Ace ~ How Long 1974 Disco Purrfection Version
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- This is dedicated to CZcamsr xstevie, who requested that I remix this one. Thank you! Ace got its start during the swinging 60's club scene in London as Action with Alan "Bam" King the only constant as they evolved into 60's Mighty Baby, then Clat Thyger and were soon known as Ace Flash & The Dynamos.
When Ace Flash splintered, King took guitarist Phil Harris and then merged with keyboardist Paul Carrack and bassist Terry "Tex" Comer who had just left Warm Dust. This new configuration settled on the name Ace. They hit it big on the pub circuit when they added drummer John Woodhead to the group.
They were on the verge of greatness when they were selected to open for Hawkwind and producer John Anthony (Lindisfarne) saw them and offered to produce some sessions for them. Woodhead then left to join the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, leaving the band without a drummer. His replacement, Fran Byrne stepped up to the plate while Carrack wrote a song about Woodheads departure and dedicated it to him and named it "How Long".
The song entered the chart on March 8, 1975 at #89 and quickly reached it peak of #3 on May 31, 1975 and became their sole Top 40 hit. The follow up, "Rock And Roll Runaway" peaked at #71. Ace brought Woodhead back into the band and turfed Byrne out but never again reached the prestige of "How Long" and finally laid the name to rest in 1977.
Carrack did some session work, joined Roxy Music, followed by more session work. He joined Squeeze and was the lead vocalist on "Tempted", then moved on to Carlene Carter's band. He got his first top 40 hit in 1982 with "I Need You" produced by Nick Lowe, then his first top 10 "Don't Shed A Tear" came in late 87. He continued having moderate hits with "One Good Reason (#28) in 1988 and then "I Live By The Groove" (#31) in 1989. You may also recognize his voice on several Mike & The Mechanics singles, most notably the #1 smash hit "The Living Years" in 1989.
Carrack has played for Roger Waters, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, B.B. King, The Pretenders and The Smiths. He has also had his songs recorded by The Eagles, Diana Ross, Tom Jones and Michael McDonald. He left Mike & The Mechanics in 2004 and has maintained a solo career since. He also was on hand in 2015 to help Eric Clapton celebrate his 70th birthday with a concert at Madison Square Garden.
He had a hand in the success of Elton John's double sided Princess Diana tribute "Candle In The Wind 1997" having played organ on "Something About The Way You Look Tonight". His latest release was 2016's "Soul Shadows" which peaked at #25 on the UK survey. Interestingly enough, his solo version of "How Long" peaked at #32 in 1996. He has had about 1 LP release a year since 1980. - Hudba
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My 14 y old daughter sits on the porch with me and listening to these classics. Now I see it on her play list. So there is hope with this young generation
I sure hope so
AMEN!!!
I prefer the 70s, 80s music more than today's music. I was born in the early 80s.
So true, they listen to it hiding feom us. I have found my son nineteen-year-old listening to BEE GEES😂, and country music too!!!❤😊
Still living on this...get lost in it and feel better!
THIS SONG IS STILL A TIMELESS ROCK CLASSIC AFTER 46 YEARS.
Christopher, you're right! What a brilliant statement. The song never gets dull.
46 years!
Rock don't get any better than this!!!!!
Hi,2 you Christopher. Just Replying 2 yor Comment. U made. Like Wat u Said.& Agree,Totally. Its an Awsum Song.& Classic.too. I'll Love it Always.👍🎵🎵😎🎤
🌝✨🍸☀️'DAMN SKIPPY' IT IS'☀️❗✨ 🌼☀️.. 🍀😁🍃..
☀️🍄✨🌝'LOTTA LOVE 2 YA ☀️❗✨🧚🏻☀️ .. 🍀✌🏻🍃..
This is one of those fantastic tunes you don't hear on the radio anymore.
I heard it on a radio station while truck driving in Las Vegas on I-15, it was pretty awesome.
