Story Behind the Song: 'Biggest Part of Me'

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Story Behind the Song: 'Biggest Part of Me'

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  • @benicio1967
    @benicio1967 2 года назад +113

    I feel really bad for anyone who doesn’t know who this man is. Truly one of the greatest singer song writers of all time.

    • @dogdaybreak3157
      @dogdaybreak3157 Год назад +2

      Well said.

    • @1bigrowdy
      @1bigrowdy Год назад +2

      Not a bad player guitar either.

    • @donna8818
      @donna8818 Год назад +2

      I was able to meet him a few years ago and he is as nice as he is talented.

    • @gigidayz6936
      @gigidayz6936 11 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed!!

  • @jeffbeck3770
    @jeffbeck3770 4 года назад +117

    This is one of the songs that I would consider to be absolutely perfect. It's just absolutely, straight up, perfect.

  • @brendasolis3950
    @brendasolis3950 2 года назад +70

    I gave my daughter the middle name Ambrosia, after your band, and, she was born on the Fourth of July 1982! Thank you for the greatest songs!❤️.

    • @brannciforte1373
      @brannciforte1373 Год назад +3

      So did I! I named mine
      Angelsea Ambrosia, after my favorite Cat Stevens song, and also after one of my favorite Bands.
      - Interesting coincidence, 'eh?!

    • @coconutgrovemusicnz
      @coconutgrovemusicnz Год назад +4

      So did I. I named my son Ethan Ambrose...
      He knows this to be so and today is his 32nd birthday.
      Named after my love of David Pack when he was fronting Ambrosia❤

  • @gesundheit602
    @gesundheit602 2 года назад +58

    David’s voice is still amazing. Same phenomenal pitch and range as he always had.

  • @moedeluca2318
    @moedeluca2318 5 месяцев назад +13

    This song, & You're The Only Woman, & How Much I Feel... unbelievably beautiful, passionate songs. Ambrosia has always been one of my absolute favorites.

    • @praywoceasing1804
      @praywoceasing1804 4 месяца назад +1

      1978 after HS graduation , still brings me back to that time 45 yrs later, esp to that one person .

  • @Yellowjacket1977
    @Yellowjacket1977 5 месяцев назад +10

    I LOVE David Pack!! As a DJ, I played his music many times on FM radio. God, I miss those days!!

  • @dickburns9200
    @dickburns9200 Год назад +13

    Ambrosia is one of my favorite bands ever. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!

  • @MelodyChase
    @MelodyChase 4 года назад +52

    Just saw this April 24, 2020. I've always loved Ambrosia's music! Then one day, my best friend who was also a former boyfriend of 7 years, died from a brain tumor. I was devistated, although we knew he had been battling it for years. I sat frozen in my car and just wept. Then I looked up and said, "Dougie, I love you so much. Please send me a message through song... I need to know you're hearing me." I turned on the radio and there it was. Suddenly, my tears of sadness became those of absolute Peace and Joy. To this day, it plays whenever I'm really thinking about him. The veil truly is thin. 😇💓🎶

    • @opihipiker
      @opihipiker 4 года назад +9

      Great story..touching.

    • @painauchocolate2395
      @painauchocolate2395 3 года назад +10

      Very touching and profound comment. I hope you are doing well in life x

    • @Diana-gf9tk
      @Diana-gf9tk Год назад +3

      Bless you both, I'd definitely be willing to bet dollars to donuts🙂 he sent you this great song to soothe your heart and to let you know he's with you and the feeling is mutual 🥲,🌠🌜🌠✨🌛✨

  • @insightvideo6136
    @insightvideo6136 5 лет назад +86

    Loved Ambrosia and still do. Timeless.

  • @fayahjudah2451
    @fayahjudah2451 2 года назад +33

    That falsetto is still sweet!!

  • @lancehurley9743
    @lancehurley9743 5 лет назад +61

    The Great David Pack

  • @MatthewMcClellan
    @MatthewMcClellan 5 лет назад +81

    Love Ambrosia. Some of the prettiest chord progressions...

  • @levil4012
    @levil4012 4 года назад +38

    He still sounds the same, beautiful voice and song, one of THE biggest classics

  • @juliehillestad2543
    @juliehillestad2543 Год назад +8

    David Pack is the best of everything in the world. 'How Much I Feel' looks into the heart of anyone who has lost the most meaningful partner and love of their life. It's unbelievable how a gorgeous song can take one back almost 50 years and still feel the pain. His songs are so .spot-on, that it is as if he was sitting ascross from me and reading my mind. Love him so.

