This All Time Rock Classic GRABS You By The Throat from the VERY 1st Second! | Professor of Rock
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- The story of Good Lovin’ by the Young Rascals or later known as just the Rascals. Every now and again you hear a song that has so much magic, you know it’s gonna be a smash. Here's the story of this rock classic from an interview with Felix Cavaliere the lead singer and keyboardist of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band. The song explodes in the first 3 seconds and hooks you. The #1 hit story next.
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In all of the interviews I’ve conducted with legendary artists about the great songs, you hear about songs they had no clue would be a hit, some that they thought might be, and every now and again their are songs that are just no brainer hits. Well this next song to me is a no doubt about it smash hit. from the first 3 seconds it knocks you sideways silly. Good Lovin by the Rascals. Who were first called the young rascals before changing their name. In fact when they released this song in February of 1966, they were the Young Rascals. the song went to number one in the spring of that year. The song first recorded by artist Lemme B. Good in March 1965 and written by Rudy Clark shortly after it was recorded with lyrics that were re written by R&B artists The Olympics that version went to #81 on the charts. It’s been covered a lot. It’s one of the songs that truly shaped music in arguably the greatest decade in popular music history.
Up next rock and roll hall of famer singer and keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of the original band tells the story of recording this smash hit.
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Poll: What early rock song has the greatest intro EVER?
"Everything Is Beautiful" - Ray Stevens
Hound Dog
Louie Louie
Good Lovin
Joy to the world
You really got me-The Kinks
Wipe Out! by the Surfaris
Jailhouse Rock/ Elvis
That'll be the Day/ Buddy Holly
All Day and All of the Night/ Kinks
I Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, and I Feel Fine by the Beatles (intentional feedback)
She's Not There/ Zombies (way ahead of its time)
My Girl/Temptations
For the drummers:
Glad All Over and Catch Us If You Can/ Dave Clark 5
I Want Candy/ Strangeloves
I’m just “Groovin’” after watching this video. I love all the Young Rascals music.
I kid you not, I literally had a Young Rascals song stuck in my head yesterday. It was How Can I Be Sure. Fantastic song.
Seeing that man tier up made me do the same! Being a cancer survivor myself, I really feel for anyone that cancer has touched their life! God bless him....
In 1966 I was 12, back in what they used to call Junior High School. This was first dance, first kiss music for me. The emotions the music created and what we were feeling was pure and maybe not so innocent bliss but what a wonderful era to experience adolescence. Thank you you Rascals'.
"A Beautiful Morning" by The Rascals is on my Maktown Radio Morning Mix Playlist. I listen to that song every morning!
In the opening comment about caring more for your car stereo than you do for your car, I can relate. Back in 1981, I had a 1970 Cutlass that was 5 different shades of green that had virtually non existent brakes. Me and a friend spray painted the car red and black. Car cost me $100. I put an $1100 Alpine stereo in it. Car looked like hell but sounded like a million bucks.
Now Alpine stereos are passe ....I'd like to have the 70 Cutlass😅
I’d take a ride in that car with you!
Lol that is an awesome story. My first car was a $300 bucks and I over paid. Lol. But I had a car for a little while lol.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It was sort of a "thrill ride" with the lousy brakes. You had to plan ahead because stopping quickly was not an option. I let my friend drive the car once. He didn't plan ahead and rear ended someone. After that, the doors wouldn't open and you had to get in and out through the windows. Ah, those were the days!!!!
My first car (in 1990) was a 1980 Datsun 510 station wagon that looked like it had bed sores... 5 speed manual, n it ran pretty good. But I was more into beefing up my CB radio than anything. On a clear night, I could chat w truckers n enthusiasts as far as Chattanooga Tennessee. N I live in Indianapolis.
Hearing Good Lovin is like bumping into an old friend. Memories galore.
This song highlights what rock was then, dance music. This is why these tunes have staying power.
Thank you SO much for interviewing him! I'm an old Rascals fan from the beginning. They and the 5th Dimension are my favorite groups. I asked you for this interview with Felix when you interviewed Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Thanks again! 😍
I was Security for Felix back in the mid 1990’s Got to spend a few hours in the Limo ride to and from the concert. He is such a great guy. Very down to earth and funny too!!
