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They were all about peace back in the 60s and 70s. Don't let anyone tell you different
Surely there are racial problems today, but some artists tried to pull us together back in the day.
The 70's to me, were all about, peace, harmony, love, and equality....they really believed the world should only be once race *(HUMAN)* ❣❣❣
Black and White are not colors,they are shades but they are found in every color in the world and are meant to make our world more colorful...Not divisive...Don't listen to the dividers..Just be good people..period...I miss the 70s..
The media is largely the reason why there's so much racial tension divide and distrust that is dividing people especially in the USA. Same with social media platforms like twitter and facebook. Back then we didn't have that crap and the media bs..we played outside black white mulatto asian or hispanic didn't matter what skin colour or background you were. We were just kids playing hockey baseball football building forts climbing trees having a great time. And we were outside until the street light turned out which was a clear message you better be home.
Three Dog Night has been my favorite group for years...Their music had a real message
Lots of the 60's was about civil rights, and protesting the war, women's rights. It was a very active period of protests and riots.
Three Dog Night is a great band, with 3 great vocalists. "Joy to the World," "Shamballa," "Mama Told Me Not To Come," "Never Been To Spain," and "One." This particular song, "Black and White," is more for kids and sing-alongs ... it's got that kind of vibe. A folk anthem? If that's a term. Cool songs in this "togetherness" vein by other bands at the time include "I'd Love To Change The World" by Ten Years After, "Get Together" by the Youngbloods, "I Just Want To Celebrate" by Rare Earth, and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by the Hollies. A few years later, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War. Speaking of war, if you haven't heard "War" by Edwin Starr, it's excellent, and it's part of the anti-war sentiment of the era.
Shambala wS great!
This song has a great message, I wish people would try to live more like it
Love was a major theme back the. We need more of it now
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I love you brother
Your message of unity, like the song's message of unity, is very cool. Unity should be an obvious thing, but the times we're all in right now seem more about division. Let's hope division will soon be looked back on as a moronic social contagion. Anyway, the song 'Black and White' was written in 1954 and recorded by Pete Seeger in '56. It's hard to believe now, but when Three Dog Night released this version in '72 reggae was not really a familiar sound on mainstream radio, with the notable exceptions of Johnny Nash's 'I Can See Clearly Now' from the same year, and Desmond Dekker's 'Israelites' from '69. That would soon change...
As a child growing up in the 70's, YES there was a spirit in the air of "togetherness" overall. No doubt. Yes, there was still some racism, violence etc. back then too of course. But the 70's was really cool, most kids didn't see "color" as a big deal...and in my diverse blue collar neighborhood not far from Chicago, it was pretty chill for the most part. We all got along, and also looked out for each other.
Dupage county? I guessing wheaton.
Three Dog Night were an excellent band. I saw them live three times back in the 70's. Yes, the music and the vibe was much different back then. It was more about being creative and inspiring musicically and promoting unity not separation.
Cheers 🇨🇦
Amen
UNITY!!! all I care about is if someone is a good person.. if so, I love them...
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From 1972 ! my parents , grandparents , older siblings taught me not to be racist and have hope it would get better in my lifetime - I don't think it has . I am 62
Shout out to your family your installing character into you so young!
I’m Cajun. My heritage is Arcadians, originating from Canada (Canadian-French). My Great-Grandparents were part of the Canada’s movement to rid “poverty”. All poverished people were exiled from Canada and sent to (what will become Louisiana) swamp-lands to die.
I understand french is still spoken in many parts of Louisiana. Quebec is primarily french speaking but it is not the same french as cajun french I imagine.
Sure some music was about love getting along etc.back in the late 60s early 70s. It was the Hippie era.,
I remember we sang this song at school when it came out
All star vocalists and musicians doing songs written by the best song writers. My 18 year old son has been listening to Three Dog Night non-stop because his father has been playing them non-stop all week.
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😂 Been playing them for my 3 yo granddaughter this week! ❤ Never to young to soak in the classics!
They have a lot of great songs….. joy to the world, never been to Spain , etc
Eli's Comin'....my favorite!
Mama Told Me Not To Come,One,Joy To The World, Old Fashion Love Song and Easy To Be Hard are some of their hit songs. I had their Bisquits album back in the mid 70's.
