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  • @suzannelucas4745
    @suzannelucas4745 3 місяці тому +107

    I love this song. And im still listening to it in 2024

    • @rdperrin5854
      @rdperrin5854 2 місяці тому +7

      some of the best music to grow up with from the 60s

  • @frankschiavone4557
    @frankschiavone4557 4 місяці тому +10

    Anyone born in the 50s , were the luckiest people on earth. Our generation got to experience the finest of everything

  • @niccoarcadia4179
    @niccoarcadia4179 9 місяців тому +86

    Being a teenager in the 1960's was a special & unique thing.

    • @trevorwithers2318
      @trevorwithers2318 2 місяці тому +5

      Absolutely right. Pity my children could not see what we had in those times. Perfect. So lucky I was around at that time

    • @jackienuttall7549
      @jackienuttall7549 Місяць тому +2

      Absolutely

    • @juslucky
      @juslucky Місяць тому +3

      said very well and a fact others will never know

    • @cjfulbright
      @cjfulbright 14 днів тому +1

      I listened to all these songs on my little transistor radio. I stayed up many a night late, listening to music.

    • @garrytooth
      @garrytooth 13 днів тому

      And the severnties ❤

  • @randyw.9916
    @randyw.9916 10 місяців тому +269

    When we were teenagers we thought music would always be this good. We were so wrong.

    • @edwardklein2502
      @edwardklein2502 6 місяців тому +10

      We lived in the best of times.

    • @williammummert645
      @williammummert645 6 місяців тому +6

      it was good music

    • @patgriffiths3948
      @patgriffiths3948 5 місяців тому +5

      Our generation had the best music….🎼🎼🎼❤️

    • @SundaeRoast
      @SundaeRoast 5 місяців тому

      How were you wrong? And try to answer without sounding even more like a blinkered, prejudiced, rose-tinted snob than you already do

    • @poppypetsparis
      @poppypetsparis 3 місяці тому +1

      😂. We really could not have imagined that we were experiencing the epitome of greatly talented musicians 🎶🎵🎶🤞🏻💪🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

  • @nolanbrown84
    @nolanbrown84 Рік тому +856

    I'm willing to bet that less than half of today's entertainers could sing this song with this much emotion and power without passing out or needing a break. That guy had lungs.

    • @bobwyman3743
      @bobwyman3743 Рік тому +23

      true that !!

    • @flowerchild5133
      @flowerchild5133 Рік тому +28

      You're so right ! But he could sing to me my husband sang it to me 54 years ago. Still does !

    • @blockcl
      @blockcl Рік тому +29

      Amazingly, I get the sense that there was more in reserve if he needed it, but Gary wisely held back a little, so as not to over power the song.

    • @janesmith5948
      @janesmith5948 Рік тому +25

      He's amazing,never get tired of listening to it, wished I could see him live

    • @Au60schild
      @Au60schild Рік тому +20

      @@blockcl Absolutely spot on correct! Those pipes combined with his pulmonary volume were a gift from god to us all. I've always thought that, IMHO , he had the best voice in rock/pop. I still do.

  • @peterle6883
    @peterle6883 2 роки тому +286

    I don’t care if I’m stuck in the old days.

    • @marythomas8312
      @marythomas8312 6 місяців тому +15

      Me either..that was when music was great

    • @RachelmumHar98
      @RachelmumHar98 5 місяців тому +10

      Me too. Best music, fashion and able to do our own thing! 😎

    • @barry_uk
      @barry_uk 5 місяців тому +12

      Nothing wrong with that. I'm right there with you.

    • @marythomas8312
      @marythomas8312 5 місяців тому +11

      Me too...stuck there that was great music

    • @douglascrawford3896
      @douglascrawford3896 4 місяці тому +7

      we all are and i love it !!!

  • @jeanmcmorrow6564
    @jeanmcmorrow6564 Рік тому +418

    Just loved Gary Puckett since I was 16. I'm 72 now and just love his fantastic voice.

    • @sandidavis6061
      @sandidavis6061 Рік тому +9

      No lie, he is one of the greatest singers and he melts my heart.🥰

    • @dawnturner1262
      @dawnturner1262 Рік тому +7

      Am 63 luv this guy 💖🦋🌹

    • @nancysavusa7309
      @nancysavusa7309 Рік тому +7

      I agree, brings back being a teenager in the 60's. Great times

    • @Raineycolt
      @Raineycolt Рік тому +4

      same here do you remember listen to them on 4 track car tape player

    • @dbrinkm1
      @dbrinkm1 Рік тому +3

      I heard him often when a senior at Illinois State University in 68-69. I went east to college from Dan Diego where Gary and the "Gap" played at my high schools senior prom.

  • @carolinecantelmo3790
    @carolinecantelmo3790 9 місяців тому +139

    This is some of the best music of all time .

  • @michaelnotigan7796
    @michaelnotigan7796 3 роки тому +1237

    In a period of time when there were dozens and dozens of great singers, Gary Puckett still has to be at or near, the very top of them all.

    • @paulsaucier8500
      @paulsaucier8500 3 роки тому +16

      I played this 45 constantly as a young boy. Then I progressed to Steve Perry & Journey. Didn't realize how much they resembled each other tbh.

