Rick Wakeman tells a hilarious story about working with John Anderson and Trevor Rabin 10/22/19

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  • Опубліковано 22 жов 2019
  • Rick Wakeman tells a hilarious story about working with John Anderson and Trevor Rabin on Anderson Wakeman Rabin Tour at the Ace Hotel October 22, 2019

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  • @starshiptrouter
    @starshiptrouter 3 роки тому +38

    His mind is as quick and graceful as his digits; Rick is a blessedly talented man.

  • @fernandogarajalde4066
    @fernandogarajalde4066 3 роки тому +22

    “Owner of a Horse and Cart”… it takes a real genius to make puns like that. 😆

    • @williamsporing1500
      @williamsporing1500 Рік тому +4

      I always sing “owner of a grocery cart”

    • @wms6101
      @wms6101 26 днів тому

      Owner of a horse and cart!
      (Much better than) Owner of a grocery cart!

  • @kiwibass
    @kiwibass 3 роки тому +45

    Whenever I'm in a bad state of mind, all I have to do is watch a few minutes of Rick's hilarious story-telling... and everything's fine again.
    Gotta love this guy!

    • @danashby9597
      @danashby9597 3 роки тому +1

      Solo true! Such an inspiration to listen to! Makes me laugh every time!

    • @edburns00
      @edburns00 3 роки тому +1

      This exact Rick Wakeman use case.

  • @donaldanderson6604
    @donaldanderson6604 3 роки тому +34

    His timing is impeccable. I've seen so many of his solo shows, usually in tiny venues or small churches and he is always hilarious. His piano playing isn't bad either.

  • @danielbeckman3973
    @danielbeckman3973 2 роки тому +18

    He could have made a living as a stand-up comedian. Bloody hilarius!

  • @zonzos1
    @zonzos1 3 роки тому +5

    One of the most talented musicians, the coolest rocker of all times, Sir Rick Wakeman!

  • @grenda5
    @grenda5 3 роки тому +18

    no one comes close to these stories from the old rockers, Rick can easily have been a standup comedian , awesome to see this!!

    • @joemedley195
      @joemedley195 3 роки тому +3

      I heard him say in another interview that he has done standup in the U.K.

    • @therealpbristow
      @therealpbristow Рік тому

      @@joemedley195 Yep, he was a regular host at Jongleurs, doing a few minutes of hs own material in between each of the evening's guest comedians.

  • @diannkelley3481
    @diannkelley3481 2 роки тому +3

    He is hysterical and so talented. Would love to see him.

  • @BenEmberley
    @BenEmberley 2 роки тому +7

    "It's not a painkiller but it'll give you something to hold on to".....had me in stitches laughing!!!! The guy is a Legend ^_^

  • @ericmilliet2022
    @ericmilliet2022 3 роки тому +15

    He could always re-invent himself as a standup comic !

  • @glennglazier4046
    @glennglazier4046 3 роки тому +39

    Rick Wakeman is as hilariously funny as he is brilliant on the keyboards!

    • @TheRKae
      @TheRKae 3 роки тому +6

      Al Stewart has said that Wakeman (who played in Stewart's band) would suddenly stop in the middle of recording a track in order to tell a joke that had just occurred to him.

    • @grenda5
      @grenda5 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheRKae lol! that is classic Wakeman!

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi 5 місяців тому

    I could listen to Rick for weeks.
    And I can listen to his entire library for months.

  • @Wardell43
    @Wardell43 3 роки тому +54

    I'll bet Rick has some great stories about Jon Anderson too.

    • @markgarin6355
      @markgarin6355 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah, thought Jon's name was spelled wrong in the post title.

    • @donaldanderson6604
      @donaldanderson6604 3 роки тому +8

      He tells a great one about how Anderson is the only person he knows who is passionate about the Earth's environment even though he is not from here.

    • @krollpeter
      @krollpeter 3 роки тому +1

      @@donaldanderson6604 Mr. Anderson is probably the most passionate person about the entire planet while not being from here.

    • @ATalkingBadger
      @ATalkingBadger 3 роки тому +2

      @@krollpeter ...that's what he just said...

    • @TheReaperMan275
      @TheReaperMan275 Рік тому +3

      @@donaldanderson6604 He said, 'Jon Anderson is the only guy I know trying to save this planet while living on another one.'

