Bobby Kimball - Africa

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • 2015.06.21. misawa American Day.misawa rock fest.
    Bobby Kimball formerly of toto

Комментарии • 1,8 тыс.

  • @GTP_Mars
    @GTP_Mars 6 лет назад +2464

    Christ, hasn't Africa suffered enough?!

    • @georgehaynes394
      @georgehaynes394 5 лет назад +86

      This comment makes me genuinely laugh loudly every time I read it! Which is often because I keep returning to it.

    • @hotman718
      @hotman718 5 лет назад +51

      This is sad man Bobby was such an amazing vocalist.

    • @georgehaynes394
      @georgehaynes394 5 лет назад +15

      I agree totally.. He was one of my favourite singers, such an amazing voice

    • @fesimco4339
      @fesimco4339 5 лет назад +3

      You got featured in the latest I,Hypocrite "Can't stop the progress" Supercut.

    • @ELVENGADOR858
      @ELVENGADOR858 5 лет назад +5

      @@hotman718 HE NOT SING NOTHING NOW IS A DISASTER

  • @benjosephdellosa4365
    @benjosephdellosa4365 Год назад +301

    when i was a kid, i always wanted to sing like bobby kimball...now I can.

  • @tomgutierrez
    @tomgutierrez 5 лет назад +708

    The backing vocalist has the toughest job in the music industry.

    • @deasttn
      @deasttn 5 лет назад +18

      The guy that sings with Willie Nelson might disagree

    • @oscarlechner7718
      @oscarlechner7718 5 лет назад +1

      Facts

    • @skoto8219
      @skoto8219 5 лет назад +10

      the woman who did the duet with meatloaf is up there too, but yeah this is worse because it's 100% harmony

    • @bernlin2000
      @bernlin2000 5 лет назад +14

      Lol, trying to sing over the lead when the mix clearly has Bobby up front...the sound guy really missed an opportunity: boost Bobby's voice in his own monitor, but lower it for the crowd...save us all!!!

    • @Nappi1996
      @Nappi1996 5 лет назад +5

      Nope. The audience has!

  • @ThisIsTeeKay
    @ThisIsTeeKay 6 лет назад +836

    Sometimes I feel bad when I sing Africa on karaoke nights, knowing I'm not doing justice to the masterpiece. But then I just remember this video and all of my troubles fade away

    • @fc3970
      @fc3970 5 лет назад +10

      ThisIsTeeKay this made me cry from laughter 😂. Bless you

    • @bartharris
      @bartharris 5 лет назад +6

      One reason why it’s such a good song is the preternatural vocals. What happened to this guy..?

    • @mauimig380
      @mauimig380 5 лет назад +5

      You win the internet. ROTF-LMFAO. Now I want to sing Africa at Karaoke and pull this out after when people say something

    • @bernlin2000
      @bernlin2000 5 лет назад +21

      "I sounded better than Bobby Kimball in 2015" You can now claim that for every karaoke performance LOL

    • @amybeth5776
      @amybeth5776 4 года назад +1

      @@bernlin2000 hahahahaha :D

  •  7 лет назад +1362

    It sounds like he curses the rains down in Africa.

    • @aniketpradhan6453
      @aniketpradhan6453 6 лет назад +3

      En Japonés Con Rafy hahahahaha

    • @howiboy
      @howiboy 6 лет назад +4

      cr#ap taht was funny as hell dude

    • @idealtonus3471
      @idealtonus3471 6 лет назад +3

      Comment est ce possible d’en arriver là ???? 😱😱😱😱

    • @Johnny_3_Putt
      @Johnny_3_Putt 6 лет назад +9

      That made me laugh out loud so hard it scared the dog. Too funny.

    • @dodi7642
      @dodi7642 6 лет назад +2

      HAHHAHAHHAA

  • @Thunderhorse761
    @Thunderhorse761 5 лет назад +269

    The bass player like, "Well this performance is already terrible, I'll just belt out the worst solo I can do"

    • @iriedrummer89
      @iriedrummer89 4 года назад +5

      Lmfao

    • @fayser1
      @fayser1 4 года назад +5

      You just won the internet with that comment ..... lolololol

    • @ctatrains
      @ctatrains 3 года назад +1

      LMAO! Every time I come back for a laugh I see a new comment that brings tears to my eyes.

    • @brfdchief
      @brfdchief 3 года назад

      Right on!! He really "makes" this video!

    • @lsteved
      @lsteved 3 года назад

      Hahahahaha, I'm dying now that i found it!