    • @haroldmonplaisir2589
      @haroldmonplaisir2589 3 роки тому +26

      GARY PUCKETT REMINDS ME OF BILL MEDLEY''S VOICE A COUPLE OCTIVES HIGHER.
      BOTH GREAT SINGERS.

    • @hopppy54
      @hopppy54 3 роки тому +12

      ❤❤❤ Gary Puckett ❤❤❤

    • @froter1
      @froter1 3 роки тому +21

      Between Gary's fantastic voice and Jerry Fuller's beautiful songs ...I mean , come on ! ❤️❤️❤️

    • @marilynnjacobsen1077
      @marilynnjacobsen1077 3 роки тому +13

      A song that touches the heart. Love their cloths and class act.

  • @pvught390
    @pvught390 Рік тому +50

    When music was music

  • @user-yj4oo1lm8v
    @user-yj4oo1lm8v 3 місяці тому +51

    met my wife at the fair when this song was being played while on the speedway were still married after 55 years love her more than ever great song

  • @nanajojojijon1246
    @nanajojojijon1246 Рік тому +286

    Gary Puckett and The Union Gap should be in the Hall of Fame. Fantastic voice , great musians and singers also.

    • @larryh.soulman1114
      @larryh.soulman1114 Рік тому +11

      The best band for 60's / 70's nostalgia.
      As a black boy from an predominantly soul music listening environment I became a solid fan of Gary Puckett and The Union Gap at 8 years old in 1973 and still a fan.
      I am very surprised they don't have their booking in the music HoF because their music stood a test of time and for a person growing up in the 70's for that moment they place me in a much better more innocent USA.....

    • @kevincasson9848
      @kevincasson9848 Рік тому

      They are crap! I was asked to watch this. Without the big band behind them. They would sound like a rough pub band! Seriously😂

    • @larrywakeman4371
      @larrywakeman4371 Рік тому +4

      NO ONE today can even come close to his sound and talent- forget it! :P!!!

    • @brucknerian9664
      @brucknerian9664 10 місяців тому +5

      If they're not in the hall of fame it's their loss--not Gary's. Just shows that the hall of fame isn't cracked up to be what it's supposed to be.

    • @antoinettewitt2098
      @antoinettewitt2098 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@brucknerian9664 Unfortunately it goes to show u it is politics & who u know just like everything else.

  • @brendagriffin880
    @brendagriffin880 3 роки тому +920

    My husband sang this to me when we were dating. We wound up getting married. Our 37 th. Wedding Anniversary would have been the 16th, of this month. He died last year just before Christmas. This song brings back some sweet memories!

    • @cathymooney7498
      @cathymooney7498 3 роки тому +45

      So very sorry for your loss😢 just remember all those beautiful memories you have from all those years together 💕🎶🎼,God bless you and give you strength and HIS peace 👣🙌🏼✝️🙏🏼

    • @georgedavall9449
      @georgedavall9449 3 роки тому +37

      So sorry to hear, Brenda ☹️ My sister lost her husband same timeframe. Please accept my condolences. Take care of yourself, and remember to take it one day at a time. Peace to you. 🤗

    • @conniefernandez2221
      @conniefernandez2221 3 роки тому +13

      🙏🏼

    • @Lisabug2659
      @Lisabug2659 3 роки тому +22

      My sincere sympathy. You had so much more than most ever will have..tenderness endlessly.

    • @mikestyles499
      @mikestyles499 3 роки тому +30

      So sorry for your loss. I know how it feels, I ost my Wife on Feb 19 th after 48 years. It’s devastating.

  • @mitchmartin2659
    @mitchmartin2659 4 місяці тому +35

    Boy that Gary Puckett could sing the hell out of a song. Smooth as velvet.

  • @user-ol3yb5pg6t
    @user-ol3yb5pg6t 2 місяці тому +8

    Could listen to Gary Puckett and Karen Carpenter All day, The 2 best voices ever.

  • @kenarthur6253
    @kenarthur6253 Рік тому +303

    I still get chills listening to this classic. Memories of a much more innocent childhood.

    • @christinanicholls9868
      @christinanicholls9868 Рік тому +9

      @@twowaditty8325Same!! I cried when I started listening to these songs again. It’s bittersweet. His voice is amazing! I had a big crush on Gary. ❤

    • @debbymayhaw9242
      @debbymayhaw9242 Рік тому +14

      I'm 61 but I grew up listening to him with my Mom. It was a way different time I know that now. I still cannot understand HOW WE ENDED UP WHERE THIS COUNTRY IS.
      SMH

    • @user-by1dc5jf1q
      @user-by1dc5jf1q Рік тому +3

      Yes!

    • @jimquantic
      @jimquantic Рік тому +9

      not quite so "innocent" when you really listen to the lyric. Not really.

    • @user-by1dc5jf1q
      @user-by1dc5jf1q Рік тому +3

      @@jimquantic Neither was Lou Christie!

  • @ZLadyC
    @ZLadyC 3 роки тому +680

    Gary Puckett’s voice is pure gold! Now this is singing! So glad I grew up listening to music with talented singers!

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 роки тому +15

      I agree with you 1,000% because this is when music was music. Today's music is FILTHY GARBAGE & isn't worth a dime.

    • @melodyjordan6052
      @melodyjordan6052 2 роки тому +4

      Me too

    • @melodyjordan6052
      @melodyjordan6052 2 роки тому +10

      @@kevinjohnson4599 You are so right. Nasty music, Nasty clothing, and just pure NASTY.

