Todd wrote I saw the light while he waiting to go on stage . While he was getting ready for his performance he was listening to carole king's tapestry album, because he liked her and he decided to write a song in carole king's songwriting style as an homage to her. When I saw the light was released as a single, it sounded so much like something carole king would have written that the rock critics gave todd the title "the male Carole king "and "mr carole king". He says he has tried to live down that title eventhough he says he's still a carole king fan.. so how ironic it must be to todd that the year that he finally gets inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a performer is the same year counterpart, carole king also gets inducted. Maybe if we are fortunate , todd and carole will play I saw the light as a duet, or at least todd will finally get to play it for carole as a homage to her live in person after all these years as a tribute to her. Congrats todd and carole for your inductions into the rock and roll hall of fame.
Just shows how important it is to surround yourself with good musicians. Imagine you'd newly written this song and was giving it it's first run through with this lot!
Nah nah nah, you are totally missing the point. He has a bunch of dudes he fuckin' love playing with surrounding him, and although they might be a bit rough I guarantee they enjoyed getting up on stage and blasting out a song from yesteryear.
i just confes my feeling to a girl and I can't quite explain my feeling towards her. but this song literally translate my feeling towards her thanks todd for making this song, this literally saved my life 🫠
He iss the ball s nnomatterwhat he does. But i must admit. I 💘 this verrsion. Watch his. Talk. About. Being at BERKLEY. SCHOOL.OF MUSIC. ITS INCREDIBLE. HE IS A TRUE. VERY VERSATILE. MASTERR OF MUSIC. AND VOCALS. AND WRITER. WOW. NIGHTFENCER. GATEKEEPER
If I had the honour of meeting Todd Rundgren I would kiss him and tell him that I love him . I would thank him for his music an that particular song that I have loved and enjoyed for forty years or more. Sad to say that I'm a sixty six year old straight guy who loves magic music. Keep it goin Todd x .
Yes, I remember this oldie....I saw Todd Rungren with my husband and brother in law in Louisville, Kentucky in the cold weather to get to the concert in December 1977, I believe that was the year. Somewhere I have an autographed poster, as Todd's limo stopped for a few of us. and I got an autograph after the concert, and I ask him why he didnt play some song that I consiered a hit. He looked at me like, oh yeah I didnt sing that.
Sounds to me like there is someone to blame. The drummer. Just stinks up the entire thing, no time, no groove.... nothing. Struggling all the way through.
@@ChristopherBix Prairie Prince is likely the best drummer you've ever heard and you have no idea. They cant hear each other. Whoever mixed this live is at fault.
Todd certainly can’t sing as high as he used to. I think it’s fine as pretty much all singers’ voices go down as a function of age. But he still can carry a tune. At 1:10 I thought about it and the singers do a good job of staying in key during the harmony. This part of the song would be really bad if they didn’t as it’s tricky probably. (I like the guitar solo at 2:08. I think it matches the studio version maybe. But he’s probably using a Chorus here I’m guessing as it sounds like two guitarists playing.)
Who in THEE fuck is running that board? The kick drum db is way overmodulating, not to mention that the drummer seems to have had too many drinks before the show. They look and sound old. Todd musta been pissed off. Horrible performance of a great song, I can't believe that a maestro like Todd was the least bit happy with that.
I’ve seen Todd perform this a couple of times and it never matches the studio version. That’s not so unusual with any artist. Still though... I appreciate the performance.
This song is so hard to play.. especially if you have to sing and do the lead guitar part at the same time. My band played this, and for some reason I could never get the lyrics right. Even reading off the lyrics written on my arm I still fucked it up.
Just a great song from 1972... when the industry believed in a melody line... whew what ragged camera operations... there is a reason for us Directors, idiots...
hechizante canción, la voz de su cantante transmite el sentimiento, todo en conjunto de lujo. Felicidades a todo el grupo de México soy. Gracias por recordarnos la belleza del amor
You mean , the one, the only Prairie Prince . Tubes, Dick Dale , Tommy Bolin , XTC (skylarking) Bonnie Raitt , and the list goes on Todd Rundgren , The new Cars w Todd , Jefferson Starship . His hand is all acts at painting ; murals, stage design was to the liking of Michael Jackson . I’m just going to say ; Todd R and PP are two genies out of their bottles !. Their bios are both LISTY . Check it out!! The bass of Kasim Sulton , Booby Strickland winds and keys are missing in this grouping . The tour going today atm in Portland has both these A- listers from Todd R band history . Prairie and Kasim together and let’s give a listen .
