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@gdeezy

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jamel. If you're doing America check out Woman Tonight. You'll get that insta stank. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yq2O3JpqeZS9d5M.html

@rikardsguitar

3 жыл бұрын

My man Jamel plz react to Tougher Than The Rest by Bruce Springsteen👌👌

@nickdanger4568

3 жыл бұрын

Jamel - Check out this link - it explains why artists before 2000 outshine current artists... one word, AutoTune. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6OtrMmMe7fVqrg.html

@evilvolts

3 жыл бұрын

It was Janet Jackson Someone to call my lover www.whosampled.com/sample/233/Janet-Jackson-Someone-to-Call-My-Lover-America-Ventura-Highway/

@HEWfunkingKNEWit

3 жыл бұрын

The sample you are thinking of is Sugar Ray - Every Morning or Someday.

If you're 50+ (I'm 54), this music makes you feel like a kid in the 70's again!

@dayokefentse8228

3 жыл бұрын

These songs lasted so long I am 40+ (46) and can say the same thing: makes you feel like a kid going from the 70s through to the early 80s. /d

@AmyMalkoff

3 жыл бұрын

Totally, it's pure nostalgia

@cyndimcmurran8965

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. 56 today!! His channel is fun, and makes me feel young again!!

@rogerbutts8892

3 жыл бұрын

totally

@jjmalaprop9968

3 жыл бұрын

Born in ‘66 here

This song doesn't age. It never fails to lift my spirits and make me feel carefree just like it did back in 1972 when the days WERE longer and the free wind WAS blowing through my hair 😎😉

@RayVRoberts

3 жыл бұрын

Both of us sister..

@kerrylewis7964

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayVRoberts 72 a wonderful time...PEACE

@Irene-qe5hu

3 жыл бұрын

I loved America then and now 48 years later....I was 17 when this came out...I dreamed one day I'd get to Ventura Highway...with the wind blowing through my hair....l never did...quess it was just a dream...

@michaelhayes7471

3 жыл бұрын

Now the wind blows through my scalp

@donnagonatas3155

3 жыл бұрын

Can't help but takes right back to summer in the 70s. Barefoot and carefree with friends!❤❤

What a lot of people don't realize is how young these guys were when they started out. They were barely out of high school when they released their first album--and when Ventura Highway was recorded for their second album, they were only 19 or 20 years old!

@marisawood6345

3 жыл бұрын

@wavygr Gerry Beckley wrote I Need You at 16. More info on Ventura Highway here: americansongwriter.com/ventura-highway-by-america-behind-the-song/

@marisawood6345

3 жыл бұрын

@wavygr The guys in the band were still living in England at the time the song was written, and came back to the US in early 1972. Dewey was born in January of 1952--so he couldn't have been any older than 19 or 20, depending on when the move back to the US took place.

@jennyjumpjump

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I didn't know that

@stivi739

3 жыл бұрын

When the gift from above comes ..use it

@markhenderson4001

3 жыл бұрын

the most important insighr on here, the producer was Sir...?

Certain bands like America, Todd Rundgren, CSNY, Seals & Croft, et...bring me right back to my childhood.

@mowergal9776

3 жыл бұрын

James Taylor, Neil Young, America and all the others..oh to be back in the 70's..

@laurieh985

3 жыл бұрын

@@mowergal9776 If only we could turn back time.

@mrcool9672

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Hawaii bands from same 70s time period: Kalapana, Cecilio & Kapono, Country Comfort, Peter Moon Band, Jon and Randy.

@debhouckscraftycottage9288

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@deantait8326

3 жыл бұрын

Back to my 20s.... I saw Buffalo Springfield as the opening act, for the Association at Orange county civic auditorium, across the street from Disneyland in Anaheim CA. Jackie Mitchell was my date..😎

Alligator Lizards in the air... I highly suggest "Sister Golden Hair", "A Horse With No Name" & "Tin Man" 😊✌

@miamidolphinsfan

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree

@klaptongroovemaster

3 жыл бұрын

All excellent choices.

@freebirdtony

3 жыл бұрын

@@klaptongroovemaster Thanks👍

@surlechapeau

3 жыл бұрын

After those 3, "I Need You" "Lonely People"

@aleinstein3223

3 жыл бұрын

"Tin man" definitely

A Horse With No Name, Tin Man

@gdeezy

3 жыл бұрын

Woman Tonight

@luthierjustin1

3 жыл бұрын

Al Rivers so many great songs, Lonely People

@guitarheroguy5

3 жыл бұрын

Tin Man!