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 2 роки тому +3

      @@melodyjordan6052 1,000% AGREED.

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 2 роки тому +3

      @@melodyjordan6052 You are 1,000% CORRECT.

  • @SpiritualAlien
    @SpiritualAlien 19 днів тому +2

    This guy should seriously be in the conversation as one of the greatest male vocalists of all time. I believe that he could easily be considered the Steve Perry of his generation.

  • @brucknerian9664
    @brucknerian9664 Рік тому +104

    Perfection, is all I can say. No grandstanding or showing off. Today people scream as loud as they can and fake emotion to get the attention they crave. Gary Puckett was not a showoff ... he just knew what he had, and that was enough.

    • @andrewnortonnone6285
      @andrewnortonnone6285 10 місяців тому +4

      Great voice

    • @user-tt4qu2hl3b
      @user-tt4qu2hl3b 9 місяців тому +4

      Iv loved Gary since I was young, bought all his records, I still get goose bumps when I hear one of his songs....❤

    • @TabBeisiegel
      @TabBeisiegel 4 місяці тому

      He still does!

  • @Linda-ib5wy
    @Linda-ib5wy Місяць тому +10

    Have you ever noticed that when you hear certain singers it takes you back to the first time you heard their voices. Memories run down my face remembering friends no longer here and the good times that were had

  • @suzeenewton9118
    @suzeenewton9118 2 роки тому +65

    This song is a favorite of mine..I AM 66 NOW...and I so remember this song....

  • @michaelfisher7835
    @michaelfisher7835 Рік тому +317

    One of the great rock voices of all time.

    • @jim5746
      @jim5746 Рік тому +11

      He is right up there with Roy Orbison and Tom Jones !!

    • @BeardedItaliano
      @BeardedItaliano Рік тому +1

      BUT COME ON MICHAEL, 4 REAL , STEALING THAT OPENING LiNE FROM “ELVIS “ !!!- NOT GOOD ! DiG ? USA 🇺🇸 STRONG 💪💪💪💪 !!

    • @christinanicholls9868
      @christinanicholls9868 Рік тому +1

      Love his voice!!

    • @michaelfisher7835
      @michaelfisher7835 Рік тому +2

      @@christinanicholls9868 I was in high school when they were at their peak. Absolutely loved the songs.

    • @christinanicholls9868
      @christinanicholls9868 Рік тому +1

      @@michaelfisher7835 Yes, me too! I recently started listening to them again and following him and his life now. He’s 80 and looks fantastic! Such a nice guy.

  • @kln58cub
    @kln58cub Рік тому +123

    His voice and range is astounding. A singing voice like no other. So smooth & effortless.

  • @paulapodaca7090
    @paulapodaca7090 8 місяців тому +32

    Without a doubt one of the most underrated Performers ever

    • @user-jl9kw9gn3m
      @user-jl9kw9gn3m 5 місяців тому

      so stupid, get real, 6 gold albums, outsold the Beatles one year.
      god

  • @shyman99
    @shyman99 3 роки тому +459

    My goodness, Gary so effortlessly belts out this one so perfectly knowing millions of people are at home watching his every move. The man is a living legend.

    • @landztranz
      @landztranz 3 роки тому +13

      How do we know he's singing live? Seems like a recording to me. They did an awful lot of lip synching in those days.

    • @TomElvisSmith
      @TomElvisSmith 3 роки тому +15

      @@landztranz In the performance right before this one, of "Young Girl", Ed asked Gary to change one of the lyrics of the song which he found suggestive, and Gary obliged, so it was a live performance.

    • @landztranz
      @landztranz 3 роки тому +7

      Interesting. But how do you account for the fact that there are instruments that aren't there onstage, and also the microphone in front of the guitarists is far from them? Something's definitely not live.

    • @shyman99
      @shyman99 3 роки тому +16

      ​@@landztranz - This comment thread was about his voice. Who cares if the instrumentation is live or not. Gary may not even have sewn his own clothes. Oh mercy! LOL

    • @TomElvisSmith
      @TomElvisSmith 3 роки тому +9

      @@landztranz Sometimes, the lead singers would sing to recorded backing tracks, so the lead vocals would be live. I think it was done because live shows often had troubles micing each band member, as evidenced by some of the earlier appearances by bands on Ed Sullivan.

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 роки тому +544

    One of the best singers in music history !! Gary has a AMAZING UNIQUE VOICE!!!

    • @joeldank1708
      @joeldank1708 3 роки тому +7

      That's because Gary Pucketts my cousin.

    • @brittoverbaugh4035
      @brittoverbaugh4035 3 роки тому +3

      @@joeldank1708 JOEL...I ENJOYED GARYS 2007 INTERVIEW AT RECORDING STUDIO VERY MUCH...ETERNALLY INTERESTING INDIVIDUAL.

    • @kareno6222
      @kareno6222 3 роки тому +5

      I agree, awesome voice

    • @progressiveprepper6553
      @progressiveprepper6553 3 роки тому +5

      Absolutely!

    • @maryrodriguez8612
      @maryrodriguez8612 3 роки тому +2

      Bellísimas interpretaciones de Gary!!

