The Dave Clark Five - You Got What It Takes
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- For a very brief time in 1964, it seemed that the biggest challenger to the Beatles' phenomenon was the Dave Clark Five. From the Tottenham area of London, the quintet had the fortune to knock "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the British charts with "Glad All Over," and were championed (for about 15 minutes) by the British press as the Beatles' most serious threat. They were the first British Invasion band to break in a big way in the States after the Beatles, though the Rolling Stones and others quickly supplanted the DC5 as the Fab Four's most serious rivals. The Dave Clark Five reached the Top 40 17 times between 1964 and 1967 with memorable hits like "Glad All Over," "Bits and Pieces," "Because," and a remake of Bobby Day's "Over and Over," as well as making more appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show than any other English act. The DC5 were distinguished from their British contemporaries by their larger-than-life production, Clark's loud stomping drum sound, and Mike Smith's leathery vocals. Though accused by detractors of lacking finesse and hipness, they had a solid ear for melodies and harmonies and wrote much of their early material, the best of which endured quite well. Interestingly, and unusually for that era, bandleader Dave Clark managed and produced the band himself, negotiating a much higher royalty rate than artists of that period usually received. After a couple years of superstardom, the group proved unable to either keep up with the changing times or maintain a high standard of original compositions, and called it quits in 1970. ~ Rick Clark & Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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Love Mike Smith -- one of the most underrated lead singers in Rock and Roll!
I concur 1000%👍
I totally agree!!
He's the White *James Brown* 😁
He was such a doll, huh. Underrated is an understatement. Looks and the voice. ❤️❤️
AGREED.
Very underrated singer he had a very GOOD voice the heart and soul of DC5
Never was underrated! One of the best!
This may well be the best R&R song of all time. The horn arrangement is incredible. The Mike Smith growl is perfect.
Horn? Looks like a Saxophone.
@@brianferris8668 You need to take another look and listen. What you are looking at is a lip-synced version for a TV performance. Listen - what you are hearing is the original recording which was recorded with a full multiple horn section primarily of trumpets. It is a fabulous arrangement - of horns. It would be fairly amazing if their single sax player could provide all that trumpet sound.
this could be the best horn arrangement ever. We know it is more than one saxophone
@brianferris8668 your ears should hear at least one trumpet
I totally agree Bob.
I love Mike Smith's voice! He was the best.
For all you honeys who are honed in on Mike Smith and the DC5 ... take my word for it: they were incredible live. INCREDIBLE!
I wish that Dave Clark would have let them play live on TV instead of lip syncing all the time. The only live performance I saw was their Royal Performance. I was lucky enough to see Mike Smith and his Rock Engine twice before he passed away.
@@bjbell52 I've NEVER ever heard them do a live song???? Ever song is just a copy of the record playing. Maybe they used the English version of the wrecking crew??
Do they have a LIVE LP out??? I think not.
@@brucetowell3432 then you haven't seen all of their performances. I watched a video of one of their first performances that was live. It didn't sound good because the engineer didn't mic the drums properly and they drowned out the rest of the band.
After that they resorted to recording a back up tape and would have live mics for vocals. One time they had a problem with the backing tape and they lost about 30 seconds until the tape was fixed. After that they lip synced.
As I said, their royal performances was done live and it was on UA-cam, try to find it.
As for your "...Maybe they used the English version of the wrecking crew??" - that's sound like the old BULLSH*T story that none of them could play their own instruments. Again, if you knew the history of the band then you would have known....
1) They were voted around 1962-63 the best LIVE band in London.
2) Denis Payton was not only their sax player but also harmonica, bass, electric, acoustic guitar player. It sounds like he didn't need a replacement studio musician.
3) Their lead guitarist Lenny Davidson came to the group from a JAZZ band and I know from being a guitarist myself, jazz is much more difficult that R&R.
4) Dave Clark DID use a sessions drummer named Bobby Graham. He admits that although he does point out the being the producer as well he preferred to be in the control booth. Here is what one producer said about his contributions to English R&R....
"...he played on an astounding 15000 songs, including “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” by the Animals, “Downtown” by Pet Clark, “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones, “Baby Please Don’t Go” by Van Morrison & Them, all the Dave Clark 5 hits, and the breakthrough Kinks hits “You Really Got Me”, “All Day & All Of The Night” ".
Oh and didn't a drummer who's name I don't remember (I think his last name was White) play drums on the Beatles' first records? Using your "logic" then NONE of the Beatles could play their instruments.
