The bassist and flute player at 1:02 is Klaus Voormann, a brilliant ink artist and close friend of the Beatles, he designed and drafted the cover for their Revolver album and also produced many other beautiful, unique artworks.
Voorman was also with Lennon on stage at the Toronto Peace Festival (on film by Pennebaker as Sweet Toronto) in 1969. This was a monumental event in the history of rock. It was described by Rolling Stone as the 2nd most important rock festival ever.
When singer Paul Jones left the band, Manfred Mann couldn't have found a better replacement than Mike D'Abo. Also great that they eventually even shared the stage for the Manfreds tour. In the sixties, Manfred Mann was up there with the likes of The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Moody Blues and The Bee Gees.
They definitely do NOT make songs as good as this anymore. I love the soul singing near the end, that's just way out!! I was locked up in a childrens home 1967-68 for broken families, my mother never came to see me, but I remember this song cheered me up.
Yeah it's the arrangements, that guitar, the instrumentation, and those voices. The genius is the person who decides "this is what it's gonna sound like." And notice how no two recordings sound the same. It takes brass balls to take a tune by heavyweights like Dylan and Springsteen, decide they fucked up their own song, and turn it into magic. They say that Bruce Springsteen's career was made by the album "Born to Run." Bullshit I say. To this day I don't think he's ever put out a record better than Manfred's "Blinded By the Light."
@@Hexon66 Well to say Manfred's "Blinded" is better than Springsteen's "Born to Run" is confusing in that they're both written by him. Nobody should try to replicate "Born," just like nobody could touch Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" or "Tangled Up in Blue." Bruce's version of "Blinded" is okay, M M's "Blinded" is classic. Just like what Jimi Hendricks does with "All Along the Watchtower."
@peterfreeman6677 The problem is, if you take all the evil people out of historical sources, as this now is, how do you educate people about what happened and what to look out for, to stop similar things happening in the future? It would be like doing a history of World War II and taking out all of Hilter's speeches. You may not want to see it but you can't sugar-coat what happened.
In all the videos this is the first time I have seen the drummer with a neutral expression...instead of boredom, discontent....I think he FINALLY understood that THIS tune is a number 1 hit...and his bread and butter$$..
Klaus Voorman, the plastic artist that was a close friend of the Beatles in hamburg en 1960 - 1961, turned into a musician (he was bassist of manfred mann from 1966 to 1969)
Voorman played bass (an 8-string) with Paddy, Klaus and Gibson prior to Manfred Mann, where he took over from Jack Bruce, who'd left for Cream. In addition to the Beatles' 'Revolver' and 'Anthology' album covers he also did 'Bee Gees 1st' and the most excellent 'Extraction', Gary Wright's debut solo album which also saw Voorman playing bass. Another fine album on which he appears is Leon Russell's solo debut, which featured an all-star cast including Ringo, Clapton, and others from the Delaney & Bonnie and Friends lineup etc..
I wonder whether Mike d'Abo was always as wonderfully good-humoured as he looks here. Regardless, he gets 10/10 for putting the song across, and that looks to me a really splendid jacket..
Love this song, being a Birmingham City fan I remember we used to sing it about our centre forward Fred Pickering. You’ve not seen nothing like Fred Pickering.
@@gigid9606 Well, when Quinn the Esquimau gets there... He has something you don't. Charm, and reality. It might help if you consider the author. Robert Zimmerman. Sometimes known as Bob Dylan...
Currently 62, haven't heard this since my teens. Ya know what? Still singing every word along with the band.someone, PLEASE bring back the 60s & 70s ! ✌️💖😸
This was one of the first recordings of a Dylan song that was originally to be found on The Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes. Fairport Convention also accessed the same source for Million Dollar Bash and Percy's Song, both to be found on Fairport's Unhalfbricking LP.
Such happy days i was 11 when this was released, just listened to my names jack by manfred mann lovely song you can feel the happiness within these songs i was in junior school when these were released happiest days of my life, i once a bloke who was twenty when i was in junior school if it was as good as i remember being a kid he said i was right, lovely songs in a lovely time too many to list here, i would love to go back and feel all that again the 60s and 70s were brill it went downhill after that
0:26: "Am I That Easy To Forget?" Yes, Englebert. You are. That aside, I remember first hearing this song when I was 15 and loving it. Still do, and I'm now 26!