  • @MrMatthiasSchneider
    @MrMatthiasSchneider 8 лет назад +1031

    Diego Maradona on background vocals

    • @zoejansen8277
      @zoejansen8277 7 лет назад +1

      MrMatthiasSchneider LOL😂😂😂

    • @Kevddv
      @Kevddv 7 лет назад +6

      shoro fuerte con ese comentario! jajajajajajaja

    • @gregfoster3659
      @gregfoster3659 7 лет назад +7

      Glad you cleared that up. I could have sworn it was Pablo Escobar.

    • @makembounce69
      @makembounce69 7 лет назад

      funny as lol

    • @johnnyquesada982
      @johnnyquesada982 6 лет назад +1

      jajajajajajaaj...lol!!

  • @toneranger
    @toneranger Год назад +120

    Before you slag Bobby folks, he was losing his hearing at this stage and probably experiencing the first signs of dementia, it must be terrifying for a full time musician to realize they can't play anymore, but he kept going because music is his soul and it's all he knows how to do. Best to Bobby one of the greatest singers ever.

    • @CaesarNeptuneStudios
      @CaesarNeptuneStudios 10 месяцев назад +5

      Exactly

    • @israelviteofficial4491
      @israelviteofficial4491 6 месяцев назад

      Aunq creo q hubiera sido mejor q la entonara en do menor xq el registro de voz me suena a un do menor y el esta en si menor digo

    • @Awesoman
      @Awesoman 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah in his prime this guy could wail.

    • @LoveLee-jz1tj
      @LoveLee-jz1tj 4 месяца назад

      I wholeheartedly concur. The sound man was more "off" than Bobby. Just saying.

    • @spinjennies
      @spinjennies 4 месяца назад

      Not as terrifying as having to listen to this song.

  • @wesleystafford8521
    @wesleystafford8521 6 лет назад +263

    This is my all-time favorite video on RUclips.

    • @Outpost1977
      @Outpost1977 5 лет назад +11

      i have to watch this every day !

    • @genesisb1074
      @genesisb1074 5 лет назад +12

      Yes I been watching from min 4:16- 4:29 where is messed up and I just can't stop laughing 😂😂😂😂

    • @markmiller1212
      @markmiller1212 3 года назад +1

      You are a sadist

    • @wesleystafford8521
      @wesleystafford8521 3 года назад +2

      @@markmiller1212 LMAO

    • @Rikket82
      @Rikket82 3 года назад +4

      If you love the music of Toto. You delete this video. You know why....

  • @leodaviddesouza1494
    @leodaviddesouza1494 3 года назад +68

    0:39 The backup singer is desperately trying to convince Bobby to let him take this one. 😂😂

    • @cc11studio
      @cc11studio 2 года назад +2

      WTF was that? The vocals were bad enough to then stumble over that.

  • @AlCcesar
    @AlCcesar 3 года назад +26

    Great Bobby !! He marked generations with his talent, may God restore your health.

  • @pixelmentia
    @pixelmentia 2 года назад +20

    "I bless the rains down in Africa"
    Africa: "We're good, thanks."

  • @jasondenbakker
    @jasondenbakker 8 лет назад +468

    Bobby sounds like a drunk dude at a karaoke bar..... Give it up man!

    • @rydergrimes6696
      @rydergrimes6696 6 лет назад +8

      Jay den Bakker yeah he pretty much plays for Tequila now lol

    • @swabbles808
      @swabbles808 6 лет назад +20

      Correction: Last night I heard a drunk dude sing this at Karaoke night and it was a lot better....drunk or not.

    • @rumbashane
      @rumbashane 6 лет назад

      That is the best description of this. Wow. Sad

    • @ELVENGADOR858
      @ELVENGADOR858 5 лет назад

      A DISASTER IM AGREE WITH YOU

  • @andreas1987
    @andreas1987 5 лет назад +128

    A friend of mine asked me why Toto chose Joseph Williams and not Bobby for their "reunion" some years ago.
    Me:

    • @2760ade
      @2760ade 3 года назад +1

      Not really fair! This performance is not Bobby's best, but he is still better than Joseph.

    • @bukkit4you594
      @bukkit4you594 3 года назад +5

      @@2760ade you are kidding me, right? With this sound you would have to pay me a lot of money to listen to live😂 Despite that, I prefer Williams over Kimball a million times anyway #JoeWilliams

    • @jasonbull3987
      @jasonbull3987 3 года назад +2

      @@2760ade not his best? This is some of the most out of tune singing I've ever heard. Something is seriously wrong here

    • @phauzfant
      @phauzfant 7 месяцев назад

      @@aubindemontfalcon5967 because he can

  • @spinjennies
    @spinjennies 8 лет назад +695

    Nailed it.

