@@teridavis5050 I read that 2 of the members of that group passed away . Is that true ? And if it is true , which ones passed away ? I loved that group they were really Hip !!!!
I'm happy that you commented on the work the women were putting into the song, Rogue Rxyce. You reenforce my gratitude for growing up during that era. I happened across your reaction video while watching The Friends Of Distinction's "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely". My favorite song of theirs.
Fifty years later, this is still my favorite "go to" summer tune. Second is, Hot fun in the Summertime, by Sly and the Family Stone. Amidst the strife of the late 60's, this song provided such joy, with carefree memories of BBQ's, picnics, riding bikes, playing and staying outside until the sun went down-which in Alaska, wasn't(isn't)until midnight, or later. Thanks for sharing😊
I saw them at a fair in 1968. You wouldn't believe how awful the bunch of us sounded trying to sing the "I can dig it, he can dig, it she can dig it, they can dig it". I'm still laughing...we were some crazy teens.
I loved this song so much as a 10 year old, when it was released in 1969. But I love your reaction to this song even better. So groove on and keep the peace.
I first remember hearing this briefly on the great Keenan Wayan's movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Issac Hayes is a charater and singing it out of time and key....it's great! I just recently looked up the full song after hearing it on Pandora where I work. That skat part is so great, and this Ed Sullivan version is legendary!!! Thank you for your reaction! The rest of the world needs to hear this now...
Yes, I forgot about "Going In Circles". It was like with Nu Schooz (I Can't Wait) they had other Songs like "Point Of No Return" and "Should I Say Yes" but "I Can't Wait" was their biggest.
This song is so descriptive and clearly gives you a picture of beauty! And not to mention the singers!!! Absolutely gorgeous!! I would have loved to see them sing in person!!!
I can dig it and I see that you can dig it, too! Far out and solid! Great to see how this song’s vibe got you right from the start. One year earlier (1968), Hugh Masekela performed this song. Friends of Distinction took it to another level!
This song was originally an instrumental by Hugh Masakela, who was married to Miriam Makeba who sang Pato Pato, which you reacted to. Two giants of African music.
I just watched the Summer of Soul the Harlem Woodstock of 1969. I was impressed. Hugh Masakela and this song was featured. A lot of other great acts too including Stevie Wonder on DRUMS! ts hard to believe it was kept underwraps for 52 years. Such a outright shame.
@@mayhemjr.803 Another reminder that it falls on African American to discover, uncover, rediscover, preserve and promote our artistry, history and culture!
That's when performers really performed real talent real singers if you want the guys like them nowadays he shoots that are out now wouldn't have nothing to fall back on so keep listening keep grooving peace
This song was released in 1969. I can't say I remember this performance, but I certainly remember listening to this song on the radio, and watching the Ed Sullivan show as a kid. A great song and thanks for the trip down memory lane. 🥰
You're so right about that! There was so much great music, I can barely fathom the scope and breadth. I'll just comment on a few extremely eclectic composers and bands: Burt Bacharach Steppenwolf The 5th Dimension The Guess Who The Carpenters Eric Burdon & War The Jackson 5 Aretha Franklin Ike & Tina Turner Chicago Simon & Garfunkel Credence Clearwater Revival etc., etc With all that music, you had to be extremely talented to get played on the radio! And The Friends of Distinction really did have an amazing gift of creating a new sound.
I really love that you felt it and enjoyed it as much as you did! Does my heart good knowing that some of the younger generations are becomming more familar with the greatness and talents of that era! 60's & 70's produced the best music and had the most raw talent EVER.
I love this song!!! I can hear it over, over and over again. The ladies are so beautiful!!! I remember this song when I was a kid. Im 58 years old and it brings a smile to my face and just happiness!!!❤😊
This style was called "Bubble-pop", and the Friends and the Fifth Dimension were the rulers! Classic music, great orchestration, especially with the horn section. They might not admit it, but Earth Wind and Fire expanded on these artists. I agree with the comment that "Love or Let Me be Lonely" was the best song by the friends.
Great tune, I've loved it forever. Definitely a vibe, especially a spring/summer vibe - I can dig it. I was so fortunate to grow up during this time and getting to see all these great performances on Ed Sullivan and any one of the many music/variety shows back then.
