The 5th Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic (Official Audio) 

It wouldn't be summer without The Fifth Dimension

The whole decade 1965-1975 was a pretty amazing time to appreciate quality music and performances.

Thank you, Laura Nyro.

My mother had this album and I can remember her playing it on the record player 😂 who out there in cyber land can relate???

I miss my parents, and my grandparents they had the greatest family picnics.

The perfect theme of the Hippie Era.

I was born in 62 , remember hearing this on AM radio! Omg luv this song & band ! I'm Caucasian , always lived Motown & soul music ! ❤😊

Brings back good childhood memories when music was music.

The sweet summer of the year 1968 swimming boating fishing hanging out with friends and picnics

Thank you, Wreaking Crew.❤

This music will never die...🍄🍄🍄

Was a 19 year old trooper in Nam when this came out. Keep us focus on getting the mission done and go back to the world.

The summer of 1968 had some wonderful music 😄

This was the first song I heard from the 5th Demension. It was the Summer of '68 and I was a young 10yr old boy and I've been a big fan of their music since. Marlyn and Florence are two FINE lookin' babes!!

This takes me back to 7 years old at Covenant Baptist Church's Summer Camp!🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🥰🥰 Great times!

Almost every group/personality in the late 60's had their "trip" song. 5th was no different. Loved them to death as a kid and still do as an adult!! RIP Ron Townsend . . .

Boy can this group harmonize!

1968 was such a magical year for music, and this is a magical song.

This song takes me back when I was a kid. Love it

Red yellow honey,sassafrass and moonshine

As a child my father had a furniture store and got all these great albums to play on the stereos that he sold. The 5th dimension was one of them. Great memories!

This song reminds me of being on a picnic in the summer and a lot of peoplre dancing and singing. What a beautiful arrangement!

This is stone soul! The lyrics, harmony and orchestra! What a picnic!

I should never read the comments under my childhood music, the music that I personally tuned in and listened to. It makes me feel ancient. Although others are also here reminiscing, it's stuff like, "I remember my grandparents had this on when they were making Sunday dinner."

I'm 63. Another great harmonizing group from the 70's! Takes me back to my younger years when life was more carefree and not filled with all the technology today to get distracted by.

My absolute FAVORITE 5th Dimension song. I collect your records. I love you guys/gals. Such gorgeous voices and music. LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My parents remember 😢this song that came out in the spring of 1968 at Music 🎵🎶 Radio 77 WABC AM when it hit the top 40 weekly countdown

I remember listening to this song, and I can just smell the summer grass right now!

No school like the old School..Jamz..🎤🎼🖤❤️💚

Beautiful 1968 Musical heavens opened up and poured out the most Devine music.

This music I heard as I was babysat in the 1970s 😊love this

❤❤UP❤UP❤and away❤with YOU❤me❤and OUR❤beautiful balloon!!!❤Baby!!!❤❤❤❤

Naturally 7 plus Mr. Smith equals pure magic. This version is off the hook, I love drummer, bass, the voices and stellar trumpet play. The Killer Joe reference was very smooth near the end also😊

In approximately 1972-73 they played at the Hollywood bowl; they were the first concert I ever went to. Somebody didn’t want the tickets and they were only five bucks. Great memories l, so glad I got to see them!

Takes me back to those glorious timmes. Great group and beautiful song.

I miss the Stone Soul Picnics they used to have in Washington DC on the 4th of July. Everyone got along great. My friends and family really enjoyed themselves.

Joe Osborn''s bass sound on this track is nothing short of amazing.

Love it! Great times, great music!!! I remember when this song came out!

This song takes me back when I was younger I'm 65 years old and still jamming out to this song

This is a tune😊

I love these classic sony

The harmonies! Just seriously high grade talented stuff...and I just Loved Marilyn McCoo

❤❤❤ no words ❤❤

It's that time of year around here. Can you Surry on down? I can.

There just isn't anyone with this level of skill class and talent making music like this. So amazing.

For the individual who wants to know what 'It' means...It means the many ways of getting stoned and have a good time at a Stone Soul Picnic.

Harmonies on point!

still makes me cry lol LOVE IT

❤ amen

Miss old days

I remember when Washington DC used to have the stoned soul picnics They used to be the best thing when Chuck Brown used to perform

Saw 'em in '68 at the Univ of Ariz sports stadium. Those were the days.

1968 the Greatest class of NFA (Newburgh, NY,) graduated and we had a ton of classics to dig and enjoy like this from the 5th Dimension, giving is a life time of sweet memories. Will Hernandez Newburgh, NY

Can you surrey ?

