The Turtles History: Happy Together Full Movie
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2020
- 1 Music Documentary opening performance: Happy Together
2 Different and Unique (2:57)
3 The Crossfire (5:10)
4 Let Me Be (14:57)
5 You Baby (19:28)
6 Outside Chance (24:13)
7 Happy Together (27:45)
8 Pepsi-Werbe-Song (34:14)
9 She'd Rather Be Mine (38:52)
10 She's My Girl (44:30)
11 Elenor (53:05)
12 Somewhere Friday Night (1:00:12)
13 Lady-O (1:10:00)
14 Lawsuits (1:12:46)
15 You Showed Me (1:19:30)
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The Turtles - Happy Together: The History Of The Turtles is a compilation of the Los Angeles-formed band's best, complete songs and interviews with Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Don Murray, Chuck Portz, Jim Tucker, John Barbata, Jim Pons, Ray Manzarek, Spanky McFarlane, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon, P.F. Sloan, Bones Howe, Allan McDougal, Robert Wood, Carlos Bernal, Henry Diltz, Bill Uttley, Eddie Biscoe (White Whale), and Stephen Bishop. The Turtles music documentary DVD was released in 2005. #turtles #happytogether
Johny Barbata was the best drummer in the genre of rock/pop music in that era. His talents were so great a lot of tv setups had a camera on him. Stick tricks, nice triplets, etc.
he went in to drum for CSN&Y, Jefferson Airplane /Starship. One of the greats.
Oh god, so what?
He gave Micky Dolenz drum lessons, too.
All good things come to an end
If you have nothing positive to say, say nothing at all. @@sharpdressedvan
Johny is a friend. Our birthdays are close. Brilliant drummer.
Mark & Howard are phenomenal entertainers.
They were back up singers for T REX
@@robertmaynard4265Yes that is correct. They are singing the backup vocals on the slider album and I have heard that album a million times and I love what they brought to that recording session with their beautiful voices. 🙋
One of the truly great musical groups of the '60s that inexplicably almost never gets included in conversations about the greatest groups of the '60s. They most definitely belong in those conversations. The Turtles were FANTASTIC, and the music speaks for itself.
They have an extra yummy form of tastefulness to the tearing up those tunes of thiers.
True, very true!
I always found the Turtles such an unlikely group, yet they produced these songs that you couldn't help singing, humming, or just hearing them in your head.
The Turtles are one of if not the biggest underrated band in the late 60's early 70's. If they don't make the hall of fame I will be surprised as Heck.
Blue Oyster Cult first.
The Grassroots and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were also two bands who had strings of hits and don't get the respect they deserve. It's pop-rock but it's still rock and roll and all of these bands need to be in the HOF instead of The fucking Beastie Boys and fucking Madonna, even though I like those artists. And they need to have a section where the One Hit Wonders have a spot, too.
It's like a group you didn't take too seriously , but they had catchy tunes !!
@@TheRjjrjjr look at how long it took LYNYRD SKYNYRD to get in and whose records are still being played on radio today, With over 40 million records sold and sold-out concerts and several books written about them and two movies based on their career they still had to wait while lesser known artist got in the hall, Being coined as a SOUTHERN ROCK BAND hurt them in the politics of the hall,
The rock hall of fame is a sad joke. It’s not what it was meant to be.
The song "happy together" is one of the best songs of the sixties. Hands down.
I loved it.....and my 2nd fave Turtles --- Eleanor
That and the troggs,love is all around
@@dangerousd9187 Wild Thing🍮👍
@@truebetold65 yeah that's a good one also
My wedding song in 2001. Perfect.
My god, I am 73 and grew up with the Turtles but never actually realized how many great songs they had back then. All upbeat and fun. Great songwriting, singing and production. The good old days of real talent, playing real instruments instead of computers and such happy times.
Al Nichol the guitar player was my next door neighbor in the 90's and he worker in a paint factory in Dayton Nevada.He came over to my house when i had a bar band and played with us a few times in the garage.Great guy, .
Hey Michael.... Interesting story. I live in Carson City from about 72 to 1980... So those were my teenage years. But I had plenty of friends out in Dayton and Virginia City . you don't say how old you are but it wouldn't be surprised if we ran into each other. Small town you know! I'm 65 now. My sister also lived in Dayton and further east for many years. Sharon Ackerman? She was quite the cowgirl with horses and all that. I'm 62 now. She would be 68. But just passed away. Hope to hear back from you! Thanks for bringing up good memories!
