Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster"

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  • čas přidán 15. 07. 2008
  • The Ohio Players at Midnight Special 1975
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  • @jerrywilliams4519
    @jerrywilliams4519 Před 5 lety +90

    Ohio Players...most underrated band of the 70's!! Pioneers of funk!

  • @jefffox797
    @jefffox797 Před 4 měsíci +38

    I grew up in the 70s. Loved dancing to this song.

    • @pam8962
      @pam8962 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Love th❤😊

    • @Revfar10
      @Revfar10 Před 2 měsíci +2

      We skated like demons to this song!!🎵 ❤❤

    • @pam8962
      @pam8962 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Revfar10 lol 😆 yes we did

    • @Rhonda-cx8qo
      @Rhonda-cx8qo Před 13 dny

      Wish I grew up in the 70s lol I've always said I was born in the won't era I'm a 80s baby

  • @jdrosy4414
    @jdrosy4414 Před 3 lety +136

    Real music, real musicians, they don't make bands like this anymore. Long live the Ohio Players!!!

    • @mariotarradell9553
      @mariotarradell9553 Před 3 lety +5

      Right on! There was no faking this. You had to PLAY!

    • @jdrosy4414
      @jdrosy4414 Před 3 lety +4

      @@mariotarradell9553 friend, in the famous words of Fonzi..."Exactamundo!" 😆👍

    • @mariotarradell9553
      @mariotarradell9553 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jdrosy4414 Haha! Oh yes!

  • @Cocoatreat
    @Cocoatreat Před 3 lety +513

    Who in the hell could hate anything OHIO PLAYERs does??? They are awesome! This is REAL music.....nothing fake here! Real voices & instruments! This is how it was done!

    • @cwash2005
      @cwash2005 Před 3 lety +16

      Say it honey

    • @kingfish4242
      @kingfish4242 Před 2 lety +5

      love you too baby from an old white guy lol

    • @edwardcoyne3709
      @edwardcoyne3709 Před 2 lety

      What you talked about I have African American in family dummies

    • @edwardcoyne3709
      @edwardcoyne3709 Před 2 lety

      I live in sc got Spanish black frein don't get mouthful with me female dog

    • @edwardcoyne3709
      @edwardcoyne3709 Před 2 lety +3

      No talking no more dummies

  • @waynefoote3781
    @waynefoote3781 Před rokem +8

    man....I was going to Slave practice in 1983 as lead singer and I ran right into Brotha SATCH...he said hey man ....who is you? you look someone i think i know man....and i almost had a heart attack at age 20 man i said i am the new lead singer for Slave and he hugged me and gave me a slap me 5 .........said good luck young man...he then said ..you go on to practice young man. now THAT is an unbelievable experience! I had just moved to Dayton OHIO from Daly city just outside San francisco california. I went on to sing and co-write "Steppin outa" on bad enuff album then all of the lead vocals on "new Plateau" album Thank you so very much SATCH!

    • @louiscooks7457
      @louiscooks7457 Před rokem

      Cool story! Y'all brought the funk too. I'm from Michigan, but I gotta give Y'all props when it comes to the funk. Y'all, The Ohio Players, Lakeside, Zapp. Even Bootsy is from the Natti. Must be something in the water there. Funk on!

  • @roxannemyles72
    @roxannemyles72 Před 4 lety +31

    The Ohio Players was and still is one best funk bands. 70s Baby

  • @jeffferoce2633
    @jeffferoce2633 Před 3 lety +14

    Grew up in the lily-white 'burbs of Cincinnati during the 1970s; all my buds and I loved the 'Players and idolized Leroy Bonner. We would go around saying, "Say What?", trying to sound like Leroy and imitating those dance moves like Re-Run on "That's my Mama". :-) Miss those years dearly.

