This song is written by the Bronx child prodigy and genius singer/songwriter, Laura Nyro, from her first LP 'More Than a New Discovery' released January 1967 when she was aged 19. She wrote 'And When I Die' when she was aged 16. At one time she was approached by BST to be their singer, but she declined to pursue her solo career, At that time, David Geffen was her manager. Nyro is loved and revered by the music industry as one of its greatest ever talents. Just about every artist, producer and musician is a fan, to this day. She passed from ovarian cancer in 1997 aged 49. She had a son, her one child born. She was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2012 by Bette Midler, with her son Gil accepting the award.
It was the first night of shrimping season. About 1992, so close to the ocean I could almost see the waves breaking from a 14 foot jon boat.. A hell of a storm came out of nowhere so I ran the boat up in the marsh grass and turned the little boat upside down over me and my guests. I sang this song because I just knew my life was over. It seemed to have appeased everybody. I am a conservative and make no excuses for it.. Seems like I would have sung a spiritual , so beats me.
Bless you Lupco for such a thorough presentation of Laura. If you asked the age and gender of the songwriter, you'd never ever, ever get anyone to say "Oh that sounds like a song a 16 year girl penned."
I’m a metal head, I listen to stuff like Megadeth, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, stuff like that but this song started it all for me. I know that it’s not even hard rock or anything but this is the song that got me in to classic stuff back when I was around 8 or 9. I’m 16 now and I still look back at this song from time to time because it truly is a great song and I appreciate my step grandfather for introducing me to it.
I grew up with hearing this on AM radio. It's awesome to appreciate the roots of where hard rock and metal derived from. And I was into the 80's metal scene in real time. Music is where it's at. Keep on rockin, guys.
I am now 60 years old and know that horns are all made of brass and the song is about dying,but I don’t think they qualify as a death metal 😂 which is good because I like metal but death metal not so much.
Joe Herald A little bit perhaps, the Beastie Boys had a great impact ion the music world and changed a landscape. The albums are so much more than the radio play - like any proper band even BST. KISS makes me feel bad about music in general, ushered in advertising and merchandising over quality, top shelf manure. The world will be a better place once the whole clown class falls off of the earth... They can take their bastard children ICP with them.
+Joe Herald they didn't sellout to the music industry. All those in the hall are sellouts. Says it right in this song..."don't want to go with the devil, don't want to go with satan".....to get in the hall/hell, you have to be one of 'them' that go with the devil. That's the music industry = satan.
As a former trombone and tuba player, I love a brass section in any song. Bands like B.S. and T. and Chicago have a totally unique sound that simply doesn't exist any more. Thanks for posting this clip! Loved the tuba solo.
+Warm Badger No matter what it is called. I raised several teenagers, some in school bands as well as their friends. MANY thought they were the so-called geeks of the music world. Then I pointed out videos like this that had a mix of instruments. One of the newest was a Shania Twain concert with a gentleman playing an "accordion" on stage with her. Music is just that, music. If you are good, you deserve praise.
On this day in 1969 {October 12th} "And When I Die" by Blood, Sweat, and Tears entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #50; and on November 23rd, 1969 it peaked at #2 {for 1 week}... It was BS&T's third straight release to peak at #2, it followed "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel", and all three records each spent 13 weeks a piece on the Top 100... The week "And When I Die" was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Come Together/Something" by the Beatles...
podľa mojích informácii bola v rebríčku od 18. oktobra 1969, v treťom týždni od 1. novembra obsadila 17.m. a vo štvrtom od 8. novembra 8.m. a v piatom týždni od od 15. novembra 1969 bola dva týždne na 4.m. a až 29. novembra 1969 obsadila 2.m. za Come Together/Something od Beatles, ktorý bol 262. hitom na vrchole Billboardu.
Going to college in early 70's didn't like these guys so much, David's voice didn't strike me well. Now older but maybe not wiser, just absolutely love his voice and the group along with the songs.
i saw bst last year (all new members) and they kicked ass!!! got them to autograph my "return of the king" hobbit book. like sheldon pointed out if stan lee signed a batman comic book it would be unique!
Wonderful track by a superb band I'm a 69 yo Australian & saw them live in the early 70's i think. This was in Melbourne at The Festival Hall & they were incredible. I remember that David Clayton Thomas was wearing leather pants & was in great voice. Of course the whole band was wonderful & don't they create great sounds. I really loved the tuba solo---it was something else Well done
I was just a little kid when song came out but came to LOVE it by listening to my older brothers' music. This song's so amazing on so many levels and I miss this kind of fantastic melding of words and music and the feelings they give.
