FIRST TIME HEARING The Seekers - Georgy Girl REACTION

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  • @aarongoldstein7614
    @aarongoldstein7614 10 місяців тому +426

    As Amber noted the lead singer was Judith Durham. "Georgy Girl" was their signature song. Sadly, she passed away last year. R.I.P.

    • @HarrisMiller-qw6xh
      @HarrisMiller-qw6xh 10 місяців тому +22

      What a great singer she was, you'll not find a better voice like hers today

    • @brentholladay3113
      @brentholladay3113 10 місяців тому +17

      She did? Thats sad,
      The times they are a changing, snd not for the better

    • @PlasticGirl65
      @PlasticGirl65 10 місяців тому +11

      She had one of the best female voices ever.

    • @glowimagery634
      @glowimagery634 10 місяців тому

      of course you will. Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Dupa have better vocals. @@HarrisMiller-qw6xh

    • @glowimagery634
      @glowimagery634 10 місяців тому

      yes they are. This song came out during the Vietnam War and the life expectancy of people in Western nations was 10 years less. Civilisation has advanced. Back when this song came out there was still apartheid and massive racism all over the world. @@brentholladay3113

  • @richardmather1906
    @richardmather1906 10 місяців тому +39

    Dang! Who does not love Judy Durham? She is simply wonderful.

  • @brentholladay3113
    @brentholladay3113 10 місяців тому +289

    I can vividly remember the song Georgy girl, and Downtown by Petula Clark playing on the radio all the time as a child:)
    Id give anything, to have that world again❗️

    • @williammckay9229
      @williammckay9229 10 місяців тому +6

      And Lady Godiva.

    • @EJSmith-dk3yg
      @EJSmith-dk3yg 10 місяців тому +11

      Great Call ... love Petula Clark, but not just "Downtown", a great catalog !

    • @bryanCJC2105
      @bryanCJC2105 10 місяців тому +13

      Exactly the same for me. When I was a little kid, Downtown and Georgie Girl seemed to be on the radio a lot. I remember because whenever they came on the car radio I would sing along as best I could. They both had a melody that seemed to excite little kids.
      "Downtown. Everything's waiting for you". Wow, I can almost see the bench seat of that old beat up Buick, my Dad driving, and me singing with the radio.

    • @brentholladay3113
      @brentholladay3113 10 місяців тому +7

      @@bryanCJC2105 you are taking me down Memory Lane, “banch seat” lol, and you could hop from the front seat to the back, like flopping over a padded fence.
      Good times, I am suddenly missing my mother:)

    • @brentholladay3113
      @brentholladay3113 10 місяців тому +4

      @@EJSmith-dk3yg me too, love Petula, don’t sleep in the Subway was another that I remember playing a lot:)

  • @allancooper-f2q
    @allancooper-f2q 10 місяців тому +67

    Judith Durham, such an amazing voice. Gone just over a year now RIP Judith ❤

  • @peterzimmer9549
    @peterzimmer9549 10 місяців тому +119

    Georgy Girl was the theme song of the 1966 British romantic comedy-drama movie of the same name, starring Lynn Redgrave.

    • @CarminoTwisterino
      @CarminoTwisterino 10 місяців тому +11

      Yes. Which would be a great movie to do a reaction to.

    • @rickpat-x9u
      @rickpat-x9u 10 місяців тому +4

      I loved Lynn Redgrave's American TV work in her late 30s-40s or so, very easy to fall in love with her in those characters House Calls, tv mystery movie "Rehearsal for Murder", Christmas cartoon "Silent Mouse"...

    • @rullvox5912
      @rullvox5912 10 місяців тому +6

      And the beautiful Charlotte Rampling was in it too. She went on to make many movies, including the newly released sci-fi movie, Dune.

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 10 місяців тому +2

      One of those wonderful movies that could only have come out of Britain in the mid 60s. In addition to the superb actresses it also featured a genuinely hilarious performance by James Mason.

    • @CarminoTwisterino
      @CarminoTwisterino 10 місяців тому +2

      @@mikegalvin9801 Right. James Mason. The father in law to another favorite this channel. Belinda Carlisle.

  • @magneto7930
    @magneto7930 10 місяців тому +18

    Her voice was so beautiful, it's addicting! RIP Judith...

  • @magpiegirl3783
    @magpiegirl3783 10 місяців тому +51

    Judith was classically trained and had the most pure, warm voice. The harmonies from the guys made this group so successful. Georgie girl was a huge hit and the theme song for the film of the same name.This concert was held at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Victoria, which is an open air concert venue. RIP beautiful Judith.

  • @travisdurand5374
    @travisdurand5374 10 місяців тому +17

    The Seekers are one of my favorite bands. Judith Durham was plagued with respiratory problems her entire life. You would never know she had trouble breathing when listening to her soaring vocals.

  • @annat.s.3600
    @annat.s.3600 10 місяців тому +3

    Loved this song since I discovered it as a little girl. Found it on a record my mother had bought in the UK when she was 16 in 1969.

  • @david_aloni
    @david_aloni 10 місяців тому +233

    "Georgy Girl" was the theme song for the 1966 movie (by incredible coincidence, also titled) "Georgy Girl." It was nominated for the academy award for best song. The audio track for this video was comprised of the studio recording of the song, with the sound of the orchestra and audience only playing just before and after we hear the song.

    • @thewiseoldherper7047
      @thewiseoldherper7047 10 місяців тому +20

      The movie was good too. It was nominated for 4 Oscars in total.

