When James J.T. Taylor and Michael Ray performed that acrobatic stunt on the video for this song, it looked like an optical illusion. Now I can see that it was really done and perfectly executed as well and was Curtis Williams awesome on those keyboards or what? Never knew Ronald Bell played keyboards as well. Great stuff. God Bless Kool & the Gang.
Actually, this one sounds even better than the recording - the tempo is sped up in the live performance, which, besides sounding awesome, displays amazing musicianship
Kool and the gang are a band that no one dislikes. It's impossible not to like them; whoever says they do is lying. Great stuff, JT is a great R&B vocalist...
That time Kool and the Gang brought a 10-piece band to West Germany and burned the studio to the ground. Not many dancers in the audience though. So glad this was recorded in high-quality, thank you to whoever made this gig happen.
This is GREAT!!! Has it all great sound, great song, great lead voice by JT and exciting LIVE entertainment. No B.S. no pyrotechnics, No 20 dancers or costume changes. This is what live shows used 2 be bout! Old skool= Best Skool!
SO STRANGE the way everyone in the crowd is basically just standing there? It's as if they're all wondering if it's all right to dance..Shit people! It's a song CALLING YOU to the dance floor! GET UP AND BOOGIE! I'D BE RAGING!
+chubby 00 OMG - what a stupid statement! What does it mean "you think"? It means you guess, nothing else. I'm a German and I saw Barry White 3 times, Diana Ross 2 times, Stevie Wonder, Kool & the Gang and Earth, Wind & Fire in Munich (Bavaria, Southern Germany). Every time, thousands of fans sang their songs and celebrated them with huge respect and admiration. Stop acting like a brainless racist.
Man, this is FUNKY!! And some really amazing synthesizer soloing on the Moog! :D These guys truly kicked ass. This is what's missing from current day bands: groove.
love the way the musicians and the singer don't care a shit if they're sweating or tired but still dancing with all the energy of the world, dame we need that this days
Me.. Being 18 years old now, REALLY wish I could go back in time, to this kind of music's era, when I go to town.. I would ssoooo much rather get my groove on to this.. Than the popular music today like Ke$ha. 5/5 for some legendary music
This group is the very best. Every single thing they do is awesone. Harmony, dancing, musicians, SINGING. The best group ever the whole group is sooo talented. And JT .he us my heart throbe. What a voice. The very best. The deserve an academy award. !!!. Bravo . 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
You said it right, this is what music is all about, these days it seems that BS sells, it can only mean one thing you are what you buy,,,,,nothing can beat the old school jams period
this is real funk . Blessed were the days when music was made under passion and not under pressure , urged by a hungry money making demand of a fallen musical market wich produces momentary artists
Singers, dancers, musicians.........live...........now that's talent. I miss those days when you were truly entertained. Nothing today compares with ol' school.
Cudo's to one of the baddest group of funk masters to grace us their presence and musical harmony and play instruments in the key of " get yo ass up off the floor, dance come on " I've had the wonderful privilege of gowing up to the music they created for us that ever graced the vinyl wheels from Summer Madness & Funky stuff to Joanna & celebration - J.T. Taylor & Co. created a collection of classic examples of the funkiest dance grooves for us to enjoy for ever. Thanks for keeping funk alive people . ✌😎
Love this song, love this band. As someone who has sung live with a band this cracks me up - live performances are always sooo fast!! Hahaha... I still love this though. 😊
J.T. and his voice!..and look how live the gang was!..J.T. seems like he was with the gang from the beginning. so relaxed with it all!..he could not be a background singer he started it to be then Ronald heard that voice! an said!.OUCH!.
oh yeah! after seeing one of the sickest live performances ever i am just DYING to see a dude play an acoustic cover! no bass, synth, or drums? PERFECT
The best live funk ever, but the public in show can't be funky so white 😉. And keytar minimoog solo amazing is like analogic blaster shooting rhythm and blues with power. thx
they danced their entire A$$ES off!! i was a little girl when they performed this live but if i was grown back then and in that audience, i would have jumped on stage and shook my booty right next to JT Taylor, i loooove me some JT
Folks! This is another song by Cool & The Gang, This is when James " J.T " Taylor was with the group, before he went to solo.Get Down On It!!! Infact, this group has treated us with great music back in the days. Get down, but take it easy { Suave }
TROW BACK THIS TIMES, PRAYING FOR THE RESSURECTION OF THE SOUL MUSIC PLEASE!!!! PRAY FOR THE GODS OS MUSIC TO TROW BACK THE SOUL MUSIC MY FRIENDS. LETS GET INVADE THE WORLD WITH POWER OF THE SOUL AGAIN!!!!
