I've been a huge Marilyn McCoo fan since I was a kid. Her voice is amazing! She is certainly “The voice” female; one of the most complete artists that ever existed. From Brazil!
Marilyn's performance on "It Takes A Thief" was flawless: in dynamics, artistry, and sheer fire in her soul. No other singer has ever come close. I've only known one other singer whose voice becomes even more beautiful when she sings fortissimo: Therese Noel.
The 5th Dimension should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, they had as much of an influence on the sound of the '60s and frankly what came to be in the 70's as anyone else, they need to be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame
I was fortunate about 10 years or so prior to this interview to be the band boy for my dad’s orchestra which was backing Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. at a county fair performance. After the rehearsal, I was allowed to hang out in the green room (which was actually a double wide trailer) with Marilyn and Billy in case they needed anything. We didn’t speak much because they were busy, but they were such nice people to everyone. No swearing as some do, just regular nice people who had been some of my favorite stars for years. And wow, she is gorgeous, and what a fantastic voice. One Less Bell has always been my favorite song of hers.
I remember in 1969 when I was at Lee's Macrae college in North Carolina and we all drove to Charlotte, North Carolina to see The fifth dimension in concert. Only it was only the fourth dimension because the other female singer did not show up. Still we never noticed her absence because Marilyn's voice was so very powerful and after all she was the main lead singer of the group. My favorite has always been "one less bell to answer" . Her voice is superb and she should have become a much greater star .
Always the consummate professional, Marilyn mentions Hal David as the lyricist who wrote “One Less Bell to Answer” and says it was not corny but perfect in putting how you feel when two lovers split. Wonderful woman.
And Burt Bacharach put those lyrics to music, based on a comment his wife, Angie Dickinson, made about the doorbell interrupting a dinner party at their house.
Tom Snyder was an idiot and insulting. “Two less bells to answer” Two less eggs to fry” He asked Marilyn if she thought this classic was dumb? He didn’t even understand the song meaning. My god she was 50 years old here. Has to be one of the great beauties of all time. What an amazing voice.
@Jeff Kelly Marilyn McCoo still tours, is on social media, and is 79, married for 53 years to the same man, one of her Fifth Dimension bandmates, Billy Davis Jr., who is 84. They stayed together through thick and thin. That is explained in their 2004 autobiography.
Yep. This is one of Tom's worst interviews. Why would Marilyn want to insult the songwriters who crafted these songs and helped to make the Fifth Dimension so successful?
Hi Marilyn. McCoo Very very beautiful singer I love hearing the Songs that you think I have something I like the Group was a very good Singing group and I really like hearing a group soon have a good voices and I’m gonna miss
She was a superstar in her own right! Too humble to accept it. So concerned about the rest of the groups feelings. They knew she was the bread and butter. She should have done a Diana(Ross) but they had her feeling guilty about her becoming a "standout" performer. She gave the audience what they wanted...not just another R&B version of Wilson Pickett or an Operatic Wannabe like the others in the group. She was fresh and unique and " SHE" was the one the world wanted to headline. It showed with the sales of the songs where she leads in comparison to those her other group members led. They made them, but nobody would buy them. They should not have put a guilt trip on a young Marilyn and somebody should have helped her to reach her own superstardom she was destined for.
I never understood why she did not become a breakout solo star of the 1970s and early 1980s. She had the voice, the looks, the style, and professionalism.
@@waynej2608 That is why she was such a popular television hostess. She also sang cover songs on "Solid Gold" during much of the 1980s. She co-wrote an autobiography in 2004. She is a prominent Christian in the entertainment industry, which has had many positive influences on her and has remained active in the industry.
Tom Snyder was an idiot from day one. I have no idea how he got his job. He always interrupted with inane comments that just made me cringe, while pretending he actually knew something. What a blowhard. But this interview demonstrates what a truly nice person Marilyn McCoo is, something I personally witnessed nearly 40 years ago. She is a gem as a person as well as a performer.
