FIRST TIME HEARING Fanny - Butter Boy REACTION
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I'm so happy you found Fanny. They're one of the original pioneers of women in an all-female rock band, along with the Go-Go's, Runaways etc even though they're not as well known.
1st album "Fanny" released in 1970. "Blind Alley", "Charity Ball" are good songs for the next round 🤘
Just found out about these ladies last year - good rockin!
Check out this live version of Young & Dumb - Jean M getting her Janis on!
ua-cam.com/video/N4l6FU74pUY/v-deo.html
Yeah, the Millington’s and company were pretty cool… and while this song is good, track down some of their live performances… they kicked ass!
Beat Club uploaded a bunch of stuff last year. Among the best is the stuff from Fanny's set.
Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
All female, as well as biracial. They didn't push the envelope, they set it on fire!
Fanny is the first girl group that plays thier instruments the song Charity Ball charted.
Fanny was awesome. Four very talented ladies who could rock out. There are some clips out on UA-cam recorded for a German TV show, that show just how talented they were and rock out a bit more than this song does. Check those out. They should have been a lot bigger than they are, but were maybe to a bit too far ahead of their time. I remember their song Charity Ball being played on the radio in the early 70s.
That German Show is Called Beat Club. It was on German TV From 1965 to 1972 from Bremen West Germany. The site on UA-cam contains a wealth of videos of Bands from that era, American, British, German and from the rest of Europe. Great Bands a lot of people have never heard but should!
@@GairBear49 Yes Beat Club, I couldn’t recall the name when I posted earlier. I also love the Old Grey Whistle Test clips from the BBC. Some great stuff on there as well.
@@GairBear49
Still BC won't allow Fanny to issue a CD of their OWN performance.
So glad you found Fanny. They did a great cover of Derek and the Domino's "Badge"
They also did the Beatles' Hey Bulldog.
@@dennisloveland498 And lastly Marvin Gaye's "Aint That Peculiar"
I don't recall Derek and the Dominoes covering this Cream song (I'll research that). I do remember hearing it in '69 when it was released, and seeing Eric performing it on his 2001 World Tour. Check out the DVD recorded in Los Angeles. You can hear me screaming.
@@bobbailey8282 No they didn't. I accidently referred to Derek and the Dominos where I really meant Cream as the band that did "Badge" , Fanny covered it.
" Badge " my favorite song by CREAM
FINALLY! Someone reacted to Fanny! "Butter Boy" would be like 5 or 6 down my suggested list, though. You MUST MUST MUST check out the live Beat Club videos(with the blue-screen background, the ones with overlayed graphics will kill your eyes!) "Blind Alley" rocks hard, but they're all good. I simply can't suggest anything else on youtube more.
BTW, as I recall from my reading, "Butter Boy" was about David Bowie.
I’ve been playing that set on repeat for days. So good
Listen to "all Mine" and "Last night I had a Dream" both great songs. They didn't get the recognition they deserved. I grew up in the 70s and had never heard of this band until recently. thanks for reacting
WOW!! THE TABLES HAVE TURNED...THE STUDENT SCHOOLS THE TEACHER!!
Let me explain, I have been watching you guys since pretty much the beginning when Jordan was by himself and watched you guys grow into one of the best reactor teams that I've seen on UA-cam!! And as a 64 year old gentleman ( I use the term loosely) who enjoys watching younger folks get experience and feelings about the music that I grew up with!! So in a way I kind of feel like a teacher and you guys are like the students learning about things that I already know about so to speak!! But this song today is a reversal because I can honestly say that I have never heard of this band or this song and now I will be going into the rabbit hole to research and listen to other things because I honestly can't believe that I never heard of this group and this song was fantastic!! So thank you Amber and Jordan for teaching ME something!!!
Ditto. I never heard of them. Loved it!
As a 61 year old who grew up listening to all kinds of music, I also feel like a teacher to Jordan and Amber!!
Same here! And I've been rocking since the late '50's.