  • @darganx
    @darganx 3 роки тому +32

    Rick would have been a great stand up comedian if it weren't for music!

  • @itkojecockot
    @itkojecockot 3 роки тому +18

    he had the funniest acceptance speech at RnR Hall of Fame :D:D:D:D:D

  • @Isleofskye
    @Isleofskye 4 роки тому +21

    Great Story about Jon Anderson. Who would have thought, eh ?
    You just never know...Jon Anderson...

  • @boboala1
    @boboala1 3 роки тому +2

    LOL! I wish I could see more of this show!

  • @christopherheinig5590
    @christopherheinig5590 4 роки тому +2

    Hilarious !!! Thank you !!!

  • @PhilUKNet
    @PhilUKNet 3 роки тому +6

    Wish I could have heard the songs he was about to play. Whenever Rick opens his mouth you know it's going to be something funny.

  • @edburns00
    @edburns00 3 роки тому

    Thank God for Rick and UA-cam.

  • @kevinwaters5872
    @kevinwaters5872 8 місяців тому

    Comedians who can dead pan as well as Rick can are the best. A genuine raconteur .

  • @bigtone1348
    @bigtone1348 3 роки тому +6

    Frank Fallows told me a story of how they covered Rick's keyboards in clingfilm before a gig.
    Frank was the tour manager for Yes and Pink Floyd.
    He now runs a travel agents.

  • @nicksmart5469
    @nicksmart5469 3 роки тому +2

    A brilliant raconteur and a prog rock hero doesn’t get better than this folks !

    • @bigtone1348
      @bigtone1348 3 роки тому

      Paul McCartney's birth name is James, but they don't call him Jim!

  • @marilyntape508
    @marilyntape508 3 роки тому

    I love Rick so much 😊💜🇦🇺

  • @MrSpankee02
    @MrSpankee02 3 роки тому

    Outstanding

  • @ScottMartinD
    @ScottMartinD 3 роки тому +2

    He's a good stand-up.

  • @keithadams529
    @keithadams529 Рік тому +2

    A very funny human being who just so happens to be pretty decent on the keyboards too

  • @morganfisherart
    @morganfisherart 3 роки тому +1

    0:13 "Owner of a horse and cart" heh-heh ;-)

  • @PaulScherdell
    @PaulScherdell 3 роки тому +1

    Man's a gift.

  • @beekay5914
    @beekay5914 3 роки тому +3

    check out the video of his speech at the Hall of Fame ceremony, and check out Chris Squire's video abut the time he met Jimi Hendrix. Hysterical.

  • @nicholaswood741
    @nicholaswood741 2 роки тому

    Met Rick once. He's a very very funny person..

  • @MoonshineBootleg
    @MoonshineBootleg 3 роки тому +1

    I've co-opted the Viagra story when telling people my experience of getting the Pfzier vaccine. Never fails to get a big laugh.

  • @baldvale5418
    @baldvale5418 3 роки тому +2

    I bet John Andersons ears were burning all the way through that!

  • @stevemurrell6167
    @stevemurrell6167 3 роки тому +1

    A very funny man......check out his R&R Hall of Fame acceptance speech.....hilarious!

  • @maxcohen13
    @maxcohen13 3 роки тому +8

    *Jon, not _John._

  • @paradigmsend8007
    @paradigmsend8007 3 роки тому

    Whoda thunk it. Rick doing a fine stand-up comedy monologue...

  • @thomasbstein1447
    @thomasbstein1447 4 роки тому +3

    With Jon Anderson of YES

  • @carlsaganlives6086
    @carlsaganlives6086 3 роки тому +1

    From everyone's comments this was great, funny. Must be some young whippersnappers, I couldn't decipher it!

  • @RichardNixonsHippieRemoval
    @RichardNixonsHippieRemoval 4 місяці тому

    "I gotta gap for fifteen years, Ricky! Den-neh-neh, den-neh-neh...angry, angsty."
    - Steve Howe🤓

  • @Kkidzz
    @Kkidzz 3 роки тому +1

    Wakeman’s gone full on Marsupial

  • @gwensciora8516
    @gwensciora8516 3 роки тому +1

    Jon Anderson!!! Sheesh

  • @belalugrisi1614
    @belalugrisi1614 Рік тому

    What a treasure!

