Tighter & Tighter - Alive N' Kickin'

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Tighter & Tighter - Alive N' Kickin'

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Alive N' Kickin' Perform At 79th St & Shore Rd During "National Night Out Against Crime" On Tuesday August 6th, 2013. Band Members Include: Pepe Cardona - Lead Vocals, Elaine Tuttle - Vocals, John Parisio - Guitar, Jeff Miller - Keyboards, Chris Varga - Bass, Sal G. - Sax, and Zoe Grella On Drums

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@TheGeonam 5 жыл бұрын

I was back from Vietnam and got back to work at my old job. I bought a little one room cabin on a great bass lake. Had a reel to reel recorder that I recorded a lot of songs off the radio. Tighter and tighter was the first song on the tape. Summers was heaven with all the dolly's in their swim wear plus great fishing. Winter time would be a lot of parties at my house on Fridays and Saturdays. Tighter and tighter always rocked that little house. I miss those simpler days.

@MCeleste56 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@conniegnesda9720 2 жыл бұрын

I prayed hard for you heroes over in Vietnam. I am so sorry for what you had to deal with after you came home. Thank you for your service!

@ernestchacon4928 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service, my eldest brother was also in the military (82nd Airborne Fort Bragg, NC) Although he didn't go to Vietnam, this song was his Welcome Home song party in 1971.

@mikem7619 2 жыл бұрын

The simpler life. Looking back now it's a wonder how much simpler those times were despite the war, the protests, the riots, the same old crap but on a much smaller scale than today's BS

@thenarrowroad7908 Жыл бұрын

she did good on the vocals

@user-nq2fh8po4h Жыл бұрын

Man I miss the 70's music and bands. A great time to have lived thru.

@mark5785 2 жыл бұрын

I heard this after a 45 year gap. Broke down and cried on the spot. It's a beautiful piece of music !

@robertallen6710 Жыл бұрын

One of the best songs written in my humble opinion...

@teresafuentes1023 Жыл бұрын

Love listening to this song. Always brings back sweet memories growing up. ❤ R.I.P. Pepe Cardona. 💔🌹

@austindarrenor 5 ай бұрын

@@robertallen6710This and Sly & the Family Stone "Hot Fun in the Summertime" 1969.

@jayleeper1512 2 ай бұрын

I have this song burned in my brain with a beautiful memory. I was heading across the Alberta prairies in my 66 Pontiac muscle car early one morning and just as I finished my wake and bake joint, this song can on the AM radio the very moment the sun came up to one of the most beautiful sunrises I’ve ever seen. I can still close my eyes and go back there to all the beautiful colors in the sky and feel the warm sunshine on my face.

@frankgarnevicus1187 10 ай бұрын

Always loved that song. Still do. I was 12 when it first came out. I'm 65 now. Some things never die.

@johnfabi7294 9 ай бұрын

So was I, twelve in 1970 when this came out. Great memories!

@greg2976 5 ай бұрын

64 here. One of my favorite childhood songs!!!! Never gets old!!!!

@debbiec4224 4 ай бұрын

I was 10 then. 63 now.

@stevecoronado2866 3 ай бұрын

I was 12 as well . Great song in the soundtrack of our lives !! Steve South Texas

@gaylelund9287 3 жыл бұрын

one of the best songs of the 70s, hands down.

@NephilimFree 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite song. Period. There is something incredibly special about this soulful song. It moves me every time I hear it.

@robross180 3 жыл бұрын

Me too... I am 63, and i still don't know anyone else that remembers it.🇦🇺

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

@@robross180 when I first joined the band in 2008, the keyboard player at the time (who’s in this video), was the person who first contacted me to sing for the band. He told me they’re a one hit wonder, and then told me the title, Tighter & Tighter. I said that I didn’t recognize it by the title, but could he hum a bit of it, and he did. I knew what it was right away, and like I said, I wasn’t even alive when that song came out. I had always thought it was Janis Joplin, or just a girl who sounded a lot like her, and that whoever wrote the song intended it to sound like “piece of my heart”. The chorus does sound just like the chorus in piece of my heart, doesn’t it? Anyway, my point is that I’ve always known this song and I’m technically too young to. Plenty of people remember the song. It was a huge hit. What they don’t remember is who recorded it, because that was their only hit. Proud to be a part of Alive N Kickin’s history ❤️

@suemccann2010 3 жыл бұрын

Rob Ross if their pretty young they probably don't remember. This song should be played on the radio daily! This is such a soulful makes ya feel good song!!! I've played it literally about 50 times this morning,can't get enough of it!!

