Band Turned a BAD Dad JOKE into the LONGEST Song Title to HIT #1 in the 70s! | Professor of Rock
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- Coming up… an interview with Howard and David Bellamy, aka the Bellamy Brothers… They’re a band that had 10 #1 hits and a top 10 hit in three straight decades on one chart and had one of the biggest #1 hits of the 70s on the pop charts with a song that Neil Diamond’s roadie wrote… “Let Your Love Flow.” Neil didn’t do the song and then it was passed over by others until the Bellamys stepped in and made it a standard. And then they followed it up with another huge hit: “If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me.” That one’s essentially a dad joke, but because of its title, everyone still remembers it. Coming up on Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for our latest edition of Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. Stories you won’t hear anywhere else! Today we have a special session with the Bellamy brothers on their two biggest hits, the 70s number one smash Let Your Love Flow and this dad joke extraordinaire hit If I said you you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me… one of the longest song titles ever and a song that’s pretty much a dad joke! ha ha The Bellamy Brothers had 10 #1 hits, not the country charts but were a major crossover success like Kenny Rogers and Eddie Rabbit. they also had a top 10 hit in 3 straight decades on that charts one of of only a few artists or bands to do that.
Let Your Love Flow was written by Neil Diamond roadie Larry Williams but it didn’t really fit Neil’s style and other artists passed on it including Johnny Rivers but the Bellamy brothers knew it was a smash… But in the case of If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, the song was written by David Bellamy and derived its double entendre dad joke song title from a Groucho Marx line. David used to watch Groucho on, You Bet Your Life, where Marx used the saying while interviewing an attractive female contestant, then shook his cigar and raised his eyebrows as he always did. You couldn’t do that today that’s for sure!
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Poll: Who is your pick for the GREATEST DUO of all Time?
Walter Becker & Donald Fagen (aka, Steely Dan)
Simon & Garfunkel
Johnny & June
Seals and Crofts (Had the 45 to Diamond Girl)
England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
Hall & Oates.
Back when a double-entendre could be endearing and risque at the same time and nobody's feelings got hurt. Lord, I miss growing up in the 70s & 80s.
I agree! I LOVED this song! Even as a youngster, I got a tickle from the title! lol To me, I got that it was a cute, joke, fun song! 💜💜💜 I miss the days, when people didn't get offended, over something that truly was not meant to be offensive. I was raised by my Maternal grandparents, who I called Mom & Dad (may they rest in peace). They loved the Bellamy Brothers, and they loved the song, and they also, thought that it was a cute, funny song! 💜 I loved seeing them having fun, dancing together, to it! 😊💜
Al Jaffee, the artist who did all those MAD Magazine fold-ins, passed away a little over a year ago at the ripe old age of 102.
I saw that!. Such a legend.
Editor Al Feldstein's MAD had the "Usual Gang of Idiots" writing & drawing (& painting. Can't forget those Norman Mingo covers!). Don Martin, Sergio Aragones, Mort Drucker, Antonio "Spy Vs Spy" Prohias & genius Al Jaffee. I grew up obsessed with the paperbacks.
Thanks for the memories! 😅😅😅@@johnpjones182
@@johnpjones182when al jaffee died a local thrift store put up.a display of mad mags and paperbacks i should have bought a few some vintage like 5 10 dollars others just a dollar i still have the one dennis oddman on rhe cover feature the blahblahpahloser festival with scary ferrell haha
A sense of humor gives you a long life. ( I’ll live to 140 years) 😂
"Let Your Love Flow" is a certifiable classic,hands down.
Amen!
Yes.
Definitely
100%
Really the perfect country/pop/folk crossover. It fits in all categories and no one complains.
I am from the Bellamy Brothers’ hometown. My parents went to school with them. There was a picture of them in their yearbook. I used to talk to their mom when she would bring her white Cadillac through the local car wash where I worked as a kid. Very nice lady. (She was good friends with the owner). I even recorded some saxophone parts on some demos for his son and played with the son live at The Rattlesnake Festival that use to happen in our hometown.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
How cool is that!!! Awesome!
Nice
Florida? Dunnellon?
