I’m a 70’s teen and this is is so good!
I believe you. I'm slightly younger with 2 older siblings who were in high school in the 70's. They were 76 ans 77 grads. I graduated in the mid 80's so between them and 2 more even older sisters I grew up with the best music! From Dave Clark , Beatles, Hendrix, Motown, Stax, Dylan, Chicago, EWF, Clapton, Frampton, Bowie, Zappa, you name it. Also the stuff I heard on Casey Kasem. I began sax at 9, so the Funk, Disco, and anything with sax I learned to play, especially guitar solos like "Jessica" "Do You Feel Like We Do?" by ear. Then the 80's stuff too. Jazz, Classical, New Age, more Country, and other genres exploded. The 80's was the last great Rock years for the saxophone except live. It's a shame music isn't as good as it used to be.
Hear, hear, i was a few months shy of 19 when this song really took off in 76
As someone who was a teenager in the 70's I approve this music 🎶 🎵! 👍💯🤣🇨🇦
Wasn't it fun being a teenager in the 70's?!!! Oh I soooo loved it!
Yeah this song you read between the lines to understand 😊😜
I love Kid Rock's song "All Summer Long" it makes me think about our fun 70's 😊
Went to High School with Bruce Blackman, the song writer and performer . This is a song about his now wife!
The woman he sings about in the song is still his wife after almost 50 years. I like that. And the xylophone player did it in one take.
@@margaretkendall1640correct. What people don’t know is the difference is due to number of keys each has.
I remember this song when I was a teen. I live in Maryland and we were stoked that it mentions Chesapeake Bay!!
The moment Jay picked up on what the song was talking about is PRICELESS!!!!
This is one of a bunch of songs associated with the glorious Summer of 1976
As a lifelong percussionist, I appreciate that insane marimba solo every single time I hear it. WOW!! (It was actually a marimba, the "big brother" of the xylophone.) Beyond incredible!
This song was Starbuck's one and only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It peaked at the #3 spot on the Billboard Top 40 chart around the summertime of 1976. This song is a definite banger indeed!!!
Was a minor hit here in Australia in the Winter of 76 peaked at 24 in AUG 1976 .top tune though
Nothing like soft rock, R&B,soul and Funk
Teenage girls would dance around together just the way you danced in your chair, Amber. This was just their "Groove."
Another thing you guys may find interesting, is that the marimba solo you hear on that recording was actually done in ONE TAKE WITH NO REHEARSAL. Bo Wagner, the man who played that solo, was asked to just lay something down while they were in studio recording, and on the fly he came up with the solo you hear on that song. Once he did it, he expected to do more takes because he thought he could do it better, but the band was so impressed they told him it was so good he would never improve on that, so they ended up using that completely improvised marimba solo on the record. Amazing!
You say you came to Baltimore from ole Miss, class of 74 gold ring. The eastern moon looks ready for a wet kiss! Those lyrics just knock me out! I'm 72 and love this song forever!
This is one of my all-time faves. Jordon is right to assume there are many memories attached to these songs u are listening to. U have NO idea how we appreciate the two of u
Wonderful reaction guys! I kept waiting for the smiles to erupt, and once that chorus hit, BAM, so did your smiles! 😁 The instrument for the solo is a marimba, played by Starbuck co-founder Bo Wagner, and it is arguably the greatest marimba solo ever recorded -- it was a spur-of-the-moment improvisation, and he nailed it in ONE TAKE. There's a YT interview available where Bo provides additional interesting details about the song and his iconic solo, it's worth finding. Thanks for the 1976 junior year of high school memories guys, this fantastic song was played everywhere back then. 👍 ☮️😎
I agree. I always loved this song and hoped they would get around to it. It's not a xylophone, but is a marimba. The live video on this actually matches the studio version and is a great watch, especially with the marimba solo!
Bo Wagner was, probably, the best marimba player in rock 'n roll.
The instrument is called a marimba. I saw these guys in concert when this song was a hit. It was unforgettable, especially the marimba solo!
Yes, I studied that a bit in a percussion class I took at university. The keyboards were my fascination at that time as we were about to hit the 80's synth explosion. This and "Dancing in the Moonlight" are my favorite 70's "moonlight' songs.
Exactly! Xylophones have a very bright, sharp, metallic sound. Marimbas or vibraphones are normally what are used in music such as this, or especially in jazz.
@@mikefrerichs8860 Yes Vibes Alive featuring Dirk Richter. Check out the song "Smooth Move" if you have never heard it. The whole album Vibes Alive is just wonderfully smooth. Such ear candy and an eargasm. "Sticky Fingers" and "On Second Thought" are also tasty. The whole album is.
Its not a xylophone, its a marimba. Definitely makes this song unique.
You better believe it, stars and steamy windows.
That's a marimba, my friend. Probably the best marimba solo ever....certainly the best solo ever in a pop song. You need to read the amazing back-story of how this solo made it into the song!
Another A.M. classic!
This is one of those songs that just transports you back to the time when it came out - you can even smell whats was for dinner !!
It's one of those songs that just doesn't get old and tired.
