Ever been in Love, ever been a dreamer ? Drink your cup of laughter , have your ever after. I have. Go out and dance with someone !!! Live Life ! It is all you take with you in the end.
There is an underlying spirituality and sense of hope to all his songs. In my opinion he is the epitome of all that is beautiful about music. He doesn't write songs to look or sound cool like many artists today do. He is true to himself and his music. Five minutes, forty-four seconds of honest, real music.
Riding through Balboa Park one evening in 91' Carlos and I got stuck in "traffic" that was going to the Starlight Theater, we rode in Harley to the front of the line, purchased tickets at the spur ot the moment, listened to the great Stevie Winwood and his band that evening...that's the moment... can you dig it...
leave all this behind? fly a rainbow? why wont the misery tarnish faster. angels are tired darkness wilting you like this composure? your cheap car. you probably think this song is about you. how would it have been if there were rainbows? cold ivory feels cold tell me your hand is not the same temperatureas mine. dont you ever cry? a recycled river tastes like dirt?
awesome mullet, the 80's were fun. I was there and dressed like that and listened to this back then -looking back now it makes me laugh but I wouldn't change a thing.
@Bendyournoodle they can "feel" the base, I see plenty "deaf" in the nightclubs where I work as a bouncer, and they just as much can enjoy the music as any hearing able person.. so in a sense they can "hear".
But seriously, folks, they should redo a rendition of this tune featuring Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton, dancing at the end of the song just like what y'all seeing herre...At least that would be one true "change" we can use around here!!!
Have I been shoving too much dope up my nose, or, that's Boyd George's former gay lover on guitar (who was also a Culture Club member)...SMALL FRICKEN WORLD, ISN'T?!!!
This is a Timeless song...... problem is we need to get our kids to get and "HEAR and LISTEN" long enough to appreciate what we already know !!! PEACE !!!
i think there is good and bad music from every decade. Great music like this song is timeless and words can't do it justice. I was in the darkest hole & this song gave me hope & faith in God.
While there is time lets go out and feel everything........if we just lived by tjust hat we would be better off! We need to start listening to this music and not just hearing it because times are getting harder and life is going fatser than ever! Who is in?
The music industry says it's losing money because of piracy, that's not true. The real reason is because today's music is awful and people like myself would not buy it. I only support professional singers like of course Steve Winwood,Don Henley,the Eagles,Foreigner,R Kelly,Keith Sweat,Journey,George Michael,Bryan Adams,Starship,Tom Petty,Phil Collins,Eric Carmen,New Edition,Barry White,England Dan and John Ford Coley. REAL MUSIC! :)
Real music from real people! Thank you for posting!
@TolitoGangster lol George Michael listed as real music? Seriously? Most of his music went downhill once he left WHAM. The only post WHAM song of his I can still listen to is FATHER FIGURE.
@hospitalbedpan1 George Michael has sold millions of albums worldwide and toured around the world with his great music,he has won tons of music awards and is a music legend worldwide,he has a great soulful singing voice,listen to Fastlove,it's got soul,it's funky,it's romantic and very sexy,this is a great song to have sex to,this song was a top 10 hit here in the United States and a number one hit in alot of countries worldwide,this song was huge hit on the radio and big hit on MTV
@hospitalbedpan1 George is a pop music king,George has way better vocals,a stronger voice than most singers today and deeper lyrics,he is music is more sexual,he is a love man,a soul man,an r&b pop icon,he is also a pop rock star,he can play instruments and he can play rock,George is the king of real music,he can sing soul,r&b,dance pop,rock,blues,jazz,George is a music king,George is a music king,listen to Fastlove,Amazing,Careless Whisper,Father Figure,Faith,Praying For Time,great songs
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Lamest shit ever.....Really mr. winwood?? Hard to believe, must be all the coke in the '80's or too much money in royalties.......scratchin my head ( and balls)
@ioriorioriorio Steve Winwood continues to record and sell millions of albums long after alot of popular rock artists of the 90s and 2000s have gone away,the music industry was alot more sucessful and made alot more money when it supported real music artists like Steve Winwood instead of the one hit wonder ringtone rock music stars of today,this song is real music,it's got a great message,great vocals,great music played by talented musicians,it's romantic,sexual,playful,a great song for lovers
I heard this song on the day I was fired from my job. Since then, every time I hear it, I remember that day, and it continues to haunt me. But at the same time, I'm sure it's the main message of the song that I need to hear to remind me of how worse things could be while I struggle to find another job.
@cmmolthr seeing as she is a classically trained pianist, yeah I think she probably could. herp derp, just because she makes terrible music doesn't mean she isn't a professional musician.
Anyone suffering from depression should have this song in their arsenal. It's impossible to listen to Finer Things and think everything won't be okay.
if God loves us all and is with us all why did he or she take the only thing that ever made me feel whole and loved and a sense of belonging away from me?
