And now, Tom Smothers is gone. Had a long life, made a lot of people laugh. They stuck to their principles, produced great comedy...RIP, Tom Smothers. Thanks for the memories.

@virginiaconnor8350

6 ай бұрын

So, I guess you didn't like Dick?

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288

6 ай бұрын

Rest in power, Tommy.🎭

@bobbyy.7762

6 ай бұрын

It's amazing that they were able to make a career out of this. lol!! amazing!!

@user-ze9wm3pv5x

6 ай бұрын

In the early 60's when they were starting out folk singing was very popular. They were guests on the "Ed Sullivan Show" as well as a folk singing variety show called "Hootenany" which I only watched for "The Smothers Brothers," "Peter, Paul, and Mary" and "The Kingston Trio". I was only 5 or 6 at the time, or would have realized just how many musical icons were guests on that show at the beginning of their careers.😮😮❤

@joandondero1736

6 ай бұрын

I always loved listening to The Smothers Brothers! 👍🏼 🎼🎵🎶

Most people mention a lot about them being a great comedy duo but forget to mention that they were musically talented as well. RIP Tommy Smothers you'll truly be missed. 🙏

@ej2953

6 ай бұрын

The time when The Smothers Brother was on tv (Sunday nights if I remember correctly) had to be the golden age of tv.

@bonnieprice9482

6 ай бұрын

And tommy was a champion yo yo performer. 😂

@larryhardee1914

5 ай бұрын

This video perfectly captures their talent. Just when you are doubting them because of their comedy, they turn it around and finish with a well performed song.

@haroldparker1800

5 ай бұрын

They were a great talent and Tommy will be greatly missed.😢😢😢

@TheCSTERN

4 ай бұрын

RIP Tommy and thank you for your comedy and musical talent 😇

Not sure what's better, their comedy or singing -- I love them both.

@johncox2865

5 ай бұрын

I never actually enjoyed their comedy. I found it to be forced and artificial, mainly dependent upon pretended stupidity. I didn’t appreciate that. I always loved the music.

The voices of these brothers blend perfectly!

@nooneyouknowhere6148

6 ай бұрын

And they were brothers in name only.

@susanmartin313

6 ай бұрын

I used to watch their TV show, very entertaining n mostly silly. But I had forgotten just how beautifully they could sing together. Lovely harmony, thanks for posting

@AnaTai3

3 ай бұрын

@@nooneyouknowhere6148 uh, no, not in name only, unless you have some insider intel...

These guys never got enough credit and attention for their singing talent.

@yvonnemendez3075

Ай бұрын

Nice voices rip

The comedy was gold...Always! But the wonderful harmonies and the lovely songs they chose to perform were always so special. Truly masters at entertaining and causing us to laugh and think at the same time, the Smothers Brothers have left a joyous and thoughtful mark on our world. Goodbye Tommy, you did well.

@ChristineMaslow

6 ай бұрын

I have always loved them. ❤❤

@kareninalabama

6 ай бұрын

You put that so well! ❤️

@geraldkupka8199

5 ай бұрын

Thank God I got to see them at a county fair in person and left happy

RIP Tommy Smothers you will forever be a part of my childhood feel good memories.

@johnmaki3046

4 ай бұрын

GREAT TALENT (music and comedy)!

Great musicians as well as comedians. They had so much great talent on their show. I miss those days so much.

@carmarasmussen8118

6 ай бұрын

I was a young child when their show was on CBS but I certainly remember watching it and it was one of my favorites. Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett, the Bob Hope and Andy Williams Christmas specials....those were the good old days for sure. 😊

@marktwaine9344

6 ай бұрын

@@carmarasmussen8118 part of the golden age...

@shirleynorman3782

Ай бұрын

Good, clean entertainment.

Their voices harmonized so beautifully.❤️❤️❤️

What a sublime rendition…a genuinely funny bit that segues to a disarmingly perfect cover. Bravo!

@johnmaki3046

4 ай бұрын

GREAT PERFORMANCE! Comedy and music PERFECTLY BLENDED! I grew up watching these guys! LOVED THEM!

My god, they were so young, and I had forgotten how talented! A breath of fresh air during the horrible years of the '60s. Rest in peace, Tommy. "Waist deep in the big muddy, and the big fool said to move on..." Some of us do remember.

@alexr6114

5 ай бұрын

There were good times during the 1960 also.

@catpaladin1

3 ай бұрын

Richard Shindell does an excellent job Big Muddy. Look him up

@joanmavima5423

3 ай бұрын

Yes, we do. That exact phrase …😊

The Smothers Brothers were part of what defined the 1960's.