Memories of a small room in a motel Salzburg Austria... playing mini football and this song on the Juke Box... constant... love it... memories come flooding back... thank you
Yea the Vietnam War,political assassinations ,Cold War,Cuban missile Crisis,race riots,the start of drug epidemics and rise in single parent families. Wonderful
Manfred Mann didn’t seem to miss a beat when Paul Jones left and Michael DABO took over as lead singer. Pretty Flamingo hit no1 with Paul on lead vocals and The Mighty Quinn hit No 1 with Michael DABO on lead vocals. Michael’s daughter born one year later is the heartbreakingly beautiful actress Olivia DABO. You can see her on UA-cam in several films. Greedy 1994 a screwball comedy with Kirk Douglas yes Kirk Douglas and Michael J Fox. And The Last Good Time1995 a serious drama with German actor Armin Mueller Stahl and Maureen Stapleton. Stahl plays a retired violinist who takes in Olivia when she is homeless. Also Spirit of 76 with David Cassidy they travel back to 1976 from the future. All on UA-cam. And no I’m not Olivia’s agent or publicist. Just trying to draw attention to this incredibly talented and terribly underrated actress!!!!!!!!!
Yes, Paul Jones hardly looks any older 50 odd years on; I was born in 1964 and only have a vague memory of Manfred Mann, but they are much better than most of the pop 'stars' today.
LOVE this song so much!! BTW...the lead singer here, Mike D'Abo's daughter was the super cute blonde on The Wonder Years (the one who played Fred Savage's sister)...just a little tidbit of info
Just for interest, Manfred Mann was born Manfred Lubowitz in JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA Oct 1940. He played with Hugh Masekela's band at one stage, eventually emigrating to the UK in 1961 - Johan Marais South Africa
В 1988-м ко мне попала катушка с музыкой этой легендарной группы. Но, как оказалось, их песни я слышал и ранее, еще, возможно и в 1970-х. Обнаружились записи, которые мама включала.
I invented one, sent this message back 8 years! But, now it only goes forward, and the music is all made by robots. Not great but better than present day. Instruments no longer exist, except in museums and no one knows how to play them. Everyone speaks thru auto tune for perfect conversations. Singing is taboo.
Still listening in 2024 Love This Song
And me 👌
Another classic cover of a Great Bob Dylan song 😊
We may never see the likes of the sixties again but I am so grateful we still have the music. Peace.
Manfred Mann is still the Man in 2021
Born in '73, missed it the first time around but this is still one of my favorite songs! Still rocking it with my girlfriend in 2021.
GREAT TIMES.
You are so right, the best days we'll ever experience
You to sweetheart
60’s and 70’s, two decades of the absolute best music, ever.
The bassist and flute player at 1:02 is Klaus Voormann, a brilliant ink artist and close friend of the Beatles, he designed and drafted the cover for their Revolver album and also produced many other beautiful, unique artworks.
He also played bass on some Lennon and Ringo songs.
Voorman was also with Lennon on stage at the Toronto Peace Festival (on film by Pennebaker as Sweet Toronto) in 1969. This was a monumental event in the history of rock. It was described by Rolling Stone as the 2nd most important rock festival ever.
@@soundshaper Carly Simon's You're So Vain. Appeared on a lot Nilsson albums and many more artist.
@@foldsofblubber Also on stage with George for The Concert for Bangla Desh. Klaus was awesome
When singer Paul Jones left the band, Manfred Mann couldn't have found a better replacement than Mike D'Abo. Also great that they eventually even shared the stage for the Manfreds tour. In the sixties, Manfred Mann was up there with the likes of The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Moody Blues and The Bee Gees.
Always found it rather hilarious how Paul Jones and Mike d'Abo looked alike
I agree- very stylish, steady lead voice for Manfred.
Cute daughter too.
They definitely do NOT make songs as good as this anymore. I love the soul singing near the end, that's just way out!! I was locked up in a childrens home 1967-68 for broken families, my mother never came to see me, but I remember this song cheered me up.
Sorry to hear about your childhood, glad for you, able to mention it. Good that the song bought joy to you it's still sounding great
So sorry about be
being in a home, but so glad you like soul music 🎶
Be well Cliff. Stay well and God bless.
