This song is the Osmonds at their best, and bring environmental awareness to the pop kids a good ten years before Sting and Midnight Oil got in onto it. Still sounds great today - wish that some of the new wave of rock bands would cover this song.
My mom was telling me the story of when she was young (born in 1965) she would play that song over and over and over!!!! I love The Osmond brothers. My favorite is Donny and Jay!!!
Was my first concert when I was 6 at the Caesars in 73 after that early 80's Zep, Rush, Maiden, Priest Scorpions.. US Festival Metal day etc etc. So proud of my first concert!
Oh, how we loved Jay back then! And this song...we were in heaven! Those days, that era, the friends we made through the Osmond "fb's" and "slams" ( our 70's version of Facebook)...wish we had a time machine to transport us back there, if only for a little while. Those were some of the best, happiest times of our lives!
This video, and song, is great on so many levels. It freak'n rocks. There's the whole super 70's thing going on. To top it off, it's the Osmonds. Great great stuff. I never thought it would happen, hell I never thought about it, but the Osmonds just earned $0.99 of my hard earned mad money. If I was in a bar band, I'd play this song.
More like "prog rock." Since when did metal come with a horn section, choreography, and Pat Boone annunciation in the vocals? But the riffs & Moog...wow!
Hehe, Mary . . . in "1972" (when the song and album debuted), no one called the heavier Rock music "Heavy Metal" until 1980 - 81(thanks to the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" or NWOBHM). Before the 80's, bands of the like were titled "Hard Rock" or "Heavy Rock". Though I'm a huge Metal and Prog Rock fan, this song has a bit more bite than Prog Rock, especially in 1972 (this performance though may be a few years later (?). Unless compared to King Crimson's "Twentieth Century Schizoid Man" ;). Here's some "Pre-Metal/Metal Grandfather" examples: th-cam.com/play/PL2DU3TBNutEcn810zXi8rSf-8Dc710SdZ.html \m/.
mvunit3 As a metal fan, I'm aware of it's historical progression which didn't land on the musical map solidly, until 1980-81. With the likes of Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest, & AC/DC. Led Zeppelin and Sabbath were the forefathers.
My mom loved these when she was younger , i actually know all there names . This was a great song , she was the only fan of the osmonds in her school everyone else loved jackson 5.
I always liked this song. I thought the "waaaaaa waaaaaa" was from a whammy bar for almost 35 years!! First time I saw a video version - thanks for posting.
The best song they ever did, I think the John Ottway, Wilko Wilson and the Hamsters version was pure genius. The highlight of a wonderful evening at the Plinston Hall in Letchworth Garden City! Brilliant!
Saw them in Vegas when I was a kid. They did this song and I thought my dad would come unglued. This was serious kick-ass rock for them. I remember Tiger Beat or Flip doing an article about how they're maybe getting too rock, after this song came out. Their hair was longer, etc. Worried a lot of folks. LOL!
Holy schmucks, I thought I imagined this video. Back when I was five at the most six, I was left alone with the vh1 classics t.v. on late nights while my parents were at work. Still crazy that I remember this so many years later. Hell, I don't even remember my first teacher's name, or all my times tables, and yet, I remember this Wtf.
Rage Against the Machine gets a big part of their music from this song, the driving bass metal/funk groove. The keyboard solo from Killing in the Name Of is taken from Donny's part here. Red Hot Chili Peppers too.
The song is actually about the pollution that cars make. "Crazy Horses" are cars. "There's a message in the air, and they're Crazy Horses everywhere"... "Take a look around you and see what they've done...." "...They've got riders and they're you and I" 40 years later and their message couldn't be more true.
Wow what an interesting time -- Jackson 5/Temptations style synchronization mixed with homages to Native Americans mixed with aspirations to Led Zeppelin mixed with some mountaintop clog dancing
@@garbanzobeenbeenzeen6835 Less of THAT kind of bogusly 'profound' thinking, certainly. And it's pretty obvious he was only talking to that idiot so why are you making it about thinking in general? (As if most of what comes from that is automatically good anyway).
Lol. My older sister was an Osmonds freak. This was one song I could tolerate. FYI, the song has nothing to do about Indians or horses. Alan, Wayne and Merrill wrote it about 70's smog producing cars.
Yeah it WAS about pollution and have 2 say not bad coming from the osmonds!! They should have done more stuff like THIS a LITTLE heavier than most of there stuff! And ALITTLE deep PURPLE influence!
I think this is a pretty funny song. My drum teacher showed me this song all of a sudden, and I was laughing like heck. This is an extreme and great song in my opinion.
