American Bandstand 1968 -Beatles Criticism? - Top 10 - Everything That Touches You, The Association
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Airdate: March 9, 1968
“Everything That Touches You” is The Association’s (with the Wrecking Crew) last top 10 hit. It is at its peak of #10 for the 2nd week in a row today. Their next song “Time For Livin’” will be their last song to chart in the top 40, peaking at #39 in June.
So many of the ’67 regulars are gone here in March of ’68. Still “Associating” on the dancefloor today: Don Sanuskar & Robin Morris (4:12), Mike Langham & Pat Dickinson (4:13), Roberta Simon (4:27), Theodosia Dayton (5:05), Sue Rose (5:10) and Al Allevia dancing with Roberta Simon on the far-left riser.
Sorry, I don’t have the 1910 Fruitgum Company segment in this episode.
In political news, next week (March 16) Robert Kennedy will announce his candidacy for president and on March 31 President Johnson will stun the nation by announcing “…I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president“, to a nationally televised audience.
This was right during my parents time! Both were in high school then. Teenagers seemed so grown up and much more well mannered;. things changed so much by the time I was that age in the early 90s....
None of the teenagers are pathological exhibitionists, their awkwardness in front of a camera is refreshing.
Yes young people, you're parents (grandparents) were this classy and beautiful!!!
No one cares...
@cindybin2001 And your point is????
Really?
@cindybin2001 no 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩 really???
Your parents…
15 that year wonderful time great music simpler time.sad where we our at now.
Soo true Sam... Sad!!!
Dick Clark never thought they would make it.
Never thought who would not make it? Cuz I don't think he felt that way about the Beatles!
@@snap2114 It's true-he never did did get behind them in the early days and their psychedelic/hippie period most likely didn't endear them to him either. Dick Clark could be enigmatic at times.
@crapple009
It's true. He later said, he was never so wrong about his criticism of the beatles.
No "Twerking"?
No one doing selfies, and on their cell phones.
What??? Cellphones in the 60s??!!
father, i cannot click the book
I loved the Beatles since "I Want to Hold Your Hand" came out, when I was little, but it was disconcerting to see them get so hairy and weird-looking. (Eventually, I too got hairy and weird-looking.)
Yeah but it seems like they got hairy n weird looking 'overnight'. They started wearing moustaches & beards all of a sudden just to try n hide the fact that original 'drop-dead gorgeous' Paul McCartney was replaced by Billy Shears!
That was a myth invented for publicity.
No tattoo ssss
@@liamahern6340 yes that true
Anybody have a time machine I could borrow? I want to go back and then live!
The kids wishing the Beatles did more concerts didn't realize the Beatles stopped doing concerts in August 1966.
I guess that's why they wished they'd do more concerts.
The girls look very uncomfortable answering the Beatles question.
I was 10 years old then, and knew the Beatles music from the beginning,...my mom had their first album playing all the time when I was very young.
My friends and I stopped liking the Beatles after they became associated with the 'hippie movement' and therefore illicit drugs. We felt they went bad, as in "off the wall". I grew up in New York City too,....not Nebraska, or Alabama.
When the Monkees came along and other groups that seemed 'clean cut', we latched on to them, and they pumped out hits (singles) like the Beatles used to. Plus, the new bubblegum pop was aimed at us kids.
I got back into the Beatles once 'Hey Jude' came out, and slowly began to appreciate their place in music and the world. The Paul is Dead thing was really creepy to me as well....and the obscure way they influenced the Manson Family.
Everyone loved the early Beatles and the happy feelings they evoked, but that was gone once they stopped touring...and they kind of had a dark cloud over them beginning in the psychedelic/hippie era as did the USA in many ways at the time.
Wonder if any of the kids in these clips are aware they are UA-cam stars.
My goodness...The Beatles are a classic.
I think John Lennon put it best when he said, “Well, I’m sorry you like the old mop tops dear and you thought I was very satirical and witty and you like Hard Day’s Night love but I’ve grown up but you obviously haven’t....” Words from the man himself for everyone to understand.
LOL - oh John - if he said that last bit ... Hilarious. John Lennon in his own write .... :-)
Who cares what the nasty narcissist Lennon thinks.
Remember the pretentious bed-in with his dreary wife….
Pontificating about the war in Vietnam when the only thing he was interested in was himself.
