EVERY video I've watched of Elliott singing brandy, he has a smile on his face. The song is absolutely timeless and is at the top of list for the greatest songs ever recorded.
@@braidedchainI would have left a separate comment, but Scott's encapsulated most of what I was going to say. I am 43, and so I grew up hearing this on the radio. Over the years, I've thought of it from time to time, seemingly out of nowhere. And while I especially love the keyboard in the original, this is actually the best version I've ever heard. There's not one wasted word or note in the whole song, and hearing it "unplugged" accentuates that. All the best.
I've loved this song from the first time I heard it back in the early 70's.An excellent example of songwriting and to hear the Chili Peppers cover it....well that solidified it's multigenerational impact it has had for over 50 years.Thanks Elliot for the great tune and the memories it evokes for me personally.
I got tell you: I am the music director(And morning DJ) at my radio station in Northeastern NC & Southside Virginia and we still get a lot of request for this song. An absolute classic, maybe the best of all time. I've played a lot of music thru the years on the air. I started in radio in 1983. It was an Oldies station and again, THIS song was the most requested. What does that say? People love Great music. ALWAYS will.
Elliot, you can still do it. Classic voice and a classic song that will live forever. God bless you for exercising your amazing talent to write this gem!!! 😊
Oh my goodness Elliot still has it, I remember this timeless masterpiece when I was growing up in the 70s. They don't make songs like this anymore. Elliot thank you so much for bringing such a timeless song and happiness to your fans. Keep going my brother.
Heard this masterpiece this morning on the way to work, best way to start my day! Elliot, is there a back story to this song that you can share? Always wondered if it was based on a real experience!
Elliot ,made comment on other site about brandy and looking glass.didnt know ur name Coolest thing u replied to me ,glad I found u and that guys still around Thanks cyndi
That voice is still incredible. I was 7 in 1971 and hung out with my dad that summer while he built our house. This song played several times a day on his radio and everytime I hear it I'm immediately brought back to that place and time. Such a perfect song indeed. Thank you Mr Lurie.
Years ago when I was a wee lad I fell in love with the original version, then earlier this evening I heard your a capella version, and now a solo rendition - each every bit as good as the previous one. Thank you three times over, Mr Lurie.
What a gift it must be to have written a song that touched and continues to touch so many people around the world. As young kid I remember riding in the car with my dad and hearing Brandy come on the radio. He would always reach for the volume knob and turn it up a little and we'd both sing it together. Elliott, your still singing great and this version sounds incredible.
He should be happy. He's probably made a crap ton of money from this "one-hit wonder". Most songwriters would love to make the kind of scratch he's doubtless made.
I'm not saying anything new here. He knows how great the song is hell, he wrote it. Story telling in lyrics is a lost art. Thank you for yours. Storytelling in the likes of old country music, bluegrass, rhythm and blues and jazz. From , Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Jim Croche, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagner, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly, Carly Simon, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Mac Davis, paul Simon, James Taylor. Merle Haggard , Jerry Reed, Huey Lewis, George Jones, Marty Robbins , Tom T Hall , Red Solvine, Hank Williams, the list goes on and on. Such beautiful songs these people had. Thank you for sharing your talents to the world. There's a reason they're called Legends. I cons will stand the test of time. Who knows, they lost the talent when they decided to get clean and sober and left the drugs alone. Like George Jones said in a song, Who's gonna fill their shoes?
The Best Part Of Being A One Hit Wonder Is The Spirit Of The Memories And Like The Spirit THEY Are Timeless And That Is The Way Music Should Be From A Summer Breeze To Wild Fire Song's Are Like Seasons In The Sun They Will Change And They Will Always Come Back Around So Thank You BRANDY For Benning A Fine Girl And Touching The Spirit Of Our Hearts With Your Songs From The Looking Glass
First time I heard this song was the summer of 72 when I saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time at Sandy Hook state park when I was eleven years old. Loved then been loving it since! Great Song Thank you.