@NephilimFree 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaineyTsang Thanks Lainey! You look great, dance great, and sing great - perfect choice for the band.

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

@@NephilimFree Thanks!! 😄🙏🏽

@audreychaney2503 6 жыл бұрын

On July 11, 1970 the man who would become my husband came into my life and took my hand, and held it tight for just over 40 years. I smile through the tears, as I hold tight to the memories. Thanks for both the song and the memories!

@larrysalazar9440 4 жыл бұрын

Touch my soul

@georgegarbutt8853 3 жыл бұрын

The Sax is the whole thing in this beat... growing up back in those days these songs brings back a tear.

@audreycastillo6746 3 жыл бұрын

The trumpet was the best.

@Himlee335 2 жыл бұрын

@@audreycastillo6746 What trumpet 🎺

@claudemcwhorter 2 жыл бұрын

sax, bass and drums !!

@claudemcwhorter 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot that Organ, and Stratocaster.

@kennethdentino4973 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they certainly do bring back a tear,,, Great song and group...

@beverlycunningham4364 9 ай бұрын

This is "That Song" which brings joyful tears of my youth. Loved this song! I have 3 all time favorite songs; this is one of them! Absolutely.

@greg2976 5 ай бұрын

Same here!!!!!

@fuzzresponder2225 3 жыл бұрын

Memories will never be forgotten with this great song, Thank you and RIP Pepe! 🙏

@ekajeht8799 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe these are the original performers of this song,,They are GREAT,,as good as they were I. 1970!!!!!!

@robertallen6710 Жыл бұрын

Not original ones..

@davidgoveia8613 Ай бұрын

The Guy is the same … different Girl i think

@fordsrestorations970 Жыл бұрын

One of my most cherished prize possessions of my life is my original 45 record Tighter and Tighter🙋‍♂️ Alive and Kicking--- Pepe you were cool , and thank you Elaine!

@GTLyons 2 жыл бұрын

enjoying this again in 2022! I bought the 45 record when I was 15 years old... cost me $1 .. this song and performance is now priceless... thanks, thumbs up!

@jk11463 4 жыл бұрын

Pepe Cordona passed away earlier this summer. Pepe was a Brooklyn legend.

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@heidifisher7693 2 жыл бұрын

God Bless Tommy James for writing this for AnK 🎼🎵🎶 Thank you! 👏👏👏👍💝💖 This song never gets old🤗🤗

@robertallen6710 Жыл бұрын

You may know, he wrote his hit 'Crystal Blue Persuasion' for them, but liked it so much decided to keep it for himself...can't blame him

@heidifisher7693 Жыл бұрын

@@robertallen6710 alrdy knew that!, but for those that didn't, here's to you! 💝💙🎼🎵🎶🎸🎤

@micmastersstrick5462 6 жыл бұрын

just a fantastic song I remember this from being a little boy never seen the footage video brings tears to my eyes I'm 52 years old now boy the memories of the 70s we're so good and the music was so great awesome song!!!!

@richardkiambubrown9325 7 жыл бұрын

I loved this song when I first heard it back in 1970 and I still love it now.

@brycehongola2425 Жыл бұрын

Great song of hope between the 60s and 70s fantastic ☮️

@louissteakley1329 6 жыл бұрын

Been listening to this AWESOME soulful song since 1970....could have sworn this was a black group...wow..so cool and soulful!

@robertallen6710 Жыл бұрын

Sure don't sound black...

@brotherthor8699 5 жыл бұрын

I am a singer who loves other singers. Glad these people can still sing their hit well.

@astrocomical7159 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful song I ever heard from that era. My time flies.

@susanscott1755 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Alive and Kicking on Pensacola Beach and I have always loved seeing them live and I never have forgotten them and this awesome song.....☮

@1234Squirrel 2 жыл бұрын

Not easy to forget this song. Loved it then and still love it now. Everything came together in this song to make it a piece that will always reach peoples soul and move them.

@williamyanes534 10 жыл бұрын

I loved this song when I was a kid. I guess I still do!

@SilverStarz 3 жыл бұрын

This is a cool cut, miss you Pepe, I wish just one more time, love and peace to you all.

