I remember when this song came out. I immediately felt that it was a song protesting the war and asked my dad, a combat veteran from early Vietnam, what it meant. He explained that he felt I was too young to understand what it meant, but that one day I would “get it”. Now I am a the combat veteran, and it really hits home for me. My life came around full circle, so to speak. I “get it” dad…😢
The Youngbloods turned this song into a timeless classic. An intricately woven together masterpiece that is so beautiful that it is addicting. It leaves my senses stunned every time I hear it.
I wish it was just that simple. As I always say, dream big. It costs the same as dreaming small. I would like to hear POR take on the song, In The Year 2525. Searched UA-cam for your review and could not find one.
I first heard this song during my second tour in Vietnam and when I finally got home I was fortunate enough to hear the Youngbloods perform it live. After two years of war, it was one of the best times of my life. Thanks for sharing this story.
Thanks for serving our country. I'm glad you made it home safely. One of my best friends was a chopper pilot there. He picked up wounded soldiers; he doesn't like to talk about it, which is understandable. When he returned, he became a medical doctor. You guys are heroes.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. There are no other versions or renditions of this song that can even begin to measure up to this version. It doesn't get played enough anymore, we could really use it now with all the animosity that we are going through in our country.
Here’s the problem. Your basic “oldies” station tends to play only 300 SONGS! And they play ONLY those 300 tunes TO DEATH! That’s why there are so many songs you never hear. I know. I’ve worked at a few.
Wow... this song affected my generation greatly during this time... and then a little while later, "Darkness, Darkness" tore out our hearts. Jesse Colin Young IS the road map of my generation.
Songs like this defined my youth. One of my favorite songs of all time. This song along with Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire), San Francisco (Scott McKenzie), Abraham, Martin and John (Dion), ... these songs meant something. They were guiding lights for a generation. Thank you Jesse.
I was a little kid when this song came out, and I loved it even though I didn't understand anything about what was going on in the world. When the refrain came around with the verse "Smile on your brother", I would run towards my big brother with the biggest smile I could muster and smash my teeth on his arm. 😊 Literally "Smiling on my brother"!😅
Where'd it guide them to? Job's in corporate America after they got out of college and play time was over and it was time to get serious in life? Because that's what they did, as soon as daddy's money quit paying their way in life they all went out and got job's and started competing with each other for promotions so they could buy a bigger house than the next ex hippie that used to protest the very establishment they were now embracing and working for, by 1980 even the most radical ex hippies that planted bombs in defense plants were hiding in the very comfort and safety of suburban America they'd been protesting just 10 years before, that's if they weren't raking in money from having written books about what they'd done, or better yet working as a technical advisor on a movie about their exploits while they were sitting around waiting for Bill Clinton to write pardons for them.
This was a incredible song to hear on the radio in Late Summer 1969 just before school started up once again. Living in L.A. at the time, "Get Together" reached #3 on the 93 KHJ Boss Radio Chart in August 1969. (#5 on the Billboard Hot 100) Youngbloods were yet another underrated band of the 60"s
Wow! What a kind and beautiful soul Jesse Colin Young is!! He was definitely put on this earth for exactly this message, without The Youngbloods I may have never known this song which I believe framed the end of the 60s perfectly. When I was young the Vietnam war was on TV nightly and it scared me because I thought this was going to be happening throughout my life but this song reassured me that Peace and love was possible and there was a crowd that wanted that. I guess you could say it made me kind of a hippie in my beliefs of caring for others. What a powerful message and powerful interview professor, one of my favorites for sure!!
I’m from your generation and the songs about love and peace really touched me, too. I had grown up in a Canadian Baptist Sunday School that preached love, peace, brotherhood, and never discriminating against anyone. As a result, I was already predisposed to accept the message of that music. I sincerely believed that we were entering a new era of love, brotherhood, and peace. It was extremely discouraging to see so much hatred, prejudice, and violence continuing. My generation is passing and I hope that the young people will step up and choose to reject hatred and bigotry, and that they will be political activists who fight for social and economic justice for their countries.
@@macgrad1 I believe that the generation in their early twenties are much like our generation of people that believed in Peace and love and social justice. I am glad that after Vietnam that no other (north American) generation had to watch on the nightly news of a war of people being killed. I'm with you I still believe we are coming into an Age of Aquarius. Many of us old hippies, so to speak, believe that we can reach out to others and become brothers and sisters. Thank you for your wonderful comments!
This is my favorite song of that time. I love it so much, that I instructed my son to play this at my funeral. He was told to print out the words and give them to everybody to sing along with while waving lighters over their heads.
