This song is pure perfection. The arrangement, percussion, guitar, bass line, and the vocals are timeless. Everything just slips into place. You have to hear this over and over again... it just keeps getting better and better.
Blue eyed soul at its finest. I remember hearing this on black radio stations when I was in grade school and never knew that this was the band that put this out. 😮
@@vincentwilsonsr8652 what about the lady singing the hook cheryl Lynn who went on to become a solo artist herself her famous song got to be real and a few other big hits
Been trying to figure out WHY this song is so perfect. Is it the melancholic vibe? The groove, the interesting chord progression? The vocal performance? The engineering? The guitar solo? The arrangement? The lyrics? I think the fact that those are all contenders is what makes it so good. Every aspect is spot on.
its a perfectly executed and perfectly written song by the masters who played on all your favorite songs of the 70's and 80's. I think the real cherry on top though is that crescendo that happens at the end of the first chorus and the end of the song with that perfectly executed bass drum that you NEED to hear.
I cannot listen to this just once. Lukather’s singing, Cheryl Lynn backing vocals, the guitar, the groove, the piano, the horns! It all just explodes in my ears! It has since I first heard it and had to buy the 45
I played this song for my 22 year old son the other day and he was blown away,He started playing it for his friends and none of them had it heard before either,they were instantly hooked!
Eric Ben'et did a version in 1999, with Faith Evans on the chorus. Almost 20yrs after the original. His was a little more RnB with a heavier bass kick. More house party vibe. I like both the original and the remake. That piano in the original is killer though. We have to steer the younger generation toward old school music. So they know that a lot of today's artists sample from the classics. My kids range in age from 25 to 12. I expose them to the classics, 60's, 70's, 80's on through the 90's.
That was how my friend and I were in college, we would listen to a lot of songs from the 70s and 80s, came across this one and couldn't believe it was Toto. Pretty awesome song!
Thank You, people of the Internet. I’m 56yrs old and Today years old finding out that that’s Cheryl Lynn singing that part, always wondered who did. Thank you again, People of the Internet.
I never knew that.. ❤ I went to see her and Luther Vandross in Atlanta. What, a great concert.. I miss, you Wendy Pickney, my dear friend.. You're the only person on the planet, I could tell my deepest secrets.. Love you sister . RIP. 😢😢
For me, perhaps the best and most perfect song by Toto. So much funk and soul and with an incredible atmosphere. I can listen to it on a continuous loop.
To the parents who lived this era and introduced us to this music growing up, THANK YOU! We'll keep it going with our kids and hopefully this generation of music will never be forgotten
My favorite Toto song of all time. Amazing groove. Luke's vocals and slide guitar, Jeff's in the pocket drums, david's keyboards, bumping bassline. it's funky and musical perfection. I could listen to it every day !
@@aubindemontfalcon5967 Cuz Bobby Kimball was lame. Didn't like that layer to Toto at all. Paich's piano in that tune is dope on HTL tho. They were better off without him. Africa is just alright....mainly cuz it's different. I think it just drove us all mad and there's no recovering from the pop culture beatdown we got with it....and still get. GP is indeed the jam tho. They Cheryl Lynn to sing on it....'nuff said.
Love them all ! Lot of drugs around then but it didn’t stop them tho he looks stoned and look at him 10 years later ! He’s so handsome here it sucks what drugs are doing ❤️
LISTENING 👂🏽 TO IT IN 2024. It came on the radio in Saline, Michigan on this past Friday; and it was sunny. I was speeding down US 23 , and it just took me to another time in history in my life. 🧬 THIS IS CLASSIC... Nice to dance to in any generation.... I even looked up the original saying in Google...
Bro this song is perfect I'm such a critic Always have something constructive to say But there's nothing to said for this tune but perfect guys Perfect for ridin on them warm Michigan nights
I’m 27 but listen to more of this stuff than current music. Maybe bands that are ahead of their time are really meant for us old souls. Makes our current trip round the Sun a lot more fun anyways 🤷♂️
Steve's voice is one of my favourites out of all their voices, I think it is because the first time I heard Toto, he was singing and when `I hear his voice it is Toto, the distinction in his voice is very subtle but suits this song perfectly. The whole band is individually a master class in their own right but together they have a sound that is timeless and I am so glad I grew up to this!
ToTo has a sound all their own. I first had Classic back in h.s. It’s just such a great song and with Cheryl Lynn singing her part it’s even better. I really think that music from the 60’s-80’s era is the greatest era of music ever recorded.
I was fortunate enough to be a teenager in the late ‘70. Just about every song that came out during that era, was fantastic. Toto was one of the best. Perfection!
I was a teenager in the late 70’s too. Great bands and great cars. Chevelles….Camaros…Trans Ams…Toto…Eagles…Blue Oyster Cult….hip hugger jeans…crop tops….8 Tracks….great time to grow up.😊
I was living in Charlotte, NC in 1979, seven hours away from my birthplace of Montgomery, AL by interstate. I was a jewelry manager for Service Merchandise. I'd become accustomed to falling asleep listening to a local radio station on really great headphones. After several hours, I woke around 1:30 am when this song came on. It ABSOLUTELY knocked me out of a deep sleep. I listened, and thought "Gino Vanelli has done a song with Cheryl Lynn!" I was half right. Bought the album the very next day. Still one of my all time favorites!
@@josephmanno4514 They had many hits. This is my favorite. Perfect record. I can't recall ever playing another Toto song on repeat for hours. This song is magical.