This reminds me of summer 1969 before 5th grade. I spent that whole summer at the public pool and this song, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Lay Lady Lay and Mercy Mercy Me was constantly playing on the jukebox in the snack bar. There were sailors walking by and up to the fence, talking to girls that were tanning on the deck. Loved it!!!
The Friends Of Distinction had another big hit with: Love Or Let Me Be Lonely; as mentioned by other TH-camrs. I like their high-pitch harmony. They did two of my all-time-top-ten rock 'n roll songs: Grazing In The Grass and Love Or Let Me Be Lonely. These songs are hard to sing along with.
I was 20 years old when this came out. I was going to UCLA and I clearly remember all of us memorizing the "I can dig it, he can dig it...etc." riff and singing the whole song at the top of our voices in my VW bug. What a great time!
I’m a 60 year old guy who grew up with this on the radio. I remember my older hippy sister being able to do the “Icandigitshecandigit…” It was a joy watching you dig it for the first time. 😊
That has to be one of the best songs ever recorded. I was in my early teens when this song came out. Now I am 67 years old and I still love this song.thank you.
I remember when this song was first released in the late sixties... Whenever it came on the radio everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and started jamming out to it and I don't remember that kind of reaction to any other song since then.
On one of our first dates my wife and I were laying on the grass under a pure blue sky in a park, and someone nearby had a radio on playing this song. Time to fall in love!
Also they were one of the "Last" Groups to do Ed Sullivan that debuted on June 30th 1948 in New York on CBS then in 1957 it was Renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. If you did Ed Sullivan you didn't have a "life". You rehearsed Monday to Saturday, then did The Dress Rehearsal on Saturday and did the "Live" Performance on Sunday. Ed Sullivan like Dick Clark did alot for Black Artists back in the day but he was very smart. You couldn't do any other show One Week "Before" and One Week "After" his show because he knew he'd get the largest audience. It went off the air in 1971 and he died in 1974 the same year The Mama "Cass" Elliot of The Mamas & Papas died as well as legendary Chick Lit Author Jacqueline Sussan.
I’ve listened to this song all my life. The lead singer, in his 70’s, get a recent interview on TH-cam on how he learned to sing harmonies. He wrote the lyrics for this song. Your vibe is great also.
I can dig it....awesome. The friends of Distinction and The 5th Dimension were similar, but so classy. By the way....you have such a lovely speaking voice...so soothing.
I remember this when I was 11! Always loved it - and, so appropriately there's a local weekend gardening show on the radio that plays it for their intro! Funny thing though, when I was a kid I thought it was Groovin' In The Grass - and it wasn't until the internet where a search for the song set me straight.
The singer wearing the white dress was the late great Jessica Cleaves who was the lead back up singer for Earth Wind and Fire. She performed with them for years. She was a legendary back up singer and so beautiful.
What a Great time to be 19 in 1969 when this came out ! Wearing my rainbow colored bell bottoms ! my nehru shirt ! long hair and good friends to be there for you ! Great song and reaction !
Love your reaction. I was a kid when this came out and it's one of my all time favorites. Such a happy song about enjoying a beautiful day. We need more of this.
Nice to know younger generations take interest! I was 14 when Grazin' came out, and everyone was Jammin'!! Great memories. This was and will always be my FAVORITE vocal group! I still have all those early albums. I love them so! TRUE ORIGINALS with POWERFUL SOULFUL VOICES! EVERY SONG they sang was with QUALITY! Also, Jessica (in white dress) went on to sing with EWF.
I'M 55. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU YOUNGER FOLKS AS A 70S KID, IS THE BEAUTIFUL TIMES OF MUSIC AND CULTURE !! REVOLUTIONARY TIMES BROUGHT BLACK AND BROWN UNITY LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! THE GROUPS WERE SO DAMN STYLISH!!! I STILL WANNA LEAD SING FOR THE STYLISTIC, DRAMATICS, DELFONICS, FEMALE GROUPS LIKE HONEYCOMB AND THREE DEGREES!!!! BAD BAD BAD MOFOS!!!!