I find music is great therapy & pleased to hear it was a great help for your during a tragic period in your life. Thanks for sharing that.
60's music is amazing
When Manfred Mann covers a song they OWN it. Doo Wah Diddy, Pretty Flamingo, Mighty Quinn and Blinded by the Light to name a few.
Yeah it's the arrangements, that guitar, the instrumentation, and those voices. The genius is the person who decides "this is what it's gonna sound like." And notice how no two recordings sound the same. It takes brass balls to take a tune by heavyweights like Dylan and Springsteen, decide they fucked up their own song, and turn it into magic. They say that Bruce Springsteen's career was made by the album "Born to Run." Bullshit I say. To this day I don't think he's ever put out a record better than Manfred's "Blinded By the Light."
Don't forget I Came For You...my personal favorite.
@@brianmallen8887 I think the only appropriate response to that take is to ask if that's really a hill you're willing to die on?
@@Hexon66 Well to say Manfred's "Blinded" is better than Springsteen's "Born to Run" is confusing in that they're both written by him. Nobody should try to replicate "Born," just like nobody could touch Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" or "Tangled Up in Blue." Bruce's version of "Blinded" is okay, M M's "Blinded" is classic. Just like what Jimi Hendricks does with "All Along the Watchtower."
What do you mean a cover-up of Doo Wah ditty he's the original
I've absolutely LOVED this song for ages. Never get enough of it. 💙💛💙
I'm so glad I got to live in that era. The music then was kick ass. I miss those days.
I agree 100 percent! Still missing the really GREAT TUNES!
@James Hodson I was born in November 1967.
@James Hodson November 18th 1967.
I'd go back in an instant.
I am so glad I was alive in the sixties and seventies. You are so right. I miss it too.
Yes we will never see the sixties again, but the music from then stays with us forever
As a child of 11 y/o when this song came out I just couldn’t get enough it!
Who knew that Dylan wrote this song back then? I always loved Manfred group.
Who knew? Everybody?
God almighty, was 8 then and I still remember this song .
I was born mid 80s and my moms always played the oldies going upnorth and I love them
One of the very few episodes of TOTP from the 1960s to survive. Be thankful for this footage.
Don't think people will be keen to unearth much more from this era, what with Mr Saville in most of it
@@Zseason Too true. Can't someone edit him out of these recordings?
@peterfreeman6677
The problem is, if you take all the evil people out of historical sources, as this now is, how do you educate people about what happened and what to look out for, to stop similar things happening in the future? It would be like doing a history of World War II and taking out all of Hilter's speeches. You may not want to see it but you can't sugar-coat what happened.
MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE, very beautiful piece of legendary music, top of the line solid gold standard of excellence
I've had this song stuck in my head for two day's.
Brilliant - great to see Klaus Voorman on bass.
Drummer was WAY ahead of his time man, outstanding!
Yes, Mike Hugg was a fine player...a jazzer who also played vibes...as in 'I'm Your Kingpin'. ua-cam.com/video/8BYwHgnXFXg/v-deo.html
They all seem taking a bit too much coctails in the BBC bar
In all the videos this is the first time I have seen the drummer with a neutral expression...instead of boredom, discontent....I think he FINALLY understood that THIS tune is a number 1 hit...and his bread and butter$$..
I listen to this on my birthday
these guys were super good..one of the best bands back then
Can I F with you.. better than the Beatles?....
I was 17 and reveling in The British Invation Love this band from Doo wah diddy onward
Love this old footage! I thank the heavens everyday for UA-cam❤
A 60s classic which i still have on a 45 record imported!!❤😃👍👍
Manfred Mann is a talented dude gave us many memorable songs
Bob Dylan wrote this.
I was and I remember there she was walking down the street. Best music on earth the 60s
Dylan is a powerhouse of a songsmith, so many tunes he's wonderfully crafted
Absolutely
Eg. All Along The Watch Tower. Right on bruv.
Another Bob Dylan classic that lives on.
I wasn't even born when this record came out but the music of this era is better than anything today.
Thanks for this clip!
I love it then I love it now these guys are adorable 😁
I remember this like it was yesterday,time rolls on fast,great times
I was 4 when it came out. As you i like this kind of music. And music of the eighties. My young days
@@63skorpion Me too.
