Hi. I stumbled across this. Had to comment. I was the Dir. of Photog / Camera Operator on this. Got the call from a friend at CBS Records. Tommy Chong directed. One camera shoot, 16mm... small crew, empty house, some concept storyboard sketches to go by and 22 hours later, we wrapped. Must have played back the song over 30 times to get a variety of angles. The band was great... patient... talented. The original print looked a lot better, but that was 1986. No HD, no digital post production. I'll never forget it. (aka Jonathan West ASC)
Steve Lukather is widely regarded within the industry as one of the great guitarists of all time... but he's also a very underrated vocalist. When he takes lead, his voice exudes the emotion of the songs with a passion that's just lacking today.
Yes ❣️ I absolutely adore Luke - I love his voice- it’s velvety and soothing. He once said that the band lacked that true “poet” in terms of songwriting (not that Paich wasn’t a fantastic songwriter- I think he was talking about the complex, deep lyrics) but I honestly think if the band had one, it was him! Lukather penned lyrics are the deepest, most poetic and heartfelt ones of all. So yes, amazing guitarist, totally underrated singer and lyricist/composer.
Dude is making that guitar cry man... nostalgic track brings back memories of wanting to fall I love...what am saying is there was alot of innocence in 80s music. And am glad to have grown up in the era..
@axelkyster2642 Yes, they do. KIMBALL was the primary singer and the successor vocalists after him were recruited to serve that very purpose. Their first album displayed that clearly. Kimball sang 4 out of the 10 songs Paich sang 2 songs , Lukather sang 2 songs , Steve Porcaro sang one and they wisely opened up with the instrumental CHILDS ANTHEM. That debut album revealed how the band was laid out. Problem was after HOLD THE LINE the record company kept picking the softer tunes as singles . The band was pissed that 99 was chosen(as a single) over WHITE SISTER during the HYDRA era. Steve Lukather said it would've put them in with the arena rock bands at the time of 1979-80 period.
Toto are up there, but The Beach Boys are arguably way more versatile. From Surf to Baroque to Lo-Fi and R&B to Progressive Pop to Soul, Yacht and Prog Rock to Synth Pop to New Wave. Not to mention the occasional Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Gospel, Country or Barbershop.
This man is without a doubt the most talented man. The harmony between these men are incredible. The love this song play it all the time. Pure candy to my ears!
Toto was Jeff Porcaro's baby and in so many videos he was smiling. To me, he was smiling cause he was so very proud of Toto's work. RIP Jeff, Mike and Papa Joe ❤
Toto grande band grandi musicisti bellissime canzoni splendidi arrangiamenti e poi persone umili non gli manca niente tra i migliori di sempre love Toto from Italy😊
Sin dudas la mejor banda musical que he escuchado...con una gran calidad en su música y en sus magníficos vocalistas que ha tenido durante toda su trayectoria...mis respetos y admiración para TOTO.
You really can't go wrong when a bunch of veteran studio musicians cross paths while performing on other artists's albums and decide to create a "project" that just happens to yield a top 10 hit (Hold The Line). The side project eventually releases a multi-Grammy-winning album (Toto IV), making these studio musicians house-hold names. Every song in their catalogue us great. This is blue-eyed soul at it's best.
I'm a Millenial (b. 1984--yeah yeah, laugh it up, I know..) and nobody my age knows what "Blue Eyed Soul" means/was. I have to walk them through an "easily recognizable" artist, such as the Righteous Brothers and 'Unchained Melody' (which everyone knows) to explain what Blue Eyed Soul is. "So Blue Eyed Soul was before MTV. Nobody knew what artists looked like back in those days unless they saw an LP cover, or if there was a promotion flyer being passed around and the artists were featured on it. So; naturally, people thought the Righteous Brothers were Black, based on their deep voices and singing style, which more resembled that of a Black duo. As TV became more available in people's homes in the mid-1960s, people were shocked to see the Righteous Brothers as being two white guys who could sing like the brothers."
