And there was new music coming out almost weekly! Heard it on the radio, then had to go to the record store to buy the album, or 45!

@@abashal Then that moment when you lovingly pulled out the vinyl from it's sheath, placed it gingerly on the turntable, cued the needle and lowered it down on the record...That unique and exquisite sound of the stylus finding the opening notes ~sigh~...I haven't done it in a LONG time...I miss it dearly...So many hours of just listening to music...:)

Or most of their other songs.

I was 13 years old and remember that time!

@@phillipecook3227 Good times...:)

Impossible!! ❤️

yep carefree fun. 🥰

Definitely, can't be in a bad mood while listening to this. This song always makes me smile.

Isn't that the truth!

Go ahead, try and sing it angrily. I dare you.

😃 😃 😃

Absolutely true

😊

In 65, it was a huge hit in the US too. And still transports me right back to my days on the beach in Cali with my transistor radio Love to U.K.!

Lol! Thanks for the correction and cool info 😉 I wasn't at all confused about the song just got that year totally wrong. I'm an old girl now, I do that sometimes❤ Have a great day 🎶

@@likearainbow7501 actually the summer 70’ it was a hit!

Most played song in Denmark, in 1970

I stumbled across this a long time. I play for my kiddos randomly, lol. Sublime's Summertime/Doin time came first in my timeline. Love both songs.

Me too ! - I'm 50ish 😎 You wonder, one ... where do they get these suggestions and two, how have they never heard this ... great classic tune !

57 and still diggin' it.

Like “The Bird” by the trash men…😂🤣

@@O_Towne_Bear Mee Too! 57 and still smokin!💨

there are some conflicting figures about this record with the most unlikely being that this sold 30 million copies worldwide (wiki). on the same page it also shows the certified sales to be much, much lower than that number. A huge record but I dont believe it's as big a seller as is suggested. Had a disagreement with a pal about the same thing which is why i know the wiki page.

lol Thats funny i was going to leave a comment saying the same thing 35 million sold a HUGE hit for the 70s.! I was 9 now I'm 63 lol

Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten that one. Absolutely. As long as we're doing crazy songs, might as well also add Lonnie Donegan's Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor, released in 1977, one of the funniest songs I've ever heard.

Great time❣️

Well then it must Harry Chapin and 30,000 lbs of Bananas time.

For funny songs, I recommend checking out Tom Lehrer, e.g. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.

Love this song but have hated the whole Lime and Coconut from the moment I heard it.

Skiffle was REALLY big in the UK in the 1950s. It's what got the future Beatles into music as teens.

This song also has a 1920s pop vibe. Retro in about five different ways.

@@Jessica_Roth Was about to comment the same. Iirc, John Lennon was in a Skiffle band (The Quarrymen?) when he met Paul.

@@lipby some Ragtime. 👍🏻 I meant to add that but forgot. But I agree!

the UK? I did not know that.

That's when it was the music business and not the music industry. A lot of music these days sounds laundered, washed out and pressed and decided on by a group of people only interested in dollars and cents. Not everything, obviously, there are still unique artists around, they just need to fight harder to let their voices be heard.

Correct! And there’s your difference.

And talent. Raw

Same thing was happening with movies too in the 70s. It was a fun and interesting time.

"shaduppayourface" 😁

In the orchestra, it's a "bass violin" and is played with a bow.

" if her daddy's poor just do as you feel". At least i've learned something in my 62 yrs, hence the thumbs down.

Welcome to the club. I'm a new 60-year-old too! Happy Birthday, 1961 baby!

@@jtd5849 If her daddy's poor just do what you feel doesn't mean anything sexual. If her daddy's rich, she'll have expectations of a fancy dinner date...back then, anyway. I'm 67, since we're exchanging ages.

@@jillwklausen January 27 1961

@@bigbobvub, you're just a little older. May 25th here. 🎉

It has sold 30 million records 5th biggest selling song EVER From 1970

My favorite part too

@@laurin4405 I heard a version just a few days ago and the lyrics have changed to have a jump have a dive. Doesn't matter. Still a great song.

It was used in an advertisement for to STOP people DRINK DRIVING and that's what put the death to DJ's playing this song. I think people need to separate songs from actions - doubt the band was telling folk to drink and drive. Great song.

@@chicsharp5786 I didn't know that part particularly, but of course the line "have a drink have a drive go out and see what you can find" didn't age well. Neither did "If her Daddy's poor, just do what you feel" but it remains one of the most poular hit songs of all time and ranks high on Billboard's top charts

Same here. It happened when my aunt played it.

Love this and it really does take me back too!!

Love this song. You can’t be depressed when you listen to this, puts a smile on your face. I was a freshman or sophomore in college and this brings back fond memories.

The only song you can listen to after this is Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

Mango jerry this took me back

Old time wash boards 😁

@@bethshadid2087 they did not always have a drummer , so feet on the floor or hitting the guitar provided rythm when needed.

