Thunderclap Newman ☮ "Something In the Air" 1969 HQ
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- "Something in the Air" is a song recorded by Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969.The song has been used for films, television and adverts, and has been covered by several artists. The track was also included on Thunderclap Newman's only album release Hollywood Dream over a year later. produced by Pete Townshend . "Something in the Air" by Thunderclap Newman appeared on the soundtracks of several films, such as The Magic Christian (1969), which helped the single reach No. 37 in the United States, and The Strawberry Statement (1970), which prompted a reissue of the single that "bubbled under" the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 120. It later appeared in Kingpin (1996), Almost Famous (2000), The Dish (2000), and The Girl Next Door (2004). It also appeared on and was the title of the second disc in the Deluxe Edition of the Easy Rider soundtrack.
"Something in the Air" has been used extensively in television, most notably on an advertisement for British Airways which featured PJ O'Rourke. The song also appeared in a retro TV advert for the Austin Mini in the early 1990s, featuring 1960s fashion model Twiggy. More recently, a version of the song was used in the advertisements for the mobile phone service provider TalkTalk. (A similar advert for TalkTalk shown at the beginning of advert breaks during Big Brother features the opening bars). The song was featured in a number of episodes of 1960s-set UK police series Heartbeat. It is also used as the 'on hold' music for The Carphone Warehouse, of which Talk Talk is a part. The song was also featured in the pilot episode of the American television show Aliens in America and in the third-season episode Bad Earl of My Name Is Earl. A version of the song recorded by Ocean Colour Scene was previously used by telephone provider Ionica. In 2008, this song appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial in Taiwan. It was also recently used in an episode of Prime Suspect 1973.
It was performed by The Chicks during their DCX MMXVI World Tour, and appears on their live recording of that tour.
Travel back in time to the year 1969 and sit back relive those magical moments
heard it as a new release on Radio 1 Went into Gloucester and bought it. Took it back to my then girlfriend and played it all afternoon. Still playing it now. Has Speedy and Pete all over it.
Great Song 🇺🇸👍🎵🎸
still one of the very best from 1969...
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I was only 8 when this came out but remember it well. Very nostalgic a truly wonderful song of the baby boom generation
Haven't heard this since 1969 cool 😊
Das höre ich seit 1969 und habe es tief in meinem Herzen verankert !
Ein Song aus meiner schönen Jugendzeit , wie eigentlich alle von damals !
Gruß aus Thüringen - Deutschland an Dich und bleib gesund 👍✊👍
Great song. Thank you
Fabulous song, isn't it ❤
❤❤Danke für den Song ❤❤❤❤
Forget Tom Petty, this original is the real deal! And so ahead of its time!
Mabye the best song ever written and performed and wow what a video to go with it
Thank you very much Phil for the nice comment.
This song has been relevant every single day since it was written, Probably more so now.
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Prodogy guitarist Jimmy McCulloch here he was only 15 when he was with this band....RIP JIMMY
my old pal andy newman,love dinger.
yep!
It will be even more significant if Biden is inaugurated.
What a fantastic song it was .just love that Bass
a true classic of yesteryear.
Remembering Jimmy McCulloch born on June 4, 1953. He was a Scottish musician and songwriter best known for playing lead guitar and bass, as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McCulloch
We LIVED this song in the 60's, we were the original resistance and believed heartily that we could change all the wrongs .. we were the BEST hearts 💕 LOVE THIS SONG!! We had the best music too 🎸🎹🎼🎶
Greatest piece of pop of all time a school kid and ex taxi driver and radio engineer for the post office put Pete Townshend in the mix 1969 masterpiece oh halcyon days SUPERB STUFF,!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
GREAT video that you put together for this!
This is a wonderful song. TC-N's original is wonderful. TP and the Heartbreakers' version is wonderful. And TC-N's 2007 updated version is wonderful. I never get tired of listening to all three of them.
Just love that piano playing building up to that crescendo at the end
Remember it from the beginning and still love it now. Just fantastic.
Awesome song
So love this song,im playing it and over.Oh i wish i was back in the 60s
@Paul Davis I'm playing it over and over feeling as though I am in a new '60's and lovin' it again! Just wish the music was as fantastic as last time there was something in the air, almost 60 years ago!
Roger Dale , thanks for sharing. I saw "the Strawberry statment " when I was 20 years old and never forgot the music of the film.
epic piano solo....adds to the whole feel...
Fantastisch nummer uit de jaren '60 van de twintigste eeuw!
Zelf ben ik niet in die periode geboren, maar ik zou die tijd graag (opnieuw) willen meemaken, alleen al vanwege de muziek uit die tijd - en de auto's!
Gelukkig heb ik heel veel LP's uit de zestiger jaren.
Muziek had in die periode echt nog een boodschap - en het klonk ook nog eens ergens naar!
