The '60's . The idealism , The optimisum and the great , great music . What a wonderful decade . We who lived through it were truly blessed .
@benjaminblakemitchner8365
6 жыл бұрын
Arrival were from Liverpool. They made classy solid soaring pop/gospel/soul type music and "Friends" can't be beat! This is what music is meant to sound like. The warmth went out of music long ago.
@nolanlemmon8180
4 жыл бұрын
Their other hit, I Will Survive (no, not that one) is even better imho
@roberttreborable
3 жыл бұрын
@@nolanlemmon8180 It's good but Friends beats it....
@northlincsfox243
3 жыл бұрын
@@nolanlemmon8180 Yes, I think so too 😊
@369GDW
3 жыл бұрын
I recognise the guys from Kokomo....Angel and all those fab tunes.
@davidthorne8383
3 жыл бұрын
The very beautiful and talented Dyan Birch RIP xx. A great loss to the music business.
@petejones879
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful? Lol
@johnrowan7137
Жыл бұрын
Love them. The LP is fabulous. Dyan's voice , what can I say. Paddy also fab. Loved Carol No Good Advice
@boomerrob9223
5 жыл бұрын
2018. I loved this song first time around. Now, older and a bit nostalgic, it's a joy to hear it again. Must admit I filled up a bit as I joined in. Beautiful. Wonder if it could be re released.
@anniewhitaker6424
2 жыл бұрын
Such a good band and very sad that Dyan Birch has died - great voice.
@chelseademon3049
4 жыл бұрын
Only discovered this wonderful bunch this yr...im 64 and cant stop singing this now...nostalgia can be so good
@stephenbowden2929
3 жыл бұрын
Such a moving song . Performed brilliantly
@user-tc8oo8ik3q
4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this on the radio in 1997 its a great song we all need friends in our lives
@patriciataylor9585
3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered that Dyan Birch passed away 10 October! How sad. I loved this song in my late teens.
@colinwilkes8957
3 жыл бұрын
She was a fantastic singer.Some of the other KZitem clips show what a soulful voice she had.Rip Dyan,you touched the parts most other singers couldn’t get near.
@roberttreborable
4 жыл бұрын
Still Brilliant... someone should re-record this... For a new generation....
@paulwalker2777
Жыл бұрын
Yea but dont change it to much.
@SuperBenblake
9 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever written amazing vocals! Arrival were a really tight band and Dyan Birch has a very powerful soulful voice. The lyrics are about the most important thing in life.
@irafellafrompeakyblinders4782
6 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Blake Mitchner you nust be a late term abortion
@sandraoyns-wilson6098
Жыл бұрын
Geez, her hair style rocks as does the song and the fashion is ace.
@user-kc3iz2dk2z
3 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Dyan .25 January 1949 - 10 October 2020
@hoopy6781
7 ай бұрын
Never heard this song anywhere for over 50 years, thanks to Google assistant I sang the first few words & heh presto. This song meant so much to me in my youth.
@Oh_I_Will
5 ай бұрын
50 years….really??? Are you a radio jingle junkie….how could you not have heard of this…
@monicaager7490
9 күн бұрын
I am totally with you, I went onto Tube, typed in the first line and up it sprung!! ❤️
@monicaager7490
9 күн бұрын
@@Oh_I_WillCos it was 50 yes ago!! 🙄 What radio programmes play this nowadays!
@timlane3650
4 жыл бұрын
A great song from the late 60s Still sounds as good today as it did 50 years ago.
@patrickmckeown4211
5 ай бұрын
I am a Hamilton Accies Football Club..Believe iy or not..They played this song at half time ..FOR TEN YEARS..LUV IT
@yell50
5 жыл бұрын
I love this song i heard it as a kid of 13 years of age in 1970 and over the years i forgot all about this song i just happened to click on this song purely by accident and all the memories came flooding back. I just dont remember the abrupt ending tho that bit was strange.
@Witheredgoogie
4 жыл бұрын
That abrupt ending is on the single too, at least some of them . The song took a while to break into the charts and maybe it had to fit a radio timing requirement or something?
