Sonny Day - Saving Up

[roach4946]

back in the day when men and woman had such fukd up hairstyles, and the dancing was even worse. aaahhh living above the ponsonby shops as a kid.with my mates laughing at the adults thinking they were movie stars on the ponsonby walk of local stars with absurd dress sense with high collars and men with super tight jeans, eeeeuuuwaa graeme brazier..stoned.....again

[roger4475p]

Great piano part from Paul Hewson, apparently recorded the night before he died.

[SRVACE]

R.I.P. Sonny , great voice & a great man

[nulla38]

is that vulcan lane?

[nulla38]

he used to drink at the thirsty rooster in glendene back in the day,

[modo2904]

2much choice song. Sonny Day awesome!

[beejali]

Pretty sure the the one and only Bruce Springsteen crafted and wrote this song ...... given great style here by a fabulous Maori Boy from NZ

[ozbob68]

ha ha ha, I remember when TVNZ could not get any music videos for free from the record labels for a few months in the 80s, so all we had was this on the TV and that bl**dy "bop bop bop to the drummer" song. "So Spac!" as Kylie Mole would say!

[KRAZIHAKABOI]

Hoy Hell this is an old skool NUMBER.

[jacobob57]

RECORDED AT MASCOT STUDIOS...ENGINEERED BY BOB JACKSON,,,,REMIXED SOMEWHERE IN THE STATES....D RYAN /DRUMS...WALTER BIANCO /SAX...TAMA RENATA/GTR...NEIL EDWARDS /BASS...PAUL HEWSON/ KBDS..[LAST RECORDIND PAUL DID....A CRUMMER...J RIKKA..BEAVER../BVS.......SONN­Y/VOCALS..GUTAR....////SUBSTAN­CES...!..RECORDED 1983...I THINK...?......REAL FUN TIME...........

[MOORECRES22]

GREAT SONG WITH THE DISTINCTIVE KIWI SOUND, 26 YEARS AGO, FAAAR

[MrArohadave]

one of my fav all day love and live it up says crazy dave.............

[misfitmagic007]

Classic 

[hammersmithdays]

I saw him at a jazz and blues festival in Auckland in '93 or '94, I was fresh off the plane from the UK so had never heard of him but he was fucking awesome and wouldn't wrap up his set- just kept on playing- so they cut the power on him.

[rangiaue]

I Love this song and the way Sonny sang it. He was a great Idol of my fathers as well. I had no Idea he had passed only a year before my father Sonny. Arohamai ,Aroha atu ki te whanau o Hone Wikaira..aka the man SONNY DAY!!!!

[tatnrf001]

miss ya bro. used to pour drinks for sonny for years. whiskey on the rocks. he was the man! Ripped up kareoke night every thurday at the rooster!

R.I.P Brutha!

[kinasmum]

R.I.P Sonny xo

[ngamahanga]

awsome sonny still love your song /your voice rememberd always

[58charles]

@ngamahanga TUMEKE LOVE YOU ALWAYS FOR YOUR MUSIC TALENTS <WILL BE SO SO SADLY MISSED ,

[howlinblues]

SONNY DAY USE TO PLAY AT THE GALAXIE NIGHT CLUB IN 1968 IN AUCKLAND AND OTHER NIGHT SPOTS THERE TO THE OTHERS WERE THE PLATTERACK THE TOP 20 THE MOJO,s along with fellow maori soul singer who is still around today THE ONE n ONLY LEO DE CASTRO.

WERATI PENETANA

AOTEAROA

NEW ZEALAND.

[w56692]

Both wrong - This song was written by Clarence Clemons who toured with the boss as part of his band back in the day.

Sonny was great tho - a sad loss for NZ music.

[69feast]

Bruce springsteen wrote this track

[imamaori2]

when did he write it

[naturalhigh714]

really good soul music. great vocals by sonny. RIP, brother

[cleavecolin]

...also I have never seen this Video but I do have the 12" single. Its a classic.

[cleavecolin]

One of the GREAT pop stars.

And what a GREAT song. Should have been an international smash. Who wrote it.