    • @JAMESMOM1989
      @JAMESMOM1989 Před měsícem +1

      RE-RUN was not on That's my Mama. RE-RUN was on What's Happening

    • @jeffferoce2633
      @jeffferoce2633 Před měsícem +1

      @@JAMESMOM1989 Oh, that's right! My bad.

  • @OkieMikester
    @OkieMikester Před 4 lety +35

    I loved the Midnight Special. Saw many great performers and heard the best music.

  • @BlaqueReign25
    @BlaqueReign25 Před 11 lety +111

    Sugarfoot has arguably one of the most unique voices I have ever heard! I love the way it sounds! Rest in Peace Sugarfoot!

  • @arcee500
    @arcee500 Před 12 lety +62

    Great performance!!! The Ohio Players should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. God Bless!!!

    • @johnwebster76
      @johnwebster76 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It is 2024 and the Ohio Players are still not in the HOF

    • @eliciaellis7428
      @eliciaellis7428 Před měsícem +1

      WHY THE HELL NOT?!WHO DO WE GET IN TOUCH TO CHANGE THIS?

  • @scottrayford871
    @scottrayford871 Před 8 měsíci +23

    For those that don't know, Maurice was a snare drummer in high school marching band. Through his career ended up becoming the drummer for the "Ramsey Lewis trio" . Then founding member of "Earth wind and fire". So the drums are a big influence on their style, with horns brother Fred on drum set, brother Verdine on bass, Philip and Ralph on Congos. The greatest group I've ever seen in concert. Awesome 🥁🥁🎵🎶!

  • @danielcifuentes7198
    @danielcifuentes7198 Před 2 lety +16

    After all these years this guys rules. Singing and playing instruments with no playback....100 % pure talent.

  • @onewhosaw7
    @onewhosaw7 Před 7 lety +194

    Wolfman Jack, you were such an original and we miss you!

  • @miVoYC5
    @miVoYC5 Před 8 lety +325

    This song was fun to dance to in the day and today! Even at my age! WE NEED MORE FUNK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!

    • @filthyduck
      @filthyduck Před 8 lety +2

      +miVoYC5 more than you know...

    • @jinglezmom
      @jinglezmom Před 8 lety

      +Weed Addicto Fazz

    • @tugaalves9479
      @tugaalves9479 Před 8 lety +3

      +miVoYC5 i agree even if i am a metalhead

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck Před 8 lety +2

      What's that got to do with anything? I'm a metal fan too yet I've been into funk and hip hop for years.

    • @denisedillon1475
      @denisedillon1475 Před 7 lety +6

      DEFFINATLY GONNA NEED MORE COWBELL!!!

  • @wrobin24
    @wrobin24 Před 4 lety +31

    Love this band.. 70’s good times!!

  • @mojo6706
    @mojo6706 Před 5 lety +27

    Hanging out in the 70's, my clock radio, my bedroom, dancing that funky shit out!

  • @dgroni7714
    @dgroni7714 Před 3 lety +106

    I was in Aruba and got a ride in a taxi with one of the locals who couldn’t speak much English. He ask us where we were from. I said Ohio. He said oh yea the Ohio players

  • @KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs

    I always loved this song for its arrangement. For this kind of genre this was definitely quite wild and unconventional. So much energy - I love it!!

  • @papabones6307
    @papabones6307 Před 4 lety +18

    I was in the Army when this song first came out. Every weekend at the EM/EW club, this and "Fire" was blasting on the juke box all night!!

  • @alanstar9175
    @alanstar9175 Před 18 dny +1

    I remember having their 8 track tape and my 8 track portable player. Listening to this song. Great vocals and instrumental. I could take the Ohio Players to the beach and funk to the tunes.

  • @kevinwatts5929
    @kevinwatts5929 Před 10 lety +398

    I miss the horns that was in much of the 70's music.

    • @lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x
      @lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x Před 3 lety +8

      + 80's ! 🙂🙂🙂

    • @don64
      @don64 Před 3 lety +18

      Much better than the 💩in today's music!