I’m from Brooksville. My mom, dad & aunts and uncles went to Pasco with Howard and David also. My grandpas homestead is very near their ranch on Old Mission road. I’m gonna bet our families know one another. I lived in St Joe for a short minute decades ago but I moved to Colorado in 1990. I see Howard & David every time they come through this neck of the woods.
David played “You ain’t just whistling Dixie” and dedicated it to my uncle Bobby when he died back in 08. Howard and uncle Bobby worked on a survey crew together before Let Your Love Flow took off
I knew the second I saw the thumbnail it was gong to be “If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me.” As a college DJ, both at the University station and at a commercial FM station I developed such a wonderful history and appreciation of what is now Classic Rock.
Thanks for watching!
I wouldn't call it a "dad joke" though. That's kind of pervy.
I did, as well.
What a title that is!
Man!!! Let your love flow is one of those songs that if it doesn't give you a jolt, you must be dead!!! Bellamy Brothers were all over the place all the time in the 70s... Good stuff Prof!!!❤🎉🎉🎉❤
The Bellamy Brothers voices blend so well together that it sounds like a man with 2 voices. I heard them down play it but man their harmonies are spot on! My favorite line in the interview " we were broke but we sounded great" when they bought the pa equipment, lol. Fantastic interviews, love these guys glad to see you doing crossover hits too! Fantastic episode!
Thanks My Name!
They almost sound like twins but they’re 4 years apart!
The Bellamy Brothers are another group that I "forgot about". Growing up in the 70s, they were on the radio all the time. I remember hearing them on drives to my grandparents or on the road going on vacation. But as I got older and listened to different music, they faded in my memory. But alas, PoR does a video on them with an interview and brings back some great memories of being in the car with the family.
Thanks for commenting.
I don't think "alas" means what you think it means 😊
@@chrisbenson6683, yes, poor choice on my part.
Adam, what I love most about your show, what keeps me coming back every day, is how you remind me of music that I have loved and forgotten about. It cracks me up to remember hearing my mother sing “Beautiful Body” in the car. Forgetting her 12 year old son was there. I remember being a young adult and hearing “Let your love flow” and not being able to stop singing along. Your show is like a Time Machine and I just want to thank you for taking us on that ride every day!
In 1979, I was a DJ on a small town country station. These two songs were the most requested songs on my shift, even ahead of the new songs. I never tired of playing them.
Adam. Thanks so much for this interview!! Such an often overlooked duo. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up in the 70s and 80s listening to the Bellamy Brothers as a country fan. Their 2 cd greatest hits collection titled " let your love flow" is one of the albums i still listen to today. They're awesome. Great songs and great harmony.
Wow, you did country! Man, i love the bellamy brothers. These two, r ed nec k girl, old hippie...too much is not enough...awesome duo.
Oh another wonderful blast from the past …. Love ‘let your love flow’ . Thanks Prof ❤
Thanks for listening
When they were saying that the British music industry hate's steel guitar, I immediately came to understand Mark Knopfler's verse in "Money For Nothing"...
"And he's up there, what's that?
Hawaiian noises?"🏝
@@LazyIRanch !
Whenever I need to get out of a sad place I listen to "Let your love flow". I can't help but sing along and bob my head side to side. Such a positive uplifting definitive version by the Bellamy Brothers 💜
Thank you, SO MUCH, for doing this particular interview! I LOVE The Bellamy Brothers! 😊💜 I grew up, looking them! 😊💜 I am 54 years old! I still remember my parents taking me to, the Drive-in Movie to, see Little Darlings, when I was about 10 years old! 😊 💜 (My parents "date nights" were going to the movies, constantly...and they always brought me along, until I was able to, be old enough, to stay home alone. My Mom & Dad were actually, my Maternal Grandparents. I miss them a lot. May they rest in peace.) 💜 When we went to see Little Darlings, and "Let Your Love Flow" in the film, All 3 of us, just started singing along! 😊💜 None of us, knew that we WERE going to start signing and we all laughed together! 😊💜 Such a great meeting memory! 💜 Also, as a youngster, I got a kick out of the song, "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body..."! lol 😉 😅 My Mom & Dad also, loved the song, and I loved watching them, dance to it! 😊💜 They had fun, when they did, and they were great dancers! What a wonderful walk down memory lane! 💜💜 You always do such a great job, with these interviews! Again, I really thank you for this one! 💜💜💜💜
Let Your Love Flow is one of my all-time favorite songs. I loved it the first time I heard it and still love it today. "If I said you had a beautiful body... is another classic song that doesn't get old. Thank you, Professor for enlightening us with backgrounds on some of the greatest music of all time. Keep up the great work.