@danieljodrey709

3 жыл бұрын

Both

@bethshadid2087

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome picks 💥

I'm a black man and America is one of my favorite groups of all-time. I've listen to this song hundreds of times. When I'm in California driving up HWY 1, this song is playing on repeat. "An amazing song".

Sample question: Yes Janet Jackson sampled it in her some "Someone To Call My Lover" in 2001. \

@donalddunlop401

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when sampling was called theft.

@21CCommunIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@donalddunlop401 Nope. Google "variations on a theme by...", then take a breath...

@donalddunlop401

3 жыл бұрын

@@21CCommunIT I'm at the grocery store variating a theme with a nice package of 4 NY Steaks.

@21CCommunIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@donalddunlop401 🙄😏😊😁😄😆😂😂🤣😋

@21CCommunIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@donalddunlop401 🍽🥩🥗🍷

America "Sister Golden Hair", "Horse With No Name", "You Can Do Magic"

@musicsansnotes

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. You can do magic. Great song.

@rrhondarrenee

3 жыл бұрын

Sister Golden Hair, A Horse With No Name, You Can Do Magic just three more I think you really need to listen to.

@bmalone52

3 жыл бұрын

All great listening music. I think I will crank up my Fischer Studio Standard and spin this songs.

@brandenbro8917

3 жыл бұрын

Sandman is also a other good song

@peterbulloch4328

3 жыл бұрын

Muskrat Love, don't forget that one just beautiful.

Lots of great America tunes to be explored..

@anthonyblakely399

3 жыл бұрын

I agreed like "I need You"

@marierosemary3768

3 жыл бұрын

Yes agree, beautiful song!!

America is another terrific musical rabbit hole. Fun fact, they were Air Force brats, hence the name America. Daisy Jane, Tin Man, and Sister Golden Hair are gems.

Their vocal harmonies on "lonley people" are terrific.

@peck404

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yes🎤 the lyrics and that are fantastic also🎤🎤🧡

@raychambers3646

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

Epitome of the “California Sound” of the 70s . Other great songs “Sister Golden Hair”, “Lonely People” and “I Need You”.

@landshark7730

3 жыл бұрын

How great does that song make you feel?

@backtoweedin4375

3 жыл бұрын

This song sounds like southern California felt in the early 70s, if that makes since.

@virginialuster3124

3 жыл бұрын

Tin man

@landshark7730

3 жыл бұрын

Back To Weedin' And to me, Journey’s “Lights” was quintessential San Francisco.

@mwfmtnman

3 жыл бұрын

These guys really do take me back to 70s Cali, driving down the PCH in my mother's 71 mustang

I always love Jamel's faces when he starts listening to a song, and he thinks he recognizes it. It's a look of perplexment, then pensiveness, and then recognition.

"You Can Do Magic" by America is a song that always brings me to tears 🥰

America was one of the best bands. Love this song and A Horse with No Name.

America: "Sister Golden Hair" and "Horse With No Name"

@frankbowling6020

3 жыл бұрын

My two favorites also!!

@peterbulloch4328

3 жыл бұрын

I love the song Muscrat Love especially the beginning.

@bogapos2330

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterbulloch4328 hell yeah! definitely my favorite song from america.

@derekthomson4043

3 жыл бұрын

jimigrunge tin man

Janet Jackson sampled it for "Someone To Call My Lover".

@corchem

3 жыл бұрын

Janet stole the melody from America's Daisy Jane for her song Let's wait awhile. Tell me I am wrong: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZt-yryHYc-pfLw.html

@XenusMama

3 жыл бұрын

Also heavily copied by SNL the start of “ the Californians”

@richardnoggin1904

3 жыл бұрын

@@corchem I was just about to say the same thing! Also, why has no one mentioned "Daisy Jane?

@dustywaynemusic6297

3 жыл бұрын

Hoping someone would say this

@ueno1

3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis sampled the opening riff. When they played the riff for Janet, she said, "That's pretty, who did that?" The producers were both stunned that she had never heard the song before!

It’s amazing you could have not heard this song before. I think it’s getting almost as much love today as it did in the 70’s. It’s a timeless, uplifting, feel-good tune that will remain a classic for a long, long time.