    • @mikegalvin9801
      @mikegalvin9801 10 місяців тому +23

      @@thewiseoldherper7047 Lynn Redgrave if I remember and James Mason. Along with Alfie a quintessential mid 60s British movie.

    • @thewiseoldherper7047
      @thewiseoldherper7047 10 місяців тому

      @@mikegalvin9801 I hadn’t watched either one in a long time, and I actually had the two confused before I looked it up. Two good movies!

    • @user-gt2uf8cq9y
      @user-gt2uf8cq9y 10 місяців тому +13

      The video is from 1967 when the Seekers returned to Australia and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, attended by an estimated audience of 200,000. The Guinness Book of World Records at the time listed it as the greatest attendance at a concert in the Southern Hemisphere.

    • @dow311
      @dow311 10 місяців тому +6

      To me the movie was a bit disturbing, her friend abandons her baby, Georgy gets to keep the baby when she marries an older man. Creepy to me.

  • @paulr.3220
    @paulr.3220 10 місяців тому +17

    I don't think that I have ever "frolicked", but this always brings a tear to my 71 year old eyes as the sound of my youth. Thank you for this reaction.

  • @stevenklein3195
    @stevenklein3195 8 місяців тому +4

    She had such a fabulous voice. This was their hit and it was so popular. The
    60s groups had such great harmony.

  • @wiltchamberlainisthegoat13
    @wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 10 місяців тому +56

    This is an absolutely iconic song from the generation before mine, but I’ve loved it since I was a kid. ❤

  • @notanotherenigma7759
    @notanotherenigma7759 10 місяців тому +176

    Im a 61 (well, for the next few weeks anyway!!) Year old Australian. I was too young to appreciate this song when i was a kid, and with music changing over the years, i never really paid much attention to The Seekers. But since Covid hit, I have started watching a few reaction channels, and some have played The Seekers, and I am now in awe of just how great they were. Great song writers, and Judith's voice, so strong and amazing.
    They have a song called I Am Australian which is about things that are Australian, and the paths of different people to becoming Australian. For me, it can even bring a tear. I hope you hit that one day. Peace out.

    • @tomharrison6607
      @tomharrison6607 10 місяців тому +6

      if you can check out judith durham singing this is my song written by charlie chaplin and most famously sung by petula clark it will blow you away

    • @tod3msn
      @tod3msn 10 місяців тому +8

      You must have lived under a rock in Australia. I am 66 and I recall the song played frequently on US radio. I do remember "The Seekers" on tv shows of that era here in the US. It's ironic you needed covid to discover a famous band from your country when I knew about them for decades living in the USA and we are close in age. The movie the song was taken from was "George Girl" and it was huge at the time. Again, the movie brought even more attention to the song. I have no idea how you could not known of this song.

    • @sunnystormy4973
      @sunnystormy4973 10 місяців тому +2

      peace out ! ✌️🤘

    • @retired4365
      @retired4365 10 місяців тому +3

      Happy Birthday in a few weeks. ✌

    • @seanprice6535
      @seanprice6535 10 місяців тому +4

      The lyrics are terrible! I'm glad none of my five daughters felt like this was the way to be accepted!

  • @TangoEliott
    @TangoEliott 10 місяців тому +44

    Judith Durham had a unique and magnificent voice that lasted her whole life. You should listen to the last released song, Carry Me.

  • @willlockler9433
    @willlockler9433 10 місяців тому +11

    Judy had a great voice. RIP. This song, folk meets pop. I loved it. Have the vinyl.

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn 10 місяців тому +46

    The folk era had just started to slowly decline when "Georgy Girl" appeared on the scene. Both the song and the movie it had been from was massively popular. You could not turn on the tv or walked by a movie theater without seeing or hearing the song. It is a record that is beautiful. The folk era was powerful in the tunes that came from it and "Georgy Girl" was a stellar representation of that musical era.

  • @hectorsmommy1717
    @hectorsmommy1717 10 місяців тому +67

    You really should check out their song "I Am Australian". Their live version sung during their farewell concert is incredible. Judith's voice was just as clear as always, even though she was recovering from a stroke and had to lean against a stool.

    • @matthewrhodes1930
      @matthewrhodes1930 10 місяців тому +3

      It makes me so proud whenever I hear "I am Australian". I always tear up a little.

    • @yogibarista2818
      @yogibarista2818 10 місяців тому +1

      The version they did at their farewell performance was special - made obvious the talent without the limitations of early technology.

    • @racheltrezise1132
      @racheltrezise1132 10 місяців тому +1

      That was the thing; Her beautiful voice never left her.

    • @BadgerBotherer1
      @BadgerBotherer1 8 місяців тому +1

      I saw them on their farewell tour of the UK, and they were wonderful. Judith's voice was, as you say, as good as ever. R.I.P.

  • @aarongoldstein7614
    @aarongoldstein7614 10 місяців тому +84

    Here's an Australian group to whom you haven't reacted - The Easybeats. Their biggest hit was "Friday On My Mind". Other great songs include "Falling Off The Edge of The World" and "Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight". One of the members was George Young who was the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC.

    • @francisseidel8014
      @francisseidel8014 10 місяців тому +11

      I just made the same suggestion. Definitely, Friday On My Mind is a classic - reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    • @jonathanmurphy3141
      @jonathanmurphy3141 10 місяців тому +8

      George produced the first few AC-DC albums. 🎸

    • @kazz3956
      @kazz3956 10 місяців тому +9

      Other great songs by the Easybeats include Sorry and She’s So Fine.

