London greatest city on the planet - before "everything". Grew up in Soho, Chelsea, King's Road. Hampstead, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street, George Best, Stamford Bridge, Wembley, Wimbledon. And what really brought it all together was the MUSIC. Manfred Mann, The Stones, Marianne Faithful, The Small Faces, Steve Marriot, The Kinks, Denmark Street and the guitar shops. Could ramble on. But that was the Time Of Our Lives. Hyde Park, Green Park, the Palace, Piccadilly Circus, Lillywhites, the pubs and the pub crawls in Covent Garden, Leicester Sq, Chinatown. Sun seemed to shine everyday. Where is my time machine. Tears in my eyes.
My father passed away at 44 years of a heart attack. My greatest memory of him is him sitting down with his headphones (the ones we couldn't touch lol) listening to this song with such joy on his face. It's amazing I can see and smell that same moment when I listen to this song. I'm almost his age now I'm 40 and listen to this with the same joy except my children are always stealing my earphones for the Xbox.
@@BridgetBarkan55 omg that is so sad I thank your father for all the great times my father had listening to it and now the beautiful memories it gives me . Much love back. ❤️
@@BridgetBarkan55 Grew up at that time in London. Know song very well. You must be very proud of your father creating it and sharing it with so many others. Enduring memories of teen years and song stands up very well. Good to know it still brings joy to you too.
@@mark-yj5sg Thanks for the video! Only 75% now. What will the number be in 2030? Oh, my beautiful beau, David Michael Adams-Powell from Dorchester, Dorset !!
This was a really good song by Manfred Mann who realeased this in mid-April 1966. Proper pop song, No.1 in May 1966 and it was brilliant sung by Paul Jones before leaving for a solo career. Pretty Flamingo is a pop classic and it ended up being the 12th best seller of 1966 in the UK. Why can't we have songs like this 2019? Who needs those numpties from the X Factor? What do the X Factor know about music?
This awesome song was on our charts in the US in the summer of 1966 but I felt it didn't get the airplay and recognition it deserved (here it only reached #29) My then-grade school crush loved the song (we were just 12) No decade will ever be like the '60s was. The music will never again be duplicated.
Nope, never. It got even better in the 70s with more heavier stuff, and the eighties and nineties were the best. Early two thousands were good. And then after 2010 music just started sucking really bad. There was a lot of really good music and the 60s, even more so in the 70s, and in the 80s 90s and early 2000s we're killing it with rock music. Evan country music was good once we got from the late 90s onto about 2012.
its sad to think that even though the bricks and mortar mostly remain the same, the vast majority of people, some unknowingly, that appeared in this film are no longer with us but are trapped in time forever with this beautiful music. Blows my mind...
An absolute classic from the days when I was just a lad and everything around me was just so damned cool. Looking back on those days now fills me with a deep and warm nostalgic feeling of happiness.
@@terencemorrall6967 Yes, I was born in 1964, so I can just vaguley remember the 1960's and well remember the 70's. Maybe I'm just an old bugger, but I don;t think there was so much crap about then in general in the media (ie the BBC) in those days it was a much more balanced organisation.
I share this nostalgia. I was 18 in 1966. Everything shown in the movie was normal then, and we forget how much the quality of life has deteriorated over the decades. And the song itself was so innocent. Everyone then, including me, was innocently looking forward to a better life, a better world. Sadly, it got worse.
Peter Wadhams We are like the people who existed before Big Brother in 1984.Because the young have never lived in anything but a 'toilet' they have no idea how roses smell. Today, people know all the 'processes' but never see the forest from the trees. Thanks to Clinton/Lewinsky and the endless political debates that gave rise to Fox, CNN, MSCBS, we all believe the other 'guy' is our enemy. Be celebrate a 'degenerate' like Bruce/Caitlin Jenner and feel outrage that a 'thieving criminal' was shot after robbing a store owned by an 'immigrant' in Ferguson. Housewife 'franchise', homo's marrrying, rights for homeless, aka hobo's or bums, etc etc etc etc. America has lost 'critical thought' it was destroyed in 'classrooms' being lead by the lower 1/3 intelligent of every college graduating class. We expect the police to wear camera's, something I approve, but don't put camera systems in our class rooms so parents can evaluate the 'people' who are indoctrinated their children.