70’s music will never be matched again, what a decade.
Listening again never get tired of this classic who else listening in 2024
True***********
This must be about the 10th time in a row for me right now
@@rontreen3278 I've played it so much I lost count just played it just now what a great song 👍
Me
Dam I'm listening Again this song must love me to lol😁
62 now still love this❤
Born in 1970 - so glad I got to experience real music like this growing up
Real music ♥️
1970 is a good year 💪
All music is real music.
77 yrs young and still listening to classics like this from the good ole' 70's . How Long?
Im 58 yrs old And this masterpiece still Ropes around me Still wth it✨This song shld be played in the streets!!!!
I am so glad I was born in 1961 and could appreciate late 60s-mid 80s music on the radio. Also certain dance music from the 70s to the present.
Loved the 1970s that decade was my childhood, when life was simpler miss those happy days.
This song is a masterpiece!!! Today is January 16,2022 and I'm still loving it!!
06 June 2022 @ 12:26 pm
August 8 ,2022!
August27 2022
12 de setembro de 2022, as 21:45
BEAUTIFULLLLLL 👏🏽👏🏽
46 years has been passed..in a blink..but how long still sounds great..
IT REALLY HAS
Om my gosh time has sped by, this song takes me back to my teenage yrs. It was still popular in 1978. If only music was this good today.
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THE 70's WAS & STILL IS THE BEST DECADE EVER!!! FAMILY, LOVE, RESPECT AND MORE UNITY THAN TODAY!!!!
2019 world's different !
Tom Kelly Too Different! I wish I had a Time Machine
I concur! Just barely made it in, 79 👏
What unity is there today?
You got that right.
Ace, Player, Ambrosia just great blue eyed soul music. And these guys could sang!!!!
And Hall & Oates.
FACTS and Journey
Little River Band, Steve Miller Band and Gerry Rafferty.
Definitely I love all three groups.
WHY WHY WHY WHYYYY DONT THEY MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE ???? Masterpiece ! 😊😊
Technology Nerds took over Pop Music and it all changed to Electronic/Computer based music now.
Feel the Music.
There's plenty of great music like this. You just won't find it on radio.
That is the question I'm asking.
Dude I'm not sure if you're onto it or not but check out Vulf Peck live at Maddison square garden.... Possibly you are but if not you'll probably dig it.
Takes me back to the good old days when life was so sweet and simple wish I could go back in time
This has been going on for far too long
Wish I could go back in time myself and stay there. Never knew how good it was.
Hi yes a year on for a reply, I am female 78 and make a few comments here and there, and have com to the conclusion that so many of us would love to go back in time, me for one, but memories can only take you there so do not lose them, when you go to bed at night remember your class mates, your fav tracks, and I can tell you that it will keep you awake!!
I sure miss those good ole days 😪
Me too...except I love the wisdom age brings
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I was a teenager when this song came out..how I wish I could go back to the 70s again🙁..music & life in general was so much better..
I was 'a little older' in 1974 but I'd still like to go back to the 70's and the great music.
Were partially came back to 70's now... caused by covid... relive...
@John Alarcon .,my mom wanted to name me Chevy Chevelle.... I was born in 1966 funny how life is
Me Too. I was A kid in the back yard . When this came out. No worries
Me Too. I was a kid. Playing in the backyard. In the Summer . When this song came out. No worries
So glad that I grew up in a household where music was played every day my Dad was a musician and plays, reads, and writes music I love all genre of music it heals the soul great song brings back good memories!
Those sure were magical times
Right On!
Yes sir I feel you homie 👍🏽
Absolutely!!
Magical is the perfect way to describe the music real music I grew up during a time when hit after hit came on the radio growing up with 6 brothers 1 sister was so cool magical times thank you Lord
The 70s were the best, and best music
I was 15 when heard this song, I'm 61 today still bring back good memories damn miss those days
Top, que saudade!
