Klaus, you must go back and listen to the music from 1967 thru 1978. You will love the rock and pop music of the whole era. The Ides of March released the song you just listened to in 1970. Great stuff !!!!!
So Jim P was nearly 70 when this performance went down. Let that sink in.... 70. Amazing musician, song writer, live performer and friggin athlete. Rock on Handsome stranger.
I miss the bands from the late 60's and 70's because of the brass sections! This band, Chicago, The Catalinas, Tower of Power and so many others had kick ass horns that set these songs on FIRE!!!!
Loved this song in 1970 when I first heard it still do 50 years later. Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, and these guys gave me a real appreciation for a good horn section. We had the best music then!
This song has so much power & soul from beginning to end that it almost demands you stop everything you're doing just to listen to it. Such a great jam!!!
Actually, STOP ! And listen to this meaningful classic that will endure when anything with power is needed to wake up the masses of a cemetery, or politicians... 🤔
@@tabathia7633 no, this was a girl who frequently asked him for rides while in collage. A girl who also turned him down for a date, yet still would get rides in his car. That same woman became his wife!
Now THIS is musical talent. No computers or other high-tech aides to make you look good, just pure raw talent. Yeah, they may have been born musically inclined, but they put a lot of hard work into their music as did many other bands of the era. You surely don't hear a horn section anywhere like this today.
The Ides release a new album back in 2019. The horn section was still there. Listen to songs like "Love or Something Like It", "Blue Storm Rising", or "Swagger".
I'm such a great fan, from the beginning this song became famous and still is running like it was made yesterday, congrats, at the end he says, I love you child, well, I love yu back 😎😎.
Love his song! The horns tie it all together. I was 19, working full time, riding around on my new Triumph Bonneville, thinking “this is the coolest time of my life, so far”. We had it all back then.
People commenting on how great the horn section is - and they are, but the horns combined with the rhythm section is what puts this song over the top. Such a funky rhythm...
Great song, and it's so impressive that Jim Peterik maintained his voice through the years! So many singers can't or won't do it. Another one who comes to mind is Jon Anderson of Yes.
I can remember hearing this on my grandma's am radio in her '67 Chevy. I was born amidst excellent music. 👍🎶😀🎺♥️🎸😎 (God, I miss hornlines, tho...) 😭😭😭😉😏😁😀
I had the good fortune to meet Jim Peterik at the luggage retrieval area at Midway Airport late one night. He is a very engaging,unpretentious man and he was effusive in his appreciation when I told him how much I enjoyed his work. Talent will out.
yes..jim peterik is a very talented man...thats why when I saw him playing keyboards in survivor I did a double take...I knew who he was because I remember as a kid seeing the ides of march on I think american bandstand or some show..and I loved that song..so he didn't change all that much...but I was like "why"??? here's a really smokin' guitar player and vocalist playing keyboards in this third rate journey band....but if you want to hear a smokin' version of " vehicle"...joe lynn turner from rainbow,,,yngwie malmsteen and deep purple does a insane version of it...it's on YT ...really..check it out .it'll blow your mind...it did mine...and I'm the worst critic in the world...if it sucked..I would say it .
Ray Lopez. lol Great story. At first I thought you meant your "bike" (as in Hog) vs your "bike" (as in Spyder), very sweet picture. It was not that much earlier that I had been doing the same thing on my Schwinn.
I've played that song so many times over the years on my radio shows on various stations, and I always get a tremendous response from the listeners - great song, great horns and great voice.
I believe he was s teenager when he wrote this song amazing!!!!!Thank you Jim for bringing such great music and talent into my life I will never forget the day I met you and at that time I had no idea what you would go on to do God bless you!!!!!!!
CZcams certainly has my algorithm down suggesting this classic for me on today The Ides of March 3/15/2020 ! I've loved this hit since its release and the Leonid and Friends version on CZcams sizzles. But to see this production.....don't get any better than this. Thank you so much for posting and may God bless every cat on stage during this performance.
