1969, I was an Army Brat living in Ft. Campbell and a Red Cross volunteer at the Hospital. Out those gates and on down the road were sit ins and all types of music festivals held to sing out in peace. It was a very strange world then. It's a very strange world now.
Great song....and this old record player is over the top! What great sound...nothing like vinyl on an original record player. The bass, and sound, is far superior to what you get with CDs or MP3s.....how I miss the old days!!!
I got drafted in 1969 and I didn't remember this title. As I listened to it, it started to come back. It's funny how you forget such things like that. I loved the music from that time. I think I will just sit here and listen to this song over and over for a while and make up for all the times that I missed it. I love this group. All of their work was wonderful !!!!!
I SERVED IN "NAM" DURING 1969-1970. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SONGS THAT GOT ME THROUGH THAT DISASTER THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OUR "BROTHERS" MAY GOD BLESS YOU FELLOW SERVICEMAN( I WAS WITH THE 173RD AIRBORNE AS A "SLICK" PILOT(IF YOU REMEMBER, A SLICK WAS A TRANSPORT HELICPTOR) WHAT WAS YOUR UNIT AND WHAT WAS YOUR JOB. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL ME IT'S O.K.
I have the utmost respect for you Vietnam vets. You guys went through hell over there, and were treated like scum upon your return to the states by worthless scum, aka hippies.
Gracias al youtuber 45Vault, desde Venezuela, me hizo regresar a mi infancia donde esta eran mis canciones de cuna para dormir, como diría mi padre, para calmar el incansable toro, me hizo regresar 43 años en el tiempo, Mil Gracias de todo corazón.
I think the chorus in this song is his best in his repertoire. How it changes tempo towards the end is neat. As for the entire song, I love Sweet Cherry Wine.
All Hail, to the Leslie Doppler Cabinet, creatively applied to the vocal refrains in the verses on this song. More typically the found paried with tone wheel Hammond Organs, artists of that era and earlier...well, I must correct myself.. even currently, discriminating artists continue to restore them and lug the beasts around with them on tour. Paul Schaffer wouldnt be caught dead without a pair (for stereo effect I'm told). Nice upload. Also see the Cyrkle's version (produced by James) I
Slower tempo than the Clique's version. The re-verb sound was typical of TJ and Shondell's music in the late 1960's such as Crimson and Clover. Interesting that it was released as a single in Germany, but not in the U.S.
Yes...this was released on a 45 BUT...TJ went under the name of The Clique..and that how it was played on the radio.. The original Sugar On Sunday is by the Clique but it is TJ :-)
I love the vintage turntable, but I never believed in stacking 45's, since they're smaller than LP's, the one being played can slip and cause the sound to be distorted. You might want to think about that, eh? Just a suggestion, OTW thumbs up!
no evensout... The Clique was fronted by TJ. The song is also found on a compilation CD I have of TJ and Shondells. The arrangement by the Clique is slightly different yes..but TJ's voice is definitely leading
Seems to work better as a mid-tempo ballad than the sped-up arrangement of the Clique's version. Waaay too much reverb, but I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time (1968).
Many people think vinyl is better than digital. Not necessarily so: Most CDs of oldies use an inferior stereo mix rather than superior mono, single mix. Its because many music execs automatically assumed "stereo is better than mono". Plus its hard to locate decades-old master tapes of mono mixes of classic songs. Back in the 60s & 70s many sound engineers and producers didn't really know how to mix into stereo, making it sound dull, flat, and annoying. Singles were in mixed mono, then compressed to sound HOT over a car AM radio, which is how most people first heard these great songs. They "jumped" out the radio, and hooked you!. A CD of mono-mixed oldies could easily challenge, if not beat, vinyl.
sorry, but TJ didn't sing on the clique's version (which even he has said before). the clique was a group out of LA, had two minor hits Superman & I'll hold out my hand. Members included: Gary Zekley, Mitchell Bottler, Randy Shaw, David dunham, and Cooper Hawthorne. TJ also wrote Tighter, Tighter for alive & kicking--didn't sing on that one either.
One of the best songs by a band I love. It makes me tear up. So little new pop has that effect on me.
1969, I was an Army Brat living in Ft. Campbell and a Red Cross volunteer at the Hospital. Out those gates and on down the road were sit ins and all types of music festivals held to sing out in peace. It was a very strange world then. It's a very strange world now.
Great song....and this old record player is over the top! What great sound...nothing like vinyl on an original record player. The bass, and sound, is far superior to what you get with CDs or MP3s.....how I miss the old days!!!
love this song... from Tommy James' voice, to the guitar, to the background... great song!
I got drafted in 1969 and I didn't remember this title. As I listened to it, it started to come back. It's funny how you forget such things like that. I loved the music from that time. I think I will just sit here and listen to this song over and over for a while and make up for all the times that I missed it. I love this group. All of their work was wonderful !!!!!
