The Connells - '74-'75 (Official Audio)

Track from the 30th anniversary edition of The Connell's breakthrough album, "Ring".

The band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the LP with its first widely available vinyl reissue, and bonus-filled CD and Digital Deluxe Editions, all being released via Craft Recordings. The album includes the enduring Top Ten international hit “’74-’75,” plus such favorites as “Slackjawed” and “New Boy.”

The deluxe editions of the album have been newly remastered by Brent Lambert at Carrboro, NC’s The Kitchen, and include 21 bonus tracks, including rare B-sides and 12 previously unreleased demos. Rounding out the physical packages are new liner notes by the Raleigh-based journalist and author David Menconi, featuring new interviews with the band.

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[DerdSultan]

I was born in 1974 and this is my song if you read this comment i hope you all the best with this weird world of today.

[JohnCroasdale-mi]

This song, still sounds new now here in April 2025, as it was back in 1995. 🎉😊❤

[roydengomes]

The guitar. The medley. The voice.

They don't make such songs anymore.

Masterpiece, really!

[ΕλενημαριναΠρατσινακη]

Beautiful song it gives you hope the future is going everything good in your life....:) :) :) !!!!

[miloslavpokorny]

hi from Czech republic pals, so what I see this version is utter new here, very well known song even in our country

[hannahmabbott]

This song is amazing, my parents met in February 1974 and married in December of the same year!

[Blisken]

reminds me of the time when my life was simple and carefree

[mrconcept]

one of my favourite songs from the 90s.

[louisemorrison-iihp]

Love this reminds me of my dear MUMMY and step dad xxx my step dad took over when I was 12. My lil brother was 9 we got older brothers x completes me and my life

[shahqudohcohri]

[Verse 1]
Got no reason for coming to me
In the rain running down, there's no reason
And the same voice coming to me
Like it's all slowin' down and believe me

[Chorus]
I was the one who let you know
I was your sorry ever after '74-'75

[Verse 2]
It's not easy, nothing to say
'Cause it's already said, it's never easy
When I look on in your eyes then I find that I'll do fine
When I look on in your eyes then I'll do better

[Chorus]
I was the one who let you know
I was your sorry ever after '74-'75
Giving me more and I'll defy
'Cause you're really only after '74-'75

[Verse 3]
Got no reason for coming to me
In the rain running down, there's no reason
When I look on in your eyes then I find that I'll do fine
When I look on in your eyes then I'll do better

[Chorus]
I was the one who let you know
I was your sorry ever after '74-'75
Giving me more and I'll defy
'Cause you're really only after '74-'75
I was the one who let you know
I was your sorry ever after '74-'75
Giving me more and I'll defy
'Cause you're really only after '74-'75

[Outro]
'74-'75
'74-'75
'74-'75Taylor Swift
I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]
Taylor Swift
Seven (Clean Ver.)
Jung Kook (정국)

[medlaarbi]

This song is older than me, hipes me up every time 😊

[lucymadelengregg]

When you regrett your life and it takes you straight to nostalgic songs noone plays anymore, like life is some kind of distopea...

After a zombie apocalypse in 2038 they are still going to play songs from 2028..

And im playing this song, 74, 75.

Bitter sweet loss...

This is what I hear in this song.

I hear the past
I hear abuse
I hear the warmth of the summer evening sun.

I hear human suffering going on ... and on .. and on ..

[Leon-nnql]

I'm 51 yrs old, born in the 70's, and this song brings back memories of being young, fit, and stuff...! Great tune😂🤘✌️👊🙏🤪🤙

[ReneRamirez-dh]

My parents got married in 1974, she was 20 and he was 21.

They were married for 45 years until my mom passed away on October 2, 2019 at age 65, my dad celebrated their 50th Anniversary with us, and he is still grieving and still cries for her once in awhile, he was really down because she wasn't here to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. But we made him huge dinner and a cake and we came together to support him, as long as his children and grandkids are around he is happy.