1969 this track was being played on the radio in metro NYC. An event called the battle of the bands was a contest concert in Westfield, NJ held at the high school football place in '69. Ides of March got up there and absolutely nailed this track. I was 8 years old and standing on the roof of the food vendor building and watching from way behind. This was the first time that I had heard music live from what was on the radio. It was my favorite radio track at that time.
We went to this concert, and they were fabulous. Great in the 70s, and they've only gotten better. Mike Borch on drums is so fine, technically proficient and tasteful!
I had the honor of being one of the photographers for that great show. I was honored with a bunch of my photos in the booklets. What a great band and milestone of a band celebrating 50 years.
@@spikespa5208 Having played both alto and tenor sax back in the 70's in a high school band, I agree all the way. Horns give music energy like you find nowhere else.
Jim peterick is the man , writes great songs , excellent guitar player and what great singer and frontman , I'd love to hear this live and would really love to talk with him , great song !!
I saw them in '71 at a local college in my small town in eastern NC. I was only 13 and it was my very first REAL rock concert. It was still the original band. GREAT concert. Then again, it was my 1st.
I just shared and brought attention to the low numbers to my wall. Played a little low ball- asked everyone to give this band high recognition for ALL the years of great memories from their timeless song. Then asked them to share. Will keep checking their numbers... Such a crime...
@@livelylady49 I believe its the current state of music....rather lack of talent in the music scene today. I love the original version and think Leonid and Friends did a heck of a job doing a cover. Sometimes good music deserves to be played and enjoyed by everyone.
Because all the musicians are gone. There are no more basement / garage bands. Local high schools no longer teach music. The younger people have no idea what instruments are 'brass' anymore.
Knowing Jim Peterik and the rest of the Ides, I have to say that not only are they extremely talented, but they are also very warm and genuine human beings. I am proud to say that the Ides are at the top of my favorite Chicagoland bands! Check out Jim Peterik’s World Stage where he introduces and mentors new musical talent.
We were booked to open for the Ides of March around 1969-1970 in Middlebury, CT at Quassy Amusement Park. We showed up and played for 2 hours and later found out the Ides of March’s bus was in an accident. STOVE
I added a couple speakers with long cords to place outside my 1969 F100 baby blue pickup truck and when down at the swimming hole, I played the song on my eight track player as loud as it would go - the speakers would be on the top of my truck. Love the song then and now.
One radio song. So sad for these great artists. Music is an ongoing search. Front man Jim Peterik is a tidal wave of talent. The infamous should have been the famous.
So true. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it as a kid and now seeing Jim "live" all these years later and I"m saying to myself THIS GUY only had one hit?" How did THIS GUY not make it? What a powerhouse of talent? (2 minutes later) ... I just looked him up. I think he did pretty good for himself: He is best known as the founder of the band Survivor, as vocalist and songwriter of "Vehicle" by the Ides of March, and as co-writer of the anthem "Eye of the Tiger", the theme from the motion picture Rocky III.Peterik has co-written songs for 38 Special ("Rockin' into the Night", "Hold On Loosely"), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackhawk, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar ("Heavy Metal"), Cathy Richardson, Van Zant, Brian Wilson, REO Speedwagon, and The Beach Boys. He is currently fronting the melodic rock band Pride of Lions, smooth-jazz project Jim Peterik's Lifeforce, and has a regular series of yearly concert performances with an all-star cast as World Stage. He is also active as a producer and mentor to young, developing talent.
I have never heard a Song with such a powerful Energy..This is a timeless Masterpiece..........right???
Like everyone else, for 50 years I thought this was Blood Sweat and Tears.
You guys are gonna love Chase then.
It’s from 1970, when I was 16. This song OWNED the radio back then !!!!
Right !
Klaus, you must go back and listen to the music from 1967 thru 1978. You will love the rock and pop music of the whole era. The Ides of March released the song you just listened to in 1970. Great stuff !!!!!
The brass, the guitars... this is FIRE.
And those horns.
@@mr.d.4175 I think that’s covered under “brass”.
Jim Paterik still killing it 50yrs later!
Peterik...
Dude still nails that guitar lead! One of the best songs from 1970.
No, one of the best songs EVER!!!!!
smile a little smile for me, i think i love ya
His voice is still great!!!!!