Thank you Sir, for getting back to me. In my Opinion We had the best Music, 1970'S. I'm from Philly, and We also had 'The Philly Sound' lol but Your music and other's from that era made me fall in love with great tunes. Thanks again. 😁🙂
"She could feel the ocean fall and rise, she saw its rage and glory." This song came out when I was 7 years old, and even then, man... that line put me ON that ship. One of the most evocative lines in all of popular music, and I still can't sing it--or even think of it--without choking up. Call it a masterpiece, a gem, a miracle, a treasure, or what you will. It's all of those. And more.
I discovered this song recently on a station that was highlighting 70s music. I instantly fell in love with it. Now I have seen so many different performances and I realize this is a song that there will never be a bad version.
I'm in that bar in my mind. I was 15 in '72. Never got over the song or the mental image. My bud and I walking downtown streets singing this. '72 was the best music year of the decade and this was/is the best of it.
I was just 20 years old when Brandy came out. My father was a sailor and I have never met him. I can understand the love Brandy has that would never be hers. Your voice just carries me away to those feelings. Beautiful for all time.
Absolutely one of the best story songs ever written. It tells the sad story of Brandy's loveless life working the bars where sailors frequent and whose first love is the sea. Great lyrics and a great melody to boot.
@@chipgaasche4933 Chip ... I respectfully disagree. The numerous bands, singles & duos that perform 'Brandy' ... at least in these parts ... get a great response every time. Why? It's what we call an 'anthem' song-- like 'Don't Stop Believing', 'Sweet Caroline', Living on a Prayer, etc. Music-loving concertgoers scream out Brandy's joyous chorus in unison at the appropriate time! Other than a Beatles tribute ... not sure I've heard 'Obla' on anyone's set list-- with all due respect to the Beatles. This longtime musician is thinking of adding 'Brandy' to our playlist soon. It really paints a picture that never fails earning a smile. Hope we can do it justice!
Thanks for this song, Elliot! I ALWAYS enjoy listening to YOUR song. Absolutely beautiful. A wonderful and timeless treasure and WE ALL can see this story unfold. Love from Germany
Man what a song. It tells a story that you can close your eyes while listening and see it play out in your mind. This song is one of those special ones that will last forever.
I’m 54 with a 14 yr old daughter. I’ve tried to expose her to as much of the music from my youth as I can. As a result, she knows all the words to this and plays it all the time for her friends. Hopefully, the love of my music she has will be given to others her age. This was also the song I used every Karaoke gig I had to start the “show”.
@@braidedchain . Although about a place I have never been you brought us there. We were in that bar with Brandy. Up there with Billy Joel and Piano man.
Ahhh. This song!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Whether listening it as an “unplugged”, or as recorded, it is still a masterpiece! And your vocals are unparalleled!! Thank you for sharing this!
When this song came out, I was living in Guam with my parents (I was a Navy brat). Since the island had only one radio station, I did not listen to the radio therefore I never heard the song. It was not until I came back to the states that I first heard it. Even then, it was not on the radio, it was on a KTel Record commercial. This was one of the songs featured in the advertisement. I had just gotten a cassette/radio combo stereo where I could record the radio on a cassette player. I found an AM station and would lay awake at night waiting for Brandy to come on so I could record it. I finally, got it. It had a DJ talking over the intro but that was fine. Eventually, I saved up and bought the KTel album just for the song.
All I know is if this guy was at MY house playing for me, my wife and my kids, I'd be bawling like a baby just from the nostalgic memories. So come to Baltimore Elliott. I could use a good cry.
When I was a teen in the early 70s and I would walk home from my girlfriends house, I had to walk by this local bar and it seemed like every night this song was playing. It's been instilled in my head ever since. Love it.
I am sixty years old now, but i can vividly remember listening to this on AM radio. Great song and great memories. One of those songs that sound as good now as it did then. Thank you.