@@MrCretemaniam I am 66 yrs old, lived in Carson city from 77 to 84, then moved to Dayton 84 to 1999 AL Nichol was next door and he was married 4 times and lost all his money to ex wives, he married a Mexican lady and had two small kids when i met him and he was depressed and broke.Very nice guy.
Great story & thanks for sharing it w/ us all!
@@karenstrycharz1499 me too. I always feel like I am ease dropping but I live for stories.
My uncle was an RCA studio jazz drummer in Hollywood back in the day. He was supposed to "babysit" my brother and I one night. Being crazy, he took us to the Whiskey and we saw The Doors and The Turtles! Needless to say, he never was asked to watch us ever again.
That’s hilarious! And you were so lucky!
That's my fantasy; to get teleported back to when I was 11, but at my current age: I get to see The Doors, Turtles, Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield all in one weekend.
Cool uncle God Bless him.
Butttt..............What a memory, Very cool uncle.
As a roadie in the beginning and retired on the booking end out of my hometown of NASHVILLE I saw and heard mostly country music and rock n roll band in the late 60s and all through the 70,s I worked shows for MARSHALL TUCKER, BAD COMPANY, THE BOXTOPS DEL SHANNON, LESLIE GORE, JOHNNY TILLSTON, AND MANY MORE, My job was going into the towns cities they would be performing in and put up posters, flyers and free records to DJs Most of the greats came to Nashville and recorded here and ELVIS was the biggest followed by BOB DYLAN a lot of bands would have their music made in Nashville then record the words in LA OR NEW YORK,
Since my first Happy Together tour, I haven't missed one since. Yes they are nuts, but that's what makes them special!
I love the humor between Howard and Mark in the "Elenore" video. Howard was a real cutie in that video!
Love Mark and Howard, and how they finish each other's thoughts. They make me happy forever.
Thought that Hoard was talking over Mark too much here. But, they are buds from WAY back, so ...
@@allenf.5907I noticed it a little bit to but Howard can do what he wants he is the voice of the Turtles & what a voice. 🤟
I was only 9 in 1965 but, musically, what an unbelievable time to be that age and be formed by 60's & 70's music as I grew up.
I was 8, blessed to have been born in that Era
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I was eleven and the music of those years was upbeat and kept you happy. But, then there was a song called sunshine of your love by Cream. After hearing the Turtles, Hollies, Beach Boys and the Supremes etc. sunshine of your love was so hard to grasp. I personally had a tough time listening to the song. Wasn't what we were use to hearing.
Same here, 9. Had some cousins that were ten years older, I remember when passing their rooms, the radio or record player was always in use. Turtles, Johnny Rivers, Beach Boys, The Association. Sadly one would be killed with the Marines at Khe Sanh in 1968.
Fifty two years and the family still isn't over the loss.
I'm the same age, and was just thinking how important the radio was. It was like "hearing the news" about what my generation was doing or going to do.
@@johnmason5488 Yep, totally agree. That song was like a virus that suddenly appeared on the scene.
When I was a very small child, around 5, my mother worked at a diner that her parents owned named Dog n Suds. (It’s a Michigan thing) It was right off I-94 which is a major interstate. While my mom was at work these guys stopped in for a bite to eat! My mom was very young and very attractive. She was so thrilled to meet them and she said they were super nice to her. They autographed one of the porcelain plates for her! I remember it to this day because as I recall my dad was a bit jealous! Lol!
Cool story about your mom. Thanks for sharing.
I know this place!!!
Cool story....it's an Indiana thing too 😎👍🏻
You weren’t alone in Michigan with Dog n’ Suds - we had them in Missouri too in the Kansas City area. Root beer and hot dogs.
I remember Dog n Suds! I am from and still in MI. 😘
I love how these guys ended up with Frank Zappa. Back in the day, and yes I was there, never saw that coming. We need more of this music today more than ever.
I tried, but they can't get past me being gay. I mean I come on stage wearing a dress! Figure it out!
Flo and Eddy
Saw them with Zappa in 71 or 2, was a great show!
They also did the backing vocals on the early T Rex hits, which were huge in England, but only "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" was big in the US....but Howard and Mark were (as Flo and Eddie) the ones who sang the very high "get it on" in that song!
@@rexnegron1778 Then stop being that way.