@joeglimmix Prat! Librarian, indeed! Bongos, indeed! The musician playing the CONGA drums and other instruments is Carole Steele, a well-known afro-cuban percussionist from California.
The melody/lyrics on the verses is so beautiful...gives ya chills. ".......I've been sad...and I've walked bitter streets alone..come morning, there's a good wind to blow me home." nice. 80's music is just great.
when I was a little girl I would ride in the car with my mom, Listening to all these classics. This was essentially the soundtrack to everything I saw. Downtown Denver, Womens/mens fashion trends, but most of all of how it felt to be young and inspired then....
@SolusChristus924 - one of the biggest ones for me is Corey Hart's "Never Surrender'...When that baby comes on the radio unexpectedly, it reminds me of being a teenager...not a care in the world...tears well up.
A very heavenly and soothing song. make me feel like driving a mercedes E550 cabriolet down a road next to a tropical beach at sunset that just looks so picturesque....the finer things indeed.
A classic 80's hit.....When I hear the opening melody before Steve starts singing..an instant smile on my face.....It's songs like this that everyone should appreciate. There's is not a single thing negative about this song. It just makes people happy and forget their problems....The "Finer things definitely shine through!!!!!!!
cool i am a song writer for todays music and totally give my respects to this song. as a artist i know how hard it is to write. nice job. and check out my songs from a up and coming star.
@chrycohauler: hello, the 50's??? Reagan was great but no Eisenhower! Plus you had all that various assorted doo woop and The Eagles in 1950 had just won their second consecutive NFL Championship,
betcha my camaro rs rally sport cudda beat yer QuikTransAm
well..maybe not, since it wasn't modified ~ but i would've had a blast tryin'..
she was such a beaut to ride..when i romped on the gas, she'd turn into a beast..you could feel her just hunker down and grab hold of the road and then drive me to heaven..so sweeeet...
and i'd have my heero stevie winwood blaring on the 8-track
the 80's definitely had the greatest variety of music of any decade. what happened to great music? now were stuck with maybe 5 popular artists for 2-3 years at a time.
The last couple of times I've seen Steve Winwood all he did was the old Traffic, Blind Faith and Spencer Davis stuff. Great stuff don't get me wrong but I think he short changes his solo years by not playing any of them.
one of the feel good songs of the 80s. I agree with thegomez. I cannot believe that music has fallen so much with "artists" like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Sisters. Is that even music? We need an 80s revival so bad!
He's been a genius since the age of 14- he's seen and done it all, from blues to pop to playing guitar with EC, and Santana. Lets not forget 3 Grammys- super groups, and living in a castle in England, did I mention he was voted the 33rd best vocalist of all time.
Check his new music out- the man doesn't let the legend status keep paying the bills!!!
I'm trying to remember myself but the name Chaka Kahn rings a bell for some reason. I'm SURE she was featured in one of his videos but I forget if it was this one
I probably haven't heard this song in 20 years. It takes me back to my final years of university -- the beginning of real adulthood! :) Love this song!
I can be having the worst day at work & then I hear the opening melody before Steve starts singing...an instant smile on my face.
Everyone sings this at work & we dance down the aisles.
It's songs like this that everyone should appreciate. There is not a single thing negative about this song. It just makes people happy & forget their problems.
@MrKnopf you just named the songs of the 80s era he does still play n he does this songs as well as well as traffic spencer davis stuff and blind faith just cause he dont play a random song dont mean its not a good show im goin to see him in feb again look for vids on my page
And search vor ,,Valerie Live" and ,,The Finer Things Live" - not one single clip from a "new" concert. Why? Because he doesn't play his epic and sublime, timeless masterpieces live. :-) So all you get is a Ultralight - Version of "Higher Love".
But back in the day, in the end of the 80s, that man was sooo AWESOME live and still could be if he wanted to.
i wouldn't use youtube clips as a reference check online for setlist of the past years shows plus ive been to shows where i couldn't get my cam in ill get in febs show and post it for you he is playing the pre game at the super bowl as well anyway the 80s was a moment in time dont think he wants to be stuck in them more people are into can't find my way home steve than higher love 80s soul steve
only! music like this can take you back to when you were young and so alive what a nastalgic feeling a kind of ainxt yet a hurting and also a feeling of longing. thanks to art like this i can visit my bitter sweet past anytime i can handle it.
I never realized Steve Winwood sang so many famous songs before quite honestly....This man literally Ruled Over The Lite/Soft Rock Radio Stations in the late 80's.
The Finer Things Keep Shinin' Through...The Way My Soul Gets Lost In You! Love it!!!
i agree with dtraficonte. if ever there were a saint and a genius rolled into one it's winwood. what an amazing life, carreer. 45 years later i'm still amazed.
