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"Darling Be Home Soon" by The Lovin' Spoonful
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Lyrics:
Come and talk of all the things we did today
Here and laugh about our funny little ways
While we have a few minutes to breathe
And I know that it's time you must leave
But darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to
And now, a quarter of my life is almost passed
I think I've come to see myself at last
And I see that the time spent confused
Was the time that I spent without you
And I feel myself in gloom
So darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to
[Instrumental Bridge]
So darling...
My darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to
Go and beat your crazy head against the sky
Try and see beyond the houses and your eyes
It's OK to shoot the moon
Darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to
#TheLovinSpoonful #DarlingBeHomeSoon #OfficialAudio

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@geraldcantor5329 Год назад

It it is terribly heartening to read how so very many of you comport with what this song means to me as well. I'm 78 now. While in 1973 the song had already been out for a while and always loved by me...seen 'em live in '67... it took on its Monumental and what will be eternal berth in the most special place of my heart on May 30th 1973 when I was in Los Angeles for what was 5 months pursuing a career in acting and waiting on tables in Westwood Village.... and my uncle called me to tell me that my mom was in dire straights and that I should come home to Buffalo New York right away. I did so of course and found that she had already passed ..no one wanting me to get that news all alone in L.A and Dad..brothers being too distraught to even speak., her having had open heart surgery and not making it - my not having been privy to that because of her not wanting me to worry while I pursued my crazy dream..and that she would be all good from then on-.... This song....either I'd heard it somewhere just before bolting for the airport or on the way or maybe just came into my head via her spirit ...but it played in my head the whole way and to the house where the whole extended family sat weeping. My eyes flood with tears and chest quakes as I write yas heartiest here now ..."I Miss You Ma"

@adotintheshark4848 11 месяцев назад

It was featured in the movie "You're A Big Boy Now", good film!

@rjjcms1 10 месяцев назад

You're a Big Boy Now,another of my favourite Loving Spoonful songs.

@Uncle65788 9 месяцев назад

It doesn't get any easier, does it? That spirit you should know that it is yours and if you did not recall your parents they would not live in spirit, they would not live in your spirit. Do not forget that because you are Loved. It was good to read what you have written, that we all might learn from the pain and from the suffering but most certainly you must know you were loved and are loved.

@101st_AB 9 месяцев назад

@@Uncle65788Beautifully said my friend...

@donnadayle3762 8 месяцев назад

nothing happens as we wish it could especially in death.... you had a beautiful caring and loving family. remember that! she left this earth loving you. everything else is sentimental in your memories of her...

@bjbinmke 3 года назад

A quarter of my life has almost passed three times. Still love this song.

@carolynking1625 2 года назад

Yes, I'm in the last quarter of my life and still love this song.

@maxinepoole1967 2 года назад

Not quite to 3 quarters of my life, but I have always loved this song

@carolyndean5674 2 года назад

me too.

@stonehand49 2 года назад

Same here...73 now. Magic still

@davidfesta3061 2 года назад

Same

@marklucchesi4117 Год назад

This song is proof that the 60’s were the most amazing decade ever. Thank you John Sebastian.

@adotintheshark4848 11 месяцев назад

Music had such imagination and creativity in that decade.

@RobertBirkrem-qg7du 11 месяцев назад

This and "The Younger Generation", are the Spoonful's songs that just get me!

@lucypotato8793 Месяц назад

Weren't they tho...

@sharonc9348-f7e 2 года назад

"for the great relief of having you to talk to" is one of my favorite lyrics. I think John Sebastian must have had an old soul at a young age. Not your typical "you're so hot, baby" love songs. It's about how much he values HER, her company, her empathy, her thoughts.

@loriruggiero8950 2 года назад

this and Dangling Conversation by Simon & Garfunkel masterpiece of lyrics

@TheRarebird12 2 года назад

Which is why he and Catherine are still married in 2022, I'm sure.