Unfortunately youngsters today will never know how wonderful life was back then. Those of us born in the 50’ have seen & heard so much , both good and bad. But we thought life would get better with time & technology but it hasn’t turned out that way. Great song.🇬🇧👍
Nope, technology hasn't made it better and in some cases worse. Ask anyone who's had their bank account hacked or their ID stolen. And now with big tech being so political is being used as a weapon. I'll take those simpler times of long ago any day.
Manfred man absolutely brilliant and what fantastic scenes of everyday British life on the streets of London......why has one of the best cities on the planet been allowed to fall.
My dad died about a week ago. This was one of his favourite songs and it's one of mine. I used to play his copy of it on his record player when I was little. Love it!
Typical of politicians - take a society that was, by and large, functioning well, was cohesive, caring, law-abiding, optimistic and at ease - and ruin it. I found living in London at that time quite exhilarating. I wanted to be nowhere else. Forty years later, I couldn't wait to get out. I still regard the London of the 60s as my "home" and it will remain so.
@@adotintheshark4848 The thing is, Caca, that we had no idea it would pass so quickly. London is now unrecognisable and I wouldn’t recommend it to tourists anymore. That probably applies to many places. What set that time apart was the fountain of creativity that came from almost nowhere. The music, the arts, fashion, the general atmosphere and, as distinct from now, the politeness and the peaceful nature of people. I hope wherever you are in the world is peaceful, that you are happy and well, and that 2021 will be kind to you.
@@robertm7071 I visited London and the countryside in 2001, unfortunately it was during the hoof and mouth disease outbreak, so places one could visit were limited, including Stonehenge. Still, I enjoyed my trip. Also, Thank you, and best wishes to you and your family for 2021 and beyond.
So glad to have been around in the 1960's.....music, fashion, sport, cars. It all came together - as Joni Mitchell sang 'You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone', so very true. Unfortunately cannot build a time machine, but did the next best thing......bought a Classic Mini Cooper.
I remember pretty flamingo very well.I was very young.The band we followed would play this when I walked in.Young and pretty with a slim fitting velvet dress and long hair..felt good..those were the days
I love this track. It's one of the real icons of 60's music that so beautifully portrayed the times we lived in, with all the fashions and general feelings of excitement for the amazing future we'd create for ourselves and pour kids. What a shame there are four tone deaf idiots out there who didn't apprciate this wonderful musical portrait of our long gone youth.
@@sexobscura They were Europeans, it is entirely an entirely different thing with blacks and asians who cannot and will not in the main absorb and integrate into British culture because in the main they have different core beliefs, such as forced marriage , so called honour killings and still rampant male chavinism in their stonegage cultures,
There was a nightclub i Fremantle called the Green Cockatoo and a very nice girl who worked there. I first heard this song there and it always reminds me of that girl.
"Pretty Flamingo" would be the final authorized release by Manfred Mann featuring Paul Jones on vocals. His Master's Voice would release an archived recording, "You Gave Me Somebody To Love" as a single in July 1966, though by that time Jones had been replaced by Mike d'Abo.
I agree, I was only 2 in 1966, but remember the late 60's and 70's; people seemed more respectful then, less aggressiveness in society and not full of all the shit we have now with ethnic minorities and do-gooders when there was true free speech in Britain and the BBC was not biased!
Wonderful track, and what amazing nostalgic visions of London, when it was a City with a really vibrant atmosphere. The London I loved which is sadly no more :-(
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
I visited LONDON for the first time in 1963....it was very British....again in 1967 and 1970 at the highest point of marvellous SWINGING LONDON......unforgettable memories.....now people say to me that those glories are gone.....but LONDON is always LONDON
Great seeing these images when life was so easy going and not a mobile phone in sight and people talking to each other rather than engrossed in social media
so glad I hit my teens in the 60's as no other era of my life has come close to the excitement of that time and there were many great times. AND TO THE LADIES OF THE 60'S, I THANK ALL OF YOUR FREE SPIRITED ANGELS.
+Darren blurton So so sorry for your loss. So many of that generation has passed on, but they all truly made their mark. Take heart, you will reunite with her, and that you can take to the bank. I have to believe heaven and the 60s are pretty close as far as comparison may go. Ride on-lol.