I'd forgotten what a joyful noise this was. Percolating on every level, from the percussion to the vocal arrangements to the moves! I have a couple errands I could run, take in some of the day. Cool! Thank, Rxyce. ✌😘🎶🎹🎸🎻🎷🎺🔥🔥🔥💞
Love your reaction! I feel exactly the same :-) Everything about this song, the performance and the musical arrangements is genius. The flutes playing under “The sun beaming down between the leaves and the birds darting in and out of the trees” seems to be the perfect sound/vibe to paint that picture in the listeners mind. Brilliant.
I just found this song and group recently. I love it. I really like the spirit and vibe of the two women dancing. What a great group and song. I think I heard the song in the background before, but it's so powerful watching them singing it.
Thanks for covering this Band…this TUNE! 67, 68, 69 I believe were the best for music. I was young and impressionable, but in Detroit we had Motown, so…. I had the best!❤️
Bringing back some memories from my past. A total time warp. I 'grooved' with that music daily. LOL shoulders shaking again as I sit here and smiling. Thanks for this. ♥ We were always home and never missed an Ed Sullivan show, no VCR's back then, you had to be ready to sit down and not move for the length of the show, fast potty breaks during commercials. LOL
This song conveys a level of happiness and energy that you seldom - if ever - hear in modern music making. The Friends were a great group backed by great writers and production - I had an album of theirs which I loved, but somewhere along the way it got lost.
In the late 1960's there were alot of Groups who were One Hit Wonders, yet their Music stood the test of time. Check out The Undisputed Truth with Smiling Faces, it was also during what was then known as The Black Is Beautiful Movement.
I stumbled" on reaction videos as a result of the covid-19 pandemic...what I have come to appreciate is that the music of my generation was special...true, life was not perfect, but at least it focused on the more positive aspects of life.... loving, caring, giving and enjoying what we had.now the focus is on negativity, anger, and a
This is what started my crush on Jessica Cleaves. She is so smooth in this performance. She went on to perform an Earth wind a fire and Parliament funkadelic
There is an instrumental of "Grazing In The Grass" by Hugh Masekela. If you listen to the recording with headphones, like all music should be, it will blow your mind. The brass is awesome!
Both The Friends of Distinction's "Grazin' In The Grass" and your reaction to the song brightened up my day, RogueRxyce. I've always been partial to high energy positive/peaceful music. One of my favorites is the live performance of: "1975" by Incognito featuring Joy Rose's lead vocals.
That was a big hit and 1969 was a great year of awesome music. The instruments in this bring back so many precious memories. I see you feeling them horns too. So much music in the music those days
I so love the energy of this performance which inspired the producers of Family Guy to feature an animated version of this performance in an episode. I can't take my eyes off of Jessica (in white) and Barbara Jean (in purple)!! So adorable!!
This is definitely a favourite song of mine. It depicts happiness, good vibes, energy and is so powerful that it stands the test of time. Such a wonderful song that you simply cannot get enough of...real classic of the late 60's.
Love this song & have since I first heard it in my childhood. This IS such a summery, happy, energetic song. You should listen to this song BEFORE you go outside - & JUST listen TO THE BIRDS, children etc. when you are outside. This song is about enjoying THE NATURAL environment. It DOESN'T need to have "extras". It is the inside, man-made environment that needs the "extras." Try to enjoy the world around you when you are outside. Current generations are FAR TOO LOCKED IN THEIR BUBBLES & not participating or even "experiencing" what is RIGHT around them - only what is on the other side of the world on the internet. EXPERIENCE - YOUR - WORLD - a little bit!
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This song has been stuck in my head for 40 years, and can remain stuck for another 40!
We need more happy songs like this.
Woman in purple is so free in her movements!
She was sooo sweet...so happy 😁
Jessica Cleeves
The lady is purple is Barbara Jean Love. Jessica Cleeves is wearing the long off white dress and boots.
@@teridavis5050 I read that 2 of the members of that group passed away .
Is that true ? And if it is true , which ones passed away ? I loved that group they were really Hip !!!!
These people are the happiest people on earth
I love when young people discover, and appreciate our music from back then..