Elliott… Not only is this certainly one of the most identifiable and awesome songs of all time, but it has been at the top of my list since before I even had a list. I also really enjoy all of these performances that are out there because the arrangement doesn’t matter. Between the composition and your voice, it still tops the list. I’ve been carrying this song around in my head for 50 years, and I just want say, thank you, man!
This song always makes me think of my older brother Howie. The first time I heard this song was with him and he taught me the lyrics he used to watch me a lot when I was little and we listened to lots of great music like this. Howard became a Merchant Marine and sailed all over the world many times and had hundreds of sailor stories. They would all begin with “So there I was”. He loved the sea, it was part of him, he carried it around inside of him. My brother, my hero, my best friend was 2nd Engineer on El Faro which sank in Hurricane Joaquin with all hands on board near the Bahamas on her way to San Juan PR from Jacksonville. These songs mean so much to us it keeps the memories alive. Thank you it really does mean a lot.
Oh, my goodness, this is beyond wonderful to watch/hear! I have loved this song since I was a young girl in the 70s, and now my youngest child (15) has it on her play list and loves it as well. Thank you for all the joy (and sometimes comfort in bad moments) that this song has brought me through the years!
Flashback to the early 70's❤️ This was one of my favorite songs! You sound exactly the same! I love this song... It brings back so many happy memories of when I was a kid. I'm 62 now.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁❤️
What a great performance. As a musician/vocalist, it’s unbelievably impressive to see someone still knocking a track out of the park nearly 50 years after its release. You’re an inspiration, sir!
Elliot, you wrote one of the greatest story telling songs of all time! Top 5 of all time for sure with a strong push for #1. Thank you! I sometimes sit here and watch the original 30-35 times in a row.
This song came out when I was 12 years old. I understood the "impossible love" theme of the song, but the adventurous sailor part really struck a chord in me. Since then, I have visited more than 40 countries and lived in 5 of them for a good part of my adult life. I am 60 now and have become that sailor. Still overseas and planning my next big adventure.
Bravo Anthony...."Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal that enables success."
Hope you never treated a girl so badly. 😉. As I've said before, he could have married Brandy. If he returned home then good for them. If not she would have been an honorable widow with a seafarer's pension. Sans that, she probably ended up a fat, bitter, lonely spinster crying over that braided chain and wondering how she could have been so stupid. [Love you, Mr. Lurie - shame on your sailor for likely taking the best years of Brandy's life in that harbor town which was likely a venue where everyone but Brandy knew she was being played. Honest man my eye, Captain - more like Ricky's Traveling Man!!!]
i'm 53 and live in mexico where i sailed 11 years ago...i have reconstructed two wooden sailboats and become the sailor of my childhood dreams. i remember this song when it was new...always remained one of my favorite songs all my life. not sure what part this song played, but i still react to this song like it's home to me. recently heard big head todd's new cover...it's terrific! i've listened to it half a dozen times already.
@@barbaramack2897 the beautiful heartbreaking nature of the tune is the irreconcilable love of the sailor and brandy. he CAN'T return...she KNOWS it...they love each other anyway. that is life, isn't it? great song.
I grew up loving the loving the Looking Glass version you guys did so long ago... who could know how good the song could be with just you and your guitar? I'm glad to have found your channel.
WOW....Both versions of this wonderful song sounds great. I remember when this song came out. I loved it the first time I heard it and still love it today.
The moment he sang the first few words I'm transported back to 1972, watching Elliot and Looking Glass on American Bandstand. Sounding sweeter and richer than any glass of brandy. Thank you sir for the music.
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This song is Still Relevant today, 2/20/24 I grew up with this, Never gets old!! Thumbs up! 👍👍😁
EVERY video I've watched of Elliott singing brandy, he has a smile on his face. The song is absolutely timeless and is at the top of list for the greatest songs ever recorded.
Thanks Scott.
Amen!