When you had a lot of desire and no money, you improvised. I saw two young boys in New Orleans tap dance like crazy! Their shoes were loafers with bottle caps attached to the soles!i

Good songs.

The andy Griffith show has a lot of jug playing

Don`t forget Thanksgiving with Arlo Guthrie Alices` Restaurant

IO Minutes Of greatness that has sold over 30 million singles ,

Who lives in Dorset .

ANOTHER HUGE HIT for the 70s Amber i was 9 in 1970. 35 million lps sold

30 Million singles sold ,, 1970 Released

,Alba gu brath

Memories.

Glad somebody else knows this 🎭❤

Should be noted that sound of him blowing on th jug in the middle of the song that sounded like a car revving, was actually a recording of a Corvette (?) revving in the parking lot.

Interesting information.

@Little Ogeechee I never knew any of that! :) Thank you for taking the time to share the info. :)

It seems that Eliot inspired a lot of art. His poem The Waste Land inspired Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book series, and part of The Waste Land was also included in the game Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. The line “I will show you fear in a handful of dust” always gives me chills, and it was perfect to include in a video game scene with a man wandering in the desert dying of thirst.

@@daerdevvyl4314 Wow. I never knew that. Mucho Cool to know. Great insight!

The only song you can listen to after this is Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin

I thought it was Ragtime. Learned something new today. Thanks!

@@mattwhite2328 I think Ragtime was more piano based. Or maybe Skiffle is English and ragtime US?

@@annother3350 Skiffle is English. The Quarrymen, who later became The Beatles, began as a skiffle band.

To me, it's like calypso.

Shouldn't be a shocker that Jimmy Page was in a skiffle band. There is a YT video where he is on a talent show at about age 15. He told the host of the show he wanted to be a research biologist when he grew up. I guess the world lost a great research biologist. ;>)

I do it with beer bottles and even plastic soda bottles.

Jim Dandy, of Black Oak Arkansas fame, played an electric scrub board. I know this being a fan of BOA since the 70's. I've heard it and seen it live. It took me a while to figure out how he did it, if you listen you can tell, he puts thimbles on his fingers. Excellent sound and probably not easy to do. Was a hell of a concert with a fair amount of stupidity to abide, the 3 drunk younglings that started out beside us were exceptional entertainment. One barfed on the chair beside him, then the fuzz took them away, then about 3 people sat on the seat then realized that they were sitting in barf and the cycle continued until we vacated the area. A lot of shit is funny when you eat good acid.

I watched my daddy play all the "instruments" you just mentioned. He taught me the spoons but I never mastered the saw.

I had to look it up some instrument names like guiro & scraper thinking it might be that. I was expecting a cheese grater and stick or maybe even a washboard. I forgot he was using his voice instead to keep that beat. Bringing up the spoons reminds me of that now old song called Spoonman by Soundgarden.

You nailed it! I'm from Louisiana and what I remember is to never drink out of the Jug!

Love the Rascals

@@lindaingallsobrien4217 I was about to say something about the same. Growing up near Appalachia & spending a lot of time in New Orleans & Cajun country, these were wise words to follow.

I would argue that Summer In The City was their biggest hit, but shout out to anyone who mentions the Loving Spoonful

​@@joiedevivre2005 So true! I lived in Tennessee, also, so know the Appalachia well! I'm with the younger chain in Colorado now - The Rockies- no humidity! My gggg#? Uncle was Jeremiah Ingalls who compiled one of the 1st shaped note songbooks In America from that old Appalachian music! I'm a pianist, Dad & 8 brothers all played in South Louisiana & he had a beautiful voice! WE Ingalls are known for our music......got to MA in 1628 & fought in every war for our country. But my son has the true gift of music, plays drums, guitar & composes beautiful music.

Ifn' ye ain't a feared ta, take a deep dive on the Bloody Jug Band! Ya might get offended but, ya ain't gonna get disappointed! Quality entertainment and musicianship

And roots music like jug bands was influential on some of the folk musicians of the early 1960s, who later influenced popular songs like this and even the purported first psychedelic band, the Thirteenth Floor Elevators, and their 1965 hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me," which featured an electrically amplified jug played throughout.

My mom used to play the spoons. Dad played the guitar. They'd jam in the kitchen or by a bond fire in the backyard. Friends and neighbours would all gather. We'd all sing along. Great childhood memory.

A flatmate played Jim Kweskin albums along with some rootsy Blues LPs back in 1970 or so. I was educated and chased up the Blues aspect, but I didn't get the jug band vibe then. These days I get it more.

I was wondering. Did Mungo Jerry have any other hits? I only remember this song by them.

Wild that some didn't ban it. We rarely see anyone take the pro casual drunk driving position anymore.