I think the cool thing about Jamal, is that it is like he is experiencing music for the first time, and he is almost always blown away by it. So fun to watch. 🙂 💜 Keep it up Jamal. You always make me happy. 😊

Horse With No Name is one of their biggest hits. It’s still as relevant today as when it came out.

Sister Golden Hair by America is an awesome song!

@gdeezy

3 жыл бұрын

Woman Tonight!

@MrBigChin1

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think I have heard a song by America that I haven't liked yet.

@blackbird8900

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite

@jonnuanez2843

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a George Harrison song when I was little lol.

@Niamhcotts

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

Those resonant "N" sounds in "In the sunshine," embedded in the harmonies, get me every time. To me it's musical epitome of the California Coast kissed by the sunset.

This gem gives me the chills, such a treasure with the guitar works and that smooth voice. America had quite a few big hits especially their big hit HORSE WITH NO NAME, which was number 1 back in 1972 and stayed on the top of the charts for 3 weeks. Ventura Highway hit number 8 on the charts also in 1972. Such talent by this band.

You will also like America's "Sister Golden Hair", "You Can do Magic", Horse With No Name" and "Tin Man".

@williammanns9927

3 жыл бұрын

Tin Man is great!

@michaelgallagher3640

Жыл бұрын

Lonely People 💛

Need to do America - "Horse with No Name"

@gnomeofwar

3 жыл бұрын

Already done

@marydoty1388

3 жыл бұрын

@@gnomeofwar Thanks..I'll look for it. One of my all time favorites.

@blaine3615

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is an excellent tune

@godbluffvdgg

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

The guitars in this song are amazing, 60s and 70s great musicians real artists, I've been binge listening during this quarantine. I sit at least 3-4 hours a night and just pick through great songs.

I remember being at my Grandma’s house with her transistor radio in her guest bedroom (my bedroom) and listening to this on WLS Chicago, it was the only AM station not playing country music late at night here in Arkansas. I was a rebel back then, still am. LOL

@leighnapier4505

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing in East Tennessee !

@mikelly1128

3 жыл бұрын

WLS spent many a night listening to that station. Brings back memories

@davidaronson9475

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing on WLS only it was in my Grandmother's living room

@michaelmize1155

3 жыл бұрын

In the mountains of South West Virginia circa 1976 there wasn’t much Rock Music to be had but as the sun went down WLS started coming in through the crackle of AM growing stronger until the Sun stole it for the day. Loved the Station and the music of the 60’s & 70’s.

@gold98gtp

2 жыл бұрын

Same in central Indiana.

America has so many great songs. Try “Sister Golden Hair” and “Horse With No Name.”

@ORagnar

3 жыл бұрын

"Sister Golden Hair" is my favorite. A beautiful song.

@commentfreely5443

3 жыл бұрын

Horse With No Name. is great

@jacka5101

3 жыл бұрын

‘I need you’ or ‘daisy Jane’ I’d say

When I first picked up the guitar, my dad told me that this was the song to learn! 3 years on, I can still say that the riff and song is extremely magical. Awesome reaction!

This song is perfect in every aspect. The harmonies; layering in lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and base guitar flow and intertwine between each other; as well the drums pacing it together and digging in the dirt, galloping in cheery passion. I never grew up in the 70s, but I sure wish I did.

@loucolzani1361

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. And the great Hal Blaine on drums and Joe Osborn on bass. What a great song.

I am an Australian living downunder . This is one of my favourite songs from the day , 1993 My wife and I were in california driving down the coast road from San Fran to LA when this song came on the radio as we saw the sign saying we were in Ventura and then we drove down Ventura highway . I have driven there 2 times since with my wife and boys and one time it came on AGAIN . The next time my boys played it on the iPod . So yes it really means a lot to me . Thank you ,keep this music alive

First time the phrase "Purple Rain" was used in a song, sorry Prince.

@preachervideo

3 жыл бұрын

Purple rain = wanderlust

@jhamler1

3 жыл бұрын

@@preachervideo Yeah, but Hendrix had already did Purple Haze, so... Connect the dots.

@rkSYDbarrett

3 жыл бұрын

I knew that Prince EXPLICITLY got the idea for his masterpiece from these lyrics. It was a tribute

@cgccb123

3 жыл бұрын

Donnie and Marie did when the deep purple falls

@8475143117

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right brother!

You should know their song, Horse With No Name.

@brianb6024

3 жыл бұрын

that s a really good song !

@sheiladaniels8157

3 жыл бұрын

Love that song!