    • @juangonzales6837
      @juangonzales6837 10 місяців тому +2

      I actually won a few 45's, in my day, with various radio stations giving them away.. One of the 45's I won was "Falling Off The Edge Of The World", the B-side is "Remember Sam", also a good one.

    • @TheZodiacz
      @TheZodiacz 10 місяців тому +3

      @@jonathanmurphy3141 Harry Vanda who was also in The Easybeats co-produced AC/DC's early albums with George. The two also formed Flash And The Pan in the 70s. 'Hey St Peter' is a song this channel should react to.

  • @neptune9
    @neptune9 10 місяців тому +25

    This is one of those songs that transport you back in time. It was part of the soundtrack of the 60's and my childhood. Always fun and upbeat. So glad you liked it.

  • @lt6134
    @lt6134 10 місяців тому +64

    OMG I loved this song as a kid. It was huge in the 60s & on the radio all the time. Then we’d do The Pony (dance) to it.

    • @paulineandrushuk8923
      @paulineandrushuk8923 10 місяців тому +7

      OMG indeed.....the Pony......flashbacks galore.....sweet memories, thanks

    • @laurafoote214
      @laurafoote214 10 місяців тому +5

      yes!

    • @shellihouge938
      @shellihouge938 10 місяців тому +4

      Yep! Me too!

    • @johnathandavis3693
      @johnathandavis3693 10 місяців тому +4

      I remember my older cousin coming over to babysit us in her red Capri pants -she would be bopping to this, the Beatles, etc...

    • @lorrainemiller688
      @lorrainemiller688 10 місяців тому +1

      Another member of the Pony club!

  • @porflepopnecker4376
    @porflepopnecker4376 10 місяців тому +1

    My big sister took me to see this movie when it came out in the 60s. It was the first movie I can remember that had actual bad cuss words in it like "b*tch" and "b*st*rd." In those days there was no rating system, so the new breed of naughty films had a warning in the ads that read "recommended for mature audiences." I always got excited when she took me to one of those.

  • @jeffcampbell5755
    @jeffcampbell5755 10 місяців тому +13

    The song was co-written by Jim Dale and Tom Springfield (Dusty's brother who had been in The Springfields with her) and was nominated for best movie song but lost out to "Born Free".

  • @joeyrobison6629
    @joeyrobison6629 10 місяців тому +16

    Two lovely Australian legends who died within a few days of each other, Judith Durham and Dame Olivia Newton-John. Another great Seekers song is "A World of Our Own".

  • @stephaniejones4749
    @stephaniejones4749 10 місяців тому +29

    This song bring back so many memories. I remember singing this song every time it came on the radio. I'm glad you did this one.

  • @jackiefax2315
    @jackiefax2315 10 місяців тому +7

    My mum was called Georgie and we used to sing this song when I was young.
    She died in 2016 and I have the words "Hey there, Georgie girl..." tattooed on my leg with some of her ashes in them. Love from Yorkshire, England ❤

  • @Carln0130
    @Carln0130 10 місяців тому +43

    Judith's voice was crystal clear. Pitch perfect. The Seekers also sang a lot of old spirituals. Some of those songs really highlight her voice. When The Stars Begin To Fall, We Shall Not Be Moved and Just A Closer Walk With Thee are three examples that are out there on You Tube where she positively kills the song with that voice of hers. Actually, this is a live performance with 250K people in attendance and a direct recording from it. We shall not be moved is a B/W from this same performance. Also out there on UA-cam.

    • @joannecunliffe8067
      @joannecunliffe8067 10 місяців тому +2

      "The Water is Wide" is fabulous and of course "Kumbaya" (brilliant finger-picked guitar and Judith's voice is breathtaking). As the young child I was in the mid 70's listening to these tracks (with my grandparents), obviously I loved "Puff the Magic Dragon" (much more than the Peter, Paul and Mary version) and "Morningtown Ride" as well. I know it's from a progressive rock band but "Northern Lights" by Renaissance made quite an impression on me in the 70's as well (yes I KNOW it's actually about Blackpool(!) but it fired up my imagination). Somebody did a fabulous mashup of Lyra from the Golden Compass/Northern Lights film and the song ... alas it's gone now.

  • @jamesmorgan4121
    @jamesmorgan4121 10 місяців тому +21

    This concert was at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne Australia in 1967. Official attendance 200,000 people. Another fun fact the Seekers actually outsold the Beatles in 1967. Last fun fact every time I watch the Seekers I fall in love with Judith Durham again.

    • @scooby1992
      @scooby1992 6 місяців тому +1

      Wasnt it also the largest public performance in terms of audience numbers in the Southern Hemisphere at the time ?

    • @jamesmorgan4121
      @jamesmorgan4121 6 місяців тому +1

      @@scooby1992 yep. Correct

  • @Skeezer66
    @Skeezer66 10 місяців тому +64

    This is a title song to one of my late mom's favorite films! It's a 60's British film about a girl who isn't "traditionally" attractive (she's slightly overweight) but wants all the usual things any young woman wants. It's not exactly about women empowerment, but she is the heroine of her own story and creates her own happy ending!!

    • @Laceykat66
      @Laceykat66 10 місяців тому

      I am glad your mother likes it but the song is far superior to the movie. Britain had a lot of hits and misses in the mid 60s. They gave "new & different" a real try, but different is not synonymous with "good."

    • @Skeezer66
      @Skeezer66 10 місяців тому

      @@Laceykat66 Hmm, was there a real need to post this? My mom has been dead a few years, and I was sharing a good memory about her. There was no way you could have known, but THINK before you crap on someone else's feelings!