Pretty sure it was 1974. I was 14 or 15. My (pretty) cousin was 18 and asked if I wanted to be her date at a school event. I think she lived in Mesquite Texas. My first concert. Blood Sweat & Tears in a high school auditorium. Loved them ever since. Some other guy was there singing "Dead skunk in the middle of the road". I need to look that up.
This was the best era for music. You had to have real talent to make it. You couldn't just put on a unitard, one weird-colored contact lens, pale face paint, and scream into a microphone.
Good Call! Dead Ringer for TT..DCT had great voice...Too bad BST isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame. Neither is Guess Who...I don't know what the committee has against Canadian Singers!
very cool. i remember the first time i heard spinning wheel. im getting ready to turn 40. when i was in my 20's , i was listening to an oldies station. that song came on, anf i as blown away. i couldnt find it anywhere, and no one knew what i was talking about. computers , and internet hadnt reached me yet, so youtube, or google search wasnt in my grasp ..
Hey guys, Blood, Sweat, and Tears gave us the feeling that we were not musical nerds after all. We actually did know great music. I don't think any other band came as close to blending Jazz, Blues, and Rock and still managed to sell millions of records.The music speaks for itself.
@DanielSchmidt94521 Actually if you want to hear a close version of these songs, if you're ever in Dallas, TX area, check out Bill Tillman's gig there. They do a really nice job! It's been a while since I played with them, but in 1993 it was still kicking butt!!
There was plenty of that sort of thing in the Good Old Days too. Think of the famous classic rock vocalists who curiously failed to hit all the high notes on their hits when performing live.
No rule says it has to be 'your' child. Any'll do. [possesion mine and your's - live only in duality]☮️ This and Norman Greenbaum's, 'Spirit in the Sky' were playing on the radio in Colorado, as I was seeking guidance, via radiowave after a bad news call at work in college-- my brother had been hit by a car while on his bicycle and died on the east coast of a brain bleed- we were born same day 8 yrs apart. Flew home next day. Already knew before seeing family after deplaning. Tears and Joy dear brother~ twin spook🖤🎃💛
I had the pleasure of playing with the tuba player. He was our guest soloist at Newberry College in March of 1999 at our jazz festival. He is amazing on trombone and euphonium too.
Great song! But there is hope when you die.... it is to be with God. We would all go to hell, if it was not for the saving of our souls by Christ's death on the cross. Those who repent, accept the unconditional gift of eternal life from God shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) Jew, muslin, atheist, black, white, red yellow... it does not matter. NO-ONE can enter the kingdom of heaven but by Jesus Christ. Believe in Him and enjoy ETERNAL LIFE, starting today.
Man i can only watch BST with the David Clayton Thomas era. But anyways do you see these guys all having a good time or what? c'mon who lets a member playing the damn tuba have a solo? Do you see anyone like Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears half naked do anything as remotely fascinating as this? I hope we come back to a time where music goes back to instruments and just good old fashioned singing with a message.
By the way, I am not a bible basher, and have never written such words before. This very song made me question the futility of life. I did not find God... He found me. This song mean a lot to me. Sorry if I offended anyone with what I firmly is the truth.
Wow. Even better than the album track, maybe. Definitely more fun!! Never heard a tuba jam so fine! DCT, vocalist, is still living and performing, btw!
This was an average performance with not the best recording technology used. Michael Clayton-Thomas was capable of higher, deeper, and longer bellows than this performance. Which is fantastic as it is. I think other Michael Clayton-Thomas fans know what I'm saying. He could deliver singing performances that frankly to me, only Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, etc etc) and Freddie Mercury could match live. Ozzy when he was young had it live or in studio (Ozzy was amazing for about 5 years there). Robert Plant and Al Greene. Lots of great singers. I usually end up on Clayton-Thomas or Glenn Hughes as greatest male singers, perhaps ever. I don't mean opera singers, because who knows? But in everything else of all genres: best male singer. The women have tons of great. Clayton-Thomas is my male version of Nina Simone. Sade and Lucinda Williams probably my personal favorites, but Nina could sing anything she wanted.
Where are you going to AMERICA. Watch how you played with the music - blacks and whites - all together; and now you have Black Lives Matter. and I don't know how long you will last - Great America !!!