Same here.🤣
I only knew them because they actually appeared quite often on talk shows in the 70's, like Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, etc. But I never heard them on the radio. This is their biggest "hit", and it barely scraped into the top 30. I've since learned more about them, as they've kind of been rediscovered in recent years.
Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie song Lady. I think you will both love this. The two of them singing together will truly make you smile.
Their 1972 cover of Marvin Gaye's 1965 "Ain't That Peculiar" is also good. There's also a film about them called "The Right to Rock."
I sent them the link fot that on their patreon. I don't know which suggestions get considered and which ones don't.
@@bossfan49 do you have link for the rockumentary?
@@Bulshitero No, I'm sorry.... I meant the link for the "Aint That Peculiiar" video.
Congratulations on getting a shout out from Melissa Etheridge 👍
FINALLY!!! I've been pushing Fanny every Female Friday!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Fanny are good in the studio but even better live!! They have a lot of videos on UA-cam from the old German TV Show called "Beat Club." Those rock! Especially when the keyboard player sings, she has that gutsy blues voice!
You absolutely have to see a live performance of them because they can rock hard. The lead singer and guitarist are Filipino-American sisters, so Asian Americans in rock 'n roll is very special to me!
Love this group! I grew up on Rock and Roll, but only heard about this group recently - which makes me wonder (really!) what other hidden gems I've missed!
I went to a lot of concerts in the late 60's early 70's ( tickets were inexpensive) saw a lot of good band's that never got well known, even if they did have an album.
June & Jean Millington, ( guitar, bass, vocals) sisters from Sacramento, were the driving force behind this hidden gem!
I had their (Millington) LP. Loved it.
Yes so true June and Jean were the leaders,
June had left the band before this song was recorded. She was on the earlier Fanny albums.
"Aint that Peculiar", "Young and Dumb", and they also do a great cover of '"Badge." They're just fantastic!
There is a new documentary
(Fanny -The Right to Rock)
about this amazing band
Formed by Sisters jean and June millington
All 4 members sang
Where can i watch it link?
@@Bulshitero it came out last week on crave tv in Canada
I just read it will be released in the states June 17
Fanny -The Right to Rock
I love Fanny, June Millington is a great guitar player…..but this is my least favorite song. You should listen to “Aint That Peculiar.”
I know Amber has been watching some music history documentaries; you should check out “The Right to Rock.”
Link?
I'm surprised that you guys haven't done another song by these guys for female Friday. I highly recommend: Fanny - Blind Alley (1971) | LIVE. It's just them playing live with no audience or anything. They kick butt and were very seriously underrated. I love these guys, I hope you give them another chance. 👍
Jay, your face expression was priceless during one of the first lyrics.
saw them in Bristol uk back in 74, they were awesome. Their album 'Mothers Pride' was out at the time.
Members of Fanny have sung background on a couple of songs by one of your favorite groups (and mine), ELO. You can hear them on "Livin' Thing" and "Tightrope". I highly recommend reacting to both.
I have been waiting SO LONG for you to react to Fanny. I even emailed last year about it - which I never ask any reactors to react to anything 🤣 Please do Charity Ball, Ain’t The Peculiar, Badge or Hey Bulldog!
How did they not have bigger success? They had a great sound and they are such eye candy.
I'm right there with you, Amber!!! Loved every bit of this! Every part was a surprise! LOVED it!
“Butter Boy” was written about David Bowie. Jean Millington was dating him for a period of time . Brie Howard Darling is a dear friend of mine, and other ladies of the band are also cool FB friends of mine. You’ve discovered gold when you discover Fanny. They’ve got so many great songs, thanks for featuring them. I’m gonna tell the ladies I know and they’ll be tickled.
I've seen Brie pop into a comment section on other Fanny reactions!! So cool.
@@Alewifes_Husband she is, and she’s funny as hell! An incredible sense of humor!
