Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band (1974)

[MudFlapper359]

Heard this at Fred Meyers today, sounded cool. Can't beat the saxophones.

[LightxxKira]

I love how Lynyrd Skynyrd is in the recommended videos.

[donnyj1209]

really funky awesome

[war4war]

from the movie superman 2 the cafe scene arm wrestling

[Shell0517nj]

Good Music!

[ElevatorsandAlarms]

I remember playing this in 6th grade (I was 10) and I fucking love this song.

[Johnjack1]

@ElevatorsandAlarms

an now you are in the 7th and 14 ;-)

love this song too

[wolfmanhawk]

Bring back funk. NOW

[xraytech2011]

574 people are still picking up the pieces.

I does not get any daum betta' than this !

[WhackyJonathan13]

Best find going! Never knew what it was called...

[CountryQuestion]

Proof that Dundee is just as funky as LA

[kkgb101]

thats real old school

[fastcats3]

White boy affirmative action !!

I had this 45 back in the day. Still kicks ass!!

[jimmyskytrain]

White men can THUMP!!!

[Murksta2K7le5]

this is my new favourite song ive just spent 6 hours trying to find out who sang it :/

[MsSharon28]

@Carissa101512 Glaswegians,just before my time but I remember my brother andhis mates raving about them,brilliant stuff,white men can funk

[kissmylipsification]

Funk at it's BEST These White Boys can BLOW!!!

[TropicalShirtTy]

Hey, I'm looking for an instrumental funk-tune like this one, but I have no idea the name of the song.

Type in "Patrice Oneal The Black Phillip Show (05/17/2008)" into the youtube bar and on either video (like 2 hours long) then you'll see my comment linking the start of the music. I figured it was similar so someone here might know what it is, please and thanks.

[unclebowlocks]

good old gta san dreas :D

[MrDaGeil]

@Carissa101512 Musically they'yre not.

[ImpreciseException]

@MrDaGeil musically they're musical

[MrDaGeil]

@ImpreciseException Musically, they're brilliant. Musically, it's not that hard to believe they're Scottish boys. A lot of great muso's came of of Scotland. It's just a shame they're such tight asses when it comes to money.

[dewatif]

dancin right now

[useable100]

@dewatif ....right behind ya!! Oh my goodness!!

[pointlessian]

dayam, that's funky!



[happyziggy]

whew! 

[joyful245]

very Classic!

[alhudson]

Abso- fuckin'-lutely!!!! :-)

[middlj14]

@alhudson Abso-funktin-lutely!

[eldercurt53]

Who was the drummer on this song? I heard he died.

[alhudson]

@eldercurt53 - It was Robbie McIntosh. He was simply way ahead of his time in what he played and HOW he played it. I remember Jim Mullen hipping me to Robbie, as he played with him very briefly in Brian Auger's band.

As a bit of trivia, Robbie was the son of American actor, Bonar Colleano, from a 'liaison' Bonar had with a certain Scottish lady whilst filming here in 1949!

[steelcross101]

@alhudson SOME OF THE BADDEST ASS WHITE BOYS TO DATE GIT DOWN MOTHERFUCKERS

[PUNISHERWarzone87]

I will always thank my dad for raising me with 70s music I fuckin love it. I like that this song appears in Superman 2 and Iron Man 2.

[Delfidash]

accuruneide , grazie mille for komentarie ! jeg er enig med accuruneide ! Vi tabte den unge generation med gammel musik- jazz, rok, bluz, and ect......

[accuruneide]

I'm so sorry for the today generation because they do not know what mean hear at good music. Unfortunely they only know remix, and remix is just a bad bad bad copy of the master piece SO... today generations: pick up the pieces hahahaah loosers

[velcro87]

Superman 2 lol

[maggotmaggie08]

I'm proud to say that the marching band at my school is playing this :)! I'm proud to be a part of it!

[PlayForMeASymphony]

great band great share

[Kedd2505]

tune lol

[TheRamrod100]

This is Savage-Seventies-Stuff!!!!

[Ctsmith18]

skateboarding to this song is so much fun the flow its just awesome

[androide962]

es raro ver una banda de funky con interprete blancos,con razon la banda se llama así .

[mssquirrely]

AWB!!

[420mesc]

I saw these guys when I was in high school! Never seen so many hot dancing girls at a show in my life!! They could flat out get it goin' on! AWB forever!

[TheHitsOf1974]

Love the funky 70s sound !!!

[Barbi7042]

This was back when color and music was blind. The best jams of my time.

[ericcraig5150]

Hell Yeah!!! Funky funky funky

[Cerl84]

This was my Pop's band theme song back in the day. Can't forget it. What ever happened to black bands?

[TakarangiLove1998]

Undercover Brother... NOW I'LL DO MY THANG!!

[whitecastle323]

its my pimp song :p

[whangie1]

Classic Scottish 70s funk!

[hapzap13]

Th pure funk.........

[makkarakara]

im 15 and this is one the best song i know. the fuck?

[pistonsfan2010]

2:34

[sp4m4lot]

@pistonsfan2010 One of the BEST solos and transitions ever!

[pistonsfan2010]

@sp4m4lot no question about it sir.

[GoGoRillaChap]

best drumline breakdown @3:40

[youngbrolly6]

ALL i see is justin hammer dancing to the mic smdh

[happyziggy]

have mercy

[MISisback]

Still as funky-ass as ever, even almost 40 years later! Top shelf shit!