While this song wasn't a chart topper, it is my favorite Toto song. I love all the little things they threw into this musically to give it a wall of sound. What a mellow, chill song. How can you listen to his and not feel good?
Rock solid David Hungate on bass, the awesome Lenny Castro on congas, and the fantastic Cheryl Lynn supplying the sweet background vocal ! ... A true slice of heaven !
Who says it's "underrated" in the black community we were jammin' this shit!! Hello!!💯💖👌🏾🤚🏾👋🏾 I guess you might say that 'cuz a black woman was singing, her name was Cheryl Lynn, yes, and I've notice how she's not even in the video, I don't believe she's even featured on the record either!🤨🙄 Yes, we know how MTV got down in those days, Herbie Hancock, wasn't even allowed to be in his own video on that show! White people rule the roost, back in those days, but I still watched it, I know the racist history now.😟 I'm pretty sure you're not ignorant of the reason why Michael Jackson was played on MTV? 🤔
I'm just 16 years old, in the past I'm K-POP fan turned into 70s & 80s enthusiast, I loved to listen this song, specially TOTO band is one of my favorite, and Jeff Porcaro is such an amazing drummer, Steve Lukather so much loved her voice
@@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH You may have come from that version (I'd agree it's also great) but this is the original from TOTO and it's probably the reason why Faith and Eric decided to do their version together because it's so smokin' good!
Toto has always been very popular in The Netherlands. You can hear songs from them on Dutch radio every day. Especially Stop Loving You that made number 2 in the charts back in '88. But Georgy Porgy is also my absolute favorite Toto song!
Not really. Disco & 70s style R&B were approaching their height of popularity when this album came out. However, Georgy Porgy is one of the best tunes ever released in the genre, and made Toto's superb debut album even more eclectic. 👍👍 (I couldn't stand most disco...generally it was extremely dumbed-down R&B....but I loved this tune from the moment I first heard it!)
The drummer played on hundreds of 70s/80s hits and sountracks. He was a "one take" drummer and studios loved him. See Thriller album, Madonna, etc etc etc.
I am only 35 y.o. but I love Toto, and know more than just 3 main songs that everyone knows, mainly impart because my parents listened to a variety of "non-hits" from the 60s through 80s on any road trips while growing up. I would say Toto is very underrated in the 21st century and people my age and younger are really missing out on amazing band!
40 plus million records and armsfull of grammys isnt exactly underrated. Then consider the studio work of Jeff and Lukather. These guys were and are consumate pros and artists that everyone in modern music wanted to play with.
You are right on point. I didn't know that this song was by toto and to top it off didn't know Cheryl Lynn song the hook . I was walking in to Target this morning and heard this blasting and immediately start bobbing my head
The best band of the best musicians on this planet!! The Porcaro brothers, Steve Lukather, David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, no better mix of players to ever put a band together. TOTO, you ROCK!!
I love all members of the band, Steve Lukather just has some of my favorite vocals. Take nothing away from any of the other singers, or instrumentalists, Luke just rocks in every ways as a singer and guitarist. Just my 2 cents.
+Michael Ackerman I agree...This group of session musicians know how to write great music and play with precision and grace. Luke is one of the best guitar players on the planet. I watch the Toto Live in Poland 35th anniversary concert all the time...It showcases great music, musicianship, and great vocals as well!
Wtf! Im 35 and all the time I thought this song was from a black group, had no idea it was from the mega awesome Toto, a very pleasant surprise. Those guys had soul for dayssssss
Sad , traumatic sort of thing to say. He's not a scoundrel. He just has a need to consume her. He denies it, but he is. A systematic scoundrel. That is why the girls are crying.
I always felt Toto's genius was great players serving the song and nobody overplaying. Certain bands have skilled players that felt like every song was a talent show. Anyone in this band could be first call session players, yet nobody stood out. Intentionally imo. Made for really, really great songs.
Toto, sempre uma excelente Banda de músicos feras, da prazer em assistir os vídeos e ouvir as bem elaboradas canções deles. Parabéns pelo belo trabalho musical.
@@lalaloolooOr because older generations (you) refuse to go out and seek the music that people ACTUALLY listen to. Do you really think people actually listen to the radio? I can answer that question for you. Nobody actually listens to what's played on the radio. Everybody agrees it sucks. Want an example of a good band thats on the new side? Greta Van Fleet. Want another? Look at Mac DeMarco. Tool is pretty good too, though they're 2000s. Tame Impala is pretty damn good too. Look it up yourself. Don't just say "lol the kids are stupid." Hell, boomers (the "best generation" apparently) raised the newer gens. If anything, they should be better, unless you're saying boomers are a failure and did a shit job at raising their kids.
❤❤❤ I'm Margaret Richko married to my only love Alan Richko ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥 It's 1:54 CST in Chicago and it's July 16th 2024 We're sitting on our bed listening to Toto's Georgy Porgy reminiscing the old days the best days and realizing just how Blessed we are to still be together after 35 years and loving each other and our life and of course Georgy Porgy by Toto!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊 Anybody else have a special memory that that comes to mind when you hear this song??? Have many more great times! Margie Richko 💜
Yes Life was beautiful and filled with love and joy just like the music we had and Georgy Porgy was apart of it all.... Miss the 70s but I'm still playing the music on my old gear from the 70s
You can tell they poured their heart and soul into this song. They were all amazing. I remember being 15 when this song first came on the radio. It was an under rated band but they made magic. Beautiful work of art. I love this song. I ❤️ Toto
Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day! Stay Safe
@@RomyKuhn Hey! I just can't Stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all their songs is your favorite? You take care and be safe
This is one of the best bands of all time...their songs are timeless...Toto IV was a classic and well deserving of the "Best Album of the Year" for 1982!.
