The Lovin' Spoonful "Nashville Cats" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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- The Lovin' Spoonful "Nashville Cats" on The Ed Sullivan Show, January 22, 1967. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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They had seven top 10 hits in a row and this was the final one. During that time they had some pretty stiff competition with the Beatles, Beach Boys, & Motown. But the boys held their own with outstanding releases.
They did, didn't they?
Don't forget The Four Seasons Memphis & More Soul music
And John Sebastian later writes and sings "Welcome Back".
Wasn't Darling be home soon a top hit In 67?
@@lilajagears8317 - It was a hit, but sadly, not a Top 10 hit. It should have kept their streak going, but unfortunately peaked at #15.
I saw The Lovin' Spoonful at the Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 1967 they shared the bill with Simon and Garfunkel. Talk about a great show!
Wow! What great memories you must have of that show! There aren't many two act concerts I can think of that I would rather see. I saw Paul Simon open for Bob Dylan about 20 years ago or so.
The crowd is crazy for them ❤
it sounds like constant screaming from the girls
So talented, John Sebastian was sheer genius!
@@enriquerodriguezjr4466 How True!
He's still alive
@@nickcrompton3692 That's a beautiful thang nick!
@@ldennehy2720 Darn tootin!
@@nickcrompton3692 😁
Sullivan was initially not a fan of rock and roll but in 1956 when Elvis sent his ratings thru the roof which many other rock and roll acts also did he gladly had them on his show.
What a legendary group and song. This sounds better than the studio recording. The crowd sounds as excited as a Beatles crowd.
I was surprised the crowd was as loud as it was. First, it was early ‘67, so I would have thought by then some of that hysteria would have died off. Second, it was the Spoonful. I wouldn’t have expected them to have gotten such a response from the crowd.
@@ericdailey8587 You have a valid point there. The Spoonful had such amazing success in 1966 so that could partially explain why but sadly in '67 it all came to an end so soon. Zal Yanovsky getting busted and deported was the beginning of the end.
John Sebastion was so talented beyond Lovin Spoonful. I never realized he wrote the theme song to welcome back Kotter. NASHVILLE CATS. More
Since there were no monitors on stage, it is a marvel that the band played so well over all the crowd noise.
Not really.
Good bands can do these songs in their sleep.
The Beatles did it in stadiums.
The singing here is live, the playing was pre-recorded.
The crowd noise was silly tho…… ☝️🤔🤪💀🦆
it was dubbed over and the probably kept the vocals and overdubbed the guitars from the best take
Sullivan appearances were always pre-recorded music and live lead vocal.
I like this one. Great country sound in the song. The Lovin' Spoonful shows here what makes them such a great group.
One of the most underrated bands of the 60's and Sebastian was one of the most talented songwriters of the 60's and 70's.
One correction though, Sun Records that he was referencing in the 2nd verse was based in Memphis, not Nashville but they did have a yellow label.
Yeah, and Johnny Cash sang about how he 'shot a man in Reno' .....So what was he doin' in a California prison? 🤠
@@crlguitar1close enough. Could be he was from California.
recorded in Memphis with Nashville players ...
No, Sun had their own musicians in Memphis
@@Bill-jc1fy they may have driven over but that would be picky ..
Song was inspired after seeing a teenage Danny Gatton tear it up in a Nashville Holiday Inn lounge. The boy's chins were on the floor he was so incredibly good.
Awesome live performance. The song describes Nashville musicians perfectly ('playin' since they's babies').
Pickin'
...get work before they're 2.
Live vocals, canned music. They did a fair job miming the instruments but Zal’s solo at the end gives it away.
i heard this song 4 times a day when I was stationed on the LPD13, the USS Nashville.. And I've grown VERY fond of this song..
One of the best bands of all time.✌
Vocals sound live but they're playing to a pre-recorded track. Proof: At 2:22 you can hear the beginning of Zally's solo BEFORE he starts playing it.
Actually played live! Awesome!
No, live mic’s and canned music.
check out 2:24- The lead guitar comes in before Zally can finger the notes!
@@waltborys7870 The drums sound live. I am a drummer and I know this drum part well. But, you are correct. Maybe the guitars are canned.