So Jim P was nearly 70 when this performance went down. Let that sink in.... 70. Amazing musician, song writer, live performer and friggin athlete. Rock on Handsome stranger.
50th Anniversary tour! Five of them were originals from '64!
The Man still has a hell of a powerful voice!
IF THIS SONG DOESNT GET YOUR DAY STARTED RIGHT THAN YOU JUST AINT LIVING RIGHT!
WB-USMC Ret.
Lmao
"...THAN..." should be "...THEN...".
I miss the bands from the late 60's and 70's because of the brass sections! This band, Chicago, The Catalinas, Tower of Power and so many others had kick ass horns that set these songs on FIRE!!!!
Po
That's kick brass.
Yes, Trey, I'm from this aria/time frame. I really love good music and this certainly fits in, as all yu mention above.
I know 😢 it's history past - never to be repeated.
Blood Sweat and tears
Loved this song in 1970 when I first heard it still do 50 years later. Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, and these guys gave me a real appreciation for a good horn section. We had the best music then!
add Lighthouse to the horn section bands
For sure
Indeed, we did have the best music!
Agreed... chased the bands in MSP,1965-1975,we always appreciated bands w/ horn section over every group 👍👍🎶
Ola desde MÉXICO que les párese COOD BLOD buena banda o COOL and GANG Paquito secre Bandido gracias
This song has so much power & soul from beginning to end that it almost demands you stop everything you're doing just to listen to it. Such a great jam!!!
Actually, STOP !
And listen to this meaningful classic that will endure when anything with power is needed to wake up the masses of a cemetery, or politicians...
🤔
😅😅😅
But, isn't this about a man, trying to pick up a n attractive girl, walking along minding her own business????.
@@tabathia7633 no, this was a girl who frequently asked him for rides while in collage. A girl who also turned him down for a date, yet still would get rides in his car. That same woman became his wife!
Now THIS is musical talent. No computers or other high-tech aides to make you look good, just pure raw talent. Yeah, they may have been born musically inclined, but they put a lot of hard work into their music as did many other bands of the era. You surely don't hear a horn section anywhere like this today.
My Morning Jacket
The Memphis Horns and the Dap-Kings come to mind...
The Ides release a new album back in 2019. The horn section was still there. Listen to songs like "Love or Something Like It", "Blue Storm Rising", or "Swagger".
Leonid and Friends does an incredible cover of this, and other HORN band songs.
@@dougallen8305 I have listened to their cover of this song. They do a good job. I have also listened to some of their other covers, as well.
Who's watching this 2024?
No one dodo
You two have no taste.
Me. Celebrating some of the best days of popular music .
Me!!!!
Me on the Ides of March@@jewra4298
Jim peterick had one of the most most soulful voices in his day. Im so happy the ides of march are back again
High school bands played this song in the 70’s and 80’s, probably 90’s too!
Love the song. The band is was still doing it LIVE 50 years later? Timeless.
I'm such a great fan, from the beginning this song became famous and still is running like it was made yesterday, congrats, at the end he says, I love you child, well, I love yu back 😎😎.
This is why ,the reason I play guitar 🎸! I’ve been a musician for over fifty years! I start out my set with this
En hora buena que gran éxito y todavía nos hace vibrar como en los tiempos
I'm sorry I don't speak Spanish.@@cosmeernestopadrongris4496
It delights me that these guys are still going strong 50 years after their beginnings. Bless them all, they are the best!
God....2024 is almost here and this Amazing music.. Masterpiece is still... Timeless !!! Mr Dilly.. Approved !! 👍🎸😎
Love his song! The horns tie it all together. I was 19, working full time, riding around on my new Triumph Bonneville, thinking “this is the coolest time of my life, so far”. We had it all back then.
The HORNS have stuck with me for over 40 years "Great God in Heaven I Love This Band"
❣️
i always love a horn section in a band
This Horn Section . . . . one of THE BEST ! RIVALS OR EVEN BEATS CHICAGO, TOWER OF POWER,
THE JAMES BROWN ORCHESTRA !!!?????????!!!!!
What a great version of this song.