Seriously, frickin awesome....throughout my childhood I was subjected to the torture of The Osmonds by my Mum...but this song, I always thought was awesome!! My Mum didn't like it though, she was more into their pop stuff...they shoulda just been a rock band, they woulda been amazing!!
Wow, I can see how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards felt threatened when they saw this performance! The keyboard work alone is so trippy that many people believed this was done under the influence of PCP. Supposedly this song was the impetus for the Stones to write better music so they would stay on top.
Dichotomic duality or what? That the Osmonds could produce such a butt-kicking anthem perfect for a beery night out with friends came as no small surprise. Dance moves aside, a great effort :)
My wife and I saw DONNY & MARIE in Las Vegas and Donny said a joke about his bros. for being BUBBLEGUM but than said did you know they did this song?! And ripped into this song which was fantastic and gave my full respect for THE OSMONDS (I am a avid BLACK SABBATH fan) The DONNY & MARIE show was the best!
The Osmond Bros. Band! They sound like they want to be Foghat. I remember this one well from '72 or thereabouts. I had no idea Brother Donny could bang on the bass like that. And the Brother on the left with the SG Special is where this one's heft comes from. Not too shabby, Brothers.
osmonds were the pop teen idol band of the early seventies. they were huge in their day, among teen girls; sort of like jonas brothers or bieber is now. the difference is that, schlocky and silly as such artists are, these guys wrote and played most of their material.
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Wow that brings back memories...that the second 45 I ever bought. For those of you who know what a 45 is give us a thumbs up.
The Osmonds are underrated. These guys were really good.
Underrated..???? for Millenial Generations maybe.....
always loved this your right i think the Osmonds were great songwriters and were grossly underrated at the time love Merrill you rock
I dont care what you think ..... THIS SONG ROCKS !!!!!!!!
But what if I think it rocks?
Only the Osmonds can pull off doing the Funky Chicken dance while singing metal
Bwahahahahahahaah! Fuckin-A.
What in BLUE BLAZES...
Love the song, and the Osmonds are the GREATEST
So - this is actually a very deep and profound enviromental song from a time when the issue was'nt fashionable. Kudos Osmonds!
I was a Bell bottom kid and I just love the way the way these bell bottoms add to the atmosphere of the song
I'm a french music teacher and my students played this song the last year,and they loved it!
The old things can be delicious!!
david martin trop cool 👍🏻
When you're drunk like me this is the absolutely best song every written!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This song is the Osmonds at their best, and bring environmental awareness to the pop kids a good ten years before Sting and Midnight Oil got in onto it. Still sounds great today - wish that some of the new wave of rock bands would cover this song.
2:06...that’s where Axel Rose got it from! 🤣
I’ve always lived this song! The Osmonds were great!
Wow...is that Donny tearing it up on the Moog? And those guitar riffs...wow!
I love the song, some of the dancing, it does have a great beat
Help me!! I can't stop watching this over and over and over. It's like eating potato chips....
Merrill really rocks his vocal on this.
One of their most rocking songs of all time.
Too bad their label wouldn't let them make a true hard rock album. They would have done well.
I love this song! Well done Osmonds
I love Jay's HUGE dance moves!
Ain't nuttin like a badass Morman doing the chicken dance.
LOL!! The moves made it look goofy.
Nowaymanthemovesaredope
Not funny, even thou you might think it is you fool
Laugh all you want!! They laughed all the way to the bank!! Did you?
But religion says money is the root of all evil?
Jay cracks me up! The way he dances!
I loved that song from the beginning. Wayne did a great job of writing it. Thks.
WOW! These guys have really done it all!
Hey Genx6887 I don’t like her anymore Not Mary I don’t like her anymore She’s Mean To me
ignored her ? my name is Kari Atkinson
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@@kariatkinson486 FUCK OFF. What is wrong with you flooding these comments saying a bunch of nothing? Get your ass on some medication already.
outstanding..luv the call-response with the wailing synth..and the osmonds rocking-out 4 real
My mom was telling me the story of when she was young (born in 1965) she would play that song over and over and over!!!! I love The Osmond brothers. My favorite is Donny and Jay!!!
Donny is a horse's ass.
There's always been something about this song that I love. Classic!
This song is so BAD ASS! Osmonds totally rock!
Mormon Metal
i love that
dude yes!!!!
lmao
Up there with "christian side hug
I love this song and I've often wondered "what if?" Look at how much fun they're having!
That riff is the mad notes!
