The O'Jays - For The Love of Money (Official Soul Train Video)

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  • @CNVRSKDAJW
    @CNVRSKDAJW 5 місяців тому +102

    One of the Most Famous, Iconic *Basslines* Ever ...

    • @68majortom
      @68majortom 5 місяців тому +1

      yeah Happy Mondays used it for Rave On

    • @MikeHF
      @MikeHF 2 місяці тому +7

      But the guy that originally did it is not in this video! His name is Anthony Jackson!

    • @justincarter5938
      @justincarter5938 2 місяці тому +1

      Ever!!!

    • @b.a.samuels
      @b.a.samuels 2 місяці тому +1

      It digs into your GUTS.

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee 2 роки тому +491

    That bass player is getting it in. Most folk don't realize how difficult it is to play this bass line with a pick, and keep it grooving for 5-plus minutes. #respect

    • @mmmcosta
      @mmmcosta 2 роки тому +38

      AMAZING! And a white cat. 😉

    • @deneenjeffries2768
      @deneenjeffries2768 2 роки тому +53

      @@mmmcosta there were alot of mixed raced back up bands back in the day. Whites had soul too!

    • @notmebutyou8350
      @notmebutyou8350 2 роки тому +15

      Next to the piano, the bass is my favorite instrument. I love the deep sound it produces!! 🎸 🎸 🎸

    • @louiedangelo3843
      @louiedangelo3843 2 роки тому +25

      As a amateur bass player it would be very difficult to do with a pick, that man is a amazing bass player.

    • @allpointsthreesixty
      @allpointsthreesixty Рік тому +14

      Heybro that's nothing to bumping that p-bass so funky for 5 + minutes without making The Stankface. That tune is fun to play. That drummer was right there too.
      They were makin it happen on that one - live on Soul Train!

  • @jadetyler2011
    @jadetyler2011 2 роки тому +115

    The name of the bass player in yellow is Kurtis (Kurt) Teel. Give it up for him and RIP.

    • @yulondaroyster6849
      @yulondaroyster6849 2 місяці тому +2

      He’s playin that bass!!! 🫶🏾🫶🏾

    • @MikeHF
      @MikeHF 2 місяці тому +7

      He did an excellent job playing Mr. Jacksons bassline!

  • @dbzispimpin
    @dbzispimpin 7 місяців тому +48

    This is arguably the most iconic base line of all time... it's INSTANTLY recognizable to practically everyone.

    • @Trini4th
      @Trini4th 10 годин тому

      James Brown would disagree greatly.

  • @Chosen1-561
    @Chosen1-561 Місяць тому +9

    1971 , man what I wouldn’t give to be able to go back to that time , I was 10 years old living in Stapleton projects in Staten Island New York , a much simpler time, I miss the good old days 🥲

  • @fartbag1000
    @fartbag1000 8 місяців тому +16

    Many comments about the bass player. His name was Kurtis Teel and yes ladies and gentlemen he was all that. And more. Funny cat and really driven to succeed you could tell it already when he was my roomate at Berklee in 1971. He cut quite a figure even back then when his main axe at that point was a huge natural finish Telecaster bass. And yes, gone way too soon at age 32 in LA where he had settled. A long road from Kentucky folks, and yes, a helluva player and person.

  • @rons3486
    @rons3486 7 місяців тому +56

    A lot of artists would go on Soul Train and lip-sync, this was 100% live!

  • @chancebrown106
    @chancebrown106 2 роки тому +213

    Every day that we have Eddie Levert and Walter Williams still with us is a damn good day.

  • @soundofphiladelphia
    @soundofphiladelphia  3 роки тому +131

    Talk about a funky bass groove! 🎵

    • @jamesrichardson3322
      @jamesrichardson3322 3 роки тому +18

      This one of the hardest bass line to play, because you play with a pick. This bass line is all 16th 🎶 notes, its funky bass line and awesome 😎.