Believe this if you will Derek,my uncle told me last week that when he was just a young boy that one night he came down stairs for a drink and my mother was in the kitchen with Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones !! They had just played down the road from the house at trentham gardens in Stoke on Trent where we are all from!!
So much energy then and people had such a positive attitude back in those days! Hey man, we got each other ok and we dont have to be crushed by the shite in these days! Just hang on in there and be free and think for yourselves man! I love you!
Great effort with the video - genuine 1960's street shots (albeit Piccadilly Circus!) - in full colour! Amazing tune. Astonishing to think that those recorders the music teacher used to make us play in junior school were once valued instruments!
How wonderful to see beautiful clothes. Oh how I miss those times. This was the London as I know it as a tourist. Now a days don't care to come, because of immigration. Europa closes soon.
I was walking down Wardour Street earlier today (which is just around the corner from Piccadilly Circus), and just while I was thinking about this song-I looked up and saw a blue plaque saying “The Flamingo Club 1952-1967”.
When I was younger my dad introduced me to this music,’ and I loved it 😍 I would always dance to this music than any other,’ Thank you dad ⭐️🙏🤩🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Mark Barkan (writer of the song) has a flamingo on his gravestone as tribute, R.I.P.
Hey buddy, love you. Its awesome to read all the comments here isn't it?
Thank you for sharing that. Made me smile.
Thats possibly the finest accolade iv heard of brilliant jones rips this good luck sebby
Really great song covered by so many great artists. Must make you very proud
Great song, even Paul Weller covered it 👍
The nostalgia and longing for this era actually hurts.
i always thought this song was for me xxx long live the 60s era,,,what a fantastic time we had being part of a great time to be alive lol xx
I was only a child then, but the music has never left me. When London was truly London. Nostalgia literally means a longing for home.
Trixie Katz Certainly does Trixie I was happy listening to the tune, and melancholy watching the video.
So it does, wish I could go back
I know, but you're not the only one. Its not soo bad.
And Paul Jones still sings it as good as ever!
Amazing performer.
saw him about a year ago at Ronnie Scotts in soho london still very entertaining
Saw the Manfreds a week ago in Leicester - they were brilliant, well worth seeing if you get the chance.
London greatest city on the planet - before "everything". Grew up in Soho, Chelsea, King's Road. Hampstead, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street, George Best, Stamford Bridge, Wembley, Wimbledon. And what really brought it all together was the MUSIC. Manfred Mann, The Stones, Marianne Faithful, The Small Faces, Steve Marriot, The Kinks, Denmark Street and the guitar shops. Could ramble on. But that was the Time Of Our Lives. Hyde Park, Green Park, the Palace, Piccadilly Circus, Lillywhites, the pubs and the pub crawls in Covent Garden, Leicester Sq, Chinatown. Sun seemed to shine everyday. Where is my time machine. Tears in my eyes.
🥰💯❤️❤️❤️🫶🏼
My father passed away at 44 years of a heart attack. My greatest memory of him is him sitting down with his headphones (the ones we couldn't touch lol) listening to this song with such joy on his face. It's amazing I can see and smell that same moment when I listen to this song. I'm almost his age now I'm 40 and listen to this with the same joy except my children are always stealing my earphones for the Xbox.
That makes me really happy to hear. My dad wrote this song and he just passed away in 2020. SO MUCH LOVE
@@BridgetBarkan55 omg that is so sad I thank your father for all the great times my father had listening to it and now the beautiful memories it gives me . Much love back. ❤️
@@BridgetBarkan55
Grew up at that time in London. Know song very well. You must be very proud of your father creating it and sharing it with so many others. Enduring memories of teen years and song stands up very well. Good to know it still brings joy to you too.
What goes around comes around, Great memories for you R.I.P Dad.
@@BridgetBarkan55 Such a beautiful song. Thank you for sharing with us, Bridget.
watching the video reminds me how it felt to be young in England during that period.......never be repeated sadly
How beautiful London was back then !! Please, turn back time !
Renata Ostertag ua-cam.com/video/JDOW2refPPU/v-deo.html
only for the white and well-off
@@sexobscura No, it was good for everybody. We were not rich.
@@mark-yj5sg Thanks for the video! Only 75% now. What will the number be in 2030?
Oh, my beautiful beau, David Michael Adams-Powell from Dorchester, Dorset !!
@@renataostertag6051 so true. The kids now have no idea.