Bill, I know exactly what you mean. I was 14 going to 15 in 1975 when this song became a big hit and it was the coolest. I'm now 60 and love it just as much! Those times weren't just different, they were better.
I was 2 years old when it came out, strangely I can remember hearing it on the radio, just one of those many 70's songs that stuck with me for some reason... now Im almost 48
1974 play that song i.n The saloon kurleys club. In Juárez city México ..one dollar bear. Prerry womans in side... every dancer ...
WOW BILL, THAT'S CRAZY I'M 60 WELL IN SEPTEMBER. STILL THAT LONG. I HEAR THESE SONGS, IN MY MIND I THINK THEY ARE MAYBE 10 YEARS OLD. THANKS TO CZcams WE GET TO HEAR THEM. UNFORTUNATELY SOME SONGS HURT. YOU KNOW "YOUNG DUMB AND FULL OF C.......M. MY SUPERVISOR IN THE AIR FORCE TOLD ME THAT. I'LL NEVER FORGET. SOME WOMAN HAD ME BY THE WEBBOS. LOL. I WAS 17 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS LIKE 30. THAT'S WHEN MY SUPERVISOR MSGT FLOYD. SAID THOSE FAMOUS WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. TAKE CARE
I'm so glad that I grew up listening to all the great 1970s music!
I'm born in 1966, and this song I re-Google about once a decade to refresh my memory of who sang this, because it's just about my favorite song ever.
How is it you forget a song, and then hear a snippet on a tv ad and you're turning up the volume. This so takes me back, bring back the 70's and the 60's.........
45 years ago? How long has this been going on that time flies by so fast
You got to feel that rhythm. Relax your mind 😘
45 years and you still don't know how to spell "flies"
I ask that of myself all the time......
Aqui no Rio de janeiro toca na Rádio antena 1! Show!!!!
your 20 right?
A classic that can't be repeated. Not disco just a 70s Grove. Something everyone could listen to and just mellow out with the song and beat
Was a little girl in the 70s. By far my favorite songs. The 70s, the talent and music that came out of it will never be seen again
Knowledge.
It's very Steely Dan
Legendary Track Summer '74>'75
@@stephensmith1343 They call it “Pub Rock” in England
I was born in 1955 and have loved all the music I grew up with. And it was the BEST!💕💕💕
One of the most under-appreciated songs of our generation.
50 years later it is still a gem! How long has this been going on?? where have the good times gone??
The song is just 47 years old, man.
haha
Really I'm 75 and I lived in the best era! 60s and 70s
Actually ask where have the good tunes gone.
This song was not about breaking up with a girl. It was about the breakup of the band. Paul Carrack is a master. Great song writer and vocalist. Love it.
Tru not too many know that
Dam cheating Bass player
But it's so weird that it's about a band member and not a woman kinda gay
@@pierrelangley Hello . Aren't you a ' MAINEAH? I'm from Portland and your famous here!
Thanks for the info, never knew that. My question is who are the "friends with their fancy persuasion??? just playing my man
THE BASS IS THE BOMB!!!
Thank You!!! ❤️
Yes big time
Wow I love this version! That extended baseline... sooo soothing. Masterpiece!
That's right, Donna.
Feel the Music.
the seventies was so incredible that I took it too much for granted I think. thought life and music would always be this good, thank god for youtube !
I think we all did, living young, carefree (mostly)...just loving family, friends, laughter, good times & our music~all new sounds & bands to discover & love it seemed like every month a new group came to life. I live in those great memories today!
YES...IF WE COULD JUST GO BACK ..IT WOULD BE GREAT...
100% agreement here, to all including the two previous comments...ahh, those were indeed the best years...of all...?
Loved the 70s music I will listen as long as I can..
@@refra1046 If we could turn back time.
A Timeless piece of music that will never be forgotten by those of us who are old school. We had the best music ever. They don't make music like this anymore.
They don't make music at all anymore!!!!
