My dad loves steppenwolf, he is a Vietnam veteran and the most badass man I've ever known. This song has been with me my entire life. One of my top favorites.

This is an absolute classic. If Lennon had written this we'd never of heard the end of it... oh and I'm here because I've been listening to Steppenwolf for forty years! 😂

@MichaelHartman-qt4mp

5 ай бұрын

Not So Fun Fact: Rushton Moreve, original bassist for Steppenwolf, who's seen in this clip (and in the thumbnail), would eventually be the first member of the band to lose his life; in Rushton's case in a car accident.

@MichaelHartman-qt4mp

5 ай бұрын

During the interview, did Goldy say Jimmy Smits?! How 🤔 ❓️ could've Goldy possibly known who he was back then? But seriously, it seems more likely that he said Jimmy Smith, whom I can't say that I've heard of.

I listened to this on cassette in my treehouse.

After I got out of the Marine Corps, I use to listen to this song before I graduated college and it just had this stinging truth to it. I thought I was on top of the world being a college graduate, the first in my family, but had no idea what I was going to do next. Currently, I am a teacher! There is a place for everyone in this world, remember that when you don't know what to do!

@scottjackson163

Жыл бұрын

👏👍 I’m almost 65, just teaching myself how to be a novelist. Never too late!

I always loved the drums on this song. John wrote some of the most beautiful songs. It's a shame Steppenwolf doesn't the recognition they deserve.

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

Nick co-wrote this with Kay. They don't get recognition because Kay fired 3 members. Then Jerry died. Now Goldy is gone.

@bernardmeyre

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, Jerry Edmonton was a fine drummer

@daveguitarnowski4402

Жыл бұрын

@@bernardmeyre imho, his fills made many of their tunes memorable. Hell, I can still play them on the table! lol

This is my favorite Steppenwolf song. At Your Birthday Party is my favorite Steppenwolf album.

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

Monster was my favorite.

I have to admit I have no idea what Supernatural is, but I've known and loved this song for decades. One of my favorite Steppenwolf songs, it already gave me comfort when I despaired about the world as a teenager. And it has a superb performance from my favorite drummer, Jerry Edmonton.

@josephtravers777

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 5 decades here

brilliant song, john kay - one of the great rock voices

@skeletonmakesgood

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

After listening and watching a lot of Steppenwolf videos, Jerry Edmonton was a kickass drummer!

Great drummer !!

* *Place Steppenwolf in the R&R Hall of Fame - NOW!!!!!!!!* * Today's Date: Groundhog's Day, Feb 2nd., 2019 RIP to Goldy McJohn and Jerry Edmonton

@boataxe4605

3 жыл бұрын

Realize that the hall is a joke NOW!!!!!!!!*

@daveguitarnowski4402

Жыл бұрын

@@boataxe4605 yeah, fuck the RRHOF

The message of hopes, dreams, and the lessons learned from living in that time, man I feel old, but wiser and lucky enough to have survived " the life".

@hootinouts

4 жыл бұрын

Bless you Nick. I am old (61) and feel like my dreams have evaded me. It's been a long rocky road for me, and like you, am blessed to have yet survived all the sucker punches life has thrown at me. Steppenwolf will always be my favorite band. Rock on brother

It's never too late, the lyrics have so much meaning.. Timeless memories of all my friends who are no longer here today, every time I hear it, he gives me hope to carry on, I thank you all for that Priceless gift!!!

From Fountain Avenue to the biggest stage in the world. Congratulations boys YOU MADE IT!!!!!

I LOVE them ALL! But, That Drummer! 😍😍😍He's Unbelievable!

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

He could sing, too. He kinda sounded like Hendrix. I'm sad he and Goldy are no longer with us.