    • @rumbashane
      @rumbashane 6 лет назад +9

      Lmao

    • @stephenpannell8659
      @stephenpannell8659 5 лет назад +14

      Haha nearly pissed myself

    • @rkynj756
      @rkynj756 5 лет назад +4

      hahaha, first time I hear this version, hilarious

    • @stevenjabs5107
      @stevenjabs5107 5 лет назад +2

      Stephen Pannell i did)

    • @Anton680x
      @Anton680x 4 года назад +4

      this comment deserves a lol.. still I feel bad for him.. he can actually sing well.. not sure what happened here.

  • @mackeymintle66
    @mackeymintle66 3 года назад +84

    Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better…Bass solo!

    • @paulwise1297
      @paulwise1297 2 года назад +2

      feck me. what a shamozzal!.. vocals and Instruments. poor bobby. I actually think he thought it was good!?😳

    • @mackeymintle66
      @mackeymintle66 2 года назад

      @@paulwise1297 that’s what makes it better!

    • @MattMelon519
      @MattMelon519 8 месяцев назад

      Oh my god I thought your pfp was among us yellow crewmate. among us aint even a meme anymore but I still saw that first my brain is ruined

    • @spinjennies
      @spinjennies 4 месяца назад

      It's the crowning touch!!

  • @lukabiljak4679
    @lukabiljak4679 8 лет назад +725

    This is probably THE BEST WORST PERFORMANCE EVER...

  • @djvillan8233
    @djvillan8233 4 года назад +34

    I’ve just heard that Africa have launched a charity appeal for this song

  • @lanehogger1532
    @lanehogger1532 7 лет назад +664

    The tasteless bass solo at 4.45 is classic 😁

    • @rydergrimes6696
      @rydergrimes6696 6 лет назад +1

      Lane Hogger lol

    • @dknj5962
      @dknj5962 6 лет назад +43

      It’s a logical call and response to that horrific vocal “improv”...

    • @path8375
      @path8375 5 лет назад +11

      That's Norm Stockton on bass, a pretty accomplished player actually. Check out his solo stuff, you'll be impressed...

    • @shaundurkan
      @shaundurkan 5 лет назад +7

      My favorite moment by far

    • @HavardBergs
      @HavardBergs 5 лет назад +1

      @@TheRatterdotcom gold

  • @DonBerkovic
    @DonBerkovic 3 года назад +95

    Singer: I will make the worst performance ever.
    Bass player: Hold my beer.

    • @jplapp2862
      @jplapp2862 3 года назад +2

      This reply almost made spit out my beer. Awesome.

    • @hugosocha5537
      @hugosocha5537 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MrRocknost
    @MrRocknost 8 лет назад +354

    Poor guy...I feel bad for him. The range is there, but absolutely no pitch control whatsoever... RIP Bobby! And thanks for everything you did for Toto!!!

    • @dukefernando6956
      @dukefernando6956 7 лет назад +39

      I agree, he was a good singer.

    • @redarrow517
      @redarrow517 7 лет назад +5

      Duke Fernando I heard a German doctor fixed his voice last year

    • @DracIsBack
      @DracIsBack 6 лет назад +47

      Did they fix his hearing? I think the problem is more with his pitch than the ability to hit notes.

    • @rumbashane
      @rumbashane 6 лет назад +1

      Indeed

    • @sjh9173
      @sjh9173 6 лет назад +18

      This sounds pitiful, though he's not dead

  • @jennymartinez6875
    @jennymartinez6875 4 года назад +92

    I seriously don’t remember the last time I laughed that hard. By far the best video on RUclips.

    • @JacksonDang04
      @JacksonDang04 4 года назад +1

      Jenny Martinez even that, it still ruins what Bobby Kimball is as a singer

    • @mollyhogben1
      @mollyhogben1 2 года назад +1

      Crying 😂😂

    • @jeaniechampagne8831
      @jeaniechampagne8831 7 месяцев назад

      So easy to laugh at old people, isn't it? But, everyone, well mostly, will get their own chance to be laughed at!

    • @jeaniechampagne8831
      @jeaniechampagne8831 7 месяцев назад

      So easy to laugh at old people, isn't it? But, everyone, well mostly, will get their own chance to be laughed at!

    • @jeaniechampagne8831
      @jeaniechampagne8831 7 месяцев назад

      So easy to laugh at old people, isn't it? But, everyone, well mostly, will get their own chance to be laughed at!

  • @joshwa2206
    @joshwa2206 5 лет назад +154

    The WORST (best) part is at 4:18 where he is a full several lines behind AND off key. THEN it ALL falls apart as the bassist decides he doesn't give a shit anymore and just starts playing an off key bass solo no one wanted.. YOWZA BO BOWZA!