    • @peterwilliamskelhorn6675
      @peterwilliamskelhorn6675 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Skeezer66my mum liked this song when she was a little girl she used to dance about like mad. She likes the movie as well.

    • @Skeezer66
      @Skeezer66 10 місяців тому +1

      @@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 Thank you for sharing!

    • @peterwilliamskelhorn6675
      @peterwilliamskelhorn6675 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Skeezer66 c
      Charlotte Rampling (who played Meredith) is my mums favourite actress

  • @caretaker158
    @caretaker158 10 місяців тому +34

    Love The Seekers and Judith’s wonderful voice. I wish you two would dive down the rabbit hole of Peter, Paul and Mary. Talk about wonderful voices! The harmonies will blow you away. Broke my heart when Mary died, but the guys are still touring and still bringing new generations into the realm of folk music.

    • @martynnotman3467
      @martynnotman3467 10 місяців тому +1

      Mary Travers was amazing.

    • @larrywright6214
      @larrywright6214 10 місяців тому

      Peter, Paul and Mary did "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", and it is HILARIOUS!

  • @kennethdodemaide8678
    @kennethdodemaide8678 10 місяців тому +47

    Judith's first music love was Jazz. This was their final concert. It was an open-air performance in front of 200,000 people in Melbourne. She returned to Jazz after this. She was considered to have the purest voice in pop music. Bee Gees followed them. They left Australia and made itbig in the US and the UK.

    • @racheltrezise1132
      @racheltrezise1132 10 місяців тому +1

      At the Myer Music Bowl.

    • @johnd8892
      @johnd8892 10 місяців тому +2

      This March 1967 concert at the Myer Music Bowl was well before their breakup and final UK TV performance in July 1968. Most memorable to Australians no doubt.

    • @falungongboy
      @falungongboy 9 місяців тому +1

      Judith sang torch light songs with her husband touring America after leaving the Seekers.

  • @daxdasche6112
    @daxdasche6112 9 місяців тому +2

    The thing about this era, there is no hiding behind trickery. Such a beautiful blastingly powerful voice with all the musical and vocal support from the band.

  • @kathleenmayhorne3183
    @kathleenmayhorne3183 10 місяців тому +7

    Try out i am Australian, written by band member Bruce Woodley, recently performed by them all with the guys with their white locks. Judith was seated, couldn't move her laft side from a stroke, the voice was just as beautiful as ever. She had a lung disease from childhood, more amazing to see how she did so well anyway.

  • @kelqueen9998
    @kelqueen9998 10 місяців тому +5

    "Have you ever wanted to frolic?" I love Amber, she has such a pure heart! This song always reminds me of childhood. I used to dance (frolic?) around the living room to this song, Up Up and Away, and Good Morning Starshine and Aquarius from Hair.

  • @kennethcelorio4937
    @kennethcelorio4937 10 місяців тому +27

    Every time I hear music like this it reminds me of my mom and dad when they were young. Oh the pictures of the go-go boot my mom wore and the moccasins my dad had. They were legit flower power people. 😊

  • @cls6055
    @cls6055 10 місяців тому +59

    Did yall notice how huge that audience was 😮😮😮🎉🎉 Huge huge hit of theirs!

    • @oldiesgeek454
      @oldiesgeek454 10 місяців тому +5

      Yes, and they were dressed much nicer than the crowd at Woodstock. 😊

    • @brentholladay3113
      @brentholladay3113 10 місяців тому +3

      I noticed what a pleasant and nice time it was when everybody was at peace and you could sit and watch a group bike got out on the grass with out of care in the world

    • @cls6055
      @cls6055 10 місяців тому +3

      @@oldiesgeek454 Amen!!! Such a different time all ❤️together! When society still was sane and civilized !!! I was only 5 when this song 🎵 came out! But I literally still remember this playing on radio! I love the Seekers and I pray we get back to a better society! God help us!! 🙏

    • @oldiesgeek454
      @oldiesgeek454 10 місяців тому

      ​@@cls6055Well said. 😊👍

    • @jgsheehan8810
      @jgsheehan8810 10 місяців тому +2

      200,000 at the Myer Music Bowl, I think it was a world record crowd at the time

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 10 місяців тому +8

    Apparently this my favorite song when I was a baby I don’t remember but that’s what I heard growing up. Years later when I was in my 20’s I watched the comedy movie classic Georgey Girl with Lynn Redgrave.

  • @pamelawertz498
    @pamelawertz498 10 місяців тому +18

    Another great song like this from the '60s is Windy by The Association. Another happy catchy vibe that also has some great instruments!

    • @Krzyszczynski
      @Krzyszczynski 10 місяців тому +1

      Another with the same sort of feel from that era is 98.6, by Keith. All but forgotten now.

  • @1972mrgray
    @1972mrgray 10 місяців тому +23

    Georgy Girl was a good movie, too.

    • @nukemanmd
      @nukemanmd 7 місяців тому +1

      I remember seeing the movie in the theater with my grandmother. Although I was probably a bit young due to its content, I still remember with great furnace. I still choke up when I think about the ending.

  • @Drawkcabi
    @Drawkcabi 10 місяців тому +7

    When I was growing up in the late 70’s and early 80's, Mattel used the melody of this song in all their Barbie commercials, in some they had new lyrics to fit the Barbie toy they were selling "Here comes Barbie fun!" instead of "Hey there Georgy Girl" and so on.
    The first time I saw the movie Georgy Girl I was like "Wait...that's the Barbie song!"
    This will always be the actual "Barbie Song" to me, even with the Aqua song.