Saw them at the Maple Lake Pavilion , Mentor Mn . 1969 . Northern Mn. I had never seen anything like it .
Amazingly, he's still singing it in the same key some fifty years later.
Is that Jim Peterik?
@@robertowensiii1567 Yes it is
Really?...No Shit?
Awesome!!!! Really good!!! Love ittttt!!
still sounds exactly the same !!!
People commenting on how great the horn section is - and they are, but the horns combined with the rhythm section is what puts this song over the top.
Such a funky rhythm...
I'm 69 years old and still kick this out on the drums
I got to see Jim in Chicago 4 years ago and he absolutely ROCKED!! I’m an 80’s baby but my parents listened to all the best and I’m forever grateful.
Great song, and it's so impressive that Jim Peterik maintained his voice through the years! So many singers can't or won't do it. Another one who comes to mind is Jon Anderson of Yes.
Glenn Hughes also !! .
@@michaelkoszowski3716 And the great Paul Rodgers!
This song lays the smack down.
They caught lightning in a bottle. Unbeatable.
The Ides of March, the pride of Berwyn, Illinois! Folks, music doesn't get any better than this!
I can remember hearing this on my grandma's am radio in her '67 Chevy.
I was born amidst excellent music.
👍🎶😀🎺♥️🎸😎
(God, I miss hornlines, tho...)
😭😭😭😉😏😁😀
I love all horn bands but you'll have a hard time finding one better than this! Enjoy ... czcams.com/video/trHaA_oMZTA/video.html
Ditto in grannys 64 T-Bird
I just can't stop playing this song over and over...besides that, what a GREAT musical Composition, such a Masterpiece.... Thank you! Jim.
A classic that I never tire hearing ❤️🙏☝️
Ha, ha, you said 'tire' about the song Vehicle.
💯
Me too
I love the hon sounds of bands like this and Chicago, and Blood Sweat and Tears. The 60's and 70's were a great time for music.
53 years old What a song great horns and still awesome!!!!!!
I had the good fortune to meet Jim Peterik at the luggage retrieval area at Midway Airport late one night.
He is a very engaging,unpretentious man and he was effusive in his appreciation when I told him how much I enjoyed his work.
Talent will out.
Jim Peterik! . . . Great songwriter. Went from vocalist in Ides of March to guitar/keyboard in Survivor . .
... and hit song writer for .38 Special and Survivor!
@@MK1046OP wow, really
And some of bryan adams biggest hits
@@jaydeecee Whaaattt?? Wow!! Good info to know!
yes..jim peterik is a very talented man...thats why when I saw him playing keyboards in survivor I did a double take...I knew who he was because I remember as a kid seeing the ides of march on I think american bandstand or some show..and I loved that song..so he didn't change all that much...but I was like "why"??? here's a really smokin' guitar player and vocalist playing keyboards in this third rate journey band....but if you want to hear a smokin' version of " vehicle"...joe lynn turner from rainbow,,,yngwie malmsteen and deep purple does a insane version of it...it's on YT ...really..check it out .it'll blow your mind...it did mine...and I'm the worst critic in the world...if it sucked..I would say it .
Great song takes me back to the early 70s riding my bike around in Culver City California transistor radio taped to my handler’s bars
Ray Lopez What the heck is a transistor? Hah!
I know what a transistor is but what's a handler bar
Same here Ray ...good old days ✌🏻
Ray Lopez. lol Great story. At first I thought you meant your "bike" (as in Hog) vs your "bike" (as in Spyder), very sweet picture. It was not that much earlier that I had been doing the same thing on my Schwinn.
Ray Lopez - Jet handle bars ....
This song never gets old. Jim ~ you ROCK!!!
Love this song..Timeless Masterpiece
Me too
I've played that song so many times over the years on my radio shows on various stations, and I always get a tremendous response from the listeners - great song, great horns and great voice.
Jim is a STARRR!! He looks like ONE that is out of our universe.
This is dynamic ass kicking song and performance. It's been my ring tone for over 15years. Spent many miles driving to perk me up to this song.
One of the BEST "power pop" songs ever!!!