This 7yr old already had music in her veins!!!!!! in 69'
I loved this song when it came out in 1969 - I was 17 - and will always love it. A real gem.
I was also born in 1952 and felt and feel the same! ;-)
Yup 52 was a good yr, 50 yrs later still sounds good, still relevent, maybe more so today,
ottdog1952 me too
I was 7..still love it
52 also what a year. And 69 perfect musical graduation into the new era, where Albums were outselling the singles taken from them. The birth of Led Zeppelin, Woodstock and the moon landing
An anthem which is always relevant in time! Then and Now!
yes, now!
Was lucky enough to see Andy Newman and a new line up supporting Big Country a few years ago. Wonderful to see this legendary track live, will never get that chance again the man himself again.
Somehow this classic beauty is still relevant today, thank you.
+Vernon Last ~ It is indeed! America is in grave trouble, and we need this now more than ever!
slimshine918 America is in trouble because Americans are obsessed with themselves and no one else. The greed thing and the corrupt two party system don't help either.
yes, MORE relevant now! we need a revolution!
Beautiful Memories.
Genius track.
This song has special impact and memories for me and I am very grateful you posted this. And the visual you put together is fantastic! Many thanks! The 400,000 of us who were at Woodstock honestly, fervently believed we were going to end the war. We just didn't know that the world would get so fucked up anyway.
You're very welcome Norman very nice comment please visit my channel again... hope you find music you enjoy.
A great combination of musical artists!
This sounds so good on my Bose Home Speaker 500 ! Love it . ;)
good sound quality especially the fact you can hear the vocal better where others mixes have the vocal too subdued
Da war ich 14.Der Hammer, im DDR-Kino. Und ich war auch noch Rudererer 😢
Fantastic as that year
brilliant piano solo
This was my late brother's favorite song not only for the melody but for the lyrics as well. We grew up during that era. I always think of him when I hear this. The sound quality through my headphones is awesome. Good job!
Thank you very much for watching and the nice comment.
creates an unique atmosphere with his voice and the way the guitar is tuned and played. And later the piano kicks in with a special jazzy tune. Formidable since I was a small kid. Love it!!
What a beautiful song. Thanks so much for posting. 8)
Lock up the streets and house cause there's something in the air.... Sounds about right for 2020
@Frank Sbandi Just wait until January 2021!!! They got to lock up the Capitol from the Trump Terrotists!!
Will positively shout out for several generations to come until.peace becomes Us
I've just purchased a 3 CD 1960's collection just to lay my hands on this beauty. One of my very favourite tracks. Never tire of hearing it.
moggs very nice song very happy for you if i had an email i could've sent it to you thank you for watching my music video .
As relevant today as it was when it was first out
Me da una nostalgia esta canción , única...
Revolution in consciousness. Love it, thank you.
Gilbert Ramos
You're welcome thanks for watching please visit again.
Ｉ did not know song but beautiful one.
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I love this song,and I was 2 years old then at the time,when this song went to No.1
@B PAGE I love this song and I love those wild times. I was 11 when this song was popular.
What a nice surprice to know that Pete Townshed had produced this song. This song is also in the soundtrack of the film "Strawberry Statement"
Perfect quality!
Thank you Nicky for watching my music video and the nice comment :)
I Always Loved Thunderclap Newman's ~ Something In The Air.. Awesome Music Video Roger.:)
Thank You Ricky my friend very much for the kind comment
Great ! great! thanks for sharing !
thank you very much for the nice comment
..and now relevant today March 2020..as there is 'something in the air'
It's classic rock from the fantastic soundtrack of "Almost Famous."
when i hear it, i always think of the flick the strawberry statement. way long time before almost famous
@@eddieg4740 , I can see why.
1969, Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr & a cast of cameo appearances in the movie The Magic Christian ....this plays over the closing scenes
@@roverade1 , I bet it's good.
i'm glad the video set straight that it was a BASS saxophone and not an ER Bari, accompanying the piano in the middle.
no it ain't that's the acid ...
Always loved this one. Awesome visuals. Thank you, Roger. Happy weekend.
Thank you so very much my friend very glad you enjoyed my music video greetings to you
I was 8 when this was released in 1969. Still it reminds me of 11am pancakes and syrup family breakfast on Saturday morning at the dining table before packing the car for Gemco. Definitely something in the air. Must be the easy nature of this Saturday song I guess. Stayed with me.
Great job Roger!
Thank you very much Ron Wells my friend
Meet the new boss...same as the old boss...Awesome job for a timeless song!
Thank you Ron for watching my video and the comment .
With Corona indeed, something in the air, from Holland,greetings
The revolution is ALWAYS right....you know it :)
yes, if revolution will open a new road for this awful world! I hope so, I'll be optimist but......will see
Wow! lets dust off the 45..This takes me back to free love and memories .
A magnificent song that you 💪
WE HAVE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER NOW !
Just wanna say to all you boomers, you guys were lucky as fuck to have been there, I love hearing the original hippies tell some stories.