ABSOLUTE FACTS 😊
Never get tired of these oldies.
Listening to the beginning and the base, surely reminds me of my youngest brother, who taught himself to play a base guitar, as our father was also a self taught musician for years. Along with another brother who also passed aftewards at age 58..What a great musician he was. Missing him daily. RIP my brother Gustavo Parra..who passed at a young age of 52 of a heart condition.. gone too soon but never forgotten. How I miss you...you can play your music again for us in heaven one day...Love you my dearest brother. 🙏😪..Rock music was his love.
Flashback to 1980. I was a senior in college and had been working in nightclubs as a DJ for about a year. Some of my underclassmen friends invited me to go see Nick Lowe at a medium sized club in San Francisco. I said I really didn't want to go to a club on my night off but they persuaded me to go. It's GA, people walking around, dancing, etc. Maybe 500 people. Midway through the set, Nick starts to introduce the band. He gets to the keyboardist and the name doesn't click right away. Thanks Heinekin. Anyway, then he says we'd like to play a #1 hit our friend had in 1974. The bass line starts and I LOSE MY MIND!!!! I had always loved this song and bought the album when I was 15. I couldn't thank my friends enough for making sure I went out with them that night. I'll never forget it.
Paul Carrack should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this needs to be corrected immediately while he is still with us....
As do several others. He anchored other great bands besides Ace.
Ace was so awesome.
K mart days homie
Too true great singer and music Love all his songs yeah
That's where he's from. Well.
Absolutely!!!!!
A timeless classic. Sort of song that will never age.
If this track doesn’t make you feel good you must be dead already. An iconic 70’s classic with a good remix of the highest order . . . maybe they should re-release this track with this superb mix. Hello from us all here in Scotland in August 2020.
This gem will never get old
Very few 70's tunes ever do!!!
You're so right! I wrote a tribute to 1974...on this page that you might enjoy. Stay safe and well 💕🎵
...because, it's a CLASSIC!💃❤
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@@schell1750 AMEN to THAT!💕
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Lena-Maria G Louis-Charles ABSOLUTELY
The 70s music is still the greatest
Can't beat the 70s production sound.
I TOTALLY agree with you on that kay👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
It still Rocks Kay! 👍🏻
Indeed. . .😊
The 60' and 70's are both excellent !!! I came through both, the 70's feeds off the 60''s. But to me, it starts going down hill fast !! The Allman Brothers Band did come back in the 90's with some really good stuff featuring Derrick Trucks, Bitch Trucks son (one of the greatest guitar players in the world !!! However, 70's are the best !!!!
Where's music like. This today. Doesnt exist.
Love this longer version of this amazing song!! Earphones in, absolute heaven :)
Totally agree! Headphones is as I type lol, badass cool tune
yeah the parts where they're just jamming out are awesome.
I LOVE THOSE BEAUTIFUL 70'S WHEN I WAS AN UNWORRIED TEENAGER... GREETINGS FROM GUADALAJARA, JALISCO. MÉXICO 🇲🇽
I agree, a little different from me, I was the United States Marine Corps, headed to Okinawa, for 13 months. Still no worries, all I had to do was take care of myself and the Marines in my Squad. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
greetings from Brazil!!! good music makes the world a better place
My Gentle Pitt Bull greetings from Brazil!!
Greetings from Sydney Australia. I was a teenager then too. Still feel like one inside.
I am still 15 in my head. Greetings from Scotland.
I remember in high school during study hall, our teacher would have a small radio on the ledge of the rear window of the class room. The volume was so low you had to be real quiet to hear the music. This song was playing. Good trick, great tune.
Ahhh yes .. my junior year .. cruising in my 1967 mustang convertible .. bitchin' cuz my Pop wouldn't let me buy a new 1973 Mach I .. lol .. what a spoiled boy I was .. then this tune seemed to stamp a brand on me that spring of '74 .. smh .. 😉
Another real treat was when the bus driver would turn up the radio screeching loud on the ride home from school.