Sadly we don't see true showmanship and musicianship like this too much anymore, when it was all about getting people to dance and enjoy themselves. P.S. Loooove me some JT! :D
Yes Joe I agree. This is possibly the best thing I have ever seen in my life. Kool and the gang must be the greatest unit of men to ever grace this planet. I'm always down on it.
GOD! i used to run around singing this when i was a kid one epic song i think a remake is in order myself keep it funky groovy soul but with a modern twist
This was when entertainers really had talent. No computerized gimmicks, just singers, dancers and mainly musicians; Kool, Ohio Players, Earth Wind & Fire....totally awesome entertainment; a shame this does not exist today and as for the crowd; haha, white people do not know how to get down, but check out Jungle Boogie on the Midnight Special, I think you may see some of the caucasian persuasion trying their best to get down there. PEACE!
I´ve seen it like 300 times and I can get enough, it´s so good
This guys can make a damn stone dance, what musical geniuses man, let me pickup my jaw from the floor now thank you.
When James J.T. Taylor and Michael Ray performed that acrobatic stunt on the video for this song, it looked like an optical illusion. Now I can see that it was really done and perfectly executed as well and was Curtis Williams awesome on those keyboards or what? Never knew Ronald Bell played keyboards as well. Great stuff. God Bless Kool & the Gang.
Actually, this one sounds even better than the recording - the tempo is sped up in the live performance, which, besides sounding awesome, displays amazing musicianship
AGREED 100%!!
I love their dance, too!!! JT is definitely the coolest singer of all time for me.
This is the best musical performance of all time
Yes it's great, 🌷🌷🌷🌷
Superb, actually! 😊
have you seen metallica at moscow 1991?
@@willbournerv2259 lol
Ha, no kidding!😮
Kool and the gang are a band that no one dislikes. It's impossible not to like them; whoever says they do is lying. Great stuff, JT is a great R&B vocalist...
this is definately the best version on the web, synth solo is superb!
J.T. Taylor's voice equals perfect pitch, it's like he never hits a bad note!
YES ! 100%
🤭🤣🤣 Right 👍.
This beat is so steady and deadly, when you look at the drummer, I instinctively feel like he could lead a fleet of ships into battle.
They do. The bass and lead guitar have to stay up with the drummer
That keytar solo was just amazing
Every member of that band is going full force the full time and it's amazing to see I would have loved to be there in the audience!
Real music, real musicians, real good times. This should have been played when Armstrong landed on the moon.
Just awesome! What superb showmanship and musicianship. What fun!
Live in New Orleans is a monster concert. 😊
That time Kool and the Gang brought a 10-piece band to West Germany and burned the studio to the ground. Not many dancers in the audience though. So glad this was recorded in high-quality, thank you to whoever made this gig happen.
This is GREAT!!! Has it all great sound, great song, great lead voice by JT and exciting LIVE entertainment. No B.S. no pyrotechnics, No 20 dancers or costume changes. This is what live shows used 2 be bout! Old skool= Best Skool!
I take back all the rude things I've said about the keytar over the years.
ikr, Jordan rudess has the same effect on me.
I might be white as snow, but my soul just got a whole lot blacker.
Sick jam! , can bring a dead person back from the dead!
not that german audience
Who knew that Charles Barkley could rock a synth like that.
I long for the day when the keytar becomes a relevant instrument again.
The reason none of the audience are dancing is because they are just stunned into paralysis by the quality of dance moves displayed from 2:20 onwards.
Or maybe something like: "what the f@ck do I do with this strange feeling that tells me to start jumpin' and funkin'?"
this is what german audiences were like during this time sadly.
SO STRANGE the way everyone in the crowd is basically just standing there? It's as if they're all wondering if it's all right to dance..Shit people! It's a song CALLING YOU to the dance floor! GET UP AND BOOGIE! I'D BE RAGING!
Definitely time to get down !!
I think this was in germany, so they are germans....
So Germans don't dance?
Adult Hybrid Child of Extraterrestrials
They're afraid of public correctness. Most of their elders at the time were bigots.