@jjkey7120
Жыл бұрын
I was 13 that year too & loved this tune. Was lucky enough to see Kokomo (the band they became) on the Naughty Rhythms Tour of what 73? 75? Dr Feelgood were on the bill too; tickets cost 75p or something ridiculous like that... discovered Terry Reid, who wrote this, a few years back (Superlungs! Think it Over! His rendition of Waterloo Sunset rivals the original). How wonderful to see footage with those swinging London haircuts (shades of Ziggy???) 20th Century will come to be seen as the golden age of pop....
@yell50
Жыл бұрын
@@jjkey7120 Do you remember the other hit called .. I will survive? Arrival also took this song into the charts. Back then my parents did not watch Top Of The Pops so many of the artist I had know idea what they looked like, till decades later by watching old clips of Top Of The Pops on KZitem. Thanks for sharing your nostalgic thoughts.
@jjkey7120
Жыл бұрын
@@yell50 no, I don't recall the other song. I did have the extraordinary experience, a few years back, when getting together with other ageing 'vinyl heads' for social evenings revisiting our collections - hearing old singles I'd only ever experienced through tiny TV or transistor radio speakers, blasting out through a big stereo system and realising how great the production was; what a revelation!
@johnrowan7137
11 ай бұрын
@@yell50 I remember it, that was also fabulous. I had the pleasure of seeing Arrival at the Top Rank in Liverpool 1970. I wasn't quite 17 at the time. Where have the years gone
@tinfacesful
11 ай бұрын
What an amazing sound an unpretentious song, that sounds huge like there is a Gospel choir singing behind them. it is so uplifting, just like good friends
@Mr121953
5 жыл бұрын
Morphed into 'Kokomo' later on in the 70's Great song .
@colinwilkes8957
7 жыл бұрын
Can't stop playing this lately one of the all time great songs-terry reids original is great too.
@philipwilliams7197
4 жыл бұрын
My son used to sing this track, on a Café Juke Box in Gibraltar in 1970, he is 54 still in compouter testing
@peezebeuponyou3774
Жыл бұрын
Great song- they were the genesis of Kokomo, a 'blue-eyed soul' band that I followed in the 70s. It's a shame they never broke big.
@ZEP0034
Жыл бұрын
I didnt know some of these songs what a corker this is fabtastic stuff.
@fantastica9186
Жыл бұрын
I remember this song as a 9 year old! Long time ago, lovely to hear it again.
@rickylockbkindloveanimals
2 жыл бұрын
Now this is what they call an absolute forgotten GEM 💎!!!!!.......brilliant song from what I believe was a very underated group....there follow up "I will survive" another terrific song did actually also make the top 20 here in the UK......made alot of good songs......shame they rarely get mentioned or even played on radio......I do wonder what they're doing now ??......anyway god bless b kind to each other ❤ love animals ❤ and yourself ❤
@mokeyowen9836
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever, sung by the excellent Dyan Birch
@paultaylor7082
2 жыл бұрын
Recorded late 1969, entered the UK charts in early 1970, so technically a 60s song, as the label says produced in 1969.
@daveporritt4623
Жыл бұрын
Superb music from the sadly departed dyan class voice and band from the good old days she reminds me of a lynne brown who i well fancied at 131c she was gorgeous too aah memories
@a0b0
7 ай бұрын
great song that you never hear on the radio nowadays.
@fayfranklin6723
3 жыл бұрын
Great song. And we all wanted to look like Dyan Birch when we were 15!
@colinwilkes8957
3 жыл бұрын
I love Dyan and Arrival,I wouldn’t say she was a beauty,but she had a certain attractive look.Also a fab singer,Rip Dyan.