  • @JanetWright-qq5cv
    @JanetWright-qq5cv Год назад +7

    I love this love your voice where is thebtest of Ambrosia....im still playing this in 2023

  • @larrywuzhere3866
    @larrywuzhere3866 4 года назад +51

    That was a tremendous song- and he did it in 5 to 10 minutes- incredible

    • @kenrutherford1109
      @kenrutherford1109 2 года назад +5

      My favorite Ambrosia song is "You're the Only Woman (You and I)"

  • @Wise-Lady-La-Aura
    @Wise-Lady-La-Aura Год назад +8

    Man this guy, David Pack, was so hot! To see him perform, in his prime, is to witness true masculine beauty. His voice, his face, his body and his style are the epitome of a rock star. He exemplifies the handsome, well built, talented man. He will turn you on! Wow! Such a great and handsome interviewer person, too! Today a tragedy in Nashville, and it needs to be mentioned here. My heart and soul go out to the Nashville community. People are really suffering from a mass shooting at a school there! I have a relative that is in high school there, and another close relative that is at a University there in post-graduate medical school, so it hit our family very hard. Although I do not live there, now, we are united in heart and soul with the children and the people of Nashville! Sending our love to cover Nashville. Thanks for this interview and the opportunity to express our love with this beautiful song and the people behind it.💜🎸❤‍🩹🙏🔮🔔🎼🎶🚸🩺🫀🏫

  • @cindyweir9645
    @cindyweir9645 3 года назад +50

    Ambrosia ...such a great band. David’s voice is phenomenal. I’ve been listening to them during Covid. So smooth, and calming.❤️🌷

  • @susansavard3531
    @susansavard3531 Год назад +11

    I always thought "How Much I Feel" was his best. Tells a very powerful story.

  • @fitnessguru8012
    @fitnessguru8012 5 лет назад +71

    What a great great band, they wrote some wonderful songs.

  • @ronaldwilliams6927
    @ronaldwilliams6927 6 месяцев назад +4

    Wow ...his voice still sounds amazing after all these years! Phenominal musician ,singer,and songwriter.😊

  • @oneday458
    @oneday458 4 года назад +22

    It was his voice that drew me to listen to Ambrosia in the first instance.

    • @linkristian1064
      @linkristian1064 Год назад

      You are so right!❤ That wonderful voice!❤❤❤

  • @januarioqueiroz3122
    @januarioqueiroz3122 2 года назад +13

    I bought this album in 1980 at one of the many disc stores in Manhattan. There goes 42 years...times flies

    • @LUCKYIRISHLADY77
      @LUCKYIRISHLADY77 Год назад +2

      Those years have just flown by. Hyper speed.!!!!

  • @elizabethdunn1668
    @elizabethdunn1668 Год назад +4

    The amazing David Pack, singer, songwriter, producer. ❤️

  • @lorettaserrano9223
    @lorettaserrano9223 7 месяцев назад +3

    He mentioned Ray Manzareck, and in another interview he mentioned his admiration for Ricky Nelson. The summer of 1967 I was vacationing at a beach where Ricky Nelson was filming a show he wrote, produced and directed involving musical groups and artists. I met Ricky Nelson and was allowed to sit behind him while he directed each segment. I was also allowed to meet, talk to and get autographs from each artist. The Doors were one of those performing. When I approached Jim Morrison, he pushed me aside and knocked me into the sand. Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek helped me up, made sure I was okay, and signed autographs. Outside of welcoming my children and grandchildren into the world, that was the most magical, unforgettable time of my life. Thank you David Pack for the beautiful music you have brought into my life.

  • @FlowJunkie65
    @FlowJunkie65 2 года назад +16

    Even though it seems that Ambrosia has moved on without David (WTH, BTW?), David's voice is the signature sound of that band, no doubt about it. It's the voice that we associate with the band, then and always. Love your music and voice, David, as does my entire family.

  • @debd1250
    @debd1250 4 года назад +33

    One of my top three bands ever!!! Loved everything they did!!!!!

    • @gl7914
      @gl7914 2 года назад +2

      YES!!! 💯

  • @charlesaguilar1708
    @charlesaguilar1708 3 года назад +15

    GOD BLESS YOU David Pack! One of the Greatest singers of all time! Love you Forever! Be careful bro!

  • @modspell
    @modspell 2 года назад +7

    Fantastic song and even greater brother, David Pack.

  • @seattlebicycler3657
    @seattlebicycler3657 4 года назад +36

    Jesus, the interviewer needs to shut up and quit interrupting!