Yes, it was. I played it many nights on my FM Radio Program. We loved Cheryl Lynn doing the Backgrounds, plus TOTO were from Rocky Hill, CT. - So, CT Stations really pushed this one.
NOW THIS IS MUSIC! Pure MAGIC.....I was 12 in 1978 and I heard this ALOT on the radio and then finally my dad bought the Album cassette and played this song on the stereo at home.....Brings back great family memories.... :)
Where Jeff Porcaro shines is in his masterclass ability to play in service of a song. That's why he wouldn't solo. His tracks , groove and superb feel where all to serve the music. If it was on a Toto song or a MJ track. If it was Steely or the many others gigs he played in the studio. That ability makes him one of the greats.
He was definitely one of the greats, and his Dad was a super class act musician as well. They left CT to go to CA where they made it big...Such a great musical family. Recently just losing Dad Porcaro Joe.
If this music was only on top again now--soft, love rock....This, & following generations, have missed out on such a great Era. Hope it comes back for them, & all of us ❤
I guess you never heard the version with Eric Benet and Faith Evans. Evans ties Cheryl Lynn but Eric Benet blows this guy out the water on vocals and the track is better. some covers actually outdo originals. It' rare, but his is one case.
@@realitycheck5311 Toto created it. This version is killer. I guess the cover is more "modern black style" which I`ll pass on. Can`t stand modern music.
Absolutely!! Hard rock, prog rock R&B, balads, classical (Dune), jazz (with Miles Davis), funk (some songs on Fahrenheit album and also 'Let it go' on FIB, and heavy metal jazz fusion with 'Jake to the bone' etc
omg i totally agree, just the way she pronounced the word KISS emphasized you just wait for the background vocals, for me can t stop singing hope you can t all here me , a bit out of tune but lovin it lol
The song "Georgy Porgy" was released as a single on April 1979. It was included on Toto's self-titled debut album in 1978. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 48) as well as on both the R&B (number 18) and Dance (number 80) charts. Although not a big hit, it was a favorite of mine. In 1999, a cover version by Eric Benet and Faith Evans was released and it reached #6 on Dance, #15 in R&B and #55 on Billboard Hot 100. TOTO is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles. Widely known for the Top 5 hits "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa." Toto has released 14 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide.The group has been honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009
Such a crush on Jeff. He was adorable explaining Roseanna one way and plays it differently. I thought it was the cutest thing I've ever seen. :) Yes, I know he's dead. Still bothers me.
This was soft rock, blues, and a ballad all rolled into one. The addition of Cheryl Lynn complements the lead singer.
Almost like some Cool And The Gang vibe.
Disco vibe
Wonder why shr not in the video though
Yeah! I missed her in the video!
R&B tambien
This song is pure perfection. The arrangement, percussion, guitar, bass line, and the vocals are timeless. Everything just slips into place. You have to hear this over and over again... it just keeps getting better and better.
yep Jeff was the man
Not the last minute
@@daxlucero2437 elaborate?
So thrue
The black woman singing gorgy porgy made it perfection
They say a band is only as good as it's drummer! Toto had one of THE best drummers of all time!
Yes they did!!
Jeff porcaro is the best of all time👍
Master Jeff...genius....God of Drums...
They did 💯
Yes
Blue eyed soul at its finest. I remember hearing this on black radio stations when I was in grade school and never knew that this was the band that put this out. 😮
Philadelphia area? WDAS FM!
@@vincentwilsonsr8652 what about the lady singing the hook cheryl Lynn who went on to become a solo artist herself her famous song got to be real and a few other big hits
@@richardltutsonjr4073 Same! Love 94 in Houston, TX
@@richardltutsonjr4073 That hook made the song to me!! Get it Cheryl !!!
As a kid I thought it was Al Jarreau.
Steve Lukather the most underrated and under appreciated guitar players and singers of maybe all time and genuinely one of the nicest
This dude is amazing. Just watched a compilation of his guitar solid. He is incredible.
That`s a CONSPIRACY theory!
People who know anything about the guitar know perfectly well how good he is, he’s not underrated
Damn straight!!!!!!!
Because ?
Been trying to figure out WHY this song is so perfect. Is it the melancholic vibe? The groove, the interesting chord progression? The vocal performance? The engineering? The guitar solo? The arrangement? The lyrics? I think the fact that those are all contenders is what makes it so good. Every aspect is spot on.
e) All of the above.
100% agree
its a perfectly executed and perfectly written song by the masters who played on all your favorite songs of the 70's and 80's. I think the real cherry on top though is that crescendo that happens at the end of the first chorus and the end of the song with that perfectly executed bass drum that you NEED to hear.
all of it
One of my top 10 favorites ever. Love this song!
I cannot listen to this just once. Lukather’s singing, Cheryl Lynn backing vocals, the guitar, the groove, the piano, the horns! It all just explodes in my ears! It has since I first heard it and had to buy the 45
Lol 💯 Toto from the 80s great time I seen them free Belmont raceway NY pouring out didn’t realize how hot he is !! And talented!! ❤️
John Williams is singing
Joseph
@@2468whodoweeappreciate They don’t show her in the video but she does the “Georgy Porgy puddin pie, kissed the girls and made them cry” parts
Love this song. I wish they had shown Cheryl Lyn doing the backing vocals.
Still goosebumbs when this song starts...a timeless masterpiece!
My goosebumps begin when Cheryl Lynn comes in.
