Starland Vocal Band (intro by John Denver) • "Afternoon Delight" • 1976 [RITY Archive]

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  • @20alphabet
    @20alphabet 8 місяців тому +64

    No lip synching here, this is a great performance!

    • @jameslavin1510
      @jameslavin1510 7 місяців тому +3

      Have loved this song from the first time that I heard it way back in '76. And I still to this day absolutely luv hearing this great tune. 👍

  • @velocirapture89
    @velocirapture89 5 місяців тому +49

    Massively underrated song. Incredible harmonies. Reminds me of the Bee-Gees.

  • @judymcvey9005
    @judymcvey9005 3 місяці тому +26

    Married in 1968...this was one of my husbands favorite songs. He's gone now and playing it makes good memories of a wonderful man❤

    • @ParkerPlaza
      @ParkerPlaza Місяць тому +1

      @judymcvey9005 This reminds me of my girlfriend when times
      were better in the world. Amazing how certain songs remind me of the year it was popular and who is was with.

  • @sherryhannah9262
    @sherryhannah9262 3 місяці тому +28

    I also hope y’all will reply to this I don’t care what people say I like this song it’s great no rap no talking about killing people or raping or disrespecting women

  • @rsykesjr
    @rsykesjr 8 місяців тому +37

    Man! 47 years ago. Still a great song taking me back to a more wistful, romantic and hopeful time.

  • @Hrfarm0319
    @Hrfarm0319 Місяць тому +4

    I saw the Starland Vocal Band and John Denver in concert at the Capital Center in 1976. I was 14 years old at the time. It was amazing - an experience I will never forget.

  • @TopsAnolaset
    @TopsAnolaset 7 місяців тому +27

    What a group and pure musical talents! Margot is a beast....

  • @sherrylynndeveau9927
    @sherrylynndeveau9927 3 місяці тому +12

    Absolutely loved them and still miss John Denver gone way too soon😢

  • @owltracker3030
    @owltracker3030 3 місяці тому +11

    How did they hold those incredibly tight harmonies without ear pieces? Even one of the Bee Gees had to at least block one ear to maintain form. Amazing vocalists!!

  • @andydixon2980
    @andydixon2980 8 місяців тому +26

    Great harmonies/voices. Especially the brown haired woman.

  • @KillaCommieFerMommie
    @KillaCommieFerMommie 8 місяців тому +61

    Was a great one-hit-wonder.... Takes us all back to simpler times, when America was great!!

    • @LKaramazov
      @LKaramazov 8 місяців тому +9

      You were allowed to smoke everywhere, but it was still amazing!

    • @pfdrtom
      @pfdrtom 8 місяців тому +3

      Sure, but concert tickets where I live (San Antonio) were about $6-7 dollars for big name bands! @@LKaramazov

    • @johnnyz3073
      @johnnyz3073 8 місяців тому +7

      Jimmy Carter was such a great guy, never so much freedom as then. Ronnie Raygun came along and wrecked everything.

    • @KillaCommieFerMommie
      @KillaCommieFerMommie 8 місяців тому +7

      @@johnnyz3073 ummmmm, eee-yeah

    • @markj9267
      @markj9267 8 місяців тому

      @@johnnyz3073please go to therapy.

  • @leemartin1417
    @leemartin1417 2 місяці тому +6

    Takes me right to the summer of 76. I moved with my family to the Bay area. I was 7. We explored new places, behind our house etc. It was one of my best moments then. It was heard a lot on the radio then.

  • @jesseserna8424
    @jesseserna8424 2 місяці тому +6

    I was 11 in 76 ,my dad give me a little transistor radio and this tune was always playing.. I like the 12 string..thanks

  • @EdwardNewa-cc6dl
    @EdwardNewa-cc6dl 2 місяці тому +6

    Brings back wonderful memories. I remember when this amazing song was released. 😊

  • @Musician-Songwriter
    @Musician-Songwriter 3 місяці тому +6

    Bill Danoff and Taffy Danoff nee Nivert, wrote "Take Me Home Country Roads" and "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" for John Denver.

  • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
    @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 3 місяці тому +10

    ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN.

    • @SLAmey-mu9hd
      @SLAmey-mu9hd 3 місяці тому +1

      Check them out singing this song on UA-cam (TJL productions) .... It's absolutely flawless and the production with the full band is awesome ❤

    • @wadeadams4263
      @wadeadams4263 2 місяці тому

      I saw a recent report that put it at number 1 of the worst songs ever recorded

  • @charleyit
    @charleyit Місяць тому +5

    A very unique song with amazing vocals.

  • @fowmoufpunk
    @fowmoufpunk 3 місяці тому +4

    At 2:09 the two girls sing that part alone, in that register, for the one and only time. I always used to wish they did it again but I now see the genius of that arrangement.

  • @Thomass7586
    @Thomass7586 7 днів тому +2

    Great song. Even greater year 👍

  • @janeyjaneybird
    @janeyjaneybird 3 місяці тому +7

    I loved this song when i was 12 in 76 and i still do, and I'll always love John Denver xx

  • @randywilson944
    @randywilson944 8 місяців тому +14

    Great year in music 🎶

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 8 місяців тому +1

      @randywilson944: Yes, IMO the best year ever in music!

  • @MilePost106
    @MilePost106 Місяць тому +4

    I'm 120 years old and still listening to this.

    • @johnepperson8867
      @johnepperson8867 Місяць тому +1

      I'm 155 years old, you're just a young whippersnapper.

    • @danacaro-herman3530
      @danacaro-herman3530 Місяць тому +1

      MiliePost106. I feel 120 years old and listening , I love it❤

  • @davidgraichen982
    @davidgraichen982 2 місяці тому +9

    When America was Great!

  • @billneese5166
    @billneese5166 2 місяці тому +2

    On Denver's "Country Roads", that was Taffy singing soprano. She hit an astounding note in the chorus.

  • @Fultonfalcons86
    @Fultonfalcons86 7 місяців тому +12

    This truly brings back some fond memories of my youth loved this song so much at 8 years old excellent quality and way better than the garbagge that is out today

  • @Gtecv
    @Gtecv 5 місяців тому +5

    Still great to hear this song

  • @MuthaTucker-ss1ee
    @MuthaTucker-ss1ee 5 місяців тому +5

    Still loving this song! ❤

  • @catherinekammerer7094
    @catherinekammerer7094 Місяць тому +2

    8th grade summer when I met my husband it was his song to me ❤

  • @davidrisk4951
    @davidrisk4951 4 місяці тому +4

    a treat to discover this harmonic gem.

  • @RobinC63
    @RobinC63 2 місяці тому +6

    I was 16 when this came out and I had huge crush on Margot Chapman! 😊❤

    • @drewnogy
      @drewnogy 14 днів тому

      So did I......

  • @greenbeagle13
    @greenbeagle13 2 місяці тому +3

    Not a big fan of this particular song, but man oh man, did they write two of my favorite songs - "Country Roads" and "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado".... Masterpieces!!!

  • @ILuvRocknRoll67
    @ILuvRocknRoll67 2 місяці тому +3

    What gorgeous voices all four of them have. A ripper of a song. Sham they didn't make money from it.

  • @robnowlin7285
    @robnowlin7285 21 день тому +1

    9 years old. Mom and Dad let me listen.

  • @gss2855
    @gss2855 6 місяців тому +3

    I don't know whether John Carrol remembers me....but our 1st. day at University of Miami CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA. AUGUST 4, 1974. WE MET ON CAMPUS. JOHN SPOKE ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC....AND I SPOKE ABOUT MY LOVE FOR SURFING 😊

  • @LILTONY1961
    @LILTONY1961 8 місяців тому +9

    Gorgeous ladys❤❤❤❤❤😮

  • @jvlp2046
    @jvlp2046 29 днів тому +1

    I was just in my first year in High School when this song came out in 1976... I remember the same buggy and bell-bottom pants I wore, the same hairstyle, and my first love... nothing compares to the melodies of yesteryears... love this song...

