John Paul Young ~ Love Is In The Air 1978 Disco Purrfection Version
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- Опубліковано 2 лис 2024
- Back in late 1978, there was a cover war on the song "Love Is In The Air" by John Paul Young with the contender being Canadian singer Martin Stevens, whose version pretty closely copied Young's arrangement. On US radio, Young's version was played, while in Canada we never heard anyone's version but Martin Stevens. This sort of situation arose due to the Canadian content laws, where two of the following points out of four had to be met in order to be played without restriction in Canada. Music written by Canadian, Artist is Canadian, Performance recorded in Canada and Lyrics written by a Canadian. This process was put in place to ensure that Canadian artists had a level playing field against the US powerhouse music acts to allow Canadian culture to flourish. Hit songs that did not make the cut had their airplay severely limited. Since Young's version would have not gotten enough airplay the copyright holders agreed to allow Stevens to record the song and sell it in Canada. US DJ's faced a similar choice since both versions were made available to them, each version had its pros and cons, according to disco historian Vince Aletti. The main difference was that the Stevens version added an instrumental break that was not in Young's original version. Where Young's version had more personality in the vocals, Martin's version was a little less colorful. The battle famously played itself out on the Canadian charts on Toronto's CHUM radio where both versions charted. Stevens's version debuted on the chart October 7, 1978, at no. 11, six weeks after John Paul Young's version which was no. 12 at that point. The following week they shared the 10th place position, and were listed at the same position for the remainder of both versions' run of the CHUM chart. Both versions stayed on the chart until the end of November. "Love Is In The Air" came about after Young had a hit in Germany with "Standing In The Rain" and wanted to do a follow up for that market. He remembered that Germany was in the throes of electro-mania (Giorgio Moroder) and decided to record a song to feature those elements. Writers Harry Vanda & George Young went ahead and produced the song for Young, and released the "Love Is In The Air" LP in Europe in 1977 and North America in 1978. The song became Young's only Top 40 hit, peaking at #7 in the US and spent two weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts there. It was a worldwide smash and instantly became a disco classic, with Tom Jones recording his version in 1979. The song was revived when Baz Luhrmann used it in 1992's "Strictly Ballroom". In 2000 John Paul Young performed the song at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Deep in the vaults somewhere is Cher's version which was recorded during her "Believe" sessions, but it remains unreleased. An interesting footnote to Young's career was his involvement with a 1995 recording project called "Stairways To Heaven", where various artists were asked to take the Led Zeppelin original and perform it in a variety of styles. For example Rolf Harris recorded his version that was a sound-alike for his major hit "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport", there was an Elvis "Viva Las Vegas" version, a B-52's Rock Lobster version, The Beatles early upbeat sound and The Beatles Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Version, The Doors, an Andrew Lloyd Webber version and a version by John Paul Young who did it to sound like "Love Is In The Air". Check out his discofied version of "Stairway To Heaven" here • Stairway to Heaven Joh... Wacky wacky wacky! Apparently there were so many submissions, a lot of versions were not released from artists like Prince and Cher.
This was our wedding dance song in June 1978, very emotional and happy memories whenever I hear it. Superb song.
And love was truly in the air then ...what a beautiful blessed time to be alive....these days will never compare never
Very true !!
Played this walking into our 40th wedding anniversary event. It was beautiful! Everyone was asking about this song. Even the preacher! Everyone was singing this when we walked up to the preacher. I grew up during this wonderful time. So many memories! ❤️
Beautiful song . 💘💝💖💗💓💞💕😘🥰😍
❤️
What a beautiful song from a time when people had so much time for each other and we were overjoyed to receive a call from friends n family when hanging out was KING.Where have those beautiful times gone?
I agree with you 💯 percent! Those were definitely the days. Miss them so much. I,m 64 know and it seems like yesterday. 😢❤
@@karencarbone2603 I'm 62 but recall this song from not that long ago . Times are different now for sure
@@alexs3447 Sometimes people make over songs from the original ones. John Paul Young was the original from back in the day.
❤❤❤quedaron en cada corazon que sobrevivio❤❤❤❤
I was in Disco big time, I walked into a club, this music was on ,, I was in love, & I danced all night this was 1978
MIKE AMIGO LITERAL YO TENIA 16 AÑOS ME ENABA D CTO CANTANTE ESTABA DE MODA ESTE ES UNO ANDY GIBB GERRY BECKLY Y DARYL HALL 😂😂😂😂BS AS ARGENTINA PARA EEUU AHORA Q FUE D JOHN PAUL YOUNG????❤❤❤
I am in the UK, bought this on 45 when it came out, I'm 61 now and still love it! Great music!