Fabulous lyric's, motivational and inspiring.

I didn't know he was dead, so his music lives in my heart.

RIP Sonny.

Colin a Kiwi

[imbeachasbro]

RIP Sonny Day aka Hone Wikaira

[gangsta11joshyy]

uncle i have not heard all of your music , but the few songs i have you rock and i would love to do you proud one day...

[sooperdoogs]

Respects to a real gentleman and great memories of fun tours and a "drop" or two. Rest in peace good friend.

[wellingtonian]

Kia Kaha brother! see you on the other side.

[welshrabbit5]

My warm and heartfelt thanks to the poster of this- one of the truly great Kiwi songs by one of the gret blues men of NZ- RIP Sonny Day you were brilliant.

[goingcrazy121]

r.i.p sonny day my dad helped ur tribute miss you

[wikaira76]

if u missed out on the tribute 2 sonny day at broadway pub n cafe it was awesome thank 2 all the bands that turned up in support of their good friend and muso and also 2 the organiser paul the wikaira whanau r very greatful the proceeds will help the whanau greatly thanx very much

[wikaira76]

if u missed out on the tribute 2 sonny day at broadway pub n cafe it was awesome thank 2 all the bands that turned up in support of their good friend and muso and also 2 the organiser paul the wikaira whanau r very greatful the proceeds will help the whanau greatly thanx very much

[wikaira76]

rip uncle you will b dearly missed by all your brothers and sister nieces and nephews and myself hope 2 c every1 in

motukaraka 4 his unveiling

[Hailsthegreat]

Rock On Sonny.....

Love Hayley xxx

[bradshute]

R.I.P. Sonny.

Very fond memories of your gigs at the old Performance Cafe in Symonds Street.

Kia kaha

[checkmineoutall]

Thanks for the good times up north wish all the uncles were as laid back as you

Chris and Benz

[marhope]

R.I.P Sonny

I play this all the time ,Auckland NZ memories

Neal,Josie, Linda where are they now?

[arferdaley]

Where was this video made? That little street parallel to Queen Street?

[BTWaitai]

Cher the Doi,

A real gentleman and Muso

WE`re gonna miss you bro

Tou te rangimarie

[nowaykiwi]

Didn't even know he died.... Arohamai..:(

[uglytomboy]

DUDE SONNY IS SOO COOL!!!

I went to his tangi and me and my cousins were crying all over the place,

R.I.P Sonny

[mixmmick]

Geez Sonny had a great voice. One of the best blues singers ever, definitely the best from New Zealand.

[petranoid]

RIP, Sonny. Thanks for the music. :)

[nzplayer1]

RIP my friend. Kia Kaha.

[stormcats2]

Wow.. Sonny , with Beaver, Josie Rika, Anne C, Walter Bianco - sax, Neil Edwards - bass, Dennis Ryan- drums, is that Bullfrog on gtr?

What a memory. Sonny, the gentleman, so loved by everyone.

R.I.P my friend.

[whiteybird]

I thought that was Beaver - Oh Sonny, he sure will be missed. My father was a very good friend of his (Corben Simpson).

[birdstuckinchimney]

Hey Whitybird...so you're the son of Corben Simpson...that brill dude. I reckon he was/is one of NZ's most creative ever talents. Are you a muso too?

[whiteybird]

hi birdstuckinchimney - Corben's my father-in-law. I dabble a bit on the bass guitar. One of my basses is in the video for corben singing up on the roof which corben signed for me ('68 Aria Diamond). Cheers for the comments, Todd.

[zeppie9294]

@stormcats2 Was that the late Paul Hewson from Dragon on Piano, Saving Up ?

[stormcats2]

@zeppie9294

good question, i dont know.. ifs its not paul hewson it could me liam ryan?  paul walker organised the sesh i think?

[wellingtonian]

long time since I heard this tune. thanks.

[simpleone898]

OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!! Freak me out!

[nzplayer1]

Choice!!! Have always loved this song. Sonny, you rock! Thanks for posting this.

[franktoko]

i'll put a comment in here too much sonny awesome song bro