  • @sherryhannah9262
    @sherryhannah9262 3 місяці тому +3

    I hope y’all will reply to this I like them and John Denver…RIP John Denver

  • @aussieallstar66
    @aussieallstar66 Місяць тому +3

    Love how the girls did a little dance in the middle of the song. Creative harmonies. Oh to be back living in the 70s again. Except for the Vietman War.

    • @edwardcricchio6106
      @edwardcricchio6106 Місяць тому

      By 1976, when this song came out, US involvement in Vietnam had ended.

    • @drewnogy
      @drewnogy 14 днів тому +1

      @@edwardcricchio6106 By about 4 years.

  • @franklinrhyne8954
    @franklinrhyne8954 Місяць тому +3

    These girls sound excellent together they were the ones that made that song

    • @ClintonWatrin-sv8lm
      @ClintonWatrin-sv8lm Місяць тому

      Cute of them dancing with each other too during an instrumental. Loved hearing the flute too. Never heard it before

  • @danieloldag7624
    @danieloldag7624 26 днів тому

    I was 3...i sont remember this song
    .however spirit of 76' i do remember driving into Dallas from Frisco to buy a swing set that was red white and blue with a spirit of 76' theme. Had that swing set into the mid 80s

  • @gjones7547
    @gjones7547 27 днів тому

    Great harmonies, the cutest sexiest song.. i loved this as a kid.. 💕
    I always thought it was some sort of candy bar.. 😅

  • @robertcampbell6349
    @robertcampbell6349 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm still waiting for the Starland Vocal Band CD box set. I hear it has the death metal and gangsta rap versions of Afternoon Delight.

  • @raulraul5776
    @raulraul5776 20 днів тому

    First time to see they perform this song live

  • @RicksPoems
    @RicksPoems Місяць тому +1

    You are so still are number one in the Afternoon Delight. Young and beyond. Love you all, forever. ❤👍

  • @bigg4057
    @bigg4057 Місяць тому +1

    Greatest year of my life 1976
    Class of 1976 ….
    🎼🎸🎸🎸🎸

    • @edwardcricchio6106
      @edwardcricchio6106 7 днів тому

      To get technical with you, you already graduated when this song became popular in the summer of 1976. It was my Class of '77 that was prepping for our senior year that could say it was a popular song for the class that September.

  • @GJ-wz1lm
    @GJ-wz1lm 2 місяці тому +2

    👍 Great song!

  • @richardstrode7846
    @richardstrode7846 16 днів тому

    This is "PURE TALENT" at it's finest
    Auto tune hasn't been born yet
    With John Denver's seal of approval
    You're guaranteed listening pleasure
    thank you guys...

  • @michaelriehl7558
    @michaelriehl7558 3 місяці тому +3

    The opening lyrics gives me chills , so ahead of thier time ❤❤❤❤

  • @wadeadams4263
    @wadeadams4263 2 місяці тому +1

    I always thought that having a beer in the afternoon was better then waiting for dinner

  • @leonardvicari2857
    @leonardvicari2857 3 місяці тому +3

    I was 10 years old when the song came out in 1976

    • @Scott-ri2sy
      @Scott-ri2sy 2 місяці тому

      I was 17

    • @RobertHill-tu2rl
      @RobertHill-tu2rl 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Scott-ri2sy When USA is USA. Long live the constitutional republic

  • @arthurloyola66
    @arthurloyola66 4 місяці тому +2

    I love this beautiful song❤❤❤

  • @capitainebonhomme1609
    @capitainebonhomme1609 5 місяців тому +2

    I'm from a non english speaking background.
    I love the harmony of this song but I didn't know what the song was about... until he few years ago !
    A British female I was chatting with online asked me what I had been up to that afternoon.
    I innocently replied :
    "I enjoyed an afternoon delight with a friend"
    I meant enjoy the beach and a swim in the ocean with my friend.
    The British female then wrote back:
    "That's disgusting, I'm not into that, goodbye"
    Haha 😂😂😂

  • @dadaevan
    @dadaevan 21 день тому

    Fave ONE hit wonder - EVER.