Roger Dale thank you for this great video!!!!
You're very welcome thank you for the nice comment
all time fave
Bombtrack from another great English rocker. Get it together!
Feel sorry for todays youth having to listen to the garbage music of today.
They missed out on wonderful times and wonderful music.
Just like this classic.
Thanks for putting together a TOP SHELF video that equally complements
a classic song. Looking forward to seeing your new post; fudds
You're very welcome fudds thank you for watching my music videos and the nice comment :)
Really love this video. Great job.
Thank you very much Angie for the nice comment glad you love my music video of this great 1969 Classic song
What a choon that is... great nostalgic vid' too .. :)
Richard thank you for watching my video and the comment
My pleasure :)
You're very welcome please visit again soon :)
love that Bass
Played by Pete Townsend!
that's the acid
@@romelovesdan going under the name Bijou Drains.
UK Top Ten June 1969.
I'm 70 still waiting for the revolution
I was thinking this the other day.
Makes me wanna go fishing ...
Fisting ?
We have got to get it together now........
Kool Maaaaan
Thank you Phil for watching
far out dude...
This is the spirit that we (well... the guys who have now the age I had 50 years ago! :-) ) do need now more than ever to rescue, for the times we're (all, they even more!) going to face, exploited by the bold 'lords of the wars' and the global environment!
Feeling psychedelic in this song
This was part of the soundtrack of The Strawberry Statement, with Kim Darby, Bruce Davison, Bud Cort, Bob Balaban, and other youngsters of that era.
Also, this beautiful song was used in the 1969 film called The Magic Christian starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, as well as Kingpin [1996], Almost Famous [2000], The Dish [2000] and The Girl Next Door [2004].
Buenísima rola
Fucking LOVE this song and I was literally 1 years old when it came out!
I noticed the 1969 Chevrolet made sturdy enough for people to sit on the trunk and no dents.
LOL! I saw that and envied the people back then not being so full of safety laws and crap that they got away with having that FUN back then. I wanna go BACK 4-EVER!!
In the USA it came out on the Track/Atlantic Label,then Re-Issued on MCA Several Years later,sadly,the Only Hit for them.
Thank you very much for the comment and enjoying my music video of this Wonderful song :)
TRADOTTA IN LINGUA ITALIANA:
Chiamate l’istigatore perché c’è qualcosa nell’aria
Dobbiamo fare qualcosa prima o poi perché la rivoluzione è qui
E tu sai che è giusto
E tu sai quello che è giusto
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme ora
Bloccate le strade e le case perché c’è qualcosa nell’aria
Dobbiamo fare qualcosa prima o poi perché la rivoluzione è qui
E tu sai che è giusto
E tu sai quello che è giusto
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme ora
Uniamo le braccia, noi dobbiamo aprirci la strada qui
Dobbiamo fare qualcosa prima o poi perché la rivoluzione è qui
E tu sai che è giusto
E tu sai quello che è giusto
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme
Noi dobbiamo fare questo assieme ora .
an all too brief shining moment, so long ago...
My Cousin Jon Astley lives in the house where Pete Townshend did most of the work on this track.
related to Rick Astley ?
@@mikehatch2114 there may be a connection but I need to do more research before I can confirm it, I know that the parents of Jon's dad where originally from the same area where Rick Astley is from.
Jon is an in-law of Pete and co-produced the Who Are You album
I've discovered dates, names, events and social trends which link the original American Woodstock festival of 1969 and at least one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The DSS were discovered near the Dead Sea in 1947, after being hidden for 2,000 years. :)
I remember this as a skinhead anthem sounds just as good as1969 Mick Bennett
Wonderful song by seeing Pictures of this terrible Vietnam war😢
UP UNTIL ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO I HAd always assumed this was sung by PT. U KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ASSUMPTION!!
Apollo 11. Number 1 on July 20th 1969 in the UK.
Check out the Sunday Mirror from the 20th July 1969. They claim Honky Tonk Woman was number one.
@@nguyendailam6703 www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19690716/7501/
@@pgr3290 I agree with you but I just happened to have a copy of the newspaper and it definetly says Honky Tonk Woman was number one.
I have never personalised on Facebook just not my style and its well past my bedtime. But, I hope this is taken as well meant and has no comeback. So, for my good friend Gareth, too young to remember xxxx , Too late to wake up but I do sincerely hope not. Gareth let it rest, or "let it be", just another philosophy from an old hippy right or wrong it makes no difference its over either way we are likely sleep walking into a War X
Danke. Heidelberg ❤❤❤❤
Fiddlin around the MUDD thick Woodstock episode/ cleared the AIr for sure/ Pass that Joint along
This fair time WILL COME AGAIN. BELIEVE IT🤎❤🧡💛💙🤎👍🏾
Está canción me gusto mucho me la presentó una hermana que falleció canción me traslada a ekka