When London belonged to us.😢
England ruled the musical waves in the 60s,70s and 80s. So diverse
True and before the Americans ruled it in the 40s and 50s
Love the footage of London streets in 1966. And we see the lovely flamingo Julie Christie.
Remember it so well. This was the song that made Manfred and his wonderful vocalist. Still love it. Juuly, 2023.
The very first song that Geoff Emerick ever “engineered”was this tune !
It really made the whole guitar lick stand out.
Grateful to have been from that generation. An absolutely beautiful song.
This was bass player Jack Bruce's one hit recording with Manfred Mann before joining Cream. Jack Bruce died today. RIP.
Didn't know that.
Saw Jack many times with Graham Bond.Great times.so long ago,so pleased to have lived through it.
Said on Ken Bruce show the other year his only number 1 and was proud of the song .
Jack Bruce on backing vocals as well .
@@raymondbonington9355 Last one with Paul Jones lead singer
Tragic....why? Because we didn’t know what we had then. Super, super video....takes the breath away from this 65 yr old.....
Bleeding great song. Paul Jones had an awesome voice. Real music for real music fans. Sod off X factor.
and he's still performing, great voice as you say.
Steve McKenna what’s X factor.
*The Committee* put paid to that
Just met Paul Jones last night, a real gentleman, and his wife is lovely too, what a voice he has
This was a really good song by Manfred Mann who realeased this in mid-April 1966. Proper pop song, No.1 in May 1966 and it was brilliant sung by Paul Jones before leaving for a solo career. Pretty Flamingo is a pop classic and it ended up being the 12th best seller of 1966 in the UK.
Why can't we have songs like this 2019? Who needs those numpties from the X Factor? What do the X Factor know about music?
An absolute Classic. There were so many in those days. I'm in the U.S. and have always been in awe of the 60's English Bands.
Totally 👍
Wow! I hadn't heard this song in decades!
This awesome song was on our charts in the US in the summer of 1966 but I felt it didn't get the airplay and recognition it deserved (here it only reached #29) My then-grade school crush loved the song (we were just 12)
No decade will ever be like the '60s was. The music will never again be duplicated.
Yes. You put it most aptly when you said no decadeswill ever be like the 60s.
It's ridiculous that it didn't get the airplay over here in the US that it deserved.
Nope, never. It got even better in the 70s with more heavier stuff, and the eighties and nineties were the best. Early two thousands were good. And then after 2010 music just started sucking really bad. There was a lot of really good music and the 60s, even more so in the 70s, and in the 80s 90s and early 2000s we're killing it with rock music. Evan country music was good once we got from the late 90s onto about 2012.
@@joshuablevins4340 Very true! Each decade was just different.
They never played some songs enough and others they played incessantly.
its sad to think that even though the bricks and mortar mostly remain the same, the vast majority of people, some unknowingly, that appeared in this film are no longer with us but are trapped in time forever with this beautiful music. Blows my mind...
An absolute classic from the days when I was just a lad and everything around me was just so damned cool. Looking back on those days now fills me with a deep and warm nostalgic feeling of happiness.
I love this!
What's fabulous year, it became alive for me and we all looked forward to an age of enlightenment and hope. Look what happened .
@@terencemorrall6967 Yes, I was born in 1964, so I can just vaguley remember the 1960's and well remember the 70's. Maybe I'm just an old bugger, but I don;t think there was so much crap about then in general in the media (ie the BBC) in those days it was a much more balanced organisation.
@@duncanrobinson3200
I remember people were happy. The world wasn't so crowded and you could buy a fortune with £1!
That's how I feel about the 80s.
This is such a beautiful song I can listen to it for hours and not get tired of it.
I love this song! It's so bright and sweet, and the performance is stellar.
Amen
Its Paul Jones’s strong vocals & his unique style of delivery that made the difference.
I agree! I love this song!
@@timothythorne9464 THANK YOU for loving my DaDS song :)
I share this nostalgia. I was 18 in 1966. Everything shown in the movie was normal then, and we forget how much the quality of life has deteriorated over the decades. And the song itself was so innocent. Everyone then, including me, was innocently looking forward to a better life, a better world. Sadly, it got worse.
I totally agree with your words Peter, I was 14 back then and I remember all these songs with great nostagia.
Peter Wadhams Also born 1948. Rembering sweet innocence. And a girl named Linda.