Didn't know that was Cheryl Lynn@@imar3248
If you searched for this song, you have excellent taste in music!
I know !
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Thank you! It's always nice to be reminded!!!
YES😂😂😂😂
Thanks!!
I played this song for my 22 year old son the other day and he was blown away,He started playing it for his friends and none of them had it heard before either,they were instantly hooked!
Eric Ben'et did a version in 1999, with Faith Evans on the chorus. Almost 20yrs after the original. His was a little more RnB with a heavier bass kick. More house party vibe. I like both the original and the remake. That piano in the original is killer though. We have to steer the younger generation toward old school music. So they know that a lot of today's artists sample from the classics. My kids range in age from 25 to 12. I expose them to the classics, 60's, 70's, 80's on through the 90's.
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏
They power of the good music!
Why did this comment get me a bit emotional 👏
Bless all of you sharing and spreading your joy- may you all live long and prosper
That was how my friend and I were in college, we would listen to a lot of songs from the 70s and 80s, came across this one and couldn't believe it was Toto. Pretty awesome song!
This song is magnificent and Cheryl Lynn's background vocals give it that extra flair! Still rocking it decades later.
Thank you for that information
Just one of those songs that never gets old.
@@johnnydodgecountry9508 Indeed!
I love Cheryl Linn
100% my friend
Thank You, people of the Internet. I’m 56yrs old and Today years old finding out that that’s Cheryl Lynn singing that part, always wondered who did. Thank you again, People of the Internet.
I knew it was her BUT I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS FOR TOTO😂😂😂😂 LOVE IT EVEN MORE NOW!!!!!!!
It says her name on the album credits ❤
@@kaydavis2828 never had the album. Thank you anyway.
I never knew that.. ❤ I went to see her and Luther Vandross in Atlanta. What, a great concert.. I miss, you Wendy Pickney, my dear friend.. You're the only person on the planet, I could tell my deepest secrets.. Love you sister . RIP. 😢😢
I'm 56 too. I never knew white people sung this. I love this song.😅
Still banging in 2024!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It will still banging 😅
December 2024❤🎉
For me, perhaps the best and most perfect song by Toto. So much funk and soul and with an incredible atmosphere. I can listen to it on a continuous loop.
Best🤪
Toto's best song for sure.
Exactly. So much funk and soul. Toto’s an awesome band. So much great music and artists from that era.
Groorhir
Agreed
To the parents who lived this era and introduced us to this music growing up, THANK YOU!
We'll keep it going with our kids and hopefully this generation of music will never be forgotten
My favorite Toto song of all time. Amazing groove.
Luke's vocals and slide guitar, Jeff's in the pocket drums, david's keyboards, bumping bassline. it's funky and musical perfection.
I could listen to it every day !
I do!! 👍😸😽🎶🎶🎶🎶
Me too!!
make up your mind dude
What a band, what a song.
Fancy seeing you here
Megadenics 48😉
Same here.
What a men!
@@kindredfabular4094 My words haha
Sheet Music Boss would be nice to see your tutorial on this!
Everyone’s too focused on ‘Africa’
THIS is the jam.
Africa paid the tax bills....
i agree... this is my favourite Toto song... and to my mind it's an underrated classic
Man!!these dudes were cool!!!😎
Real talk. That chill flow
@@aubindemontfalcon5967 Cuz Bobby Kimball was lame. Didn't like that layer to Toto at all. Paich's piano in that tune is dope on HTL tho. They were better off without him. Africa is just alright....mainly cuz it's different. I think it just drove us all mad and there's no recovering from the pop culture beatdown we got with it....and still get. GP is indeed the jam tho. They Cheryl Lynn to sing on it....'nuff said.
One of Toto's greatest attributes was their vocal versatility. Changing up the frontman spot kept them fresh and relevant. Never boring.
Love them all ! Lot of drugs around then but it didn’t stop them tho he looks stoned and look at him 10 years later ! He’s so handsome here it sucks what drugs are doing ❤️
I love his curls!
Absolutely!!
Yes thank you for replying to Todos Georgie Porgie
Thank you all for replying to Toto Georgie Porgie
LISTENING 👂🏽 TO IT IN 2024.
It came on the radio in Saline, Michigan on this past Friday; and it was sunny. I was speeding down US 23 , and it just took me to another time in history in my life. 🧬
THIS IS CLASSIC... Nice to dance to in any generation....
I even looked up the original saying in Google...
Bro this song is perfect
I'm such a critic
Always have something constructive to say
But there's nothing to said for this tune but perfect guys
Perfect for ridin on them warm Michigan nights
This song 🎵 has to be one of the most underrated ever. Soul music at it finest.👌🏾
YES LORD
Facts!!!!
Steve Lukather = soul brother. He's super happy about it too
Absolutely
Beautiful rhythm, so laid back by Porcaro.
Steve Lukather's voice is so exquisite that I can't stop listening to this song over and over again.🎵🎶🎤
I’m 27 but listen to more of this stuff than current music. Maybe bands that are ahead of their time are really meant for us old souls. Makes our current trip round the Sun a lot more fun anyways 🤷♂️
Cheryl Lynn nailed the background vocals!!!!
Good to know... I love her... She did got to be real 🌺
Totally
Oh that's Cheryl!? Makes sense
So much so, she went solo as "Got To Be Real" was at the top of the charts back then.
Singing her butt off! ❤❤
RIP to Jeff Porcaro, the legendary drummer. We miss you ...
Monster session drummer . .. master of the Purdy shuffle
I just love the tasty fills he puts into this tune.