I used to often bring my guitar to Touro Park in Newport RI to jam with other musicians. “Get Together” was a song everyone would join in on, even people in Navy uniforms and non-hippies. Good Times✨
When the Youngbloods performed this song at the Seattle pop festival in 1969 I perceived a wave of calm from the stage rolling across the throng. Words are not adequate to describe the feeling.
We need that song now is an understatement. Too much hate permeates in this country. This was my favorite interview to date. And you’ve had some great ones!
Sometimes the Universe gets it right. This is one of those times. This song had every ingredient to make it perfect. Words, vocals, music. It sounds as good today as when I was listening on my transistor AM radio in grade school. It really helped a young kid formulate a way of looking at others. I often wonder if artist really understand the effect a truly great bit of music has on individuals. Once again the Professor brings the soundtrack of life.... to LIFE ! Thanks.
I bought that album when it first came out. That song, along with Darkness Darkness has never lost its magic. To me, I feel sometimes God chooses to write a song for us. This is one of them. Whenever I need to feel at peace, it’s always there. Thank you Chet and Jessie for bringing it to us.
"Get Together", one of the most iconic songs of the '60s. Written in 1963, it's probably the first Love and Peace song released. I know how it affected me. Great interview ... thanks Professor!
Heard this song all the time growing up on Mom's radio. A beautiful message that unfortunately is ignored to this day. Maybe we'll figure it out some time, I hold on to that hope.
I remember as a kid of around ten years old, watching the war every night on the evening news. I know it bothered my parents, but my mom was into rock. It was her escape from the world, and she would have the radio on while cooking dinner. She loved this song and would dance around the kitchen when it played. As I grow older, the words of the song mean so much to me, as well as the memory of my mother, God rests her soul. I've asked my wife to have the line "We are but a moments sunlight fading in the grass" placed on my headstone when I pass. Such a beautiful and poignant line.
This is one of the strongest most positive and spiritual songs ever. I have loved it since i first heard it on the radio in 1967. It still brings tears of joy to my eyes.
A timeless classic. What a great story about a powerful song with a powerful message. Like most other music junkies here its one of my all time favorites. Bravo 👏👏👏 Adam. 👏 👏
In my mind there are two parts of any song. The actual music, instruments, vocals, etc; and then the lyrics. And either one can make or break a song. But if both together work together, it's magical.
I was living in San Diego when The Youngbloods released this tune the first time. I was serving in the Navy at the time, and Get Together really seemed to be calling (even begging) all of us to find a way to bring to and end the fear and sadness, due to the war in Viet Nam. Every time I've heard this song, over the years, a tear starts to well up in my heart. If only we ALL could take to heart the words of this tune, our world would be a better place, and will "when the one who left us here, returns for us at last". The youngbloods had another song out at about the same time, I believe, was called "Ridge Top". That was really MY favorite Youngbloods tune. It was along the same line as The Moody Blues tune "Tuesday Afternoon" (one of my all time favorites). Jessie seems to have adopted the feel and meaning of this wonderful tune, one of the defining tunes of the late 1960's. Great interview, Adam, great interview. ;-)
I’ve always loved this song by the Youngbloods. It’s so moving and hits at the heart. ♥ 🙏🎸🎼 Another feel good song is It’s a Beautiful Morning by the Rascals and What a Wonderful World sung by Louis Armstrong. 🌹♥
I graduated from high school in 1969. I know the song, the feeling, and the reason. It seems Jesse Collin Young is seeing the renaissance of a desire for harmony and peace that looks like that time. Our country is divided because the media says it is so. NO! NO! I'm sensing an upsurge of love and inclusion. People want more, and we are embracing our brothers and sisters in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Cheers Jesse!
I listen to the music of my past everyday, coincidentally I've been playing this almost everyday, this and bus stop and the letter are a few of my favorites, only AM radio back then but great songs. Thank you for keeping the music alive.
Interpretation is such a huge part of a songs success. After hearing clips from the other recordings of Get Together, it's easy to hear why the Youngbloods version was so successful. It's wonderful how he gives props to artists like Muddy Waters. Thanks, Prof
"Get Together" may have been The Youngblood's only hit but it was an important song that perfectly represented the times. In 1969, there were protests against the Vietnam War, riots in the streets, and social unrest. The Hippie, Woodstock Generation of the 1960's used the song's message of peace and love as their anthem. Its powerful message still resonates today. Definitely a classic and one of the most memorable one-hit-wonders.
The Youngbloods were not quite a one-hit-wonder. Before "Get Together", they had a minor chart hit "Grizzly Bear" which peaked at No. 52 on the Hot 100 (although it received enough airplay in the Midwest to make the Top 40 on a few local charts, including WLS). But no, not may people would remember it.
Sadly, the hippie generation is now running the world into the ground. They kept the Marxism and ditched all that peace and love b.s. The result is more violence but this time without a cause.
