@Jarrel Ely I love R. Kelly. I don't care what he did. He ain't rape no one in my family. Plus it ain't our business what that man does in his bedroom. Just like it's not his business what I do in mine. If R. Kelly released another album this morning I'd be buying it by the afternoon. R. Kelly forever!!!!!
Most importantly he stated: "music reminds us of a special place, and a special time." Some day you may want to say to your children, "Wow, that was a song your mother and I enjoyed together."
People will never get why Steve acted the way that he did during the Verzuz. He has been a fan for decades and worked with both groups. People are used to someone a committee brought that tends to not be a fan and is just doing their job. When a real fan that has ties to both acts host, this is the way to do it.
I like that it was a young audience, and while Steve wasn't singing one of their biggest hits, he was singing one of their best songs to the real EWF fans, and I love that this audience knew it and exactly what the harmony was.
Man Steve Harvey is Great do you know how hard it is to be funny constantly without using the same material over and over I bet you couldn’t that man has been great for 30 years plus so stop with the subtle hate
Roger James No doubt. Old skool '70s is the very epitome of great Black music. EWF is probably the the greatest universal music that hits the soul, the essence of what it means to be a human being.
Love's Holiday... That's the Way of the World.. Devotion, Cant Hide Love.. After the Love is Gone..c'mon.. I got all their CDs on my phone and its non-stop EWF hits all day evry day!
Steve, I'm with you, man. Earth, Wind & Fire, definitely one of the greatest bands ever in music history! And "Love's Holiday" is my jam, too! I'm 35 years old and I'm old school all the way. That's really all I listen to. This new stuff that comes out is just biting off the wonderful songs of yesterday. Not all, of course, but most of the songs that are out do.
That's part of the problem with black culture... Pride in ignorance. It's funny when Steve Harvey does it because he's playing on that being funny. EARTH WIND AND FIRE is something to be proud of... You ever hear Phil Bailey use poor grammar? Malcom X, MLK, Muhammad Ali, Obama, Michael Jordan, Spike Lee etc etc those are reasons to be proud not bad grammar. Bad grammar is used as a joke to reflect an old ignorance in the community... It's something that should be abandoned not embraced
To me white people will never understand our music you always got something to say when somebody say it black music Come From the Soul of the ghetto that white people would never know where the heart come from they think it's just music it's more than that
@@lovemyblackpeople1662 Racist much? damn man.. sounds like you know nothing. I'm a white guy and you just seriously and knowingly insulted me, basically discarded my ability to understand and feel what is a huge part of my life and emotional being. I can only hope you are too young to realize what you are saying otherwise I can only feel very sorry for you. I actually have seen this band perform, several times, in the 70s and 80s. I know and understand what they stand for and guess what, your opinion is not a part of any of that. Yeah.. You know nothing and guess what, you are part of the problem because of what you think is right. And it's not "your" music, you do not even understand any of it and you certainly show ignorance of what EWF has brought us over the years.
RIP ….Maurice thank you for leaving a part of yourself here with us. Thank you for helping me get through highs and low of my life through your music. I probably own more of this group catalog than any other artist in my music inventory..…Lawd have mercy ! thank you thank you thank you
Steve's speaking straight FACTSSSSSSSSSSSS....everytime it must make you go ooohhh that's my jammmm! 25, 30, 45 years later!!! in other words you got to be a classic!
Sang on Steve!....thank you to the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire for all the memories of your beautiful and timeless music...especially Mr. Maurice White and Mr. Philip Bailey, for leading all of those Badd songs....wheeeew!!!!
Very sorry for the passing of the legendary ICONIC Mr Maurice White.....Grew up with the sound of his, David Bowie's and Glen Frey's music.....Just seemed to be surrounded by special music as a kid...whatever the genre.....They will be missed....Peace.
Yes that's right - Earth Wind and Fire have stood the test of time and has brought me such memories in my life that I can reflect bck on whenever i listen to it- Steve's exactly right!