  • @kirstymclean854
    @kirstymclean854 4 місяці тому +2

    I was 4 when that song came out

    • @sherryhannah9262
      @sherryhannah9262 3 місяці тому

      @kirstymclean854 I was older than you when this song came out I was 7

  • @soulman1419
    @soulman1419 Місяць тому

    Sure does bring the memories back. Fabulous 👌

  • @mikeburgan7675
    @mikeburgan7675 2 місяці тому +2

    Wow

  • @stevenlyons491
    @stevenlyons491 6 місяців тому +2

    Good good music from my young years great stuff

  • @suzuuug4703
    @suzuuug4703 7 місяців тому +3

    Maravilloso video de un grupo Perfecto 👍

  • @diyi75
    @diyi75 Місяць тому

    I love this song!

  • @user-zv4ee1vi7t
    @user-zv4ee1vi7t 2 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤ seen this video at least 50 times ❤❤❤

  • @toddgittins5692
    @toddgittins5692 2 місяці тому +2

    When someone breaks out the 12 string, things get serious.

  • @heathergreen6394
    @heathergreen6394 2 місяці тому +1

    ❤❤

  • @LKaramazov
    @LKaramazov 8 місяців тому +8

    How is it they only had one song? Did they anger someone, or were they unreliable? What happened to them?

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 8 місяців тому +1

      @LKaramazov: They had another one called "Lovin' You With My Eyes". But after that, I think they broke up.

    • @Murkoph
      @Murkoph 7 місяців тому +3

      One hit wonders. It happens.

    • @toyman77
      @toyman77 5 місяців тому +1

      It was a HUGE #1 HIT!! They were nominated for four Grammy Awards in 1977 and won two: Best Arrangement for Voices and Best New Artist, the latter award over the group Boston.[4] The song was also in several films.

  • @user-zv4ee1vi7t
    @user-zv4ee1vi7t 2 місяці тому +1

    I see Margot sneaking glances to her right 🤔 she's gorgeous ❤

  • @sherryhannah9262
    @sherryhannah9262 3 місяці тому +1

    I hope y’all will reply to this The Starland Vocal Band had their own summer variety show one regular was a young unknown comic named David Letterman

  • @hertstraveller
    @hertstraveller 13 днів тому

    A classic summer song with the gorgeous harmonies letting the listener float along. I never understood why a Rolling Stone poll voted this the 2nd worse song of the Seventies.Maybe if the Mamas and Pappas had done it 10 years before it would have been received differently..

  • @paulito5745
    @paulito5745 24 дні тому

    I miss afternoon delight.

  • @davidson2004fatboy
    @davidson2004fatboy 6 місяців тому

    DAMN !!! I LOVE SOME MORNING, AFTERNOON, and EVENING DELIGHT WITH Margot Chapman

  • @randomname3715
    @randomname3715 5 місяців тому +1

    Taffy co wrote Take Me Home..

  • @arturoalfredocevallos-garc247
    @arturoalfredocevallos-garc247 Місяць тому

    What was that round black thing that he pulled out from that bag?

  • @sherryhannah9262
    @sherryhannah9262 3 місяці тому

    I also hope y’all will reply to this with two couples the Starland Vocal Band reminds me of an American version of Abba

  • @ddellwo
    @ddellwo Місяць тому

    “Team Margot” always and forever……..!!!!!

  • @Strangleholdintn
    @Strangleholdintn 6 місяців тому

    David LETTERMAN on the right?