I like a lot of their songs but this is my favorite. I can definitely relate. I guess "I'm not that systematic...". Love this!
Drummer was bad in a good way.
R.I.P.💔💔👼
This is real music. Real talent, Real singers, Real Musicians 🙏🏽🏆
Released in 1978 but the 80s will get credit Thats sad
guitar chords for this are so sick too
They need to exterminate the rap music and come back to real music!!! I still blast the old songs!!!💯
@@catrinawilson6434 Rap sucks!
It just is...a beautiful song...
Steve's voice is one of my favourites out of all their voices, I think it is because the first time I heard Toto, he was singing and when `I hear his voice it is Toto, the distinction in his voice is very subtle but suits this song perfectly. The whole band is individually a master class in their own right but together they have a sound that is timeless and I am so glad I grew up to this!
Who tf listening TOTO in 2023? All school gangstas on Gomunkul 6 now h
@@2iYCjaNG IAM:)
ToTo has a sound all their own. I first had Classic back in h.s. It’s just such a great song and with Cheryl Lynn singing her part it’s even better. I really think that music from the 60’s-80’s era is the greatest era of music ever recorded.
Dey da BOMB boy, wat you talking, I feel you and agree wit cha.
Toto ft Cheryl Lynn is a classic in 2024❤❤❤❤❤❤
I thought that was her singing background
Hola. Tengo 12 años y siento que nací en la época equivocada, esto si es música. Viva Toto, viva la buena música. Saludos desde México!!
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Xd
Vas por buen camino pibe
Yo tenía tu edad cuando empecé a escuchar a Toto, felicidades por tu buen gusto musical!
Yo también tenía 12 cuando la escuché.have harto tiempo😅
2024 August and I will forever find myself here listening to this timeless musical piece ❤️
Me too
Steve was only 22 years old here. I love it. They are having a lot of fun.
FOR REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AFTER THESE YEARS I DIDN'T KNOW TOTO made this song!
Same here!
Cheryl Lynn's hook added the icing on the cake!! STILL THE JAM. 43 YEARS LATER!!😊🎶🎤🎸🎷🎺
Wandered who that was
I love cheryl lynn
Got to Be Real
lol I kinda thought it was Bobby
That time!
Toto is an extremely versatile band. They can play R&B, pop, and rock. I've never heard this song until recently and it's got a very cool groovy vibe.
DetPart🎯
Played this in my high school marching band.
Sure thing DP ! 🤓👍
Make no mistake.
All of what you said
eric benet remade this
This song is so good , you never get tired of listening to it .
To see him come out of that ethereal slide break into vocals, so smooth and easy. The Amazing Steve Lukather
I was fortunate enough to be a teenager in the late ‘70. Just about every song that came out during that era, was fantastic. Toto was one of the best. Perfection!
I was a teenager in the late 70’s too. Great bands and great cars. Chevelles….Camaros…Trans Ams…Toto…Eagles…Blue Oyster Cult….hip hugger jeans…crop tops….8 Tracks….great time to grow up.😊
70's ,,,,best era for all genres of Music!
Back when musicians had to be amazing… these days… not so much.
One of the most beautiful songs i have heard! The lyrics, the tune, the singer😍 the musicians, I mean everything in this song is pure magic!
Agreed👍
I was living in Charlotte, NC in 1979, seven hours away from my birthplace of Montgomery, AL by interstate. I was a jewelry manager for Service Merchandise. I'd become accustomed to falling asleep listening to a local radio station on really great headphones. After several hours, I woke around 1:30 am when this song came on. It ABSOLUTELY knocked me out of a deep sleep. I listened, and thought "Gino Vanelli has done a song with Cheryl Lynn!" I was half right. Bought the album the very next day. Still one of my all time favorites!
Toto was the studio band for Boz Scaz, notice the similarity of music.
@@kylelewis8552Love both Toto and Boz Skaggs 😍 I don't think I spelled Boz's last name correctly.
Toto is so great, Georgy Porgy is one of their best, in my heart
Toto’s first huge hit!! The Band definitely needs to be voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame … Big Time!
First hit was Hold The Line 😂
This was a moderate hit, except on the R&B charts, where it hit the Top 20 ... and nothing compared to "Hold the Line," their first single.
@@josephmanno4514 They had many hits. This is my favorite. Perfect record. I can't recall ever playing another Toto song on repeat for hours. This song is magical.
I would definitely agree. This group surpasses all talent in every way.
@@tonyh4513 my favorite also.
While this song wasn't a chart topper, it is my favorite Toto song. I love all the little things they threw into this musically to give it a wall of sound. What a mellow, chill song. How can you listen to his and not feel good?
@Linda Bentley steve lukather
@Linda Bentley steve lukather
And the way it's been covered and sampled speaks to its perfection
Chart Topper? Do you know the competition in '78..'79?
It was on the radio all day, everyday in NYC!!! It topped our chart!!!! I absolutely love them❤
Man! I would hear this awesome song many times on a Chicago R&B station. I Never knew it was Toto!!
Any decent DJ would tell the listeners who the songs are by ?
@@larsvanmoer453 Well, I was also a kid and didn't really pay that much attention to the DJs back then. 😅
How this song is that old but still jamming 2024 👏
Rock solid David Hungate on bass, the awesome Lenny Castro on congas, and the fantastic Cheryl Lynn supplying the sweet background vocal ! ... A true slice of heaven !
Amazing what google can do!
the most underrated toto song, cause this is true ART
Nope who follows TOTO they love this song .
Its my second fav Toto song
Sad but true
Wanda Circus Groovin!!!
