How serendipitous BizMatik that you should choose Itchykoo Park today. As I was driving around town this afternoon this song was playing on my car stereo system via a memory stick and I was singing it joyously to no one in particular and if you heard my singing voice you'd realize that's a good thing. This was one of my favourite songs growing up in the 1960's and it was partially instrumental in ushering in the psychedelic era for me with that little "spaced out" musical bridge that starts around the 1:27 and 2:26 marks. I thought that was so cool as a 15 year old and I still love this song some 50+ years later. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
I spent my teenage summers in Itchycoo Park. It is beautiful and had a gorgeous outdoor pool (called a "lido" in England). It's actually called "Valentines Park"). Also had a boating lake. Great band. Great park.
Not quite, Itchycoo Park was an amalgamation of all the parks that Ronnie went to growing up, Little Ilford Park, Valentines Park, Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats mainly. He told my dad that first hand and Ronnie wrote it, so he'd know!
Another great 60's psychedelic song. Two others i think you would really enjoy that were popular are Green Tambourine by the Lemon Pipers and Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm clock
It's sad to see these boys, barely out of their teens, looking like little Mod princes, singing so sweetly, knowing that both Steve and Ronnie have a tragic future ahead of them. Both of them dying in their forties - Steve from fire and Ronnie from MS. Rest in Peace beautiful boys💔
If you're not familiar with it, check out Ronnie Lane on lead vocals on "Evolution", my favorite song on Pete Townshend's "Who Came First'', a great LP as it were. I'd love to see some reactor cover this.
@@dusty4835 Although I am a fan of both Ronnie and Pete, I have somehow missed this song, in fact the whole album. I do have CD's of "Rough Mix", the album Pete and Ronnie made together (GREAT album), and a double CD compilation of Pete's solo work, which might have this song on it, I'll have to go back and check. Of the Marriot/Lane songwriting on SF's songs. Steve said that they rarely wrote together - "Ronnie wrote the more obscure songs and I wrote the hits". This is one of the reasons they broke up - Steve wanted to bust out and rock and Ronnie wanted to stay softer - classic "creative differences". They did get back together in the early 80's to make an album they called "Majik Midgets". It is interesting, but not their best work. At this time Ronnie was very ill with MS. It didn't get released until much later (perhaps after their deaths) as the record companies wanted them to tour to promote it, which Ronnie was physically unable to do.
Great song from a great band. The Small Faces contained a lineup of music superstars. Steve Marriot, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones (later became the Who's drummer after Moon's death), and the legendary Ian McLagan on keyboards. From the time the Faces broke up in '75 until his death in '14, Ian had worked with the biggest and best in the music business, inc. the Stones, Dylan, Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Joe Cocker, and Jackson Browne. Fave Small Faces tunes - "Sha-La-La-La-La Lee", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier", "Afterglow", "Whatcha Gonna Do About It".
The psychedelic nature of the song's keyboards during the verses, then the swirling flanged Tom Tom fills , and that one-of-a-kind scream from Steve Marriott all make this song an acid trip without the drugs. I was 13 when this was a hit and I love it as much now as back then. Years later, Blue Murder covered it well, and gave it a burning guitar solo.
Loved this great song back then still do. I really dug that time in the late 60s this was out probably in 68 one of the greatest yrs for music in my opinion.
Hey Biz, when Steve left Small Faces to form Humble Pie, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood replaced him, changed the name to just the Faces, after a few years Rod became a huge star and Ronnie joined The Rolling Stones . The first time I saw the Faces live, they had a bar (with bartender) on stage to service the band, needless to say, some of the booze made it to the audience, those were the days, before strict alcohol enforcement.
Don't forget that Kenney Jones replace Keith Moon as drummer in WHO after Keith died. Also Ian (Mac) McLagan also had a long career as a journeyman key boarder for many outstanding performers such as the Stones and Bob Dylan.