I am becoming more and more of a John Sebastian fan with every post.
FUN FACT: On the studio version, they felt the track needed some pedal steel but John was the only one who could just about play it so he instructed Zal that he would just play only the opening chord of each bar on the pedal steel. Zal would then come in immediately after with some lead guitar that has a pedal steel feel. This would make the sound fuller.
LOVIN SPOONFUL WAS A GREAT GROUP. I LOVE JOHN SEBASTIAN SING NASHVILLE CATS. GREAT MELODY AND A CATCHY TUNE.
The guy with the best voice doesn't even have a mike in front of him. Love you Zally!
Zal's having a lot of fun. Very underrated guitarist.
But not at all underrated as a dickweed.
dont think he was even plugged in
Zal was an amazing picker and quite the character.
Just give me some more of those "Lovin' Spoonfuls!!" Those girls are going crazy!! Thank you for sharing! 💖
John was a musical proverbial genius!!!
a proverbial knee-high
Yes and no. Robert at 69.
This F ING song is such a fun dittie!Fun as F!!
I always loved that song....still DEW !
That's "Dew-yeeewwww."
God Bless John B. Sebastian!
When did this song I loved so I played bands stuff like counrty it was good memories
I wish they could've done Summer In The City on Ed Sullivan
They would have had to pare it down to perform it live.
@@Mister_Pedantic Or bring a jackhammer onstage.
@@Mister_Pedanticfor a song like that during this era, they probably would have had the performance be a mix of half-playback and half-live. Most the instruments would be mimed but the vocals and some other instruments live.
This makes me ridiculously happy! THANK YOU!
MEEEE TOOOOO!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Though they are singing live, I think they are playing along live to a prerecorded music track, recorded prior to the performance. Not the record, mind you, just something recorded before the performance, as Zal misses the beginning of his solo, but you can hear it playing. I saw these guys live with The Beach Boys in early 1966, and they were absolutely fantastic. They can play, but TV performances were weird in those days.
Zal was not to be trusted.
@@stevemurray2737 Yes, if you look on YT you can find a Sullivan show clip where Zal makes a mockery of the whole thing.
Your absolutely right
@@Mister_Pedantic I don't think he was referring to that. Zal became a pariah when he ratted out his friends after getting busted for pot. Back then that was a major sin.
@@geneobrien8907 That seems reasonable.
I loved this song when I was younger...still do!
My all time favorite band.
Psychedelic Rock at its finest
Sebastian is a genius really.
John Sebastian doing a country number in rock before it became popular. The audience wanted a Beatlemania experience.
It's Trivia Time! Did you know that John Sebastian was actually an Italian boy from a show business family? His father was also "John Sebastian" and played the classical harmonica, but the family name was actually "Pugliese". I wonder if his father was named after the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Thank you for the trivia! 💖
Did not know that thanks for the info.
Oh! So *THAT'S* why John Sebastian used that name as a pseudonym on The Doors' "Morrison Hotel" album!
@@Esotereclectic Yes. He played harmonica on "Roadhouse Blues". He used the pseudonym "G. Puglese" because of his exclusive recording contract with Reprise Records. So maybe his name is really Giovanni which is Italian for "John".
In a way, it's like discovering that Elvis' manager, Tom Parker, was not a "good 'ol boy", born in the south, as he claimed, believably. But he was born Andreas Cornelius Van Kujuk in Breda, Holland, in 1909. Like one would never suspect the Italian in John Sebastian, one would never suspect that "Col." Tom Parker was a Dutchman. A " Flying "Dutchman."
The guitarist in the yellow shirt looks a little bit like Peter Tork and the drummer's hairstyle brings to mind Michael Nesmith.
Ditto
Also the guitarist in the hat looks reminds me of Slash.
They say a Lovin' Spoonful is about 10cc.
Oh to be young again!
They are singing live over a pre-recorded backing track. Notice the "mute covers" over the high hat cymbals and at the very end of the song there is a lead guitar part playing that doesn't match what the guy (Zal?) was doing on stage
I was thinking the same thing. Still, by this time Mr Sullivan had relaxed his insistence that bands play totally live and it's nice to see that at least the vocals here are live. Other bands, never, ever sang & played live on the show.