    • @rickygranderson9625
      @rickygranderson9625 3 роки тому +9

      Still on that bass! Amazing

    • @jamesrichardson3322
      @jamesrichardson3322 3 роки тому +5

      @@rickygranderson9625 Yes it is

    • @shemcg7830
      @shemcg7830 3 роки тому +4

      ✨💫 @@jamesrichardson3322 Thx for that nugget! 💫✨

    • @jamesrichardson3322
      @jamesrichardson3322 3 роки тому +2

      @@shemcg7830 Thanks 😊 for what? Your welcome ❤️

  • @floridaboy7787
    @floridaboy7787 2 роки тому +76

    that bass player is the epitome of 70's coolness !!!!

  • @vkuolema79
    @vkuolema79 3 роки тому +284

    One of the funkiest bass lines ever

    • @ksims425
      @ksims425 2 роки тому +11

      Being played like on guitar, too!

    • @vkuolema79
      @vkuolema79 2 роки тому +6

      @@ksims425 So true, still the funkiest!. agreed!

    • @zionee1
      @zionee1 2 роки тому +8

      @@ksims425 that’s because it is a guitar 🎸😂 I always thought it was a bass, as a matter of a fact everyone believes it’s a bass but it’s actually Electric Guitar being played down the octave listen to the muted strings!

    • @ksims425
      @ksims425 2 роки тому +12

      @@zionee1 It's only got four strings! It's a bass

    • @zionee1
      @zionee1 2 роки тому +11

      @@ksims425 you’re right it does my bad I can admit I was wrong he’s playing with a pick that’s why the attack sounds like a guitar and he’s able to mute the strings! 👍🏾

  • @user-xe5cg7vy9f
    @user-xe5cg7vy9f 6 місяців тому +31

    This is a LIVE performance and the band is killing it..this is a wonderful show..top notch The O'Jays is on point as always

    • @sbella6719
      @sbella6719 5 місяців тому +6

      Agree! Some insist that Soul Train has never gone live but there's no way this isn't LIVE!

  • @richardwillams7086
    @richardwillams7086 5 місяців тому +14

    The o Jay's one of the best groups ever

  • @garyt6831
    @garyt6831 8 місяців тому +32

    The bass player is smokin!, what a groove!

    • @specialprojekts501
      @specialprojekts501 7 місяців тому +3

      That’s Kurtis Teel on bass.

    • @drobson8004
      @drobson8004 5 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely!.

    •  5 місяців тому +4

      @@specialprojekts501, thank you I was hoping someone would clarify that.

    • @specialprojekts501
      @specialprojekts501 5 місяців тому +3

      Have to give that man the credit he deserves.

  • @DerekFromBK
    @DerekFromBK 2 роки тому +29

    1970's vs 1980's 1990's 2000's 2010's and 2020's! The 1970's is still the best decade for Black folks. Only a few years removed from the Civil Rights struggles, but that decade of the 70's had more love and fun for black folks than any other in history. I'm fortunate to have experienced it first hand.

    • @MusicismoreImportant
      @MusicismoreImportant 7 місяців тому +1

      Hendrix and Louis Armstrong?

    • @dollysmith2596
      @dollysmith2596 6 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

    • @andrewilliams6949
      @andrewilliams6949 4 місяці тому

      Brother, you speak the truth!

    • @maa7332
      @maa7332 15 годин тому

      Truth

  • @1darkandlovely
    @1darkandlovely Рік тому +11

    My favorite group of all time. RIP William Powell

  • @Mr.keesely
    @Mr.keesely 2 роки тому +65

    That’s our grandmas and grandpas getting down on the dance floor🕺🏾 💃🏽 😂

    • @MarySmith-lv3mo
      @MarySmith-lv3mo 2 роки тому +5

      You may be onto something. 😀 My Grandma was 18 when this video was released. :) But MOST People's Grandparents would have been more like 27. 😀

    • @jonp2338
      @jonp2338 2 роки тому +1

      @@MarySmith-lv3mo Im 36 and oldest grandkid - my grandparents were 42 and 45 here in 1974

    • @joelburks6063
      @joelburks6063 4 місяці тому

      That is hilarious. You might be right.