Peter Wadhams We are like the people who existed before Big Brother in 1984.Because the young have never lived in anything but a 'toilet' they have no idea how roses smell. Today, people know all the 'processes' but never see the forest from the trees. Thanks to Clinton/Lewinsky and the endless political debates that gave rise to Fox, CNN, MSCBS, we all believe the other 'guy' is our enemy. Be celebrate a 'degenerate' like Bruce/Caitlin Jenner and feel outrage that a 'thieving criminal' was shot after robbing a store owned by an 'immigrant' in Ferguson. Housewife 'franchise', homo's marrrying, rights for homeless, aka hobo's or bums, etc etc etc etc. America has lost 'critical thought' it was destroyed in 'classrooms' being lead by the lower 1/3 intelligent of every college graduating class. We expect the police to wear camera's, something I approve, but don't put camera systems in our class rooms so parents can evaluate the 'people' who are indoctrinated their children.
I agree,in my 60s now,I was lucky to grow up in such a free society
+Peter Wadhams I couldn't have put it better Peter. I was 20 then.
Unfortunately youngsters today will never know how wonderful life was back then. Those of us born in the 50’ have seen & heard so much , both good and bad. But we thought life would get better with time & technology but it hasn’t turned out that way. Great song.🇬🇧👍
Nope, technology hasn't made it better and in some cases worse. Ask anyone who's had their bank account hacked or their ID stolen. And now with big tech being so political is being used as a weapon. I'll take those simpler times of long ago any day.
How great England used to be nice people well dressed good well mannered. If only the clock could be turned back to the 1960s
Manfred man absolutely brilliant and what fantastic scenes of everyday British life on the streets of London......why has one of the best cities on the planet been allowed to fall.
It hasnt you backward country fart, stay with your cattle yard retard zone, we do not need your arse wipe presence
This is the spirit we need right now....
The London film is just as I remember it as a teenager. Great accompaniment to a great song. Thank you.
What a wonderful piece of nostalgia!!! 🎶💖🎶 I wish this had more views...
So do I MP.
It's just had one more!
My dad died about a week ago. This was one of his favourite songs and it's one of mine. I used to play his copy of it on his record player when I was little. Love it!
So sorry to hear about your dad, my condolences to you....
your dad had good taste in music
Sweetheart, my Dad who wrote this song, passed away almost two years ago. We are connected. I am so happy you both loved this song
A man with great taste.
@@BridgetBarkan55 the simple kindness of your reply is present in the beautiful song your father wrote.
Typical of politicians - take a society that was, by and large, functioning well, was cohesive, caring, law-abiding, optimistic and at ease - and ruin it. I found living in London at that time quite exhilarating. I wanted to be nowhere else. Forty years later, I couldn't wait to get out. I still regard the London of the 60s as my "home" and it will remain so.
I regret I never got to see London at that time
@@adotintheshark4848 The thing is, Caca, that we had no idea it would pass so quickly. London is now unrecognisable and I wouldn’t recommend it to tourists anymore. That probably applies to many places. What set that time apart was the fountain of creativity that came from almost nowhere. The music, the arts, fashion, the general atmosphere and, as distinct from now, the politeness and the peaceful nature of people. I hope wherever you are in the world is peaceful, that you are happy and well, and that 2021 will be kind to you.
@@robertm7071 I visited London and the countryside in 2001, unfortunately it was during the hoof and mouth disease outbreak, so places one could visit were limited, including Stonehenge. Still, I enjoyed my trip. Also, Thank you, and best wishes to you and your family for 2021 and beyond.
@baby jesus easy, dummy.
@baby jesus Wow, somebody did a job on you! I can hardly imagine all these misfortunes falling on your poor head.
This record deserves a Knighthood.....
What an amazing voice Paul jones has
Enjoyed seeing the cars as much as the music!Jags ,Zephyrs, etc.
An anthem for swinging London if ever there was one. An absolutely perfect pop song.
A beautiful song from a better time in a long-vanished world.
One of the greatest 60's songs...and a wonderful nostalgic video. I once met Paul Jones the guy who sings this song. Lovely fella.
Did some writing with Mr. Barkan bout 1966. Last saw Him in Duane Reed Corner 57th Bdwy bout 2000 Ish. Great Writer Artist Person. Miss Him. Peace
I was 14 when this came out . What a time to be alive . No cares , good friends , great times . Now almost 69 . Tempus Fugit .
