Senior in H.S. March 1967. This was the very first song I played in my first car a 1957 Chev. Belair 2 dr hdt. I would think of the girl who I have loved for four years. She had no clue how I felt because I was too shy and stupid to tell her how I felt. Fast forward to Aug. 2021, our 53rd Anniversary. I am a very blessed man
John Barbata, one of the original members of The Turtles, passed away on May 8th of this year. In this video, John is the boy in the back, wearing a jacket and playing drums. I sincerely hope John rests in peace.
I am a 14 year old girl in middle school and AMAZED at just how GREAT my grandpa's music was from back then. I never took time to listen to any of it until now. 👧
You have uncovered a treasure chest with lots to dust off inside, and polish to its original sheen. What a great experience awaits you! Congratulations!
Yep. This was probably the first songs I heard from that period that I liked. I discovered it used in an ad for Golden Grahams cereal. Bring back the 1960s.
This song makes me smile and sad at the same time. Reminds me of when I was 12 years-old with my parents at Misquamicut Beach Rhode Island. Oh to be a kid again...
One cannot convince people enough, who were not around during 1967, just how huge this song was. It received constant air play. Living in Washington State at that time, and remember listening to this gem while on our frequent outings to Mt.Ranier, National Park, and other beautiful sites. Great time to be a youngster.
I worked for my Greek friends right across the water slides in the late 90s/early 2000s at Misquamicut Beach. Put this song on, because some lousy pop remake is in a commercial and I was showing someone that it was a real song at some point that had a soul to it. It's awesome reading all the people who were actually alive when this song was on the radio and to read about their memories
I’m 11 years old and I love listening to Metal and rock also some country (I know I’m breaking some rules here) but this song is truly a masterpiece. The background vocals and all the instruments are in point a perfect song
I would consider singing this to a pretty girl who I met at my college recently. She definitely has a great sense of fashion and knows how to put on a charm without much effort.
Imagine me and you, I do I think about you day and night, it's only right To think about the girl you love and hold her tight So happy together If I should call you up, invest a dime And you say you belong to me and ease my mind Imagine how the world could be, so very fine So happy together I can't see me lovin' nobody but you For all my life When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue For all my life Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together I can't see me lovin' nobody but you For all my life When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue For all my life Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba Me and you and you and me No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be The only one for me is you, and you for me So happy together So happy together How is the weather So happy together We're happy together So happy together Happy together So happy together So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)
This 1967 classic reminds me of good times during that era and the song also has a haunting sound especially towards the end. The song peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.
I agree. Great comment! You're the only person I've ever seen comment about the song ending on a minor ("haunting") key. I'm not a musician but I'm really into music, song structures, lyrics, etc. Minor keys do affect the mood/sound of a song and it's interesting how this wonderful song, which is very upbeat, ends on that note.
*This song is the embodiment of love. If we’re talking love alone? No band has done it better. Beatles? Close. But these guys undeniably know love to a T. Great music video too, no secret.*
Wow, in under 3-minutes you took me back to my Kailua Intermediate School Freshman Class Day 1967, where we spent the day at Hanauma Bay on Oahu. Beautifully vivid memories of that, sped up in that song. The salty ocean air, the sounds of the surf, gentle as it was in that marine life sanctuary, classmates enjoying their memory making moments, the lunches we either bought at the concession or that our Mom's got up early to make us, all woven in the section of this life tapestry. "Its a Beautiful Morning", by then called The Rascals, "The Letter" by the Boxtops, "Groovin'" The Young Rascals [prior to name change], and too many others to list, but that day became near indelible as I'm sure I've forgotten more about it than I recall, but what comes back to me purely by sensory infusion, smells, sounds, etc, all become fresh again when it hits me, almost like a virtual experience. Lol, I'm glad of that day, perhaps it'll be my "rosebud" moment? I may seems disingenuous tho I assure you I am sincere in my gratitude, very nice results, part of which helped my ride back to '67, in 3-minutes under, thank you so much!
@@TheUltimateCrash1990 check your VHS Collection and see for yourself, besides for me it was the film w/Elliot Gould and Donald Sutherland, which makes me even older.
@@deensf3201 I miss Blockbusters and the "Please rewind before returning VHS cassettes" signs they used to have in the return slider box outside their building.
In 2010 Mexicana Airlines, one of the world's oldest, bit the dust and all their pilots and flight attendants were put out of work, including my Mexican girlfriend (I was living in Cuernavaca). The loss of income made life very difficult for them. For most, that was the only skill they had, finding comparable work was nearly impossible, it was really tough and a lot of sacrifices had to be made. In 2015 Aeromexico made a deal with Delta, bought 40 airplanes and began hiring people from Mexicana. Everyone had to recertify. I helped Lupita study and she was in the second class to graduate. Everyone's families attended. To finally have work again was a huge relief and you never saw so many people crying with happiness! Even I cried a little! And for these events Aeromexico adopted a theme song. It was in English. One guess what it was!
I have loved this song since I was a kid.. Two of my favorite people got married in 1968 and this was their theme song, so every year I share this video to them...Happy 55th to Ben and Carolyn and many more...P.S. I got to see the guys perform this oh about 15 years ago in Idaho..Got to meet them and got autographs and a little Turtle pin which I still have... great tunes and great guys... And we have the best oldies station that still plays great happy time songs like this! KOOL OLDIES 101.5 you can stream the station...Best oldies DJ named KJ....
Syncing up high quality audio to this video is a real service to those of us who love this song, one of the glorious moments of the Golden Age of pop. Thank you Stereo Classics.
I was just 7years old laying down in the back seat of my uncle and ants Blue van while we drove into the Golden Gate Bridge, the song was playing and I was just in awe looking at huge bridge was and I felt some sort of excitement that couldn’t explain. I just remember that SF felt like home to me then, despite it being my first time there. Years later in college I was out there constantly from 2010-2018 then I moved away.
@@chowdernow No fun in getting old , old people get dismissed, and rightly so, there attitude stinks, they always know best, and they constantly tell you how good they was when they were young, gas the fuckers
@@thehomefront1905 Hahaha, that was cruel but it had me laughing. You know what though, I bet the boomers are laughing too, I should know I'm Gen X and not too far behind.
Happy Birthday Chip Douglas born on August 27, 1942. He is an American songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s. He was the bassist of the Turtles for a short period of time and the producer of some of the Monkees biggest hits, including "Daydream Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday". - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Douglas
I love the guy with the glasses. He always takes the piss. Check him in other videos - he doesn't care pretending it isn't playback. Him and me - over a pint - so happy together! :D
For some reason this gives me chills/euphoria. I was a child of the 70s, and it evokes blurred memories from when I was a toddler. My father was a teenager who was given a choice of jail or Vietnam, and I grew up with music of the era.
The first thing I bought with greenstamps (or were they yellow?) was a radio. The best music ever rocked me to sleep and was etched in my little bones. I was 6 when this came out. Marvelous.
Oh my gosh - rediscovering these guys right now is so perfect-I needed some inspiration and faith in the human race , I got it from these good old tunes .
One of the greatest songs ever. However, a lot of people don't realize that he's singing a fantasy. He's not actually with the girl he's singing about. He just longs for her. 🎵"Imagine me and you, I do. I think about you day and night..." 😥
A piece of advice for anyone that's out there That's down-and-out listen to this song.And your vibration will rise. We love you and we believe in you! 😉