  • @seanmcmillan2134
    @seanmcmillan2134 3 роки тому +588

    The backup band is playing like they just got paid

  • @seanmcmillan2134
    @seanmcmillan2134 3 роки тому +39

    RIP William Powell

    • @isurvive8251
      @isurvive8251 5 місяців тому +2

      & a Big band...check out that
      Full Horn section

  • @oliverwashington850
    @oliverwashington850 3 роки тому +101

    😎✊ Boy that white guy on bass (Curtis) kiickin that bass in the azz!!!!!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎺🎷🎺🎷🎺🎷🎺🎷🎺

  • @mighty9100
    @mighty9100 2 роки тому +73

    Live , no lip syncing. Rare for Soul Train

    • @ms.ladysanders3939
      @ms.ladysanders3939 Рік тому +14

      Not rare...it was going on for a while but Don Cornelius said it became too expensive.

    • @mighty9100
      @mighty9100 Рік тому +4

      @@ms.ladysanders3939true, not rare it became a thing of the past. You’re correct

    • @rosalindwilliams196
      @rosalindwilliams196 Рік тому +1

      Ain't it the truth!

    • @LMB222
      @LMB222 Рік тому +2

      Absolutely lip synching (play back). Look at the bass player.

    • @sasachiminesh1204
      @sasachiminesh1204 Рік тому +1

      right? the best.

  • @alvincook8970
    @alvincook8970 3 роки тому +63

    I'm from Philly born and raised nothing like our music 🎶 🤝🏾💯

    • @stevewilkosotherchair7192
      @stevewilkosotherchair7192 3 роки тому +2

      I am from Florida lol

    • @dannyfriendly3105
      @dannyfriendly3105 3 роки тому +1

      Alvin Cook I grew up in Ohio and I agree with you 💯

    • @alvincook8970
      @alvincook8970 3 роки тому

      @@dannyfriendly3105 🤝🏾🤝🏾🤝🏾✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽💯💯💯💯

    • @dannyfriendly3105
      @dannyfriendly3105 3 роки тому +4

      Oh and btw The Ojays brought that hot sauce straight from Canton Ohio!

    • @mrright2288
      @mrright2288 3 роки тому +2

      I'm from Texas
      .. and Man you ain't lying !!!!

  • @rickygranderson9625
    @rickygranderson9625 3 роки тому +50

    This was just one hit off a super album. Ship Ahoy!

  • @streetgainer
    @streetgainer 2 роки тому +41

    The days when you can bump into someone while dancing and not have to worry about getting shot, oh how I miss those days.

  • @crenshawbarbie3071
    @crenshawbarbie3071 3 роки тому +192

    Loving the energy in this room. That's what life is about man... Good music, good vibes, energy on 100 and everything else follows 🙌🏽

  • @deborahmoore8023
    @deborahmoore8023 6 місяців тому +14

    OMG! That guitar riff is the bomb! I am losing my my mind in my living room dancing to this jam! I remember listening to this jam non stop when I was a teenager! Now my own daughters and their children be jamming to this song! I love it!

  • @veeseee128
    @veeseee128 2 роки тому +6

    The brother in the blue shirt at 3:42 thats funny. LOL He jamming!😂

  • @jaylene.turner6524
    @jaylene.turner6524 3 роки тому +38

    Written by
    Kenny Gamble
    Leon Huff
    Anthony Jackson
    -----------
    Lead Vocals:
    Walter Williams
    Eddie LeVert
    -----------
    Background Vocals:
    William Powell
    (R.I.P.)
    Eddie LeVert
    Walter Williams
    ----------
    Instrumentation:
    Leon Huff and
    MFSB
    ----------
    Arranger and
    Conductor:
    Bobby Martin
    ---------
    Produced by
    Kenny Gamble
    and
    Leon Huff
    ---------
    Year:
    1973
    ----------
    Album:
    Ship Ahoy

    • @Learningisfree808
      @Learningisfree808 3 роки тому

      Did William ever lead any songs?