You gotta love the video, i mean it's like he picked up the phone, call all his buddies and was like "Yeah man, she left again, i already wrote a song about it, you wanna rock out?" I love it!
I 100% agree. It's a very haunting song for me, as when it would play quite frequently on Top 40 radio after I experienced a painful breakup with a girlfriend around that time.
This song just popped up in my head from a childhood memory. Decided to Google it. Wow didn't even know that it was song by the amazing band Toto. Beautiful song.....
TOTO- What can I say.. This BAND will always be my all time FAV next to Steely DAN. Its such a shame that they didn't have a lasting audience but for Europe & Asia. . .
You feeeel them. Thanks for pointing that out. Jeff had that ability to pull emotion out of shit. That backbeat is so far back.....John Bonham would be impressed.
SAW THEM LIVE IN TULSA IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IM ONLY 27 AND NEVER GOT TO ENJOY THEM IN THE 80'S LIKE YOU ALL, BUT THEY PUT ON A GREAT SHOW WITH JOURNEY!!
At a store in 2004, this song played in the background . I raced toward the loudest speaker and tried to listen as intently as i could to memorize a snippet of any lyrics as I could, "it's not the same without your love" I kept repeating until I got home, after typing it into the website yahoo or Google I don't remember but it worked,the lyrics got me the name of the artist and song including the video poped up...I haven't let it go since, all I can remember was that this song was played briefly in the song charts growing up on the radio and that it explains emotions, feelings and speaks to my soul, I can't count the times I've listened to it as an adult it just seems to be a fabric of my existence. Thank you Toto for getting me through.
While I've always thought it looked awkward when a guitarist/bassist wore his/her instrument above (or below) his/her waistline, I certainly don't discount Mike's musicianship.
hermosa canción, Toto como grupo el mejor, comooo cantan, tocan, que buen sonido de la batería, de la guitarra, en si todos lo instrumentos que usan. excelente. una delicia escucharlos una y otra vez.
Wall-to-wall carpets. Very American. Very 80's. I love this track! The production is solid. Backing choir is superb. Only thing missing is Michael McDonald doing a small vocal cameo in the middle or something like that. And that melancholic guitar at the end - top score! Still, it brings out the sadness in me. The best tracks often do.
This song gets overlooked sometimes. Its one of my faves. Luke gave a soulful vocal and his playing was on spot. However I think he's better looking now.
I actually liked how his look kept changing through the years and that he had so many different haircuts and styles. Georgy Porgy Luke though-overwhelming heartthrob phase
Para mi es la mejor banda de todos los tiempos, ya que presenta una gran variedad de ritmos en las canciones y se adaptan a cualquier estilo de música, si cambian de integrantes o de vocalista, no importa, siguen teniendo éxito en el mundo entero y la prueba de que sus canciones son las mejores, en el año 2013 con su disco en vivo en Polonia, el cuál fué una recopilación de sus temas obtuvieron primeros lugares de ventas en más de 12 países, incluyendo E.U (primer lugar en ventas)a pesar de que ahi en el pasado como que no los tomaron muy en cuenta, por lo que tuvieron que emigrar.Será que finalmente E.U. se dio cuenta de que se trataba de verdaderos "mounstros del rock"
Sayeret Matkal Obviamente hay otras bandas buenas como las que las mencionaste, pero ninguna tiene musicos de altisimo nivel en sus respectivos instrumentos como Toto, verdaderos genios en ejecución y composición
Hi. I stumbled across this. Had to comment. I was the Dir. of Photog / Camera Operator on this. Got the call from a friend at CBS Records. Tommy Chong directed. One camera shoot, 16mm... small crew, empty house, some concept storyboard sketches to go by and 22 hours later, we wrapped. Must have played back the song over 30 times to get a variety of angles. The band was great... patient... talented. The original print looked a lot better, but that was 1986. No HD, no digital post production. I'll never forget it. (aka Jonathan West ASC)
Thank you ❤❤❤❤
Impressive history! 😮
I hope someone can find that original print and rescan it and remaster this video!