One thing very special - each instrument has a clear distinction of sound - no one over powers the other - the voices wonderful !- all mixed together with perfection !! A favorite for sure ! Thank you all ACE , and bless you !
Love this song never get tired of listening to it...brings back fond memories..from the late 70s.
It's the first day of spring 2020 and I'm still listening to one of the best songs from the 1970s.
Man how life flies by. ..13 yrs old when this came out. I wish there was a "do life over" button I could press. So many things I would change about my future and I would definitely have cherished this time in my life more and not taken it for granted
Ronda E I was born in ‘63 and I could not agree more
Your so right.. i was born 1965 ❤😎👍
1962 I feel you my Sista
The do life over button id be rich made mistakes that cost me but you live and learn and as you age let your wisdom guide you
Im with you ,On this One.
64 years now,thank you.
I love this song. They don't make em like this anymore. A masterpiece ❤
Omg this song was on the radio constantly back in the 70s😊😀
YES! seems like it it was on so much...what a song.
Loved this song forever. The harmony is unreal.
Cold chills,,, I love this music.. and oh the memories,, I am 73 and this is one of the best.
I was a cadet on a cargo ship transiting from Europe to the Far East ,going round Africa because of the closure of the Suez Canal and the trip took almost a month and these songs were what kept my sanity!!!
I listened to this song as a teenager, I listened to it today again and Suez Canal is closed now to a cargo ship.
@@robertramirez2168
Ha Ha I heard of that big container ship blocking the canal. In 1972 it was because of the Arab/Israel war!
I’ll bet brother!!! Thanks so much for your service!! Love ya brother. Land of the Free
Another oldschool hit with a R&b appeal back in the day.
Motown is the Best !!! Love that music.
Dude I'm 79 yrs. young plus I'm a R&B Trumpet player. One of the Best,if not the Best song I've ever heard. Sing it bro! The bass run is unparalled. Happy Holidays! God Bless you My man. You're still unparalled also. Peace Put ✌️🙏👑👍
70's and 80' had the BEST music! ❤️🎶🎼🎵❤️
The 70's was a time where life was much more care free and songs like this (and many others) were
created. An outstanding era. Now in 2020, in isolation and living in a not so care
free world. Listening to tunes of yesteryear like this makes this upside down
world look a little upright and sane. God Bless!!
Love the Steely Dan advert on the club wall behind them .
Hard to believe this song's a few yrs shy of 50 yrs. Love it!!!
I love this song
This extended version couldn't get any better, oh what great memories of this song, hands down once again to you DJDiscoCatV2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Background singers are as smooth as hell. Love this song.
Who's here that remembers this lovely jingle??🥰🤣🤩😍
Me!!! Love this song ❣️😍
I am 63 and still hang on to best there ever was.rockin it in 2021 brother
Paul Carrack sounds great. Great song!
I listen to these oldies constantly. Brings me back to good times.
Absolutely!
Takes me right back to that fabulous year for me: 1974.
Timeless. This defines this generation of music. Great melodies, voicing and arranging.
This version is at a whole another level. Smoking!
I was a senior in high school, loved this song! Such great memories!
Tony O sa
This is the LP version from their Album.
Hope you’re not talking about cigarettes...I’ll smoke with you! 😉
I need more blackberry brandy to get rid of my cough. 4:45 am. Can someone deliver? 😂
Essa maravilhosa canção me joga de volta aos anos 70, uma década mágica, não sei se sinto saudades desse tempo ou de quem eu era nesses anos distantes... E bota saudade nisso, as paixões adolescentes, os sonhos e os beijos roubados, promessas de amores que nem chegaram a ser, mas que valeram cada instante em que aconteceram... Boas canções nos fazem viajar...
Verdade!💞
One of the most purrfect bass lines in musical History!