People will be listening to this in 30 years time along with Hendrix, Floyd and Clapton because its good music. In 30 years time people will say who fuck were the Backstreet Boys or Rihanna!
@thegomez56 You're right on the money my man, along with what Mr. TEQTONYK wrote! For music as positive, brilliant & beautiful as this song will live on forever, within that golden, sublime & luminescent musical fraternity destined to play on for the rest of eternity! For even 650 years from now, long after humans began settling & colonizing other planets off in distant galaxsies, this song will still be playing over all the inter-galactic radio waves, from one solar system to the next!
@thegomez56 As much as I don't like the Backstreet Boys and Rihanna, in 30 years from now, there will be people listening to some music of the 2000s and 2010s saying it's the shit and that their current music blows. Great music like Steve Winwood's is timeless. Of course, I too am guilty of listening to mostly old stuff, but in any given time period, there are always good and bad artists. For every Steve Winwood, you had a Rick Astley. I love Rick, but his stuff was shallow pop, nothing more.
@123crashdummie lack of quality music being on the radio and on TV that's what killed rap and hiphop in the 2000s and killed the music industry in the 2000s and it has killed pop music like this aswell,in the 80s and early 90s there was a variety of different styles of music on the radio and on music channels,that made the music industry a creative place for music artists to work in,when these powerful companies decided to only play a handful of artists,it killed creativity and it killed sales
@123crashdummie you are so wrong.... There are tons of "pop songs from every decade that are long forgotten. Just look at the majority of top 40 hits from the 70's as a prime example. Every decade has it's "hot guy" or "hot young chick" groups along with other trashy forgotten top 40 pop. But look what's remembered in the end.... the good music. Remember, the mass marketed stuff is for kids and teens who have disposable income to spend on stuff. Will kids buy stuff from 40+ year old artists?
How many people still listen to backstreet boys because they are great?
New kids on the block?
Partridge family songs with that david cassidy guy?
I can go on and on listing those pop songs that are long forgotten. Yes, people still listen to them out of nostaligia, but they are not considered good music. Don't confuse the two.
@thegomez56 amen gomez AMEN he has a mystical quality about himself... in voice...guitar,,and that freakin awesome Hammond.....Stevie...someone has blessed you...maybe it was Gomez :)~~
Oh my word! I just spotted a treble clef crystal brooch on his lapel. I bought one of these in 1986 (from Ratners), and still have it. Does this mean I am as cool as Steve? I must be. Yes I must be.
The finer things? Yes
utubehall 12 hours ago
Ever been in Love, ever been a dreamer ? Drink your cup of laughter , have your ever after. I have. Go out and dance with someone !!! Live Life ! It is all you take with you in the end.
MsStinkdog 4 days ago
best song ever by Steve...
robwheelut 5 days ago
0:55
People in the audience are feeling that.
asilaydying2234 6 days ago
There is an underlying spirituality and sense of hope to all his songs. In my opinion he is the epitome of all that is beautiful about music. He doesn't write songs to look or sound cool like many artists today do. He is true to himself and his music. Five minutes, forty-four seconds of honest, real music.
KevinMarkMusic 1 week ago
adult contemporary FTW
09809709879876678698 1 week ago
i love everything about steve winwood, 2:52 guy with an eyepatch
sickscottshow 1 week ago
my fav from Stevie
TheLadandLass 2 weeks ago
Great song.
ThePoweriton 1 month ago
My favorite song from Steve's album Back in the High Life
toro2265 1 month ago
Winwood is full of soul and talent.
cameltooth1 1 month ago
Is it me or did people seem more happier making music back then?
Q469 2 months ago 2
@Q469 quite simply, it was a better time.. A golden age..
E5C4P377 1 month ago
The best Winwood song
amaolud78 3 months ago in playlist amaolud78's favorites 2
Riding through Balboa Park one evening in 91' Carlos and I got stuck in "traffic" that was going to the Starlight Theater, we rode in Harley to the front of the line, purchased tickets at the spur ot the moment, listened to the great Stevie Winwood and his band that evening...that's the moment... can you dig it...
quonquinmaomed54 4 months ago in playlist Steve Winwood Collection
leave all this behind? fly a rainbow? why wont the misery tarnish faster. angels are tired darkness wilting you like this composure? your cheap car. you probably think this song is about you. how would it have been if there were rainbows? cold ivory feels cold tell me your hand is not the same temperatureas mine. dont you ever cry? a recycled river tastes like dirt?
egurzi 5 months ago
awesome mullet, the 80's were fun. I was there and dressed like that and listened to this back then -looking back now it makes me laugh but I wouldn't change a thing.
724monkeyman 6 months ago
13 deaf people did not like this.
nathanallencox 6 months ago
@nathanallencox
Deaf people can't hear at all, so this comment is really pointless. Nor is it funny, dumb joke is dumb. Pointless comment is pointless.