Omg!! how are they in person though..?
I'll be over you is also one of the best songs of toto and I know I'm 20 years pf age but who cares..😒
Steve Lukather is widely regarded within the industry as one of the great guitarists of all time... but he's also a very underrated vocalist. When he takes lead, his voice exudes the emotion of the songs with a passion that's just lacking today.
Truth!!!!💕💖💓💗💖
Yes ❣️ I absolutely adore Luke - I love his voice- it’s velvety and soothing. He once said that the band lacked that true “poet” in terms of songwriting (not that Paich wasn’t a fantastic songwriter- I think he was talking about the complex, deep lyrics) but I honestly think if the band had one, it was him! Lukather penned lyrics are the deepest, most poetic and heartfelt ones of all. So yes, amazing guitarist, totally underrated singer and lyricist/composer.
@CdMcbean David Paich wrote WITHOUT YOUR LOVE not Lukather.
Agree much. He’s such a great musician.
Yep
The porcaro Family oh my god wat a wonderful gift .
Unquestionably one of the best bands in history.
You might be right, so much talent here! A muscians band!
💯
💯? 🤔....... Nah 1000 % 😄
Rest in peace Michael and Jeff porcaro...monsters of great music...that will last an eternity
Yes, Jeff was with steely Dan and incredible then, also❤
The amount of talent in a single band is...stupendous!
Dude is making that guitar cry man... nostalgic track brings back memories of wanting to fall I love...what am saying is there was alot of innocence in 80s music. And am glad to have grown up in the era..
A classic!
Rip Mike and Jeff, may god rest their souls, for they were beyond gifted.
Don't forget Paulette Brown ❤❤ the backing singer. At this time Lenny Castro's wife...
This is one of those bands where the lead singer is not the only one that can sing.
Since they don't....and never reallly have....had one.... Luke. Bobby. Joey. Fergie. Jean-Michel. And don't forget Paich, baby!!
@axelkyster2642 Yes, they do. KIMBALL was the primary singer and the successor vocalists after him were recruited to serve that very purpose. Their first album displayed that clearly. Kimball sang 4 out of the 10 songs Paich sang 2 songs , Lukather sang 2 songs , Steve Porcaro sang one and they wisely opened up with the instrumental CHILDS ANTHEM. That debut album revealed how the band was laid out. Problem was after HOLD THE LINE the record company kept picking the softer tunes as singles . The band was pissed that 99 was chosen(as a single) over WHITE SISTER during the HYDRA era. Steve Lukather said it would've put them in with the arena rock bands at the time of 1979-80 period.
@@waltersimmons946 ну да, White sister крутая тема
Listening in January 2024 ❤
LUKE FOREVER❤
Listening in August 2024 🎹🥁🎶
😂 I'm still listening in 2024 too! I love Toto! The older music has me vibing with the good old days. ❤
Toto is by far the most versatile band ever... from hard rock to pop to soul to a bit of R&B.
Earth, Wind and Fire.
@@nathanielmasau6665 EWF doesn't have as many rock songs as Toto does
And Queen.
The range is unbelievable and sustained.
Toto are up there, but The Beach Boys are arguably way more versatile. From Surf to Baroque to Lo-Fi and R&B to Progressive Pop to Soul, Yacht and Prog Rock to Synth Pop to New Wave. Not to mention the occasional Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Gospel, Country or Barbershop.
This man is without a doubt the most talented man. The harmony between these men are incredible. The love this song play it all the time. Pure candy to my ears!
Thats true. 👍
Toto was Jeff Porcaro's baby and in so many videos he was smiling. To me, he was smiling cause he was so very proud of Toto's work.
RIP Jeff, Mike and Papa Joe
❤
Absolutely
I bought all of this music beginning in 1979 and I'm still in love with Toto! The most underrated band in history.
I just found myself singing this today out of the blue. GREAT Song!
The best band ever
My favorite Toto ballad. So perfect and so is Lukather's voice!