5) Did I mention their keyboardist/lead singer Mike Smith. He came over from the same jazz group as Lenny. He was a child prodigy who was enrolled in a London musical college at the age of 13. After the group broke up, he was a symphony conductor, something Sir Paul CAN'T do! He and his partner Mike d'Abo were PERSONALLY asked to be part of the original recording of Evita.
So, like I said, try to find that royal performance if you want to see them live. I could mention that many groups lip synced time to time on TV including the Beatles.
@@bjbell52 Whoa, you took my post much , much way too harsh man..., I KNOW they could play, but I was just wondering basically out loud, why can't I ever see or hear a live performance...of COURSE all those rock bands lip synced on TV shows, including the Beatles. On Ed Sullivan though he insisted you play live and the Beatles and Stones did it. Never knew he was the drummer on 15K of recordings, though, well I'm a musician myself/of course jazz is the much more disciplined study. I'll have to look up if it's still on youtube their LIVE Royal performance. Really crazy though how that writer gave away his songwriting credits to Clark. Oh Alan White played on 2 recordings by the Beatles, I believe, "Ask me Why" and "Love me Do" although the version that you hear today is Ringo. Also didn't;t know they were voted best Live band in London during those years, heck during 62 and 63, the Beatles were still playing Hamburg!!! Yea, I've got about 8 or 9 45's that put out in between 1964 and 1969...really loved their rocking sound!! Just a bit too much echo, though for me, but "EPIC RECORDINGS were like that back then.....all my "EPIC" 45's sound like that. If you wanna hear the best version of "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" ....Bobby Darin did the best by far!!! Check it out!! hey thanks for all the info!!! Will try to find the LIVE Royal Performance!!!
Love Mike Smith's voice, truly one of THE greatest front-men ever! This is from the group's final appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' on 26th March 1967 (also performed was 'I've Got To Have A Reason')
I did not know any of that. Thanks for sharing, Peter!
Classic Power Rock 🪨❤
Wow, this is a super heavyweight Dave Clark Five champion song!!
I always loved this song!
Just plain cool. Yes, Mike Smith had "What it Takes". It's February 17th,2019 and I still listen to these guys and love them. Thanks Dave!
Great band of the 60's .. and great voice Mike Smith 🤗
Mike Smith had the best rock voice. nice and raw and scratchy.
Terrific description!
I was lucky enough to see him on his last tour and then so soon after, heard the terrible news. On that last tour, he proved to a lot of doubters, what we all knew. That he had a singularly sensational voice and that he could do it LIVE.
Stamp your feet for Mike.
I got to see him twice, once in Indiana and the other in Chicago. He was fantastic.
BEST SONG THEY EVER DID!
Totally the best stompers around in any decade
There will NEVER EVER be another wailer that can do one tenth of what Mike SMith may he RIP does for me.....EVER.
Not just Mike, but Denis and Rick are gone as well. Only Dave and Lenny are left.
his last days weren't deserved...
Great group. Mike was a fantastic singer for sure
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@@michaelwood875 Agreed. Terrible way to go.
Ever need a smile? Hit play. Listen to those opening horns and enjoy.
You said it!! ❤❤❤
They had such great stage personality, always looked happy to be performing, esp. Dave Clark himself. Lots of nice memories from their lovely songs!
That's what I love about them. They looked like they had fun singing. And looked good!
@@wandapashe8102 but always sync not live
@@wandapashe8102 Having fun lip syncing? If there's even ONE video of DC5 playing live, I would be surprised, please pass it on to me. And they used studio musicians, especially STUDIO DRUMMERS, when they recorded. Why? Not sure, but probably because they weren't the best musicians. I agree with most of these comments about Mike Smith... a great vocalist and also a great keyboard player. But not sure about the talent of the other members. Especially Dave Clark. Watch him 'trying' to keep up with the pre-recorded audio on these videos.
One of My favorite group's. Great version of a old song. The best version by the way. Mike Smith was one of the best rock singers of all time. Dave Clark's drumming is underrated. His drumming was a huge influence on Bruce Springsteens Estreet Band
Bobby Graham played the drums on the DC5 recordings, not Dave. And Ron Ryan wrote the hits as well as Mike Smith. Dave did not write anything although he received credit as part of the agreement.
