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One Greatest showman Band Chic Not 😊😅😮❤ Disco dance party Band 🎭🤔🎨🎨🎹🪘🌄 classic orchestra, Funk,Rock & Rolling, Rhymes & Blue,Dazz , Jazzy Dazzle Modern voice singer band .
Nile, I remember you following me on my skate instagram page and I bragged about it til this day! Nile thinks im cool! But Nile, you are THEE coolest cat around!! I appreciate just who you are, all that you have been through, and the journey you have taken us through with your genius works! Im 32 years old and remembering my dad playing Sao Paulo when I was a child and feeling like I was going to cry. I now make sure my kids know all your music! Thank you thank you maestro. Still in the game after all these years, you are timeless.
I googled Nile Rodgers and it looks like the whole music industry relied on this mans talent for decades. To this day! His achievements completely overwhelming to look at.
Give that man his flowers. He literally doesn't get enough props. This man helped write the soundtrack to our childhoods if not our lives. Niles is definitely in the Pantheon.👊🏿💜
When you are responsible for the greatest hits of David Bowie, Duran Duran, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Sheila B. Devotion, Daft Punk, etc. and off course your own band Chic, you can say that you are one of the greatest.
I was VERY unprepared for this. I'm crying and smiling since the start, this is just amazing. How lucky we are for sharing this place and time with mr. Niles Rodgers
I needed to reply. Thank you so much for the love. I'm sitting in the best seat in the world behind Nile Rodgers and my Chic family. What you're seeing is the same love that we have off stage as well. We ARE Family. And, thank you again for the love.
Mr. Rogers I've been rocking with you since my junior year of high school 1978 and I just want to say, 'THANK YOU' sir. You came to tiny desk and throughly understood the assignment, what a wonderful soul. Blessing to you and your team.
Had to pause and quickly go rewatch the scene in Coming to America …. Man, it was so funny, and such an amazing cast. Russell did a superb job singing it - and what a treat for Nile as it was a complete surprise
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, right. Soccer. That's a real cute sport... Especially the way y'all bounce that ball off your heads. Personally, I don't like any sport where you don't use your hands. I loved Darryl lol
Much love to you. Hang in there. I pray that you have support to get through this temporary challenge. I pray strength, peace and joy come to you at this moment. Blessings 🙏
What just happened! I was doing my every day office job, and suddenly I started to dance and wooing! This was absolutely funk-tastic! One of the best Tiny Desk ever! Thank you NPR, and thank you Nile Rodgers & CHIC! I need this every single day from now on!
This is one of those sets where you can just tell from the first note that every single one of these people is absolutely oozing with talent. Which happens on tiny desk a lot lol. But here especially.
I met Nile once on a redeye from Burbank to JFK. I was a flight attendant at the time, paying the bills while beginning my career as a jazz guitarist. I was practicing on the jump seat with a nylon string guitar while most of the plane slept. Nile came by to use the bathroom and heard me practicing a complicated John Coltrane song. We talked for a little bit, and then he picked up my guitar and played some of the baddest jazz guitar on the same tune. I was not expecting that from the guitar player from CHIC!
That's an awesome story TY for sharing. Nile Rodgers is so much more than the guitarist from Chic though! 1 of the best music producers on the planet!!! What a legend!!!
Those high notes by Russell Graham made me pause the video and reflect on my life for a moment. That was one of the most insane and pleasant surprises I've ever had the pleasure to experience. What a voice... Kimberly and Audrey already had me very emotional, then that man comes and blows me out of the water.
Tiny Desk has amazing sound engineers. ALL of their concerts sound incredible. But this one… God, I remember Chic from my early teens. I swear I remember seeing them in concert and was blown away. This is such a treat to enjoy this new show.
It is amaz8ng how good they sound. Along with comments of great sound engineers at Tiny Desk and sound8ng as good as the original recordings... There is an incredible amount of rehears8ng and s9 e really intricate arrangements that are not on the original recordings. Nile and Chic are masterful!
We don't have a single idea how lucky we are to have Mr. Nile Rodgers alive!!! A living legend. This edition of tiny desk is on my top favorite. God is good to me for able to listen and watch this. I cried all thru the video for joy 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
This band is so tight that they can get totally loose. They look as if they are just having a party and getting down, but the level of musicianship and stagecraft here is off the charts. Style and class.
@@karldewet5393 ummmmmmmm......this lineup is relatively new. 45 years? Only Nile R remains from the 70s origins of Chic But this current is certainly a stellar group of musicians and singers
Funk is in the house today! Tiny Desk, you've outdone yourself. Nile Rodgers, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee! This is my favorite Tiny Desk performance. Thank you to Mr Rodgers and CHIC. You all made me so happy!