Jean then married Bowie's guitarist,Earl Slick.Check out Ain't That Peculiar
Alice replied to my comment in another reactors video several months back. She replied to several people in that one.
Fanny’s version of The Beatles’ Hey Bulldog is 🔥🔥🔥
Yes!
Gotta check that out!
Absolutely.
Abso-freakin-lutely !!!
Young and Dumb, Oh So Much Fire!
I was fortunate enough to see Fanny circa 1970 at a small club in Houston that only sat 300 people. They have songs that rock way harder than this. Glad you found 'em.
I'm a fan of this band and *so happy* that you're reacting to them! :-) This song was a hit, but the album it comes from, "Rock and Roll Survivors," was recorded after two of the four original members had left the band. For the *original* Fanny band, with Jean and June Millington, who are sisters, check out songs from the first four Fanny albums. "Blind Alley" *seriously* rocks! "Charity Ball" is great too! Fanny rules! :-)
These ladies were the bomb back in the day. Love Fanny!
Fanny is a highly underrated band who have finally gotten some recognition in recent years with the release of a documentary in 2021. Unfortunately, Butter Boy does not feature their original guitarist, June Millington, and drummer, Alice DeBuhr. They also broke up shortly after this song was released. The members at this time were Jean Millington (bass and vocals; she sang lead on this track), Nickey Barclay (keyboard, vocals), Patti Quatro (guitar, vocals) and Brie Brandt (nka Brie Howard-Darling; drums, vocals)..
Fanny's first four albums were more hard rock. These included their first hit, Charity Ball, and a series of other songs worth reacting to, including Blind Alley, Thinking of You, All Mine, Place in the Country, Borrowed Time, and excellent covers of Badge, Ain't That Peculiar, Hey Bulldog, and Last Night I Had a Dream.
After the band broke up in 1975, the Millington sisters tried to form a new band, but they declined contract offers because there were asked to use the Fanny name and material. They also performed and recorded under their own names. Barclay released one solo album before retiring from music. DeBuhr went into A&R.
A few years ago, the Millingtons and Howard-Darling formed a new band called Fanny Walked the Earth, which release one album before being sidelined by both of the Millingtons having health problems that they have been recovering from.
yes all corrrect and Patti is Suzi Quatro's sister.
The most underrated band ever! There’s a documentary on them called “The Right To Rock”.
Fanny "Ain't that peculiar" live. Beat Club 72 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
You MUST check out their live version of Blind Alley! It's the best thing they ever did! ua-cam.com/video/bE3uwtegPEY/v-deo.html
Her name is Jean Millington she is also the groups bass player. This was off their fifth album it was their second song to chart in the top 40 the first was charity ball. The first 4 albums are best. If want that growl try fanny young and dumb written by Ike Turner, or blind alley written and song by Nickey Barclay. If you want to rock seven roads if you want deep try fanny conversayion with a cop or funky soul shade me. They are one of the best rock groups of the early seventy's even though at 60 year's of age I just found them in 2019. This song is about David bowie They where one of his favorite's too.
Thanks. I knew a few of their songs, but this one is new to me. I like their version of Ain't That Peculiar.
Fanny what a Great Band also listen to their song “Wonderful Feeling” . Jean Millington is the lead singer in both of these songs. Also watch their Documentary “Fanny The Right To Rock !”
Their cover of "Hey Bulldog" by the Beatles kicks…HARD.
Fanny is a real gem and way off the mainstream beaten path. The band was started by two Filipina sisters after their family moved to the States.
Fanny were the first all-female rock band to have a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart back in 1971. Their debut song, Charity Ball, peaked at #39. But Butter Boy was their follow-up song. It went all the way to peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the early summer of 1975. It's their biggest hit song ever!!!
Wow this is interesting!! I've never heard of them!!
I didn't recognize this song title but then vaguely remembered the song when the music started. So glad you reacted to it and reminded me of it.
Never heard of Fanny until now. But, wow, what an experience!
