Stevie Wright - Friday On My Mind (1988 live soundcheck)
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- Опубліковано 4 січ 2018
- Stevie Wright filmed during rehearsal for the Melbourne Music Festival in 1988, the stage is still being set up around the band as they soundcheck in their clothes.
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One of the greatest songs of the greatest music generation - 1960's. I loved this song....!!
The fact that they're not singing to an audience, but still gives so much energy is fantastic
If there was a camera there was the whole thing recorded? If so please tell me where I can find it on my you tube channel❤❤.
Living in the USA we didn't get any thing on the Easybeats or Stevie wright.
That makes me feel sad.
I love this song. Always have.
Great performer and song writer. He was a great legend and is missed and loved by all of his Fans that didn't get to see him perform in concert at any time😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
The Great Stevie Wright, more charisma and showmanship during a sound check than any ten of today's singers could muster for a concert. We miss you Stevie, thanks for the memories.
U just answered my question ...😢I don’t think he would be still with Us after his life of drugs & getting into it
RIP Stevie
Completely agree!
I picked him up hitch hiking on the gt western highway in the blue mountains after he left rehab early he stayed at my terrace house in Surry hills
for 2 weeks cool guy no airs n graces just a normal guy with his problems like us all sadly missed mate
Saw the Easybeats live in Warnambool in May, 1965. I'd seen the Beatles in June '64, and Stones in February '65. Much as I loved the greatest British bands, Stevie Wright was the best frontman of all time! 💯
@@dougwoellner9216 Wow, that would've been a great experience,
but hitch hiking?! That's really a bit sad.
Where was George & Harry when he needed them? Had enough?
Remember everybody, this is a sound check - one of the truly great live performances to an audience of three - and us, of course - one of the greatest
agree !!
Sublime.
Check out 'Shirley' Strachan, soundcheck, same scenario
One of the few songs that I never get tired of listening to. Music like this used to make you feel good.
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Didn't matter to Stevie if was a sound check or a gig to millions , Its full on every time like its the last time.
I feel ya Brother.
We lost Stevie way too soon. Such a talented performer.
Amazing how this song had such an iconic 60's sound, yet fits seamlessly into the 80s like it was made for that too.
What an absolute legend, the easybeats were awesome ❤
one of the greatest songs of all time . one of the greatest of song writers. one of the greatest of all singers and performers.
He looks so happy!!!! Miss ya stevo
You will never find this type of talent and today’s music. We were so blessed to grow up in the 60s!
I love the way Stevie just gets into the song regardless of the occasion. So rare. No ego..
Pfft. Totally full of ego, that guy.
Great performer seemed like a great bloke just wish he'd made better choices god bless his soul sadly Missed x
@@thedolphin5428 jellyfish
No ego...just high...wish someone would have helped him
@@kennethsentz5355 many tried but were unable to make any meaningful difference. The man had a very strong, addictive personality. RIP mate. You’ve earned a rest 💖
RIP Stevie, fantastic talent.
What a guy. He puts 100% into a soundcheck!
As a musician I have watched this so many times, Stevie RIP
JEEZUZ! The power and raw talent of this iconic front man is a formidable force of nature. Such a sad, sad waste of a life down to the drugs he was captive to. One of the most naturally gifted showmen we ever produced they don't make em like you any more mate R.I.P Stevie you will never be forgotten by legions of us that grew up with real talent and real musicians who forged their craft in the pubs and live circuits of that era
Yes he made a mistake when he tried Heroin.
But he tried to get help for it and checked himself into the Chelmsford private hospital.where
They were given him a cocktail of drugs? To treat him for his drug addiction'. Not to sure if this was a great decision?
I Don't think that it was..
They put him in a deep sleep induced coma for two weeks or more.
Add that to them given him 14 Electronic shock treatment's with his permission.
They Fried his brain to the point that he had suffered from brain Damage.
I think that if Doctors Frankenstein and there assistance Egor Stevie wright would have been able to get Clean of his additions. And live a normal happy life.
He lost Everything that he cared about.
His. " wife '??????
His Son &. and his music 🎵🎶 career. He has paid for it the rest of his life.
It is very sad that he is the only person who had a very serious Drug problem and Never forgiven for it.
I'm sure that if Stevie had known about the side effects and the way his life would be like. HE WOULD Not Have Tried it.
Thank goodness that he was the only one!!!!!!!;
Jimmie Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison and, Brain Jones of the Rolling stones Never had the same problems
But we're Lucky enough to have died from it.
