American Bandstand 1967 - Short vs. long skirts? - Top 10 - Groovin’, The Young Rascals
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2019
- Airdate: May 27, 1967
“Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly”
Here’s another entry into the soundtrack for the “Summer of Love”. “Groovin’” is the actual #1 song in the country today for its second week in a row on both Billboard and Cashbox. The Young Rascals will become known as simply The Rascals starting with the release of their “Once Upon A Dream” album in January, 1968. (they are one of my all-time favorite groups)
Who’s “Groovin’” in the studio today?: Frank Vanderpuil & Dona Waggoner in front of the riser at 2:49, Famous Hooks & Deborah Anderson at 3:10, Laura Bravo at 3:31, Bill Lawrence & Linda McClay with Forest Hutchins and Jodie Briscan behind them all at 3:37, John Pollard snapping his fingers and feelin’ it at 3:48, Don Sanuskar & Peggy Waggoner at 3:59, Mike Langham at 4:05, Buddy Schwimmer & Olivia “Liver” Favela with young Michael Michaud spinning in the background at 4:18, Lauren Montgomery at 4:35, Patty Barden at 4:37 and Robin Morris dancing on the riser (anyone know her partner’s name?).
…..And if you need a little more of Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli, The Young Rascals will be on The Ed Sullivan Show next Sunday (June 4th) to perform “A Girl Like You” and, of course, “Groovin’”.
Thank you for your comments and thanks for watching!
The Mini, the Midi, and the Maxi. We all wore them in 1967, '68, '69. The sixties were so much fun, the fashion, the music, so much fun!
And we liked LOOKING at them🤤👅😲👅👍
Yep, me, too!
😁😁😁😁😁😁
66 thru 69, my favorite time. ❤
They're now in style today.
🙂...In ‘67 I was 10 years old, I watched ABS because my 17 year old sister Yolanda always watched it & danced along ....I love this song , funny how I had one of the lyrics wrong , I thought it said “ You and me & LSD “ LoL it’s you & me endlessly......my sister Yolanda died from cancer 8 years ago at the age of 61, I am now that age .,,. All these teenage girls remind me of her , my sis was a kind soul , and model beautiful too...I miss her tremendously....❤️
Maria Allen, That is a beautiful memory. I’m sorry your sister is no longer with us. I hope this clip brought you happy thoughts. Thank you for sharing your Bandstand story with us.
YouCanDanceToit! Thank you,. Have a wonderful day.✌🏻
Lol, and I thought it was, “you and me and Leslie”! Never could figure that out.
@@wdbreezy ...........Me too! 😃😄😃😄
Amazing! The detailed info you - our "YouCanDanceToIt" author. Following the guidelines of "who's who" in these episodes of American Bandstand sure bring the viewers to a more personal level of appreciation in the people back then.
As said before by me: Dick Clark was a master in showmanship during his life time. He obviously like that 1960's collection of youth for the most part.
I was seventeen-and-a-half when this March, '68 show was on. Sometimes I wish I had been in that select group of teens for an episode.
Watching these girls dancing I'm reminded of my teenage years in the 60's. Pretty girls, who took a pride in their appearance. Slim, pert bottoms, not like the kettle drums they seem to carry around today. But most of all NO tattoos. ai'm 74 now, but night after night I come back for my nostalgia trip. Better than any drugs.
How beautiful! 💖 those were the days I would imagine it must have been such a blessing to have lived in that time as a teen.. I’m going o be 28 this year and I’m feeling depressed bc I’m no longer a teenager.. but videos like these make my day
@@sandrarr494 You're right Vanessa. I don't know where you are in the world, but my experience was here in the UK. That decade has never been replicated in my lifetime.
Ah,yes, no tattoos , how beautiful ! No woman would dream of destroying her beautiful skin .
I absolutely miss this carefree time...except the fact these handsome young men would be facing the possibility of being drafted as soon as they graduate high school.
1965 here and as a young child I was shielded from the turmoil of the time.
Jesus, you sad old fogies are something else. That you're even thinking of young girls and women today that way is creepy as hell.