Bendyournoodle 6 months ago
@Bendyournoodle they can "feel" the base, I see plenty "deaf" in the nightclubs where I work as a bouncer, and they just as much can enjoy the music as any hearing able person.. so in a sense they can "hear".
rhaivaen 1 month ago in playlist Steve Winwood Collection
hold Steve Winwood, and he will let you into his dreams.
NastyNatey 7 months ago
Who pressed dislike?
UnderMediKated 7 months ago in playlist Steve Winwood 5
This song is almost a hymn. Love it!
clarachandler 7 months ago 2
The opening of this song gives me chills! As does the rest of the song.
nrgize100 9 months ago
What a bass line.
SovietMordor 10 months ago
But seriously, folks, they should redo a rendition of this tune featuring Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton, dancing at the end of the song just like what y'all seeing herre...At least that would be one true "change" we can use around here!!!
grumpypant 11 months ago
Have I been shoving too much dope up my nose, or, that's Boyd George's former gay lover on guitar (who was also a Culture Club member)...SMALL FRICKEN WORLD, ISN'T?!!!
grumpypant 11 months ago
Hey, its Laurence Fishburne singing backup and dancing with the music teacher......J/K I know its not him.
OilfieldSmokeEater 11 months ago
This is a Timeless song...... problem is we need to get our kids to get and "HEAR and LISTEN" long enough to appreciate what we already know !!! PEACE !!!
ToreyJM 11 months ago
This is a Timeless song...... problem is we need to get our get to "HEAR and LISTEN" long enough to appreciate what we already know !!! PEACE !!!
ToreyJM 11 months ago
He has a signature sound on his synthisizer that hypnotizes you. I wonder if he was tapped by Madonna on her 1989 hit"Cherish"? Sure sounds like it.
kja427 11 months ago
How can we not be happy with this song.
How can we not have a smile on our faces
This song uplifts and takes us to a Happy Place
Thumbs all the Way up!!
We need this more in our lifes
alazurtegui08 11 months ago 2
i think there is good and bad music from every decade. Great music like this song is timeless and words can't do it justice. I was in the darkest hole & this song gave me hope & faith in God.
nrgize100 1 year ago
While there is time lets go out and feel everything........if we just lived by tjust hat we would be better off! We need to start listening to this music and not just hearing it because times are getting harder and life is going fatser than ever! Who is in?
kcalbraeb 1 year ago 3
The music industry says it's losing money because of piracy, that's not true. The real reason is because today's music is awful and people like myself would not buy it. I only support professional singers like of course Steve Winwood,Don Henley,the Eagles,Foreigner,R Kelly,Keith Sweat,Journey,George Michael,Bryan Adams,Starship,Tom Petty,Phil Collins,Eric Carmen,New Edition,Barry White,England Dan and John Ford Coley. REAL MUSIC! :)
Real music from real people! Thank you for posting!
TolitoGangster 1 year ago 5
@TolitoGangster lol George Michael listed as real music? Seriously? Most of his music went downhill once he left WHAM. The only post WHAM song of his I can still listen to is FATHER FIGURE.
hospitalbedpan1 1 year ago
@hospitalbedpan1 George Michael has sold millions of albums worldwide and toured around the world with his great music,he has won tons of music awards and is a music legend worldwide,he has a great soulful singing voice,listen to Fastlove,it's got soul,it's funky,it's romantic and very sexy,this is a great song to have sex to,this song was a top 10 hit here in the United States and a number one hit in alot of countries worldwide,this song was huge hit on the radio and big hit on MTV
TolitoGangster 1 year ago
@hospitalbedpan1 George is a pop music king,George has way better vocals,a stronger voice than most singers today and deeper lyrics,he is music is more sexual,he is a love man,a soul man,an r&b pop icon,he is also a pop rock star,he can play instruments and he can play rock,George is the king of real music,he can sing soul,r&b,dance pop,rock,blues,jazz,George is a music king,George is a music king,listen to Fastlove,Amazing,Careless Whisper,Father Figure,Faith,Praying For Time,great songs
TolitoGangster 1 year ago
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Lamest shit ever.....Really mr. winwood?? Hard to believe, must be all the coke in the '80's or too much money in royalties.......scratchin my head ( and balls)
ioriorioriorio 1 year ago
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TolitoGangster 1 year ago
@ioriorioriorio Steve Winwood continues to record and sell millions of albums long after alot of popular rock artists of the 90s and 2000s have gone away,the music industry was alot more sucessful and made alot more money when it supported real music artists like Steve Winwood instead of the one hit wonder ringtone rock music stars of today,this song is real music,it's got a great message,great vocals,great music played by talented musicians,it's romantic,sexual,playful,a great song for lovers
TolitoGangster 1 year ago
#19 on MTV top 100 videos of 1987
themtv102 1 year ago 2
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TolitoGangster 1 year ago
@TolitoGangster you hit the nail on the head with this one......the likes of "Lady Gaga" and "Ke$ha" can't sing a lick!!!!
cmmolthr 1 year ago
That pit is brutal.
