Lol, this brings back such memories...I was 7 when this came out. My Mom and Dad had this album and played it often. They had a great sound...this is so funny.
The Dave Clark 5 actually knocked the Beatles out of the #1 spot a few times in both the UK and the US. Dave is the drummer and Mike Smith is the lead singer and keyboard player.
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Finally! The Dave Clark 5!! They were the hardest working band in the British Invasion only to be #2. Their 1st 4 albums in the U.S. we're pumped out in less than a year. They basically put out a single every 3 months from 1964 until 1968. They were on the heals of The Beatles until The Rolling Stones came on strong in mid 1965. A super fun group with lot of great songs. Other songs to check out are Bits and Pieces (talk about drums!), Any Way You Want It (KISS covered it), Because (ballad), Catch Us If You Can, I Like It Like That, Try Too Hard (an unsung must!). Thanks
Dave Clark was as good at business as he was at music. He never let the band be filmed live so they would only be heard in the best mix- he was as much the manager as a band leader and he worked them hard. There is a bit of snobbery about the band because they were so image conscious and unashamedly pop music- personally that is what I like about them. Great songs well performed.
The first song I equate with the DC5 is "Catch Us If You Can". But my favorite is "Anyway You Want it". Other big hits include "Bit and Pieces", "I Like it Like That", "Because", " Can't You See that She's Mine", " Over and Over", and " Do You Love Me". For a treat, check out Tom Hanks' induction of the DC5 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a loving and amusing tribute to the band by a true fan. He also manages to work in a number of DC5 song titles.
There was a period of time when the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Dave Clark Five were just coming out with new hits almost daily. We would go to school and say "Did you hear the new Stones song that came out yesterday", and they'd answer, "yeah but I really like to new Beatles song better" and so on. You could hardly keep up with all the great new songs that came out like the daily newspaper. I am so glad I lived through that time.
@John M Herman's Hermits had some great songs and if I had to pick one over the other it's to close to call. Apples and Oranges and if either band had a song start while I was driving, nobody better touch my radio.
@brianherrington7226 Yes,it was for Dave Clark’s stage production “Time,the Musical “ circa 1985. Lots of A listers were involved from Stevie Wonder to Freddy Mercury
Unusually the Dave Clark 5 was owned and run as a company by Dave Clark, the drummer. He employed the other 4 and payed them weekly wages and eventually they retired with a pension from the group. He was either a writer or co writer of the groups songs as did Lenny Davidson, the blond guitarist, he recorded their own music onto their own master tapes and Clark went round the record companies and made a deal where he retained the ownership and rights and leased them for a period to the companies thus giving the group a bigger percentage than other groups including the Beatles who had a much lower percentage due to the deals they originally signed. The group had their own plane and Dave Clark and another member qualified to fly it and they used it for their tours to the US and the rest of the world. It meant that they weren't working on airline schedules so could go earlier and recover and relax before working and it was a legitimate business expense at a time when UK income tax for bands like them in the 1960s was 90%. Hence George Harrison's song "Taxman" which expressed his feelings on the subject. They started in 1958 and finished in 1970. They didn't change their music style much over that period but had run of hits during that explosion of groups during the start of Beatlemania in the UK and formed part of the British invasion following the Beatles success in the US and the US appetite for British groups in that period. Only Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson are still alive.
Glad all Over knocked the Beatles Western culture changing smash hit I Want To Hold Your Hand off the top of the Billboard charts. Lead singer /keyboardist Mike Smith is one of the most underappreciated vocalist of the 1960's. Great reaction R S R!! Adieu, RNB
I have just memorized 93 Groups,formed in England in The 1960's including THE Fortunes, Searchers, Hollies, Temperance Seven, Herd, Equals, Foundations, Small Faces, Shadows, Springfields, King Brothers, Tornadoes, Bee Gees (OK: Isle Of Man), Honeycombs, Applejacks, Zombies Who, Rolling Stones plus the likes of Pink Floyd,Cream, Blind Faith, Humble Pie, Manfred Mann, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Cliff Bennett and THe Rebel Rousers, Simon Dupree and The Big Sound, Gerry and THe Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders etc...:)
When I was young, I was pro DC5. I remember having arguments with pro Beatle kids. We were around 10 or 11 years old. Such a fun time! Love the DC5, The Beatles and all the British Invasion music.