@artvallejos1460 Год назад

@@loriruggiero8950 Yeah, thanks for reminding me. after this song I'm going to dangling conversation. Here's one for you. Reflections of My Life. Marmalades.

@lincolnparc8897 Год назад

true artists

@KMK7355 Год назад

Hey MADVACATE, you mad bro? Its ok to shoot the moon. Got it?

@hayleyjohnson758 2 года назад

this was the song my dad would listen to when he was missing my mom when she was at work or someplace else. I sang it at his funeral 3 years ago, listening to it now makes me think of him.

@wayne_twentyfive 2 года назад

That's beautiful .. Sorry for your loss .. A wonderful way to remember him.

@paulkruger491 2 года назад

Nice. Great song.

@mariacarmelo8958 Год назад

Did you manage to sing without crying?

@753131hs Год назад

Love your story

@roscoearbuckle2 Год назад

😪

@mindbender5466 3 года назад

Hippie Folk songs of the 60’s then Psychedelic Rock followed up by Singer Songwriters of the 70’s ...two decades of pure magic. The world will never see the likes of it again.

@Kristina-gv1sg Год назад

Amen, Mind Bender. You said it.

@mariahewitt1841 3 месяца назад

I fear you are right. I grieve for young people having the music they have now. This song alone is magical

@evilqueenyiayia 3 месяца назад

❤😢

@rickmartin5132 Месяц назад

Yep, you're right....we saw them bow in, now many are slowly bowing out.

@THectOrtiz 2 года назад

Proof, yet again, that there’s no argument: The 60s is the greatest era in music. No other compares. Not even close.

@rowbom 3 дня назад

I love the sixties but how about the seventies as well?

@bobkennedy5585 4 года назад

This song is a masterpiece

@wiscgaloot 3 года назад

It's good, but not a masterpiece. "I've been waiting since I toddled" is just awkward as hell.

@biguzzetti 3 года назад

Toddled is fn brilliant!🙃

@wiscgaloot 3 года назад

@@biguzzetti do you have any idea what it means? LOTS of reviews of the song mention how cringy this is. He's basically saying he wanted to date this woman, when they were both 2 years old.

@biguzzetti 3 года назад

@@wiscgaloot what do YOU personally find cringe worthy about this song?

@lorenzoballester3845 3 года назад

@@wiscgaloot My darling heal your ears soon. Anyway this song is absolute amazing.

@virginiafriend9811 9 месяцев назад

Very lucky for those who, once in a lifetime, connect with: "The great relief of having you to talk to".

@tarynciccarelloo57 16 дней назад

Such a great come back❤

@SKRATCH587 3 года назад

I’m not exactly sure why tears come to my eyes when ever I hear this song , probably because it’s such an awesome song , and that’s what AWESOME SONGS DO ! ✌🏻

@margaretjameson4848 Год назад

Your not alone buddy👍

@SKRATCH587 Год назад

@@margaretjameson4848 🙏🏻

@margaretjameson4848 Год назад

My tears were there when I saw your comment

@SKRATCH587 Год назад

@@margaretjameson4848 Now I'm crying again😂, thnx😁

@alexgasiewski4970 Год назад

It's everything . A song a good song don't make you the boss or the king or queen of music it's the people who are the simplest best and at that moment touch you, that's what separates entainers from performer's. You can tell when people care what their saying. from those that are playing fluff for a buck.

@haljones246 Год назад

I always viewed this as a tremendously powerful ballad for all the Viet Nam vets who never made it back home to their sweethearts!

