They TURNED a SILLY KID's Song From a FAILED TV Show Into The BIGGEST HIT of 1971--Professor of Rock

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11 ай бұрын

COMING UP, the story behind an absolute classic of Rock told by its iconic singer. Joy to the World by Three Dog Night became the #1 song of 1971. Chuck Negron who was one of their singers at the time sang those perfect opening lyrics….4 words that would change everything. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. and the rest is history. The song was actually a discarded song from a silly kid’s show that failed. In fact, the band wanted nothing to do with it and turned the song down several times before Chuck Negron finally got it. It’s probably the most familiar and beloved four words ever sung in a pop record This story is one you have to hear to believe, It was written by an actor who was in one of the 80s big movies. In fact, this actor’s mother also wrote a number one hit, the 1st #1 hit for Elvis Presley. the only mother-son to accomplish that in history. Both Danny Hutton the last remains original active member of Three Dog Night and Chuck Negron who sang the original recording share their takes in an exclusive interview. Next on Professor of. Rock.
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In many of the interviews I’ve done with legendary artists and groups, they always emphasize the importance of the opening chords or lyrics. To grab a listener and never let them go. Well of the eons of songs that have been written over the last 100 years I think this song might have the best first four-word hook in history.
Jeremiah was a bullfrog. You have to have been living underneath a rock for the last 60 years if you don’t recognize that riveting opening of one of the all-time staples of classic rock and roll by the multi-platinum marauders known as Three Dog Night.
Three Dog Night had a collection of some of the best musicians in the game including Jimmy Greenspoon on keys, Joe Schermie on Bass, Michael Allsup on guitar, and Floyd Sneed on drums.
When they are one of the biggest bands in America selling out live shows nationwide. In fact, they were one of America’s first stadium bands. Led at their peak by the three-force singing trio of Corey Wells, Danny Hutton, and Joy to the World’s lead Chuck Negron. They had 21 top 40 hits from the late 60s into the 70s including One, Shambala, An Old Fashioned Love song, Black and White, Easy to be Hard, Mama Told Me Not to Come and their signature song: Joy to the World.
With a plethora of great material from some of the best songwriters of the time, including Paul Williams, Laura Nyro, and Hoyt Axton. Hoyt Axton was in the 1984 blockbuster Gremlins. He also wrote Joy to the world. Will get more into that in the video. Actually, Thee Dog Night recorded Elton John’s Your Song and released it before Elton’s version. Three Dog Night was a force to be reckoned with back in their peak. Their music is not only timeless but in a six-year period from 1969 to 1974, The group pretty much never left the charts.

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@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

Poll: What is the greatest one liner from a song from the classic era (60s,70s,80s)?

@surlechapeau 11 ай бұрын

‘Tell your mama, tell your pa, gonna send you back to Arkansas’ -What I’d Say- Ray Charles (After todays song, course!)

@witchy6978 11 ай бұрын

And she's buying a stairway to heaven

@SPak-rt2gb 11 ай бұрын

"Don't Know What You Got, Till It's Gone" - Cinderella

@killrmillr 11 ай бұрын

I am Iron Man

@catherine6653 11 ай бұрын

Act your age not your shoe 👡 size. Prince in the song Kiss.

@mariskacandice890 11 ай бұрын

A New Orleans DJ asked people to call in and tell stories of being embarrassed by their kids. A lady said she brought her 3 year old son to mass for the first time and at one point the priest said, turn your book to x page our next hymn will be Joy To The World. The 3 year old stood up and screamed at the top of his lungs, Jeremiah was a bullfrog! 😂

@dannykent6190 10 ай бұрын

That first verse is definitely about Jesus anyway, from the perspective of the apostles. Was a good friend of mine... never understood a single word he said but I helped him drink his wine? That's peak Peter.

@bethannfeng5062 10 ай бұрын

Raised her boy right! 😄

@dianawhite637 10 ай бұрын

The band was amazing! The vocal, the musicianship, the arrangements, the diversity, on and on! Where do I stop! Something special! Love them!🎶❤🎶

@josephgavron1099 10 ай бұрын

Out of the mouth of babes….

@marlanegohl4091 10 ай бұрын

That's great!

@mournblade1066 11 ай бұрын

"Momma Told Me Not to Come" is such a great song. But to be honest, pretty much every Three Dog Night song is great. I cannot think of a single bad song by them.

@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

So true!

@LazyIRanch 11 ай бұрын

That's a song written by Randy Newman, but Three Dog Night's version is the best, by far, IMO!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

That ain’t the way to have fun, son 🎶

@genevaduckworth3266 11 ай бұрын

Great group!

@upat65 11 ай бұрын

Agreed!!!. 👍🏽

@26beegee 10 ай бұрын

My daughter was born when Jeremiah was in the top 10. Thirty years later I was a flight attendant when 3 Dog Night were passengers on a flight I was working. What a thrill for me! Really nice guys. ❤️

@tiger8linny788 11 ай бұрын

If this song didn’t make you sing along, at the top of your lungs, you must not have dug rock and roll! I had lost the love of my life in the Vietnam war in 1968 and needed to be reminded that we all have to be joyful to survive. It made me feel like it was okay to be happy and as much as the first four words were the grabber, my heart started to heal with “joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to you snd me❣️ Thanks for the memories and JOY to Three Dog Night💋🐅

@hollyb6885 10 ай бұрын

I’m so so sorry.

@tiger8linny788 10 ай бұрын

@@hollyb6885 Thank you! 🥰🐅

@wolfen26 9 ай бұрын

I went to see the band a week and a half ago and it was AWESOME! They played Joy to the World as their encore song right after 'Prayer of the Children' and they barely even had to sing it! The whole auditorium was dancing and belting out the song themselves. It was amazing.