    • @kevinwatts5929
      @kevinwatts5929 Před 3 lety +7

      @@don64 you are 100% correct.

    • @MyBelch
      @MyBelch Před 3 lety +10

      Every band should have a horn section. It should be a law.

    • @troyturner3955
      @troyturner3955 Před 3 lety +11

      Yes nothing like live instruments music at it's hype!

  • @martincito88
    @martincito88 Před 2 lety +11

    And decades will pass and this song will continue to be heard by all generations, enjoy it as I have since its launch
    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 Před 4 lety +281

    Stage manager: "Who does the lead vocals in the band?"
    Ohio Players: "Yes."

  • @mariedennis4881
    @mariedennis4881 Před 3 lety +15

    Absolutely love this takes me right back, along with BEEGEES and ABBA, disco was AMAZING, so was our lives back then, how wonderful would it be to experience this all again, 😊 makes me smile.

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 Před 7 lety +21

    Back when music was fantastic, men wore their hair long and sexy, fashion was dazzling, flattering and creative, and I was young.....this brings it all back🔷🔷🔷

  • @geoffrey121148
    @geoffrey121148 Před 9 lety +31

    Great music from my time.... going back a few years on this one.... Ohio Players... Love Rollercoaster.. I wont some funk tonight!!!!

  • @lilamydogscruffy8842
    @lilamydogscruffy8842 Před 4 lety +36

    FUNKADELIC!! Long live the 1970's!!!!! Still grooving this song in 2020!!

  • @erickthefantabulous1
    @erickthefantabulous1 Před 4 lety +5

    Man I would always get sleepy and fall asleep trying to watch Midnight Special Saturday nights back in the 70s eyelids was getting heavy Millenniums you Miss some of the greatest prolific R&B soul artists of all time it was my pleasure to be a kid during this era

  • @jeffconner4465
    @jeffconner4465 Před 3 lety +5

    Highlight of my childhood was beig able to stay up late to watch Midnight Special!! GOOD GOD Y'ALL!!!!!

  • @PhillieP215
    @PhillieP215 Před rokem +10

    1974 Ohio Players Love Rollercoaster This My Jam!! 70's Phonk!! 😎🤎🖤✊🏾🎸🎷🎤🎶🎵

  • @williamwallace8945
    @williamwallace8945 Před 4 lety +6

    Love the 70's aesthetic....I was 10 years old in 1975 and remember this very well. Very nostalgic!

  • @johnpelletier7641
    @johnpelletier7641 Před 7 lety +48

    This is beyond awesome. Bring back the '70s.

  • @carmenramos2038
    @carmenramos2038 Před 8 lety +83

    Gotta love Ohio Players. Still good 40 years later!!!

  • @JohnMartino-lh6fn
    @JohnMartino-lh6fn Před rokem +8

    Loke Crazy Tuco says, you can't touch this groove with a hundred mile pole!! That horn section is fucking INSANE!!!!!

  • @Hamman21
    @Hamman21 Před 4 lety +7

    SUGARFOOT!! Rest in paradise brother. My dad always played their albums when I was a kid

  • @deketk
    @deketk Před 4 lety +5

    Covid-19 quarantine. I am retracing my life's steps. I forgot how fun it was to watch these guys.

  • @rjjen1696
    @rjjen1696 Před 4 lety +18

    these guys rocked - bring back the 70's

  • @milkcam
    @milkcam Před 4 lety +10

    My favorite live performance ever, this is absolutely insane. I will never forget watching this.

  • @stantheman3015
    @stantheman3015 Před 3 lety +2

    Had my first Ohio Players album in 70's I was 14....Earth Wind and Fire followed

    • @stantheman3015
      @stantheman3015 Před 3 lety +1

      Likewise, and also Earth W and F before I even knew what R and B was...

