All female rock group Fanny appears on a French TV program circa 1972 or so. They perform their covers of "Badge" and "Young and Dumb." Audio quality is a bit distorted from the original source.
This band singularly demonstrates everything that’s right with music and everything that’s wrong with the music industry. They deserved more. More recognition, more promotion, more respect.
I was a huge Fanny fan in the early 70s and I told my friends about them. One guy said to me; "it's bullshit, women can't play rock guitar." Unfortunately his "truth" was prevalent at the time.
They get to the guitar solo and the organist kicks in and I'm a little disappointed cause it's somehow anticlimactic even though it sounds good, then the girl on the Gibson starts busting out all the Clapton licks outta nowhere...adrenaline rush
Don't. Why is everyone so obsessed with this boring and obsolete MUSEUM? RnR has always a thing of the moment, not for conservation - and it did certainly not belong to the critics and the industry, at least not completely. The RnRHoF is a pile of stinking old men conserving what is of no interest so anyone any more. No one cares for that, no one need it except for the company guys who run it. The only ones who got that right were the Sex Pistols when they refused to go there. Let's just acknowledge that these women were great in what they were doing, and period. And so you don't get me wrong: I loved that band already when I was 15, i.e. in 1974.
@@thirdbase6870 I am not sure they would gain anything from that. They would have to pay for their seats in the ceremony, and I don't think they would sell more of their old records - which also would hardly be played more in the radio.
Four amazing musicians, three lead singers, and one of the best drummers in 70s rock. They weren't the only band to be ahead of their time, or to have a record company committed to making them sound bad, but they were one of the most talented. Music doesn't lie. People must have known how good they were.
Actually Alice did lead vocals on the track, Rock Bottom Blues, she's quite the talent with her vocals as well! The lyrics are quite meaningful for the times for females back then & her esp! If you listen closely, Alice drops the F bomb in that recording! It is not showin on lyrics here but it's clear on the track! Lol I've been in every kind of band and show, from Bangor, Maine to Boise, Idaho I’ve had my troubles and I’ve paid my dues, but still I’m saddled with these same old blues I started out when I was young and green; been on the road since I was sweet sixteen Somehow I haven’t sold a single song; somebody tell me where did I go wrong. Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm. I took my story to a man who knew; he told me “I can make a star of you.” Took me for everything that I called mine; now I’m stranded on the dotted line I spent a summer in the county jail; my local voted not to pay my bail They’re never with you when the times are hard; I feel like tearing up my union card Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm. Rock Bottom blues got me down….. I’ll keep on rolling like the stone of old; through rain and fire and the freezing cold I’m bitten by the rock and roll disease; So, won’t you help me make a record please? Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm.
What a GREAT Performance!! Why did they Not Take Off into Stardom? I am 58 and Never heard of them till yesterday....what a Long Lost Waste of experience for me. They were Phenomenal and True Musicians NOT Posers, they ALL had Real Talent.
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
They were too controversial for The Man. The Millington sisters are Filipino, there was some Lesbian aspects to the band; The Man's racism and sexism were a death toll.
Its a pity they are not well known here in the Philippines..like me,i only know of them now after stumbling upon these vidoes of them here..and its pathetic that i was listening to the Bangles during the 80's in my teens while i shouldve known about these girls then during my teens!
Young and Dumb is an absolute tour de force. You can single out each woman's performance as masterful. The fact that they all played brilliantly at one time is mind blowing!!
@Harold de Mure I saw Fanny, Vixen and Birtha! Check out The Warning, three sisters from Mexico, they played Whisky a go go 1-24-19. You may have already heard them, they are just teens!
Wow, what a superb band. Sounds like if Cream, Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin had a child (predating Heart in a way). All the band members were very proficient as musicians. They should have been famous and more recognized for their talent.
I notice a lot of comments like this are from the last 60 days...and many of them have been written by myself as well. It's truly puzzling to discover something of quality you've never heard of!
My thoughts EXACTLY! Great vocal harmonies, musicianship and song writing. Not a girl-band but a GOOD band! My hunch is that the music industry wrote them off as a novelty act. Pity.
I am just finishing a theatrical documentary on Fanny that will start touring film festivals soon in 2020... film FB page and film website to be launched in February/March 2020! The title is FANNY: The Right to Rock!
Stunning. Jean Millington (she makes Mick Jagger sound like a eunuch) sings in Janis Joplin's league, and her sister on the lead g would have made Jimmy Hdx notice. Fantastic musicians... i am discovering now to my great shame, after having basked in Creedence and the Doors for... decades.
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
I've played the drums for 40 years now and I can't believe I've never heard of this band until now. Alice de Bruh is as good as anybody behind the drums!
Note to R N R HOF. THIS is what greatness is. It doesn't get any more entertaining than this. I'm 70, was into rock since Feb. 9 1964, and never knew about this band until recently. I need a time machine!
@@PixieintheMainframe It was "rock" music and they were all men. The only 2 real notable "rock" women artists within hard rock's history were Janis Joplin and maybe the 1970s version of Heart and they were all white and you could include Joan Jett and Pat Benatar, but, Bonnie Tyler, Kim Carnes the Go Go's and the Bangles were minor in the grand scheme of rock history. Tower Of Power was a funk band, not a "rock" group, and the white rock establishment never considered another black man or woman as a prominent "rock" artist other than Jimi Hendrix; even Tina Turner was not thought of as a female "rock artist", however gritty her vocals were. Living Colour was the only black group to have some success in the commercial rock world (unlike Fishbone, Bad Brains and 24-7 Spyz) and Prince was never considered a "rock guitarist" and musician really until he appeared live on stage with Tom Petty & friends and played that killer solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and Prince's compositions mostly catered to the "black sound" and sensibilities throughout most of his music. Motown was a black enterprise that was never in rock category during their heyday and that was a commercial and black R&B entity. Your comment is extremely weak with lots of holes; "ect., etc.", my foot. Go educate yourself first before responding to subjects you obviously know very little about.