    • @joegotz7272
      @joegotz7272 4 года назад

      Oh boy they all came off the short bus on that oh boy Africa changed their name!

    • @jackstm2738
      @jackstm2738 4 года назад +5

      I had to laugh in tears!!

    • @Bonkled_
      @Bonkled_ 4 года назад

      this makes me think about how much i really hate life

    • @lanehogger1532
      @lanehogger1532 4 года назад +6

      It doesn’t matter. Bobby can’t hear the bass solo 😃

    • @jasminemungin2713
      @jasminemungin2713 2 года назад

      HEY HEY HEYYYY HEY HEY

  • @GilreathDental
    @GilreathDental 4 года назад +38

    Absolute classic! So glad Bobby got that drink of water at 2:06... clear the throat after the phenomenal chorus. Wow oh wow.

  • @drellino
    @drellino 9 лет назад +221

    It is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard

    • @Nostaljack
      @Nostaljack 8 лет назад +8

      +Nicky Santoro Didn't watch the video, did you?

    • @drellino
      @drellino 8 лет назад +4

      ....of course i did!!......

    • @Nostaljack
      @Nostaljack 8 лет назад +7

      Nicky Santoro You couldn't have. Even Bobby knows this is terrible. He says as much in the section you're commenting in. His monitors/in ears weren't working so he couldn't hear himself. Read through his comments. He says all of this.

    • @spookygoo
      @spookygoo 8 лет назад

      he is sick! literally....

    • @MrSkeltal69
      @MrSkeltal69 7 лет назад +19

      Nostril Jacker So you've never heard of sarcasm?

  • @AlexDeChristian6323
    @AlexDeChristian6323 5 лет назад +5

    This has been the most played song on Radio for a very long time, well deserved. 👍

  • @mortalflower1
    @mortalflower1 8 лет назад +304

    The only possible explanation is that is has become totally deaf and has no idea how he sounds, and no one around him have the heart to tell him.

    • @PBRJOHN684
      @PBRJOHN684 5 лет назад +4

      So true! I'm tone deaf but i can knock spots off him in this version!

    • @baoboumusic
      @baoboumusic 4 года назад +29

      Or they tell him, but he's really deaf.

    • @kev_bacher
      @kev_bacher 4 года назад +9

      I think he explained once that his in-ear monitors weren’t working properly

    • @nicolasmotte2427
      @nicolasmotte2427 4 года назад +7

      I'm afraid it is worse than that, the man has dementia according to some deleted sources. Look for this interview ruclips.net/video/apWyPQf2_lM/видео.html

    • @patricksollitt9031
      @patricksollitt9031 4 года назад +3

      or he is totally drunk

  • @DeadRoman
    @DeadRoman 3 года назад +89

    Its a shame to see this, but in his prime, he was one of the greatest male rock vocalists to ever do it.

    • @DavySolaris
      @DavySolaris 2 года назад +4

      not really. Never sounded good live.

    • @ultimomischief3011
      @ultimomischief3011 2 года назад +4

      If I recall Toto IV album even won a Grammy for Best Male Vocals…

    • @CorporalASH
      @CorporalASH Год назад +3

      ​@@DavySolaris Nah see toto live in Amsterdam. He sounds pretty damn good there

    • @ben1ben
      @ben1ben Год назад

      @@CorporalASH true.

  • @emilioparedes7466
    @emilioparedes7466 4 года назад +8

    Actually the years, and perhaps deafness or a very poor monitoring have affected the great Bobby Kimball ... I keep his best years with Toto, with that magnificent booming voice that we like so much....!

  • @synergo9082
    @synergo9082 4 года назад +5

    Questa esibizione è una delle cose più idilliache,emozionanti ed artisticamente libidinose che io abbia mai visto.
    Arte allo stato puro! Continua così Bobby sei tutti noi!

  • @VancouverMagic
    @VancouverMagic 8 лет назад +388

    I think he was singing in the key of "L'... at least it sounded like L to me.

  • @Real_Perplexity
    @Real_Perplexity 4 года назад +19

    I've loved this song for so many years. The original recorded version has so much feeling in the all of the vocal parts, to this day it can still pull tears from my eyes. This version sounds like he has completely lost all of his chops, his heart, and his singing skills. There are so many beautiful covers of this amazing song on YT. All of which are presented by singers and musicians who should be heard.

    • @SilentServiceCode
      @SilentServiceCode 3 года назад +4

      Let's be clear -- Bobby Kimball's contribution to the recorded version is only in the CHORUS to this song... David Paich sings the verses, that's why it doesn't sound right to begin with.

