I have been very depressed for the last 4 months. My father died 5 years ago on Dec 11 and my Mom had a heart attack on Dec 26 2004. I have severe depression at Christmas. Rob and Amber, you have both lifted my spirits with both of you and this song. I smiled and giggled all through this song. Thank you for lifting my spirits and making me smile today.

@rachybaby72

Жыл бұрын

😘

@jeffreyflint6286

Жыл бұрын

They still are with you in your heart and those memories never die. May God bless and keep you. My heart goes out to you and yours. ❤

@chrismorgan9153

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy you've found something to make you happy. I get it, though. I hope you have a good season this year hanging out with Jordan and Amber, along with the rest of us 🙂🙂.

@KmKryptonian

Жыл бұрын

They are still with you Keri! ♥️♥️

@patbrewer4205

Жыл бұрын

Christmas is a depressing time for many of us, seeing so many Happy people is hard. Just remember your Family are watching over you and Faith that God will see you thru

“You’ve made me so very happy” and “When I die” are 2 BST must listens! ❤

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

they did “You’ve made me so very happy” Jul 14 2022

@hollydeitch1977

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau yup. They sure did! I even commented on it 🤷🏻‍♀️ oops. Lol Its hell getting old… 🤦🏻‍♀️

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@hollydeitch1977 right there with ya ! Lol

@michaeldecker3480

Жыл бұрын

God Bless the Child

@jeanstrickland2445

Жыл бұрын

@@hollydeitch1977We’ve listed to so much in the past two years, it’s called sometimes disease 😂😂it hard getting old I don’t think I could remember them all 🙋🏻‍♀️

What a voice, David Clayton-Thomas had some pipes

@rachybaby72

Жыл бұрын

Has.

@dongrant5827

Жыл бұрын

He’s 80 now and is still performing B,S&T songs. Just had a concert here in Connecticut earlier this month.

@gregrambo606

Жыл бұрын

It's funny because the music critics hated him as a vocalist.

@toddstevens13

Жыл бұрын

One of Canada's finest.

@fastfaps

Жыл бұрын

​@@gregrambo606 sums up critics in general

Love Jay's facial expressions, Amber groovin" - Blood, Sweat and Tears - just enjoying the moment and groovin"!!!!! Priceless ✌❤

@lifewuzonceezr

Жыл бұрын

The side eye when the cowbell kicked in 😁

@paul8926

Жыл бұрын

Groovin’ on a Sunday afternoon….

Very underrated group. They should have been put in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame years ago.

@oldtimer7635

Жыл бұрын

"underrated"??!!

@RiverRat1953

11 ай бұрын

I seen them play this song at a outdoor concert at the base of the World Trade Center. The sound echoed off of the buildings, amazing! A year later, the towers were gone.

@Music-Is-Real-Love

6 ай бұрын

3000%.

@lwh7301

6 ай бұрын

They won the Grammy for best album of the year.

@1966zenone

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

You NEVER forget Spinnin’ Wheel. Ever. 🎶❤️

I don't think Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded a bad song. They are all pure gold.

"Ride a painted pony on the spinning wheel rii-ii-ide" he's singing about a Merry-go-round and using it as a metaphor for life. Great reaction to 60s-70s legendary band that had fun fusing jazz with rock!! You already did You've made me so very Happy. Next song please try When I die.

@papabearlives9995

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out. That's why at the end of the song you hear the music you hear on a carousel .

@NavvyMom

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and then at the end they play carousel music, the stuff Jay wants to wear Robin Hood tights for. LOL

@straycatttt2766

Жыл бұрын

In 1966, Canadian singer Joni Mitchell composed “The Circle Game” about a carousel metaphor for life. In 1968, Canadian singer David Clayton-Thomas composed “Spinning Wheel” about that metaphor, too.

@kathybwell

Жыл бұрын

@@straycatttt2766 Absolutely LOVE Joni! 😍

@xJRx77

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly said!

