Any one remember The Association?

[LiveNudePolitics]

Any one remember The Association? I'm curious if the hep kids were laughing their butts off to the older fans liking the tune but not getting the lyrics. I am dying to get the scoop!

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[muntrv]

1. I like the tune "Never My Love."

[Mojorabbit]

19. As soon as I saw the title of the thread

Never my Love started playing in my head and it is stuck there.

[TahitiNut]

2. It was good music to get high to.

... and then there was the Moody Blues and Three Dog Night, so .... whatever.

[Chipper Chat]

3. The "parents" did like the group - especially "Windy"

Parents were alarmed at Woodstock and singers like Janis Joplin. And those clothes and VW busses! And of course ....pot, LSD, and smack. The softer tones of The Association, The Carpenters, and the Up With People movement were welcomed by the 35-65 generation.

[ailsagirl]

4. I remember them-- they were a pretty lightweight group except

for their HUGE hit, "Cherish." (Which no one even remembers anymore)

I was listening to other music at the time (Dylan, Kinks, The Who, etc.) so I'm not sure how to answer your post.

[Scuba]

15. I remember "Cherish". My son was conceived to "Cherish"....

... as were lots of other kids, I bet.

[ailsagirl]

21. Probably!!

[JDPriestly]

28. I remember Cherish -- beautiful.

[DeeDeeNY]

32. A few years after Cherish was popular,

My sister received a sort of love letter from her boyfriend which contained word-for-word lines from Cherish. She didn't realize it right away, but I kept saying why does this sound so familiar?? I finally figured it out, but by then it was too late to convince her he was a phony and she ended up marrying him. The marriage didn't last too long.

[klook]

33. He should've used "I Wanna Be Your Man"

by the Beatles, just so there was no question about his intent:

I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man
Love you like no other baby
Like no other can
Love you like no other baby
Like no other can

I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man
I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man

Tell me that you love me baby
Let me understand
Tell me that you love me baby
I wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man

I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man
I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man

I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man
I wanna be your lover baby
I wanna be your man
Love you like no other baby
Like no other can
Love you like no other baby
Like no other can

I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man
I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man
I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man

[brentspeak]

5. One of the more commercially successful "sunshine pop" groups

And like most of groups within that genre, The Association was comprised of crack musicians, many of them classically trained.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. I like Requiem for the Masses.

I think I might still have this album somewhere - it came out in about 1967. The song is a lot heavier than their usual stuff - it was a Vietnam protest song. You can also tell these guys had classical training.

[LiveNudePolitics]

9. Neat

vocals, reminds me of the Gregorian chants.

[LiveNudePolitics]

7. I know my Mom

got a big kick when she was current with the music when I was a teen, but she was always asking if it was satanic. I was a metalhead....memories!

[zeemike]

8. Haven't thought about them in years.

But it brings back a lot of good memories.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Loved the group. Windy was my favorite. It was great listening to that song with the

top down going through the national park way back when. To be young again and keep what I know now. LOL. They were great days but honestly these day are better.

[byronius]

11. Uh, they were f**king amazing.

I don't think it was crafted sunshine pop. I think it was them. What they sounded like. Great songwriting. Incredible vocal arrangements.

Love them. Thanks for this post.

[Stargleamer]

12. Who could forget "Windy"? n/t

[kayakjohnny]

13. He had a certain Zappa vibe while saying all that!

[EC]

14. Yeah,

"Cherish" was the theme to my senior prom.

[mysuzuki2]

16. I saw them play at several of the Chicago area teen clubs in the 60s.

At least I think I did; sometimes it's hard to remember the 60s clearly. I thought they were insipid.

[GP6971]

17. Hear them often

On satellite radio. Sirius channel 6 for 60s

[On the Road]

18. In 1969, Top 40 Station WSAI in Cincinnati Did a List of the 500 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time

#2 was Windy and #1 was Cherish.

Not a typical list. Maybe some payola was involved -- Who knows? But it's kind of amazing for a group many people today have never heard of.

Personally, I like vocal harmony and The Association was very good at it. One of their more uplifting songs that doesn't receive as much attention is:

[1monster]

20. Though not many people remember, they did a terrific anti-war song: Requiem for the Masses

The Association were the best harmonizing group in an era of really wonderful groups.

My all time favorite of theres was Everything That Touches You...

[L0oniX]

22. Devil music!

[MarianJack]

23. They were my favorite group for a couple of years.

My mother had NO idea of the meaning of many of their lyrics.

PEACE!

[Angry Dragon]

24. yes

[JDPriestly]

25. One of my favorite groups! Can't answer your question. I never thought about it.

[rdmtimp]

26. They also kicked off the 1967 Monterrey International Pop Festival

... check out this live version from the festival.

[lib2DaBone]

34. great video..especially the "live" version....

I didn't know they were at Monterey?....

[FailureToCommunicate]

27. My jr high school (1st love) sweetheart finally went out with me...and we listened to this and

others by that great pop group. Their music was so much better than it sounded on the crappy little radios of the time!

Aaaah, love.

Thanks for bringing back some memories!

[YOHABLO]

29. Yes, saw them back in the 60s and thought they were great

[LiveNudePolitics]

30. My partner and I love

to jam to Woodstock era music, and we were just floored by how smooth, polished and Professional this band was! I just got to wondering, this sounds like it would appeal to adults of the time, did they get the subversive messages? Really tickled me! Glad so many folks enjoyed the video, and YouTube always leads to more songs that you want to hear....

[tclambert]

31. Cherish.

[William769]

35. Thank you for posting in the VIDEO & Multimedia Forum

I would like to direct you to the Statement of purpose of this Forum http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1017 in the future, video's like this could you please post in the DU lounge http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1018

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William769
A Video & Multimedia Host

[LiveNudePolitics]

40. Statement of purpose

Statement of purpose, I think I understand you....fun stuff in the DU Lounge. Check.

[William769]

41. And I forgot to mention

Welcome to DU!

[LiveNudePolitics]

42. Thank you!

For your help, the welcome, and all your hard work!

[bayareaboy]

36. First saw them at San Jose ...

They were the lead group to the Mamas and Papas. Both were great, but they weren't the Bo Brumbles or even the Sopwith Camel.

[mlevans]

37. You know they reformed with several of the original members?

And they're still touring, with show dates into next year.

The Association Show Dates

[cpwm17]

38. 'Windy' may be the first song that I remember hearing

I was exposed to very little contemporary music in the 60's. But I remember 'Windy' since we had a family friend named Wendie. I remember thinking about this double meaning.

[valerief]

39. I remember them and their Mary Jane song. And Cherish, too. nt