@@preriowy "completely ignorant"... not so fast. I'm a pro musician. Why would I study up on someone who grates me completely wrong? I can appreciate that he's an accomplished icon in his own circuit and made important contributions to the music industry, but his live performances....puke.
Todd is always awesome. This time goes back to late nights. I believe the guy playing the blue Strat May had too much. The back up vocalist should be fired cause He is Flat. He should just stop singing when the voice goes flat. He should know to back off the damm mic.!!!
Todd wrote I saw the light while he waiting to go on stage . While he was getting ready for his performance he was listening to carole king's tapestry album, because he liked her and he decided to write a song in carole king's songwriting style as an homage to her. When I saw the light was released as a single, it sounded so much like something carole king would have written that the rock critics gave todd the title "the male Carole king "and "mr carole king". He says he has tried to live down that title eventhough he says he's still a carole king fan.. so how ironic it must be to todd that the year that he finally gets inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame as a performer is the same year counterpart, carole king also gets inducted. Maybe if we are fortunate , todd and carole will play I saw the light as a duet, or at least todd will finally get to play it for carole as a homage to her live in person after all these years as a tribute to her. Congrats todd and carole for your inductions into the rock and roll hall of fame.
Woah twins
Wow, thank you for the history lesson 👍🏼❤️🔆🌈🎼🎹🎤🎸🪘🎷🥰
Yeah, that's one of my all-time favorite songs, and come to think of it... 😂
And I love Terry Hall's cover of it.
So blessed to have listened to real musicians of the 70s.
I love this song so much
much better live version: ua-cam.com/video/OMyneh_5ooI/v-deo.html
me too
Todd you are a musical genius. Thank you for blessing our ears all these years.
I've been listening to Todd Rundgren since 1973 I am now 7 years old and I still appreciate every song he ever wrote
The first kick drum killed me.
jajjaa yeah
was horrible start
Drummer was in time with Todd's count in, but the artist is always right, can I get an amen? ALWAYS BLAME THE DRUMMER!
Drummer is Todd's longtime regular drummer, Prairie Prince (The Tubes). Guitar player is Todd's regular lead Jesse Gress.
he was channelling his inner Lars Ulrich
Always loved Todd's music, he danced to the beat of his own genius.
Dude was a fuckin maverick.
The 70's ..... Incomparable 😍
Just shows how important it is to surround yourself with good musicians. Imagine you'd newly written this song and was giving it it's first run through with this lot!
Maybe Todd Rundgren is so bad, he can't get good musicians. hmmm.
Nah nah nah, you are totally missing the point. He has a bunch of dudes he fuckin' love playing with surrounding him, and although they might be a bit rough I guarantee they enjoyed getting up on stage and blasting out a song from yesteryear.
I love this song but this was a shockingly bad performance. Drummer messing up, flat vocals and generally insipid
i just confes my feeling to a girl and I can't quite explain my feeling towards her. but this song literally translate my feeling towards her thanks todd for making this song, this literally saved my life 🫠
todd is a master piece one of the best this song is a tru rock classic rock on todd thank u
So under appreciated. Very glad I grew up listening to real music.
Nothing compared to Darryl house.xBut still love Todd.xxx
True
I've always loved Todd Rundgren's singing but this live vocal really shows how good he truly is.
He iss the ball s nnomatterwhat he does. But i must admit. I 💘 this verrsion. Watch his. Talk. About. Being at BERKLEY. SCHOOL.OF MUSIC. ITS INCREDIBLE. HE IS A TRUE. VERY VERSATILE. MASTERR OF MUSIC. AND VOCALS. AND WRITER. WOW. NIGHTFENCER. GATEKEEPER
And watch him at Darrell ss house. Woww wow wow. Crazy.
Can we still.be FREINDS
Legend 🙏🏻 amazing music that stands the test of time 😍so beautiful 😍
And whose wonderful magical eyes are we talking about here? Carole's... of course.
