@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 I myself was 20 years old when I heard this song Isaac Hayes took his grandmother to the academy awards when he won it was sweet to see that❤
This song takes back to early October of '71. I was a young 13yr old in my first year of Jr Hi School at McClure and what I ENJOYED was Baseball. It was the fall classic. The World Series, the heavily favorite Baltimore Orioles that had pitching staff of FOUR 20 game WINNERS, Jim Palmer Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dopson....In today's game that will NEVER EVER happen again...The Pittsburgh Pirates came in with the BIG BATS. League leading hitter Willie Stargell who led both the NL & AL with 48 homers, Bob Robertson who destroyed the SF Giants with his bat in the NLC, their entire lineup was DANGEROUS for ANY opposing team etc...However, the STAR of the series.....none other than Roberto Clemente, "Mr Humanitarian" of baseball. He put on a clinic of how to play and EXECUTE all the basic FUNDAMENTALS of the game of baseball. Roberto Clemente would go on to lead the Pirates to victory, thus becoming the MVP. As for Isaac Hayes and Richard Roundtree, both album and the movie "Shaft" were their FINEST performances...R.I.P. Many of the players of the Pirates and Orioles have since passed away as well, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell Bruce Kison, Danny Murtaugh, Earl Weaver, Frank and Brooks Robinson, Paul Blair, Elrod Hendricks, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Mark Belanger....R.I.P.
I used this song for a baton twirling talent contest for my debutante ball when I was in high school in 1972; I believe. I started off with two batons for the introduction and broke off into one baton for the rest of the song. I was awarded second place for the actual talent contest where the three winners were asked to perform at the ball. Once the performances were over, everyone at the ball including the parents said that I should have taken first place. It was kind of a political thing why I didn't win. No matter, I got all the accolades of being the first place winner from everyone at the ball including getting a four-year book scholarship for college by placing second. My mother was so proud. I'll never forget this song for that baton twirling routine as well as the movie that it was created for by Issac Hayes.
GREAT music and lyrics... RIP At one famous moment, Hayes calls Shaft "a bad mother-;" before the backup singers (one of whom is Tony Orlando and Dawn's Telma Hopkins) interrupt the implied profanity with the line "Shut yo' mouth!" Hayes immediately defends himself by replying "I'm talking about Shaft", with the back-up vocalists replying, "We can dig it." Other well-known passages include "You're damn right!" also uttered by Hayes, and "He's a complicated man/but no one understands him/but his woman/John Shaft."... At one famous moment, Hayes calls Shaft "a bad mother-;" before the backup singers (one of whom is Tony Orlando and Dawn's Telma Hopkins) interrupt the implied profanity with the line "Shut yo' mouth!" Hayes immediately defends himself by replying "I'm talking about Shaft",..The following year, "Theme from Shaft" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with Hayes becoming the first African American to win that honor - or any Academy Award in a non-acting category - as well as the first recipient of the award who both wrote and performed the winning song.
It seems like there is multiple versions of this song, the one I kept finding was faster than this one and didn’t sound right to me. Had to keep searching to find this one! Beautiful
I remember him in leather and chains doing this at the awards ceremony. Nontraditional attire, and there he was playing and singing. And when he won he told us it was really for his grandma who loved him and directed him toward this achievement/ Do any of you remember? I'm thinking she may have been a little old lady in the audience, smiling, so proud of her boy. (Or maybe I'm imagining her at home smiling.) I've been enjoying Shaft all these decades!
Isaac Hayes 🎵Who's the black private detective That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft) You're darn right🎵 🎵Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother, man? (Shaft) Can ya dig it?🎵 🎵Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? (Shaft) Right on You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Hush your mouth) But I'm talkin' about Shaft (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft)🎵
Issac Hayes is brilliant with this movie’s soundtrack greatest all black movie for it’s time white girl who saw the original in Chicago where the movie was made and so was I. I’m white on the outside and all SOUL ON THE INSIDE
Isaac Hayes made this song back in the year 1971 and he keeps his music going hard all the time
Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Certifies black pride and being cool. Rest in peace and right on brother.
💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥👀🦾🎸🥁🎶🎶
I was in high school Drum major stepping high 🎊 still here 58 years old ..instill a outstanding dancer 👀🔥🎶
One of the GREATEST INTRO SONGS TO A MOVIE EVER!!!!!! Could listen to this all day long!!!
I so dig this song. RIP Richard Roundtree and Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes was a musical genius ❤
You can hear exactly why this song won an Academy Award for the BEST SONG
Understatement. Mr Hayes was the Soul for sure. God Bless Isaac Hayes in heaven
He's a complicated man, no one understands him but his woman...Damn right (and good thing)...