You guys have to check out blind alley live just saying you’re gonna love it
THANK YOU THANK YOU ! Finally someone features Fanny and maybe they can get the recognition they deserve. Next please show the Dresden Dolls featuring Amanda Palmer's dynamic duo from Boston. Try the live "Good Day " or videos of Girl Anachronism and Coin Operated Boy. Show the world how talented they were.
Fanny's big song was actually Ain't That Peculiar, at least as far as I know! That's the only song they put out that I actually remember anyway! Should've done that one, at least it's a song they're known for. Ain't That Peculiar!
Their only two Top 40 hits were “Charity Ball” & “Butter Boy”.
But no doubt the Beat Club video for “Ain’t That Peculiar” has turned them on to a new generation of fans as well as their contemporaries who didn’t hear them the first time around.
Discovered Fanny years ago and got deep into them!
Never heard of this band before. Interesting!
It's amazing someone suggested this hit. They're not well known. BUTTER BOY/Fanny charted at #29 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1975. Their only other Top 40 hit was CHARITY BALL/Fanny, which charted at #40 (Billboard Hot 100) in 1971.
Never heard of them and I grew up during this time period. I like it. Thanks for this reaction, Amber.
At this time, Patti Quatro was a member of the band. Her sister, Suzi Quatro, became a rock star in the U.S. and was even bigger in England. In the U.S. she is primarily known for the song Stumblin' In which is a duet with Chris Norman. She is also known for her frequent appearances on Happy Days as leather-wearing Leather Tuscadero of the band Leather and the Suedes.
I thought I detected a little Quatro in there. Thanks for the info.
" Stumbling In " is a really good pop song
and Patti and Suzi Quatro's band "The Pleasure Seekers" was the first all female rock band signed to a label I believe, but I don't know if it was MAJOR label. The Pleasure Seekers was also the inspiration for the "Runaways" as Joan Jett was supposedly a big fan of Suzi Quatro.
@@DeepDeepSpace And the Pleasure Seekers were formed in 1964, just a few months after the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan!!
They also have an older brother, Michael Quatro, who put out a series of albums in the 70's, without much success.
Need to listen to Mary Hopkin's "Those were the days" early 60's
Great suggestion! I listened to that song a lot when restaurants and bars were closed during the recent pandemic.
It's been great to see you guys react to more obscure band's and artist. You guys should react to the queen of Americana Lucinda Williams. Her song " Righteously " has got a killer lead guitar on it !!!
Butter Boy is a little too "pop" for me. Written by Jean Millington about David Bowie. Last Night I Had A Dream is by far my favorite Fanny song. It's a Randy Newman song produced by Todd Rundgren.I think it more than any other showcases Fanny as legit musicians. The video below is from Midnight Special 1973
ua-cam.com/video/4YH-MJmWVhw/v-deo.html
Saw them live in 1970 and they were pretty straightforward rocking out during that show. Yes this sounds more poppy than what i remember from them.
The base player and the league guitarist are sisters. In this particular song the bass player was singing lead.
Definitely check out their rockers like "Blind Alley" and "Charity Ball" as Mark Maioli suggested! Fanny is amazing, especially live!
Wow, great tune never heard them before
Ladies of rock , suzi Quattro is one you need to check out
Goddess factor 11! Everyone should check out the live vid they laid down in the UK a nice sample of many aspects. Some pretty hard rocking songs. Oh and yeah you can find NEW stuff from some of the members (even working with Cherrie Currie from The RUnaways!).
Check out the live versions of Blind alley…..Young and dumb……or Hey Bulldog…..hope the don’t block them
Never heard of them or song.
Like it. Thanks.
Interesting, even though I am Southern California born and raised and I was a teenager when it came out I have never heard of this song or band. I have no idea why!
I'm glad you're doing Fanny. Definitely not one of their top 5 songs, but...
I remember when i saw them live they were much more straight forward rockers than on this song.