Tom Petty is phenomenal
I'm still amazed at how young we were , and these fabulous songs of the time
I love this song thank you for sharing 😄
I met Paul jones at a Christian talk in my church ….. goodness what a looker he is at HIS AGE !! Forever young forever manfred mann
I was brought up in the late 60s and 70s. Your right they do have the singers and the same with the band is absolutely the best.
Klaus Voorman, the plastic artist that was a close friend of the Beatles in hamburg en 1960 - 1961, turned into a musician (he was bassist of manfred mann from 1966 to 1969)
Klaus also designed the album cover for The Beatles - Revolver.
Yep, he played bass on a ton oh John Lennon's solo work as well. Including Imagine.
And he lives now south of Munich at the Starnberger See. My region.
Voorman played bass (an 8-string) with Paddy, Klaus and Gibson prior to Manfred Mann, where he took over from Jack Bruce, who'd left for Cream. In addition to the Beatles' 'Revolver' and 'Anthology' album covers he also did 'Bee Gees 1st' and the most excellent 'Extraction', Gary Wright's debut solo album which also saw Voorman playing bass. Another fine album on which he appears is Leon Russell's solo debut, which featured an all-star cast including Ringo, Clapton, and others from the Delaney & Bonnie and Friends lineup etc..
Also played bass on Carly Simons you're so vain .
I wonder whether Mike d'Abo was always as wonderfully good-humoured as he looks here. Regardless, he gets 10/10 for putting the song across, and that looks to me a really splendid jacket..
Love this song, being a Birmingham City fan I remember we used to sing it about our centre forward Fred Pickering. You’ve not seen nothing like Fred Pickering.
Some present day politicians should listen to this. Some of them are old enough to remember...
how is this political at all?
@@gigid9606 Well, when Quinn the Esquimau gets there... He has something you don't. Charm, and reality.
It might help if you consider the author. Robert Zimmerman. Sometimes known as Bob Dylan...
@@ann-catherinemorner7499 yes, it's a political song about free men like Quinn and authenticity, and Dylan knew it behind his smile
love this song, reminds me of my first dance I went to after leaving school.
I'm sooooooooooooo glad I waz raised with the 60s british invasion. This is my favorite Manfred mann song. My daughter loves it too.
Currently 62, haven't heard this since my teens. Ya know what? Still singing every word along with the band.someone, PLEASE bring back the 60s & 70s ! ✌️💖😸
Love this song great classic
Classic, one of the best groups ever. Go see the Manfreds if you get the chance, you won't be disappointed
Never gets old.
Magical days gone by.. We were lucky.
Легендарная песня! Заслушивался ей в молодости да и сейчас слушаю с удовольствием
When Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's going to want a dose! (a dose of what, I wonder?)
Pretty cool song! I love it.
Wat een tijd. Geweldig. Tijd voor teenagers op de radio. Genoot ik van. Ik Ben nu 75 jaar
Always been a brilliant song
GREAT SONG
I had No idea Klaus Voormann was in Manfred Mann. Alles gute zum Geburtstag, Klaus!
I was only 8 years old when this came out.
I was in the back seat of my dad's 67 Buick.
Me too
i Manfred Mann erano i miei favoriti dopo i Beatles!!
Great seeing my hero Klaus Voormann. Aside from his musical career, Klaus made some of the best line drawings that were used by the Beatles.
i had this 45 (that I stole from my brother or sister} in about 1970...played the hell out of it!!
Top of the Pops without showing Pans People is like dinner with no spices.
Great memories of this song.
That,s a tune, and I am a child of the 80,s, but the 60,70,80,s Magical Music.
Happy birthday, Klaus!
This was one of the first recordings of a Dylan song that was originally to be found on The Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes. Fairport Convention also accessed the same source for Million Dollar Bash and Percy's Song, both to be found on Fairport's Unhalfbricking LP.
Such happy days i was 11 when this was released, just listened to my names jack by manfred mann lovely song you can feel the happiness within these songs i was in junior school when these were released happiest days of my life, i once a bloke who was twenty when i was in junior school if it was as good as i remember being a kid he said i was right, lovely songs in a lovely time too many to list here, i would love to go back and feel all that again the 60s and 70s were brill it went downhill after that
Manfred Mann up there with the best if you look how many great songs they had
Peace and love is all we need
0:26: "Am I That Easy To Forget?"
