The Ohio Express - Beg, Borrow and Steal
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2013
- Ohio Express and the 1910 Fruitgum Co. were two of the leading late-'60s bubblegum rock groups. Under the aegis of producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, both of these rather anonymous bands surfaced repeatedly on the late-'60s pop charts for Buddah Records, spearheading the bubblegum rock craze. With Joey Levine taking the vocals on their early hits, The Ohio Express roared up in 1968 with "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy," a pair of million-sellers. Future 10CC leader Graham Gouldman fronted the Express on their final chart bow in 1969, "Sausalito (Is the Place to Go)."
At the same time, another Kasenetz-Katz discovery, New Jersey's 1910 Fruitgum Co., was bubbling over with the obnoxiously catchy "Simon Says," "1, 2, 3, Red Light," and "Indian Giver," another gold record triumvirate. Like their labelmates, their mercurial chart run was history before 1969 was over. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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I went to high school with these guys and we all were very proud of their music. They were all great guys!!
While this song was released, under the names The Rare Breed and The Ohio Express, this one song wasn't recorded by either group. We were The Conquests when we recorded it. All subsequent songs were recorded by others. A little known fact. We recorded the song again on CZcams several years ago. :)
What a great song! Bands like Ohio Express are what made 60's music. Sadly, we did not know how good we had it.
As the original guys who recorded the record, we appreciate seeing the song posted again. Also, thank you all for your kind comments on the CZcams recording we made several years ago.
The Ohio Express was terribly underrated by my generation in the 1960s. The band's music is great but at that time there was a heck of a lot of competition. It was a wonderful decade.
OUR WHOLE SCHOOL WAS HOPING AND BOPPING TO THIS SONG IN OCTOBER 1967. TRUE ROCK AND ROLL. AN OUTSTANDING SONG.
Its funny, back then this kind of music was denegrated as "Bubble Gum Music." But now at 73 years old the innocence and purity shines through. Most of us guitar players were into Hendrix, Stones, Jeff Beck etc. Thats what was considered "cool" music back then. We called it "Progressive Rock" at the time. So much great music made back then in the horrifying war years and mass murder of blacks and protesters, when nobody went to prison for those crimes against my generation. We never would have dreamed that in this time we have a political party that wants a dictatorship and cling to anti-American values while calling themselves "patriots." Lets pray the USA doesn't become just another Putin style dictatorship, we are just inches away from that now....
I dedicated this number to a girlfriend I broke up with after a very toxic relationship I had with her some years ago.Great song and NOT exactly 'bubblegum'.
A great riff, as fans of 'Louie, Louie' already knew...terrific song!
Drummer doing a freaking drum Solo all the way through!
That's quite the experience you get when you hear the first few bars of a tune you haven't heard in decades.
Fantastic song. Great dance number. 1967 was the zenith of musical creativity.
I love this era of rock n roll.. You had psychedelic, bubblegum, Motown, folk music, and "garage rock." It wasn't unusual to hear a Frank Sinatra tune mixed in the radio play. That was AM radio in the 1960s. I'm glad I grew up then.
I went to high school with these guys and we were all so proud of them.
Wow i was9 years old when this song came out. Now im 64. Good music. I love classic rock.
MY CANIDATE FOR THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL SONG OF ALL TIME. FAN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.
This performance has genuineness and natural soul...well done OE.
Haven't heard this song for 40 yrs., heard it on Little Steven's Garage Bands, great stuff.
A great gold nugget from that era of music.
I enjoyed watching the couple dance near the end of the song.