The Youngbloods and Jesse Colin Young were great. Jesse’s lp Ridgetop and Song for Julie were a major staple in beginning of FM Rock stations. Gotta hear Jesse at least once a month!! Get Together is one of the greatest songs ever! Thanks for all you do!!
What he described about singing for free in SF in the '60's... This is what music is all about. That interchange from the original writer/lyricist to whoever has taken that gift to perform as a gift for others who in turn fuel the whole process with the gift of their energy & vibe. ❤
When Jesse speaks, his soft-spoken demeaner reminds me of Dabbs Greer, known for playing the minister on Little House on the Prairie and Old Paul Edgecomb in the Green Mile. Thanks for the great and inspiring interview, Professor.
Of all the songs used in Forrest Gump, I'm glad the Youngbloods version of Get Together was used. It's always been a favorite of mine from the Era of the 60s. Thanks, Professor of Rock for this excellent video!! Get Together has always been one of my favorite songs, period! I love it when you interview the actual artists and get their takes on the music and the era they recorded the music. Love this installment!!!!
Hello there beautiful how are you doing today? I hope you're having a great and beautiful new year, ❤🎈 may this year be brings you good health wealth and joy Amen 🙏 do you think we could be friends?
What made The Youngbloods version special is that the music, pacing, and vocals are a match for the feeling of the lyrics. The earlier versions didn’t have that. Those all had a notable mismatch between what the lyrics convey and what the music and vocals were conveying.
Love him and his voice and that song. I also have his "Song for Julie" album which is a beautiful, story-album about his time living in the canyons, being in love, becoming a father for the first time. Thank you, Jesse, for the music and thank you, Prof, for connecting us with him today! Very interesting!
Well I was 15 in 1969 and a sophomore in high school...we used to play this song all the time at our Catholic guitar mass..what a beautiful song and still resonates all these years later in 2024..thank you very much for the beautiful gift
This is an incredible piece of art. Fantastic guitar play, musicianship, and singing. Truly a perfect version of this song. One of the best songs from our history.
This song has been bouncing around in my head I think all my life. What a good song to have on my minds top 20 for life, thanks Young Bloods. Cool show Professor. T.C.B. 🤟
I met him back in 1974 on the road. He was high energy. Every blessing upon him. A Beautiful Soul! One of my favorite songs ever! I played it too in the 70's. We need it again now more than ever.
Saw Jesse Colin Young in concert back in the 70’s. He was awesome and MELANIE opened for him and damn near blew him off the stage. So cool to see her on stage with him in the footage you provided. They were awesome on that tour. Great show !!!
This is one of those songs that when I hear it start, a certain feeling immediately comes across me. I can’t explain the feeling, but those of you who love music and grew up in the 60s and 70s know what I am talking about. Your interview with Jessie was really enjoyable.
One of my all time favorite Songs and performed by The Youngbloods. It was in 1967 on a car radio. I was in High School and being driven to Cour de Lane ID. I’ll never forget that time or the Song that brings back that time in a heartbeat!I watch all your videos…but this is my favorite to date! GREAT JOB!!!
What a terrific interview, Jesse what an inspirational man! You professor how you lead him down a terrific path, well done sir, great interview, thank you for your talent of music and people!
Sometimes a song looks for the right singer. Jesse was THAT singer. And God Bless Augie who stood up and believed in that song when nobody else would then. God must have took over then!
I have LOVED this song since I heard it as a little girl! To this very day, whenever something tragic happens I play this song. It is TIMELESS, and how I wish we could all "love one another right now"......❤ Thank you for this great interview!!😊
Thank you for highlighting this song and Jesse & The Youngbloods. I saw them around ‘68-‘69 and have been a fan since. I played in a church group back in the 90’s and tried to get them to play this song but at that time they thought it was too ‘60’s.
Changed my thought life. I must have played it a thousand times after buying the Youngblood’s album in ‘69. Inspired me to go in a spiritual direction. Thanks for posting, Adam.
This is one of my all time favorite songs still today. I can't play it and be doing something else but stop and listen intently. Thank you for your channel and bringing up this song.
PoR, that was a great summer song in '69. My ears also perked up when you mentioned the band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Many people probably don't know that they released the real good rockin' hit "Fresh Air" in '70.
Professor, this is my first comment although a long time viewer. Your episodes are a “force multiplier” for the music. This is a beautiful song, obviously, but hearing you provide the context and hearing the singer share how the song came to be just amplifies the meaning of the song in such a beautiful way. Congratulations on another tremendous episode.
This was such a beautiful interview! This song always reminds me of a friend who loves singing it. You are so right that this is the kind of song we need in the world right now. There’s so much division & hatred and it’s bringing us down.