💯 agree, and I would also throw Road to Shambala on the list. The singing on that is just mind-blowing. But then again it always is with them, laugh.
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Saw them live...amazing concerts.
Beautiful song
GOT TOO WATCH MAMA TOLD ME NOT COME !! 😂 ONLY LIVE FROM THREE DOG NIGHT
I was a little kid in 1972, in elementary school. I remember this song. We sang it at an assembly at school one day. I grew up in a Mexican neighborhood (my school had no Black kids and maybe 3 white kids) and it wasn't until college that I met a Black person for the first time. This song often played in the back of my head and I was so excited to meet a Black person when it happened. We became best friends.
Racial equality was a big deal in the 70s. The Civil Rights movement was only a few years before. There was a lot of hope that race relations might be good in the near future. TV series were often revolved around it. Some did a good job dealing with the issue like "All In The Family", "The Jeffersons", "Good Times", "Benson", "Welcome Back Kotter", and some tried but didn't quite do it so well like "Different Strokes". Back then, nobody could imagine that it would still be an issue today. We were supposed to be very advanced and have colonies on the Moon and Mars by now!
Or flying cars like Back to the future!
I was coming to say the same thing. But:
I lived in Florida Of course we sang the song. But on the other hand, my school was still 95% white. The very few black kids were bussed in from so far across the county, they got up EARLY EARLY to ride that bus. They’d fall asleep in class. Some teachers would either get mad at them and way them up saying they were lazy. or let them sleep but say negative things about them not going to bed as early as they should. Their parents not taking care of them. Either way, we learned to think negatively about those few kids in our school systems reluctant attempt at 🎉
Only as an adult did I understand their busses were probably picking them up 2 hours before school started. Those of us living close enough to school to walk were still asleep when they were already up & and dressed and all.
They didn’t get home as soon either, obviously.
I was well grown before I appreciated the school system was not teaching the same lessons my parents and some teachers were trying to teach. The lessons werent overt. But it was years of indirect messaging.
They were a 7 piece band, which included 3 lead singers. Each took turns on lead depending on the song. Saw 3 Dog Night in Nov. Only original singer is Dan Hutton (he is one taking lead on this song ). Cory Wells ( one with beard) passed away 2015. Chuck Negron officially left the group in 1985.
They are an awesome band. Also, because where I live, I have a lot of three dog nights lol.
Younger people back then had a lot of hope that we were going to get rid of racism and all get along. While we made a lot of progress, we seem to have backslide but I hope we get there. Music can cause changes that might take longer otherwise. We need more songs like this.
Three Dog Night had a big hand in introducing artists who weren't yet well known to the American public. For example, they covered Harry Nilsson's 'One' in '68 and Elton John's 'Lady Samantha' in '69. They wrote original material, but it was often overshadowed by their generally great covers...
That's funny, because even though I am adopted, I have figured out that my bloodline is about 75% Irish. Who knows when they came over though, that information is lost to history.
Lots of really interesting information there about the mix of specific cultures and everything. And yeah, Italians Jews Japanese Chinese, you name it. It's always about Us as a group versus the Other as a group. Pink Floyd describe this wonderfully in their song "Us and Them" from their iconic Dark Side of the Moon album.
I see where somewhere below somebody listed off a string of their greatest hits, or some of them anyway. I would say that all of their hits were just so fantastic. And these guys could flat-out sing. The more you listen to them, the more you see all the different ways in which they really incorporate that in such moving ways. I love all of their hits, but for some reason their song "One" not only gets to me emotionally, but I just love the singing on it so much.
I don't think I've heard that Pink Floyd song. May be a new reaction soon 🤜🤛. Thanks Steve!
Love this song
I agree with what you are saying about the division today. There’s no reason for lack of unity except for manipulation of media. I loved this song as a kid. It’s sad that we can’t share the good music, food, styles, jobs, attention, resources friendship, etc…without backlash from some people. You are making a lot is sense.
Love these guys, so many good songs and 3 lead singers, Check out "One" "Shambala" "Mama Told me Not to Come" and many more.