    • @jadetyler2011
      @jadetyler2011 2 роки тому +1

      @Paul Ricci Guitarist Kurt Teel was playing it, in the yellow outfit.

  • @soundofphiladelphia
    @soundofphiladelphia  3 роки тому +75

    New Soul Train performances by our incredible Philadelphia musicians every Friday!

  • @An_Economist_Plays
    @An_Economist_Plays 3 роки тому +33

    That's a stone groooooooove, yeah!

  • @weet1978able
    @weet1978able 2 місяці тому +7

    Nobody filming it on their mobile, everyone just enjoying the moment...

    • @cyberone2763
      @cyberone2763 2 місяці тому +1

      Exactly, TY!🎯 And kicking it on the dancefloor! 👏🏽💯

  • @thefightside2400
    @thefightside2400 Рік тому +89

    This is timeless!! And they sound great live !! The band is TIGHT !!

    • @DRUMTOY2002
      @DRUMTOY2002 Рік тому +4

      The smooth chorography courtesy of my beyond awesome grandfather the late great Cholly Atkins!!! I love you and miss you still Pop Pop!!

  • @sbella6719
    @sbella6719 2 роки тому +123

    Can't say it enough! So happy I grew up with Soul Train and awesome music like this. Thank you God!!!

    • @vblacka4117
      @vblacka4117 Рік тому +7

      Natural Beautiful Brothers and Sisters ❤

    • @Marie-st3pi
      @Marie-st3pi Рік тому +4

      💯I completely agree! It was one of my highlights to get to watch on the weekends😍😎🎉🎵🎶🎵

    • @thehonestybroker4493
      @thehonestybroker4493 Рік тому +1

      Saturday 11 am in NY. Must see tv

    • @urbanfryk2878
      @urbanfryk2878 Рік тому +1

      We are not alone - at all!

  • @REDD_BLITZ
    @REDD_BLITZ 3 роки тому +48

    In what were the ultra defying and innovative sounds of Motown and Stax in during the 1960s, it was the brassy, classy and sophisticated sounds of Philadelphia International that rocked the 1970s.

    • @chrisclermont456
      @chrisclermont456 3 роки тому +5

      Gamble and Huff, engineer Joe Tarsia, the writers arrangers and the MFSB/TSOP band took it to the next level!! I'm from Detroit, but Philly soul rules!!

  • @donniecain4266
    @donniecain4266 3 роки тому +244

    One of the greatest songs off ALL time !!!

    • @55YoLefty
      @55YoLefty 2 роки тому +7

      Yes Sir. Without a doubt! What a treat to see this classic performed live on Soul Train.

    • @michaelkincaid4660
      @michaelkincaid4660 Рік тому +4

      I totally agree

    • @GeraldBoykin-dw9xe
      @GeraldBoykin-dw9xe Рік тому

      @@michaelkincaid4660 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

    • @tommypauly3249
      @tommypauly3249 Рік тому

      And so revelant today!

  • @SLRok
    @SLRok 27 днів тому +5

    Black american music at it's finest...I love us

  • @kevingoins9858
    @kevingoins9858 3 роки тому +82

    O'Jays backup band playin' like they just got a raise!!

  • @banitoblake1497
    @banitoblake1497 Рік тому +16

    🥀R.I.P William Powell 🥀

  • @Vell.E
    @Vell.E 2 роки тому +9

    I do believe he, (William Powell), took drugs to help alleviate the pain and stress from his cancer. Sometimes the body tells you when something is out of whack. Maybe he didn't realize he had cancer because the drugs would numb him until he went to the hospital after the car accident. Had he not taken any drugs back then, the cancer could've been caught early on, but then again medicine wasn't advanced back then like how it is now. He is so handsome and will never be forgotten❣❣❣❣

  • @flowersandcandyflowersandc9093
    @flowersandcandyflowersandc9093 7 місяців тому +7

    Those 3 men were so talented.

