So, I agree with you @joflexa, this video is simply magic !!!
@unclespeedy
Жыл бұрын
Whomever directed and produced this, captured the essence of the time and place perfectly. Summer 1979, NYC, Central Park and vicinity. I believe these were general admission, free concerts (Dr Pepper concerts in the park). I was barely a teenager growing up in Staten Island at the time. Watching this I can smell and taste the city.
@discobean54
Жыл бұрын
We will never replicate this amazing and unique time in NYC ever again. The young ppl living here now will never ever knew what they missed.
@user-il4jx8wk7u
9 ай бұрын
and then there's us, that look on and wish we could have been there, Something about this video makes me think i was actually there in spirit. a strange feeling really i enjoy it, because its mine and i live in that reality, i was there and it gives me something i cannot really explain.
@discobean54
8 ай бұрын
@@user-il4jx8wk7u I 1000% know what you mean. It's a world that thrives in my soul as if I was there. I'm writing a story that whenever I go into "storyland" transports me to this world even if in my imagination. It's so real to me, not like I'm conjuring it up in my imagination but rather searching to reconnect with a familiar world I was previously a part of and I seek anything out that brings it to life... From merely a vision in my mind or a feeling to my real life. Whether watching old footage or collecting ephemera. Holding a souvenir of the past. Bringing it to life.
@JulietSpoto-pn2lx
7 ай бұрын
Those were the days! ❤
@charleslanphier8094
7 ай бұрын
Large crowd, no guns. What's happened to us? We've lost so much.
@191726
12 жыл бұрын
The 70's were great....At least I thought so.
@ricardovieira6872
6 жыл бұрын
I THINK SO !!!! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL
@gj8683
3 жыл бұрын
The music was driven by a broad range of true creativity, concert ticket prices weren't controlled by greedy corporations, health-care costs and insurance weren't big issues, people were in some ways more broad-minded, the diet was better (see all the thin people?), and the political divide, while present, was not polarized to the extreme. Yes, the 70s were great.
@user-bz9ld2go3g
3 жыл бұрын
That were the best
@NEMEPOLYNHA
3 жыл бұрын
Yes but there were a lot of serial killers, so...
@ronaldreagan5535
3 жыл бұрын
Simpler times.
@discobean54
Жыл бұрын
I'm so so so so happy I found this!!! This is the world my heart soul lives in. I hope when I die and go to heaven this is the scene.
@TheMaxKids
3 жыл бұрын
People danced and seemed happy. Wow.
@Davidbrown-zg1ws
2 жыл бұрын
U never lied max👍🏾👍🏾
@Eleventhearlofmars
Ай бұрын
No mobile phones so people communicate and interact with each other, you go anywhere now and people don’t even look where they’re going half the time because they’re buried in their phone instead of being buried in beaver or vice versa lol.
@johnchristen2637
2 жыл бұрын
Good how I wish we could go back to this time and start over again, 68 years old now, what a great time to be alive then
@ShakespeareCafe
7 ай бұрын
Like a time machine.
@MarkGrouch
16 күн бұрын
Words can’t express how happy I am this exists.
@williamgallucci9913
12 күн бұрын
Great memories
@keithkartz7955
9 жыл бұрын
look how concerts were back then , peace and listen to the music
@cbes-lr5hs
6 ай бұрын
We all enjoyed music and we respect each other
@KittyGrizGriz
6 ай бұрын
The footage here is fantastic, what a VIBE!! I grew up with the band and love their music. “America” was the 1st album I purchased as a young teen. Ahhh the memories…☀️☀️☀️
@herbcat9
3 ай бұрын
Me too, wish I still had it because I bought an expensive turntable....back to the roots!!!
@KittyGrizGriz
3 ай бұрын
@@herbcat9 I hear you! I’ve got 3 turntables. One is at my “happy place” that has no WiFi it’s where I go to unplug-unwind every summer. Many of the albums there were purchased at thrift stores for $2 a piece. My teen granddaughter is a musician and wants my albums / they’re like gold to me still and I can’t part with them, just yet.
