Midnight Special-Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle"

[Kozmo260]

Jimmy aka JJ Walker on bass?

[tenabrae01]

Excellent alternate lyrics! What the hell Steve, "What about the babies, living in the street", lol All kidding aside, it does not get funkier in my humble opinion. ( .-.)

[SimonKentSmith]

My face has been melted.. 

[RobertBeatty]

Mind blown

[seaeagles64]

Bass player writes his name in History,, Bass Man!

[pinto4646]

what a tight guitar

[Sabeem25]

I love how the MS audiences always sat on the floor and just jammed with the music. No one was acting a fool like kids today would be. These live shows were so awesome to watch since this was before MTV. It's sad there's not much live music to watch anymore on tv. The 70s were all about music variety shows. Good times.

[MrRustybill1960]

They "don't" do it like this "anymore"

Awesome!

Thank You for sharing

[JBodine67]

His guitar is covered in fiddleheads and berries...trippy...its like Jimi took a valium...

[joeyinempirestate]

Gerald Johnson too funky on bass, carries the song

[crunkalac]

i love his guitar

[zymurgist63]

Trippy version of a great song! An unexpected treat... love it!

[gypsyThree97]

Does anyone know if this version was ever recorded?

[LiveVideoAZ]

@gypsyThree97 This version before you was only done on the "Midnight Special"...Steve did some various versions of this song, but has not released any of them.

Thanx for dropping by...stay gold

[johnnybrannan]

"damn" - JH

[LizardLoverAnna]

His voice literally gives me chills

[negr64]

who is the bass-men?

[LiveVideoAZ]

@negr64 None other than Gerald Johnson...He started with Steve in 1972 with "The Joker" album.

[ambersalcove]

now this real music

[LiveVideoAZ]

@ambersalcove I couldn't agree with you more....Thank you for dropping by Amber...Stay Gold

[TheThepurplebird]

what kindof les paul is that

[LiveVideoAZ]

@TheThepurplebird If I'm not mistaken...That is a Les Paul "Melody Maker"...Steve had a special inlay for the face of it...

[TheThepurplebird]

@LiveVideoAZ melody makers have one treble humbucker this has two p90s so it some kind of les paul jr

im just in live with the art

[borneo215]

omg ahahaaaa wow im getting an eargasm i love this yhh

[MegaSkoalBandit7195]

I am blessed to have discovered this show.

I am 16 and I believe music has gone to s**t.

People look at me funny when I tell them what I listen to but I know that this is real music!

Great performance, 100x better than anything these days!

[LiveVideoAZ]

@MegaSkoalBandit7195 No argument from me here...I was 15 when I (and my brothers) started watching "Midnight Special"...lol...Needless to say I was wired on M&M's, Cola, and popcorn back then...lol.

Thanx for dropping by...Stay Gold.

[shaswords]

Man......that sh..........is COLD!

[babybro70]

Was this on @ Christmas Time? i'm guessing so!

[LiveVideoAZ]

@babybro70 lol...yes it was...As I'm sure you noticed the "God rest Ye Merry gentlemen" intro of the song...Good ear!

Thanks for dropping by...stay gold

[Mikemaniax]

@LiveVideoAZ Also a quote from the song "Good Morning" from the Number 5 album.

[MrVeesworld]

OMG the bass player...daaaaaayum!!!

[CharactrZer0]

Always enjoyed this song but feel I can appreciate it more now its timeless

[58precision]

I love the bassound!

[pekoe]

Start watchin audience at 4:20..They MAKE this Happen...man Bongs OUT!!!

[laroice]

I just love a live band. This is such great music!

[wendileona]

That whole guitar thing, where he scratches on the guitar strings, its like a sped up clock's 'tick tock' he's doing for "Time keeps a' movin'..." Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

[SuperKarakis]

I did learn how to fly like an eagle :) Very nice song !!!

[scottyboy1928]

That bass!

[Fakename70]

WOW! 'Though I don't remember this performance specifically, I'm still old enough to remember watching Midnight Special regularly as a lad. Never see anything like that on U.S. network television again.

[PerignonPop]

Five gold stars. And an extra bonus gold star for Steve's poncho/smock-type garment. This is just... special. Marvellous stuff.

[donshan123]

This shit was epic.

[fafsa89]

I'm guessing this was around 1975 or 1976.

