Kool and the Gang - Open Sesame

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
  • Original video from 1976.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 307

  • @FreshCreativeFrog25
    @FreshCreativeFrog25 2 роки тому +145

    Such a complex and layered song. I’m amazed by how masterful musicians were back then. I love Kool & The Gang so much! Brilliant craftsmanship.

    • @chamboyette853
      @chamboyette853 Рік тому +6

      I agree.

    • @notmebutyou8350
      @notmebutyou8350 Рік тому +3

      Exactly!! From the strings, to the bass, to the horns, just everything!!!

    • @eugenemcgirt2357
      @eugenemcgirt2357 Рік тому +1

      The genie is getting down 🕺 🕺

    • @johnringoo756
      @johnringoo756 Рік тому +1

      What he said

    • @pbrown7142
      @pbrown7142 10 місяців тому

      You're amazed? Really? The 70s R&B and Soul music featured some of the best musicians and creators! Music and art should have never been removed from school curriculums and offerings. Outstanding arrangement!

  • @DevilDogDen1775
    @DevilDogDen1775 2 роки тому +71

    Not one band today can even come close to the top notch musicianship of Kool And The Gang.....

    • @alxtnt57
      @alxtnt57 2 роки тому +3

      no gahdamn way!

    • @thirabx6954
      @thirabx6954 Рік тому +6

      Yes this is music with real instruments. Not the fake crap from rap.

  • @TheCaulfield1
    @TheCaulfield1 Рік тому +34

    "I Am The Genie Of Sound, Everybody Get Down.... HOOAH!!! Love that bit!! Pure 70's Funk Right Here... Love It!!!

  • @cree8tive
    @cree8tive 2 роки тому +63

    The Horn Arrangement is so wonderful. It's almost beyond comprehension. It's certainly a dream come true if you're in the horn section to get some shine at a concert.

  • @AS495AS
    @AS495AS 6 місяців тому +13

    This amazing song and the horn section was just amazing. Remember this one 48 years later. Kool was the best.

  • @DRUMTOY2002
    @DRUMTOY2002 5 місяців тому +6

    One of my absolute Top 5 favorite Kool & The Gang Jam’s of ALL TIME!!!

  • @clutch236
    @clutch236 9 місяців тому +19

    A Funk Masterpiece, with the most outstanding horn arrangement! 🎺🎷🎺🎶

  • @palexstarks5553
    @palexstarks5553 3 роки тому +15

    Now that's a horn section....smoke machine for good measure...loving this

  • @charlestonchanming9251
    @charlestonchanming9251 7 років тому +125

    Kool and The Gang are Funk/Rnb/Disco legends . I grew up listening to these cat's and Earth Wind and Fire , Shalamar , Rick James , Ray Parker Jnr with Raydio , Gap Band , Sister Sledge , Geraldine Hunt etc

    • @shadowpawn
      @shadowpawn 3 роки тому +1

      Teena Marie
      One of the most gifted female vocalists, It Must Be Magic is such a great album

    • @terinasargeant138
      @terinasargeant138 3 роки тому +4

      Yeh I was born in '73 but grew up listening to all those bands and being amazed how funky the brass was. I still love all the old tunes like this. Compared to now these are solid gold

  • @cathydavies3526
    @cathydavies3526 2 роки тому +39

    Amazing how every Kool and The Gang song is SO different from each other yet SO amazing.. encompassing SO many genres..jazz, funk , RnB, Disco..

  • @JS-ls8oj
    @JS-ls8oj 5 років тому +38

    The horn section is amazing ! This song was also featured in the movie "Saturday Night Fever" during the dance contest.

  • @donansell1864
    @donansell1864 5 років тому +103

    This is how the good groove should be played ... Timeless quality

  • @REDD_BLITZ
    @REDD_BLITZ 4 роки тому +48

    A band that should definitely be up and included into the ROCK N' ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!

    • @mfkool4827
      @mfkool4827 4 місяці тому +2

      Incluída ahora en el salón de la fama ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @kjkr59
    @kjkr59 9 місяців тому +8

    Danced all night to this music back in the day. Yes ma'am, get on your camel and ride... to the disco!

    • @rokit430
      @rokit430 4 місяці тому

      😂😂😂😂❤

  • @jamesdelornhowlandjr.6516
    @jamesdelornhowlandjr.6516 11 місяців тому +6

    Kool and The Gang are the coolest Disco music groups I heard in 1970’s. I miss those days bring them back.