If you want an old school female vocal, I would suggest "Which Way You Going Billy" by the Poppy Family from Canada 1969.
There are a few videos of them here on youtube that are worth watching.
You should check out Fanny on the Beat-Club UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/video/Zcb1HpH42N8/v-deo.html it’s a live recording from 1971 and about 34 min. long. My favorite songs from this are “Ain’t That Peculiar” @ 19:30, “Blind Alley” @ 26:05, and “Special Care” @ 31:20. Each song is sung by a different member. I think it would make for three interesting reactions on a Friday. I should warn you though, once you watch, you’ll be addicted.
"Nobody has that Janis growl..." give Cold Blood's "You Got Me Hummin'" a try. There's a Fillmore live video that's good quality.
You might also try "It Hurt So Bad" by Susan Tedeschi. Make sure the kids get to see what's on her guitar on the cover of her album "Just Won't Burn"
Some Female Friday Suggestions. Seen mentioned many times, you gotta do Til' Tuesday's "Voices Carry" Amazing song and story video to boot. Also you loved Laura Branigan's awesome "Self Control", my favorite by her, but her best pure vocal performance is "Power of Love". It never got the due diligence it should have, amazing song and vocals by her,. Also very good was hit Solitaire". And lastly, revisit the Eurythmics and "Would I lie to you" , you'll love it...
AT LAST! … I have been trying to suggest to all of the reaction channel hosts that I watch to give Fanny a listen.
VASTLY underrated group! All it takes is to listen to their early material to realize how proficient musicians they were, on par, and often superior to their male counterparts of the time.
"Ain’t that Peculiar" - "Blind Alley" - "Hey Bulldog" - "Charity Ball" are shining examples of their talent.
Having noticed that the " reactors" often tail each other, I have no doubt that Fanny will soon have many more new fans in the days to come. Congratulations to the Rob Squad for being the first!
A documentary on them is out now ( or soon ) … does anyone know how I can watch it ?
Couple more female fronted bands to consider would be T'Pau, Skunk Anansie and The Warning. All three bands are very well worth a look. First two from the eighties. The Warning very much current and , I believe, just signed a record deal. Taken them four or five years to get the offer they wanted.
I've listened to some Fanny, but this one's new to me. A bit more pop than the stuff I'm familiar with.
At some point, you really need to dive into Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde is the lead singer, songwriter and the only member to play on every album. Great stuff!
They were signed in 1970. Goldie and the Gingerbreads were signed from 1962 to 1967. Check out, Can't You Hear My Heartbeat.
all singles, NO Albums
@@surlechapeau that' right fanny the first to sign with major label to do an album.
I think the lead singer was Nicole Barkley, who also had a solo album.
For this song it was Jean Millington.
Their first three albums (Fanny, Charity Ball, Fanny Hill) had the original members. This song came later. If you want to check out the OG Fanny, give “Hey Bulldog” a listen, or anything from those first three albums.
PLEASE LISTEN to Morgan James with Postmodern Jukebox covering Steven Tyler's "Dream On". She and PMJ absolutely slay the song - she was trained in opera at Juilliard and then went on to musical theater and now sings R&B and covers many songs to great effect. Then react to The Warning, a power trio formed by three sisters who are taking the You Tube and concert trail by storm! Listen to their songs "Choke" and "Evolve". This would be a Fantastic Female Friday!!! Please - you are missing something spectacular that I have now suggested at least 50 times and many agree with me, y'all!!!!! Be there or be square!!
WHEN you do more Fanny, try one of the videos of them from the Beat Club TV show (they have a YT channel). Absolutely amazing live performances.
Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
Congrats!!! somebody I've never heard of that's really hard
Check out "Last Night I Had a Dream"
Bassist, Jean Millington, sang lead on this track. Try their cover of The Beatles, "Hey Bulldog".
Actually, Jean Millington sang lead. Though she & Nickey's voice was very similar.
