Saw a sign outside a restaurant recently. "Due to labor shortages, long haired freaky people may now apply." Brilliant. Thanks A&A. This one brings back many memories of being a long haired guy in the late 60s. Peace and love to all.

@lmdashley6725

Ай бұрын

😂 I love it!

@jamesjohnston9225

Ай бұрын

Far out, man

@David-iv6je

Ай бұрын

😆

@Bacchus69

Ай бұрын

Awesome and groovy!

@alanneel1369

Ай бұрын

ive seen that too haha

In the sixties and early 70s there was absolutely a delineation between long and short hair on men, even no matter how successful or good you were. This song was BIG!

@viclagina347

Ай бұрын

And then came the 80s and that ended because the hippies were now the adults in the room. Very lenient parents.

@independenceltd.

Ай бұрын

@@viclagina347 my mullet got me pulled over several times in the 80s. that and the speeding.

@joelhahn2501

Ай бұрын

Heck, the *Beatles'* original bowl cuts were considered "too long", and got them called "mop tops".

@viclagina347

Ай бұрын

@@independenceltd. pigs be pigs

@DonnaConner-fk4lm

Ай бұрын

I've always loved seeing men with long hair, as long as they took care of it. When I was a child, my mom would take my siblings and me to the walk-in theater on the weekends to see the latest Western. While my brothers and sisters cheered on the cowboys, I was drooling over the Indians in their buckskins and war paint and bare chest.

Haven't heard this in ages and still know every word.

Thank you lord for thinking bout me I’m alive and doing fine…🩵✌🏼🩵

@sallyphillips9175

Ай бұрын

Whoo!!

@user-gt2uf8cq9y

Ай бұрын

There's a terrific "religious" song on this album taking the theme further: "Safe and Sound With Jesus".

@ffc303

Ай бұрын

Ain't that the truth Darlin😅

@jimaccosted9328

29 күн бұрын

Yes and Amen!!

I really love that you guys don't stop the song to comment. Let it play out, then do your reaction. I love watching you enjoy the music 🎵🎶

@janetroberts3202

Ай бұрын

That is what makes them unique!! Love that too!!

@dansig123

Ай бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!!!

@danielschartzer1396

Ай бұрын

Absolutely 👏🏼💯

@ecnoto

Ай бұрын

Yeah but I wonder why they can do it and all other reactors say they don’t have a choice if they want to avoid being blocked..

@dougman23

Ай бұрын

​@ecnoto it's about monetizing the video. Andy and Alex don't monetize...the money goes to the artist. Some still block, but most only do if you monetize your video on the back of their work

The original version! Yay.

@Cheryl_Haydon

Ай бұрын

What? You mean there's another version? 😂 Yes, the original and the BEST.

@schrodingerszombie2401

Ай бұрын

@@Cheryl_Haydon as opposed to a live version . . .

@jpcanes

Ай бұрын

Yes, thank goodness not Tesla.

@rodjohnson2632

Ай бұрын

Yes, the shorter radio-friendly version leaves out the intro, and fades out much sooner at the end, making the song nearly a minute shorter.

@schrodingerszombie2401

Ай бұрын

@@rodjohnson2632 Totally forgot that!!

I was born in 1960, you can NEVER understand the influence the music of the 60s and 70s have had on my soul and life!

@jnywd8450

Ай бұрын

I'll turn 64 in a few more months.

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

Im 63 alsoTHE 60s AND 70s RRRRRUUUULLLEEEE

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

Nov i turn 64 JESUS CHRIST WILLING

@AudiophileTubes

Ай бұрын

Born in 1961 here..... so I DO! Same here man!