The American ladies were beautiful and elegant! Wonderful! Regards to all the American people. David from England.
One of the grooviest songs ever. Always makes me smile.
I graduated from High School in 1967. I hated that song and most if the songs during that time. Terrible
How can you not love the 60’s!!!
The best music
The best cars
The best of times
Yes how can you not love the 60’s!!!
And NO DAMN CELL PHONES
As long as you weren't drafted to go to " Nam" and fight " Charlie's" overthere...😒
And MEN were Men and Women were Women and both dressed according to their gender and now cross dressing plastic surgery trans this trans that crap uuuuggghh.lol.
yep , but most didn't fight at all. @@jackobtthoronn5388
Don Dressel It wasn’t all Peaches and Cream. JFK, RFK and MLK all killed.
Whenever you see anyone around 70 dont ever call them old... Call them very Lucky!
What a world it was and a time to be young! A "Groovin" one. From the perspective of 2019, hard to take in that 52 years have passed. Seems like yesterday as well as a once upon a time world.
I can't believe I'm 71, it was yesterday that I was 24....where did it all go?
I’d love to go back
@@ronbenoit5237 I'm 75 and I ask my self the same thing. But life was a ball and I would do it all over if I could.
14 Years old that year my mind goes back listening to that song feeling young but my body says wake up your 66.
1953 a great year to be born
I was 14 too. I hated most of those songs.
All of them if still alive are 70 or 71 now. Those were great times.😊😊😊😊😊
I’m 76 now, I was blessed to be a teen in the 60’s.
I loved that number one song then and I still love it now. When I hear it it brings me right back to 1967!
Great Song! clean cut kids back in the day! Great to see again.✌❤🇺🇸
This song just does something to my soul. I think it sounds so good because it’s the original verse. Such great memories.
What class! People dressed up, were articulate, and looked much older than their ages. Although the world had problems, what a wonderful time of great music and growing up. I was just eight or nine.
About 5 years later, cocaine appeared on the dance floor; adios civility.
This show had a strong dress & behaviour code. All the parents were there.
Canoga Park. Culver City. Pasadena. The places that come to mind when you think "class"...
Rest in peace, Dick Clark.
Not like those nasty Frappers of the roaring 20s, or those Negro's who dared to be the first to appear dancing with whites.
Not to mention the Draft, Kent State Massacre etc.
Nothing special about that time at all
Great video, great song , great dancers. Loved 1967
Such a nice song . Always reminds me of being 23 and going to Washington Square Park in 69/70 with some friends or a girl to walk around the Village and mingle with the crowds of young people on a summer Sunday afternoon. I get the same feeling when I hear the Loving Spoonful do What a Day for a Daydream .
Was a great time to be a teenager. Dances were always full because of the great music.
A great time? Within a few years, those boys would be subject to the draft, and on their way to Vietnam. And the girls would get to see their boyfriends and brothers go to war.
Of course, . . . They DID! "GROOVIN'" . . . This gives me chills the way it brings back those memories!!! Always LOVED that song! Glad I was alive and still alive to remember with a BIG smile on my face!
This song brings back the simple day's of walking down the street with my AM FM transistor radio chewing bubble gum and listening to this song just GROOVING it baby
I graduated west high in Torrance Calif in 2 weeks after this aired. Wow where has the time gone!
temeculajoe Yep. Time flies. All of these kids are more than likely grandparents now.
Or great grandparents !!
Rolling Hills High
@@thatsamore8869 I know it,s been along time it,s NORTH HIGH SAXONS spartans is south high! hope that helps honored in association
Not far from where I graduated 10 years later...Bishop Montgomery..even then I liked music from this era 66. 67. . Usually more
This is fabulous makes me wish I was born during this time! Wow! I really wish I was born back then being born in the 90’s stinks! I love all the 50’s, 60’s,70’s & 80’s music!
I was born in the early 2000s and I agree with you. The 1950s-90s are my favorite time period ever!
