I missed out , never got the chance to see EWF in concert , and other band members are now in music heaven , I can only listen to them on other way's , still have my cd's.
He influences the funk aspects of my bass playing to this day and forever. So grounded, he serves the music while still having a clear identity that shines.
@@DLHerrod that is the most confusing comment I think I've read all year. Verdine recorded and played the bass line for September... not sure what else we can say to you on this.
Back in the 70s, around 1975 or 1976, I was still in high school and I worked at a Days Inn. At that time I was the cashier for the restaurant and gift shop. So one day this group of people came in and checked into the motel/lodge. The front desk was just across from where I stood as the cashier. I felt they looked familiar but couldn't think how. So after a little while one of the guys came and got a deli sandwich and chips and a drink. He was wearing a t shirt with the Spirit album cover on it. As I looked at it and looked at him, it hit me! I was talking to Maurice White from Earth, Wind and Fire! YEAH! I asked him why they were staying there, and he said they had some "down time" and wanted to rest. I thought how cool is this! I never asked him for his autograph and I really wish I would have, especially since he has passed away. I also remember seeing Verdine and Phillip but none of the other guys came down and got anything. But one of the back up singers from the Emotions came down every evening and got a deli sandwich, chips and a drink and stood there ad chatted with me for a few minutes. I old her I was a drummer and had a band and she told me to keep playing and to pursue my dreams. She was very nice. Maurice was nice as well. I would have loved to talk to Verdine and Phillip bailey, but like I say, none of the band ever came back down. I guess a roadie or somebody got them food from local restaurants while they were there. Anyway it was an experience I'll never forget and I am now 65 years old.
Takes me back to my senior year of high school in Detroit when this song came out. They were just churning out hit after hit during that period from '73 to '80. Back when music was real and played and sung by real musicians. God Bless EWF and RIP Maurice White.
The legendary! I Miss maurice white 😢 ewf is my idol since 1989 and i was just in grade 6! My dad influenced me ewf! He always play the cassette tape of ewf.. love you guys! God bless you more and good health...
Tower of Power was pretty fancy too for a funky horn band. Remember Cold Blood with Lydia Pence? They were pioneers at this style of music. Then there's BS&T and CTA. Kinda hard to make the case for "best." They're all awesome.
@@DavyBrown_I usually avoid these comments on pro mixes but to be honest, yes it’s is a crisp and well balanced mix but I do agree with you it’s a bit dry….just a touch of reverb on a parallel bus would do this mix good. But it’s all subjective and this is clearly a top level pro mix to begin with….
They are SO GOOD. I’ve seen them in concert 5 times since 2014 and I never get tired of watching them live. Turning 35 this coming September 21st and I blast this song in the house or car every year on my birthday 🥳
I love this talented group! Fantastic still-after all these years. Thank you for the video! It’s 2024 and I still listen to the “I Am” album often. Saw them live long ago - so so fortunate.
If I was stuck on a deserted island and could only have one song - this would be it. It's the greatest, happiest song of all time. You just can't possibly be down when listening to September.
Saw E.W.&F at the Celaris amphitheater, Atlanta, Georgia 2021. They shared the bill with Santana. They were so very good. You would have thought they were brand new band, not a fifty-year-old group. Still hungry and striving for excellence which they attained was every song they did.
That is so great. The guys are just focusing on playing the tune in the pocket, without having to do the show stuff. Nice to see they can still do that. I love it.
I saw them at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood taping (I believe) “The Midnight Special” in the 70’s. Took my teenaged children to see them at The Hollywood Bowl in the 2000’s. They introduced and paid tribute to Maurice that night. Memorable performances both. Decades apart and delivering! Undisputed greatness.
Warms my heart watching musicians that are singing. Unlike today it's rare to see mainstream musician who plays music and sing besides blues, metal, rock and jazz.
The sound is still there. I hear in my head Maurice singing this. You can see him do his walk on stage when he did this song. Saw them many years ago. Philip Bailey voice and the guys good
I'm a Virgo born in September so this song is always special to me. The bass line is beautiful and Maurice Whites vocals over the original recording was simply amazing. May he Rest in Eternal Peace. God bless you all EW&F ❤
Watched their two concerts in Manila back in '87 and mid-90s. Reese led the first, though he wasn't in the second anymore. Nevertheless, all of us who were there enjoyed both. They're legends.