@@waynej2608 No, Marilyn McCoo was born on September 30, 1943 and this interview is, according to the copyright at the end of the show, from 1993, so she was, 50 years old at the time of the interview. Currently, she is 79 years old and is still on tour, looks and sounds good, is active on tours and on social media. She and her husband, Billy Davis Jr., who is 84 years old, met as part of The Fifth Dimension in the 1960s and have been married since 1969. They left to become a duet act in 1976 and had their own network television series in 1976 as well, which introduced a young comedian, Jay Leno, to television viewers. For 5 of the 8 years that the popular 1980 to 1988 nationally syndicated television music countdown series was on the air, she was a singing host or co-host, singing cover songs of the era and from her own discography. She continues to be a frequent television talk show guest. She and Billy published their autobiography in 2004. She survived a broken pelvis from a strange 2010 fall out of a chair and still sings, dances, and has a ministry. She and Billy released their first new album in over 30 years in 2021. Tom Snyder went on to do a CBS-TV interview show from 1995 to 1999. He died in 2007 at the age of 70. He would be 87 if still alive. He was a news anchor in the 1970s and had a 1973 to 1982 late night NBC-TV interview show called "The Tomorrow Show", which which might have been back on television reference that Marilyn McCoo had referred to in this interview. Her poise helped deal with all the statements and questions that were, at times, irreverent.
@@RobertLofrano She is 79 as of early 2023 and still actively tours and has a strong social media presence and a relatively new album and is remarkably active and well-preserved.
Who in the hell is Doreen - and why didn’t the show screeners vet her question before they put her on the air? Marilyn is the total package - talent, brains, beauty - and a class act all the way!
You really should look up who Tom Snyder is. Since you call him "the guy interviewing", it's clear you don't know. Sure, people made fun of him for his awkward, somewhat stilted social mannerisms. But he is one of the most respected and sought-after interviewers of all time. Even difficult people like John Lennon, agreed to be interviewed by him.
I have to be honest. When she hosted “Solid Gold” back in the 80s, I did not know that she used to be a famous singer Or a part of a band. I thought she is a beautiful co-host who can sing. It was recently did I found out about her past life.. Also, I thought she was married to Sammy Davis Jr. I was young then, that why I didn’t know these things.
She’s tremendous. I remember when fellow Okie Jimmy Webb replaced their piano player for rehearsals and he said hey guys listen to this, Up Up and Away in my beautiful balloon, lol.
OMG, if I knew they were in Springfield, Mass in 1994 I would have gone to see them. I live less than two hours away. Damn.....missed opportunity. EDIT: OMG, I just finished watching the remainder of this video. You are far and away one of the most gracious people on the face of this planet. How you remained so composed through that show is beyond me. I cannot finish watching it. My original comment was written with a bit of humor and truth but though I grew up a rock and roller, (60's 70's) you come to Boston, or anywhere, I'm buying a couple of tickets. I so miss your glorious voice. Brings back lots o memories, all good.
Agree that the interview was embarrassing-or, more precisely, Tom Snyder was embarrassing, as were the callers. Marilyn was so polite in the way she handled this fiasco. Imagine how someone with a more sarcastic personality would have handled this. Marilyn deserved better than to have to endure such nonsense.
A beauty, a great talent, a wonderful person. I can't believe Tom made such a stupid comment about the Burt Bacharach, Hal David classic,ONE Less Bell TO Answer.
STUNNING! Absolutely one of the most beautiful women in the world
I've been a huge Marilyn McCoo fan since I was a kid. Her voice is amazing! She is certainly “The voice” female; one of the most complete artists that ever existed. From Brazil!
She has to be musically speaking one of the greatest singers of all time, she could sing anything and it would sound amazing
Elegant, lovely, sophisticated, Beautiful and one of the Best Vocalist of all time.
Marilyn was the good sport in this interview. Very classy and gracious.
It's 2019, and I still love Marilyn McCoo.❤
Marilyn's performance on "It Takes A Thief" was flawless: in dynamics, artistry, and sheer fire in her soul. No other singer has ever come close. I've only known one other singer whose voice becomes even more beautiful when she sings fortissimo: Therese Noel.