  • @mat.b.
    @mat.b. 2 роки тому +11

    this is the funkiest jam ive ever heard

  • @kevinbouck3613
    @kevinbouck3613 7 років тому +156

    I AM THE GENIE OF SOUND
    EVERYBODY GET DOWN HWAH!

    • @marc_simmons
      @marc_simmons 4 роки тому +7

      Allakaszam!

    • @bpabustan
      @bpabustan 3 роки тому

      when I was a kid I thought "I am the genie of funk"

    • @rustykuntz94
      @rustykuntz94 3 роки тому +2

      The "HWAHHHH" really sells it

  • @Baffled-f9d
    @Baffled-f9d 4 роки тому +21

    I loved this song when I was a kid. Brings me back to those days when music was really good.

  • @bribriny
    @bribriny 6 років тому +46

    Saturday Night Fever Anniversary today (november 15th) it was 1977, and this was on the soundtrack! We need more of this today!

    • @terinasargeant138
      @terinasargeant138 3 роки тому +1

      Just watched SNF on chnl 5. Still as good as the first time I watched it all those years ago. I'm 48 on aug 12th and 1977 only seems like 5 years ago to me🥲🕺

  • @crenshawblaster3982
    @crenshawblaster3982 7 років тому +51

    RIP Spike Mickens & Charles Smith & Clifford Adams and Ricky West... May your souls rest in eternal tranquility and funkiness...

    • @abdur-rahmanmuhammad9429
      @abdur-rahmanmuhammad9429 4 роки тому +16

      And now we sadly add Ronald “Khalis” Bell. 9/9/2020

    • @reg7000
      @reg7000 3 роки тому +7

      And now Dennis "DT" Thomas....RIP

    • @unique74muzik
      @unique74muzik 2 місяці тому

      ​@@reg7000SIP Funky George 🌹🙏

  • @pamelacairns289
    @pamelacairns289 3 роки тому +27

    I choreographed to this in the mid to late 80's. An absolute blast. We captivated audiences and had standing ovations. So much fun! Kool and the gang!

  • @graysonbr
    @graysonbr 11 місяців тому +6

    This band is so overlooked in what they contributed to the music of my generation! I totally forgot about this one of theirs!

  • @victorialevy431
    @victorialevy431 3 роки тому +12

    They were dressed so cool. That was definitely the style back then. I'm 59 and I remember this well. The song is tight. It's really the fire. Love you Kool and the Gang. God bless you always.

  • @dashriprock9060
    @dashriprock9060 Рік тому +9

    Outrageous horns!!!🤯😆👍

    • @clutch236
      @clutch236 9 місяців тому +2

      👍🏾🎷🎺🎷

  • @jeshun7071
    @jeshun7071 5 років тому +20

    Robert Kool &his Gang takes us all on that magic carpet ride, feeling the spirit of the boogie, with this brassy led funky haven of a track, released at the time Kool was cool, constantly throwin down some phat phat beefy joints on a regular basis before commercialism took over

  • @user-ze2vt4on3v
    @user-ze2vt4on3v 7 місяців тому +5

    This song will always remind me of the black couple in the dance contest on Saturday night Fever that lost to Tony & Stephanie. 🎉💃🌐🕺🎵🎶🎵🎶😅

  • @renalove2537
    @renalove2537 6 місяців тому +3

    This track is a masterpiece all around. The composition, arangement, production and performance. Amazing!

  • @mmoshinski
    @mmoshinski Рік тому +5

    Pure complexity and richness. I love the brass section. Amazing song and band.

  • @lls3676
    @lls3676 4 місяці тому +3

    Congrats to Kool and the Gang for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Well deserved. 👏🎉

  • @Armitage112a
    @Armitage112a 3 роки тому +14

    I will never forgive Will Smith for not sampling this and making a song for the end credits of the "Aladdin" remake. He would have made an awesome song with this.

  • @americannative4122
    @americannative4122 2 роки тому +4

    HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH KOOL & DA GANGS props to the ancient black Egyptians..

  • @anitawatkins954
    @anitawatkins954 2 роки тому +8

    Just think these cats were in their 20s playing real instruments. My Generation was truly BAD ASS BABY

  • @eddiemerc1986
    @eddiemerc1986 2 роки тому +3

    got hooked with this song back in 1977, when I got in 1st grade and did not know a word in english but could not forget the name of the band like many others. In time I learned english thanks to the name of the bands I memorized. Thxs Kool &,The Gang.