Who says it's "underrated" in the black community we were jammin' this shit!! Hello!!💯💖👌🏾🤚🏾👋🏾
I guess you might say that 'cuz a black woman was singing, her name was Cheryl Lynn, yes, and I've notice how she's not even in the video, I don't believe she's even featured on the record either!🤨🙄
Yes, we know how MTV got down in those days, Herbie Hancock, wasn't even allowed to be in his own video on that show!
White people rule the roost, back in those days, but I still watched it, I know the racist history now.😟 I'm pretty sure you're not ignorant of the reason why Michael Jackson was played on MTV? 🤔
I'm just 16 years old, in the past I'm K-POP fan turned into 70s & 80s enthusiast, I loved to listen this song, specially TOTO band is one of my favorite, and Jeff Porcaro is such an amazing drummer, Steve Lukather so much loved her voice
You can be both Kpop and Toto fan!! enjoy all the music you like and have fun!!! 🙌🏻
This was 1978 Love 70s music and 70s bands
This song and "Hold the Line" are my two faves of theirs.
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Same here!! I listen to kpop and 70s, 80s nothing wrong with exploring different genres that you like!
It can't be overstated how good this band is. The best of the best at every position
Love Toto and This Song 🎶 Still Listening in 2024
Eu adoro essa música também!
Absolutely me 2
Love it too ❤ a timeless classic
Right here with you
Absolutely!!!! Listening right now!!!!😃👍🏼
2:40 look at Jeff when Luke makes the note with such a prideful smile. That was an amazing bond. Unreal band.
2023 and this song is pure R&B Goodness today and yesterday...Timeless Perfection
Ok. Lol cuz I’m here from the Eric Benet and Faith Evans version
@@Kallah_DaughterOfYAHUAH You may have come from that version (I'd agree it's also great) but this is the original from TOTO and it's probably the reason why Faith and Eric decided to do their version together because it's so smokin' good!
@@paultoy9611 yeah that’s what I said. I’m here because of the later version of the song.
absolutely😍
I thought Eric Bonnet and Faith Evans created this song, I was deceived 😂😂😂
Toto: Georgy Porgy
Release Date: April 1979 (45 years)
Wow
Toto actually released "Georgy Porgy" on November the 10th of 1978.
And it STILL sounds better than most garbage out today
I remember this song coming out in '78. Doesn't matter anyway. It was a hit in my book. Loved the smoothness of the music.
I was 5❤️
Toto is one of the most UNDERRATED bands of the last 50 years, change my mind...
Toto has always been very popular in The Netherlands. You can hear songs from them on Dutch radio every day. Especially Stop Loving You that made number 2 in the charts back in '88. But Georgy Porgy is also my absolute favorite Toto song!
Some tracks/songs age like fine wine. This is one of them. 😎😎😇😇🤩🤩
Toto and this hit was Waaaaaay ahead of their time.
Not really. Disco & 70s style R&B were approaching their height of popularity when this album came out. However, Georgy Porgy is one of the best tunes ever released in the genre, and made Toto's superb debut album even more eclectic. 👍👍 (I couldn't stand most disco...generally it was extremely dumbed-down R&B....but I loved this tune from the moment I first heard it!)
Who´s here in 2024 and loves this song as much as I do?
Love this song!
Me! 🙋♀️
Eu ouço todos os dias .
Moi 😻🤓🌞
Never get tired of hearing this one...a classic! : )
Whoever the drummer is, he's freaking killing it. His timing and rhythm is crazy.
It was the fabulous Jeff Porcaro, the best!
@@angelarodrigo2275 Jeff Porcaro is plays drums Steve Porcaro plays synthetiser
@@midnight.blue42 yep
The drummer played on hundreds of 70s/80s hits and sountracks. He was a "one take" drummer and studios loved him. See Thriller album, Madonna, etc etc etc.
"THAT" drummer is The Man, The Myth, The Legend......Jeff Porcaro!!!!!!
This band remains one of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biggest snubs. Been eligible 24 years.
That’s insane
ほんとにTOTOは最高!
音楽もルカサーの歌声も
とても素敵で
ジェフポーカロがとっても
楽しそうにドラムをたたいている😊
ジェフの
このグループの皆が
最高に大好きなんだ～
って気持ちが笑顔から
伝わってくる❤
動画のアップありがとう!
TOTO真的是非常棒
歌詞がダサいのが玉にきず。いいさくしかをがつけるべきだった。非英語圏でのみ人気あるのが夏得
納得のﾀｲﾎﾟ😅😅
本当に最高ですよね～❤
TOTOが全盛期の時コンサート行きました🤩
この曲、バックコーラス、シェリル・リンが歌って贅沢〜❤
I am only 35 y.o. but I love Toto, and know more than just 3 main songs that everyone knows, mainly impart because my parents listened to a variety of "non-hits" from the 60s through 80s on any road trips while growing up. I would say Toto is very underrated in the 21st century and people my age and younger are really missing out on amazing band!
40 plus million records and armsfull of grammys isnt exactly underrated. Then consider the studio work of Jeff and Lukather. These guys were and are consumate pros and artists that everyone in modern music wanted to play with.
and the remaining members are still at it and sound great.
I am so obsessed with his voice. Damn i love this song. Such a groove!
ME TOO
X 3❤❤
You are right on point. I didn't know that this song was by toto and to top it off didn't know Cheryl Lynn song the hook . I was walking in to Target this morning and heard this blasting and immediately start bobbing my head
I love how the drummer is mouthing “yes” when the lead singer Steve is belting so sweet supporting fellow band members ❤
Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here
I love that moment in this song as well!
big shit eatin grin on jeffs face too. He's like "nailed it".