Saw them in concert in 2023. They put on a great show. EWF was there through all my growing up years. 64 yrs young and still keep them on my playlist ❤😊
One of my favorite bands ever in my lifetime. At 68, I will never hear such wonderful music and uplifting songs again. The greatest musicians and songwriters in my lifetime that I was blessed to see in concert and purchase their music. A racially diverse group that united our communities with love and passion and respect. God love them all and keep them all in his tight hand as he calls them to his side.
Lot of duplicators but nothing like the originators. The true epitome of what a band should sound like and that’s tight as a bolt in the Brooklyn Bridge. The Elements are unbelievable performing at a high level in their 60’s and 70’s. It definitely keeps me motivated and creative because I’m 64 will be 65 in October.if I stop doing music I’ll die. EWF fans listen to the tune they made call Never. IMO it’s the most underrated song they ever made.
Maurice White had vision, courage and a boatload of talent. He is missed. That’s the way of the World, and September are my favorite EW&F jams. Love them still after 50 yrs. ❤❤❤
Felicidades el 2 SEP es mi cumpleaños y lo felicito porque tengo al igual que UD, 50 años esperando tener ese privilegio, son sueños que se hacen realidad. De corazón lo felicito. ... Caracas, 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪 es muy emblemático encontrar para mí su comentario, creo que me entenderá. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Saw them live August 2022 before Fred White ( drummer & brother of Maurice and Verdine White ), 😊and guitarist Sheldon Reynolds before they both crossed over in2023z Maurice has been gone since 2016 . Bailey , The White brothers killed it along with band members in 2022 , OMG DID THEY JAM OUT). 🔥💃🎼🎤🥰Oh and Philip Bailey’s son Philip Bailey jr . Has joined the band and sounds amazing too!!!🔥🎤💃🎼❤️ 2:04 😮
Wow. The memories are rolling back 😚. Trying to remember How many concerts I've been to with these Fine Men. The stories that I could tell and won't 😏. Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii
Oh yes what’s life without EWF on the deck in your ride from grade school till today at 63 can always say that’s the way of the world hooked us the way the whole album flowed song to song with no down between tracks seemed like the longest song of meanings in the world ,thanks EWF!,,, for memories n future partakes
i see Ralph, Verdine, and Phillip .. RIP ANDREW, MAURICE, FRED, and CHARLES. Love for Larry AL, and Johnny... EWF fan forever.
I missed out , never got the chance to see EWF in concert , and other band members are now in music heaven , I can only listen to them on other way's , still have my cd's.
@@mariopacheco3734ways
My favorite sax man Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield who tutored Verdine on bass but was an awesome horn man and the great Sheldon Reynoldsburg 😢
*Sheldon Reynolds
45 years later and STILL INCREDIBLE. Thank you, EW&F!
Would LOVE to drum just ONE song with them !!!!! Love u all !!!
Amen, the Elements of the Universe,!
Yup! The music is timeless.
The Best😊
MY WORDS EXACTLY !!!!
Verdine White is what so many bass players grew up wanting to be like.
He influences the funk aspects of my bass playing to this day and forever. So grounded, he serves the music while still having a clear identity that shines.
You gotta be kidding right? Those bass lines are legendary, but Verdine wasn't the one playing them!
@@DLHerrod No you were LoL.
@@DLHerrod that is the most confusing comment I think I've read all year.
Verdine recorded and played the bass line for September... not sure what else we can say to you on this.
@@genesmith4019 definitely wasn't me either......😂😆🤣
Back in the 70s, around 1975 or 1976, I was still in high school and I worked at a Days Inn. At that time I was the cashier for the restaurant and gift shop. So one day this group of people came in and checked into the motel/lodge. The front desk was just across from where I stood as the cashier. I felt they looked familiar but couldn't think how. So after a little while one of the guys came and got a deli sandwich and chips and a drink. He was wearing a t shirt with the Spirit album cover on it. As I looked at it and looked at him, it hit me! I was talking to Maurice White from Earth, Wind and Fire! YEAH! I asked him why they were staying there, and he said they had some "down time" and wanted to rest. I thought how cool is this! I never asked him for his autograph and I really wish I would have, especially since he has passed away. I also remember seeing Verdine and Phillip but none of the other guys came down and got anything. But one of the back up singers from the Emotions came down every evening and got a deli sandwich, chips and a drink and stood there ad chatted with me for a few minutes. I old her I was a drummer and had a band and she told me to keep playing and to pursue my dreams. She was very nice. Maurice was nice as well. I would have loved to talk to Verdine and Phillip bailey, but like I say, none of the band ever came back down. I guess a roadie or somebody got them food from local restaurants while they were there. Anyway it was an experience I'll never forget and I am now 65 years old.