And that they were able to become Rock hero's
Not the Junkies they really are.
Awesome !!!! What a rehearsal, imagine what the concert was like . You are missed Stevie.RIP.
totally...
What a sad loss great voice and performance even if it is only a sound check superb no ego just pure talent
Bloody hell. That was just sound check. Stevie was a natural force of nature. He was what he was. He was not strictly a musician and his willingness or discipline to stick with writing lyrics fell away when the boys got to England. Yet he was the major selling point for the band. George was the driving force but it was Stevie who sold them. He was and even in death remains, quite possibly the best rock and roller that ever was. If you look at the great vocalists like Gillen, Plant Osbourne, Dio...generally when the show was over and the music stopped so did they. Stevie lived it 24 hours a day. Like I said he was a force of nature. This sound check says it all. RIP mate. I hope you and George are together.
Well said Jon yeah I hope they are rockin heavens socks off
I hear that when he got to England the British record executives told him that his songs were basic and unsophisticated so he just gave up and let George continue to write with Harry. IMO the best Australian front man of all time.
@@cricko282 not so the poms thought the songs were too light but they were totally misguided we were Aussies and in their eyes never good enough . Taking Stevie out of the equation was a mistake not releasing songs such as Sorry and I'll make you happy was a mistake . Never question Stevies vocal ability and stage presence he was brilliant
@@lindsaykelly2224 I totally agree with you.
Greatest rock singer--and most underated
OmG, Stevie looks the same as in the 60's 💕
I love the way he smiles 💕
His smile reaches over his eyes in my heart ♥
Such an amazing talent with his great voice.
RIP Stevie 💕
We opened for the Easybeats in Northwich Memorial Hall in Cheshire in 1967 I think. They were all really nice people, especially Stevie Wright, and they were great with us.
Patrick...what band were you in? What instrument did you play?
Lucky you. It was competitive but comradely.
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Meaning, bands were in serious competition with each other in to get gigs and recording contracts, which were in limited supply,. Which is why the ones that succeeded were so good. But they also supported and promoted each other.
We opened for them in Memorial Park, Royal Oak.
Such an awesome song that really makes me feel happy for some reason. 😊
No one better than Stevie Wright of the Easybeats, with a great Friday On My Mind, I wish some of the bands out there would do more covers of the Easybeats..Good memories thanks Stevie!
i laughed at the thought that the jonas brother or anybody of today could be as good as the easybeats lol. you need talent to do that and nobody today has any. the music died in 1999. now you have to pick and chose for anything worth listing to. good luck
Vocals of him and his background singers are so joyful to hear. He looks like a rock star, looks great. Band is amazing.
Stevie Wright was one hell of a frontman and lead singer. Tremendously exciting performer.
That was a fantastic test performance just brilliant R.I.P. Stevie
So fantastic that you hear this and not life concert!
Steve was a brilliant singer and performer RIP Steve your music is your legacy
Stevie was a great singer .
Song still kicks ass !!!
Pretty damned good for a rehearsal. Better than many group's actual performances.
His voice just got better with age.
I love all of his songs with the Easybeats and from his solo career. I watched him perform a song by Otis Redding called. " I've been Loving you " He did a great performance of it, so much feeling that he had put in it.❤❤❤❤
I listen to a man on UA-cam channel called Wings of Pegasus live stream on Saturday night and Tuesday night At 11 o'clock.
He tells you about what happens to people who are trying to make it in the music industry.
The recording industry pays for everything you do.
Like travel hotel's every thing you need to become famous.
But if you don't make it you have to pay it All back to them.
You could end up owning them hundreds of dollars.
You have to sell a lot of records to even break even you end up owing everyone who was managing you.
There is a lot that goes into it.
Long story short. The music industry is very corrupted.
They don't care about the artist, just the Money they make off of them.
Was fortunate to attend Stevie's last two gigs at Seven Hills Hotel and Vauxhall Inn (Parramatta) both brilliant. Remember him as a time keeper at state rail joking about this outside the venue prior to concert. What a front man, musical legend, national treasure and a wicked sense of humour. Rest In Peace Stevie.
Hard to say which I like more, this video or the original. I'm mesmerized by both.
What a powerhouse of a voice he has. One of the very best! Love you Stevie ❤❤
Stevie was a Rock Star, a real one.
He was such a doll and had so much talent.❤
Stevie, you are still my hero. Rest in peace, prince.