Isaac Hayes was a man who added soul to soul music. He is deeply missed, in the world of life and music. (GOD-BLESS-HIS-SOUL).
I think you mean may Xenu incinerate his thetan in the volcanoes of hawaii.
SSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Clarence 'Skip' Pitts' and his guitar is outstanding!
Soul never dies.
Hahahaha hahahaha ha……..
“He’s a a BAD MOTHER- shut yo mouth! …SHAFT!…….”
I LOVE IT
RIP Richard Roundtree.Your passing is very saddening and painful.You'll truly be Missed Good Brother.
heard this song way back in 1973 and knew it would win academy award and it did! Isaac a genius!
How old was you back then in 1973 Audrey when you first heard that music
@@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329 I myself was 20 years old when I heard this song Isaac Hayes took his grandmother to the academy awards when he won it was sweet to see that❤
Strong People find eachother because that's what the Heavens Want.
R.I.P to both Issac Hayse and Richard Roundtree #legends
This song takes back to early October of '71. I was a young 13yr old in my first year of Jr Hi School at McClure and what I ENJOYED was Baseball. It was the fall classic. The World Series, the heavily favorite Baltimore Orioles that had pitching staff of FOUR 20 game WINNERS, Jim Palmer Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dopson....In today's game that will NEVER EVER happen again...The Pittsburgh Pirates came in with the BIG BATS. League leading hitter Willie Stargell who led both the NL & AL with 48 homers, Bob Robertson who destroyed the SF Giants with his bat in the NLC, their entire lineup was DANGEROUS for ANY opposing team etc...However, the STAR of the series.....none other than Roberto Clemente, "Mr Humanitarian" of baseball. He put on a clinic of how to play and EXECUTE all the basic FUNDAMENTALS of the game of baseball. Roberto Clemente would go on to lead the Pirates to victory, thus becoming the MVP. As for Isaac Hayes and Richard Roundtree, both album and the movie "Shaft" were their FINEST performances...R.I.P. Many of the players of the Pirates and Orioles have since passed away as well, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell Bruce Kison, Danny Murtaugh, Earl Weaver, Frank and Brooks Robinson, Paul Blair, Elrod Hendricks, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Mark Belanger....R.I.P.
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Love this song grew up watching the movie
Rest in peace to issac Hayes and Richard roundtree
Rest in power, John Shaft.
1971 was the year that started it all for Richard Roundtree as Detective John Shaft
Pure GENIUS ❤This is one of the greatest motion picture songs of ALL time. Issac Hayes is the MAN
The one and only rip brother
Magic
I used this song for a baton twirling talent contest for my debutante ball when I was in high school in 1972; I believe. I started off with two batons for the introduction and broke off into one baton for the rest of the song. I was awarded second place for the actual talent contest where the three winners were asked to perform at the ball.
Once the performances were over, everyone at the ball including the parents said that I should have taken first place. It was kind of a political thing why I didn't win. No matter, I got all the accolades of being the first place winner from everyone at the ball including getting a four-year book scholarship for college by placing second. My mother was so proud. I'll never forget this song for that baton twirling routine as well as the movie that it was created for by Issac Hayes.
Outa sight!!🎉😊peace!!
In memory of Richard Roundtree
You gotta dig it after all these years! ❤
Masterful masterpiece movie magic ! Loved Mr Hayes as The Duke in Escape from New York. Isaac was a genius
Yes sir!
Rest easy Mr Roundtree
Cannot believe the sexiest black man in Hollywood is gone!🥺💔 RIP Richard Roundtree!🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
♥️R. R. He is/was a stud machine. Oh yeah!💋
RIP
LOVE this! The whole middle school would go crazy when we started playing this at the football games back in 1977.
The 70s, Thank you God.
Ain’t that the truth!😂
Agree.ther
❤ You said it.... 💪👌
Awesome 😎 song. I dig it.🎉
Great actor. Richard was also in the 1974 movie Earthquake as motorcycle daredevil Miles Quade. RIP Mr. Roundtree.😢
GREAT music and lyrics... RIP
At one famous moment, Hayes calls Shaft "a bad mother-;" before the backup singers (one of whom is Tony Orlando and Dawn's Telma Hopkins) interrupt the implied profanity with the line "Shut yo' mouth!" Hayes immediately defends himself by replying "I'm talking about Shaft", with the back-up vocalists replying, "We can dig it." Other well-known passages include "You're damn right!" also uttered by Hayes, and "He's a complicated man/but no one understands him/but his woman/John Shaft."... At one famous moment, Hayes calls Shaft "a bad mother-;" before the backup singers (one of whom is Tony Orlando and Dawn's Telma Hopkins) interrupt the implied profanity with the line "Shut yo' mouth!" Hayes immediately defends himself by replying "I'm talking about Shaft",..The following year, "Theme from Shaft" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with Hayes becoming the first African American to win that honor - or any Academy Award in a non-acting category - as well as the first recipient of the award who both wrote and performed the winning song.
