1972. Back when musicians were trying to change the world for the better...

It didn't fall on deaf ears... the vast majority of us who grew up on this music took it to heart.

I’m 56. I’m White. It was an anthem back in the day. And we all said YES❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Always loved this song. No child is born with hate in their heart.

Not all ears were deaf. I'm in my 60's, and we always respected people by their character, not color.

True story Jamel. My older brother made me listen to this song when I was around 12 and he said, "do you understand what they were saying?" I said I did and that first verse about the paper and ink has stuck with me all these years later. I'm 52 now and I'm still living by this song's great message. Pray for peace and healing in our nation and our world. 🙏🙏 God Bless you brother.

Back in the 70's, as teenagers, we didn't care about color, we cared about respect for one another. We feared our parents reaction to our chosen friends. I don't know what happened after those years, but I weep for where we have arrived and who we have become.

I was born in 1960 and raised in the Deep South. You CANNOT imagine how powerful this song was back then. Three Dog Night was a very popular band and they caught some flack for this song. It did a LOT of good and changed the way a LOT of folks thought ... me included :-)

It didn't fall on deaf ears. It's just that the ugliest people always get the most attention. And society has always played to the lowest common denominator. I grew up with this music in the 70s.

48 years after release this song needs to go viral again,

❤❤❤This song was written in 1954. It wasn't recorded until 1972 by The Three Dog Night. The song was so simple, yet so PROFOUND. Ms. Lassiter and Ms. Womble of Myrtle Underwood School in Raleigh NC introduced it to us in the Fall of 1973. One teacher was Black; one White. Our 4th grade class sang it in the auditorium that next Spring! It was a tremendous hit and people stood up! 😂 And we were just BEAMING with pride! I was so happy because my parents came as usual all dressed up in church clothes. That's how folks did back then. PARENTS SHOWED UP FOR THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. 😊

Their message did not fall on deaf ears, it fell on my ears as a little kid. Still love this song so much.

They want us divided, fighting each other. We Are Stronger Together. CONTENT OF CHARACTER

My generation tried to tell everyone that we are all God's children. Its sad that the world has gotten away from that message and now we see the results today. I miss the old days of peace and love.

I was one of those children listening to this song back in the 70’s. It was a wonderful message. It’s sad how the world is now. I just love people of good character and you are definitely one of good character.

They belong in the hall of fame PERIOD

The 70s always tried to bring the country together.

"Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, gotta love one another right now". The 60's and 70's were full of songs about love and kindness and togetherness. The "establishment" considered them ridiculous, and pooped all over the ideas. Kind of like they're doing right now. I hope we can keep pushing for real change. Check out Elvis Costello, "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding". So many great songs to bring us together. Love you, man. Keep bringing us your adorable self.

The song was written in 1954 by Earl Robinson and David Arkin, father of Alan Arkin. Pete Seeger recorded it in 1956. Three Dog Night recorded it in 1972.

I just had to revisit this today. Tears in my eyes just like the first time. I love your reaction. This was my music as a kid. I'm 67 years old. This song is 50 years old. It's clear the struggle is real but I hope people can appreciate how hard we've been trying. Many of us are still out here and don't understand the world we live in today at all.

I can recall this on the radio. Not all of us were deaf to this message.

Once again the 70s RULE!! Back when there was open-mindedness.

I WAS A TEENAGER WHEN THIS CAME OUT , IT WAS 1972 . STILL LISTEN TO THEIR MUSIC , IT BRINGS BACK GOOD MEMORIES!

The world would be a better place if radio still played uplifting songs like this one

Another great race relations song from that era is "Everyday People" from my man Sly Stone.

This song shaped my mind and heart back when I was a kid. I'm now about to turn 58 next month. I loved this song back then and still love it today. I wish everyone would live by this song.

The MESSAGE is WONDERFUL. THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT SHOULD COVER OUR COUNTRY!!!

