Brenda and The Big Dudes - Weekend Special (Concert in the Park / Live at Ellis Park Stadium, 1985)
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In 1983 Brenda Fassie formed "Brenda and the Big Dudes", and that same year she had a breakthrough hit with "Weekend Special," singing in the disco-flavored "bubblegum" style. "Weekend Special" sold over 200,000 copies and had an extended life in cover versions and remixes, including one by New York producer Van Gibbs in 1986 that spent eight weeks on Billboard magazine's Hot Black Singles chart. The song's international success led to a Fassie tour of the United States, Europe, Australia, and Brazil.
Concert held at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on the 12th January 1985 in aid of Operation Hunger.
℗ 2010 IMD under exclusive license to Next Music
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I was there. One of my favorite songs ever. Miss my homeland.
I'm so jealous 😢
NO TWITTER NO HASH TAGS NO Facebook BUT STILL GOT A FULL STADIUM...... BRENDA IS A LEGEND
victor ndazamo yes! Pure talent
Spot on bra. What a special lady !
She was indeed a legend. I hate drugs and curse wherever they come from.
I don't she was the only artist performing on this day
Say that again. Unlike bo Cassper. This is just incredible....
MaBrrrrrrr 💃
I was there. First timme I ever attended a music festival. Didn't want it to end 😂
How I wish I was born in that time to see her perform
Frightened ffn fool, too far to drive to see this performance,... lost a moment in history. Blessings for hope in in our sadbad lost paradise.😢🥰❤️👋🏽✊🏾🙏🏽
My wife and I have fond memories of attending football and rugby games at Ellis Park Stadium in JHB 🇿🇦 but our favourite visit is when we attended a Big Five live concert in the early 90’s featuring artists like Lucky Dube and Yvonne Chaka Chaka and when Brenda performed there was this intense rapture like emotion that spread across the field. Thank you for the memories BF, my African Queen! ❤️
Whoever came up with that bass line is a legend for life.
His name is David Mabaso, He's the only one that's still alive in the video. He is from Soweto.
I feel that bass my friend🥰
@@unity_ptaDamn all the other Big Dudes have passed? 😢
His rent was due 🤞🏽🫡
This is the concert that shook South Africa and helped bring on the collapse of. apartheid. Producer Hilton Rosenthal made sure all races could attend. And they did. Peacefully. Many SA greats like Johnny Clegg who were also anti-apartheid activists performed. Johnny and Sipho in Juluka sang Johnny’s Scatterlings, both a great lecture on human origins and an anti-apartheid anthem. Shortly after this Johnny wrote Asimbonanga, which many consider the greatest of the anti-apartheid anthems. And Brenda would go on to do her Black President because a few years after this earthquake of a concert, Mandela was released. This concert helped change the world.
The guy playing the bass is killing me. He deserves some award, he's playing from the heart
jack golden its either her baby daddy or the late Sammy klaas.they were great. and one of her back up singers is her sister.
you stink
It's true.
Its David Mabaso recently honoured by Yvonne Chaka Chaka with an award,the only surviving member of The Big Dudes.
I am a 68 year old Muslim Indian, I have to agree Brenda was special.
She was a legend, and needs more appreciation. Today's artists do not come near to this
Brenda walked so that artists of today could climb. Filling up a stadium with no social media influence and especially with the circumstances of the time!
Forever our Queen ❤
Words well said bru
🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
What an artist she was!!!❤❤ Even whem she sings on stage, her voice is the same as when its was recorded in studio. Usually, musical artists' voices sound different on stage. Brenda was that unique...oh what a beast she was. Rest In Power, mama. You are loved❤❤❤
Brenda fassie was really blessed. Not only was she an incredible performer who knew how to captivate an audience but she was really talented too. That combination is very rare.
I cry when it gets to 3:03 what a time,what a talent, what a loss .
When the world was natural 💃
gee, she could fill a stadium, awesome!