EXCELLENT post! SIDENOTE: THIS was the group and the song that inspired Alex & Eddie Van Halen to pursue rock music after arriving in the United States from the Netherlands.
Thanks for reminding me of that. I once heard it in an interesting interview. Eddy wanted to play the drums like Dave in this song, so he bought a drum kit. When he came home one day, he saw his brother Alex playing his drum kit. They had to admit that Alex played the drums better than Eddy and switched instruments.
Dave Clark was the drummer and he was also one of Freddie Mercury's closest friends. Dave co-wrote "Time Waits For No One" and Freddie sang it. I'm sure you'd enjoy it! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LGjt291COa0.html
Clark produced the concept album with Laurence Olivier, Freddie Mercury, Julian Lennon, Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, and more. The album and its singles sold over 12 million records. The Dave Clark Five sold over 100 million records and were paid 100 % of all writing, publishing, and royalties when other groups were getting a standard between 3 and 5 %.
They sound even more like The Beatles with their catchy melodic love song "Because" from 1964. It was a #3 hit in the USA. They had 8 Top Ten USA hits and another 6 Top Twenties within a short space of time back when every act from England was crossing over big. Of course, they didn't evolve and grow the way the Beatles did so they eventually stagnated and the hits ran out by 1968 or so.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The DC5 couldn't depart from their rock and roll sound because they weren't capable of it. They were limited by their big beat sound. (Though there was nothing rock and roll about their most beloved hit, the sugary sweet "Because.") BTW, the Beatles never departed from their rock and roll sound. They simply had the ability to expand on it in various directions.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 Whar's "Revolution" and "Helter Skelter?" The DC5 mostly performed covers, something The Beatles stopped doing after their first couple of years. BTW, Mike Smith was more of a soul singer than a rock singer.
These guys were serious rivals to the Beatles , even before the Stones started getting attention . Lots of hits , both ballads and nicely rocking tunes .
@jameskennedy721 And don’t forget their instruments! My favorite is a tune called “Time “ by Lenny Davidson . It has a Henry Mancini vibe. Really unexpected in 1964 from a British Invasion group!
The greatest thing about the DC5 was their lead singer Mike Smith! Because, Over and Over, Catch Us if You Can, Bits and Pieces, I Lke it Like That, You Got What it Takes...so many great songs by the Dave Clark 5!
When they were finally elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (after criminally being kept out for decades), Tom Hanks (who was a huge fan) helped induct the group.
A great band from my childhood. Other great songs they did were 'Everybody get Together' , ,Catch us if you Can, Everybody knows, Good old Rock n Roll, Bits n Pieces ..the songs go on. They were massive.
Yes, the Dave Clark Five were the big competitors with The Beatles. This song was released in 1963/1964, as a single. It was written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, who did the fantastic lead vocals. With the wonderful beat pounding out on the drums and the sax playing through out the song this tune went to Number 1 quickly. It sold 1,000,000 records. What a blast from the past. 🎶🎶🎶 Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦
@JAMES WIGLESWORTH You are correct. Thank you. I guess I meant more a competition of who the girls liked. They were 2nd on Ed Sullivan after The Beatles and I know we teenagers ranked them 1-2 depending on our allegiance. 👍✌️🎶🇨🇦
The Dave Clark Five grew in popularity in the UK. They unseated the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" from its number one spot in the UK singles charts in January 1964 with "Glad All Over".