The Beatles at that point were completely done with touring in fact George Harrison walked out one day in 1968 or 69 after Paul suggested they do another tour
She thinks they're 'too psychedelic'........really? Could you kindly explain what you mean but that? How much psychedelic would be sufficient? At what point would the psychadelia become excessive? What about too little psychedelic? is there A meter that actually measures the psychedelia? And who exactly is in a position to determine the proper content of psychedelia in the Fab's music? Are they aware of this psychedelia problem or do they just wing it and hope for the psychedelic best? I feel she was not as clear as one could hope on this critical issue.
The kids looked like nerdy robots
Criticising the Beatles? Was this necessary of Dick Clark?
Damn! I just saw my grandma! Boy she sure was hot 🔥 back then.
my grandma looked like Klinger from M*A*S*H
@@yossarian6799 🤣🤣😍👏👍
In February 1968, the most recent Beatles songs would be "Hello Goodbye."
c/w I Am The Walrus. Talk about a divider..
what a shame none dancing together to a slow song,,,,,,sad!!!;;;;;oh wait,,,i see a couple!
White Album, the greatest
Girls had nice shapely legs back then not the chubby ones you see now greasy fast food ruined that outlook
These kids are all in their late 60's now........ and time marches on!
I was 15 when this was recorded.
Cole Parker Cole.I was exactly 8. I lived in a neighborhood in Chicago's full of teenagers. I absorbed every bit of teen culture possible - anything musical was at the top of the list.!
qzo55 ...Right...
I myself will be 61 in January 2020...so yeah..they have to be
Unfortunately ...sad...😪
That's me starting at about 1:09 - 1:12
A little embarrassed by my response being that they ultimately became among my fav's
Hi Bruce. It’s always a pleasure to hear from the AB dancers! No worries about your answer. Based on several of the episodes from ‘67-‘68, it seems most of the kids felt like you did at the time and I’m sure most of them came around like you did. -Aaron
Must be amazing seeing yourself so young in such an amazing era. Just be glad you had them.
@@yossarian6799 Anyone as intelligent as you would have no problem expressing their point without using expletives!
@@yossarian6799 "I wanna say something... but I gotta keep things Rated "G" ;) "
Could have fooled me!
Anybody have a time machine I could borrow?
great, great song
El Tatoyo Ask the time to return. 🙏😌
@@williamvelez8439 yesterday's gone
El Tatoyo 😭😢😗😘
Bet the guy who said they're perfect is proud.
bronco devil ain’t that the truth.🤓
Mark Ryan !!!!
This was my time great memories for me
RIP, Charlie O'Donnell, the announcer on "American Bandstand" from 1958-68.
To me, the girls at 4:25 - 4:30 and at 4:38 - 4:50 are the personification of those times, the fashions, the look. The latter the last vestiges of the innocence of the 50's and 60's, the former the onset of the revolution, the hippie/free love movement. Granted, in '68 I was but 10 going on 11, but those days are ingrained in my memory. What do I remember the most? The music. The soundtrack of a generation. Every generation has one, and this was ours.
No it wasn't. The Association was considered a nerd group . Something safe the parents would accept. We were not really listening to this crap in the 1960s.
@@williardbillmore5713 Association or the Beatles crap? We listened to groups like the Association but as a sidebar to the Beatles
@@Grandtrunk My point is that Clark pretended to play what was popular with the public and in fact he was only playing the acts that had signed with Dick Clark Productions for paid promotion.
The show purposely misrepresented what was popular to line their own pockets.
It was all manipulative and dishonest.
The great bassist Joe Osborne is prominently featured on this track. One of his best (of countless recordings).
I also love the outfits and hairdos these young ladies sport. The styles were so attractive in this era.
Bengt Handlebars : excellent observation!
Gary Ogan : Touches (not torches). Haha. But, yes, Joe’s the guy. Cool stuff, huh?!
‘The way they dress’ said the girl with the beehive hair do.
That is one of my favorite songs by that group.
I saw the Beatles for the first and last time in 1966 Dodger Stadium I was 15. The Beatles were evolving into greatness and only someone like me I guess could see that they would be the greatest band of all time not to mention their individual works. At fifteen I had a hard time relating to my friends to think outside the box. Sincerely 🇫🇷🎶🎼🎵🍷 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
2021: Music producers have fantastic technology but create and celebrate musical mediocrity. Instead of musical progression, the world is forced to idealize the vastly superior musical past via the youtube time machine.