Thanks for this. I've been a musician for about 65 years and Felix was my idol. I had the good fortune to meet him one day. Like the first time I saw the Rascals, it was one of those events where you think, when I get to the end I'll still cherish this memory. Felix invited me to a meet&greet and spent a great deal of time talking with me about being a New Yorker having to grow up in Cali, music stuff (he had been collaborating with one of my sons) and the other acts there. This man seems incapable of saying a bad word about anyone and it was a privilege to have met him. A very gracious guy whom I am happy to have met. Thanks again for the video.
It's so good to know that Felix Cavaliere is still with us. Bless him for SO MANY awesome songs and hits.
So is Eddie Brigatti and Gene Cornish although Gene's health has been iffy for years now. Of course, Gino Danelli passed earlier this year.
I love listening to Felix, guys like him are a true treasure.
Oh GOD! I feel so bad about his daughter. He talked to me about her at one of the many concerts I went to. I met her once before she got sick. She was very nice and very beautiful.
Now THERE’S a rock star in every way.
"Good Lovin" is a certifiable classic-It's a song I never get tired of hearing.
What a wonderful interview. Every word was full of love. Something about Italians and New York. Life was hard for our parents but we took our freedom and made the most we could out of it. Felix is a wonderful man! His love for his daughter choked me up.
I bought the Big Chill soundtrack as a kid, without ever seeing the movie. My mom always played a mix of country and 60s rock. When I became a disc jockey at a local radio station, I dove even deeper into that era of music. The Rascals have been a favorite since then. My eldest daughter absolutely loves The Rascals and continues to pass that music along to her kids. The 60s was definitely a great musical era; very eclectic.
Let's jump up ad DANCE! Every time I hear this, it makes SHAKE, RATTLE,AND ROLL!
I know exactly what you mean!!!
Haha, you cannot sit down when it comes on!
Favorite Rascals song that I still play often in the oldies mix : “It’s a Beautiful Morning”. My little grandkids LOVE it! Whenever I hear it, I can smell the Coppertone and the ocean.
They were putting out an endless stream of hits around the time I was 10 y/o -- "Good Lovin'," "It's a Beautiful Morning," "How Can I Be Sure," "Girl Like You," "People Got To Be Free," and a host of others I've probably forgotten. Of them all, my favorite was "How Can I Be Sure." How many rock bands can put out a gem in a 3/4 time signature and have such broad appeal it charts on _every chart?_ When I think of The Rascals I always think of "How Can I Be Sure" first.
When I think of the wealth of musical talent that hit the airwaves in the 60s it continues to boggle my mind. I didn't know it at the time but the 60s/early 70s had to be the most prolific decade for music in general, not just rock & roll, we've ever produced. Mostly from the US and Britain but there was a bunch worldwide back then too. An era like that we will likely never see again -- not without artificially priming the pump with crap and just calling it music.
@@briane173 Agree and well said, everything you stated was 100% spot on! Rascals songs just make me smile and feel GOOD!
AM radio 📻
I have loved the Rascals from the very beginning! I was so lucky to see them live in the late 60s in Hawaii ... I got up on and thrown off the stage ( just wanted to sit by Felix). However I also managed to sneak backstage and The Rascals (Young Rascals then) let me stay long enough to. meet each one and get their autographs!! It was so thrilling and they were so nice, and cute! Of course, I still have their autographs!! Felix seems to have grown even nicer with time - loved this interview, thank you. God bless you.
That was my life growing up with amazing music.
It couldn't be reproduced today.
Adding this to my oldies playlist. Already had “It’s a Beautiful Morning” my all-time favorite song.
My favorite song by The Rascals is Groovin', it's such a happy feeling song. Seeing The Young Rascals, as a 5-year-old in 1966, for me, it was like seeing the Beatles for the first time on the show.
I was also 5 in 1966, and my older brother got this album for Xmas and I loved it more than he did. I still love "Time/Peace", every song on the album is great.
The piano hook in that song is just killer.
Me too
Used to love cruising around on a sunny autumn afternoon listening to it at least every hour or so
Groovin' has one of my first misheard lyrics, it actually is:
"Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly..."
but my six year old brain heard: "You and me and Lassie"!