Got to see them live when they opened for Johnny Rivers. Almost every woman who dragged their husband there was pulling them out of the show venue. They were all braless, this was the 70's and it freaked a few oldsters out. Laughed my head off.
Love Fanny! They need to be in the RRHOF! You need to check out more of their live videos on UA-cam. A really good one is titled Rock Group Fanny on French TV. It's about 10 minutes long but it really shows their rock & roll vocals and muscianship.
Never heard of Fanny, but they’re interesting.
Moving on, at this point, after presumably getting hundreds of request for Carole King, the only reason for there to be no reactions to her is that there have been but they’ve been blocked. There simply is no other excuse. I’ve said this before, but she is simply (and unarguably) the biggest female singer-songwriter of all time, rivaled only by Joni Mitchell. She cannot be ignored.
Yes she has been done. A beautiful song, she was sitting at a piano. It was blocked. Perhaps we can try another song of hers, she is suggested quite a bit. We just weren’t able to get the one song we reacted to up.
@moon lite we have reacted to her so far away video but it was blocked and removed. Sometimes it’s hard to get certain artist up due to whatever record label they are with. We will have to try again with another song and hope that it can be posted
@moon lite yes not often are they blocked and then removed. We have the same problem with The Beatles. I will write your suggestion down, perhaps with another artist with her we will have better luck getting it up.
@@RobSquadReactions Try her and NC boy James Taylor
🔥 Fanny Are On Fire 🔥
Should check out rockin' Fanny --
Fanny ~ Ain't That Peculiar
Also, another powerful 70's Female Rock Singer you should check out [if ya don't know already] is Jenny Haan of the band Babe Ruth --
Babe Ruth ~ The Mexican (1972)
"The Mexican" is a reworking of Ennio Morricone "Per Qualche Dollaro In Più", with Psych Rock Guitars and with Lyrics by Alan Shacklock. "The Mexican" is also considered to be one of the more influential songs for the early Hip Hop Scene, and beyond...
Also...
Yazoo ~ Don't Go
Yazoo, 80's Electro Pop with absolute Power-House of Female Vocals. A big hit in the UK.
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Fannys fans should call themselves the Fanny Pack lmao
Listen to Birtha , the song is “Too Much Woman for a hen pecked man “
Well, this is a new one on me!
This is the first song you have done that I have never heard, I really enjoyed it.
Current all female rock bands: Band Maid from Japan and The Warning from Mexico. They are both great and keep rock alive.
First came across The Warning doing covers they have grown up really well
Baby metal from Japan too
Yes!!!! I told you Fanny was a great reaction group! But the song you guys picked was way too Pop. You need to here them ROCK!!!! There is not a weak link in the chain. All of them play exceptional!!!!
Amber, you want Janis growl? You got it.
Jay, you want superbad piano/keyboards?
You want smooth guitar tone? You got it!
Best to start here:
Ain't that Peculiar
ua-cam.com/video/tjO77AAoCWA/v-deo.html
Special Care
ua-cam.com/video/q6O3lN2NoJg/v-deo.html
Place in the Country
ua-cam.com/video/QkVYnVAEMIU/v-deo.html
Not a huge fan of this song, but Fanny - Ain't That Peculiar (1971) | LIVE & Fanny - Blind Alley (1971) | LIVE & Special Care (1971) | LIVE are all good songs, but my favorite is their cover of "Badge" by Cream
Now that you've discovered Fanny, you should look into another 1970's all-female band called "Birtha".... ("Too Much Woman for a Henpecked Man" is a great song).... you can find a stellar live version on UA-cam
And their cover if, Dirty Work, is great, too.
Let's just say "Fanny" means something else here in the UK (female genitalia)
The band was named Fanny to denote a female spirit
I was just going to add this note, so I'm glad you chimed in. Not being from the UK myself, I've always wondered... I'm sure the BBC wouldn't even consider "Fanny" whatsoever, but I've always wondered if that gained them any street cred. (In the USA, "fanny" is just a polite term for a rear end, not even necessarily only a woman's rear.) In the UK, would there have been a contingent who said "How rebellious, how punk, how cool?" Sort of the same way the band Hole used a certain not-polite term to their own aesthetic aims. I'm sure Hole knew what they were doing, and I think Fanny was after the same goal, but had no idea what it meant overseas.