Came out 1972, takes me way back!!!!!!!! Great Memories!!!! Great ERA!!!!!! I'm 70!! Still Rock n Roll!!!!!!!!!

“These Outfits” 🎧🎶. Jamal, you bring a smile to my face! 1972

“Blessed are the peace makers.” Jamel. ❤️

Brother, we've been fed a lot of poison! I had tears in my eyes listening to this! Three Dog Night...AWESOME BAND

The message of peace and love for all was real back then. I was in my twenties and I still miss the loving vibes of those days. Three Dog Night were so talented and their message reverberates thru the decades.

A song from my childhood. It needs to be in everyone's childhood. Edit: The message WAS embraced by a great many people. The problem lies in those that are invested in continued conflict. There are some for whom the conflict is their business. They don't care that it hurts so many. Most of us are out here living together just fine. ☮️♥️🎶

Three Dog Night released their version in 1972. It was written by Earl Robinson in 1954. The song was first recorded by Pete Seeger in 1956, followed by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. The song's author Earl Robinson released his own recording in 1957. Earl Robinson was inspired by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which outlawed racial segregation of public schools. The original lyrics of the song opened with this verse, in reference to the court: Their robes were black, their heads were white, The schoolhouse doors were closed so tight, Nine judges all set down their names, To end the years and years of shame. However, the version of the song recorded by Greyhound, and subsequently covered by Three Dog Night in 1972, did not include this verse - making the song more universal, but also less historically specific. -source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_White_(Three_Dog_Night_song)

Three dog is one of the underrated bands in the world and one of the best bands of the seventies and eighties

70s outfits!! Love Three Dog Night!! JOY TO THE WORLD!!!

This is what I was taught as a five year old when this song came out in 72' I was taught the truth....What happened people?🖋🗒❤

When I was young, there was a woman that spent a lot of time at my grandmother's house. I found out later that she was technically my grandma's housekeeper (although they seemed to share the load fairly equally). But for the first seven or so years of my life, I thought she was one of my aunts. She certainly had full authority to whoop my ass if necessary. For clarification, she looked more akin to Julius Erving while I looked more like Larry Bird. I was shocked to find out we weren't actually related. These things are learned.

Three Dog Night is one of the best bands ever. How amazing is this tune. They have many great songs.

Check this out...this song hit the radio when I was in 4th grade. My music teacher was hip and just out of college. She was so excited to have us learn it and sing it in front of the entire school. This was in Dallas. It was powerful, and we loved it!

Along the same lines, "Why Can't We Be Friends" by War.

Ah, the 70s.... a strange decade, but I'm glad I was a kid then.

1972, I was 12, and I was grooving to all this good peace music.

My favorite song as a kid! My parents taught us to judge actions not color! I can only imagine the meltdown caused by this! Thanks for putting this out there.

If you liked this one, you'll like Sly & The Family Stone's Everyday People as well. Highly recommended.

Also, this was back when we actually patched our jeans in very artistic ways when we had worn holes in them, not pay exorbitant amounts for them pre-shredded... 😉

1972...I was 10 and they are STILL one of my favorite bands of my childhood...

This kind of music changed in the 90's...As a 68 year old the music from the 60's though the 70's was the generation of love peace , even disco had us on the dance floor ,people of all colors dancing together....

I know it seems like it fell on deaf ears but I promise you there is a whole lot of us that took that message to heart. It breaks my heart to see what is going on now. I so wish we were in a different place.

Had to stop what I was doing for Three Dog Night, very good song for the troubled times we are in

My 6year old son and his friend were always walking around with their arms across each other's shoulders. A girl asked them why and they answered because we are brothers. She replied you can't be brothers look at yourselves. They looked at each other and that's when they realized they weren't the same color. We should all be like children.