    • @scarlettohara5030
      @scarlettohara5030 4 года назад +3

      for real

    • @TheGlass50
      @TheGlass50 4 года назад +2

      Agreed! Geez. He ruined that interview. Anyway, we are thankful that Michael McDonald told him the lyrics were all good and that he took too long getting back to David. One of the greatest songs of all time.

  • @stephennordlinger4112
    @stephennordlinger4112 4 года назад +6

    The interviewer likes to get kind of touchy feely.

  • @goodmeasure777
    @goodmeasure777 Год назад +3

    "Make a wish ba bay.." 🎵🎵🎵🎵

  • @oniekelley6355
    @oniekelley6355 2 года назад +6

    To this day, that song is my absolute favorite. I posted "Your the biggest part of me, this morning on FB and one of my friends on there, said" White, with soul? Aww, he really never heard of Ambrosia!! I love love love this band, the songs everything about Ambrosia is timeless and classic music 💜

  • @suekuba3617
    @suekuba3617 2 года назад +8

    I love David pack what a nice guy, a talented writer and what a beautiful voice

  • @lisas2538
    @lisas2538 Год назад +2

    What a great interview. Nice guys. Ambrosia is on every one of my playlists.

  • @chesterabentonjr5343
    @chesterabentonjr5343 2 года назад +4

    I heard it on Tiktok and went found it immediately I've listen to maybe 50 times and that was Tuesday today is Friday Absolutely Great Song 🎵 ❣❣❣❣
    🤜🏿🤛🏿💯💪🏿

  • @tsmmud7122
    @tsmmud7122 3 года назад +7

    David Pack can sing to me anytime and any day. 🥰😍

  • @doriannemosich232
    @doriannemosich232 4 года назад +10

    i was 15 or 16 hired Ambrosia to play at neighbor's house (Curtis Korn's), didn't realize at the time that by 10 pm the neighbors called police to end the band. ;( had fun any way peace everybody! Enjoy!

  • @malouresurreccion7114
    @malouresurreccion7114 Год назад +2

    Wow! Just so happy to have heard him sing Biggest Part of Me live, when he had his concert here in Manila years ago. Been a fan since college and I'm 54 now. It's my lovesong for my husband❤

  • @bryanjensen2614
    @bryanjensen2614 2 года назад +4

    Quincy Jones said it was the greatest song ever recorded...I'd have to agree with him.

  • @howardrobinson4938
    @howardrobinson4938 3 года назад +6

    As a teenager learning songs in the seventies on my guitar with a song book, Biggest Part of Me had me thinking, wow, if I can play THIS song, then I'll really be a guitarist. Loved the chords, which I did get down, and I loved TRYING to sing the song.

  • @giggeezer
    @giggeezer Год назад +2

    I remember buying that album (One Eighty) back in 1980.

  • @fab4fan5
    @fab4fan5 5 лет назад +15

    I have a list of favorite songs I have but Biggest Part Of Me is no.1👆🏻

  • @ml3110
    @ml3110 4 года назад +8

    Ambrosia is one of my all time favorite bands! 💞 This interviewer needs to keep his hands to himself. Sheesh!

  • @mrss4328
    @mrss4328 8 месяцев назад +1

    Love Ambrosia. Always moving melody and lyrics and great voices from the heart.

  • @dorenemadrzykowski8426
    @dorenemadrzykowski8426 4 года назад +9

    Terrible interviewer. David was so patient waiting to speak.

    • @JerryT21
      @JerryT21 3 года назад

      Yeah he sucks

  • @victorgojocco1716
    @victorgojocco1716 Год назад +2

    DAVID PACK!!! What else can be said? The simply says it all!!!

  • @john564holloway
    @john564holloway 3 года назад +4

    Saw Ambrosia in 1980. Fantastic-freakin' concert!

    • @brannciforte1373
      @brannciforte1373 Год назад +1

      Yeah 1980 that's when I saw them in Sacramento
      and then 20 years later again in Sacramento and I bought them drinks after the concert.
      Real gentlemen, they're all real nice guys,
      and I just found out that the great Chuck Girard performed on a couple of their albums! Small world 🤠

    • @john564holloway
      @john564holloway Год назад

      @@brannciforte1373 Fantastic!

  • @billyripp
    @billyripp 3 года назад +7

    I love the original song by Ambrosia and I also, love Take 6 version. One of my favorite songs ever.

  • @justinelmusico3370
    @justinelmusico3370 4 года назад +5

    After the interviewer put his hand on Dave’s knee I couldn’t watch anymore

  • @x0539p
    @x0539p Год назад +1

    Love David Pack and I just feel awful for him as his beautiful wife just passed away on Feb 9, 2023 of breast cancer. He has such a gentle caring heart and is a romantic and he writes and sings beautiful songs.