  • @cynthiamackenzie2273
    @cynthiamackenzie2273 2 місяці тому +7

    Wow, I had a major crush on an older guy at 15 and he sent signals back. But….he sat me down to talk and basically spoke very similar words to “Young Girl”to me. I am forever grateful he did. But boy that song takes me right back to that place and time. Thanks for the memories Gary. God bless you

    • @warrenwatkins9650
      @warrenwatkins9650 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm 68 and when I was 65 I met a woman who was 30. She and I were close, but friends. Her mom was my age. But I remember the emotions I felt that took me to my youth. I was so happy to be her friend. That was enough. Just beautiful! I'm happy for your experience.

  • @tvs3497
    @tvs3497 2 роки тому +4

    The sixties saw three major political assassinations, a deadly foreign war where over 60,000 Americans lost their lives, riots that have never been matched to this day, a civil rights movement unequalled in human history, massive political dissension, college students killed for peacefully protesting the Vietnam war, and out of all of this some of the best music ever recorded.

  • @susanmcgilvray1617
    @susanmcgilvray1617 8 місяців тому +36

    This guy has a amazing voice full of emotion not like todays songs

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Susan how are you?

  • @Tom-oz7iy
    @Tom-oz7iy 2 роки тому +322

    You can tell Gary has a great singing voice as this is no lip sync and his vocals are freakin' clean with less than studio quality everything, its impressive.

    • @gtoneyprice5293
      @gtoneyprice5293 Рік тому +13

      2022 still listening to this classic song.

    • @gmail4218
      @gmail4218 Рік тому +13

      This was recorded in mono just before the performance, as often happened on the Ed Sullivan Show.
      Thus, it is a lip sync.

    • @deni00767
      @deni00767 Рік тому +2

      @@gmail4218 How can anyone "not" see that? 🤣

    • @Yvonne_ozlife
      @Yvonne_ozlife Рік тому +1

      @@deni00767 I take it you've never made a mistake?

    • @daviddoepel6697
      @daviddoepel6697 Рік тому +11

      More proof..."Did no one ever tell you, the WAY of Life...?". Original lyrics, "...the FACTS of Life...?" were cleaned up for Sunday night primetime network TV.

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 2 роки тому +175

    Wow man. This is actually live! Puckett was the best in the business, hands down. No one could compare during this stretch, it's almost ridiculous, he was so frigging good.

    • @jacquelinemcgowan8164
      @jacquelinemcgowan8164 2 роки тому +5

      YES the best, also youtube at its greatest

    • @planestrainsdogsncars4336
      @planestrainsdogsncars4336 Рік тому +7

      All performers on the Ed Sullivan show were live ..no lip syncing allowed.

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому +3

      @@planestrainsdogsncars4336 Wow, I didn't know that, thanks. Ed always cleaned it up "the way of life"." He might actually sound better live than he did on the studio track!

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому

      @@jacquelinemcgowan8164 Yep

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому +2

      @@jacquelinemcgowan8164 He hung on too long, but when he was at his peak I don't think anyone could hang with him. Tom Jones, Humperdinck were great, Johnny Maestro, Burton Cummings maybe. But Puckett was probably the best.

  • @diannedugger6080
    @diannedugger6080 26 днів тому +10

    Gary Puckett and the union gap should be inducted in the hall of fame

  • @anitashaw9090
    @anitashaw9090 3 роки тому +232

    I miss my youth so much. This music that will never be as amazing again.

  • @kevingoins9858
    @kevingoins9858 3 роки тому +182

    One of four consecutive Top 10 million sellers in 1968 they enjoyed - Woman Woman, Young Girl, Lady Willpower and Over You.

    • @JB-or3fv
      @JB-or3fv 3 роки тому +9

      As a 12 yr old girl, I'd bring my radio outside and sing and dance to the shade of the house..and dream

    • @roberthernandez839
      @roberthernandez839 3 роки тому +5

      Also This girl is a woman now

    • @joesophie90
      @joesophie90 3 роки тому +1

      @@roberthernandez839 That was a US Billboard top 10 hit, but not a Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified gold record (million seller)

    • @brittoverbaugh4035
      @brittoverbaugh4035 3 роки тому +1

      @@joesophie90 JOE...I BELIEVE BOTH MADE THE TOP TEN...WAS UNAWARE IT WAS NOT A GOLD RECORD...THANX.

    • @johnkennedy9994
      @johnkennedy9994 3 роки тому +1

      Still great everything

  • @wintercott
    @wintercott 2 роки тому +91

    We are Australian. My wife and I met and spoke with Gary in 2016. I was an Australian soldier during the Vietnam war and he and the Union Gap were one of our favourite bands. It was a highlight of my life meeting him and we were impressed with his genuine appreciation of the military and its sacrifices

    • @Janeintheok
      @Janeintheok Рік тому +6

      Thanks for posting that

    • @shanebriggs1039
      @shanebriggs1039 Рік тому +4

      Lovely post, thankyou

    • @patrickcaruana4880
      @patrickcaruana4880 Рік тому +4

      As another Aussie for those lost in service, Lest We Forget. I grew up in the 60's in Melbourne and his music was always playing in our house. I saw him at Crown I think in the late 1990's, it was a terrific performance.