I was fortunate enough to be staying at the Borderline Hotel with my dad for a week in Sumas, WA back in 1966 or 67 when a band happened to be practicing in the basement of the hotel. So, me being all of 10 or 11 went to see what was going on (Dad was at work, brakeman for Northern Pacific RR). Grabbed my 8 yr. old sister and went downstairs. We were the only ones there listening to The Turtles. They were very nice to us and asked us kids if they sounded okay. Pretty dumbfounded when I noticed one of their songs, Happy Together was one of the songs I had just heard minutes before upstairs. Apparently they were on their way to play in Vancouver B.C.
my first concert! the turtles opened for jefferson airplane. i was 12 and that hooked me on concerts forever. saw many great artists. beautiful memories and a crapload of old concert ticket stubs!
“Crapload of old ticket stubs”. Exactly! Out of all my memorabilia, it’s those stubs I can never part with. Most of my older stuff is gone, but those stubs live forever.
They lived several life times in such a short span of time.Mark & Howard, what interesting fun lives you had & are still having ! The Turtles were great !!!!
I met Don Murray in the mid 1980s. At the time he was working at Hanna Barbara Animation Studios in North Hollywood. Quite a few musicians were working in the studios because it meant steady income. After a production was finished, they could still pursue music. One day, Murray asked me for a ride because his car was in service. I really did not know him that well. During the ride, I mentioned that I collected records from 60s bands, and how great the Turtles were. He had a mischievous glint in his eye, but did not reveal that he had been the drummer. Once we arrived at his home, he went in and returned with a signed record. He was truly a humble guy. At the time Don Murray was also the drummer for the Safaris of "Wipe Out" fame. He passed away in 1996 from complications of surgery.
I thank Howard ,arks and the band for giving me some joyful moments listening to their recordings at a difficult time in my teenage years after the passing of my father .
just like the beatles, beach boys, etc,... the talent level in the 1960's was way beyond today's ,..no comparison ,..
Creativity, talent, breaking new boundaries. That's what the 60s music scene was all about.
the 60's wouldnt be the same without them. beautiful vocals, insanely perfect harmonies and memorable arrangements. especially inspiring is She's My Girl. lovable nerds Great music!
My sister knew them. She went to Westchester High too. My sister had graduated back in 1965. And believe it or not back in the Mid 80s Flo and Eddie had a gig near us, so we had to go. My family had moved 200 miles north of LA. Anyways, my family got to the venue, and the Turtles started playing. in between songs one if the asked the audience if anyboby was frrom Westchester? naturally our table yelled out YEAH! while wavying our hands. They didn't believe us, which was kind if a bummer not to be recognized for having that bond between us. Flo was getting into it by juggling tambourines and dancing around to the point we thought he was on coke or something. it was a good show and afterwards we tried to see them in thier dressing rooms. Granted this coming from a night club and not a theater so the place wasn't that big. We got near towards the back and asked if we could speak to them. perhaps they would remember our sister. I guess it was the bouncer we asked, but he told us it might be possible but Flo was sucking on an air tank. We had to laugh because he's around my sister's age even though he looked like father time. We waited for a while than asked the boucer if he could relay a message to them by asking them if they knew a couple of buddy names of theirs. Apparently, they didn't and that was that. Good show but kinda disappointing.
Happy Together is just a PERFECT pop song. It is one of the very few perfect songs ever. There is not one single thing wrong in that song. It’s up there with the best of the best. It obviously overshadowed the band but it IS a great one.
It's one of those few songs that can instantly put one's self into a happy mood. other songs like it are Here comes the Sun-Beatles and Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond.
ian poultry absolutely! My thing with Happy Together is that it’s so much deeper than you think. I will have people who have heard it a thousand times listen to it and I will say like “ now just focus on the backup vocals” or “ listen how they add something all throughout “ and sometimes it’s like they are literally hearing it for the first time. It’s a very subtle piece of beauty and genius. I mean those backup vocals are haunting... almost like Hey Joe or something.
@@STETTRACE Boyz...There ain't nothin' subtle about the way this tune Blast's Off at...
"I Can't See Me Lovin' Nobody, But You For My Life," and a big part of that is the cascading Ba-Ba-Ba's of the backing vocals!! I've been hearing this song for 4+ decades now, and each & every time that part -(is it a chorus, or a refrain, or a bridge?)
Kicks In...a rush goes up my spine forcing my head and arms skyward in Rapture!!
Ok, so I likes to get into my Jams...Happy Together, gets me there.
This Documentary was really absorbing from Intro to Fadeout!! The Whiteboard Webinar about Manager's Money Misappropriations was Classic!! FUUUNNNY!! And
I loved all the guest artists.