@@braidedchainI would have left a separate comment, but Scott's encapsulated most of what I was going to say. I am 43, and so I grew up hearing this on the radio. Over the years, I've thought of it from time to time, seemingly out of nowhere. And while I especially love the keyboard in the original, this is actually the best version I've ever heard. There's not one wasted word or note in the whole song, and hearing it "unplugged" accentuates that. All the best.
Absolutely!
I've loved this song from the first time I heard it back in the early 70's.An excellent example of songwriting and to hear the Chili Peppers cover it....well that solidified it's multigenerational impact it has had for over 50 years.Thanks Elliot for the great tune and the memories it evokes for me personally.
This song is like a great movie that lives in your mind forever.
Or like a fine wine that gets better with age.
I can’t think of any better comment than this, you nailed it !
I can see the bar and the sailors laughing.
like Joe said! your comment nailed it!! :)
yes, it’s so cinematic that it’s lived in my mind for a half-century
Classic mix of melody and storytelling. Every songwriter would love to have a Brandy.
Thanks James.
Elliot this is one of those few songs that takes the listener to a place they’ve never been. Every time they hear it.
Amen!!!!!!!!! Exactly
So true.
Agree. Stays in my head for days ….
Masterpiece Song. Thanks Elliot.
Fun song!
Brandy is one of the GREATEST SONGS EVER FROM THE 70’s, this song was a part of my childhood and it will always be with me.
Yes, ABSOLUTELY! such joy when I hear it
I’ve loved that song for soooo many years,from the first time I heard it in high school
Thanks Steve.
Thank you for giving this song to the world. It's timeless.
"Great music stands the test of time."
Absolute classic. Your legacy is never going to die!
Thank you!
@@braidedchain Cheers Elliot from Ontario Canada ...
"My life, my lover my lady, is the sea". What a timeless wonderful song, I love every word. Thank you for writing and performing this beautiful song.
Look boys n girls…this is what actual talent looks like!
I got tell you: I am the music director(And morning DJ) at my radio station in Northeastern NC & Southside Virginia and we still get a lot of request for this song.
An absolute classic, maybe the best of all time.
I've played a lot of music thru the years on the air. I started in radio in 1983. It was an Oldies station and again, THIS song was the most requested. What does that say? People love Great music. ALWAYS will.
I just love the fact that after all these years you still feel the same joy performing the song that I feel listening to it. That's pretty cool.
Thanks Frank.
I love that about it too and Elliot sounds better than ever. Timeless music lives on.
Iconic song from the 70s. Brings back so many memories.
i imagine in 500 years this song will be used as one of the prime examples from the Golden Age of music.
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Elliot, you can still do it. Classic voice and a classic song that will live forever. God bless you for exercising your amazing talent to write this gem!!! 😊
Thank you kindly.
Oh my goodness Elliot still has it, I remember this timeless masterpiece when I was growing up in the 70s. They don't make songs like this anymore. Elliot thank you so much for bringing such a timeless song and happiness to your fans. Keep going my brother.
Thank you kindly Mark.
@@braidedchain Mr Laurie your very welcome Sir God Bless
Heard this masterpiece this morning on the way to work, best way to start my day! Elliot, is there a back story to this song that you can share? Always wondered if it was based on a real experience!
Elliot ,made comment on other site about brandy and looking glass.didnt know ur name
Coolest thing u replied to me ,glad I found u and that guys still around
Thanks cyndi
This brings me to 80s at the beach,hot dog with sandy fries..everyone happy..life was good
It's a real tribute to your talent and craft that you can still deliver this song with every ounce of conviction and emotion after all these years.
Thanks Kevin.
One of my all time favorites luv this and his voice
Great song, great voice. This will still be enjoyed by millions in another 50 years.
After sailing a few seas I can feel this song. I knew a “Brandy”. 40+ years ago and she still has a place in my memory.
Shiver me timbers matey!!!!