Legendary David Pack on backing vocals
If I had the honour of meeting Todd Rundgren I would kiss him and tell him that I love him . I would thank him for his music an that particular song that I have loved and enjoyed for forty years or more. Sad to say that I'm a sixty six year old straight guy who loves magic music. Keep it goin Todd x .
Love the guitar sound! Great song and performance, Todd!
One of my favorites songs, when I was a teenager.
Someone didn't rehearse.
Great Song! my favorite song of all time was "HELLO IT'S ME"Real Music Real Instruments Real Voices🎹🎸🥁👍❤✌🇺🇸
Yes, I remember this oldie....I saw Todd Rungren with my husband and brother in law in Louisville, Kentucky in the cold weather to get to the concert in December 1977, I believe that was the year. Somewhere I have an autographed poster, as Todd's limo stopped for a few of us. and I got an autograph after the concert, and I ask him why he didnt play some song that I consiered a hit. He looked at me like, oh yeah I didnt sing that.
Love this song but someone or more needed a bit more practice on it.
Good pop song 🎵 comes on tv advert for Gala bingo too
That sure looks like Prairie Prince from THE TUBES on drums.....One of the best drummers in rock music history!
Absoulutley was The Prince!!!
I think you are right!
IT sure is
Oh gosh… a train wreck, and nobody is really to blame, it's just the nature of shows like this.
Sounds to me like there is someone to blame. The drummer. Just stinks up the entire thing, no time, no groove.... nothing. Struggling all the way through.
@@ChristopherBix I think it just goes to show how an out of time drummer can just ruin a whole performance sometimes.
@@ChristopherBix Prairie Prince is likely the best drummer you've ever heard and you have no idea. They cant hear each other. Whoever mixed this live is at fault.
2:40min. perfect moment of this song
トッド・ラングレンの名曲中の名曲だが、サイドメンが、ん〜ん いまイチ!
もったいない!
Such a great song with such a poor mixing. At least theres much better versions on UA-cam , the one with Daryl Hall is beautiful.
Absolutely!
He's trying to change his voice wish he would sing it normally like it sounded in the 1970's
love seeing david pack singing background vocals
I love this guy, always have, the older the better.
Id be asking for my money back
Maravilhosa música ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Love it as always!
Love this song
Essa música fez parte da minha juventude! Adoro !
Still Fab'lous! 🤗
It just doesn't get any better than this one of my favourite songs of all time
Going to see Todd in Nov. can't wait. will be my first rundgren show.
Great Song Todd. Philly Loves You
Todd certainly can’t sing as high as he used to. I think it’s fine as pretty much all singers’ voices go down as a function of age. But he still can carry a tune. At 1:10 I thought about it and the singers do a good job of staying in key during the harmony. This part of the song would be really bad if they didn’t as it’s tricky probably. (I like the guitar solo at 2:08. I think it matches the studio version maybe. But he’s probably using a Chorus here I’m guessing as it sounds like two guitarists playing.)
This s one of my all time favorite songs
Perfect song
If it wasn't Todd performing, I would have clicked in second 2. The background "singer" with the jeansvest = his voice, oh lord.
The backing vocalist is David Pack of Ambrosia fame.
Who in THEE fuck is running that board? The kick drum db is way overmodulating, not to mention that the drummer seems to have had too many drinks before the show. They look and sound old. Todd musta been pissed off. Horrible performance of a great song, I can't believe that a maestro like Todd was the least bit happy with that.
I’ve seen Todd perform this a couple of times and it never matches the studio version. That’s not so unusual with any artist. Still though... I appreciate the performance.
Lyv Tyler´s step father, Grand Funk and Badfinger´s producer.
This song is so hard to play.. especially if you have to sing and do the lead guitar part at the same time.
My band played this, and for some reason I could never get the lyrics right. Even reading off the lyrics written on my arm I still fucked it up.
Stick to writing and producing.... don't think live performance is your thing 🙄
Perhaps the finest pop song ever
Just a great song from 1972... when the industry believed in a melody line... whew what ragged camera operations... there is a reason for us Directors, idiots...
Love this song. Amo essa canção.
Nice Song! Todd you must be touched that Gala Bingo is using your song for their advert.