  • @robertjantzen6545
    @robertjantzen6545 Рік тому +1

    It's Jon....

  • @missyounorm33
    @missyounorm33 4 роки тому +3

    Americans and the British. Two countries separated by a common language..

  • @canadianroot
    @canadianroot 3 роки тому +1

    OP, it's Jon, not John.

  • @krisscanlon4051
    @krisscanlon4051 2 роки тому

    I said I like pills lol rick is like an old music hall comedian

  • @MrDCrosswell
    @MrDCrosswell 3 роки тому +4

    `Jon' Anderson

    • @wandiquejr4208
      @wandiquejr4208 3 роки тому

      Indeed. John Anderson is another musician ...

  • @beaudure01
    @beaudure01 Рік тому

    Has someone ever told him about podcasting? He needs one. Or we need him to have one.

  • @jeffdawson2786
    @jeffdawson2786 3 роки тому +2

    FYI: Jon’s birth name is John.

    • @Ashworth-Media
      @Ashworth-Media 3 роки тому

      And his middle name is Roy, he also loves strange coincidences.

  • @lemonstar.2
    @lemonstar.2 3 роки тому

    The songs you wanted to hear mentioned right at the end of this video (in case you didn't find them)
    ua-cam.com/video/GqnJNl67WDI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AislesMusicVisions

  • @vanessajazp6341
    @vanessajazp6341 3 роки тому +9

    JON Anderson. JON
    Not John.

    • @ProgRockNerd
      @ProgRockNerd 3 роки тому

      I didn't know this until I got on the Internet, but the name on his birth certificate is in fact "John". I think he simply prefers "Jon"--it makes his name a little less conventional.

  • @Tabish29
    @Tabish29 2 роки тому

    its Ray Winstone in a raincoat

  • @garyshepherd9226
    @garyshepherd9226 2 роки тому

    Jon you mean

  • @RaspySquares
    @RaspySquares 3 роки тому +3

    Who is John Anderson.

    • @joeyhardin5903
      @joeyhardin5903 3 роки тому

      the singer from yes

    • @MrPlooky
      @MrPlooky 3 роки тому

      @@joeyhardin5903 name spelled wrong

    • @joeyhardin5903
      @joeyhardin5903 3 роки тому

      @@MrPlooky john is his real name, he only uses jon as a stage name

  • @joeyjoey7992
    @joeyjoey7992 Рік тому

    It’s spelled Jon Anderson

  • @2728muzikmann
    @2728muzikmann 3 роки тому +2

    Jon

  • @rokarolla
    @rokarolla 3 роки тому

    Comedy Central

  • @charlesheck6812
    @charlesheck6812 Місяць тому

    JON

  • @nigelstansfield1644
    @nigelstansfield1644 Місяць тому

    Jon.

  • @Matt63491
    @Matt63491 3 роки тому +1

    Jon, not John.............

  • @STORMCombatSystem
    @STORMCombatSystem 3 роки тому

    He looks a bit like Peter Pettigrew.

  • @benjaminhawthorne1969
    @benjaminhawthorne1969 2 роки тому

    It's "Jon" Anderson.

  • @songsmithy07
    @songsmithy07 3 роки тому

    Jon Anderson, not "John"

  • @timsanderson5572
    @timsanderson5572 4 роки тому +4

    Rick Wakeman worked with John Anderson, the country singer? ;-/

  • @sakuraguitars7990
    @sakuraguitars7990 3 роки тому +1

    @kathy kielar, Jon Anderson, that is. What a shame!

  • @pezazul_4549
    @pezazul_4549 3 роки тому +4

    I miss good subtitles 😭

  • @mikereiss4216
    @mikereiss4216 3 роки тому

    Jon Anderson not "John."

  • @n-Chantreuse
    @n-Chantreuse 3 роки тому

    John Anderson the country star?

    • @malthuswasright
      @malthuswasright 3 роки тому

      No - I think it's the former West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United defender.

    • @John-rb3yv
      @John-rb3yv 4 місяці тому

      Yes
      John=the country one

  • @markviereck4547
    @markviereck4547 3 роки тому +2

    JON. Not John.

  • @billvilla7799
    @billvilla7799 3 роки тому

    Who knew Rick was a comedian!