I've been listening to that song for 50 YEARS! Never gets old. Gotta listen to it in context. Came out in about 1970 when ballads and acoustic instruments were all the rage.

@dogbarbill

3 жыл бұрын

Released September 19, 1972.

@execatty

Жыл бұрын

I just saw them for 50th anniversary tour this year . still amazing

@cindipossidento5688

3 ай бұрын

Love these guys !!!!! Good times 🥰

"Horse with no name" needs a cover, synthwave style. God, what a beautiful song!

"The alligators, lizards in the air" was a game him and his sister played ,,what the clouds look like? As they waited for dad to change the flat. NOT DRUGS

@julilla1

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that. I always get to this part in the song and say "wait, what?"

@suzanneanderson6921

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@maineman9447

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, there's no comma. It's "alligator lizards", a type of lizard found on the Pacific Coast. I used to have one as a pet. g.co/kgs/EYybjP

@jaimepatena7372

3 жыл бұрын

@@maineman9447 Right. I used to play with them as a kid in California. When you came near they would open their mouths and try to scare you....lol

@bdunncan

3 жыл бұрын

I’d thought that alligator lizards were dragonflies.

This is one of the best songs of the 70's. it always made me happy and even now when I see alligator lizards when watering my garden along with the bright sunshine in LA, it just still fits so well.

They had so many hits on the radio. Everyone knew some America songs. Great vocalists, great songwriters. Not your typical cranked up rock and roll. Great stuff. I saw them 20 years ago. Wow.

I can't help but sing the lyrics every time I listen to this song. There's such an uplifting tone to it, and just a touch of sweet melancholy.

Love America!!! "Horse With No Name" and "You Can Do Magic" are my other faves.

gotta follow this up with "A Horse With No Name"

@gnomeofwar

3 жыл бұрын

Already done

@yankeegirl5175

3 жыл бұрын

That song always reminds me of "Wildfire". Remember that one?

@IPfreely333

3 жыл бұрын

@@yankeegirl5175 im assuming you mean by MIchael Murphey? ive neevr heard of it until now and i just checked it out, thank you for that tidbit.

"Daisy Jane" ; "Sister Goldenhair" ; "Muskrat Love" ; "I Need You" ...etc. ...these guys can harmonize and their lyrics blow you away!....🙂💥👌👍

I was in the car a few days ago with my dad and he had one of his old cds on and this song came on.... I couldn’t help but cry... so beautiful

Interesting factoid: This band formed in London, England. They were sons of three Airmen in the US Air Force stationed at the USAF base just outside of London. Pretty cool, eh?

@edb6690

3 жыл бұрын

The American Invasion. LOL

@Martha_thl

3 жыл бұрын

I did not know that! Cool 😃

@jimjames8660

3 жыл бұрын

And they were friends with the late Phil Hartmann from SNL and the Simpsons. He did some of their album artwork

@wendyeyles3560

3 жыл бұрын

Lakenheath is in Suffolk. I live near there. It is not just outside London!

@mthomasy

3 жыл бұрын

Air Force Brats FTW!!!

Then there's the connection to Prince. This is the song where he got the phrase Purple Rain.

One of my favorite tunes from America. I grew up in the 60 & 70’s listening classic artists create music that’s holding up strong even today.

My wife and I lived in Detroit in 2013. Walked through a thunderstorm to see an outdoor America concert at the Ren Cen only for it to be cancelled. Lot's of people milling about the Winter Garden there reminiscing and having a good time anyway - waiting out the storm - like a reunion. We still never saw America in concert but what a memory! People from different walks and views, just happy to be there for no particular reason.

Seals and Croft, We May Never Pass this way Again

@janicetilley5540

3 жыл бұрын

@Steve Smith- Yes Seals and Croft. Got to pull out my album ( I think I have a cd too) hear that and of course, Diamond Girl.

@patriciadixon9619

3 жыл бұрын

We May Never Pass This Way Again, Diamond Girl such great songs.

@stateofconsciousness9174

3 жыл бұрын

Summer Breeze too I think 🤔

@jimmymelendez1836

3 жыл бұрын

@@stateofconsciousness9174 Yup, they did Summer Breeze.