Their movements were so natural.💕
This was always my favorite Osmond song!
Was my first concert when I was 6 at the Caesars in 73 after that early 80's Zep, Rush, Maiden, Priest Scorpions.. US Festival Metal day etc etc. So proud of my first concert!
Oh, how we loved Jay back then! And this song...we were in heaven! Those days, that era, the friends we made through the Osmond "fb's" and "slams" ( our 70's version of Facebook)...wish we had a time machine to transport us back there, if only for a little while. Those were some of the best, happiest times of our lives!
This does take me back a few years! Jay really has some energy going there with his dancing! Would love to see more of these guys on here!
Love it..brings back memories..i was 11 in that year..first kiss..crazy..
thanx for posting
the best song of the 70 ´S !!!
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vive les Osmonds !!!
Give me The Osmonds over today's boy bands any day
Let's go back to the 70s when the world was ....proper. Osmonds rocked!
The Osmonds have so much talent!! My grandaughter just laughed watching the video!! And, of course, Donny was amazing!
I went to an Oasis concert about 10 years ago..and this was blaring from the sound system before the show...was great!
This has to be the BEST song the Osmonds ever done......Love it
LOVED. HIS. DANCING.
Top of the Pops ...Never New Osmonds had it in them ..That was really cool .....If given the chance they could have been some awesome rockers .....
Holy moley... This was great, for 1972 this is quite brilliant! I just read an article about this and had to check it out.
I never knew the Osmonds could sound so funky!
so funny and so brilliant at the same time : )
you can see they had alot of fun with this song.
I don't care what people might say, this tune rocks!
This song... is... man. What a crazy time. I can't even get my head around it. So long ago... everyone looks so... wow.
its a fantastic song, saw them in Wembley stadium in 2005, they still sound as good as every
This video, and song, is great on so many levels. It freak'n rocks. There's the whole super 70's thing going on. To top it off, it's the Osmonds. Great great stuff. I never thought it would happen, hell I never thought about it, but the Osmonds just earned $0.99 of my hard earned mad money. If I was in a bar band, I'd play this song.
Osmonds do Metal, pretty cool!
More like "prog rock." Since when did metal come with a horn section, choreography, and Pat Boone annunciation in the vocals? But the riffs & Moog...wow!
Hehe, Mary . . . in "1972" (when the song and album debuted), no one called the heavier Rock music "Heavy Metal" until 1980 - 81(thanks to the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" or NWOBHM). Before the 80's, bands of the like were titled "Hard Rock" or "Heavy Rock". Though I'm a huge Metal and Prog Rock fan, this song has a bit more bite than Prog Rock, especially in 1972 (this performance though may be a few years later (?). Unless compared to King Crimson's "Twentieth Century Schizoid Man" ;).
Here's some "Pre-Metal/Metal Grandfather" examples: th-cam.com/play/PL2DU3TBNutEcn810zXi8rSf-8Dc710SdZ.html \m/.
mvunit3 As a metal fan, I'm aware of it's historical progression which didn't land on the musical map solidly, until 1980-81. With the likes of Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest, & AC/DC. Led Zeppelin and Sabbath were the forefathers.
Hi Rob Tell Mary To leave me alone ?
THIS is the heaviest song the osmounds have ever done. it's fantastic.
My mom loved these when she was younger , i actually know all there names . This was a great song , she was the only fan of the osmonds in her school everyone else loved jackson 5.
I always liked this song. I thought the "waaaaaa waaaaaa" was from a whammy bar for almost 35 years!! First time I saw a video version - thanks for posting.
These girls are so good at the music entertainment industry.
I wish them much more success in the future. So pretty too.
The best song they ever did, I think the John Ottway, Wilko Wilson and the Hamsters version was pure genius. The highlight of a wonderful evening at the Plinston Hall in Letchworth Garden City! Brilliant!
They should be in the hall of fame
Saw them in Vegas when I was a kid. They did this song and I thought my dad would come unglued. This was serious kick-ass rock for them. I remember Tiger Beat or Flip doing an article about how they're maybe getting too rock, after this song came out. Their hair was longer, etc. Worried a lot of folks. LOL!
Holy schmucks, I thought I imagined this video. Back when I was five at the most six, I was left alone with the vh1 classics t.v. on late nights while my parents were at work. Still crazy that I remember this so many years later. Hell, I don't even remember my first teacher's name, or all my times tables, and yet, I remember this Wtf.
This just makes me so happy, there's no words for it XD
and ps... Jay has some seriously EPIC dance moves! Love it!