@@MidniteCreeper2012 Right? You could devote an entire musical philosophy to this song. It just hits on so many different levels. Almost everything about songwriting is in it... Melody, Harmony, counterpoints, rhythm and rhythm counterpoints, layered vocals and counterpoints.... counterpoints for the counterpoints lol. It has EVERYTHING!! You can teach so many different things just using this one song. From songwriting to recording. And the whiteboard is HILARIOUS.
My band The Nomads from Massachusetts opened for them at Weymouth Fairgrounds in the summer of 1967. Great guys, funny , and friendly. Great memory.
I graduated from Weymouth High in 1966. Almost forgot the Fairgrounds. You Baby was popular around the time I got my drivers license.......
jc Ripp... Why would a cool story thanks for sharing. Are you still doing music ? Although we are old. I just picked up my guitar again after many years... One good thing for me that came out of the lockdown. My dad was a professional guitar player.... And it seems like most all my friends were somehow into music. And we lived in LA.... So believe me I have some stories too ! Take care brother !
@@johnsampson1096 great song thanks for reminding me of it ! I think I'll send that to my girlfriend.
Hey Mr. Nomad, I am from the band The Kastawys from Massachusetts, who opened for The DC5, and Chuck Berry 3 times. If you remember we both where in the Jaycees battle of the bands in 1966. Do you remember?
I've never seen Mark without a smile on his face. He just always seems happy.
As in the Aesop's fable, the Turtles and their music triumph after long time. So "happy" UA-cam brings us "together" with their timelessly exuberantly happy, fun, upliftingly upbeat, euphonious music.
I have always wondered how this "Top of the Pops" tune came from Frank Zappa's band and if it was a parody of all the pop love songs of the time. I hope it was JudgeJulieLit. On the other hand, who would not want to be happy together?
Audioslave was much Better than these maggots
Great band killer harmonies and Kaylan was an under rated songwriter for sure. Top notch doc as well, i love how they show the complete song performance instead of snippets like most. Their live performance of elenore was dyno-mite!
This was the culmination of the early 1960's. Great music, great vibes...
I actually remember watching "Happy Together" back on The Smothers Brothers, ah a simpler time! Thanks for posting this, a great break from the depressing news!
Glad you enjoyed it
@Natural Man This is the worst time with the coronavirus pandemic and next election. I keep watching Los Panchos singing Malaguena Salerosa every morning. Is better than prozac.
Saw the Turtles in 1968 at the old Cleveland Memorial Stadium during an ALSAC appreciation concert. Them and The Beach Boys.
If you call race riots and Vietnam a "simpler" time, we are fucked now.
@@richardc2803
Well we have race riots and Trump now, so no, not simpler, seems the same.
As I remember it, it was the Turtles, The Association, Spanky and Our Gang and Gary Puckett that came to the Tivoli in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the 80s. About 2,000 of us stood for the whole performance. Went to get the wife and me a coke and got to meet Gary Puckett in person. A great evening!!!!
Joe Irwin ...I dated the oldest daughter of the man who taught Gary Puckett to play Guitar.....lived in Yakima, Washington which is connected to Union Gap which is where Gary got the name for the band.
@@ahope4u2 Interesting! I always associated "Union Gap" with the Civil War since they dressed in the uniforms of the North. Never would have connected their uniforms to Washington. Thanks. He had a great voice!
The Turtles had so many great hit records...Howard Kaylan has such a great voice...How can they not be in the Hall...? They should have been in decades ago...Great band..!
This eighty-two (82) minute video presentation about THE TURTLES is one of the most intelligent news presentations that I've seen in my entire life. This video is at least as intelligent as the lectures by Mr. Rick Beato about rock'n'roll. I am from the 1960's. In the late 1960's, I saw live performances by Cream, by Jefferson Airplane, by Led Zeppelin, by Grateful Dead, by Country Joe and the Fish, by The Byrds, by It's A Beautiful Day, and by Sons of Champlin, and I have never, until now, realized that THE TURTLES should be regarded as one of the best-of-the-best bands from that era. - - - Tom Brody, Ph.D., Berkeley, CA November 9, 2020. Thanks.
My dad was not a rock n' roller. He loved all kinds of music, but not rock. This, however, was one of the few he enjoyed.
I am grinning ear to ear. Where is the rewind button for life?
Apart from all the great music and success; the most valuable item they possess are the all the wonderful memories....