Especially, when we miss it
This song is 50+ years old and I still can dig it, baby! How can anyone not feel good after listening to this. Nice reaction! Love your smile
This was a summertime anthem back in the day☀️
Every time I hear it it takes me back to BBQ’s, family picnics and reunions in the park.
Talk about "...grazing in the grass"!
@ Linda Powers
I love your story comment.😊
I'm happy that you commented on the work the women were putting into the song, Rogue Rxyce.
You reenforce my gratitude for growing up during that era.
I happened across your reaction video while watching The Friends Of Distinction's "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely".
My favorite song of theirs.
I’m vibing right along with you, fam. I grew up with this and it was one of the magicals that helped get us through the turbulent ‘60’s and ‘70’s.
Fifty years later, this is still my favorite "go to" summer tune. Second is, Hot fun in the Summertime, by Sly and the Family Stone. Amidst the strife of the late 60's, this song provided such joy, with carefree memories of BBQ's, picnics, riding bikes, playing and staying outside until the sun went down-which in Alaska, wasn't(isn't)until midnight, or later. Thanks for sharing😊
I loved this song when I was a kid. I would listen to my transistor radio and skip along the sidewalk.
Baby we lived it. I loved them forever.
I saw them at a fair in 1968.
You wouldn't believe how awful the bunch of us sounded trying to sing the "I can dig it, he can dig, it she can dig it, they can dig it". I'm still laughing...we were some crazy teens.
Wow!
Hahaha
This will always be in head
I loved this song so much as a 10 year old, when it was released in 1969. But I love your reaction to this song even better. So groove on and keep the peace.
Same, but I was 11
One of the best songs of the best era for music! This tune puts a hop in your step!
I first remember hearing this briefly on the great Keenan Wayan's movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Issac Hayes is a charater and singing it out of time and key....it's great!
I just recently looked up the full song after hearing it on Pandora where I work. That skat part is so great, and this Ed Sullivan version is legendary!!!
Thank you for your reaction! The rest of the world needs to hear this now...
Always loved this song. Try their other hits, "Going in Circles" and "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely."
Yes, I forgot about "Going In Circles". It was like with Nu Schooz (I Can't Wait) they had other Songs like "Point Of No Return" and "Should I Say Yes" but "I Can't Wait" was their biggest.
I have found again one of the bands I lived so much when I was too young!
One of my faviorite songs from the late 1960's. It's just plain happy and exciting! Joyful, really.
This song is so descriptive and clearly gives you a picture of beauty! And not to mention the singers!!! Absolutely gorgeous!! I would have loved to see them sing in person!!!
I can dig it and I see that you can dig it, too! Far out and solid! Great to see how this song’s vibe got you right from the start. One year earlier (1968), Hugh Masekela performed this song. Friends of Distinction took it to another level!
This song was originally an instrumental by Hugh Masakela, who was married to Miriam Makeba who sang Pato Pato, which you reacted to. Two giants of African music.
I just watched the Summer of Soul the Harlem Woodstock of 1969. I was impressed. Hugh Masakela and this song was featured. A lot of other great acts too including Stevie Wonder on DRUMS! ts hard to believe it was kept underwraps for 52 years. Such a outright shame.
Pata Pata is on my driving list…top music..
South African music
Both hugh and fod underated.
@@mayhemjr.803 Another reminder that it falls on African American to discover, uncover, rediscover, preserve and promote our artistry, history and culture!
I love your reaction, I still feel that way after all these years, love this group and their music!
That's when performers really performed real talent real singers if you want the guys like them nowadays he shoots that are out now wouldn't have nothing to fall back on so keep listening keep grooving peace
This song was released in 1969. I can't say I remember this performance, but I certainly remember listening to this song on the radio, and watching the Ed Sullivan show as a kid. A great song and thanks for the trip down memory lane. 🥰
So normal growing up in the 70’s with this talent everywhere. Hard to explain.
You're so right about that!
There was so much great music, I can barely fathom the scope and breadth. I'll just comment on a few extremely eclectic composers and bands:
Burt Bacharach
Steppenwolf
The 5th Dimension
The Guess Who
The Carpenters
Eric Burdon & War
The Jackson 5
Aretha Franklin
Ike & Tina Turner
Chicago
Simon & Garfunkel
Credence Clearwater Revival
etc., etc
With all that music, you had to be extremely talented to get played on the radio!