@candycorn8ice
12 жыл бұрын
i love how everyone is doing their own thing like dancing, or rollerskating in traffic lol
@ricardovieira6872
6 жыл бұрын
SO COOL !!!!! HUGS FROM BRAZIL
@glenmccarthy8482
Жыл бұрын
We are currently living in the most dangerous time in human history. Great to waddle down memory lane to less dire days.
@bradboardwell8295
2 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video!! It seems to capture those awesome summer nights that we all had back in the old days. We did not have the internet, cellphones, 200+ cable tv channels, etc. All we had was the music and each other. It was a time that I would give almost anything to back to. Thanks for the music, guys!!!
@mariehanadi1427
2 жыл бұрын
Right on! I was just thought the same before getting into the comments! 😍😍☺️
@user-il4jx8wk7u
9 ай бұрын
you said it!!!!
@aliceIMF
11 жыл бұрын
BEST. DECADE. EVER!
@somystery
Жыл бұрын
one of the best things about America is the band America.
@tonymiddlehurst8438
10 ай бұрын
I've never been to NY but this is how I imagined it to be, brilliant.
@gibsonguitarplayer
2 ай бұрын
I am now 69. Was a junior in HS when their first lp came out. Had it on 8track. There was no racism…everyone was happy, having fun..in love…..First lp reminds me of my first love, second lp reminds me of my second love and Hearts was when I met my future wife in 1975, married her in 78……still married today! So many wonderful memories when we hear America.
@danicegewiss862
2 ай бұрын
There definitely was racism. You just weren't a victim, so it didn't touch you.
@user-em1zh9kt3e
9 ай бұрын
great example a life without smart phones
@massimorossi2344
2 жыл бұрын
Tim Man is one of the 10 most beautiful songs
@MrJadePinwheel
13 жыл бұрын
music doesn't bring people together like this anymore. I love this video
@hughjardon09
12 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was a happier time back in the 70s.
@rimslider
3 жыл бұрын
yeah Hugh, a LOT happier time. No internet (which is a biggest library in the world, and a great tool, if used correctly), no cell phones, great 70's music on the car radio....great time to be alive.
@truthof7382
3 жыл бұрын
You have no idea…such a shame we screwed it up.
@jamesmurray5444
3 жыл бұрын
Yea, when you used to get excited for simple things.
@LichaelMewis
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, globalism, RINOs, and CommieRats destroy what's good.
@gerrydooley951
2 жыл бұрын
@@rimslider many problems just like any other decade .
@rg2027x
11 жыл бұрын
Those were the days. Not a cell phone in sight
@christocr
3 жыл бұрын
That in itself would be worth the time travel back. But the music was fabulous. Yeah, there are always a few good songs out there (and crap), but nothing can touch the 70s (and early 80s), in my opinion. If I never heard a song again not recorded during the 70s, I'd be okay with it. Best music overall.
@johnfisher747
3 жыл бұрын
Or a stupid mask
@jennapuhl596
3 жыл бұрын
The 70s were incredibly beautiful!!
@Laynefreeborn
12 жыл бұрын
What a different time, what a great time....
@rizalinodelsocorro3209
Жыл бұрын
I'm still singing this song and other America's songs during drinking sessions with my buddies. I used to sing these songs way back 1980's. Now I'm a Senior Citizen in Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines . . . still singing (25 January 2023).
@JulietSpoto-pn2lx
7 ай бұрын
Im so blessed to see this, I love the song.
@jcollins1305
11 жыл бұрын
NYC in 1979 what a treat. What a song.
@BabyBoomerChannel
4 ай бұрын
I went to a lot of these concerts in Central Park in the late 70’s. They were a great event. Everyone chilling in the park.
@hardlines4
12 жыл бұрын
A time when we had REAL music!!!! Thank- you Dewey for this classic!!!