Don't get me wrong, these guys are stellar musicians. The massive success of the second album bankrolled a train wreck of kitschy arrangements, self-indulgent solos, and insanely overdone vocal histrionics that took nearly a decade to clear away, and even today the zombified husk plagues casino halls! Lord knows, I turn to BST frequently enough on a bad day, and they always make me smile, so hi-de-ho, and HUH-HA YEAH!
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This song is written by the Bronx child prodigy and genius singer/songwriter, Laura Nyro, from her first LP 'More Than a New Discovery' released January 1967 when she was aged 19. She wrote 'And When I Die' when she was aged 16. At one time she was approached by BST to be their singer, but she declined to pursue her solo career, At that time, David Geffen was her manager. Nyro is loved and revered by the music industry as one of its greatest ever talents. Just about every artist, producer and musician is a fan, to this day. She passed from ovarian cancer in 1997 aged 49. She had a son, her one child born. She was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2012 by Bette Midler, with her son Gil accepting the award.
It was the first night of shrimping season. About 1992, so close to the ocean I could almost see the waves breaking from a 14 foot jon boat.. A hell of a storm came out of nowhere so I ran the boat up in the marsh grass and turned the little boat upside down over me and my guests. I sang this song because I just knew my life was over. It seemed to have appeased everybody. I am a conservative and make no excuses for it.. Seems like I would have sung a spiritual , so beats me.
Bless you Lupco for such a thorough presentation of Laura. If you asked the age and gender of the songwriter, you'd never ever, ever get anyone to say "Oh that sounds like a song a 16 year girl penned."
It's a powerful song!
Thanks for that interesting info, I love to know stuff like that
BST OR BTS?
I’m a metal head, I listen to stuff like Megadeth, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, stuff like that but this song started it all for me. I know that it’s not even hard rock or anything but this is the song that got me in to classic stuff back when I was around 8 or 9. I’m 16 now and I still look back at this song from time to time because it truly is a great song and I appreciate my step grandfather for introducing me to it.
I'm with you. I grew up playing Slayer, Pantera, Megadeth riffs on the guitar, now I mostly listen to this kinda stuff. Welcome to middle age.
I grew up with hearing this on AM radio. It's awesome to appreciate the roots of where hard rock and metal derived from. And I was into the 80's metal scene in real time. Music is where it's at. Keep on rockin, guys.
Well said!
I am now 60 years old and know that horns are all made of brass and the song is about dying,but I don’t think they qualify as a death metal 😂 which is good because I like metal but death metal not so much.
Good for you I showed my daughter 40 years ago she loves it
How I miss this fusion of rock, soul, and jazz! Thank you!
R.I.P Bill Tillman. My grandfather, a great sax player, who passed away yesterday morning. You will be missed by many.
Divine, nectar tea for the tillerman ... .
David Clayton Thomas is one the most under rated singers to come out of Canada
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He had a very questionable personal reputation... Folks in the music biz kept their distance. Terrific singer, none-the-less.
Canada one of the most underrated countries in North America
@@Avaloch67 According to who or what? I can't find any information regarding any sort of disreputation.
Most underrated anywhere.
David Clayton Thomas and Burton Cummings: the two best Canadian singer of all time!
What about Celine Dion? 😁
Neil Young and Leonard Cohen..
@@evagiagnorio5464 Neil and Leonard are better songwriters , but aren't known for belting like David and Burton are.
@@Nikkyeshiva83 Or Joni Mitchell?
Clayton-Thomas has the edge. Neil Young has the best songs. If only they teamed up, both bands in full on stage.
I wish the generation we live in now still made music this good. Especially with tuba solos. Better than lil wayne
They do; you just have to go out and find it, m'dude!
The tuba solo really rocks. Something they could only do in the 1970s.
I agree. should be in the hall. great voice great instrumentals great showmanship god bless laura for writing this song rest in peace
what a great singer and such a smooth voice with sooo much character. Awesome.
2:45 looks like he letting loose a massive fart
Dave Bargeon was the trombone/tuba player. Still active, first call studio musician in NY. Truly a great player
Everything about this is great. God bless the person who recorded it!
@modspell These guys were never hippies. This was pure pop in the Tom Jones fashion. Most of the backing musicians were Julliard graduates.
"KISS" and "The Beastie Boys" are in the Rock & Roll HOF... "Blood Sweat & Tears" is not. Can someone help me understand this?
Joe Herald A little bit perhaps, the Beastie Boys had a great impact ion the music world and changed a landscape. The albums are so much more than the radio play - like any proper band even BST.