Just returned from a nostalgic trip to the 60s....in my 60s. Well done, lads.
A *real* band that played their own instruments on recordings. I think _The Rascals_ did also 🎵
I went to Westchester High 1964-1967. I remember them as The Crossfires before they were The Turtles. Remember rocking out to 'You Baby' being piped into our class on a Friday afternoon. Good times.
Very cool I'm in Redondo a lot of friends went to Westchester High.
Phlorescent Leech and Eddie...I was so lucky to have seen these guys a million times . We got pulled out of line one night in NY and escorted to the front tables because I had a hand painted Flo and Eddie shirt on . Craziness happened that night .... Back and forth banter between us and the band ...(groupie routine) GREAT MEMORIES !
I have always tried to bring up the Turtles to many people over the years, but most have never heard of them. One of my favorite bands. Such great hits....
They should recognise the songs. Maybe The Turtles would not be classed as world famous. Very well known, but possibly not world famous
Same. The Association too
Yes the singing was great but
the drumming of John Barbata also stands out. His tasty fills in the background along with constant time keeping and showmanship are a pleasure to hear and watch on these videos.
Cool!
...... I think John Barbata was given more freedom in the studio because Bones Howe (the producer) was a drummer himself and saw a drummer with exceptional skill and let him do his thing.
Thanks for your insight!
Got this on DVD. Just a note, this documentary was made in 1991.
now it makes more sense.... the look was very 90ish.... but looking on internet it was re-released in 2000 and 2005
The Turtles were fantastic!! Much more than just Happy Together and the hits. The single Grim Reaper Of Love was so ahead of Hits time. The early records are snotty folk rock and punk in their own way. Then the later stuff, Battle of the Bands is a fab album, very underrated..(Buzzsaw!!! The Last Thing I Remember).....as is the Turtle Soup album by the Kinks leader Ray Davies. They did it all, folk rock, intelligent pop, far out experiments in psychedelia...one of my all time favorite bands of that time and space.
Saw them live in 1967. John Barbata is the best drummer I have ever seen play live. He did a drum solo that night that was unbelievable. He got off of his set and was playing on the walls and stuff. It was crazy.
Saw them in 1968, Buffalo Springfield the opening band. These dudes were wild!
Saw them when they toured with Stephen Stills. The best version of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes I've ever heard. They were his opening act. They called themselves Flo and Eddie. I had no idea who they were until they broke out in all the Turtles classics. What a treat.
I always appreciated the Turtles. Beautiful vocals and excellent songs. We need more documentaries of these often overlooked bands that contributed so much.
I've seen this documentary so many times over the years.. I could watch this many times more and never get bored of it, love the Turtles; their music and Mark & Howard's sense of humour, their down to earth personalities and, like a happily married couple, finishing each other's sentences. Thanks so much, very much appreciated.💖
My new old favorite- these guys are so absolutely prolific I can’t stop searching for more material.
Thanks for sharing -
Glad you like them!
Howard was a very good singer. Great R&R voice. I thought he was very handsome when I was about 12! 😁
I was at a good sized popular club in the late 70's on Long Island called 'My Fathers Place'. A friend asked if I could give Mark and Howard a ride to their hotel room. They got into the back of my yellow 1970 Volkswagon Beetle and as I was driving they began to sing Happy Together, it was mind blowing, just as Mark and Howard explained meeting the Beatles was to them. Flo and Eddie were singing in the back of my car! We got to the hotel and they had us come in. I had a great time hanging out and drinking (and other stuff). It was years later that I realized just how gracious they were. They knew they were thrilling me just as they were thrilled in England at the Speakeasy. It's a story I love to tell because everyone loves the Turtles. I have to admit it was seeing them perform as The Fluorescent Leech and Eddie with Frank Zappa at the Filmore East that solidified my respect for them as artists. These are 2 great guys.
Cool story!
The Turtles enjoyed some great Singles in the '60s! What a wonderful time it was to be on this planet!
Went to see Alice Cooper in Tucson mid 70's. Flo and Eddie opened. Never heard of them. They did a few of their songs and then finished with Turtle hits. The croud went nuts! Great time.
Strange I was thinking about alice cooper when I heard this .
in 1974 i was listening to Flo and Eddie by the Fireside on major LA rock station KMET. they did a kind of comedy hour with some music talk. I first learned about guacamole from the guys.