  • @opihipiker
    @opihipiker 4 года назад +6

    I still love this song.. The interview set looks drab and the interviewer looks drab but David Pack is so talented. Thanks for sharing David. Kimo Holland

  • @craigpatterson6225
    @craigpatterson6225 2 года назад +2

    I've been listening to Ambrosia since I was 13 / 14 years old !
    The Road Island was my very first Cassette and I must've played " Beggings " a Thousand Times !
    David Pack ❤️🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾✌🏾

  • @macdaddybill
    @macdaddybill 4 года назад +10

    WOW oh WOW what a story on how he wrote it!

  • @magusvilla3237
    @magusvilla3237 Год назад +1

    This song is amazing... And Davi's voice is so sweet and perfect !!! Thanks for it !!! Hugs from Quito Ecuador. God bless you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @My1969chevelle
    @My1969chevelle 3 года назад +6

    Interesting, always loved his voice and that song.

  • @MarleneGreen
    @MarleneGreen 2 года назад +3

    LOVE DAVID PACK! I can listen to him singing forever! His music brings a smile and warms my heart! Cheers

  • @SummerofKittyLove
    @SummerofKittyLove 3 года назад +4

    One of my all time favorite songs-so great!! The epitome of the perfectly written, perfectly sung pop song

  • @Dejablu4u
    @Dejablu4u Год назад +1

    I’ve loved Ambrosia since I was 10 in 1973. ❤❤❤

  • @jonathanporlasjr8364
    @jonathanporlasjr8364 Год назад +1

    An awesome masterpiece. Tanks David Pack. Priceless 🙏❤️🤙🎵

  • @S.JerseyJim
    @S.JerseyJim 3 месяца назад +1

    They’ll be playing that song 100 years from now.

  • @4luv215
    @4luv215 27 дней назад

    It’s a song to Jesus. One of the most beautiful songs ever thank you my brother🙏

  • @michaelrouten6169
    @michaelrouten6169 4 года назад +8

    Unwatchable due to the interviewer thinking he was the main attraction. (sigh)

  • @x0539p
    @x0539p 2 года назад +2

    Love your song “Life Beyond LA” and “(Won’t Be)The Last Time You Cry” and of course all your other hit.

  • @Butcherbuilt
    @Butcherbuilt 3 года назад +2

    I had the pleasure of meeting the band when they played at Opryland! One of my all time favorite bands.

    • @brannciforte1373
      @brannciforte1373 Год назад +1

      Way back in 1979 I played guitar on stage at old Opryland, sure wish Ambrosia would have been there that weekend.

    • @Butcherbuilt
      @Butcherbuilt Год назад

      @@brannciforte1373 Did you know Denise Huffington by any chance. She sang in one of shows for many years. I was playing guitar in a local band at the time, right out of high school. Graduated in 79. Me and my buddy ( our drummer) went to see Ambrosia at Opryland a couple of years later.

  • @michaelpayne8000
    @michaelpayne8000 Год назад +1

    David Pack is a musical 🎶🎵🎸 genius 🤘😁👍

  • @jenlaird7197
    @jenlaird7197 2 месяца назад

    Going to see them live in Warren OH July 2024. I rarely go to concerts, but have to see them live.

  • @Spartanm333
    @Spartanm333 Год назад +1

    The anecdote at 8.40 about Mike McDonald taking 4 months to come up with a change in one line of lyrics is not a joke. Mike himself has joked in the 90s that it took him 5 years+ to write an album... for himself (cough Blue Obsession). It turned out to be a good album with a great dose of gospel / funk on the opening track All I Need co-written with Tommy Sims.
    A fantastic swing / country track 'Pour Me Another (Take It From The Top)' didn't make the final public release which is a shame - it was nice to hear Mike take on a more country tone (as he settled down in Nashville with his family - Leapers Fork). If you search hard it is available on a pre-release advance marketing print of Blue Obsession.

  • @Sunnahiman
    @Sunnahiman Год назад +2

    I LOVE ALL OF AMBROSIA SONGS AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN 1954. BLESSINGS.

  • @jrs2024
    @jrs2024 Месяц назад

    ❤❤❤ LOVE THIS SONG!! Thank you for sharing this interview, and to David, thank you for a national treasure song. ✌🏼

  • @jamesreding6336
    @jamesreding6336 4 года назад +4

    So many great songs

  • @schnauzerears912
    @schnauzerears912 Год назад +1

    Spontaneous creative genius, from the heart...