STEVE HAVEY SPOKE THE TRUTH ON THAT ONE! I remember that broadcast, went looking through my collection and...couldn't find LOVERS HOLIDAY, I was a GROWN AS MAN CRYING cause I couldn't find it!...UNTIL THE NEXT DAY!!!!! I have been able to sleep well since then!
When I was a junior high back in the 70s early 70s these cats were everywhere cinema at The Forum in Los Angeles gratitude album best live album ever still have it in vinyl
Man, Steve is so right with this..damn, I've been reminiscing all night and its 1am here.. everything he mentioned is exactly how I feel about EWF, grew up with them and still the best
That was an excellent introduction. Everything Steve said was true. I was screaming when he said the music takes you back in time and you have that look on your face😅😂. That's so true. This music takes me to my happy place.
Man..Thanks for the upload...I couldn't stop watchin when Steve started singin w/ the crowd...that's what music is all about...sharin the love, baby..Yeah!!!
Steve Harvey is the number one Fan and he is so excited for this weeks Versuz battle btn Earth Wind and Fire VS The Islet Brothers on 4/4/2021...y'all ready??!! Coz I sho am
Congratulations to Earth Wind and Fire!! Also, great job to Steve Harvey for such a fantastic intro speach for EWF. Steve is also a Great Entertainer. He did this with so much Talent of his own. Great job Steve!!
If you are here if the VERZUZ between EWF and The Isleys brought you here, raise your hands 🙌🏾. 🔥🔥🔥🔥😍
I literally just came from the Vz 💚😊
When the BET awards was a big black family reunion
FACTS!
Dam right
When BET still played music!!!
@Jarrel Ely next should be Barry White
@Jarrel Ely I love R. Kelly.
I don't care what he did.
He ain't rape no one in my family.
Plus it ain't our business what that man does in his bedroom.
Just like it's not his business what I do in mine.
If R. Kelly released another album this morning I'd be buying it by the afternoon.
R. Kelly forever!!!!!
the audience in perfect harmony with Steve Harvey. Loved it!
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GO HEAD, YALL!!!
because it's not a white audience
That wasn't an introduction, that was a "tribute" to my favorite band!! Great job Steve!!
Most importantly he stated: "music reminds us of a special place, and a special time." Some day you may want to say to your children, "Wow, that was a song your mother and I enjoyed together."
Tell it Steve! You have to have hits that stand the test of time.
This was a beautiful introduction, and these gentlemen deserve it.
Best lntroduction
People will never get why Steve acted the way that he did during the Verzuz. He has been a fan for decades and worked with both groups. People are used to someone a committee brought that tends to not be a fan and is just doing their job.
When a real fan that has ties to both acts host, this is the way to do it.
Steve tore that stage up with his introduction. Earth Wind and Fire is worthy of two lifetimes of awards.
Steve definitely told the truth about THE Earth Wind and Fire. Everybody knows their songs.
Rest In Paradise, Maurice White!!
Steve’s right, when I hear “Fantasy” I’m transported back in time to the house I grew up in 40+ years ago.
My god...I'm right there with you...Just the intro to that special SPECIAL song is like time travel.......awesome
when BET was amazing ....
Jordan A. 💯 Real talk 😄 7/13/18
The best Bet Awards ever hands down you can say that agian
Until the water nation attacked
Facts
Before the demons took over with all that blood oath foolishness
I like that it was a young audience, and while Steve wasn't singing one of their biggest hits, he was singing one of their best songs to the real EWF fans, and I love that this audience knew it and exactly what the harmony was.
their parent's music
So we're not gonna talk about how Steve just sang the hell out of that song? Ok.
DeshaunX yes he did. His tone was on point!
...but he couldn't do "Reasons" lol
DeshaunX bruh I'm saying? Steve killed that shit
Steve Hightower and the Hightops!!
DeshaunX Steve actually is a pretty good singer. He was raised in the church.