You hit the nail on the head!
How can I forget this tune , that yr! I was 10 when this tune came out early 2/68 . Just 3 wks later my uncle was kia in NAMs Central Highlands mid 3/68 , tail end of TET , 10 days b-4 my 11thbday. Seen friends bro + neighbors sons sent there from 65-69 , last one hm by late 71!
This tune was indicative of the times , the 60s .And 68-69-70 were real catalystic , radical times politically, socially , civilly . The music , hairstyles , clothing , attitudes, and over indulgence in LSD , Heroine , Speed , barbiturates , cocaine , and alcohol were going on
But , Associations tune was a gem in that peace movement , and hippies were going strong.
i was 10 also, 1958!
They had respect for themselves at that time, not all sloppy and obese like now, fast food joints weren't on every corner.
I was just noticing that the boys are wearing suits and ties. Oh for the days when people dressed up to do special things, both performers and audience.
They were Required to wear suits...those aren't just Random kids on that show...they were all part of AB club....similar to the Mickey Mouse Club....they had to dress and act accordingly.
@@bellawright4265 They were expected to dance (even if the songs were crappy) to every song featured on the show or they lose their invitations for future tapings.
Truth, Not anymore SMH
It was a holdout from when Horn hosted in Philly and the most successful of the producers' tactics to keep _"them from taking over."_ Dick kept the policy to _"make the show acceptable to the adults who were frightened of the teenage world and teenage music."_
They were required to dress like that. Jacket and tie dress codes were enforced on AB and anyone with long hair was sent packing.
Only nerds dressed like that in 1968.
Clark was desperately trying to hold on to the 1950s when he was hit and star maker.
He was a dinosaur.
A fantastic Association song that I discovered several years ago (despite owning their "Greatest Hits" LP as a kid)! They had zero problems dancing to this one back in '68.
And they didn't need to burn off many calories dancing to it either.
@@keithidota For a mid-tempo song, it wasn't difficult to lose any calories. 😄
@cindybin2001 Unfortunately, substance abuse was very common among some popular groups and musicians back then. As for The Association, they paid a very heavy price when their original bassist Brian Cole died from a heroin overdose in 1972.
Little did they know what lied ahead later that year with The White Album
Kat999 little did they know what lied ahead in 69 with Manson
Two Virgins Album......was the real shocker, and last straw for many Beatles fans then.
@@jamiemineer4879 That was 1 unusual horrific event. These days, those things occur more regularly.
Lay*
A year and a half after they stopped touring, the AB kids are hoping they'll do more concerts!
"The way they dress" said the girl who should change the way she looks,LOL.
I love this song by The Association. Like others, I grew very weary of "Cherish". It was overplayed on the radio, just like "Turn,turn,turn". I cringe every time I hear it. Wish they played more Motown too! Guess they didn't want to compete with "Soul Train".
I have seen 3 of your clips where Dick is asking questions about the Beatles. Do you have any clips with a Beatles song and dancers cuttin' up the floor?
I remember Dick polling the dancers off camera during breaks as to who we would like to have as guests on the show and what songs we would like to dance to. The Beatles and the Stones always came up. From 1964-1968 was the time of the "British Invasion" and this was "American" Bandstand. I remember being disappointed that we were forced to dance to so many crappy American bands....especially those "rate a record" songs. The show really was conceived as a showcase for US music but many American artists were creating psychedelic music. Also....god forbid they should play "Purple Haze"!
Wait, but didn't "Soul Train" air locally in Chicago in August of '70 and nationally in "71? Also, to answer for Aaron, many Beatles songs have pretty strict copyright, which means they can't be posted. You could only post a few seconds of it. In my opinion, Bandstand played amazing stuff. Both America and England truly made amazing stuff. I also like how Bandstand showcased lesser known acts like Love or The 13th Floor Elevators.
@@stevieg7672 Oh! how right you are! my bad! Sometimes the olden times all blend together. Glad there are folks out there to keep me straight! And, of course you are right about the copyright. Duh!
@Peggy Names, Hi Peggy, I love your comments! I always had the feeling from watching you on the show that you were never afraid to speak your mind. I can imagine you giving Dick an earful during a commercial break about playing better songs, lol.