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

❤️🙏🏽

@Moa57 4 жыл бұрын

This is just such a feel good song. I heard this on XM Radio earlier tonight and had to check out this video when I got home....

@tomb4095 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, I heard this on the radio the other day. Its been ages since I've heard Tighter & Tighter. It brought back many wonderful memories. You guys Rock!!!!

@malcolmharing3744 9 ай бұрын

I had this album. It was stolen while i attended college in Chico California. God bless you all for remaining alive and kickin

@OdeeOz 7 жыл бұрын

They aged far better than a lot of that era's musicians.

@mikemullins3761 5 жыл бұрын

probably eating healthy and no drugs

@jumpstreet1197 4 жыл бұрын

RIP Pepe Cardonna. You will be sorely missed by your NY family 😪

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

❤️🙏🏽

@ironmaniac77 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm pleasantly surprised at how great they sounded. Very impressed. 👏🏻

@deborahmigliorini1573 3 жыл бұрын

Great memories of East 28th Street and Alive N Kickin playing at our block parties.

@TWayneD1020 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic !! Thank you all so very much ❤ !!!

@FeinDining 2 жыл бұрын

OMG! Tighter, Tighter is one of our FAVORITE songs from the 70's! Thank you SO much for posting this. We were heartbroken when we saw that Pepe Cardona passed away in 2020.

@MikeBeitchman 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I miss Pepe! Great friend and great guy!

@FeinDining 2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeBeitchman Oh wow, had no idea you actually knew the guy! We're having a blast jumping through your videos. You're obviously a huge music fan and have lots of love for the classics. We're so glad you said hi at Krystal's live stream!

@MikeBeitchman 2 жыл бұрын

@@FeinDining appreciate the support and your support of Krystal.

@williamsharp384 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know, that's so sad.

@frederickgreen3665 4 жыл бұрын

I have a photo above my fireplace taken at HSC, 15th Med Bn, 1st Cav Div in Phuoc Vinh showing a 45th Evac Hospital helicopter on the ground with the inscription Alive n Kickin painted in either blue or purple (I can't tell which) on the nose. Just below the red cross is the name Karen. It's my most prized photo I brought home from Vietnam, other than the gold peace symbol I've worn ever since Dec. 10, 1970. "There it is."

@felixmadison5736 Жыл бұрын

One of a handful of songs you can play 24/7 and never get tired of listening to it. There's a great chance you'll be put in a beautiful trance. The guy playing sax reminds me of the late Billy Martin.

@rashidrani2333 Жыл бұрын

Oh man i live this song.....

@mikekennedy4572 Жыл бұрын

Great song. Gives me chills remembering way back when.

@vatrujillo 8 жыл бұрын

Still one of my all time favorite feel good songs. Great memories of my childhood.

@00100049 3 жыл бұрын

BRAVOOOOO ! ! ! BEAUTYFUL ! ! TERRIFIC ! ! SUPERB ! ! MY FAUVORITE LADY VOICE SINGER ! THERE IS NO WORDS TO EXPRES HOW I WAS SURPRISED, WHEN FOUND MY FAVORITE SONG COMPLETELY LIVE AND MY BEAUTYFUL SINGR WOMAN, AND OF COURSE THE SECOND VOICE MAN SINGER, CONGRATULATION ! THIS IS THE BEST SONG IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE ! !

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I’m the singer in this video but not the original singer on the old recording. I wasn’t alive yet when Tighter & Tighter was a hit.

@robross180 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaineyTsang 🇦🇺 i am 63 and i can't explain how this song makes me feel. Sitting at the breakfast table and i saw it on my feed. You made me so happy when i heard you sing it. Lol i am tearing up. So good ... so good. ❤ Wow!

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

@@robross180 awww! Thanks so much for saying that! I’m happy you’re happy!! 😄😄😄🥳

@robross180 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaineyTsang Hi Lainey, you're welcome. Thank you so much for giving me that info. Yes, i can see what you mean by: piece of my heart: lol... i love this song way better though. So glad that you messaged me... lol now i have even more reason to treasure this song 😊. It's amazing how a song like that can move someone's soul. I first heard it in 1970 when i was 12. Everytime i hear it, it takes me back to that beautiful time. God bless you Lainey, you have made my day. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ p.s... you knocked it out of the park... lol i think that's an American expression 😄

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

@@robross180 how kind of you! Lovely words, thank you! By your last sentence, I’m assuming you’re not American? British, perhaps? Aussie? Irish? It’s an Irish last name! 😄🍀

@stevenwatson7668 7 жыл бұрын

They are SOOOO much fun, TY for the memories!