@@LazyIRanchI thought he said "you and me and Leslie groovin." I always wondered why Leslie was with them. 🤣
Love these old school guys. Full of class
One of the greatest drummers I have ever seen.
This is one of those songs that you can't improve. Their rendition of it is definitive. Felix's vocal is amazing!
Wonderful interview! I've been a Rascals fan since '66 and this is one of those tunes that always makes you feel good!
Love the Rascals, I remember Groovin from June of ‘67
That was an exciting time to live. I was about 12 years old and I remember events just by those songs. It was a very magical time and I don't think there was any time like it.. I remember the guys always wanted to play in a band and practiced these songs just to get the girls to notice them.
God bless you. Live FOREVER.....
WOW!! 2 episodes in one day! Thanks Adam. LOVE Good Lovin…
More to come!
One of the best ever. Great interview and ep POR!!!!
Just slightly before my time... but what a great song! Hats off to the members of the band that made it come alive. What would life be without the encyclopedia of music that all of these people have created for us? Thanks, Prof for the work you do to open those pages and introduce us to all of these stories and memories from the people who were there... making it all happen. This channel is a national treasure. All the best!
Beautiful interview..Felix Cavalier seems so down to earth ..Like a lovable grandparent you'd love listening to hours on end as he reminisces on the past...Thanks Prof.
I always loved this song Good lovin such a happy cool song,I liked the other song they had Groovin too.Its great Felix is still alive and doing interviews like this
This band is incredible. The lyrics, the energy, then musicianship ( damm Dino wipes the floor even by today’s standards). Best of all, it’s music from the happiest days of my life, my childhood, my youth. God bless you all.
My childhood too! They are incredible. Their song, "How Can I Be Sure" is one of my favorite songs of all time.
@@velvetbees 100 percent agree, that is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
@@velvetbeesMine as well. With the wealth of tunes they put out when I was a child, I could've latched onto all of them at any given time; but whenever I think of The Rascals, I think of "How Can I Be Sure" _first._
Growing up in the 60s it was hard not to miss this song. Upbeat much like "Devil With The Blue Dress On"
Now, we are talking. Real classic rock. Thanks Adam.
You got it!
Saw the Rascals plus Delaney & Bonnie and Friends at the Anaheim Convention Center on the 7th of February 1969 with a bunch of shipmates. Seats were first row, however they were across from one of the speaker towers/bank. Still a great view of the stage and The Rascals. My ship was home-ported in Long Beach, so Anaheim was a frequent destination. Great time was had by all, besides it was a great way to reacquaint ourselves after a seven and a half month deployment to the Western Pacific.
It’s a Beautiful Morning was probably my favorite Rascals song. I got to see them perform live at Cincinnati Gardens in the 1960’s. By the time I saw them, Dino was wearing his hair long and looked like an a Italian Paul McCartney. Such a powerful drummer. And Felix’s voice was made for Rock and Roll!
Once again, I may be old, but I got to see all the greatest bands live. Finest kind!
I was 7 or 8 in ‘66 and it never ceases to amaze me how the music of my youth is STILL playing on radio and is still in the public consciousness. I remember quite clearly when a band like Savoy Brown, Foghat, then Styx, The Who, etc. would have a new album coming out..
Little did I know I would continue to hear it the rest of my life. “Classic rock” was just the normal music of the day back then.
Awesome interview of a truly amazing human...God love Felix. While I am more of a 70s and 80s era, I do appreciate the walls that those groups in 50s and 60s broke through. The soundtrack of Big Chill (and the movie as well) is great opportunity for those folks like me, to explore this era...some truly great tunes. Need to expand my ears!!! Thanks Prof!
Love the Rascals! I'd say Groovin' was my favorite album; so many great songs on there.
Love the Rascals. My personal playlist includes It's a Beautiful Morning and Groovin. I'm going to go listen to them both now.
Every morning in college in Hawai'i, I annoyed my neighbors playing "It's a Beautiful Morning" at waaay too much volume. It wasn't until years later I learned Felix and Eddie wrote the song in Honolulu. *LOVE* those Rascals
Love your interviews with these guys from the early days of rock. They are rock treasures and should be celebrated as such.
