I'm 70 years old, and no one can compare to Tower of Power with the vocals and brass. Wow! Still listening to you since a kid!!!

@joseraudales2869

Ай бұрын

I’m 39 and I’ve been listening to TOP since I was a teenager. Saw them live back in 2012, one of the greatest musical experiences of my life.

I love this version of Me & Mrs. Jones. It is the best ever and Larry Braggs and the Horns are incomparable! We need more music like this. Blessings to TOP for being a musical institution.

I would pay a GAZILLION dollars to see Tower of Power AND Earth Wind & Fire in concert together. Two of the BEST brass bands EVER.

@valenz995

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@bridgettegallagher2264

3 жыл бұрын

So would I,going to see ewf at shoreline grew up with all the great groups, power power, Doobie Brothers Earth Wind & Fire so on and so on

@malakahbanathyasharahla2302

3 жыл бұрын

You better know it diane Solomon

@lindakoschwitz7098

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I've seen them both..separately.

@emilyflotilla931

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Chicago please as well.

One of the best bands of all time! Certainly the best horn section ever assembled!

@mikelyons4548

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I catch TOP, they are fantastic.

@bonniepwtf

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@leovallejo1102

2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥💯

@dalesanohan6586

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely better horn section than Blood Sweat and Tears

@1RobbyZ

2 жыл бұрын

Dale Sanohan - and Chicago

I love Tower of power from Oakland California down to the nightclub

There will NEVER be another TOP

One of my favorite songs from back in the day. Billy Paul just killed it, but this version with that incredible horn section is just over the top. Wow!

@maymeclayton1402

5 жыл бұрын

Check out The Dramatic's version.

@smitskee

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, in all the times I've seen Tower of Power since the early 1970s, I can't recall a moment where they did other peoples songs. Might have happened here or there, but I don't remember. This is a nice version of a well known Philly Classic.

@jimbarth3161

3 жыл бұрын

@@smitskee the whole CD was a remake of classics

@paulmorgan8254

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in San Fran in the 90's supported by The Average White Band

@williamfeilhauer

2 жыл бұрын

T o p has ruled the r and b world for 50 year I've been to more of their shows than I can count, my wife and I have had dinner with them in their trailer at Mimi,s urging. I've got one the original manuscripts of so very hard to go. Everyone autographed it. Got go on their tour bus (wow) at the Ohio State Fair. It doesn't get any better than t o p. Rocco, Mick, skip, Jay spell, Rick Stevens thanks for all you have us, r I p. -bill

If people of this world would dig this quality music, the world would be a better place. Man, it doesn't get much better than this.

@benoitvigneault961

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutly!

@acetina30

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@tsiek3

6 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes Rick

@devikafollosco2456

6 жыл бұрын

True Quality -- recorded live -- absolutely beautiful!

@billbrown8600

6 жыл бұрын

Rick the Bartender Agreed. A great interpretation of a classic ballad.

I love all the music I just love that Bass Sax❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A super band close to my ❤ I had many awesome times to they're soulful sound. Thank you Mr. Castillo!!

Larry Braggs and Tower of Power. A MASTERPIECE!!!

Ive seen Larry sing this a billion times but its truly the best version out there!

@jack42011

Жыл бұрын

Glad I caught it then!

Guy's, it doesn't get any better than this ❤

best horn band ever.

@howlingwindsproductdemo2108

5 жыл бұрын

Dave Butterfield Mandrill

@henryedwards4116

5 жыл бұрын

@@howlingwindsproductdemo2108: I just watched Mandrill, wow! Thank you.

@buddiec41

4 жыл бұрын

Horny horns

@duanewilson3941

4 жыл бұрын

Bar none

@chrisalvarado6504

3 жыл бұрын

Best band ever, trust me i know, in the business, everyone up here are terrified of these cats baby! Dangerous band!

Best version I have ever heard. Sax is excellent.The whole band is great.

That's HOW you sing that SONG. It comes from the bottom of your SOUL

@smoklhoe

5 жыл бұрын

Alma sierra indeed

@malakahbanathyasharahla2302

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and tears flowing down my face 😭😭😭😭😭. You can feel the every word.