    • @anavarro50
      @anavarro50 3 года назад +7

      It wasn't obvious at the time but now it's known that Bobby has been going deaf and dealing with Alzheimer's.

    • @pauldg913
      @pauldg913 3 года назад +1

      Ofcourse he is in late 60s or maybe 70 that time. This song is masterpiece.

  • @robertkimball9880
    @robertkimball9880 9 лет назад +375

    After watching and listening to this video, I agree with all of you that it sounds like shit. However, I need to tell you that in my "In-Ear Monitors", there was so little sound from the Band, and my Microphone sounded like it was not even turned on. I couldn't hear one word I was trying to sing there. It felt like I was screaming into a pillow with no sound from the Microphone in my Monitors. I'm going to click on the "Thumbs-Down" button too. Anytime my Monitors are this terrible, I won't do the Concert. I didn't enjoy not being able to hear my Mic. on this Concert. I'm with you all about this crap.

    • @SecretYoungLink007
      @SecretYoungLink007 9 лет назад +37

      ***** If you really are Bobby, you sound like this 9 out of 10 performances. I would advice some time off and come back after some vocal rest, you are making a fool out of yourself now, don't humiliate yourself Bob it's embarrassing.

    • @Benlocsei
      @Benlocsei 9 лет назад +3

      ***** That can't be all of it though, right?

    • @guyp3599
      @guyp3599 9 лет назад +15

      ***** - No matter how good a band are, if you have a bad sound engineer/monitor engineer, you're going to sound crap - we've all been there and it's very frustrating. We know what you can do so ignore the haters.
      As we get older, our voices get lower unless one does some serious vocal warm-ups/proven exercises - the raw talent is obviously there, however maybe you need some vocal coaching to prevent bad habits which have built up of the years. Even the oldest and best sounding sax needs an overhaul occasionally. :-)

    • @robertkimball9880
      @robertkimball9880 9 лет назад +31

      Guy P Hi Guy. I just went to a University Hospital yesterday in Germany, and spent about 3 hours with a brilliant Vocal Doctor. He did so muc h work on my Vocal Cords, and then we checked out the best Vocal Warm-Up details I've ever seen. After we worked on that for a while, I was singing notes like I never could in my whole life. Now I'll be able to sing anything i want, better that I ever have. This is going to be so much fun for me, and I can't wait to use all of his information that I learned. Take care guy, and I hope you're doing well....Bobby

    • @alcondragon
      @alcondragon 9 лет назад +9

      ***** Mr Kimball, if this is really you, just want to tell you thank you for the great songs you've been singing since Toto! Use to blast full volume "Hold The Line" at 6:30 am driving to high school in 1979! And, you are still amazing! God Bless and may you heal well!

  • @livingwaters2012
    @livingwaters2012 3 года назад +64

    RIP Diego Maradona, a man of many talents!

  • @alan56q
    @alan56q 6 лет назад +143

    Still got it Bobby

  • @germansalas6159
    @germansalas6159 5 лет назад +30

    "Bass solo: take one"

  • @MrBrodatyrumcajs
    @MrBrodatyrumcajs 7 лет назад +12

    Despite of that, for me Bobby remains legend for what he did throughout all the years.

  • @will2741
    @will2741 5 лет назад +32

    Ahahaha the bass solo is the icing on the cake, amazing

    • @doobieters1234
      @doobieters1234 Месяц назад

      hahaha never got that far in the clip lol

  • @darikfoerster
    @darikfoerster 6 лет назад +74

    frightend of this thing i had become......

  • @KyrstenPourchelle
    @KyrstenPourchelle 3 года назад +10

    I laughed heartily at the comments...thank you ladies and gents for that. That said...Bobby can sing...we all know that. It's likely that his inner ear monitors were the cause of him singing off key....Bobby had never been tone deaf.

    • @captaincanman8637
      @captaincanman8637 Год назад

      He's drunk

    • @tomsmith5202
      @tomsmith5202 Год назад +1

      @@captaincanman8637 He’s not drunk, it’s a combination of hearing loss and early onset dementia

  • @davidmcpherson4085
    @davidmcpherson4085 6 лет назад +92

    4:23 may be the greatest moment of my life....VOCAL SOLO!!!!!