I eel this song is like the first Sunny day of Summer. It's just stuffed full of positive energy. And yes, I danced to it then, and still kind of do.
I’m with you Professor on the 60s being a significant music decade. Good Lovin’ puts a smile on your face with the groove that hits immediately. Well done interview.
One of your best interviews!
I really admire your channel and the way you interview people. You bring an enthusiasm that’s contagious. And you really do your homework and frequently know more about the songs than the artists you so respectfully interview remember themselves. And super polished production and editing.
Please keep up the great work.
I loved EVERYTHING this band did! thanks for the coverage.
From the very second I heard Good Lovin for the very first time in 66 I was totally hooked. I still am to this day. It's the one song that I always turn up the moment I hear it. I am a guitar man and the guitar in this song hooked me immediately. Nobody else sounded like this. It was just the best thing around back then. A real rocker.
Thanks, Professor!! 60's and 70's is me all day!! Youda best!!😎👍
Rock on!
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Yeah, these guys were one of the few American bands that gave that British invasion a run for their money!!
Doctor! Mr. MD! Tell me what's ailing me. Love those lyrics
Double drop day!! 100 bands could record Good love and nobody would match The Rascals energy and I gotta dance groove version. Felix is a great interview I could listen to him all day, I hope you got a chance to talk about their other hits. Fantastic episode!
The song makes you feel like you’ve gone to church and it’s a hella great time!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 hella great time at church, lol, I see what you did there
@@MyName-pl7zn 😜
I was 2 when this song came out. Still a classic. I had a candy apple red Pinto with a giant hole in the floorboard in the drivers side and the back right side passenger floor. Had to make sure I didn’t go over an water puddles lol. 3 speed stick shift 😂 and my dad got me an FM converter since the car only had an AM radio. Wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. Thnx Professor for all you do to bring us education and memories of these long lost and great musicians 👍🏼🇺🇸❤️
It’s a perfect song.
Felix was a semi recluse for a few years..in 1970s he tried a comeback...1975--destiny was song on radio...without the rascals he was not charting.
I knew "What I Like About You" by The Romantics was a hit from that guitar and hand clapping intro!!!!
For sure!
Man, you hit the nail on the head with that one! Greatest Detroit band from ‘80-‘83!
And the, “HEY!”
G'day to you! The Rascals had a great sound and some great tracks,"Groovin!" being one, I Try to explain to the Young Folk that the 60s Music is the Best, the amount of Bands that were about at the time was Legendry , I have a couple of Hundred LPs covering America,England and here in Australia I am now 73! PS Easybeats should be looked at!
Wonderful. Thanks so much
Wow! One of my all time favorites! The Rascal's always take me back to happier days! Awesome interview with Felix Professor! Great episode! Thanks for keeping the music alive!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Come on up .And have a good time.
You touched upon a gem Professor. "Good Lovin' just begged you to get up and dance!! How I loved Felix with that signature hat! The Rascals were the go to favorites at Clubs, House Parties, and HS dances!! Loved this!! TY...❤
Love the music of the sixties and the rascals were a big part of , was a kid then but the music was a big part of my life, love it greatije to grow up
Adam thanks for having Felix on your show. The 60’s were really magical even though I was a little young (1957 birthdate) to realize it at the time. The Rascals have recently become one of my groups as their music is timeless. Love your show and genuine enthusiasm for each guest or topic..
Also born in 57 Great Music and Cars!!
I know I'm old now but we have fallen so far in music quality and sophistication since then.
I’m about to turn 18 and I agree. The Gen Z era is filled with unpleasant autotune.
Do they even write happy, feel good songs like Good lovin', and Groovin' anymore? I have a '73 Dodge dart that I play songs from the same era when I drive around. It always makes me smile. "Come on over, baby step into my time machine."
It's corporate radio. Corporations eventually ruin everything.
Another great interview. Thank you for some amazing information.
If memory serves me "good lovin" was the 1st song I learned to play on my guitar. When I got to where I could play and sing it , dude it was on then !! Sure been a longtime ago , years fly by. Good pick to have on your channel professor , Felix is a certified 60's/70's rock badass.