Yeah, however it’s difficult because man… there is so much awesome music. But certainly this is one of the best ever. Really enjoyable every second. Their energy puts a smile on my face. Others that imho should be in the top charts of tiny desk include Sting & Shaggy, Gregory Porter, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller, Peter Frampton, Dua Lipa, The war on drugs, The Cranberries. Yeah, I like quite different music. I don’t say this to get exposure but to give credit to all these amazing musicians. Others might want to check out these and other awesome tiny desk concerts. Really a cool format.
The "Soul Glow" took me out. I sometimes will randomly burst out singing it too!!! 😂😂😂 That was a random accessed memory. I love Russell!!! This was an amazing concert! Nile Rodgers is iconic and RIP Bernard Edwards. They gave us some legendary tunes that will keep the world dancing for years to come.
Bernard Edwards was one of my favorite bass players. Bernard and Nile Rodgers are one of the best writers and producers of all time!!! I love these brothers!!!
This is seriously one of the most high intensity Tiny Desks ever. Classic sounds with some serious bass licks running underneath. Regardless of what we rockers thought of the disco era, NIle has written and composed some of the greatest dance and party songs of all time. Congrats to all and enjoy 'cause the groove is in the house.
So glad that legends like Nile Rodgers are getting their flowers while they’re still with us. He was THAT guy in the 70’s and 80’s and produced and wrote a lot of hits for major r&b and pop acts. Bravo tiny desk!!!
My dad was a roadie back in the 70s-80s in Oakland, CA. One night, EWF had a show in San Francisco the same night as Chic in Oakland. I believe Chic was still rather new on the scene, EWF had a large pull. My dad said they set up everything at the Oakland Coliseum (mind you, this is back in the day where you went to the box office to buy tickets so artists didn't really know how to gauge if a show was sold out) and only about 10 people showed up! They invited the staff to sit in the audience to watch and my dad said it was top three one of the best shows he's ever seen in his LIFE! I met Jerry Barnes backstage (the bass player in this video) and told him this story. His eyes were big and he belted laughing because apparently Nile tells this story to EVERYONE and no one ever believes him! Wish I got to tell Nile this story myself! Shoutout to the Maestro himself!!!
Lol. Tiny Desk has been going on since 2008. It became big because they added it to RUclips. I used to listen to it from their blog and Sunday night broadcast on the radio
You are all having way too much fun. What a great dynamic you all have with each other. All of you so talented. And ladies you both are very beautiful.
This is up there with the best Tiny Desk concerts. Not only is Nile Rodgers special, but each member in his band are like leaders, down to the keyboardists, saxophone and then the drummer sings lead really? The bassist is off the charts. Great vocals across the board. They don't even need instruments.
I think the drummer was in on this gag (you can see him nod after Russell Graham starts playing keyboard at 11:29, as if they had coordinated this in advance), but it appears to have been a genuine surprise to Nile Rodgers and everyone else in the band.
Nile Rodgers has an amazing catalog. When a song comes on the radio, you know immediately if he had a hand in writing or producing it. Thanks, NPR for another great concert.
Chic, Glastonbury 2017, Sunday. The day was grey and overcast when Chic took to the stage, as they started the sun came out. 150,000 people dancing to the best, most joyous songs ever written. Happiness peaked for me in that 1hr30. This man and these musicians are true purveyors of happiness. Genius.
CLASSIC! Nile Rodgers and CHIC really defined a generation of music. The number of "modern day" artists who have sampled their work speaks volumes. Thank you NPR for hosting them! Much love from Cape Town, South Africa
Bernard Edwards bass lines and style of bass playing was so smooth. I miss that original sound. Don't get me wrong, the new Chic band style sounds great too!
@@robertjones447 I agree! You don't ever hear much talk about Michael Wiley (RIP). I went to Disney World Orlando to see the Dazz Band back in the 80's and was right up front of Michael Wiley. I was hoping he was going to use his MM Sabre or Stingray Bass, but he played a G&L L 2000 Bass with the gold strings, the sound was unbelievable!
Bernard will forever be my favorite bass player and let’s not forget TONY THOMPSON! He was hands down the baddest drummer that ever lived. He changed the sound of music, he brought sounds that were powerful and I haven’t heard anyone like him since. He played with the band Power Station..go figure..
I had a huge smile on my face throughout this. As did most of the band, tbh. Thanks NPR for giving them 30 mins instead of the usual 15 but it still wasn't enough!
I woke up at 3:AM and read my notification that Tiny Desk posted Nile Rodgers-a true master of music & songwriting. My day is made after listening to his great musicianship, songs & performance. 🎤🥁🎸🎹🎺🎶🎵. Bravo Tiny Desk! You’ve presented another great show! 👍🏾✌🏾
You and me both!!! I had to turn my fan off and saw this. I hope that you have a great Thursday today because I am. This is real music and vocals!!!May you have many more. Blessings to you!!! 🎵🎼🎶🎙🗣🗣🗣💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
That's why he's a legend. He had the sense to keep this band together for years now and they're not only great musicians but good friends because you can hear it.