@PaulLanning 11 ай бұрын

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is incomplete without this band! They’re long, long overdue.

@debbierobbins360 11 ай бұрын

They aren't in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? I can't believe that! That's a travesty.

@ogam5 11 ай бұрын

@@debbierobbins360 : there are TOO many such, Debbie : (

@alandesgrange9703 11 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, there are acts in the HOF, that makes me scratch my head. It's very political.

@guzglez3071 10 ай бұрын

It's been said that it mainly because they did not write their own songs... Then again after the expose of the R&R HOF by Steve Miller we can very much dismiss any excuses they provide for them not being in the Hall... I see a lot of Rap & Hip-Hop artist in the "ROCK & ROLL HOF" but yet I've never seen Led Zeppelin win a BET award... go figure

@normanacree1635 10 ай бұрын

If I was them, I might consider it a compliment not to be in it at this point.

@blazerhawkdarren68 11 ай бұрын

My uncle would play this song a lot and I remember singing along to the song. One time we were watching Little House on the Prairie and the reverend asked the church to sing Joy to the World and when they sang the gospel, I asked my mom why they didn't start with Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog. There was massive laughter in the house 😅

@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

Great story! Love it! YOu're awesome!

@beverlywilliams7278 11 ай бұрын

I love this story!!❤

@AJwoodway 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@KneeJerkReactions13 11 ай бұрын

Legend!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

If they did, it would be weird! 😆

@janeirvine8391 10 ай бұрын

The songs that made my childhood happy. THEY BELONG in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Let's get campaigning for that! Thank you for posting! Blessings, Health, Prosperity and Peace to you and yours and to all who read this! 👍😘🐸😇💖

@georgescott8172 9 ай бұрын

What a wonderful world it will be when TDN gets the recognition and into the R&R Hall of Fame! JttW!

@dixiechicken2643 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night, thank you for helping make my teenage years complete. Loved this band.

@SRG558 11 ай бұрын

I became a die hard Three Dog Night fan the minute I heard their song, "One" in 1969 when I was 15. I couldn't believe my ears when Joy to the World was released later in 1970. It was a joy (no pun intended) to listen to because it just raised your spirits every time you heard it. But there's another Three Dog Night song that holds a special place in my heart to this day, Eli's Coming. Before the end of my sophomore year in high school in 1971, I got an offer to go pick pineapples on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. Most kids that went there were forced to because they were troubled kids who needed to learn some discipline. I went because an Elder in my Mormon ward had gotten a job to be a crew chief by Dole Pineapple, the company that believe it or not actually owned the island of Lanai at the time. From the moment we arrived in Lanai City, I immediately became homesick because it was the first time I'd ever been away from home. In 1971, Lanai City was a run down little town with most of the buildings looking like they'd collapse if someone were to slam the front door. I remember going to the one and only theater in town with my other two Mormon friends that decided to go pick pineapples too. The theater was dark and gloomy and literally reeked of age. The little Hawaiian man sitting in the row in front of me had this huge dark spot on his shoulder and during the movie, I swear I kept seeing that spot move. All of a sudden, that dark spot moved to the top of his shoulder so I warned him. He took one look at it and then brushed off the largest cockroach in history from his shoulder as if it happened everyday! Anyway, to make a long story short, sort of as I look at what I've already written, at the height of my homesickness, we walked into this little store in town that actually had a 4 lane bowling ally. We went bowling there a few times but it didn't last long as the ball return kept breaking and we'd have to wait for someone to go retrieve our bowling balls. The store had a little diner that served pretty good hamburgers so we ate there quite often. They also had a juke box that was full of forgettable songs, except one, Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night. That little diner and listening to Eli's Coming kept my spirits high and I made it through the summer of 1971. Thanks again Adam for another amazing video! PS: A fun fact. I was nervous about asking my Dad for the money to pay for the round trip ticket to Hawaii which was, get ready, $172. He looked at me and gave me this weird grin and said "Sure!" He knew that picking pineapples in Hawaii would be the hardest job of my life, and he was right! Every job I had afterwards was a cinch! Thanks Dad, may you rest in peace until we meet again!

@amyshoemake 11 ай бұрын

TY for sharing. That was a very enjoyable and well written story and I enjoyed it.

@kaydeedid 10 ай бұрын

I loved EASY TO BE HARD

@sallyjune4109 10 ай бұрын

@@kaydeedid that's a cover from a song from Hair.

@TimeSurfer206 9 ай бұрын

I like the way your dad was willing to let you "Learn your lesson." When we went to Yakima one summer, when the fruit was in season, I decided my family was too old and stodgy, (No kids my age), so, I went and picked cherries with the Migrant Workers. My dad was utterly stunned when he saw what my share of the pickings were. Pineapples were easy in comparison, my Senior year of Riding Surf. Mind, I had a few more inches and almost double the mass... But I still had the Work Ethic my dad taught me. I still WANT to, but my back said, "That's it, we're done."

@mbgrafix 11 ай бұрын

I was born in 1964, so when THREE DOG NIGHT hit the scene, I was just old enough to appreciate their music. Having an older brother and 2 older sisters meant that I was exposed to all of the best music of the 60s and 70s!

@ronnibee254 11 ай бұрын

That could be my story except I was born in '62! one older brother, two older sisters, my brother was the one who introduced me to great rock music, my sisters were into that bubblegum stuff, lol

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear! What type of music were they into?