I like watching the RAR segments because they are songs most of us have never heard of (usually for good reason, lol) and, to be honest, I love seeing how you guys respond to some pretty rough “curveballs songs”. It’s entertaining for us, but I can see how that would be frustrating as a dancer on the show, especially with so many great songs on the charts they could choose from.
@Stevie G is right, the Beatles and several other bands are blocked on YT. I have 9 or 10 Beatles dance segments from ‘64-‘68 that I’d love to show if I could. Maybe someday.
Thanks for the comments Peggy, it’s always great hearing from you!
Peggy, one clip posted by someone else was one where Dick asked who would last longer - Beatles or Monkees? You were on that clip and someone with a crush on you commented that you looked like a young Mary Tyler Moore.
@@YCDTI Oops, the dancing didn't start until 3 minutes into this clip so the times you had the regulars dancing don't match up. Maybe you wanted us to use a little math LOL?
"Let's look at the Bandstand Top 10. We have songs that will define pop music for decades to come. And now the #1 Song - "Simon Says".
AAAAAUGH!!! I must be living in a parallel universe! WHY?? WHY???
😄
I know! "Simon Says" was nothing but cutesy bubblegum crap!
Actually I still own that .45. Bubblegum. Beatles, Stones and CCR Fan... 1910 Fruitful Company.
1967 saw the release of both Sergeant Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour...
Simon says?
American bandstand never represented music in the 1960s. Clark was a dinosaur like Lawrence Welk.
This era beats today hands down 🇺🇸🎶🎶🎵💜🎶🎶🎵♥️ 😎
@cindybin2001 did you also know john lennon beat his wife
Dancing to the tenderness of "Everything That Touches You" one could never have foretold the impending LBJ, MLK, RFK and 1968 DNC events that defined the remainder of the year. Thank you Aaron for your always significant descriptors.
Hi Don, and what an interesting observation you made here regarding the falling apart, so to speak, of 1968. And yes, "tenderness" is the perfect word to describe not only this beautiful song, but the feeling that this particular dance brought to the studio dance floor that day on AB.
I was thinking similar thoughts. Just the simple innocence of the faces, the dress, and just the casual ease and atmosphere of the question and answer session... no one knew what lay ahead in just the next few weeks and months, I am a lifelong resident of Chicago; I cannot forget 1968. Some year!
@dancer don, well said Don. “Tenderness” is the perfect word. I always find it so fascinating seeing the stark contrast of so many of these late 60’s “sunshine pop” songs and the squeaky clean Bandstand image Dick Clark created on the show vs. the turmoil going on outside.
On another note, I’ve always wondered, did you know what the #1 song was going to be for that day, or any songs that would be played on that episode in advance or did you find out when the songs were announced?
The events of ‘68 defined the end of innocence. Reminds me of the events that are going on now. And it’s worse.
I was just back from a bad place and was looking forward to all that I had missed, but my discharge from service was clouded by those events. Bad news.
1:45, Jerry Hughes looks exactly like Tim Matheson, I know it's not, but amazingly close.
@@yossarian6799 Yes, he was!!
I can still sing every word of this song. I really enjoyed it much more than Cherish which dominated the airwaves upon its release. Don and his partner as well as the couple next to them were dancing very well to this moving melody. The lyrics and melody both build to that wonderful crescendo toward the end. I would've wanted to be dancing with a fine young man in my arms! Must've been something going on for so many regulars to be absent. Thank you Aaron very well done!
Thank you @Jean Lankton. This was a no-brainer with the dancers and my favorite Association song. Just curious, if you had been on the show, where would you have most liked to dance, the top riser? Mid-riser? By the podium? Elsewhere? I don’t think I’d have been brave enough for the riser, not for a while anyways, lol.
@@YCDTI Aaron for this song I think I would've preferred the dance floor. I'm not certain I ever would've enjoyed the risers. I remember Peggy Names once mentioning about hanging onto Frank's thumb to keep from spinning straight off the darned things!! I wonder how wide they were?
Right about this time in 1968, I recall my Mom asking me why the boys and girls danced apart from one another. Being only 8 at the time I had no clue. Years later after watching reruns of AB from the 50s I could see what she meant. Was it the British Invasion music that impelled the style of dance? Anyone notice that? Please comment!
I'll bet you had fun singing that last part (love LOVE love LOVE love LOVE).