I remember being a little girl stopping and starting this song on the turntable so I could write all the words down. I played the hell out of this song with I was a kid. From the soundtrack of my life, remember where I lived, the elementary school I went to, the grade I was in etc.

@jeffreyflint6286

Жыл бұрын

A badass tune ain't it! 🤟🤟

@TREYCEMONE

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyflint6286 fo sho 🎶

@coolcpa3321

Жыл бұрын

My cool older brother was always buying albums and playing them (very loud) until our Dad came home each evening. BS&T's was one of his favorites. I really loved this track and "You've Made Me So Very Happy."

@elebenty5709

Жыл бұрын

We are 'of an age' - I danced around the house to this.

@naudianeels1328

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyflint6286 Hell yeah it is!! 💯👌

I just loved your reaction in the first 3 seconds! The painted ponies are a carousel. ❤

@sheilameyers152

Жыл бұрын

The beat is jamming! Love it! The lead singer can saaang! You don’t want it to end. Awesome!

@lagster12

Жыл бұрын

Robyn is spot on! And Rob’s Robin Hood music is carousel music.

This was one of the first albums I ever bought with my own money. And It's still great music 50+ years later.

@greg2976

Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling! Those were the days!!!!

@vapoet

Жыл бұрын

It was in our family's collection. A brilliant LP.

@krbowles9656

Жыл бұрын

Still playing my album.

@brettv5967

Жыл бұрын

I was gifted this one in the early 80’s with a pile of other albums that a hippy friend of my parents decided he didn’t listen to anymore. Love it.

@MissAstorDancer

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Like a lot of things, it means even more to us when we are willing to spend our own allowance on records!

The flute-sounding music at the end is traditional calliope music of an old-timey carousel (merry-go-round), aka riding "the painted ponies on a spinning wheel ride", a metaphor for life.

Lead singer David Clayton Thomas is another Canadian artist showcased on the Rob Squad Reactions

Iconic rock voice, David Clayton Thomas is a legend.

Jay & Amber, that's Lew Soloff on the best trumpet solo of all-time!!! You'll LOVE their "And When I Die" !!!!

@jamesanderson5268

Жыл бұрын

Ever heard of a band called Chase? Five trumpets, bass guitar and drums plus singers. Lots of great trumpet solos. Unfortunately, they died in a small plane crash so only had a few years of celebrity.

@thomastimlin1724

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesanderson5268 There was also a one hit band with horns called the Ides of March with their song Vehicle who sounded exactly like Blood, Sweat and Tears.

@robynsmith3040

Жыл бұрын

And When I Die, good choice, written by Laura Nyro

@waynegray1380

Жыл бұрын

I never saw BS&T but I saw Lew Soloff with Chuck Mangione, that was quite a show.

@kathleenflick6041

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesanderson5268 - Sure did. I attended a jazz clinic with Bill Chase teaching around 1972. He was otherworldly.

that look on Jay's face when the cowbell hit-priceless!

I could spend all day watching Amber's sheer joy and dancing to music. Thank you for that!

Fun fact: The man who discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and produced their first three albums, Al Kooper, was one of the original members of Blood Sweat & Tears. He left the band just before they became famous after playing on their first album in 1968 titled, "Child is Father to the Man". He then became an A&R man with Columbia Records and continued doing session work playing piano on records for bands like the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1972 and discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd when he saw them playing in a local club he frequented. He signed them to his own private record label, Sounds of the South, which he sold to MCA records and he produced their first 3 albums which included the huge hits "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free bird".

@moonbeam2062

Жыл бұрын

Wow! that's some awesome trivia! It's always interesting to find out about the history that members of bands and artists shared with each other. Thanks!