@josephfuentes6244 3 жыл бұрын

Love you Pepe RIP .........

@dajdools8834 4 жыл бұрын

They sound great, they look great and they perform great. Simply awesome...

@davidiverson2541 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed the song and being able to hear the original group sing it.

@TheIrishrogue68 9 жыл бұрын

So often the golden oldies bands don't age well...not this band and definitely not this song...timeless.

@claudemcwhorter 2 жыл бұрын

Preach !

@stevenhanson6057 6 ай бұрын

You all created one of the most magical songs. And this chick would snap them fingers above her head!

@emdee777 11 жыл бұрын

fabulous rendition of this great song. so glad you guys are still performing

@debbieedwards711 6 жыл бұрын

Big hit in the summer of 1970. Love it! Keep on rockin!!!

@stargazer2756 6 жыл бұрын

very nice! I like the original lady singer but this lady here has a great voice! She did the song proud! I was a teen when that song came out and still one of my favorites! Yes, I still have the album! lol

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m that lady there! ☺️

@mikemullins3761 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful too!

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikemullins3761 thanks Mike!

@stargazer2756 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaineyTsang You are awesome! Glad you responded! Cheers my friend!

@stargazer2756 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikemullins3761 No doubt! lol

@the85bearsmike63 5 ай бұрын

Every friday i would go to a hotdog joint. This song was in the juke box. First thing i did was play it!

@greg2976 5 ай бұрын

That woman can sing! She does justice to the song!!!!!

@mikelons3944 6 ай бұрын

my favorite song and band RIP Pepe

@johnnyma1731 3 жыл бұрын

Love this song awesome groove! it drove me crazy when Sleigh bells stole a little melody line from this song, it drove me crazy for months thinking "what song is this" finally one day it hit me! Tighter & tighter! Also the solo is killer in this tune! I'm a guitarist and that's good work.

@sgraham1hotmailcom 3 жыл бұрын

I really, really, appreciate that little history at the start.

@TheMapkiss 8 жыл бұрын

They still "got it" Don't compare a studio engineered multi takes record for a live performance. They nailed it!

@thuggeetennessee7981 4 жыл бұрын

Great song. And a pretty good live version too!

@KittyMommyof5 4 жыл бұрын

Still love this song after all these years

@stevedriver1476 2 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing this as a kid in Sydney Australia when it came out, it was still on the radio years later. that old stratocaster sounds wild and i bet the guitarist has had it a long time. Steve in Australia.

@charlettea.p.kealoha8050 10 ай бұрын

I don't know How this ended on my KZfaq but I'm so Glad it did . For I needed to go home 😢.Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii

@rickwarren3590 8 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying, loved this song so much, excellent you`re still going....sounds great too.

@cdavid8139 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this brings back great memories

@theavenger9822 4 жыл бұрын

Oh this brings so many wonderful memories, long lost ones, and recent ones, too. A friend of mine @Sheila Hill is in an all woman band, all over 6 feet tall and all over 60 years old, and they sing this song when they get together very often. I love it, and I love them, too.

@ameliacolon5072 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You all sound wonderful!

@robertallen6710 Жыл бұрын

I was 17 when this song came out...still one of my absolute favorites and makes me wanna fall in love with a girl instantly...

@joevs21001 10 жыл бұрын

I have to give credit where credit is due, they do sound pretty good for over 40 years later. One of the better known songs of the early 70's, Tighter and Tighter was a mainstay on AM and FM radio in the early and mid 70's and beyond. It continues on today on the 70's channel on XM/Sirius Radio.

@jamesfroberg3590 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I remember listening to this in hot Chicago summer evenings watching them demolish the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Afterwards, I enjoyed a panoramic Lake Michigan view, Foster to Hollywood for the next 8 years. Highrise condos have obstructed that view, which would cost one million dollars today. Those were the days, sitting on the back porch, listening to WLS and WCFL.

@edgatzke4983 7 жыл бұрын

great group great sound ( for a live performance ) & wooowww keep the oldies but goodies ALIVE & KICKIN!!!