Small Faces forever my man. Great choice. Brilliant sixties rock n roll. The fellas listened to rhythm and blues. The shared love of Black musicians brought them together. Good job on the video and yes, Marriott had to hold back in Small Faces. In Humble Pie he got to let loose, but too much drugs kept them from writing as many songs as they should have. 😊🎉
Ichycoo park was apparently an overgrown nettle patch in bombed out east london according the Ian Maclagen the former small faces keyboard player. A song written by Ronnie Lane as a "rebellion" against the English privileged school system. Ichycoo park was where the working class kids would go when playing truant from school to escape the drudgery and discipline of school life.
Beat Club was from England, I believe. I've always loved this song; "It's all too beautiful!" Also check out The Faces a little later with Rod Stewart; songs: "Around the Plynth" and "Flying" from their album First Step. Nobody ever does those!
If you search there is a live concert from 1966 of theirs, they do several songs. all good. The best one is and I highly recommend is "What 'cha Gonna do about ir?" Steve really gets rocking out on that one. But there are several songs they do live on stage. Once you do one song you will be lead into the next. It is really good video for 1966. there is also a live version of Tin soldier out there that is really good and one time I found a video of them performing live in a park in London, that was really good. Yeah I'm a Small Faces junkie. These guys were great.
If you listen closely you will hear the music as it makes the sounds of bombings and military jets as they would fly over England during WWII. Band members were born towards the end of that war or soon after.
Fun Fact - According to Glen Johns, the BEST record engineer/producer of the 60/70's, Itchicoo Park was the first song to make use of flanging, a special effect which gave it that distinct psychedelic sound. Glen said he came in to record the song and his assistant showed him some effects he had been experimenting with. Glen said GREAT - let's use it on this song! Serendipity . However, it was a problem when trying to play the song live, couldn't do it...
During his apprenticeship in the Small Faces, Steve Marriott always looked like the cat who'd tend to eschew his sandbox in favor of doing his business on the living room carpet. 😸 "Itchycoo Park" (correct spelling) may have SOUNDED like one of those mid-'60s bubblegun songs, but the LYRICS gave it an edge that presaged the sort of puckish, wink-&-nod vibe he would later project in the harder-rockin' Humble Pie. In tribute to Marriott, who died in a house fire in 1991, uberchopsmeister John Sykes included an excellent cover of "Itchycoo Park" with his band Blue Murder on their 1994 album "Nothin' But Trouble." Definitely worth a listen. ua-cam.com/video/kqD6sqQoov8/v-deo.html
Thank you for the link. I like "Blue Murder's " cover. They really rocked it up. I think Steve would have approved. You are correct in your assesment, Steve was always a pistol, even as a little kid 🤩
This is a very sweet psychedelic pop song from the summer of love. HOWEVER, it is no way indicative of what a smoking hot little band the Small Faces were. Sadly, this is the only song that ever made it into the US charts, so it's the only song most Americans are aware of. I think you would really enjoy their early R&B hits like "You Need Lovin", "Whatcha Gonna Do About it" "All or Nothing". Or their later more rocking songs like "Afterglow", "Song of a Baker", "Wham Bam Thankyou Mam", or one of my very quirky favorites "I Feel Much Better". The great thing about the Small Faces was their variety and innovation, always experimenting with different styles and sounds. They were very creative and influential and always - Steve's singing was STUNNING. It's hard to believe that the sweet voice of Itchicoo Park later belted out the powerful "I Don't Need No Dr"!!
Couple of Black Oak Arkansas' to add for consideration - one with Ruby Starr and one from California Jam: ua-cam.com/video/CqAln5ygacQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/DJXM-ssg2Hg/v-deo.html
How serendipitous BizMatik that you should choose Itchykoo Park today. As I was driving around town this afternoon this song was playing on my car stereo system via a memory stick and I was singing it joyously to no one in particular and if you heard my singing voice you'd realize that's a good thing.
This was one of my favourite songs growing up in the 1960's and it was partially instrumental in ushering in the psychedelic era for me with that little "spaced out" musical bridge that starts around the 1:27 and 2:26 marks. I thought that was so cool as a 15 year old and I still love this song some 50+ years later. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
I absolutely agree, man! I always loved this tune.........