Top 5 Beach Boys song. Cool hearing Cetera singing it.
Todd, please get in touch i’d like your jacket 🙏 😀
the best pop song ever!!!
Todd is nothing more than a mediocre club level performer
The result of band members not being able to hear eachother. Horrible mixing.
LSSU. Years before, port Huron, mi
Looove Todd and this is my favourite xx. He's got such a great voice
The drummer blew it. Check Jesse shaking his head and looking back at him.
hechizante canción, la voz de su cantante transmite el sentimiento, todo en conjunto de lujo. Felicidades a todo el grupo de México soy. Gracias por recordarnos la belleza del amor
ANY TIME FELT LIKE JUST RELAXING TO GREAT MUSIC .. I PUT ON TODD RUNGREN
Oh, man, way to kill your own song. So, so bad in every way.
***** Boy oh boy do I agree with you...
***** I think the main problem is the sound guy and the band.
I like it this "punk" version :)) it is perfect. I discovered this song it in the A Very Murray Christmas Movie - which is a great movie!
Todd is Godd - still is and always was. Loved this from age 8 to now.
jus a genius! and he did it his way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The backing vocalists were a let down.
This is a weak version of a Todd Rundgren favorite.
ua-cam.com/video/OMyneh_5ooI/v-deo.html
@@Bix12 thanks
David Pack of Ambrosia on backing vocals
THAT MUSIC IS SPIRITUAL,SINCE MANY OF US FEEL FROM THE FIRST CHORDS,AND IT´S A BEATIFULL MESSAGE.
... fantastic, thanks for sharing ...
Fantastic song, opening riffing wonderful, love this song
Gotta love this guy; pure genius.
David Pack from Ambrosia singing backing
That was David Pack rather than Peter Beckett
I love to see one of the most incredible drummers ever, Prairie Prince
Tell me that's not Prairie Prince. Can't be. This drummer just sucked.
@@ChristopherBix the person who mixed this live sucked*
On further listening, I don’t think the drummer did that bad. Likely they had no rehearsal.
Right ON Todd...you helped me see the light !!!
Just adore this song
July 2022 watching Ozark Serie of netflix Marty Byrd betting a guy this song started awesome Lol.. not even born in 1972, the times never passed.
😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️love love that song god bless you Todd 🙏🙏🙏
Is that David Pack!?!?
The drummer didnt help this song. Intro, tempo and other issues.
You mean , the one, the only Prairie Prince . Tubes, Dick Dale , Tommy Bolin , XTC (skylarking) Bonnie Raitt , and the list goes on Todd Rundgren , The new Cars w Todd , Jefferson Starship . His hand is all acts at painting ; murals, stage design was to the liking of Michael Jackson . I’m just going to say ; Todd R and PP are two genies out of their bottles !. Their bios are both LISTY . Check it out!! The bass of Kasim Sulton , Booby Strickland winds and keys are missing in this grouping . The tour going today atm in Portland has both these A- listers from Todd R band history . Prairie and Kasim together and let’s give a listen .
Is that Steve Beckett. Player?
This guy was great in 1970 - 1975. He is HORRIBLE now. How can someone get THIS BAD? He keeps trying, but gets worse and worse and worse.
First off, his vocal chords have deepened too much with age...
@@preriowy "completely ignorant"... not so fast. I'm a pro musician. Why would I study up on someone who grates me completely wrong? I can appreciate that he's an accomplished icon in his own circuit and made important contributions to the music industry, but his live performances....puke.
Sound man couldve done better.
Mega talent, mega song, mega band.
Is that David Pack?
Happiness…sheer happiness!!
I love you best...cause you're different from all the rest!!!!!!!
Todd is always awesome. This time goes back to late nights. I believe the guy playing the blue Strat May had too much. The back up vocalist should be fired cause He is Flat. He should just stop singing when the voice goes flat. He should know to back off the damm mic.!!!
This song lightens* my *spirit* to the heights and what a awesome song thanks to Todd *
Love this song.
Who is the guitarist with the hat?
Love his voice
Big band.. Poor sound..
Steve Beckett. Sure is.
A true musical genius. He can play any instrument. He played all the instruments in Hello It's Me and blended them together.
Weak backing vocals.