Roundtree had pancreatic cancer and died Tuesday afternoon.25/10/2023😥
Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the "Shaft"
This Cat Shaft is a bad Mother******! Shut your mouth! Loved this guy and that movie,,, times going by too fast, I wanna go back,,,,,🥲🥲
R.I.P.: Isaac Hayes 😢😢😢😢
RIP Richard Roundtree...he's a bad mutha...
This song will forever be the theme song to the most handsome, baddest black superhero on the planet ✊🏾
Once you had Black, you ain’t goin’ back, Baby!
Always and forever Shaft song
Wah-wah! Yeah-yeah!
Love the beat to this classic 70's hit of Issac Hayes.
Right on
@@tonymitchell3620damn right!!!
It seems like there is multiple versions of this song, the one I kept finding was faster than this one and didn’t sound right to me. Had to keep searching to find this one! Beautiful
Great ❤✌🏼👍🏼
Rest in peace Isaac hayes 1942-2008
Rest in peace Richard roundtree 1942-2023
He brings a delicious assortment of… sweet delights.
Donut Boy!!!
RIP Richard Roundtree ♥
Respect.
Old school nothing but the truth!
I remember him in leather and chains doing this at the awards ceremony. Nontraditional attire, and there he was playing and singing. And when he won he told us it was really for his grandma who loved him and directed him toward this achievement/ Do any of you remember? I'm thinking she may have been a little old lady in the audience, smiling, so proud of her boy. (Or maybe I'm imagining her at home smiling.) I've been enjoying Shaft all these decades!
RIP RICHARD ROUNDTREE!!!!
Our time our music! When you heard the note and saw Richard roundtree coming up those steps.we young women and girls exhaled❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
+Barbara Smith: He is a sex machine to all the chicks.
Probably some men did as well
This song plays in my head whenever I walk in a store
RIP Shaft! 😢
Quite a flick it is !!!! Dick Roundtree is magnificent as " Shaft " !!!!
this song will live on Rip Issac Hayes
John Shaft!!!
I remember hearing this song all the time in 1970s with other great songs and going to see Kung Fu movies in NYC ! ☯️
RIP Mr. Roundtree.
One of the great moments in black music...xxx
R.I.P Richard Roundtree
Hace muchos años tenia este tema dando vueltas en mi cabeza. Me encanta. Recuerdos
Disco, dancing, dating, marrying, babies, freedom to be me, loved it all!🤩
❤
I love you, Richard Roundtree❤
ブラックパワー！
RIP Richard Roundtree 😢
great theme.....
He was an outstanding person and actor who I loved. If the movie shaft comes on, even in the middle, I will watch to the end.
RIP
STILL AWESOME! CAN YOU DIG IT?
I can dig it.
Isaac Hayes 🎵Who's the black private detective
That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Shaft)
You're darn right🎵
🎵Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother, man? (Shaft)
Can ya dig it?🎵
🎵Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? (Shaft)
Right on You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Hush your mouth)
But I'm talkin' about Shaft (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman (John Shaft)🎵
Absolutely movie music
RIP Mr. Roundtree 😢
Definitely an urban sound. The classic blaxploitation film but academy award worthy.
GOD LOVE. U
I think Isaac and Richard will be sadly missed by us all
Just saw the movie for the 30th time in my life the night before last night on TCM. I just don't get tired of it. Lol
I just finished watching Shaft...Awesome
Cured my depression
When this song first came out in 197@ I was moved
They used to play this when I was in 10th grade White Plains high school 1971 to 1972 at lunch time
RIP Isaac Hayes you will be sadly missed
Oh, Shaft is still around! This is the thingy about Shaft!
Esta cancion es adorable
Aww that was real music!🙂
Many thanks.
One of 8
Issac Hayes is brilliant with this movie’s soundtrack greatest all black movie for it’s time white girl who saw the original in Chicago where the movie was made and so was I. I’m white on the outside and all SOUL ON THE INSIDE
A long-overdue video for this legendary tune, but I'll take it! Cranking that funky wah-wah right now...
One of the tracks from a BBC2 Test Card Music Tape that was aired from 1976 to 1978.
RIP ISAAC HAYES !!!
Should play this song at court houses!!!!!!!!
still listening in 2022
No theme is better than this!!
Veoma bogat i sadržajan tekst.
Shaft, 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Bumpin it right now:)
groovy baby
Hearing this immediately reminds me of a great News Radio episode. Who knows the one I'm talking about?
Had to listen after the sad passing of Richard Roundtree