It is true. There is nothing that compares to the presence of love.
Dancing with a smile on !!
Just beautiful..Miss the 70's 🌺🌸🌺🌸
You're not the only one.,.😢. Back then, the 70's, they were the good old days. We had the time of our lives......
This song never gets old. It is still fresh after 42 years.
Right 🤷♂️💋
It doesn't.. had a CD which had the 5 minute version of this on it I played at work and people used to flip when it came on. My managers hated it but people especially the older ladies would get excited and would brag on it. It always made a crappy shift better to hear this and that feedback lol.
Brings summertime back every time I hear it.
De acuerdo contigo Christopher, nunca pasa de moda y te lo dice alguien que tenía 23 años cuando salió esta canción , vivía en mi querido El Salvador.
Saludos.
👍
Of all the thousands upon thousands of songs l've loved all my life.... This is my number one. I was 17 and working in a lemonade factory. It was summer. Heavenly tune, heavenly memories 🤗❤️
I was 16 working in a garage bodyshop radio on blasting tunes ❤️ happy days.
Beautiful song with lyrics that will touch you beyond Forgetting
A happy feel good song for sure! One of my favorites too! Pretty high in my list!
Sometimes, lightning just strikes. Good choice! Love this song!
Yup I remember when this song came out. As soon as that catchy taran-taran taran-taran would start playing I swear my hips n feet would just clamor away from me n start that "step to your right n shake, step to your left n shake" Cha-Cha-Cha.
"Love was in the air" n my feet knew it. Ha ha ha
The summer of 78' was just incredible, some great music from that time.
Proprio quando sono nato io ❤
Still going strong 42 years later, as its message is so true. Not only the rhythm the lyrics are very good and the music very well and skillfully played. A timeless song for all times.
We need this song now more than
ever!!God Bless us here in America & all around the world!!
That is so true!!
Amen
Thanks a lote from Spain...
💃🕺👌👍. 🇲🇾 .
God bless you! Greetings from Berlin Germany
Who else has goosebumps all over themselves besides me? And if you're not up and dancing wherever you are then that's not blood running through your veins!!!
Boa
Donna Lindsey 👍🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Goosebumps always i hear it,so good ,sweet Memories. Time goes by but Music makes me happy 🕺🕺🚀🚀
Me too.
Yes Donna. I love you. I m 58 and fully agree
with you!
Simplemente fantástica no hay más q agregar, apostando q más de uno están de acuerdo conmigo.
Siiiiiii, no hay más que decir, solo SALUDOS.
Absolutamente amiga
Claro que si!
Me too
AFORTUNADO DE HABER NACIDO EN LOS 60´S Y DE HABER DISFRUTADO DE LA EXCELENTE MÚSICA DE LOS 70´S Y 80´S Y QUE TODAVÍA ESCUCHO..!
¡¡Siiii , José Ignacio..la mejor música del mundo..un abrazo!
Claro que sí ☺️ me emociona mucho esta linda melodía y me transporta a cuando la bailaba...Aún sigo bailando!!!!!! Desde Barcelona un saludo....
¡Afortunad@s som@s, José Ignacio! y gracias a DC por tu Purfection Version.
Inolvidable música y mucho más recordar es volver a vivir momentos con la persona amada escuchando esta música de siempre ❤️
Thank you so much for giving us an extended version of one of the greatest songs in the world.
We all love you.
Such positive sounds from an era when people were still valued and had time to add to society the care and human well being still it counted...bring back the 70's all over again---who agrees!
I agree!
ABSOLUTELY DEAR FRIEND 100% STAY SAFE 😎🕺💃💕
You can't have been living in the UK. It was politically shit. ...music was brilliant though
I'm with you.
Agree with you totally!
There is something special, different, unique about this song. I loved it from the moment it was released. I so miss those times. There is nothing more beautiful than youth.
정말 오랜만에 듣네요
젊은시절 음악실에서 신청해서 들은 기억이 있어 더 감회가 새롭네요❤
The song was written by George Young and Harry Vanda and it became a worldwide hit in 1978, peaking at No. 3 on the Australian charts and No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart.
Went to no.1 in South Africa...JPY was huge and had a proper following in this country...
I was 20 in 78, and we danced on this nice song. Thank you for sharing! Stay all healthy please!