And The Friends of Distinction really did have an amazing gift of creating a new sound.
@@martyemmons3100 That’s a whole lot of good music. 🤟🏽
That was a favorite back in my day!
Must have been a big thing to be on the Ed Sullivan show, and they aced it. So great that their performance has been preserved in color forever.
Love to see the faces of new listeners of the music I've love for decades❤
I really love that you felt it and enjoyed it as much as you did! Does my heart good knowing that some of the younger generations are becomming more familar with the greatness and talents of that era! 60's & 70's produced the best music and had the most raw talent EVER.
I love this song!!! I can hear it over, over and over again. The ladies are so beautiful!!! I remember this song when I was a kid. Im 58 years old and it brings a smile to my face and just happiness!!!❤😊
THIS Group Albums and Songs are Legendary and Timeless 🎶❤️
Love the harmonizing, the choreography, the costumes, and apparent joy on their faces!
This style was called "Bubble-pop", and the Friends and the Fifth Dimension were the rulers! Classic music, great orchestration, especially with the horn section. They might not admit it, but Earth Wind and Fire expanded on these artists. I agree with the comment that "Love or Let Me be Lonely" was the best song by the friends.
Great tune, I've loved it forever. Definitely a vibe, especially a spring/summer vibe - I can dig it. I was so fortunate to grow up during this time and getting to see all these great performances on Ed Sullivan and any one of the many music/variety shows back then.
This reminds me of summer 1969 before 5th grade. I spent that whole summer at the public pool and this song, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Lay Lady Lay and Mercy Mercy Me was constantly playing on the jukebox in the snack bar. There were sailors walking by and up to the fence, talking to girls that were tanning on the deck. Loved it!!!
The Friends Of Distinction had another big hit with: Love Or Let Me Be Lonely; as mentioned by other TH-camrs. I like their high-pitch harmony. They did two of my all-time-top-ten rock 'n roll songs: Grazing In The Grass and Love Or Let Me Be Lonely. These songs are hard to sing along with.
The combination of your beauty, your positive vibe and the amazing song is Heavenly.
Always loved the horns in this song. Another great horns song is "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles and co. 1968
Ahh yes, The Horse, was a favorite tune, played by our marching band.
I was eight years old in 1969. I loved when this would come on the am car radio. Also ‘Uptight( Everything’s Alright)’-Stevie Wonder from 1966.
I was 20 years old when this came out. I was going to UCLA and I clearly remember all of us memorizing the "I can dig it, he can dig it...etc." riff and singing the whole song at the top of our voices in my VW bug. What a great time!
I’m a 60 year old guy who grew up with this on the radio. I remember my older hippy sister being able to do the “Icandigitshecandigit…” It was a joy watching you dig it for the first time. 😊
That has to be one of the best songs ever recorded. I was in my early teens when this song came out. Now I am 67 years old and I still love this song.thank you.
I remember when this song was first released in the late sixties...
Whenever it came on the radio everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and started jamming out to it and I don't remember that kind of reaction to any other song since then.
I can dig it!!!! I remember hearing this song on the radio like forever! Such a popular tune! Again soundtrack of my youth! ❤❤❤❤❤
Never fails to cheer me up,😃👍
One of my fav songs
Classic soul at its finest ✌🏾
I can't believe you didn't let out at least one, "Woooo!" during your reaction.
On one of our first dates my wife and I were laying on the grass under a pure blue sky in a park, and someone nearby had a radio on playing this song. Time to fall in love!
Also they were one of the "Last" Groups to do Ed Sullivan that debuted on June 30th 1948 in New York on CBS then in 1957 it was Renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. If you did Ed Sullivan you didn't have a "life". You rehearsed Monday to Saturday, then did The Dress Rehearsal on Saturday and did the "Live" Performance on Sunday. Ed Sullivan like Dick Clark did alot for Black Artists back in the day but he was very smart. You couldn't do any other show One Week "Before" and One Week "After" his show because he knew he'd get the largest audience. It went off the air in 1971 and he died in 1974 the same year The Mama "Cass" Elliot of The Mamas & Papas died as well as legendary Chick Lit Author Jacqueline Sussan.