@@magneto7930 wrong, fantasy boy. Not a fact. It’s like people like you don’t believe in the vaccine for Covid. You’re a dimwit
@@magneto7930u mean Dave Clark or any members didn’t write any songs at all and you mean they got the credit you could be right who really knows over and over isn’t there song
@mikebarooshian7255 Mike Smith wrote all the songs that were credited to him and Dave Clark, under the agreement that Dave would have his name credited on everything. Occasionally, other band members were given credit for helping to write, and there were songs by other artists that they covered. Dave received royalties and gave the band a salary, but he never wrote anything.
@@magneto7930 You mean most of the recordings, something he admitted. He wasn't ever going to be the world's greatest drummer and he said so, commenting that he knew he would never be a Buddy Rich.
What people don't know is that the group were NOT trying to make it in the music business. Indeed they didn't quit their day jobs until they had 2 top 10 hits.
There was a movie named "That Thing You Do". Many still believe it was based upon the Beatles but it was more based upon the DC5. Tom Hanks said so and he should know. Hank's spent a day with Dave getting many anecdotes that he later put into that movie.
We where the opening band for The Dave Clark 5 at a Boston Garden concert in 1966. We where called The Kastawys.
Mike and all the guy's in the band where gentlemen in every respect of the word.
We had a wonderful and memorable night entertaining the 27,000 or so fans.
Truly the good old days.
Do you still preform you have some good music also.
Did you do liar liar
We did not. We had the name before them and decided not to change it because we where well known in the New England.@@paulluna6379
What a fabulous song....Great Group!! Great singer....!!!
I love Dave Clark 5 . Especially this add song. It's a very rare song to hear. They're one of most underated groups.
Everybody was underrated in the 1960s because there were one group called The Beatles whether you liked them or you didn't that's the way it goes
@@joejordan1259 your right and the one group from the 1960’S is the most overrated band off all time it really doesn’t matter if u like them or not and o matter how better any other band was and no matter how many hit songs or hit records a band like The Dave Clark 5 had when dc5 were the biggest rivals to the Beatles the Beatles were still number one period and when another band came out of England called The Rolling Stones that had a big big number hit song called I can’t get no( Satisfaction ) was a big number 1 hit all over the world from 1965-1966 the other band called the Beatles is still number 1 even to this day The Rolling Stones and The Dave Clark 5 are better then The Beatles Beatles are overrated
They sold 100 million records in 6 years!
17 top 40 hit songs!
@@ronmcadams21 what about The Rolling Stones there another great band they were around for 60 years and half of them are now dead my favorite bands are The Rolling Stones and The Dave Clark 5
This great number is truly a hard driving, hard rocking song with a tremendous musical arrangement. The absolute greatest 'pure 'rock and roll vocalist of all time Mr. Mike Smith shines on this tune as he did on many many others... rest in peace Mike and thanks for all the great music.
Can't help but smile when you hear this song! I always loved it💗
Like the Isley bros, Shout.
Mike Smith, YOU ARE the one who's "Got What it Takes"! You've been "setting MY soul on fire" since I first saw a picture of the DC5 in our local newspaper. Your beautiful, easy smile, gorgeous blue eyes and the sexiest voice EVER!!! I will love you always and forever....😢❤️❤️❤️
1964-1965 they were head to head with the Beatles. One last hit in 1967...this song.
Michael wood in Britain they had several big hits after 1967 up till 1970 .
@@raymondbonington9355 It was funny but they were not as popular in the mid sixties in Britain as they were in the U.S.. After they stopped having hits in the U.S. (I think Take's was their last top 10 hit), they started having hits in Britain with songs like Everybody Knows, The Red Balloon, and Everybody Get Together.
I hear you John B ! So glad to find them performing this little GEM -- and it's MIKE's show all the way. He was so underrated as a lead singer at the time .... we miss You, MIKE ! RIP, Sir ... !
The band should have been officially named "The Dave Clark Five featuring Mike Smith. 🥰
This is certainly one of my favorites from the DC5! I still like the Beatles the best, but this band was also excellent.
The Beatles were good! But after their first album they were just another group.The drugs took it away from them. The DC 5 did ROCK 'N ROLL till they quit!
SUPERIRISHSTUD Dave Clark Five did psychedelic songs as well and they also smoke some marijuana
@@beatlebob1918 SUPERIRISHSTUD - search UA-cam for the DC5's version of Neil Young's "Sothern man".. I remember hearing Clark once say "The problem with progressive music is that you can become too progressive and stop being commercial. We're out to sell records"
@@SUPERIRISHSTUD what an asinine comment. The Beatles records got better and better with every single release!
One of the greatest groups, songs and performances of ALL TIME!
