia5410 Pons played with The Leaves and The Standells for a time, I believe - he must have been a quick learner, with good technique and a good personality to play in those bands. I forgot he was a Turtle, too.
@@jduff59 yeah, and good enough to play with Zappa...
I miss those times and the music of that GREAT era.
God ...
Please send me back in time.
George Vreeland Hill
I'm with you!
I always tell my friend if I had a time machine I would go back to 1964.Ragdoll was # 1.I had my little transistor radio with an earpiece.I was 10yrs old and not a care in the world!!!!!!!!
I wanna go, too.......
Kevin K now your in diapers life
i forgot your name
The Turtles is a timeless band from a bygone era.Great songs, great harmony.
Right on right on
I very much remember this from my youth. I'm 63 now and i was exposed to such a magical musical journey.
I just turned 64 yrs old,,,,,,,,,,Remembering riding the bus at 11 yrs old listening to my transistor a m radio (the size of a deck of cards)listening to songs like this. Living at the time in New Mexico our bus ride from school to home was over an hour. Those of us who had radios had them on the same channel volume upas high as it would go. Our version of stereo surround sound and we would sing loudly to our favorite songs! I wish I could walk out the back door to 1966,,,,,1967 when love songs and the beginnings of hormones felt so real! I wish I had all my yesterdays back!
Great story!
i guss you live The good life with good music its Nice to hear a story from you
Спасибо, брат!
I'm your exact age. For me it was throwing a paper route and riding Suzuki 80 trail bikes from Dad's dealership.
I'm with you, we are about the same age. It was a magical time to be coming of age..... This was a very strange song, includes a haunting background chorus of flutes (clarinets too?). I remember hearing an interview with the singer, describing the meaning of the song as deep fantasy and wishful thinking... "happy together" being the fantasy, with "how is the weather" being the reality.
It's a classic...heard it a bizzillion times, and am still moved by it.
One of those songs that I can only call "magical". I studied music theory and play jazz and classical, but this is so special that it transcends.
Check out The Beach Boys if you like complex "jazz" chords in pop music. Brian Wilson's approach was also very Wagnerian especially on SMiLE. He was big into Gershwin also. Mark Volman was within his artistic circle, that's how I got into The Turtles
magical and transcendent, yes. and the guy with the horn seems so particularly happy and makes the video even more happy.
i can't explain the kind of peace this song delivers!!
Happy Together by Turtles is one of the best songs you could hear on the radio in 60’s.
Don't be sad because its over, be happy to have lived and witnessed this era.
till death do us part.
youre right. no one ever will have this!
sad because of the era now
I agreed you in a half ! It,s not easy forget the "60" !
We only wish we had experienced it before it was too late, dear 'pmccachren' !!! GOD bless thee !!!
I don’t understand the down votes. It’s such a joyful, uplifting, timeless song that evokes feelings of happiness every time I hear it.
It is and it is funny. I think these guys just did funny. They kind of take the piss but I love that. Back to happy, it is happy. It is what they do.
No French Horn solo.
The people who voted this down are merely recognizing the reality of relationships in general, and how very often the elation of being "so happy together" fails us. I guess that's the reason why fully fifty percent of marriages in America ultimately end up in divorce courts.
Could be because of the clown swinging the horn.
Could be that they’re a bunch of Gaga-ites!!
I was 12 when this song was popular. I had older siblings and had been rocking since the age of 5. What fun!!
+Sarah Marie I was 1yo, and I love this song, don´t ask me why
+Sarah Marie I was negative 30 plus.
Tsar Bomba I am old!!! lolol
+Sarah Marie Age is a state of mind
don g no it isn't, age is how long something has been around.
I’m only 17, but I love this song! I’ve just kind of heard it around throughout my life, which honestly shows how iconic it is. I never actually sat down to listen to it until today though
In my opinion, the Turtles' best song. This group should be in the rock and roll hall of fame.
Totally agree! What gives??
The rock and roll hall of fame is a scam
@@hungrygarfield If ABBA can make the HoF anyone can.