What’s better then an episode of Professor of rock during the day, TWO episodes of Professor of Rock in a day. Thank You Adam.
One of them great old sing along songs. Going country for awhile I listened to Bellamy Brothers alot. Great duo. Such classy guys. Just a fantastic interview. Professor you rock! What more can I say???
Great band, but for some reason they're still underrated. Their song "Old Hippie" perfectly described one of my favorite teachers in highschool and it became his nickname. He was a quiet guy but he'd grin when he heard that in the hallway. Howard and David are great!
The Bellamy Brothers were a great duo. They were underappreciated. They had a unique style. And those harmonies. Wow.
Under appreciated?
You haven’t been hanging out with country folk, have you?
I grew up on early 80's country music. It's what my mom listened to so by default that's what I listened to. Bellamy Bros., Eddie Rabbit, Alabama, Kenny Roger's, etc.. That kind of stuff brings back memories for sure.
This sure is a lengthy title to memorise. Also, I love your interviews, Adam, they're a fantastic way of learning more about the song's origins.
Thanks Trina!
I remember weekend games at the Oakland Coliseum to watch the A's. Song was always played. Along with Groovin' and many others.
I got to see them in the late 80s/early 90s and they put on a great show. I got their autograph on a t-shirt.
I loved everything they put out.
I've always loved this sweet song, it makes feel happy. Let Your Love Flow is just a joyous sound, The Bellamy Brothers made some magic!
Yes they did.
It uplifts our spirits!
The bass line on Let Your Love Flow just makes that song for me. That's up there with some of the greatest all time bass lines like Joe Osborne's "Let The Sunshine In" line. Finally, today I learn it was the great Emory Gordy who also filled in in Elvis' TCB Band when Jerry Scheff was unavailable. Great interview!
I love that you are featuring this GEM of a song, Let Your Love Flow, by the Bellamy Brothers! It's such an uplifting, feel-good song that I grew up with and love singing along with. Love you, Bellamy Brothers!!!! ❤❤
Two videos in one day posted must be Christmas you rock professor of Rock 🤘🤘🤘🤘..
I love the interviews
You rock!
IKR? What have we done to deserve this treat! WooHoo!
Judging by some of the inserts, I get the impression that this one snuck out before a final edit. Even if that's the case, it's a winner!!
Two-fer Tuesday
Where is the other one?
LOVE The Bellamy Bros. I wish I could find a podcast like this for all of classic country music.
Regardless of what type of music you love, Let Your Love Flow is one of those rare songs that can crossover in ALL music genres.
Agreed! So good!
I agree too.
Yes because it has that universal appeal!
Including classical, metal, gagaku and enka? Sorry; I know what you meant..."Let Your Love Flow" is great.
I’ve been a fan of them since let your love flow.
I’ve met them quite a few times over the years…..always rooted for them to be country duo of the year….at least once.
Last year I finally had the opportunity to share the stage with them. I was hired to play drums for the band that opening up for them. Hung out with them and their band….super nice guys. They compliment our show before theirs.
It was a big deal.
Long live the Bellamy Brothers.
What a wonderful memory!
You make a old man feel young again. You're show reminds me of being full of energy. Today I completely my 7th decade and starting the 8th. Thank for the great shows.
Ha ha! That's so great to hear!
Happy birthday!
I love the Bellamy Brothers. Old Hippie is a super underrated song.
I was literally driving this afternoon listening to the Bellamy Brothers and thought that it would be amazing to have the PoR do a video on them. Thank you for another amazing video!
As soon as I heard the first notes, I remember Little Darlings.
So many good songs by the Bellamy Brothers. My favorite is You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie. Fantastic song. I also have to comment on the Neil Diamond Gold album shown behind you. Recorded Live at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. My favorite Neil Diamond album and there's a lot to chose from.
I was blossoming in my teens when the song came out. I was always told that the only time i was "flat" was when i sang...(think Dolly!) Young and cute, and i cant tell you how frequently i got that line! That and the "nurse goodbody." (I became an RN, currently retired/disabled.) Oh to be so young and cute again, and know what i know now!