KISS makes me feel bad about music in general, ushered in advertising and merchandising over quality, top shelf manure. The world will be a better place once the whole clown class falls off of the earth... They can take their bastard children ICP with them.
Joe Herald that's an easy one... they suck.
+Joe Herald No.
+Alaura Roarialis WRONG !!
+Joe Herald they didn't sellout to the music industry. All those in the hall are sellouts. Says it right in this song..."don't want to go with the devil, don't want to go with satan".....to get in the hall/hell, you have to be one of 'them' that go with the devil. That's the music industry = satan.
Born too late to see them live, thankful they recorded their talent for my generation to enjoy!!!
I am crying right now
I used to love hearing David Clayton Thomas sing. Wow, what a marvelous voice!!!
David Clayton Thomas' voice is like a giant velvet teddy bear. SEXY!!!
As a former trombone and tuba player, I love a brass section in any song. Bands like B.S. and T. and Chicago have a totally unique sound that simply doesn't exist any more. Thanks for posting this clip! Loved the tuba solo.
vhsHQ4hedd how about AWB or Tower of Power?
And Earth, Wind & Fire?.And a Canadian band-Lighthouse?
My son and grandson played trombone and trumpets, I love brass ❤❤
Great vocal, and flawless ensemble playing
i wish Laura got more credit for this song
She did receive much credit for this song and others. She's in the R&R HOF..
What a voice.
Lungs of iron on the tuba solo. I would have passed out in the first 12 seconds.
A much called for Tuba solo, god bless the band that has a Tuba Solo in it.
+Warm Badger It is a Baritone...Not a Tuba. I played the trumpet and baritone in band, in school.
+Kevin T It's a TUBA!
+Kevin T 1 time at band camp....🎷😉Anyone else think he kinda looks like Bill Murray in this video?
+BrutusByForce and a fat version of Kenny Everett
+Warm Badger No matter what it is called. I raised several teenagers, some in school bands as well as their friends. MANY thought they were the so-called geeks of the music world.
Then I pointed out videos like this that had a mix of instruments.
One of the newest was a Shania Twain concert with a gentleman playing an "accordion" on stage with her.
Music is just that, music. If you are good, you deserve praise.
On this day in 1969 {October 12th} "And When I Die" by Blood, Sweat, and Tears entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #50; and on November 23rd, 1969 it peaked at #2 {for 1 week}...
It was BS&T's third straight release to peak at #2, it followed "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel", and all three records each spent 13 weeks a piece on the Top 100...
The week "And When I Die" was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Come Together/Something" by the Beatles...
podľa mojích informácii bola v rebríčku od 18. oktobra 1969, v treťom týždni od 1. novembra obsadila 17.m. a vo štvrtom od 8. novembra 8.m. a v piatom týždni od od 15. novembra 1969 bola dva týždne na 4.m. a až 29. novembra 1969 obsadila 2.m. za Come Together/Something od Beatles, ktorý bol 262. hitom na vrchole Billboardu.
sauquoit13456 interesting trivia..thx for that
What a performance 💖💖💖
The genuis of Nero and the soul of BS&T. True rock and roll nirvana.
Great a song of a great songwriter: Laura Nyro
I will ALWAYS love this song(:
Going to college in early 70's didn't like these guys so much, David's voice didn't strike me well. Now older but maybe not wiser, just absolutely love his voice and the group along with the songs.
wolfgang schmittenhammer k
I was in 4th grade when I got their eponymous album. I didn't have any trouble appreciating their talent.
" It don't matter what age you are mate" .. this is brilliant...cheers from Australia
Great band,great music and D.C.Thomas`unique voice.
i saw bst last year (all new members) and they kicked ass!!! got them to autograph my "return of the king" hobbit book. like sheldon pointed out if stan lee signed a batman comic book it would be unique!
Wonderful track by a superb band
I'm a 69 yo Australian & saw them live in the early 70's i think.
This was in Melbourne at The Festival Hall & they were incredible.
I remember that David Clayton Thomas was wearing leather pants & was in great voice.
Of course the whole band was wonderful & don't they create great sounds.
I really loved the tuba solo---it was something else
Well done
Just what every song that is 7:00 minutes long needs is a TUBA SOLO!
I want more bands with a horn section. Can we make this happen?
my song , my feeling, great song
Just proves that talent is talent no matter the instrument. Marvelous.
They don't make/sing songs like this anymore, do they. Mr. Thomas has got a voice like the desert wind--penetrating, powerful.