@jessie9465

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pashasmom1 I'm about to check out his singing. Lol I'm sure I will love it. 🤩

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@jessie9465 Jerry sang "28" on the 2nd album, "she'll be better" on the Birthday party album, "what would you do (if I did that to you)?" on Monster, "I'm asking" from For Ladies only and he used to sing when they were in the Sparrow before Steppenwolf, "I'm goin' upstairs" and "Green bottle lover".

i just heard this song on supernatural, it sounds good. i love the message

@mariemaidyn3698

6 жыл бұрын

Pomeranian Lover ...I love Poms too!

@alfiegevaux-ross1485

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@salilawasthi3551

6 жыл бұрын

Pomeranian Lover ditto mate

@salilawasthi3551

6 жыл бұрын

Any idea where can I download this clean version

@salilawasthi3551

6 жыл бұрын

Kangruv sure. Same goes to you.

Forget about BORN TO BE WILD and MAGIC CARPET RIDE this was by far their best song! i dedicate it to a friend of mine who needs healing in his life; G.C this is for you.

@jessie9465

4 жыл бұрын

You're right! This is the best song of all! Absolutely Perfect!

@spacepatrolman

4 жыл бұрын

BTBW was written by MARS BONFIRE AKA JERRY EDMONTON MCR was about John Kays first stereo [ I like to ride my sound machine ]

@aliceshue8567

4 жыл бұрын

Corinna corrina

@boataxe4605

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll vote for Monster.

Jerry Edmonton is so underrated. He's super bad ass!

@dirkzink9204

Жыл бұрын

His brother dennis edmonton is a great guitar player playing guitar on the originals... He was my bandmate in canada... Dennis the most iconic drumer ever... Died at the prime of his life loved fast cars... It took his life... Dennis changed his name to mars bonfire...

@dirkzink9204

Жыл бұрын

Sorry jerry edmonton is the drumer

Damn Jerry Edmonton kicks it out on drums!!!

@stevesimms9622

7 жыл бұрын

Was very sad when I saw the news he'd been killed in a car crash back in '93.

@tomcass2.030

6 жыл бұрын

way underrated drummer

@ChesttRockkwell

6 жыл бұрын

slimshine918 yeah he’s really good!

@jimmadonna1436

5 жыл бұрын

He kicks ass

From Fountain Ave. to the biggest stage in the world. You made it boys. Congratulations!!

The "Fugs," Ed. F-U-G-S. Sullivan was, of course, totally un-hip. Yet, he sensed the pulse of the times, and knew what he needed to do to maximize his audience and, of course, keep those advertising dollars coming in. He is to be credited with acknowledging and for the most part respecting America's youth culture, come what may.

Most unfortunate that the "Hall" in Cleveland has yet to recognize Steppenwolf. Commercial success, critical acclaim, cultural prominence and political consciousness personified through exceptional songwriting and musicianship, while influencing and inspiring a generation of songwriters and musicians. Their attributes and accolades exceed the criteria beyond what the Hall demands of its members for induction. Of the original Steppenwolf, only John Kay remains. RIP John Raymond "Goldy McJohn" Goadsby, Jerry Edmonton and Rushton Moreve.

@HaywoodZarathustra

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Monarch's alive and well.

@frankandrews1005

4 жыл бұрын

Omg, thank you for that!

I remember this! I was 9 and the Wolf were my top faves of all. My ex-military Dad heard Ed's introduction and went "GAAAADD!!"

I don`t understand, why they are not honored to the Hall of Fame ??!!

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

The didn't get enough votes when they were nominated.

@boataxe4605

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why anyone cares about the Hall of Fame.

This was a great lineup!

Real rock and roll soul. Long gone but never forgotten.

I cant beleive he let them sing live awsome

Supernatural squad !

Best and favourite song . With meaning and soul and truth ,! He always had life lessons in mind .

I miss you Jerry, Goldie and Steppenwolf, best Biker Band of 1969!!!!

@slimshine953

4 жыл бұрын

jeffrey mcglone ~ That's inaccurate. Steppenwolf weren't really a biker band. They didn't look like bikers either. They did maybe three songs of their entire catalog related to biker culture... and this wasn't one of them.