CaptainAntlers 1 year ago
I heard this song on the day I was fired from my job. Since then, every time I hear it, I remember that day, and it continues to haunt me. But at the same time, I'm sure it's the main message of the song that I need to hear to remind me of how worse things could be while I struggle to find another job.
Swinger2006 1 year ago
the best part is when steve jumps on the keyboard for that wicked solo
amd2q9 1 year ago 2
@amd2q9 and do you think someone like Gaga could do something like that?
cmmolthr 1 year ago
@cmmolthr seeing as she is a classically trained pianist, yeah I think she probably could. herp derp, just because she makes terrible music doesn't mean she isn't a professional musician.
amd2q9 1 year ago
Anyone suffering from depression should have this song in their arsenal. It's impossible to listen to Finer Things and think everything won't be okay.
SamcasticAtGmail 1 year ago 3
I love the way he puts his arm around the backup singer and sings with her.
It seems like his whole crew is having fun.
Steve Winwood rocks.
planeguy52 1 year ago
God, we had great , powerful music.
qt8625 1 year ago
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...I WILL have my ever-after...
DoUWanna007 1 year ago
if God loves us all and is with us all why did he or she take the only thing that ever made me feel whole and loved and a sense of belonging away from me?
SirDudeism 1 year ago
who is the librarian playing bongos?
joeglimmix 1 year ago
@joeglimmix Prat! Librarian, indeed! Bongos, indeed! The musician playing the CONGA drums and other instruments is Carole Steele, a well-known afro-cuban percussionist from California.
beedificile 1 year ago
The melody/lyrics on the verses is so beautiful...gives ya chills. ".......I've been sad...and I've walked bitter streets alone..come morning, there's a good wind to blow me home." nice. 80's music is just great.
SolusChristus924 1 year ago
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SolusChristus924 1 year ago
when I was a little girl I would ride in the car with my mom, Listening to all these classics. This was essentially the soundtrack to everything I saw. Downtown Denver, Womens/mens fashion trends, but most of all of how it felt to be young and inspired then....
TheLeisda 1 year ago
@TheLeisda - songs like this can make you weep seemingly "out of nowhere" just by sheer nostalgia.
SolusChristus924 1 year ago
@SolusChristus924, It is true, I remember this genre/time in my life like it was yesterday, talk about feeling nostalgic :``D
TheLeisda 1 year ago
@SolusChristus924 - one of the biggest ones for me is Corey Hart's "Never Surrender'...When that baby comes on the radio unexpectedly, it reminds me of being a teenager...not a care in the world...tears well up.
SolusChristus924 1 year ago
amazing vocals....stands the test of time
derekdebruin 1 year ago
amazing vocalist....stands the test of time
derekdebruin 1 year ago
A very heavenly and soothing song. make me feel like driving a mercedes E550 cabriolet down a road next to a tropical beach at sunset that just looks so picturesque....the finer things indeed.
primeholyassasin20 1 year ago
awesome
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Louisiplaya 1 year ago 3
THIS SONG IN OF ITSELF IS ONE OF THE FINER THINGS! :)
LPATWILLFILM 1 year ago 4
Great uplifting song with a great message.
MajCinematic 1 year ago 19
A classic 80's hit.....When I hear the opening melody before Steve starts singing..an instant smile on my face.....It's songs like this that everyone should appreciate. There's is not a single thing negative about this song. It just makes people happy and forget their problems....The "Finer things definitely shine through!!!!!!!
nickg104 1 year ago 10
This is such a great song and a marvelous 80's performance video. "Life is calling inside you and me"
BigMoe96 1 year ago 2
listen to my american love songs
santarosahotboytv 1 year ago
Stevie Winwood is one of the greatest rock/pop musicians of all time hands down
snurgery 1 year ago 2
i wanna go back to the 80s....
rajuorbhikhu 1 year ago
@rajuorbhikhu or bring back the music from the 80
americaeagle61 1 year ago
i wanna go back to the 80s....
rajuorbhikhu 1 year ago 4
cool i am a song writer for todays music and totally give my respects to this song. as a artist i know how hard it is to write. nice job. and check out my songs from a up and coming star.
santarosahotboytv 1 year ago
@santarosahotboytv
I hope you find a comfortable spot on the reality train soon, pal. :P
PositivelyBored 1 year ago
Amazing
GregoryGregory916 1 year ago
brings me to a place that i wish i could have stayed....love the 80s
gen3z 1 year ago 2
@gen3z the 80's were the best times of the 20th century politcally socially and musically
chrycohauler 1 year ago
@chrycohauler: hello, the 50's??? Reagan was great but no Eisenhower! Plus you had all that various assorted doo woop and The Eagles in 1950 had just won their second consecutive NFL Championship,
s10wcheetah 1 year ago
Now this is music. Why can't we all love each other and listen to songs like this??