Ive watched a lot of UA-cam the last 2 years, and this, is the most BRILLIANT I have seen.
(So sorry we lost MrWright)
Love back up singers. Love love love.
I've been involved in my share of sound checks over the years, but none live up to this one. Incredible.
Best pop music front man, ever. EVER! Stevie Wright gave off an electric personality! † Rest in peace, Mr. Wright. †
RIP : RETURN IF POSSIBLE.
Miss little Stevie and his kind. The worlds changed so much. There are no blokes like him left, and songs just don't sound the same anymore. He always owned the ass out of the stage ❤
this only a soundcheck! he's singing to no one! what a performance! bloody hell when Stevie grins looks like Bon Scott
Peter Evans I was also thinking of the great Bonn Scott. Like Bonn, Stevie had an expressive vocal range and an exciting stage presence.
Bon was a huge Stevie fan!
I got it arse about, I should have said Bon looks like Stevie, anyway it's uncanny given what Stevie & Bon did with the (now immortal) Young brothers.
if only hey . stevie and angus
I thought that as well.
I read that when this song first went to air, Paul McCartney heard it on his car radio. He stopped at a phone box and phoned the station asking who the artist is and if they could they play it again!
Cool story Bro
I heard similar that Elvis did the same thing with Tom Jones.
Just sayin'
These guys eere from an era that is lost forever - but for those of us lucky to be alive in the 60s it was an amazing time! Before rock musicians took things for granted.
60's; Great Decade - glad i was there to enjoy and live it.
As a kid from the sixties I can tell you the day the music died was in the 80's with the beginning of rap and the world owes me a living
I adored these guys in England in the 60's.
Computers killed real rock musicianship. That along with live music disappearing from pubs in Australia.
@@joeflaherty4682 MTV killed it before they allowed rap to be played in my opinion. It’s not an accident that the first video MTV aired was “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Made music too much of a visual medium instead of letting the music communicate on its own. Many people made their videos work for them but a generation turning on their TV for music led to too many of the insipid people who look good on stage but can’t sing or write a real tune. Computers and autotune just put the nails in the coffin.
The quality of the soundcheck videos from this event are just superb. Check out the other ones, they're all amazing.
One of my favourite songs of all time
I Love this video ❤ it is so much better quality than the first one 😂😂..
If you look really close in the back ground, you can see him running towards the stage to get where he needs to be. .
Thank you for playing this video.
It is great 👍 to see him looking so happy and healthy here is great 😃😃
He was a great performer. Loved being on the stage and intertacting with his fans .
It looked like he was having a great time.
I wonder if the few people who were lucky enough to be there for what ever reason knew that they were watching
a great legend of rock and roll .
I would love to have been able to be there in the front Roll so I could have gotten his autograph. That would have been Great 👍👍👍.
Stevie Wright, only comes around once in a million years.
He looking at the crowd even tho there isnt one with enthusiasm. Now thats showmanship.
Little Stevie thanks for the memories. ❤❤❤
R.I.P. Stephen Carlton, "Stevie" for friends 💥
Stevie Wright was totally cut from the same cloth as Bon Scott!
"Evie" Parts 1, 2 and 3 are some of the greatest rock riffs ever written -- up there with "Stairway To Heaven" and "Bohemian Rhapsody."
he was better
im beginning to believe theyre actually related and possibly brothers,performers can use any name,its just a name,but this clip with the close ups of Stevie almost confirms to me anyway that him n Bon are very closely related
No, Bon Scott was cut from Stevie Wright
Gives me goosebumps. Easybeats ❤
Thank you Stevie for all the great music.
This song just makes you feel so Happy !
Rest in Peace now🙏
You will never be forgotten 💐
Never seen a happier man on stage.
If this not one of the greatest pop tunes of all time…..
I return to this video from time to time. All that energy in a SOUNDCHECK!!! I wish I had seen this man live!
I was sad to here Stevie Wright, had such a hard life, as a young teenage DJ at WCTX 92.1 FM X-92 Memories, Palmyra, PA circa 1991-93 I loved playing this song to kick of my 6 PM to 12 AM live rock n' oldies call in show.
He always seemed so happy. R.I.P. 🙂
and yet he had such a tragic life, very sad what happened to him.
An all time great frontman - an all time great song.
My favourite song... Stevie come back honey 🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡
This will always be one of my fave songs
As a kid working I always had Friday on my mind what a truly awesome song and it never grows old or tired.