  • @guydreamr
    @guydreamr Před 8 lety +101

    The music is tight, the sequined outfits look terrific even decades later, and that drummer's 'fro is nothing short of cosmic - what's not to love, folks?

  • @rockindaddy9
    @rockindaddy9 Před 10 lety +234

    OMG.......that was effin' awesome! Back when musicians could actually play their instruments AND sing! And a horn section to boot! That was a great performance!

    • @melovebono
      @melovebono Před 2 lety

      You took the words outta my mouth friend

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Před 2 lety +2

      People can play and sing today, arguably better than in the 70s

    • @cabezadepija7318
      @cabezadepija7318 Před 2 lety +4

      @@fredriksvard2603 can you give me some names/bands as good as or better than this?

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 Před 2 lety +1

      @@cabezadepija7318 Yes, but odds are it won't be your types of music and then it's difficult to see past that bias. There are great writers, singers, guitarists, composers. What's your genre?

    • @cringeginge7663
      @cringeginge7663 Před rokem +2

      ⁠​⁠@@fredriksvard2603the difference is back in the 70s these types of musicians/bands were prominent and mainstream. Not all the case today. I 100% believe u can find one today but it will be niche and underground not prominent and mainstream

  • @dennelclayton5188
    @dennelclayton5188 Před 4 lety +28

    The one, the only, The Ohio Players! I'm so glad that I grew up during this incredible era of great music...Funk! The impact it had on me not only as a listener, but as a musician, is undeniable and speaks volumes. Groups like The Brothers Johnson, Cameo, Parliament Funkadelic, Con Funk Shun, Graham Central Station, etc.
    Leroy "Sugar Foot" Bonner (Lead Vocalist and Guitarist of The Ohio Players) had one of the most unique and recognizable voices in r&b and funk ever. His voice was the "Pure Personification of the sound of Funk in and of itself period! Other than "Larry Blackmon" (Vocalist and Drummer for the group) "Cameo", which I'm sure his vocal style was "heavily influenced" as a direct result of "Bonner" which came before him.
    It saddens me that "Sugar Foot" didn't get his just due and accolades as a guitarist and musician. Whether he played great rhythm guitar riffs (Love Rollercoaster) or hot rock guitar solo's (Fire) or even great jazz guitar (Sweet Sticky Thing), he played it all and very well I might add.
    James "Diamond" Williams was and still is one of my favorite all-time drummers. Brotha Man had a "Foot" that sounded like it was gonna "Blow Up Your Speakers" when he played! Those "Tasty Quadruple Kicks" he would "sneakily" implement somehow within the groove was truly a thing of beauty. Or how he would masterfully "reverse the groove" and then get back into "pocket / sync" without you even realizing it, (he did this on "Love Rollercoaster" as well as other songs).
    His innate ability to do this always left me absolutely "Awestruck", as to how "tight" this brotha'z "skills" were. I laugh because he really played like a "Rock Drummer" in a "Funk Band".
    His completely over the top drum solo's on the slow r&b classic jam (I Want To Be Free) has become legendary / signatory to his "fiery" playing style.
    Last and certainly not least, my main man Marshall "Rock" Jones always held down the "bottom and groove" with some great "Sly" funky bass playing. As a bassist myself I love playing the bassline from (Skin Tight) because it's so "smooth, funky and rhythmic".
    Round off the band with a killer horn section and keyboardist, and The Ohio Players has truly gone down in the annals of Funk History as one of funks greatest bands.

    • @cwash2005
      @cwash2005 Před 3 lety +2

      With that being said, I'll have to second that motion. These guys were the real deal!