The 5th Dimension should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, they had as much of an influence on the sound of the '60s and frankly what came to be in the 70's as anyone else, they need to be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame
She is such a classy lady, in every way.
I'm German and I'm melting away, I like this beautiful woman so much, thank you for sharing this interview !
Gorgeous woman. Watching this 2021.
2022 from Virginia
Classy woman and a classic beauty.
Her smile out shines the entire universe ❤
I was fortunate about 10 years or so prior to this interview to be the band boy for my dad’s orchestra which was backing Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. at a county fair performance. After the rehearsal, I was allowed to hang out in the green room (which was actually a double wide trailer) with Marilyn and Billy in case they needed anything. We didn’t speak much because they were busy, but they were such nice people to everyone. No swearing as some do, just regular nice people who had been some of my favorite stars for years. And wow, she is gorgeous, and what a fantastic voice. One Less Bell has always been my favorite song of hers.
I remember in 1969 when I was at Lee's Macrae college in North Carolina and we all drove to Charlotte, North Carolina to see The fifth dimension in concert. Only it was only the fourth dimension because the other female singer did not show up. Still we never noticed her absence because Marilyn's voice was so very powerful and after all she was the main lead singer of the group. My favorite has always been "one less bell to answer" . Her voice is superb and she should have become a much greater star .
Love her. I first heard her solo "One Less Bell to Answer" in 1970 while I was in the Air Force, stationed in Mississippi.
Always the consummate professional, Marilyn mentions Hal David as the lyricist who wrote “One Less Bell to Answer” and says it was not corny but perfect in putting how you feel when two lovers split. Wonderful woman.
And Burt Bacharach put those lyrics to music, based on a comment his wife, Angie Dickinson, made about the doorbell interrupting a dinner party at their house.
I was 10 years old when One Less Bell to Answer came out.
It's about Mundane life being EVEN more MUNDANE without THE GUY! The Lyric was Cheesy out of Design. GENIUS
All these years on I still adore her
Myself.
She is luxuriously beautiful and her eyes really sparkle!
Marilyn Mccoo is a classy and beautiful woman.
Billy Davis, Jr. is been ONE LUCKY MAN!!! 💎💯🌹
I came here to say exactly that.
My father listened to 40s music and am radio and served in ww2. He would watch Solid Gold with me when I was a kid. He liked Marilyn too.
What an incredible human being ❤
Tom Snyder was an idiot and insulting. “Two less bells to answer” Two less eggs to fry” He asked Marilyn if she thought this classic was dumb? He didn’t even understand the song meaning. My god she was 50 years old here. Has to be one of the great beauties of all time. What an amazing voice.
Watch his interview with Charles Manson, he's really a complete idiot in that one too
@Jeff Kelly Marilyn McCoo still tours, is on social media, and is 79, married for 53 years to the same man, one of her Fifth Dimension bandmates, Billy Davis Jr., who is 84. They stayed together through thick and thin. That is explained in their 2004 autobiography.
Yep. This is one of Tom's worst interviews. Why would Marilyn want to insult the songwriters who crafted these songs and helped to make the Fifth Dimension so successful?
My god she`s so drop dead gorgeous and sweet.
Marilyn is ok but bernadette (the sister on good times) is more beautiful!!!
When I was a kid I watched Solid Gold and thought she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.
Marilyn is so beautiful
That woman was always beautiful inside and out!
Hi Marilyn. McCoo Very very beautiful singer I love hearing the Songs that you think I have something I like the Group was a very good Singing group and I really like hearing a group soon have a good voices and I’m gonna miss
She is drop dead Gorgeous
She is just soooooooo wonderful!
Talented, brainy and definitely easy on the eyes...
Marilyn McCoo - the complete package (mike drop).
Ok but bernadette (the woman who is the sister on good times) is more beautiful and finer!!!
Beautiful, talented, intelligent woman. Her husband was very lucky.
Incredible group!!!