@3rdRockRider

Жыл бұрын

I met Al Kooper as a guest to his Brownstone home in Boston in 2005 or 2006. I was touring with a band called SHIMMER and Al had caught wind of them and was a fan of the trio. He was a very gracious host, had a spread of finger foods for us. His place was decorated - even the bathroom - with photos of many musicians from different decades. He took us down to his basement home studio and busted out the 2" tape original recording of Lynyrd Skynyrd in a dusty box. He said he "stole" it as compensation for getting screwed [out of royalties?] by the record company. Was a real treat to have had that unique experience.

@arjaylee

Жыл бұрын

Also the iconic Keyboard lick on Like a Rolling Stone

@johnbruin5547

Жыл бұрын

@@arjaylee Yes, I was going to mention that also, he played the organ on Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone". The man has quite a history in music going all the way back to the late 50s. His first professional gig as a musician was with the band, The Royal Teens who had a hit with the song, "Short Shorts" although he didn't play on the record, he was part of their touring lineup. He was also a writer on the song, "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys.

@coffee-xg6my

Жыл бұрын

@@3rdRockRider Thats cool. Great story, thanks for sharing!

Blood Sweat and Tears is a total vibe. Love them!

This song describes how you should strive to live your life---free. Which means you have to constantly "let go." Not too many folks know how to do that. But letting go of everything, your thoughts, your hopes, your loves, your hates---just stay calm and in the quiet of your brain experience how lovely just being alive truly can be. Avoid distraction. Ahhhhh. Take a deep breath.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE listen to their album rendition of "God Bless The Child"! I guarantee you will be most impressed! R&B/Jazz.

More Blood, Sweat and Tears! “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy!” and “Lucretia MacEvil”! “And When I Die”! Hi-De-Ho!

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

they reacted to "You've Made Me So Very Happy" on Jul 14, 2022. Great suggestions!

@KimSimful

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau I figured they did one of these. Hopefully they keep going!

@scooter2099

Жыл бұрын

Hi-De-Ho! is an absolute must listen

@karenkat1111

Жыл бұрын

Another for "And When I Die"!

This is an iconic song...in many movies etc. Amazing!

I've been requesting this one ever since I learned Amber loves horns! So excited to see this reaction!

Everytime I hear bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears I remember the line in "The Blues Brother's" where one of the band members said "That band could turn goat piss into gasoline". I think that is so apprapo for BST. Such a strong "wall" of sound for their rhythm section and such solid song construction.

You can have no idea how popular this song was. I was just a kid but it was everywhere. Walking down the street, coming through open windows in nice weather, cars passing by, all over the radio, you could hardly not hear it. Great stuff. Sometimes, I actually miss those old top forty radio stations. Good one as always, y'all.

Back in 1965 I was 15 and went to see my first live band in the basement of an Italian church in Hamilton, Ontario. It was David Clayton Thomas and the Bossmen. Great voice, great band. Just before Covid got to see him again at a free outdoor show in Westdale village in Hamilton. Guy still has the voice. This was his opening number.

@tjerwin1

11 ай бұрын

For being 81 is just an amazing thing.

BS&T were called "A jazz band that plays rock", and Chicago was called "A Rock band that plays jazz"!! I LOVED growing up in this era of music!!

The Spinning Wheel is a Carousel (Merry Go Round), hence the painted pony. This was one of their greatest hits and I love Amber's reaction to the horns! Jay was having a great time too. So nice to see y'all react to this. I was pretty sure you'd love it.

You gotta do their cover of "God Bless the Child". It's classic!

@patbrewer4205

Жыл бұрын

It is fantastic

@harroldmcclendon3922

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!!!🔥🔥🔥

@davidmandelstamm8725

Жыл бұрын

I don't think BS&T wrote this song, but they sure arranged and played the fire out of it!

@harroldmcclendon3922

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmandelstamm8725 It's an old Billie Holiday classic. But their rendition of it is the best I've ever heard!!!