@mariacarmelo8958 Год назад

Don’t know why, but I just had to hear that song today. ❤️

@artvallejos1460 Год назад

Here's another good one. Reflections Of My Life by The Marmalades

@steelethescene 5 месяцев назад

Me2 :)

@johnr.lovato4280 Год назад

In 2001, my daughter was getting married to a wonderful young man that was going to whisk her off to start a new life 2,000 miles away, and as joyful as I was for the both of them, it was truly breaking my heart wide open. They were both too young for this beautiful song to really mean anything to them, but at their reception, I , with a few musician friends backing me up, sang this song to my daughter, and her new husband, with just a few lyrical changes that made it personal to us all. To this day, neither I, nor my extended family could believe that I could make it through the entire song without completely breaking down sobbing. Because all these years later, just hearing the original version turns me to a sobbing wreck. There was a video recorded that night, and now that I moved to be closer to them “and my grandkids”, we have watched it together. I will always thank God for John Sebastian writing such a beautiful, timeless, and moving song for ALL AGES!!! Thank you, from the bottom of my simple heart, Mr. Sebastian!

@judieg.7945 Год назад

When I was a 19 year old soon to be mothe, r my husband I and I went to the movie with Loving Spoofull songs. As we came out of the theatre it was a beautiful summer evening still very light. I felt so perfectly happy in that moment with my husband. Life was lovely and a new baby coming. All these years have now passed and in my old age I still find this song so beautiful and evocative of how lovely life can be. Thank you for sharing your nice story and moving to be close to people. No one ever did that for me.

@banditwithmoxxie 3 месяца назад

What a lucky girl she is to have such a loving father. Happy to hear they made you a grandfather and you are now living closer and enjoying your family togetherness and your grandchildren.

@ronaldt491 4 года назад

"Quarter of my life is almost passed" Personally I have the "Three score and ten" under my belt. Hope for a few more years to enjoy this music!

@kenackerman3708 3 года назад

Young pup. I have 3 score and almost 15. 🤪👍

@tommcvie6635 3 года назад

.....and those days never to be seen again. But we still have people.....💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

@teedee9903 3 года назад

@@kenackerman3708 3 score and 14 for me. Made it through Vietnam in 1967-68 . I think I make a few more. Love the oldies

@mauritiusdunfagel9473 3 года назад

Time really drives us all, doesn’t it? Peace!🌺

@bac911rn 2 года назад

When I hear this song and I’m singing to myself and the “a quarter of my life is almost past” lyric comes up, my brain says “yeah, right, if you live to be 280!” Great, great song.

@sunnylife7934 2 года назад

Hadn’t heard this in 50 years. Brought tears to my eyes.

@moongazer2049 4 года назад

One of the most underrated songs of that era or any era , Spoonful was deep

@chipboyd2374 4 года назад

After 50+ years it still sounds great!!

@josephlemko3027 Год назад

Music rarely gets better than this John B. Sebastian masterpiece.✌😇

@edwall5558 2 года назад

Dang near makes ya want to cry. Such a loving and peaceful song.. There will never be another time like the 60s and 70s God please help us to go back to peaceful..

@lgaytan65 9 месяцев назад

This beautiful song is as classy as it gets. Wow, these guys were just great!

@scottstarkweather1747 2 года назад

Hey youngsters! Eventually you will discover what a "great relief of having" the one you love to talk to. The lyrics will change their meaning and you'll appreciate this masterpiece all over again.

@ronnyparker Год назад

best thoughts and words ever,

@patriciarodrigue5778 Год назад

His voice was annointed. This song always made me cry and after all these years it still does! ❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤

@rusoviettovarich9221 5 лет назад

This is on the same level of John Lennon's 'Hide Your Love Away'....a truly heartfelt paean of a young man to a girl he cherishes so deeply and so wants to have in his arms again. This is the classic song of the Loving Spoonful; and John Sebastian....a masterpiece esp. that backing orchestra of strings and brass but most of all the 'strings'....always always the strings!

@juvenilehall1979 5 лет назад

I totally agree with you .. the STRINGS just make the song even greater :) ...

@classichost 5 лет назад

This ranks significantly higher in my opinion, always reminds me of heading over the bridge from Manteo to Nags Head late one Sunday afternoon 20 years go.

@jv-ep2tc 5 лет назад

i've always sensed that this is harder to sing than it appears

@WickedKingLycoan 5 лет назад

It's A Missive About The Pain And Beauty Of The Waitng For That Person...The Other Half Of Yourself That You Can't Truly Sing Without.