I'm taking my moms death hard, haven't stopped grieving myself since I was a momma's boy and was close to my mom, me and my siblings grieve very differently, my way of grieving is to go jogging and running, walking for 5 hours late at night listening to music my mom loved, she absolutely loved this song and I hear this song in my hear pods, late at Night well jogging and walking... sometimes I look up in the sky, when no one is around at 1:30 PM, looking up at the stars well I jog...and talk to my mom in my head...she is probably saying
"Guero why are you up this late out there jogging it's dangerous come home." 😂

This song reminds me of my parent's love and how they had the time of their lives in the 1970's disco Era and had a love I've never seen...my Dad worked os very hard his entire life supporting us for decades, he went to work sick, hurt and tired, never missed a day, and mom also worked her ass off working and being a homemaker and cleaning after us....they sacrificed so much for us and we weren't easy to deal with in our teen years.

My dad is a old school Dad who was very disciplinary dad, who beat our asses when we got out of hand and punished us/Grounded us for days and never let us have access to TV, video games, nothing but food we had to take dinner to our bedrooms until we realize what we did wrong....above all he was an extraordinary father who came from old school father techniques...but a father who supported us and loved us and gave us what we wanted but in return had to clean yards, do chores, do our homework, made sure the neighborhood neighbors needed help with some cleaning for their yards and sent me to clean them, I used to clean elderly people windows and clean their yards..it was discipline, he to gave us what we wanted and rewarded us by doing chores and leaning yards and doing homework, with no questions asked.

my mom was such a hard worker, she cleaned, cooked, got us ready for school, payed all the bills, worked.

I called my mom Superwomen.

This song resonates with my Parents love story in a strange way because 1974 is the year my folks got married and 1975 was when my mom & Dad partied hard in the nightclub scenes back in the day and they both went to disco clubs and had the time of their lives before having children.

I was the first born child, I had two older siblings who passed away at birth one in 1975 and one in 1978. I was born in 1981, I saw my parents young, middle aged and elderly...watching your folks age is crazy experience...at one time they were vibrate healthy and agile and young, they would run round and walked around the neighborhoods, and were very active, My dad worked for the Tucson Water Department for 40 years from 1973 to 2014. and he was a top baseball player in his younger days up until he was 44 years old.
my mom was a interior decorator, and took care of other peoples kids and was a homemaker, she was able to work, take care of other peoples kids and take care of us, cook for us, clean after us, and get us ready for school...I don't know how she did it.

Watching my mom go from a healthy and happy joyous women and so full of life to a being very fragile and weak and sick unrecognizable women who was a shell of herself to eventually passing away was the most demoralizing and helpless feeling... letting her go was the worse for me...now I'm taking care of my elderly father and watching him get older and weaker and suffer from severe heart problems after suffering 3 heart attacks but still getting back on his feet and being stronger then ever but he is now 72.

Losing my mom for my dad has been in horrific for him he cries and dreams about her, misses her so much I have to be strong for him and my family as the oldest but it's taken a toll on me because I wish I can bring back my momma for him but the only thing keeping him happy is his grandchildren...I do believe the emmense grief of losing my mom caused his 3rd heart attack.

I'm now watching my dad get old...life is so crazy, and time fly's, and life can be so precarious and precious...every moment and everyday I never take life for granted and I'm gonna be there for my pops because he was there for me.
People warned me about this time when I was a kid... older folks told me your parents are gonna get old and you have to take care of them and some day they won't be around...I thought at the time well that's not until decades down the road...those days have come.

You know they say losing a parent is a comma...losing the other one is a period.

This song capsulates my parents love and there storied journey together through the late 60's until the 1970's.
It just reminds me of them.

RIP Momma 1954-2019 ❤🙏🕊️

[HansErichRücker]

Die 80 Jahre war die schönste Zeit in der man Leben verbringen durfte.Einfach nur geil.Heute 😢😢😢😢

[TPEsprit]

I remember '74- '75 more than anything playing on the radio in the UK during 1996 as of its re-entry into the charts. It was very beautiful to hear this on the radio whilst whizzing around town in the car! Golden memories! Love & light to all! ✨🧡✨

[thefordchannel]

Heard this on "the world can't tear me down" on Netflix. I'm so glad I did because this is a great song!

[Crps_]

I was looking for this song sooo long... finally found this masterpiece

[janbieleny]

A very nice and pleasant song with an excellent video clip. It's a pity that I didn't have such classmates. I was bullied in elementary school and I didn't have it easy!! This song gave me self-confidence and hope, because if I lose hope, I lose myself, and I thank God that such a beautiful song was created!!!

[dunner]

Love the comment section being so positive about this song and how warm it makes them feel.

It's a heartbreaking song if you dig into the lyrics.