I really get a kick out of the younger guys reacting to 70's styles. I lived that era, and to this day, I look at with indifference. That was 'thing' in the day, hell had no idea years later we'd all get a chuckle from it. And Jamel, it's a beautiful thing you bridge the years with the love, humor, laughter, and a whole range of emotions that you bring back for us older youngsters being able to experience it again, like back in the day, with friends. :)

In the late 60's to early 70's I really felt the world was moving forward in race relations. I don't know exactly when that changed but it seems in the past few decades we have found more ways to separate people in a variety of ways and I don't understand why... Just love each other please

*NOW A DAYS THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN LOST* ... *PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER* *A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT* ... *TO ALL - MUCH LOVE* ~ 😈🔺🦋

AH THE 70'S WHAT A SPECIAL TIME..!✌

I recently have been revisiting 3 DN…. It is as though no one learned anything from the 60’s early 70’s! It chills me to listen. And stirs passion we need again! About the drummer…. So underrated! His family was part of a resettlement program in Canada. Moved to Calgary! But his family was musical and you can also hear his Afro Cuban influence from his heritage. He is awesome! Also, when he was discovered in LA the person who heard him thought there were two drummers until he walked in and saw him playing! He is also the first African American drummer/member with a white rock band. He is so cool man.

In the 70"s Coke said they'd like to teach the world to sing, I'm still waiting on my singing lessons.

Three Dog Night had some serious chops back in the day. Someone else suggested "Easy to Be Hard". Great ballad.

I grew-up with this and other songs like this. Just the fact that we cannot imagine a song like this being recorded today shows how much we've regressed since then.

Brings tears to my eyes..I remember this from the early 70s..let's all love one another

We are still here, the old pot smokers hippies who wanted and still want peace and love. But no one wants to hear us.

This song is needed now more than ever! This song hit home for me as a kid in the '70's. I learned the lesson!

Today is a different time era yes people are deaf I'm 55 years old this is the type of music I grew up on you took everybody learn their character never judge them and they do the same to you no matter what color you are or your background

I'm 52 and grew up on this song 💕 we need more of this❣🤗

I was 13- in an all-white private school in the South. This song opened my heart and mind, and they never closed again.

I saw these guys in concert about a year ago. They’re in their 70’s now. We sang along with all the songs. I don’t think the message fell so much on deaf ears, but needs to be brought to a new generation.

Song came out in 1972. Some people didn’t get it but a lot of us did.

Bravo, Three Dog NIght is a respectable group back in the day.

There are allot of messages in song from the 60's that would still hold true today

From the early 70's, still trying to spread this message almost 50 years later!

I grew up in those days. And it's so true. Schools went from segregated to integrated.. But we made it. I'm 62 and still meet some friends from back then once in a while! It was a scary fun time!

Most everyone was on board with one big beautiful colorful world!

Deaf ears no more... it’s crazy and sad message is so on point 50 years later.

It's all common sense. We are in this together. Time to realize that.

All radio stations should play this great tune on their stations today. This message needs to be sent again.

Ladder 60s all through the early 70s they were an amazing group watch him when they're older on stage with the Tennessee Orchestra singing these songs that really brings it to life

I'm crying my eyes out. I was maybe ten years old when this came out. I loved this song, this message, and I still do. I'm crying so hard I can't see. I can only listen & hear. And share. Back then we really believed we were solving all the conflict, misunderstanding and pain... with truth & simple love. But certain instigators & controllers work so hard to keep all the senseless, baseless division going - for their own personal & organizational gain. #WeDoNotConsent

When my mom was an elementary music teacher this was a song she would teach her students. She would have the. 4th grade class perform it every year. I would record their performance for them. Sadly she passed in October 2019. Thank you for the memories

I’ve watched this video a few times. This song is poetry. It’s one of my favorite song … simple beautiful.

This song is a beautiful commentary on the school integration. I remember vividly what that was like. I'm thankful for the effort put forth by so many to further the cause of equality. I'm a child of this generation and the message was not lost on me.

1 world, 1 race, 1 love We can do this together and live in peace.