1QuikTransAm 1 year ago 2
@1QuikTransAm me luv u long time
s37d 1 year ago
@s37d Haha.. Thats not what I meant ya damn foo ! LOL
1QuikTransAm 1 year ago
@1QuikTransAm ...
betcha my camaro rs rally sport cudda beat yer QuikTransAm
well..maybe not, since it wasn't modified ~ but i would've had a blast tryin'..
she was such a beaut to ride..when i romped on the gas, she'd turn into a beast..you could feel her just hunker down and grab hold of the road and then drive me to heaven..so sweeeet...
and i'd have my heero stevie winwood blaring on the 8-track
heh
blissily 1 year ago
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blissily 1 year ago
the 80's definitely had the greatest variety of music of any decade. what happened to great music? now were stuck with maybe 5 popular artists for 2-3 years at a time.
tkotan 1 year ago 2
@tkotan It had the best music and it was innocent and timeless.
NewWaveFan1 1 year ago
Hit #1 AC, #5 rock, #8 pop in the US (Billboard). How'd it do in the UK? God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
I AGREE I LOVE THIS SONG EVER SICE I HEARD IT ON DATE WITH AN ANGEL WHEN I WAS LIKE 9 YEARS OLD IM 30 NOW
jamosful 1 year ago
One of my absolute favorites from the 80's.I can listen to this over and over.
cosb71 1 year ago 4
I love this song.
I really like the keyboard solo at the end, and he plays it.
planeguy52 1 year ago 4
Wow....Conan O'Brien look-a-like! Never knew what this dude looked like when I was singing along to his music 20 years ago!
GertrudeTrowina 1 year ago
The last couple of times I've seen Steve Winwood all he did was the old Traffic, Blind Faith and Spencer Davis stuff. Great stuff don't get me wrong but I think he short changes his solo years by not playing any of them.
mikeheads1 1 year ago 2
one of the feel good songs of the 80s. I agree with thegomez. I cannot believe that music has fallen so much with "artists" like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Sisters. Is that even music? We need an 80s revival so bad!
extreme80sfan 1 year ago 5
You couldn't be more right, gomez.
transdrole 1 year ago
He's been a genius since the age of 14- he's seen and done it all, from blues to pop to playing guitar with EC, and Santana. Lets not forget 3 Grammys- super groups, and living in a castle in England, did I mention he was voted the 33rd best vocalist of all time.
Check his new music out- the man doesn't let the legend status keep paying the bills!!!
PURAVID 1 year ago
-> Amisbro
No, Chaka Kahn sang backup in Winwood's "Higher Love". The girl in this video is someone else, but thanks anyway.
Mekratrig 1 year ago
Anyone know who the backup singer and dancer in the golden brown outfit is? She keeps catching my eye.
Mekratrig 1 year ago
@Mekratrig
I'm trying to remember myself but the name Chaka Kahn rings a bell for some reason. I'm SURE she was featured in one of his videos but I forget if it was this one
Amisbro 1 year ago
who the fk are the back st boys and rhihanna ??
rockncleve 1 year ago
What ever happened to Winwood? We never hear about him anymore.
shechaiyah 1 year ago
@shechaiyah
He's appearing with Santana this July in Chicago, so he's still out there working.
570ant 1 year ago
I probably haven't heard this song in 20 years. It takes me back to my final years of university -- the beginning of real adulthood! :) Love this song!
nvrufus 1 year ago
AWESOME what a pick me up when you need it!!!!!!!!
corkydog71 1 year ago
REAL Music
neukertification 1 year ago
Thank you Steve Windwood ~ Your music makes me happy
pitstopbarney 1 year ago 2
Amen to that! thegomez56
Farknasso 1 year ago
'wish I could'a had such a cutie back-up sin g as the little gal in front!
whangpanger 1 year ago
i love you stevie
[my dad made me write this]
boogeyboy123 1 year ago
~~ nostalgic ~~
rsquare 1 year ago 3
I can be having the worst day at work & then I hear the opening melody before Steve starts singing...an instant smile on my face.
Everyone sings this at work & we dance down the aisles.
It's songs like this that everyone should appreciate. There is not a single thing negative about this song. It just makes people happy & forget their problems.
The finer things definitely shine through.
