Anthem - The Hello People from "Smothers Brother's Comedy Hour". February 23, 1969.

[Douglas Carpenter]

I remember watching this live on the Smothers Brother's Comedy Hour way back in 1969, I guess I would have been in the 8th grade at the time. Although I never heard the song again after that one time - for some reason the lyrics and the music continued inside my head for decades. I was so pleased and so surprised to actually find it on youtube - although I believe I might have first found it last year after someone posted it on DU2. Anyway a wonderful song and a bit of nostalgia

[meegbear]

1. Far out!

[immoderate]

2. I saw them perform at a benefit at the Fillmore east.

But the band that stole the show was Catmother and the All Night Newsboys.

Country Joe (solo) was the headliner. And Arther Brown of fiery headdress fame performed. Great show!

--imm

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. I remember the song and the lyric distinctly.

I just googled it and got 8 hits. Suggesting, I guess, that no one else recorded it. And that I must have seen the SB Show that nite... though I don't remember it.


http://floweringtoilet.blogspot.com/2007/05/hello-people.html

I'm the same age as you. It would appear.

[DefenseLawyer]

4. You would never see anything like that on prime time today.

War protesters? Oh no, we don't get political here on The Corporate Network. Now please enjoy our latest version of the Gong Show, now with all new washed up celebrity judges!

[Douglas Carpenter]

8. actually CBS cancelled the Smothers Brothers inspite of their high ratings because of their anti-war

and left-wing politics and that was, I believe late 1969

[DefenseLawyer]

11. Quite true

the difference is today nothing like that would ever make it on the air in the first place.

[Douglas Carpenter]

12. that is quite true also - at least at the mainstream major network level

[marble falls]

5. Great show, great band, great lyric - "I've got something to die for .....

what more can I do?
I've something to live for
What about you?

[fasttense]

6. I'm going to prison for what I believe.

I'm going to prison so I can be free.

[marble falls]

7. My very close second choice.

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. Sonny left the Hello People before this appearance, to fight his draft notice.

He lost the fight and did indeed go to prison.

[90-percent]

9. The hello People

Boy did these guys come and go. Completely off the radar of rock history. I know absolutely nothing about them, and I even saw them in the early 70's open for Flo and Eddie at the Bottom Line in NYC. I got to meet John Belushi pre-SNL at that show!

-90% Jimmy