Sylvester was EVERYTHAAAAAANG and I will always pay homage to him BUT Martha's note at 3:44... BABBBBYYYYYYYY now that was LIIIIIIIIIIFE. So sad I never got to enjoy him live.
To Really know this song is to know those three actually loved each other...Two are gone on to the heavenly choir and Martha is taking it easy these days but still touring! Kudos to you all!
I cant stop listening to this song. I truely love the harmony & upbeat-ness of this song. I love those 1st 2 verses!! & Big ups to Sylvester not being scared to be himself!!!! Pride!!
Its amazing how songs just takes you back , but I keep revisiting the Sylvester videos over and over and it makes me so happy. These songs brings tears to my eyes just knowing that time in my life will never be again, but thru videos I can relive my youth, pretend I can still dance, I smile remembering where I was and who I was with whenever I hear Sylvester, Martha , and Izora playing my jams. The tears I have are for Sylvester, and all my gay friends back in the day who was taken away before they really had a chance to live, and make their futures, Sylvester must have felt he needed to keep strong, and not give in to outside pressures to conform, because he accomplished what he set out to do letting nothing stand in his way knowing he was putting all he could in the time he was with us. So I cry for him, and all the great memories his songs left me with, and for all my friends who let this teenage straight girl into their world back then showing me Sylvester and his music, and allowing me to have some of the best times ever. Also RIP Ms.Izora for tearing a song up. Well wishes to Martha. To these 3, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...🎤🎤🎤
I really love this! Thanks for sharing this. I miss Sylvester & Patrick Cowley, Izadora Duncan & so many more who have left us too early. They will always be remembered by their great talent! That's what keeps them alive in my heart ♥
Amazing! Simply Amazing. These 3 took you from your bedroom straight to church and back. And how nice to see Patrick Cowley in back behind Martha doin' his thing on his synthesizers- such a rare clip of Patrick, as I've only seen a short snippit of another one in which the camera quickly pans by him. Those 4 were it. And when they performed on Sylvester's LIVING PROOF album they rocked that San Francisco Opera House!
It didn't get any better. I so wish he was still here. He was the QUEEN! LOL! He really couldn't be controlled. He did pretty much what he dreamed. I followed Sylvester from my teen years, my getting married n having my kids, until he passed, thanks to my gay friends they cramed me with his AWESOMENESS!! I fell in-love with him, I loved him more than they. I was the ONLY female among all my gay bff's I did hair n make-up but most of them did too. They did it just because. We met in high school the gay boys LOVED my make-up, they gave me tips, n I gave them tips. LOL! Sylvester was our idol. WE treasured him. He will NEVER b4gotten.
The sad thing is, out of the singers in this video, only one is alive, the criminally underrated Martha Wash, a vice that was constantly stolen and used for models to lip synch to
it was such a fun time.Our Sylvester was a ground breaker.I wish he were still with us so that we could thank him and pay homage to his courage.He left us too soon but then again,that gig he has in heaven????To die for....
i always marvel at the thought of where sylvester would be, if, he were still around today? he was always an innovator of dance music. so, i'm sure that he'd be into the newest/ hottest style of music. whatever, he'd be doing? i'm sure that he'd be a success at it! ;) i do miss his presence, so. :(
"FRANKLIN FUENTES" UA-cam CHANNEL he'd be retired. not one to shy the lights if he couldn't be the center off and away with them..... gracious one every other night or they'd exhaust me. and I was an in my prime teen then.
Love and Peace! I when Sylvester sang it was a real Party on the dance floor! Not to mention the Two Tons of fun Martha and Izora the voices of angels!
wowww I can see Patrick Cowley on Keyboards/Synthi…? My all time Hero seeing him playing in real...? I have some tears in my eyes Wowwww what a Legend Mr.Patrick Cowley the godfather of Electronic Dance Music...? Thank you for the Video Clip Amazing......