This should be the Superbowl Halftime entertainment?
Every year!
This is what we should watch during SuperBowl half time show-True performers.
If this doesn’t get you moving then you may be unconscious. Best song ever… yow. RIP Maurice
Takes me back to my senior year of high school in Detroit when this song came out. They were just churning out hit after hit during that period from '73 to '80. Back when music was real and played and sung by real musicians. God Bless EWF and RIP Maurice White.
Thanx for your memories. The beauty of this music is that Maurice will always be with us.
@@amorroma1244 💯❤️
My wedding will be on Thursday, September 21st 2023 , this song is the very reason me and my fiancee chose the date. 😊
make sure to have it payed there. congrats!
Congrats!
Congratulations to the newly weds. May you be blessed with health, wealth, happiness and abundant prosperity.
❤
Nice!
The legendary! I Miss maurice white 😢 ewf is my idol since 1989 and i was just in grade 6! My dad influenced me ewf! He always play the cassette tape of ewf.. love you guys! God bless you more and good health...
I been listening since the 70s
My all time FAVORITE band❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great musicians,ufffff
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My favorite band, and song that ALWAYS makes you happy! ❤
Best band EVER! Hands down. EWF got me through college in the 70's and still keeps me going today.
Tower of Power was pretty fancy too for a funky horn band.
Remember Cold Blood with Lydia Pence? They were pioneers at this style of music.
Then there's BS&T and CTA.
Kinda hard to make the case for "best." They're all awesome.
Absolutely the Best Band EVER!!!!!!!!
I'm a die-hard fan since the 70's. All i want to do is dance when i hear their songs. What an incredible band. The best of the best! 🎤🎸🎷🎹🥁👗👏👏
Shout out to the engineer, that's a crisp mix
For real man! Respect to him, this sounds incredible!
Having really good gear helps too, but they're SO talented!!!
a little too dry for me but indeed a crisp mix
@@DavyBrown_I usually avoid these comments on pro mixes but to be honest, yes it’s is a crisp and well balanced mix but I do agree with you it’s a bit dry….just a touch of reverb on a parallel bus would do this mix good. But it’s all subjective and this is clearly a top level pro mix to begin with….
This song has stayed no.1 on my personal charts since 1978. No song has been able to come close.
I love fantasy as much.
Few things make me feel as good as listening to Earth Wind and Fire. So appreciate these fine people.
Today is my 59 th birthday...and this song always was and will be my favorite energy for my life...!!❤😂🎉
That bass Line amazes me every time!
Earth, Wind and Fire. The reason I chose to play trumpet almost 5 decades ago. Great music is timeless.
宇宙で楽しみたくなりますよね、本当に。
1993年か94年頃だったかな？札幌の月寒グリーンドームのライブに行きました、大卒の社会人2〜3年生で、感動で泣きっ放しでした😂
アース最高っす😊❤
Back when music was recorded in a studio with real musicians, and not some board room with a couple of technicians .
Extraño esa sensación de que la música tenía alma y vida. Ahora el Robot AUTOTUNE se comió todo eso
This is live in a radio studio folks - perfection!!
They are SO GOOD. I’ve seen them in concert 5 times since 2014 and I never get tired of watching them live. Turning 35 this coming September 21st and I blast this song in the house or car every year on my birthday 🥳
Happy Birthday 🎉 3:01
How awesome of a birthday gift.
EWF is timeless!
Never gets old that song , I wish i had 1% Musical Ability of these guys to either Sing or play an instrument
I love this talented group! Fantastic still-after all these years. Thank you for the video! It’s 2024 and I still listen to the “I Am” album often. Saw them live long ago - so so fortunate.
This song never gets old….Classic feel good song…
Must say i do miss Maurice White…..
Saw them 3 times in the early 70's in Indianapolis. I think tickets were between $10 and $15 dollars. Damn. Those were the days.
but you only make $20,000 a year in 1970
Naptown!
If I was stuck on a deserted island and could only have one song - this would be it. It's the greatest, happiest song of all time. You just can't possibly be down when listening to September.