Thanks for covering The Bellamy Brothers on your channel. As a fan of music with an eclectic taste, I really appreciate this!!
LOL school days memories, I think. These songs stood out for years back then. Constantly used as a pickup line and as a joke. Thanks for bringing up the great memories. 🍕🍕🔥😎✌️
I lived in Tampa, Town and Country in the 80’s as a teen . CO89…I passed by their tour bus all the time on Sheldon Rd… funny to hear them mention Tampa…. My Grandparents were C & W fans…. I was going to country concerts with them for years… state fairs etc…. I remember Ronnie Miilsap, Bellamy Brothers, Slyvia, but Loretta Lynn, jeez…..I turned out to be universal fan of most music with Prince, Cyndi, The Cure, Madonna and Peter Murphy ending up being my faves but in the late 70’s/ early 80’s seeing the Bellamy’s and above mentioned close up and playing was a real school of watching em perform and sing… my taste in music is verity different now but I will always appreciate… because appreciation of music is it’s own thing…. Thank you, guys for sharing
What was cool about country in those days is adults sat in the seats and children danced up front ……prepared me for slam dancing 10 years forward
I love that they are still sporting their trademark mustaches. That was the facial hair trend in the 1970’s. My DH currently has his mustache like that now. (So what if it’s gray now)
Thanks for sharing The Bellamy Brothers. They were my first country band I ever became a fan of. And the cool thing is they live on the ranch that’s only about 15 miles from our house. And whenever we drive to Tampa we travel on a beautiful country road named Bellamy Brothers Boulevard!
You talked about the Bellamy Brothers having crossover success and mentioned that Kenny Rogers and Eddie Rabbit did as well but forgot about Dolly Parton's crossover success. She had a hit with her song 9 to 5 and a huge hit with Islands in the Stream (her duet with Kenny Rogers).
Love it! Just yesterday I was listening to the Bellamy Brothers sing one of my favorite songs, You ain't just whistling Dixie. I never knew Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn covered Let your love flow, but then again, I'm not surprised. Conway Twitty covered songs by the Eagles and The Pointer Sisters. Having lived in Nashville, I actually toured Conway Twitty's home that was near Nashville, in 1984. Thanks Professor!
when i was aprox. 16 .. the bros played in Elmira NY .. when they said.. is there any old hippies out there.. i stood up fist in the air .. yea !!! .. i was the only one lol all the audience turned around casting their judgement.. the taller of the 2 Bellamy's said well this song is for that kid .. i am 54 now so it was quite awhile
The brothers used to come into an office where I worked. They made sure we all had tickets to their show with special seating. Great people and great music. I keep their CD in my car as a pick-me-up when I’m low. I can belt it out and let the negatives go.
Meet these guys several times, the coolest guys, still see them when they come close. This video, glad you did this, been flowing these two since 1980, 14 concerts to date.
If you can get an interview with Dave Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler of the The Sundays, that would be one of the holy grails for rock interviews, as they have gone nearly radio silent after the Static and Silence album in 97.
I'm trying!
@@ProfessorofRock 😁
Let your love flow as a classic song that will live on for many years. The Bellamy Brothers are still a big deal in the northern parts of the Tampa Bay area, where they have a couple roads named after them. Really enjoyed the interview.
Have always loved The Bellamys. Thanks Adam, for the interview.
Thanks for listening
Glad you are doing some more popular crossover country artists like the Bellamy Brothers. He's an Old Hippie is another great one of theirs and over time has become my favorite of theirs. Great interview!
The inspiration was from Groucho Marx? It sounds very much like something he would say! I just got a mental flash of that phrase being said in Groucho’s voice.
I loved this song even if I didn't quite understand it when it was new - I was only nine years old at the time, but I was familiar with it because my mother loved country music. Haven't heard about these guys in a long time, good to see they're still around.
I would like to hear more from them, great job Professor
Great Song.
It may never get old.
That was such a great song. Glad to see those two are still around.
Thanks!
Both of this songs came out during my youth and I love them. I hadn't heard "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body..." in many years; they actually used it in one my exercise classes.