@JennaP46
11 жыл бұрын
God..How i miss those sweet days :))
@saleconomos473
6 жыл бұрын
Think many of us around then still do. Lucky us.
@candyjohnson3302
2 жыл бұрын
Hit after wonderful hit and America was the soundtrack of my early teens. My first boyfriend told me that whenever he heard “I need you,” he always thought of me.
@debkelley5955
2 жыл бұрын
OMG…brings back so many concerts I went to in the 70’s. Unfortunately I never saw America, but EVERYTHING captured in this video was EXACTLY the way I remember. What a cool “flashback”. Those days were so easy and carefree.💗
@user-uu1bw7nr4v
11 ай бұрын
Os anos 70 eram fantásticos as pessoas sabiam se divertir ouvir boas 🎶 músicas viviam tranquilas .....Sdds!!!!!
@girlvegan1
12 жыл бұрын
I am a new fan of America as of two months ago. I was a little kid in the seventies but I had 4 siblings 10 plus years older than me so I am familiar with these songs. The thing is I had no idea who the band was or the fact that all these hits came from the same band. I discovered this on YT. WOW! I did a search and America is touring! I have tickets to see them in Lowell MA July 13. I can't wait! Great music will never get old and always get new fans!
@craigjones4527
2 жыл бұрын
So adore America since debut album! Now 8 years later in 1979 their concert in Central Park takes us to a higher level. Thanks❤️
@SuperMcabral
6 ай бұрын
It was indeed the times we lived, never another generstion like us! 😎✌️♥️
@sweetied221
12 жыл бұрын
I have this concert on dvd. I would like to go back and be an America groupie. Very fortunate to have rediscovered their music. Even more fortunate that Gerry and Dewey still tour and I got a chance to see them recently. Will be seeing another America show in June.
@achillesmercado909
4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh 70's..so fresh and simple..i miss it.
@andradejurk
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing 70's, amazing NY, amazing America! Regards from Brazil.
@LJW55
3 ай бұрын
Such a shame Dan Peek decided to leave the band in '77... He didnt sing lead on many songs but I loved "Lonely People" which I felt was maybe how he was feeling within the group. They were a great trio but then became a duo with a backing band... R.I.P. Dan
@danicegewiss862
2 ай бұрын
He actually was their main l singer. I have yet to see a video he isn't singing, many times he is the only one singing.
@LJW55
2 ай бұрын
@@danicegewiss862 I think you'll find that Beckley and Bunnell were the main singers in the group although Peek did contribute as backing singer on all of their biggest hits and lead on a few. He wrote or co-wrote 4 Top 100 hits including "Lonely People" which he wrote with his wife Catherine.
@JennaP46
11 жыл бұрын
Incredible band ..Video..Makes me smile :)))
@megalodon8473
12 жыл бұрын
Terrific - you could really hear the energy in that live performance... thanks for posting!!!!
@pwhit59
Ай бұрын
I was 19 in college listening to this on 8tracks.
@d.b.4201
2 жыл бұрын
Just look how these young men SHINE!! Innocence is on every corner. Innocence of a much diff time. Just look at the excitment in the streets & a fresh feel in the air! The park where the skaters are hanging together & dancing. Then of course, the young men of America itself! At .44 seconds in you can hear it in the giddiness of their voices & see it in the dimples of Gerry’s grin! (Have mercy☺️❤️👌). He is very open here as he admits that he had been terrified of the Big City. This is the way life shld be. As we go, slowly expanding our horizons as we grow. Now it is happening way too fast & we are desensitized as very young children & nothing is a thrill anymore. We lose parts of ourselves that we’ve never even gotten to know yet. Something has to come! Breaking us free from the bondage we can not see but certainly can feel the results of its presence lost. Nothing but God putting it right again will suffice, NOTHING!!!
@4tuneagent
3 жыл бұрын
No assigned seating here.. if your were first in when the doors opened, you got the best seats!.. ahh, the good old days of General Admission..