The best band of the best musicians on this planet!! The Porcaro brothers, Steve Lukather, David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, no better mix of players to ever put a band together. TOTO, you ROCK!!
Michael Ackerman Don't forget keyboard player David Paich. He founded Toto with Jeff Porcaro, and he wrote hits like Rosanna, Africa and Pamela.
I love all members of the band, Steve Lukather just has some of my favorite vocals. Take nothing away from any of the other singers, or instrumentalists, Luke just rocks in every ways as a singer and guitarist. Just my 2 cents.
Michael Ackerman Mike your absolutely right one of greatest under rated vocalist
Michael Ackerman he's naturally a great singer and can make a guitar sing too
+Michael Ackerman I agree...This group of session musicians know how to write great music and play with precision and grace. Luke is one of the best guitar players on the planet. I watch the Toto Live in Poland 35th anniversary concert all the time...It showcases great music, musicianship, and great vocals as well!
That is the voice of an angel
Wtf! Im 35 and all the time I thought this song was from a black group, had no idea it was from the mega awesome Toto, a very pleasant surprise. Those guys had soul for dayssssss
@N how? If anything it's a complement 🤣
So did I! Live long and prosper, y’all!
Lol I’m 35 also and looove this song and just found out by YouTubing it that they were white … like Bobby Caldwell which I found out like 8 years ago
You thought it was side effects song they remade it a year after Toto put it out . Toto 1979 side effect 1980 Mc lyte version 1991.
Today I'm 25 yrs old and I grew with this band. I'm appreciate when my dad showed me this kind of music, specially this theme.
One of the best song ever. So smooth, so sexy, so chill, paradise for ears.
Well said!
No wonder I was so cool in high school, I used to listen to this on the way to school. I couldn't help it! Lol
Paraíso para los oídos, la mejor definición de este tema.
a song to make love to your old lady
Paradise for ears...so true
Toto is straight jiggin with this one! Definitely needs to be in the Rock n Roll HOF!!!! Hands down!!!!!
"I'm not so systematic, it's just that I'm an addict for your LOVE!" What a great line!
And the way he releases vocally is the way I want to release with the one I love.She is mine whoever she is.
Sad , traumatic sort of thing to say. He's not a scoundrel. He just has a need to consume her. He denies it, but he is. A systematic scoundrel. That is why the girls are crying.
I always felt Toto's genius was great players serving the song and nobody overplaying. Certain bands have skilled players that felt like every song was a talent show. Anyone in this band could be first call session players, yet nobody stood out. Intentionally imo. Made for really, really great songs.
They literally were first call session players
Toto, sempre uma excelente Banda de músicos feras, da prazer em assistir os vídeos e ouvir as bem elaboradas canções deles. Parabéns pelo belo trabalho musical.
Jeff Porcaro was a prolific session player on a ton of hits.
The bassline of this song is superb
Toto's best song
A certified groove
You have to love how UA-cam is the closest thing to a time machine
That the term I use, a Time Machine. At 64 it brings me back to the awesome music. I go back to the time I heard it, where I was, year and who with.
Right on , all the albums I sold are right here😁
@@zdrumdudePriceless!
Eye has not seen nor ear heard Neither have entered in to the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him 💗👑
Amen @@maryhadalamb321
How in the world aren't TOTO in the rock and roll hall of fame !!! Absolutely ridiculous.
Because they are enigmatic!
Why OH WHY can't we have music like this anymore! 😪
oh it’s definitely out there somewhere, just not as main stream as it was back in the day
Because the generations are getting stupider
@@lalaloolooOr because older generations (you) refuse to go out and seek the music that people ACTUALLY listen to. Do you really think people actually listen to the radio? I can answer that question for you. Nobody actually listens to what's played on the radio. Everybody agrees it sucks.
Want an example of a good band thats on the new side? Greta Van Fleet. Want another? Look at Mac DeMarco. Tool is pretty good too, though they're 2000s. Tame Impala is pretty damn good too.
Look it up yourself. Don't just say "lol the kids are stupid."
Hell, boomers (the "best generation" apparently) raised the newer gens. If anything, they should be better, unless you're saying boomers are a failure and did a shit job at raising their kids.
@@cherrypepsi2815 oh you’re so cute little kid. Go eat rocks 😊 you know nothing
Estoy en la misma
❤❤❤ I'm Margaret Richko married to my only love Alan Richko ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥 It's 1:54 CST in Chicago and it's July 16th 2024 We're sitting on our bed listening to Toto's Georgy Porgy reminiscing the old days the best days and realizing just how Blessed we are to still be together after 35 years and loving each other and our life and of course Georgy Porgy by Toto!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊 Anybody else have a special memory that that comes to mind when you hear this song??? Have many more great times! Margie Richko 💜
You’re great
How sweet!!!!
Yes Life was beautiful and filled with love and joy just like the music we had and Georgy Porgy was apart of it all.... Miss the 70s but I'm still playing the music on my old gear from the 70s
That's great Margaret! Hope you and Alan make it to 50, 55 and beyond!
This song still kills it in 2016. I mean seriously, this shit never gets old.
so agree
That's right!
Just think of Run-DMC when they say "Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good......... there it is"
Jacob Palmer grub upon
Jacob Palmer lmao
I remember these songs growing up. Didn't realise Toto sung many of these songs. They have my total respect.
I've only realized Toto sang this song today. Lol.