  • @dogdaybreak3157
    @dogdaybreak3157 Год назад +1

    David Pack was/is one hell of singer. Amazing voice. FYI, Holding on To Yesterday was just one example.

  • @kristinebarksdale5438
    @kristinebarksdale5438 Год назад +1

    We got married to this song ❤! It’s our love song K&D Forever #KandDLoveStory #beating50percent

  • @elainelosee7974
    @elainelosee7974 Год назад +1

    Love the story, love the song even more. Thanks again, thanks for sharing

  • @123xconnieb
    @123xconnieb 5 лет назад +15

    Does the guy in the brown shirt have a radio voice or what!

  • @user-gb6re9eg3i
    @user-gb6re9eg3i 6 месяцев назад +1

    FANTASTIC SONG!!!

  • @sharonedwards6010
    @sharonedwards6010 4 года назад +3

    He is the second singer songwriter I 've learnt that has written a hit song while waiting for someone. Carly Simon wrote Anticipation while waiting for Cat Stevens.

  • @rickflippin1
    @rickflippin1 6 месяцев назад +1

    My absolute favorite artist love this dude
    My life dream is to jam with him for 30 minutes

  • @WriterandPhotographer
    @WriterandPhotographer 10 месяцев назад

    Will we ever have love songs like this again? I think not. My teen son says that this song and other 70s love songs "give him a headache." The songs he listens to have lyrics about shooting people who come into your hood, selling drugs, characterizing women as something less than human and having piles of money; at any cost. What has happened to our culture? During the 70s, nearly all songs were about love and relationships. The lyrics were brilliant and the melodies and choruses were memorable. This song and How Much I Feel are masterpieces.

  • @rodneymayfield9579
    @rodneymayfield9579 2 года назад +2

    Love this song and ambrosia

  • @luckypenny4263
    @luckypenny4263 2 года назад +2

    Great back ground story

  • @feliciakidd9358
    @feliciakidd9358 Год назад +1

    I love that song.

  • @jamesjohnston5796
    @jamesjohnston5796 2 года назад +1

    Humble and Sweet... I'm sure he's got All Girls? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 He was? In The Day... the Epitome of a Rockstar! 🎸

  • @ArthurShedsJackson
    @ArthurShedsJackson 2 месяца назад

    The man can still hit those incredible notes.

  • @gigidayz6936
    @gigidayz6936 11 месяцев назад

    I cherish every single thing about this video!! LOVE Ambrosia!!

  • @ragingriccor9999
    @ragingriccor9999 3 месяца назад

    Golden last 35 seconds of video. Keyboard and vocal talent present even now.

  • @B1GJOHNSTUD
    @B1GJOHNSTUD 3 года назад +5

    one of the greatest love songs ever!! and who tf is the interviewer? he is irritating af!!

  • @lisas8244
    @lisas8244 10 месяцев назад

    It always strikes me in a very spiritual way when you have an artist like Davis Pack who was undeniably born to write and perform music. it's as if the universe selects particular individuals to create beautiful art forms for the rest of us to enjoy while we are on this earth. It was no accident that he was born with this talent. I often wish I could be one of those people who are born with a natural God given talent to share with the world. It truly is a gift to know exactly what you are meant to do in life and have the skill and ability to follow through.

  • @jimgallagher2979
    @jimgallagher2979 3 года назад +2

    At the end of the 70s and one of the last great songs ever written

  • @user-tj5hs8lg7r
    @user-tj5hs8lg7r 5 месяцев назад +1

    great song writer he looks early 40s WOW

  • @jzybeer
    @jzybeer Год назад

    You are amazing I listen to your music with you Micheal and James every day!! The Trio

  • @ricwood7976
    @ricwood7976 3 года назад +1

    Incredible singer/songwriter.

  • @justifiedlife1595
    @justifiedlife1595 Год назад +1

    Wish I could give 10,000 more thumbs up!!

  • @TedAlexandro
    @TedAlexandro 3 месяца назад +1

    Good Lord, that voice.

  • @tevieray123
    @tevieray123 3 года назад +2

    this interviewer is cheezy

  • @cherriphelps0108
    @cherriphelps0108 2 года назад +2

    Love it! Amazing story!

  • @1105pitbull
    @1105pitbull Год назад

    When I heard the original his voice was enhanced and I like it better live and without any echo chamber

  • @KVille65
    @KVille65 10 дней назад

    Love Holdn on to yesterday...i play it atleast 1 time a week

  • @MyRofaith
    @MyRofaith 4 года назад +5

    Interviewer talked too much, often talked over David Pack