    • @oldermusiclover
      @oldermusiclover Рік тому +1

      thank you for your service

  • @sharonwilson2051
    @sharonwilson2051 Рік тому +43

    Reminds me of when I was 17 and my boyfriend was 21 can’t forget the feelings that were running through my body how I loved this young man and we have been married 52 years now soon to be 53

  • @spyderlogan4992
    @spyderlogan4992 3 роки тому +300

    Just listen to that complete, intense, on pitch, harmony background vocal arrangement through the verses and chorus...an amazing performance, recording, mix and production. Totally unique for the era. And Puckett's range, power and tone? No one could touch it...

    • @JohnAnderson-ss9vn
      @JohnAnderson-ss9vn 3 роки тому +12

      certainly not todays imposters the worst point in the history music

    • @rw8733
      @rw8733 3 роки тому +6

      A masterclass for today's so-called singers.

    • @glennhfriedman4571
      @glennhfriedman4571 3 роки тому +5

      where is the orchestra ?

    • @mariagisellahahn1197
      @mariagisellahahn1197 3 роки тому

      Yo u up

    • @tilesetter1953
      @tilesetter1953 2 роки тому +3

      This is PLAYBACK, the original studio recording and the band are miming the performance, except Gary who is really singing. Do you see an orchestra anywhere????????

  • @ernestmchugh3132
    @ernestmchugh3132 3 роки тому +218

    He had a hell of a voice! Real talent!

    • @niallmcentee9400
      @niallmcentee9400 3 роки тому +4

      He still has the most incredible voice

    • @deeking3683
      @deeking3683 2 роки тому +4

      Saw him on CabaRay a few months ago. He's still got it.

    • @JanetcClark
      @JanetcClark 2 роки тому +4

      He is one of the greats his voice will never be recreated
      His songs are irreplaceable

    • @chriscurtis8344
      @chriscurtis8344 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah Man

    • @jenpeterson3712
      @jenpeterson3712 Рік тому +1

      @@deeking3683 saw him last Saturday. He's 80 now and still can sing. He's not trying to be something he's not. He knows his voice is deeper. May have been his final tour😔. I hope not.

  • @user-nq2fh8po4h
    @user-nq2fh8po4h Місяць тому +3

    God I miss the 60s and 70s music. Best ever.

  • @dianaallison6110
    @dianaallison6110 2 роки тому +81

    Not only one of the most awesome voices ever...he was gorgeous, as well. I miss the 60's & 70's like crazy! 🙂🙂💘💘

    • @brianhiggins3090
      @brianhiggins3090 Рік тому +5

      Let's get a time machine and go back to those amazing years I would in a heartbeat 💓

    • @gilknutson
      @gilknutson 11 місяців тому +3

      As do we all!!!

    • @janevamckeel1726
      @janevamckeel1726 9 місяців тому

      @@brianhiggins3090 if we could go back I’d make sure they didn’t wear those green coats lol.

    • @FrederickCade
      @FrederickCade 8 місяців тому

      Yes the 60's and 70's were good times..With the exception of Vietnam..!

    • @timoshea1767
      @timoshea1767 8 місяців тому

      yes the greatest era of all for music most of today's does not compare

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 роки тому +334

    What makes Gary such a awesome singer is the way he sings with his heart into the song. He emotionally sings and his expressions really shows his feelings when singing. A GREAT SINGER NO DOUBT !! I GIVE HIM A 10+

    • @jozefserf2024
      @jozefserf2024 3 роки тому +7

      As Judy Garland said, sing it like you mean it.

    • @joanie1847
      @joanie1847 3 роки тому +6

      Totally agree!!❣️

    • @kevinjohnson4599
      @kevinjohnson4599 3 роки тому +6

      1,000% AGREE. Great Singer. He should be in the R&R Hall of Fame.

    • @kenjoneslee
      @kenjoneslee Рік тому

      I thought they used autotune on all his tracks...and used someone else to hit the highest notes during live concert?

    • @anthonybradford194
      @anthonybradford194 Рік тому

      Hello how are you doing?

  • @michaelrochester48
    @michaelrochester48 3 роки тому +166

    One of the best vocalists of 60s pop

    • @milo1983
      @milo1983 2 роки тому +2

      Pop in general ☺️

  • @nononever3592
    @nononever3592 6 місяців тому +3

    OMG I was 8, we'd be in the basement singing our hearts out into hairbrush microphones along with the AM radio... Take me back!

  • @gottbean5440
    @gottbean5440 2 місяці тому +2

    Gary Puckett had one of the best voices of the 60s.

  • @danielhahn5455
    @danielhahn5455 3 роки тому +181

    One of the greatest ever. You won't hear todays music being played 60 years from now.

    • @Myronkline
      @Myronkline 2 роки тому +5

      You definitely won't hear today's music, which is far from music being played 60 years from now.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 2 роки тому +5

      Or six years from now.

    • @boomyarddie
      @boomyarddie 2 роки тому +1

      There are bbn if any classics being created today. Old school music brings back pleasant memories. Today's music nightmares and sadness

    • @tabathasheffroth7981
      @tabathasheffroth7981 Рік тому

      I'd be happy to not hear today's "music" today.

    • @sammyjones3500
      @sammyjones3500 Рік тому

      I can't remember today's music now let alone 60 year time.