  • @benjaraelzekiah4583
    @benjaraelzekiah4583 6 років тому +22

    Masters of funk. wha wha gtr, horns, kool-on bass , drummer george.

  • @crystalmason829
    @crystalmason829 10 місяців тому +1

    Block party music from another era in time 😂❤❤❤❤

  • @anonymoususer6683
    @anonymoususer6683 6 років тому +11

    I had the Saturday Night Fever double album and this songs brings back the memories! Funkadelic baby!

  • @SouffBeac
    @SouffBeac 7 років тому +100

    Wish they made music like this now!!!

    • @miger1824
      @miger1824 7 років тому +2

      Never heard of the band Incognito ----give them a blast!

    • @bayanbaree8638
      @bayanbaree8638 7 років тому +4

      SouffBeac There is an old saying. "what goes around comes around" Check on UA-cam for Ronald Bell's Kool Baby Brotha Band and check out "My Soul in the Breeze" , Poinciana. Or even check out Kool & the gang's newest single (May 8th 2017) "So High"

    • @robertortiz8540
      @robertortiz8540 3 роки тому +1

      Yes I agree.

  • @tommy9693
    @tommy9693 4 роки тому +22

    still 🎵🎼 "groove with the genie" 🎼🎵 in 2020 👌

  • @renecruz8973
    @renecruz8973 5 років тому +13

    🎤🔊📣📢📺 I was only 10yrs old when this came out, KSOL used to jammed it on the radio!

  • @bernicelewis2468
    @bernicelewis2468 2 роки тому +4

    My Middle School marched to this song, I played xylophone. We got down, everybody was dancing.

  • @donansell1864
    @donansell1864 5 років тому +17

    One of the greatest ever tunes finally got every version of this

  • @bigpalmore
    @bigpalmore 4 роки тому +6

    R.I.P. Ronald Khalis Bell thank you for giving us the best music of our lives

  • @robertbrown-qf8xy
    @robertbrown-qf8xy 2 роки тому +9

    The best song from Saturday Night Fever, and one of the greatest hits of the 1970s.

    • @junglemayne4057
      @junglemayne4057 Рік тому

      Also 'kjee' by MFSB. ua-cam.com/video/M_R6u1Cd1Us/v-deo.html

  • @ilhankac3633
    @ilhankac3633 Рік тому +5

    I am the genie of sound, everybody get down hooah!!!

  • @michaelstrlight445
    @michaelstrlight445 4 роки тому +24

    Some of the most funkiest horn players of all time!

  • @cheripiez67
    @cheripiez67 3 роки тому +6

    my favorite track from the saturday night fever album 🧞‍♀️

  • @KOMET2006
    @KOMET2006 10 місяців тому +3

    For those of us who lived through the 1970s, we had some of the most incredibly AWESOME & EXCITING MUSIC ever made.

  • @elmagnanimo724
    @elmagnanimo724 Рік тому +5

    It was quality, talent, masterpiece.

  • @jcronanj71
    @jcronanj71 4 роки тому +5

    Saw them yesterday and was like "whatever." Then they broke this shit out. MIND BLOWN

  • @ECMRMIG
    @ECMRMIG 7 років тому +38

    let us not forget the jazz of kool and the gang.

    • @nathan900130
      @nathan900130 7 років тому +5

      this song is more funk than jazz.

    • @bayanbaree8638
      @bayanbaree8638 7 років тому +1

      nathan900130 Listen to the song "Wild and Peaceful " from the group's 1973 album titled "Wild and Peaceful or the 1974 studio version of "Summer Madness " on the "Light of Worlds" album. Or the 1977 live version of "Summer Madness" from the " Love and Understanding " album.

    • @nathan900130
      @nathan900130 7 років тому

      I don't have time to check those yet since i'm working on my school project, but are those you mentioned their jazz hits?

  • @richardramirez3586
    @richardramirez3586 4 роки тому +20

    One of my favorite songs by Kool and the gang used to tear up the Dance floor

  • @geminilover9526
    @geminilover9526 5 років тому +7

    This joint turn's the dance floor out, Kool & the Gang is straight track masters of all time 70s..... for Damn sure.😎

  • @YGardenRose
    @YGardenRose Рік тому +4

    Fabulous song! The horns are so good!

  • @josecunha6974
    @josecunha6974 3 роки тому +6

    If I had to explain funk to an alien, I'd just give him a Kool and the Gang album.