I love these guys! The Dave Clark 5!
Me too
@@annettebolec6940I love The Dave Clark 5 what about The Rolling Stones my favorite bands of course are The Rolling Stones and The Dave Clark 5
I was a huge Mike Smith fan -- he was great here and in "Try too Hard". He always looked like he was having so much FUN !
Yes, he always did. ❤
You Got What It Takes. Listing to Mike Smith sing his guts out. Love it !!!! R I P MIKE SMITH
You got what it takes Mike.
song is incredible...cover or not
the horns/vocals are to die for !
Great trumpet.
Saxophone
Brilliant song, brilliantly produced, brilliant vocals. Brilliant.
This group should have been named th Mike Smith 5. He is fantastic.
It basically was. Dave didn't write anything, didn't play drums either. Bobby Graham played drums on the DC5 recordings. Mike Smith wrote the songs. Also ghost writer Rob Ryan wrote a few of them. Dave received a writing credit for most of them as part of the agreement but he never wrote anything. He collected the royalties and put the band on salary wages.
And Dave should have shared the wealth. Shame on him . He actually stole from the rest of the band . Especially Mike Smith did 90% of the work . And Dave still reaps the rewards
I hope my wife won't mind that I'm posting under her name. It's funny how I remember where I was at certain times with different songs. I was cruisin" in my Dads' 58 Chevy Impala when I heard this for the first time and it has been my favorite DC-5 song ever since.
saw them in raleigh,n.c. 4 my 13th birthday 1967 my mom and I rocked out that night miss u mama
Love the lyrics, a very handsome, great singer, telling, no, wanting a young woman to know she is attractive, and don't think for a moment she should doubt otherwise. Don't think for a moment any young woman would not want an incredibly handsome and passionate young man tell her she's got what it takes. Mike Smith, what a singer, with such charisma. I don't think this band would have been near as popular if not for him.
I love this song!! My Mom played it all the time!! Never cared for the Beatles but The Dave Clark Five rocks!!!
@davidpayne4143 I can’t stand the Beatles they suck there way overrated I love dc5 my favorite bands are of course The Rolling Stones and The Dave Clark 5
Brings back so many memories.
Loved this song! Makes you SMILE!
Ahhhhh the great memories from high school.
This Song takes off . .Just fantastic 😊....DC5...is one of the best!!!
DC5 made magically music....such a fun, happy sound.
Love them
Love Mike Smith! And the DC5!
Mike Smith smashed it with this song
Always loved Mike Smith's voice, from way back in the 60s through today 💙🖤💙🖤💙
Awesome
The great Mike Smith!
R.I.P..❤
One of my favorite bands from england great sound from the sixties live up the dave Clark five
a great group, good singers and musicians. Love those Rogers Drums!
Just wonderful
Wonderful song, rock n roll rules.
Mike Smith!!….easy journey…you brought joy to many….
Their best song IMO.
record for # of appearances on Ed Sullivan Show....18!
Great video of a great song. So wonderful to actually see the camera on Mike Smith singing. It was nice to see the other members of DC5 while also showing Mike singing the lead.
DC5 are Fantastic....I love how Thay do this old R and B Song....WOW.... Lucky To Have This Video of It!!!
SET MY SOUL ON FIRE,,,,
They were always smiling! Such an innocent time!
Those guys were the best. An I think they never got credit they deserved. Dave was a great business. Man. An he did let corporate rip them off like they so many. I believe that's why we don't here alot bout them now. But they were a very talented group. An one could sing like Mike. THANKS. DC 5
I got to see Mike Smith 2 times when toured the US . He was fantastic.
Love the horn, it just propels the song along.
Mike Smith was a doll.
He's a cutie, for sure. I guess by today's standard he'd be the Biebs! :)
He was so HOT!
Another great tune from the Steve Smith 5!
one of their best! just a fantastic band! in the era of the best music, if you weren't there., you missed big time!
Very talented MUSIC Group!!
Very few songs are covered better than the original-this is one that does.
luv it for 60 years...
Love the horns!!!!!!!!
Yep ! Should have been Mike Smith and the Dave Clark Five. What an amazing voice Mike Smith had, not to mention great song writer and musician !
Happy and fun music!!
So simple an arrangement too, unlike today’s mega sets.
i went to school with the late dennis
payton, in the sixties i worked in a local factory with him, when they made glad all over they were off to the states, they were massive there!
i went to many of their live shows,
brilliant cant describe how good they were.
2/4/2022...still great to hear.