What he says at the end, about "the heart"...THAT is what's missing from so much of today's music experience. The spiritual element a.k.a. God is what put us all together in the first place and will keep the faithful together with Him en masse in the end. This is the message He sends through His minstrels, perfectly delivered in this version of this song.
I’m new to your channel and very impressed. I feel like I’m reliving the 60’s and 70’s (at least the good parts)! You may have already done this and I simply haven’t seen it yet, but one of my favorite groups from the day was Badfinger. Such amazing harmonies and such a tragic story. I would love to see you do an episode on them.
I haven't visited the channel in a while, but this interview with Jesse Colin Young was a good one, professor. I lived through those years when we spoke out against the war. The struggle continues. Many thanks.
I had their albums but seeing Jesse Colin Young and the Yougbloods in concert in 1975 changed everything. The albums were one thing but live WOW, love them to this day.
Thank you for sharing the story of this song. It has always been inspiring to me, so this is like visiting the birthplace of a hero to learn about their origin.
From a soundtrack standpoint, its use in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was one if the most powerful placings I've experienced. Such an incredible and timeless song. The sentiment is so needed now.
Thank you so much for this interview!! I found myself grinning ear to ear, as many years ago, this version of Get Together hooked me much the same way it did him. It served as a gateway to all things Jesse Colin Young and one of my most cherished pieces of vinyl "The Soul Of A City Boy". What a gift he is!! I will never tire of this song or his voice! Thank you Professor!!!
I love this song. So great. Amazing lyrics, and sometimes when I am feeling angry or annoyed at somebody or impatient, I think about it and choose acceptance and a compassionate state of mind over anger.
Just another wonderful interview and presentation Professor. A testament to how well you do these is how often I forward them to friends and family and always say “you gotta see this one, it’s great”. Thanks again!
I heard the Youngbloods in Seattle in the late 60's a number of times. Jesse was very accessible to talk to about all sorts of things. A very nice man.
Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST FEEL GOOD SONG of the rock era?
The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
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I'll nominate ... "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone (?).
Okay, I'll also nominate "Sunshine On My Shoulders" by John Denver.
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves
I remember when this song came out. I immediately felt that it was a song protesting the war and asked my dad, a combat veteran from early Vietnam, what it meant. He explained that he felt I was too young to understand what it meant, but that one day I would “get it”. Now I am a the combat veteran, and it really hits home for me. My life came around full circle, so to speak.
I “get it” dad…😢
Peace be to you.
Thanks for your service and sacrifice.
The Youngbloods turned this song into a timeless classic. An intricately woven together masterpiece that is so beautiful that it is addicting. It leaves my senses stunned every time I hear it.
Agreed! Such a beautiful song!
*"Angelically Beautiful!♡¡"*
I wish it was just that simple. As I always say, dream big. It costs the same as dreaming small.
I would like to hear POR take on the song, In The Year 2525. Searched UA-cam for your review and could not find one.
Their performance was just amazing.
@@Jims_Camera_at_dawn I like that. Gonna try to remember to dream big cost the same
I first heard this song during my second tour in Vietnam and when I finally got home I was fortunate enough to hear the Youngbloods perform it live. After two years of war, it was one of the best times of my life. Thanks for sharing this story.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service!
Thanks for serving our country. I'm glad you made it home safely. One of my best friends was a chopper pilot there. He picked up wounded soldiers; he doesn't like to talk about it, which is understandable. When
he returned, he became a medical doctor. You guys are heroes.
Glad you made it home,Bro! One tour was enough ! Stay well.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. There are no other versions or renditions of this song that can even begin to measure up to this version. It doesn't get played enough anymore, we could really use it now with all the animosity that we are going through in our country.
Amen to that statement! Love it!
I could not agree with you more!
Well said, Bill !
This song is like a warm friend that is there to comfort you.
Here’s the problem. Your basic “oldies” station tends to play only 300 SONGS! And they play ONLY those 300 tunes TO DEATH! That’s why there are so many songs you never hear. I know. I’ve worked at a few.
There could be a thousand versions but this version by Young is the one that lives on in hearts.
Wow... this song affected my generation greatly during this time... and then a little while later, "Darkness, Darkness" tore out our hearts. Jesse Colin Young IS the road map of my generation.
Songs like this defined my youth. One of my favorite songs of all time. This song along with Eve of Destruction (Barry McGuire), San Francisco (Scott McKenzie), Abraham, Martin and John (Dion), ... these songs meant something. They were guiding lights for a generation. Thank you Jesse.
So many classics in your comment!
Agree wholeheartedly, I believe these songs helped make who I am today
I was a little kid when this song came out, and I loved it even though I didn't understand anything about what was going on in the world.