Meanwhile, in the US. "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" was no. 1 in January and their first U.S. album "MEET THE BEATLES" hit No. 1 in the US charts on Feb. 15, 1964, 6 days after their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and stayed at No. 1 for 11 weeks, then was replaced by the "BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" at No.1
'Bits & Pieces' was one of their biggest hits - it has the distinction of being banned in the dance halls (first time I can remember it happening) as it had that same driving drum beat and involved a 'stomp' very similar to 'Glad All Over'. Most dances were held in 'ballrooms' with parquet wooden floors, and the stillettos and winklepickers were ruining the wood and gouging the varnish - hence the ban. Other sounds from the era - You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers, Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann, and Halfway to Paradise - Billy Fury, have fun!
Dave Clark is the drummer, and is still with us at 83 years old. Some great comments here about the band and Dave's business acumen. He is so much more than the leader of the band and the drummer. Thanks for this, and I certainly recommend Catch Us If You Can. That one will definitely have you smiling all the way through!
He was a crook he never wrote any of the songs but took the Credit and the Royalties. Ron Ryan wrote some of the hits including a love song Because he wrote for his wife, Clark even claimed he wrote that.
@Rollin_L From time to time, Ron will pop up in the comments section in some RU-vid posts and share his story. Basically he wasn’t properly paid for his contribution to the DC5 catalogue and had to settle in court for a fraction of the money. There’s an interview with Ron in the magazine Ugly Things,issue 29. Great reading. Issue 28 of that same magazine has a terrific interview with Lenny Davidson...lots of insight about the groups songwriting process and other tidbits. Hope you can get a copy🤞
I love The Dave Clark Five; that is why I watched their live concert at the Araneta Coliseum, Philippines on 24 April 1965 (Saturday). Their performances were awesome and fantastic 🎶‼️ God bless Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson (the only surviving DC5 members). Thank you both, Jay and Amber for featuring their hit “GLAD ALL OVER”. More power, and God bless you two. Take care.
Fun fact: Back in the mid '60s, it was the Dave Clark Five, not the Rolling Stones, who were the main "competition" for the Beatles crown as the top band. You did good to find these guys. They have so many great rock 'n roll songs, like "I Like It Like That," "Bits and Pieces," Reelin' and Rockin'," "Over and Over," "Any Way You Want It" and others. But they also recorded one of the best power ballads of all time in "Because." Check it out. Also, while you're exploring the British Invasion, you MUST check out Gerry and the Pacemakers. Some of the greatest music ever. They're best remembered for "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and my favorite, "Ferry Cross the Mersey." But some of their more rockin' songs were fun, too. Like "How Do You Do It" and "I Like It." Their list of hits isn't as long as some of the others who came over during the British Invasion, but ther songs were especially memorable. Those first two titles I listed ("Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey") was some of the best baby-makin' music to come from that era.
They were also from Liverpool and were playing locally the same time the Beatles were (before both bands became famous. In fact, the Beatles were oringinally given "HOW DO YOU DO IT" to record by their producer George Martin. They DID record it, but it was never released officially, because they insisted on doing songs that they had written themselves. SO it was given to Gerry and the Pacemakers instead, and it was a hit for them. "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" is about Liverpool....the MERSEY RIVER (pronounced like MerZey....not like "Mercy") runt through Liverpool. It always makes me cry. I married a Liverpudlian and have been to Liverpool several times over the years to visit the rest of his family. When he passed away, "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" was played at his funeral. It's a lovely song, and it still makes me cry. I love the city and the people there.
Loved these guys! The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in Feb. ‘64, the DC5 made their appearance less than a month later, Mar. ‘64. Great time to be alive!
I've been singing this at Crystal Palace Football Club since 1963. As boys, we used to thump the advertising hoardings at the edge of the playing area in time with Dave the drummer...& the fans still belt it out at every home match! I get emotional when I hear it...at 68 years old! Enjoy the vibe!