@@keithidota oh yeh... I had this album. This was deep stuff for a teenager, before the real world set in. Everything was love....or full out lust...!! 😃😏
Wow this song takes me back
4:37, that adorable girl! Young people, did you know your'e grandparent's were this beautiful!!!
The Association's absolute best song.
Never my love is the best
All they're songs are great but there's something about 'Cherish' , that stands out from all the rest, such beautiful lyrics!
Never my love is their best song
Everything That Touches You is a perfect song with incredible harmonies. The Association were incredible performers. What a record. I did like the 1910 Fruit Gum Company who made fun pop records like “1,2,3 Red Light.” Classic 60’s.
Шикарная, трогательная музыка молодости, мечтаний и волнующих воспоминаний
Ok, how many of you were glad to hear this song instead of Simon Says? You don't need to reply really-I'm pretty sure I know the answer already. BTW, I got a kick out of the girl who was obviously camera shy and embarrassed.
Sweet. Will be interviewing the Association's Terry Kirkman (author of this hit and "Cherish") for an upcoming podcast. This vid I'll share with him.
That is so cool. He is obviously a brilliant writer and musician. I would love to know more about how this song came to be. I’ve read everything I can find and there isn’t much out there. It is obviously a (beautifully intense) love song. What was going on in his life that lead to this song? Was he in love at the time? When and how can I hear your podcast?
@@YCDTI Same here because I would love to know how that song was created.
@@YCDTI I post the audio podcast on the Mixcloud platform. When it's done I'll let you know.
The Association really tap into the heart of what it feels like to be young and in love (including the passionate angst of "Cherish"). Their vocals are bright, chilling, and just leap off the vinyl (yes, vinyl is still the format of choice for many of us). Like the music of The Byrds - The Association's brilliant pop music has a spiritual quality - and yes, Dick - you can dance to it!
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danbanrock1 My recent and extensive biography of The Association (Cherish) is now widely available through Amazon or Barnes & Noble if you want to learn more !
Boy I remember 67- 68 and being 12 or 13 and watching Bandstand on Saturday mornings after cartoons. There was even a Beatles cartoon in those days and Paul Revere and The Raiders had a show after Bandstand for a while but Bandstand was always there. The kids actually were not that hip and neither was Dick Clark and interracial dancing was not allowed on the air because people in the south reacted violently. A few years later Soul Train came on and stole alot of Bandstands thunder with much better dancers. The Beatles were HUGE in 68 and no one could touch them. By then they stopped making personal appearances and only made records. Now Dick Clark is gone and so is Bandstand but for a while in those days it went on forever.
Was the Paul Revere & the Raiders show called “Where the Action Is”?
itznotme58 yes!
@@itznotme58 The Raiders were featured on "Where The Action Is" but hosted a later show in 68 and 69 called Happening which was on after Bandstand.
Quick Note: Part 2 of Robin Miller's montage is up on Jeff's channel AB Dancers. She's fabulous! Also, something personal, tomorrow 6/9 is my 3rd grandson's very first birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY P.E.!! 💖🎂
Hi Jean! Happy Birthday to your grandson. I too have a 3 year old grandson and he watches AB clips with me and we sing and dance. I don't get to see him and my granddaughter (15 months) very often. Here in Northern California we are experiencing fires once again and I pray they get contained. These clips are a great escape, even if just for a little while. I also agree the Robin Miller #2 montage is great. What a beautiful young lady and what a great dancer. Take care.
@@onlyonemgpatch9612 thank you Martha! I'll pray for the land and people in Northern California. My grandchildren are really spread out in age. I have 2 grandsons 13 and 12 who are my eldest son's and then the 1 year old birthday boy who is my youngest son's. There are rumors of maybe another but we shall see. The tweenagers live here in Lexington. I love them but they are at "that" age. Both of them could drive Jesus and all 12 Disciples crazy! The baby lives in Houston. He's not talking yet but has a scream that makes cats want to kill him. Like you I miss them. What I would give for some good grandbaby snuggles.
Are you on Facebook? I am and I'd be happy to video chat to help you pass the time and not worry. You keep us posted ok?
Ps: most of my Amazon playlist consists of music I hear on this channel thanx to Aaron!