    • @TurboMan51
      @TurboMan51 Před rokem +1

      Larry Dobson of The Barking Bar-Kays had that Sugarfoot vibe also..take a listen to "Cozy" "Spellbound" ect..love me some Bar-Kays.👍💯😎

    • @dennelclayton5188
      @dennelclayton5188 Před rokem +2

      @@TurboMan51 Oh yeah... I love the Bar-Kays as well, some serious funk! Not to mention they were the band playing on most of the tracks
      on Isaac Hayes "Hot Buttered Soul" album. 😀👍

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 Před 7 lety +115

    REMEMBERING LEROY "SUGARFOOT" BONNER
    (MARCH 14, 1943 - JANUARY 26, 2013) [03/14/2017]

  • @wdwnutjm
    @wdwnutjm Před rokem +7

    I still have my 45 - I was blown away by this sound at age 12 (& still love it)

    • @amcone8268
      @amcone8268 Před rokem +2

      I have the album and a record player that works

  • @helenbestman5338
    @helenbestman5338 Před 4 lety +26

    Horns, strings, drums, vocals....

    • @MiTmite9
      @MiTmite9 Před 3 lety +1

      Don't forget the wardrobe.

  • @robertbrown8008
    @robertbrown8008 Před 4 lety +26

    The Ohio Players were one of the best bands of the 1970's regardless of genre but I always felt that they never got the recognition they deserved. R.I.P. Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner, Clarence Satch Satchell,Ralph Pee Middlebrooks,Marshall Rock Jones.

    • @rodneyplayer5785
      @rodneyplayer5785 Před 3 lety +2

      Robert Brown for me I always thought of them as like trailblazers in the funk community if you will. Those Kat's paved the way for a lot of other good bands. I don't think they got the recognition they deserved either.

  • @MrDickface937
    @MrDickface937 Před 7 lety +28

    The legendary James "Diamond" Williams on the drums. That fill at 2:02 my goodness

  • @marioaranda711
    @marioaranda711 Před 9 lety +5

    this group came long befor the peppers, they showed the way ! Funk like this you hear no more.... so original too.... makes me smile big time !

  • @lorij6796
    @lorij6796 Před 3 lety +6

    Happy Friday night to anyone that loves this song!

  • @KADU46550
    @KADU46550 Před 3 lety +3

    Oh God !
    I ever dancing fun this music! And now ,discover the unique and awesome Ohio Players!
    Great ,amazing and unique ,trully funk !
    Thanks for the posting !!

  • @cycleoflife565
    @cycleoflife565 Před 3 lety +159

    I got chills listening to this especially when the trumpets kicked in.

    • @rodneyplayer5785
      @rodneyplayer5785 Před 3 lety +1

      My favorite part. Gotta love those trumpets.

    • @damianjones4012
      @damianjones4012 Před rokem +1

      I got chillies LOL

    • @AlexSirota
      @AlexSirota Před rokem

      Our band has to try this song -- we will crush it. But the real question is "Where did they get these amazing threads?"

  • @bobdreamzzz4181
    @bobdreamzzz4181 Před 9 lety +43

    Love the free styling dancers at 2:20! Early hip-hop dancing and the horns are incredible!

    • @oholm09
      @oholm09 Před 2 lety +6

      The pop locking breakdance

    • @lelandthomosoniii4743
      @lelandthomosoniii4743 Před 2 lety +4

      U
      NeedED 2 have sun glasses 2 watch this performance.
      In The Dark.lol
      Remember...
      Door Dash.u keep
      1000% of ur tips
      ( new slaver,,,

    • @leesmith5154
      @leesmith5154 Před rokem +2

      We've now seen the proof-that one dude did the 1st version of the robot on TV 1972! I didn't think that style came out until the later 70s like 78-79 or until early 80s,but guess Idk sh...

  • @HisAssholiness
    @HisAssholiness Před 2 měsíci +1

    so much old 70's holy crap goodness in one place , afroes , denim, junkie hats , turbans and robot dancing , all that a double neck guitar and the wolfman !!!

  • @neilouellette3004
    @neilouellette3004 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Great Funk dance song. One of the best. Dance Clubs through-out the 80's always played Love Rollercoaster. I remember when the Club DJ would put on this song, everyone rushed onto the dance floor.