@lonestarbarry
5 жыл бұрын
SAYS IT ALL .... TO FRIENDS PAST AND PRESENT 🍺🍹🥂😎
@PatrickSmith-kd3fs
3 ай бұрын
A Terry Reid classic, beautifully sung by Dyan Birch and Arrival ❤
@OLDGOLDDREAMER
Жыл бұрын
Charted first few weeks into the 70’s ( 1970 ) it’s highest position eventually reaching was #8 on the 31st January 1970
@ewanodoherty2545
3 жыл бұрын
Dyan Birch, lead vocalist, passed away in Oct 2020, RIP
@paulwalker2777
Жыл бұрын
Sad to hear that,my condolences to her family and friends,❤
@derekgibbs7271
11 ай бұрын
🙏
@bojerthomsen
6 жыл бұрын
I added this song on my mono taperecorder in the late 1960 ties from the danisch 20 list. Think it was 1969. Havent heard it for 50 years.
@thoskel1
Жыл бұрын
Nice song .Great vocals.Sad that she is no longer with us.
@thpxs0554
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Dyan Birch. Great vocalist
@SmartCookie2022
Жыл бұрын
This track doesn't get enough airplay on the Golden Oldies radio stations. This great song is right up there with "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
@davidarrowsmith440
4 жыл бұрын
Met my wife at a concert they did at Aston university. Great song.
@daveporritt4623
Жыл бұрын
Still a class song by the sadly departed dyan what a voice
@QueenAmethyst55
Жыл бұрын
She had such a cool image. Loved the hair. RIP Dyan.
@rw8733
3 ай бұрын
My mum loved this. God, how I miss her. 😢
@probaconscientia
5 ай бұрын
Brilliant song. Brilliant times. Great memories.
@daviddawber1111
Жыл бұрын
Issued in late 1969; entered the UK chart in January 1970 and reached no. 8.
@shelleylyme6402
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. I had not seen it before. Btw the steps they're walking down right at the beginning are outside the Royal Albert Hall (the circular building in the background) in London.
@colinwilkes8957
3 жыл бұрын
Shelley,I think you’re right,happy memories of my wife and I going to see James Taylor in 2000 and Moody Blues in 2004.
@petejones879
5 ай бұрын
I remember this well it was probably 69/70 it's was in the charts about the same time as Ruby Tuesday by Melanie and Good morning starshine by Oliver
@celosemnexo
10 ай бұрын
Nice to see Elton John, Mary Hopkin and Eric Idle on backing vocals and the great Nick Mason on drums.
@user-tc8oo8ik3q
4 жыл бұрын
A beautiful song friends
@alanmerrill7673
7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Thanks for posting!
@2468pebble
10 ай бұрын
Terry Reid masterpiece launched into pop stardom by Arrival, good version
@stevenholland3821
3 жыл бұрын
GREAT SONG GREAT SINGER
@SuperJonnyrogers
3 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT PHILL LEGEND SHOWED ME YOU XX AMAZING TRUE TODAY STILL XX
@davidchamberlain5425
Жыл бұрын
This song is from January 1970🎵🎶👍
@roberttreborable
11 ай бұрын
Exactly not the 6Os ..
@paulbennett772
3 жыл бұрын
At 17 I was desperately in love with Dyan Birch
@johnkane4747
6 ай бұрын
I saw Dyan singing with Kokomo at the 100 Club some ten years ago and it was apparent even then that she wasn't well. I also have a recollection of Dyan, Frank and Paddy fronting a band called (I think) Vamp, in the early 80s at the Bass Clef in Hoxton. Anybody else able to confirm my feeble memory?
@patrickhicks9880
3 жыл бұрын
i love this
@alanmcloughlin3153
6 жыл бұрын
Just don't get better than that.
@stwads
8 жыл бұрын
Written by the wonderful Terry Reid!
@GriefTourist
2 жыл бұрын
You don't get bands like this now unfortunately
@Naturelover2
29 күн бұрын
Recorded at Decca no2 studios, West Hampstead
@lynndavies8401
6 жыл бұрын
January 1970
@tamirmoav3774
6 жыл бұрын
its the beginning of 1970 actually
@mokeyowen9836
2 жыл бұрын
Yes I was at Uni '71 to '73 and my friend and I used to follow them around the country!
@gerardop9633
3 күн бұрын
The Arrivals,quedaron segundos en el Festival Barbarela o Barbarela,de Mallorca,los ganadores fueron Los Bravos,con People Talking Around,y 3 el grupo holandés Focus,seria 1970 o asi
@michaelhiggs8657
Жыл бұрын
I wonder where that lovely Fender Precision bass is now?