When I was a young kid in the 70’s my parents had this album; have loved Spinning Wheel ever since. My child mind made me think of the circus when I heard it 😂 The song from the same album “You Make Me So Very Hapoy”; makes me think of when my son was a baby; kept coming on the radio when I was feeding him his bottle; it was weird and beautiful ❤️

@clemson1889

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

David Clayton-Thomas. What a voice! Folk singer Judy Collins recommended DCT to Blood, Sweat and Tears after Al Kooper left. They went on two have three number two hits and charted another 7 on Billboard. BST did not last very long as a hitmaker, but they burned so very bright. They have had several reformations but never quite captured the magic with new material after 1975.

We did a whole marching band show my sophomore year in high school of Blood Sweat and Tears songs. Spinning Wheel was one of the songs we did. It was an epic show, even 25 years later it would still rock! The other songs in that set that I remember were "And When I Die", "God Bless The Child", "Lucretia Mac Evil", and "You've Made Me So Very Happy". So many great songs! Another one to check out on top of the ones I just listed is "Go Down Gambling".

@SaxyLament

Жыл бұрын

My high school marching band didn't do BST but we did ToP one year and EW&F the next year. It would've been right around the same time.

Their lyrics "Drop all your troubles / by the river side" pay homage to: "I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield / down by the river side ... " 😸♡

..."Class of 76"...Ride a painted pony let the spinning wheel turn...It's a song about life...like being on a Merry Go Round at a Carnival....That's what the flute at the end was bringing home....Carnival Music....

Blood, Sweat & Tears brought jazz, soul, big band, and pop into rock'n'roll. Lead singer David Clayton-Thomas gets a lot of the acclaim for his time there but the whole band was outstanding. They had some original material ("Lucretia MacEvil") and some from other great artists like Laura Nyro ("And When I Die"), Branda Holloway ("You've Made Me So Very Happy") and Carole King ("Hi-De-Ho").

Knew You Guys would Love this one! Horns galore and J likes the gritty singers. Soul & Jazz too! An Old-time BS&T Classic... I'd say their Biggest Hit! Great Fun & Great Reaction. :)

I've asked for this song sooooooo many times. First because of how great it is, second because of the horns for Amber, and third for the cowbell for Jay. THANK YOU!!!!! I love love love this song...my favorite by Blood, Sweat and Tears.

BS&T is Simply. The. Best!! All are classily trained musicians. The jazz component of their music is what hooked me from the beginning. Saw them in concert many times. Song by song album by album they are unmatched. Don’t wait so long to react to them again. Definitely, my favorite group of all time.

This song has psychedelic rock, jazz and a little bit of big band sound with those horns and piano. Masterpiece!

They were my first concert, I was 14 and with my older cousin. Our seats were on the side of the auditorium where we could also see backstage. DCT was taking a break backstage while the band was playing. I noticed that he was hot boxing a joint (I didn’t know what it was). I pointed and alerted my cousin that he was trying to smoke a whole cigarette before going back in stage. He just looked at me strange, smiled, and simply said “yea.” 😜 then he went back on stage and killed it😀

THIS is the true potential of the great horn bands of the late 60s and 70s. The musicianship is incredible

Imagine.... seeing them in Concert... mid-70s. I got to. It was AWEsome. We were soooo lucky!

Goes to show you soul as no boundaries or color

This is my favorite BS&T song . Check out Three Dog Night.. Mama's & Papa's, Lovin' Spoonful, The Association The whole Three Dog catalog is amazing

@stevenkmiller

Жыл бұрын

The Association for sure!

This was my aunt's favorite song when I was... 7? She died of cancer a while back, but this song always brings back her crazy teenage energy and joy. And even without that personal aspect, what a genius arrangement and performance. Jay, it's not "Robin Hood" it's small town carnival, from a time before video.

The recorder (flute) coda was the German folk ditty "O Du Lieber Augustin". It was added because a recording engineer erased the original ending.