😆You do know “mechiah” is an actual Hebrew word. It refers to a welcome, refreshing intervention. Like a breeze on a stiflingly hot day. Said breeze would be a mechiah. Btw, he pronounced it perfectly!👏🏻 10/‘23. Man, I miss them.

@carolinchicago

8 ай бұрын

I read they are touring this year, 2023, at 84 and 86 years. Looking for tickets.

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288

6 ай бұрын

Tommy Smothers, uniquely talented, creative and brave. Rest in power, Tommy. We were lucky to share time with you on this globe.

@bozzskaggs112

3 ай бұрын

I pray the warmth of the sun, the breeze of mechiah, and shalom of those who drank from the water of Marah after Moshe threw in the branch and also who followed the statutes of Yahweh as he spoke to His people while at Marah. I suppose that's a long blessing in the zeitgeist of today. Peace.

@stevevernon5038

Ай бұрын

@@bozzskaggs112 todah rabah

Wow! I was looking and looking for this, an example of these two guys singing a whole song start to finish, without throwing in jokes. They did it! The comedy came first, and then nothing but great playing and harmony. Yay!

@brendalg4

6 ай бұрын

Nothing beats sibling harmony There are other individual songs... Some examples: "Long Time Blues", "That's My Song", "Down In the Valley". There are also full or half albums. On "Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers", the second side is all singing. Dick has a solo album. There is an album that I think is called "The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight".

@DanielBarberMusic

5 ай бұрын

​@@brendalg4Yes, I had that album, The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight. Wish I still had it!

@brendalg4

5 ай бұрын

​@@DanielBarberMusic I wish the albums would use them playing instead of using an orchestra (or whatever it is). There are some songs that have limited jokes , or they will sing a verse straight and do jokes, and then sing another verse straight. I count those because at least they finish the song eventually. As time went on, they seem to have given up finishing songs. Some more I can think of... Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair, I Never Will Marry, Mediocre Fred (Tom solo), Tom's Song (Tom solo), Jenny Brown

@paanne1013

5 ай бұрын

I was expecting it to stop too for a joke....Hahahahahahaha

@DanielBarberMusic

5 ай бұрын

@@brendalg4 great memory!

These guys sang like angels and their comedy was pure gold !!! 😁

I agree with all the positive comments. This is a beautiful rendition. It also demonstrates there is another way to provide variation other than the ubiquitous practice of changing keys. One can also change the tempo, whether slower, or faster as here. Bravo.

Tom had a good voice. Dick had/has a BEAUTIFUL voice. Dick was funny. Tom was HILARIOUS! They were a perfect duo.

They are missed and hard to duplicate. What a great duo of talented brothers.

They were so DANG MUCH FUN !! Excellent singers and hilarious comedy too. Godspeed Tom! We will miss you.

Many people today might be surprised to know the Smothers brothers did serious folk music. They were well known in the early 60’s during the folk music era. Tommy was the comedic genius who brought them international fame on many variety shows and their own comedy show on CBS. I was honored to meet both of them about 20 years ago. It’s hard to believe that Tommy has passed on now. He will be missed.

Incredibly talented. Very rare in today’s entertainment industry. It is genuinely a great loss for Dick and Tom’s family. They broke the mold when these two were made. RIP Tommy 🙏

Even as a teenager when it came out in '69, I loved this song. It's beautiful. And it's Mariah.

@averydebrouwer-leslie1673

6 ай бұрын

I'm a bad speller, however I thought it was Mariah😊

@KimikoCat

5 ай бұрын

It's pronounced Mariah, but if you had the cast album from Paint Your Wagon, you'd see that it's spelled Maria.

@barbaramiller6460

5 ай бұрын

Paint your wagon. Fun show. Worked on a stage production at Ohio State theater in the round in the late 50s. Love the Brothers!

In 2004 I was working at La Guardia airport the Delta shuttle. One of the brothers walked up to me to get a ticket. I recognised the one with the moustache. I was so happy to see him. So friendly. As most of the workers there didn’t know who he was.

I had forgotten how good those guys really were. RIP. Brother's always.

Beautiful song. Beautiful singing. RIP Tommy Smothers. We miss you already.

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288

6 ай бұрын

There will never be another Tommy Smothers. Brave and talented and supportive of other performers and totally unique! Rest in power!

They were wonderful when they were being serious, and played whole songs. Genuine talents.

I felt a loss when I heard of Tommy's passing. But he will live on in videos as long as we watch them. I'm grateful for this one. Great song. Great harmonies. Great musicians, besides being hilarious. There will never be another brother act like them.