I’m having this same revelation.
I guess you could say they have your "toto" respect? 🤣
You can tell they poured their heart and soul into this song. They were all amazing. I remember being 15 when this song first came on the radio. It was an under rated band but they made magic. Beautiful work of art. I love this song. I ❤️ Toto
Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day! Stay Safe
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@@RomyKuhn Hey! I just can't Stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all their songs is your favorite? You take care and be safe
Beautiful sound can’t get tired of this song
This is one of the best bands of all time...their songs are timeless...Toto IV was a classic and well deserving of the "Best Album of the Year" for 1982!.
wasn't Heatwave one of the session bands too?
Samantha Nickson the best session band of all times too
Such good music. Smooth as silk..
This came out in August of 1978 ,,, Your lying or MISS INFORMED
99 Was recorded and released in 1978. 2 Years from the 80s The 80s were not even in DIAPERS YET
60 years old and still loving this song.
My so favorite song after all these years!!! I am 63, a widow, a 70’s child , and I love love love this song! I know a few Georgie Porgy’s!
That bass line!! Simple but on point!!
Several renditions, but the original is always best. Who’s listening in 2019? This was played on the black radio stations.
Yes, it was. I played it many nights on my FM Radio Program. We loved Cheryl Lynn doing the Backgrounds, plus TOTO were from Rocky Hill, CT. - So, CT Stations really pushed this one.
Over here!!!
They used to play that on the smooth jazz station in New Orleans Sunday mornings.
Connie Garrett When did this come out Connie?
Yes! This is 1 of a few to make it on the soul stations. "Blue Eyed Soul"
NOW THIS IS MUSIC! Pure MAGIC.....I was 12 in 1978 and I heard this ALOT on the radio and then finally my dad bought the Album cassette and played this song on the stereo at home.....Brings back great family memories.... :)
Easily one of the best songs of all time! Perfect!
Funk music at its best. My favorite Toto jam.
One Of The Greatest Compositions Of The Last 50 Years.
Where Jeff Porcaro shines is in his masterclass ability to play in service of a song. That's why he wouldn't solo. His tracks , groove and superb feel where all to serve the music. If it was on a Toto song or a MJ track. If it was Steely or the many others gigs he played in the studio. That ability makes him one of the greats.
He was definitely one of the greats, and his Dad was a super class act musician as well. They left CT to go to CA where they made it big...Such a great musical family. Recently just losing Dad Porcaro Joe.
Excellent observation.Thank you.
If this music was only on top again now--soft, love rock....This, & following generations, have missed out on such a great Era. Hope it comes back for them, & all of us ❤
you know. this was one of the most awesome songs ever done. there were never be a song like this ever in history.
It's a perfect song. There's nothing that could be improved or changed. Perfect beat, sounds, voice, ...
Listen to Eric Benet and Faith Evans version
I guess you never heard the version with Eric Benet and Faith Evans. Evans ties Cheryl Lynn but Eric Benet blows this guy out the water on vocals and the track is better. some covers actually outdo originals. It' rare, but his is one case.
@@realitycheck5311 nahh both are good but Steve is just a god of vocals and guitar
@@realitycheck5311 Toto created it. This version is killer. I guess the cover is more "modern black style" which I`ll pass on. Can`t stand modern music.
Hard rock one minute and smooth R&B the next. That's Toto's versatility for you.
SIGMAMAN69 lol right that’s why i love them
And didn't they do the soundtrack for Dune?
Yes,they did
I remember as a kid listening to this on R&B radio stations so much. Toto still blows my mind to this day! Many hit's!!!
Absolutely!! Hard rock, prog rock R&B, balads, classical (Dune), jazz (with Miles Davis), funk (some songs on Fahrenheit album and also 'Let it go' on FIB, and heavy metal jazz fusion with 'Jake to the bone' etc
Cheryl Lynn tore those background lyrics up! You hear me!! ❤❤❤
omg i totally agree, just the way she pronounced the word KISS emphasized you just wait for the background vocals, for me can t stop singing hope you can t all here me , a bit out of tune but lovin it lol
@@johannedaignault4592amen!! ❤❤❤
Lukather the man who plays as good as he sings - outstanding guy
Not a man of emotions but this songs always proves me wrong .... Classic never gets old
good man
Yes powerful emotions..lyrically wise..
Love this song
No joke
The song "Georgy Porgy" was released as a single on April 1979. It was included on Toto's self-titled debut album in 1978. It charted on the Billboard Hot 100 (number 48) as well as on both the R&B (number 18) and Dance (number 80) charts. Although not a big hit, it was a favorite of mine. In 1999, a cover version by Eric Benet and Faith Evans was released and it reached #6 on Dance, #15 in R&B and #55 on Billboard Hot 100.
TOTO is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles. Widely known for the Top 5 hits "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa." Toto has released 14 studio albums, and has sold over 40 million records worldwide.The group has been honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009
lexington lab band's cover is nice also
Boy that's impressive
@@buddy3886 Excellent version. Thanks for the tip. I had never heard of the Lexington Lab Band before. I subscribed to their UA-cam channel.
@@VILJL your welcome, bud town over and out
I don't understand this should have been a HUGE hit on the charts!
Wow! This stands the test of time. The muscianship is nothing short of incredible.
Porcaro brothers = gigantic talents. 2 out of 3 gone. RIP. We miss you, man.
Maravillosos músicos
Such a crush on Jeff. He was adorable explaining Roseanna one way and plays it differently. I thought it was the cutest thing I've ever seen. :) Yes, I know he's dead. Still bothers me.