@@Mister_Pedantic I.e. The Dave Clark Five
Good eye! Many in this comment section have been fooled.
Back then my 16 yr old self heard this & LOVED it. I went about trying to hear it again since i had no $$ to buy record. "Nashville Cats" wasnt a huge hit so it wasn't on radio. After many call-ins to radio, I finally got them to play it. The song is magical to me. Finally scraped enough cash together to buy it. Great memories!
The DJ's in the local radio did play it when I was a kid -- but I grew up in Nashville.
@@Duke_of_Prunes I grew up in New Orleans and they played it there.
@@randyc5650 I actually live in New Orleans, now! WTIX probably still plays Nashville Cats -- will pay closer attention in between dodging crazy drivers on Veterans Boulevard 🙄
@@Duke_of_Prunes Yeah, Duke. They probably do. I'll wave at you from the overpass after I get off of the Causeway.
Well, at least the audience was somewhat quieter during "Darlin Be Home Soon" which was upcoming on the same episode. 🙂
Zal is the Keith Moon of the guitar.
A rare live Spoonful tv performance.
I live in Nashville!
Zal Yanovsky was a talented guitarist for the Lovin Spoonful. Eric Clapton admired his playing. Yet after he left the group in 1968 he gave up on the music business.
Footage looks so crisp.
The tragedy of it all is that Zal Yanovsky never overcame his devastating Canadian shyness.
He also owned a restaurant in Kingston,Ontario called Chez Piggy which is still thriving now 20 year after he died. It's now run by his daughter Zoe.
As a Canadian, I get the funny irony of your observation!
John brought tie dye to Woodstock ❤️
Unusual for live re-recordings of studio tracks, I think this sounds better than their original studio version. He puts more tune in it here, and there is more atmosphere here.
Love it
Man, I love the Spoonful and I love these repostings of the Ed Sullivan Show!
I noticed that the audio of the live version of She's Still A Mystery was put on Spotify, but the video is nowhere to be found?
This is fantastic!!! It's actually LIVE!!! With mistakes and all!!!!!!!! The Talent usually lip-synced on most of these shows.
Drummer Joe Butler almost comes in early for his vocal harmony on the chorus at 0.50 but then stops himself. I really like his drumming and singing. Sebastian got most of the credit but all four Spoonful were great musicians and contributed to the whole. Proof: Sebastian as solo artist didn't have the same success.
I can't tell how live this is. Sullivan was usually the real-deal. The vocals sound live and the drums but it sounds like there's a recorded backing track too. Or maybe some live musicians offscreen. Definitely someone doing some guitar work. What do you think?
Rumor has it the guitar player is Slash's grandfather.
That hat has been handed down through many generations...
@@rjsegedin7116 Yeah.... I think T Rex used it too!! Hahahaha 😃
Flatt and Scruggs had a big country music hit with their cover of this song.
Flatt and Scruggs also did an excellent cover of Bob Dylan's Rainy Day Women #12 &35 . it's on you tube too.
Please check out Del McCoury - this is a favorite of theirs to this day.
Carl Sagan on drums, cool
Hey!! Seth from Nashville here!! Too funny 🤣 😆
Seems like a clever song....wish I could hear the lyrics. Oh well, the little girls understand.
I guess I never realized TLS was a “girls screaming during the performance” kinda band. 🤷
So that's what Slash was playing before joining Guns 'n' Roses?
Seeing this clip with a more subdued Zal makes me wonder how much he actually played with a pick.
I think its safe to say he preferred a thumbpick.
@@NoOne-kr4jc Didn't spot that the first time around.🙂
Jeez, shut up, ladies!!! 😂😂😂
So that's where slash got his look..
Lol thought it was slade
@@NoOne-kr4jc YEAH!! Slade used the hat, too!! Hahahaha 😃 Cum feel the noize... 😉
Steep falloff for Sebastian after ‘68.
i will bet ya there was a real nasville cat playin the geetar off stage on this mister top hat wasent even close
Zal didn't look too happy here. Lol. His string later broke.
I love the tune but I think "yellow Sun Records" were made in Memphis. Not Nashville. Literary license I guess.
He predicted Sun Records relocating from Memphis two years before it happened.
