Thursday, April 24, 2008

Where Were You in '72, Part 3 The O'jays-Back Stabbers




72 was a great year to get on the "Soul Train" and this hit was another big favorite of mine--turns out it was the first million-seller for these gentlemen from Akron, Ohio. "Back Stabbers" made it up to Number #3 on the Billboard Chart.
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  1. Iri AniApril 24, 2008 at 10:25 PM

    Oh gosh I recognise this song now I hear it (had no idea from the title). Its funny seeing the video after all these years. One of my online friends lives in Akron.

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  2. Frank BrennanApril 24, 2008 at 10:34 PM

    The O'Jays put out some great record throughout the 70s. The lyrics of this song are pretty harsh but sometimes true...another great one they did along these lines was "money."

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  3. Frank BrennanApril 24, 2008 at 10:35 PM

    oh, and I was in the 7th grade when this came out...in Pacifica, which is up the peninsula from S.J.

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  4. Regina FrankApril 24, 2008 at 11:07 PM

    I was in the 3rd Grade--but I remember this show--love this song! these vids are awesome, keep em comin! XOX, Gina

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  5. crabby manApril 25, 2008 at 1:46 PM

    So far I am the youngest I was in second grade. I remember Soooooullll Traaaaaain! I used to watch it on Saturday afternoons

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  6. Aaran AardvarkApril 25, 2008 at 4:15 PM

    I was working as a kitchen porter at a holiday camp in Bognor Regis, Sussex and generally misbehaving with an ever changing population of female 'campers' , I think the camp band did a cover of this tune along with 'Knock Three Times on the Ceiling if You Want me (twice on the pipes if the answer is 'no')

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  7. Ian EvansApril 25, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    "Twice on the Pipe, If the answer is No!"

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  8. Ian EvansApril 25, 2008 at 5:03 PM

    This song is brilliant - I think my fave OJays song. I also have am excellent version merged with Britney's Hit Me One More Time.

    "What they do!"

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  9. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:02 PM

    It's getting to be a real global village.

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  10. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:03 PM

    And I was in San Jose, going to Castro Junior High School (Named for an Elvira Castro, not Fidel.)

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  11. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:05 PM

    That's when I watched it--it came on around noon where I was, after the more tame "American Bandstand" with Dick Clark. I remember that 'Soul Train" host, Don Corneilus, had the Mother of All Afros.

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  12. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    Just doing what you could to keep the guests happy...I like your dedication.

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  13. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Never heard that one--for me this is my favorite as well. "Living for the Weekend", a single which came out about four years later, is pretty great too.

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  14. Aaran AardvarkApril 25, 2008 at 8:16 PM

    Precisely Doug, this sense of civic duty and dedicated altruism is what is missing in the world today...damned shame I say

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  15. doug noakesApril 25, 2008 at 8:21 PM

    LOL!

    Yes, the young people of today...don't even get me started.

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