Stevie G I agree wholeheartedly 💗
i'd rather be 20 something again,instead of 60 something.
may your with come true, I believe in time treveling..o, and I just assumed you are white
I graduated in 1985. And my teenage years ROCKED. The music, the clothes, the cars, cruising with my friends and hanging out. We didn't have people ruining all our fun with violence. What a blast we had.
This is so awesome. It is hard to believe that was 52 years ago, the year of my High School Graduation. These dancers are now in their 70's. God Bless Us all
We were so clean cut teenagers!! Then it happened, the summer of 67' . Hippie culture set in..........long hair, marijana, vietnam, and protesting!! Glad I survived!
Beautiful song beautiful people equals beautiful Americans
This program aired right before I went into Basic Training. I was 20. Spent my youth in the military service for this great country. And I would do it all over again. God Bless America!!!!
And Bless you for your service!!
Thank you ✌️🇺🇸
If you can't be a tree... then be the best bush you can be
Awww !!! The good old days..... Sure miss better Times
One of my all time favorite groups and probably my all time FAVORITE song by them! I was lucky enough to see them live 2 or 3 times! They sound just as good live as on records!
Great memories of my childhood sittin on the front porch thank you for this.
Remember dancing to *The Young Rascals* I loved Felix, Thank you for the great memories,, look forward to your posts,. Many Thanks!!
I grew up listening to them because my late Aunts loved their music and my youngest Aunt was a huge fan of Felix's organ. playing.
@@AdrianDeVore Check out Felix on Billy Joel *Hey Girl* great sound!!
@@junebermingham9300 I'll do that! Thanks.
I was 14 years old when I was first aired! I thought the girls were stunning! Sure wish I still had the site to see this now, to see the camera dart from head to toe as the dancers kept up with the beat. Oh, and the song? It’s one of my favorites now! I like anything The Young Rascals recorded!
All my favorites are dancing here Frank,Don, Peggy, Famous love this song
My favourite is the guy with the Clark Kent glasses, a total groover who always dances without a partner. John Pollard 3.48. What a dude ;-)
w m yes I was asking about him too!
They look more like Buddy Holly glasses. I have a similar pair.
@W M I was just going to mention him. What was he doing exactly at the time mark you stated?...Very strange.
Today, he would be a nerd?
Hilarious! I didn’t notice him at first but now see he’s also at 3:00. Really groovin’ out to the beat!! 😜
I am 57 and simply LOVE to see these videos! Enjoy seeing young clean kids having a good time and enjoying amazing music! If you were any of these kids in the video let us know how you are doing these days.
It would be awesome if some of the former dancers replied.
Glad to see Famous getting screen time again, lol..and I see Dancer Don too!! But those young ladies wearing those ‘67 clothes, some of them are back in style now.
I guess those dress codes for the boys on AB will be relaxed in 69’-70..
And snort and long skirts are still the style now too!
I just turned 17 when Groovin and Respect were released so I identify with those kids , hard to think that some of them may no longer be alive and most of those lovely young girls are grandmas. I sure did enjoy dancing to both of those records and have very fond memories of that particular time.
The couple on the platform is so cute ! I like the girls outfits and the boys too
How things have changed.
In today's world Dick Clark would be asking the boys!
Damn, I miss the old days
I love The Rascals.. they also had a few hits on the R&B charts as well. I think their Time Peace Greatest Hits, released in 1968, was also a hit on the R&B albums list too. Very soulful!
Angelique Collins, Wish they have "People Got To Be Free" by The Rascals. Their last major hit song in the summer of '68.
Angelique Collins no doubt about it...The Rascals were White, Black guys.
Right on Angelique!
I'm only 53 and love them. I love the soulful Italianate feel on "How can I be Sure".
@@patriciaosborne5219 Same here.
LOL! The styles come back around eventually!😃 micro, mini, maxi...Loved the vid!👍🎵💙
Actually, the mini came back in 1982 and has never really completely left since no matter how hard they try to kill it off.
I was just born that year. What a great year! Honestly, most of the 'kids" seem older than they are. I think society expected people to mature quicker back then. By the time you were 15 and 16, you were expected to have a part time job and finish school. After graduation, provide for yourself. Now we have extended childhoods for people past 30 it seems.