  • @jcc777
    @jcc777 10 місяців тому +9

    Saw the title of this song and had to come here, when I was a little kid I bet I sang this song 10,000 times.

  • @Earcandy73
    @Earcandy73 10 місяців тому +12

    The Seekers were the peak of humanity! They were the one group that won the record for the longest lasting original lineup of all time until Judith’s passing last year, a week before Olivia Newton John, also from Australia. The song was from a British film about an overweight woman (Lynn Redgrave) who had a poor self image. Ironically the star actress had her own self-image issues but became a spokesperson for Weightwatchers in the 1980’s.

  • @perrymalcolm3802
    @perrymalcolm3802 10 місяців тому +19

    This wasn’t just a huge hit for them. It was played everywhere. An instant 60s theme.

  • @byron8304
    @byron8304 10 місяців тому +14

    The "Easybeats" were an Australian Band, that was successful in the UK in the 1960's. They also have a deep connection with AC/DC. "Friday on My Mind." was a huge hit. A must listen too. George Young is a brother of Angus and Malcome Young and produced the early AC/CD Albums. Young, along with fellow Easybeats founder Harry Vanda became one of the innovators of the Australian music scene from the late 60s on. Their lead singer "Stevie Wright" is considered one of the great rock and roll singers of his time.

    • @kelliedee
      @kelliedee 10 місяців тому +3

      I think they'd also like Stevie Wright's Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3.

    • @WILLKMC
      @WILLKMC 10 місяців тому +1

      Trivia, the AC/DC song "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap" was inspired by the character Dishonest John in the Beany and Cecil cartoons. Dishonest John carried a business card that read: "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. Special rates for Sundays and holidays".

    • @memorylane7068
      @memorylane7068 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, they need to hear Friday on My Mind by the Easybeats!

  • @pilesovinyl
    @pilesovinyl 10 місяців тому +9

    Judith Durham had one of the best voices ever, she was Australian, and they had several really beautiful songs.

  • @cjdesign5700
    @cjdesign5700 10 місяців тому +9

    The Band was so accomplished and Judith was an angel...RIP

  • @dennisloveland498
    @dennisloveland498 10 місяців тому +8

    There is one Australian band that I don't think you've ever done--- The Easybeats. Back in the 60s, the Easybeats were known as the Australian Beatles. The group included George Young, who was the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC. In fact, George Young and Harry Vanda( another Easybeats member) later produced some of AC/DC's recordings. The main international hit for the Easybeats was Friday on my Mind. Another really good song is Sorry. Check them out!!

  • @chriscoghlan692
    @chriscoghlan692 3 місяці тому +5

    The crowd in the footage was at the Myer Music Bowl during the 1967 Moomba Festival, Melbourne, Australia. It was estimated to be between 200,000 and 250,000 the largest ever in the Southern Hemisphere. That was their popularity in Australia.

  • @lisadelahaye6568
    @lisadelahaye6568 10 місяців тому +3

    hi Rob Squad, thanks for reacting to this great Australian band. now that you have done a few of their songs, you must must must react to their song 'I am Australian' our unofficial anthem... Probably check out the live version 'I Am Australian:Special Farewell Performance'.

  • @AudioVile
    @AudioVile 10 місяців тому +1

    When I saw the thumbnail on my feed, I LITERALLY stared and blinked a few times. I thought, "No way it's THAT song!!" Such a pleasant surprise! Great reaction!

  • @TigerRogers0660
    @TigerRogers0660 10 місяців тому +33

    Here we go, another Australian artist ! You're on a roll ! Super talented group!!

  • @bradparnell614
    @bradparnell614 10 місяців тому +29

    This was their biggest hit in the USA having gotten all the way to #2. It hit #1 in their native Australia as well as Canada and New Zealand. It only got to #3 in the UK despite being the main song for a movie of the same name starring a young Lynn Redgrave.

    • @oldiesgeek454
      @oldiesgeek454 10 місяців тому +5

      Didn't they record I'll Never Find Another You?

    • @kennyhuskisson2684
      @kennyhuskisson2684 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@@oldiesgeek454Yes they sure did👍✌️

    • @oldiesgeek454
      @oldiesgeek454 10 місяців тому +1

      @@kennyhuskisson2684 Thanks. 😊

    • @kennyhuskisson2684
      @kennyhuskisson2684 10 місяців тому

      @@oldiesgeek454 Your Welcome🎄👍✌️

    • @bradparnell614
      @bradparnell614 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes. That got to #4 in the US.

  • @glenneh57
    @glenneh57 10 місяців тому +9

    My sister and I were kids growing up in the '60's and we sure knew about The Seekers. They were so popular, on the TV and radio it was crazy! Thank you Jay and Amber for this reaction 🥰 Rest In Peace Judith.

  • @scottvermillion1426
    @scottvermillion1426 10 місяців тому

    My gosh, you two always seem to react to some of my favorite songs. Thank you!
    I LOVE The Seekers and their George Girl...and I watch this video often. Although they were wildly popular in the mid-sixties, but Judith decided to leave the group to pursue a solo career in 1968. They would have multiple reunions in later years

  • @robertoverbeck9484
    @robertoverbeck9484 10 місяців тому +4

    This reminds me of my older sister who loved this song. I’ve not talked to her in years and it’s prompted me to say hi. I must say as a child of the 60’s I absolutely enjoy so much of your choices. My grandkids listen to a lot of the same music I used to play when I was their age. It’s timeless.