  • @michelleprie2854
    @michelleprie2854 3 роки тому +180

    "I'll Shower Your Heart With Tenderness Endlessly"... One of the most beautiful and romantic lines of songs ever written... and WOW - This Voice!!! FANTASTIC!!! 🎶💖🎶

    • @penelope8969
      @penelope8969 3 роки тому +7

      Very beautiful and romantic ~~sung from the heart ❤️🧡💙💖💟💝💚💜💛☮️✨🙏💕♥️

    • @robertbonney1845
      @robertbonney1845 3 роки тому +5

      Amazing song! I use to walk around singing this song when I was alittle kid. My mother loved it and would play it !

    • @deni00767
      @deni00767 3 роки тому

      @Robert
      How come you don't know the lyrics!. Fscts of life? Their not here

    • @atomeyes99
      @atomeyes99 3 роки тому +2

      i mean, he's singing about pressuring a woman into sex, so hey, if you think that's romance, that's a bit odd.

    • @michelleprie2854
      @michelleprie2854 3 роки тому +8

      @@atomeyes99 he WOOS a woman's LOVE in a very beautiful and romantic way!!! And so it should be!!! You shouldn't drag everything in the dirt!!!

  • @janicek6637
    @janicek6637 11 місяців тому +17

    ever since i was a kid i loved Gary Puckett for my 61st Birthday 4 years ago my brother took me to see him he was playing in CA we had so much fun

  • @paulbaker4744
    @paulbaker4744 6 місяців тому +3

    In 1969 I was in the sixth grade at good hope elementary school. I loved this music then and since then.

  • @dougmilesmedia
    @dougmilesmedia 3 роки тому +98

    Had the pleasure of interviewing Gary on radio a couple of times. Great talent.

  • @stevenstewardson8613
    @stevenstewardson8613 3 роки тому +61

    Who's still listening to the golden voice of Gary puckett then you've got great taste's in quality music he's got a whole lot of soul in his VOICE EPIC make's me happy 😎🤓💯🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🎼🎹🎼🎸🎷🪕🎺🎵🎻✊✊✊✊

  • @AngelaGittings-o1t
    @AngelaGittings-o1t 11 днів тому

    This beautiful tune reminds me of a wonderful holiday I had with my mom. I want to use it for her funeral, but I know that hearing it from now on will hurt so much.😢

  • @lewiscarey1593
    @lewiscarey1593 2 роки тому +64

    Gary's vocals were second to none when singing Lady Willpower!! 👍👍👍

    • @kenjoneslee
      @kenjoneslee Рік тому

      I thought they used pitch control to take his vocal pitch up a few keys? That's how he sounded amazing on record?

    • @johnx5891
      @johnx5891 Рік тому +1

      @@kenjoneslee Nope; he is here singing live to the EXACT studio backing track. His range is A#2 to A4, about 2 octaves.

  • @White-Michael935
    @White-Michael935 3 роки тому +86

    Underrated group.

    • @davidchan9632
      @davidchan9632 3 роки тому +1

      just wished they continued on w/ the same guys. the group played from 1967 to 1972. waiting for CD box sets & DVDs

    • @ripvanwinkler1548
      @ripvanwinkler1548 3 роки тому

      @@davidchan9632 They planned to continue until the typical scumbag types in the industry wanted to control them and write the music FOR them. Union Gap knew their music would suck ass and so they all quit. Gary went on solo for a few but without financial backing from companies, he also faded :(

    • @kennethridout7471
      @kennethridout7471 3 роки тому

      Very

    • @Duke_of_Prunes
      @Duke_of_Prunes 3 роки тому +4

      We're all still watching him perform after more than 50 years -- that's quite a high rating in my book 😊 Great talent

    • @timwalker8783
      @timwalker8783 2 роки тому

      A few years ago early in the morning I passed through Union Gap in Washington State I stopped at a convenience store and ask the clerk if he could direct me or tell me where Gary Puckett lived the clerk said I don't know but here's the phone book it was a joke and the clerk didn't get it but my sister and I found it amusing I also saw Gary Puckett back in the mid-80s it was a dinner theater with Gary as the musical entertainment we were so close to him that well he's saying he also spit and he kept apologizing great show

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 роки тому +105

    Man he can sing!!! AND A GREAT VOICE !!!!

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 2 роки тому +1

      I think they go hand in hand, don't they?

  • @user-ik1bd3hm4k
    @user-ik1bd3hm4k 10 місяців тому +4

    OMG he has a great voice, wow!!!

  • @jamesb.9155
    @jamesb.9155 Рік тому +38

    Phenomenal hits from this spectacular vocalist. I'll never ever forget that voice or the hits they produced during those early times of my life.

  • @billywalkabout5076
    @billywalkabout5076 3 роки тому +64

    Man it brings back a lot of memories Gary Puckett and the union gap lady willpower what a memory maker where did the time go goddamnit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @dawnbeardsley8833
      @dawnbeardsley8833 3 роки тому +2

      a FAR cry from what we hear today... very few could compare. This was made a year before I was born. I love the music from that era

    • @lesstone4641
      @lesstone4641 3 роки тому

      I love Gary Puckett! Awesome singer….Elvis even had his cd’s in his collection. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said and then you asked God to damn it. Ruined the moment…..

  • @annshellman9158
    @annshellman9158 3 роки тому +29

    I love that he can emote without being over dramatic. Perfect voice 🌹⚡⚡📀

    • @wavanauken
      @wavanauken Рік тому

      Exactly...there are so many vocalists today that feel they have to act out every single word with emotion that can be so maudlin.

