I was 9 when this came out.

That's cos they've heavily overdubbed the gig recording.

@@LordAmbrosia1 yep, and they performed with a backing track onstage.

@Drew Mitchem Unfortunately, you don't know what you are talking about. What on earth do you mean, you've heard them sing with no music? And yes, the female IS the original. smh....

@ Drew Mitchem. The mother had just joined the group and was in the original recording. Susan joined shortly after, and performed it with them on The Ed Sullivan show.

Before the Eagles worked their 5 part harmonies, there were the Cowsills.

Susan was not on the original recording. Only mother Cowsill was.

You can like both. ;)

Indian Lake & Hair !!

The story the Cowsills tell is that the Partridge Family show was always meant to showcase Shirley Jones (who was a well established star by then, having starred in many Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals). Barbara Cowsill was not going to get to play the mom, which was a deal-breaker for the family. Really the studio mostly wanted Susan. They've never said anything that I know of about the boys being too old.

@ Colleen H. Yes they said it took so long to get the show ready for production the boys were to old. They also mentioned they didn't think they could act.

@@colleenh7809 Colleen, you are correct. I heard it directly from their mouths.

@@calhensley820 Don't know where you or Uncle Elmer got your information from but, Colleen's account was the correct one. Now, that's not saying that they weren't delayed a bit before doing the show when the Cowsills said they weren't going to do it without their mom. If so, then that MIGHT HAVE caused them to lose some time but c'mon, they still used kids around the same age to play the parts when the show aired. I mean, Bill Cowsill was 2 years older than David Cassidy, and Susan Dey is 6 years older than Susan Cowsill. So, that theory is pretty much shot (debunked), and in reality, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. The oldest of the Cowsill kids (Bill) was only 10 years older than the youngest (Susan). So no, it didn't have anything to do with the age of the kids. It was a TV show, and they would've just written to the cast that they had, like they do for all TV shows. No, it WAS that fact that Shirley Jones got the mom's part that killed the deal. Based on the abuse they laid on the kids ... the nightly, all-night long beatings, the raping of Susan, etc., I personally wish there was some way that they could've taken the deal and left the mom and the dad behind in their dust. The good news is, if you can call it that, is that the parents ... well, let's just say ... what goes around, comes around, if you know what I mean. Put another way, I don't think the parents are looking down on the surviving kids ... I think they are looking up at them.

@@StevesFunhouse My information came from several interviews, almost but not all including The Cowsills. Yes I know the Susan has given conflicting statements. I would love to know where you got the information that she was raped. I heard her say twice, that her dad tried to get into bed with her once, and she caught him off. He was falling down drunk. After that her mom asked where she wanted to go, and Susan said send me to Bill. The information I posted is correct.

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Agreed although having said that this live latter-day version is very VERY well harmonized.

I am glad jv pointed out the fact that Bill sang lead on this originally (and on the record) but now Bob sings lead. This gives it the unique quality of sounding the same, yet different from the original....if that makes any sense. Anyway thanks for your reaction to this song. It holds a very special place in the hearts of 60 somethings....

That is a fun documentary to watch. Did anyone see their tribute video to Barry, who died in Katrina because he chose to stay in his home? Very touching!

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@Drew Mitchem - So what. He's reacting to the music not the video. No one grew up listening to this recent performance.

@Drew Mitchem - Perhaps you should look again. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eM99drebtMXIeH0.html The recent performance doesn't even include everyone who sang on the original recording. So there are no excuses and that's why people are upset. Got it now?

I agree, you need to see the original!

@Drew Mitchem this version is as good as the original? Lol.

@Drew Mitchem nah, I've watched the ones from the 60s and they are great quality

Not bubblegum music. The genre is sunshine pop, a la Mamas & the Papas, Spanky & Our Gang, some Beach Boys.

They were one of the few that made Bubble Gum/Kiddy Bop cool!

Barry Cowsill! Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans!

They found out that Bill had died while they were having a memorial service for Barry. He had been sick for a while.

I was 10 years old too Love this song Happy time's!

Yeah, Bob and Susan doubled themselves, and I think Bob added more than just their parts for this live DVD benefit for their brother. But the fact is, they are pitch perfect, no artificial tuning, and sound amazing on any unretouched live version they do too.

Absolutely - one of the rare groups of people who can pull that off! 🎯🏆♥

I was too. Susan did a great cover of " To Sir With Love With Love.

I remember the NCO club at Frankfurt in 71. Had that casino smell of beer and cigarettes everywhere. I still have lots of vivid memories around that time. Interesting that the base is no longer there but the apartments I lived in still exist and look exactly the same.

@atomic3939 You are correct. My comment didn’t convey what I was trying to say. I meant to bring up that they were really young when it was a hit.

Yes, and I will never forgive the producers of that movie for ruining this song

Fldude46 anything from the Grass Roots 😀