I smile every time I here this!
Possibly my favorite song of all time. I think you had to be alive in 1976 and listening to it that Summer to fully appreciate age -- very smooth and different from anything else at that time!
This is such a cool, chill song! Nice soothing tune. Love it ! 🌹
This song hit the charts 2 years after I graduated from high school and I thought I had the world by the tail! What a memory!
Another great song from the 70s that makes one feel good with nostalgic memories.
I’m from a small town with not even a red light! There was nothing to do but go “parking” or just cruise back and forth on the streets. This song has great memories!!
I’ve always loved the keyboard riffs in this song. So cool 🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band) during the day and Starbuck's Moonlight for the evening - a song for every time.
And More, More, More (Andrea True Connection) to fill in the rest. Lol 1976 what a time.
Starbuck was great for their day and had a somewhat big following with their jazzy,calypso folkie,southern beat type music...also don't forget their folllow up ....i got to know!
This is one of the best "one hit wonder" songs of all-time! Jay, I think what you were trying to think of, was being with a special friend at "Inspiration Point!"😀
This was a roller rink STAPLE in ‘76; they played this song at least twice each Saturday I was there.
Jay is right on the money as to the lyrics and the verbal winks from the singer. This was a constant on the radio the summer after my freshman year in college. Glad y'all got to experience this magical song.
“I Got To Know” is another great song! I listened to the whole album for the first time yesterday and Loved It!
Never heard of them until I started listening to Yacht Rock 😎
The follow-up "I Got To Know" barely missed the Top 40 and is also pretty good
Oh!!! I loved this song!! I havent heard this one in a long time!!❤❤❤❤❤
You should listen to more Internet Radio stations. This one is on the 70s channels a lot - as are many other of the best 70s hits. FM radio music didn't vanish, it went online like everything else.
That wonderful warm instrument is called a Marimba.
I knew as soon as the chorus kicked in Amber was going to light up! She didn't disappoint. 👏👏 Love this song, and I LOVE his voice.
Marimba solo! In the ‘70s I was listening to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, etc., but this song was one of my guilty pleasures.
“Inspiration Point Baby!!!👍Heeeeeeey!!!!😆🤣
The "xylophone solo" (I always thought that's what it was too was actually a Marimba, a very cool instrument. That solo was the first take, and it was totally improvised, not rehearsed!
An amazing solo, He did it in ONE TAKE i read.
Pure 70s bliss man.
2 good ones in a row, NICE.
One of the best "summer time" songs for driving down the highway. Turn it up - and drive fast.
One of the best schmoozing songs of it's time. Set the mood just right.
A blast from the past! Came out in 76. Cool song, brings back fond memories of the 70s. Felt like having a cup of coffee afterwards ☕️. ✌️
I was only 7 when this came out (1976) but I still love. My kids love the 70s and 80s songs as much as I do too
Yes! 😺Please do the 1978 banger Love is Like Oxygen (has to be extended version) by Sweet it will blow you away! 🎉
I loved when Jay’s head started to bop. I wasn’t sure you would like it, Jay.
Gosh I used to hear this as a kid on the radio (am radio what a time!) and I didn't know who it was or anything, i just knew it by his raspy voice! Plus that was a marimba, but yes it was crazy great! Also his little laugh before each chorus! Nothing but fun memories.
I love the marimba solo. This song brings back so many memories from my teen years! This was Starbuck's only big hit. But, what a hit! The marimba reminds me of the jazzy Baha Marimba band.
Wow!! Big time memories with my girlfriend. Saw them at six flags in Dallas 1976 and of course they played this on their last song at NIGHT!!😜
Absolutely love this song 🎵
Marimba solo is awesome and so was the keyboards afterward.
Saw Boston at the Hollywood Sportatorium in Florida in 1977. Starbuck was the opening act. When that gentlemen played the marimba solo, the crowd went bonkers! Thank you for bringing back a fond memory for me !
this song is a complete MOOD...love it....Amber was tearin it up :))))
They were called the submarine races.
This brings back memories of the ole crackling clock radio.
Very easy to confuse a xylophone and a marimba. Very similar instruments played the same way. The difference is in the keys. A xylophone has metal keys, while the marimba has wooden keys. The marimba was developed in Central America from Mexico down to Costa Rica.
A xylophone! Lyrics are adorable. Instruments and melody are perfect. Total win on this one 😊
It’s a marimba. A xylophone has metal keys. A marimba has wooden keys. Both are played with mallets.
Love my 70’s so many memories ❤
Laying in the bed of a pickup, at the lake ,moon reflection on the water, stare up at the stars, little left hand smoke, some brews,fm station pumping sweet sounds, your Lady, damn I miss her. Anyway love and peace and keep on rocking. Let's go Hoos!!!
Forgot all about this one.
Reminds me of the Atlantic in Cornwall in the 70’s,surfing,drinking,laying on the rocks,diving into the ocean,the sun beating down,gorgeous girls everywhere and of course,fantastic music everywhere.
Great great days never to be matched,let alone bettered.
I still listen to this song on my short list of all-time favorites.......I was in 9th grade when it came out.