They really could sing and play beautifully. What really made them special was that tension. You knew that Tommy was going to do some mischief but you never knew what form it would take. With the passing of Tommy, it’s like part of my childhood is gone. RIP Tommy. We miss you already.

Back when entertainment was really entertaining ..... pure, simple, and from the heart. I miss those days....

Beautifully performed. Just to clarify, the song was written by Lerner and Loewe for "Paint Your Wagon".

@DeniseNelson-ob9jq

5 ай бұрын

Sung by Harbor Presnel in movie. Beautiful.

@DeniseNelson-ob9jq

5 ай бұрын

Harve Presnell. Better than this version.

@FrankMartin-uj8vj

5 ай бұрын

Agreed, heard several versions of this song. His was the best, in my opinion. ​@@DeniseNelson-ob9jq

This one of the great songs from the musical Paint Your Wagon. It was also a good movie that had Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood singing of all people.

@patricialong3492

6 ай бұрын

Well, we all would have been better off without Lee Marvin & Clint's singing, but the rest were great singers.

My new favorite version of this song.

@howardwilliams3998

9 ай бұрын

And they managed to get through it without their usual antics!

@KateAnneNYC

6 ай бұрын

I never heard them sing this song all the way through! A gift!

@brendalg4

6 ай бұрын

​@@KateAnneNYCit's straight on the album too

I was fortunate enough to see them perform live in 2007. I was 3rd row center. It was magnificent!

They finished the song! I love the comedy, but there's a part of me that wants to hear the songs in their entirety. I love their music as much as the comedy.

@traceymustaca4998

6 ай бұрын

I agree:)

my parents were huge fans and we always watched their show. I had forgotten that they were indeed, excellent musicians as well as a comedy duo

R.I.P. Tommy...They sing beautifully together !

They are just wonderful!

They genuinely were beautiful singers .. such wonderful performers all around

They were absolutely unique.

Many think of them as comedians and that they certainly were. But they were also excellent musicians. RIP Tommy.

Two awesome voices, two together is pure music.

I haven’t heard this since I was a teen in the ‘80’s! This brings back such memories!

I hope you're ok, Dick. We'll always miss Tommy! 💔

@sshelget

6 ай бұрын

Yes. I wish I could write Dick personally and tell him how sorry I am for his loss. It’s all of our loss too.

One of my all-time favorite songs!

I always loved their singing.

A stunning rendition!

Brilliant comedians and social commentators, and amazing folk singers. RIP, Tommy. Continued long life, Dick.

Back in the 1980s my friend in college would sing "Way out west they have a name, for rain and wind and fire. The rain is Rain, the wind is Wind, and they call the fire Fire." :-D

That was beautiful! They are true artists.

My sister and I would go out on our porch to sing this song at the top of our voices. We couldn’t sing well but we could sing loud. 😂😂

Beautiful. And they finished it. :)

Such a musical duet with a zany innocent craziness of Tom. We loved them and their fightw with the network to present things to the public. The execs could not control Tom and it made them crazy. We loved the for it.

As much as I liked the comedy, I loved to hear them just sing. Such great harmony.

Don't want to scan all the comments to see if anyone mentioned it before, but the song is from the Broadway musical "Paint Your Wagon" (1951). Lol, the brothers made up the whole Dutch origin story just to get in some wind/windmill jokes!

They made my childhood by making me laugh all of the time. RIP ❤️🇨🇦

I remember the episode they did this song. Never forgot it. Hauntingly beautiful.

I remember watching these two for many years on television, but never realized how very talented they were musically!! Tommy was always my favorite, but this clip showcases Dick's wonderful singing voice!! Ah, the things we take for granted when we're young!!

Always loved these guys

One of my favorite songs of all time and sung so beautifully by these two.

Words: Alan Jay Lerner, Music: Frederick Loewe. From the 1951 musical "Paint Your Wagon". Great version of this song, which is not a folksong of any kind, or even remotely related to a folksong, in case anyone is wondering. It would seem that they were were gently poking fun at the popularity of this song during the so-called "folk revival", it having been recorded by the Kingston Trio and Burl Ives, among others. There's an earlier, black and white clip of the (very young) Smothers Brothers singing "I Talk to the Trees", which is also from "Paint Your Wagon". However, they didn't sing that one straight.

@catherinezoller4451

9 ай бұрын

That's what they did! They did parodies and satires of songs. It's how their act originated. I am currently reading, "Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" by David Bianculli. It's excellent! It's brought be back to all these old clips!