@mbgrafix 11 ай бұрын

@@ronnibee254 Absolutely identical! My sisters bought the 45s and my brother bought the LPs.

@mbgrafix 11 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Everything from 3 Dog Night, Elton John, to The Partridge Family, to Led Zeppelin!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

@@mbgrafix I’m that type of girl too. My tastes? All over the place.

@hilltigger 11 ай бұрын

This song impacted me as a child. I went around the house singing it so much, my mother started buying me bullfrog t-shirts and frog stuffed animals. I danced and hopped and it drove a spirit of joy into me that never left me, all my life. Thanks for bringing back that memory.

@languay1 11 ай бұрын

I remember being in elementary school and the teacher said we're going to sing Joy to the World. Everyone sang the Christmas one (which was the correct one). I sang, " Jeremiah was a bullfrog" before I realized I had the wrong one. This song still makes me smile, recollecting my mistake.

@gail3125 11 ай бұрын

This is awesome! I need to do this! Thanks

@donna10001000 10 ай бұрын

Love it.

@jameswood231 10 ай бұрын

I sang this song all the time as a child. My Aunt Peggy and my Aunt Dorothy always requested that I sing it for them when they would visit. Great memories. Loved the song then, I still love it today. I wish I still had that vinyl LP, that I played over and over as an 8 year old boy. Miss my Aunt's, may they RIP.

@chrismcgonigle964 10 ай бұрын

Good story. Now I'll think of YOUR story when I hear BOTH songs. Thanks.

@isabeld.paredes4923 10 ай бұрын

Good story. Which sort of reminded me of the JC Penney and Ford Christmas commercials for 2020, which used the non-holiday Joy to the World as the background music 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

@kirbymarchbarcena 11 ай бұрын

They brought joy to the world,indeed.

@DC8091 11 ай бұрын

Damn right!

@sueparras6028 11 ай бұрын

Literally! LoL! 👍💯✌🇨🇦♥️♥️

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

And bullfrogs, probably. 😂

@ja60123 11 ай бұрын

To all the boys and girls

@kareno7212 10 ай бұрын

And the fishies in the deep blue sea ❤

@miguelserna793 11 ай бұрын

I like Joy to the World, but my favorite Hoyt Axton written song by Three Dog Night is by far Never Been to Spain. That song is done so well, it's one of my favorites by them.

@TakenTook 11 ай бұрын

Some great lyrics in that song. _Well, I never been to heaven, But I been to Oklahoma. Oh, they tell me I was born there,But I really don't remember. In Oklahoma, not Arizona What does it matter? What does it matter?_

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

I love that song.

@jimgsewell 11 ай бұрын

@@TakenTook My favorite line in the song is: They don’t abuse it. Ain’t never gonna to lose it. I can’t refuse it.

@juliao1255 11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. Thanks for reminding us! I like it a lot. My favorite, is Mama Told me Not to come. They really put out a variety, didn't they...not the same sound over and over.

@leesheppard6043 11 ай бұрын

3dog night didn't write any songs.

@DerickDickens 11 ай бұрын

About 25 years ago, I volunteered with kids who came from very difficult home situations. There was a kid named Jeremiah--about 8 years old--who attended one of our camps. During one game we were playing at a group outing, he scored a point. To celebrate his amazing play, I belted, "Jeremiah was a bullfrog." He paused, walked up to me looking confused and said, "How do you MY song?" Obviously, someone had sung that to him and he never knew of Three Dog Night or the popularity of this song.

@leonardothefabulous3490 9 ай бұрын

I think you're missing a word-in that boy's quote????

@barbaragates9659 8 ай бұрын

My goodness! Thank you 🥰

@jimhollenbeck4488 11 ай бұрын

Hoyt is underappreciated, When he got out of the Navy he played in a few clubs and coffee houses in San Diego, That is where I first heard Hoyt, in a small coffee shop, he literally filled the room! Both his voice and his persona were huge.

@michaelkatt4173 10 ай бұрын

I've been a huge fan since I was a boy. I had a ticket to one of his concerts back in the early 80s, but I ended up having to miss it. That same thing happened two more times. I finally got to actually attend one in 1982. It was such a great show. Coming out afterwards, I had to walk around his tour bus, the Honeysuckle Rose, to get to my truck. So I figured what the hell, I'll never be this close again, and I knocked on the bus door. To my complete surprise, it opened, and there stood his fiddle player. I asked him "could you please tell Hoyt thank you for me? Tell him I said thank you for all the music?". He said no. "But YOU can", and he stepped aside. Dream. Come. True. I was directly across a card table from Hoyt freakin' Axton, and I sat there talking to him for nearly two hours. He was just a big ol' bear of a man, even bigger than you'd guess from seeing him in a movie, and just as down to earth nice and friendly as I hoped he'd be. I've done a LOT of cool stuff in my life, but that night will always be in my Top 2 Favorites.

@jimhollenbeck4488 10 ай бұрын

That's an awesome story, your a lucky person indeed. @@michaelkatt4173

@wmg1958 11 ай бұрын

Hearing even the snippets of these songs brings back visceral memories. Music is magic.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Music is our time machine!