Lady: All the best. Greatings from Jever, Lower Saxony, Germany! Born 1962. I slept in with this song and woke up with this song. Never forget these wonderful times. Da waren wir noch frei und unbeschwert.
@@anja9303 Ja genau liebe Anja 👍
According to Star Trek, if you travel towards the sun at warp speed and break away at the right time, you are time-traveling. Anybody want to go with me to 1978, when this great hit and more great music was being played on the radio? thank you for sharing....
A perfect song, with wonderful lyrics and a infectious melody. SO long ago but never ending and sweet!
Wow love it forever!
Beautiful Song ¡¡¡¡
14th April 2015 to 14th April 2023. 8 years sober!! Love is in the air!!
Sober for ever
Love for ever
Love is the drug
THERE IS SOMEONE WHO LOVES ❤️ US MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE
!!! ALL GOOD THINGS DERIVE FROM HIM!
I was a kid when this came out but I still remember it. I sang it in my convertible today. Such a happy song! I am 53, May 2024
I was a kid in the 1970s too, I'm 57 years old. I was 10 years old in 1977 when this song was released.
Beautiful song & words Love this song. God bless the 70's , 80's and 90.
Excepcional canción que permanece y seguirá vigente mientras haya gente que aprecie la buena música
Good music like this lifts our spirits and helps us survive!! Stay strong people!! 🥰
This is when life was so good! Very sad times now. I am mourning the passing of this world, when life just seemed so carefree. .
Not so fast. No need to mourn. LOVE IS IN THE AIR my friend
Life wasn’t so good. Vietnam, water Gate. Pollution. The oil crisis. The hostage crisis. Crime rate was skyrocketed, Patty Hearst, Charlie Manson. Drugs, racism, the death of Elvis, Bussing, John Wayne Gary,
Ted Bundy, the hillside Stranglers. Zodiak killer. Just to mention a few. GOOD TIMES.
@@Nicolatkd Life has and will always be a struggle as long as we live and breathe. What has changed (and there is no denying it) is education, literacy, and social skills. Society at large has regressed and you see it every day. One is hard pressed to go to public spaces and not hear profanity-laced conversations, people triggered by the slightest thing, and very little respect for the elderly and young (once considered off-limits). Music (of the moment) is a reflection of the society and its aspirations - no more need be said.
Amen to that
No it's not because we were young ,you will never know!!
Fabulous song at the time. Fabulous Now! ❤
These music is what we need in this world.look what’s happening our world is disgusting nasty no good people everything is destroyed especially the performers today their music stinks it no good .we need music to make us happy not ugly that’s the music today.thank you for beautiful music like this one.God help us that’s what we need.
Beautiful Song 1978 !!!
I Have & I Like !
What a beautiful song! Need this one to help heal the world now.
Always loved this song since I first heard it when I was growing up and I still do to this day.Memories of my youth,happy times,inoccence and no pain of the now.The best years of my life were then 😄
Hello,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
I have always loved this amazing song 💖. Thank you for sharing this beautiful classic 💝.
Hello,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
One of the greatest song of all time ..!❤😊
Lovin' that Base Guitar catch at 6:00 ...oh yea!. A St Valentine's day classic 1978 onward 2022!
Good morning everyone, I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy and free peace love ❤️
Thank you. Likewise
Hector, greetings to you! Thank you for such kind words. I hope you're doing well!
Hi Hector, I’m wishing you the best always. Be great!
☮️🍒☮️
Just loving the music!
This is the probably the song that perfectly describes a very special person who has been in my life PERFECT!! 10.10.2020.
What a beautiful words... 🤩🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏👏
Hello,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
This song won a survey (in the 90’s). Voted song that makes you feel happy.
Grandioso disponer de esta música maravillosa todo el tiempo. La disfruté en mi adolescencia y la escuché a mis 58 años en la boda de mi hija en Escocia. Gracias desde Ecuador.
Tienes razón ,tengo tu edad y si es una hermosa canción que hace añorar momentos felices de adolescente,
Hello,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
All my old favorites songs that I enjoyed again and again ,..,never get boring.
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This music is special because the sound has feeling inside and was the only reason why is still hearing after some many years ago this sound will be hearing for the intire eternity.🇵🇦
Listening to this track is like going back in time. Ahhhh it was great back then. Hello from South Africa.