TEQTONYK 1 year ago 70
@TEQTONYK OMG soooooooo true awesome glad im no the only one lol!!!
corkydog71 1 year ago
Man, I love you comment... Such true words! You really speak to my heart. :-)
MrKnopf 1 year ago
@TEQTONYK I would have to agree with you, this is a wonderful song, can always bring a smile to my face......
luvingmylife01 1 year ago 2
@TEQTONYK Well said!!! I want to work where u work!! :)
pepp5150 1 year ago
@TEQTONYK I agree, not a single thing negative about this song !!
The finer things definitely do shine through. Good day, Freyja :-))
pattipie100 1 year ago
Steve Winwood's Back in the high life is one of the best albums ever...period :)
dreamteampro 1 year ago
@dreamteampro I agree. Every song on that cd is good. I miss "real" music.
RetroJenny 1 year ago
Hit #8 in Billboard. Did it chart in the UK?
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
Thanks for being a piece of sound, 3058-87. Those outside are rooting for you every day.
gluserty 1 year ago
I thought of this song constantly through boot camp, MCRD San Diego. 3058-87.
maxx0xxam 1 year ago 2
all America is in your debt.
karlmahlmann 1 year ago
I was about a year behind you. 2047-88 in Paradise Island.
epistte 1 year ago
Semper Fi Brother.
maxx0xxam 1 year ago 2
Such a gorgeous track.
byan85 1 year ago 2
Wow, alot of black girls are attractived, aren't they?
grumpypant 2 years ago
thank you, steve!!!!!
nmny22 2 years ago 4
Steve seems to have written the sountrack to my life.
No other artist can evoke emotions in me the way his lyrics do.
I. L. U. K. T. J.
Drumodad 2 years ago 2
In my opinion, Steve Winwood is among the greatest musicians ever due to his AWESOME compositions from the 80s.
,,Valerie", ,,The Finer Things", ,,Higher Love" - all masterpieces!
Unfortunately, he seems to ignore his sublime decade now, playing only bluesy stuff.
It's not that I wouldn't like blues, but if you are among the greatest race cars ever, you should race and not try to climb mountans like a Jeep. :-)
MrKnopf 2 years ago 3
@MrKnopf you just named the songs of the 80s era he does still play n he does this songs as well as well as traffic spencer davis stuff and blind faith just cause he dont play a random song dont mean its not a good show im goin to see him in feb again look for vids on my page
Marinefishdude 2 years ago
And search vor ,,Valerie Live" and ,,The Finer Things Live" - not one single clip from a "new" concert. Why? Because he doesn't play his epic and sublime, timeless masterpieces live. :-) So all you get is a Ultralight - Version of "Higher Love".
But back in the day, in the end of the 80s, that man was sooo AWESOME live and still could be if he wanted to.
MrKnopf 2 years ago
i wouldn't use youtube clips as a reference check online for setlist of the past years shows plus ive been to shows where i couldn't get my cam in ill get in febs show and post it for you he is playing the pre game at the super bowl as well anyway the 80s was a moment in time dont think he wants to be stuck in them more people are into can't find my way home steve than higher love 80s soul steve
Marinefishdude 2 years ago
Love the way Steve leans into that synth!
Neville6000 2 years ago 2
only! music like this can take you back to when you were young and so alive what a nastalgic feeling a kind of ainxt yet a hurting and also a feeling of longing. thanks to art like this i can visit my bitter sweet past anytime i can handle it.
THESOULbornold 2 years ago 6
Yep "Higher Love" gives me exactly that feeling.
jeromeT1020 2 years ago 2
Where are his equals today? My 9 y.o. grandaughter on the other computer seems to like Steve enough. She's never heard it before and she's humming.
nor888vast695 2 years ago 3
Hey, it's like you reached into my heart and read what was written on it - these could be my words written right here!!!
secondchancehelen 2 years ago
Jeez I love this song!!
Steve is wonderful
izy56 2 years ago 5
I've finally found this song I heard when I was a child back then! GREAT MUSIC! TIMELESS
nrbvisual 2 years ago 4
I never realized Steve Winwood sang so many famous songs before quite honestly....This man literally Ruled Over The Lite/Soft Rock Radio Stations in the late 80's.
The Finer Things Keep Shinin' Through...The Way My Soul Gets Lost In You! Love it!!!
mstech1 2 years ago 4
@mstech1 He's a great guitar player too. Also plays mandolin and piano.
BayAreaLen 2 years ago 2
Gran canción del 86´ del LP: Back in the High Life, gracias doble nueve por pasar esta música
fox2572 2 years ago
ive never heard this song.......False
rtselby 2 years ago
this song sounds familiar......
keenius74 2 years ago
This is the first song I can remember hearing, it's attached to a memory of when I was around 1 1/2. The last time I saw my moms best friend.
riverstrange 2 years ago
hell of a songwriter.
dietrying1 2 years ago 3
i agree with dtraficonte. if ever there were a saint and a genius rolled into one it's winwood. what an amazing life, carreer. 45 years later i'm still amazed.
guyglowmore1 2 years ago 2
Timeless classic.
ridin1550 2 years ago 4
this sounds never comes back but he survive all the times and its handmate stuff from a great musican thx god he survive the drugs
Haivieh 2 years ago
GOLDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
REPTARkotoz 2 years ago
YOU ARE SO RIGHT "THE GOMEZ56" the old music will live forever!!!