  • @vincecox2916
    @vincecox2916 4 місяці тому

    Such a great singing voice and so underrated. There aren't many around these days who could match Gary Puckett's pure vocal talent and power!

  • @karengower3820
    @karengower3820 2 роки тому +10

    60's and 70's had the very best rock and roll. The boomer time formed rock and roll. I'm so happy to have grown up in that time.

    • @scotts6698
      @scotts6698 2 роки тому +1

      So many groups and so many songs that defined two decades!

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 3 роки тому +61

    SUCH A GREAT TUNE ! TODAY'S GENERATION CAN LEARN FROM THIS AMAZING TALENT!

    • @rosicrosslin1867
      @rosicrosslin1867 2 роки тому +1

      I grew up in this wonderful time. I tell my babies about it. If this generation would ever listen to good music it would be a blessing. Or they would mess it up, I'm afraid

  • @lizardme88
    @lizardme88 4 дні тому

    My husband sang this to me 60 years ago on my birthday.

  • @scottyhotty1003
    @scottyhotty1003 5 місяців тому +1

    In 1968 when this song came out the Ed Sullivan Show was the premiere television show to be on but Mr. Sullivan was also known as a stickler for family friendly so anything suggestive was frowned upon. He asked that Gary Sing different words deemed too suggestive so "the facts of life" was turned into "the way of life" and Gary gladly obliged because he knew he and the Union Gaps performance would be watched by millions and millions of people and this became one of their biggest hits peaking at #2 on the charts!!
    Gary's vocals are unbelievable for a live performance and I doubt there are many that could sing as he does today!!!

  • @stuartbrixton6260
    @stuartbrixton6260 2 роки тому +10

    The epitome of 60s pop music ..Doesn't get much better than this.

  • @robratchford2433
    @robratchford2433 3 роки тому +131

    Gary Puckett is a very unique talent with a very unique voice! If you have more of Gary and The Union Gap in the vaults, would enjoying seeing them! Thank you for bringing this forward and displaying the end of the video with Ed greeting Gary! Well done!

    • @rickwaldron4255
      @rickwaldron4255 2 роки тому +1

      I saw Gary puckett a few days ago on my phone he's a.lot older now..
      gray hair but they told how much how he was popular back then it didn't seem to fiss him he's shy then and now not big on complimentsrveven though he deserved all.of them

  • @Sheba8.
    @Sheba8. 4 дні тому

    He's just absolutely brilliant. Unique! ❤

  • @diannedugger6080
    @diannedugger6080 26 днів тому

    I was raised at Carolina Beach and loved listening to to young girl walking around the boardwalk

  • @StormLaker
    @StormLaker 3 роки тому +55

    Every time I hear this song, It takes me back to my teenage years in the late 80's early 90's- my dad would drive me around on my paper route and we'd listen to 60's music, then go to Mcdonald's for breakfast before he had to head off to work, and I off to school. I can still feel the air conditioner running at full blast in our van in the 4am darkness- dad and I having some good father/son time. We spent a lot of time driving around going places when I was growing up....used to listen to songs like this on AM radio before "oldies" stations took hold.

  • @mezashby6269
    @mezashby6269 3 роки тому +9

    How handsome is he and how magnificent is his voice ahhhh

  • @Luke-dl6zg
    @Luke-dl6zg Місяць тому +2

    Never fails to hit that right spot

  • @zoomzoomboomboom
    @zoomzoomboomboom Місяць тому +2

    Such a powerful voice. Love his music.

  • @philip2508
    @philip2508 Рік тому +8

    Top singer with top group supporting him, fab music from a fab era which unfortunately will never return again.

  • @daveinmilwaukee
    @daveinmilwaukee 3 роки тому +27

    I remember seeing this performance on Ed Sullivan on the Sunday night right after my 10th birthday. In 1968, I thought this guy was ultra-cool. Seeing this video over half a century later, I still think so!

  • @gilbertcastaneda8208
    @gilbertcastaneda8208 9 днів тому

    One of the best bands and singer's of our time.

  • @humphreygruntwhistle3946
    @humphreygruntwhistle3946 2 роки тому +24

    Incredible voice. Nobody sounded like Gary Puckett before or since. Easily identifiable from the first few words of the song. Perfect pitch and powerful.

  • @imaswinger7489
    @imaswinger7489 Місяць тому +2

    Sang this song to mum the day she died she loved this song

  • @gillianzisimides8199
    @gillianzisimides8199 6 днів тому

    What a great voice this guy had. This song and Lady Willpower were favourites of mine.

  • @minarosered6699
    @minarosered6699 2 роки тому +2

    I was just a little girl when this song came out too young to understand such adult emotions. Good memories.

  • @sarahnewcomb738
    @sarahnewcomb738 3 роки тому +8

    Was 18 when this song came out...terrific time to grow up...

  • @cherrylove3656
    @cherrylove3656 2 роки тому +6

    this takes me back growing up I miss those days this music and the people they were nicer and so where the times

  • @ianmorfett-zg4ds
    @ianmorfett-zg4ds 7 місяців тому +2

    Why wasn't this guy a superstar? What a voice.

  • @coyoteartist
    @coyoteartist 19 днів тому

    This song as been stuck in my head for more than a week, so I finally had to share it on Facebook and make everyone's problem too.

