When I was in 6th grade, I listened to my 45 of this constantly, and had a huge crush on Mr. Alpert! And Going Places was the first record album I ever purchased!😉🙏❤️
It didn’t hurt at all that Herb Alpert looked so dishy at this point in his life when he recorded this beautiful Burt Bacharach classic. Great song, wonderful production. All the planets aligned just right for this song.
I was around 14-15 yrs old growing up with Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes to name a few of course with others like Beatles, Stones, Who, Eagles etc. But Herb, Burt and Sergio will always have that special place in my heart.
I was 14/15 and my Dad had all these albums…..he loved reading the paper after dinner and listening to them. They had just bought a stereo…..it looked like a piece of furniture!
Oh my goodness you are so very right Burt, Sergio, herb, happy vibes and dancing wonderful memories from My childhood I am 64 years old and beautiful songs make me tingle within my soul ma so very happy thank you all of these great artists sharing their gift with me ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️
@@anonymousfemale9231 I can still remember the smell of the inside of it! It had a lift top with a long stereo radio station display, storage for albums, and a turntable. I fell asleep on the floor in front of that thing many times.
Like yesterday. I was ape ____. Over my Junior Prom date May of 68 the same month that song was released. It added to the intensity of my summer crush.
This song was #1 on the day I was born June 24, 1968....I will be 56 in a little over one month. Love Herb Alpert/Burt Bacharach arrangements. Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss co-founded A&M Records. One of their Superstar Couples....The Carpenters. Love this music!🎶❤
Living in beautiful Sydney, Australia in 1968. The Vietnam war was raging. Lots of young Americans and Australians. Beautiful, romantic times despite the tragedy of the war.
I had that same childhood. There was at least one of their albums in our house [I think Herb was in an old airplane on the cover]. Our stereo was a piece of furniture and had great sound.
Fun facts: Alpert is the only artist to have a number 1 Billboard hit as both a vocalist, this song, and an instrumentalist, "Rise", 1979. He is an absolute genius
Memories of my yesteryear as a 4-year-old and my mother holding me in her arms as her big right hand and my small right hand is clasp together as she waltzes across the room listening to this song on the transistor radio, pressure cooker steaming as the aroma of the split peas fill the air.
I wondered if one of the reasons this song was a #1 hit in June of 1968 is because Herb Alpert is a good-looking guy. I'm sure it didn't hurt any and it is beautifully arranged and sung by Alpert. One of those songs that sticks in your head too.
My wife and I were just married and shared a tatami room at a Japanese Restaurant in Century City. When he and his wife found out we were newlyweds, they went way out of their way to be cordial and inclusive. Class act…and of course we became lifelong fans.
One of the loveliest love songs ever penned and recorded-thanks to the talented trio of composer Burt Bacharach,lyricist Hal David and a pleasant surprise-sung as tender as can be by an instrumentalist and record mogul of the highest order-the incomparable Herb Alpert!!! This is one of the most timeless tracks ever to come out of the 1960’s!!!
2024 Living in New Zealand 🇳🇿 USA 🇺🇸 One of the 1st albums I ever bought in the 60s. Ageless enduring music. Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass. THE BEST. CREME DE LA CREME. THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD MEMORIES ❤...😊
Herb was so good looking, so talented. And this song, and others he did, take me right back to the 60s, a wonderful time which we will never see again and which was so special. I'm so glad I was born in 1955
One great song , played by Herb Alpert , born and raised in LA , Boyle heights! Thanks for sharing, we need more music and songs like these in today’s World 🌎!!😊👍🏼
👏 OMG 💕 - They BOTH bring back SO many 🌟 memories! I’m 70ish now, but was 1st exposed to Herb A./Tijuana Brass when my parents listened to their music, and being young I liked it too. I also knew ALL Burt’s music and lyrics to EVERYTHING he wrote - and STILL do. When I was 5y.o. I began training as a classical pianist and organist, but in my young ‘babysitting’ yrs., I would play Burt’s music on the family’s 🎹 I regularly sat for, as well as on my own in my ‘free’ time. It’s funny in a way how a SINGLE video such as this has the ability to bring many of ‘us’ older (Baby Boomers) back to a time when MUSIC was ‘real’, and LIFE in general was ‘simple’ in comparison with today (as mentioned in many comments). It’s so sad 😢 those 👍 days are gone forever - but fortunately the 😊 memories do remain!
Am so grateful I was able to see Herb in concert a few years ago, during an outdoor concert in San Diego. It was a beautiful star lit night, with a sold out crowd enjoying all his major hits, including this one! One of my favorites was when the first few notes of "Rise" started... OMG... goosebumps! Great memories! 🤗
This brings me back to the sixties and the variety shows back then like the Dean Martin Show. They had singers, comedians and did sketches, real entertainment. I wish the networks would go back to this kind of venue.
So glad I was born in 66 to older parents- they played this music, and now I am embracing it more as I get older. I am an older parent myself, and I play it for 2 young girls AND THEY LISTEN, even though they pretend not to!!!
This beautiful song came out in the 60s for me and my husband newlyweds. I'm more interested in music than he is, so I have loved this song over many many years!! Thanks for playing it tonight!!! ❤
Never, ever saw him like this, nor knew that he did solos. He is certainly one of the finest huma beings that we have. He has poured a lot of money, etc., into music education in and around LA. A truly great man. He's 89. Apr. 26, 2024.
@warrenwilson4818 😊When the video popped up. I saw a man and heard a song that I haven’t seen for years. I am very happy to hear that he is still here,and even touring it seems.Agreat talent.
Lovely and memorable song! I think of my mother (1936-2014) who used to play this a lot in my childhood. Today I can see why she had all these albums with him, he was really goodlooking.😉
This song is an absolute fave on my play list. If it were in my power, I would turn back the clock and relive growing up in a simpler time, listening to all the great music we had! 😢
Herb was a huge musical influence/hero in my youth, and one of the reasons I became a musician. He still touches me after all these years. Thank you Maestro 😊
A time when life was simpler and so much sweeter...hearing it as a child sitting at the breakfast table..mom with the radio on. Days when we walked to the bus stop and played outside. I love this song.♥️
So one of my favorite music icons His music transcends time The lonely bull is one of my all time faves! These tunes take me back to a time when things were just so different fun and peaceful I miss those days!
Supergreat! Old songs never die! They don't fade away, either. It keeps coming stronger each time. A song coming from the heart melts me like a chocolate in the mouth. My heart is full and satisfied!