@ramblingsofamadmimi253 10 ай бұрын

My 1987 high school senior class sang Joy to the World at our graduation. Everyone in attendance joined in. Outdoor venue, they heard us halfway across town. Was epic!❤❤

@melliesue8218 9 ай бұрын

Fun story. Three Dog Night was one of my dad's favorites bands. He'd play along with his guitar while the 6 of us kids danced. Every year at Christmas he played his guitar and we'd sing Christmas carols. Whenever Joy to the World was suggested, he ALWAYS played this one. We all knew every word. ;) He passed unexpectedly at age 46 in 2009. A few years later, we were all back in Idaho, where he's buried, for Christmas. Since it wasn't likely to happen again soon, we decided to go visit his grave all together. My mom suggested that maybe we should sing some Christmas songs (since that's a tradition). With no prior discussion, we looked at each other and all burst out with, "Jeremiah was a bullfrog!" and sang the entire thing a cappella, with harmonies add the ad libs and everything. It was ridiculous enough to be magical, and really, just what we needed. We also sang the Christmas carol, but realized we didn't actually know all the verses very well. ;) I never hear the Christmas carol without thinking about this one, and I never hear this one without thinking about my dad. Sweet memories. ❤

@teresawillis2554 9 ай бұрын

Great story, sorry for your loss, he sounds like a great guy

@andrewdetoro995 9 ай бұрын

that is beautiful, one of the sweetest things I've read on the net lately! God bless..@@teresawillis2554

@alphaomega5909 8 ай бұрын

Im an old curmudgeonly 90 yr old #NavyVeteranKorea. My father oassed in 1973. I still mids him n your song brought back my own goid memories of our family . God Bless. 😊

@barbarablackburn8035 11 ай бұрын

My best memory of that song was at Christmas, when my little cousin, Joey, stood up on my grandma's three-legged stool and belted out Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! I just have to say, I was touched by the interview with Chuck Negron and wanted to just let him know how loved he is, and his bandmates. They were a very special part of my growing up years and I will always love them.

@GringoLoco1 11 ай бұрын

One truly is the loneliest number. I hope Chuck *never* forgets how much joy he and the boys brought to our world.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Such a classic.

@mt0115 11 ай бұрын

Proof again of how great the music was during those years, Three Dog Night were a terrific band and musicians. The fact that they were just one of so many great acts at the time is amazing by itself, a person just couldn’t pick one favourite group or singer at that time. Joy to the World is a timeless feel good song.😎🍺

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night is so underrated.

@josephblue4135 11 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 they get no play on the "classic rock station " WMGK here in Philadelphia 😢😮

@justtere 11 ай бұрын

@@josephblue4135now that you mention it, I haven’t heard them on any of the stations I listen to. One is also making my play list.

@josephblue4135 11 ай бұрын

@@justtere WMGK also don't have Huey Lewis and the News in their regular play list. 🙄

@sdmcdaniel2255 11 ай бұрын

Even now, I ALWAYS crank up this song and sing it at the top of my lungs. I remember when this song came out, listening to it on my transistor radio. It doesn't seem to matter when you were born... EVERYONE knows Joy to the World!

@jd7cj849 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night, truly one of the best American bands of all time. A distinctive sound recognizable anywhere yet not truly duplicated by anyone to date.

@Ellie-rp8bh 10 ай бұрын

I agree!!

@DarrellCook-vl6lm 10 ай бұрын

Like Credence Clearwater revival it'll never be replicated.

@janestarr4403 9 ай бұрын

I never understood Joy to the World, but I still remember most of the lyrics. My favorite was Old Fashioned Love Song, but I can't remember all the words. Joy to the World just stuck, maybe because I thought it was silly.

@gregwasserman2635 11 ай бұрын

The opening to "Joy to the World" is as recognizable as the opening to "Smoke on the Water" and "Iron Man". Three Dog Night had so much air time back in the 70s that I've forgotten just how many tunes that had that were on the charts and got a lot of air time. Another band not in the Rock Hall that should be. One could argue that they had too many changes in the lineup over the years, but no one can argue that the "classic" lineup should be recognized.

@jeffwylie5899 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! They need to get the RHOF straight and reflect reality.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

I have no trust in the Hall of Shame whatsoever. They keep leaving out freaking Iron Maiden year after year after year.

@Robindigsit 9 ай бұрын

This song is my childhood! Sang it into my jump rope/ microphone over and over again! 50 years later it still makes me feel good!

@marningritaguy 11 ай бұрын

My elementary school bus driver in 1970 was a family friend that became a preacher. He had us kids singing this on the school bus going to school. What a great guy! RIP Kenny Wright. He had a son the same age as me.

@carolynchurch7611 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the interview with Chuck Negron. I saw Three Dog Night multiple times during their peak. Chuck has always been my favorite. I honestly thought that he was going to burn out & disappear during his drug addiction period. Thank God the last time he went thru drug rehab it finally worked. I was lucky to see him in downtown Toledo, Ohio for their summer party in the park concerts & he sounded great. Briefly met him & he signed his book for me. I think I cried when I told him that I honestly had expected to see his obit & was so happy that he was in recovery. I hope that the Rock Hall of Fame will induct Three Dog Night. ❤

@larrypower8659 11 ай бұрын

In the ‘60s and ‘70s, all these classic acts did the college circuit. Three Dog Night played at my college and they were fantastic. The four piece band supporting the three lead singers was at least as good as the three guys up front. Three Dog Night was so much better than any of the pop pablum we’re fed today. They actually ROCKED.

@SweetChicagoGator 10 ай бұрын

U mention pop of today? What pop? We don't have any, just Crap Rap and Hip-Hop rubbish for douchebags !! 😢 3 Dogs were awesome ! 💓

@denicesanders4586 8 ай бұрын

I saw them at WSU in Pullman, WA. Great concert with great Three Dog Night.

@sueparras6028 11 ай бұрын

As a teenager of the 70's, I was a huge 3 Dog Night fan! They had some iconic tunes, and were never boring! Just great feel good music! Thanks for the memories! ❤👍💯✌🇨🇦

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

They had a lot of great songs.