That voice is still incredible. I was 7 in 1971 and hung out with my dad that summer while he built our house. This song played several times a day on his radio and everytime I hear it I'm immediately brought back to that place and time. Such a perfect song indeed. Thank you Mr Lurie.
I ABSOLUTELY love this song ...listen to it at least once a week . Thank you sir.
Thanks!
@@braidedchain you're very welcome
Damn, he still sings it perfectly. Oh, one of the most significant songs of the '70s for me, I remember it from a specific moment in time.
Years ago when I was a wee lad I fell in love with the original version, then earlier this evening I heard your a capella version, and now a solo rendition - each every bit as good as the previous one. Thank you three times over, Mr Lurie.
Its a testament to the quality of this song that it is still played everywhere, even today.
What a gift it must be to have written a song that touched and continues to touch so many people around the world. As young kid I remember riding in the car with my dad and hearing Brandy come on the radio. He would always reach for the volume knob and turn it up a little and we'd both sing it together. Elliott, your still singing great and this version sounds incredible.
Thank you kindly.
The best of the 70's music = Brandy period.
Elliot this will always be the song that is the definition of songwriting. It is the greatest.
Thank you Shawn.
Elliot you are very welcome and if you get time go to my page and check out my music I am a songwriter myself. Thanks for your time.
Love this. Brings me right back to 1972 🥰
@@braidedchain one of my all-time favorites. Wanna work it up for my solo show w/keyboards.
Loved this song back then still do. One of the best
You&your group looking glass & David Cates, Bread, Three dog Night, were huge when I was13. 👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely one of my favorite songs.
Thanks Dennis.
Thank you so much Elliot for entertaining the world.You will leave a legacy for future mankind.God bless you and your loved ones.
Thank you kindly Rick. Peace to you and yours.
He always looking really happy. When he singing this classic of all time love it so much
He should be happy. He's probably made a crap ton of money from this "one-hit wonder". Most songwriters would love to make the kind of scratch he's doubtless made.
I'm not saying anything new here. He knows how great the song is hell, he wrote it.
Story telling in lyrics is a lost art.
Thank you for yours.
Storytelling in the likes of old country music, bluegrass, rhythm and blues and jazz.
From , Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Jim Croche,
Dolly Parton, Porter Wagner, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly, Carly Simon, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Mac Davis, paul Simon, James Taylor. Merle Haggard , Jerry Reed, Huey Lewis, George Jones, Marty Robbins , Tom T Hall , Red Solvine, Hank Williams, the list goes on and on. Such beautiful songs these people had. Thank you for sharing your talents to the world. There's a reason they're called Legends. I cons will stand the test of time.
Who knows, they lost the talent when they decided to get clean and sober and left the drugs alone.
Like George Jones said in a song,
Who's gonna fill their shoes?
The Best Part Of Being A One Hit Wonder Is The Spirit Of The Memories And Like The Spirit THEY Are Timeless And That Is The Way Music Should Be From A Summer Breeze To Wild Fire Song's Are Like Seasons In The Sun They Will Change And They Will Always Come Back Around So Thank You BRANDY For Benning A Fine Girl And Touching The Spirit Of Our Hearts With Your Songs From The Looking Glass
Well said, truly.
First time I heard this song was the summer of 72 when I saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time at Sandy Hook state park when I was eleven years old. Loved then been loving it since! Great Song Thank you.
Named my boat "brandy".. and this play on my boat often ! Love it
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Should have named the boat brandy sea of love. Personally i would have picked brandy instead of living on the sea as the song suggested.
Definitive yacht rock song!
Thank you Sir, for getting back to me. In my Opinion We had the best Music, 1970'S. I'm from Philly, and We also had 'The Philly Sound' lol but Your music and other's from that era made me fall in love with great tunes. Thanks again. 😁🙂
"She could feel the ocean fall and rise, she saw its rage and glory."
This song came out when I was 7 years old, and even then, man... that line put me ON that ship.