Even in 1985!
her and 23 other acts.
I was a year old
I think this is from Concert in the Park.
Ofc she could she is a legend
Wow! I am a South African living in the states and this makes me miss South Africa and my people. This brings back so many good childhood memories because Brenda was a constant in my home growing up. At end of year Brenda would release an album and everyone in the country would dance to it.
come home Bruh
Am in London but from Cape Town
@@goldenstar9379 let's switch places for a couple of months lol
virgo Yea we can do it .
I'm in Cape Town just watching raw talent and the power of her voice. Sending love to you guy please keep safe
The bass guitar its onpoint
I loved Brenda's singing and personality. She would make the entire stadium lively. Brenda had it as far as the music and entertainment is concerned. Even Europeans appreciated her. I heard many talking if her. We miss you but your spirit lives on. R.I.P.
Brenda was a character 😂😂 she blessed us with her beautiful talent
The Legendary Brenda Fassie, WE Missss YOU 🇿🇦
Salute 😔
Who can't get over this in 2021 still?
When Talent spoke louder than anything in the music industry
the bass player is kiling it...she was a huge star
I am thinking of doing a tribute to Brenda with this song... Simple The Best. From Mozambique to South Africa with Love
Moçambique é nós
The frequency modulation (FM) synthesis of the legendary Yamaha DX7 on stage in the 80s ! This thing was a BEASSSSSSST of a synthesizer, and to this day, I bought ONE off eBay to keep as a souvenir becuz NOTHING sounds like it !!!
My parents are somewhere in that crowd but, they did not know each other then.
LOL
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣
Lol, how do you know that they were there. Did they tell you.😅
I’m so addicted to this woman even in 2017. So upset I never got to see her. Sorry to all those born before Brenda Fassie times🙁
That's what you call a performance. Natural and from the heart
What a performance, what a crowd, what a piece of music❣️❣️❣️
Such talent this young lady had 😘
Tunino R. Haskell and that was 1983/4
I miss ..........YOU.......,BUT I AM THANKFUL , for treating me as your blood brother ,when I stayed at your home,for almost two years & I shall seek out bongani soon .,,,,for your'sake,
I hope you seeked out Bongani
At 03:45 it proved that the crowd was very excited and happy. Brenda you were and still the best in South Africa.
Correct, she was a crowd puller
Here in July 2021..Just want to say The vibe and Brenda is incredible for me. And to have such a huge crowd at an era before the internet and smartphones. This is huge. I'm sure some people who wanted to get in couldn't get in. Given stadium capacity of 62000 plus people standing in the field could be between 8k to 10k,thus like 70K capacity.. Legendary
2021 still listening to her music
From Ghana 🇬🇭
She was amazing... How those songs were created and performed was magic. Viva South Africa ❤️
Fantastic...
Ofcourse
Surely..
❤
Wasn't even born but the way i love her and this performance 😍
i wish i could wake her up.she was realy a queen .her tracks still rocking will make you turmble and roll on dancing floor.love you nokuzola.may her soul rest in peace
THIS IS LEGENDARY.Power to all BLACK WOMAN
Thank you
and every artist/band who was there that special day!
The good old days
She was the best of her kind
That basss though !!
Oh the legend fiist time o f her life performing ishe was 18 year old she was so young
Our Sweet LITTLE Sis still in our hearts-Hello Im 53 now. OMG!!!!!! Ezethu
This is so amazing, the energy of Brenda, the band, the bass!! How she improvises on the lyrics and gets the audience totally engaged!.. Just love it.. Puts a smile on my face every time (and gets me moving hahaha)
When filling stadiums wasn't a crime
They trying to make a movie about her? I watched the first 5 seconds of this video and i had already decided that no one can act this out, no one
Sho madjozi is my pick
Yeah because she was hella talented 😍
she was a star
I'm happy for every single person that was here on that day 🔥🔥🔥 you got to experience greatness
How we grew up, the music we listened to. Good memories
I like how she sampled CJB's tonight i need somebody from 3:45
THE BASS GROOVE THOUGH! DAMMMM
The Undisputable Queen of Vocals...Ma Brrr! Please upload more of her Live Concerts and earlier records too. She was such an inspiration to many singers in Africa and beyond. May her spirit live on forever!