@christophermitchum6829 11 ай бұрын

Me too... made the 80's journey as an adult POP! FUNK! ROCK!... and a cognac with SMOOTH JAZZ 😎✔️💥💯🎶🌎

@lorimartin3724 11 ай бұрын

I was a preteen but felt the same way. Had a couple albums.

@KrazyFiberKat1 10 ай бұрын

My mom used to play "Joy to the World " and "Ink is Black" for her 4th grade classes back in the 70's. The kicker? She played classical accordion 😊 Great memory from my childhood.

@rosch99 10 ай бұрын

I worked in radio in the 70s and was always thrilled when a Three Dog Night song came up in the rotation. These guys were the best, and I'm so glad Chuck found his way, after such a huge fall from grace, as it were.

@magneto7930 11 ай бұрын

Quite simply, this song deserved to become the million-selling timeless classic that it did. The world is a better place because of it!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

It unites communities for sure.

@jimmyraythomason1 11 ай бұрын

I graduated from high school in 1971. We claimed this as our class song! Three Dog and CCR are my all time favorite groups!

@dalestoner2928 11 ай бұрын

1974 here and glad I was alive when such great music was being played.

@kimedge7493 Ай бұрын

After my dad died when I was eight I was in bad shape emotionally but I remember when this song came on the radio it lifted my spirits and reminded me of what happiness felt like.

@jerrysims7485 10 ай бұрын

Im 70 years old. I grew up in the greatest era of music. I probably sang those four words and that song a thousand times. You brought back wonderful memories. As I write this I have tears in my eyes and a watm feeling in my heart. Thank you so much. I love your channel and I love your work. I hope the very best for you and your loved ones. Jerry

@michaelsingletary4526 11 ай бұрын

Just an Old Fashioned Love Song cause I've Never Been to Spain but I still spread Joy to The World 🐸#POR Have a great one everybody, from Tampa Florida...

@austinwatkins4148 11 ай бұрын

Tampa here too 🫡

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

I’ve never been to Spain, but I heard Eli’s coming over there. Rock on Michael 🤘

@mikemcgown6362 11 ай бұрын

Who doesn't like this song? One day it came on the radio and my son (about 3 years old at the time) started singing along with it. Blew me away! 30 years later my grandson did the same thing. Those first four words are unforgettable. Then there's the explanation of what it really means. Joy to the world! Every generation needs that.

@elouise5593 10 ай бұрын

Not my favorite. I prefer their other songs.

@annedavis6090 10 ай бұрын

I was 13 in 1971 Three Dog Night were one of the best bands of my childhood. Every song a hit!

@donnarizzuto2057 10 ай бұрын

My daddy could be a very serious man and was a WWII vet. When he heard this song he busted out laughing. Only other time I saw him react like that was when he was watching 'Blazing Saddles' and somebody punched a horse, which fell over.😂 Great music! ❤

@c.merritt7884 9 ай бұрын

Love that story!

@jasonkernahan8216 11 ай бұрын

This song always reminds me of my late wife. We would sing this song together in good times, And hard times. We would laugh together and just be silly. God bless 3 dog night for recording this song. Great memories.

@matthew58ify 11 ай бұрын

Good music never gets old. Three Dog Night was my favorite band in junior high and loved them all the way through college. Joy to the world just puts a smile on your face no matter your age.

@theresaconway3703 9 ай бұрын

I Saw Three Dog Night live four times! I still cannot believe this amazing group is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

@judyrehrig805 10 ай бұрын

I survived my teen years because of 3 Dog Night. Don't know if I would have without them and their music. ❤

@robertgrant4501 11 ай бұрын

About 20 years ago Chuck Negron was in town doing a solo show. The local newspaper did an interview with him. He was asked what amazed him about his shows and he replied how all the young kids there knew all the lyrics to the Three Dog Night songs and sang along to them. They have such great songs I can listen to over and over.

@KZ-lw5yf 11 ай бұрын

Fabulous singers. My favorite song of theirs has always been their cover of "Eli's Coming." Such a damn shame Cory Wells, one of the best vocalists of the era IMO, is no longer with us.

@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

GREAT SONG!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

I love Eli’s Comin’. R.I.P. Cory Wells.

@catofthecastle1681 11 ай бұрын

Non of those songs were theirs!

@JesAusCam18 11 ай бұрын

@@catofthecastle1681right, they turned obscure unknown songs into massive hits!

@jamesedwards2237 11 ай бұрын

My favorite song by Three Dog Night was Never Been to Spain, also written by Hoyt Axton. Back in the 80s my brother Terry and I saw Steppenwolf open for them. Between the 2 bands they performed 4 songs by Hoyt, those 2 as well as The Pusher, and Snowblind Friend!!

@MinnMorke 11 ай бұрын

Another great line/song from 1971..”Put your hand in the hand of the man that stilled the water” by Ocean. It stayed in the top 10 for 7 weeks, it reached the #2 spot right behind Joy to the World!!

@vickidemarco2076 6 ай бұрын

Luved that line too

@52montoya 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night was a strange name for a musical group, and people wondered how they came up with it. Actually, it's an Australian expression. If you're out in the bush overnight with your dogs, the depth of the cold at night is measured by how many of your dogs are sleeping next to you.

@sharonedwards6755 10 ай бұрын

Lived in Oklahoma when that song came out. Everybody knew what a 3 dog night was! For anyone who didn't, we had a weather man on TV that kept us informed about it.

@alisonelliott5117 10 ай бұрын

It's also an Alaskan expression.

@stevengoracke7644 10 ай бұрын

So cool!!