@lisak4367

3 жыл бұрын

@Steve Smith My high school graduation song :))

I remember when I was in the Air Force stationed at Shemya AFB, Alaska in 1991, the band came to the island and performed for the Air Force personnel and civilian contractors at the base theater. It was one unforgettable and rocking concert. The band invited everyone over to the enlisted club after the concert for a birthday celebration of the Bass Guitarist. The guys in the band were nice and down to earth. One of the most memorable concerts in my life.

@stevenwofford3937

3 жыл бұрын

They formed the band as Air Force brats while their parents were stationed in the UK.

@gilberttafoya7804

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenwofford3937 That's right Steven. Their dad's were stationed at RAF South Ruislip in London at the time. It was a non flying base. It has since moved to RAF Mildenhall. I was also stationed at RAF Lakenheath a few miles from RAF Mildenhall as well when I was in the Air Force.

@kevindarrell3500

3 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮 that’s so cool !!!

@gilberttafoya7804

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevindarrell3500 Yes Kevin. Life's been good to me.

@kevindarrell3500

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

Thank God I was born in the early 60s so my teen years witnessed so much awesome memorable music!!! It's absolutely timeless!!! Instantly takes you back to those years when your responsibilities were small and your cares were free!!!

70’s is easily the best era for singer/songwriter’s, just a massive amount of great timeless tunes. The 90’s were great too, but something magical about these 70’s tunes.

A simple life of sitting on the porch swing and playing this as evening is getting dim.

@bettyswick7324

3 жыл бұрын

That is a wonderful definition of heaven.

This is a song that feels like my time growing up in LA in the 70s. "Summer Breeze" from Seals and Croft, and "Strawberry Letter 23" from Brothers Johnson also take me there.

@lauramcaz

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of OC in the 70s. Also love Brothers Johnson- "I'll be Good to You"

@patriciadixon9619

3 жыл бұрын

My god I just love all the great memories all these songs bring to mind.

@heatherbegs

3 жыл бұрын

J D Exactly the same but in Ontario Canada! Takes me back to my teens!

@gbeachbum464

3 жыл бұрын

Please do Strawberry Letter 23!

And they were so young, early 20's. That always blew me away.

I cried through the whole song. The power of music is amazing. This band is legendary. They came every year to Humphrey’s by the Bay here in San Diego. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks!

@LarryFleetwood8675

2 жыл бұрын

The whole Homecoming album is so great, for me it's their masterpiece.

@ivanalaff5346

Жыл бұрын

I found myself crying as well…why? It is lovely and evocative. Ahhh, that must be it!

The first time purple rain was mentioned in a song. Jamel Check out, Tin man , lonely people, You can do majic😊👍👌👍😊💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

@aidanthomas8599

3 жыл бұрын

Tin Man is so good!!!

@tracydowd9447

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1964, couldn't count how many times I've heard this over the years, but I never heard the "purple rain" lyrics until today. Mind = blown.

One of my favorites. Almost 50 years old and as fresh as it was when I first heard it in 1972.

@anthonypicano1670

3 жыл бұрын

No disrespect Unca but I am 55 and I remember this song in 1972 but I was 7 years old! If you are barely 50 that means you were barely 2 years old. How in God’s name can anyone remember anything from that young age?

@David_Theisen

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 72!! LOL

@uncabuzz118

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonypicano1670 The song is almost 50 actually 48. The 50 was a reference to the year 1972. I am 69 yrs. old.

@anthonypicano1670

3 жыл бұрын

Unca Buzz - My Bad! I read it incorrectly.

America: FANTASTIC. Got to see them live 2007. As great as they were in the 70's, I lived on the outskirts of Los Angeles as a teenager...drove Ventura Highway many times. Gotta watch your foot on the gas, with THIS song going on the radio. (and I still have the cassette). The video from America's Horse With No Name was filmed in my neck of the desert. Great music and memories....Their music is absolutely timeless!

I think sadly you were born in the wrong generation...im so lucky..even if I am getting old..growing up listening to this and so much great music..im truly blessed! no one does better music than the 60s 70s and early 80s

@janelaughrin5153

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 1000%! Best music, the most originality, the best harmonies came from the 60s and especially the 70s!