  • @Gexxon
    @Gexxon Před 3 lety +3

    People today don't know how innovative the Ohio Players were back then. They were the first to do this new style of "FUNK" and it was amazing. We couldn't get enough of the Ohio Players back then. Everywhere you went to party, they were playing the hell out of the Ohio Players, and not to forget Sly Stone. Both were funky as hell. Before the Rick James and Cameo's and even before Parliament Funkadelic with George Clinton hit it big in the early 80'. These guys were doing funk in the 70's on another new level. It was a great time for music in the 70's

  • @loribowman5785
    @loribowman5785 Před 4 lety +92

    who is watchin in 2020?

  • @johngold1849
    @johngold1849 Před 4 lety +13

    The band rocks! those dancers tho was awesome!!

  • @edwardwright5377
    @edwardwright5377 Před 2 lety +2

    Saw them at 6 flags in Dallas in 78 their guitar player had a brown telecaster deluxe just like one I just bought from my brother. They opened with this song.

  • @pattiespetitetanks6181
    @pattiespetitetanks6181 Před 11 měsíci +18

    OMG those dancers 🤩

    • @suzannesellers7383
      @suzannesellers7383 Před 6 měsíci +2

      If I’m not mistaken, the pop and lock goes back to World War One when black bands played for French audiences and they loved it.

  • @CrazyTuco1
    @CrazyTuco1 Před 4 lety +394

    The Red Hot Chili Peppers were only dreaming when they thought they could cover this song.

    • @tobes9284
      @tobes9284 Před 3 lety +36

      This is the first time I've heard the original, and I gotta say I agree with you. Chilli Peppers cover seems cheap now. This is awesome.

    • @chriscrawford8167
      @chriscrawford8167 Před 3 lety +10

      Yep!

    • @glennhfriedman4571
      @glennhfriedman4571 Před 3 lety +34

      they did it justice but there ain't nothing like the OP

    • @fitzgeraldanthony9333
      @fitzgeraldanthony9333 Před 3 lety +44

      Disagree. The Red Hot Chili Peppers did an excellent cover of this and its just as Groovy with a heavier beat.

    • @stevensonchambers5577
      @stevensonchambers5577 Před 3 lety +34

      The Red Hot Chili Peppers paid homage to this song in their own style with the best cover of it to date. That being said, NOBODY could EVER top the original and best version by the Ohio Players

  • @andrebraga
    @andrebraga Před 4 lety +7

    excellent drummer!
    singing and playing a good kick

  • @roslynmccoy9115
    @roslynmccoy9115 Před rokem +2

    Grew up on this song back in the 70s love this song this when music was good

  • @davidm.alexander446
    @davidm.alexander446 Před 4 lety +11

    So much fun to watch these guys . Solid pros and such dedication to their respected craft.

  • @dkapone
    @dkapone Před 8 lety +41

    Sugarfoot with the Afro of Life and Billy with the Perm of Life. Good Lord.

  • @kingtrombone72
    @kingtrombone72 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm forever grateful that was MY Heyday of music life ..I was even playing in a TOP 40s bandat that time,,that very song was on Our songlist ,Todays so called pop music doesn't even stand up to the music of those FABULOUS 70s songs 🙂🙂🙂🙂😉

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 Před 3 lety +12

    TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
    November 15, 1975 - 45 Years Ago:
    Ohio Players debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with their single, "Love Rollercoaster." This was the 9th chart entry for the R&B-funk band and it became their 6th Top 40, and 2nd No. 1 when it when to the top of the Hot 100 on January 31, 1976. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Chart and was their 4th single to be certified Gold. It was written by all members of the group.
    (November 16, 2020)

  • @maryamaya9970
    @maryamaya9970 Před rokem +4

    Love this song. Good Memories ❤️ 🎶🎵🎼💃🥰🎢

  • @simon5005
    @simon5005 Před 3 lety +3

    Had this album back in '74 and played the he// out of it! Still awesome stuff!!!!