  • @tanyabrinkley9268
    @tanyabrinkley9268 Рік тому +13

    THAT'S MY BABY WILLIE POWELL PERFORMING.
    GO WILLIE POWELL REST IN PEACE WILLIE POWELL 🕊

    • @lp1082
      @lp1082 7 місяців тому

      Waddy Wachtel ?!

    • @ayinger2
      @ayinger2 2 місяці тому

      @@lp1082 Willie (William) Powell was one of the founding singers for OJAY'S. I assume you're taking the bass player as being Waddy as he DOES look similar -- the guy playing I believe is actually Kurtis Teel.

  • @luiscavalcanti3431
    @luiscavalcanti3431 3 роки тому +49

    This show should have been a must-see

    • @kevingoins9858
      @kevingoins9858 3 роки тому +3

      It was then and still is!

    • @luiscavalcanti3431
      @luiscavalcanti3431 3 роки тому

      @@kevingoins9858 I can tell... love the American singers

    • @scottyscott8
      @scottyscott8 3 роки тому

      They were Ssssoooo bad, I saw them twice in the 70's!

    • @kurtadams3021
      @kurtadams3021 3 роки тому

      It always was 👍🏾

    • @dollysmith2596
      @dollysmith2596 6 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

  • @audreydoy4878
    @audreydoy4878 3 роки тому +30

    I'm 67, I remember this, I'm smiling with my heart. Thank you for this stroll down memory lane . I wished there was a good combination of singers and rappers. Maybe it's me but there seems to be more rappers. The magic of the OJays, The Temptations, The Dramatics to The Dells, The Muscles Etc. Who's going to step in place, when they're gone. No one can take there place but who's going to keep the magic going. Smile, Everyone

  • @hanchette1
    @hanchette1 2 роки тому +15

    This level of funk is illegal in some countries. Unreal!!! 🕺

  • @WGB3019
    @WGB3019 Рік тому +17

    When the live version can sound as seamless as a studio version for a song with so many parts…I didn’t see the horn section until the middle. Wow!

  • @markmeade2937
    @markmeade2937 2 роки тому +19

    There are bass lines, and this is a killer 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

  • @Richard-tl9it
    @Richard-tl9it 7 місяців тому +6

    The 70s was the greatest decade for music. The OJAY'S was one of the groups that made that decade special ,their music had strong meaning and good lyrics. The 70s was the times where most people got alone and respected each others and one main thing the men and women pants wasn't hanging down!!! RESPECT YOURSELVES 😢😢 SHAMEFUL !!!! ❤ SHACK!!

  • @stonedcrusader8539
    @stonedcrusader8539 3 роки тому +20

    Talk about a funky bass grove🎶

  • @cardellstewart9437
    @cardellstewart9437 2 роки тому +18

    LOOK AT ALL THAT NATURAL BEAUTY NO STANKY WEAVES OR WIGS, NO CAPITALAR EYELASHES NO DESTRUCTION OF THE BODY WITH ALL THOSE DAMM TATTOOS!!

  • @monicadelk8098
    @monicadelk8098 2 роки тому +18

    I miss Soul Train...

  • @carlosbright9615
    @carlosbright9615 2 роки тому +21

    I am still listening to this song, September 4, 2022. This song has meaning because people will do anything for money. Money is the root of all evil. I cannot believe the guy in the middle, William Power died at the age of 35 in 1977. I was an undergraduate student at Morgan State University in 1977. RIP, William Powell.

    • @Marie-st3pi
      @Marie-st3pi Рік тому +6

      No baby, the good book tells us that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil money is neither good nor bad. It just depends on how a person chooses to use it as well as get it.☮️✝️💟

  • @junglejim5785
    @junglejim5785 2 роки тому +18

    R.I.P. Mr. Cornelius. You was one heck of a host. There will never be music like this again. Nor will there ever be a host as classy as you were.