@judyfalcone9125

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jflinn2010

3 жыл бұрын

Candace, you are SO correct! For instance, 50 years ago in 1971, all of these albums came out: The Who's 'Who's Next'; 'The Yes Album' AND Yes-'Fragile'; Bowie's 'Hunky Dory'; Led Zeppelin IV; The Stones' 'Sticky Fingers'; Sabbath's 'Master Of Reality'; Lennon's 'Imagine'; Tull's 'Aqualung'; Elton John's 'Madman Across The Water'; the 'America' album (w/Horse With No Name, Sandman, and I Need You); The Doors' 'L.A. Woman'; Rod Stewart's 'Every Picture Tells a Story'; Harrison's 'The Concert For Bangladesh'; Allman Brothers' 'At The Fillmore East'; Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'; Carole King's 'Tapestry'; Cat Stevens' 'Teaser and The Firecat'; T Rex's 'Electric Warrior'; McCartney's 'Ram' ... and that was just in ONE F-ING YEAR. Gawd, I love classic rock. SOso glad I was born in an era when I heard it first-spin!

I wish music these days was made with this same feeling.

@pebblesanddirt

3 жыл бұрын

There’s great music made today, but it’s not as easy to find - because there is SO MUCH - and there are fewer gatekeepers. If we looked at what the chart-topping popular songs were throughout the sixties and seventies, there would be a whole lot of crap. Time has filtered out the junk. It’s the same thing today; the best sounds will eventually find their audience, and the surface-level disposable music will just be a distant memory. It has always been this way.

@MrBigChin1

3 жыл бұрын

@@pebblesanddirt keeping the hope alive. Thank you :)

America, Poco and Firefall had some pretty chill tunes.

@nykpax

3 жыл бұрын

Love Poco!

@okiejohn3925

3 жыл бұрын

@@nykpax - DITTO! I've requested a few of their songs here before...still waiting...."Crazy Love", "Heart of the Night", "Keep on Tryin'", "Rose of Cimarron"...

The musical ability and harmonies in this band was the best. They didn't play anything that I didn't like.

They are still touring and have amazingly managed to sound the same to this day. Great band to see in concert.

I Recommend: You Can Do Magic; Tin Man; A Horse With No Name; Sandman; I Need You; Don't Cross The River; Sister Golden Hair; Lonely People; Daisy Jane; Here; Three Roses; Woman Tonight; All My Life; Muskrat Love; Only In Your Heart; Rainy Day. Many, many beautiful songs.

@godbluffvdgg

3 жыл бұрын

:)...Wow, I forgot so many of those...I was a teen in the 70's so, of course, America was one of the great bands of the era...

@wilburyarchive6251

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t Cross the River is great! All of them are!

@mreddiegdaly

3 жыл бұрын

tin man and sand man are 2 of my favourites

@suebob16

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please react to more America songs. Good list here, especially the first half.

@hansschuller1789

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions, thank you

Classic - Still gives me goose bumps all these years later. I never tire of playing music by America.

I’m so glad when you listen to America to see the joy that spreads across your face.

I love the old America songs.. Sister Golden hair.. And a Horse w No Name. Their 🎶 music always lifts ur spirits. Thanks Jamel.

They all had good singing voices and shared the spotlight in different songs.

Alligator lizards in the air...in the aaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr! 😂

Im 58... Classic memories!! One of the best songs of all times!! Miss the great R&B songs of the 70's too!

One of my all time favs. Just a very chords and you know what song it is...perfection. America and The Eagles and the California Sound!

"I Need You" is my favorite America song, but they're all good.

@psmguy63

3 жыл бұрын

That would make you a sensitive soul, Mike. This music and your song choice are relatable. Stay safe and happy !

@nancy9478

3 жыл бұрын

I love that song.

If you like this one....you'll definitely love "Tin Man"

By far my favorite America song. Reminds me of home, while I'm stuck in the winter frozen land of Idaho. Most all of my family is in California, and Ventura is beautiful. ♥️♥️

The lyrics, the guitars, the harmonies This group was outstanding Pure 70’s Jamal !!!!!! Reminds me of my high school years …….

Janet Jackson sampled this song on her "Someone to Call My Lover".

@corchem

3 жыл бұрын

Janet stole the melody from America's Daisy Jane for her song Let's wait awhile. Tell me I am wrong: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZt-yryHYc-pfLw.html

@no2all

3 жыл бұрын

​@@corchem You are not wrong. Jackson, along with her two co-writers (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) settled out-of-court with Gerry Beckley (an original founding member of America and the songwriter for Daisy Jane). This was in 1987 and the original was released in 1975.

The intro for this song was used for the popular “The Californians” skit from SNL.

OMG!!! I love growing up in the 70’s!!! Absolutely love this time!! So many memories this brings back of my carefree childhood!!! Love this song!!