Hermosisima canción en plena Fiebre de Sábado por la noche en 1978, Ahh!!!! Como me trae padres recuerdos, yo tenia en ese entonces solo 16 años de edad . ahí paso mi adolescencia , hoy ya tengo 59 y aun me arranca suspiros de aquellos idos y entrañables años cuando iba con todos mis cuates a la Discotheque ""El Grovy" que era el mejor allá en mi querido Texcoco Estado de México , pero eran quizás otros tiempos donde de verdad vivíamos el amor y en la esperanza de un mejor futuro ya que en esos tiempos a esa edad todos trabajábamos ya para llevar sustento a nuestras casas y solo nos daban chance hasta las doce de la noche...Mas inocencia y no el desmadre de hoy , mejor musica etc...
Opino lo mismo hoy tengo 58 se veía tan lejos el 2000 jajajajaja
Awesome song I was living in Waterbury CT in 78 when I heard this song in my 1969 Newport Chrysler. What memories love to be back in 1978.
1978 in highschool this was my greatests love of all times favorate song we were 17 at the time. and i never had such strong feeling ever. Lynne Anderson of Sydney I hope you are well.
Essa música não envelhece porque "LOVE IS IN THE AIR " em tudo o que existe! Adoro!
This brings me joy to my heart this music takes back to a time when life was simple and sweet.
And Love ❤was truly in the Air
3.3 million views in 8 years. What a tribute to this song. Thank you John Paul Young and DJDiscoCat.
I think that He knwew the true Love and the true meaning of love to create sucha a beautiful song
Beuryful song I love the music thankyou ! 😂❤😅
L❤️VE is in the air, everywhere I look around🎵
L❤️VE is in the air, everywhere I look around🎵L❤️VE is in the air, everywhere I look around
L❤️VE is in the air, everywhere I look around🎵
L❤️VE is in the air, everywhere I look around🎵
Hello dear ,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
Here we go again: you with your incomparable remixes of the music I grew up with and me trying to learn the bass lines and dancing with my wonderful wife..... it's your talent that creates memories as well
Eu tinha 19 anos em 1978 dancei muito linda está musica saudades daqueles tempos obrigada por postar São Paulo Lapa Brasil
Beautiful memories!! Love this version ………..Disco music is the best!!!
bruno borja 💯💯💯💯
U said it bruno
Me transporta a mi juventud. Amo ésta música!!
Buenísimo, que música tan buena, que años de música tan maravillosa, todo la música, letra, todo , que alegria de música.de verdad que los setenta , que década tan buena, .como gozamos y éramos tan felices, disfrutando toda estas canciones.Love in the air....
You are helping to heal the people (who will listen) and the planet (celestine). Positive
How can this song NOT heal with goodness.
Carefree
Disco music was brill. So glad I was around in the mid/late 70s to be old enough (25+) to be able to go to the nightclubs and dance to it all. Wonderful memories.
Hello,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
Dancei muito nas festinhas, nas discotecas, em casa enfim...fomos muito felizes e sabíamos que o éramos...Mais uma dos anos 70...Valeu Jonh Paul Young...
BRING ME BACK WHEN I WAS YOUNG. SWEET AND SAD MEMORIES. I MISS ALL MY FRIENDS IN GERMANY. SOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS!!!!!!!
All we can do is 'stay in the house' and click to all the old classics to keep us sane. Peace and good health to all!❤️
I was 20 in 78. We danced a lot on this nice song! Many thanks and stay all healthy! Merci beaucoup!
I happened to be 20 in 1978, too, in Taiwan. I love this song from long time brfore. ; )
@@materials1000 Thank you for your comment. It is so wonderful that music reunites a lot of people of different cultures!
1958 is in the air!!
@@Marcel_Audubon Oui exactement, yes of course. The birth year of Madonna and Michael Jackson, LOL! Stay all healthy please. Nice week-end!
Swing Dance Is What I Remembered Whenever I Hear This Song…And A Beautiful Face of Miss Alma Moreno
In Her Heydays In The Philippines Cinema Dancing Swing During the Late 70’s.
Alguém curtindo essa linda canção? É demais!!!💖
A very beautiful song! It reminds me my teen years, I have always associated those years with this song. Thank you for posting.
This song brings me back to 1980 my sister-in-law and brother-in-laws wedding the band sung this song great memories they both are deceased now. God bless
Con esta Pandemia oír buena música k buena manera de poder estar tranquilos
👍🏾😃
Every time I hear it want to get up and dance, this song never gets tired or old....
Beautiful 🙏💕 song to wind down an unusually busy Sunday. Feel grateful for having great food and clean clothes and connections to friends and family however far away or near.