He did that in one take on the marimba! I recommend you watch the live version to see him play it - awesome.
The marimba solo stirred her to the core.
This is the reaction us teenagers in the 70s always wanted when we played this song for our crush.
Sadly, it didn't happen, because we were dorks, and she preferred jocks.
The seventies and getting ready to graduate! Great song!👍👍
I was stationed in Wash D.C. back in the mid-70's while in the Air Force. My girlfriend and I would often drive over to the Chesapeake for a day at the beach and this song was played often on the radio. Thanks for bringing those wonderful memories back.
So I was a percussion student at the time when this song came out. It played on the radio as my teacher and I and and a couple of others were on our way to a recital. When the marimba solo ends, our teacher says that should be your goals. To be able to play that marimba solo. The five of us said Are you serious😮! She said Yes I would love to hear you play it eventually. We all laughed. None of us ever did play it and, sadly, I stopped taking lessons two years later so I never saw any of them again. Still haven't to this day
That’s true😊I saw an interview with the lead singer that wrote the song and he did say they refused to shorten it cause it was so good!
One of the best songs with a marimba. One of my favorites. I believe he wrote this about his girlfriend, now wife.
Rewatch! This song just gives me all the feels!!! Well not THOSE feels but nostalgia! Lol
One of my favourites!
In the show from the 70's Happy Days about the 50's the place they went to park the car & do things their parents didn't know about was called Inspiration Point.
This came out in 1975. Great song and way ahead of its time. In the mid-70s, music split into several genres... hard rock, acid rock, bubblegum (Sugar, Sugar), disco (ABBA), and progressive (like this song). I think I hear organ used as a pad to add fullness to the basic rhythm track, and that's definitely an early synthesizer playing fills between lyrics. This was the genre that survived into the 80s... lots of synths.
The instrument taking the lead break is a marimba... built similar to a xylophone but larger, pitched one (two?) octave lower, and producing a more mellow sound. Both are percussion instruments, laid out and tuned like a piano, and struck with mallets. As I understand it, marimbas always have wood keys, while a xylophone can have wood or metal. MOTOWN used the marimba in lots of their 60s hits.
Great song, great reaction, you two.
You are right. I did use the flute bars on a B3 as a pad. You're also right about the synths. We used 6 minimoogs on stage.
No lover's peak for me. The only stinking memories this song reminds me of, was Marine bootcamp!! Along with "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band, barely slipping out of my Drill Instructor's Duty Hut.
So smooth...such a groove...makes your heart and soul move! Keep 'em coming you beautiful young Americans!
A banger from 1976! ABSOLUTE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think around the same time this was out, there was a song by Andy Kim: "Rock me Gently." - very catchy and upbeat.
I was into heavy metal, glam rock, ect. Anything loud, and banging. When this came out. At first I thought what is this? Until the chorus hit. From that moment on this song became part of the soundtrack of my life. And it can still take me back to those days. Loved it then, love it now that I've learned to embrace all good music! Thanks for the memory!
As a kid in the 70s, sitting under the wall-radio at the kitchen table listening to WMAL AM 63…this was a favorite local hit and a goody.
Great song, it came from the 70s, what'd you expect. Great memories.
always love this song
But he came to Baltimore (my hometown) from Ole Miss and enjoyed the Chesapeake Bay. Some songs just make you feel happy, right?
I was only 6 when this was out, but I remember it clearly lol
That marimba solo is fire 🔥
You'll like this song, Amber
This is an all time 70's classic!
LMAO I live in Chesapeake, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay, and Moonlight definitely Feels Right looking out on the open waters! 😘
Best marimba solo in pop music. I was 15 when this song came out. It was one of my favorite songs that summer and remains a favorite today. I was never sure why Starbucks didn’t have more hits. A real one hit wonder.
I love starbuck.i bought this when i first heard it on radio in76.over here in Ireland.then bought the albums.still listening to those and Bruce blackmans latest stuff.classics.
Thanks guys, I listen to this every morning to start my day. High vibes, they were the only group that used a solo Marimba. Watch the videos, it is so cool.
In the summer of 76 this song played all the time at the pool. I was going into 7th grade so the especially sexy parts went over my head. I just enjoyed the Caribbean feel of the marimba solo and dreamed about slow-dancing on a beach in the moonlight.
Oh yeah! You guys called! This 70s teenager "parked" with my girl on lovers lookout with this song on the radio! 😊 Man i loved being young in the 70s. I'd do it all again if I could!!!
God I love that song, you just made my Sunday evening....
I lost my husband, Jimmy Cobb, last May 29th. He was the base player for Starbuck. Thank you! for making my day a little easier!
I'm sorry to hear that. This is one of my favorite songs.
Condolences to you and your family.🌕
So sorry for your loss. I was 13 when this came out. What a wonderful song, and great memories. I will remember him when I hear this.
I’m sorry for your loss. Jimmy helped make this song what it is to many of us. With all my health issues and problems in this world, this is a song that takes me away for a bit. Forever young;forever summer. Love to u
I am so sorry for your loss! He will be truly missed by all his fans.