@JennaP46
9 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome, I lived in Florida and America was my favorite band in that day!!! I was so young I couldn't have made it there in New York if I had tried,lol
@dilmaisabella1720
3 жыл бұрын
Som MARAVILHOSO!!! Adoro as músicas dos anos 70 ,adoro AMÉRICA. Gerry Beckley lindo D+ !!!😻🎶🎤🎵🎸
@genzanese62
10 жыл бұрын
one of the first songs I learned to play the guitar
@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo
2 жыл бұрын
I saw these guys a couple of months ago in Reno, NV. They’ve still got it.
@POLO-sj6og
2 жыл бұрын
RENO SUCKS
@eseir64
2 ай бұрын
THe good old days. I miss the simplicity of life that my kids will never know.
@josephweaver5385
2 жыл бұрын
My Wife and I visited New York and Yes it still has the street performers( who are very good) and all the taxis, and yes the horse drawn carriages in Central Park. New Yorkers should hold their heads up High. For such a metropolis its a beautiful place with a lot of History!
@cbes-lr5hs
6 ай бұрын
No racism we just enjoy everyone.
@drummer85680
11 жыл бұрын
AWESOME MUSIC - FUN VIDEO CLIP HERE - AMERICA ROCKS. THOSE WERE THE DAYS & TIMES. I LIKE IT.
@kirkymac1513
11 жыл бұрын
The year I was born...was only in the 70's for 30 days but am so glad I was there...and so thankful to my parents for introducing me to this band when I was a teenager..thank you so much for posting this amazing video! :)
@alejandrooviedo14
2 жыл бұрын
Qué excelente este grupo.Yo tuve ese Long Play, solo el recuerdo me queda en la mente.
@sharonstark1014
Жыл бұрын
I saw saw America in concert in the late 70's, great concert. This looks like it was an outdoor concert with "festival seating" meaning there were no assigned seats. So people got there early so they could get good seats.
@marciopiza5180
2 жыл бұрын
No mesmo ano que gravaram o filme "The Warriors" no Central Park em 1979.
@cbes-lr5hs
6 ай бұрын
It’s pure talent and it’s amazing era of ours. Magic and awesome
@lujanbarragan7678
5 ай бұрын
Una gran banda
@user-up8ml8gp9f
Жыл бұрын
American , I grew up listening to , 😅back in 70s
@AlainGuilloux
Жыл бұрын
I love this song which reminds me of unforgettable moments.
@sweetied221
12 жыл бұрын
I have rediscovered America and I saw them two times this year and meet Gerry and Dewey both times. You will totally enjoy the show and they are very accessible to their fans so I hope you get a chance to meet them. Get the America Live Musik Laden on Amazon and enjoy them back in the day (great session with all three of them.)
@newradicals333
6 жыл бұрын
I thought that police siren was an amazing synth solo, lol.
@moisesmonza4716
4 жыл бұрын
Me too kkkkk
@loiseaunoir1021
Жыл бұрын
It's a very tight performance
@dannycruz5446
7 ай бұрын
Was gona comment that the beginning had a similar type of energy as zep's live film but i see at the end that that the same director was involved.
@charmes6724
4 жыл бұрын
How awesome was that? Wow! how times have changed
@groberts3967
4 жыл бұрын
They truly are the definition of rock stars at this time At first I thought it was a shot from a blimp since I’m unfamiliar with views from penthouse suites at ritzy NYC hotels .. it’s still only 2/3 of America without Dan .. Willie Leacox is the poster musician for70s soft rock drumming 🥁
@TodaysTomSawyer-lm8fu
4 жыл бұрын
Going to a concert, 1979. Its just not the same in 2019....!
@Sitcommer
11 жыл бұрын
The fountain at 1:33 is the same fountain they used for "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" in Godspell (the movie).
@andree.b4723
2 ай бұрын
Please take me back to then, Sir Galahad.