  • @mluvsmusic3225
    @mluvsmusic3225 Рік тому +9

    NOTHING LIKE HEARING THIS LIVE!! It's 2023 I'm still praying for you Mr. Eddie 🙏🫂❤️

  • @Diwani_Spark14
    @Diwani_Spark14 3 роки тому +131

    Great footage one of the rare soul train performances live. Sounds great keep up with this classic footage. PIR is classic The O’Jays are legends.

    • @rickmontgomery3037
      @rickmontgomery3037 3 роки тому +11

      Absolutely agree :) Definitely one of the few live performances of the Soul Train clips I've seen...great job they all did!

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 роки тому +5

      Everybody on Soul Train was lip-syncing. The producer played the record in the background & the performers had their mics turned off

    • @kurtadams3021
      @kurtadams3021 3 роки тому +3

      TSOP FOREVER

    • @sbella6719
      @sbella6719 2 роки тому +5

      @@electrictroy2010 I've seem other clips where it was just the three of them on stage. Why bring in a full band just to lip-sync? Had to be expensive. Either way, the energy is definitely real!

    • @QuasiTraction
      @QuasiTraction 2 роки тому +3

      Soul train was a comment about American bandstand. In my humble "white guy" Opinion, you had better music.

  • @sbella6719
    @sbella6719 2 роки тому +42

    The dance moves! That bass!!!

  • @Littlepaw01
    @Littlepaw01 2 роки тому +8

    So many stylish afros! How I miss afros.

  • @kennykinard3691
    @kennykinard3691 2 роки тому +39

    It is clear that these Legendary brothers take great enjoyment in performing live. You can see the professionalism and they have a unique way of changing up on how they make the song sound but keeping it real. O'jays for life.

    • @wilbertwilson9387
      @wilbertwilson9387 2 роки тому +2

      Yes O'Jays for life. Unfortunately they have announced this year will be their last tour. 😕 They are calling it the last stop on the Love Train.

  • @donniecain4266
    @donniecain4266 6 місяців тому +3

    THE GROUP that defined R& B music in the 70s!!!! What a jammin song !!!!!!

  • @eugeniaboone5602
    @eugeniaboone5602 3 роки тому +70

    Gerald Levert's dad is fire on those vocals!! So is the other guys...sophisticated funk!!#pure 70's!!

    • @MsTexas73
      @MsTexas73 2 роки тому +14

      The other guys are Walter Williams (the other lead in the group) and William Powell.

    • @sexykrabz4185
      @sexykrabz4185 2 роки тому +12

      Eddie Levert.. is his name. Yes he’s Gerald’s father but before we knew the Teddy bear. His pops paved the way for him.

    • @DerekFromBK
      @DerekFromBK 2 роки тому +3

      That's like saying I didn't know Nicole Richie's dad can sing. LOL

    • @andreacheney3593
      @andreacheney3593 2 роки тому +4

      Actually, Eddie Levert isn’t singing lead on this. Walter Williams is singing lead. Both Eddie and Walter do lead vocals on specific songs.
      The O’Jays were a powerhouse with two singers bomb enough to sing lead.

  • @lindasmith849
    @lindasmith849 2 роки тому +22

    We should demand they bring this type of music back!!

  • @dustylover100
    @dustylover100 7 місяців тому +24

    Everyone keeps talking about Queen and what great singers they are. Sorry, but nobody beats the great soul and R&B artists from the 60s and 70s. Not even Queen.

    • @dustylover100
      @dustylover100 7 місяців тому +3

      And these guys were one of them.

    • @mzyeni
      @mzyeni 3 місяці тому +1

      Say it again🎉❤

    • @guaporichard
      @guaporichard 2 місяці тому +1

      Queen is the only band that had four members to all write a number one song. That being said yes the 70's Soul music is my favorite.

    • @grahamjarman
      @grahamjarman 11 днів тому

      ​@@guaporichardi dont like queen much 😆

  • @martingranderson9879
    @martingranderson9879 Рік тому +7

    Can you imagine growing up with the music there playing today? I would lose my god damn mine. Thank god for old school music that kept me sane in the membrain.