    • @Alex-jk7xu
      @Alex-jk7xu 2 года назад +6

      The entire bar behind always blows my mind. Crying laughing

    • @richyalexander9206
      @richyalexander9206 Год назад +3

      Guess these were the first signs of his illness

  • @SteveHill68K
    @SteveHill68K 6 лет назад +18

    Love the expresssion at the end:
    "Nailed it"

  • @jacksonnielsen627
    @jacksonnielsen627 5 лет назад +150

    Wow, the bassist ruined Bobby's perfect performance

    • @cinqo7
      @cinqo7 5 лет назад +3

      lol

    • @bernlin2000
      @bernlin2000 5 лет назад +5

      Lol...sounds to me like Bobby ruined Bobby's performance XD

    • @nahthataintit6446
      @nahthataintit6446 5 лет назад +4

      Bassist put the cherry on top of the CRAPrica performance 🍒

    • @koolboy83
      @koolboy83 4 года назад

      Lmao!!!!

  • @vinceperrotta3869
    @vinceperrotta3869 4 года назад +6

    This is the perfect time when someone that loves you taps you on the shoulder and says 5 words to you.ITS TIME TO LET GO

  • @spookygoo
    @spookygoo 8 лет назад +314

    he used to be bobby kimball.now he`s just kobby bimball.

  • @scaphandres
    @scaphandres 5 лет назад +50

    1:43 bassplayer laughing at Bobby's off key singing
    4:43 karma's a b.itch

  • @PlayBetterJazz
    @PlayBetterJazz 5 лет назад +22

    I love the late timing around 4:22

  • @TheHoaxHotel
    @TheHoaxHotel 5 лет назад +108

    Absolutely glorious

    • @nihilistlemon1995
      @nihilistlemon1995 4 года назад +2

      You're glorious too

    • @2760ade
      @2760ade 3 года назад +8

      No you're an arse. It is not glorious, it is out of tune and crap.

    • @mv9787
      @mv9787 3 года назад +8

      @@2760ade It was clearly sarcasm

    • @TheDizzleHawke
      @TheDizzleHawke 3 года назад

      For the tone deaf.

  • @davidmcpherson4085
    @davidmcpherson4085 6 лет назад +72

    This could be, quite possibly, the greatest performance mankind has ever seen

  • @ns3429
    @ns3429 3 года назад +44

    To his defence, this absolute legend has nothing to prove.

    • @TonyMusicArts
      @TonyMusicArts 11 месяцев назад +5

      Bobby lost his hearing many years back- the villains are those that continued to abuse his problems‼️🤬 Bobby has frontotemporal dementia - Fk all who are making fun ‼️ He was unaware of his problems ! Bobby could blow your ass out of the room in perfect pitch before the problems/ I’ve known him for 40 years ‼️ shame on those who posted this awful video-that is not even close to what Bobby did before his diagnosis! Bobby and I are from the same town ‼️ Shame on those who are making fun of Bobby’s Disability -

    • @noortanger4335
      @noortanger4335 7 месяцев назад

      this!!!!! @@TonyMusicArts Thank you. I totally agree with you.

  • @tonystephens6858
    @tonystephens6858 Год назад +10

    The bass solo - priceless.

    • @Cpayne30
      @Cpayne30 Год назад

      I still can't make out if that was supposed to be a joke or not. It's so awful and overplayed but the guy who plays it seems to be a respected studio guy. Norm Stockton is his name!

  • @easfgman4687
    @easfgman4687 5 лет назад +2

    I think the viewers should base their like or dislike on the entertainment value of the video, not the quality of the performance. That being said, I give this video thumbs up over and over.

  • @stephono-zipstefanotopix4024
    @stephono-zipstefanotopix4024 8 лет назад +153

    Embarrassing, then at 4:20 the unbelievable happens (bass included).

    • @MrMatthiasSchneider
      @MrMatthiasSchneider 8 лет назад +34

      Yeah, the bass solo is horrible too. What a trainwreck.

    • @easfgman4687
      @easfgman4687 7 лет назад +19

      Stephono Torino Stefano Topix
      im literally crying from laughter after reading ur comment and cueing 4:20. hilarious

    • @cwcody2364
      @cwcody2364 7 лет назад +9

      Not to copy the other dude who just said it, but yeah, I've got tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. "The unbelievable happens".... great line.

    • @superhorse7191
      @superhorse7191 6 лет назад

      Stephono Torino ZIP Stefano Topix what happens? Tell me..tell me!!

    • @leighbrown5652
      @leighbrown5652 6 лет назад +5

      That bass line is a disgrace to the memory of the late Mike Porcaro.

  • @dab_yeetus
    @dab_yeetus 5 лет назад +22

    Always thought that song was a little too polished. Good on him.

  • @bobbydaugherty5179
    @bobbydaugherty5179 2 года назад +6

    This gets better every time I watch it. This is what I imagine music on cruise ships to be like.