Surprised no one mentioned "Solid Gold" I thought it was a huge hit show back in the day!?
Ms. McCoo is a princess!
What a voice.
Yes, Jerry was surprisingly good!
What a gorgeous Woman, Billy is lucky, to have such a talented Woman !
She was a superstar in her own right! Too humble to accept it. So concerned about the rest of the groups feelings. They knew she was the bread and butter. She should have done a Diana(Ross) but they had her feeling guilty about her becoming a "standout" performer. She gave the audience what they wanted...not just another R&B version of Wilson Pickett or an Operatic Wannabe like the others in the group. She was fresh and unique and " SHE" was the one the world wanted to headline. It showed with the sales of the songs where she leads in comparison to those her other group members led. They made them, but nobody would buy them. They should not have put a guilt trip on a young Marilyn and somebody should have helped her to reach her own superstardom she was destined for.
I never understood why she did not become a breakout solo star of the 1970s and early 1980s. She had the voice, the looks, the style, and professionalism.
fabulous in every way
Beautiful woman and a wonderful personality. She is a hottie !
Yes, she truly is. And her speaking voice is wonderful and very sexy. And we all know how great her singing is. The total package, as it were.
Totally agree with you Wayne j.
@@waynej2608 That is why she was such a popular television hostess. She also sang cover songs on "Solid Gold" during much of the 1980s. She co-wrote an autobiography in 2004. She is a prominent Christian in the entertainment industry, which has had many positive influences on her and has remained active in the industry.
Great singer, beautiful woman.
She is so beautiful
When I was younger, I never noticed how much T. Snyder interrupted. Normally, he did his homework, and kept it interesting.
Tom Snyder was an idiot from day one. I have no idea how he got his job. He always interrupted with inane comments that just made me cringe, while pretending he actually knew something. What a blowhard. But this interview demonstrates what a truly nice person Marilyn McCoo is, something I personally witnessed nearly 40 years ago. She is a gem as a person as well as a performer.
She was 51 in this video!!
She's a fox!!
Actually, she's 45 here, I believe. But, I'm certain she looks just as hot at 51!
She was born in September 30, 1943, so you're wrong.
@Kurt 1994 she was about 51 according to the month of the interview.
@Angel Johnson Bern Nadette Stanis is 10 years younger but Miss Marilyn has nothing to be ashamed of.
@@waynej2608 No, Marilyn McCoo was born on September 30, 1943 and this interview is, according to the copyright at the end of the show, from 1993, so she was, 50 years old at the time of the interview. Currently, she is 79 years old and is still on tour, looks and sounds good, is active on tours and on social media. She and her husband, Billy Davis Jr., who is 84 years old, met as part of The Fifth Dimension in the 1960s and have been married since 1969. They left to become a duet act in 1976 and had their own network television series in 1976 as well, which introduced a young comedian, Jay Leno, to television viewers. For 5 of the 8 years that the popular 1980 to 1988 nationally syndicated television music countdown series was on the air, she was a singing host or co-host, singing cover songs of the era and from her own discography. She continues to be a frequent television talk show guest. She and Billy published their autobiography in 2004. She survived a broken pelvis from a strange 2010 fall out of a chair and still sings, dances, and has a ministry. She and Billy released their first new album in over 30 years in 2021. Tom Snyder went on to do a CBS-TV interview show from 1995 to 1999. He died in 2007 at the age of 70. He would be 87 if still alive. He was a news anchor in the 1970s and had a 1973 to 1982 late night NBC-TV interview show called "The Tomorrow Show", which which might have been back on television reference that Marilyn McCoo had referred to in this interview. Her poise helped deal with all the statements and questions that were, at times, irreverent.
She is so sweet !!!
McCoo is just a good person, period, she would be a good president because she's balanced..
Classy and talented.
Talented beautiful decent and again beautiful!! Vs. Todays young talent showing all their pots and pans!
This woman is so gorgeous. Great looking and a great mind and modest.
Marylin was about 50-years-old in this interview-stunning!
..classy lady..