  • @prestonw.coleman4990
    @prestonw.coleman4990 3 роки тому +19

    You know when I didn't see the original bassist (Anthony Jackson) that did that track on the first release of For The Love Of Money I was a little discouraged to watch, but DAMN this man owned it that time. As much Soul Train that I have seen in 50 years, this is a first.... and the horns too. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏼👍🏼Wow !!!

    • @mykelr5224
      @mykelr5224 2 роки тому +1

      So who is the bass player on stage?

    • @mugpush4816
      @mugpush4816 2 роки тому +4

      @@mykelr5224 Kurtis Teel...

    • @mykelr5224
      @mykelr5224 2 роки тому +1

      @@mugpush4816 thank you!

  • @LGKids
    @LGKids 3 роки тому +13

    Side Note: That Band tho! Peace!

  • @TheBluesmanBlue
    @TheBluesmanBlue 3 роки тому +79

    Wow Soul music at its best the legendary O'Jays🎼🎶🎵🎤

  • @itsjemmabond
    @itsjemmabond 3 роки тому +77

    "You can keep the tape. I'm buying the O'Jays!"

  • @antd8259
    @antd8259 2 роки тому +46

    They sound great, live. What a great time in 70s music.

  • @Backpackfiles
    @Backpackfiles Рік тому +12

    The classic episodes where the band didn't mime... They PLAYED!!!

  • @kennycrockett8202
    @kennycrockett8202 Рік тому +5

    O Jays became Funk Legends with this cut

  • @dannyfriendly3105
    @dannyfriendly3105 3 роки тому +30

    DAMN! THAT WAS FIRE!!!

  • @barbados3592
    @barbados3592 Рік тому +7

    Soul train was amazing. I was too white and young to appreciate how incredible it was

  • @davepatek6296
    @davepatek6296 3 роки тому +10

    One of the dopest videos in the wormhole of UA-cam.

  • @Eitner100
    @Eitner100 2 роки тому +14

    From the good old days when singers could sing and a band could play without all modifications on computers. Remember those days? I do!

  • @lulamartin9346
    @lulamartin9346 3 роки тому +15

    Music back then was the greatest.Im dating myself.but that's the truth.

  • @YazzyYou
    @YazzyYou 2 роки тому +12

    I remember seeing this episode of Soul Train as a kid. The moment that bass started was epic.

  • @wilbertwilson9387
    @wilbertwilson9387 2 роки тому +13

    I am 65 was a senior in high school when this came out. Saw them perform it live at the Greek theatre in LA that same year. What a show they put on. No computers to alter the sound just pure music.

    • @donaldabrams3248
      @donaldabrams3248 2 роки тому +2

      I was in the band for that performance and at the Greek! Bobby Womack opening and Ship Ahoy with the ship behind the band with dancers in shadow. What a show!!

    • @wilbertwilson9387
      @wilbertwilson9387 2 роки тому +4

      @@donaldabrams3248 I had forgotten about Bobby Womack. Yes what a show 👏. They opened with Ship Ahoy and finished with Money 💰 , The fake dollars were raining on the stage.

    • @wilbertwilson9387
      @wilbertwilson9387 2 роки тому +2

      @@donaldabrams3248 It's ashamed that Eddie Levert could not be with them for the last tour.

  • @h2d127
    @h2d127 Рік тому +5

    They was lit on this one. Especially 2 dudes up front with big Afros.

  • @ot5634
    @ot5634 2 роки тому +19

    This is a true song here ! Mr. Anthony Jackson was killing it on that bass . No Doubt ! 🎸🎸🎸

    • @jonp2338
      @jonp2338 2 роки тому +5

      that not anthony jackson bro

    • @stefanlundblad7693
      @stefanlundblad7693 Рік тому +8

      Curtis Teel on bass.

    • @paulderrik
      @paulderrik Рік тому

      @@jonp2338 Anthony Jackson as a session man., plays and signs the song with his fantastic bass line

  • @raganelle4830
    @raganelle4830 2 роки тому +33

    This is a tear jerker...brings back sooo many vivid day-to-day memories of this era. I hope I can make it through the concert without being a wad of tears. I appreciate you, The Ojays...thank you!