  • @lorrainemiller688
    @lorrainemiller688 10 місяців тому +1

    I loved to roller skate to this song! Haven't heard it in years!!!! 🤩

  • @valwebb7640
    @valwebb7640 10 місяців тому +24

    Hey guys, check out their song 'I am Australian' an iconic song. We Aussies consider it our alternative anthem. RIP Judith. We lost her and Olivia Newton John within cooee of each other 🇦🇺

    • @glowimagery634
      @glowimagery634 10 місяців тому

      Speak for yourself. It is ok

    • @Ethelspider
      @Ethelspider 10 місяців тому

      I thought Throw Your Arms Around Me by Hunters and Collectors was the alternative national anthem.

  • @PatrickMersinger
    @PatrickMersinger 3 місяці тому +5

    She held her voice all the way into her 70’s . There’s a 2013 farewell tour video on UA-cam. Her voice is still fantastic. The 4 of them vocally are superb. One of the guitarists wrote a song called “we are Australian.” It covers the native Australians, and the English prisoners who were sent there as punishment and all in between. Why is hasn’t been made their national anthem is beyond me. Definitely worth listening to.

  • @raymo6795
    @raymo6795 10 місяців тому +3

    "Friday on my Mind" by The Easybeats were a British invasion band...from Australia

  • @djgrant8761
    @djgrant8761 10 місяців тому +2

    This was my mother’s favourite group. Her favourite song was “I’ll Never Find Another You”. This Seekers classic reminded of a love lost. She also loved listening to Nana Mouskouri. She would often tear up whenever she heard Nana Mouskouri sing “The White Rose of Athens”.

  • @user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7
    @user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7 10 місяців тому +3

    Their Harmonies were impeccable back then. Very tight and melodic. I remember this song being Everywhere you went, back in the day. Always on radio or playing in the background somewhere.

  • @paulhanson5164
    @paulhanson5164 10 місяців тому +1

    Their song Morningtown Ride is beautiful, takes me back to a world I feel I remember and miss so much.

  • @jamiesweitzer8469
    @jamiesweitzer8469 10 місяців тому +5

    Yes, a 90s hard alternative band called Silverchair, check out these 17year olds (& much younger) band members rock in their official American version of the video "Tomorrow "! The Australian version of this song, they're even younger! Awesome hard band, one of my favorites!😊❤

  • @proudliberal605
    @proudliberal605 10 місяців тому

    I heard this a TON when I was a young kid growing up in the US. You have to understand that back in those days, music playlists were not "piped in" to shopping venues. They simply played the radio. AM radio. This song was everywhere because it was frequently on the radio.
    Laying in the sun on a beach towel? You were listening to AM radio. (Cassette tape decks were relatively new and still an expensive novelty.) Not with ear buds, but to the "tinney" sounding speaker of an affordable portable radio. That is how most people heard this tune. Buying a snow cone from the park vendor on a hot sunny day? The vendor was playing this tune on his cheap AM radio. It evokes childhood memories.

  • @thomask6681
    @thomask6681 10 місяців тому +11

    You need to do I Am Australian farewell performance by them as well, Judith's voice still strong 40 years later. RIP

  • @philiptodd6255
    @philiptodd6255 10 місяців тому

    Remember hearing this as a 7 year old on the radio in 1967 to me it sums up the 1960 s my late fathers favourite group back then

  • @idanwillenchik3050
    @idanwillenchik3050 10 місяців тому +16

    This song was the title song of a 1966 film Georgy Girl and was nominated for both a Golden Globe and and an Oscar for Best Original Song. The song was a huge hit for the Seekers.

  • @peterbothwell9005
    @peterbothwell9005 10 місяців тому

    Oh my, how this song takes me back to my childhood days. I see my Mother, father, tiny brother and sister in scenes we once lived. I hear the transistor radio playing in our living room and hear the sound of The Seekers, singing not only Georgy Girl (my favourite) but also Morning Town Ride, I Will Never Find Another You, The Carnival Is Over and many more.
    The Seekers were so popular in those 60s days and their sound so unique.
    Georgy Girl, was actually aa already mentioned in the comments below, the theme tune for the British movie of the same name.
    Their version of the song at the end of the movie, is longer and has an additional verse or two about Georgy Girls adult life.
    It is well worth a listen.
    Thank you so much for giving Georgy Girl, a spin and reaction.
    You guys are extremely good at what you do.
    Please continue with your amazing reactions, as I always look forward to what bands and singers you come up with, along with your comments.
    Thank you so much.

  • @PaulSmith-bb7lv
    @PaulSmith-bb7lv 2 місяці тому +7

    Judith Durham and Karen Carpenter had the best voices we have heard in this century. Thank goodness they have been preserved for us to keep listening.

  • @stevelarosa1750
    @stevelarosa1750 10 місяців тому

    I love this channel.Such variety and appreciation for music from all decades. I'm 62 so I'm from the seventies.I watch your channel everyday.Thank you.

  • @DaSoulmann
    @DaSoulmann 10 місяців тому +14

    A movie well worth putting on your list.

  • @TheOriginalRick
    @TheOriginalRick 10 місяців тому +1

    Occasionally a song comes along that just captures the spirit of the age and the hearts of the people. Georgy Girl was one of those songs. Aside from being a good song by a great singer, it just found an audience that loved it and never forgot it.

  • @RoofLight00
    @RoofLight00 4 місяці тому +10

    Just for info Judith suffered with a lifelong lung problem so her singing is incredible in the circumstances. RIP.