I remember that,at first, the girls all loved the Beatles, but the boys went for the DC5. We all used to stomp our feet to the drum beat just before the chorus. It was “and I’m feeling(stomp,stomp) glad all over Yes I’m ‘a(stomp,stomp) glad all over. Strange, the things you remember.
An interesting fact about the DC5 is that Dave Clark ( the drummer) not only formed the group but he retained ownership of their master tapes, not the label and made a fortune because of that. He was a great business man.
Oooh this takes me back, Dave Clark was a great drummer. Two other great songs from British artists in the 60's are Out Of Time by Chris Farlow and Gotta Get You Into My Life by Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, both great voices.
They certainly were for a short time in the sixties. Many people couldn't tell the two bands apart upon hearing them. It really wasn't until the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show that they began to pull away. Admittedly, Paul and John were better song writers but TDCF were great musicians at the time.
In the 63-64 period they and the Beatles had very similar sounds. The Beatles were better songwriters and went beyond this, but if both groups had ended here they would have been neck to neck.
In retrospect they aren't in the same category but at the time the DC5 was very much in the same category as the Beatles. The Beatles were managed and marketed better internationally - no doubt - with that falling on Dave Clark more than anything. But in terms of top pop hits - DC5 was right there with the Beatles on the charts for 3-4 years.
For shear energy and bounce (?!?) you could Not Beat this band !! Their singing and banging rhythms just made you wanna get up and Dance!!! In the Day... loved them every bit as much as the Beatles!
Thx y’all! The Beatles phenomenon is exclusively that, phenomenal! No one can really explain it, though there are significant events that all fell in place at the right time! It’s like trying to explain the theory of everything, there isn’t one! Love you guys! Peace!
Back in the day--every senior citizen's favorite opening--I preferred DC5 over the Beatles. When those songs came over the transistor radio, I pedaled my Sting Ray Bike a lot faster! You can't go wrong with any of their charting singles, and man, they have a ton of them.
The American answer to The Beatles was a San Francisco group named The Beau Brummells. They had a couple of nice Beatle-like hits ("Laugh, Laugh" ; And "Just a Little") and disappeared after a year or two, at least from the top 50.
The DC5 were a great band. Many tunes to hit from them. Dave is the drummer and he was a shrewd business man owning the copyrights and masters to all the songs. Bits and Pieces and Over and Over are just a couple to check. They had a few nice ballads as well. The song Because comes to mind.
The Dave Clark 5 were known as the Tottenham Beat due to the area of North London they were from. The only band who match and surpass The Beatles were The Rolllng Stones
A great hand clapping, foot stomping song. Music that just makes you feel good. "Over and Over," "Bits And Pieces," "Any Way You Want It," "You Got What It Takes," "Because" and "Catch Us If You Can," would be great follow-ups.
Mike Smith was Dave Clark Five. Without his vocals, the group was nothing. I saw them in Brooklyn when their movie “Catch Me If You Can”. They got off the private bus and went into the RKO theater in 9th. St. In Brooklyn. I was able to see them in person.
I have to admit, though I am very familiar with The Dave Clark Five, I have never heard anyone say that they were major competition for The Beatles. So I’m guessing that happened in the US and not here in the U.K. My Dad, who was born in the mid 40’s, so the 60’s were his era, always like to remind anyone who mentions The Dave Clark Five that it’s actually the drummer who is called Dave Clark. My Mum always liked to point out that they were rather famous for the fact that they wore Cuban Heels. I seem to recall that just like a number of bands/singers/musicians of that time, The Dave Clark Five also made a film called Catch Us If You Can (if I remember correctly). When I was a teenager in the late 80’s early 90’s there were reruns of quite a famous 60’s TV show called Ready, Steady Go! which was a programme that had teenagers dancing to ‘as live’ bands and interviews with performers. There is quite a well known episode where it was all Motown artists and one of the hosts was Dusty Springfield, there are also many clips showing The Beatles (mainly John Lennon) badly miming along to their songs. I only mention this TV show as Dave Clark was actually responsible for it being preserved for posterity due to buying the rights to it.