Baddest band in the land, past, present, future, forever!
Douchebag. And ignorant.
hell yeah, earth wind and fire is bad ass!!
dmcarden s.o.s band also one of the best
If you weren't moved by Earth,Wind and Fire!.......something's wrong with you.
Oh yes!
I Lost It When Everybody Hit The Phillip Bailey "OooooOooo"
I love Phillip Bailey that's my men
Me too ❤😂
They came like a choir! Peace!
We’ve had plenty of practice trying to hit those notes. I’ve listened to Love’s Holiday so many times. It will never get old.
Teach them Steve. Lifetime Achievement Award stands the test of time, year after, year after, years.
8-track though! 😄
He absolutely nailed this lol. still remember watching this live on BET.
GET IT STEVE. I love how Steve can get the crowd to sing along with him
Steve hit all the points! That's a great intro about Earth, Wind & Fire. He mentioned 8 track players!!
They were so worthy!! RIP Maurice White!!! *tears*
At times I can take or leave Steve Harvey but every once in a while he hits the mark like it needed to be hit. He was dead on in this intro.....
totally agree.. he was good in small snips in kings of comedy too
agreed!
@@808kiker his whole set was great in Kings of Comedy. Go back and watch. Stop hatin
Yep
Man Steve Harvey is Great do you know how hard it is to be funny constantly without using the same material over and over I bet you couldn’t that man has been great for 30 years plus so stop with the subtle hate
LOL @ the crowd hitting that Phillip Bailey note at the end.
i dont thnk i ever heard a better intro.
I was born in 1978, and my pops was a huge EW&F fan, so I know they're the reason I was born.
Im too greatest,huge fan of EWF.EWF are my life,my joy,my sense.I love them for ever.Our angels.Maurice White-genius ,god bless him🙏🙏🙏☀️☀️☮️
Ryan Cole 😂😭😂😭you betta know it
I was born in 1985 and I still love The elements of the WORLD
Glad you didn't take it personal, Ryan! 😄
Currently diversifying my Earth Wind and Fire playlist, where I know and love other songs by them besides September.
Another Fact: to get a Lifetime Achievement Award, babies have to be made to your music!!
If I ever make it big, I want Steve to introduce me. He went somewhere with that "would you mind."lol
Steve, you did a excellent job introducing Earth, Wind and Fire!!! 🎵💋🎵
EWF is one of the greatest bands ever
joe smoe yes they are
joe smoe not one the greatest
They are probably my no.1 favourite band.
Until the water nation attacked
In my opinion the greatest American band of all times.
i love how the bet awards always brings out the soft sides in thugs 😂 they be jamming to the throwbacks
Kay R there not thugs lol
Brandon Harris You're right. *THEY'RE not thugs, they're wannabe's.
Lol @ thugs
Throwbacks? They cant get with that Funk! EWF , Stevie , PARLIAMENT, turn it out everytime.
Well, IF there were Thugs there then they would've been Jamming too. EWF will do that to you! Hard to be mad while listening to EWF!!
Classic intro by Steve Harvey
Now that's an intro!!!
THE WORLD LOVES EARTH WIND AND FIRE, ALWAYS AND FOREVER!
ONe of the greatest intros for a HOF act you will ever find
Roger James
No doubt. Old skool '70s is the very epitome of great Black music. EWF is probably the the greatest universal music that hits the soul, the essence of what it means to be a human being.
The Best
2022 and i'm still listening to Earth Wind and Fire. Respect!
Anche io! Bravissimo!
One of the best intros I've ever heard -- and EWF is worthy of it ... and more.
Love's Holiday... That's the Way of the World.. Devotion, Cant Hide Love.. After the Love is Gone..c'mon.. I got all their CDs on my phone and its non-stop EWF hits all day evry day!
He had a great tribute on the radio to Maurice this morning too. Nobody was praising them quite like he was.