Hi.great interview. Marilyn
Is a great. Person and entertainer. Keep on keeping on. God bless
Love bobby
Gorgeous.
oh my! and she's almost 80 now..?
2019!
76 now
I know where did the time go! I was always in love with that gorgeous voice
@@RobertLofrano She is 79 as of early 2023 and still actively tours and has a strong social media presence and a relatively new album and is remarkably active and well-preserved.
@@bbates98 79 as of early 2023, but looks and sounds a lot younger than that.
Who in the hell is Doreen - and why didn’t the show screeners vet her question before they put her on the air? Marilyn is the total package - talent, brains, beauty - and a class act all the way!
The guy interviewing is ridiculous. What a beautiful and awesome singer!
You really should look up who Tom Snyder is. Since you call him "the guy interviewing", it's clear you don't know. Sure, people made fun of him for his awkward, somewhat stilted social mannerisms. But he is one of the most respected and sought-after interviewers of all time. Even difficult people like John Lennon, agreed to be interviewed by him.
I have to be honest. When she hosted “Solid Gold” back in the 80s, I did not know that she used to be a famous singer Or a part of a band. I thought she is a beautiful co-host who can sing. It was recently did I found out about her past life.. Also, I thought she was married to Sammy Davis Jr. I was young then, that why I didn’t know these things.
Fifth dimension was my favorite group
She’s tremendous. I remember when fellow Okie Jimmy Webb replaced their piano player for rehearsals and he said hey guys listen to this, Up Up and Away in my beautiful balloon, lol.
Wow, the interview is really cool!
This woman has always been too fine!
Stunning! ❤
She is an amazing class act. Tom not so much.
CNBC probably regretted bringing Tom back on board when they saw interviews like this one. Yeesh!
OMG, if I knew they were in Springfield, Mass in 1994 I would have gone to see them. I live less than two hours away.
Damn.....missed opportunity.
EDIT: OMG, I just finished watching the remainder of this video. You are far and away one of the most gracious people on the face of this planet. How you remained so composed through that show is beyond me. I cannot finish watching it.
My original comment was written with a bit of humor and truth but though I grew up a rock and roller, (60's 70's) you come to Boston, or anywhere, I'm buying a couple of tickets. I so miss your glorious voice. Brings back lots o memories, all good.
Wow Thanks!
One of the most beautiful women in the world!
What a Voice!
Tom Snyder, one of the really great interviewers and personalities.
Marilyn just a class act all around. A dreadful interview by Snyder. Phone calls inane. She maintains her poise throughout all of it.
You are right on the money!! I thought the same thing when I watched this after all these years.
Agree that the interview was embarrassing-or, more precisely, Tom Snyder was embarrassing, as were the callers. Marilyn was so polite in the way she handled this fiasco. Imagine how someone with a more sarcastic personality would have handled this. Marilyn deserved better than to have to endure such nonsense.
Old Snyder was such a _goof_ ... 😖
I thought it was me, thanks for confirming.
@Kurt - Tom died years ago 🌾
Bernadette Stanis is a beautiful dark lady but i'm still convince that Marilyn is more beautiful, Angel.
👑 🌹
A beauty, a great talent, a wonderful person. I can't believe Tom made such a stupid comment about the Burt Bacharach, Hal David classic,ONE Less Bell TO Answer.
@Chuck Frost. He was bizarre with that statement. It might have been for humor. Marilyn took it well.
Just 0ne 0f a kind!!
I been a huge fan of the fifth dimension
I would love to talk to Marilyn
😳💕 I see those legs *_!_*
My thoughts, exactly.
Im glad he asked about the egg.
At 02:19 or less toilet paper to buy!
No Angel Johnson, I don't agree
Well you don't have to agree but bernadette stanis is far more beautiful!!!
@@angholloway5091 She is beautiful, but not the tall, classic timeless beauty of Marilyn McCoo.
@@xr2863 bernadette is actually about 5'8 with Heels without them she's 5'4 and a half so she is tall!!!
Kenny G 🙄