One of their greatest. They had so many hits.

Got to LOVE the B3 Hammond

Such an.amazing tune

One of my albums and *8 tracks* back in the day. Just as fresh today as then. Good stuff.

Ed Sullivan was a Hoot. Just like my beloved dad, you could tell rock wasn't Sullivan's bag. "And now those longhaired. Rock N Rollers." "COMBO". "Jimmy Hendrick?" Plus this live version is one of my fave Steepenwolf tunes. Liked the slight echo sound.

Ed Sullivan could butte heads with people as various books have stated but he also could be very kind and did not have aversion towards rocknroll era like Dean Martin , Mitch Miller and Steve Allen. I think Allen changed over the years. Steppenwolf had a lot of great songs . They were even nominted for RocknRoll Hall Of Fame one year but didn't make although they got 100 k fan votes including mine Grandmaster Flash in there and Dusty Springfield but no Steppenwolf.

@sherrybirchall8677

4 жыл бұрын

Ed Sullivan knew "good" no matter what the genre. He really had Diana Ross and the Supremes on a lot, and The Animals. And a lot of Opera singers. He really did appreciate the arts, in all it's forms. I wish he had had The Young Rascals on more though. There's just not enough recordings of those guys.

Here because of the return of Cas

Make a plan - and listen to all their songs - Happy Birthday - Jupiter Child - - -- -- -- -- -

@jessie9465

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 30 years old, and I am obsessed with this band! Unbelievable! I can't stop listening to them.

I first heard this band on an LP vinyl record that friend brought to listen to still love them. That was back around 1970. That was long time ago. Got to see they in Atlantic City NJ a few years ago and they were awesome. John Kay still has it. An amazing man and a true survivor. I read that the song title originated with the bassist, Nick St. Nicholas and John Kaye penned the lyrics.

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

Nick and Michael are still playing together in another awesome band.

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pashasmom1 World Classic Rockers!

Saw them two years ago the Ohio state fair, Danny came into my booth there and bought a pair of shades he actually wore his head throughout the concert. I had no idea who he was until i saw him on stage.

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

You didn't see this lineup. You saw John Kay and his Steppimposters.

good crowd response from a ny audience for a LA group. john sang live to a recorded track.

It is never too late for a little Steppenwolf . . . this their softer, philosophical side . . . I agree . You do wrong when you leave the one you love ALONE . . . 😪 Make it right before you're buried six feet under or burned to ashes.

Supernatural brought me here

Supernatural

I'm not here from Supernatural I just love good music (full stop)

Nick was the coolest guy in the band. The Fugs were kind of like an east coast Mothers Of Invention

Supernatural !! Castiel !!

supernatural brought me here. I was in tears in the end

Love the shoutout to The Fugs!

This song sounds a little bit like Herdy Gerdy Man by Donavan. That was pretty cool Ed Sullivan greeting them on stage after their song. I never knew Steppenwolf did IT'S NEVER TOO LATE on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Man this is great

It's never too late to start all over again

Been there done that and living it. For my family...and still doing it through all the trials I go through.

Supernatural

I feel sorry for today's generation. At least they have this to listen to if they can find it.

Steppenwolf. Great Band !!

This is very good played thank you for uploading real good.

Supernatural movie lead me here just today 09.05.2020, first time to listen this song and 1st time to watch Supernatural. Great production. The song reminds me Sweet Home Alabama of Lynnard skynnard.

The guy with the headband is so fun to watch!! What a song♫it's so 60's!. After hearing it I usually sing " "It's Never Too Late to Start all Over Again"" all day long! haahaa p.s. I also dont know what the hell they were talking about, other that it's never too late!

@Pashasmom1

4 жыл бұрын

The guy with the headband is Nick St. Nicholas.

@daveguitarnowski4402

Жыл бұрын

@@Pashasmom1 LSD is a helluva drug!