You'll never beat bands like this again the turtles The Mamas & the Papas Crosby Stills Nash & Young never again The Monkees beverages great times The Beatles never never they're going for good I'm 67 years old now they don't have bands like this anymore unbelievable but thank you Turtles for this video I thought it was awesome had some great Tunes thanks again
Truly loved the Turtles, so vigorous, harmony, fun loving band. Always felt like they wanted all to be a part of that song and band. Will always be my favourite forever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The 60’s and 70’s for me in my teens , before being drafted were the most amazing and fun packed learning years of my life. I’m so glad I was part of the entire scene. I’m 70 now with not much time left but the memories I have keep me very much alive . Thank you to all the wonderful people and rock and roll , thank you.
Snap! 70 last week. I live in the UK, so our cultures are quite different. Without the Beatles none of this would have happened. Scary. Thanks Mr Epstein who made it happen by sheer chance.
And the big clock on the wall is the ultimate takeaway in the whole equation....
I was in high school when this came out and it was my favorite. Those were the good old days growing up in a small town everything so simply back then.
What a breath of Fresh fresh air in this go- awful year of 2020! ....I need another hit! (of fresh air)
I always loved the turtles! They were unique and fun. Their music touched my young soul.
What a great documentary. I thought Howie had passed on and glad to see he hadn't Mark was probably the happiest and goofiest of all band members of the 1960s.
I use to watch the Smothers Brothers show and remember seeing the Turtles. Of course I had a crush on the lead, heck I had a crush on a different pop star every other DAY back then.
This was so good, thank you. When i was 14/15 years old, i lucked out getting a job at a ballroom in my small Michigan hometown, which was about 90 miles from Chicago and west of Detroit - so we had many opportunities of seeing major rock acts trying to fill their calendar between the larger venues. Many of those shows were those "Caravan of Stars" bus tours that they speak of in the documentary. i remember Mark & Howard being very accessible, and genuinely "regular guys" without pretense. This was in 1965, i think and in the midwest at that time, it was rare to see guys with hair that long, or wearing Beatle boots. Their performance was incredible. Beyond the astonishing harmonies - they were likely the LOUDEST (but the good kind of loud) live band i had ever heard up to that point. It was a ripping and soaring version of "Grim Reaper of Love" that closed their performance - and my ears rang (happily) for daze. Thank you for the great music and memories. What an era to be a kid!
Thanks for sharing, luv ya
The Turtles are one of the most underrated bands of the 60s or of all time
without a doubt their sound was perfect,and they sure had a good time
I think it’s may be the first time I ever heard the Turtles live instead of watching them on tv lip syncing. They really sounded good. Thank you for the video. For all of us who were in bands during the 60’s this was a another big dose of reality as to what the music business is really like. Not that I wouldn’t have loved to have been a part of it anyway.
Your song Happy Together still on my playlist now and forever...the Turtles your legacy remains until more generation come...your song is my comfort zone till the end...thank so much!🥰
my family lived just a few doors down and across the street (Altavan Avenue) from the Nichol's house, all us kids like just 10 yrs old on tiptoes sneaking peeks in their window to watch these guys' way loud practices---what a thrill! The Turtles and Beatles turned me onto learning guitar, still playing a lifetime later. By the time I got to Westchester High there were still stories about the Turtles swirling around campus, wow.
This documentary is educational, fun, and funny. Et Cetera. Three thumbs up.
*This is a great retrospective as well as being the documentary it is. When I was a small town teen in the 1960's, I never knew much of anything about the Turtles apart from yet another radio hit that sounded great every 6 months or so; especially "Happy Together" which completely knocked me off my rocker.
*What impresses me here, listening to Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan talking, is their fun and intelligent banter -- but with a serious undercurrent. In particular, Mark mentions toward the end of the video of many life skills was able to learn while riding the fame wave.
*I recently saw a documentary on Crosby, Stills & Nash (Young was in the docu too). During interviews, David Crosby spoke similar to Mark herein; expressing his regret that years of his youth while making great music were wasted, in large part due to his mishandling of the excesses of fame and fortune.
Your music was with me through my many horrific times 1967- 1972 ! We want through a lot together!thank you !
I saw Flo and Eddie at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip in 1977. Grace Slick and Alice Cooper were sitting at tables a few feet away, and before Flo and Eddie came out, there was a feed from backstage playing on a closed-circuit TV onstage of them goofing around. I wish I could go back and stay in that time. L.A. is an absolute shithole now.
HAPPY TOGETHER was such a big hit that summer it brings back waves of nostalgia truly amazing. Another hit song was CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' just as powerful. Thank u THE TURTLES and THANK you MAMAS and the PAPAS.