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

@@AudiophileTubes Very Grovy..we had a blast in the late 60s n 70s

as a Late 60's long hair, there were lots of fist fights and near fist fights - long hair on a man was NOT an acceptable form of expression for maybe 18 months in Southern California. I remember my dad taking me to a hardware store, sending me in to buy something, them clerk took a look at my hair and told me to get out. My dad went in, came back out, and told me to go back in and get whatever it was. I went in and the guy didn't say a word, just sold it to me and handed me my change. I was pretty happy about it and when i got to the car dad asked if the guy apologized. I told him he didn't. Dad went back in and came out. He told me to go back in and buy a can of 3 in 1 oil. I did, and the guy said "sorry about before". Dad ALWAYS used to make me fight my own battles, but this ONE thing... this bias against long hair... really got to him. BTW, dad was no fan of my long hair either and we argued plenty about it... maybe he did all that because he knew I thought it meant something. post script - I am 70 and my hair is past my shoulder blades and nobody gives a fuck about.

@argielita

Ай бұрын

I do, get it cut.....no just joking, great story like something you see in the movies.

@kevinkliegl9315

Ай бұрын

What a great dad.

@hereforit170

Ай бұрын

This is amazing ❤ He was clearly a man’s man and had so much respect for you and pride in you. Good for y’all ❤ Good for us. 🫂

@GreggOliverBass

Ай бұрын

@@hereforit170 What a nice thing to say. He always felt that he had a clear vision of how things could be handled and he wasn't shy about giving others a hand in seeing things his way.

@hereforit170

Ай бұрын

@@GreggOliverBass Wow. 🤩 Your diction is refreshing, downright captivating. It’s rare that a great story is followed by a comment that whets your appetite for more 😎

A friend of mine from Ontario Canada sent me a photo of sign a farmer posted on his property line which was located in the Ottawa region back at that time in the late 60’s and it read “Any trespassers will be shot on sight”. I am told one of the band members of Five Man Electrical Band saw the sign as he was driving by and it became the inspiration for the song.

@billide1463

Ай бұрын

I hitchhiked everywhere in the early seventies, in Ottawa late one night Brian Rading of the band picked me up. I schooled with his brother Carl in Ottawa. Great band iconic tunes.

@tod3msn

Ай бұрын

The song was written in California when the band was doing some recording.

@Jalahr77

Ай бұрын

Good story.

I loved the hippies and freaks. Teenager in the 70s, and the long-haired guys were the coolest, cutest and the easiest to get along with.

@itchiefeetadventures

Ай бұрын

I could have lived without the huge mustaches & the chops! 😂😂😂

@DonnaConner-fk4lm

Ай бұрын

The mustaches looked good on some, like Burton Cummings, but the mutton chops wasn't a good look.

@kev7161

Ай бұрын

This was mid-80s, but I made a friend with a guy with long hair and a real laid-back attitude (and liked a little weed now and then). Totally opposite of who I was at that time, but we got along great!

@WillyJackson-if6zf

Ай бұрын

In second grade around 1973 I told my parents that I wanted to grow up and be a hippie and ride a chopper. They allowed me to grow it past my ears after many debates.

@marktait2371

Ай бұрын

yeh we were sterotype jocks late 70s bur had many hippy friends also all.partied together hung out they always had the you know what at parties still friends to this dsy

The last line still gets me choked up. "Thank you Lord for thinking about me, I'm alive and doing fine."

Glad to see the young generation kicking back and appreciating the music of our generation. The 70s was an incredible time to be young and alive

Another great CANADIAN Band from back in the day tat we still listen to up here !!!!

@coldlakealta4043

Ай бұрын

yep, aka The Staccatos from Ottawa. Love their hit called Signs.

In the late 70s just out of high school I applied for a job cleaning out the inside of airplanes. They said I’d have to cut my hair. I said why there’s no one on the plane but me. Needless to say I didn’t cut my hair or get the job. The song “almost cut my hair” by CSNY helped me take a stand. Definitely no regrets.

In the early '70 my band was finishing a gig in Ft. Lauderdale and went to this all-night restaurant called The Egg & You. As we were walking in the Allman Brothers was coming out and they warned us to be aware that people were hassling them about their hair. - That was a very common thing in those days.

RIP Bill Walton. He was a long haired hippie playing basketball in Portland in the 70s.