+chubby 00 OMG - what a stupid statement! What does it mean "you think"? It means you guess, nothing else. I'm a German and I saw Barry White 3 times, Diana Ross 2 times, Stevie Wonder, Kool & the Gang and Earth, Wind & Fire in Munich (Bavaria, Southern Germany). Every time, thousands of fans sang their songs and celebrated them with huge respect and admiration. Stop acting like a brainless racist.
these guys killed it!!!!!! That was awesome!!!
I saw the Kool & The Gang show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles in 1980. It was better than this video shows. Incredible!
Send this video into space so any alien life form can appreciate earth's awesomeness.
Man, this is FUNKY!! And some really amazing synthesizer soloing on the Moog! :D These guys truly kicked ass. This is what's missing from current day bands: groove.
This is so beautiful!!! This is the reason why I wish I could live in that ERA!!!!
Trumpet guy DEFINITELY gets the salesmanship award. I 100% GUARANTEE that LOVES his job.
Love this song! A great way to start the day to get motivated and, well, GET DOWN ON IT!
That groove could raise the dead. Even someone who fell into a wood chipper!
the most attractive live performance i've ever seen . REALLY LOVE THIS GUYS ♥
Can't get enough of this. Always puts me in a good mood. Damn! They left it all on stage with this performance. All hail the keytar.
love the way the musicians and the singer don't care a shit if they're sweating or tired but still dancing with all the energy of the world, dame we need that this days
Me.. Being 18 years old now, REALLY wish I could go back in time, to this kind of music's era, when I go to town.. I would ssoooo much rather get my groove on to this.. Than the popular music today like Ke$ha. 5/5 for some legendary music
Awesome jam. I miss the days when music made you feel good.
THIS is talent-not that dam rap bullshit of today-THIS is REAL talent!!
Man this is an awesome song. Although the tempo seems a little faster than normal. But it still sounds awesome.
Michael Ray, Trumpet. Curtis Williams, keyboard.
This group is the very best. Every single thing they do is awesone. Harmony, dancing, musicians, SINGING. The best group ever the whole group is sooo talented. And JT .he us my heart throbe. What a voice. The very best. The deserve an academy award. !!!. Bravo . 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
I love live performances by old school bands/groups!
2:28 that guy with the Bowie haircut is amazed by their flip lol
You said it right, this is what music is all about, these days it seems that BS sells, it can only mean one thing you are what you buy,,,,,nothing can beat the old school jams period
It's been a while since I've heard this song - love it! Kool and the Gang had so many great hits.
skinny beautiful guys, back then our world was skinny, and with beautiful music. And I am still skinny!!
this is real funk . Blessed were the days when music was made under passion and not under pressure , urged by a hungry money making demand of a fallen musical market wich produces momentary artists
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MARAVILHOSO!!!!!!!!!!
AMO KOOL AND THE GANG!!!
SÃO OS MELHORES DE TODOS OS TEMPOS
Singers, dancers, musicians.........live...........now that's talent. I miss those days when you were truly entertained. Nothing today compares with ol' school.
keep coming back to this video because its my favorite version of this this song!
The bmps are high and the energy is there
can't beat it
Cudo's to one of the baddest group of funk masters to grace us their presence and musical harmony and play instruments in the key of " get yo ass up off the floor, dance come on " I've had the wonderful privilege of gowing up to the music they created for us that ever graced the vinyl wheels from Summer Madness & Funky stuff to Joanna & celebration - J.T. Taylor & Co. created a collection of classic examples of the funkiest dance grooves for us to enjoy for ever. Thanks for keeping funk alive people . ✌😎
Love this song, love this band. As someone who has sung live with a band this cracks me up - live performances are always sooo fast!! Hahaha...
I still love this though. 😊
Wow, I need exatly these overalls for me and my colleagues for theoffice ;-) ! God bless these old stuff! Thanx! I got my back up of the wall!
I LOVE THE KEYTAR in this song. He "gets down on it"
Won the album,in a club quiz...vinyl...still luvvin this groove,glad some kids are commenting here...great band! Good find!
Sûrement le morceau de funk le plus puissant de tout les temps... 💙
"get your back up off the wall...dance c'mon"....real musicians & singers...synthesisor was the beast back then...
That's combination guys,kool and the gang . James Taylor the best.
that keytar solo fucking SLAYS!!