@Amen.22 10 ай бұрын

I’ve never heard of it being an Australian expression. I’ve always heard that it was a Eskimo saying.. When it was extremely cold they needed to bring 3 dogs inside the igloo.

@slydog75 10 ай бұрын

Does it get cold enough in Australia for a 3 dog night?

@NeekoSpoon 11 ай бұрын

My dad and uncle went to a party together, the band playing the party asked for requests. Someone said Joy to the World. The band was confused but eventually started "Joy to the World! The Lord is come!" 😂

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Ha! 😝

@JoseSalazar-ei1oy 11 ай бұрын

LOL

@DonnaLang42rockglobally 11 ай бұрын

On the other side of the coin, my sister and I were sharing a hymnal at church on Sunday and everyone was told what page to turn to... as often happens. Well, the song on that page was "Joy to the World". My sister and I looked at each other and she leaned over and whisper-sang to me, "Jerimiah was a bullfrog..."

@sandyfike841 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Period. My favorite from them is "One". But they have so many great songs. Such a complete band. Sirius radio doesn't play them enough!!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Proves even more that the Hall of Shame has no merit whatsoever.

@catofthecastle1681 11 ай бұрын

Maybe, but they were performers, like Elvis they never wrote any of their hits!

@Era515 11 ай бұрын

@@catofthecastle1681Neither did the Supremes and some other groups / singers, yet they are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

@sandyfike841 11 ай бұрын

Yeah...I hear you...I'm just of the opinion that it shouldn't matter. TDN took songs that had no chance and made them fantastic hits. That should count for something.@@catofthecastle1681

@obgfoster 11 ай бұрын

One is the loneliest number is profound for a rock song.

@geraldscott4302 11 ай бұрын

I am a huge Three Dog Night fan, especially Joy to The World "he always had some mighty fine wine" and Shambala. Also a huge REO Speedwagon fan. This was REAL music.

@janicegibbs4758 Ай бұрын

I am 64 but back in junior and high school we would all sing this song to the top of our lungs on the bus going to out of town games. So much fun

@catserver8577 11 ай бұрын

I was lucky to be a kid when this came out, I'm sure it was adorable to see batches of little kids singing along, lol. We all knew it.

@tedbecker4051 11 ай бұрын

Love 3 Dog Night and this song. I was in elementary school at the time and all my friends loved it as well. I introduced my children to the song, and now they love it, especially my son, Jeremiah 🙂.

@karinwolf3645 11 ай бұрын

My kids sang along with it, too!! 🤗💋💖

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

It is definitely a kid friendly song.

@Zzus321 11 ай бұрын

My school had us singing this way way back in the Day 😂😂😂

@janem7518 11 ай бұрын

@@karinwolf3645I bought three dog night albums at a yard sale in 2001. My daughter and I sang and danced to those songs for years!

@tod3msn 11 ай бұрын

I had a neighbor who played “Joy to the World” everyday several times a day and I never tired of it. I still love Three Dog and especially Chuck and Cory.

@kimberlyhaller5356 10 ай бұрын

Love this song. Won a contest in '94 cuz I knew name, band & writer. My great grandkids sing it with me. We all listen to vinyl. There is so much great music that needs to be introduced to the younger generations.

@stevestahl9691 10 ай бұрын

Turned 16 in ‘69 and Three Dog Night was a big part of my youth. Even today some of their songs play in my mind. Music and events get entangled to where a song comes on and you’re right back there in your mind or you think about something that happened and a song starts playing in your mind. Everything was so monumental in your teenage years. 50 odd years on and that music still stands out. What a great time to be alive.

@mrfairplay 11 ай бұрын

As much as I love “Joy”, my favorite two Three Dog Night songs are “Mama Told Me Not to Come” and especially “Eli’s Coming”!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

They’re both really great songs.

@catofthecastle1681 11 ай бұрын

Laura Nyro and Hoyt Axton were some of the greatest writers!

@Era515 11 ай бұрын

Those are mine too. And Eli's Coming just builds & builds in intensity! Saw them perform it about 20 years ago and it was still so powerful/electric. I loved Cory's voice. He was a great singer & good person, gone too soon. 😟

@johnpazell8424 11 ай бұрын

I remember my Mom had the album and we played the song all the time in the early 70's. She also had Tapestry from Carole King and Blood Sweat &Tears Greatest Hits. Joy To The World Iwas such a feel good song. As a 6 year old, it rocked our house. Great interviews Professor!!!

@sallyjune4109 10 ай бұрын

All great records!

@Clairveux11 10 ай бұрын

Tapestry!!! Yesss

@Kodiakbait 9 ай бұрын

Great interview and story. I’m old enough to have Three Dog Night as an integral part of my teenage years and growth as a musician/singer. Their message often spoke to hope and peace, not just sex, drugs, and rock & role, and certainly not like the junk our grandkids are exposed to today. Thanks for sharing.

@deborahpetipas9365 10 ай бұрын

My mom and I rarely agreed much music wise when I was a teen. But when it came to 3 dog night, the 16 year old girl and her 37 year old mom agreed. "Momma told me not to come," had both of us laughing. She said it wasn't her generation's music, but she would agree with my taste on these. Thanks for doing such a great job on these videos! From one music professor to another, we'll done sir!

@chrispfeifer7628 11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite bands from my childhood. Seriously underrated group. I had every 8-track, several albums and cassettes.

@michaelcontakis428 11 ай бұрын

I guess underrated because they did not write their own stuff but they were fantastic interpreters. The songs they covered were not hits by the original artists so three dog night knew how to make them huge hit songs.