That's so true. I worked since 9yrs old, taking care of a 2 & 4yr old for pay! I cleaned the neighbors house for pay at 10yrs; learning to never say I was bored! By 11yrs. I was put in the cotton fields w my bro & parents; all to teach me to stay in school! I was also told, "Don't get pregnant!" No instructions about how not to except, " Avoid every occasion for sin.". Someone should teach kids that people come from either a taking/hating base or a giving/loving base. I didn't learn that until I was 38yrs. old. It's 1 of the best things I ever ever learned in my life.
Probably looking at some Vietnam vets in their early years right there. The draft was 2 years later.
yes and a year later in 1968 american losses started to go up my dads friend was in the VC feel sorry for those guys fighting and dying for nothing only to leave in 1975
Man Groovin brings back so many memories of the 60's.
"Groovin" is an undisputed classic!
Dr. Pollard is definitely feeling the groove on this one :) Well done,
Props for the username. Takes a lot to make me grin...
@@yossarian6799 I’m glad it worked. It’s all for you.
I was 13 when it was released. I remember the young rascals. It's a very relaxing song.
Comparing just 3 years later and fashion changes a lot. 70's music and fashion is very very different.
I was 12 years old in 1967 and loved this song!
This is priceless. Thanks so much for uploading
Well Aaron since most of the AB dancers were still in high school -- which had dress codes -- the ladies' skirt length was still a huge issue in 1967. Clothes worn on Bandstand had to double for daily wear at school. Skirt lengths would continue to be an issue for a couple of more years.
Hi Don, Those sideburns are looking a little long today. Was the hippie movement working its way down the I-5? Lol, just kidding. You and Peg (I love when Dick calls her that) looked great. Be honest though, were you singing “....you and me endlessly” or “....you and me and Leslie”? Lol.
From the ‘68 and ‘69 episodes, it looks like skirt lengths will get a lot shorter before they ever go down. I feel sorry for those teachers having to enforce dress codes in the 60’s.
@@YCDTI LOL Aron -- indeed I was singing "you and me and LESLIE". True story: I got pulled out of graduation rehearsal a couple of days before graduation because my sideburns were too long. Had to go home and shave so I could rejoin the processional -- and I went to one of the more liberal public high schools!
Lucky you dancing with Peggy. And I posted that Lesley comment above (or below) before I read your comments...oops! Yes, I heard people talking about that misheard lyric and thought they were singing about Lesley Gore.
dancer don wow!! They had to get you clean and decent for the ceremony!
@@Gaylel1 LOL ;--)
Back then, now the skirt is on the extinction risk; grooving, great song!
Sheesh...what style and class...and those girls sure could dance as well...now look at today’s “women” and ask yourself this question....WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
Will Drucker there are many well dressed women. But I could say the same for men.
Jack Mason you damn sure got that right! I wish more people would have the courage to speak the truth good for you sir calm down people it's not sexism it's just the honest to God truth!
@Jack Mason Nothing wrong with women exploring and finding their dreams. They had a right. Just don't have kids ,i say. That way there are none to fuck up.
It's not even about how they're dressed or how goofy they danced. When i see these old shows from the 60's, i feel the innocence of these 16 and 17 year olds. Thats what i miss.It was pure innocence. There are a few kids like this today. When you find em , it's so refreshing.
Same thing that happened to the "men" I suppose.
I liked the maxi coats, they were great for when we had to wait for school buses and then walk home.
Beautiful songs, bring us all together.❤️
I remember those mini dresses. Oh la la. Love Groovin. Where is my time machine?
This group had soul! Man I love this song...
1967.Exactly 15 Years before Short vs Long Skirts came back for the very first time.Continuing onward to this day.
Groovin! Used to hear that song every night in Vietnam
Thank you for your service. I was right behind you in the United States Marine Corps. I helped in the Evacuation of Saigon, April 1975; firefight at Tan Son Nhut AFB....