One of the most evocative lines in all of popular music, and I still can't sing it--or even think of it--without choking up.
Call it a masterpiece, a gem, a miracle, a treasure, or what you will. It's all of those. And more.
I discovered this song recently on a station that was highlighting 70s music. I instantly fell in love with it. Now I have seen so many different performances and I realize this is a song that there will never be a bad version.
Thanks Jody.
I'm in that bar in my mind. I was 15 in '72. Never got over the song or the mental image. My bud and I walking downtown streets singing this. '72 was the best music year of the decade and this was/is the best of it.
Man, I’d give anything for that voice! Still has darn good range .
Sounds like the smoothest cup of creamy caramel
...yeah, but that 1972 version..that's the most amazing ballad voice ever heard.....greatest...song....ever....
As soon as he started singing....Yep.He’s still got it.Smooth as a river rock.
I don't know why I'm so into this song. Always red eyes when listening, this is best song ever!!!
Who didn't love this song back in the day? Still do.. It was a real treat to watch you perform it again.
love this song.... always have, ever since me, as a 10 year old boy in 1972, heard it playing on the radio. Thanks
Thank you Todd.
I was just 20 years old when Brandy came out. My father was a sailor and I have never met him. I can understand the love Brandy has that would never be hers. Your voice just carries me away to those feelings. Beautiful for all time.
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Absolutely one of the best story songs ever written. It tells the sad story of Brandy's loveless life working the bars where sailors frequent and whose first love is the sea. Great lyrics and a great melody to boot.
The closest thing to a perfect pop song. Thanks Elliot.
Actually, Ob-bla-di, Ob-bla-da has been "scientifically" proven to be. I would say Here, There, and Everywhere.
@@chipgaasche4933 Chip ... I respectfully disagree. The numerous bands, singles & duos that perform 'Brandy' ... at least in these parts ... get a great response every time. Why? It's what we call an 'anthem' song-- like 'Don't Stop Believing', 'Sweet Caroline', Living on a Prayer, etc. Music-loving concertgoers scream out Brandy's joyous chorus in unison at the appropriate time! Other than a Beatles tribute ... not sure I've heard 'Obla' on anyone's set list-- with all due respect to the Beatles. This longtime musician is thinking of adding 'Brandy' to our playlist soon. It really paints a picture that never fails earning a smile. Hope we can do it justice!
Thanks for this song, Elliot! I ALWAYS enjoy listening to YOUR song. Absolutely beautiful. A wonderful and timeless treasure and WE ALL can see this story unfold. Love from Germany
Thank you kindly Heidi.
Man what a song. It tells a story that you can close your eyes while listening and see it play out in your mind. This song is one of those special ones that will last forever.
Beautiful song like a movie that replays in my memory every time I listen to it .
One of the greatest songs ever.
Thanks Anthony.
One of the greatest songs of all time , thank you for that !
I’m 54 with a 14 yr old daughter. I’ve tried to expose her to as much of the music from my youth as I can. As a result, she knows all the words to this and plays it all the time for her friends. Hopefully, the love of my music she has will be given to others her age. This was also the song I used every Karaoke gig I had to start the “show”.
Storytelling at its finest.
Up there with some of the best storytelling songs of all time.
Timeless and true music. Thank you for this version.
Thank you kindly Michael.
@@braidedchain . Although about a place I have never been you brought us there. We were in that bar with Brandy. Up there with Billy Joel and Piano man.
Mr. Elliot, thank you. I am 32 and nothing makes me smile as easily as your song. Glad to see you doing well. We need as many of you as we can clone!
Thanks David!
I agree ! Your song is pure joy
Brings back good memories before me wife passed away. What a great song!
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Ahhh. This song!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Whether listening it as an “unplugged”, or as recorded, it is still a masterpiece! And your vocals are unparalleled!! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you Libby.
This song is remembered by EVERY kid who grew up in the 70's..so I want to thank you! Still a fabulous song..and you still sound great..MUCH LOVE!