(Or just call it "Poetic License.")
Or the record store guy didn't know what he was talkin about. "and the man said every one was a Yellow Sun record from Nashville"
Day-um, that was awesome! Usually, I prefer the recorded version of hit songs, but this was great!
Yellow Sun records are from Memphis, not Nashville. Zal has a broken string.
2:20 the guitarist broke a string
Isn't it funny how as people age some look like older versions of themselves and some look like completely different people. John Sebastian looks like an older version of himself, even today. Zal, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction over 20 years ago looked like a completely different person.
I think it's because John Sebastian has sported the same look (glasses and haircut) his entire life whereas Zal decided to grow out a large beard and switched up his 'Ramone' haircut
@@VirreFriberg Zal had also put on quite a few pounds.
Have you seen David Lee Roth lately??? YIKES!!!!! 😮
It's good because it's pretending like this is music but it's really about the lifting of the leg and hugging the auto harp.
One of you video-type geeks should dub the studio recording over this video, it would be so much more enjoyable.
Hall of Famer for Creativity only.
Sun records are from Memphis not Nashville
I just want to say, I think it’s so sick that John is playing an electric autoharp. I wonder if he installed the pickup himself 👀
Never really cared for this one back in the day when first came out at 14. Country music was considered anathema then, & this smacked too much of that ilk. Still, I warmed up to it a bit as heard it more & more on the radio. Even at that tender age realized was cleverly written & a fun song.
Really??? Good music's good music, no matter what the "genre"!!!! 👍👍
I loved Zal back then and I still do, but he annoys the heck out of me in these videos. Like the classroom cutup who never knows when to stop, a little bit of him goes a long way.
John is definitely stoned!
wrong
Damn a lot a screaming runing the live preformance
why am I watching this
Someone presumed you had good taste
Pick
danny gatton
Хорошие чудаки. Но Слейд ..
!
Americans tried so hard to recreate the British invasion but just couldn't quite do it 😄
This is more an American pop band trying to emulate country music
Hello guys what is your name guys please me gril Sally name is Sally hodgdon ellsworth maine
Zal!!!
Zal was not plugged in
Evidently this is a lip-sync because Zal doesn't play the exact solo heard. Also the bassist is not plugged in. Maybe John's vocal may be live, it seems to be accurate.
I can see a cord coming out of the bass.
Nashville Cats are the Allman Brothers
The Allman Brothers were not a Nashville act.
No Nashville Cat in "Sky Dog".
Nope, they were from Florida.
@@boataxe4605 The brothers were from Fla but the band's home was Macon, GA.
@@Mister_Pedantic Yes, and neither one is Nashville.
Always thought this was influenced by Roger miller , even the performance
Yes, I can see that!!! Dang me!!! 😮 Hahahaha 😃
Zal was such a good ball.
Love this song but don't think much of this performance of it. Loose is one thing, sloppy's another.
There were girls screaming in the audience. I don't see how you can play with that kind of distraction.
It's not a good enough song to scream about - but it's good.
The songs were irrelevant to the girls, it was the musicians they were screaming for.
@@geneobrien8907 you still have to concentrate to play your instrument, at least I did when I played
@@markothwriter "It's not a good enough song to scream about" - the songs were irrelevant to the girls, it was the musicians they were screaming for.
Sounds influenced by Jerry Reed and I'm doubting that latest story connecting the origin of this song to seeing a kid Danny Gatton.
One of the Jefferson Airplane was friends with a Danny Gatton. Idk if it was before Jefferson Airplane hit huge.
The channel is the Ed Sullivan Show channel, but the knobs that edit this stuff have removed him introducing the acts.
Complete schmuckery.
At this point John Sebastion's going 'off script' of the Lovin spoonful sound and music, and trying to come off like country singer Roger Miller with this tune. I can see Zal Yavnosky's (lead guitar) dissatifaction with the bands direction after a few years and unfortunately got the boot. Lovin Spoonful was never the same after that, A faux poux on John Sebastions part, Zal was right, love him or not he was on track..I even almost expected Sebastion to break out with '16 tons' by Tennessee Ernie Ford as the 2nd playlist tune..E-gawds.. Robert at 69.