When the refrain came around with the verse "Smile on your brother", I would run towards my big brother with the biggest smile I could muster and smash my teeth on his arm. 😊
Literally "Smiling on my brother"!😅
The 60s were incredible.
Where'd it guide them to? Job's in corporate America after they got out of college and play time was over and it was time to get serious in life? Because that's what they did, as soon as daddy's money quit paying their way in life they all went out and got job's and started competing with each other for promotions so they could buy a bigger house than the next ex hippie that used to protest the very establishment they were now embracing and working for, by 1980 even the most radical ex hippies that planted bombs in defense plants were hiding in the very comfort and safety of suburban America they'd been protesting just 10 years before, that's if they weren't raking in money from having written books about what they'd done, or better yet working as a technical advisor on a movie about their exploits while they were sitting around waiting for Bill Clinton to write pardons for them.
One of those classic songs that still gets played on radio after 50+ years and still gets you singing along, turning up the volume. 📻
No question!
Especially that lovely chorus.
Not on Philadelphia's Classic Rock station WMGK 😢
This was a incredible song to hear on the radio in Late Summer 1969 just before school started up once again. Living in L.A. at the time, "Get Together" reached #3 on the 93 KHJ Boss Radio Chart in August 1969. (#5 on the Billboard Hot 100) Youngbloods were yet another underrated band of the 60"s
I am a 71 year old Marine and I Served 69-72 and I remember this song . Thank you for bring this song to the for front.
Wow! What a kind and beautiful soul Jesse Colin Young is!! He was definitely put on this earth for exactly this message, without The Youngbloods I may have never known this song which I believe framed the end of the 60s perfectly. When I was young the Vietnam war was on TV nightly and it scared me because I thought this was going to be happening throughout my life but this song reassured me that Peace and love was possible and there was a crowd that wanted that. I guess you could say it made me kind of a hippie in my beliefs of caring for others. What a powerful message and powerful interview professor, one of my favorites for sure!!
Thanks My Name!
Songs like these remind us that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
I’m from your generation and the songs about love and peace really touched me, too. I had grown up in a Canadian Baptist Sunday School that preached love, peace, brotherhood, and never discriminating against anyone. As a result, I was already predisposed to accept the message of that music. I sincerely believed that we were entering a new era of love, brotherhood, and peace. It was extremely discouraging to see so much hatred, prejudice, and violence continuing. My generation is passing and I hope that the young people will step up and choose to reject hatred and bigotry, and that they will be political activists who fight for social and economic justice for their countries.
@@macgrad1 I believe that the generation in their early twenties are much like our generation of people that believed in Peace and love and social justice. I am glad that after Vietnam that no other (north American) generation had to watch on the nightly news of a war of people being killed. I'm with you I still believe we are coming into an Age of Aquarius. Many of us old hippies, so to speak, believe that we can reach out to others and become brothers and sisters. Thank you for your wonderful comments!
This is my favorite song of that time. I love it so much, that I instructed my son to play this at my funeral. He was told to print out the words and give them to everybody to sing along with while waving lighters over their heads.
I agree it's one of my favorite songs. I love get together one of the greatest songs of all time.
Thanks Wayne!
Me too. The message cannot be overstated enough.
I used to often bring my guitar to Touro Park in Newport RI to jam with other musicians. “Get Together” was a song everyone would join in on, even people in Navy uniforms and non-hippies. Good Times✨
Very cool!
Awesome!
When the Youngbloods performed this song at the Seattle pop festival in 1969 I perceived a wave of calm from the stage rolling across the throng. Words are not adequate to describe the feeling.
We need that song now is an understatement. Too much hate permeates in this country. This was my favorite interview to date. And you’ve had some great ones!
Sometimes the Universe gets it right. This is one of those times. This song had every ingredient to make it perfect. Words, vocals, music. It sounds as good today as when I was listening on my transistor AM radio in grade school. It really helped a young kid formulate a way of looking at others. I often wonder if artist really understand the effect a truly great bit of music has on individuals. Once again the Professor brings the soundtrack of life.... to LIFE ! Thanks.
Thank you for your kind words and for watching. We can change things one by one. One by one!
It has aged beautifully.
You don't just listen to this song, you feel it!
I have always loved that song very much since it first came out when I was a teenager.
I bought that album when it first came out. That song, along with Darkness Darkness has never lost its magic. To me, I feel sometimes God chooses to write a song for us. This is one of them. Whenever I need to feel at peace, it’s always there. Thank you Chet and Jessie for bringing it to us.
"Get Together", one of the most iconic songs of the '60s. Written in 1963, it's probably the first Love and Peace song released. I know how it affected me.
Great interview ... thanks Professor!
Heard this song all the time growing up on Mom's radio. A beautiful message that unfortunately is ignored to this day. Maybe we'll figure it out some time, I hold on to that hope.
