We suffered heartbreaks during the 60s, 70s, and 80s but the incredible variety of great music helped us cope and get us through those tumultuous times.
Just being 10 years young then to enjoy my 5 cent candy bars, 10 cent sodas, 10 cent Hostess fruit pies, 10 cent Frito's, Dorito's, Lays potato chips gives me a grin of the America we all still alive once knew, never to return. 2022 go to hell!
@@truelies3690 I totally agree with you , I grew up as a teenager in the 70s , age 13 in 1970 so I was a teenager thru the greatest decade ever . Wish I had a time machine to go back .. ☮✌
This song still makes me smile. For the 50 years of my life that my Dad was here, virtually every carpentry or 'working in the yard' project had an Oldies soundtrack. We'd often try to stump each other, asking: "Quick...who is it?!?" This was one of the ones that he'd always ask me. Lost my Dad in October 2018. At the time, I had just started building my new recording studio in the home my Tina and I had just bought. It the very first carpentry project of my life without him. Used all our tools, the skills he taught me...and all this great music!
Very cool ! 😎 My dad thought it was funny that I loved the oldies from his era - the fifties! I still dig on me some fifties from time to time in remembrance.
I played the "quick, who is it?" game in the car with my sons when they were little. ALWAYS when it was Elvis Presley. That way they always knew the answer. Acceptable response was either "Elvis" or "The King"!!
@@Ruda-n4h Simple is an understatement. No marriage, house, kids, or responsibilities. Biggest obligation was putting 21 gallons of Sunoco 260 into the tank of my 64 GTO, for 60 cents a gallon. Then burning it all in a week-end, cruising to music like this. Just a faded memory now.
When this song was on the radio, it was a cheap little pocket 2 transistor AM radio I had as the only means of listening to music, but that little thing was my key to the outside world. It sounds much better on the better audio equipment I have now but what I wouldn't give to be listening to that song again with a pair of 13 year old ears with that little pocket radio.
Not true!! John Lennon slowed or upped the record speed to change the pitch in his voice. Many other did this too. So in a way they did have auto tuning !!
Because us Baby Boomers hadn't become cynical at that point, the '50s, '60s and '70s. We were all living in hope, as we had all experienced the devastating influence of the pre '45 years on our parents. A lot of them never had a good, carefree youth and teenage years. We wanted something totally different. It's very hard to explain to other generations just how phenomenal the '60s were. You had to be there to understand! The memories and the music will live on until the last of us have gone. 😄🖖🙏
My sister was 11 years older than me, I was 5, she ditched school and took me with her boyfriend to the beach and this song was on the radio. I can still see her and how beautiful she was. Miss you Carol Ann.
This song was popular during my tour in Vietnam, it was played on AFVN radio. It reminds me of driving a truck and seeing a "buddy" (in the army, everyone is your buddy) walking on the side of the road. No matter what the weather, you stopped and picked up the buddy. Just one of the good memories of Vietnam.
One of the great carefree songs of the 1970's and a by a great talented band of musicians. Those days of the Real music and singers. Authentic and realistic yet classic.
Love this song I remember being six in the summer of 1970. Being at the Toronto Exhibition with my uncle. He took me on a ride and this song was playing on the ride. I remember that memory because of this song. Music is a wonderful thing.
Love this song, especially the vocal harmonies in the chorus. The piano bridge is very original. The lead singer (Trevor Brice) is a very expressive fellow with a great voice.
I grew up in the 70s and 80s but still had the pleasure of music such as this . Music was a huge part of our family . I had 2 older brothers and they listened to different types of music so i got 2 different worlds, plus my Mom and extended family . Life and music was amazing back then . I miss it and wish my kids and grandkids could experience such a great time
Me too. I was 13 and a friend gave me a 6 transistor radio that ran in 9 volt batteries in December of 1969. Prior to that I would sneak and listen to music on my step father's radio when he and my mother went out to the store etc. I wasn't allowed to listen to rock and roll at the time. After my stepfather moved out I could listen to what I wanted. I miss those days.
I remember my uncle took me to Toronto Ex in 1971. I was 6 years old. We went on this ride and this song was playing. I remember this so well because this song was playing. Amazing what you remember because of music.
Hitched many a ride in my teenage years. Really didn't care where I wound up . Always had my transistor radio with me. Complete with the one ear phone/plug. Too bad you gotta get older. I tell my wife I will grow older but I won't grow up!!!
Great classic rock and roll song. Takes me back to simpler times, better times in many ways, with good friends,. And the biggest thing is we got along just fine without cell phones and computers. 😃
One of those popular songs that sticks with you, and you never forget it. Ride, Ride, Ride, Hitchin' a Ride! Simple lyrics and a great sound. Thanks for sharing the video!
There was a time when hitching a ride was an accepted and mostly safe mode of travel. Worked in 1969 to take me from Little Rock, AR to just outside of Bethel, NY to go to a concert event. Getting back 4 days later was a longer ride than the journey up there but would not trade those memories for anything.
Jerry sounds to me like you attended one of the Greatest events in History, Woodstock 👍😎 I bet you have some stories to tell your Grand children, those were the days my friend. Peace✌
For their next release "Hitchin' a Ride", they added keyboardist Barry Landeman (born 25 October 1947, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England), formerly of Kippington Lodge, to the group. "Hitchin' A Ride", written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray, gave them a second million-selling hit,[3] reaching No. 16 in the UK (January 1970), No. 1 for two weeks each on Chicago radio stations WCFL (May 1970) and WLS (June 1970), No. 5 on the Hot 100 (June-July 1970), and No. 3 in Canada.[4] From Wikipedia article I did not know these guys were English when we heard it in the radio back in 1970!
The lead and background vocals are simply stunning. Ah, the naivety of a bygone era... This group should've and could've been alot bigger than they became. Song just makes ya happy.
A big part of the band and song (which is usually overlooked) is the piano player who also play's a recorder (Flute). He also plays the harpsichord on their earlier hit - Early in the Morning.
I hitch hiked from Greenwood MS. to Pierre, South Dakota in the dead of Winter in 1972. I almost froze to death. 😛 Yea that was the dumbest thing I ever did. Hahaha This song kept playing in my head!! 😛
Back in 1970 an 20 years old me an my buddy hitch a ride we were very far from home a station wagon stop an the only place was lay at the with our mountain bags they brought us basically home what nice years that was never to come again
I was at a slumber party with friends listening to this song when it came out, remember bobbing for apples, it must have been a Halloween party. A groovy catchy tune! 🎶♥️
1:33 and beyond reminds me of "Venus". This is my first time hearing this song. I wasn't born then. But l enjoy and appreciate old music. Thanks for posting.
yes, that's what I thought too. nice day by persephone's bees brought me here. i always thought the part near the end sounded like lady madonna. then they referenced this song.
My mom took me to see them in Lansing Michigan They were back up for Bobby Sherman. I was from a small town in Northern Michigan 13 years old. All the parents had ear plugs in. Some girl stole Bobby’s ring off his finger and the police were going to shut it down. But we all sat down and refused to leave. So Bobby came back on to sing Julie, Julie do you love me.
When I was a kid--used to lie in bed at night holding the old AM radio listening to WLS Chicago ( I live in south Georgia) and they played this song often