Baddest band in the LAND????? Man I'm talkin' about the UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!AND BEYOND. Not even on mars they have a band like this.
Steve, I'm with you, man. Earth, Wind & Fire, definitely one of the greatest bands ever in music history! And "Love's Holiday" is my jam, too! I'm 35 years old and I'm old school all the way. That's really all I listen to. This new stuff that comes out is just biting off the wonderful songs of yesterday. Not all, of course, but most of the songs that are out do.
His love for that jam i think any one can relate...so much pasion and love music can really sooth the soul...
Maurice White u a genius....Da greatest band in history...Boogie wonderland....I can go on....Serpentine Fire...Classics...
Love has found a way
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
In my heart tonight
"Cuz you too new", tell 'em, Steve!!💯
"You can't love dem mo den me y'all."
greatest band ever.
And that's what makes us black, and I love it!
Poor grammar?
That's part of the problem with black culture... Pride in ignorance. It's funny when Steve Harvey does it because he's playing on that being funny. EARTH WIND AND FIRE is something to be proud of... You ever hear Phil Bailey use poor grammar? Malcom X, MLK, Muhammad Ali, Obama, Michael Jordan, Spike Lee etc etc those are reasons to be proud not bad grammar. Bad grammar is used as a joke to reflect an old ignorance in the community... It's something that should be abandoned not embraced
Amen
To me white people will never understand our music you always got something to say when somebody say it black music Come From the Soul of the ghetto that white people would never know where the heart come from they think it's just music it's more than that
@@lovemyblackpeople1662 Racist much? damn man.. sounds like you know nothing. I'm a white guy and you just seriously and knowingly insulted me, basically discarded my ability to understand and feel what is a huge part of my life and emotional being. I can only hope you are too young to realize what you are saying otherwise I can only feel very sorry for you. I actually have seen this band perform, several times, in the 70s and 80s. I know and understand what they stand for and guess what, your opinion is not a part of any of that. Yeah.. You know nothing and guess what, you are part of the problem because of what you think is right. And it's not "your" music, you do not even understand any of it and you certainly show ignorance of what EWF has brought us over the years.
This is so classy. Steve did it right. R I P Maurice. Love EWF
You receive the lifetime award when the crowd can help with the back up singing
RIP ….Maurice thank you for leaving a part of yourself here with us.
Thank you for helping me get through highs and low of my life through your music. I probably own more of this group catalog than any other artist in my music inventory..…Lawd have mercy !
thank you thank you thank you
All their music sent chills down my spine...TRUE TALENT..REAL MUSIC
Agreed
THIS is THE Steve Harvey that I know! NOT the “ I don’t care about slavery” steve harvey.
AWESOME..He really did bring out the boys the right way and when he sang his favourite EWF tune? Almost brought tears to my eyes...brilliant
Awesome......That intro and how the audience sang along .....Awesome.
Love has found a way (Ahhhhhhhh) in my heart tonight
Got to be on 8-Track to get a lifetime achievement award
YESSSS 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Yeessssss lawd
Steve's speaking straight FACTSSSSSSSSSSSS....everytime it must make you go ooohhh that's my jammmm! 25, 30, 45 years later!!! in other words you got to be a classic!
Sang on Steve!....thank you to the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire for all the memories
of your beautiful and timeless music...especially Mr. Maurice White and Mr. Philip Bailey, for leading all of those Badd songs....wheeeew!!!!
Will Smith laughing at 2:45-2:50!
Barebare kun 0, i
Uncle Steve out there lookin like a preacher for the Earth Wind & Fire sermony 😂 mi love it
Very sorry for the passing of the legendary ICONIC Mr Maurice White.....Grew up with the sound of his, David Bowie's and Glen Frey's music.....Just seemed to be surrounded by special music as a kid...whatever the genre.....They will be missed....Peace.
Yes that's right - Earth Wind and Fire have stood the test of time and has brought me such memories in my life that I can reflect bck on whenever i listen to it- Steve's exactly right!