One of the first songs every garage band learned to play, in the '60s. I didn't know the earlier versions, but I'll darn well find them, now.
Good Lovin', one of my all time favorite songs. Thanks for featuring it
Love "Good Lovin'", love The Rascals, and LOVE your interview with Felix!!! They made hit after hit and I love them all. They are timeless.❤
Thanks for bringing this content. Every time I see an oldies show on PBS I stop to see if I recognize the names and the tunes. The men and women like Felix are true legends.
Wow. Great interview. That story about his daughter and the benefit hit like a sledgehammer.
This was a great interview what a humble artist and great musician
Good interview. So nice to hear from someone so grateful for the experience he lived through and the people he met.
Never knew this wasn't theirs orginally. Huh! I like the Rascals.
After watching this video I spent the next three hours watching all the great songs from the era before FM radio album rock took over. Forgot just how much great music was created .
I remember these were the songs played at our junior high sock hops. Great fun dancing music.
Grew up in the 60's & 70's in Arco, ID my sisters gave me a love of rock & my parents gave me a love of country as professional singers & my father played rythmn guitar... Great time to be alive!
great episode. thanks!
Excellent song and interview. Can you cover the Rascals' "Groovin' " also? Another prime slice of 60s music.
One of the greatest songs ever! I wish that I'd had a chance to see them live!
The Rascals was the first concert I ever went to. They were my favorite band for YEARS !!!! Felix was my inspiration to learn how to play the organ. I still play and I still listen to their songs !!
This song just ROCKS!!! Lots of memories of this, & all the songs & genres it inspired directly &/or indirectly! 🤘
Amen!
It’s a jam!
I just remembered that Bruce Willis did a cover of this song on "Moonlighting" back in the 80s. As I recall, he was pretty good! I found the video, I'll watch it next to see if I still think Bruce nailed it. I really like Bruce Willis, so I'm sure it'll still sound good to me.
They were my mom's favorite from her high school days.
Cavalieri a Great Singer- Excellent Keyboard! What a Fantastic drummer and a defining RockNRoll Song - it was when I was delivering papers on my bike in PDX as a 14 yr old listening to the transistor on KiSN radio, and it was also the end of innocence as my brothers went off to Vietnam from 1966-72 and didn’t all come back alive.
many many great videos, this was absolutely right up there !
I loved this format! It was great sitting in on the interview with this iconic guy!
Good Lovin’ such a must dance and party song. Did not know the story of it.
Also: two for one day, gotta love it!
One of the great feel-good hits from the 60s. And another great interview.
It's a killer tune that you can't help moving to. Nice shuffle guitar playing and killer Hammond B-3. I used to have this one in my repotoir when I played live. Good job on this one POR! 😎😎😎😎🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁🎹🎹🎹🎹
It song takes me back to my college days. It was a must-play for parties/dances in the late 80's. I still love it. You're right, as soon as it plays, it makes everyone want to dance! Thank you for the interview and preserving musical history!
Thanks for sharing!
It’s a great song for prom.
Great Group, great Beat, Love Come on Up by the Rascals too.
Absolutely PRICELESS LOVE for these absolute legends you interview Prof from a half a century ago!! And so many have surprisingly sharp minds and memories that takes us all right there WOW Grateful 100
Without any question one of the greatest groups of the 60s and Felix cavallary had more talent in his little tow than most guys have in their entire. Body just a great-great performer. Thank you for everything you guys gave us. It'll last a lifetime.
My band used to cover "Lonely To Long", this guy had a voice, was unique, and down to earth. I loved singing their songs.
* Lonely Too Long
Loved watching them do that song on Ed Sullivan and seeing Dino Danelli twirl those drumsticks and not miss a beat.
Adam's interview technique is truly second to none. Genuine, knowledgeable, and very engaging. Great work A.R
Rascals was one of the groups that anchored down the late 60s. Consistently good material and still music I like today. Most music from that time, I got tired of hearing a million times.
Beautiful Morning is still the best song ever ... and A Girl Like You ... whoa.
Great interview. It's good to see how many artists have shown their respect by covering "Good Lovin", but it's hard to imagine anyone ever matching the energy of the Young Rascals' version.