Oh how life used to be, and I was there to see it all happen in front of me. The very best experience of my early life, and never to be forgotten!
Matt i feel the same ,,my memories of the 60s era will last me until eternity LOL xx
So glad to have been around in the 1960's.....music, fashion, sport, cars. It all came together - as Joni Mitchell sang 'You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone', so very true. Unfortunately cannot build a time machine, but did the next best thing......bought a Classic Mini Cooper.
Love this song....and it is so cool to see scenes of London the way it was then.
...sad - that such a time & place is now but a fleeting memory. Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Ray Davies ?
I feel sad for the 159 people who put a thumbs down on this classic song. Do they even have a heart?
Great footage. The people look different.
Great song Great clip
The great London scene!!!
The omnipresent gorgeous birds/ babes. UNREAL !!!!+
Music doesn't come any better what a time to grow up
I actually cry when I see pictures of the 60s , what a wonderful decade.🌈🌈😓
Yep, know the feeling. Were we lucky to have seen those times, or cursed?
Best Song of 'Manfred Mann'.. - definitiv! 🤗
I remember pretty flamingo very well.I was very young.The band we followed would play this when I walked in.Young and pretty with a slim fitting velvet dress and long hair..felt good..those were the days
A great song and a great band. I saw them live. Paul Jones was a class apart.
I love this track. It's one of the real icons of 60's music that so beautifully portrayed the times we lived in, with all the fashions and general feelings of excitement for the amazing future we'd create for ourselves and pour kids. What a shame there are four tone deaf idiots out there who didn't apprciate this wonderful musical portrait of our long gone youth.
When London was English! Please god take me back to those days!!
im in let me know when were off
before or after the Vikings or Romans ...
sexobscura and don’t forget the Norman Conquest - when the French also conquered the English. Lol.
@@sexobscura They were Europeans, it is entirely an entirely different thing with blacks and asians who cannot and will not in the main absorb and integrate into British culture because in the main they have different core beliefs, such as forced marriage , so called honour killings and still rampant male chavinism in their stonegage cultures,
And Cockneys lived in the East End and hadn't fled to Essex!
Reminds me of a time when I’d walk down a street and be noticed. Now I feel invisible. Oh well I’ve got the memories.
There was a nightclub i Fremantle called the Green Cockatoo and a very nice girl who worked there. I first heard this song there and it always reminds me of that girl.
@@sexobscura needeless
people still notice you.
@@sexobscura your trolling is the kind of toxic comment we never came across before social media. What are you even doing here.
jANE i was noticed also i always felt a million dollars ,, i still do lol xx This song says it all xx xx ps xx
Can't believe this has so few views compared to Do Wah Diddy.
Such a great record
Another brilliant song; great intro and such superb music, and vocals by Paul Jones.
"Pretty Flamingo" would be the final authorized release by Manfred Mann featuring Paul Jones on vocals. His Master's Voice would release an archived recording, "You Gave Me Somebody To Love" as a single in July 1966, though by that time Jones had been replaced by Mike d'Abo.
@@VirreFriberg and Jack Bruce on bass.
The 60s music is amazing
I was a little kid. My mother played the radio all day long. I grew up with this music
Sixties best era, i liked all the music growing up as kid and teenage years
FANTASTIC STUFF BRILLIANT VOCAL BY THE GREAT GOD GIFTED PAUL JONES ❤💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
magnificent. tears pouring. God Bless.
Best time to be alive. Our countrys descended down the sewer since then.
I agree, I was only 2 in 1966, but remember the late 60's and 70's; people seemed more respectful then, less aggressiveness in society and not full of all the shit we have now with ethnic minorities and do-gooders when there was true free speech in Britain and the BBC was not biased!
@@duncanrobinson3200 BBC has always been biased it only took them 2 years to get the whole country behind a world war.Propoganda at its best
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I wasn’t alive and don’t know, but Enoch Powell would agree.
@@duncanrobinson3200 -you sound like a fu88ing racist
I have always loved this song. God Paul Jones could really sing. He was very underrated. 👍
Wonderful track, and what amazing nostalgic visions of London, when it was a City with a really vibrant atmosphere. The London I loved which is sadly no more :-(
Ray Davies said it best...there is no England anymore 😣
So sad
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“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
Well put - continue the march - still great to be alive.