Another great song He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother--- The Hollies

The 1st line of this song should be on the wall of every 1st grade school room .

Great song! This came out when I was in high school. It brings me back the way I was taught! God bless us all!

Ball of Confusion - The Temptations People Make the World Go Round - The Stylistics O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps

I remember this tune going to school, and singing this in chorus in elementary school...and thank God I still keep this message...and learned NOT to be racist...and have many friends of different cultures and we still learn from each other...thanks for the tune and memories...

Jamal, I heard this song when I was a Kid... I'm 59 brother... I loved the lyrics back then, and I still love them today... Why? Because we are human, it's about being brothers and sisters, color of our skin doesn't matter... Just we all need to show love and companion for each other... Love your Channel Brother...

I have such a memory of this song whenever I would visit my aunt at the housing complex she lived in. Playing in the courtyard of the complex with all the other kids living there and someone would play this song on a stereo and put the speakers out on their porch. It takes me back there whenever I hear it. I was 5 years old at the time. 1973. 💜

Another Three Dog Night song to consider is "Joy to the World"

Three Dog Night were popular when I started kindergarten... That would have been around 1972-'73.

We were the LOVE generation. People forget that, but we haven't. This BS today about identities being more important than the individual person is trying to undo what we spent years to build up. Maybe if the younger generation listens to more of our old 60's and 70"s love inspired music they will see the light. There is always hope. Thank you for keeping this great music alive.

I am so happy that I grew up hearing the music from the late 1960's through to the early 1980' there's a video and a definable culture withing my generation and I am proud of the love that shaped who we are.♥️Made my day hearing this again.

I remember singing this song and Jeremiah was a Bullfrog in elementary school!

This brought the tears to my eyes. I remember when we all thought that songs like this one were heralding a new and fairer world. Bless you and stay safe, dear Jamal!

This song is so beautiful. Stunning really.

i was 15 years old when this song came out and it's a great wonderful song 🎵 it was one of my favorite rock bands we need to share this beautiful song together ❤ 💜 ♥ 💕 😍

This is such a happy feel good song with an important message. One of Three Dog Night's finest.

This song was written by Earl Robinson, a family friend of ny parents. They were all left-wing activists in the 50's and 60's. It was written originally as a children's song. If you want to know more about the movement, there is a boxed set of music called Songs For Political Action, put out by Bear Records. It includes Pete Seeger. Woody Guthrie, my Dad Morrie Goodson of Goodson and Vale. Great stuff. This version came out in the early 70's. Peace!

I was a kid when this came out, I remember my older sister, brothers their friends dancing and partying to Three Dog Night, Heart, Fleetwoodmac, Dr Hook, CCR.........oh the list goes on. Best of times, best music this world will ever hear.

This,song came out in the 70's I believe...this is the type of music I remember hearing as a young girl growing up...as cliche as it sounds...I never saw color as a child...we were all the same...I never saw a difference between us...we were all just people in my mind...children are taught to hate what is not understood by older adults...prejudice is pre judging a person or situation without knowing the truth...we all need to love and understand each other with out judgement of any kind. My first crush was on a young man in my 7th grade class named Antoine Taylor...he played saxophone and was extremely talented at a young age...he had a great smile, great sense of humor and was easy going..and well liked. .Antoine knew that I liked him and he tried to kiss me one day and I was caught off guard so I backed away. I thought that he believed that I didn't want to kiss him because he is black and I am white..he never spoke to me again. I was heart broken...I always wanted to tell him that I didn't let him kiss me because I had never been kissed by a young man before...not ever and I was extremely shy at the time. Antoine tried to kiss me in the classroom and I didn't expect that at that moment...I guess the timing was all wrong. All that to say...without communication.we all think things without knowing all the facts...we all need to understand where each of us are coming from to be acceptant of one another...media and the government keep people divided by blatantly misrepresenting people and casting a bad light on how things really are...instead of bringing people together, they are finding ways to keep us apart because together we stand but divided we fall.