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They should be in the hall of fame
I was 13 y/o when I met my husband which was in 1967. I was 16 y/o when I had my first child. In August of this year. My husband passed away. So many memories with this music.
Wow Great down to earth beautiful song❤
This fine classic is adorable , its stood the test of time ,, i love the arrangement and harmonies ,, long live the 60s era x
If there was ever a tune for skipping hand-in-hand with a loved one over the top of a hill crowned with beautiful wildflowers on a sunny summer day, this one is it! That chorus brings out the sunshine! THIS is the 1960s!
Remembering the best years of my young life---60's and 70's. We were certainly very happy teenagers listening to these songs back then. Today's songs don't come close to those glorious years of music we enjoyed.
Totally agree take me back 😊
Now we’re on Medicare.😀
@@MsDoxma can it get any worse?
im agree with u even though im not born in that era but i think those old songs very beautiful than this day new song that teenagers used to hear.by the way im 17...
Truth
I like so much that music from 60’ decade. I’ll never get tired to listen it. I love it.
I remember this song in the charts. ..these were real good songs. ...lyrics never to be forgotten. ..all we did back then was to listen to great songs on the radio. Times were happier, because we just got on with life, luxuries were not the thing.....
You are a better preacher than I...
Couldn't have said it better.
This genuinely brought me tears of happiness as soon as i realized i haven't heard this song in so long.
The 20th century will become eternal as the musical century! The most beautiful songs were composed in it! Compositions with a lot of musicality, poetry, romanticism and a lot of talent! What an honor to have lived this time!
I had just arrived in UK, I was 11 years old. That song which i loved has always been in my mind.❤❤
This was playing on the radio the very 1st time I saw my future wife getting on the school bus. We married 4 years later. March 17, 2015 we celebrated our 32nd anniversary., SO HAPPY TOGETHER!! I see from reading other post here this song brings romantic memories to many of us. So much excellent music from the 60's!
this seems like yesterday when I was aged 18, now I'm 70. WTF happened?
I know right but when I hear these songs I suddenly feel young again..🙌🏽
Agree..... Whisky Tango Foxtrot
Don’t worry, I’m 18 now and I’m been listening to this song since I was 15, and I will listen as long as I can. Timeless song
@@CentralPALocos GOOD LAD
I wish we could stop time and go back
They found this song as a "throw away" which had been rejected by many artists. It made it to Billboard #1 for three weeks. How could anyone not like this wonderful song?
...proof that NOBODY can pick a hit song ; they couldn't back then .... and still can't get the Formula 1 ...
There’s a video of him explaining it, it was a really really bad demo lol.
Old People Used To Think Different Back Then, They Still Thought They Were In The 1930s.
Apparently even after being in it Christopher Plummer thought that The Sound of Music was a silly movie of no particular importance.
Artists can make a mistake in judging what art is good or at least what work of art will become popular.
I believe that Vincent Van Gogh sold only one piece of art in his lifetime.
Suggests that a lot of people are a poor judge of art.
Tenia unos 7 años cuando escuchaba está melodía y sin embargo la tengo tan presente que parece que fue en mi adolescencia cuando la escuché y no en mi infancia. Gran nostalgia.
YO AUN NI NACIA FALTABAN MUCHOS AÑOS PARA Q NACIERA PERO ME DA NOSTALGIA NOSE PORQUE ESTA BUENA LA CANCION
My childhood, the 60's and the 70's....for me was great! Oh the memories!
I like how Mark's not even PRETENDING to play the horn as they mime to the backing instrumentation.
Before The Turtles he played sax in a surf band.
No one can say the Turtles took themselves too seriously
50 years later and it's still a great song
Paul Townsley :Indemodable ! Meme pour la publicité par contre ca c'est dommage
Jeanluc Le Roy stfu
This song reminds me my youth hood.
we can all still jam with it
Paul Townsley wv
This song really captures the moment and mood of the swinging sixties,still sounds as good today as it did back then.