Always loved this song. It became my song when I fell in love with the love of my life. We had 40 great years until they passed away in 2017. I will forever remember it all because of this song . I was so very lucky.
Tremenda cancion recuerdo cuando la hescuche la primera vez
I like this song. The lyrics are very good and well sung and pronounced so it is easy to understand, and the message is great indeed. The singer sang it with feeling and the music and rhythm are fery good too. Timeless.
This song is fantastic, a God's inspiration song, congratulations to Paul Young, but I really love the Martin Stevens' version, his voice is pure love, so much tenderness and conviction, also the music, the arrangements, more joyful !
Great song!! I love the memories it brought me back to good times!!!
One of the great tunes from yesteryear, that I had not heard for many a long year. ACE!
This is another of my songs I like it it m.j brings it brings me back beautiful memories a very mellow pleasant song love it is in the air beautyful lyrics amazing picture thanks to the music enhancement network for uploading this fantastic song thanks 💘👍💋👍💞👍💋💞👍💋🦋👍
Hello dear ,how are you doing,i hope your doing good?
I’ve always loved this song & I’m really loving this version. Thanks for sharing
I loooooooved this song when it came out. The beat, the lyrics, the music, everthing.
❤❤ What a beautiful song,yeah Love is in the air.. can feel it just breath it in .🤗❤️😘
Oh my God i still love this song after all this Time ❤😊
Fabulous Disco music!! I remember ...Bring back Disco!!!!!🎶🎵🎼👍🎶🎵🎼👍🎶🎵🎼💃🕺💃🕺
Must have been something more in the air back in those days ? It seems to be gone..?
Back in those days, love in the air was all that was needed - and everything else was just a byproduct of it being there my friend.
It's definitely not gone!!! ;)
Peter Schmidt yeah, LSD
disco dancing = stress release! psychological problems started big time when disco died
It was wonderful. I was there. There has never been anything since like those disco days. Every night was a feeling of celebration!
Very beautiful piece of music, top of the line solid gold standard of excellence
Boa 🙂🙂 ok
SIIIII..BAILEMOS AMOR...BS.AS. ARGENTINA....GRACIAS..!¡¡
This one has a sticky catchy rhythm and is still very good to hear. I wonder - How was talent like this singer had lost? Most new songs sound so superficial and I doubt if anyone shall still hear them forty years from now..
Los recuerdos q trae esta linda melodía no tiene precio todo en la vida giraba en torno al amor la inocencia y sobre todo a la obediencia a los padres excelente epoca
Concordo plenamente com você, tempos que não voltam mais.
@@almirtamioso2366 buen día donde quiera q estés un saludo cordial y efectivamente melodías con un toque especial tiempos q fueron memorables cuidate mucho
apuesto q nuestras madres tenían la colección de todos estos temas🤣👍
@@carmenj2549 ciertamente y en esa época no había maldad desobediencia y si mucho amor por la vida y el prójimo q tengas una excelente tarde Carmen cuidate
@@antoniorobledovalles6859 Obrigado, amigo, soy de Mato Grosso- Brasil, e cuida-te também, esse vírus não é brincadeira.
La época que jamás volverá ni se podrá imitar... Puro oro molido 😍😑
É verdade. 👍
1.000% de acuerdo.!!!
Pero podemos esparcir esas partículas de oro puro, hacia los demás!!!💛💙❤!!!!
@@anacedresc2262
Totalmente de acuerdo
Me encanta tu dicho.!!!!
Puro oro molido.
This song just gets more amazing with time!
During this Covid era and hurricanes, I need to listen to this type of song to lift me up and look forward to seeing tomorrow as a better day !!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
This song gives me goosebumps
JOHN PAUL YOUNG. .LOVE IS IN THE AIR. ..SUPER. FANTASTIC. MY COLLECTION
Si lo habré bailado, gracias...🎼🎵🎵💃🏻🕺🎸🎙👌🏻😀👈🏻
thanks for the song and for the history,,,,,,,,, hugs.........
Had 4 part chorus version we sang in high school and performed at Disney World in 1980.
41 years old still top draw
16 years old was .I me dancing in Discothèques and so on .... Merci.
BELLA cancion..año 1978 TENIA 16 AÑOS...demasiado lindo....GRACIAS...RECUERDOS IMCREIBLES !!!!!❤CARACAS VENEZUELA..
*Love is in the air...Every sight and every sound!*