Toto grande band grandi musicisti bellissime canzoni splendidi arrangiamenti e poi persone umili non gli manca niente tra i migliori di sempre love Toto from Italy😊
Soulful song.. Backup singers were on point. and Luke nailed the lead vocals.
Sin dudas la mejor banda musical que he escuchado...con una gran calidad en su música y en sus magníficos vocalistas que ha tenido durante toda su trayectoria...mis respetos y admiración para TOTO.
This song is EVERYTHING! The bassline, Steve's vocals and guitar solo, the background singers...everything!
yessssss Brenda! !! just phenomenal! !!!!
I totally agree with you
+1
Great range for Steve!!! The songs fit the voices. Including Bobby Kimball when he "cuts in." (in other songs )
Toto is one of my favorite bands! I love Steve Lukather. He pulls at heartstrings when he sings, and his guitar solos are so full of emotions too..
The guitar solo on this song is one of Steve's finest. Beautiful. Kinda has that Japanese flute feel.
What a nice video to accompany an incredible song?
TOTO RULE! BEST ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD SINCE 1978!
Ken,
Toronto, Canada
You really can't go wrong when a bunch of veteran studio musicians cross paths while performing on other artists's albums and decide to create a "project" that just happens to yield a top 10 hit (Hold The Line). The side project eventually releases a multi-Grammy-winning album (Toto IV), making these studio musicians house-hold names. Every song in their catalogue us great. This is blue-eyed soul at it's best.
Fuck yea!
They were the greatest musicians of all time..
And it doesn't hurt that they were friends in school
I'm a Millenial (b. 1984--yeah yeah, laugh it up, I know..) and nobody my age knows what "Blue Eyed Soul" means/was. I have to walk them through an "easily recognizable" artist, such as the Righteous Brothers and 'Unchained Melody' (which everyone knows) to explain what Blue Eyed Soul is.
"So Blue Eyed Soul was before MTV. Nobody knew what artists looked like back in those days unless they saw an LP cover, or if there was a promotion flyer being passed around and the artists were featured on it. So; naturally, people thought the Righteous Brothers were Black, based on their deep voices and singing style, which more resembled that of a Black duo. As TV became more available in people's homes in the mid-1960s, people were shocked to see the Righteous Brothers as being two white guys who could sing like the brothers."
almost 40 yrs later and still awesome
Listening in 2024! I was 22.
TOTO forever.
No es lo mismo sin tu amor
Love this song, the harmonies are so smooth Steve’s voice is great rock on ToTo🎸🎸🎸
You gotta love the video, i mean it's like he picked up the phone, call all his buddies and was like "Yeah man, she left again, i already wrote a song about it, you wanna rock out?"
I love it!
Lol. So true.
Dude, better put than Siskell or Ebert could ever do!
EPIC as hell Bruh 🤣🤣‼️
This is by far my most favorite comment ever on TH-cam!!
'He who is first will be last and he who is last shall be first"
My favorite Toto's album!!! Hello from Argentina!! ⚽🏆
The porcaro brothers ,Steve Lukather,David and Joseph just rock...Sadly Jeff and Mike are no more...Rest in peace and thank you for your lovely music.
do you like rerun
God the chord progressions in this song........I don’t think I’ve ever heard something that made my heart ache so much.
I totally agree. I'm just hearing this for the first time today and I can't get over it. So, so beautiful
I 100% agree. It's a very haunting song for me, as when it would play quite frequently on Top 40 radio after I experienced a painful breakup with a girlfriend around that time.
This song just popped up in my head from a childhood memory.
Decided to Google it.
Wow didn't even know that it was song by the amazing band Toto.
Beautiful song.....
Yes, good old TOTO they live!
cuan inspiradoras habran sido todos esos ensayos y los mismos videoclips como le llamabamos de jovenes!!! pagaria por estar con ellos en esos años!!!
Quality of the highest order
Those Mike's movings!!! Miss you Mike!!!
how much talent was there in the Porcaro family?!!!
Infinite
More in their little toes than most of the mainstream trash today.