I spent my teenage summers in Itchycoo Park. It is beautiful and had a gorgeous outdoor pool (called a "lido" in England). It's actually called "Valentines Park"). Also had a boating lake. Great band. Great park.
Good to know. I figured the name was made up. Odd name.
@@willieboy3011 Named for the stinging nettles that made them itch, that grew there.
@@DawnSuttonfabfourAh, I see.
Not quite, Itchycoo Park was an amalgamation of all the parks that Ronnie went to growing up, Little Ilford Park, Valentines Park, Wanstead Park and Wanstead Flats mainly. He told my dad that first hand and Ronnie wrote it, so he'd know!
@@DawnSuttonfabfour I heard it was because of the unwashed tramps who used to hang around parks.
Another great 60's psychedelic song. Two others i think you would really enjoy that were popular are Green Tambourine by the Lemon Pipers and Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm clock
It's sad to see these boys, barely out of their teens, looking like little Mod princes, singing so sweetly, knowing that both Steve and Ronnie have a tragic future ahead of them. Both of them dying in their forties - Steve from fire and Ronnie from MS. Rest in Peace beautiful boys💔
If you're not familiar with it, check out Ronnie Lane on lead vocals on "Evolution", my favorite song on Pete Townshend's "Who Came First'', a great LP as it were. I'd love to see some reactor cover this.
@@dusty4835 Although I am a fan of both Ronnie and Pete, I have somehow missed this song, in fact the whole album. I do have CD's of "Rough Mix", the album Pete and Ronnie made together (GREAT album), and a double CD compilation of Pete's solo work, which might have this song on it, I'll have to go back and check. Of the Marriot/Lane songwriting on SF's songs. Steve said that they rarely wrote together - "Ronnie wrote the more obscure songs and I wrote the hits". This is one of the reasons they broke up - Steve wanted to bust out and rock and Ronnie wanted to stay softer - classic "creative differences". They did get back together in the early 80's to make an album they called "Majik Midgets". It is interesting, but not their best work. At this time Ronnie was very ill with MS. It didn't get released until much later (perhaps after their deaths) as the record companies wanted them to tour to promote it, which Ronnie was physically unable to do.
This is an EPIC AWESOME song, loved the late great Steve Marriott was such a great vocalist.
More Small Faces if you please, Biz! "Afterglow of Your Love" or "All Or Nothing" will rock your soul.
Steve Marriott was a legend. You should react to his next band Humble Pie, 30 Days In The Hole & Hot & Nasty
Was he part of Savoy Brown?
@@KateBates22zabu Kim Simmonds, who died months ago.
Great song from a great band. The Small Faces contained a lineup of music superstars. Steve Marriot, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones (later became the Who's drummer after Moon's death), and the legendary Ian McLagan on keyboards. From the time the Faces broke up in '75 until his death in '14, Ian had worked with the biggest and best in the music business, inc. the Stones, Dylan, Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Joe Cocker, and Jackson Browne. Fave Small Faces tunes - "Sha-La-La-La-La Lee", "All or Nothing", "Tin Soldier", "Afterglow", "Whatcha Gonna Do About It".
The psychedelic nature of the song's keyboards during the verses, then the swirling flanged Tom Tom fills , and that one-of-a-kind scream from Steve Marriott all make this song an acid trip without the drugs. I was 13 when this was a hit and I love it as much now as back then. Years later, Blue Murder covered it well, and gave it a burning guitar solo.
This is a great song, I totally forgot about and haven’t heard it in years, thanks
I remembering loving this song too when it first came out in 67. They had such a unique sound.
Beat Club was a show on German TV that really highlighted rock and roll bands; there are many fantastic vids of BC performances of great acts.
Loved this great song back then still do. I really dug that time in the late 60s this was out probably in 68 one of the greatest yrs for music in my opinion.
Incredible memories....Thanks Steve...!!!! RIP...