@EnoVarma 4 года назад

For me, it's the horns.

@charliegirl42ify 5 лет назад

This created such a yearning in me way back when I first heard this. It's still hauntingly beautiful to me after all these years.

@charlesveg 4 года назад

amen

@benkleschinsky 4 года назад

2:15 an ode to the Mamas and Papas.

@janetzavatto5277 4 года назад

I understand.....❤

@FogeyePiefoot 3 года назад

Surprisingly, I don't remember it from back then. I would have been about 20 then.

@richardhultgren9438 3 года назад

Takes me to a time of love and innocence.

@rosebuddy47 4 года назад

What a super great song!! No music today does not even come close!

@tommcvie6635 3 года назад

Great song.

@ErnestAbikis 3 года назад

It's great but don't compare, buddy.

@patricecatanio901 2 года назад

agree

@uofm4life735 Год назад

@@ErnestAbikis Todays music doesn't compare pal.

@louisspiegel2384 5 лет назад

Love this song this wasvone of my wife's favorites, Sure miss her so much

@shelbytn1955 5 лет назад

@JavaJohnVideo 4 года назад

miss mine too. :/

@markdirenna159 4 года назад

My sister Gemma loved this song

@jamesedwards171 4 года назад

Someday she'll be home soon.

@MikeJones-rk1un 4 года назад

Take mine. Please.

@frankabney5850 3 года назад

I was a young teenager when I first heard this song... it was so rarely played back then but it has stayed in my mind and heart for all these years... still loving it at 67 years old now in 2021

@trotptkabasnbi6655 2 года назад

Same here Frank, 68 now

@trotptkabasnbi6655 2 года назад

That's damn right Frank, this song help me get thru it all, same age too

@robertareeves7834 2 года назад

me, too....I am right there with you!!!

@brendacampbell3229 8 месяцев назад

Me too 67 now still makes me dream and cry.

@ijsbrandvreugdenhil4652 2 года назад

This song is a treasure

@stephenjohnmalich3783 Год назад

Such s great song. Miss the time so much and my family and friends who have passed

@timmolloy3442 3 года назад

I heard this on "This is Us" tonight.I remember when this song was released It blew me away.One of my favorites off all time.I totally lost track of what was going on in the show.I got chills and teared up.Can't believe I have not heard it in over 50 yrs.....I think that is because it was not a giant hit when it was out.That's ok by me.It snuck up on me and was such a pleasant surprise. Had to come to You Tube to hear it again.

@edriley2703 3 года назад

Same here...This Is Us and this Song brought back so many memories of loves now passed...💕🔥🙏

@Sunshine-do3yv 3 года назад

Hey Tim!!...me to!!!I looked it up watching "this is us" tears and smiles and missing people were right on the heels!!!I am 64 now hippie girl always!!!!☮️☮️☮️☮️💐🎼🌈🌈🌈🌻🌻🌻✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️this is us .......song lists of us all....trying to keep on keeping on peace and love 💗💜💜 sunshine Boulder,Co 2021

@timmolloy3442 3 года назад

@@edriley2703 WOW......good to hear from you......I was not expecting any replies.I very rarely make comments about stuff online but this really affected me.And to add to it I went to Woodstock and was drafted 3 weeks later. Have never had a tv show have so much meaning to me.Your profile looks very interesting, I will be looking into it.

@sherriandrews2545 3 года назад

Same for me...I used to love this as a young teen and didn’t even knew who sang it...so beautiful and innocent

@Sunshine-do3yv 3 года назад

Hello Tim...!!I just re read your post about Woodstock!!!....and three weeks later Vietnam.... beautiful love, music 🎶🎼, 🌻 then onto to hell...I am sorry you had to go through that...as you were watching the show, it must of felt like you were watching your story....that crazy,I got chills now...I am glad you made it 🏠 home.....🎶🎼💜🎵🌈🎹✌️🌼🌸🌷🌷🌷peace and love brother... Sunshine 🌞☀️☀️☀️☀️

@lorildiamond4987 2 года назад

Amazing classic, never gets old

@saraana996 2 года назад

This was the song my husband and I danced to at our wedding. It’s so timeless.