Thanks Sally.
This is beautiful.....Great song....Great setting.....Great artist............Fantastic memories!!!!!!
This is my favourite song
The soundtrack to summer days spent hitchhiking around Northern Ontario......loved the song then, still love it now
I’m from Wawa, Ontario. We played the heck of this on the jukebox!
Just curious, did you hitchhike around northern Ontario in the Winter time also?
Love the original back in '72 but this is just BRILLIANT. Nice job.
Many thanks!
What a great song. Love the charisma in this man's voice.
So beautiful, generation after generation ... thank you ...
When this song came out, I was living in Guam with my parents (I was a Navy brat). Since the island had only one radio station, I did not listen to the radio therefore I never heard the song. It was not until I came back to the states that I first heard it. Even then, it was not on the radio, it was on a KTel Record commercial. This was one of the songs featured in the advertisement. I had just gotten a cassette/radio combo stereo where I could record the radio on a cassette player. I found an AM station and would lay awake at night waiting for Brandy to come on so I could record it. I finally, got it. It had a DJ talking over the intro but that was fine. Eventually, I saved up and bought the KTel album just for the song.
Jeff Sulman wow dude thanks for that story!! I had forgotten all about the Ktel albums!! We’re showing our age brother!!!
Navy BRATS rule,58-72
Whether it was then or now I still love this song, so thank you for continuing to sing it for us and reminding us of those good years
All I know is if this guy was at MY house playing for me, my wife and my kids, I'd be bawling like a baby just from the nostalgic memories. So come to Baltimore Elliott. I could use a good cry.
When I was a teen in the early 70s and I would walk home from my girlfriends house, I had to walk by this local bar and it seemed like every night this song was playing. It's been instilled in my head ever since. Love it.
"Loves a man who's not around" - makes sense to me, dear Mr. Lurie, after seeing you and hearing you in this. :)
I am sixty years old now, but i can vividly remember listening to this on AM radio. Great song and great memories. One of those songs that sound as good now as it did then. Thank you.
Thanks Elston.
This is one of those songs that makes me realize I'd rather write a few great songs than a hundred average songs.
Elliott… Not only is this certainly one of the most identifiable and awesome songs of all time, but it has been at the top of my list since before I even had a list. I also really enjoy all of these performances that are out there because the arrangement doesn’t matter. Between the composition and your voice, it still tops the list. I’ve been carrying this song around in my head for 50 years, and I just want say, thank you, man!
Nice work. Been a fan since 1972.
Thank you!
This song always makes me think of my older brother Howie. The first time I heard this song was with him and he taught me the lyrics he used to watch me a lot when I was little and we listened to lots of great music like this. Howard became a Merchant Marine and sailed all over the world many times and had hundreds of sailor stories. They would all begin with “So there I was”. He loved the sea, it was part of him, he carried it around inside of him. My brother, my hero, my best friend was 2nd Engineer on El Faro which sank in Hurricane Joaquin with all hands on board near the Bahamas on her way to San Juan PR from Jacksonville. These songs mean so much to us it keeps the memories alive. Thank you it really does mean a lot.
Sorry for your loss, but glad to hear of the special bond you had with your brother. Peace.
Definitely one of the best story-telling pop songs ever!
Thanks Coach!
Oh, my goodness, this is beyond wonderful to watch/hear! I have loved this song since I was a young girl in the 70s, and now my youngest child (15) has it on her play list and loves it as well. Thank you for all the joy (and sometimes comfort in bad moments) that this song has brought me through the years!
Thank you.
What a beautiful song. I remember this song when I was a small child 👍😁
I always loved this song!
Thanks Dave.
Love a story in a song. I've loved this song forever, since I dreamed of sailors and far away...
Love writing story songs.
@@braidedchain Oh my word, you are a legend Sir, I am all of a flutter now!