Same here!
The world could use a little loving today.
I remember as a kid of around ten years old, watching the war every night on the evening news. I know it bothered my parents, but my mom was into rock. It was her escape from the world, and she would have the radio on while cooking dinner. She loved this song and would dance around the kitchen when it played. As I grow older, the words of the song mean so much to me, as well as the memory of my mother, God rests her soul. I've asked my wife to have the line "We are but a moments sunlight fading in the grass" placed on my headstone when I pass. Such a beautiful and poignant line.
Not only a one hit wonder but a song for the times !
Amen!
One-Hit Legend? Thought not a fan of the music, the song's message is what makes it the enduring hit it is.
Definitely!
Man, I am really starting to dig this channel a lot. Many blessings to you! 😎😎😎
Thanks! Appreciate you watching!
I was lucky enough to see Jesse in 1969 at the Woodstock Festival the whole crowd sang along . It was such a beautiful thing a wonderful day . ❤
Brilliant tune that i still love today ; peaked at 9 on 8 th November 1969 here in Australia ; remember it well and the Summer it was a hit in
Did you ever see Billy Thorpe?
Thanks Peter!
How old were you in 1969?
This is one of the strongest most positive and spiritual songs ever. I have loved it since i first heard it on the radio in 1967. It still brings tears of joy to my eyes.
This song has a poignant urgency, but with an invitation of peace. So beautiful!
I haven't heard this song in a long time. Now I have to replay this on UA-cam. Thank you.
I was so happy to see Jesse Colin Young! I am a huge fan. Great job getting the interview Adam!
A timeless classic.
What a great story about a powerful song with a powerful message.
Like most other music junkies here its one of my all time favorites.
Bravo 👏👏👏 Adam. 👏 👏
Thanks Hugh!
What an emotional interview. If you were not touched by this, you are not breathing
Loved that song in the tv show The Wonder Years as a junior in high school in early 1989 - nice memories
There isn't any other song that resonates so deeply with so many, words to live by!!!
In my mind there are two parts of any song. The actual music, instruments, vocals, etc; and then the lyrics. And either one can make or break a song. But if both together work together, it's magical.
I was living in San Diego when The Youngbloods released this tune the first time. I was serving in the Navy at the time, and Get Together really seemed to be calling (even begging) all of us to find a way to bring to and end the fear and sadness, due to the war in Viet Nam.
Every time I've heard this song, over the years, a tear starts to well up in my heart. If only we ALL could take to heart the words of this tune, our world would be a better place, and will "when the one who left us here, returns for us at last".
The youngbloods had another song out at about the same time, I believe, was called "Ridge Top". That was really MY favorite Youngbloods tune. It was along the same line as The Moody Blues tune "Tuesday Afternoon" (one of my all time favorites).
Jessie seems to have adopted the feel and meaning of this wonderful tune, one of the defining tunes of the late 1960's. Great interview, Adam, great interview. ;-)
Thank you for your service ❤️
We are so, so fortunate to have this song.
I’ve always loved this song by the Youngbloods. It’s so moving and hits at the heart. ♥ 🙏🎸🎼 Another feel good song is It’s a Beautiful Morning by the Rascals and What a Wonderful World sung by Louis Armstrong. 🌹♥
I graduated from high school in 1969. I know the song, the feeling, and the reason. It seems Jesse Collin Young is seeing the renaissance of a desire for harmony and peace that looks like that time. Our country is divided because the media says it is so. NO! NO! I'm sensing an upsurge of love and inclusion. People want more, and we are embracing our brothers and sisters in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Cheers Jesse!
Well said
I listen to the music of my past everyday, coincidentally I've been playing this almost everyday, this and bus stop and the letter are a few of my favorites, only AM radio back then but great songs. Thank you for keeping the music alive.
Interpretation is such a huge part of a songs success. After hearing clips from the other recordings of Get Together, it's easy to hear why the Youngbloods version was so successful.
It's wonderful how he gives props to artists like Muddy Waters. Thanks, Prof
Exactly!
It is as though it is not even the same song!
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Young’s interpretation is poignant.
You always do great interviews with amazing artists but you really outdid yourself this time! Thank you!!!!!
"Get Together" may have been The Youngblood's only hit but it was an important song that perfectly represented the times. In 1969, there were protests against the Vietnam War, riots in the streets, and social unrest. The Hippie, Woodstock Generation of the 1960's used the song's message of peace and love as their anthem. Its powerful message still resonates today. Definitely a classic and one of the most memorable one-hit-wonders.
Agreed. Thank you Stephen. Great comment.
The Youngbloods were not quite a one-hit-wonder. Before "Get Together", they had a minor chart hit "Grizzly Bear" which peaked at No. 52 on the Hot 100 (although it received enough airplay in the Midwest to make the Top 40 on a few local charts, including WLS). But no, not may people would remember it.