@areneesouder 11 ай бұрын

And we're still singing it today. 😊 Always will be a favorite band of mine.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Such a great band and song.

@wdtrevino 10 ай бұрын

When I was a teenager, I played this album a lot. I taught my nieces the words to this song and they sang it for the crowd at the local skating rink, they were a big hit. Years later, my daughter gave birth to my first grandbaby, who was born with a very severe form of OI, she named him Jeremiah. He wasn't expected to survive, but against all odds, he made it. When she brought him home there were a lot of people waiting to greet him, including my nieces. A fiend of one of my nieces asked my daughter what she named him, and instantly, my nieces and sister all, simultaneously, belted out "JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG...!" Their friends were all taken aback by the impromptu concert. Lol! Now that he's older, I sing the words and my sweet Jeremiah sings the music. Everyone who meets my outgoing, spirited and tough little man, immediately fall in love with him. He has certainly brought joy to my world, as well as to any who know him. This song will always be special to me. I'm so glad that TDN shared this with the world.

@NHHalKnowsHow 11 ай бұрын

In the past I have despised this song. It always turned into an earworm that I could not get rid of but as I get older and especially after watching this video, I have a greater appreciation for Three Dog Night, the origin of this song and the effect it has had on so many people and the world.

@mymia731 9 ай бұрын

Wow… I’d end up despising a lot of songs if ear worms were the determining factor. I just pick another one and let them battle it out. Two ear worms cannot exist in the same head space. 😊

@SusanEvans-zy1uk 11 ай бұрын

My father was born in 1926, so he was in his 40’s when Joy to the World became a hit and this was one of his favorite songs. Thank you Three Dog Night for this song. Every time I hear this song I think of my daddy, and it makes me happy.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful memory of your dad.

@djh65 11 ай бұрын

Chuck Negron! What a champion! Brilliant to see The Professor of Rock bring out his sheer delight. I loved that interaction. Two great fellas, Worlds apart in their life journey, yet reminiscing about the same magical moment(s) in music history. Thanks guys! djh 🎶

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

That’s what I love about Professor interviewing my favorite musicians.

@jamesbowman6925 11 ай бұрын

After seeing that video, I cannot believe that Chuck Negron is 81.

@djh65 11 ай бұрын

@@jamesbowman6925 Hey James. I thought you were having a lend of me, so I searched him! You could have knocked me over with a feather! So he's older than Mick Jagger! Wow! (all these exclamation points!). Chuck doesn't look to be in his 70's let alone 80's! I'd love to know his diet ... Rock on! djh 🎶

@freedabeagles2327 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for featuring one of my absolute favorite bands. This made me smile!

@ErnestStevenson-bo3nk 11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite songs of all time by one of my favorite bands of all time! Thank you so much for covering this one!

@desertdweller4951 11 ай бұрын

This band lives in my heart forever. Along with Blood,Sweat, and Tears. The Chilights, and Hollies.❤

@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Great bands.

@MyName-pl7zn 11 ай бұрын

I remember every kid on the playground in elementary school was singing this song everyday when it came out. The ultimate feel good song. Fantastic that you got interviews from 2 of the biggest stars of 3DN bringing us the story of this all time classic. Great episode professor!

@ProfessorofRock 11 ай бұрын

Thanks My Name!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a fun one for the kids!

@grantkoeller8911 10 ай бұрын

In FEB of 1971, I was in 3rd grade and this song was everywhere!!!! today i'm 61 years old.

@eleanormay729 10 ай бұрын

I have always loved Three Dog Night, all of their songs are great! We still listen to them now, they never get old.

@donaldk.macbaird5248 11 ай бұрын

I am a 71 year old Marine and I have been a fan of 3 Dog Night for over 50 years,thanks for sharing this.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for serving our country. ✊

@lisaanderson135 11 ай бұрын

I just want to thank you for all your hard work that gets put into every single interview and biography! The memories that come flooding back into my head and my heart are 100% pure music nostalgia and absolutely priceless! I can picture times and events in my life just by a hearing a song or seeing a video, and it sends me back to my childhood. It’s a bittersweet feeling because I lost my parents when they were way too young and I miss them terribly but also I have incredible memories that are attached to each musical masterpiece! Again, thank you!

@sherriwallace3209 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Was a Three Dog Night fan from the word go, but when I heard about Chuck's dark period, it really affected me. SO glad to see him looking so well and happy!

@philliplapkovitch311 11 ай бұрын

It's a great thing you interview members from these bands before they are gone thank you so much for that

@lancelotkamaka2563 11 ай бұрын

I used to sing this song in church, because I was so bored with singing the same songs they were doing. It became an instant hit in our church. I remember singing the chorus over and over again and everybody singing. Nobody cared about the lyrics in the song. The chorus stood out for us all. Three Dog Night was and still is my favorite groups of all time besides Earth Wind and Fire. 😊

@josephlinnell9855 11 ай бұрын

My earliest memory. I was 3 when this came out. Sitting on the kitchen floor with this lime green little box that was a 45rpm record player and my mom had to listen to JEREMIAH WAS A BULLFROG at least a hundred times over and over and over every day. This was the song that hooked me into music. Never once did she say enough Joe. Brings tears to my eyes. Love and miss you mom and Thank You 3 Dog Night.

@timetraveler5246 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that beautiful memory!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

This is such a sweet story!

@TheDakotawolf11 10 ай бұрын

I have to say you bring the goods. You do not disappoint. Those guys won't be here forever, so when you get them to tell great stories and share some cool nuggets about the band it makes me leave with a smile. Keep on trucking brother.