I think it’s important to note how Nile calls out the CHIC organization, not the CHIC band! Because all of these wonderful folks are on the same wavelength as he is, and they bring their own funkalicousness to the mix, making these classic tracks take on a new flavor of groove; its the same, but different. In Mexican Spanish terms, they bring their own sazón to the recipe, and bring out the best that they can. And they absolutely deliver!
Well surely Tiny Desk Concerts can't get any better than this. Nile Rodgers is humanity's treasure. What a soulful performance, what an assembly of talents.
The biggest applause on NPR from staff and others I’ve ever heard. Thanks for the memories, life was so different back then. Thank you to all the performers. The atmosphere even though the video was absolutely 5stars.
Just got back from an unbelievable chemical brothers gig in Glasgow and was about to hit the hay, I’ve now stayed up and listened to this full performance. Life is good. This is iconic🙌🏻
Dude (or Dudess), that's bloody uncanny; went to the same gig, got back to Edinburgh, so hyped up I couldn't sleep, and somehow found this same clip....didn't sleep @ all.
Just wow, how lucky are we to have Nile & Chic doing their funky thing around the world for us all to see & hear! Long may it continue!! How gorgeous is Audrey & a brilliant talent!
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My heart with you. From Turkey. ❤
Yooooooo!!!😂
One Greatest showman Band Chic
Not 😊😅😮❤ Disco dance party Band 🎭🤔🎨🎨🎹🪘🌄 classic orchestra, Funk,Rock & Rolling, Rhymes
& Blue,Dazz , Jazzy Dazzle Modern voice singer band .
🤠👍
Amen brother!!!! Hallelujah!! 🎉
SO MUCH LOVE! Thank you... Tiny Desk.. EVERYONE..... This means so very much to me 🙏🏼
we are so blessed to have your funky songwriting and performances! Your music will definitely carry the funk and good vibes for many generations!
Nile, I remember you following me on my skate instagram page and I bragged about it til this day! Nile thinks im cool! But Nile, you are THEE coolest cat around!! I appreciate just who you are, all that you have been through, and the journey you have taken us through with your genius works! Im 32 years old and remembering my dad playing Sao Paulo when I was a child and feeling like I was going to cry. I now make sure my kids know all your music! Thank you thank you maestro. Still in the game after all these years, you are timeless.
The absolute King! Nile thank you for ALL the music 😍
you are a blessing for so many generation.
Thanks for the show Maestro. We love you here in Brasil.
This will go down as one of the best Tiny Desks in history
I'm speechless, the talent in that room is off the charts
No doubt
never saw the crowd also
I dont think so but it was good
Agreed 😊
this man is 71 years old rocking out like hes in his 50s. you love to see it. cherish him while hes here folks!!!!! living legend
Time to bring it back, show the youth, this is music, this is a band; no backing tracks, pure talent.
Exactly.
I was *just* thinking 'how long can this dude stay so relevant?!
I’m 71 too! I’m rocking to the beat of his guitar 🎸!!😊💃🏽
and he roller skates with us! He is truly young at heart and that's what keeps him so youthful! Yet, full of wisdom!
Probably one of the best Tiny Desk Concerts ever, imo.
I googled Nile Rodgers and it looks like the whole music industry relied on this mans talent for decades. To this day! His achievements completely overwhelming to look at.
He’s one of the most prolific composers and producers in the US. An absolute legend in the industry.
Not just America, in the world 💯
including Bowie!!!
I already knew without looking it up. He wrote and played around the industry as well as leading Chic.
@@alfs3let's dance!
Give that man his flowers. He literally doesn't get enough props. This man helped write the soundtrack to our childhoods if not our lives. Niles is definitely in the Pantheon.👊🏿💜
💯
He worked w Bowie on: Let’s Dance.
Come on now…. great sounds
He’s one of the greatest living guitarists.
Yet he is not in the Rock n' Roll hall of fame. A huge Travisty
@@scottgass6216 😲🎯
When you are responsible for the greatest hits of David Bowie, Duran Duran, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Sheila B. Devotion, Daft Punk, etc. and off course your own band Chic, you can say that you are one of the greatest.
No doubt
Facts!
For Shure 👌👌👌👌👌
Beyond a living legend! He builds his own legends! Such an insane figure! 🙌🔥 Hope the crowd felt how powerful that performance was.
Absolutely a brilliant man
The ladies are pure delight. All so talented. You can't be watching this and be in a bad mood.
That "Soul Glow" moment was the best thing to happen in 2023.
100%
Had no idea Nile Rodgers wrote the soundtrack to Coming to America. Makes a lot more sense to me now.
*Soul Glo*
Yes to this
I watched that part about 5 times it’s both awesome and hilarious 😂😂
David Bowie hired Nile for some of his funkiest songs during the 80s and 90s. Nile is an absolute genius of funk.