It's happening now, and it's wonderful. Check out the Get Behind Fanny Podcast. The goal is to revivify Fanny (as Bowie wished) and hopefully get them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
@@marthajbaldwin5897 The "revify" Fanny was a statement by Bowie in 1999 I believe. The revivify came about due to technological days of our culture, thankfully! I say thankfully because I am 62 years of age & had never heard of them. It was purely accidental that I clicked on one of the suggested clips a year ago....... & wow! Obviously most musicians put a heavy weight on the RRhoF. Not all but most. Myself, the resurgence in their CD sales, the overwhelming complimentary comments in all of these forums 50 years after their original music says more about how good they were & what they had to overcome & their place in RR history & the respect they now have than an election into the hall, at least from my viewpoint!
@@lp5920 I don't see a lot of respect in the comments... and you didn't have to prove to me that they are good, I figured that out ;) I wouldn't say "obviously most musicians" plenty play just to play, not to get into a snooze fest museum made for profit. good to hear about "resurgence" I'm really happy for them. Hey by chance, do you know how many records they sold back in the day?
@@paolobenmore3504 C'mon man!! WTF..don't put in those Bible shit on this...this is Rock & Rock stuff ,we're not talking about those shitty Selfrighteous Christian Hillsong Gospel Music bullshit!!
There are very few songs that have ever moved me so much as this version of Young and Dumb. Jean's raw and intense singing gave me the chills. Excellent!
That second song rocks! Jean Millington has pipes! She can play bass like a goddess while howling like a fierce badass. I can't think of a female singer bassist that rocked like that back then.
@J P Glenn Hughes. By the way,you should check the band Last Internationale, the singer is also a female bassist, Delila Paz. She's giving me Jean Millington's vibes.
@J P Suzi Quatro, she played bass & did lead vocals, around the same time period as this, reached small fame in the US, she was a rockstar in Europe, she left Detroit at age 21 had her own all female band up until then, signed & stayed in England. Check out some of her material, another hugely underrated female band. She started & had a pretty successful all female band also, here's a track from The "Pleasure Seekers" Suzi was just 16 years of age here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cil-u8zsAwk.html
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
I saw them on someone's show on tv when I was a little kid, I was a heavy rock lover even that young, I loved their "happiness" while playing, meanwhile Mom didn't like them, maybe the gender thing or the name haha... glad to find them now. I've been finding so much music from back then, love it thanks to the internet!
Living in Long Beach, CA (near LA), we would see Fanny open for many bands in that area circa 70/71. We would also catch them at The Whiskey, as they mention in the clip. The band was amazing live!
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
This is great. In this video they are playing a rock show, not a TV show and they're cranked up accordingly. The drummer is worth her weight in gold, just kicking some a** back there.
hey .....people.....really..... is there any possible way to get this fabulous girls the fame that they deserve..? i mean.... a collective requeast or something like that...? they definitively deserve to be in the rock n roll hall of fame..!
@@alicedebuhr6457 first thing I noticed was what an awesome personality and assertiveness you show in your drumming. You were all like that. I'm one of the new converts to a very talented band.
I recalled (barely) one of their songs (Butter Boy) upon hearing it again on an old compilation album I bought in 1996 that triggered memories of when I was about 6 or 7, when that song was released. Just now I was watching some of Fanny's past performances on youtube and they blow me away! These ladies were nothing short of inhabiting straight up-raw, heartfelt, energetic, vocally mesmerising, mind-blowing rock and roll talent that would, without a doubt, impress and amaze the young generation of Rock and Roll fans today. Judging by the comments I have read, there are quite a few others who, like me, have only recently become aware of, or fully taken note of, and fully appreciated what a SUPER band Fanny was. I'm grateful to live in a time where technology can transport some elements from the past into our present lives so I could rediscover a band that I know I would have really loved, enjoyed, and been a great fan of had they not been so unjustly overlooked, underpromoted, and allowed to fall through the cracks of the contemporary music scene. With that being said, I'm also glad that Fanny's rediscovery is something being experienced by many others as well, making it a life event which is taking place beyond "just me" and therefore, that much cooler!
I just heard of them...my mind is blown! My guess is that they were strong and proud women who would not get down on their knees for some record producer!
You're right, skills & talent got them their contract & as their career progressed, producers wanted more sexism, they refused to be a novelty, they claim. American R&R culture back then, still very sexist, women can't do R&R or possibly play instruments, men were wrong.!!!! This performance and the sound of this performance was well beyond the times. This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track.
More or less. The producers didn't recreate the raw power and live energy in the studio recordings. They shut them out of having a say in the sound except for the live sound, as read in many interviews.
@@lp5920 "This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track." Either June or Nickey could solo within the context of the song without making you lose your concentration on the song as a whole. Another band that comes to mind that could do this consistently is The Band.
Unreal. It's atrocious they were denied the recognition they deserved when they should have had it. Thanks to the internet they've not fallen into total obscurity.