@derekgibbs7271
11 ай бұрын
❤️
@kierondeveney1314
3 жыл бұрын
What part of 1970 is the sixties?
@malbrojay4740
9 ай бұрын
1970 was still culturally in the 60s.
@paulbeukers2800
Жыл бұрын
Remember:terry reid wrote this song and friends can be your worst ennemy
@24321619
6 жыл бұрын
Groovy man I really dig it would have dug it even more with a higher res picture
@roberttreborable
3 жыл бұрын
It still sounds fantastic
@kevinmckay6005
Жыл бұрын
Terry Reid song, genius .
@jeffreyhodge5564
3 жыл бұрын
Very sad news about Dylan birch
@johnmair1697
Жыл бұрын
What a lady what a band
@deanstanley5799
3 жыл бұрын
She was a backing singer for Manfred Mann’s Earthband on there album chance check it out
@pieterprincemusic1237
3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Denny Lane and Tony Burrows as the backing singers? :)
@mokeyowen9836
2 жыл бұрын
No, it was the equality talented Frank Collins and Paddy McHugh, with Tony O'Mally on instrumentals.
@PieterPrinceMusic
2 жыл бұрын
@@mokeyowen9836 Thanks! :)
@madandy3176
5 жыл бұрын
".....all sitting round smoking pot after dinner." There's the hook.
@gwenfancello5384
5 жыл бұрын
Drinking port after dinner.
@madandy3176
5 жыл бұрын
@@gwenfancello5384 Oh dear!
@peteiswriteingnow
3 жыл бұрын
You got that totally wrong I'm afraid.
@madandy3176
3 жыл бұрын
@@peteiswriteingnow Your pompous need to elevate your standing by lowering others has obliterated your ability to think and see beyond the words you read or hear. "".....all sitting round smoking pot after dinner" IS the hook not because it is stated as such (and if it was the then BBC radio monopoly would not have played it) but precisely because you are supposed to subliminally think of that when you hear the lyric. If you listen carefully you will notice that the "port" line occurs twice... but differently. At the beginning it is "".....all sitting round TAKING port after dinner" while later on it is ".....all sitting round DRINKING pot after dinner." The reason for this is bleeding obvious. "TAKING....." could apply to pot or port equally and the intent is to create a subliminal naughty lyric, indeed with many mishearing rather than re-interpreting "Port" as "Pot." However, the second time it changes to "DRINKING" thus clarifying that it is really about Port thus making the song legitimate to the BBC etc. Don't believe this? You just need to ask yourself one question. Why would they otherwise change the word from "taking" in the first line to "drinking" in the second instead of using either word both times? I suspect it was originally intended as "taking" both times but some producer advised then to change it second time to pass the censors. Borderline lyrics the listener is intended to misinterpret is very common. Try the Kenny Ball number "So Do I" with it's catchy line "...you like jazz more than Lizst and you like to be kisses so do I...." It's far more interesting and enlightening when you discuss analyse the culture instead making childish "I'm right" "You're wrong" type comments.
@peteiswriteingnow
3 жыл бұрын
@@madandy3176 What ever.
@brooklynant2047
2 жыл бұрын
Saw this on a site as an obscure 70’s song but this says “60’s”
@hermitcell8568
Жыл бұрын
0:20 I had a friend who have friends by a river I had a friend who have friends of there own
@sheilaebdy6808
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@jonhirshman6416
2 жыл бұрын
Written by Terry Reid.
@skygazer6898
3 жыл бұрын
This song does sound rather dated now, but what a lovely song. Is this Carroll Carter singing the main vocals? Good voice.
@colinwilkes8957
3 жыл бұрын
You are right in a way ,but I’d give my right hand to have a tenth of their (especially ) Dyans talent.The others are quite good too!
@mikey1313saveukraine
2 жыл бұрын
this is from the late 1960s
@fredyellowsnow7492
9 күн бұрын
Drinkin' port? Smokin' pot is the original meaning.
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