You've been watching too much Frasier
Material - One Down (‘nuf said)
*Nile
Facts G
Niles Rodgers Hornsbies?
I was VERY unprepared for this. I'm crying and smiling since the start, this is just amazing. How lucky we are for sharing this place and time with mr. Niles Rodgers
I needed to reply. Thank you so much for the love. I'm sitting in the best seat in the world behind Nile Rodgers and my Chic family. What you're seeing is the same love that we have off stage as well. We ARE Family. And, thank you again for the love.
@@drumrolle❤
🎼🎶❤️🔥AMEN🙌💗
@drumrolle you all are LEGENDS! Thank you for sharing the love!
@@drumrolle Thanks for the love and for the absolute FUNKACITY
Mr. Rogers I've been rocking with you since my junior year of high school 1978 and I just want to say, 'THANK YOU' sir. You came to tiny desk and throughly understood the assignment, what a wonderful soul. Blessing to you and your team.
The keyboardist busting out the Soul-Glo theme was incredible.
I was 🤣🤣🤣. All I could picture is the commercial for Soul Glo from Coming To America.
that boy good
@@elcashogood as in teribble 😂😂😂
After he was done, i automatically, in a low voice said, SOUL GLOOOO.😅😅😅
Had to pause and quickly go rewatch the scene in Coming to America …. Man, it was so funny, and such an amazing cast.
Russell did a superb job singing it - and what a treat for Nile as it was a complete surprise
0:00 Le Freak
3:33 I'm Coming Out
6:04 We Are Family
11:24 Soul Glow
13:34 Get Lucky
17:00 Good Times
23:23 Let's Dance
11:24 Soul Glo. There, I fixed your list.😊
Thank you, kind strangers, @lion037 and @eppimusic 🙌
@@lion037 I'm all for that. Especially with women. You know, they may not admit it, but they all want a man to... Take charge. Tell them what to do.
What?!! No I WANT YOUR LOVE??!!! Cmon Nile!!!!!!!!! That’s a favorite of mine!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lion037thank you so much!!!!
The keyboardist singing SOUL GLO will forever be part of my random access memories; ‘JUST LET YOUR SOUL GLO....JUST LET IT SHINE THROUGH’ 🥰
He is definitely welcome to the BBQ!!!!!
Seeing Nile's reaction I believe that was really spontaneous. Brilliant, and what a powerful falsetto!
Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, right. Soccer. That's a real cute sport... Especially the way y'all bounce that ball off your heads. Personally, I don't like any sport where you don't use your hands. I loved Darryl lol
Gyat dayum he can sing
That’s the clip that brought me here for sure, that was dope
One of the best to EVER do it! Thanks for this amazing concert! Still a tight band!
This is by far one of the best tiny desk, funk never disappoints
🔝👏🏼
Dear lord..
It certainly does when there are only two horns. Diluted shy te.
@@ScratchySlide Does someone need a hug?
@@breeze_japanese Ooh, yes please....
TIMESTAMPS
"Le Freak" - 0:00
"I'm Coming Out" - 3:39
"We Are Family" - 6:05
"Soul Glo" (from the movie Coming to America) - 11:35
"Get Lucky" - 13:35
"Good Times" - 17:03
"Let's Dance "Intro"" - 23:40
"Let's Dance" 25:50
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Soul glo had me dieing lol❤❤😂
You didn’t prepare me for Rapper’s Delight. Wow!
Thank you.
💜💜💜
Tiny Desk sound engineers deserve an award.
Indeed 💯
my first thought was that
@@vilwarin5635sound engineer detected. ;P
think i heard somewhere the artists do it themselves but idk
Yeah, great job... but I bet these folks make it relatively easy.
ブラボー！
日本から愛を込めて❤️
I can’t tell yall how much this lifted my mood. Struggling bad with mental health. Thank you to all involved. 🙏🏾
Keep praying,He’s listening. Hope you feel better ❤❤❤
Yeah, that's what music does to us!!
Same, this is the first time I've smiled all day. Brilliant. Thank you so much Nile & crew.
Hang in there ❤
Much love to you. Hang in there. I pray that you have support to get through this temporary challenge. I pray strength, peace and joy come to you at this moment.
Blessings 🙏
This is not a performance.....this is A MASTER CLASS 🤷🏻♂️
BARS!
Yes Indeed
PURE ECSTASY!
Did anybody else have a huge smile on their face throughout this entire concert???? ❤😁
Yes, meeeee 🤩🤩🤩
Oh yeah.
Me too. Can't help it.
Sure!!!!
Listening again 😊😊😊💯💯💯
What just happened! I was doing my every day office job, and suddenly I started to dance and wooing!
This was absolutely funk-tastic! One of the best Tiny Desk ever! Thank you NPR, and thank you Nile Rodgers & CHIC!
I need this every single day from now on!