A legendary song brilliant
Fantastic still🥰👏😁🥰👈👏👏👏👏👏
I believe he was s teenager when he wrote this song amazing!!!!!Thank you Jim for bringing such great music and talent into my life I will never forget the day I met you and at that time I had no idea what you would go on to do God bless you!!!!!!!
I wish it would count as another 'like' every time I come back here and watch this video!!
Great band! Great Front Man! And really nice human beings too! I love The Ides! xoxoxo
Fabulous!!! What a time in history. March,1970. Great,great really great! Thanks for sharing.
CZcams certainly has my algorithm down suggesting this classic for me on today The Ides of March 3/15/2020 ! I've loved this hit since its release and the Leonid and Friends version on CZcams sizzles. But to see this production.....don't get any better than this. Thank you so much for posting and may God bless every cat on stage during this performance.
So right Mike M. Leonid and Friends nailed this song 🎵👌
1969 this track was being played on the radio in metro NYC. An event called the battle of the bands was a contest concert in Westfield, NJ held at the high school football place in '69. Ides of March got up there and absolutely nailed this track. I was 8 years old and standing on the roof of the food vendor building and watching from way behind. This was the first time that I had heard music live from what was on the radio. It was my favorite radio track at that time.
The brass is on fire! This is fkn awesome!❤
This number came roaring in 52+ years ago when I was 19. And it never left!
My legs started going up and down and I was transported back to 1970. Thanks
Jim…this tune hit me early, and at 65, still resonates. Thanks man.
We went to this concert, and they were fabulous. Great in the 70s, and they've only gotten better. Mike Borch on drums is so fine, technically proficient and tasteful!
I had the honor of being one of the photographers for that great show. I was honored with a bunch of my photos in the booklets. What a great band and milestone of a band celebrating 50 years.
what an honor it must have been.
What an honor. Congrats 👏
Thank you!!
Please, Please, put on Y>T. NOW, just as a celebration, put don't get sued or put into jail, I would have to bail you out.
Omg! This was my song and first love, Jim's! Greatest song ever! Thank you for the amazing memories! ❤❤❤❤❤
They played at my high school, Wm. Fremd, in Palatine Il, in 1971, when this was a hit.
Nothing like a killer horn section - nothing....
Audie Conrad 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
How a horn section should be used. Love this song.
Indeed, the horn section was one of the drivers behind the Blues Brothers!
i do agree with you...like the horn section
@@spikespa5208 Having played both alto and tenor sax back in the 70's in a high school band, I agree all the way. Horns give music energy like you find nowhere else.
this song rocked on am radio.....that's a powerful song...
I'm not one least bit ashamed to admit this brought tears to this 60 yr old's eyes.
A Classic. Great horns!
Jim peterick is the man , writes great songs , excellent guitar player and what great singer and frontman , I'd love to hear this live and would really love to talk with him , great song !!
Woo hoo!!!! Love this song. Memories
I just ran into Jim and his wife Karen at one of my favorite places ...they are the nicest people!!!
I saw them in '71 at a local college in my small town in eastern NC. I was only 13 and it was my very first REAL rock concert. It was still the original band. GREAT concert. Then again, it was my 1st.
Fantastic! How is it that there aren't more views, comments or likes for this?? Are you kidding me?
DUDE ITS SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT THE STATE OF THIS WORLD.
Check other versions of this tune...
I just shared and brought attention to the low numbers to my wall. Played a little low ball- asked everyone to give this band high recognition for ALL the years of great memories from their timeless song. Then asked them to share.
Will keep checking their numbers...
Such a crime...
@@livelylady49 I believe its the current state of music....rather lack of talent in the music scene today. I love the original version and think Leonid and Friends did a heck of a job doing a cover. Sometimes good music deserves to be played and enjoyed by everyone.
Because all the musicians are gone. There are no more basement / garage bands. Local high schools no longer teach music. The younger people have no idea what instruments are 'brass' anymore.
Jim and the boys from Morton West H.S. in Illinois 🎸🎺 😎
Great god in heaven you know I love you...what a great lyric...sung with great emotion u can feel it in his voice...
Jim Peterik is a musical genius!
Infinite audio power packed into 4 minutes and 22 seconds simply brilliant
I remember when this was blasting on pop 40 !!! Great song !!