Suggestions:
Trace Adkins - ‘Arlington’ (Country,)
Chris Janson - ‘Drunk Girl’ (Country,)
Kayne Brown - ‘Worship You’ (Country,)
Bette Midler - ‘From a Distance’ (Fm Fri,)
Christopher Cross - ‘Sailing’ (Yacht Rock,)
Los Lonely Boys - ‘Heaven’ (Pop/Latin(?),)
Toni Braxton - ‘Un-Break My Heart’ (Fm Fri,)
Whitney Houston - ‘I Have Nothing’ (Fm Fri,)
Jason Aldean - ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ (Country,)
Dan Fogelberg - ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ (Folk,)
Luther Vandross - ‘Dance With My Father’ (Pop,)
Toby Keith - ‘I Ain’t As Good As I Once Was’ (Country,)
Danielle Bradbery - ‘Stop Dragging Your Boots’ (Country,)
Roberta Flack - ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ (Fm Fri)
One of my all-time favorite bands! The lead singer is Jean Millington. "Soul Child" is another great gem from Fanny.
SO GLAD you guys are finally getting around to FANNY! For your next Fanny reaction, please check out one of their live performances to really get the full vibe of the band. Here are a couple of great ones that have a lot of what you both like:
- PLACE IN THE COUNTRY ua-cam.com/video/QkVYnVAEMIU/v-deo.html
- BLIND ALLEY ua-cam.com/video/SftgE1vfwb/v-deo.html
- LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM ua-cam.com/video/4YH-MJmWVhw/v-deo.html
The lead singer, Nickey Barclay, goes hard on vocals and piano in all three of those, the Millington sisters kill it on guitar and bass, and the drummer, Alice de Buhr, is outstanding as always.
An extra bit of history for ya: Fanny wasn't the first all-female rock band signed to a major label, they were one of the first THREE all-female rock bands signed to a major label BUT the first to actually release an album on a major label (along with several other historic achievements). AND not only are these ladies super talented, there's another reason to love them and give them respect: The record label wanted them to dress sexy and play up their sexuality to sell records (because, y'know, the '70s) but Fanny refused. They wanted to be known as musicians NOT as sexy women who happen to play music. They wanted their music to speak for them.
Fanny stuck to their guns and it caused a lot of friction with their record label (as well as venues who refused to book them for live performances because they were afraid one of the "girls" would get married or pregnant before the show and drop out (because, y'know, the '70s)) but when you watch their performances, you can see that Fanny were the real deal, not some "all-female band" gimmick. They were just great musicians, gender completely aside.
In the long run, other bands you've reacted to like the Bangles and the Go-Go's have cited Fanny as one of their major influences and even David Bowie has shouted them out as criminally underappreciated and really, REALLY great.
Fanny may have lost the battle against the chauvinism of the 1970s but they blazed a trail for many other strong women to follow and they def deserve respect for that. Well, for that AND being kick-ass musicians! 🙂
Please please please check out the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie...you won't be disappointed 🙂. Cheers from Alberta 🇨🇦
Check out Fanny's cover of the Beatle song "Hey Bulldog" ua-cam.com/video/RD00Npm5IYg/v-deo.html
This one was a bit more mellow than their hard rocking songs. Try live video version of House in the Country, they totally rock out
A Place in The Country
I remember this song from from 1975! It played often on the radio back then.I have read that Fanny band member Jean Millington, wrote "Butter Boy" song about David Bowie with whom she had an affair with. You
Hey good stuff. Have you done Suzi Quatro yet? Probably the 1st female hard rocker. 48 Crash, Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive. She acted later on too.