I always 💘 this song 😃😍😚😁💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
Legendary Masterpiece
My favorite song of the seventies. Every time I hear those opening chords I get chills. And Paul Carrack’s blue-eyed soul voice.elevates everything it touches - also “Tempted”with Squeeze.
Was this Paul’s version before or after he was with Mike and the Mechanics…🇨🇦
I love this song. I never get tired of hearing it. I was traveling by car from Miami, FL to Boston on vacation when this song was on the charts!!
As a black man, I loved this song since 1973. It still sounds superb, even more so while it is longer than the radio version. It is my favorite.
Being from Miami, Florida born, and raised this gem was one of my all time favorites to this day. Glad Miami played a role in you listening to this great tune. Paul Carrack was, and still is a great singer.
The most brilliant perfect song ever. Nostalgia to the power of ten. Utter unique genius. Thank you Paul and gang.
What a intro what a well crafted song. Seen them in concert many, absolutely amazing
It's a timeless tune, I could never tire of listening to it 🎶
Yes, its such an amazing groove! No matter where ir when. Started with me when I was 17 and I will always feel this way. Its supreme! 6/21
Nothing but good vibes, great times with great memories. RIP Paul Carrack, your music will always live in our hearts.
He’s still very much alive dude, 72 this year.
@@scrapyardwarriorvlogging I guess I was mistaken and assumed that he was. My apologies sir and to the rest of the fans.
I remember loving this song before my first heartbreak as a teen. Then hearing it right after my first heartbreak and thinking Damn! They got the emotions prefectly. I'll always love this song.
Seen a recent performance of Paul Carrack singing this- still sounds amazing! One of the most underrated singers ever.
Such Iconic Groups and Superb Talent seem to flow to our ears from the Magic of U.K. Legendary Musical Genius!
Memories of summer trips to California with my cousin. This song would be on the radio. In the mid 70s. Take me back to the 70s a great time in my life
Heard it on my earphones and felt like flying through the clouds.
I'm listening on Skullcandy headphones now!
Perfectly spoken!
Flying on cruise control just sailing thought the clouds
I was a kid when this song came out, but I listened to it religiously every time I heard it. It is perfect in many ways.
what a rift just laid back CLASS
That bass rift has not been matched since Phil Lynotts dancing in the moonlight as well,
This song 🎵 will never die, just love it ❤❤❤
A song is a great song no matter what. Its for everyone to enjoy. Music is what makes the world go around.
Ever been cheated on, this one def is the gut-punch in all the feels. Dropping the band out for the bass line was intentional to remind ya, your heart is still beating.
David Angell , I believe I had read that the song was about one of the band members playing with another group?
How long? 2 long.
The song is about one of the band members leaving the group. You said you never intended to break up our scene this way.
Instrumental storytelling is my favorite, thank you for pointing that out. We shouldn’t forget that music really is art
Yep... cheated on to many times to count...
Listening 3-26-20 times has flew by I can't even believe it ,I was like 7or 8 when this was playing on the radio still remember like it was yesterday,now I'm soon to be 53 and wondering where time has went ,it would so great to jump in a time machine and do it all again with a few changes ,God bless you all
I'm so blessed to have be alive to enjoy these classics 1974 I was 9 years old 🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠
They don’t make music like this anymore. Someone needs to have the gen Z listen to this 🎵 and do a reaction video. Those kids would be blown away at the talent from the 1970s❤️🇺🇸
You are soooo soooo right !! My daughter laughs when I sing with a spoon and dance 😊
I love this I play it over and over he does have a great voice and a great background singers thanks and keep singing
A classical and timeless song that stood the test of time....nothing out there like this in 2020.
Selling underground newspapers on the Riverwalk in San Antonio and this was blasting out on a bar jukebox. Good times
This music stays in my mind all the time. Very nurturing for the heart.
Enjoy the bass one of the greatest hits from the 70s Luv it!! 👌
This is a truly song! A great song performed by a great Band.