@marktait2371

Ай бұрын

we loved ol bill thats a foul.haha doctors butchered the good ol boy

@marktait2371

Ай бұрын

thats a fi oul.puhleeze

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

YES IN DEED THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ONE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN JUNE OF 1977 I LIVED in Warrenton Oregon then they where fantastic

@zachhessler8722

Ай бұрын

I think Grateful Dead used to rope of a section for him to dance and hang out in. Otherwise, could you imagine standing behind him at a show? You wouldn't see a thing!!! He went to lots of shows and wore Dead t-shirts in some of his interviews.

@kellylostaglia40

Ай бұрын

He was my bf's second cousin (his mom's cousin) and my boyfriend is 6'7". Definitely got his height from his mom's side. Also a love of sports And the Grateful Dead. They are also related to Blake Lively and his mom was very close to her dad growing up.

I'm 73 so I lived through it. The feeling between short hair/ long haired was NOT reciprocal. Those with long hair were disdained/frowned upon, yet while in the Air Force, I and friend took leave and went to Woodstock. Despite being the very rare "short haired" people there we were totally accepted, looked upon, and treated as a kindred soul.

@mattcanich4287

Ай бұрын

My dad was one of your fellow shorthairs at Woodstock, just out of basic if I recall.

@AFmedic

Ай бұрын

@@mattcanich4287 In a crowd of over 3000 we were easy to spot because we stood out. LOL

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

It took me 24 years to figure out that long hair was cool and rebellious, but you can only get away with the truly disruptive and radical stuff when you cut your hair and put on a suit.

You two do very well. Signs was recorded in 1970. Man alive I was your age back then. I was a hippie and the world was so much different then. Revolution was in the air. Vietnam was hated. This song was an A.

1971 was an incredible year for music!

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

STAIR WAY TO HEAVEN RELESED IN 71

@Lynn-ss4tu

16 күн бұрын

Definitely ❤

Or think of the Bob Seger song Turn the Page. The line “is that a woman or a man” about when he goes into a diner. Seger had real long hair back then.

Remember it well. Now I'm 70 years old and I haven't cut my hair since I happily retired 15 years ago. Spark Up My Pipe 3-4 times daily for over 57 years of smiles.

@OscarRuiz-gj3mp

Ай бұрын

Ha . Same here.i retired,grew my hair long and hit the pipe 24 7 . 70 years old now.

@emilyflotilla931

Ай бұрын

69 year old granny here, letting my gray flag fly HIGH!

@dougdavis8986

Ай бұрын

Rock on Beavis!

@checkmatekingtwothisiswhit7685

Ай бұрын

I'll be 70 this year, haven't cut my hair since I retired at 57. 🚬🚬🚬

@vicprovost2561

Ай бұрын

Wish I had my hair at 69 but been sparking up since 1971. Rock On!

This song has touched me for many years, especially the line where he makes his own sign. i am going through some major issues right now, including two hospital stays and major surgery. I have been thanking the Lord for thinking about me and being alive. A+ for me

@HealthAtAnyCost

Ай бұрын

Hang in there... sending you energy and light.

@dougclark7077

Ай бұрын

@@HealthAtAnyCost Thank you.

First. Great tune. Nice doo Andy. The long hair thing was what Bob Seger was talking about in Turn the Page. Is that a woman or a man. That was a grave insult back then.

@BlowinFree

Ай бұрын

Yeah cause nowadays men are thin on the ground

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

Also Dude Looks Like a Lady

@melodypanek448

27 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

Love it when the music transports me back to the 60s/ 70s

Happy that you guys are finally reacting to this song. This has to be one of the greatest songs from the 70's. S tier in my humble opinion!

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

MONGO JERRY INTHE SUMMER TIME SOLD 35 MILLION RECORDS

The follow-up “Absolutely Right” is even better.

A band from the 80s Tesla, covered this and was a huge hit for them.

@oboogie2

Ай бұрын

Yep, out of Sacramento; I remember them well.

@AaronHunter

Ай бұрын

Great cover!

@jenniferhill5001

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I knew someone had to beat me to this. Finally scrolled enough 😂 Tesla was my introduction to the song. So sentimentally it's still my favorite. Great song!