Hey Biz. An iconic 60's song. It brings back great memories. Thanks for reacting to this one! Peace.
Hey Biz, when Steve left Small Faces to form Humble Pie, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood replaced him, changed the name to just the Faces, after a few years Rod became a huge star and Ronnie joined The Rolling Stones .
The first time I saw the Faces live, they had a bar (with bartender) on stage to service the band, needless to say, some of the booze made it to the audience, those were the days, before strict alcohol enforcement.
Don't forget that Kenney Jones replace Keith Moon as drummer in WHO after Keith died. Also Ian (Mac) McLagan also had a long career as a journeyman key boarder for many outstanding performers such as the Stones and Bob Dylan.
@@cindyfalstrom7231 absolutely, they were all accomplished musicians.
Love this tune. Been a Small Faces fan for close to 50 years now. Nice stuff!
YAY one of my MOST fav songs by them! You ROCK!!!
Small Faces forever my man. Great choice. Brilliant sixties rock n roll. The fellas listened to rhythm and blues. The shared love of Black musicians brought them together.
Good job on the video and yes, Marriott had to hold back in Small Faces. In Humble Pie he got to let loose, but too much drugs kept them from writing as many songs as they should have. 😊🎉
If ever there was a song to spark up to, THIS is it....
Brings back memories, I was 11 years old when this record came out. Great band! ❤️❤️🎶🎶
Bizmatic you alright... thank you for video.
Steve, the best Voice in Rock history ever.
React Small Faces - Lazy Sunday.
Beautiful recording
One my top ten hits of all time this song. I'm old anough to remmber this song I was born 1963.
It always amazed me that Peter Frampton got as big as he did when he left Humble Pie, when Steve Meriett should have been bigger.
That one put me in my happy place. Thank you!
This came out when I was 13 years old one of my favorite songs we only had a top 20 here on an a.m. station and that was on the top 20 for a while
It took both Rod Stewart AND Ronnie Wood to replace Steve Marriott when he left.
You gotta hear STAY WITH ME!
absolute classic.
Excellent job Always live or Video 50s threw 80s 😊
"Rollin over" , I don't know how I forgot that one.
That's a good rocking number 👍 I always forget that one , too for some reason. The entire Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album is a masterpiece.
Please more Small Faces, you will really enjoy , You need loving and All or nothing
Great song from a great band
You got to listen to Nifty Little Number Like You and I'm Ready by Humble Pie. Rock and roll bangers! Fantastic guitar, vocals, bass, and drums.
This was on the radio when we were dragging Main.
Ichycoo park was apparently an overgrown nettle patch in bombed out east london according the Ian Maclagen the former small faces keyboard player. A song written by Ronnie Lane as a "rebellion" against the English privileged school system. Ichycoo park was where the working class kids would go when playing truant from school to escape the drudgery and discipline of school life.
And don't forget "The midnight special" great show
Beat Club was from England, I believe. I've always loved this song; "It's all too beautiful!" Also check out The Faces a little later with Rod Stewart; songs: "Around the Plynth" and "Flying" from their album First Step. Nobody ever does those!
It was indeed German. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat-Club
@@rapidfirerob4with the beautiful Usuals Nerke as host.
On a roll with the 60s 🔥
Excellent British Invasion group ✌🏼
Check out “Tin Soldiers”
has great guitar playing and vocals
Real deal. '67. Changing times.
this sounds so much better in stereo.
You might want to check out the Faces with Rod Stewart after Marriott left and started Humble Pie
Friday nights. "MIDNIGHT SPECIAL" TV show Rock Music, some of the best ever on TV.
If you search there is a live concert from 1966 of theirs, they do several songs. all good. The best one is and I highly recommend is "What 'cha Gonna do about ir?" Steve really gets rocking out on that one. But there are several songs they do live on stage. Once you do one song you will be lead into the next. It is really good video for 1966. there is also a live version of Tin soldier out there that is really good and one time I found a video of them performing live in a park in London, that was really good. Yeah I'm a Small Faces junkie. These guys were great.