  • @Araconox
    @Araconox 2 роки тому +20

    How lucky we were to have grown up in this fabulous era where these masterpiece songs and groups presented themselves to us like we deserved them. We didn't, really, but no one was going to tell us that. What a gift and I will never think otherwise. God bless them all!

  • @deaneawilliams2272
    @deaneawilliams2272 Рік тому +17

    Beautiful voice 💖

  • @LucindaCrowell
    @LucindaCrowell 20 днів тому +1

    2024 will listen to this for the rest of my life !!

  • @kevinkilduff2064
    @kevinkilduff2064 27 днів тому +1

    What a voice to carry this great song!

  • @BriRog68
    @BriRog68 3 роки тому +37

    His voice sends chills...one of the great vocalist of our generation!🥰

  • @vickipuckett3360
    @vickipuckett3360 Рік тому +11

    Gary Puckett and the union gap.your lovely music, songs all of the band,you guys are the best.always will be. Thanks, and God bless Humanity forever

    • @morris.d5562
      @morris.d5562 7 місяців тому

      Hi Vickie hope you are doing fine

  • @Charlotte-nj5ws
    @Charlotte-nj5ws 16 днів тому

    I never get tired of his songs or his Beautiful Strong God given gift to sing.

  • @lynneirish8606
    @lynneirish8606 Місяць тому +1

    Saw my now husband (52 years this month) for the first time at a Gary Puckett concert in 1969 in college. Still love this song and Gary Puckett (oh yeah, and my hubby too)!

  • @vulcanman64
    @vulcanman64 2 роки тому +6

    This guy has one hell of a voice

  • @garypamatat3167
    @garypamatat3167 2 роки тому +4

    Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were fine looking young men and they dressed so groovy. They are one of my favorite pop artists from the 60s.

    • @BeardedItaliano
      @BeardedItaliano Рік тому

      ONLY I CAN USE THE TERM “GROOVY” GARY, ITS PATENTED !- DIG 😎 ?

    • @garypamatat3167
      @garypamatat3167 Рік тому

      @@BeardedItaliano PLEASE PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE REMEMBER WHAT THE LATE GREAT WHITEY HOUSTON SAID "CRACK IS WACK" GROOVY AND FAR OUT LOL

  • @Southern_Crafty_Lady
    @Southern_Crafty_Lady Місяць тому +1

    I'm 65 and I love this song! But I'm hooked on Woman Woman. If it pops up on my UA-cam I can't help listening to it. All their songs are good!

  • @minnietoby
    @minnietoby 4 місяці тому +1

    Gary was an absolute wonderful singer

  • @sandtalanders156
    @sandtalanders156 2 роки тому +19

    What a voice, love you Gary Puckett!! Those were the days 😘🎸🎶💕

  • @AcornFox7
    @AcornFox7 2 роки тому +27

    I bought this when it first came out and left the bar off my record player (remember them?) so it played over and over. Over half a century later, Gary’s voice still makes my heart beat faster and instantly takes me back to my teenage bedroom. What a song. What a singer.

    • @rickwaldron4255
      @rickwaldron4255 2 роки тому +1

      Well fox 7 finely record players are fine comeing back.after all these years the experts finealy realized you can't beat old school

    • @rickwaldron4255
      @rickwaldron4255 2 роки тому

      Yes I do and I still.have 2 and I'm.keeping them

  • @user-zn1wf9fz6q
    @user-zn1wf9fz6q 7 днів тому

    Classic tune, never tire of listening to it!!! Pure gold

  • @misskj7773
    @misskj7773 7 місяців тому

    One of the greatest singers of all time, across all genres…so underrated. Sad.

  • @patrickneff7846
    @patrickneff7846 4 місяці тому +6

    I'm going to see Gary Puckett with my dad tomorrow.

    • @debbiesparks471
      @debbiesparks471 2 місяці тому +2

      Lucky! Was he wonderful? I'm 65 and I'd love to see him perform.

    • @patrickneff7846
      @patrickneff7846 2 місяці тому +1

      @@debbiesparks471 yes, he was great. I couldn't believe how well he sounded and looked at his age.

    • @tinamerlot4403
      @tinamerlot4403 25 днів тому

      Where? How was the show

    • @patrickneff7846
      @patrickneff7846 25 днів тому

      @@tinamerlot4403 Pittsburgh. It was good and Mr. Puckett looks and sounds great for his age. They put on a show called "Rock and Remember Live" every year and I took my dad this year. They also had the Loving Spoonful (in its current iteration with just one original member) and Little Anthony among others.

  • @guyrestivo
    @guyrestivo Рік тому +56

    when i want to hear beauty in a female voice i go to Karen Carpenter--and when i want to hear "incredible" in a male voice i go to Gary Puckett..what a voice!!!

    • @johnmilner6484
      @johnmilner6484 Рік тому +1

      Absolutely!!

    • @chrisst41
      @chrisst41 Рік тому

      Gary Pucket, yes, but also Johnny Contardo. And agree with Karen, too.

    • @bruschmidt9943
      @bruschmidt9943 Рік тому

      True that 💯

    • @sarahnewcomb738
      @sarahnewcomb738 Рік тому

      Karen had not really come into her own when she died...Just imagine what she could have done....she was the best....