[finnemccool]

@fafsa89 This may be 1973 or 1974. Miller wrote this earlier version of Fly Like an Eagle in 1973, and then re rearranged the song and lyrics a few years later for the "Fly Like an Eagle" album in 1976.

[DavidAlleineAgain]

@finnemccool Yes, you are correct. This originally aired January 25, 1974.

[adicto2601]

song in state of art, i want Steve Miller, Eric ClaptonJeff Bech and Santana together in a concert.

[adicto2601]

song in state of art

[knawimsayinnnnn]

pretty sweet pocket groove by that drummer.

[styrobuzz]

The bass and drums in this one are just amazingly cool. Anyone know the drummers name?

[oldschoolbcrich5]

Hi folks, back in 1973 Steve Miller played a song live on tv with a bass solo ( the sailors horn-pipe) not sure of the song . Any one know the song I need to know would appreciate if you could post it here ,...thanx ....

[dfsbass]

Hey folks, I saw him play this version long before he ever recorded it. The recorded version is much more "refined." This version seems to be earlier in the 70s and played like it was when I heard this band live at West Chester University in late 1973, during the Joker album tour. Gerald Johnson on bass is one of the funkiest bassists I have ever heard. I had the opportunity to gig with this keyboardist Dicky Thompson in Nashville in the late 90s who told me some stories about this song.

[ricomajestic]

Bring back Midnight Special!

[redsox4life0111]

Some one needs to teach this guy how to sing his own songs. I dont want to hear this shit ass verison! Sing it like you did on the record!!!!!!!

[roddieratsafrats]

@redsox4life0111 The truth is that it was almost impossible, with the technology available then, to reproduce the studio sound live. In the studio, bands would track in synthesizer parts, add an extra guitar, etc. I would have taken 20 people to reproduce it accurately live.Now, i, a single synth can sound like a complete band. Be that as it may, the music was HONEST back then, unlike Britney Spears singing with an auto-tuner to cover her flats and sharps cause she can't carry a tune in a bucket

[roddieratsafrats]

@redsox-The truth is that it was almost impossible, with the technology available then, to reproduce the studio sound live. In the studio, bands would track in synthesizer parts, add an extra guitar, etc. I would have taken 20 people to reproduce it accurately live.Now, i, a single synth can sound like a complete band. Be that as it may, the music was HONEST back then, unlike Britney Spears singing with an auto-tuner to cover her flats and sharps cause she can't carry a tune in a bucket

[mrlarrysummers]

Terrific lead singer...Awesome Strings!! (:

[guitaristman23]

@thewhoissuperb24 audience i think everyone was stoned at that time

[455supreme]

Really nice early Steve Miller - I like this better then the studio version.

[Carlito1988]

I have been waiting for someone to put this on youtube!! I remember this show, had actually taped it on an 8 Track (remember them?) but my tape broke years ago, but remembered the performance. If I am not mistaken, this actually was before the release of the album. Great performance, thanks for submitting it!!

[tariksba]

really good song...

[Aramis6849]

Awesome alternate version of this smash hit!

[scottyboy1928]

Yes, so happy this is back on youtube. The bass performance is just......wow.

[cantbangel]

i wish i had seen him in concert

[runthruthewoods]

I got to see Steve in 1971 or 1972 in West Palm Beach Florida. Great concert !

[steventheox]

Saw him in concert two years ago he was great so was this song! You ROCK STEVE MILLER!

[LiveVideoAZ]

He Sure Does!!! Glad you dropped by....stay gold

[pekoe]

@steventheox Start watchin audience at 4:20..They MAKE this Happen...man Bongs OUT!!!

Incense an Blacklite Bake....

[forever57]

wonderful Live performance of this classic

Strings are very impressive.

Another "ever green"

XXXXXXXXXXX

[LiveVideoAZ]

I like his variation to this song...Thank you for dropping by...xoxoxox

[Cherylastic]

check out that guitar and his handwork--he's superbad, and supercool

[TheLarry68]

Awesome vid!!! Steve Miller Band's stellar rendition of "Fly Like An Eagle" is unsurpassably fine entertainment...Specially Love the Main Vocalist also playing the Strings, n the percussion instrumentalist, but the entire band is spectacular. Five Stars n a Fave, extremely well deserved!! Take care, Chris...Peace...Immensely Cheerful Spirits...LOL :0)

[LiveVideoAZ]

I love the "funky-vibe" on this one....

His band is 'tight' and Steve's vocals are awesome...

Thanx for dropping by...Stay Gold