Probably my three favorite songs by the Bellamy brothers (in ni particular order) are "Let Your Love Flow", "When I'm Away From You" and "Old Hippie" (the single version over the album version...wish I could find an MP3 of the single version).
What a great interview Adam I didn’t want it to end.
Being a big country music fan, especially classic country, the Bellamy Brothers are always one of my favorites duos. Thanks for this professor.
Mad Magazine! Yeah! Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
God I love The Bellamy Brothers.
I love Swamp Witch too as well as other Jim Stafford songs. Swamp Witch was one of the songs that got me into writing folk horror.
That was Good. Thanks Professor👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That was great. I had no idea they were still around or that they were popular. They were a Florida act when I was in service. Kinda cool to see them, again.
Woot! I’m off to see the Bellamy Brothers in concert in May. My dad loved them back in the day. Good memories.
I love episodes like this. I had no idea who these guys were, but I sure remember "Let Your Love Flow". Great to learn about them.
Highly underrated duo. Thanks for interviewing them.
I love both of those songs. I will admit, I didn't get the Dad joke until about 10 years ago.
They are SO good! I saw them live a few years ago and wow, they still sounded amazing.
Wow! My sister introduced me to Swamp Witch Hattie!! R.I.P. Sis!!✌🐢
I came home today and stepped into the time machine. Two great songs that I almost never hear these days. I also remember Spiders & Snakes from the year I was in 4th grade. Thanks for the memories!
Absolutely love this song..
Thank you for the great. Interview, such nice guys. And great reformers.
They have so many great tracks.. saw them few years ago. underrated in my opinion.
Feelin the Feelin is my favorite - Impressive you got to sit down and talk to these guys
I've loved these guys music since I first heard Let Your Love Flow. Love their country stuff.
Swamp Witch is one of my favorites! Jim Stafford was great at ballads, even tho his Mr. Bojangles wasn't very accurate to the story from what I understand Stafford's version is an amazing take with a lot of heart
Thankyou for this interview
They really sell it, a couple a happy dudes just singing for the ladies. Very good indeed.
Such a cool interview Professor! Great memories from those songs. 🤘🔥
I was helping my dad out in the shop working on a transmission when If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body came out. Dad and I stopped working and laughed and laughed.
Pure talent, and humble guys.
What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing ❤
Really enjoyed yet another great episode. Keep these jewels coming!
The Bellamy Brothers had a great run of hits! And they’ve stood the test of time! Whistling Dixie should round out the top three!
OH YAY! We get a SECOND episode today!!
I loved this song when I was a little kid! I remember watching a film on TV and this song was playing during the closing credits. It was such a happy song! For days after, I kept singing the chorus and I bet driving my mom NUTS!! LMAO!! 🎶Just let you love flow like a mountain stream and let you love show and you’ll know what i mean, it’s the season. Let your love fly like a bird on the wind dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah🎶… HEY I think I was 5 or 6 back then….
I am as surprised as you.
Such a classic!
Excellent interview!
Romeo & Juliet, Anthony & Cleopatra, Adam & Eve, Bogie & Bacall,
Sears & Roebuck, Penn & Teller, Dun & Bradstreet, Proctor & Gamble,
Me & Mrs Jones, Pancho & Lefty, Jack & Diane, Frankie & Johnny,
Law & Order, Sanford & Son, McMillan & Wife, Lois & Clark,
Over & Out.
I have never even heard of this song before.... Let your love flow, everyone knows, but the other one? never before...
Love the Bellamy Brothers!
They have so many good songs.
Let your love flow is a classic and I still sing along to this day. The other versions are nice, but there version is THE VERSION. I only vaguely remember the song that is in the thumbnail.
My favorite country group. My country playlist has more of their songs than anyone else.
This is one of those songs where if I’m traveling to my destination and it’s playing on the radio I’ll just sit there and enjoy listening til it’s over before I get out. God I miss the good positive music of a time past....
I agree! So good!
Yes! Good vibes only.
if I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me. one of the great chord songs to jam on a guitar. The lyrics were easy to learn so it is still in my music jam rotation
Good edition. Thanks.
You couldn't spend any time in a bar in the 70's that you didn't hear these guys on the radio or jukebox.
Conway and Loretta recorded Spiders And Snakes as well.