  • @redlikewineagain697
    @redlikewineagain697 4 місяці тому +3

    Did you see John's face when that idiot Merve kept grabbing at it. He was like WTF?! He was trying to see if there was a record in there...and there was. 😂😂😂

    • @sketchley80
      @sketchley80 17 днів тому

      😂😂😂 yes too funny JD's subtle wtf face is priceless haha

  • @pgh45rpms
    @pgh45rpms 6 місяців тому +1

    Although "Afternoon Delight" reached # 1 in Billboard's Hot 100, Starland Vocal Band became a one-hit-wonder; Later discs failed to make the Top 40. Starland Vocal Band was made up of rwo married couples. The band broke up in the eary 1980's when both couples divorced.

  • @allangedan7630
    @allangedan7630 Місяць тому

    Margot Chapman was 1 cute lady

  • @thoughtsurferzone5012
    @thoughtsurferzone5012 7 місяців тому +2

    Merv playing dirty songs. 😉😉😉😉

  • @AlanStransman
    @AlanStransman 4 місяці тому

    Is there a more joyful song than this?

  • @pferrelli
    @pferrelli 6 місяців тому +3

    "Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?" Um, because people have jobs?

  • @randall6157
    @randall6157 3 місяці тому

    Margot's voice is a little too hot in the mix, probably because she was closer to her mic than the rest. Mix engineer should have caught it.
    Still nice harmonies, though

  • @violentmo2241
    @violentmo2241 5 місяців тому

    these guys got ripped off by the label. they shared a $66k check. i wonder how much denver made?

  • @user-mg6kn3os6f
    @user-mg6kn3os6f 6 місяців тому +1

    The other singer looks like a Filipina.

    • @helisoma
      @helisoma 5 місяців тому +1

      Margot Chapman was born in Hawaii but yes seems and looks very filipina ...i can't find her ethnicity

    • @knowhere60
      @knowhere60 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@helisIoma
      If from Hawaii, then perhaps Polynesian?

  • @thomasgonzalez1610
    @thomasgonzalez1610 Місяць тому

    Great song, great vocal band. This is lip sync'd though.

  • @spizzenergi2292
    @spizzenergi2292 2 місяці тому

    Fabulous song with perfect harmonies, however I’ve always wondered why the came up with such a crappy band name.

  • @tommytwomommy
    @tommytwomommy 8 місяців тому +3

    Too fast

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 8 місяців тому +1

      @barwick5466: Hmmm, to me it sounded like the same speed as the original studio version.

    • @tommytwomommy
      @tommytwomommy 8 місяців тому

      @@hehhehhuhhuh7014 Yes, it sounds like the original backing track but something is a little off. Maybe they’re going too fast

    • @hehhehhuhhuh7014
      @hehhehhuhhuh7014 8 місяців тому

      @@tommytwomommy They added a flute part to the chorus after they sing the words AFTERNOON DELIGHT. Maybe that is what you are hearing that is different.
      I have heard them singing this song live many times (no lip syncing) and they sound absolutely amazing, most recently in a video from 2007.
      So, I'm not sure why this particular performance is done to the original track.

    • @larry4111
      @larry4111 6 місяців тому +1

      I just played it side by side with the original and it's actually slightly slower. After awhile this one lags behind.

    • @tommytwomommy
      @tommytwomommy 6 місяців тому

      @@larry4111thank you. I knew the cadences didn’t sound right

  • @TLicht-gy2bc
    @TLicht-gy2bc 5 місяців тому

    Was hat Herr Deutschendorf daran verdient ?

  • @bennuballbags2
    @bennuballbags2 Місяць тому

    I read about the history of this song, and literally this group was put together for this song and thats about it. lol

  • @1000mrwayne
    @1000mrwayne 12 днів тому

    What was John Denver’s last hit?
    A mountain

  • @DM-bk2sw
    @DM-bk2sw 2 місяці тому

    Margot Chapman is stunning

  • @BrianTheBeerSnob
    @BrianTheBeerSnob 5 місяців тому

    Margot Chapman has such a great voice. One of my very first crushes. Absolutely gorgeous!