And always will be❤
Did anyone else get a tear in their eye with this live performance? Oh my gosh!! and I'm not from their era. Thanks for this video 🙏
Yes!!🥲So good
I cried uncontrollably. Tears of happiness.
Epic legend, read his autobiography,!!!!
I started crying the moment I saw it in my feed.
They managed to get God himself on Tiny Desk.
100%
The keyboardist who sang Soul Glo is one talented dude. The whole band and this set were terrific too.
This is one of those sets where you can just tell from the first note that every single one of these people is absolutely oozing with talent. Which happens on tiny desk a lot lol. But here especially.
That's Rich Hilton playing keyboards, an awesome talent!
I love how he incoroporated other Daft Punk songs into his "Get Lucky" vocals
Russell Graham on keyboards and vocals @@mikemicrael5749
It's Russell Graham on keys with the huge lungs!
My man hit that "Soul Glow" with precision!! I'm dead 💀😭🤩
was not prepared for that voice to come out of him 🤣🤣😂
I still come back for a hit of soul glo every now and then
@@devildee9286I know! I had to side 👀 to make sure it wasn’t a track playing 🤣🤣
100% The most unbelievable part of this. Made me double/triple/quadruple take 😂
Much Respect to Nile Rodgers & Chic!!!!
Yes, I was singing along and dancing to some songs, butI knew all the songs there, but not all the lyrics.
I met Nile once on a redeye from Burbank to JFK. I was a flight attendant at the time, paying the bills while beginning my career as a jazz guitarist. I was practicing on the jump seat with a nylon string guitar while most of the plane slept. Nile came by to use the bathroom and heard me practicing a complicated John Coltrane song. We talked for a little bit, and then he picked up my guitar and played some of the baddest jazz guitar on the same tune. I was not expecting that from the guitar player from CHIC!
Before the days of phone camera selfies?
Did he wash his hands first?
That's an awesome story TY for sharing. Nile Rodgers is so much more than the guitarist from Chic though! 1 of the best music producers on the planet!!! What a legend!!!
Goosebumps throughout. How awesome would it be to see the legendary Nile Rogers and CHIC live. Thank you, Tiny Desk!
Other surprisingly good jazz players: Kool and the Gang!
This is probably the best Tiny Desk concert EVER. They sounded impeccable, sound engineer did an outstanding job!
I agree! This is the tightest, funkiest set I’ve ever seen on ‘Tiny Desk!’ Nile Rodgers & CHIC⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Check out the Babyface one and the Charlie Wilson ones from earlier this year if you like this one.
Yessss ✨️👏👏
Yes sound was unbelievably good, kudos to the talented engineer
Josh always kills it!
Those high notes by Russell Graham made me pause the video and reflect on my life for a moment. That was one of the most insane and pleasant surprises I've ever had the pleasure to experience. What a voice... Kimberly and Audrey already had me very emotional, then that man comes and blows me out of the water.
Yeah it seemed other worldly. Like he was an instrument, not just singing but the actual medium for something from another world.
way!!!
X2
White boy got game!!! 😍
Russell Graham was BORN to be in the same lifetime with Nile Rodgers... Just two souls meant to be together making music
How do they sound THIS amazing live?!?!? Incredible, legendary.
I saw them live and can vouch that it sounds the same as the recording, it’s that impeccably brilliant
Yes they sound so accurate it looks like not a live concert …. superb audio set up !! indeed
Tiny Desk has amazing sound engineers. ALL of their concerts sound incredible. But this one… God, I remember Chic from my early teens. I swear I remember seeing them in concert and was blown away. This is such a treat to enjoy this new show.
Nothing tiny about this performance. HUGE, righteous sound. C'mon now!
It is amaz8ng how good they sound. Along with comments of great sound engineers at Tiny Desk and sound8ng as good as the original recordings... There is an incredible amount of rehears8ng and s9 e really intricate arrangements that are not on the original recordings. Nile and Chic are masterful!
Nile's catalog is absolutely ridiculous. What a beautiful moment. Thank you NPR and as always, thank you Josh for making it sound so pristine!
We don't have a single idea how lucky we are to have Mr. Nile Rodgers alive!!! A living legend. This edition of tiny desk is on my top favorite. God is good to me for able to listen and watch this. I cried all thru the video for joy 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌
🎼🎶❤️🔥AMEN 🎼🎶❤️🔥🙌🎼🎶
My dad ran into him in Australia just a couple days ago. "Wouldn't know he's a superstar". Dude is a legend but humble as ever.
@@iVTECInsideI could see that
I've watched this twice with my parents. So dope seeing them start dancing and grooving to the hits. Awesome time. Thx Nile
Unlike other great artist Nile performed only gigantic hits because almost all of his songs are gigantic hits. What a Legend!
it's the only thing Nile knows to make!!! he's genius!
This band is so tight that they can get totally loose. They look as if they are just having a party and getting down, but the level of musicianship and stagecraft here is off the charts. Style and class.