  • @DangerousDrummerDado
    @DangerousDrummerDado 4 года назад +11

    I can see why Toto were upset with Kimball representing himself as Toto.

  • @carlt9265
    @carlt9265 2 года назад +5

    From 4 min is just golden omg 🤣🤣🤣

  • @theoisme
    @theoisme 2 года назад +2

    I watched the whole thing, I feel I deserve a reward.

  • @tobygray497
    @tobygray497 6 лет назад +40

    "Kimball is currently hosting his own website where he offers vocal advice to aspiring singers" quote Wikipedia

  • @Doady1337
    @Doady1337 5 лет назад +11

    So happy I found this *tears of happiness*

  • @3ringstudiogaming
    @3ringstudiogaming 5 лет назад +71

    3:49 and here Bobby demonstrates the proper salute

  • @jeaniechampagne8831
    @jeaniechampagne8831 7 месяцев назад +1

    Jesus, this is so sad. Tragic actually. The music he made in his earlier years is unforgettable!

  • @jland12
    @jland12 5 лет назад +16

    It's beautiful in a way, killing this song as a sacrifice to the gods of Africa

  • @pW86rocker
    @pW86rocker 2 года назад +3

    Listened to this, while doing a hard workout! Great stuff! Yeeeeehaaaa!

  • @JMoruzzi
    @JMoruzzi 6 лет назад +9

    Bobby: "Whaddya think?" Polite person: "Well, your 'Yeehaa!' at the end was good."

  • @LoveLee-jz1tj
    @LoveLee-jz1tj 4 месяца назад

    Bobby

  • @gershhayes796
    @gershhayes796 5 лет назад +51

    I think I figured out why dogs cry out in the night.

  • @TheCaioccm
    @TheCaioccm 5 лет назад +3

    Poor bobby...in 80's years , one of the best's voices

  • @joellalhriatpuia7045
    @joellalhriatpuia7045 3 года назад +5

    So most of you don't know that he is suffering from dementia . He did what he loves to do even through his illness. Don't you dare laugh at him. He is one of the greatest vocalist to ever live.

    • @dougpeters1625
      @dougpeters1625 3 года назад +4

      Agree Joel. A lot of people don't know about his dementia. He has given us some of the greatest vocal performances in rock history. It is sad to watch but I will always respect his career.

    • @macair747
      @macair747 3 года назад +1

      Dementia doesn't make you sing 4 notes off key for the entire song. More likely he had a monitor problem and couldn't hear himself sing. Either way...it's damn funny and don't you dare try to tell us not to laugh at him.

  • @davidwilliams5986
    @davidwilliams5986 5 лет назад +7

    Very very sad. What a stunning voice he had. Brings a tear to my eye. Did he not realise he lost it or why didn't a friend tell him!

  • @carlospelliccione5897
    @carlospelliccione5897 6 лет назад +14

    He sings the way I sing at the kareoake

  • @codysundberg2021
    @codysundberg2021 5 лет назад +29

    The man has a voice of an angel. Best performance eva

  • @s2h995
    @s2h995 6 лет назад +13

    Dude in the black in the back with the wig really thinks they are groovin lol

  • @nybakg
    @nybakg 2 года назад +11

    The voice of an angel.. of death

  • @renerioscom
    @renerioscom 7 лет назад +112

    Something was not right here. There's no way he could be so off in every aspect of the song.

    • @wordofmo
      @wordofmo 5 лет назад

      Rene Rios I agree.

    • @vladimirbogosavljevic8039
      @vladimirbogosavljevic8039 5 лет назад

      Craig Wollman yea , bad drum , bass , and every aspect ... :/ he sings much betther than this

    • @jamjerry8399
      @jamjerry8399 4 года назад +1

      He has dementia

    • @2760ade
      @2760ade 3 года назад +1

      He couldn't hear his own voice, that's why.

  • @IThinkYouLookLarvely
    @IThinkYouLookLarvely 5 лет назад +10

    2:17 The "com" part of "company" is nearly on the original note.

  • @zim1966
    @zim1966 8 лет назад +86

    bass player is trying not to laugh at that 1st chorus

    • @sundet81
      @sundet81 8 лет назад +38

      And then he goes into 'shred' mode for the solo.

    • @yvonnelihusha8601
      @yvonnelihusha8601 7 лет назад

      zim1966 hahaha he even drunk some water to keep cool lol hahhahahaha

    • @caseyryback6306
      @caseyryback6306 7 лет назад +29

      I like that bass solo. It's an icing on a cake, like a secret ingredient of a musical train wreck. No matter how bad your performance as a band is already, it is ALWAYS possible to make it just a little bit worse with some random solo shredding.

