At the 1975 Grammy Awards.
From the Completely Unrelated to Anything department, I bring you this fantastic clip from the 1975 Grammy Awards!
I don’t even know where to start with the awesomeness. Beyond the cast of characters onstage, how about those rainbow-colored heads awkwardly pushed in to announce the nominees? And O.N.J.’s name dropping down from the ceiling! We’ve gotten so used to everything being digitized that this almost feels like a high school production of Oklahoma.
I think I said, “What? Seriously?” about 15 times while watching this 4 1/2-minute clip. So great.
wow. just. wow.
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I was 18 in 1975!
Paul and John look stoned.
The Grammy awards was a joke and farce back then.
Eveyone was listing to Joni Mitchell or the Dead in 1975. NOT ONJ :)>
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That is fantastic!! I think award shows would be way more fun if they were still like that. Thanks for sharing this tidbit from the “completely unrelated to anything department”.
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I didn’t realize Paul Simon was a total load even as far back as 1975! I always thought that came later.
This is YouTube at its best…
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I loved it when paul told art- “i thought i told you to wait in the car.”
thanks for this! everyone looked so weird and wretched!
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Those heads! So funny. I enjoyed watching the clip…thanks.
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Very funny! Thanks for sharing!
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That is a hoot! I was only 3 yrs old then and that is an era I am glad I pretty much missed… :) Gimme the 80′s anyday!
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What robiewankenobie said. Sweet fancy Moses.
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Gold! I never realized Lennon was such a goofball! Loved it.
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Hahaha! Too funny!
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That was so great, thanks for sharing.
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oh – i can’t see these things at work – now i want to get home fast and check it out!
born in 1975 and i LOVE ONJ! ;)
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Wow! What a gem of a clip. And poor Art.
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Loved it! I love the 70s, how sad that John only had 5 more years after that. How many beautiful songs would he have written that we never got to hear?….
Great clip Anna
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too funny. brigthen up my day, thanks anna.
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Love it. I don’t think awkwardness like that can be replicated.
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midnight at the oasis and i honestly love you? that’s the best they could do up there? christ!
if i’m not mistaken, bolan’s zip gun came out that year. not his best, but better than any of that cheesy stuff up there!
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If the Grammy’s were still like that I would watch them every year. WITHOUT fail. Thank you for sharing that!
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totally unrelated. but, thinking about your love for tear drops…
have you seen this?
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Catherine, yes, I love Nina’s work! She’s one of my favorite bloggers, too. :)
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woooow is all I can say haha that’s classic.
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Ahahahahaha…what do they look like.
Love it. John Lennon sounds soo English..lol…and i’m english.
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Thank you for that clip, John only lived 5 years after that…I still can’t believe he’s gone :( Imagine, all the great music we are missing!
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