Do anything with the same people for more than 45 years and it becomes this easy. How amazing!!!
Yeah… they pretty much slayed it.
💯 Amazing performance. 🔥 Left me Speechless. 🔥
@@karldewet5393 ummmmmmmm......this lineup is relatively new. 45 years? Only Nile R remains from the 70s origins of Chic
But this current is certainly a stellar group of musicians and singers
Funk is in the house today! Tiny Desk, you've outdone yourself. Nile Rodgers, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee! This is my favorite Tiny Desk performance. Thank you to Mr Rodgers and CHIC. You all made me so happy!
What fun! Thank you NPR! Thank you Nile for a lifetime of great music! Thank you singers and musicians - outstanding!
You learn so much history online. This man wrote all these hits and I never new it. Thank you, Mr. Nile Rodgers.
Same!!!! Lesson learned. Mad respect 🫡
Really I have always been a fan of his
And this is only a fraction of them.
Probably the best Tiny Desk ever. Incredible. This sets the bar so high.
Yeah, however it’s difficult because man… there is so much awesome music. But certainly this is one of the best ever. Really enjoyable every second. Their energy puts a smile on my face.
Others that imho should be in the top charts of tiny desk include Sting & Shaggy, Gregory Porter, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller, Peter Frampton, Dua Lipa, The war on drugs, The Cranberries. Yeah, I like quite different music. I don’t say this to get exposure but to give credit to all these amazing musicians. Others might want to check out these and other awesome tiny desk concerts. Really a cool format.
FACT..
its the best
The "Soul Glow" took me out. I sometimes will randomly burst out singing it too!!! 😂😂😂 That was a random accessed memory. I love Russell!!! This was an amazing concert! Nile Rodgers is iconic and RIP Bernard Edwards. They gave us some legendary tunes that will keep the world dancing for years to come.
Bernard Edwards was one of my favorite bass players. Bernard and Nile Rodgers are one of the best writers and producers of all time!!! I love these brothers!!!
I’ve seen this 100+ times already and it still makes me so happy. Never remove this from RUclips!!
The best vibes
same here! I can't start the work day without this Tiny!!
Everyone was fire!! The singers were phenomenal! Thank you Kimberly and Audrey!
Audrey is fine
@@gobirds4362 Both are ..lol
@@buttyscott1 Both fantastic singers, both gorgeous, class and beauty.
@@gobirds4362She is beautiful.
This is seriously one of the most high intensity Tiny Desks ever. Classic sounds with some serious bass licks running underneath. Regardless of what we rockers thought of the disco era, NIle has written and composed some of the greatest dance and party songs of all time. Congrats to all and enjoy 'cause the groove is in the house.
I'm so in love with Kimberly Davis right now ❤
00:00 "Le Freak"
03:31 "I'm Coming Out"
06:02 "We Are Family"
11:30 Russell Graham's part (awsome!!!)
13:30 "Get Lucky"
17:00 "Good Times"
23:15 "Let's Dance"
Soul Glow!
Gracias por tanto
Appreciate ya King!!!
thank you for this! RG!!!!!!
❤❤❤❤
So glad that legends like Nile Rodgers are getting their flowers while they’re still with us. He was THAT guy in the 70’s and 80’s and produced and wrote a lot of hits for major r&b and pop acts. Bravo tiny desk!!!
Here's the thing...he's STILL doing it with current acts.
My dad was a roadie back in the 70s-80s in Oakland, CA. One night, EWF had a show in San Francisco the same night as Chic in Oakland. I believe Chic was still rather new on the scene, EWF had a large pull. My dad said they set up everything at the Oakland Coliseum (mind you, this is back in the day where you went to the box office to buy tickets so artists didn't really know how to gauge if a show was sold out) and only about 10 people showed up! They invited the staff to sit in the audience to watch and my dad said it was top three one of the best shows he's ever seen in his LIFE! I met Jerry Barnes backstage (the bass player in this video) and told him this story. His eyes were big and he belted laughing because apparently Nile tells this story to EVERYONE and no one ever believes him! Wish I got to tell Nile this story myself! Shoutout to the Maestro himself!!!
Lol only ten people??? Man do you know how big the coliseum is?
Great, nothing like original member eternal peace Bernard Tony ....
Awesome story! There were really only _10_ people? At the Coliseum?! 🤯
Man, your Pops must've had _some_ stories to tell!!!
yeah! this is absolutely the best part of Tiny Desk Concert!! so much amazing Nile Rodgers and CHIC!!🤟🤍
The best part to me is that the whole band is having FUN while playing!!!
True.
the are is nice to look at it
What Tiny Desk has been able to record and accomplish in just a few years is genuinely amazing
Lol. Tiny Desk has been going on since 2008. It became big because they added it to RUclips. I used to listen to it from their blog and Sunday night broadcast on the radio
@@hanaj I’m proud of you
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO pay your taxes
@@jackiesixtysixtyjackie boy bye
What $$$ can do.