@craigdragseth9272

Ай бұрын

It was better if you ask me.

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

The 80s loved to copy the 70s

Fit right in on the radio with Spirit in the Sky and Hair....

Just an observation: Five Man ElectricAL Band. Well done, guys.

At the high school I went to, the principal got tired of telling the boys to cut their hair. One day, he rounded up all the longhairs, herded them into a school bus, drive them to the barber shop, and paid for all of them to get their hair cut. That was 1968, and it made all the local papers. Try that today and there would be violence, multiple lawsuits, and bloodshed at School Board meetings.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

If the principal had tried to force me into a haircut, he would have been forced into a hospital. I kinda dug my hair and was a wee bit protective lol

I assembled the Fender-Rhodes Electric Piano used on this song, and hundreds more between 1972- 78 on the "Keyboard" Dept... 54 people and 17 of us never cut our hair. A great place to work at that time. The place ROCKED with product testing.

@HealthAtAnyCost

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your contribution... to music and the atmosphere!

Oh, the battles we had with our parents... Early seventies, early teen years, all we wanted to do was grow our hair long.

@CharmCityCrystals

Ай бұрын

...and wear bell bottoms...😊

@scottNNJ

Ай бұрын

I have a seventeen-year old son - he stopped cutting his hair during Covid, and never restarted. We like it, and encourage it.

@jaybengston1164

Ай бұрын

Absolutely! My mother caved before my father did.

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

AND VERY ATTRACTIVE ON 70s babes 4 sure

I grew up out in the country in Missouri, and was one of those long-haired freaky people in the late 70s. As a junior and senior I worked at a full service gas station, and the head manager and our mechanic were always joking that they were going to take into the back of the garage and cut all my hair off. I’ve always loved this song, and still know all the words even though I’ve not heard it for two or three decades. Thanks for the good tunes!

One of the best signs I ever read was at the boarding gate of the Koh Samui, Thailand airport in the late 90's. There was an oil drum full of sand and the sign above it read "Please fully discharge your firearm before boarding the aircraft"

@midnightrambler7716

Ай бұрын

OMG…safety first! 🤣

@dwinkleman

Ай бұрын

One of the best signs I ever saw was in a recreation center in the bathroom "Employees, did you was your hands?" Scribbled beneath was, "No, but I dried them."

One of the early singles I ever bought. Actually from the early 70s and not the 60s.

@patriciamorgan6545

Ай бұрын

I had the single, too. Probably still out in the garage somewhere.

@Troublette59

Ай бұрын

@@patriciamorgan6545mine’s up in the attic!😁

I loved this one as a kid! In 71, I was just 8 years old when this song came out. I remember thinking I was so cool because I understood the concept

@theshadowfax239

Ай бұрын

It is really cool when you start to get to that age where you understand the deeper meaning behind songs. 😊

Andy's friend had a point: there are simply songs (and albums) that will never even make it to an A&A poll, songs that even if mentioned in the comments may only garner a few likes. But there are SO many great ones out there of that certainly warrant your listening to. ("Signs" is a perfect example). I wish there was less reliance on polls - and that you could venture out into the unknown a little bit more, even if it's just a couple folks saying, "you gotta hear this one!" Not a poll, but maybe a thread topic: "Songs, albums and artists that really had an impact, or were a favorite of yours, but were not necessarily popular." Maybe you could enlist your old friend Adam to maybe pre-listen to a few and go, "Yeah, you really need to listen to this Brian Protheroe (or Aztec Two Step or Nina Hagen) song or album." ❤

I was 10 years old when this song hit the radio and have liked it ever since. Thanks for the memories.

1971: The year before I graduated from HS - still the greatest song ever written/performed. By Canadians, no less -- well, they were letting our draft-age men come up there.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

Well, most of the great music from the 60s to the 80s came from Canada, just sayin'

Whole World is going Bonkers! Been away from the channel for about 14 months and come back to see clean cut Andy has turned into a Hippie!!!

Somehow I still know every single lyric of this song. Made such a huge impression on me in my childhood. I’ve been so lucky 😊 to have grown up hearing what I heard.