A Legend,
Harmony in motion.
When Britain was British, Carnaby St. the Circus, Eros, King's rd. World's End pub! A great time to be alive.
Damn that was a great song, Paul sure could sing.
This track and the film are 100% first class!
Can't believe this was 66, my main recollection being 8 was England cup winners Wembley high road was chockablock but i recall the song well
I visited LONDON for the first time in 1963....it was very British....again in 1967 and 1970 at the highest point of marvellous SWINGING LONDON......unforgettable memories.....now people say to me that those glories are gone.....but LONDON is always LONDON
Great seeing these images when life was so easy going and not a mobile phone in sight and people talking to each other rather than engrossed in social media
60 s music it's so raw powerful and sounds even better with age..... I think it's called talent......
so glad I hit my teens in the 60's as no other era of my life has come close to the excitement of that time and there were many great times. AND TO THE LADIES OF THE 60'S, I THANK ALL OF YOUR FREE SPIRITED ANGELS.
Lovely words my friend,they played this tune at my mothers funeral last week,she certainly did enjoy the 60's
+Darren blurton So so sorry for your loss. So many of that generation has passed on, but they all truly made their mark. Take heart, you will reunite with her, and that you can take to the bank. I have to believe heaven and the 60s are pretty close as far as comparison may go. Ride on-lol.
Believe this if you will Derek,my uncle told me last week that when he was just a young boy that one night he came down stairs for a drink and my mother was in the kitchen with Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones !! They had just played down the road from the house at trentham gardens in Stoke on Trent where we are all from!!
I hate to think what memories the youth of today will have to look back on when there in their 60/70 . We lived in the greatest decade ever .
Great song. Don't know if anyone pointed it out yet, but Jack Bruce later of Cream fame was the bassist.
A London at peace, no stabbing, just a sense of enjoyment
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So right friend I was there
It was safe then.
So true it was so good I just want to go back and never return. ♥️
@@carolegeorgina6114 Don't we just love multiculturalism...
You lot must be tripping, safe? you're insane!
This was it! Modern Life Is Rubbish
The best time to be alive. It's all gone now.
So much energy then and people had such a positive attitude back in those days! Hey man, we got each other ok and we dont have to be crushed by the shite in these days! Just hang on in there and be free and think for yourselves man! I love you!
Fantastic song in a great England!
I love this brings back childhood memories of the 60's.
Watching the video it’s so nice to see Britain full of British people.
first heard this song at Kingsley school Cheshire 1966, all the girls were singing it. great song.
Swinging London - A great generation and fab music
One of the most over looked bands
Just go though their playlist…Epic stuff.
The SIGHTS and SOUNDS of the Mid-60's.... Well done. : )
Great effort with the video - genuine 1960's street shots (albeit Piccadilly Circus!) - in full colour! Amazing tune. Astonishing to think that those recorders the music teacher used to make us play in junior school were once valued instruments!
UK Swingin' 60s music and culture at its peak.
How happy the world was without mobiles phones and F* internet...I miss those days so, but so much.
i was a little kid in primary school.....this is still one of my favourites
Great classic, great pics of London in the 60s ,walked the same streets many times.never managed to get any of the good looking girls though.
How wonderful to see beautiful clothes. Oh how I miss those times.
This was the London as I know it as a tourist. Now a days don't care to come, because of immigration. Europa closes soon.
It's real: este es la verdad absoluto
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One of my favourite songs. Reminds me of a better time. Thank you.
London as it was when I was a kid. Great shots of the Kings Road and the Worlds End pub. It was a different world back then and I miss it.
Total crush on him...
How lucky I was to a teenager at this time, great days!
Definitely one of my favourite 60s songs 💖🦩👩🏻❤️👨🏻🥰
great band manfred mann..many line up changes over the years but fabulous musicians.
I was walking down Wardour Street earlier today (which is just around the corner from Piccadilly Circus), and just while I was thinking about this song-I looked up and saw a blue plaque saying “The Flamingo Club 1952-1967”.
MANFRED MAN..PRETTY FLIMINGO...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I was younger my dad introduced me to this music,’ and I loved it 😍
I would always dance to this music than any other,’
Thank you dad ⭐️🙏🤩🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