I’ve listened to this song all my life. The lead singer, in his 70’s, get a recent interview on TH-cam on how he learned to sing harmonies. He wrote the lyrics for this song. Your vibe is great also.
I can dig it....awesome. The friends of Distinction and The 5th Dimension were similar, but so classy.
By the way....you have such a lovely speaking voice...so soothing.
I concur!
I've recommended this song to other Reactors, but I think you're the first to listen to it. It's one of my, all-time, "feel good" favorites.
Love love this song, we used to sing and dance to this all the time!!!
Still loving this in 2021.
Just one of those great joyful songs of the late 60s, gosh I miss this kind of music
I can feel the way you feel cuz I grew up with this great music!!
I remember this when I was 11! Always loved it - and, so appropriately there's a local weekend gardening show on the radio that plays it for their intro! Funny thing though, when I was a kid I thought it was Groovin' In The Grass - and it wasn't until the internet where a search for the song set me straight.
The singer wearing the white dress was the late great Jessica Cleaves who was the lead back up singer for Earth Wind and Fire. She performed with them for years. She was a legendary back up singer and so beautiful.
ahh, R&B of the 60s and 70s, that was great music, great harmonies. Check out another hit by them, 'Love or let me be lonely'.
What a Great time to be 19 in 1969 when this came out ! Wearing my rainbow colored bell bottoms ! my nehru shirt ! long hair and good friends to be there for you ! Great song and reaction !
Love your reaction. I was a kid when this came out and it's one of my all time favorites. Such a happy song about enjoying a beautiful day. We need more of this.
Woooo, can you dig it baby?!!? I sure can dig it.... loved this song for ever.
i found this song in FAMILY GUY. ever since, I can't help groovin to this song like a kid!
Absolutely love your reactions. You are beautiful all the way down to your soul.
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by the Fifth Dimension is also a classic. Keep up the good work. Love your relaxed and happy vibe.
One heck of a vibe I've loved this song since I was a young child, it's one of my pick'er uppers.
Love Grazing in the Grass is a Gas...out of sight, love the old lingo!
Nice to know younger generations take interest! I was 14 when Grazin' came out, and everyone was Jammin'!! Great memories. This was and will always be my FAVORITE vocal group! I still have all those early albums. I love them so! TRUE ORIGINALS with POWERFUL SOULFUL VOICES! EVERY SONG they sang was with QUALITY! Also, Jessica (in white dress) went on to sing with EWF.
I'M 55. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU YOUNGER FOLKS AS A 70S KID, IS THE BEAUTIFUL TIMES OF MUSIC AND CULTURE !! REVOLUTIONARY TIMES BROUGHT BLACK AND BROWN UNITY LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!! THE GROUPS WERE SO DAMN STYLISH!!! I STILL WANNA LEAD SING FOR THE STYLISTIC, DRAMATICS, DELFONICS, FEMALE GROUPS LIKE HONEYCOMB AND THREE DEGREES!!!! BAD BAD BAD MOFOS!!!!
I'd forgotten what a joyful noise this was. Percolating on every level, from the percussion to the vocal arrangements to the moves! I have a couple errands I could run, take in some of the day. Cool! Thank, Rxyce. ✌😘🎶🎹🎸🎻🎷🎺🔥🔥🔥💞
Love your reaction! I feel exactly the same :-) Everything about this song, the performance and the musical arrangements is genius. The flutes playing under “The sun beaming down between the leaves and the birds darting in and out of the trees” seems to be the perfect sound/vibe to paint that picture in the listeners mind. Brilliant.
LOL They were talking about being high and smoking pot! So many didn't know that! Hilarious!
love this song it's part of my childhood we would try to sing it lol rest in heaven Jessica Cleaves and other group members as well.
I just found this song and group recently. I love it. I really like the spirit and vibe of the two women dancing. What a great group and song. I think I heard the song in the background before, but it's so powerful watching them singing it.
Thanks for covering this Band…this TUNE!
67, 68, 69 I believe were the best for music. I was young and impressionable, but in Detroit we had Motown, so….