@randybarnett2308
Жыл бұрын
I loved this song when I was a kid, and I always thought that they were calling Sir Galahad the Tin Man, you know because he's a Knight and he wore a suit of armor!!!😀😀
@barbarasutherland8000
4 ай бұрын
To be young again nice video.🌍👍🌍💯🌍🙏🌍🌟🌍🎼🌍🎉🌍👏🌍🎁🌍💃🌍😘🌍✌️🌍
@camilotorres8491
Жыл бұрын
Se repetirá esta época donde la música emergía del alma ...
@pettoascencio5414
2 жыл бұрын
Belleza de música....
@raphaelfutebolclube5581
2 жыл бұрын
Pegada bossa nova aqui do Brasil! Espetacular música!
@LucasRodrigues-sb1uc
7 ай бұрын
Sim, Folk lembra uma mistura de samba com mpb
@JeffersonLuizdaSilva-pd7zf
7 ай бұрын
Ta viajando na maionese kkkkkkkk
@Eddie71883
26 күн бұрын
Fantástico!
@RUfromthe40s
8 ай бұрын
i have this concert ,central´s park dr.peppers concert of America in 1977,maybe or the next year ,the first album with only two menbers then
@RUfromthe40s
8 ай бұрын
maybe 79, not sure
@MsSillygirl77
11 жыл бұрын
Wow...never have seen this. KZitem always amazes me. America forever!
@JennaP46
12 жыл бұрын
I could watch and listen to this everyday..Just to make me smile :)))) I am so amazed at the Quality and sound Malabu.....much thanks...
@waltermameli2026
5 жыл бұрын
Central Park, NYC......Doesnot get any better than that if you are a rock band.....and they were a ROCK BAND.....
@ambersalcove
13 жыл бұрын
Dewey and Gerry sure picked the easiest name for this band when they started America I love it!
@tinaandrews99
12 жыл бұрын
I love this group! Video is amazing!
@KittyGrizGriz
6 ай бұрын
I had the hugest crush on Gerry Beckley, he’s so handsome here
@suzybeza9412
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful notes!
@LauroRM
7 жыл бұрын
Pena não termos mais a qualidade musical das bandas dos anos 70.
@ricardovieira6872
6 жыл бұрын
SIM ! É UMA PENA ! HOJE SÓ LIXO QUE INUNDA OS NOSSOS OUVIDOS ..VALEU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@altwavee
5 жыл бұрын
agora só tem esses funks de putaria, caramba hein
@ellietebrito2806
Жыл бұрын
Músicos maravilhosos! Bons, saudosos e felizes anos 70 e 80!
@lucieparent9237
4 жыл бұрын
Saw them in Rama Ontario in 2019. So much memories . Wish they will come back in the region. The show is a must for sure.
@CA181719
12 жыл бұрын
surprised I didnt see this as a kid. great intro into the film
@girlvegan1
12 жыл бұрын
America is the most impressive band I have ever seen! It took me 43 years but they are It! Lol Go see them! Venturahighway website has dates. Holly hell...Total icons! p.s. Gerry is a hottie....Dewey is too... Love AMERICA!!
@lakshmilizama
Жыл бұрын
Gerry ❤️❤️❤️
@ShakespeareCafe
6 ай бұрын
This is raw Vittorio De Seta capture of brief scene in life
@nancyvergara2096
3 жыл бұрын
Q listita los amo
@SuperMcabral
8 ай бұрын
I loved America and "A Horse With No Name" was my favorite. When horse was in the context of anything back then, it was about heroin. I didn't care for the mid 70's and afterwards music but they were really good.
@furioza5701
Жыл бұрын
I wish this could clear They’re so adorable talented young men
@user-nq9gz4xf7f
2 жыл бұрын
Raw early 70s freedom vibe
@dianefiske-foy4717
3 ай бұрын
Gerry Beckley reminds me of the lead singer of Ram Jam (Black Betty song).
@mariacaledonio7359
8 ай бұрын
Todos son muchachos sencillos y felices. Muy bonitos.❤❤😅
@ebelionavarro4354
4 жыл бұрын
This is a America god bless rest in peace love to all ..2020 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 usa8
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