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288

6 ай бұрын

I never had a chance to see the play, but "Paint Your Wagon" as a movie is a jaw dropping adventure! Just to see Clint Eastwood break out in song!!! Amazing! Tommy Smothers, rest in power. A brave uniquely talented performer. Be Tommy Smothers today; do something creative and brave to make others think, and smile, and laugh out loud and maybe even make someone angry, but in a good way. 🗽🎭🗽

@rsherbro

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing out that it was actually a Broadway song, not a folk song. But their rendition of it is just gorgeous and the lead-in pretty hilarious. Tommy, you'll be missed 😥

Fabulous! Take me back to those wonderful years. Cheers!

“Paint your Wagon”. Harve Presnell sang this song in the movie. Folk songs are some of the best forms of music and song. Loved to watch The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Tommy Smothers was one the funniest and cutest men alive. Just adorable. Dick was always the serious one. Handsome, too! But, boy, could he sing! According to Tommy, their mother loved Dick the best. That was always part of their comedy routine. Was heartbroken when their show was canceled as they wouldn’t bow down to the powers that be nor compromise their principles. RIP, Tommy Smothers!

@patricialong3492

6 ай бұрын

PS: Presnell wasn't that hard on the eyes either !

Wow I never knew they could sing like that. Just beautiful. RIP Tom.

How I miss real entertainment that captures your soul! Our kids need this experience!

@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i

6 ай бұрын

Kids nowadays would call this boring.

This song was written by Lerner and Lowe for their Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon. A lovely cover here by The Smothers Brothers.

I forgot what great entertainers these guys were. We need more like them, but our culture probably can't produce this quality any more.

They Call the Wind Maria"is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, which is set in the California Gold Rush.

Never knew that Tommy had one blue and one brown eye.

@ChixieMary

6 ай бұрын

Heterochromia. 😊

I will always love the Smothers Bros ❤

My favorite song from "Paint Your Wagon". I'm quite fond of the late Sir Christopher Lee's rendition of "Wandering Star", so hearing this was welcome.

Excellent singers excellent magicians. They are top-notch comedy too. They were excellent.

They did an album and it's actually serious music and well done...if you can believe it.

Ever since I was a little kid I loved these guys always. Once, I was in BHills & saw Tommy flying down Rodeo Drive in a sports car. I yelled. Waved & he waved back. Love you Tommy. R.I.P. Thank you for everything. G

This was beautiful. It's easy to forget how good they really were.

I was juist a little kid sitting in front of the family TV watching their show every week................

I am always a fan. R.I.P Tommy. 🎉

They actually got through the song from start to finish!

Funny at the beginning, beautiful at the end! Rest In Peace Tommy.

Have to thank them for the glen Campbell show, offered their spot to him after they got cancelled 😢,both were great shows

Rest in Peace Tom😢

I have an LP record, THE TWO SIDES OF THE SMOTHER BROTHERS. On the first side there are recordings of the comedy numbers and on the side there are recordings of songs which you can enjoy. I agree with missing the brothers.

I've only heard of them as a comedy duo (didn't get their show here in the UK), but they really do have two great voices that harmonise beautifully.

@tekay44

6 ай бұрын

try to find their old show on youtube. it was remarkably good. and quite outspoken for the time, good stuff.

@unclenogbad1509

6 ай бұрын

@@tekay44 I will.

This is such a beautiful song. Always been a favorite.

Love them! Beautiful song!

Loved them..R.I.P Tommy

One of my very favorite songs by one of my favorite duos! Thanks………RIP Tommy.

Wow, what a sound

I remember my brother rolling on the floor laughing when watching the Smothers Brothers. Great guys.

I had forgotten what fine musicians and singers they were!

I used to watch their show all the time. I forgot how good they sounded. RIP Tommy.

I grew up with the Smothers Brothers and it was a great time to grow up.

@sitresjolie2343

3 ай бұрын

It was, indeed. ♥

The sibling harmony was extraordinary!

Of all the songs I've heard them sing this is the first one I've heard where tom didn't miss it up part way through. They'll be missed.

I am getting older and it saddens me to learn that Tom has passed. We had had so much beautiful music back in the day.

I remember watching their show. Great comedy and l loved them singing.

RIP Tom Smothers. You and Dick made me laugh. Tou also brought se great comedy acts along. Pat Paulson and George Carlin(whom I had the pleasure of seeing twice live) Love and Prayers from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️🇺🇸🙏✝️

I miss their show. Hard to believe now Tom has passed away. Love their music

Pure class, these brothers. Talented musically, and so damn funny it hurt not to laugh. Tommy is gone and so are those days of our youth when their brand of comedy meant something.

Brings back so many sweet memories.

I love these two ❤