Such an amazing throwback to my childhood. I even got to play a version of it in marching band in my freshman year.. It was fun trying to march in 3/4 time. GREAT memories and such a GREAT song. Sigh.

It's pretty important to hear "When I Die." It's Blood Sweat and Tears' masterpiece. It might end up on your "kicked" bucket list. I'll make sure it will be played at my funeral.

I feel blessed to have experienced bands such as this! Different generation and super awesome music!

One of my favorite bands, ever. David Clayton-Thomas wrote and sang this song, and the song and David are in the Canadian music hall of fame, Canadian songwriters hall of fame, and he is on the Canadian walk of fame.

It's like a carnival... "Ride A Painted Pony, Let The Spinning Wheel Fly" is the carousel or merry-go-round. Greatest final line: "That wasn't too good."

Spinning Wheel was a metaphor for the cycles of events we go through in life. Written and sung by David Clayton Thomas. The line "Ride the Painted Pony" was inspired by Joni Mitchell's song "The Circle Game" which has " "Painted Ponies Going Up and Down". The horns are fantastic, along with all the other beautiful instruments. David's vocals are fabulous. Now you need to go back to The Tragically Hip.."New Orleans is Sinking" please. ❄️🎅🎉🎁🤶🎄 Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️🇨🇦 🇨🇦

@stanleymyrick4068

Жыл бұрын

I thought it referred to a merry go round.

This album was one of my dad's first purchases when we had our first turntable, and I heard this classic song so much I tired of it. However, I love hearing it again after all these years. The fusion of music genres was eclectic at the time for me. Genius.

The lead singer for this is David-Clayton Thomas he also did many songs with them. He is an amazing talent. This group and many others from the era were/are great to grow up with.

This was my favorite group growing up.Bought all of their albums & wore out my LP player. Seeing them live was a thrill for me because their sound was like no other, sure their were other bands with horn sections, but no one had a front man like David- Clayton- Thamas. He was a great rock & blues singer, one of our greatest. Im 70 years old & feel the same way. Their greatest song I always thought was God Bless The Child ( studio version). A true masterpiece. You just started the great songs this band put out here are others- Lisa Listen To Me, More & More, Smiling Phases, Go Down Gamblin, Lucretia McEvil, Hi De Ho, And When I Die, Something Comin On, John The Baptist (Holy John), Redemption, Take Me In Your Arms, Mama Gets High. Love your reactions Amber & Jay. I watch them every day. You two make me smile all the time.

I remember seeing them in concert in the early 70s. What a great show.

Peace on earth / Little drummer boy with Bing Crosby and David Bowie

One of my fav groups in high school. Excellent!! One of the best horn sections. David Clayton Thomas, one of the best voices ever.

It was Blood Sweat and Tears that paved the way for bands like Chicago to bring horns into Rock and Roll.

I love the songs that you react to.. these are the songs that I grew up with. ❤️ Great memories

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

David....I like these 2....but they talk and pause too much, it ruins it for me.

@BigDaddy-dr8gf

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelasay8587 Michael, it's a 'reaction' video. They pause and talk to react. If you don't want someone interrupting the songs, look it up on the net and watch it. Simple solution for your problem. You are welcome.

Unbelievable band love these guys! Now you guys need to do more Bee Gees but 1960’s and early 70’s

@jameskirschling7887

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@ALong-fo5so

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@tombeyerlein3813

Жыл бұрын

It's weird that they like the Bee Gees so much, yet they haven't even started to explore their great '60s catalog.

@sjw5797

Жыл бұрын

@@tombeyerlein3813 Or as I call it, the Era of the *real* BeeGees

@TheOtherBill

Жыл бұрын

@@sjw5797 You got it. I was a huge BeeGees fan until they went disco.