95% de esta versión en vivo, es el Solo de Keyboard MASTER.... fron La paz en Bolivia forever K&G.
La neta.
WHAT A GREAT PERFORMANCE!
😀😀
J.T. and his voice!..and look how live the gang was!..J.T. seems like he was with the gang from the beginning. so relaxed with it all!..he could not be a background singer he started it to be then Ronald heard that voice! an said!.OUCH!.
I dont know J.T. was so live! and his songs..feel the need! work with me!..HOT!..OUCH!..
oh yeah! after seeing one of the sickest live performances ever i am just DYING to see a dude play an acoustic cover! no bass, synth, or drums? PERFECT
I’m still listening and enjoying in 2024 Anymore else listening
19 people listened to that solo and STILL have their backs up the wall.
Wow...so remember this good old song... :)
They funked and jammed......just love these guys.
Fabulous ❤
Wonderful ❤2024 ❤
is miss this kind off show too this is how funk,soul should be their best song ever
My favorite Cool & The Gang Song!
The best live funk ever, but the public in show can't be funky so white 😉. And keytar minimoog solo amazing is like analogic blaster shooting rhythm and blues with power. thx
yeah. this is oldschool music!!! nothing can be better than this *-*
Everyone is 100% in it ! Look at the conga player, the keyboardist, bassist, vocalists ! Everyone !
JT! Amazing performance!
this is the real old school funk people...there will never be music like this no more...
matter the fact, that keyboard solo made me hot...
God damn freaking awesome song! Remember this way way back in the early 80's! Just freakin love Cool and the Gang!
Maravilhosos, anos 70, uma das melhores época da música, pra quem viveu sabe!😍🎸👏👏👏
they danced their entire A$$ES off!! i was a little girl when they performed this live but if i was grown back then and in that audience, i would have jumped on stage and shook my booty right next to JT Taylor, i loooove me some JT
What a classy song!
James "J.T." Taylor the voice of the band.!!!!!!!!! awesome live stage performance that kool & the gang always perform .
this is classic!!! one of the Top 10 dance jams of all time!!!
Folks! This is another song by Cool & The Gang, This is when James " J.T " Taylor was with the group, before he went to solo.Get Down On It!!! Infact, this group has treated us with great music back in the days. Get down, but take it easy { Suave }
TROW BACK THIS TIMES, PRAYING FOR THE RESSURECTION OF THE SOUL MUSIC PLEASE!!!! PRAY FOR THE GODS OS MUSIC TO TROW BACK THE SOUL MUSIC MY FRIENDS. LETS GET INVADE THE WORLD WITH POWER OF THE SOUL AGAIN!!!!
Some of the greatest showmanship in this group ever
insanely good jam, baby---love the synth solo!
The best disco band ever by farrrr. EXCELLENT and TIMELESS./ please: learn this bloody new generation what means to make music!
K&TG for EVER!!!!!!!!!
Sadly we don't see true showmanship and musicianship like this too much anymore, when it was all about getting people to dance and enjoy themselves.
P.S. Loooove me some JT! :D
Saw 'em live in Wembley London summer 1984. Superb!
I love this band!!!
Yes Joe I agree. This is possibly the best thing I have ever seen in my life.
Kool and the gang must be the greatest unit of men to ever grace this planet.
I'm always down on it.
EN FUEGO ! THE BAND IS EN FUEGO!!
I feel for anyone coming of age in this era of Auto-Tune @ such downtempo...Where's the joy,uplift in Pop Music?
i love how they sound just as good liveee!!! this is where its at!
There's nothing like the 80's. Dancing fuckin' freakin' unstoppable music!
Marvelous ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
GOD! i used to run around singing this when i was a kid one epic song i think a remake is in order myself keep it funky groovy soul but with a modern twist
This live version is soooooooooooo awesome
WOW brings back memories... Best band ever ...
This was when entertainers really had talent. No computerized gimmicks, just singers, dancers and mainly musicians; Kool, Ohio Players, Earth Wind & Fire....totally awesome entertainment; a shame this does not exist today and as for the crowd; haha, white people do not know how to get down, but check out Jungle Boogie on the Midnight Special, I think you may see some of the caucasian persuasion trying their best to get down there. PEACE!
I'm imagining this as part of a movie where they blew everyone away in a battle of the bands competition. 😅