If you listen closely you will hear the music as it makes the sounds of bombings and military jets as they would fly over England during WWII. Band members were born towards the end of that war or soon after.
Fun Fact - According to Glen Johns, the BEST record engineer/producer of the 60/70's, Itchicoo Park was the first song to make use of flanging, a special effect which gave it that distinct psychedelic sound. Glen said he came in to record the song and his assistant showed him some effects he had been experimenting with. Glen said GREAT - let's use it on this song! Serendipity . However, it was a problem when trying to play the song live, couldn't do it...
Good choice!
"Son of a baker"
Yes, a good one also...
During his apprenticeship in the Small Faces, Steve Marriott always looked like the cat who'd tend to eschew his sandbox in favor of doing his business on the living room carpet. 😸 "Itchycoo Park" (correct spelling) may have SOUNDED like one of those mid-'60s bubblegun songs, but the LYRICS gave it an edge that presaged the sort of puckish, wink-&-nod vibe he would later project in the harder-rockin' Humble Pie. In tribute to Marriott, who died in a house fire in 1991, uberchopsmeister John Sykes included an excellent cover of "Itchycoo Park" with his band Blue Murder on their 1994 album "Nothin' But Trouble." Definitely worth a listen. ua-cam.com/video/kqD6sqQoov8/v-deo.html
GROSS!
Thank you for the link. I like "Blue Murder's " cover. They really rocked it up. I think Steve would have approved. You are correct in your assesment, Steve was always a pistol, even as a little kid 🤩
Beat Club
A very early TV show in Germany where I'm from
And I'm pretty sure I've seen that one
I DON"T NEED A DOCTOR HUMBLE PIE STEVE REALLY LETS LOOSE!
You need to read the Humble Pie story involving their manager and Steve
My sister took a tab of 'acid' -- LSD about the time this song was released. She's still F***ed up. Probably not from the acid though.
Need to check out Faces ooh la la!
Next you must do Hot Coffee. I loved loved loved Steve Marriott.
Hello BizMatik.☘️
This is a very sweet psychedelic pop song from the summer of love. HOWEVER, it is no way indicative of what a smoking hot little band the Small Faces were. Sadly, this is the only song that ever made it into the US charts, so it's the only song most Americans are aware of. I think you would really enjoy their early R&B hits like "You Need Lovin", "Whatcha Gonna Do About it" "All or Nothing". Or their later more rocking songs like "Afterglow", "Song of a Baker", "Wham Bam Thankyou Mam", or one of my very quirky favorites "I Feel Much Better". The great thing about the Small Faces was their variety and innovation, always experimenting with different styles and sounds. They were very creative and influential and always - Steve's singing was STUNNING. It's hard to believe that the sweet voice of Itchicoo Park later belted out the powerful "I Don't Need No Dr"!!
RTP Steve and Ronnie. Jim
Mac is gone too, Kenney is the only Small Face left.
Steve was holding back a bit, he held back less with Humble Pie though. beautiful man on a mission.
NEAJ! NICE!
Steve knew when to hold back and when to LET GO!
Sign of a great artist
most excellent 1 hit wonder right here bizzz.
they had loads of hits!
@@charliegeorge9393 NOT in america!! nope nada just the 1. I detect you are in the u.k., the word "loads" indicates that.
@@charliegeorge9393sorry charlie...not in the united states, just itchykoo.
This is the same singer from the "Black Coffee" reaction by Humble Pie you did a while back, Biz...
The Buoys-Timothy
"I want to feed the ducks with a bun" Please do not feed the ducks with bread. Green peas are OK.
Couple of Black Oak Arkansas' to add for consideration - one with Ruby Starr and one from California Jam:
ua-cam.com/video/CqAln5ygacQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/DJXM-ssg2Hg/v-deo.html
Yeah, alot of these old video performances we're lip sync'd unfortunately. Great song nonetheless.
The Small Faces had chemistry, Humble Pie did not, because Steve Marriot and Peter Framton were too similar and competing against each other.