  • @adammwalch
    @adammwalch Před 4 lety +6

    One of the greatest songs ever written. I'm not being facetious.

  • @LesBack-bw7do
    @LesBack-bw7do Před 2 měsíci +1

    Sequins and double denim... love love love this... the uncut funk!

  • @JHeinz-td4jd
    @JHeinz-td4jd Před 5 lety +7

    2:28 I love this, the drum-part together with the dancers, it`s so cool..

  • @smangymangy
    @smangymangy Před 2 lety +6

    Rollercoaster of Love never stops! Love the 70s ❤

  • @elliotstiles9016
    @elliotstiles9016 Před rokem +2

    The melody of the goes up an down like a rollercoaster

  • @sistersista1436
    @sistersista1436 Před 4 lety +1

    I may be young, but I love those Oldies of the 60s,70s,80s,90s...early 2ks. I wish I were born back then. It appears that life was more simple and fun and the music was so tight. Maybe I could have been a successful R&B female vocalist or started my own girl group.

  • @ninajohnson2295
    @ninajohnson2295 Před 4 lety +8

    That's what I'm saying! Real music. Nothing but enjoyment.

  • @leonel1687
    @leonel1687 Před rokem +6

    This brothers were off the hook! Funky, good vibes!

  • @roseaaron2892
    @roseaaron2892 Před rokem +1

    I remember watching this on SoulTrain and I loved the way Don Cornelius would introduce this band and many others with that deep booming bass voice of his. I was 3 or 4 when I first saw this! I'm 52 on 7/23 this year. Wow.....

    • @amcone8268
      @amcone8268 Před 10 měsíci +1

      My cousin liked soul train

  • @claudiahansen4938
    @claudiahansen4938 Před 4 lety +1

    Waow waow waow! Say what? They were a great, great band. Can't stay still!

  • @makeadifference4all
    @makeadifference4all Před 4 lety +101

    This is not an easy song to perform live: That's one big, beefy slice of funk steak. And the robot dance still cracks me up!

    • @bobmarley4272
      @bobmarley4272 Před 11 měsíci +1

      That's not the robot that they're doing. It's actually a dance called Funky chicken. First popularized by Rufus. Look up "rufus thomas do the funky chicken"

  • @kendo2377
    @kendo2377 Před 10 měsíci +4

    That's a lot of talent packed on one stage.

  • @karenshaffer7803
    @karenshaffer7803 Před 4 lety +2

    🎢 Yessss. I use to be at the club dancing so dang fast off this. Miss the days.

  • @anthonydavis4829
    @anthonydavis4829 Před 4 lety +13

    If I ever come across a time machine, I'm breaking it at 1970 on purpose. Funk forever!

  • @TooSkinnyKenny
    @TooSkinnyKenny Před rokem +7

    Sugar had one of the funkiest voices in history

  • @teresawalker429
    @teresawalker429 Před rokem +2

    I think the term is "OG" ...55 and a complete favorite...💖💖💖💖

  • @elwin38
    @elwin38 Před 3 lety +1

    I was 7 when this came out and we were jamming this in elementary school!!✌🏾✊🏾

  • @lashawnh7256
    @lashawnh7256 Před 10 lety +129

    @ 2:36 that's the best robot moves I've ever seen

    • @JHeinz-td4jd
      @JHeinz-td4jd Před 5 lety +3

      .. ... for that time, may be.. but not today... ;)
      Take a look at Popping John & Marquese Scott, for example ;)

    • @buddydbz349
      @buddydbz349 Před 5 lety +6

      Look up Michael Jackson’s “Dancing Machine” . Nobody could do the Robot like Michael.

    • @markesertalkink8723
      @markesertalkink8723 Před 4 lety +5

      @LaShawn H are you serious, you should have grown up in my generation. That move was a typical Friday, Saturday night house party move. Nothing great about that.