My Gentle Pitt Bull. Semper Fi Brother. It was a long time ago!
Such awesome songs!! What an era
After the mini came the black maxi skirt with a split up the side and long black leather boots, great look.
I must have this song deeply ingrained deeply..
Havent heard in decades and remembered every word and inflection...wow
OMG the dude with the glasses spazzing out. LOL
LSD!!!
Hey, I was groovin! I'd still dance that song the same way.
@@DrJohnPollard Dr. John LOL your great.Starting to wonder if all chiropractors are smart but love to be off the wall for fun LOL.I had my 3 lower lumbars finally fix by a chiropractor in my 20s and still going good.Yes he was crazy.KEEP ON KEEPING ON. By the way i commented on a girl you were dancing with. believe her name was Tracy Silver.
Grooving with my beautiful people with this song..
If the first girl said yes she would wear it then the others would follow and say yes.
Still the same way my 15 year old granddaughter wears black lipstick and a nose ring. Thank goodness 😅 no tats yet. But I see it coming. Yes we are sheep at that age especially lol
The year i was born ✌️ New Years 1967 💗
I'm just 10 days behind you!
1967 what a fantastic year!
I would love to see these people today...
Groovin was a good segment.. Dude with glasses and black suit..funny
To My late Friend William J. Ricca Originally From Flat Bush , Who Passed Feb 7 2023 , Thank You For Your Sevice In Vietnam . This Song Played And Never Stopped ! Mary And Pete , RIP .
A great Rascals song these kids back in '67 made it easy for dancing.
Did anyone notice the guy Tony being all “ cool” with his hand in his pocket and that attitude. He stood out. Groovy Tony. 😁
I remember thinking long skirts below the knees was awful and that I would never wear them. Well I ended up wearing them below the knees in the late 70's when maxi skirts were in style and years later short skirts looked strange to me when they came back in style. By then I didn't have the legs for short skirts anymore so to this day I wear them long but mostly wear pants.
OMG! This is great! My sister and I are both in the line up! So funny! I don't know why she said she was 16 when she has always been 2 years older than me! I can't really recall why she is dancing with Frank and I am dancing with Don but it makes me smile that we were all friends! Don made a great comment below about the dress lengths. Thanks, Don! And thank you, Aaron for a little slice of the times!
I mean Don!!!! Typo!
doesn't matter if she's older or not,you're cuter!
@@tomloft2000 Thank you Tom, but she was a whole lot nicer!
Hi Peggy! I was a little confused when Dona said she was 16 and you are 17 here. I thought I might be mistaken thinking she is older than you. I guess it’s a ladies (and men too) prerogative to fudge their age a bit, lol. I love when you guys switch up dance partners too. It seems like they rarely did that back in Philadelphia which I think made the show a little stale at times...just my opinion.
I love watching these clips as much as anyone and I’m really glad you are enjoying them too. And thank you and your friends for not starting the mid-calf length dresses, yikes! It’s nice to see you around! :) -Aaron
@@YCDTI Maybe she was trying to scoot under the age limit...HAHA! Or maybe she just had a lapse of consciousness. Everyone knew that Famous was way to old to be of the age requirements for the show but everyone loved him! Aaron...we were all trying our best to buck the establishment and express ourselves but AB was not the platform for that.
Loved Dick Clark and Bandstand days. 🎶🎤🎸🔈🔉🔊📀💿📺🎥🎶♥️
I was credited with bringing the micro mini to a small town in Texas when i moved thete from London in 1967
Love it, brings back so many great memories...! Loved watching American Bandstand from the south side of Chicago and thought the Philly girls were cool...!
Good to hear the Rascals!!! “Groovin” was#1 on the top ten during this excerpt!!
Another great video...
This really brings back many great memories. great music,great dancing. love to see how well groomed we were. did run around with tears in our pants, wore suits and ties respected each other. Times have drastically changed. hate to see it hasn't changed for the better as far as dress and class go. Even our "stars" set a bad example with their torn jeans, very low cut dresses.
To think these kids are in their 80s now. Looked more fun back then!