Their best.
This live performance is better than the record. I never thought that was possible. One of the greatest songs of all time!
A perfect rendition ,four decades later !! Not many bands can pull that off!!
AWESOME TIMES 😊FEEL LIKE I'M EIGHTEEN AGAIN❤ GREAT MUSIC
BACK THEN😊
So intense....This has such a groove. The tension is almost continuous...such a great song.
Unmatched vocals, great sound and timing. Fantastic song
Awesome blast from the past!
Loved horn bands, B.S.&T, Tower of Power, Chicago, the Flock.
Yep. That's some good stuff, right there.
Knowing Jim Peterik and the rest of the Ides, I have to say that not only are they extremely talented, but they are also very warm and genuine human beings. I am proud to say that the Ides are at the top of my favorite Chicagoland bands! Check out Jim Peterik’s World Stage where he introduces and mentors new musical talent.
I've just recently discovered that...and you are absolutely right.
Kick ass! Great song! Great performance!
Brings me back ! THANK YOU !
Anything Jim Peterik touches is gold
We were booked to open for the Ides of March around 1969-1970 in Middlebury, CT at Quassy Amusement Park. We showed up and played for 2 hours and later found out the Ides of March’s bus was in an accident. STOVE
so what happened? did they survive?
alfred e neuman - Never heard a thing. Strange.
Great song! Love a good horn section!
I added a couple speakers with long cords to place outside my 1969 F100 baby blue pickup truck and when down at the swimming hole, I played the song on my eight track player as loud as it would go - the speakers would be on the top of my truck. Love the song then and now.
Singer Jim Peterik was also a member of the eighties band Survivor. He wrote alot of songs for numerous artists including 38 Special.
gave me chills.....that his voice could still sound that good!!
These guys are still amazing 😉- great performance!
Knocks me out every time hearing it over a half century.
Super tenia 13 años cuando la oia y siempre la segi. Hoy tengo 60 de san luis potosi
So great to hear this again! 2014 (hearing in 2020) and you sound as awesome as ever.
INCREDIBLE!!!!!
I've loved this song forever. He's as he's always been. Thank you ❤
John Larson was in my brother in laws wedding... I stood next to him...! Awesome band... BERWYN!!!
They don't make them like this anymore.
but Leonid and friends do cover this song spectacularly, worth the time to check them out especially their Chicago covers.
@@williambonson6846 I agree. The oldies are the go to classics!
Check out the latest two releases from Tower of Power. One of the only old R&B funk bands still kicking out new charts.
No they don't !! Jim is Berwyn's finest !!!
This "One Hit Wonder" hit the charts at # 85 in 1970.
Ya they were competing with bands like the Beatles the stones and many more. Always loved this song.
It's been in the top ten of MY chart ever since the first time i ever heard it decades ago!
Brilliant!
Me! And LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!
One radio song. So sad for these great artists. Music is an ongoing search. Front man Jim Peterik is a tidal wave of talent. The infamous should have been the famous.
So true. I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it as a kid and now seeing Jim "live" all these years later and I"m saying to myself THIS GUY only had one hit?" How did THIS GUY not make it? What a powerhouse of talent? (2 minutes later) ... I just looked him up. I think he did pretty good for himself: He is best known as the founder of the band Survivor, as vocalist and songwriter of "Vehicle" by the Ides of March, and as co-writer of the anthem "Eye of the Tiger", the theme from the motion picture Rocky III.Peterik has co-written songs for 38 Special ("Rockin' into the Night", "Hold On Loosely"), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackhawk, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar ("Heavy Metal"), Cathy Richardson, Van Zant, Brian Wilson, REO Speedwagon, and The Beach Boys. He is currently fronting the melodic rock band Pride of Lions, smooth-jazz project Jim Peterik's Lifeforce, and has a regular series of yearly concert performances with an all-star cast as World Stage. He is also active as a producer and mentor to young, developing talent.
He’s famous enough in his own right, there would be no Survivor or Eye of the Tiger if there was no Jim Peterik
still an awesome song with great GOD in heaven, you know i love you!