And this was live! No lip syncing! I can hear her go breathless. Singing like the record!
Damn I wish I was born then I would have been part of that crowd!🙆♀️🤸♀️💃😭
BRENDA FASSIE WAS AND STILL A LEGEND ;HER SOUL MUST CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE
She was the best and the legend of SA.
Wow those days stadium was full lol Brenda you were and you are till now a STAR and always you will R. I.P Brenda
Woooow what a voice , talented. She was a great one in our life time. RIP Brenda Fassie
Imagine if this beautiful soul was still alive! Putting all other female singers to shame. Rest in perfect peace QUEEN.
I'm proud to hv bn born in the early 80s coz I cn relate very well to this genre even though I was 5yrs by then but everytime I play her music I remember everything tht was happening then
2020 I still listen to the song with teary eyes
Unforgettable moments tht will go on in history
She was the best ever beautiful voice and dance so well forever missed ❤️🇿🇦🇲🇼🇮🇪
This woman was major. I cannot believe how packed the stadium was.
Elllis Park is sold out!! No cd. Just raw music from full band. 80s were the best when it comes to music. Brenda was just talented ,,unlike the the artists of today.
This woman embodied Greatness!
These new musicians now days can’t even sell the play ground she will never be forgotten I still love Brenda and her music ❤️💔🥀
Live aid wembley 1985 and 1985 Elias park concert probably greatest times in music to go a concert
I love you Brenda
in the 80's brenda would have filled today's fnb stadium without breaking a sweat
they would have an overflow at the dome with a live feed bruh
U are right
😮 Looks like the whole world was there
The original queen B.......the queen of fill up
Best live performance I've seen ever... so much life and probably THE most beautiful VOICE too ✨
2021🙏R.i.p. Brenda Fassie.
Waa! that crowd lol isalute u brenda
Then she goes to tonight i need somebody by CJB,Brenda was just too good,we lost a legend in her.
2020!
What a beautiful woman with amazing talent 😊🎶🎵🎼🎹🥁🙏
Brenda era uma Diva. Saudades.
Great Singer
Thank you so much...It is really hard to find any of her live perfomances.
Eish Mabrrrr we listen to you song the Queen Rip
Fav song I'm English some boy played it twenty Years ago to me I loved it ever since esp tonight need somebody
Brenda was truly blessed
RIP You Beautiful Legend♡
Thank you for being part of our lives.
hhe hhe hhe. Fill up the Dome... Casper Nyovest Id like him to fill up Ellis Park. Now these are the real music legends. Jesus so many people. Wow
i wish he saw
She was amazing.
Damn! This Woman was a Rockstar!!
Gone are those days when we were young and used to jive for Ma Bree songs ...The Legend ..The Queen🤗🤗
and remember is was way before 1994, So we gotta put some respect on her name and the Dudes
Powerful voice
Its 2020 and I still love her, my baby daddy was just playing this song now.....That is why I'm here🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 she was the Best of the best.💖💖.
she was like the female michael jackson of SA
Of Africa
true
i thing the right words are, she was like Brenda Fassie of SA kuphela nje
No Philani that's what you believe, but Brenda was an African in every sense of the word. She embraced her African people. She traveled the continent and even sang in many of our languages. Her music is known and loved all over Africa.
+Bass Mainer 100%
She was so talented and amazing performer. What a star she was.
Legend
ENERGY ⚡⚡⚡⚡
goddess of art ! fav of all time ! the best!
Queen Pop🍀🌞🍀
What is very sad and bad about us as black nation, we forget. This was during worse time but we could celebrate and respect each. MaBrii was and will always be thee greatest