Yes, Englebert. You are.
That aside, I remember first hearing this song when I was 15 and loving it. Still do, and I'm now 26!
the year i was born.
I was 11 years old when I first heard this song in a Youth club
Amazing how they evolved to the Manfred Mann Earth Band and gave Blinded by the Light, The Runner, I Came for You.
My ALL time favorites !! I was in 2nd grade when this came out !!!
Memories of a small room in a motel Salzburg Austria... playing mini football and this song on the Juke Box... constant... love it... memories come flooding back... thank you
what a tune
Great To See Smiles From The Manfreds.
Easily The Best British Group Of The Sixties.
I luv the 1960's music
We will never have another decade like 60’s
If time travel was a thing,...I would return to the 60's with no hesitation.
Yea the Vietnam War,political assassinations ,Cold War,Cuban missile Crisis,race riots,the start of drug epidemics and rise in single parent families.
Wonderful
Always been a favorite of mine.❤❤❤
The world 🌎 would be a better place if talented singers like these made the laws instead of politicians
Happy 80th birthday Manfred
Manfred Mann didn’t seem to miss a beat when Paul Jones left and Michael DABO took over as lead singer. Pretty Flamingo hit no1 with Paul on lead vocals and The Mighty Quinn hit No 1 with Michael DABO on lead vocals. Michael’s daughter born one year later is the heartbreakingly beautiful actress Olivia DABO. You can see her on UA-cam in several films. Greedy 1994 a screwball comedy with Kirk Douglas yes Kirk Douglas and Michael J Fox. And The Last Good Time1995 a serious drama with German actor Armin Mueller Stahl and Maureen Stapleton. Stahl plays a retired violinist who takes in Olivia when she is homeless. Also Spirit of 76 with David Cassidy they travel back to 1976 from the future. All on UA-cam. And no I’m not Olivia’s agent or publicist. Just trying to draw attention to this incredibly talented and terribly underrated actress!!!!!!!!!
💙
Precious times!!!
Comments “ oh the 60s were such carefree innocent times”
Jimmy saville “hey kids!”
Manfred Mann is 78 now and still playing
Yes, Paul Jones hardly looks any older 50 odd years on; I was born in 1964 and only have a vague memory of Manfred Mann, but they are much better than most of the pop 'stars' today.
@@duncanrobinson3200 I think you'll find the singer was Mike D'Abo. Paul Jones had left by the time this was released.
The opening gets me everytime but I dont know why....some memory of good/bad times..
LOVE this song so much!! BTW...the lead singer here, Mike D'Abo's daughter was the super cute blonde on The Wonder Years (the one who played Fred Savage's sister)...just a little tidbit of info
Just for interest, Manfred Mann was born Manfred Lubowitz in JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA Oct 1940. He played with Hugh Masekela's band at one stage, eventually emigrating to the UK in 1961 - Johan Marais South Africa
This is their best stuff
Dylan is a genius.
He's also a jackass - though better than his pompous pal Roger McGuinn!!! Both are great musically however!
I was only 3 years old love the sobg
I saw Manfred Mann live at Keele University, although without Paul Jones they were still ace !!
Unmistakable this sound...Great as only them!
Iconic fun song
Jep, the very best music ever made!!
Great song❤❤
В 1988-м ко мне попала катушка с музыкой этой легендарной группы. Но, как оказалось, их песни я слышал и ранее, еще, возможно и в 1970-х. Обнаружились записи, которые мама включала.
Now then now then,Mr Saville
Great song !!
❤🇼🇸💪 … still a banger
Someone please invent me a time machine, I'm begging you
is it jimmy savile?
I agree
I invented one, sent this message back 8 years! But, now it only goes forward, and the music is all made by robots. Not great but better than present day. Instruments no longer exist, except in museums and no one knows how to play them. Everyone speaks thru auto tune for perfect conversations. Singing is taboo.
@@yarsivad000.5 wow
I'll help pay for it.
The drummer Mike hugg had a hit with the title song from comedy WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS in 1973 as a band called highly lightly .
So cool
Bloody excellent
fantastic year