5 Elvis's playing heavy metal! Awesome!
Best dance moves ever.
What a bunch of good looking guys.
Rage Against the Machine gets a big part of their music from this song, the driving bass metal/funk groove. The keyboard solo from Killing in the Name Of is taken from Donny's part here. Red Hot Chili Peppers too.
Jay, you got me again.... love it
The song is actually about the pollution that cars make. "Crazy Horses" are cars. "There's a message in the air, and they're Crazy Horses everywhere"...
"Take a look around you and see what they've done...."
"...They've got riders and they're you and I"
40 years later and their message couldn't be more true.
Crazy good song!!
What is not to love about 5 hot guys singing and dancing...especially that Merrill!!!! yummmmmy!!!!!!!
This song is totally rocking. Let's all give it up for the Osmonds, at least for this tune.
Saw them in Paris 1972 my 1st gig !
Wow what an interesting time -- Jackson 5/Temptations style synchronization mixed with homages to Native Americans mixed with aspirations to Led Zeppelin mixed with some mountaintop clog dancing
You've completely over- thunk this.
Yeah, we need less thinking?
roanaldsanfran No. Please, if you have a day job then don't quit it. This is such a ridiculous, inane piece of pseudo-analysis. Go away.
@@garbanzobeenbeenzeen6835 Less of THAT kind of bogusly 'profound' thinking, certainly. And it's pretty obvious he was only talking to that idiot so why are you making it about thinking in general? (As if most of what comes from that is automatically good anyway).
That dance cracks me up everytime LOL
gawd i was in stitches after watching this X'D why can't musicians have as much fun nowadays? x
I love Jay Osmond
Lol. My older sister was an Osmonds freak. This was one song I could tolerate. FYI, the song has nothing to do about Indians or horses. Alan, Wayne and Merrill wrote it about 70's smog producing cars.
My sister, too. We went to the concert when I was 9 years old, and when they did this song I went from hater to somewhat embarrassed fan.
Yeah it WAS about pollution and have 2 say not bad coming from the osmonds!! They should have done more stuff like THIS a LITTLE heavier than most of there stuff! And ALITTLE deep PURPLE influence!
I think this is a pretty funny song. My drum teacher showed me this song all of a sudden, and I was laughing like heck. This is an extreme and great song in my opinion.
Seriously, frickin awesome....throughout my childhood I was subjected to the torture of The Osmonds by my Mum...but this song, I always thought was awesome!! My Mum didn't like it though, she was more into their pop stuff...they shoulda just been a rock band, they woulda been amazing!!
"Maybe this Pepsi will help the shrooms stay down."
I can't wait to use those moves next time I'm at the club!
so thanking my dad for making me look this up XD man i wish i was alive in those years:P
i learned this band trough my mom, i'm 15 and love this song!!
Wow, I can see how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards felt threatened when they saw this performance! The keyboard work alone is so trippy that many people believed this was done under the influence of PCP. Supposedly this song was the impetus for the Stones to write better music so they would stay on top.
Great band 70's and 80's were the best
Never ever liked the Osmonds...but I always loved this song.
Dichotomic duality or what? That the Osmonds could produce such a butt-kicking anthem perfect for a beery night out with friends came as no small surprise. Dance moves aside, a great effort :)
I love Wayne Osmond Right Amber
My wife and I saw DONNY & MARIE in Las Vegas and Donny said a joke about his bros. for being BUBBLEGUM but than said did you know they did this song?! And ripped into this song which was fantastic and gave my full respect for THE OSMONDS (I am a avid BLACK SABBATH fan) The DONNY & MARIE show was the best!
The Osmond Bros. Band! They sound like they want to be Foghat. I remember this one well from '72 or thereabouts. I had no idea Brother Donny could bang on the bass like that. And the Brother on the left with the SG Special is where this one's heft comes from. Not too shabby, Brothers.
osmonds were the pop teen idol band of the early seventies. they were huge in their day, among teen girls; sort of like jonas brothers or bieber is now. the difference is that, schlocky and silly as such artists are, these guys wrote and played most of their material.
They are so cute Osmonds
Shazam! My horse just went crazy! Back in the barn, little fella! Quit spitting on my keyboard!
Merrill is singing his ass off as usual. awesome.
What a flash from the past. Yes, I had this 45 too!
The best Osmond song ever.
This song is definitely one of their best.
the bassist has one heckuva voice
Wayne, Merrill, Donny, Jay and Alan. The Osmonds Rock.
I love this song Rocks