@jk11463 4 жыл бұрын

RIP Pepe, you were a Brooklyn legend.

@brucediamond4703 Жыл бұрын

I think few realized that Tommy James and his various partners could really write some great stuff . And this band really was a perfect fit for this one !

@presidentoxford 2 жыл бұрын

Totally love this song. Part of childhood. This performance is way OTT ; deserves a bit more respect.

@madisimmons2006 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for the memories,,i still love this tune..

@mikestyles499 Жыл бұрын

I was on a motorcycle trip, the Summer of 1970. This song and Heartbreaker by Janis Joplin were the two songs that always remind me of that trip. I was 19 that Summer, riding my new, 1970 Triumph Bonneville.

@georgegarbutt8853 3 жыл бұрын

Up in the north woods of Wisconsin and this song came on and took me right back to when I was 11. I remember singing this to the girls up here

@happysawfish 4 жыл бұрын

On 7-24-20, its about time for another National Night Out Against Crime and Protesting violence. Elaine made this song great. Outstanding.

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Who are you? I don’t recognize you by your screen name. I’m assuming we know each other?

@happysawfish 3 жыл бұрын

@@LaineyTsang : No we don't. I'm just a regular run of the mill fan. : ) Do you have a concert schedule anywhere available ?

@cardtrix1970 3 жыл бұрын

1970! Stan's Arcade (Janesville, Wisconsin)Jukenox! Pinball! Basketball! Memories!!!

@TheTwtebrd 2 жыл бұрын

Goosebumps ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

@scottsoul64 5 ай бұрын

What a voice she has, Fantastic

@ernestchacon4928 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I love this song !!!

@Kbb1957 Жыл бұрын

Woody played lead guitar during the years I followed them. Richie played bass Dave on rythem and Vito on drums. They did it all without a keyboard player which was amazing! Pepe is the boss!!! Love and miss him so much!

@dCaddyshk Жыл бұрын

Thanks again! This song has resonated with me since I was 11. Huge Tommy James fan. No surprise Pepe a great vocalist made this song really come Alive.

@MrButts6954 9 жыл бұрын

That looks like it was some good fun.....great song...I didn't know Tommy James wrote it

@laurenreale4888 9 ай бұрын

I always loved this. Thank you. 🥰

@winstonmarkwart1398 2 жыл бұрын

I played this hit song on CJNB radio.

@rael5469 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could give this a thousand thumbs up.

@michellerichardville3217 4 жыл бұрын

Great song! Enjoyed it very much!

@robospear5606 Жыл бұрын

Seen them several times back then. Played in a local bar in the Bronx N.Y. They were awesome

@steelrang 5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing alive& kicking at Summers beach In the Hamptons then Nell Flatterys on Flatbush ave Bklyn Great memories

@revenge4468 25 күн бұрын

OH yes memories from the old skating rink. Kissing those cute boys. I always liked this song.

@paulwillner202 2 жыл бұрын

Really like this song. Really liked seeing her too!

@debbietubbsbrewer955 8 жыл бұрын

love this song

@raymondarena1164 7 жыл бұрын

BEEN SEEING PEPE FOR 35 YEARS PLAYED TAMBORINE WITH HIM NEW YEARS EVE AT TERRACE ON THE PARK IN QUEENS NY

@LaineyTsang 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, no way! Hi Ray! It’s me, Elaine, the other lead singer 😄 I miss our NYE TOTP gig!! It’s been a good 10 years or more since we’ve done it.

@robertbusto7777 5 жыл бұрын

This rocks my soul!

@slickdj2453 Жыл бұрын

FABULOUS

@STRONGMAN415 6 жыл бұрын

I use to see them live in the 80s Peppi would sing the female and male vocals in concert and have some amazing costumes .

@Music4allofU 10 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable, one of my all time favorite tracks.

@avlanche7777 2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny that I don’t even think the folks singing the song realize how big the song is in reality. Amazing.

@blablahblah6616 10 жыл бұрын

Tommy James originally considered having Alive N' Kickin' record "Crystal Blue Persuasion," but he liked it so much he decided to record it himself, so he then wrote "Tighter, Tighter" for them

@micmastersstrick5462 6 жыл бұрын

blablah blah I did not know that thank you for sharing it

@TheTwtebrd 2 жыл бұрын

Love you all ❤🧡💛💚💙