Stevie Wright WOW 🎤🎼🎸❤
Brilliant brings a tear but rolls back the years, good times great music
Stevie Wright Amazing 🎼🎤❤
WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO SEE STEVIE AN THIS GREAT BAND PREFORM THIS HAPPY GREAT SONG FRIDAY ON MY MIND ( STILL GOT THE BEAT ) AN THIS COMMENT IS FROM A PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN EXMARINE JOGGER BOXER CHRISTIAN SOLDIER GLORY TO THE KING OF KINGS JESUS CHRIST HOLY POWERFUL NAME AMEN AMEN AMEN 😍😍😍
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Right on American Soul Brother and yes me an American Soul Sister ! :)
i will always love Stevie and his cheeky smile...a real OZ legend
wow i don't think i have heard that song since way back then - thanks for posting this!
Absolutely fab, added to my Spotify playlist, I’m obsessed
Brilliant sound of the ‘60s. Classic,
Such a great working class song , I think back to when I used to get a wage packet
go out on the town with my mates or girlfriend and have a great night
this song is the anthem of those times and sounds as good today as it did back then.
What a fantastic entertainer. I think FOMM was waiting for Stevie to be born. Bless your soul Stevie.
Thank You for this amazing footage of The Legend!
Pure. Beautiful. Class. Cheeky. Oustanding. Heaven.
Awesome singer, it was such sad fact that he suffered so much.
he could've easily been the singer for ac/dc.
Gees this is phenomenal. And he still has his voice!!!!!
Stevie was a Rock Star, a real one.
AC/DC was started by George Young as a new backing band for Stevie. Trouble was Stevie kept on failing to show up and was dumped.
No way, his voice was fantastic! He would have had to start a 3pack a day smoking habit and gargled with broken glass and whiskey to sing for that shit band you mentioned!
I think I’m a little bit in love with this man. 😍💔
Bon Scott, the Young brothers, Harry Vanda, Stevie Wright...no wonder we ruled the world!
☘️♥️🇮🇪
O cara é um show!
Just like Bon Scott in so many ways, yet Stevie was first
Yes, exactly right. So much charisma and showmanship. He's got more energy in him than everyone else on stage put together.
yeah iwas thinking that too, connected via the Young clan
No he wasn't Billy Thorpe was the first....
@@MoosesValley Yes, but I think his enthusiasm rubs off on them...they all seem to be having a good time, and this is JUST a sound check!
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100mph into a head wind...what a showman!!👍👍
Tragic should still be with us RIP STEVIE 🙏🙏
Wind blowing like crazy - - Still Got Great Hair!
There just aren't enough superlatives to describe how great this song, this singer and these musicians were. An ageless masterpiece!
Top shelf, fucking top shelf, thanks Laneway folk, bloody awesome, and thanks Stevie and the Band, and the rest of the folks who made it happen, and my Mum...meh great stuff
So casual and perfect,gratest voice and charisma
Thanks a million. Love this man madly. An artist who gave his all with every performance. Love how he brings every song he sings to life.
I'm with you, Ally Mayful
He was incredible he knew he was a rock star but he was such a nice guy so glad i met him
@@lindsaykelly2224 very jealous…I love this man!
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Stevie Wright,Bon Scott, Billy Thorpe charismatic showmen. Real music played by real musicians at real gigs.
We are the lucky BB's . Never to be repeated. What a shame generations have never heard their music and are probably shown no interest. The halcyon days all good memories.
WTF is Billy Thorpe ?
@@telstar9 fucking ignoramus. Look him up
@@inndiah He never took out citizenship, in the 90s the media gave him and AC/DC a lot of bad press because of it.
@@telstar9 so what . Neither did half of Aussie immigrants or politicians. Really! Are you trying to be the winner. Ha ha ha. Moron
@@inndiah Just highlighting how little talent has been produced by Australia.
Such a great voice.
Amazing bloke great entertainer so much more to offer, taken far to soon god bless you mate 🤗
Stevie was the best.
Generalprobe mit vollem Einsatz😂absolutely great. Der Bursche sieht im Alter noch besser aus als in den 60ern - Respekt😊 und auch die Stimme hat nichts verloren. Bravissimo😂
Great watching him, and the band so young I was 9 years old.
I was 9 years old, great.
Stevie was the best of the best!
Singers that still rock. Good job Stevie!
In the 60’s we had proper music, and this is PROPER music!
Loved this song in the sixties
Excellent! Great song and still got it...
I am again reminded that this maybe my favourite Australian song amongst a sea of great songs.