Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs - Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy Reaction 

I grew up listening to this on the radio in the 70's and 80's. Huge hit here. I still willl click on any reactions or RU-vid posts for this song. An Aussie classic!!!

Was a big popular song here (Australia) in the early 70's.I still love it today 50 or so years on !! Billy and the Aztecs were a terrific live band and should have been more recognized around the world.

I'm probably a bit young to be enjoying this song. But this song specifically, takes me back to the days when my poppy was still here. Cruising around in his late 70s fairlane, singing along to the radio (4KQ). Great memories.

More good stuff from this artist and band.

Billy sadly past away in 2007, way too young. I last saw him play in 2004 when he supported a Deep Purple gig here in Sydney, at the beginning of the set he said: “I tell people I ain’t no fcuking support act, I don’t support anyone, but hey, it is Deep Purple!” Was a good night, Billy Thorpe and Deep Purple, doesn’t get much better than that! Cheers,

Thank's Hanier Family for this reaction to our wonderful Billy Thorpe,....RIP BIlly....a true LEGEND when that title actually meant something. A totally loved and missed part of Australia's music scene. Thanks guys I also recommend checking out "It's Almost Summer" a lovely one from Billy and even his performance of "Over The Rainbow"..Still missed so much here but we have the privilege of his music to carry on his memory. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵

I remember BT & the Aztecs at Surf City, Kings Cross. OMG, so long ago.

His voice is one of the best Rock voices I've ever heard.

This caught my attention instantly!

Billy and the boys used to blow the roof off everywhere they played.. and the girls always took off their tops. He went to America and had success there with some album I never understood called ''Children Of The Sun''.

Such a big hit in Australia.. It always seemed to be on the radio when I was growing up.

The famous story about Billy Thorpe is in 1968 he was offered a recording contract by Robert Stigwood The Bee Gees manager. In order to make some cash to get to London he decided to do a quick tour. However his guitar player failed to turn up so he was forced to play the guitar himself. He discovered he was not only good at it but he loved doing it. So he decided to stay in Australia and form a new version of the Aztecs. By 1972 he was the biggest act in Australia ! By the way he was arrested on stage a few times for singing a song called “You can’t say F... on the radio!”. Lol

One of my favourite all time songs and no doubt one a lot of people can identify with.

One of my favourite early 70's jams. There's a lot of great live versions from around this time period, where he and the band are on fire. Worthy of further investigating.

i think this song is UNDENIABLE CLASSIC .....even though it is not known internationally -spiritually uplifting

Any good pub in Australia in the 70's had a jukebox blaring out ''Good Times'' and ''Most People''.

He started off as a pop singer and was very popular then returned with this song , went to america done song writing came back to Australia done more music and passed away in 2007

A later song by Billy was 'Believe it just like me' a song he wrote in support of the Australian music industry our great Aussie artists that were not getting the support and recognition, through the 60's & 70's and into the early 80's. By the way it is a great song!

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1963 I was 17 then. They were active in two incarnations, the first as a beat band from 1963-1967, and as a hard rock band from 1968-1973. They emerged in 1964 with their cover of "Poison Ivy", which kept The Beatles from the top spot of the Sydney charts during the latter's Australian tour. They enjoyed further success through 1965 when the original members quit after a financial dispute. Peace out.

billy was a powerhouse vocalist n acomplished guitar playr.

Thank you for doing this one guys. It's an iconic song in Austrtalia, and a artist/band that remains highly revered. American listeners would recognise him for ''Children Of The Sun'', which actually has a music-video, but I have had no luck in finding a copy.

The video is perfect. That was what my world looked like in 1972. Life was in colour, TV was in black 'n' white, almost every guy and girl had long unkempt hair.. Good to see Thorpie back in your orbit !!!

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were hugely popular here in Australia in the 60's. Billy spent a lot of time in the States as well.

I'm at a couple of those concerts. The colour film footage is from Sunbury of '72. Crazy night!

Excellent vocal & harmonies ! Very 70's sound. Turn up the radio 📻 🔊

He was the big boy of Australian rock in the early 70's.

A slice of Oz-rock history, for sure. On that note, a recommendation for one of the best live pub rock acts of the 80s around Sydney (and other states when they toured) was Matt Finish, fronted by Matt Moffiitt. They had little success on the radio, but they were a tight, punchy live act and Matt has a fantastically powerful and husky vocal delivery. Their bass player was also in Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus, two of the best rock acts we’ve ever had in Australia. The song is recommend first is Always Another from their second album Word Of Mouth, but I’d recommend their live version they recorded for Donnie Sutherland’s tv show Sounds Unlimited. The one that has 60k views has poor sound and video quality so try the one by Everyday Golfer or Bill Vickerman 2.0 for a more enjoyable experience. If you love it (and I’m sure you will), their radio hit Short Note is a wonderfully written yet simple piece of music that is brief but impactful. There’s others, but that’s a good start.