@@braidedchain Sad story with a slight (only slight) similarity to the story in 'A Taste Of Honey'. :-) Sad and hooky - a very strong combination
Sue Condon
I used to know a Sue Condon in San Antonio.
Miss her great laugh.....etc...
@@suecondon1685 😃
Flashback to the early 70's❤️ This was one of my favorite songs! You sound exactly the same! I love this song... It brings back so many happy memories of when I was a kid. I'm 62 now.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁❤️
Thank you so much!!
What a great performance. As a musician/vocalist, it’s unbelievably impressive to see someone still knocking a track out of the park nearly 50 years after its release. You’re an inspiration, sir!
Thank you Chris. Much appreciated.
Elliot, you wrote one of the greatest story telling songs of all time! Top 5 of all time for sure with a strong push for #1. Thank you! I sometimes sit here and watch the original 30-35 times in a row.
This song came out when I was 12 years old. I understood the "impossible love" theme of the song, but the adventurous sailor part really struck a chord in me. Since then, I have visited more than 40 countries and lived in 5 of them for a good part of my adult life. I am 60 now and have become that sailor. Still overseas and planning my next big adventure.
Bravo Anthony...."Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal that enables success."
Im 69 and still on my travelling adventure
Hope you never treated a girl so badly. 😉. As I've said before, he could have married Brandy. If he returned home then good for them. If not she would have been an honorable widow with a seafarer's pension. Sans that, she probably ended up a fat, bitter, lonely spinster crying over that braided chain and wondering how she could have been so stupid. [Love you, Mr. Lurie - shame on your sailor for likely taking the best years of Brandy's life in that harbor town which was likely a venue where everyone but Brandy knew she was being played. Honest man my eye, Captain - more like Ricky's Traveling Man!!!]
i'm 53 and live in mexico where i sailed 11 years ago...i have reconstructed two wooden sailboats and become the sailor of my childhood dreams.
i remember this song when it was new...always remained one of my favorite songs all my life.
not sure what part this song played, but i still react to this song like it's home to me.
recently heard big head todd's new cover...it's terrific! i've listened to it half a dozen times already.
@@barbaramack2897 the beautiful heartbreaking nature of the tune is the irreconcilable love of the sailor and brandy. he CAN'T return...she KNOWS it...they love each other anyway.
that is life, isn't it?
great song.
I still remember hearing this in 1972... never forgot the words or melody... singing and storytelling perfection...
God Bless you, they don't write songs like this anymore. Even though it's sad for Brandy, it always brings a smile to your face when you hear it.
Every recording I've heard of "Brandy" by Elliot brings Brandy to life for me--She is Poetry in motion...beautiful, timeless
I grew up loving the loving the Looking Glass version you guys did so long ago... who could know how good the song could be with just you and your guitar? I'm glad to have found your channel.
Thanks and welcome!
Elliot Lurie So great!
The original bass line is awesome and creative as well.
Why can't music be like this today? Thankyou Elliot
WOW....Both versions of this wonderful song sounds great. I remember when this song came out. I loved it the first time I heard it and still love it today.
The moment he sang the first few words I'm transported back to 1972, watching Elliot and Looking Glass on American Bandstand. Sounding sweeter and richer than any glass of brandy. Thank you sir for the music.
Thank you kindly Kevin.
Thank u, I look up this song several times a week.....love the music☮️
Thanks!
San Sebastián, Spain comes to mind every time I sing this Looking Glass style. Muchisimas gracias, señor Elliot. It’s a timeless masterpiece!
I can see the love in your wonderful song and the joy in your voice....you are glowing....very inspiring!!!!
That was really beautiful 🥲
One of the first songs I fell in love with! The bass line, the words, the chorus, your voice 😍 loved this version:)
Thanx Gabriel!
I have been listening to the song since 1971 and have never tired of it. I wish I had some of your talent. Jack
LOVE IT
I really don't think I could love this enough in my lifetime!!! I find myself coming back here really often!!!