This sing reminds me of my late husband every time I hear it. We were together 40 years before his sudden passing in 2019. Miss you so much Danny-boy. 💔
Great voices. I love the way the song goes from a whisper to a full blooded singalong so effortlessly.
The singer is so good at that in so many of their songs! 😍
One of those meaningful songs of Yesteryear. One is better of when in company of a lover or sweetheart after all being all alone is no fun. I liked to hear this song when I was unattached. But fortunately in time I found her and now have someone to share my life with. We have been together during 34 years of happy marriage.
Jorge Mario Rodas cjxvhzdhxzjkxcnxxnxkkxkz
Did you just said "yesteryear"?
Awesome
Dani C.alifornia Yes - "Yesteryear" was a very commonly used word in the recent past!
@@danirunaway6684 Yes I did, I am nearly 74 now and I tend to speak as old folks do. We used to talk like than in those days I was young. Regards.
The Turtles, great songs, big smiles...
You know this song is old when the lyrics mention calling someone with a payphone and investing a dime. Its hard to find a payphone and even harder to pay a dime for a call!!!!! I still love this song, its a classic
U571 you know it's old cos it's class....doh...
When I heard them about 20 years later they'd changed it to "invest two dimes"
Last time I used a payphone they were 25 cents. Used to be all over the place when I was a teen.
August 2024 and still listening this work of art.
I hear it when it was new, as a kid. What a wonderful time. Little did we know that Lyndon Johnson and the rest of America's Democrat enemies were actively destroying America. And today is the intended result.
Great choice of music particularly
Absolutely fantastic song as was the group
Bring back that era hey.
One of my first records. A. F. N. From Lakenheath when my mates were stuck to brit pop. Guess my age. Wrong add 1.
Same. So many precious memories. Sometimes seems like yesterday. Sometimes like a lifetime.
✌️
Not only is this nostalgic, but it shares memories to millions of people.
People who remember loved ones,
People who remember lost loved ones,
People who remember their husband,
People who remember their wife,
And people who remember listening to this song back in the days.
With one of the top songs of the mid-60s! Great harmony with an uplifting melody!
Also featured in an episode of The Simpsons.
no m canso de escuchar esta hermosa musica k m regresa a mi adolesensia tengo 62 años y la seguire escuchando mientras Dios m de lisensia saludos a todos los k de deleitan con tan bella musica
Pero tenés foto de anime xd
Easily one of the most iconic tracks of the era. Totally sums up the sound of the 1960s 🤟🏻❤️
Wow, that was incredible to hear again, in fact it made me a bit teary eyed listening to it. I came across it on advert looking for something else. I grew up in the 50s and 60s and the music of the 60s as you say was iconic, so many great artists who had real talent, the Beach Boys, the Moody Blues, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Small Faces, just to name a few, they were such happy times.
maybe the AM sound. lots o stuff goin on back then. much more than 1 sound !
I remember their performances and always got a kick out of Flo.
@@angiet6500 We were so so lucky to be teen-agers in that golden era for popular music.
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Con lágrimas, lo disfruto es como si yo viví en ese tiempo y ahora resucitado lo vuelvo a hacer...es la nota musical que los angeles transmiten en el alma de cada uno de nosotros...viva está canción...!
Desde Coatzacoalcos saludos cordiales....
I was fifteen and this was one of my absolute favorites
You cant beat traditional instruments. The imperfections are what make this era perfect
From age ten in ' 67 I have always remembered the drummer on this video clip . He was a showman all on his own with incredible timing on that drum kit . Incorporates the tight rolls on the snare with excellent percussion timing really shaped this classic cut .
Johnny Barbata. Later worked with the Airplane and CSNY.
The drummer is John Barbata. He later left the group and joined Crosby Stills Nash and Young. In another TH-cam clip, Elaine "Spanky" McFarland of Spanky and Our Gang, the musical group explains the back story of him leaving. Interesting, check it out.