    • @rydergrimes6696
      @rydergrimes6696 6 лет назад +3

      sundet81 AFRIKA SHRED

    • @TheABElia
      @TheABElia 6 лет назад +4

      That's vodka. It's the only thing that can explain this.

  • @bobtruck1594
    @bobtruck1594 2 года назад +3

    This is LEGEND at its finest. BRAVO! BRAVO!

  • @justinfrazier9395
    @justinfrazier9395 5 лет назад +14

    Why is he yelling at us?

  • @davidseagalmusic
    @davidseagalmusic 5 лет назад +4

    God bless him Bobby Kimbal. Saw him as a solo act in BBKings NYC few years ago. Certainly wasn't like this, he was amazing! We love you Bobby!

  • @jzwrkr
    @jzwrkr 8 лет назад +50

    Is it sad that he cant sing anymore, or is more sad that he ruins your childhood memories ?

    • @JacksonDang04
      @JacksonDang04 4 года назад

      jzwrkr it’s whatever it pisses us off

  • @brianmccormick6218
    @brianmccormick6218 4 года назад +2

    Back in the day there was no better than Bobby Kimball, but now...dang!

  • @Pvt-Lenny
    @Pvt-Lenny 8 лет назад +12

    How the fuck can people dislike this. Its fucking brilliant. This is quality content.

  • @parislake777
    @parislake777 2 года назад +3

    I know Bobby personally and he is having some severe hearing issues, I sure hope he can find the right treatment. For know I will cut him some slack!

  • @wildthing6668813
    @wildthing6668813 9 лет назад +22

    Would be rejected for X - Factor at the auditions with that load of crap

  • @johanjjjonasson
    @johanjjjonasson 9 месяцев назад +3

    We should also discuss the bass solo

  • @fakpuppet
    @fakpuppet 6 лет назад +8

    5:46 Bobby pretty impressed with himself there...

  • @Coffee-Comrade
    @Coffee-Comrade 5 лет назад +4

    The dude singing over the chorus is the only thing that made this performance watchable.

  • @brendan5954
    @brendan5954 7 лет назад +8

    I Played this to my Daughter (14) who has a wonderful voice and sings this song all the time, , It frightened the Shit out of her , Guess what? Haven't heard her singing it since. Lol

  • @pinchnloaf
    @pinchnloaf 2 года назад +19

    One of the performances of all time!

  • @intravena
    @intravena 5 лет назад +5

    That bum note at 1:00 lolol I'm dying

  • @alduderinodude
    @alduderinodude Год назад +1

    TOTO: Live in Amsterdam 2003, that was nice, dont know what's going on with this...

  • @jessesingersongwriter
    @jessesingersongwriter 2 года назад +3

    All of my bad moments in years of performing just ceased to haunt me.

  • @Chrai0n
    @Chrai0n 4 года назад +2

    Can't find Africa on Google Maps after listening to this.

  • @ubb.9363
    @ubb.9363 2 года назад +4

    I have to watch this weekly to get my week off to a good start lol

  • @barbararyan1255
    @barbararyan1255 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love Bobby Kimball

  • @MrSnotbottom
    @MrSnotbottom 5 лет назад +61

    This is what the Lion King cast would sound like if it were actual animals

    • @DA-js7xz
      @DA-js7xz 5 лет назад

      Humans are animals.

    • @msoileau83
      @msoileau83 4 года назад

      Ironic since Joe Williams was adult Simba's singing voice.

  • @itstherealjammin
    @itstherealjammin 5 лет назад +1

    Oh man the fact at the end he is happy and yeehaaaaa'd makes me want to implode my face

  • @dallascowboys8681
    @dallascowboys8681 7 лет назад +46

    He went tone deaf due to a inner ear disease. Plus he lost his voice over the years from hitting high notes. Sad

    • @NCISfanatic21
      @NCISfanatic21 7 лет назад +5

      Dallas Cowboys That explains a lot....good luck against Green Bay on Sunday and Zeke is AWESOME

    • @lorenzmuller3542
      @lorenzmuller3542 7 лет назад +6

      Is that true? He is deaf?

    • @crazyjkz
      @crazyjkz 6 лет назад +8

      Lorenz Müller Some people that have performed with him in recent years have said that his hearing is very poor and he's very likely close to being completely deaf. Unfortunately hearing loss is a fairly common problem for musicians.

    • @MrXabungle
      @MrXabungle 3 года назад

      @@crazyjkz In another performance at some home or studio, he turned the speaker directly to his ear.

  • @nickleonard8936
    @nickleonard8936 4 года назад +4

    The best part is between 0:00 and 5:57