Another great classic from the 70’s … loving Jamal discovering these classics . 😊

America's sound is clear, crisp and concise...I'd suggest Sister Golden Hair, Tin Man, I Need You and You Can Do Magic, you won't be disappointed Mel!

I was just this morning listening to America's Greatest hits, and thinking 'I'd love to see Jamel's reaction to Ventura Highway!' And here it is!💖 Yes, this is a great driving song! I wonder if it might have been used in a car ad at one time??

These melodies are outstanding, the musicianship, harmonies. Nothing like this anymore. Love these 70s groups

America was a band of three army brats who’s parents were stationed in England, in the late ‘60’s. They were signed by Apple Records and produced by George Martin. So yeah, Ventura Highway has always been one of my favorite songs of all time. In his song, the conversation with “Joe” was a family friend at the time when they lived in the Midwest and his father was being deployed to Southern California. He was trying to talk joe into going with them and moving out to California. Joe, being hit by “purple rain,” was a euphemism for depression or the blues. Most of the lyrics in the song were based on actually events of Dewey’s childhood.

One of the iconic acoustic openings ever. Janet Jackson used that opening in her, "Someone To Call My Lover."

A Horse With No Name!

@gnomeofwar

3 жыл бұрын

Already done

Loved these guys when i was a kid. I think i was about 11 and we were at a flea market. There was this hippy couple trying to sell a bunch of their stuff out of the trunk of their VW Beetle to buy gas to get to San Francisco. I bought two big boxes of records from them...probably close to 100 albums...for $12. Had the full collection of America's work. Fell in love with them.

I met my first wife RIP while I was playing guitar along to this beautiful song many years ago. Such unforgettable memories.

"Someone to Call My Lover" was written and produced by Janet Jackson, James Harris III and Terry Lewis. The song's looped guitar riff is sampled from America's 1972 hit "Ventura Highway", with Dewey Bunnell receiving writing credits. - you know your stuff Jamel! 💯 Also, you’ve got a great voice on your own. 🙂

“A Horse has No Name” by America 🐴🇺🇸🐴🇺🇸🐴🇺🇸

@sandrasmith7501

3 жыл бұрын

A Horse With No Name is my favorite America song. Hope he listens to you.

@karenchamps9087

3 жыл бұрын

Sandra Smith, that song takes me back to when I was a child. It’s an iconic song...I feel. 🌸🌺🌸🌺🌸

@sandrasmith7501

3 жыл бұрын

@@karenchamps9087 I feel that way too Karen, it's a great song. The melody just makes you feel like YOURE on that horse riding across the desert. I was pretty much grown when that song came out, but I love the way the song still makes me feel.

My dad would play this song every Saturday along with his other jams while we are cleaning the house. Just the first few notes it reminded me of the summers cleaning, the smell of Pine Sol, the front and back door opened. Good music and good memories. Thanks for reacting.

This makes me so happy. America is my favorite band and Ventura Highway is my favorite song of theirs. Gerry once said that Janet Jackson’s sample paid for his swimming pool. LOL

Possibly the perfect summer driving song, convertible top down, in California or anywhere else.

Janet Jackson sampled the opening lick on Someone to call my lover!

@corchem

3 жыл бұрын

Janet stole the melody from America's Daisy Jane for her song Let's wait awhile. Tell me I am wrong: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZt-yryHYc-pfLw.html

Dewey Bunnel still sounds just as good today. These songs take me back to a much simpler life. Wish it still was simple Life's getting too hard anymore

whats double cool is when you're going down this hiway with this playing, really happened, me and my wife,just looked at each other and started singin it,man that's memorable,life is strange,rock on rock steady

Horse with no name,Lonely people,Daisy Jane and The tin man some of their hits. They were kids of American servicemen and grew up on a base in England. They formed the group over there.

@guitarheroguy5

3 жыл бұрын

Daisy Jane! Yup.

@robertsegal9869

3 жыл бұрын

Their families were all based 1/2 mile from where my sister lives in Watford, UK. She always calls out when we see them live in the UK. Loved this band since 1972

@thesisypheanjournal1271

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I forgot to put "Daisy Jane" on my recommended America songs.

Another great song from them is "A Horse With No Name" ✌️

I remember hearing this song for the first time in the very early 2000's from my parents Singers and Songwriters CD collection and it STILL moves me to this day. It's nice to see someone hearing this song for the first time. It brings me back to when I heard it for the first time.