En el año 67 tenía 15 años ya trabajaba y no veía la hora que llegará el sábado para ir a bailar y cuando pasaba en este tema si no me sacaba nadie ya estaba en la pista yo solita Qué lindos recuerdos
Definitely a happy song.
This was my favorite song when i was 10 yrs old. I find it uplifting during these neverending COVID restrictions in NYC. .
the way he just dances around with the french horn just kills me every time😂😂😂
When I listen to this song, it is generally on TH-cam so I can watch him go wild! So care free, hahaha :)
FLO & EDDIE! 🎶📯🎸
I was looking for this comment 😂
He's clearly very happy! LoL
Does'he play it?
That horn player man. Cracks me up every time. Too funny.
He's high as a Georgia pine!
His name is Mark Volman
@@angelicvs no...Its Pat
@@gmh101358 👍😊
@@gmh101358 He may look like Pat but I'll bet you any amount of money he got way more girls in his life then you ever did.
I remember this song as a small child and thought it was one of the most coolest songs. 1967 was the "Summer of Love."♥️😉
Brings back my childhood memories. Am 64. Even made it our theme song for college acquaintance day 2018. And my students appreciated the music and message!
This song came out when I was a teenager, and even though I got into metal and hard rock, this song remains one of my favorite songs of all time.
Same here, I've played in hard rock bands all my adult life, but I still love this song, and The Turtles. I was amazed a few years ago when a young heavy metal shredder I know told me this was one of his favorite songs too, he said it was his mother's favorite and he grew up wit it from his earliest childhood.
Who would have though that a song that only has a base beat as the main component could be so hauntingly emotional......it was my late wife's favorite song as it portrayed our long relationship of 37 years.
Condolences
57 years later and it’s still one very iconic song and my favourite song of all time
I love this song Happy together how is the weather? Listening in 2020 during Corona pandemic at home who is enjoying now!!
ive noticed the weather has reflected the virus lately...cold dark cloudy and grey days for the most part for the last few weeks
snigda sheelin Me!
snigda sheelin I am !
Me too
My first concert; 1967/8 in Charlottesville Virginia at U. Hall. How my Southern Baptist parents ever allowed me to go to a rock and roll concert at that age (10) remains one of the great mysteries of my childhood! I remember that Flo dropped his tambourine on someone's head. The opening act was Little Anthony and the Imperials!! Amazingly (or sadly!) I think both of these bands are still touring with some original members.
1967 Meus 15 anos lembro muito bem dessa música enorme sucesso Só SAUDADE. 😢
Still one of the best pop songs ever, Flo and Eddie were genius pop artists
Yes! Yes they were!
They were very talented, particularly with harmony, arranging. But they wrote none of their big hits as the Turtles.
I just heard this yesterday on my Playlist. So many amazing songs came from this era,and fortunately, we get to hear them forever.
The Turtles were one of the top rock pop groups of the 60's. They had so many great hits.
The way that guy throws around the french horn makes me anxious
same
All the band kids had heart attacks when they saw that.
Hey, I like Mark. ❤
He be vibing
@@nn-ro1lv He's not "supposed to be playing it." He's goofing off like he does in every show. On another program he's pretending to play the harpsichord to this song. On yet another, he pretends to play the hedge clippers, and on another, a roll of tape. There's no "gotcha" about realizing he's not really playing, or supposed to be playing anything. It's for the sake of humor, and it's brilliant.
Música que parece estar perdida em um recanto da memória, rebrota e, com sua beleza, nos traz ótimas recordações.
I love this happy song one of the best of the 60's beautiful voice ! The video is priceless.
There will never be music as great as the 50s,60s,70s,and 80s just my opinion.Also my wife and I seen the Turtles live and it was awesome.
Sure there will be. Great songs every year. Turn on your radio.
Agreed 💯💯💯💯
@@Cukito4 Autotune, similar chords. Not like all the chord changes and innovated styles like then
The whole world went wrong in the 90's. I agree with your comment 100%!
@@robertstephens15690s was great, after 9/11 and social media society went downhill