Thank you!! You two have put a smile on my face, and a tear in my eye! I was having a difficult day. Then I tune in to you, I get taken away by the beat of this song, and I'm smiling and boogying and flailing around so much my wife thought I was having problems. Other songs you just have to check out are definitely "Catch Us If You Can", "Bits And Pieces", "Over And Over", and their version of "Do You Love Me". All of them showing their musicianship, showmanship, and range.
Dave Clark is the drummer. I was born in Liverpool yet I was a huge Dave Clark fan, of course later the Beatles. Love your channel, you guys are so genuine. Love and respect from Melbourne Australia.
DC5. The Lead Singer was Mike Smith, keyboardist, (died 2008), Lenny Davidson, guitars, Rick Huxley, bass (died 2013), Denis Payton, saxophones, (died 2006), and Dave Clark, drums, comprised the rest. Their biggest contribution to early rock and roll was on the business side. They were one of the first groups to own control of their recording masters, giving Clark control of all their music. They have a great catalog. I'd go with Because, next. Bits and Pieces, Can't You See That She's Mine, Do You Love Me, I Like It Like That, Catch Us If You Can, and You Got What It Takes are all fun romps. Over and Over was also a great charting cover they did. British musical group styles were often known for their hometowns, and the DC5 was known as the Tottenham Sound, as opposed to the Beatles "Mersey Beat", or the Animals Newcastle Sound.
More of the British Invasion!! The only member of the BI that comes close to The Beatles might be The Rolling Stones. This song captures the early 60's rock sound. Go to some of the Beatles' early stuff like She Loves Me and you'll see strong similarities.
Jay & Amber, I loved watching you both experience this song for the first time. I was only remarking tonight that Bits & Pieces was the first pop song I ever sang and danced to in my pram when I was being wheeled around as a baby in North London. You even had the 60s moves; how does that even happen? Somehow, I think you've been here before. Seriously though, great respect to you both in return for the genuine respect and love you're obviously feeling for the old music. The rock bands of this time from London were most definitely very lucky to be standing on the shoulders of the great, old-time Blues artists of the deep South of America and it was their recordings that first inspired the Blues Movement in London during the very early 1960s. Many American Blues artists were invited to London by new British artists as highly esteemed guests and honoured for being literally the font of modern music. We owe them so, so much. Keep doing what you're doing and bless you both 🙂👍🎶❤
@MWPoss That’s session drummer Bobby Graham on the early recordings and Eric Ford on bass. It was part of Dave’s business sense to save time and money in the studio.
One of my favourite songs of the Sixties. According to my uncle who saw both groups live in the same set at Doncaster, the idea the Dave Clark Five were ever rivals to the Beatles was a bit overblown, but this song is certainly one of the best of the decade.
I think the idea of a rivalry comes from them knocking "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" out of the number one spot with "Glad All Over". Their sound was very similar to the Beatles' earlier more pop sounding songs. They were also the second British Invasion band to appear on Sullivan just weeks after the Beatles and went on to make 18 appearances on that show. Also, like the Beatles, they did a movie that was directed by an up and coming British director, in this case John Boorman. I think the difference is that the Beatles were much more experimental while the DC5 were more of a pop band churning out feel good hits. But in the mid 60s, they seemed as ubiquitous as the Beatles.
Mike Smith, keyboard & vocalist, was classically trained. Introduced horns into the British sound. Smith broke his neck at his home in Spain & died not long after. Really miss him.
Once the Beatles hit, there were alot of groups that came on the scene with the same haircuts and had a couple of hits. Few had longevity. However, we do love those one/two hit wonders.
I don't know how long the Beatles were together in the UK, but I was thinking they were only together in the states from what 1963 till 1970? I mean that put out a lot of music but they didn't last a decade in the states. I guess the fame and fortune tore them apart.