@gerwynevans2729 5 лет назад

One of the great love songs of all time.

@brenda-randyparks5373 2 года назад

What a performance for this story John is singing.

@dlomara 5 лет назад

One of my favorites. John Sebastian was a musical genius.

@trout1212 5 лет назад

Saw him sing this at Woodstock '69. Perfect song for the occasion.

@rickb4806 5 лет назад

Awesome Doug!

@dianewright8152 4 года назад

My husband was there too!

@bowiekt 4 года назад

Lucky YOU!!!♥️

@mauritiusdunfagel9473 3 года назад

Such simple sentiment, such yearning, such a great song.I miss being 17.

@tortugabob 3 года назад

This band was so good. We were spoiled back then.

@jayritchie851 3 года назад

The Beatles set the bar pretty high and everyone else had to bring their "A-Game" to stay afloat musically. That set off a really amazing decade in music.........

@debluvsjr971 2 месяца назад

Oh we were so spoiled! Great song! Joe Cocker did a great job too!

@bettyboop1978 3 года назад

This was always one of my favourite songs. 🥰 I guess I’m just really old.

@patricecatanio901 2 года назад

I'm with you. We are not old!! We just have good taste!

@carolynking1625 2 года назад

Mine too. And I'm old and glad of it. I'd hate to be young now times after all the good music became old instead of in the special times when it was new and popular on the radio.

@latitudeselongitudes1932 2 года назад

Aging can be hard,specially for one's body and mind health, but it can also be a wise redemptive experience

@JDYapp 2 года назад

What's wrong with that

@bettyboop1978 2 года назад

@@JDYapp Nothing, I just think kids today don’t appreciate our beautiful music. 😉❤️

@a_missippian 4 года назад

tears & goosebumps every dadgum time

@eddie1247 Год назад

Was, still is and always will be one of my favorites

@MF-lb3iy 2 года назад

This song is so beautiful and perfectly is a recognition of real love.

@gluce 5 лет назад

Gawd this is good. Still beautiful after all these years.

@sammy1995 5 лет назад

I agree. This is one of their best performances.

@Viper-dc2wm 3 года назад

With all those Spoonful hits, this is still my favorite.

@jayritchie851 3 года назад

They had a lot of great radio hits. This was not one of them but it stands head and shoulders above those others. This and "Summer in the City", clearly the best.

@thomasmanning829 5 лет назад

In the early 1960s I used to work for my grandfather every Christmas, Easter, and summer vacations at his slaughterhouse. Bu the time I was 16 (1967) I was able to buy my own car, or actually a yellow 1962 Ford pickup truck! I was living at Newport Beach, Ca. Good God that was a good time. A couple of my buddies and I made a cheap camper out of 2 sheets of 4X8 plywood and a piece of canvas for a back cover. One of these guys gave me a cowboy. Hanging out at the Newport pier some friends began to call me cowboy. Gas was dirt cheap and auto insurance was not required. We were out for fun and found it in abundance! Recent history confirms that we had the best music ever!!! '

@flatiron53 5 лет назад

Thomas Manning Amen to that!

@blueoctgal 4 года назад

Good times for sure

@billi4519 3 года назад

Can listen to this song forever. Top of my favorite list of all time.

@henren8573 Год назад

Love this song. Beautiful

@floygrace6559 6 месяцев назад

This is one of the most romantic songs ever. To me it expresses the love that emanates from Spirit. It is so pure. It is the love of two souls sharing their timeless journey in a connection of wonder. I loved my first true friend like this from the moment we met until she died, too soon, in her 60's. I loved my mother and father until they passed. My husband 'til his passing. My children, my remaining friends, and my Lord Jesus. This song always makes me weep, as it reminds how fortunate I am and was, to have these wonderful souls to cherish.