@malakahbanathyasharahla2302

3 жыл бұрын

Had to listen 2-3 more times 😃😃😃😃

@gulfport58smith71

3 жыл бұрын

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@gulfport58smith71

3 жыл бұрын

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The magic of you tube is that you can just float around the web and discover jewels like this ! Thank you whoever put this on line ! God bless you !

Absolute astounding wonderful brilliant the very best version in fact that With An Elegant Style

Never heard this before. Love how Doc fills the bottom of the horns with that bari sax.

This performance just blew me away. Never get tired of hearing all them rock the darn house! You gotta listen over and over again.

Larry Braggs! One Powerful Singer!

@MichaelHBallard

5 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you He is Pure #Talent

@stephensmith799

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. And he does not go too emo as most younger singers do

Damn!!! What a fantastic singer, what a fantastic horn section. What a fantastic band already for so many years. I've been a huge fan of this band for decades.

Best version of this song. Billy Paul would be proud.

Billy Paul is smiling down from heaven.

@smitskee

4 жыл бұрын

Mrs Jones husband ain't smiling ... :-)

@cardenasfishingracingteam6545

3 жыл бұрын

"YES SIR AMEN"

Just brilliant. What a voice, what amazing musicians, what SOUL.

One of the greatest, if not the best horn section in the world !!!!!!!!

I just rediscovered Tower of Power. What an absolutely killer band. Oakland California soul. Just so good.

These guys are the tightest and smoothest band. Ive seen them at Bay area venues and county fairs in CA. Truly top notch.True musicianship!

@surge2k7

8 жыл бұрын

+CLAY DART Yep, I would see them in San Jose at the fair every time they performed .... taking for granted how gifted they were and are. Miss them now that I'm in Texas.

Simply beautiful. It's an uncomplicated arrangement with so much nuance! I think that Mic's subtle intonation on his trombone is overlooked. But man alive does Larry kill this song! He makes it his own! I love this...

Larry Braggs...just wow! and such thick horns...

This band has been my favorite since 1970 and they have shined over and over time and time again.. everyone of there lead singer were and has been great vocals from Lenny to Larry ..my boat on the Lake of the Ozarks is named Tower of Power..( Baja 252 ) love this band.. horns so great

So great even after all,these years....so cool. This music will never die.......hope new generations will,appreciate it.

Damn! I have listened to this song at least a 100 times and I still can't get enough of it. What a fantastic band! It just can't get better than this.

@joemann2430

4 жыл бұрын

Because those were our times the music those day then were slow wish we could go back in time only GOD

I’m a trumpet player and normally tune in to the brass in the band but in this tune, the bass saxophone really rocks it. Great sound.

Slow roller skating to this with the lights turned down at the London Arena on Bathurst St in '72. I had to learn to backward skate better so I could dance to this with my girlfriend. lol Memories.

Rest In Peace Mic Gillette ...always remembered!

@jovenvalenzuela9869

7 жыл бұрын

Diana Huss

Beautiful sound live -- vocals, horns, bass, guitar, keyboards -- everything! Such a great band in an era of many great bands. What an amazing time for wonderful music and talented and skilled musicians!!! This is a fabulous clip of a super talented Tower of Power! Beautiful!

@davelieske6797

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@patrickmckeegan5345

5 жыл бұрын

They were a horn sessions section in I think LA. They decided to start recording on their own and the rest is history.

@mikelyons4548

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickmckeegan5345 TOP is from Oakland.

Lord have mercy! So sweet and smooth!

Seen him live best performance ever ... this version bring so many memories of the love of my life-never begin a affair from hurting someone else. Gave it all up for nothin all a memory.

AHH MAN THE BRASSS !!!!

@rosierubywassef7551

5 жыл бұрын

Happy

Love it!! Me & Mrs. Jones Listening To This In 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣

this is really one of the best band ever. Great musicians and such a damn good singer. It doesn't get better than this. So refreshing to listen to real music instead of the trash music these days (dj's, rap etc).

My alltime favourite band. Fantastic horn seaction. I've been huge fan of them since decades. From the era when bands didn't just have their 15 minutes of fame but where there to stay for decades (Egles, Santana etc).

Very powerful performance, Tower of Power wooh!

@MarqueeMarkVI

6 жыл бұрын

Intensity and proficiency = ecstasy

my God, that man can sang!!!!

Mic and the boys! RIP I love TOP!