Always loved The Turtles. So glad to see this. They were one of the first bands etched in my little girl mind literally growing up in the 60s. Gratefully I had older siblings bringing music in. I'm glad they were beloved within the industry. That scene about the managers is just epic. Love you guys.
I'm so impressed. Love the comedic angle in their well-polished and lovely songs. I remember the first time I heard Happy Together as a boy of 9 in Los Angeles in 1967. Really neat about Mark Volman's academic career.
Going to Westchester Hi coming in as they left in 66 I wondered about their story. Nice seeing this. Finally saw them in the late 80's at the Berklee School of Music in Boston.
While stationed in Hawaii ( 1975-'76 )... I saw them in concert with Sha Na Na...in Honolulu. But they were billed as Flo & Eddie and the Turtles. All these decades since, I thought that was some big heavy gal with black curly hair & thick-rimmed glasses. I just now typed 'Flo & Eddie' into the SEARCH box.....& B&W footage from '75 ....'Happy Together' came up. I guess it's the same people. I liked the song in the 1960s. Couldn't name anyone in the band though. I was a kid.
Yeah ..lol. ..mark volman is a funny looking dude ...😂...great music though ..🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
Loved the song: “ You Know She Rather Be With Me “....
Me too!
Jammy5152 Crackcorn yes. I believe some man out there feels that way. Be with me
Jammy5152 Crackcorn You know, "You Showed Me" is such romantic and ethereal song! It is one of most well produced Single "A" Sides ever recorded! The Vocals and lyrics are simply beautiful!
My brother was a huge Turtles fan - he was 5 1/2 years older than I was but I would sit and listen to the 45's and the albums with him and I finally got to see them on the HTT in 2013. :)
Along with Herman's Hermits and Paul Revere and thw Raiders the very under rated Turtles were GREAT and PLAYED ALL THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS. ♥️
The association too ..👍
Yes I love the turtles ,the song let me be ,let me be.i just love this song .
@@markramlucken8502 ...the turtles baby !!! ...may they long live !! ...r.i.p. Jim tucker .
Miss these wonderful songs, great times and just being yourself.Music was so honest. Thanks for Sharing. Enjoyed it! :)
My pleasure!
And just being yourself...
Turtles were one of the few AM pop bands other than Beatles from that time period, that used no session musicians on their recordings. They played all their instruments on their records.
We needed the smothers brothers the last four years.
What a great documentary - one of the best music docs I've ever seen. In great part it's fun to watch because the music is so beautiful and because they allow the full song performance to play out. But moreover, the camaraderie that Mark and Howard share is so apparent. The bit about management debacles is a classic.
loved all of the turtles hit songs. these guys were charting top 10 hits during the british invasion in the USA, the mid 60's with all of the british bands that followed the beatles across the atlantic, and dominating the US top 40 charts. the turtles were different and they did have a unique sense of humor, and didn't take themselves too seriously, unlike a lot of pompous US bands that thought that they were gods with their serious political BS.
i still love hearing all of the turtles hit songs.
Pompous....wait wait wait....U2?
Best rock documentary ever ! The 60s man
This is one of those bands that should be in the R&R Hall of Fame for decades, but as the story goes.....many mediocre pop musicians are in that Hall and many huge talents are not. It is time for a serious R&R Hall and put The Turtles on a special pedestal in a Hall for the Real Talents.
Superb documentary on a one of the more underrated bands of the 60s. Didn't know they went to Westchester, which was a stones throw from my high school Inglewood High! I still enjoy playing the Turtles Greatest Hits on vinyl. Had such a distinct., melodic sound.
Rock on!
I was never a big fan of the Turtles, but did enjoy there songs and harmonies as I was a budding musician myself. They came to our school and performed in about 1967-68, played well and sang incredibly. Later, I think it was the next day I was in the student union with some friends having coffee or something, it was pretty empty. I looked around and there were the turtles sitting at a table like any average bunch of college students. So we walked over to just meet them and say hello, next thing we new they asked us to sit and we sat there for an hour or more just talking like we had known each other for a long time. Absent was Howard, I got the impression he was moody, but I don't know why, maybe he was just wiped out. Mark was cool, and I was impressed they were just like us, very down to earth not enamored with their fame or importance. We were going to get together later but they were headed out to another venue. Seemed like they missed a normal life, and were happy just to spend some time with what might have been their peers if they weren't "famous". Never forgot that. one of those small but important little events in our lives.