  • @donovanphillips4973
    @donovanphillips4973 Рік тому +6

    Still sparkling 2023!!💥

  • @mcalles2518
    @mcalles2518 Рік тому +5

    One powerful bass take at the top the prize.

  • @tiadaid
    @tiadaid Рік тому +4

    Damn. This is tight for a live performance.

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube Рік тому +9

    great tune, and message that holds up... a standard these days...

  • @rudyjackson2769
    @rudyjackson2769 2 роки тому +2

    I O jays working it / can’t be beat -Eddie & Walt -sang brothers -👀👌✅

  • @claudebuysse7482
    @claudebuysse7482 Рік тому +5

    J' adore la basse et O'jays too.

  • @turloughsmith8479
    @turloughsmith8479 Рік тому +9

    not into soul or funk much, but this track's bustin' on all levels. Rock on Philly...

  • @kionwilson3714
    @kionwilson3714 Рік тому +4

    Giggin!!! Swangin! Boy this is one of thee best songs ever made

  • @peteknight5966
    @peteknight5966 Рік тому +5

    SOULTRAIN....THE BEST.

  • @conradford7493
    @conradford7493 2 роки тому +19

    It's 2022 and this song is still 🔥. O Jay's are one of the greatest vocal group of all time

  • @MrSoulauctioneer
    @MrSoulauctioneer 9 місяців тому +22

    back when music almost stomped racism into a grease spot, instead of throwing hate around.

  • @HpyPpl
    @HpyPpl Рік тому +5

    This is amazing my goodness live at that.

  • @ptoyman
    @ptoyman Рік тому +2

    Soul Train Gang gettin’ down!! That right there was just to damn funky!

  • @LivnNLearnin
    @LivnNLearnin 3 роки тому +21

    How awesome is this a LIVE performance on Soul Train of none other than the fantastic O’Jay’s!!!! Bravo!!! That Bass line and the Drummer came to take care of some business! They all did!!! Great performance by the Band. The O’Jay’s ALWAYS deliver!!! 🎼 🎤🎶 dancing 💃 🕺

  • @crackuhpleez
    @crackuhpleez 8 місяців тому +1

    Incredible and all played & sang live! We were blessed with The O'Jays, Stylistics, Chi-Lites, UnDisputed Truth, Curtis Mayfield, and many others in 8th grade 1972-73!

  • @sasachiminesh1204
    @sasachiminesh1204 Рік тому +24

    It was the best then and still is. O'Jays were always a step up. Best of the vocal trio with the best of the bass lines, horns, and changes. Like some say, and live for real.

  • @NevadaBoss
    @NevadaBoss 2 роки тому +21

    millennial kids..for the record...THIS is what a funky bass line sounds like...timeless greatness.

  • @whipit4me
    @whipit4me 2 роки тому +15

    Shout out to the bassist Curtis Teel...R.I.P.

  • @ebbflotheartofshe9155
    @ebbflotheartofshe9155 3 роки тому +39

    Can't help but bop to that beat. Great music - these guys can sing - no electronic adjustments, just talent!!!

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 3 роки тому +3

      Everybody on Soul Train was lip-syncing. The producer played the record in the background & the performers had their mics turned off

    • @darcieljamison3811
      @darcieljamison3811 2 роки тому +6

      Not on this particular version. This performance was live.

    • @jonp2338
      @jonp2338 2 роки тому +4

      @@electrictroy2010 yeah its definitely live you can hear their voices cutting in and out when they step away from mic

    • @selaznog1
      @selaznog1 2 роки тому +5

      @@electrictroy2010 Not true on this performance...that this is a live performance is obvious.

  • @CptVein
    @CptVein Рік тому +13

    Man, this is live and it's just as good as the studio version.
    I know the trope that people back then had to be able to sing for real but still, very impressive.

  • @mrright2288
    @mrright2288 3 роки тому +7

    This was an electrifying 4:09 💪