Yes we need a piece of a few people. Who is responsible for the Easybeats not have the fame they deserve Had they been given a manager and recording company that knew what they were doing. The Easybeats and Stevie , and the other bands from Australia would have been able to find the following that would have made them famous.😢
You’re right! Stevie is amazing! And these are terrific songs from a great band that deserved to be as famous the Who or the Yardbirds. They’re as good or better.
My favourite song by The Easybeats and they have done a lot of great songs. I've still got the 7 inch single of this, had it for about 50 years. I'm amazed it wasn't a hit. Classic.
Yes - it was banneed in the States because of the line "Finding someone else in your bed" - which the Americans found so offensive!!! Unbelievable. Australia's greatest rock band that should have been a world wide sensation.
In some American states it was released with the offending line replaced with; "discovering that your love has gone dead". The replacement line was also used in the original Australian release, but the original line was used in later releases. Do not know if the Easybeats performed the censored line or some imitator.
Bowie actually did a version of the Easybeats’ song Friday on my Mind on his Pinups album, so you could say Bowie was influenced by the Easybeats rather than the other way around. Maybe they were both influenced by each other, who knows ?? R.I.P. all those who have left us, Stevie Wright, George Young & their 2nd drummer Tony Cahill and David Bowie.
And now we can add Harry Vanda to that sad list of the Easybeats who have died. He passed away in August of last year. He was diagnosed with dementia sometime in 2000 s and then he was diagnosed with cancer. I don't know what type of cancer,or were they found it. But he passed away only 8 months after his diagnosis. 😢😢😢😢. At the age of 78. 😢😢 so now we are missing three of them. Rest In Peace Stevie George, Harry . and not a Easybeats but he was a great part of the group AC DC. Rest In Peace Bon Scott, and George's little brother Malcolm. And let's not forget Tony Cahill I think that was the name of the Easybeats second drummer . He has also passed away from a brain hemorrhage in the year of 2014. A year before Stevie and the others. So thank you for your contributions to the music you have created 😂😂😂 And rest In Peace every body. Hopefully you are rocking the stairs with the other great performer's that are in heaven with you 😂😂😂 That would be a great show 😂😂😂😂
@@OldiesMommaI didn't know this about Harry. Terrible news. He was a rock god. He should have received a Sate funeral in Australia. Magnificent musician, songwriter, producer, guitarist, human .... great mentor to so many bands and musicians. Rock in Peace Harry. 🤘😢🤘
Easily one of their best songs can't believe it wasn't a hit amazing melodies and harmonies they were loved by other groups especially Small Faces and Stones, Ray Davies as well, The Godfathers of Aussie Rock a pity Stevie got on the gear...as he was one of best front men of all time..if he wasn't so f'd up could have been the lead singer of AC/DC...And he was offered both Yesterday's Hero and Love is in the Air but knocked them back...
A kórházi dilettáns kezelések vitték el! 😪 A felelötlen orvosok, akiket senki nem von utólag felelősségre😪Onnan jött ki rosszul!😪RIP csodaszép Stevie!🌹Élezre szúlettél!🙏Szeretúnk!❤🌹
They may have had diverse origins but they were an Aussie band. They said said so in their interviews and their music was not English, Dutch or Scottish, it was purely Australian, born in Aussie pubs & clubs. Easybeats = 1960s Australian Music !!!
Me gustan mucho Easybeats(friday on my mind es un clasico sixties inolvidable),esta cancion salio en un single español,espero no equivocarme,como cara B de Good Times. Fabulosa!
Friday on my mind is a well known classic in the US but you’re right that Easybeats were basically a one hit wonder here. A bit like The Small Faces and ‘Itchycoo Park’, but ‘Tin Soldier’ is unknown. There certainly are Yanks who appreciate them today via RU-vid. Sorry was actually used on a tv commercial here a while back.
BeatlesBootlegs9 I had to google it. I found it on RU-vid, it was for The Gap. Just a 30 second snippet, but it is a great song. Can’t believe it wasn’t a big hit in the 60s!
Stevie was still only 19 years old at this time. Harry was 20 and George, barely, 21. And they broke up 2 years later. Bare in mind that you had to be 21 years old to legally sign a contract back in those days. Unfortunately, too much, too soon. It’s only with hindsight that we can realize that they were all musical prodigies.
love the easybeats and you know Michael Myers ripped off Stevie dancing for his Austin Powers character, I mean come on. little Stevie as he was known was one of the first if not the first lead singer to start dancing and moving around on stage instead of just standing there and they love him for it and other singers took notice and follow suit.
Is there a video of this performance that you can see all of them, especially Stevie wright doing his Dancing 😂😂. . He was so talented and very cute and adorable ❤❤.
@haitipi It's not Tony Cahill either - Tony was a leftie and that guy sitting in on the kit is playing a right-handed kit. Tony probably slept in that morning and missed the shoot or just couldn't be bothered.......
It was also banned in some states of the US because it has the word HELL in it. How frickin absurd is that ?? I imagine the states were those in the Bible Belt, brimstone, fire & serpents BAN IT, BURN IT, it’s the devil’s music !!! Omg
This is a great song but it was far too progressive for its time. In my opinion, It was a poor choice as a second single and the sales proved my theory was right. They had so much better 'standard' songs in the can and as it has been stated many times before, they were poorly managed. Fantastic band but poorly managed and they had the wrong record company. UA was not the spot for a band like this in America.