Darkness Darkness was an early FM classic.
My mother was born in 1969 and was three months old at the time of Woodstock. Life changing events.
Sadly, the hippie generation is now running the world into the ground. They kept the Marxism and ditched all that peace and love b.s.
The result is more violence but this time without a cause.
The Youngbloods and Jesse Colin Young were great. Jesse’s lp Ridgetop and Song for Julie were a major staple in beginning of FM Rock stations. Gotta hear Jesse at least once a month!! Get Together is one of the greatest songs ever! Thanks for all you do!!
Excellent interview. Dig all of the early Youngbloods music. JCY has such a beautiful voice.
Thanks for watching!
What he described about singing for free in SF in the '60's... This is what music is all about. That interchange from the original writer/lyricist to whoever has taken that gift to perform as a gift for others who in turn fuel the whole process with the gift of their energy & vibe. ❤
When Jesse speaks, his soft-spoken demeaner reminds me of Dabbs Greer, known for playing the minister on Little House on the Prairie and Old Paul Edgecomb in the Green Mile. Thanks for the great and inspiring interview, Professor.
I can hear that!
Thank you! Been sitting trying to think of who he reminds me of. Love Dabbs Greer.
What a wonderful and meaningful song!! It was perfect for the times!!
Thanks Professor!!
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Thanks for bringing this back; one of the best of all time.
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Of all the songs used in Forrest Gump, I'm glad the Youngbloods version of Get Together was used. It's always been a favorite of mine from the Era of the 60s.
Thanks, Professor of Rock for this excellent video!! Get Together has always been one of my favorite songs, period! I love it when you interview the actual artists and get their takes on the music and the era they recorded the music. Love this installment!!!!
This is a wonderful song with a positive message. Songs like these make a difference. ❤
I agree! Thanks Catherine!
We really need a song like this in today’s times.
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What made The Youngbloods version special is that the music, pacing, and vocals are a match for the feeling of the lyrics. The earlier versions didn’t have that. Those all had a notable mismatch between what the lyrics convey and what the music and vocals were conveying.
Love him and his voice and that song. I also have his "Song for Julie" album which is a beautiful, story-album about his time living in the canyons, being in love, becoming a father for the first time. Thank you, Jesse, for the music and thank you, Prof, for connecting us with him today! Very interesting!
Thanks!
Well I was 15 in 1969 and a sophomore in high school...we used to play this song all the time at our Catholic guitar mass..what a beautiful song and still resonates all these years later in 2024..thank you very much for the beautiful gift
This is an incredible piece of art. Fantastic guitar play, musicianship, and singing. Truly a perfect version of this song. One of the best songs from our history.
Thank you thank you thank you Jesse.One of my all time favorite songs.THIS SONG IS THE MESSAGE.
This song has been bouncing around in my head I think all my life. What a good song to have on my minds top 20 for life, thanks Young Bloods. Cool show Professor. T.C.B. 🤟
Thanks Eric! I knew some Crawfords in a Idaho growing up!
Thanks Professor! Jessie's been on my turntable for 50 years! Nice work!
I met him back in 1974 on the road. He was high energy. Every blessing upon him. A Beautiful Soul! One of my favorite songs ever! I played it too in the 70's. We need it again now more than ever.
Without fail that song puts a lump in my throat and gives me hope.
It should be our planet's anthem.
Saw Jesse Colin Young in concert back in the 70’s. He was awesome and MELANIE opened for him and damn near blew him off the stage. So cool to see her on stage with him in the footage you provided. They were awesome on that tour. Great show !!!
This is one of those songs that when I hear it start, a certain feeling immediately comes across me. I can’t explain the feeling, but those of you who love music and grew up in the 60s and 70s know what I am talking about. Your interview with Jessie was really enjoyable.
One of my all time favorite Songs and performed by The Youngbloods. It was in 1967 on a car radio. I was in High School and being driven to Cour de Lane ID. I’ll never forget that time or the Song that brings back that time in a heartbeat!I watch all your videos…but this is my favorite to date! GREAT JOB!!!
It's like all the elements converged at the right place at the right time. Just an amzing classic.
Amen!
50+ years later, the song sounds incredible.
Always loved this song. All the elements united beautifully in this version for sure. Really enjoyed the interview, too. ❤
I've loved this song since I was a child. My mom had this 45. Great song. And you are right we need this song now
What a terrific interview, Jesse what an inspirational man! You professor how you lead him down a terrific path, well done sir, great interview, thank you for your talent of music and people!
Sometimes a song looks for the right singer. Jesse was THAT singer. And God Bless Augie who stood up and believed in that song when nobody else would then. God must have took over then!