Some years ago, I had the considerable blessing and privilege of meeting the late, great Marv Johnson, who did the original version of You Got What It Takes in 1960. I asked him what he thought about the Dave Clark Five's version of it. He was most generous in his praise for it. "I thought that horn arrangement was brilliant", he said. "I wish I'd done my own version like that". Fun Fact: The Dave Clark Five's You Got What It Takes LP on Epic is as good overall as is this single. Magnificent.
I love this song by this group.
That Drummer!
He's a cutie!
I love how they performed there music.
LOVE LOVE that green shirt so pretty
March 26, 2022. This performance is from the Ed Sullivan Show, March 26, 1967, 55 years ago today.
You Got What It Takes was a big hit song in 1967 by The Dave Clark Five.
Sadly only got to 28 in the uk .
I love the brass instruments' sound coming from a sax. Doesn't matter to me, though, because the DC5 had it going on!! I STILL listen to them some 50+ years later.
BORN IN 1958 HAVE A SISTER 4 YEARS OLDER
SHE TURNED ME ON TO 99.9 WIBG IN PHILLY
TO ALL THIS GREAT MUSIC
Adoro a dc5, musica con ritmo y contenido. Forever dc5.
Mike Smith was a phenomenal vocalist!
That voice!
Loved DC5, had the biggest crush on Dave.
7 tosspots don't like this? Theres no accounting for bad taste. Mike Smith in unbeatable form, absolutely brilliant version of this one, great backing too
Mike Smith, I'll see you in my Heaven.
Me too...
i think the best lead vocalist of any british band of the 60s
Mike Smith - was yes, the best lead singer of all the British bands. Christmas, 1970, in Vietnam Mike sent me a nice letter signed with his full name and also a signed photo. Plus, a "care package" some GREAT cookies from some bakery in England - which I shared with all my buddies. I just hated to see him died so early. He was a great guy and what a singer, organist, pianist and all-round entertainer. Also, my respects to the families of Dennis Payton (great tenor sax) and Rick Huxley (great guitarist) sorry that they aren't with us. I got to see them live three times - GREAT shows. Roger C. San Diego
Geoff Cook
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Apart from Steve Winwood with Spencer Davis...
SirTwangabangalot Or Steve Marriott from The Small Faces.
Ya can't leave out Roger Daultrey.
I Love Those Lyrics!! ("and nature didn't give you such a beautiful face", lol). I Almost Forgot About This Song. YES!! When Everything Wasn't "Politically Correct"!!
And That Sexy Saxophone!
They seemed to be having the time of their lives.
I can only imagine the excitement of being a famous band in the 1960s!
With all due respect to all of my fellow commentators: Flat outlive this band. Timeless! IM 64. Still diggin it SO GKAD THEYRE IN R & R HOF!
The Beatles took pop music to different levels as they evolved like no other band in the 60s. DC5 made more exciting, high energy, feel good music. It was almost like DC5 never left 1964. Thanks to Mike Smith (RIP) for unbelievable vocal ability that is so raw and unique (like John Lennon RIP, but possibly better).
Very well said. Perfect, concise comparison of DC5 and Beatles. Love them both.
I guess you are so right.
Basically you are right but they did come out of the box a little bit with stuff like Hold On !
Mike Smith was certainly among the very best, at the top. He had the perfect all around voice that could be tender on one song and GROWL on another. Not easy to do! If he wasn't in DAVE CLARK 5, he would have been snatched up by another band and would have been successful anywhere with a voice like that. Does anyone out there think that Paul McCartney looks alot like Mike Smith?
Yeah, looks a little like Mike.
I think so too.
You got what it takes, in 2020 Happy New Year too all!! 🎉🍾🥂
Back then, I was in a band called the Septones. While every other band was doing the Beatles, we were doing the DC5. We also dressed like them with white pants etc. Through a friend, I got 4 tickets, 5th row center for their concert in Carnegie Hall. I think it was on guitarist Lenny Davidson's birthday. While we were waiting for the show to start, we were having a cigarette in the back, (you could smoke in the hall then). When the show started we went running down the aisle to our seats, and people were grabbing at us because they thought we were them because we were wearing our band outfits. P.S. Am I the only one who thinks that Mike Smith looks A LOT like Paul McCartney.
Ah Mike Smith. Very cool, accomplished, proper singer and musician.
DC5 were a tour de force. Of their time, yet timeless. And they are/were all Palace fans?
0:29 Mike Smith adds to the basic song with his signature scream.