I know right
Too much
Músicos de uma pegada muito talentosa 🔥
Excelente Vídeo otima BANDA e dona de excelentes MÚSICAS.
Sucesso ..
Aracaju - SE ..... BRASIL .
THE BEATLES AND TOTO THE BEST BANDS IN HISTORY. LOS BEATLES Y TOTO LAS MEJORES BANDAS EN LA HISTORIA.
El talento❤❤
One of the best guitar solos of all time. Such a dirty groove! I always love it. Being deeply romanitc doesn’t hurt it.
BEST BAND EVER
MrGino0897 Exactly
They have so many under-rated songs since their trademark songs are two of the biggest in 80s, but this is a truly under-rated and terrific song.
i Love TOTO!
Jessica Groll i love you 😛
TOTO had so much soul.
"has", my friend. RIP to Mike and Jeff and I wish Bobby was back with them but they are still amazing! Go see them while you can!
Shawn Shawn agreed!👍
amen this song and Georgy porgy was very soulful
TOTO- What can I say.. This BAND
will always be my all time FAV next to Steely DAN. Its such a shame that they didn't have a lasting audience but for Europe
& Asia. . .
Love them to death, best every, ever, they r fantastic!!!!!!!!!
Sublime vocals. Toto had that wow factor .
I love the 80s r&b sound!
Guitarrista compositor y cantante, todo un genio el querido Steve Lukater, ojala pudiera ir a un concierto tuyo.
Hell of a bass line
Jeff nails the snare on those choruses!
You feeeel them. Thanks for pointing that out. Jeff had that ability to pull emotion out of shit. That backbeat is so far back.....John Bonham would be impressed.
He always did!
SAW THEM LIVE IN TULSA IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IM ONLY 27 AND NEVER GOT TO ENJOY THEM IN THE 80'S LIKE YOU ALL, BUT THEY PUT ON A GREAT SHOW WITH JOURNEY!!
El mejor grupo de los 80 Toto The Polce Journey REO speedwagon etc etc
Steve's voice and guitar work sound fantastic.
Best Toto lineup ever! Ultimate Porcaro groove
joshkosh95 your cover was awesome
Infinity ❤
Still listening in 2023.
It's not the same without TOTO! Great band
My favorite band by far. Versatile and very classy.
At a store in 2004, this song played in the background . I raced toward the loudest speaker and tried to listen as intently as i could to memorize a snippet of any lyrics as I could, "it's not the same without your love" I kept repeating until I got home, after typing it into the website yahoo or Google I don't remember but it worked,the lyrics got me the name of the artist and song including the video poped up...I haven't let it go since, all I can remember was that this song was played briefly in the song charts growing up on the radio and that it explains emotions, feelings and speaks to my soul, I can't count the times I've listened to it as an adult it just seems to be a fabric of my existence. Thank you Toto for getting me through.
I remember watching this video late 1980's still 😚
A different time and place.
What great musician's.
Love the fact that your authentic. I'm not from the Americas but always remember Toto. The 80s' were theirs.
Will you take me away Steve? I'm 17 again, lol!! I love this group!! Rest in peace Mike, Jeff, and Fergie. I'm sure I'll meet you in Heaven!!
Steve is one of the most talented guitarist of the world and he has a very beautiful voice too
Such an underrated band!
It's the name
RIP Mike Porcaro. I've always loved the bass line in this tune.
+CoasterBob62 Jeff is dead too
While I've always thought it looked awkward when a guitarist/bassist wore his/her instrument above (or below) his/her waistline, I certainly don't discount Mike's musicianship.
Never gets old☺️♥️
Hello Deborah, Good evening. The song is amazing and heart touching for real. Love it ❤️
Sometimes, like today, I suddenly just have to hear/see it.
Tremendo feeling el de estos tipos. ❤
hermosa canción, Toto como grupo el mejor, comooo cantan, tocan, que buen sonido de la batería, de la guitarra, en si todos lo instrumentos que usan. excelente. una delicia escucharlos una y otra vez.