@@lucybrown387 hello Lucy, I look forward to it every night… I put on my earphones, while Peter is watching his rubbish TV programs😂

@@lucybrown387 🤣 I get told off for singing

@@lucybrown387 🤣😂🤣😂

It ended up being used as a public safety announcement on TV as a ‘don’t drink and drive’ message. It was so grim.

so are u 70 now ? im 63, in1970 I was 9

Mungo Jerry did not have classic good looks, but he absolutely dripped of sex appeal.

nobody's hired ed sheeran for his sex appeal

@@storageheater That's true, haha! Maybe we've gone past the video-ready star. Hope so. It should be based on talent, not looks.

35 Millon sold 5th biggest selling song ALL TIME, Not to Shabby

Same! I grew up in So. Cal too

@@delicatefleur Huntington Beach lifeguard tower #15….. where did you grow up?

I still live in HB. Went to Marina High in the mid 70’s. I still park for free behind the Jack in the Box on PCH and Warner. A whole different vibe nowadays, but spending a day at the beach staring out at Catalina Island is always pure bliss.

@@TheTrojanman83 that’s so cool.. I lived in Anaheim went to Magnolia High… I totally remember eating at that Jack n the Box

Highland Park and Lakewood. My aunt lived in HB in the late 70s and early 80s. We went to Santa Monica then HB and Seal when we moved to Lakewood

Thank you for saying that second part. SO MANY people online (especially under reaction videos) get so insistent and/or angry that their generation had the best music that ever existed and all new music is garbage. If people would just take a step outside of themselves for a minute and look at the larger picture, they'd see that literally every generation feels that way. The teens today are going to look back on 2021's music the same way Boomers look back on the music of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Gen X-ers look back on the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, etc. It's not that the music is any better or worse, it's that you connect most to the music, styles, tech level, and social mores that were prevalent when you were in your "coming of age" and "prime" years. You're developing as a human, discovering yourself, having first loves and breakups, and haven't become jaded by the coming, going, and cyclic returning of trends, the standard beat-downs of life, etc. The songs of your prime years formed the soundtrack to your personal "good ol' days" so of course you're going to feel them more than you feel music that speaks to a 16-year old in 2021. Trust that a teen today feels Billy Eilish just as much as a Boomer felt Janis Joplin and, subjectively, it's just as valid an opinion. "Objectively" is not an actual thing when you're talking about art. I have friends who will insist that hair metal was the best period of music and everything that's come since is garbage. This is obviously "nostalgia bubble" nonsense. My grandparents loved Big Band music (Glen Miller, Les Brown, etc) and insisted everything after that was just "screaming" with "no melody." They didn't understand the music that came after it so they just classified it as garbage. Trust that my grandmother thought Janis Joplin was just screaming over electric noise and the Beatles were just bubblegum garbage that evolved into rambling, druggy nonsense. My grandfather once told me that Michael Jackson songs had no melody and that MJ couldn't sing. Also, a lot of people who claim that "today's music" is trash and "kids don't know what's good" haven't actually sought out or listened to any new music that might prove otherwise. They half-hear a radio-friendly pop song - the lowest common denominator - in passing and judge an entire generation's music. There's plenty of great music today and plenty of great artists who are just as talented and deep as anyone from any previous generation but you either have to (1) seek them out outside of just pop radio or whatever, or (2) accept that their vibe is not aimed at your demographic. Similarly, there have been plenty of throwaway, garbage songs that were popular in any given generation. You just forget those as you get older. Anyway, sorry for the long blurb here but it's just refreshing to finally hear from someone who understands that their love of the music from their tweens, teens, and twenties is personal and subjective, not objective, inarguable fact. Last thing I'll say here, addressing your last comment: There's actually plenty of variety in today's music. What changed is that the radio narrowed its playlists because companies like Clear Channel learned that you could turn anything into a hit single by playing it over and over until people developed Stockholm Syndrome and believed they liked it. Radio sucks because the business side took over but we have more genres, subgenres, genre combos, and experimental music today than has ever existed before (thanks to tech supplanting the traditional gatekeepers), the 60s included. You just have to know they exist and where to go to listen. There are literally millions of amazing rabbit holes out there featuring artists that you will never hear on the radio (or any casual, sales-oriented equivalent).

@@johnplaysgames3120 Whoa, but you're right. I do love music from every genre from the 50's through today. I listen to it all. Thanks for your thoughts.

….and “Going Up The Country” by Canned Heat.

Yes.

especially one having a drink and having a drive!

I thought it was just known as a double bass (at least that's what we called it in the UK in the 1950s - 1970s.

@@wendypowell6795 or upright bass

He doesn't look any different now.

Totally agree! Great song from this same time period!

no word is gooder imo

Early 60's to about 1970 you had the greatest bands, and the nwobhm were great too. But since the 80, I'll pass on British music. You had a good run.