  • @markdermody9698
    @markdermody9698 10 місяців тому

    One of my favourite tracks by The Seekers, since I was very young, around 1970ish I have loved this group, they are just so full of enthusiasm and draws you in. It's from the film of the same title featuring Lynn Redgrave as the titular George, her room mate played by Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates as the love interest for both ladies, Bill Owen as her dad, and James Mason as Bill's Boss. It is so great to watch a fantastic Kitchen Sink Drama! I also love 'When Will The Good Apples Fall' which is a truly heart wrenching song when you listen to the lyrics and what she is saying by them, yet it is also a beautiful song too. Also check out 'Colours Of My Life' which also tells such a beautiful story too! Hope you go ahead and check these out at some point! Loving the reactions, keep it up ❤️

  • @larissahorne9991
    @larissahorne9991 10 місяців тому +11

    If you want to see how great they still were when they were older. I would like to recommend their song a lot of Aussies want as their new national athem We Are Australian. More and more UA-camrs are discovering this song, usually they react to the version from their farewell concert. You don't have to live in Australia to appreciate the song. I've even seen reactors moved to tears by it. Judith was definitely an amazing performer. Especially since she developed a lung condition long before The Seekers. Unfortunately it claimed her life in the end

    • @lynnejamieson2063
      @lynnejamieson2063 10 місяців тому +1

      I don’t think I’ve heard We Are Australian, though I will definitely check it out…but as a Scot who has an unofficial (purely because for some reason none of the UK countries are allowed their own) National Anthem in Flower of Scotland which is also from a 60’s folk group (well…duo) called The Corries I can’t help but think that folk songs made better National Anthems than what we are generally force fed. 😊

  • @terryallen345
    @terryallen345 10 місяців тому +2

    You are also unfamiliar with Paul Kelly, kind of like Australia's Bob Dylan. On December 20 you should do "how to make gravy" it will be December 21 here and the reason will become apparent in the song. It's a letter home and it's about being separated from the ones you love. Outstanding song 🇭🇲

  • @outbacktraveller58
    @outbacktraveller58 4 місяці тому +5

    EVERY young Aussie bloke had a crush on our Judith. She had such a stunning set of pipes. despite having lung issues most of her life, I believe!

  • @Zealdave2223
    @Zealdave2223 10 місяців тому

    I feel like I am older than time and the seekers were around before I developed a love for music, But I can sing along and remember every word. I remember the seekers as my parents favourite band which must be why. loved it.

  • @joel65913
    @joel65913 10 місяців тому +3

    This was the group's biggest hit and it served as the theme song for a hugely popular 60's English drama of the same name which brought Lynn Redgrave to prominence (and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress that year). The film is very 60's and often dark but a worthwhile watch with excellent performances from the entire cast.

  • @aharon59
    @aharon59 10 місяців тому +2

    I`ve been loving this song since I first heard it in 1966 ( I was 7 years old ) and I`ve never once heard it without it making my heart jump and feel lighter and happier, the ultimate feel good song as far as I`m concerned.

  • @gerrywagoner26
    @gerrywagoner26 10 місяців тому +3

    A 'World of Our Own' is just beautiful, and with a good message.
    Also 'We Are Australian.'
    Several decades ago, Elton John said "There are three perfect/pure female voices in the world, and two of them are dead." Judith Durham, Karen Carpenter, and Eva Cassady."

    • @scooter2099
      @scooter2099 10 місяців тому

      Agree - I've often thought the only other singer who had such clarity as Judith was the late great Karen Carpenter. Eva would also qualify.

  • @hawaiirastalady
    @hawaiirastalady 10 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the very FIRST songs I ever heard on the radio! It came out when I was two years old. This was one of the songs that formed my whole concept of what music was. Thanks so much for playing it!!❤💛💚

  • @nolantomlinson7554
    @nolantomlinson7554 10 місяців тому +4

    This was the theme Song to the movie GeorgyGirl starring Lynn Redgrave

  • @nickywall872
    @nickywall872 10 місяців тому

    This was written by Jim Dale, also a well known actor in the UK. He played P.T. Barnum in the Stage Show and was also in the 1977 Pete's Dragon. He's mainly known in the UK for the Carry On films, he appeared in 11 between 1960 and 1968.

  • @darrenmoore1305
    @darrenmoore1305 10 місяців тому +3

    To give you guys an idea of just how huge the seekers were in Australia, this concert was in front of 200,000 people. At the time, Australia's population was only 11.8 million people. That means one in every 60 people that lived in Australia at the time was at that concert. By comparison, Woodstack in '69 had about 500,000 people there and is the most iconic concert in the history of music. It managed to attract one in every 405 people in the US at the time. To have the same pulling power as the Seekers had, it would have needed to draw in nearly 3.4 million people. By any measure, that crowd of 200,000 is insane.

  • @beatlejim64
    @beatlejim64 10 місяців тому

    Released in October 1966...became a big hit in early in 1967...got to #1 in Cashbox...CLASSIC!

  • @michellecasey5752
    @michellecasey5752 10 місяців тому +5

    This is a song that came out when I was so young. I had no idea how a girl could be named Georgie or be Georgie. But whenever it came on the radio, I would stop what I was doing just to figure out who Georgie girl was.