Thanks Tiny Desk for this. You brought back the disco era ❤ Nile Rodgers is a genius and Chic were absolutely fantastic!
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no, actually. just niles. @@steveolie985
I never have seen a band with this feeling for Funk music. That is amazing and fantastic.❤️😎👍Great.
Nile Rogers is 71 years old and rocks this joyfully. It's fantastic!
Legend.
Definitely the best year for tinydesk. Nile is a funky wizard who has helped and inspired so many.
Them SISTAS ARE SANGIN!! Rarely hear any strong voices like that anymore in the industry ❤
What are you on about?
Kimberly Davis is a beast on vocals
Plenty of strong voices ..but they blast your ears off in an egotistical unmusical way .
Excuse me ma'am, you sang your face off and it fell on the floor 😮❤
You are all having way too much fun. What a great dynamic you all have with each other. All of you so talented. And ladies you both are very beautiful.
WOW! There have been so many awesome NPR tiny desk shows, but this! What a Joy! I laughed. I cried. I looked up tickets.
Saw them live last weekend in Melbourne Australia. Amazing. Everything you would expect.
Definitely this performance made me consider getting tickets for the first time!
I’ve seen them 3 times, never disappoints. So much fun!
This is up there with the best Tiny Desk concerts. Not only is Nile Rodgers special, but each member in his band are like leaders, down to the keyboardists, saxophone and then the drummer sings lead really? The bassist is off the charts. Great vocals across the board. They don't even need instruments.
that keyboard players voice made my jaw drop
@@harbarycarbary same here as if there wasn't already tons of talent
I’m only 27, but my inner OG appreciated this. That sneak in of “Soul Glo” was hilarious. 🤣👏
Continued blessings to Niles & CHIC. 🙏
I approve!
That sneak-in of Seoul Glow is pretty funny too...
Inner OG lol
27 aint young bro you’re late to the party! I been appreciating CHIC since I was 16 and I’m a few years older than you
I think the drummer was in on this gag (you can see him nod after Russell Graham starts playing keyboard at 11:29, as if they had coordinated this in advance), but it appears to have been a genuine surprise to Nile Rodgers and everyone else in the band.
Nile Rodgers has an amazing catalog. When a song comes on the radio, you know immediately if he had a hand in writing or producing it. Thanks, NPR for another great concert.
By far one of the top 5 concerts! NPR is on a roll with the recent artists.
Yes, this is in my top five also. This was awesome!
That rendition of Get Lucky (especially with the crowd singing) needs to be recorded as an official version
Tiny Desk you are a priceless gem to music lovers !!!!!! Thank You NPR 🙏🏾
All of these folks together and individually are quite talented really entertaining and overall musically amazing.
I can't, I just can't put any words together even remotely close to how fantastic this arrangement is, so just... Wow! Love it. Thank you Tiny Desk 🎉
100%
Chic, Glastonbury 2017, Sunday. The day was grey and overcast when Chic took to the stage, as they started the sun came out. 150,000 people dancing to the best, most joyous songs ever written. Happiness peaked for me in that 1hr30. This man and these musicians are true purveyors of happiness. Genius.
❤😂🫠🤣🫶
This is the most pure representation of joy through music I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you Tiny Desk for bringing on such a legend
This was absolutely fantastic. What an absolute treat. Every performer knocked it out of the park!
CLASSIC! Nile Rodgers and CHIC really defined a generation of music. The number of "modern day" artists who have sampled their work speaks volumes. Thank you NPR for hosting them!
Much love from Cape Town, South Africa
Watching this in Harare Zimbabwe. I am dancing and my kids (7 and 11) are loving it.
Nile Rodgers is one of the most significant guitarists and musicians of the century.
On desert island discs on uk radio he chose 7 of his own songs. no wonder
Yessir 💯
Sound engineer of Tiny Desk is an angel ❤
Yes! I’m listening it at a harman/kardon… 👌🏻 perfect
Shout out to the man Josh Rogosin !
Agree, getting this sound is perfection.
God bless him
Amen. All those instruments in that tiny room. Perfection.
The great Nile Rogers!!!!!!! One of the best band and singers that are out right now!!!!!
And composers-songwriters.
Every time they do play good time is like a tribute to Bernard Edwards … it was the good time indeed ! RIP dear Bernard … and thank you 🙏🏾 !
Bernard Edwards bass lines and style of bass playing was so smooth. I miss that original sound. Don't get me wrong, the new Chic band style sounds great too!
He was in the same rarefied air for putting down the groove as Michael Wiley and Bootsy Collins.
@@robertjones447 I agree! You don't ever hear much talk about Michael Wiley (RIP). I went to Disney World Orlando to see the Dazz Band back in the 80's and was right up front of Michael Wiley. I was hoping he was going to use his MM Sabre or Stingray Bass, but he played a G&L L 2000 Bass with the gold strings, the sound was unbelievable!