[spooky29]

@MISisback Shut up with the almost 40! My mum played this song to me in utero!

[MISisback]

@spooky29

Bummer you can't stay young forever, Dorian Gray.

[mrJimCharles]

Somebody please upload the Person to Person version! I need it!

[sideburned]

swingers!

[mktriton]

great tune for a funk band who have to be an "average" white band from Scotland. XD great tunes though



[staffo76]

a really great tune, especially when your shagging some1

[mystical521]

Takes me back to my teens!! :D

[StrictlyBG]

thumbs up if the love for the funk brought u here

[kyawmawthu]

i wanted to find this because it was on destroy all humans big willy unleashed

[ezdboy]

I think the point may have been " 'AVERAGE' White Band" implying the black ones were anything but "average". Just maybe.

[bkubankin]

makes me want to put on my platform wedgies and dance on the bar!

[MrGetsomebaby]

alaook im not a racist but i=the band is called average white band but at 0:23 there is a black guy?

[DylanSchwellenbach]

@MrGetsomebaby I'm not entirly sure that's what the band's name means bud.....

[ProcolHarum1967]

@MrGetsomebaby I'm pretty sure he replaced a white guy so maybe they just didn't bother to change the name.

[ELGROOVER]

Made from girders

♪♫♥²↑⁀⁀☼ ;-j

[220773]

Robbie Macintosh R.I.P. great lad.

[MISisback]

Still an ass-kickin' song after all these years!

[Dancer810]

Not bad for some white dudes, huh??? Yes, white dudes CAN FUNK, y'all!!!

[KOMET2006]

First heard this groove back in April 1975 when I was in grade school. Still sounds incredibly GOOD! 

[fran9860]

The sax solo gets my physically excited..................Ohhhh­hhhhhhhhhhh YEAH!

[SkinSplitter1]

Thank You JJ from Goodtimes in the Episode BLACK JESUS .... lol lol lol

[askadetra]

this is soul

[kinvore]

Forget about Iron Man 2, this song was used better in the movie Swingers (also starring and written by the director of the Iron Man movies, Jon Favreau).

[JAAshard]

Justin Hammer Dancing :)

[kurtkitzman]

i heard this on the radio and it took me forever to find it because there are no words.

[Salamancudo]

thumbs up if justin hammer from iron man 2 brought u here

[gr8latino]

@Salamancudo Fuck that, SWINGERS brought me here!

[Ignauhak]

@Salamancudo

Nope buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut.........­... I was brought here by another great source: Mr "Big" Bealy as the saxophonist on America's Got Talent!!!! :oD

That works too.

[peterjapan]

right on,right on...

[JAAshard]

man on iron man 2 .. amazing

[daddyrabbit4570]

Yeah!! AWB GOT DOWN, talking bout give me some funk! Oh Lord!

[sand0609]

undercover brother

[preforming1]

this was the shit

[camoor]

Iron Man 2 dance - classic :D

[lopasas]

@camoor thats why im here haha :D

[vmcshane]

Bass line glues this funky s*"t toghether mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Awesome

[KoobxwmBelieves]

Marvel Vs Capcom :)

[JAYMONEY716]

@KoobxwmBelieves really? which stage?

[KoobxwmBelieves]

@JAYMONEY716 its the load menu song ;)

[BigNice001]

Does Anyone Have A Copy Of Average White Band's Soul Searching?

[jason19twofour]

Oh my God, that's some funky shit

[JimHadar1]

I had no idea what funk was til I heard this as an 8 year old in '74. Been a funkin' mofo every since lol. We convinced my h.s. jazz band director to add this to our folders. Man we blew the roof off the joint w/ this at basketball games and pep rallies!

[JimHadar1]

@JimHadar1 And that drum fill at 3:43 mark.....EPIC....my God one of the best fills ever recorded!

[mikeschell101]

this is an amazing song

[Givemeafinname]

Aye I want to hear this done with bagpipes If it's not Scottish it's Crraaappp!!

[Virpatrick]

@Givemeafinname Isnae a good idea mate... our Pipes wouldnae sound good here...♪... aye, why not? Funky Bagpipe!...

Thanks for uploading this treasure & for the info my friend!

[DaveWollenberg]

Thanx, djbuddy, for postin' it. You've surely got great taste in music! God bless! Hugs to you.

[musicdoc68]

Very good!!!!!!!

[DaveWollenberg]

Nothin' average 'bout THIS song, right, gang? Solid funk, all the way. Billboard's 394th #1 hit of the rock era. God bless!

[leahdalegend]

Went to see this band live in Liverpool, about 1978ish, they were bloody awesome, they came back on for an encore and did the most amazing version of a slower version of "Heard it through the grapevine" for 20 minutes, absolutley epic night!!!!!

made Marvin Gaye's original sound like a poor relation awesome!!

[36cheese36]

this isn't my kind of music, but it's REALLY good for what it is. music like this must be a gem for fans of the genre.

[theBaron0530]

Classic!

[shydmples]

Man....I was 3 when this came out & this was my favorite song...even back then. In 95, I met them...very, very nice people....still have my autographed card in a frame on my wall. I love you all....RIP, Robbie McIntosh....Alan Gorre...Love, you, bro!!!!

[vibrations111]

Love this rarity!!!,ta