Saw them perform this live in San Francisco late 1970's at one of the gay clubs south of Market, OMG the memories! This video is closest to what I saw live. Love it!!!
I remember Sylvester back in the 70s,,he was of the singers that opened the door for disco to come in,,his songs were and high energy level,,I remember once in awhile I'll sing this in my head,,almost 50 yrs old,,time goes by fast..😭
that was a fun time back then,pure talent,live funky ass band,no gimmicks,no voice box,no autotune,no computer generated sounds at all,thank you so much for downloading this,it made my evening
I LOVE hearing this live. "Living Proof" became one of the albums I NEVER let anyone borrow. They could only borrow it if they were bringing me along with it, haha! The bass player and Patrick Cowley looks so yummy! It's a shame that a horrific, idiotic virus (look at the letters) took the lives of Sylvester and Patrick...so much more was to be done.
You stepped up and gave we hick ‘occkers ‘ something to take our breath away .. peace , love and all that grows you, me an all of us…. RIP John , loved that pirate sleeve look so so much , your remembered well as a big hitter and one of a kind performer . Triple threat like Marcia , just saying .. ps Kate Ceberano in that ausie line up too xoxoxo ❤
This song to me is reguvinating to me. And September 6 would have been his 74th birthday 🎂. RIP Sylvester and thank you for your music and it is still being heard even in 2021..
I was in my early teens when Don Kirschners rock concert was on, i think it went on at one a.m., i would come home from school, and a shift at work, i was getting a glorious $4 an hour, i would eat dinner, shower, take a quick nap, set my alarm for 30 mins before showtime. WOW. I would just sit back and be amazingly entertained. Mondays i would go into NYC, midtown after school and before work, to buy the .45 or LP of the song that i loved the most. I realize now that i have more years behind me than i do in front of me. Baby those were the greatest days. When i would go out with a group of friends and get into a club, or the PALLADIUM on 14th st. It was sheer heaven. Their was no Political Correctness, we never used LABELS, gay, lesbian, black, white, Rican, we had a DIVERSE crowd, always looking out for each other. Anyway to bring those times back, i would gladly take it. G-d bless em, we shall all meet again.
I’m assuming you are referring to Martha Wash because Sylvester never did house music... it wasn’t around in his time. Sylvester did disco and R&B music
What a pity that producers - e.g. Giorgio Moroder - didn't see enough "fantasy" in Sylvester. (S)he (and the Weather Girls) had more potential to have more hit singles - like many artists in this genre.
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RIP Beautiful Man and Izola...This Ms. Martha is Still Slaying!!! Sylvester and This Band Just Slayed, "Over and Over" ( My Favorite Song)...
NOTHING like hearing Sylvester & Two Tons of Fun sing this LIVE!!!
Until this day, Sylvester is still mesmerizing..Bring this music back.
This is live! This is amazing! No tricks. No fakery! Just pure, live, spot-on harmonies and a killer band backing them up. Wow!
Sylvester was EVERYTHAAAAAANG and I will always pay homage to him BUT Martha's note at 3:44... BABBBBYYYYYYYY now that was LIIIIIIIIIIFE. So sad I never got to enjoy him live.
To Really know this song is to know those three actually loved each other...Two are gone on to the heavenly choir and Martha is taking it easy these days but still touring! Kudos to you all!
Narada Michael Walden hit every important point; a crisp, positive read. A great honor to Sylvester.
I cant stop listening to this song. I truely love the harmony & upbeat-ness of this song. I love those 1st 2 verses!! & Big ups to Sylvester not being scared to be himself!!!! Pride!!
It gives gospel vibes.😊
Sylvester was ahead of his times man.True Legend!!!R.I.P. Sylvester!!!!
Concuerdo estaba adelantadisimo 50 años más, del tiempo 🎉increíble
That 3 part harmony was seamless.
+Jerry Campbell Very much agree.
Who is singing the top note?
@@RegentofArrako Martha.