Great simile, as in Wordsworth's sonnet to Milton, "thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea."
I was just a little kid when song came out but came to LOVE it by listening to my older brothers' music. This song's so amazing on so many levels and I miss this kind of fantastic melding of words and music and the feelings they give.
Some of that tuba reminded me of scenes from Jaws and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind for some reason. I loved it! Fantastic soloing !
Large ensemble bands like this never last. Too many egos and arguments. Great while they did last though.
yes more tuba! oh and cowbell. hehe
paula orr I got a fever.....and the only prescription is more cow bell.... I the cock of the walk!
Pretty sure it was 1974. I was 14 or 15. My (pretty) cousin was 18 and asked if I wanted to be her date at a school event. I think she lived in Mesquite Texas. My first concert. Blood Sweat & Tears in a high school auditorium. Loved them ever since. Some other guy was there singing "Dead skunk in the middle of the road". I need to look that up.
A cosmic collision. One of the boldest creative improv bands and the beautiful lyrics of one of the best songwriters of our age.
Best decade EVER!!! BS&T are/were wonderful, love them!
I love this version of this song. He has style and the brass is so awesome.
Effortless power in his voice, he makes it seem so easy to sing.
And when I die, there'll be one child more in this world to carry on...
Lyric is "one child born in this world to carry on"
GhilleSasanach Actually, the original lyric as written by Laura Nyro was, "There'll be one child born and a world to carry on."
I always like BS&T better than Chicago.
well fk they are now close
They never really went "commercial". They made money without altering their character.
I never liked Chicago and my mom hates them haha!
Shout out to the great Dave Bargeron on tuba.
this is still one of my favorite songs like to hear it.
What a great number. I was lucky in finding their Greatest Hits CD in the Netherlands.
Is this written by the same chick who wrote Stoney End?
AeroDoe S Stoney End, Stone Soul Picnic, and Bill For Fifth Dimension, Eli’s COMIN, Save the Country...
This song was played at bruce lee funeral rip.
Tuba players always leave with the best chicks.
my deepest sympathies, please count me among the many, THANK YOU and RIP Mr. Tillman.
It's hard to believe Laura Nyro wrote this when she was 16
So lucky to have seen him sing live!
That voice is heaven
One of greatests Pop songs ever
Composed by the greatest female solo songwriter in our country's history.
Here sung and played by one of the greatest pop jazz gospel ensembles ever.
This was the best era for music. You had to have real talent to make it. You couldn't just put on a unitard, one weird-colored contact lens, pale face paint, and scream into a microphone.
Bruce Lees song on his funeral ❤ RIP
David Clayton Thomas, finest voice of the rock and roll era.
Best tuba solo in the annals of the history of rock and roll!!!!
is it me or does David looks like travis tritt .. cool stuff
Good Call! Dead Ringer for TT..DCT had great voice...Too bad BST isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame. Neither is Guess Who...I don't know what the committee has against Canadian Singers!
very cool. i remember the first time i heard spinning wheel. im getting ready to turn 40. when i was in my 20's , i was listening to an oldies station. that song came on, anf i as blown away. i couldnt find it anywhere, and no one knew what i was talking about. computers , and internet hadnt reached me yet, so youtube, or google search wasnt in my grasp ..
Wa wondering who he remonded me of, and you are so right.
Phenomenal composition, expertly performed. Who said hippies can't play as well as anyone?
One of FINEST voices EVER
Hey guys, Blood, Sweat, and Tears gave us the feeling that we were not musical nerds after all. We actually did know great music. I don't think any other band came as close to blending Jazz, Blues, and Rock and still managed to sell millions of records.The music speaks for itself.
Amazing performance….best tuba solo ever ?
@DanielSchmidt94521 Actually if you want to hear a close version of these songs, if you're ever in Dallas, TX area, check out Bill Tillman's gig there. They do a really nice job! It's been a while since I played with them, but in 1993 it was still kicking butt!!
They were amazing and very soulful, groovy man!!!!
A characteristic of musicians of this era is they could play because of their talent. Today's "artists" use technology to hide their short comings.
There was plenty of that sort of thing in the Good Old Days too. Think of the famous classic rock vocalists who curiously failed to hit all the high notes on their hits when performing live.
funky tuba. git down!
Adore this song and the amazing David Clayton Thomas. Shout out to the late great Laura Nyro for writing this song.
@aspersive
Not surprised at all by that. The look says Haight Ashbury. The sound says Julliard!