Wall-to-wall carpets. Very American. Very 80's. I love this track! The production is solid. Backing choir is superb. Only thing missing is Michael McDonald doing a small vocal cameo in the middle or something like that. And that melancholic guitar at the end - top score! Still, it brings out the sadness in me. The best tracks often do.
My favorite song by them for sure❤ Love it!! Can listen over and over😍
Grande jeff😢 grandi toto
Mike tocava com o coração, que lindo meu Deus. Amo você Mike Porcaro 💙
Que banda loco!!! Musica extinta
Thanks. Great memories!
Nothing over played. Great song.
Jeff Porcaro was a human drum machine ....with his own unique groove on every song !!....In my opinion....the greatest drummer ever !!
Tony Sexton I agree!
You can see the happiness in their smiles knowing that song writting at this level can and will only be written by this band..
The music, the lyrics, that voice, everything about this song is just so perfect.
Respeto mucho a esta banda, me da mucho amor ver a Joseph como.se mueve al compás de la música. Saludos desde Perú
This song has to be one of my favorites from toto, i love it way too much
This song gets overlooked sometimes. Its one of my faves. Luke gave a soulful vocal and his playing was on spot. However I think he's better looking now.
I think hos hair was more cool then. But that's my opinion. Either way, this song is awesome!!:)
I actually liked how his look kept changing through the years and that he had so many different haircuts and styles. Georgy Porgy Luke though-overwhelming heartthrob phase
Injusto que algún día una banda tuvo a todos los músicos más grandes del planeta.
This song is so groovin! Toto was ALWAYS this bad ass
An Incredible Song ! I An Outstanding Group ! (TOTO) !
One of the greatest bands of all time!!!! Music that even catches the attention of kids today. Timeless!
El mejor guitarrista!
Toto at its best. Even if I enjoy every album, this one is very special. Such an alchemy between the Porcaro brothers ....
I put bands “in threes”. Toto, Reo Speedwagon, and Chicago are a trinity
I would love to hear Joseph Williams sing this song ❤
I LIKE THIS SONG, HEARD WHILE I WAS IN THE POOL ON WXFM IN DECATUR ILLINOIS. TOTO NEVER FAILS, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THESE GUYS?! SMH! TRUE 80S RIGHT!
Música maravilhosa que época linda que nós vivemos quando tinha música de verdade
God, this is so... musical. I
This was the best era of Toto!
Exellentissime 💝🍾🥳👍💖
Para mi es la mejor banda de todos los tiempos, ya que presenta una gran variedad de ritmos en las canciones y se adaptan a cualquier estilo de música, si cambian de integrantes o de vocalista, no importa, siguen teniendo éxito en el mundo entero y la prueba de que sus canciones son las mejores, en el año 2013 con su disco en vivo en Polonia, el cuál fué una recopilación de sus temas obtuvieron primeros lugares de ventas en más de 12 países, incluyendo E.U (primer lugar en ventas)a pesar de que ahi en el pasado como que no los tomaron muy en cuenta, por lo que tuvieron que emigrar.Será que finalmente E.U. se dio cuenta de que se trataba de verdaderos "mounstros del rock"
🇵🇷😊Si Roberto consido con usted desde Puerto Rico 🙋👍
Total TOTO que música más exquisita por siempre
Roberto Obregon Vea tremenda banda , pero decir que la mejor ....dónde dejamos a Foreign, Supertramp, Chicago,, Eagles,, y otra más , así no ...
Sayeret Matkal Obviamente hay otras bandas buenas como las que las mencionaste, pero ninguna tiene musicos de altisimo nivel en sus respectivos instrumentos como Toto, verdaderos genios en ejecución y composición
@@rolandorodriguez6588 todos son muy buenos, pero pienso que toto son músicos más completos
Todo un grupo totalmente versátil, tocan de todo en varios géneros, varios integrantes cantan y lo hacen excelente. De mis bandas favoritas
a musical genius without really trying!
best bend ever😍 rip mike and jeff😢
the music of Toto counts among the most beautiful music which represents the U.S.A.