Rest n peace Maurice white
EWF is one of the greatest bands ever and you sir did them justice right there with that intro. Well done Steve!
STEVE HAVEY SPOKE THE TRUTH ON THAT ONE! I remember that broadcast, went looking through my collection and...couldn't find LOVERS HOLIDAY, I was a GROWN AS MAN CRYING cause I couldn't find it!...UNTIL THE NEXT DAY!!!!! I have been able to sleep well since then!
Listen to this man - HE IS SOOOOO SPEAKING THE TRUTH!!!!!
When I was a junior high back in the 70s early 70s these cats were everywhere cinema at The Forum in Los Angeles gratitude album best live album ever still have it in vinyl
You better sing Steve!! Thanks for sharing!
Steve is brilliant
steve a fooolllll but he didn't lie!!
Candice Moore
Steve Harvey's from church, he'll preach to ya.
"And the winner is Miss Columbia, I mean Earth Wind And Fire *starts singing*"
Harvey could pass off as Maurice's baby brah.
Beautiful intro, I was waiting to hear Earth Wind and Fire sing,😎
Now this is what I call an INTRODUCTION!!!!!
Man, Steve is so right with this..damn, I've been reminiscing all night and its 1am here.. everything he mentioned is exactly how I feel about EWF, grew up with them and still the best
He ain’t lying!!! Music so good “I’ll start crying...” 😂😂😂
That was an excellent introduction. Everything Steve said was true. I was screaming when he said the music takes you back in time and you have that look on your face😅😂. That's so true. This music takes me to my happy place.
Love's Holiday is my all time favorite slow jam. The lyrics, the music...Maurice White, your God given gift lives on. RIP 💜
love is just so watered down now it's hard to get that feeling again :-) :-)!
At exactly 3minutes and 57 seconds Ms Jill Scott had a eargasm lol. EWF THE GREATEST BAND THAT WALKED THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
James Brown 60's band is the BADDEST OF ALL TIME BAR NONE!!!
I agree! Look at my first comment above!💖
Sorry ! Wrong comment!
I agree! See my comment above!💖
Man..Thanks for the upload...I couldn't stop watchin when Steve started singin w/ the crowd...that's what music is all about...sharin the love, baby..Yeah!!!
You can see Jill Scott was feeling Steve's jam.
much luv to Steve Harvey !!!
🔥 EARTH WIND AND FIRE 🔥
thank you for the memories
The greatest intro of all times...
The love is GENUINE with Steve.
I love this group Earth Wind & Fire 1972 have been a fan now 2016 Feb 21
Steve Harvey in his ELEMENT with a big "E" I strted crying way before he got to that part! Thank you BET!
Yes tell them Steve...props to earth wind and fire!!
Wooowwweee That's how you present a lifetime achievement award right there!
Why don't they make music like this music anymore....real substantial love, and pure happiness.....joy. I guess it's because it's impossible.
Steve Harvey is the number one Fan and he is so excited for this weeks Versuz battle btn Earth Wind and Fire VS The Islet Brothers on 4/4/2021...y'all ready??!! Coz I sho am
Isley*
Congratulations to Earth Wind and Fire!! Also, great job to Steve Harvey for such a fantastic intro speach for EWF. Steve is also a Great Entertainer. He did this with so much Talent of his own. Great job Steve!!
👍👍👍👍 Stevie did give EW&F a well deserve GREAT introduction.
EW&F owned the 70's. the early 80's was good for them too. with LET'S GROOVE. the band's LAST #1 record.
They were decades ahead of their time... If ever a band was to respresent earth in another galaxy...
Steve handled that like a BOSS!
Tell em' Steve!!!!
Earth-Wind-Fire..Serious Flashback! 1st and 2nd year of college! Damm! I want to cry!
Thats how you bring em out Steve!
"your song has to stand the test of time" he knew it
u know it Steve Harvey!
Amen, amen, amen!!!!