Five Man Electrical Band had one more minor hit - “Absolutely Right”. Keep up the marvelous work 😊

I find it hard to believe that this song hasn't been requested/mentioned on your channel, previously. This was a huge song, when it was released. It was a Hippie Anthem. It's still played, a lot, on classic rock radio.

Yes, as others have said, this song was an anthem that we all lived during the 70's. VERY COOL. I'm glad you finally heard this after all this time but at the same time, I am surprised that you haven't heard till now!

So happy to hear the original!! Sang along with every word! Remember my dad taking me if I was going to wear my hair long, keep it clean!! Not bad for a bald guy! RIP DAD!

Thanks for hitting this one! This turned up on the endless ramdom jukebox that plays in my head a couple weeks ago. Always loved this tune and sentiment.

This band was from my hometown (Ottawa, Canada) and this song was HUGE here back in the day. Thanks for listening to this one, dudes.

@coldlakealta4043

Ай бұрын

yep, they started off in Ottawa as the Staccatos

@djd2819

Ай бұрын

@@coldlakealta4043 I was saddened when Les Emmerson died a few years ago. The man was a local legend. RIP

It can take visitors to Hawaiʻi a while to notice that there's something they're *not* seeing: billboards. The hugest and most obnoxious of signs are not allowed to ruin the landscape in Hawaiʻi, nor in Alaska, Maine, and Vermont.

The Five Man Electrical Band originated as a band from Ottawa, Canada called the Staccatos. They were very popular. Their biggest hit as the 5 Man was a song called "Signs" which charted strongly.

I was raised in the Hudson Valley and remember all the Hippies going to Woodstock. There were 2 songs that I loved from that time. One was “Signs” and the other was “Hair”. Both iconic songs from the era!

I was maybe 6, in Houston, and my parents or my aunt -- can't recall -- took me to the theater. It was the '70's, so when I had to use the restroom during the movie, I went on my own. I didn't know where it was so I asked at the concession counter. They pointed me to the girls' room, because I had long blond hair, but I said loudly, "I'm a boy!" They insisted though, that if I had long hair I had to use the little girls' room. So I did, and never thought twice about it. I had similar trouble in school until later when I was bussed across town to the ghetto for school. Nobody cared about my hair there, just my skin color.

Don't know if you've done or heard this song before, but Charlie Daniels' "Long Haired Country Boy" is a great tune. Also, since you mentioned Easy Rider try Daniels' "Uneasy Rider" on for size.

@fredinaz

Ай бұрын

Great suggestions!

@OscarRuiz-gj3mp

Ай бұрын

Tokin on a number and digging on the radio.

@garyw6330

Ай бұрын

Uneasy Rider ‘88 too. Not about long hair but a great tune

Five Man Electrical Band's best song was called "I'm a Stranger Here." Its message is even more relevant now than 50 years ago.

Damn we had a lot of great music growing up. And an allusion to Woody Guthrie's verse that doesn't get taught in elementary school: As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said "No trespassin'" But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! - from "This Land Is Your Land."

Haven’t heard this for absolute ages!!

What memorable music came out of the late 60"s and early 70's. And were still listening and loving it today.

Another fine Canadian band from the early 70s. This was all over the radio airwaves, when I was a child. Loved it. ---OronOfMontreal

@coldlakealta4043

Ай бұрын

they were originally the Staccatos when they performed in Ottawa. My favourite song of the 5 Man was "Signs"

It was a sign of the times. They were a changin. Long hair striped bell bottoms, motorcycles. My parents and all their cousins bought dirt bikes. we would campout in a hippie tent circle on the pipeline and ride dirt bikes by day, campfire stories all night. No Drugs just Beer and Jambalaya. Louisiana here.

One more of the more underrated bands from Canada (formed in Ottawa). Even some Canadians don't realize they're a Canadian band.

Speaking of long hair...Andy, love it! So different from the days you did reactions from your bedroom. ❤😊

You never know when this song will be sung in my house! ♥️😂

I love that in-your-face cymbal and other surprises at this early era of isolated recording techniques.