    • @Bageera63
      @Bageera63 Před 4 lety +3

      Shields & Yarnell.

    • @Bageera63
      @Bageera63 Před 3 lety

      @@HolyRollerTV Pantomimus, plural pantomimi, nonspeaking dancer in the Roman theatre who performed dramatic scenes, acting all the characters in a story in succession using only masks, body movement, and rhythmic gestures.

  • @cynthialyman2636
    @cynthialyman2636 Před 8 lety +157

    Clap for the Wolfman!

    • @WanagiAkicita
      @WanagiAkicita Před 8 lety +2

      I had that 45. By The Guess Who. Flipside was Road Food. I didn't know what that was when I was 11. I thought they were having a picnic in the middle of a street.

    • @cynthialyman2636
      @cynthialyman2636 Před 8 lety +2

      Hilarious.

    • @xoxxobob61
      @xoxxobob61 Před 6 lety

      He was crazy but lovable !

    • @discofan9799
      @discofan9799 Před 5 lety +2

      Instated of clapping for the wolf man go on the love roller coaster

    • @kevindavis296
      @kevindavis296 Před 5 lety +2

      🌕🐺owooooooooooo

  • @JohnMartino-lh6fn
    @JohnMartino-lh6fn Před 11 měsíci +9

    When music had substance and told a story!!

  • @PHDinTHC-OG
    @PHDinTHC-OG Před 6 lety

    I was sttiting in my living room,,,,,absolutely riped, and this song came into my head,i for got we use to rock to this and it was big back in the day,,,,,,,some times its good to get riped so we dont forget where we come from.Other wise i never would even thing of this and it would have been forgotten. So for every one out there take a ride now and then ROLLERCOASTER,,,YEA YEA YEA ROLLERCOASTER.

  • @laurametheny1008
    @laurametheny1008 Před 3 lety +1

    Love these guys! And Parliament. And Commodores. Peaches and Herb. Hot Chocolate. So many...I was just getting out and about and in trouble lol. Packing that bowl and riding...miss that time.🤔🤘😍

  • @adinaapril1631
    @adinaapril1631 Před 9 lety +4

    Singing and playing instruments simultaneously, AWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE!!! Real live MUSIC!!!!

  • @westcoastsurfstyle
    @westcoastsurfstyle Před 8 lety +44

    "Say what" .... RIP Sugarfoot. You were one of a kind.

  • @sandyallen5743
    @sandyallen5743 Před rokem +2

    These dudes are not only great musicians, but check out the FASHION!!!

  • @bobbiehaynes6066
    @bobbiehaynes6066 Před rokem +1

    Throwback songs .heard it on the
    The commercial had to look this song up it's hype...😊☺⭐

  • @borisbadinov1300
    @borisbadinov1300 Před 3 lety +4

    Wolf Man Jack, the Ohio Players, real music...

  • @terricoolidge4551
    @terricoolidge4551 Před 11 lety +3

    R.I.P Sugarfoot...we sure are gonna miss you...born in Hamilton, OH and lived down the street...you left your mark on everyone....great person just as great musician. Later he lived in Dayton, OH....surely missed.

  • @queenstarr1847
    @queenstarr1847 Před 5 lety +4

    I never danced to anything that long,loud or crazy when I was 8,
    Hot child in the city, betty Davos eyes, and DONT forget KC and sunshine band either!☺🏅 band...aaahhhh the good ol days🕵️‍♂️,
    Everything was so Innocent to s poinjyw

  • @johnrod007
    @johnrod007 Před rokem +11

    60 70s best black music ever

  • @radiorob7543
    @radiorob7543 Před 9 lety +18

    I didn't think I could, but I like this even more than the studio version.

  • @robertyancey4867
    @robertyancey4867 Před 4 lety +10

    Rollercoaster...Say What?!?😀😁😆😎