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| bigbobbybubba (San Francisco, CA) | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 21:05 Love this song, always have. Brings back memories of Don Krirshner and late nights. Kudos! |
| brucelowrey | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 20:22 Bill, The current "alternative station" may not recognize Focus - "Hocus Pocus," but I do. Thanks for playing this classic! |
| RobertAtParadise | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 01:38 A worldwide underestimated band.. my complements to Radio Paradise who has confirmed their high level as a music station. |
| RoelantSiekman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 01:31 Delighted to hear this one! I guess the 'jodelling' kills the song for many people (given the low rating) but if you can get past this, it's a real piece of art of a band with one of the best guitarist in the world and a magnificent all round musician (Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer). I didn't quite get your comment on this one though, Bill. You said this wouldn't get much airplay? |
| palad1 (London UK. A froggie in exile.) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 01:29 Having a shitty day putting-out fires at work since 5am... This song makes my day worthwile. Thanks Bill, and props to all codemonkeys/ Firefighters! |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 18:03 mgoldman wrote: I used to have the same set up. Empire turntable right? Still have this album too! The Sony amp is dead now.... DaveInVA wrote:  Yes its an Empire 698 I bought new around '77. I bought the Sony 7055 new also back then. This is my "office" system. I still have the Empire 598 I had bought previous to this one also. |
| phlattop | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:07 A bit out there but likeable. And is that Popeye the sailor man having a seizure (the scat yodeling in the first 3 minutes)?  |
| h9xh9xh9x (in a chair) | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:07 Focus was tripping to Looney Toons while eating Captn Crunch, I dare say. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q> Freddy Mercury never sang/whistled like that :-) |
| alfredas | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:07 Used to hear this all the time when I was a kid. Great stuff! |
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:06 Why this crap of song and not any track from Kayak (another progressive Dutch band)? |
| JustineFromWyoming (Teetering on the edge of Avenue D) | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:05 We can all get on with our Saturday now that we've heard some Dutch yodeling. The seven year old has adequately rocked out and now the cat is howling in the hallway. Tonight is the local high school prom ... oh, to be able to sneak this song into that event's set list. I'd say it's a hit all around... |
| aelfheld | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:04 rodwenban wrote: <...> seriously profound lyrics.. Yo-de-do-yo-de-do-yo-de-do-aah-aah-aah is indicative of deep insight or understanding? |
| mgoldman (Wherever you Go, There You Are) | Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:03 I used to have the same set up. Empire turntable right? Still have this album too! The Sony amp is dead now.... DaveInVA wrote: |
| mgfitz (Maple Creek, Sk) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:37 That has got to be the worst bit of crap I've had the mispleasure of hearing in a very very very long time.... Hopefully it will be last!! |
| GeneP59 (On the edge of tomorrow looking back at yesterday.) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:31 Brings me back to my freak years.  |
| stalfnzo (Somewhere... out there) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:30 I haven't heard this in YEARS! High School Cranker! Thanks, Bill! |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:29 |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:28 Reckoner978 wrote: This could easily be the best written piece of rock music ever! Or not. I rocked out to this when I was 14 just like the next guy, but I really don't think this falls under the "timeless classic" category. |
| foothillfreak (Salt Lake City) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:28 Growing up in Cincinnati I heard this one all the time on WEBN. I believe they often used it for their fireworks show. anyway, don't live in Cincy anymore so it's been a while. Thx for the blast from the past.. |
| kh808 (HAWAII) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:28 yes high school and sex in the back seat! TURN IT UP! |
| Eveland (Middle of the Pacific) | Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:27 Two words. Crank it. |
| rodwenban (Central Coast NSW Australia) | Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 22:13 I saw them too, Sydney Australia must have been 1974 or '75 good stuff - built on a nice rythym and seriously profound lyrics.. |
| haretic (toward Abad, just south of Maitri) | Posted: Feb 10, 2012 - 22:13 A true blast from the past out of left field! OK, that was really great fun: now put it back on the shelf for at least another year.  |
| Burg (Wageningen) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:48 It was the first real life performance of a rock band I saw. In Arnhem, Netherlands, early seventees. Many smoking and fumbling hippies. So memories.., but still only a 7. |
| GrooVy (Planet Earth, Mainly...) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:45 Fun! I could easily hear this song 1 time per each of the dull conversations people may want to have with you in life! And since even i can make others dull conversations interesting, a few more times then that, couldn't hurt either! =) |
| Reckoner978 (Serbia) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:45 Stratocaster wrote: While I understand that this song is classic, and romeotuma's friends are probably dancing to it in his hotel room....I can't f***ing stand the yodelling!!!!! Hahah yes we all love romeotuma :) But I love the singing, the guy's crazy!! :) I mean.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFDW9b_ejfI |
| marmelock (Frankfurt, Germany, Home of the EAGLES!) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:44 Stratocaster wrote: While I understand that this song is classic, and romeotuma's friends are probably dancing to it in his hotel room....I can't f***ing stand the yodelling!!!!!  |
| Nadine (Germany) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:44 i don't know why, but i love this :o) |
| Reckoner978 (Serbia) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:43 This could easily be the best written piece of rock music ever! |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 02:43 While I understand that this song is classic, and romeotuma's friends are probably dancing to it in his hotel room....I can't f***ing stand the yodelling!!!!! |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:32 The first real-life rock album I purchased. Had to drive 25 miles to the record store in Clemson. Did I purchase Machine Head on that same trip? Maybe ... hard to remember that far back. |
| seven7 (Glass City Ohio) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:25 ok, ok....THAT’S ENOUGH!! |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:24 I dig hearing this once every 20 years. I love it, I laugh, and I'm now good until 2031. |
| seven7 (Glass City Ohio) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:24 ok, ok....THAT’S ENOUGH!! |
| mbolch30307 (Atlanta) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:23 My rating drops the longer the song goes on. Rockin' guitars spoiled by vocal vomiting. |
| Propayne (Richmond VA) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:23 Whistle solo! |
| Jahgal (Somewhere along the Rhine, über alles) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:22 TerryS wrote: This song is like everything on it pizza, deep crust, with extra anchovies, custard and whipped blackbird gizzards. Oh yes, indeedy. ROFL!!!! That is spot on! |
| SherryBerry (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:22 Love this! A real pick me up! |
| master_betty | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:21 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUBpfCHhwbw |
| Propayne (Richmond VA) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:20 Flute solo! |
| aelfheld | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 07:18 MUTE! |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:38 I must have grown up a little bit since July, when I hated this song. Maybe I've just learned how to lighten up and have fun. And this song is, for some reason, FUN for me today. Manic and so incredibly varied. It makes my brain riccochet around inside my skull. And "Sedated" is the perfect follow-up for this song... Where else but RadioParadise can one hear this set of music? I bow to the greatness.  |
| dalebryan (Central Florida) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:37 Not exactly what I want hear after a long hard Monday. Please mellow out a bit, guys.  |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:37 Sasha2001 wrote: This song encapsulates everything that was so wrong right about the Seventies. rofl! |
| Sasha2001 (I can see Zabars from my window) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:36 This song encapsulates everything that was so wrong right about the Seventies. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:35 Tough one to sing along with! |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:33 Any song that yodels is great! |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:32 Limpopoking wrote: memories of a beautifully misspent youth  That's just what I was trying to remember to say! |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 15:32 100!!! |
| Reckoner978 (Serbia) | Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 03:30 This is rated only 6.4!?? What's wrong with this world, this piece is EPIC; a 24-karat pure gem! I could listen to this on repeat for hours. Hey, btw my cellphone currently rings with this tune! :) |