Nice story. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your incredible & personal memory with us! I found it so interesting & exactly how I pictured this group..,, so down to earth & so unaffected by their fame. You have an extraordinary memory, let me tell you!
@@karenstrycharz1499 Thank you, I remember only the situation and the camaraderie, The conversation topics and the faces have eroded from my memory. We were all kids together.
Interesting story regarding the name, Turtles🐢. So glad I went last year to the Happy Together tour with my hubby and sis. Brought back memories, made me proud to be 60! I enjoyed this, thanks😊
So cool!
I saw Flo and Eddie open for Alice Cooper at the Chicago Amphitheate in 72, I had no clue who they were until they came out for the encore and sang Happy Together, the crowd erupted & everyone sang along, at the time I was 15yrs. old, I sang too, knew every word
This song and the magic of 60’s music was something I never dreamed would end. Such joy & happiness it gave to so so many. Soundtrack for so many people’s lives❤️❤️
I agree. You said it perfectly. I long for those days. They're gone but I feel damn lucky to-have lived during those magical times.
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Right Crazeyfor67? Magical.
3:30, while other people get old, Mark turns handsome.
The perfect timing of that drummer really sets up that fantastic singing.
That's Johnny Barbata. Fantastic drummer. Played on Deja Vu for CSNY and then in Airplane and Starship until he was in a bad car crash. Replaced by the great Aynsley Dunbar in the Starship for 2 albums, and then by Donny Baldwin who came over from Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas.
Andy Cohen, sometime pianist for The Turtles, lives out here in Palm Springs and still performs at local restaurants and bars. Footnote. On New Year's Eve 1967, I walked in with my date into Whiskey A GO A GO on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood and there were the Turtles performing.
I really like it when people write about their brush with celebrities. Here is mine.
I had a girlfriend (Linda C) who was Marks cousin. One day she said Mark was at his parents house in Westchester and we were invited over. We were in Manhattan Beach, so a close drive. We get there and are all sitting around a small kitchen table in a very small kitchen. Mark was funny, as a bunch of kids ran in and out of the house dressed in cowboy clothes with pistols on their belts . Every time the kids ran through Mark would yell "holster that iron pard" or other cowboy movie quotes. After an hour or so Mark invited us to his next show and said we could go backstage. Yowzer.
I think it was at the Whisky. We get there are ushered backstage as Mark was warming up on guitar. I didn't even know he could play, but he was quite good. He said he only had been playing for a few months. I was a ten year player and was blown away. Mark had gotten ahold of a bee smoker, he put in a chunk of hemp rope and ran around filling the whole room with a thick smoke scent of pot. Mark then took me around and introduced me to Zappa, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and the band. He treated me like a close friend, I was in heaven . We went out took our seats. Mark enters from the back of the crowd, masked, with the bee smoker filling the room with thick pot smelling smoke. The show was great. They made fun of various groups by playing bastardized comedy versions of their hits. I will never forget the meeting, Thanks Mark.
Howard and Mark almost needed a larger whiteboard while diagramming their managerial story! Howard has probably one of the most underrated singing voices and deserves more credit for that. Nice to see the close friendship between these guys even long after the Turtles broke up. And yes (in response to comments below) I wholeheartedly agree that the Turtles more than deserve to be enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Why is this taking so long anyway? Thanks for posting this outstanding documentary.
What an excellent bio of the guys in the turtles. I hope they are all happy in their lives
I remember them from Westchester High. I believe their Mgr was from the local record store Mr B's in the nearby shopping center
I was always in love with Mark and his onstage antics. Thanks so much for posting this!
Glad you enjoyed it
And then he really got mad with Zappa's Mothers
I love this documentary. So vivid and honest and so much info about the scene.
1973 and 1975 Flo and Eddie brought their Turtles/Mothers schtick down to Australia. From down under I have seen the world's greatest who have brought their art to this country over the decades. However, even from those couple of shows that I witnessed, I then concluded that I had seen the best matched pair of vocalists in rock. I still stand by that. The sense of comedy, satire, mimicry and theatre completed their unique talents. Their performance for what it was/is, has simply been without equal. Albeit with a bit less vocal ability, my own rock efforts in the later '70s, always channeled a bit of the Flo and Eddie spirit that I took away from their shows years earlier. It should always be of your highest standard, and a ton of fun. The Turtles music, and the music of that era has been a wonderful influence on my life and tastes. It is so good to see this remarkable duo still firing so strongly...