What a rabbit hole! You can't go wrong with these guys! They had the best horn section and vocals of any jazz rock band. And, overall the tightest and most creative. Songs like Hi De Ho, God bless the child, Lucretia MacEvil, really bring out the jazz and soul sides. 'Sometimes in Winter' has a softer, more ballad-like texture, with another singer, aside from David Clayton Thomas, (Steve Katz) doing a great job, and his subdued vocal talents.

Spinning Wheel would be on the soundtrack of my youth. Such a fun song! I think you’d enjoy Blood Sweat & Tears’ And When I Die!

React to more BST. They are AWESOME! Soul, rock, horns, and great vocals. Merry Christmas!

The musicianship, writing and overall talent was what got you published.

In an interview Lew Soloff, the late, great trumpet soloist, said that he played what he thought was a great solo. The record producer said "That won't do Lew. the audience we are aiming at wants to start with the melody." If you listen to the first few notes of Lew's solo he states the melody before he begins to improvise.

Lew Soloff's trumpet solo in this song is so memorable.

This song and "When I Die" are my favorites from BST. Give that one a reaction, too. By the way, the spinning wheel is a carousel where you ride on painted horses. Of course, it's also a metaphor for life with its ups and downs, its changes, its turns, its spins. Whatever life throws at you, enjoy the ride!

Love watching your channel when you get a song like this that us old folks know for a fact that it will blow you away. This was a hook from the get go ✌️

I grew up with this band listening to them from the 60s. The lead singer, David Clayton Thomas, was so well known from commercials, and other avenues where he could be heard that he was simply known as the voice. Happily, I got to see them in the mid 90s and they were fantastic, having never seen them before I was surprised at how large a band they were, great horns. Thanks for a great review and a trip down memory lane

Talk about a band doing a complete 180 degree turn. The first incarnation of this band under Al Kooper had a decidedly bluesy feel and I really loved their first album. However, it took me all of 2 minutes to change my mind when this version of BS&T with incredibly talented Canadian vocalist David Clayton-Thomas debuted on their second album. They went off in an entirely new direction with the big band and jazzy sound that defined their music for years to come. I love this song and the entire album for that matter. What a set of pipes David Clayton-Thomas had, so much soul!

Dang I have been waiting for this!!! 💕

Love them , 70s group

The flutes/clarinets/woodwinds providing the calliope effect for a carousel - I always found that to be particularly creative

When you talk about how the different instruments get together, you're talking about the arrangement of the song, & highlighting the great importance of a talented arranger, who figures it all out & writes the 'charts' for every instrument. (Nelson Riddle is the arranger behind many of Frank Sinatra's greatest songs!!) Anyway, Spinning Wheel was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 1970 ceremony, winning in the category Best Instrumental Arrangement for the arranger of this song, the band's saxophonist, Fred Lipsius. It was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The album it's on, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, released May 1969, won the Grammy for Album of the Year. God Bless The Child is one of my favorites of BS&T songs. You Make Me So Very Happy is another great one, & their biggest hit!! All good music with BS&T!!!

Great reaction! I haven’t heard this song in years. I’m glad you liked it. Love your cap!

You might be interested to hear them do Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" from that same album. But if you haven't heard "You've Made Me So Very Happy", their first hit, then that should be the next one from them.

One horn-friendly group that still awaits your ears: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. You can start off with "I Played the Fool" "Talk to Me" and "I Don't Want to Go Home"

It was a great one. Takes you back to your childhood, up and down on a pony on the musical spinning wheel at the circus !! WOW. Happy memories with this song.

Great song. Try to catch a live version, because it’s so fun to see this live.

This group is in Amber’s (wheel) house pun intended lol

BS&T were one of my Dads favorites. He used to crank them on the car stereo. You HAVE TO listen to “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know”. Is beautiful and powerful. Amber will puddle.

Fantastic musicians. They take you on a trip every time. You don't know where you're going, but you know you'll love the ride.

These guys came out the same time as Chicago, and they both were Bands with Big Horn sections, so there was a huge rivalry for a while, until Chicago just passed them by. Blood Sweat and Tears was a really talented group, maybe more talented than Chicago. They had about a 5-year run of some really big hit songs, "Spinning Wheel" being their first hit song that started it all for them.