@fabrikk60

4 ай бұрын

The song is about forgiveness. Y'know, like in the New Testament?

My mother bought me a Steppenwolf album about 1973. I was 15 years old. I must have played this song It’s never too late literally hundreds and hundreds of time! It reminded me so much of a girl I had a crush on in school. The funny thing was she didn’t even look at me or even knew I was so into her! Funny thing is It’s never too late to start all over again it never started in the first place!! LOL

YOU LEFT US ALONE!!!

What an awkward guy Sullivan was

@tomcass2.030

6 жыл бұрын

I dont think Ed cranked up Sookie ever lol

Steppenwolf ! John Kay and original member . Never seen this song before on the stage, which brings back to remembrance the latest 60s.

Sounds like John is singing over his own recorded voice. I guess it's basically lip-synching, but John wanted to add a live voice.

@MarkMikelVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I was a bit confused because you could hear the original tracks, but Jerry's drumming was right on the money and not mimed. How was that possible?

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkMikelVideos In his book Kay says they wanted the band to play and sing over the prerecorded tracks and said that it took Jerry some tries to get his timing down. The vocals sound weird and John didn't like it!

@MarkMikelVideos

4 жыл бұрын

@@lesschoenberger3070 thanks, my friend. Jerry must've been one of those drummers that had his fills down to a science. Amazing really. Jerry's in my top 10 favorite drummers list. I read John's book years ago. I ordered an autographed copy. It's been so long though that I need to read it again.

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkMikelVideos I have been reading parts of it off and on for awhile again now, particularly interested in the information about the "Sparrow", they were really good and had they released some of their hard rocking blues stuff instead of the poppy, trippy songs that they did they might've made it big before Steppenwolf!

@MarkMikelVideos

4 жыл бұрын

@@lesschoenberger3070 you may be right. Still I'm glad it happened how it did. I love their poppy trippy stuff as much as their blues and hard rock. Once the band was without Goldy and Jerry I lost complete interest. Well, I bought Wolftracks but only listened to it once.

this great band in top 10. seems like back then music sounded better. or maybe its because i have 65 year old ears now. two thumbs up for steppenwolf.

I recall listening to Steppenwolf on 8 track circa 1970... At Your Birthday Party Got to see Kay once, in 1981.

Steppenwolf back in 1969.

Dean and Cas in season 13 episode 5 brought me here

@972pa.

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@monicasales5972

4 жыл бұрын

SAMEE

their bass players were a trip, the first one Rushton Moreve was let go after his girlfriend convinced him California was going to have a major earthquake and disappear, this one Nick St Nicholas is pretty trippy as well and the outfits and makeup didn't fit the black leather image Kay was going for, so one night he went on stage wearing a jock strap and bunny ears and he was let go too

@bucka001

8 жыл бұрын

Nick did wear a jock strap and bunny ears at the beginning of '69 (Fillmore East, March '69), but he was in the band for a year after that. In fact, that incident had already occurred by the time they were on Ed Sullivan. In JK's book it's depicted as Nick being fired immediately after the bunny ears gig, but John got that wrong.

@905Alive

8 жыл бұрын

perhaps he remembers it as the catalyst but they couldn't drop him mid tour?? lots of screwed up stuff with that band like the guys later losing their rights to royalties so they could use the name, never making the payments, what's weird is I saw Steppenwolf at the New Haven Coliseum @78 and it was a reunion, Kay, Jerry, Goldie were all there, not sure on bass player and guitar but pretty sure it as St Nicholas and Henry, remember PLR promoting it as get down here because Steppenwolf has reunited, can find no history of that show happening but I was there, I think Streetwalkers opened. it's possible it was 76-77 but I can't find the concert date list for the venue that includes it

@lesschoenberger3070

7 жыл бұрын

Are you sure about that? 1978 was the time when the "bogus" groups calling themselves Steppenwolf were touring, but John and Jerry had nothing to do with them which is what led John to go back out on the road in 1980 billing himself as "John Kay & Steppenwolf". Nick, Goldy, Kent and even Rushton Moreve were in the bogus bands, but not John or Jerry.

