I graduated high school in1970vanand the next day I joined a group of guys and we went to the Jersey shore and got a room over night. This song brings back memories..
I'm your basic old hippie . Seventy years old in about a week. I love seeing younger people discover what has been the sound track to the movie of my life. Carry on!
Yep. It didn't faze us that we didn't have a car to get to the mall or skating rink etc.. We'd just start walking and throw out a thumb. Never had a bad experience and people were happy to oblige. Good times.
Totaly forgot about this great old song. At 66yrs. old, I'm forgetting a lot of tings...Great memories from when I was about 14 yrs. old. Thank you Harri
I love the 60s music too Harri. My generation had the best in the 60s and 70s. Motown, Elvis, Beatles, etc etc etc. So much great music. That’s why we love these great reactions. Thank you Harri.
Harry, Back in 1973 my buddy and I hitchiked from Florida to Vancouver, Canada and then down to California then back to Florida. We kept a journal and it was106 different rides. Met some great people along the way. Like you said no one does that anymore and I don't think I would pick any one up myself. Other long haired young people like us were doing it all over the country. Those days are over now. Loved your reaction.
I certainly fond of the 60's music besides it's the music of my youth. It was open, it was free, people wanted to make music and not (just) turn themselves a commodity. They couldn't just dial up a cool sound or beat, they had to go out and find them. And they did. Pop music held it's arms open wide. In 1970, at age 17, two female friends hitchhiked from NY to Florida (approximately 1,300 miles) to go visit their grandmother. When they were leaving her mom said - "Call me when you get there". THAT was a time.
My, sir, you've been BUSY the past several hours! You're right - this is a "feel good" kind of band. Couple of their songs you may want to check out, sir: "I Live For The Sun" & "Rock 'n' Roll Band". We can ALL use a little "feel good" music right now. Thanks for boosting my mood, sir!
What a 60s classic! I don't remember another song from this group (Vanity Fare), but "Hithcin' a Ride" is indelibe...and that spiraling piano jam in the middle. I love it!
Always get a happy feeling when I listen to this song. Great upbeat song the music ( piano) even mimics a car as if it was driving on a road.that what I hear ✌️
Harry, How about One toke over the Line by Brewer and Shipley from about the same time period of the early 70's? Love your reactions especially of 60's and early 70's music.
More memories of my high school days. Great request Dean! Nice reaction Harri. I was always too timid to hitch even when it was quite common. Probably a good choice. 🌺✌️
Funny you should mention "Venus" because when I hear this, I think of doing homework at my desk, which I had moved to the garage, and carved out a little radio/desk nook with some privacy. The two songs I connect with that time are Venus and Hitching a Ride. In less than 5 years, I too would be hitching rides, all over the country, looking for America, as Paul Simon called it. It was so easy if you were a hippie, as it was a sort of underground railroad for the counterculture. Hippies would pick you up, offer you food, shelter, money, weed, sex, or whatever floated your boat. The music on the road was some of the best ever. Early '70s. Progressive masterpieces roaring out of the UK. Heady days. You would have fit right in.
I was a young teen with my own little record player and a very small collection of singles. This was one of them. One of the others was also a song about traveling call Me and You and a Dog named Boo. I must have had subconscious wistful longings.
@@roberthalpern5454Thanks, I couldn't remember the artists. I'm sure if I had put forth a little effort, I could have easily found out, but I was being lazy.
Another one of the great English pop/rock group from the 60's. "Hitchin' A Ride" was their biggest hit. They had some other songs such as "I Live For The Sun", "Early In The Morning" etc.
Great memories, Thanks again Harry. Might try , a couple other now obscure songs from the era: "San Francisco", by Scott McKenzie. "Arizona" by Mark Lindsey "Blind Alley" by Fanny
Please try : 'Reflections' by the Marmalade. Look for the original 1970 live version. Then find the version the original singer/songwriter Dean Ford did 50 years later.
Hitching back in the day was awesome. You met great people and the ride was never the same. Met some lovely ladies back then during the time of free love.
Yr correct! I'd like to pick someone up today but I won't. One trick used today an attractive woman hitch hiking pick up pulls a gun the boyfriend not far away hiding