@@ericking8661 thank u!
ua-cam.com/video/uEtQcCAiBhY/v-deo.html
RIP Sylvester and Isora Rhodes .
+Shirley Cakhasha Mosley yaaasssss!!!!
Gotta be one of the best dance songs of all time.
Its amazing how songs just takes you back , but I keep revisiting the Sylvester videos over and over and it makes me so happy. These songs brings tears to my eyes just knowing that time in my life will never be again, but thru videos I can relive my youth, pretend I can still dance, I smile remembering where I was and who I was with whenever I hear Sylvester, Martha , and Izora playing my jams. The tears I have are for Sylvester, and all my gay friends back in the day who was taken away before they really had a chance to live, and make their futures, Sylvester must have felt he needed to keep strong, and not give in to outside pressures to conform, because he accomplished what he set out to do letting nothing stand in his way knowing he was putting all he could in the time he was with us. So I cry for him, and all the great memories his songs left me with, and for all my friends who let this teenage straight girl into their world back then showing me Sylvester and his music, and allowing me to have some of the best times ever. Also RIP Ms.Izora for tearing a song up. Well wishes to Martha. To these 3, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...🎤🎤🎤
I Love Sylvester (R.I.P. 1986) One of my favorites Fantasy Records ;-) ♥♪☮
Martha Wash & Izadora Duncan (R.I.P.) Two Tons 'O Fun :-)
I really love this! Thanks for sharing this. I miss Sylvester & Patrick Cowley, Izadora Duncan & so many more who have left us too early. They will always be remembered by their great talent! That's what keeps them alive in my heart ♥
It's Izora Rhoades..Sweetie!
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN'S INTRO STATEMENT WEARS ME OUT: I LOVE IT! HE WENT IN!!! #BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Kevin E. Taylor me too!!!! Lol I love it!
With his gay ass, LOL. (I’m gay, so I’m saying it, haha)
Absolutely! He was dead on!!
sunshine74012 😂😂😂
Amazing! Simply Amazing. These 3 took you from your bedroom straight to church and back. And how nice to see Patrick Cowley in back behind Martha doin' his thing on his synthesizers- such a rare clip of Patrick, as I've only seen a short snippit of another one in which the camera quickly pans by him. Those 4 were it. And when they performed on Sylvester's LIVING PROOF album they rocked that San Francisco Opera House!
Supa Chaloopa I thought Patrick was on guitar?
So love the Queen...may he rest in paradise.
No He is not Resting in Paradise He is to Busy Rocking it !!!
It didn't get any better. I so wish he was still here. He was the QUEEN! LOL! He really couldn't be controlled. He did pretty much what he dreamed. I followed Sylvester from my teen years, my getting married n having my kids, until he passed, thanks to my gay friends they cramed me with his AWESOMENESS!! I fell in-love with him, I loved him more than they. I was the ONLY female among all my gay bff's I did hair n make-up but most of them did too. They did it just because. We met in high school the gay boys LOVED my make-up, they gave me tips, n I gave them tips. LOL! Sylvester was our idol. WE treasured him. He will NEVER b4gotten.
The sad thing is, out of the singers in this video, only one is alive, the criminally underrated Martha Wash, a vice that was constantly stolen and used for models to lip synch to
@@popland1977 Absolutely😡
THIS IS EVERYTHING!!!! and that band aint have to jam like that!
You can hear a lil Aretha in his voice.
Soooooooooooooooo TALENTED!!!!
it was such a fun time.Our Sylvester was a ground breaker.I wish he were still with us so that we could thank him and pay homage to his courage.He left us too soon but then again,that gig he has in heaven????To die for....
i always marvel at the thought of where sylvester would be, if, he were still around today? he was always an innovator of dance music.
so, i'm sure that he'd be into the newest/ hottest style of music.
whatever, he'd be doing?
i'm sure that he'd be a success at it! ;)
i do miss his presence, so. :(
"FRANKLIN FUENTES" UA-cam CHANNEL he'd be retired. not one to shy the lights if he couldn't be the center off and away with them..... gracious one every other night or they'd exhaust me. and I was an in my prime teen then.