One of the great r&b/pop songs of the 70’s.
Came out my college graduating year. The 70’s were great for music and clothes. I was 3 inches taller thanks to those shoes! 😄
Still sound just as fresh today! Absolutely fantastic! EWF Always…
My father use to play this on vinyls..and i began to love their music since then. now i'm 49 and still love their songs..
This song always puts me in a great mood
Quem não gosta desta música é só esperar 5000 anos que provavelmente ela vai parar de fazer sucesso,EWF é o máximo 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
One of the greatest bands ❤💥🏄🏻♂️❤️✨🔥
One of the best songs that has ever been recorded. Love you guys ❤
Saw E.W.&F at the Celaris amphitheater, Atlanta, Georgia 2021. They shared the bill with Santana. They were so very good. You would have thought they were brand new band, not a fifty-year-old group. Still hungry and striving for excellence which they attained was every song they did.
Awesome! EWF rips the ass out of it! every time. Maurice RIP brother. I love drums, but the MAN on this planet is the Bassist! Always has been. ✌
That is so great. The guys are just focusing on playing the tune in the pocket, without having to do the show stuff. Nice to see they can still do that. I love it.
Can never get enough of this song. This song is eternal!
I saw them at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood taping (I believe) “The Midnight Special” in the 70’s. Took my teenaged children to see them at The Hollywood Bowl in the 2000’s. They introduced and paid tribute to Maurice that night. Memorable performances both. Decades apart and delivering! Undisputed greatness.
Warms my heart watching musicians that are singing. Unlike today it's rare to see mainstream musician who plays music and sing besides blues, metal, rock and jazz.
They still sound awesome after all these years
You cannot beat the old songs these gentlemen are brilliant ❤now that’s what I call a great song
What a magnificent musical force …. Composing & performing …..endless thanks for bringing so much joy to so many ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
The sound is still there. I hear in my head Maurice singing this. You can see him do his walk on stage when he did this song. Saw them many years ago. Philip Bailey voice and the guys good
I'm a Virgo born in September so this song is always special to me.
The bass line is beautiful and Maurice Whites vocals over the original recording was simply amazing. May he Rest in Eternal Peace.
God bless you all EW&F ❤
Same here! I start blasting this song in the car and house all the month of September.....well, I do that all the time anyway. :-)
E le. gambe andavano da sole
Watched their two concerts in Manila back in '87 and mid-90s. Reese led the first, though he wasn't in the second anymore. Nevertheless, all of us who were there enjoyed both. They're legends.
One of the best pop/soul songs of all time!!
Phillip is the damn bomb. Love him
R&B is where it’s at ,❤ ❤❤ this ,love old school music
The great band !! ❤❤ I miss Maurice White 😢
Saw them in concert in 2023. They put on a great show. EWF was there through all my growing up years. 64 yrs young and still keep them on my playlist ❤😊
Earth, wind AND fire we love you forever 🎼🏆🎶🎺🎸🎻❤️🎵🎹🎤🎧🥁🎙️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm from Dominican Republic and I'm 53 years old, and I have always listened to this musical group.
you have good taste my friend ~
Thanks
One of my favorite bands ever in my lifetime. At 68, I will never hear such wonderful music and uplifting songs again. The greatest musicians and songwriters in my lifetime that I was blessed to see in concert and purchase their music. A racially diverse group that united our communities with love and passion and respect. God love them all and keep them all in his tight hand as he calls them to his side.
This is perfection. Pure joy to watch and listen too. Makes you feel good. 💙💙💙🎤
Love Earth Wind and Fire. My favorite of theirs
I will always LOVE THE ELEMENTS of THE UNIVERSE Earth Wind & Fire💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
White guy from England. These guys are beautiful. Gotta love Africa for its influence on modern music. God bless them all. Timeless classic.
Essa música faz parte da trilha sonora da minha vida! Abraços do Brasil 🇧🇷
Da minha também 🎉👏👏👏👏
What a song! So much energy! Always makes me happy!
Phillip lowered his voice to look alike as Maurices. And he sure did. Great band and their sound signature share happines!
Lot of duplicators but nothing like the originators. The true epitome of what a band should sound like and that’s tight as a bolt in the Brooklyn Bridge. The Elements are unbelievable performing at a high level in their 60’s and 70’s. It definitely keeps me motivated and creative because I’m 64 will be 65 in October.if I stop doing music I’ll die. EWF fans listen to the tune they made call Never. IMO it’s the most underrated song they ever made.