Great singer, great band !!
That tuba player used to follow me around when I was a young fat lad. Every damn time I fell he would play a little diddy.
Считаю голос Д.Клейтона-Томаса одним из лучших в джаз роке: за мощь, красоту, силу и не подражаемость.
No rule says it has to be 'your' child. Any'll do. [possesion mine and your's - live only in duality]☮️
This and Norman Greenbaum's, 'Spirit in the Sky' were playing on the radio in Colorado, as I was seeking guidance, via radiowave after a bad news call at work in college-- my brother had been hit by a car while on his bicycle and died on the east coast of a brain bleed- we were born same day 8 yrs apart. Flew home next day. Already knew before seeing family after deplaning. Tears and Joy dear brother~ twin spook🖤🎃💛
What a song! I miss those days!
I had the pleasure of playing with the tuba player. He was our guest soloist at Newberry College in March of 1999 at our jazz festival. He is amazing on trombone and euphonium too.
Awesome! I love this song!
Bobby Colomby (sp?) was drummer with them for their peak years.
He played the brown note
Great song! But there is hope when you die.... it is to be with God. We would all go to hell, if it was not for the saving of our souls by Christ's death on the cross. Those who repent, accept the unconditional gift of eternal life from God shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) Jew, muslin, atheist, black, white, red yellow... it does not matter. NO-ONE can enter the kingdom of heaven but by Jesus Christ. Believe in Him and enjoy ETERNAL LIFE, starting today.
Man i can only watch BST with the David Clayton Thomas era. But anyways do you see these guys all having a good time or what? c'mon who lets a member playing the damn tuba have a solo? Do you see anyone like Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears half naked do anything as remotely fascinating as this? I hope we come back to a time where music goes back to instruments and just good old fashioned singing with a message.
haha listened first to the cover from the heavy and thought the song sounded bad-ass and was meant that way. Boy I was wrong! :P :D
By the way, I am not a bible basher, and have never written such words before. This very song made me question the futility of life. I did not find God... He found me. This song mean a lot to me. Sorry if I offended anyone with what I firmly is the truth.
Wow. Even better than the album track, maybe. Definitely more fun!! Never heard a tuba jam so fine!
DCT, vocalist, is still living and performing, btw!
This was an average performance with not the best recording technology used. Michael Clayton-Thomas was capable of higher, deeper, and longer bellows than this performance. Which is fantastic as it is. I think other Michael Clayton-Thomas fans know what I'm saying. He could deliver singing performances that frankly to me, only Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, etc etc) and Freddie Mercury could match live. Ozzy when he was young had it live or in studio (Ozzy was amazing for about 5 years there). Robert Plant and Al Greene. Lots of great singers. I usually end up on Clayton-Thomas or Glenn Hughes as greatest male singers, perhaps ever. I don't mean opera singers, because who knows? But in everything else of all genres: best male singer. The women have tons of great. Clayton-Thomas is my male version of Nina Simone. Sade and Lucinda Williams probably my personal favorites, but Nina could sing anything she wanted.
is that dave bargeron?
Blame NATO for psytechwars! Live LiberDignity!
You know I've been with a tuba solo that works is amazing what happened to David clayton-thomas
The music my dad brought back from Vietnam blood sweet and tears pulled out some fatties like spinning wheel and you make me so very happy
Where are you going to AMERICA. Watch how you played with the music - blacks and whites - all together; and now you have Black Lives Matter. and I don't know how long you will last - Great America !!!
Don't get me wrong, these guys are stellar musicians. The massive success of the second album bankrolled a train wreck of kitschy arrangements, self-indulgent solos, and insanely overdone vocal histrionics that took nearly a decade to clear away, and even today the zombified husk plagues casino halls! Lord knows, I turn to BST frequently enough on a bad day, and they always make me smile, so hi-de-ho, and HUH-HA YEAH!
This pure BLISS!
I was dead brought back to live in Whitechapel hospital. I was beaten up by four black men.
Blood Sweat &Tears such a Great Band I don't like songs about death but this is So Up beat can't help it Always have ♥️ this song 👌👏👏👏
SHEILA BARRON...IF YOU LISTEN TO THE WORDS VERY CAREFULLY, I THINK ALMOST EVERY ONE CAN RELATE TO THIS SONG ABOUT HIS OR HERS MORTALITY!!!😁
They had the balls to play hard core jazz - lots of charisma. The cowboy theme inserted is great too!