  • @stevemeese9799
    @stevemeese9799 2 роки тому

    I prefer the Monty Python type of humor, compared to the Benny Hill type of humor, that Rick has. The rest of the band actually preferred the Monty Python more dopey kind of humor as well. Watched a interview with Squire where he said that.

  • @Phoebedumplings
    @Phoebedumplings 3 роки тому +3

    The title is completely misleading, it’s not about John or Trevor, it’s just a made up story, a joke

    • @robinchun1
      @robinchun1 3 роки тому

      Who is this John?

    • @DeeshBassChannel
      @DeeshBassChannel 3 роки тому +2

      Peter -it’s a real story of Trevor accidentally knocking Rick’s teeth loose with his guitar.
      I guess because Rick mentions Being on tour with Jon and Rick someone labelled this video that way.🤷‍♂️

    • @Phoebedumplings
      @Phoebedumplings 3 роки тому

      Can’t be bothered, it’s a joke

    • @davebartholome2924
      @davebartholome2924 3 роки тому +1

      @@Phoebedumplings It's both. It's a true story that Rick is using as an opportunity for a joke.

    • @Phoebedumplings
      @Phoebedumplings 3 роки тому

      I’ve listened again and the tentative bit about Trevor knocking his teeth is just an opening for a JOKE, it’s not a funny story about touring it’s a JOKE, again for the dimwits.....a joke!!!!

  • @gianniferrari9671
    @gianniferrari9671 3 роки тому

    JON not JOHN

  • @gilbertocbarros4146
    @gilbertocbarros4146 4 роки тому +1

    Someone here understand British accent?Please tell me what happened to John.I just understood John broke his tooth.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 4 роки тому +2

      Hi Gilberto. Which language do YOU speak, please ?

    • @d5uncr
      @d5uncr 3 роки тому +1

      Jon apparently owned a horse and a cart.
      Whether he or his horse broke a tooth is very much unclear at this moment.

  • @nymousano5525
    @nymousano5525 4 роки тому

    I only understood the part of it... so what's it about viagra?

  • @lisamoroney3036
    @lisamoroney3036 3 роки тому

    Wish I could of understood one word ....

    • @wandamundy1759
      @wandamundy1759 2 роки тому

      He was COMPLETELY understandable. And by the way, it's "could HAVE," not 'could of' . . . Maybe that's why you couldn't understand proper English.

    • @lisamoroney3036
      @lisamoroney3036 2 роки тому

      @@wandamundy1759 no I don’t understand that language…. Thnk you for the English lesson .

  • @stub2022
    @stub2022 3 роки тому +3

    Always a cheap shot at Ringo. Doesn't that get old? I guess not.

    • @brodjefferson3513
      @brodjefferson3513 3 роки тому +1

      When he’s a dead average bordering on poor drummer venerated by brainless Beatles fan, no it doesn’t

    • @stub2022
      @stub2022 3 роки тому +1

      @@brodjefferson3513 Well there's no question that Ringo lays awake at night wishing he could trade places with a bitter little nobody on the internet. 😂 Bahahahahahhaahahahahha

    • @brodjefferson3513
      @brodjefferson3513 3 роки тому +1

      @@stub2022 Have fun being a millionaire defender. The fact that that talentless prick is regarded as one of the best drummers of all time says a lot about the state of music education

    • @stub2022
      @stub2022 3 роки тому

      @@brodjefferson3513 Search Straw man logical fallacy

    • @stub2022
      @stub2022 3 роки тому +3

      @@brodjefferson3513 I'm not sure where you're getting your worldview from, but nobody has EVER said that he's one of the best drummers of all time. Like many people on the internet, you're raging against a perspective that doesn't exist.

  • @bobm549
    @bobm549 3 роки тому

    Loved his music but was appointed in his ' money grab' tour . The worst sound and English is not his primary language .

    • @stevefoster4732
      @stevefoster4732 3 роки тому

      "English is not his primary language" Whom are you referring to here? Not Rick Wakeman I presume?

    • @bobm549
      @bobm549 3 роки тому

      @@stevefoster4732 He was at a local venue and the sound system was way less than O K . I asked my wife if he was speaking Mandarin ! It was a joke , the sound system. Sat close enough and had fun . That's the ticket !

  • @matthewche
    @matthewche 3 роки тому

    Who is John Anderson?

    • @soggytom
      @soggytom 3 роки тому

      John Anderson is a well-known country music performer here in the US.