Good one✌️😊🌼

"Spinning Wheel" was written by vocalist David Clayton-Thomas, arranged by saxophonist Fred Lipsius, and produced by James William Guercio. In our 2015 interview with Clayton-Thomas, he explained: "I came up with the song just picking it away on a guitar when I found some chord changes I liked. As for the lyrics, everybody was getting so serious about 'The Revolution' and everything else in those days. It was just kind of a way to say, 'Lighten up people. Take it easy. It's all going to come full circle.' And it did. Ten years later, we went from 'The Revolution' to Ronald Reagan." The "Spinning Wheel" is an intriguing metaphor for the cycles of events we go through in life. There is also carousel imagery in the song, as David Clayton-Thomas references the carousel horses in the line, "Ride the painted pony." This was inspired by a Joni Mitchell song called "The Circle Game," where Mitchell sings about seasonal cycles and brings in the carousel with the line, "The painted ponies go up and down." This marked the first instance of a Joni Mitchell influence in a popular song. Like Clayton-Thomas, Mitchell is from Canada, and he heard her work long before most. Mitchell didn't release her first album until 1968, but in the years prior she developed a reputation as an insightful songwriter and performer, and Clayton-Thomas was a big fan. (Songfacts.com)

I have been listening to this album for as long as I can remember. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year. So I’m really glad you reacted to the album version instead of the single version which has a brief electric guitar bridge instead of the horn solo. My favorite song on this album is “Sometimes In Winter” with Steve Katz on lead vocal. You will need to hear Blood, Sweat & Tears live. “Sometimes In Winter” and so is “When I Die”. You get the full appreciation of David Clayton-Thomas’ stage presence.

Horns, cowbell, jazz, soulful voice, piano, hippie vibe, big change ups. Checks a bunch of boxes for you guys

Thanks Jay and Amber for bringing back to many wonderful memories from my life in the 70s - going out to clubs and listening to all these wonderful songs! They were the best of times back then.

Again........... that soprano sax............. SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

30 Years ago my Wife and I went to Philadelphia Park in Bensalem Pa. to play the Horses, outside they had Pennsylvania Fair and they had a Live Concert which turned out to be Blood Sweat and Tears. It was a great Surprise but I can say it was one of the best Shows I ever saw.

This was one of my mother's favorite albums. I was listening to it the other day and I thought you guys would love them. Horns, piano, voice.

BST has always been one of my favorite groups. Great horns. Remember turning several people on to them. One of my favorite songs is God Bless the Child, a must listen. Great site you guys have, love to see your reactions. 67 year old here, nice to see younger people listening to older music and enjoying it. You guys take care.

Philip Bailey from "Blood, Sweat and Tears" and Phil Collins sing a duet called "Easy Lover". We used to play "Spinning Wheel" in my high school jazz band.

Back in the 60's and 70's they had some serious Puff Puff Pass. My sister was always giggling or sitting deep into thought. Also some of the greatest music

That little song being played at the end is an old German folk tune called "Ach Du Lieber Augustine" ("Oh You Darling Augustine"). It was the kind of simple song you'd hear on the calliope as you rode an old-fashioned carosel. If you ever get a chance to see and hear an old steam-powered calliope, don't pass it up, especially if it's on a carosel.

A song about the Wheel of Life, with the Merry-Go-Round calliope music at the end to emphasize the point. Love your guys reaction to it!

That "painted pony" is refering to the horses on a merry-go-round... the spinning wheel. But it is a metaphor for a bigger thing. This was on the radio non-stop back when it came out. It played on the rock stations and on the Mom and Dad easy listening stations. Everyone liked this.

our music teacher Mr. Jones taught us to play this on the recorder in the 80's. He was a total burnout, this song is a real vibe.