@@thefirstMrsLankton yes I'm on Facebook; Martha Quintana Patchin. I am retired but heading back to work part time for our county Elections office in preparation for the upcoming primary and general elections. I'm enjoying my time off before I head back to the working world. Most nights before bed, I spend time watching as many AB clips I can fit in before I get too sleepy. I just love them and the music....takes me back in time.
@@onlyonemgpatch9612 good for you Martha! These upcoming primaries are more important than ever!!
such dreamy days.....
It's hard to believe but some of these KIDS are now in their seventies!
A. What's the thing that you would criticize about The Beatles?
B. THEIR EXISTENCE! 🤢
Is there a name for the dance they were all doing? I don't remember what it might have been. I watched this show a lot, but the dances, and some of the bands I have never even heard of. April 2022.
OMG! Flashback to my freshman year in high school! Love it!
Wow, a time when men and women could still swing dance, oh so beautiful, come on young people, bring back swing dancing, so cool when a guy could swing his beautiful girl!
Aaron, your last clip asked the girls about the length of their skirts....Funny...that should have been the question proffered on this weeks line-up. Midi and mini in the same group!
@Peggy Names Peggy I saw you are on Facebook, but you don't utilize it much. I get that. I wanted to give you a friend add so I could occasionally message you. Yay, Nay or hell no. 😉
@@thefirstMrsLankton Hi Jean...you are right I am not really into that whole social media thing and do not check activity all that often.... I do appreciate your comments here though!
@@peggela cool! Oops...hit the button too quick. I've used Facebook because most of my family is there. Occasionally I find something out I needed to know and deliver a WTF????? Twitter can elude me and why put all those pictures on Instagram?? So yeah I get it. I kind of miss short phone calls. 😏
Dick Clark..Over bland simplified dancer questions. The TNT show, Hullabaloo, and Shindig more stimulating. Next Clark pushes Dentine chewing gum..Robert at 68.
Thank you!❤ Have a Blessed weekend!
Me an my sister joann went to church h,s hool we did not cuss are steal my mom did not like lie g either
Interesting how the Beatles were being criticized by one girl for having mustaches & beards. I don't like that style either, but recently in a 2021 study, women were asked if they preferred a man clean shaven, a 5 o'clock shadow, a moderate mustache and/or beard, or a really long beard like in the Duck Dynasty. Well....."Clean shaven" came in as being the least appealing and least attractive style for a man. 😆
Most of their criticizms of the Beatles are trivial ( need to come to US more, don't like the way they dress , don't like their hair...)
Dick Clark was always so awkward and corny.
Dick Clark had a rough job...had to watch a Lot of pretty girls dance in mini dresses...ha ha.
No fatties, no tattoos and no piercings, the young women were naturally beautiful in the 1960's. Little did the young men know that they'd soon be drafted into the United States Military to fight in Vietnam. Not everything in the 1960's were happy events.
Uh, naturally beautiful? I think women have been beautiful in every iteration, but they were no more _natural_ than today. They primped and teased their hair and wore makeup to enhance their features. The natural women were the hippy chicks.
I was 13 in 1968. Should I be dead by now? No one ever wanted to dance with me in school.
I was voted "Most Handsome Boy" in high school. And girls wouldn't dance with me. Maybe because I danced like Gumby.
Well they call them the good ol days but a lot was going on back then. Vietnam, riots, protests and assassination. But we dressed well and had Manners.
BTW this is my favorite song by The Association 😍❤️❤️
Us girls love to primp an have fun I was a virgin till 3 months after 18 with my husband I had good mom an dad
It was so great a time
Those teen years of mine
When the young had respect for adults
The days of now compared to then
What a FRIGGEN INSULT !
That's because today's music... that is hip hop and rap... Comes from THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF STUPIDITY and where Devo was right we have de evolved to a state where COMMON SENSE IS VERY UNCOMMON THESE DAYS where the talentless and creativeless and anybody can and does pass themselves as artist... You are correct the music reflects the society... Back then for the most part the young were SUPERcool... Today... It's worse than a FRIGGEN INSULT... It's acceptance of things from THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF STUPIDITY!!
I watched and wondered how kids today would show up for a taping of AB in todays world.
Everyone here 4 (some 5) years behind in fashion and critcising the Beatles dress sense lol
Saw a shy girl in this one who looks very much like a teenage Chris Evert, future tennis champ.