@905Alive

7 жыл бұрын

the earliest it could be year around that but my first concert there was 74 Allman bros & Muddy, I went there a lot until 81 or so, a lot of the concerts there aren't listed, this one I remember just wish I had my stub, Streetwalkers opened and it definately was Kay & Jerry & Goldy, only thing I can find is Streetwalkers only toured the Us in 75 & 76 so it must have been then, my bad

@905Alive

7 жыл бұрын

Steve that's too funny/freaky

this is my favorite Steppenwolf song. 🇧🇷♥️

the frogs....no the fugs , ha ha ha

really big shew

Era o tempo que se fazia música com emoção. Beatfull

"Let's hear it for The Frogs!"

And they aren’t in the rock n roll hall of fame . That makes it the hall of shame

Monster Live 1970

supernatural. i wish Jensen sing this one sometime

John's choice to sing over the recording is...intriguing, although fairly obvious.

that was some interview..

Un 12 de abril de 1944 nace Joachim Fritz Krauledat más conocido como John Kay en Tilsit, antiguo reino alemán de Prusia, hoy Sovetsk, Kaliningrado, Rusia) el cantante germano-canadiense del grupo Steppenwolf, desde 1967 hasta su desvinculación de la misma en 2010. Los Steppenwolf, se hicieron conocidos con el tema “Born to be wild” (1968) composición de Bonfire, que dio la vuelta al mundo y los catapultó a la fama por ser la canción principal del film “Easy rider” del director y actor Dennis Hopper, el tema es célebre históricamente porque se menciona en sus versos por primera vez la palabra “heavy metal”. Kay se caracteriza por su peculiar voz ronca y cantar con anteojos oscuros o de sol por un mal ocular congénito llamado acromatopsia que sólo le hace ver en tonos blancos y negros y grises y su mejor momento musical se dio en los primeros ocho discos de Steppenwolf, ¡Toda una leyenda viviente que hoy cumple 72 años! Aquí para mí su mejor composición tanto en lo melódico como en la lírica.

Their always right there in the back of my mind. Always.

Fuckin A man CIA man! "the Fugs" Fucking hilarious!

John Kay just looks like he’s gonna kick somebody’s ass.

Good song

only MAJOR stars were on ed's show!!

@steelermule

7 жыл бұрын

but cant make rrhof?

@pwgasson

7 жыл бұрын

Singing live to a pre-recorded track.Ed had to stop the interview long enough for the people to stop clapping. Great performance. Don't forget this is a New York audience. And they love the LA group Steppenwolf.

The grps, Stephen wolf, they reminded me. Of the others grps, the doors,

wish I was there...

Ótima música excelente banda PAZ E AMOR

Awesome song !

He's had a shaped for those leather pants, and a talented artisited, can sangs so well, steppen wolf's, a German name's, a wolf's, on the lables,

havent seen this since it aired in 1969.

@slimshine953

7 жыл бұрын

+Ron Henry You're showing your age lol.

@letterbomb211

6 жыл бұрын

69 was a great year

Lotta reverb and no mustache on John !

Can anyone believe that Steppenwolf and Grand Funk Railroad aren't in The R&R HOF but ABBA & Janet Jackson ARE ?

❤❤❤❤❤❤

Nick St. Nicholas was seriously disturbed. As I recall, he got booted from the band when he went on stage at a concert wearing only a jock strap.

@diegoferreiro9478

7 ай бұрын

Don't forget the bunny ears.

@roaming740

5 ай бұрын

guy was high all the time

Wow one of the few

came from supernatural 10.season 5.episode this song is good

@everestsallaku7012

6 жыл бұрын

Nazmican yılmaz season 13*

THE REAL band

😎Need to be in the Rock & Role hall of fame!!!!👍🏼

ta ai uma das maravilhas do rock