I had the best!❤️
What a classic by these four wonderful singers it takes me back to 70s
I was 5 years old and remember seeing this on TV. My family watched Ed Sullivan every Sunday night after dinner.
Omg!! Love this song!! Haven’t heard it in years. Thanks Rxyce! 😊🌹🌹
I still listen to this and Love or Let Me Be Lonely...such a great vibe.
I grew up with the 70s and 80s music, and this song is definitely one of my top 10.
Bringing back some memories from my past. A total time warp. I 'grooved' with that music daily. LOL shoulders shaking again as I sit here and smiling. Thanks for this. ♥ We were always home and never missed an Ed Sullivan show, no VCR's back then, you had to be ready to sit down and not move for the length of the show, fast potty breaks during commercials. LOL
I love your voice. That's a voice I could live my whole life with (listening to, that is).
I was 15 when this song hit the airwaves and it has remained a fixture as one of the all time feel good song that I can always tap into.❤️
These are the happiest people in the world. Their vibe is infectious love em
This song conveys a level of happiness and energy that you seldom - if ever - hear in modern music making. The Friends were a great group backed by great writers and production - I had an album of theirs which I loved, but somewhere along the way it got lost.
In the late 1960's there were alot of Groups who were One Hit Wonders, yet their Music stood the test of time. Check out The Undisputed Truth with Smiling Faces, it was also during what was then known as The Black Is Beautiful Movement.
I'm not Black, but I remember saying it loud: "I'm Black and I'm proud!"
@@thisguy1520 That was a "James Brown" song,
Not implying this band is a one hit wonder, then?
I was going to object, and say they have SO MANY HITS.
But you knew that.
I stumbled" on reaction videos as a result of the covid-19 pandemic...what I have come to appreciate is that the music of my generation was special...true, life was not perfect, but at least it focused on the more positive aspects of life.... loving, caring, giving and enjoying what we had.now the focus is on negativity, anger, and a
This is what started my crush on Jessica Cleaves. She is so smooth in this performance. She went on to perform an Earth wind a fire and Parliament funkadelic
There is an instrumental of "Grazing In The Grass" by Hugh Masekela. If you listen to the recording with headphones, like all music should be, it will blow your mind. The brass is awesome!
This song just opens your heart up to the vibes. The horns sound like kids running up a street and jumping into leaves or something.
If you liked this one, give "Love or Let me be Lonely " a try. By far their best work.
Absolutely Agree!!!
Both The Friends of Distinction's "Grazin' In The Grass" and your reaction to the song brightened up my day, RogueRxyce.
I've always been partial to high energy positive/peaceful music.
One of my favorites is the live performance of:
"1975" by Incognito featuring Joy Rose's lead vocals.
Never ever ever fails to lift my heart soul and spirit no matter how sad I get (and I suffer from profound depression) !!!...
That was a big hit and 1969 was a great year of awesome music. The instruments in this bring back so many precious memories. I see you feeling them horns too. So much music in the music those days
I so love the energy of this performance which inspired the producers of Family Guy to feature an animated version of this performance in an episode. I can't take my eyes off of Jessica (in white) and Barbara Jean (in purple)!! So adorable!!
always loved this tune.
Girl, you are so right on this!!
Closing remarks. I enjoyed watching/listening to your reactions. You have a great voice. I can dig it!
This is definitely a favourite song of mine. It depicts happiness, good vibes, energy and is so powerful that it stands the test of time. Such a wonderful song that you simply cannot get enough of...real classic of the late 60's.
Love this song & have since I first heard it in my childhood. This IS such a summery, happy, energetic song.
You should listen to this song BEFORE you go outside - & JUST listen TO THE BIRDS, children etc. when you are outside. This song is about enjoying THE NATURAL environment. It DOESN'T need to have "extras". It is the inside, man-made environment that needs the "extras." Try to enjoy the world around you when you are outside.
Current generations are FAR TOO LOCKED IN THEIR BUBBLES & not participating or even "experiencing" what is RIGHT around them - only what is on the other side of the world on the internet. EXPERIENCE - YOUR - WORLD - a little bit!
This was first done by Hugh Masakela in 1968.