  • @starrcompany3275
    @starrcompany3275 2 роки тому +16

    3:30 best break in music history 🔥

    • @nukeman444
      @nukeman444 2 роки тому +4

      One of the best parts of the song.

  • @peterdarrylslaughter7390
    @peterdarrylslaughter7390 Рік тому +2

    Yes, " Kool and The Gang " even FUNKED up Disco

    • @clutch236
      @clutch236 9 місяців тому +2

      More like (Funk that Disco enjoyed!). Kool & The Gang were primarily a "Funk" band who did danceable music because they like othe Funk bands had a lot of infectious "rhythm", therefore, the Disco lovers enjoyed borrowing some of the more (upbeat, danceable "Funk"). Then many years later, some of the younger generation starts erroneously calling (upbeat/danceable Funk, "Disco". HOWEVER, it "is" true that when Disco became super popular, many Funk groups certainly tried to "cash in" by attempting to make records that would do TWO things: (1. cross-over to capture Disco fans.........2. while maintaining enough R&B/Funk to KEEP their Funk fans). The one that probably had the most success doing that was probably (Earth Wind & Fire with "Boogie Wonderland"). Kool & The Gang changed from Funk to cross-over (R&B/POP) and made a ton of money with songs like "Celebration" - good for their bank accounts, but I enjoy their earlier R&B/Funk such as: (Open Sesame...Jungle Boogie....Hollywood Swinging....and certainly last but not least, "Funky Stuff").🤘

  • @3MUnique
    @3MUnique Рік тому +2

    Horns going foolio. Takes me back 2 being a very young kid. My earliest memories of soul music.✊🏾💪🏾

  • @johnringoo756
    @johnringoo756 Рік тому +4

    One of the best songs of all time🎉

  • @IvanChapman79
    @IvanChapman79 Рік тому +2

    Those chromatic music arrangements are brilliant!!! 🤩🎶💯👍🏼

  • @stevenbarton7809
    @stevenbarton7809 7 місяців тому +1

    This track is so clever by kool and his gang i would have loved to see and hear them live never had that funky pleasure i ive missed out.luv their groove.

  • @FearlessMuslimah
    @FearlessMuslimah Місяць тому +1

    You can have the Bee Gees. As far as I'm concerned, this masterpiece is the REAL star of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack! 🕺⭐🔥

  • @TheRiboka
    @TheRiboka 7 років тому +67

    I think I'm gonna overdose on funkiness

    • @klefthoofrobert787
      @klefthoofrobert787 5 років тому

      The correct word was coke :)

    • @dd317
      @dd317 5 років тому

      It's not a bad thing. All these decades later I'm still loving this song. Carry on and let the partaaaay continue!!!

  • @MrChazzarelli
    @MrChazzarelli 3 роки тому +4

    Serious nostalgia. I still remember when this song came on during pool scene in the movie Shazam. Hands down Sinbad's best movie from the 90's.

  • @robertnelsonjr4648
    @robertnelsonjr4648 4 роки тому +6

    Real instrument Real musicians No Drum Machine

  • @nadinewebster5861
    @nadinewebster5861 7 років тому +15

    Saw these Guys in Concert in 1980!

  • @robertortiz8540
    @robertortiz8540 3 роки тому +4

    I remember this song in 1976 when I was 16 years old.

  • @phillipclark5798
    @phillipclark5798 11 місяців тому +3

    Just a terrific song. Brings back some sweet memories of laying pipe.

  • @richardarnold3812
    @richardarnold3812 2 роки тому +3

    Funkiest horn section ever!

  • @ruthferguson3927
    @ruthferguson3927 4 роки тому +29

    Yeah. This Is Still The Shit. Kool & The Gang Had A Sickkk! Horne Section! Brings Back Good Memories. There Will Never Be Another Band Like Them.😎💕

  • @JohnBrown-ff6ez
    @JohnBrown-ff6ez Рік тому +3

    *SOUNDS AS FRESH TODAY, AS IT DID THEN!. LOVE THIS!. **#BLESSINGS*

  • @retrobaseballjunkwax5302
    @retrobaseballjunkwax5302 3 роки тому +3

    Never gets old! Those horn charts though...

  • @ddrums001
    @ddrums001 4 роки тому +6

    The Kool & the Gang Horns can go with the best of them! Open Sesame! FUNKY!!