This track is Mighty Real!! Great number from Sylvester and the great Two Tons of Fun.
Love and Peace! I when Sylvester sang it was a real Party on the dance floor! Not to mention the Two Tons of fun Martha and Izora the voices of angels!
wowww I can see Patrick Cowley on Keyboards/Synthi…? My all time Hero seeing him playing in real...? I have some tears in my eyes Wowwww what a Legend Mr.Patrick Cowley the godfather of Electronic Dance Music...? Thank you for the Video Clip Amazing......
Saw them perform this live in San Francisco late 1970's at one of the gay clubs south of Market, OMG the memories! This video is closest to what I saw live. Love it!!!
What's the name of the club?
They better sing!!!
This and you are my friend is my favorite. Those two songs motivates me, during my workouts. 🤗🥰
I want this song to be played in my funeral.
I remember Sylvester back in the 70s,,he was of the singers that opened the door for disco to come in,,his songs were and high energy level,,I remember once in awhile I'll sing this in my head,,almost 50 yrs old,,time goes by fast..😭
WHAT AMAZING VOICES!!!
Martha you better saaannnggg @ 3:44!!
Two people HAD to have hit the dislike button by mistake! How can you NOT move to this?!
I looooooves Sylvester James.
Dude was killin that base!🔥🔥
Before Lil Nas X, there was this artist...and these two ladies, what an amazing performance...
that was a fun time back then,pure talent,live funky ass band,no gimmicks,no voice box,no autotune,no computer generated sounds at all,thank you so much for downloading this,it made my evening
Sylvester James Phillips 1947 - 1988 iconic
That damn bass line! Damn!!!!!
Speaking of the word unsung, Bob Kingson is one of the most underrated bassists of that era!
David Overton hell yes!!!!!
The Scatman is that so? What other songs do you know of that he’s played on? (Not necessarily of Sylvester’s, but in general)
I treasure this time frame...Love those Weathergirls and Jeani Tracy
incredible all the highest praise goes out to these divas.
That scream at 3:24 is everything!
I LOVE hearing this live. "Living Proof" became one of the albums I NEVER let anyone borrow. They could only borrow it if they were bringing me along with it, haha! The bass player and Patrick Cowley looks so yummy! It's a shame that a horrific, idiotic virus (look at the letters) took the lives of Sylvester and Patrick...so much more was to be done.
Love this I wish I could seen Ms. Thang live in concert
He was one of a kind Thank you for showing me the way to be myself to not be in the closet an the music RIP
3:24 DAAAAAAAMN! this is fucking awesome!
🔥🔥🔥CHUURRCH 👏👏👏 I love you, Sylvester!!❤
BRILLIANT; song and performance!
Peace and love...
Beautiful live performance. Sweet bass player.
that bass is magic
As well 🎺
As well 🎺 and drums
Inolvidable Silvester , genial ,nos regaló muchas alegrias en las discos.
Gracias Silvester , Marta, todos ellos.
You stepped up and gave we hick ‘occkers ‘ something to take our breath away .. peace , love and all that grows you, me an all of us…. RIP John , loved that pirate sleeve look so so much , your remembered well as a big hitter and one of a kind performer . Triple threat like Marcia , just saying ..
ps Kate Ceberano in that ausie line up too xoxoxo ❤
exquista version en VIVO!!!! ellas con voces celestiales obvio de sangre les viene saber cantar!!!!!!
I don't care if he WAS GAY. I love him then and I love him more now ‼️👍🏽
OMG. How fab is this.What a gr8 time 2 b out and on the scene
Took me to church!
We're going to church Y'all!
Great, Great, Songgg,thank U Sylver for the great disco U gave to US; I only was 13 years old.
This dude was special in the bay area in california and marin county rip sylvester james there never be another lol
SYLVESTER.