@keithsteffen5770 3 года назад

Amazing how beautiful this song is still...

@WickedKingLycoan 5 лет назад

Damn! I Love This Song. For All Of Those Who Await Their Love...When The Minutes Of Waiting Seem Like Hours...The Seconds An Eternity...We Wait, And Wait For Them. More's The Pity That We're So Prideful And Grateful That They'll Never Know...Purely Timeless.

@danielross2074 4 года назад

The song still brings tears to my eyes. I finally found someone who I can say Darlin' be home soon.

@johnr.lovato4280 Год назад

I often feel like weeping when I hear the radio garbage young kids are listening to, thinking that what they are hearing is REALLY GOOD MUSIC! I raised my kids and now, my grandkids to listen to,and appreciate the best music from the 40s,50s,… on up to the 80s. So they could really know that timeless songs like “Darlin’ be home soon” are available to hear,enjoy,love, and even weep to. That is what real music does, throughout all time.( what a pity if all they listen to is W.A.P.)

@echojohnny714 5 лет назад

Nothing said more than the music of the hippie generation. Love your fellow brother and pick up a little garbage on your way out and everything will be alright

@echojohnny714 4 года назад

@John Connolly people started thinking then they stopped getting high. Im glad im not one of them. There world became complex with deadlines and commitments and mine?? well lets say that im still loving my fellow brother and still picking up a little garbage. Iron Eyes Cody would be proud

@KimWilliamGordon 4 года назад

@John Connolly I watched them sell out one, by one, by one. It broke my heart. So much promise.

@jorgeespinosa3179 4 года назад

Amen to that.

@charliegirl42ify 3 года назад

@John Connolly the card-carrying communists conquered America. Not with bullets, but with a flood of propaganda so hateful, we're divided by class, race, education and every other way. Obama literally GAVE us Trump. And he's showing us we MUST NOT be divided. But united against all the evil now. #saveourchildren

@harolddavis9677 3 года назад

What happened? Greed Greed Greed. Consume more if you want happiness. What gives me joy? Knowing that 50 years later, I have not sold out have maintained my ideals and though not as frequent I still enjoy getting high from time to time. And without a doubt, as I witnessed so many do. I never became my parents.

@kenackerman3708 3 года назад

A quarter? Hell, three quarters. I'll be 75 this year. I do remember singing along to this song when it was almost a quarter in 1966. I was 20.

@sevenstarsofthedipper1047 2 года назад

LOL. When I hear and sing this song to myself now, I say “3 quarters” I thought I was the only person to do that. I was 12 when it came out.

@langjr0 2 года назад

I’m 75 also and where did that quarter of my life go……So Fast!!!!

@latitudeselongitudes1932 2 года назад

The memories are your gifts

@johnanderson8046 11 месяцев назад

We had a lot a good songs from the Spoonful but this one tops them all.

@norobbery 4 года назад

Thank God we've got this kind of music to listen too

@lupehgutierrez4650 3 года назад

I love the orchestration. It seeps in so softly and yet adds depth and passion to the lyrics. It makes it a beautiful love song.

@bowlersinger 2 года назад

John could barely sing over all of that! 😄😄🎶🎶

@allanpotts6765 Год назад

Here,here😅

@LS1conehead 11 месяцев назад

I've seen him perform this at our concert series, SOLO, and it is just as beautiful and mesmerizing done that way. 🥲 But i get what you are saying about this arrangement! 😉 👍

@garylynncook1560 5 лет назад

This lovin spoonful song was the greatest.

@tonijames59 4 года назад

That's beautiful. 💕

@maryguy9013 2 года назад

Good music never fades away it can stand the test of time

@joanneweigensberg1957 3 месяца назад

Something triggered this song in me today that I just had to listen to it, and memories from the 60's came flooding back. Amazing the effect music has on us. Now, I will listen to Joe Cocker's version. Same song, 2 vibes. Enjoy your day to all who are reading this. ❤❤

@bugeanuflorin1531 Год назад

Absolutely fabulous band, excellent performance music. Masterpiece.