Yes, had they continued releasing the "same" music forever most likely they would have lasted a short time also. Every album was VERY different, so they were almost a different band every year or two.
This was the first hit by the first band to come to America riding the Beatles' coattails. There were "Beatles vs. the Dave Clark Five" magazines on the newsstands. This was followed by "Bits and Pieces", "Can't You See That She's Mine", "Anyway You Want It" and a pretty slower one, "Because". Other than "Glad All Over", the Beatles often had all of the Top Five songs on the charts in those first months of 1964 and you have not heard any of those songs.
Finally! someone finally doing a DC5 review! I am so glad it was you guys. Long, long rabbit hole with this group. From 1958 to 1970. Really hit it big in 1963 with this song which kicked 2 songs from The Beatles out of #1. They were the main challengers to The Beatles, I think even more so than were The Rolling Stones. The DC5 dressed well, clean and their demeanor were "nice guys". Still important to many of us back in the day. The lead singer, Mike Smith, I think was one of the best male voices of the era and quite unrecognized. Nothing fancy about them, just good musical arrangements, vocals, - just great to listen to and "easy on the ears". They released a total of 19 studio albums with over 100mil record sales, released around 47 singles, with 15 consecutive top 10 hits, including: Over & Over, Catch us if you can, I like it like that, Because, Everybody Knows, Anyway you want it, Can't you see that she's mine, Do you love me, Bits and Pieces, and You've got what it takes. Along with the group: Paul Revere and The Raiders, they were the best alternatives to The Beatles. Sure hope you do many more reviews of this group.
My first memories were the vinyl 45s playing on the record player... The Dave Clark Five with Glad All Over, Bits and Pieces... The Beatles, The Searchers... This takes me right back!
Hey Fam! I'm not sure if you about Bobby Caldwell's passing so I wanted to let you know. His velvet voice on What You Won't Do for Love is absolutely amazing! R.I.P Bobby Caldwell you will be tremendously missed! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VFMy1aO_LMU.html
@@jeffreygriffin7248 Have you heard his album of standards by any chance called "Come Rain or Come Shine"? It's quite good. His voice suits the material really well.
I recently found your channel a few weeks ago, it's nice to see younger people such as yourself have an appreciation for older music, it's very refreshing. This is a great song, quite the foot tapper though I must admit I thought it was the Beatles myself. Glad that you spotlighted this song! Enjoying your channel. 😁
I’m so happy I was a teen during the 60s. I’ve listened to so much great music, wore cool fashion, and experienced history in the making. Watching you react to classic rock I see you enjoying it the same way I did the first time I listened to those songs.
To answer the question, while I like the DC5 sound, they really did not evolve (except for 1 exception). If you go further with them, ‘Bits and Pieces’ has that heavy drum sound again, as does ‘I like it like that’ (it has great vocals though). The exception is ‘Because’ , a beautiful ballad and very Beatlesque. Of course, you cant be too hard on these guys; Mike Smith, the vocalist is only 19 when singing ‘Glad all over’. So young!!
DC5 had such a big sound and drum driven. Vocalist looked and sounded like John Lennon. Lot of great songs And on the more romantic side, Amber, check their song Because. They really did challenge the Beatles. Released a movie, Catch Us If You Can to answer A Hard Days Night. Paul Revere and the Raiders was another talented Invasion band.
I was 11 when this came out and I loved it along with The Beatle's, Beach Boys, etc. My mom took us to see the Dave Clark 5 full length movie, Wild Weekend. Dave Clark 5 were kind of "Bubble Gum" , The Archie's and Partridge Family came later but still some nice tunes.. Sugar, Sugar by the Archie's can make someone run very fast, away. DC5 never got into serious matter as far as I ever heard. They were fun.
Dave Clark, the DRUMMER owned the whole show $$$..the others were paid employees. Dave Clark was VERY successful. Unique story......GREAT band....thanks.