  • @MichaelBiddulph67
    @MichaelBiddulph67 10 місяців тому +1

    Their song. I am Australian.
    Beautiful song.
    Other Australian bands to name a few.
    The Angels, Cold Chisel, Icehouse, A Kiwi band called Dragon, Midnight Oil, Screaming Jets, Rose Tattoo, AC/DC, the list goes on...
    American band Motley Crue song also lol. Smoke the Sky
    🙂

  • @tmr626
    @tmr626 10 місяців тому +5

    Another Australian singer you have to check out is the beautiful 39 year old Delta Goodrem. What a killer voice, and you won't be disappointed! It's a shame that
    a lot of people never heard of her. Here is a list of her really good songs: 1) Enough 2) Believe Again (Great song! 3) Wish You Were Here (This song is about one
    of her life long friends Liam O'Flaherty who died in a motorcycle accident in July 2009). 4) Dear Life 5) Wings 6) Only Human 7) Dancing With A Broken Heart.
    Enjoy!

    • @robynmurray7421
      @robynmurray7421 10 місяців тому

      What's her age got to do with it?

    • @tmr626
      @tmr626 10 місяців тому

      @@robynmurray7421 I just wanted to make the point that she's not a '60's, '70's or '80's singer.

  • @kokostevens1071
    @kokostevens1071 10 місяців тому +2

    I love this song. I was 11 when it was released and it really made a lasting impression on me. I was really shy and I didn't smile unless I was around my family and as a result outsiders thought I was mean but i wasn't, i was insecure around outsiders. This song really helped me to shed some of that shyness and shield I built around me. The chorus and particularly the second verse gave me a new perspective of myself.
    One day a boy asked me to let him see my smile, and I did. He said I should always smile and stop hiding behind my mean face. This song and that boy made a big difference in my life. 😃😄
    And that is one of the reasons that music is special and people love it so and why after 50+ years I still remember this song. I hope my grandchildren have songs that impact them and they will remember 50 years from now.

  • @RJ986S
    @RJ986S 10 місяців тому +34

    Thanks for the reaction, guys. The Seekers were super-popular here in the US back in the day. Their hits were heard on every AM station in the land. There's something about this song, lyrics, melody, and vocals, that is heartbreaking, haunting, and emotionally searing to one's core. Same with I'll Never Find Another You.

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 10 місяців тому

      Check out "Morningtown ride".

    • @mpol701
      @mpol701 9 місяців тому

      Lyrics by actor Jim Dale, carry on films, petes dragon and lots more stage and film work but yes singer and song writer as well

    • @clivenewman4810
      @clivenewman4810 9 місяців тому

      @@mpol701 One of the few remaining Carry onners.

    • @mpol701
      @mpol701 9 місяців тому

      @@clivenewman4810 there's a few females still going as well

    • @mpol701
      @mpol701 9 місяців тому

      Jim Dale is super talented the way he moved in and out of the boxes in the palladium doing barnum musical was amazing

  • @geetee4459
    @geetee4459 10 місяців тому +1

    At the time this concert had the largest-ever crowd in the world. All of the Seeker's songs you have reacted to so far were written by Dusty Springield's brother Tom.

  • @jamiedianne6778
    @jamiedianne6778 10 місяців тому +4

    This song was from the movie “Georgie Girl” with Lynn Redgrave. It’s such a happy peppy song but I hated that movie lol 😅🙈 Gotta say the song is way better!
    Please play some more Lulu! I absolutely love her voice! “Oh Me Oh My”, “The Boat That I Row”❤

  • @michaelroper4238
    @michaelroper4238 8 місяців тому

    Amazing watching this..a live performance too in my home town Melbourne in 1967 at the Myer Music bowl when I was 7 - 8 years old...

  • @idanwillenchik3050
    @idanwillenchik3050 10 місяців тому +3

    The song's cheerful music and arrangement are somewhat in contrast to some of the lyrics which depict a sad and lonely protagonist but the lyrics also try to lift her spirits up. It's one of my favorites and a song that everybody seems to love.

    • @Trish-ql9kz
      @Trish-ql9kz 10 місяців тому

      Yep... always puts a smile on my face when I hear this

  • @greggnelson9334
    @greggnelson9334 10 місяців тому

    We had a dog named Georgy when I was a little boy and Mom used to sing the "Hey there, Georgy Girl" part all the time, but I never heard the full song until now. Thanks!

  • @natalieturko4808
    @natalieturko4808 10 місяців тому +2

    You can't compare the music of today to music from the 60's and 70's. Pure vocals, amazing harmonies, no autotune, excellent arrangements. Singers today tend to compete with all these vocal "acrobatics", which are often so overdone that the melody gets obscured.

  • @themajicman745
    @themajicman745 10 місяців тому +2

    3 years and still can't get but one of these women on female Fridays! Where's Soul Train when you need it? Come on Amber and give these awesome soul singers some love at least once.... Check out Stephanie Mills hits "I Feel Good All Over" " Comfort Of A Man" and the duet with Teddy Pendergrass "Feel the Fire" Still waiting on you to do other awesome soul singers like Phyllis Hyman(Living All Alone) and the most powerful singer Jennifer Holliday(And I'm Telling You) Betty Wright "No Pain No Gain" Lisa Fisher "How Do I Ease the Pain" Sylvia "Pillow Talk" Angela Winbush "Angel" Evelyn Champaign King "Shame" 

  • @Seventeen_Syllables
    @Seventeen_Syllables 10 місяців тому +3

    If you're looking for Australian artists, you need to check out Nick Cave, especially with his band The Bad Seeds. Granted he left Australia in 1980, but that's where he established his style. A good intro would probably be The Ship Song, but he has a large catalog.

  • @Dakotaman2003
    @Dakotaman2003 10 місяців тому +1

    Absolutley fun song that came out when I was 11 living in Germany!