@MarkGardner66Bonnie 10 ай бұрын

Wow... what a great interview. Good man and sharing that he had dark times makes him human. I was a huge fan back in the 70's...

@randytessman6750 11 ай бұрын

Legendary song ! Many years ago I was in Jasper, Alberta and actually got to meet Hoyt Axton . Yes when I saw him I let out those four words and he laughed and shook my hand, we talked for more then 5 minutes. I hadn't known but it came up that he wrote another of my favs, "the Pusher" Steppenwolf. Very impressive man, in stature, personality and heart, easily could have spent a week talking to him.

@RBS_ 11 ай бұрын

....I met Hoyt in a weird circumstance; It was Summer, 1999, WEEKS before he died...I got a job in Music Publishing that Summer, and had to inform clients (Songwriters, Publ. Companies), that I was the 'new' replacement.... I called Hoyt's Publ. Co. ...only to get HIM on the Phone! (CONT.) ...We chatted it up, and he was VERY cool, had a HEARTY laugh, and he promised to give me his Autograph.....Only for me to find out DECADES later, that it was a 'printed' signature!! ....I was SO MAD at him! ....ha-HAAA!! ....RIP, Hoyt, you brought 'Joy', to the WORLD....

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. He was a prolific songwriter.

@timskelton2325 11 ай бұрын

Don't forget that he also wrote another great song by Steppenwolf called Snowblind Friend.

@rickkillian2378 10 ай бұрын

I remember hearing this song on the radio. Every time I heard it I would sing along until I knew it by heart. I loved all the songs by Three Dog Night. I have a great respect for music of that era. Songs have perpose and meaning.

@Ed_Franz 11 ай бұрын

RIP Cory Wells ✌🏻 I had the pleasure of becoming friends with him late in life and it was a real treat. Thank you for sharing this with us

@kxrv6629 11 ай бұрын

This was my favorite song and my favorite album of 1971. It was one of those songs that I replayed repeatedly to write down the lyrics. Three Dog Night is one of the most underrated and least played in Classic Rock. Thanks for showcasing!

@melissawilcox5285 11 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night, to me, IS the sound of the 70’s, (even though they were the late 60’s as well). Whenever I hear one of their songs, it takes me back to my early childhood! Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog is the first song I knew all the words to and can still sing it word for word to this day! We would listen to TDN when my two older sisters and our three neighbor brothers, Rodney, Gerold, and Eric, would play “Beauty Pageant”. Gerold was the MC and he cut a kiddie pool so he could wear it as a skirt 🤪🤣 We moved from the neighborhood when I was 8 but most of the best memories I have are from the ol’ neighborhood!

@lauraholleman3560 10 ай бұрын

Three Dog Night - I quite literally wore out their records back in the day. I still listen, streaming now, of course. I miss reading the album covers - in those days you knew the names of all the composers, lyricists, band members, session players, sound engineers…those were the good old days. And Hoyt Axton! He also wrote “Never Been to Spain” and some great country songs. Thanks for the great interview - it made me smile and sing along.

@pammymusic4ever 11 ай бұрын

I'm so impressed with your interviews. I love that these wonderful artists come on and give you their perspective. It is terrific!!!!!❤

@tml9174 11 ай бұрын

This was the song that shifted my mother to allow us to listen to our music and not the old country that she loved. She grew an appreciation of the music of the 70's and this song helped to open her mind. THANK YOU!

@rtino63 10 ай бұрын

This is the highest quality top class interview. Well Done Professor!!!

@D2NWPDX 10 ай бұрын

We sang this in my choir class in 4th grade in about 1971. Their songs are woven into the song track of my life 😊

@stratman1021 11 ай бұрын

I was in 2nd grade in 71/72 and I still remember standing in line hearing the girl behind me singing the chorus of this tune. I was already familiar with the song but hearing her singing it made it that much more awesome for me.

@chriscarlson3700 11 ай бұрын

I love Three Dog Night’s sound, how they bring the bass and drums up in the mix to get that heavy rhythm sound. It’s a very modern sound from 1970. And the songs were always top notch. Great band.

@jjs490 11 ай бұрын

It's so great to see Chuck happy and healthy like he has been for the past 20 years since his sobriety, he and the other two were unbelievably awesome, they really had a long run from 1968 until now. Wow .

@silverghostcat1924 11 ай бұрын

Love that song 😍 it's such a happy uplifting song 💖💖💖loved all of their music growing up in the 60's. 60's, 70's & 80's some of the best music ever 🤩💖

@jennifer...7384 11 ай бұрын

This Band 3 Dog Night....is so much a part of my musical memory as a young person. And Joy to the world, well it just brings a smile every time I hear it🐸🎶♥️

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 11 ай бұрын

Kills your bad mood instantly!

@TracyLeaOgden 11 ай бұрын

This dude is so down to earth. Great interview!

@roberste 10 ай бұрын

Great story on this mega hit. Thanks for the interview. I was 7 when this song topped the charts and remember it so well.

@randigray8439 9 ай бұрын

When my sister and I were kids, to entertain ourselves on car rides, we’d sing, no such thing as video games then. Joy to the World was always epic. I’m glad our parents put up with us and our singing.

@brycebehrman389 11 ай бұрын

Three dog night was touring with Steppenwolf back in the early 90s, that was my first concert, though I was too young to understand the importance of who each band was at around 10 or 11 years old, I will forever remember this song and all the others that were forming my love of music I share with my kids every day. Music can truly impact your life in ways you never imagined many years after you first hear a song, if you embrace it and pass that impactful moment on to the next generation they too can share in bringing joy to the world.