I remember one time when I was 5yo, we were riding home and this song came on and I was so excited because it was my favorite. On that same car ride I remember "Green eyed lady" played and I was wondering if my green eyed mom had a magical side to her that I didn't see.

A band from my home town, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They, Paul Anka, Bruce Cockburn and The Cooper Brothers are some of the excellent bands and musical artists that hailed from Ottawa. Bryan Adams grew up here, but wasn't from here, and Dan Aykroyd was born here, but is better known as an actor than as a musician.

@coldlakealta4043

Ай бұрын

yep, started as the Staccatos for many years

I remember singing with everyone on school bus😂 I still know all the words, graduated high school 1977😊 ✌️

Great song. Love this!

Huge hit in 1971. Ottawa Ontario band. Thank you Canada!

We fellas solved this dilemma in the 80's with the freedom of the "mullett" with a pony tail.

When my son was two years old, this was his favourite song 😊❤!

they actually have 2 drummers - which kind of explains the simplicity of the drums - but the purpose was that both the drummers could sing so well - it really broadened the vocals

As I remember, this song created quite a stire when it came out. Both for the lyrics and for the catchy tune! Ah, the early 70's!

Thank you for reacting to this great song. ❤

This was a big hit!!! I was a young teen when this came out on the radio.❤️

Had this song on a 45!! And I WAS a long-hair at the time! Still AM! As a young teen, I got so much, 'Are you a boy or a girl' stuff! HAHA

LOVE THIS SONG!!!! The ultimate protest song.

AWESOME lightning in a bottle song. Been trying to get you to hear this for a while. Great nod to the song with your hat Alex. Such great lyrics. Give those boys an S-tier. It was a great song from a Canadian band.

Nicely done gentlemen. I first joined your channel back when the description would say “College students react to” whatever song. 22 k subs. To quote a cigarette ad back when they had them when this song was on the radio: You’ve come a long way baby…

Five Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right - I'm a Stranger here

Yay!! I've been wanting y'all to do this one for AGES!!! I sent you a DM on IG asking for it. I LOVE THIS SONNNNNGGGGGGGG!

I had this on 8-track…. Well lots of them. Wore them all out. Gotta love Canada music!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 The 8track had on the front… The power of a Five Man Electrical Band. The whole album was fantastic!!!!! Absolutely Right, Im a Strange Here, Werewolf…..

This single "Hello Melinda Goodbye" b/w "Signs" was serviced to US radio stations several times before it was actually aired... "Signs" was the original B side of the single. Radio stations flipped the disc over and started getting lots of requests for the song. The label was quite pleased with the airplay and re-serviced an edited and a bit faster mix to radio and made that version the A side for airplay. Tesla covered this tune a few years later.

I've always considered this sort of a "novelty" song, but the musicianship is stellar. "One Hit Wonder" ----

One of my all time favorite songs.

A song from my teen years.... thanks for the memories.

I love this song so much.its so nostalgic great reaction

Number 1 song around 1972.....I would have been about 12 !!! One of my teenage favorites ...the 1st sing I ever heard in stereo on a FM station

Man, this song got played so heavily on Canadian AM stations back in the day.

@midnightrambler7716

Ай бұрын

@@terriemartinez9989The BIG 8!

@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.

Ай бұрын

Chum Radio,it got played so much because back then you had to play 50% Canadian content.

@maruad7577

Ай бұрын

It was either CFRW or CKY in Winnipeg (iirc).

@terriemartinez9989

Ай бұрын

The Motor City

@terriemartinez9989

Ай бұрын

CKLW, was just across the river to Detroit, The Motor City,...I was lucky to be in that hub .. I lived at n Ohio/Michigan/ Indiana area,, almost Chicago... Any West Coast radio were late comers to the plays,,,

I can still recall my parents calling the Beatles hippies because of their long hair…..in 1965. They look so wholesome now with their “Beatle” cuts.

@coldlakealta4043

Ай бұрын

my hair got me kicked out of Scouts, hockey, school and, finally, home. don't regret an inch of it.