@davidmenzd5544 2 года назад

I'm 33,but love this era of music..this one is priceless

@chanceKP 3 года назад

I’m 31 and I was watching this show and this song came on and I caught the line “a quarter of my life has passed.” Kinda trippy you think about. Listening to this song made me wish life was like how my grandpa said it was. This world sucks now. I never lived in the 60’s but I did live in the 90’s and I really miss those days.

@patriciaratchford2826 3 года назад

It played on the show this is us the other night.

@richardwallace6441 9 месяцев назад

This song takes me back in time LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ALIVE BACK THEN

@lizdevich7192 4 года назад

I had forgotten about this song. The Lovin Spoonful what a group. So innovating their music. Brings back so many memories of the 1960's and 1970's. If we could turn back time!

@jimdonovan5520 2 года назад

Amen Liz

@gerismith8806 3 года назад

Me too, time flys so swiftly!! 💞💞💞 Beautiful time of our lives!!

@annier9300 4 года назад

I was a pre-teen when this song came out, did not fully comprehend the deep feelings he sang about, but knew it was a beautiful love sing, and still is.

@26rickg 3 года назад

Yes, me too....

@sevenstarsofthedipper1047 2 года назад

@@26rickg I was 12. But I was enthralled by one of the girls in my 6th grade class. So, I had some idea about what the longing was.

@kathleenpalmisano3591 5 лет назад

I’ve been waiting..... For the great relief of having you to talk to. Great lyric and one of my favorite songs by an iconic ‘60’s artist.

@nancyhanley6558 5 лет назад

I love John and his harpsicord;)

@brianherrington7226 5 лет назад

Nancy Hanley I think that’s actually a autoharp.

@timmolloy3442 3 года назад

for the great relief of having you to talk to.You are the only comment I have seen that mentions that line.This is one of my favorite songs and that is my favorite lie.

@billmarks9022 5 лет назад

Sung from the heart for sure. The orchestra adds so much too...

@tysonmindham2986 2 года назад

Wish we could get remixes of The Lovin’ Spoonful’s albums. Cause man this song is screaming for one.

@donegoing2002 2 года назад

Dennis Praeger has been playing the intro of this song on his talk show and I remembered what a great song I dearly loved. Had to hunt around a little to find it and embarrassed to say I didn't remember it was the Loving Spoonful, one of my favorite groups back when they were on the air. I've been a "Rain on the Roof" and Summertime in the City" fanatic also

@davidmenzd5544 4 года назад

best loving spoonful song ,never get tired of it....reminds me of such great times when I first met my wife

@robertmccann8079 4 года назад

Tell her about your memories and of those great times. The time goes too fast and is fleeting. I lost my wife of 52 years and I wish I had told her more often of my Love and memories before her death. Our life together was wonderful and filled with joy but I would give anything for 1 more day with her.

@patricecatanio901 2 года назад

My fave 60's band! I saw John Sebastian here in SF at the Venetian Room at the Fairmont Hotel. He had the Dick Bright orchestra behind him and they did the most incredible full orchestra version of this. It was heart stopping.

@williamfarmer3841 9 месяцев назад

I left my love during this song and she helped me pack. After forty years we have reunited socially and it brings tears to my eyes.

@tjvanpopta 4 года назад

Timeless and sublime masterpiece. The reality is todays music doesn,t have anything memorable. Sometimes i feel bad for young people today as i don,t think todays music will stand the test of time.

@kindly0894 4 года назад

It's beautiful ❤️ spread the word with a hug of course

@susanfraser6371 3 года назад

Absolutely beautiful. ❤️

@haywoodalanhayhorr8052 4 года назад

I saw John & the Spoonful in the University of Dayton (Ohio) Fieldhouse in 1967 when I was 17. John sang this beautiful song and many others. The electricity went out about 2/3's of the way through the show and John & the boys converted to acoustic in about ten minutes and the show went on, lit by cigarettes and doobies and reflections off of quarts of Budweiser beer. A great time was had by all.!