I saw them around 1974, what a show. When I here this song I always remember being in a stereo/record store in 1973 buying a record. The teen girls in front of us were buying the Billy Paul recording on a 45. The salesman ask them if they would like to hear it on one of the high end stereos they had on display. He put the record on, cranked up the volume and I will never forget the pure joy on the girls faces as the music washed over them. I suspect they were taking it home to a much smaller stereo and to hear it on that system was pretty special.

One of the greatest bands ever. And this is live! Don't get any better.

@mikelyons4548

2 жыл бұрын

And they are from Oakland, California!

wow hard to put a word on it, song of my youth, these guys are nailing it hard I'm a fan big time sign me up.

TO SAY THE LEAST,,,,,THEY ARE THE MOST

Sleek presentation of a classic from the all powerful TOP.

The best performance of this song...

Reading the replies to the Bartender, I feels so proud to be a believer, and happy to see how many of you believe in God. I love you all !

The best horn section ever!!!

Awesome Sound , love the brass

If there's anything cooler than this...…....I don't know about it.

Wow! Another gem I've stumbled across here on KZread! Thank you! Made my morning......

@mrsporby

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed!!! Stumbling pays off sometimes. Same here.....Never heard TOP do this before. Complete with Larry Braggs!!! What a find. Now with the Temps. Played with them (Temps) last year when they came through town and needed a horn section.

@roberttuesday9715

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Made mine too.

Dude, I think that even Mr. Jones would approve of this...

Lost for words , what a brilliant version.

Wow, love this! What a voice! Just makes me, well, you know.

@blambrax

4 жыл бұрын

Sharon, I feel ya.. it's sweet.

Great to be alive

Great song This guy can sing

Para mi la mejor interpretacion de Me and Mrs Jones , excelente combinacion de Metales , bajo , organo y voces . un deleite escucharla . Felicidades a Tower of Power .

@macomedina8603

3 жыл бұрын

Escucha la versión de Stan Taylor es muy buena también.

@CancerInterviews

2 жыл бұрын

Es verdad!

NICE!!👏👏 (Daryl Hall does this song SO WELL, also!)

Love y'all keep the spirit like earth wind fire Lasting memories always

Saaaang Bro! Saaaang the song. Damn got goose bumps. The band is smooth and mellow. Play the instruments guys 👍👍👍💪💪✊💯👍👍👍👍 Yes Indeedy

I love it.

Was in the 7th grade when this came out. It taught me what sexy sounds like. Thank you Billy Paul.

How good is this?? Wow, pure funk, love it-

I love the original version but this is just too good!!! Wow !!

mood music AT IT'S finest, bringing back so many great memories, OF bygone era, WHEN LIFE was filled with Lusting for the forbidden fruits.......PS CAN I GET A WITNESS....????

TOP you've got a good thing going on! I'm Still A Young Man too. So Very Hard To Go.

That brass section and bass sax gives me goose bumps

LOVE THIS SONG AND LOVE THIS GROUP MUSIC SO MUCH

This is so tight

Love them, & it amazes me that they never seem to be reading music, so they remember all the arrangements for every song; incredible!

By Far ,the best version of this song ! Emilio and the guys had it going on ! What a sound !!!

Went to High school with drummer Dave Garibaldi in Pleasanton California, great guy. Been a fan since the 70's.

This band is so good, man my glass of brandy, and this music, what else does a man want. wwoo

WOW... DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.😍😍 BEAUTIFUL MUSIC..BEAUTIFUL VOICE..💖💞💖

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!! Love these guys

T.O.P. all time fav band! followed by EW&F, Chicago, Ides of March - Vehicle!

Thank God for Rocco and Garibaldi, they drive the whole thing!

Wonderful thank you

a favorite song for back in the day......

Saw them live a few years ago...have always loved T.O P....new lead singer is just fine !

Loving mr Braggs. Daryl and him should have a collaboration on this.

TOP SHELF performance!

Rest in peace!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mic

Wonderful performance got to love it

So much talent on that stage. Love it!

Just fantastic sound. Wonderful.

Love! Love! Love! Wish i could see you all before I go to the next world! Great Jam, Great Video! Thank you!!

Love the rendition of this song. Beautiful and soothing !

Love this version !!

love Tower of Power!!

Dayyyyum, how awesome is this group? Very!!!

Just fabulous...

One of my favorites!

Takes me back and reminisce those days!!