I have LOVED this song since I heard it as a little girl! To this very day, whenever something tragic happens I play this song. It is TIMELESS, and how I wish we could all "love one another right now"......❤ Thank you for this great interview!!😊
Thank you for highlighting this song and Jesse & The Youngbloods. I saw them around ‘68-‘69 and have been a fan since. I played in a church group back in the 90’s and tried to get them to play this song but at that time they thought it was too ‘60’s.
Changed my thought life. I must have played it a thousand times after buying the Youngblood’s album in ‘69. Inspired me to go in a spiritual direction. Thanks for posting, Adam.
This is one of my all time favorite songs still today. I can't play it and be doing something else but stop and listen intently. Thank you for your channel and bringing up this song.
PoR, that was a great summer song in '69. My ears also perked up when you mentioned the band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Many people probably don't
know that they released the real good rockin' hit "Fresh Air" in '70.
Both the song and Jesse Colin Young are national treasures. It's amazing that he still has that sweet, clear tenor voice at 82.
Get together has such a magical guitar and hopeful lyrics. Instant hit up here.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
Professor, this is my first comment although a long time viewer. Your episodes are a “force multiplier” for the music. This is a beautiful song, obviously, but hearing you provide the context and hearing the singer share how the song came to be just amplifies the meaning of the song in such a beautiful way. Congratulations on another tremendous episode.
Another classic that instantly reminds me of the Freedom Rock commercials & CDs!! That was about the first time I owned this song.
I remember that!
"Well, turn it up, man!"
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god this used to play every other commercial break on MTV!!
A great collection of songs.
This was such a beautiful interview! This song always reminds me of a friend who loves singing it.
You are so right that this is the kind of song we need in the world right now. There’s so much division & hatred and it’s bringing us down.
Thanks for watching! Truly!
I agree, it hurts my heart.
Always loved this, the greatest sing-along song of all time!
This interview is such a treat.
Thank you Professor for doing a segment on this wonderful song!❤
Thanks for listening
You must have such a fun job interviewing people. I love your enthusiasm!
What he says at the end, about "the heart"...THAT is what's missing from so much of today's music experience. The spiritual element a.k.a. God is what put us all together in the first place and will keep the faithful together with Him en masse in the end. This is the message He sends through His minstrels, perfectly delivered in this version of this song.
The message of the song resonates as much today as it did way back when.
I’m new to your channel and very impressed. I feel like I’m reliving the 60’s and 70’s (at least the good parts)! You may have already done this and I simply haven’t seen it yet, but one of my favorite groups from the day was Badfinger. Such amazing harmonies and such a tragic story. I would love to see you do an episode on them.
One of the best songs of all time. We need lots more like this.
I was a baby but I remember so many of those late 60's songs and this is one of them. I've always liked it.
Now that is a perfect hippie song :)
Amazing song, and a timeless message. Another favorite, Alvin Lee and Ten Years After, I'd Love to Change the World.
Everytime I watch any of these vids it's like a step back in time. The memories are precious! Thank you so much, Professor of Rock! 🎵 🎼 🎶 🎧
I haven't visited the channel in a while, but this interview with Jesse Colin Young was a good one, professor. I lived through those years when we spoke out against the war. The struggle continues. Many thanks.
I had their albums but seeing Jesse Colin Young and the Yougbloods in concert in 1975 changed everything. The albums were one thing but live WOW, love them to this day.
Thanks for sharing!
Where did you see them at?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It was actually 1974 in Tampa (I am too old trying to remember dates)!! LOL
Thank you for sharing the story of this song. It has always been inspiring to me, so this is like visiting the birthplace of a hero to learn about their origin.
From a soundtrack standpoint, its use in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was one if the most powerful placings I've experienced. Such an incredible and timeless song. The sentiment is so needed now.
Thank you so much for this interview!! I found myself grinning ear to ear, as many years ago, this version of Get Together hooked me much the same way it did him. It served as a gateway to all things Jesse Colin Young and one of my most cherished pieces of vinyl "The Soul Of A City Boy". What a gift he is!! I will never tire of this song or his voice! Thank you Professor!!!
Jesse looks great here. I wish him great health . And longevity.
I love this song. So great.
Amazing lyrics, and sometimes when I am feeling angry or annoyed at somebody or impatient, I think about it and choose acceptance and a compassionate state of mind over anger.
Just another wonderful interview and presentation Professor. A testament to how well you do these is how often I forward them to friends and family and always say “you gotta see this one, it’s great”. Thanks again!
I heard the Youngbloods in Seattle in the late 60's a number of times. Jesse was very accessible to talk to about all sorts of things. A very nice man.
Beautiful and powerful song! Beautiful and powerful interview!