Bernard will forever be my favorite bass player and let’s not forget TONY THOMPSON! He was hands down the baddest drummer that ever lived. He changed the sound of music, he brought sounds that were powerful and I haven’t heard anyone like him since. He played with the band Power Station..go figure..
@@VCD512I agree, Tony & Bernard were locked in tight! Nothing ahead or behind the beat.
There's very little in this world as awesome as listening to a tight funk band play live.
The tightest funk band. This is an absolute clinic of funk.
Agreed. This is just phenomenal, except Roger's attempt to rap.
On of the best Tiny desk episodes. We aren't worthy thank you Niles Rogers
Dear God what is this energy??? I hope Nile had the good breakfast he deserved afterward. All these musicians deserve praise too, what a band!!
I had a huge smile on my face throughout this. As did most of the band, tbh. Thanks NPR for giving them 30 mins instead of the usual 15 but it still wasn't enough!
I woke up at 3:AM and read my notification that Tiny Desk posted Nile Rodgers-a true master of music & songwriting. My day is made after listening to his great musicianship, songs & performance. 🎤🥁🎸🎹🎺🎶🎵.
Bravo Tiny Desk! You’ve presented another great show! 👍🏾✌🏾
You and me both!!! I had to turn my fan off and saw this. I hope that you have a great Thursday today because I am. This is real music and vocals!!!May you have many more. Blessings to you!!! 🎵🎼🎶🎙🗣🗣🗣💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Same. My neighbor's porch lights came on just now, but I can't help myself!! Amazing!!!
i’ve been a little sad recently and this just reminded me how beautiful life really is
Sending healing streams of grace to you ❤
Sending Love your way Sister 😘
100 percent life is fragile but you gotta get up and smell the beautiful roses!!
Thats the Power of this music.
Me too. This brought me true and profound joy and pure happiness! Dancing around the house. Love and light to you!
This is actually the best version of “Get Lucky!”
Absolutely my favorite. Please consider releasing it Nile Rogers and Chic.
That's why he's a legend. He had the sense to keep this band together for years now and they're not only great musicians but good friends because you can hear it.
He's the only original member.
I think it’s important to note how Nile calls out the CHIC organization, not the CHIC band! Because all of these wonderful folks are on the same wavelength as he is, and they bring their own funkalicousness to the mix, making these classic tracks take on a new flavor of groove; its the same, but different. In Mexican Spanish terms, they bring their own sazón to the recipe, and bring out the best that they can. And they absolutely deliver!
This man might be the most influential producer ever.
Agree. And nobody else crossed genres like him.
Quincy Jones
How about Rod Temperton, who worked with Quincy on most of his HUGE stuff...@@Troock14
@@Troock14drop that quincy jones tiny desk concert bro
Surely one of em, would like to mention Herbie Hancock as well up there…
A magic Strat ! In the hands of a master magician of dance hits , Nile Rogers .
Well surely Tiny Desk Concerts can't get any better than this. Nile Rodgers is humanity's treasure. What a soulful performance, what an assembly of talents.
The biggest applause on NPR from staff and others I’ve ever heard. Thanks for the memories, life was so different back then. Thank you to all the performers. The atmosphere even though the video was absolutely 5stars.
I was blown away. This was an explosion of energy, talent and joy. Nile Rodgers is a world treasure. Chic is a total blast. Bravo!
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen 💗
Love how Nile Rodgers musical passion never seems to have faded.
In fact its rooted & matured so well like a healthy great tree!
Pure energy. This is how a band should play! Every great singer. Cool!
THIS is what it feels like to open your favorite Christmas present in October!!!
Thank you sooo much for this.
😊🎶🎹🎸🎷🥁🎺🎤🤯👏♥️♥️♥️
And Like your every toy, very much. No socks or lumps of coal this time.
Classic! Such a great performance by Nile Rodger & CHIC!
Just got back from an unbelievable chemical brothers gig in Glasgow and was about to hit the hay, I’ve now stayed up and listened to this full performance. Life is good. This is iconic🙌🏻
Chic and the Chemical Brothers....I'm mighty envious!! Eventually you'll get to sleep!!
Heard it was amazing the chem gig. They are similar in that timeless power. Still listen to Dig your own hole now!
Dude (or Dudess), that's bloody uncanny; went to the same gig, got back to Edinburgh, so hyped up I couldn't sleep, and somehow found this same clip....didn't sleep @ all.
Niles Rodgers is not only a music genius, but you can see how much he loves what he does. The definition of positive impact.
That man right there is one of THE most influential producers to ever live. Nile Rodgers. Legend!
Just wow, how lucky are we to have Nile & Chic doing their funky thing around the world for us all to see & hear! Long may it continue!! How gorgeous is Audrey & a brilliant talent!