@zachhessler8722

Ай бұрын

Yeah, and they wore suits and ties.

As a kid, I lived in Portland OR from '65 to '71. Long hair and beards were definitely discriminated against. My friend's older brother was running to catch the bus to get to his classes at college. He was stopped by the cops who saw some "long hair" with a knapsack running and wanted to know why he was running. He missed his bus. My dad took part in an office beard-growing contest which he won. My mom liked his beard so he showed up for work on the Monday and everyone else had shaved theirs off. He eventually shaved his off because he had to go to pulp & paper mills as part of his job and he could tell his beard was not going over well with the very conservative rural Oregonians. As soon as we moved back to Canada, he grew his beard back and only shaved it off once in the mid '70s. My mom, sister, and I all told him to grow it back.

@jimponton693

Ай бұрын

One of the stories in Cannery Row by Steinbeck was one of the characters had a beard just because he felt like it. This was set in the 40's or 50's. He got so sick of people asking why he had a beard that he started telling people he had a skin condition that prevented him from shaving. That shut them up.

@waynethera2712

Ай бұрын

Long beards and long hair, loose clothing and jewelry are generally a no no when working around moving equipment. People have lost their lives, limbs etc.

@edwardlongshanks827

Ай бұрын

@@waynethera2712 Thanks for the PSA. Not that it is terribly relevant to attitudes of people back in the '60s and '70s towards those who did not fit the "norm".

@waynethera2712

Ай бұрын

@@edwardlongshanks827 going to work at pulp and paper mills it’s very relevant. And men wear beards whether they are liberal, conservative or abstaining.

@edwardlongshanks827

Ай бұрын

@@waynethera2712 You completely lost the plot. My original post mentions my dad and his beard that he grew as part of an office contest around *1967.* If you think it was common for men in the USA to wear beards in the 1960s, you obviously were not around at the time. Unlike me. The reason for the attitude towards my dad wearing a beard when he went pulp mills was not based on the length of my dad's beard and any potential safety issue. My dad's beard was neatly trimmed and not something that would get caught in moving equipment. It never has been and even now, at over 90, it is still neatly trimmed. He has never had one of those big, bushy beards. No, it was purely down to the fact that men did not normally wear beards and those that did, other than when in the in the middle of the bush with no razors and shaving cream in sight, were considered to be strange, different, possibly full of weird social viewpoints, not to be trusted, hippies, bohemians, etc. But thanks for trying to tell me I am wrong when I lived through that time and I strongly suspect you didn't.

LoveEd this song Played it on the jukebox in the diner all the time!!!

growing up on 90's/ early 2000s Canadian radio this song and 'American Woman' by the Guess Who were THE 2 Canadian rock throw back songs you would hear all the time, those 2 songs were my 'gateway rock and roll' as the boys would say

I really appreciate your reactions to the music that has been the soundtrack to my life and times 🤘 Tioraidh an-drasta 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I bought this .45 as soon as it hit the stores in 1970. In the original he said "f-ing" sign in one of the lyrics ..

I thought I was the only person who still plays this. Underrated classic.

Of the many times I've heard this song, I don't think I've ever heard the intro until now.

This band’s follow-up single, “Absolutely Right” is a real banger.

@user-sm3ii5dk1u

29 күн бұрын

Their best is one called "I'm A Stranger Here." It has a message that may be more relevant now, 50 years later. Also, a great rock song.

Great song, musically, but especially lyrically. It's great poetry.

Always loved this song, great story telling about freedom man !!!

Summer 1971, traveling cross-country with three other guys (2 of us with shoulder-length hair, another one getting there). At a gas station somewhere in Wyoming, in the rest room was a plastic bucket full of little hotel soap bars adorned with a sign announcing "Free soap for dirty hippies". I was tempted to grab it all, on account of us being SO filthy and all, but it did occur to me that it might rile up the locals in an "EASY RIDER"-type manner, so we just quietly cleared out as quickly and inconspicuously as possible.

Forgot about this song, thanks for playing it.