DOLLIE917 2 years ago 5
People will be listening to this in 30 years time along with Hendrix, Floyd and Clapton because its good music. In 30 years time people will say who fuck were the Backstreet Boys or Rihanna!
thegomez56 2 years ago 92
if i could give u two thumbs up I would. My seven year old says he agrees. realest comment on music ever on YouTube
WickedNemesis 2 years ago 5
@thegomez56 You're right on the money my man, along with what Mr. TEQTONYK wrote! For music as positive, brilliant & beautiful as this song will live on forever, within that golden, sublime & luminescent musical fraternity destined to play on for the rest of eternity! For even 650 years from now, long after humans began settling & colonizing other planets off in distant galaxsies, this song will still be playing over all the inter-galactic radio waves, from one solar system to the next!
sxlfkta 1 year ago
@thegomez56 i say that now
zphatman 1 year ago
@thegomez56
Indeed!
blauaugen63 1 year ago
@thegomez56 As much as I don't like the Backstreet Boys and Rihanna, in 30 years from now, there will be people listening to some music of the 2000s and 2010s saying it's the shit and that their current music blows. Great music like Steve Winwood's is timeless. Of course, I too am guilty of listening to mostly old stuff, but in any given time period, there are always good and bad artists. For every Steve Winwood, you had a Rick Astley. I love Rick, but his stuff was shallow pop, nothing more.
123crashdummie 1 year ago 29
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TolitoGangster 1 year ago
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@123crashdummie lack of quality music being on the radio and on TV that's what killed rap and hiphop in the 2000s and killed the music industry in the 2000s and it has killed pop music like this aswell,in the 80s and early 90s there was a variety of different styles of music on the radio and on music channels,that made the music industry a creative place for music artists to work in,when these powerful companies decided to only play a handful of artists,it killed creativity and it killed sales
TolitoGangster 1 year ago
@123crashdummie you are so wrong.... There are tons of "pop songs from every decade that are long forgotten. Just look at the majority of top 40 hits from the 70's as a prime example. Every decade has it's "hot guy" or "hot young chick" groups along with other trashy forgotten top 40 pop. But look what's remembered in the end.... the good music. Remember, the mass marketed stuff is for kids and teens who have disposable income to spend on stuff. Will kids buy stuff from 40+ year old artists?
hospitalbedpan1 1 year ago
@123crashdummie and while on that subject....
How many people still listen to backstreet boys because they are great?
New kids on the block?
Partridge family songs with that david cassidy guy?
I can go on and on listing those pop songs that are long forgotten. Yes, people still listen to them out of nostaligia, but they are not considered good music. Don't confuse the two.
hospitalbedpan1 1 year ago
@123crashdummie hahaha shallow pop... hit the nail on the head ..
still good but funny..
FASMEBSR 10 months ago
@FASMEBSR Thanks! I knew I must have said something right with all those thumbs up, even though that other guy didn't get my point.
123crashdummie 10 months ago
@123crashdummie Thank you. Every generation is obsessed with its own reflection.
Tokopol 8 months ago 2
@thegomez56 ...uh, in 2010... who are the Backstreets Boys or this Rihansa you speak of?
Seriously though. This songs beginning is so moving if you really think about the lyrics. Its' nearly driven me to tears... a song to live by.
wendileona 1 year ago 2
@thegomez56 amen gomez AMEN he has a mystical quality about himself... in voice...guitar,,and that freakin awesome Hammond.....Stevie...someone has blessed you...maybe it was Gomez :)~~
rockncleve 1 year ago
You can tell today's music isn't as good as this.
coolnewduke001 2 years ago 2
I think steve winwood is the second coming of christ
dtraficonte 2 years ago
Oh my word! I just spotted a treble clef crystal brooch on his lapel. I bought one of these in 1986 (from Ratners), and still have it. Does this mean I am as cool as Steve? I must be. Yes I must be.
BroadcastSarah 2 years ago 3
This comment has received too many negative votes show
You can tell this music video is kinda old.
rjky1986 2 years ago
who cares how old...lsiten to the timeless song
SONGABUNDANCE128 2 years ago 3
True, but for some reason, the sound quality, is quite good.
Neville6000 2 years ago 2
Does anyone know the name of the guitarist who appears first at 1.04?
SeaSharkGull 2 years ago
it looks like eddie murphy his drummer at 5:17
mylaser91 2 years ago
He sounds like Haddaway.
LFMusicRocks 2 years ago