@Jukeboxhero63 Год назад

I played this when my girlfriend walked through the door 😭😭😭 I missed her so much!! I balled!! Beautiful pertinent lyrics for that moment

@Jukeboxhero63 Год назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@barbaradownie3265 4 года назад

SO BEAUTIFUL 😍😍😍

@noragilloway2761 3 года назад

Awesome song

@jlovebirch 4 года назад

A mini-masterpiece for sure. I always group this with songs with a similar wistful spirit like Pretty Ballerina, Never My Love, and Summer Breeze.

@karinkesel5577 3 года назад

3 of my other favorites!

@heronpage3883 2 года назад

Pretty Ballerina is gorgeous, still play it on my iPod all the time.

@kevinobrien2735 2 года назад

What a great band they were.

@rosemaryevans9164 2 года назад

Was one of my favourites back in the day and still is!! Brings back great memories!

@joansena2168 3 года назад

I just heard this song on tonight's episode of This Is Us ! This beautiful song is so rarely played. I was barely 12 when this came out and don't think I've heard it since! Big Thanks to This Is Us for bringing this amazing song to so many who have never heard it👍❤

@almason253 3 года назад

Do you remember the Mugwumps?

@sheilafraser9332 3 года назад

I heard it on This is Us too. Reminded me of my boyfriend from university. It was the 80’s, but we liked 60’s music. He put this on a mixed tape of “oldies” for me. Sweet memory.

@joansena2168 3 года назад

@@almason253 no I can't say I do, but great name. Funny you ask as someone I work with mentioned them recently !

@hilarylanigan4623 3 года назад

Was so happy to hear this song on This Is Us...love this song! Hope the youngsters took note.

@ctfirebattchief 3 года назад

I heard this on This is us" and it brought tears to my eyes, I haven't heard this in years. such memories it brought back, of innocence, of coming of age. With age, comes the true meaning of the love that was professed in this song :)

@annsheardown5925 4 месяца назад

The 60s brilliant lovely people lovely music and lovely peace

@philipgarnett101 3 года назад

So true. Hard to find a good friend. A lot of wisdom for a young man to write and sing that

@jayritchie851 3 года назад

He was all of 23 years old. Amazing.......

@philipgarnett101 3 года назад

@@jayritchie851 yes for sure

@victoriajohnson5461 2 года назад

This song l have loved for years. So earnest, romantic and pure.

@ronhaugen1161 5 лет назад

This song is so fantastic! First the strings are brought in, and then the brass section is added. I've listened to this 4 times in a row and never tire of the song.

@KonaSitkaRose Месяц назад

That's exactly what really touches me, too. It's a gorgeous song in itself but when the strings and then brass enter, it becomes phenomenal.

@bondgabebond4907 2 года назад

Songs like this define one of the greatest periods of music. Simply beautiful, so soft, so loving.

@glockenspiel37 4 года назад

heard this song for the first time in 1973 on Slade Alive - good to hear the original, certainly a more gentle approach, nice brass

@paulkruger491 2 года назад

I never heard this song until recently. I love it.

@coltoncooper170 Год назад

These guys were frickin' brilliant. John Sebastian made so many pop masterpieces.

@arieladams42 4 года назад

Our wedding song ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Sung from the heart for sure. The orchestra adds so much too...

@izabella2000Pashaghi Год назад

I'm here for "this is us", beautiful song 💓

@keithm.7335 4 года назад

A beautiful song and probably the only song that uses dawdled and toddled in any song in recorded history. The song, as a whole, expresses my feelings exactly.

@jimdonovan5520 2 года назад

First heard it in my dorm one late Saturday night and have never forgotten it, along with Six o clock

@roygarrett8053 2 года назад

what a song love it

@johnhood9861 3 года назад

X-lent musical arrangement, love the soft voice, always loved this song, the '60's gold. Sooooo much classic golds never yield to heartaches, love, happiness and rainy days that sooth the soul.