NUMBER ONE ONDA DISCO.
SUPER STAR.
CLASSIC FOREVER.
never seen this clip before !!! ITS A GEM !!!!! WOW !!!!!! Sylvester at the top of his game . top post x
Nothing made the dance floor move more than Sylvester and 2 Tons O Fun! And it was fun!🎉😊❤
So ahead of his time. His flamboyance definitely closed so many doors. He didn't seem to give a damn. He did his thing no matter what!
Live. The real thing! Amazing!
Amazing!! Martha wash took me to church
Loved that black queen!!!
Tearz,😪😪😪 just bust out of my wig Mi
😘😘😘M💔THER🕊️🕊️ loved this FUCKiiiNG S⭕NG
What Harmony loved it ! Werk!
SYLVESTER.EXTRAORDINARIO.
Love Sylvester voice👍
These children think they're doing something and they are, but they got company. Sylvester started it and was by hisself!
I'm not a disco fan, but I like to hear Sylvester sing disco songs and every other genre he did.
This song to me is reguvinating to me. And September 6 would have been his 74th birthday 🎂. RIP Sylvester and thank you for your music and it is still being heard even in 2021..
Loved Sylvester!! When did Izora Rhodes pass away and did anyone do a tribute to her? Thank you for sharing this wonderful video!
These were the best, albeit shortest, years of my life. What I wouldn’t give to go back.
That’s one bad mother f..Sylvester was the king of the late 70s disco scene..
Martha wash still as beautiful today then back then
My sis better belt @ 3:44. YESS!
martha sounds amazing
Yaaas ma’am! 🙌🏽
I was in my early teens when Don Kirschners rock concert was on, i think it went on at one a.m., i would come home from school, and a shift at work, i was getting a glorious $4 an hour, i would eat dinner, shower, take a quick nap, set my alarm for 30 mins before showtime. WOW.
I would just sit back and be amazingly entertained. Mondays i would go into NYC, midtown after school and before work, to buy the .45 or LP of the song that i loved the most. I realize now that i have more years behind me than i do in front of me.
Baby those were the greatest days. When i would go out with a group of friends and get into a club, or the PALLADIUM on 14th st. It was sheer heaven. Their was no Political Correctness, we never used LABELS, gay, lesbian, black, white, Rican, we had a DIVERSE crowd, always looking out for each other. Anyway to bring those times back, i would gladly take it. G-d bless em, we shall all meet again.
Loving it! Thanks for posting this.
damn! sure as f*** ain't gonna see the likes of this kind of show anytime soon in the mainstream...dot fer sho'
so great...
Thank you so much for the upload.
A HOUSE MUSIC PIONEER
I’m assuming you are referring to Martha Wash because Sylvester never did house music... it wasn’t around in his time. Sylvester did disco and R&B music
@@JLPerryTV think he's talking about the samples mate
Cute patrick cowley!
Rip 1988
What a pity that producers - e.g. Giorgio Moroder - didn't see enough "fantasy" in Sylvester. (S)he (and the Weather Girls) had more potential to have more hit singles - like many artists in this genre.
Izora RIP I love you
👑💖👆💖👆💖👆💖👆👑
love sylvester miss hm dearly
This is Sylvester at his ultimate ..
2 tons rock
Q ,voces DIOS MIO ,danos más gente así
El mundo 🌎 los necesita
Sylvester ROCKS!
HE WAS CUTE.....U GO SLYVESTER HE WAS HIMSELF
The Two Tons were enormous - and enormously talented.
they was no one like him and they never will he was the Empress of the disco sadly so underrated now
Love this song and sound, it is fun,.
I love gay men! They’re fun and absolutely festive!
Makes you just want to jump on up and start doing the SANCTIFIED STOMP!!!!!...LOL!
Sing children!
i really REALLy like him i widh he was still alive!!!:(((
The late Patrick Cowley on keyboards.
RIP
They don't make them like they used to.
chills by 2:40.