I SERVED IN "NAM" DURING 1969-1970. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SONGS THAT GOT ME THROUGH THAT DISASTER THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF OUR "BROTHERS" MAY GOD BLESS YOU FELLOW SERVICEMAN( I WAS WITH THE 173RD AIRBORNE AS A "SLICK" PILOT(IF YOU REMEMBER, A SLICK WAS A TRANSPORT HELICPTOR) WHAT WAS YOUR UNIT AND WHAT WAS YOUR JOB. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL ME IT'S O.K.
Thank you, Alan....(USN 74-77)
God Bless You T Y my brother! So glad you came back!💗✌😇🙋♀️
I have the utmost respect for you Vietnam vets. You guys went through hell over there, and were treated like scum upon your return to the states by worthless scum, aka hippies.
REMINDS ME WHEN I SERVED IN THE 173RD AIRBOURNE IN 1969-1970 IN VIETNAM
A great song by Tommy James & The Shondells. One of my favorites. Awesome! Great stuff!
Good song. OMG love the turntable!
Love these guys, love this song!!! The Cliques version was awesome as well!!
Gracias al youtuber 45Vault, desde Venezuela, me hizo regresar a mi infancia donde esta eran mis canciones de cuna para dormir, como diría mi padre, para calmar el incansable toro, me hizo regresar 43 años en el tiempo, Mil Gracias de todo corazón.
Demais !
Adoro a música!😘😍
wundervoll.stammt aus meiner jugendzeit.
Beautiful!⚘😍
GRACIAS LUIS POR COMPARTIRME ESTA CANCION ES HERMOSA, Y MUY TIERNA.
We grew up in a fun time back in the 60s
God... this turntable! Iwas a litlle child!
I've always liked this song, if you haven't done so, click on Tommy James live version--it's probably over there on the right!
I think the chorus in this song is his best in his repertoire. How it changes tempo towards the end is neat. As for the entire song, I love Sweet Cherry Wine.
great song! plus, that player is cool as hell
I like this music. Maybe someone can upload "Kathleen McArthur" by Tommy James & The Sondells? That would be great!
What a beautiful machine
All Hail, to the Leslie Doppler Cabinet, creatively applied to the vocal refrains in the verses on this song.
More typically the found paried with tone wheel Hammond Organs, artists of that era and earlier...well, I must correct myself.. even currently, discriminating artists continue to restore them and lug the beasts around with them on tour. Paul Schaffer wouldnt be caught dead without a pair (for stereo effect I'm told). Nice upload. Also see the Cyrkle's version (produced by James) I
I had a 45 of this song but this is not the version I remember. And I can't find the version anywhere. Now I'm sorry I tossed my 45s.
@evensout The Clique were from Houston, Texas and their record label was based in L.A.
Slower tempo than the Clique's version. The re-verb sound was typical of TJ and Shondell's music in the late 1960's such as Crimson and Clover. Interesting that it was released as a single in Germany, but not in the U.S.
Yes...this was released on a 45 BUT...TJ went under the name of The Clique..and that how it was played on the radio.. The original Sugar On Sunday is by the Clique but it is TJ :-)
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
to punkykid3: the version you may be thinking of is by the Clique Sugar On Sunday
I love the vintage turntable, but I never believed in stacking 45's, since they're smaller than LP's, the one being played can slip and cause the sound to be distorted. You might want to think about that, eh? Just a suggestion, OTW thumbs up!
no evensout... The Clique was fronted by TJ. The song is also found on a compilation CD I have of TJ and Shondells. The arrangement by the Clique is slightly different yes..but TJ's voice is definitely leading
Where can I buy this record player with spindle and drop down records?
Seems to work better as a mid-tempo ballad than the sped-up arrangement of the Clique's version. Waaay too much reverb, but I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time (1968).
Many people think vinyl is better than digital. Not necessarily so: Most CDs of oldies use an inferior stereo mix rather than superior mono, single mix. Its because many music execs automatically assumed "stereo is better than mono". Plus its hard to locate decades-old master tapes of mono mixes of classic songs.
Back in the 60s & 70s many sound engineers and producers didn't really know how to mix into stereo, making it sound dull, flat, and annoying. Singles were in mixed mono, then compressed to sound HOT over a car AM radio, which is how most people first heard these great songs. They "jumped" out the radio, and hooked you!.
A CD of mono-mixed oldies could easily challenge, if not beat, vinyl.
the clique is an entirely different group. their version is a little faster.
its like acid for twelve year olds
What's that black thing spinning around in the video? HaHa... Just kidding. The audio is excellent.
sorry, but TJ didn't sing on the clique's version (which even he has said before).
the clique was a group out of LA, had two
minor hits Superman & I'll hold out my hand. Members included: Gary Zekley, Mitchell Bottler, Randy Shaw, David dunham, and Cooper Hawthorne.
TJ also wrote Tighter, Tighter for alive & kicking--didn't sing on that one either.
The pronunciation of "femme" is very off.
The Clique’s version was much better...they worked with TJ and the Shondells