I guess you never heard Lenoid and Friends do EWF.
Woow son maravillosos no hay mas mi nombre es Nora Flores bendiciones por favor sigan siempre juntos los amo ❤❤❤❤❤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Amazing! Maurice White Forever
Exit Absolut.. trascendental .....🎉🎉🎉🎉
Like a fine wine... you guys still know how to rock it in style
the "and" at 1:30 was awesome
Mis favoritos desde que se oyeron en Cuba, un abrazo desde España espero verlos en vivo, tengo 70 pero como Uds me veo y me siento.
Maurice White had vision, courage and a boatload of talent. He is missed. That’s the way of the World, and September are my favorite EW&F jams. Love them still after 50 yrs. ❤❤❤
Priceless; thank you! ❤
La banda musical mas completa y maravillosa de todos los tiempos,😊 hermosa música
Timeless music, the founder is gone but the legendary band continues on…that’s success
Nice to see everyone together and playing.
it's hard to believe this is live, this is absolutely golden
💙💙💙💙👋🥰JAM ON 🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼👏👏👏BRAVO
2 de septiembre 2023 los veré houston 45 años esperando y Dios me concederá este privilegio la música es de Dios ❤🎉
Felicidades el 2 SEP es mi cumpleaños y lo felicito porque tengo al igual que UD, 50 años esperando tener ese privilegio, son sueños que se hacen realidad. De corazón lo felicito. ... Caracas, 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪 es muy emblemático encontrar para mí su comentario, creo que me entenderá. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
I'm 78 and you guys are as good as ever. You have it in your soul. Everybody close but no cigar
the RA on our floor had a huge room and a stereo with Cerwin-Vega speakers, and we played the Gratitude album loud every night. good times
Wow, this is a mind blowing live performance from EW&F, can't get enough of this group.
That song will always be pure greatness and joy. Thank you!
So wonderful to see these guys playing and singing.
Saw The Group Live in St. Paul , MN. in August , GREAT ! ! !
❤ I love the wonderful group of my adolescence Earth, Wind & Fire all are extraordinarily magnificent.... A memory for Maurice White in heaven!
Verdine,,, your group makes me want to live FOREVER !!! ❤
Absolutely love that song and so glad Leonid and Friends are performing it. Disappointed that more of the brass players weren't shown.
Saw them live August 2022 before Fred White ( drummer & brother of Maurice and Verdine White ), 😊and guitarist Sheldon Reynolds before they both crossed over in2023z Maurice has been gone since 2016 . Bailey , The White brothers killed it along with band members in 2022 , OMG DID THEY JAM OUT). 🔥💃🎼🎤🥰Oh and Philip Bailey’s son Philip Bailey jr . Has joined the band and sounds amazing too!!!🔥🎤💃🎼❤️ 2:04 😮
Amo esta hermosa canción, nunca me canso de escucharla. Es de mi generación, tengo 62 y sigo fascinada wawwwwwwwwww ❤❤❤❤❤
Massive song....up beat..happy even, makes you feel real good.
Best live concert I ever saw. 1983. Special effects and musicianship awesome.
Eu tenho 39 anos e a 40 eu falo que o Bailey é o maior cantor do planeta .
SUPERGREAT BAND NOTHING BUT PURE SOUL, GREAT JOB WELL DONE OVER THE YEARS.KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!!!!!! WE HEAR YA!
Wow. The memories are rolling back 😚. Trying to remember How many concerts I've been to with these Fine Men. The stories that I could tell and won't 😏. Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii
Oh yes what’s life without EWF on the deck in your ride from grade school till today at 63 can always say that’s the way of the world hooked us the way the whole album flowed song to song with no down between tracks seemed like the longest song of meanings in the world ,thanks EWF!,,, for memories n future partakes
What an awesome vibe. Pure talent for so many years.
Interesting watching Philip Bailey singing lead on this song. Traditionally Maurice is doing lead.
A classic song that I grew up listening to!! 😍❤
such a heartfelt performance
Insane groove and love by everyone
Love this!!
un believable after all these years still rocking the house .....
My tears well as I watch this. Timeless sound!!! Beautiful!
A1 CLASS! HAPPY DAY, SERGIO!