Estos chibolos del 68 son unos troncos para bailar incluso musica a la que estaban acostumbrados
Young people! Did you know your parents/ grandparents were this beautiful! SO classy! SO beautiful! Learn to swing dance, you'll never regret it!
Dude, stop already-you're starting to get cringey..
I ask the lord years ago can I wear lipstick an other he said be fine
I wish for those days. I was fourteen and l loved watching American Bandstand!❤️Loved the Association and Neil Diamond.
Hold me close my darling
My love
For these are the moments that
Dreams and memories
Are made of.
The lyrics alone are sickly sweet (ugh) but coupled with music, the effect is different.
Dick Clark was allowed to grow up on TV he was very unpolished in the early days and even in this 1968 clip he's pretty rough around the edges...but that was totally acceptable at that time and rather charming now looking back
Anyways, good song and amazing segment.
@Stevie G thank you!
Aaron R. TOTALLY and especially digging your posts on Saturday mornings...Makes one feel closer to the days of American Bandstand. ( I'm curious as to what your "Beatles" criticism would be, if any ?! Would love to hear from DON on this subject as well!) Mine would be a more current observation: I think a lot of us think that the 1960s were ruled exclusively by the Beatles, as giant as they truly were, I think others, especially the Motown acts, sure gave them a run for their money.
mrob75 My criticism if I were a teen in ‘68 would’ve been the lack of concerts. Today it would be how tightly their corporate owners control their songs and videos. I have a dozen or so Bandstand videos, that are a part of America history, that no one can see (ok, that was a little dramatic, lol!) I agree 100% with what you said too. When young people think 60’s music it begins and ends with the Beatles. Of course they were huge, but there was obviously soooo much more from that era like Motown as you said. Ok, rant over, ha ha ha. Thank you for the question Mario!
@Mario, in my book, Motown WAS the 1960's. Motown's genius , at the very least, was on par to that of the Beatles. Both institutions were a major contributor to, and reflection of, the evolution of pop culture of the 60's.
P.S. AARON R. "Time For Livin" was also a GREAT hit...Written by the Addrisi (Slow Dancing Don't Turn Me On) Brothers. So ironic that "Time For Livin" would be heard today as a "good 'ol days" kind of song considering the turbulent times of the late 1960s.
@@YCDTI so true, Aaron, regarding lack of concerts...P.S. Let's all call ourselves "teens of 2019" ha!
@@mrob75 They also wrote "Never My Love", which The Association almost passed on recording because they had trouble reaching a consensus until their drummer ordered them to listen to it again. After several more listening sessions, they finally decided to go ahead and record it.
My name is HG
I think they are a pain in the arse.
My observation is that The Beatles were always considered ultra cool almost godlike back in the late 60s. No matter what they said or how they looked it didn’t matter. Most people loved them.
My favorite song by the Association.
I was 18 when this showed was on, I'm 73 now, memories all I got now!!
Then after the show, they got in a new Plymouth Roadrunner.
That first guy sounded a lot like Dick Clark
Hey Beatles, don't let Yoko screw it up! I guess I'm a tad late with that.
I'm not sure how an analog, black and white TV show of 50 years ago broadcast a song in high quality stereo. I bought that 45, by the way. I was 17.
I'm surprised they still showed episodes in black and white in 1968.
@DTD110865 I was wondering about that too. They were probably still in black and white but it is possible that the archival film is black and white but the broadcast was color.
@@GalileoSmith Well, I've seen much older episodes of American Bandstand that were shot in color. So it's possible that the latter was the case. Either that, or they were just transitioning from black and white to color footage more slowly than the rest of ABC.
most seemed to want them to show up in person/be visible on television & concerts.
why didn't they? ;]
The Beatles had given up touring in 66. They had zero interest of playing live anymore, and being able to capture their studio sounds, would've been impossible.
They had stopped touring because it was just too big. Everywhere they went they were mobbed & nobody listened anyway because everybody was screaming. So they quit & just concentrated on recording their albums.
I.iked the midi skirt on that young lady
I was 8 and thought miniskirts were great!
Kelly Bluebook
Now that I am an old geezer, I miss everything about young ladies.
@@teresa67factoid95 I miss everything about being a young man among young ladies
Except for the first time I crossed the floor to ask one if she wanted to dance. I was as nervous as could be.
Yes, she was a true non-conformist!
Jimmy, 58, they should dumb down their sound, can George Martin and get off the dope.