  • @dandyhiphop
    @dandyhiphop 2 роки тому +2

    Legendary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • @vickywilliams9444
    @vickywilliams9444 3 роки тому +2

    After catching an interview on SiriusXM Real Jazz with Mr Bell, I was reminded of how much I needed This Wonderful Band in”The Soundtrack of my Life”!Thank you!!!!!❤️🎶💯

  • @reg7000
    @reg7000 3 роки тому +4

    Rest In Power DT

  • @kendu1327
    @kendu1327 4 роки тому +9

    when i was little i loved the shit out this song! all horns and instruments blow my mine.

  • @starbird1111
    @starbird1111 4 роки тому +3

    Nothing can touch this

  • @stevethompson1958
    @stevethompson1958 4 роки тому +4

    The Best Funk track ever. 🎷🎺🎶

  • @notmebutyou8350
    @notmebutyou8350 Рік тому +9

    Never knew there was a video for this song!! I love it!! Man, they are straight JAMMING!!!
    Thank you for uploading!! ❤️

  • @danielegruppioni1029
    @danielegruppioni1029 Рік тому +1

    Disco stupendo grandiosa storica Band!!!!. Fortissimo "unisono" di fiati Miti!!!!!... W. Disco 70's. Ragazzi, però che nostalgia....

  • @itperdition
    @itperdition 5 років тому +5

    So tight, love everything about this groove

  • @samirahstanford432
    @samirahstanford432 2 роки тому +1

    Fabulous classic

  • @frankieglossman5699
    @frankieglossman5699 6 років тому +17

    I thank god for the funk he gave me!!!

  • @zahleempreiteira2852
    @zahleempreiteira2852 17 днів тому

    One of the best lineups of this wonderful band and incredible songs and excellent vocals

  • @NitavTrueDreams22
    @NitavTrueDreams22 Рік тому +3

    Revolutionary for the 70s! ❤❤❤❤❤ it! Thank you! Been hearing this 🎵 in my head this week! ❤💃🏽🎼

  • @rodrickthompson2799
    @rodrickthompson2799 2 роки тому +1

    I remember this song, but just found out KG made this. I'm 51 years old.

  • @brianjackson6472
    @brianjackson6472 2 роки тому +2

    This was a great song in the 70s

  • @actionjacksonful
    @actionjacksonful 3 роки тому +1

    First got to see this amazing band at their first U.K. concert at the Rainbow Finsbury Park 1975.

  • @ECMRMIG
    @ECMRMIG 7 років тому +17

    superband, one of many supersonic

  • @jorgecallejas1732
    @jorgecallejas1732 3 роки тому +5

    Genios que música.

  • @dickbuelow8968
    @dickbuelow8968 8 років тому +14

    Great group and song

  • @mlh4711
    @mlh4711 4 роки тому +4

    that Genie was one cool dude! One of the defiining groups of the 70's and involved in the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever and were re-invented and still big in the 80's. Very under-rated imo.

  • @paulozdan
    @paulozdan 7 років тому +13

    Uma das melhores músicas instrumentais que já rolou em todos os tempos!
    "Open Sesame" é uma aula de arranjos espetaculares, com vocais femininos incríveis, e uma apresentação apoteótica da Banda "Kool & The Gang!
    Destaque para o cantor que tira muita onda no palco dançando! É emocionante de ver e ouvir!

  • @leonguisburg413
    @leonguisburg413 4 роки тому +1

    Kevin Bell (Amir Bayyaan) out front on keys and Kevin Lassister in the rear on keys. Both former members of the KayGees---Kool And The Gang protégés. Kevin is Kool's and Ronald's younger brother and was the KayGees' guitarist

  • @arnellhightower
    @arnellhightower 4 роки тому +10

    When everybody wore capes, too damn coldblooded, where's mine?

    • @victorialevy431
      @victorialevy431 3 роки тому +1

      That was so cool the way they were dressed. They definitely kept up with the style back then. They still look good now. Love them. God bless you always.

  • @DesertPepper
    @DesertPepper 4 роки тому +3

    Great music!

  • @peterboliches7713
    @peterboliches7713 8 років тому +23

    EXCELENTE !!

  • @bedlumproductions3826
    @bedlumproductions3826 4 роки тому +2

    This song and video are epic

  • @JoseAntonioAyalaMorales
    @JoseAntonioAyalaMorales 4 місяці тому

    Increíble, es una de las canciones que más me gustan, escucha los instrumentos de viento, las percusiones, el bajo, los coros, simplemente SENSACIONAL. Mágico 👍♥️🎼🎵

  • @epluribusunum9692
    @epluribusunum9692 11 місяців тому +2

    Verdaderos músicos, impresionante.