Check out Mama Told Me Not To Come, Joy To The World, Old Fashion Love Song, Celebrity Ball, High Wire. That's a start!✌️
IT WAS OUR HIPPIE MOVEMENT OF THE LATE 60's EARLY 70's TO TRY AND UNIFY MANKIND. TEACH EVERYONE THAT WE'RE ALL THE SAME , TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER IN PEACE. OUR CHILDREN WERE TO BE OUR NEXT TEACHERS TO CARRY THIS LESSON FORWARD. SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PARENTS DROPPED THE BALL ON THAT ONE .
It was a time of swamis, gurus, yoga, age of Aquarius, a time for looking to find yourself , and not take things too serious, exploration, and mind expanding Allterior dimensions. people today are just too damn uptight.
The original song was written several years earlier when the Supreme Court struck down segregation in schools. However, the song, reworded a little became popular with Three Dog Night. They were great vocalists and were just as good live. I saw them twice in the 70s.
I grew up in the 70s we were not color blind but we did not care we were all people it hurts my heart today with all the division going on call me an old hippie but I was taught to love people
GOT TO WATCH THESE GUY'S LIVE
All I can tell you is that it was a great time to be young. WE felt like we were all in it together.
Please look up the story behind this song the song is based on Brown -v- Board of Education. It's longer than this originally. School segregation was over and a school teacher wrote it.
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Yes they did have a message. They we’re a very big deal in their day for good reason. It’s sad to think that the diversity that came from the Civil Rights Movement of the 50’s and 60’s and was propelled by groups like Three Dog Night and others has not produced “enough” change relative to the efforts of so many. Keep it going brother, you’re leaning in just fine. 👈😉
Is the issue that it didn't produce enough change, or that a political party exploits division by pretending nothing has changed or has gotten worse to make sure they continue to stay in power? I know the answer and left that party for the first time in my life about 8 years ago when I recognized what they were doing.
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@@shyman99 Well said. What I miss is the artists of the late 60’s well into the 70’s such as Dylan, Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and others, expressing through their music a relationship to the truths of the day. It made it easy for an impressionable kid like me to quickly understand the wider world around me. That, and that alone, is what makes that Era so meaningful. It took me some time however to realize that with each passing generation, what’s old becomes new again, and this unnecessary struggle continues for the very reasons you mentioned. Regards, to you and yours.
Mick is the word.
Love your comments. Back in the day Black people and White people like each other's music. God bless you and be safe!
Much love 🤜🤛
Yes we did.
Try some Pentatonix (PTX). Imagine, The Prayer, Making Christmas, Sound of Silence
Three Dog Night/One stereo studio version
You mean includin. Cool
True. There more songs about love and unity back then. Not diversity. Not emphasizing differences.
One of the first racially integrated bands. The drummer is Floyd Sneed who is African American.
Another group that was racially integrated was War.
You should have picked a lyric video for the stereo version. Many TV stations did not start broadcasting in stereo until the late 70's to early 80's!
Could you react to “ Celebrate “ by them??
As someone who was a teen back then, the country was kinda effed up.
The Vietnam War was still a problem for young men, racial tensions were pretty high.
There were confrontations going on in cities big and small. It wasn't pretty, believe me.
This song is like a nursery rhyme for adults. Simple words with a very clear message. The only thing it needs is MORE COWBELL!!!
*enter Christopher Walken* lol
C'mon man. The cowbell thing has been so overused few people find it humorous any longer.
Jesus said let the children come to me
If this doesn't make you understand so sorry you're lost
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This song came out as we were moving away from racism, and into a new generation of healing, only to go completely backwards with the delusional ideologies out there today….. such a shame…. My favorite line in the song.” the ink is black the page is white together we learn to read and write.”
Totally agree! Best line in the song!
Satan's blinding the eyes of the unbelievers
Don't listen to a lot of that rap the devil just wants to divide
Great song huh? They had a message they were trying to get out. Not everyone was paying attention though
This song is a celebration specifically of desegregation. There were several post civil rights songs that touched on these themes. It reminds me that back at that time there was a lot of hope for the future. Things are a lot different in 2023 then back at that time, but I think we expected it to be `over with` so to speak. We expected that by 2023, race wouldn't be an issue anymore. Sadly, it still is.
🇨🇦 How surprised are you that there might just have been more tolerance and less Racism in the 70's ??
Crazy how that changed.
I grew up with this band. We were heading in the right direction. Today it's all about division and taboo. Very disappointing.
The 70's were better.