No guys with their pants drooping down, showing their underwear or girls with tattoos twerking. I wish I was born back then.
DC had no part of having any dancers on his show dressed like lowlives.
Every decade has brought good longstanding hits by great bands...I remember the young rascals..I really like the singer's voice..and Chicago..what can I say...the song Color my world still makes me close my eyes and drift away ,making me feel like a hopeless romantic which I was .
That's a very good comment. However I can't remember any great bands from the last decade that produced any outstanding and longstanding hits. Unfortunately we have been overtaken by Rap, which allows people with no singing ability to dominate the charts. The more gangsta it sounds, the more popular it seems to be. Sigh.
In fact on reflection, you can say the same for the last two decades.
I was living in El Paso Texas when this song came out.
Time Machine
Who would have thought that the World would change to this!?!?
Uk gal ..1944....rock n roll then . hot pants and disco days...never stop listening to music ....Motown , rhythm and blues..all special..many memories.
Those great Vidal Sassoon precision cuts!
Oh, the memories! Too bad there weren’t time machines…I’d love to go back….just for awhile. Best time to be a teenager.
How many of these kids back then are still with us today. I am at 73 remember ABS before I went into the Navy 63 til I got out in 67. Yes remember those days...
Ten years old in 67 cant STOP laughing watching THIS m
Know body has more fun on bandstand then Dr. John Pollard dancing at 3:37LOL.
Have you caught his videos? He looks 100 years old but his voice and demeanor are still that of a man in his 20s.
@@yossarian6799 Yes and i've talked to Dr. John too and your right he was fun....
He was the Buddy Holly of Bandstand and helped the show every time he was on it .I wish a long great life...
I'd like to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY today (February 28th) to YCTDI's"Dancer Don", AB legend Don Sanuskar, who turns a youthful 70something! Many thanks from all of us, Don, for your immeasurable contribution to this channel. Hope you have a good one... and many more!
- Donovan
Love the girls who wear the short skirts, that is, girls who have nice legs and know it.
Miss those days
Life would be ecstasy, you and me and Leslie.
Keith Idota I thought it was “Leslie” for many years too. Who is Leslie and why does her hanging out with Felix and his girlfriend bring ecstasy?!? Lol!!!
I always thought it was “Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly.” I’ve never seen the printed lyrics though, so maybe not.....
@@leeb.7188 It's endlessly, we were making fun of the commonly misunderstood lyrics.
@@YCDTI Lesley Gore? Leslie Nielsen? One of the most popular misheard lyrics even Wikipedia mentions it. It's a wonder that Ed Sullivan didn't tell them to change "endlessly" to "forever" to avoid any impression of a menage a trois.
Slurring specific lyrics to fit its melody was originally done on purpose with "Groovin". I always thought it was Leslie instead of endlessly.
love your downloads! I like to watch them when I'm on the stairmaster at the gym! :D I like to relive my high school years!
Love this video! Could you post anymore of those “throwback” AMB videos? It’s beyond trippy to see kids from ‘67 dancing to Jan and Dean’s single from five years prior. Man how quickly popular music and styles changed in the 60s. Everything from ‘66 onwards seemed light years ahead of the early part of the decade.
Wow I was 11 yrs old, me and my friends were always playing records and dancing in the sixties. I was lucky i even had a skirt..lol
I was 12 in 67 such a fabulous time to grow up
THE. YOUNG RASCALS.I KNEW THESE GUYS WELL.GREAT MUSICIANS.I WAS IN A GROUP LESLIE WEST THE VAGRANTS AND WE OPENED FOR THEM ALOT.TODAY IM A MISSIONARY TO 🇭🇹 HAITI
Love this xx
I remember watching the big kids on my block sing and dance to this song back then.
My first summer job in 69 when I was 16, my first paycheck went towards buying a maxi skirt with a matching outfit on top‼️
Qué lindo saber que muchos de aquellos jóvenes de 15,16,17 años ahora son abuelitos.
The Summer of Love. 1967. When you see older people today please tell them they are the very lucky ones for so many obvious reasons.