Laura nyro did a lot great songs and this was one of those of the songs

Florence and Marilyn have glorious singing voices

I found this song while working on a project for college looking in texas's radio for some news clips. I fell in love with this sone. Before covid

This is a great version, and if you've never heard Laura Nyro's version you need to!

im 64 this music is the sounds of my life

I Love This Song

The 5D covered 10 original song by the singing songwriting Bronx genius, Laura Nyro. Some others: Sweet Blindness (Nyro's tribute to Stevie Wonder), Wedding Bell Blues.

1:50 - 2:00 there’ll be muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusic 🎧👌🏾

The 5th Dimension loved “Stoned Soul Picnic” (1968), but were shocked to learn it was written by a Caucasian 20-year-old girl from New York City : Laura Nyro. After this became a smash, they recorded several other Nyro compositions. Bones Howe became the group’s producer and introduced them to this tune. He explained : “Laura [Nyro] was a good friend and I used to visit her in New York whenever I was there […]. She was great and I was a huge fan and I recorded enough of her songs so that there could be a 5th Dimension album of all Laura Nyro songs. I believe she was really an important songwriter and brought poetry to her work that kept it from being just pop. BUT SHE WENT WHERE SHE WENT AND THE WORLD DIDN’T FOLLOW.” The word “stoned” doesn’t always mean getting high on marijuana. In this piece, it refers to drinking alcohol and having a good time at a glorious picnic - Nyro mentions wine and moonshine in the lyrics as the beverages of choice‼️ 💜🎵💙 May you rest in peace, Laura Nyro (1947 - 1997)… 🌹

This is my favorite fifth dimension Song! I remember when I was like 7 this song was a hit on the radio. Ivdd add m 62 now

I was 12 years old in Middle school when this came out! As kids we would dance and sing a long to this ❤

Why isn’t this group in the Hall of Fame????? Makes NO sense. They contributed greatly to the music scene of the 60’s and 70’s. 🤔🤔🤔

This is the first song I remember hearing on the radio. I was 3 years old riding in the back of my mother's Rambler in my tiger fur car seat.

Washington DC!

Superior Supreme Soul Perfection

Can somebody tell me why they are not in the rock n roll hall of fame

Thee Best

Magnificent Masterpiece Trully Designed To Devastate Your Soul

the classic

I just love the part at 2:05!

I love thus my parents were living and we used to here them play it loo❤

I LIKEd ds song

Still love song from the past the made since then the music of today

I saw them play this song faster one time live. If you put the speed at 1.25, it almost replicates that version.

the age of venus and her aquajar is now

Wonderful happy song. I love it!

It's a shame that the fabulous composer, Laura Nyro, doesn't even merit a mention from the original poster.

i see saturn and the crescent moon in the background, yaldabaoth(saturn/jupiter) and sophia(venus)

Written by Laura Nyro, I think. Her version is good too.

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HAPPY EAT OUTSIDE DAY! AND HAPPY NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY! AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY! AND HAPPY LOVE LITIGATING LAWYERS DAY! AND HAPPY NATIONAL DIATOMACEOUS EARTH DAY! AND HAPPY NATIONAL MATCHMAKER DAY!......wow......

Laura Nyro of course

Check out Johnny Johnson & the bandwagon’s version ❤

Of course when you are that stoned you see and --- ----- and the Vikings...

I'm trippin' balls.

What are they talking about? Red-Yellow Honey? Sassafras and Moonshine? I know those usually mean, and it is about getting stoned....

I found out today the word ‘picnic’ is racist. Oh well….

I'm 68 yrs young , back in 77ish I was a couple yrs out of hi school my girl friend was still in school a senior we had just started dating . One warm sunny California evening we went on a double date w another couple to see KC and his band ! With 93 KHJ on the radio I drove us in her metalic green vinyl top 67 Firebird 400 her dad just bought her it had American Racing mags and 50 series tires it was a bad ass car . Sense we live in Southern California in a South Orange County Beach town where was the concert ? at Disneyland ! ! Dam ! the whole day/night was ku-razy awesome we're young in our teens , warm sun setting California evening , a new hot beach bunny girlfriend , Disneyland and KC and the Sunshine Band WOW ! It's like a dream did it really happen ? it did we didn't want the night to end it doesn't get any better than that gives me goose bumps thinking about it. Oh yeah a few years later we ended up getting married and are still madly in love