Nice one guys :)

The colour footage of the fans behind the wire mesh was taken at the Sunbury Rock Festival ( just outside Melbourne) , Australia's version of Woodstock or the Isle of Wight at the time .... great days. I even had hair ( and lots of it) back then !!

Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs go back to 1963. Yeah......they were a clone of the English Mersey Beat bands but much better, although their BEST songs were only pop songs. Classical pianist, Lobby Lloyd ( John Baslington Lyde ) joined the band in 1968 to play bass, even though he was already a leading Aussie blues guitarist. Lobby convinced Billy to play heavy rock and then blues / blues rock. This video is a compilation and not an official release.....the best Billy Thorpe videos are live from a radio station .... just Billy and his guitar, about 3 songs Most People I Know Somewhere Over The Rainbow I cant think of the thirds title, but all are brilliant.

I wept when he died. I saw both aztecs, the black and white footage and what became the “Sunbury” aztecs. He was a rare individual. If you get a chance to read his books, they are fantastic!

Who couldn't love a guy that played so loud that birds died while flying in the sky?

"Be yourself, Everybody else is taken". - Billy Connelly.

One of the greats. Loved watching them live.

How many Aussies here, turned this right up? Billy also did in my opinion the best cover of "somewhere over rainbow" THE BEATLES!!!? they were just a boy band.

Billy Thorpe - It's Almost Summer (Audio + Video merge 2024)

This was obviously put together by a fan. The original soundtrack (studio) laid over random historical footage. There are actually many live performances of this song out there.

Ozz Rawk classic!!! 🤘 I don't want to encourage Robbo 👀🙄so I'm not going to talk about the times I've seen Thorie and The Aztecs live, but I will request a song for your Friday night. Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue Antipodes (music clip). The song is a classic and is about the ladies of the night in Sydney's Kings Cross. It's the one song I will request. I used to see Dick Clap when I was a teenager in the 70's. Like ''Breakfast At Sweethearts'', it's about Kings Cross.

Billy Thorpe started in the 60's. You need to listen to the whole album called "Tangier" if you get the chance. This was made before he passed away at an early age, too soon. This album I have and I listen to it regularly it's a masterpiece!!! If you want to listen to more Australian musicians Little River Band is great!!!! Russell Morris great singer "Rachel" "Sweet sweet love" "Hello Mr America" you can't go wrong!

Just a reminder of a ''Who Did It Better'' entry.. Melbourne group The Mixtures had a song in 1970 called ''The Pushbike Song'', which got to be a hit in several countries, including Canada where it got to # 31. You may even know the song! Anyway, Mungo Jerry did a cover of ''The Pushbike Song''. I created a video that features both versions. The Mixtures is the original video, and the Mungo Jerry clip from The Paul Hogan Show. Whenever you get around to doing ''Pushbike Song'', please search for and use title below. I've also sent a link in email. It took a bit of time to make the video, and RU-vid isn't making it easy to find it. *pushbike song (who did it better?) remasteredversions*

This track wouldn't be my first choice, I can't remember them, I'll check them out, I bet they'll have stuff I recognise 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

I saw Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs in the 60's. They were dearly loved in amongst us Sydney school girls. I didn't mind what he did in the early 70's, but times changed so much by then and his audience were no longer the hysterical girls. It was a very different kind of audience.

BILLY THORPE & THE AZTECS Be Bop A-Lula - Live At Sunbury (1972). Stereo. PAL. 4:3 transfer 👍👍👍👍👍

For a future reaction try his epic 'science fiction fantasy' set to music - Children of the Sun. Extraordinary.

He was a big guy with a big voice at the time. When he left Australia for America, a lot of people were quick to take his spot! Thankfully, those people were AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Rose Tattoo... etc

I've always had a respect for ol' Thorpie, but this song puts me back to early 70's Melbourne I can only describe the place verbally in company that I trust and that are genuinely interested. It's not all positive.

I'd like to make a suggestion for a Who Done It Better Wednesday and that is Moon Martin and Robert Palmer. Now I had a couple of Moon Martin records in the day and knew ''Bad Case Of Loving You'' before Mr Palmer made into a hit. But I also suggest the song because our Countdown sisters are in the Countdown clip having a little dance. So it would be nice to maybe see it on your WDIB show. Original: Moon Martin - Bad Case Of Loving You Cover: Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You - Countdown Australia 1979 👍

watch him doing oop ooop pa doo.

ohh my.. wait till you see MAMA.... !! Billy was a monster on guitar too... this video misses his great guitar work,,, the full live version of this is much better!

If you want some more real Billy Thorpe get to You Can’t Go Round Saying Fuck on Stage (Live at Sunbury (1975)).. it's the 1972 Sunbury gig, not 1975

Fantastic - the second song I recommended you do and you don't mention me (the previous was "Bop Girl") You however picked a super-cut with a stereo soundtrack rather than his GTK studio live performance Thumbs down

try mamma n ezy rider

Grouse!